DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. - Annual Report: 2007 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
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FORM
10-K
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Annual
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007
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DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
Delaware
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06-1245881
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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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600
Fifth Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY
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10020
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
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212-489-2100
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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The
aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of
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issuer, based on the closing sales price of $4.49 per share, was $96,009,701
as
of June 29, 2007.
At
March
1, 2008, the registrant had outstanding 25,259,284 shares of par value $0.01
Common Stock.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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Registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is
incorporated by reference into Part III (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) of this
Form 10-K. The definitive proxy statement will be filed with the Securities
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TABLE
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Business.
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Item
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Risk
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Properties
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Legal
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Submission
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
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Selected
Financial Data
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
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Financial
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Controls
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Other
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PART
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers of the Registrant and Corporate
Governance
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Item
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Executive
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Item
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
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Certain
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Exhibits,
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SIGNATURES
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PART
I
Item
1. Business.
General
Delcath
Systems, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Delcath,” or the “Company”) was incorporated
under Delaware law in 1988. We are a development stage company with a platform
technology that isolates specific organs and body regions from the body’s
general circulatory system in order to administer high dose chemotherapy and
other therapeutic agents directly to a diseased organ or body region, which
we
refer to as the “Delcath System”. The first application being investigated for
our system uses the Delcath technology to isolate the liver from the general
circulatory system for the treatment of tumors of the liver. High doses of
chemotherapy are delivered directly to tumors in the liver while protecting
the
patient from the toxicities that would normally result from systemic exposure
to
the administered chemotherapeutic drug. These higher doses could be potentially
lethal to the patient if administered systemically. One of our trials is in
the
final testing stage (Phase III) to support the United States Food and Drug
Administration (the “FDA”) approval process. However, the Delcath System is not
currently approved for marketing by the FDA, and it cannot be marketed in the
United States without FDA pre-market approval. Our Phase III clinical trial
is
designed to secure marketing approval in the United States, and potentially
in
foreign markets as well for use of the Delcath System with the chemotherapy
agent melphalan, for the treatment of malignant melanoma that has spread to
the
liver. We are also testing the Delcath System with melphalan against
hepatocellular, neuroendocrine and adenocarcenoma; cancers that have spread
to
the liver in our Phase II clinical trials, as well as melanomas that received
prior isolated hepatic perfusion. Additionally, we plan to conduct pre-clinical
and clinical trials on the use of the Delcath System with other chemotherapy
agents used to treat cancer in the liver. Since our inception, we have raised
approximately $52.7 million in aggregate funds (net of fundraising expenses),
and we have invested approximately $24.0 million of those funds in research
and
development costs associated with development and testing of the Delcath System.
Delcath maintains a website at www.Delcath.com.
Strategy
Our
objectives are to establish the use of the Delcath System as the standard
technique for delivering chemotherapy agents to the liver and to further develop
and test the Delcath technology so that it may be used in the treatment of
other
liver diseases and of cancers in other parts of the body, and to generate
growth, revenues and high returns for our stockholders through a strategy that
includes the following elements:
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Completing
clinical trials to obtain FDA pre-market approval for use of the
Delcath
System with melphalan to treat malignant melanoma that has spread
to the
liver.
Our highest priority is completing the Phase III clinical trial,
data
preparation, statistical analysis and filing of necessary regulatory
documents associated with an application for FDA pre-market approval
of
the commercial sale of the Delcath System in the United States for
use in
administering melphalan in the treatment of melanoma that has spread
to
the liver. We are presently treating patients in trials being conducted
by
the National Cancer Institute (the “NCI”) and will seek to add clinical
centers to this trial in order to speed the completion of the
trial.
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Obtaining
approval to market the Delcath System in the United States for the
treatment of additional cancers in the liver.
We are testing our system in the treatment of other cancers of the
liver
such as primary liver cancer, and tumors of neuroendocrine and
adenocarcinoma origin that have spread to the liver as well as melanomas
that received prior isolated hepatic perfusion using the drug melphalan.
In 2004, we commenced Phase II studies of these three cancers in
the liver
and are currently recruiting and treating patients within this trial.
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Testing
drugs other than melphalan, including the chemotherapeutic drug
doxorubicin against primary liver cancer and oxaliplatin against
metastatic colorectal tumors in the liver.
We will also continue to evaluate other promising drug candidates
to use
with our system to treat other specific tumors in the
liver.
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Explore
other regional therapy applications for the Delcath System.
We are evaluating other organs and procedures that may be well suited
for
the use of our technology. Other organs or body regions that may
be
evaluated for compatibility with our catheter technology include
limbs,
lungs, pancreas, and kidneys.
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Investigating
treatment of hepatitis using anti-viral drugs.
In addition to researching the use of other chemotherapy agents with
the
Delcath System to treat a variety of cancers, we plan to research
the use
of other compounds with the Delcath System to treat other diseases
of the
liver including hepatitis.
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Developing
strategic alliances with a number of cancer centers.
To this end, we are presently contacting recognized leading institutions
and liver transplant centers that treat a large number of liver cancer
or
hepatitis patients. By working together with these institutions we
intend
to explore new applications for our technology and to help in the
design
and expansion of our clinical
trials.
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Improving
our technology.
We will continue to identify improvements which increase potential
drug
dosing, simplify the procedure, shorten recovery times and expand
the uses
of the Delcath System. These changes may include new catheter designs,
system architectures and the development of filters with specific
affinity
to newer anticancer and antiviral
agents.
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Introducing
the Delcath System into foreign markets.
We may seek to establish strategic relationships with domestic and
foreign
firms that have an established presence or experience in the foreign
markets that we intend to target. Our strategy is to focus on markets
that
have a high incidence of liver disease and the public or private
means to
provide and pay for the associated medical treatments. According
to the
World Health Organization, many Asian and European countries, including
China, Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Australia, Greece, France,
Germany, Italy and Spain, have a higher incidence of hepatitis and
liver
cancer than the United States. We may explore arrangements with strategic
partners who have experience with obtaining the necessary regulatory
approvals and the marketing of medical devices in those
markets.
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The
Cancer Treatment Market
The
American Cancer Society projects that 1,437,180 new cases of cancer will be
diagnosed in the United States in 2008. According to the American Cancer
Society’s “Cancer Facts and Figures 2008,” cancer remains the second leading
cause of death in the United States exceeded only by heart disease. While
researchers continue to develop innovative new treatments for some forms of
this
disease, surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy
continue to be the most commonly used treatments.
The
financial burden of cancer is great for patients, their families and society.
The National Institutes of Health, in the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer
Facts & Figures 2008,” estimated the overall costs of cancer to be $219.2
billion during 2007, including $89.0 billion in direct medical costs, $18.2
billion for indirect morbidity costs attributable to lost productivity due
to
illness and $112.0 billion for indirect mortality costs attributable to lost
productivity due to premature death.
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The
Liver Cancer Market
Liver
cancer is one of the most prevalent and lethal forms of cancer throughout the
world. There are two forms of liver cancer: primary and metastatic. Primary
liver cancer originates in the liver. Metastatic or secondary cancer in the
liver results from the spread of cancer from other places in the body to the
liver. In our clinical trials, we are treating patients suffering from both
primary liver cancer and metastatic cancers in the liver including metastatic
melanoma which has spread to the liver. According to the American Cancer
Society’s “Cancer Facts & Figures 2008,” the five-year survival rate for
liver cancer patients is approximately 10.8%, compared to 66% for all other
forms of cancer combined. Delcath believes that the five-year survival rate
for
metastatic cancer in the liver is the same. In the liver, tumors can be
surgically removed only when they are located in one of the liver’s two lobes.
However, since symptoms of liver cancer often do not appear until the liver
tumors are distributed throughout the liver, less than 10% of primary and
metastatic liver tumors can be surgically removed at the time of diagnosis.
A
significant number of patients surgically treated for primary and metastatic
liver cancer will also experience a recurrence of their disease.
Metastatic
liver cancer is characterized by microscopic cell clusters of other forms of
cancer that detach from the primary site and travel via the blood stream and
lymphatic system into the liver, where they grow into new tumors. This growth
often continues even after removal of the primary cancer or cancerous organ.
When cancer cells enter the liver and develop into tumors, they tend to grow
very quickly. In many cases, the patient dies not from the primary cancer,
but
from the tumors in the liver; the liver becomes the “life limiting organ.”
People cannot survive without a liver capable of performing its critical
biologic functions, which include facilitating the conversion of food into
energy and filtering toxic agents from the blood. The liver is one of the three
most common sites to which cancer may spread. Due to numerous factors, including
the absence of viable treatment options, metastatic liver cancer often causes
death.
According
to the World Health Organization (the “WHO”), primary liver cancer is the third
most common form of cancer worldwide. It is estimated that there were 662,000
deaths from liver cancer throughout the world in 2005. The incidence of liver
cancer has been steadily increasing in the United States over the past two
decades largely due to an increase in the rate of hepatitis infection. The
American Cancer Society projects that in the United States there will be
approximately 21,370 newly diagnosed cases of primary liver cancer in 2008
and
we estimate that there will be approximately 223,000 newly diagnosed cases
of
metastatic cancers in the liver during the same period.
Primary
liver cancer is particularly prevalent in Southern Europe, Asia and developing
countries, where the primary risk factors for the disease are present. These
risk factors include: hepatitis-B, hepatitis-C, relatively high levels of
alcohol consumption, aflatoxin, cigarette smoking and exposure to industrial
pollutants. In Asia, liver cancer and diseases of the liver are one of the
most
prevalent lethal diseases for males under the age of 35 years. The largest
demand for effective treatment of primary hepatoma is found in Southern Europe
and in Asia.
Current
Liver Cancer Treatments
The
prognosis for primary and secondary liver cancer patients is poor. Although
limited treatment options are currently available for liver cancer, they are
typically ineffective, are generally associated with significant side-effects
and can even cause death. Traditional treatment options, discussed in more
detail below, include surgery, liver transplant, chemotherapy, cryosurgery,
percutaneous ethanol injection, radiation therapy, implanted infusion pumps
and
surgically isolated perfusion.
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Resection
While
surgery is considered the “gold standard” treatment option to address liver
tumors, more than 90% of liver tumors are unresectable, which means they do
not
qualify for surgical removal. This is most often due to the
following:
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Operative
risk: limited liver function or poor patient health threatens survival
as
a result of the surgery; or
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Technical
feasibility: the proximity of a cancerous tumor to a critical organ
or
artery or the size, location on the liver or number of tumors makes
surgery not feasible.
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For
the
patients who qualify for surgery, there are significant complications related
to
the procedure. Recurrence of tumors is common, and in that event, surgery
typically cannot be repeated.
We
believe that delivery of drugs with the Delcath System may in some cases assist
in allowing a surgical option for tumors which are currently inoperable, by
reducing the size and number of tumors by an amount sufficient to make resection
feasible. Chemotherapy can also be administered through the Delcath System
after
resection with the objective of destroying micro metastases in the liver that
may remain undetected, thus preventing or delaying any recurrence of tumor
growth.
Transplant
Transplanting
a healthy donor liver into a patient with a diseased liver is rarely performed
due to the low availability of donor organs and the high probability of tumor
recurrence within the transplanted liver.
Chemotherapy
The
most
prevalent form of liver cancer treatment is intravenous chemotherapy. The
effectiveness of this treatment, however, is limited by its side effects.
Generally, the higher the dosage of chemotherapy administered, the greater
its
ability to kill cancer cells. However, due to the toxic nature of chemotherapy
agents, the higher the dosage administered, the greater the damage chemotherapy
agents cause to healthy tissues. As a result, the dosage of chemotherapy
required to kill cancer cells can be lethal to patients.
The
side
effects caused by melphalan, the drug in our current clinical trials, are
representative of the side-effects associated with many chemotherapy agents.
Melphalan can cause severe mucositis leading to ulceration of the mouth and
digestive organs, damage to a patient’s immune system through destruction of
bone marrow cells, as well as acute nausea, severe vomiting, dermatological
problems and hair loss. The use of melphalan can be fatal even when administered
with careful patient monitoring.
The
limited effectiveness of intravenous chemotherapy treatment and its
debilitating, often life-threatening, side-effects makes the decision to undergo
chemotherapy treatment difficult. In some instances, in an attempt to shrink
tumors, a physician may prescribe a radically high-dose of chemotherapy, despite
its side effects. In other cases, recognizing the inevitable result of liver
cancer, the physician and patient may choose only to manage the patient’s
discomfort from the cancer with pain killers while foregoing treatment. While
chemotherapy may be effective under laboratory conditions, the inability to
provide high enough dosing to kill the cancer cells without causing death to
the
patient limits the agent’s effectiveness.
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Cryosurgery
Cryosurgery
is the destruction of cancer cells using sub-zero temperatures. During
cryosurgery, multiple stainless steel probes are placed into the center of
the
tumor and liquid nitrogen is circulated through the end of the device positioned
in the tumor, effectively freezing it. Cryosurgery involves a cycle of
treatments in which the tumor is frozen, allowed to thaw and then
refrozen.
While
cryosurgery is considered to be relatively effective, we believe adoption of
this procedure has been limited because:
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It
is not an option for patients who cannot tolerate a surgical
procedure;
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It
involves significant complications which are similar to other surgical
procedures, as well as liver fracture and hemorrhaging caused by
the cycle
of freezing and thawing; and
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It
is associated with mortality rates estimated to be between one and
five
percent.
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Percutaneous
Ethanol Injection
Percutaneous
ethanol injection, or PEI, involves the injection of alcohol into the center
of
the tumor. The alcohol causes cells to dry out and cellular proteins to
disintegrate, ultimately leading to tumor cell death.
While
PEI
can be successful in treating some patients with primary liver cancer, it is
generally considered ineffective on large tumors. In order to perform this
treatment, tumors must be well vascularized. Unfortunately, many tumors have
poor vascularity which prevents effective treatment with this method. Patients
are required to receive multiple treatments, making this option unattractive
for
many patients. Complications include pain and the potential introduction of
alcohol into the bile ducts and major blood vessels. In addition, this procedure
can cause cancer cells to be deposited along the needle track when the needle
is
being withdrawn from the tumor.
Radiation
Therapy
Radiation
therapy uses high dose x-rays or the delivery of localized radiation to kill
cancer cells. Radiation therapy using x-rays is not considered an effective
means of treating liver cancer and is rarely used for this purpose. A number
of
localized radiation delivery mechanisms are currently being used and tested,
and
may hold some effectiveness against certain types of liver cancers, but
radiation therapies are usually used as an adjunct to other treatments for
liver
cancer.
Radio
Frequency Ablation
Radio
Frequency Ablation uses electric current in the radio frequency range to destroy
cancerous cells. The procedure utilizes an ultrasound or CT scan to guide the
surgeon in directing several needles into the abdomen through small incisions.
The needles are heated with an electric current once they reach the tumor -
it
is this process that destroys the cancerous cells. This procedure is used for
patients with small, nonresectable hepatocellular tumors and sometimes for
metastatic liver cancers.
Microwave
Ablation
Microwave
Ablation is an experimental therapy similar to Radio Frequency
Ablation.
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Chemoembolization
Chemoembolization
involves the injection of a chemotherapeutic drug in combination with a chemical
to obstruct the artery delivering blood to the liver in order to deprive the
tumor of oxygen and nutrients. While chemoembolization can slow the growth
of
tumors, it has the disadvantage of destroying healthy liver tissue deriving
blood from the obstructed arteries.
Hepatic
Artery Infusion
Hepatic
artery infusion involves the injection of chemotherapeutic drugs directly into
the artery supplying the liver. Because the chemotherapy agents pass from the
liver into the patient’s general circulation, hepatic arterial infusion has
similar toxicities to systemic administration and does not enable physicians
to
prescribe higher doses of chemotherapy.
Implanted
Infusion Pumps
Implanted
infusion pumps can be used to better target the delivery of chemotherapy agents
to the tumor. The pump is surgically implanted under the skin and delivers
regular doses of chemotherapeutic agents in a targeted area over time. This
pump, however, lacks a means of preventing the entry of chemotherapy agents
into
the patient’s general circulation after it passes through the liver. As a
result, this technique does not enable physicians to prescribe higher doses
of
chemotherapy.
Surgically
Isolated Perfusion
To
address this trade-off between the efficacy of intravenous chemotherapy
treatment and its dire side effects, physicians have experimented with
techniques to isolate the liver from the general circulatory system and to
achieve a targeted delivery of chemotherapy agents to the liver. In the 1980’s,
a physician in Germany published a major surgical procedure in which he
surgically clamped the arteries and veins supplying the liver and diverted
the
blood flow from the liver while infusing high dosages of chemotherapy agents
into the liver. A blood filtration circuit reduced drug concentrations before
returning the diverted blood to the patient. Regionalized isolated delivery
can
provide improved dosing while sparing patients from some of the drug’s untoward
effects on healthy areas of the body, but the treatment was not embraced by
the
broad medical community because it is highly invasive, resulting in prolonged
recovery times, long hospital stays and very high costs. Despite improvements
in
the surgical treatment, it remains a major operative procedure and can only
be
performed at highly specialized liver cancer centers. Other physicians have
experimented with the targeted delivery of chemotherapy agents to the liver
by
catheter, attempting to use one or more catheters to deliver and then remove
those chemotherapy agents before they enter the general circulatory system.
We
are unaware of any non-surgical system, however, which can administer the higher
drug doses made possible with the Delcath System.
Other
Methods of Treatment
The
FDA
recently approved an oral treatment for liver cancer. Other liver cancer
treatments include gene therapy, hyperthermia and the use of biological response
modulators, monoclonal antibodies and liposomes. Many of these treatment options
are experimental, and their effectiveness is either limited or unknown, and
many
are not repeatable or have dose limiting side-effects. Treatment with these
therapies is not expected to preclude subsequent treatment with the Delcath
System.
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Treatment
with the Delcath System
The
Delcath System is designed to address the critical shortcomings of conventional
intravenous chemotherapy for the treatment of various cancers. The Delcath
System for the treatment of liver cancer isolates the liver from the general
circulatory system by blocking and diverting the flow of blood exiting the
liver. This isolation permits the treatment of the diseased liver with high
doses of chemotherapeutic agents, returning the blood exiting the liver to
the
general circulatory system only after the chemotherapy agent has been
substantially removed from the blood by filtration outside the body. Based
on
human clinical data, we believe that the protection from the side-effects of
chemotherapy to other parts of the body that is provided by the Delcath System
allows for higher chemotherapy doses to be delivered to the liver than can
be
administered by conventional intravenous delivery. By filtering out a
substantial portion of the chemotherapy agent before the blood is returned
to
the blood stream and the body, other organs of the body and healthy tissue
receive less exposure to the chemotherapy agent. Therefore, these healthy
tissues and organs are less likely to suffer from the harmful side-effects
of
chemotherapy. By providing higher dosing of the chemotherapy agent than would
otherwise be possible via conventional chemotherapy, the treatment generates
a
higher number of killed cancer cells and may disable the ability of the
surviving cancer cells to develop metabolic mechanisms that circumvent the
killing effects.
The
Delcath System kit includes the following disposable components manufactured
for
Delcath by original equipment manufacturers:
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Infusion
catheter — an arterial infusion catheter used to deliver chemotherapy to
the liver.
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Double
balloon catheter — a multi-passageway catheter containing two low pressure
occlusion balloons which are positioned to isolate the blood flow
from the
liver. These balloons are separated by fenestrations in the catheter
which
collect the drug-laden blood exiting the liver and divert it outside
of
the body through the catheter to the filtration
circuit.
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Extracorporeal
filtration circuit — a blood tubing circuit incorporating the disposable
components used with a non-disposable blood pump to push the isolated
blood through the System’s filter and guide the cleansed blood back to the
patient.
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Filters
— two activated carbon hemoperfusion filters used to remove most of
the
chemotherapy agent from the isolated blood coming out of the liver
before
being reintroduced to the patient’s general circulatory
system.
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Return
catheter — a thin-walled blood sheath used to deliver the filtered blood
from the extracorporeal filtration circuit back into one of the major
veins returning blood to the right atrium of the
heart.
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Series
of introducers and related accessories to properly place the
catheters.
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The
double balloon catheter has one large passageway and three smaller passageways.
Each of two low-pressure occlusion balloons is inflated through one of the
smaller passageways. Blood flows out of the liver through the large passageway
to the filtration system. A separate access port attaches to the large
passageway and is designed for sampling fluid or flushing the system. The third
smaller passageway allows blood exiting the legs and kidneys to bypass the
isolated segment of the body and return to the heart.
The
Delcath procedure involves a series of three catheter insertions, each of which
is made through the skin. During clinical test procedures, patients are treated
with intravenous sedation and local anesthesia at catheter insertion sites.
In
most cases to date general anesthesia has been used. An infusion catheter is
positioned in the artery through which blood normally flows to the liver. A
second catheter — the Delcath double balloon catheter — is positioned in
the inferior vena cava, a major vessel leading back to the heart.
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The
balloons on the double balloon catheter are then inflated. This procedure
prevents the normal flow of blood from the liver to the heart through the
inferior vena cava because the inferior vena cava has been blocked. A
chemotherapy agent is then infused into the liver through the infusion catheter.
The infused blood is prevented from flowing to the heart, and instead, exits
the
liver through fenestrations on the double balloon catheter and flows through
this catheter out of the body where the blood is pumped through activated
charcoal filters to remove most of the chemotherapy agent. The filtered blood
is
returned into the patient through the jugular vein which leads to the superior
vena cava, another major vessel of the heart, thus restoring the cleansed blood
to normal circulation. In the clinical trials, infusion is administered over
a
period of thirty minutes. Filtration occurs during infusion and for thirty
minutes afterward. The catheters are removed and manual pressure is maintained
on the catheter puncture sites for approximately fifteen minutes. The entire
procedure takes approximately two to three hours to administer.
During
our clinical trials, patients remain in the hospital overnight for observation
after undergoing treatment with the Delcath System. In time, we expect the
procedure to be performed on an outpatient basis, with the patient resuming
normal activities the day after the procedure is performed. An advantage of
the
Delcath System is that the procedure is repeatable and we expect a patient
to
undergo an average of four treatments, one every few weeks. A new Delcath System
kit is used for each treatment.
Our
Clinical Trials
Following
completion of the Phase I trials at the NCI, Delcath met with the FDA to request
approval to move directly from the completed Phase I study of melphalan at
NCI
to a Phase III trial of patients with melanoma metastatic to the liver. The
FDA
granted Fast Track review status to the protocol and allowed Delcath to submit
the study under the provision of a Special Protocol Assessment (“SPA”). The FDA
granted an SPA for this trial in March 2006. The protocol covered by the SPA
Agreement calls for the treatment of 92 patients, equally randomized to either
the Delcath treatment or to receive “Best Available Care” in the control arm of
the trial. The primary efficacy endpoint for the trial is progression free
survival which is defined as the length of time a patient is both alive and
free
from any significant increase in the size of the tumor (free from progression).
Under the SPA Agreement, a patient treated in the clinical trial as part of
the
non-Delcath control group who thereafter experiences tumor progression will
have
met the primary clinical endpoint and at the Principal Investigator’s judgment
can be crossed over and treated using the Delcath System. Patients are currently
being treated at NCI and additional sites are expected to be added to the trial
during 2008.
We
intend
to complete the Phase III clinical trial with melphalan designed to demonstrate
to the FDA that administering this agent with the Delcath System to treat
malignant melanoma that has spread to the liver results in better patient
treatment outcomes than those obtained from other available treatments. Phase
III clinical trials are a prerequisite for FDA approval of Delcath’s pre-market
application. During these trials, administration of melphalan through the
Delcath System must be proven to be safe and effective for the treatment of
melanoma in the liver. The FDA requires us to demonstrate that delivering
melphalan using the Delcath System results in tumor responses that are better
than those obtained in the control arm.
The
FDA
pre-market approval we are currently seeking is limited to administration of
melphalan with the Delcath System to treat patients suffering from metastatic
melanoma which has spread to the liver. If we are granted this approval, we
plan
to seek additional FDA pre-market approvals for using the Delcath System with
other chemotherapy agents for treatment of other liver cancers. In many
instances, the process of applying for and obtaining regulatory approvals
involves rigorous pre-clinical and clinical testing. The time, resources and
funds required for completing necessary testing and obtaining approvals is
significant, and FDA pre-market approval may never be obtained for some medical
devices or drug delivery systems. If we fail to raise the additional capital
required or enter into strategic partnerships to finance this testing or if
we
fail to obtain the required approvals, our potential growth and the expansion
of
our business would likely be limited.
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Prior
to
starting the Phase III trials, we conducted Phase I and II clinical trials
at
several centers in the United States and overseas under investigational device
and investigational new drug exemptions granted by the FDA. The trials were
designed to demonstrate the system’s safety and “functionality,” or its ability
to administer to and extract from the liver approved and marketed chemotherapy
agents. Test subjects had primary liver cancer or cancer which had spread to
the
liver. Subjects were treated with melphalan, doxorubicin or 5-FU. These trials
demonstrated that the Delcath System was capable of extracting up to 85% of
the
chemotherapy agent administered to the liver. These trials indicated that with
three different anticancer agents, the Delcath System permits the delivery
of
higher dosages to the cancer site while at the same time minimizing the exposure
of healthy tissue and organs to the effects of chemotherapeutic
agents.
We
believe the results of the clinical trials we have conducted indicate that
the
Delcath System delivered:
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more
chemotherapy agent to the tumor site;
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less
chemotherapy agent to the general circulation than that which would
be
delivered by administration of the same dose by intravenous means;
and
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high
dosing without inflicting the systemic damage that the patient would
have
experienced if he had received similar dosing using conventional
intravenous chemotherapy
administration.
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In
addition, clinicians involved in the Phase I and Phase II clinical trials
observed reductions in tumor size.
Further,
though not demonstrated in a statistically significant manner because of the
limited number of patients tested, clinicians observed responses including
survival times of patients treated with the Delcath System which exceeded those
that would generally be expected in patients receiving chemotherapy treatment
through conventional intravenous means of delivery.
The
FDA
has classified the Delcath System as a drug delivery system which requires
us to
obtain approval of new labeling for the drug being used in the clinical trials.
The clinical trials are designed to provide the data to support this labeling
change.
Our
Clinical Trial and Agreement with the National Cancer
Institute
In
2001,
we announced that the NCI approved a Phase I clinical study protocol for
administering escalating doses of the chemotherapy agent, melphalan, through
the
Delcath System, to patients with metastatic and unresectable cancer of the
liver. The NCI was treating patients with an invasive surgical procedure called
Isolated Hepatic Perfusion (“IHP”); the results of IHP were promising, but the
treatment was limited because it was too invasive for sicker patients and could
not be repeated, and after a period of time disease frequently recurred.
The
Phase
I clinical trial conducted at the NCI has been completed and has been followed
by a Phase II study treating patients with primary liver cancers,
adenocarcinomas and neuroendocrine cancers that have metastasized to the liver
and a Phase III study treating patients with melanoma metastatic to the liver.
The Phase II and Phase III clinical trials are subject to the terms and
conditions of the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (the “CRADA”)
between us and the NCI.
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On
June
26, 2007, we announced the expansion of our Phase II multi-histology clinical
trial to include a fourth arm consisting of patients with metastatic melanoma
in
the liver who have previously received isolated hepatic perfusion, but whose
cancer has since relapsed or patients that have completed the maximum six
Delcath treatments allowed in the Phase III protocol. The added arm of the
trial, which is independent of the other arms, allows us to assess the impact
of
PHP therapy on patients who previously responded to high-dose melphalan, but
later experienced a relapse with one or more tumors growing back. Patients
who
previously responded to the therapy are considered good candidates to respond
again, and patients with prior PHP or IHP treatment in the Phase I trial had
additional responses and prolonged survival times.
On
March
29, 2007, following the completion of the five-year term of the CRADA between
Delcath and the NCI, Delcath announced the agreement had been extended for
an
additional five years. This extension enhances and expands the initial CRADA
by
providing for collaboration between us and the NCI in the joint development
and
evaluation of the Delcath System device to deliver high-dose melphalan to
patients, and to evaluate the advisability of developing additional commercial
agents for use with the Delcath System. Under the agreement, the Surgery Branch
of the NCI will work towards completion of Delcath System’s pivotal ongoing
Phase III trial for patients with metastatic melanoma in the liver using the
drug melphalan, and serve as the coordinating center for the multi-center trial,
which is approved for expansion to a maximum of 15 centers by the FDA. Expansion
to include additional clinical centers was also approved by the NCI
Institutional Review Board on May 30, 2007.
Research
for Hepatitis Treatment
Another
disease that attacks the liver is viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is a general term
meaning inflammation of the liver and can be caused by a variety of different
viruses including hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, but usually refers to hepatitis
B
and C. Hepatitis B and C are serious and common infectious diseases of the
liver, affecting millions of people throughout the world according to the WHO.
The WHO estimates more than 2 billion people alive today have been infected
with
hepatitis B at some time in their lives. Of these, about 350 million remain
infected chronically. Up to 3% of the world’s population may harbor hepatitis C
infection, with 4 million carriers in Europe alone, according to the WHO
figures. The Center for Disease Control (the “CDC”) estimated there were 185,000
cases of hepatitis B and 38,000 cases of hepatitis C in the U.S. in 1997.
According to the CDC, Over 5,000 Americans die from hepatitis B and over 10,000
Americans die from hepatitis C every year. The incidence of viral hepatitis
in
the United States and worldwide is increasing. The CDC further predicts the
number of deaths from hepatitis C will triple in the next two decades. The
estimated cost, including treatment and lost productivity due to sickness is
estimated to be over $700 million per year for hepatitis B and over $600 million
per year for hepatitis C. The long-range effects of some forms of hepatitis
can
include massive death of liver cells, chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis and
hepatoma. The current treatment for viral hepatitis is limited and includes
long-term injections of interferon alpha, which is similar to chemotherapy
in
its toxicity and dosage limitations.
We
are
currently discussing the initiation of clinical trials to determine the
feasibility of using the Delcath System to administer anti-viral drugs in the
treatment of viral hepatitis. Prior to human clinical trials, we may perform
testing on different filters to determine their ability to remove certain
antiviral agents and conduct animal testing of the effect of high dose antiviral
therapy delivered into the liver.
Other
Organs and Body Regions
Other
areas of future treatment may include the treatment of pancreatic tumors,
biliary tumors, renal tumors and tumors of the limbs. Delcath has begun to
explore modifications to our core technology to allow for treatment of these
areas of the body using our perfusion technology. We are initiating discussions
with physicians who have shown interest in furthering the development of some
of
these systems and plan to conduct bench and animal testing to establish the
feasibility of specific drugs for the treatment of these tumors.
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Sales
and Marketing
If
we
receive FDA approval, we may enter into collaboration with an existing medical
device marketer or we may market the system ourselves. If we develop our own
sales force, we intend to focus our marketing efforts on the over fifty
NCI-designated Cancer Centers in the United States, beginning with the hospitals
participating in the Phase III clinical trials, as well as key foreign
institutions. We will focus these efforts on two distinct groups of medical
specialists in these comprehensive cancer centers:
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oncologists
who have primary responsibility for the cancer patient;
and
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interventional
radiologists who are physicians specialized in working with catheter-based
systems.
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Upon
diagnosis of cancer, a patient is usually referred to a medical oncologist.
Depending upon the type, size and spread of tumors in the patient, this
physician generally provides palliative treatments (non-curative) and refers
the
patient to a surgical oncologist if surgery appears to be an option. Both
medical and surgical oncologists will be included in our target market.
Generally, medical oncologists do not position catheters. This is done either
by
an interventional radiologist or a surgeon.
We
plan
to hire a marketing director at such time as we receive an indication from
the
FDA that approval of the Delcath System is forthcoming. If we decide to market
the Delcath System ourselves, we would then hire a sales manager and a small
force of sales representatives to market the system in the United States.
In
addition, if we can establish foreign testing and marketing relationships,
we
plan to utilize one or more corporate partners to market products outside the
United States. We believe distribution or corporate partnering arrangements
will
be cost effective, can be implemented more quickly than a direct sales force
established by us in such countries and will enable us to capitalize on local
marketing expertise in the countries we target.
Since
we
plan to sell the Delcath System to a large number of hospitals and physician
practices, we do not expect to be dependent upon one or a few
customers.
Market
acceptance of the Delcath System will depend upon:
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the
ability of our clinical trials to demonstrate a measurable tumor
reduction
in patients whose tumors would not be expected to shrink from systemic
chemotherapy;
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our
ability to educate physicians on the use of the system and its benefits
compared to other treatment alternatives;
and
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our
ability to convince healthcare payers that use of the Delcath system
results in reduced treatment costs of
patients.
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This
will
require substantial efforts and expenditures.
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Third-Party
Reimbursement
Because
the Delcath System is characterized by the FDA as an experimental device, its
use is not now reimbursable in the United States. We will not seek to have
third-party payers, such as Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance
plans, reimburse the cost of the Delcath System until after its use is approved
by the FDA.
We
will
identify a medical reimbursement expert to assist us in having the Delcath
treatment approved for reimbursement by third party payors.
Manufacturing
We
plan
to continue to utilize contract manufacturers to manufacture the components
of
the Delcath System. The Delcath System kit is being manufactured domestically
by
the OEM division of B. Braun Medical, Inc. of Germany. B. Braun is also
supplying the other catheters and catheter accessories. The Delcath System
kit
components must be manufactured and sterilized in accordance with manufacturing
and performance specifications that are on file with the FDA. B. Braun has
demonstrated that the components it manufactures meet these specifications.
B.
Braun’s manufacturing facility is ISO 9000 approved, which will allow the use of
the system in European markets. We have not entered into a written agreement
with B. Braun to manufacture the system either for the clinical trials or for
commercial sale.
Medtronic
USA, Inc. manufactures the components of the blood filtration circuit, including
the medical tubing through which a patient’s blood flows and various connectors,
as well as the blood filtration pump accessories. Medtronic is a manufacturer
of
components used for extracorporeal blood circulation during cardiac surgery.
The
components manufactured by Medtronic have been cleared by the FDA for other
applications but are considered experimental under Delcath’s Investigational
Device Exemption (“IDE”) approved by the FDA and must comply with manufacturing
and performance specifications for the Delcath System that are on file with
the
FDA. Medtronic has demonstrated that the components it manufactures meet these
specifications. Medtronic’s manufacturing facility is also ISO 9000 approved
and, thus, the components it manufactures may be used in European
markets.
The
Company currently relies on a domestic supplier for the activated charcoal
filters used in the Delcath System. These activated charcoal filters were
previously marketed in the U. S. and overseas for blood detoxification, but
their use within the Delcath system is considered experimental under Delcath’s
IDE approved by the FDA. Delcath is collaborating with this and other filter
manufacturers to develop improved filters for use within the Delcath
System.
Competition
The
healthcare industry is characterized by extensive research efforts, rapid
technological progress and intense competition from numerous organizations,
including biotechnology firms and academic institutions. Competition in the
cancer treatment industry is intense. We believe that the primary competitive
factors for products addressing cancer include safety, efficacy, ease of use,
reliability and price. We also believe that physician relationships, especially
relationships with leaders in the medical and surgical oncology communities,
are
important competitive factors.
The
Delcath System competes with all forms of liver cancer treatments that are
alternatives to resection including liver transplant, chemotherapy, cryosurgery,
percutaneous ethanol injection, radiation therapy, radio frequency ablation,
chemoembolization, hepatic artery infusion, implanted infusion pumps, surgically
isolated perfusion, gene therapy, hyperthermia and the use of biological
response modulators, monoclonal antibodies and liposomes. Many of Delcath’s
competitors have substantially greater financial, technological, research and
development, marketing and personnel resources. In addition, some of our
competitors have considerable experience in conducting clinical trials and
other
regulatory approval procedures. Our competitors may develop more effective
or
more affordable products or treatment methods, or achieve earlier product
development or patent protection, in which case our chances to achieve
meaningful revenues or profitability will be substantially reduced.
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Government
Regulation
General.
The
manufacture and sale of medical devices and drugs are subject to extensive
governmental regulation in the United States and in other countries. The Delcath
System is regulated in the United States as a drug delivery system by the FDA
under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. As such, it requires approval
by
the FDA of a pre-market application prior to commercial
distribution.
Melphalan,
the drug that we are initially seeking to have approved for delivery by the
Delcath System, is a widely used chemotherapy agent that has been approved
by
the FDA. Like all approved drugs, the approved labeling includes indications
for
use, method of action, dosing, side-effects and contraindications. Because
the
Delcath System delivers the drug through a mode of administration and at a
dose
strength that differs from those currently approved, approval for revised
labeling of melphalan permitting its use with the Delcath System must be
obtained. The clinical trials are designed to provide the data to support this
labeling change.
Under
the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the FDA regulates the pre-clinical and
clinical testing, design, manufacture, labeling, distribution, sales, marketing,
post-marketing reporting, advertising and promotion of medical devices and
drugs
in the United States. Noncompliance with applicable requirements could result
in
different sanctions such as: suspension or withdrawal of clearances or
approvals; total or partial suspension of production, distribution, sales and
marketing; fines; injunctions; civil penalties; recall or seizure of products;
and criminal prosecution of a company and its officers and
employees.
Our
contract manufacturers are also subject to numerous federal, state and local
laws relating to such matters as safe working conditions, manufacturing
practices, environmental protection, and disposal of hazardous or potentially
hazardous substances.
Medical
Devices.
The
Delcath System is a Class III medical device. Class III medical devices are
those which are subject to the most stringent regulatory controls to assure
reasonable safety and effectiveness because insufficient information exists
to
assure safety and efficacy solely through general or special controls such
as
labeling requirements, mandatory performance standards and post-market
surveillance. As such, FDA pre-market approval is required for Class III medical
devices. An application for pre-market approval must be supported by data
concerning the device and its components, including the manufacturing and
labeling of the device and the results of animal and laboratory testing and
human clinical trials. The conduct of Phase III clinical trials is subject
to
regulations and to continuing oversight by institutional review boards at
hospitals and research centers that conduct the trials and by the FDA. These
regulations include required reporting of adverse events from use of the device
during the trials. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, clinical
studies for “significant risk” Class III devices require obtaining approval by
institutional review boards and the filing with the FDA of an investigational
device exemption at least thirty days before initiation of the studies. Before
commencing clinical trials, we obtained an investigational device exemption
providing for the initiation of clinical trials. We also obtained approval
of
our investigational plan, including the proposed protocols and informed consent
statement that patients sign before undergoing treatment with the Delcath
System, by the institutional review boards at the sites where the trials were
conducted.
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Given
the
short life expectancy of patients suffering from metastatic melanoma of the
liver, we believe that the FDA will review our pre-market application
expeditiously. However, approval of the Delcath System may take longer if the
FDA requests substantial additional information or clarification, or if any
major amendments to the application are required to be filed. In addition,
the
FDA may refer this matter to an advisory committee of experts to obtain views
about the Delcath System. This process is referred to as a “panel review,” and
could delay the approval of the Delcath System. The FDA will usually inspect
the
applicant’s manufacturing facility to ensure compliance with quality systems
regulations prior to approval of an application. The FDA also may conduct
bio-research monitoring inspections of the clinical trial sites and the
applicant to ensure data integrity and that the studies were conducted in
compliance with the applicable FDA regulations, including good clinical practice
regulations.
If
the
FDA’s evaluations of the application, clinical study sites and manufacturing
facilities are favorable, the FDA will issue either an approval letter or an
“approvable letter” containing a number of conditions that must be met in order
to secure approval of an application. If and when those conditions have been
fulfilled to the satisfaction of the FDA, the agency will issue an order
approving the application, authorizing commercial marketing of the device under
specified conditions of use. If the FDA’s evaluation of the application, the
clinical study sites or the manufacturing facilities is not favorable, the
FDA
will deny approval of the application or issue a “not approvable letter.” The
FDA may also determine that additional pre-clinical testing or human clinical
trials are necessary before approval, or that post-approval studies must be
conducted.
The
FDA’s
regulations require agency approval of an application supplement for changes
to
a device if they affect the safety and effectiveness of the device, including
new indications for use; labeling changes; the use of a different facility
or
establishment to manufacture, process or package the device; changes in vendors
supplying components for the device; changes in manufacturing methods or quality
control systems; and changes in performance or design specifications. Changes
in
manufacturing procedures or methods may be implemented and the device
distributed thirty days after the FDA is provided with notice of these changes,
unless the FDA advises the pre-market approval application holder within thirty
days of receipt of the notice that the notice is inadequate or that pre-approval
of an application supplement is required.
Approved
medical devices remain subject to extensive regulation. Advertising and
promotional activities are subject to regulation by the FDA and by the Federal
Trade Commission. Other applicable requirements include the FDA’s medical device
reporting regulations, which require that we provide information to the FDA
on
deaths or serious injuries that may have been caused or contributed to by the
use of marketed devices, as well as product malfunctions that would likely
cause
or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur.
If
safety or efficacy problems occur after the product reaches the market, the
FDA
may take steps to prevent or limit further marketing of the product.
Additionally, the FDA actively enforces regulations prohibiting marketing or
promoting of devices or drugs for indications or uses that have not been cleared
or approved by the FDA. Further, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act authorizes
the
FDA to impose post-market surveillance requirements with respect to a Class
III
device which is reasonably likely to have a serious adverse health consequence
or which is intended to be implanted in the human body for more than one year
or
to be a life sustaining or life supporting device used outside a hospital or
ambulatory treatment center.
The
Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act regulates a device manufacturer’s design control, quality
control and manufacturing procedures by requiring the manufacturer to
demonstrate and maintain compliance with quality systems regulations including
good manufacturing practices and other requirements. These regulations require,
among other things, that:
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design
controls, covering initial design and design changes be in
place;
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the
manufacturing process be regulated, controlled and documented by
the use
of written procedures; and
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the
ability to produce devices which meet the manufacturer’s specifications be
validated by extensive and detailed testing of every aspect of the
process.
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The
FDA
monitors compliance with quality systems regulations, including good
manufacturing practice requirements, by conducting periodic inspections of
manufacturing facilities. If violations of the applicable regulations are found
during FDA inspections, the FDA will notify the manufacturer of such violations
and the FDA, administratively or through court enforcement action, can prohibit
further manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing of the device until
the
violations are cured. If violations are not cured within a reasonable length
of
time after the FDA provides notification of such violations, the FDA is
authorized to withdraw approval of the pre-marketing approval
application.
Investigational
devices that require FDA pre-marketing approval in the United States but have
not received such approval may be exported to countries belonging to the
European Union, European Economic Area and some other specified countries,
provided that the device is intended for investigational use in accordance
with
the laws of the importing country, has been manufactured in accordance with
the
FDA’s good manufacturing practices or ISO standards, is labeled on the outside
of the shipping carton “for export only,” is not sold or offered for sale in the
United States and complies with the specifications of the foreign purchaser.
The
export of an investigational device for investigational use to any other country
requires prior authorization from the FDA. An investigational device may be
exported for commercial use only as described below, under “Foreign Regulation.”
Drugs.
A
manufacturer of a chemotherapy agent must obtain an amendment or a supplemental
new drug application for a chemotherapy product providing for its use with
the
Delcath System before the Delcath System may be marketed in the United States
to
deliver that agent to the liver or any other site. The FDA-approved labeling
for
melphalan does not provide for its delivery with the Delcath System. It may
be
necessary to partner with the holder of an approved drug application for
melphalan to make this change to the labeling of the agent. We have no assurance
that we will reach agreement with a company or that the FDA will approve the
application. If this approval is obtained, it would not have a negative effect
on the manufacturer of melphalan. Rather, the drug manufacturer would have
the
opportunity to expand the use of the drug as a result of changing their label
to
include the Delcath labeling.
A
Phase
III clinical trial protocol using melphalan has been approved by the FDA under
our investigational new drug application. FDA regulations also require that
prior to initiating the trials the sponsor of the trials obtain institutional
review board (“IRB”) approval from each investigational site that will conduct
the trials. We have received IRB approval from NCI and will seek the approval
of
institutional review boards at additional medical centers by assembling and
providing them with information with respect to the trial.
The
approved Phase III clinical trial protocol is designed to obtain approval of
both new drug labeling and a pre-market approval application providing for
the
use of melphalan with the Delcath System. The trial protocol was approved by
both the FDA division that approves new drugs and the division that reviews
applications to market new devices. All of the data generated in the trial
will
be submitted to both of these FDA divisions.
Under
the
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Delcath System cannot be marketed until the
new
drug application, or supplemental new drug application and the pre-market
approval application are approved, and then only in conformity with any
conditions of use set forth in the approved labeling.
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Foreign
Regulation.
In order
for any foreign strategic partner to market our products in Asia, Europe, Latin
America and other foreign jurisdictions, they must obtain required regulatory
approvals or clearances and otherwise comply with extensive regulations
regarding safety and manufacturing processes and quality in the respective
country. These regulations, including the requirements for approvals or
clearances to market, may differ from the FDA regulatory scheme. In addition,
there may be foreign regulatory barriers other than pre-market approval or
clearance.
In
April
1996, legislation was enacted that permits a medical device which requires
FDA
pre-market approval but which has not received such approval to be exported
to
any country for commercial use, provided that the device:
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complies
with the laws of that country;
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has
valid marketing authorization or the equivalent from the appropriate
authority in any of a list of industrialized countries including
Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, South
Africa
and countries in the European Economic Union;
and
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meets
other regulatory requirements regarding labeling, compliance with
the
FDA’s good manufacturing practices or ISO manufacturing standards, and
notification to the FDA.
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In
order
for us to market and sell the Delcath System in foreign jurisdictions, we must
obtain required regulatory approvals or clearances and otherwise comply with
extensive regulations.
Patents,
Trade Secrets and Proprietary Rights
Our
success depends in large part on our ability to obtain patents, maintain trade
secret protection and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights
of
third parties. Because of the length of time and expense associated with
bringing new products through development and regulatory approval to the
marketplace, the health care industry has traditionally placed considerable
emphasis on obtaining patent and trade secret protection for significant new
technologies, products and processes. We hold the following eight United States
patents, as well as twenty corresponding foreign patents in Canada, Europe
and
Asia that we believe are or may be material to our business:
Summary
Description of Patents
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Patent
No.
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Expiration
Date
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Isolated
perfusion method for cancer treatment
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U.S.
#5,069,662
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December
3, 2008
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Isolated
perfusion device — catheter for use in isolated perfusion in cancer
treatment
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U.S.
#5,411,479
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May
2, 2012
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Device
and method for isolated pelvic perfusion
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U.S.
#5,817,046
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July
14, 2017
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Catheter
design to allow blood flow from renal veins and limbs to bypass
occluded
segment of IVC
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U.S.
#5,893,841
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August
30, 2016
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Catheter
with slideable balloon to adjust isolated segment
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U.S.
#5,919,163
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July
14, 2017
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Isolated
perfusion method for kidney cancer
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U.S.
#6,186,146
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January
13, 2017
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Catheter
flow and lateral movement controller
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U.S.
#5,897,533
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September
2, 2017
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Method
for treating glandular diseases and malignancies
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U.S.
#7,022,097
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May
9, 2023
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We
plan
to enforce our intellectual property rights vigorously. In addition, we will
conduct searches and other activity relating to the protection of existing
patents and the filing of new applications. We will specifically seek patent
improvements we identify through manufacturing and clinical use of the Delcath
System and modifications which allow us to expand the use of the Delcath System
beyond the treatment of cancers in the liver.
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In
addition to patent protection, we rely on unpatented trade secrets and
proprietary technological expertise. We rely, in part, on confidentiality
agreements with our marketing partners, employees, advisors, vendors and
consultants to protect our trade secrets and proprietary technological
expertise. These agreements may not provide meaningful protection of our
proprietary technologies or other intellectual property if unauthorized use
or
disclosure occurs.
Employees
As
of
December 31, 2007 we had six full-time employees. We intend to recruit
additional personnel in connection with the research, development, manufacturing
and marketing of our products. None of our employees is represented by a union
and we believe relationships with our employees are good.
In
addition to our full-time employees, we engage the services of medical,
scientific, and financial consultants.
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are a
reporting company and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”). Our Commission filings (File No. 1-16133) are available to
the public free of charge over the Internet at the Commission’s web site at
http://www.sec.gov,
and at
our web site at http://www.delcath.com.
You
may
also read and copy any document we file at the Commission’s public reference
room located at 100 F. Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You
may
request copies of these documents by writing to the Commission and paying a
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for the copying cost. You may call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more
information about the operation of the public reference room.
Item
1A. Risk
Factors
You
should carefully consider the specific risks set forth below relating to our
business and our Company before making an investment decision. The risks and
uncertainties we have described are not the only ones facing our Company.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we
currently consider immaterial also may adversely affect our Company. The
following risk factors should be read carefully in connection with evaluating
our business and the forward-looking statements that we make in this report
and
elsewhere (including oral statements) from time to time. If any of the following
risks and uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition
or
operating results may be materially and adversely affected. In this event,
the
trading price of our securities may decline and you may lose part or all of
your
investment.
Risks
Related to Our Business and Financial Condition
If
we are not successful in the development and commercialization of the Delcath
System, or if we are unable to market and sell the product, we will not generate
operating revenue or become profitable.
The
Delcath System, an enabling technology for the isolation of various organs
in
the body to permit the delivery of otherwise unacceptably toxic doses of drugs,
is our only product, and our entire focus has been the development and
commercialization of this product. If the Delcath System fails as a commercial
product, we have no other products to sell.
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Continuing
losses may exhaust our capital resources. We have had no revenue to date, a
substantial accumulated deficit, recurring operating losses and negative cash
flow.
We
expect
to incur significant and increasing losses while generating minimal revenues
over the next few years. From our inception on August 5, 1988 through December
31, 2007, we have incurred cumulative net losses of approximately $39.0 million
which were principally incurred in connection with our product development
efforts and, in 2006, legal expenses. For the years ended December 31, 2006
and
2007, we incurred net losses of approximately $11.0 million and $3.7 million,
respectively.
In
the
past, we have funded our operations through a combination of private placements
of our securities and through the proceeds of our public offerings in 2000,
2003
and 2007. Please see the detailed discussion of our sales of securities
described in Note 2 to our 2007 financial statements included in this report.
In
addition, we received proceeds of approximately $5.6 million from private
placements we completed in 2004; approximately $2.2 million on exercise of
warrants and options in 2004; approximately $2.5 million from a private
placement we completed in 2005; approximately $5.5 million on exercise of
warrants and options in 2005; approximately $5.1 million on exercise of warrants
and options in 2006; approximately $1.3 million on exercise of options in 2007;
and approximately $13.3 million from a registered direct offering we completed
in 2007. As of December 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of
approximately $17.8 million.
If
we
continue to incur losses, we may exhaust our capital resources, and as a result
may be unable to complete the development and commercialization of our product.
Additionally, as we incur additional losses, our accumulated deficit will
further increase.
If
we do not raise any additional capital that may be required to commercialize
the
Delcath System, our potential to generate future revenues will be significantly
limited even if we receive FDA premarket approval.
Before
we
can obtain approval to sell our product commercially, we will need premarket
approval from the FDA which, in turn, requires that we complete clinical trials
to establish the safety and effectiveness of our System. While we have
sufficient capital to conduct our operations, our current resources may not
be
sufficient to complete Phase III clinical trials using melphalan or other
clinical trials that we may pursue and will be insufficient to fund the costs
of
commercializing the Delcath System, which will be significant. Many of the
costs
incurred in conducting clinical trials are due to uncertainties that are not
within our control, including (i) the possibility that the FDA may require
additional trials and the number of trials that may be required; (ii) the
charges payable to each current or prospective clinical test site which may
be a
flat fee for a certain time period or a fee based on the number of participants
in the trial; (iii) the amount of the fee per participant which is individually
negotiated with each test site; (iv) the number of patients that may be required
to be enrolled in any particular trial; (v) the location of the test site which
can affect our other costs, including the costs of retaining a clinical research
organization and out of pocket costs such as travel; (vi) the actual number
of
treatments per patient in each clinical trial; and (vii) the possible reduction
in trial costs billed to us where a patient’s insurer agrees to cover treatment
expenses. We do not know if additional financings will be available when needed,
or if they are available, if they will be available on acceptable terms. If
we
are unable to obtain additional financing as needed, we will not be able to
sell
the Delcath System commercially.
If
we are unable to obtain additional funding, our general business operations
will
be harmed.
As
described above, while we have sufficient capital to conduct our operations,
we
require additional capital for research and development and for additional
clinical trials. Our further liquidity and capital requirements will depend
on
numerous factors, including the progress of our research and product development
programs, including clinical studies; the timing and costs of making various
United Sates and foreign regulatory filings, obtaining approvals and complying
with regulations; the timing and effectiveness of product commercialization
activities, including marketing arrangements overseas; the timing and costs
involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing intellectual
property rights; and the effect of competing technological and market
developments. We do not know if additional financing will be available when
needed, or if it is available, if it will be available on acceptable terms.
Insufficient funds may require us to curtail our research and development
activities.
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There
are risks associated with forward-looking statements made by us and actual
results may differ.
Some
of
the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and
uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such
as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate” and “continue,”
or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully
because they:
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discuss
our future expectations;
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contain
projections of our future results of operations or of our financial
condition; and
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state
other “forward-looking”
information.
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We
believe it is important to communicate our expectations. However, there may
be
events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict and/or over
which we have no control. The risk factors listed in this section, other risk
factors about which we may not be aware, as well as any cautionary language
in
this prospectus supplement, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events
that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations
we
describe in our forward-looking statements. You should be aware that the
occurrence of the events described in these risk factors could have an adverse
effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Risks
Related to FDA and Foreign Regulatory Approval
Even
if the FDA grants premarket approval for use of the Delcath System for the
treatment of melanoma that has metastasized to the liver with melphalan, our
ability to market the device would be limited to that use.
If
the
FDA grants premarket approval for use of the Delcath System in the treatment
of
melanoma that has metastasized to the liver with Melphalan, our ability to
market the System would be limited to its use with that drug in treating that
disease. Thereafter, physicians could use the System for the treatment of other
cancers or using other drugs (“off-label” use), but we could not market it for
such uses, unless we obtained separate FDA approval to market the System for
use
with other drugs or to treat other diseases. The lack of separate specific
approvals would limit our ability to market our product and could result in
substantially reduced sales.
If
we do not obtain FDA premarket approval, we may not be able to export the
Delcath System to foreign markets, which will limit our sales opportunities.
If
the
FDA does not approve our application for premarket approval for the Delcath
System, we will not be able to export the Delcath System from the United States
for marketing abroad unless approval has been obtained from one of a number
of
developed nations. If we do not have such approval, we will not be eligible
to
use a simplified registration process for the Delcath System in a number of
countries including the members of the European Union, Great Britain and
Australia. We have not begun to seek foreign regulatory approval and may not
be
able to obtain approval from one or more countries where we would like to sell
the Delcath System. If we are unable to market the Delcath System
internationally because we are unable to obtain required approvals, our
international market opportunity will be materially limited.
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Because
of our limited experience, conduct of clinical trials and obtaining FDA
premarket approval could be delayed.
We
have
experienced, and may continue to experience, delays in conducting and completing
required clinical trials, caused by many factors, including our limited
experience in the following areas:
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arranging
for clinical trials;
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evaluating
and submitting the data gathered from clinical
trials;
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designing
trials to conform to the trial protocols authorized by the
FDA;
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complying
with the requirements of institutional review boards at the sites
where
the trials may be conducted; and
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identifying
clinical test sites and sponsoring
physicians.
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Completion
of our clinical trials will also depend on the ability of the clinical test
sites to identify patients to enroll in the clinical trials, as the population
of appropriate subjects (i.e., patients with melanoma that has metastasized
to
the liver) is limited. The trials may also take longer to complete because
of
difficulties we may encounter in entering into agreements with clinical testing
sites to conduct the trials. Any significant delay in completing clinical trials
or in the FDA’s response to our submission, or a requirement by the FDA for us
to conduct additional trials, would delay the commercialization of the Delcath
System and our ability to generate revenues.
The
FDA could temporarily or permanently halt the conduct of our clinical
trials.
If
the
FDA decides for any reason that the Delcath System is not sufficiently safe
or
efficacious, it may require the Company to halt the trials. We may not be able
to resume our trials or launch trials overseas if the FDA were to halt the
United States trials.
On
October 23, 2007, we announced that we received on the afternoon of October
22,
2007, a letter from the FDA recommending that we temporarily suspend enrollment
in the Phase III and Phase II trials of the Delcath System, and submit an
analysis of adverse events in anticipation of a meeting with the FDA to discuss
certain gastrointestinal (“GI”) safety concerns. The recommendation was issued
by the FDA following reports of four serious adverse GI events that were
submitted to the FDA, the NCI’s Institutional Review Board and the Data Safety
Monitoring Board, which may have been related to the infusion of melphalan.
Following receipt of this letter, we decided to voluntarily defer accrual of
new
patients in our Phase III and Phase II trials.
During
a
meeting at the FDA which was attended by senior reviewers from both the Drug
and
Device arms of the FDA, the Principal Investigator at the NCI presented an
analysis of the previously reported gastrointestinal toxicities and of the
changes incorporated into the trial protocols to prevent a recurrence of the
(GI) toxicities. These changes had been previously approved by the NCI
Institutional Review Board and were subsequently approved by the Data Safety
Monitoring Board for the Phase III trial. Following the meeting, we were
notified in writing by the FDA that the studies can proceed with the amended
protocol and we announced the notification of trial resumption in a November
20,
2007 press release.
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We
may
experience a number of events that could continue to delay or prevent
development of the Delcath System, including:
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the
FDA may put the Phase III and/or Phase II trials on clinical hold,
meaning
that they will not allow for further enrollment in and/or permanently
suspend our clinical trials;
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additional
serious adverse events in the clinical trials could
occur;
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the
Company could fail to resume enrollment in the clinical trials in
a timely
manner or at all; or
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other
regulators or institutional review boards may not authorize, or may
delay,
suspend or terminate the clinical trial program due to any unresolved
safety concerns.
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If
similar events were to occur in the future, our clinical trials, and as a
result, our business, operations and stock price could be materially adversely
affected.
Third-party
reimbursement may not be available to purchasers of the Delcath System or may
be
inadequate, resulting in lower sales even if FDA premarket approval is granted.
Physicians,
hospitals and other health care providers may be reluctant to purchase our
System if they do not receive substantial reimbursement for the cost of the
procedures using our products from third-party payors, including Medicare,
Medicaid and private health insurance plans.
The
Delcath System is currently characterized by the FDA as an experimental device.
As such, Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance plans will not
reimburse its use in the United States. We will not begin to seek reimbursement
by third-party payors of the cost of the Delcath System until after its use
is
approved by the FDA. Each third-party payor independently determines whether
and
to what extent it will reimburse for a medical procedure or product. There
are
no assurances that third-party payors in the United States or abroad will agree
to cover procedures using the Delcath System. Further, third-party payors may
deny reimbursement if they determine that the Delcath System is not used in
accordance with established payor protocols regarding cost effective treatment
methods or is used for forms of cancer or with drugs not specifically approved
by the FDA.
In
addition, new products are under increased scrutiny as to whether they will
be
covered by the various healthcare plans and as to the level of reimbursement
that would be applicable to respective covered products and procedures. A
third-party payor may deny reimbursement for the treatment and medical costs
associated with the Delcath System, notwithstanding FDA or other regulatory
approval, if that payor determines that the Delcath System is unnecessary,
inappropriate, not cost effective, and experimental or is used for a
non-approved indication.
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Risks
Related to Manufacturing, Commercialization and Market Acceptance of the Delcath
System
We
obtain necessary components for the Delcath System from sole-source suppliers.
Because manufacturers must demonstrate compliance with FDA requirements, if
our
present suppliers fail to meet such requirements or if we change any supplier,
the successful completion of the clinical trials and/or the commercialization
of
the Delcath System could be jeopardized.
We
must
ensure that the components of the Delcath System are manufactured in accordance
with manufacturing and performance specifications of the Delcath System on
file
with the FDA and with drug and device good manufacturing practice requirements.
Many of the components of the Delcath System are manufactured by sole source
suppliers. If any of our suppliers fails to meet our needs, or if we need to
seek an alternate source of supply, we may be forced to suspend or terminate
our
clinical trials. Further, if we need a new source of supply after commercial
introduction of the Delcath System, we may face long interruptions in obtaining
necessary components, which could jeopardize our ability to supply the Delcath
System to the market.
Currently
the Delcath System kit is being manufactured domestically by the OEM division
of
B. Braun Medical, Inc. of Germany which also supplies the other catheters and
accessories. Medtronic USA, Inc. currently manufactures the components of the
blood filtration circuit located outside of the body, including the medical
tubing through which the patient’s blood flows and various connectors and the
blood pump head. We purchase activated charcoal filters used in the Delcath
System from a single supplier.
We
do not have any contracts with suppliers for the manufacture of components
for
the Delcath System. If we are unable to obtain an adequate supply of the
necessary components, we may not be able timely to complete our clinical trials.
We
do not
have any contracts with suppliers for the manufacture of components for the
Delcath System. Certain components are available from only a limited number
of
sources. To date, we have only had components of the Delcath System manufactured
for us in small quantities for use in pre-clinical studies and clinical trials.
We will require significantly greater quantities to commercialize the product.
Notwithstanding our best efforts, we may not be able to find an alternate source
of comparable components. If we are unable to obtain adequate supplies of
components from our existing suppliers or need to switch to an alternate
supplier, commercialization of the Delcath System could be delayed.
Because
of our limited experience in marketing products and our lack of adequate
personnel to market and sell products, we may not be successful in marketing
and
selling the Delcath System even if we receive FDA premarket approval.
We
have
not previously sold, marketed or distributed any products and currently do
not
have the personnel, resources, experience or other capabilities to market the
Delcath System adequately. Our success will depend upon our ability to attract
and retain skilled sales and marketing personnel or our reaching an agreement
with a third party to market our product. Competition for sales and marketing
personnel is intense, and we may not be successful in attracting or retaining
such personnel. Our inability to attract and retain skilled sales and marketing
personnel or to reach an agreement with a third party could adversely affect
our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Market
acceptance of the Delcath System will depend on substantial efforts and
expenditures in an area with which we have limited experience.
Market
acceptance of the Delcath System will depend upon a variety of factors including
whether our clinical trials demonstrate a significant reduction in the mortality
rate for the kinds of cancers treated on a cost-effective basis, our ability
to
educate physicians on the use of the Delcath System and our ability to convince
healthcare payors that use of the Delcath System results in reduced treatment
costs to patients. We have only limited experience in these areas and we may
not
be successful in achieving these goals. Moreover, the Delcath System replaces
treatment methods in which many hospitals have made a significant investment.
Hospitals may be unwilling to replace their existing technology in light of
their investment and experience with competing technologies. Many doctors and
hospitals are reluctant to use a new medical technology until its value has
been
demonstrated. As a result, the Delcath System may not gain significant market
acceptance among physicians, hospitals, patients and healthcare payors.
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Rapid
technological developments in treatment methods for liver cancer and competition
with other forms of liver cancer treatments could result in a short product
life
cycle for the Delcath System.
Competition
in the cancer treatment industry, particularly in the markets for systems and
devices to improve the outcome of chemotherapy treatment, is intense. The
Delcath System competes with all forms of liver cancer treatments that are
alternatives to the “gold standard” treatment of surgical resection. Many of our
competitors have substantially greater resources, especially financial and
technological. In addition, some of our competitors have considerable experience
in conducting clinical trials and other regulatory procedures. These competitors
are developing systems and devices to improve the outcome of chemotherapy
treatment for liver cancer. If these competitors develop more effective or
more
affordable products or treatment methods, our profitability will be
substantially reduced and the Delcath System could have a short product life
cycle.
The
loss of key personnel could adversely affect our business.
Our
Chief
Executive Officer is responsible for the operation of our business, and we
have
entered into an employment agreement with him for his services. The loss of
his
services could delay our completion of the clinical trials, our obtaining FDA
premarket approval, our introducing the Delcath System commercially and our
generating revenues and profits. Competition for experienced personnel is
intense. If we cannot retain our current personnel or attract additional
experienced personnel, our ability to compete could be adversely affected.
Risks
Related to Patents, Trade Secrets and Proprietary
Rights
Our
success depends in large part on our ability to obtain patents, maintain trade
secret protection and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights
of
third parties.
Due
to
the uncertainty of the patent prosecution process, there are no guarantees
that
any of our pending patent applications will result in the issuance of a patent.
Even if we are successful in obtaining a patent, there is no assurance that
it
will be upheld if later challenged or will provide significant protection or
commercial advantage. Because of the length of time and expense associated
with
bringing new medical devices to the market, the healthcare industry has
traditionally placed considerable emphasis on patent and trade secret protection
for significant new technologies. Companies in the medical device industry
may
use intellectual property infringement litigation to gain a competitive
advantage. If this type of litigation is successful, a third party may be able
to obtain an injunction prohibiting us from offering our product. Litigation
may
be necessary to enforce any patents issued or assigned to us or to determine
the
scope and validity of third-party proprietary rights. Litigation could be costly
and could divert our attention from our business. There are no guarantees that
we will receive a favorable outcome in any such litigation. If others file
patent applications with respect to inventions for which we already have patents
issued to us or have patent applications pending, we may be forced to
participate in interference proceedings declared by the United States Patent
and
Trademark Office to determine priority of invention, which could also be costly
and could divert our attention from our business. If a third party violates
our
intellectual property rights, we may be unable to enforce our rights because
of
our limited resources. Use of our limited funds to defend our intellectual
property rights may also affect our financial condition
adversely.
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Risks
Related to Products Liability
We
do not currently carry products liability insurance and we may not be able
to
acquire sufficient coverage in the future to cover large claims.
Clinical
trials, manufacturing and product sales may expose us to liability claims from
the use of the Delcath System. Though participants in clinical trials are
generally required to execute consents and waivers of liability, a court might
find such consents and waivers of liability to be ineffective or invalid. Were
such a claim asserted and even if we prevail on the merits, we would likely
incur substantial legal and related expenses. Claims for damages, whether or
not
successful, could cause delays in the clinical trials and result in the loss
of
physician endorsement. A successful products liability claim or recall would
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
Risks
Related to an Investment in Our Securities
Our
stock price and trading volume may be volatile, which could result in losses
for
our stockholders.
The
equity trading markets may experience periods of volatility, which could result
in highly variable and unpredictable pricing of equity securities. The market
price of our common stock could change in ways that may or may not be related
to
our business, our industry or our operating performance and financial condition.
In addition, the trading volume in our common stock may fluctuate and cause
significant price variations to occur. Some of the factors that could negatively
affect our share price or result in fluctuations in the price or trading volume
of our common stock include:
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actual
or anticipated quarterly variations in our operating
results;
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changes
in expectations as to our future financial performance or changes
in
financial estimates, if any, of public market
analysts;
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announcements
relating to our business or the business of our
competitors;
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conditions
generally affecting the healthcare and cancer treatment
industries;
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the
success of our operating strategy;
and
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the
operating and stock price performance of other comparable
companies.
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Many
of
these factors are beyond our control, and we cannot predict their potential
effects on the price of our common stock. We cannot assure you that the market
price of our common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the
future. In addition, the stock markets in general can experience considerable
price and volume fluctuations.
Future
sales of our common stock may cause our stock price to decline.
There
is
a relatively limited public float of our common stock. Because of this, trades
of relatively small amounts of our common stock can have a disproportionate
effect on the market price for our common stock. The market price of our common
stock has historically been volatile. During the three years ended December
31,
2007, the range of the high and low sales prices of our common stock have ranged
from a high of $6.00 (during the quarter ended June 30, 2006) to a low of $0.92
(during the quarter ended December 31, 2007).
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Sales
of
substantial amounts of common stock or the perception that such sales could
occur, could have an adverse effect on prevailing market prices for our common
stock.
Our
insiders beneficially own a significant portion of our stock.
As
of
December 31, 2007, our executive officers, directors and affiliated persons
beneficially own approximately 14.2% of our common stock. As a result, our
executive officers, directors and affiliated persons will have significant
influence to:
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elect
or defeat the election of our
directors;
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amend
or prevent amendment of our articles of incorporation or
bylaws;
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effect
or prevent a merger, sale of assets or other corporate transaction;
and
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affect
the outcome of any other matter submitted to the stockholders for
vote.
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In
addition, sales of significant amounts of shares held by our directors and
executive officers, or the prospect of these sales, could adversely affect
the
market price of our common stock. Management’s stock ownership may discourage a
potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain
control of us, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our
stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock price.
Anti-takeover
provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and under our
stockholder rights agreement may reduce the likelihood of a potential change
of
control, and certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws
and of our stockholders rights plan could make it more difficult for our
stockholders to replace management.
Provisions
of our certificate of incorporation and by-laws and our stockholders rights
agreement may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change
in control of us or unsolicited acquisition proposals that a stockholder might
consider favorable. Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation
and
by-laws and of our stockholders rights agreement could have the effect of making
it more difficult for our stockholders to replace management at a time when
a
substantial number of our stockholders would favor a change in management.
These
include provisions:
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providing
for a classified board; and
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authorizing
the board of directors to fill vacant directorships or increase the
size
of our board of directors.
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Furthermore,
our board of directors has the authority to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock in one or more series and to determine the rights and
preferences of the shares of any such series without stockholder approval.
Any
series of preferred stock is likely to be senior to the common stock with
respect to dividends, liquidation rights and, possibly, voting rights. Our
board’s ability to issue preferred stock may have the effect of discouraging
unsolicited acquisition proposals, thus adversely affecting the market price
of
our common stock and warrants.
We
also
have a stockholder rights agreement which could have the effect of substantially
increasing the cost of acquiring us unless our board of directors supports
the
transaction even if the holders of a majority of our common stock are in favor
of the transaction.
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Our
Common Stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. If we fail to meet the
requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market for continued listing, our Common
Stock could be delisted.
Our
Common Stock is currently listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. To keep such
listing, we are required to maintain: (i) a minimum bid price of $1.00 per
share, (ii) a certain public float, (iii) a certain number of round lot
shareholders and (iv) one of the following: a net income from continuing
operations (in the latest fiscal year or two of the three last fiscal years
) of
at least $500,000, a market value of listed securities of at least $35 million
or a stockholders' equity of at least $2.5 million. We are presently in
compliance with these requirements.
We
are
also required to maintain certain corporate governance requirements. On April
30, 2007, we were notified by NASDAQ that due to the resignations of two of
our
independent directors on April 16, 2007, we no longer complied with NASDAQ’s
requirements to have a majority of independent directors on our Board of
Directors, and for our Audit Committee to have three members. On May 24, 2007,
the Company regained compliance with both of these requirements within the
cure
period allowed by NASDAQ (on or before October 13, 2007). However, in the event
that in the future we are notified that we no longer comply with NASDAQ’s
corporate governance requirements, and we fail to regain compliance within
the
applicable cure period, our Common Stock could be delisted from the NASDAQ
Capital Market. In addition, if we fail to meet any of the other applicable
criteria, our Common Stock could be delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market.
If
our common stock is delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market, we may be subject
to the risks relating to penny stocks.
If
our
common stock were to be delisted from trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market
and
the trading price of the common stock were below $5.00 per share on the date
the
common stock were delisted, trading in our common stock would also be subject
to
the requirements of certain rules promulgated under the Exchange Act. These
rules require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any
trades involving a stock defined as a penny stock and impose various sales
practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other
than established customers and accredited investors, generally institutions.
The
additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may
discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in securities that are
classified as penny stocks, which could severely limit the market price and
liquidity of such securities and the ability of purchasers to sell such
securities in the secondary market.
A
penny
stock is defined generally as any non-exchange listed equity security that
has a
market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions.
We
do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, holders
of our common stock must rely on stock appreciation for any return on their
investment.
We
have
never declared or paid any dividends to the holders of our common stock and
we
do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently
intend to retain all earnings for use in connection with the expansion of our
business and for general corporate purposes. Our board of directors will have
the sole discretion in determining whether to declare and pay dividends in
the
future. The declaration of dividends will depend on our profitability, financial
condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant
by our board of directors. Our ability to pay cash dividends in the future
could
be limited or prohibited by the terms of financing agreements that we may enter
into or by the terms of any preferred stock that we may authorize and
issue.
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Item
1B. Unresolved
Staff Comments
Not
applicable.
Item
2. Properties
We
currently occupy 3,400 square feet of office space at 600 Fifth Avenue, New
York, N.Y. under a sublease which expires in July 2010. We have occupied these
facilities since September 2007, and the space is adequate for our current
needs. If we require different or additional space in the future, we believe
that satisfactory space will be available in or near our current facility,
although it is possible that additional facilities and equipment will not be
available on reasonable or acceptable terms, if at all. We believe that our
properties are adequately covered by insurance.
We
believe that our facilities and equipment are in good condition and are suitable
for our operations as presently conducted and for our foreseeable future
operations.
We
do not
invest in real estate, interests in real estate, real estate mortgages or
securities of or interests in persons primarily engaged in real estate
activities.
Item
3. Legal
Proceedings
We
have
been involved in a legal proceeding that was originally filed on August 12,
2005
in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut against Elizabeth
L. Enney (the “Defendant”). The named plaintiffs are Delcath Systems, Inc. and
M.S. Koly (former CEO, President, Treasurer and Director of Delcath),
individually and as a Director of Delcath Systems, Inc. (collectively, the
“Plaintiffs”). The operative complaint seeks damages for libel. In May 2006, the
libel claims were dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, and in July
2006,
Plaintiffs filed a new libel claim in the United States District Court for
the
Northern District of Georgia. On November 1, 2006, Defendant filed a Motion
for
Judgment claiming that Plaintiffs’ complaint and the attachments thereto, on
their face, were insufficient to support Plaintiffs’ libel claim as a matter of
law. On December 22, 2006, Defendant filed a motion under Rule 11 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure seeking an order directing payment to the Defendant
of
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses by Plaintiff. On April 19, 2007, the
entire action was ordered and adjudged to be dismissed, and the Defendant was
granted recovery of her costs, however, her motion for sanctions against the
Plaintiffs was denied.
On
May
21, 2007, Defendant filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for
the 11th Circuit from the final judgment and order of the court entered on
April
19, 2007 denying Defendant’s motion for sanctions against the Plaintiffs. On
March 7, 2008, the Court of Appeals found that the District Court abused its
discretion by denying the Defendant’s motion for sanctions, and reversed the
District Court’s order and remanded it to the District Court for further
proceedings to determine the appropriate amount of the sanctions. The
Defendant has quantified the costs she claims were occasioned by this lawsuit
in
a separate action (in which we are not a party) at $450,000, an amount we would
dispute vigorously if the Defendant were to claim that amount in the remanded
proceedings in the District Court. However, no assurance can be given concerning
the amount of the sanctions for which we may ultimately be held
liable.
Item
4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No
matters were submitted to a vote of our security holders during the fourth
quarter of 2007.
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PART
II
Item 5. |
Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity
Securities
|
Our
common shares trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “DCTH.”
The
following table sets forth the per share range of high and low sales prices
of
our Common Stock for the periods indicated as reported on the Nasdaq Capital
Market:
Common
Stock Price Range
2007
|
|||||||
High
|
Low
|
||||||
Quarter
ended March 31, 2007
|
$
|
4.93
|
$
|
3.14
|
|||
Quarter
ended June 30, 2007
|
4.95
|
3.63
|
|||||
Quarter
ended September 30, 2007
|
4.63
|
3.29
|
|||||
Quarter
ended December 31, 2007
|
3.62
|
0.92
|
2006
|
|||||||
High
|
Low
|
||||||
Quarter
ended March 31, 2006
|
$
|
4.90
|
$
|
3.26
|
|||
Quarter
ended June 30, 2006
|
6.00
|
3.75
|
|||||
Quarter
ended September 30, 2006
|
5.95
|
3.77
|
|||||
Quarter
ended December 31, 2006
|
4.05
|
2.77
|
As
of
March 8, 2008, there were approximately 87 stockholders of record of our Common
Stock and approximately 3,911 additional beneficial owners of our Common Stock.
Dividend
Policy
We
have
never paid cash dividends on our Common Stock and anticipate that we will
continue to retain our earnings, if any, to finance the growth of our
business.
Performance
Graph
The
graph
below compares the cumulative total returns, including reinvestment of
dividends, if applicable, on the Company’s Common Stock with the returns on
companies in the NASDAQ Market Index and an Industry Group Index (Hemscott
Industry Group 513 - Drug Delivery).
The
chart
displayed below is presented in accordance with the requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The graph assumes a $100 investment made
on
December 31, 2002 and the reinvestment of all dividends, if applicable.
Stockholders are cautioned against drawing any conclusions from the data
contained in this section, as past results are not necessarily indicative of
future performance.
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Company/Index/Market
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Delcath
Systems
|
100.00
|
55.15
|
182.42
|
206.06
|
224.24
|
112.12
|
|||||||||||||
Industry
Group
|
100.00
|
144.90
|
211.83
|
190.78
|
176.47
|
192.67
|
|||||||||||||
NASDAQ
Market Index
|
100.00
|
150.36
|
163.00
|
166.58
|
183.68
|
201.91
|
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Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The
following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2007 with
respect to our compensation plans under which our equity securities are
authorized for issuance.
Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options, and rights
|
Weighted average
exercise price of
outstanding options, and rights
|
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in column (a)) |
||||||||
Plan
Category
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
|||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders(1)
|
1,140,000
|
$
|
4.54
|
847,500
|
||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Total
|
1,140,000
|
$
|
4.54
|
847,500
|
(1)
|
Includes
shares issued and issuable under the Delcath Systems, Inc. 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan.
|
Additional
Information
We
did
not sell any equity securities during our 2007 fiscal year that were not
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have not
previously been described in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report
on Form 8-K.
During
the fourth quarter of our 2007 fiscal year, there were no purchases of our
common stock made by or on behalf of Delcath or any of our “affiliated
purchasers” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended).
Item
6. Selected
Financial Data
The
selected consolidated financial data presented below under the caption
“Statement of Operations Data” and “Balance Sheet Data” as of the end of and for
each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2007, are derived
from the financial statements of Delcath Systems, Inc. The financial statements
as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for each of the three-year period ended
December 31, 2007 (and cumulative from inception) and the report thereon, are
included under Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” The
selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and the related notes thereto and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
30
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
||||||||||||
Statement
of Operations Data
|
||||||||||||||||
Costs
and expenses
|
$
|
6,913
|
$
|
11,699
|
$
|
3,112
|
$
|
3,367
|
$
|
2,306
|
||||||
Operating
loss
|
6,913
|
11,699
|
3,112
|
3,367
|
2,306
|
|||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
3,664
|
10,952
|
2,865
|
3,266
|
2,250
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
||||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
assets
|
$
|
18,091
|
$
|
8,760
|
$
|
12,920
|
$
|
7,338
|
$
|
2,393
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
18,106
|
8,764
|
12,928
|
7,352
|
2,430
|
|||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
1,677
|
670
|
330
|
565
|
260
|
|||||||||||
Stockholder’s
equity
|
16,428
|
8,093
|
12,598
|
6,787
|
2,170
|
Item
7. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation
Since
our
founding in 1988 by a team of physicians, we have been a development stage
company engaged primarily in developing and testing the Delcath System for
the
treatment of liver cancer. A substantial portion of our historical expenses
have
been for the development of our medical device and the clinical trials of our
product, and the pursuit of patents worldwide, as described in Item 1 under
“Patents, Trade Secrets and Proprietary Rights.” We expect to continue to incur
significant losses from costs for product development, clinical studies,
securing patents, regulatory activities, manufacturing and establishment of
a
sales and marketing organization without any significant revenues. A detailed
description of the cash used to fund historical operations is included in the
financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
Without an FDA-approved product and commercial sales, we will continue to be
dependent upon existing cash and the sale of equity or debt to fund future
activities. While the amount of future net losses and time required to reach
profitability are uncertain, our ability to generate significant revenue and
become profitable will depend on our success in commercializing our device.
During
2001, Delcath initiated the clinical trial of the Delcath System for isolated
liver perfusion using the chemotherapeutic agent, melphalan. Enrollment of
new
patients in the Phase I trial was completed in 2003.
In
2004,
we commenced a Phase II clinical trial protocol for the study of the Delcath
System for inoperable primary liver cancer and adenocarcinomas and
neuroendocrine cancers that have metastazed to the liver using
melphalan.
In
2006,
we started enrolling and treating patients in a pivotal Phase III trial for
the
study of the Delcath System for inoperable melanoma in the liver using melphalan
under the FDA’s Fast Track and SPA approved protocol.
On
October 23, 2007, we announced that we received on the afternoon of October
22,
2007, a letter from the FDA recommending that we temporarily suspend enrollment
in the Phase III and Phase II trials of the Delcath System, and submit an
analysis of adverse events in anticipation of a meeting with the FDA to discuss
certain gastrointestinal (“GI”) safety concerns. The recommendation was issued
by the FDA following reports of four serious adverse GI events that were
submitted to the FDA, the NCI Institutional
31
Review
Board and the Data Safety Monitoring Board, which may have been related to
the
infusion of melphalan. Following receipt of this letter, we decided to
voluntarily defer accrual of new patients in our Phase III and Phase II trials.
During
a
meeting at the FDA which was attended by senior reviewers from both the Drug
and
Device arms of the FDA, the Principal Investigator at the NCI presented an
analysis of the previously reported gastrointestinal toxicities and of the
changes incorporated into the trial protocols to prevent a recurrence of the
(GI) toxicities. These changes had been previously approved by the NCI
Institutional Review Board and were subsequently approved by the Data Safety
Monitoring Board for the Phase III trial. Following the meeting, we were
notified in writing by the FDA that the studies can proceed with the amended
protocol, and we announced the notification of trial resumption in a November
20, 2007 press release.
Over
the
next 12 months, we expect to continue to incur substantial expenses related
to
the research and development of our technology, including Phase III and Phase
II
clinical trials clinical trials using melphalan with the Delcath System.
Additional funds, when available, will be committed to pre-clinical and clinical
trials for the use of other chemotherapy agents with the Delcath System for
the
treatment of liver cancer, and the development of additional products and
components. We will also continue efforts to qualify additional sources of
the
key components of our device, in an effort to further reduce manufacturing
costs
and minimize dependency on a single source of supply.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
December 31, 2007, we had cash, cash equivalents and certificates of deposit
of
$17,765,637, as compared to $8,698,025 at December 31, 2006 and $12,893,495
at
December 31, 2005. Because money
market rates have been equal to or greater than what we could receive in CDs,
nearly all of our funds are currently invested in money market accounts which
are shown in our financial statements as part of “Cash and Cash Equivalents.”
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, we used $5,569,197 of cash in our operating
activities. This amount compares to $9,202,451 used in our operating
activities during the year ended December 31, 2006 and $3,019,217 during the
year ended December 31, 2005. The substantial difference in cash used in
operating activities between 2005 and 2006 was primarily due to the legal costs
incurred in resolving various legal issues during 2006. Our cash used in
operating activities in 2007 returned to a more consistent basis other than
the
final costs related to the 2006 legal issues and an increase in research and
development costs in order to speed the FDA approval of the Delcath System.
We
have
funded our operations through a combination of private placements of our
securities and through the proceeds of our public offerings in 2000, 2003 and
2007. Please see the detailed discussion of our various sales of securities
described in Note 2 to our 2007 financial statements included in this report.
In
addition, we received proceeds of approximately $5.6 million from private
placements we completed in 2004, approximately $2.2 million on exercise of
warrants and options in 2004, approximately $2.5 million from a private
placement we completed in 2005, approximately $5.5 million on exercise of
warrants and options in 2005, approximately $5.1 million on exercise of warrants
and options in 2006, approximately $1.3 million on exercise of options in 2007,
and approximately $13.3 million from the registered direct offering of our
common stock and warrants we completed in September 2007.
Although
there can be no assurances, management believes that, as of December 31, 2007,
the Company has sufficient capital to complete our existing Phase II and Phase
III clinical trials. We expect our available funds to be sufficient for our
anticipated needs for working capital and capital expenditures through 2008
provided no studies using new agents or treating new organs are initiated
outside of the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”) with the
National Cancer Institute (“NCI”). The Phase III trials which are underway at
NCI received Fast Track designation from the FDA and the trial is being
conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment (“SPA”). We will be expanding this
trial to multiple centers to accelerate enrollment and increase awareness.
We
are not projecting any capital expenditures that will significantly affect
our
liquidity during the next 12 months. However, our future liquidity and capital
requirements will depend on numerous factors, including the progress of our
research and product development programs, including clinical studies; the
timing and costs of making various United States and foreign regulatory filings,
obtaining approvals and complying with regulations; the timing and effectiveness
of product commercialization activities, including marketing arrangements
overseas; the timing and costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting,
defending and enforcing intellectual property rights; and the effect of
competing technological and market developments.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have
an operating lease for office space that will expire on July 30, 2010, with
a
rent obligation of $221,000 per annum.
Our
five
year CRADA for the development of the Delcath System with the NCI expired on
December 14, 2006 and has been extended for an additional five years to December
14, 2011. The principal goal of the CRADA is to continue the development of
a
novel form of regional cancer therapy by designing clinical protocols utilizing
the Delcath System to regionally deliver chemotherapeutics to patients with
unresectable malignancies confined to an organ or region of the body. Under
the
five year extension, we will pay $1,000,000 per year for clinical support.
These
funds are payable in quarterly amounts of $250,000, and will be used for
material support of the CRADA (including equipment, supplies, travel, and other
related CRADA support), as well as for support of existing or new scientific
or
clinical staff to be hired by NCI who are to perform work under the
CRADA.
Future
Capital Needs; Additional Future Funding
Our
future results are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. We have
operated at a loss for our entire history and there can be no assurance that
we
will ever achieve consistent profitability. We believe that our capital
resources are adequate to fund operations for at least the next twelve months,
but anticipate that we may require additional working capital after fiscal
2008.
There can be no assurance that such working capital will be available on
acceptable terms, if at all.
Results
of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2007; Comparisons of Results
of
the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
We
have
operated at a loss for our entire history. We had a net loss for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2007, of $3,663,506, which is $7,288,099, or 66.6%,
less than the net loss from continuing operations for the same period in
2006. This substantial decrease is primarily due to the
resolution
of various legal matters that
had
been instituted
in 2006, and their related extraordinary
costs
which were incurred in 2006. There were, however, additional expenses relating
to a five-year extension to the CRADA with the NCI that initially expired in
December 2006. This extension was necessary for continuing and expanding the
collaboration between the Company and the NCI, but will result in greater costs
to the Company. The agreement with the NCI required that the annual payments
to
them be increased five-fold from the previous agreement. Additionally, the
warrants that were issued in 2007 as part of our sale of common stock and
warrants are considered to be derivatives and are subject to valuation and
adjustment on a quarterly basis (See Item 7A, below for a complete description).
This resulted in the recording of derivative income for the year of $2,717,000
which substantially reduced the net loss from continuing operations.
33
Our
net
loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 was $10,951,606, which is
$8,086,987, or 282.3%, higher than the net loss from continuing operations
for
the same period in 2005. This is primarily due to the extraordinary costs
incurred in 2006 in resolving various legal issues concerning the continuing
management of Delcath discussed further above.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses decreased by 70.3% from $8,980,424 during the twelve
months ended December 31, 2006, to $2,671,782 for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2007. While legal fees incurred during the current period were
substantially less than those incurred in 2006 and would have resulted in a
greater reduction in period-to-period expenses due to the resolution of various
legal matters, additional charges to general operations were incurred in 2007
by
share-based compensation for options granted to new members of the Board of
Directors, options granted to the President and Chief Executive Officer, and
options granted to newly hired management employees. Further, the cashless
exercise of options by outgoing members of the Board of Directors resulted
in
additional charges to general operations during 2007.
During
the prior year, general and administrative expenses had increased by 556.8%
from
$1,367,344 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2005, to $8,980,424
for
the twelve months ended December 31, 2006. This increase was primarily caused
by
the extraordinary legal and related costs incurred in 2006 along with the
recognition of stock option costs in 2006 in accordance with the adoption of
SFAS 123R (See Note
(e)
Stock
Option Plan
in the
Notes to the Financial Statements included in this report).
Research
and Development Expenses
During
the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, we incurred $4,241,517 in research
and development costs, which is a 56.1% increase as compared to $2,718,084
of
research and development costs during 2006. This increase is primarily due
to
increased expenses with the NCI, as discussed above, as well as accelerated
clinical development costs relating to all facets of the Delcath System which
has required greater expense but will hasten the progress toward final approval.
In addition, a portion of the share-based compensation for options discussed
above is allocated to research and development
During
the twelve months ended December 31, 2006, we incurred an increase in research
and development costs of $973,843, which was a 55.8% increase compared to
$1,744,251 of research and development costs during the same period in 2005.
This was primarily caused by an increase in consultant costs along with an
allocation of stock option costs in accordance with SFAS 123R as explained
above.
Interest
Income
Interest
income shown is from our money market accounts and certificate of deposit (“CD”)
investments. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, we had interest
income of $532,793, as compared to interest income of $620,403, or a 14% change,
for the same period in 2006. This decrease is primarily due to a reduced cash
position in 2007 from that in 2006. The net proceeds from the sale of our common
stock and warrants in September 2007 were received on the last day of the third
quarter of fiscal 2007 and therefore did not have a material impact on annual
interest income.
34
Interest
income in 2006 increased by $373,427, or 151.2%, from $246,976 in 2005. This
was
the result of the receipt of additional funds and the investment of such funds
from a private placement of our common stock at the end of 2005, along with
the
exercise of outstanding warrants and options during 2006.
Forward
Looking Statements
Certain
statements in this Form 10-K, including statements of our and management’s
expectations, intentions, plans, objectives and beliefs, including those
contained in or implied by “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation,” are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that are subject to
certain events, risks and uncertainties that may be outside our control. These
forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as
“expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “may,” and similar
expressions. They include statements of our future plans and objectives for
our
future operations and statements of future economic performance, information
regarding our expansion and possible results from expansion, our expected
growth, our capital budget and future capital requirements, the availability
of
funds and our ability to meet future capital needs, the realization of our
deferred tax assets, and the assumptions described in this report underlying
such forward-looking statements. Actual results and developments could differ
materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements due to a number
of factors, including without limitation, those described in the context of
such
forward-looking statements, our expansion strategy, our ability to achieve
operating efficiencies, industry pricing and technology trends, evolving
industry standards, domestic and international regulatory matters, general
economic and business conditions, the strength and financial resources of our
competitors, our ability to find and retain skilled personnel, the political
and
economic climate in which we conduct operations, the risks discussed in Item
1
above under “Description of Business” and other risk factors described from time
to time in our other documents and reports filed with the Commission. We do
not
assume any responsibility to publicly update any of our forward-looking
statements regardless of whether factors change as a result of new information,
future events or for any other reason. We advise you to review any additional
disclosures we make in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports
on
Form 8-K and Annual Reports on Form 10-K reports filed with the
Commission.
Application
of Critical Accounting Policies
Our
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. The notes to financial
statements included in Item 8 contain a summary of the significant accounting
policies and methods used in the preparation of our financial statements. We
are
still in the development stage and have no revenues, trade receivables,
inventories, or significant fixed or intangible assets, and therefore have
very
limited opportunities to choose among accounting policies or methods. In many
cases, we must use an accounting policy or method because it is the only policy
or method permitted under accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
Additionally,
we devote substantial resources to clinical trials and other research and
development activities relating to obtaining FDA and other approvals for the
Delcath System, the cost of which is required to be charged to expense as
incurred. This further limits our choice of accounting policies and methods.
Similarly, management believes there are very limited circumstances in which
our
financial statement estimates are significant or critical.
We
consider the valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets to be a significant
accounting estimate. In applying SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,”
management estimates future taxable income from operations and tax planning
strategies in determining if it is more likely than not that we will realize
the
benefits of our deferred tax assets.
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In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB
Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, which is a revision
of
SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS 123(R) supersedes
APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and amends SFAS
No.
95, Statement of Cash Flows. Generally, the approach in SFAS No. 123(R) is
similar to the approach described in SFAS No. 123. However, SFAS No. 123(R)
requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee
stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair
values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. We adopted SFAS 123(R)
in 2005.
We
account for derivatives embedded in contracts, such as warrants, in accordance
with SFAS No. 133, Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
and EITF
00-19, Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in
a
Company’s Own Stock.
The
accounting guidance requires that the warrants be recorded at fair value for
each reporting period with mark-to-market changes in fair value recorded in
the
statement of operations.
Item
7A. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
The
Company’s marketable securities consist of short-term and/or variable rate
instruments and, therefore, a change in interest rates would not have a material
impact on the value of these securities.
The
Company measures all derivatives, including certain derivatives embedded in
contracts, at fair value and recognizes them in the balance sheet as an asset
or
a liability, depending on the Company’s rights and obligations under the
applicable derivative contract. In 2007, the Company completed the sale of
3,833,108 shares of its Common Stock and the issuance of warrants to purchase
1,916,554 common shares in a private placement to institutional and accredited
investors. The Company received net proceeds of $13,303,267 in this transaction.
The Company allocated $4,269,000 of the total proceeds to warrants. The shares
were offered by the Company pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 25, 2007 and was declared effective on June 7, 2007 (File
No.
333-143280). The $4,269,000 in proceeds allocated to the warrants was classified
as a liability in accordance with EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative
Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s own
Stock.” The warrants may require cash settlement in the event of certain
circumstances, including the Company’s inability to deliver registered shares
upon the exercise of the warrants by such warrant holders. The warrants also
contain a cashless exercise feature in certain circumstances. Accordingly,
the
warrants have been accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities which
are
subject to mark-to-market adjustment in each period. As a result, for the year
ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded pre-tax derivative instrument
income of $2,717,000. The resulting derivative instrument liability totaled
$1,552,000 at December
31, 2007. Management believes that the possibility of an actual cash settlement
with a warrant holder of the recorded liability is quite remote, and expects
that the warrants will either be exercised or expire worthless, at which point
the then existing derivative liability will be credited to equity. The fair
value of the warrants was determined by using the Black-Scholes model assuming
a
risk free interest rate of 3.49%, volatility of 76.21% and an expected life
equal to the September 24, 2012 contractual life of the warrants.
36
Item
8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-1
|
Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
F-2
|
Statements
of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005
and
Cumulative from Inception (August 5, 1988) to December 31,
2007
|
F-3
|
Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and
2005 and Cumulative from Inception (August 5, 1988) to December 31,
2007
|
F-4-F6
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005
and
Cumulative from Inception (August 5, 1988) to December 31,
2007
|
F-7
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
F-8-F-25
|
37
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
of Delcath Systems, Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Delcath Systems, Inc. (“Company”) as
of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2007 and cumulative from inception (August 5, 1988)
to
December 31, 2007. We also have audited the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established
in
Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Delcath Systems Inc.’s
management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining
effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment
of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in
the
accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective
internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting, testing and
evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based
on
the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures
as
we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide
a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A
company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain
to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors
of
the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may
not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In
our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Delcath Systems, Inc. as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007 and
cumulative from inception (August 5, 1988) to December 31, 2007 in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Also, in our opinion, Delcath Systems Inc. maintained in all material respects
effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007,
based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
/s/
Carlin, Charron & Rosen, LLP
Glastonbury,
CT
March
12,
2008
F-1
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
December
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||
Assets
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
7,886,937
|
$
|
6,289,723
|
|||
Investments
- treasury bills
|
9,878,700
|
-
|
|||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
-
|
2,408,302
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
325,452
|
61,917
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
$
|
18,091,089
|
$
|
8,759,942
|
|||
Property
and equipment, net
|
15,037
|
3,719
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
18,106,126
|
$
|
8,763,661
|
|||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
125,278
|
$
|
670,367
|
|||
Derivative
instrument liability
|
1,552,000
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
1,677,278
|
670,367
|
|||||
Commitments
(Note 4) and contingencies (Note 5)
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Stockholders'
equity
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value; 70,000,000 shares authorized
|
252,593
|
206,608
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
56,626,533
|
44,673,458
|
|||||
Deficit
accumulated during development stage
|
(40,450,278
|
)
|
(36,786,772
|
)
|
|||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
16,428,848
|
8,093,294
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
|
18,106,126
|
$
|
8,763,661
|
See
Accompanying Notes to these Financial Statements
F-2
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Operations
for
the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 and
Cumulative
from Inception (August 5, 1988) to December 31, 2007
Year
ended December 31,
|
Cumulative
from
inception
(August
5, 1988)
To
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||
Costs
and expenses
|
|||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
$
|
2,671,782
|
$
|
8,980,424
|
$
|
1,367,344
|
$
|
20,091,411
|
|||||
Research
and development costs
|
4,241,517
|
2,718,084
|
1,744,251
|
24,019,081
|
|||||||||
Total
costs and expenses
|
6,913,299
|
11,698,508
|
3,111,595
|
44,110,492
|
|||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(6,913,299
|
)
|
(11,698,508
|
)
|
(3,111,595
|
)
|
(44,110,492
|
)
|
|||||
Derivative
instrument income
|
2,717,000
|
—
|
—
|
2,717,000
|
|||||||||
Interest
income
|
532,793
|
620,403
|
246,976
|
2,486,792
|
|||||||||
Other
income
|
—
|
126,500
|
—
|
126,500
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(171,473
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(3,663,506
|
)
|
$
|
(10,951,605
|
)
|
$
|
(2,864,619
|
)
|
$
|
(38,951,673
|
)
|
|
Common
share data
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted loss per share
|
$
|
(0.16
|
)
|
$
|
(0.55
|
)
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
||||
Weighted
average number of basic and
diluted common shares outstanding
|
22,321,488
|
19,906,932
|
16,038,716
|
See
Accompanying Notes to these Financial Statements
F-3
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity
for
the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 and Cumulative from Inception
(August 5, 1988) to December 31, 2007
|
|
Common
stock $.01 par value
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Issued
|
|
In
Treasury
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
Preferred Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
|
Class A
Preferred Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
|
Class B
Preferred Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
|
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Additional Paid-in capital
|
|
During Devel-opment Stage
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares issued in connection with the formation of the
Company as of August 22, 1988
|
621,089
|
$
|
6,211
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
621,089
|
$
|
6,211
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(5,211
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of preferred stock, August 22, 1988
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,000,000
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
480,000
|
-
|
500,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
returned due to relevant technology milestones not being fully
achieved,
March 8, 1990
|
-
|
-
|
(414,059
|
)
|
(4,141
|
)
|
(414,059
|
)
|
(4,141
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,141
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, October 2, 1990
|
-
|
-
|
17,252
|
173
|
17,252
|
173
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
24,827
|
-
|
25,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock (common stock at $7.39 per share and Class B preferred
stock at
$2.55 per share), January 23, 1991
|
-
|
-
|
46,522
|
465
|
46,522
|
465
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
416,675
|
4,167
|
1,401,690
|
-
|
1,406,322
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, August 30, 1991
|
-
|
-
|
1,353
|
14
|
1,353
|
14
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,987
|
-
|
10,001
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, December 31, 1992
|
-
|
-
|
103,515
|
1,035
|
103,515
|
1,035
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,013,969
|
-
|
1,015,004
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock (including 10,318 warrants, each to purchase one share
of common
stock at $10.87), July 15, 1994
|
-
|
-
|
103,239
|
1,032
|
103,239
|
1,032
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,120,968
|
-
|
1,122,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, December 19, 1996
|
-
|
-
|
39,512
|
395
|
39,512
|
395
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
999,605
|
-
|
1,000,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued (including 78,438 warrants each to purchase one share of
common
stock at $10.87) in connection with conversion of short-term borrowings
as
of December 22, 1996
|
58,491
|
585
|
98,388
|
984
|
156,879
|
1,569
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,703,395
|
-
|
1,704,964
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, December 31, 1997
|
53,483
|
535
|
-
|
-
|
53,483
|
535
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
774,465
|
-
|
775,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
13,802
|
138
|
3,450
|
35
|
17,252
|
173
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
30,827
|
-
|
31,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued as compensation for consulting services valued at $10.87
per share
based on a 1996 agreement
|
2,345
|
23
|
828
|
8
|
3,173
|
31
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
34,454
|
-
|
34,485
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in connection with exercise of warrants
|
21,568
|
216
|
-
|
-
|
21,568
|
216
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
234,182
|
-
|
234,398
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, January 16, 1998
|
34,505
|
345
|
-
|
-
|
34,505
|
345
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
499,655
|
-
|
500,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, September 24, 1998
|
3,450
|
35
|
-
|
-
|
3,450
|
35
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
56,965
|
-
|
57,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
returned as a settlement of a dispute with a former director at
$1.45 per
share, the price originally paid, April 17, 1998
|
(3,450
|
)
|
(35
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(3,450
|
)
|
(35
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4,965
|
)
|
-
|
(5,000
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
8,626
|
86
|
-
|
-
|
8,626
|
86
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
67,414
|
-
|
67,500
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock (including 5,218 warrants each to purchase one share of
common
stock at $14.87), June 30, 1999
|
46,987
|
470
|
-
|
-
|
46,987
|
470
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
775,722
|
-
|
776,192
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in connection with exercise of warrants
|
2,300
|
23
|
-
|
-
|
2,300
|
23
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
24,975
|
-
|
24,998
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, April 14, 2000
|
230,873
|
2,309
|
-
|
-
|
230,873
|
2,309
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
499,516
|
-
|
501,825
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
paid on preferred stock
|
690,910
|
6,909
|
-
|
-
|
690,910
|
6,909
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
992,161
|
(1,498,605
|
)
|
(499,535
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of preferred stock
|
833,873
|
8,339
|
-
|
-
|
833,873
|
8,339
|
-
|
-
|
(2,000,000
|
)
|
(20,000
|
)
|
(416,675
|
)
|
(4,167
|
)
|
15,828
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock (including 1,200,000 warrants each to purchase one share
of
common stock at $6.60), October 19, 2000
|
1,200,000
|
12,000
|
-
|
-
|
1,200,000
|
12,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,359,468
|
-
|
5,371,468
|
See
Accompanying Notes to these Financial Statements
F-4
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity
for
the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 and Cumulative from Inception
(August 5, 1988) to December 31, 2007
Common
stock $.01 par value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued
|
|
In
Treasury
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
Preferred
Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
|
Class
A
Preferred
Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
|
Class
B
Preferred Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#
of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
#
of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
#
of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
#
of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
#
of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
#
of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Additional Paid-in capital
|
|
During Devel-opment Stage
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares issued as compensation
for stock sale
|
85,000
|
850
|
-
|
-
|
85,000
|
850
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(850
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,720
stock options (including 1,720 warrants each to purchase one share
of
common stock at $6.00), issued as compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,800
|
-
|
3,800
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sum
of fractional common shares cancelled after year 2000 stock
splits
|
(36
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(36
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
warrants (150,000 at $7.00 and 150,000 at $6.60) issued as
compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
198,000
|
-
|
198,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock on April 3, 2002
|
243,181
|
2,432
|
-
|
-
|
243,181
|
2,432
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
265,068
|
-
|
267,500
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchases
of stock, November and December 2002
|
(28,100
|
)
|
(281
|
)
|
(28,100
|
)
|
(281
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(50,822
|
)
|
-
|
(51,103
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization
since inception of compensatory stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,760,951
|
-
|
3,760,951
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture
since inception of stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,240,780
|
)
|
-
|
(1,240,780
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock (including 3,895,155 warrants to purchase one share of
common
stock at $0.775) on May 20, 2003 including underwriter's exercise
of over
allotment option
|
3,895,155
|
38,952
|
-
|
-
|
3,895,155
|
38,952
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,453,696
|
-
|
1,492,648
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of unit option
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
68
|
-
|
68
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2003 Warrants
|
1,730,580
|
17,305
|
-
|
-
|
1,730,580
|
17,305
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,273,895
|
-
|
1,291,200
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, March, 2004
|
1,197,032
|
11,970
|
-
|
-
|
1,197,032
|
11,970
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,660,625
|
-
|
2,672,595
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2002 Warrants
|
20,265
|
203
|
-
|
-
|
20,265
|
203
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
26,547
|
-
|
26,750
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, April, 2004
|
290,457
|
2,905
|
-
|
-
|
290,457
|
2,905
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
635,130
|
-
|
638,035
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options issued as compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,222
|
-
|
5,222
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, November, 2004
|
1,069,520
|
10,695
|
-
|
-
|
1,069,520
|
10,695
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,829,305
|
-
|
1,840,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, December, 2004
|
236,966
|
2,370
|
-
|
-
|
236,966
|
2,370
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
497,630
|
-
|
500,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2003 Warrants
|
2,160,163
|
21,602
|
-
|
-
|
2,160,163
|
21,602
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,652,524
|
-
|
1,674,126
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2003 Representative's Unit Warrants
|
282,025
|
2,820
|
-
|
-
|
282,025
|
2,820
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
284,383
|
-
|
287,203
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of Representative's Common Stock Warrants
|
152,025
|
1,520
|
-
|
-
|
152,025
|
1,520
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
193,072
|
-
|
194,592
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
62,000
|
620
|
-
|
-
|
62,000
|
620
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
44,040
|
-
|
44,660
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2003 Representative's Unit Warrants
|
42,180
|
422
|
-
|
-
|
42,180
|
422
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
42,686
|
-
|
43,108
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of Representative's Common Stock Warrants
|
157,180
|
1,572
|
-
|
-
|
157,180
|
1,572
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
200,619
|
-
|
202,191
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
597,000
|
5,970
|
-
|
-
|
597,000
|
5,970
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
525,140
|
-
|
531,110
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options issued as compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8,270
|
-
|
8,270
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2004 Warrants
|
1,107,313
|
11,073
|
-
|
-
|
1,107,313
|
11,073
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,883,418
|
-
|
2,894,491
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2005 Warrants
|
940,957
|
9,410
|
-
|
-
|
940,957
|
9,410
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,573,363
|
-
|
2,582,773
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock, November, 2005
|
753,013
|
7,530
|
-
|
-
|
753,013
|
7,530
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,302,471
|
-
|
2,310,001
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued as compensation
|
36,925
|
369
|
-
|
-
|
36,925
|
369
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
103,056
|
-
|
103,425
|
See
Accompanying Notes to these Financial Statements
F-5
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity
for
the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 and Cumulative from Inception
(August 5, 1988) to December 31, 2007
Common
stock $.01 par value
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued
|
|
In
Treasury
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
Preferred Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
|
Class A
Preferred Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
|
Class B
Preferred Stock $0.01 Par Value
|
Deficit
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
# of Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Additional Paid-in capital
|
|
During Devel-opment Stage
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Deficit accumulated from
inception to December 31, 2005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(24,336,562
|
)
|
(24,336,562
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
18,877,753
|
$
|
188,778
|
(28,100
|
)
|
$
|
(281
|
)
|
18,849,653
|
$
|
188,497
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
38,244,566
|
$
|
(25,835,167
|
)
|
$
|
12,597,896
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Vesting
of stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
446,000
|
-
|
446,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options issued as compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
505,282
|
-
|
505,282
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2003 Representative's Unit Warrants
|
6,250
|
62
|
-
|
-
|
6,250
|
62
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6,326
|
-
|
6,388
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of Representative's Common Stock Warrants
|
6,250
|
63
|
-
|
-
|
6,250
|
63
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7,937
|
-
|
8,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2004 Warrants
|
1,165,210
|
11,652
|
-
|
-
|
1,165,210
|
11,652
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,306,090
|
-
|
3,317,742
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of 2005 Warrants
|
429,218
|
4,292
|
-
|
-
|
429,218
|
4,292
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,557,233
|
-
|
1,561,525
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
104,182
|
1,042
|
-
|
-
|
104,182
|
1,042
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
295,024
|
-
|
296,066
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in connection with settlement of Consent Solicitation
lawsuit
|
100,000
|
1,000
|
-
|
-
|
100,000
|
1,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
305,000
|
-
|
306,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
`
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(10,951,605
|
)
|
(10,951,605
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
20,688,863
|
$
|
206,889
|
(28,100
|
)
|
$
|
(281
|
)
|
20,660,763
|
$
|
206,608
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
44,673,458
|
$
|
(36,786,772
|
)
|
$
|
8,093,294
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
715,413
|
7,154
|
-
|
-
|
715,413
|
7,154
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,793,029
|
-
|
1,800,183
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued as compensation
|
50,000
|
500
|
-
|
-
|
50,000
|
500
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
210,500
|
-
|
211,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale
of stock (including 1,916,554 warrants each to purchase one share
of
common stock at $4.53)
|
3,833,108
|
38,331
|
-
|
-
|
3,833,108
|
38,331
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8,995,936
|
-
|
9,034,267
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation
expense for issuance of stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
953,610
|
-
|
953,610
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,663,506
|
)
|
(3,663,506
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
25,287,384
|
$
|
252,874
|
(28,100
|
)
|
$
|
(281
|
)
|
25,259,284
|
$
|
252,593
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
56,626,533
|
$
|
(40,450,278
|
)
|
$
|
16,428,848
|
See
Accompanying Notes to these Financial Statements
F-6
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Cash Flows
for
the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 and
Cumulative
from Inception (August 5, 1988) to December 31, 2007
Cumulative
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
from
inception
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(August
5, 1988)
|
|
||||
|
|
Year
ended December 31,
|
|
to
|
|
||||||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(3,663,506
|
)
|
$
|
(10,951,605
|
)
|
$
|
(2,864,619
|
)
|
$
|
(38,951,672
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net
cash used in operating activities:
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
option compensation expense
|
1,404,610
|
1,042,448
|
8,270
|
4,980,720
|
|||||||||
Stock
and warrant compensation expense issued
for legal settlement and consulting services
|
211,000
|
306,000
|
103,425
|
856,711
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
4,323
|
3,835
|
6,052
|
45,901
|
|||||||||
Amortization
of organization costs
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
42,165
|
|||||||||
Derivative
liability fair value adjustment
|
(2,717,000
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(2,717,000
|
)
|
|||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in prepaid expenses
|
(263,535
|
)
|
(35,000
|
)
|
20,899
|
(325,452
|
)
|
||||||
Decrease
(increase) in interest receivable
|
—
|
91,574
|
(58,688
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||
(Decrease)
increase in accounts payable and
accrued expenses
|
(545,089
|
)
|
340,297
|
(234,556
|
)
|
125,277
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(5,569,197
|
)
|
(9,202,451
|
)
|
(3,019,217
|
)
|
(35,943,349
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|||||||||||||
Purchase
of equipment or furniture and fixtures
|
(15,641
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(60,939
|
)
|
|||||||
Purchase
of short-term investments
|
(9,878,700
|
)
|
(5,424,548
|
)
|
(11,097,790
|
)
|
(37,370,742
|
)
|
|||||
Proceeds
from maturities of short-term investments
|
2,408,302
|
14,114,036
|
7,055,129
|
27,492,042
|
|||||||||
Organization
costs
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(42,165
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(7,486,039
|
)
|
8,689,488
|
(4,042,661
|
)
|
(9,981,804
|
)
|
||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
proceeds from sale of stock and exercise of
stock options and warrants
|
14,652,450
|
5,098,555
|
8,563,674
|
52,657,764
|
|||||||||
Repurchases
of common stock
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(51,103
|
)
|
||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(499,535
|
)
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from short-term borrowings
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,704,964
|
|||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
14,652,450
|
5,098,555
|
8,563,674
|
53,812,090
|
|||||||||
Increase
in cash and cash equivalents
|
1,597,214
|
4,585,592
|
1,501,796
|
7,886,937
|
|||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
6,289,723
|
1,704,131
|
202,335
|
—
|
|||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
7,886,937
|
$
|
6,289,723
|
$
|
1,704,131
|
$
|
7,886,937
|
|||||
Supplemental
cash flow information:
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
paid for interest
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
171,473
|
|||||
Supplemental
non-cash activities:
|
|||||||||||||
Cashless
exercise of stock options
|
$
|
451,000
|
$
|
91,166
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
542,166
|
|||||
Conversion
of debt to common stock
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,704,964
|
|||||
Common
stock issued for preferred stock dividends
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
999,070
|
|||||
Conversion
of preferred stock to common stock
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
24,167
|
|||||
Common
stock issued as compensation for
stock sale
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
510,000
|
|||||
Fair
value of warrants issued
|
$
|
4,269,000
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,269,000
|
See
Accompanying Notes to these Financial Statements
F-7
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
(1) |
Description
of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
|
(a) |
Description
of Business
|
Delcath
Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) is a development stage company which was founded
in 1988 for the purpose of developing and marketing a proprietary drug delivery
system capable of introducing and removing high dose chemotherapy agents to
a
diseased organ system while greatly inhibiting their entry into the general
circulation system. It is hoped that the procedure will result in a meaningful
treatment for cancer. In November 1989, the Company was granted an
Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) and an Investigational New Drug (“IND”)
status for its product by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). The Company
is seeking to complete clinical trials in order to obtain separate FDA
pre-market approvals for the use of its delivery system using melphalan, a
chemotherapeutic agent, to treat malignant melanoma that has spread to the
liver.
(b) |
Basis
of Financial Statement
Presentation
|
The
accounting and financial reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management
to make assumptions and estimates that impact the amounts reported in those
statements. Such assumptions and estimates are subject to change in the future
as additional information becomes available or as circumstances are modified.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.
(c) |
Property
and Equipment
|
Property
and equipment (primarily furniture and fixtures) are recorded at cost and are
being depreciated on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives
of
the assets of five years. Accumulated depreciation totaled $45,804 at December
31, 2007 and $41,481 at December 31, 2006. Depreciation expense for the years
ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $4,323, $3,835, and $6,052,
respectively. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred.
Expenditures which substantially increase the useful lives of the related assets
are capitalized.
(d) |
Income
Taxes
|
In
June
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty
in
Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN No. 48”). The
interpretation contains a two step approach to recognizing and measuring
uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with FASB Statement 109.
The
first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if
the
weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the
position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals
or
litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit
as
the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate
settlement. The Company has adopted FIN No. 48 as of January 1, 2007. The
adoption of FIN No. 48 did not have any material impact on the Company’s
financial statements
F-8
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
The
Company accounts for income taxes following the asset and liability method
in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109,
“Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under such method, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The Company’s income tax returns
are prepared on the cash basis of accounting. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years that the asset is expected to be recovered or the liability
settled.
(e) |
Stock
Option Plan
|
In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment”
(“SFAS 123R”). This Statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), and supersedes Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”), and
its related implementation guidance. SFAS 123R establishes accounting for equity
instruments exchanged for employee services. Under the provisions of SFAS 123R,
share-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based upon the fair
value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the option holders’
requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant).
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based compensation
to
employees in accordance with APB 25, as permitted by SFAS No. 123, and,
accordingly, did not recognize compensation expense for the issuance of options
with an exercise price equal to or greater than the market price at the date
of
grant. The Company also followed the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 as
amended by SFAS 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and
Disclosure”. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the modified
prospective approach and, accordingly, prior period amounts have not been
restated. Under this approach, the Company is required to record compensation
cost for all share-based payments granted after the date of adoption based
upon
the grant date fair value, estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS
123R, and for the unvested portion of all share-based payments previously
granted that remain outstanding based on the grant date fair value, estimated
in
accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123. The Company has expensed
its share-based compensation for share-based payments granted after January
1,
2006 under the ratable method, which treats each vesting tranche as if it were
an individual grant. The adoption of SFAS 123R resulted in a charge to
operations of $446,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 for options granted
in November 2006.
F-9
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
The
Company periodically grants stock options for a fixed number of shares of Common
Stock to its employees, directors and non-employee contractors, with an exercise
price greater than or equal to the fair market value of our common stock at
the
date of the grant. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using
a
Black-Scholes valuation model. Key inputs used to estimate the fair value of
stock options include the exercise price of the award, the expected post-vesting
option life, the expected volatility of our stock over the option’s expected
term, the risk-free interest rate over the option’s expected term, and our
expected annual dividend yield. Estimates of fair value are not intended to
predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by persons who
receive equity awards.
The
required adoption of SFAS No. 123R as of January 1, 2006 is expected to
significantly increase compensation expense for future grants. The actual impact
on future years will be dependent on a number of factors, including our stock
price and the level of future grants and awards. In addition, costs related
to
accounting and valuation services of stock options currently outstanding in
accordance with SFAS No. 123R would have been cost prohibitive to the Company
if
the Company had not adopted certain measures. Based on these considerations
and
after discussion of applicable accounting literature, the Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors approved accelerating the vesting of all unvested
stock options effective January 1, 2006. The acceleration of vesting resulted
in
the recognition of a non cash compensation expense of $505,282 on January 1,
2006 which is included in costs and expenses in the statements of operations
for
2006.
Prior
to
January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation plans in
accordance with the provisions of APB 25, as permitted by SFAS No. 123, and,
accordingly, did not recognize compensation expense for the issuance of options
with an exercise price equal to or greater than the market price at the date
of
grant.
Under
the
modified prospective method, results for the year ended December 31, 2005 were
not restated to include stock option expense. The previously disclosed pro
forma
effects of recognizing the estimated fair value of stock based employee
compensation for the year ended December 31, 2005 are presented below.
2005
|
||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(2,864,619
|
)
|
|
Stock-based
employee compensation expense included in net loss, net of related
tax
effects
|
0
|
|||
Stock-based
employee compensation expense determined under the fair value based
method, net of related tax effects
|
(133,194
|
)
|
||
Pro
forma net loss
|
$
|
(2,997,813
|
)
|
|
Loss
per share (basic and diluted):
|
||||
As
reported
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
|
Pro
forma
|
(0.19
|
)
|
F-10
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
The
per
share weighted average fair value of five-year stock options granted in July
2005 was $.58 estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The weighted-average assumption of a risk free interest
rate of 3.77% was based on the implied yield available on a U.S. Treasury note
with a term equal to the term of the underlying options. The expected volatility
of 41% was estimated based upon the historical volatility of the Company’s share
price.
The
Company used a dividend yield percentage of zero based on the fact that the
Company has not paid dividends in the past nor does it expect to pay dividends
in the future. The per share weighted average fair value of five-year stock
options granted in November 2005 was $.66 estimated on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted-average assumption of
a
risk free interest rate of 4.45% was based on the implied yield available on
a
U.S. Treasury note with a term equal to the term of the underlying options.
The
expected volatility of 35% was estimated based upon the historical volatility
of
the Company’s share price. The Company used a dividend yield percentage of zero
based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past nor does
it expect to pay dividends in the future.
The
per
share weighted average fair value of five-year stock options granted to new
members of the Board of Directors in May 2007 was $1.51 for those options with
a
grant date exercise price equal to the common stock value at the date of grant
(options for an aggregate of 150,000 shares) and $.99 for those options with
an
exercise price equal to 150% of the common stock value at the date of grant
(options for an aggregate of 200,000 shares), estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. All of these options vest
immediately. The expected term was estimated using a midpoint between the date
of grant and the expiration date as required by the Simplified Method of term
calculation in accordance with SFAS 123R. The weighted-average assumption of
a
risk free interest rate of 4.64% was based on the implied yield available on
a
U.S. Treasury note with a term equal to the estimated term of the underlying
options as indicated above. The expected volatility of 58% was estimated based
upon the historical volatility of the Company’s share price. The Company used a
dividend yield percentage of zero based on the fact that the Company has not
paid dividends in the past nor does it expect to pay dividends in the
future.
The
per
share weighted average fair value of five-year stock options granted to a new
member of the Board of Directors in June 2007 was $1.85 for those options with
an exercise price equal to the common stock value at the date of grant (options
for an aggregate of 50,000 shares) and $1.22 for those options with an exercise
price equal to 150% of the common stock value at the date of grant (options
for
an aggregate of 100,000 shares), estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model. All of these options vest immediately.
The
expected term was estimated using a midpoint between the date of grant and
the
expiration date as required by the Simplified Method of term calculation in
accordance with SFAS 123R. The weighted-average assumption of a risk free
interest rate of 4.64% was based on the implied yield available on a U.S.
Treasury note with a term equal to the estimated term of the underlying options
as indicated above. The expected volatility of 58% was estimated based upon
the
historical volatility of the Company’s share price. The Company used a dividend
yield percentage of zero based on the fact that the Company has not paid
dividends in the past nor does it expect to pay dividends in the
future.
F-11
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
The
per
share weighted average fair value of stock options that will vest incrementally
over three years during the term of employment granted to newly hired employees
in June 2007 was $1.92 for those options granted in April 2007 with an exercise
price equal to the fair value of the common stock at the date of grant (options
for an aggregate of 50,000 shares), $1.75 for those options granted in May
2007
with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the common stock at the date
of grant (options for an aggregate of 50,000 shares), and $1.22 for those
options granted in May 2007 with an exercise price equal to 150% of the fair
value of the common stock at the date of grant (options for an aggregate of
25,000 shares), estimated on the date of acceptance using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The expected term was estimated to be the full three
year
vesting period as the Company does not have a calculable history of forfeitures
by employees granted options. The weighted-average assumption of a risk free
interest rate of 4.60% was based on the implied yield available on a U.S.
Treasury note with a term equal to the estimated term of the underlying options
as indicated above. The expected volatility of 58% was estimated based upon
the
historical volatility of the Company’s share price. The Company used a dividend
yield percentage of zero based on the fact that the Company has not paid
dividends in the past nor does it expect to pay dividends in the
future.
The
per
share weighted average fair value of five-year stock options granted to the
President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2007 was $1.89 for those options
with an exercise price below the grant date common stock value (options for
an
aggregate of 50,000 shares) and $1.31 for those options with an exercise price
greater than the grant date common stock value (options for an aggregate of
100,000 shares), estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. All of these options vest immediately. The expected term
was estimated using a midpoint between the date of grant and the expiration
date
as required by the Simplified Method of term calculation in accordance with
SFAS
123R. The weighted-average assumption of a risk free interest rate of 4.64%
was
based on the implied yield available on a U.S. Treasury note with a term equal
to the estimated term of the underlying options as indicated above. The expected
volatility of 58% was estimated based upon the historical volatility of the
Company’s share price. The Company used a dividend yield percentage of zero
based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past nor does
it expect to pay dividends in the future.
The
per
share weighted average fair value of five-year stock options granted to four
employees in November 2007 was $0.67 for those options with a grant date
exercise price equal to the common stock value at the date of grant (options
for
an aggregate of 70,000 shares), estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model. All of these options vest immediately.
The
expected term was estimated using a midpoint between the date of grant and
the
expiration date as required by the Simplified Method of term calculation in
accordance with SFAS 123R. The weighted-average assumption of a risk free
interest rate of 4.25% was based on the implied yield available on a U.S.
Treasury note with a term equal to the estimated term of the underlying options
as indicated above. The expected volatility of 53% was estimated based upon
the
historical volatility of the Company’s share price. The Company used a dividend
yield percentage of zero based on the fact that the Company has not paid
dividends in the past nor does it expect to pay dividends in the
future.
F-12
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
The
per
share weighted average fair value of five-year stock options granted in November
2006 was $1.31 estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The expected term was estimated using a midpoint between
the date of grant and the expiration date. The weighted-average assumption
of a
risk free interest rate of 4.69% was based on the implied yield available on
a
U.S. Treasury note with a term equal to the estimated term of the underlying
options as indicated above. The expected volatility of 60% was estimated based
upon the historical volatility of the Company’s share price. The Company used a
dividend yield percentage of zero based on the fact that the Company has not
paid dividends in the past nor does it expect to pay dividends in the
future.
(f) |
Net
Loss per Common Share
|
For
the
years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 potential common shares from the
exercise of options and warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted
earnings per share (“EPS”) because their effects would be antidilutive. In
addition, common stock purchase rights issuable only in the event that a
non-affiliated person or group acquires 20% of the Company’s then outstanding
common stock have been excluded from the EPS computation.
(g) |
Recent
Accounting
Pronouncements
|
Fair
Value Measurements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No.
157”) which provides a consistent definition of fair value which focuses on exit
price and prioritizes, within a measurement of fair value, the use of
market-based inputs over entity-specific inputs. SFAS No. 157 requires expanded
disclosures about fair value measurements and establishes a three-level
hierarchy for fair value measurements based on the transparency of inputs to
the
valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The standard
also
requires that a company use its own nonperformance risk when measuring
liabilities carried at fair value, including derivatives. In February 2008,
the
FASB approved a FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) that permits companies to partially
defer the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for one year for nonfinancial assets
and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value
in
the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. The FSP did not permit
companies to defer recognition and disclosure requirements for financial assets
and financial liabilities or for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities that are remeasured at least annually. SFAS No. 157 is effective
for
financial assets and financial liabilities and for nonfinancial assets and
nonfinancial liabilities that are remeasured at least annually for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim
periods within those fiscal years. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 will be
applied prospectively. The Company intends to defer adoption of SFAS No. 157
for
one year for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a
nonrecurring basis. The Company is currently evaluating the effects, if any,
that SFAS No. 157 may have on its financial condition and results of
operations.
F-13
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
Fair
Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities — including an Amendment of SFAS No. 115”
(“SFAS No. 159”), which permits an entity to measure certain financial assets
and financial liabilities at fair value that are not currently required to
be
measured at fair value. Entities that elect the fair value option will report
unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date.
The
fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis, with
few
exceptions. SFAS No. 159 amends previous guidance to extend the use of the
fair
value option to available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities. The
Statement also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to help
financial statement users understand the effect of the election. SFAS No. 159
is
effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after November
15, 2007. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have
a
material impact on its financial condition and results of
operations.
Accounting
for Nonrefundable Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in Future Research
and Development Activities
In
June
2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issue Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 07-3,
“Accounting for Nonrefundable Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in
Future Research and Development Activities” (“EITF 07-3”), requiring that
nonrefundable advance payments for future research and development activities
be
deferred and capitalized. Such amounts should be expensed as the related goods
are delivered or the related services are performed. The Statement is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. Management estimates that
upon adoption, this guidance will not have a material effect on the Company’s
financial condition and results of operations.
Accounting
for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment
Awards
In
June
2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-11, “Accounting for Income Tax
Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards” (“EITF 06-11”), which
requires entities to record to additional paid in capital the tax benefits
on
dividends or dividend equivalents that are charged to retained earnings for
certain share-based awards. In a share-based payment arrangement, employees
may
receive dividends or dividend equivalents on awards of nonvested equity shares,
nonvested equity share units during the vesting period, and share options until
the exercise date. Generally, the payment of such dividends can be treated
as
deductible compensation for tax purposes. The amount of tax benefits recognized
in additional paid-in capital should be included in the pool of excess tax
benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies on share-based payment awards.
EITF 06-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007,
and
interim periods within those years. Management estimates that upon adoption,
this guidance will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial
condition and results of operations.
F-14
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
Business
Combinations
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS
No. 141(R)”) which retained the underlying concepts of SFAS No. 141 in that all
business combinations are still required to be accounted for at fair value
under
the acquisition method of accounting but SFAS No. 141(R) changed the method
of
applying the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects. SFAS No.
141(R) will require that: (1) for all business combinations, the acquirer
records all assets and liabilities of the acquired business, including goodwill,
generally at their fair values; (2) certain contingent assets and liabilities
acquired be recognized at their fair values on the acquisition date; (3)
contingent consideration be recognized at its fair value on the acquisition
date
and, for certain arrangements, changes in fair value will be recognized in
earnings until settled; (4) acquisition-related transaction and restructuring
costs be expensed rather than treated as part of the cost of the acquisition
and
included in the amount recorded for assets acquired; (5) in step acquisitions,
previous equity interests in an acquiree held prior to obtaining control be
re-measured to their acquisition-date fair values, with any gain or loss
recognized in earnings; and (6) when making adjustments to finalize initial
accounting, companies revise any previously issued post-acquisition financial
information in future financial statements to reflect any adjustments as if
they
had been recorded on the acquisition date. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective on
a
prospective basis for all business combinations for which the acquisition date
is on or after the beginning of the first annual period subsequent to December
15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for valuation allowances on
deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies. SFAS No. 141(R) amends SFAS
No.
109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on deferred taxes and
acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions that closed prior to
the
effective date of this statement should also apply the provisions of SFAS No.
141(R). This standard will be applied to all future business
combinations.
(h) |
Research
and Development Costs
|
Research
and development costs include the costs of materials, personnel, outside
services and applicable indirect costs incurred in development of the Company’s
proprietary drug delivery system. All such costs are charged to expense when
incurred.
F-15
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
(i) |
Cash
Equivalents
|
The
Company considers highly liquid debt instruments with maturities of three months
or less at date of acquisition to be cash equivalents.
(j) |
Investments
|
The
Company’s investments are recorded at fair value and consist of one United
States Treasury Bill with an original maturity of six months.
(k) |
Reclassifications
|
Certain
prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year
presentation.
(2) |
Stockholders’
Equity
|
(a) |
Stock
Issuances
|
On
October 30, 2001, the Company entered into a Rights Agreement with American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Rights Agreement”) in connection with
the implementation of the Company’s stockholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”).
The purposes of the Rights Plan are to deter, and protect the Company’s
shareholders from, certain coercive and otherwise unfair takeover tactics and
to
enable the Board of Directors to represent effectively the interests of
shareholders in the event of a takeover attempt. The Rights Plan does not deter
negotiated mergers or business combinations that the Board of Directors
determines to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
To
implement the Rights Plan, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of one
Common Stock purchase right (a “Right”) for each share of Common Stock of the
Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) outstanding at the close
of business on November 14, 2001 (the “Record Date”) or issued by the Company on
or after such date and prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date, the
Redemption Date or the Final Expiration Date (as such terms are defined in
the
Rights Agreement). The rights expire October 30, 2011. Each Right entitles
the
registered holder, under specified circumstances, to purchase from the Company
for $5.00, subject to adjustment (the “Purchase Price”), a number of shares
determined by dividing the then applicable Purchase Price by 50% of the then
current market price per share in the event that a person or group announces
that it has acquired, or intends to acquire, 15% or more of the Company’s
outstanding Common Stock. On April 9, 2007 the Board of Directors voted to
increase the threshold level to 20%.
In
March
2004, the Company completed the sale of 1,197,032 shares of its common stock
and
the issuance of warrants to purchase 299,258 common shares in a private
placement to institutional and accredited investors. The Company received
proceeds net of issuance costs of $2,672,595 in this transaction and agreed
to
register the shares of common stock and the shares issuable upon exercise of
the
warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”).
F-16
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
In
March
2004, proceeds of $26,750 were received as 20,265 warrants the Company issued
in
a private placement in 2002 were exercised.
In
April
2004, the Company completed an additional private placement of 290,457 shares
of
common stock and an aggregate of 72,614 warrants to purchase shares of its
common stock, under the same terms and conditions as those sold in March 2004
for which it received net proceeds of $638,035.
In
June
2004, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from
35 million to 70 million.
In
November 2004, the Company completed the sale of 1,069,520 shares of its common
stock and the issuance of warrants to purchase 1,996,635 common shares in a
private placement to institutional and accredited investors. The Company
received net proceeds of $1,840,000 in this transaction and agreed to register
the shares of common stock and the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants
under the Securities Act.
In
December 2004, the Company completed the sale of 236,966 shares of its common
stock and the issuance of warrants to purchase 94,787 common shares in a private
placement to an institutional and accredited investor. The Company received
net
proceeds of $500,000 in this transaction and agreed to register the shares
of
common stock and the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the
Securities Act.
During
2004, the Company received net proceeds of $1,674,126 as 2,160,163 of the
warrants issued in 2003 were exercised and for which it has issued shares of
its
common stock. 1,893,658 warrants were exercised following a notice of redemption
issued on October 1, 2004 in accordance with the terms of the warrant, and
as of
December 31, 2007, all such warrants have now been redeemed.
During
2004, the Company received net proceeds of $287,203 upon the exercise of 56,405
of the Representative Unit Purchase Warrants that were issued to underwriters
as
part of the Company’s 2003 public offering. This resulted in the issuance of
282,025 shares of common stock together with an equal number of Representative’s
Common Stock Warrants. 152,025 Representative’s Common Stock Warrants were
exercised with an equal number of shares of common stock being issued for which
the Company received net proceeds of $194,592.
The
Company received a net amount of $44,660 upon the exercise of 62,000 in stock
options during the last quarter of 2004. 60,000 options were exercised at a
price of $0.71 per share and 2,000 were exercised at a price of $1.03 per
share.
F-17
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
In
November 2005, the Company completed the sale of 753,013 shares of its common
stock and the issuance of warrants to purchase 711,600 common shares in a
private placement to institutional and accredited investors. The Company
received net proceeds of $2,310,001 in this transaction and agreed to register
the shares of common stock and the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants
under the Securities Act.
During
2005, the Company received net proceeds of $43,108 upon the exercise of 8,436
of
the Representative Unit Purchase Warrants that were issued to underwriters
as
part of the Company’s 2003 public offering. This resulted in the issuance of
42,180 shares of common stock together with an equal number of Representative’s
Common Stock Warrants. 157,180 Representative’s Common Stock Warrants were
exercised with an equal number of shares of common stock being issued and
receipt of net proceeds of $202,191.
The
Company received a net amount of $531,110 upon the exercise of 597,000 in stock
options during 2005. 100,000 options were exercised at a price of $0.60 per
share; 60,000 were exercised at a price of $0.71 per share; 120,000 were
exercised at a price of $0.85 per share; and 317,000 were exercised at a price
of $1.03 per share.
In
2003,
the Company issued stock options as compensation to three non-employees. The
cost of these options, which is based on an annual fair value calculation based
on the vesting period of each option, is being recognized annually. The cost
for
the years 2005 and 2004 was $8,270 and $5,222, respectively. The balance of
the
cost was recognized in 2006 in accordance with the acceleration of vesting
as
discussed in Note 1(e) of these Notes to Financial Statements.
During
2005, the Company received net proceeds of $2,894,491 when 1,069,526 of the
November 2004 Warrants were exercised and 37,787 of the March 2004 Warrants
were
exercised for which the Company has issued shares of its common stock.
During
2005, the Company issued notice to the holders of 1,200,000 Redeemable Common
Stock Purchase Warrants issued in 2000 (the “2000 Warrants”) that the Company
would offer to exchange on a one-for-one basis any outstanding 2000 Warrants
for
new warrants. The new warrants were called the 2005 Redeemable Common Stock
Purchase Warrants - Series A (Expiring December 31, 2005) (the “Exchange
Warrants”). 989,554 of the 2000 Warrants were exchanged for Exchange Warrants.
During 2005, the Company received net proceeds of $2,582,773 as 940,957 of
the
Exchange Warrants were exercised following a notice of redemption issued on
November 15, 2005 in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Warrants. The
holders of 48,597 Exchange Warrants that remained outstanding following the
redemption received the redemption price of $0.10 per Exchange Warrant. All
such
warrants have now been redeemed.
During
2005, the Company issued common stock to directors and certain consultants
that
totaled 36,925 shares that had issuance values of between $2.78 and
$2.95.
F-18
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
During
2006, the Company received net proceeds of $6,388 upon the exercise of 1,250
of
the Representative Unit Purchase Warrants that were issued to underwriters
as
part of the Company’s 2003 public offering. This resulted in the issuance of
6,250 shares of common stock together with an equal number of Representative’s
Common Stock Warrants. 6,250 Representative’s Common Stock Warrants were
exercised with an equal number of shares of common stock being issued and
receipt of net proceeds of $8,000.
During
2006, the Company received net proceeds of $3,317,742 as 927,115 of the November
2004 Warrants were exercised, 94,787 of the December 2004 Warrants were
exercised, and 143,308 of the March 2004 Warrants were exercised for which
it
has issued shares of its common stock.
During
2006, the Company received net proceeds of $1,561,525 as 429,218 of the November
2005 Warrants were exercised for which it has issued shares of its common stock.
The
Company received a net amount of $204,900 upon the exercise of 220,000 in stock
options during 2006. 70,000 options were exercised at a price of $2.78 per
share; 10,000 were exercised at a price of $1.03 per share; and a cashless
exercise of 70,000 options with an exercise price of $2.78 per share and 70,000
options with an exercise price of $3.59 per share collectively resulting in
the
issuance of 24,182 shares of common stock.
During
2006, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock having a value of $3.06
per share on the date of issuance to Laddcap Value Partners LP as partial
reimbursement for its expenses associated with the settlement of a lawsuit
relating to its solicitation of written consents from the Company’s
stockholders.
The
Company received a net amount of $1,349,184 upon the exercise of stock options
for 617,850 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share during 2007.
Of
those options: (i) 100,000 were exercised at a price of $0.71 per share, (ii)
126,000 were exercised at a price of $1.03 per share, (iii) 20,000 were
exercised at a price of $1.32 per share, (iv) 200,000 were exercised at a price
of $2.78 per share, (v) 100,000 were exercised at a price of $3.28 per share,
and (vi) 71,850 were exercised at a price of $3.31 per share.
During
2007, a cashless exercise of 70,000 options with an exercise price of $2.78
per
share, 140,000 options with an exercise price of $3.59 per share, 80,000 options
with an exercise price of $3.28 per share, and 60,300 options with an exercise
price of $3.31 per share collectively resulted in the issuance of 97,563 shares
of common stock.
During
2007, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock to its Chief Executive
Officer that had an issuance value of $3.95 per share for the 25,000 issued on
May 24, 2007 and $4.49 for the 25,000 shares issued on July 2, 2007. The Company
recorded compensation expense of $211,000 relating to the stock issuance.
F-19
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
In
September 2007, the Company completed the sale of 3,833,108 shares of its common
stock and the issuance of warrants to purchase 1,916,554 common shares in a
private placement to institutional and accredited investors. The Company
received net proceeds of $13,303,267 in this transaction. The Company allocated
$4,269,000 of the total proceeds to warrants (see below). The warrants are
exercisable at $4.53 per share beginning six months after the issuance thereof
and on or prior to the fifth anniversary of the issuance thereof. The shares
were offered by the Company pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 25, 2007 and was declared effective on June 7, 2007 (File
No.
333-143280).
The
$4,269,000 in proceeds allocated to the warrants was classified as a liability
in accordance with EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments
Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s own Stock.” The warrants may
require cash settlement in the event of certain circumstances, including its
inability to deliver registered shares upon the exercise of the warrants by
such
warrant holders. The warrants also contain a cashless exercise feature.
Accordingly, the warrants have been accounted for as derivative instrument
liabilities which are subject to mark-to-market adjustment in each period.
As a
result, for the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded pre-tax
derivative instrument income of $2,717,000. The resulting derivative instrument
liability totaled $1,552,000 at December 31, 2007. Management believes that
the
possibility of an actual cash settlement with a warrant holder of the recorded
liability is quite remote, and expects that the warrants will either be
exercised or expire worthless, at which point the then existing derivative
liability will be credited to equity. The fair value of the warrants was
determined by using the Black-Scholes model assuming a risk free interest rate
of 3.49%, volatility of 76.21% and an expected life equal to the September
24,
2012 contractual life of the warrants.
(b) |
Common
Stock Repurchases
|
Pursuant
to a stock repurchase plan approved in 2002 by the Company’s Board of Directors,
the Company repurchased 28,100 shares of common stock for $51,103 during 2002.
The Company had been authorized by the Board of Directors to purchase up to
seven percent of its then outstanding common stock (290,289).
(c) |
Stock
Option Plans
|
The
Company established the 2000 Stock Option Plan, the 2001 Stock Option Plan
and
the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) under which stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and stock grants may
be
awarded. A stock option grant allows the holder of the option to purchase a
share of the Company’s Common Stock in the future at a stated price. The Plans
are administered by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board
of
Directors which determines the individuals to whom awards shall be granted
as
well as the terms and conditions of each award, the option price and the
duration of each award.
F-20
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
During
2000, 2001 and 2004, respectively, the 2000 and 2001 Stock Option Plans and
the
2004 Stock Incentive Plan, became effective. Options granted under the Plans
vest as determined by the Company and expire over varying terms, but not more
than five years from the date of grant. Stock option activity for 2007, 2006,
and 2005 is as follows:
The
Plans
|
|||||||||||||
Stock Options
|
Exercise Price
per
Share
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(Years)
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2004
|
1,017,020
|
|
$0.60–$3.31
|
$
|
1.28
|
2.72
|
|||||||
Granted
|
967,500
|
|
$2.78–$3.59
|
|
3.20
|
||||||||
Expired
|
(1,720
|
)
|
|
$3.31
|
3.31
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
(597,000
|
)
|
|
$0.60–$1.03
|
0.89
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2005
|
1,385,800
|
|
$0.71–$3.59
|
$
|
2.51
|
4.17
|
|||||||
Granted
|
340,000
|
|
$3.28
|
3.28
|
|||||||||
Expired
|
(40,150
|
)
|
|
$2.78–$3.59
|
3.33
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
(220,000
|
)
|
|
$1.03–$3.59
|
2.96
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
1,465,650
|
|
$0.71–$3.59
|
$
|
2.87
|
3.57
|
|||||||
Granted
|
845,000
|
|
$1.88–$7.14
|
4.98
|
|||||||||
Expired
|
(202,500
|
)
|
|
$3.59
|
3.59
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
(968,150
|
)
|
|
$0.71–$3.59
|
2.59
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
1,140,000
|
|
$1.88–$7.14
|
$
|
4.54
|
3.96
|
At
December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, options for 1,023,333, 1,465,650, and 394,300
shares, respectively, were exercisable at a weighted average exercise price
of
$4.52, $2.87, and $1.89 per share, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value
of options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2007 is $0.00. The
aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based
on
options with an exercise price less than the Company’s closing stock price of
$1.85 as of December 31, 2007, which would have been received by the option
holders had those option holders exercised their options as of that date.
F-21
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
(d) |
Warrants
|
A
summary
of warrant activity is as follows:
The
Plans
|
|||||||||||||
Warrants
|
Exercise
Price
per
Share
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Life
(Years)
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2004
|
4,532,748
|
$
|
1.02-10.50
|
$
|
4.30
|
2.12
|
|||||||
Issued
|
711,600
|
$
|
3.60–3.91
|
$
|
3.75
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
(2,247,624
|
)
|
$
|
1.02–3.01
|
$
|
2.55
|
|||||||
Expired
|
(825,763
|
)
|
$
|
2.75–10.50
|
$
|
7.01
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2005
|
2,170,961
|
$
|
1.02–3.91
|
$
|
3.14
|
3.27
|
|||||||
Issued
|
–
|
||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(1,606,928
|
)
|
$
|
1.02–3.91
|
$
|
3.05
|
|||||||
Expired
|
–
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
564,033
|
$
|
1.02–3.91
|
$
|
3.41
|
3.04
|
|||||||
Issued
|
1,916,554
|
$
|
4.53
|
$
|
4.53
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
–
|
||||||||||||
Expired
|
–
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
2,480,587
|
$
|
1.02–4.53
|
$
|
4.27
|
4.13
|
(3) |
Income
Taxes
|
The
provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the
statutory rate as follows:
Year
Ended
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Income
taxes using U.S. federal statutory rate
|
$
|
(1,245,592
|
)
|
$
|
(3,723,546
|
)
|
$
|
(973,970
|
)
|
|
State
income taxes, net of federal benefit
|
(46,582
|
)
|
(789,599
|
)
|
(143,644
|
)
|
||||
Valuation
allowance
|
1,813,480
|
4,483,576
|
1,072,032
|
|||||||
Derivative
charge
|
(923,780
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Expiration
of net operating losses
|
207,061
|
96,959
|
58,257
|
|||||||
Other
|
195,413
|
(67,390
|
)
|
(12,675
|
)
|
|||||
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
F-22
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
Significant
components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows:
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|||||||
Employee
compensation accruals
|
$
|
694,000
|
$
|
380,000
|
|||
Accrual
to cash
|
–
|
243,000
|
|||||
Net
operating losses
|
9,743,000
|
7,924,000
|
|||||
Total
deferred tax assets
|
10,437,000
|
8,547,000
|
|||||
Deferred
tax liability:
|
|||||||
Accrual
to cash
|
78,000
|
–
|
|||||
Valuation
allowance
|
10,359,000
|
8,547,000
|
|||||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
As
of
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had net operating loss
carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of approximately $35,969,000
and
$30,223,000, respectively. A portion of the federal amount, $13,249,000, is
subject to an annual limitation of approximately $123,000 as a result of a
change in the Company’s ownership through May 2003, as defined by federal income
tax regulations (Section 382). The balance of $22,720,000 is available to offset
future federal taxable income which expires through 2027. As of December 31,
2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards
for
state income tax purposes of approximately $28,742,000 and $22,450,000,
respectively, which expire through 2027.
Management
does not expect the Company to have taxable income in the near future and
established a 100% valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets as
management does not believe it is more likely than not that these assets will
be
realized. The Company’s valuation allowance increased by approximately $1.8
million, $4.5 million and $1.1 million in 2007, 2006, and 2005,
respectively.
The
Company has a tax benefit of approximately $223,000 related to the exercise
of
non qualified stock options. Pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R), the benefit will
be
recognized and recorded to APIC when the benefit is realized through the
reduction of taxes payable.
The
Company complies with the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN
No.
48”). FIN 48 addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or
expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial
statements. Under FIN 48, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an
uncertain tax position only if it is more likely that not that the tax position
will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the
technical merits of the position. The Company has determined that the Company
has no uncertain tax positions requiring recognition under FIN No.
48.
The
Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of certain
state jurisdictions. The Company has not been audited by the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service or any states in connection with income taxes. The periods
from
December 31, 2001 to December 31, 2007 remain open to examination by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service and state authorities.
F-23
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
We
recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties,
if incurred, as a component of income tax expense.
(4) |
Commitments
|
(a) |
Operating
Lease
|
The
Company currently occupies its new office space under a sublease that expires
in
July 2010. Annual fixed rent during the term of the lease is $221,000 per annum
plus a pro-rata share of common area maintenance, property taxes and insurance.
Rent expense totaled $98,584 for the year ended December 31, 2007 and $87,376
for each of the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
(b) |
Cooperative
Research and Development
Agreement
|
The
Company’s five year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”) for
the development of the Delcath System with the National Cancer Institute (“NCI”)
expired on December 14, 2006 and has been extended for an additional five years
to December 14, 2011. The principal goal of the CRADA is to continue the
development of a novel form of regional cancer therapy by designing clinical
protocols utilizing the Delcath System to regionally deliver chemotherapeutics
to patients with unresectable malignancies confined to an organ or region of
the
body. Under the five year extension, Delcath will pay $1,000,000 per year for
clinical support. These funds are payable in quarterly amounts of $250,000
and
will be used for material support of the CRADA (including equipment, supplies,
travel, and other related CRADA support), as well as for support of existing
or
new scientific or clinical staff to be hired by NCI who are to perform work
under the CRADA. The Company incurred $1,000,000, $195,000, and $195,000 in
expenses related to this agreement for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006
and 2005, respectively.
(5) |
Contingencies
|
The
Company has been involved in a legal proceeding that was originally filed on
August 12, 2005 in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut
against Elizabeth L. Enney (the “Defendant”). The named plaintiffs are Delcath
Systems, Inc. and M.S. Koly (former CEO, President, Treasurer and Director
of
Delcath), individually and as a Director of Delcath Systems, Inc. (collectively,
the “Plaintiffs”). The operative complaint seeks damages for libel. In May 2006,
the libel claims were dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, and in July
2006, Plaintiffs filed a new libel claim in the United States District Court
for
the Northern District of Georgia. On November 1, 2006, Defendant filed a Motion
for Judgment claiming that Plaintiffs’ complaint and the attachments thereto, on
their face, were insufficient to support Plaintiffs’ libel claim as a matter of
law. On December 22, 2006, Defendant filed a motion under Rule 11 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure seeking an order directing payment to the Defendant
of
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses by Plaintiff. On April 19, 2007, the
entire action was ordered and adjudged to be dismissed, and the Defendant was
granted recovery of her costs, however, her motion for sanctions against the
Plaintiffs was denied. On
May
21, 2007, Defendant filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for
the 11th Circuit from the final judgment and order of the court entered on
April
19, 2007 denying Defendant’s motion for sanctions against the Plaintiffs. On
March 7, 2008, the Court of Appeals found that the District Court abused its
discretion by denying the Defendant’s motion for sanctions, and reversed the
District Court’s order and remanded it to the District Court for further
proceedings to determine the appropriate amount of the sanctions. The
Defendant has quantified the costs she claims were occasioned by this lawsuit
in
a separate action (in which the Company is not a party) at $450,000, an amount
the Company would dispute vigorously if the Defendant were to claim that amount
in the remanded proceedings in the District Court. Although the ultimate effect
of this matter is difficult to predict, management believes that its resolution
will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial
statements.
F-24
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Financials Statements (cont’d)
for
the Years Ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
The
Company is also involved in certain legal proceedings and is subject to certain
lawsuits, claims and regulations in the ordinary course of its business.
Although the ultimate effect of these matters is often difficult to predict,
management believes that their resolution will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s financial statements.
(6) |
Quarterly
Financial Data (Unaudited)
|
Set
forth
below is selected quarterly financial data for each of the quarters in the
years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
(in
thousands except per share amounts)
|
2007 Quarters Ended
|
||||||||||||
March 31
|
June 30
|
September 30
|
December 31
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
Derivative
instrument income (expense)
|
0
|
0
|
(78
|
)
|
2,795
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(1,274
|
)
|
(2,179
|
)
|
(1,712
|
)
|
1,501
|
||||||
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
0.08
|
(in
thousands
except per share amounts
|
2006 Quarters Ended
|
||||||||||||
March 31
|
June 30
|
September 30
|
December 31
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(1,184
|
)
|
(1,566
|
)
|
(4,689
|
)
|
(3,513
|
)
|
|||||
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.23
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
F-25
Selected
Quarterly Financial Data
Set
forth
below is selected quarterly financial data for each of the quarters in the
years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
(in
thousands except per share amounts)
|
2007 Quarters Ended
|
||||||||||||
March 31
|
|
June 30
|
|
September 30
|
|
December 31
|
|
||||||
Net sales |
$
|
0 |
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
Derivative
instrument income (expense)
|
0
|
0
|
(78
|
)
|
2,795
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(1,274
|
)
|
(2,179
|
)
|
(1,712
|
)
|
1,501
|
||||||
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
0.08
|
(in
thousands except per share amounts)
|
2006 Quarters Ended
|
||||||||||||
|
March 31
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
September 30
|
|
|
December 31
|
|||
Net
sales
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(1,184
|
)
|
(1,566
|
)
|
(4,689
|
)
|
(3,513
|
)
|
|||||
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.23
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
Item
9. Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
None.
Item
9A. Controls
and Procedures
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2007. Based on this evaluation, our chief
executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of December
31,
2007, our disclosure controls and procedures were (1) effective in accumulating
and communicating information to our management, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure (2) effective, in that that they provide
reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in the reports
that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting
is
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as
a
process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal
executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board
of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures
that:
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·
|
Pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately
and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of
the
company;
|
·
|
Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the
company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and
directors of the company; and
|
·
|
Provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that
could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
|
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may
not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our
management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, it used the
criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based
on such assessment, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2007,
our
internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those
criteria.
Carlin,
Charron & Rosen, LLP (“CCR”), our Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm, audited the effectiveness of our Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2007, and CCR’s report is included under Item 8 in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
No
change
in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Item
9B. Other
Information
There
was
no information required to be disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K during
the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2007 that was not so
reported.
PART
III
Item
10. Directors,
Executive Officers of the Registrant and Corporate
Governance
The
information required by Items 401, 405, 406, and 407(c)(3), (d)(4) and (d)(5)
of
Regulation S-K, regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers,
compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, Code of Ethics,
procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company’s
Board of Directors, and Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert,
is
incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K by reference to the Company’s
definitive proxy statement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) for its 2008
Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Item
11. Executive
Compensation
The
information required by Item 402 and paragraphs (e)(4) and (e)(5) of Item 407
of
Regulation S-K, regarding executive compensation, Compensation Committee
Interlocks and Insider Participation and the report of the Compensation and
Stock Option Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, is incorporated into
this Form 10-K by reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Item
12. Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The
information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is included in this Form
10-K under Item 5. The information required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K,
regarding the security ownership of certain beneficial owners of the Company’s
common stock and the Company’s management, is incorporated into this Form 10-K
by reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Item
13. Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
The
information required by Item 404 of Regulation S-K, regarding certain
relationships and related transactions, if any, and director independence,
is
incorporated into this Form 10-K by reference to the Definitive Proxy
Statement.
Item
14. Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
The
information required by Item 9(e) of Schedule 14A, regarding the Company’s
principal accounting fees and services, is incorporated into this Form 10-K
by
reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement.
PART
IV
Item
15. Exhibits,
and Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Delcath Systems, Inc.,
as
amended to June 30, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 5, 2006 (Commission File
No. 001-16133)).
|
|
3.2
|
Amended
and Restated By-Laws of Delcath Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to Company’s Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 (Registration No.
333-39470)).
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
|
4.1
|
Rights
Agreement, dated October 30, 2001, by and between Delcath Systems,
Inc.
and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company’s Form 8-A filed
November 14, 2001 (Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
4.2
|
Form
of Underwriter’s Unit Option Agreement between Delcath Systems, Inc. and
Roan/Meyers Associates, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(Registration No. 333-101661)).
|
|
4.3
|
Form
of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to
the
Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 19, 2004 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed March 22, 2004 (Commission File No,. 001-16133)).
|
|
4.4
|
Form
of 2005 Series A Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November
27,
2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed November 30, 2005 (Commission File No.
011-16133)).
|
|
4.5
|
Form
of 2005 Series C Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November
27,
2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed November 30, 2005 (Commission File No.
011-16133)).
|
|
10.1
|
2000
Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No.
333-39470)).
|
|
10.2
|
2001
Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to
Amendment
No. 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2001 (Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.3
|
2004
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to
the
Company’s definitive Proxy Statement dated April 29, 2004 (Commission File
No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.4
|
Common
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 19, 2004 by and among
Delcath
Systems, Inc. and the Purchasers Listed on Exhibit A thereto (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed March 22, 2004 (Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.5
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of March 19, 2004 by and among Delcath
Systems,
Inc. and the Purchasers Listed on Schedule I thereto (incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed March 22, 2004 (Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.6
|
Common
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 27, 2005 by and among
Delcath Systems, Inc. and the Purchasers Listed on the Exhibit A
thereto
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed November 30, 2005 (Commission File No.
001-16133)).
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
|
10.7
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of November 27, 2005 by and among Delcath
Systems, Inc. and the Purchasers Listed on the Schedule I thereto
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed November 30, 2005 (Commission File No.
001-16133)).
|
|
10.8
|
Voting
Agreement dated as of November 27, 2005 by and between Delcath Systems,
Inc., the purchasers listed on Exhibit A to the Common Stock Purchase
agreement dated as of November 27, 2005 and Vertical Ventures LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed November 30, 2005 (Commission File No.
001-16133)).
|
|
10.9
|
Form
of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Company’s 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
(Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.10
|
Form
of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the Company’s 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
(Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.11
|
Form
of Stock Grant Agreement under the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (Commission
File
No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.12
|
Settlement
Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2006, by and between Delcath Systems,
Inc., Laddcap Value Partners LP, Laddcap Value Advisors LLC, Laddcap
Value
Associates LLC, any affiliate of the foregoing, and Robert B. Ladd
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2006 (Commission File No.
001-16133)).
|
|
10.13
|
Modification
Agreement dated April 9, 2007 between the Company, Laddcap Value
Partners,
LP, Laddcap Associates, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 16, 2007 (Commission
File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.14
|
Settlement
Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2006 between Delcath Systems,
Inc. and
M. S. Koly (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 21, 2006 (Commission File
No.
001-16133)).
|
|
10.15
|
Employment
Agreement dated as of July 2, 2007 between Delcath Systems, Inc.
and
Richard L. Taney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 5, 2007 (Commission File
No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.16
|
Lease
Agreement between Rockbay Capital Management, L.P. and the Company,
dated
as of July 9, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 30, 2007 (Commission
File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.17
|
Consent
of Master Landlord to the Sublease, dated August 21, 2007 (incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed August 30, 2007 (Commission File No.
001-16133)).
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
|
10.18
|
Placement
Agency Agreement dated September 18, 2007 by and among Delcath Systems,
Inc., Canaccord Adams Inc. and Think Equity Partners LLC (incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed September 24, 2007 (Commission File No.
001-16133)).
|
|
10.19
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement in connection with the Company’s September 2007
registered direct offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 24, 2007
(Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
10.20
|
Form
of Warrant issued to investors in connection with the Company’s September
2007 registered direct offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 24, 2007
(Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
Escrow
Agreement dated September 18, 2007 between Delcath Systems, Inc.,
Canaccord Adams Inc., Think Equity Partners LLC and JPMorgan Chase
Bank,
N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed September 24, 2007 (Commission File No.
001-16133)).
|
||
14
|
Code
of Business Conduct (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2003 (Commission File No. 001-16133)).
|
|
23
|
Consent
of Carlin, Charron & Rosen, LLP
|
|
24
|
Power
of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a 14.
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a 14.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as
Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as
Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
/s/
Richard Taney
|
Richard
Taney
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
Dated: March 12, 2008
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/
Richard Taney
|
Chief
Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
|
March
12, 2008
|
||
Richard
Taney
|
||||
/s/
Paul M. Feinstein
|
Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting
|
March
12, 2008
|
||
Paul
M. Feinstein
|
Officer)
|
|||
/s/
Harold S. Koplewicz
|
Chairman
of the Board
|
March
12, 2008
|
||
Harold
S. Koplewicz, M.D.
|
||||
/s/
Laura Philips
|
Director
|
March
12, 2008
|
||
Laura
Philips, PhD
|
||||
/s/
Jonathan Lewis
|
Director
|
March
12, 2008
|
||
Jonathan
Lewis, M.D.
|
||||
/s/
Robert Ladd
|
Director
|
March
12, 2008
|
||
Robert
Ladd
|
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