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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2020

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF1934

For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-37619

EDESA BIOTECH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia, Canada		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 Spy Court
Markham, Ontario, Canada		L3R 5H6
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (289) 800-9600

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par value		EDSA		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of February 12, 2021, the registrant had 11,048,980 common shares issued and outstanding.

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10 Q

For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2020

Table of Contents

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited).	3

Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020.	3

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.	4

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.	5

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity – Three Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.	6

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	18

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.	21

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.	21

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION	22

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.	22

Item 1A. Risk Factors.	22

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	22

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.	22

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.	22

Item 5. Other Information.	22

Item 6. Exhibits.	23

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets

	December 31, 2020	September 30, 2020

Assets:

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$6,305,293	$7,213,695
Accounts and other receivable	168,030	87,446
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,194,002	802,877

Total current assets	7,667,325	8,104,018

Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	14,788	14,815
Intangible asset, net	2,458,243	2,483,536
Operating lease right-of-use assets	150,413	160,006

Total assets	$10,290,769	$10,762,375


Liabilities, shareholders' equity and temporary equity:

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$831,450	$1,460,127
Short-term operating lease liabilities	74,877	69,730

Total current liabilities	906,327	1,529,857

Non-current liabilities:

Long-term payables	47,082	29,928
Long-term operating lease liabilities	79,923	94,460

Total liabilities	1,033,332	1,654,245

Commitments (Note 6)

Temporary equity:
Convertible preferred shares	1,372,213	2,476,955

Shareholders' equity:
Capital shares
Authorized unlimited common and preferred shares without par value
Issued and outstanding:
10,523,087 common shares (September 30, 2020 - 9,615,119)	21,696,459	18,500,853
Additional paid-in capital	2,156,719	1,550,480
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(183,777)	(287,204)
Accumulated deficit	(15,784,177)	(13,132,954)

Total shareholders' equity	7,885,224	6,631,175

Total liabilities, shareholders' equity and temporary equity	$10,290,769	$10,762,375

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

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations

	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2020	December 31, 2019

Revenues:
Product sales	$-	$107,800

Expenses:
Cost of sales	-	3,778
Research and development	1,379,654	527,998
General and administrative	1,234,148	681,706

	2,613,802	1,213,482

Loss from Operations	(2,613,802)	(1,105,682)

Other Income (Loss):
Interest income	922	14,192
Foreign exchange loss	(24,732)	(2,043)

	(23,810)	12,149

Loss before income taxes	(2,637,612)	(1,093,533)

Income tax expense	-	800

Net Loss	(2,637,612)	(1,094,333)

Exchange differences on translation	103,427	18,114

Net Comprehensive Loss	$(2,534,185)	$(1,076,219)

Weighted average number of common shares	10,277,750	7,504,468

Loss per common share - basic and diluted	$(0.26)	$(0.15)

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

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2020	December 31, 2019

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net loss	$(2,637,612)	$(1,094,333)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization	28,843	2,403
Share-based compensation	722,909	8,775
Change in working capital items:
Accounts and other receivable	(75,127)	108,882
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(377,308)	9,263
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(672,234)	175,298

Net cash used in operating activities	(3,010,529)	(789,712)

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Proceeds on sales of property and equipment	-	22,497
Purchase of property and equipment	(1,135)	-
Purchase of short-term investments	-	(499,790)

Net cash used in investing activities	(1,135)	(477,293)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common shares	1,026,528	-
Proceeds from issuance of common shares subscribed	-	45,000
Proceeds from exercise of warrants	995,038	-
Payments for issuance costs of common shares	(41,940)	-
Proceeds from borrowings	15,346	-

Net cash provided by financing activities	1,994,972	45,000

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	108,290	18,472

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(908,402)	(1,203,533)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	7,213,695	5,030,583

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$6,305,293	$3,827,050

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Financing Activities:
Preferred shares converted from temporary equity to common shares	$1,118,353	-

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

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

	Shares #	Common Shares	Common Shares Subscribed	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Deficit	Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance - September 30, 2020	9,615,119	$18,500,853	$-	$1,550,480	$(287,204)	$(13,132,954)	6,631,175

Issuance of common shares in equity offering	169,753	1,026,528	-	-	-	-	1,026,528
Issuance costs	-	(60,983)	-	-	-	-	(60,983)
Issuance of common shares upon exercise of warrants	243,369	1,111,708	-	(116,670)	-	-	995,038
Issuance of common shares upon conversion of preferred shares	494,846	1,118,353					1,118,353
Preferred return on convertible preferred shares	-	-	-	-	-	(13,611)	(13,611)
Share-based compensation	-	-	-	722,909	-	-	722,909
Net loss and comprehensive loss	-	-	-	-	103,427	(2,637,612)	(2,534,185)

Balance - December 31, 2020	10,523,087	$21,696,459	$-	$2,156,719	$(183,777)	$(15,784,177)	$7,885,224


Balance - September 30, 2019	7,504,468	$12,005,051	$-	$327,768	$(342,074)	$(6,734,615)	$5,256,130

Common shares subscribed	-	-	45,000	-	-	-	45,000
Share-based compensation	-	-	-	8,775	-	-	8,775
Net loss and comprehensive loss	-	-	-	-	18,114	(1,094,333)	(1,076,219)

Balance - December 31, 2019	7,504,468	$12,005,051	$45,000	$336,543	$(323,960)	$(7,828,948)	$4,233,686

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

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Nature of operations

Edesa Biotech, Inc. (the “Company” or “Edesa”) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing clinical- stage drugs for inflammatory and immune-related diseases with clear unmet medical needs. The Company is organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada and is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

The Company’s common shares trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market in the United States under the symbol “EDSA”.

Impact of COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted global economic activity and has caused material disruptions to almost every industry directly or indirectly. The full impact of the pandemic remains uncertain and ongoing developments related to the pandemic may cause material impacts to the Company’s future operations, clinical study timelines and financial results. While the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to business and operating results presents additional uncertainty, the Company’s management continues to use reasonably available information to assess impacts to the Company’s business plans and financial condition.

2. Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. They do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 7, 2020.

The accompanying condensed interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Edesa Biotech Research, Inc., an Ontario corporation, and Edesa Biotech USA, Inc., a California corporation in the U.S. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods presented have been included in the interim periods. Operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Areas where significant judgment is involved in making estimates are valuation of accounts and other receivable; valuation and useful lives of property and equipment; intangible assets; operating lease right-of-use assets; deferred income taxes; classification of convertible preferred shares as liability or equity; the determination of fair value of share-based compensation; the determination of fair value of warrants in order to allocate proceeds from equity issuances; and forecasting future cash flows for assessing the going concern assumption

Functional and reporting currencies

The condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated, which is the Company’s and its wholly owned subsidiary’s, Edesa Biotech USA, Inc., functional currency. The functional currency of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Edesa Biotech Research, Inc., as determined by management, is Canadian dollars.

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Future accounting pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which includes provisions that require the measurement of an estimate of all current expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial assets measured at amortized cost basis are to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected and credit losses relating to available-for-sale debt securities are to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses. The guidance is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, however the effective date is delayed by one year for smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC. These standards are effective for the Company during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022. Management expects that ASU 2016-13, as updated, will not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

3. Property and equipment

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2020	September 30, 2020

Computer equipment	$36,376	$34,651
Furniture and equipment	5,972	5,694

	42,348	40,345
Less: accumulated depreciation	(27,560)	(25,530)

Total property and equipment, net	$14,788	$14,815

Depreciation expense amounted to $1,619 and $2,403 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

4. Intangible Assets

Acquired License

In April 2020, the Company entered into a license agreement with a pharmaceutical development company to obtain exclusive world-wide rights to know-how, patents and data relating to certain monoclonal antibodies ("the Constructs"), including sublicensing rights. Unless earlier terminated, the term of the license agreement will remain in effect for 25 years from the date of first commercial sale of licensed products containing the Constructs. Subsequently, the license agreement will automatically renew for five-year periods unless either party terminates the agreement in accordance with its terms.

Under the license agreement, the Company is exclusively responsible, at its expense, for the research, development manufacture, marketing, distribution and commercialization of the Constructs and licensed products and to obtain all necessary licenses and rights. The Company is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize the Constructs in accordance with the terms of a development plan established by the parties.

The Company has determined that the license has multiple alternative future uses in research and development projects and sublicensing in other countries or for other disease indications. The value of the acquired license is recorded as an intangible asset with amortization over the estimated useful life of 25 years and evaluation for impairment quarterly.

The required upfront license payment of $2.5 million was paid by issuance of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares. See Note 8 for convertible preferred shares. The value of the license includes acquisition legal costs. The license agreement requires certain development, approval and commercialization milestone payments contingent on certain future events. The Company also has a commitment to pay royalties based on any net sales of licensed products and a percentage of any sublicensing revenue. See Note 6 for license commitments and Note 7 for temporary equity.

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2020	September 30, 2020

The Constructs	$2,529,483	$2,529,483

Less: accumulated amortization	(71,240)	(45,947)

Total intangible assets, net	$2,458,243	$2,483,536

Amortization expense amounted to $25,293 for the three months ended December 31, 2020. There was no amortization expense for three months ended December 31, 2019.

Total estimated future amortization of intangible assets for each fiscal year is as follows:

Year Ending
September 30, 2021	$75,879
September 30, 2022	101,172
September 30, 2023	101,172
September 30, 2024	101,172
September 30, 2025	101,172
Thereafter	1,977,676

	$2,458,243

5. Leases

Related party operating lease

The Company leases facilities used for executive offices from a related company for a six-year term through December 2022, with an option to renew for an additional two-year term. The option period is not included in the operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities.

The gross amounts of assets and liabilities related to operating leases are as follows:

	Balance Sheet Caption	December 31, 2020
Assets:
Operating lease assets	Operating lease right-of-use assets	$150,413

Liabilities:
Current:
Operating lease liabilities	Short-term operating lease liabilities	$74,877
Long-term:
Operating lease liabilities	Long-term operating lease liabilities	79,923

Total lease liabilities		$154,800

The components of lease cost were as follows:

	Statements of Operations Caption	Quarter Ended December 31, 2020
Operating lease cost	General and administrative	$19,688

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Lease terms and discount rates were as follows:

	December 31, 2020
Remaining lease term (months):	24
Estimated incremental borrowing rate:	6.5%

The approximate future minimum lease payments under operating leases at December 31, 2020 were as follows:

Year Ending
September 30, 2021	$62,081
September 30, 2022	82,732
September 30, 2023	20,683

Total lease payment	165,464
Less imputed interest	10,696

Present value of lease liabilities	154,768
Less current installments	74,877

Long-term lease liabilities excluding current installments	$79,923

Cash flow information was as follows:

	Statements of Cash Flows Caption	Quarter Ended December 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$19,689

The Company leased facilities through its California subsidiary under two operating leases that expired in September 2020. Total rent under these leases included in general and administrative expenses was $0 and $68,508 for the three month ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There was no rent under these leases prior to the completion of the reverse acquisition on June 7, 2019.

6. Commitments

Research and other commitments

The Company has commitments for contracted research organizations who perform clinical trials for the Company’s ongoing clinical studies, other service providers and the drug substance acquired in connection with a license agreement. Aggregate future contractual payments at December 31, 2020 are as follows:

Year Ending
September 30, 2021	$4,128,000
September 30, 2022	2,574,000
September 30, 2023	28,000
September 30, 2024	25,000

	$6,755,000

In April 2020, through its Ontario subsidiary, the Company entered into a license agreement with a third party to obtain exclusive world-wide rights to certain know-how, patents and data relating to certain monoclonal antibodies ("the Constructs"), including sublicensing rights. An intangible asset for the acquired license has been recognized. See Note 5 for intangible asset. Under the license agreement, the Company is committed to payments of up to an aggregate amount of $356 million contingent upon meeting certain milestones outlined in the license agreement, primarily relating to future potential commercial approval and sales milestones. Effective December 31, 2020, the parties mutually agreed to change the timing of the first milestone event to February 28, 2021. The Company also has a commitment to pay royalties based on any net sales of the products in the countries where the Company directly commercializes the products containing the Constructs and a percentage of any sublicensing revenue received by the Company and its affiliates in the countries where it does not directly commercialize the products containing the Constructs. No royalty or sublicensing payments were made to the third party during the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

In connection with this license agreement and pursuant to a purchase agreement entered into in April 2020, the Company acquired drug substance of one of the Constructs for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million, payable in two future installments, the first when the Company is ready to initiate a Phase 2 trial and the second when the Company is ready to initiate a Phase 3 trial. The purchase commitment is included in the table above in 2021 and 2022. No amounts have been paid for the drug substance during the three months ended December 31, 2020.

In 2016, through its Ontario subsidiary, the Company entered into a license agreement with a third party to obtain exclusive rights to certain know- how, patents and data relating to a pharmaceutical product. The Company will use the exclusive rights to develop the product for therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic uses in topical dermal applications and anorectal applications. No intangible assets have been recognized under the license agreement with the third party. Under the license agreement, the Company is committed to payments of various amounts to the third party upon meeting certain milestones outlined in the license agreement, up to an aggregate amount of $18.6 million. Upon divestiture of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Company shall pay the third party a percentage of the valuation of the licensed technology sold as determined by an external objective expert. The Company also has a commitment to pay the third party a royalty based on net sales of the product in countries where the Company, or an affiliate, directly commercializes the product and a percentage of sublicensing revenue received by the Company and its affiliates in the countries where it does not directly commercialize the product. No license or royalty payments were made to the third party during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Related party patent royalty commitments

On August 14, 2002, through its California subsidiary, the Company entered into a patent royalty agreement with a director of the Company, whereby he would receive royalty payments in exchange for assignment of his patent rights to the Company. The royalty is 5% of gross receipts from products using this invention in excess of $500,000 annually. There were no royalty expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Retirement savings plan 401(k) contributions

Executive officers and employees of the California subsidiary are eligible to receive the Company’s non-elective safe harbor employer contribution of 3% of eligible compensation under a 401(k) plan to provide retirement benefits. Employees are 100% vested in employer contributions and in any voluntary employee contributions. Contributions to the 401(k) plan were $4,640 and $1,556 during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 respectively.

7. Temporary Equity

Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares

As described in Notes 4 and 6, in April 2020, the Company entered into a license agreement with a pharmaceutical development company to obtain exclusive world-wide rights to know-how, patents and data relating to certain monoclonal antibodies ("the Constructs"), including sublicensing rights. In exchange for the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize the Constructs, the Company issued 250 convertible preferred shares valued at $2.5 million designated as Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Series A-1 Shares). The Series A-1 Shares have no par value, a stated value of $10,000 per share and rank, with respect to redemption payments, rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, or otherwise, senior in preference and priority to the Company’s common shares.

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

A holder of Series A-1 Shares is not entitled to receive dividends unless declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. Subject to certain exceptions and adjustments for share splits, each Series A-1 Share is convertible six months after its date of issuance into a number of the Company’s common shares calculated by dividing (i) the sum of the stated value of such Series A-1 Share plus a return equal to 3% of the stated value of such Series A-1 Share per annum (collectively, the “Preferred Amount”) by (ii) a fixed conversion price of $2.26. A holder of Series A-1 Shares will not have the right to convert any portion of its Series A-1 Shares if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of common shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”); provided, however, that upon notice to the Company, the holder may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to a maximum of 9.99%. The Series A-1 Shares do not have the right to vote on any matters except as required by law and do not contain any variable pricing features, or any price-based anti-dilutive features.

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, a holder of Series A-1 Shares shall be entitled to receive, before any distribution or payment may be made with respect to the Company’s common shares, an amount in cash equal to the Preferred Amount per share, plus any unpaid accrued dividends on all such shares.

At any time, the Company may redeem some or all outstanding Series A-1 Shares for a cash payment per share equal to the Preferred Amount. A holder of Series A-1 Shares may require the Company to redeem the Series A-1 Shares for cash beginning 18 months after issuance if at any time after such date the 30-day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common shares is below the conversion price of $2.26. In the event of a required redemption, at the election of the Company, the redemption amount (which is equal to the Preferred Amount) may be paid in full or in up to twelve equal monthly payments with any unpaid redemption amounts accruing interest at a rate of 3% annually, compounded monthly. On the third anniversary of the date of issuance of the Series A-1 Shares, the Company has the right to convert any outstanding Series A-1 Shares into common shares.

Because the convertible preferred shares are redeemable outside the control of the Company, they are presented as temporary equity rather than permanent shareholders’ equity.

Issued and outstanding Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares:

	Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares (#)	Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares
Balance – September 30, 2019	-	$-

Issuance of convertible preferred shares	250	$2,500,000
Convertible preferred share issuance costs	-	(57,154)
Preferred return on convertible preferred shares	-	34,109

Balance – September 30, 2020	250	$2,476,955

Preferred return on convertible preferred shares	-	13,611
Preferred Shares converted	(110)	(1,118,353)

Balance –December 31, 2020	140	$1,372,213

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8. Capital shares

Equity Offering

On January 8, 2020, the Company closed a registered direct offering of 1,354,691 common shares, no par value and a concurrent private placement of Class A Purchase Warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 1,016,036 common shares and Class B Purchase Warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 677,358 common shares. Gross proceeds from the offering amounted to $4,360,500.

The Class A Purchase Warrants were exercisable on or after July 8, 2020, at an exercise price of $4.80 per share and will expire on July 8, 2023. The Class B Purchase Warrants were exercisable on or after July 8, 2020, at an exercise price of $4.00 per share and expired on November 8, 2020. In connection with the offering, the Company also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 12,364 common shares to certain affiliated designees of the placement agent as part of the placement agent’s compensation. The placement agent warrants were exercisable on or after July 6, 2020, at an exercise price of $3.20 per share, and will expire on January 6, 2025.

The warrants are considered contracts on the Company’s own shares and are classified as equity. The Company allocated gross proceeds with

$3,070,358 as the value of common shares and $1,008,743 as the value of Class A Purchase Warrants and $281,399 as the value of Class B Purchase Warrants under additional paid-in capital in the condensed interim consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity on a relative fair value basis.

The direct costs related to the issuance of the common shares and warrants were $468,699. These direct costs were recorded as an offset against gross proceeds with $330,025 being recorded under common shares and $138,674 being recorded under additional paid-in capital on a relative fair value basis. The Company also recorded the fair value of placement agent warrants in the amount of $18,051 as share based compensation to nonemployees under additional paid-in capital and an offset against gross proceeds with $12,710 being recorded under common shares and $5,341 being recorded under additional paid-in capital on a relative fair value basis.

Equity Distribution Agreement

On September 28, 2020, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“RBCCM”), as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, common shares through an at-the-market equity offering program for up to $9.2 million in gross cash proceeds. RBCCM will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the common shares from time to time, based upon the Company’s instructions. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the shares and may at any time suspend sales under the distribution agreement or terminate the agreement in accordance with its terms. The total amount of cash that may be generated under this distribution agreement is uncertain and depends on a variety of factors, including market conditions and the trading price of the Company’s common shares. During the three months ended December 31, 2020, 169,753 shares were sold under the distribution agreement, resulting in $1,026,528 in gross proceeds and $35,928 in commissions.

Black-Scholes option valuation model

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option valuation model to determine the fair value of share-based compensation for share options and compensation warrants granted and the fair value of warrants issued. Option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected price volatility. The Company calculates expected volatility based on historical volatility of the Company’s share price. When there is insufficient data available, the Company uses a peer group that is publicly traded to calculate expected volatility. The Company adopted interest-free rates by reference to the U.S. treasury yield rates. The Company calculated the fair value of share options granted based on the expected life of 5 years (2019: 4 years), considering expected forfeitures during the option term of 10 years. Expected life of warrants is based on warrant terms. The Company did not and is not expected to declare any dividends. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates, and therefore the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s warrants and share options.

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Warrants

A summary of the Company’s warrants activity is as follows:

	Number of Warrant Shares (#)	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance – September 30, 2019	48,914	$11.19

Issued	1,705,758	$4.47
Exercised	(761,951)	4.31

Balance – September 30, 2020	992,721	$4.92

Exercised	(243,369)	$4.09

Balance – December 31, 2020	749,352	$5.19

The following table summarizes information about the warrants outstanding at December 31, 2020:

Number of Warrant (#)	Exercise Prices	Expiry Dates
28,124	$15.90	May 2023
701,966	$4.80	July 2023
7,484	$4.81	June 2024
11,778	$3.20	January 2025
749,352

There were no warrants issued during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Share Options

The Company adopted an Equity Incentive Compensation Plan in 2019 (the 2019 Plan) administered by the Board of Directors, which amended and restated the 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (the 2017 Plan). Options, restricted shares and restricted share units are eligible for grant under the 2019 Plan. The number of shares available for issuance under the 2019 Plan is 1,148,697, including shares available for the exercise of outstanding options under the 2017 Plan. Option holders under Edesa Biotech Research, Inc.’s option plan received substitute options under the Company’s incentive plan upon completion of the reverse acquisition.

The Company's 2019 Plan allows options to be granted to directors, officers, employees and certain external consultants and advisers. Under the 2019 Plan, the option term is not to exceed 10 years and the exercise price of each option is determined by the independent members of the Board of Directors.

Options have been granted under the 2019 Plan allowing the holders to purchase common shares of the Company as follows:

	Number of Options (#)	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance – September 30, 2019	319,645	$3.39

Granted	366,365	3.35
Exercised	(4,450)	2.60
Forfeited	(5,790)	2.73
Expired	(333)	145.20

Balance – September 30, 2020	675,437	$3.30

Granted	430,000	7.44
Expired	(238)	-

Balance – December 31, 2020	1,105,199	$4.77

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

On October 13, 2020, the independent directors of the Board of Directors granted a total of 430,000 options to directors, officers and employees of the Company pursuant to the 2019 Plan. The options have a term of 10 years with monthly vesting in equal proportions over 36 months beginning on the grant date and an exercise price equal to the Nasdaq closing price on the grant date.

The weighted average contractual life remaining on the outstanding options at December 31, 2020 is 104 months.

The following table summarizes information about the options under the Incentive Plan outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2020:

Number of Options (#)	Exercisable at December 31, 2020 (#)	Range of Exercise Prices	Expiry Dates
214	214	C$638.40	Nov 2021
238	238	$304.08	Dec 2022
3,499	3,499	$35.28 - 93.24	Sep 2023-Mar 2025
311,883	304,323	C$2.16	Aug 2027-Dec 2028
345,365	178,239	$3.16	Feb 2030
14,000	776	$8.07	Sep 2030
430,000	35,847	$7.44	Oct 2030
1,105,199	523,136

The fair value of options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2020 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model using the following assumptions:

	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2020

Risk free interest rate	0.31%
Expected life	5 years
Expected share price volatility	97.28%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%

There were no options granted during the three months ended December 31,2019.

The Company recorded $722,909 and $8,755 of share-based compensation expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $1,944,000 of unrecognized share-based compensation expense, which is expected to be recognized over a period of 34 months.

Issued and outstanding common shares:

	Number of Common Shares (#)	Common Shares
Balance – September 30, 2019	7,504,468	$12,005,051

Common shares issued	1,354,691	$3,070,358
Common shares issued upon exercise of warrants	751,510	3,754,265
Common shares issued upon exercise of share options	4,450	20,935
Share issuance costs	-	(349,756)

Balance – September 30, 2020	9,615,119	$18,500,853

Common shares issued	169,753	$1,026,528
Common shares issued upon exercise of warrants	243,369	1,111,708
Common shared issued upon conversion of preferred shares	494,846	1,118,353
Share issuance costs	-	(60,983)

Balance – December 31, 2020	10,523,087	$21,696,459

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

9. Financial instruments

(a) Fair values

The Company uses the fair value measurement framework for valuing financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis in situations where other accounting pronouncements either permit or require fair value measurements.

Fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The Company follows the fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

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Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

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Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active.

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Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are supported by little or no market activity.

The carrying value of certain financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of such instruments.

(b) Interest rate and credit risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument might be adversely affected by a change in interest rates. The Company does not believe that the results of operations or cash flows would be affected to any significant degree by a significant change in market interest rates, relative to interest rates on cash and cash equivalents due to the short-term nature of these balances.

The Company is also exposed to credit risk at period end from the carrying value of its cash and cash equivalents and accounts and other receivable. The Company manages this risk by maintaining bank accounts with Canadian Chartered Banks, U.S. banks believed to be credit worthy, U.S. Treasury Bills and money market mutual funds of U.S. government securities. The Company’s cash is not subject to any external restrictions. The Company assesses the collectability of accounts receivable through a review of the current aging, as well as an analysis of historical collection rates, general economic conditions and credit status of customers. Credit risk for HST refunds receivable is not considered significant since amounts are due from the Canada Revenue Agency.

The Company’s subsidiary has balances in Canadian dollars that give rise to exposure to foreign exchange (“FX”) risk relating to the impact of translating certain non-U.S. dollar balance sheet accounts as these statements are presented in U.S. dollars. A strengthening U.S. dollar will lead to a FX loss while a weakening U.S. dollar will lead to a FX gain. The Company has not entered into any agreements or purchased any instruments to hedge possible currency risks. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s Ontario subsidiary had assets of C$3 million and the U.S. dollar was equal to 1.2744 Canadian dollars. Based on the exposure at December 31, 2020, a 10% annual change in the Canadian/U.S. exchange rate would impact the Company’s loss and other comprehensive loss by approximately $235,000.

(d) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty raising liquid funds to meet commitments as they fall due. In meeting its liquidity requirements, the Company closely monitors its forecasted cash requirements with expected cash drawdown.

Edesa Biotech, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

10. Segmented information

The Company's operations comprise a single reportable segment engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical products. As the operations comprise a single reportable segment, amounts disclosed in the financial statements for loss for the period, depreciation and total assets also represent segmented amounts.

11. Loss per share

The Company had securities outstanding which could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future but were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share in the periods presented, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

12. Related party transactions

During the periods presented, the Company incurred the following related party transactions:

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During the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred rent expense of $19,688 and $19,440 from a related company, respectively. These transactions are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by both parties.

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No royalty expenses to a director related to product sales by the California subsidiary were incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2019 was royalty payable of $23,457 to that director for product sales by the California subsidiary during 2019.

13. Subsequent events

Subsequent to December 31, 2020 and through February 12, 2021, the Company received $3.13 million as follows: 416,710 common shares were issued under the equity distribution agreement with RBCCM with gross proceeds of approximately $2.72 million and commissions of approximately $0.10 million; 98,437 common shares were issued upon exercise of Class A warrants with proceeds of approximately $0.47 million; and 10,746 common shares were issued upon exercise of share options with proceeds of approximately $0.03 million.

On February 2, 2021, the Company, through its wholly owned Ontario subsidiary, entered into a multi-year contribution agreement with the Canadian government’s Strategic Innovation Fund. Under this agreement, the Government of Canada committed up to C$14.05 million ($11 million) in nonrepayable funding toward 75% of our eligible reimbursable expenses for (i) the Phase 2 portion of the ongoing Phase 2/3 study of the investigation therapy EB05 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and (ii) certain pre-clinical research intended to potentially broaden the application of our experimental therapy.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of December 31, 2020 and our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2020 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2020.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. When used in this report, the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “suggests,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “potential,” “expect,” “predict,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020 and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, they relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, and for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate such estimates and judgments, including those described in greater detail below. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Overview

We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing clinical-stage drugs for inflammatory and immune-related diseases with clear unmet medical needs. Our two lead product candidates, EB05 and EB01, are in later stage clinical studies.

EB05 is a monoclonal antibody therapy that we are developing as a treatment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19 patients. ARDS is a life-threatening form of respiratory failure, and the leading cause of death among COVID-19 patients. ARDS can be also caused by bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, chest injury and other causes. Specifically, EB05 inhibits toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a key immune signaling protein and an important mediator of inflammation that has been shown to be activated by SARS-COV2 as well as other respiratory infections such as influenza. In multiple third-party studies, high serum levels of alarmins (damage signaling molecules) that bind to and activate TLR4 are associated with poor outcomes and disease progression in COVID-19 patients. Since EB05 has demonstrated the ability to block signaling irrespective of the presence or concentration of the various molecules that frequently bind with TLR4, we believe that EB05 could ameliorate TLR4-mediated inflammation cascades in ARDS patients, thereby reducing lung injury, ventilation rates and mortality. In November 2020, we initiated a Phase 2/Phase 3 clinical study of EB05 and are currently enrolling subjects.

In addition to EB05, we are developing an sPLA2 inhibitor, designated as EB01, as a topical treatment for chronic allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), a common, potentially debilitating condition and occupational illness. EB01 employs a novel, non-steroidal mechanism of action and in two clinical studies has demonstrated statistically significant improvement of multiple symptoms in ACD patients. We initiated a Phase 2B clinical study evaluating EB01 for chronic ACD in the fourth calendar quarter of 2019 and are currently enrolling subjects.

In addition to our current clinical programs, we intend to expand the utility of our technologies and clinical-stage assets across other indications.

Recent Developments

Reimbursement Grant

On February 2, 2021, our wholly owned subsidiary Edesa Biotech Research, Inc. entered into a multi-year contribution agreement with the Canadian government’s Strategic Innovation Fund, or SIF (the “Agreement”). Under this Agreement, the Government of Canada committed up to C$14.05 million ($11 million) in nonrepayable funding toward (i) the Phase 2 portion of our ongoing Phase 2/3 study of our investigation therapy EB05 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and (ii) certain pre-clinical research intended to potentially broaden the application of our experimental therapy (collectively, the “Project”). Pursuant to the contribution agreement, Edesa will conduct work, incur expenses and fund all costs from our own cash resources. On a quarterly basis, we may submit claims to the SIF for 75% of eligible reimbursable expenses.

Under the Agreement, Edesa has agreed to certain obligations in relation to the completion of the Project. In the event that we breach our obligations under the Agreement, subject to applicable cure, the SIF may exercise a number of remedies, including suspending or terminating funding under the Agreement, demanding repayment of funding previously received and/or terminating the Agreement. The performance obligations of Edesa Biotech Research under the contribution agreement are guaranteed by the Company.

Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

Edesa’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 3 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2020 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2020. There are no significant changes in those policies for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

There were no revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $0.11 million for the three months ended December 31,2019, reflecting the winddown and discontinuation of sales of product inventory obtained in the reverse acquisition.

Total operating expenses increased by $1.40 million to $2.61 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $1.21 million for the same period last year:

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There was no cost of sales for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to less than $0.01 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, reflecting the winddown and discontinuation of sales of product inventory obtained in the reverse acquisition.

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Research and development expenses increased by $0.85 million to $1.38 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $0.53 million for the same period last year primarily due to increased external research expenses related to our ongoing clinical studies and an increase in non-cash share-based compensation. Higher salary and related personnel expenses and patent fees also contributed to the increase.

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General and administrative expenses increased by $0.55 million to $1.23 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $0.68 million for the same period last year primarily as a result of an increase in non-cash share-based compensation. Higher salary and related personnel expenses and legal and other professional services also contributed to the increase.

Total other loss increased by $0.04 million to $0.02 million other loss for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $0.02 million other income for the same period last year primarily due to fluctuations in Canadian dollar exchange rates. Lower interest income due to decreases in interest rates also contributed to the increase.

For the three months ended December 31, 2020, Edesa reported a net loss of $2.64 million, or $0.26 per common share, compared to a net loss of $1.09 million, or $0.15 per common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2019.

Capital Expenditures

Our capital expenditures primarily consist of purchases of computer and office equipment. There were no significant capital expenditures for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As a clinical-stage company we have not generated significant revenue, and we expect to incur operating losses as we continue our efforts to acquire, develop, seek regulatory approval for and commercialize product candidates and execute on our strategic initiatives. Our operations have historically been funded through issuances of common shares, exercises of common share purchase warrants, convertible preferred shares, convertible loans, government grants and tax incentives. For the three-month periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we reported net losses of $2.64 million and $1.09 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6.31 million, working capital of $6.76 million, shareholders’ equity and temporary equity of $9.26 million and an accumulated deficit of $15.78 million. Subsequent to December 31, 2020, we received combined net proceeds of $3.13 million from our equity distribution agreement with RBCCM, exercise of warrants and exercise of options. Under our reimbursement grant with the Canadian government’s Strategic Innovation Fund, we are eligible to receive cash reimbursements up to C$14.05 million ($11 million USD) in the aggregate for certain research and development expenses related to our EB05 clinical development program.

We plan to finance company operations over the course of the next twelve months with cash and cash equivalents on hand and reimbursements of eligible research and development expenses under our agreement with the Canadian government’s SIF. Management has flexibility to adjust this timeline by a making changes to planned expenditures related to, among other factors, the size and timing of clinical trial expenditures, staffing levels, and the acquisition or in-licensing of new product candidates. To help fund our operations and meet our obligations, we may also seek additional financing through the sale of equity, government grants, debt financings or other capital sources, including potential future licensing, collaboration or similar arrangements with third parties or other strategic transactions. If we determine it is advisable to raise additional funds, there is no assurance that adequate funding will be available to us or, if available, that such funding will be available on terms that we or our shareholders view as favorable. Market volatility and concerns over a global slowdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have a significant impact on the availability of funding sources and the terms at which any funding may be available.

Research and Development

Our primary business is the development of innovative therapeutics for inflammatory and immune-related diseases with clear unmet medical needs. We focus our resources on research and development activities, including the conduct of clinical studies and product development, and expense such costs as they are incurred. Our research and development expenses have primarily consisted of employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, taxes, travel, and share-based compensation expense for personnel in research and development functions; expenses related to process development and production of product candidates paid to contract manufacturing organizations, including the cost of acquiring, developing, and manufacturing research material; costs associated with clinical activities, including expenses for contract research organizations; and clinical trials and activities related to regulatory filings for our product candidates, including regulatory consultants.

Research and development expenses, which have historically varied based on the level of activity in our clinical programs, are significantly influenced by study initiation expenses and patient recruitment rates, and as a result are expected to continue to fluctuate, sometimes substantially. Research and development expenses for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or for any other future year or interim period. Our research and development costs were $1.38 million and $0.53 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase was due primarily to increased external research expenses related to the ongoing Phase 2/Phase 3 clinical study of our EB05 drug candidate as a potential treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients and an increase in non-cash share-based compensation. Higher salary and related personnel expenses and patent fees also contributed to the increase.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

As a “smaller reporting company,” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and pursuant to Item 305 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that material information related to our Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, by others within those entities on a timely basis so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding public disclosure.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of December 31, 2020. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures, as of December 31, 2020, were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

From time to time, we may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings or claims outside the ordinary course of business. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2020.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description

10.1+		Strategic Innovation Fund Agreement among Edesa Biotech Research, Inc., Edesa Biotech, Inc., and her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Industry, dated February 2, 2021 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1		Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

31.2		Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

32.1*		Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

32.2*		Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

+ Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Rule 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.

* The information in this exhibit is furnished and deemed not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Edesa Biotech, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 16, 2021	EDESA BIOTECH, INC.

	/s/ Kathi Niffenegger
	Kathi Niffenegger
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

edsa_ex311

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Pardeep Nijhawan, certify that:

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Edesa Biotech, Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 16, 2021	By:	/s/ Pardeep Nijhawan
		Pardeep Nijhawan Director, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary (Principal Executive Officer)

edsa_ex312

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Kathi Niffenegger, certify that:

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Edesa Biotech, Inc.;

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 16, 2021	By:	/s/ Kathi Niffenegger
		Kathi Niffenegger Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

edsa_ex321

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Edesa Biotech, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Pardeep Nijhawan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 16, 2021	By: /s/ Pardeep Nijhawan
	Pardeep Nijhawan
	Director, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary
	(Principal Executive Officer)

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Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Edesa Biotech, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter eneded December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Kathi Niffenegger, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 16, 2021	By: /s/ Kathi Niffenegger
	Kathi Niffenegger
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)