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Avinger Inc - Quarter Report: 2019 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 

 

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

 


 

(Mark One)

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019

 

or

 

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                     to                   

 

Commission File Number: 001-36817

 



 

AVINGER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 


 

Delaware

 

20-8873453

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification Number)

 

400 Chesapeake Drive

Redwood City, California 94063

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(650) 241-7900

(Telephone number, including area code)

 

 


 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each
class:

 

Trading
Symbol(s):

 

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

AVGR

 

The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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 ☒ No ☐

 

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

 

Accelerated filer ☐

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer ☒

 

Smaller reporting company ☒

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

As of August 8, 2019, the number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, was 6,424,965.

 

 


 

 

 
 

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements concerning our business, operations and financial performance and condition, as well as our plans, objectives and expectations for our business, operations and financial performance and condition. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “positioned,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

 

the outcome of and expectations regarding our clinical studies, including our INSIGHT trial and plans to conduct further clinical studies;

     
 

our plans to modify our current products, or develop new products, to address additional indications;

     
 

our ability to obtain additional financing through future equity or debt financings;

     
 

the expected growth in our business and our organization;

     
 

our expectations regarding government and third-party payor coverage and reimbursement, including the ability of Pantheris to qualify for reimbursement codes used by other atherectomy products;

     
 

our ability to continue as a going concern;

     
 

our ability to retain and recruit key personnel, including the continued development of our sales and marketing infrastructure;

     
 

our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our products;

     
 

our estimates of our expenses, ongoing losses, future revenue, capital requirements and our needs for, or ability to obtain, additional financing;

     
 

our expectations regarding revenue, cost of revenue, gross margins, and expenses, including research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses;

     
 

our expectations regarding the time during which we will be an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act;

     
 

our ability to identify and develop new and planned products and acquire new products;

     
 

our financial performance;

     
 

our ability to remain in compliance with laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to our business, both in the United States and internationally; and

     
 

developments and projections relating to our competitors or our industry.

 

 

 

 

We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control and that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and management’s beliefs and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or development and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. As a result, any or all of our forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may turn out to be inaccurate. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We urge you to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.

 

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

 

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents that we reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as exhibits to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

 

 

 
 

 

AVINGER, INC.

AS OF AND FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

Part I

Financial Information

 

Item 1.

Unaudited Financial Statements

1

 

Condensed Balance Sheets

1

 

Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

2

 

Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

3

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

6

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

22

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

31

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

33

 

 

 

Part II

Other Information

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

33

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

33

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

38

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

38

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

38

Item 5.

Other Information

38

Item 6.

Exhibits

39

 

 

 

Signatures

40

 

“Avinger,” “Pantheris,” and “Lumivascular” are trademarks of our company. Our logo and our other trade names, trademarks and service marks appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are our property. Other trade names, trademarks and service marks appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, our trademarks and trade names referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q appear without the ™ symbol, but those references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights, or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks and trade names.

 

 

 
 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.    UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AVINGER, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 

Assets

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 14,754     $ 16,410  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $218 and $260 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

    1,210       1,154  

Inventories

    4,105       3,422  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    764       635  

Total current assets

    20,833       21,621  
                 

Right of use asset

    5,596        

Property and equipment, net

    2,006       2,078  

Other assets

    384        

Total assets

  $ 28,819     $ 23,699  
                 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 1,086     $ 1,148  

Accrued compensation

    1,439       1,197  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    776       1,449  

Leasehold liability

    1,063        

Borrowings

    8,201       7,486  

Preferred stock dividends payable

    1,790       2,918  

Total current liabilities

    14,355       14,198  

Leasehold liability

    4,533        

Other long-term liabilities

    11       41  

Total liabilities

    18,899       14,239  
                 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

               
                 

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Convertible preferred stock issuable in series, par value of $0.001;

               

Shares authorized: 5,000,000 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018;

               

Shares issued and outstanding: 44,923 and 45,671 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $46,535 and $44,718 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

           

Common stock, par value of $0.001;

               

Shares authorized: 100,000,000 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018;

               

Shares issued and outstanding: 6,421,317 and 3,492,200 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

    6       3  

Additional paid-in capital

    348,505       338,342  

Accumulated deficit

    (338,591

)

    (328,885

)

Total stockholders’ equity

    9,920       9,460  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 28,819       23,699  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

 
 

 

AVINGER, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Revenues

  $ 2,319     $ 2,058     $ 4,159     $ 3,867  

Cost of revenues

    1,599       2,169       3,066       3,584  

Gross profit (loss)

    720       (111

)

    1,093       283  

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

    1,335       1,159       2,749       2,936  

Selling, general and administrative

    4,091       4,444       8,077       8,944  

Total operating expenses

    5,426       5,603       10,826       11,880  

Loss from operations

    (4,706

)

    (5,714

)

    (9,733

)

    (11,597

)

Interest income

    90       50       172       83  

Interest expense

    (364

)

    (362

)

    (714

)

    (5,034

)

Other income (expense), net

    329       227       569       468  

Net loss and comprehensive loss

    (4,651

)

    (5,799

)

    (9,706

)

    (16,080

)

Accretion of preferred stock dividends

    (895

)

    (836

)

    (1,790

)

    (1,246

)

Deemed dividend arising from beneficial conversion feature of convertible preferred stock

                      (5,216

)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

  $ (5,546

)

  $ (6,635

)

  $ (11,496

)

  $ (22,542

)

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

  $ (0.87

)

  $ (9.83

)

  $ (2.16

)

  $ (51.82

)

Weighted average common shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted

    6,377       675       5,319       435  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

2

 
 

 

AVINGER, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

 

   

Convertible

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Additional Paid-

   

Accumulated

   

Total Stockholders’

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

In Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

    52,762     $       438,422     $     $ 323,504     $ (311,601

)

  $ 11,903  

Employee stock-based compensation

                            641             641  

Exercises of warrants for common stock

                29,050             581             581  

Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock

    (9,261

)

          463,107       1       (5

)

          (4

)

Accretion of Series A Preferred Stock dividends

                            (836

)

          (836

)

Issuance of common stock to a vendor

                8             106             106  

Net and comprehensive loss

                                  (5,799

)

    (5,799

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

    43,501     $       930,587     $ 1     $ 323,991     $ (317,400

)

  $ 6,592  

 

   

Convertible

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Additional Paid-in

   

Accumulated

   

Total Stockholders’

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 

Balance at March 31, 2019

    44,923     $       6,005,218       6     $ 347,213       (333,940

)

    13,279  

Issuance of common stock under officers and directors purchase plan

                3,099             18             18  

Employee stock-based compensation

                            516             516  

Exercises of warrants for common stock

                413,000             1,653             1,653  

Accretion of Series A Preferred Stock dividends

                            (895

)

          (895

)

Net and comprehensive loss

                                  (4,651

)

    (4,651

)

Balance at June 30, 2019

    44,923     $       6,421,317     $ 6     $ 348,505     $ (338,591

)

  $ 9,920  

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

3

 

 

AVINGER, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)

(unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

 

   

Convertible

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Additional

Paid-

   

Accumulated

   

Total

Stockholders’

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

In Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

        $       83,359     $     $ 265,630     $ (301,320

)

  $ (35,690

)

Issuance of common stock

                4,212             337             337  

Employee stock-based compensation

                            1,259             1,259  

Exercises of warrants for common stock

                29,050             581             581  

Conversion of CRG into Series A Preferred Stock

    41,800                         41,800             41,800  

Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock, net of commissions and issuance costs

    17,979                         15,525             15,525  

Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock

    (16,278

)

          813,958       1       (1

)

           

Accretion of Series A Preferred Stock dividends

                            (1,246

)

          (1,246

)

Issuance of common stock to a vendor

                8             106               106  

Net and comprehensive loss

                                  (16,080

)

    (16,080

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

    43,501     $       930,587     $ 1     $ 323,991     $ (317,400

)

  $ 6,592  

 

   

Convertible

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Additional

Paid-in

   

Accumulated

   

Total

Stockholders’

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

    45,671     $       3,492,200       3     $ 338,342       (328,885

)

    9,460  

Issuance of common stock under officers and directors purchase plan

                7,788             36             36  

Employee stock-based compensation

                            1,009             1,009  

Exercises of warrants for common stock

                1,998,079       2       7,991             7,993  

Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock

    (1,523

)

          380,750                          

Conversion of Series C Preferred Stock into common stock

    (2,170

)

          542,500       1       (1

)

           

Issuance of Series A preferred stock to pay dividends

    2,945                         2,918             2,918  

Accretion of Series A Preferred Stock dividends

                            (1,790

)

          (1,790

)

Net and comprehensive loss

                                  (9,706

)

    (9,706

)

Balance at June 30, 2019

    44,923     $       6,421,317     $ 6     $ 348,505     $ (338,591

)

  $ 9,920  

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

4

 
 

 

AVINGER, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities

               

Net loss

  $ (9,706

)

  $ (16,080

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    428       518  

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

    86       57  

Stock-based compensation

    1,009       1,260  

Noncash interest expense and other charges

    724       5,037  

Common stock to be issued for services

          106  

Provision for doubtful accounts receivable

          45  

Provision for excess and obsolete inventories

    97       528  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable

    (56

)

    (593

)

Other long-term assets

    218        

Inventories

    (1,066

)

    575  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    (334

)

    (439

)

Other assets

          104  

Accounts payable

    (62

)

    (301

)

Accrued compensation

    242       334  

Leasehold liability

    (492

)

     

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    (673

)

    (2,383

)

Other long-term liabilities and accrued interest

    (30

)

    (114

)

Net cash used in operating activities

    (9,615

)

    (11,346

)

                 

Cash flows from investing activities

               

Purchase of property and equipment

    (88

)

    (125

)

Proceed from sale of property and equipment

    18        

Net cash used in investing activities

    (70

)

    (125

)

                 

Cash flows from financing activities

               

Proceeds from the issuance of convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs

          15,534  

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock related to warrant exercises

    7,993       581  

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock in public offerings, net of issuance costs

          326  

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under officers and directors purchase plan

    36        

Payment of debt discount in connection with loan amendment

          (155

)

Payment of accrued interest included in borrowings

          (60

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

    8,029       16,226  
                 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (1,656

)

    4,755  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    16,410       5,389  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 14,754     $ 10,144  
                 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

               

Cash paid for interest

  $     $ 60  
                 

Noncash investing and financing activities:

               

Conversion of CRG loan principal into Series A Preferred Stock

  $     $ 38,000  

Accretion of Series A Preferred Stock dividends

  $ 1,790     $ 1,246  

Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock to pay dividends

  $ 2,918     $  

Reclassification of right of use asset to prepaid rent

  $ 179     $  

Increase to right of use asset and leasehold liability arising from lease amendment

  $ 4,680        

Transfers between inventory and property and equipment

  $ 287     $  

Deemed dividend arising from beneficial conversion feature of convertible preferred stock

  $     $ 5,216  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

5

 

 

AVINGER, INC.

 

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

1. Organization

 

Organization, Nature of Business

 

Avinger, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in March 2007. The Company designs, manufactures and sells image-guided, catheter-based systems that are used by physicians to treat patients with peripheral artery disease (“PAD”). Patients with PAD have a build-up of plaque in the arteries that supply blood to areas away from the heart, particularly the pelvis and legs. The Company manufactures and sells a suite of products in the United States (“U.S.”) and in select international markets. The Company has developed its Lumivascular platform, which integrates optical coherence tomography (“OCT”) visualization with interventional catheters and is the industry’s only system that provides real-time intravascular imaging during the treatment portion of PAD procedures. The Company’s Lumivascular platform consists of a capital component, Lightbox, as well as a variety of disposable catheter products. The Company’s current products include its non-imaging catheters, Wildcat and Kittycat, as well as its Lumivascular platform products, Ocelot, Ocelot PIXL and Ocelot MVRX, all of which are designed to allow physicians to penetrate a total blockage in an artery, known as a chronic total occlusion (“CTO”). In March 2016, the Company received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for commercialization of Pantheris, the Company’s image-guided atherectomy system, designed to allow physicians to precisely remove arterial plaque in PAD patients. In May 2018, the Company also received 510(K) clearance from the FDA for its next-generation of Pantheris. In April 2019, the Company further received FDA clearance for Pantheris SV, a lower profile Pantheris. The Company has sales in the U.S. and select international markets. The Company is located in Redwood City, California.

 

Liquidity Matters

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) requires the Company to make certain disclosures if it concludes that there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of the issuance of these financial statements.

 

In the course of its activities, the Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations since its inception. As of June 30, 2019, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $338.6 million. The Company expects to incur losses for the foreseeable future. The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents of $14.8 million at June 30, 2019 and expected revenues and funds from operations will be sufficient to allow the Company to fund its current operations through at least the fourth quarter of 2019. Even though we received net proceeds of $10.2 million from the sale of our Series C Preferred Stock and common stock in our November 2018 offering, net proceeds of $15.5 million from the sale of our Series B preferred stock and warrants in our February 2018 offering, proceeds from issuance of common stock upon the exercise of warrants in the six months ended June 30, 2019 of $8.0 million and net proceeds of $3.0 million from the sale of common stock and warrants in our July 2018 offering, the Company will need to raise additional funds through future equity or debt financings within the next twelve months to meet its operational needs and capital requirements for product development, clinical trials and commercialization and may subsequently require additional fundraising. The Company can provide no assurance that it will be successful in raising funds pursuant to additional equity or debt financings or that such funds will be raised at prices that do not create substantial dilution for our existing stockholders. Given the recent decline in the Company’s stock price, any financing that we undertake in the next twelve months could cause substantial dilution to our existing stockholders, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in acquiring additional funding at levels sufficient to fund its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to it, the Company may have to significantly reduce its operations or delay, scale back or discontinue the development of one or more of its products. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company’s ultimate success will largely depend on its continued development of innovative medical technologies, its ability to successfully commercialize its products and its ability to raise significant additional funding.

 

Additionally, due to the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue operating as a going concern and the material adverse change clause in the Loan Agreement with CRG, the entire amount of borrowings at June 30, 2019 and 2018 has been classified as current in these financial statements. CRG has not invoked the material adverse change clause.

 

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Public Offerings

 

On February 16, 2018, we completed a public offering of 17,979 shares of Series B preferred stock and warrants to purchase 1,797,900 shares of common stock. As a result, we received net proceeds of approximately $15.5 million after underwriting discounts, commissions, legal and accounting fees. The Series B preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $0.001 per share, full ratchet price based anti-dilution protection, has no voting rights and is subject to certain ownership limitations. The Series B preferred stock is immediately convertible at the option of the holder, has no stated maturity, and does not pay regularly stated dividends or interest. Each share of Series B preferred stock is accompanied by one Series 1 warrant that expires on the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance to purchase up to 50 shares of common stock and one Series 2 warrant that expires on the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance or (ii) the 60th calendar day following the receipt and announcement of FDA clearance of our Pantheris below-the-knee device (or the same or similar product with a different name) to purchase up to 50 shares of common stock; provided, however, if at any time during such 60-day period the volume weighted average price for any trading day is less than the then effective exercise price, the termination date shall be extended to the seven year anniversary of the initial exercise date. In addition, pursuant to the Series A Purchase Agreement, we issued to CRG 41,800 shares of Series A preferred stock at the closing of the Series B Offering. The Series A preferred stock was issued in exchange for the conversion of $38.0 million of the outstanding principal amount of their senior secured term loan (plus the back-end fee and prepayment premium applicable thereto), totaling approximately $41.8 million. The Series A Preferred Stock is initially convertible into 2,090,000 shares of common stock subject to certain limitations contained in the Series A Purchase Agreement.

 

On July 12, 2018, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 216,618 shares of our common stock at an offering price of $16.425 per share. In a concurrent private placement, or the Private Placement, we agreed to issue to these investors warrants exercisable for one share of our common stock for each two shares purchased in the registered direct offering, which equals an aggregate of 108,309 shares of common stock. The closing of such registered direct offering and the concurrent Private Placement occurred on July 16, 2018, in connection with which we received net proceeds of approximately $3.0 million after deducting placement agent fees and other expenses payable by us and the conversion price of the outstanding shares of Series B preferred stock, issued in our February 2018 offering, was reduced to $1.58 per share as a result. The warrants have an exercise price of $15.80 per share of our common stock and may be exercised from time to time beginning on January 17, 2019 and expire on July 16, 2021.

 

On November 1, 2018, we completed a public offering of 728,500 shares of common stock and 8,586 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock (the “Series C preferred stock”). As a result, we received net proceeds of approximately $10.2 million after underwriting discounts, commissions, legal and accounting fees. Upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Series C preferred stock will be entitled to receive distributions out of our assets, whether capital or surplus, of an amount equal to $0.001 per share of Series C preferred stock before any distributions shall be made on the common stock but after distributions shall be made on any outstanding Series A preferred stock and any of our existing or future indebtedness. The Series C preferred stock has no voting rights.

 

 

 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial information. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019, or for any other interim period or for any future year. The December 31, 2019 condensed balance sheet data has been derived from audited financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements. These unaudited condensed financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which was filed with the SEC on March 6, 2019. The Company’s significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

On January 30, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a 1-for-40 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. Further, on June 19, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect an additional 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The reverse stock split became effective on June 21, 2019. The par value of the common stock and convertible preferred stock was not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split. All common stock, stock options, and restricted stock units, and per share amounts in the financial statements have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to the reverse stock splits.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts and disclosures reported in the financial statements. Management uses significant judgment when making estimates related to its common stock valuation and related stock-based compensation, the valuation of the common stock warrants, the valuation of compound embedded derivatives, provisions for doubtful accounts receivable and excess and obsolete inventories, clinical trial accruals, and its reserves for sales returns and warranty costs. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Although these estimates are based on the Company’s knowledge of current events and actions it may undertake in the future, actual results may ultimately materially differ from these estimates and assumptions.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company has evaluated the estimated fair value of its financial instruments as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payable, and other current liabilities and borrowings. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payable, and other current liabilities approximate their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of those instruments. Based upon the borrowing terms and conditions currently available to the Company, the carrying values of the borrowings approximate their fair value.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are considered available-for-sale marketable securities and are recorded at fair value, using level 1 inputs, based on quoted market prices. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s cash equivalents are entirely comprised of investments in money market funds. Any related unrealized gains and losses are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity (deficit). There were no unrealized gains and losses as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Any realized gains and losses and interest and dividends on available-for-sale securities are included in interest income or expense and computed using the specific identification cost method.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk, and Other Risks and Uncertainties

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable to the extent of the amounts recorded on the balance sheets.

 

The Company’s policy is to invest in cash and cash equivalents, consisting of money market funds. These financial instruments are held in Company accounts at one financial institution. The counterparties to the agreements relating to the Company’s investments consist of financial institutions of high credit standing.

 

The Company provides for uncollectible amounts when specific credit problems arise. Management’s estimates for uncollectible amounts have been adequate, and management believes that all significant credit risks have been identified at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

The Company’s accounts receivable are due from a variety of healthcare organizations in the United States and select international markets. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no customers that represented 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no customers that represented 10% or more of revenues. Disruption of sales orders or a deterioration of financial conditions of its customers would have a negative impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

The Company manufactures its commercial products in-house, including Pantheris and the Ocelot family of catheters. Certain of the Company’s product components and sub-assemblies continue to be manufactured by sole suppliers. Disruption in component or sub-assembly supply from these manufacturers or from in-house production would have a negative impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

The Company is subject to certain risks, including that its devices may not be approved or cleared for marketing by governmental authorities or be successfully marketed. There can be no assurance that the Company’s products will achieve widespread adoption in the marketplace, nor can there be any assurance that existing devices or any future devices can be developed or manufactured at an acceptable cost and with appropriate performance characteristics. The Company is also subject to risks common to companies in the medical device industry, including, but not limited to, new technological innovations, dependence upon third-party payors to provide adequate coverage and reimbursement, dependence on key personnel and suppliers, protection of proprietary technology, product liability claims, and compliance with government regulations.

 

Existing or future devices developed by the Company may require approvals or clearances from the FDA or international regulatory agencies. In addition, in order to continue the Company’s operations, compliance with various federal and state laws is required. If the Company were denied or delayed in receiving such approvals or clearances, it may be necessary to adjust operations to align with the Company’s currently approved portfolio. If clearance for the products in the current portfolio were withdrawn by the FDA, this may have a material adverse impact on the Company.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company’s revenues are derived from (1) sale of Lightboxes, (2) sale of disposables, which consist of catheters and accessories, and (3) sale of customer service contracts. The Company sells its products directly to hospitals and medical centers as well as through distributors. The Company accounts for a contract with a customer when there is a legally enforceable contract between the Company and the customer, the rights of the parties are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability of the contract consideration is probable. The Company’s revenues are measured based on consideration specified in the contract with each customer, net of any sales incentives and taxes collected from customers that are remitted to government authorities. For all sales, the Company uses either a signed agreement or a binding purchase order as evidence of an arrangement. The Company’s revenue recognition policies generally result in revenue recognition at the following points:

 

 

1.

Lightbox sales: The Company sells its products directly to hospitals and medical centers. Provided all other criteria for revenue recognition have been met, the Company recognizes revenue for Lightbox sales directly to end customers when delivery and acceptance occurs, which is defined as receipt by the Company of an executed form by the customer acknowledging that the training and installation process is complete.

     
 

2.

Sales of disposables: Disposable revenues consist of sales of the Company’s catheters and accessories and are recognized when the product has shipped, risk of loss and title has passed to the customer and collectability is reasonably assured.

     
 

3.

Service revenue: Service contract revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the service period and maintenance contract revenue is recognized as work is performed. To date, service revenue has been insignificant.

 

The Company offers its customers the ability to purchase or lease its Lightbox. In addition, the Company provides a Lightbox under a limited commercial evaluation program to allow certain strategic accounts to install and utilize the Lightbox for a limited trial period of three to six months. When a Lightbox is placed under a lease agreement or under a commercial evaluation program, the Company retains title to the equipment and it remains capitalized on its balance sheet under property and equipment. Depreciation expense on these placed Lightboxes is recorded to cost of revenues on a straight-line basis. The costs to maintain these placed Lightboxes are charged to cost of revenues as incurred.

 

The Company evaluates its lease and commercial evaluation program agreements and accounts for these contracts under the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 840, Leases and ASU No. 2014 09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The guidance requires arrangement consideration to be allocated between a lease deliverable and a non-lease deliverable based upon the relative selling-price of the deliverables, using a specific hierarchy. The hierarchy is as follows: vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value of the respective elements, third-party evidence of selling price, or best estimate of selling price (“BESP”). The Company allocates arrangement consideration using BESP.

 

The Company assessed whether the embedded lease is an operating lease or sales-type lease. Based on the Company’s assessment of the guidance and given that any payments under the lease agreements are dependent upon contingent future sales, it was determined that collectability of the minimum lease payments is not reasonably predictable. Accordingly, the Company concluded the embedded lease did not meet the criteria of a sales-type lease and accounts for it as an operating lease. The Company recognizes revenue allocated to the lease as the contingent disposable product purchases are delivered and are included in revenues within the statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

For sales through distributors, the Company recognizes revenue when title to the product and the risk of loss transfers from the Company to the distributor. The distributors are responsible for all marketing, sales, training and warranty in their respective territories. The standard terms and conditions contained in the Company’s distribution agreements do not provide price protection or stock rotation rights to any of its distributors. In addition, its distributor agreements do not allow the distributor to return or exchange products, and the distributor is obligated to pay the Company upon invoice regardless of its ability to resell the product.

 

The Company estimates reductions in revenue for potential returns of products by customers. In making such estimates, management analyzes historical returns, current economic trends and changes in customer demand and acceptance of its products. The Company expenses shipping and handling costs as incurred and includes them in the cost of revenues. In those cases where the Company bills shipping and handling costs to customers, it will classify the amounts billed as a component of revenue.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues consists primarily of manufacturing overhead costs, material costs and direct labor. A significant portion of the Company’s cost of revenues currently consists of manufacturing overhead costs. These overhead costs include the cost of quality assurance, material procurement, inventory control, facilities, equipment and operations supervision and management. Cost of revenues also includes depreciation expense for the Lightboxes under lease agreements and certain direct costs such as shipping costs.

 

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Product Warranty Costs

 

The Company typically offers a one-year warranty for parts and labor on its products commencing upon the transfer of title and risk of loss to the customer. The Company accrues for the estimated cost of product warranties upon invoicing its customers, based on historical results. Warranty costs are reflected in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss as a cost of revenues. The warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, material usage and service delivery costs incurred in correcting a product failure. Should actual product failure rates, material usage or service delivery costs differ from these estimates, revisions to the estimated warranty liability would be required. Periodically the Company assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Warranty provisions and claims are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

  $ 272  

Warranty provision

    36  

Usage/Release

    (93

)

Balance at June 30, 2019

  $ 215  

 

Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

 

Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration for potential dilutive common shares. Diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Any common stock shares subject to repurchase are excluded from the calculations as the continued vesting of such shares is contingent upon the holders’ continued service to the Company. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no shares subject to repurchase. Since the Company was in a loss position for all periods presented, basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same as diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders as the inclusion of all potentially dilutive common shares would have been anti-dilutive.

 

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was determined as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

  $ (5,546

)

  $ (6,635

)

  $ (11,496

)

  $ (22,542

)

Weighted average common stock outstanding

    6,377       675       5,319       435  

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

  $ (0.87

)

  $ (9.83

)

  $ (2.16

)

  $ (51.82

)

 

The following potentially dilutive securities outstanding have been excluded from the computations of diluted weighted average shares outstanding because such securities have an anti-dilutive impact due to losses reported:

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Common stock warrants

    23,845,311       18,032,715       36,458,617       17,742,215  

Common stock options

    7,492       5,586       7,673       8,484  

Convertible preferred stock

    44,923       52,762       45,109       43,501  

Unvested restricted stock units

    287,817       345       288,581       330  
      24,185,543       18,091,408       36,799,980       17,794,530  

 

 

 Segment and Geographical Information

 

The Company operates and manages its business as one reportable and operating segment. The Company’s chief executive officer, who is the chief operating decision maker, reviews financial information on an aggregate basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. Primarily all of the Company’s long-lived assets are based in the United States. Long-lived assets are comprised of property and equipment. For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, 92% and 95%, respectively, of the Company’s revenues were in the United States based on the shipping location of the external customer. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, 92% and 93%, respectively, of the Company’s revenues were in the United States based on the shipping location of the external customer.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Adopted:

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. This ASU is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which effectively delayed the adoption date by one year, to an effective date for public entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal Versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross Versus Net), to clarify certain aspects of the principal-versus-agent guidance in its new revenue recognition standard.

 

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing to clarify how to identify the performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance in its new revenue recognition standard.

 

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, to address certain issues identified by the Transition Resource Group, (the “TRG”) in the guidance on assessing collectability, presentation of sales tax, noncash consideration, and completed contracts and contracts modifications at transition.

 

The Company adopted ASC 606 and related ASUs on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting, which provides guidance on determining which changes to the terms and conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification accounting under Topic 718. The amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2018 and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This update clarifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods therein with early adoption permitted and must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2018 and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Topic 842 amends a number of aspects of lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize leases with a term greater than one year as a right-of-use asset and corresponding liability, measured at the present value of the lease payments. In July, the FASB issued supplemental adoption guidance and clarification to Topic 842 within ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases and ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. The guidance became effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2019 and was required to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2019. This adoption resulted in the recognition of a right of use asset and a corresponding leasehold liability related to the Company’s building lease on the balance sheet of approximately $1.8 million with no material impact on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. To maintain comparability between periods, the Company reclassified sublease payments received of approximately $240,000 that were netted against rent expense in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 to other income on the condensed statement of operations and comprehensive loss. In addition, we elected to take advantage of the available practical expedients.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees and applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. Topic 718 does not apply to share-based payments used to effectively provide (1) financing to the issuer or (2) awards granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract accounted for under Topic 606. This update is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than an entity’s adoption date of Topic 606. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2019 and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

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3. Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. A three-tier fair value hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2—Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, cash equivalents were all categorized as Level 1 and consisted of money market funds. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no financial assets and liabilities categorized as Level 2 or 3. There were no transfers between fair value hierarchy levels during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

 

 

4. Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 

Raw materials

  $ 1,689     $ 2,102  

Work-in-process

    695       158  

Finished products

    1,721       1,162  

Total inventories

  $ 4,105     $ 3,422  

 

 

 

5. Borrowings

 

CRG

 

On September 22, 2015, the Company entered into a Term Loan Agreement, as amended (the “Loan Agreement”) with CRG under which, subject to certain conditions, the Company had the right to borrow up to $50,000,000 in principal amount from CRG on or before March 29, 2017. The Company borrowed $30,000,000 on September 22, 2015. The Company borrowed an additional $10,000,000 on June 15, 2016 under the Loan Agreement.

 

On October 28, 2016, the Company and CRG amended the Loan Agreement to reduce the minimum revenue that the Company was required to achieve in 2016 to $18,000,000. On February 14, 2018, the Company and CRG further amended the Loan Agreement concurrent with the conversion of $38,000,000 of the principal amount of the senior secured term loan (plus $3,800,000 in back-end fees and prepayment premium applicable thereto) into a newly authorized Series A convertible preferred stock (see Note 7, below). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the $3,800,000 was accounted for in the condensed statement of operations and comprehensive loss as interest expense.

 

Under the Loan Agreement, as amended, no cash payments for either principal or interest are due until the first quarter of 2020. Beginning in the first quarter of 2020 accrued interest will be partially paid and partially accrued and included in the debt balance based (to the extent not paid) on principal amounts outstanding at the beginning of the quarter at an interest rate of 12.5%. Beginning in the third quarter of 2021, the Company will be required to make quarterly principal payments (in addition to the interest) of $1.2 million with total principal payments of $2.4 million in 2021, $4.8 million in 2022 and $2.4 million in 2023.

 

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The Company may voluntarily prepay the borrowings in full, with a prepayment premium beginning at 5.0% and declining by 1.0% annually thereafter, with no premium being payable if prepayment occurs after the fifth year of the loan. Each tranche of borrowing required the payment, on the borrowing date, of a financing fee equal to 1.5% of the borrowed loan principal, which is recorded as a discount to the debt. In addition, a facility fee equal to 7.0% of the amounts borrowed plus any payment-in-kind (“PIK”) was to be payable at the end of the term or when the borrowings are repaid in full. A long-term liability is being accreted using the effective interest method for the facility fee over the term of the Loan Agreement with a corresponding discount to the debt. The borrowings are collateralized by a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

The Loan Agreement requires that the Company adheres to certain affirmative and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements, certain minimum financial covenants for pre-specified liquidity and revenue requirements and a prohibition against the incurrence of indebtedness, or creation of additional liens, other than as specifically permitted by the terms of the Loan Agreement. In particular, the covenants of the original Loan Agreement included a covenant that the Company maintain a minimum of $5,000,000 of cash and certain cash equivalents, and the Company had to achieve minimum revenue of $7,000,000 in 2015, $23,000,000 in 2016, $40,000,000 in 2017, $50,000,000 in 2018, $60,000,000 in 2019 and $70,000,000 in 2020 and in each year thereafter, as applicable. On October 28, 2016, the Company amended the terms of the Loan Agreement, to reduce the minimum revenue that the Company must achieve in 2016 to $18,000,000. If the Company fails to meet the applicable minimum revenue target in any calendar year, the Loan Agreement provides the Company with a cure right if it prepays a portion of the outstanding principal equal to 2.0 times the revenue shortfall. In addition, the Loan Agreement prohibits the payment of cash dividends on the Company’s capital stock and also places restrictions on mergers, sales of assets, investments, incurrence of liens, incurrence of indebtedness and transactions with affiliates. CRG may accelerate the payment terms of the Loan Agreement upon the occurrence of certain events of default set forth therein, which include the failure of the Company to make timely payments of amounts due under the Loan Agreement, the failure of the Company to adhere to the covenants set forth in the Loan Agreement, the insolvency of the Company or upon the occurrence of a material adverse change.

 

On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Loan Agreement to, among other things:

 

 

extend the interest only payment period and the period during which the Company may elect to pay a portion of the interest in PIK interest payments through June 30, 2021;

 

provide for a 15% facility fee to be paid on the maturity date (“final facility fee”);

 

permit the Company to make the entire interest payment for payment dates in 2018 and 2019 in PIK interest payments, provided no default has occurred and is continuing;

 

extend the maturity date to June 30, 2023;

 

modify certain of the covenants, including the indebtedness covenant, lien covenant and restricted payments covenant, to eliminate or modify permitted exceptions to the restrictions in those covenants;

 

modify the financial covenants to reduce the minimum liquidity requirement to $3,500,000 at all times, to eliminate the minimum revenue requirements for 2018 and 2019, and to reduce the minimum revenue requirements to $15,000,000 million for 2020, $20,000,000 for 2021 and $25,000,000 for 2022; and

 

provide CRG with board observer rights.

 

As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants under the Loan Agreement.

 

As of June 30, 2019, principal, final facility fee and PIK payments due under the Loan Agreement are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31,

       

2019 (remaining six months of the year)

  $  

2020

    799  

2021

    3,403  

2022

    5,522  

2023

    3,981  
      13,705  

Less: Amount of PIK additions and final facility fee to be accreted subsequent to June 30, 2019

    (4,832

)

Less: Amount representing debt financing costs

    (672

)

Borrowings, as of June 30, 2019

  $ 8,201  

 

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In connection with drawdowns under the Loan Agreement, the Company recorded aggregate debt discounts of $1.3 million as contra-debt. The debt discounts are being amortized as non-cash interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the Loan Agreement. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the balance of the aggregate debt discount was approximately $672,000 and $757,000, respectively. The Company’s interest expense associated with the amortization of debt discount amounted to $43,000 and $30,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company’s interest expense associated with amortization of the debt discount amounted to $85,000 and $56,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred interest expense of approximately $364,000 and $362,000, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred interest expense of approximately $714,000 and $5.0 million, respectively.

 

Due to the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue operating as a going concern and the material adverse change clause in the Loan Agreement with CRG, the entire amount of borrowings at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is classified as current in these financial statements. CRG has not invoked the material adverse change clause.

 

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6. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Lease Commitments

 

The Company’s operating lease obligations primarily consist of leased office, laboratory, and manufacturing space under a non-cancelable operating lease that originally were to expire in November 2019. In addition to the minimum future lease commitments presented below, the lease requires the Company to pay property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and repair costs. The lease includes a rent holiday concession and escalation clauses for increased rent over the lease term. Rent expense is recognized using the straight-line method over the term of the lease. The Company records deferred rent calculated as the difference between rent expense and the cash rental payments. In connection with the facility lease, the landlord also provided incentives of $369,000 to the Company in the form of leasehold improvements. These amounts were reflected as deferred rent and are being amortized as a reduction to rent expense over the original term of the Company’s operating lease.

  

On October 19, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to sublease one of its facilities. The sublease agreement commenced on approximately December 1, 2017 and is scheduled to expire on November 15, 2019 (which is 15 days prior to the expiration of the facility lease). The sublessee pays a base rent of $82,410 per month. In addition to the base rent, the sublessee pays the Landlord’s operating expenses and property taxes due and payable with respect to the subleased facility.

 

Upon the adoption of Topic 842 on January 1, 2019, the Company recognized a right of use asset and a corresponding leasehold liability related to this lease of approximately $1.8 million, representing the present value of the remaining minimum lease payments as of that date. The asset was being reduced over the remaining period of the lease on a straight-line basis. The leasehold liability is being reduced as payments are made.

 

On April 1, 2019, we entered into an amendment to the lease which extended the lease term for an additional period of five years subsequent to the original expiration of November 30, 2019. As amended, the lease will expire on November 30, 2024. Under the terms of the amendment, we will be obligated to pay approximately $5.8 million in base rent payments through November 2024, beginning on December 1, 2019. This amendment does not extend the term of the lease with respect to the building being subleased.

 

In connection with the amendment the Company adjusted its right-of-use asset and lease liability to $6.0 million. As of the date of the amendment, the operating lease is included on the balance sheet at the present value of the future base payments discounted at a 6.5% discount rate using the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term and amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment as the leases do not provide an implicit rate.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, our operating lease expense, excluding variable maintenance fees and other expenses paid by the Company on a monthly basis, was approximately $314,000. Rent expense for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $480,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, our operating lease expense, excluding variable maintenance fees and other expenses paid by the Company on a monthly basis, was approximately $806,000. Rent expense for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $960,000. Operating right-of-use asset amortization was approximately $219,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Due to payments being made in excess of operating lease expense recognized, the Company recorded approximately $179,000 as prepaid rent included in other assets on the condensed balance sheet as of June 30, 2019.

 

The following table presents the future operating lease payments and lease liability included on the condensed balance sheet related to the Company’s operating lease as of June 30, 2019 (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31,

       

2019 (remaining six months of the year)

  $ 912  

2020

    1,085  

2021

    1,123  

2022

    1,162  

2023

    1,203  

Thereafter

    1,138  
      6,623  

Less: Imputed interest

    (1,027

)

Leasehold liability as of June 30, 2019

  $ 5,596  

 

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Purchase Obligations

 

Purchase obligations consist of agreements to purchase goods and services entered into in the ordinary course of business. The Company had non-cancellable commitments to suppliers for purchases totaling approximately $1.9 million as of June 30, 2019.

 

Indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties and may provide for indemnification of the counterparty. The Company’s exposure under these agreements is unknown because it involves claims that may be made against it in the future, but have not yet been made. To date, the Company has not been subject to any claims or been required to defend any action related to its indemnification obligations.

 

The Company indemnifies each of its directors and officers for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, while the director is or was serving at the Company’s request in such capacity, as permitted under Delaware law and in accordance with its certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The term of the indemnification period lasts as long as a director may be subject to any proceeding arising out of acts or omissions of such director in such capacity. The maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited; however, the Company currently holds director liability insurance. This insurance allows the transfer of risk associated with the Company’s exposure and may enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company believes that the fair value of these indemnification obligations is minimal. Accordingly, it has not recognized any liabilities relating to these obligations for any period presented.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Except as set forth below, we are not involved in any pending legal proceedings that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. From time to time we may be involved in legal proceedings or investigations, which could harm our reputation, business and financial condition and divert the attention of our management from the operation of our business.

 

Between May 22, 2017 and May 25, 2017, three class actions were filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo, or the State Court, against us and certain of our officers and directors. The underwriters of our IPO in January 2015 are also named as defendants. The actions were captioned Grotewiel v. Avinger, Inc., et al., No. 17-CIV-02240, Gonzalez v. Avinger, Inc., et al., No. 17-CIV-02284, and Olberding v. Avinger, Inc., et al., No. 17-CIV-02307. These lawsuits allege that the registration statement for our IPO made false and misleading statements and omissions in violation of the Securities Act of 1933. Plaintiffs seek to represent a class of purchasers of our common stock in and/or traceable to our IPO. Plaintiffs seek, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages, interest, costs, recission, and attorneys’ fees. On June 12, 2017, defendants removed these actions to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, or Federal Court.

 

On June 22, 2017, and June 23, 2017, plaintiffs Olberding and Gonzalez moved to remand their cases to the State Court. Defendants opposed these motions. On July 21, 2017, the Federal Court granted the motions to remand the Olberding and Gonzalez actions to the State Court. On August 9, 2017, the State Court consolidated the Olberding and Gonzalez actions under the caption Gonzalez v. Avinger, Inc., et al., No. 17-CIV-02284, or State Action. On September 22, 2017, an amended complaint was filed in the State Action. On October 31, 2017, the parties in the State Action stipulated to a stay of proceedings until judgment is entered in the federal Grotewiel action, or Federal Action. On June 20, 2018, the State Court dismissed the State Action pursuant to the proposed settlement described below.

 

On October 11, 2017, the Federal Court appointed a lead plaintiff and approved the selection of a lead counsel in the Federal Action. On November 21, 2017, an amended complaint was filed in the Federal Action. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss that complaint on January 26, 2018. On March 19, 2018, plaintiff in the Federal Action filed a further amended complaint, on behalf of a class of purchasers of our common stock in and/or traceable to our IPO, as well as purchasers of our common stock during the period January 30, 2015, to April 10, 2017.

 

The Company and its directors believe that the foregoing lawsuits were without merit; however, in the interest of avoiding the cost and disruption of continuing to defend against these lawsuits, the Company entered into a settlement of the actions. The settlement is for a total of $5 million. The Company’s total contribution to the settlement fund is $1.76 million, which the Company paid in March 2018. On October 24, 2018, the court approved the settlement.

 

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7. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

Convertible Preferred Stock

 

The Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended and restated, authorizes the Company to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of convertible preferred stock with $0.001 par value per share, of which 44,923 shares were issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019.

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into a Series A Purchase Agreement with CRG, pursuant to which it agreed to convert $38.0 million of the outstanding principal amount of its senior secured term loan (plus $3,800,000 in back-end fees, accrued interest, debt discount and prepayment premium applicable thereto), totaling $42.8 million, into a newly authorized Series A convertible preferred stock (the “Series A preferred stock”). The Series A preferred stock was initially convertible into 2,090,000 shares of common stock subject to certain limitations contained in the Series A Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the Series A Purchase Agreement, the holders of Series A preferred stock are entitled to receive annual accruing dividends at a rate of 8%, payable in additional shares of Series A preferred stock or cash, at the Company’s option. The shares of Series A preferred stock have no voting rights and rank senior to all other classes and series of the Company’s equity in terms of repayment and certain other rights. The Series A preferred stock and any of the Company’s common stock issued upon conversion of the Series A preferred stock were subject to a lockup agreement through February 14, 2019. In January 2019, 2,945 additional shares were issued to CRG as payment of dividends accrued through December 31, 2018. As of June 30, 2019, 44,745 shares of Series A preferred stock were outstanding. The Series A preferred stock accrued additional dividends of approximately $1.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019.

 

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On February 16, 2018, the Company completed a public offering of 17,979 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock (the “Series B preferred stock”). As a result, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $15.5 million after underwriting discounts, commissions, legal and accounting fees. The Series B preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $0.001 per share, full ratchet price based anti-dilution protection, has no voting rights and is subject to certain ownership limitations. The Series B preferred stock is immediately convertible at the option of the holder, has no stated maturity, and does not pay regularly stated dividends or interest. As of December 31, 2018, there were 1,701 shares of Series B preferred stock outstanding. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, 1,523 of these shares converted into 380,750 shares of common stock and 178 shares of Series B preferred stock remained outstanding.

 

The Company evaluated the Series B convertible preferred stock issuance in accordance with the provisions of ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, including consideration of embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation. The issuance of the convertible preferred stock could generate a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”), which arises when a debt or equity security is issued with an embedded conversion option that is beneficial to the investor or in the money at inception because the conversion option has an effective conversion price that is less than the market price of the underlying stock at the commitment date. The Company recognized the BCF by allocating the intrinsic value of the conversion option, which is the number of shares of common stock available upon conversion multiplied by the difference between the effective conversion price per share and the fair value of common stock per share on the commitment date, to additional paid-in capital, resulting in a discount on the convertible preferred stock. As the Series B convertible preferred stock may be converted immediately, the Company recognized a BCF of $5.2 million as a deemed dividend in the statements of operations as of February 16, 2018. 

 

Series C Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On November 1, 2018, the Company completed a public offering of 728,500 shares of common stock and 8,586 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock (the “Series C preferred stock”). As a result, we received net proceeds of approximately $10.2 million after underwriting discounts, commissions, legal and accounting fees. Upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Series C preferred stock will be entitled to receive distributions out of our assets, whether capital or surplus, of an amount equal to $0.001 per share of Series C preferred stock before any distributions shall be made on the common stock but after distributions shall be made on any outstanding Series A preferred stock and any of our existing or future indebtedness. The Series C preferred stock has no voting rights. As of December 31, 2018, there were 2,170 shares of Series C preferred stock outstanding. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, all 2,170 of these shares were converted into 542,500 shares of common stock and no shares remained outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

As of June 30, 2019, the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended and restated, authorizes the Company to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock with $0.001 par value per share, of which 6,421,317 shares were issued and outstanding.

 

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Common Stock Warrants

 

In connection with the issuance of the Company’s Series E convertible preferred stock in September 2014 through January 2015, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to the number of shares of common stock equal to 50% of the number of shares of the Company’s Series E Convertible preferred stock purchased by such investor. As of June 30, 2019, there were warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 5,380 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $5,040.00 per share. These warrants expire upon the earlier of September 2, 2019 or upon consummation of a change in control of the Company.

  

On February 16, 2018, in connection with the Company’s completed public offering of Series B preferred stock, the Company issued two series of warrants that together provide for the purchase, by the investors in that offering, of an aggregate of 1,797,900 shares of common stock (the “Series B Warrants”). Each share of Series B preferred stock is accompanied by one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at $4.00 per share that expires on the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance to purchase up to 50 shares of common stock and one warrant that expires on the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance or (ii) the 60th calendar day following the receipt and announcement of FDA clearance of the Company’s Pantheris below-the-knee device (or the same or similar product with a different name) to purchase up to 50 shares of common stock; provided, however, if at any time during such 60-day period the volume weighted average price for any trading day is less than the then effective exercise price, the termination date shall be extended to the seven year anniversary of the initial exercise date. The Company determined that the Series B Warrants should be classified as equity. As of June 30, 2019, Series B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,768,850 shares of common stock remain outstanding.

 

On July 13, 2018, in connection with the Company’s completed public offering of 216,618 shares of common stock, the Company issued warrants that provide for the purchase of 108,309 shares of common stock at $15.80 per share. Each share of common stock is accompanied by one half of one warrant that expires on the third anniversary of the date of issuance. The Company determined that these warrants should be classified as equity. As of June 30, 2019 all of these warrants remain outstanding.

 

On November 1, 2018, in connection with the Company’s completed public offering of 728,500 shares of common stock and 8,586 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock, the Company issued warrants to provide for the purchase of 2,875,000 shares of common stock. Each share of common stock is accompanied by one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at $4.00 per share. These warrants expire on the 5th anniversary of the date of issuance. Each share of preferred stock is accompanied by one warrant to purchase 250 shares of common stock. The Company determined that the warrants should be classified as equity. As of December 31, 2018 all 28,750,000 of these warrants were outstanding. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, warrants were exercised for an aggregate of 1,998,160 shares of common stock with proceeds to the Company of approximately $8.0 million. As of June 30, 2019, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 876,840 shares of common stock remain outstanding.

 

The Company accounted for the common stock warrants issued during the year ended December 31, 2018 as issuance costs relating to the respective equity financing, and used the Black-Scholes method to estimate their fair value. The fair value of the common stock warrants issued in July 2018 and November 2018 was not significant. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the common stock warrants issued in February 2018 were as follows:

 

Expected term (years)

    7  

Expected volatility

    55

%

Risk-free interest rate

    2

%

Dividend rate

     

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 27,593,789 and 47,575,393 shares of common stock were outstanding, respectively.

 

Stock Plans

 

In January 2015, the Board of Directors adopted and the Company’s stockholders approved the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (“2015 Plan”). The 2015 Plan replaced the 2009 Stock Plan (the “2009 Plan”) which was terminated immediately prior to consummation of the Company’s IPO (collectively the “Plans.)” The 2015 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”) to employees and for the grant of nonstatutory stock options (“NSOs”), restricted stock, RSUs, stock appreciation rights, performance units and performance shares to employees, directors and consultants. Initially a total of 3,300 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2015 Plan. The shares reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan included shares reserved but not issued under the 2009 Plan, plus any share awards granted under the 2009 Plan that expire or terminate without having been exercised in full or that are forfeited or repurchased. In addition, the number of shares available for issuance under the 2015 Plan includes an automatic annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year beginning in fiscal 2016, equal to the lesser of 4,225 shares, 5.0% of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or an amount as determined by the Board of Directors. In addition, during fiscal 2018, the Board of Directors approved an additional 300,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2015 Plan. The Company’s stockholders approved this increase on June 8, 2018. On June 19, 2019, the Company’s stockholders approved an additional 800,000 increase to the 2015 Plan. As of June 30, 2019, 809,453 shares were available for grant under the 2015 Plan.

 

Pursuant to the Plans, ISOs and NSOs may be granted with exercise prices at not less than 100% of the fair value of the common stock on the date of grant and the exercise price of ISOs granted to a stockholder, who, at the time of grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of the stock of the Company, shall be not less than 110% of the fair market value per share of common stock on the date of grant. The Company’s Board of Directors determines the vesting schedule of the options. Options granted generally vest over four years and expire ten years from the date of grant.

 

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Stock option activity under the Plans is set forth below:

 

   

Number of
Shares

(in

thousands)

   

Weighted

Average
Exercise

Price

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

(in years)

   

 

Intrisic

Value

(in

thousands)

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

    7,954     $ 1,707.30       7.7     $  

Options granted

                             

Options exercised

                             

Options expired

    (371

)

    2,863.83                  

Options forfeited

    (103

)

  $ 1,876.54                  

Balance at June 30, 2019

    7,480     $ 1,340.79       7.3     $  
                                 

Exercisable at June 30, 2019

    7,193     $ 1,318.21       7.3     $  
                                 

Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2019

    7,480     $ 1,340.79       7.3     $  

 

There were no options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2019, there was approximately $221,000 of remaining unamortized stock-based compensation expense associated with unvested stock options, which will be expensed over a weighted average remaining service period of approximately 1.0 years. Because of the Company’s net operating losses, the Company did not realize any tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

The Company’s RSUs generally vest annually over three or four years in equal increments. The Company measures the fair value of RSUs using the closing stock price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the grant date and is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award. A summary of all RSU activity is presented below:

 

   

 

 

Number of

Shares

   

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

 

Awards outstanding at December 31, 2018

    294,066     $ 17.34       3.1  

Awarded

    18,500     $ 5.03        

Released

    (87

)

  $ 2,175.45        

Forfeited

    (15,072

)

  $ 21.90        

Awards outstanding at June 30, 2019

    297,407     $ 15.71       2.1  

 

As of June 30, 2019, there was approximately $3.3 million of remaining unamortized stock-based compensation expense associated with RSUs, which will be expensed over a weighted average remaining service period of approximately 2.1 years. The 297,407 outstanding non-vested and expected to vest RSUs have an aggregate intrinsic value of approximately $900,000. The Company used the closing market price of $3.03 per share at June 30, 2019, to determine the aggregate intrinsic value for the RSUs outstanding at that date. As of June 30, 2019 and 2018, the fair value of RSUs vested was approximately $565 and $1,900, respectively. There were no RSUs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

 2018 Officer and Director Share Purchase Plan

 

On August 22, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the adoption of an Officer and Director Share Purchase Plan (“ODPP”), which allows executive officers and directors to purchase shares of our common stock at fair market value in lieu of salary or, in the case of directors, director fees. Eligible individuals may voluntarily participate in the ODPP by authorizing payroll deductions or, in the case of directors, deductions from director fees for the purpose of purchasing common stock. Elections to participate in the ODPP may only be made during open trading windows under our insider trading policy when the participant does not otherwise possess material non-public information concerning the Company. The Board of Directors has authorized 20,000 shares to be made available for purchase by officers and directors under the ODPP. Common stock issued under the ODPP during the six months ended June 30, 2019 totaled 7,596 shares. As of June 30, 2019, there were 8,411 shares reserved for issuance under the ODPP.

 

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8. Stock-Based Compensation

 

Total noncash stock-based compensation expense relating to the Company’s stock options and RSUs recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, is as follows (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Cost of revenues

  $ 40     $ 17     $ 87     $ 36  

Research and development expenses

    116       105       218       216  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    360       519       704       1,008  
    $ 516     $ 641     $ 1,009     $ 1,260  

 

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with the unaudited financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion and other parts of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, that are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q entitled “Risk Factors.”

 

Overview

 

We are a commercial-stage medical device company that designs, manufactures and sells image-guided, catheter-based systems that are used by physicians to treat patients with peripheral artery disease, or PAD. Patients with PAD have a build-up of plaque in the arteries that supply blood to areas away from the heart, particularly the pelvis and legs. Our mission is to significantly improve the treatment of vascular disease through the introduction of products based on our Lumivascular platform, the only intravascular image-guided system available in this market. We manufacture and sell a suite of products in the United States and select international markets. Our current products include our Lightbox imaging console, the Ocelot family of catheters, which are designed to allow physicians to penetrate a total blockage in an artery, known as a chronic total occlusion, or CTO, and Pantheris, our image-guided atherectomy device which is designed to allow physicians to precisely remove arterial plaque in PAD patients. We received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for commercialization of Pantheris in October 2015. We received an additional 510(k) clearance for an enhanced version of Pantheris in March 2016 and commenced sales of Pantheris in the United States and select European countries promptly thereafter. In May 2018, the Company also received 510(K) clearance from the FDA for its current next-generation version of Pantheris. In April 2019, the Company received 510(K) clearance from the FDA for its Pantheris SV, a lower profile Pantheris. The Company has sales in the U.S. and select international markets. The Company is located in Redwood City, California. We also offer the Wildcat and Kittycat 2 catheters, which are used for crossing CTOs but do not contain on-board imaging technology.

 

We completed development of our next-generation Pantheris which we believe represents a significant improvement over our prior product. Our next-generation Pantheris includes new features and design improvements to the handle, shaft, balloon and nose cone that we believe improves usability and reliability. Our next-generation Pantheris received CE Marking approval in December 2017 and was cleared by the FDA in May 2018. The next-generation Pantheris is available for commercial sale in the EU and United States. In addition, in April 2019 we obtained FDA 510(K) clearance of a next-generation version of our Pantheris atherectomy device, Pantheris SV, a lower profile Pantheris. The lower profile Pantheris has a smaller diameter and longer length that we believe will optimize it for use in smaller vessels.

 

During the first quarter of 2015, we completed enrollment of patients in VISION, a clinical trial designed to support our August 2015 510(k) filing with the FDA for our Pantheris atherectomy device. VISION was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Pantheris to perform atherectomy using intravascular imaging and successfully achieved all primary and secondary safety and efficacy endpoints. We believe the data from VISION allows us to demonstrate that avoiding damage to healthy arterial structures, and in particular disruption of the external elastic lamina, which is the membrane between the outermost layers of the artery, reduces the likelihood of restenosis, or re-narrowing, of the diseased artery. Although the original VISION study protocol was not designed to follow patients beyond six months, we have worked with 18 of the VISION sites to re-solicit consent from previous clinical trial patients in order for them to evaluate patient outcomes through 12 and 24 months following initial treatment. Data collection for the remaining patients from participating sites was completed in May 2017, and we released the final 12- and 24-month results for a total of 89 patients in July 2017. We commenced commercialization of Pantheris as part of our Lumivascular platform in the United States and in select international markets in March 2016, after obtaining the required marketing authorizations.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2017, we began enrolling patients in INSIGHT, a clinical trial designed to support a filing with the FDA to expand the indication for our Pantheris atherectomy device to include in-stent restenosis. Patient enrollment began in October 2017 and is expected to continue through 2020. Patient outcomes will be evaluated at thirty days, six months and one year following treatment. We plan to submit a 510(k) application with the FDA seeking a specific indication for treating in-stent restenosis with Pantheris once the trial is fully enrolled and follow-up data through six months are available and analyzed.

 

We focus our direct sales force, marketing efforts and promotional activities on interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists. We also work on developing strong relationships with physicians and hospitals that we have identified as key opinion leaders. Although our sales and marketing efforts are directed at these physicians because they are the primary users of our technology, we consider the hospitals and medical centers where the procedure is performed to be our customers, as they typically are responsible for purchasing our products. We are designing future products to be compatible with our Lumivascular platform, which we expect to enhance the value proposition for hospitals to invest in our technology. Pantheris qualifies for existing reimbursement codes currently utilized by other atherectomy products, further facilitating adoption of our products.

 

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Prior to the introduction of our Lumivascular platform our non-imaging catheter products were manufactured by third parties. All of our products are now manufactured in-house at our facilities in Redwood City, California using components and sub-assemblies manufactured both in-house and by outside vendors. We assemble all of our products at our manufacturing facility, but certain critical processes such as coating and sterilization are done by outside vendors. We expect our current manufacturing facility will be sufficient through at least 2019.

 

In addition to commercialization of Pantheris in the United States and select international markets in March 2016, we began commercializing our initial non-Lumivascular platform products in 2009 and introduced our Lumivascular platform products in the United States in late 2012. We generated revenues of $7.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2018 and $9.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2017. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, our net loss and comprehensive loss was $27.6 million and $48.7 million, respectively. We have not been profitable since inception, and as of December 31, 2018, our accumulated deficit was $328.9 million. Since inception, we have financed our operations primarily through private and public placements of our preferred and common securities and, to a lesser extent, debt financing arrangements. In January 2015, we completed an initial public offering, or IPO, of 12,500 shares. As a result of our IPO, which closed in February 2015, we received net proceeds of approximately $56.9 million, after underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $4.5 million and other expenses associated with our IPO of approximately $3.6 million.

 

In September 2015, we entered into a Term Loan Agreement, or Loan Agreement, with CRG Partners III L.P. and certain of its affiliated funds, collectively CRG, under which we were able to borrow up to $50.0 million on or before March 29, 2017, subject to certain terms and conditions. We borrowed $30.0 million on September 22, 2015 and an additional $10.0 million on June 15, 2016 under the Loan Agreement. Contingent on achievement of certain revenue milestones, among other conditions, we would have been eligible to borrow an additional $10.0 million, on or prior to March 29, 2017; however, we did not achieve the level of revenues required to borrow the final $10.0 million. Contemporaneously with the execution of the Loan Agreement, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with CRG, pursuant to which CRG purchased 870 shares of our common stock on September 22, 2015 at a price of $5,596.40 per share, which represents the 10-day average of closing prices of our common stock ending on September 21, 2015. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we filed a registration statement covering the resale of the shares sold to CRG and must comply with certain affirmative covenants during the time that such registration statement remains in effect. We used the proceeds from the CRG borrowing and securities purchase to retire our outstanding principal and accrued interest with PDL Biopharma, or PDL, and to retire the principal and accrued interest underlying our outstanding promissory notes, or the notes.

 

On February 3, 2016, we filed a universal shelf registration statement to offer up to $150.0 million of our securities and entered into an “at-the-market” program pursuant to a Sales Agreement with Cowen and Company, or Cowen, through which we may, from time to time, issue and sell shares of common stock having an aggregate offering value of up to $50.0 million. The shelf registration statement also covers the resale of the shares sold to CRG. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on March 8, 2016. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we sold 2,737 shares of common stock through the “at-the-market” program at an average price of $1,947.40 and raised net proceeds of $5.2 million, after payment of $0.2 million in commissions and fees to Cowen. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we sold 18,968 shares of common stock through the “at-the-market” program at an average price of $176.80 and raised net proceeds of $3.2 million, after payment of $0.1 million in commissions and fees to Cowen. In addition, in August 2016 we completed a follow-on public offering of 24,644 shares of our common stock for net proceeds of approximately $31.5 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $2.4 million and other expenses of approximately $0.6 million. The 24,644 shares include the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 3,214 shares of our common stock.

 

In April 2017, we undertook an organizational realignment which included a reduction in force, that lowered our total headcount by approximately 33% compared to December 31, 2016. The organizational realignment was designed to focus our commercial efforts on driving catheter utilization in our strongest markets, around our most productive sales professionals. Our field sales personnel headcount was reduced to 32, down from 60 as of December 31, 2016. This workforce reduction was designed to reduce operating expenses while continuing to support major product development and clinical initiatives. The strategic reduction in the field sales force was designed to maintain robust engagement with higher volume users of our Lumivascular technology and position us to increase utilization of our catheters within our installed base of accounts in 2018 following the launch of our next generation products. In September 2017, we effected a cost reduction plan, which also included a company-wide reduction in force, lowering our total headcount by an additional 24 employees. Our field sales personnel headcount was further reduced to a total of 20 people. In addition, as part of the cost reduction plan, in October 2017, we subleased a portion of the Company’s facilities and consolidated our operations primarily into one building.

 

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On February 14, 2018, we entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Term Loan Agreement (the “Amendment No. 2 Loan Agreement”) with CRG. Under its terms, the Amendment No. 2 Loan Agreement, among other things: (1) extended the interest-only period through June 30, 2021; (2) extended the period during which the Company may elect to pay a portion of interest in payment-in-kind, or PIK, interest payments through June 30, 2021 so long as no default has occurred and is continuing; (3) permitted the Company to make its entire interest payments in PIK interest payments for through December 31, 2019 so long as no default has occurred and is continuing; (4) extended the maturity date to June 30, 2023; (5) reduced the minimum liquidity requirement to $3.5 million at all times; (6) eliminated the minimum revenue covenant for 2018 and 2019; (7) reduced the minimum revenue covenant to $15 million for 2020, $20 million for 2021 and $25 million for 2022; and (8) provided CRG with board observer rights.

 

In addition, on February 14, 2018, we entered into a Series A preferred stock Purchase Agreement (the “Series A Purchase Agreement”) with CRG, pursuant to which it agreed to convert $38.0 million of the outstanding principal amount of its senior secured term loan (plus the back-end fee and prepayment premium applicable thereto) under the Loan Agreement into a newly authorized Series A preferred stock. As discussed in the section of this report titled “Dividend Policy,” the holders of Series A preferred stock are entitled to receive annual accruing dividends at a rate of 8%, payable in additional shares of Series A preferred stock or cash, at our option. The shares of Series A preferred stock have no voting rights and rank senior to all other classes and series of the Company’s equity in terms of repayment and certain other rights.

 

On February 16, 2018, we completed a public offering of 17,979 shares of Series B preferred stock and warrants to purchase 1,797,900 shares of common stock. As a result, we received net proceeds of approximately $15.5 million after underwriting discounts, commissions, legal and accounting fees. The Series B preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $0.001 per share, full ratchet price based anti-dilution protection, has no voting rights and is subject to certain ownership limitations. The Series B preferred stock is immediately convertible at the option of the holder, has no stated maturity, and does not pay regularly stated dividends or interest. Each share of Series B preferred stock is accompanied by one Series 1 warrant that expires on the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance to purchase up to 50 shares of common stock and one Series 2 warrant that expires on the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance or (ii) the 60th calendar day following the receipt and announcement of FDA clearance of our Pantheris below-the-knee device (or the same or similar product with a different name) to purchase up to 50 shares of common stock; provided, however, if at any time during such 60-day period the volume weighted average price for any trading day is less than the then effective exercise price, the termination date shall be extended to the seven year anniversary of the initial exercise date. In addition, pursuant to the Series A Purchase Agreement, we issued to CRG 41,800 shares of Series A preferred stock at the closing of the Series B Offering. The Series A preferred stock was issued in exchange for the conversion of $38.0 million of the outstanding principal amount of their senior secured term loan (plus the back-end fee and prepayment premium applicable thereto), totaling approximately $41.8 million. The Series A Preferred Stock is initially convertible into 2,090,000 shares of common stock subject to certain limitations contained in the Series A Purchase Agreement.

 

 On July 12, 2018, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 216,618 shares of our common stock at an offering price of $16.425 per share. In a concurrent private placement, or the Private Placement, we agreed to issue to these investors warrants exercisable for one share of our common stock for each two shares purchased in the registered direct offering, which equals an aggregate of 108,309 shares of common stock. The closing of such registered direct offering and the concurrent Private Placement occurred on July 16, 2018, in connection with which we received net proceeds of approximately $3.0 million after deducting placement agent fees and other expenses payable by us and the conversion price of the outstanding shares of Series B preferred stock, issued in our February 2018 offering, was reduced to $15.80 per share as a result. The warrants have an exercise price of $15.80 per share of our common stock and may be exercised from time to time beginning on January 17, 2019 and expire on July 16, 2021.

 

On November 1, 2018, we completed a public offering of 728,500 shares of common stock and 8,586 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock (the “Series C preferred stock”). As a result, we received net proceeds of approximately $10.2 million after underwriting discounts, commissions, legal and accounting fees. Upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Series C preferred stock will be entitled to receive distributions out of our assets, whether capital or surplus, of an amount equal to $0.001 per share of Series C preferred stock before any distributions shall be made on the common stock but after distributions shall be made on any outstanding Series A preferred stock and any of our existing or future indebtedness. The Series C preferred stock has no voting rights.

 

On March 7, 2019, we filed a universal shelf registration statement (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) to offer up to $50.0 million of our securities. We have established, and may in the future establish, “at-the-market” programs pursuant to which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. Due to the SEC’s “baby shelf rules,” which prohibit companies with a public float of less than $75 million from issuing securities under a shelf registration statement in excess of one-third of such company’s public float in a twelve-month period, we are only able to issue a limited number of shares using the Shelf Registration Statement at this time. In addition, pursuant to our Securities Purchase Agreement with CRG, the Shelf Registration Statement also registered for resale 870 shares of common stock held by CRG, which may be sold freely in the public market.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions for the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be material. There have been no significant and material changes in our critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to those disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 6, 2019.

 

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Components of Our Results of Operations

 

Revenues

 

All of our revenues are currently derived from sales and rentals of our Lightbox console and sales of our various PAD catheters, as well as related services in the United States and select international markets. Our revenues were adversely affected by the product performance issues we have experienced with the previous version of Pantheris as well as our strategic decision to reduce the size of our sales force in April 2017 and September 2017. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no customers that represented 10% or more of revenues.

 

Revenues may fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to a variety of factors including capital equipment purchasing patterns that are typically increased towards the end of the calendar year and decreased in the first quarter. In addition, our results can be harmed by adverse weather and by resetting of annual patient healthcare insurance plan deductibles, both of which may cause patients to delay elective procedures. In the third quarter, the number of elective procedures nationwide is historically lower than other quarters throughout the year, which we believe is primarily attributable to the summer vacations of physicians and their patients.

 

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Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin

 

Cost of revenues consists primarily of costs related to manufacturing overhead, materials and direct labor. We expense all warranty costs and inventory provisions as cost of revenues. We periodically write-down inventory for estimated excess, obsolete and non-sellable inventories based on assumptions about future demand, past usage, changes to manufacturing processes and overall market conditions. A significant portion of our cost of revenues currently consists of manufacturing overhead costs. These overhead costs include the cost of quality assurance, material procurement, inventory control, facilities, equipment and operations supervision and management. We expect overhead costs as a percentage of revenues to become less significant as we introduce new devices and grow revenues. Cost of revenues also includes depreciation expense for production equipment, depreciation and related maintenance expense for placed Lightboxes held by customers and certain direct costs such as those incurred for shipping our products.

 

We calculate gross margin as gross profit divided by revenues. Our gross margin has been and will continue to be affected by a variety of factors, primarily production volumes, manufacturing costs, product yields, headcount, charges for excess and obsolete inventories and cost-reduction strategies. We expect our gross margin to increase over the long term as our production volume increases and as we spread the fixed portion of our manufacturing overhead costs over a larger number of units produced, thereby reducing our per unit manufacturing costs. We intend to use our design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities to further advance and improve the efficiency of our manufacturing processes, which we believe will reduce costs and increase our gross margin. In the future, we may seek to manufacture certain of our products outside the United States to further reduce costs. Our gross margin will likely fluctuate from quarter to quarter as we continue to introduce new products and sales channels, and as we adopt new manufacturing processes and technologies.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development, or R&D, expenses consist primarily of engineering, product development, clinical and regulatory affairs, consulting services, materials, depreciation and other costs associated with products and technologies in development. These expenses include employee compensation, including stock-based compensation, supplies, materials, quality assurance expenses allocated to R&D programs, consulting, related travel expenses and facilities expenses. Clinical expenses include clinical trial design, clinical site reimbursement, data management, travel expenses and the cost of manufacturing products for clinical trials. We expect R&D expenses as a percentage of revenues to vary over time depending on the level and timing of our new product development efforts, as well as our clinical development, clinical trial and other related activities.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative, or SG&A, expenses consist primarily of compensation for personnel, including stock-based compensation, related to selling and marketing functions, physician education programs, business development, finance, information technology and human resource functions. Other SG&A expenses include commissions, training, travel expenses, educational and promotional activities, marketing initiatives, market research and analysis, conferences and trade shows, professional services fees, including legal, audit and tax fees, insurance costs, general corporate expenses and allocated facilities-related expenses. We expect SG&A expenses to increase compared with the prior year due to expansion of our sales and marketing efforts.

 

Interest Income (Expense), net

 

Interest income (expense), net consists primarily of interest incurred on our outstanding indebtedness and non-cash interest related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs associated with our various debt agreements.

 

Other Income (Expense), net

 

Other income (expense), net primarily consists of sublease income and gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of foreign exchange transactions.

 

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Results of Operations:

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

Revenues

  $ 2,319     $ 2,058     $ 4,159     $ 3,867  

Cost of revenues

    1,599       2,169       3,066       3,584  

Gross profit (loss)

    720       (111

)

    1,093       283  

Gross margin

    31

%

    -5

%

    26

%

    7

%

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

    1,335       1,159       2,749       2,936  

Selling, general and administrative

    4,091       4,444       8,077       8,944  

Total operating expenses

    5,426       5,603       10,826       11,880  

Loss from operations

    (4,706

)

    (5,714

)

    (9,733

)

    (11,597

)

Interest income (expense), net

    (274

)

    (312

)

    (542

)

    (4,951

)

Other income (expense), net

    329       227       569       468  

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $ (4,651

)

  $ (5,799

)

  $ (9,706

)

  $ (16,080

)

 

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

 

Revenues. 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, revenue increased by 13% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018, to $2.3 million. The increase primarily reflects the impact of additional sales of our Pantheris product following the release of a next-generation Pantheris in May 2018.

 

Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin.

 

Cost of revenues decreased by 26% to $1.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $2.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease in cost of revenues was primarily due to the decreased charges for inventory excess and obsolescence compared to the prior year period.

 

Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2019 increased to 31%, compared to (5%) in the three months ended June 30, 2018. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the decreased charges for inventory excess and obsolescence compared to the prior year period.

 

Research and Development Expenses (“R&D”).

 

R&D expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 increased by 15% to $1.3 million, compared to $1.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018. The increase was primarily related to stock-based compensation charges.

 

Stock-based compensation expense within R&D totaled approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”).

 

SG&A expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 increased by 8% to $4.4 million, compared to $4.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in compensation expense from sales headcount additions.

 

Stock-based compensation expense within SG&A totaled approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Interest Income (Expense), Net.

 

Interest income (expense), net for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was flat compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018.

 

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Other Income (Expense), Net. 

 

Other income (expense), net primarily consists of sublease income and gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of foreign exchange transactions.

 

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

 

Revenues. 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, revenue increased 8% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018, to $4.2 million. The increase primarily reflects the impact of increased Pantheris Next-Generation sales in 2019 after the launch of the product in May 2018.

 

Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin.

 

Cost of revenues decreased $0.5 million, or 14%, to $3.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $3.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower charges for inventory excess and obsolescence in the six months ended June 30, 2019.

 

Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2019 increased to 26%, compared to 7% in the six months ended June 30, 2018. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the lower charges for inventory excess and obsolescence compared to the prior year period.

 

Research and Development Expenses (“R&D”).

 

R&D expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by 6% to $2.7 million, compared to $2.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in project spending.

 

Stock-based compensation expense within R&D totaled approximately $0.2 million and $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”).

 

SG&A expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by 10% to $8.1 million, compared to $8.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in personnel-related expenses including compensation expense and professional services expenses.

 

Stock-based compensation expense within SG&A totaled approximately $0.7 million and $1.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Interest Income (Expense), Net. Interest income (expense), net decreased $4.4 million, to $0.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to an expense of $5.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018 due to the conversion of the CRG note (“CRG Conversion”) in February 2018.

 

Other Income (Expense), Net. Other income (expense), net primarily consists of sublease income and gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of foreign exchange transactions.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of June 30, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of $14.8 million and an accumulated deficit of $338.6 million, compared to cash and cash equivalents of $16.4 million and an accumulated deficit of $328.9 million as of December 31, 2018. The Company expects to incur losses for the foreseeable future. The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents of $14.8 million at June 30, 2019 and expected revenues and funds from operations will be sufficient to allow the Company to fund its current operations through at least the fourth quarter of 2019. We do not know when or if our operations will generate sufficient cash to fund our ongoing operations. Additional debt financing, if available, may involve covenants restricting our operations or our ability to incur additional debt. Any additional debt financing or additional equity that we raise may contain terms that are not favorable to us or our stockholders and require significant debt service payments, which divert resources from other activities. Additional financing may not be available at all, or if available, may not be in amounts or on terms acceptable to us. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we may be required to delay the development, commercialization and marketing of our products and we may be required to significantly scale back our business and operations.

 

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To date, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of our products and net proceeds from the issuance of our preferred stock and debt financings, our “at-the-market” program, our initial public offering, or IPO, our follow-on public offerings and other post-IPO private offerings, primarily of warrants. The warrants issued pursuant to the Series B Purchase Agreement entered into in connection with the Series B preferred stock follow-on in February 2018, or the Series B Offering, prohibit us from entering into certain transactions involving the issuance of securities for a price determined by reference to the trading price of our common stock or otherwise subject to modification following the date of issuance, in each case for a period of three years from the closing date of the Series B Offering (and excluding purchases pursuant to the Series B Purchase Agreement, which may be made on the 120 day anniversary of the closing date of the offering). This prohibition may be waived by holders of two-thirds of the outstanding Series 1 and Series 2 warrants at any time.

 

On September 22, 2015, the Company entered into a Term Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), with CRG under which, subject to certain conditions, the Company had the right to borrow up to $50,000,000 in principal amount from CRG on or before March 29, 2017. The Company borrowed $30,000,000 on September 22, 2015. The Company borrowed an additional $10,000,000 on June 15, 2016 under the Loan Agreement.

 

On February 14, 2018, the Company and CRG amended the Loan Agreement concurrent with the conversion of $38,000,000 of the principal amount of the senior secured term loan (plus $3,800,000 in back-end fees and prepayment premium applicable thereto) into shares of a newly authorized Series A convertible preferred stock. To date, the Company has elected to make payment-in-kind for the majority of the 12.5% interest rate and plans to continue doing so until such time as cash payments are required. As of March 31, 2019, the balance due under the loan, including payment-in-kind, is $7.9 million. No cash payments will be made until the final two years of the loan, which matures in June 2023. On February 11, 2019, our board of directors declared a dividend on our Series A Preferred Stock, and we issued 2,945 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to pay the preferred dividend to the holder of Series A Preferred Stock.

   

On February 3, 2016, we filed a universal shelf registration statement to offer up to $150.0 million of our securities and entered into an “at-the-market” program pursuant to a Sales Agreement with Cowen, as sales agent, through which we issued and sold common stock with an aggregate value of approximately $8.7 million between the registration statement’s effectiveness on March 8, 2016 and September 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we sold 2,737 shares of common stock through the “at-the-market” program at an average price of $1,947.40 and raised net proceeds of $5.2 million, after payment of $0.2 million in commissions and fees to Cowen. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we sold 18,968 shares of common stock through the “at-the-market” program at an average price of $176.80 and raised net proceeds of $3.2 million, after payment of $0.1 million in commissions and fees to Cowen. In addition, in August 2016, we issued and sold 24,644 shares of our common stock in a follow-on public offering at a public offering price of $1,400.00 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $31.5 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $2.4 million and other expenses of approximately $0.6 million. The 24,644 shares include the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 3,214 shares of our common stock.

 

On February 16, 2018, we completed a public offering of 17,979 shares of Series B preferred stock and warrants to purchase 1,797,900 shares of common stock. As a result, we received net proceeds of approximately $15.5 million after underwriting discounts, commissions, legal and accounting fees. The Series B preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $0.001 per share, full ratchet price based anti-dilution protection, has no voting rights and is subject to certain ownership limitations. The Series B preferred stock is immediately convertible at the option of the holder, has no stated maturity, and does not pay regularly stated dividends or interest. Each share of Series B preferred stock is accompanied by one Series 1 warrant that expires on the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance to purchase up to 50 shares of common stock and one Series 2 warrant that expires on the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance or (ii) the 60th calendar day following the receipt and announcement of FDA clearance of our Pantheris below-the-knee device (or the same or similar product with a different name) to purchase up to 50 shares of common stock; provided, however, if at any time during such 60-day period the volume weighted average price for any trading day is less than the then effective exercise price, the termination date shall be extended to the seven year anniversary of the initial exercise date. In addition, pursuant to the Series A Purchase Agreement, we issued to CRG 41,800 shares of Series A preferred stock at the closing of the Series B Offering. The Series A preferred stock was issued in exchange for the conversion of $38.0 million of the outstanding principal amount of their senior secured term loan (plus the back-end fee and prepayment premium applicable thereto), totaling approximately $41.8 million. The Series A Preferred Stock is initially convertible into 2,090,000 shares of common stock subject to certain limitations contained in the Series A Purchase Agreement.

 

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 On July 12, 2018, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 216,618 shares of our common stock at an offering price of $16.425 per share. In a concurrent private placement, or the Private Placement, we agreed to issue to these investors warrants exercisable for one share of our common stock for each two shares purchased in the registered direct offering, which equals an aggregate of 108,309 shares of common stock. The closing of such registered direct offering and the concurrent Private Placement occurred on July 16, 2018, in connection with which we received net proceeds of approximately $3.0 million after deducting placement agent fees and other expenses payable by us and the conversion price of the outstanding shares of Series B preferred stock, issued in our February 2018 offering, was reduced to $15.80 per share as a result. The warrants have an exercise price of $15.80 per share of our common stock and may be exercised from time to time beginning on January 17, 2019 and expire on July 16, 2021.

 

On November 1, 2018, we completed a public offering of 728,500 shares of common stock and 8,586 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock (the “Series C preferred stock”). As a result, we received net proceeds of approximately $10.2 million after underwriting discounts, commissions, legal and accounting fees. Upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Series C preferred stock will be entitled to receive distributions out of our assets, whether capital or surplus, of an amount equal to $0.001 per share of Series C preferred stock before any distributions shall be made on the common stock but after distributions shall be made on any outstanding Series A preferred stock and any of our existing or future indebtedness. The Series C preferred stock has no voting rights.

 

On March 7, 2019, we filed a universal shelf registration statement (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) to offer up to $50.0 million of our securities. We have established, and may in the future establish, “at-the-market” programs pursuant to which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. Due to the SEC’s “baby shelf rules,” which prohibit companies with a public float of less than $75 million from issuing securities under a shelf registration statement in excess of one-third of such company’s public float in a twelve-month period, we are only able to issue a limited number of shares using the Shelf Registration Statement at this time. In addition, pursuant to our Securities Purchase Agreement with CRG, the Shelf Registration Statement also registered for resale 870 shares of common stock held by CRG, which may be sold freely in the public market.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we received proceeds of approximately $8.0 million from the issuance of 1,998,079 shares of common stock related to warrant exercises.

 

 

 

Cash Flows

 

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by:

               

Operating activities

  $ (9,615

)

  $ (11,346

)

Investing activities

    (70

)

    (125

)

Financing activities

    8,029       16,226  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  $ (1,656

)

  $ 4,755  

 

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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $9.6 million, consisting primarily of a net loss of $9.7 million and an increase in net operating assets of $2.2 million, offset by non-cash charges of $2.3 million. The increase in net operating assets was due to fluctuations in inventories, prepaid expenses, leasehold liability, accounts payable, accrued compensation and other accrued expenses, due to timing of payments and reduction of leasehold liability. The non-cash charges primarily consisted of depreciation and amortization of $428,000, stock-based compensation of $1.0 million and non-cash interest expense of $724,000.

 

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $11.3 million, consisting primarily of a net loss of $16.1 million and a decrease in net operating assets of $2.8 million, offset by non-cash charges of $7.6 million. The decrease in net operating assets was due to a decrease in other liabilities related to the payment of litigation settlement expense, assigned interest to PDL, partially offset by fluctuations in inventories, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and accounts payable, due to timing of payments. The non-cash charges primarily consisted of depreciation, stock-based compensation, non-cash interest expense and an increased reserve for excess and obsolete inventories.

 

 Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $0.1 million consisting of purchases of property and equipment of $88,000, offset by proceeds from the sale of property and equipment.

 

Net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $0.1 million consisting of purchases of property and equipment.

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2019 of $8.0 million primarily relates to proceeds from warrant exercises.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2018 of $16.2 million primarily relates to proceeds from issuances of convertible preferred stock and common stock.

 

 Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements and we currently do not use any structured finance, special purpose entities, or variable interest entities.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Our principal obligations consist of the operating lease of our facilities, our Loan Agreement with CRG and non-cancellable purchase commitments. The following table sets out, as of June 30, 2019, our contractual obligations due by period (in thousands):

 

   

Payments Due by Period

 
   

Less Than
1 Year

   

1 - 3
Years

   

3-5 Years

   

More
Than 5
Years

   

Total

 

Non-cancellable purchase commitments

  $ 1,837     $ 75     $     $     $ 1,912  

CRG Loan

    393       6,643       6,668             13,704  

Operating lease obligations

    1,452       2,247       2,407       517       6,623  
    $ 3,682     $ 8,965     $ 9,075     $ 517     $ 22,239  

 

The total CRG Loan amount, shown as borrowings on the balance sheet as of June 30, 2019, is $8.2 million. The contractual obligation in the table above of $13.7 million under the CRG Loan includes future interest to be accrued but not paid in cash as well as a $1.5 million back-end fee to be paid in June 2023 on maturity of the CRG Loan.

 

We lease our headquarters in Redwood City, California pursuant to a lease agreement with HCP LS Redwood City, LLC (the “Landlord”) dated July 30, 2010, as amended by the First Amendment to Lease dated September 30, 2011 and the Second Amendment to Lease dated March 4, 2016 (the “Lease”). The Lease has a rental commencement date of December 1, 2011 and, prior to the amendment described below, expires on November 30, 2019. The Lease is for an aggregate of approximately 44,200 square feet, comprised of one building containing approximately 19,600 square feet located at 400 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, California 94063 (the “400 Building”) and one building containing 24,600 square feet located at 600 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, California 94063 (the “600 Building”). We previously subleased the 600 Building to a subtenant.

 

On April 1, 2019, we entered into the Third Amendment to Lease with the Landlord (the “Third Amendment”), which amended the Lease to extend the lease term with respect to the 400 Building for a period of five years. As amended by the Third Amendment, the Lease, with respect to the 400 Building, will expire on November 30, 2024. Under the terms of the Third Amendment, we are obligated to pay approximately $5.8 million in base rent payments from December 2019 through November 2024. The Third Amendment does not extend the term of the Lease with respect to the 600 Building and, therefore, the Company’s lease of the 600 Building will terminate on November 30, 2019.

 

There have been no other material changes to our contractual obligations from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 6, 2019.

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The risk associated with fluctuating interest rates is primarily limited to our cash equivalents, which are carried at quoted market prices. Due to the short-term maturities and low risk profile of our cash equivalents, an immediate 100 basis point change in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair value of our cash equivalents. We do not currently use or plan to use financial derivatives in our investment portfolio.

 

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Credit Risk

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our cash and cash equivalents were maintained with one financial institution in the United States, and our current deposits are likely in excess of insured limits. We have reviewed the financial statements of this institution and believe it has sufficient assets and liquidity to conduct its operations in the ordinary course of business with little or no credit risk to us.

 

Our accounts receivable primarily relates to revenues from the sale and rental of our Lumivascular platform products to hospitals and medical centers in the United States. None of our customers represented more than 10% of our accounts receivable as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

Our business is primarily conducted in U.S. dollars. Any transactions that may be conducted in foreign currencies are not expected to have a material effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Based on our foreign currency balances of monetary assets and liabilities, we estimate that a 10% adverse change in Euro exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar would not have a material effect on the fair value of our monetary assets.

 

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ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2019. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the second quarter of 2019 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1. 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     

None.

 

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

 

Except as described below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2019.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

Our limited commercialization experience and number of approved products makes it difficult to evaluate our current business, predict our future prospects, assess the long-term performance of our products, and forecast our financial performance.

 

We were incorporated in 2007, began commercializing our initial non-Lumivascular platform products in 2009 and introduced our first Lumivascular platform products in the United States in late 2012. We received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, for commercialization of Pantheris in October 2015, an additional 510(k) clearance for an enhanced version of Pantheris in March 2016 and commenced sales of Pantheris in the United States and select international markets promptly thereafter. Our current next-generation version of Pantheris received FDA clearance in May 2018. Our Pantheris SV received FDA clearance in April 2019. Our limited commercialization experience and number of approved products make it difficult to evaluate our current business and predict our future prospects. We have encountered and will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by companies in rapidly-changing industries. These risks and uncertainties include the risks inherent in clinical trials, market acceptance of our products, and increasing and unforeseen expenses as we continue to attempt to grow our business.

 

In addition, we have in the past, and may in the future, become aware of performance issues with our products. For example, prior to becoming commercially available on March 1, 2016, Pantheris had been used in clinical trials mainly in controlled situations. Since its commercialization and as more physicians have used Pantheris, we have received additional feedback on its performance, both positive and negative. We have attempted to address certain of these concerns with our current version of Pantheris. However, there can be no assurance that the changes and improvements will fully address the performance issues that have been raised by earlier versions of Pantheris. Even if these issues are resolved and physician concerns addressed, future product performance issues may occur and our reputation could suffer, which could lead to decreased sales of our products. Our revenue has been and continues to be adversely impacted by these product performance issues. We also had to incur additional expenses to make product changes and improvements, and to replace products in accordance with our warranty policy. This additional expense, and any future expense that we may incur as a result of future product performance issues, will negatively impact our financial performance and results of operations. If we are unable to improve the performance of our products to meet the concerns of physicians our revenue may decline further or fail to increase.

 

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Our short commercialization experience and limited number of approved products also make it difficult for us to forecast our future financial performance and such forecasts are limited and subject to a number of uncertainties, including our ability to obtain FDA clearance for new versions of Pantheris and other Lumivascular platform products we intend to commercialize in the United States. If our assumptions regarding the risks and uncertainties we face, which we use to plan our business, are incorrect or change due to circumstances in our business or our markets, or if we do not address these risks successfully, our operating and financial results could differ materially from our expectations and our business could suffer.

 

Our success depends in large part on a limited number of products, particularly Pantheris, all of which have a limited commercial history. If these products fail to gain, or lose, market acceptance, our business will suffer.

 

Ocelot, Ocelot PIXL, Ocelot MVRX, Lightbox, Wildcat, Kittycat 2 and Pantheris are our only products currently cleared for sale, and our current revenues are wholly dependent on them. Sales of Wildcat and Kittycat 2 have declined and are continuing to decline as we focus on the promotion of our Lumivascular platform products. In addition, the long-term viability of our company is largely dependent on the successful commercialization and continued development of Pantheris and we expect that sales of our next-generation Pantheris and our other current and future Lumivascular platform products in the United States will account for substantially all of our revenues for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, our success depends on the continued and growing acceptance and use of Pantheris and our other Lumivascular platform products by the medical community. All of our products have a limited commercial history. For example, we received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to commercialize Pantheris in October 2015 as well as a separate FDA clearance to market enhanced versions of Pantheris in March 2016 and May 2018 and FDA clearance to market Pantheris SV in April 2019 and those versions of Pantheris became or will become commercially available in the United States and select international markets promptly thereafter. As such acceptance among physicians of these products may not increase or may decline.

 

Our ability to successfully market Pantheris will also be limited due to a number of factors including regulatory restrictions in our labeling. We cannot assure you that demand for Pantheris and our other Lumivascular platform products will continue to grow and our products may not significantly penetrate current or new markets. Market demand for Pantheris and physician adoption of this product also may be negatively impacted by product performance issues that we have experienced and the need to replace certain products in accordance with our warranty policy. Utilization of our products has been less than we anticipated historically. If demand for Pantheris and our other Lumivascular platform products does not increase and we cannot sell our products as planned, our financial results will be harmed. In addition, market acceptance may be hindered if physicians are not presented with compelling data from long-term studies of the safety and efficacy of our Lumivascular platform products compared to alternative procedures, such as angioplasty, stenting, bypass surgery or other atherectomy procedures. For example, if patients undergoing treatment with our Lumivascular platform products have retreatment rates higher than or comparable with the retreatment rates of alternative procedures, it will be difficult to demonstrate the value of our Lumivascular platform products. Any studies we may conduct comparing our Lumivascular platform with alternative procedures will be expensive, time consuming and may not yield positive results. Physicians will also need to appreciate the value of real-time imaging in improving patient outcomes in order to change current methods for treating PAD patients. In addition, demand for our Lumivascular platform products may decline or may not increase as quickly as we expect. Failure of our Lumivascular platform products to significantly penetrate current or new markets, or our failure to successfully commercialize Pantheris, would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We are also aware of certain characteristics and features of our Lumivascular platform that may prevent widespread market adoption. For example, in procedures using the current model of Pantheris, some physicians may prefer to have a technician or second physician assisting with the operation of the catheter as well as a separate technician to operate the Lightbox, potentially making it less financially attractive for physicians and their hospitals and medical facilities. It may take significant time and expense to modify our products to allow a single physician to operate the entire system and we can provide no guarantee that we will be able to make such modifications, or obtain any additional and necessary regulatory clearances for such modifications. Although the OCT images created by our Lightbox may make it possible for physicians to reduce the degree to which fluoroscopy and contrast dye are used when using our Lumivascular platform products compared to competing endovascular products, physicians are still using both fluoroscopy and contrast dye. As a result, risks of complications from radiation and contrast dye are still present and may limit the commercial success of our products. Finally, it will require training for technicians and physicians to effectively operate our Lumivascular platform products, including interpreting the OCT images created by our Lightbox, which may affect adoption of our products by physicians. These or other characteristics and features of our Lumivascular platform may cause our products not to be widely adopted and harm our business, financial condition and results of operation.

 

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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

 

Intellectual property rights may not provide adequate protection, which may permit third parties to compete against us more effectively.

 

In order to remain competitive, we must develop and maintain protection of the proprietary aspects of our technologies. We rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secret laws and confidentiality and invention assignment agreements to protect our intellectual property rights. As of June 30, 2019, we held 27 issued and allowed U.S. patents and had 24 U.S. utility patent applications and 1 PCT applications pending. As of June 30, 2019, we also had 54 issued and allowed patents outside of the United States. As of June 30, 2019, we had 45 pending patent applications outside of the United States, including in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India and Japan. Our patents and patent applications include claims covering key aspects of the design, manufacture and therapeutic use of OCT imaging catheters, occlusion-crossing catheters, atherectomy devices and our imaging console. Our patent applications may not result in issued patents and our patents may not be sufficiently broad to protect our technology. Any patents issued to us may be challenged by third parties as being invalid, or third parties may independently develop similar or competing technology that avoids our patents. Should such challenges be successful, competitors might be able to market products and use manufacturing processes that are substantially similar to ours. We may not be able to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our technical knowledge or other trade secrets by consultants, vendors or former or current employees, despite the existence generally of confidentiality agreements and other contractual restrictions. Monitoring unauthorized use and disclosure of our intellectual property is difficult, and we do not know whether the steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property will be adequate. In addition, the laws of many foreign countries will not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States.

 

Consequently, we may be unable to prevent our proprietary technology from being exploited abroad, which could affect our ability to expand to international markets or require costly efforts to protect our technology. To the extent our intellectual property protection is incomplete, we are exposed to a greater risk of direct competition. In addition, competitors could purchase our products and attempt to replicate some or all of the competitive advantages we derive from our development efforts or design around our protected technology. Our failure to secure, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could substantially harm the value of our Lumivascular platform, brand and business.

 

We use certain open source software in Lightbox. We may face claims from companies that incorporate open source software into their products or from open source licensors, claiming ownership of, or demanding release of, the source code, the open source software or derivative works that were developed using such software, or otherwise seeking to enforce the terms of the applicable open source license. These claims could result in litigation and could require us to cease offering Lightbox unless and until we can re-engineer it to avoid infringement. This re- engineering process could require significant additional research and development resources, and we may not be able to complete it successfully. These risks could be difficult to eliminate or manage, and, if not addressed, could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Risks Related to Government Regulation

 

If we fail to obtain and maintain necessary regulatory clearances or approvals for our Lumivascular platform products, or if clearances or approvals for future products and indications are delayed or not issued, our commercial operations would be harmed.

 

Our Lumivascular platform products are medical devices that are subject to extensive regulation by FDA in the United States and by regulatory agencies in other countries where we do business. Government regulations specific to medical devices are wide-ranging and govern, among other things:

 

 

product design, development and manufacture;

     
 

laboratory, preclinical and clinical testing, labeling, packaging, storage and distribution;

     
 

pre-marketing clearance or approval;

     
 

record keeping;

 

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product marketing, promotion and advertising, sales and distribution; and

     
 

post-marketing surveillance, including reporting of deaths or serious injuries and recalls and correction and removals.

 

Before a new medical device, or a new intended use for, an existing product can be marketed in the United States, a company must first submit and receive either 510(k) clearance or pre-marketing approval from FDA, unless an exemption applies. Either process can be expensive, lengthy and unpredictable. We may not be able to obtain the necessary clearances or approvals or may be unduly delayed in doing so, which could harm our business. Furthermore, even if we are granted regulatory clearances or approvals, they may include significant limitations on the indicated uses for the product, which may limit the market for the product. Although we have obtained 510(k) clearance to market Pantheris and Pantheris SV, our image-guided atherectomy devices, and our Ocelot family of catheters for crossing sub and total occlusions in the peripheral vasculature, our clearance can be revoked if safety or efficacy problems develop. We obtained 510(k) clearance for our next-generation Pantheris in May 2018 and for Pantheris SV in April 2019. Delays in obtaining clearance or approval could increase our costs and harm our revenues and growth.

 

In addition, we are required to timely file various reports with the FDA, including medical device reports, or MDRs, if our devices may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or malfunctioned in a way that would likely cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur. If these MDRs are not filed timely, regulators may impose sanctions and sales of our products may suffer, and we may be subject to product liability or regulatory enforcement actions, all of which could harm our business.

 

If we initiate a correction or removal for one of our devices to reduce a risk to health posed by the device, we would be required to submit a publicly available Correction and Removal report to the FDA and in many cases, similar reports to other regulatory agencies. This report could be classified by the FDA as a device recall that could lead to increased scrutiny by the FDA, other international regulatory agencies and our customers regarding the quality and safety of our devices. Furthermore, the submission of these reports has been and could be used by competitors against us in competitive situations and cause customers to delay purchase decisions or cancel orders and would harm our reputation.

 

The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, also regulate the advertising and promotion of our products to ensure that the claims we make are consistent with our regulatory clearances, that there are adequate and reasonable scientific data to substantiate the claims and that our promotional labeling and advertising is neither false nor misleading in any respect. If the FDA or FTC determines that any of our advertising or promotional claims are misleading, not substantiated or not permissible, we may be subject to enforcement actions, including Warning Letters, adverse publicity, and we may be required to revise our promotional claims and make other corrections or restitutions.

 

The FDA and state authorities have broad enforcement powers. Our failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements could result in enforcement action by the FDA or state agencies, which may include any of the following sanctions:

 

 

adverse publicity, warning letters, fines, injunctions, consent decrees and civil penalties;

     
 

repair, replacement, refunds, recall or seizure of our products;

     
 

operating restrictions, partial suspension or total shutdown of production;

     
 

refusing our requests for 510(k) clearance or pre-market approval of new products, new intended uses or modifications to existing products;

     
 

withdrawing 510(k) clearance or pre-market approvals that have already been granted; and

     
 

criminal prosecution.

     
 

potential delay in the commercialization of products, including Pantheris SV.

 

If any of these events were to occur, our business and financial condition would be harmed.

 

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Risks Related to Our Common Stock and Preferred Stock

 

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, including by our existing stockholders, could cause our stock price to fall.

 

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict the effect that these sales and others may have on the prevailing market price of our common stock.

 

We will need to raise additional funds through future equity or debt financings to meet our operational needs and capital requirements for product development, clinical trials and commercialization. We can provide no assurance that we will be successful in raising funds pursuant to additional equity or debt financings or that such funds will be raised at prices that do not create substantial dilution for our existing stockholders. Given the recent decline in our stock price, any financing that we undertake in the next nine months could cause substantial dilution to our existing stockholders.

 

The warrants issued in connection with the Series B preferred stock prohibit us from entering into certain transactions involving the issuance of securities for a variable price determined by reference to the trading price of our common stock or otherwise subject to modification following the date of issuance, in each case until February 17, 2021. This prohibition may be waived by holders of two-thirds of the outstanding Series 1 and Series 2 warrants at any time. If these additional shares are sold, or if it is perceived that they will be sold, in the public market, the trading price of our common stock could decline. Sales of newly issued securities under any registration statement will result in dilution of our stockholders and could cause our stock price to fall.

 

On March 7, 2019, we filed a universal shelf registration statement (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) to offer up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of our securities, including common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, debt securities, subscription rights, units or any combination of the foregoing. However, we may not be able to raise additional funds on favorable terms, or at all. In addition, due to the SEC’s “baby shelf rules,” which prohibit companies with a public float of less than $75 million from issuing securities under a shelf registration statement in excess of one-third of such company’s public float in a twelve-month period, we are only able to issue a limited number of shares using the Shelf Registration Statement at this time. Further, pursuant to our Securities Purchase Agreement with CRG, the Shelf Registration Statement also registered for resale 870 shares of common stock held by CRG, which may be sold freely in the public market.

 

Our directors and employees may sell our stock through 10b5-1 trading plans or in the market during open windows under our insider trading policy without such plans in place. Sales of our common stock by our directors and employees could be perceived negatively by investors or cause downward pressure on our common stock and cause a reduction in the price of our common stock as a result. We have also registered shares of our common stock that we may issue under our employee equity incentive plans. These shares will be able to be sold freely in the public market upon issuance.

 

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Nasdaq may delist our securities from its exchange, which could harm our business and limit our stockholders’ liquidity.

 

Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, which has qualitative and quantitative listing criteria. However, we cannot assure you that our common stock will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future. In order to continue listing our common stock on Nasdaq, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and stock price levels. Generally, we must maintain a minimum amount in stockholders’ equity and a minimum number of holders of our common stock.

 

If Nasdaq delists our common stock from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

 

a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

     
 

reduced liquidity for our securities;

     
 

a determination that our common stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our common stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;

     
 

a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and

     
 

a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” If our common stock continues to be listed on NASDAQ, our common stock will be a covered security. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case.

 

 The Series A preferred stock has a liquidation preference senior to our common stock, the Series B preferred stock and the Series C Preferred Stock.

 

Series A preferred stock has a liquidation preference that gets paid prior to any payment on our common stock (including shares issuable upon the exercise of our outstanding warrants) and Series B preferred stock. As a result, if we were to dissolve, liquidate, merge with another company or sell our assets, the holders of our Series A preferred stock would have the right to receive up to approximately $41,800,000, plus any unpaid dividends from any such transaction before any amount is paid to the holders of our Series B preferred stock, Series C preferred stock or common stock or pursuant to the redemption rights in the warrants for fundamental transactions. The payment of the liquidation preferences could result in common stockholders, Series B preferred stockholders, Series C preferred stockholders and warrantholders not receiving any consideration if we were to liquidate, dissolve or wind up, either voluntarily or involuntarily. In January 2019, we paid Series A preferred stock dividends of $2.9 million through the issuance of a 2,945 shares of Series A preferred stock.

 

The existence of the liquidation preferences may reduce the value of our common stock, make it harder for us to sell shares of common stock in offerings in the future, or prevent or delay a change of control.

 

ITEM 2.     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3.     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.     OTHER INFORMATION

 

On June 19, 2019, the Company's stockholders approved an additional 800,000 increase to the 2015 Plan along with other changes described in the Company's proxy statement relating to the Company's 2019 annual meeting. The 2015 Plan, as amended and restated, is included as Exhibit 10.2 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Title

     
3.1(2)   Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avinger, Inc.

 

 

 

10.1(1)

 

Third Amendment to Lease Agreement dated April 1, 2019 by and between the registrant and HCP LS Redwood City, LLC.

     
10.2   Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1*

 

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 


 

*

The certifications filed as Exhibits 32.1 are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof irrespective of any general incorporation by reference language contained in any such filing, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

 

(1)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2019, and incorporated by reference herein.

   
(2) Previously filed as an Exhibit to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2019, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Avinger, Inc.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date: August 8, 2019

/s/ JEFFERY M. SOINSKI

 

Jeffrey M. Soinski

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

Date: August 8, 2019

/s/ MARK WEINSWIG

 

Mark Weinswig

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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