Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following management’s discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties discussed under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and in Part I and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Unless we state otherwise or the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Rani” and similar references refer to Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

We are a clinical stage biotherapeutics company focusing on advancing technologies to enable the administration of biologics and drugs orally, to provide patients, physicians, and healthcare systems with a convenient alternative to painful injections. We are advancing a portfolio of oral therapeutics using our proprietary delivery technology and we are actively pursuing partnering the technology with third party biopharmaceutical companies for the oral delivery of their biologics and drugs.

Our technology comprises a drug-agnostic oral delivery platform, the RaniPill capsule, which is designed to deliver a wide variety of drug substances, including antibodies, proteins, peptides, and oligonucleotides. We have two configurations of the platform – the RaniPill GO and the RaniPill HC. The RaniPill GO is designed to deliver up to a 3 mg dose of drug in microtablet form with high bioavailability. We have completed three Phase 1 clinical trials using the RaniPill GO. We are also developing a high-capacity version of the RaniPill capsule known as the RaniPill HC, which is intended to enable delivery of drug payloads up to 200μL in liquid form with high bioavailability. We have tested preclinically the RaniPill HC with multiple therapeutics, including antibodies and a peptide. We intend to initiate clinical testing of the RaniPill HC in mid-2025.

We believe, the RaniPill capsule technology could enable us to deliver most biologics currently on the market with convenient, oral dosing.

We do not have any products approved for sale, and we have not yet generated any revenue from sales of a commercial product. Our ability to generate product revenue sufficient to achieve profitability, if ever, will depend on the successful development of the RaniPill capsule, which we expect will take a number of years. Given our stage of development, we have not yet established a commercial organization or distribution capabilities, and we have no experience as a company in marketing drugs or a drug-delivery platform. When, and if, any of our product candidates are approved for commercialization, we plan to develop a commercialization infrastructure or engage commercial sales organizations or distributors for those products in the United States, Europe, Asia, and potentially in certain other key markets. We may also rely on partnerships to provide commercialization infrastructure, including sales, marketing, and commercial distribution.

As is common with biotechnology companies, we rely on third-party suppliers for the supply of raw materials and active pharmaceutical ingredients ("APIs") and drug substances required for the production of our product candidates. In addition, we work with third parties to manufacture and develop biologics and drugs for inclusion in the current RaniPill capsule and RaniPill HC. Design work, prototyping and pilot manufacturing are performed in house, and we have utilized third-party engineering firms to assist with the design of manufacturing lines that support our supply of the current RaniPill capsule and RaniPill HC. Certain of our suppliers of components and materials are single source suppliers. We believe our vertically integrated manufacturing strategy will offer significant advantages, including rapid product iteration, control over our product quality and the ability to rapidly scale our manufacturing capacity. This capability also allows us to develop future generations of products while maintaining the confidentiality of our intellectual property. Our vertically integrated manufacturing strategy will result in material future capital outlays and fixed costs related to constructing and operating a manufacturing facility. We have invested and plan to continue to invest in automated manufacturing production lines for the RaniPill capsule. Those assets deemed to have an alternative future use have been capitalized as property and equipment while those projects related to our assets determined to not have an alternative future use have been expensed as research and development costs.

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As of December 31, 2024, our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $27.6 million. In October 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “October Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor relating to the issuance and sale of: (i) 3,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 333,333 shares of Class A common stock, and (iii) Series C common warrants, which accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,333,333 shares of Class A common stock (the “October Offering” and collectively with the July Offering, the “Offerings”). The aggregate net proceeds from the October Offering totaled $9.4 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by us, and excluding potential proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the pre-funded warrants and Series C common warrants issued in the October Offering. In October 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds.

In July 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “July Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor relating to the issuance and sale of: (i) 2,800,000 shares of its Class A common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 446,753 shares of Class A common stock, (iii) Series A common warrants, which accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock (the “Series A Warrants”) and (iv) Series B common warrants, which accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock (the “July Offering”). Pursuant to the October Securities Purchase Agreement, the Series A Warrants were cancelled. The aggregate net proceeds from the July Offering totaled $8.9 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, and excluding potential proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Series B common warrants issued in the July Offering. In August 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds.

We expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future, and our net losses may fluctuate significantly from period to period, depending on the timing of and expenditures on our planned research and development activities. Our existing capital resources, including the net proceeds from the Offerings, our initial public offering in 2021 (“IPO”) and term loans we received under a loan and security agreement and related supplement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P (the “Lender”), will not be sufficient to enable us to initiate any pivotal clinical trials. We will need to raise substantial additional funds in the future in order to complete the development of the RaniPill platform, to complete the clinical development of our product candidates and seek regulatory approval thereof, to expand our manufacturing capabilities, to further develop the RaniPill HC device and to commercialize any of our product candidates. We may seek to raise capital through equity offerings or debt financings, collaboration agreements, or other arrangements with other companies, or through other sources of financing.

Business Update

In June 2024, we entered into a Collaboration Agreement (the “ProGen Collaboration Agreement”) with ProGen Co., Ltd. (“ProGen”). Under the ProGen Collaboration Agreement, the parties will collaborate to manufacture, develop, seek regulatory approvals for and, if approved, commercialize a product (RT-114) combining ProGen’s GLP-1/GLP-2 dual agonist compound, PG-102, and the RaniPill HC oral delivery device (the “Device”) in the field of weight management (including without limitation obesity, weight reduction and weight maintenance) in humans (the “ProGen Collaboration”).

Under the ProGen Collaboration Agreement, development costs, as well as operating profits and losses from the commercialization of the Product, will be equally shared by us and ProGen. We and ProGen each granted to the other party an exclusive right and license (except with respect to the other party’s affiliates and sublicensees) to certain intellectual property to develop RT-114 for weight management and an exclusive right and license to seek regulatory approval for, and to use, sell, offer to sell, import and commercialize RT-114 in their assigned territories. The parties share responsibility for the development of RT-114 worldwide, with Rani leading such development for preclinical activities through Phase 1 clinical trials. After initiation of the first Phase 2 clinical trial, we will lead development and commercialization of RT-114 in the United States, Canada, Europe (including the United Kingdom) and Australia, and ProGen will lead development and commercialization in all other countries. See “License and Evaluation Agreements – ProGen Co., Ltd.” in the Business section above.

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Data Update

In March 2025, we announced preclinical data demonstrating bioequivalence of RT-114, PG-102 delivered orally via the RaniPill capsule, to subcutaneously administered PG-102. RT-114 yielded a relative bioavailability of 111% compared to PG-102 delivered subcutaneously with comparable pharmacokinetic profiles. RT-114 was well tolerated with no changes in drug-related safety profile compared to delivery and was excreted without sequelae in all subjects. Average peak weight loss was the same in both groups with greater variability with subcutaneous dosing (6.7% ± 0.5% for RT-114 and 6.7% ± 2.2% for subcutaneous PG-102).

In February 2025, we announced preclinical data demonstrating successful oral delivery of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (“GLP-1”) agonist semaglutide via the RaniPill HC (“RT-116”). In the study, RT-116 demonstrated comparable bioavailability, pharmacokinetics and weight loss to subcutaneous (“SC”) administration of semaglutide. Further, RT-116 was well tolerated with no serious adverse events.

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In October 2024, we announced new pharmacokinetic data from a preclinical study evaluating a GLP-1, GIP and glucagon receptors incretin triagonist with a delivery method mimicking the RaniPill route of administration. The preclinical study evaluated the pharmacokinetic (“PK”) and pharmacodynamic (“PD”) profiles of an incretin triagonist (GLP-1, GIP, glucagon receptors) when delivered via an endoscope-guided transenteric administration to mimic the RaniPill route of administration, versus the traditional administration route of subcutaneous injection. The study was conducted in canines separated into two groups. In Group 1 (N=3), 0.12 mg/kg of drug was administered via transenteric delivery by endoscope. In Group 2 (N=5), 0.12 mg/kg of drug was administered by SC injection. Blood samples were collected over 2 weeks for analysis of serum drug concentrations and various PD and safety biomarkers.

A single dose of drug delivered via either transenteric or SC routes elicited rapid decreases in body weight and serum lipids. Weight loss observed following transenteric delivery was 9.7 ± 2.5 % versus 6.9 ± 2.1 % following SC injection and is believed to be due to early satiety leading to reduced caloric intake. Additionally, the bioavailability of drug delivered via the transenteric route was comparable to that of drug delivered via the SC route at the same dose. The drug was well tolerated in both groups with no serious adverse events (SAEs) observed or changes in safety markers examined.

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Transenteric delivery yielded 80% relative bioavailability versus SC and differences between PK parameters (AUC, Cmax, Tmax) were not statistically significant.

RaniPill HC

We continue to develop the RaniPill HC, a high-capacity RaniPill capsule designed to deliver drug payloads up to 200μL.

In March 2025, we announced preclinical data demonstrating bioequivalence of RT-114, PG-102 delivered orally via the RaniPill HC, to subcutaneously administered PG-102. RT-114 yielded a relative bioavailability of 111% compared to PG-102 delivered subcutaneously with comparable pharmacokinetic profiles and weight loss. The RaniPill capsule was well tolerated with no changes in drug-related safety profile compared to subcutaneous delivery and was excreted without sequelae in all canines. RT-114 achieved a 90% delivery success rate (9 out of 10 canines).

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In February 2025, we announced results from a nonclinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide administered via the RaniPill HC.

Study Design

The nonclinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study was conducted to examine the effects of semaglutide delivered orally via the RaniPill (RT-116) versus a subcutaneous injection comparator group. The 2x2 crossover study was conducted in two parts with a period of four weeks separating the two groups to evaluate the PK, PD and safety of RT-116. Eight canines were randomized into two groups who received 0.5mg of semaglutide delivered via oral administration of the RaniPill HC (N=4) or subcutaneous injection (N=4). Endpoints included plasma drug concentrations, body weight, food intake, lipid profile, and safety.

Data Highlights

Semaglutide was successfully delivered in 7 of 8 canines that received the RaniPill capsule. Semaglutide administered via the RaniPill capsule was well tolerated with no serious adverse events. Cmax, Tmax, and AUC were comparable for semglutide administered via RaniPill capsule and subcutaneous administration of semaglutide. Oral administration via the RaniPill capsule demonstrated bioavailability and biological activity comparable to subcutaneous administration. The relative bioavailability of oral semaglutide was 107% versus subcutaneous administration. Both groups saw comparable weight loss which appeared to be driven by decreased food intake that coincided with rises in plasma drug levels thus indicating there is a PD effect to treatment. Both groups saw comparable moderate decreases in serum triglycerides and cholesterol.

Next Steps

We intend to initiate clinical testing of the RaniPill HC in mid-2025.

60-Day GLP Study

In October 2023, we announced preclinical data from a 60-day repeat oral administration study of the RaniPill capsule in healthy animals. The preclinical GLP study evaluated the safety and tolerability of the RaniPill drug delivery platform, following 60-day repeat oral administration of the test article, RT-100, in healthy animals. RT-100 is an enteric-coated capsule identical to RT-102, but instead of PTH contained the pharmaceutical excipient mannitol. The control group received a RaniPill capsule (Mock-RP) of similar weight to RT-100 but filled with potato starch. Male and female (1:1) animals were divided into two groups and were administered either Mock-RP (N=12) or RT-100 (N=24) once daily for 60 days, with half of the animals completing an additional 14-day clinical observation and safety evaluation period. RT-100 was well-tolerated with no treatment-related adverse events and all animals remained clinically healthy throughout the study.

Reduction in Force

In November 2023, we committed to a plan for strategic prioritization of our programs, expansion of our manufacturing and streamlining of our business operations to support potential near-term value drivers and long-term growth (the “Restructuring”). The Restructuring included a reduction of our workforce and was substantially completed by the end of the second quarter of 2024.

CEO Compensation Reduction

In November 2023, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a reduction in the annual salary of Talat Imran, our Chief Executive Officer, from $520,000 to $100,000, effective November 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024 or until such time as we receive gross proceeds of $50,000,000 or more, in the aggregate, from equity financing and/or one or more non-dilutive strategic, licensing or partnering transactions (the “Financing Threshold”). In November 2024, the Board approved to extend the reduction in annual salary of Talat Imran through December 31, 2025 or until the Financing Threshold is met.

Lease

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The initial term of the Lease commenced in February 2024, and the duration of the initial term is 63 months. Subject to certain conditions, we have an option to renew the Lease for one additional 5-year term at the then-prevailing market rate. The monthly base rent for the initial term of the Lease is approximately $95,000 per month, subject to a 4% increase each year. We are also responsible for the payment of additional rent to cover our share of common area operating expenses, including taxes, insurance, utilities, and repair and maintenance of the premises and common areas of the Project.

Relationship with InCube Labs, LLC

See Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Results of Operations

The results of operations presented below should be reviewed in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For information with respect to recent accounting pronouncements that are of significance or potential significance to us, see “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table summarizes our results of operations (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

Contract revenue $ 1,028 $ — * %

Operating expenses

Impairment loss 3,714 — * %

Other income (expense), net

Interest expense and other, net (5,033 ) (5,085 ) (1.0 ) %

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest (26,566 ) (33,913 ) (21.7 ) %

*Not meaningful

Contract Revenue

Contract revenue of $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, was attributable to evaluation services performed for a customer. There was no contract revenue for the same period in 2023.

Research and Development Expenses

The following table reflects our research and development costs by nature of expense (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

Payroll, stock-based compensation and related benefits $ 19,904 $ 26,247

Facilities, materials and supplies 5,390 6,300

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The decrease of $12.9 million in research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily attributed to lower compensation costs of $6.3 million due to reduction in workforce, $5.6 million reduction in third-party services and $0.9 million reduction in materials and supplies due to the timing of certain preclinical and clinical studies.

General and Administrative Expenses

The decrease of $2.5 million in general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily attributed to lower compensation costs of $2.0 million due to reduction in workforce, $1.2 million reduction in third-party services and other costs primarily due to lower insurance premiums, offset by an increase in facility costs of $0.7 million due to the lease in Fremont, California.

Impairment Loss

The impairment loss of $3.7 million was attributable to construction-in-progress property and equipment. Rani considers many factors in evaluating whether the value of its construction-in-progress property and equipment may not be recoverable, including, but not limited to, alternative use, cost-savings and strategic considerations. As a result, it was determined that the carrying amount of the construction-in-progress property and equipment exceeded its fair value and was written down to its salvage value. There was no impairment loss for the same period in 2023.

Other Income (Expense), Net

The decrease of $1.5 million in interest income and other, net, in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily attributed to a decrease in interest income from our investment in marketable securities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We have incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception, including net loss of $56.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $102.9 million and for the year ended December 31, 2024, had negative cash flows from operations of $35.5 million. As of December 31, 2024, our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $27.6 million. We expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future, and our net losses may fluctuate significantly from period to period, depending on the timing of and expenditures on our planned research and development activities. Our existing capital resources, including the net proceeds from our IPO and term loans we received under the Loan Agreement and the Offerings, will not be sufficient to enable us to initiate any pivotal clinical trials. Based on our available cash resources and current operating plan, there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date that our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 are issued. If we are unable to continue as a going concern, we may have to cease operations and liquidate our assets. We may receive less than the value at which those assets are carried on our audited financial statements, and investors may lose all or a part of their investment.

Financial Update

In October 2024, we entered into the October Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor relating to the October Offering. The aggregate net proceeds from the October Offering totaled $9.4 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by us, and excluding potential proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Series C common warrants issued in the October Offering. Pursuant to the October Offering, the Series A Warrants were cancelled. In October 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds.

In July 2024, we entered into the July Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor relating to the July Offering. The aggregate net proceeds from the July Offering totaled $8.9 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, and excluding potential proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Series B common warrants issued in the July Offering. In August 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds.

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In August 2022, we entered into the Loan Agreement with the Lender. The Loan Agreement provides for term loans (the “Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount up to $45.0 million. A Loan of $30.0 million was committed at closing, with $15.0 million funded immediately and $15.0 million available to be drawn between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022, which was drawn in December 2022. The remaining $15.0 million of Loans was uncommitted and subject to certain conditions and is no longer available under the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement also contains various covenants and restrictive provisions. There have been no material adverse events in connection with the Loan Agreement and the substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern does not currently constitute a material adverse event under the terms of the Loan Agreement. The Loan principal is repayable in equal monthly installments which began in September 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with all applicable debt covenants under the Loan Agreement.

In addition, in August 2022, we entered into a Controlled EquitySM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (collectively, the “Agents”), pursuant to which we may offer and sell from time to time through the Agents up to $150.0 million of shares of our Class A common stock, in such share amounts as we may specify by notice to the Agents, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Sales Agreement (“ATM Sales”). The potential proceeds from the Sales Agreement are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2024, we had not delivered any placement notices to either of the Agents and there had been no ATM Sales.

Tax Receivable Agreement

See Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Future Funding Requirements

Notwithstanding the sharing of development costs for the RT-114 program under the ProGen Agreement, our existing capital resources, including the net proceeds from our IPO, the Loans and the Offerings, will not be sufficient to enable us to initiate any pivotal clinical trials with respect to any of our product candidates. We will need to raise substantial additional funds in the future in order to complete the development of the RaniPill platform, to complete the clinical development of our product candidates and seek regulatory approval thereof, to expand our manufacturing capabilities, to further develop the RaniPill technology and to commercialize any of our product candidates.

To date, we have not generated any commercial product revenue. We do not expect to generate any commercial product revenue unless and until we obtain regulatory approval and commercialize any of our commercial product candidates, and we do not know when, or if at all, that will occur. We will continue to require additional capital to develop our product candidates and fund operations for the foreseeable future. Our primary uses of cash are to fund our operations, which consist primarily of research and development expenses related to our programs, manufacturing automation and scaleup, and general and administrative expenses. We expect our expenses to continue to increase in connection with our ongoing activities as we continue to advance the RaniPill technology and our product candidates.

We may seek to raise capital through equity offerings or debt financings, which may include ATM Sales, collaboration agreements, or other arrangements with other companies, or through other sources of financing. Adequate additional funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. Our failure to raise capital as and when needed could have a negative impact on our consolidated financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategies. We anticipate that we will need to raise substantial additional capital, the requirements of which will depend on many factors, including:

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the progress, costs, trial design, results of and timing of our preclinical studies and clinical trials;

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the progress, costs, and results of our research pipeline;

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the willingness of the FDA, or other regulatory authorities to accept data from our clinical trials, as well as data from our completed and planned clinical trials and preclinical studies and other work, as the basis for review and approval of our product candidates or collaborator drugs or biologics paired with the RaniPill technology for various indications;

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the outcome, costs, and timing of seeking and obtaining FDA, and any other regulatory approvals;

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the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue;

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our ability to manufacture sufficient quantities of the RaniPill capsules;

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our need to expand our research and development activities;

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the costs associated with manufacturing our product candidates, including establishing commercial supplies and sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities;

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the costs associated with securing and establishing commercial infrastructure;

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the costs of acquiring, licensing, or investing in businesses, product candidates, and technologies;

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our ability to maintain, expand, and defend the scope of our intellectual property portfolio, including the amount and timing of any payments we may be required to make, or that we may receive, in connection with the licensing, filing, prosecution, defense, and enforcement of any patents or other intellectual property rights;

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our need and ability to retain key management and hire scientific, technical, business, and engineering personnel;

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the effect of competing drugs and product candidates and other market developments;

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the timing, receipt, and amount of sales from our potential products, if approved;

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our ability to establish strategic collaborations;

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our need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure, including financial and reporting systems;

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security breaches, data losses or other disruptions affecting our information systems;

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our ability to realize savings from any restructuring plans or cost-containment measures we may implement; and

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the economic and other terms, timing of and success of any collaboration, licensing, or other arrangements which we may enter in the future.

If we raise additional capital through debt financing, we may be subject to covenants that restrict our operations including limitations on our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends, make certain investments, and engage in certain merger, consolidation, or asset sale transactions. Any debt financing or additional equity that we raise may contain terms that are not favorable to us. If we raise funds through collaborations, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs, product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, we may be required to delay, reduce, or terminate some or all of our development programs and clinical trials or delay investments in our manufacturing scale-up and automation. In addition, our ability to raise additional capital may be adversely impacted by potential worsening global economic conditions and the recent disruptions to and volatility in the credit and financial markets. Furthermore, this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we seek additional financing to fund our business activities in the future and there remains substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, investors or other financing sources may be unwilling to provide funding to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

The following table summarizes our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities:

December 31,

Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,762 $ 5,864

Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 27,639 $ 48,539

As of December 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $27.6 million, compared to $48.5 million as of December 31, 2023. Based on our available cash resources and current operating plan, there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date that our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 are issued. Our existing capital resources, including the net proceeds from our IPO, Loans and the Offerings, will not be sufficient to fund our projected operating requirements for a twelve-month period from the issuance of our financial statements.

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Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

Net cash used in operating activities $ (35,496 ) $ (51,236 )

Net cash provided by investing activities 19,809 29,860

Net cash provided by financing activities 13,585 233

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $35.5 million, which was primarily attributable to a net loss of $56.6 million and net accretion and amortization of investments in marketable securities of $1.2 million, partially offset by stock-based compensation expense of $16.0 million, impairment loss of $3.7 million, and depreciation and amortization expense of $1.0 million. Additionally, there was an increase in accounts receivable of $0.4 million, an increase in accounts payable of $0.7 million, and an increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $0.4 million and a decrease of $0.6 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $51.2 million, which was primarily attributable to a net loss of $67.9 million and net accretion and amortization of investments in marketable securities of $2.3 million, partially offset by the stock-based compensation expense of $19.0 million and depreciation and amortization expense of $0.8 million Additionally, there was a combined decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $1.1 million.

Investing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by investing activities was $19.8 million, which primarily consisted of $77.6 million in proceeds from maturities of marketable securities partially offset by $57.5 million in purchases of marketable securities and $0.3 million in purchases of property and equipment, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by investing activities was $29.9 million consisting of $104.4 million in proceeds from maturities of marketable securities partially offset by $73.3 million and $1.2 million in purchases of marketable securities and property and equipment, respectively.

Financing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $13.6 million, which primarily consisted of net proceeds of $9.4 million from the October Offering, net proceeds of $8.9 million from the July Offering, and $0.3 million from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan, partially offset by $5.0 million repayment of debt.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no significant financing activities.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Total Short-term Long-term

(1) Represents operating lease payments. See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

(2) Represents long-term debt principal maturities and final payment equal to 5.5% of aggregate amount funded, excluding interest. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

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In addition, we enter into agreements in the normal course of business with contract research organizations for clinical trials and with vendors for preclinical studies and other services and products for operating purposes, which are generally cancelable upon written notice.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require our management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We base our estimates on our own historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable after taking account of our circumstances and expectations for the future based on available information. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial condition or results of operations would be affected.

Our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe the following discussion addresses our most critical accounting estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, which require subjective and complex judgments.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

We review the carrying amounts of our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group) may not be recoverable. If indicators of impairment exist, an impairment loss would be recognized when the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. The impairment charge is determined based upon the excess of the carrying value of the asset over its estimated fair value, with estimated fair value determined based upon an estimate of discounted future cash flows or other appropriate measures of estimated fair value.

As of December 31, 2024, we assessed the recoverability of the long-lived assets relating to construction-in-progress property and equipment. We considered many factors in evaluating whether the value of its construction-in-progress property and equipment may not be recoverable, including, but not limited to, alternative use, cost-savings and strategic considerations. As a result, we determined the carrying amount of the construction-in-progress property and equipment exceeded its fair value, and was written down to its salvage value. Therefore, an impairment loss of $3.7 million was recognized as of December 31, 2024, related to construction-in-progress property and equipment.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Other Information

JOBS Act Accounting Election

We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). The JOBS Act permits an emerging growth company like us to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. We are electing to use this extended transition period and we will therefore comply with new or revised accounting standards on the earlier of (i) when they apply to private companies; or (ii) when we lose our emerging growth company status. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable with companies that comply with public company effective dates for accounting standards. We also rely on other exemptions provided by the JOBS Act, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act unless we cease to be an emerging growth company.

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We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (1) December 31, 2026 (the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the closing of our initial public offering), (2) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (3) the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which would occur if the market value of our Class A common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700.0 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter of such year or (4) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets 121

Consolidated Statements of Operations 122

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss 123

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity 124

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 125

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 126

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Report of Marcum LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 1, the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations, negative cash flows from operating activities, and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Marcum LLP

Marcum LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024.

San Francisco, California

March 31, 2025

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Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2023, the related consolidated statement of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The Company's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations, negative cash flows from operating activities, and has stated that substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management's evaluation of the events and conditions and management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.

Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We served as the Company’s auditor from 2019 to 2024.

San Francisco, California

March 20, 2024

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RANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par value)

December 31,

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,762 $ 5,864

Contract asset 428 —

Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,677 2,308

Operating lease right-of-use asset 5,096 718

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 2,073 1,726

Current portion of long-term debt 15,000 4,897

Current portion of operating lease liability 1,459 718

Long-term debt, less current portion 9,613 24,484

Operating lease liability, less current portion 3,637 —

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

Stockholders' equity:

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) 5 (12 )

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 36,634 $ 57,916

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Year Ended December 31,

Contract revenue $ 1,028 $ —

Operating expenses

Impairment loss 3,714 —

Other income (expense), net

Interest income and other, net 1,763 3,301

Interest expense and other, net (5,033 ) (5,085 )

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest (26,566 ) (33,913 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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RANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

Other comprehensive loss

Net unrealized gain on marketable securities 33 121

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest (26,550 ) (33,852 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in STOCKHOLDERS’ Equity

(in thousands)

Class A Common Stock Class B Common Stock

Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (2 ) — — — (6 ) — — (6 ) (12 )

Other comprehensive gain — — — — — 61 — 60 121

Other comprehensive gain — — — — — 17 — 16 33

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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RANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

Cash flows from operating activities

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization 1,028 822

Non-cash operating lease expense 1,809 1,041

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 232 232

Loss on disposal of property and equipment 65 —

Impairment loss 3,714 —

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Contract asset (428 ) —

Prepaid expenses and other current assets 631 282

Other assets — (245 )

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 350 (540 )

Operating lease liabilities (1,808 ) (1,042 )

Net cash used in operating activities (35,496 ) (51,236 )

Cash flows from investing activities

Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 77,550 104,350

Purchases of marketable securities (57,473 ) (73,261 )

Purchases of property and equipment (268 ) (1,229 )

Net cash provided by investing activities 19,809 29,860

Cash flows from financing activities

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan 304 355

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 15 40

Exercise of stock options 51 —

Repayment of debt (5,000 ) —

Net cash provided by financing activities 13,585 233

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

Cash paid for income taxes $ — $ 35

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities

Remeasurement of operating lease right-of-use assets $ 589 $ 578

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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RANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to THE Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Organization and Nature of Business

Description of Business

Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (“Rani Holdings”, and together with its consolidated subsidiary, the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focusing on advancing technologies to enable the administration of biologics and drugs orally, to provide patients, physicians, and healthcare systems with a convenient alternative to painful injections. The Company’s technology comprises a drug-agnostic oral delivery platform, the RaniPill capsule, which is designed to deliver a wide variety of drug substances, including antibodies, proteins, peptides, and oligonucleotides. The Company is advancing a portfolio of oral therapeutics using the RaniPill capsule. The Company is headquartered in San Jose, California and operates in one segment.

Organizational Transactions

Rani Holdings was formed as a Delaware corporation in April 2021 for the purpose of facilitating an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its Class A common stock. In connection with the IPO, the Company effected a series of organizational transactions (the “Organizational Transactions”), which, together with the IPO, were completed in August 2021, that resulted in the Company becoming the ultimate parent company of Rani Therapeutics, LLC (“Rani LLC”). The Company operates its business through Rani LLC.

As part of the Organizational Transactions, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with certain individuals and entities that continued to hold economic nonvoting Class A units of Rani LLC (“Class A Units”), collectively referred to herein as the “Continuing LLC Owners”. The Continuing LLC Owners are entitled to exchange, subject to the terms of the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rani LLC (the “Rani LLC Agreement”), the Class A Units they hold in Rani LLC, together with the shares they hold of the Company Class B common stock (together referred to as a "Paired Interest"), in return for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis provided that, at the Company’s election, the Company has the ability to effect a direct exchange of such Class A common stock or make a cash payment equal to a volume weighted average market price of one share of Class A common stock for each Paired Interest redeemed. Any shares of Class B common stock will be canceled on a one-for-one basis if, at the election of the Continuing LLC Owners, the Company redeems or exchanges such Paired Interest pursuant to the terms of the Rani LLC Agreement. As of December 31, 2024, certain individuals who continue to own interests in Rani LLC but do not hold shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (“non-corresponding Class A Units”) have the ability to exchange their non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC for 1,229,630 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.

Liquidity and Going Concern

The Company has incurred recurring losses since its inception, including net losses of $56.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $102.9 million and for the year ended December 31, 2024 had negative cash flows from operations of $35.5 million. As of December 31, 2024, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $27.6 million. Based on its available cash resources and current operating plan, there is substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date that its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 are issued. The Company’s existing capital resources, including the issuance and sale of Class A common stock and warrants pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor in October 2024 and July 2024, will not be sufficient to enable it to initiate any pivotal clinical trials. The Company will need to raise substantial additional funds in the future in order to complete the development of the RaniPill platform, to complete the clinical development of its product candidates and seek regulatory approval thereof, to expand its manufacturing capabilities, to further develop the RaniPill HC device and to commercialize any of its product candidates.

In October 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “October Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor (the “Equity Investor”) relating to the issuance and sale of: (i) 3,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 333,333 shares of Class A common stock, and (iii) Series C common warrants, which will accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,333,333 shares of Class A common stock (the “October Offering”). Pursuant to the October Securities Purchase Agreement, Series A common warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock issued in the July Offering were cancelled. The aggregate net proceeds from the October Offering totaled $9.4 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, and excluding potential proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Series C common warrants issued in the October Offering. In October 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds (Note 9 & 10).

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In July 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “July Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor relating to the issuance and sale of: (i) 2,800,000 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 446,753 shares of Class A common stock, (iii) Series A common warrants, which accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock and (iv) Series B common warrants, which accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock (the “July Offering”). The aggregate net proceeds from the July Offering totaled $8.9 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, and excluding potential proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Series A common warrants and Series B common warrants issued in the July Offering. In August 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds (Note 9 & 10).

The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses and negative operating cash flows for the foreseeable future as it continues to develop the RaniPill capsule. The Company expects to finance its future operations with its existing cash and through strategic financing opportunities that could include, but are not limited to, future offerings of its equity, such as “at the market offerings” pursuant to its Controlled Equity Sales Agreement (the "Sales Agreement") with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, collaboration or licensing agreements, or the incurrence of debt. However, there is no guarantee that any of these strategic or financing opportunities will be executed or realized on favorable terms, if at all. As a result, the Company has concluded that management’s plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

The Company operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Rani LLC and, through Rani LLC conducts its business. Because the Company manages and operates the business and controls the strategic decisions and day-to-day operations of Rani LLC and also has a substantial financial interest in Rani LLC, the Company consolidates the financial results of Rani LLC, and a portion of its net loss is allocated to the non-controlling interests in Rani LLC held by the Continuing LLC Owners. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company consolidates all entities that it controls through a majority voting interest or as the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). In determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of an entity, the Company applies a qualitative approach that determines whether it has both (1) the power to direct the economically significant activities of the entity and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the entity that could potentially be significant to that entity. The Company’s determination about whether it should consolidate such VIEs is made continuously as changes to existing relationships or future transactions may result in a consolidation event.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis. The Company bases its estimates on its historical experience and also on assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, actual results may differ materially and adversely from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Company may generate revenue from evaluation arrangements with certain pharmaceutical partners, under which the Company performs evaluation services of the partner’s drug molecules using the RaniPill platform technology (Note 6).

Revenue is recognized when control of promised goods or services is transferred to a customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for its arrangements with customers, the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

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The majority of the Company’s contracts include only one performance obligation. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is defined as the unit of account for revenue recognition. In determining whether performance obligations meet the criteria for being distinct, the Company considers a number of factors, such as the degree of interrelation and interdependence between obligations, and whether or not the good or service significantly modifies or transforms another good or service in the contract. Revenue for an individual contract is recognized at the related transaction price, which is the amount the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for transferring the products and/or services. Revenue is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the cumulative amount recognized will not occur in future periods. As a practical expedient, we do not adjust the transaction price for the effects of a significant financing component if, at contract inception, the period between customer payment and the transfer of goods or services is expected to be one year or less. Variable consideration has not been material to our consolidated financial statements.

The Company recognizes contract revenue from its evaluation arrangements using a cost-based input method, which most faithfully depicts the transfer of the performance obligation to the customer. Accordingly, the Company will recognize contract revenue based on actual costs incurred as a percentage of total estimated costs the Company expects to incur to deliver its performance obligation. These actual costs consist of the internal labor efforts, in vivo testing services and material costs related to the agreement, as the costs incurred over time will reflect the transfer of its performance obligations to the customer. The cumulative effect of revisions to estimated costs to complete the Company’s performance obligation will be recorded in the period in which changes are identified and amounts are reasonably estimable.

Customer options, such as options granted to allow a customer to acquire later stage evaluation services, are evaluated at contract inception in order to determine whether those options provide a material right (i.e., an optional good or service offered for free or at a discount) to the customer. If the customer options represent a material right, the material right is treated as a separate performance obligation at the outset of the arrangement. The Company allocates the transaction price to material rights based on the standalone selling price, and revenue is recognized when or as the future goods or services are transferred or when the option expires. Customer options that are not material rights do not give rise to a separate performance obligation, and as such, the additional consideration that would result from a customer exercising an option in the future is not included in the transaction price for the current contract. Instead, the option is deemed a marketing offer, and additional option fee payments are recognized or being recognized as revenue when the licensee exercises the option. The exercise of an option that does not represent a material right is treated as a separate contract for accounting purposes.

Incremental costs of obtaining contracts are expensed when incurred, when the amortization period of the assets that otherwise would have been recognized is one year or less. To date, none of these costs have been material. The costs to fulfill the contracts are determined to be immaterial and are recognized as an expense when incurred.

Collaborative Arrangements

The Company assesses whether its collaboration agreements are subject to ASC Topic 808: Collaborative Arrangements based on whether they involve joint operating activities and whether both parties have active participation in the arrangement and are exposed to significant risks and rewards. To the extent that the arrangement falls within the scope of Topic 808 and the Company concludes that its collaboration partner is not a customer, the Company presents amounts due from its collaboration partner as a reduction of research and development expense based on the nature of such payments.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development expenses consist primarily of payroll and related benefits, stock-based compensation, third-party services, facilities, materials and supplies. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Payments made prior to the receipt of goods or services to be used in research and development activities are recorded as prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets until the related goods or services are rendered.

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Preclinical and Clinical Trial Accruals

The Company's preclinical and clinical trials are being supported by Contract Research Organizations (“CROs”) and other vendors. Preclinical and clinical trial costs are a component of research and development expense. As part of the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to estimate expenses resulting from obligations under contracts with CROs and other vendors. The financial terms of these contracts vary and may result in payment flows that do not match the periods over which materials or services are provided under such contracts. The Company accrues expenses for preclinical and clinical trial activities performed by CROs and other vendors based upon the amount of work completed on each trial. The Company maintains regular communications with the CROs and other vendors to assess the reasonableness of the accrual. To date, differences between actual preclinical and clinical trial expenses and accrued preclinical and clinical trial expenses recorded have not been material and are adjusted for in the period in which they become known. Payments made under these arrangements in advance of the receipt of the related services are recorded as prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets until the services are rendered.

Stock-Based Compensation

In July 2021, the Company adopted and its stockholders approved, the Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). The Company has subsequently granted stock options to purchase shares of its Class A common stock as well as restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and restricted stock awards ("RSAs") from the 2021 Plan to both employees and non-employees. The Company measures stock-based compensation at fair value on the grant date of the award. The fair value of employee and nonemployee RSUs is determined based on the number of shares granted and the closing market price of the Company’s Class A common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of RSAs is determined based on the estimated fair value of the Company’s Class A common stock on the grant date and is subject to the Company's reacquisition right which is accounted for as a forfeiture provision (Note 11). For awards that vest subject to the satisfaction of service requirements, compensation expense is measured based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant and expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. Stock-based compensation is classified in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss based on the function to which the related services are provided.

The Company determines the grant-date fair value of options to purchase common shares using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which requires inputs based on certain subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility, the expected term of the option, the risk-free interest rate for a period that approximates the expected term of the option, and the Company’s expected dividend yield. Such assumptions represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. If actual results are not consistent with the Company’s assumptions and judgments used in making these estimates, the Company may be required to increase or decrease compensation expense, which could be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

Income Taxes

Rani LLC is a pass-through entity for United States federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes following the IPO and Organizational Transactions. As an entity classified as a partnership for tax purposes, Rani LLC is not subject to United States federal and certain state and local income taxes. Any taxable income or loss generated by Rani LLC is passed through to, and included in the taxable income or loss of, its members, including the Company. The Company is taxed as a corporation and pays corporate federal, state and local taxes with respect to income allocated to it, based on its economic interest in Rani LLC.

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method of accounting. Current income tax expense or benefit represents the amount of income taxes expected to be payable or refundable for the current year. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the Company expects to recover or settle those temporary differences. The Company recognizes the effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company reduces the measurement of a deferred tax asset, if necessary, by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize some or all of the deferred tax asset.

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The Company’s tax positions are subject to income tax audits. The Company uses a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. A tax position is recognized when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than a 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in income tax expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. No such interest and penalties were recognized for any period presented.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In August 2021, in connection with the IPO and Organizational Transactions, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement ("TRA") with certain of the Continuing LLC Owners. The TRA provides that the Company pay to such Continuing LLC Owners, 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, it is deemed to realize (calculated using certain assumptions) as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis of assets of Rani LLC resulting from (a) any future redemptions or exchanges of Paired Interests or non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC and (b) payments under the TRA and (ii) certain other benefits arising from payments under the TRA (collectively the “Tax Attributes”).

A liability for the payable to parties subject to the TRA, and a reduction to stockholders’ equity, is accrued when (i) an exchange of a Paired Interest or non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC has occurred and (ii) when it is deemed probable that the Tax Attributes associated with the exchange will be used to reduce the Company’s taxable income based on the contractual percentage of the benefit of Tax Attributes that the Company expects to receive over a period of time (Note 14).

Non-Controlling Interest

Non-controlling interest ("NCI") represents the portion of income or loss, net assets and comprehensive loss of the Company's consolidated subsidiary that is not allocable to Rani Holdings based on the Company's percentage of ownership of Rani LLC.

In August 2021, based on the Organizational Transactions, Rani Holdings became the sole managing member of Rani LLC. As of December 31, 2024, Rani Holdings held approximately 57% of the Class A Units of Rani LLC, and approximately 43% of the outstanding Class A Units of Rani LLC are held by the Continuing LLC Owners. Therefore, the Company reports NCI based on the Class A Units of Rani LLC held by the Continuing LLC Owners on its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024. Income or loss attributed to the NCI in Rani LLC is based on the Class A Units outstanding during the period for which the income or loss is generated and is presented on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Future exchanges of Paired Interests and non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC will result in a change in ownership and reduce or increase the amount recorded as NCI and increase or decrease additional paid-in-capital when Rani LLC has positive or negative net assets, respectively. From the date of the Organizational Transactions to December 31, 2024, there were 5,318,539 exchanges of Paired Interests and 315,892 exchanges of non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC for an equal number of shares of the Company's Class A common stock.

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss is defined as a change in equity of a business enterprise during a period, resulting from transactions and other events and/or circumstances from non-owner sources. Other comprehensive loss represents changes in fair value of the Company's available-for-sale marketable securities.

Concentrations of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains accounts in federally insured financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. The Company also holds money market funds that are not federally insured.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all cash held on deposit and highly liquid investments purchased with original or remaining maturities of less than three months at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of balances held in demand depositary accounts and money market funds. Restricted cash equivalents consist of cash collateral required by a bank in connection with the Company's commercial credit cards program. The Company limits its credit risk associated with cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents by maintaining its bank accounts at major financial institutions.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents reported as a component of prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet which, in aggregate, represents the amount reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,762 $ 5,864

Restricted cash equivalents 500 500

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents $ 4,262 $ 6,364

Contract Balances

A contract asset is created when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service to the customer. Contract assets may represent conditional or unconditional rights to consideration. The right is conditional and recorded as a contract asset if the Company must first satisfy another performance obligation in the contract before it is entitled to payment from the customer. Contract assets are transferred to accounts receivable once the right becomes unconditional. If the Company has the unconditional right to receive consideration from the customer, the contract asset is accounted for as accounts receivable and presented separately from contract assets. A right is unconditional if nothing other than the passage of time is required before payment of that consideration is due. As of December 31, 2024, contract asset balances totaled $0.4 million.

Contract liabilities are recorded as deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of performance or where the Company has unsatisfied performance obligations. As of December 31, 2024, no deferred revenue was recognized for unsatisfied evaluation services.

Marketable Securities

The Company invests its excess cash in marketable securities with high credit ratings including securities issued by U.S. and international governments and their agencies, corporate debt securities and commercial paper. The Company has assessed U.S. government treasuries as Level 1 and all other marketable securities as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. All the Company's marketable securities have been accounted for as available-for-sale and carried at fair value. The Company classifies all its available-for-sale marketable securities, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, as current assets on the consolidated balance sheets as the Company may sell these securities at any time for use in current operations even if they have not yet reached maturity. The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity, which is included in interest income and other, net on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Realized gains and losses on marketable securities are included in other income (expense) on the consolidated statements of operations. Gains and losses on sales are recorded based on the trade date and determined using the specific identification method.

The Company regularly reviews its investments for declines in fair value below their amortized cost basis to determine whether the impairment is due to credit-related factors or noncredit-related factors. The Company's review includes the creditworthiness of the security issuers, the severity of the unrealized losses, whether the Company has the intent to sell the securities and whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the securities before the recovery of its amortized cost bases. When the Company determines that a portion of the unrealized loss is due to an expected credit loss, the Company recognizes the loss amount in Other income (expense), net, with a corresponding allowance against the carrying value of the security the Company holds. The portion of the unrealized loss related to factors other than credit losses is recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company has made an accounting policy election to not measure an allowance for credit loss for accrued interest receivables and will recognize a credit loss for accrued interest receivables when the loss becomes probable and estimable.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable:

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices), such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to determining the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the carrying values of current assets and liabilities approximates fair value due to their short-term nature, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt approximated its carrying value based on borrowing rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and maturities (Level 2 inputs).

To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgement exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value of the instrument.

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally between three and five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the related lease term or useful life. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations when incurred, while betterments or renewals are capitalized. When property and equipment are sold or otherwise disposed of, the asset account and related accumulated depreciation and amortization accounts are relieved, and any gain or loss is included in the results of operations. Construction-in-progress consists of production equipment that will be used to scale-up the manufacturing of the RaniPill capsule for clinical trials and that has been determined to have an alternative future use. Construction-in-progress is stated at cost and does not begin to depreciate until it is put into production.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews the carrying amounts of its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group) may not be recoverable. If indicators of impairment exist, an impairment loss would be recognized when the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. The impairment charge is determined based upon the excess of the carrying value of the asset over its estimated fair value, with estimated fair value determined based upon an estimate of discounted future cash flows or other appropriate measures of estimated fair value.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company assessed the recoverability of the long-lived assets relating to construction-in-progress property and equipment. The Company considered many factors in evaluating whether the value of its construction-in-progress property and equipment may not be recoverable, including, but not limited to, alternative use, cost-savings and strategic considerations. As a result, the Company determined the carrying amount of the construction-in-progress property and equipment exceeded its fair value, and was written down to its salvage value. Therefore, an impairment loss of $3.7 million was recognized as of December 31, 2024, related to construction-in-progress property and equipment.

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Leases

The Company determines whether the arrangement is or contains a lease based on the unique facts and circumstances present at the inception of the arrangement and if such a lease is classified as a financing lease or operating lease. The Company has elected not to recognize on the balance sheet leases with terms of one year or less. For any arrangement that is considered to be a lease with a term greater than one year, the Company recognizes a lease asset for its right to use the underlying asset and a lease liability for the corresponding lease obligation. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets and operating lease liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024.

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease contract. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the expected lease term. In determining the net present value of lease payments, the interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable. As such, the Company utilizes the appropriate incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”), which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Certain adjustments to the ROU asset may be required for items such as initial direct costs paid or incentives received and impairment charges if the Company determines the ROU asset is impaired. The Company considers a lease term to be the noncancelable period during which it has the right to use the underlying asset, including any periods where it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise the option to extend the contract. Periods covered by an option to extend are included in the lease term if the lessor controls the exercise of that option.

The operating lease ROU assets also include any lease payments made and exclude lease incentives. The Company has elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for its leased assets and accounts for all lease and non-lease components of its agreements as a single lease component. The lease components resulting in a ROU asset have been recorded on the consolidated balance sheet and amortized as lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC“) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”, and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value of the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of liability classified warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the consolidated statements of operations. Costs associated with issuing the warrants classified as derivative liabilities are charged to operations when the warrants are issued.

Net Loss Per Class A Common Share Attributable to Rani Holdings

Basic net loss per Class A common share attributable to Rani Holdings is computed by dividing net loss attributable to the Company by the weighted average number of Class A common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration of potential dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per Class A common share is computed giving effect to all potentially dilutive shares. Diluted net loss per Class A common share for all periods presented is the same as basic loss per share as the inclusion of potentially issuable shares would be antidilutive.

Emerging Growth Company Status

The Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act, until such time as those standards apply to private companies. The Company has elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that it (i) is no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, these consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

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Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, requiring public entities to disclose information about their reportable segments’ significant expenses and other segment items on an interim and annual basis. Public entities with a single reportable segment are required to apply the disclosure requirements in ASU 2023-07, as well as all existing segment disclosures and reconciliation requirements in ASC 280 on an interim and annual basis. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 effective December 31, 2024, on a retrospective basis. The adoption of 2023-07 did not change the way that the Company identifies its reportable segment. However, it has resulted in incremental disclosures within the notes of the Company’s consolidated financial statements (Note 16).

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires enhanced annual disclosures regarding the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 and may be adopted on a prospective or retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)” to provide disaggregated information about certain income statement costs and expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning January 1, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

3. Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

The following tables summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the Company's cash equivalents, restricted cash equivalents and marketable securities by major investment category (in thousands):

Amortized Cost Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value

Current assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds $ 404 $ — $ — $ 404

Total cash equivalents 404 — — 404

Restricted cash equivalents:

Total cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents 904 — — 904

Marketable securities:

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Amortized Cost Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value

Current assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds $ 3,339 $ — $ — $ 3,339

Total cash and cash equivalents 3,339 — — 3,339

Restricted cash equivalents:

Total cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents 3,839 — — 3,839

Marketable securities:

All marketable securities are classified as short-term. The Company regularly reviews its available-for-sale marketable securities in an unrealized loss position and evaluates the current expected credit loss by considering factors such as historical experience, market data, issuer-specific factors, and current economic conditions. As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate difference between the amortized cost and fair value of each security in an unrealized loss position was de minimis. Since any provision for expected credit losses for a security held is limited to the amount the fair value is less than its amortized cost, no allowance for expected credit loss was deemed necessary at December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, interest income receivable recorded as a component of prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet was de minimis and $0.2 million, respectively.

4. Fair Value Measurements

The following tables detail information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the level of inputs used in such measurements (in thousands):

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total

Assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds $ 404 $ — $ — $ 404

Restricted cash equivalents:

Marketable securities

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total

Assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds $ 3,339 $ — $ — $ 3,339

Restricted cash equivalents:

Marketable securities

Corporate debt securities — 1,963 — 1,963

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Level 1 and Level 2 financial instruments are comprised of investments in money market funds and fixed-income securities. The Company estimates the fair value of its Level 2 financial instruments by taking into consideration valuations obtained from third-party pricing services. The third-party pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models, for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, to estimate fair value. These inputs include reported trades of and broker/dealer quotes on the same or similar securities; issuer credit spreads; benchmark securities; and other observable inputs.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for any of the periods presented.

5. Balance Sheet Components

Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consist of the following (in thousands):

December 31,

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (4,640 ) (3,671 )

Construction-in-progress 31 3,904

Total property and equipment, net $ 1,548 $ 6,105

As of December 31, 2024, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $3.7 million related to construction-in-progress property and equipment (Note 2). Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $1.0 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

December 31,

Payroll and related costs 353 313

Accrued rent 329 —

Accrued professional fees 107 235

Accrued preclinical and clinical trial costs 70 424

Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 2,073 $ 1,726

6. Evaluation and Collaborative Arrangements

Evaluation Arrangement

In August 2024, the Company entered into a contract to conduct evaluation services of certain customer compounds for oral delivery using the RaniPill HC, which was concluded to be a single performance obligation with an enforceable right to payment. This customer paid the Company an up-front payment of $0.6 million upon execution of the contract. Upon completion of the evaluation services, the Company is entitled to a final $0.6 million payment for an aggregate total of $1.2 million due under the contract. In addition, if agreed upon, the agreement allows for joint filing of certain intellectual property protection in which all associated expenses will be shared equally. The customer has the ability to terminate the agreement at any time by providing 10 days’ written notice after the effective date of the contract. The contract can be terminated for cause by either party based on uncured material breach by the other party. Upon early termination, all ongoing activities under the agreement and all mutual collaboration, development and commercialization licenses and sublicenses will terminate. For the year ended December 31, 2024, $1.0 million in contract revenue was recognized for evaluation services performed.

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ProGen Co., Ltd.

In June 2024, the Company and ProGen Co., Ltd. (“ProGen”) entered into a Collaboration Agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”). Under the Collaboration Agreement, the Company and ProGen will collaborate to manufacture, develop, seek regulatory approvals for and, if approved, commercialize a product (the “Product”) combining ProGen’s GLP-1/GLP-2 dual agonist compound, PG-102, and the RaniPill HC oral delivery device (the “Device”) in the field of weight management (including without limitation obesity, weight reduction and weight maintenance) in humans (the “Collaboration”).

Under the Collaboration Agreement, development costs, as well as operating profits and losses from the commercialization of the Product, will be equally shared by the Company and ProGen. The Company and ProGen each granted to the other party an exclusive right and license (except with respect to the other party’s affiliates and sublicensees) to certain intellectual property to develop the Product for weight management and an exclusive right and license to seek regulatory approval for, and to use, sell, offer to sell, import and commercialize the Product in their assigned territories. The parties share responsibility for the development of RT-114 worldwide, with the Company leading such development for preclinical activities through Phase 1 clinical trials. After initiation of the first Phase 2 clinical trial, the Company will lead development and commercialization of the Product in the United States, Canada, Europe (including the United Kingdom) and Australia, and ProGen will lead development and commercialization in all other countries.

Each party has the right to opt-out of the Collaboration (“Opt-Out”) at any time upon prior written notice to the other party. Following an Opt-Out, the continuing party shall have sole right to develop, conduct regulatory activities for and commercialize the Product on a worldwide basis. The Opt-Out party shall share all development costs and operating profit (or loss) through the effective date of the Opt-Out, and all costs to complete the conduct of any clinical trials of Product that have been initiated prior to delivery of the Opt-Out notice, even if the costs are incurred or the trials are completed after the effective date of the Opt-Out. The continuing party shall pay to the Opt-Out party low single to mid-single digit royalties on net sales of the Product made after the Opt-Out date depending on when the Opt-Out occurs.

The Company determined that the Collaboration Agreement is not a contract with a customer and is therefore accounted for under ASC Topic 808. The Company evaluates the presentation of amounts due from ProGen based on the nature of each separate activity. Reimbursements from ProGen are recognized as contra-research and development expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations once earned and collectability is assured. As of December 31, 2024, reimbursement received from ProGen recorded as contra-research and development expense was de minims.

7. Related Party Transactions

InCube Labs, LLC (“ICL”) is wholly-owned by the Company’s founder and Chairman and his family. The founder and Chairman is the father of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s Chief Scientific Officer is also the brother of the founder and Chairman and thus uncle of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

Service Agreements

In June 2021, Rani LLC entered into a service agreement with ICL effective retrospectively to January 1, 2021, and subsequently amended such agreement in March 2022 (as amended, the "Rani LLC-ICL Service Agreement"), pursuant to which Rani LLC and ICL agreed to provide personnel services to the other upon requests. Under the amendment in March 2022, Rani LLC had a right to occupy certain facilities leased by ICL in Milpitas, California and San Antonio, Texas (“Occupancy Services”) for general office, research and development, and light manufacturing. The Rani LLC-ICL Service Agreement has a twelve-month term and will automatically renew for successive twelve-month periods unless terminated; except that the Occupancy Services in Milpitas, California had a term until February 2024, following an extension granted in July 2022, and the Occupancy Services in San Antonio, Texas continue until either party gives six months’ notice of termination. Except for the Occupancy Services, Rani LLC or ICL may terminate services under the Rani LLC-ICL Service Agreement upon 60 days' notice to the other party. The Rani LLC-ICL Service Agreement specifies the scope of services to be provided as well as the methods for determining the costs of services. Costs are billed or charged on a monthly basis by ICL or Rani LLC, respectively. In December 2023, Rani LLC provided to ICL notice of termination of the Occupancy Services in San Antonio, which took effect in June 2024. In March 2024, the Company extended the Occupancy Services for the facility in Milpitas, California for an additional six-month term through August 2024 and increased the payment for such Occupancy Services during the extension period. The Occupancy Services for the facility in Milpitas, California expired in August 2024.

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In June 2021, Rani Management Services, Inc. (“RMS”) entered into a service agreement with ICL effective retrospectively to January 1, 2021, pursuant to which ICL agreed to rent a specified portion of its facility in San Jose, California to RMS. Additionally, RMS and ICL agreed to provide personnel services to the other upon requests based on rates specified in the agreement. In April 2022, RMS assigned the agreement to Rani LLC. In December 2022, RMS was dissolved. In March 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to increase the Occupancy Services from 23,000 square feet to 24,000 square feet (such agreement, as assigned and amended, the “RMS-ICL Service Agreement”). The RMS-ICL Service Agreement has a twelve-month term and will automatically renew for successive twelve-month periods unless terminated. Rani LLC or ICL may terminate services under the RMS-ICL Service Agreement upon 60 days' notice to the other party, except for occupancy which requires six months’ notice. The RMS-ICL Service Agreement specifies the scope of services to be provided as well as the methods for determining the costs of services. Costs are billed or charged on a monthly basis by ICL or Rani LLC, respectively, as well as allocations of expenses based upon Rani LLC’s utilization of ICL’s facilities and equipment.

The table below details the amounts charged by ICL for services and rent, net of the amount that the Company charged ICL, which is included in the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

Research and development $ 954 $ 1,254

General and administrative 173 254

As of December 31, 2024, one of the Company's facilities was owned by an entity affiliated with the Company’s Chairman (Note 8). The Company pays for the use of this facility through the RMS-ICL Service Agreement.

Exclusive License Agreement

In June 2021, ICL and the Company, through Rani LLC, entered into an Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement which replaced the 2012 Exclusive License Agreement between ICL and Rani LLC, as amended in 2013, and terminated the 2012 Intellectual Property Agreement between ICL and Rani LLC, as amended in June 2013. Under the Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement, the Company has a fully paid, exclusive license under certain scheduled patents related to optional features of the device and certain other scheduled patents to exploit products covered by those patents in the field of oral delivery of sensors, small molecule drugs or biologic drugs including, any peptide, antibody, protein, cell therapy, gene therapy or vaccine. The Company covers patent-related expenses and, after a certain period, the Company will have the right to acquire four specified United States patent families from ICL by making a one-time payment of $0.3 million to ICL for each United States patent family that the Company desires to acquire, up to $1.0 million in the aggregate. This payment will not become an obligation until the fifth anniversary of the Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement. The Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement will terminate when there are no remaining valid claims of the patents licensed under the Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement. Additionally, the Company may terminate the Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement in its entirety or as to any particular licensed patent upon notification to ICL of such intent to terminate.

Non-Exclusive License Agreement between Rani and ICL (“Non-Exclusive License Agreement”)

In June 2021, the Company, through Rani LLC, entered into the Non-Exclusive License Agreement with ICL a related party, pursuant to which the Company granted ICL a non-exclusive, fully-paid license under specified patents that were assigned from ICL to the Company. Additionally, the Company agreed not to license these patents to a third party in a specific field outside the field of oral delivery of sensors, small molecule drugs or biologic drugs including, any peptide, antibody, protein, cell therapy, gene therapy or vaccine, if ICL can prove that it or its sublicensee has been in active development of a product covered by such patents in that specific field. ICL may grant sublicenses under this license to third parties only with the Company’s prior approval. The Non-Exclusive License Agreement will continue in perpetuity unless earlier terminated.

Tax Receivable Agreement

Certain parties to the TRA, entered into in August 2021 pursuant to the IPO and Organizational Transactions are related parties of the Company. The TRA provides that the Company pay to ICL and the other Continuing LLC Owners 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, it is deemed to realize from exchanges of Paired Interests. For each of the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, these parties to the TRA exchanged zero Paired Interests, respectively, that resulted in tax benefits subject to the TRA (Note 14).

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Rani LLC Agreement

The Company operates its business through Rani LLC. In connection with the IPO, the Company and the Continuing LLC Owners, including ICL and its affiliates, entered into the Rani LLC Agreement. The governance of Rani LLC, and the rights and obligations of the holders of LLC Interests, are set forth in the Rani LLC Agreement. As Continuing LLC Owners, ICL and its affiliates are entitled to exchange, subject to the terms of the Rani LLC Agreement, Paired Interests for Class A common stock of the Company; provided that, at the Company’s election, the Company may effect a direct exchange of such Class A common stock or make a cash payment equal to a volume weighted average market price of one share of Class A common stock for each Paired Interest redeemed.

For each the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, certain related parties that are party to the Rani LLC Agreement exchanged zero Paired Interests, respectively, for an equal number of shares of the Company's Class A common stock.

8. Leases

In November 2023, Rani LLC and BKM South Bay 240, LLC (“Landlord”) entered into the Standard Industrial/Commercial Multi-Tenant Lease - Net (the “Lease”). Pursuant to the terms of the Lease, Rani LLC is leasing approximately 33,000 square feet of space in Fremont, California, which is part of a two-building project (the “Project”). The initial term of the Lease commenced in February 2024, and the duration of the initial term is 63 months. Subject to certain conditions, Rani LLC has an option to renew the Lease for one additional 5-year term at the then-prevailing market rate. The monthly base rent for the initial term of the Lease is approximately $95,000 per month, subject to a 4% increase each year. Rani LLC is also responsible for the payment of additional rent to cover its share of common area operating expenses, including taxes, insurance, utilities, and repair and maintenance of the premises and common areas of the Project.

The Company pays for the use of its office, laboratory and manufacturing facility in San Jose, California as part of the RMS-ICL Service Agreement. In April 2022, RMS assigned the RMS-ICL Service Agreement to Rani LLC. In December 2022, RMS was dissolved. In March 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to increase the Occupancy Services from 23,000 square feet to 24,000 square feet. The RMS-ICL Service Agreement has a twelve-month term and will automatically renew for successive twelve-month periods unless Rani LLC or ICL terminate occupancy under the RMS-ICL Service Agreement upon six months’ notice. In January 2024, the Company determined it to be reasonably certain that it would exercise its renewal option for a successive twelve-month period through 2025. The Company accounted for the renewal option as a lease modification that did not result in a separate contract and recognized the additional right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liabilities associated with the Rani LLC-ICL Service Agreement in its consolidated balance sheet.

Under the Rani LLC-ICL Service Agreement amended in March 2022, Rani LLC had a right to occupy certain facilities leased by ICL in Milpitas, California and San Antonio, Texas for general office, research and development, and light manufacturing. The Rani LLC-ICL Service Agreement has a twelve-month term and will automatically renew for a successive twelve-month periods unless terminated; except that the Occupancy Services in Milpitas, California had a term until February 2024, following an extension granted in July 2022. The Company accounted for the lease extension as a lease modification that did not result in a separate contract and recognized the right-of-use asset and lease liabilities associated with the Rani LLC-ICL Service Agreement in the consolidated balance sheet as of the modification date in July 2022. The Company accounted for its Occupancy Services in San Antonio, Texas as a short-term lease. In December 2023, the Company provided to ICL notice of termination of the Occupancy Services in San Antonio, which took effect in June 2024. In March 2024, the Company extended the Occupancy Services for the facility in Milpitas, California for an additional six-month term through August 2024 and increased the payment for such Occupancy Services during the extension period. The Company accounted for the March 2024 extension for its Occupancy Services in Milpitas, California as a short-term lease. The Occupancy Services for the facility in Milpitas, California expired in August 2024.

The Company's leases are accounted for as operating leases and require certain fixed payments of real estate taxes and insurance in addition to future minimum lease payments, and certain variable payments of common area maintenance costs and building utilities. Variable lease payments are expensed in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. These variable lease costs are payments that vary in amount beyond the commencement date, for reasons other than passage of time. Variable lease payments are excluded in the total operating lease expense and immaterial for the periods presented.

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Supplemental information on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and statements of cash flows as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, related to leases was as follows (in thousands):

December 31,

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) 3.9 0.9

Weighted-average discount rate 10.4 % 10.4 %

Year Ended December 31,

Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows used for operating leases $ 1,480 $ 1,042

As of December 31, 2024, minimum annual rental payments under the Company’s operating lease agreements are as follows (in thousands), excluding short-term leases:

Year ending December 31,

Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments $ 6,197

Less: Imputed interest (1,101 )

Total operating lease liability $ 5,096

Less: Current portion of operating lease liability 1,459

Operating lease liability, net current portion $ 3,637

9. Warrants

In October 2024, as part of the October Offering, the Company issued (i) pre-funded warrants to purchase 333,333 shares of Class A common stock, and (ii) Series C common warrants, which will accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,333,333 shares of Class A common stock. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable immediately and have an unlimited term and an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The Series C common warrants are exercisable immediately following the closing date of the October Offering, will expire five years from the date of issuance and will have an exercise price of $3.00 per share. The Series C warrants include certain rights upon “fundamental transactions,” as described in the Series C warrants, including the right of the holders thereof to receive from the Company or a successor entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion) that is being offered and paid to the holders of Class A common stock in such fundamental transaction in the amount of the Black Scholes value of the unexercised portion of the applicable Series C warrants on the date of the consummation of the fundamental transactions. In October 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds. As of December 31, 2024, there were 3,333,333 Series C warrants outstanding.

In July 2024, as part of the July Offering, the Company issued (i) pre-funded warrants to purchase 446,753 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) Series A common warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock and (iii) Series B common warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable immediately and have an unlimited term and an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. Pursuant to the October Offering, Series A common warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock issued in the July Offering were cancelled. The Series B warrants will be exercisable following the six-month anniversary of the closing date of the July Offering, will expire five and a half years from the date of issuance and will have an exercise price of $3.08 per share. The Series B warrants include certain rights upon “fundamental transactions,” as described in the Series B warrants, including the right of the holders thereof to receive from the Company or a successor entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion) that is being offered and paid to the holders of Class A common stock in such fundamental transaction in the amount of the Black Scholes value of the unexercised portion of the applicable Series B warrants on the date of the consummation of the fundamental transactions. In August 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds. As of December 31, 2024, there were 3,246,753 Series B warrants outstanding.

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In August 2022, in conjunction with a loan and security agreement (Note 13), the Company issued warrants to purchase 76,336 shares of the Company's Class A common stock. The warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the grant date, as may be adjusted for certain anti-dilution adjustments, dividends, stock splits, and reverse stock splits, at an exercise price per share equal to $11.79, which may be net share settled at the option of the holder. As of December 31, 2024, there were 76,336 warrants outstanding.

10. Stockholders’ Equity

As of December 31, 2024, Rani Holdings held approximately 57% of the Class A Units of Rani LLC, and approximately 43% of the outstanding Class A Units of Rani LLC are held by the Continuing LLC Owners. From the date of the Organizational Transactions to December 31, 2024, 5,318,539 Paired Interests and 315,892 non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC were exchanged for an equal number of shares of the Company's Class A common stock. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, certain of the Continuing LLC Owners executed an exchange of 144,592 and zero Paired Interests and 115,437 and 42,404 non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC, respectively, in return for an equal number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The corresponding shares of the Company’s Class B common stock included in the exchange of Paired Interests were subsequently canceled and retired pursuant to the terms of the Rani LLC Agreement. In accordance with the Rani LLC Agreement, Rani LLC also issues a corresponding Class A Unit to Rani Holdings for each share of common stock issued by Rani Holdings. This increases Rani Holdings’ ownership in Rani LLC.

In October 2024, the Company closed the October Offering, pursuant to which it issued and sold: (i) 3,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 333,333 shares of Class A common stock, and (iii) Series C common warrants, which will accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,333,333 shares of Class A common stock. Pursuant to the October Securities Purchase Agreement, Series A common warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock issued in the July Offering were cancelled. The aggregate net proceeds from the October Offering totaled $9.4 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, and excluding potential proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Series C common warrants issued in the October Offering. In October 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds.

In July 2024, the Company closed the July Offering, pursuant to which it issued and sold: (i) 2,800,000 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 446,753 shares of Class A common stock, (iii) Series A common warrants, which accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock and (iv) Series B common warrants, which accompany the Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Class A common stock. The aggregate net proceeds from the July Offering totaled $8.9 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, and excluding potential proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Series A common warrants and Series B common warrants issued in the July Offering. In August 2024, the pre-funded warrants were fully exercised for de minimis proceeds.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company reserved 0.5 million shares of Class A Common Stock for issuance under the Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) and 2.0 million shares of Class A common stock for future issuance under the 2021 Plan.

11. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Options

A summary of stock option activity during the periods indicated is as follows:

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The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of each stock option award on the date of grant. The assumptions and estimates are as follows:

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Expected term - The expected term represents the period of time that stock option awards are expected to remain outstanding. The Company estimates the expected term as the midpoint between actual or expected vesting date and the contractual term.

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Expected volatility - The expected volatility was derived from the historical stock volatilities of peer public companies within the Company's industry that are considered to be comparable businesses over a period equivalent to the expected term of the stock option awards, since there has been limited trading history of the Company's stock.

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Risk-free interest rate - The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant for zero-coupon U.S. Treasury notes with maturities approximately equal to the stock option awards’ expected term.

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Expected dividend yield - The expected dividend yield is zero as the Company has no plans to make dividend payments.

The following table sets forth the weighted average assumptions used in estimating the fair value of stock option awards on the grant date:

Year Ended December 31,

Expected term (in years) 6.0 5.1 - 5.9

Expected dividend yield — % — %

As of December 31, 2024, there was $18.4 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.6 years.

Restricted Stock Units

A summary of RSU activity during the periods indicated is as follows:

As of December 31, 2024, there was $4.9 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.0 years. The total fair value of RSUs vested was $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Restricted Stock Awards

A summary of RSA activity during the periods indicated is as follows:

As of December 31, 2024, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSAs was de minimis which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.1 years. The total fair value of RSAs vested was $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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ESPP

As of December 31, 2024, 0.2 million shares of Class A common stock have been issued under the ESPP. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP. As of December 31, 2024, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP was de minimis which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.1 years. As of December 31, 2024, contributions withheld from employees was de minimis and are recorded as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense resulting from the grant of stock options, RSUs, RSAs, and the ESPP, recorded in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation as the Company operates in an industry susceptible to patent legal claims. The Company accounts for estimated losses with respect to legal proceedings and claims when such losses are probable and estimable. Legal costs associated with these matters are expensed when incurred.

Tax Receivable Agreement

The Company is party to a TRA with certain of the Continuing LLC Owners (Note 2). As of December 31, 2024, the Company has not recorded a liability under the TRA related to the income tax benefits originating from the exchanges of Paired Interest or non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC as it is not probable that the Company will realize such tax benefits. To the extent the Company is able to realize the income tax benefits associated with the exchanges of Paired Interest or non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC subject to the TRA, the TRA payable would range from zero to $23.3 million at December 31, 2024.

The amounts payable under the TRA will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the amount, character, and timing of the taxable income of the Company in the future. Should the Company determine that the payment of the TRA liability becomes probable at a future date based on new information, any changes will be recorded on the Company's consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss at that time.

13. Long-Term Debt

In August 2022, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement and related supplement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P (the “Lender”). The Loan Agreement provides for term loans (the “Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount up to $45.0 million. A Loan of $30.0 million was committed at closing, with $15.0 million funded immediately and $15.0 million available to be drawn between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022, which was drawn in December 2022. The remaining $15.0 million of Loans was uncommitted and subject to certain conditions and is no longer available under the Loan Agreement. The purpose of the Loans is for general corporate purposes. In exchange for access to this facility, the Company agreed to issue warrants (Note 9).

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Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the maturity date for the Loans is August 1, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”). The Loan principal is repayable in equal monthly installments beginning September 2024. The Loans bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to the greater of (A) the prime rate, as published by the Wall Street Journal from time to time plus 5.60% or (B) 10.35%. The Loan Agreement is collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets, in which the Lender is granted continuing security interests. The Loans includes customary events of default, including instances of a material adverse change in the Company’s operations, which may require prepayment of the outstanding Loans. At December 31, 2024, the effective interest rate on the Loans was 15.02% and there were no events of default during the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company is also subject to certain covenants. There have been no material adverse events in connection with the Loan Agreement and the substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern does not currently constitute a material adverse event under the terms of the Loan Agreement. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the Loan Agreement.

As of December 31, 2024, future principal payments for the Company’s debt are as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31,

Total principal payments $ 25,000

Less: amount representing debt discount (387 )

Total long-term debt $ 24,613

Less: current portion of long-term debt 15,000

Total long-term debt, less current portion $ 9,613

14. Income Taxes

There was no income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is different from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets as a result of insufficient sources of income and pass-through loss not subject to income tax. A reconciliation between the Company’s effective tax rate and the applicable U.S. federal statutory income tax rate is summarized as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

Federal statutory rate 21.0 % 21.0 %

State tax, net of federal tax benefit 3.7 3.5

Non-controlling interest (9.8 ) (10.5 )

Research and development credits 1.7 2.4

Uncertain tax position (0.3 ) (0.4 )

Change in valuation allowance (16.5 ) (16.1 )

Effective tax rate — % — %

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes. The components that comprise the Company’s net deferred taxes consist of the following (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

Deferred tax assets

Research and development credits 3,430 2,550

Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance $ — $ —

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The Company determines its valuation allowance on deferred tax assets by considering both positive and negative evidence in order to ascertain whether it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets will be realized. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income, if any, the timing and amount of which are uncertain. Because of the Company’s recent history of operating losses, the Company believes that recognition of the deferred tax assets arising from the above-mentioned future tax benefits is currently not likely to be realized and, accordingly, has recognized a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance increased by $8.1 million and $8.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, primarily due to the increase in the Company’s net operating losses (“NOL”) during the period.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had the following tax attribute carryforwards that will expire on various dates as follows:

Amount (in thousands) Expiration Years

Net operating losses, federal (post December 31, 2017) $ 61,725 Indefinite

Research and development tax credits, federal 2,608 2041 - 2044

Research and development tax credits, state 1,806 Indefinite

Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Sections 382 and 383, annual use of the Company’s research and development credit carryforwards may be limited in the event cumulative change in ownership of more than 50% occurs within a three-year period. As of December 31, 2024, the Company has not performed an IRC Section 382 or 383 analysis. If a change in ownership were to have occurred, additional tax credit carryforwards could be eliminated or restricted. If eliminated, the related asset would be removed from the deferred tax asset schedule with a corresponding reduction in the valuation allowance.

The Company is subject to United States federal and California income taxes and is not currently under examination by any federal or state taxing authorities. The federal and California returns for tax years 2020 through 2023 remain open to examination.

The following table summarizes the changes in the amount of the unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

Balance at the beginning of the year $ 489 $ 211

Increase related to current year positions 162 260

Increase related to prior year positions — 18

Decrease related to prior year positions 10 —

Balance at the end of the year $ 661 $ 489

Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2024 is $0.6 million that if recognized would impact the Company’s income tax benefit and effective tax rate. The Company does not expect any significant increases or decreases in its unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

Tax Receivable Agreement

The Company is party to a TRA with the Continuing LLC Owners (Note 2). As of December 31, 2024, the Company has not recorded a liability under the TRA related to the income tax benefits originating from the exchanges of Paired Interests or non-corresponding Class A Units of Rani LLC as it is not probable that the Company will realize such tax benefits (Note 12).

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