SEC Form PRE 14A filed by Entero Therapeutics Inc.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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7901 4th St N # 21135
St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
(561) 589-7020
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
[ ], 2025
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON [•], 2025
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The proxy statement is available at https://enterothera.com/investors/regulatory-filings.
You may also obtain these materials at www.proxyvote.com and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov. |
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SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
| Meeting Date and Time | | | [ ] (Eastern Time) on [ ], 2025 | |
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Location
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| | The Special Meeting of Stockholders will be held solely by remote communication in a virtual format at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ENTO2025SM. You will not be able to attend the meeting in person. Stockholders will be able to attend and participate in the Special Meeting online, vote electronically, and submit questions during the meeting. To participate, you will need the 16-digit control number provided on your notice or proxy card. Beneficial owners of shares held in street name should follow the instructions of their broker, bank, or other nominee. Online check-in will begin at [ ] (Eastern Time) on the Meeting Date. Once admitted, you may vote and participate in the Special Meeting by following the instructions provided on the meeting website | |
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Items of Business
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Stockholders are being asked to vote on the following four proposals at the Special Meeting:
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To approve the transfer of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of ImmunogenX, LLC (“IMGX”), a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, to the former shareholders of ImmunogenX, Inc. (the “IMGX Shareholders”), pursuant to the Rescission Agreement, effective March 24, 2025 and amended on July 15, 2025 (the “Rescission Proposal”).
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Adoption and approval of an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), to effect a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, as a specific ratio, ranging from 1:2 to 1:20, with fractional shares rounded up to the nearest whole share, at any time prior to the one-year anniversary date of the Special Meeting, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board without further approval or authorization of our stockholders (the “Reverse Split Proposal”);
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To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to: (i) increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan from 272,845 to 772,845, including an increase in the number of shares available for grants of incentive stock options (“ISOs”) from 83,333 to 250,000; and (ii) increase the maximum number of shares that may be granted to any non-employee director from one to 83,333 (the “Equity Plan Amendment Proposal”).
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To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve one or more of the foregoing proposals (the “Adjournment Proposal”).
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Adjournment
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| | The Special Meeting may be adjourned or postponed, including to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the proposals. Any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting may be made without further notice to stockholders if the time, date, and place of the adjourned or postponed meeting are announced at the Special Meeting | |
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Record Date
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| | The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on [ ], 2025 as the record date for the Special Meeting (the “Record Date”). Only | |
| | | | stockholders of record of the Company’s Common Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) as of the Record Date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote only on Proposal 1 (the Rescission Proposal). | |
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Meeting Admission
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| | You are invited to attend the Special Meeting if you are a stockholder of record or a beneficial owner of shares of our Common Stock or a holder of our Series B Preferred Stock as of the Record Date. | |
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Availability of Proxy Materials
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| | Copies of the proxy statement and Rescission Agreement are available at https://enterothera.com/investors/regulatory-filings. You may also obtain these materials at www.proxyvote.com and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov. | |
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Voting
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| | If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other fiduciary, please follow the instructions on the proxy card. Whether or not you expect to attend the Special Meeting, we urge you to submit your proxy to vote your shares as promptly as possible by following the instructions on your proxy card so that your shares may be represented and voted at the Special Meeting. Your vote is very important. | |
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
[ ], 2025
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Unaudited
June 30, 2025 |
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Proforma
Adjustment |
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Unaudited
Proforma June 30, 2025 |
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Audited
December 31, 2024 |
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Proforma
Adjustment |
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Unaudited
Proforma December 31, 2024 |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development expenses
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| | | $ | 26,458 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 26,458 | | | | | $ | 903,941 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 903,941 | | |
General and administrative
expenses |
| | | | 1,433,791 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,433,791 | | | | | | 14,717,333 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 14,717,333 | | |
Total operating expenses
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| | | | 1,460,249 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,460,249 | | | | | | 15,621,274 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15,621,274 | | |
Loss from operations
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| | | | (1,460,249) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,460,249) | | | | | | (15,621,274) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,621,274) | | |
Other (expenses) income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income (expense), net
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| | | | (53,968) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (53,968) | | | | | | 875 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 875 | | |
Other expense
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| | | | (108,818) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (108,818) | | | | | | 1,378 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (108,164) | | |
Total other expenses
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| | | | (162,786) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (162,786) | | | | | | 2,253 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (126,294) | | |
Loss from continued operations
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| | | | (1,623,035) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,623,035) | | | | | | (15,619,021) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,619,021) | | |
Loss from discontinued operations net of tax (a), (b)
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| | | | (634,855) | | | | | | 634,855 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,440,315) | | | | | | 2,440,315 | | | | | | — | | |
Net income (loss)
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| | | $ | (2,257,890) | | | | | $ | 634,855 | | | | | $ | (1,623,035) | | | | | $ | (18,059,336) | | | | | $ | 2,440,315 | | | | | $ | (15,619,021) | | |
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(Unaudited)
June 30, 2025 |
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Proforma
Adjustment |
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Proforma
Balance Sheet |
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Current Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents
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| | | $ | 4,474 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,474 | | |
Prepaid expenses
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| | | | 144,159 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 144,159 | | |
Assets held-for-sale
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| | | | 83,170,009 | | | | | | (83,170,009) | | | | | | — | | |
Total Current Assets
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| | | | 83,318,642 | | | | | | (83,170,009) | | | | | | 148,633 | | |
Other Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Restricted cash
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| | | | 7,005 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,005 | | |
Goodwill
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| | | | 1,684,182 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,684,182 | | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets
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Deposits
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| | | | 49,122 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 49,122 | | |
Total Other Assets
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| | | | 1,740,309 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,740,309 | | |
Total Assets
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| | | | 85,058,951 | | | | | | (83,170,009) | | | | | | 1,888,942 | | |
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Current Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable
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| | | | 3,298,447 | | | | | | 695,000 | | | | | | 3,993,447 | | |
Accrued expenses
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| | | | 415,444 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 415,444 | | |
Accrued dividend payable
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| | | | 1,474,009 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,474,009 | | |
Line of credit
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| | | | 700,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 700,000 | | |
Liabilities held-for-sale
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| | | | 23,546,478 | | | | | | (23,546,478) | | | | | | — | | |
Operating lease liabilities
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| | | | 135,609 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 135,609 | | |
Other current liabilities
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| | | | 105,918 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 105,918 | | |
Total Current Liabilities
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| | | | 29,675,905 | | | | | | (22,851,478) | | | | | | 6,824,427 | | |
Non-current operating lease liabilities
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Total Liabilities
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| | | | 29,675,905 | | | | | | (22,851,478) | | | | | | 6,824,427 | | |
Mezzanine Equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series G preferred stock
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| | | | 61,681,100 | | | | | | (58,710,970) | | | | | | 2,970,130 | | |
Common stock
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| | | | 477 | | | | | | (6) | | | | | | 471 | | |
Additional paid-in capital
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| | | | 198,347,367 | | | | | | (387,135) | | | | | | 197,960,232 | | |
Accumulated deficit
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| | | | (204,645,898) | | | | | | (1,220,420) | | | | | | (205,866,318) | | |
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
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| | | | (6,298,054) | | | | | | (1,607,561) | | | | | | (7,905,615) | | |
Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
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| | | $ | 85,058,951 | | | | | $ | (83,170,008) | | | | | $ | 1,888,942 | | |
Required
Vote for Approval No. |
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Proposal
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1.
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| | To approve the transfer of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of ImmunogenX, LLC (“IMGX”), a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, to the former shareholders of ImmunogenX, Inc. (the “IMGX Shareholders”), pursuant to the Rescission Agreement, effective March 24, 2025 and amended on July 15, 2025 (the “Rescission Proposal”). This proposal requires the affirmative (“FOR”) vote of a majority of votes cast by shares of our Common Stock present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Shares that are not represented at the Special Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, with respect to this proposal are not counted as votes cast and will not affect the outcome of the voting on this proposal. In addition, this proposal (and only this proposal) requires the affirmative consent of at least a majority of the Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of the Record Date given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at the Special Meeting, at which Special Meeting the holders of the shares of such Series B Preferred Stock shall vote together as a class. | |
2. | | | Adoption and approval of an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), to effect a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, as a specific ratio, ranging from 1:2 to 1:20, with fractional shares rounded up to the nearest whole share, at any time prior to the one-year anniversary date of the Special Meeting, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board without further approval or authorization of our stockholders (the “Reverse Split Proposal”). This proposal requires the affirmative (“FOR”) vote of a majority of votes cast by shares of | |
Required
Vote for Approval No. |
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Proposal
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| | | our Common Stock present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Shares that are not represented at the Special Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, with respect to this proposal are not counted as votes cast and will not affect the outcome of the voting on this proposal. | |
3. | | | To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to: (i) increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan from 272,845 to 772,845, including an increase in the number of shares available for grants of incentive stock options (“ISOs”) from 83,333 to 250,000; and (ii) increase the maximum number of shares that may be granted to any non-employee director from one to 83,333 (the “Equity Plan Amendment Proposal”). This proposal requires the affirmative (“FOR”) vote of a majority of votes cast by shares of our Common Stock present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Shares that are not represented at the Special Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, with respect to this proposal are not counted as votes cast and will not affect the outcome of the voting on this proposal. | |
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| | To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve one or more of the foregoing proposals. To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting in the event that the number of shares of Common Stock present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and voting “FOR” the adoption of any one or more of the foregoing proposals are insufficient to approve any proposal. This proposal requires the affirmative (“FOR”) vote of a majority of votes cast by shares of our Common Stock present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Shares that are not represented at the Special Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, with respect to this proposal are not counted as votes cast and will not affect the outcome of the voting on this proposal. | |
7901 4th St N # 21135
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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Current
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1:2
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1:20
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Common Stock Authorized
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| | | | 100,000,000 | | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | | | 100,000,000 | | |
Common Stock Issued and Outstanding
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| | | | 1,588,576 | | | | | | 794,288 | | | | | | 238,286 | | |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Reserved for Issuance
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| | | | 5,557,182 | | | | | | 2,778,591 | | | | | | 277,851 | | |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Authorized but Unissued and Unreserved
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| | | | 92,854,242 | | | | | | 96,427,121 | | | | | | 99,483,863 | | |
Price per share, based on the closing price of our Common
Stock on the Record Date |
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Plan category
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Number of
securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
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Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding option, warrants and rights |
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Number of
securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans reflected in column (a) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1)(2)
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| | | | 323,119 | | | | | $ | 41.22 | | | | | | 323,119 | | |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
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Total | | | | | 323,119 | | | | | $ | 41.22 | | | | | | 323,119 | | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
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Number
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Percent
Ownership of Class(3) |
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Executive Officers and Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Richard Paolone, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Anna Skowron, Chief Financial Officer
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Edward J. Borkowski, Director(4)
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| | | | 6,759 | | | | | | * | | |
Eric Corbett, Director
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Manpreet Uppal, Director
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Jack Syage, Director(5)
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| | | | 5,133 | | | | | | * | | |
Geordan G. Pursglove, Director
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Jason D. Sawyer, Director
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All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)
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| | | | 11,892 | | | | | | *% | | |
Five Percent (5%) or More Stockholders | | | | | | | | | |||||
None | | | | | | | | |
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
[ ], 2025
Dated November 30, 1999
ROTH IRA Account 414300119
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
ENTERO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
ENTERO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
AZURRX BIOPHARMA, INC.
2020 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
2020 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Title Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
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