Note 9 - Investment in Conduit Pharmaceuticals	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements
Investment [Text Block]	9. INVESTMENT IN CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS *Sponsorship of Special Purpose Acquisition Company. On January 7, 2022,* we announced our sponsorship, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Murphy Canyon Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the "Sponsor"), of a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") initial public offering. The SPAC raised $132,250,000 in capital investment to acquire one or more businesses. We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, owned approximately 23.5% of the issued and outstanding stock in the entity upon the initial public offering being declared effective and consummated (excluding the private placement units described below). The SPAC offered 132,250,000 units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and three-quarters of one redeemable warrant. The warrants were evaluated using the guidance in ASC 480 "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity" and we concluded that the warrants are indexed to Murphy Canyon's common stock and meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders' equity. The Murphy Canyon IPO of 13,225,000 units of common stock and warrants, closed on February 7, 2022, raising gross proceeds for Murphy Canyon of $132,250,000, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. In connection with the IPO, we purchased, through the Sponsor, 754,000 placement units (the "placement units") at a price of $10.00 per unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,540,000. These proceeds were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Murphy Canyon public shareholders and are included in Investments held in Trust.In connection with the initial public offering, Murphy Canyon incurred $7,738,161 in issuance costs, including $2,645,000 of underwriting discounts and commission, $4,628,750 of deferred underwriting fees and $464,411 of other offering costs. These costs were allocated to temporary and permanent equity and offset against the proceeds. On November 8, 2022, the SPAC entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Conduit Pharma"), and Conduit Merger Sub, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company and the SPAC's wholly owned subsidiary. The merger agreement provided that the SPAC's Cayman Island subsidiary will merge with and into Conduit Pharma, with Conduit Pharma surviving the merger as the SPAC's wholly owned subsidiary and the public company renamed "Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc." ("Conduit"). Initially, the SPAC was required to complete its initial business combination transaction by 12 months from the consummation of its initial public offering or up to 18 months if it extended the period of time to consummate a business combination in accordance with its Certificate of Incorporation. On January 26, 2023, at a special meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders approved a proposal to amend the SPAC's certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination up to 12 times, each such extension for an additional one-month period, from February 7, 2023, to February 7, 2024. The stockholders also approved a related proposal to amend the trust agreement allowing the SPAC to deposit into the trust account, for each one-month extension, one- third of 1% of the funds remaining in the trust account following the redemptions made in connection with the approval of the extension proposal at the special meeting. The Company has committed to providing additional funds if needed to make such a deposit for the extension. In connection with the stockholders' vote at the special meeting, 11,037,272 shares of common stock were tendered for redemption, which were redeemed in February 2023. Approximately $114.1 million in cash was removed from the Trust Account to pay such stockholders and, accordingly, after giving effect to such redemptions, income tax withdraws of $200,050 and adding $155,403 in extension payments, the balance in the Trust Account was approximately $23.3 million. After the redemptions, there were 2,187,728 shares of SPAC Class A common stock subject to possible redemption. On January 27, 2023, the merger agreement was amended to provide for only one class of authorized common stock of the SPAC following the business combination, instead of both authorized Class A common stock and Class B common stock as set forth in the original merger agreement. On May 11, 2023, the merger agreement was further amended to provide for (i) removal of the provision that indicates that no tax opinion would be delivered in connection with the closing, (ii) a closing obligation that that the SPAC either (a) be exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other than through its net tangible assets or (b) have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets either immediately prior to or upon consummation of the merger, and (iii) extension of the outside date for the closing of the merger from May 31, 2023 to February 7, 2024. The investments held in Trust for the SPAC Class A common stockholders generated approximately $664,232 of income during the six months ended June 30, 2023, and was included in interest and other income (expense), net on our condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of September 22, 2023, the Trust account balance had been deconsolidated along with the other Conduit assets and liabilities. As of immediately prior to the consummation of the SPAC's business combination, which occurred on September 22, 2023, the Company, through its subsidiary, had loaned the SPAC $1.0 million to fund its trust account and for operating expenses. The loan was non-interest bearing, unsecured and was repaid in full upon the SPAC's business combination on September 22, 2023. The notes payable and notes receivable related to the SPAC were eliminated through consolidation on our financial statements. On September 22, 2023, the SPAC completed its business combination with Conduit Pharma and changed its name to Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Conduit"). Immediately prior to the business combination, the Company owned approximately 65% of the SPAC's outstanding common stock. Upon consummation of the business combination, the SPAC's shares of Class B common stock were converted into shares of its Class A common stock and the shares of Class A common stock were then reclassified as a single class of Conduit common stock. As a result of the business combination, the Company was issued (i) 3,306,250 shares of Conduit's common stock due to the conversion of the shares of the SPAC's Class B common stock into shares of the SPAC's Class A common stock and then reclassification into shares of Conduit common stock, (ii) 754,000 shares of Conduit common stock, which prior to the business combination were shares of the SPAC's Class A common stock and (iii) private warrants to purchase 754,000 shares of Conduit common stock, which prior to the business combination were warrants to purchase 754,000 shares of the SPAC's Class A common stock. Also in the business combination, shareholders and debtholders of Conduit Pharma were issued 65,000,000 shares of Conduit common stock. Immediately following the consummation of the business combination, the Company transferred 45,000 shares of Conduit common stock and warrants to purchase 45,000 shares of Conduit common stock to the SPAC's independent directors as compensation for their services. As a result, the Company owned approximately 6.5% of Conduit's common stock immediately following the business combination and currently owns approximately 6.3% of Conduit's common stock. In connection with the business combination, the Company's officers and directors who also served as officers and directors of the SPAC resigned from the SPAC, with the exception of the Company's former Chief Financial Officer who resigned from the Company. Following the completion of the Murphy Canyon IPO in February 2022, we determined that Murphy Canyon is a Variable Interest Entity ("VIE") in which we had a variable interest because Murphy Canyon did not have enough equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. Since the business combinations with Conduit on September 22, 2023, we have determined that Conduit's (formally Murphy Canyon) public stockholders have substantive rights and we no longer have control of Conduit's activity. Since we are no longer the controlling party, or have a majority of the issued and outstating common stock, the Company deconsolidated Conduit from our condensed consolidated financial statements. In connection with the deconsolidation we recorded a gain of approximately $40.3 million. Of the total gain recognized on deconsolidation, approximately $34.1 million relates to the remeasurement of our retained investment in Murphy Canyon via the Sponsor shares which converted into shares of Conduit's common stock on September 22, 2023, and approximately $6.2 million relates to the deconsolidation of Murphy Canyon's assets and liabilities as of September 22, 2023. Since deconsolidating Conduit, on September 22, 2023, our investments in Conduit's common stock (CDT) and public common stock warrants (CDTTW) and Private CDT Warrants presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets were measured at fair value using Level 1 and Level 3 market prices, taking into account the adoption of ASU 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions, and totaled approximately $4.4 million as of June 30, 2024, with a cost basis of approximately $7.5 million. The Company entered into a lock-up agreement with Conduit regarding certain of the common stock held by the Company, for 180 days from the closing of the business combination which ended March 20, 2024. On April 22, 2024, the Company entered into a lockup agreement with Conduit pursuant to which the Company agreed not to transfer or sell 2,700,000 of its 4,015,250 shares of Conduit common stock for a period of one year. In consideration for entering into the lockup agreement Conduit issued the Company a warrant to purchase 540,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.12 per share, which Private CDT Warrant has a two year term and is exercisable one year after the date of issue. On June 30, 2024, our investments in Conduit's common stock ("CDT") and common stock warrants ("CDTTW") presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets were measured at fair value using Level 1 market prices, which closed at $1.06 per share and $0.039 per warrant. The Private CDT Warrants were measured at fair value using Level 3 pricing at $0.29 per warrant.

Sponsorship of Special Purpose Acquisition Company. On January 7, 2022, we announced our sponsorship, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Murphy Canyon Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the "Sponsor"), of a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") initial public offering. The SPAC raised $132,250,000 in capital investment to acquire one or more businesses. We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, owned approximately 23.5% of the issued and outstanding stock in the entity upon the initial public offering being declared effective and consummated (excluding the private placement units described below). The SPAC offered 132,250,000 units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and three-quarters of one redeemable warrant. The warrants were evaluated using the guidance in ASC 480 "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity" and we concluded that the warrants are indexed to Murphy Canyon's common stock and meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders' equity.

The Murphy Canyon IPO of 13,225,000 units of common stock and warrants, closed on February 7, 2022, raising gross proceeds for Murphy Canyon of $132,250,000, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. In connection with the IPO, we purchased, through the Sponsor, 754,000 placement units (the "placement units") at a price of $10.00 per unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,540,000. These proceeds were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Murphy Canyon public shareholders and are included in Investments held in Trust.In connection with the initial public offering, Murphy Canyon incurred $7,738,161 in issuance costs, including $2,645,000 of underwriting discounts and commission, $4,628,750 of deferred underwriting fees and $464,411 of other offering costs. These costs were allocated to temporary and permanent equity and offset against the proceeds.

On November 8, 2022, the SPAC entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Conduit Pharma"), and Conduit Merger Sub, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company and the SPAC's wholly owned subsidiary. The merger agreement provided that the SPAC's Cayman Island subsidiary will merge with and into Conduit Pharma, with Conduit Pharma surviving the merger as the SPAC's wholly owned subsidiary and the public company renamed "Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc." ("Conduit").

Initially, the SPAC was required to complete its initial business combination transaction by 12 months from the consummation of its initial public offering or up to 18 months if it extended the period of time to consummate a business combination in accordance with its Certificate of Incorporation. On January 26, 2023, at a special meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders approved a proposal to amend the SPAC's certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination up to 12 times, each such extension for an additional one-month period, from February 7, 2023, to February 7, 2024. The stockholders also approved a related proposal to amend the trust agreement allowing the SPAC to deposit into the trust account, for each one-month extension, one- third of 1% of the funds remaining in the trust account following the redemptions made in connection with the approval of the extension proposal at the special meeting. The Company has committed to providing additional funds if needed to make such a deposit for the extension. In connection with the stockholders' vote at the special meeting, 11,037,272 shares of common stock were tendered for redemption, which were redeemed in February 2023. Approximately $114.1 million in cash was removed from the Trust Account to pay such stockholders and, accordingly, after giving effect to such redemptions, income tax withdraws of $200,050 and adding $155,403 in extension payments, the balance in the Trust Account was approximately $23.3 million. After the redemptions, there were 2,187,728 shares of SPAC Class A common stock subject to possible redemption.

On January 27, 2023, the merger agreement was amended to provide for only one class of authorized common stock of the SPAC following the business combination, instead of both authorized Class A common stock and Class B common stock as set forth in the original merger agreement. On May 11, 2023, the merger agreement was further amended to provide for (i) removal of the provision that indicates that no tax opinion would be delivered in connection with the closing, (ii) a closing obligation that that the SPAC either (a) be exempt from the provisions of Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other than through its net tangible assets or (b) have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets either immediately prior to or upon consummation of the merger, and (iii) extension of the outside date for the closing of the merger from May 31, 2023 to February 7, 2024.

The investments held in Trust for the SPAC Class A common stockholders generated approximately $664,232 of income during the six months ended June 30, 2023, and was included in interest and other income (expense), net on our condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of September 22, 2023, the Trust account balance had been deconsolidated along with the other Conduit assets and liabilities.

As of immediately prior to the consummation of the SPAC's business combination, which occurred on September 22, 2023, the Company, through its subsidiary, had loaned the SPAC $1.0 million to fund its trust account and for operating expenses. The loan was non-interest bearing, unsecured and was repaid in full upon the SPAC's business combination on September 22, 2023. The notes payable and notes receivable related to the SPAC were eliminated through consolidation on our financial statements.

On September 22, 2023, the SPAC completed its business combination with Conduit Pharma and changed its name to Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Conduit"). Immediately prior to the business combination, the Company owned approximately 65% of the SPAC's outstanding common stock. Upon consummation of the business combination, the SPAC's shares of Class B common stock were converted into shares of its Class A common stock and the shares of Class A common stock were then reclassified as a single class of Conduit common stock. As a result of the business combination, the Company was issued (i) 3,306,250 shares of Conduit's common stock due to the conversion of the shares of the SPAC's Class B common stock into shares of the SPAC's Class A common stock and then reclassification into shares of Conduit common stock, (ii) 754,000 shares of Conduit common stock, which prior to the business combination were shares of the SPAC's Class A common stock and (iii) private warrants to purchase 754,000 shares of Conduit common stock, which prior to the business combination were warrants to purchase 754,000 shares of the SPAC's Class A common stock. Also in the business combination, shareholders and debtholders of Conduit Pharma were issued 65,000,000 shares of Conduit common stock. Immediately following the consummation of the business combination, the Company transferred 45,000 shares of Conduit common stock and warrants to purchase 45,000 shares of Conduit common stock to the SPAC's independent directors as compensation for their services. As a result, the Company owned approximately 6.5% of Conduit's common stock immediately following the business combination and currently owns approximately 6.3% of Conduit's common stock. In connection with the business combination, the Company's officers and directors who also served as officers and directors of the SPAC resigned from the SPAC, with the exception of the Company's former Chief Financial Officer who resigned from the Company.

Following the completion of the Murphy Canyon IPO in February 2022, we determined that Murphy Canyon is a Variable Interest Entity ("VIE") in which we had a variable interest because Murphy Canyon did not have enough equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. Since the business combinations with Conduit on September 22, 2023, we have determined that Conduit's (formally Murphy Canyon) public stockholders have substantive rights and we no longer have control of Conduit's activity. Since we are no longer the controlling party, or have a majority of the issued and outstating common stock, the Company deconsolidated Conduit from our condensed consolidated financial statements. In connection with the deconsolidation we recorded a gain of approximately $40.3 million. Of the total gain recognized on deconsolidation, approximately $34.1 million relates to the remeasurement of our retained investment in Murphy Canyon via the Sponsor shares which converted into shares of Conduit's common stock on September 22, 2023, and approximately $6.2 million relates to the deconsolidation of Murphy Canyon's assets and liabilities as of September 22, 2023.

Since deconsolidating Conduit, on September 22, 2023, our investments in Conduit's common stock (CDT) and public common stock warrants (CDTTW) and Private CDT Warrants presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets were measured at fair value using Level 1 and Level 3 market prices, taking into account the adoption of ASU 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions, and totaled approximately $4.4 million as of June 30, 2024, with a cost basis of approximately $7.5 million. The Company entered into a lock-up agreement with Conduit regarding certain of the common stock held by the Company, for 180 days from the closing of the business combination which ended March 20, 2024.

On April 22, 2024, the Company entered into a lockup agreement with Conduit pursuant to which the Company agreed not to transfer or sell 2,700,000 of its 4,015,250 shares of Conduit common stock for a period of one year. In consideration for entering into the lockup agreement Conduit issued the Company a warrant to purchase 540,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.12 per share, which Private CDT Warrant has a two year term and is exercisable one year after the date of issue. On June 30, 2024, our investments in Conduit's common stock ("CDT") and common stock warrants ("CDTTW") presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets were measured at fair value using Level 1 market prices, which closed at $1.06 per share and $0.039 per warrant. The Private CDT Warrants were measured at fair value using Level 3 pricing at $0.29 per warrant.