ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC - Quarter Report: 2008 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
one)
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QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30,
2008
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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from ___________ to
______________.
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Commission
File Number 001-31812
BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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58-2301143
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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111
Barclay Boulevard
Lincolnshire,
Illinois 60069
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(847)
478-0500
(Registrant’s
telephone number including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES x
NO o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer x
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Non-accelerated
filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) o
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Smaller
reporting company o
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO
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As of
August 11, 2008, 27,042,764 shares of common stock and 391,286 shares of class C
special stock of the registrant were outstanding.
BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM
10-Q
JUNE
30, 2008
Description
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Page
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PART
I.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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Condensed
Financial Statements
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Condensed
Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
(unaudited)
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3
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Condensed
Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008
and 2007 (unaudited)
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4
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Condensed
Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007 (unaudited)
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5
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Notes
to the Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)
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6-13
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ITEM
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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14
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ITEM
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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25
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ITEM
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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25
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PART
II.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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27
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ITEM
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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27
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ITEM
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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28
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ITEM
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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28
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ITEM
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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28
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ITEM
5.
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Other
Information
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28
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ITEM
6.
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Exhibits
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28
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SIGNATURE
PAGE
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29
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Exhibit
Index
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30
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_____________
In
this report, references to “BioSante,” “the company,” “we,” “our” or “us,”
unless the context otherwise requires, refer to BioSante Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
We
own or have the rights to use various trademarks, trade names or service marks,
including BioSante®,
Elestrin™, LibiGel®,
Bio-E-Gel®,
Bio-E/P-Gel™, LibiGel-E/T™, Bio-T-Gel™, The Pill-Plus™, BioVant™, NanoVant™,
BioLook™, CAP-Oral™ and BioAir™. This report also contains
trademarks, trade names and service marks that are owned by other persons or
entities.
BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Condensed
Balance Sheets
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June
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)
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June
30,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 10,325,577 | $ | 15,648,948 | ||||
Short-term
investments
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12,429,841 | 15,005,976 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable
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21,292 | 14,566 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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677,330 | 337,420 | ||||||
23,454,040 | 31,006,910 | |||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET
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162,481 | 54,896 | ||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
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Investment
in MATC
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140,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
Deposits
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573,097 | 39,536 | ||||||
$ | 24,329,618 | $ | 31,241,342 | |||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 2,619,915 | $ | 710,575 | ||||
Due
to licensor - Antares
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4,972 | 1,063 | ||||||
Accrued
compensation
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712,626 | 717,409 | ||||||
Other
accrued expenses
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283,849 | 77,712 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
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- | 9,091 | ||||||
3,621,362 | 1,515,850 | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Capital
stock
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Issued
and outstanding
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2008
- 391,286; 2007 - 391,286 Class C special stock
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391 | 391 | ||||||
2008
- 26,881,950; 2007 - 26,794,607 Common stock
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84,864,052 | 84,206,583 | ||||||
84,864,443 | 84,206,974 | |||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(64,156,187 | ) | (54,481,482 | ) | ||||
20,708,256 | 29,725,492 | |||||||
$ | 24,329,618 | $ | 31,241,342 | |||||
See
accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements.
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BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Condensed
Statements of Operations
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Three
and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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Six
Months Ended
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June
30,
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June
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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REVENUE
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Licensing
revenue
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$ | 4,546 | $ | 6,818 | $ | 9,091 | $ | 40,909 | ||||||||
Grant
revenue
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10,242 | 9,700 | 35,890 | 26,217 | ||||||||||||
Royalty
revenue
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11,081 | 52,928 | 26,485 | 52,928 | ||||||||||||
Other
revenue
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- | - | 17,400 | - | ||||||||||||
25,869 | 69,446 | 88,866 | 120,054 | |||||||||||||
EXPENSES
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Research
and development
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3,934,118 | 1,405,847 | 6,612,064 | 2,393,317 | ||||||||||||
General
and administration
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1,593,156 | 1,265,796 | 2,918,649 | 2,184,565 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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12,309 | 28,600 | 22,082 | 61,516 | ||||||||||||
5,539,583 | 2,700,243 | 9,552,795 | 4,639,398 | |||||||||||||
OTHER
- Impairment of short term investments
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660,200 | - | 660,200 | - | ||||||||||||
OTHER
- Interest income
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125,847 | 230,488 | 449,424 | 377,017 | ||||||||||||
NET
LOSS BEFORE INCOME
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TAX
EXPENSE
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(6,048,067 | ) | (2,400,309 | ) | (9,674,705 | ) | (4,142,327 | ) | ||||||||
INCOME
TAX EXPENSE
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- | - | - | 75,000 | ||||||||||||
NET
LOSS
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$ | (6,048,067 | ) | $ | (2,400,309 | ) | $ | (9,674,705 | ) | $ | (4,217,327 | ) | ||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS
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PER
SHARE (Note 3)
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$ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.36 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER
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OF
SHARES OUTSTANDING
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27,232,272 | 23,870,950 | 27,209,082 | 23,844,846 | ||||||||||||
See
accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements.
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BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Condensed
Statements of Cash Flows
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Six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)
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Six
Months Ended June 30,
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2008
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2007
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CASH
FLOWS (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net
loss
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$ | (9,674,705 | ) | $ | (4,217,327 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to
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net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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Depreciation
and amortization
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22,082 | 61,516 | ||||||
Impairment
of short term investments
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660,200 | - | ||||||
Employee
& director stock-based compensation
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559,886 | 363,703 | ||||||
Stock
warrant expense - noncash
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63,613 | - | ||||||
(Gain)
Loss on disposal of equipment
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(951 | ) | 24,198 | |||||
Changes
in other assets and liabilities
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affecting
cash flows from operations
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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(873,471 | ) | 39,737 | |||||
Accounts
receivable
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(6,726 | ) | 6,933,190 | |||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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2,110,694 | (1,372,858 | ) | |||||
Provision
for contingencies
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- | (275,294 | ) | |||||
Due
to licensor - Antares
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3,909 | - | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
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(9,091 | ) | (40,909 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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(7,144,560 | ) | 1,515,956 | |||||
CASH
FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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Redemption
of short term investments
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2,000,000 | 982 | ||||||
Purchase
of short term investments
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(84,065 | ) | (108,533 | ) | ||||
Purchase
of capital assets
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(128,716 | ) | (7,194 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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1,787,219 | (114,745 | ) | |||||
CASH
FLOWS PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds
from sale or conversion of shares
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33,970 | 18,327,105 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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33,970 | 18,327,105 | ||||||
NET
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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(5,323,371 | ) | 19,728,316 | |||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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AT
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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15,648,948 | 7,653,852 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
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$ | 10,325,577 | $ | 27,382,168 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
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Other
information:
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Income
tax paid
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$ | - | $ | 75,000 | ||||
See
accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements.
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BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM
10-Q
JUNE
30, 2008
NOTES
TO THE CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
1.
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INTERIM
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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In the
opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements
contain all necessary adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, to
present fairly the financial position of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the
“Company”) as of June 30, 2008, the results of operations for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the cash flows for the six months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for the
three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31,
2008.
These
unaudited interim condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Correction
of Prior Period Presentation
Subsequent
to the issuance of the financial statements for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2007 an error was identified in the presentation of expenses related to
stock-based compensation, which had been presented as a separate line item on
the face of the condensed statements of operations. In order to
include such amounts in the relevant statement of operations captions to which
the stock compensation expense related, prior period statements of operations
reclassifications have been made as follows:
For the
three months ended June 30, 2007:
Account
Description
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As
Previously Reported
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Impact
of Reclassification
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As
Corrected
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Research
and development expense
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$ | 1,347,361 | $ | 58,486 | $ | 1,405,847 | ||||||
General
and administrative expense
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1,181,377 | 84,419 | 1,265,796 | |||||||||
Stock
compensation expense
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142,905 | (142,905 | ) | — |
For the
six months ended June 30, 2007:
Account
Description
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As
Previously Reported
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Impact
of Reclassification
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As
Corrected
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Research
and development expense
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$ | 2,261,213 | $ | 132,104 | $ | 2,393,317 | ||||||
General
and administrative expense
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1,952,966 | 231,599 | 2,184,565 | |||||||||
Stock
compensation expense
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363,703 | (363,703 | ) | — |
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2.
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BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE
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The basic
and diluted net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number
of shares of common stock and class C special stock outstanding, all being
considered as equivalent of one another. Basic net loss per share is computed by
dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for
the reporting period. Diluted net loss per share is intended to
reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts
to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common
stock. Because the Company has incurred net losses from operations in
each of the periods presented, the Company’s outstanding options and warrants
are antidilutive; accordingly, there is no difference between basic and diluted
net loss per share amounts. The computation of diluted net loss per
share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 does not include options
to purchase an aggregate of 2,053,191 and 1,977,316, respectively, shares of
common stock with exercise prices ranging from $2.10 to $6.70 per share, and
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,573,352 and 2,614,502, respectively,
shares of common stock with exercise prices of $2.15 to $8.00 per share, because
of their antidilutive effect on net loss per share. The computation
of diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007
does not include options to purchase an aggregate of 1,349,357 and 1,360,573,
respectively, shares of common stock, with exercise prices ranging from $2.10 to
$6.70 per share, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,479,652 and
2,506,931, respectively, shares of common stock, with exercise prices ranging
from $2.15 to $8.00 per share, because of their antidilutive effect on net loss
per share.
3.
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LICENSE
AGREEMENTS
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In
November 2006, the Company entered into an exclusive sublicense agreement with
Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Bradley”) for the marketing of Elestrin, the
Company’s estradiol gel, in the United States. Effective February 21,
2008, Nycomed US Inc. (“Nycomed”) completed its acquisition of Bradley. As a
result, all references to Bradley have been changed to Nycomed in these
condensed financial statements and the notes hereto. Upon execution
of the sublicense agreement, the Company received an upfront payment of
$3,500,000. In addition, Nycomed paid the Company $7,000,000 and
$3,500,000 in the first and fourth quarters of 2007, respectively, both
triggered by the FDA approval of Elestrin in the U.S., which occurred in the
fourth quarter of 2006. The Company licenses the transdermal
estradiol gel formulation that is used in Elestrin from Antares Pharma IPL AG
(“Antares”). Under its license agreement with Antares, the Company is
obligated to pay Antares 25 percent of all licensing-related proceeds and a
portion of any associated royalties that the Company may receive, which the
Company recognizes as these payments are earned, based upon reported levels of
Elestrin sales. The aggregate $14,000,000 received from Nycomed
(consisting of the following amounts paid by Nycomed to the Company: $3,500,000
in the fourth quarter of 2006, $7,000,000 in the first quarter of 2007 and
$3,500,000 in the fourth quarter of 2007) was recognized as revenue in 2006
since the entire $14,000,000 was non-refundable, the Company had a contractual
right to receive such payments, the contract price was fixed, the collection of
the resulting receivable was reasonably assured and the Company had no further
performance obligations under the license agreement. Nycomed also had
agreed to pay the Company additional payments of up to $40,000,000 in the event
certain sales-based milestones were achieved, plus royalties on sales of
Elestrin.
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Nycomed
commercially launched Elestrin in June 2007. The Company recognized
$11,081 and $26,485 in royalty revenue from sales of Elestrin during the three
and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, which represent the gross
royalty revenue received from Nycomed and not the Company’s corresponding
obligation to pay Antares a portion of the royalties received. The
Company recognized $52,928 in royalty revenue for the three months and six
months ended June 30, 2007, as Elestrin was launched by Nycomed during the
second quarter of 2007. Our corresponding obligation to pay Antares a
portion of the royalties received, which equaled $4,972 and $11,904 for the
three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008, is recorded within general and
administrative expenses.
On August
6, 2008, the Company and Nycomed entered into a termination, release and
settlement agreement pursuant to which the exclusive sublicense agreement was
terminated effective immediately and BioSante reacquired Elestrin. See Note 8 to
our condensed financial statements.
In June
2008, the Company announced that it has engaged Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
an investment banking firm, as its strategic advisor in connection with its
ongoing process to explore strategic alternatives in order to maximize value to
the Company’s stockholders. No timetable has been set for completion
of the exploration of strategic alternatives, and there can be no assurance that
the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in any agreements or
transactions, or that, if completed, any agreements or transactions will be
successful or on attractive terms. The Company does not intend to disclose
developments with respect to the process unless and until the exploration of
strategic alternatives has been completed.
4.
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STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
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The
Company has two equity-based compensation plans under which stock options have
been granted — the BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998
Stock Plan (the “1998 Plan”) and the BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2008 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”). On June 12, 2008, the Company’s
stockholders approved and adopted the 2008 Plan. The 2008 Plan
replaced the 1998 Plan, which was terminated with respect to future grants upon
the effectiveness of the 2008 Plan. There are 2,000,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock authorized for issuance under the 2008 Plan, subject to
adjustment as provided in the 2008 Plan. None of the shares of the
Company’s common stock remaining available for grant under the 1998 Plan at the
time of its termination were carried forward for issuance under the 2008
Plan.
The
Company believes that equity-based incentives, such as stock options, align the
interest of its employees, directors and consultants with those of its
stockholders. Options are granted with an exercise price equal to the
market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the
grant. Outstanding employee stock options generally vest over a
period of three years and have 10-year contractual terms. Certain of
the Company’s employee stock options have performance condition-based vesting
provisions which result in expense when such performance conditions are probable
of being achieved. Beginning in March 2008, the Company began a
program in which it annually will grant 10-year options to purchase 10,000
shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of
the Company’s common stock on the date of grant to the Company’s non-employee
directors and an additional 10-year option to purchase 5,000 shares of common
stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s
common stock on the date of grant to the Company’s Chairman of the
Board. These annual non-employee director stock options will be
granted automatically on the last business day of each March and will vest on
the one-year anniversary of the date of grant.
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The
non-cash, stock-based compensation cost that was incurred by the Company in
connection with the 1998 and 2008 Plans was $301,111 and $559,886 for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, and $142,905 and $363,703 for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively. No income
tax benefit was recognized in the Company’s statements of operations for
stock-based compensation arrangements due to the Company’s net loss
position.
The fair
value of each option grant has been estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The assumptions in the table
below reflect the weighted average of all stock options granted during the six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
Six
Months Ended June 30,
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2008
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2007
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Expected
life in years
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6
years
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10
years
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Annualized
volatility
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67.69 | % | 71.00 | % | ||||
Discount
rate – bond equivalent yield
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3.47 | % | 4.82 | % | ||||
Expected
dividend yield
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0.00 | % | 0.00 | % |
The
Company uses a volatility rate calculation based on the closing price for its
common stock at the end of each calendar month as reported by the NASDAQ Global
Market (or The American Stock Exchange prior to November 5,
2007). Since the Company has a limited history with option exercises,
the expected life was set to the entire life of the option grant through the
fourth quarter of 2007. Beginning with options granted during the fourth quarter
2007, the Company began estimating the expected life of its options in a manner
consistent with SAB 107, and SAB 110 beginning January 1, 2008, which allows
companies to use a simplified method to estimate the life of options meeting
certain criteria. The Company believes that the use of the simplified method
provides a reasonable term for purposes of determining compensation costs for
these grants, and expects to use the simplified method to estimate the expected
life of future options for eligible grants. The discount rate used is
the yield on a United States Treasury note as of the grant date with a maturity
equal to the estimated life of the option. The Company has not in the
past issued a cash dividend, nor does it have any current plans to do so in the
future; therefore, an expected dividend yield of zero was used.
A summary
of activity under the 1998 and 2008 Plans during the six months ended June 30,
2008 is presented below:
Options
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Option
Shares
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Weighted
Average Exercise Price
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Outstanding
December 31, 2007
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1,427,191 | $ | 3.50 | |||||
Granted
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637,250 | 3.68 | ||||||
Exercised
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- | - | ||||||
Forfeited
or expired
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11,250 | 4.00 | ||||||
Outstanding
June 30, 2008
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2,053,191 | $ | 3.56 | |||||
(weighted average contractual
term)
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7.82
years
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Exercisable
at June 30, 2008
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980,528 | $ | 3.37 | |||||
(weighted average contractual
term)
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6.17
years
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The
aggregate intrinsic value of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable options
as of June 30, 2008 was $2,591,356 and $1,361,234, respectively. The aggregate
intrinsic value of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable options as of June
30, 2007 was $4,108,015 and $2,354,192, respectively.
A summary
of the 1998 Plan’s non-vested options at December 31, 2007 and activity under
the 1998 and 2008 Plans during the six months ended June 30, 2008 is presented
below:
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Options
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Option
Shares
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Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair-Value
|
||||||
Outstanding
December 31, 2007
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656,333 | $ | 3.65 | |||||
Granted
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637,250 | 3.68 | ||||||
Vested
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(209,670 | ) | 3.27 | |||||
Forfeited
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(11,250 | ) | 4.00 | |||||
Non-Vested
at June 30, 2008
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1,072,663 | $ | 3.73 |
As of
June 30, 2008, there was $2,149,208 of total unrecognized compensation cost
related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the
1998 and 2008 Plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a
remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.12 years.
There
were no options exercised under the 1998 Plan for the six months ended June 30,
2008.
The
following table summarizes the stock option compensation expense for employees
and non-employees recognized in the Company’s statements of operations for each
period:
Three
Months Ended June 30,
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2008
|
2007
|
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Stock-Based Compensation
Expense:
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Research
and development
|
$ | 91,259 | $ | 58,486 | ||||
General
and administrative
|
209,852 | 84,419 | ||||||
Total
stock-based compensation expense
|
$ | 301,111 | $ | 142,905 |
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
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Stock-Based Compensation
Expense:
|
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Research
and development
|
$ | 175,641 | $ | 132,104 | ||||
General
and administrative
|
384,245 | 231,599 | ||||||
Total
stock-based compensation expense
|
$ | 559,886 | $ | 363,703 |
In
July 2007, the Company issued warrants to purchase 180,000 shares of common
stock to an investor relations firm in return for various investor relations
services. The warrants are exercisable at an exercise price equal to
$8.00 per share with 50 percent of the warrants becoming exercisable on
July 19, 2008 and the remainder becoming exercisable on July 19,
2009. The warrants are exercisable through and including
July 18, 2010. The Company uses the Black-Sholes pricing model
to value this warrant consideration and remeasures the award each quarter until
the measurement date is established. During the six months ended June
30, 2008, the Company recorded $42,049 in non-cash general and administrative
expense pertaining to these warrants.
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In May
2008, the Company issued warrants to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock to
two individuals, the sole principal and a key executive officer, of an investor
and public relations firm in return for various investor and public relations
services. The warrants are exercisable at an exercise price equal to
$4.78 per share with 1/12 of the warrants becoming exercisable on June 15, 2008
and the remainder becoming exercisable on a monthly basis thereafter through May
15, 2009 so long as the investor and public relations firm continues to provide
services to the Company. The warrants are exercisable through and
including May 14, 2011. The Company uses the Black-Sholes pricing model to value
this warrant consideration and remeasures the award each quarter until the
measurement date is established. During the six months ended June 30,
2008, the Company recorded $21,564 in non-cash general and administrative
expense pertaining to these warrants.
5.
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RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (“SFAS
157”). The standard provides guidance for using fair value to measure
assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 clarifies the principle that fair
value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when
pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that
prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under
the standard, fair value measurements are separately disclosed by level within
the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 was effective for the Company January 1,
2008. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements, for disclosure of the
Company’s adoption of SFAS 157.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits an entity to elect fair value
as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for many financial assets
and liabilities. Entities electing the fair value option are required
to recognize changes in fair value in earnings. SFAS 159 also
requires additional disclosures to compensate for the lack of comparability that
will arise from the use of the fair value option. SFAS 159 was
effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. The Company did
not elect the fair value option for any of its existing financial assets and
liabilities, and therefore the adoption of SFAS 159 did not have an impact on
the Company’s current results of operations or financial
condition. The future impact, if any on the Company’s results of
operations or financial condition of electing the fair value option for future
financial assets and liabilities, is not known.
In June
2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 07-3, “Accounting
for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in Future
Research and Development Activities” (“EITF 07-3”). EITF 07-3
requires non-refundable advance payments for goods and services to be used in
future research and development (R&D) activities to be recorded as assets
and the payments to be expensed when the R&D activities are
performed. EITF 07-3 is effective for the Company prospectively for
new contractual arrangements entered into beginning January 1,
2008. The adoption of EITF 07-3 did not have an impact on the
Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”)
which is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments
and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to
better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial
performance and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for the Company on January 1,
2009. The adoption of SFAS 161 is not expected to have an impact on the
Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 162”) which provides a consistent framework for
determining what accounting principles should be used when preparing financial
statements under generally accepted accounting principles in the
U.S. SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) amendments to AU Section
411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.” The adoption of SFAS 162 is not expected to
have an impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
condition.
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In May
2008, the FASB issues SFAS No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee
Insurance Contracts — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60” (“SFAS 163”)
which requires insurance enterprises that issue financial guarantee insurance
contracts to initially recognize the premium received (or premiums expected to
be received) for issuing the contract as unearned premium revenue and to
recognize that premium revenue over the period in which the protection is
provided and in proportion to it. SFAS 163 also requires recognition
of a claim liability before an event of default if there is evidence that credit
deterioration of the guaranteed obligation has occurred. SFAS 163 is
effective for the Company on January 1, 2009. The adoption of SFAS
163 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s results of operations or
financial condition.
6.
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STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, options to purchase an aggregate of 637,250
shares of common stock were granted to certain employees of the Company and the
Company’s non-employee directors. No stock options were exercised
during such period.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 80,000
shares of common stock were granted. See Note 4
above. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 15,800 shares of common stock were exercised for total
cash proceeds of $33,970. Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 71,543
shares of common stock were exercised on a cashless basis, for which 74,957
additional warrants were cancelled by the Company in payment of the exercise
price for the exercised warrants. All of the exercised warrants were
granted in prior years.
7.
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FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENTS
|
On
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the fair value methods required under
SFAS No. 157 to value its financial assets and liabilities. As
defined in SFAS No. 157, fair value is based on the price that would be
received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In order to
increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, SFAS
No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and
unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels, which
are described below:
Level 1:
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the
measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the
highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
Level 2:
Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but
corroborated by market data.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available.
The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3
inputs.
In
determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize
the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the
extent possible as well as considers counterparty credit risk.
Financial
assets recorded at fair value as of June 30, 2008 are classified in the table
below in one of the three categories described above:
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Description
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June
30, 2008 Balance
|
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level
1)
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
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Available
for Sale Securities
|
$ | 12,429,841 | $ | 1,090,041 | — | $ | 11,339,800 | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 12,429,841 | $ | 1,090,041 | — | $ | 11,339,800 |
The
Company’s money market fund investment is classified as based on level 1 inputs,
as the fair value is based on the quoted security prices in active
market. The Company’s auction rate securities investments are
classified as based on level 3 inputs, due to the lack of lack of currently
observable market quotes, generally those obtained or corroborated through the
auction process. The Company determines the fair value using
unobservable inputs based on expected cash flows and collateral values,
including assessments of counterparty credit quality, default risk underlying
the security, overall capital market liquidity, and expectations of early
redemption of the securities. Factors that may impact the Company’s
valuation include changes to credit ratings of the securities as well as to the
underlying assets supporting those securities, rates of default of the
underlying assets, underlying collateral value, counterparty risk and ongoing
strength and quality of market credit and liquidity.
At
January 1, 2008, the value of the auction rate securities were based on
observable prices in active markets and as such would have been considered based
on level 1 inputs. Due to the failure of auctions during the first
half of 2008, the auction rate securities are valued based on level 3 inputs at
June 30, 2008. As a result of the declines in fair value of the
Company’s auction rate securities, which the Company attributes to liquidity
issues affecting the credit markets associated with the securities rather than
counterparty credit issues, the Company has recorded an other-than-temporary
impairment loss of $660,200 in the condensed statement of operations as of June
30, 2008. The table below presents a reconciliation of the auction
rate securities balance at June 30, 2008.
Fair
Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable
Inputs
|
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Auction
Rate Securities
|
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January
1, 2008
|
$ | - | ||
Transfers
in and/or out of Level 3
|
14,000,000 | |||
Purchases,
redemptions, issuances or settlements
|
(2,000,000 | ) | ||
Total
gains or losses (realized/unrealized)
|
||||
Included
in net loss
|
(660,200 | ) | ||
Included
in other comprehensive loss
|
- | |||
June
30, 2008
|
$ | 11,339,800 |
No
realized gains or losses were included in the condensed statement of operations
for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
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The Company’s
auction rate securities will continue to accrue interest at the contractual rate
and will be subject to attempted auctions every 7 or 28 days, depending upon the
securities, until the auction process succeeds, the issuers redeem the
securities or the underlying debt instruments are tendered or
mature. The Company has observed instances of redemption and
tendering of certain auction rate securities, including $2,000,000 of securities
which were successfully redeemed by the Company at par plus accrued and unpaid
interest during the three months ended June 30, 2008. In addition,
several auction rate securities dealers have recently announced settlement
agreements with federal and state regulators under which they have agreed to
purchase or provide liquidity for auction rate securities held by certain
customers, and in some cases, provide such customers no cost loans prior to such
repurchases or liquidity events. However, as of the filing of this
report, the Company is unable to confirm the effect of any such settlement
agreement on the Company’s auction rate securities portfolio or otherwise
predict how or when any additional redemptions or tenders may affect the
remaining auction rate securities currently held in its portfolio or whether the
Company may be able to hold its investments for a period of time sufficient for
any anticipated recovery of market value. As a result, the Company
recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $660,200 in the condensed
statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2008, related to
unrealized losses on its auction rate securities portfolio.
8.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENT
|
On August
6, 2008, the Company and Nycomed entered into a termination, release and
settlement agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the exclusive
sublicense agreement dated November 7, 2006 between the Company and Nycomed was
terminated and BioSante reacquired Elestrin effective
immediately. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company has assumed all
manufacturing, distribution and marketing responsibilities for
Elestrin. Nycomed has agreed to provide the Company all information,
documents and know-how that Nycomed has that relate to Elestrin, including the
manufacture, use or sale of the product, and in exchange for reasonable
compensation, to cooperate with the Company for a transition period of up to six
months and to store the product in its warehouse facilities on behalf of the
Company for up to 12 months in order to effect a smooth transition of the
distribution of the product from Nycomed to the Company. The Company
has agreed to pay Nycomed $100,000 within five business days of the effective
date of the Agreement and an additional $150,000 within 15 days after the
occurrence of certain events prior to January 1, 2010, including: (i) the grant
by the Company to a third party of a sublicense or U.S. distribution rights to
Elestrin; (ii) the transfer or assignment by the Company of all or substantially
all of the rights to Elestrin in the U.S. to a third party; (iii) the
acquisition of the Company through a merger, acquisition or combination with a
third party; or (iv) the achievement of over $1.5 million in net sales of
Elestrin in the United States. Nycomed has agreed on behalf of itself
and its affiliates not to market or sell any low-dose topical estrogen gel
products for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes for a period of 12
months. The Agreement also provides for a mutual release between the
parties and the survival of the confidentiality, indemnification and insurance
provisions of the exclusive sublicense agreement for a period of five
years.
We will
pursue the best course of action to maximize the value of
Elestrin. These considerations will become part of our formal
strategic review being led by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. who we recently
engaged as our strategic advisor to assist us in our ongoing process to explore
strategic alternatives in order to maximize value to our
stockholders. In the meantime, we intend to market and sell the
product ourselves, although we do not intend to incur any material sales and
marketing expenses in doing so and thus likely will not be successful in
effecting a material amount of sales of Elestrin. If we choose to
perform the manufacturing, distribution or marketing of Elestrin ourselves for
an extended period of time, we may incur material associated
expenses. We currently do not have sufficient resources to establish
our own sales and marketing or manufacturing functions.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
This
Management’s Discussion and Analysis provides material historical and
prospective disclosures intended to enable investors and other users to assess
our financial condition and results of operations. Statements that
are not historical are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties
discussed under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements” below. The
following discussion of the results of operations and financial condition of
BioSante should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the
related notes thereto. The Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations has been corrected to reflect the
reclassification described in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
to our condensed financial statements for the three and six months ended June
30, 2008.
Business
Overview
We are a
specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for female
sexual health, menopause, contraception and male hypogonadism. Our
primary products are gel formulations of testosterone and
estradiol. Our key products include:
·
|
LibiGel
– once daily transdermal testosterone gel in Phase III development for the
treatment of female sexual dysfunction
(FSD).
|
·
|
Elestrin
– once daily transdermal estradiol (estrogen) gel approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicated for the treatment of
moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause and
marketed in the U.S.
|
·
|
Bio-T-Gel
– once daily transdermal gel in development for the treatment of
hypogonadism, or testosterone deficiency, in
men.
|
·
|
The
Pill-Plus (triple hormone contraceptive) – once daily use of various
combinations of estrogens, progestogens and androgens in development for
the treatment of FSD in women using oral or transdermal
contraceptives.
|
We also
are engaged in the development of our proprietary calcium phosphate
nanotechnology, or CaP, primarily for aesthetic medicine, novel vaccines and
drug delivery.
With
respect to LibiGel, we believe based on discussions, meetings and agreements
with the FDA, including a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) received in January
2008, that two Phase III safety and efficacy trials and one year of LibiGel
exposure in a Phase III cardiovascular safety study with a four-year follow-up
post-NDA filing and potentially post-FDA approval are the essential requirements
for submission and, if successful, approval by the FDA of an NDA for LibiGel for
the treatment of FSD, specifically, hypoactive sexual desire disorder
(HSDD). The SPA process and agreement affirms that the FDA agrees
that the LibiGel Phase III safety and efficacy clinical trial design, clinical
endpoints, sample size, planned conduct and statistical analyses are acceptable
to support regulatory approval. Further, it provides assurance that
these agreed measures will serve as the basis for regulatory review and the
decision by the FDA to approve an NDA for LibiGel. These SPA trials
use our validated instruments to measure the clinical endpoints. The
January 2008 SPA agreement covers the pivotal Phase III safety and efficacy
trials of LibiGel in
the treatment of FSD for “surgically” menopausal women. In July 2008,
we received another SPA for our LibiGel program in the treatment of FSD,
specifically, HSDD in “naturally” menopausal women.
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Currently,
two LibiGel Phase III safety and efficacy clinical trials are underway in
addition to a Phase III cardiovascular safety study. Both Phase III
safety and efficacy trials are double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that will
enroll up to approximately 500 surgically menopausal women each for a six-month
clinical trial. The Phase III cardiovascular safety study is a
randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, cardiovascular
events driven study of between 2,400 and 3,100 women exposed to LibiGel or
placebo for 12 months at which time we intend to submit an NDA to the
FDA. Following NDA submission and potential FDA approval, we will
continue to follow the subjects in the safety study for an additional four
years. We expect the Phase III clinical trial program of LibiGel to
require significant resources. Therefore, we may need to raise
substantial additional capital to fund our operations. Alternatively,
we may choose to sublicense LibiGel or another product for development and
commercialization, sell certain assets or rights we have under our existing
license agreements or enter into other business collaborations or combinations,
including the possible sale of our company.
We
license the technology underlying many of our products, except Bio-T-Gel and The
Pill-Plus, from Antares Pharma, Inc. Bio-T-Gel was developed and is
fully-owned by us. Our license agreement with Antares requires us to
pay Antares certain development and regulatory milestone payments and royalties
based on net sales of any products we or our sub-licensees sell incorporating
the licensed technology. We license the technology underlying our
proposed triple hormone contraceptives from Wake Forest University Health
Sciences and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The financial terms of this
license include regulatory milestone payments, maintenance payments and royalty
payments by us if a product incorporating the licensed technology gets approved
and is subsequently marketed.
We have
entered into several sublicense agreements covering our products, including a
development and license agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (Teva),
pursuant to which Teva agreed to develop our male testosterone gel, Bio-T-Gel,
for the U.S. market; an agreement with Solvay Pharmaceuticals, B.V. covering the
U.S. and Canadian rights to our estrogen/progestogen combination transdermal gel
product and an agreement with Paladin Labs Inc. covering Canadian rights to
certain of our products. We believe that our estrogen/progestogen combination
transdermal hormone therapy gel product which we have sub-licensed to Solvay is
not in active development by Solvay, and we do not expect its active development
to occur at any time in the near future. The financial terms of these
agreements generally include milestone payments and royalty payments to us if a
product incorporating the licensed technology gets approved and is subsequently
marketed and a portion of any payments received from subsequent successful
out-licensing efforts.
In
November 2006, we entered into an exclusive sublicense agreement with Nycomed
for the marketing of Elestrin in the United States, which agreement, as
described below, was recently terminated by mutual agreement of the parties
effective August 6, 2008 and BioSante reacquired Elestrin. Upon
execution of the sublicense agreement, we received an upfront payment of
$3,500,000. In addition, Nycomed paid us $10,500,000 in milestone
payments during 2007 as a result of the FDA approval of Elestrin in the U.S.,
which occurred in December 2006. The Elestrin FDA approval was a
non-conditional and full approval with no Phase IV development
commitments. In addition, we received three years of marketing
exclusivity for Elestrin. Nycomed also had agreed to pay us
additional payments of up to $40,000,000 in the event certain sales-based
milestones were achieved, plus royalties on sales of Elestrin. We
license the transdermal estradiol gel formulation that is used in Elestrin from
Antares Pharma, Inc. Under our license agreement with Antares, we are
obligated to pay Antares 25 percent of all licensing-related milestones and a
portion of any future associated royalties. Nycomed commercially
launched Elestrin in June 2007. We recognized $11,081 and $26,485 in
royalty revenue from sales of Elestrin during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2008, respectively, which represent the gross royalty revenue received
from Nycomed and not our corresponding obligation to pay Antares a portion of
the royalties received. Royalty revenue of $52,928 was recorded for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 as Elestrin was launched by Nycomed
in the second quarter of 2007.
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As
previously announced, in light of the poor sales performance of Elestrin in the
U.S. estrogen market and Nycomed’s focus in dermatology, we approached Nycomed
shortly after its acquisition of Bradley regarding Nycomed’s promotion of
Elestrin and our alternatives going forward, including the possibility that we
may reacquire the U.S. marketing rights to the product. Pursuant to
an August 6, 2008 termination, release and settlement agreement with Nycomed, we
reacquired Elestrin and have assumed all manufacturing, distribution and
marketing responsibilities for Elestrin. Nycomed has agreed to
provide us all information, documents and know-how that Nycomed has that relate
to Elestrin, including the manufacture, use or sale of the
product. In addition, Nycomed has agreed, in exchange for reasonable
compensation, to cooperate with us for a transition period of up to six months
and to store the product in its warehouse facilities on behalf of us for up to
12 months in order to effect a smooth transition of the distribution of the
product from Nycomed to us. We have agreed to pay Nycomed $100,000
within five business days of the effective date of the termination, release and
settlement agreement and an additional $150,000 within 15 days after the
occurrence of certain events prior to January 1, 2010, including: (i) the grant
by us to a third party of a sublicense or U.S. distribution rights to Elestrin;
(ii) the transfer or assignment by us of all or substantially all of the rights
to Elestrin in the U.S. to a third party; (iii) the acquisition of our company
through a merger, acquisition or combination with a third party; or (iv) the
achievement of over $1.5 million in net sales of Elestrin in the United
States. Nycomed has agreed on behalf of itself and its affiliates not
to market or sell any low-dose topical estrogen gel products for the treatment
of menopausal hot flashes for a period of 12 months. The termination,
release and settlement agreement also provides for a mutual release between the
parties and the survival of the confidentiality, indemnification and insurance
provisions of the exclusive sublicense agreement for a period of five
years.
Our strategy with respect to our CaP
technology is to continue development of our nanoparticle technology and
actively seek collaborators and licensees to fund and accelerate the development
and commercialization of products incorporating the technology. In
addition to continuing our own product development in the potential commercial
applications of our CaP technology, we have sought and continue to seek
opportunities to enter into business collaborations or joint ventures with
vaccine companies and others interested in development and marketing
arrangements with respect to our CaP technology. For example, in
November 2007, we signed a license agreement with Medical Aesthetics Technology
Corporation (MATC) covering the use of our CaP as a facial filler in aesthetic
medicine (BioLook). Under the license agreement, MATC is responsible
for continued development of BioLook, including required clinical trials,
regulatory filings and all manufacturing and marketing associated with the
product. In exchange for the license, we received an ownership
position in MATC of approximately five percent of the common stock of
MATC. In addition to the ownership position, we may receive certain
milestone payments and royalties as well as share in certain payments if MATC
sublicenses the technology.
One of
our strategic goals for 2008 is to continue to seek and implement strategic
alternatives with respect to our products and our company, including licenses,
business collaborations and other business combinations or transactions with
other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Therefore, as a
matter of course from time to time, we engage in discussions with third parties
regarding the licensure, sale or acquisition of our products and technologies or
a merger, sale or acquisition of our company. In June 2008, we announced that we
have engaged Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., an investment banking firm, as our
strategic advisor in connection with our ongoing process to explore strategic
alternatives in order to maximize value to our stockholders. No
timetable has been set for completion of the exploration of strategic
alternatives, and there can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic
alternatives will result in any agreements or transactions, or that, if
completed, any agreements or transactions will be successful or on attractive
terms. We do not intend to disclose developments with respect to the process
unless and until the exploration of strategic alternatives has been
completed.
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Financial
Overview
All of
our revenue to date has been derived from upfront, milestone and royalty
payments earned on licensing and sublicensing transactions and from
subcontracts. To date, we have used primarily equity financing,
licensing income and interest income to fund our ongoing business operations and
short-term liquidity needs, and we expect to continue this practice for the
foreseeable future.
We have
not commercially introduced any products and do not expect to do so in the
foreseeable future. However, Nycomed, our former marketing
sublicensee for Elestrin, commercially launched Elestrin in June
2007. As a result, from June 2007 until the termination of our
agreement with Nycomed and reacquisition of Elestrin on August 6, 2008, we
received royalties on net sales of Elestrin. However, such royalties
were minimal. We recognized royalty revenue from Nycomed’s net sales
of Elestrin of $11,081 and $26,485 during the three and six month periods ended
June 30, 2008, respectively. The royalty revenue presented in our
statements of operations represents the gross royalty revenue to be received
from Nycomed. Our corresponding obligation to pay Antares a portion
of the royalties received which equaled $4,972 and $11,904 for the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2008, respectively, is recorded within general and
administrative expenses on our condensed statement of operations.
Our
business operations to date have consisted mostly of licensing and research and
development activities and we expect this to continue for the immediate
future. If and when our proposed products for which we have not
entered into marketing relationships receive FDA approval, we may begin to incur
other expenses, including sales and marketing related expenses if we choose to
market the products ourselves. We do not intend to
incur material sales and marketing related expenses in the near future as a
result of our re-acquisition of the marketing rights to Elestrin in the
U.S. We currently do not have sufficient resources on a long-term
basis to complete the commercialization of any of our current or proposed
products for which we have not entered into marketing
relationships. We believe our cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments will be sufficient to meet our liquidity requirements through at
least the next 12 months. (See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” section) However,
we may seek to obtain additional financing prior to that time, especially if we
are unable to restructure, redeem or liquidate our auction rate securities in
the near future. If we are unable to restructure, redeem or liquidate
our auction rate securities and are unable to obtain additional financing, we
may be required to delay or scale back significantly our development
activities. As an alternative to raising additional financing, we may
choose to sublicense Elestrin, LibiGel or another product to a third party who
may finance a portion or all of the continued development and, if approved,
commercialization, sell certain assets or rights we have under our existing
license agreements or enter into other business collaborations or combinations,
including the possible sale of our company.
We
incurred expenses of approximately $1,100,000 per month on research and
development activities during the six months ended June 30, 2008. Our
research and development expenses increased $2,528,271, or 180 percent, to
$3,934,118 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $1,405,847 for the
three months ended June 30, 2007, primarily as a result of the conduct of the
LibiGel Phase III clinical studies. We expect our monthly research
and development expenses to be approximately $1,200,000 to $1,400,000 per month
for the foreseeable future. The amount of our actual research and
development expenditures may fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year
depending upon: (1) our development schedule, including the timing of our
clinical trials; (2) resources available; (3) results of studies,
clinical trials and regulatory decisions; (4) whether we or our licensees are
funding the development of our proposed products; and (5) competitive
developments.
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Our
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008
increased $327,360, or 26 percent, compared to the three months ended June 30,
2007. This increase was due primarily to an increase in investor and
public relations expenses and business development and other personnel-related
costs. Our general and administrative expenses may fluctuate from
year-to-year and quarter-to-quarter depending upon the amount of non-cash,
stock-based compensation expense, legal, public and investor relations, business
development, accounting and corporate governance and other fees and expenses
incurred.
Our
non-cash, stock option and warrant expense for the three months ended June 30,
2008 increased $186,855, or 131 percent, compared to the three months ended June
30, 2007. The primary reason for this increase was the grant of
options and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 163,000 and 80,000 shares of
our common stock, respectively, to new and certain existing employees and an
investor and public relations firm in the second quarter of 2008.
We
recognized a net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 of
approximately $6,000,000 and $9,700,000, respectively, compared to a net loss of
approximately $2,400,000 and $4,200,000 for the three and six months ended June
30, 2007. This increase was primarily due to the increased LibiGel
clinical development expenses discussed above. During the three and
six months ended June 30, 2008, our net loss included impairment charges related
to the other-than-temporary impairment of auction rate securities totaling
$660,200. We expect to incur substantial and continuing losses for
the foreseeable future. This is true especially as our own product
development programs expand and various clinical trials commence or continue,
including in particular the Phase III clinical trial program for LibiGel and
other trials and studies associated with LibiGel. The amount of these
losses may vary significantly from year-to-year and quarter-to-quarter and will
depend on, among other factors:
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the
success, progress, timing and costs of our business development efforts to
implement business collaborations, licenses and other business
combinations or transactions, including Deutsche Bank Securities’ efforts
to assist us as we continue to evaluate various strategic alternatives
available with respect to our products and our
company;
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the
progress, timing, cost and results of our preclinical and clinical
development programs, including in particular our Phase III clinical trial
program for LibiGel, and our other product development
efforts;
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patient
recruitment and enrollment in our current and future clinical trials,
including in particular our Phase III clinical trial program for
LibiGel;
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the
commercial success and net sales of Elestrin and our ability to sell it
ourselves or re-license it to another third
party;
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our
ability to license LibiGel or our other products for development and
commercialization;
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the
cost, timing and outcome of regulatory reviews of our proposed
products;
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the
rate of technological advances;
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ongoing
determinations of the potential markets for and commercial success of our
proposed products;
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the
timing and cost of various cash and non-cash general and administrative
expenses;
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the
timing and cost of obtaining third party reimbursement for our
products;
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the
activities of our competitors; and
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our
opportunities to acquire new products or take advantage of other
unanticipated opportunities.
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Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30,
2007
The
following table sets forth our results of operations for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007.
Three
Months Ended June
30,
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2008
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2007
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$
Change
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%
Change
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Revenue
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$ | 25,869 | $ | 69,446 | $ | (43,577 | ) | (62.7 | )% | |||||||
Expenses
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Research and
development
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3,934,118 | 1,405,847 | 2,528,271 | 179.8 | % | |||||||||||
General and
administrative
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1,593,156 | 1,265,796 | 327,360 | 25.9 | % | |||||||||||
Impairment
of short-term investments
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660,200 | - | 660,200 | - | ||||||||||||
Interest
income
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125,847 | 230,488 | (104,641 | ) | (45.4 | )% | ||||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (6,048,067 | ) | $ | (2,400,309 | ) | $ | 3,647,758 | 152.0 | % |
Revenue
decreased $43,577 primarily as a result of the decrease in royalty revenue from
Nycomed on Elestrin sales during the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared
to the same period in 2007.
Research
and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 increased 180
percent compared to the three months ended June 30, 2007 primarily as a result
of the conduct of the two LibiGel Phase III clinical studies.
General
and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 increased
26 percent compared to the three months ended June 30, 2007 primarily as a
result of an increase in investor and public relations expenses and business
development and other personnel-related costs.
Non-cash,
stock option and warrant expense increased to $329,760 during the three months
ended June 30, 2008 from $142,905 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 due
to an increase in the number of stock options granted and the number of stock
options and warrants outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2008
compared to the same period in 2007. Our outstanding stock options
and warrants have remaining lives of less than one to ten years and will be
amortized over the respective remaining vesting periods. Certain of
our outstanding stock options have performance condition-based vesting
provisions, which will result in recognition of expense when such performance
conditions have been satisfied.
During
the three months ended June 30, 2008, net loss included impairment charges
related to the other-than-temporary impairment of auction rate securities
totaling $660,200.
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Interest
income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 decreased 45 percent compared to
interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2007 as a result of lower
average invested cash balances and lower average interest rates on invested cash
balances during the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period
in 2007.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30,
2007
The
following table sets forth our results of operations for the six months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007.
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
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2008
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2007
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$
Change
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%
Change
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Revenue
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$ | 88,866 | $ | 120,054 | $ | (31,188 | ) | (26.0 | )% | |||||||
Expenses
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Research and
development
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6,612,064 | 2,393,317 | 4,218,747 | 176.3 | % | |||||||||||
General and
administrative
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2,918,649 | 2,184,565 | 734,084 | 33.6 | % | |||||||||||
Impairment
of short-term investments
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660,200 | - | 660,200 | - | ||||||||||||
Interest
income
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449,424 | 377,017 | 72,407 | 19.2 | % | |||||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (9,674,705 | ) | $ | (4,217,327 | ) | $ | 5,457,378 | 131.7 | % |
Revenue
decreased $31,188 primarily as a result of the decrease in royalty revenue from
Nycomed on Elestrin sales combined with a reduction in deferred revenue related
to a license associated with our CaP technology during the six months ended June
30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
Research
and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 increased 176
percent compared to the six months ended June 30, 2007 primarily as a result of
the conduct of the LibiGel Phase III clinical studies.
General
and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 increased 34
percent compared to the six months ended June 30, 2007 primarily as a result of
an increase in investor and public relations expenses and business development
and other personnel-related costs.
Non-cash,
stock option and warrant expense increased to $623,499 during the six months
ended June 30, 2008 from to $363,703 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 due
to an increase in the number of stock options granted and the number of stock
options and warrants outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2008
compared to the same period in 2007.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, net loss included impairment charges related
to the other-than-temporary impairment of auction rate securities totaling
$660,200.
Interest
income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 increased 19 percent compared to
interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as a result of higher
average invested cash balances during the six months ended June 30, 2008
compared to the same period in 2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Working
Capital
All of
our revenue to date has been derived from upfront, milestone and royalty
payments earned on licensing and sublicensing transactions and from
subcontracts. We have not commercially introduced any products and do
not expect to do so in the foreseeable future. However, Nycomed, our
former marketing sublicensee for Elestrin, commercially launched Elestrin in
June 2007. As a result, from June 2007 until the termination of our
agreement with Nycomed on August 6, 2008, we received royalties on net sales of
Elestrin. However, such royalties were minimal.
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Our
business operations to date have consisted mostly of licensing and research and
development activities and we expect this to continue for the immediate
future. Simultaneous with the reacquisition of Elestrin, we have
assumed all manufacturing, distribution and marketing responsibilities for
Elestrin. We will pursue the best course of action to maximize the
value of Elestrin. These considerations will become part of our
formal strategic review being led by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. who we
recently engaged as our strategic advisor to assist us in our ongoing process to
explore strategic alternatives in order to maximize value to our
stockholders. If and when our other products for which we have not
entered into marketing relationships receive FDA approval, we may begin to incur
other expenses, including material sales and marketing and other expenses if we
choose to market the products ourselves. We currently do not have
sufficient resources to establish our own sales and marketing function, obtain
regulatory approval of our other proposed products or complete the
commercialization of any of our proposed products that are not licensed to
others for development and marketing. We expect the Phase III
clinical trial program of LibiGel to require significant resources.
To date,
we have used primarily equity financings, licensing income and interest income
to fund our ongoing business operations and short-term liquidity needs, and we
expect to continue this practice for the foreseeable future. As of
June 30, 2008, we had approximately $10,300,000 of cash and cash equivalents and
an additional $12,400,000 of short-term investments. We expect our
cash balance to decrease as we continue to use cash to fund our
operations. We do not have any outstanding debt.
Our cash
and cash equivalents are invested in highly-rated, investment grade financial
instruments consisting primarily of commercial paper. Our short-term
investments consist primarily of money market investments and investment-grade
auction rate securities, the underlying assets of which are portfolios of
student loans backed by the federal government. Although such
securities typically have been very liquid, such liquidity has been reduced
significantly as a result of events in the credit markets, including the market
for these auction rate securities. Although we believe these
securities may be restructured, redeemed or repurchased in the future without
any significant loss, we are not able to assess whether or not we will be able
to hold the investments for a period of time sufficient for these events to
occur for our specific investments. Currently, there is no liquid
market for these securities.
Our
investments continue to accrue interest at contractual rates and will be subject
to attempted auctions every 7 or 28 days, depending upon the securities, until
the auction process succeeds, the issuers redeem the securities, a successful
tender offer occurs, or the underlying debt instruments
mature. Although we have observed instances of redemption and
tendering of similar auction rate securities, including certain securities that
had been in our portfolio as of March 31, 2008 (as discussed below), we are not
able to predict how or when additional redemptions or tenders may affect our
remaining auction rate securities. During the three months ended June 30, 2008,
we reviewed many factors in determining whether to recognize an impairment
charge related to unrealized losses on our auction rate securities portfolio,
including the magnitude of the unrealized loss compared to the cost of the
investments, the length of time the investment has been in a loss position,
methods of expected recovery of the investments and our intent and ability to
hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated
recovery of market value. As a result of this review, as of June 30, 2008, we
determined that the unrealized losses associated with our auction rate
securities are other-than-temporary, and recorded impairment charges of $660,200
which are included in the accompanying condensed statement of operations for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2008. We continue to monitor the market for
auction rate securities and to consider its impact (if any) on the fair market
value of our investments.
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On April
22, 2008, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association commenced a tender offer to
purchase any and all of the outstanding student loan asset-backed auction rate
notes of each of the following securitization trusts: Collegiate
Funding Services Education Loan Trust 2003-A, Collegiate Funding Services
Education Loan Trust 2003-B and Collegiate Funding Services Education Loan Trust
2004-A. We owned $2,000,000 in principal amount of such notes and tendered all
of such notes to JPMorgan and received the entire $2,000,000 principal plus
accrued and unpaid interest on May 21, 2008.
In August
2008, several auction rate securities dealers announced settlement agreements
with federal and state regulators under which they have agreed to purchase or
provide liquidity for auction rate securities held by certain customers, and in
some cases, provide such customers no cost loans prior to such repurchases or
liquidity events. However, as of the filing of this report, the
Company is unable to confirm the effect of any such settlement agreement on the
Company’s auction rate securities portfolio.
We
believe our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments will be sufficient
to meet our liquidity requirements through at least the next 12
months. However, we may seek to obtain additional financing prior to
that time, especially if we are unable to restructure, redeem or liquidate our
auction rate securities in the near future. If we are unable to
restructure, redeem or liquidate our auction rate securities, we may be required
to delay or scale back significantly our development activities. As
an alternative to raising additional financing, we may choose to sublicense
Elestrin, LibiGel or another product to a third party who may finance a portion
or all of the continued development and, if approved, commercialization, sell
certain assets or rights we have under our existing license agreements or enter
into other business collaborations or combinations, including the possible sale
of our company. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of
equity securities, our stockholders may experience dilution, which could be
significant. Furthermore, additional financing may not be available
when needed or, if available, financing may not be on terms favorable to us or
our stockholders. If financing is not available when required or is
not available on acceptable terms, or additional sublicense agreements are not
signed, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our
programs designed to facilitate the development of our proposed products and
commercial introduction of our products.
Our
future capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors,
including:
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our
ability and the timing of our ability to liquidate our auction rate
securities;
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the
success, progress, timing and costs of our business development efforts to
implement business collaborations, licenses and other business
combinations or transactions, including Deutsche Bank Securities’ efforts
to assist us as we continue to evaluate various strategic alternatives
available with respect to our products and our
company;
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the
progress, timing, cost and results of our preclinical and clinical
development programs, including in particular our Phase III clinical trial
program for LibiGel, and our other product development
efforts;
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patient
recruitment and enrollment in our current and future clinical trials,
including in particular our Phase III clinical trial program for
LibiGel;
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the
commercial success and net sales of Elestrin and our ability to sell it
ourselves or re-license it to another third
party;
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our
ability to license LibiGel or our other products for development and
commercialization;
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the
cost, timing and outcome of regulatory reviews of our proposed
products;
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the
rate of technological advances;
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ongoing
determinations of the potential markets for and commercial success of our
proposed products;
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our
general and administrative
expenses;
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the
timing and cost of obtaining third party reimbursement for our
products;
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the
activities of our competitors; and
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our
opportunities to acquire new products or take advantage of other
unanticipated opportunities.
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Uses
of Cash and Cash Flow
We used
cash in operating activities of $7,144,560 for the six months ended June 30,
2008 versus receiving cash from operating activities of $1,515,956 for the six
months ended June 30, 2007. Cash used in operating activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2008 was primarily the result of the net loss for that
period, and to a lesser extent, an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
related to an increase in our prepaid clinical trial-related costs, offset
primarily by an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Net cash
provided by operations in the six months ended June 30, 2007 was due primarily
to the receipt of a net payment of $5,250,000 from Nycomed under our former
license agreement for Elestrin, offset primarily by the net loss and a decrease
in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities.
Net cash
provided by investing activities was $1,787,219 for the six months ended June
30, 2008 due to the redemption of $2,000,000 in short-term investments,
partially offset by purchases of short-term investments and capital assets
associated with added office space, furniture and equipment due to the conduct
of our LibiGel clinical trial program. Net cash used in investing
activities was $114,745 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and consisted
primarily of purchases of short-term investments. During the six
months ended June 30, 2008, net cash provided by financing activities was
$33,970, which resulted from a warrant exercise. Net cash provided by
financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $18,327,105,
which resulted from the completion of a private placement resulting in net
proceeds to us of approximately $17,300,000, after deduction of transaction
expenses, and warrant and stock option exercises.
We
recorded and paid $75,000 in income tax expense during the six months ended June
30, 2007 as we were subject to the corporate alternative minimum tax provision.
Pursuant to further review and tax advice, we recorded and filed for a tax
refund for that same amount. The $75,000 tax refund was received in
October 2007.
Commitments
and Contractual Obligations
We did
not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of June 30,
2008. We have, however, several potential financial commitments,
including product development milestone payments to the licensors of certain of
our products, payments under our license agreement with Wake Forest University
Health Sciences, as well as minimum annual lease payments.
We refer
you to the description of our contractual obligations and commitments as of
March 31, 2008 as set forth in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2008. There were no material changes to such information since
that date through June 30, 2008.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to
have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources. As a result, we are not materially
exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if
we had engaged in these arrangements.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
The
discussion and analysis of our condensed financial statements and results of
operations are based upon our condensed financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. The preparation of these condensed
financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that
affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and
related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The
Securities and Exchange Commission has defined a company’s most critical
accounting policies as those that are most important to the portrayal of its
financial condition and results of operations, and which requires the company to
make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need
to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on
this definition, we have identified certain of our accounting policies as
critical accounting policies. Our critical accounting policies are
described in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. There have been no
changes to the critical accounting policies described in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
We refer
you to the information contained in Note 5 to our condensed financial statements
for the effect of recent accounting pronouncements on our results of operations
and financial condition.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains not only historical information, but also
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. In
addition, we or others on our behalf may make forward-looking statements from
time to time in oral presentations, including telephone conferences and/or web
casts open to the public, in press releases or reports, on our Internet web site
or otherwise. All statements other than statements of historical
facts included in this report that address activities, events or developments
that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are
forward-looking statements including, in particular, the statements about our
plans, objectives, strategies and prospects regarding, among other things, our
financial condition, results of operations and business. We have
identified some of these forward-looking statements with words like “believe,”
“may,” “could,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,” “project,” “will,” “should,”
“expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximate,”
“contemplate” or “continue” and other words and terms of similar
meaning. These forward-looking statements may be contained in the
notes to our condensed financial statements and elsewhere in this report,
including under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.” Our forward-looking statements
generally relate to:
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the
timing of the commencement, enrollment and completion of our clinical
trials and other regulatory status of our proposed
products;
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the
future market and market acceptance of our
products;
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our
anticipated sales and marketing expenses for
Elestrin;
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the
effect of new accounting
pronouncements;
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our
spending capital on research and development programs, pre-clinical
studies and clinical trials, regulatory processes, establishment of sales
and marketing capabilities and licensure or acquisition of new
products;
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our
engagement of Deutsche Bank Securities and their efforts to assist us as
we continue to evaluate various strategic alternatives with respect to our
products and our company;
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collaborating,
merging or acquiring entities that have businesses or technologies
complementary to our business;
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whether
and how long our existing cash will be sufficient to fund our
operations;
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valuation,
expected returns and ability to liquidate investments in our investment
portfolios based on risks affecting underlying securities or the markets
in which they are bought and sold;
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our
need, ability and expected timing of any actions to raise additional
capital through future equity and other financings;
and
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our
substantial and continuing losses.
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Forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations about future events affecting us
and are subject to uncertainties and factors that affect all businesses
operating in a global market as well as matters specific to us. These
uncertainties and factors are difficult to predict and many of them are beyond
our control. The following are some of the uncertainties and factors known to us
that could cause our actual results to differ materially from what we have
anticipated in our forward-looking statements:
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lack
of market acceptance of Elestrin and our other products if and when they
are commercialized;
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our
ability to sell Elestrin ourselves or re-license the marketing rights to
another third party on a timely basis or on substantially the same
terms;
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our
failure to obtain liquidity for our auction rate securities on a timely
basis or obtain additional capital when needed or on acceptable
terms;
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our
failure to recover the carrying value of our investment in auction rate
securities, which may be limited or non-existent in the near
term;
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our
ability to realize the par value and accrued interest of our investment in
auction rate securities;
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the
failure of our products to be commercially introduced for several years or
at all;
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our
failure to obtain and maintain required regulatory approvals on a timely
basis or at all;
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uncertainties
associated with the impact of published studies regarding the adverse
health effects of certain forms of hormone
therapy;
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our
dependence upon our sublicensees for the development, marketing and sale
of certain of our products;
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our
dependence upon the maintenance of our licenses with Antares Pharma IPL
AG, Wake Forest University Health Sciences and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
and the University of California – Los
Angeles;
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patient
recruitment and enrollment in our current and future clinical trials,
including in particular our Phase III clinical trial program for
LibiGel;
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the
scope, timing and results of our clinical trials and other uncertainties
associated with clinical trials;
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our
ability to compete in a competitive
industry;
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our
ability to implement strategic alternatives with respect to our products
and our company, including licenses, business collaborations, and other
business combinations or transactions with other pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies;
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our
ability to protect our proprietary technology and to operate our business
without infringing the proprietary rights of third
parties;
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our
dependence upon key employees;
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our
ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial
reporting;
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adverse
changes in applicable laws or regulations and our failure to comply with
applicable laws and regulations;
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changes
in generally accepted accounting principles;
or
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conditions
and changes in the biopharmaceutical industry or in general economic or
business conditions.
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For more
information regarding these and other uncertainties and factors that could cause
our actual results to differ materially from what we have anticipated in our
forward-looking statements or otherwise could materially adversely affect our
business, financial condition or operating results, see our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 under the heading “Part I
– Item 1A. Risk Factors” on pages 23 through 34 of such report and
our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the heading “Part II – Item
1A. Risk Factors,” including this report.
All
forward-looking statements included in this report are expressly qualified in
their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. We wish to
caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement
that speaks only as of the date made and to recognize that forward-looking
statements are predictions of future results, which may not occur as
anticipated. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements and from historical results, due
to the uncertainties and factors described above and in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 under the heading “Part I
– Item 1A. Risk Factors” and included in our subsequent quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q under the heading “Part II – Item 1A. Risk
Factors,” including this report as well as others that we may consider
immaterial or do not anticipate at this time. Although we believe
that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are
reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. Our
expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements can be affected by
inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown uncertainties and
factors, including those described above and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 under the heading “Part I – Item
1A. Risk Factors” and included in our subsequent quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q under the heading “Part II – Item 1A. Risk Factors,”
including this report.” The risks and uncertainties described above
are not exclusive and further information concerning us and our business,
including factors that potentially could materially affect our financial results
or condition, may emerge from time to time. We assume no obligation
to update, amend or clarify forward-looking statements to reflect actual results
or changes in factors or assumptions affecting such forward-looking
statements. We advise you, however, to consult any further
disclosures we make on related subjects in our annual reports on Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K we file with or
furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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We are
exposed to interest rate risk on the investments of our excess cash and
short-term investments, although due to the nature of our short-term
investments, we have concluded that such risk is not material. The
primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at
the same time maximize yields without significantly increasing
risk. To achieve this objective, we typically have invested in highly
liquid and high quality debt securities. To minimize the exposure due
to adverse shifts in interest rates, we typically have invested in short-term
securities with maturities of less than one year.
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At June
30, 2008, we held investments in approximately $11,300,000 of high quality,
investment-grade auction rate securities, the underlying assets of which are
student loans backed by the federal government. As a result of the
temporary declines in fair value of our auction rate securities, which we
attribute to liquidity issues affecting the credit markets associated with these
securities rather than counterparty credit issues, we have recorded an
unrealized loss of $660,200 to Accumulated other comprehensive
loss. Although such securities historically were very liquid, such
liquidity has been affected as a result of recent events in the credit markets,
including the markets for these securities, and currently there is no liquid
market for these securities. Although we believe we will be able to
recover our investments in our auction rate securities in the near term without
any loss, the timing of such an outcome is uncertain. Therefore, we
are exposed to market risk related to our investments in auction rate
securities. For further details, see “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations–Liquidity and Capital
Resources.”
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that are
designed to reasonably ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in
the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or
persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our
disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated can provide only reasonable
assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and we necessarily are
required to apply our judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of
possible controls and procedures. Our management evaluated, with the
participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered in this quarterly report on Form
10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective as of the end of such period to provide reasonable assurance that
information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms, and that material information relating to our company is
made known to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, particularly during the period when our periodic reports are
being prepared.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was
no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
our quarter ended June 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II. OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
Not
applicable.
ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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We are
affected by risks specific to us as well as factors that affect all businesses
operating in a global market. In addition to the other information
set forth in this report, careful consideration should be taken of the factors
described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2007 under the heading “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors” and our subsequent
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the heading “Part II – Item
1A. Risk Factors,”including this report, which could materially
adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating
results. Other than as set forth below, there have been no material
changes to such disclosures.
Our
ongoing process to explore strategic alternatives may not result in a strategic
transaction that is perceived by our stockholders as being a positive
development, which may cause our stock price to decline.
One of
our strategic goals for 2008 is to continue to seek and implement strategic
alternatives with respect to our products and our company, including licenses,
business collaborations and other business combinations or transactions with
other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In June 2008, we
announced that we have engaged Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., an investment
banking firm, as our strategic advisor in connection with our ongoing
process to explore strategic alternatives in order to maximize value to our
stockholders. Strategic alternatives we may pursue could include, but
are not limited to, licenses, partnering or other collaboration agreements, a
sale of some or all of our assets, a merger or sale of the entire company,
continued execution of our operating plan, or other strategic
transaction. No timetable has been set for completion of the
exploration of strategic alternatives, and there can be no assurance that the
exploration of strategic alternatives will result in any agreements or
transactions, or that, if completed, any agreements or transactions will be
successful or on attractive terms.
As
a result of the reacquisition of Elestrin and the termination of our exclusive
sublicense agreement with Nycomed, we have assumed all manufacturing,
distribution and marketing responsibilities for Elestrin. Although we
intend to pursue the best course of action to maximize the value of Elestrin, no
assurance can be provided that we will be successful in completing a strategic
alternative with respect to Elestrin or otherwise. In addition, it is
unlikely that we will effect a material amount of sales of Elestrin in the
meantime.
On August
6, 2008, we entered into a termination, release and settlement agreement with
Nycomed US Inc. pursuant to which the exclusive sublicense agreement dated
November 7, 2006 between BioSante and Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Bradley was
purchased by Nycomed in February 2008) was terminated and we reacquired Elestrin
effective immediately. As previously announced, in light of the poor
sales performance of Elestrin in the U.S. estrogen market and Nycomed’s focus in
dermatology, we approached Nycomed shortly after its acquisition of Bradley
regarding Nycomed’s promotion of Elestrin and our alternatives going forward,
including the possibility that we may reacquire the U.S. marketing rights to the
product. Pursuant to the termination, release and settlement
agreement, we assumed all manufacturing, distribution and marketing
responsibilities for Elestrin. Nycomed has agreed to provide us all
information, documents and know-how that Nycomed has that relate to Elestrin,
including the manufacture, use or sale of the product, and in exchange for
reasonable compensation, to cooperate with us for a transition period of up to
six months and to store the product in its warehouse facilities on our behalf
for up to 12 months in order to effect a smooth transition of the distribution
of the product from Nycomed to us.
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We will
pursue the best course of action to maximize the value of
Elestrin. These considerations will become part of our formal
strategic review being led by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. who we recently
engaged as our strategic advisor to assist us in our ongoing process to explore
strategic alternatives in order to maximize value to our
stockholders. In the meantime, we intend to market and sell the
product ourselves, although we do not intend to incur any material sales and
marketing expenses in doing so and thus likely will not be successful in
effecting a material amount of sales of Elestrin. If we choose to
perform the manufacturing, distribution or marketing of Elestrin ourselves for
an extended period of time, we may incur material associated
expenses. We currently do not have sufficient resources to establish
our own sales and marketing or manufacturing functions.
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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Recent
Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
In May
2008, we issued warrants to purchase 80,000 shares of our common stock to two
individuals, the sole principal and a key executive officer, of an investor and
public relations firm in return for various investor and public relations
services. The warrants are exercisable at an exercise price equal to
$4.78 per share with 1/12 of the warrants becoming exercisable on June 15, 2008
and the remainder becoming exercisable on a monthly basis thereafter through May
15, 2009 so long as the investor and public relations firm continues to provide
services to us. The warrants are exercisable through and including
May 14, 2011. The issuance of these warrants was made in reliance on
either Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as transactions
by an issuer not involving any public offering or Regulation D of the Securities
Act. Certain inquiries were made by us to establish that such
issuances qualified for such exemption from the registration
requirements. In particular, we confirmed that with respect to the
exemption claimed under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act each warrant holder
gave assurance of investment intent and the certificates for the shares will
bear a legend accordingly and the issuances of the warrants were made to a
limited number of persons.
During
the three months ended June 30, 2008, warrants to purchase an aggregate of
15,800 shares of common stock held by five warrant holders were exercised for
total cash proceeds of $33,970. The exercise price of the exercised
warrants was $2.15 per share. The issuance of the shares of our
common stock upon exercise of these warrants was made in reliance on either
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as transactions by an
issuer not involving any public offering or Regulation D of the Securities
Act. Certain inquiries were made by us to establish that such
issuances qualified for such exemption from the registration
requirements. In particular, we confirmed that with respect to the
exemption claimed under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act each warrant holder
gave assurance of investment intent and the certificates for the shares bear a
legend accordingly and the issuances of the shares were made to a limited number
of persons.
Except as
described above, during the three months ended June 30, 2008, we did not issue
or sell any shares of our common stock or other equity securities of ours that
were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
Other
than the withholding of 74,957 shares of our common stock in connection with the
net exercise of warrants, we did not purchase any shares of our common stock or
other equity securities of ours during the three months ended June 30,
2008. Our Board of Directors has not authorized any repurchase plan
or program for purchase of our shares of common stock or other equity securities
on the open market or otherwise, other than in connection with the cashless
exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not
applicable.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
(a) The
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of BioSante was held on June 12,
2008.
(b) The
results of the stockholder votes were as follows:
For
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Against/
Withheld
|
Abstain
|
Broker
Non-Vote
|
|||||||||||||
1. Election
of Directors
|
||||||||||||||||
Fred Holubow
|
16,321,655 | 89,153 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Peter Kjaer
|
16,186,999 | 223,809 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Ross Mangano
|
16,317,173 | 93,635 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Edward C. Rosenow,
M.D.
|
16,315,438 | 95,370 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Stephen M.
Simes
|
16,196,916 | 213,892 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Louis W. Sullivan,
M.D.
|
16,315,238 | 95,570 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2.
Approval of 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
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6,524,354 | 2,852,514 | 51,557 | 6,982,383 | ||||||||||||
3.
Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
|
16,297,892 | 34,545 | 78,371 | 0 |
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
On August
6, 2008, BioSante and Nycomed US Inc. entered into a termination, release and
settlement agreement pursuant to which the exclusive sublicense agreement dated
November 7, 2006 between BioSante and Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Bradley was
purchased by Nycomed in February 2008) was terminated and we reacquired Elestrin
effective immediately. As previously announced, in light of the poor
sales performance of Elestrin in the U.S. estrogen market and Nycomed’s focus in
dermatology, BioSante approached Nycomed shortly after its acquisition of
Bradley regarding Nycomed’s promotion of Elestrin and BioSante’s alternatives
going forward, including the possibility that BioSante may reacquire the U.S.
marketing rights to the product.
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Pursuant
to the termination, release and settlement agreement, BioSante reacquired
Elestrin and has assumed all manufacturing, distribution and marketing
responsibilities for Elestrin. Nycomed has agreed to provide BioSante
all information, documents and know-how that Nycomed has that relate to
Elestrin, including the manufacture, use or sale of the product. In
addition, Nycomed has agreed, in exchange for reasonable compensation, to
cooperate with BioSante for a transition period of up to six months and to store
the product in its warehouse facilities on behalf of BioSante for up to 12
months in order to effect a smooth transition of the distribution of the product
from Nycomed to BioSante. BioSante has agreed to pay Nycomed $100,000
within five business days of the effective date of the termination, release and
settlement agreement and an additional $150,000 within 15 days after the
occurrence of certain events prior to January 1, 2010, including: (i) the grant
by BioSante to a third party of a sublicense or U.S. distribution rights to
Elestrin; (ii) the transfer or assignment by BioSante of all or substantially
all of the rights to Elestrin in the U.S. to a third party; (iii) the
acquisition of BioSante through a merger, acquisition or combination with a
third party; or (iv) the achievement of over $1.5 million in net sales of
Elestrin in the United States. Nycomed has agreed on behalf of itself
and its affiliates not to market or sell any low-dose topical estrogen gel
products for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes for a period of 12
months. The termination, release and settlement agreement also
provides for a mutual release between the parties and the survival of the
confidentiality, indemnification and insurance provisions of the exclusive
sublicense agreement for a period of five years.
BioSante
disclosed the material terms of the exclusive license agreement in its current
report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November
7, 2006 and filed a copy of the exclusive license agreement as an exhibit to its
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, both the
description and agreement of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
The
foregoing description of the termination, release and settlement agreement is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the agreement, a
copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this report and is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are being filed or furnished with this quarterly report on
Form 10-Q:
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
10.1
|
Sixth
Amendment to Lease dated as of April 18, 2008 by and between BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association, as successor
trustee to American National Bank and Trust Company of
Chicago
|
10.2
|
BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
|
10.3
|
Form
of Incentive Stock Option Agreement between BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and its Executive Officers Under 2008 Stock Incentive
Plan
|
10.4
|
Form
of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement between BioSante Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. and its Executive Officers Under 2008 Stock Incentive
Plan
|
10.5
|
Form
of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement between BioSante Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. and its Directors Under 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
|
10.6
|
Termination,
Release and Settlement Agreement dated as of August 6, 2008 between
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Nycomed US
Inc.*
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and SEC Rule 13a-14(a)
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and SEC Rule 13a-14(a)
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
* Confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is being requested with respect to designated portions of this document. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
August
11, 2008
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BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
|
By: /s/ Stephen M.
Simes
Stephen M. Simes
Vice Chairman, President and
Chief Executive
Officer
(principal executive
officer)
|
|
By: /s/ Phillip B.
Donenberg
Phillip B. Donenberg
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer andSecretary
(principal financial and
accounting officer)
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BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
Method
of
Filing
|
10.1
|
Sixth
Amendment to Lease dated as of April 18, 2008 by and between BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association, as successor
trustee to American National Bank and Trust Company of
Chicago
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to BioSante’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on April 21, 2008 (File No.
001-31812)
|
10.2
|
BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to BioSante’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on June 13, 2008 (File No.
001-31812)
|
10.3
|
Form
of Incentive Stock Option Agreement between BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and its Executive Officers Under 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to BioSante’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on June 13, 2008 (File No.
001-31812)
|
10.4
|
Form
of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement between BioSante Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. and its Executive Officers Under 2008 Stock Incentive
Plan
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to BioSante’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on June 13, 2008 (File No.
001-31812)
|
10.5
|
Form
of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement between BioSante Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. and its Directors Under 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to BioSante’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on June 13, 2008 (File No.
001-31812)
|
10.6
|
Termination,
Release and Settlement Agreement dated as of August 6, 2008 between
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Nycomed US Inc.*
|
Filed
herewith
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and SEC Rule 13a-14(a)
|
Filed
herewith
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and SEC Rule 13a-14(a)
|
Filed
herewith
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
Furnished
herewith
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
Furnished
herewith
|
* Confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is being requested with respect to designated portions of this document. |