Company: ANTX
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-044366
Chunk: 147

Company: AN2 Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
Chunk 147
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 accordance with U.S. GAAP. 

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Management has evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 using the criteria set forth in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation, management has concluded that as of December 31, 2024, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, as described below.

During the course of preparing for our March 2022 IPO, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of its annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. 

The material weaknesses identified were as follows, and continue to exist as of December 31, 2024:

•We did not design and maintain an effective control environment commensurate with our financial reporting requirements. Specifically, we lacked a sufficient complement of resources with (i) an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience and training to appropriately analyze, record and disclose accounting matters timely and accurately, and (ii) an appropriate level of knowledge and experience to establish effective processes and controls. Additionally, the lack of a sufficient number of professionals resulted in an inability to consistently establish appropriate authorities and responsibilities in pursuit of our financial reporting objectives, as demonstrated by, among other things, insufficient segregation of duties in our finance and accounting functions. This material weakness contributed to the following additional material weaknesses.

•We did not design and maintain effective controls related to the period-end financial reporting process, including designing and maintaining formal accounting policies, procedures and controls to achieve complete, accurate and timely financial accounting, reporting and disclosures. Additionally, we did not design and maintain controls over the preparation and review of account reconciliations and journal entries, including maintaining appropriate segregation of duties.

The above material weaknesses resulted in adjustments to accrued expenses balances, which were recorded prior to the issuance of the financial statements, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020. Additionally, these material weaknesses could result in a misstatement of substantially all of our accounts or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

•We did not design and maintain effective controls over information technology (“IT”) general controls for