CorMedix Inc. - Quarter Report: 2017 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
☐
TRANSITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the
transition period from ________ to ________
Commission
file number 001-34673
CORMEDIX
INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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20-5894890
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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400 Connell Drive, Suite 5000, Berkeley Heights,
NJ
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07922
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(908)
517-9500
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
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1430 U.S. Highway 206, Suite 200, Bedminster, NJ 07921
(Former
Address)
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
☒ No ☐
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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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No
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reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
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Emerging growth company ☐
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. ☐
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12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The
number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, as
of November 7, 2017 was 67,019,794.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
INDEX
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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3
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Item
1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December
31, 2016
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for
the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and
2016
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
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5
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017 and 2016
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6
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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24
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market
Risk
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36
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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36
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
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37
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Item
1. Legal Procedings
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37
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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39
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Item
6. Exhibits
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39
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SIGNATURES
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40
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2
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
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September
30,
2017
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December
31,
2016
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ASSETS
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Current
assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$5,212,579
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$8,064,490
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Restricted
cash
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171,553
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171,553
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Short-term
investments
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6,796,313
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12,100,920
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Trade
receivables
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89,449
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12,014
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Inventories,
net
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299,485
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166,733
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Prepaid
research and development expenses
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890,704
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943,924
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Other
prepaid expenses and current assets
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392,585
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372,057
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Total
current assets
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13,852,668
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21,831,691
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Property
and equipment, net
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71,036
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69,695
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Security
deposit
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5,000
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5,000
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$13,928,704
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$21,906,386
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities
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Accounts
payable
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$1,408,206
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$1,645,298
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Accrued
expenses
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2,757,564
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2,342,352
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Deferred
revenue
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86,642
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104,210
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Total current
liabilities
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4,252,412
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4,091,860
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
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4,252,412
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4,091,860
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Preferred
stock - $0.001 par value: 2,000,000 shares authorized; 417,585 and
450,085 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and
December 31, 2016, respectively
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418
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450
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Common
stock - $0.001 par value: 160,000,000 and 80,000,000 shares
authorized at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
respectively; 61,978,609 and 40,432,339 shares issued and
outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
respectively
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61,979
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40,433
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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94,711
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81,186
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Additional
paid-in capital
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151,383,530
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136,857,409
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Accumulated
deficit
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(141,864,346)
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(119,164,952)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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9,676,292
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17,814,526
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$13,928,704
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$21,906,386
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See
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
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For the Three
Months Ended
September
30,
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For the Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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Revenue:
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Net
sales
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$61,075
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$44,451
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$236,801
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$102,390
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Cost of
sales
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(66,652)
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(43,922)
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(178,276)
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(281,342)
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Gross profit
(loss)
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(5,577)
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529
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58,525
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(178,952)
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Operating
Expenses:
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Research and
development
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(6,014,260)
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(6,840,413)
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(16,028,151)
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(11,702,965)
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Selling, general
and administrative
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(1,992,134)
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(2,318,091)
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(6,683,953)
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(6,449,608)
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Total Operating
Expenses
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(8,006,394)
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(9,158,504)
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(22,712,104)
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(18,152,573)
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Loss
From Operations
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(8,011,971)
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(9,157,975)
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(22,653,579)
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(18,331,525)
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Other
Income (Expense):
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Interest
income
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37,156
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32,866
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89,164
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93,928
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Foreign exchange
transaction loss
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(4,692)
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(1,091)
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(11,515)
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(5,622)
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Change in fair
value of derivative liability
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(1,974,019)
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-
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(120,654)
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Interest
expense
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(2,810)
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-
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(2,810)
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(992)
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Total Other Income
(Expense)
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(1,944,365)
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31,775
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(45,815)
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87,314
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Net
Loss
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(9,956,336)
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(9,126,200)
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(22,699,394)
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(18,244,211)
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Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
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Unrealized gain
(loss) from investments
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2,600
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(6,765)
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13,013
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17,233
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Foreign currency
translation gain (loss)
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(4,573)
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(82)
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512
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3,935
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Total Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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(1,973)
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(6,847)
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13,525
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21,168
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Comprehensive
Loss
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(9,958,309)
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(9,133,047)
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(22,685,869)
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(18,223,043)
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Net
Loss Per Common Share – Basic and Diluted
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$(0.17)
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$(0.23)
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$(0.44)
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$(0.49)
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Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic and
Diluted
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60,290,988
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39,053,956
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51,238,399
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37,156,790
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See
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
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Common
Stock
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Non-Voting
Preferred Stock – Series C-2, Series C-3, Series D and Series
E
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Shares
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Amount
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Shares
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Amount
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Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income
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Additional
Paid-in Capital
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Accumulated
Deficit
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Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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Balance at January 1,
2017
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40,432,339
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$40,433
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450,085
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$450
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$81,186
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$136,857,409
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$(119,164,952)
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$17,814,526
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Stock issued in connection with ATM
sale of common stock, net
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198,630
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199
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347,163
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347,362
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Conversion of Series C-3 non-voting
preferred stock to common stock
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325,000
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325
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(32,500)
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(32)
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(293)
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-
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Stock issued in connection with
stock options exercised
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10,000
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10
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6,790
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6,800
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Stock issued in connection with
public offering
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18,619,301
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18,619
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12,779,706
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12,798,325
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Stock issued in connection with
warrants cashless exercise
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970
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1
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(1)
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-
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Warrants issued in connection with
public offering
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(3,733,542)
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(3,733,542)
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Conversion of Series A warrants to
common stock
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2,387,500
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2,387
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(2,387)
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-
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Stock issued for payment of
deferred fees
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4,869
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5
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10,213
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10,218
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Reclassification of derivative
liability to equity
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3,854,195
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3,854,195
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Stock-based
compensation
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1,264,277
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1,264,277
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Other comprehensive
income
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13,525
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13,525
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Net loss
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(22,699,394)
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(22,699,394)
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Balance at September 30,
2017
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61,978,609
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$61,979
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417,585
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$418
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$94,711
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$151,383,530
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$(141,864,346)
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$9,676,292
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See
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
5
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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For the
Nine
Months
Ended
September
30,
2017
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For the
Nine
Months
Ended
September
30,
2016
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
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Net
loss
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$(22,699,394)
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$(18,244,211)
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Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Stock-based
compensation
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1,264,277
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920,864
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Change in fair
value of derivative liability
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120,654
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-
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Inventory reserve
increase (decrease)
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(200,000)
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166,000
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Depreciation
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26,694
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16,923
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Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
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(Increase) decrease
in trade receivables
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(71,611)
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301,169
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Decrease in
inventory
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67,248
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92,361
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Increase in prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(84,004)
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(981,963)
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Increase (decrease)
in accounts payable
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(241,509)
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47,233
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Increase in accrued
expenses
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533,342
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1,921,043
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Decrease in
deferred revenue
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(25,716)
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(6,786)
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Net cash used in
operating activities
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(21,310,019)
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(15,767,367)
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Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
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Purchase of
short-term investments
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(13,074,169)
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-
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Sale of short-term
investments
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18,391,789
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6,758,906
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Purchase of
equipment
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(26,632)
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(55,107)
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Net cash provided
by investing activities
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5,290,988
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6,703,799
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Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
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Proceeds from sale
of common stock from at-the-market program
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347,362
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6,220,556
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Proceeds from the
public offering of common stock and warrants
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12,798,325
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-
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Proceeds from
exercise of stock options
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6,800
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849,501
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Net cash provided
by financing activities
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13,152,487
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7,070,057
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Foreign exchange
effect on cash
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14,633
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3,040
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Net
Decrease In Cash
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(2,851,911)
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(1,990,471)
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Cash
– Beginning of Period
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8,064,490
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11,817,418
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Cash
– End of Period
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$5,212,579
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$9,826,947
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Cash
Paid for Interest
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$2,810
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$992
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Supplemental
Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activities:
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Conversion of
preferred stock to common stock
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$32
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$-
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Unrealized gain
from investments
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$13,013
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$17,233
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Reclassification of
warrant liability to equity
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$3,854,195
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$-
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Issuance of common
stock for payment of deferred fees
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$10,218
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$-
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See
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization, Business and Basis of
Presentation:
Organization and Business
CorMedix Inc.
(“CorMedix” or the “Company”), a
biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing
therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of infectious
and inflammatory diseases, was incorporated in the State of
Delaware on July 28, 2006. In 2013, the Company formed a
wholly-owned subsidiary, CorMedix Europe GmbH, based in Fulda,
Germany.
The
Company’s primary focus is to develop its lead product
candidate, CRMD003 (also known as Neutrolin®), for potential
commercialization in the United States (“U.S.”) and
other key markets. The Company has in-licensed the worldwide rights
to develop and commercialize Neutrolin, which is a novel
anti-infective solution (a formulation of taurolidine, citrate and
heparin 1000 u/ml) under development for the reduction and
prevention of catheter-related infections and thrombosis in
patients requiring central venous catheters in clinical settings
such as dialysis, critical/intensive care, and
oncology.
The
Company launched its first Phase 3 clinical trial in hemodialysis
patients with catheters in the U.S. in December 2015. The clinical
trial, named Catheter Lock Solution Investigational Trial or
LOCK-IT-100, is a prospective, multicenter, randomized,
double-blind, active control trial which aims to demonstrate the
efficacy and safety of Neutrolin in preventing catheter-related
bloodstream infections, or CRBSI, in subjects receiving
hemodialysis therapy as treatment for end stage renal disease (see
Note 5 – Clinical and Regulatory). Two pivotal clinical
trials to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of Neutrolin are
required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”) to secure marketing approval in the U.S. Based
on its experience and recent feedback from the FDA on the
LOCK-IT-100 trial, the Company is assessing the structure of its
planned second Phase 3 clinical trial to seek efficiencies and
improvements in design and execution of that trial.
The
Company received CE Mark approval for Neutrolin in 2013 and
commercially launched Neutrolin in Germany for the prevention of
catheter-related bloodstream infections and maintenance of catheter
patency in hemodialysis patients using a tunneled, cuffed central
venous catheter for vascular access. Neutrolin is registered and is
being sold in certain European Union and Middle Eastern
countries.
The
completion of the Company’s ongoing LOCK-IT-100 clinical
trial and the execution of the planned second Phase 3 clinical
trial are dependent on the Company’s ability to raise
sufficient additional funds through various potential sources, such
as equity, debt financings, and/or strategic relationships. The
Company can provide no assurances that financing or strategic
relationships will be available on acceptable terms, or at all, to
complete its clinical development program for
Neutrolin.
Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the
instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements do not include all information and footnotes required by
GAAP for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of
management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation
of such interim results. Interim operating results are not
necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full
year ending December 31, 2017 or for any subsequent period. These
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes
thereto of the Company which are included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) on March 16, 2017. The accompanying
condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 has been derived
from the audited financial statements included in such Form
10-K.
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies:
Liquidity, Going Concern and Uncertainties
The
Company’s operations are subject to a number of factors that
can affect its operating results and financial condition. Such
factors include, but are not limited to: the Company’s
ability to raise capital to support its operations; the cost,
timing and results of clinical trials; the ability to obtain
regulatory approval to market the Company’s products;
competition from products manufactured and sold or being developed
by other companies; the price of, and demand for, the
Company’s products; and the Company’s ability to
negotiate favorable licensing or other manufacturing and marketing
agreements for its products.
The
financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP
which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern.
To date, the Company’s commercial operations have not
generated sufficient revenues to enable profitability. As of
September 30, 2017, the Company had an accumulated deficit of
$141.9 million, and had incurred net losses of $10.0 million and
$22.7 million for the three and nine months then ended. Based on
the Company's current development plans for Neutrolin in both the
U.S. and foreign markets (including the ongoing hemodialysis Phase
3 clinical trial in the U.S.) and its other operating requirements,
the Company’s existing cash and short-term investments at
September 30, 2017 are expected to fund its operations through the
first quarter of 2018, after taking into consideration the net
proceeds received in October 2017 and the anticipated net proceeds
from the securities purchase and backstop agreements (See Note 7 -
Subsequent Events). These factors raise substantial doubt regarding
the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
At
September 30, 2017, approximately $3.7 million remained available
for sale under an April 2015 $40.0 million At-the-Market Issuance
Sales Agreement (the “Current ATM program”) with MLV
& Co. LLC (“MLV”), a subsidiary of B. Riley
Financial, Inc. At September 30, 2017, the Company also had approximately $46.0 million
available under its current shelf registration for the issuance of
equity, debt or equity-linked securities unrelated to the Current
ATM program. On May 3, 2017, the Company closed an equity
financing under its current shelf registration statement, which
raised net proceeds of approximately $12.8 million (see Note
3).
The
Company’s continued operations including completion of its
ongoing LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial as well as the other Phase 3
clinical program requirements for Neutrolin in the U.S., will
depend on its ability to raise additional capital. Management is
actively pursuing financing plans but can provide no assurances
that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, or at
all. Without this funding, the Company will be required to delay,
scale back or eliminate its ongoing LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial as
well as work on the other Phase 3 clinical program requirements for
Neutrolin in CRBSI which would likely have a material adverse
effect on the Company.
The
financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the
recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the
amount and classification of liabilities that might result should
the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
8
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Basis of Consolidation
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and CorMedix Europe GmbH, its wholly owned subsidiary.
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
Financial Instruments
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations
of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and
short-term investments. The Company maintains its cash and cash
equivalents in bank deposit and other interest bearing accounts,
the balances of which, at times, may exceed federally insured
limits.
The
appropriate classification of marketable securities is determined
at the time of purchase and reevaluated as of each balance sheet
date. Investments in marketable debt and equity securities
classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value. Fair
value is determined using quoted market prices in active markets
for identical assets or liabilities or quoted prices for similar
assets or liabilities or other inputs that are observable or can be
corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full
term of the assets or liabilities. Changes in fair value that are
considered temporary are reported net of tax in other comprehensive
income (loss). Realized gains and losses, amortization of premiums
and discounts and interest and dividends earned are included in
other income (expense). For declines in the fair value of equity
securities that are considered other-than-temporary, impairment
losses are charged to other (income) expense, net. The Company
considers available evidence in evaluating potential impairments of
its investments, including the duration and extent to which fair
value is less than cost. There were no deemed permanent impairments
at September 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
The
Company’s marketable securities are highly liquid and consist
of U.S. government agency securities, high-grade corporate
obligations and commercial paper with original maturities of more
than 90 days. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, all
of the Company’s investments had contractual maturities of
less than one year. The following table summarizes the amortized
cost, unrealized gains and losses and the fair value at September
30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
September 30, 2017:
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized Losses
|
Gross
Unrealized Gains
|
Fair
Value
|
Money
Market Funds included in Cash Equivalents
|
$2,605,588
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2,605,588
|
U.S.
Government Securities
|
998,940
|
-
|
80
|
999,020
|
Corporate
Securities
|
4,999,877
|
(479)
|
200
|
4,999,598
|
Commercial
Paper
|
797,695
|
-
|
-
|
797,695
|
Subtotal
|
6,796,512
|
(479)
|
280
|
6,796,313
|
Total
September 30, 2017
|
$9,402,100
|
$(479)
|
$280
|
$9,401,901
|
December 31, 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
Money
Market Funds included in Cash Equivalents
|
$95,949
|
$-
|
$-
|
$95,949
|
Corporate
Securities
|
10,619,583
|
(13,212)
|
-
|
10,606,371
|
Commercial
Paper
|
1,494,549
|
-
|
-
|
1,494,549
|
Subtotal
|
12,114,132
|
(13,212)
|
-
|
12,100,920
|
Total
December 31, 2016
|
$12,210,081
|
$(13,212)
|
$-
|
$12,196,869
|
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Fair Value Measurements
The
Company’s financial instruments recorded in the consolidated
balance sheets include cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, investment securities, accounts payable, accrued
expenses and warrant derivatives (see Note 3 –
Stockholders’ Equity, Warrants). The carrying value of
certain financial instruments, primarily cash and cash equivalents,
accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses
approximate their estimated fair values based upon the short-term
nature of their maturity dates.
The
Company categorizes its financial instruments into a three-level
fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation
techniques used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy
gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for
identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable
inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall
within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is
based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the
fair value measurement of the instrument. Financial assets recorded
at fair value in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance
sheets are categorized as follows:
●
Level 1
inputs—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices
(unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active
markets.
●
Level 2
inputs— Significant other observable inputs (e.g., quoted
prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for
identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs
other than quoted prices that are observable such as interest rate
and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs).
●
Level 3
inputs—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which
are supported by little or no market activity and are valued based on management’s
estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability.
The
following table provides the carrying value and fair value of the
Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of September 30, 2017 and December 31,
2016:
September 30, 2017:
|
Carrying Value
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$2,605,588
|
$2,605,588
|
$-
|
$-
|
U.S.
Government Securities
|
999,020
|
-
|
999,020
|
-
|
Corporate
Securities
|
4,999,598
|
-
|
4,999,598
|
-
|
Commercial
Paper
|
797,695
|
-
|
797,695
|
-
|
Subtotal
|
6,796,313
|
-
|
6,796,313
|
-
|
Total
September 30, 2017
|
$9,401,901
|
$2,605,588
|
$6,796,313
|
-
|
December 31, 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$95,949
|
$95,949
|
$-
|
-
|
Corporate
Securities
|
10,606,371
|
-
|
10,606,371
|
-
|
Commercial
Paper
|
1,494,549
|
-
|
1,494,549
|
-
|
Subtotal
|
12,100,920
|
-
|
12,100,920
|
-
|
Total
December 31, 2016
|
$12,196,869
|
$95,949
|
$12,100,920
|
$-
|
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
The
condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S.
Dollars (“USD”), the reporting currency of the Company.
For the financial statements of the Company’s foreign
subsidiary, whose functional currency is the EURO, foreign currency
asset and liability amounts are translated into USD at
end-of-period exchange rates. Foreign currency income and expenses
are translated at average exchange rates in effect during the
period in which the income and expenses were recognized.
Translation gains and losses are included in other comprehensive
loss.
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
Company has intercompany loans between the parent company based in
New Jersey and its German subsidiary. The intercompany loans
outstanding are not expected to be repaid in the foreseeable future
and unrealized foreign exchange movements related to long-term
intercompany loans are recognized in other comprehensive
income.
Foreign
currency exchange transaction gain (loss) is the result of
re-measuring transactions denominated in a currency other than the
functional currency of the entity recording the
transaction.
Restricted Cash
As of
September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s
restricted cash is in connection with the patent and utility model
infringement proceedings against TauroPharm (see Note 5). The
Company was required by the District Court Mannheim to provide a
security deposit of approximately $132,000 to cover legal fees in
the event TauroPharm is entitled to reimbursement of these
costs. The Company furthermore had to provide a deposit in
the amount of $40,000 in connection with the unfair competition
proceedings in Cologne.
Prepaid Research and Development
Prepaid
research and development expenses consist of payments made in
advance to vendors relating to service contracts for clinical trial
development and other research and development. These advanced
payments are amortized to expense either as services are performed
or over the relevant service period using the straight-line
method.
Inventories, net
Inventories are
valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a first in,
first out basis. Inventories consist of raw materials (including
labeling and packaging), work-in-process, and finished goods, if
any, for the Neutrolin product. Inventories consist of the
following:
|
September
30,
2017
|
December
31,
2016
|
Raw
materials
|
$290,970
|
$79,900
|
Work in
process
|
158,997
|
463,897
|
Finished
goods
|
79,518
|
52,936
|
Inventory
reserve
|
(230,000)
|
(430,000)
|
Total
|
$299,485
|
$166,733
|
Accrued Expenses
Accrued
expenses consist of the following:
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
|
September
30,
2017
|
December
31,
2016
|
Professional and
consulting fees
|
$235,435
|
$335,198
|
Accrued payroll and
payroll taxes
|
801,774
|
737,607
|
Clinical trial and
manufacturing development
|
1,433,827
|
875,500
|
Product
development
|
80,001
|
374,839
|
Market
research
|
116,466
|
-
|
Other
|
90,061
|
19,208
|
Total
|
$2,757,564
|
$2,342,352
|
Derivative Liability
The Company does not use derivative instruments to
hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks;
however, the Company has certain financial instruments that qualify
as derivatives and are classified as liabilities on the balance
sheet. The Company evaluates all its financial instruments to
determine if those instruments or any potential embedded components
of those instruments qualify as derivatives that need to be
separately accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC 815,
“Derivatives
and Hedging”. Derivatives satisfying certain
criteria are recorded at fair value at issuance and
marked-to-market at each balance sheet date with the change in the
fair value recorded as income or expense. In addition, upon
the occurrence of an event that requires the derivative liability
to be reclassified to equity, the derivative liability is revalued
to fair value at that date and any change in value since the last
re-measurement date is recorded as income or
expense.
The Company accounts for stock warrants as either
equity instruments or derivative liabilities depending on the
specific terms of the warrant agreement. Stock
warrants are classified as derivative liabilities if they can be
cash settled or if there are insufficient authorized and unissued
shares available to settle the contract after considering all other
commitments that may require the issuance of stock during the
maximum period the warrant could remain outstanding.
Liability classified warrants are adjusted to their estimated fair
values at each reporting period, with any decrease or increase in
the estimated fair value being recorded in other income
(expense).
In May
2017, the Company issued warrants that were liability-classified
because there were insufficient shares of common stock available to
settle the contracts. The carrying values of those warrants were
adjusted to their estimated fair values at June 30, 2017 and again
during the third quarter when sufficient additional common shares
were authorized to cause the warrants to be reclassified as equity.
The fair values on the issuance date and subsequent re-measurement
dates were estimated using a probability-weighted option pricing
model, requiring assumptions to be developed under different
scenarios for the expected term, expected volatility, expected
dividend yield and the risk-free interest rate. The Company
estimated the expected term of the warrants based on the remaining
contractual term. Expected volatility was calculated based on
implied volatility of the stock price. The expected dividend yield
is assumed to be zero in all scenarios because the Company have
never, and have no plans at this time, to pay any dividends. To
determine the risk free interest rate, the Company used the U.S.
Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the measurement with
a term consistent with the remaining expected term of the
warrant.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue
is recognized from product sales when the following four revenue
recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists, delivery has occurred, the selling price is fixed or
determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company
recognizes revenue once the four revenue recognition criteria are
met in accordance with the terms of its various distribution
agreements.
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Deferred Revenue
In
October 2015, the Company shipped product with less than 75% of its
remaining shelf life to a customer and issued a guarantee that the
specific product shipped would be replaced by the Company if the
customer was not able to sell the product before it expired. Due to
limited sales experience with the customer, the Company was unable
to estimate the amount of the warranty obligation that may be
incurred as a result of this shipment. Therefore, the Company
deferred the revenue and related cost of sales associated with this
shipment as net within deferred revenue in the condensed
consolidated balance sheet. During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2017, the Company recognized $35,700 and $101,600 of
deferred revenue and $21,000 and $59,700 in related cost of sales
resulting in the net revenue recognition amounts of $14,700 and
$41,900, respectively. Also, during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2017, the Company had recorded an additional net
deferred revenue of $0 and $24,000, respectively.
Deferred
revenue, net at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 amounted
to approximately $86,600 and $104,200, respectively.
Loss Per Common Share
Basic
loss per common share excludes any potential dilution and is
computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per
common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if
securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised
or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of
common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity.
However, since their effect is anti-dilutive, the Company has
excluded potentially dilutive shares. The following potentially
dilutive shares have been excluded from the calculation of diluted
net loss per share as their effect would be
anti-dilutive.
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
Series C non-voting
convertible preferred stock
|
2,540,000
|
2,865,000
|
Series D non-voting
convertible preferred stock
|
1,479,240
|
1,479,240
|
Series E non-voting
convertible preferred stock
|
1,959,759
|
1,959,759
|
Shares underlying
outstanding warrants
|
23,189,284
|
4,006,468
|
Shares underlying
restricted stock units
|
61,414
|
-
|
Shares underlying
outstanding stock options
|
4,946,429
|
4,637,255
|
Total
|
34,176,126
|
14,947,722
|
Shares
underlying outstanding warrants include an aggregate of 29,046,110
warrants issued on an underwritten public offering which closed on
May 3, 2017 (see Note 3) of which 9,549,999 warrants were exchanged
for 2,387,500 shares of common stock during the quarter ended
September 30, 2017.
Stock-Based Compensation
Share-based
compensation cost is measured at grant date, based on the estimated
fair value of the award using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model for options with service or performance-based conditions and
a Monte Carlo option pricing model for options with market
conditions. Stock-based compensation is recognized as expense over
the employee’s requisite service period on a straight-line
basis.
Effective
October 1, 2016, the Company early adopted ASU 2016-09 to account
for forfeitures as they occur. All share-based awards will be
recognized on a straight-line method, assuming all awards granted
will vest. Forfeitures of share-based awards will be recognized in
the period in which the forfeitures occur. Prior to the adoption of
ASU 2016-09, share-based compensation expense was recognized by
applying the expected forfeiture rate during the vesting period to
the fair value of the award. As a result of the adoption of
ASU 2016-09, the Company’s condensed consolidated statement
of operations and comprehensive loss and condensed consolidated
statement of cash flows for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016 were adjusted to reflect the
impact.
13
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
Company accounts for stock options granted to non-employees on a
fair value basis using the Black-Scholes option pricing model in
accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation-Stock
Compensation” and ASC No. 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to
Non-Employees”. The non-cash charge to
operations for non-employee options with time-based vesting
provisions is based on the fair value of the options re-measured
each reporting period and amortized to expense over the related
vesting period. The non-cash charge to operations for non-employee
options with performance-based vesting provisions is recorded when
the achievement of the performance condition is probable and
re-measured each reporting period until the performance condition
is achieved.
Research and Development
Research and
development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and
development includes fees associated with operational consultants,
contract clinical research organizations, contract manufacturing
organizations, clinical site fees, contract laboratory research
organizations, contract central testing laboratories, licensing
activities, and allocated executive, human resources and facilities
expenses. The Company accrues for costs incurred as the services
are being provided by monitoring the status of the trial and the
invoices received from its external service providers. As actual
costs become known, the Company adjusts its accruals in the period
when actual costs become known. Costs related to the acquisition of
technology rights and patents for which development work is still
in process are charged to operations as incurred and considered a
component of research and development expense.
Recent Authoritative Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued new guidance related
to how an entity should recognize revenue. The guidance specifies
that an entity should recognize revenue 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. In addition, the guidance
expands the required disclosures related to revenue and cash flows
from contracts with customers. In April 2016 and May 2016, the FASB
issued updates in order to provide improvements and clarifications
to the revenue recognition guidance. In certain customer
arrangements, under current GAAP, the Company has deferred revenue
for certain product sales a result of the ability for the customer
to return the product under certain conditions. Under the new
standard, the Company will be required to estimate expected revenue
at the point of sale. The Company will adopt the new revenue
recognition standard as of January 1, 2018 using the modified
retrospective method.
In July
2017, the FASB issued new guidance which changes the classification
analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or
embedded features) with down round features and recharacterizes the
indefinite deferral of certain provisions within the guidance for
distinguishing liabilities from equity. The guidance is effective
for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.
Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact
of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Stockholders’ Equity:
Common Stock
On May
3, 2017, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of
18,619,301 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
together with Series A warrants (“Series A Warrants”)
to purchase up to an aggregate of 13,964,476 shares of its common
stock and Series B warrants (“Series B Warrants”) to
purchase up to an aggregate of 13,964,476 shares of its common
stock. Series A Warrants have an exercise price of $0.75 per share
of common stock and will expire thirteen months following the
Exercisable Date (defined below). Series B Warrants have an
exercise price of $1.05 per share of common stock and will expire
five years following the Exercisable Date. The net proceeds from
this public offering was approximately $12.8 million.
The
Company issued the underwriter warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 1,117,158 shares of common stock, with an exercise
price of $0.9375, which represents 125% of the public offering
price per combined share and related warrants. The underwriter
warrant will expire five years following the Exercisable Date.
Other than the exercise price, the terms of the underwriter
warrants are the same as the Series B Warrants.
In May
2017, the Company did not have a sufficient number of authorized
shares of common stock to cover the shares issuable upon exercise
of the warrants issued in the May 2017 public offering and
therefore classified the fair value of the warrants as a derivative
liability at June 30, 2017. On August 8, 2017, the Company’s
shareholders approved the amendment of
the Company’s amended and restated Certificate of
Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) increasing the
shares of authorized capital stock from 82,000,000 shares to
162,000,000 shares and increasing the number of authorized shares
of common stock from 80,000,000 to 160,000,000 shares. The
fair value of these warrants was re-measured on August 10, 2017,
the date the warrants became exercisable (the “Exercisable
Date”), with the increase in value recorded as a loss in the
statement of operations. The fair value of the warrants at August
10, 2017 was reclassified then from liability to
equity.
At
September 30, 2017, approximately $3.7 million remained available
for sale under the Current ATM Program. MLV is entitled to a
commission of up to 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of
common stock sold under the Current ATM Program. The shares of
common stock to be sold under the Current ATM Program are
registered under an effective registration statement filed with the
SEC. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company
issued 198,630 shares of common stock under the Current ATM Program
and realized net proceeds of approximately $347,000.
During the nine months ended September 30,
2017, the Company issued 10,000 shares of its common stock
upon exercise of stock options resulting in gross proceeds of
$6,800 to the Company.
During
the nine months ended September 30,
2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 325,000 shares of
its common stock upon conversion of an aggregate of 32,500 Series
C-3 non-voting preferred stock.
During
the nine months ended September 30,
2017, the Company issued 970 shares of its common stock upon
cashless exercise of 62,500 warrants.
Stock Options
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company granted
ten-year qualified and non-qualified stock options covering an
aggregate of 1,342,500 shares of the Company’s common stock
under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan.
15
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, total
compensation expense for stock options issued to employees,
directors, officers and consultants was $1,202,260 and $920,864,
respectively, and $388,616 and $192,685 for the three months ended
September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
As of
September 30, 2017, there was approximately $3,184,000 in total
unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options granted,
which expense will be recognized over an expected remaining
weighted average period of 1.5 years.
The
fair value of the grants are determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions:
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
|
||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Expected
Term
|
5
years
|
|
5
– 10 years
|
Volatility
|
99.85%
- 105.07%
|
|
96% -
98%
|
Dividend
yield
|
0.0%
|
|
0.0%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.77% -
1.99%
|
|
1.14% -
1.94%
|
Weighted
average fair value of options granted during the
period
|
$1.21
|
|
$
1.76
|
The
Company estimated the expected term of the stock options granted
based on anticipated exercises in future periods. The expected term
of the stock options granted to consultants is based upon the full
term of the respective option agreements. Beginning January 1,
2017, the expected stock price volatility for the Company’s
stock options is calculated based on the historical volatility
since the initial public offering of the Company’s common
stock in March 2010. In 2016 the expected stock price volatility
was calculated based on the historical volatility since the initial
public offering weighted pre and post CE Mark approval in the
European Union. The expected dividend yield of 0.0% reflects the
Company’s current and expected future policy for dividends on
the Company’s common stock. To determine the risk-free
interest rate, the Company utilized the U.S. Treasury yield curve
in effect at the time of grant with a term consistent with the
expected term of the Company’s awards.
The
following table summarizes the Company’s stock options
activity and related information for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017:
|
Shares
|
Weighted
AverageExercise Price
|
Weighted
AverageRemaining Contractual Term (Years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
|
Outstanding at
beginning of period
|
4,609,755
|
$2.29
|
8.2
|
$581,823
|
Exercised
|
(10,000)
|
$0.68
|
|
13,200
|
Forfeited
|
(433,116)
|
$1.85
|
|
|
Expired/Canceled
|
(562,710)
|
$2.99
|
|
|
Granted
|
1,342,500
|
$1.57
|
|
|
Outstanding at end
of period
|
4,946,429
|
$2.05
|
7.7
|
$0
|
Vested at end of
period
|
2,152,520
|
$1.82
|
6.0
|
$0
|
The
total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $0 and $13,200,
respectively, and $486,550 and $1,466,589 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The aggregate
intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the
exercise prices of the underlying options and the quoted closing
price of the common stock of the Company at the end of the
reporting period for those options that have an exercise price
below the quoted closing price.
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CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Restricted Stock Units
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company granted an
aggregate of 107,931 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to
its officers and directors under its 2013 Stock Incentive Plan with
a weighted average grant date fair value of $2.22 per share. These
RSUs vest over various dates through December 31, 2018. During the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compensation
expense recorded for these RSUs was $26,019 and $62,017,
respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense as of September 30,
2017 was $73,387. The expected weighted average period for the
expense to be recognized is 0.83 years. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2017, 46,517 RSUs were forfeited. No RSUs were
issued during the nine months ended September 30,
2016.
Warrants
As of
September 30, 2017, there were 23,189,284 outstanding warrants,
with a weighted average exercise price of $1.10 per share and
a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.6 years. In the
May 2017 public offering, the Company issued 29,046,110 warrants,
of which 9,549,999 warrants were subsequently exchanged for
2,387,500 shares of the Company's common stock in September
2017.
In the
May 2017 public offering, the Company did not have sufficient
number of authorized shares of common stock available to reserve
the shares issuable upon the exercise of 29,046,110 outstanding
warrants issued in the May 2017 public offering. Therefore, these
warrants were classified as liabilities at June 30, 2017 and were
re-measured on August 10, 2017, which was the Exercisable Date,
with any increase or decrease in value recorded as a loss or gain
in the income statement. The Company recorded a loss of $1,974,019
during the three months period ended September 30, 2017. Because as
of August 9, 2017, the Company has enough authorized shares to
cover issuance of these warrants, the derivative liability was
reclassified to equity during the three months ended September 30,
2017 in the amount of $3,854,195.
The
fair value of the warrants was determined using a
probability-weighted Black-Scholes option pricing under different
scenarios regarding the expected probability and timing of
sufficient additional shares being authorized to allow the warrants
to become exercisable. The following assumptions were used to value
the warrants at the grant date.
|
Series A
|
|
Series B
|
|
Underwriter’s
|
Expected
Term
|
1.18
– 1.33 years
|
|
5.10
– 5.25 years
|
|
5.10
– 5.25 years
|
Volatility
|
55%
|
|
55%
|
|
55%
|
Dividend
yield
|
0.0%
|
|
0.0%
|
|
0.0%
|
Exercise
Price
|
$0.75
|
|
$1.05
|
|
$0.94
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.13% -
1.16%
|
|
1.86% -
1.88%
|
|
1.86% -
1.88%
|
Weighted
average fair value of warrants granted
|
$0.08
|
|
$0.17
|
|
$0.18
|
Number
of shares underlying warrants granted
|
13,964,476
|
|
13,964,476
|
|
1,117,158
|
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STATEMENTS
As
these warrants are liability-classified, they were revalued at
August 10, 2017 using the following assumptions:
|
Series
A
|
Series
B
|
Underwriter’s
|
Expected
Term
|
1.09
|
5.00
|
5.00
|
Volatility
|
96.95%
|
96.95%
|
96.95%
|
Dividend
yield
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
Exercise
Price
|
$0.75
|
$1.05
|
$0.94
|
Risk-free interest
rate
|
1.22%
|
1.76%
|
1.76%
|
Weighted average
fair value of warrants
|
$0.06
|
$0.20
|
$0.20
|
Note 4 — Related Party Transactions:
In
September 2014, as part of the removal of anti-dilution, price
reset and change of control provisions in various securities that
had caused those securities to be classified as derivative
liabilities, the Company entered into a Consent and Exchange
Agreement with Manchester, pursuant to which Manchester had a right
of 60% participation in equity financings undertaken by the Company
prior to September 15, 2017. Pursuant to this right of
participation, Manchester elected partial participation in the
equity financing that the Company closed on May 3, 2017 and
invested $2,000,000.
On
March 3, 2015, the Company entered into a backstop agreement with
Manchester under which Manchester had agreed to lend the Company,
at its request, up to $3,000,000. The Company did not
access the loan and the agreement expired on April 30, 2015. The
Company issued two warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to
283,400 common shares with an exercise price of $7.00 per share and
a term of five years as a result of entering into the backstop
agreement. Additionally, the Company granted Manchester the right
for as long as it or its affiliates hold any of the Company’s
common stock or securities convertible into its common stock to
appoint up to two members to the Company’s board of directors
and/or to have up to two observers attend board meetings in a
non-voting capacity. As of September 30, 2017, two board members
and one observer had been appointed to the board. The Company's
board of directors subsequently elected the observer to the
board.
Note 5 — Commitments and
Contingencies:
Contingency Matters
On
September 9, 2014, the Company filed in the District Court of
Mannheim, Germany a patent infringement action against TauroPharm
GmbH and Tauro-Implant GmbH as well as their respective CEOs (the
“Defendants”) claiming infringement of the
Company’s European Patent EP 1 814 562 B1, which was granted
by the European Patent Office (the “EPO”) on January 8,
2014 (the “Prosl European Patent”). The Prosl
European Patent covers a low dose heparin catheter lock solution
for maintaining patency and preventing infection in a hemodialysis
catheter. In this action, the Company claims that the
Defendants infringe on the Prosl European Patent by manufacturing
and distributing catheter locking solutions to the extent they are
covered by the claims of the Prosl European Patent. The
Company believes that its patent is sound, and is seeking
injunctive relief and raising claims for information, rendering of
accounts, calling back, destruction and damages. Separately,
TauroPharm has filed an opposition with the EPO against the Prosl
European Patent alleging that it lacks novelty and inventive
step. The Company cannot predict what other defenses the
Defendants may raise, or the ultimate outcome of either of these
related matters.
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In the
same complaint against the same Defendants, the Company also
alleged an infringement (requesting the same remedies) of ND
Partners’ utility model DE 20 2005 022 124 U1 (the
“Utility Model”), which the Company believes is
fundamentally identical to the Prosl European Patent in its main
aspects and claims. The Court separated the two proceedings and the
Prosl European Patent and the Utility Model claims are now being
tried separately. TauroPharm has filed a cancellation action
against the Utility Model before the German Patent and Trademark
Office (the “German PTO”) based on the similar
arguments as those in the opposition against the Prosl European
Patent.
On
March 27, 2015, the District Court held a hearing to evaluate
whether the Utility Model has been infringed by TauroPharm in
connection with the manufacture, sale and distribution of its
TauroLock-HEP100TM and
TauroLock-HEP500TM products. A hearing
before the same court was held on January 30, 2015 on the separate,
but related, question of infringement of the Prosl European Patent
by TauroPharm.
The
Court issued its decisions on May 8, 2015, staying both
proceedings. In its decisions, the Court found that the
commercialization by TauroPharm in Germany of its TauroLock
catheter lock solutions Hep100 and Hep500 infringes both the
Prosl European Patent and the Utility Model and further that there
is no prior use right that would allow TauroPharm to continue to
make, use or sell its product in Germany. However, the Court
declined to issue an injunction in favor of the Company that would
preclude the continued commercialization by TauroPharm based upon
its finding that there is a sufficient likelihood that the EPO, in
the case of the Prosl European Patent, or the German PTO, in the
case of the Utility Model, may find that such patent or utility
model is invalid. Specifically, the Court noted the possible
publication of certain instructions for product use that may be
deemed to constitute prior art. As such, the District Court
determined that it will defer any consideration of the request by
the Company for injunctive and other relief until such time as the
EPO or the German PTO made a final decision on the underlying
validity of the Prosl European Patent and the Utility
Model.
The
opposition proceeding against the Prosl European Patent before the
EPO is ongoing. The EPO held a hearing in the opposition proceeding
on November 25, 2015. In its preliminary consideration of the
matter, the EPO (and the German PTO) had regarded the patent as not
inventive or novel due to publication of prior art. However, the
EPO did not issue a decision at the end of the hearing but
adjourned the matter due to the fact that the panel was of the view
that Claus Herdeis, one of the managing directors of TauroPharm,
has to be heard as a witness in a further hearing in order to close
some gaps in the documentation presented by TauroPharm as regards
the publication of the prior art. In October 2016, TauroPharm
submitted a further writ to the EPO requesting a date for the
hearing and bringing forward further arguments, in particular in
view of the recent decision of the German PTO on the invalidity of
the utility model. The EPO has scheduled a further oral hearing for
November 22-23, 2017. While the Company continues to believe that
the referenced publication and instructions for use do not, in
fact, constitute prior art and that the Prosl European Patent will
be found to be valid by the EPO, there can be no assurance that the
Company will prevail in this matter.
The
German PTO held a hearing in the validity proceedings relating to
the Utility Model on June 29, 2016, at which the panel affirmed its
preliminary finding that the Utility Model was invalid based upon
prior publication of a reference to the benefits that may be
associated with adding heparin to a taurolidine based solution. The
decision has only a declaratory effect, as the Utility Model had
expired in November 2015. Furthermore, it has no bearing on the
ongoing consideration by the EPO of the validity and possible
infringement of the Prosl European Patent. The Company filed an
appeal against the ruling on September 7, 2016.
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STATEMENTS
On
January 16, 2015, the Company filed a complaint against TauroPharm
GmbH and its managing directors in the District Court of
Cologne, Germany. In the complaint, the Company alleges
violation of the German Unfair Competition Act by TauroPharm for
the unauthorized use of its proprietary information obtained in
confidence by TauroPharm. The Company alleges that
TauroPharm is improperly and unfairly using its proprietary
information relating to the composition and manufacture of
Neutrolin, in the manufacture and sale of TauroPharm’s
products TauroLockTM, TauroLock-HEP100
and TauroLock-HEP500. The Company seeks a cease and
desist order against TauroPharm from continuing to manufacture and
sell any product containing taurolidine (the active pharmaceutical
ingredient (“API”) of Neutrolin) and citric acid in
addition to possible other components, damages for any sales in the
past and the removal of all such products from the market. An
initial hearing in the District Court of Cologne, Germany was held
on November 19, 2015 to consider the Company’s claims. In
this hearing, the presiding judge explained that the court needed
more information with regard to several aspects of the case. As a
consequence, the court issued an interim decision in the form of a
court order outlining several issues of concern that relate
primarily to the court's interest in clarifying the facts and
reviewing any and all available documentation, in particular with
regard to the question which specific know-how was provided to
TauroPharm by whom and when. The Company's legal team has prepared
the requested reply and produced the respective documentation.
TauroPharm has also filed another writ within the same deadline and
both parties have filed further writs at the end of April setting
out their respective argumentation in more detail. A further oral
hearing in this matter was held on November 15, 2016. In this
hearing, the court heard arguments from CorMedix and TauroPharm
concerning the allegations of unfair competition. The court made no
rulings from the bench, and indicated that it is prepared to
further examine the underlying facts of the Company's allegations.
On March 7, 2017, the court issued another interim decision in the
form of a court order outlining again several issues relating to
the argumentation of both sides in the proceedings. In particular
the court requested the Company to further specify its requests and
to further substantiate in even more detail which know know-how was
provided by Biolink to TauroPharm by whom and when. The court also
raised the question whether the know-how provided at the time to
TauroPharm could still be considered to be secret know-how or may
have become public in the meantime. The court granted both sides
the opportunity to reply to this court order and provide additional
facts and evidence until May 15, 2017. Both parties have submitted
further writs in this matter and the court has now scheduled a
further hearing on May 8, 2018. The Company intends to continue to
pursue this matter, and to provide additional supplemental
documentary and other evidence as may be necessary to support its
claims.
In
connection with the aforementioned patent and utility model
infringement proceedings against TauroPharm, the Company was
required by the District Court Mannheim to provide a security
deposit of approximately $132,000 to cover legal fees in the event
TauroPharm is entitled to reimbursement of these costs. The
Company recorded the deposit as restricted cash for the year ended
December 31, 2015. The Company furthermore had to provide a deposit
in the amount of $40,000 in connection with the unfair competition
proceedings in Cologne. These amounts are shown as restricted cash
on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Commitments
Manufacturing
The
Company entered into several service agreements with RC2 for the
manufacture of clinical supplies to support its ongoing and planned
Phase 3 clinical trials for an aggregate amount of $8.9 million at
September 30, 2017. During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2017, the Company recognized research and development
expense of approximately $523,000 and $1,416,000, respectively,
related to these agreements and approximately $777,000 and
$1,510,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2016, respectively. The Company may terminate these agreements upon
30 days written notice and is only obligated for project costs and
reasonable project shut down costs provided through the date of
termination.
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Clinical and Regulatory
In
December 2015, the Company entered into a Master Service Agreement
and Work Orders (the “Master Service Agreement”) with
PPD Development, LP (“PPD”) to help the Company conduct
its Phase 3 multicenter, double-blind, randomized active control
study (the “First Phase 3 Clinical Trial”) to
demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of Neutrolin in preventing
catheter-related bloodstream infections and blood clotting in
subjects receiving hemodialysis therapy as treatment for end stage
renal disease. In May 2017, the Company signed a contract
modification with PPD to cover the extension of the estimated study
timeline, incorporate several protocol amendments and take on
several new tasks related to the enrollment sites. The total cost
of the contract increased to $26.4 million from its original amount
of $19.2 million. Given several recent changes to the study agreed
with the FDA, an additional modification of the contract with PPD
is being negotiated to cover the continuation of trial enrollment
which is anticipated to continue into the second quarter of 2018,
increased length of time in which patients are enrolled and
additional activities related to the collection of retrospective
data outside the treatment centers. The additional cost of this
modification is budgeted for approximately $6.3 million. During the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company
recognized $3,731,000 and $9,097,000 in research and development
expense related to this agreement, respectively, and during the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company
recognized approximately $1,801,000 and $3,804,000, respectively.
The total expected future commitments under the existing May 2017
contract modification as of September 30, 2017 are estimated to be
$12,400,000.
In-Licensing
In
2008, the Company entered into a License and Assignment Agreement
(the “NDP License Agreement”) with ND Partners, LLP
(“NDP”). Pursuant to the NDP License Agreement, NDP
granted the Company exclusive, worldwide licenses for certain
antimicrobial catheter lock solutions, processes for treating and
inhibiting infections, a biocidal lock system and a taurolidine
delivery apparatus, and the corresponding United States and foreign
patents and applications (the “NDP Technology”). The
Company acquired such licenses and patents through its assignment
and assumption of NDP’s rights under certain separate license
agreements by and between NDP and Dr. Hans-Dietrich Polaschegg, Dr.
Klaus Sodemann and Dr. Johannes Reinmueller. As consideration in
part for the rights to the NDP Technology, the Company paid NDP an
initial licensing fee of $325,000 and granted NDP a 5% equity
interest in the Company, consisting at the time of 39,980 shares of
the Company’s common stock.
In
addition, the Company is required to make payments to NDP upon the
achievement of certain regulatory and sales-based milestones.
Certain of the milestone payments are to be made in the form of
shares of common stock currently held in escrow for NDP, and other
milestone payments are to be paid in cash. The maximum aggregate
number of shares issuable upon achievement of milestones is 145,543
shares. During the year ended December 31, 2014, a certain
milestone was achieved resulting in the release of 36,386 shares
held in escrow. A total of 109,157 shares of common stock are held
in escrow as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The
maximum aggregate amount of cash payments upon achievement of
milestones is $3,000,000, with $2,500,000 remaining unearned at
September 30, 2017. Events that trigger milestone payments include
but are not limited to the reaching of various stages of regulatory
approval and upon achieving certain worldwide net sales amounts.
There were no milestones achieved
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and
2016.
The NDP
License Agreement may be terminated by the Company on a
country-by-country basis upon 60 days prior written notice. If the
NDP License Agreement is terminated by either party, the
Company’s rights to the NDP Technology will revert back to
NDP.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Employment Agreements
In January 2017, the Company entered into a
three-year employment agreement with Robert Cook to serve as its
Chief Financial Officer and with Judith Abrams to serve as its
Chief Medical Officer, and in March 2017, the Company entered into
an employment agreement with John Armstrong to serve as its
Executive Vice President for Technical Operations. After the initial three-year term of
each employment agreement, the agreement will automatically renew
for additional successive one-year periods, unless either party
notifies the other in writing at least 90 days before the
expiration of the then current term that the agreement will not be
renewed.
In connection with their employment, the Company
granted each of Mr. Cook and Dr. Abrams stock options to purchase
350,000 shares of common stock, with 185,000 of the options vesting
in four equal annual installments on the first four anniversaries
of the grant date. The remaining 165,000 options are split into
three tranches, which become exercisable upon the achievement of
specified performance milestones within designated respective time
periods. In connection with his employment, the Company granted Mr.
Armstrong stock options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock,
which vest upon the achievement of designated milestones.
In each case, the executive must be an
employee of or consultant to the Company on the applicable vesting
date.
Under the agreements, in the event the
Company terminates the
employment of Mr. Cook, Dr. Abrams or Mr. Armstrong other than for
Cause (as defined in the agreements), death or disability, other
than by notice of nonrenewal, or if any of them resigns for Good
Reason (as defined in the agreements), he or she will receive his
or her base salary and benefits for a period of nine months
following the effective date of the termination of employment, and,
in the case of Mr. Cook and Dr. Abrams, all unvested time-based
stock options that are scheduled to vest on or before the next
succeeding anniversary of the date of termination shall be
accelerated and deemed to have vested as of the termination
date.
On
August 24, 2017, Dr. Abrams resigned for personal reasons. The
Company did not owe Dr. Abrams any severance obligations under her
employment agreement. In connection with her resignation, on August
25, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Dr.
Abrams for a term of up to nine months. Pursuant to the consulting
agreement, Dr. Abrams will receive a monthly payment of
approximately $29,000, an upfront payment of approximately $17,000,
vesting in full of an option to purchase 46,250 shares of Company
common stock granted under her employment agreement, and, at her
option, COBRA premiums for the period during which she receives
monthly payments under the consulting agreement. The fair value of
the options that fully vested was recorded as an expense by the
Company in the amount of $35,000 and $60,000 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.
Other
In
September 2017, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for
approximately 6,960 square feet of office space in Berkeley
Heights, New Jersey, which sublease runs from September 15, 2017 to
June 29, 2020. This sublease is rent-free to the
Company.
Effective October
1, 2017, the Company terminated its sublease for the 4,700 square
feet of office space in Bedminster, New Jersey with no further
lease obligation for the remainder of the sublease. Rent was $5,000
per month plus occupancy costs such as utilities, maintenance and
taxes.
Rent
expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was
$7,000, and $43,000, respectively, and $17,000 and $51,000 for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,
respectively.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
As of
September 30, 2017, the Company has no remaining lease
obligation.
Note 6 — Concentrations:
At
September 30, 2017, approximately 97% of net accounts receivable
was due from two customers. During the three months ended September
30, 2017, the Company had revenue from two customers that each
exceeded 10% (57% and 33%) of its total sales, and for the nine
months ended September 30, 2017 three customers that each exceeded
10% of total sales (44%, 34% and 14%). For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2016, two customers exceeded 10% of its
total sales (37% and 21%) and (30% and 20%),
respectively.
Note
7 — Subsequent Events:
During
October 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,041,185 shares
of its common stock under its current ATM Program with an average
sale price of $0.64 per share. The Company realized net proceeds of
approximately $3.1 million.
On November 9,
2017, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with
an existing long-term institutional investor, whereby they will
purchase a newly issued CorMedix Series F convertible preferred
stock at $1,000 per share. Separately, the Company has entered into
a backstop agreement with the same investor to purchase additional
Series F convertible preferred Stock at $1,000 per share, at the
Company’s sole discretion, beginning January 15, 2018,
through March 31, 2018. Gross proceeds of the securities purchase
agreement and the backstop agreement, if the backstop agreement is
used in full, total an aggregate of $5.0 million. As consideration
for the backstop agreement, the Company will issue warrants,
exercisable for three years, to purchase shares of the
Company’s common stock at a per share exercise price of
$0.001. The number of shares issuable under the warrant will be
determined by the closing price of the Company’s common stock
on November 8, 2017, which was $0.5278. The investor may convert
the preferred stock into common stock at its option at an effective
price of $0.6334 per share, which represents a 20% premium to the
closing price of the Company’s common stock on November 8,
2017. The preferred stock will be mandatorily convertible on April
2, 2018, subject to certain equity conditions, at the lower of
$0.6334 and a 10% discount to the notional price at which an equity
or equity linked transaction in an amount of $5.0 million or more
is completed by March 31, 2018, or if no such transaction is
completed, a 10% discount to the closing price of the stock on
March 31, 2018. There will be no warrants to be issued under the
securities purchase agreement.
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Item
2.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction
with our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on March 16,
2017.
Forward Looking Statements
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking
statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as
assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect,
could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. The statements
contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not
purely historical are 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, as amended
or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are often
identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to,
“anticipate,” “believe,” “can,”
“continue,” “could,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,”
“may,” “will,” “plan,”
“project,” “seek,” “should,”
“target,” “will,” “would,” and
similar expressions or variations intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the
beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information
currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors
that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to
differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute
to such differences include, but are not limited to, those
identified below and those discussed in the section titled
“Risk Factors” included in our most recent annual
report on Form 10-K, as well as any amendments thereto, including
in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, as filed with the SEC and which are
incorporated herein by reference. Furthermore, such forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this report. Except as
required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date of such statements.
Overview
CorMedix Inc. and
its Subsidiary (referred to herein collectively as
“we,” “us,” “our” and the
“Company”), is a
biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing
therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of infectious
and inflammatory diseases.
Our
primary focus is to develop our lead product candidate,
Neutrolin® (also known as
CRMD003), for potential commercialization in the U.S. and other key
markets. We have in-licensed the worldwide rights to develop and
commercialize Neutrolin, which is a novel anti-infective solution
(a formulation of taurolidine, citrate and heparin 1000 u/ml) under
development in the U.S. for the reduction and prevention of
catheter-related infections and thrombosis in patients requiring
central venous catheters in clinical settings such as dialysis,
critical/intensive care, and oncology. Infection and thrombosis
represent key complications among critical care/ intensive care and
cancer patients with central venous catheters. These complications
can lead to treatment delays and increased costs to the healthcare
system when they occur due to hospitalizations, the need for IV
antibiotic treatment, long-term anticoagulation therapy,
removal/replacement of the central venous catheter, related
treatment costs and increased mortality. We believe Neutrolin has
the potential to address a significant unmet medical need and
represents a significant market opportunity.
We
initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial in hemodialysis patients with a
central venous catheter (“LOCK-IT-100”) in December
2015. Based on our experience in the LOCK-IT-100 trial, we are
assessing the structure of our planned second Phase 3 clinical
trial to seek efficiencies and improvements in the design and
execution. Two pivotal trials to demonstrate the safety and
effectiveness of Neutrolin are required by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”) to secure marketing approval in
the United States.
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In
April 2017, a safety review by an independent Data Safety
Monitoring Board, or DSMB was completed. The DSMB unanimously
concluded that it is safe to continue the LOCK-IT-100 clinical
trial as designed based on its evaluation of data from the first
279 patients randomized into the trial.
On
August 2, 2017, we announced that the FDA had agreed to key changes
to the LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial. We believe that the changes
endorsed by the FDA will facilitate our ability to complete the
ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial in hemodialysis patients with
central venous catheters, as previously announced, by year-end
2018. We sought guidance from the FDA to address, in part, the
apparent overall lower rate of catheter-related blood stream
infection (CRBSI) events as announced in April 2017. Changes made
to the protocol were 1) the utilization of a Clinical Adjudication
Committee (CAC) to assess suspected CRBSIs; 2) the use of the CAC
to critically and independently assess suspected CRBSIs in a
blinded fashion based on a single positive blood culture and
supporting documentation, rather than two positive blood cultures
as required per protocol; 3) the ability to capture cases occurring
outside of dialysis centers to facilitate more complete capture of
CRBSI events in the study, particularly when patients present with
CRBSI events outside of the dialysis center setting e.g. emergency
rooms or urgent care centers; and 4) a revision of the design of
the study to detect a treatment effect of 55% or greater when
comparing the Neutrolin and heparin control arms. The FDA agreed
that cases adjudicated by the CAC to be CRBSI events and the per
protocol definition of CRBSI events will be included in the primary
analysis of the primary efficacy endpoint of the LOCK-IT-100 study.
The amended study assumptions including a reduction in statistical
power have resulted in a reduction in the total number of CRBSI
events required from 161 events to 56 events to complete the
study.
We
believe that these changes will allow the identification of more
infections, enabling a single interim analysis, which is
anticipated to occur early in the first quarter of 2018 conditioned
on the occurrence and data collection of 28 CRBSI events.
Should the interim analysis show sufficient efficacy it may be
possible to conclude the study earlier than projected. Based on our
experience in the LOCK-IT-100 trial, we are assessing the structure
of our planned second Phase 3 clinical trial to seek efficiencies
and improvements in its design and execution.
In July
2013, we received CE Mark approval for Neutrolin. As a result, in
December 2013, we commercially launched Neutrolin in Germany
for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections and
maintenance of catheter patency in hemodialysis patients using a
tunneled, cuffed central venous catheter for vascular
access. To date, Neutrolin is registered and may be sold
in certain European Union and Middle Eastern countries for such
treatment. In April 2017, we entered into a commercial
collaboration with Hemotech SAS covering France and French overseas
territories.
We are
evaluating opportunities for the
possible expansion of taurolidine as a platform compound for use in
certain medical devices. Patent applications have been filed in
wound closure, surgical meshes, wound management, and
osteoarthritis, including
visco-supplementation. Based on initial
feasibility work, we are advancing preclinical studies for
taurolidine-infused surgical meshes, suture materials, and
hydrogels. There exists a need to
control and protect against surgical site infections upon wound
closure and we believe taurolidine may provide benefits not
currently available in marketed antimicrobial medical
devices. It may also provide a significant advantage in
devices for burn victims and use in less sterile
environments. We expect to develop and pursue FDA
clearance for these potential products by the 510(k) pathway and
will seek to establish development/commercial partnerships as these
programs advance. We are also
sponsoring a pre-clinical research collaboration for the use of
taurolidine as a possible combination treatment for rare orphan
pediatric tumors.
In August 2017, the Company secured a research grant from the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand the Company’s
antimicrobial hydrogel medical device program. In addition to
our ongoing development of taurolidine-incorporated hydrogels to
reduce infections in common burns, this funding will finance the
development of an advanced hydrogel formulation that is designed to
reduce the risk of potentially life-threatening infection and
promote healing of more severe burn injuries, for which there is
significant need.
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Since
our inception, we have not generated sufficient revenue from
product sales to be profitable. Our operations to date
have been primarily limited to conducting clinical trials and
establishing manufacturing for our product candidates, licensing
product candidates, business and financial planning, research and
development, seeking regulatory approval for our products, initial
commercialization activities for Neutrolin in the European Union
and other foreign markets, and maintaining and improving our patent
portfolio. We have funded our operations primarily
through debt and equity financings. We have generated
significant losses to date, and we expect to use substantial
amounts of cash for our operations as we continue to conduct our
ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial in hemodialysis patients with
catheters, plan a second Phase 3 clinical trial for Neutrolin,
commercialize Neutrolin in the European Union and other foreign
markets, pursue business development activities, incur additional
legal costs to defend our intellectual property, and seek FDA
approval of Neutrolin in the U.S. As of September 30,
2017, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $141.8
million. We are unable to predict the extent of any
future losses or when we will become profitable, if
ever.
Financial Operations Overview
Research and Development Expense
Research and
development, or R&D, expense consists of: (i) internal costs
associated with our development activities; (ii) payments we make
to third party contract research organizations, contract
manufacturers, investigative sites, and consultants; (iii)
technology and intellectual property license costs; (iv)
manufacturing development costs; (v) personnel related expenses,
including salaries, stock–based compensation expense,
benefits, travel and related costs for the personnel involved in
drug development; (vi) activities relating to regulatory filings
and the advancement of our product candidates through preclinical
studies and clinical trials; and (vii)
facilities and other allocated expenses, which include direct and
allocated expenses for rent, facility maintenance, as well as
laboratory and other supplies. All R&D is expensed as
incurred.
Conducting a
significant amount of development is central to our business model.
Product candidates in later-stage clinical development generally
have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of
development, primarily due to the significantly increased size and
duration of the clinical trials. We expect to incur higher R&D
expenses for the foreseeable future in order to complete
development of Neutrolin in the U.S., especially the ongoing
LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial and a second Phase 3 trial.
The
process of conducting pre-clinical studies and clinical trials
necessary to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time
consuming. The probability of success for each product candidate
and clinical trial may be affected by a variety of factors,
including, among others, the quality of the product
candidate’s early clinical data, investment in the program,
competition, manufacturing capabilities and commercial viability.
As a result of the uncertainties associated with clinical trial
enrollments and the risks inherent in the development process, we
are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of
current or future clinical stages of our product candidates or
when, or to what extent, we will generate revenues from the
commercialization and sale of any of our product
candidates.
Development
timelines, probability of success and development costs vary
widely. We are currently focused on clinical development in the
U.S. and optimization of sales in foreign markets where Neutrolin
is approved. In December 2015, we contracted with PPD Development,
L.P. to help us conduct our multicenter, double-blind, randomized,
active control Phase 3 clinical trial in hemodialysis patients with
central venous catheters to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of
Neutrolin in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections and
blood clotting in subjects receiving hemodialysis therapy as
treatment for end stage renal disease. In May 2017, we modified the
contract to cover the costs associated with an extension of the
estimated study timeline, incorporate several protocol amendments
and take on several new tasks related to the enrollment sites. The
total cost of the contract increased to $26.4 million from its
original amount of $19.2 million, of which approximately $14.4
million has been recognized through September 30, 2017. Given
several recent changes to the study agreed with the FDA, an
additional modification of the contract with PPD is being
negotiated. The expected cost of this modification is approximately
$8.0 million. We currently anticipate that enrollment for this
trial will continue into the second quarter of 2018. We are still
reassessing the structure of our planned second Phase 3 clinical
trial and do not have a cost estimate at this time.
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We are
pursuing additional opportunities to generate value based on
taurolidine, an active component of Neutrolin. Based on initial
feasibility work, we are advancing preclinical studies for
taurolidine-infused surgical meshes, suture materials, and
hydrogels. We anticipate pursuing FDA clearance for these potential
products through the 510(k) pathway and will seek to establish
development/commercial partnerships as these programs
advance.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general
and administrative, or SG&A, expense includes costs related to
commercial personnel, medical education professionals, marketing
and advertising, salaries and other related costs, including
stock-based compensation expense, for persons serving in our
executive, sales, finance and accounting functions. Other SG&A
expense includes facility-related costs not included in R&D
expense, promotional expenses, costs associated with industry and
trade shows, and professional fees for legal services and
accounting services.
Foreign Currency Exchange Transaction Gain (Loss)
Foreign
currency exchange transaction gain (loss) is the result of
re-measuring transactions denominated in a currency other than our
functional currency and is reported in the consolidated statement
of operations as a separate line item within other income
(expense). The intercompany loans outstanding are not expected to
be repaid in the foreseeable future and the nature of the funding
advanced is of a long-term investment nature. As such, unrealized
foreign exchange movements related to long-term intercompany loans
are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).
Change in Fair Value of Derivative
As
previously disclosed, at the time we issued the warrants in our May
2017 public offering, we did not have a sufficient number of
authorized shares of common stock to cover the shares issuable upon
exercise of the warrants and therefore recorded and classified the
fair value of the warrants as a derivative liability at the
issuance date and marked-to-market at each balance sheet date. The
change in the fair value of derivative liability is the difference
between the fair value of the warrants recorded on issuance date
and the fair value of warrants at the balance sheet date, with any
decrease or increase in the estimated fair value being recorded in
other income (expense). On August 9, 2017, we amended our
certificate of incorporation to increase our authorized shares and
as of that date, we had sufficient authorized shares to cover
shares issuable upon the conversion of the warrants. The fair value
of these warrants was re-measured on August 10, 2017, the date the
warrants became exercisable, with any increase or decrease in value
recorded as a loss or gain in the income statement and the fair
value of the warrants at August 10, 2017 was reclassified from
liability to equity.
Interest Income
Interest income
consists of interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents and
short-term investments.
Interest Expense
Interest expense
consists of interest incurred on financing of
expenditures.
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Results of Operations
Three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.
The
following is a tabular presentation of our consolidated operating
results:
|
For the Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
%
Increase
(Decrease)
|
For the Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
%
Increase
(Decrease)
|
||
Revenue
|
$61,075
|
$44,451
|
37%
|
$$236,801
|
$$102,390
|
131%
|
Cost of sales
|
(66,652)
|
(43,922)
|
(52)%
|
(178,276)
|
(281,342)
|
(37)%
|
Gross profit
(loss)
|
(5,577)
|
529
|
NM
|
58,525
|
(178,952)
|
NM
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and
development
|
(6,014,260)
|
(6,840,413)
|
(12)%
|
(16,028,151)
|
(11,702,965)
|
37%
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
(1,992,134)
|
(2,318,091)
|
(14)%
|
(6,683,953)
|
(6,449,608)
|
4%
|
Total operating
expenses
|
(8,006,394)
|
(9,158,504)
|
(13)%
|
(22,712,104)
|
(18,152,573)
|
25%
|
Loss from
operations
|
(8,011,971)
|
(9,157,975)
|
(13)%
|
(22,653,579)
|
(18,331,525)
|
24%
|
Interest income
|
37,156
|
32,866
|
13%
|
89,164
|
93,928
|
(5)%
|
Foreign exchange transaction
(loss)
|
(4,692)
|
(1,091)
|
330%
|
(11,515)
|
(5,622)
|
105%
|
Value of warrants issued in
connection with public offering
|
(1,974,019)
|
-
|
-
|
(120,654)
|
-
|
-
|
Interest
expense
|
(2,810)
|
-
|
-
|
(2,810)
|
(992)
|
183%
|
Total other income
(expense)
|
(1,944,365)
|
31,775
|
NM
|
(45,815)
|
87,314
|
NM
|
Net loss
|
(9,956,336)
|
(9,126,200)
|
9%
|
(22,699,394)
|
(18,244,211)
|
24%
|
Other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
(1,973)
|
(6,847)
|
(71)%
|
13,525
|
21,168
|
(36)%
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
$(9,958,309)
|
$(9,133,047)
|
9%
|
(22,685,869)
|
(18,223,043)
|
24%
|
Revenue. Revenue for the three months
ended September 30, 2017 was $61,000 compared to $44,000 in the
same period last year, an increase of $17,000. The increase
occurred due to the recognition of previously deferred revenue for
products sold under a warranty and return provision of $29,000,
partially offset by a decrease in sales of Neutrolin in the
European Union of $12,000.
Revenue
for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $237,000 compared
to $102,000 for the same period last year, an increase of $135,000.
The increase occurred due to higher sales of Neutrolin in the
European Union of $39,000, particularly in France under the
distribution agreement with Hemotech, and the increase in the
recognition of previously deferred revenue for the products sold
under a warranty and return provision amounting to $95,000. Most of
our revenue in the European Union during the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 was generated by the initial shipment to
Hemotech as a result of our distribution agreement.
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the
three months ended September 30, 2017 was $67,000 compared to
$44,000 in the same period last year, an increase of $23,000.
The increase was primarily due to the recognition of $36,000 cost
associated with revenue recognized during the three months ended
September 30, 2017 that had previously been deferred, partially
offset by a $13,000 reduction in inventory reserve during the three
months ended September 30, 2017.
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Cost of
sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $178,000
compared to $281,000 in the same period last year, a decrease of
$103,000. The decrease reflected a $200,000 reduction in
inventory reserve during the nine months ended September 30, 2017
compared to an increase of $166,000 in the inventory reserve for
the same period last year, partially offset by a $198,000 increased
cost of materials related to higher sales during the nine months
ended September 30, 2017 (including the recognition of $60,000
associated with revenue recognized during the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 that had previously been deferred) and an
increase in ongoing stability studies cost of $65,000.
Research and Development Expense.
R&D expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was
$6,014,000 compared to $6,840,000 for the same period last year, a
decrease of $826,000. The decrease was primarily attributable to
reduced activity related to antimicrobial sutures, nanofiber webs,
wound management and osteoarthritis and visco-supplementation of
$1,756,000; and a reduction in costs related to manufacturing
process development activities of $1,562,000. These decreases were
substantially offset by a $2,085,000 increase in clinical trial
expenses related to the ongoing LOCK-IT-100 trial in the U.S. and
an increase in personnel expenses of $398,000, mainly due to the
hiring of our chief medical officer and new staff supporting the
LOCK-IT-100 trial, including several consultants who were converted
to employee status.
R&D
expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was
$16,028,000, compared to $11,703,000 for the same period last year,
an increase of $4,325,000. The increase was primarily attributable
to a $6,350,000 increase in expenses related to the ongoing
LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial in the U.S. and increase in personnel
expenses of $1,110,000, mainly due to the hiring of our chief
medical officer and new staff supporting the LOCK-IT-100 trial,
including several consultants who were converted to employee
status; partially offset by reduced activity related to
antimicrobial sutures, nanofiber webs, wound management and
osteoarthritis and visco-supplementation of $1,767,000; a decrease
in costs related to manufacturing process development activities of
$1,304,000; and a decrease in non-cash stock-based compensation of
$113,000.
Selling, General and Administrative
Expense. SG&A expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2017 was $1,992,000 compared to $2,318,000 for the
same period last year, a decrease of $326,000. The decrease was
primarily attributable to reductions in consulting fees of
$431,000, mainly due to the termination of our interim chief
financial officer’s consulting contract this year and the
executive search fees that were incurred in 2016; a decrease in
marketing research studies of $171,000; decreased investor
relations activities of $86,000; and a reduction in legal fees
attributable to the ongoing intellectual property litigation and
the dismissed securities litigation of $85,000. These decreases,
among others of lesser significance, were partially offset by an
increase in non-cash charge for stock-based compensation expense of
$271,000 and higher personnel expenses of $96,000, due to the
hiring of new employees, including our chief financial
officer.
SG&A expense
for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $6,684,000
compared to $6,450,000 for the same period last year, an increase
of $234,000. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase
in personnel expenses of $591,000, due to the hiring of new
employees, including our chief financial officer; an increase in
non-cash charge for stock-based compensation expense of $456,000;
and an increase in marketing research studies of $86,000. These
increases, among others of lesser significance, were substantially
offset by a $445,000 decrease in legal fees attributable to the
ongoing intellectual property litigation and the dismissed
securities litigation; a decrease in consulting fees of $403,000,
mainly due to the termination of our interim chief financial
officer’s consulting contract this year and the executive
search fees that incurred in 2016; and a decrease in investor
relations activities of $76,000.
Interest Income. Interest income for
the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $37,000 as compared
to $33,000 for the same period last year, an increase of $4,000
attributable to the additional short-term investments during the
three months ended September 30, 2017.
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Interest income for
the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $89,000 as compared to
$94,000 for the same period last year, a decrease of $5,000. The
decrease was attributable to lower average interest-bearing cash
balances during the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same
period in 2016.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative
Liability. The change in the value of derivative liability
for the three months ended September 30, 2017 of $1,974,000 is the
difference between the fair value of the warrants issued with
insufficient authorized shares in our May 2017 public offering
which was classified as liability at June 30, 2017 for $1,880,000
and the estimated fair value of these warrants at August 10, 2017
of $3,854,000, when these warrants were reclassified to
equity.
Change
in fair value of derivative liability for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 of $121,000 represents the net change in the
fair value of the warrants at issuance date (May 3, 2017) of
$3,733,000 and the estimated fair value of the warrants of
$3,854,000 at August 10, 2017, the date that the warrants were
reclassified from liability to equity.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Unrealized foreign exchange movements related to long-term
intercompany loans, the translation of the foreign affiliate
financial statements to U.S. dollars and unrealized movements
related to short-term investment are recorded in other
comprehensive income totaling a net loss of $2,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 2017 compared to a $7,000 net loss for
the same period last year.
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we recognized a net
gain of $14,000 and $21,000, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As a
result of our cost of sales, R&D and SG&A expenditures and
the lack of substantial product sales revenue, we have not been
profitable and have generated operating losses since we began
operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we
received net proceeds of $12,798,000 from the May 2017 public
offering resulting from the issuance of an aggregate of 18,619,301
and 29,046,110 shares of common stock and warrants, respectively;
$347,000 from the issuance of 198,630 shares of common stock under
our at-the-market-issuance sales agreement; and $6,800 from the
exercise of 10,000 stock options.
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net
cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 was $21,310,000 compared to $15,767,000 for the
same period in 2016, an increase in net cash used of $5,543,000.
The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in net loss
of $4,455,000 driven by increased research and development
expenses. The net loss of $22,699,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 was higher than cash used in operating
activities by $1,389,000. The difference is primarily attributable
to non-cash stock-based compensation of $1,264,000, change in fair
value of derivative liability of $121,000, an increase in accrued
expenses of $533,000 and a decrease in inventory of $67,000,
partially offset by increases in prepaid expenses and trade
receivables of $84,000 and $72,000, respectively, and decreases of
$242,000 in accounts payable and $200,000 in inventory
reserve.
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Cash
provided by investing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 was $5,291,000 compared to $6,704,000 for the
same period in 2016. Net cash provided by investing activities
during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is attributable to
the proceeds from the sale of short-term investments of
$18,392,000, partially offset by the purchase of short-term
investments of $13,074,000. In comparison to the same period in
2016, net cash provided by activities was attributable to the
proceeds from the sale of short-term investments used to fund
operations.
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Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 was $13,152,000 compared to $7,070,000 for the
same period in 2016. During the nine months ended September 30,
2017, we generated net proceeds of $12,798,000 from the May 2017
public offering of our common stock and warrants, $347,000 from the
sale of our common stock in our current at-the-market program, and
$7,000 from the exercise of stock options. In comparison to the
same period in 2016, we generated $6,221,000 from the sale of our
common stock in the current at-the-market program, and $850,000
from the exercise of stock options.
Funding Requirements and Liquidity
Our
total cash on hand and short-term investments as of September 30,
2017 was $12.0 million, excluding restricted cash of $0.2 million,
compared with $20.2 million at December 31, 2016. In October 2017,
we raised approximately $3.1 million through the use of our current
at-the-market program and have approximately $0.5 million
remaining. At September 30, 2017, we
also had approximately $46.0 million available under our current
shelf registration for the issuance of equity, debt or
equity-linked securities unrelated to the current ATM
program.
On
November 9, 2017, we entered into a securities purchase agreement
with an existing long-term institutional investor, whereby they
will purchase a newly issued CorMedix Series F convertible
preferred stock at $1,000 per share. Separately, we have entered
into a backstop agreement with the same investor to purchase
additional Series F convertible preferred Stock at $1,000 per
share, at our sole discretion, beginning January 15, 2018, through
March 31, 2018. Gross proceeds of the securities purchase agreement
and the backstop agreement, if the backstop agreement is used in
full, total an aggregate of $5.0 million. As consideration for the
backstop agreement, we will issue warrants, exercisable for three
years, to purchase shares of our common stock at a per share
exercise price of $0.001. The number of shares issuable under the
warrant will be determined by the closing price of our common stock
on November 8, 2017, which was $0.5278. The investor may convert
the preferred stock into common stock at its option at an effective
price of $0.6334 per share, which represents a 20% premium to the
closing price of our common stock on November 8, 2017. The
preferred stock will be mandatorily convertible on April 2, 2018,
subject to certain equity conditions, at the lower of $0.6334 and a
10% discount to the notional price at which an equity or equity
linked transaction in an amount of $5.0 million or more is
completed by March 31, 2018, or if no such transaction is
completed, a 10% discount to the closing price of the stock on
March 31, 2018. There will be no warrants to be issued under the
securities purchase agreement.
Because
our business has not currently generated positive operating cash
flow, we will need to raise additional capital in order to continue
to fund our research and development activities, as well as to fund
operations generally, even after accounting for the sale of our
common stock under our current ATM program. Our continued
operations and specifically the completion of our ongoing
LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial for Neutrolin in the U.S., which was
initiated in December 2015, will depend on our ability to raise
sufficient additional funds through various potential sources, such
as equity, debt financings, and/or strategic relationships. A
second Phase 3 clinical trial is required for approval, for which
funds in addition to the ongoing hemodialysis Phase 3 clinical
trial will be required. We can provide no assurances that financing
or strategic relationships will be available on acceptable terms,
or at all, that may enable us to complete our Phase 3 clinical
trial program.
We
expect to continue to fund operations from cash on hand and through
capital raising sources as previously described, which may be
dilutive to existing stockholders, through revenues from the
licensing of our products, or through strategic alliances.
We
may continue to utilize our current at-the-market program, if
conditions allow, to support our ongoing funding
requirements.
Additionally, we may seek to sell additional
equity or debt securities through one or more discrete
transactions, or enter into a strategic alliance
arrangement, but can provide no assurances that any such
financing or strategic alliance arrangement will be available on
acceptable terms, or at all. Moreover, the incurrence of
indebtedness in connection with a debt financing would result in
increased fixed obligations and could contain covenants that would
restrict our operations. Raising
additional funds through strategic alliance arrangements with third
parties may require significant time to complete and could force us
to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue
streams, research programs or product candidates, or to grant
licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us or our
stockholders. Our actual cash requirements may vary
materially from those now planned due to a number of factors,
including any change in the focus and direction of our research and
development programs, any acquisition or pursuit of development of
new product candidates, competitive and technical advances, the
costs of commercializing any of our product candidates, and costs
of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims
and any other intellectual property rights.
While
we expect to grow product sales, we do not anticipate that we will
generate significant product revenues in the foreseeable future. In
the absence of such revenue, we are likely to continue generating
operating cash flow deficits. We expect to incur increases in our
cash used in operations as we continue our ongoing and planned
Phase 3 clinical trials, pursue business development activities,
incur additional legal costs to defend our intellectual property
and seek FDA approval of Neutrolin in the U.S.
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Based on our cash resources at September 30, 2017,
the net proceeds we received from the sale of our common stock
under our at-the-market program during October 2017, the net
proceeds we anticipate to receive from the securities purchase and
backstop agreements, and the expected timing and cost of the
ongoing LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial in the U.S., we believe that our
existing cash and short-term investments will fund our operations
through the first quarter of 2018. If we are unable to raise
additional funds when needed, we may be forced to slow or
discontinue our ongoing LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial, and will be
unable to commence the planned second Phase 3 clinical trial. We
could also be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or
all of our research and development programs. Each of these
alternatives would likely have a material adverse effect on our
business.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our
management’s discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations is based on our financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. The
preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate these
estimates and judgments, including those described below. We base
our estimates on our historical experience and on various other
assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances. These estimates and assumptions form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results and experiences may differ materially from these
estimates.
While
our significant accounting policies are more fully described in
Note 2 to our financial statements included with this report, we
believe that the following accounting policies are the most
critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating our
reported financial results and affect the more significant
judgments and estimates that we use in the preparation of our
financial statements.
Stock-Based Compensation
We
account for stock options according to the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) No. 718, “Compensation
— Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”).
Under ASC 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at grant
date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is
recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite service
period on a straight-line basis.
We
account for stock options granted to non-employees on a fair value
basis using the Black-Scholes option pricing model in accordance
with ASC 718 and ASC No. 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to
Non-Employees”. For the purpose of valuing options and
warrants granted to our directors, officers, employees and
consultants, we use the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
non-cash charge to operations for non-employee options with
time-based vesting provisions is based on the fair value of the
options re-measured each reporting period and amortized to expense
over the related vesting period, and the non-cash charge to
operations for non-employee options with performance-based vesting
provisions is recorded when the achievement of the performance
condition is probable.
Valuations
incorporate several variables, including expected term, expected
volatility, expected dividend yield and a risk-free interest rate.
We estimate the expected term of the options granted based on
anticipated exercises in future periods. The expected stock price
volatility for our stock options is calculated based on the
historical volatility since the initial public offering of our
common stock in March 2010. The expected dividend yield reflects
our current and expected future policy for dividends on our common
stock. To determine the risk-free interest rate, we utilize
the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant with a
term consistent with the expected term of our
awards.
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Revenue Recognition
We
recognize revenue in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
(“SAB”) No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements” (“SAB 101”), as amended by
SAB No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” (“SAB 104”) and FASB
ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition”. In accordance with SAB 101 and SAB
104, we recognize revenue from product sales when the following
four revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of
an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the selling price is
fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. We
recognize revenue once the four
revenue recognition criteria are met in accordance with the terms
of our various distribution agreements. For an upfront payment
related to an exclusive distribution agreement, we record it as
deferred revenue and recognize revenue on a straight-line basis
over the contractual term of the agreement.
In
October 2015, we shipped product with less than 75% of its
remaining shelf life to a customer and issued a guarantee that any
product shipped with less than 75% of its shelf life remaining
would be replaced by us if the customer was not able to sell the
product before it expired. As a result of this warranty, we may
have an additional performance obligation (i.e. accept returned
product and deliver new product to the customer) if the customer is
unable to sell the short-dated product. Due to limited sales
experience with the customer, we were unable to estimate the amount
of the warranty obligation that may be incurred as a result of this
shipment. Therefore, we deferred the revenue and related cost of
sales associated with the shipment of this product, presented net
as “deferred revenue” in the condensed consolidated
balance sheet.
Inventory Valuation
We
engage third parties to manufacture and package inventory held for
sale and warehouse such goods until packaged for final distribution
and sale. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net
realizable value with cost determined on a first-in, first-out
basis. Inventories are reviewed periodically to identify
slow-moving or obsolete inventory based on sales activity, both
projected and historical, as well as product shelf-life. In
evaluating the recoverability of our inventories, we consider the
probability that revenue will be obtained from the future sale of
the related inventory and, if required, will write down inventory
quantities in excess of expected requirements. Expired inventory is
disposed of and the related costs are recognized as cost of product
sales in our consolidated statements of operations.
We
analyze our inventory levels to identify inventory that may expire
prior to sale, inventory that has a cost basis in excess of its
estimated realizable value, or inventory in excess of expected
sales requirements. Although the manufacturing of our products is
subject to strict quality controls, certain batches or units of
product may no longer meet quality specifications or may expire,
which would require adjustments to our inventory
values.
In the
future, reduced demand, quality issues or excess supply beyond
those anticipated by management may result in an adjustment to
inventory levels, which would be recorded as an increase to cost of
product sales. The determination of whether or not inventory costs
will be realizable requires estimates by our management. A critical
input in this determination is future expected inventory
requirements based on our internal sales forecasts which we then
compare to the expiry dates of inventory on hand. To the extent
that inventory is expected to expire prior to being sold, we will
write down the value of inventory. If actual results differ from
those estimates, additional inventory write-offs may be
required.
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Short-Term Investments
We
determine the appropriate classification of marketable securities
at the time of purchase and reevaluate such designation as of each
balance sheet date. Investments in marketable debt and equity
securities classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair
value. Fair values of our investments are determined using quoted
market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
or quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or other inputs
that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market
data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Our marketable securities are highly liquid and consist of U.S.
government agency securities, high-grade corporate obligations and
commercial paper with maturities of more than 90 days but less than
12 months. Changes in fair value that are considered temporary are
reported net of tax in other comprehensive income (loss). Realized
gains and losses, amortization of premiums and discounts and
interest and dividends earned are included in income (expense) on
the condensed consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss). The cost of investments for purposes
of computing realized and unrealized gains and losses is based on
the specific identification method. Investments with maturities
beyond one year, if any, are classified as short-term based on
management’s intent to fund current operations with these
securities or to make them available for current operations. For
declines, if any, in the fair value of equity securities that are
considered other-than-temporary, impairment losses are charged to
other (income) expense, net. We consider available evidence in
evaluating potential impairments of our investments, including the
duration and extent to which fair value is less than cost and, for
equity securities, our ability and intent to hold the
investments.
Fair Value Measurements
We
categorize our financial instruments into a three-level fair value
hierarchy that prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques used
to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest
priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
(Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).
If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different
levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest
priority level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement of the instrument. Financial assets recorded at fair
value on our condensed consolidated balance sheets are categorized
as follows:
●
Level 1
inputs—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices
(unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active
markets.
●
Level 2
inputs— Significant other observable inputs (e.g., quoted
prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for
identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs
other than quoted prices that are observable such as interest rate
and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs).
●
Level 3 inputs
—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are
supported by little or no market activity and are valued based on management’s
estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability.
Derivative Liability
We
account for stock warrants as either equity instruments or
derivative liabilities depending on the specific terms of the
warrant agreements. Stock warrants may need to be classified
as derivative liabilities if they can be cash settled or if there
are insufficient authorized and unissued shares available to settle
the contract after considering all other commitments that may
require the issuance of stock during the maximum period the warrant
could remain outstanding. Liability classified warrants are
adjusted to their estimated fair values at each reporting period,
with any decrease or increase in the estimated fair value being
recorded in other income (expense).
The
fair values of the liability-classified warrants on the issuance
date and subsequent remeasurement dates were estimated using a
probability-weighted option pricing model, requiring assumptions to
be developed under different scenarios for the expected term,
expected volatility, expected dividend yield and the risk-free
interest rate. We estimated the expected term of the warrants based
on the remaining contractual term. Expected volatility was
calculated based on actual historical volatility or implied
volatility of the stock price. The expected dividend yield is
assumed to be zero in all scenarios because we have never, and have
no plans at this time, to pay any dividends. To determine the risk
free interest rate, we used the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect
at the time of the measurement with a term consistent with the
remaining expected term of the warrant.
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Recent Authoritative Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued new guidance related
to how an entity should recognize revenue. The guidance specifies
that an entity should recognize revenue 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. In addition, the guidance
expands the required disclosures related to revenue and cash flows
from contracts with customers. In April 2016 and May 2016, the FASB
issued updates in order to provide improvements and clarifications
to the revenue recognition guidance. In certain customer
arrangements, under current GAAP, the Company has deferred revenue
for certain product sales a result of the ability for the customer
to return the product under certain conditions. Under the new
standard, the Company will be required to estimate expected revenue
at the point of sale. The Company will adopt the new revenue
recognition standard as of January 1, 2018 using the modified
retrospective method.
In
January 2016, the FASB issued a new standard that modifies certain
aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and
disclosure of financial instruments. The accounting standard update
is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those
years, beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is
permitted. We are currently assessing the impact that adopting this
new accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial
statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance
related to how an entity should lease assets and lease liabilities.
The guidance specifies that an entity who is a lessee under lease
agreements should recognize lease assets and lease
liabilities for those leases classified as operating leases under
previous FASB guidance. Accounting for
leases by lessors is largely unchanged under the new guidance. The
guidance is effective for us beginning in the first quarter of
2019. Early adoption is permitted. In transition, lessees
and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the
beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified
retrospective approach. We are
evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated
financial statements.
In June
2016, the FASB issued new guidance which replaces the incurred loss
impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that
reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a
broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform
credit loss estimates. The guidance is effective for us beginning
in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early adoption is
permitted beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. We
are evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our
consolidated financial statements.
In
August 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which clarifies how
certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and
classified in the statement of cash flows in order to reduce
diversity in practice. The guidance is effective for us beginning
in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. Early adoption is
permitted. We are evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance
on our consolidated financial statements.
In
November 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which clarifies how
restricted cash is presented and classified in the statement of
cash flows. The guidance is effective for us beginning in the first
quarter of fiscal year 2018. Early adoption is permitted. We are
evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated
financial statements.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued new guidance which clarifies the
definition of a business in a business combination. The guidance is
effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year
2018. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of
adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial
statements.
In May
2017, the FASB issued new guidance which clarifies the application
of stock based accounting guidance when a change is made to the
terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The guidance is
effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year
2018. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of
adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial
statements.
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In July
2017, the FASB issued new guidance which changes the classification
analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or
embedded features) with down round features and recharacterizes the
indefinite deferral of certain provisions within the guidance for
distinguishing liabilities from equity. The guidance is effective
for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Early
adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of adopting
this guidance on our consolidated financial
statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do
not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item
3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk.
None.
Item
4.
Controls
and Procedures.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls
and procedures are designed only to provide reasonable assurance
that information to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we carried
out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation
of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or the Exchange Act) as of September 30,
2017. Based on the foregoing evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file
or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and
forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
during the quarter ended September 30, 2017, or in other factors
that could significantly affect these controls, that materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal
Proceedings.
In
February 2007, Geistlich Söhne AG für Chemische
Industrie, Switzerland (“Geistlich”) brought an action
against the European Sodemann Patent covering our Neutrolin product
candidate, which is owned by ND Partners, LLC (“NDP”)
and licensed to us pursuant to the License and Assignment Agreement
between us and NDP. This action was brought at the Board of the
European Patent Office (“EPO”) opposition division (the
“Opposition Board”) based upon alleged lack of
inventiveness in the use of citric acid and a pH value in the range
of 4.5 to 6.5 with having the aim to provide an alternative lock
solution through having improved anticoagulant characteristics
compared to the lock solutions of the prior art. The Opposition
Board rejected the opposition by Geistlich. In a letter dated
September 30, 2013, we were notified that the opposition division
of the EPO reopened the proceedings before the first instance and
gave their preliminary non-binding opinion that the patent as
amended during the appeal proceedings fulfills the requirements of
clarity, novelty, and inventive step, and invited the parties to
provide their comments and/or requests by February 10, 2014. We
filed our response on February 3, 2014 to request that the patent
be maintained as amended during the appeal proceedings. Geistlich
did not file a further statement within the required timeline. On
November 5, 2014, the Opposition Division at the EPO issued the
interlocutory decision to maintain the patent on the basis of the
claims as amended during the appeal proceedings. This decision
became final as no further appeal was lodged by
Geistlich.
On
September 9, 2014, we filed in the District Court of Mannheim,
Germany a patent infringement action against TauroPharm GmbH and
Tauro-Implant GmbH as well as their respective CEOs (the
“Defendants”) claiming infringement of our European
Patent EP 1 814 562 B1, which was granted by the EPO on January 8,
2014 (the “Prosl European Patent”). The Prosl European
Patent covers a low dose heparin catheter lock solution for
maintaining patency and preventing infection in a hemodialysis
catheter. In this action, we claim that the Defendants infringe on
the Prosl European Patent by manufacturing and distributing
catheter locking solutions to the extent they are covered by the
claims of the Prosl European Patent. We believe that our patent is
sound, and are seeking injunctive relief and raising claims for
information, rendering of accounts, calling back, destruction and
damages. Separately, TauroPharm has filed an opposition with the
EPO against the Prosl European Patent alleging that it lacks
novelty and inventive step. We cannot predict what other defenses
the Defendants may raise, or the ultimate outcome of either of
these related matters.
In
the same complaint against the same Defendants, we also alleged an
infringement (requesting the same remedies) of NDP’s utility
model DE 20 2005 022 124 U1 (the “Utility Model”),
which we believe is fundamentally identical to the Prosl European
Patent in its main aspects and claims. The Court separated the two
proceedings and the Prosl European Patent and the Utility Model
claims are now being tried separately. TauroPharm has filed a
cancellation action against the Utility Model before the German
Patent and Trademark Office (the “German PTO”) based on
the similar arguments as those in the opposition against the Prosl
European Patent.
On
March 27, 2015, the District Court held a hearing to evaluate
whether the Utility Model has been infringed by TauroPharm in
connection with the manufacture, sale and distribution of its
TauroLock-HEP100TM and TauroLock-HEP500TM products. A hearing
before the same court was held on January 30, 2015 on the separate,
but related, question of infringement of the Prosl European Patent
by TauroPharm.
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The
Court issued its decisions on May 8, 2015, staying both
proceedings. In its decisions, the Court found that the
commercialization by TauroPharm in Germany of its TauroLock
catheter lock solutions Hep100 and Hep500 infringes both the Prosl
European Patent and the Utility Model and further that there is no
prior use right that would allow TauroPharm to continue to make,
use or sell its product in Germany. However, the Court declined to
issue an injunction in favor of us that would preclude the
continued commercialization by TauroPharm based upon its finding
that there is a sufficient likelihood that the EPO, in the case of
the Prosl European Patent, or the German PTO, in the case of the
Utility Model, may find that such patent or utility model is
invalid. Specifically, the Court noted the possible publication of
certain instructions for product use that may be deemed to
constitute prior art. As such, the District Court determined that
it will defer any consideration of the request by us for injunctive
and other relief until such time as the EPO or the German PTO made
a final decision on the underlying validity of the Prosl European
Patent and the Utility Model.
The
opposition proceeding against the Prosl European Patent before the
EPO is ongoing. In its preliminary consideration of the matter, the
EPO (and the German PTO) regarded the patent as not inventive or
novel due to publication of prior art. Oral proceedings before the
Opposition Division at the EPO were held on November 25, 2015, at
which the three judge patent examiner panel considered arguments
related to the validity of the Prosl European Patent. The hearing
was adjourned due to the fact that the panel was of the view that
Claus Herdeis, one of the managing directors of TauroPharm, has to
be heard as a witness in a further hearing in order to close some
gaps in the documentation presented by TauroPharm as regards the
publication of prior art. In October 2016, TauroPharm submitted a
further writ to the EPO requesting a date for the hearing and
bringing forward further arguments, in particular in view of the
recent decision of the German PTO on the invalidity of the utility
model. The EPO has scheduled a further oral hearing for November
22-23, 2017. While we continue to believe that the referenced
publication and instructions for use do not, in fact, constitute
prior art and that the Prosl European Patent will be found to be
valid by the EPO, there can be no assurance that we will prevail in
this matter.
The
German PTO held a hearing in the validity proceedings relating to
the Utility Model on June 29, 2016, at which the panel affirmed its
preliminary finding that the Utility Model was invalid based upon
prior publication of a reference to the benefits that may be
associated with adding heparin to a taurolidine based solution. The
decision has only a declaratory effect, as the Utility Model had
expired in November 2015. Furthermore, it has no bearing on the
ongoing consideration by the EPO of the validity and possible
infringement of the Prosl European Patent. We filed an appeal
against the ruling on September 7, 2016.
On
January 16, 2015, we filed a complaint against TauroPharm GmbH and
its managing directors in the District Court of Cologne, Germany.
In the complaint, we allege violation of the German Unfair
Competition Act by TauroPharm for the unauthorized use of its
proprietary information obtained in confidence by TauroPharm. We
allege that TauroPharm is improperly and unfairly using its
proprietary information relating to the composition and manufacture
of Neutrolin, in the manufacture and sale of TauroPharm’s
products TauroLockTM, TauroLock-HEP100 and TauroLock-HEP500. We
seek a cease and desist order against TauroPharm from continuing to
manufacture and sell any product containing taurolidine (the active
pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) of Neutrolin) and
citric acid in addition to possible other components, damages for
any sales in the past and the removal of all such products from the
market. An initial hearing in the District Court of Cologne,
Germany was held on November 19, 2015 to consider our claims. The
judge made no decision on the merits of our complaint. On January
14, 2016, the court issued an interim decision in the form of a
court order outlining several issues of concern that relate
primarily to court's interest in clarifying the facts and reviewing
any and all available documentation, in particular with regard to
the question which specific know-how was provided to TauroPharm by
whom and when. We have prepared the requested reply and produced
the respective documentation. TauroPharm has also filed another
writ within the same deadline and both parties have filed further
writs at the end of April setting out their respective
argumentation in more detail. A further oral hearing in this matter
was held on November 15, 2016. In this hearing, the court heard
arguments from CorMedix and TauroPharm concerning the allegations
of unfair competition. The court made no rulings from the bench,
and indicated that it is prepared to further examine the underlying
facts of our allegations. On March 7, 2017, the court issued
another interim decision in the form of a court order outlining
again several issues relating to the argumentation of both sides in
the proceedings. In particular the court requested us to further
specify our requests and to further substantiate in even more
detail which know know-how was provided by Biolink to TauroPharm by
whom and when. The court also raised the question whether the
know-how provided at the time to TauroPharm could still be
considered to be secret know-how or may have become public in the
meantime. The court granted both sides the opportunity to reply to
this court order and provide additional facts and evidence until
May 15, 2017. Both parties have submitted further writs in this
matter and the court has now scheduled a further hearing for 8 May
2018. The Company intends to continue to pursue this matter, and to
provide additional supplemental documentary and other evidence as
may be necessary to support its claims.
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Item
2.
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
In
October 2017, we entered into a warrant exchange agreement whereby
we agreed to exchange with an investor Series A warrants issued to
the investor in our May 2017 public offering of common stock and
warrants. The warrants provided for the purchase of up to an
aggregate of 22,500 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of $0.75, with an expiration date of September 10, 2018. We issued
5,625 shares of common stock to the investor in exchange for the
warrants.
Item
6.
Exhibits.
The
following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Form
10-Q:
Exhibit Number
|
|
Description
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
|
32.1
|
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
|
101
|
|
The following materials from CorMedix Inc. Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2017, formatted in Extensible
Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
(ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the nine
months ended September 30, 2017, (iv) Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30,
2017 and 2016, and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.**
|
_____________
*
Filed
herewith.
**
Pursuant to Rule
406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files in Exhibit 101
hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or
prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and
otherwise are not subject to liability under those
sections.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
|
CORMEDIX
INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
November 9,
2017
|
By:
|
/s/
Khoso
Baluch
|
|
|
Name:
|
Khoso
Baluch
|
|
|
Title:
|
Chief Executive
Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit Number
|
|
Description
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
|
32.1
|
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
|
101
|
|
The following materials from CorMedix Inc. Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2017, formatted in Extensible
Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
(ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the nine
months ended September 30, 2017, (iv) Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30,
2017 and 2016, and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.**
|
_____________
*
Filed
herewith.
**
Pursuant to Rule
406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files in Exhibit 101
hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or
prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and
otherwise are not subject to liability under those
sections.
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