DMK PHARMACEUTICALS Corp - Quarter Report: 2005 September (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005
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OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from
to
Commission
File Number: 0-26372
CELLEGY
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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82-0429727
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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1800
Byberry Rd, Building 13, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(215)
914-0900
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes ý No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in
Rule
12-b under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes o No ý
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
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The
number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock at November 4,
2005 was 29,831,625.
CELLEGY
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
INDEX
TO FORM 10-Q
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PART
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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16
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure of Market Risk
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30
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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30
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PART
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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31
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Item 2. | Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds |
31
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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31
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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31
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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31
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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31
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Signatures
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32
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Certifications
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33
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2
Cellegy
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
(Amounts
in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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September
30,
2005
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December
31,
2004
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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2,305
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$
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8,705
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Accounts
receivable and other receivables
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1,090
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886
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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560
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282
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Total
current assets
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3,955
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9,873
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Restricted
cash
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—
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227
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Property
and equipment, net
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992
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1,953
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Goodwill
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1,022
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1,031
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Intangible
assets
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490
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779
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Total
assets
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$
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6,459
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$
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13,863
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Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Deficit
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$
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1,782
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$
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1,692
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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1,972
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2,725
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Current
portion of deferred revenue
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37
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1,196
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Current
portion of note payable
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4,887
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—
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Total
current liabilities
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8,678
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5,613
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Other
long-term liability
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25
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527
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Notes
payable
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243
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190
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Derivative
instruments
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640
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411
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Deferred
revenue
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1,398
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13,865
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Total
liabilities
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10,984
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20,606
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Commitments
and contingencies (Note 13)
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Stockholders’
deficit:
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Common
stock
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2
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2
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Additional
paid-in capital
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125,529
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120,254
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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291
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304
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Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
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(130,347
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(127,303
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Total
stockholders’ deficit
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(4,525
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(6,743
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
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$
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6,459
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$
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13,863
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
3
Cellegy
Pharmaceuticals, Inc
(a
development stage company)
(Amounts
in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Period
from
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June
26, 1989
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(inception)
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Three
Months Ended
September 30, |
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Nine
Months Ended
September 30, |
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September
30,
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2005
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2004
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2005
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2004
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2005
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Revenues:
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Licensing
and contract revenue from affiliates
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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1,145
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Licensing,
milestone and development funding
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229
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222
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6,988
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638
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10,216
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Grants
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1,252
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—
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3,420
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—
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4,995
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Product
sales
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471
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261
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899
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613
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7,514
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Total
revenues
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1,952
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483
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11,307
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1,251
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23,871
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Costs
and expenses:
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Cost
of product sales
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237
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55
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320
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132
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1,975
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Research
and development
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1,816
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2,529
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6,877
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6,876
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88,650
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Selling,
general and administrative
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2,575
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1,093
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7,050
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3,520
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45,410
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Acquired
in-process technology
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—
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—
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—
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—
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22,332
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Total
costs and expenses
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4,628
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3,677
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14,247
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10,527
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158,367
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Operating
loss
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(2,676
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(3,194
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(2,940
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(9,276
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(134,497
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Interest
and other income
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21
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69
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131
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208
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6,976
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Interest
and other expense
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(217
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—
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(478
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—
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(2,011
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Derivative
revaluation
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79
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(18
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242
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159
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633
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Net
income (loss)
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(2,793
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(3,143
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(3,044
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(8,909
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(128,899
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Non-cash
preferred dividends
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1,448
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Net
income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
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$
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(2,793
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$
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(3,143
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$
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(3,044
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$
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(8,909
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$
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(130,347
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Net
income (loss) per common share:
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Basic
and diluted
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$
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(0.09
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$
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(0.14
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$
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(0.11
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$
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(0.43
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Weighted
average number of common shares used in per share
calculations:
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Basic
and diluted
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29,832
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22,396
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28,048
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20,874
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
4
Cellegy
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
(Amounts
in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Period
from
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June
26, 1989 (inception) to
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Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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September
30,
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2005
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2004
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2005
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Operating
activities
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Net
loss
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$
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(3,044
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$
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(8,909
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$
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(128,900
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Other
operating activities
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(9,148
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491
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37,224
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(12,192
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(8,418
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(91,
676
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Investing
activities
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(170
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(12
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(5,574
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Purchases
of investments
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—
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—
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(98,910
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Sales
and maturities of investments
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—
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3,687
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98,814
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Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
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—
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—
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238
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Costs
related to Biosyn acquisition
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(92
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—
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Costs
used in escrow for Biosyn acquisition
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—
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(275
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—
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Acquisitions,
net of cash acquired
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—
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—
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(816
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Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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(170
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3,308
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(6,248
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Financing
activities
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Proceeds
from notes payable
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—
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—
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8,047
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Repayment
of notes payable
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—
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—
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(6,611
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Proceeds
from restricted cash
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227
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—
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614
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Other
assets
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—
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—
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(614
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Net
proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants
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5,747
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10,873
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86,842
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Issuance
of convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs
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—
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—
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11,758
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Deferred
financing cost
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—
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—
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(80
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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5,974
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10,873
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99,956
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Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
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(12
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(54
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273
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Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
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(6,400
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)
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5,709
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2,305
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Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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8,705
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7,650
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—
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Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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2,305
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$
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13,359
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$
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2,305
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
5
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Period
from
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June
26, 1989 (inception) to
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Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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September
30,
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2005
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2004
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2005
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Supplemental
cash flow information:
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Interest
paid
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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640
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Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash transactions
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Issuance
of common stock in connection with acquired-in-process
technology
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—
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—
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7,350
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Conversion
of preferred stock to common stock
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—
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—
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14,715
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Issuance
of common stock for notes payable
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—
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—
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277
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Issuance
of warrants in connection with equity financings
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471
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2,082
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2,553
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Issuance
of warrants in connection with notes payable financing
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—
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—
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487
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Issuance
of convertible preferred stock for notes payable
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—
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—
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1,268
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Issuance
of common stock for milestone payments
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—
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—
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1,500
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Fair
value of assets acquired net of liabilities assumed for Biosyn
acquisition
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—
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—
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11,856
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Interest
expense amortization for long-term obligations
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607
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—
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607
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
6
Cellegy
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
(Unaudited)
Note
1. Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements
have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures
normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed
consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (including normal
recurring adjustments and the elimination of intercompany accounts) considered
necessary for a fair statement of all periods presented. The results of
Cellegy’s operations for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
the results of operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal
year. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes
thereto included in Cellegy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared assuming
the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization
of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course
of business. At September 30, 2005, the Company had a deficit accumulated
during the development stage of $130.4 million and recurring, negative cash
flows from operations. The Company expects negative cash flow from operations
to
continue for the foreseeable future, with the need to continue or expand
development programs and to commercialize products once regulatory approvals
have been obtained. These factors raise substantial doubt about the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
On
May
12, 2005 Cellegy raised $5.7 million in net proceeds in a private placement
of
its common stock and warrants to a combination of existing and new individual
and institutional investors (See Note 11). In connection with its
amendment of its agreement with ProStrakan Group plc (“ProStrakan”) in
November of 2005, Cellegy received a payment of $2 million and may receive
future milestone payments of up to $750,000 upon approval of the product in
certain major European countries (See note 18). Unless it is able to secure
additional funding as discussed below, the Company will most likely not be
able
to support its research programs or its products commercialization activities
for most of 2006.
Management
is presently considering financing through one or more options to fund
its
operations through 2006. These options include, but are not limited
to:
seeking partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies to co-develop and
fund
research and development efforts, pursue additional out-licensing arrangements
with third parties, and re-licensing and monetizing near term future milestone
and royalty payments expected from existing licensees and seeking equity or
debt
financing. In addition, the Company will continue to implement further
cost reduction programs. There is no assurance that any of the above options
will be implemented on a timely basis. Alternatively, Cellegy may be
required to accept less than favorable commercial terms in any such future
arrangements.
If
adequate funds are not available, the Company could be required to delay
development or commercialization of certain products, to license to third
parties the rights to commercialize certain products that the Company would
otherwise seek to commercialize internally, or to reduce resources devoted
to
product development. Accordingly, the failure of the Company to obtain
sufficient funds could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business,
results of operations and financial condition. The accompanying unaudited
interim financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result
from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The
Company has classified the notes due to PDI as current for financial
reporting purposes (See Note 12).
Note
2. - Biosyn Acquisition
On
October 22, 2004, Cellegy completed its acquisition of Biosyn, Inc.,
developer of a contraceptive gel product for the prevention of transmission
of
HIV/AIDS in women. Under the terms of the acquisition, 12,000 preferred
shares and 5,031,267 shares of Biosyn common stock outstanding at the closing
of
the acquisition were exchanged for approximately 2,462,000 shares of Cellegy’s
common stock. In addition, outstanding Biosyn stock options and warrants were
assumed by Cellegy and converted into options and warrants to purchase 318,504
shares of Cellegy common stock. The assumed options to acquire Cellegy common
stock are fully vested and exercisable.
7
The
Company has prepared unaudited pro forma financial information showing revenues
and net loss for the combined entity for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2004, as if the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2004.
The following unaudited pro forma financial information is not intended to
represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations of the
Company that would have been reported had the acquisition been completed as
of
the date presented and should not be taken as representative of the future
consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the Company (in
thousands, except per share data).
|
|
September
30, 2004
|
|
||||
|
|
Three
Months
|
|
Nine
Months
|
|
||
Revenues
|
|
$
|
1,716
|
|
$
|
4,662
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(2,693
|
)
|
$
|
(9,859
|
)
|
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.42
|
)
|
Note
3. - Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive
income (loss) generally represents all changes in stockholders’ deficit except
those resulting from investments or contributions by stockholders. The Company’s
foreign currency translation (“FCT”) adjustments represent the only components
of comprehensive income that are excluded from the Company’s net income
(loss). Total comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine
months
ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 consisted of (in thousands):
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
||||||||
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(2,793
|
)
|
$
|
(3,143
|
)
|
$
|
(3,044)
|
$
|
(8,909
|
) | |
Change
in FCT adjustments
|
|
5
|
62
|
(12
|
) |
(54
|
) | ||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(2,788
|
)
|
$
|
(3,081
|
) |
$
|
(3,056
|
) |
$
|
(8,963
|
) |
Note
4. - Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per
Common
Share
Basic
net
income (loss) per common share for the three and nine months ended September
30,
2005 attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing the net
income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the three-month and nine-month periods. Diluted net income
per common share incorporates the incremental shares issued upon the assumed
exercise of stock options and warrants, when dilutive. Net loss per share
attributable to common stockholders should give effect to the dilutive effect
of
potential issuances of common stock consisting of stock options, warrants,
and
convertible debt. However, all dilutive securities as well as stock options,
warrants and potential shares from convertible debt have been excluded from
the
diluted net loss per share computations during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2005 and 2004 as they have an antidilutive effect due to our
net
loss.
8
The
following outstanding stock options and warrants during the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were excluded in the calculation of
diluted net income (loss) per common share as they had an antidilutive effect
(in thousands):
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
||||
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
Options
|
|
(388
|
)
|
(24
|
) |
4,106
|
|
4,171
|
|
Warrants
|
|
—
|
|
604
|
2,375
|
|
864
|
|
|
PDI
convertible note
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
2,121
|
|
—
|
|
Total
number of shares excluded
|
|
(388
|
) |
580
|
|
8,602
|
|
5,035
|
|
Note
5. - Stock-Based Compensation
The
Company accounts for its stock option grants in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”
(“APB 25”) and related Interpretations. The Company has elected to follow the
disclosure-only alternative prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (“SFAS No. 123”),
“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, as amended by SFAS No. 148
“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure”. Under APB
25, compensation expense is based on the difference, if any, on the date of
the
grant between the fair value of the Company’s common stock and the option’s
exercise price.
Had
compensation cost for the Company’s stock-based compensation plans been
determined in a manner consistent with the fair value approach described in
SFAS
No. 123, the Company’s pro forma net loss and net loss per share as
reported would have been increased to the pro forma amounts indicated below
(in
thousands, except per share amounts):
9
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
||||||||
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
||||
Net
income (loss) as reported
|
|
$
|
(2,793
|
)
|
$
|
(3,143
|
)
|
$
|
(3,044
|
)
|
$
|
(8,909
|
)
|
Add:
Stock-based employee compensation costs included in the reported
net
income (loss)
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
70
|
|||||
Deduct:
Stock-based employee compensation costs determined under the fair
value
method
|
|
(35
|
) |
(186
|
) |
(301
|
) |
(351
|
) | ||||
Net
income (loss), pro forma
|
|
$
|
(2,828
|
) |
(3,329
|
) |
(3,345
|
) |
(9,551
|
) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic
and diluted net income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
As
reported
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
) |
$
|
(0.14
|
) |
$
|
(0.11
|
) |
$
|
(0.43
|
) |
Pro
forma
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
) |
$
|
(0.15
|
) |
$
|
(0.12
|
) |
$
|
(0.46
|
) |
The
Company values its options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
valuation model with the following assumptions:
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
||||
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
4.1
|
%
|
3.7
|
%
|
4.1
|
%
|
3.7
|
%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
Volatility
|
|
0.76
|
0.86
|
0.76
|
0.86
|
||||
Expected
life of options in years
|
|
3.2
|
4.2
|
3.2
|
4.2
|
The
Company accounts for equity instruments issued to non-employees in accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”)
Issue No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to
Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or
Services.” Under EITF Issue No. 96-18, the fair value of the equity
instrument is calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation model at each
reporting period with charges amortized to the results of operations over the
instrument’s vesting period.
Note
6. - Segment Reporting
The
Company has two business segments: pharmaceuticals and skin care.
Pharmaceuticals include primarily research and clinical development expenses
for
potential prescription products to be marketed directly by Cellegy or through
corporate partners.
All
revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 of $1,952,000
and $11,307,000, respectively, were derived from the Company’s pharmaceutical
segment. Current pharmaceutical revenues consist primarily of research and
development grant revenues, Rectogesic® product sales in Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, United Kingdom and South Korea, and license revenues for Rectogesic
and Tostrex® products and Fortigel.
The
Company did not record any revenues for its skin care product during the nine
months ended September 30, 2005. The product is normally sold to one
customer, Gryphon Development, Inc., which sells it exclusively in the
United States through a major specialty retailer.
Cellegy
allocates its revenues and operating expenses to each business segment.
Management regularly assesses segment operating performance and makes decisions
on how resources are allocated based upon segment performance, with the segment
measurement of profitability being net income. The accounting policies of the
reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of
significant accounting policies.
The
Company’s segments are business units that will, in some cases, distribute
products to different types of customers through different marketing programs.
The potential future sales of skin care products require a significantly
different marketing effort than sales of pharmaceutical products to physicians
and other traditional pharmaceutical distribution channels. Pharmaceutical
products require more extensive clinical testing and ultimately regulatory
approval by the FDA and other worldwide health registration agencies, requiring
a more extensive level of development, manufacturing and compliance than a
skin
care product.
10
The
following table contains information regarding revenues and loss from operating
each business segment (in thousands):
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
||||||||
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Pharmaceuticals
|
|
$
|
1,952
|
|
$
|
394
|
|
$
|
11,307
|
|
$
|
1,070
|
|
Skin
care
|
|
—
|
|
89
|
|
—
|
|
181
|
|
||||
|
|
$
|
1,952
|
|
$
|
483
|
|
$
|
11,307
|
|
$
|
1,251
|
|
Operating
income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Pharmaceuticals
|
|
$
|
(2,676
|
)
|
$
|
(3,252
|
)
|
$
|
(2,940
|
)
|
$
|
(9,394
|
)
|
Skin
care
|
|
—
|
|
58
|
|
—
|
|
118
|
|
||||
|
|
$
|
(2,676
|
)
|
$
|
(3,194
|
)
|
$
|
(2,940
|
)
|
$
|
(9,276
|
)
|
All
of
the Company’s assets are related to the pharmaceutical segment and most of these
assets are located in the United States.
Note
7. - Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based
Payment”, which replaces SFAS No. 123. SFAS No. 123R requires public
companies to recognize an expense for share-based payment arrangements including
stock options and employee stock purchase plans. The statement eliminates a
company’s ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB
25, and generally requires instead that such transactions be accounted for
using
a fair value based method. SFAS No. 123R requires an entity to measure
the
cost of employee services received in exchanged for an award of equity
instruments based on the fair value of the award on the date of the grant,
and
to recognize the cost over the period during which the employee is to provide
service in exchange for the award. SFAS No. 123R is effective for public
companies with a fiscal year that begins after June 15, 2005. The cumulative
effect of this pronouncement if adopted by the Company, applied on a modified
prospective basis, would be measured and recognized starting the first quarter
of 2006. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R, companies are allowed to select
one of three alternative transition methods. Management is currently evaluating
the transition methods, as well as valuation methodologies and assumptions
for
employee stock options in light of SFAS No. 123R. Current estimates
of
option values using the Black-Scholes method (as shown under “Stock Based
Compensation”) may not be indicative of results from valuation methodologies
ultimately implemented by the Company upon adoption of SFAS
No. 123R.
In
May
2005, the FASB issued SFAS 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a
replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3”. The statement
requires retrospective application of changes in accounting principle to prior
periods’ financial statements, unless it is impracticable to determine either
the period specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. When it
is
impracticable to determine the period specific effects of an accounting change
on one or more individual prior periods presented, this statement requires
that
the new accounting principle be applied to the balances of assets and
liabilities as of the beginning of the earliest period for which retrospective
application is practicable, and that a corresponding adjustment be made to
the
opening balance of the retained earnings for that period rather than being
reported in the income statement. The statement also requires that a change
in
depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, non-financial
assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change
in accounting principle. This pronouncement is effective for accounting changes
made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company does not
believe adoption of SFAS 154 will have a material effect on its consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Note
8. - Accounts Receivable and Other Receivables
At
September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 this account includes the following
(in
thousands):
|
|
September
30,
2005
|
|
December
31,
2004
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts
Receivable - Trade
|
|
$
|
411
|
|
$
|
26
|
Grants
Receivable
|
379
|
834
|
||||
Accounts
Receivable - Other
|
|
300
|
|
26
|
||
Total
|
|
$
|
1,090
|
|
$
|
886
|
Note
9 . - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
At
September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 this account includes the following
(in
thousands):
|
|
September
30,
2005
|
|
December
31,
2004
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Prepaid
Insurance
|
|
$
|
243
|
|
$
|
186
|
Prepaid
Rent
|
|
86
|
|
0
|
||
Deferred
Compensation
|
|
85
|
|
0
|
||
Inventory
|
|
84
|
|
52
|
||
Other
|
|
62
|
|
44
|
||
Total
|
|
$
|
560
|
|
$
|
282
|
Deferred
compensation of $85,000 represents the unamortized balance of $422,000 in
retention bonuses offered and accepted by employees in March 2005. The retention
bonuses would be paid if the employee maintains his or her employment with
the
Company through the retention period indicated in the individual’s offer letter.
The retention bonus is in lieu of all other severance or similar payments that
the Company may be obligated to make under any other existing agreement,
arrangement or understanding, but will be in addition to any accrued salary
and
vacation earned through the date of termination. The retention periods terminate
on dates between October 15, 2005 and December 31, 2005.
11
Note
10 . - Accrued Expenses and Other Current
Liabilities
The
Company accrues for goods and services received but for which billings have
not
been received. Accruals for the following expenses and other current liabilities
were made for the following expenses (in thousands):
|
|
September
30,
2005
|
|
December
31,
2004
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Clinical
expenses
|
|
$
|
63
|
|
$
|
613
|
|
Legal
fees
|
|
—
|
|
454
|
|
||
Retention
and severance
|
|
700
|
|
508
|
|
||
Consulting
fees
|
|
97
|
|
339
|
|
||
Other
|
|
1,112
|
|
811
|
|
||
Total
|
|
$
|
1,972
|
|
$
|
2,725
|
|
Note
11. - Deferred Revenue
The
Company records upfront payments received from licensees as deferred revenue
and
amortizes them to income over the life of the licensing agreement or the life
of
the product being licensed, whichever is longer. At September 30,
2005 total current and long-term deferred revenue of $1,486,000 substantially
includes the remaining unearned portion of the $1.5 million upfront licensing
fees received from ProStrakan for the right to store, promote, sell and/or
distribute the Company’s Tostrex and Rectogesic products.
Note
12. - Notes Payable
Notes
payable at September 30, 2005 include two non-interest bearing notes issued
in
April 2005 by Cellegy to PDI pursuant to a lawsuit settlement signed by both
parties in April 2005 (see Note 13), and note issued by Biosyn to Ben Franklin
Technology Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin) in October 1992
for funds provided by Ben Franklin for the development of a compound to prevent
transmission of AIDS. The notes have been recorded at their total net
present value of $5.07 million.
The
terms
of the notes issued to PDI are as follows:
The
$3.0
million secured promissory note has an outstanding balance of $2.9 million
and
was recorded at a net present value of $2.4 million. It is payable in October
2006. There is no stated interest rate and no periodic payments are
required. Cellegy is required to make current payments on the note
to the
extent of (i) 50% of licensing fees, royalties or milestone payments received
by
Cellegy with respect to any of Cellegy’s agreements or arrangements with respect
to the Tostrex® or Rectogesic® products in territories outside of North America,
(ii) 50% of licensing fees, royalties or milestone payments received by Cellegy
with respect to any of Cellegy’s agreements or arrangements with respect to
Fortigel in North American markets. These payments are required to be made
to
PDI within two business days after Cellegy receives the payments. Cellegy’s
obligations under the note are secured by a security interest in favor of
PDI,
which is reflected in a security agreement between Cellegy and PDI, in Cellegy’s
interests in the payments described above and any proceeds therefrom . In
addition, Cellegy is required to make payments on the $3.0 million note with
respect to 10% of proceeds received by Cellegy in excess of $5.0 million
from
financing transactions.
Amounts
owed under the note may be accelerated upon an event of default, which is
defined to include, but is not limited to, any of the following: Cellegy’s
failure to pay any amounts owed under the note when due; certain kinds of
bankruptcy filings or certain related actions or proceedings; any breach
of any
of Cellegy’s covenants, conditions or agreements in the note or security
agreement following notice from PDI that remains uncured for 30 days; the
security interest no longer being a valid, perfected, first priority security
interest; and a default in indebtedness of Cellegy with an aggregate principal
amount in excess of $2.0 million that results in the maturity of such
indebtedness being accelerated before its stated maturity. The net present
value
of the collateralized $3.0 million note will be recalculated based on its
remaining principal whenever a payment is made by Cellegy. Cellegy made a
$100,000 payment to PDI in October 2005 shortly after the due date specified
in
the secured note and has paid interest to PDI on that amount.
The
$3.5
million non-negotiable senior convertible debenture was recorded at a net
present value of $2.3 million. It has a maturity date of April 11, 2008, three
years from the PDI settlement date of April 11, 2005. There is no stated
interest rate and no periodic payments are required. Cellegy may redeem the
note
at anytime before the maturity date upon prior notice to PDI, at a redemption
price equal to the principal amount. If Cellegy delivers such a redemption
notice, PDI may convert the note into shares of Cellegy common stocks at a
price
of $1.65 per share. In addition, after the 18th month anniversary of the
debenture, PDI may convert the note into Cellegy common stock at a price of
$1.65 per share. If Cellegy does not redeem the note within the first 18 months,
then Cellegy has agreed to file a registration statement relating to the
possible resale of any shares issued to PDI after 18 months; approximately
2.1
million shares would be issuable upon such conversion. As long as amounts are
owed under the note, Cellegy has agreed not to incur or become responsible
for
any indebtedness that ranks contractually senior or pari passu in right of
payment to amounts outstanding under the note. Events of default under the
senior note are generally similar to events of default under the secured note.
Cellegy
has classified the notes as current for financial reporting purposes because
of
payments expected to be made within the next year and due to the other
uncertainties noted above.
The
company accretes interest and principal to the PDI notes using a rate of 15%
using the effective interest rate method.
12
The
Ben
Franklin note has a face value of $778,000 and net present value of $183,000
at
September 30, 2005. The note has no scheduled repayment term.
Payment is based on 3% of Biosyn’s revenues excluding research and development
grants.
At
September 30, 2005, future minimum payments on the notes were payable
as
follows (in thousands):
2005
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
2006
|
|
2,900
|
|
|
2007
|
|
—
|
|
|
2008
|
|
3,500
|
|
|
2009
and thereafter
|
|
778
|
|
|
Total
payments
|
|
7,178
|
|
|
Less:
Amount representing discount
|
|
(2,108
|
)
|
|
Net
minimum future payments
|
|
$
|
5,070
|
|
Note
13. - Equity Financing
On
May
12, 2005, Cellegy raised $6.0 million, or approximately $5.7 million after
offering expenses, in a private placement of its common stock and warrants,
to
existing and new institutional and individual investors. The transaction
consisted of the sale of approximately 3,621,819 shares of common stock.
The Company also issued Class A Warrants to purchase approximately 714,362
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.25 per share. The
Class
A warrants can be called by the Company if the Company’s common stock trades for
20 consecutive days over $5.00. The Company also issued Class B Warrants to
purchase approximately 714,362 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of
$2.50 per share. Class A and B Warrants can be called by the Company
if
the Company’s closing bid price of a share of Common Stock equals or exceeds
$5.00 or $5.50, respectively, for any twenty (20) consecutive trading days
commencing after the Registration Statement has been declared effective at
a
redemption price equal to $0.01 per share of common stock.. Three
directors of Cellegy purchased a total of 50,000 shares in the offering at
the
closing market price of the common stock on the date of the transaction for
$2.13 per share. The directors did not receive any warrants. The purchase
price for shares purchased by the non-director investors was $1.65 per
share. Pursuant to the transaction agreements, the Company has filed
a
registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
which was declared effective on July 8, 2005, covering the possible resale
of
the shares from time to time in the future.
Note
14. - Derivative Instruments.
The
warrants are revalued at the end of each reporting period as long as they remain
outstanding. The estimated fair value of all warrants recorded as derivative
liability at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
September
30, 2005
|
|
December
31, 2004
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Kingsbridge
warrants issued January 2004
|
|
$
|
318
|
|
$
|
411
|
|
Warrants
issued May 2005
|
|
322
|
|
—
|
|
||
Total
liability
|
|
$
|
640
|
|
$
|
411
|
|
The
changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants have been recorded as other
income and expense in the income statement. For the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2005, the Company recognized $79,000 and $242,000, respectively
as
other income from derivative revaluation.
The
Company valued its warrants using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the
following assumptions:
Kingbridge
Warrants issued January 2004
Volatility
|
0.77
|
|||
Contractual
life
|
3.2
years
|
|||
Risk
free interest rate
|
4.13
|
%
|
||
Dividend
yield
|
0
|
%
|
||
May
2005
Warrants
Volatility
|
0.81
|
|||
Contractual
life
|
5.0
years
|
|||
Risk
free interest rate
|
4.06
|
%
|
||
Dividend
yield
|
0
|
%
|
13
Note
15. - Commitments and Contingencies
Legal
Proceedings
The
December 2002 original exclusive license agreement between the Company
and
PDI Inc. (“PDI”) related to commercialization of Fortigel product in North
American marekts. Under the terms of the agreement, PDI was responsible for
marketing and sale of Fortigel if regulatory authorities approved the
product. Cellegy received a non-refundable payment of $15.0 million
upon
signing the agreement and was entitled to receive a milestone payment upon
FDA
approval and royalties following a successful product launch. However,
in
July 2003, the FDA issued a Not Approvable letter for Cellegy’s New Drug
Application relating to Fortigel product. In December 2003, following
earlier notices from PDI and mediation proceedings, Cellegy and PDI both
initiated legal proceedings against each other relating to the agreement.
PDI asserted several claims relating to the agreement, including the assertion
that Cellegy breached several provisions of the agreement and failed to disclose
relevant facts. PDI claimed several kinds of alleged damages, including
return of the initial $15.0 million license fee that PDI paid to Cellegy when
the agreement was signed. Cellegy’s action sought, among other things, a
declaration that it had fully complied with the license agreement and that
PDI’s
claims were without merit. The trial had been scheduled to begin in May 2005
but
has now been cancelled as a result of the settlement.
On
April
11, 2005, Cellegy entered into a settlement agreement with PDI resolving the
lawsuits that the companies had filed against each other. Under the
terms
of the settlement agreement, the license agreement was terminated and all
product rights have reverted to Cellegy. Cellegy paid $2.0 million
to PDI
upon signing the settlement agreement. Cellegy also issued a $3.0 million
promissory note to PDI, due in October 2006, and a $3.5 million non-negotiable
senior convertible debenture (See Note 12). The settlement of the Company’s
lawsuit with PDI resulted in the recognition of the remaining $6.5 million
in
deferred revenue from PDI as license revenue in the second quarter.
Lease
and Sublease Contracts Termination and Agreements
In
March
2005, the Company entered into an agreement with VaxGen, Inc. (“VaxGen) to
sublease a portion of VaxGen’s available space in Brisbane, California. The
initial lease payment is one dollar per month through February 28, 2006,
increasing to $17,253 per month starting March 1, 2006. The Company may
terminate the lease at any time upon giving VaxGen 10 days advance written
notice. As a result of this agreement, the Company recorded the fair value
of
the rent as a deferred rent asset of $198,000 on March 31, 2005, which is being
amortized monthly to rent expense through February 2006.
As
a
result of the move to its office location in Brisbane in March 2005, the Company
wrote off $800,800 in net book value of all leasehold improvements at its former
corporate headquarters facilities in South San Francisco, California. The
Company also signed a sublease termination agreement in April 2005
with
VaxGen at the previous location. The terms of the agreement included payment
by
VaxGen of $1,090,000 to Cellegy as a sublease termination fee less VaxGen’s
rental deposit of $188,000 and Cellegy’s deposit of $10,000 for subleasing part
of VaxGen’s vacant office space in Brisbane. The lease termination fee was
recognized as a credit to selling, general and administrative expense during
the
second quarter ended June 30, 2005.
In
April
2005, the Company officially signed a lease termination agreement with the
landlord of its former corporate headquarters facilities. The Company, in
September 2005, moved its headquarters to its Biosyn subsidiary’s facility in
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. As a result of this termination, the Company’s
commitment for future lease payments has been significantly reduced. Its
remaining lease commitment relates to its Biosyn subsidiary’s offices. In July
2005 and in September of 2005 Biosyn’s subsidiary amended their existing lease
agreement in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania to include storage area and other
space. Future minimum lease payments at September 30, 2005 are as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
Lease
Commitments
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$
|
95
|
|
2006
|
|
187
|
|
|
2007
|
|
188
|
|
|
2008
|
|
160
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
630
|
|
14
Note
16.
- Listing with Nasdaq Stock Market
On
July
11, 2005, that the Company received a letter (the “Letter”) from The Nasdaq
Stock Market indicating that for ten consecutive trading days prior to the
date
of the Letter, the market value of the common stock had been below $50 million
as required for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq National Market by Marketplace
Rule 4450(b)(1)(A), and that Cellegy had until August 8, 2005 to regain
compliance. The Letter indicated that if, at any time before August
8,
2005, the aggregate market value of Cellegy’s common stock remained at $50
million or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, the Nasdaq
staff
would determine if Cellegy is in compliance with Marketplace Rule
4450(b)(1)(A).
The
Company received a second letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market dated August
9,
2005 indicating that for ten consecutive trading days prior to August 8, 2005,
the market value of the common stock had failed to remain at or above $50
million as required for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq National Market by
Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(1)(A).
On
September 15, 2005, the Company announced that it had received a
determination letter dated September 14, 2005 following a hearing by
the
Listing Qualifications Panel of the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that the
Company’s common stock will transfer from the Nasdaq National Market to the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market, effective at the opening of business on
September 16, 2005. The transfer from the Nasdaq National Market
is
due to the Company not currently satisfying the $50 million market
capitalization requirement of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(1)(A).
The Company did not request a review of the Panel’s determination.
Note
17.
- Shareholder Meeting
An
Annual
Meeting of the Shareholders was held on September 28, 2005 in New York, N.Y.
Agenda items included the election of five(5) directors, ratification of the
selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PwC”) as its principal independent
public accounting firm to perform the audit of Cellegy’s financial statements
for fiscal 2005, and adoption of the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“2005
Plan”).
Elected
as Directors were Richard C. Williams, Tobi B. Klar, M.D., John Q. Adams, Sr.,
Robert B. Rothermel and Thomas M. Steinberg.
Note
18 . - Subsequent Events
On
November 8, 2005 a press release was issued relative to the Company’s Savvy
Ghana Phase 3 HIV prevention trial. It was announced that the Data Monitoring
Committee (DMC) reviewing interim data from the trial recommended that
continuing the trial would not allow the effect of Savvy (C31G vaginal gel)
on
HIV to be determined because of a lower than expected rate of HIV seroconversion
in the trial. The estimated annual rate of HIV seroconversion in the Ghana
study
population was 3.7% at the time of trial initiation, but the observed annual
rate was 1.2% eighteen months into the trial, approximately one third of the
expected rate. This lower rate was possibly due, in part, to procedures designed
to ensure ethical trial design, including counseling on HIV prevention and
distribution of condoms.
Most
importantly, the DMC concluded that Savvy appears to be safe and that there
is
no evidence of safety concerns, based on a review of the comparative numbers
of
HIV seroconversions in the Savvy and placebo groups, and other interim
data.
As
a
result of the data review, Cellegy, Family Health International (FHI) and the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which is funding
the
trial, collectively agreed that the trial in Ghana should be discontinued,
and
that Savvy should continued to be studied for its effect on preventing HIV
transmission. Consideration is being given to expansion of the ongoing Savvy
Phase 3 HIV prevention trial in Ghana and/or the opening of new trial sites
in
areas with higher HIV incidence as ways to determine the effectiveness of
Savvy.
Additionally,
data from the Ghana trial will be analyzed for effects on other endpoints
including pregnancy. If the data warrant, the Ghana results will be submitted
as
a supplemental data package for the contraception New Drug Application. Since
the analysis of the HIV data did not indicate any safety concerns, the Savvy
Phase 3 contraception trial underway in the United States will continue as
planned, with enrollment ongoing at sites throughout the U.S. Planning is
underway for a second contraception study also at sites in the U.S. Additional
studies are planned to examine effectiveness against other sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs), including herpes, in the near future.
On
November 9, 2005 the Company amended its December 2004 exclusive license and
distribution agreement with ProStrakan for the commercialization of Rectogesic
in Europe. Under the terms of the amended agreement, ProStrakan will assume
responsibility for all manufacturing and other product support functions and
will purchase the product directly from the manufacturer rather than purchasing
from Cellegy under the terms of the original agreement. In return, Cellegy
received a payment of $2 million and may receive future milestone payments
of up
to $750,000 upon approval of the product in certain major European
countries.
15
The
following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to those
statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our
audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 included
in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K previously filed with the SEC. This discussion
may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and
uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but
are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry,
our beliefs and our assumptions. Words such as
“believes,”“anticipates,”“expects,”“intends” and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive
means
of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and concern matters that could subsequently
differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Actual
events or results may also differ materially from those discussed in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These risks and uncertainties include those
described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations - Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results”
and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by
law,
we undertake no obligation to revise any forward-looking statements in order
to
reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q.
Cellegy
Pharmaceuticals is a development stage specialty biopharmaceutical company
engaged in the development and commercialization primarily of prescription
drugs
targeting women’s health care conditions, including HIV prevention and sexual
dysfunction, as well as gastrointestinal conditions using proprietary topical
delivery and nitric oxide donor technologies.
General
In
January 2004, we entered into a Structured Secondary Offering (“SSO”)
agreement with Kingsbridge Capital Limited. The agreement requires Kingsbridge
to purchase up to 3.74 million shares of newly issued common stock at times
and
in amounts selected by us over a period of up to two years, subject to certain
restrictions. We filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to shares assumable under the SSO, which was subsequently
declared effective on June 1, 2004. The SSO does not prohibit us from
conducting most kinds of additional debt or equity financings, including Private
Investments in Public Equity, shelf offerings, secondary offerings or any other
non-fixed or future priced securities. If our common stock falls below $1.25
per
share, we will not be able to conduct draw downs on the SSO. We completed two
draw downs in 2004, issuing a total of 246,399 common shares resulting in net
proceeds of approximately $800,000.
In
July 2004, Cellegy and ProStrakan, entered into an exclusive license
agreement for the future commercialization of Tostrex (testosterone gel) product
in Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, ProStrakan will be responsible
for
regulatory filings, sales, marketing and distribution of Tostrex product
throughout the European Union and in certain nearby non-EU countries. Cellegy
will be responsible for supplying finished product to ProStrakan through
Cellegy’s contract manufacturer. Assuming successful commercial launch, Cellegy
could receive up to $5.75 million in milestone payments, including the $500,000
non-refundable upfront payment received in July 2004, and a royalty
on net
sales of Tostrex product. In addition, ProStrakan has granted a right of first
negotiation to Cellegy for its orally delivered testosterone glucoside product,
which is currently in Phase 1 clinical development.
16
In
October 2004, Cellegy acquired Biosyn, Inc., a privately held
biopharmaceutical company. Under the terms of the agreement, Cellegy issued
approximately 2,462,000 shares of Cellegy’s common stock for all of Biosyn’s
issued and outstanding capital stock. In addition, outstanding Biosyn stock
options and warrants were assumed by Cellegy and converted into options and
warrants to purchase approximately 318,504 shares of Cellegy common stock.
The
purchase price does not include any provisions for contingent milestone payments
of up to $15.0 million, which would be payable to Biosyn stockholders on the
achievement of C31G product marketing approval in the United States and a
portion of which would be payable earlier upon commercial launch in certain
major overseas markets.
In
December 2004, Cellegy and ProStrakan entered into an exclusive license
agreement for the commercialization of Cellegesic product, branded Rectogesic
product outside of the United States, in Europe. Under the terms of the
agreement, Cellegy received a non-refundable upfront payment of $1.0 million
and
is entitled to receive up to an additional $4.6 million in milestone payments.
ProStrakan will be responsible for additional regulatory filings, sales,
marketing and distribution of Rectogesic product throughout Europe. In all,
the
agreement covers 38 European territories, including all EU member states.
Cellegy will be responsible for supplying finished product to ProStrakan through
its contract manufacturer.
On
April
11, 2005, Cellegy entered into a settlement agreement with PDI resolving the
lawsuits that the companies had filed against each other. Under the
terms
of the settlement agreement, the license agreement was terminated and all
product rights have reverted to Cellegy. Cellegy paid $2.0 million
to PDI
upon signing the settlement agreement. Cellegy also issued a $3.0 million
promissory note to PDI and a $3.5 million non-negotiable senior convertible
debenture (See Note 12).
In
April
2005, the Company signed a lease termination agreement with its former landlord
at its former headquarters offices in South San Francisco, California.
The
Company had moved its headquarters in March 2005 to offices in Brisbane,
California. The termination agreement released Cellegy from liability for all
future lease payments under the original lease contract. The Company also signed
a sublease termination agreement in April 2005 with VaxGen, Inc. The
terms
of the agreement include payment by VaxGen of $1,090,000 to Cellegy as a lease
termination fee which the Company received in April 2005, net of rental deposit
of $188,000 refunded to VaxGen and deposit of $10,000 due from Cellegy under
a
new sublease contract.
In
April
2005, the Company submitted a written response to the FDA containing new
analyses of data from its Cellegesic Phase 3 trials. The FDA, which had
previously issued a Not Approvable Letter for Cellegesic in December 2004,
had
initially indicated a target response date of June 15 concerning the results
of
its analysis of the data. The Company has not yet received the FDA’s
response; however the FDA has indicated that it is currently reviewing the
submission and will advise the Company of its findings once its review is
completed. While
we
have received no indication as to when the FDA will respond, the Company has
maintained discussions with the FDA and understands that the NDA continues
to be
under review.
In
May
2005, Cellegy raised approximately $5.7 million after expenses through a PIPE
offering to existing and new institutional and individual investors.
The
transaction consisted of the sale of approximately 3,621,819 shares of common
stock. Cellegy also issued Class A Warrants to purchase approximately
714,362 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.25 per share.
The Class A Warrants can be called by the Company if the common stock trades
for
20 consecutive days over $5.00. We also issued Class B Warrants to purchase
approximately 714,362 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50
per
share. The Class B Warrants can be called by the Company if the common
stock trades for 20 consecutive days over $5.50. Three directors of
Cellegy purchased a total of 50,000 shares in the offering at the closing market
price of the common stock on the date of the transaction for $2.13 per
share. The directors did not receive any warrants. The purchase price
for
shares purchased by the non-director investors was $1.65 per share.
Results
of Operations
Revenues.
Note that the prior year to date consolidated results did not include Biosyn,
which Cellegy acquired in October 2004. The third quarter of 2005 represented
the first full quarter of Rectogesic sales in the UK. The Company’s European
marketing partner, ProStrakan, launched Tostrex in Sweden late in the third
quarter and the Company accrued $200,000 in milestone revenue in connection
therewith. Sales of Tostrex are not expected to be significant in
2005.
The
Company had revenues of $1,952,000 and $483,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The $1,469,000 increase in revenue
was primarily due to the inclusion of Biosyn grant revenue in 2005 of
$1,252,000, the accrual of a milestone payment of $200,000 relating to the
Tostrex launch and product sales to ProStravan relating to the distribution
of Rectogesic in the UK.
17
Revenues
for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were approximately $11.3 million
compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2004. During the nine month
period ended September 30, 2005, revenues consisted of non recurring licensing
revenue recognized in connection with the PDI settlement of $6.5 million ,
Rectogesic and Tostrex sales totaling $899,000, Biosyn grant revenue of $3.4
million and $200,000 relating to the Tostrex launch. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2004, revenues consisted primarily of $638,000 in licensing
revenue and $613,000 in product sales.
Our
licensing revenue decreased significantly in the third quarter of 2005.
As
a result of our settlement agreement with PDI in April 2005, we no longer derive
any revenue from the license of our Fortigel product. Unless we are able to
sell
or license this or other technologies to a new partner, licensing revenues
will
continue at or below current levels. We
expect
product sales to decrease in the fourth quarter and in 2006 due to the amendment
of our agreement with ProStrakan.
Cost
of Sales.
Cost of
sales is comprised primarily of direct labor and raw material manufacturing
costs for commercialized products and also includes shipping costs and those
costs associated with stability and validation testing of finished goods prior
to shipment. Cost of sales also includes similar costs for sales of samples
and
placebo. The stability and validation testing components of cost of sales will
continue to comprise a significant percentage of gross sales unless and until
sales volumes increases since these costs are substantially fixed in nature.
There can be no assurance that sales volume will increase
materially.
Research
and Development Expenses.
Biosyn was not a component of Cellegy’s consolidated results for the comparable
period of the prior year. During the three months ended September 30, 2005
and
2004, research and development expenses were $1,816,000 and $2,529,000,
respectively. Expenses for the third quarter included Biosyn expenses of
approximately $1.6 million incurred in connection with the manufacture of
clinical testing supplies and other clinical activities relating to the
development of its HIV products. The increase attributable to Biosyn
research expenses was partly offset by decreases of $1,204,000 due primarily
to
decreases in clinical activities relating to Cellegesic and Fortigel. At the
parent level, Cellegy did not have significant research expenses in the third
quarter of 2005.
Research
and development expenses
during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $6,877,000, compared to
$6,876,000 during the same period in 2004. The current year results
include Biosyn’s research and clinical material manufacturing expenses for its
HIV product candidates of approximately $4.4 million. This was partly
offset by a $2,690,000 decrease in Cellegy’s clinical costs and other related
expenses resulting from a wind down in clinical activities relating to
Cellegesic and Fortigel in 2005. Other related decreases include $488,000 in
research salaries due to the curtailment of research for these products. The
prior year also includes a $750,000 milestone payment to Neptune Pharmaceuticals
relating to acquired research. The Company, in the second quarter of 2005,
announced the closing of its Canadian research subsidiary and this facility
was
substantially wound down by the end of the third quarter.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended September
30,
2005 and 2004 were $2,575,000 and $1,093,000, respectively. The increase of
$1,482,000 consisted primarily of Biosyn expenses of $290,000, which was not
a
component of Cellegy’s results for the comparable period of last year,
increases in salaries including officer severance expenses, consulting expenses,
the accrual of retention bonuses to employees incurred in connection with the
planned shut down of the California and other facility wind down expenses.
California personnel previously engaged in research or development are now
being
reported under SG&A, as the parent’s efforts in the third quarter have
shifted towards the management of its manufacturing activities or towards other
administrative functions.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses during the nine months ended September
30,
2005 and 2004 were $7,050,000 and $3,520,000, respectively. The $3,530,000
increase included expenses of $1.1 million relating to Biosyn. The remaining
increase of $2,351,000 was primarily attributable to increases of $1.2 million
in legal fees principally due to the PDI litigation. $700,000 in other
professional and board fees and $1,187,000 in severance payments and retention
accruals. The payment of severance benefits, and the accrual of retention
payments to employees was incurred in connection with the planned shut down
of
the California location. The overall increase in expenses was partly
offset by the receipt of the sublease termination fee of $1,090,000 a decrease
in rent expense resulting from the termination of Cellegy’s lease contract for
the Company’s South San Francisco offices. The Company announced in the third
quarter of 2005 the relocation of its headquarters to its Biosyn facility in
Pennsylvania and it is expected that the Brisbane, California office will be
closed during the first quarter of 2006.
Other
Income (Expense). For
the
three months ended September 30, 2005, we had a net other expense
of $117,000 compared to a net other income of $51,000 for the same period
in 2004. Net other expense for the third quarter of 2005 includes $202,000
of interest accretion relating primarily to the PDI notes. Net other income
during the third quarter of 2004 consisted primarily of $69,000 of rental income
offset partially by derivative revaluation expense.
Net
other
expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $104,000 compared
to
net other income of $367,000 during the same period of 2004. Net other
expense for 2005 included approximately $478,000 of interest expense primarily
relating to the PDI notes, partially offset by $131,000 of interest income
and
$242,000 gain on derivative revaluation. This compares with a net other income
of $367,000 for the same period last year which included interest and rental
income of $208,000 and $159,000 derivative revaluation income
18
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company is presently experiencing liquidity difficulties. In connection with
its
amendment of its agreement with Prostrakan in November of 2005, Cellegy received
a payment of $2 million and may receive future milestone payments of up to
$750,000 upon approval of the product in certain major European countries.
Unless it is able to secure additional funding as discussed below, the Company
will most likely not be able to support its research programs or its product
commercialization activities for most of 2006.
Cash
and
cash equivalents were approximately $2.3 million at September 30, 2005 compared
to $8.7 million at December 31, 2004. Cash used in operations during the first
nine months of 2005 was $12.2 million as compared to $8.4 million during the
same period in the prior year. The $3.8 million increase in the use
of
cash in operations in 2005 was due primarily to the April settlement of PDI’s
lawsuit and its associated legal costs, officer and other severence expenses
and
the inclusion of Biosyn in 2005. This was partly offset by approximately
$1.1 million received in connection with a sublease termination agreement.
The
settlement with PDI required the payment of $2.0 million and the issuance of
two
non-interest bearing long-term notes with an aggregate face value of $6.5
million. These notes are classified as current for financial reporting purposes
(see Note 12). The use of cash from operating activities for the first nine
months of 2005 was partially offset by $5.7 million in net proceeds provided
by
the May, 2005 sale of common stock.
We
prepared our financial statements assuming that we will continue as a going
concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of
liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. However,
we
have experienced net losses from operations since our inception. Through
September 30, 2005, we had incurred an accumulated deficit of $130.3 million
and
had consumed cash from operations of $91.8 million. We expect negative cash
flow
from operations to continue for the foreseeable future, due to our need to
continue or expand development programs, to commercialize products and build
inventory once regulatory approvals have been obtained, if any, and to meet
our
contractual obligations with PDI.
These
factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Our
plans with regard to these matters include raising additional required funds
through one or more of the following options: seeking partnerships with other
pharmaceutical companies to co-develop and fund our research and development
efforts, sale of all rights to our Fortigel product, pursuing additional
out-licensing arrangements with third parties, re-licensing and monetizing
in
the near term our future milestone and royalty payments expected from existing
licensees and seeking equity or debt financing. In addition, we will continue
to
implement further cost reduction programs and reduce discretionary spending,
if
necessary, to meet our obligations as they become due for the foreseeable
future.
There
is
no assurance that any of the above options will be implemented on a timely
basis
or that we will be able to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms,
if
at all. Alternatively, we may be required to accept less than favorable
commercial terms in any such future arrangements. If adequate funds are not
available on acceptable terms, we could be required to delay development or
commercialization of certain products, to license to third parties the rights
to
commercialize certain products that we would otherwise seek to commercialize
internally or to reduce resources devoted to product development. In addition,
if we do not receive all, or a portion, of the planned Biosyn grant funding,
or
if such funding is delayed, this could impact our ability to complete our Biosyn
development programs on a timely basis, if at all.
The
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from
the
outcome of this uncertainty. Any failure to dispel any continuing doubts about
our ability to continue as a going concern could adversely affect our ability
to
enter into collaborative relationships with business partners, make it more
difficult to obtain required financing on favorable terms or at all, negatively
affect the market price of our common stock and could otherwise have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Future
expenditures and capital requirements depend on numerous factors including,
without limitation, the progress and focus of our research and development
programs, the progress of pre-clinical and clinical testing, the time and costs
involved in obtaining regulatory approvals, the costs of filing, prosecuting,
defending and enforcing patent claims, oppositions and appeals, the timing
and
level of grant funding to support Biosyn’s clinical programs and operations and
our ability to establish new collaborative arrangements.
As
described in Note 16 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the
Company received a second letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market dated August
9,
2005 indicating that for ten consecutive trading days prior to August 8, 2005,
the market value of the common stock had failed to remain at or above $50
million as required for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq National Market by
Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(1)(A).
19
On
September 15, 2005 the Company announced that it had received a
determination letter dated September 14, 2005 following a hearing by
the
Listing Qualifications Panel of the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that the
Company’s common stock will transfer from the Nasdaq National Market to the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market, effective at the opening of business on
September 16, 2005. The transfer from the Nasdaq National Market
is
due to the Company not currently satisfying the $50 million market
capitalization requirement of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(1)(A).
The Company did not request a review of the Panel’s determination.
The
Company continues to experience fluctuations in its share price. As long as
the
Company complies with the Nasdaq Small Cap Market’s continued listing
requirements, which require, among other things, (i) that our stock price equals
or exceeds $1.00 and (ii) that either the aggregate market value of our common
stock exceeds $35 million or our stockholder equity exceeds $2.5 million, we
will continue to remain listed thereon. If the Company is unable to
meet
the requirements for continued listing with the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, it
could
further reduce the liquidity of our common stock, cause certain investors not
to
trade in our common stock, and result in a lower stock price. This
could
also make it more difficult for us to raise required funds through equity
financing transactions and could otherwise have an adverse impact on business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Subsequent
Events
On
November 8, 2005 a press release was issued relative to the Company’s Savvy
Ghana Phase 3 HIV prevention trail. It was announced that the Data Monitoring
Committee (DMC) reviewing interim data from the trial recommended that
continuing the trial would not allow the effect of Savvy (C31G vaginal gel)
on
HIV to be determined because of a lower than expected rate of HIV seroconversion
in the trial. The estimated annual rate of HIV seroconversion in the Ghana
study
population was 3.7% at the time of trial initiation, but the observed annual
rate was 1.2% eighteen months into the trial, approximately on third of the
expected rate. This lower rate was possibly due, in part, to procedures designed
to ensure ethical trial design, including counseling on HIV prevention and
distribution of condoms.
Most
importantly, the DMC concluded that Savvy appears to be safe and that there
is
no evidence of safety concerns, based on a review of the comparative numbers
of
HIV seroconversions in the Savvy and placebo groups, and other interim
data.
As
a
result of the data review, Cellegy, Family Health International (FHI) and the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which is funding
the
trial, collectively agreed that the trial in Ghana should be discontinued,
and
that Savvy should continue to be studied for its effect on preventing HIV
transmission. Consideration is being given to expansion of the ongoing Savvy
Phase 3 HIV prevention trial in Ghana and/or the opening of new trial sites
in
areas with higher HIV incidence as ways to determine the effectiveness of
Savvy.
Additionally,
data from the Ghana trial will be analyzed for effects on other endpoints
including pregnancy. If the data warrant, the Ghana results will be submitted
as
a supplemental data package for the contraception New Drug Application. Since
the analysis of the HIV data did not indicate any safety concerns, the Savvy
Phase 3 contraception trial underway in the United States will continue as
planned, with enrollment ongoing at sites throughout the U.S. Planning is
underway for a second contraception study also at sites in the U.S. Additional
studies are planned to examine effectiveness against other sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs), including herpes, in the near future.
On
November 9, 2005 the Company amended its December 2004 exclusive license and
distribution agreement with ProStrakan for the commercialization of Rectogesic
in Europe. Under the terms of the amended agreement, ProStrakan will assume
responsibility for all manufacturing and other product support functions and
will purchase the product directly from the manufacturer rather than purchasing
from Cellegy under the terms of the original agreement. In return, Cellegy
received a payment of $2 million and may receive future milestone payments
of up
to $750,000 upon approval of the product in certain major European countries.
Cellegy will benefit from reduced infrastructure costs by having its partner
take over manufacturing responsibilities.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
critical accounting policies and estimates were discussed in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. No changes
in
those policies and estimates have occurred during the nine months ended
September 30, 2005.
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Factors
That May Affect Future Operating Results
Risks
Relating to Our Business
Our
prospects for obtaining additional financing, if required, are uncertain
and
failure to obtain needed financing could affect our ability to develop or
market
products.
The
Company is presently experiencing liquidity difficulties. Throughout our
history, we have consumed substantial amounts of cash. Our cash requirements
may
increase to fund the additional expenses required to continue our research
and
development programs, and to fund future payments in support of Biosyn’s
operations to the extent these are not covered by various government and
non-government organizations. In addition, one or more such organizations
could
withdraw, reduce the extent of, delay or terminate their funding
commitments.
The
amount of cash required to fund future expenditures and capital requirements
will depend on numerous factors including, without limitation:
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requirements
in support of our development
programs;
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progress
and results of pre-clinical and clinical
testing;
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time
and costs involved in obtaining regulatory approvals, including
the cost
of complying with additional FDA information and/or clinical trial
requirements to obtain marketing approval of our Tostrelle, Savvy
and
Cellegesic product candidates;
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the
commercial success of our products that are approved or may be
approved
for marketing by the United States or foreign regulatory
authorities;
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• |
the
costs of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing patent claims,
oppositions and appeals, and our other intellectual property
rights;
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our
ability to establish new collaborative
arrangements;
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the
validation of a second contract manufacturing site;
and
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the
extent of expenses required to support Biosyn
operations.
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In
order
to complete the development, manufacturing and other pre-launch marketing
activities necessary to commercialize our products, additional financing
will be
required. To help fund future cash needs, Cellegy may seek other alternatives
such as private or public equity investments, partnerships with other
pharmaceutical companies to co-develop and fund our research and development
efforts, additional out-licensing agreements with third parties, or agreements
to monetize in the near term our future milestone and royalty payments expected
from licenses. There is no assurance that such funding will be available
for us
to finance our operations on acceptable terms, if at all, and any future
equity
funding may involve significant dilution to our stockholders. Our ability
to
draw down funds under the SSO is dependent in part on our stock price and
the
satisfaction of other conditions of the SSO; under certain circumstances
we
could be prevented from or be limited in fully utilizing planned funding
from
the SSO.
Insufficient
funding may require us to delay, reduce or eliminate some or all of our research
and development activities, planned clinical trials, administrative programs,
personnel, outside services and facility costs; reduce the size and scope
of our
sales and marketing efforts; delay or reduce the scope of, or eliminate,
one or
more of our planned commercialization or expansion activities; seek
collaborators for our product candidates at an earlier stage than otherwise
would be desirable and on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise
be
available; or relinquish, license or otherwise dispose of rights to
technologies, product candidates or products that we would otherwise seek
to
develop or commercialize ourselves on terms that are less favorable than
might
otherwise be available. In addition, even if we do receive additional financing,
we may not be able to complete planned clinical trials, development,
manufacturing or marketing of any or all of our product candidates. Failure
to
obtain additional funds as described above may affect the timing of development,
clinical trials or commercialization activities relating to certain
products.
As
described in Note 12 above, in connection with the settlement of its litigation
with PDI, Inc. in April 2005 Cellegy issued two promissory notes to PDI in
the
principal amounts of $3.0 million and $3.5 million. Cellegy is required to
make
current payments on the note to the extent of (i) 50% of licensing fees,
royalties or milestone payments (or, in each case, other payments in the
nature
thereof) received by Cellegy (or its subsidiaries or controlled affiliates)
with
respect to any of Cellegy’s (or such other entities’) agreements or arrangements
with respect to the Tostrex® or Rectogesic® products in territories outside of
North America, (ii) 50% of licensing fees, royalties or milestone payments
(or,
in each case, other payments in the nature thereof) received by Cellegy (or
its
subsidiaries or controlled affiliates) with respect to any of Cellegy’s (or such
other entities’) agreements or arrangements with respect to Fortigel in North
American markets. These payments are required to be made to PDI within two
business days after Cellegy receives the payments. Cellegy’s obligations under
the note are secured by a security interest in favor of PDI, which is reflected
in a security agreement between Cellegy and PDI, in Cellegy’s interests in the
payments described above and any proceeds therefrom (and certain related
collateral). In addition, Cellegy is required to make payments on the $3.0
million note with respect to 10% of proceeds received by Cellegy in excess
of
$5.0 million from financing transactions. Amounts owed under the note may
be
accelerated upon an event of default, which is defined to include, but is
not
limited to, any of the following: Cellegy’s failure to pay any amounts owed
under the note when due (including the payments described above constituting
collateral for the note); certain kinds of bankruptcy filings or certain
related
actions or proceedings; any breach of any of Cellegy’s covenants, conditions or
agreements in the note or security agreement following notice from PDI that
remains uncured for 30 days; the security interest no longer being a valid,
perfected, first priority security interest; and a default in indebtedness
of
Cellegy with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $2.0 million that
results in the maturity of such indebtedness being accelerated before its
stated
maturity.
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PDI
may
assert that the amount or timing of payments by Cellegy to PDI under the
provisions described above constitute an event of default under one or both
of
the notes. For
example, PDI may claim that it is entitled to receive payments that Cellegy
believes it is not entitled to receive; and Cellegy made a $100,000 payment
to
PDI in October 2005 shortly after the due date specified in the applicable
note
and has paid interest to PDI on that amount . If PDI believes that one or
more
events of default have occurred under one of the notes, PDI might declare
a
default, accelerate the maturity date of the notes and contend that the notes
are immediately due and payable in full. In addition, PDI might attempt to
foreclose on the collateral securing Cellegy’s obligations under the $3.0
million note, initiate litigation against Cellegy and seek damages, injunctive
relief or other remedies. In light of its current cash position, Cellegy
would
be unable to pay the amount of these notes if their maturity dates were
accelerated.
Cellegy
believes it has strong defenses to any such claim and intends to vigorously
defend any such claim by PDI. However, defending any litigation that might
be
initiated could be very expensive, divert management time, adversely impact
one
or more alternatives for obtaining funds required to continue operations,
and
have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company believes
that
it is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the security agreement
with
PDI in all material respects.
We
have a history of losses, and we expect losses to continue for at least several
years.
We
have
incurred losses since our inception and negative cash flows from operations
that
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We
have never operated profitably and, given our planned level of operating
expenses, we expect to continue to incur losses through at least 2006. We
plan
to devote significant resources to pre-clinical studies, clinical trials,
administrative, marketing, sales and patent activities. Accordingly, without
substantial revenues from new corporate collaborations, royalties on product
sales or other revenue sources, we expect to incur substantial operating
losses
in the foreseeable future as our potential products move through development
and
as we continue to invest in research and clinical trials. As a result of
our
continuing losses, we may exhaust our resources and may be unable to complete
the development of our products, and our accumulated deficit will continue
to
increase as we continue to incur losses. Our losses may increase in the future,
and even if we achieve our revenue targets, we may not be able to sustain
or
increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. The amount of future
net
losses, and the time required to reach profitability, are both highly uncertain.
To achieve sustained profitable operations, we must, among other things,
successfully discover, develop, and obtain regulatory approvals for and market
pharmaceutical products. We cannot assure you that we will ever be able to
achieve or sustain profitability.
We
have received a “going concern” opinion from our independent auditors, which may
negatively impact our business.
The
audit
opinion from our independent registered accounting firm regarding Cellegy’s
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2004,
included an explanatory paragraph indicating that there is substantial doubt
about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. We have incurred
losses from operations since inception and negative cash flows from operations
that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result
from
the outcome of this uncertainty. Any failure to dispel any continuing doubts
about our ability to continue as a going concern could adversely affect our
ability to enter into collaborative relationships with business partners,
make
it more difficult to obtain required financing on favorable terms or at all,
negatively affect the market price of our common stock and could otherwise
have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of
operations.
We
are subject to regulation by regulatory authorities including the FDA, which
could delay or prevent marketing of our products. Unexpected regulatory outcomes
could adversely affect our business and stock price.
Cellegy’s
prescription product candidates, and our ongoing research and clinical
activities such as those relating to our product candidates, including Savvy™
and Cellegesic™, are subject to extensive regulation by governmental regulatory
authorities in the United States and other countries. Before we obtain
regulatory approval for the commercial sale of our potential drug products,
we
must demonstrate through pre-clinical studies and clinical trials that the
product is safe and efficacious for use in the clinical indication for which
approval is sought. The timing of NDA submissions, the outcome of reviews by
the
FDA and the initiation and completion of other clinical trials are subject
to
uncertainty, change and unforeseen delays. Under the Prescription Drug User
Fee
Act, or PDUFA, the FDA establishes a target date to complete its review of
an
NDA. Although the FDA attempts to respond by the relevant PDUFA date to
companies that file NDAs, there is no obligation on the FDA’s part to do so. In
addition, extensive current pre-clinical and clinical testing requirements
and
the current regulatory approval process of the FDA in the United States and
of
certain foreign regulatory authorities, or new government regulations, could
prevent or delay regulatory approval of Cellegy’s products.
The
process of developing and obtaining approval for a new pharmaceutical product
within this regulatory framework requires a number of years and substantial
expenditures. There can be no assurance that necessary approvals will be
obtained on a timely basis, if at all. Delays in obtaining regulatory approvals
could delay receipt of revenues from product sales, increase our expenditures
relating to obtaining approvals, jeopardize corporate partnership arrangements
that we might enter into with third parties regarding particular products,
or
cause a decline in our stock price. If we fail to comply with applicable
regulatory requirements, we could be subject to a wide variety of serious
administrative or judicially imposed sanctions and penalties, any of which
could
result in significant financial penalties that could reduce our available cash,
delay introduction of products resulting in deferral or elimination of revenues
from product sales, and could result in a decline in our stock
price.
One
or
more of our ongoing or planned clinical trials could be delayed, or the FDA
could issue a Not Approvable letter with respect to our current or future
product candidates, as it did with our Fortigel product NDA in July 2003
and our Cellegesic product NDA in December 2004. Such actions could
result
in further clinical trials or necessitate other time consuming or costly actions
to satisfy regulatory requirements. For example, in January 2004, Cellegy
reported positive results from its confirmatory Phase 3 study using Cellegesic
product for the treatment of chronic anal fissure pain, and we submitted an
NDA
to the FDA in June 2004. The Cellegesic product trial was conducted
in
accordance with a Special Protocol Assessment, or SPA, agreed to with the FDA.
In December 2004, the FDA concluded that the trial data did not satisfy
the
standards specified in the SPA and did not grant marketing approval for our
Cellegesic product.
In
April
2005, the Company submitted a written response to the FDA containing new
analyses of data from its Cellegesic Phase 3 trials. The FDA, which had
previously issued a Not Approvable Letter for Cellegesic in December 2004,
had
initially indicated a target response date of June 15 concerning the results
of
its analysis of the data. The Company has not yet received the FDA’s
response; however the FDA has indicated that it is currently reviewing the
submission and will advise the Company of it findings once its review is
completed. While
we
have received no indication as to when the FDA will respond, the Company
has
maintained discussions with the FDA and understands that the NDA continues
to be
under review.
Sales
of
Cellegy’s products outside the United States are subject to different regulatory
requirements governing clinical trials and marketing approval. These
requirements vary widely from country to country and could delay introduction
of
Cellegy’s products in those countries. Cellegy may not be able to obtain
marketing approval for one or more of its products in any countries in addition
to those countries where approvals have already been
obtained.
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Our
clinical trial results are very difficult to predict in advance, and the
clinical trial process is subject to delays. Failure of one or more clinical
trials or delays in trial completion could adversely affect our business and
our
stock price.
Results
of pre-clinical studies and early clinical trials may not be good predictors
of
results that will be obtained in later-stage clinical trials. We cannot provide
any assurances that Cellegy’s present or future clinical trials, will
demonstrate the results required to continue advanced trial development and
allow us to seek marketing approval for these or our other product candidates.
Because of the independent and blind nature of certain human clinical testing,
there will be extended periods during the testing process when we will have
only
limited, or no, access to information about the status or results of the tests.
Cellegy and other pharmaceutical companies have believed that their products
performed satisfactorily in early tests, only to find their performance in
later
tests, including Phase 3 clinical trials, to be inadequate or unsatisfactory,
or
that FDA Advisory Committees have declined to recommend approval of the drugs,
or that the FDA itself refused approval, with the result that stock prices
have
fallen precipitously.
Clinical
trials can be extremely costly. Certain costs relating to the Phase 3 trials
for
the Savvy product for contraception and reduction in the transmission of HIV,
and other clinical and preclinical development costs for the Biosyn pipeline
products acquired by Cellegy, are funded directly by certain grant and contract
commitments from several governmental and non-governmental organizations, or
NGOs. Nevertheless, these Phase 3 trials and Cellegy’s other planned clinical
trials could require Cellegy to provide significant trial funding in future
years. There can be no assurance that funding from governmental agencies and
NGOs will continue to be available at previous levels or at all, and any other
Phase 3 trials that Cellegy may commence in the future relating to its products
could involve the expenditure of several million dollars through the completion
of the clinical trials. In addition, delays in the clinical trial process can
be
extremely costly in terms of lost sales opportunities and increased clinical
trial costs. The speed with which we complete our clinical trials and our
regulatory submissions, including NDAs, will depend on several factors,
including the following:
• |
the
rate of patient enrollment, which is affected by the size of the
patient
population, the proximity of patients to clinical sites, the difficulty
of
the entry criteria for the study and the nature of the
protocol;
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• |
the
timely completion of protocol approval and obtaining informed consent
from
subjects;
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• |
analysis
of data obtained from preclinical and clinical
activities;
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• |
changes
in policies or staff personnel at regulatory agencies during the
lengthy
drug application review; and
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• |
the
availability of experienced staff to conduct and monitor clinical
studies,
internally or through contract research
organizations.
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Adverse
events in our clinical trials may force us to stop development of our product
candidates or prevent regulatory approval of our product candidates, which
could
materially harm our business.
Patients
participating in the clinical trials of our product candidates may experience
serious adverse health events. A serious adverse health event includes death,
a
life-threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly,
or
a condition requiring intervention to prevent permanent impairment or damage.
The occurrence of any of these events could interrupt, delay or halt clinical
trials of our product candidates and could result in the FDA, or other
regulatory authorities, denying approval of our product candidates for any
or
all targeted indications. An institutional review board or independent data
safety monitoring board, the FDA, other regulatory authorities or we may suspend
or terminate clinical trials at any time. Our product candidates may prove
not
to be safe for human use. Any delay in the regulatory approval of our product
candidates could increase our product development costs and allow our
competitors additional time to develop or market competing
products.
Due
to our reliance on contract research organizations or other third parties to
assist us in conducting clinical trials, we are unable to directly control
all
aspects of our clinical trials.
Currently,
we rely on contract research organizations, or CROs, and other third parties
to
conduct our clinical trials. As a result, we have had and will continue to
have
less control over the conduct of the clinical trials, the timing and completion
of the trials and the management of data developed through the trial than would
be the case if we were relying entirely upon our own staff. Communicating with
CROs can also be challenging, potentially leading to difficulties in
coordinating activities. CROs may:
• |
have
staffing difficulties;
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• |
experience
regulatory compliance issues;
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• |
undergo
changes in priorities or may become financially distressed;
or
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not
be able to properly control payments to government agencies or clinical
sites, particularly in less developed
countries.
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These
factors may adversely affect their ability to conduct our trials. We may
experience unexpected cost increases or experience problems with the timeliness
or quality of the work of the CRO. If we must replace these CROs or any other
third party contractor, our trials may have to be suspended until we find
another contract research organization that offers comparable services. The
time
that it takes us to find alternative organizations may cause a delay in the
commercialization of our product candidates or may cause us to incur significant
expenses. Although we do not now intend to replace our CROs, such a change
would
make it difficult to find a replacement organization to conduct our trials
in an
acceptable manner and at an acceptable cost. Any delay in or inability to
complete our clinical trials could significantly compromise our ability to
secure regulatory approval of our product candidates, thereby limiting our
ability to generate product revenue resulting in a decrease in our stock
price.
The
type and scope of patent coverage we have may limit the commercial success
of
our products.
Cellegy’s
success depends, in part, on our ability to obtain patent protection for our
products and methods, both in the United States and in other countries. Several
of Cellegy’s products and product candidates, such as Cellegesic, Savvy and
Tostrelle, are based on existing molecules with a history of use in humans
but
which are being developed by us for new therapeutic uses or in novel delivery
systems which enhance therapeutic utility. We cannot obtain composition patent
claims on the compounds themselves, and will instead need to rely on patent
claims, if any, directed to use of the compound to treat certain conditions
or
to specific formulations. This is the case, for example, with our United States
patents relating to Cellegesic and Fortigel products. Such method-of-use patents
may provide less protection than a composition-of-matter patent, because of
the
possibility of “off-label” use of the composition. Cellegy may not be able to
prevent a competitor from using a different formulation or compound for a
different purpose.
No
assurance can be given that any additional patents will be issued to us, that
the protection of any patents that may be issued in the future will be
significant, or that current or future patents will be held valid if
subsequently challenged. For example, oppositions have been filed with the
European Patent Office regarding our European patent protecting the manufacture
and use of nitroglycerin ointment and related compounds for the treatment of
anal disorders, including fissures and various hemorrhoidal conditions. In
December 2003, we reported that the Board of Opposition of the European
Patent Office had rendered a verbal decision revoking Cellegy’s European patent
relating to its Cellegesic product and related compounds for the treatment
of
anal disorders, including fissures and various hemorrhoidal conditions. Although
Cellegy has appealed this decision, an additional adverse outcome in the appeal
process could have a negative effect on Cellegy, impacting the commercial
success of our partner’s marketing and corporate licensing efforts in Europe and
adversely affecting our royalty revenues and stock price.
The
patent position of companies engaged in businesses such as Cellegy’s business
generally is uncertain and involves complex legal and factual questions. There
is a substantial backlog of patent applications at the United States Patent
and
Trademark Office, or USPTO. Patents in the United States are issued to the
party
that is first to invent the claimed invention. There can be no assurance that
any patent applications relating to Cellegy’s products or methods will issue as
patents, or, if issued, that the patents will not be challenged, invalidated
or
circumvented or that the rights granted there under will provide us a
competitive advantage.
In
addition, many other organizations are engaged in research and product
development efforts in drug delivery and topical formulations that may overlap
with Cellegy’s products. Such organizations may currently have, or may obtain in
the future, legally blocking proprietary rights, including patent rights, in
one
or more products or methods under development or consideration by Cellegy.
These
rights may prevent us from commercializing technology, or may require Cellegy
to
obtain a license from the organizations to use the technology. Cellegy may
not
be able to obtain any such licenses that may be required on reasonable financial
terms, if at all, and cannot be sure that the patents underlying any such
licenses will be valid or enforceable. Moreover, the laws of certain foreign
countries do not protect intellectual property rights relating to United States
patents as extensively as those rights are protected in the United States.
The
issuance of a patent in one country does not assure the issuance of a patent
with similar claims in another country, and claim interpretation and
infringement laws vary among countries, so the extent of any patent protection
is uncertain and may vary in different countries. As with other companies in
the
pharmaceutical industry, we are subject to the risk that persons located in
other countries will engage in development, marketing or sales activities of
products that would infringe our patent rights if such activities were in the
United States.
Our
product sales strategy involving corporate partners is highly
uncertain.
Cellegy
is seeking to enter into agreements with corporate partners regarding
commercialization of our lead product candidates. Cellegy currently has a
limited number of agreements with third parties to commercialize our product
candidates. In July 2004, Cellegy and ProStrakan Group Limited entered
into
an exclusive license agreement for the future commercialization of Tostrex
product in Europe and in December these parties also entered into an
exclusive license agreement for commercialization of Rectogesic product in
Europe. However, Cellegy may not be able to establish other collaborative
arrangements and we may not have the resources or the experience to successfully
commercialize any such products on our own. Failure to enter into other
arrangements could prevent, delay or otherwise jeopardize our ability to develop
and market products in the United States and in markets outside of North
America, reducing our revenues and profitability.
With
the
current and future planned corporate partner arrangements, we may rely on our
partners to conduct clinical trials, obtain regulatory approvals and, if
approved, manufacture, distribute, market or co-promote these products. Reliance
on third party partners can create risks to our product commercialization
efforts. Once agreements are completed,
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particularly
if they are completed at a relatively early stage of product development,
Cellegy may have little or no control over the development or marketing of
these
potential products and little or no opportunity to review clinical data before
or after public announcement of results. Further, any arrangements that may
be
established may not be successful or may be subject to dispute or litigation
between the parties.
We
do not have any history of manufacturing products on a large scale, and we
have
a limited number of critical suppliers.
Cellegy
has no direct experience in manufacturing commercial quantities of products
and
currently does not have any capacity to manufacture products on a large
commercial scale. We currently rely on a limited number of contract
manufacturers, primarily PendoPharm, Inc. and certain of Biosyn’s suppliers, to
manufacture our formulations. Although we are developing other contract
manufacturers, there can be no assurance that we will be able to enter into
acceptable agreements with them or validate facilities successfully on a timely
basis. This is an expensive and time-consuming process and there may be delays
and additional costs relating to the technical transfer and validation of
alternate suppliers. In the future, we may not be able to obtain contract
manufacturing on commercially acceptable terms for compounds or product
formulations in the quantities we need. Manufacturing or quality control
problems, lack of financial resources or qualified personnel could occur with
our contract manufacturers causing product shipment delays, inadequate supply,
or causing the contractor not to be able to maintain compliance with the FDA’s
current good manufacturing practice requirements necessary to continue
manufacturing. Such problems could limit our ability to produce clinical or
commercial product, cause us to be in breach of contract obligations with our
distributors to supply product to them, reduce our revenues from product sales,
and otherwise adversely affect our business and stock price.
PendoPharm, Inc.
is Cellegy’s contract manufacturer for our North American and European clinical
supplies and future commercial supplies of Cellegesic and Fortigel prescription
products in those territories, while the Australian and South Korean product
sales are sourced by a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Australia and the Gryphon
skin care product sales are sourced by a manufacturer in the New York area.
In
July 2003, PanGeo Pharma, our former contract manufacturer, filed for
bankruptcy protection under Canadian law. Under a reorganization plan, PanGeo
sold its facilities to an affiliate of Pharmascience, another Canadian
manufacturer, and was renamed PendoPharm, Inc. Cellegy has not experienced
any
material adverse impact to date from the previous bankruptcy filing, The
manufacturing facility was inspected and re-certified by Canadian regulatory
authorities after its acquisition by PendoPharm, and PendoPharm has continued
to
supply product from the manufacturing facility without interruption.
Nevertheless, uncertainty exists concerning the future operations of PendoPharm
manufacturing plant and whether PendoPharm will be able to meet Cellegy’s
clinical and product requirements on a timely basis, if at all, in the future.
In addition, there can be no assurances relating to PendoPharm’s ability to
continue to produce product under Good Manufacturing Practices required by
the
FDA or other regulatory agencies. There could be difficulty or delays in
importing raw materials or exporting product into or out of Canada resulting
in
delays in our clinical trials or commercial product sale. Cellegy has started
the process of establishing an alternative production site at a domestic
location. This is an expensive and time consuming process and there may be
delays and additional costs relating to the technical transfer and validation
of
alternate suppliers.
We
have limited sales and marketing experience.
We
may
market some of our products, if successfully developed and approved, through
a
direct sales force in the United States. Cellegy has very limited experience
in
sales, marketing or distribution. To market these products directly, we may
seek
to establish a direct sales force in the United States or obtain the assistance
of a marketing partner. However, Cellegy may not have the financial capability
or the experience to successfully establish a direct sales force, marketing
or
distribution operations, which could delay or prevent the successful
commercialization of our products and could reduce the ultimate profitability
to
Cellegy of such products if we needed to rely on a third party marketing partner
to commercialize the products.
If
medical doctors do not prescribe our products or the medical profession does
not
accept our products, our product sales and business would be adversely
affected.
Our
business is dependent on market acceptance of our products by physicians,
healthcare payers, patients and the medical community. Medical doctors’
willingness to prescribe our products depends on many factors,
including:
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perceived
efficacy of our products;
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convenience
and ease of administration;
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prevalence
and severity of adverse side effects in both clinical trials and
commercial use;
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availability
of alternative treatments;
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cost
effectiveness;
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effectiveness
of our marketing strategy and the pricing of our
products;
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publicity
concerning our products or competing products;
and
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our
ability to obtain third-party coverage or
reimbursement.
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Even
if
we receive regulatory approval and satisfy the above criteria, physicians may
not prescribe our products if we do not promote our products effectively.
Factors that could affect our success in marketing our products
include:
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the
experience, skill and effectiveness of the sales force and our sales
managers;
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the
effectiveness of our production, distribution and marketing
capabilities;
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the
success of competing products; and
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the
availability and extent of reimbursement from third-party
payors.
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Failure
of our products or product candidates to achieve market acceptance would limit
our ability to generate revenue and could harm our business.
If
testosterone replacement therapies are perceived to create health risks, our
testosterone gel product candidates may be
jeopardized.
Recent
studies of female hormone replacement therapy products have reported an increase
in certain health risks with long-term use. As a result of such studies, some
companies that sell or develop female hormone replacement products have
experienced decreased sales of these products, and in some cases, a decline
in
the value of their stock. Publications have, from time to time, suggested
potential risks associated with testosterone replacement therapy, or TRT.
Potential health risks were described in various articles, including a 2002
article published in Endocrine Practice and a 1999 article published in the
International Journal of Andrology. It is possible that further studies on
the
effects of TRT could demonstrate other health risks. This, as well as negative
publicity about the risks of hormone replacement therapy, including TRT, could
adversely affect patient or prescriber attitudes and impact the development
and
successful commercialization of our Tostrex and Tostrelle product candidates.
In
addition, in a meeting with the FDA, the FDA informed Cellegy that specific
guidelines regarding the long-term safety of testosterone for the treatment
of
female sexual dysfunction are under internal discussion by the Division of
Reproductive and Urologic Drug Products. Cellegy is awaiting these guidelines
before embarking on a Phase 3 program. If the new FDA guidelines prove to be
too
onerous or too costly to implement, the Phase 3 program may be significantly
delayed or we may decide not to pursue further development of Tostrelle product.
The above factors could adversely affect investor attitudes and the price of
our
common stock.
We
have very limited staffing and will continue to be dependent upon key
personnel.
Our
success is dependent upon the efforts of a small management team and staff.
We
have compensation or employment arrangements and a severance/retention plan
in
place with all of our executive officers, but none of our executive officers
is
legally bound to remain employed for any specific term. Our key personnel
include Richard C. Williams, our Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer,
and Anne-Marie Corner, Senior Vice President, Women’s Preventive Health.
Mr. Williams has a written arrangement describing his compensation and
we
have a written employment agreement with Ms. Corner. Either Cellegy
or the
officer may terminate either arrangement at any time upon notice. If key
individuals leave Cellegy, we could be adversely affected if suitable
replacement personnel are not quickly recruited. There is competition for
qualified personnel in all functional areas, which makes it difficult to attract
and retain the qualified personnel necessary for the development and growth
of
our business. Our future success depends upon our ability to continue to attract
and retain qualified scientific, clinical and administrative
personnel.
Our
corporate compliance programs cannot guarantee that we are in compliance with
all potentially applicable regulations.
The
development, manufacturing, pricing, sales, and reimbursement of our products,
together with our general operations, are subject to extensive regulation by
federal, state and other authorities within the United States and numerous
entities outside of the United States. We are a relatively small company and
we
rely heavily on third parties to conduct many important functions. We also
have
significantly fewer employees than many other companies that have the same
or
fewer product candidates in late stage clinical development. In addition,
as a publicly traded company we are subject to significant regulations,
including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, some of which have either only
recently been adopted or
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are
currently proposals subject to change. While we have developed and instituted
a
corporate compliance program and continue to update the program in response
to
newly implemented or changing regulatory requirements, we cannot assure you
that
we are now or will be in compliance with all such applicable laws and
regulations. If we fail to comply with any of these regulations, we could be
subject to a range of regulatory actions, including suspension or termination
of
clinical trials, restrictions on our products or manufacturing processes,
withdrawal of products from the market, significant fines, or other sanctions
or
litigation. Failure to comply with potentially applicable laws and regulations
could also lead to the imposition of fines, cause the value of our common stock
to decline, impede our ability to raise capital or lead to the de-listing of
our
stock.
We
are
evaluating our internal control systems in order to allow management to report
on, and our independent auditors to attest to, our internal controls, as
required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We will be performing the system and process
evaluation and testing (and any necessary remediation) required in an effort
to
comply with the management certification and auditor attestation requirements
of
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As a result, we expect to incur
significant additional expenses and diversion of management’s time. While we
anticipate being able to fully implement the requirements relating to internal
controls and all other aspects of Section 404 by December 2006,
we
cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our evaluation, testing
and
remediation actions or the impact of the same on our operations since there
are
few or no precedents available by which to measure compliance adequacy. If
we
are not able to implement the requirements of Section 404 in a timely
manner or with adequate compliance, we might be subject to sanctions or
investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange
Commission or the Nasdaq Small Cap Market. In addition, we may be required
to
incur a substantial financial investment to improve our internal systems and
the
hiring of additional personnel or consultants.
Risks
Relating to Our Industry
We
face intense competition from larger companies, and in the future Cellegy may
not have the resources required to develop innovative products. Cellegy’s
products are subject to competition from existing
products.
The
pharmaceutical industry is subject to rapid and significant technological
change. In the development and marketing of prescription drugs, Cellegy faces
intense competition. Cellegy is much smaller in terms of size and resources
than
many of its competitors in the United States and abroad, which include, among
others, major pharmaceutical, chemical, consumer product, specialty
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities and other research
institutions. Cellegy’s competitors may succeed in developing technologies and
products that are safer and more effective than any that we are developing
and
could render Cellegy’s technology and potential products obsolete and
noncompetitive. Many of these competitors have substantially greater financial
and technical resources, clinical production and marketing capabilities and
regulatory experience. In addition, Cellegy’s products are subject to
competition from existing products. For example, Cellegy’s Fortigel product, if
ever commercialized in the United States, is expected to compete with several
products, including two currently marketed testosterone gel products sold by
Unimed/Solvay and Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, a transdermal patch product sold
by
Watson Pharmaceuticals, a buccal tablet from Columbia Laboratories and potential
generic products which may be introduced before or after Fortigel product is
commercialized.
Cellegesic
product, if ever commercialized, is expected to compete with over-the-counter
products, such as Preparation H marketed by Wyeth, and various prescription
products. As a result, we cannot assure you that Cellegy’s products under
development may be able to compete successfully with existing products or with
innovative products under development by other organizations.
The
Savvy
product is subject to competition from other microbicides that are currently
undergoing clinical trials and which may be sold by prescription or over the
counter, as well as non-microbicide products such as condoms. Additionally,
if a
vaccine for HIV/AIDS is successfully developed and made available, this could
limit the potential market for Savvy and Biosyn’s other products. As a result,
Biosyn’s products under development may not be able to compete successfully with
existing products or other innovative products under development.
We
are subject to the risk of product liability
lawsuits.
The
testing, marketing and sale of human health care products entails an inherent
risk of allegations of product liability. We are subject to the risk that
substantial product liability claims could be asserted against us in the future.
Cellegy has obtained insurance coverage relating to our clinical trials in
an
aggregate amount of $1.0 million and an aggregate amount of $3.0 million
relating to the clinical trials relating to products acquired from Biosyn.
If
any of our product candidates are approved for marketing, we may seek additional
coverage. There can be no assurance that Cellegy will be able to obtain or
maintain insurance on acceptable terms, particularly in overseas locations,
for
clinical and commercial activities or that any insurance obtained will provide
adequate protection against potential liabilities.
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Moreover,
our current and future coverage may not be adequate to protect us from all
of
the liabilities that we may incur. If losses from product liability claims
exceed our insurance coverage, we may incur substantial liabilities that exceed
our financial resources. In addition, a product liability action against us
would be expensive and time-consuming to defend, even if we ultimately
prevailed. If we are required to pay a product liability claim, we may not
have
sufficient financial resources and our business and results of operations may
be
harmed.
Risks
Relating to Our Stock
Our
stock price could be volatile.
Our
stock
price has from time to time experienced significant price and volume
fluctuations. Since becoming a public company, our stock price has fluctuated
in
conjunction with the general price changes on the markets on which our common
stock has been listed and sometimes matters more specific to Cellegy, such
as an
announcement of clinical trial or regulatory results or other corporate
developments.
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Regulatory
developments relating to our products, including but not
limited to,
the expected response from the FDA concerning Cellegesic. Clinical
trial
results, particularly the outcome of our more advanced studies; or
negative responses from regulatory authorities with regard to the
approvability of our products;
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Period-to-period
fluctuations in our financial results, including our cash and investment
balance, operating expenses, cash burn rate or
revenues;
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Negative
announcements, additional legal proceeding or financial problems
of our
key suppliers, particularly relating to our Canadian manufacturer
and our
service providers;
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Common
stock sales in the public market by one or more of our larger
stockholders, officers or directors;
and,
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Other
potentially negative financial announcements such as review of any
of our
filings by the SEC, changes in accounting treatment or restatement
of
previously reported financial results or delays in our filings with
the
SEC.
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The
Kingsbridge SSO financing arrangement may have a dilutive impact on our
stockholders. The SSO arrangement imposes certain limitations on our ability
to
issue equity or equity-linked securities.
There
are
4,000,000 shares of our common stock that are reserved for issuance under the
structured secondary offering facility arrangement, or Kingsbridge SSO, that
we
entered into in January 2004 with Kingsbridge Capital Limited, or
Kingsbridge, 260,000 shares of which are related to a warrant that we issued
to
Kingsbridge. In certain circumstances where the registration statement covering
those shares is not effective or available to Kingsbridge, additional shares
may
be issuable to Kingsbridge under the agreement. Such circumstances could
include, for example, suspending Kingsbridge’s ability to sell shares pursuant
to the registration statement because of the existence of material undisclosed
developments relating to Cellegy. If within 15 trading days following any
settlement date on which Cellegy issues shares under the Kingsbridge SSO,
Cellegy suspends Kingsbridge’s ability to sell shares by delivering a notice to
Kingsbridge, referred to as a blackout notice, then if the volume weighted
average market price of our common stock, or the VWAP, is higher on the trading
day immediately before the blackout notice is delivered than it is on the first
trading date after the blackout trading period is lifted, Cellegy is obligated
to pay to Kingsbridge an amount based on a percentage, ranging from 75% to
25%
depending on when the blackout notice is delivered, of the difference between
the two VWAP prices multiplied by the number of shares purchased by Kingsbridge
under the most recent draw down and held by Kingsbridge immediately before
the
suspension was imposed. Cellegy may, in its discretion, pay this amount either
in cash or in shares, the value of which is based on the market price of the
common stock on the first trading date after the registration statement became
available again. In addition, if we fail to issue and sell common stock to
Kingsbridge pursuant to drawdowns at least equal to $2.66 million under the
Kingsbridge SSO during the term of the agreement, then we have agreed to pay
approximately $266,000 to Kingsbridge. The issuance of shares under the
Kingsbridge SSO at a discount to the market price of the common stock,
and
upon exercise of the warrant, will have a dilutive impact on other stockholders,
and the issuance or even potential issuance of such shares, if any, could have
a
negative effect on the market price of our common stock. If we sell stock to
Kingsbridge when our share price is decreasing, such issuance will have a more
dilutive effect and may further decrease our stock price. A decrease in our
stock price or other consequences of issuing shares under the Kingsbridge SSO
could potentially cause us not to satisfy one or more requirements for the
continued listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market, or could
impair or prevent our ability to obtain additional required financing, resulting
in a damaged capital structure.
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To
the
extent that Kingsbridge sells shares of our common stock issued under the
Kingsbridge SSO to third parties, our stock price may decrease due to the
additional selling pressure in the market. The perceived risk of dilution from
sales of stock to or by Kingsbridge may cause holders of our common stock to
sell their shares or encourage short sales. This could contribute to decline
in
our stock price.
During
the two-year term of the Kingsbridge SSO, we are subject to certain restrictions
on our ability to engage in certain equity or equity-linked financings without
the consent of Kingsbridge. These restrictions primarily relate to non-fixed
future-priced securities. We may not issue securities that are, or may become,
convertible or exchangeable into shares of common stock where the purchase,
conversion or exchange price for such common stock is determined using a
floating or otherwise adjustable discount to the market price of the common
stock during the two year term of our agreement with Kingsbridge. However,
the
agreement does not prohibit us from conducting most kinds of additional debt
or
equity financings, including Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs), shelf
offerings, and secondary offerings.
We
may not be able to maintain our listed status with the Nasdaq Small Cap
Market.
As
described in Note 16 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the
Company received a second letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market dated August
9,
2005 indicating that for ten consecutive trading days prior to August 8, 2005,
the market value of the common stock had failed to remain at or above $50
million as required for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq National Market by
Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(1)(A).
On
September 15, 2005 the Company announced that it had received a
determination letter dated September 14, 2005 following a hearing by
the
Listing Qualifications Panel of the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that the
Company’s common stock will transfer from the Nasdaq National Market to the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market, effective at the opening of business on
September 16, 2005. The transfer from the Nasdaq National Market
is
due to the Company not currently satisfying the $50 million market
capitalization requirement of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(1)(A).
The Company did not request a review of the Panel’s determination.
The
Company continues to experience fluctuations in its share price. As long as
the
Company complies with the Nasdaq Small Cap Market’s continued listing
requirements, which require, among other things, (i) that our stock price equals
or exceeds $1.00 and (ii) that either the aggregate market value of our common
stock exceeds $35 million or our stockholder equity exceeds $2.5 million, we
will continue to remain listed thereon. If the Company is unable to
meet
the requirements for continued listing with the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, it
could
further reduce the liquidity of our common stock, cause certain investors not
to
trade in our common stock, and result in a lower stock price. This
could
also make it more difficult for us to raise required funds through equity
financing transactions and could otherwise have an adverse impact on business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Future
sales of shares of our common stock may negatively affect our stock
price.
As
a
result of our acquisition of Biosyn, we issued approximately 2,462,000 shares
and assumed options and warrants to purchase 318,504 shares of our common stock.
In addition, from 2002 through September 30, 2005 we have issued 9,088,218
shares of our common stock in private placement transactions and through the
Kingsbridge SSO. A substantial portion of these shares is held by a relatively
small number of stockholders. Sales of a significant number of the above shares
into the public markets, particularly in light of our relatively small trading
volume, may negatively affect our stock price. Additionally, as of September
30,
2005, we also have outstanding warrants and vested stock options that can be
exercised by the holders to acquire up to approximately 5,460,493 of our common
stock. The exercise of these options or warrants could result in significant
dilution to our stockholders at the time of exercise.
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In
the
future, we will likely issue additional shares of common stock or other equity
securities, including but not limited to options, warrants or other derivative
securities convertible into our common stock, which could result in significant
dilution to our stockholders and adversely affect our stock price
Changes
in the expensing of stock options could result in unfavorable accounting charges
or require us to change our compensation practices.
For
Cellegy, stock options are a significant component of compensation for existing
employees and to attract new employees. We currently are not required to record
stock-based compensation charges if the employee’s stock option exercise price
equals or exceeds the fair value of our common stock at the date of grant.
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a new accounting standard
requiring recording of expense for the fair value of stock options granted.
During 2006, when we change our accounting policy to record expense for the
fair
value of stock options granted our net loss will increase. We intend to continue
to include various forms of equity in our compensation plans, such as stock
options and other forms of equity compensation allowed under our plans. If
we
continue our reliance on stock options, our reported losses could
increase.
Cellegy
invests its excess cash in short-term, investment grade, fixed income securities
under an investment policy. All of our investments are classified as
available-for-sale. All of our securities owned as of September 30, 2005 were
in
money market funds and are classified as cash equivalents. We believe that
potential near-term losses in future earnings, fair values or cash flows related
to our investment portfolio are not significant.
We
are
incurring market risk associated with the issuance of warrants to Kingsbridge
to
purchase 260,000 shares of our common stock and to the May 2005 investors to
purchase approximately 1.4 million shares of our common stock. We will continue
to calculate the fair value at the end of each quarter and record the difference
to other income or expense until the warrants are exercised. We are incurring
risk associated with increases or decreases in the market price of our common
stock, which will directly impact the fair value calculation and the non-cash
charge or credit recorded to the income statement in future quarters.
As
of the
end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of
the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)).
Based
upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2005, our disclosure controls and
procedures were adequate to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in
the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
During
the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in our internal
control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting. A controls system, no matter how well designed and operated,
cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls are met,
and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all controls
and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been
detected.
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None
Item
2.
Unregistered sales of equity securities
and
use of proceeds
None
None
At
the
Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on September 28, 2005, three
matters were submitted to vote of the shareholders: (i) the election of
directors; (ii) approval of the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan; and (iii)
the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent
auditors for the 2005 fiscal year.
(i)
With
respect to the election of directors, five nominees (constituting all of the
Company’s nominees for election) were elected by, at least, 24,656,198 shares
voted for and with no more than 2,688,456 shares withheld.
(ii)
With
respect to the approval of the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, 16,162,872 shares
shares voted in favor, 3,003,875 shares voted against and 12,334 shares were
withheld.
(iii)
With respect to the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s
independent auditors for the 2005 fiscal year, 35,618,653 shares voted in favor,
18,827 shares voted against and 9,734 shares were withheld.
None
a)
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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CELLEGY
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Date:
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14, 2005
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/s/ Richard C. Williams |
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Richard
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Chairman
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Date:
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November
14, 2005
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/s/ Robert J. Caso |
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Robert
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Vice
President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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