Lunai Bioworks Acquires CNS Patent Portfolio via $20M Preferred Stock Issuance, Bolstering Nasdaq Equity Compliance

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Lunai Bioworks completed an all-stock merger to acquire Neurobridge IP Holdings' CNS patent portfolio, issuing $20 million in Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, a move intended to bring the company into compliance with Nasdaq's stockholders' equity requirement.

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• Acquisition of Neurobridge IP Holdings

  Lunai Bioworks acquired a multi-jurisdictional patent portfolio focused on central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including Alzheimer's and neurological treatments, through an all-stock merger.

• Issuance of $20M Series B Preferred Stock

  The company issued 8 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with an aggregate stated value of $20,000,000 to Oncotelic Inc. and Pelerin Therapeutics Inc. as merger consideration.

• Nasdaq Equity Compliance Addressed

  This transaction is the primary step taken by Lunai Bioworks to regain compliance with Nasdaq's $2.5 million stockholders' equity rule, with the company believing its equity now exceeds this minimum. This follows a prior Nasdaq delisting notice.

• Potential Future Dilution

  The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into a maximum of 13,333,333 common shares at a fixed conversion price of $1.50 per share, subject to future stockholder approval.

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This 8-K filing is a critical development for Lunai Bioworks, a company previously under a "going concern" warning and facing Nasdaq delisting. The acquisition of Neurobridge IP Holdings' CNS patent portfolio provides a strategic asset for its R&D programs. More immediately, the issuance of $20 million in Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, with a conversion price of $1.50 (significantly above the current stock price of $0.3581), is a substantial non-cash capital infusion. This move is explicitly designed to bring the company into compliance with Nasdaq's $2.5 million stockholders' equity requirement, thereby mitigating one immediate delisting threat. However, the Series B Preferred Stock carries a senior liquidation preference of $20 million and, if fully converted (pending stockholder approval), would result in the issuance of 13,333,333 common shares, representing significant potential dilution for existing common stockholders. Furthermore, the company still needs to address the Nasdaq $1.00 bid price rule, for which a reverse stock split proposal is pending a shareholder vote on May 8, 2026. Investors should monitor the formal Nasdaq determination on equity compliance and the outcome of the reverse stock split vote.