Dominari Holdings Inc. - Quarter Report: 2012 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 0-5576

SPHERIX INCORPORATED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		52-0849320
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6430 Rockledge Drive, Suite 503, Bethesda, MD 20817

(Address of principal executive offices)

301-897-2540

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files.) Yes x No o

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

Large Accelerated Filer o		Accelerated Filer o

Non-accelerated Filer o		Smaller Reporting Company x

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class		Outstanding as of November 13, 2012
Common Stock, $0.01 par value		691,463 shares

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Spherix Incorporated

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

Index

		Page No.
Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited except for the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011, which was derived from the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011)

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	3

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	5

	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	12

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	16

Part II. Other Information

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	17

Item 6.	Exhibits	17

Signatures		19

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Spherix Incorporated

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended Sept. 30,						Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011

Revenue	$	194,301		$	198,464		$	609,966		$	690,817

Operating expenses
Direct costs	(111,135		)	(87,399		)	(354,600		)	(336,714		)
Research and development expense	(107,817		)	(371,327		)	(617,470		)	(1,131,329		)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(742,142		)	(653,651		)	(2,310,163		)	(2,271,369		)
Total operating expenses	(961,094		)	(1,112,377		)	(3,282,233		)	(3,739,412		)

Loss from operations	(766,793		)	(913,913		)	(2,672,267		)	(3,048,595		)
Interest income	830			595			2,774			2,680
Other income	—			—			—			53,007
Gain on settlement of obligations	—			—			—			845,000
Loss before taxes	(765,963		)	(913,318		)	(2,669,493		)	(2,147,908		)

Income tax expense	—			—			—			(14,485		)

Net loss	$	(765,963	)	$	(913,318	)	$	(2,669,493	)	$	(2,162,393	)

Net loss per share, basic	(3.69		)	(7.13		)	(13.31		)	(17.13		)
Net loss per share, diluted	(3.69		)	(7.13		)	(13.31		)	(17.13		)

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	207,806			128,124			200,547			126,227
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted	207,806			128,124			200,547			126,227

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Spherix Incorporated

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

	Sept. 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
ASSETS

Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,650,037		$	4,911,350
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $0 and $8,174	156,438			286,065
Other receivables	34,348			293
Prepaid research expenses	—			209,780
Prepaid expenses and other assets	24,166			120,427
Total current assets	3,864,989			5,527,915

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $316,438 and $265,502	42,145			91,482
Patents, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $2,146	—			—
Deposit	25,625			35,625
Total assets	$	3,932,759		$	5,655,022

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	213,424		$	269,996
Accrued salaries and benefits	454,393			549,815
Deferred revenue	80,876			72,871
Total current liabilities	748,693			892,682

Deferred rent	44,876			47,675
Total liabilities	793,569			940,357

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized; 5,250 series B issued and 1 outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized; 208,207 and 155,150 issued, 207,806 and 154,723 outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	2,082			1,551
Paid-in capital in excess of par value	43,418,272			42,324,785
Treasury stock	(464,786		)	(464,786		)
Accumulated deficit	(39,816,378		)	(37,146,885		)
Total stockholders’ equity	3,139,190			4,714,665
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,932,759		$	5,655,022

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(2,669,493	)	$	(2,162,393	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Gain on settlement of obligations	—			(845,000		)
Depreciation and amortization	50,936			52,865
Provision for doubtful accounts	(8,174		)	(5,351		)
Stock-based compensation	40,350			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	103,746			386,428
Prepaid expenses and other assets	316,041			404,509
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(151,994		)	(492,832		)
Deferred rent	(2,799		)	(24,669		)
Deferred compensation	—			(305,000		)
Deferred revenue	8,005			(102,199		)
Net cash used in operating activities	(2,313,382		)	(3,093,642		)

Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment	(1,599		)	(4,852		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,599		)	(4,852		)

Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	1,055,353			2,545,349
Reverse stock split fractional shares payment	(1,685		)	—
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,053,668			2,545,349

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(1,261,313		)	(553,145		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	4,911,350			5,575,310
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	3,650,037		$	5,022,165

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Spherix Incorporated

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited and do not include all of the information and disclosures generally required for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the statements contain all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and its cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which does contain the complete information and disclosure, for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The Company operates via two principal segments, Biospherics and Health Sciences. Biospherics seeks to develop proprietary products for commercial application. Health Sciences provides technical and regulatory consulting services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as providing technical support for the Biospherics segment.

The Company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Biospherics Incorporated and Spherix Consulting, Inc., for its two operating segments. The Company’s Health Sciences contracts are in the name of Spherix Consulting, Inc. and the Company’s patents are in the name of Biospherics Incorporated. Spherix Incorporated provides management, strategic guidance, business development, marketing and other services to its subsidiaries.

On May 6, 2011, the Company effected a one-for-ten reverse split of its common stock. The Company implemented the reverse stock split under the authority granted to the Board of Directors by the Company’s stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on November 17, 2009. The reverse stock split reduced the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock from 25,624,872 shares to 2,562,488 shares at that time.

On September 21, 2012, the Company effected a one-for-twenty reverse split of its common stock. The Company implemented the reverse stock split under the authority granted to the Board of Directors by the Company’s stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on August 14, 2012. The reverse stock split reduced the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock from 4,159,777 shares to 207,806 shares. All per share amounts and outstanding shares, including all Common Stock equivalents, stock options, equity compensation plans, and warrants, have been retroactively adjusted in the Financial Statements and in the Notes to the Financial Statements for all periods presented to reflect the reverse stock split.

2. Liquidity and Capital Resources

We may continue to incur substantial development costs in our Biospherics segment in the next several years, without substantial corresponding revenue, and we will continue to incur ongoing administrative and other expenses, including public company expenses. We intend to finance our activities through:

· the remaining proceeds of our equity offerings; and

· additional funds we will seek to raise through the sale of additional securities in the future.

Working capital was $3.1 million at September 30, 2012, and cash on hand as of that date was $3.7 million. Management believes that this cash on hand, plus the $2.3 million the Company subsequently raised in November 2012 (see below), will be sufficient to sustain operations for the next twelve months.

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In February 2012, the Company obtained net proceeds of approximately $1.1 million in a registered direct offering of common stock and warrants. Both the common stock issued in the offering and the underlying common stock for the warrants issued in the offering were previously registered under a Form S-3 shelf registration statement declared effective by the SEC in October 2009.

In November 2012, the Company obtained net proceeds of approximately $2.3 million in a private placement of common stock and warrants. The Company sold an aggregate of 483,657 shares of common stock at a price of $5.324 per share along with warrants to purchase an additional 483,657 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.53 per share. The warrants shall be exercisable for a period of five years, but will not be effective until approved by the shareholders of the Company. Common stock and warrants were issued in a private placement of securities exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. The Company and the Investors have executed a Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which the Company has agreed to register the common stock sold in the offering and the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Failure on the part of the Company to satisfy certain deadlines described in the Registration Rights Agreement may subject the Company to payment of certain monetary penalties. The Investors shall have the right to participate for 100% of any future debt or equity offerings of the Company during the two years following the Closing.

Due to the nature of our business, we will need to raise additional funds from time to time. NASDAQ rules require stockholder approval for certain stock issuances constituting twenty percent (20%) or more of a company’s issued and outstanding stock.

The Company’s Form S-3 shelf registration statement expired on October 1, 2012.

The Company cannot be assured that it will be able to attract a purchaser of securities to raise the additional funds it will likely require in the future; that the Company will be able to obtain any required stockholder approval; or that the Company will be able to have additional offerings. If we reach a point where we are unable to raise needed additional funds to continue our business activities, we will be forced to cease our development activities and dissolve the Company. In such an event, we will need to satisfy various severance, lease termination and other dissolution-related obligations.

On April 20, 2012, the Company received a deficiency notice from NASDAQ regarding the bid price of the Company’s common stock. Following a 1 for 20 reverse stock split, on October 8, 2012 NASDAQ provided confirmation to the Company that the Company has regained compliance with Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) since the closing bid price of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, had traded at $1.00 per share or greater for at least ten (10) consecutive business days. This is the second time the Company employed a reverse stock split to avoid NASDAQ delisting.

On September 25, 2012, the Company received written notification from NASDAQ advising the Company that the minimum number of publicly held shares of the Company’s common stock had fallen below the minimum 500,000 shares required for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5550(a)(4) (the “Rule”). Following the closing of the above private placement, the Company’s number of publicly held shares of common stock outstanding increased to 690,741. The Company believes that the placement of 483,657 additional shares in this transaction will satisfy the required listing requirement.

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3. Common Stock and Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued shares of common stock as follows:

									Paid-in
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock					Capital in
	Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount			Excess of Par

Balance, January 1, 2012	1	$	—	155,150		$	1,551		$	42,324,784

Sale of common stock, net of offering costs of $94,648 (1)	—	—		53,241		533			1,054,820
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—		—			40,350
Reverse split fractional share payment	—	—		(184	)	(2		)	(1,683		)

Balance, September 30, 2012	1	$	—	208,207		$	2,082		$	43,418,271

(1) The stock issuance is further discussed in Note 2, “Liquidity and Capital Resources”

4. Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable includes amounts owed by customers for consulting related activities under contracts signed with those customers. Included in the September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 accounts receivable is $100,000 and $54,000, respectively, for services that have been performed but as of those dates had not been billed.

Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of a customer’s financial condition and, in general, collateral is not required. Management regularly reviews accounts receivable for uncollectible and potentially uncollectible accounts, and when necessary establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts. Balances that are outstanding after management has used reasonable collection efforts are written-off through a reduction in the allowance for doubtful accounts and a credit to accounts receivable. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 and $8,000, respectively.

5. Concentrations of Credit Risk

The Company maintains cash balances at several banks. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. At September 30, 2012, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents in excess of the FDIC limits were $3.5 million. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risks.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, 97% and 100% of our revenue was generated from the Health Sciences business. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, revenue from three customers accounted for 17%, 13% and 10% of revenues, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, revenue from four customers accounted for 20%, 15%, 12% and 11% of revenues, respectively. At September 30, 2012, three major contracts constituted 70% of the trade accounts receivable, the components of which were 33%, 20%, and 17%, respectively. At December 31, 2011, three major contracts constituted 62% of the trade accounts receivable, the components of which were 35%, 14% and 13%, respectively. No other single contract was greater than 10% of total trade accounts receivable.

6. Use of Estimates and Assumptions

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

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7. New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued a new accounting standard on the presentation of comprehensive income. The new standard requires the presentation of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The new standard also requires presentation of adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. In December 2011, the FASB deferred the effective date for amendments to the presentation of reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income, while still requiring entities to adopt the other requirements. We adopted the new standard on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this standard had no impact on our consolidated financial statements. We are required to adopt the requirements for reclassification of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income as of the beginning of 2013. We do not expect this adoption to have a material impact on our financial statements.

8. Fair Value Measurement

The Company has elected not to apply the fair value option to measure any of the financial assets and liabilities on its balance sheet not already valued at fair value under other accounting pronouncements. These other financial assets and liabilities are primarily accounts receivable and accounts payable, which are reported at historical value. The fair value of these financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair value because of their short duration.

9. Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per common share has been computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net loss per common share has been computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding without an assumed increase in common shares outstanding for common stock equivalents, as common stock equivalents are antidilutive for each of the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. Options for 2,336 and 3,462 shares of common stock were excluded from diluted net loss per common share because they would be antidilutive for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012. For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, none of the Company’s outstanding options and none of the warrants were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the exercise prices were all above the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the period.

10. Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognized approximately $21,000 and $40,000 in stock-based compensation expense during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012, respectively and had $33,000 of unrecognized compensation as of that date, which will be recognized over the remaining 3.1 years. For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, the Company had no stock-based compensation expense.

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A summary of option activity under the Company’s employee stock option plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, is presented below:

Options	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of year	2,426		$	53.60
Granted	3,461		$	11.56
Exercised	—		$	—
Expired or forfeited	—		$	—
Outstanding at end of period	5,887		$	28.88	4.5	$	4,578
Options exercisable at end of period	4,637		$	25.88	4.6	$	4,578
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year	$	9.34

11. Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year end, based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is established based upon periodic assessments made by management to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the current tax provision for the period and the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company recognizes a tax expense associated with an uncertain tax position when, in management’s judgment, it is not more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority. As of and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, no tax expense was recognized for uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate is zero for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011. The Company’s effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30,2011 was approximately -1.2% as a result of realizing a discrete item, which resulted in income tax expenses of $15,000 in the first quarter of 2011. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is zero. As of September 30, 2012, the Company continues to provide a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets since the Company believes it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will not be realized. At the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had no unrecognized income tax benefits and recognized no interest or penalties on income tax liabilities.

Utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards and credit may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and similar state provisions. The Company has not performed a detailed analysis to determine whether an ownership change under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code occurred. The effect of an ownership change would be the imposition of an annual limitation on the use of net operating loss carryforwards attributable to periods before the change and could result in a reduction in the total net operating losses and research credits available.

12. Commitment and Contingencies

Leases

In March 2012, the Company entered into an amendment to its office building lease, which extends the term of the lease five years. The lease, as amended, will expire on March 31, 2018. Commencing on April 1, 2012, the base annual rent shall be $152,500, with an increase of 3% annually.

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Related Party Transactions

Stock option awards are provided to members of the Board of Directors as a regular component of annual compensation. The number of stock options awards to each non-employee Board member is calculated by dividing $10,000 by the closing stock price of the grant date. Stock options are awarded to each non-employee Board member in May of each year; provided, however, that in 2012 the Company did not have sufficient shares available under the 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) to fully compensate the Board members. Accordingly, the Company issued stock options to each non-employee director with a value of $4,278 instead of the $10,000 in stock options as required under its directors’ compensation plan, in May 2012, and the remaining $5,722 of options in August 2012 following Stockholders approval of the amendment to the Plan.

13. Information by Business Segment

Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates via two principal segments, Biospherics and Health Sciences. Biospherics seeks to develop proprietary products for commercial application. Health Sciences provides technical and regulatory consulting services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as aiding the Biospherics segment.

Financial information by business segment for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is summarized below:

		Three Months Ended Sept. 30,						Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenue	Biospherics	$	17,000		$	—		$	17,000		$	—
	Health Sciences	177,000			198,000			593,000			691,000
	Total revenue	$	194,000		$	198,000		$	610,000		$	691,000

Operating Profit (Loss) and Loss from Operations Before Income Taxes	Biospherics	$	(131,000	)	$	(407,000	)	$	(790,000	)	$	(1,244,000	)
	Health Sciences	10,000			(6,000		)	115,000			152,000
	General	(645,000		)	(501,000		)	(1,997,000		)	(1,957,000		)
	Total operating loss	(766,000		)	(914,000		)	(2,672,000		)	(3,049,000		)
	Interest income	1,000			1,000			3,000			3,000
	Other income	—			—			—			53,000
	Gain on settlement of obligations	—			—			—			845,000
	Loss from operations before income taxes	$	(765,000	)	$	(913,000	)	$	(2,669,000	)	$	(2,148,000	)

		Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
		2012		2011
Identifiable Assets	Biospherics	$	34,000	$	287,000
	Health Sciences	156,000		193,000
	General corporate assets	3,743,000		5,175,000
	Total assets	$	3,933,000	$	5,655,000

14. Gain on Settlement of Obligations

Purchase Commitments

On January 14, 2011, Biospherics Incorporated, filed a Complaint For Injunction Relief And Damages in The United States District Court For The District Of Maryland against Inalco S.p.A. (the “Complaint”). The Complaint alleged that one of the Company’s D-Tagatose suppliers, Inalco, had breached the 2009 Manufacturing Support and Supply Agreement as Inalco (i) refused to supply D-tagatose previously paid for by Biospherics, (ii) refused to provide a promised bank guarantee, and (iii) shut-down its D-tagatose production facilities. On March 16, 2011, both parties signed a settlement agreement whereby Inalco agreed to supply Spherix with 8.5 metric tons of D-tagatose, which has been received by Spherix, and both parties have released each other from any other obligations under the previous agreement. As a result, the Company recognized a gain on settlement of obligations of $600,000 in March 2011 on the release from its purchase obligation.

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Related Party Transactions

In January 2011, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Gilbert V. Levin and M. Karen Levin pursuant to which the Company agreed to make a one-time lump sum payment of $450,000 to the Levins in full satisfaction of the Company’s obligation to make a series of continuing payments to the Levins relating to their prior employment by the Company. The Company’s estimated liability to the Levins prior to the above agreement was approximately $695,000. The $450,000 lump sum payment was made on January 31, 2011, and the Company recognized the $245,000 difference as a gain on settlement of obligations in January 2011.

15. Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated all events or transactions after September 30, 2012 through the date the financial statements were issued.

On April 20, 2012, the Company received a deficiency notice from NASDAQ regarding the bid price of the Company’s common stock. Following the reverse stock split, on October 8, 2012, NASDAQ provided confirmation to the Company that the Company has regained compliance with Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) since the closing bid price of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, had traded at $1.00 per share or greater for at least ten (10) consecutive business days.

On November 13, 2012, the Company expanded its Board of Directors to eight board members and will be re-examining its business strategies and exploring strategic alternatives. This effort may result in the divestiture or winding down of certain of our current businesses and the possible entry into a new, yet identified business, including via acquisitions.

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

The following is intended to update the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and presumes that readers have access to, and will have read, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in such Form 10-K.

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” is or are “expected,” “anticipates,” “anticipated,” “should” and words of similar impact. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations. Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, the Company’s actual results could differ materially.

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Overview

The Company operates via two segments, Biospherics and Health Sciences. Biospherics seeks to develop proprietary pharmaceutical products. Health Sciences provides technical and regulatory consulting services to food, consumer products, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as providing technical support to the Biospherics segment.

Biospherics is dedicated to development of pharmaceuticals. Recently, the Company has focused its studies on treating high triglycerides and other dyslipidemias with a combination of D-tagatose and SPX106, a licensed drug compound, which combination is referred to as SPX106T.

Tagatose, a naturally occurring sugar, is a low-calorie, full-bulk sweetener previously approved by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) as a GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) food ingredient. It is a true sugar that looks, feels, and tastes like table sugar. During human safety studies supporting food use, we discovered and patented a number of health and medical uses for D-tagatose.

We have incurred negative cash flow from operations in each of the two most recent fiscal years. We anticipate incurring negative cash flows from operating activities for the foreseeable future.

On April 20, 2012, the Company received a deficiency notice from NASDAQ regarding the bid price of the Company’s common stock. Following a 1 for 20 reverse stock split, on October 8, 2012, NASDAQ provided confirmation to the Company that the Company has regained compliance with Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) since the closing bid price of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, had traded at $1.00 per share or greater for at least ten (10) consecutive business days. This is the second time the Company employed a reversed stock split to avoid NASDAQ delisting.

On September 25, 2012, (the Company received written notification from NASDAQ advising the Company that the minimum number of publicly held shares of the Company’s common stock had fallen below the minimum 500,000 shares required for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5550(a)(4) (the “Rule”). On November 12, 2012, the Company completed a private placement for the sale 483,657 shares of common stock and warrants for net proceeds of approximately $2.3 million. Following the closing of this transaction the Company’s number of publicly held shares of common stock outstanding increased to 690,741. The Company believes that the placement of 483,657 additional shares in this transaction will satisfy the required listing requirement.

The Company has recently expanded its Board of Directors and will be re-examining its business strategies and exploring strategic alternatives. This effort may result in the divestiture or winding down of certain of our current businesses and the possible entry into a new, yet identified business, including via acquisitions.

Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

Revenue and Direct Costs

Revenue and direct contract costs are primarily related to the Company’s Health Sciences business. The consulting business generally provides services on either a fixed-price basis or a “time and expenses” basis, charging hourly rates for each staff member involved in a project, based on his or her skills and experience. The decrease in revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 of $4,000 and nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $80,000 is primarily related to lower effective billing rates on contracts from those of the corresponding 2011 period.

No substantial revenue is expected from the Biospherics segment until the Company is successful in selling or licensing its technology.

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Research and Development

Research and development expenditures relate solely to the Biospherics segment and consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs, fees paid to consultants and outside service providers, and other expenses related to our efforts to develop SPX106T for use in lowering triglyceride and cholesterol levels. We expense our research and development costs as they are incurred.

The decrease in R & D costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 from those of the corresponding period of the prior year reflects the completion of SPX106T preclinical studies. No further studies are presently planned.

Selling, General and Administrative

Our selling, general and administrative (S,G&A) expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for executive, finance and other administrative personnel, professional fees and other corporate expenses, including facilities-related expenses. S,G&A expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 increased between years as a result of holding the Company’s annual meeting earlier in the year than in 2011.

Interest

Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was consistent with the prior year and primarily derived from interest earned on the net proceeds of our equity offerings.

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Other Income

In October 2010, the Company was awarded two one-time grants from the U.S. Government under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The awards were for the Company’s Diabetes and Triglyceride research. As a result, the Company recognized $53,000 in other income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011; no such grants were received during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012.

Gain on Settlement of Obligations

On January 14, 2011, Biospherics Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, filed a Complaint For Injunction Relief And Damages in The United States District Court For The District Of Maryland against Inalco S.p.A. (the “Complaint”). The Complaint alleged that Inalco had breached the 2009 Manufacturing Support and Supply Agreement as Inalco (i) refused to supply D-tagatose previously paid for by Biospherics, (ii) refused to provide a promised bank guarantee, and (iii) shut-down its D-tagatose production facilities. On March 16, 2011, both parties signed a settlement agreement whereby Inalco agreed to supply Spherix with 8.5 metric tons of D-tagatose, which has been received by Spherix, and both parties have agreed to release each other from any other obligations under the previous agreement. As a result, the Company recognized a gain of $600,000 in March 2011 on the release from its purchase obligation.

In January 2011, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Gilbert V. Levin and M. Karen Levin pursuant to which the Company agreed to make a one time lump sum payment of $450,000 to the Levins in full satisfaction of the Company’s obligation to make a series of continuing payments to the Levins relating to their prior employment by the Company. Per the terms of the agreement, Gilbert V. Levin resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on January 13, 2011. The Company’s estimated liability to the Levins at December 31, 2010, and prior to the above agreement was approximately $695,000. The $450,000 lump sum payment was made on January 31, 2011, and the Company recognized the $245,000 difference as a gain on settlement of obligations in January 2011.

No similar gains were realized during the three- and nine-month period ended September 30, 2012.

Liquidity and Capital Resources, Consolidated

· the remaining proceeds of our equity offerings; and

· additional funds we will seek to raise through the sale of additional securities in the future.

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per share. The warrants shall be exercisable for a period of five years, but will not be effective until approved by the shareholders of the Company. Common stock and warrants were issued in a private placement of securities exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. The Company and the Investors have executed a Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which the Company has agreed to register the common stock sold in the offering and the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Failure on the part of the Company to satisfy certain deadlines described in the Registration Rights Agreement may subject the Company to payment of certain monetary penalties. The Investors shall have the right to participate for 100% of any future debt or equity offerings of the Company during the two years following the Closing.

The Company’s Form S-3 shelf registration statement expired on October 1, 2012.

On April 20, 2012, the Company received a deficiency notice from NASDAQ regarding the bid price of the Company’s common stock. Following a 1 for 20 reverse stock split, on October 8, 2012, NASDAQ provided confirmation to the Company that the Company has regained compliance with Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) since the closing bid price of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, had traded at $1.00 per share or greater for at least ten (10) consecutive business days. This is the second time the Company employed a reverse stock split to avoid NASDAQ delisting.

On November 12, 2012, the Company completed a private placement for the sale 483,657 shares of common stock and warrants for net proceeds of approximately $2.3 million. Following the closing of this transaction the Company’s number of publicly held shares of common stock outstanding increased to 690,741. The Company believes that the placement of 483,657 additional shares in this transaction will satisfy the required listing requirement.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and fraud. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.

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Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management’s override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports, such as this report on Form 10-Q, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. These controls and procedures are based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Rules adopted by the SEC require that we present the conclusions of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer about the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objective pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective at a reasonable assurance level, as of September 30, 2012.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. Other Information

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2011, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The risks described in our Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 6. Exhibits

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Spherix Incorporated pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Spherix Incorporated pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Spherix Incorporated pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Spherix Incorporated pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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101.1 XBRL Instance Document

101.2 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.3 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.4 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.5 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.6 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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Signatures

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

		Spherix Incorporated
		(Registrant)


Date:	November 14, 2012	By:	/s/ Claire L. Kruger
			Claire L. Kruger
			Chief Executive Officer and Chief
			Operating Officer

Date:	November 14, 2012	By:	/s/ Robert L. Clayton
			Robert L. Clayton, CPA
			Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer