Registration
Nos. 333-_______
811-22684
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
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REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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Pre-Effective
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Post-Effective
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REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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Amendment
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DAXOR
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
107
Meco Lane
Oak
Ridge, TN |
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of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(212)
330-8500
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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Copy
to: |
Michael
Feldschuh |
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Peter
D. Fetzer |
Daxor
Corporation |
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Foley
& Lardner LLP |
107
Meco Lane |
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777
East Wisconsin Avenue |
Oak
Ridge, TN |
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Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202 |
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and Address of Agent for Service) |
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Approximate
Date of Proposed Public Offering: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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Check
box if the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans. |
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Check
box if any securities being registered on this Form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment
plan. |
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Check
box if this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction A.2 or a post-effective amendment thereto. |
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Check
box if this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction B or a post-effective amendment thereto that will become
effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act. |
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Check
box if this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction B to register additional
securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act. |
It
is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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when
declared effective pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Securities Act. |
If
appropriate, check the following box:
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This
post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment registration statement. |
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This
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: ____. |
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This
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: ____. |
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This
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: ____. |
Check
each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant:
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Registered
Closed-End Fund (closed-end company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”)). |
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Business
Development Company (closed-end company that intends or has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment
Company Act). |
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Interval
Fund (Registered Closed-End Fund or a Business Development Company that makes periodic repurchase offers under Rule 23c-3 under the
Investment Company Act). |
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Qualified (qualified to register securities pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of this Form). |
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Well-Known
Seasoned Issuer (as defined by Rule 405 under the Securities Act). |
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Emerging
Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). |
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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 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. |
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New
Registrant (registered or regulated under the Investment Company Act for less than 12 calendar months preceding this filing). |
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Title of Securities Being Registered | |
Amount Being Registered | | |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit | | |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1) | | |
Amount of Registration Fee | |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | |
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$ | 1,000,000 | (3) | |
$ | 147.60 | |
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There
are being registered hereunder a presently indeterminate number of shares of common stock to be offered on an immediate,
continuous or delayed basis. |
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The
proposed maximum offering price per share will be determined, from time to time, by the Registrant in connection
with
the sale by the Registrant of the securities registered under this registration statement. |
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Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The estimated amount will be determined
at a later date, and a pre-effective amendment will be filed to pay any additional filing
fees. |
The
Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective
in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date
as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION
PRELIMINARY
PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 15, 2024
The
information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and it is not
soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
DAXOR
CORPORATION
BASE
PROSPECTUS
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Daxor
Corporation
Common
Stock
Daxor
Corporation is an investment company with medical instrumentation and biotechnology operations. While the company is not primarily engaged
in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities, the company is dependent upon earnings from its
investment portfolio to fund operations and has registered as a closed-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended. While Daxor Corporation is registered as a closed-end investment company, it has always conducted its business as
an operating company and has never been in, or held itself out to be in, the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading
in securities.
Our
major focus is the development of the BVA-100 ® Blood Volume Analyzer, an instrument that rapidly and accurately measures human blood
volume. This instrument is used in conjunction with Volumex ®, a single-use radiopharmaceutical diagnostic injection and collection
kit. We also own the Daxor Oak Ridge Operations (DORO) facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which manufactures, tests, and develops next-generation
models of the BVA-100 ®.
We
may offer shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, from time to time under this prospectus, together with any applicable
prospectus supplement, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering. This prospectus provides
you with a description of the common stock we may offer. Each time we offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that
will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the offering. During any 12-month period, the aggregate market
value of securities we may offer may not exceed one third of the aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by
persons who are not affiliates of our company.
In
addition, we are registering shares of our common stock for resale by the selling shareholder named in this prospectus, or its transferees,
pledges, donees or successors. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares, although we have paid the expenses of
preparing this prospectus and the related registration statement.
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to dividends as our board of directors may declare from time to time out of legally available funds.
Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share. Our common stock is described in greater detail in this prospectus
under “Daxor Corporation Common Stock”.
A
prospectus supplement that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus
or in documents we have incorporated by reference. However, no prospectus supplement will offer a security that is not registered and
described in this prospectus at the time of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
We
may offer shares of common stock (1) directly to one or more purchasers, (2) through agents that we may designate from time to time or
(3) to or through underwriters or dealers. We, and our underwriters or agents, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any
proposed purchase of securities. If we do offer securities through underwriters or agents, we will include in the applicable prospectus
supplement: (1) the names of those underwriters or agents; (2) applicable fees, discounts and commissions to be paid to them; (3) details
regarding over-allotment options, if any; and (4) the net proceeds to us.
You
should rely only on the information that we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and any applicable prospectus
supplement that we may authorize to be provided to you. We have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to give any information
or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and any applicable prospectus
supplement. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and
the accompanying prospectus supplement. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other
information that others may give you.
This
prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this
prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it
is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus
and any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that
any information we have incorporated by reference therein is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated
by reference, even though this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement is delivered or the applicable securities are sold
on a later date.
Our
common stock has continuously been traded since its initial public offering. The company’s common stock is traded on Nasdaq under
the symbol DXR.
There
are risks involved in investing in the Daxor Corporation’s stock. See the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page
7 of this prospectus.
This
prospectus sets forth concisely the information about Daxor Corporation that a prospective investor ought to know before investing. This
prospectus should be retained for future reference. Additional information about the company, in the form of a Statement of Additional
Information, dated as of the date of this prospectus, is incorporated herein by reference. You may request a free copy of the Statement
of Additional Information, the table of contents of which is on page 24 of this prospectus, or request other information about the company
(including our annual and semi-annual reports) or make shareholder inquiries by calling (888) 774-3268 or by writing us at 107 Meco Lane,
Oak Ridge, TN 37830, Attention Corporate Secretary; or you may obtain a copy (and other information regarding the company) from the SEC’s
website (www.sec.gov). Free copies of our reports and the SAI will also be available from our website at www.daxor.com.
You
may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from Daxor or your financial intermediary electronically, by calling
Daxor at 212-330-8500 or by sending an email to Robert J. Michel, CFO at rmichel@daxor.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
You
may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform Daxor that you wish to continue receiving paper copies
of your shareholder reports by calling Daxor at 212-330-8500 or by sending an email to Robert J. Michel, CFO at rmichel@daxor.com. Your
election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.
The
date of this prospectus is August __, 2024.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined
if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. This Prospectus is not soliciting
an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
You
should rely only on the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Daxor Corporation has not authorized anyone
to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on
it. You should not assume that the information included in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front
of this prospectus. The company’s prospects and its business, financial condition and results of operations, each may have changed
since the date on the front of this prospectus.
FEE
TABLE AND SYNOPSIS
The
following table contains information about the costs and expenses that shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. The table is based
on the capital structure of the company as of December 31, 2023 (except as noted below). The purpose of the table and the example below
is to help you understand the fees and expenses that you, as a holder of common stock, would bear directly or indirectly.
Common Shareholder Transaction Expenses | |
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Sales load paid by you (as a percentage of offering price) | |
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Offering expenses borne by shareholders (as a percentage of offering price) | |
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Percentage of Net Assets | |
Annual Expenses | |
Attributable
to Common Stock (3) | |
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Management Fees(4) | |
| None | |
Annualized Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds | |
| 0.14 | % |
Annualized Other Expenses (5) | |
| 2.94 | % |
Total Annual Expenses before Taxes | |
| 3.08 | % |
Estimated Annualized Tax Expense | |
| 0.10 | % |
Total Annual Expenses after Taxes(6) | |
| 3.18 | % |
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If
shares of Common Stock to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth
any applicable sales load and the estimated expenses borne by the Company. |
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The
company will bear the costs of the offering expenses and the prospectus supplement will set forth the estimated offering costs. |
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Based
upon average monthly net assets applicable to shares of Common Stock during the period ended December 31, 2023. |
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The
company does not pay a management fee. |
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“Annualized
Other Expenses” are expense amounts for the fiscal year 2023. |
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As
explained in the company’s Form N-CSR, as filed on March 15, 2024, the company has significant net operating loss and capital
loss carry forwards and for the foreseeable future no adjustments to tax liabilities or operations is necessary. However, the company
is subject to state and local taxes where the annualized impact to operations is approximately 0.10%. |
As
required by relevant Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, the following example illustrates the expenses that you would pay
on a $1,000 investment in shares of common stock, assuming (1) “Total annual expenses after Taxes” of 3.16% of net assets
attributable to shares and (2) a 5% annual return.
The
Example should not be considered a representation of future expenses or returns. Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those assumed.
Moreover, the company’s actual rate of return may be higher or lower than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example. The
example assumes that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at net asset value.
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1 Year | | |
3 Years | | |
5 Years | | |
10 Years | |
Total Expenses paid by Common Shareholders | |
$ | 1,046 | | |
$ | 1,041 | | |
$ | 1,035 | | |
$ | 1,022 | |
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example above does not include sales loads or estimated offering costs. In connection with an offering of shares of common stock, the
prospectus supplement will set forth an Example including sales load and estimated offering costs.
Daxor
Corporation
Financial
Highlights
The
table below sets forth financial data for weighted average shares of stock outstanding for each year and for one share of capital stock
outstanding throughout the years presented. The total investment return does not reflect sales load. The annual financial information
is included in the Company’s annual report to Shareholders, a copy of which is available at no charge on request by calling 212-330-8500.
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Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | |
Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share, Beginning of Year | |
$ | 6.75 | | |
$ | 5.24 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | |
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Net investment (loss) income | |
| (0.19 | ) | |
| (0.24 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized (loss)gain from investments, options and securities borrowed | |
| (0.06 | ) | |
| (0.02 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from operating division | |
| 0.31 | | |
| 1.53 | |
Other | |
| 0.08 | | |
| (0.40 | ) |
Total income from Operations | |
| 0.14 | | |
| 0.87 | |
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Capital share transactions: | |
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Increase in net assets from stock based compensation | |
| 0.15 | | |
| 0.19 | |
Increase from sale of treasury stock | |
| 0.89 | | |
| 0.45 | |
(Decrease) from cost relief of treasury stock sold | |
| (0.85 | ) | |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Asset Value Per Share | |
| 0.33 | | |
| 1.51 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share, End of Year | |
$ | 7.08 | | |
$ | 6.75 | |
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Market Price Per Share of Common Stock, Beginning of Year | |
$ | 9.16 | | |
$ | 11.29 | |
Market Price Per Share of Common Stock, End of Year | |
$ | 9.60 | | |
$ | 9.16 | |
Change in Price Per Share of Common Stock | |
$ | 0.44 | | |
$ | (2.13 | ) |
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Total Investment Return | |
| 4.8 | % | |
| (18.87 | )% |
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Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | |
| 4,631,255 | | |
| 4,083,847 | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
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Net assets, End of Year (in 000’s) | |
$ | 34,010 | | |
$ | 28,969 | |
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Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | |
| 3.32 | % | |
| 5.86 | % |
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Ratio of net investment (loss) income after income taxes to average net assets | |
| (2.80 | )% | |
| (4.73 | )% |
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Portfolio turnover rate | |
| 46.07 | % | |
| 0 | % |
Daxor
Corporation
Financial
Highlights (continued)
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Year Ended December 31, 2020 | | |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share, Beginning of Year | |
$ | 3.89 | | |
$ | 3.41 | | |
$ | 3.49 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | |
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Net investment income | |
| (0.20 | ) | |
| (0.08 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments, options and securities borrowed | |
| 0.21 | | |
| (0.32 | ) | |
| 0.59 | |
Net loss and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of operating division | |
| 1.16 | | |
| 0.11 | | |
| (0.69 | ) |
Other | |
| 0.00 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.00 | |
Total income (loss) from Investment Operations | |
| 1.17 | | |
| (0.28 | ) | |
| (0.13 | ) |
Capital share issuances: | |
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Increase in net assets from stock based compensation | |
| 0.18 | | |
| 0.06 | | |
| 0.05 | |
Increase from sale of treasury stock and exercise of stock options | |
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| 0.70 | | |
| 0.00 | |
Increase (decrease) in Net Asset Value Per Share | |
| 1.35 | | |
| 0.48 | | |
| (0.08 | ) |
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Net Asset Value Per Share, End of Year | |
$ | 5.24 | | |
$ | 3.89 | | |
$ | 3.41 | |
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Market Price Per Share of Common Stock, Beginning of Year | |
$ | 12.50 | | |
$ | 9.40 | | |
$ | 8.20 | |
Market Price Per Share of Common Stock, End of Year | |
| 11.29 | | |
| 12.50 | | |
| 9.40 | |
Change in Price Per Share of Common Stock | |
$ | (1.21 | ) | |
$ | 3.10 | | |
$ | 1.20 | |
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Total Investment Return | |
| (9.68 | )% | |
| 32.98 | % | |
| 14.63 | % |
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Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | |
| 4,036,660 | | |
| 3,935,902 | | |
| 3,746,858 | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
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Net assets, End of Year (in 000’s) | |
$ | 21,153 | | |
$ | 15,675 | | |
$ | 12,766 | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | |
| 7.29 | % | |
| 5.79 | % | |
| 4.26 | % |
Ratio of net investment (loss) income after income taxes to average net assets | |
| (5.44 | )% | |
| (3.53 | )% | |
| (1.12 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | |
| 0.00 | % | |
| 12.54 | % | |
| 0.00 | % |
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We
may sell the securities being offered hereby in one or more of the following ways from time to time:
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agents to the public or to investors; |
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underwriters for resale to the public or to investors; and |
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directly
to investors; or through a combination of any of these methods of sale. |
We
will set forth in a prospectus supplement the terms of that particular offering of securities, including:
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name or names of any agents or underwriters; |
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purchase price of the securities being offered and the proceeds we will receive from the sale; |
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over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us; |
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agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation; and |
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discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers. |
Agents
We
may designate agents who agree to use their reasonable efforts to solicit purchases of our securities for the period of their appointment
or to sell our securities on a continuing basis.
Underwriters
If
we use underwriters for a sale of securities, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may
resell the securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying
prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions
set forth in the applicable underwriting agreement. The underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities of the series offered
if they purchase any of the securities of that series. We may change from time to time any initial public offering price and any discounts
or concessions the underwriters allow or reallow or pay to dealers. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship.
We will describe the nature of any such relationship in any prospectus supplement naming any such underwriter. Only underwriters we name
in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
Direct
Sales
We
may also sell securities directly to one or more purchasers without using underwriters or agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that
participate in the distribution of the securities may be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and any discounts or commissions they receive from us and any profit on their resale of the securities may be treated
as underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. We will identify in the applicable prospectus supplement any underwriters,
dealers or agents and will describe their compensation. We may have agreements with the underwriters, dealers and agents to indemnify
them against specified civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage
in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.
Stabilization
Activities
Any
underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation
M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Overallotment involves sales in excess of the offering
size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing
bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the
distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer
when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities
may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. The underwriters may discontinue any of these activities,
if commenced, at any time.
General
Agents,
underwriters, or dealers participating in an offering of common stock may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts and
commission received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the offered shares of common stock for whom they act as agent,
may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
We
may offer to sell securities either at a fixed price or at prices that may vary, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at
prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
Under
agreements entered into with us, underwriters and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution for payments the underwriters or agents may be required to make.
The
underwriters, agents, and their affiliates may engage in financial or other business transactions with us in the ordinary course of business.
Pursuant
to a requirement of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, the maximum compensation to be received by any FINRA member
or independent broker-dealer may not be greater than eight percent (8%) of the gross proceeds received by us for the sale of any securities
being registered pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.
The
aggregate offering price specified on the cover of this prospectus relates to the offering of the shares of common stock not yet issued
as of the date of this prospectus.
To
the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the
underwriters may from time to time act as a broker or dealer and receive fees in connection with the execution of portfolio transactions
on behalf of the company after the underwriters have ceased to be underwriters and, subject to certain restrictions, each may act as
a broker while it is an underwriter.
A
prospectus and accompanying prospectus supplement in electronic form may be made available on the websites maintained by underwriters.
The underwriters may agree to allocate a number of shares of common stock for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Such allocations
of shares of common stock for internet distributions will be made on the same basis as other allocations. In addition, shares of common
stock may be sold by the underwriters to securities dealers who resell shares of common stock to online brokerage account holders.
SENIOR
SECURITIES
We
have no instruments that are senior securities. While we have margin loans, which could be considered senior securities if we did not
take appropriate steps to segregate assets or otherwise “cover” the margin loan obligations, we have covered our commitments
under the margin loans, and do not treat the margin loans as senior securities. Therefore, we have not included a senior securities table.
SELLING
SHAREHOLDER
We
are registering certain of the shares covered by this prospectus on behalf of the selling shareholder named in the table below (including
its donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest who receive any of the shares covered by this prospectus), the Joseph
Feldschuh Estate. We are registering the shares to permit the selling shareholder to offer these shares for resale from time to time.
The selling shareholder may sell all, some or none of the shares covered by this prospectus. All information with respect to beneficial
ownership has been furnished to us by the selling shareholder.
The
estate of Joseph Feldschuh, M.D., controls more than 50% of the company’s voting power, and shareholders and members of the company’s
board of directors submit nominees for election to the company’s board to Mr. Michael Feldschuh, executor of the Joseph Feldschuh
estate, for his consideration.
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Assumes
that the shareholder disposes of all of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus and does not acquire or dispose of
any additional shares of common stock. However, the selling shareholder is not representing that any of the shares covered by this
prospectus will be offered for sale, and the selling shareholder reserves the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any
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The
percentage of common stock beneficially owned is based on the shares of common stock outstanding on May 17, 2024. This prospectus
also covers any additional shares of common stock that become issuable in connection with the shares being registered by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. |
USE
OF PROCEEDS
Except
as described in any applicable prospectus supplement in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use the net proceeds
from the sale of the securities offered hereby for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including to develop our products,
fund capital expenditures, make investments in or acquisitions of other businesses, solutions or technologies or repay a portion of our
outstanding borrowings. We currently have no plan or proposal to make any particular such investment or acquisition. Pending these uses,
we intend to invest the net proceeds in, interest-bearing, investment-grade securities. Specifically, the interest bearing securities
are preferred stocks with perpetual maturities that are rated investment grade (Baa3/BBB-/BBB- or higher) using the middle rating of
Moody’s, S&P and Fitch.
The
selling shareholder will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the common stock offered by this prospectus for the selling shareholder.
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of such common stock.
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF DAXOR CORPORATION
General
Daxor
Corporation is an investment company with medical instrumentation and biotechnology operations. Daxor Corporation was originally incorporated
in New York State as Iatric Corporation in May 1971 for cryobanking services and discontinued these services through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Scientific Medical Systems in 2017. In October 1971, the name Iatric Corporation was changed to Idant Corporation. In May
1973, the name Idant Corporation was changed to Daxor Corporation.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 107 Meco Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
While
the company is not primarily engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities, the company
is dependent upon earnings from its investment portfolio to fund operations. While Daxor Corporation is registering as a closed-end investment
company, Daxor Corporation’s major focus will remain the development of the BVA-100 ® Blood Volume Analyzer, an instrument
that rapidly and accurately measures human blood volume. This instrument is used in conjunction with Volumex ®, a single-use radiopharmaceutical
diagnostic injection and collection kit.
We
also own the Daxor Oak Ridge Operations (DORO) facility in Oak Ridge, TN, which manufactures, tests, and develops next-generation models
of the BVA-100 ®.
We
maintain an internet website at www.daxor.com. Except as expressly incorporated herein by reference, the information contained
on the website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or into any other document filed by us with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Investment
Objectives and Policies
Our
objective is to support and expand our operating businesses, through organic growth (i.e., the rate of business expansion through internal
enhancement of the business and operations as opposed to mergers, acquisitions and takeovers). The company is not primarily engaged in
the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities. Funds in excess of the company’s business needs
are placed in instruments designed to maximize capital preservation and assure liquidity. The foregoing policies may be changed without
a shareholder vote.
We
concentrate our investments in the utility industry and have an investment policy that calls for a minimum of 80% of the company’s
investment portfolio to consist of electric utility stocks. The Board of Directors has authorized this minimum to be temporarily lowered
to 70% when management deems it to be necessary. At least once a year, the company reviews its investment strategy, and more frequently
as needed, at board meetings.
The
investment portfolio primarily consists of electric utility companies which are publicly traded common and preferred stock. In addition
to receiving income from dividends from the securities held in the investment portfolio, we also have an investment policy of selling
puts on stocks that we are willing to own. Such options usually have a maturity of less than 1 year. The company will also sell covered
calls on securities within its investment portfolio. Covered calls involve stocks, which usually do not exceed 15% of the value of the
company’s portfolio.
We
will, at times, sell naked or uncovered calls, as well as, engage in short sales as part of an income strategy, and to a lesser extent
a strategy to mitigate risk. Our net short position will usually amount to less than 15% of the company’s portfolio value.
At
this time, investments in debt instruments and foreign securities are not a principal investment strategy, and we expect any such investments
to be minimal.
Risk
Factors
Investment
Portfolio Risks
Market
Risks
Loss
of money is a risk of investing in the company. The net asset value of the company can be expected to change daily and you may lose money.
There is no guarantee that the performance of our investment portfolio will be positive over any period of time, either short-term or
long-term. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, sector of the economy, or the market as a whole.
U.S.
and international markets have experienced significant periods of volatility in recent years due to a number of economic, political and
global macro factors, including the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as a global pandemic and related public health issues, growth
concerns in the U.S. and overseas, uncertainties regarding interest rates, trade tensions and the threat of tariffs imposed by the U.S.
and other countries. In particular, the spread of the novel coronavirus worldwide has resulted in disruptions to supply chains and customer
activity, stress on the global healthcare system, rising unemployment claims, quarantines, cancellations, market declines, the closing
of borders, restrictions on travel and widespread concern and uncertainty. Health crises and related political, social and economic disruptions
caused by the spread of the recent coronavirus outbreak may also exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in
certain countries. It is not possible to know the extent of these impacts, and they may be short term or may last for an extended period
of time. These developments as well as other events, such as the U.S. presidential election, could result in further market volatility
and negatively affect security prices, the liquidity of certain securities and the normal operations of securities exchanges and other
markets, despite government efforts to address market disruptions.
Equity
Investments
Because
we invest in equity securities, fluctuations in the stock market in general, as well as in the value of particular equity securities
held by us, can affect the performance of our investment portfolio. The value of equity securities will fluctuate due to many factors,
including the past and predicted earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions, forecasts
for the issuer’s industry and the value of the issuer’s assets.
Industry
Concentration
We
concentrate our investments within the electric utility industry. Because of its narrow industry focus, the performance of our investment
portfolio is tied closely to and affected by developments in the electric utility industry, such as competition and weather. The electric
utility industry is also sensitive to increased interest rates because of the industry’s capital intensive nature. Also, an increase
in interest rates could cause some electric utilities to decrease dividends paid to shareholders which would reduce our investment income.
The earnings of electric utility companies could also be negatively affected by power outages. Electric utilities operate in an environment
of federal, state and local regulations, and these regulations may disproportionately affect an individual utility.
Short
Sale Risks
Our
investment portfolio will suffer a loss if it sells a security short and the value of the security rises rather than falls. It is possible
that the investment portfolio’s long positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of its short positions increase,
thereby increasing potential losses to the portfolio. Short sales expose our investment portfolio to the risk that it will be required
to buy the security sold short (also known as “covering” the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated
in value, thus resulting in a loss to the portfolio. The investment performance of our investment portfolio will also suffer if it is
required to close out a short position earlier than it had intended. In addition, our investment portfolio may be subject to expenses
related to short sales that are not typically associated with investing in securities directly, such as costs of borrowing. These expenses
may negatively impact the performance of the investment portfolio. Short positions introduce more risk to the investment portfolio than
long positions (purchases) because the maximum sustainable loss on a security purchased (held long) is limited to the amount paid for
the security plus the transaction costs, whereas there is no maximum attainable price of the shorted security. Therefore, in theory,
securities sold short have unlimited risk.
Put
and Call Options Risk
The
use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
If a strategy is applied at an inappropriate time or market conditions or trends are judged incorrectly, the use of options may lower
the return on the investment. There can be no guarantee that the use of options will increase the return or income on an investment.
In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them and there
may at times not be a liquid secondary market for various options. An abrupt change in the price of an underlying security could render
an option worthless. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in
the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility of the underlying
instrument (known as implied volatility), which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international
political and economic events, as will the performance of the issuer of the underlying instrument. As such, prior to the exercise or
expiration of the option, the Company is exposed to implied volatility risk, meaning the value, as based on implied volatility, of an
option may increase due to market and economic conditions or views based on the sector or industry in which issuers of the underlying
instrument participate, including company-specific factors.
By
writing put options, the Company takes on the risk of declines in the value of the underlying instrument, including the possibility of
a loss up to the entire strike price of each option it sells, but without the corresponding opportunity to benefit from potential increases
in the value of the underlying instrument. When the Company writes a put option, it assumes the risk that it must purchase the underlying
instrument at a strike price that may be higher than the market price of the instrument. If there is a broad market decline and the Company
is not able to close out its written put options, it may result in substantial losses. By writing a call option, the Company may be obligated
to deliver instruments underlying an option at less than the market price. In the case of an uncovered call option, there is a risk of
unlimited loss. When an uncovered call is exercised, the Company must purchase the underlying instrument to meet its call obligations
and the necessary instruments may be unavailable for purchase. When the Company writes a covered call option, it gives up the opportunity
to profit from a price increase in the underlying instrument above the strike price. If a covered call option that the Company has written
is exercised, the Company will experience a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying instrument, depending on the price at which
the Company purchased the instrument and the strike price of the option. The Company will receive a premium from writing options, but
the premium received may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from exercised options. In the case of a covered call, the
premium received may be offset by a decline in the market value of the underlying instrument during the option period. If an option that
the Company has purchased is never exercised or closed out, the Company will lose the amount of the premium it paid and the use of those
funds. There were no put or call option positions at December 31, 2023.
Operating
Company Risks
Our
business is at an early stage of commercial development and we may struggle to generate significant commercial uptake in our products
with our current resources.
Our
business is at an early stage of commercial development. We have a base of installed devices or tests run at approximately 80 hospitals
and clinics and approximately 65,000 kits have been sold to clinicians. These sites are covered by a sales, marketing, technical, and
clinical support team of 12 individuals composed of employees and consultants. Investment in expanding these resources will be required
to reach larger target customers at hospitals and clinics across the country.
In
addition, significant research and clinical studies on the potential benefits of blood volume analysis to guide therapeutic decisions
will be required to gain acceptance into the guidelines of care and for broader clinical adoption. There is no guarantee that these studies
will be successful or completed in a timely or cost-effective manner allowing the company to benefit commercially from their completion.
We
will need additional capital to conduct our operations and develop our products, and our ability to obtain the necessary funding is uncertain.
We
have used a significant amount of cash and retained earnings since inception to finance the continued development and testing of our
BVA-100 system, and we expect to need additional capital resources in order to further commercialize the product as well as develop related
products and updates to our existing device.
We
may not be successful in maintaining operating cash flow, and the timing of our capital expenditures and other expenditures may impede
our commercialization efforts if not sufficient. If financing is not sufficient and additional financing is not available or available
only on terms that are detrimental to our long-term survival, it could have a material adverse effect on our ability to successfully
commercialize our technology.
Additional
financing through strategic collaborations, public or private equity or debt financings or other financing sources may not be available
on acceptable terms for our operating company, or at all. Additional equity financing could result in dilution to our shareholders. Further,
if we obtain additional funds through arrangements with collaborative partners, these arrangements may require us to relinquish rights
to some of our technologies, product or products that we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize on our own.
If
sufficient capital is not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our research or product
development initiatives, any of which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition or business prospects.
Our
financial reporting reflects our status as a closed-end investment fund with an operating medical device division whose financial performance
is not broken out in detail and reported on a regular basis as is the case with traditional operating companies. As a result, shareholders
could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our common
stock.
Shareholders
seek detailed financial information in their investments and our reporting structure conforms to that of an investment fund. Investors
may become dissatisfied with the level of reporting detail that our current fund structure maintains and require greater transparency
in the future or lose confidence in the management resulting in a negative impact on the stock price. While the company intends to file
for a change of reporting structure in the future to a traditional operating company with the SEC as revenues from the operating division
increase whether that will be achievable and at what date remains unknown at this point in time.
If
our efforts to protect our intellectual property related to our technologies are not adequate, we may not be able to compete effectively
in our market and our business would be harmed.
We
rely upon a combination of patents, trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements to protect the intellectual property related
to our technologies. Any disclosure to or misappropriation by third parties of our trade secrets or other confidential information could
assist competitors in duplicating or surpassing our technological achievements, thus eroding the competitive advantage we may derive
from these patents or know-how.
The
strength of patents in the medical diagnostic field involves complex legal and scientific questions and can be uncertain. The patent
applications we own may fail to result in issued patents in the United States or in foreign countries and existing patents on parts of
our technology have entered the public domain. Third parties may challenge the validity, enforceability or scope of any issued patents
we own or license or any applications that may issue as patents in the future, which may result in those patents being narrowed, invalidated
or held unenforceable. Even if they are unchallenged, our patents and patent applications may not adequately protect our intellectual
property or prevent others from developing similar products that do not fall within the scope of our patents. If the breadth or strength
of protection provided by the patents we hold or pursue is threatened, our ability to commercialize any product candidates with technology
protected by those patents could be threatened. Since patent applications in the United States and most other countries are confidential
for a period of time after filing, we cannot be certain at the time of filing that we are the first to file any patent application related
to our technology.
In
addition to the protection afforded by patents, we seek to rely on trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements to protect
proprietary know-how that is not patentable, processes for which patents are difficult to enforce and any other elements of our discovery
platform and drug development processes that involve proprietary know-how, information or technology that is not covered by patents or
not amenable to patent protection. Although we endeavor that all of our employees and certain consultants and advisors to assign inventions
to us, and all of our employees, consultants, advisors and any third parties who have access to our proprietary know-how, information
or technology to enter into confidentiality agreements, our trade secrets and other proprietary information may be disclosed or competitors
may otherwise gain access to such information or independently develop substantially equivalent information. Further, the laws of some
foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent or in the same manner as the laws of the United States. As a result,
we may encounter significant difficulty in protecting and defending our intellectual property both in the United States and abroad. If
we are unable to prevent material disclosure of the trade secret intellectual property related to our technologies to third parties,
we may not be able to establish or maintain the competitive advantage that we believe is provided by such intellectual property, which
could materially adversely affect our market position and business and operational results.
We
may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our patent, which could be expensive, time-consuming and unsuccessful.
Competitors
may infringe our patents. To attempt to stop infringement or unauthorized use, we may need to enforce one or more of our patents, which
can be expensive and time-consuming and distract management. If we pursue any litigation, a court may decide that a patent of ours or
our licensor’s is not valid or is unenforceable, or may refuse to stop the other party from using the relevant technology on the
grounds that our patents do not cover the technology in question. Further, the legal systems of certain countries, particularly certain
developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents, which could reduce the likelihood of success of any infringement proceeding
we pursue in any such jurisdiction. An adverse result in any infringement litigation or defense proceedings could put one or more of
our patents at risk of being invalidated, held unenforceable, or interpreted narrowly and could put our patent applications at risk of
not issuing, which could limit our ability to exclude competitors from directly competing with us in the applicable jurisdictions.
Interference
proceedings provoked by third parties or brought by the U.S. PTO may be necessary to determine the priority of inventions with respect
to our patents or patent applications or those of our licensors. An unfavorable outcome could require us to cease using the related technology
or to attempt to license rights to use it from the prevailing party. Our business could be harmed if the prevailing party does not offer
us a license on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Litigation or interference proceedings may fail and, even if successful, may
result in substantial costs and distract our management and other employees.
If
we are unsuccessful in obtaining or maintaining patent protection for intellectual property in development, our business and competitive
position would be harmed.
We
are seeking patent protection for some of our technology and future products. Patent prosecution is a challenging process and is not
assured of success. If we are unable to secure patent protection for our technology and product candidates, our business may be adversely
impacted.
In
addition, issued patents and pending international applications require regular maintenance. Failure to maintain our portfolio may result
in loss of rights that may adversely impact our intellectual property rights, for example by rendering issued patents unenforceable or
by prematurely terminating pending international applications.
If
we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position would be harmed.
In
addition to seeking patents for some of our technology and product candidates, we also rely on trade secrets, including unpatented know-how,
technology and other proprietary information, to maintain our competitive position. We currently, and expect in the future to continue
to, seek to protect these trade secrets, in part, by entering into confidentiality agreements with parties who have access to them, such
as our employees, collaborators, contract manufacturers, consultants, advisors and other third parties. We also enter into confidentiality
and invention or patent assignment agreements with our employees and consultants. Despite these efforts, any of these parties may breach
the agreements and disclose our proprietary information, including our trade secrets, and we may not be able to obtain adequate remedies
for any such disclosure. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret is difficult, expensive
and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, some courts inside and outside the United States are less willing
or unwilling to protect trade secrets. If any of our trade secrets were to be lawfully obtained or independently developed by a competitor,
we would have no right to prevent them, or those to whom they disclose the trade secrets, from using that technology or information to
compete with us. If any of our trade secrets were to be disclosed to or independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position
would be harmed.
We
will have to hire additional executive officers and employees to expand our business. If we are unable to hire qualified personnel, we
may not be able to implement our business strategy.
The
loss of the services of any of our key product or business development employees could delay our product development programs and our
research and development efforts. We do not maintain key person life insurance on any of our officers, employees or consultants. In order
to develop our business in accordance with our business strategy, we will have to hire additional qualified personnel, including in the
areas of sales, physician education, manufacturing, clinical trials management, regulatory affairs, and business development. We will
need to raise sufficient funds to hire the necessary employees and have commenced our search for additional key employees.
We
depend on key personnel for our continued operations and future success, and a loss of certain key personnel could significantly hinder
our ability to move forward with our business plan.
Because
of the specialized nature of our business, we are highly dependent on our ability to identify, hire, train and retain highly qualified
scientific and technical personnel for the research and development activities we conduct or sponsor. The loss of one or more key executive
officers, or scientific officers, would be significantly detrimental to us. In addition, recruiting and retaining qualified scientific
personnel to perform research and development work is critical to our success. Our anticipated growth and expansion into areas and activities
requiring additional expertise will require the addition of new management personnel and the development of additional expertise by existing
management personnel.
Our
employees may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, including noncompliance with regulatory standards and requirements,
which could cause our business to suffer.
We
are exposed to the risk of employee fraud or other misconduct. Misconduct by employees could include intentional failures to comply with
regulations of governmental authorities, such as the FDA or the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, to provide accurate information to
the FDA or EMA, to comply with manufacturing standards we have established, to comply with federal, state and international healthcare
fraud and abuse laws and regulations as they may become applicable to our operations, to report financial information or data accurately
or to disclose unauthorized activities to us. Employee misconduct could also involve the improper use of information obtained in the
course of clinical trials, which could result in regulatory sanctions and serious harm to our reputation. It is not always possible to
identify and deter employee misconduct, and the precautions we currently take and the procedures we may establish in the future as our
operations and employee base expand to detect and prevent this type of activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged
risks or losses or in protecting us from governmental investigations or other actions or lawsuits stemming from a failure by our employees
to comply with such laws or regulations. If any such actions are instituted against us, and we are not successful in defending ourselves
or asserting our rights, those actions could have a significant impact on our business and results of operations, including the imposition
of significant fines or other sanctions.
If
we experience delays or difficulties in clinical outcome studies or lack the funding to conduct them, receipt of necessary outcome data
could be delayed or prevented.
Clinical
trials using our BVA-100 depend upon the successful funding, enrollment, and initiation of studies in coordination with research institutions
and hospitals. The company does not have sufficient funds to fully sponsor as many outcome studies as may be warranted for adoption of
our diagnostic as a standard of care. As such, the company depends upon a combination of grants and research agreements with sponsoring
institutions for many of the studies that have been conducted with its technology and anticipates continuing to do so for the foreseeable
future.
We
and our suppliers are subject to extensive FDA regulation, which can be costly and time consuming and can subject us to unanticipated
business costs or difficulties. Even though regulatory approval for products may have been granted, those products may still face regulatory
difficulties.
All
of our current and potential products, as well as those supplied to Daxor by third parties, processing and manufacturing activities,
are subject to comprehensive regulation by the FDA in the United States and by comparable authorities in other countries. The company
has spent considerable resources and time obtaining FDA and other required regulatory approvals but is still subject to regulatory action
from the FDA if it chooses to revoke or enforce an interpretation of the regulations that would make distribution or manufacture of our
products disallowed.
If
we, or third-party manufacturers we may contract with, violate regulatory requirements at any stage the FDA may take enforcement action(s)
against us, which could include issuing a warning or untitled letter, placing a clinical hold on an ongoing clinical trial, product seizure,
enjoining our operations, refusal to consider our applications for pre-market approval, refusal of an investigational new drug application,
fines, or even civil or criminal liability, any of which could materially harm our reputation and financial results. In addition, if
manufacturing problems occur, regulators may withdraw their approval or demand additional changes in product manufacture or marketing
practices.
Enforcement
actions we and our suppliers are subject to include:
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occurrence of any of these actions would likely cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any
difficulties or failures that we encounter regarding regulatory approval for our products or those of third-party suppliers would likely
have a substantial adverse impact on our ability to generate product sales, and could make any search for a collaborative partner more
difficult.
For
some of our products, we currently lack sufficient manufacturing capabilities to produce our products in-house and rely upon third party
suppliers. Disruption in our manufacturing supply, could negatively impact our ability to meet any future demand for the product.
We
expect that we would need to significantly expand our manufacturing capabilities to meet potential demand for our diagnostic devices
and Volumex kits. In addition, we depend upon a single manufacturer for components of our products and a disruption in that supply could
materially impact our business disrupting out ability to meet demand.
We
currently manufacture our BVA-100 device in a 20,000 square foot facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. If our facilities where our products
are currently being manufactured or equipment were significantly damaged or destroyed, or if there were other disruptions, delays or
difficulties affecting manufacturing capacity, including if such facilities are deemed not in compliance with current Good Manufacturing
Practice, or GMP, requirements, future clinical studies and commercial production for our products would likely be significantly disrupted
and delayed. It would be both time-consuming and expensive to replace this capacity with third parties, particularly since any new facility
would need to comply with the regulatory requirements.
Ultimately,
if we are unable to supply our products to meet commercial demand, whether because of processing constraints or other disruptions, delays
or difficulties that we experience, our production costs could dramatically increase and sales of our products and their long-term commercial
prospects could be significantly damaged.
To
be successful, our diagnostic products must be broadly accepted by the healthcare community, which can be very slow to adopt or unreceptive
to new technologies and products.
The
products that we manufacture represent substantial departure from more established methods of volume assessment and compete with a number
of more conventional therapies based upon measures of pressure or hemodynamics manufactured and marketed by major medical device companies.
The degree of market acceptance and uptake of our products depends on a number of factors, including:
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the healthcare community does not accept our products for any of these reasons, or for any other reason, our business would be materially
harmed.
Our
competition includes diagnostic companies that have significant advantages over us.
The
market for medical diagnostic products is highly competitive. We expect that our most significant competitors will be fully integrated
and more established medical device companies with extensive product lines and distribution networks. These companies may seek to develop
similar products, and they have significantly greater capital resources and research and development, manufacturing, testing, regulatory
compliance, and marketing capabilities. As a result, our competitors may develop more competitive or affordable products, or achieve
earlier patent protection or product commercialization than we are able to achieve. Competitive products may render our products or future
products that we develop obsolete.
We
may be subject to litigation that will be costly to defend or pursue and uncertain in its outcome.
Our
business may bring us into conflict with our licensees, licensors or others with whom we have contractual or other business relationships,
or with our competitors or others whose interests differ from ours. If we are unable to resolve those conflicts on terms that are satisfactory
to all parties, we may become involved in litigation brought by or against us. That litigation is likely to be expensive and may require
a significant amount of management’s time and attention, at the expense of other aspects of our business. The outcome of litigation
is always uncertain, and in some cases could include judgments against us that require us to pay damages, enjoin us from certain activities,
or otherwise affect our legal or contractual rights, which could have a significant adverse effect on our business.
We
are exposed to the risk of liability claims, for which we may not have adequate insurance.
Since
we participate in the health care industry, we may be subject to liability claims by employees, customers, end users and third parties
for past products and services as well as current or future products. While the company carries liability insurance there can be no assurance
that the liability insurance we carry will be adequate to cover claims asserted against us or that we will be able to maintain such insurance
in the future
We
currently have a marketing and sales force of approximately 12 employees and consultants. If we are unable to establish effective marketing
and sales capabilities or enter into agreements with third parties to market and sell our product candidates, we may not be able to effectively
market and scale our sales to a significant scale.
We
currently have a marketing and sales team for the marketing, sales and distribution of our BVA-100 device and kits. In order to fully
commercialize our products, we must expand our territory-by-territory basis marketing, sales, distribution, managerial and other non-technical
capabilities or make arrangements with third parties to perform these services, and we may not be successful in doing so.
Any
failure or delay in the further development of our internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities would adversely impact the
commercialization of any of our products that we obtain approval to market. We may choose to collaborate, either globally or on a territory-by-territory
basis, with third parties that have direct sales forces and established distribution systems, either to augment our own sales force and
distribution systems or in lieu of our own sales force and distribution systems. If we are unable to enter into such arrangements when
needed on acceptable terms or at all this will adversely affect our ability to rapidly scale the sale of our products.
Our
business and operations would suffer in the event of system failures or natural and man-made disasters.
Despite
the implementation of security measures, our internal computer systems and those of our contractors and consultants are vulnerable to
damage from computer viruses, unauthorized access, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication and electrical failures. While
we have not experienced any such system failure, accident or security breach to date, if such an event were to occur and cause interruptions
in our operations, it could result in a material disruption of our operations. For example, a hurricane or severe flood could disrupt
one of our key suppliers disrupting our supply chain for weeks or months causing material losses. If any disruption or security breach
resulted in a loss of or damage to our data or applications, or inappropriate disclosure of confidential or proprietary information,
we could incur liability and additional costs despite some insurance products that the company has purchased to mitigate such costs.
We
have incurred net operating losses in the past, and may incur them in the future.
We
have incurred cumulative net operating losses in the past. These losses have mainly resulted from ongoing expenses for marketing and
research and development as the company attempts to build a market for its products. In the past, the company’s cumulative net
income from investments and other items exceeded the operating losses and provided the necessary funds for its continued research and
development and marketing. It is the opinion of management that the financial health of the company would have been adversely affected
if net income from investments had been substantially less than losses from operations. There is no guarantee that future net income
from investments will continue to completely offset operating losses.
The
loss of any one customer could have an adverse effect on our consolidated operating business for a short period of time.
In
the past, the sale of Blood Volume Kits has accounted for a significant portion of the company’s total consolidated operating revenue,
and a small number of customers (hospitals) has comprised the majority of such sales. Management believes that the loss of any one customer
would have an adverse effect on our consolidated operating business for a short period of time. The company continues to seek new customers,
so that any one hospital will represent a smaller percentage of overall sales.
If
there is a decrease in the market value of our available for sale securities, this could have an adverse effect on our ability to fund
research and development and marketing efforts.
At
December 31, 2023, 83.5% of the fair market value of Daxor’s investment in securities consisted of utility stocks, all of which
are electric utilities, whose market price can be sensitive to rising interest rates. The company’s investment policy calls for
a minimum of 80% of the investment portfolio to consist of electric utility stocks. The Board of Directors has authorized this minimum
to be temporarily lowered to 70% when management deems it to be necessary. Investments in utilities are primarily in electric companies.
Investments in non-utility stocks will generally not exceed 20% of the value of the portfolio of investment securities. Given the current
volatility in the market, management feels this is a temporary situation. Depending on the duration of the current market conditions
the Board of Directors will revisit this investment policy. At December 31, 2023, the fair market value of Daxor’s investment in
securities was 8.36% of total net assets. The value of the operating division on a standalone basis and other assets and liabilities
was the remaining balance of the portfolio.
There
is a risk that in an environment of rising interest rates that the market value of these stocks could decline and the utilities could
reduce their dividend payments to compensate for increased interest expense. This could have an adverse effect on Daxor’s ability
to fund research and development and marketing efforts necessary to build a market for the company’s products.
The
absence of patents or the inability to defend patents could negatively impact our ability to compete for and obtain new business.
Daxor
Corporation’s patents for the BVA 100 expired in 2010. The company filed two additional patent applications for an automated instrument
to measure human blood volume which were granted April 7, 2015. The filings describe innovations which will be or have been incorporated
into the company’s BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer, these patents expanded the capabilities of the analyzer to incorporate total
body albumin measures and error correction software to improve accuracy. In addition, the company filed additional patents on its blood
volume technology in January of 2018, and has several more patents in various stages of development.
The
blood volume analyzer, however, works most efficiently with the tracer injection kit system which has a separate patent and which expired
in 2016. It is possible that another company could develop another version of the Blood Volume Analyzer which would use a different tracer
injection kit. To the best of the company’s knowledge, this has not happened yet and management views the development of a competing
tracer injection kit as unlikely.
If
the current manufacturer were to cease filling the Volumex syringes for us for any reason before we had a chance to make alternative
arrangements, this could have a material negative impact on our operating revenue.
All
of Daxor Corporation’s orders for Volumex syringes are filled by a single FDA inspected radio pharmaceutical manufacturer. If this
manufacturer were to cease filling the Volumex syringes for the company or were denied permission to do so by FDA for any reason before
the company had a chance to make alternative arrangements, the effect on the company’s operating revenue could be material. In
January 2007, we purchased two 10,000 square foot buildings in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to expand its research, development, and manufacturing
capabilities.
Other
Policies
Our
management expects that our investment portfolio will continue to consist primarily of publicly traded common and preferred stocks of
electric utilities. The percentage of investments other than electric utilities is expected to remain at less than 20% of the investment
portfolio.
With
regard to the non-principal investments for the investment portfolio, we are flexible in how we may allocate our investments. We may
allocate the non-principal investments among the following types of securities, in proportions which reflect the judgment of our management
of the potential returns and risks of such securities:
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Common
stocks and other equity securities (including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options and
American Depository Receipts); |
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Bonds
and other debt securities (including U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds, investment grade corporate debt securities, convertible debt
securities and debt securities below investment grade); and |
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Money
market instruments. |
Forward-Looking
Statements Regarding Daxor Corporation
Statements
made by Daxor Corporation in this prospectus that are not historical facts may constitute “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21 of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements
are necessarily estimates reflecting the judgment of the company’s senior management based on its current estimates, expectations,
forecasts and projections and include comments that express the company’s current opinions about trends and factors that may impact
future operating results. Disclosures that use words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“intend,” “could,” “plan,” “expect,” “project” or the negative of these,
as well as similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance,
rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events, many of which are outside of the company’s control, and involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievement, or industry results, to differ materially
from any future results, performance or achievements, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties
and other factors which could cause results to differ materially from management’s expectations are discussed in this prospectus.
Additional information regarding factors that could cause results to differ materially from management’s expectations is found
in the section entitled “Risk Factors”. Any such forward-looking statements, whether made in this report or elsewhere, should
be considered in the context of the various disclosures made by the company about its businesses including, without limitation, the risk
factors discussed above.
Daxor
Corporation intends that the forward-looking statements included herein be subject to the above-mentioned statutory safe harbor. Investors
are cautioned not to rely on forward-looking statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations
of the SEC, the company does not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.
Investment
Management
The
responsibility of the Board of Directors is to exercise corporate powers and to oversee management of the business of Daxor Corporation.
The officers of the company are principally responsible for its operations. The company is not primarily engaged in the business of investing,
reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities. As such, the company has no investment advisors, administrator, affiliated brokerage,
dividend paying agent, non-resident managers, or portfolio managers. The nature of the instruments in which funds in excess of immediate
capital needs are placed are consistent with capital preservation and liquidity. Subject to the oversight of the Board, the company’s
Chief Executive Officer, Michael Feldschuh, is the only individual responsible for the day-to-day management of Daxor’s investments.
We
will act as custodian of our securities in accordance with Section 17(f)(1)(C) and Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
and we will deposit our securities and similar investments in the safekeeping of one or more requested broker-dealers under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. We will evidence these arrangements in written contracts (ratified and approved annually by a majority of the board
of directors), which will be filed with the SEC. These contracts require that (1) the securities be physically segregated and marked
to show that they are the property of the company; (2) the securities and other investments must be verified three times annually by
an independent accountant; (3) the broker-dealer not have the ability to hypothecate, pledge or sell the securities, except at the direction
of the company and for its account; and (4) the securities and investments may not be subject to any lien or charge in favor of the broker-dealer.
Our current broker-dealer is UBS Financial Services, Inc., located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.
The
nature of the instruments in which funds in excess of immediate capital needs are placed are consistent with capital preservation and
liquidity. We are dependent on income from our investment portfolio to support our manufacturing operations and our biotechnology. The
Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Feldschuh, is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of any such investments.
Michael
Feldschuh has been president of Daxor since 2017. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Pre-Med studies at Columbia College, Columbia
University in 1991. Prior to joining Daxor’s executive team in December of 2014 as Executive Vice President, he served as a member
of the board of directors for one and a half years prior. Mr. Feldschuh headed his own hedge fund, Aristarc Capital, from 2009 to 2013
specializing in quantitative equity strategies. Prior to founding his own fund, Mr. Feldschuh was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley
Investment Management from 2005 to 2009 and also served as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Millennium Partners in New York
from 1997-2005. Mr. Feldschuh was a proprietary trader for Morgan Stanley & Co. from 1994-1997. Mr. Feldschuh began his career at
D.E. Shaw & Co. in New York, where he worked with Jeffery Bezos prior to Mr. Bezos’s founding of Amazon.
The
compensation paid to Mr. Feldschuh is set forth in the following table. There is no “Fund Complex” as defined in the 1940
Act.
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| | |
Pension or | |
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| |
| |
Aggregate | | |
Benefits Accrues | |
| |
Compensation | |
| |
Compensation | | |
as Part of | |
Annual Benefits | |
Fund Complex | |
Name | |
From Company | | |
Company Expenses | |
Upon Retirement | |
Paid to Director | |
Michael Feldschuh | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
None | |
None | |
$ | 100,000 | |
Mr.
Feldschuh has deliberately elected to draw a salary that is well below what the company believes is the market rate for someone with
his responsibilities and qualifications. It is the belief of the Board of Directors that annual compensation of two or three times what
he is currently earning could easily be justified. The decision to keep his annual compensation at well below market rate has been made
as part of an effort to preserve capital in light of the company’s ongoing losses from operations.
The
following table sets forth the share ownership of Mr. Feldschuh.
| |
Number of Shares | | |
Percent of | |
| |
Beneficially | | |
Common | |
Name of Beneficial Owner | |
Owned | | |
Stock | |
Michael Feldschuh, President and Director* | |
| 197,492 | | |
| 4.1 | % |
*Includes
162,492 shares of common stock and 35,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options issued under the
company’s 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan.
Daxor
Corporation Common Stock
The
holders of the common stock have one vote per share for the election of directors, without provisions for cumulative voting, and on all
other matters. Thus, holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of directors can elect all the directors if they
choose to do so. The common stock is not redeemable and has no conversion or preemptive rights. The company qualifies as a “controlled
company” under Nasdaq rules, as the estate of Joseph Feldschuh, M.D. controls more than 50% of the company’s voting power,
as evidenced by the company’s ownership records.
Our
common stock has continuously been traded since its initial public offering. The company’s common stock is traded on Nasdaq under
the symbol DXR. As of May 17, 2024, the company’s authorized securities consisted of 10,000,000 shares of common stock.
| |
| | |
Amount Held by Company or for | |
| |
Title of Class | |
Amount Authorized | | |
its Account | |
Amount Outstanding | |
Common Stock | |
| 10,000,000 | | |
5,163,070 | |
| 4,836,930 | |
The
following table sets forth, for each of the periods indicated, the high and low closing market prices for the shares of Common Stock
on Nasdaq, the net asset value per share and the premium or discount to net asset value per share at which the shares were trading.
| |
| | |
| | |
Premium/(Discount) to | |
| |
Market | | |
Net Asset Value | | |
Net Asset Value | |
| |
Price Per Share | | |
per Common | | |
High and Low(1) | |
During Quarter Ended | |
High | | |
Low | | |
Share(1) | | |
High | | |
Low | |
30-June-24 | |
$ | 9.94 | | |
$ | 8.64 | | |
$ | 6.75 | | |
| 47.3 | % | |
| 28.0 | % |
31-Mar-24 | |
$ | 10.03 | | |
$ | 7.19 | | |
$ | 6.89 | | |
| 45.6 | % | |
| 4.4 | % |
31-Dec-23 | |
$ | 9.60 | | |
$ | 7.26 | | |
$ | 7.08 | | |
| 35.6 | % | |
| 2.5 | % |
30-Sep-23 | |
$ | 10.15 | | |
$ | 9.03 | | |
$ | 6.03 | | |
| 68.3 | % | |
| 49.8 | % |
30-Jun-23 | |
$ | 13.03 | | |
$ | 9.51 | | |
$ | 6.33 | | |
| 105.8 | % | |
| 50.2 | % |
31-Mar-23 | |
$ | 11.23 | | |
$ | 8.25 | | |
$ | 6.41 | | |
| 75.2 | % | |
| 28.7 | % |
31-Dec-22 | |
$ | 13.63 | | |
$ | 9.10 | | |
$ | 6.75 | | |
| 101.9 | % | |
| 34.8 | % |
30-Sep-22 | |
$ | 14.23 | | |
$ | 12.10 | | |
$ | 4.52 | | |
| 214.8 | % | |
| 167.7 | % |
30-Jun-22 | |
$ | 13.21 | | |
$ | 10.62 | | |
$ | 4.85 | | |
| 172.4 | % | |
| 119.0 | % |
31-Mar-22 | |
$ | 11.52 | | |
$ | 10.51 | | |
$ | 5.18 | | |
| 122.4 | % | |
| 102.9 | % |
31-Dec-21 | |
$ | 11.50 | | |
$ | 10.59 | | |
$ | 5.24 | | |
| 119.5 | % | |
| 102.1 | % |
30-Sep-21 | |
$ | 12.05 | | |
$ | 8.77 | | |
$ | 3.37 | | |
| 257.6 | % | |
| 160.2 | % |
30-Jun-21 | |
$ | 14.15 | | |
$ | 8.90 | | |
$ | 3.59 | | |
| 294.2 | % | |
| 147.9 | % |
31-Mar-21 | |
$ | 13.86 | | |
$ | 11.02 | | |
$ | 3.77 | | |
| 268.0 | % | |
| 192.6 | % |
(1) |
As
we calculate our Net Asset Value at month end, the table reflects the month end net asset value, and the premium/(discount) to net
asset value is based on the month end net asset value. Percentages are rounded. |
The
last reported sale price on July 16, 2024 was $9.20 per share. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium
to or discount from net asset value, or the level of any premium or discount.
Directors
and Executive Officers of Daxor Corporation
The
following table sets forth the name, age, current and past five years’ business experience, directorships, and positions held with
Daxor Corporation by each person who is a director or executive officer.
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Principal
Occupation and |
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Director
Continuously |
Name
and Age |
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Position
with the Company |
|
Since |
Michael
Feldschuh, 54 |
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Executive
Vice President
Chairman,
President, CEO (1) |
|
2013 |
Caleb
DesRosiers, 51 |
|
Attorney
(2) |
|
2022 |
Henry
D. Cremisi, MD, 66 |
|
Medical
Director, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (3) |
|
2020 |
Joy
S. Goudie, 67 |
|
Partner,
Wissing Miller, LLP patent attorney (4) |
|
2020 |
Edward
Feuer, 68 |
|
Partner,
Feuer & Orlando, LLP (5) |
|
2016 |
Jonathan
Feldschuh, 59 |
|
Chief
Scientific Officer of the Company (6) |
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2017 |
(1) |
Michael
Feldschuh has been president of Daxor since 2017. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Pre-Med studies at Columbia College,
Columbia University in 1991. Prior to joining Daxor’s executive team in December of 2014 as Executive Vice President, he served
as a member of the board of directors for one and a half years prior. Mr. Feldschuh headed his own hedge fund, Aristarc Capital,
from 2009 to 2013 specializing in quantitative equity strategies. Prior to founding his own fund, Mr. Feldschuh was a Managing Director
at Morgan Stanley Investment Management from 2005 to 2009 and also served as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Millennium
Partners in New York from 1997-2005. Mr. Feldschuh was a proprietary trader for Morgan Stanley & Co. from 1994-1997. Mr. Feldschuh
began his career at D.E. Shaw & Co. in New York, where he worked with Jeffery Bezos prior to Mr. Bezos’s founding of Amazon. |
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(2)* |
Caleb
DesRosiers is currently a Senior Principal at Valuate Healthcare Consultancy, a leading strategic and market access consulting
firm that is part of Omnicom, a multi-billion communication and consulting public company, and serves on the board of the Health
Alliance Plan of Michigan, a company of Henry Ford Health System. He also serves on advisory boards of Copilot Provider Support Services,
Inc. and TruLite Health. Mr. DesRosiers holds a B.A., Master in Public Administration, and law degrees from Suffolk University. He
began his career in state government working on policy to expand healthcare access and prescription drug benefit to seniors. He served
as a Special Assistant at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in Washington DC where he advised the
Offices of Regulatory Affairs and Administrator on payment policy and managing the clearance of all regulations within the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Federal Register. Mr. DesRosiers
spent five years in the life science industry at Pfizer and Roche supporting brand teams cross-functional payment policy, advocacy,
managed care and commercial initiatives. |
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(3) |
Dr.
Henry D. Cremisi is a Medical Director (Renal) at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals with over 32 years of experience in medicine. Prior,
Dr. Cremisi served as Chairman of Medical Education and a Nephrologist and Hospitalist for Novant Health in Charlotte, North Carolina.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both internal medicine
and nephrology. Dr. Cremisi has many scientific and professional memberships including the International Society of Nephrology, American
Society of Nephrology, Cardiorenal Society of America, Heart Failure Society of America, Society of Hospital Medicine, American College
of Physicians, Renal Physicians Association and the American Medical Association. Dr. Cremisi graduated from Tufts University School
of Medicine and did his residency at Emory Healthcare in internal medicine. |
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|
(4)* |
Joy
Goudie, Esq. is currently a partner at Wissing Miller, LLP, following twelve years as Senior Patent Counsel for Revlon leading
cross-functional teams in the US and Spain. In addition, she served as Vice President managing Revlon’s global R&D portfolio
and driving new technologies. A published scientist, Ms. Goudie has worked with patents and R&D teams in the development of new
antibiotics and small molecules for treatment of solid tumor cancers. Ms. Goudie earned her JD degree from Pace University, has a
Masters Degree in Chemistry from Long Island University and graduated from Mercy College with a BS in Medical Technology, Behavioral
Science and Health Service Management. |
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|
(5)* |
Edward
Feuer has over 35 years’ experience as an accountant, and is a member of the AICPA and The New York State Society of Certified
Public Accountants where he has served on the State and Local Tax Committee and the Continuity of Practice Committee. Mr. Feuer graduated
from George Washington University and Scarsdale High School. Prior to founding this firm Edward worked at the NYS Department of Taxation
and Finance, Westvaco Corp., as well as two metropolitan CPA firms. His areas of specialty are professional service companies, broker
dealers, mutual funds, high net worth individuals, wealth management, financial planning, business management and advisory. He reviews
all financial statements issued by the firm. Mr. Feuer is proud of the teamwork of the firm and its focus on the success of their
clients. |
|
|
(6) |
Jonathan
Feldschuh has been Chief Scientific Officer of Daxor since 2017. Prior to that he served as a scientific consultant to Daxor
since 1985. He has been involved with developing Daxor’s technology and is a co-inventor on multiple Daxor patents, including
the original patent covering the blood volume analyzer (BVA-100). Mr. Feldschuh studied Physics at Harvard University, receiving
an A.B. degree summa cum laude in 1986. Prior to taking on the role of CSO at Daxor, Jonathan worked extensively in technology and
quantitative finance. He was the Chief Quantitative Officer at Aristarc Capital, overseeing the research, development, and execution
of quantitative trading strategies. Prior to Aristarc he worked in quantitative roles at financial firms such as Morgan Stanley,
Millennium Partners, and American Express. |
*
(Member of the Audit Committee)
As
of the date of this prospectus, the named executive officers of Daxor Corporation are:
MICHAEL
FELDSCHUH, Chairman of the Board and President, earned his bachelor’s degree in Pre-Med studies at Columbia College, Columbia University
in 1991. Prior to joining Daxor’s executive team in December of 2014 he served as a member of the board of directors for one and
a half years prior. Michael headed his own hedge fund, Aristarc Capital, from 2009 to 2013 specializing in quantitative strategies. Prior
to founding his own fund, Michael was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley from 2005 to 2009 and also served as a Managing Director
and Portfolio Manager at Millennium Partners in New York from 1997-2005. Michael was a proprietary trader for Morgan Stanley & Co.
from 1994-1997. Michael began his career at D.E. Shaw & Co. in New York, where he worked with Jeffery Bezos prior to Bezos’s
founding of Amazon.
JONATHAN
FELDSCHUH, Chief Scientific Officer, has been Chief Scientific Officer of Daxor since 2017. Prior to that he served as a scientific consultant
to Daxor since 1985. He has been involved with developing Daxor’s technology and is a co-inventor on multiple Daxor patents, including
the original patent covering the blood volume analyzer (BVA-100). Mr. Feldschuh studied Physics at Harvard University, receiving an A.B.
degree summa cum laude in 1986. Prior to taking on the role of CSO at Daxor, Jonathan worked extensively in technology and quantitative
finance. He was the Chief Quantitative Officer at Aristarc Capital, overseeing the research, development, and execution of quantitative
trading strategies. Prior to Aristarc he worked in quantitative roles at financial firms such as Morgan Stanley, Millennium Partners,
and American Express.
ROBERT
J. MICHEL, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary has over 30 years’ experience across a wide
array of industries, including serving on the board of a biometric solutions company. In addition, he has public company experience in
accounting and finance for companies specializing in consumer finance, engineering/manufacturing, marketing and the healthcare industry,
both privately held and publicly traded. Prior to joining Daxor he served as CFO of at Sher-Del Transfer and Relocation Services, and
prior spent seven years as CFO of Asta Funding, (Nasdaq: ASFI) a publicly traded diversified financial services company. He is a Certified
Public Accountant and holds a degree in Business Administration from the Villanova School of Business and an MBA from St. John’s
University.
Additional
Information about Daxor Corporation
Financial
information regarding Daxor Corporation is hereby incorporated by reference from the company’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for
the year ended December 31, 2023.
TAX
MATTERS
The
following discussion is a brief summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the company and the purchase, ownership
and disposition of our shares of common stock. A more complete discussion of the tax rules applicable to the company and our shares of
common stock can be found in the SAI that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
This
summary is based upon U.S. federal income tax law as of the date of this prospectus, which is subject to change or differing interpretations,
possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to
particular investors in light of their individual circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (e.g., financial institutions,
insurance companies, broker-dealers, partnerships and their partners, tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations), taxpayers
that have elected mark-to-market accounting, S corporations, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, investors
that will hold the common stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, former citizens or residents of the United States or investors that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar),
all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ materially from those summarized below. In addition, this summary does not discuss
other U.S. federal tax consequences (e.g., estate or gift tax), any state, local, or non-U.S. tax considerations or the Medicare tax
or alternative minimum tax. In addition, this summary is limited to investors that will hold our securities as “capital assets”
(generally, property held for investment) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”), and that acquired
the common stock pursuant to this offering. No ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, (the “IRS”) has been or will be
sought regarding any matter discussed herein. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain
a position contrary to any of the tax aspects set forth below.
For
purposes of this summary, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial holder of securities who or that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes
is:
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individual who is a United States citizen or resident of the United States; |
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A
corporation, or other entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes created in, or organized under
the laws of, the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof; |
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An
estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its source;
or |
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trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United
States persons (within the meaning of the Code) who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that
has in effect a valid election under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person. |
If
a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds the common stock,
the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership
and certain determinations made at the partner level. If you are a partner of a partnership holding the common stock, you are urged to
consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our securities.
THIS
DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. WE URGE PROSPECTIVE
HOLDERS TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF OWNING AND DISPOSING OF THE COMMON
STOCK, AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION OF ANY, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. INCOME, ESTATE AND OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS.
Personal
Holding Company Status
The
Company is subject to a second level of U.S Federal income tax on a portion of its income as a personal holding company (“PHC”)
for U.S Federal income tax purposes. As a PHC in a given year, the Company is subject to an additional PHC tax, currently 20%, on its
undistributed PHC income, which generally includes its taxable income, subject to certain adjustments. Update: For the year ended December
31, 2023, the Company was a PHC. The company incurred no liability for PHC for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to the net
operating losses applied to realized gains incurred during the year.
Taxation
of Distributions
If
the company pays cash distributions to U.S. Holders of shares of the common stock, such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S.
federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the company’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under
U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return
of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the common stock.
Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the common stock and will be treated as described
under “Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of the Common Stock” below.
Gain
or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of the Common Stock
A
U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss on the sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of the common stock. Any such gain
or loss will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the common
stock so disposed of exceeds one year. The amount of gain or loss recognized will generally be equal to the difference between (1) the
sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received in such disposition and (2) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted
tax basis in its common stock so disposed of. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its common stock will generally equal the U.S.
Holder’s acquisition cost less any prior distributions treated as a return of capital. The deductibility of capital losses is subject
to limitations.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
In
general, information reporting requirements may apply to dividends paid to a U.S. Holder and to the proceeds of the sale or other disposition
of shares of common stock, unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding may apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder
fails to provide a taxpayer identification number, a certification of exempt status or has been notified by the IRS that it is subject
to backup withholding (and such notification has not been withdrawn). Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be
allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is
timely furnished to the IRS.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Certain
legal matters will be passed on for the company by Foley & Lardner LLP, New York, New York, in connection with the offering of the
shares of common stock.
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Citrin
Cooperman & Company, LLP is the independent registered public accounting firm of the company. The company’s independent registered
public accounting firm is expected to render an opinion annually on the financial statements of the Fund.
PRIVACY
PRINCIPLES OF THE COMPANY
The
company is committed to maintaining the privacy of its shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following
information is provided to help you understand what personal information the company collects, how the company protects that information
and why, in certain cases, the company may share information with select other parties.
Generally,
the company does not receive any non-public personal information relating to its shareholders, although certain non-public personal information
of its shareholders may become available to the company. The company does not disclose any non-public personal information about its
shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts
(for example, to a transfer agent).
The
company restricts access to non-public personal information about its shareholders to its employees and its delegates and affiliates
with a legitimate business need for the information. As a result, we do not provide a means for opting out of our limited sharing of
your information. The company maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information
of its shareholders.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Daxor
Corporation has filed a Registration Statement on Form N-2, including amendments thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement, including any exhibits
and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to the company, reference is made to the Registration Statement. Statements
contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete and in each
instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, each such
statement being qualified in all respects by such reference. Copies of the Registration Statement may be inspected without charge at
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s principal office in Washington, D.C., and copies of all or any part thereof may be obtained
from the Securities and Exchange Commission upon the payment of certain fees prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
SEC allows Daxor Corporation to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement,
which means that the company can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents filed separately with the
SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered part of this prospectus. The company incorporates by reference any future
filings it will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or pursuant to Rule 30b2-1 under the
1940 Act, including those made after the date of this prospectus (excluding any information furnished, rather than filed), until the
company has sold all of the offered securities to which this prospectus, or the offering is otherwise terminated. The documents incorporated
by reference herein include:
Daxor
Corporation will provide without charge upon written or oral request to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus
is delivered, a copy of any and all of the documents which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus but not delivered with
this prospectus (other than exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents).
You
may request a copy of these documents by writing or telephoning Daxor Corporation at:
Investor
Relations
Daxor
Corporation
107
Meco Lane
Oak
Ridge, TN 37830
(212)
330-8500
TABLE
OF CONTENTS FOR THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED AUGUST 15, 2024
The
information in this Statement of Additional Information is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Statement of Additional Information is not
an offer to sell these securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is
not permitted.
STATEMENT
OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dated
August __, 2024
DAXOR
CORPORATION
107
Meco Lane
Oak
Ridge, TN 37830
(212)-330-8500
Daxor
Corporation is an investment company with medical instrumentation and biotechnology operations. While the company is not primarily engaged
in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities, the company is dependent upon earnings from its
investment portfolio to fund operations.
This
Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus and is authorized for distribution to investors only if preceded or accompanied
by Daxor Corporation’s prospectus dated August 15, 2024 (the “Prospectus”), as supplemented to date,
which is incorporated herein by reference. This SAI should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained
without charge by contacting your financial intermediary or by calling the company at (888) 774-3268, by writing to the company at the
address above or from the company’s website (http://www.daxor.com). You may also obtain a copy of the Prospectus on the
website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), http://www.sec.gov.
The
information contained in, or that can be accessed through, the Daxor Corporation’s website is not part of the Prospectus or this
SAI. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this SAI have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
Table
of Contents
HISTORY
OF DAXOR CORPORATION
Daxor
Corporation is an investment company with medical instrumentation and biotechnology operations. The company was originally incorporated
in New York State as Iatric Corporation in May 1971 for cryobanking services and discontinued these services through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Scientific Medical Systems in 2017. In October 1971, the name Iatric Corporation was changed to Idant Corporation. In May
1973, the name Idant Corporation was changed to Daxor Corporation.
While
the company is not primarily engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities, the company
is dependent upon earnings from its investment portfolio to fund operations. On March 30, 2012, the company filed a Form N-8A with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register as a closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the “1940 Act”). The company’s principal executive offices are located at 109 Meco Lane, Oak Ridge, TN
37830. The “Investor Relations” section of the company’s website currently provides free copies of the company’s
annual and semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.
For
the past 21 years, the company’s major focus has been the creation and development of the BVA-100® Blood Volume Analyzer, an
instrument that rapidly and accurately measures human blood volume. This instrument is used in conjunction with Volumex®, a single-use
radiopharmaceutical diagnostic injection and collection kit. The company also owns the Daxor Oak Ridge Operations (DORO) facility in
Oak Ridge, TN, which manufactures, tests, and develops next-generation models of the BVA-100®.
The
company maintains an internet website at www.daxor.com. The website for Daxor describe the operation of the company.
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Daxor
Corporation’s objective is to support and expand its operating business segment through organic growth (i.e., the rate of business
expansion through internal enhancement of the business and operations as opposed to mergers, acquisitions and takeovers). The company
is not primarily engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities. As a result, the company
has no fundamental investment policies or significant investing practices, activities, objectives or techniques, except as set forth
below. Funds in excess of the company’s immediate capital needs are placed in instruments designed to maximize capital preservation
and assure liquidity. Objectives are achieved by focusing management and employee effort on the company’s business of manufacturing
medical devices and providing additional biotechnology services.
The
company’s investment policy calls for a minimum of 80% of the company’s investment portfolio to consist of electric utility
stocks. The Board of Directors has authorized this minimum to be temporarily lowered to 70% when management deems it to be necessary.
At least once a year, the company reviews its investment strategy, and more frequently as needed, at Board meetings.
The
investment portfolio primarily consists of common stock and preferred stock of publicly traded electric utility companies. In addition
to receiving income from dividends from the securities held in the investment portfolio, the company also has an investment policy of
selling puts on stocks that it is willing to own. Such options usually have a maturity of less than one year. The company will also sell
covered calls on securities within its investment portfolio. Covered calls involve stocks, which usually do not exceed 15% of the value
of the company’s portfolio.
The
company may also sell uncovered calls and may have net short positions in common stock up to 15% of the value of the portfolio. The company’s
net short position may temporarily rise to 15% of the company’s portfolio without any specific action because of changes in valuation,
but should not exceed that amount. At December 31, 2023, the company did not have any short positions.
The
company has adopted the following investment restrictions which are matters of fundamental policy. The company’s investment restrictions
cannot be changed without approval of the holders of (i) 67% of the company’s common stock present or represented at a meeting
of shareholders at which the holders of more than 50% of the common stock are present or represented; or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding
interests of shareholders:
1. |
The
company may borrow money to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. |
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The
company may issue senior securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. |
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The
company may not engage in the business of underwriting securities issued by other persons, except to the extent that it may be deemed
to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of its investment securities. |
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The
company will concentrate its investments in the utility industry. |
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The
company may invest in real estate or commodities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. |
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The
company may make loans to other persons to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. |
ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS
Primary
investment strategies are described in the Prospectus. The following is a description of the various investment policies in which Daxor
Corporation may be engaged, whether as a primary or secondary strategy, and a summary of certain attendant risks.
Common
Stocks. Common stocks generally represent an ownership interest in an issuer, without preference over any other class of securities,
including such issuer’s debt securities, preferred stock and other senior equity securities. Common stocks are entitled to the
income and increase in the value of the assets and business of the issuer after all its debt obligations and obligations to preferred
shareholders are satisfied. Common stocks generally have voting rights. Common stocks fluctuate in price in response to many factors,
including historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor
perceptions and market liquidity.
Preferred
Stocks. Preferred stocks with predominantly equity investment characteristics, like common stocks, represent an equity ownership
in an issuer. Generally, preferred stocks have a priority of claim over common stocks in dividend payments and upon liquidation of the
issuer. Unlike common stocks, preferred stocks do not usually have voting rights. Preferred stocks in some instances are convertible
into common stocks. Although they are equity securities, preferred stocks have certain characteristics of both debt securities and common
stocks. They are debt-like in that their promised income is contractually fixed. They are like common stocks in that they do not have
rights to precipitate bankruptcy proceedings or collection activities in the event of missed payments. Furthermore, they have many of
the key characteristics of equity due to their subordinated position in an issuer’s capital structure and because their quality
and value are heavily dependent on the profitability of the issuer rather than on any legal claims to specific assets or cash flows.
In
order to be payable, dividends on preferred stock must be declared by the issuer’s board of directors. In addition, distributions
on preferred stock may be subject to deferral and thus may not be automatically payable. Income payments on some preferred stocks are
cumulative, causing dividends and distributions to accrue even if not declared by the board of directors or otherwise made payable. Other
preferred stocks are non-cumulative, meaning that skipped dividends and distributions do not continue to accrue.
Shares
of preferred stock have a liquidation value that generally equals their original purchase price at the date of issuance. The market values
of preferred stocks may be affected by favorable and unfavorable changes impacting the issuers’ industries or sectors. They also
may be affected by actual and anticipated changes or ambiguities in the tax status of the security and by actual and anticipated changes
or ambiguities in tax laws, such as changes in corporate and individual income tax rates or the characterization of dividends as tax-advantaged.
Equity
Put and Call Options. The company may purchase and sell “call” and “put” options on securities and securities
indices which are listed on a national securities exchange or in the over-the- counter markets as a means of increasing exposure or hedging
the value of the company’s investment portfolio.
A
“call” option is a contract that gives the holder of the option the right to buy from the writer (i.e., the seller) of the
option, in return for a premium paid, the security underlying the option at a specified exercise price at any time during the term of
the option. The writer of the call option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment
of the exercise price during the option period. A “put” option is a contract that gives the holder of the option the right
to sell to the writer (i.e., the seller), in return for the premium, the underlying security at a specified price during the term of
the option. The writer of the put option, who receives the premium, has the obligation to buy the underlying security upon exercise,
at the exercise price during the option period.
If
the company has written an option, it may terminate its obligation by effecting a closing purchase transaction. This is accomplished
by purchasing an option of the same series as the option previously written. There can be no assurance that a closing purchase transaction
can be effected when the company so desires. An exchange-traded option may be closed out only on an exchange which provides a secondary
market for an option of the same series.
Short
Sales. A short sale is the sale of a security that the company does not own in anticipation of purchasing the same security at a
later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the counterparty, the company must borrow the security, and the company is obligated
to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the company.
Portfolio
Trading and Turnover Rate. Portfolio trading may be undertaken to accomplish the investment objectives of the company. While the
company may engage in portfolio trading when considered appropriate, short-term trading in the company’s portfolio will not be
used as the primary means of achieving the company’s investment objective. The company expects a moderate level of annual portfolio
turnover. The turnover rate is not expected to exceed 100% under normal circumstances. However, there are no limits on the rate of portfolio
turnover, and investments may be sold without regard to length of time held when, in the company’s opinion, investment considerations
warrant such action. A higher portfolio turnover rate results in correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transactional
expenses that are borne by the company. The company’s portfolio turnover rate for 2020 was 12.54%, which indicates an average holding
period in excess of five years.
MANAGEMENT
OF THE COMPANY
Directors
and Officers
The
management of Daxor Corporation is the responsibility of the Board of Directors. None of the directors who are not “interested
persons” of the company (as defined in the 1940 Act) has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, the company or
its affiliates. The officers of the company serve annual terms and are elected on an annual basis.
The
Board of Directors has an Audit Committee. The Board does not have a standing nominating committee or a charter with respect to the process
for nominating directors for election to the company’s Board. The company qualifies as a “controlled company” under
Nasdaq rules, as the estate of Joseph Feldschuh, M.D controls more than 50% of the company’s voting power, as evidenced by the
company’s ownership records. As a result, the Nasdaq continued listing standards do not require the company to have a nominating
and compensation committees or a written charter. Shareholders and members of the Board submit nominees for election to the company’s
Board to Mr. Michael Feldschuh, Executor of the Joseph Feldschuh estate, for his consideration.
There
are no non-resident directors of the company, nor or there any arrangements or understandings between any director or officer and any
other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director or officer. As the company has no investment advisers or underwriters,
there is no investment advisory contract that is approved by the directors.
The
names and business addresses of the Directors of the company, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five
years, the number of portfolios each oversees and other directorships they hold, or have held during the past five years, are set forth
below. Michael Feldschuh and Jonathan Feldschuh are brothers, and are classified as “interested persons” due to their employment
with the company. There is no “Fund Complex” as defined in the 1940 Act.
Name,
Address and Age |
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Position(s)
Held with
Company |
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Term
of Office and Length of
Time Served |
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Principal
Occupation(s)
During
Past Five Years |
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Number
of Portfolios Overseen By
Directors |
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Other
Directorships Held (during past five years)
by Director |
“Noninterested
Persons” |
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Caleb
DesRosiers
109 Meco Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 |
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Director |
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One
year term,
Director since 2022 |
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Attorney |
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None |
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None |
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Age:
51 |
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Henry
D Cremisi, MD
109 Meco Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 |
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Director |
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One
year term,
Director since 2020 |
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Medical
Director, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals |
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None |
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None |
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Age:
66 |
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Edward
Feuer
109 Meco Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 |
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Director |
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One
year term,
Director since 2016 |
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Managing
Partner, Feuer & Orlando |
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None |
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None |
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Age:
68 |
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Joy
Goudie, Esq.
109 Meco Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 |
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Director |
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One
year term,
Director since 2020 |
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Partner,
Wissing Miller, LLP
Patent Attorney. |
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None |
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None |
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Age:
67 |
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Name,
Address and Age |
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Position(s)
Held with
Company |
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Term
of Office and Length of
Time Served |
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Principal
Occupation(s)
During
Past Five Years |
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Number
of Portfolios Overseen By
Directors |
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Other
Directorships Held (during past five years)
by Director |
“Interested
Persons” |
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Michael
Feldschuh |
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Director |
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One
year term, |
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Executive
Vice President Chairman, |
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One |
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None |
109
Meco Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 |
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Director
since 2013 |
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President,
CEO |
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Age:
54 |
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Jonathan
Feldschuh |
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Director |
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One
year term, |
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Chief
Scientific Officer |
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None |
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None |
109
Meco Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 |
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Director
since 2017 |
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Age
59 |
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Board
Leadership Structure
The
Board of Directors currently comprises six members, four of whom are independent or disinterested persons, which means that they are
not “interested persons” of the company as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”).
The Board has general oversight responsibility with respect to the operation of the company, and has established an Audit Committee to
assist the Board in performing its oversight responsibilities.
As
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Feldschuh is the presiding officer at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The company does not have a
lead Independent Director. The company has determined that its leadership structure is appropriate given the size and structure of the
company.
Audit
Committee
The
Audit Committee operates pursuant to a Charter approved by the Board of Directors, a copy of which is available on the company’s
website. The Charter sets forth the responsibilities of the Audit Committee. The functions of the Audit Committee include, among others,
to meet with the independent registered public accounting firm of the company to review the scope of the company’s audit, the company’s
financial statements and internal accounting controls, and to meet with management concerning these matters, internal audit activities
and other matters. The Audit Committee currently consists of Edward Feuer, Joy Goudie and Caleb DesRosiers, all of whom are considered
independent under the rules promulgated by Nasdaq and, in addition, are not “interested persons” of the company as defined
in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Edward Feuer serves as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and has been designated as the audit committee
financial expert under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Audit Committee met four times in fiscal 2023.
Board’s
Risk Oversight Role
The
day-to-day management of various risks relating to the administration and operation of the company is the responsibility of management
and other service providers retained by the Board of Directors or by management, most of whom employ professional personnel who have
risk management responsibilities. The Board oversees this risk management function consistent with and as part of its oversight duties.
The Board performs this risk management oversight function directly and, with respect to various matters, through its committees. The
Board has been advised that it is not practicable to identify all of the risks that may impact the company or to develop procedures or
controls that are designed to eliminate all such risk exposures, and that applicable securities law regulations do not contemplate that
all such risks be identified and addressed.
The
Board of Directors has overseen the company’s development and administration of a compliance program that meets the requirements
of Rule 38a-1 promulgated under the 1940 Act, and the development and administration of a code of ethics program that meets the requirements
of Rule 17j-1 promulgated under the 1940 Act. The Board meets regularly with the company’s Chief Compliance Officer on all aspects
of the company’s compliance requirements.
Qualifications
of the Trustees
Michael
Feldschuh has been the Chief Executive Officer since 2016 and a director of the company since 2013. His experience and skills in the
company’s business operations, as well as his familiarity with the company, led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director.
Jonathan Feldschuh has been the Chief Scientific Officer since 2017, and has served as a scientific consultant to the company since 1985.
His experience and knowledge regarding the company’s products, as well as his scientific background, led to the conclusion that
he should serve as a director. The company believes that the business and industry backgrounds of Caleb DesRosiers, Henry Cremisi, MD,
Joy Goudie Esq., and Edward Feuer have provided them with the experience that will benefit the company and its shareholders. Further,
the company believes Caleb DesRosiers, Dr. Henry Cremisi, Joy Goudie Esq., and Edward Feuer each take a conservative and thoughtful approach
to addressing issues facing the company. This combination of experience and skills led to the conclusion that each of Caleb DesRosiers,
Dr. Henry Cremisi, Joy Goudie Esq., and Edward Feuer should serve as a director.
Equity
Ownership of Directors
The
following table sets forth the dollar range of shares of the company beneficially owned by each current director as of December 31, 2023,
which is also the valuation date, using the following ranges: None; $1-$10,000; $10,001 - $50,000; $50,001 - $100,000; and Over $100,000.
Name of Director | |
Share Ownership | |
Interested Persons: | |
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Michael Feldschuh | |
| Over $100,000 | |
Jonathan Feldschuh | |
| Over $100,000 | |
Noninterested Persons: | |
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Caleb DesRosiers | |
$ | 50,001 - $100,000 | |
Henry D. Cremisi, MD | |
| Over $100,000 | |
Edward Feuer | |
$ | 50,001 - $100,000 | |
Joy Goudie, Esq. | |
$ | 50,001 - $100,000 | |
Board
Compensation
In
June 2023 the outside directors who attended the annual meeting were paid $1,000 each for attendance at the annual meeting and a Board
meeting which took place on the same day. The number of directors who attended the annual meeting was six. In addition, every director
who attended a dial-in Board meeting was paid $375 for each meeting which took place respectively in April, September and December 2023.
Each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board during 2023, with a total number of four
Board meetings being held. Other than the officers identified below, Messrs. Michael Feldschuh, Jonathan Feldschuh and Robert J. Michel,
there are no officers of the Company that had aggregate compensation in excess of $120,000 during the most recently completed fiscal
year.
The
compensation paid to current and former directors in 2023 is set forth in the following table. There is no “Fund Complex”
as defined in the 1940 Act.
| |
| | |
Pension or | |
| |
| |
| |
| | |
Benefits Accrues | |
Annual | |
Compensation | |
| |
Aggregate
Compensation | | |
as Part of
Company | |
Benefits
Upon | |
Fund Complex
Paid | |
Name | |
From Company | | |
Expenses | |
Retirement | |
to Director | |
Interested Person: | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | |
Michael Feldschuh | |
$ | 100,000 | | |
None | |
None | |
$ | 100,000 | |
Jonathan Feldschuh | |
$ | 127,920 | | |
None | |
None | |
$ | 127,920 | |
Noninterested Persons: | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | |
Caleb DesRosiers | |
$ | 2,125 | | |
None | |
None | |
$ | 2,125 | |
Henry D. Cremisi, MD | |
$ | 1,125 | | |
None | |
None | |
$ | 1,125 | |
Edward Feuer | |
$ | 2,125 | | |
None | |
None | |
$ | 2,125 | |
Joy Goudie, Esq. | |
$ | 2,125 | | |
None | |
None | |
$ | 2,125 | |
CONTROL
PERSONS
On
May 17, 2024, Daxor Corporation had issued and outstanding 4,8 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, each of which entitled
the holder to one vote.
Since
the estate of Dr. Feldschuh owns more than 50% of Daxor stock, and Michael Feldschuh is the executor of the estate, the company is considered
a controlled corporation.
The
following table sets forth certain information as of May 17, 2024, concerning the ownership of the common stock by (a) each person who,
to the company’s knowledge, beneficially owned on that date more than 5% of the outstanding common stock, (b) each of the company’s
then current directors and the named executive officers and (c) all then current directors and executive officers of the company as a
group.
| |
Number of Shares | | |
Percent of | |
Name of Beneficial Owner (a) (b) | |
Beneficially
Owned(b) | | |
Common
Stock(b) | |
Estate of Joseph Feldschuh(c) | |
| 2,553,230 | | |
| 52.8 | % |
Michael Feldschuh, President and Director(d) | |
| 197,492 | | |
| 4.1 | % |
Jonathan Feldschuh, Director(e) | |
| 32,241 | | |
| * | |
Robert J. Michel, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer(f) | |
| 27,633 | | |
| * | |
Henry Cremisi. MD, Director ( g ) | |
| 24,167 | | |
| * | |
Joy Goudie, Esq., Director ( h ) | |
| 6,567 | | |
| * | |
Edward Feuer, Director ( i ) | |
| 7,267 | | |
| * | |
Caleb DesRosiers ( j ) | |
| 6,656 | | |
| * | |
All directors and officers as a Group (7 persons) (k) | |
| 2,855,254 | | |
| 59.0 | % |
* |
Indicates
less than 1%. |
(a) |
Unless
otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed is c/o Daxor Corporation, 109 Meco Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. |
|
|
(b) |
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to
securities. In accordance with SEC rules, shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants which are currently
exercisable or which become exercisable within 60 days following May 17, 2024 are deemed to be beneficially owned by, and outstanding
with respect to, the holder of such option or warrant. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to community property laws where
applicable, to the knowledge of the Company, each person listed is believed to have sole voting and investment power with respect
to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by such person. |
|
|
(c) |
Includes
2,553,230 shares of common stock. |
|
|
(d) |
Includes
162,492 shares of common stock and 35,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options issued under the Company’s
2020 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2020 Plan”). |
|
|
(e) |
Includes
3,908 shares of common stock and 28,333 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options issued under the 2020 Plan. |
|
|
(f) |
Includes
11,300 of common stock and 16,333 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of option issued under the 2020 Plan. |
|
|
(g) |
Includes
24,167 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options issued under the 2020
Plan.
|
(h) |
Includes
300 shares of common stock and 6,267 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options issued under the 2020 Plan. |
|
|
(i) |
Includes
1,000 shares of common stock and 6,267 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options issued under the 2020 Plan. |
|
|
(j) |
Includes
3,157 shares of common stock and 3,499 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options issued under the 2020 Plan. |
|
|
(k) |
See
Footnotes (c) through (j). |
Directors
currently serving have options totaling 160,200 shares of common stock exercisable at prices ranging from $7.75 to $14.11 per share.
We ceased issuing options under the 2020 Plan. On April 24, 2020, we received an exemptive order that permits us to adopt an incentive
compensation plan, and our shareholders approved the incentive compensation plan at our 2023 annual meeting. The outstanding options
as of July 17, 2024 are provided below:
| |
Number of Options | |
Name | |
Granted | |
Michael Feldschuh | |
| 55,000 | |
Jonathan Feldschuh | |
| 45,000 | |
Henry Cremisi, MD | |
| 29,000 | |
Joy Goudie Esq. | |
| 11,100 | |
Edward Feuer | |
| 11,100 | |
Caleb DesRosiers | |
| 9,000 | |
| |
| 160,200 | |
INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
The
responsibility of the Board of Directors is to exercise corporate powers and to oversee management of the business of Daxor Corporation.
The officers of the company are principally responsible for its operations. The company is not primarily engaged in the business of investing,
reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities. As such, the company has no investment advisors, administrator, affiliated brokerage,
dividend paying agent, non-resident managers, or active portfolio manager. The nature of the instruments in which funds in excess of
immediate capital needs are placed are consistent with capital preservation and liquidity. The company’s Chief Executive Officer,
Michael Feldschuh, is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of any such investments.
Since
the estate of Dr. Feldschuh owns more than 50% of Daxor stock, and Michael Feldschuh is the executor of the estate, the company is considered
a controlled corporation. In reviewing the salaries of Chief Executive Officers at pharmaceutical and scientific companies, many of these
individuals earn annual salaries from $300,000 to over $1,000,000.
Mr.
Feldschuh has deliberately elected to draw a salary that is well below what the company believes is the market rate for someone with
his responsibilities and qualifications. It is the belief of the Board of Directors that annual compensation of two or three times what
he is currently earning could easily be justified. The decision to keep his annual compensation at well below market rate has been made
as part of an effort to preserve capital in light of the company’s ongoing losses from operations.
The
Board of Directors reviews Mr. Feldschuh’s compensation each year. The Board votes on his salary at this time. The Board is in
agreement that his annual compensation is well below market rate for someone with his experience and qualifications.
Code
of Ethics
Pursuant
to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act, the company has adopted a Code of Ethics governing personal trading activities of all directors and officers
of the company and persons who, in connection with their regular functions, play a role in the recommendation of any purchase or sale
of a security by the company or obtain information pertaining to such purchase or sale. The Code of Ethics is intended to prohibit fraud
against the company that may arise from personal trading. Personal trading is permitted by such persons subject to certain restrictions;
however, such persons are generally required to pre-clear many security transactions with the company’s Chief Compliance Officer
and to report all transactions on a regular basis.
The
Code of Ethics is available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s internet website at (http://www.sec.gov). You may obtain
copies of this information, after paying a duplication fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.
A copy of the Code of Ethics is also available for free at http://www.daxor.com/pdfs/daxor_codeofethics.pdf
Proxy
Voting Procedures
The
company is responsible for voting proxies on securities held in its portfolio. When the company receives a proxy, the decision regarding
how to vote such proxy will be made by Mr. Feldschuh in accordance with its proxy voting procedures.
The
vote with respect to most routine issues presented in proxy statements is expected to be cast in accordance with the position of the
issuer’s management, unless it is determined by Mr. Feldschuh or the Board of Directors that supporting management’s position
would adversely affect the investment merits of owning the issuer’s security. However, each issue will be considered on its own
merits, and a position of management found not to be in the best interests of the company’s shareholders will not be supported.
Proxies
solicited by issuers whose securities are held by the company will be voted solely in the interests of the shareholders of the company.
Any conflict of interest will be resolved in the way that will most benefit the company and its shareholders. If the conflict of interest
is determined to be material, the conflict shall be disclosed to the Board of Directors and Mr. Feldschuh will follow the instructions
of the Board.
The
company is required to annually file Form N-PX, which lists the company’s complete proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month
period ending June 30. The company’s proxy voting record is available without charge, upon request, by calling the company toll-free
at (888) 774-3268 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO
TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE
Subject
to the supervision of the Board of Directors, Mr. Feldschuh is responsible for decisions to purchase and sell securities for the company,
the negotiation of the prices to be paid and the allocation of transactions among various dealer firms. Transactions on stock exchanges
involve the payment by the company of brokerage commissions. There generally is no stated commission in the case of securities traded
in the over-the-counter market but the price paid by the company usually includes an undisclosed dealer commission or mark-up. Transactions
in the over-the-counter market can also be placed with broker-dealers who act as agents and charge brokerage commissions for effecting
over-the-counter transactions. The company may place its over-the-counter transactions either directly with principal market makers,
or with broker-dealers.
In
certain instances, the company may make purchases of underwritten issues at prices that include underwriting fees. Portfolio securities
may be purchased directly from an underwriter or in the over-the-counter market from the principal dealers in such securities, unless
it appears that a better price or execution may be obtained through other means. The company does not direct brokerage transactions to
brokers because of research services provided by such brokers.
The
company incurred total commission expense of $6,244 for the three years ended December 31, 2023 as follows: $1,185 in 2023; $3,769
in 2022; and $1,290 in 2021. The cost basis of securities purchased includes any commissions paid and the proceeds of securities
sold is recorded net of any commissions paid.
DESCRIPTION
OF SHARES
The
holders of the common stock have one vote per share for the election of directors, without provisions for cumulative voting, and on all
other matters. Thus, holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of directors can elect all the directors if they
choose to do so. The common stock is not redeemable and has no conversion or preemptive rights.
REPURCHASE
OF SHARES
Shareholders
do not have the right to cause the company to redeem their shares. The shares trade in the open market.
NET
ASSET VALUE
The
company will determine its net asset value as of the close of regular session trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the last business
day of its semi-annual reporting period and its fiscal year, and will make its net asset value available for publication on those dates.
Net asset value is computed by dividing the value of all of our assets (including accrued interest and distributions and current and
deferred income tax assets), less all of our liabilities (including accrued expenses, distributions payable, current and deferred accrued
income taxes, and any borrowings) and the liquidation value of any outstanding preferred stock, by the total number of shares outstanding.
Publicly
traded securities with a readily available market price listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ are valued, except as indicated
below, at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day,
the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices on such day. Securities admitted to trade on the NASDAQ
are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last
sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market
for such securities.
Equity
securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities admitted to trading on the NASDAQ, are valued at the closing
bid prices. Debt securities that are considered bonds are valued by using the mean of the bid and ask prices provided by an independent
pricing service. For debt securities that are considered bank loans, the fair market value is determined by using the mean of the bid
and ask prices provided by the agent or syndicate bank or principal market maker. When price quotes are not available, fair market value
will be based on prices of comparable securities. In certain cases, the company may not be able to purchase or sell debt securities at
the quoted prices due to the lack of liquidity for these securities.
Any
derivative transaction that the company enters into may, depending on the applicable market environment, have a positive or negative
value for purposes of calculating the net asset value. Exchange-traded options and futures contracts are valued at the last sales price
at the close of trading in the market where such contracts are principally traded or, if there was no sale on the applicable exchange
on such day, at the mean between the quoted bid and ask price as of the close of such exchange.
For
any portfolio security held by us for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, valuations are determined in a manner
that most fairly reflects fair value of the security on the valuation date, pursuant to the oversight of the Board of Directors. Due
to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair
value of such investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of such investments may differ from the values
that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that company may
ultimately realize.
UNITED
STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The
following discussion is a summary of the U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the acquisition, ownership and
disposition of the common stock. This summary is based upon U.S. federal income tax law as of the date of this SAI, which is subject
to change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income
taxation that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances, including investors subject to special
tax rules (e.g., financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, partnerships and their partners, tax-exempt organizations
(including private foundations), taxpayers that have elected mark-to-market accounting, S corporations, regulated investment companies,
real estate investment trusts, investors that will hold the common stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, or other integrated
transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, former citizens or residents of the United States or investors that have a functional
currency other than the U.S. dollar), all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ materially from those summarized below. In
addition, this summary does not discuss other U.S. federal tax consequences (e.g., estate or gift tax), any state, local, or non-U.S.
tax considerations or the Medicare tax or alternative minimum tax. In addition, this summary is limited to investors that will hold our
securities as “capital assets” (generally, property held for investment) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
(the “Code”), and that acquired the common stock pursuant to this offering. No ruling from the Internal Revenue Service,
(the “IRS”) has been or will be sought regarding any matter discussed herein. No assurance can be given that the IRS would
not assert, or that a court would not sustain a position contrary to any of the tax aspects set forth below.
For
purposes of this summary, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial holder of securities who or that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes
is:
● |
An
individual who is a United States citizen or resident of the United States; |
|
|
● |
A
corporation, or other entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes created in, or organized under
the laws of, the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof; |
|
|
● |
An
estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its source;
or |
|
|
● |
A
trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United
States persons (within the meaning of the Code) who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that
has in effect a valid election under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person. |
If
a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds the common stock,
the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership
and certain determinations made at the partner level. If you are a partner of a partnership holding the common stock, you are urged to
consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our securities.
THIS
DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. WE URGE PROSPECTIVE
HOLDERS TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF OWNING AND DISPOSING OF THE COMMON
STOCK, AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION OF ANY, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. INCOME, ESTATE AND OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS.
Personal
Holding Company Status
The
company would be subject to a second level of U.S. federal income tax on a portion of its income if it is determined to be a personal
holding company, or PHC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A U.S. corporation will generally be classified as a PHC for U.S. federal
income tax purposes in a given taxable year if (1) at any time during the last half of such taxable year, five or fewer individuals (without
regard to their citizenship or residency and including as individuals for this purpose certain entities such as certain tax-exempt organizations,
pension funds, and charitable trusts) own or are deemed to own (pursuant to certain constructive ownership rules) more than 50% of the
stock of the corporation by value and (2) at least 60% of the corporation’s adjusted ordinary gross income, as determined for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, for such taxable year consists of PHC income (which includes, among other things, dividends, interest, certain
royalties, annuities and, under certain circumstances, rents).
It
is possible that at least 60% of the company’s adjusted ordinary gross income may consist of PHC income as discussed above. In
addition, depending on the concentration of the common stock in the hands of individuals, it is possible that more than 50% of our stock
will be owned or deemed owned (pursuant to the constructive ownership rules) by such persons during the last half of a taxable year.
Thus, no assurance can be given that the company will not become a PHC following this offering or in the future. If the company is or
were to become a PHC in a given taxable year, the company would be subject to an additional PHC tax, currently 20%, on its undistributed
PHC income, which generally includes its taxable income, subject to certain adjustments.
Taxation
of Distributions
If
the company pays cash distributions to U.S. Holders of shares of the common stock, such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S.
federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the company’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under
U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return
of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the common stock.
Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the common stock and will be treated as described
under “Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of the Common Stock” below.
Dividends
the company pays to a U.S. Holder that is a taxable corporation generally will qualify for the dividends received deduction if the requisite
holding period is satisfied. With certain exceptions (including dividends treated as investment income for purposes of investment interest
deduction limitations), and provided certain holding period requirements are met, dividends the company pays to a non-corporate U.S.
Holder will generally constitute “qualified dividends” that will be subject to tax at the maximum tax rate accorded to long-term
capital gains.
Gain
or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of the Common Stock
A
U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss on the sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of the common stock. Any such gain
or loss will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the common
stock so disposed of exceeds one year. The amount of gain or loss recognized will generally be equal to the difference between (1) the
sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received in such disposition and (2) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted
tax basis in its common stock so disposed of. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its common stock will generally equal the U.S.
Holder’s acquisition cost less any prior distributions treated as a return of capital. The deductibility of capital losses is subject
to limitations.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
In
general, information reporting requirements may apply to dividends paid to a U.S. Holder and to the proceeds of the sale or other disposition
of shares of common stock, unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding may apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder
fails to provide a taxpayer identification number, a certification of exempt status or has been notified by the IRS that it is subject
to backup withholding (and such notification has not been withdrawn). Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be
allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is
timely furnished to the IRS.
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Citrin
Cooperman & Company, LLP has been appointed as independent registered public accounting firm for the company, providing audit services,
tax return preparation, and assistance and consultation with respect to the preparation of filings with the SEC. Citrin Cooperman &
Company, LLP is located at 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY10020.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Daxor
Corporation has filed a Registration Statement on Form N-2, including amendments thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C. This SAI and the prospectus do not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement, including
any exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to the company, reference is made to the Registration Statement.
Statements contained in this SAI as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete and in
each instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, each
such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference. Copies of the Registration Statement may be inspected without charge
at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s principal office in Washington, D.C., and copies of all or any part thereof may be
obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission upon the payment of certain fees prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Daxor
Corporation previously filed annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read
and copy any reports, statements or other information that we file with the SEC on the EDGAR Database
on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating
fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.
The
SEC allows Daxor Corporation to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement,
which means that the company can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents filed separately with the
SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered part of this prospectus. The company incorporates by reference any future
filings it will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or pursuant to Rule 30b2-1 under the
1940 Act, including those made after the date of this prospectus (excluding any information furnished, rather than filed), until the
company has sold all of the offered securities to which this prospectus, or the offering is otherwise terminated. The documents incorporated
by reference herein include (excluding any portions of such documents that have been “furnished” but not “filed”
for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934):
You
may request a copy of these documents by writing or telephoning Daxor Corporation at:
Investor
Relations
Daxor
Corporation
107
Meco Lane
Oak
Ridge, TN 37830
(212)
330-8500
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Daxor
Corporation’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which includes the company’s financial
statements for that fiscal year, is incorporated herein by reference with respect to all information included therein.
PART
C - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
25. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(1)
Financial Statements:
Incorporated
by reference into Part B of the Registration Statement, as described in the Statement of Additional Information, are the Registrant’s
audited financial statements, notes to such financial statements and the report of independent registered public accounting firm thereon,
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as contained in the Registrant’s
Form N-CSR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 15, 2024.
(2)
Exhibits:
Exhibit
Index
(a) |
|
Certificate of Incorporation - Filed as Exhibit (a) to Daxor Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 811-22684, filed on June 28, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(b) |
|
Bylaws - Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Daxor Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, File No. 001-09999, filed on March 29, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(c) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(d)(1) |
|
See
Item 25(2)(a). |
(d)(2) |
|
Specimen Stock Certificate - Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Daxor Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, File No. 001-09999, filed on March 29, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(e) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(f) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(g) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(h) |
|
Equity Distribution Agreement - Filed as Exhibit (h) to Daxor Corporation’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form N-2 Registration Statement File No. 333-224509, filed on October 31, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(i) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(j) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(k)(1) |
|
Agreement of Lease Dated as of December 19, 2002 - Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Daxor Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, File No. 001-09999, filed on March 29, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(k)(2) |
|
Daxor Corporation 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan - Filed as Appendix A to Daxor Corporation’s Proxy Statement, File No. 811-22684, filed on June 4, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(l) |
|
Opinion and Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP - Filed herewith. |
(m) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(n) |
|
Consent
of Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP – To be filed by pre-effective amendment. |
(o) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(p) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(q) |
|
Not
Applicable. |
(r) |
|
Code of Ethics - Filed as Exhibit (r) to Daxor Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 811-22684, filed on June 28, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference. |
+
To be filed by post-effective amendment.
ITEM
26. MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS
Reference
is made to Exhibit (h) to this Registration Statement.
ITEM
27. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The
following table sets forth certain estimated expenses to be incurred in connection with the offering described in this Registration Statement:
SEC Registration Fee | |
$ | 148 | |
Nasdaq | |
$ | 500 | |
Printing Expenses | |
$ | 2,500 | |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees | |
$ | 5,000 | |
Legal Fees | |
$ | 19,000 | |
FINRA Filing Fee | |
$ | 500 | |
Miscellaneous | |
$ | 1,500 | |
Total | |
$ | 29,148 | |
ITEM
28. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL
See
“Management of the Company” and “Control Persons” in the Statement of Additional Information contained herein.
ITEM
29. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
As
of May 17, 2024, the aggregate number of record holders of the common stock was as follows:
Title of Class | |
Number of Record Holders |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | |
71 |
ITEM
30. INDEMNIFICATION
The
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Daxor Corporation provide that Daxor Corporation shall indemnify any person to the full extent
permitted by the New York Business Corporation Law. Reference is hereby made to Sections 722-725 of the New York Business Corporation
Law relating to the indemnification of the officers and directors, which Sections are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Daxor
Corporation also has indemnification Agreements with each of its directors.
ITEM
31. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER
Not
applicable.
ITEM
32. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
Records
of the Registrant are maintained at its principal business address at 109 Meco Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
ITEM
33. MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Not
applicable.
ITEM
34. UNDERTAKINGS
1.
The Registrant undertakes to suspend the offering of shares until the prospectus is amended if (1) subsequent to the effective date of
its registration statement, the net asset value declines more than ten percent from its net asset value as of the effective date of the
registration statement or (2) the net asset value increases to an amount greater than its net proceeds as stated in the prospectus.
2.
Not applicable.
3.
Not applicable.
4.
The Registrant undertakes that:
a.
to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (1) to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (2) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and (3) to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement.
b.
that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
c.
to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering;
d.
that, for the purpose of determining liability under the 1933 Act to any purchaser, if the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C: Each prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 497(b), (c), (d) or (e) under the 1933 Act as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other
than a prospectus filed in reliance on Rule 430A under the 1933 Act, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement
as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such
first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration
statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
e.
that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the 1933 Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities:
The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration
statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold
to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will
be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser: (1) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the 1933 Act; (2) the portion of any advertisement pursuant
to Rule 482 under the 1933 Act relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities
provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and (3) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.
5.
The Registrant undertakes that:
a.
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part
of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Fund under Rule 497(h) under
the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective; and
b.
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
6.
The Fund undertakes to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery, within two business days of
receipt of a written or oral request, any Statement of Additional Information.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York, on
the 15th day of August, 2024.
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DAXOR
CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Michael
Feldschuh |
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Michael
Feldschuh |
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
/s/
Michael Feldschuh |
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and |
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August
15, 2024 |
Michael
Feldschuh |
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Chairman
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/
Robert J. Michel |
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Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (Principal |
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August
15, 2024 |
Robert
Michel |
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Financial
and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/
Joy Goudie |
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Director |
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August
15, 2024 |
Joy
Goudie, Esq. |
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Caleb
DesRosiers + |
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Director |
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Henry
Cremisi, MD+ |
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Director |
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Edward
Feuer + |
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Director |
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Johnathan
Feldschuh + |
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Director |
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+By: |
/s/
Michael Feldschuh |
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Michael
Feldschuh |
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Attorney-in-Fact |
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August
15, 2024 |
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Signature
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Exhibit
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& LARDNER LLP |
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Via
EDGAR
Daxor
Corporation
350
Fifth Avenue (Empire State Building)
Suite
4740
New
York, New York 10118
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
have acted as counsel for Daxor Corporation (the “Company”), a New York corporation, in connection with the registration
statement on Form N-2 (File No. 811-22684) (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“1933 Act”), and under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, relating to the issuance and sale by the Company of
authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), in the amount designated in the Registration
Statement.
We
have examined originals and certified copies, or copies otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true copies, of various corporate
records of the Company and such other instruments, documents and records as we have deemed necessary in order to render this opinion.
We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents examined by us and the correctness of all statements
of fact contained in those documents.
Based
upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares being registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, when issued in accordance
with the terms described in the Registration Statement, will be legally issued, fully paid, and non-assessable by the Company.
We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In giving such consent, however, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by
Section 7 of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
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Very
truly yours, |
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/s/
Peter D. Fetzer |
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Peter
D. Fetzer |
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