Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Agreements

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Related Party Agreements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Related Party Agreements  
Related Party Agreements

Note 4 - Related Party Agreements

Founders Agreement and Management Services Agreement with Fortress

With respect to the Company’s Management Services Agreement (the “Management Services Agreement”) with Fortress for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, expenses related to the MSA are recorded 50% in research and development expenses and 50% in general and administrative expenses in the Unaudited Statements of Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded expense of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to the MSA.

Under the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Founders Agreement (the “Founders Agreement”), which became effective July 22, 2016, Fortress will receive a grant of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the gross amount of any equity or debt financing.  For the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, no equity or debt financing occurred, and no common stock was issuable to Fortress under the Founders Agreement.

Annual Stock Dividend

Pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Company issued 353,086 shares of common stock to Fortress as the Annual Stock Dividend (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), representing 2.5% of the fully-diluted outstanding equity of Mustang on January 2, 2024. This was recorded in the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity at December 31, 2023, as Common stock issuable – Founders Agreement. The Company recorded an expense of approximately $0.5 million in research and development – licenses acquired related to these issuable shares during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Payables and Accrued Expenses Related Party

In the normal course of business Fortress pays for certain expenses on behalf of the Company. Such expenses are recorded as payables and accrued expenses - related party and are reimbursed to Fortress in the normal course of business.