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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: 001-00100
 
 
THERAPEUTICSMD, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
Nevada
 
87-0233535
(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)
 
951 Yamato Road, Suite 220
 
 
Boca Raton, Florida
 
33431
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
561-961-1900
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
 
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class
 
Trading symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
 
TXMD
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
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 Section 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 Securities 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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of
Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit 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 the 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 Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
 
As of June
30, 2024, the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting
common
equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the market price at which the common equity was last sold was $13,408,634.
 
As of March
20, 2025, there were outstanding 11,574,362 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
 
Documents
Incorporated by Reference
 
Part III
(Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) of this annual report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference from the definitive Proxy Statement for
the 2025
Annual Meeting of Stockholders or an amendment to this annual report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission no later
than 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year covered by this report.
 
 
 
 

 
  
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
 
Page
Part I
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Business
 
1
 
Item 1A.
Risk
factors
 
11
 
Item 1B.
Unresolved
staff comments
 
37
 
Item 1C.
Cybersecurity
 
37
 
Item 2.
Properties
 
38
 
Item 3.
Legal
proceedings
 
39
 
Item 4.
Mine
safety disclosures
 
39
 
 
 
 
 
Part II
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5.
Market
for registrant’s common equity, related stockholder matters, and issuer purchases of equity securities
 
40
 
Item 6.
Reserved
 
40
 
Item 7.
Management’s
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
 
40
 
Item 7A.
Quantitative
and qualitative disclosures about market risk
 
49
 
Item 8.
Financial
statements and supplementary data
 
49
 
Item 9.
Changes
in and disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure
 
49
 
Item 9A.
Controls
and procedures
 
50
 
Item 9B.
Other
information
 
50
 
Item 9C.
Disclosure
regarding foreign jurisdictions that prevent inspections
 
50
 
 
 
 
 
Part
III
 
 
 
 
 
Item 10.
Directors,
executive officers and corporate governance
 
51
 
Item 11.
Executive
compensation
 
51
 
Item 12.
Security
ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related stockholder matters
 
51
 
Item 13.
Certain
relationships and related transactions, and director independence
 
51
 
Item 14.
Principal
accountant fees and services
 
51
 
 
 
 
 
Part
IV
 
 
 
 
 
Item 15.
Exhibits
and financial statement schedules
 
52
 
Item 16.
Form
10-K summary
 
56
 
i

 
 
Part
I
 
Item
1. Business
 
Overview
 
Throughout
this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2024 10-K Report”), the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “TherapeuticsMD,”
“the Company,” or “our Company”
refer to TherapeuticsMD, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and unless specified otherwise,
include our wholly owned subsidiaries vitaMedMD, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“vitaMed”), and BocaGreenMD,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“BocaGreen”).
 
TherapeuticsMD
owns or has rights to trademarks, service marks, or trade names that were previously used in connection with the operation of its business,
or are now licensed by another party, including TherapeuticsMD®, vitaMedMD®, BocaGreenMD®, BIJUVA®, and IMVEXXY®,
which are protected
under applicable intellectual property laws and are the property of the Company. This 2024 10-K Report also contains
trademarks, trade names and service
marks of other companies, which are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience,
trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to
in this 2024 10-K Report may appear without the ®, ™ or SM symbols, but
such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert,
to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights
or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names, and service marks. We do not
intend our use or display of other
parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply a
relationship
with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties.
 
In addition,
this 2024 10-K Report includes market and industry data that we obtained from periodic industry publications, third-party studies and
surveys,
government-agency sources, filings of public companies in our industry, and internal-company surveys. Industry publications
and surveys generally state
that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Although we believe that the
industry and market data below is reliable as of
the date of this 2024 10-K Report, this information could prove to be inaccurate as
a result of a variety of matters.
 
Forward-looking
statements
 
This 2024
10-K Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-
looking
statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. For example, statements regarding our operations, financial position, business
strategy, and
other plans and objectives for future operations, and assumptions and predictions about future demand, marketing, expenses
and sales are all forward-
looking statements. These statements may be found in the items of this 2024 10-K Report entitled “Business”
and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” as well as in this 2024
10-K Report generally. These statements are generally accompanied by words
such as “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “potential(ly),” “continue,” “forecast,” “predict,” “plan,”
“may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,”
“expect,” or the negative
of such terms or other comparable terminology.
 
We have based
these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. We believe that the assumptions and
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, based on information available to us on the date of this 2024
10-K Report, but we
cannot assure you that these assumptions and expectations will prove to have been correct or that we will take any
action that we may presently be
planning. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties.
Actual results or experience may differ
materially from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are
not limited to, competition from other businesses, market and general
economic factors, and the other risks discussed in Item 1A of this 2024 10-K Report.
This discussion should be read in conjunction with
the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this 2024 10-K Report.
 
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We have identified
some of the important factors that could cause future events to differ from our current expectations and they are described in this 2024
10-K Report in the section entitled “Risk Factors” that you should review carefully. Please consider our forward-looking
statements in light of those risks
as you read this 2024 10-K Report. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize,
or if our underlying assumptions prove to be
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from what we project. We do not undertake
to update any forward-looking statements or to publicly announce
the results of any revisions to any statements to reflect new information
or future events or developments.
 
Our company
 
TherapeuticsMD
was previously a women’s healthcare company with a mission of creating and commercializing innovative products to support the
lifespan of women from pregnancy prevention through menopause. In December 2022, we changed our business to become a pharmaceutical
royalty
company, currently receiving royalties on products licensed to pharmaceutical organizations that possess commercial
capabilities in the relevant territories.
On December 30, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), we completed a transaction (the
“Mayne Transaction”) with Mayne Pharma LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Mayne Pharma”) and
subsidiary of Mayne Pharma Group Limited, an Australian public company (“Mayne Pharma Group”), in which we and
our subsidiaries (i) granted Mayne Pharma
an exclusive license to commercialize our IMVEXXY, BIJUVA and prescription prenatal vitamin products sold
under the BocaGreenMD and
vitaMedMD brands (collectively, the “Licensed Products”) in the United States and its possessions and territories, (ii)
assigned to Mayne Pharma our exclusive license to commercialize ANNOVERA® (together with the Licensed Products, collectively,
the “Products”) in
the United States and its possessions and territories, and (iii) sold certain other assets to Mayne
Pharma in connection therewith.
 
In a License
Agreement, dated December 4, 2022, between TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma (the “Mayne License Agreement”), we granted Mayne
Pharma, on the Closing Date, (i) an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to research, develop, register, manufacture,
have manufactured,
market, sell, use, and commercialize the Licensed Products in the United States and its possessions and territories
and (ii) an exclusive, sublicensable,
perpetual, irrevocable license to manufacture, have manufactured, import and have imported the
Licensed Products outside the United States for
commercialization in the United States and its possessions and territories.
 
Under the
Mayne License Agreement, Mayne Pharma will pay us one-time milestone payments of each of (i) $5.0 million if aggregate net sales of all
Products in the United States during a calendar year reach $100.0 million, (ii) $10.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products
in the United States during
a calendar year reach $200.0 million and (iii) $15.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products in the
United States during a calendar year reach $300.0
million. Further, Mayne Pharma will pay us royalties on net sales of all Products in
the United States at a royalty rate of 8.0% on the first $80.0 million in
annual net sales and 7.5% on annual net sales above $80.0 million,
subject to certain adjustments, for a period of 20 years following the Closing Date. The
royalty rate will decrease to 2.0% on a Product-by-Product
basis upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration or revocation of the last patent covering a
Product and (ii) a generic version
of a Product launching in the United States. Mayne Pharma will pay us minimum annual royalties of $3.0 million per
year for 12 years,
adjusted for inflation at an annual rate of 3%, subject to certain further adjustments, including as described below (the “Minimum
Annual
Royalty”). Upon the expiry of the 20-year royalty term, the licenses granted to Mayne Pharma under the Mayne License Agreement
will become a fully
paid-up and royalty free license for the Licensed Products.
 
Under the
Transaction Agreement, dated December 4, 2022, between TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma (the “Transaction Agreement”), we
sold to
Mayne Pharma, at closing, certain assets for Mayne Pharma to commercialize the Products in the United States, including, with
the Population Council’s
consent, our exclusive license from the Population Council to commercialize ANNOVERA (the “Transferred
Assets”).
 
The total
consideration from Mayne Pharma to TherapeuticsMD for the purchase of the Transferred Assets under the Transaction Agreement and the
grant
of the licenses under the Mayne License Agreement was (i) a cash payment of $140.0 million at closing, (ii) a cash payment of approximately
$12.1
million at closing for the acquisition of net working capital as determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement and subject
to certain adjustments,
(iii) a cash payment of approximately $1.0 million at closing for prepaid royalties in connection with the Mayne
License Agreement Amendment (as
defined below) and (iv) the right to receive the contingent consideration set forth in the Mayne License
Agreement, as amended.
 
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On the Closing
Date, TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Mayne License Agreement (the “Mayne License
Agreement
Amendment”). Pursuant to the Mayne License Agreement Amendment, Mayne Pharma agreed to pay us approximately $1.0 million in prepaid
royalties on the Closing Date. The prepaid royalties reduced the first four quarterly payments that would have otherwise been payable
pursuant to the
Mayne License Agreement by an amount equal to $257 thousand per quarterly royalty payment plus interest calculated at
19% per annum accruing from
the Closing Date until the date such quarterly royalty payment was paid to us. We and Mayne Pharma settled
the $1.5 million of consideration due to
Mayne Pharma for the assumed obligations under a long-term services agreement, including our
minimum payment obligations thereunder. As the parties
agreed, Mayne Pharma reduced the second quarterly royalty payment otherwise payable
to us by an additional $0.6 million, and in August 2023 we
remitted the remaining consideration of $0.9 million.
 
As part of
the transformation that included the Mayne License Agreement, all results associated with former commercial operations have been reflected
as
discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities associated with the commercial business are
classified as assets and
liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheets.
 
See “Note 2 - Discontinued Operations” to the consolidated
financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details.
 
The Company
also has license agreements with strategic partners to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA outside of the U.S.
 
 
●
In July 2018, we entered into a license and supply
agreement (the “Knight License Agreement”) with Knight Therapeutics Inc. (“Knight”)
pursuant to which we
granted Knight an exclusive license to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in Canada and Israel. Knight obtained
regulatory approval for IMVEXXY and BIJUVA and began commercialization efforts in 2024.
 
 
●
In June 2019, we entered into an exclusive license
and supply agreement (the “Theramex License Agreement”) with Theramex HQ UK Limited
(“Theramex”) to commercialize
IMVEXXY and BIJUVA outside of the U.S., excluding Canada and Israel. In 2021, Theramex secured regulatory
approval for BIJUVA in
certain European countries and began commercialization efforts in those countries.
 
 
 
 
●
In December 2024, we transferred the right to
commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in Israel from Knight to Theramex.
 
Employees
 
As of December 31, 2024, we employed
one full-time employee primarily engaged in an executive position. We have engaged external consultants who
support our relationship
with current partners and assist with certain financial, IT, legal, and regulatory matters and the continued wind-down of our
historical
business operations. On August 15, 2023, we entered into a master services agreement with JZ Advisory Group, pursuant to which Joseph
Ziegler
serves as our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.
 
Going
concern
 
On the Closing
Date of the Mayne Transaction, we repaid all obligations under the Financing Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2019, as amended, with
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc., as administrative agent, the various lenders from time-to-time party thereto, and certain of our
subsidiaries party
thereto from time to time as guarantors (the “Financing Agreement”) and the Financing Agreement was terminated.
 
Following
the transaction with Mayne Pharma, our primary source of revenue is from royalties on products licensed to pharmaceutical organizations
that
possess commercial capabilities in the relevant territories. We may need to raise additional capital to provide additional liquidity
to fund our operations
until we become cash flow positive. To address our capital needs, we may pursue various equity and debt financing
and other alternatives. The equity
financing alternatives may include the private placement of equity, equity-linked, or other similar
instruments or obligations with one or more investors,
lenders, or other institutional counterparties or an underwritten public equity
or equity-linked securities offering. Our ability to sell equity securities may be
limited by market conditions, including the market
price of our common stock and our available authorized shares.
 
3

 
 
To the extent
that we raise additional capital through the sale of such securities, the ownership interests of our existing stockholders will be diluted,
and the
terms of these new securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our existing stockholders.
If we are not
successful in obtaining additional financing, we could be forced to discontinue or curtail our business operations, sell
assets at unfavorable prices, or merge,
consolidate, or combine with a company with greater financial resources in a transaction that
might be unfavorable to us.
 
On May 1,
2023, we entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Rubric Capital Management LP (“Rubric”),
pursuant to
which we agreed to sell to Rubric, or one or more of its affiliates, up to an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of our common
stock, par value $0.001 per share
(our “Common Stock”), from time to time during the term of the Subscription Agreement at
a purchase price of the five-day volume-weighted average
price of the Common Stock at the time of the sale of such shares of Common Stock,
at an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,000,000. On June 29, 2023,
we issued and sold 312,525 shares of Common Stock at a price per
share equal to $3.6797 pursuant to the Subscription Agreement. We received gross
proceeds of $1.15 million from the draw down, before
expenses. On November 15, 2023, Rubric drew down an additional 877,192 shares of Common
Stock at a price per share equal to $2.2761.
We received gross proceeds of $2.0 million from the drawdown, before expenses. There were no draw downs in
2024.
 
In February
2024, the Company received Mayne Pharma’s calculation of the net working capital allowances for payer rebates and wholesale distributor
fees pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, which differed significantly from the Company’s estimate of the allowances. The Company
continues to
believe its estimated allowances for payer rebates and wholesale distributor fees are reasonable and intends to resolve
this matter through the processes
permitted in the Transaction Agreement. The outcome of this matter is uncertain at this point. As a
result, the Company cannot reasonably estimate a range
of loss, and accordingly, the Company has not accrued any additional liability
associated with Mayne Pharma’s allowance calculation for payer rebates and
wholesale distributor fees, particularly as the Company
believes the outcome of this matter to be intertwined with the resolution of the net working capital
allowance for returns.
 
In August
2024, the Company received information from Mayne Pharma pertaining to the net working capital allowance for returns that differs
significantly
from the Company’s estimate of the allowance. As of December 31, 2024, the Company believed no additional accrual was required
for
amounts that may be owed for the allowance for returns under the Transaction Agreement. The Company has not recorded any contingent
gains or
receivables for any such allowances. Management continues to monitor the unresolved and pending net working capital items as
changes to estimated
amounts owed or amounts due from Mayne Pharma may be material.
 
If Mayne Pharma’s sales of Licensed Products grow more slowly
than expected or decline, including as a result of Mayne Pharma Group’s pending sale to
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Cosette”),
if the net working capital settlement with Mayne Pharma under the Transaction Agreement is greater than our
current estimates, if we are
unsuccessful with future financings or the supply chains related to the third-party contract manufacturers are worse than we
anticipate,
our existing cash reserves may be insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements. The potential impact of these factors in conjunction
with the
uncertainty of the capital markets raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve
months from the issuance of
the financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K do not include any adjustments that might
be necessary
if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
 
Portfolio
of our royalty-bearing products
 
On December
30, 2022, we changed our business to become a pharmaceutical royalty company, currently receiving royalties on products licensed to
pharmaceutical
organizations that possess commercial capabilities in the relevant territories. On December 30, 2022, we granted an exclusive license
to
commercialize IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and prescription prenatal vitamin products sold under the BocaGreenMD and vitaMedMD brands and assigned
our
exclusive license to commercialize ANNOVERA to Mayne Pharma.
 
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IMVEXXY
(estradiol vaginal inserts), 4-μg and 10-μg
 
This pharmaceutical
product is for the treatment of moderate-to-severe dyspareunia (vaginal pain associated with sexual activity), a symptom of vulvar and
vaginal atrophy due to menopause. As part of the FDA’s approval of IMVEXXY, we committed to conduct a post-approval observational
study to evaluate
the risk of endometrial cancer in post-menopausal women with a uterus who use a low-dose vaginal estrogen unopposed
by a progestogen.
 
On December
30, 2022, we granted an exclusive license to commercialize IMVEXXY in the United States and its possessions and territories to Mayne
Pharma. We also have entered into licensing agreements with third parties to market and sell IMVEXXY outside of the U.S. We entered into
the Knight
License Agreement, with Knight pursuant to which, we granted Knight an exclusive license to commercialize IMVEXXY in Canada
and Israel. We entered
into the Theramex License Agreement with Theramex pursuant to which we granted Theramex an exclusive license to
commercialize IMVEXXY for
human use outside of the U.S., except for Canada and Israel. In December 2024, we transferred the right to
commercialize IMVEXXY in Israel from
Knight to Theramex.
 
The FDA has
also asked the sponsors of other vaginal estrogen products to participate in the observational study. In connection with the observational
study, we would have been required to provide progress reports to the FDA on an annual basis. The obligation to conduct this study was
transferred to
Mayne Pharma as part of the Mayne License Agreement.
 
BIJUVA
(estradiol and progesterone) capsules, 1 mg/100 mg
 
This pharmaceutical
product is the first and only FDA approved bioidentical hormone therapy combination of estradiol and progesterone in a single, oral
capsule
for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (commonly known as hot flashes or flushes) due to menopause in women with
a
uterus.
 
On December
30, 2022, we granted an exclusive license to commercialize BIJUVA in the United States and its possessions and territories to Mayne
Pharma.
We also have entered into the Knight License Agreement with Knight pursuant to which we granted Knight an exclusive license to commercialize
BIJUVA in Canada and Israel. We have entered into the Theramex License Agreement with Theramex pursuant to which we granted Theramex
an
exclusive license to commercialize BIJUVA for human use outside of the U.S., except for Canada and Israel. In December 2024, we transferred
the right to
commercialize BIJUVA in Israel from Knight to Theramex.
 
ANNOVERA
(segesterone acetate (“SA”) and ethinyl estradiol (“EE”) vaginal system)
 
This pharmaceutical
product is a one-year ring-shaped contraceptive vaginal system (“CVS”) and the first and only patient-controlled, procedure-free,
reversible prescription contraceptive that can prevent pregnancy for up to a total of 13 cycles (one year).
 
On
December 30, 2022, we assigned our exclusive license to commercialize ANNOVERA in the United States and its possessions and territories
to Mayne
Pharma.
 
Prenatal
vitamin products
 
On December
30, 2022, we granted an exclusive license to commercialize, in the United States and its possessions and territories, our prescription
prenatal
vitamin product lines under our vitaMedMD brand name and authorized generic formulations of some of our prescription prenatal
vitamin products under
our BocaGreenMD prenatal name to Mayne Pharma.
 
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Sales
concentration
 
Our business
model is dependent on third parties achieving specified milestones and product sales. For information on the concentration of licenses
of our
products, see “Note 9. Revenue” to the consolidated financial statements included in this 2024 10-K Report. Currently,
the Company collects license
revenue from two licensees.
 
Seasonality
 
The pharmaceutical
markets in which we license our products are not subject to seasonal sales fluctuations. However, our license revenues for the first
quarter of each year can be negatively affected by the annual reset of high-deductible commercial insurance plans.
 
Manufacturing
of our licensed products
 
As of December
30, 2022, we were no longer responsible for any manufacturing and have no manufacturing contracts. All manufacturing responsibility of
our licensed and assigned products has been transferred to our licensees.
 
Research
and development
 
As of December
30, 2022, we no longer conduct any research and development activities. Historically, our product development programs were
concentrated
in advanced hormone therapy pharmaceutical products.
 
Intellectual
property
 
Patents
and trademarks
 
Our success
depends, in part, on our ability to obtain patents, maintain trade-secret protection, and operate without infringing the proprietary
rights of
others. Our intellectual property portfolio is one way we attempt to protect our competitive position. We rely primarily on
a combination of know-how,
trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and contractual restrictions to protect our products and to maintain our
competitive position. We are diligently seeking
ways to protect our intellectual property through various legal mechanisms in relevant
jurisdictions. Where permitted, patents for our hormone therapy drug
products have been submitted to the Orange Book.
 
As of December
31, 2024, we have many domestic and foreign patents that cover our licensed products, including many for each of BIJUVA and
IMVEXXY that
are Orange Book listed for the licensed products.
 
We hold multiple
U.S. trademark registrations and have numerous pending trademark applications. Issuance of a federally registered trademark creates a
rebuttable presumption of ownership of the mark; however, it is subject to challenge by others claiming first use in the mark in some
or all the areas in
which it is used. Federally registered trademarks have a perpetual life so long as they are maintained and renewed
on a timely basis and used properly as
trademarks, subject to the rights of third parties to seek cancellation of the trademarks if they
claim priority or confusion of usage. We believe our patents
and trademarks are valuable and provide us certain benefits in marketing
our products.
 
We intend
to actively protect our intellectual property with patents, trademarks, trade secrets, or other legal avenues for the protection of intellectual
property and to aggressively prosecute, enforce, and defend our patents, trademarks, and proprietary technology, including those licensed
by Mayne
Pharma, Knight and Theramex, with our licensees to the extent permitted under their respective license agreements. The loss,
by expiration or otherwise, of
any one patent may have a material effect on our business. Defense and enforcement of our intellectual
property rights can be expensive and time
consuming, even if the outcome is favorable to us. It is possible that the patents issued or
licensed to us will be successfully challenged, that a court may
find that we are infringing on validly issued patents of third parties,
or that we may have to alter or discontinue the development of our products or pay
licensing fees to account for patent rights of third
parties. See “– Pharmaceutical Regulation – Regulatory Exclusivity” below for information regarding our
intellectual
property and challenges to that intellectual property.
 
While we
seek broad coverage under our patent applications, there is always a risk that an alteration to the process may provide sufficient basis
for a
competitor to avoid infringement claims. In addition, patents expire, and we cannot provide any assurance that any patents will
be issued from our pending
application or that any potentially issued patents will adequately protect our intellectual property.
 
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Mayne Pharma
licensed US patents and trademarks for our commercial products. Under the terms of the Mayne License Agreement, Mayne Pharma
exclusively
took over prosecution of our US patent and trademark portfolio and enforcement of our licensed patents and trademarks.
 
Government
regulation
 
In the U.S.,
the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices, dietary supplements, and cosmetics under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic
Act (“FDCA”) and its implementing regulations. These products are also subject to other federal, state, and local statutes
and regulations,
including federal and state consumer protection laws, laws regarding pricing transparency, laws requiring the implementation
of compliance programs,
laws requiring the reporting of payments or other transfers of value to HCPs or other healthcare professionals,
laws governing the financial relationships
between manufacturers and HCPs or other referral sources and industry stakeholders, laws protecting
the privacy of health-related information, laws
restricting items and services of value provided to patients, and laws prohibiting unfair
and deceptive acts and trade practices. See also Item 1A. Risk
Factors – “Risks related to our business” for a discussion,
among other things, of the extensive and costly governmental regulation we are subject to.
 
Pharmaceutical
regulation
 
The process
required by the FDA before a new drug product may be marketed in the U.S. generally involves the following:
 
 
●
completion of or reference to extensive preclinical
laboratory tests and preclinical animal studies, all performed in accordance with the FDA’s
Good Laboratory Practice, or GLP,
regulations;
 
 
●
submission to the FDA of an investigational new drug
(“IND”) application under which the holder may begin conducting human clinical trials,
provided that the FDA does not
object; the IND must be updated annually;
 
 
●
performance of adequate and well-controlled human clinical
trials to establish the safety and efficacy of the drug candidate for each proposed
indication; and
 
 
●
submission to the FDA of a new drug application (“NDA”)
after completion of all pivotal clinical trials.
 
An IND application
is a request for authorization from the FDA to administer an investigational drug product to humans.
 
Post-Approval
Regulation
 
Mayne Pharma
is required to comply with several post-approval requirements for our currently approved drug products. We no longer have responsibility
for any post-approval requirements. As the holder of an approved NDA, Mayne Pharma is required to report, among other things, certain
adverse reactions
and production problems to the FDA, to provide updated safety and efficacy information, to adhere to product sampling
and distribution requirements,
fulfill post-marketing study commitments, and to comply with requirements concerning advertising and promotional
labeling for any of our drug products,
which include, among other things, standards for direct-to-consumer advertising, restrictions
that prohibit promoting products for certain uses or in patient
populations that are not described in the product’s approved indications
or that are not otherwise consistent with the approved, FDA-required label (known
as “off-label use”), limitations on industry-sponsored
scientific and educational activities, and requirements for promotional activities involving the
internet. Although physicians may prescribe
legally available products for off-label use if they deem such use to be appropriate in their professional
medical judgment, manufacturers
may not market or promote such off-label uses.
 
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Also, quality
control and manufacturing procedures must continue to conform to cGMPs to ensure and preserve the long-term stability of the drug product.
cGMP regulations require among other things, quality control and quality assurance as well as the corresponding maintenance of records
and
documentation and the obligation to investigate and correct any deviations from cGMP. Manufacturers and other entities involved in
the manufacture and
distribution of approved products are, depending on the nature and scope of their activities, subject to FDA and
certain state agency requirements relating
to establishing and maintaining product quality. Changes to the manufacturing process are
strictly regulated, and, depending on the significance of the
change, may require prior FDA approval before being implemented. FDA regulations
also require investigation and correction of any deviations from
cGMP and impose reporting and documentation requirements upon us and
any third-party manufacturers that we may decide to use. Accordingly,
manufacturers must continue to expend time, money and effort in
production and quality control to maintain compliance with cGMP and other aspects of
regulatory compliance.
 
Our licensees
rely, and expect to continue to rely, on third parties to produce commercial quantities of our licensed drugs. Future FDA and state inspections
may identify compliance issues at the facilities of the manufacturers of our licensed products that may disrupt production or distribution
or require
substantial resources to correct. In addition, discovery of previously unknown problems (for example, through adverse events
observed in the post-
marketing context, or in Phase 4/post-marketing studies) with a product or the failure to comply with applicable
requirements may result in restrictions on a
product, manufacturer, or holder of an approved NDA, including withdrawal or recall of the
product from the market or other voluntary, FDA-initiated or
judicial action that could delay or prohibit further marketing. Newly discovered
or developed safety or effectiveness data may require changes to a
product’s approved labeling, including the addition of new warnings
and contraindications, and may require the implementation of other risk management
measures. Also, new government requirements, including
those resulting from new legislation, may be established, or the FDA’s policies may change,
which could delay or prevent regulatory
approval of our products.
 
Regulatory
exclusivity
 
There are
two types of NDAs available under Section 505(b) of the FDCA. Section 505(b)(1) of the FDCA provides a marketing approval pathway that
is
known as the “traditional” or “full” NDA process. Sponsors use 505(b)(1) applications to obtain marketing
approval of a new drug with active ingredients
that have not previously been approved by FDA. The data package necessary for approval
of this new drug requires demonstration of safety and efficacy
based on adequate and well controlled human clinical trials conducted
by or for the sponsor, without allowance for reference to third party data. In contrast,
Section 505(b)(2) of the FDCA provides an alternative
NDA process for approving a new drug that contains the same active ingredient as a previously
approved product but allows sponsors to
rely on clinical trials not conducted by or for the sponsor, as well as other clinical data or literature produced by
other parties.
In addition, Section 505(j) of the FDCA provides for a significantly shortened regulatory pathway for approval of a “generic”
version of a
new drug, by way of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”). Rather than demonstrating safety and effectiveness as required
for an NDA, the
ANDA requires proof that the generic drug is the “same” as or “bioequivalent” to the new drug
under the standard of “bioequivalence,” often using
pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and/or in vitro studies.
 
A Section
505(b) NDA applicant may be eligible for its own regulatory exclusivity period, such as a five-year or three-year exclusivity. The first
approved
Section 505(b) NDA applicant for a drug containing an active ingredient that has not previously been approved in any other 505(b)
NDA (a “new chemical
entity,” or NCE), is eligible for a five-year NCE exclusivity period starting on the date of the NDA
approval. An ANDA or 505(b)(2) application for a drug
containing the protected active
ingredient of the NCE product generally cannot be submitted to FDA until the end of the five-year exclusivity period,
except that such
applications can be submitted at year four if the product is covered by an Orange Book listed patent and the ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA
includes
a Paragraph IV Certification challenging such patent. Additional exclusivities may also apply.
 
The first
approved Section 505(b) NDA applicant for a particular condition, or a supplemental NDA approval for a change to a marketed product,
such as a
new extended-release formulation for a previously approved product, may be eligible for a three-year Hatch-Waxman exclusivity
if one or more new
clinical studies, other than bioavailability or bioequivalence studies, was essential to the approval of the application
and was conducted or sponsored by the
applicant. Should this occur, the FDA would be precluded from granting final approval to any ANDA
or 505(b)(2) application for the same condition of
use or change to the marketed product that was granted exclusivity until after that
three-year exclusivity period has run.
 
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Additionally,
any ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA that references the 505(b) product must include one of several types of patent certifications. If the Section
505(b) NDA drug has one or more unexpired patents listed in the Orange Book, an ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA must include either a “Paragraph
III
Certification” or a “Paragraph IV Certification.” A Paragraph III Certification identifies the expiration date
of the listed patent and requires FDA to
withhold final approval until that patent has expired. A “Paragraph IV Certification”
states that, in the applicant’s opinion, the relevant patent is invalid,
unenforceable, or would not be infringed by the commercial
marketing of the proposed ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA product. The sponsor of a Paragraph IV
ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA must also provide the holder
of the marketed product NDA, and the owner of the challenged patent, with notification of the
Paragraph IV filing along with a detailed
statement of the reasons the applicant believes the patent is invalid, unenforceable, or would not be infringed. If
the patent owner
brings an infringement action against the Paragraph IV applicant within 45 days of the notification, a statutory stay is imposed which
prevents FDA from granting final approval of the Paragraph IV application for 30 months from the date of the Paragraph IV Notification.
Generally, no
more than one 30-month stay may be applied against any specific Paragraph IV ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA. A 30-month stay can
be terminated early, and
the Paragraph IV application can be immediately approved, if the district court rules in favor of the Paragraph
IV applicant that the patent is invalid,
unenforceable, or would not be infringed.
 
In February 2020, we received a Paragraph IV certification notice letter
(the “IMVEXXY Notice Letter”) regarding an ANDA submitted to FDA by Teva
Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”). See
“Legal Proceedings” in Item 3 of this 2024 10-K Report for additional information.
 
In March
2020, we received a Paragraph IV certification notice letter (the “BIJUVA Notice Letter”) regarding an ANDA submitted to
FDA by Amneal
Pharmaceuticals (“Amneal”). In April 2020, we filed a complaint for patent infringement against Amneal in the
U.S. District Court for the District of New
Jersey arising from Amneal’s ANDA filing with FDA. In December 2021, we entered into
a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Amneal
Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC (collectively “Amneal”) to resolve the
litigation over our patents listed in FDA’s
Orange Book that claim compositions and methods of BIJUVA (the “BIJUVA Patents”). Under the terms of the
Settlement Agreement,
the Company granted Amneal a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to commercialize Amneal’s generic
formulation
of BIJUVA in the U.S. commencing in May 2032 (180 days before the current expiration date in November 2032 for the last to expire of
our
BIJUVA Patents), or earlier under certain circumstances customary for settlement agreements of this nature.
 
Other
U.S. healthcare laws and compliance requirements
 
Certain federal
and state healthcare laws and regulations pertaining to fraud and abuse and patients’ rights, among other topics, are and will
be applicable to
our business. Our licensees and the licensed products are subject to regulation by both the federal government and the
states in which we or our partners
conduct our business. The healthcare laws and regulations that may affect our licensees’ ability
to operate and our ability to receive licensing revenues
include:
 
 
●
the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits,
among other things, any person or entity from knowingly and willfully offering, soliciting,
receiving or providing any remuneration
(including any kickback, bribe or rebate), directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to
induce either the
referral of an individual or in return for the purchase, lease, or order of, or the arranging for, any good, facility item or service,
for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under federal healthcare programs such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs;
 
 
●
federal civil and criminal false claims laws and civil
monetary penalty laws, including, for example, the federal civil False Claims Act, which
impose criminal and civil penalties, including
civil whistleblower or qui tam actions, against individuals or entities for, among other things,
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;
 
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●
the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), which created additional federal criminal statutes that
prohibit knowingly and willfully executing,
or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or obtain, by means of
false or fraudulent pretenses,
representations or promises, any of the money or property owned by, or under the custody or control of, any
healthcare benefit program,
regardless of the payer (e.g., public or private), knowingly and willfully embezzling or stealing from a healthcare
benefit program,
willfully obstructing a criminal investigation of a healthcare offense and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or
covering
up by any trick or device a material fact or making any materially false statements in connection with the delivery of, or payment
for,
healthcare benefits, items or services relating to healthcare matters;
 
 
●
HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology
for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and their implementing regulations, which
impose obligations on covered entities, including
certain healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses, as well as their
respective 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 federal physician sunshine requirements under the
ACA, which require certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies
for which payment is available under Medicare
or Medicaid to report annually to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services information
related to payments and other transfers
of value provided to physicians and teaching hospitals, and ownership and investment interests held by
physicians and their immediate
family members. In 2022, the Sunshine Act was extended to payments and transfers of value to physician
assistants, nurse practitioners,
and other mid-level practitioners (with reporting requirements going into effect in 2022 for payments made in
2021). In addition,
Section 6004 of the ACA requires annual reporting of information about drug samples that manufacturers and authorized
distributors
provide to healthcare providers;
 
 
●
federal and state laws requiring pricing transparency
or limiting price increases, which are in existence today or are anticipated to be in existence
in the near future, may limit the
ability to raise prices, require disclosure of price increases or require disclosure of the wholesale acquisition cost
of pharmaceutical
products to governmental agencies and consumers; and
 
 
●
state law equivalents of each of the above federal
laws, such as anti-kickback and false claims laws, which may apply to items or services
reimbursed by any third-party payer, including
commercial insurers or even self-pay; state laws that require pharmaceutical companies to comply
with the pharmaceutical industry’s
voluntary compliance guidelines and the applicable compliance guidance promulgated by the federal
government, or otherwise restrict
payments that may be provided to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources; state laws that
require drug manufacturers
to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to healthcare providers or marketing
expenditures; state laws
requiring a license, registration or permit to engage in manufacturing and distribution of prescription products or to
engage in
the practice of pharmacy; and state laws governing the privacy and security of health information in certain circumstances, many
of
which differ from each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect, thus complicating compliance efforts.
 
Pharmaceutical
company interactions with HCPs, patient advocacy groups, and patients, including with respect to product and patient assistance programs
and other education and support initiatives, have been and continue to be, the subject of regulatory scrutiny for compliance with fraud
and abuse laws.
 
Because of
the breadth of these laws and the narrowness of the statutory exceptions and safe harbors available, it is possible that some of the
business
activities of the entities with whom we do business could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. Efforts to
ensure that our business
arrangements with third parties comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations could be costly. If our
past operations, including activities
conducted by our sales team or agents, 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,
damages, fines, exclusion from third-party payer programs, such as Medicare and
Medicaid, and the curtailment or restructuring of our
operations. If any of the HCPs, providers, or entities with whom we do business are found to not be in
compliance with applicable laws,
they may be subject to criminal, civil, or administrative sanctions, including exclusion from government funded
healthcare programs.
 
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Many aspects
of these laws have not been definitively interpreted by the regulatory authorities or the courts, and their provisions are open to a
variety of
subjective interpretations that increases the risk of potential violations. In addition, these laws and their interpretations
are subject to change. Any action
against us for violation of these laws, even if we successfully defend against it, could cause us to
incur significant legal expenses, divert our management’s
attention from the operation of our business, and damage our reputation.
 
In addition
to the fraud and abuse laws, we continue to monitor the potential impact of proposals to change prescription drug costs at the federal
and state
level. At the state level, legislatures have increasingly passed legislation and implemented regulations designed to control
pharmaceutical pricing, including
price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing
cost disclosure and transparency measures, and,
in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing.
We are unable to predict the future course of federal or state
healthcare legislation in the U.S. directed at broadening the availability
of healthcare and containing or lowering the cost of healthcare.
 
In addition,
from time to time in the future, our licensees and the licensed products may become subject to additional laws or regulations administered
by
the FDA, the FTC, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), or by other federal, state, local, or foreign
regulatory authorities, or the repeal
of laws or regulations that we generally consider favorable, such as DSHEA, or to more stringent
interpretations of current laws or regulations. We are not
able to predict the nature of such future laws, regulations, repeals, or interpretations,
and we cannot predict what effect additional governmental regulation,
if and when it occurs, would have on our business in the future.
Such developments could, however, require reformulation of certain products to meet new
standards, recalls or discontinuance of certain
products not able to be reformulated, additional record-keeping requirements, increased documentation of the
properties of certain products,
additional or different labeling, additional scientific substantiation, additional personnel, or other new requirements. Any
such developments
could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
Available
information
 
We are a
Nevada corporation, and we maintain our principal executive offices at 951 Yamato Road, Suite 220, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Our telephone
number is (561) 961-1900. We maintain a corporate website at www.therapeuticsmd.com. The information contained on our website or that
can be accessed
through our website is not incorporated by reference into this 2024 10-K Report or in any other report or document we
file with the SEC.
 
Item
1A. Risk factors
 
Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with all of the
information
included in this 2024 10-K Report and our other filings with the SEC, before you decide to purchase shares of our common
stock. We believe the risks and
uncertainties described below are the most significant we face. Additional risks and uncertainties of
which we are unaware, or that we currently deem
immaterial, also may become important factors that affect us. If any of the following
risks occur, our business, financial condition, or results of operations
could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the
trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
 
Our
business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. The following is a summary of the principal risk factors described in this
section:
 
 
●
We currently
derive all of our revenues from royalties related to sales of our products, and the failure of our licensees to maintain or increase
sales
of these products could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.
 
 
●
We have incurred
net losses in the past and there are no assurances we will be able to maintain or increase profitability in the future.
 
 
●
There is
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
 
 
●
The dependence
upon third parties for the manufacture and supply of our women’s healthcare products may cause delays in, or prevent our
licensees
from, successfully commercializing and marketing our products.
 
 
●
The commercial
success of our products will depend upon gaining and retaining significant market acceptance of these products among physicians
and
payers.
 
 
●
Coverage
and reimbursement may not be available for our products, which could make it difficult for our licensees to sell our products profitably.
 
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●
Our revenue,
results of operations and financial position could be affected by our ongoing disputes with Mayne Pharma.
 
 
 
 
●
Time and
costs associated with winding down our general and administrative, commercial, and research and development activities may be
significant.
 
 
 
 
●
We could
be affected by transitions in our senior management team.
 
 
 
 
●
We sublease
our properties, which could expose us to possible liabilities and losses.
 
 
●
Licensing
of intellectual property involves complex legal, business and scientific issues, and disputes could jeopardize our rights under such
agreements.
 
 
●
Our products
and our licensees are subject to extensive government regulation.
 
 
●
We must rely
on Mayne Pharma to prosecute, file lawsuits, or take other actions to protect or enforce our intellectual property and there can
be no
assurance they will take such actions or be successful.
 
 
●
If efforts
to protect the proprietary nature of the intellectual property covering our hormone therapy pharmaceutical products and other products
are not adequate, our licensees may not be able to compete effectively in the market, which would adversely affect our royalties.
 
 
●
Our products
face significant competition from branded and generic products, and our operating results will suffer if our products fail to compete
effectively.
 
 
●
Our success
is tied to the distribution channels of our licensees.
 
 
●
Any failure
of our licensees to adequately maintain a sales force or effectively implement sales strategies will impede our growth.
 
 
 
 
●
The announcement
and pendency of Mayne Pharma Group’s agreement to be acquired by Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. could have an adverse
effect on our
business, operations, and financial condition.
 
 
●
Our future
success depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel.
 
 
●
Our failure
to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements could result in the delisting of our common stock.
 
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Risks
related to our business
 
We
currently derive all revenue from royalties related to sales of our licensed women’s healthcare products, and the failure of our
licensees to maintain
or increase sales of these products could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results
of operations, and growth prospects.
 
Following
the Mayne Transaction, we derive all revenue from royalties related to sales of our women’s healthcare products, including patient-controlled,
long-acting contraceptive, hormone therapy pharmaceutical products, prenatal and women’s multi-vitamins, and iron supplements.
We cannot assure you
that our licensees will be able to sustain such sales or that such sales will grow. In addition to other risks described
herein, the ability of our licensees to
maintain or increase existing product sales is subject to several risks and uncertainties, including
the following:
 
 
●
the presence
of new or existing competing products, including non-authorized generic copies of our products;
 
 
●
supply or
distribution problems arising with any of their manufacturing and distribution partners;
 
 
●
changed or
increased regulatory restrictions or regulatory actions by the FDA;
 
 
●
changes in
healthcare laws and policy, including changes in requirements for drug pricing, rebates, reimbursement, and coverage by federal
healthcare
programs and commercial payers;
 
 
●
the impact
or efficacy of any price increases our licensees may implement in the future;
 
 
●
changes to
the licensed products’ labels and labeling, including new safety warnings or changes to boxed warnings, that further restrict
how our
licensees market and sell our products; and
 
 
●
acceptance
of our products as safe and effective by physicians and patients.
 
If
revenue from royalties related to sales of our products does not increase, we may be required to seek to raise additional funds, which
could have an
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects. In addition, our revenue
from royalties is based on
information compiled by, and received from, our licensees. If the sales information provided by our licensees
is erroneous, it could have an adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
We
have incurred net losses in the past and there are no assurances we will be able to maintain or increase profitability in the future.
 
In the past, we have incurred recurring net losses, including net losses
of $2.2 million and $10.3 million for 2024 and 2023, respectively. In 2022, we
recognized net income of $112.0 million due to the net
proceeds from the Mayne Transaction and divestiture of our former subsidiary vitaCare Prescription
Services, Inc. (“vitaCare”)
exceeding our costs and expenses. We utilized most of the net proceeds to repay borrowings and redeem our preferred stock. As
of December
31, 2024, our stockholders’ equity was $27.4 million. We have funded our operations to date primarily through revenue from licensed
royalties, public offerings of our common stock and private placements of equity and debt securities and the transactions with Mayne Pharma.
We may
incur substantial additional losses over the next few years because of costs associated with the wind down of our historical business
as well as the ongoing
costs of being a public company. As a result, we may not maintain or increase profitability. If we continue to
incur substantial losses, because the royalties
of our products are insufficient or otherwise, and are unable to secure additional financing,
we could be forced to discontinue or curtail our business
operations, merge, consolidate, or combine with a company with greater financial
resources in a transaction that might be unfavorable to us.
 
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern.
 
Our current liquidity position raises substantial doubt about our ability
to continue as a going concern and Berkowitz Pollack Brant, Advisors + CPAs, LLP,
our independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, has included an explanatory paragraph in their opinion that
accompanies our audited consolidated
financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, indicating such. If Mayne Pharma’s sales of
IMVEXXY, BIJUVA,
or ANNOVERA grow more slowly than expected or decline, including as a result of Mayne Pharma Group’s pending sale to Cosette
, if
the net working capital settlement with Mayne Pharma under the Transaction Agreement is greater than our current estimates, if we are
unsuccessful
with future financings or if the supply chains related to the third-party contract manufacturers are worse than we anticipate,
our existing cash reserves may
be insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements. Our ability to continue as a going concern may depend
on our ability to obtain additional capital as well
as our ability to minimize operational expenses, including any potential net working
capital adjustments relating to the Mayne Transaction. As substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern exists, our
ability to finance our operations through the sale and issuance of debt or equity securities
or through bank or other financing could
be impaired. Our ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms is subject to factors beyond the Company’s
control, including general
economic, political, and financial market conditions. The capital markets have in the past experienced, are currently
experiencing, and
may in the future experience, periods of upheaval that could impact the availability and cost of equity and debt financing and there can
be no assurance that such financing will be available on terms commercially acceptable to the Company, or at all. If we sell equity securities,
convertible
securities or other securities current investors may be materially diluted by subsequent sales. If we are unable to improve
our liquidity position, we may not
be able to continue as a going concern.
  
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We
have experienced significant turnover in our top executives, and our business could be adversely affected by these and other transitions
in our
senior management team.
 
We have experienced
turnover in our top executives and the replacement of these positions with new officers. In December 2022, following the Mayne
Transaction,
all our top executives, except for our former General Counsel, were terminated, and our former General Counsel was appointed as Chief
Executive Officer. In August 2023, our former Principal Financial and Accounting Officer resigned and was replaced with a new Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer.
 
Management
transition is often difficult and inherently causes some loss of institutional knowledge, which could negatively affect the results of
operations
and financial condition. Our ability to execute our business strategies may be adversely affected by the uncertainty associated
with these transitions and the
time and attention of the board and management dedicated to management transitions could disrupt our business.
Further, we cannot guarantee that we will
not face similar turnover in the future. Although we generally enter into employment agreements
with our executives, our executive officers may terminate
their employment relationship with us at any time, and we cannot ensure that
we will be able to retain the services of any of them. Our senior
management’s knowledge of our business and industry could be
difficult to replace, and management turnover could negatively affect our business, growth,
financial conditions, results of operations
and cash flows.
 
We
currently depend on the services of Marlan D. Walker as our Chief Executive Officer and sole employee. Should we lose Mr. Walker due
to death,
disability, retirement or otherwise, such loss could adversely affect our business, management and operations.
 
Marlan
Walker is presently our sole employee and we are therefore dependent upon Mr. Walker, who works for us as an at will employee. Mr. Walker
may
terminate his employment with us at any time and we cannot guarantee that we would be able to hire a similarly qualified executive
if he should choose to
leave. We do not currently maintain key person life insurance on Mr. Walker. Any change in Mr. Walker's involvement
with our Company may negatively
affect our business, management and operations. The loss of his services could be detrimental to the
business and could force us to no longer operate. Our
future success could depend in part on our ability to retain Mr. Walker.
 
Our
dependence upon third parties for the manufacture and supply of our existing women’s healthcare products may cause delays in or
prevent our
licensees from successfully commercializing and marketing our products.
 
We do not
currently have, nor do we currently plan to build or acquire, the infrastructure or capability to internally manufacture our existing
women’s
healthcare products, IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA. We have relied, and will continue to rely, on third parties to manufacture
these products in
accordance with specifications and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including the FDA’s
current Good Manufacturing Practice
(“cGMPs”). We entered into long-term supply agreements with Catalent Pharma Solutions,
LLC for the commercial supply of IMVEXXY and BIJUVA
which have been assigned to Mayne Pharma. We also entered into a long-term supply
contract with QPharma AB, now known as Sever Pharma Solutions,
for ANNOVERA, which contract was also assigned to Mayne Pharma. We depended
on Lang, a full-service, private label and corporate brand
manufacturer, to supply our vitaMedMD and BocaGreen products. We do not have
long-term contracts for the commercial supply of our vitaMedMD and
BocaGreen products. We believe that our licensees evolved these relationships
based on the products they licensed from us. We continue to provide support
for the third-party manufacturers and our licensees as needed.
 
Regulatory
requirements could pose barriers to the manufacture of our women’s healthcare products. All of our existing products are manufactured
by
third-party contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”). These CMOs are required to manufacture our products in compliance
with the applicable
regulatory requirements. The CMO that manufactures IMVEXXY and BIJUVA has previously been inspected by the FDA and
received Form 483
observations with respect to its softgel manufacturing plant that is used for the manufacture of the commercial supply
of IMVEXXY and BIJUVA. The
CMO that manufactures ANNOVERA has previously been inspected by the FDA and received Form 483 observations
with respect to its facility that is
used for the commercial supply of ANNOVERA. We believe that corrective actions to address the compliance
issues identified in the referenced Forms
483 have been implemented by the CMOs and that the CMOs continue to have the right to manufacture
under current regulations.
 
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If
the manufacturers of our products cannot successfully manufacture material that conforms to specifications and the strict regulatory
requirements of the
FDA and any applicable foreign regulatory authority, regulatory submissions related to our products may be delayed
or disapproved, and our marketed
products may be affected. If these facilities are not in compliance for the manufacture of our products,
our licensees may need to find alternative
manufacturing facilities, which would result in substantial disruptions of sales of our products.
In addition, manufacturers of our products will be subject to
ongoing periodic unannounced inspections by the FDA and corresponding state
and foreign agencies for compliance with cGMPs and similar regulatory
requirements. Failure by any of the manufacturers of our products
to comply with applicable cGMP regulations or other applicable requirements could
result in sanctions being imposed on us or our licensees,
including fines, injunctions, civil penalties, violation letters, delays, suspensions or withdrawals of
approvals, operating restrictions,
interruptions in supply, recalls, withdrawals, issuance of safety alerts, and criminal prosecutions, any of which could have
an adverse
impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. Our licensees may seek to enter into long-term agreements
with
alternative manufacturers on commercially reasonable terms, and if they do enter into agreements with alternative manufacturers,
those alternative
manufacturers may not be approved by the FDA or subsequently lose FDA approval to manufacture our drugs, any of which
could have an adverse impact
on our business. We also could experience manufacturing delays if our CMOs give greater priority to the
supply of other products over our products to the
delay or other detriment of our products, or otherwise do not satisfactorily perform
according to the terms of their agreements.
 
We
have also in the past experienced a greater than expected amount of raw materials for ANNOVERA being out of specification. If any of
the third-party
CMOs of our products or any suppliers of raw materials or API experience further difficulties, do not comply with the
terms of their agreements, or do not
devote sufficient time, energy, and care to providing our manufacturing needs, or if any manufacturing
specification modifications that we or Mayne
Pharma have requested are not approved by the FDA, we could experience additional interruptions
in the supply of our products, which may have a
material adverse impact on our revenue, results of operations, and financial position.
 
Our licensees
may not have long-term contracts for the supply of all the API used in BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA. If any supplier of the API or other
products used in our products experiences any significant difficulties in its respective manufacturing processes, chooses to cease supplying,
or does not
devote sufficient time, energy, and care to providing our manufacturing needs, we could experience significant interruptions
in the supply of our products,
which could impair our licensee’s ability to supply our products at the levels required for commercialization
and prevent or delay their successful
commercialization.
 
The
commercial success of our existing products will depend upon gaining and retaining significant market acceptance of these products among
physicians and payers.
 
Physicians
may not prescribe our products, which would prevent us from generating revenue or becoming profitable. Market acceptance of our products,
including our hormone therapy pharmaceutical products and patient-controlled, long-acting contraceptive, by physicians, patients, and
payers, will depend
on a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:
 
 
●
the clinical
indications for which our hormone therapy pharmaceutical products and patient-controlled, long-acting contraceptive are approved;
 
 
●
acceptance
by physicians and payers of each product as a safe and effective treatment;
 
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●
the cost
of treatment in relation to alternative treatments, including numerous generic pharmaceutical products;
 
 
●
the relative
convenience and ease of administration of our products in the treatment of the symptoms for which they are intended;
 
 
●
the availability
and efficacy of competitive drugs and devices;
 
 
●
the effectiveness
of our licensee’s sales force and marketing efforts;
 
 
●
the extent
to which the product is approved for inclusion on formularies of hospitals and managed care organizations, including any access
barriers
such as prior authorizations and step-edits;
 
 
●
the availability
of coverage and adequate reimbursement by third parties, such as insurance companies and other healthcare payers, or by
government
healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid;
 
 
●
limitations
or warnings contained in a product’s FDA-approved labeling; and
 
 
●
prevalence
and severity of adverse side effects.
 
Even
if the medical community accepts that our products are safe and effective for their approved indications, physicians may not immediately
be receptive
to their use or may be slow to adopt our products as an accepted treatment for the symptoms for which they are intended.
Labeling approved by the FDA
may not permit our licensees to promote our products as being superior to competing products, because the
FDA applies a heightened level of scrutiny to
comparative claims when applying its statutory standards for advertising and promotion,
including with regard to its requirements for supporting data and
that promotional labeling be truthful and not misleading, and there
is potential for differing interpretations of whether certain communications are
consistent with a product’s FDA-required labeling.
If our products do not achieve an adequate level of acceptance by physicians and payers, we may not
generate sufficient or any revenue
from royalties related to sales of these products. In addition, the efforts of our licensees to educate the medical
community and third-party
payers on the benefits of our products may require significant resources and may never be successful.
 
Coverage
and reimbursement may not be available for our products, which could make it difficult for our licensees to sell our products profitably.
 
Market
acceptance and sales of our products, including IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA, and our prescription vitamins, will depend on coverage
and reimbursement policies and may be affected by healthcare reform measures. Government healthcare programs and third-party payers decide
which
prescription pharmaceutical products they will pay for and establish reimbursement levels. Payers generally do not cover OTC products,
and coverage for
prescription vitamins and dietary supplements varies. Many private third-party payers, such as managed care plans, manage
access to pharmaceutical
products’ coverage partly to control costs to their plans, and may use drug formularies and medical policies
to limit their exposure. Factors considered by
these payers include product efficacy, cost effectiveness, and safety, as well as the
availability of other treatments including generic prescription drugs. The
ability to commercialize IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA successfully
depends on coverage and reimbursement levels set by government
healthcare programs and third-party private payers. Obtaining and maintaining
favorable reimbursement can be a time-consuming and expensive process,
and our licensees may not be able to negotiate or continue to
negotiate reimbursement or pricing terms for our products with payers at levels that are
profitable to them, or at all.
 
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In
both the U.S. and some foreign jurisdictions, there have been several legislative and regulatory proposals to change the healthcare system
in ways that
could affect our licensees’ ability to sell our products profitably. Payment or reimbursement of prescription drugs
by Medicaid or Medicare requires
manufacturers of the drugs to submit pricing information to CMS. The Medicaid Drug Rebate statute requires
manufacturers to calculate and report price
points, which are used to determine Medicaid rebate payments shared between the states and
the federal government and Medicaid payment rates for the
drug. For drugs paid under Medicare Part B, manufacturers must also calculate
and report their Average Sales Price (“ASP”), which is used to determine
the Medicare Part B payment rate for the drug. The
federal government sets general guidelines for Medicaid and requires rebates on outpatient drugs. Each
state creates specific regulations
that govern its individual program, including supplemental rebate programs that prioritize coverage for drugs on the state
Preferred
Drug List. In the United States, private health insurers and other third-party payers often provide reimbursement for products and services
based
on the level at which the government provides reimbursement through the Medicare or Medicaid programs for such products and services.
In addition,
government programs like Medicaid include substantial penalties for increasing commercial prices over the rate of inflation
which can affect realization
and return on investment. The cost of pharmaceuticals continues to generate substantial governmental and
third-party payer interest and states have begun
to take action to increase transparency in drug pricing through mandatory reporting
requirements. The pharmaceutical industry and our licensees may
experience pricing pressures in connection with the sale of our products
generally due to the trend toward managed healthcare, the increasing influence of
health maintenance organizations, the scrutiny of pharmaceutical
pricing, the ongoing debates on reducing government spending and additional legislative
proposals. We cannot predict whether new proposals
will be made or adopted, when they may be adopted, or what impact they may have on us if they are
adopted. Our results of operations
could be adversely affected by current and future healthcare reforms. While we cannot predict whether any proposed
cost-containment measures
will be adopted or otherwise implemented in the future, any such cost-reduction initiatives could decrease the coverage and
price that
our licensees receive for our products from Medicare, if any, including IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA, and could significantly harm our
business.
 
The
ability of our licensees to commercialize ANNOVERA depends on coverage and reimbursement levels set by government healthcare programs
and
third-party private payers. Despite our licensees coverage with commercial payers, there is no guarantee that our licensees will
be able to retain ours or
their agreements or obtain new agreements, or that they will be able to negotiate favorable reimbursement or
pricing terms for our products in the future.
Healthcare reform implementation, additional legislation or regulations, and other changes
in government policy or regulation may affect our licensees’
reimbursement or impose additional coverage limitations and/or cost-sharing
obligations on patients, any of which could have an adverse effect on
coverage and reimbursement of our products, and our business, financial
condition, results of operations, and prospects could be harmed.
 
The
availability of generic products at lower prices than branded products may substantially reduce the likelihood of reimbursement for branded
products,
such as IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA.
 
If
our licensees fail to successfully secure and maintain adequate coverage and reimbursement for our products or are significantly delayed
in doing so,
they could have difficulty achieving market acceptance of our products and our business, financial condition, results of
operations, and prospects could be
harmed.
 
Time
and costs associated with winding down our general and administrative, commercial, and research and development activities may be significant.
 
There are
significant costs associated with winding down our normal historic operations, such as separation of employees, termination of contracts
and
engagement of external consultants, all of which have and, in the future, will reduce our cash resources and take up large portions
of our employees’ and
consultants’ time. We have received certain invoices related to our historic operations that we are
currently disputing. Our accruals related to such invoices
reflect the amount we believe we will be responsible for based on the current
information we have. Any litigation related to such disputes or to the winding
down of our operations, as well as any unforeseen liabilities
related to the same, could have a material impact on our business, growth, financial conditions,
results of operations and cash flows.
There is no guarantee that our cash and cash equivalents on hand at any given time will be enough to cover our
liabilities associated
with winding down our historic operations.
 
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We
sublease our properties, which could expose us to possible liabilities and losses.
 
 We sublease part of our headquarters to third parties and intend to
sublease the remainder to one or more third parties. In the event that we are unable to
sublease our properties on favorable terms, or
at all, or if we are able to sublease our properties but our subtenants fail to make lease payments to us or
otherwise default on their
obligations to us, we could incur unanticipated payment obligations. Our lease agreements may also expose us to liabilities, such
as rent
escalations, maintenance obligations, termination rights, or indemnification claims, that may negatively affect our operations and profitability.
 
Unfavorable
global economic conditions could harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.
 
Our
results of operations could be harmed by general conditions in the global economy and in the global financial markets. A severe or prolonged
economic downturn, including the impact of increased interest rates and inflation, could result in a variety of risks to our business,
including our ability to
raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all. The foregoing could harm our business and
we cannot anticipate all the ways in which
unfavorable economic conditions and financial market conditions could harm our business.
 
Licensing
of intellectual property involves complex legal, business, and scientific issues, and disputes could jeopardize our rights under such
agreements.
 
We
are currently and may in the future be a party to license agreements of importance to our business and to our products. Disputes may
arise between us
and any of these counterparties regarding intellectual property subject to and each parties’ obligations under
such agreements, including:
 
 
●
the scope
of rights granted under the agreement and other interpretation-related issues;
 
 
●
our or our
licensees’ obligations to make milestone, royalty, or other payments under those agreements, or the amount of any such payments;
 
 
●
our or our
licensees’ obligations to prosecute existing and new patent applications;
 
 
●
our or our
licensees’ obligations to enforce infringement of our intellectual property;
 
 
●
whether and
the extent to which the ANNOVERA technology and processes infringe on intellectual property of the Population Council that is not
subject to the ANNOVERA license agreement;
 
 
●
the ownership
of inventions and know-how arising under the agreement or resulting from the joint creation or use of intellectual property by our
licensees and us and our partners;
 
 
●
our right,
or the right of our licensees, to transfer or assign the license; and
 
 
●
the effects
of termination.
 
These
or other disputes over our obligations, our licensees’ obligations, or intellectual property that we have licensed may prevent
or impair our ability to
maintain our current arrangements on acceptable terms, or may impair the value of the arrangement to us. Any
such dispute could have an adverse effect on
our business.
 
In
July 2018, we entered into the Population Council License Agreement to obtain exclusive U.S. rights to commercialize ANNOVERA. The agreement
required us to commercialize this product and enter into certain manufacturing agreements, make timely milestone and other payments,
provide certain
information regarding our activities under the agreement, and indemnify the other party with respect to our development
and commercialization activities
under the terms of the agreements. The Company’s license under the Population Council License
Agreement was sold to Mayne Pharma as part of the
Mayne Transaction.
 
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If
Mayne Pharma, with respect to the ANNOVERA license agreement that we have assigned to Mayne Pharma, fails to meet obligations under that
license
agreement in a material respect, the Population Council could have the right to terminate the agreement and upon the effective
date of such termination,
have the right to re-obtain the related technology as well as, potentially, aspects of any intellectual property
controlled by Mayne Pharma and developed
during the period the agreement was in force that relate to the applicable technology. This
means that Population Council could effectively take control of
the development and commercialization of ANNOVERA after an uncured, material
breach of the agreement by us or Mayne Pharma. Any uncured,
material breach under a license agreement could result in our loss of exclusive
rights and may lead to a complete termination of any commercialization
efforts for the applicable product.
 
In
connection with the Mayne Transaction, we granted a license to Mayne Pharma (i) to research, develop, register, manufacture, have manufactured,
market, sell, use, and commercialize the Licensed Products in the United States and its possessions and territories and (ii) to manufacture,
have
manufactured, import and have imported the Licensed Products outside the United States for commercialization in the United States
and its possessions and
territories. Any disputes arising under the agreements governing the Mayne Transaction may have a material adverse
impact on our revenue, results of
operations and financial position.
 
We have also entered into licensing and supply agreements with Knight
pursuant to which we granted Knight an exclusive license to commercialize
IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in Canada and with Theramex pursuant to which
we granted Theramex an exclusive license to commercialize BIJUVA, and
IMVEXXY outside of the U.S., except for Canada.
 
Sales
of our products in the U.S. and our rights to receive royalties with respect to such sales could be adversely affected if products manufactured
outside
of the U.S. or for sale outside of the U.S. under the terms of these licensing and supply agreements are reimported and sold
in the U.S. In addition, our
rights to receive royalties with respect to our products sold outside the U.S. could be adversely affected
if our licensees fail to diligently pursue approval of
our products, or opt not to sell our products, in certain jurisdictions where
they are not required to do so.
 
Our
revenue, results of operations and financial position could be affected by our ongoing disputes with Mayne Pharma.
 
We
and Mayne Pharma are disputing the allowance calculation for payer rebates and wholesale distributor fees pursuant to the Mayne Transaction
Agreement. This dispute commenced in February 2024 after Mayne Pharma provided us with calculations that significantly differed from
our estimates.
We intend to resolve this matter, but the outcome is uncertain and can lead to unforeseen losses. We are also disputing
the allowance for returns as Mayne
Pharma’s estimates significantly differ from our estimates. These ongoing disputes may adversely
affect our revenue, results of operations and financial
position.  
 
We
maintain our cash at financial institutions, often in balances that exceed federally insured limits.
 
The majority
of our cash is held in accounts at U.S. banking institutions that we believe are of high quality. Cash held in depository accounts may
exceed
the $250 thousand Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits. If such banking institutions were
to fail, such as Silicon Valley Bank
when the FDIC took control in March 2023, we could lose all or a portion of those amounts held in
excess of such insurance limitations. In the future, our
access to our cash in amounts adequate to finance our operations could be significantly
impaired by the financial institutions with which we have
arrangements directly facing liquidity constraints or failures. Any material
loss that we may experience in the future could have a material adverse effect on
our financial condition and could materially impact
our ability to pay our operational expenses or make other payments.
 
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Our
products and our licensees are subject to extensive and costly government regulation.
 
Our
products are subject to extensive and rigorous domestic government regulation, including regulation by the FDA, the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid
Services (“CMS”), other divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including its Office
of Inspector General (“OIG”), the U.S.
Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Departments of Defense and Veterans
Affairs, to the extent our products are paid for directly or indirectly by those
departments, state and local governments, and their
respective foreign equivalents. The FDA regulates dietary supplements, cosmetics, and drugs under
different regulatory schemes. For example,
the FDA regulates the processing, formulation, safety, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and distribution of
dietary supplements and
cosmetics under its dietary supplement and cosmetic authority, respectively. The FDA also regulates the research, development,
pre-clinical
and clinical testing, manufacture, safety, effectiveness, record keeping, reporting, labeling, storage, approval, advertising, promotion,
sale,
distribution, import, and export of pharmaceutical products under various regulatory provisions. If any of our products are marketed
abroad, they will also
be subject to extensive regulation by foreign governments, whether or not we have obtained FDA approval for a
given product and its uses. Such foreign
regulation may be equally or more demanding than corresponding U.S. regulation.
 
We
and our licensees are also subject to additional healthcare regulation and enforcement by the federal government and the states in which
we conduct our
business. Applicable federal and state healthcare laws and regulations include the following:
 
 
●
The federal
Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”)
 
 
●
The Civil
Monetary Penalties Law (“CMPL”)
 
 
●
The Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”)
 
 
●
HIPAA, as
amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (“HITECH”)
 
 
●
Section 5(a)
of the Federal Trade Commission Act
 
 
●
The Physician
Payments Sunshine Act
 
 
●
Analogous
state laws and regulations
 
Many
aspects of these laws have not been definitively interpreted by the regulatory authorities or the courts, and their provisions are open
to a variety of
subjective interpretations that increases the risk of potential violations. In addition, these laws and their interpretations
are subject to change. Many state
laws differ from each other in significant ways and often are not preempted by federal laws, thus complicating
compliance efforts. Moreover, the number
and complexity of both federal and state laws continues to increase, and additional governmental
resources are being used to enforce these laws and to
prosecute companies and individuals who are believed to be violating them. We anticipate
that government scrutiny of pharmaceutical sales and marketing
practices will continue for the foreseeable future and subject us to the
risk of government investigations and enforcement actions. For example, federal
enforcement agencies recently have shown interest in
pharmaceutical companies’ product and patient assistance programs, including manufacturer
reimbursement support services and relationships
with specialty pharmacies. Some of these investigations have resulted in significant civil and criminal
settlements.
 
Efforts
to ensure that our operations, including our business arrangements with third parties including our licensees, comply with applicable
healthcare laws
and regulations could be costly. Although effective compliance programs can help mitigate the risk of investigation,
regulatory and enforcement actions,
and prosecution for violations of these laws, the risks cannot be entirely eliminated. Moreover,
achieving and sustaining compliance with applicable federal
and state fraud, privacy, security, and reporting laws may prove costly.
We cannot guarantee that a government agency will agree with our interpretations,
and it is possible that an enforcement authority may
find or we may discover that one or more of our business practices may not comply. If our past or
present operations, including activities
conducted by our sales team or agents, 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, damages, fines, and exclusion from
government
healthcare programs. Any action against us for violation of these laws, even if we successfully defend against it, could cause us to
incur
significant legal expenses, divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business, and damage our reputation.
In addition, even if we are not
determined to have violated these laws, government investigations into these issues typically require
the expenditure of significant resources and generate
negative publicity, and could result in related stockholder suits, any of which
could also have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
 
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In
addition, from time to time in the future, we or our licensees may become subject to additional laws or regulations issued by federal
or state agencies, all
of which are subject to influence resulting from changes in political party control. We are uncertain of the impact
or outcome of new legislation, regulation,
Executive Orders, rescission of rules and policy statements, or new agency priorities, especially
any relative impact on the healthcare regulatory and policy
landscape, or the impact they may have on our business.
 
Such
developments could, however, require reformulation of certain products to meet new standards, recalls or discontinuance of certain products
not able
to be reformulated, additional record-keeping requirements, increased documentation of the properties of certain products, additional
or different labeling,
additional scientific substantiation, additional personnel, or other new requirements. Any such developments could
have an adverse effect on our business.
 
Current or future legislation or regulations may adversely affect reimbursement from government healthcare programs and third-party payers.
 
There
have been efforts by government officials and legislators to implement measures to regulate prices or payment for pharmaceutical products,
including legislation on drug importation, which could adversely affect our royalty revenues. Federal and state laws
have put considerable pressure on the
pricing of pharmaceutical products.
 
We
are unable to predict the future course of federal or state healthcare legislation in the United States directed at broadening the availability
of healthcare
and containing or lowering the cost of healthcare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) and
any further changes in the law or
regulatory framework could also have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results
of operations.
 
Further,
if a federal government shutdown were to occur for a prolonged period, federal government payment obligations, including its obligations
under
Medicaid and Medicare, may be delayed. Similarly, if state government shutdowns were to occur, state payment obligations may be
delayed. If the federal
or state governments fail to make payments under these programs on a timely basis, the ability of our licensees
to sell our products to government payers
may be limited, thereby reducing anticipated revenues and profitability.
 
Even
after the approval of IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA, the products and the holder of the marketing authorizations will still face extensive,
ongoing regulatory requirements and review, and the products may face future development and regulatory difficulties.
 
With
respect to IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA, the FDA may still impose significant restrictions on a product’s indicated uses or marketing
or to
the conditions for approval or impose ongoing requirements for potentially costly post-approval studies, including phase 4 clinical
trials or post-market
surveillance. As a condition to granting marketing approval of a product, the FDA may require additional clinical
trials. The results generated in these post-
approval clinical trials could result in loss of marketing approval, changes in product labeling,
or new or increased concerns about side effects or efficacy of
a product. For example, the labeling for IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA
contains restrictions on use and warnings. The Food and Drug
Administration Amendments Act of 2007 gives the FDA enhanced post-market
authority, including the imposition of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation
Strategy (“REMS”) as well as explicit authority to
require post-market studies and clinical trials, labeling changes based on new safety information, and
compliance with FDA-approved REMS
programs. IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and ANNOVERA will also be subject to ongoing FDA requirements governing
the manufacturing, labeling, packaging,
storage, distribution, safety surveillance and reporting, advertising, promotion, record keeping, and reporting of
safety and other post-market
information. The FDA’s exercise of its authority could result in delays or increased costs during product development, clinical
trials and regulatory review, increased costs to comply with additional post-approval regulatory requirements, and potential restrictions
on sales of
approved products. Foreign regulatory agencies often have similar authority and may impose comparable requirements.
 
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As
part of the FDA’s approval of IMVEXXY, we committed to conduct a post-approval observational study to evaluate the risk of endometrial
cancer in
post-menopausal women with a uterus who use a low-dose vaginal estrogen unopposed by a progestogen such as IMVEXXY, which study
was assumed by
Mayne Pharma as the holder of the NDA. As part of the FDA’s approval of ANNOVERA,
the FDA has required four non-closed post-marketing studies,
including both post-marketing reviews and post-marketing commitments. Each
study has a timeline for completion and submission of a final report to the
FDA. If a post-approval study is not fulfilled according
to FDA requirements, the FDA may impose certain further requirements and penalties against the
holder of the NDA, which could include
withdrawal of the NDA approval and withdrawal of the product from the market. For ANNOVERA, post
marketing studies are being performed
by the Population Council and Mayne Pharma as the NDA holder. In July 2021, we received a letter from the FDA
indicating that the post-marketing
commitment study being conducted by the Population Council for ANNOVERA to characterize the in vivo release rate
of ANNOVERA was not
fulfilled to FDA’s satisfaction. In addition, the final reports for the two post-marketing requirement studies being performed
by
the Population Council for ANNOVERA were not submitted by the initial listed submission deadline, which deadlines have since been
extended by FDA.
To the extent that Mayne Pharma or the Population Council, as applicable, does not fulfil these studies to the FDA’s
satisfaction, the ability of our licensees
to sell the applicable product may be limited and there may be an adverse impact on our revenue
and results of operations.
 
Post-marketing
studies, whether conducted by us or by others and whether mandated by regulatory agencies or voluntary, and other emerging data about
marketed products, such as adverse event reports, may also adversely affect sales of our pharmaceutical product candidates once approved,
and potentially
our other marketed products. Further, the discovery of significant problems with a product similar to one of our products
that implicate (or are perceived to
implicate) an entire class of products could have an adverse effect on sales of our approved products.
Accordingly, new data about our products could
negatively affect demand because of real or perceived side effects or uncertainty regarding
efficacy and, in some cases, could result in product withdrawal
or recall. Furthermore, new data and information, including information
about product misuse, may lead government agencies, professional societies, and
practice management groups or organizations involved
with various diseases to publish guidelines or recommendations related to the use of our products or
the use of related therapies or
place restrictions on sales. Such guidelines or recommendations may lead to lower sales of our products.
 
Manufacturers
of pharmaceutical products and their facilities are subject to continual review and periodic inspections by the FDA and other regulatory
authorities for compliance with the FDA’s cGMP regulations and other regulatory requirements, such as adverse event reporting.
Facilities for the
manufacturer of pharmaceutical products also undergo internal audits as well as external audits by third parties.
If our licensees or a regulatory agency
discovers problems with a product, such as adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency
or problems with the facility where the product is
manufactured, a regulatory agency may impose restrictions on that product, the manufacturing
facility, or our licensees, including requiring recall or
withdrawal of the product from the market or suspension of manufacturing, requiring
new warnings or other labeling changes to limit use of the drug,
requiring that additional clinical trials be conducted, imposing new
monitoring requirements, or requiring the establishment of a REMS program.
Advertising and promotional materials must comply with FDA
rules in addition to other potentially applicable federal and state laws and are subject to
review by FDA. If the FDA raises concerns
regarding our licensees’ promotional materials or messages, they may be required to modify or discontinue
using them and may be
required to provide corrective information.
 
Commercial
products must now meet the requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (“DSCSA”) which imposes obligations on manufacturers
of
prescription pharmaceutical products for commercial distribution, regulating the distribution of the products at the federal level,
and sets certain standards
for federal or state registration and compliance of entities in the supply chain (manufacturers and re-packagers,
wholesale distributors, third-party logistics
providers, and dispensers). The DSCSA preempts previously enacted state pedigree laws and
the pedigree requirements of the Prescription Drug Marketing
Act (“PDMA”) and its implementing regulations. Trading partners
within the drug supply chain must now ensure certain product tracing requirements are
met that they are doing business with other authorized
trading partners; and they are required to exchange transaction information, transaction history, and
transaction statements. Product
identifier information (an aspect of the product tracing scheme) is also now required. The DSCSA requirements,
development of standards,
and the system for product tracing have been and will continue to be phased in over a period of years. The distribution of
product samples
continues to be regulated under the PDMA, and some states also impose regulations on drug sample distribution.
 
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Our
activities and the activities of our licensees are also potentially subject to federal and state consumer protection and unfair competition
laws. If we, our
licensees or our third-party suppliers fail to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, a regulatory agency may
take any of the following actions:
 
 
●
conduct an
investigation into our or our licensees’ practices and any alleged violation of law;
 
 
●
seek an injunction
or impose civil or criminal penalties or monetary fines;
 
 
●
suspend or
withdraw regulatory approval;
 
 
●
suspend or
impose restrictions on our licensees’ operations, including costly new manufacturing requirements;
 
 
●
seize or
detain products, refuse to permit the import or export of products, or require our licensees to initiate a product recall; or
 
 
●
exclude our
licensees from providing our products to those participating in government healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and
refuse to allow our licensees to enter into supply contracts, including government contracts.
 
Recent
government enforcement has targeted pharmaceutical companies for violations of fraud, abuse and other laws.
 
The
federal government has pursued actions against pharmaceutical companies for violations of fraud, abuse, and other laws, including, but
not limited to
the AKS, False Claims Act, FDCA, HIPAA, HITECH, Ryan Haight Act, and others, including marketing and promotional compliance
programs or codes
of conduct, and law or rules requiring reporting of commercial activities.
 
We
cannot ensure that ours or our licensee’s compliance controls, policies, and procedures will be sufficient to protect against acts
of ours or their
employees, business partners, licenses, or vendors that may violate federal or state fraud and abuse laws or other applicable
requirements.
 
The
violations of any of these law or rules may result in penalties that may force us to expend significant amounts of time and money and
may significantly
inhibit our licensee’s ability to continue to market our products and generate revenue. Following the closing
of the vitaCare divestiture, we may still be
required to indemnify the buyer of vitaCare in the event any enforcement related to activities
prior to the vitaCare divestiture. Similar regulations apply in
foreign jurisdictions.
 
If
our dietary supplement, hormone therapy pharmaceutical products or patient-controlled, long-acting contraceptive products
do not have the effects
intended or cause undesirable side effects, our business may suffer.
 
Although
many of the ingredients in our dietary supplement products are vitamins, minerals, and other substances for which there is a long history
of
human consumption, they also contain innovative ingredients or combinations of ingredients. Furthermore, our hormone therapy or patient-controlled,
long-acting contraceptive pharmaceutical products have been approved by the FDA based on its assessment of the safety and efficacy of
these products.
While we believe that all of these products and the combinations of ingredients in them are safe when taken as directed,
the products could have certain
undesirable side effects if not taken as directed or if taken by a consumer who has certain medical conditions.
In addition, these products may not have the
effect intended if they are not taken in accordance with certain instructions, which include
certain dietary or other labeling restrictions. Furthermore, there
can be no assurance that any of the products, even when used as directed,
will have the effects intended or will not have harmful side effects in an
unforeseen way or on an unforeseen cohort. If any of our products
are shown to be harmful or generate negative publicity from perceived harmful effects,
our business, financial condition, results of
operations, and prospects could be harmed significantly.
 
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Our
products face significant competition from branded and generic products, and our operating results will suffer if we fail to compete
effectively.
 
Development
and awareness of our products will depend largely upon our licensee’s success in increasing the consumer base for our products.
The
pharmaceutical and dietary supplement industries are intensely competitive and subject to rapid and significant technological change.
Our products face
intense competition, including from major multinational pharmaceutical and dietary supplement companies, established
biotechnology companies,
specialty pharmaceutical, and generic drug companies. Many of these companies have greater financial and other
resources, such as larger R&D staffs and
more experienced marketing and manufacturing organizations. As a result, these companies
may obtain regulatory approval more rapidly and may be more
effective in selling and marketing their products. They also may invest heavily
to accelerate discovery and development of novel compounds or to in-
license novel compounds that could make the products that we sell
or develop obsolete. Smaller or early-stage companies may also prove to be significant
competitors, particularly through collaborative
arrangements with large, established companies. If our licensees are unable to economically promote or
maintain our brand, our business,
results of operations and financial condition could be severely harmed. In addition, loss of exclusivity may provide
opportunity for
competing products, particularly generics, to siphon off our consumers.
 
In
February 2020, we received a Paragraph IV certification notice letter (the “IMVEXXY Notice Letter”) regarding an ANDA submitted
to the FDA by
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”). See “If our efforts or the efforts of our licensees to protect
the proprietary nature of the intellectual property
covering our hormone therapy pharmaceutical products and other products are not adequate,
we may not be able to compete effectively in our market”
below for more information regarding the IMVEXXY Notice Letter. Additionally,
on March 2020, we received a Paragraph IV certification notice letter
(the “BIJUVA Notice Letter”) regarding an ANDA submitted
to FDA by Amneal Pharmaceuticals. See Item 1. Business – Pharmaceutical Regulation –
Regulatory Exclusivity for more information
on the BIJUVA Notice Letter.
 
In
addition, we cannot predict what additional ANDAs could be filed by Teva or other potential generic competitors requesting approval to
market generic
forms of our products, which if approved, could result in significant decreases in the revenue derived from royalties
sales of our marketed products and
thereby harm our business and financial condition.
 
Our
future success depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel.
 
We
have one employee and use a limited number of external consultants for the operation of our company, any of whom may terminate their
consultancy
with us at any time. We may not be able to attract and retain consultants on acceptable terms given the competition for similar
personnel. Some of our
consultants and advisors may be employed by employers other than us and may have commitments under consulting
or advisory contracts with other
entities that may limit their availability to us. We do not maintain “key person” insurance.
If we are unable to continue to use our current consultants, or if
we are unable to recruit new consultants, then our ability to operate
our business will be negatively impacted and it could interfere with our ability to
receive any potential royalties.
 
Our
financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by any future pandemics or epidemics.
 
Our
business may be impacted by any future pandemics or epidemics. The severity of the impact of any pandemic on our business and operating
results
will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted.
 
Any
future pandemics or epidemics can negatively affect the ability of our licensees’ sales force to access healthcare providers to
promote our products and
the ability of patients to visit their healthcare professionals for non-emergent matters. Accordingly, the sales
force of our licensees may continue to use a
hybrid model of office visits when necessary and digital engagement tools and tactics and
virtual detailing, which may be less effective than their ordinary
course sales and marketing programs.
 
Further,
our future results of operations and liquidity could be adversely affected during or following any future pandemics or epidemics by extended
billing and collection cycles at our company, our licensees, or otherwise; delays in payments of outstanding receivable amounts beyond
normal payment
terms, including royalty payments; supply chain disruptions; and uncertain demand. 
 
Also,
disruptions have occurred and may occur in the future that affect our licensees’ ability to obtain supplies or other components
for our products,
manufacture additional products, or deliver inventory in a timely manner. This would result in lost sales (and royalties)
and damage to our reputation.
  
We
may also experience other unknown impacts from any future pandemics or epidemics that cannot be predicted. Accordingly, disruptions to
our business
as a result of pandemics or epidemics could result in an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial
condition and prospects.
 
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Failure
to obtain regulatory approval outside the U.S. will prevent our licensees from marketing our hormone therapy pharmaceutical products
in non-
U.S. markets.
 
We
have entered into licensing and supply agreements with Knight and Theramex to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in non-U.S. markets. To
market these products in the European Union and many other non-U.S. jurisdictions, our licensees must obtain separate regulatory approvals.
We have had
limited interactions with non-U.S. regulatory authorities, the approval procedures vary among countries and can involve additional
testing, and the time
required to obtain approval may differ from that required to obtain FDA approval or clearance. Approval or clearance
by the FDA does not ensure approval
by regulatory authorities in other countries, and approval by one or more non-U.S. regulatory authorities
does not ensure approval by other regulatory
authorities in other countries or by the FDA. The non-U.S. regulatory approval process may
include all risks associated with obtaining FDA approval or
clearance. For these non-U.S. regulatory approvals, our licensees may not
obtain them on a timely basis, if at all. Our licensees’ failure to receive necessary
non-U.S. regulatory approvals to commercialize
IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in a given market could have an adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, results of operations, and prospects.
 
In
addition, by seeking to obtain approval to market IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in one or more non-U.S. markets, we or our licensees will be subject
to rules
and regulations in those markets relating to our products. In some countries, particularly countries of the European Union,
each of which has developed its
own rules and regulations, pricing is subject to governmental control. In these countries, pricing negotiations
with governmental authorities can take
considerable time after the receipt of regulatory approval for a drug. To obtain reimbursement
or pricing approval in some countries, our licensees may be
required to conduct a clinical trial that compares the cost-effectiveness
of our pharmaceutical product to other available products. If reimbursement of our
pharmaceutical product is unavailable or limited in
scope or amount, or if pricing is set at unsatisfactory levels, our licensees may be unable to generate
revenues and achieve or sustain
profitability with respect to any given market, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
results of operations,
and prospects. If our licensees obtain approval to market IMVEXXY or BIJUVA in one or more non-U.S. markets, there will be
additional
pharmacovigilance reporting requirements for our products. To the extent that the non-U.S. markets in which our licensees distribute
our
products have different pharmacovigilance reporting requirements than the U.S., there is a risk that the marketing of our drugs in
those countries may
increase the number of adverse events reported for our products.
 
Our
success is tied to our licensees’ distribution channels.
 
Our
revenue is dependent on our licensees’ distribution through wholesale distributors and retail pharmacy distributors. Our business
would be harmed if
our licensees’ customers refused to distribute our products and if our licensees were not able to replace such
customers through their distribution channels.
 
Our
ability to utilize net operating loss carryforwards may be limited.
 
As of December
31, 2024, we had federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of $579.0 million. Subject to applicable limitations, our
NOL may be
used to offset future taxable income, to the extent we generate any taxable income, and thereby reduce our future federal
income taxes otherwise payable.
 
Section
382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, imposes limitations on a corporation’s ability to utilize NOL carryforwards
if it
experiences an ownership change as defined in Section 382. In general terms, an ownership change may result from transactions increasing
the ownership
of certain stockholders in the stock of a corporation by more than 50 percent over a three-year period. If an ownership
change has occurred, or were to
occur, utilization of our NOL carryforwards would be subject to an annual limitation under Section 382
determined by multiplying the value of our stock at
the time of the ownership change by the applicable long-term tax-exempt rate. Any
unused annual limitation may be carried over to later years. We may be
found to have experienced an ownership change under Section 382
because of events in the past or the issuance of shares of our common stock in the
future. If so, the use of our NOL carryforwards, or
a portion thereof, against our future taxable income may be subject to an annual limitation under Section
382.
 
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In
2017, the U.S. federal government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017
Tax Act”). The
2017 Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. federal tax code, including, but not limited to reducing
the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from
34 percent to 21 percent and imposing new restrictions on the use of NOL carryforwards. The
2017 Tax Act reduced the corporate tax rate to 21 percent,
effective January 1, 2018. Management assessed the valuation allowance analyses
with respect to our NOL carryforwards as affected by various aspects of
the 2017 Tax Act and determined that a full valuation allowance
continues to be appropriate. Additionally, to address the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act, or the CARES Act, was enacted into law in March 2020. The CARES Act includes
several significant business tax provisions
that, among other things, includes further statutory amendments to the rules governing NOL carryforwards, as
amended by the 2017 Tax
Act. The CARES Act limits the NOL deduction in taxable years beginning in 2021 to the lesser of the NOL carryforwards or
80% of the taxpayer’s
taxable income (after considering the deduction for NOL arising in tax years beginning before January 1, 2018), which may restrict
our
ability to offset future taxable income with NOL carryforwards and increase our future federal income taxes otherwise payable.
 
Any
failure of our licensees to adequately maintain a sales force or adequately promote our products will impede our growth.
 
We
are substantially dependent on the sales forces of our licensees to attract new business and to manage existing customer relationships.
There is
significant competition for qualified, productive direct sales personnel with advanced sales skills and technical knowledge.
Our ability to achieve growth in
revenue in the future will depend, in large part, on our licensees’ success in recruiting, training,
and retaining direct sales personnel, and their decision to
adequately promote our products. If our licensees are unable to hire, engage,
and develop enough productive sales personnel or fail to adequately promote
our products, our business prospects could suffer.
 
The
announcement and pendency of Mayne Pharma Group’s agreement to be acquired by Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. could have an
adverse effect
on our business, operations, and financial condition.
 
On February 20, 2025, Mayne Pharma Group announced that it entered
into a scheme implementation deed with Cosette under which Cosette agreed to
acquire all the outstanding shares of Mayne Pharma Group.
We cannot predict the outcome of the acquisition or how Mayne Pharma Group’s shareholders
will vote on the parties’ proposed
acquisition. While the proposed acquisition is pending, suppliers, manufactures, or business partners may delay or defer
certain business
decisions with respect to the Licensed Products, or seek to change or renegotiate their existing business relationships. Such parties
may
also experience uncertainty associated with the acquisition which may affect current or future business relationships with us. There
can be no assurance that
our business relationships with third parties or our liquidity or financial condition will not be adversely affected
in a way that may be material to our
company, regardless of whether the acquisition is completed. Further, in the event the acquisition
is completed, we will be reliant on Cosette to sell the
Licensed Products, and the failure of Cosette to maintain or increase sales of
these products could have an adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, results of operations, and growth prospects. 
 
Risks
related to our intellectual property
 
If
our efforts or the efforts of our licensees to protect the proprietary nature of the intellectual property covering our hormone therapy
pharmaceutical
products and other products are not adequate, we may not be able to compete effectively in our market.
 
Our
commercial success will depend in part on ours and our licensees’ ability to obtain additional patents and protect our existing
patent positions as well
as our ability to maintain adequate protection of other intellectual property for our hormone therapy pharmaceutical
products. If we do not adequately
protect our intellectual property, competitors may be able to use our technologies and erode or negate
any competitive advantage we may have, which
could harm our business and ability to achieve profitability. The patent positions of pharmaceutical
companies are highly uncertain. The legal principles
applicable to patents are in transition due to changing court precedent and legislative
action, and we cannot be certain that the historical legal standards
surrounding questions of validity will continue to be applied or
that current defenses relating to issued patents in these fields will be sufficient in the future.
Changes in patent laws in the U.S.,
such as the America Invents Act of 2011, may affect the scope, strength, and enforceability of our patent rights or the
nature of proceedings
that may be brought by us related to our patent rights. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights
to the same extent as the laws of the U.S., and we may encounter significant problems in protecting our proprietary rights in these countries.
We will be
able to protect our proprietary rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent that our proprietary technologies
are covered by valid and
enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets.
 
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These
risks include the possibility of the following:
 
 
●
the patent
applications that we or our licenses have filed may fail to result in issued patents in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions;
 
 
●
patents issued
or licensed to us, or our partners, may be challenged or discovered to have been issued on the basis of insufficient, incomplete,
or
incorrect information, and thus held to be invalid or unenforceable;
 
 
●
the scope
of any patent protection may be too narrow to exclude competitors from developing or designing around these patents;
 
 
●
we, the Population
Council, or our licensees were not the first to make the inventions covered by each of our issued patents and pending patent
applications,
or may have created bars under U.S. or foreign laws that would preclude the issuance of patents;
 
 
●
we, the Population
Council, or our licensees may not have been the first inventors to invent or file patent applications for these technologies in the
U.S. or were not the first to file patent applications directed to these technologies abroad;
 
 
●
we may fail
to comply with procedural, documentary, fee payment, and other similar provisions during the patent application process, which can
result in abandonment or lapse of the patent or patent application, resulting in partial or complete loss of patent rights;
 
 
●
future pharmaceutical
product candidates may not be patentable;
 
 
●
others may
claim rights or ownership regarding patents and other proprietary rights that we hold or license;
 
 
●
delays in
development, testing, clinical trials, and regulatory review may reduce the period during which we could market our pharmaceutical
products under patent protection; and
 
 
●
we or our
licensees may fail to timely apply for patents on our technologies or products.
 
While
we apply for patents covering our technologies and products, as we deem appropriate, many third parties may already have filed patent
applications
or have received patents in our areas of product development. These entities’ applications, patents, and other intellectual
property rights may conflict with
patent applications to which we have rights and could prevent us from obtaining patents or could call
into question the validity of any of our patents, if
issued, or could otherwise adversely affect our ability to develop, manufacture,
or commercialize our pharmaceutical products. In addition, if third parties
file patent applications in the technologies that also claim
technology to which we have rights, we may have to participate in interference, derivation, or
other proceedings with the USPTO or foreign
patent regulatory authorities to determine our rights in the technologies, which may be time-consuming and
expensive. Moreover, issued
patents may be challenged in the courts or in post-grant proceedings at the USPTO, or in similar proceedings in foreign
countries. These
proceedings may result in loss of patent claims or adverse changes to the scope of the claims.
 
If
we, the Population Council, our licensees, or our strategic partners fail to obtain and maintain patent protection for our products,
or our proprietary
technologies and their uses, companies may be dissuaded from collaborating with us or our licensees. In such event,
ours or our licensee’s ability to
commercialize our pharmaceutical products may be threatened, we could lose our competitive advantage,
and the competition we face could increase, all of
which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations,
and prospects.
 
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In
addition, mechanisms exist in much of the world permitting some form of challenge by generic drug marketers to our patents before, or
immediately
following, the expiration of any regulatory exclusivity, and generic companies are increasingly employing aggressive strategies,
such as “at risk” launches
or the post-grant approval processes that exists in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions to challenge
relevant patent rights. In February 2020, we received the
IMVEXXY Notice Letter regarding an ANDA submitted to the FDA by Teva. The ANDA
submitted by Teva seeks approval from the FDA to
commercially manufacture, use, or sell a generic version of the 4 mcg and 10 mcg doses
of IMVEXXY.
 
In the IMVEXXY
Notice Letter, Teva alleges that IMVEXXY Patents listed in the FDA’s Orange Book that claim compositions and methods of
IMVEXXY
are invalid, unenforceable, and/or will not be infringed by Teva’s commercial manufacture, use, or sale of its proposed generic
drug product.
The IMVEXXY Patents identified in the IMVEXXY Notice Letter expire in 2032 or 2033. In April 2020, we filed a complaint
for patent infringement
against Teva in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey arising from Teva’s ANDA
filing with the FDA. We are seeking, among
other relief, an order that the effective date of any FDA approval of Teva’s ANDA would
be a date no earlier than the expiration of the IMVEXXY Patents
and equitable relief enjoining Teva from infringing the IMVEXXY Patents.
Teva has filed its answer and counterclaim to the complaint, alleging that the
IMVEXXY Patents are invalid and not infringed. In September
2021, the District Court made available a public version of the order following the parties’
agreement to a consent motion to redact
information Teva contended was confidential. The order provides that the statutory stay that prevents FDA from
granting final approval
of the ANDA for 30 months from the date of the Notice Letter will be extended for the number of days that the stay of the
IMVEXXY litigation
is in place. In November 2024, the court lifted the stay.
 
We
cannot assure you that any patent infringement lawsuit that we or our licensees may file will prevent the introduction of a generic version
of
IMVEXXY for any particular length of time, or at all. If Teva’s ANDA is approved, and a generic version of IMVEXXY is introduced,
the sales of
IMVEXXY could be adversely affected and our license revenue could be significantly decreased. In addition, we cannot predict
what additional ANDAs
could be filed by Teva, or other potential generic competitors requesting approval to market generic forms of our
products, which could require us or our
licensees to incur significant additional expense and result in distraction for our management
team, and if approved, result in significant decreases in the
revenue derived from sales of our marketed products and thereby harm our
business and financial condition.
 
Our
business also may rely on unpatented proprietary technology, know-how, and trade secrets. If the confidentiality of this intellectual
property is
breached, it could adversely impact our business.
 
We
must rely on Mayne Pharma to file lawsuits or take other actions to protect or enforce our patents and there can be no assurance they
will take
such actions or be successful.
 
Competitors
may infringe our patents or the patents of the ANNOVERA licensor. Following the Mayne Transaction, we no longer have the express right
to
enforce our intellectual property. To counter infringement or unauthorized use, we must rely on Mayne Pharma to file infringement
claims, including with
respect to Teva’s IMVEXXY Notice Letter. There can be no assurance that Mayne Pharma will have sufficient
financial or other resources to file and
pursue such infringement claims in the United States, which typically last for years before
they are concluded. The legal systems of certain countries,
particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of
patents and other intellectual property protection, particularly those relating to
pharmaceuticals, which could make it difficult for
us to stop the infringement of our patents or marketing of competing products in violation of our
proprietary rights generally.
 
In
addition, in an infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a patent of ours or of the ANNOVERA licensor is not valid or is unenforceable
or may
refuse to stop the other party from using the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents, or those of the ANNOVERA licensor,
do not cover the
technology in question or on other grounds. An adverse result in any litigation or defense proceedings could put one
or more of our patents, or those of the
ANNOVERA licensor, at risk of being invalidated, held unenforceable, or interpreted narrowly.
Moreover, we may not be able to prevent, alone or with our
licensees, or the ANNOVERA licensor, misappropriation of our proprietary rights,
particularly in countries in which the laws may not protect those rights
as fully as in the U.S. or in those countries in which we do
not file national phase patent applications. Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of
discovery required in connection with
intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by
disclosure during
this type of litigation. In addition, if securities analysts or investors perceive public announcements of the results of hearings, motions,
or
other interim proceedings or developments to be negative, the price of our common stock could be adversely affected. The occurrence
of any of the above
could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.
 
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Risks
related to ownership of our common stock
 
We
may be treated as a “public shell” company which could have negative consequences, including potential Nasdaq delisting of
our common stock.
 
Our
common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. We have no current plans to delist our common stock from Nasdaq.
However,
following the transaction with Mayne Pharma, when we changed our business to become a royalty company, we may be treated as
a “public shell”
company under the Nasdaq rules and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, or the
Exchange Act. Although Nasdaq evaluates
whether a listed company is a public shell company based on a facts and circumstances determination,
a Nasdaq-listed company with no or nominal
operations and either no or nominal assets, assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents,
or assets consisting of any amount of cash and cash
equivalents and nominal other assets is generally considered to be a public shell
company. Listed companies determined to be public shell companies by
Nasdaq may be subject to delisting proceedings or additional and
more stringent listing criteria. Additionally, we may be subject to delisting proceedings as
a result of our failure to maintain compliance
with additional continued listing requirements of Nasdaq.
 
If
our common stock is delisted from Nasdaq, or if in the future we determine to delist our common stock, we would expect that such securities
would
qualify for trading over-the-counter, or OTC, in the United States on a market colloquially referred to as the “Pink Sheets.”
Securities quoted OTC are
generally subject to lesser requirements than securities listed for trading on a U.S. national stock exchange,
such as Nasdaq, including reduced corporate
governance and public reporting standards.
 
If
Nasdaq should delist our common stock from trading, or if in the future we determine to delist our common stock, a reduction in some
or all of the
following may occur, each of which could have a material adverse effect on holders of our common stock: the liquidity of
our common stock; the market
price of our common stock; the number of institutional and general investors that will consider investing
in our common stock; the number of investors in
general that will consider investing in our common stock; the number of market makers
in our common stock; the availability of information concerning
the trading prices and volume of our common stock; and the number of
broker-dealers willing to execute trades in our common stock. In addition to the
foregoing, there are certain consequences under the
Securities Act of being a public shell company, including the unavailability of Rule 144 thereunder for
the resale of restricted securities
and the inability to utilize Form S-8 for the registration of employee benefit plan securities.
 
Our
principal stockholder owns a significant percentage of our stock and will be able to exert significant control over matters subject to
stockholder
approval.
 
As
of December 31, 2024, Rubric Capital Management LP (“Rubric”) and its affiliates beneficially owned approximately 25.6% of
our common stock.
Rubric may be able to largely determine the outcome of all matters requiring stockholder approval. For example, Rubric
may be able to largely control
elections of directors, amendments of our organizational documents, or approval of any merger, sale of
assets, or other major corporate transaction. This
may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our common
stock that you may feel are in your best interest as one of our
stockholders.
 
If
we fail to maintain proper internal controls, our ability to produce accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations
could be
impaired.
 
Pursuant
to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our management is required annually to deliver a report that assesses the effectiveness of
our internal
control over financial reporting. Due to our current filing status, we are not required to have our independent registered
public accounting firm deliver an
attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. If we are
unable to maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting or our independent auditors are unwilling or unable to provide
us with an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting for future periods as required by, or
voluntarily followed under, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we may not be able to produce accurate
financial statements, and investors
may therefore lose confidence in our operating results, our stock price could decline and we may be subject to litigation
or regulatory
enforcement actions.
 
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We
do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock so any returns may be limited to the value of our stock.
 
We
have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain any future earnings for
the operation
of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. In addition, the
terms of any future debt agreements
may also preclude us from paying dividends. Any return to stockholders may be limited to the capital
appreciation, if any, of their stock.
 
Some
provisions of our charter documents and Nevada law may have anti-takeover effects that could discourage an acquisition of us by others,
even if
an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our
current management.
 
Provisions
in our articles of incorporation and bylaws, as well as certain provisions of Nevada law, could make it more difficult for a third-party
to acquire
us or increase the cost of acquiring us, even if an acquisition would benefit our stockholders, and could also make it more
difficult to remove our current
management. These provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws include the following:
 
 
●
authorizing
the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors (the “Board”)
to increase the number of
outstanding shares and thwart a takeover attempt;
 
 
●
prohibiting
cumulative voting in the election of directors, which would otherwise allow less than a majority of stockholders to elect director
candidates; and
 
 
●
advance notice
provisions in connection with stockholder proposals that may prevent or hinder any attempt by our stockholders to bring business
to be considered by our stockholders at a meeting or replace our Board.
 
In
addition, we are subject to Nevada’s Combination with Interested Stockholders statute (Nevada Revised Statute Sections 78.411 –
78.444), which
prohibits an “interested stockholder” from entering into a “combination” with a company, unless
certain conditions are met. An “interested stockholder” is
a person who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially
owns (or within the prior two years, did beneficially own) 10% or more of the
corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote.
 
General
risks related to our business
 
Our
business may be affected by unfavorable publicity or lack of consumer acceptance.
 
We
are highly dependent upon consumer acceptance of the safety and quality of our products, as well as similar products distributed by other
companies.
Consumer acceptance of a product can be significantly influenced by scientific research or findings, national media attention,
and other publicity about
product use, products themselves, or marketing campaigns for our products. A product may be received favorably,
resulting in high sales associated with
that product that may not be sustainable as consumer preferences change. Future scientific research
or publicity could be unfavorable to our industry or any
of our products and may not be consistent with earlier favorable research or
publicity. A future research report or publicity that is perceived by consumers
as less than favorable or that may question earlier favorable
research or publicity could have an adverse effect on sales of our products and our ability to
generate revenue. Adverse publicity in
the form of published scientific research, statements by regulatory authorities or otherwise, whether or not accurate,
that associates
use of our products or any other similar products with illness or other adverse effects, or that questions the benefits of our products
or similar
products, or that claims that such products do not have the effect intended, or that question the marketing of our products,
could have an adverse effect on
our business, reputation, financial condition, or results of operations.
 
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Our
licensees may initiate product recalls or withdrawals or may be subject to regulatory enforcement actions that could negatively affect
our business.
 
Our
products may be subject to product recalls, withdrawals, or seizures if any of our products are believed to cause injury or illness or
if our licensees are
alleged to have violated governmental regulations in the manufacture, labeling, promotion, sale, or distribution
of any of our products. A recall, withdrawal,
or seizure of any of our products could adversely affect consumer confidence in our brands
and lead to decreased demand for our products, which could
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Product
liability lawsuits could divert our resources, result in substantial liabilities, and reduce the commercial potential of our products.
 
We
face an inherent risk of product liability claims because of the commercial availability of our current products. Additionally, considering
the history of
product liability claims related to other hormone therapy products and contraceptives, we will face an even greater risk
through commercialization of our
products. For example, we may be sued if any product we develop allegedly causes injury or is found
to be otherwise unsuitable during manufacturing,
marketing, or sale. Any such product liability claims may include allegations of defects
in manufacturing, defects in design, failures to warn of dangers
associated with the use of the product, negligence, strict liability,
or breaches of warranties. Claims could also be asserted under state consumer fraud and
protection statutes. If we cannot successfully
defend ourselves against product liability claims, we may incur substantial liabilities or be required to limit
commercialization of
our existing products or pharmaceutical product candidates. Regardless of the merits or eventual outcome, product liability claims
may
result in any of the following:
 
 
●
the inability
to commercialize our products;
 
 
●
difficulty
recruiting subjects for clinical trials or withdrawal of these subjects before a trial is completed;
 
 
●
labeling,
marketing, or promotional changes and/or restrictions;
 
 
●
product recalls
or withdrawals;
 
 
●
decreased
demand for our products or products that we may develop in the future;
 
 
●
loss of revenue;
 
 
●
injury to
our reputation;
 
 
●
initiation
of investigations by regulators or actions by state attorney generals or the U.S. Department of Justice;
 
 
●
costs to
defend the related litigation;
 
 
●
a diversion
of management’s time and our resources;
 
 
●
substantial
monetary awards to trial participants or patients;
 
 
●
exhaustion
of any available insurance and our capital resources;
 
 
●
the obligation
to indemnify our licensees that would be a diversion of management’s time and resources; and
 
 
●
a decline
in our stock price.
 
Although
we maintain general liability insurance and clinical trial liability insurance for our products and product candidates, this insurance
may not fully
cover potential liabilities. The cost of any product liability litigation or other proceeding, even if resolved in our
favor, could be substantial. In addition, our
inability to obtain or maintain sufficient insurance coverage at an acceptable cost or
to otherwise protect against potential product liability claims could
prevent or inhibit the development and commercial production and
sale of our products, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition,
results of operations, and prospects.
 
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A
failure to maintain optimal inventory levels to meet commercial demand for our products could harm our and our licensees’ reputation
and subject
us to financial losses.
 
Our
licensees’ ability to maintain optimal inventory levels to meet commercial demand depends on the performance of third-party contract
manufacturers.
In some instances, our products have unique ingredients used under license arrangements. One of our third-party contract
manufacturers has in the past
experienced an increase in difficulties with manufacturing of ANNOVERA, resulting in intermittent supply
of ANNOVERA for commercial distribution.
See “Our dependence upon third parties for the manufacture and supply of our existing
women’s healthcare products may cause delays in or prevent our
licensees from successfully commercializing and marketing our products”
above. If the manufacturers of our products are unsuccessful in obtaining raw
materials, if our licensees are unable to manufacture and
release inventory on a timely and consistent basis, if our licensees fail to maintain an adequate
level of product inventory, if inventory
is destroyed or damaged, or if our licensees’ inventory reaches its expiration date, patients might not have access to
our products,
our reputation and brands could be harmed, and physicians may be less likely to recommend our products in the future, each of which could
have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
 
Our
business may be impacted by new or changing tax laws or regulations and actions by federal, state, and/or local agencies, or how judicial
authorities apply tax laws.
 
In
connection with the products we previously sold and the royalties we receive, we calculate, collect, and remit various federal, state,
and local taxes,
surcharges and regulatory fees, or taxes, to numerous federal, state and local governmental authorities. In addition,
we incur and pay state and local taxes
and fees on purchases of goods and services used in our business. Tax laws are dynamic and subject
to change as new laws are passed and new
interpretations of the law are issued or applied. In many cases, the application of tax laws
is uncertain and subject to differing interpretations, especially
when evaluated against new technologies and services. The impact of
tax reform on holders of our common stock is also uncertain and could be adverse.
 
If
we have incorrectly described, disclosed, calculated, assessed, or remitted amounts that were due to governmental authorities, we could
be subject to
additional taxes, fines, penalties, or other adverse actions, which could impact our business, results of operations, and
financial condition.
 
We
may not be able to maintain effective and efficient information systems or properly safeguard our information systems.
 
Our
operations are dependent on uninterrupted performance of our information systems. Failure to maintain reliable information systems, disruptions
in our
existing information systems or the implementation of new systems could cause disruptions in our business operations, including
violations of patient
privacy and confidentiality requirements and other regulatory requirements, increased administrative expenses and
other adverse consequences.
 
In
addition, information security risks have generally increased in recent years because of new technologies and the increased activities
of perpetrators of
cyber-attacks resulting in the theft of protected health, business, or financial information. Despite our layered
security controls, experienced computer
programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate our information systems or the information systems
of our licensees and misappropriate or compromise
sensitive patient or personnel information or proprietary or confidential information,
create system disruptions or cause shutdowns. They also may be able
to develop and deploy viruses, worms and other malicious software
programs that disable our systems or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities.
Outside parties may also attempt to fraudulently
induce employees to take actions, including the release of confidential or sensitive information or to make
fraudulent payments, through
illegal electronic spamming, phishing, or other tactics.
 
A
failure in or breach of our information systems or those of our licensees because of cyber-attacks or other tactics could disrupt our
business, result in the
release or misuse of protected health information, or PHI, confidential or proprietary business information or
financial loss, damage our reputation, increase
our administrative expenses, and expose us to additional risk of liability to federal
or state governments or individuals. Although we believe that we have
robust information security procedures and other safeguards in
place, as cyber threats continue to evolve, we may be required to expend additional
resources to continue to enhance our information
security measures or to investigate and remediate any information security vulnerabilities. Our
remediation efforts may not be successful
and could result in interruptions, delays or cessation of service and loss of existing or potential patients and
disruption of our operations.
In addition, breaches of our security measures and the unauthorized dissemination of patient healthcare and other sensitive
information,
proprietary or confidential information about us or other third-parties could expose such persons’ private information to the risk
of financial or
medical identity theft or expose us or such persons to a risk of loss or misuse of this information, result in litigation
and potential liability for us, damage
our brand and reputation or otherwise harm our business. Any of these disruptions or breaches
of security could have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
 
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Our
failure to comply with foreign data protection laws and regulations could lead to government enforcement actions and significant penalties
against
us, and adversely impact our operating results.
 
European
Union member states and other foreign jurisdictions, including Switzerland, have adopted data protection laws and regulations which impose
significant compliance obligations. Moreover, the collection and use of personal health data in the European Union, which was formerly
governed by the
provisions of the European Union Data Protection Directive, was replaced with the European Union General Data Protection
Regulation the (“GDPR”) in
May 2018. The GDPR, which is wide-ranging in scope, imposes several requirements relating to the
consent of the individuals to whom the personal data
relates, the information provided to the individuals, the security and confidentiality
of the personal data, data breach notification and the use of third-party
processors in connection with the processing of personal data.
The GDPR also imposes strict rules on the transfer of personal data out of the European
Union to the U.S., provides an enforcement authority
and imposes large penalties for noncompliance, including the potential for fines of up to €20 million
or 4% of the annual global
revenues of the non-compliant company, whichever is greater. The implementation of the GDPR has increased our responsibility
and liability
in relation to personal data that we process, and we may in the future be required to put in place additional mechanisms to ensure compliance
with the GDPR, which could divert management’s attention and increase our cost of doing business.
 
In
July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its long-awaited decision in the case Data Protection Commission v. Facebook
Ireland,
Schrems. The decision on this case invalidated the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
Framework, calling into
question personal data transfers from the EU to the U.S. On October 7, 2022, President Biden introduced an Executive
Order to facilitate a new Trans-
Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”), and on July 10, 2023, the European Commission
adopted its Final Implementing Decision granting the U.S.
adequacy (Adequacy Decision) for EU-U.S. transfers of personal information
for companies that self-certify to the DPF. While we have yet to determine
the full impact of the DPF on our business, any transfers
by us or our vendors or licensees of personal information subject to the GDPR may not comply
with data protection law and may increase
our exposure to the GDPR’s heightened sanctions for violations of its cross-border data transfer restrictions.
 
In
addition, new regulation or legislative actions regarding data privacy and security (together with applicable industry standards) may
increase our costs of
doing business. In this regard, we expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws, regulations and industry
standards relating to privacy and data
protection in the U.S., the European Union and other jurisdictions, and we cannot determine the
impact such future laws, regulations and standards may
have on our business.
 
Our
employees and business partners may not appropriately secure and protect confidential information in their possession.
 
Each
of our employees and business partners is responsible for the security of the information in our systems or under our control and to
ensure that private
and financial information is kept confidential. Should an employee or business partner not follow appropriate security
measures, including those related to
cyber threats or attacks or other tactics, as well as our privacy and security policies and procedures,
the improper release of personal information, including
PHI, or confidential business or financial information, or misappropriation of
assets could result. The release of such information or misappropriation of
assets could have an adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, and results of operations.
 
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Employees
may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, including noncompliance with regulatory standards and requirements and insider
trading.
 
We
are exposed to the risk of employee fraud or other misconduct. Misconduct by employees could include intentional failures to comply with
FDA
regulations, to provide accurate information to the FDA, to comply with federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations,
to report
financial information or data accurately, or to disclose unauthorized activities to us. In particular, sales, marketing, and
business arrangements in the
healthcare industry are subject to extensive laws and regulations intended to prevent fraud, misconduct,
kickbacks, self-dealing, and other abusive
practices. These laws and regulations may restrict or prohibit a wide range of pricing, discounting,
marketing and promotion, sales commission, customer
incentive programs, and other business arrangements. We have adopted a Code of Conduct
and Ethics, but it is not always possible to identify and deter
employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent
this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or
losses or in protecting us from governmental investigations
or other actions or lawsuits stemming from a failure to be in compliance with these laws or
regulations. If any such actions are instituted
against us or our licensees, and we are not successful in defending ourselves or asserting our rights, those
actions could have a significant
impact on our business, including the imposition of significant fines or other sanctions.
 
General
risks related to our intellectual property
 
If
we are sued for infringing intellectual property rights of third parties, litigation will be costly and time consuming and could prevent
or delay us from
developing or commercializing our pharmaceutical product candidates.
 
Our
commercial success depends, in part, on our not infringing the patents and proprietary rights of other parties and not breaching any
collaboration or
other agreements we entered with regard to our technologies and products. We are aware of numerous third-party U.S.
and non-U.S. issued patents and
pending applications that exist in the technical areas of our pharmaceutical products, including compounds,
formulations, treatment methods, and synthetic
processes, which may be applied towards the synthesis of hormones, for example. Patent
applications are confidential when filed and remain confidential
until publication, approximately 18 months after initial filing, while
some patent applications remain unpublished until issuance. As such, there may be
other third-party patents and pending applications
of which we are currently unaware with claims directed towards composition of matter, formulations,
methods of manufacture, or methods
for treatment related to the use or manufacture of our products or product candidates. Therefore, we cannot ever know
with certainty
the nature or existence of every third-party patent filing. We cannot provide assurances that our licensees or their partners will be
free to
manufacture or market our products as planned or that we or the ANNOVERA licensors’ and partners’ patents will not
be opposed or litigated by third
parties. If any third-party patent was held by a court of competent jurisdiction to cover aspects of
our materials, formulations, methods of manufacture, or
methods of treatment related to the use or manufacture of any of our products,
the holders of any such patent may be able to block our ability to
commercialize the applicable product unless we obtained a license
or until such patent expires or is finally determined to be held invalid or unenforceable.
There can be no assurances that we will be
able to obtain a license to such patent on favorable terms or at all. Failure to obtain such license may have an
adverse effect on our
business.
 
There
is a substantial amount of litigation involving intellectual property in the pharmaceutical industry generally. If a third-party asserts
that we infringe
its patents or other proprietary rights, we could face many risks that could adversely affect our business, financial
condition, results of operations, and
prospects, including the following:
 
 
●
infringement
and other intellectual property claims, which would be costly and time-consuming to defend, whether or not we are ultimately
successful,
which in turn could delay the regulatory approval process, consume our capital, and divert management’s attention from our
business;
 
 
●
substantial
damages for past infringement, which we may have to pay if a court determines that our products or technologies infringe a
competitor’s
patent or other proprietary rights;
 
 
●
a court prohibiting
us from selling or licensing our technologies or future products unless the third-party licenses its patents or other proprietary
rights to us on commercially reasonable terms, which it is not required to do;
 
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●
if a license
is available from a third-party, we may have to pay substantial royalties or lump sum payments or grant cross licenses to our patents
or
other proprietary rights to obtain that license; or
 
 
●
redesigning
our products so they do not infringe, which may not be possible or may require substantial monetary expenditures and time.
 
We
are party from time to time to legal proceedings relating to our intellectual property, and third parties in the future may file claims
asserting that our
technologies, processes, or products infringe on their intellectual property. We cannot predict whether third parties
will assert these claims against us or our
strategic partners or against the licensors of technology licensed to us or our licensees,
or whether those claims will harm our business. In addition, the
outcome of intellectual property litigation is subject to uncertainties
that cannot be adequately quantified in advance. If we or our partners were to face
infringement claims or challenges by third parties
relating to our pharmaceutical product candidates, an adverse outcome could subject us to significant
liabilities to such third parties,
and force us or our partners to curtail or cease the development of some or all of our pharmaceutical product candidates,
which could
adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.
 
If
we are unable to protect the confidentiality of certain information, the value of our products and technology could be adversely affected.
 
We
rely and previously relied on trade secrets, know-how, and continuing technological advancement to develop and maintain our competitive
position. To
protect this competitive position, we regularly enter into confidentiality and proprietary information agreements with third
parties, including employees,
independent contractors, suppliers, and collaborators. We cannot, however, ensure that these protective
arrangements will be honored by third parties, and
we may not have adequate remedies if these arrangements are breached. In addition,
enforcement of claims that a third-party has illegally obtained and is
using trade secrets, know-how, or technological advancements is
expensive, time-consuming, and uncertain. Non-U.S. courts are sometimes less willing
than U.S. courts to protect this information. Moreover,
our trade secrets, know-how, and technological advancements may otherwise become known or be
independently developed by competitors in
a manner providing us with no practical recourse against the competing parties. If any such events were to
occur, they could adversely
affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.
 
We
may be subject to claims that our former employees wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers or of
other third
parties with whom we have obligations of confidentiality.
 
As
is common in the pharmaceutical industry, we employ and previously employed individuals who were previously employed at other biotechnology
or
pharmaceutical companies, including our competitors or potential competitors. We may be subject to claims that these former employees,
or we, have
inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their former employers. Litigation
may be necessary to defend
against these claims. Such claims may lead to material costs for us, or an inability to protect or use valuable
intellectual property rights, which could
adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.
 
General
risks related to ownership of our Common Stock
 
The
market price of our common stock may be highly volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
 
The
trading price of our common stock on Nasdaq is likely to be volatile. This volatility may prevent you from being able to sell your shares
at or above
the price you paid for your shares. Our stock price could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors,
which include the following:
 
 
●
changes in
laws or regulations applicable to our products;
 
 
●
unanticipated
serious safety concerns related to the use of our products;
 
 
●
the inability
for our licensees to obtain adequate supply for our products or the inability to do so at acceptable prices;
 
 
●
adverse regulatory
decisions;
 
 
●
the introduction
of new products or technologies offered by our competitors;
 
 
●
the effectiveness
of our licensees’ commercialization efforts;
 
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●
the perception
of the pharmaceutical industry by the public, legislatures, regulators, and the investment community;
 
 
●
disputes
or other developments relating to proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters, and our ability to obtain patent protection
for
our technologies;
 
 
●
actual or
anticipated variations in quarterly operating results;
 
 
●
the failure
to meet or exceed the estimates and projections of the investment community;
 
 
●
the overall
performance of the U.S. equity markets and general political and economic conditions;
 
 
●
announcements
of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments by us or our competitors;
 
 
●
additions
or departures of key management personnel;
 
 
●
adverse market
reaction to any indebtedness we may incur or securities we may issue in the future;
 
 
●
sales of
our common stock by us or our stockholders in the future;
 
 
●
significant
lawsuits, including patent or stockholder litigation;
 
 
●
changes in
the market valuations of similar companies;
 
 
●
the trading
volume of our common stock;
 
 
●
increases
in our common stock available for sale upon expiration of lock-up agreements;
 
 
●
effects of
natural or man-made catastrophic events or other business interruptions; and
 
 
●
other events
or factors, many of which are beyond our control.
 
In
addition, the stock market in general, and the stock of biotechnology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume
fluctuations
that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry
factors may negatively
affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.
 
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If
securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price
and trading
volume could decline.
 
The
trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about
us or our
business. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about
our business, our stock price
would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports
on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial
markets, which might cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.
 
Future
sales and issuances of equity securities, convertible securities or other securities could result in additional dilution of the percentage
ownership
of holders of our common stock.
 
Our
stockholders may experience dilution upon future equity issuances, including convertible debt or equity securities we may issue in the
future, the
exercise of stock options to purchase common stock granted to our employees, consultants and directors, including options
to purchase common stock
granted under our stock option and equity incentive plans or the issuance of common stock in settlement of previously
issued awards under our stock
option and equity incentive plans that may vest in the future.
   
We
expect that additional capital will be needed in the future to continue our planned operations. To raise capital, we may sell equity
securities, convertible
securities or other securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine from time to
time. If we sell equity securities, convertible
securities or other securities current investors may be materially diluted by subsequent
sales. We may also need our stockholders to authorize the issuance
of additional shares of common stock under our articles of incorporation
if we do not have sufficient authorized shares to raise such additional capital or
issue future awards under our stock option and equity
incentive plans. New investors could also gain rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of
holders of our existing equity
securities.
 
Item
1B. Unresolved staff comments
 
None.
 
Item
1C. Cybersecurity
 
Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Strategy
 
We have implemented
and maintain various information security processes designed to assess, identify and manage material risks from cybersecurity
threats
to our critical systems and information. Such processes are integrated into our overall risk management processes. For example, cybersecurity
risk is
addressed as a component of our enterprise risk management program and has historically been included as part of compliance reports
provided to our audit
committee.
 
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Our officers,
contractors and third-party IT vendors help assess, identify and manage our cybersecurity threats and risks by monitoring and evaluating
our
threat environment and risk profile using various methods including, for example: through the use of automated tools; conducting
audits and threat
assessments for internal and external threats; analyzing reports of threats and actors; evaluating our and our industry’s
risk profile; and evaluating threats
reported to us.
 
We implement
and maintain various technical, physical, and organizational measures, processes, standards and policies designed to manage and mitigate
material risks from cybersecurity threats to our critical systems and information, including, for example: multi-factor authentication,
encryption, anti-
malware functionality, access controls and systems monitoring.
 
We use third-party
service providers to perform a variety of functions throughout our business, including but not limited to application providers and
hosting
companies. All of our critical information is hosted by a third-party service provider. Further, we also rely upon such third-party service
providers
to both assist us in identifying cybersecurity threats, as well as to review and notify us of any data breach on their systems.
 
For a description
of the risks from cybersecurity threats that may materially affect us and how they may do so, see our risk factors under Part 1. Item
1A.
Risk Factors in this 2024 10-K Report, including the risk factor captioned “We may not be able to maintain effective and efficient
information systems or
properly safeguard our information systems.” While to date we have not identified any breaches from known
cybersecurity threats, including as a result of
any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely
to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of
operations, or financial condition, the sophistication of cybersecurity
threats continues to increase, and the preventative actions we take to reduce the risk of
cybersecurity incidents and protect our systems
and information may be insufficient. Accordingly, no matter how well our program is designed or
implemented, we will not be able to anticipate
all security breaches, and we may not be able to implement effective preventive measures against such
security breaches in a timely manner.
We also carry cybersecurity insurance to protect the Company in the event of a cybersecurity breach and to provide
resources if a cybersecurity
breach occurs.
 
Cybersecurity
Governance
 
Our board
of directors considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function. The audit committee of our board of directors bears
primary
responsibility for the board’s oversight of our cybersecurity risk. Periodically management updates our audit committee
about various risks facing the
Company, of which cybersecurity may be included.
 
Our cybersecurity
risk assessment and management processes are implemented and maintained by management and IT consultants. The IT consultants
have relevant
expertise, experience, education and training as well as knowledge of our company’s critical systems and information technology
policies.
 
Our cybersecurity
incident response processes are designed to escalate certain cybersecurity incidents to our chief executive officer, who would be
responsible,
along with third parties including our IT consultants, for assessing the materiality of, and mitigating and remediating, any cybersecurity
incidents of which we are notified. In addition, our incident response processes include a procedure for reporting certain cybersecurity
incidents to the
board of directors.
 
Item
2. Properties
 
Our headquarters
are in Boca Raton, Florida. We operate from a fully remote environment. We have a lease that includes 62,748 rentable square feet, or
the
full premises, of which the lease of 7,561 square feet commenced in 2018 and the lease of 55,187 square feet commenced in August
of 2019, or the full
premises commencement date. In June 2019, we entered into an agreement with the same lessors to lease an additional
6,536 square feet of administrative
office space in the same location, pursuant to an addendum to such lease, which commenced in May
2020. The lease will expire 11 years after the full
premises commencement date, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms
of the lease. We have the option to extend the term of the lease for
two additional consecutive periods of five years. The extension
option is not included in the determination of the lease term as it is not reasonably certain to
be exercised. The term of the lease
includes escalating rent and free rent periods. We are also responsible for certain other operating costs under the lease,
including
electricity and utility expenses. We have sublet 41,418 square feet and are in the process of subletting the remaining 21,330 square
feet of our
headquarters in Boca Raton as a result of shifting our business to become a pharmaceutical royalty company and terminating
our employees.
 
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Item
3. Legal proceedings
 
In February
2020, we received a Paragraph IV certification notice letter (the “IMVEXXY Notice Letter”) regarding an Abbreviated New Drug
Application
(“ANDA”) submitted to the FDA by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”). The ANDA seeks approval
from the FDA to commercially manufacture,
use, or sell a generic version of the 4 mcg and 10 mcg doses of IMVEXXY. In the IMVEXXY Notice
Letter, Teva alleges that TherapeuticsMD patents
listed in the FDA’s Orange Book that claim compositions and methods of IMVEXXY
(the “IMVEXXY Patents”) are invalid, unenforceable, and/or will
not be infringed by Teva’s commercial manufacture,
use, or sale of its proposed generic drug product. The IMVEXXY Patents identified in the IMVEXXY
Notice Letter expire in 2032 or 2033.
In April 2020, we filed a complaint for patent infringement against Teva in the United States District Court for the
District of New
Jersey arising from Teva’s ANDA filing with the FDA. We are seeking, among other relief, an order that the effective date of any
FDA
approval of Teva’s ANDA would be a date no earlier than the expiration of the IMVEXXY Patents and equitable relief enjoining
Teva from infringing the
IMVEXXY Patents. Teva has filed its answer and counterclaim to the complaint, alleging that the IMVEXXY Patents
are invalid and not infringed. In July
2021, following a proposal by Teva, the District Court entered an order temporarily staying all
proceedings in the IMVEXXY litigation, which order was
filed under seal. In September 2021, the District Court made available a public
version of the order following the parties’ agreement to a consent motion to
redact information Teva contended was confidential.
The order provides that the statutory stay that prevents the FDA from granting final approval of the
ANDA for 30 months from the date
of the IMVEXXY Notice Letter will be extended for the number of days that the stay of the IMVEXXY litigation is in
place. In November
2024, the court lifted the stay. We have incurred and recorded legal costs amounting to $2,334 thousand in prepaid expenses and other
current assets as of December 31, 2024, for the IMVEXXY Paragraph IV legal proceeding since we believe that we will successfully prevail
in this legal
proceeding. Upon the successful conclusion of the legal proceeding, the related capitalized legal costs will be reclassified
to patents, in license rights and
other intangible assets, net, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and such costs will
be amortized over the remaining useful life of the patents.
If we are unsuccessful in this legal proceeding, then the related capitalized
legal costs for this legal preceding and any unamortized IMVEXXY patent costs
that were previously capitalized will be immediately expensed
in the period in which we become aware of an unsuccessful legal proceeding.
 
In June
2024, Mayne Pharma received a Paragraph IV certification notice letter (the “Sun Notice Letter”) regarding an ANDA
submitted to the FDA by
Sun Pharma Inc. (“Sun Pharma”). The ANDA seeks approval from the FDA to commercially
manufacture, use, or sell a generic version of the 4 mcg and
10 mcg doses of IMVEXXY. In the Sun Notice Letter, Sun Pharma alleges
that the IMVEXXY Patents are invalid, unenforceable, and/or will not be
infringed by Sun Pharma’s commercial manufacture, use,
or sale of its proposed generic drug product. The IMVEXXY Patents identified in the Sun Notice
Letter expire in 2032 or 2033. In
July 2024, we and Mayne Pharma filed a complaint for patent infringement against Sun Pharma in the United States
District Court for
the District of New Jersey arising from Sun Pharma’s ANDA filing with the FDA. We are seeking, among other relief, an order
that the
effective date of any FDA approval of Sun Pharma’s ANDA would be a date no earlier than the expiration of the IMVEXXY
Patents and equitable relief
enjoining Sun Pharma from infringing the IMVEXXY Patents.
 
Beginning
on December 30, 2022 and per the Mayne License Agreement, Mayne Pharma is responsible for all enforcement of our patents, including the
responsibility for and costs of litigation discussed above with respect to Teva and Sun Pharma.
 
From time
to time, we are involved in other litigations and proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We are currently not involved in any
other
litigations and proceedings that we believe would have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations,
or cash flows.
 
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 purchases of equity securities market information
on
common stock
 
Since October
2017, our common stock has been listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “TXMD.”
 
As of December 31, 2024, the closing price of our common stock on
Nasdaq was $0.86 per share. As of March 27, 2025, there were 56 stockholders of
record of our common stock.
 
Performance
graph
 
As a “smaller
reporting company,” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
and pursuant to
Instruction 6 to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide this information.
 
Dividends
 
Historically,
we have not paid dividends on our common stock, and we currently do not intend to pay any dividends on our common stock in the
foreseeable
future. We currently plan to retain any earnings for the operation of our business rather than to pay cash dividends. Payments of any
cash
dividends in the future will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, and capital requirements as well as other
factors deemed relevant by
our board of directors.
 
Item
6. Reserved
 
Item
7. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
 
You should
read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the information set forth under our consolidated financial statements
and the
notes to those financial statements included elsewhere in this 2024 10-K Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements
based upon current
expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information.”
Our actual results may differ materially from
those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties
described under “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this 2024
10-K Report.
 
Certain amounts
in the Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations may not add due to rounding, and all
percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts.
 
Business
overview
 
TherapeuticsMD
was previously a women’s healthcare company with a mission of creating and commercializing innovative products to support the
lifespan of women from pregnancy prevention through menopause. In December 2022, we changed our business to become a pharmaceutical
royalty
company, currently receiving royalties on products licensed to pharmaceutical organizations that possess commercial
capabilities in relevant territories. On
December 30, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), we completed a transaction (the
“Mayne Transaction”) with Mayne Pharma LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Mayne Pharma”) and
subsidiary of Mayne Pharma Group Limited, an Australian public company (“Mayne Pharma Group”), in which we and
our subsidiaries (i) granted Mayne Pharma
an exclusive license to commercialize our IMVEXXY, BIJUVA and prescription prenatal vitamin products sold
under the BocaGreenMD and
vitaMedMD brands (collectively, the “Licensed Products”) in the United States and its possessions and territories, (ii)
assigned to Mayne Pharma our exclusive license to commercialize ANNOVERA® (together with the Licensed Products, collectively,
the “Products”) in
the United States and its possessions and territories, and (iii) sold certain other assets to Mayne
Pharma in connection therewith.
 
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In a License
Agreement, dated December 4, 2022, between TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma (the “Mayne License Agreement”), we granted Mayne
Pharma, on the Closing Date, (i) an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to research, develop, register, manufacture,
have manufactured,
market, sell, use, and commercialize the Licensed Products in the United States and its possessions and territories
and (ii) an exclusive, sublicensable,
perpetual, irrevocable license to manufacture, have manufactured, import and have imported the
Licensed Products outside the United States for
commercialization in the United States and its possessions and territories.
 
Under the
Mayne License Agreement, Mayne Pharma will pay us one-time milestone payments of each of (i) $5.0 million if aggregate net sales of all
Products in the United States during a calendar year reach $100.0 million, (ii) $10.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products
in the United States during
a calendar year reach $200.0 million and (iii) $15.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products in the
United States during a calendar year reach $300.0
million. Further, Mayne Pharma will pay us royalties on net sales of all Products in
the United States at a royalty rate of 8.0% on the first $80.0 million in
annual net sales and 7.5% on annual net sales above $80.0 million,
subject to certain adjustments, for a period of 20 years following the Closing Date. The
royalty rate will decrease to 2.0% on a Product-by-Product
basis upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration or revocation of the last patent covering a
Product and (ii) a generic version
of a Product launching in the United States. Mayne Pharma will pay us minimum annual royalties of $3.0 million per
year for 12 years,
adjusted for inflation at an annual rate of 3%, subject to certain further adjustments, including as described below. Upon the expiry
of the
20-year royalty term, the licenses granted to Mayne Pharma under the Mayne License Agreement will become a fully paid-up and royalty
free license for
the Licensed Products.
 
Under the
Transaction Agreement, dated December 4, 2022, between TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma (the “Transaction Agreement”), we
sold to
Mayne Pharma, at closing, certain assets for Mayne Pharma to commercialize the Products in the United States, including, with
the Population Council’s
consent, our exclusive license from the Population Council to commercialize ANNOVERA (the “Transferred
Assets”).
 
The total
consideration from Mayne Pharma to TherapeuticsMD for the purchase of the Transferred Assets under the Transaction Agreement and the
grant
of the licenses under the Mayne License Agreement was (i) a cash payment of $140.0 million at closing, (ii) a cash payment of approximately
$12.1
million at closing for the acquisition of net working capital as determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement and subject
to certain adjustments,
(iii) a cash payment of approximately $1.0 million at closing for prepaid royalties in connection with the Mayne
License Agreement Amendment (as
defined below) and (iv) the right to receive the contingent consideration set forth in the Mayne License
Agreement, as amended. The acquisition of net
working capital was determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement and included
significant estimates which could change materially for a
period of up to two years following the Closing Date.
 
On the Closing
Date, TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Mayne License Agreement (the “Mayne License
Agreement
Amendment”). Pursuant to the Mayne License Agreement Amendment, Mayne Pharma agreed to pay us approximately $1.0 million in prepaid
royalties on the Closing Date. The prepaid royalties reduced the first four quarterly payments that would have otherwise been payable
pursuant to the
Mayne License Agreement by an amount equal to $257 thousand per quarterly royalty payment plus interest calculated at
19% per annum accruing from
the Closing Date until the date such quarterly royalty payment was paid to us. We and Mayne Pharma settled
the $1.5 million of consideration due to
Mayne for the assumed obligations under a long-term services agreement, including our minimum
payment obligations thereunder. As the parties agreed,
during the second quarter of 2023, Mayne Parma held back our royalty payment of
$0.6 million and we funded an additional $0.9 million in August 2023
to settle the original $1.5 million payable.
 
As part of
the transformation that included the Mayne License Agreement, all results associated with former commercial operations have been reflected
as
discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities associated with the commercial business are
classified as assets and
liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheets. Additional disclosures regarding
discontinued operations are provided in Note 2 of
our consolidated financial statements.
 
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The Company
also has license agreements with strategic partners to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA outside of the U.S.
  
 
●
In July 2018, we entered into the “Knight License Agreement” with Knight pursuant to which we granted Knight an exclusive license to
commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in Canada and Israel. Knight obtained regulatory approval for IMVEXXY and BIJUVA and began
commercialization efforts in 2024.
 
 
●
In June 2019, we entered into the “Theramex License Agreement” with Theramex to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA outside of the U.S.,
excluding Canada and Israel. In 2021, Theramex secured regulatory approval for BIJUVA in certain European countries and began
commercialization efforts in those countries.
 
 
●
In December 2024, we transferred the right to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in Israel from Knight to Theramex.
 
Employees
 
As of December 31, 2024, we employed one full-time employee primarily
engaged in an executive position. We have engaged external consultants who
support our relationship with current partners and assist with
certain financial, IT, legal, and regulatory matters and the continued wind-down of our
historical business operations. On August 15,
2023, we entered into a master services agreement with JZ Advisory Group, pursuant to which Joseph Ziegler
serves as our Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer.
 
Portfolio
of our licensed products
 
In December
2022, we changed our business to become a pharmaceutical royalty company, currently receiving royalties on products licensed to
pharmaceutical
organizations that possess commercial capabilities in the relevant territories. On December 30, 2022, we granted an exclusive license
to
commercialize IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and prescription prenatal vitamin products sold under the BocaGreenMD and vitaMedMD brands and assigning
our
exclusive license to commercialize ANNOVERA to Mayne Pharma.
 
IMVEXXY
(estradiol vaginal inserts), 4-μg and 10-μg
 
This pharmaceutical
product is for the treatment of moderate-to-severe dyspareunia (vaginal pain associated with sexual activity), a symptom of vulvar and
vaginal atrophy due to menopause. As part of the FDA’s approval of IMVEXXY, we committed to conduct a post-approval observational
study to evaluate
the risk of endometrial cancer in post-menopausal women with a uterus who use a low-dose vaginal estrogen unopposed
by a progestogen.
 
On December
30, 2022, we granted an exclusive license to commercialize IMVEXXY in the United States and its possessions and territories to Mayne
Pharma. We also have entered into licensing agreements with third parties to market and sell IMVEXXY outside of the U.S. We entered into
the Knight
License Agreement, with Knight pursuant to which, we granted Knight an exclusive license to commercialize IMVEXXY in Canada
and Israel. We entered
into the Theramex License Agreement with Theramex pursuant to which we granted Theramex an exclusive license to
commercialize IMVEXXY for
human use outside of the U.S., except for Canada and Israel. In December 2024, we transferred the right to
commercialize IMVEXXY in Israel from
Knight to Theramex.
 
The FDA has
also asked the sponsors of other vaginal estrogen products to participate in the observational study. In connection with the observational
study, we would have been required to provide progress reports to the FDA on an annual basis. The obligation to conduct this study was
transferred to
Mayne Pharma as part of the Mayne License Agreement.
 
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BIJUVA
(estradiol and progesterone) capsules, 1 mg/100 mg
 
This pharmaceutical
product is the first and only FDA approved bioidentical hormone therapy combination of estradiol and progesterone in a single, oral
capsule
for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (commonly known as hot flashes or flushes) due to menopause in women with
a
uterus.
 
On December 30,
2022, we granted an exclusive license to commercialize BIJUVA in the United States and its possessions and territories to Mayne
Pharma.
We also have entered into the Knight License Agreement with Knight pursuant to which we granted Knight an exclusive license to commercialize
BIJUVA in Canada and Israel. We have entered into the Theramex License Agreement with Theramex pursuant to which we granted Theramex
an
exclusive license to commercialize BIJUVA for human use outside of the U.S., except for Canada and Israel. In December 2024, we transferred
the right to
commercialize BIJUVA in Israel from Knight to Theramex.
 
ANNOVERA
(segesterone acetate (“SA”) and ethinyl estradiol (“EE”) vaginal system)
 
This pharmaceutical
product is a one-year ring-shaped contraceptive vaginal system (“CVS”) and the first and only patient-controlled, procedure-free,
reversible prescription contraceptive that can prevent pregnancy for up to a total of 13 cycles (one year).
 
On December
30, 2022, we assigned our exclusive license to commercialize ANNOVERA in the United States and its possessions and territories to Mayne
Pharma.
 
Prenatal
vitamin products
 
On December 30,
2022, we granted an exclusive license to commercialize, in the United States and its possessions and territories, our prescription prenatal
vitamin product lines under our vitaMedMD brand name and authorized generic formulations of some of our prescription prenatal vitamin
products under
our BocaGreenMD Prenatal name to Mayne Pharma.
 
Results
of operations
  
As part of
the transformation that included the Mayne License Agreement, all results associated with former commercial operations have been reflected
as
discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to the Closing Date. Assets
and liabilities associated with
the commercial business are classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Company’s
consolidated balance sheets. Additional
disclosures regarding discontinued operations are provided in Note 2 to the consolidated financial
statements included in this 2024 10-K Report.
 
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The following
table sets forth the results of our operations (in thousands):
 
 
 
Years
ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Revenue, net:
 
      
 
License
and service revenue
  $
1,761    $
1,302 
Operating
expenses:
   
      
  
Selling,
general and administrative
   
4,744     
8,903 
Impairment
of long-lived assets (Note 4)
   
1,268     
— 
Depreciation
& amortization
   
509     
922 
Total
operating expenses
   
6,521     
9,825 
Loss
from operations
   
(4,760)    
(8,523)
Other
income (expense):
   
      
  
Miscellaneous
income
   
2,417     
781 
Total
other income
   
2,417     
781 
Loss
from continuing operations before income taxes
   
(2,343)    
(7,742)
Benefit
for income taxes
   
31     
43 
Net loss
from continuing operations
   
(2,312)    
(7,699)
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
   
131     
(2,579)
Net
loss
  $
(2,181)   $
(10,278)
 
Revenue.
As part of our transformation and the Mayne License Agreement, all results associated with former commercial operations have been
reflected as
discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
 
We recorded $1,761 thousand in license revenue during the year ended
December 31, 2024 primarily from the Mayne License Agreement, an increase of
$459 thousand, or 35.3%, compared to $1,302 thousand in license
revenue during the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase is primarily attributable
to changes in sales of licensed products.
 
Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and
administrative expenses for 2024 were $4,744 thousand, a decrease of $4,159 thousand, or 46.7%,
compared to the $8,903 thousand we had
for 2023. This decrease was due to the increased efficiencies realized year over year and continued transition from
a commercial business
to a royalty-based business.
 
Impairment of long-lived assets. We recognized an impairment
loss of $1,268 thousand related to abandoned patents and applications, which is classified as
an impairment of long-lived assets
on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.  We did not
impair any
of our long-lived assets during the year ended December 31, 2023.
 
Depreciation & amortization. Depreciation and amortization
expense for 2024 was $509 thousand, a decrease of $413 thousand, or 44.8%, compared to the
$922 thousand we had for 2023. In the 2024
period, this balance is entirely comprised of amortization of license rights and intangible assets.
 
Operating expenses. Total operating expenses for 2024 were $6,521
thousand, a decrease of $3,304 thousand, or 33.6%, compared to the $9,825 thousand
we had for 2023. This decrease was due to the further
optimization of our business through the reduction of costs and continued transition from a
commercial business to a royalty-based business.
 
Loss from operations. For 2024, we had a loss from operations
of $4,760 thousand, a decrease of $3,763 thousand, or 44.2%, compared to loss from
operations of $8,523 thousand for 2023. This change
reflects the increase in sales from licensed products and the increased efficiencies realized as a
royalty-based business.
 
Other income. In 2024, we had other income of $2,417 thousand,
an increase of $1,636 thousand, compared to other income of $781 thousand in 2023. The
difference is mainly due to a $1,250 thousand one-time
payment the Company received from its sublessee on its early termination on the sublease, which
was recognized in the second quarter of
2024 and an increase in royalties reported as other income for intellectual property licensed by us totaling
approximately $1,083 thousand
in 2024. The year ended December 31, 2023 also includes $490 thousand in other income pertaining to royalty sales of
ANNOVERA.
 
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Benefit
for income taxes. For 2024, we recorded $31 thousand of income tax benefits from continuing operations. In 2023, the Company recognized
$43
thousand of income tax benefits from continuing operations.
 
Net loss
from continuing operations. For 2024, we had net loss from continuing operations of $2,312 thousand, or $0.20 per basic and diluted
common
share, a decrease of $5,387 thousand, compared to net loss from continuing operations of $7,699 thousand, or $0.74 per basic and
diluted common share,
for 2023.
 
Discontinued Operations. For 2024, net income from discontinued
operations was $131 thousand, an increase of $2,710 thousand, compared to net loss
from discontinued operations of $2,579 thousand for
2023.
 
For additional information, see “Note 2 – Discontinued
Operations”, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this 2024
10-K Report.
 
Liquidity
and capital resources
 
Our primary
use of cash is to fund our continuing operations. We have funded our operations primarily through revenue from licensed royalties, public
offerings of our common stock and private placements of equity and debt securities, and the transactions with Mayne Pharma. As of December
31, 2024,
we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $5,059 thousand. We maintain cash at financial institutions that at times may exceed
the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation insured limits of $250 thousand per bank. We have never experienced any losses related to these
funds.
 
Mayne
Pharma License Agreement
 
On December
30, 2022, we granted Mayne Pharma (i) an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to research, develop, register,
manufacture,
have manufactured, market, sell, use, and commercialize the Licensed Products in the United States and its possessions and territories
and (ii)
an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to manufacture, have manufactured, import and have imported the
Licensed Products outside the
United States for commercialization in the United States and its possessions and territories. The total
consideration from Mayne Pharma to us under the
Mayne License Agreement consisted of (i) a cash payment of $140.0 million at closing,
(ii) a cash payment of approximately $12.1 million at closing for
the acquisition of net working capital as determined in accordance
with the Transaction Agreement, and subject to certain adjustments, (iii) a cash payment
of approximately $1.0 million at closing for
prepaid royalties in connection with the Mayne License Agreement Amendment and (iv) the right to receive
the contingent consideration
set forth in the Mayne License Agreement, as amended.
 
Pursuant
to the Mayne License Agreement, Mayne Pharma will pay us one-time, milestone payments of each of (i) $5.0 million if aggregate net sales
of all
Products in the United States during a calendar year reach $100.0 million, (ii) $10.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products
in the United States during
a calendar year reach $200.0 million and (iii) $15.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products in the
United States during a calendar year reach $300.0
million. Further, Mayne Pharma will pay us royalties on net sales of all Products in
the United States at a royalty rate of 8.0% on the first $80 million in
annual net sales and 7.5% on annual net sales above $80.0 million,
subject to certain adjustments, for a period of 20 years following the Closing Date. The
royalty rate will decrease to 2.0% on a Product-by-Product
basis upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration or revocation of the last patent covering a
Product and (ii) a generic version
of a Product launching in the United States. Mayne Pharma will pay us minimum annual royalties of $3.0 million per
year for 12 years,
adjusted for inflation at an annual rate of 3%, subject to certain further adjustments, including as described below. Upon the expiry
of the
20-year royalty term, the licenses granted to Mayne Pharma under the Mayne License Agreement will become a fully paid-up and royalty
free license for
the Licensed Products.
 
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Subscription
Agreement with Rubric Capital Management LP
 
On May 1,
2023, we entered into the Subscription Agreement with Rubric, pursuant to which we agreed to sell to Rubric, or one or more of its affiliates,
up
to an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, from time to time during the term of the Subscription Agreement in separate drawdowns
at our
election, at a purchase price of the five-day volume-weighted average price of our common stock at the time of the sale of such
shares, at an aggregate
purchase price of up to $5,000,000 (collectively, the “Private Placement”).
 
The initial
draw down occurred on June 29, 2023, consisting of a sale of 312,525 shares of Common Stock at a price per share equal to $3.6797. We
received gross proceeds of $1.15 million from the drawdown, before expenses. On November 15, 2023, Rubric drew down an additional 877,192
shares of
Common Stock at a price per share equal to $2.2761. We received gross proceeds of $2.0 million from the drawdown, before expenses.
There were no draw
downs in 2024.
 
See “Going
Concern” above for further discussion related to our ability to generate and obtain adequate amounts of cash to meet our liquidity
needs and
our plans to satisfy our such needs in the short-term and in the long-term. As a result, there is substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going
concern for the next twelve months from the issuance of the financial statements included in this 2024 10-K Report.
 
Cash flows
 
The following
table reflects the major categories of cash flows from continuing operations for each of the periods (in thousands).
 
 
 
Years
ended December 31,
 
Cash flow from continuing operations
 
2024
   
2023
 
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $
1,170    $
(23,081)
Net cash
provided by financing activities
   
—     
3,151 
Net
cash used in discontinued operations
   
(438)    
(25,060)
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
  $
732    $
(44,990)
 
Operating
Activities from continuing operations. Net cash provided by operating activities in 2024 was $1,170 thousand, an increase of $24,251
thousand,
compared to net cash used in operating activities of $23,081 thousand for 2023. This change was primarily due to a $5,387 thousand
decrease in our net
loss from continuing operations combined with the pay-down of current liabilities in the prior-year period.
 
 Financing
Activities from continuing operations. For 2024, there was no cash received from financing activities, compared to net cash received
from
financing activities of $3,151 thousand for 2023, reflecting the sale of common stock during 2023.
 
Discontinued
operations. Net cash used in discontinued operations for 2024 was $438 thousand, a decrease of $24,622 thousand, as compared to net
cash
used in discontinued operations of $25,060 thousand for 2023. This change relates primarily to a decrease in expenses incurred and
the payment of current
liabilities associated with our transition from a manufacturing and commercialization business to a royalty-based
business.
 
For additional
details, see the consolidated statements of cash flows included in our consolidated financial statements in this 2024 10-K Report. 
 
Other
liquidity measure
 
Receivable from Mayne Pharma. On December 30, 2022, Mayne Pharma
acquired our accounts receivable balance of approximately $29.3 million which is
subject to certain working capital adjustments. As of
December 31, 2024, and 2023, we had a royalty receivable of $3,562 thousand and $3,090 thousand,
respectively, relating to the short-term
portion of receivable from Mayne Pharma and $16,010 thousand and $18,484 thousand, respectively, relating to the
long-term portion of
royalty receivable which includes royalties recognized from the Minimum Annual Royalty. See “Note 1 Business, basis of
presentation,
new accounting standards and summary of significant accounting policies (Revenue Recognition)” to the consolidated financial statements
included in this 2024 10-K Report.
  
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Contractual
obligations, off-balance sheet arrangements, purchase commitments and employment agreements
 
Our contractual
obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements are discussed below. For additional information on any of the following and other
obligations
and arrangements, see “Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements included in this 2024
10-K Report.
 
In the normal course of business, we may be confronted with issues
or events that may result in contingent liability. These generally relate to lawsuits,
claims, environmental actions, or the actions of
various regulatory agencies. We consult with counsel and other appropriate experts to assess the claim. If,
in our opinion, we have incurred
a probable loss as set forth by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”),
an
estimate is made of the loss and the appropriate accounting entries are reflected in our consolidated financial statements. 
 
Commitments
 
Information
regarding commitments is in “Note 7. Commitments and contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements included in
this 2024 10-K
Report.
 
Employment
agreements
 
Information
regarding employment agreements is in “Note 7. Commitments and contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements included
in this
2024 10-K Report.
 
Critical
accounting policies and estimates
 
Management’s
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this 2024 10-K Report, which has been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements
requires
management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and
related disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to identifiable
intangible assets, certain accrued
liabilities, and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions
that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying
values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions.
 
We have identified
the areas described below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations given the uncertainties
associated with the assumptions underlying each estimate. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other significant
accounting policies,
see “Note 1. Basis of presentation, new accounting standards and summary of significant accounting policies”
to the consolidated financial statements
included in this 2024 10-K Report.
  
Discontinued
Operations
 
Discontinued operations comprise activities that were disposed of at
the end of the period, represent a separate major line of business that can be clearly
distinguished for operational and financial reporting
purposes and represent a business shift having a major effect on the Company’s operations and
financial results according to Accounting
Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205, Presentation of Financial Statements. In 2022, we started classifying
commercial
activities as discontinued operations due to the cessation of these operations. For additional information, see “Note 2 –
Discontinued
Operations”, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this 2024 10-K Report.
 
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Loss
contingencies – Mayne Pharma
 
In determining
whether an accrual for a loss contingency is required, we first assess the likelihood of occurrence of the future event or events that
will
confirm the loss. When a loss is probable (the future event or events are likely to occur) and the amount of the loss can be reasonably
estimated, the
estimated loss is accrued. If the reasonable estimate of the loss is a range and an amount within the range appears to
be a better estimate than any other
amount within the range, that amount should be accrued. However, if no amount within the range is
a better estimate, the minimum amount in the range
should be accrued.
 
In February 2024, the Company received Mayne Pharma’s calculation
of the net working capital allowances for payer rebates and wholesale distributor
fees pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, which differed
significantly from the Company’s estimate of the allowances. The Company continues to
believe its estimated allowances for payer
rebates and wholesale distributor fees are reasonable and intends to resolve this matter through the processes
permitted in the Transaction
Agreement. The outcome of this matter is uncertain at this point. As a result, the Company cannot reasonably estimate a range
of loss,
and accordingly, the Company has not accrued any additional liability associated with Mayne Pharma’s allowance calculation for payer
rebates and
wholesale distributor fees, particularly as the Company believes the outcome of this matter to be intertwined with the resolution
of the net working capital
allowance for returns.
 
In August 2024, the Company received information from Mayne Pharma
pertaining to the net working capital allowance for returns that differs
significantly from the Company’s estimate of the allowance.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company believed no additional accrual was required for
amounts that may be owed for the allowance for returns
under the Transaction Agreement. The Company has not recorded any contingent gains or
receivables for any such allowances. Management
continues to monitor the unresolved and pending net working capital items as changes to estimated
amounts owed or amounts due from Mayne
Pharma may be material.
 
Mayne Pharma
has also made certain indemnification demands under the Transaction Agreement, which the Company disputes. As of December 31, 2024,
the
Company believed no additional accrual was required for such claims, as the Company could not reasonably estimate a range of loss.
 
License
revenue
 
License arrangements
may consist of non-refundable upfront license fees, exclusive licensed rights to patented or patent pending technology, and various
performance
or sales milestones and future product royalty payments. Some of these arrangements may include multiple performance obligations. Non-
refundable
up-front fees that are not contingent on any future performance by us, and do not require continuing involvement on our part, are recognized
as
revenue when the right to use functional intellectual property is transferred to the customer.
 
On December
30, 2022, we closed a License Agreement with Mayne Pharma pursuant to which we sold to Mayne Pharma the exclusive license rights in
our
product ANNOVERA and granted an exclusive license in other products, including IMVEXXY and BIJUVA. Under the terms of the License
Agreement,
we received $140 million at closing and we are eligible to receive additional payments in the aggregate of up to an additional $30 million
based
on the achievement of sales milestones (collectively, the “Milestone Amounts”). The proceeds at closing were allocated
between consideration for the sale
of ANNOVERA and the initial license fee for the Licensed Products, as the sale of ANNOVERA was accounted
for under ASC 610-20, Gains and Losses
from Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets in arriving at the gain on disposal (see Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements included in this 2024 10-
K Report), while the license grant of the other products were recognized under
the provisions of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as a
license of functional intellectual asset. The proceeds were allocated
among the Licensed Products on the relative net present value of forecasted future
product sales from those products. The Milestone Amounts
will be recognized, as applicable, in subsequent periods based on actual product sales that
exceed the respective net sales milestones
as such variable consideration is constrained by the occurrence of the subsequent sales.
 
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Our royalty
revenue recognized in 2024 and 2023 primarily related to royalties provided for under the Mayne License Agreement based on Mayne
Pharma’s
sales of the Licensed Products subject to that agreement. Under the Mayne License Agreement, the Company is entitled to earn royalties
on net
sales of all of the Licensed Products at a royalty rate of (i) 8% on the first $80 million of net sales of the Licensed Products
and (ii) 7.5% on net sales of all
of the Licensed Products after the first $80 million of net sales. The royalty rate is subject to a
2% reduction upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration or
revocation of the last valid claim covering a Licensed Product, and (ii)
a generic product launch (a “LOE”). We are entitled to minimum annual royalties
beginning with the year ending December 31,
2023 ($3 million annual minimum) and continuing with 3% annual increases through the year ending
December 31, 2034 (the “Minimum
Annual Royalty”). The Minimum Annual Royalty originally totaled $42.6 million, and this total amount was allocated
among the Licensed
Products on the relative net present value of forecasted future product sales from those products. The portion allocated to consideration
for the sale of ANNOVERA was attributed towards the gain on disposal of that asset. For the remaining portion allocated to the license
grants for the other
products, we determined that the minimum guarantee underlying the Minimum Annual Royalty should be treated as fixed
consideration and recognized
under ASC 606 at the point in time when the license was transferred. Since the Minimum Annual Royalty will
be received in annual installments through
2034, we determined the transaction price allocated under ASC 606 contained a significant
financing component, and we therefore determined the initial
royalty revenue and corresponding receivable based on the present value
of the allocated Minimum Annual Royalty. The present value was calculated using
a discount rate of 10.45%, based on the credit characteristics
of Mayne Pharma and the timing of future payments, and the value will be accreted to full
value through the earlier of January 1, 2034
or a LOE. This royalty receivable is a contract asset as of December 31, 2024, and is further subject to offset
by Mayne Pharma.
 
Royalty revenue
earned in excess of the Minimum Annual Royalty will be recognized under ASC 606, which provides revenue recognition constraints by
requiring
the recognition of revenue at the later of the following: 1) when the subsequent sale occurs or 2) when the performance obligation to
which some
or all of the sales-based royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). We applied the royalty recognition
constraint required under
the guidance for sales-based royalties, which requires a sales-based royalty to be recorded no sooner than
the underlying sale. Therefore, royalties on sales
of products commercialized by Mayne Pharma will be recognized in the subsequent periods
that the Licensed Products are sold.
 
For additional
discussion on revenue, see “I. Revenue recognition” in Note 1. Basis of presentation, new accounting standards and summary
of significant
accounting policies to the consolidated financial statements included in this 2024 10-K Report.
 
Recent
accounting pronouncements
 
Information
regarding accounting standards issued or effective in 2024 is included in “Note 1. Basis of Presentation, New Accounting Standards
and
Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements.
 
Item
7A. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk
 
As a “smaller
reporting company,” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
and pursuant to
Instruction 6 to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide this information.
 
Item
8. Financial statements and supplementary data
 
Reference
is made to the financial statements, the notes thereto, and the report thereon, commencing on page F-1 of this 2024 10-K Report, which
financial
statements, notes, and reports are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item
9. Change in and disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure
 
None.
 
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Item
9A. Controls and procedures
 
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures
 
Our management
evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e)
or 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this 2024 10-K Report. Based on that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer
and Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective
to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our Principal
Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting
 
There was
no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Inherent
limitations on effectiveness of controls
 
Our management
does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error 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 benefit 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, misstatements,
errors, and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have
been or will be prevented or detected. Further, internal controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or through
the deterioration of the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
 
Management’s
report on internal control over financial reporting
 
Our management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined under Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
 
 
●
pertain to the maintenance
of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
 
 
●
provide reasonable assurance
that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting
principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management
and directors;
and
 
 
●
provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have
a material
effect on the financial statements.
 
Our management
assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making this assessment, our
management
used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control —
Integrated Framework (2013). Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial
reporting and testing of
the operational effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Based on management’s
assessment, we believe that our internal controls over
financial reporting were effective as of December 31, 2024.
 
This 2024
10-K Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control
over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting
firm pursuant to the rules of the SEC that
permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this 2024 10-K Report.
 
Item
9B. Other information
 
None.
 
Item
9C. Disclosure regarding foreign jurisdictions that prevent inspections
 
None.
 
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PART
III
 
Item
10. Directors, executive officers, and corporate governance
 
This information
will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC not later than
120 days after the end of our fiscal year covered by this report, and incorporated herein by reference or, alternatively, by amendment
to this Form 10-K
under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120 day period.
 
Item
11. Executive compensation
 
This information
will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC not later than
120 days after the end of our fiscal year covered by this report, and incorporated herein by reference or, alternatively, by amendment
to this Form 10-K
under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120 day period.
 
Item
12. Security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related stockholder matters
 
This information
will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC not later than
120 days after the end of our fiscal year covered by this report, and incorporated herein by reference or, alternatively, by amendment
to this Form 10-K
under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120 day period.
 
Item
13. Certain relationships and related transactions, and director independence
 
This information
will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC not later than
120 days after the end of our fiscal year covered by this report, and incorporated herein by reference or, alternatively, by amendment
to this Form 10-K
under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120 day period.
 
Item
14. Principal accountant fees and services
 
This information
will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC not later than
120 days after the end of our fiscal year covered by this report, and incorporated herein by reference or, alternatively, by amendment
to this Form 10-K
under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120 day period.
 
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PART
IV
 
Item
15. Exhibits and financial statement schedules
 
 
(a) Financial statements and financial statements schedules
 
 
(1) Financial Statements are listed in the Index to Financial
Statements on page F-1 of this 2024 10-K Report.
 
 
(2) No financial statement schedules are included because
such schedules are not applicable, are not required, or because required
information is included in the consolidated financial statements
or notes thereto.
 
 
(b) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
No.   Description
 
   
2.1
  Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization, dated July 6, 2009, among Croff Enterprises, Inc., AMHN Acquisition Corp., America’s Minority
Health
Network, Inc., and the Major Shareholders(1)
2.2
  Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization, dated June 11, 2010, among AMHN, Inc., SHN Acquisition Corp., Spectrum Health Network, Inc.,
and the
Sole Shareholder of Spectrum Health Network, Inc.(2)
2.3
  Croff
Enterprises, Inc. Plan of Corporate Division and Reorganization, dated October 25, 2007 (3)
2.4
  Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated July 18, 2011, among vitaMedMD, LLC, AMHN, Inc., and vitaMed Acquisition, LLC(4)
2.5***+
  Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated March 6, 2022, by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and GoodRx, Inc. (5)
3.1
  Articles
of Conversion of AMHN, Inc. filed in the State of Nevada, dated July 20, 2010 (6)
3.2
  Articles
of Incorporation of AMHN, Inc. filed in the State of Nevada, dated July 20, 2010 (6)
3.3
  Composite
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (7)
3.4
  Bylaws
of the AMHN, Inc. (8)
3.5
  First
Amendment to Bylaws of the Company, dated December 17, 2015 (9)
3.6
  Second
Amendment to Bylaws of the Company, adopted May 27, 2022 (10)
3.7
  Third
Amendment to Bylaws of the Company, dated July 29, 2022 (11)
3.8
  Certificate
of Change to Articles of Incorporation of the Company (12)
3.9
  Certificate
of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock (11)
3.10
  Fourth
Amendment to Bylaws of the Company, dated June 29, 2023 (13)
4.1
  Form
of Certificate of Common Stock (14)
4.2
  Description
of Securities of the Company (15)
10.1
  Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (16)
10.2*
  Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (16)
10.3*
  TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (17)
10.4*
  First
Amendment to the TherapeuticsMD, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (18)
10.5*
  Amended
and Restated 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (19)
10.6*
  2009
Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (20)
10.7*
  TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (21)
10.8
  Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated February 24, 2012 (22)
10.9
  Common
Stock Purchase Warrant, issued to Plato & Associates, LLC, dated January 31, 2013 (23)
10.10
  Form
of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated August 5, 2020 (24)
10.11
  Amendment
to Company Warrant issued by the Company to the Subscribers party to that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as of
August 5, 2020,
dated November 8, 2020 (25)
 
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10.12
  Second
Amendment to Company Warrant issued by the Company to the Subscribers party to that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as
of August
5, 2020 (26) 
10.13
  Warrant
issued by the Company to Robert Finizio (26)
10.14
  Amendment
to Warrant issued by the Company to Robert Finizio (26)
10.15*
  Warrant
issued by the Company to John C.K. Milligan, IV (26)
10.16*
  Amendment
to Warrant issued by the Company to John C.K. Milligan, IV (26)
10.17
  Subscription
Agreement, dated August 5, 2020, by and among TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and the Subscribers identified on the Schedule of
Subscribers
attached thereto (24)
10.18***
  License
Agreement, dated July 30, 2018, by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and The Population Council, Inc. (27)
10.19***
  Lease,
dated October 5, 2018, by and between 951 Yamato Acquisition Company, LLC and TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (28)
10.20***
  License
and Supply Agreement, dated June 6, 2019, by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Theramex HQ UK Limited (29)
10.21*
  Form
of Indemnification Agreement between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and each of its executive officers and directors (25)
10.22*
  2022
Executive Retention and Performance Bonus Plan. (ERB-Plan) (30)
10.23
  Subscription
Agreement between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Rubric Capital Management LP, dated July 29, 2022 (11)
10.24
  Subscription
Agreement by and among TherapeuticsMD, Inc., Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc., TOP IV Talents, LLC and TOA Talents,
LLC, dated
July 29, 2022 (11)
10.25
  Subscription
Agreement between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Rubric Capital Management LP, dated September 30, 2022 (31)
10.26
  Subscription
Agreement by and among TherapeuticsMD, Inc., Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc., TOP IV Talents, LLC and TAO Talents,
LLC, dated
September 30, 2022 (31)
10.27
  Subscription
Agreement between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Rubric Capital Management LP, dated October 28, 2022 (32)
10.28
  Subscription
Agreement by and among TherapeuticsMD, Inc., Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc., TOP IV Talents, LLC and TAO Talents,
LLC, dated
October 28, 2022 (32)
10.29***+
  License
Agreement by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Mayne Pharma LLC, dated December 4, 2022 (33)
10.30***+
  Transaction
Agreement by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Mayne Pharma LLC, dated December 4, 2022 (33)
10.31**
  Amendment
No. 1 to the License Agreement between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Mayne Pharma LLC, dated as of December 30, 2022 (15)
10.32
  Amendment
No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Mayne Pharma LLC, dated as of December 30, 2022
(15)
10.33*
  Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2018, by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Marlan Walker
(15)
10.34*
  Amendment,
effective October 15, 2021, to the Employment Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2018, by and between TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. and Marlan
Walker (15)
10.35*
  Amendment,
dated February 21, 2023, to the Employment Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2018, as extended effective October 15,
2021, by and
between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Marlan Walker (34)
10.36*†
  Amendment, dated December 17, 2024, to the Employment Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2018, as extended effective February 21,
2023, by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Marlan Walker
10.37*
  General
Consulting and Services Agreement by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and MCD Consulting Management Services, LLC,
dated February
21, 2023 (34)
10.38
  Subscription
Agreement, dated May 1, 2023, between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Rubric Capital Management LP (35)
10.39*
  Master
Services Agreement, dated August 15, 2023, between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and JZ Advisory Group (36)
 
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19†
  Insider Trading Policy
21.1†
  Subsidiaries of the Company
23.1†
  Consent of Berkowitz Pollack Brant
31.1†
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)
31.2†
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)
32.1††
  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2††
  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
97.1
  TherapeuticsMD, Inc. Policy on Recoupment of Incentive Compensation (37)
101†
  Inline XBRL Document Set for the consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes in Part IV, Item 15(a), “Financial Statements
and Financial Statements Schedules” of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K
104†
  Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K, included in the Exhibit 101 Inline XBRL Document Set
 
*
Indicates a contract with management or compensatory
plan or arrangement.
 
**
Certain confidential material contained in the document
has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been granted with respect
to this omitted information.
 
***
Portions of this exhibit have been redacted in compliance
with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The omitted information is not material and would
likely cause competitive harm to the Company
if publicly disclosed.
 
+
Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this exhibit
have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees
to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits
and schedules to the SEC upon its request.
 
†
Filed herewith.
 
††
Furnished herewith.
 
(1)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on July 10, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
(2)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on June 14, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
(3)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007 filed with the Commission on May 1, 2008 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
(4)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on July 21, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
(5)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on March 10, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(6)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2010 filed with the Commission on August 3, 2010 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
(7)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2023 filed with the Commission on August 14, 2023 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(8)
Filed as an exhibit to Definitive 14C Information Statement
filed with the Commission on June 29, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference
(SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
(9)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on December 22, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-
00100).
 
(10)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on June 3, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
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(11)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on August 1, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(12)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on May 9, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(13)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on July 6, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(14)
Filed as an exhibit to Form S-3 filed with the Commission
on January 25, 2013 and incorporated hereby by reference (SEC File No. 333-186189).
 
(15)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2022 filed with the Commission on April 7, 2023 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(16)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on October 11, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
(17)
Filed as an exhibit to Form S-8 filed with the Commission
on June 21, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 333-232268).
 
(18)
Filed as an appendix to the Definitive Proxy Statement
filed with the Commission on April 14, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC
File No. 001-00100).
 
(19)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on August 22, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(20)
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form
S-8 filed with the Commission on October 15, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference
(SEC File No. 333-191730).
 
(21)
Filed as an appendix to the Definitive Proxy Statement
filed with the Commission on May 4, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File
No. 001-00100).
 
(22)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on February 24, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
(23)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on February 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 000-16731).
 
 
(24)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2020 filed with the Commission on August 7, 2020 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(25)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q filed with the Commission
on November 9, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-
00100).
 
(26)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2020 filed with the Commission on March 4, 2021 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(27)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2018 filed with the Commission on November 8, 2018 and incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
(28)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2019 filed with the Commission on November 8, 2019 and incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
 
(29)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2019 filed with the Commission on August 9, 2019 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
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(30)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2021, filed with the Commission on March 23, 2022 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
 
(31)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on October 3, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
 
(32)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on October 31, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
 
(33)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on December 5, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
 
(34)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on February 27, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC SEC File No. 001-
00100).
 
 
(35)
Filed as an appendix to the Definitive Proxy Statement
filed with the Commission on May 17, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC
File No. 001-00100).
 
 
(36)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2023, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2023 and incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
 
(37)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023
filed with the Commission on March 29, 2024 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 001-00100).
 
Item
16. Form 10-K summary
 
None.
 
 
56

 
 
Signatures
 
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this 2024 10-K Report
to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 27, 2025.
 
THERAPEUTICSMD,
INC.
 
 
 
/s/
Marlan D. Walker
 
Marlan D. Walker
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this 2024 10-K Report
to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 27, 2025.
 
Signature
  Title
 
   
/s/ Marlan
D. Walker
  Chief Executive Officer
Marlan D. Walker
  (Principal Executive Officer)
 
   
/s/ Joseph
Ziegler
  Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Joseph Ziegler
   
 
   
/s/ Tommy
G. Thompson
  Chairman
Tommy G. Thompson
   
 
   
/s/ Cooper
C. Collins
  Director
Cooper C. Collins
   
 
   
/s/ Gail K.
Naughton, Ph.D.
  Director
Gail K. Naughton, Ph.D.
   
 
   
/s/ Justin
Roberts
  Director
Justin Roberts
   
 
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INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 52)
F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Operations
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-8
 
F-1

 
 
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and
2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended
December 31, 2024, and the related notes
(collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its
operations
and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in
the United States of America.
 
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue
as a Going Concern
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared
assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in
Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the recent
change in operations and negative cash flow position along with other conditions as set forth in
Note 1, raise substantial doubt about
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also
described in
Note 1. The consolidated 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 audit 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 provides a reasonable basis
for
our opinion.
 
F-2

 
 
Critical Audit Matters
 
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from
the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee
and that: (1) relate 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 critical audit matters 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 matters below,
providing separate
opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
 
Acquisition of Net Working Capital
 
As described further in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements,
the Company determined the acquisition of net working capital by Mayne Pharma,
LLC in accordance with the Transaction Agreement. The Transaction
Agreement included significant estimates, which are subject to change for a period of
up to two years. The Company received financial
claims from Mayne Pharma, LLC related to this agreement for amounts owed under the provisions of the
Transaction Agreement related to
distributor fees, rebates and returns of licensed products. The Company does not believe these claims are substantiated
and thus, did
not record an amount due to the licensee as of December 31, 2024. We identified the acquisition of net working capital as a critical audit
matter. The principal consideration for our determination that the acquisition of net working capital pursuant to the provisions of the
Transaction
Agreement as a critical audit matter is due to the significant estimates and judgements required by management when determining
the inputs and
assumptions utilized in the development of the initial net working capital calculation included in the Transaction Agreement.
The subjectivity of the
estimates increases the level of estimation uncertainty, auditor judgement and level of effort required to evaluate
management’s evidence supporting the
projected final net working capital acquisition amount as it relates to the allowance for returns,
rebates and distributor fees, including assumptions that no
further liability will be incurred.
 
Our audit procedures performed to address the critical matter included,
among others:
 
●
Review the letter sent to
the licensee in response to financial claims.
 
●
Review original Transaction
Agreement and subsequent amendments.
 
●
Review the rebates and returns analysis performed by
the Company, assess method utilized, calculation, and conclusion reached for reasonableness.
 
/s/ Berkowitz
Pollack Brant, Advisors + CPAs
 
We have served
as the Company’s auditor since 2023.
 
West Palm
Beach, FL
 
March 27,
2025
  
F-3

 
 
TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
As
of December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Assets:
 
    
  
Current assets:
 
    
  
Cash
and cash equivalents
  $
5,059    $
4,327 
Royalty
receivable, current portion
   
3,562     
3,090 
Prepaid
and other current assets
   
3,638     
4,035 
Current
assets of discontinued operations
   
—     
344 
Total
current assets
   
12,259     
11,796 
License
rights and other intangible assets, net
   
4,321     
6,098 
Right
of use assets, net
   
6,102     
6,873 
Royalty
receivable, long term
   
16,010     
18,484 
Other
non-current assets
   
130     
58 
Total
assets
  $
38,822    $
43,309 
Liabilities
and stockholders’ equity:
   
      
  
Current
liabilities:
   
      
  
Accounts
payable
  $
258    $
27 
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
   
2,127     
3,133 
Current
liabilities of discontinued operations
   
2,781     
3,694 
Total
current liabilities
   
5,166     
6,854 
Operating
lease liabilities
   
5,542     
6,532 
Other
non-current liabilities
   
744     
636 
Total
liabilities
   
11,452     
14,022 
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 7)
   
      
  
Stockholders’
equity:
   
      
  
Common stock, par value $0.001; 32,000 and 12,000 shares authorized, 11,532 and 11,532 issued and outstanding as
of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
   
11     
11 
Additional
paid-in capital
   
979,181     
978,917 
Accumulated
deficit
   
(951,822)    
(949,641)
Total
stockholders’ equity
   
27,370     
29,287 
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $
38,822    $
43,309 
 
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
F-4

 
 
TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
Years
ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Revenue, net:
 
 
   
 
 
License
and service revenue
  $
1,761    $
1,302 
Operating
expenses:
   
      
  
Selling,
general and administrative
   
4,744     
8,903 
Impairment
of long-lived assets (Note 4)
   
1,268     
— 
Depreciation
& amortization
   
509     
922 
Total
operating expenses
   
6,521     
9,825 
Loss
from operations
   
(4,760)    
(8,523)
Other
income (expense):
   
      
  
Miscellaneous
income
   
2,417     
781 
Total
other income
   
2,417     
781 
Loss
from continuing operations before income taxes
   
(2,343)    
(7,742)
Benefit
for income taxes
   
31     
43 
Net
loss from continuing operations
   
(2,312)    
(7,699)
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
   
131     
(2,579)
Net
loss
  $
(2,181)   $
(10,278)
Loss per common share,
basic:
   
      
  
Continuing
operations
   
(0.20)    
(0.74)
Discontinued
operations, net
   
0.01     
(0.25)
Net
loss per common share, basic
  $
(0.19)   $
(0.99)
Loss per common share,
diluted:
   
      
  
Continuing
operations
   
(0.20)    
(0.74)
Discontinued
operations, net
   
0.01     
(0.25)
Net
loss per common share, diluted
  $
(0.19)   $
(0.99)
Weighted average common
shares, basic
   
11,532     
10,441 
Weighted average common
shares, diluted
   
11,532     
10,441 
 
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
F-5

 
 
TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In
thousands)
 
 
 
Common
Stock
   
Additional
Paid in
    Accumulated      
 
 
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
Balance, December
31, 2022
   
9,498    $
9    $
974,497    $
(939,363)   $
35,143 
Shares
issued for vested restricted stock units
   
844     
1     
—     
—     
1 
Share-based
compensation
   
—     
—     
1,271     
—     
1,271 
Shares
issued for sale of common stock related to private
placement sale
   
1,190     
1     
3,149     
—     
3,150 
Net
loss
   
—     
—     
—     
(10,278)    
(10,278)
Balance, December 31, 2023
   
11,532     
11     
978,917     
(949,641)    
29,287 
Share-based
compensation
   
—     
—     
264     
—     
264 
Net
loss
   
—     
—     
—     
(2,181)    
(2,181)
Balance,
December 31, 2024
   
11,532    $
11    $
979,181    $
(951,822)   $
27,370 
 
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
F-6

 
 
TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(In
thousands)
 
 
 
Years
ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
    
  
Net loss
  $
(2,181)   $
(10,278)
Less:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
   
131     
(2,579)
Net loss from continuing operations
   
(2,312)    
(7,699)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in continuing operating activities:
   
      
  
Depreciation and amortization
   
509     
922 
Impairment of long-lived
assets (Note 4)
   
1,268     
— 
Share-based payment compensation
costs
   
264     
1,271 
Other
   
(219)    
(129)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
   
      
  
Prepaid and other current
assets
   
397     
1,999 
Other assets
   
1,930     
(1,126)
Accounts payable
   
231     
(2,135)
Accrued expenses and other
current liabilities
   
(1,006)    
(15,713)
Other
non-current liabilities
   
108     
(471)
Total adjustments
   
3,482     
(15,382)
Net cash provided by
(used in) continuing operating activities
   
1,170     
(23,081)
Cash flows from continuing financing activities:
   
      
  
Proceeds
from sale of common stock, net of costs
   
—     
3,151 
Net cash provided by
continuing financing activities
   
—     
3,151 
Discontinued operations:
   
      
  
Net
cash used in operating activities
   
(438)    
(25,060)
Net cash used in discontinued
operations
   
(438)    
(25,060)
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
732     
(44,990)
Cash and restricted
cash - continuing operations, beginning of period
   
4,327     
49,317 
Total cash and restricted
cash, end of period
  $
5,059    $
4,327 
 
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
F-7

 
 
TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
 
1. Business,
basis of presentation, new accounting standards and summary of significant accounting policies
 
General
 
TherapeuticsMD,
Inc. (the “Company”), a Nevada corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to collectively in this Annual
Report on Form
10-K (“10-K Report”) as “TherapeuticsMD,” “we,” “our” and “us.”
This 10-K Report includes trademarks, trade names and service marks, such as
TherapeuticsMD®, vitaMedMD®, BocaGreenMD® ,
IMVEXXY®, and BIJUVA®, which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and
are the property of, or licensed by
or to, us. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this 10-K Report may appear
without the ®,
TM or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under
applicable
law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. We do not intend
our use or display of other
parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed
to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or
sponsorship of us by, these other parties.
 
TherapeuticsMD
was previously a women’s healthcare company with a mission of creating and commercializing innovative products to support the
lifespan
of women from pregnancy prevention through menopause. In December 2022, we changed our business to become a pharmaceutical royalty
company,
currently receiving royalties on products licensed to pharmaceutical organizations that possess commercial capabilities in the relevant
territories.
On December 30, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), we completed a transaction (the “Mayne Transaction”)
with Mayne Pharma LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Mayne Pharma”) and subsidiary of Mayne Pharma Group Limited,
an Australian public company, in which we and our subsidiaries (i) granted
Mayne Pharma an exclusive license to commercialize our IMVEXXY,
BIJUVA and prescription prenatal vitamin products sold under the BocaGreenMD
and vitaMedMD brands (collectively, the “Licensed
Products”) in the United States and its possessions and territories, (ii) assigned to Mayne Pharma our
exclusive license to commercialize
ANNOVERA® (together with the Licensed Products, collectively, the “Products”) in the United States and its
possessions
and territories, and (iii) sold certain other assets to Mayne Pharma in connection therewith.
 
In a License
Agreement, dated December 4, 2022, between TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma (the “Mayne License Agreement”), we granted Mayne
Pharma, on the Closing Date, (i) an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to research, develop, register, manufacture,
have manufactured,
market, sell, use, and commercialize the Licensed Products in the United States and its possessions and territories
and (ii) an exclusive, sublicensable,
perpetual, irrevocable license to manufacture, have manufactured, import and have imported the
Licensed Products outside the United States for
commercialization in the United States and its possessions and territories.
 
Under the
Mayne License Agreement, Mayne Pharma will pay us milestone payments of each of (i) $5.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products
in the
United States during a calendar year reach $100.0 million, (ii) $10.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products in the United
States during a calendar
year reach $200.0 million and (iii) $15.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products in the United States
during a calendar year reach $300.0 million.
Further, Mayne Pharma will pay us royalties on net sales of all Products in the United States
at a royalty rate of 8.0% on the first $80.0 million in annual
net sales and 7.5% on annual net sales above $80.0 million, subject to
certain adjustments, for a period of 20 years following the Closing Date. The royalty
rate will decrease to 2.0% on a Product-by-Product
basis upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration or revocation of the last patent covering a Product
and (ii) a generic version
of a Product launching in the United States. Mayne Pharma will pay us minimum annual royalties of $3.0 million per year for 12
years,
adjusted for inflation at an annual rate of 3%, subject to certain further adjustments, including as described below. Upon the expiry
of the 20-year
royalty term, the licenses granted to Mayne Pharma under the Mayne License Agreement will become a fully paid-up and royalty
free license for the
Licensed Products.  
 
F-8

 
 
Under the
Transaction Agreement, dated December 4, 2022, between TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma (the “Transaction Agreement”), we
sold to
Mayne Pharma, at closing, certain assets for Mayne Pharma to commercialize the Products in the United States, including, with
the Population Council’s
consent, our exclusive license from the Population Council to commercialize ANNOVERA (the “Transferred
Assets”).
 
The total consideration from Mayne Pharma to TherapeuticsMD for the
purchase of the Transferred Assets under the Transaction Agreement and the grant
of the licenses under the Mayne License Agreement was
(i) a cash payment of $140.0 million at closing, (ii) a cash payment of approximately $12.1
million at closing for the acquisition of
net working capital as determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement and subject to certain adjustments,
(iii) a cash payment
of approximately $1.0 million at closing for prepaid royalties in connection with the Mayne License Agreement Amendment (as
defined below)
and (iv) the right to receive the contingent consideration set forth in the Mayne License Agreement, as amended. The acquisition of net
working capital was determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement and included significant estimates which could change materially
for a
period of up to two years following the Closing Date. 
 
On the Closing
Date, TherapeuticsMD and Mayne Pharma entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Mayne License Agreement (the “Mayne License
Agreement
Amendment”). Pursuant to the Mayne License Agreement Amendment, Mayne Pharma agreed to pay us approximately $1.0 million in prepaid
royalties on the Closing Date. The prepaid royalties reduced the first four quarterly payments that would have otherwise been payable
pursuant to the
Mayne License Agreement by an amount equal to $257 thousand per quarterly royalty payment plus interest calculated at
19% per annum accruing from
the Closing Date until the date such quarterly royalty payment was paid to us. We and Mayne Pharma settled
the $1.5 million of consideration due to
Mayne Pharma for the assumed obligations under a long-term services agreement, including our
minimum payment obligations thereunder. As the parties
agreed, during the second quarter of 2023 Mayne Pharma held back our royalty payment
of $0.6 million and we funded an additional $0.9 million in
August 2023 to settle the original $1.5 million payable.
 
As part of
the transformation that included the Mayne License Agreement, all results associated with former commercial operations have been reflected
as
discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities associated with the commercial business are
classified as assets and
liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheets. Additional disclosures regarding
discontinued operations are provided in Note 2 of
our consolidated financial statements.
 
We also have
license agreements with strategic partners to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA outside of the U.S.  
  
 
●
In July 2018, we entered into a license and supply
agreement (the “Knight License Agreement”) with Knight Therapeutics Inc. (“Knight”)
pursuant to which we
granted Knight an exclusive license to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in Canada and Israel. Knight obtained
regulatory approval
for IMVEXXY and BIJUVA and began commercialization efforts in 2024.
 
 
●
In September 2019, we entered into an exclusive license
and supply agreement (the “Theramex License Agreement”) with Theramex HQ UK
Limited (“Theramex”) to commercialize
IMVEXXY and BIJUVA outside of the U.S., excluding Canada and Israel. In 2021, Theramex secured
regulatory approval for BIJUVA in
certain European countries and began commercialization efforts in those countries.
 
 
●
In
December 2024, we transferred the right to commercialize IMVEXXY and BIJUVA in Israel from Knight to Theramex.
 
In connection
with our transformation into a pharmaceutical royalty company, the termination of our executive management team (except for Mr. Marlan
Walker, our former General Counsel and current Chief Executive Officer) and all other employees was completed by December 31, 2022. Severance
obligations for all employees other than executive officers were paid in full in January 2023 and severance obligations for terminated
executive officers
have been paid in accordance with their employment agreements and separation agreements as previously disclosed. As
of December 31, 2023 and 2024,
we employed one full-time employee primarily engaged in an executive position.
 
F-9

 
 
We have engaged external consultants who support our relationship with
current partners and assist with certain financial, IT, legal, and regulatory matters
and the continued wind-down of our historical business
operations. On August 15, 2023, we entered into a master services agreement with JZ Advisory
Group, pursuant to which Joseph Ziegler serves
as our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.
 
Going
concern
 
Following
the transaction with Mayne Pharma, our primary source of revenue is from royalties on products licensed to pharmaceutical organizations
that
possess commercial capabilities in the relevant territories. We may need to raise additional capital to provide additional liquidity
to fund our operations
until we become cash flow positive. To address our capital needs, we may pursue various equity and debt financing
and other alternatives. The equity
financing alternatives may include the private placement of equity, equity-linked, or other similar
instruments or obligations with one or more investors,
lenders, or other institutional counterparties or an underwritten public equity
or equity-linked securities offering. Our ability to sell equity securities may be
limited by market conditions, including the market
price of our common stock, and our available authorized shares.
 
To the extent
that we raise additional capital through the sale of such securities, the ownership interests of our existing stockholders will be diluted,
and the
terms of these new securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our existing stockholders.
If we are not
successful in obtaining additional financing, we could be forced to discontinue or curtail our business operations, sell
assets at unfavorable prices, or merge,
consolidate, or combine with a company with greater financial resources in a transaction that
might be unfavorable to us.
 
On May 1,
2023, we entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Rubric Capital Management LP (“Rubric”),
pursuant to
which we agreed to sell to Rubric, or one or more of its affiliates, up to an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of our common
stock, par value $0.001 per share
(our “Common Stock”), from time to time during the term of the Subscription Agreement in
separate draw-downs at our election. On June 29, 2023, we
issued and sold 312,525 shares of Common Stock at a price per share equal to
$3.6797 pursuant to the Subscription Agreement. We received gross
proceeds of $1.15 million from the draw down, before expenses. On November
15, 2023, Rubric drew down an additional 877,192 shares of Common
Stock at a price per share equal to $2.2761. We received gross proceeds
of $2.0 million from the drawdown, before expenses. There were no draw downs in
2024.
 
In February
2024, the Company received Mayne Pharma’s calculation of the net working capital allowances for payer rebates and wholesale distributor
fees pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, which differed significantly from the Company’s estimate of the allowances. The Company
continues to
believe its estimated allowances for payer rebates and wholesale distributor fees are reasonable and intends to resolve
this matter through the processes
permitted in the Transaction Agreement. The outcome of this matter is uncertain at this point. As a
result, the Company cannot reasonably estimate a range
of loss, and accordingly, the Company has not accrued any additional liability
associated with Mayne Pharma’s allowance calculation for payer rebates and
wholesale distributor fees, particularly as the Company
believes the outcome of this matter to be intertwined with the resolution of the net working capital
allowance for returns.
 
In August
2024, the Company received information from Mayne Pharma pertaining to the net working capital allowance for returns that differs
significantly
from the Company’s estimate of the allowance. As of December 31, 2024, the Company believed no additional accrual was required
for
amounts that may be owed for the allowance for returns under the Transaction Agreement. The Company has not recorded any contingent
gains or
receivables for any such allowances. Management continues to monitor the unresolved and pending net working capital items as
changes to estimated
amounts owed or amounts due from Mayne Pharma may be material.
 
If Mayne Pharma’s sales of Licensed Products grow more slowly
than expected or decline, including as a result of Mayne Pharma Group’s pending sale to
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc., if the net
working capital settlement with Mayne Pharma under the Transaction Agreement is greater than our current
estimates, if we are unsuccessful
with future financings or the supply chains related to the third-party contract manufacturers are worse than we anticipate,
our existing
cash reserves may be insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements. The potential impact of these factors in conjunction with the
uncertainty
of the capital markets raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months
from the issuance of these
financial statements.
 
The accompanying
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going
concern.
 
F-10

 
 
A. Basis
of presentation
 
The consolidated
financial statements and related notes include our parent company and all wholly owned subsidiaries. The consolidated financial
statements
are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Our
fiscal year-end is
as of and for the year ended December 31st for each year presented. All intercompany transactions among our businesses
have been eliminated.
 
As part of
the transformation and as a result of the Mayne Transaction, all results associated with former commercial operations have been reflected
as
discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities associated with the commercial business are
classified as assets and
liabilities of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheet. Additional disclosures regarding discontinued
operations are provided in Note 2 of
these consolidated financial statements.
 
Certain amounts
in the notes to the consolidated financial statements may not add due to rounding. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified
to
conform to current-period presentation.
 
B. New
accounting standards
 
Adoption
of new accounting standards
 
As of December
2024, we have adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Update 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280):
Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“Update 2023-07”). Accounting Standards Update 2023-07 applies to
all public entities that are
required to report segment information in accordance with Topic 280. The amendments in Update 2023-07 revise
reportable segment disclosure
requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments
in Update 2023-07 do not change how a public
entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies
the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments.
 
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive
Income (Topic 220):
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” The ASU requires additional disclosures by disaggregating the
costs and expense line items that are
presented on the face of the income statement. The disaggregation includes: (i) amounts of purchased
inventory, employee compensation, depreciation,
amortization, and other related costs and expenses; (ii) an explanation of costs and expenses
that are not disaggregated on a quantitative basis; and (iii) the
definition and total amount of selling expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective
for our Annual Report on Form 10-K beginning in 2027 and subsequent interim
reports. Early adoption is permitted. The ASU should be applied
prospectively. Retrospective application is permitted for all prior periods presented in the
financial statements. The Company is evaluating
the impact of ASU 2024-03 on our financial reporting disclosures. 
 
In December
2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” ASU 2023-09 enhances
the
transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information
in the rate
reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 will be effective for the Company in its
income tax disclosure included in
its 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and will be applied on a prospective basis. However, retrospective
application is permitted. Early adoption is also
permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2023-09 on the Company’s
income tax disclosures and on its consolidated financial statements.
 
C. Discontinued
Operations
 
Discontinued operations comprise activities that were disposed of at
the end of the period, represent a separate major line of business that can be clearly
distinguished for operational and financial reporting
purposes and represent a business shift having a major effect on the Company’s operations and
financial results according to Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205, Presentation of Financial Statements. In 2022, we started classifying
commercial
activities as discontinued operations due to the cessation of these operations. No amounts for shared general and administrative operating
support expense were allocated to discontinued operations. As required by the terms of the Financing Agreement, dated as of April 24,
2019, as amended,
with Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc., as administrative agent, the various lenders from time-to-time party thereto,
and certain of our subsidiaries party
thereto from time to time as guarantors, the proceeds from both transactions were used to fully
repay our outstanding debt borrowings. As a result, interest
expense and amortization of deferred financing costs as well as expense for
accretion of Series A Preferred Stock and loss on extinguishment of debt are
included within income (loss) from discontinued operations,
net of tax. Additionally, the related assets and liabilities have been reported as assets and
liabilities of discontinued operations in
the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. For additional information, see
Note 2 - Discontinued
Operations. 
 
F-11

 
 
D. Estimates
and assumptions
 
The preparation
of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of
revenue and expenses during the reporting period. We evaluate our estimated assumptions based on historical experience
and on various other assumptions
that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the
carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not
readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ, at times in material
amounts, from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
E. Cash
and Restricted Cash
 
For the purpose
of the statements of cash flows, all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to
be cash equivalents.
The carrying value of these investments approximates fair value.
 
We maintain
cash at financial institutions that at times may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured limits
of $250 thousand
per bank. We have never experienced any losses related to these funds.
 
F. Fair
Value Measurements
 
Fair value
is the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability and therefore represents an exit price in the principal market (or in the absence
of a principal
market, the most advantageous market). It represents a market-based measurement that contemplates a hypothetical transaction
between market participants
at the measurement date.
 
The unique
characteristics of an asset or liability and the availability of observable prices affect the number of valuation approaches and/or techniques
used
in a fair value analysis. We measure fair value using observable and unobservable inputs. We give the highest priority to quoted
prices (unadjusted) in
active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs
(Level 3 inputs).
 
We apply
the following fair value hierarchy:
 
 
●
Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets
for identical assets and liabilities.
 
 
●
Level 2 - Quoted prices in non-active markets or in
active markets for similar assets or liabilities, observable inputs other than quoted prices; and
inputs that are not directly observable
but are corroborated by observable market data.
 
 
●
Level 3 - Inputs that are unobservable.
 
The carrying
amount of our cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value because
of the
short-term maturity of such instruments, which are considered Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy.
 
G. License
rights and other intangibles assets
 
We record
license rights and other intangible assets at cost, which includes external costs, consisting primary of legal costs, incurred in securing
our patents
and trademarks.
  
Intangible
assets subject to amortization, such as patents, are amortized over the useful life of the patent using the straight-line method. If
the patent is not
successfully granted, we write off any capitalized patent costs at that time. Intangible assets not subject to amortization,
such as trademarks, are perpetual
and have indefinite lives.
 
F-12

 
 
We review
license rights and other intangible assets subject to amortization on a periodic basis to determine whether events and circumstances
would
indicate impairment or warrant a revision to their remaining useful lives. We assess other intangible assets not subject to amortization
for potential
impairment semi-annually during the second and fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if events occur or circumstances
change that would more
likely than not reduce the fair value of the intangible assets below their carrying value.
 
H. Segment
reporting
 
We manage
and operate as one business, which prior to December 2022 was focused on creating and commercializing products targeted exclusively for
women and after we signed Mayne License Agreement, is focused on collecting royalties from licensing our products. Our business is led
by our chief
executive officer, who is our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). We do not operate separate lines of business
with respect to any of our products,
and we do not prepare discrete financial information with respect to separate products. Accordingly,
we view our business as one reportable operating
segment.
 
I. Revenue
recognition
 
We determine
the amount of revenue to be recognized through application of the following steps:
 
 
●
Identification of the contract with a customer;
 
 
●
Identification of the performance obligations in the
contract;
 
 
●
Determination of the transaction price;
 
 
●
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance
obligations in the contract; and
 
 
●
Recognition of revenue when or as we satisfy the performance
obligations.
 
A performance
obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a product or service to a customer. A good or service is considered to be transferred
when
the customer receives the goods or service or obtains control, and we treat shipping as a fulfillment activity rather than as a
separate obligation. We
generally recognize revenue at a point in time when all of our performance obligations under the terms of a contract
are satisfied. Revenue is recognized
upon transfer of control of promised products or services in an amount that reflects the consideration
we expect to receive in exchange for those products or
services. The collectability of consideration on the contract is reasonably assured
before revenue is recognized. To the extent that customer payment has
been received before all recognition criteria are met, these revenues
are initially deferred in other accruals on the balance sheet and the revenue is
recognized in the period that all recognition criteria
have been met.
 
License
revenue
 
License arrangements
may consist of non-refundable upfront license fees, exclusive licensed rights to patented or patent pending technology, and various
performance
or sales milestones and future product royalty payments. Some of these arrangements may include multiple performance obligations. Non-
refundable
up-front fees that are not contingent on any future performance by us, and do not require continuing involvement on our part, are recognized
as
revenue when the right to use functional intellectual property is transferred to the customer.
 
On December
30, 2022, we granted an exclusive license to commercialize our prescription products and assigning the Company’s exclusive license
to
commercialize ANNOVERA to Mayne Pharma, which resulted in a business shift that had a major effect on our operations and financial
results. As part of
the transformation that included the Mayne License Agreement, all results associated with former commercial operations
have been reflected as
discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to the
Closing Date. As of December 31, 2022, we are no
longer directly engaged in the sale of prescription products.
 
F-13

 
 
Under the
terms of the Mayne License Agreement, we received $140 million at closing and we are eligible to receive additional payments in the aggregate
of up to an additional $30 million, based on the achievement of sales milestones (collectively, the “Milestone Amounts”).
The proceeds at closing were
allocated between consideration for the sale of ANNOVERA and the initial license fee for the Licensed Products,
as the sale of ANNOVERA was
accounted for under ASC 610-20, Gains and Losses from Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets in arriving at
the gain on disposal (see Note 2), while the
license grant of the other products were recognized under the provisions of ASC 606, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers, as a license of functional
intellectual property. The proceeds were allocated among the Licensed Products
on the relative net present value of forecasted future product sales from
those products. The Milestone Amounts will be recognized, as
applicable, in subsequent periods based on actual product sales that exceed the respective
net sales milestones as such variable consideration
is constrained by the occurrence of the subsequent sales.
 
Our royalty
revenue in 2024 and 2023 primarily related to royalties provided for under the Mayne License Agreement based on Mayne Pharma’s
sales of
the licensed products subject to that agreement. Under the Mayne License Agreement, the Company is entitled to earn royalties
on net sales of all of the
Licensed Products at a royalty rate of (i) 8% on the first $80 million of net sales of the Licensed Products
and (ii) 7.5% on net sales of all of the Licensed
Products after the first $80 million of net sales. The royalty rate is subject to a
2% reduction upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration or revocation of
the last valid claim covering a Licensed Product, and (ii)
a generic product launch (a “LOE”). We are entitled to minimum annual royalties beginning with
the year ending December 31,
2023 ($3 million annual minimum) and continuing with 3% annual increases through the year ending December 31, 2034
(the “Minimum
Annual Royalty”). The total Minimum Annual Royalty we are entitled to is $42.6 million, and this total amount was allocated among
the
Licensed Products on the relative net present value of forecasted future product sales from those products. The portion allocated
to consideration for the
sale of ANNOVERA was attributed towards the gain on disposal of that asset. For the remaining portion allocated
to the license grants for the other
products, we determined that the minimum guarantee underlying the Minimum Annual Royalty should be
treated as fixed consideration and recognized
under ASC 606 at the point in time when the license was transferred. Since the Minimum
Annual Royalty will be received in annual installments through
2034, we determined the transaction price allocated under ASC 606 contained
a significant financing component, and we therefore determined the initial
royalty revenue and corresponding receivable based on the
present value of the allocated Minimum Annual Royalty. The present value was calculated using
a discount rate of 10.45%, based on the
credit characteristics of Mayne Pharma and the timing of future payments, and the value will be accreted to full
value through the earlier
of January 1, 2034, or a LOE. This royalty receivable is a contract asset as of December 31, 2023 and 2024, and is further subject
to
offset by Mayne Pharma (see J. Contract Assets and Liabilities below).
 
Royalty revenue
earned in excess of the Minimum Annual Royalty will be recognized under ASC 606, which provides revenue recognition constraints by
requiring
the recognition of revenue at the later of the following: 1) when the subsequent sale occurs or 2) when the performance obligation to
which some
or all of the sales-based royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). We applied the royalty recognition
constraint required under
the guidance for sales-based royalties, which requires a sales-based royalty to be recorded no sooner than
the underlying sale. Therefore, royalties on sales
of products commercialized by Mayne Pharma will be recognized in the subsequent periods
that the Licensed Products are sold.
 
In 2024,
we recorded BIJUVA license sales of $443 thousand made through the Theramex License Agreement, BIJUVA and IMVEXXY license sales of
$195
thousand through the Knight License Agreement and $1,123 thousand pertaining to our licensed products with Mayne Pharma, which was recognized
as license revenue. Additionally, we recognized $1,083 thousand in other income pertaining to royalty sales of ANNOVERA.
 
In 2023,
we recorded BIJUVA license sales of $268 thousand made through the Theramex License Agreement and $1,003 thousand pertaining to our
licensed
products with Mayne Pharma, which was recognized as license revenue. Additionally, we recognized $490 thousand in other income pertaining
to
royalty sales of ANNOVERA.
 
J. Contract
Assets and Liabilities
 
Contract
assets totaling $19,572 thousand and $21,574 thousand as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, include royalties recognized from
the
Minimum Annual Royalty (see I. Revenue Recognition above).
 
K. Share-based
payment awards
 
We account
for share-based payment awards on a fair value basis of the equity instrument issued. Under fair value accounting, the grant-date fair
value of
the share-based payment award is amortized as compensation expense, on a straight-line basis, over the service period (generally,
the vesting period) for
both graded and cliff vesting awards. We have elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.
 
F-14

 
 
Increase
of authorized shares
 
On June 26,
2023, at our combined 2022 and 2023 Annual Meeting, our stockholders approved an amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation
to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 12 million shares to 32 million shares.
 
L. Income
taxes
 
Income taxes
are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
and their respective tax bases,
and operating loss and income tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to
be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of
a change in income tax rates is recorded as a component
of the income tax provision in the period that includes the enactment date.
 
Regular assessments
are made on the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from our future taxable income. Our evaluation is based on
estimates, assumptions, and includes an analysis of available positive and negative evidence, giving weight based on the evidence’s
relative objectivity.
Sources of positive evidence include estimates of future taxable income, future reversal of existing taxable temporary
differences, taxable income in
carryback years, and available tax planning strategies. Sources of negative evidence include current and
cumulative losses in recent years, losses expected
in early future years, any history of operating losses or tax credit carryforwards
expiring unused, and unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably resolved,
would adversely affect future profit levels.
 
The remaining
carrying value of our deferred tax assets, after recording the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets, is based on our present
belief
that it is more likely than not that we will be able to generate sufficient future taxable income to utilize such deferred tax
assets. The amount of the
remaining deferred tax assets considered recoverable could be adjusted if our estimates of future taxable income
during the carryforward period change
favorably or unfavorably. To the extent we believe that it is more likely than not that some or
all the remaining deferred tax assets will not be realized, we
must establish a valuation allowance against those deferred tax assets,
resulting in additional income tax expense in the period such determination is made.
To the extent a valuation allowance currently exists,
we will continue to monitor all positive and negative evidence until we believe it is more likely than
not that it is no longer necessary,
resulting in an income tax benefit in the period such determination is made.
 
F-15

 
 
Our policy
is to recognize both interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of the income tax provision. Significant judgment
is required
in evaluating our tax positions, and in determining our provisions for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities
and any valuation allowance
recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We establish reserves when, despite our belief that the income
tax return positions are fully supportable, certain
positions are likely to be challenged and we may ultimately not prevail in defending
those positions.
 
M. Earnings
per common share
 
Basic earnings
or loss per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders by the sum of the weighted average
number of shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders
by the sum
of the weighted average number of shares of common stock and the number of additional shares of common stock that would have
been outstanding if our
outstanding potentially dilutive securities had been issued. Potentially dilutive securities include awards of
non-vested or vested and not settled restricted
stock units, performance stock units where the performance requirements have been met
and not settled, warrants and options. The dilutive effect of
potentially dilutive securities is reflected in diluted earnings per common
share by application of the treasury stock method, except if its impact is anti-
dilutive. Under the treasury stock method, an increase
in the fair market value of our common stock can result in a greater dilutive effect from potentially
dilutive securities.
 
N. Leases
 
We determine
if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Determining whether a contract contains a lease includes judgment regarding whether the contract
conveys the right to control the use of identified property or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
 
We account
for our lease-related assets and liabilities based on their classification as operating leases or finance leases, following the relevant
accounting
guidance. For all the lessee arrangements, we have elected an accounting policy to combine non-lease components with the related-lease
components and
treat the combined items as a lease for accounting purposes. We measure lease related assets and liabilities based on
the present value of lease payments,
including in-substance fixed payments, variable payments that depend on an index or rate measured
at the commencement date, and the amount we believe
is probable we will pay the lessor under residual value guarantees when applicable.
We discount lease payments based on our estimated incremental
borrowing rate at lease commencement (or modification), which is primarily
based on our estimated credit rating, the lease term at commencement, and the
contract currency of the lease arrangement. We have elected
to exclude short-term leases (leases with an original lease term less than one year) from the
measurement of lease-related assets and
liabilities.
 
We test right-of-use
assets in an operating or finance lease at the asset group level (because these assets are long-lived nonfinancial assets and should
be
accounted for the same way as other long-lived nonfinancial assets) whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an
asset may not be recoverable.
 
We sublease
our unoccupied facilities to third parties. Any impairment to the associated right-of-use asset, leasehold improvements, or other assets
as a
result of the sublease is recognized in the period when a decision to sublease is made and recorded in our consolidated statement
of operations. We
recognize sublease income on a straight-line basis over the sublease term.
 
O. Loss
Contingencies
 
In determining
whether an accrual for a loss contingency is required, we first assess the likelihood of occurrence of the future event or events that
will
confirm the loss. When a loss is probable (the future event or events are likely to occur) and the amount of the loss can be reasonably
estimated, the
estimated loss is accrued. If the reasonable estimate of the loss is a range and an amount within the range appears to
be a better estimate than any other
amount within the range, that amount should be accrued. However, if no amount within the range is
a better estimate, the minimum amount in the range
should be accrued. When a loss is reasonably possible (the chance of the future event
or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely), no
accrual is recognized. See Note 7 for more information.
 
F-16

 
 
P. Restructuring
charges
 
There were
no restructuring costs incurred during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
 
At
December 31, 2023, $2,459 thousand of restructuring costs were included in current liabilities of discontinued operations in the
accompanying
consolidated balance sheet.
 
2. Discontinued
Operations
 
As
discussed in Note 1, we changed our business in 2022 by licensing our products to receive royalties and future sales related milestone
payments, after
granting an exclusive license to commercialize our IMVEXXY, BIJUVA, and prescription prenatal vitamin products sold under
the BocaGreenMD and
vitaMedMD brands in the United States and assigning our exclusive license to commercialize ANNOVERA to Mayne Pharma.
 
This
plan represented a strategic shift having a major effect on our operations and financial results. Upon our conversion from a commercial
pharmaceutical company to a licensing only company with the consummation of the Mayne Transaction, we classified all direct revenues,
costs and
expenses related to commercial operations, within income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the consolidated
statements of operations for
all periods presented. We have not allocated any amounts for shared general and administrative operating
support expense to discontinued operations.
 
Additionally,
the related assets and liabilities have been reported as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance
sheets as of
December 31, 2024 and 2023.
 
As described
in Note 1, the acquisition of net working capital by Mayne Pharma was determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement and
included
significant estimates which could change materially for a period of up to two years following the Closing Date. Our estimate of net working
capital at closing was determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement which establishes the process for the determination of
final net working
capital. Refer to Note 7 for a further discussion of net working capital contingencies.
 
F-17

 
 
The
following table presents results of discontinued operations (in thousands):
 
 
 
Years
ended December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
 
 
    
  
Product
revenue, net
  $
—    $
(833)
General
and administrative
   
64     
481 
Total
operating expenses
   
64     
481 
Operating
loss from discontinued operations
   
(64)    
(1,314)
Loss
on disposal of assets
   
—     
(1,150)
Other
Income (expense), net
   
195     
(115)
Total
other income (expense), net
   
195     
(1,265)
Net
income (loss) from discontinued operations
  $
131    $
(2,579)
 
The following
table presents the carrying amounts of the classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations (in thousands):
 
 
 
As
of December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Assets:
 
    
  
Accounts
receivable
  $
—    $
344 
Liabilities:
   
      
  
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
  $
2,781    $
3,694 
 
3. Prepaid
and other current assets
 
Our prepaid
and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
December
31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Insurance
  $
70    $
253 
Capitalized
legal
   
2,334     
2,334 
Other
   
1,234     
1,448 
Prepaid
and other current assets
  $
3,638    $
4,035 
 
F-18

 
 
4. Licensed
rights and other intangible assets
 
The following
provides information about our license rights and other intangible assets, net (in thousands):
  
 
 
As
of December 31, 2024
   
As
of December 31, 2023
 
 
 
Gross
   
 
   
 
   
Gross
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
Carrying     Accumulated   
 
   
Carrying     Accumulated   
 
 
 
 
Amount
    Amortization   
Net
   
Amount
    Amortization   
Net
 
Intangible
assets subject to amortization:
 
    
    
    
    
    
  
Hormone
therapy drug patents
  $
5,766    $
2,058    $
3,708    $
6,818    $
1,871    $
4,947 
Hormone
therapy drug patents applied and pending approval    
304     
—     
304     
842     
—     
842 
Intangible
assets subject to amortization
   
6,070     
2,058     
4,012     
7,660     
1,871     
5,789 
Intangible
assets not subject to amortization:
   
      
      
      
      
      
  
Trademarks/trade
name rights
   
309     
—     
309     
309     
—     
309 
Intangible
assets, net
  $
6,379    $
2,058    $
4,321    $
7,969    $
1,871    $
6,098 
  
We recorded,
in continuing operations, amortization expense related to patents of $509.1 thousand for 2024 and $844.2 thousand for 2023, of which
$483.5
thousand is accelerated amortization as a result of a review of our intangible assets.
 
The Company conducts regular reviews of the individual patents and
portfolios. As a result of this review and also based on input from its licensing
partners, in the three months ended June 30, 2024 the
Company determined it had an indicator of impairment, as it had abandoned the legal right and title
to a portion of its granted patent
portfolio and had ceased pursuit of a portion of its pending patents based on input from its licensing partners. The
Company recognized
an impairment loss of $1,268 thousand related to those abandoned patents and applications, which is classified as an impairment of
long-lived assets on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.  In
the year ending December
31, 2023, we did not impair any of our hormone therapy drug patent assets.
 
Our intangible
assets subject to amortization are expected to be amortized as follows (in thousands):
 
Year ending December 31,
   
 
2025
  $
384 
2026
   
384 
2027
   
384 
2028
   
385 
2029
   
384 
Thereafter
   
1,787 
Total
  $
3,708 
 
5. Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
 
Other accrued
expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Payroll and related costs
  $
118    $
762 
Professional fees
   
288     
489 
Operating lease liabilities
   
1,633     
1,473 
Other accrued expenses and current liabilities
   
88     
409 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
  $
2,127    $
3,133 
 
We incurred
no advertising costs in 2024 and 2023.
 
F-19

 
 
6. Debt
 
Interest
and financing costs
 
Included
in miscellaneous income in 2024 is $144.9 thousand of interest income and $9.5 thousand of interest expense.
 
Included
in miscellaneous income in 2023 is $297.9 thousand of interest income and $166.6 thousand of interest expense.
 
7. Commitments
and contingencies
 
Leases
 
In October
2018, we entered into a lease for executive, administrative, operations and sales offices in Boca Raton, Florida. The lease includes
62,748
rentable square feet, or the full premises, of which the lease on 7,561 square feet commenced in 2018 and the lease on 48,651
square feet commenced in
August 2019, or the full premises commencement date. In June 2019, we entered into an agreement with the same
lessors to lease additional 6,536 square
feet of administrative office space in the same location, pursuant to an addendum to such lease,
which commenced in May 2020. The lease will expire 11
years after the full premises commencement date, unless terminated earlier in accordance
with the terms of the lease. We have the option to extend the term
of the lease for two additional consecutive periods of five years.
The extension option is not included in the determination of the lease term as it is not
reasonably certain to be exercised. The term
of the lease includes escalating rent and free rent periods. We are also responsible for certain other operating
costs under the lease,
including electricity and utility expenses. As a result of shifting our business to become a license company and terminating our
employees,
we have sublet the majority of our headquarters and are in the process of subleasing the remainder. We anticipate that sublease income
will
approximate the amounts due under our existing leases, therefore no impairment of the right of use asset was recorded in 2024.
 
For 2024
and 2023, operating lease expense (including all variable costs) related to our real estate leases was $2,271 thousand and $2,259 thousand,
respectively. In 2024 and 2023, our rental income on sublease of our three suites which were subleased was $1,361 thousand and $1,292
thousand,
respectively.
 
As of December
31, 2024, our remaining lease payments were as follows (in thousands):
 
Year ending
December 31,
 
  
2025
  $
1,513 
2026
   
1,551 
2027
   
1,590 
2028
   
1,630 
2029
   
1,671 
Thereafter
   
993 
Total undiscounted lease payments
   
8,948 
Less: imputed interest
   
1,773 
Present value of lease
payments
  $
7,175 
 
F-20

 
 
The following
table sets forth supplemental balance sheet information related to leases (in thousands):
  
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Assets:
 
    
  
Operating lease right-of-use assets
  $
6,102    $
6,873 
 
   
      
  
Liabilities:
   
      
  
Operating lease liabilities current (included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities)
  $
1,633    $
1,473 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current
   
5,542     
6,532 
Total operating lease liabilities
  $
7,175    $
8,005 
 
The following
table presents other information related to leases:
  
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Weighted average remaining term (years) - operating leases
   
5.7     
6.7 
Weighted average discount rate - operating leases
   
8.3%   
8.3%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities from operating lease (in thousands)
  $
1,477    $
1,443 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations (non-cash in thousands)
  $
—    $
— 
 
Mayne
Pharma Agreement
 
Mayne Pharma
paid us approximately $12.1 million at closing on December 30, 2022, for the acquisition of net working capital, subject to certain
adjustments as determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement. While the Transaction Agreement calls for much of the net working
capital to be
trued-up shortly after the Closing Date in 2023, for a period of one year following the Closing Date in the case of payer
rebates and wholesale distributor
fees and two years following the Closing Date in the case for allowance for returns, net working capital
amounts will be adjusted to arrive at final net
working capital under the Transaction Agreement.
 
In September
2023, we increased certain accrual estimates including increasing our working capital adjustment accrual by $2.0 million for amounts
anticipated to be owed under the Transaction Agreement. In December 2023, we made a $5.5 million payment to Mayne Pharma to settle
certain working
capital amounts that were required to be trued-up shortly after the Closing Date, excluding the allowance for returns,
allowance for payer rebates, and
allowance for wholesale distributor fees. Of the $5.5 million, $2.0 million increased the allowance
for net working capital allowances remaining to be trued
up.
 
F-21

 
 
The Company’s
estimate of the allowance for payer rebates and wholesale distributor fees was determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement
which establishes the process for the determination of net working capital. In February 2024, the Company received Mayne Pharma’s
calculation of the net
working capital allowances for payer rebates and wholesale distributor fees which differed significantly from
the Company’s estimate of the allowances.
The Company and Mayne Pharma intend to resolve this matter through the dispute resolution
process outlined in the Transaction Agreement. The outcome
of this matter is uncertain at this point. As a result, the Company cannot reasonably estimate a
range of loss, and accordingly, the Company has not accrued
any additional liability associated with Mayne Pharma’s allowance calculation
for payer rebates and wholesale distributor fees, particularly as the Company
believes the outcome of this matter to be intertwined with
the resolution of the net working capital allowance for returns.
 
In August
2024, the Company received information from Mayne Pharma pertaining to the net working capital allowance for returns that differs
significantly
from the Company’s estimate of the allowance. As of December 31, 2024, the Company believed no additional accrual was required
for
amounts that may be owed for the allowance for returns under the Transaction Agreement. The Company has not recorded any contingent
gains or
receivables for any such allowances. Management continues to monitor the unresolved and pending net working capital items as
changes to estimated
amounts owed or amounts due from Mayne Pharma may be material.
 
Mayne
Pharma has also made certain indemnification demands under the Transaction Agreement, which the Company disputes. As of December 31,
2024,
the Company believed no additional accrual was required for such claims, as the Company could not reasonably estimate a range of
loss.
 
Legal
proceedings
 
In
February 2020, we received a Paragraph IV certification notice letter (the “IMVEXXY Notice Letter”) regarding an
Abbreviated New Drug Application
(“ANDA”) submitted to the FDA by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”).
The ANDA seeks approval from the FDA to commercially manufacture,
use, or sell a generic version of the 4 mcg and 10 mcg doses of
IMVEXXY. In the IMVEXXY Notice Letter, Teva alleges that TherapeuticsMD patents
listed in the FDA’s Orange Book that claim
compositions and methods of IMVEXXY (the “IMVEXXY Patents”) are invalid, unenforceable, and/or will
not be infringed by
Teva’s commercial manufacture, use, or sale of its proposed generic drug product. The IMVEXXY Patents identified in the
IMVEXXY
Notice Letter expire in 2032 or 2033. In April 2020, we filed a complaint for patent infringement against Teva in the United
States District Court for the
District of New Jersey arising from Teva’s ANDA filing with the FDA. We are seeking, among other
relief, an order that the effective date of any FDA
approval of Teva’s ANDA would be a date no earlier than the expiration of
the IMVEXXY Patents and equitable relief enjoining Teva from infringing the
IMVEXXY Patents. Teva has filed its answer and
counterclaim to the complaint, alleging that the IMVEXXY Patents are invalid and not infringed. In July
2021, following a proposal
by Teva, the District Court entered an order temporarily staying all proceedings in the IMVEXXY litigation, which order was
filed
under seal. In September 2021, the District Court made available a public version of the order following the parties’
agreement to a consent motion to
redact information Teva contended was confidential. The order provides that the statutory stay that
prevents the FDA from granting final approval of the
ANDA for 30 months from the date of the IMVEXXY Notice Letter will be extended
for the number of days that the stay of the IMVEXXY litigation is in
place. In November 2024, the court lifted the stay. We have
incurred and recorded legal costs amounting to $2,334 thousand in prepaid expenses and other
current assets as of December 31, 2024,
for the IMVEXXY Paragraph IV legal proceeding since we believe that we will successfully prevail in this legal
proceeding. Upon the
successful conclusion of the legal proceeding, the related capitalized legal costs will be reclassified to patents, in license
rights and
other intangible assets, net, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and such costs will be amortized over the
remaining useful life of the patents.
If Mayne Pharma is unsuccessful in this legal proceeding, then the related capitalized legal
costs for this legal preceding and any unamortized IMVEXXY
patent costs that were previously capitalized will be immediately
expensed in the period in which we become aware of an unsuccessful legal proceeding.
 
In June
2024, Mayne Pharma received a Paragraph IV certification notice letter (the “Sun Notice Letter”) regarding an ANDA
submitted to the FDA by
Sun Pharma Inc. (“Sun Pharma”). The ANDA seeks approval from the FDA to commercially
manufacture, use, or sell a generic version of the 4 mcg and
10 mcg doses of IMVEXXY. In the Sun Notice Letter, Sun Pharma alleges
that the IMVEXXY Patents are invalid, unenforceable, and/or will not be
infringed by Sun Pharma’s commercial manufacture, use,
or sale of its proposed generic drug product. The IMVEXXY Patents identified in the Sun Notice
Letter expire in 2032 or 2033. In
July 2024, we and Mayne Pharma filed a complaint for patent infringement against Sun Pharma in the United States
District Court for
the District of New Jersey arising from Sun Pharma’s ANDA filing with the FDA. We are seeking, among other relief, an order
that the
effective date of any FDA approval of Sun Pharma’s ANDA would be a date no earlier than the expiration of the IMVEXXY
Patents and equitable relief
enjoining Sun Pharma from infringing the IMVEXXY Patents.
 
F-22

 
 
Beginning
on December 30, 2022 and per the Mayne License Agreement, Mayne Pharma is responsible for all enforcement of our patents, including the
responsibility for and costs of litigation discussed above with respect to Teva and Sun Pharma.
 
From time
to time, we are involved in other litigations and proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We are currently not involved in any
other
litigations and proceedings that we believe would have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations,
or cash flows.
 
Off-balance
sheet arrangements
 
As of December
31, 2024 and 2023 we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have had or are reasonably likely to have current or future effects on
our
financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures
or capital resources that we
consider material.
 
Employment
agreements
 
In connection
with our transformation into a pharmaceutical royalty company, the termination of our executive management team (except for Mr. Marlan
Walker, our former General Counsel and current Chief Executive Officer) and all other employees was completed by December 30, 2022. Severance
obligations for all employees other than executive officers were paid in full in the first quarter of 2023. As of December 31, 2024 and
2023, we employed
one full-time employee primarily engaged in an executive position. We have engaged external consultants who support
our relationship with current
partners and assist with certain financial, IT, legal, and regulatory matters and the continued wind-down
of our historical business operations. In the
aggregate, as of December 31, 2024, we have accrued severance liabilities for executive
termination obligations of $17 thousand.
 
8. Stockholders’
Equity
 
Increase
of authorized shares
 
On June 26,
2023, at our combined 2022 and 2023 Annual Meeting, our stockholders approved an amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation
to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 12 million shares to 32 million shares.
 
Warrants
 
As of December
31, 2024, the following table summarizes the status of our outstanding and exercisable warrants and related transactions since December
31, 2022 (in thousands, except weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual life data):
  
 
 
Warrants outstanding and exercisable
 
 
 
Warrants
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in Years)
 
Balance, December 31, 2022
   
536    $
13.10     
2,427     
9.3 
Exercised
   
(435)    
0.01     
(2,720)    
  
Expired
   
(2)    
0.89     
      
  
Balance, December 31, 2023
   
99     
66.61     
1,793     
6.5 
Expired
   
(1)    
281.50     
—     
— 
Balance, December 31, 2024
   
98    $
63.33    $
—     
5.6 
 
F-23

 
 
Share-based
compensation payment plans
 
As of December
31, 2024, 56,530 shares of common stock were subject to outstanding awards under our share-based payment award plans and inducement
grants
(calculated using the base number of PSUs that may vest). As of December 31, 2024, 410,719 shares of common stock were available for
future
grants of share-based payment awards under the TherapeuticsMD, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan.
 
The following
table summarizes the status of our outstanding and exercisable options and related transactions since December 31, 2022 (in thousands,
except weighed average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual life data):
  
 
 
Outstanding
   
Exercisable
 
 
 
Options
Awards    
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in Years)    
Options
Awards    
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in Years)  
As of December 31, 2022
   
172    $
228.28     
—     
3.6     
170     
229.43    $
—     
3.6 
Expired
   
(100)    
206.15     
—     
—     
(98)    
—     
—     
— 
As of December 31, 2023
   
72     
258.55     
—     
3.0     
72     
258.46     
—     
3.0 
Expired
   
(15)    
217     
—     
—     
(15)    
—     
—     
— 
As of December 31, 2024
   
57    $
270.33    $
—     
2.8     
57     
270.20    $
—     
2.8 
 
The following
table summarizes the status of our RSUs and related transactions (in thousands, except weighed average grant date fair value):
 
 
 
RSUs
awards outstanding
 
 
 
RSUs
   
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Balance, as
of December 31, 2022
   
57    $
14.57    $
318.63 
Granted
   
163     
4.82     
— 
Vested
   
(180)    
6.83     
— 
Balance, as of December
31, 2023
   
40     
9.67     
89.60 
Vested
   
(38)    
9.11     
— 
Balance,
as of December 31, 2024
   
2    $
21.78    $
1.49 
 
The following
table summarizes the status of our PSUs and related transactions for each for the following years (in thousands, except weighed average
grant date fair value):
 
 
 
PSUs
   
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Unvested, as
of December 31, 2022
   
19    $
52.15    $
107.55 
Vested
   
(7)    
56.05     
(10.72)
Unvested, as of December
31, 2023
   
12     
49.36     
27.3 
Vested
   
(7)    
60.50     
16.16 
Balance,
as of December 31, 2024
   
5    $
34.50    $
4.47 
 
F-24

 
 
Share-based
payment compensation cost
 
Share-based
payment compensation expense for PSUs is based on 100% vesting which was a part of the termination benefits for all employees who were
terminated in 2022. We recorded share-based payment award compensation costs related to previously issued options, RSU and PSUs, as well
as shares of
common stock issued under our employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) totaling $264.1 thousand for 2024 and $1,271.2
thousand for 2023.
 
As of December
31, 2024, we had $23.9 thousand of unrecognized share-based payment award compensation cost related to unvested options, RSUs and
PSUs
as well as shares issuable under our ESPP, which may be adjusted for future changes in forfeitures and is included as additional paid-in
capital in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets. No tax benefit was realized due to a continued pattern of net losses.
 
The unrecognized
compensation cost as of December 31, 2024 of $23.9 thousand is expected to be recognized as share-based payment award compensation
over
a weighted average period of 0.2 years.
 
9. Revenue
 
Pursuant
to the Mayne License Agreement, the Company granted Mayne Pharma, on the Closing Date, (i) an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual,
irrevocable
license to research, develop, register, manufacture, have manufactured, market, sell, use, and commercialize the Licensed Products in
the
United States and its possessions and territories and (ii) an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to manufacture,
have manufactured,
import and have imported the Licensed Products outside the United States for commercialization in the United States
and its possessions and territories.
 
Pursuant
to the Mayne License Agreement, Mayne Pharma will make one-time, milestone payments to the Company of each of (i) $5.0 million if aggregate
net sales of all Products in the United States during a calendar year reach $100.0 million, (ii) $10.0 million if aggregate net sales
of all Products in the
United States during a calendar year reach $200.0 million and (iii) $15.0 million if aggregate net sales of all
Products in the United States during a calendar
year reach $300.0 million. Further, Mayne Pharma will pay to the Company royalties on
net sales of all Products in the United States at a royalty rate of
8.0% on the first $80 million in annual net sales and 7.5% on annual
net sales above $80.0 million, subject to certain adjustments, for a period of 20 years
following the Closing Date. The royalty rate
will decrease to 2.0% on a Product-by-Product basis upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration or
revocation of the last patent
covering a Product and (ii) a generic version of a Product launching in the United States. Mayne Pharma will pay to the
Company minimum
annual royalties of $3.0 million per year for 12 years, adjusted for inflation at an annual rate of 3%, subject to certain further
adjustments. Upon the expiry of the 20-year royalty term, the licenses granted to Mayne Pharma under the Mayne License
Agreement will become a fully
paid-up and royalty free license for the Licensed Products.
 
In 2024,
we recorded BIJUVA license sales of $443 thousand made through the Theramex License Agreement, BIJUVA and IMVEXXY license sales of
$195
thousand through the Knight License Agreement and $1,123 thousand pertaining to our licensed products with Mayne Pharma, which was recognized
as license revenue. Additionally, we recognized $1,083 thousand in other income pertaining to royalty sales of ANNOVERA.
 
In 2023,
we recorded BIJUVA license sales of $268 thousand made through the Theramex License Agreement and $1,003 thousand pertaining to our
licensed
products with Mayne Pharma, which was recognized as license revenue. Additionally, we recognized $490 thousand in other income pertaining
to
royalty sales of ANNOVERA.
 
F-25

 
 
10. Income
taxes
 
Our loss
from continuing operations before income taxes is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Year
Ending December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
United States
  $
(2,343)   $
(7,742)
 
For the year
ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, there was no provision for income taxes in continuing and discontinued operations, current or deferred.
For the year ended, December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recorded a benefit of 1.3% and 0.5%, respectively, in continuing operations.
 
As of December
31, 2024, we had a federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward of $579.0 million, which is available to offset future
taxable income.
Approximately $22.7 million of the federal NOLs can be carried forward for 20 years and will begin to expire in 2035.
The remaining $557 million can be
carried forward indefinitely. In the event of future income, the NOL deduction arising from NOLs generated
in taxable years beginning in 2021 will be
limited to 80% of the excess taxable income. The Company experienced an ownership change pursuant
to IRC Sec. 382 in 2022. As a result, our NOLs
carryforward as of December 31, 2022 is limited.
 
A reconciliation
between taxes computed at the federal statutory rate and the consolidated effective tax rate is as follows:
 
 
 
2024
 
 
2023
 
Federal statutory tax rate
  $
(492)    
21.0%    
21.0%
State tax rate, net of federal tax benefit
   
(8,745)    
373.3%    
0.0%
Adjustment in valuation allowances
   
9,772     
(417.1)%   
286.4%
Excess stock benefits
   
566     
(24.2)%   
(31.8)%
Interest expense accretion
   
-     
0.0%    
(0.5)%
Permanent and other
differences
   
(1,132)    
48.3%    
(274.6)%
Benefit
for income taxes
  $
(31)    
1.3%    
0.5%
 
Deferred
income taxes result from temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting and tax
purposes.
The components of the net deferred income tax asset as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
December
31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Deferred income tax assets:
   
     
 
Net operating loss
  $
167,366    $
158,040 
Share-based payment compensation
   
2,222     
3,339 
Interest expense limitation
   
20,901     
19,547 
Gain on sale of ANNOVERA
   
(3,637)    
(3,401)
Accrual for sales returns and coupons
   
670     
288 
R&D credit
   
186     
186 
Other, net
   
319     
256 
Deferred income tax asset
   
188,027     
178,255 
Valuation allowance
   
(188,027)    
(178,255)
Deferred income tax assets,
net
  $
—    $
— 
 
We believe
that it is more likely than not that we will not generate sufficient future taxable income to realize a portion of tax benefits related
to the deferred
tax assets and as such, a valuation allowance has been established against a portion of the deferred tax assets as of
both December 31, 2024 and 2023.
 
Since our
first year of operations in 2011, we generated net operating losses, and our U.S. federal and state tax returns remain open to examination.
 
As of December
31, 2024 and 2023, we had no tax positions relating to open tax returns that were considered to be uncertain, and we had no unrecognized
tax benefits.
 
F-26

 
 
11. Loss
per common share
 
The following
table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per common share for the periods presented (in thousands, except per share
amounts):
 
 
 
Years
Ending December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Numerator:
 
    
  
Net
loss from continuing operations
  $
(2,312)   $
(7,699)
Net
income (loss) from discontinued operations
   
131     
(2,579)
Net
loss
  $
(2,181)   $
(10,278)
Denominator:
   
      
  
Weighted average common
shares for basic income (loss) per common share
   
11,532     
10,441 
Effect
of dilutive securities
   
—     
— 
Weighted
average common shares for diluted income (loss) per common share
   
11,532     
10,441 
 
   
      
  
Income
(loss) per common share, continuing operations
   
      
  
Basic
  $
(0.20)   $
(0.74)
Diluted
  $
(0.20)   $
(0.74)
Income
(loss) per common share, discontinued operations
   
      
  
Basic
  $
0.01    $
(0.25)
Diluted
  $
0.01    $
(0.25)
 
Since we
reported a net loss from continuing operations for 2024, our potentially dilutive securities are deemed to be anti-dilutive, accordingly,
there was
no effect of dilutive securities. Therefore, our basic and diluted loss per common share and our basic and diluted weighted
average common shares are the
same for 2024.
 
The following
table sets forth the outstanding securities as of the periods presented which were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings
per
common share during 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
  
 
 
December
31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Stock
options
   
57     
72 
RSUs
   
2     
40 
PSUs
   
5     
14 
Warrants
   
98     
99 
 
   
162     
225 
 
12. Related
parties
 
On August
23, 2022, we appointed Mr. Justin Roberts as a director to fill a newly created vacancy on our Board of Directors. Mr. Roberts was elected
to
serve as a director at our combined 2022 and 2023 Annual Meeting held on June 26, 2023. Mr. Roberts will serve until our next Annual
Meeting of
Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected or appointed or his earlier death or resignation. As a director of our
Company, Mr. Roberts is entitled to
receive compensation in the same manner as our other non-employee directors, described in the section
entitled “Director Compensation” in our
Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2023, but he
has elected not to receive any compensation for his service as a non-employee
director at this time. Mr. Roberts currently serves as a Partner of Rubric. On
July 29, 2022, September 30, 2022, October 28, 2022, and
May 1, 2023, we entered into subscription agreements with Rubric. On December 30, 2022, in
accordance with the terms of the Certificate
of Designation, we redeemed all 29,000 outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock previously issued to
affiliates of Rubric at a
purchase price of $1,333 per share. also paid certain affiliates of Rubric approximately $3.0 million as a make-whole payment
pursuant
to the subscription agreements previously entered into between us and Rubric. On June 29, 2023, we issued and sold 312,525 shares of
Common
Stock to Rubric at a price per share equal to $3.6797 pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and received gross proceeds of $1.15
million, before
expenses. On November 15, 2023 Rubric drew down an additional 877,192 shares of Common Stock at a price per share equal
to $2.2761. We received
gross proceeds of $2.0 million from the drawdown, before expenses. There were no draw downs in 2024.
 
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13. Business
concentrations
 
TherapeuticsMD
was previously a women’s healthcare company with a mission of creating and commercializing innovative products to support the
lifespan
of women from pregnancy prevention through menopause. In December 2022, we changed our business to become a pharmaceutical royalty
company,
currently receiving royalties on products licensed to pharmaceutical organizations that possess commercial capabilities in the relevant
territories.
As part of the transformation that included the Mayne License Agreement, all results associated with former commercial operations
have been reflected as
discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities associated with the commercial
business are classified as assets and
liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheets. Additional disclosures
regarding discontinued operations are provided in Note 2.
 
For the year
ended December 31, 2024, 100% of license revenue is related to Mayne Pharma, Theramex and Knight.
 
As of December
31, 2024, we had a royalty receivable of $3.6 million relating to the short-term portion of receivable from Mayne Pharma, Theramex and
Knight and $16.0 million relating to the long-term portion of royalty receivable which includes royalties recognized from the minimum
annual royalty that
Mayne Pharma is obligated to pay to us under the Mayne License Agreement.
 
14. Segment
Reporting
 
The Company
operates in one segment. Accordingly, the Company’s License and service revenue, Net loss, and Total assets reflect the revenue,
loss, and
assets of the Company’s single segment, respectively.
 
The Company’s
Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM uses Net loss in assessing the performance
and in
determining the allocation of resources of the Company’s reportable segment. The CODM is regularly provided expense information
consistent with the
expense categories presented in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
The following
tables present total revenue of the Company by geographic location. 
 
 
 
As
of December 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
License and service revenue
 
    
  
United States
  $
1,123    $
1,003 
Non-U.S.
   
638     
299 
Total
  $
1,761    $
1,302 
 
15. Subsequent
Events
 
None.
 
 
F-28
 

Exhibit 10.36
 
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
This Fourth Amendment (“Amendment”)
to the Employment Agreement (“Agreement”), effective December 18, 2018, as amended effective
October 15, 2021, February 21,
2023, and December 17, 2024, is entered into by and between TherapeuticsMD, Inc. with a place of business at 951
Yamato Road, Suite
220, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 (“TherapeuticsMD”); and Marlan Walker (“Executive”).
 
WHEREAS, the Agreement
exists between TherapeuticsMD and Executive (collectively herein as the “Parties”) relating to Executive’s
employment
with TherapeuticsMD; and
 
WHEREAS, the Parties
have agreed to amend various terms of the Agreement.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which
the Parties hereby acknowledge, intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
 
1.
Section 2(b) (Annual Short-Term Incentive.) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
Executive shall be entitled to participate
in the Company’s annual short-term incentive compensation program, as such program may exist from
time to time, at a level commensurate
with the position of Chief Executive Officer. For calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the
percentage of Base Salary
targeted as annual cash short-term incentive compensation for each calendar year during the Term shall be fifty percent
(50%) of Base
Salary (the “Targeted Annual Bonus Award”). Executive acknowledges that the amount of annual short-term incentive
compensation,
if any, to be awarded shall be at the sole, good faith discretion of the Board or a committee of the Board, may be less or more than
the
Targeted Annual Bonus Award, and will be based on a number of factors determined by the Board or a committee of the Board for each
calendar
year, including the Company’s performance in connection with, among other factors, the clinical program, regulatory filings,
commercialization
and/or sales, and Executive’s individual performance. Any annual short-term incentive compensation earned for any calendar
year
shall be paid no later than December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year for which the compensation is earned. Except
as set
forth in Sections 3(b)(ii), 3(b)(iii), and 3(b)(iv), Executive must be employed by the Company on the date
on which short-term incentive
compensation is paid in order to receive such short-term incentive compensation.
 
2.
Except as specifically referenced herein, the Agreement shall remain unchanged and shall continue in full
force and effect.
 

 
This Amendment may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the Parties actually executing such
counterparts, and all of
which shall constitute one instrument.
 
TherapeuticsMD,
Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Gail Naughton
 
Date: 12/17/2024
Signature
 
 
 
 
 
Gail Naughton
 
 
Printed Name and Title
 
 
 
 
 
Marlan Walker
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
Marlan Walker
 
Date: 12/17/2024
Signature
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Exhibit 19
 
THERAPEUTICSMD, INC.
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED INSIDER
TRADING POLICY
(Adopted March 25, 2025)
 
I. INTRODUCTION
 
“Insider trading”
refers generally to buying or selling a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship of trust and confidence, while in
possession of material, nonpublic information about the security. Insider trading violations may also include “tipping” such
information, securities trading
by the person “tipped,” and securities trading by those who misappropriate such information.
 
The scope of insider trading
violations can be wide reaching. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has brought insider trading
cases
against corporate officers, directors, and employees who traded the corporation’s securities after learning of significant, confidential
corporate
developments; friends, business associates, family members, and other “tippees” of such officers, directors, and
employees who traded the securities after
receiving such information; employees of law, banking, brokerage, and printing firms who were
given such information in order to provide services to the
corporation whose securities they traded; government employees who learned
of such information because of their employment by the government; and
other persons who misappropriated, and took advantage of, confidential
information from their employers.
 
Consequently, an “insider”
can include officers, directors, major stockholders and employees of an entity whose securities are publicly traded. In
general, an insider
must not trade for personal gain in the securities of that entity if that person possesses material, nonpublic information about the entity.
In addition, an insider who is aware of material, nonpublic information must not disclose such information to family, friends, business
or social
acquaintances, employees or independent contractors of the entity (unless such employees or independent contractors have a position
within the entity
giving them a clear right and need to know), and other third parties. An insider is responsible for assuring that
his or her family members comply with
insider trading laws. An insider may make trades in the market or discuss material information
only after the material information has been made public.
 
II. PENALTIES;
SANCTIONS
 
General. Violation
of the prohibition on insider trading can result in a prison sentence and civil and criminal fines for the individuals who commit
the
violation, and civil and criminal fines for the entities that commit the violation. In addition, persons who traded contemporaneously
with, and on the
other side of, the insider trading violator may sue the violator and the controlling persons of the violator to recover
the profit gained or loss avoided by the
violator.
 
TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (the
“Company”) can be subject to a civil monetary penalty even if the directors, officers or employees who committed the
violation concealed their activities from the Company.
 
Bounties. The SEC is
offering bounties to persons who provide information leading to the imposition of the civil penalty.
 
III. POLICY
STATEMENT
 
Illegal insider trading is
against the policy of the Company. Such trading can cause significant harm to the reputation for integrity and ethical
conduct of the
Company. Individuals who fail to comply with the requirements of this Insider Trading Policy are subject to disciplinary action, at the
sole
discretion of the Company, including dismissal for cause.
 
 

 
 
IV. WHAT
IS MATERIAL, NONPUBLIC INFORMATION?
 
Nonpublic, or inside, information
about the Company that is not known to the investing public may include, among other things, strategic plans;
significant capital investment
plans; negotiations concerning acquisitions or dispositions; major new contracts (or the loss of a major contract); other
favorable or
unfavorable business or financial developments, projections or prospects; a change in control or a significant change in management;
impending
securities splits, securities dividends or changes in dividends to be paid; a call of securities for redemption; and, most frequently,
financial
results.
 
All information about the
Company is considered nonpublic information until it is disseminated in a manner calculated to reach the securities
marketplace through
recognized channels of distribution and public investors have had a reasonable period of time to react to the information. Recognized
channels of distribution include annual reports, prospectuses, press releases, marketing materials, and publication of information in
prominent financial
publications, such as The Wall Street Journal.
 
Nonpublic information is material
if it might reasonably be expected to affect the market value of the securities and/or influence investor decisions
to buy, sell or hold
securities. If a person feels the information is material, it probably is. Moreover, it should be remembered that plaintiffs who challenge
and judges who rule on particular transactions have the benefit of hindsight.
 
If a person is in doubt as
to whether information is public or material, that person should wait until the information becomes public, or should refer
questions
to the Compliance Officer.
 
V. HANDLING
OF INFORMATION
 
The Company’s records
must always be treated as confidential. Items such as interim and annual financial statements and similar information are
proprietary
(that is, information pertaining to and used exclusively by the Company), and proprietary information must not be disclosed or used for
any
purpose other than for Company business. All Company policies and procedures designed to preserve and protect confidential information
must be strictly
followed at all times.
 
No director, officer or employee
of the Company shall at any time make any recommendation or express any opinion as to trading in the
Company’s securities.
 
Information learned about
other entities in a special relationship with the Company, such as acquisition negotiations, is confidential and must not
be given to
outside persons without proper authorization.
 
All confidential information
in the possession of a director, officer or employee is to be returned to the Company at the termination his or her
relationship with
the Company.
 
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VI. TRADING
IN THE COMPANY AND OTHER SECURITIES
 
General Rule. Directors,
officers and employees of the Company shall not effect any transaction in the Company’s securities if they possess
material, nonpublic
information about the Company. This restriction generally does not apply to the exercise of stock options under the Company’s stock
option or deferred compensation plans, but would apply to the sale of any shares acquired under such plans. The provisions set forth in
this Paragraph VI
and all other provisions of this Insider Trading Policy shall equally apply to the directors, officers and employees
of any subsidiary of the Company, except
as noted in the “Trading Window Periods” paragraph below. The Company will also not
trade in the Company’s securities in violation of applicable
securities laws or stock exchange listing standards.
 
Pre-Clearance by Compliance
Officer. Every director, officer or employee of the Company shall advise the Compliance Officer before he or she
effects any
transaction in the Company’s securities. This shall be done by submitting a completed Trading Approval Form, attached as
Exhibit A, to the
Compliance Officer. The Compliance Officer shall advise such director, officer or employee whether the proposed
transaction is permissible under this
Insider Trading Policy by making the appropriate indication and countersigning the Trading Approval
Form. The Compliance Officer must pre-clear
transactions in the Company’s securities with the Principal Financial Officer.
 
Trading Window Periods.
Investment by the Company’s directors, officers or employees in Company securities is encouraged, so long as such
persons do not
purchase or sell such securities in violation of this Insider Trading Policy. In furtherance of the goals underlying the Company’s
Insider
Trading Policy, the Company’s directors, officers (those required to make filings under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934), as well as all
employees in the accounting group are prohibited from buying or selling Company securities at all times,
except during the period extending from the first
(1st) business day following the release of the Company’s earnings
for the immediately preceding fiscal period to the public through fourteen (14) days
after the end of the next fiscal period (the “Trading
Window Period”). The prohibition on trading in Company securities by such persons at all times other
than the Trading Window
Period is designed to prevent any inadvertent trading by such persons in the Company’s securities during times when there may
be
material financial information about the Company that has not been publicly disclosed. The grant or exercise of stock options to purchase
the
Company’s stock or shares of restricted stock is permitted outside Trading Window Periods (although any sale of such stock outside
Trading Window
Periods is prohibited unless such sale is made pursuant to an approved Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan, as discussed below).
 
Black-out Communications.
In addition to the foregoing restrictions, the Company reserves the right to issue “black-out notices” to specified
persons
when material, nonpublic information exists. Any person who receives such a notice shall treat the notice as confidential and shall not
disclose its
existence to anyone else.
 
Trading in Securities of
Other Entities. In addition to the Company’s securities, this Insider Trading Policy applies to transactions in publicly
traded
securities of other entities, including customers, suppliers, joint-venture partners or potential business combination parties (e.g.,
a strategic
transaction partner) when information regarding such entities is obtained in the course of employment with, or other services
performed on behalf of, the
Company. Please note that this provision is in addition to the restrictions on trading in securities of other
entities set forth in any Code of Ethics of the
Company.
 
Applicability to Family
Members. The foregoing restrictions on trading are also applicable to family members’ accounts, accounts subject to the
control
of personnel subject to this Insider Trading Policy or any family member, and accounts in which personnel subject to this Insider Trading
Policy or
any family member has any beneficial interest, except that the restrictions on trading do not apply to accounts where investment
decisions are made by an
independent investment manager in a fully discretionary account. Personnel subject to this Insider Trading
Policy are responsible for assuring that their
family members comply with the foregoing restrictions on trading. For purposes
of this Policy, “Family Members” include one’s spouse and all members
of the family who reside in one’s home.
 
Rule 10b5-1 Trading.
Notwithstanding the restrictions stated in this Paragraph VI, such restrictions shall not apply to purchases or sales of
securities of
the Company made by the persons covered hereby who have entered into a written trading plan that complies with Rule 10b5-1 of the
Exchange
Act and has been approved by the Compliance Officer.
 
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VII. INVESTIGATIONS;
SUPERVISION
 
If any person subject to this
Insider Trading Policy has reason to believe that material, nonpublic information of the Company has been disclosed
to an outside party
without authorization, that person should report this to the Compliance Officer immediately.
 
If any person subject to this
Insider Trading Policy has reason to believe that an insider of the Company or someone outside of the Company has
acted, or intends to
act, on inside information, that person should report this to the Compliance Officer immediately.
 
If it is determined that an
individual maliciously and knowingly reports false information to the Company with intent to do harm to another person
or the Company,
appropriate disciplinary action will be taken according to the severity of the charges, up to and including dismissal. All such disciplinary
action will be taken at the sole discretion of the Company.
 
VIII. LIABILITY
OF THE COMPANY
 
The adoption, maintenance
and enforcement of this Insider Trading Policy is not intended to result in the imposition of liability upon the Company
for any insider
trading violations where such liability would not exist in the absence of this Insider Trading Policy.
 
Questions. All questions
regarding this Insider Trading Policy should be directed to the Compliance Officer.
 
This Policy supersedes any
previous policy of the Company concerning insider trading.
 
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CONFIRMATION
 
[To be signed by members of the Board of Directors,
Officers and accounting personnel]
 
I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT I HAVE RECEIVED, HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING POLICIES OF
THE COMPANY.
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
 
 
Signature
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Print Name
 
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EXHIBIT
A
 
Submitted Pursuant
to:
 
THERAPEUTICSMD,
INC. INSIDER TRADING POLICY
 
PRE-CLEARANCE
TRADING APPROVAL FORM
 
I, __________________________________________________
(name), seek pre-clearance to engage in the transaction described below:
 
Acquisition or Disposition or Bona
Fide Gift (circle one)
 
Name: ______________________________________________
 
Account Number: ______________________________________________
 
Date of Request: ______________________________________________
 
Amount or # of Shares:  ______________________________________________
 
Broker:
______________________________________________
 
I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the transaction
described herein is not prohibited by the Insider Trading Policy.
 
Signature: _________________________	                     Print
Name: ________________________
 
 
Approved or Disapproved (circle
one)
 
Date of Approval: _____________________________
 
Signature:_________________________	                     Print
Name:_________________________
 
Compliance Officer Approval:______________________________
 
If approval is granted, you are authorized to
proceed with this transaction for immediate execution, but only within the current Trading Window Period for
all directors, officers (those
required to make filings under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), and accounting personnel.
 
 
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Exhibit 21.1
 
Subsidiaries of
the Company
 
Name
 
State or Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization
VitaMedMD, LLC
 
Delaware
BocagreenMD, Inc.
 
Nevada
 

Exhibit 23.1
 
 
 
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in
the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 (File No. 333-191730, File No. 333-232268, File No. 333-
242363, File No. 333-256879, File No.
333-259221 and File No. 333-260295) of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. of our report dated March 27, 2025 on the
consolidated financial statements
of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2024 and for the year then ended, which report is included
herein in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2024.
 
/s/ Berkowitz Pollack Brant, Advisors + CPAs
 
West Palm Beach, FL
March 27, 2025
 
 
 
 
 
 

Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
I, Marlan D. Walker, certify that:
 
(1) I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (the “10-K Report”);
 
(2) Based on my knowledge, this 10-K 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 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 10-K 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 our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
10-K Report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) disclosed in this 10-K 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 an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting.
 
(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer 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/ Marlan D Walker
 
Marlan D. Walker
 
Chief Executive Officer
 

Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
 
I, Joseph Ziegler, certify that:
 
(1) I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (the “10-K Report”);
 
(2) Based on my knowledge, this 10-K 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 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 10-K 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 our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
10-K Report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) disclosed in this 10-K 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 an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting.
 
(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer 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/ Joseph Ziegler
 
Joseph Ziegler
 
Principal Financial Officer
 

Exhibit 32.1
 
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
 
In connection with the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “10-K
Report”),
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Marlan D. Walker, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify,
to my best knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:
 
(1) The 10-K Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or
78o(d)); and
 
(2) The information contained in the 10-K Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the
Company.
 
Date: March 27, 2025
 
 
/s/ Marlan D. Walker
 
Marlan D. Walker
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
A signed original of this certification has been provided to the Company
and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.
 

Exhibit 32.2
 
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL
OFFICER
 
In connection with the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “10-K
Report”),
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Joseph Ziegler, Principal Financial Officer of the Company,
certify,
to my best knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:
 
(1) The 10-K Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or
78o(d)); and
 
(2) The information contained in the 10-K Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the
Company.
 
Date: March 27, 2025
 
 
/s/ Joseph Ziegler
 
Joseph Ziegler
 
Principal Financial Officer
 
A signed original of this certification has been provided to the Company
and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.