Company: HCWB
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-046724
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Company: HCW Biologics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
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 terms of the WY Biotech License, the Company has an “opt-in right” for United States, Canada, Central America, and South America markets for no cost, that may be exercised after the completion of a Phase 1 trial in China.  WY Biotech is responsible for all of the costs for the clinical study.  The Company will make a determination of whether it will exercise the Opt-In Right upon the release of a human-data read-out from the Phase 1 trial to be conducted by WY Biotech.  Milestones and RoyaltiesIn addition to upfront fees and revenues from other transactions that took place upon entering the these licenses, the licenses includes milestone payments and royalties. The Company uses judgment to determine whether milestones or other variable consideration should be included in the transaction price. For revenue-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, the Company will include royalties in the transaction price at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalties are allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). As part of management’s evaluation of the transaction price, the Company considers numerous factors, including whether the achievement of the milestones is outside of its control, contingent upon the efforts of others or subject to scientific risks of success. If the Company concludes it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone payment is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within its control, such as regulatory approvals, are generally not considered probable until those milestones are achieved. The Company reevaluates the transaction price, including estimated variable consideration included in the transaction price and all constrained amounts, in each reporting period and as uncertain events are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur.

8. Sale of Common Stock and Warrants On November 18, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor (the “Investor”) for the issuance and sale of (i) 4,160,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,557,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) in a registered direct offering (the “Registered Offering”), pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266991), which was declared effective by the SEC on August