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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 05, 2024

 

 

PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			001-34375	33-0827593
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4200 Marathon Blvd. Suite 200
Austin, Texas				78756
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (737) 255-7194

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		PSTV		The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐
 

 

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 5, 2024, Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 and other recent corporate updates. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after today’s date, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific references in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release Announcing Financial Results, dated March 5, 2024.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date:	March 5, 2024	By:	/s/ Marc H. Hedrick, M.D.
			Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Plus Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Business Highlights

Began enrollment of the 5th of an anticipated 7 planned dosing cohorts for the ReSPECT-LM Phase 1 dose escalation trial with rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda for leptomeningeal metastases (LM)

Reached agreement to expand ReSPECT-GBM Phase 2 trial and add new sites

Current financial forecast for sufficient runway to fund operations into 2H 2025

Management to Host Conference Call March 5, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET

AUSTIN, Texas, March 5, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTV) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics with advanced platform technologies for central nervous system cancers, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023, and provided an overview of recent and upcoming business highlights.

“Based on 2023 achievements and planned 2024 milestones, we intend to move our lead targeted radiotherapeutic into registrational trials in 2025,” said Marc H. Hedrick M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Plus Therapeutics. “Our ReSPECT clinical trials in both LM and recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) continue to demonstrate encouraging safety and efficacy signals for rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda and we plan U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meetings during 2024 to discuss next steps toward product approval.”

UPCOMING EVENTS AND MILESTONES

In 2024 the Company plans to accomplish the following key business objectives:

Leptomeningeal Metastasis:

 

 

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Glioblastoma:

 

Pediatric Brain Cancer (PBC)

 

Manufacturing:

Q4 2023 AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS AND MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS

Leptomeningeal Metastasis:

Glioblastoma:

FULL YEAR 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS

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FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2023 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will hold a conference call and live audio webcast at 5:00 pm Eastern Time today to discuss its financial results and provide a general business update.

A live webcast will be available at ir.plustherapeutics.com/events.

Participants may also pre-register any time before the call here. Once registration is completed, participants will be provided a dial-in number with a personalized conference code to access the call. Please dial in 15 minutes prior to the start time.

Following the live call, a replay will be available on the Company’s website under the ‘For Investors’ section. The webcast will be available on the Company’s website for 90 days following the live call.

About Plus Therapeutics

Plus Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics for difficult-to-treat cancers of the central nervous system with the potential to enhance clinical outcomes for patients. Combining image-guided local beta radiation and targeted drug delivery approaches, the Company is advancing a pipeline of product candidates with lead programs in recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) and leptomeningeal metastases (LM). The Company has built a supply chain through strategic partnerships that enable the development, manufacturing and future potential commercialization of its products. Plus Therapeutics is led by an experienced and dedicated leadership team and has operations in key cancer clinical development hubs including Austin and San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit https://plustherapeutics.com/.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements regarding clinical trials, expected operations and upcoming developments. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be identified by future verbs, as well as terms such as “potential,” “anticipating,” “planning” and similar expressions or the negatives thereof. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the following: the potential promise of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda including the ability of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda to safely and effectively deliver radiation directly to the tumor at high doses; expectations as to the Company’s future performance including the next steps in developing the Company’s current assets; the Company’s clinical trials including statements regarding the timing and characteristics of the ReSPECT-GBM, ReSPECT-LM and ReSPECT-PBCclinical trials; possible negative effects of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda; the continued evaluation of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda including through evaluations in additional patient cohorts; and the intended functions of the Company’s platform and expected benefits from such functions.

The forward-looking statements included in this press release could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements because of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that include, but are not limited to, the following: the early stage of the Company’s product candidates and therapies, the results of the Company’s research and development activities, including uncertainties relating to the clinical trials of its product candidates and therapies; the Company’s liquidity and capital resources and its ability to raise additional cash, the outcome of the Company’s partnering/licensing efforts, risks associated with laws or regulatory requirements applicable to it, market conditions, product performance, litigation or potential litigation, and competition within the cancer diagnostics and therapeutics field, ability to develop and protect proprietary intellectual property or obtain licenses to intellectual property developed by others on commercially reasonable and competitive terms, and material security breach or cybersecurity attack

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affecting the Company’s operations or property. This list of risks, uncertainties, and other factors is not complete. Plus Therapeutics discusses some of these matters more fully, as well as certain risk factors that could affect Plus Therapeutics’ business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, in its reports filed with the SEC, including Plus Therapeutics’ annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. These filings are available for review through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any or all forward-looking statements Plus Therapeutics makes may turn out to be wrong and can be affected by inaccurate assumptions Plus Therapeutics might make or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those identified in this press release. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this press release, which speak only as of its date. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events, trends or circumstances after the date they are made unless the Company has an obligation under U.S. federal securities laws to do so.

Investor Contact
Corey Davis, Ph.D.
LifeSci Advisors
(212) 215-2577

cdavis@lifesciadvisors.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and par value data)

 

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		As of December 31,
		2023		2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 8,554		$ 18,120
Other current assets		1,280		3,697
Total current assets		9,834		21,817
Property and equipment, net		906		1,324
Operating lease right-use-of assets		202		248
Goodwill		372		372
Intangible assets, net		42		94
Other assets		32		12
Total assets		$ 11,388		$ 23,867
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 6,631		$ 10,134
Operating lease liability		120		110
Term loan obligation, current		3,976		1,608
Total current liabilities		10,727		11,852
Noncurrent operating lease liability		85		141
Term loan obligation		—		3,786
Deferred grant liability		1,924		1,643
Total liabilities		12,736		17,422
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,952    shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022		—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 4,522,656 issued and 4,444,097 outstanding as of December 31, 2023, 2,240,092 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022, respectively		5		2
Treasury stock (at cost, 78,559 shares as of December 31, 2023)		(126)		—
Additional paid-in capital		479,274		473,628
Accumulated deficit		(480,501)		(467,185)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(1,348)		6,445
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)		$ 11,388		$ 23,867

 

 

PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

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		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2023				2022
Grant revenue		$	4,913			$	224
Operating expenses:
Research and development			9,690				9,698
General and administrative			8,544				10,238
Total operating expenses			18,234				19,936
Operating loss			(13,321	)			(19,712	)
Other income (expense):
Interest income			400				147
Interest expense			(395	)			(711	)
Change in fair value of liability instruments			—				1
Total other income/(expense)			5				(563	)
Net loss		$	(13,316	)		$	(20,275	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted		$	(4.24	)		$	(11.58	)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares used in calculating net loss per share    attributable to common stockholders			3,140,925				1,750,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2023		2022

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Cash flows used in operating activities:
Net loss		$ (13,316)		$ (20,275)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		628		619
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount		190		389
Common stock issued for research and development		75		—
Change in fair value of liability instruments		—		(1)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment		2		—
Share-based compensation expense		569		606
Reduction in the carrying amount of operating lease right-of-use assets		117		93
Increases (decreases) in cash caused by changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets		2,397		(2,369)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(3,677)		6,452
Change in operating lease liabilities		(117)		(129)
Deferred grant liability		281		1,643
Net cash used in operating activities		(12,851)		(12,972)
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets		(160)		(509)
In process research and development acquired		—		(250)
Net cash used in investing activities		(160)		(759)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments of long-term obligations		(1,608)		(1,608)
Gross proceeds from sale of common stock		5,527		15,832
Payment of offering costs related to sale of common stock		(348)		(773)
Purchase of treasury stock		(126)		—
Net cash provided by financing activities		3,445		13,451
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(9,566)		(280)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		18,120		18,400
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$ 8,554		$ 18,120
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information:
Cash paid during period for:
Interest		$ 222		$ 327
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Unpaid offering cost		$ 174		$ —
Common stock issued in payment for in process research and development		$ 75		$ —
Right-of-use assets acquired by assuming operating lease liabilities		$ 71		$ —

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