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NRx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:NRXP) announces elimination of all balance sheet debt following equity conversion
Remaining $5.4 million debt was repaid through strategic equity conversion in common stock with no additional warrants or adjustment provisionsCompany
About this update from Nrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"Remaining $5.4 million debt was repaid through strategic equity conversion in common stock with no additional warrants or adjustment provisionsCompany anticipates that Dec 31 balance sheet will reflect no outstanding convertible debtDebt-free balance sheet sets the stage for accelerated growth in 2026 with potential drug approvals and clinic expansions WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRXP), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has repaid the remaining $5.4 million balance sheet debt to Anson Funds, LLC, through equity conversion of common stock. There were no warrants or other repricing mechanisms associated with this transaction. Anson originally lent $16.2 million USD to the Company to fund repayment of prior loans and corporate operating expenses. With this repayment, the Company anticipates ending the 2025 calendar year with a balance sheet free of all debt. NRx believes that this milestone properly positions the company’s capital structure for accelerated growth with anticipated drug approvals and clinic expansions in the coming year. “We thank Anson Funds for supporting our Company during a challenging period for biotechnology equities and for enabling us to advance our pharmaceutical and clinical programs toward potential 2026 approval and expansion in support of patients with suicidal depression and PTSD,” said Dr. Jonathan Javitt, MD, MPH, Chairman and CEO of NRx Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiary HOPE Therapeutics. About NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (www.nrxpharma.com), is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics based on its NMDA platform for the treatment of central nervous system disorders, specifically suicidal depression, chronic pain, and PTSD. The Company is developing NRX-100 (preservative-free intravenous ketamine) and NRX-101, (oral D-cycloserine/lurasidone). NRX-100 has been awarded Fast Track Designation for the treatment of Suicidal ideation in Depression, including Bipolar Depression. NRX-101 has been awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the treatment of suicidal bipolar depression. NRx has recently re-filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), and initiated a New Drug Application filing for NRX-100 with an application for the Commissioner’s National Priority...