Financial Performance - AEON Biopharma reported total assets of 4,004,000asofSeptember30,2024,downfrom6,845,000 at the end of 2023, indicating a decrease of approximately 41%[8] - Cash and cash equivalents decreased significantly to 537,000from5,158,000, representing a decline of about 90%[8] - Total current liabilities were reported at 10,726,000,adecreasefrom13,049,000, reflecting a reduction of approximately 18%[8] - The company has a stockholders' deficit of 32,090,000asofSeptember30,2024,comparedtoadeficitof153,044,000 at the end of 2023, showing an improvement of about 79%[8] - AEON's accumulated deficit decreased to 433,679,000from473,602,000, indicating a reduction of approximately 8%[8] - For the three months ended September 30, 2024, total operating expenses were 4,016,000,comparedto283,714,000 for the same period in 2023, reflecting a significant decrease[9] - The net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 6,171,000,or0.16 per share, compared to a net loss of 297,711,000,or8.01 per share, for the same period in 2023[9] - The company reported a change in the fair value of contingent consideration amounting to 348,000forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedtoalossof75,939,000 in 2023[9] - Total operating costs and expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, were 283,714,000,comparedto29,644,000 for the same period in 2023[9] - The company experienced a loss from operations of 4,016,000forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedtoalossof283,714,000 in 2023[9] - The change in fair value of convertible notes resulted in a loss of 1,878,000forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024[9]RegulatoryandDevelopmentPlans−AEONplanstoinitiateprimarycomparativeanalyticalstudiesforABP−450inQ42024,contingentonsecuringcapitalresources[2]−ThecompanyaimstoholdaBiosimilarBiologicalProductDevelopmentType2meetingwiththeFDAin2025todiscussoutcomesfromtheplannedstudies[4]−AEONisalignedwiththeFDAontheinitialkeyrequirementsforthe351(k)regulatorypathwayforABP−450,whichutilizesBOTOXasthereferenceproduct[3]−ThecompanyisevaluatingallavailableoptionstosecurecapitalresourcesnecessaryforexecutingitsregulatorystrategyforABP−450[2]MergerImpact−AEONcompletedamergerwithAEONBiopharmaSub,Inc.onJuly21,2023,whichhasimpactedthecomparabilityoffinancialresultsbetweenperiods[11]−Thecompany’sfinancialstatementsreflectthehistoricaloperatingresultsofAEONBiopharmaSub,Inc.priortothemergerandthecombinedresultsfollowingthemerger[11]DevelopmentRights−ThecompanyhasexclusivedevelopmentanddistributionrightsforABP−450intheU.S.,Canada,theEU,theUK,andotherterritories[6]ResearchandDevelopment−ResearchanddevelopmentexpensesfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,were11,144,000, down from $19,803,000 in 2023, indicating a reduction in R&D spending[9] - The weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2024, were 39,515,292, compared to 37,159,600 for the same period in 2023[10]