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  • Going Concern (new) — Auditors expressed substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the December 31, 2025 financial statement date due to insufficient cash, working capital deficit, and recurring losses.
  • Concentration (new) — U.S. commercialization of Proclarix, the company's primary product after abandoning ENTADFI, depends entirely on Labcorp under an exclusive license over which the company has no control.
NASDAQ: ONCO Onconetix, Inc. S-1

Onconetix registers 11.5M shares for resale by selling stockholders; company receives no proceeds

Filed April 28, 2026 · ~2 min read

7 key changes 7 high relevance 2 red flags 6 sections

Key Changes

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    This is a resale registration for 11,464,572 shares held by selling stockholders under an ELOC agreement. The company receives zero proceeds from these shares. Separately, the company may draw up to $25M from the ELOC, but 30% must redeem Series C Preferred.

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  • high

    Auditors expressed substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 2025, Onconetix had $5.2M cash, a $3.1M working capital deficit, and a $131.2M accumulated deficit. Cash declined to $4.2M by April 24, 2026.

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  • high

    GAAP net loss was $14M for 2025 (down from $58.7M in 2024). The company used $9.7M cash for operating activities in 2025 and states current cash is insufficient to fund operations for one year from the financial statement date.

  • high

    The company abandoned ENTADFI (an FDA-approved BPH treatment) in 2024 due to resource constraints, destroyed all inventory by year-end 2025, and fully impaired the ENTADFI assets at June 30, 2024. The company now focuses on commercializing Proclarix, a prostate cancer diagnostic.

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  • high

    Onconetix entered a Share Exchange Agreement on February 11, 2026 to acquire Realbotix, LLC. The Seller will own 75-90% of the fully diluted shares post-closing depending on Net Cash at closing, leaving existing shareholders with only 10-25% ownership. The transaction is subject to stockholder approval and may not close.

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  • high

    U.S. commercialization of Proclarix depends entirely on Labcorp under an exclusive license. The company has no control over Labcorp's development and commercialization efforts, and there is no guarantee Labcorp will successfully commercialize the product.

  • high

    If the full 25M shares registered are issued (based on 11.5M shares outstanding as of April 24, 2026), they would represent 68.8% of total shares outstanding, indicating substantial potential dilution. The company's stock traded at $0.5880 per share on April 24, 2026.

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Summary

Onconetix is registering 11.5 million shares for resale by selling stockholders under an equity line of credit (ELOC) agreement. The company receives no proceeds from this resale registration. Separately, the company may draw up to $25 million from the ELOC, but 30% of any proceeds must be used to redeem Series C Preferred Stock, leaving only 70% for operations.

As of April 24, 2026, the company had already drawn $8.1 million from the ELOC by selling approximately 702,000 shares. The company faces severe liquidity concerns. Auditors expressed substantial doubt about Onconetix's ability to continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 2025, the company had only $5.2 million cash, a $3.1 million working capital deficit, and a $131.2 million accumulated deficit.

Cash declined to $4.2 million by April 24, 2026. The company reported a GAAP net loss of $14 million for 2025 (down from $58.7 million in 2024) and used $9.7 million cash for operating activities. Management states current cash is insufficient to fund operations for one year from the financial statement date. The company abandoned ENTADFI, an FDA-approved BPH treatment, in 2024 due to resource constraints and fully impaired the assets. Onconetix now focuses on Proclarix, a prostate cancer diagnostic, but U.S. commercialization depends entirely on Labcorp under an exclusive license over which the company has no control. The company has also entered a Share Exchange Agreement to acquire Realbotix, which would leave existing shareholders with only 10-25% ownership post-closing, though the transaction may not close. If the full 25 million shares registered are issued, they would represent 68.8% of shares outstanding, indicating substantial dilution risk.

Section-by-Section Diff

The Offering · The Offering

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Common stock trades on Nasdaq under symbol ONCO at $0.5880 per share as of April 24, 2026; offering price does not relate to book value or other metrics.

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Added Market price medium

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The last reported sale price of our Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on April 24, 2026 was $0.5880 per share.

The company's common stock is trading at $0.5880 per share on Nasdaq as of April 24, 2026. This establishes the current market price context for the offering.

Added Offering price determination high

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The offering price of our Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Stockholder does not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition, or any other established criteria of value.

The offering price is not based on traditional valuation metrics like book value, assets, or financial performance. Instead, it was determined by considering the company's financial condition and prospects, limited operating history, and general securities market conditions.

Added Dilution risk from ELOC high

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To the extent that the Company sells shares of Common Stock under the ELOC Purchase Agreement, substantial amounts of shares could be issued and resold, which would cause dilution and may impact the Company's stock price.

The company has an equity line of credit (ELOC) purchase agreement under which it may sell substantial amounts of shares. These sales would dilute existing shareholders and could negatively impact the stock price.

Prospectus Summary · Prospectus Summary

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Onconetix is a commercial-stage biotech commercializing Proclarix (prostate cancer diagnostic) after abandoning ENTADFI; going-concern doubt exists.

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As of December 31, 2025, we had cash of approximately $5.2 million, a working capital deficit of approximately $3.1 million and an accumulated deficit of approximately $131.2 million. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we used approximately $9.7 million in cash for operating activities. In addition, as of April 24, 2026, our cash balance was approximately $4.2 million. We believe that our current cash balance is not sufficient to fund its operations for one year from the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements for the year. While such capital raises may enable us to sustain current operations and meet existing obligations, we continue to generate recurring net operating losses and have not yet established sustained positive cash flows to support our strategic growth initiatives. Such initiatives include the commercialization of Proclarix and our development and commercialization of future product candidates. These factors raise substantial doubt on our ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date of issuance of our consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2025.

The company discloses substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 2025, it had $5.2 million cash, a $3.1 million working capital deficit, and a $131.2 million accumulated deficit. Cash declined to $4.2 million by April 24, 2026. The company used $9.7 million cash for operating activities in 2025 and states its current cash is insufficient to fund operations for one year from the financial statement issuance date.

Added ENTADFI abandonment and impairment high

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However, in light of (i) the time and resources needed to continue pursuing commercialization of ENTADFI, and (ii) the Company’s cash runway and indebtedness, the Company abandoned commercialization of ENTADFI and no longer holds remaining inventory of the product as of December 31, 2025. In addition, as part of cost reduction efforts and in connection with our initial pause in commercializing ENTADFI, we terminated three employees involved with the ENTADFI program, effective April 30, 2024, with such individuals to continue assisting the Company on an as-needed, consulting basis. Based on the circumstances surrounding ENTADFI, at June 30, 2024, the ENTADFI assets were fully impaired.

The company abandoned commercialization of ENTADFI (an FDA-approved BPH treatment) due to resource constraints and indebtedness, destroyed all inventory by December 31, 2025, terminated three employees effective April 30, 2024, and fully impaired the ENTADFI assets at June 30, 2024. This represents a complete write-off of a previously acquired FDA-approved product.

Added Realbotix reverse merger transaction high

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Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Seller agreed to contribute and transfer to us, and we agreed to acquire and accept, all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Realbotix (the “Realbotix Interests”) in exchange for newly issued shares of Common Stock. ... In full consideration for the contribution of the Realbotix Interests, we will issue shares of Common Stock to the Seller (the “Exchange Shares”), such that, immediately following the Closing and after giving effect to such issuance, the Seller will own a percentage of our fully diluted shares (the “Fully Diluted Shares”) that will be adjusted based on Net Cash (as defined below) as follows: (i) if Net Cash is greater than or equal to $12.5 million, but less than $15.0 million, Seller will own 90% of the Fully Diluted Shares, (ii) if Net Cash is greater than or equal to $15.0 million, but less than $18.0 million, Seller will own 85% of the Fully Diluted Shares, (iii) if Net Cash is greater than or equal to $18.0 million, but less than $20.0 million, Seller will own 80% of the Fully Diluted Shares and (iv) if Net Cash is greater than or equal to $20.0 million, Seller will own 75% of the Fully Diluted Shares.

On February 11, 2026, Onconetix entered into a Share Exchange Agreement to acquire Realbotix, LLC in exchange for newly issued Common Stock. The Seller will own 75-90% of the fully diluted shares post-closing depending on Net Cash at closing (90% if Net Cash is $12.5-15 million, scaling down to 75% if Net Cash is at least $20 million). This is a reverse merger that will result in existing Onconetix shareholders owning only 10-25% of the combined company.

Added Series D and E PIPE financings high

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On September 22, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the "Series D Securities Purchase Agreement") with eleven institutional investors, and sold or exchanged debt, to such investors (collectively, the "Series D PIPE Investors") an aggregate of 16,099 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share ("Series D Preferred Stock"), which includes an issuance of 500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to the lead investor in consideration for the Series D PIPE Investors' irrevocable commitment to purchase shares of the Series D Preferred Stock, and warrants (the "Series D Warrants") to purchase 872,565 shares of Common Stock on a post-reverse split basis, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12.9 million and net cash proceeds of $9.3 million. On October 1, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the "Series E Securities Purchase Agreement") with institutional investor(s) and sold to such institutional investors(s) (collectively, the "Series E PIPE Investors"), an aggregate of 7,813 shares of Series E convertible preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share ("Series E Preferred Stock"), which are convertible into common stock of the Company, $0.00001 par value per share and warrants (the "Series E Warrants") to purchase 405,045 shares of Common Stock on a post-reverse split basis, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.25 million, which was also equal to the net cash proceeds.

The company raised capital through two PIPE financings in fall 2025. On September 22, 2025, it sold 16,099 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 872,565 common shares for $12.9 million aggregate purchase price ($9.3 million net proceeds). On October 1, 2025, it sold 7,813 shares of Series E Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 405,045 common shares for $6.25 million (equal to net proceeds). Both series include warrants with exercise prices that were reduced to $0.7298 per share due to anti-dilution provisions.

Added Offering size and dilution high

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Up to 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock (assuming the shares to be issued are sold at a price of approximately $0.6771 per share, which, in accordance with the terms of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, is equivalent to or greater than 90% of the daily volume weighted average price (the “VWAP”) of the Common Stock for the five trading days immediately preceding April 24, 2026)

This offering registers up to 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock for sale by a selling stockholder under an equity line of credit (ELOC) agreement, assumed sold at approximately $0.6771 per share (90% of the five-day VWAP preceding April 24, 2026). With 11,464,572 shares outstanding pre-offering, full issuance would result in 36,464,572 shares outstanding, representing a 218% increase in the share count to existing shareholders.

Use of Proceeds · Use of Proceeds

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Company receives no proceeds from this offering; may receive up to $25M from Keystone ELOC, 30% of which must redeem Series C Preferred.

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We are not selling any securities under this prospectus and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder pursuant to this prospectus.

This is a resale prospectus for a selling stockholder. The company itself is not selling shares and will receive zero proceeds from the shares being registered under this prospectus.

Added Potential ELOC proceeds high

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We may receive up to $25.0 million in aggregate gross proceeds from Keystone under the ELOC Purchase Agreement in connection with sales of the shares of our Common Stock pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement after the date of this prospectus.

The company may receive up to $25.0 million in gross proceeds from Keystone under a separate equity line of credit (ELOC) agreement. This is separate from the shares being registered in this prospectus, and the actual amount received depends on the number and price of shares sold under that agreement.

Added ELOC proceeds to date medium

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Through April 24, 2026, the Company has sold approximately 701,933 split-adjusted shares under the ELOC Purchase Agreement for aggregate proceeds of approximately $8.1 million.

As of April 24, 2026, the company has already sold approximately 701,933 shares under the ELOC agreement, raising approximately $8.1 million. This represents proceeds already received before this prospectus date.

Added Mandatory Series C redemption high

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Pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, 30% of the gross proceeds to the Company from any sale of Common Stock thereunder must be applied towards the redemption of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock. As of the date of this prospectus, there are seven shares of Series C stock remain to be redeemed.

The ELOC agreement requires the company to use 30% of gross proceeds from any common stock sale to redeem Series C Preferred Stock. Seven shares of Series C remain outstanding and must be redeemed using this mandatory allocation of proceeds.

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Added Use of remaining proceeds low

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Any remaining proceeds we receive from the sale of Common Stock under the ELOC Purchase Agreement will be used for general corporate and working capital or for other purposes that the Board, in its good faith, deems to be in the best interest of the Company

After the mandatory 30% allocation to Series C redemption, the remaining 70% of ELOC proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital, with broad discretion given to the Board to determine specific uses.

Risk Factors · Risk Factors

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Onconetix faces going-concern doubt, $131.2M accumulated deficit, and depends on an ELOC facility and a pending Realbotix acquisition.

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These factors raise substantial doubt on our ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date of issuance of our consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2025.

The company discloses substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date of its December 31, 2025 financial statements. This is a formal auditor qualification indicating the company may not survive without additional capital.

Added Net losses and accumulated deficit high

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Our net loss was $14.0 million and $58.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $131.2 million.

The company reported a net loss of $14.0 million for 2025 (down from $58.7 million in 2024) and an accumulated deficit of $131.2 million as of December 31, 2025. Despite the reduced loss, the company has never been profitable and continues to burn cash.

Added Cash position and working capital deficit high

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As of December 31, 2025, we had cash of approximately $5.2 million, a working capital deficit of approximately $3.1 million and an accumulated deficit of approximately $131.2 million. In addition, as of April 24, 2026, our cash balance was approximately $4.2 million.

The company had only $5.2 million in cash at year-end 2025, a working capital deficit of $3.1 million, and cash had declined to $4.2 million by April 24, 2026. The company is burning cash and has negative working capital, meaning current liabilities exceed current assets.

Added Labcorp dependency high

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In particular, the development and commercialization of Proclarix in the United States is being pursued by Labcorp, pursuant to an exclusive license agreement that grants Labcorp the exclusive right to develop and commercialize Proclarix, and other products developed by Labcorp using Proteomedix’s intellectual property covered by the license, in the United States for identification, screening, staging, predisposition, diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, prevention or treatment selection with respect to prostate cancer. However, we do not have control over Labcorp’s development and commercialization of Proclarix, and there can be no guarantee that Labcorp will continue to advance development and commercialization efforts, or that Labcorp will successfully commercialize Proclarix in the United States.

The company's U.S. commercialization of its Proclarix product depends entirely on Labcorp under an exclusive license, and the company has no control over Labcorp's efforts. If Labcorp fails to commercialize the product or terminates the agreement, the company's revenue prospects are severely impaired.

Added ELOC dilution magnitude high

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If all of the 25,000,000 shares of our Common Stock offered for resale by the Selling Stockholders under this prospectus were issued and outstanding as of April 24, 2026, such shares would represent approximately 68.8% of the total number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding.

The company has an equity line of credit (ELOC) with Keystone Capital under which it may sell up to $25 million of common stock. If the full 25 million shares registered are issued (based on 11,464,572 shares outstanding as of April 24, 2026), they would represent 68.8% of total shares outstanding, indicating substantial potential dilution to existing shareholders. The actual dilution depends on the prices at which shares are sold to Keystone.

Added Price uncertainty and investor outcomes high

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As a result, investors who purchase Common Stock from Keystone in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices for those shares of Common Stock, and so may experience different levels of dilution and in some cases substantial dilution and different outcomes in their investment results.

Because Keystone will resell shares at market prices that fluctuate over time, investors buying at different times will pay different prices and experience different levels of dilution. The company explicitly warns that some investors may experience substantial dilution depending on when they purchase shares.

Added Realbotix acquisition uncertainty medium

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There can be no assurance that the Realbotix Transactions will be completed, or if completed, that they will be completed on the same or similar terms to those set out in our previous disclosure. The Realbotix Transactions are subject to the satisfaction of a number of conditions precedent, some of which are outside our control, which include, among others, performance by Simulacra and Realbotix of their respective obligations and covenants in the Share Exchange Agreement.

The company has a pending acquisition of Realbotix that may not close, and if it fails the company may owe termination fees up to $2 million. The transaction is subject to stockholder approval and other conditions outside the company's control, and failure to close could harm the stock price and business.

Added Series C redemption requirement medium

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Pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, up to 30% of the proceeds from each Fixed Purchase and VWAP Purchase Notice must be used to redeem shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

The company is contractually required to use up to 30% of proceeds from each ELOC drawdown to redeem Series C Preferred Stock. This reduces the net proceeds available to the company for operations or other purposes from any equity line sales.

Selling Stockholders · Selling Stockholders

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Two affiliated entities (Keystone Capital Partners, LLC and KCP Fund I, LLC) may resell up to 25 million shares each under an ELOC agreement.

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Keystone Capital Partners, LLC ... 25,000,000 ... KCP Fund I, LLC ... 25,000,000

Two affiliated entities (Keystone Capital Partners, LLC and KCP Fund I, LLC) are each registered to sell up to 25 million shares of Common Stock. These shares include previously issued shares and shares issuable under an ELOC Purchase Agreement. Both entities are subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap.

Added Ownership blocker provision medium

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the Company may not issue shares to the Selling Stockholder under the ELOC Purchase Agreement to the extent that such issuance would cause the Selling Stockholder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding Common Stock following such issuance

The ELOC Purchase Agreement contains a 4.99% beneficial ownership cap that prevents the company from issuing shares to Keystone or KCP Fund I if doing so would cause them (together with affiliates) to exceed 4.99% ownership. This limits the selling stockholders' ability to acquire shares but also caps potential dilution from any single draw under the ELOC.

Added Shares outstanding baseline medium

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Based on 11,464,572 shares outstanding as of April 24, 2026.

The beneficial ownership percentages are calculated based on 11,464,572 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 24, 2026. This baseline is used to determine the 4.99% ownership cap for the selling stockholders.

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Added Keystone control structure low

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Keystone Capital Partners LLC is managed by RANZ Group LLC. Frederic Zaino, the Managing Member of RANZ Group LLC, may be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over the shares held by Keystone Capital Partners LLC.

Keystone Capital Partners LLC is managed by RANZ Group LLC, whose Managing Member is Frederic Zaino. Zaino may be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over Keystone's shares, though both RANZ Group LLC and Zaino disclaim beneficial ownership.

Experts · Experts

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MaloneBailey, LLP audited the financials with a going concern qualification regarding the company's ability to continue operations.

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which contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern

The auditor MaloneBailey, LLP included an explanatory paragraph in their audit report expressing doubt about Onconetix's ability to continue as a going concern. This qualification typically indicates the company faces significant financial uncertainty, such as insufficient cash to fund operations or meet obligations.

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