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Note 1. Organization

CytoDyn Inc. (together with its wholly own subsidiaries, the “Company”) was originally incorporated under the laws of Colorado on May 2, 2002, under the name RexRay Corporation and, effective August 27, 2015, reincorporated under the laws of Delaware. The Company is a late-stage biotechnology company focused on the clinical development of innovative treatments for multiple therapeutic indications based on its product candidate,leronlimab (PRO 140), a novel humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the CCR5 receptor. The Company is studying leronlimab in human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”), oncology, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), and coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CytoDyn Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, CytoDyn Operations Inc. and Advanced Genetic Technologies, Inc. (“AGTI”); AGTI is a dormant entity.

Leronlimab is being investigated as a viral entry inhibitor for HIV, believed to competitively bind to the N-terminus and second extracellular loop of the CCR5 receptor. For immunology, the CCR5 receptor is believed to be implicated in immune-mediated illnesses such as NASH. Leronlimab is being studied in NASH, oncology, COVID-19, and other therapeutic indications where CCR5 is believed to play an integral role.

The Company capitalizes inventories procured or produced in preparation for product launches sufficient to support estimated initial market demand subject to regulatory approval for commercial sale. The Company believes that material uncertainties related to the ultimate regulatory approval of leronlimab for commercial sale have been significantly reduced based on positive data from its Phase 2b/3 clinical trial for leronlimab as a combination therapy with highly active antiretroviral therapy (“HAART”) for highly treatment-experienced HIV patients, as well as information gathered from meetings with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) related to its Biologic License Application (“BLA”) for this indication. In July 2020, the Company received a Refusal to File letter from the FDA regarding its BLA submission for leronlimab as a combination therapy with HAART for highly treatment-experienced HIV patients. The FDA informed the Company the BLA did not contain certain information and data needed to complete a substantive review and therefore, the FDA would not file the BLA. The deficiencies cited by FDA included administrative deficiencies, omissions, corrections to data presentation and related analyses, and clarifications regarding the manufacturing processes. The Company is working with consultants to cure the BLA deficiencies noted and plans to resubmit the BLA as soon as practical. In November 2021, the Company resubmitted the non-clinical and chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (“CMC”) sections of the BLA and is currently reevaluating when it expects to complete the clinical section. As of March 2022, the FDA had commenced its review of the CMC section. The Company is in dispute with its former contract research organization (“CRO”), as described in Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies, Legal Proceedings. Recently, in the context of the litigation, the Company obtained an order requiring the CRO to release the Company’s clinical data related to the BLA, which the CRO had been withholding. Further, the order granted the Company the right to perform an audit of the CRO’s services. Additionally, the FDA recently placed the HIV program on a partial clinical hold, which may affect the ability to resubmit the BLA. The Company is in the process of evaluating the data, results of the audit, and implications of the partial clinical hold. The Company will update the status of its anticipated resubmission of the clinical section of the BLA once it completes its evaluation. The Company anticipates that when the FDA completes its review of the BLA following completion of the resubmission, leronlimab will be approved, and market acceptance of leronlimab as a treatment for HIV will be forthcoming, enabling the Company to sell the amount of pre-launch inventory on-hand prior to its expiration. Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Inventories, Note 3, Inventories, net, and Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies, and Part II, Item 2. Regulatory Matters, and Item 1A. Risk Factors for additional information.