13. Related Party Transactions

The Company licenses patents that are owned by Glytech, LLC (“Glytech”), pursuant to a license agreement (the “Glytech Agreement”). Glytech is owned by a co-founder and former director of the Company. The Glytech Agreement requires that the Company pay Glytech for ongoing scientific support and also reimburse Glytech for expenses of obtaining and maintaining patents that are licensed to NRx Pharmaceuticals. During the three months ended September 30, 2022 the Company paid a co-founder $0.1 million, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for continuing technology support services and reimbursed expenses. These support services are ongoing.

The Fourth Amendment to the Glytech Agreement, effective as of December 31, 2020, includes an equity value-triggered transfer of Excluded Technology from Glytech to NRx Pharmaceuticals. The Excluded Technology is defined in the Glytech Agreement as any technology, and any know-how related thereto, covered in the licensed patents that do not recite either D-cycloserine or lurasidone individually or jointly. This definition would cover pharmaceutical formulations, including some that NRx Pharmaceuticals considers “pipeline” or “future product” opportunities, that contain a combination of pharmaceutical components different from those contained in NRX-100 and NRX-101. The Company had the right to acquire the Excluded Technology for no additional consideration if certain conditions were satisfied prior to August 6, 2022, but the conditions were not satisfied and the Company is currently in discussions with Glytech to extend its right to acquire the Excluded Technology.

The Chief Scientist of the Company, Dr. Jonathan Javitt, is a major shareholder in the Company and a member of the Board of Directors. Therefore, his services are deemed to be a related party transaction. He served the Company on a full-time basis as CEO under an employment agreement with the Company until March 8, 2022 and currently serves under a Consulting Agreement with the Company as Chief Scientist thereafter and received compensation of $0.2 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $0.7 million and $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These services are ongoing.

Zachary Javitt is the son of Dr. Jonathan Javitt. Zachary Javitt provides services related to website, IT, and marketing support under the supervision of the Company’s CEO and the Company’s Senior Director of Global Communications, who are responsible for assuring that the services are provided on financial terms that are at market. The Company paid this family member a total of less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These services are ongoing.

In addition, the Company paid PillTracker for digital health product development required to track the use of Aviptadil in clinical trials. Zachary Javitt and Jonathan Javitt are the chief executive officer and board chairman, respectively, of PillTracker. PillTracker agreements and transactions are submitted to the General Counsel of the Company and the Chair of the Audit Committee for approval in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Related Person Transactions Policy. The Master Service Agreement dated April 1, 2020 (“MSA”), and all work orders thereunder, have been suspended by mutual agreement pending the Company’s re-evaluation of its respiratory franchise. NRx Pharmaceuticals paid PillTracker $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021, and $0.2 million and $0.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Included in accounts payable were less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million due to the above related parties as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.