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AYTU BIOPHARMA, INC - Quarter Report: 2016 December (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended: December 31, 2016

 

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 No. 000-53121

 

 

 

AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 47-0883144

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

373 Inverness Parkway, Suite 206

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(720) 437-6580

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12B-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company x

 

 

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

 

As of February 1, 2017, there were 10,845,566 shares outstanding of Common Stock, par value $0.0001, of the registrant.

 

 

 

  

AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.

 

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

INDEX

 

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements 4
  Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 (unaudited) and June 30, 2016 (unaudited) 4
  Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016 (unaudited) and the three and six months ended December 31, 2015 (unaudited) 5
  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) 6
  Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2016 (unaudited) and the six months ended December 31, 2015 (unaudited) 7
  Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 22
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 29
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 29
     
  PART II—OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceeding 29
Item 1A. Risk Factors 29
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 29
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 29
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 29
Item 5. Other Information 29
Item 6. Exhibits 30

SIGNATURES

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Annual Report, including statements regarding our anticipated future clinical and regulatory events, future financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or are preceded by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “forecast,” “could,” “expect,” “suggest,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” or similar words, or the negatives of such terms or other variations on such terms or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation: the planned expanded commercialization of our products and the potential future commercialization of our product candidates, our anticipated future cash position; the assimilation into our operations of acquired assets and entities; our plan to acquire additional assets; the anticipated start dates, durations and completion dates, as well as the potential future results, of our ongoing and future clinical trials; the anticipated designs of our future clinical trials; anticipated future regulatory submissions and events; and future events under our current and potential future collaborations. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including without limitation the risks described in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. These risks are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Quarterly Report include additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes trademarks, such as Aytu, Natesto, ProstaScint, Primsol, MiOXSYS, RedoxSYS, and Luoxis, which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and we own or have the rights to. Solely for convenience, our trademarks and trade names referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may appear without the ® or TM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to these trademarks and trade names.  

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.

 

Balance Sheets

 

(unaudited)

 

   December 31,   June 30, 
   2016   2016 
         
 Assets          
Current assets          
 Cash and cash equivalents  $5,230,394   $8,054,190 
 Restricted cash   75,062    - 
 Accounts receivable, net   582,393    162,427 
 Inventory, net   438,966    524,707 
 Prepaid expenses and other   436,573    215,558 
 Prepaid research and development - related party  (Note 10)   121,983    121,983 
 Investment in Acerus   1,272,298    1,041,362 
 Total current assets   8,157,669    10,120,227 
           
           
 Fixed assets, net   292,169    231,430 
 Developed technology, net   1,076,903    1,159,736 
 Customer contracts, net   1,249,875    1,353,375 
 Trade names, net   178,806    194,472 
 Natesto asset, net   9,890,435    10,549,797 
 Goodwill   221,000    221,000 
 Patents, net   283,944    296,611 
 Long-term portion of prepaid research and development - related party  (Note 10)   152,479    213,471 
 Deposits   2,888    2,888 
 Total long-term assets   13,348,499    14,222,780 
           
Total assets  $21,506,168   $24,343,007 
           
 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          
Current liabilities          
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $2,445,849   $3,519,711 
 Natesto payable   4,000,000    5,379,675 
 Accrued compensation   519,498    1,200,930 
 Deferred  rent   6,187    4,109 
 Total current liabilities   6,971,534    10,104,425 
           
 Contingent consideration   4,003,229    3,869,122 
 Deferred rent   4,787    8,215 
 Warrant derivative liability   79,844    275,992 
 Total liabilities   11,059,394    14,257,754 
           
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)          
           
Stockholders' equity          
 Preferred Stock, par value $.0001; 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued   -    - 
 Common Stock, par value $.0001; 100,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued          
    and outstanding 10,845,566 (unaudited) and 3,741,944, respectively as of          
    December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016   1,085    374 
 Additional paid-in capital   67,548,690    56,646,304 
 Accumulated deficit   (57,103,001)   (46,561,425)
 Total stockholders' equity   10,446,774    10,085,253 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $21,506,168   $24,343,007 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.

 

Statements of Operations

 

(unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended December 31,   Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
                 
Product and service revenue  $794,172   $447,786   $1,492,152   $913,742 
License revenue   -    21,428    -    42,857 
Total revenue   794,172    469,214    1,492,152    956,599 
                     
Operating expenses                    
Cost of sales   551,293    244,100    743,217    281,425 
Research and development   263,457    1,308,460    495,479    2,164,334 
Research and development - related party (Note 10)   47,998    47,998    95,996    95,996 
Sales, general and administrative   3,642,332    1,687,724    9,347,082    3,250,903 
Sales, general and administrative - related party (Note 10)   50,772    86,443    101,544    175,068 
Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets   437,014    108,489    874,029    165,936 
Total operating expenses   4,992,866    3,483,214    11,657,347    6,133,662 
                     
Loss from operations   (4,198,694)   (3,014,000)   (10,165,195)   (5,177,063)
                     
Other (expense) income                    
Interest (expense)   (388,085)   (240,214)   (803,465)   (353,467)
Derivative income (expense)   266,757    (78,166)   196,148    (78,038)
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment   (497,164)   -    230,936    - 
Total other (expense) income   (618,492)   (318,380)   (376,381)   (431,505)
                     
Net loss  $(4,817,186)  $(3,332,380)  $(10,541,576)  $(5,608,568)
                     
Weighted average number of Aytu common shares outstanding   7,850,790    1,188,308    5,910,910    1,188,308 
                     
Basic and diluted Aytu net loss per common share  $(0.61)  $(2.80)  $(1.78)  $(4.72)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.

 

Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

 

   Common Stock   Additional
Paid-in
   Accumulated   Total Stockholders' 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Equity 
                     
Balance - June 30, 2016   3,741,944   $374   $56,646,304   $(46,561,425)  $10,085,253 
                          
Lincoln Park Capital stock issuance, net of $24,247 in issuance costs (unaudited)   226,190    23    607,211    -    607,234 
Issuance of restricted stock (unaudited)   1,000,000    100    156,714    -    156,814 
Common stock issued to executives (unaudited)   142,457    14    509,982    -    509,996 
Issuance of warrants to initial investors (unaudited)   -    -    596,434    -    596,434 
Issuance of common stock, net of $997,865 in cash issuance costs (unaudited)   5,734,975    574    3,671,007         3,671,581 
Warrants issued in connection with equity financing (unaudited)   -    -    3,470,646    -    3,470,646 
Warrants issued in connection with equity financing to the placement agents for the over-allotment option (unaudited)   -    -    172,629    -    172,629 
Warrants issued in connection with equity financing to the placement agents, non-cash issuance costs (unaudited)   -    -    292,630    -    292,630 
Stock-based compensation (unaudited)   -    -    1,425,133    -    1,425,133 
Net loss (unaudited)   -    -    -    (10,541,576)   (10,541,576)
                          
Balance - December 31, 2016 (unaudited)   10,845,566   $1,085  $67,548,690   $(57,103,001)  $10,446,774 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.

 

Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

   Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2016   2015 
         
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net loss  $(10,541,576)  $(5,608,568)
Stock-based compensation expense   1,425,133    250,887 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion   1,722,965    242,427 
Issuance of restricted stocks   156,814    - 
Amortization of debt issuance costs   -    147,805 
Derivative (income) expense   (196,148)   78,038 
Amortization of prepaid research and development - related party (Note 10)   60,992    60,991 
Common stock issued to executives   509,996    - 
Issuance of warrants to initial investors   596,434    - 
Unrealized (gain) on investment   (230,936)   - 
       Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
(Increase) in accounts receivable   (419,966)   (131,408)
Decrease (increase) in inventory   85,741    (613,673)
(Increase) in prepaid expenses and other   (221,015)   (370,656)
(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (434,231)   (126,781)
Increase in related party payable   -    38,451 
(Decrease) increase in accrued compensation   (681,432)   296,081 
Increase in interest payable   -    161,988 
(Decrease) increase in deferred rent   (1,350)   10,245 
(Decrease) in deferred revenue   -    (42,857)
Net cash used in operating activities   (8,168,579)   (5,607,030)
           
Cash flows used in investing activities          
Deposits   -    1,998 
Purchases of fixed assets   (44,876)   (125,161)
Installment payment for Natesto asset   (2,000,000)   - 
Installment payments for Primsol asset   (750,000)   (540,000)
Net cash used in investing activities   (2,794,876)   (663,163)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Ampio stock subscription payment   -    5,000,000 
Proceeds from convertible promissory notes, net   -    5,175,000 
Debt issuance costs (Note 7)   -    (298,322)
Issuance of common stock to Lincoln Park Capital   631,481    - 
Costs related to sale of common stock   (24,247)   - 
Registered offering of common stock and warrants   8,602,500    - 
Registered offering costs   (997,865)   - 
Over-allotment warrants purchased by placement agents   2,852      
Net cash provided by financing activities   8,214,721    9,876,678 
           
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (2,748,734)   3,606,485 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period   8,054,190    7,353,061 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period  $5,305,456   $10,959,546 
           
           
Non-cash transactions:          
           
Warrant derivative liability related to the issuance of the convertible promissory notes  $-   $102,931 
Primsol business purchase included in primsol payable, $1,250,000 less future accretion of $173,000  $-   $1,077,000 
Fixed asset purchases included in accounts payable  $61,241   $7,708 
Warrants issued in connection with the equity financing to the placement agents  $292,630   $- 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

Note 1 - Business, Basis of Presentation and Business Combinations

 

Business

 

Aytu BioScience, Inc. (“Aytu”, the “Company” or “we”) was incorporated as Rosewind Corporation on August 9, 2002 in the State of Colorado. Aytu was re-incorporated in the state of Delaware on June 8, 2015. Aytu is a commercial-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on global commercialization of novel products in the field of urology. Aytu is currently focused on addressing significant medical needs in the areas of hypogonadism, urological cancers, urinary tract infections, and male infertility.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

These unaudited financial statements represent the financial statements of Aytu. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with Aytu’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2016, which included all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). In the opinion of management, these unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of Aytu for the balance sheet, the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of expected operating results for the full year. The information presented throughout this report as of and for the period ended December 31, 2016 is unaudited.

 

Through a multi-step reverse triangular merger, on April 16, 2015, Vyrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (‘‘Vyrix’’) and Luoxis Diagnostics, Inc. (‘‘Luoxis’’) merged with and into our Company (herein referred to as the Merger) and we abandoned our pre-Merger business plans to solely pursue the specialty healthcare market, including the business of Vyrix and Luoxis. In the Merger, we acquired the RedoxSYS, MiOXSYS and Zertane products. On June 8, 2015, we reincorporated as a domestic Delaware corporation under Delaware General Corporate Law and changed our name from Rosewind Corporation to Aytu BioScience, Inc., and effected a reverse stock split in which each common stockholder received one share of common stock for every 12.174 shares outstanding. On June 30, 2016, Aytu effected another reverse stock split in which each common stockholder received one share of common stock for every 12 shares outstanding (herein referred to collectively as the “Reverse Stock Splits”). All share and per share amounts in this report have been adjusted to reflect the effect of these Reverse Stock Splits.

 

Business Combination—ProstaScint

 

In May 2015, Aytu entered into and closed on an asset purchase agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Seller”). Pursuant to the agreement, Aytu purchased assets related to the Seller’s product known as ProstaScint® (capromab pendetide), including certain intellectual property and contracts, and the product approvals, inventory and work in progress (together, the “ProstaScint Business”), and assumed certain of the Seller’s liabilities, including those related to product approvals and the sale and marketing of ProstaScint.

 

The purchase price consisted of the upfront payment of $1.0 million. Aytu also paid an additional $500,000 for the ProstaScint-related product inventory and $227,000 (which represents a portion of certain FDA fees). Aytu also will pay 8% as contingent consideration on its net sales made after October 31, 2017, payable up to a maximum aggregate payment of an additional $2.5 million. The contingent consideration was initially valued at $664,000. The total fair value consideration for the purchase was $2.4 million.

 

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The Company’s allocation of consideration transferred for ProstaScint as of the purchase date of May 20, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Fair Value 
      
Tangible assets  $727,000 
      
Intangible assets   1,590,000 
      
Goodwill   74,000 
      
Total assets acquired  $2,391,000 

 

Included in the intangible assets is developed technology of $790,000, customer contracts of $720,000 and trade names of $80,000, each of which will be amortized over a ten-year period. The amortization expense was $40,000 for each of the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The amortization expense was $80,000 for each of the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2016, the contingent consideration had increased to $730,000 due to accretion.

 

Business Combination—Primsol

 

In October 2015, Aytu entered into and closed on an Asset Purchase Agreement with FSC Laboratories, Inc. (the “Seller”). Pursuant to the agreement, Aytu purchased assets related to the Seller’s product known as Primsol® (trimethoprim solution), including certain intellectual property and contracts, inventory, work in progress and all marketing and sales assets and materials related solely to Primsol (together, the “Primsol Business”), and assumed certain of the Seller’s liabilities, including those related to the sale and marketing of Primsol arising after the closing.

 

Aytu paid $500,000 at closing for the purchase of the Primsol Business and paid an additional $142,000, of which $102,000 went to inventory and $40,000 towards the Primsol Business, for the transfer of the Primsol-related product inventory. We also agreed to pay an additional (a) $500,000 which was paid in April 2016, (b) $500,000 which was paid in July 2016, and (c) $250,000 which was paid in November 2016.

 

The Company’s allocation of consideration transferred for Primsol as of the purchase date of October 5, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Fair Value 
      
Tangible assets  $182,000 
      
Intangible assets   1,470,000 
      
Goodwill   147,000 
      
Total assets acquired  $1,799,000 

 

Included in tangible assets is $102,000 of inventory and $80,000 of work-in-process inventory. Included in the intangible assets is developed technology of $520,000, customer contracts of $810,000 and trade names of $140,000, each of which will be amortized over a six-year period. The amortization expense was $61,000 and $51,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The amortization expense was $122,000 and $51,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

License and Supply Agreement—Natesto

 

In April 2016, Aytu entered into and closed a license and supply agreement to acquire the exclusive U.S. rights to Natesto® (testosterone) nasal gel from Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation, or Acerus, which rights we acquired effective upon the expiration of the former licensee’s rights, which occurred on June 30, 2016. The license’s term runs for the greater of eight years or until the expiry of the latest to expire patent including claims covering Natesto and until the entry on the market of at least one AB-rated generic product.

 

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Aytu paid Acerus an upfront fee of $2.0 million upon execution of the agreement. In October 2016 we paid an additional $2,000,000 (the “Second Upfront”). In January 2017, Aytu paid the final upfront payment of $4.0 million (the “Third Upfront”). Aytu also purchased, on April 28, 2016, an aggregate of 12,245,411 shares of Acerus common stock for Cdn. $2,534,800 (approximately US $2.0 million), with a purchase price per share equal to Cdn. $0.207 or approximately US $0.16 per share. These shares are a held for sale trading security and are valued at fair market value. Aytu could not dispose of these shares until after August 29, 2016 and still held these shares as of December 31, 2016.

 

In addition to the upfront payments, we must make the following one-time, non-refundable payments to Acerus within 45 days of the occurrence of the following event (provided that, the maximum aggregate amount payable under such milestone payments will be $37,500,000):

 

  $2,500,000 if net sales during any four consecutive calendar quarter period equal or exceed $25,000,000 (the “First Milestone”); the First Milestone payment is required to be paid even if the threshold is not met in the event that the agreement is terminated for any reason other than material breach by Acerus, bankruptcy of either party, or termination by Acerus because it believes the amounts payable to Aytu for agreed upon trial work would no longer make the agreement economically viable for Acerus;
     
  $5,000,000 if net sales during any four consecutive calendar quarter period equal or exceed $50,000,000;
     
  $7,500,000 if net sales during any four consecutive calendar quarter period equal or exceed $75,000,000;
     
  $10,000,000 if net sales during any four consecutive calendar quarter period equal or exceed $100,000,000; and
     
  $12,500,000 if net sales during any four consecutive calendar quarter period equal or exceed $125,000,000.

 

The fair value of the net identifiable asset acquired totaled $10.5 million which will be amortized over eight years. The amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $330,000. The amortization expense for the six months ended December 31, 2016 was $659,000.

 

As of December 31, 2016, the accretion expense was $620,000, making the accrued payable adjusted for the present value $4.0 million.

 

The contingent consideration was valued at $3.2 million using a Monte Carlo simulation, as of June 30, 2016.The contingent consideration accretion expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016 was $58,000 and $104,000, respectively, resulting in the contingent consideration value of $3.3 million.

 

Adoption of Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash".  The amendments address diversity in practice that exists in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows.  ASU 2016-18 is effective for the fiscal year commencing after December 15, 2017. As of the quarter ended December 31, 2016, the Company has early adopted this pronouncement, the impact of which was very minimal as the Company just recently set aside restricted cash, which is now shown on the statements of cash flows within cash and cash equivalents.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15 Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which provides guidance on the presentation of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows in order to reduce diversity in existing practice. ASU 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Company early adopted this standard. The primary cash flow categorization that will impact the Company will be contingent consideration payments, however, no such payments have been made to date.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, Not Adopted as of December 31, 2016

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805) Clarifying the Definition of a Business.” The amendment clarifies the definition of a business, which is fundamental in the determination of whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. This determination is important given the diverging accounting models used for each type of transaction. The guidance is generally expected to result in fewer transactions qualifying as business combinations. The amendment is effective prospectively for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect an immediate impact from this codification however, if Aytu seeks to purchase additional assets in the future it could have an impact if that purchase is accounted for as a business combination or an asset purchase.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation –Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share Based Payment Accounting”. The standard includes multiple provisions intended to simplify various aspects of the accounting for share based payments. The amendments are expected to impact net income, earnings per share, and the statement of cash flows. Implementation and administration may present challenges to companies with significant share based payment activities. The amendments are effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period, with any adjustments reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements however, the Company believes that the impact will not be material.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for leases for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its adoption of this standard on its financial statements.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which requires that all equity investments be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income (other than those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee). The amendments in this update also require an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments. In addition, the amendments in this update eliminate the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities and the requirement to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet for public business entities. The amendment is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements.

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.”  ASU 2015-11 clarifies that inventory should be held at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling price, less the estimated costs to complete, dispose and transport such inventory.  ASU 2015-11 will be effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  ASU 2015-11 is required to be applied prospectively and early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2015-11, when required, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15 is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-15 will have on its financial statements.

 

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In May 2014, the FASB issuing ASU 2014-09, Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (the "New Revenue Standard"). The amendments in this ASU provide a single model for use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific revenue guidance. The core principle of the new ASU is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised 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 and services. New disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers are also required. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 which deferred the effective date of the New Revenue Standard. In 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10, ASU 2016-11, and ASU 2016-12 to clarify, among other things, the implementation guidance related to principal versus agent considerations, identifying performance obligations, and accounting for licenses of intellectual property. The New Revenue Standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is not permitted. The amendments in this update are to be applied on a retrospective basis, either to each prior reporting period presented or by presenting the cumulative effect of applying the update recognized at the date of initial application.

 

The New Revenue Standard will be effective for the Company in fiscal 2019. The Company is evaluating the adoption methodology and the impact of this ASU on its financial statements.

 

Note 2 – Fixed Assets

 

Fixed assets are recorded at cost and, once placed in service, are depreciated on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives. Fixed assets consist of the following:

 

   Estimated   As of December 31,   As of June 30, 
   Useful Lives in years   2016   2016 
             
Office equipment and furniture   3 - 5   $240,000   $201,000 
Leasehold improvements   3    112,000    45,000 
Lab equipment    3 - 5     90,000    90,000 
Manufacturing equipment   5    7,000    7,000 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization        (157,000)   (112,000)
Fixed assets, net       $292,000   $231,000 

 

The depreciation expense was $26,000 and $12,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The depreciation expense was $45,000 and $19,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Note 3 – Patents

 

Costs of establishing patents, consisting of legal and filing fees paid to third parties, are expensed as incurred. The fair value of the Zertane patents, determined by an independent, third party appraisal to be $500,000, was being amortized over the remaining U.S. patent life since Aytu’s acquisition of approximately 11 years. As of June 30, 2016, Aytu determined that this asset had no value because the Company is directing its resources towards its commercial-stage products, and therefore, Aytu does not have the resources to complete the necessary clinical trials and bring Zertane to market before the patents expire. The remaining fair value of the Zertane patents were expensed as of June 30, 2016.

  

The cost of the ORP related patents was $380,000 when they were acquired and are being amortized over the remaining U.S. patent life since Aytu’s acquisition of approximately 15 years. Patents consist of the following:

 

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   As of December 31,   As of June 30, 
   2016   2016 
         
Patents  $880,000   $880,000 
Less accumulated amortization   (596,000)   (583,000)
Patents, net  $284,000   $297,000 

 

The amortization expense was $6,000 and $18,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The amortization expense was $13,000 and $36,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Note 4 – Revenue Recognition

 

The $794,000 and $448,000 product and service revenue recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the $1,492,000 and $914,000 product and service revenue recognized during the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, represents sales of the Company’s Natesto, ProstaScint, and Primsol products and the MiOXSYS Systems.

 

The license revenue of $0 and $21,000 recognized in the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the license revenue of $0 and $43,000 recognized in the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively represent the amortization of the upfront payments received from the Company’s Zertane licensing agreements. The initial payment of $500,000 from the license agreement for Zertane with a Korean pharmaceutical company was deferred and was being recognized over ten years. The initial payment of $250,000 from the license agreement for Zertane with a Canadian-based supplier was deferred and was being recognized over seven years.

 

At the end of fiscal 2016, Aytu determined that the Zertane asset had no value as Aytu did not have the resources to complete the necessary clinical trials and bring it to market before the patents expire. The remaining deferred revenue of $426,000 was recognized as of June 30, 2016.

 

Note 5 – Fair Value Considerations

 

Aytu’s financial instruments include cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, investments, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and warrant derivative liability. The carrying amounts of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. The valuation policies are determined by the Chief Financial Officer and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Authoritative guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of Aytu. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect Aytu’s assumptions of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on reliability of the inputs as follows:

 

Level 1: Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to Aytu for identical assets or liabilities;
   
Level 2: Inputs that include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active or inactive markets or that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and
   
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity.

 

Aytu’s assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to their fair value measurement. Aytu’s policy is to recognize transfers in and/or out of fair value hierarchy as of the date in which the event or change in circumstances caused the transfer. Aytu has consistently applied the valuation techniques discussed below in all periods presented.

 

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The following table presents Aytu’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016, by level within the fair value hierarchy:

 

   Fair Value Measurements Using 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
December 31, 2016                    
ASSETS                    
Investment in Acerus  $1,272,000   $-   $-   $1,272,000 
                     
LIABILITIES                    
Warrant derivative liability  $-   $-   $80,000   $80,000 
Contingent consideration  $-   $-   $4,003,000   $4,003,000 
                     
June 30, 2016                    
ASSETS                    
Investment in Acerus  $1,041,000   $-   $-   $1,041,000 
                     
LIABILITIES                    
Warrant derivative liability  $-   $-   $276,000   $276,000 
Contingent consideration  $-   $-   $3,869,000   $3,869,000 

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s investment in Acerus, which is classified as Level 1 (quoted price is available), was $1,272,000 as of December 31, 2016. The estimated fair value of the Company’s marketable securities is determined using the quoted price in the active market based on the closing price as of the balance sheet date.

 

         Unrealized    
As of December 31, 2016  Maturity in Years  Value at June 30, 2016   Gains   Losses   Fair Value 
Investment in Acerus  Less than 1 year  $1,041,000   $231,000   $     $1,272,000 

  

The warrant derivative liability was valued using the Black-Scholes valuation methodology because that model embodies all of the relevant assumptions that address the features underlying these instruments. The warrants related to the warrant derivative liability are not actively traded and therefore classified as Level 3. Significant assumptions in valuing the warrant derivative liability, based on estimates of the value of Aytu common stock and various factors regarding the warrants, were as follows as of December 31, 2016 and at issuance:

 

   December 31, 2016   At Issuance 
Warrants:          
Volatility   186.7%   75.0%
Equivalent term (years)   4.34    5.00 
Risk-free interest rate   1.33%   1.32%
Dividend yield   0.00%   0.00%

 

 

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of financial liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:

 

   Derivative Instruments 
     
Balance as of June 30, 2016  $276,000 
Warrant issuances   - 
Change in fair value included in earnings   (196,000)
Balance as of December 31, 2016  $80,000 

 

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Note 6 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments and contingencies are described below and summarized by the following table for the designated fiscal years ending June 30, as of December 31, 2016:

 

       Remaining                     
   Total   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021   Thereafter 
Prescription database  $1,736,000   $565,000   $598,000   $573,000   $-   $-   $- 
Natesto   6,500,000    4,000,000    -    -    2,500,000    -    - 
Manufacturing/commercial supply agreements   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Service agreement   72,000    72,000    -    -    -    -    - 
Office lease   247,000    72,000    145,000    30,000    -    -    - 
Sponsored research agreement with related party   41,000    41,000    -    -    -    -    - 
   $8,596,000   $4,750,000   $743,000  $603,000  $2,500,000  $-   $- 

 

Prescription Database

 

In May 2016, Aytu entered into an agreement with a company that will provide Aytu with prescription database information, whereby Aytu agreed to pay approximately $1.9 million over three years for access to the database of prescriptions written for Natesto. The payments have been broken down into quarterly payments, the first of which was made in November 2016 and the second payment was made in January 2017.

 

Natesto

 

In April 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Acerus whereby Aytu agreed to pay $8.0 million for the exclusive U.S. rights to Natesto (see Note 1). The first payment totaling $2.0 million was paid in April, the second installment payment was paid in October 2016. The final payment totaling $4.0 million was paid in January of 2017. Additionally, Aytu is required to make the first milestone payment of $2.5 million even if the milestone is not reached.

 

Manufacturing/Commercial Supply Agreements

 

In October 2015, Aytu entered into a Master Services Agreement with Biovest International, Inc. (“Biovest”). The agreement provides that Aytu may engage Biovest from time to time to provide services in accordance with mutually agreed upon project addendums and purchase orders. Aytu expects to use the agreement from time to time for manufacturing services, including without limitation, the manufacturing, processing, quality control testing, release or storage of its products for the ProstaScint product. In September 2016, Aytu entered into a Commercial Supply Agreement with Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, Inc. (“GRAM”). The agreement provides that Aytu may engage GRAM from time to time to provide services in accordance with mutually agreed upon work orders. As of December 31, 2016, both contracts were placed on hold as the Company evaluates its strategic options for the ProstaScint product. If the contracts are not restarted, Aytu does not anticipate any future liability related to either contract.

 

Service Agreement

 

In July 2015, Aytu entered into an agreement with Ampio, whereby Aytu agreed to pay Ampio a set amount per month for shared overhead, which includes costs related to the shared corporate staff and other miscellaneous overhead expenses. This agreement was amended in November 2015, April 2016, July 2016, and again in January 2017 resulting in an amount of $12,000 per month. This agreement will be in effect until it is terminated in writing by both parties.

 

Office Lease

 

In June 2015, Aytu entered into a 37 month operating lease for a space in Raleigh, North Carolina. This lease has initial base rent of $3,000 a month, with total base rent over the term of the lease of approximately $112,000. In September 2015, the Company entered into a 37 month operating lease in Englewood, Colorado. This lease has an initial base rent of $9,000 a month with a total base rent over the term of the lease of approximately $318,000. The Company recognizes rental expense of the facilities on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Differences between the straight-line net expenses on rent payments are classified as liabilities between current deferred rent and long-term deferred rent. Rent expense for the respective periods is as follows:

 

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   Three Months Ended December 31,   Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
                     
Rent expense  $35,000   $34,000   $70,000   $51,000 

 

Sponsored Research Agreement with Related Party

 

In June 2013, Luoxis entered into a sponsored research agreement with TRLLC, an entity controlled by Ampio’s director and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. David Bar-Or. The agreement, which was amended in January 2015, provides for Luoxis (now Aytu) to pay $6,000 per month to TRLLC in consideration for services related to research and development of the Oxidation Reduction Potential platform. In March 2014, Luoxis also agreed to pay a sum of $615,000 which is being amortized over the contractual term of 60.5 months and is divided between current and long-term on the balance sheet; as of September 2014, this amount had been paid in full. This agreement is set to expire in March 2019 but can be terminated earlier but not until after March 2017.

 

Note 7 – Convertible Promissory Notes

 

During July and August 2015, Aytu closed on note purchase agreements with institutional and high net worth individual investors for the purchase and sale of convertible promissory notes (“Notes”) with an aggregate principal amount of $5.2 million. The sale of the Notes was pursuant to a private placement. Debt issuance costs totaled $401,000, which include the $103,000 fair value of the placement agent warrants.

 

The Notes were an unsecured obligation. Aytu did not have the right to prepay the Notes prior to the maturity date. Interest accrued on the Notes in the following amounts: (i) 8% simple interest per annum for the first six months and (ii) 12% simple interest per annum thereafter if not converted during the first nine months. Interest accrued, was payable with the principal upon maturity, conversion or acceleration of the Notes and could have been paid in kind or in cash, in Aytu’s sole discretion.

 

Placement agents for the offering sold the institutional portion of the offering of the Notes. Aytu sold the balance of the Notes to individuals and entities with whom Aytu had an established relationship. For Notes sold by the placement agent, Aytu paid the placement agent 8% of the gross proceeds of Notes sold by the placement agents and was obligated to issue warrants for an amount of shares equal to 8% of the gross number of shares of the Company stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes issued to investors introduced to the Company by the private placement agents in the private placement, in addition to a previously paid non-refundable retainer fee of $20,000. The placement agent warrants have a term of five years from the date of issuance of the related notes in July and August 2015, an exercise price equal to the conversion price per share at which the Notes are converted into common stock. Change in fair value is recorded in earnings. Fair value at the grant date was recorded as a debt discount and amortized over the term of the debt.

 

The warrants were recorded at fair value as long-term liabilities on the Balance Sheet and upon conversion were moved to equity classification.

 

Upon Aytu’s adoption of ASU 2015-3, the issuance costs associated with the Notes were recorded as a long–term liability and were presented in the Balance Sheet as a direct reduction of the carrying amount of the Notes on their inception date.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the convertible promissory note agreements, if Aytu sold equity securities at any time while the Notes were outstanding in a financing transaction that was not a Qualified Financing (a public offering of Aytu stock resulting in gross proceeds of at least $5.0 million (excluding indebtedness converted in such financing) prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the holders of the convertible promissory notes had the option, but not the obligation, to convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest as of the closing of such financings into a number of shares of Aytu capital stock in an amount equal to 120% of the number of such shares calculated by dividing the outstanding principal and accrued interest by the lesser of (a) the lowest cash price per share paid by purchasers of shares in such financing, or (b) $4.63. As a result of Aytu’s sale of common stock on January 20, 2016, the Company was obligated to provide notice to the above-referenced noteholders of such stock sales. In accordance with the convertible note terms, noteholders had the option to convert their entire balance (inclusive of accrued but unpaid interest) into a number of shares of Aytu common stock equal to 120% of the number of shares calculated by dividing such note balance by $7.80, which was the per share purchase price paid in the equity financing described above. On February 10, 2015, the date of the conversion, an aggregate of $4,125,000 of principal and $143,000 of accrued interest on the Notes converted into an aggregate of 656,591 shares of Aytu’s common stock under the original terms of the agreement.

 

In May 2016, Aytu completed a registered public offering which was considered a Qualified Financing and all outstanding Notes were automatically converted on the same terms as in the offering. At the insistence of the underwriters of the offering, all outstanding noteholders had signed lockup agreements which granted them an extra 10% on the conversion, increasing it to 130% of shares calculated by dividing such Note balance by $4.80, which was the per share purchase price in the registered offering. On May 6, 2016, the date of conversion, an aggregate of $1,050,000 of principal and $78,000 of accrued interest on the Notes converted into an aggregate of 305,559 shares of Aytu’s common stock and 305,559 warrants.

 

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In connection with the conversion of the Aytu notes, Aytu was obligated to issue to the placement agents for the convertible note offering warrants for an amount of shares equal to 8% of the number of shares of Aytu’s common stock for the Notes sold by the placement agents issued upon conversion of the notes. As a result of the optional note conversion, on February 10, 2016, Aytu issued warrants to the placement agents to purchase an aggregate of 22,254 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.80 per share. As a result of the second Note conversion, on May 6, 2016, Aytu issued warrants to the placement agents to purchase an aggregate of 22,564 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.80 per share. These warrants are exercisable for five years from the date of issuance of the related Notes in July and August 2015. The warrants have a cashless exercise feature.

 

Also in connection with the conversion of the Notes, Aytu recorded a beneficial conversion feature of $4.9 million which was recorded as a debt discount; this amount represents that carrying amount of the Notes at the date of conversion. The beneficial conversion feature was expensed upon conversion of the Notes to interest expense.

 

Note 8 – Common Stock

 

Capital Stock

 

At December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, Aytu had 10,845,566 and 3,741,944 common shares outstanding, respectively, and no preferred shares outstanding at either December 31, 2016 or June 30, 2016. The Company has 100 million shares of common stock authorized with a par value of $0.0001 per share and 50 million shares of preferred stock authorized with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

 

In May 2016, we raised gross proceeds of approximately $7.5 million through a public offering of 1,562,500 Units. Offering costs totaled $1.2 million resulting in net proceeds of $6.3 million. Each Unit consisted of one share of Aytu common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of Aytu common stock. The common stock issued had a relative fair value of $4.2 million. The warrants have an exercise price of $6.00 per share and will expire five years from the date of issuance. These warrants have a relative fair value of $2.1 million. We also granted the underwriters a 45-day option (the Over-Allotment Option) to purchase up an additional 234,375 shares of common stock and/or warrants. The underwriters exercised 170,822 of this over-allotment option for the warrants and paid $0.12 per over-allotment warrant resulting in proceeds of $20,000. These warrants have the same terms as the warrants sold in the registered offering.

 

On June 30, 2016, Aytu effected a reverse stock split in which each common stock holder received one share of common stock for each 12 shares. All share and per share amounts for all periods presented in this report have been adjusted to reflect the effect of this reverse stock split.

 

In July 2016, we entered into a purchase agreement (the ‘‘Purchase Agreement’’), together with a registration rights agreement (the ‘‘Registration Rights Agreement’’), with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (‘‘Lincoln Park’’). Upon signing the Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park agreed to purchase 133,690 shares of our common stock for $500,000 as an initial purchase under the agreement. We also issued as a commitment fee to Lincoln Park of 52,500 shares of common stock. In September 2016, Lincoln Park purchased an additional 40,000 shares for $131,000, the issuance costs related to these purchases totaled $24,000, resulting in net proceeds for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 of $607,000.

 

In July 2016, we issued 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock as compensation to certain executive officers and directors, which vest on July 7, 2026. This expense is included in sales, general and administrative. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2016, the expense was $75,000 and $157,000, respectively.

 

In August 2016, we issued an aggregate of 142,457 shares of common stock as bonuses for performance in 2016 to three executive officers.

 

In November 2016, we raised gross proceeds of approximately $8.6 million through a public offering of 5,735,000 Units. Offering costs totaled $998,000 resulting in net cash proceeds of $7.6 million. We also issued underwriter warrants in connection with the offering with a fair value of $293,000, resulting in net proceeds of $7.3 million. Each Unit consisted of one share of Aytu common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of Aytu common stock. The common stock issued had a relative fair value of $3.7 million and a fair value of $4.4 million. The investor warrants have an exercise price of $1.86 per share and will expire five years from the date of issuance. These investor warrants have a relative fair value of $3.5 million and a fair value of $4.2 million. We also granted the underwriters a 45-day option (the Over-Allotment Option) to purchase up an additional 860,250 shares of common stock and/or warrants. The underwriters purchased 285,245 of this Over-Allotment Option for the warrants and paid $0.01 per over-allotment warrant. These warrants have the same terms as the warrants sold in the registered offering. These warrants have a relative fair value of $173,000, a fair value of $208,000, and proceeds of $3,000, which was the purchase price per the underwriting agreement.

 

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Note 9 – Equity Instruments

 

Stock Option Repricing

 

In July 2016, our Board of Directors approved a common stock option repricing program whereby previously granted and unexercised options held by our then current employees, consultants and directors with exercise prices above $6.00 per share were repriced on a one-for-one basis to $3.23 per share which represented the per share fair value of our common stock as of the date of the repricing. There was no other modification to the vesting schedule of the previously issued options. As a result, 316,051 unexercised options originally granted to purchase common stock at prices ranging from $6.72 to $18.12 per share were repriced under this program.

 

We treated the repricing as a modification of the original awards and calculated additional compensation costs for the difference between the fair value of the modified award and the fair value of the original award on the modification date. The repricing resulted in incremental stock-based compensation expense of $318,000. Expense related to vested shares was expensed on the repricing date and expense related to unvested shares is being amortized over the remaining vesting period of such stock options.

 

Options

 

On June 1, 2015, Aytu’s stockholders approved the 2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which provides for the award of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other equity awards for up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock. The shares of common stock underlying any awards that are forfeited, canceled, reacquired by Aytu prior to vesting, satisfied without any issuance of stock, expire or are otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) under the 2015 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2015 Plan.

 

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Pursuant to the 2015 Stock Plan, 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, are reserved for issuance. The fair value of options granted was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. In order to calculate the fair value of the options, certain assumptions are made regarding components of the model, including the estimated fair value of the underlying common stock, risk-free interest rate, volatility, expected dividend yield and expected option life. Changes to the assumptions could cause significant adjustments to valuation. Aytu estimates the expected term based on the average of the vesting term and the contractual term of the options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant for treasury securities of similar maturity. The assumptions used for the six months ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

Expected volatility   182% - 185% 
Risk free interest rate   0.97 % - 1.14% 
Expected term (years)   5.0 - 6.5 
Dividend yield   0%

 

Stock option activity is as follows:

 

  Number of
Options
   Weighted
Average
 Exercise Price
   Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual
Life in Years
 
Outstanding June 30, 2016   322,302   $18.01    9.33 
Granted   441,999   $3.23      
Exercised   -   $-      
Forfeited/Cancelled   (17,646)  $4.99      
Outstanding December 31, 2016   746,655   $3.52    9.21 
Exercisable at December 31, 2016   323,755   $3.40    9.10 
Available for grant at December 31, 2016   1,253,345           

 

Stock-based compensation expense related to the fair value of stock options was included in the statements of operations as research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses as set forth in the table below. Aytu determined the fair value as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and expenses the fair value ratably over the vesting period. The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016 and three and six months ended December 31, 2015:

 

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   Three Months Ended December 31,   Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
Research and development expenses                    
Stock options  $-   $20,000   $-   $25,000 
Selling, general and administrative expenses                    
Stock options   381,000   $163,000    1,425,000    226,000 
   $381,000   $183,000   $1,425,000   $251,000 
                     
Unrecognized expense at December 31, 2016  $1,435,000                
                     
Weighted average remaining years to vest   2.26                

 

Warrants

 

A summary of all warrants is as follows:

 

   Number of Warrants   Weighted Average Exercise Price   Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years 
Outstanding June 30, 2016   2,201,627   $6.19    4.71 
                
   Issuance of settlement warrants to initial investors   88,032   $4.00      
   Warrants issued to investors in connection with the registered offering   6,020,245   $1.86      
   Warrants issued to placement agents for the registered offering   401,450   $1.86      
                
Outstanding December 31, 2016   8,711,354   $2.98    4.51 

 

Included in the warrant balance at June 30, 2016 are warrants to purchase common stock of 109,375 issued to the underwriters of our May registered offering. These warrants are currently accounted for under liability accounting and are fair valued at each reporting period (see Note 5). At December 31, 2016, these warrants had a fair value of $80,000.

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2016, Aytu issued warrants to purchase 88,032 shares of common stock to initial investors of the Company at an exercise price of $4.00 and a term of five years from July 2016. These warrants generated a non-cash expense of $7,000 and $596,000 for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2016, respectively, which is included in sales, general and administrative expense. These warrants are accounted for under equity treatment.

 

In connection with our November 2016 public offering, we issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 401,450 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.86 and a term of five years to the underwriters of the public offering. These warrants are accounted for under equity treatment.

 

Also in connection with our November 2016 public offering, we issued to investors warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,020,245 shares of common stock, which includes the over-allotment warrants, at an exercise price of $1.86 with a term of five years. These warrants are accounted for under equity treatment (see Note 9).

 

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The warrants issued in connection with our November registered offering are all registered and tradable on the OTCQX under the ticker symbol “AYTUZ”.

 

All warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. In order to calculate the fair value of the warrants, certain assumptions were made regarding components of the model, including the selling price of the underlying common stock, risk-free interest rate, volatility, expected dividend yield, and expected life. Changes to the assumptions could cause significant adjustments to valuation. The Company estimated a volatility factor utilizing a weighted average of comparable published volatilities of peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant for treasury securities of similar maturity. During the three months ended December 31, 2016, Aytu sold 5,735,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant with an exercise price of $1.86) which was sold at $1.50 per unit. The $1.50 was used as the selling price underlying the units to calculate the value attributable to the common stock and warrants. This resulted in a fair value of $0.77 for the common stock and $0.73 for the warrant. We used the value of $0.73 per in the valuation of all warrants issued in the December 31, 2016 quarter.

 

Significant assumptions in valuing the warrants issued during the December 31, 2016 quarter were as follows:

 

Expected volatility   186.7% - 229.8% 
Risk free interest rate   1.02% - 1.33% 
Contractual term (years)   4.68 - 5.0 
Dividend yield   0%

 

Note 10 – Related Party Transactions

 

Executive/Director Stock Purchases

 

When Aytu completed the November registered offering, our executive officers Joshua Disbrow, Jarrett Disbrow and Gregory Gould and our director, Gary Cantrell, participated in this offering, purchasing 166,666, 166,666, 66,666 and 33,333 units respectively.

 

Ampio Loan Agreements

 

On April 16, 2015, Ampio received 396,816 shares of common stock of Aytu for (i) issuance to Aytu of a promissory note from Ampio in the principal amount of $10.0 million, maturing on the first anniversary of the Merger, and (ii) cancellation of indebtedness of $12.0 million to Ampio. The $10.0 million was paid to Aytu, with $5.0 million paid in June of 2015 and $5.0 million paid in December of 2015.

 

Services Agreement

 

The Company has a service agreement with Ampio which is described in Note 6.

 

Sponsored Research Agreement

 

The Company has a service agreement with TRLLC which is described in Note 6.

 

Note 11 – Subsequent Events

 

On January 27, 2017, the Company commenced a tender offer to the beneficial holders of certain series of warrants, offering them the opportunity to exercise such warrants at a temporarily reduced cash exercise price of $0.75 per share of common stock. The tender offer is being made pursuant to the Offer to Amend and Exercise Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2017, which has been mailed to the beneficial holders of the applicable series of warrants. The warrants subject to the tender offer are (i) outstanding warrants to purchase 1,733,322 shares of common stock, issued in the May 2016 public financing, with an exercise price of $6.00 per share, and (ii) outstanding warrants to purchase 6,020,245 shares of common stock, issued in the November 2016 public financing, with an exercise price of $1.86 per share. In the tender offer, the exercise prices of such warrants will be temporarily reduced to $0.75 per share, for the period from January 27, 2017 through the expiration time of 11:59 P.M. (Eastern Time) on February 27, 2017, subject to extension at the Company’s sole discretion.

 

In addition, the solicitation agents retained by the Company in the foregoing tender offer collectively own (together with certain affiliates) an aggregate of 510,825 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, which warrants were previously issued as underwriters’ compensation in connection with the Company’s public offerings consummated on May 6, 2016 and November 2, 2016. The Company has agreed with the solicitation agents to reduce the exercise price of these underwriters’ warrants, which are currently exercisable at exercise prices of $6.00 and $1.86, to $0.75 for the remaining exercise period of the warrants. These underwriters’ warrants were not included in the tender offer described above.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2016, Aytu has sold approximately one third of its investment in Acerus generating nearly $400,000 in net proceeds.

 

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

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

 

This discussion should be read in conjunction with Aytu BioScience, Inc.’s Form 10-K filed on September 1, 2016. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties, please see the risk factors included in Aytu’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2016.

 

Overview  

 

We are a commercial-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on global commercialization of novel products in the field of urology. We are currently focused on addressing significant medical needs in the areas of hypogonadism, urological cancers, urinary tract infections and male infertility.

 

Through a multi-step reverse triangular merger, on April 16, 2015, Vyrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (‘‘Vyrix’’) and Luoxis Diagnostics, Inc. (‘‘Luoxis’’) merged with and into our Company (herein referred to as the Merger) and we abandoned our pre-Merger business plans to solely pursue the specialty healthcare market, including the business of Vyrix and Luoxis. In the Merger, we acquired the RedoxSYS, MiOXSYS and Zertane products. On June 8, 2015, we reincorporated as a domestic Delaware corporation under Delaware General Corporate Law and changed our name from Rosewind Corporation to Aytu BioScience, Inc., and effected a reverse stock split in which each common stock holder received one share of common stock for every 12.174 shares outstanding. On June 30, 2016, we effected another reverse stock split in which each common stock holder received one share of common stock for each 12 shares. All share and per share amounts in this report have been adjusted to reflect the effect of these two reverse stock splits (herein referred to collectively as the Reverse Stock Splits).

 

In May 2015, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., pursuant to which we purchased assets related to Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ product known as ProstaScint (capromab pendetide), including certain intellectual property and contracts, and the product approvals, inventory and work in progress (together, the ‘‘ProstaScint Business’’), and assumed certain of Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ liabilities, including those related to product approvals and the sale and marketing of ProstaScint. The purchase price consisted of the upfront payment of $1.0 million. We also paid an additional $500,000 within five days after transfer for the ProstaScint-related product inventory and $227,000 was paid on September 30, 2015 (which represents a portion of certain FDA fees). We also will pay 8% on net sales made after October 31, 2017, payable up to a maximum aggregate payment of an additional $2.5 million.

 

In October 2015, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with FSC Laboratories, Inc., or FSC. Pursuant to the agreement, we purchased assets related to FSC’s product known as Primsol (trimethoprim solution), including certain intellectual property and contracts, inventory, work in progress and all marketing and sales assets and materials related solely to Primsol (together, the ‘‘Primsol Business’’), and assumed certain of FSC’s liabilities, including those related to the sale and marketing of Primsol arising after the closing. We paid $500,000 at closing for the Primsol Business and we paid an additional $142,000, of which $102,000 went to inventory and $40,000 towards the Primsol Business, for the transfer of the Primsol-related product inventory. We also paid $500,000 in April 2016, $500,000 in July 2016, and $250,000 in November 2016, for a total purchase price of $1,892,000.

 

In October 2015, we and Biovest International, Inc., or Biovest, (whose contract manufacturing business is now known as Cell Culture Company, or C3) entered into a Master Services Agreement, pursuant to which Biovest is to provide manufacturing services to us for our product ProstaScint. The agreement provides that we may engage Biovest from time to time to provide services in accordance with mutually agreed upon project addendums and purchase orders for ProstaScint. We expect to use the agreement from time to time for manufacturing services, including without limitation, the manufacturing, processing, quality control testing, release or storage of ProstaScint. The agreement provides customary terms and conditions, including those for performance of services by Biovest in compliance with project addendums, industry standards, regulatory standards and all applicable laws. Biovest will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all governmental approvals, at our expense, during the term of the agreement. The agreement has a term of four years, provided that either party may terminate the agreement or any project addendum under the agreement on 30 days written notice of a material breach under the agreement. In addition, we may terminate the agreement or any project addendum under the agreement upon 180 days written notice for any reason. This contract is currently on hold as we evaluate our strategic options for the ProstaScint product.

 

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In April 2016, we entered into a license and supply agreement to acquire the exclusive U.S. rights to Natesto nasal gel from Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation, or Acerus, which rights we received on July 1, 2016. We paid Acerus an upfront fee of $2.0 million upon execution of the agreement. In October 2016 we paid an additional $2.0 million and in January of 2017, we paid the final upfront payment of $4.0 million. We also purchased on April 28, 2016, an aggregate of 12,245,411 shares of Acerus common stock for Cdn. $2,534,800 (approximately US $2.0 million), with a purchase price per share equal to Cdn. $0.207 or approximately US $0.16 per share. We are currently analyzing how to monetize this asset to offset short term cash needs. We also agreed to make various payments based upon certain sales milestones up to an aggregate of $37.5 million based on net sales of Natesto. During the term of the agreement, we will purchase all of our Natesto product needs from Acerus at a designated price.

 

In May 2016, we sold in an underwritten public offering 1,562,500 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate 1,562,500 shares of common stock at a combined public offering price of $4.80 per share and related warrant. Each warrant is exercisable for five years from issuance and has an exercise price equal to $6.00. In addition, we granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 234,375 shares of common stock and/or 234,375 additional warrants. The underwriters elected a partial purchase of their over-allotment option to purchase 170,822 warrants. The net cash proceeds from the sale of the shares and warrants was approximately $6.6 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

 

In July 2016, Aytu issued 1.0 million shares of restricted stock to executive officers and directors.

 

In July 2016, we entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), together with a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), an Illinois limited liability company. Upon signing the Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park agreed to purchase 133,690 shares of our common stock for $500,000 as an initial purchase under the agreement. We also issued as a commitment fee to Lincoln Park of 52,500 shares of common stock. In September 2016, Lincoln Park purchased an additional 40,000 shares for $131,000.

 

Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, we have the right to sell to and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to an additional $10.0 million in amounts of shares of our common stock, subject to certain limitations, from time to time, over the 36-month period commencing on September 20, 2016 (the date that the registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, was declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus in connection therewith was filed. As part of the registered offering that we completed in October 2016, we agreed not to sell any shares under this agreement for a period of 90 days from October 28, 2016.

 

In September 2016, Aytu entered into a Commercial Supply Agreement with Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, Inc. (“GRAM”). The agreement provides that Aytu may engage GRAM from time to time to provide services in accordance with mutually agreed upon work orders. Aytu expects to use the agreement from time to time for the filling, labeling, and packaging of its ProstaScint product. As of December 31, 2016, this contract was placed on hold.

 

On October 27, 2016, we priced an underwritten public offering of 5,735,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,735,000 shares of our common stock at a combined public offering price of $1.50 per share and related warrant. The gross proceeds from the offering to Aytu was $8.6 million, before deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by Aytu, but excluding the exercise of any warrants. The Company also granted the representative of the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 860,250 shares and/or 860,250 additional warrants. The shares of common stock were immediately separable from the warrants and were issued separately. The warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance, expire five years after the date of issuance and have an exercise price of $1.86 per share. On November 2, 2016, we completed the public offering. In connection with the closing, the underwriters purchased a portion of their 45-day option and purchased an additional 285,245 additional warrants at closing. Our net cash proceeds from the offering, after deducting the placement agent fees and the offering expenses, was $7.6 million.

 

As of the date of this Report, we have financed operations through a combination of private and public debt and equity financings. Although it is difficult to predict our liquidity requirements, based upon our current operating plan, as of the date of this Report, we believe we will have sufficient cash to meet our projected operating requirements for the next few months and this is why we began the tender offer in January 2017 for our publicly traded warrants at $0.75. Depending on the success of this tender offer, we believe we will have adequate capital to operate and grow our business during the remainder of fiscal 2017. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

 

We have only begun to generate revenues from the commercialization of our product candidates in the last fiscal year. We recognized approximately $2.1 million in revenue from ProstaScint, Primsol and RedoxSYS sales during fiscal 2016 and $794,000 and $1.5 million during the three and six months ended December 31, 2016. We have incurred accumulated net losses since our inception, and at December 31, 2016, we had an accumulated deficit of $57.1 million. Our net loss was $4.8 million and $10.5 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016 and we used $8.2 million in cash from operations during the six months ended December 31, 2016.

 

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Product Update

 

We continue to execute our business plan and commercialize our FDA approved products Natesto, ProstaScint, and Primsol and initiate the early stage of commercialization of MiOXSYS, our diagnostic device that has now been CE Marked and is available outside the U.S. in countries where the CE Mark is recognized. We continue to progress with our plan of gaining FDA clearance for MiOXSYS upon the completion of the 510k registration process in the United States. We are evaluating our strategic options for the ProstaScint product.

 

NATESTO

 

In April 2016, we signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Acerus Pharmaceuticals SRL for U.S. rights to Natesto (testosterone) nasal gel. Natesto is the only FDA-approved nasal formulation of testosterone, and it is an androgen indicated for replacement therapy in males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone including primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired) or hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (congenital or acquired). Natesto has been shown to normalize testosterone in hypogonadal men and does not have a black box warning as other topically applied testosterone products do. By virtue of the fact that Natesto is applied through the nostrils, there is no practical risk of testosterone transference, an issue present with all other topically-applied testosterone products in the $2BN U.S. testosterone replacement therapy category. Acerus Pharmaceuticals previously licensed Natesto to Endo Pharmaceuticals in the U.S. Natesto was approved by the FDA in May 2014, and, following a transition period from April 22, 2016 through June 30, 2016,we commenced U.S. commercialization of Natesto in July 2016 through our specialty sales force which promotes Natesto to U.S. urologists and other high prescribers of testosterone replacement therapies.

 

PROSTASCINT

 

In May 2015, we acquired ProstaScint (capromab pendetide) from Jazz Pharmaceuticals. ProstaScint is the only commercially available diagnostic imaging agent approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) that specifically targets Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA). This imaging agent assists in the identification of prostate cells to determine the cells’ location as confirmation that they are either contained within the prostate gland or that they have spread to tissue outside of the prostate gland. ProstaScint consists of a novel murine monoclonal antibody that, when conjugated to a linker-chelator and radiolabeled, binds distinctly to PSMA. PSMA is a glycoprotein expressed by prostate epithelium, which is upregulated in prostate cancer. ProstaScint was approved by the FDA in October 1996 and was initially commercialized by Cytogen which was acquired by EUSA Pharma. Jazz Pharmaceuticals acquired EUSA Pharma and its product portfolio including ProstaScint in 2012. We are evaluating our strategic options for the ProstaScint product.

 

PRIMSOL

 

In October 2015 we acquired Primsol (trimethoprim hydrochloride) from FSC Laboratories, Inc. Primsol is the only FDA-approved trimethoprim-only oral solution and is a standard antimicrobial treatment for urinary tract infections. Primsol is a sulfa-free, pleasant tasting liquid that is appropriate for patients that are sulfa allergic and individuals that have difficulty swallowing pills. Trimethoprim alone has been shown to be effective against common strains of urinary tract pathogens including Escherichia coli, Enterobacter species, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, and Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Primsol was approved by the FDA in 2000 and was originally marketed by Ascent Pediatrics. FSC Laboratories acquired Primsol from Taro Pharmaceutical.

 

MiOXSYS

 

MiOXSYS is our internally developed, CE Marked clinical diagnostic device used in the assessment of male infertility. MiOXSYS is a small, portable device that is used in conjunction with semen analysis testing (sperm motility, concentration, and morphology) and measures oxidative stress in seminal plasma. Specifically, MiOXSYS employs the principle and measurement of oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) to detect overall oxidative stress levels in neat semen and seminal plasma. Oxidative stress has repeatedly been shown to be a major causal factor in idiopathic male infertility, which accounts for 20 – 40% of male infertility cases. Semen analysis studies are routinely conducted to assess causes of infertility, so we expect clinicians and oxidative stress researchers to readily integrate MiOXSYS into routine adjunct use when idiopathic male infertility has been implicated. MiOXSYS received CE Marking in early 2017, and we have since initiated the build out of a distribution network in both Europe and Asia. In parallel, we are working with leading andrology, infertility, and urology opinion leaders around the world including the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. We anticipate initiating U.S. studies in order to gain FDA clearance as a 510k medical device.

 

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to recoverability and useful lives of long-lived assets, stock compensation, valuation of derivative instruments, allowances and contingencies. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be 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. The methods, estimates, and judgments used by us in applying these critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. Our significant accounting policies and estimates are included in our Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September 1, 2016.

 

Information regarding our accounting policies and estimates can be found in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Information regarding the recently issued accounting standards (adopted and pending adoption as of December 31, 2016) is combined in Note 1 to the Financial Statements.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Results of Operations – December 31, 2016 Compared to December 31, 2015

 

Results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and the three months ended December 31, 2015 reflected losses of approximately $4.8 million and $3.3 million, respectively. These losses include in part non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization and accretion, compensation through issuance of stock, unrealized loss on investment, issuance of warrants to initial investors, and amortization of prepaid research and development – related party offset by the unrealized gain on investment and warrant derivative income in the amount of $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and $552,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015, respectively. The non-cash charges increased in the three months ended 2016 primarily due to the increase in stock-compensation expense, the amortization of intangible assets and the unrealized loss on investment.

 

Results of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and the six months ended December 31, 2015 reflected losses of approximately $10.5 million and $5.6 million, respectively. These losses include in part non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization and accretion, compensation through issuance of stock, issuance of warrants to initial investors, and amortization of prepaid research and development – related party offset by the unrealized gain on investment and warrant derivative income in the amount of $4.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and $780,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2015, respectively. The non-cash charges increased in the six months ended 2016 primarily due to the increase in stock-compensation expense, the amortization of intangible assets, compensation through issuance of common stock and issuance of warrants.

 

Revenue

 

Product and service revenue

 

We recognized $794,000 and $448,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the sale of our products Natesto, ProstaScint, and Primsol, as well as the MiOXSYS System. Our revenues grew due to our acquisition of Natesto and expanded marketing of our products.

 

We recognized $1.5 million and $914,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the sale of our products Natesto, ProstaScint, and Primsol, as well as the MiOXSYS System. Our revenue grew due to our acquisitions of Natesto and Primsol and expanded marketing of our products.

 

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As is customary in the pharmaceutical industry, our gross product sales are subject to a variety of deductions in arriving at reported net product sales. Provisions for these deductions are recorded concurrently with the recognition of gross product sales revenue and include discounts, chargebacks, distributor fees, processing fees, as well as allowances for returns and Medicaid rebates. Provision balances relating to estimated amounts payable to direct customers are netted against accounts receivable and balances relating to indirect customers are included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The provisions recorded to reduce gross product sales and net product sales are as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended December 31,   Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
         
Gross product and service revenue  $1,358,000   $693,000   $2,284,000   $1,164,000 
Provisions to reduce gross product sales to net product and service sales   (564,000)   (245,000)   (792,000)   (250,000)
Net product and service revenue  $794,000   $448,000   $1,492,000   $914,000 
                     
Percentage difference in gross sales to net sales   58.5%   64.6%   65.3%   78.5%

 

License revenue

 

The license revenue of $0 and $21,000 recognized in the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, represents the amortization of the upfront payments received from the Company’s license agreements. The license revenue of $0 and $43,000 recognized in the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, represents the amortization of the upfront payments received from the Company’s license agreements. In 2012, we received a payment of $500,000 under our out-license agreement for Zertane with a Korean pharmaceutical company. This payment was deferred and was being recognized over 10 years. In 2014, we received a payment of $250,000 under our out-license agreement for Zertane with a Canadian-based supplier. This payment was deferred and was being recognized over seven years. At June 30, 2016, Aytu determined that the Zertane asset has no value as Aytu does not have the resources to complete the necessary clinical trials and bring it to market before the patents expire. Therefore, the remaining unamortized deferred revenue of $426,000 which was outstanding as of the date it was determined not to proceed with the clinical trials was recognized as of June 30, 2016.

 

Expenses

 

Cost of Sales

 

The cost of sales of $551,000 and $743,000 recognized for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016, respectively, and the cost of sales of $244,000 and $281,000 recognized for the three and six months ended December 31, 2015, respectively, are related to the Natesto, ProstaScint and Primsol products and the MiOXSYS Systems. We expect to see cost of sales decrease as a percentage of revenues in future periods as our revenues grow and offset some of the set period cost in cost of sales.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs consist of clinical trials and sponsored research, manufacturing transfer expense, labor, stock-based compensation, sponsored research – related party and consultants and other. These costs relate solely to research and development without an allocation of general and administrative expenses and are summarized as follows:

  

   Three Months Ended December 31,   Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
         
Clinical trials and sponsored research   262,000    1,179,000    493,000    1,906,000 
Labor   -    96,000    -    211,000 
Stock-based compensation   -    20,000    -    25,000 
Sponsored research - related party   48,000    48,000    96,000    96,000 
Consultants and other   1,000    13,000    2,000    22,000 
   $311,000   $1,356,000   $591,000   $2,260,000 

 

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Comparison of Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

Research and development expenses decreased $1.0 million, or 77.1%, for the three months ended December 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2015. Research and development expenses decreased $1.7 million, or 73.8%, for the six months ended December 31, 2016 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2015. This was due primarily to switching our focus towards our commercial products and eliminating expenses related to Zertane. We anticipate research and development expense will continue at approximately the same rate or slightly decrease for the remainder of fiscal 2017 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2016.

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expenses consist of labor costs including personnel costs for employees in executive, commercial, business development and operational functions; stock-based compensation; patents and intellectual property; professional fees including legal, auditing, accounting, investor relations, shareholder expense and printing and filing of SEC reports; occupancy, travel and other including rent, governmental and regulatory compliance, insurance, and professional subscriptions; directors fees; and management fee – related party. These costs are summarized as follows:

  

   Three Months Ended December 31,   Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
         
Labor  $1,775,000   $493,000   $4,030,000   $1,312,000 
Stock-based compensation   463,000    163,000    1,582,000    226,000 
Patent costs   29,000    84,000    55,000    165,000 
Professional fees   248,000    294,000    510,000    574,000 
Occupancy, travel and other   1,087,000    654,000    3,090,000    974,000 
Directors Fees   40,000    -    80,000    - 
Management fee - related party   51,000    86,000    102,000    175,000 
   $3,693,000   $1,774,000   $9,449,000   $3,426,000 

 

Comparison of Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

General and administrative costs increased $1.9 million, or 108.2%, for the three months ended December 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2015. General and administrative costs increased $6.0 million or 175.8%, for the six months ended December 31, 2016 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2015. The increase in labor costs, stock-based compensation, and occupancy, travel and other primarily relates to increased costs related to the increase in professional staffing due to our commercialization efforts for our Natesto, ProstaScint and Primsol products. We expect general and administrative expenses to be approximately flat for the remainder of fiscal 2017 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2016.

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

Amortization of intangible assets was $437,000 and $108,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2015, Amortization of intangible assets was $874,000 and $166,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2016 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2015. This expense increased due to the acquisition of the Natesto, and Primsol businesses in fiscal 2016, and the corresponding amortization of their finite-lived intangible assets. We expect this expense to remain flat for the remainder of 2017.

  

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2016, our operating activities used $8.2 million in cash which was less than the net loss of $10.5 million, primarily as a result of the non-cash depreciation, amortization and accretion and stock-based compensation offset by an increase in accounts receivable, a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and accrued compensation.

 

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During the six months ended December 31, 2015, our operating activities used $5.6 million in cash which was approximately equal to the net loss of $5.6 million primarily as a result of the increases to non-cash stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization and accretion and the increase in accrued compensation offset by increases in inventory and prepaid expenses and other.

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2016, we used cash in investing activities of $2.8 million, $45,000 of which was used to purchase fixed assets, $750,000 of which was paid as the second and third installments towards the Primsol asset and $2.0 million of which was paid as the second installment payment of our Natesto licensing agreement.

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2015, cash of $125,000 was used to purchase fixed assets and $540,000 was used to acquire the Primsol business. We also received a security deposit back of $2,000 during the period.

 

Net Cash from Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended December 31, 2016 of $8.2 million was primarily related to the registered offering of $8.6 million offset by the cash offering cost of $998,000 and common stock issuance of $631,000 offset by the issuance costs of $24,000 to Lincoln Park.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended December 31, 2015 of $9.9 million was primarily related to the issuance of convertible promissory notes which reflects gross proceeds of $5.2 million offset by the cash portion of the debt issuance costs related to the convertible notes of $298,000, as well as the $5.0 million stock subscription payment from Ampio.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We are a relatively young company and we have not yet generated substantial revenue as our primary activities are focused on commercializing our approved products, acquiring products and developing our product candidates, and raising capital. As of December 31, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $5.3 million available to fund our operations offset by an aggregate of $6.4 million in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and the Natesto payables. In January 2017 we made the final $4.0 million upfront payment for Natesto. We believe we have the ability to acquire adequate capital to continue operations, and grow our business through the end of fiscal 2017, based on the following factors: our resources at December 31, 2016; the successful completion of our tender offer for the exercise of our publicly traded warrants for $0.75 per share, which we expect to complete in February 2017 and which, if all warrants are exercised, would result in estimated net proceeds of approximately $5.4 million; our ability to sell additional capital to Lincoln Park; and funds we expect to receive from selling our investment in Acerus. We plan to raise additional capital in fiscal 2018 to fund operations. We will evaluate the capital markets from time to time to determine when to raise additional capital in the form of equity, convertible debt or other financing instruments, depending on market conditions relative to our need for funds at such time. We will seek to raise additional capital at such time as we conclude that such capital is available on terms that we consider to be in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders.

 

We have prepared a budget for fiscal 2017 which reflects cash requirements from operations of approximately $3.0 million per quarter with the cash burn being higher in the first half of the year as compared to the second half due to our projected increase in revenues during the second half of the fiscal year. Depending on the availability of capital, we may expend additional funds for the purchase of assets and commercialization of products. Accordingly, it will be necessary to raise additional capital and/or enter into licensing or collaboration agreements. At this time, we expect to satisfy our future cash needs through private or public sales of our securities or debt financings. We cannot be certain that financing will be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Over the last three years, including recently, volatility in the financial markets has adversely affected the market capitalizations of many bioscience companies and generally made equity and debt financing more difficult to obtain. This volatility, coupled with other factors, may limit our access to additional financing.

 

If we cannot raise adequate additional capital in the future when we require it, we could be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more of our commercialization efforts or our research and development programs. We also may be required to relinquish greater or all rights to product candidates at less favorable terms than we would otherwise choose. This may lead to impairment or other charges, which could materially affect our balance sheet and operating results.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons, also known as “variable interest entities.”

 

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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

We are not currently exposed to material market risk arising from financial instruments, changes in interest rates or commodity prices, or fluctuations in foreign currencies. We have not identified a need to hedge against any of the foregoing risks and therefore currently engages in no hedging activities.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out by our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or furnish under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations, and are operating in an effective manner.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.

 

We are currently not a party to any material pending legal proceedings, whether routine or non-routine.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors.

 

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the discussion of risk factors included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

None.

 

Item 5.Other Information.

 

None.

 

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Item 6.Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

     
     
31.1   Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2   Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1   Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*.
     
101  

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from Aytu BioScience, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 formatted in XBRL: (i) the Balance Sheet, (ii) the Statement of Operations, (iii) the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit), (iv) the Statement of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to the Financial Statements.

     
*The certification attached as Exhibit 32.1 accompanying this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, shall not be deemed “filed” by the Registrant for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.
   
  By:

/s/ Joshua R. Disbrow

    Joshua R. Disbrow
    Chief Executive Officer
    Date: February 9, 2017
     
  By:

/s/ Gregory A. Gould

    Gregory A. Gould
    Chief Financial Officer
    Date: February 9, 2017

 

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