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| ORGANIZATION & BUSINESS | 1. ORGANIZATION & BUSINESS Organization & Reverse Recapitalization SmartKem, Inc. (“SmartKem” or the “Company”) a Delaware corporation, formerly known as Parasol Investments Corporation (“Parasol”), was formed on May 13, 2020, and is the successor, as discussed below, of SmartKem Limited, which was formed under the Laws of England and Wales. The Company was founded as a “shell” company registered under the Exchange Act, with no specific business plan or purpose until it began operating the business of SmartKem Limited following the closing of the Exchange described below. On February 23, 2021, Parasol entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement (“the Exchange Agreement”), with SmartKem Limited. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement all of the equity interests in SmartKem Limited, except certain deferred shares which had no economic or voting rights (the “Deferred Shares”) and which were purchased by Parasol for an aggregate purchase price of $1.40, were exchanged for shares of Parasol common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“common stock”), and SmartKem Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parasol (the “Exchange”). As a result of the Exchange, Parasol legally acquired the business of SmartKem Limited, and continues as the existing business operations of SmartKem Limited as a public reporting company under the name SmartKem, Inc. Business We are seeking to change the world of electronics with a new class of transistor developed using our proprietary advanced semiconductor materials that we believe has the potential to revolutionize the display industry. Our TRUFLEX® semiconductor polymers enable low-temperature printing processes that are compatible with existing manufacturing infrastructure to deliver low-cost, high-performance displays. Our semiconductor platform can be used in a range of display technologies, including MicroLED, liquid crystal display (“LCD”), and AMOLED, as well as in applications in advanced computer and artificial intelligence chip packaging, sensors, and logic.
We design and develop our materials at our research and development facility in Manchester, UK, and provide prototyping services at the Centre for Process Innovation in Sedgefield, UK. We also operate a field application office in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in close proximity to our collaboration partner, The Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan. Together with our collaboration partners, we are developing a commercial-scale production process and Electronic Design Automation ("EDA") tools for our materials to demonstrate the commercial viability of manufacturing a new generation of displays using our materials. During the first quarter of 2026, Smartkem was involved in a number of financing transaction. These included the transfer of our patent portfolio to a third party. The company still owns its process and formulation intellectual property as codified in 40 trade secrets. As previously disclosed the company is continuing to conduct a review of its strategy. In particular it is evaluating its display prototyping activities, its materials formulation activities and the possibility of adding new materials to its portfolio. The consolidated entity presented is referred to herein as “SmartKem”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”, as the context requires and unless otherwise noted. Certain Risk and Uncertainties The Company’s activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties including the risk of failure to secure additional funding to properly execute the Company’s business plan. The Company is subject to risks that are common to companies in the growth stage, including, but not limited to, development by the Company or its competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, reliance on third party manufacturers, protection of proprietary technology, and compliance with regulatory requirements. |