Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934.
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For
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009
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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
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Commission
file number: 001-31326
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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84-1368850
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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303
George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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08901
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(732)
296-8400
(Registrant’s
telephone number,
including
area code)
None
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share.
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NYSE
Amex
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Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act . Yes ¨ No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes x No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, in any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T ((§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. x
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 definitions of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
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accelerated filer ¨
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filer ¨
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by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
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As of
September 15, 2009, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock
held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $7,899,030, based on the
closing sales price as reported on the NYSE Amex on that date.
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common
stock, as of September 15, 2009:
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Number of Shares
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
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22,604,007
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DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
As
stated in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, portions of the
registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s 2009 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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PART
I
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1.
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Business
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1A.
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Risk
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1B.
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Unresolved
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Properties
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Legal
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Submission
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PART
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Market for
Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
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Selected
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
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Quantitative
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Financial
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Changes in and
Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure
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Controls
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PART
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Executive
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Security Ownership
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence
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Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
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PART
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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SIGNATURES
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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PART
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Item
1. Business.
Our
Business
The
primary business of Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
incorporated in 1999, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Senesco, Inc., a New
Jersey corporation incorporated in 1998, collectively referred to as “Senesco,”
“we,” “us” or “our,” is to utilize our patented and patent-pending genes,
primarily eucaryotic translation initiation Factor 5A, or Factor 5A, and
deoxyhypusine synthase, or DHS, and related technologies for inhibition in human
health applications to develop novel approaches to treat inflammatory diseases
and cancer.
In
agricultural applications we are developing and licensing Factor 5A, DHS and
Lipase to enhance the quality and productivity of fruits, flowers, and
vegetables and agronomic crops through the control of cell death, referred to
herein as senescence, and growth in plants.
Human
Health Applications
We
believe that our gene technology could have broad applicability in the human
health field, by either inhibiting or inducing apoptosis. Inhibiting
apoptosis may be useful in preventing or treating a wide range of inflammatory
and ischemic diseases attributed to premature apoptosis. Inducing apoptosis may
be useful in treating certain forms of cancer because the cancerous cells have
failed to initiate apoptosis on their own due to damaged or inhibited apoptotic
pathways.
We have
commenced preclinical in-vivo and in-vitro research to
determine the ability of Factor 5A to regulate key execution genes,
pro-inflammatory cytokines, receptors, and transcription factors, which are
implicated in numerous apoptotic diseases.
Certain
preclinical human health results to date include:
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Performing
efficacy, toxicological and dose-finding studies in mice for our potential
multiple myeloma drug candidate, SNS-01. SNS-01 is a
nano-encapsulated combination therapy of Factor 5A and an siRNA against
Factor 5A. Our efficacy study in severe combined
immune-deficient mice with subcutaneous human multiple myeloma tumors
tested SNS-01 dosages ranging from 0.15 mg/kg to 1.5 mg/kg. In
these studies, mice treated with a dose of either 0.75 mg/kg or 1.5 mg/kg
both showed a 91% reduction in tumor volume and a decrease in tumor weight
of 87% and 95%, respectively. For mice that received smaller
doses of either 0.38 mg/kg or 0.15 mg/kg, there was also a reduction in
tumor volume (73% and 61%, respectively) and weight (74% and 36%,
respectively). All of the treated mice, regardless of dose,
survived. This therapeutic dose range study provided the basis
for an 8-day maximum tolerated dose study in which normal mice received
two intravenous doses of increasing amounts of SNS-01 (from 2.2
mg/kg). Body weight, organ weight and serum levels of liver
enzymes were used as clinical indices to assess toxicity. A
dose between 2.2 mg/kg and 2.9 mg/kg was well tolerated with respect to
these clinical indices, and the survival rate at 2.9 mg/kg was
80%. Those mice receiving above 2.9 mg/kg of SNS-01 showed
evidence of morbidity and up to 80% mortality. The 2.9 mg/kg
threshold, twice the upper end of the proposed therapeutic dose range, was
therefore determined to be the maximum tolerated dose in
mice.
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demonstrated
significant tumor regression and diminished rate of tumor growth of
multiple myeloma tumors in SCID mice treated with Factor 5A technology
encapsulated in nanoparticles;
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increased
median survival by approximately 250% in a tumor model of mice injected
with melanoma cancer cells;
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induced
apoptosis in both human cancer cell lines derived from tumors and in lung
tumors in mice;
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induced
apoptosis of cancer cells in a human multiple myeloma cell line in the
presence of IL-6;
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measured
VEGF reduction in mouse lung tumors as a result of treatment with our
genes;
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decreased
ICAM and activation of NFkB in cancer cells employing siRNA against Factor
5A;
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increased
the survival rate in H1N1 mouse influenza survival studies from 14% in
untreated mice to 52% in mice treated with our siRNA against Factor
5A. Additionally, the treated mice reversed the weight loss
typically seen in infected mice and had other reduced indicators of
disease severity as measured by blood glucose and liver
enzymes.
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increased
the survival, while maintaining functionality, of mouse pancreatic islet
cells isolated for transplantation, using intraperitaneal administration
of our technology. Initial animal studies have shown that our
technology administered prior to harvesting beta islet cells from a mouse,
has a significant impact not only on the survival of the beta islet cells,
but also on the retention of the cells’ functionality when compared to the
untreated beta islet cells. Additional studies have shown that
the treated beta islet cells survive a pro-inflammatory cytokine
challenge, while maintaining their functionality with respect to insulin
production. These further studies also revealed Factor-5A’s
involvement in the modulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS),
an important indicator of inflammation;
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increased
the survival rate of mice in a lethal challenge sepsis
model. Additionally, a broad spectrum of systemic
pro-inflammatory cytokines were down-regulated, while not effecting the
anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10.
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Accelerating
Apoptosis
The data
from our pre-clinical studies indicate that the up-regulation of Factor 5A
induces cell death in cancer cells through both the p53 (intrinsic) and cell
death receptor (extrinsic) apoptotic pathways. Tumors arise when abnormal cells
fail to undergo apoptosis due to an inability to activate their apoptotic
pathways. Just as the Factor 5A gene appears to facilitate expression of the
entire suite of genes required for programmed cell death in plants, the Factor
5A gene appears to regulate expression of a suite of genes required for
programmed cell death in human cells. Because the Factor 5A gene appears to
function at the initiation point of the apoptotic pathways, both intrinsic and
extrinsic, we believe that our gene technology has potential application as a
means of combating a broad range of cancers. Based on the results
obtained through our in-vitro studies, we have
found that up-regulating Factor 5A results in: (i) the up-regulation of p53;
(ii) increased inflammatory cytokine production; (iii) increased cell death
receptor formation; and (iv) increased caspase activity. These
features, coupled with a simultaneous down-regulation Bcl-2, result in apoptosis
of cancer cells. In addition, our in-vitro studies have shown
that the up-regulation of Factor 5A also down-regulates VEGF, a growth factor
which allows tumors to develop additional vascularization needed for growth
beyond a small mass of cells.
Inhibiting
Apoptosis
Our
preclinical studies indicate that down-regulation of our proprietary Factor 5A
gene may have potential application as a means for controlling the effects of a
broad range of diseases that are attributable to premature cell death, ischemia,
or inflammation. Such inflammatory diseases include glaucoma, heart disease, and
other certain inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease, sepsis and diabetic
retinopathy. We have performed preclinical research of certain
inflammatory diseases. Using small inhibitory RNA’s, or siRNA’s, against Factor
5A to inhibit its expression, the results of our studies have indicated a
reduction in pro-inflammatory cytokine formation and the formation of receptors
for LPS, interferon-gamma and TNF-alpha. Our studies have also
indicated that by inhibiting Factor 5A, iNOS, MAPK, NFkB, JAK1 and ICAM are
downregulated, which decreases the inflammatory cytokines formed through these
pathways. Additionally, a mouse study has indicated that our siRNA is comparable
to a steroid and to a prescription anti-TNF drug in its ability to reduce
cytokine response to LPS. Other mouse studies have also indicated
that the siRNA against Factor 5A (i) protects thymocyte cells from apoptosis and
decreases formation of MPO, TNF-a, MIP-1alpha, and IL-1 in the lungs of mice
challenged with LPS and (ii) increases the survival rate in which sepsis was
induced by a lethal injection of LPS and (iii) reduces blood serum levels of
inflammatory proteins, such as IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-12, TNF-a, IFNg and
MIP-1alpha, while not effecting IL-10, an anti-inflammatory
cytokine. Other experiments utilizing siRNA to Factor 5A include
inhibition of or apoptosis during the processing of mouse pancreatic beta islet
cells for transplantation, the inhibition of early inflammatory changes
associated with type-1 diabetes in an in-vivo rat model.
Proteins
required for cell death include p53, interleukins, TNF-a and other cytokines and
caspases. Expression of these cell death proteins is required for the
execution of apoptosis. Based on our studies, we believe that
down-regulating Factor 5A by treatment with siRNA inhibits the expression of
p53, a major cell death transcription factor that in turn controls the formation
of a suite of other cell death proteins. In addition, we believe that
the down-regulation of Factor 5A up-regulates Bcl-2, a suppressor of
apoptosis.
Human
Health Target Markets
We
believe that our gene technology may have broad applicability in the human
health field, by either inhibiting or accelerating
apoptosis. Inhibiting apoptosis may be useful in preventing or
treating a wide range of inflammatory and ischemic diseases attributed to
premature apoptosis, including diabetes, diabetic retinopathy and lung
inflammation, among others. Accelerating apoptosis may be useful in
treating certain forms of cancer because the body’s immune system is not able to
force cancerous cells to undergo apoptosis.
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Our
preclinical research has yielded data that we have presented to various
biopharmaceutical companies that may be prospective licensees for the
development and marketing of potential applications of our
technology. Additionally, we are using the proceeds of our most
recent financing to advance our research in multiple myeloma with the goal of
initiating a Phase I clinical trial, and may select additional human health
indications to bring into clinical trials. We believe that the success of our
future operations will likely depend on our ability to transform our research
and development activities into a commercially feasible technology.
Human
Health Research Program
Our human
health research program, which has consisted of pre-clinical in-vitro and in-vivo experiments designed
to assess the role and method of action of the Factor 5A genes in human
diseases, is being performed by approximately eleven (11) third party
researchers, at our direction, at Mayo Clinic, the University of
Virginia and the University of Waterloo.
Our
research and development expenses incurred on human health applications were
approximately 74% of our total research and development expenses for the year
ended June 30, 2009. Our research and development expenses incurred
on human health applications were approximately 56% of our total research and
development expenses for the year ended June 30, 2008. Since
inception, the proportion of our research and development expenses on human
health applications has increased, as compared to our research and development
expenses on agricultural applications. This change is primarily due
to the fact that our research focus on human health has increased and some of
our research costs for plant applications have shifted to our license
partners.
Our
planned future pre-clinical research and development initiatives for human
health include:
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Multiple
Myeloma. Our objective is to advance our technology for the
potential treatment of multiple myeloma with the goal of initiating a
clinical trial. In connection with the potential clinical
trial, we have engaged a clinical research organization, or CRO, to assist
us through the process. We have also determined the delivery
system for our technology, contracted for the supply of pharmaceutical
grade materials to be used in toxicology and human studies, performed
certain toxicology studies, and have contracted with a third party
laboratory to conduct additional toxicology studies. Together
with the assistance of our CRO, we will have additional toxicology studies
performed with the goal of filing an investigational new drug application,
or IND application, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA,
for their review and consideration in order to initiate a clinical
trial. Assuming that we have adequate funding, we estimate that
it will take approximately fifteen (15) months from June 30, 2009 to
complete these objectives.
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Lung
Inflammation. A mouse model system has been conducted to
illustrate the siRNA to Factor 5A’s ability to reduce morbidity and
mortality of lung inflammation caused by the up-regulation of
pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by a
pathogen.
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Other. We
may continue to look at other disease states in order to determine the
role of Factor 5A.
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In order
to pursue the above research initiatives, as well as other research initiatives
that may arise, we recently completed private placements of $1.7 million of
common stock and warrants. It will be necessary for us to raise a
significant amount of additional working capital in the near future to continue
to pursue some of the above initiatives as well as new initiatives, if
any. If we are unable to raise the necessary funds, we may be
required to significantly curtail the future development of some of our research
initiatives and we will be unable to pursue other possible research
initiatives.
We may
further expand our research and development program beyond the initiatives
listed above to include other research centers.
Human
Health Competition
Our
competitors in human health that are presently attempting to distribute their
technology have generally utilized one of the following distribution
channels:
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Entering
into strategic alliances, including licensing technology to major
marketing and distribution partners;
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developing
in-house production and marketing
capabilities.
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addition, some competitors are established distribution companies, which
alleviates the need for strategic alliances, while others are attempting to
create their own distribution and marketing channels.
There are
many large companies and development stage companies working in the field of
apoptosis research including: Amgen Inc., Centocor, Inc., Genzyme Corporation,
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis AG, Introgen Therapeutics, Inc., Genta,
Incorporated., and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., amongst others.
Agricultural
Applications
Our
agricultural research focuses on the discovery and development of certain gene
technologies, which are designed to confer positive traits on fruits, flowers,
vegetables, forestry species and agronomic crops. To date, we have
isolated and characterized the senescence-induced Lipase gene, DHS, and Factor
5A in certain species of plants. Our goal is to modulate the expression of these
genes in order to achieve such traits as extended shelf life, increased biomass,
increased yield and increased resistance to environmental stresses and disease,
thereby demonstrating proof of concept in each category of crop.
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Certain
agricultural results to date include:
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longer
shelf life of perishable produce;
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increased
biomass and seed yield;
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greater
tolerance to environmental stresses, such as drought and soil
salinity;
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greater
tolerance to certain fungal and bacterial
pathogens;
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more
efficient use of fertilizer; and
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advancement
to field trials in banana, lettuce, and
trees.
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The
technology presently utilized by the industry for increasing the shelf life in
certain flowers, fruits and vegetables relies primarily on reducing ethylene
biosynthesis, and therefore only has application to the crops that are
ethylene-sensitive. Because Factor 5A, DHS and Lipase are already
present in all plant cells, our technology may be incorporated into crops by
using either conventional breeding methods (non-genetically modified) or
biotechnology techniques.
We have
licensed this technology to various strategic partners and have entered into a
joint venture. We may continue to license this technology, as opportunities
present themselves, to additional strategic partners and/or enter into
additional joint ventures. Our commercial partners have licensed our
technology for use in turfgrass, canola, corn, soybean, cotton, banana, alfalfa,
rice and certain species of trees and bedding plants, and we have obtained proof
of concept for enhanced post harvest shelf life, seed yield, biomass, and
resistance to disease in several of these plant species.
We have
ongoing field trials of certain trees and bananas with our respective
partners. The initial field trials conducted with ArborGen over a
three year period in certain species of trees have concluded and the trees have
been harvested for wood quality assessment. Preliminary data from our
joint field trials show significantly enhanced growth rates in some of the trees
relative to controls. Selected trees from the field trials were
harvested and their wood chemistry and density was assessed. There
were no differences in key economic characteristics of wood, such a lignin,
cellulose and specific gravity, between the trees with the enhanced growth
attributes and untreated control trees, which indicates that the faster growth
does not result in lower wood quality. Additional field trials for
enhanced growth rates and other traits are currently being performed with
ArborGen.
To date,
banana field trials have indicated that our technology extends the shelf life of
banana fruit by 100%. In addition to the post harvest shelf life
benefits, an additional field trial generated encouraging disease tolerance data
specific to Black Sigatoka (Black Leaf Streak Disease), for banana plants.
Additional field trials for banana plants are ongoing for the combined traits of
disease resistance and shelf life extension.
Commercialization
by our partners may require a combination of traits in a crop, such as both post
harvest shelf life and disease resistance, or other traits. Our
near-term research and development initiatives include modulating the expression
of DHS and Factor 5A genes in these plants and then propagation and phenotype
testing of such plants.
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Our
ongoing research and development initiatives for agriculture include assisting
our license and joint venture partners to:
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further
develop and implement the DHS and Factor 5A gene technology in banana,
canola, cotton, turfgrass, bedding plants, rice, alfalfa, corn, soybean
and trees; and
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test
the resultant crops for new beneficial traits such as increased yield,
increased tolerance to environmental stress, disease resistance and more
efficient use of fertilizer.
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Agricultural
Target Markets
In order
to address the complexities associated with marketing and distribution in the
worldwide market, we have adopted a multi-faceted commercialization strategy, in
which we have entered into and plan to enter into, as the opportunities present
themselves, additional licensing agreements or other strategic relationships
with a variety of companies or other entities on a crop-by-crop
basis. We anticipate revenues from these relationships in the form of
licensing fees, royalties,, usage fees, or the sharing of gross
profits. In addition, we anticipate payments from certain of our
partners, which are described in the Agricultural Development and License
Agreements section of this Form 10-K, upon our achievement of
certain research and development benchmarks. This commercialization
strategy allows us to generate revenue at various stages of product development,
while ensuring that our technology is incorporated into a wide variety of
crops. Our optimal partners combine the technological expertise to
incorporate our technology into their product line along with the ability to
successfully market the enhanced final product, thereby eliminating the need for
us to develop and maintain a sales force.
Because
the agricultural market is dominated by privately held companies or subsidiaries
of foreign owned companies, market size and market share data for the crops
under our license and development agreements is not readily
available. Additionally, because we have entered into confidentiality
agreements with our license and development partners, we are unable to report
the specific financial terms of the agreements as well as any market size and
market share data that our partners may have disclosed to us regarding their
companies.
Agricultural
Development and License Agreements
Through September 15, 2009, we have entered into eight (8) license agreements and one (1) joint collaboration with established agricultural
biotechnology companies or, in the case of Poet, as more fully described below,
an established ethanol
company, as
follows:
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In
June 2002, we entered into a three-year worldwide exclusive development
and option agreement with ArborGen, LLC to develop our technology in
certain species of trees. In June 2006, ArborGen exercised
their option to license our technology and in December 2006, converted the
development and option agreement into a license agreement, referred to
herein as the ArborGen Agreement. To date, the research being
conducted by ArborGen has proceeded according to
schedule. ArborGen has seen promising positive growth responses
in greenhouse-grown seedlings. These initial greenhouse data
led to the initiation of field trials by ArborGen in the second half of
calendar 2004. At the end of the 2005 growing season, certain
trees which were enhanced by our technology had approximately double the
increase in volume relative to control trees. Further field
trials are ongoing to support these data and to analyze the growth rates
of trees which incorporate our technology. Under the ArborGen Agreement,
we have received an upfront payment and benchmark payments and we may
receive additional benchmark payments upon achievement of certain
development milestones and royalties upon
commercialization.
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In
September 2002, we entered into an exclusive development and license
agreement with Cal/West Seeds, referred to herein as the Cal/West License,
to commercialize our technology in certain varieties of
alfalfa. The Cal/West License will continue until the
expiration of the patents set forth in the agreement, unless terminated
earlier by either party pursuant to the terms of the
agreement. The Cal/West License also grants Cal/West an
exclusive option to develop our technology in various other forage
crops. The Cal/West development effort successfully
incorporated our technology into their alfalfa seed as of July
2004. Seed transformation and greenhouse trait analysis is
ongoing. Under the Cal/West License, we have received an
upfront payment and we may receive benchmark payments as certain
development milestones are achieved and a royalty upon commercialization
based upon the volume of alfalfa seed sold that contains our
technology.
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In
March 2004, we entered into an exclusive development and license agreement
with The Scotts Company, referred to herein as the Scotts Agreement, to
commercialize our technology in turfgrass and certain species of bedding
plants. Scotts is working on incorporating our technology to
enhance a variety of traits in these plants, including environmental
stress resistance, disease resistance and enhanced bloom
properties. We are collaborating with Scotts in the areas of
ornamental bedding plants and turfgrass. A large-scale
greenhouse evaluation of bedding plants was being conducted and additional
greenhouse testing is planned. Transformation and initial
tissue culture screening of events have been undertaken in
turfgrass. In tissue culture, turfgrass containing our
technology has grown more successfully than control turfgrass without our
technology. Greenhouse testing of the grass containing our
technology is the next planned development step. Under the Scotts
Agreement, we have received an upfront payment and benchmark
payments. In January 2006, the development and license
agreement with The Scotts Company was amended. Due to a change in the
corporate financial policy at Scotts, Scotts requested to defer certain
milestone payments, which were to be made on a calendar
basis. We agreed and these payments have now been deferred and
incorporated in the amount to be paid to us upon commercialization. Additionally, the
commercialization fee has been increased. All other aspects of
the agreement remain unchanged, and the project continues to move forward
without interruption. We may also receive royalties upon commercialization
from the net sales of turfgrass seed and bedding plants containing our
technology.
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In
October 2005, we entered into an agreement with Poet to license our
proprietary gene technology to Poet to improve aspects of Poet’s ethanol
production capabilities. We are currently revising our work
plan to incorporate our technology into those aspects of Poet's ethanol
production. We will receive an annual payment for each Poet
facility that incorporates our technology. If Poet incorporates
our technology into each of its facilities, we would be entitled to
receive an annual payment in excess of
$1,000,000.
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On
November 8, 2006, we entered into a license agreement with Bayer
CropScience GmbH for the development and commercialization of
Canola. Under the terms of the agreement, we received an
upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of
certain development milestones and will receive commercialization
fees based upon specified benchmarks. In August, 2008, Bayer
CropScience GmbH successfully completed the first development milestone
related to this license.
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On
July 17, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience
AG for the development and commercialization of cotton. Under
the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones,
and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net
sales.
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On
August 6, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Monsanto for the
development and commercialization of corn and soy. Under the
terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones,
and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net
sales.
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On
September 11, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer
CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of
rice. Under the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront
payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain
development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, and a
royalty on net sales.
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In
December 2008, the Development and License Agreement with the Harris Moran Seed
Company, or Harris Moran, was terminated by mutual agreement due to the
corporate restructuring of Harris Moran. Harris Moran has reported
that its parent company, Limagrain, restructured its vegetable seed operations
and that Harris Moran will now be part of a new business unit with Clause
(France) and Marco Polo (Thailand). This restructuring has resulted
in a consolidation of research and development efforts amongst Harris Moran and
its sister companies that will not encompass our technology. Harris
Moran made us aware of this shift in research and development focus and
presented us with a letter on December 1, 2008 formally ending the relationship
through the mutual agreement of the parties. Pursuant to the terms of
the Development and License Agreement, all rights to use our technology in
lettuce and melon revert to us.
Joint
Venture
On May
14, 1999, we entered into an agreement with Rahan Meristem Ltd., or Rahan
Meristem, an Israeli company engaged in the worldwide export marketing of banana
germplasm, referred to herein as the Rahan Joint Venture. In general,
bananas are grown either for local domestic consumption or grown for
export. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations, there were approximately 16 million metric tons of bananas
exported in 2004. The level of production equates to the fruit of
approximately 480 million banana plants. A percentage of these plants
are replaced each year with new banana seedlings. Rahan Meristem accounts
for approximately 10% of the worldwide export of enhanced banana
seedlings.
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We have
contributed, by way of a limited, exclusive, worldwide license to the Rahan
Joint Venture, access to our technology, discoveries, inventions and know-how,
whether patentable or otherwise, pertaining to plant genes and their cognate
expressed proteins that are induced during senescence for the purpose of
developing, on a joint basis, genetically enhanced banana plants which will
result in a banana that has a longer shelf life. Rahan Meristem has
contributed its technology, inventions and know-how with respect to banana
plants. Rahan Meristem and Senesco have equally shared the expense of
field trials.
All
aspects of the Rahan Joint Venture’s research and development initiative are
proceeding on time. Both the DHS and
lipase genes have been identified and isolated in banana, and the Rahan Joint
Venture is currently in the process of silencing these genes. Two
Israeli field trials indicated that Senesco’s proprietary technology extends the
shelf life of the banana fruit up to 100%, while allowing the banana fruit to
ripen normally. Later field trials have indicated what we believe are
promising disease tolerance results and we are currently performing additional
field trials to further assess disease tolerance. However, as the
banana modified with our technology may be considered a genetically
modified organism, or GMO, shelf life extension may have to be
combined with disease tolerance to gain acceptance by the growers.
Agricultural
Research Program
Our
agricultural research and development is performed by three (3) researchers, at
our direction, at the University of Waterloo, where the technology was
developed. Additional agricultural research and development is
performed by our partners in connection with the Scotts Agreement, the ArborGen
License, the Cal/West License, the Bayer Licenses, the Monsanto License and
through the Rahan Joint Venture.
The
discoverer of our technology, John E. Thompson, Ph.D., is the Associate Vice
President, Research and former Dean of Science at the University of Waterloo in
Ontario, Canada, and is our Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific
Officer. Dr. Thompson is also one of our directors and owns 2.9% of
the outstanding shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value, as of June 30,
2009. On September 1, 1998, we entered into, and have extended
through August 31, 2010, a research and development agreement with the
University of Waterloo and Dr. Thompson as the principal
inventor. The Research and Development Agreement provides that the
University of Waterloo will perform research and development under our
direction, and we will pay for the cost of this work and make certain payments
to the University of Waterloo. In return for payments made under the
Research and Development Agreements, we have all rights to the intellectual
property derived from the research.
Agricultural
Competition
Our
competitors in both human health and agriculture that are presently attempting
to distribute their technology have generally utilized one of the following
distribution channels:
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licensing
technology to major marketing and distribution
partners;
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entering
into strategic alliances; or
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developing
in-house production and marketing
capabilities.
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In
addition, some competitors are established distribution companies, which
alleviates the need for strategic alliances, while others are attempting to
create their own distribution and marketing channels.
Our competitors in the field of
delaying plant senescence are companies that develop and produce transformed
plants with a variety of enhanced traits. Such companies include:
Mendel Biotechnology; Renessen LLC; Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.; Syngenta
International AG; and Eden Bioscience Corporation, among others.
Agricultural
Development Program
Generally,
projects with our licensees and joint venture partner begin by transforming seed
or germplasm to incorporate our technology. Those seeds or germplasm
are then grown in our partners’ greenhouses. After successful
greenhouse trials, our partners will transfer the plants to the field for field
trials. After completion of successful field trials, our partners may
have to apply for and receive regulatory approval prior to initiation of any
commercialization activities.
Generally,
the approximate time to complete each sequential development step is as
follows:
Seed
Transformation
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1 to 2 years
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Greenhouse
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approximately
1 to 2 years
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Field
Trials
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approximately
2 to 5 years
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The
actual amount of time spent on each development phase depends on the crop, its
growth cycle and the success of the transformation achieving the desired
results. As such, the amount of time for each phase of development
could vary, or the time frames may change.
The
development of our technology with Poet is different than our other licenses in
that we are modifying certain production inputs for ethanol. That
process involves modifying the inputs, testing such inputs in Poet’s production
process and if successful, implementing such inputs in Poet’s production process
on a plant by plant basis.
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The
status of each of our projects with our partners is as follows:
Project
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Banana
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Meristem
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Trees
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trials
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Alfalfa
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Cal/West
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Greenhouse
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Corn
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Monsanto
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Proof
of concept ongoing
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Cotton
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Bayer
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Proof
of concept ongoing
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Canola
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Bayer
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Seed
transformation
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Rice
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Bayer
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Proof
of concept ongoing
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Soybean
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Monsanto
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Proof
of concept ongoing
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Turfgrass
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The
Scotts Company
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Greenhouse
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Bedding
Plants
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Scotts Company
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Greenhouse
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Ethanol
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Poet
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Commercialization
by our partners may require a combination of traits in a crop, such as both
shelf life and disease resistance, or other traits.
Based
upon our commercialization strategy, we anticipate that there may be a
significant period of time before plants enhanced using our technology reach
consumers. Thus, we have not begun to actively market our technology
directly to consumers, but rather, we have sought to establish ourselves within
the industry through presentations at industry conferences, our website and
direct communication with prospective licensees.
Consistent
with our commercialization strategy, we intend to attract other companies
interested in strategic partnerships or licensing our technology, which may
result in additional license fees, revenues from contract research and other
related revenues. Successful future operations will depend on our
ability to transform our research and development activities into a commercially
feasible technology.
Intellectual
Property
We have nineteen (19) issued patents
from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or PTO, and twenty-six (26)
issued patents from foreign countries, thirty-three (33) of which are for the
use of our technology in agricultural applications and twelve (12) of which
relate to human health applications.
In
addition to our forty-five (45) patents, we have a wide variety of patent
applications, including divisional applications and continuations-in-part, in
process with the PTO and internationally. We intend to continue our
strategy of enhancing these new patent applications through the addition of data
as it is collected.
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Government
Regulation
At
present, the U.S. federal government regulation of biotechnology is divided
among three agencies: (i) the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates the
import, field-testing and interstate movement of specific types of genetic
engineering that may be used in the creation of transformed plants; (ii) the
Environmental Protection Agency regulates activity related to the invention of
plant pesticides and herbicides, which may include certain kinds of transformed
plants; and (iii) the FDA regulates foods derived from new plant
varieties. The FDA requires that transformed plants meet the same
standards for safety that are required for all other plants and foods in
general. Except in the case of additives that significantly alter a
food’s structure, the FDA does not require any additional standards or specific
approval for genetically engineered foods but expects transformed plant
developers to consult the FDA before introducing a new food into the market
place.
In
addition, our ongoing preclinical research with cell lines and lab animal models
of human disease is not currently subject to the FDA requirements that govern
clinical trials. However, use of our technology, if developed for
human health applications, will also be subject to FDA
regulation. Generally, the FDA must approve any drug or biologic
product before it can be marketed in the United States. In addition,
prior to being sold outside of the U.S., any products resulting from the
application of our human health technology must be approved by the regulatory
agencies of foreign governments. Prior to filing a new drug
application or biologics license application with the FDA, we would have to
perform extensive clinical trials, and prior to beginning any clinical trial, we
need to perform extensive preclinical testing which could take several years and
may require substantial expenditures.
We
believe that our current activities, which to date have been confined to
research and development efforts, do not require licensing or approval by any
governmental regulatory agency. However, we, or our licensees, may be required
to obtain such licensing or approval from governmental regulatory agencies prior
to the commercialization of our genetically transformed plants and the
application of our human health technology.
Employees
In
addition to the eleven (11) scientists performing funded research for us at Mayo
Clinic, the University of Virginia, and the University of Waterloo, we have five
(5) employees and one (1) consultant, four (4) of whom are executive officers
and who are involved in our management. We do not anticipate
hiring any additional employees over the next twelve months.
The
officers are assisted by a Scientific Advisory Board that consists of prominent
experts in the fields of plant and human cell biology as follows:
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Alan
Bennett, Ph.D., who serves as the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory
Board, is the Associate Vice Chancellor of the Office of Technology
Transfer at the University of California. His research
interests include the molecular biology of tomato fruit development and
ripening, the molecular basis of membrane transport, and cell wall
disassembly.
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Charles
A. Dinarello, M.D., who serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory
Board, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of
Medicine, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the author
of over 500 published research articles. In addition to his
active academic research career, Dr. Dinarello has held advisory positions
with two branches of the National Institutes of Health and positions on
the Board of Governors of both the Weizmann Institute and Ben Gurion
University.
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James
E. Meier is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. He is also
a practicing physician in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Beth
Israel. Dr. Mier’s research is funded by the NIH and he is a member of
numerous professional societies.
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Furthermore,
pursuant to the Research and Development Agreements, a substantial amount of our
research and development activities are conducted at the University of Waterloo
under the supervision of Dr. Thompson, our Executive Vice President and Chief
Scientific Officer. We utilize the University’s research staff including
graduate and post-graduate researchers.
We have also undertaken preclinical
apoptosis research at the University of Colorado under the supervision of Dr.
Dinarello. In addition to the research being conducted at the
University of Colorado, we have also undertaken preclinical apoptosis research
at Mayo Clinic, and the University of Virginia. This research is
performed pursuant to specific project proposals that have agreed-upon research
outlines, timelines and budgets. We may also contract research to
additional university laboratories or to other companies in order to advance the
development of our technology.
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Safe
Harbor Statement
The
statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be identified
by, among other things, the use of forward-looking terminology such as
“believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” or “anticipates” or the negative
thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions
of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. In particular, our
statements regarding the anticipated growth in the markets for our technologies,
the continued advancement of our research, the approval of our patent
applications, the possibility of governmental approval in order to sell or offer
for sale to the general public a genetically engineered plant or plant product,
the successful implementation of our commercialization strategy, including the
success of the ArborGen Agreement, the Cal/West License, The Scotts License, the
Broin License, the Bayer Licenses, the Monsanto License, and the Research and
Development Agreements, the successful implementation of the Rahan Joint
Venture, statements relating to our patent applications, the anticipated long
term growth of our business, the results of our preclinical studies, if any, our
ability to comply with the continued listing standards of the NYSE
Amex, and the timing of the projects and trends in future operating
performance are examples of such forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, including, but not
limited to,our limited operating history, our need for additional
capital to fund our operations until we are able to generate a
profit, the current economic environment, our dependence on a single
principal technology, our outsourcing of our research and development
activities, our significant future capital needs, our dependence on
our patents and proprietary rights and the enforcement of these rights, the
potential for our competitors to allege that we are infringing upon their
intellectual property rights, the potential that our technology infringes the
intellectual property of our competitors or other third parties, the potential
that our security measures may not adequately protect our unpatented technology,
potential difficulty in managing our growth and expanding our operations, our
lack of marketing or sales history and dependence on third-party marketing
partners, our potential future dependence on joint ventures and strategic
alliances to develop and market our technology, the intense competition in the
human health and agricultural biotechnology industries, the various government
regulations that our business is subject to, the potential that our preclinical
studies and clinical trials of our human health applications may be
unsuccessful, any inability to license from third parties their proprietary
technologies or processes which we use in connection with the development of our
technology, the length, expense and uncertainty associated
with clinical trials for our human health technology, the potential
that, even if we receive regulatory approval, consumers may not accept products
containing our technology, our dependence on key personnel, the potential that
certain provisions of our charter, by-laws and Delaware law could make a
takeover difficult, increasing political and social turmoil, the potential that
our management and other affiliates, due to their significant control of our
common stock ability to significantly influence our actions, the
potential that a significant portion of our total outstanding shares of common
stock may be sold in the market in the near future, the limited trading market
of our common stock, the potential that our common stock may be delisted from
the NYSE Amex Exchange, fluctuations in the market price of our common stock,
our dividend policy and potential for our stockholders to be
diluted.
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ITEM
1A: Factors That May Affect
Our Business, Future Operating Results and Financial Condition
The more
prominent risks and uncertainties inherent in our business are described below.
However, additional risks and uncertainties may also impair our business
operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our
business, financial condition or results of operations may suffer.
Risks Related to Our
Business
We have a limited operating history
and have incurred substantial losses and expect to incur future
losses.
We are a
development stage biotechnology company with a limited operating history and
limited assets and capital. We have incurred losses each year since
inception and had an accumulated deficit of $35,949,899 at June 30, 2009.
We have generated minimal revenues by licensing our technology for certain crops
to companies willing to share in our development costs. In addition, our
technology may not be ready for commercialization for several years. We expect
to continue to incur losses for the next several years because we anticipate
that our expenditures on research and development, and administrative activities
will significantly exceed our revenues during that period. We cannot predict
when, if ever, we will become profitable.
We
may need additional capital to fund our operations until we are able to generate
a profit.
Our
operations to date have required significant cash expenditures. Our
future capital requirements will depend on the results of our research and
development activities, preclinical and clinical studies, and competitive and
technological advances.
In
addition, the financings with YA Global Investments, L.P., referred to herein as
YA Global, and Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc., referred to herein as
Stanford, are secured by all of our assets. If we default under the
convertible notes, the investors may foreclose on our assets and our
business. As a result, we will need to obtain more funding in the
future through collaborations or other arrangements with research institutions
and corporate partners, or public and private offerings of our securities,
including debt or equity financing. We may not be able to obtain
adequate funds for our operations from these sources when needed or on
acceptable terms. Future collaborations or similar arrangements may require us
to license valuable intellectual property to, or to share substantial economic
benefits with, our collaborators. If we raise additional capital by
issuing additional equity or securities convertible into equity, our
stockholders may experience dilution and our share price may
decline. Any debt financing may result in restrictions on our
spending.
If we are
unable to raise additional funds, we will need to do one or more of the
following:
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delay,
scale-back or eliminate some or all of our research and product
development programs;
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license
third parties to develop and commercialize products or technologies that
we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
ourselves;
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seek
strategic alliances or business
combinations;
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attempt
to sell our company;
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cease
operations; or
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declare
bankruptcy.
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We
believe that at the projected rate of spending, and with the proceeds from the
private placement completed in July 2009 and the proceeds from the proposed
private placements pending NYSE AMEX approval, as of June 30, 2009, we
should have sufficient cash and investments to maintain our present operations
for the next six(6) months as of June 30, 2009.
We
may be adversely affected by the current economic environment.
Our
ability to obtain financing, invest in and grow our business, and meet our
financial obligations depends on our operating and financial performance, which
in turn is subject to numerous factors. In addition to factors
specific to our business, prevailing economic conditions and financial, business
and other factors beyond our control can also affect our business and ability to
raise capital. We cannot anticipate all of the ways in which the
current economic climate and financial market conditions could adversely impact
our business.
We depend on a single principal
technology and, if our technology is not commercially successful, we will have
no alternative source of revenue.
Our
primary business is the development and licensing of technology to identify,
isolate, characterize and promote or silence genes which control the death of
cells in humans and plants. Our future revenue and profitability critically
depend upon our ability to successfully develop apoptosis and senescence gene
technology and later license or market such technology. We have
conducted experiments on certain crops with favorable results and have conducted
certain preliminary cell-line and animal experiments, which have provided us
with data upon which we have designed additional research programs. However, we
cannot give any assurance that our technology will be commercially successful or
economically viable for any crops or human health applications.
In
addition, no assurance can be given that adverse consequences might not result
from the use of our technology such as the development of negative effects on
humans or plants or reduced benefits in terms of crop yield or
protection. Our failure to obtain market acceptance of our technology
or of our current or potential licensees to successfully commercialize such
technology would have a material adverse effect on our business.
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We
outsource all of our research and development activities and, if we are
unsuccessful in maintaining our alliances with these third parties, our research
and development efforts may be delayed or curtailed.
We rely
on third parties to perform all of our research and development
activities. Our research and development efforts take place at the
University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, where our technology was discovered,
Mayo Clinic, the University of Virginia and with our commercial
partners. At this time, we do not have the internal capabilities to
perform our research and development activities. Accordingly, the failure of
third-party research partners to perform under agreements entered into with us,
or our failure to renew important research agreements with these third parties,
may delay or curtail our research and development efforts.
We
have significant future capital needs and may be unable to raise capital when
needed, which could force us to delay or reduce our research and development
efforts.
As of
June 30, 2009, we had cash and highly-liquid investments of $1,430,569 and
working capital of $1,259,300. In July 2009, we received aggregate net proceeds
of approximately $900,000 from a private placement of our equity securities and
entered into securities purchase agreements for an additional $725,000 of net
proceeds from other private placement of our equity securities. The
securities purchase agreements for the additional $725,000 of net proceeds is
subject to NYSE AMEX approval before we may receive such net
proceeds. Using our available reserves as of June 30, 2009 and the
net proceeds from the private equity financings, we believe that we can operate
according to our current business plan for the next six (6) months from
June 30, 2009. To date, we have generated minimal revenues and
anticipate that our operating costs will exceed any revenues generated over the
next several years. Therefore, we will be required to raise additional capital
in the future in order to operate in accordance with our current business plan,
and this funding may not be available on favorable terms, if at
all. If we are unable to raise additional funds, we will need to do
one or more of the following:
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delay,
scale back or eliminate some or all of our research and development
programs;
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provide
a license to third parties to develop and commercialize our technology
that we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
ourselves;
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seek
strategic alliances or business
combinations;
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attempt
to sell our company;
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cease
operations; or
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declare
bankruptcy.
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In
addition, in connection with any funding, if we need to issue more equity
securities than our certificate of incorporation currently authorizes, or more
than 20% of the shares of our common stock outstanding, we may need stockholder
approval. If stockholder approval is not obtained or if adequate
funds are not available, we may be required to curtail operations significantly
or to obtain funds through arrangements with collaborative partners or others
that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies, product
candidates, products or potential markets. Investors may experience
dilution in their investment from future offerings of our common
stock. For example, if we raise additional capital by issuing equity
securities, such an issuance would reduce the percentage ownership of existing
stockholders. In addition, assuming the exercise of all options and
warrants outstanding and the conversion of the notes into common stock, as of
June 30, 2009, we had 4,383,328 shares of common stock authorized but unissued
and unreserved, which may be issued from time to time by our board of directors
without stockholder approval. In connection with our private
placement of equity securities, in July 2009, we issued an aggregate of an
additional 1,055,555 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 2,902,778
shares of common stock. Therefore, assuming the exercise of all options and
warrants granted as of July 2009, we had 424,995 shares of common stock
authorized but unissued, which may be issued from time to time by our board of
directors without stockholder approval. Furthermore, we may need to issue
securities that have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our common
stock. Failure to obtain financing on acceptable terms would have a
material adverse effect on our liquidity.
Since our
inception, we have financed all of our operations through private equity and
debt financings. Our future capital requirements depend on numerous factors,
including:
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the
scope of our research and
development;
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our
ability to attract business partners willing to share in our development
costs;
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our
ability to successfully commercialize our
technology;
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competing
technological and market
developments;
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our
ability to enter into collaborative arrangements for the development,
regulatory approval and commercialization of other products;
and
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the
cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing patent claims and
other intellectual property rights.
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Our
business depends upon our patents and proprietary rights and the enforcement of
these rights. Our failure to obtain and maintain patent protection
may increase competition and reduce demand for our technology.
As a
result of the substantial length of time and expense associated with developing
products and bringing them to the marketplace in the biotechnology and
agricultural industries, obtaining and maintaining patent and trade secret
protection for technologies, products and processes is of vital
importance. Our success will depend in part on several factors,
including, without limitation:
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our
ability to obtain patent protection for our technologies and
processes;
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ability to preserve our trade secrets;
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our
ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of other
parties both in the United States and in foreign
countries.
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As of
June 30, 2009, we have been issued nineteen (19) patents by the PTO and
twenty-six (26) patents from foreign countries. We have also filed
numerous patent applications for our technology in the United States and in
several foreign countries, which technology is vital to our primary business, as
well as several Continuations in Part on these patent
applications. Our success depends in part upon the grant of patents
from our pending patent applications.
Although
we believe that our technology is unique and that it will not violate or
infringe upon the proprietary rights of any third party, we cannot assure you
that these claims will not be made or if made, could be successfully defended
against. If we do not obtain and maintain patent protection, we may
face increased competition in the United States and internationally, which would
have a material adverse effect on our business.
Since
patent applications in the United States are maintained in secrecy until patents
are issued, and since publication of discoveries in the scientific and patent
literature tend to lag behind actual discoveries by several months, we cannot be
certain that we were the first creator of the inventions covered by our pending
patent applications or that we were the first to file patent applications for
these inventions.
In
addition, among other things, we cannot assure you that:
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our
patent applications will result in the issuance of
patents;
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any
patents issued or licensed to us will be free from challenge and if
challenged, would be held to be
valid;
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any
patents issued or licensed to us will provide commercially significant
protection for our technology, products and
processes;
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other
companies will not independently develop substantially equivalent
proprietary information which is not covered by our patent
rights;
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other
companies will not obtain access to our
know-how;
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other
companies will not be granted patents that may prevent the
commercialization of our technology;
or
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we
will not incur licensing fees and the payment of significant other fees or
royalties to third parties for the use of their intellectual property in
order to enable us to conduct our
business.
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Our
competitors may allege that we are infringing upon their intellectual property
rights, forcing us to incur substantial costs and expenses in resulting
litigation, the outcome of which would be uncertain.
Patent
law is still evolving relative to the scope and enforceability of claims in the
fields in which we operate. We are like most biotechnology companies
in that our patent protection is highly uncertain and involves complex legal and
technical questions for which legal principles are not yet firmly
established. In addition, if issued, our patents may not contain
claims sufficiently broad to protect us against third parties with similar
technologies or products, or provide us with any competitive
advantage.
The PTO
and the courts have not established a consistent policy regarding the breadth of
claims allowed in biotechnology patents. The allowance of broader
claims may increase the incidence and cost of patent interference proceedings
and the risk of infringement litigation. On the other hand, the
allowance of narrower claims may limit the scope and value of our proprietary
rights.
The laws
of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent
as the laws of the United States, and many companies have encountered
significant problems and costs in protecting their proprietary rights in these
foreign countries.
We could
become involved in infringement actions to enforce and/or protect our
patents. Regardless of the outcome, patent litigation is expensive
and time consuming and would distract our management from other
activities. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs
of complex patent litigation more effectively than we could because they have
substantially greater resources. Uncertainties resulting from the
initiation and continuation of any patent litigation could limit our ability to
continue our operations.
If
our technology infringes the intellectual property of our competitors or other
third parties, we may be required to pay license fees or damages.
If any
relevant claims of third-party patents that are adverse to us are upheld as
valid and enforceable, we could be prevented from commercializing our technology
or could be required to obtain licenses from the owners of such
patents. We cannot assure you that such licenses would be available
or, if available, would be on acceptable terms. Some licenses may be
non-exclusive and, therefore, our competitors may have access to the same
technology licensed to us. In addition, if any parties successfully
claim that the creation or use of our technology infringes upon their
intellectual property rights, we may be forced to pay damages, including treble
damages.
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Our
security measures may not adequately protect our unpatented technology and, if
we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our proprietary information and
know-how, the value of our technology may be adversely affected.
Our
success depends upon know-how, unpatentable trade secrets, and the skills,
knowledge and experience of our scientific and technical
personnel. As a result, we require all employees to agree to a
confidentiality provision in their employment agreement that prohibits the
disclosure of confidential information to anyone outside of our company, during
the term of employment and thereafter. We also require all employees
to disclose and assign to us the rights to their ideas, developments,
discoveries and inventions. We also attempt to enter into similar
agreements with our consultants, advisors and research
collaborators. We cannot assure you that adequate protection for our
trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information against unauthorized
use or disclosure will be available.
We
occasionally provide information to research collaborators in academic
institutions and request that the collaborators conduct certain
tests. We cannot assure you that the academic institutions will not
assert intellectual property rights in the results of the tests conducted by the
research collaborators, or that the academic institutions will grant licenses
under such intellectual property rights to us on acceptable terms, if at
all. If the assertion of intellectual property rights by an academic
institution is substantiated, and the academic institution does not grant
intellectual property rights to us, these events could limit our ability to
commercialize our technology.
As
we evolve from a company primarily involved in the research and development of
our technology into one that is also involved in the commercialization of our
technology, we may have difficulty managing our growth and expanding our
operations.
As our
business grows, we may need to add employees and enhance our management, systems
and procedures. We may need to successfully integrate our internal
operations with the operations of our marketing partners, manufacturers,
distributors and suppliers to produce and market commercially viable
products. We may also need to manage additional relationships with
various collaborative partners, suppliers and other
organizations. Although we do not presently conduct research and
development activities in-house, we may undertake those activities in the
future. Expanding our business may place a significant burden on our
management and operations. We may not be able to implement
improvements to our management information and control systems in an efficient
and timely manner and we may discover deficiencies in our existing systems and
controls. Our failure to effectively respond to such changes may make
it difficult for us to manage our growth and expand our operations.
We
have no marketing or sales history and depend on third-party marketing
partners. Any failure of these parties to perform would delay or
limit our commercialization efforts.
We have
no history of marketing, distributing or selling biotechnology products and we
are relying on our ability to successfully establish marketing partners or other
arrangements with third parties to market, distribute and sell a commercially
viable product both here and abroad. Our business plan envisions
creating strategic alliances to access needed commercialization and marketing
expertise. We may not be able to attract qualified sub-licensees,
distributors or marketing partners, and even if qualified, these marketing
partners may not be able to successfully market agricultural products or human
health applications developed with our technology. If our current or
potential future marketing partners fail to provide adequate levels of sales,
our commercialization efforts will be delayed or limited and we may not be able
to generate revenue.
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We
will depend on joint ventures and strategic alliances to develop and market our
technology and, if these arrangements are not successful, our technology may not
be developed and the expenses to commercialize our technology will
increase.
In its
current state of development, our technology is not ready to be marketed to
consumers. We intend to follow a multi-faceted commercialization
strategy that involves the licensing of our technology to business partners for
the purpose of further technological development, marketing and
distribution. We have and are seeking business partners who will
share the burden of our development costs while our technology is still being
developed, and who will pay us royalties when they market and distribute
products incorporating our technology upon commercialization. The
establishment of joint ventures and strategic alliances may create future
competitors, especially in certain regions abroad where we do not pursue patent
protection. If we fail to establish beneficial business partners and
strategic alliances, our growth will suffer and the continued development of our
technology may be harmed.
Competition
in the human health and agricultural biotechnology industries is intense and
technology is changing rapidly. If our competitors market their
technology faster than we do, we may not be able to generate revenues from the
commercialization of our technology.
Many
human health and agricultural biotechnology companies are engaged in research
and development activities relating to apoptosis and senescence. The
market for plant protection and yield enhancement products is intensely
competitive, rapidly changing and undergoing consolidation. We may be
unable to compete successfully against our current and future competitors, which
may result in price reductions, reduced margins and the inability to achieve
market acceptance for products containing our technology. Our
competitors in the field of plant senescence gene technology are companies that
develop and produce transgenic plants and include major international
agricultural companies, specialized biotechnology companies, research and
academic institutions and, potentially, our joint venture and strategic alliance
partners. These companies include: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.,
Renessen LLC, Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc., Syngenta International AG, and Eden
Bioscience Corporation, among others. Some of our competitors that
are involved in apoptosis research include: Amgen Inc.; Centocor,
Inc.; Genzyme Corporation; OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis AG; Introgen
Therapeutics, Inc.; Genta, Inc.; and Vertex Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. Many of these competitors have substantially greater financial,
marketing, sales, distribution and technical resources than us and have more
experience in research and development, clinical trials, regulatory matters,
manufacturing and marketing. We anticipate increased competition in
the future as new companies enter the market and new technologies become
available. Our technology may be rendered obsolete or uneconomical by
technological advances or entirely different approaches developed by one or more
of our competitors, which will prevent or limit our ability to generate revenues
from the commercialization of our technology.
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Our
business is subject to various government regulations and, if we or our
licensees are unable to obtain regulatory approval, we may not be able to
continue our operations.
At
present, the U.S. federal government regulation of biotechnology is divided
among three agencies:
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the
USDA regulates the import, field testing and interstate movement of
specific types of genetic engineering that may be used in the creation of
transgenic plants;
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the
EPA regulates activity related to the invention of plant pesticides and
herbicides, which may include certain kinds of transgenic plants;
and
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the
FDA regulates foods derived from new plant
varieties.
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The FDA
requires that transgenic plants meet the same standards for safety that are
required for all other plants and foods in general. Except in the
case of additives that significantly alter a food’s structure, the FDA does not
require any additional standards or specific approval for genetically engineered
foods, but expects transgenic plant developers to consult the FDA before
introducing a new food into the marketplace.
Use of
our technology, if developed for human health applications, will also be subject
to FDA regulation. The FDA must approve any drug or biologic product
before it can be marketed in the United States. In addition, prior to
being sold outside of the U.S., any products resulting from the application of
our human health technology must be approved by the regulatory agencies of
foreign governments. Prior to filing a new drug application or
biologics license application with the FDA, we would have to perform extensive
clinical trials, and prior to beginning any clinical trial, we would need to
perform extensive preclinical testing which could take several years and may
require substantial expenditures.
We
believe that our current activities, which to date have been confined to
research and development efforts, do not require licensing or approval by any
governmental regulatory agency. However, we are planning on performing clinical
trials, which would be subject to FDA approval. Additionally,
federal, state and foreign regulations relating to crop protection products and
human health applications developed through biotechnology are subject to public
concerns and political circumstances, and, as a result, regulations have changed
and may change substantially in the future. Accordingly, we may
become subject to governmental regulations or approvals or become subject to
licensing requirements in connection with our research and development efforts.
We may also be required to obtain such licensing or approval from the
governmental regulatory agencies described above, or from state agencies, prior
to the commercialization of our genetically transformed plants and human health
technology. In addition, our marketing partners who utilize our
technology or sell products grown with our technology may be subject to
government regulations. If unfavorable governmental regulations are
imposed on our technology or if we fail to obtain licenses or approvals in a
timely manner, we may not be able to continue our operations.
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Preclinical
studies and clinical trials of our human health applications may be
unsuccessful, which could delay or prevent regulatory approval.
Preclinical
studies may reveal that our human health technology is ineffective or harmful,
and/or clinical trials may be unsuccessful in demonstrating efficacy and safety
of our human health technology, which would significantly limit the possibility
of obtaining regulatory approval for any drug or biologic product manufactured
with our technology. The FDA requires submission of extensive
preclinical, clinical and manufacturing data to assess the efficacy and safety
of potential products. Furthermore, the success of preliminary studies does not
ensure commercial success, and later-stage clinical trials may fail to confirm
the results of the preliminary studies.
Any
inability to license from third parties their proprietary technologies or
processes which we use in connection with the development of our technology may
impair our business.
Other
companies, universities and research institutions have or may obtain patents
that could limit our ability to use our technology in a product candidate or
impair our competitive position. As a result, we would have to obtain
licenses from other parties before we could continue using our technology in a
product candidate. Any necessary licenses may not be available on
commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If we do not obtain
required licenses, we may not be able to develop our technology into a product
candidate or we may encounter significant delays in development while we
redesign methods that are found to infringe on the patents held by
others.
Clinical
trials for our human health technology will be lengthy and expensive and their
outcome is uncertain
Before
obtaining regulatory approval for the commercial sales of any product containing
our technology, we must demonstrate through clinical testing that our technology
and product containing our technology is safe and effective for use in
humans. Conducting clinical trials is a time-consuming, expensive and
uncertain process and typically requires years to complete. In our
industry, the results from preclinical studies and early clinical trials often
are not predictive of results obtained in later-stage clinical
trials. Some products and technologies that have shown promising
results in preclinical studies or early clinical trials subsequently fail to
establish sufficient safety and efficacy data necessary to obtain regulatory
approval. At any time during clinical trials we or the FDA might
delay or halt any clinical trial for various reasons, including:
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occurrence
of unacceptable toxicities or side
effects;
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ineffectiveness
of the product candidate;
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negative
or inconclusive results from the clinical trials, or results that
necessitate additional studies or clinical
trials;
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delays
in obtaining or maintaining required approvals from institutions, review
boards or other reviewing entities at clinical
sites;
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delays
in patient enrollment; or
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insufficient
funding or a reprioritization of financial or other
resources.
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Any
failure or substantial delay in successfully completing clinical trials and
obtaining regulatory approval for our product candidates could severely harm our
business.
Even
if we receive regulatory approval, consumers may not accept products containing
our technology, which will prevent us from being profitable since we have no
other source of revenue.
We cannot
guarantee that consumers will accept products containing our
technology. Recently, there has been consumer concern and consumer
advocate activism with respect to genetically-engineered agricultural consumer
products. The adverse consequences from heightened consumer concern
in this regard could affect the markets for agricultural products developed with
our technology and could also result in increased government regulation in
response to that concern. If the public or potential customers perceive our
technology to be genetic modification or genetic engineering, agricultural
products grown with our technology may not gain market acceptance.
We
depend on our key personnel and, if we are not able to attract and retain
qualified scientific and business personnel, we may not be able to grow our
business or develop and commercialize our technology.
We are
highly dependent on our scientific advisors, consultants and third-party
research partners. Our success will also depend in part on the
continued service of our key employees and our ability to identify, hire and
retain additional qualified personnel in an intensely competitive
market. Although we have employment agreements with all of our key
employees and a research agreement with Dr. John Thompson, these agreements may
be terminated upon short or no notice. We do not maintain key person
life insurance on any member of management. The failure to attract
and retain key personnel could limit our growth and hinder our research and
development efforts.
Certain
provisions of our charter, by-laws and Delaware law could make a takeover
difficult.
Certain
provisions of our certificate of incorporation and by-laws could make it more
difficult for a third party to acquire control of us, even if the change in
control would be beneficial to stockholders. Our certificate of
incorporation authorizes our board of directors to issue, without stockholder
approval, except as may be required by the rules of the NYSE Amex Exchange,
5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with voting, conversion and other rights and
preferences that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the
holders of our common stock. Similarly, our by-laws do not restrict
our board of directors from issuing preferred stock without stockholder
approval.
In
addition, we are subject to the Business Combination Act of the Delaware General
Corporation Law which, subject to certain exceptions, restricts certain
transactions and business combinations between a corporation and a stockholder
owning 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock for a period of
three years from the date such stockholder becomes a 15% owner. These
provisions may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of
us without action by our stockholders and, therefore, could adversely affect the
value of our common stock.
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Furthermore,
in the event of our merger or consolidation with or into another corporation, or
the sale of all or substantially all of our assets in which the successor
corporation does not assume our outstanding equity awards or issue equivalent
equity awards, our current equity plans require the accelerated vesting of such
outstanding equity awards.
Increasing
political and social turmoil, such as terrorist and military actions, increase
the difficulty for us and our strategic partners to forecast accurately and plan
future business activities.
Recent
political and social turmoil, can be expected to put further pressure on
economic conditions in the United States and worldwide. These
political, social and economic conditions may make it difficult for us to plan
future business activities.
Risks Related to Our Common
Stock
Our
management and other affiliates have significant control of our common stock and
could significantly influence our actions in a manner that conflicts with our
interests and the interests of other stockholders.
As of
June 30, 2009, our executive officers, directors and affiliated entities
together beneficially own approximately 59.7% of the outstanding shares of our
common stock, assuming the exercise of options and warrants which are currently
exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2009, held by
these stockholders. As of July 9, 2009, upon the closing of our private
placement of equity securities, our executive officers, directors and affiliated
entities together beneficially own approximately 57.9% of the outstanding shares
of our common stock, assuming the exercise of options and warrants which are
currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of July 9, 2009,
held by these stockholders. As a result, these stockholders, acting
together, will be able to exercise significant influence over matters requiring
approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors, and may not
always act in the best interests of other stockholders. Such a
concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a
change in control of us, including transactions in which our stockholders might
otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market
prices. Stanford is one such major stockholder of the
Company.
In
February 2009, the SEC filed a civil lawsuit accusing certain executives of
Stanford of fraud and the company's assets were subsequently placed in
receivership. It is unclear at this point, what impact, if any, the
ongoing investigation of Stanford may have on the Company.
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A
significant portion of our total outstanding shares of common stock may be sold
in the market in the near future, which could cause the market price of our
common stock to drop significantly.
As of
June 30, 2009, we had 19,812,041 shares of our common stock issued and
outstanding, of which approximately 5,319,639 shares are registered pursuant
to registration statements on Form S-3 and the remainder of which are
either eligible to be sold under SEC Rule 144 or are in the public
float. In addition, we have registered 2,632,194 shares of our common
stock underlying warrants previously issued on the Form S-3 registration
statement and we registered 6,137,200 shares of our common stock underlying
options granted or to be granted under our stock option plan. As of
July 9, 2009, upon closing of our private placement of equity securities and the
exercise of warrants on July 14, 2009, we had 21,817,596 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding. Consequently, sales of substantial
amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such
sales could occur, may have a material adverse effect on our stock
price.
Our
common stock has a limited trading market, which could limit your ability to
resell your shares of common stock at or above your purchase price.
Our
common stock is quoted on the NYSE Amex Exchange and currently has a limited
trading market. The NYSE Amex Exchange requires us to meet minimum
financial requirements in order to maintain our listing. We currently
do not believe that we meet the continued listing requirements of the NYSE Amex
Exchange. If we do not meet the continued listing standards, we could
be delisted. We cannot assure you that an active trading market will
develop or, if developed, will be maintained. As a result, our
stockholders may find it difficult to dispose of shares of our common stock and,
as a result, may suffer a loss of all or a substantial portion of their
investment.
If
our common stock is delisted from the NYSE Amex Exchange, we may not be able to
list on any other stock exchange, and our common stock may be subject to the
“penny stock” regulations, which may affect the ability of our stockholders to
sell their shares.
The NYSE
Amex Exchange requires us to meet minimum financial requirements in order to
maintain our listing. Currently, we do not believe that we meet the
$6,000,000 minimum net worth continued listing requirement of the NYSE AMEX
Exchange. We have not yet received a notice of noncompliance from the NYSE
AMEX Exchange. If we do receive a notice of noncompliance, we plan to
submit a plan to the NYSE AMEX Exchange discussing how we intend to regain
compliance with the continued listing requirements. If the NYSE AMEX
does not accept our plan or we are unable to execute on the plan, it is possible
that we will be delisted. If we are delisted from the
NYSE Amex Exchange, our common stock likely will become a “penny
stock”. In general, regulations of the SEC define a “penny stock” to
be an equity security that is not listed on a national securities exchange or
the NASDAQ Stock Market and that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share
or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain
exceptions. If our common stock becomes a penny stock, additional
sales practice requirements would be imposed on broker-dealers that sell such
securities to persons other than certain qualified investors. For
transactions involving a penny stock, unless exempt, a broker-dealer must make a
special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s
written consent to the transaction prior to the sale. In addition,
the rules on penny stocks require delivery, prior to and after any penny stock
transaction, of disclosures required by the SEC.
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If our
stock is not accepted for listing on the NYSE Amex Exchange, we will make every
possible effort to have it listed on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, or the
OTC Bulletin Board. If our common stock were to be traded on the OTC
Bulletin Board, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and related SEC
rules would impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that
sell our securities. These rules may adversely affect the ability of
stockholders to sell our common stock and otherwise negatively affect the
liquidity, trading market and price of our common stock.
We
believe that the listing of our common stock on a recognized national trading
market, such as the NYSE Amex Exchange, is an important part of our business and
strategy. Such a listing helps our stockholders by providing a
readily available trading market with current quotations. Without
that, stockholders may have a difficult time getting a quote for the sale or
purchase of our stock, the sale or purchase of our stock would likely be made
more difficult and the trading volume and liquidity of our stock would likely
decline. The absence of such a listing may adversely affect the
acceptance of our common stock as currency or the value accorded it by other
parties. In that regard, the absence of a listing on a recognized
national trading market will also affect our ability to benefit from the use of
our operations and expansion plans, including for use in licensing agreements,
joint ventures, the development of strategic relationships and acquisitions,
which are critical to our business and strategy and none of which is currently
the subject of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, with respect to any
future financing or strategic relationship it may undertake. A
delisting from the NYSE Amex Exchange could result in negative publicity and
could negatively impact our ability to raise capital in the future.
The
market price of our common stock may fluctuate and may drop below the price you
paid.
We cannot
assure you that you will be able to resell the shares of our common stock at or
above your purchase price. The market price of our common stock may
fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, some of which are
beyond our control. These factors include:
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quarterly
variations in operating results;
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the
progress or perceived progress of our research and development
efforts;
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changes
in accounting treatments or
principles;
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announcements
by us or our competitors of new technology, product and service offerings,
significant contracts, acquisitions or strategic
relationships;
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additions
or departures of key personnel;
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future
offerings or resales of our common stock or other
securities;
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stock
market price and volume fluctuations of publicly-traded companies in
general and development companies in particular;
and
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general
political, economic and market
conditions.
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Because
we do not intend to pay, and have not paid, any cash dividends on our shares of
common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their
shares unless the value of our common stock appreciates and they sell their
shares.
We have
never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common stock and we intend to
retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our
business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our
common stock in the foreseeable future. Therefore, our stockholders
will not be able to receive a return on their investment unless the value of our
common stock appreciates and they sell their shares.
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Our
stockholders may experience substantial dilution as a result of the conversion
of outstanding convertible debentures, or the exercise of options and warrants
to purchase our common stock.
As of
June 30, 2009, we have granted options outside of our stock option plan to
purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock and outstanding warrants to purchase
18,713,443 shares of our common stock. In addition, as of June 30, 2009,
we have reserved 9,437,884 shares of our common stock for issuance upon the
exercise of options granted or available to be granted pursuant to our stock
option plan, all of which may be granted in the future. The exercise of
these options and warrants will result in dilution to our existing stockholders
and could have a material adverse effect on our stock price. In addition, any
shares issued in connection with the YA Global financing or Stanford financing,
as further discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, can also have a dilutive
effect and a possible material adverse effect on our stock price. The
conversion price of the warrants are also subject to certain anti-dilution
adjustments. The agreements with YA Global and Stanford provide for
the potential issuance of up to a total of 61,833,332 shares of our common
stock, of which 13,883,332 shares are included in outstanding warrants noted
above.
Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments.
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None.
Item
2.
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Properties.
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We lease
office space in New Brunswick, New Jersey for a current monthly rental fee of
$6,612, subject to certain escalations for our proportionate share of increases,
over the base year of 2001, in the building's operating costs. The
monthly rental fee will continue to increase by one percent each year through
the expiration date of the lease. The lease expires in May
2011. The space is in good condition, and we believe it will
adequately serve as our headquarters over the term of the lease. We
also believe that this office space is adequately insured by the
lessor.
Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings.
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We are not currently a party to any
legal proceedings; however, we may become involved in various claims and legal
actions arising in the ordinary course of business.
Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
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None.
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PART
II
Item
5.
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related
Stockholder
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Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Our
common stock trades on the NYSE Amex Exchange under the symbol SNT.
The
following table sets forth the range of the high and low sales price for our
common stock for each of the quarters since the quarter ended September 30,
2007, as reported on the NYSE Amex Exchange.
Quarter
Ended
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Common
Stock
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Low
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September
30, 2007
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$ | 1.25 | $ | 0.78 | ||||
December
31, 2007
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$ | 1.05 | $ | 0.38 | ||||
March
31, 2008
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$ | 1.28 | $ | 0.29 | ||||
June
30, 2008
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$ | 1.99 | $ | 1.00 | ||||
September
30, 2008
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$ | 1.81 | $ | 0.88 | ||||
December
31, 2008
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$ | 1.25 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
March
31, 2009
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$ | 0.87 | $ | 0.33 | ||||
June
30, 2009
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$ | 0.97 | $ | 0.43 |
As of
September 15, 2009, the approximate number of holders of record of our common
stock was 240. This number does
not include “street name” or beneficial holders, whose shares are held of record
by banks, brokers and other financial institutions.
We have
neither paid nor declared dividends on our common stock since our inception and
we do not plan to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
We expect that any earnings, which we may realize, will be retained to finance
the growth of our company.
The
following table provides information about the securities authorized for
issuance under our equity compensation plans as of June 30, 2009.
EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of outstanding
options, warrants
and rights and restricted
stock units
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Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights and
restricted stock units
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Number of securities
remaining
available for future
issuance
under equity
compensation plans
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Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
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4,550,412 |
(1)
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$ | 1.70 | 5,887,472 |
(2)
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Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
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Total
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4,550,412 |
(1)
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$ | 1.70 | 5,887,472 |
(2)
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(1) Issued
pursuant to our 1998 Stock Plan and 2008 Stock Plan.
(2) Available
for future issuance pursuant to our 2008 Stock Plan.
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Transaction
with Partlet Holdings
On July
9, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, referred to herein as
the Partlet Securities Purchase Agreement, with Partlet Holdings Ltd., which is
an accredited investor, pursuant to which we will issue and sell up to an
aggregate of 1,111,111 shares, referred to herein as the Shares, of our common
stock at $0.90 per share and each of a Series A warrant, referred to herein as
the Partlet Series A Warrant, and a Series B warrant, referred to herein as the
Partlet Series B Warrant, (collectively the Partlet Series A Warrant and Partlet
Series B Warrant shall be referred to herein as the Partlet
Warrants).
The
Partlet Series A Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our
common stock at $0.01 per warrant share. The Partlet Series A Warrant has
a term of seven years and is exercisable immediately after the date of
grant.
The
Partlet Series B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 2,055,555 shares of our
common stock at $0.60 per warrant share. The Partlet Series B Warrant has
a term of seven years and is not exercisable until after the six-month
anniversary after the date of grant.
On July
9, 2009, we closed on $950,000 of aggregate proceeds of the private placement
and, on that date, issued (i) a total of 1,055,555 Shares (ii) a Partlet Series
A Warrant to purchase 950,000 shares of our common stock and (iii) a Partlet
Series B Warrant to purchase 1,952,778 shares of our common stock. On
September 22, 2009 we received stockholder approval to close on the remaining
$50,000 in proceeds and will close on that amount upon receiving approval
from the NYSE Amex Exchange.
Transaction
with Each of Robert and Tim Forbes
On July
29, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, referred to herein as
the Forbes Securities Purchase Agreement, with each of Robert Forbes and Timothy
Forbes, each of whom is an accredited investor, pursuant to which, subject to
stockholder approval, it is anticipated that we will issue and sell an aggregate
of 444,444 shares of common stock at $0.90, referred to herein as the Shares,
per share and each of a Series A warrant, referred to herein as the Forbes
Series A Warrants, and a Series B warrant, referred to herein as the Forbes
Series B Warrants. Each of Robert Forbes and Timothy Forbes are the
brothers of Christopher Forbes who is a director of Senesco. Mr.
Christopher Forbes will not be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, nor will he
have a pecuniary interest in the Shares or Warrants issued to his
brothers.
The
Forbes Series A Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the aggregate, up
to 400,000 shares of our common stock at $0.01 per warrant share. The
Forbes Series A Warrants have a term of seven years and are exercisable
immediately after the date of grant.
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The
Forbes Series B Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the aggregate, up
to 405,556 shares of our common stock at $0.60 per warrant share. The
Forbes Series B Warrants have a term of seven years and are not exercisable
until after the six-month anniversary after the date of grant.
On September 22, 2009 we received
stockholder approval to close on the Forbes Securities Purchase Agreements and
will close on the Forbes Securities Purchase Agreements upon receiving approval
from the NYSE Amex Exchange.
Transaction
with Insiders and Affiliates
On July
29, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, referred to herein as
the Affiliate’s Securities Purchase Agreement with each of Harlan W. Waksal,
M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N. Braca, Jack Van
Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation, referred
to herein as the Affiliate Investors. each of whom is an accredited investor,
pursuant to which, subject to stockholder approval, it is anticipated that we
will issue and sell an aggregate of 144,444 Shares of our common stock at $0.90
per share and each of a Series A warrant, referred to herein as the Affiliate’s
Series A Warrants, and a Series B warrant, referred to herein as the Affiliate’s
Series B Warrants. Each of Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder,
Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst and Warren
Isabelle serve on the Company’s board. The Thomas C. Quick Charitable
Foundation is an affiliate of our board member Thomas C. Quick.
The
Affiliate’s Series A Warrants entitle the holders to purchase in the aggregate,
up to 130,000 shares of our common stock at $0.01 per warrant share. The
Affiliates Series A Warrants have a term of seven years and are exercisable
immediately after the date of grant.
The
Affiliate’s Series B Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the aggregate,
up to 131,807 shares of our common stock at $0.60 per warrant share. The
Affiliate’s Series B Warrants have a term of seven years and are not exercisable
until after the six-month anniversary after the date of grant.
On
September 22, 2009 we received stockholder approval to close on the Affiliate’s
Securities Purchase Agreements and will close on the Affiliates Securities
Purchase Agreements upon receiving approval from the NYSE Amex
Exchange.
Transaction
with Cato Research Ltd.
On July
29, 2009, we entered into a Securities Agreement with Cato Holding Company,
referred to herein as Cato, who is an accredited investor, pursuant to which,
subject to stockholder approval, it is anticipated that we will issue an
aggregate of 194,444 Shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.90 per share and
each of a Series A warrant, referred to herein as the Cato Series A Warrant, and
a Series B warrant, referred to herein as the Cato Series B
Warrant. The Shares will be issued to Cato in exchange for amounts
currently owed by us to Cato Research Ltd. in the amount of
$175,000. Cato Research Ltd. is an affiliate of Cato.
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The Cato
Series A Warrant entitles the holder to purchase in the aggregate, up to 175,000
shares of our common stock at $0.01 per warrant share. The Cato Series A
Warrant has a term of seven years and is exercisable immediately after the date
of grant.
The Cato
Series B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase, in the aggregate, up to
177,431 shares of our common stock at $0.60 per warrant share. The Cato
Series B Warrant has a term of seven years and is not exercisable until after
the six-month anniversary after the date of grant.
The
foregoing proceeds cannot be closed upon until we receive approval for the
transactions from the NYSE AMEX Exchange and comply with other customary closing
conditions. Assuming all of the proceeds of the private placements
can be closed upon, we anticipate that we will receive gross proceeds equal to
$705,000.
Transactions
with YA Global and Stanford
On August
1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, we entered into binding Securities Purchase
Agreements with YA Global and Stanford to sell to each of YA Global and Stanford
up to $5,000,000 of secured convertible notes and accompanying warrants for an
aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000. The convertible notes
convert into our common stock at a fixed price of $0.90 per share subject to
certain adjustments, referred to herein as the Fixed Conversion Price, for a
period of two years immediately following the signing date. After the
second anniversary of the signing date, the convertible notes may convert into
shares of our common stock at the lower of the fixed conversion price or 80% of
the lowest daily volume-weighted average price, referred to herein as the VWAP,
of our common stock during the five trading days prior to the conversion date.
The maturity date of each of the convertible notes for YA Global is December 30,
2010. The maturity date of each of the convertible notes for Stanford
is December 31, 2010. At the fixed conversion price, the number of
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the $10,000,000 of
convertible notes and shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of the
warrants represents, in the aggregate, 24,994,444 shares, plus an estimated
additional 2,000,000 shares for the payment of interest in stock under the
convertible notes.
The
convertible notes accrue interest on their outstanding principal balances at an
annual rate of 8%. We have the option to pay interest in cash or,
upon certain conditions, common stock. If we pay interest in our
common stock, the stock will be valued at a 10% discount to the average daily
VWAP for the five day trading period prior to the interest payment date,
referred to herein as the Interest Shares.
At our
option, we can redeem a portion of, or all of, the principal owed under the
convertible notes by providing the investors with at least 30 business days’
written notice, provided that, at the time of receipt of the notice, either:
(A)(i) the VWAP of our common stock exceeds 130% of the Fixed Conversion Price
for at least 20 of 30 prior trading days and (ii) there is an effective
registration statement for the resale of our common stock that will be issued
under the redemption or (B) we redeem a portion, or all, of the principal owed
at a 20% premium above the principal then outstanding and any accrued interest
thereupon. If we redeem all or any of the principal outstanding under
the convertible notes, we will pay an amount equal to the principal being
redeemed plus accrued interest.
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If there
is an effective registration statement for the resale of the shares underlying
the convertible notes or if such shares become freely tradable under rule 144,
we will have the option to force the investors to convert 50% and 100% of our
then-outstanding convertible notes if our common stock price exceeds 150% and
175% of the Fixed Conversion Price, respectively, for any 20 out of 30 trading
days; provided that such forced conversion meets certain conditions, referred to
herein as the Call Option. If we exercise our Call Option prior to
the third anniversary of the signing date, we will issue additional warrants to
the investors equal to 50% of the number of shares underlying the convertible
notes subject to the forced conversion. These warrants will be
exercisable at the fixed conversion price and will have the same maturity as the
other warrants issued under the YA Global Financing.
Our
obligations under the convertible notes are secured by all of our and our
subsidiary’s assets and intellectual property, as evidenced by the Security
Agreements and the Patent Security Agreements. Pursuant to a
subordination agreement, YA Global is the senior secured creditor.
We have
issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,550,000 shares of our common stock
to YA Global and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 8,333,333 of our common
stock to Stanford. Such warrants are exercisable six months and one
day from the date of issuance until their expiration on the date that is five
years from the date of issuance. The warrants have
been issued in two series. The exercise price of the Series A
warrants is $1.01 per share, and the exercise price of the Series B warrants is
$0.90 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The warrants provide
a right of cashless exercise if, at the time of exercise, there is no effective
registration statement registering the resale of the shares underlying the
warrants.
The
conversion rate of each convertible note and the exercise price of the Series B
warrants are subject to adjustment for certain events, including dividends,
stock splits, combinations and the sale of our common stock or securities
convertible into or exercisable for our common stock at a price less than the
then applicable conversion or exercise price.
The
investors have a right of first refusal on any future funding that involves the
issuance of our capital stock for so long as a portion of the convertible notes
are outstanding.
The total
gross proceeds from the issuance of the convertible notes and warrants is
$10,000,000 before payment of 3.25% of the purchase price in commissions to
Wainwright & Co., Inc., referred to herein as the Placement
Agent. We have issued to the Placement Agent warrants to purchase 7%
of the purchase price, or 777,777 shares, of our common stock with similar terms
to the warrants that have been and will be issued to the
investors. We have paid YA Global and Stanford a non-refundable
structuring/due diligence fee of $30,000 each. We have also paid YA
Global a commitment fee of 5% and Stanford a commitment fee of 7% of their
respective purchase prices.
Specifics
of YA Global Financing
Pursuant
to the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement, we have issued three convertible
notes in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and two Series A warrants in the
amount of 1,387,500 shares each on September 21, 2007 and October 16, 2007 and a
Series B warrant in the amount of 2,775,000 shares on December 20,
2007. Through September 22, 2009, YA Global has converted $1,198,400
of the convertible notes into 2,310,844 shares of our common stock.
The
convertible notes and warrants issued to YA Global are subject to a maximum cap
of 30,500,000 on the number of shares of our common stock that can be issued
upon the conversion of the convertible notes and the exercise of the
warrants.
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Specifics
of Stanford Financing
Pursuant
to the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement, we have issued three convertible
notes in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and Series A warrants in the
aggregate amount of 4,166,666 shares and Series B warrants in the aggregate
amount of 4,166,667 shares each on December 20, 2007 and June 30,
2008.
The
convertible notes and warrants issued to Stanford will be subject to a maximum
cap of 31,888,888 on the number of shares of our common stock that can be issued
upon the conversion of the convertible notes and the exercise of the
warrants.
The costs
associated with the issuances to YA Global and Stanford in the amount of
$1,291,427, $639,645 of which represent the black-scholes value of the warrants
issued to the placement agent, have been recorded as deferred financing costs
and are being amortized ratably over the term of the convertible
notes.
We plan
to use the proceeds of the foregoing financings for funding our research and
development and for general corporate purposes.
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PERFORMANCE
GRAPH
The
following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common
stock with the cumulative total return on the NYSE Amex Market Value (U.S.)
Index and the RDG Microcap Biotechnology Index for the period beginning
July 1, 2004 and ending on the last day of our last completed fiscal year.
The stock performance shown on the graph below is not indicative of future price
performance.
7/1/04
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6/30/05
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6/30/06
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6/30/07
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6/30/08
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6/30/09
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Senesco
Technologies, Inc.
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$ | 100.00 | $ | 56.83 | $ | 60.32 | $ | 36.51 | $ | 58.73 | $ | 26.35 | ||||||||||||
NYSE
Amex Composite Index
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$ | 100.00 | $ | 131.88 | $ | 164.58 | $ | 205.93 | $ | 204.46 | $ | 151.95 | ||||||||||||
RDG
Microcap Biotechnology Index
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$ | 100.00 | $ | 76.14 | $ | 62.90 | $ | 42.63 | $ | 22.12 | $ | 15.62 |
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The
information in the performance graph is not deemed to be “soliciting material”
or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such
information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange act of 1934, each as amended,
except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such
filing.
Item
6.Selected Financial Data.
The following Selected Financial Data
should be read in conjunction with “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Item 8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
Year Ended June 30,
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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(In
thousands, except per share data)
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Statement
of Operations Data:
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Revenue
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$ | 275 | $ | 457 | $ | 300 | $ | 67 | $ | 125 | ||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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General
and administrative
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2,206 | 2,291 | 2,413 | 1,920 | 2,030 | |||||||||||||||
Research
and development
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2,354 | 1,765 | 1,208 | 1,566 | 1,417 | |||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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4,560 | 4,056 | 3,621 | 3,486 | 3,447 | |||||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
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(4,285 | ) | (3,599 | ) | (3,321 | ) | (3,419 | ) | (3,322 | ) | ||||||||||
Noncash
income
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- | - | - | - | 136 | |||||||||||||||
Sale
of state income tax loss - net
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- | - | - | - | 153 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount and financing costs
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(478 | ) | (668 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Interest
expense – convertible notes
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(1,007 | ) | (434 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Interest
income, net
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43 | 100 | 69 | 104 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (5,727 | ) | $ | (4,601 | ) | $ | (3,252 | ) | $ | (3,315 | ) | $ | (2,979 | ) | |||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
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$ | (.30 | ) | $ | (.26 | ) | $ | (.19 | ) | $ | (.21 | ) | $ | (.21 | ) | |||||
Basic
and diluted weighted average number of common shares
outstanding
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18,888 | 17,660 | 16,917 | 15,469 | 14,054 | |||||||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data:
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Cash,
cash equivalents and investments
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$ | 1,431 | $ | 6,176 | $ | 658 | $ | 1,168 | $ | 4,481 | ||||||||||
Working
capital
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1,259 | 5,673 | 259 | 859 | 3,959 | |||||||||||||||
Total
assets
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7,122 | 10,643 | 3,322 | 3,535 | 6,113 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(35,950 | ) | (30,223 | ) | (25,622 | ) | (22,370 | ) | (19,055 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
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5,668 | 9,836 | 2,690 | 2,952 | 5,590 |
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Item
7.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
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The discussion in “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”
contains trend analysis, estimates and other forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements containing
the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “continue,” and other words of
similar import or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, estimates and other factors that may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from those set forth in such forward-looking statements as a result
of, but not limited to, the “Risk Factors” described in Part I, Item
1A. You should read the following discussion and analysis along with
the “Selected Financial Data” and the financial statements and notes attached to
those statements included elsewhere in this report.
Overview
We are a
development stage company. We do not expect to generate significant
revenues for approximately the next one to three years, during which time we
will engage in significant research and development efforts. However,
we have eight active agricultural license agreements to develop and
commercialize our technology in corn, soy, cotton, rice,
canola, trees, alfalfa, bedding plants, turf grass, and
ethanol. Seven of the licenses provide for upfront payments,
milestone payments and royalty payments to us upon commercial
introduction. The ethanol license provides for annual payments for
each of the licensee’s ethanol production facilities that incorporates our
technology. We also have entered into a joint venture to develop and
commercialize our technology in banana plants. In connection with the
joint venture, we will receive 50% of the profits from the sale of enhanced
banana plants.
Consistent
with our commercialization strategy, we intend to license our technology for
additional crops, as the opportunities may arise, that may result in additional
license fees, revenues from contract research and other related
revenues. Successful future operations will depend on our and our
partners’ ability to transform our research and development activities into a
commercially feasible technology.
We plan
to employ the same partnering strategy in both the human health and agricultural
target markets.
Our human
health research program, which has consisted of pre-clinical in-vitro and
in-vivo experiments designed to assess the role and method of action of the
Factor 5A genes in human diseases, is performed by approximately thirteen third
party researchers at our direction, at the University of Waterloo, Mayo Clinic
and the University of Virginia.
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Our
primary human health initiative is to advance our technology for the potential
treatment of multiple myeloma with the goal of initiating a clinical
trial. In connection with the potential clinical trial, we have
engaged a CRO to assist us through the process. We have also
determined the delivery system for our technology, contracted for the supply of
pharmaceutical grade materials to be used in toxicology and human studies and
have contracted with a third party laboratory to conduct toxicology
studies, Together with the assistance of our CRO, we will have the
toxicology studies performed with the goal of filing an investigational new drug
application, or IND application, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or
FDA, for the review and consideration in order to initiate a clinical
trial. We estimate that it will take approximately fifteen (15)
months from June 30, 2009 to complete these objectives.
Our
preclinical human health research has yielded data that we have presented to
various biopharmaceutical companies that may be prospective licensees for the
development and marketing of potential applications for our
technology.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Revenue
Recognition
We record revenue under technology
license and development agreements related to the following. Actual
fees received may vary from the recorded estimated revenues.
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Nonrefundable
upfront license fees that are received in exchange for the transfer of our
technology to licensees, for which no further obligations to the licensee
exist with respect to the basic technology transferred, are recognized as
revenue on the earlier of when payments are received or collections are
assured.
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Nonrefundable
upfront license fees that are received in connection with agreements that
include time-based payments are, together with the time-based payments,
deferred and amortized ratably over the estimated research period of the
license.
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Milestone
payments, which are contingent upon the achievement of certain research
goals, are recognized as revenue when the milestones, as defined in the
particular agreement, are achieved.
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The
effect of any change in revenues from technology license and development
agreements would be reflected in revenues in the period such determination was
made. Historically, no such adjustments have been made.
Estimates
of Expenses
Our
research and development agreements with third parties provide for an estimate
of our expenses and costs, which are variable and are based on the actual
services performed by the third party. We estimate the aggregate
amount of the expenses based upon the projected amounts that are set forth in
the agreements, and we accrue the expenses for which we have not yet been
invoiced. In estimating the expenses, we consider, among other
things, the following factors:
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the
existence of any prior relationship between us and the third party
provider;
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the
past results of prior research and development services performed by the
third party provider; and
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the
scope and timing of the research and development services set forth in the
agreement with the third party
provider.
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After the
research services are performed and we are invoiced, we make any adjustments
that are necessary to accurately report research and development expense for the
period.
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Valuation
Allowances and Carrying Values
We have
recorded valuation allowances against our entire deferred tax assets of
$11,520,000 at June 30, 2009 and $9,152,000 at June 30, 2008. The
valuation allowances relate primarily to the net operating loss carryforward
deferred tax asset where the tax benefit of such asset is not
assured.
As of
June 30, 2009 and 2008, we have determined that the estimated future discounted
cash flows related to our patent applications will be sufficient to recover
their carrying value.
We have
determined that we are receiving the economic benefit of the agricultural patent
applications as well as all of the issued patents and are amortizing the
agricultural patent application costs and all of the issued patents over
seventeen years on a straight-line basis.
We do not have any off-balance sheet
arrangements.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The fair value of each stock option and
warrant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of
our stock and of similar companies. The expected term of stock
options and warrants granted is based upon the simplified method whereby
expected term is calculated using the weighted average term of the vesting
period of such options and warrants. The expected term is calculated
for and applied to all groups of stock options and warrants as we do not expect
substantially different exercise or post-vesting termination behavior amongst
our employee population. The risk-free rate of stock options is based
on the U.S. Treasury rate in effect at the time of grant for the expected term
of the stock options and warrants. Expected forfeitures are based on
historical data.
In connection with our Short-Term and
Long-Term incentive plans, our management reviews the specific goals of such
plans to determine if such goals have been achieved or are probable that they
will be achieved. If the goals have been achieved or are probable of
being achieved, then the amount of compensation expense determined on the date
of grant related to those specific goals is charged to compensation expense at
such time.
Convertible
Notes
During the year ended June 30, 2008, we
issued convertible notes and warrants for gross proceeds in the amount of
$10,000,000. The proceeds have been allocated between convertible
notes and warrants based upon their fair values, whereby the fair value of the
warrants have been determined using the Black-Scholes model. The
remaining amounts were allocated to the beneficial conversion feature based upon
the effective conversion price compared to the fair value of the common stock on
the date of issuance of the convertible notes and warrants. As such,
all of the proceeds of the convertible notes and warrants were recorded as
equity. The convertible notes are being amortized to interest expense
using the effective yield method over the term of the notes.
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Research
Program
We do not
expect to generate significant revenues for approximately the next one to three
years, during which time we will engage in significant research and development
efforts. We expect to spend significant amounts on the research and
development of our technology. We also expect our research and
development costs to increase as we continue to develop and ultimately
commercialize our technology. However, the successful development and
commercialization of our technology is highly uncertain. We cannot
reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing and expenses of the efforts
necessary to complete the development of our technology, or the period in which
material net cash inflows may commence from the commercialization of our
technology, including the uncertainty of:
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the
scope, rate of progress and expense of our research
activities;
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the
interim results of our research;
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the
expense of additional research that may be required after review of the
interim results;
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the
terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing and other arrangements
that we may establish;
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the
expense and timing of regulatory
approvals;
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the
effect of competing technological and market developments;
and
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the
expense of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims
or other intellectual property
rights.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Overview
As of June 30, 2009, our cash balance
and investments totaled $1,430,569, and we had working capital
of $1,259,300. In addition, upon the closing of our private equity
financing on July 9, 2009, we received aggregate net proceeds of approximately
$900,000. As of June 30, 2009, we had a federal tax loss carryforward of
approximately $25,582,000 and a state tax loss carry-forward of approximately
$19,219,000 to offset future taxable income. We cannot assure you that we will
be able to take advantage of any or all of such tax loss carryforwards, if at
all, in future fiscal years.
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Contractual
Obligations
The
following table lists our cash contractual obligations as of June 30,
2009:
Payments Due by Period
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Contractual Obligations
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Total
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Less than
1 year
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1 - 3 years
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4 - 5 years
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More than
5 years
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Research
and Development Agreements (1)
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$ | 1,702,050 | $ | 1,702,050 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Facility,
Rent and Operating Leases (2)
|
$ | 152,989 | $ | 79,420 | $ | 73,569 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Employment,
Consulting and Scientific Advisory Board Agreements (3)
|
$ | 531,970 | $ | 519,264 | $ | 12,706 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Total
Contractual Cash Obligations
|
$ | 2,387,009 | $ | 2,300,734 | $ | 86,275 | $ | — | $ | — |
(1)
|
Certain
of our research and development agreements disclosed herein provide that
payment is to be made in Canadian dollars and, therefore, the contractual
obligations are subject to fluctuations in the exchange
rate.
|
(2)
|
The
lease for our office space in New Brunswick, New Jersey is subject to
certain escalations for our proportionate share of increases in the
building’s operating costs.
|
(3)
|
Certain
of our employment and consulting agreements provide for automatic renewal,
which is not reflected in the table, unless terminated earlier by the
parties to the respective
agreements.
|
We expect
our capital requirements to increase significantly over the next several years
as we commence new research and development efforts, increase our business and
administrative infrastructure and embark on developing in-house business
capabilities and facilities. Our future liquidity and capital funding
requirements will depend on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the
levels and costs of our research and development initiatives and the cost and
timing of the expansion of our business development and administrative
staff.
Effective
September 1, 2009, we extended our research and development agreement with the
University of Waterloo for an additional one-year period through August 31,
2010, in the amount of CAD $650,400 or approximately USD $650,400, which is not
included in the above table of contractual obligations. Research and development
expenses under this agreement aggregated $653,104 for the year ended June
30, 2009 and USD $730,960 for the year ended June 30, 2008 and USD $5,280,368
for the cumulative period from inception through June 30, 2009. Total research
and development expenses aggregated $2,353,962 for the year ended June 30, 2009
and $1,764,426 for the year ended June 30, 2008 and $12,311,557 for the
cumulative period from inception through June 30, 2009.
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Capital
Resources
Since
inception, we have generated revenues of $1,450,000 in connection with the
initial fees and milestone payments received under our license and development
agreements. We have not been profitable since inception, we will
continue to incur additional operating losses in the future, and we will require
additional financing to continue the development and subsequent
commercialization of our technology. While we do not expect to
generate significant revenues from the licensing of our technology for at least
the next one to three years, we may enter into additional licensing or other
agreements with marketing and distribution partners that may result in
additional license fees, receive revenues from contract research, or other
related revenue.
License
Agreements
On July
17, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience AG for the
development and commercialization of Cotton. Under the terms of the
license agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone
payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and
additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on net sales.
On
August 6, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Monsanto for the
development and commercialization of Corn and Soy. Under the terms of
the license agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and
additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on net sales.
On
September 11, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience AG
for the development and commercialization of Rice. Under the terms of
the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive milestone payments
upon the achievement of certain development milestones, and additionally, upon
commercialization, a royalty on net sales.
Financing
As
discussed in Part II, Item 5, Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities, in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K:
|
·
|
On
July 9, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Partlet
Holdings Ltd., for the issuance of common stock and warrants for gross
proceeds of $1,000,000.
|
|
·
|
On
July 29, 2009, we entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with each of
Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes and certain insiders and affiliates for the
issuance of common stock and warrants for an aggregate gross proceeds of
$530,000.
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|
·
|
On
July 29, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Cato
Holding Company for the issuance of common stock and warrants in exchange
for amounts currently owed by us to Cato Research Ltd in the amount of
$175,000.
|
|
·
|
On
August 1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, we entered into binding Securities
Purchase Agreements with YA Global and Stanford and have sold to each of
YA9 Global and Stanford $5,000,000 of secured convertible notes and
accompanying warrants for aggregate gross proceeds in the amount of
$10,000,000.
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We
anticipate that, based upon our current cash and investments and the proceeds
from the above mentioned financings, we will be able to fund our operations for
the next six (6) months from June 30, 2009. Over the next
twelve months from June 30, 2009, we plan to fund our research and development
and commercialization activities by:
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·
|
utilizing
our current cash balance and
investments,
|
|
·
|
achieving
some of the milestones set forth in our current licensing
agreements,
|
|
·
|
through
the execution of additional licensing agreements for our technology,
and
|
·
|
through
the placement of equity or debt
instruments.
|
We cannot
assure you that we will be able to raise money through any of the foregoing
transactions, or on favorable terms, if at all.
Results
of Operations
Fiscal Years ended June 30,
2008, 2007 and 2006
Revenue
Total
revenues consisted of initial fees and milestone payments on our agricultural
development and license agreements. During the fiscal year ended June
30, 2009, we earned revenue in the amount of $275,000, which consisted of
milestone payments in connection with certain agricultural license
agreements. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, we earned
revenue in the amount of $456,667, which consisted of the initial payments and
the amortized portion of previous milestone payments received in connection with
certain agricultural license agreements. During the year ended June
30, 2007, we earned revenue in the amount of $300,000 consisted of current
milestone payments and the amortized portion of previous milestone payments in
connection with certain agricultural license agreements.
We
anticipate that we will continue to receive milestone payments in connection
with our current agricultural development and license agreements while we
continue to pursue our goal of attracting other companies to license our
technologies in various other crops. Additionally, we anticipate that
we will receive royalty payments from our license agreements when our partners
commercialize their crops containing our technology. However, it is
difficult for us to determine our future revenue expectations because we are a
development stage biotechnology company. As such, the timing and
outcome of our experiments, the timing of signing new partners and the timing of
our partners moving through the development process into commercialization is
difficult to accurately predict.
Operating
expenses
Year
Ended June 30,
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2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
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|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
$ | 2,206 | $ | 2,291 | $ | (85 | ) | (4 | ) % | $ | 2,291 | $ | 2,413 | $ | (122 | ) | (5 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
2,354 | 1,765 | 589 | 33 | % | 1,765 | 1,208 | 557 | 46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$ | 4,560 | $ | 4,056 | $ | 504 | 12 | % | $ | 4,056 | $ | 3,621 | $ | 435 | 12 | % |
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We expect
operating expenses to increase over the next twelve months as we anticipate that
research and development expenses and other general and administrative expenses
will increase as we continue to expand our research and development
activities.
General and administrative
expenses
General
and administrative expenses consist of the following:
Year
ended June 30,
|
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2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
$ | 445 | $ | 749 | $ | 910 | ||||||
Payroll
and benefits
|
690 | 669 | 616 | |||||||||
Investor
relations
|
245 | 305 | 278 | |||||||||
Professional
fees
|
416 | 261 | 217 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
112 | 97 | 166 | |||||||||
Other
general and administrative expenses
|
298 | 210 | 226 | |||||||||
Total
general and administrative expenses
|
$ | 2,206 | $ | 2,291 | $ | 2,413 |
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·
|
Share-based
compensation for Fiscal 2009 and 2008 consisted of the amortized portion
of the Black-Scholes value of options, restricted stock units and warrants
granted to directors, employees and consultants. During Fiscal
2009 and 2008, the following options, warrants and restricted stock units
were granted:
|
Fiscal 2009
|
Fiscal 2008
|
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Options
|
834,812 | 1,069,600 | ||||||
Warrants
|
500 | 1,000 | ||||||
Restricted
Stock Units
|
136,000 | 337,700 |
Additionally,
during Fiscal 2008, 1,500,000 warrants were extended and repriced in connection
with a financial advisory agreement.
Share-based
compensation was lower in Fiscal 2009 primarily due to the extension and
repricing of warrants in connection with the financial advisory agreement
in fiscal 2008 The Black-Scholes value of the extension and repricing
of warrants amounted to $385 in Fiscal 2008.
Share-based
compensation was lower in Fiscal 2008 due to the extension and repricing of
warrants in connection with a financial advisory agreement. The Black-Scholes
value of the extension and repricing of warrants amounted to $385 in Fiscal 2008
compared to $683 in Fiscal 2007. This was partially offset by an
increase in the Black-Scholes value of the options and warrants granted during
Fiscal 2008 compared to the Black-Scholes value of the options and warrants
granted during Fiscal 2007 because we granted more options during Fiscal
2008.
|
·
|
Payroll
and benefits increased primarily as a result of salary and health
insurance rate increases.
|
|
·
|
Investor
relations expense for Fiscal 2009 is lower than Fiscal 2008 primarily as a
result of a decrease in the cost of the annual report and investor
relations consulting costs.
|
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Investor
relations expense for Fiscal 2008 is higher than Fiscal 2007 primarily as a
result of an increase in the cost of the annual report due to the inclusion of
additional disclosures and the services of a proxy solicitor.
|
·
|
Professional
fees increased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008 primarily as a
result of an increase in accounting and legal fees. Legal fees
increased primarily due to our multiple myeloma project and employee
compensation review. Accounting and legal fees also increased
primarily due to the review and filing of our securities
filings.
|
|
·
|
Professional
fees increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007 primarily as a
result of an increase in accounting and legal fees in connection with the
additional disclosure included in the annual
report.
|
|
·
|
Depreciation
and amortization increased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008
primarily as a result of an increase in amortization of patent
costs. .
|
|
·
|
Depreciation
and amortization decreased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007
primarily as a result of a decrease in amortization of patent
costs. During Fiscal 2008, we did not amortize the cost of our
human health pending patent
applications.
|
We expect
general and administrative expenses to modestly increase over the next twelve
months primarily due to an increase in payroll and benefits, insurance costs
related to our multiple myeloma project and legal and accounting fees related to
the increased regulatory environment surrounding our business.
Research
and development expenses
Year
Ended June 30,
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||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
$ | 62 | $ | 148 | $ | (86 | ) | (58 | )% | $ | 148 | $ | 60 | $ | 88 | 147 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other
research and development
|
2,292 | 1,617 | 675 | 38 | % | 1,617 | 1,148 | 469 | 41 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
research and development
|
$ | 2,354 | $ | 1,765 | $ | 589 | 33 | % | $ | 1,765 | $ | 1,208 | $ | 557 | 46 | % |
|
·
|
Stock-based
compensation decreased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008
primarily because the Black-Scholes calculated fair value of the options
and warrants granted during Fiscal 2009 were lower than Fiscal 2008
because the number of options granted were lower in Fiscal
2009.
|
|
·
|
Stock-based
compensation increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007
primarily because the Black-Scholes calculated fair value of the options
and warrants granted during Fiscal 2008 were higher than Fiscal 2007
because the number of options granted were higher in Fiscal
2008.
|
|
·
|
Other
research and development costs increased during Fiscal 2009 compared to
Fiscal 2008 primarily as a result of the expansion of our human health
programs, specifically our multiple myeloma project, which was partially
offset by a decrease in the cost of our research agreement with the
University of Waterloo due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against
the Canadian dollar. .
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|
·
|
Other
research and development costs increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to
Fiscal 2007 primarily as a result of the initiation of our multiple
myeloma project during Fiscal 2008. Additionally, the budget in
connection with the research agreement with the University of Waterloo was
increased and the U.S. dollar was weaker against the Canadian
dollar.
|
The
breakdown of our research and development expenses between our agricultural and
human health research programs are as follows:
Year
ended June 30,
|
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2009
|
%
|
2008
|
%
|
2007
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural
research programs
|
$ | 618 | 26 | % | $ | 771 | 44 | % | $ | 701 | 58 | % | ||||||||||||
Human
health research programs
|
1,736 | 74 | % | 994 | 56 | % | 507 | 42 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total
research and development expenses
|
$ | 2,354 | 100 | % | $ | 1,765 | 100 | % | $ | 1,208 | 100 | % |
|
·
|
Agricultural
research expenses decreased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008
primarily as a result of a decrease in the allocation of resources from
agriculture to human health at the University of Waterloo and the
strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian
dollar.
|
|
·
|
Agricultural
research expenses increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007
primarily as a result of an increase in the budget in connection with our
research agreement at the University of Waterloo, an increase in
stock-based compensation, and the U.S. dollar was weaker against the
Canadian dollar.
|
|
·
|
Human
health research expenses increased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal
2008 primarily as a result of the ongoing multiple myeloma
project.
|
|
·
|
Human
health research expenses increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal
2007 primarily as a result of the initiation of the multiple myeloma
project.
|
We expect
the percentage of human health research programs to increase as a percentage of
the total research and development expenses as we continue to expand our human
health initiatives.
Amortization of debt discount and
financing costs
During Fiscal 2008, we issued
$10,000,000 of convertible notes and warrants. The discount on the
convertible notes is being amortized, using the effective yield, method over the
term of the convertible notes. The related costs of issuance were
recorded as deferred financing costs and are amortized on a straight line basis
over the term of the convertible notes. As of June 30, 2009 there
were $9,455,000 of convertible notes outstanding. As of June 30,
2008, there were $9,500,000 of the convertible notes outstanding.
Interest expense – convertible
notes
Interest expense – convertible notes
represents the fair value of the common stock issued in lieu of paying cash for
the 8% coupon rate of interest related to the convertible notes issued during
Fiscal 2008.
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Interest income
Year Ended June
30,
|
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2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
$ | 43 | $ | 100 | $ | (57 | ) | (57 | )% | $ | 100 | $ | 69 | $ | 31 | 45 | % |
The decrease in interest income for
Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008 is due to a lower average cash and
investments balance during the year as well as lower interest
rates.
The
increase in interest income for Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007 is due to a
higher average cash and investments balance during the year.
From Inception on July 1,
1998 through June 30, 2009
From
inception of operations on July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2009, we earned
revenues in the amount of $1,450,000, which consisted of the initial license
fees and milestone payments in connection with our various development and
license agreements. We do not expect to generate significant revenues
for at least the next one to three years, during which time we will engage in
significant research and development efforts.
We have
incurred losses each year since inception and have an accumulated deficit of
$35,949,899 at June 30, 2009. We expect to continue to incur losses
as a result of expenditures on research, product development and administrative
activities.
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Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk.
Foreign
Currency Risk
Our financial statements are
denominated in United States dollars and, except for our agreement with the
University of Waterloo, which is denominated in Canadian dollars, all of our
contracts are denominated in United States dollars. Therefore, we
believe that fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates will not result in
any material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of
operations. In the event we derive a greater portion of our revenues
from international operations or in the event a greater portion of our expenses
are incurred internationally and denominated in a foreign currency, then changes
in foreign currency exchange rates could effect our results of operations and
financial condition.
Interest
Rate Risk
We invest in high-quality financial
instruments, primarily money market funds and United States treasury notes, with
an effective duration of the portfolio of less than one year which we believe
are subject to limited credit risk. We currently do not hedge our
interest rate exposure. Due to the short-term nature of our
investments, which we plan to hold until maturity, we do not believe that we
have any material exposure to interest rate risk arising from our
investments.
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Item
8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.
The
financial statements required to be filed pursuant to this Item 8 are included
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. A list of the financial
statements filed herewith is found at "Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement
Schedules."
Item
9.
|
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
|
None.
Item
9A. Controls
and Procedures.
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act)
as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form
10-K. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
Management's Annual Report on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our company’s management is responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed by,
or under the supervision of, our company’s principle executive and principal
financial officers and effected by our company’s board of directors, management
and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.
and includes those policies and procedures that:
|
·
|
Pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our
company;
|
|
·
|
Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of our company
are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and
directors of our company; and
|
|
·
|
Provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our company’s assets that
could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
|
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of our company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of June 30, 2009. In making this assessment, management
used the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission, or COSO.
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Based on
this assessment, management has concluded that, as of June 30, 2009 our
company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.
Management’s
report was not subject to attestation by the company’s registered public
accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this
annual report.
Changes in Internal Controls Over
Financial Reporting
No change
in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal year ended June
30, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Item
9B. Other
Information.
None.
PART
III
Item
10.
|
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance.
|
The
information relating to our directors, nominees for election as directors and
executive officers under the headings "Election of Directors" and "Executive
Officers" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference to such proxy
statement.
Item
11. Executive
Compensation.
The
discussion under the heading "Executive Compensation" in our definitive proxy
statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by
reference to such proxy statement.
Item
12.
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
|
The
discussion under the heading "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference to such proxy
statement.
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Item
13. Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The
discussion under the heading "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" in
our definitive proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is
incorporated herein by reference to such proxy statement.
Item
14. Principal
Accounting Fees and Services.
The
discussion under the heading "Principal Accountant Fees and Services" in our
definitive proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is
incorporated herein by reference to such proxy statement.
PART
IV
Item
15. Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules.
|
(a)
|
(1)
|
Financial
Statements.
|
Reference
is made to the Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1.
|
(a)
|
(2)
|
Financial
Statement Schedules.
|
None.
|
(a)
|
(3)
|
Exhibits.
|
Reference
is made to the Exhibit Index on Page 55.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized this 28th day of September
2009.
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Bruce C. Galton
|
Bruce
C. Galton, President and
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
(principal
executive officer)
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Joel Brooks
|
Joel
Brooks, Chief Financial Officer
|
|
(principal
financial and accounting
|
|
officer)
|
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Harlan W. Waksal, M.D
|
Chairman
and Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
|
||||
/s/ Bruce C. Galton
|
President
and Chief Executive
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
Officer
(principal executive officer)
and
Director
|
|||
/s/ Joel Brooks
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Joel
Brooks
|
(principal
financial and accounting officer)
|
|||
/s/ John E. Thompson
|
Executive
Vice President, Chief
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
John
E. Thompson
|
Scientific
Officer and Director
|
|||
/s/ John Braca
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
John
Braca
|
||||
/s/ Christopher Forbes
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Christopher
Forbes
|
||||
/s/ Warren J. Isabelle
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Warren
J. Isabelle
|
||||
/s/ Thomas C. Quick
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Thomas
C. Quick
|
||||
/s/ David Rector
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
David
Rector
|
||||
/s/ Rudolf Stalder
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
||||
/s/ Jack Van Hulst
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
2.1
|
Merger
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Nava Leisure USA, Inc., an Idaho
corporation, the Principal Stockholders (as defined therein), Nava Leisure
Acquisition Corp., and Senesco, Inc., dated October 9,
1998. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc.
definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated January 11,
1999.)
|
|
2.2
|
Merger
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc., an
Idaho corporation, and Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
dated September 30, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
September 30, 1999.)
|
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
filed with the State of Delaware on January 22,
2007. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2006.)
|
|
3.2
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. filed with the State of Delaware on January 22,
2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Senesco Technologies,
Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2007.)
|
|
3.3
†
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. filed with the State of Delaware on September
22, 2009.
|
|
3.4
|
Amended
and Restated By-laws of Senesco Technologies, Inc. as adopted on October
2, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31,
2000.)
|
|
4.1
|
Form
of Warrant with Parenteau Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to
Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period
ended December 31, 1999.)
|
|
4.2
|
Form
of Warrant with Strategic Growth International, Inc. (Incorporated by
reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB
for the period ended December 31, 1999.)
|
|
4.3
|
Form
of Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. and certain
officers of Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (with attached
schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB
for the period ended December 31, 2001.)
|
|
4.4
|
Form
of Warrant issued to certain accredited investors (with attached schedule
of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K,
filed on May 4, 2005.)
|
|
4.5
|
Form
of Warrant issued to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. or its designees, dated as
of May 9, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31,
2005.)
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
4.6
|
Form
of Warrant issued to H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc., or its designees,
dated as of October 10, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period
ended June 30, 2006.)
|
|
4.7
|
Form
or Warrant issued to certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006
(with attached schedule of parties and terms
thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended
June 30, 2006.)
|
|
4.8
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to YA Global Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.15 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2007.)
|
|
4.9
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
4.10
|
Form
of Debenture issued to YA Global Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.17 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2007.)
|
|
4.11
|
Form
of Debenture issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
4.12
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to YA Global Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.19 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2007.)
|
|
4.13
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
4.14
|
Form
of Warrant issued to H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc or its designees.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.21 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30,2008.)
|
|
4.15
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to Partlet Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2009.)
|
|
4.16
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to Partlet Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2009.)
|
|
4.17
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to each of Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes,
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector,
John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick
Charitable Foundation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 30,
2009.)
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
4.18
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to each of Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes,
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector,
John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick
Charitable Foundation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 30,
2009.)
|
|
4.19
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to Cato Holding Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 2009.)
|
|
4.20
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to Cato Holding Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 2009.)
|
|
10.1
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Christopher
Forbes, dated January 21, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to
Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period
ended December 31, 1998.)
|
|
10.2
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Thomas C. Quick,
dated February 23, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31, 1999.)
|
|
10.3
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Ruedi Stalder,
dated March 1, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31, 1999.)
|
|
10.4
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bruce C. Galton,
dated October 4, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarterly period ended December 31, 2001.)
|
|
10.5
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Jack Van Hulst,
dated January 16, 2007. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended
June 30, 2007)
|
|
10.6
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and John Braca, dated
October 8, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period
ended June 30, 2004.)
|
|
10.7
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and David Rector dated
as of April, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
period ended September 30, 2004.)
|
|
10.8 †
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Harlan W. Waksal,
M.D. dated as of October 24,
2008.
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.9 †
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Warren Isabelle
dated as of June 8, 2009.
|
|
10.10 *
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Senesco, Inc. and Sascha P. Fedyszyn, dated
January 21, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31,
1998.)
|
|
10.11 *
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bruce C. Galton,
dated October 4, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period
ended December 31, 2001.)
|
|
10.12 *
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Joel Brooks, dated
July 1, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period
ended June 30, 2003.)
|
|
10.13 *
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Richard Dondero,
dated July 19, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.39 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the
period ended June 30, 2004.)
|
|
10.14 *
|
Consulting
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and John E. Thompson,
Ph.D., dated July 12, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period
ended June 30, 2000.)
|
|
10.15 *
|
Amendment
to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999, as modified on February 8, 2001,
by and between Senesco, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated December
13, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
December 31, 2002.)
|
|
10.16 *
|
Amendment
# 5 to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999, as modified, by and between
Senesco, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated June 15, 2007.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.17 *†
|
Amendment
# 6 to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999, as modified, by and between
Senesco, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated June 25,
2009.
|
|
10.18 +
|
License
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Harris Moran Seed
Company, dated November 19, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.8 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
period ended December 31, 2001.)
|
|
10.19 +
|
Development
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and ArborGen, LLC,
dated June 28, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.31 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ended June 30,
2002.)
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.20 +
|
Commercial
License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and ArborGen,
LLC dated as of December 21, 2006. (Incorporated by reference
to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended December 31, 2006.)
|
|
10.21 +
|
Development
and License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and
Calwest Seeds, dated September 14, 2002. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30,
2002.)
|
|
10.22 +
|
Development
and License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and The
Scotts Company, dated March 8,
2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31, 2004.)
|
|
10.23 +
|
Development
and License Agreement with Broin and Associates, Inc. (currently known as
Poet) dated as of October 14, 2004. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form
10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2004.)
|
|
10.24 +
|
License
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bayer CropScience
GmbH, dated as of November 8, 2006. (Incorporated by reference
to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended December 31, 2006.)
|
|
10.25 +
|
License
Agreement with Bayer CropScience AG dated as of July 23, 2007.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.26 +
|
Patent
License Agreement with Monsanto Company dated as of August 6, 2007.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.27 +
|
License
Agreement with Bayer CropScience AG dated as of September 17, 2007.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.28
|
Research
Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Dr. John E. Thompson
and the University of Waterloo, dated September 1, 1998, as amended.
(Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 1998.)
|
|
10.29
|
Research
Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Dr. John E. Thompson
and the University of Waterloo, dated May 1,
2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June
30, 2002.)
|
|
10.30
|
Amendment
to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco,
Inc., and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 1, 2007. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report
on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.31
|
Amendment
to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco,
Inc. and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 25, 2008. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report
on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2008.)
|
|
10.32 †
|
Amendment
to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco,
Inc. and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 27,
2009.
|
|
10.33
+
|
Master
Product Sale Agreement with VGXI, Inc. dated as of June 27, 2008.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2008.)
|
|
10.34
|
Master
Product Sale Agreement with Polyplus-transfection dated as of June 30,
2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of Senesco Technologies,
Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2008.)
|
|
10.35
|
Proposal
for Manufacture and Supply by and between Avecia Biotechnology, Inc. and
Senesco Technologies, Inc. dated as of September 4, 2008. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008.)
|
|
10.36
|
Proposal
for Biodistribution and Repeat Dose Toxicity Studies in Mice by and
between BioReliance and Senesco Technologies, Inc. dated as of September
5, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2008.)
|
|
10.37
|
Services
Agreement by and between KBI BioPharma, Inc. and Senesco Technologies,
Inc. dated as of September 15, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 30, 2008.)
|
|
10.38
|
Agreement
for Service on Senesco Technologies, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board by and
between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Dr. Charles A. Dinarello, dated
February 12, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
period ended March 31, 2002.)
|
|
10.39
|
Agreement
for Service on Senesco Technologies, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board by and
between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and James W. Mier, M.D., dated April 2,
2007. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 of Senesco Technologies,
Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.40
|
Financial
Advisory Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Stanford Group
Company, Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc., Stanford International
Bank, Ltd., Ronald Stein, Daniel Bogar, Osvaldo Pi and William Fusselmann
dated October 11, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.35 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the
period ended June 30,
2006.)
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.41
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the financial advisory agreement by and between Stanford Group
Company and Senesco Technologies, Inc., dated February 14, 2008.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2007.)
|
|
10.42
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc.
and certain accredited investors (with attached schedule of parties and
terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3,
2004.)
|
|
10.43
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco
Technologies, Inc. and Crestview Capital Master,
L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 13,
2004.)
|
|
10.44
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc.
and certain accredited investors (with schedule of parties and terms
thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4,
2005.)
|
|
10.45
|
Registration
Rights Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Stanford Group
Company, Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc., Stanford International
Bank, Ltd., Ronald Stein, Daniel Bogar, Osvaldo Pi and William Fusselmann
dated October 11, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.36 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the
period ended June 30, 2006.)
|
|
10.46
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc.
and certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006 (with attached
schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.38 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)
|
|
10.47
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc
and certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006 (with attached
schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.39 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)
|
|
10.48
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and YA Global
Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30, 2007.)
|
|
10.49
|
Registration
Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and YA Global
Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30, 2007.)
|
|
10.50
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Stanford
Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period
ended June 30, 2007.)
|
|
10.51
|
Registration
Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Stanford
Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period
ended June 30,
2007.)
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.52
|
Security
Agreement dated as of September 21, 2007 by and between Senesco
Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries and YA Global Investments, L.P.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.53
|
Security
Agreement dated as of December 20, 2007 by and between Senesco
Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries and Stanford Venture Capital
Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30, 2008.)
|
|
10.54
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Partlet
Holdings Ltd. Dated as of July 9, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K,
filed on July 10, 2009.)
|
|
10.55
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and each of
Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes, Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder,
Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren
Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation dated as of July
29, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K , filed on July 30,
2009.)
|
|
10.56
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Cato
Holding Company dated as of July 29, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K ,
filed on July 30, 2009.)
|
|
10.57
|
Office
lease by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Matrix/AEW NB, LLC,
dated March 16, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31, 2001.)
|
|
10.58
|
First
amendment of office lease by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and
Matrix/AEW NB, LLC, dated May 13, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.8 of Senesco Technologies, Inc annual report on Form 10-KSB for
the period ended June 30, 2005.)
|
|
10.59 *
|
1998
Stock Incentive Plan, as amended on December 13, 2002. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2002.)
|
|
10.60*
|
Senesco
Technologies, Inc. 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2008.)
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
21
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies,
Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30,
1999.)
|
|
23.1
†
|
Consent
of Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP.
|
|
23.2 †
|
Consent
of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.
|
|
31.1
†
|
Certification
of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
31.2
†
|
Certification
of the principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.1
†
|
Certification
of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.2
†
|
Certification
of the principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
*
|
A
management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be
filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 13(a) of Form
10-K.
|
†
|
Filed
herewith.
|
+
The SEC granted Confidential Treatment for portions of this
Exhibit.
|
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-2
– F-3
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Consolidated
Financial Statements:
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Balance
Sheets
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F-4
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Statements
of Operations
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F-5
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Statements
of Stockholders' Equity
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F-6
- F-10
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Statements
of Cash Flows
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F-11
– F12
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-13
- F-38
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F-1
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Senesco
Technologies, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Senesco Technologies,
Inc. and Subsidiary (a development stage company) as of June 30, 2009 and June
30, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and cash flows for the years then ended and cumulative amounts from July
1, 1998 (inception) to June 30, 2009. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The
financial statements for the period from July 1, 1998 (inception) to June 30,
2007 were audited by other auditors and our opinion, insofar as it relates to
cumulative amounts included for such periods, is based solely on the reports of
such auditors.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, based on our audits and the reports of other auditors, the consolidated
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiary as of June
30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for the years then ended and cumulative amounts from July 1, 1998
(inception) to June 30, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1
to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from
operations since inception. This raises substantial doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans
in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.
We were
not engaged to examine management’s assertion about the effectiveness of Senesco
Technologies, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30,
2009, included in the accompanying Item 9A. Report on Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion
thereon.
/s/
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
New York,
New York
September 25,
2009
F-2
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors of
Senesco
Technologies, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2007 and cumulative amounts
from July 1, 1998 (inception) to June 30, 2007 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. (a
development stage company). These consolidated financial statements
are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the consolidated financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated results of their operations and their
cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2007 and cumulative amounts from July 1,
1998 (inception) to June 30, 2007 in conformity with United States generally
accepted accounting principles.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company is a
development stage company and has incurred recurring losses from operations that
raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
GOLDSTEIN
GOLUB KESSLER LLP
New York,
New York
September
26, 2007
F-3
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
June
30,
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2009
|
2008
|
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ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 380,569 | $ | 5,676,985 | ||||
Short-term
investments
|
1,050,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
1,161,348 | 180,556 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
2,591,917 | 6,357,541 | ||||||
Property
and Equipment, net
|
5,986 | 5,459 | ||||||
Intangibles,
net
|
3,884,999 | 3,213,543 | ||||||
Deferred
Financing Costs, net of amortization of $592,308 and $168,706,
respectively
|
632,324 | 1,059,230 | ||||||
Deferred
Income Tax Asset, net of valuation allowance of $11,520,000 and
$9,152,000, respectively
|
- | - | ||||||
Security
Deposit
|
7,187 | 7,187 | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 7,122,413 | $ | 10,642,960 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 976,680 | $ | 370,167 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
|
355,937 | 314,267 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
1,332,617 | 684,434 | ||||||
Convertible
Notes Payable, net of discount of $9,448,783 and $9,499,943,
respectively
|
6,217 | 57 | ||||||
Grant
Payable
|
99,728 | 99,728 | ||||||
Other
Liability
|
16,017 | 23,062 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
1,454,579 | 807,281 | ||||||
Commitments
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock - $0.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares, no shares
issued
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
stock - $0.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued and
outstanding 19,812,043 and 18,375,117, respectively
|
198,120 | 183,751 | ||||||
Capital
in excess of par
|
41,419,613 | 39,874,958 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(35,949,899 | ) | (30,223,030 | ) | ||||
Stockholders'
equity
|
5,667,834 | 9,835,679 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
$ | 7,122,413 | $ | 10,642,960 |
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-4
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||
Year
ended June 30,
|
Amounts
from
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
Inception
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 275,000 | $ | 456,667 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 1,450,000 | ||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
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General
and administrative
|
2,205,739 | 2,291,263 | 2,412,679 | 23,931,195 | ||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
2,353,962 | 1,764,426 | 1,208,321 | 12,311,557 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
4,559,701 | 4,055,689 | 3,621,000 | 36,242,752 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(4,284,701 | ) | (3,599,022 | ) | (3,321,000 | ) | (34,792,752 | ) | ||||||||
Noncash
income
|
- | - | - | 321,259 | ||||||||||||
Sale
of state income tax loss - net
|
- | - | - | 586,442 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount and financing costs
|
(478,000 | ) | (668,763 | ) | - | (1,146,763 | ) | |||||||||
Interest
expense – convertible notes
|
(1,007,244 | ) | (434,154 | ) | - | (1,441,398 | ) | |||||||||
Interest
income - net
|
43,076 | 100,449 | 69,303 | 523,313 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (5,726,869 | ) | $ | (4,601,490 | ) | $ | (3,251,697 | ) | $ | (35,949,899 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | (.30 | ) | $ | (.26 | ) | $ | (.19 | ) | - | ||||||
Basic
and diluted weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding
|
18,888,142 | 17,660,466 | 16,916,918 | - |
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-5
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Period
from July 1, 1998 (date of inception) to June 30, 2009
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Common
stock outstanding
|
2,000,462 | $ | 20,005 | $ | (20,005 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Contribution
of capital
|
- | - | 85,179 | - | $ | 85,179 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in reverse merger on January 22, 1999 at $0.01 per
share
|
3,400,000 | 34,000 | (34,000 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on May 21, 1999 for $2.63437 per
share
|
759,194 | 7,592 | 1,988,390 | - | 1,995,982 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for placement fees on May 21, 1999 at $0.01 per
share
|
53,144 | 531 | (531 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (1,168,995 | ) | (1,168,995 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 1999
|
6,212,800 | 62,128 | 2,019,033 | (1,168,995 | ) | 912,166 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on January 26, 2000 for $2.867647 per
share
|
17,436 | 174 | 49,826 | - | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on January 31, 2000 for $2.87875 per
share
|
34,737 | 347 | 99,653 | - | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on February 4, 2000 for $2.924582 per
share
|
85,191 | 852 | 249,148 | - | 250,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on March 15, 2000 for $2.527875 per
share
|
51,428 | 514 | 129,486 | - | 130,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on June 22, 2000 for $1.50 per
share
|
1,471,700 | 14,718 | 2,192,833 | - | 2,207,551 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30,
2000
|
- | - | (260,595 | ) | - | (260,595 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year
ended June 30, 2000
|
- | - | 1,475,927 | - | 1,475,927 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (3,346,491 | ) | (3,346,491 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2000
|
7,873,292 | 78,733 | 5,955,311 | (4,515,486 | ) | 1,518,558 |
(continued)
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-6
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Period
from July 1, 1998 (date of inception) to June 30, 2009
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year
ended June 30, 2001
|
- | - | $ | 308,619 | - | $ | 308,619 | |||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (2,033,890 | ) | (2,033,890 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2001
|
7,873,292 | $ | 78,733 | 6,263,930 | (6,549,376 | ) | (206,713 | ) | ||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash from November 30, 2001 through April
17, 2002 at $1.75 per unit
|
3,701,430 | 37,014 | 6,440,486 | - | 6,477,500 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants associated with bridge loan conversion on
December 3, 2001
|
305,323 | 3,053 | 531,263 | - | 534,316 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30,
2002
|
- | - | (846,444 | ) | - | (846,444 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year
ended June 30, 2002
|
- | - | 1,848,726 | - | 1,848,726 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (3,021,709 | ) | (3,021,709 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2002
|
11,880,045 | 118,800 | 14,237,961 | (9,571,085 | ) | 4,785,676 | ||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year
ended June 30, 2003
|
- | - | 848,842 | - | 848,842 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (2,778,004 | ) | (2,778,004 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2003
|
11,880,045 | 118,800 | 15,086,803 | (12,349,089 | ) | 2,856,514 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash from January 15, 2004 through
February 12, 2004 at $2.37 per unit
|
1,536,922 | 15,369 | 3,627,131 | - | 3,642,500 | |||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds to warrants
|
- | - | (2,099,090 | ) | (2,099,090 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Reclassification
of warrants
|
- | - | 1,913,463 | - | 1,913,463 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances from January 15, 2004
through February 12, 2004
|
- | - | (378,624 | ) | - | (378,624 | ) |
(continued)
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-7
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Period
from July 1, 1998 (date of inception) to June 30, 2009
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the
year ended June 30, 2004
|
- | - | $ | 1,826,514 | - | $ | 1,826,514 | |||||||||||||
Options
and warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2004 at exercise
prices ranging from $1.00 - $3.25
|
370,283 | $ | 3,704 | 692,945 | - | 696,649 | ||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (3,726,951 | ) | (3,726,951 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2004
|
13,787,250 | 137,873 | 20,669,142 | (16,076,040 | ) | 4,730,975 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash on May 9, 2005 at $2.11 per
unit
|
1,595,651 | 15,957 | 3,350,872 | - | 3,366,829 | |||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds to warrants
|
- | - | (1,715,347 | ) | - | (1,715,347 | ) | |||||||||||||
Reclassification
of warrants
|
- | - | 1,579,715 | - | 1,579,715 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuance on May 9,
2005
|
- | - | (428,863 | ) | - | (428,863 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2005
|
- | - | 974,235 | - | 974,235 | |||||||||||||||
Options
and warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2005 at
exercise prices ranging from $1.50 - $3.25
|
84,487 | 844 | 60,281 | - | 61,125 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (2,978,918 | ) | (2,978,918 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2005
|
15,467,388 | 154,674 | 24,490,035 | (19,054,958 | ) | 5,589,751 | ||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the
year ended June 30, 2006
|
- | - | 677,000 | - | 677,000 | |||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2006 at an
exercise price of $0.01
|
10,000 | 100 | - | - | 100 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (3,314,885 | ) | (3,314,885 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2006
|
15,477,388 | 154,774 | 25,167,035 | (22,369,843 | ) | 2,951,966 |
(Continued)
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-8
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Period
from July 1, 1998 (date of inception) to June 30, 2009
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash on October 10, 2006 at $1.135 per
unit
|
1,986,306 | $ | 19,863 | $ | 2,229,628 | - | $ | 2,249,491 | ||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuance on October 10,
2006
|
- | - | (230,483 | ) | - | (230,483 | ) | |||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2007 at an exercise price
of $0.01
|
10,000 | 100 | - | - | 100 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2007
|
- | - | 970,162 | - | 970,162 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (3,251,697 | ) | (3,251,697 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2007
|
17,473,694 | 174,737 | 28,136,342 | (25,621,540 | ) | 2,689,539 | ||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds, net of fees paid to holder, from issuance of convertible
notes and warrants during the year ended June 30, 2008
|
- | - | 9,340,000 | - | 9,340,000 | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes converted into common stock during the year ended June 30, 2008, net
of deferred financing costs
|
555,556 | 5,556 | 430,952 | - | 436,508 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in lieu of cash payment for interest during the year ended
June 30, 2008
|
345,867 | 3,458 | 430,696 | - | 434,154 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2008
|
- | - | 1,536,968 | - | 1,536,968 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (4,601,490 | ) | (4,601,490 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2008
|
18,375,117 | 183,751 | 39,874,958 | (30,223,030 | ) | 9,835,679 |
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-9
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Period
from July 1, 1998 (date of inception) to June 30, 2009
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes converted into common stock during the year ended June 30, 2009, net
of deferred financing costs
|
50,000 | $ | 500 | $ | 44,433 | - | $ | 44,933 | ||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in lieu of cash payment for interest during the year ended
June 30, 2009
|
1,271,831 | 12,718 | 994,526 | - | 1,007,244 | |||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2009 at an exercise price
of $0.01
|
2,395 | 24 | (24 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with short-term incentive program during the
year ended June 30, 2009
|
112,700 | 1,127 | (1,127 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2009
|
- | - | 506,847 | - | 506,847 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (5,726,869 | ) | (5,726,869 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2009
|
19,812,043 | $ | 198,120 | $ | 41,419,613 | $ | (35,949,899 | ) | $ | 5,667,834 |
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-10
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||
Year ended June 30,
|
Amounts from
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
Inception
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (5,726,869 | ) | $ | (4,601,490 | ) | $ | (3,251,697 | ) | $ | (35,949,899 | ) | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Noncash
capital contribution
|
- | - | - | 85,179 | ||||||||||||
Noncash
conversion of accrued expenses into equity
|
- | - | - | 131,250 | ||||||||||||
Noncash
income related to change in fair value of warrant
liability
|
- | - | - | (321,259 | ) | |||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for interest
|
1,007,244 | 434,154 | - | 1,450,713 | ||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation expense
|
506,847 | 897,321 | 970,162 | 10,202,944 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
111,753 | 96,847 | 166,172 | 572,441 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of convertible note discount
|
51,160 | 500,057 | - | 551,217 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
426,839 | 168,706 | - | 595,545 | ||||||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in operating assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(980,792 | ) | (76,030 | ) | 35,058 | (1,161,348 | ) | |||||||||
Security
deposit
|
- | - | - | (7,187 | ) | |||||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
606,513 | 260,909 | 31,563 | 976,680 | ||||||||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
41,670 | (63,092 | ) | 47,475 | 355,937 | |||||||||||
Deferred
revenue
|
- | (16,667 | ) | (25,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Other
liability
|
(7,045 | ) | (6,134 | ) | (5,222 | ) | 16,017 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(3,962,680 | ) | (2,405,419 | ) | (2,031,489 | ) | (22,501,770 | ) | ||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Patent
costs
|
(779,563 | ) | (761,093 | ) | (495,852 | ) | (4,286,363 | ) | ||||||||
Redemption
(purchase) of investments, net
|
(550,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | 600,000 | (1,050,000 | ) | |||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(4,173 | ) | (2,783 | ) | (2,179 | ) | (177,063 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(1,333,736 | ) | (1,013,876 | ) | 101,969 | (5,513,426 | ) | |||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Proceeds
from grant
|
- | - | - | 99,728 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of bridge notes
|
- | - | - | 525,000 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible notes
|
- | 9,340,000 | - | 9,340,000 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
financing costs
|
- | (651,781 | ) | - | (651,781 | ) | ||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock and warrants, net and exercise of warrants
and options
|
- | - | 2,019,108 | 19,082,818 | ||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
- | 8,688,219 | 2,019,108 | 28,395,765 | ||||||||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
(5,296,416 | ) | 5,268,924 | 89,588 | 380,569 | |||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
5,676,985 | 408,061 | 318,473 | - | ||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 380,569 | $ | 5,676,985 | $ | 408,061 | $ | 380,569 |
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-11
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||
Year ended June 30,
|
Amounts from
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
Inception
|
|||||||||||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for interest
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 22,317 | ||||||||
Supplemental
schedule of noncash financing activity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of bridge notes into common stock
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 534,316 | ||||||||
Conversion
of convertible note into common stock, net of unamortized financing costs
of $66,796
|
$ | 45,000 | $ | 500,000 | $ | - | $ | 545,000 | ||||||||
Allocation
of convertible debt proceeds to warrants and beneficial conversion
feature
|
$ | - | $ | 9,340,000 | $ | - | $ | 9,340,000 | ||||||||
Warrants
issued for financing costs
|
$ | - | $ | 639,645 | $ | - | $ | 639,645 | ||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for interest payments on convertible notes
|
$ | 1,007,244 | $ | 434,154 | $ | - | $ | 1,450,713 |
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-12
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES:
|
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. ("ST") and its wholly owned subsidiary,
Senesco, Inc. ("SI") (collectively, the "Company"). All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
The
Company is a development stage biotechnology company whose mission is to
develop novel approaches to treat programmed cell death diseases in humans
(apoptosis), and to enhance the quality and productivity of fruits,
flowers, vegetables and agronomic crops through the control of cell death
in plants (senescence).
SI,
a New Jersey corporation, was incorporated on November 24, 1998 and is the
successor entity to Senesco, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability
company that was formed on June 25, 1998 but commenced operations on July
1, 1998.
Liquidity
There
is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern due to its limited assets and capital and recurring losses as
explained in the following
paragraphs.
|
|
As
shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company
has a history of losses with a deficit accumulated during the development
stage from July 1, 1998 (inception) through June 30, 2009 of
$35,949,899. Additionally,
the Company has generated minimal revenues by licensing its
technology for certain crops to companies willing to share in its
development costs. In addition, the Company’s technology may not be ready
for commercialization for several years. The Company expects to continue
to incur losses for the next several years because it anticipates that its
expenditures on research and development, and administrative activities
will significantly exceed its revenues during that period. The Company
cannot predict when, if ever, it will become
profitable.
|
||
As
of June 30, 2009, the Company had cash and investments in the amount of
$1,430,569, which consisted of money market funds and U.S. treasury
bills. The Company estimates that such amount will cover its
expenses for approximately the next six months from June 30,
2009. The accompanying financial statements do not include any
adjustment from the outcome of this uncertainty.
|
||
These
conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern. The Company's continuation as a going
concern is dependent upon its ability to ultimately attain profitable
operations, generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations and
obtain additional financing as may be required to comply with
regulatory requirements. The outcome of these uncertainties
cannot be assured.
|
||
In
July, 2009, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $850,000
from the private placement of common stock and warrants and also entered
into securities purchase agreements for an additional gross proceeds of
$755,000 from the intended sale of common stock and warrants, which is
subject to the NYSE Amex exchange
approval.
|
F-13
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
Company will need additional capital and plans to raise additional capital
through the placement of debt instruments or equity or
both. However, the Company may not be able to obtain adequate
funds for its operations when needed or on acceptable terms. If
the Company is unable to raise additional funds, it will need to do one or
more of the following:
|
||
· delay,
scale-back or eliminate some or all of its research and product
development programs;
|
||
· license
third parties to develop and commercialize products or technologies that
it would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
itself;
|
||
· seek
strategic alliances or business combinations;
|
||
· attempt
to sell the Company;
|
||
· cease
operations; or
|
||
·
declare bankruptcy.
|
||
Cash,
Cash Equivalents and Investments
|
||
Cash
equivalents consist of investments which are readily convertible into cash
with original maturities of three months or less. The Company
maintains its cash in money market and bank deposit accounts which, at
times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company
believes that there is no significant credit risk with respect to these
accounts.
|
||
The
Company invests in United States treasury notes and high-grade corporate
debt instruments. Based on the Company's intentions regarding
these instruments, the Company has classified all marketable debt
securities as held-to-maturity and has accounted for these investments at
amortized cost. Marketable securities maturing in one year or
less are classified as current assets.
|
||
Property
and Equipment
|
||
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation of property and equipment is
provided for by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives
of the assets.
|
||
Intangibles
|
||
The
Company conducts research and development activities, the cost of which is
expensed as incurred, in order to generate patents that can be licensed to
third parties in exchange for license fees and
royalties. Because the patents are the basis of the Company’s
future revenue, the patent costs are capitalized. The
capitalized patent costs represent the outside legal fees incurred by the
Company to submit and undertake all necessary efforts to have such patent
applications issued as patents.
|
||
The
length of time that it takes for an initial patent application to be
approved is generally between four to six years. However, due
to the unique nature of each patent application, the actual length of time
may vary. If a patent application is denied, the associated
cost of that application would be written off. However, the
Company has not had any patent applications denied as of June 30,
2009. Additionally, should a patent application become impaired
during the application process, the Company would write down or write off
the associated cost of that patent application.
|
||
Issued
patents and agricultural patent applications pending are being amortized
over a period of 17 years, the expected economic life of the
patent.
|
F-14
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
Company assesses the impairment in value of intangible assets whenever
events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be
recoverable. Factors the Company considers important which
could trigger an impairment review include the
following:
|
||
· significant
negative industry trends:
|
||
· significant
underutilization of the assets:
|
||
· significant
changes in how the Company uses the assets or its plans for their use;
and
|
||
· changes in
technology and the appearance of competing technology.
|
||
If
the Company's review determines that the future discounted cash flows
related to these assets will not be sufficient to recover their carrying
value, the Company will reduce the carrying values of these assets down to
its estimate of fair value and continue amortizing them over their
remaining useful lives. To date, the Company has not recorded
any impairment of intangible assets.
|
||
Deferred
Financing Costs
|
||
Deferred
financing costs represent the costs related to the placement of
convertible notes during the year ended June 30, 2008. Such
costs are being amortized ratably over the term of the convertible notes,
(see Note 7).
|
||
Deferred
Income Tax Asset
|
||
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to differences between financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective
tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when,
in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion
or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted rates expected to apply when the differences are expected to
be realized.
|
||
Deferred
Revenue and Revenue Recognition
|
||
The
Company receives certain nonrefundable upfront fees in exchange for the
transfer of its technology to licensees. Upon delivery of the
technology, the Company has no further obligations to the licensee with
respect to the basic technology transferred and, accordingly, recognizes
revenue at that time. The Company may, however, receive
additional payments from its licensees in the event such licensees achieve
certain development or commercialization milestones in their particular
field of use. Other nonrefundable upfront fees and milestone
payments, where the milestone payments are a function of time as opposed
to achievement of specific achievement-based milestones, are deferred and
amortized ratably over the estimated research period of the license.
Milestone payments, which are contingent upon the achievement of certain
research goals, are recognized as revenue when the milestones, as defined
in the particular agreement, are
achieved.
|
F-15
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Convertible
Notes
|
||
During
the year ended June 30, 2008, the Company issued $10,000,000 of
convertible notes and warrants. The proceeds of the convertible
notes and warrants have been allocated between the convertible notes and
warrants based upon their fair values whereby the fair value for the
warrants have been determined using the Black-Scholes
model. Additional amounts were allocated to the beneficial
conversion feature based upon the effective conversion price compared to
the fair value of the common stock on the date of issuance of the
convertible notes and warrants. Debt discount associated with
the Convertible Notes is amortized to interest expense, using the
effective yield method, over the remaining life of the Convertible
Notes. Upon conversion of the Convertible Notes into Common
Stock, any unamortized debt discount relating to the portion converted
will be charged to interest for amortization of debt discount and
equity.
|
||
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
|
||
The
carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments,
prepaid and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses
reported in the consolidated balance sheets equal or approximate fair
value due to their short maturities. The fair value of the convertible
notes approximates the amortized portion of the principal amount as such
instruments are at market rates available to the
Company.
|
||
Common
Stock
|
||
On
December 12, 2002, the stockholders approved a proposal to increase the
authorized Common Stock of the Company from 20,000,000 shares to
30,000,000 shares. On December 14, 2006, the stockholders
approved a proposal to increase the authorized Common Stock of the Company
from 30,000,000 shares to 60,000,000 shares. On December 13,
2007, the stockholders approved a proposal to increase the authorized
Common Stock of the Company from 60,000,000 shares to 100,000,000
shares. On September 22, 2009, the stockholders approved a
proposal to increase the authorized Common Stock of the Company from
100,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares.
|
||
Loss
Per Common Share
|
||
Loss
per common share is computed by dividing the loss by the weighted-average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Shares
to be issued upon the exercise of the outstanding options and warrants
aggregating 23,273,855 and 23,522,526 as of June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, are not included in the computation of loss per share as
their effect is anti-dilutive. Additionally, as of June 30,
2009, 10,505,556 shares to be issued upon the conversion of convertible
notes at a fixed conversion price of $0.90 are not included in the
computation of diluted loss per share as the effect is
anti-dilutive.
|
||
F-16
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Management
Estimates and Judgments
|
||
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. The critical accounting policies that require
management's most significant estimate and judgment are the assessment of
the recoverability of intangible assets, and the valuation allowance on
deferred tax assets. Actual results experienced by the Company
may differ from management's estimates.
|
||
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements Applicable to the Company
|
||
EITF
Issue No. 07-5 – Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature)
is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock.
|
||
In
June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-5, "Determining Whether an
Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock"
("EITF 07-5"). EITF 07-5 provides guidance on how to determine if certain
instruments or embedded features are considered indexed to our own stock,
including instruments similar to our convertible notes and warrants to
purchase our stock. EITF 07-5 requires companies to use a two-step
approach to evaluate an instrument's contingent exercise provisions and
settlement provisions in determining whether the instrument is considered
to be indexed to its own stock and exempt from the application of SFAS No.
133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities".
Although EITF 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2008, any outstanding instrument at the date of adoption will require
a retrospective application of the accounting through a cumulative effect
adjustment to retained earnings upon adoption. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact that adoption of EITF 07-5 will have on its
consolidated financial statements.
|
||
EITF
Issue No. 07-1 – Accounting for Collaborative
Arrangements
|
||
This
pronouncement defines a collaborative arrangement as a contractual
arrangement that involves a joint operating activity that involves two or
more parties who are both active participants in the activity and exposed
to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of
the activity. The pronouncement also defines how the costs
incurred and revenues generated from transactions with third parties
should be recorded and presented in each entity’s income
statement. This pronouncement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years, and shall be applied
retrospectively to all prior periods presented for all collaborative
arrangements existing as of the effective date. The Company
does not believe that this pronouncement will have any material effect on
its financial statements.
|
||
Management
does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective,
accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on
the accompanying financial
statements.
|
F-17
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. INVESTMENTS:
|
At
June 30, 2009 and 2008, the amortized cost basis, aggregate fair value,
gross unrealized gains and maturity by majority security type were as
follows:
|
Gross
|
||||||||||||
Unrealized
|
Aggregate
|
Amortized
|
||||||||||
Gain / (Loss)
|
Fair Value
|
Cost Basis
|
||||||||||
June
30, 2009
|
||||||||||||
Held-to-maturity
securities:
|
||||||||||||
U.S.
treasury notes (maturing within one
year)
|
$ | -0- | $ | 1,050,000 | $ | 1,050,000 | ||||||
June
30, 2008
|
||||||||||||
Held-to-maturity
securities:
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
debt securities (maturing within one year)
|
$ | -0- | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 |
Realized gains and losses are
determined based on the specific-identification
method.
|
||
Effective
July 1, 2008 the Company adopted Statement No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements. Statement No. 157 applies to all assets and
liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis.
Statement No. 157 requires new disclosure that establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value
measurements. This statement enables the reader of the financial
statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by
establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the
information used to determine fair values. The statement requires that
assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and
disclosed in one of the following three categories:
|
||
Level
1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
|
||
Level
2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are
corroborated by market data.
|
||
Level
3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market
data.
|
||
In
determining the appropriate levels, the Company performs a detailed
analysis of the assets and liabilities that are subject to Statement No.
157.
|
||
The
table below presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at
fair value on a recurring basis by level within the
hierarchy.
|
Total
|
Level
1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
|||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury Notes
|
$ | 1,050,000 | $ | 1,050,000 | $ | - | $ |
-
|
||||||||
Total Assets
|
$ | 1,050,000 | $ | 1,050,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
F-18
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
Company's only asset or liability that is measured at fair value on
recurring basis is short-term investments, based on quoted market prices
in active markets and therefore classified as level 1 within the fair
value hierarchy.
|
3.
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS:
|
The
following are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets
at:
|
June 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Prepaid
research supplies
|
$ | 1,044,579 | $ | 119,153 | ||||
Prepaid
insurance
|
46,600 | 37,117 | ||||||
Prepaid
legal
|
52,732 | - | ||||||
Prepaid
other
|
17,437 | 24,286 | ||||||
$ | 1,161,348 | $ | 180,556 |
Prepaid
research supplies are carried at cost on the accompanying balance sheet.
When such spplies are used, the carrying value of the supplies are
expensed in the period that they are used for the development of
proprietary applications and processes.
|
||
4.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
|
Property
and equipment, at cost, consists of the following
at:
|
June 30,
|
Estimated
|
|||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Useful Life
|
||||||||
Equipment
|
$ | 39,909 | $ | 35,736 |
4
years
|
|||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
67,674 | 67,674 |
7
years
|
|||||||
107,583 | 103,410 | |||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(101,597 | ) | (97,951 | ) | ||||||
$ | 5,986 | $ | 5,459 |
Depreciation
expense aggregated $3,646, $4,850, $4,971 and $171,077 for the years
ended June 30, 2009, 2008, 2007, and cumulatively from inception through
June 30, 2009, respectively.
|
5.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
|
Intangible
assets, at cost, consists of the following
at:
|
June 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Patents
approved
|
$ | 830,152 | $ | 809,863 | ||||
Patents
pending
|
3,456,211 | 2,696,937 | ||||||
4,286,363 | 3,506,800 | |||||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
(401,364 | ) | (293,257 | ) | ||||
$ | 3,884,999 | $ | 3,213,543 |
Amortization
expense amounted to $108,107, $91,997, $161,201 and $401,364 for the years
ended June 30, 2009, 2008, 2007, and cumulatively from inception through
June 30, 2009,
respectively.
|
F-19
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
Estimated
amortization expense for the next five years is as
follows:
|
|
Year ending June 30, |
2010
|
$ | 120,000 | ||
2011
|
120,000 | |||
2012
|
120,000 | |||
2013
|
120,000 | |||
2014
|
120,000 |
6.
ACCRUED EXPENSES:
|
The
following are included in accrued expenses
at:
|
June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Accrued
research
|
$ | 152,226 | $ | 149,154 | ||||
Accrued
deferred financing costs
|
- | 96,962 | ||||||
Accrued
director fees
|
44,800 | - | ||||||
Accrued
patent costs
|
96,313 | 50,000 | ||||||
Accrued
legal
|
43,216 | 9,489 | ||||||
Accrued
other
|
19,382 | 8,662 | ||||||
$ | 355,937 | $ | 314,267 |
7. STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY AND
|
2007 Private Placement of
Convertible Notes and Warrants
|
|
CONVERTIBLE
NOTES:
|
On
August 1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, the Company entered into binding
Securities Purchase Agreements with YA Global Investments L.P. (“YA
Global”) and Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Stanford”),
respectively, to sell to each of YA Global and Stanford up to $5,000,000
of secured convertible notes and accompanying warrants for an aggregate
gross proceeds of $10,000,000. The convertible notes convert
into the Company’s common stock at a fixed price of $0.90 per share
subject to certain adjustments (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), through August 1, 2009 and
December 20, 2009, respectively, at which time the convertible
notes may convert into shares of the Company’s common stock at the lower
of the fixed conversion price or 80% of the lowest daily volume-weighted
average price (the “VWAP”), of the common stock during the five trading
days prior to the conversion date. The maturity date of each of the
convertible notes for YA Global and Stanford is December 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2010, respectively.
|
|
The
convertible notes accrue interest on their outstanding principal balances
at an annual rate of 8%. The Company has the option to pay
interest in cash or, upon certain conditions, common stock. If
the Company pays interest in common stock, the stock will be valued at a
10% discount to the average daily VWAP for the five day trading period
prior to the interest payment date (the “Interest
Shares”).
|
F-20
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
agreements with YA Global and Stanford provide for the issuance of
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,550,000 and 8,333,333,
respectively, of the Company’s Common Stock, exercisable six months and
one day from the date of issuance until their expiration on the date that
is five years from the date of issuance. The warrants have been
issued in two series. The exercise price of the Series A warrants is $1.01
per share, and the exercise price of the Series B warrants is $0.90 per
share, subject to certain adjustments. The warrants provide a
right of cashless exercise if, at the time of exercise, there is no
effective registration statement registering the resale of the shares
underlying the warrants.
|
||
The
conversion rate of each convertible note and the exercise price of the
Series B warrants are subject to adjustment for certain events, including
dividends, stock splits, combinations and the sale of the Company’s Common
Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for the Company’s
Common Stock at a price less than the then applicable conversion or
exercise price.
|
||
At
the fixed conversion price, the number of shares of common stock issuable
upon conversion of the remaining $9,455,000 (during the years ended June
30, 2008 and 2009, YA Global converted an aggregate of $545,000 of
convertible notes into 605,556 shares of common stock) of convertible
notes outstanding and shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of
the warrants outstanding at June 30, 2009 represents, in the aggregate,
24,388,888 shares, plus an estimated additional 1,900,000 shares for the
payment of interest in stock under the convertible notes. As of
September 22, 2009, there were $8,801,600 of convertible notes remaining
(from July 1, 2009 through September 22, 2009, YA Global converted an
additional $653,400 of convertible notes into 1,705,288 shares of common
stock).
|
||
At
the Company’s option, it can redeem a portion of, or all of, the principal
owed under the convertible notes by providing the investors with at least
30 business days’ written notice, provided that, at the time of receipt of
the notice, either: (A)(i) the VWAP of the common stock exceeds 130% of
the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 of 30 prior trading days and
(ii) there is an effective registration statement for the resale of the
common stock that will be issued under the redemption or (B) it redeems a
portion, or all, of the principal owed at a 20% premium above the
principal then outstanding and any accrued interest
thereupon. If the Company redeems all or any of the principal
outstanding under the convertible notes, it will pay an amount equal to
the principal being redeemed plus accrued interest.
|
||
The
Company has the option to force the investors to convert 50% and 100% of
its then-outstanding convertible notes if its common stock price exceeds
150% and 175% of the Fixed Conversion Price, respectively, for any 20 out
of 30 trading days; provided that such forced conversion meets certain
conditions (the “Call Option”). If the Company exercises its
Call Option prior to the third anniversary of the signing date, it will
issue additional warrants to the investor equal to 50% of the number of
shares underlying the convertible note subject to the forced
conversion. These warrants will be exercisable at the fixed
conversion price and will have the same maturity as the other warrants
issued under the YA Global financing.
|
||
The
Company’s obligations under the convertible notes are secured by all of
its and its subsidiary’s assets and intellectual property, as evidenced by
certain Security Agreements and certain Patent Security Agreements by and
between the Company and each of YA Global and
Stanford. Pursuant to a subordination agreement, YA Global is
the senior secured
creditor.
|
F-21
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
investors have a right of first refusal on any future funding that
involves the issuance of the Company’s capital stock for so long as a
portion of the convertible notes is outstanding.
|
||
Specifics
of YA Global Financing
|
||
Pursuant
to the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has issued
three convertible notes in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and two
Series A warrants in the amount of 1,387,500 shares each on September 21,
2007 and October 16, 2007 and a Series B warrant in the amount of
2,775,000 shares on December 20, 2007.
|
||
The
gross proceeds, less $280,000 paid to YA Global, of $4,720,000 from the
issuance of convertible notes and warrants have been allocated between the
convertible notes and warrants based upon their fair values, whereby the
fair value for the warrants have been determined using the
Black-Scholes model. Additional amounts were allocated to the
beneficial conversion feature based upon the effective conversion price
compared to the fair value of the common stock on the date of issuance of
the convertible notes and warrants. The material factors incorporated
in the Black-Scholes model in estimating the value of the warrants include
the following:
|
Estimated life in
years
|
5
|
|
Risk-free interest
rate
|
3.5% - 4.4%
|
|
Volatility
|
100%
|
|
Dividend
paid
|
None
|
As of June 30, 2008, net proceeds
of $4,720,000 were allocated to the warrants and beneficial conversion
feature and recorded as equity.
|
||
The
convertible notes and warrants issued to YA Global are subject to a
maximum cap of 30,500,000 on the number of shares of common stock that can
be issued upon the conversion of the convertible notes and the exercise of
the warrants.
|
||
Specifics
of Stanford Financing
|
||
Pursuant
to the Stanford Securities Purchase Agreement, on December 20, 2007 and
June 30, 2008, the Company issued an aggregate of three convertible notes
in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and three Series A and three Series
B warrants in the aggregate amount of 8,333,333 shares
|
||
The
gross proceeds, less $380,000 paid to Stanford, of $4,620,000 from the
issuance of the convertible notes and warrants have been allocated between
the convertible notes and warrants based upon their fair values, whereby
the fair value for the warrants have been determined using the
Black-Scholes model. Additional amounts were allocated to the
beneficial conversion feature based upon the effective conversion price
compared to the fair value of the common stock on the date of issuance of
the convertible notes and warrants. The material factors incorporated
in the Black-Scholes model in estimating the value of the warrants include
the
following:
|
F-22
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Estimated life in
years
|
5
|
|
Risk-free interest
rate
|
3.4%
- 3.5%
|
|
Volatility
|
100%
|
|
Dividend
paid
|
None
|
The
convertible notes and warrants issued to Stanford are subject to a maximum
cap of 31,888,888 on the number of shares of common stock that can be
issued upon the conversion of the convertible notes and the exercise of
the warrants.
|
||
Debt
discount associated with the Convertible Notes is amortized to interest
expense, using the effective yield method, over the remaining life of the
Convertible Notes. Upon conversion of the Convertible Notes
into Common Stock, any unamortized debt discount relating to the portion
converted will be charged to interest. Total charges to
interest for amortization of debt discount were $51,160, $500,057 and
$551,217 for the years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 and from
inception through June 30, 2009, respectively.
|
||
As
of June 30, 2009, the outstanding balance of the Convertible Notes were
$6,217, which is comprised of notes with an aggregate face amount of
$9,455,000 less unamortized debt discount of
$9,448,783.
|
||
The costs associated with the
issuances in the amount of $1,291,427 have been recorded as deferred
financing costs and are being amortized ratably over the term of the
convertible notes. The balance of deferred financing costs as
of June 30, 2009 amounted to $632,324.
|
||
Stock
Incentive Plans
|
||
In
December 2008, the Company adopted the 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan
(the "2008 Plan"), which provides for the grant of stock options, stock
grants and stock purchase rights to certain designated employees and
certain other persons performing services for the Company, as designated
by the board of directors. Pursuant to the 2008 Plan, an
aggregate of 5,137,200 shares of common stock have been reserved for
issuance. The 2008 Plan is intended to serve as a successor to
the Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1998 Plan”),
which terminated in December 2008. To the extent that any of
the 4,548,384 options or restricted stock units issued under the 1998 Plan
subsequently expire unexercised or without the issuance of shares
thereunder, the number of shares of common stock subject to those expired
options and restricted stock units will be added to the share reserve
available for issuance under the 2008 Plan, up to an additional 1,000,000
shares. On February 19, 2009, the Company filed a registration
statement with the SEC to register all of the 6,137,200 shares of Common
Stock underlying the 2008 Plan. The registration statement was
deemed effective upon filing.
|
||
The terms and vesting schedules
for share-based awards vary by type of grant and the employment status of
the grantee. Generally, the awards vest based upon time-based
conditions or achievement of specified goals and
milestones.
|
||
The fair value of each stock
option granted has been determined using the Black-Scholes
model. The material factors incorporated in the
Black-Scholes model in estimating the value of the options reflected in
the above table include the
following:
|
F-23
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Estimated
life in years
|
3.0-5.5
|
4-6
|
6-10
|
|||||||||
Risk-free
interest rate (1)
|
1.3%-2.1%
|
1,9%-4.1%
|
4.2%-4.65%
|
|||||||||
Volatility
|
100%
|
100%
|
70%-80%
|
|||||||||
Dividend
paid
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
(1) represents
the interest rate on a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date
corresponding to that of the option term.
|
||
The economic values of the options
will depend on the future price of the Company's common stock, par value
$0.01 (the “Common Stock”), which cannot be forecast with reasonable
accuracy.
|
||
Stock
option activity under the 2008 Plan and 1998 Plan is summarized as
follows:
|
Weighted-average
|
||||||||
Shares
|
Exercise Price
|
|||||||
Options
outstanding at July 1, 2006
|
2,426,500 | $ | 2.56 | |||||
Granted
|
338,000 | $ | 1,08 | |||||
Exercised
|
- | - | ||||||
Expired
|
(118,500 | ) | $ | 3.42 | ||||
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2007
|
2,646,000 | $ | 2.33 | |||||
Granted
|
1,069,600 | $ | 0.99 | |||||
Exercised
|
- | - | ||||||
Expired
|
- | - | ||||||
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
3,715,600 | $ | 1,95 | |||||
Granted
|
834,812 | $ | 0.59 | |||||
Exercised
|
- | - | ||||||
Expired
|
- | - | ||||||
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2009
|
4,550,412 | $ | 1.70 | |||||
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2007
|
2,396,334 | $ | 2.45 | |||||
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2008
|
2,778,336 | $ | 2.25 | |||||
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2009
|
3,667,412 | $ | 1.90 | |||||
Weighted-average
fair value of options granted during the
year ended June 30, 2007
|
$ | 0.86 | ||||||
Weighted-average
fair value of options granted during the
year ended June 30, 2008
|
$ | 0.76 | ||||||
Weighted-average
fair value of options granted during the
year ended June 30, 2009
|
$ | 0.45 |
F-24
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Non-vested
stock option activity under the Plan is summarized as follows:
Weighted-average
|
||||||||
Number
of
|
Grant-Date
|
|||||||
Options
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
Non-vested
stock options at July 1, 2006
|
245,163 | $ | 1.47 | |||||
Granted
|
338,000 | $ | 0.86 | |||||
Vested
|
(328,497 | ) | $ | 1.30 | ||||
Forfeited
|
(5,000 | ) | $ | 0.87 | ||||
Non-vested
stock options at June 30, 2007
|
249,666 | $ | 1.07 | |||||
Granted
|
1,069,600 | $ | 0.76 | |||||
Vested
|
(382,002 | ) | $ | 0.82 | ||||
Forfeited
|
- | - | ||||||
Non-vested
stock options at June 30, 2008
|
937,264 | $ | 0.77 | |||||
Granted
|
834,812 | $ | 0.45 | |||||
Vested
|
(889,076 | ) | $ | 0.58 | ||||
Forfeited
|
- | - | ||||||
Non-vested stock options at June 30,
2009
|
883,000 | $ | 0.66 |
The
following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at June
30, 2009:
Options Outstanding
|
Options Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Weighted
–average
|
Weighted-
|
Weighted-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Number
|
Remaining
|
average
|
Number
|
average
|
||||||||||||||||
Ranges
of
|
Outstanding
at
|
Contractual
|
Exercise
|
Exercisable
at
|
Exercise
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
Prices
|
June
30, 2009
|
Life
(Years)
|
Price
|
June
30, 2009
|
Price
|
|||||||||||||||
$0.47
- $0.99
|
1,854,412 | 8.8 | $ | 0.81 | 971,412 | $ | 0.77 | |||||||||||||
$1.05
- $2.05
|
1,378,500 | 4.6 | $ | 1.60 | 1,378,500 | $ | 1.60 | |||||||||||||
$2.10
- $4.00
|
1,317,500 | 3.2 | $ | 3.06 | 1,317,500 | $ | 3.06 | |||||||||||||
$0.47
- $4.00
|
4,550,412 | 5.9 | $ | 1.70 | 3,667,412 | $ | 1.90 |
As of
June 30, 2009, the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding was
$207,350, with a weighted-average remaining term of 5.9 years. The
aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercisable at that same date was
$134,210, with a weighted-average remaining term of 5.2 years. As of
June 30, 2009, the Company has 4,887,472 shares available for future stock
option grants.
As of
June 30, 2009, total estimated compensation expense not yet recognized related
to stock option grants amounted to $68,651, which will be recognized over the
next 18 months, and an additional $640,000 which may be recognized as
achievement of certain target goals under the Company’s Long-Term Incentive
Program become probable over the next 18 months.
F-25
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Short-Term
Incentive Program
Year
ended June 30, 2009
On
November 19, 2008, upon recommendation of the Company’s Compensation Committee,
the Board adopted a Short-Term Equity Incentive Program for each of Bruce C.
Galton, John E. Thompson, Ph.D., Joel Brooks, Richard Dondero and Sascha
Fedyszyn. The Programs are intended to ensure the achievement of
certain goals of the Company, continuity of the Company’s executive management,
and to align the interests of the executive management with those of the
shareholders.
Pursuant
to and as defined in the Short-Term Equity Incentive Program, each executive
would be awarded shares of the Company’s Common Stock, or options to acquire
shares of the Company’s Common Stock, if the Company achieves certain target
goals relating to research, financing, licensing, investor relations and other
administrative items during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
The
number of eligible shares and options to be awarded to the executive is based
upon the following weightings:
|
1.
|
25%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Human Health Objectives;
|
|
2.
|
15%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Finance Objectives;
|
|
3.
|
20%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Agricultural Licensing Objectives;
|
|
4.
|
25%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Investor Relations, Intellectual Property and Website Administration;
and
|
|
5.
|
15%
of the eligible shares and options relating to the Company’s
Organizational Objectives.
|
If the
target goals are achieved by the Company, the executive officers would be
awarded the following number of shares and options for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2009:
Number of Shares
|
Number of Options (1)
|
|||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
66,000 | — | ||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
— | 48,000 | ||||||
Joel
Brooks
|
28,000 | — | ||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
— | 80,000 | ||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
42,000 | — | ||||||
Total
|
136,000 | 128,000 |
(1) Such options are exercisable
at a strike price of $0.60, which represents the closing price of the common
stock on November 18, 2008.
F-26
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of
June 30, 2009, the Company has determined that the target goals have been
achieved subject to compensation committee approval. The total amount
of compensation expense in connection with the short-term incentive
program in the amount of $140,480 has been recorded ratably over the seven and
one-half month period from November 19, 2008 through June 30,
2009. Such compensation expense was determined under a black-scholes
model on the date of adoption of the Short-Term Equity Incentive
Program
Year
Ended June 30, 2008
On
December 13, 2007, upon recommendation of the Company’s Compensation Committee,
the Board adopted a Short-Term Equity Incentive Program for the members of the
executive management team.
Pursuant
to and as defined in the Short-Term Equity Incentive Program, each executive
will be awarded shares of the Company’s Common Stock, or options to acquire
shares of the Company’s Common Stock, if the Company achieves certain target
goals relating to research, financing, licensing, investor relations and other
administrative items during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.
The
number of eligible shares and options to be awarded to the executive is based
upon the following weightings:
1. 45%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Multiple Myeloma project;
2. 25%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
current financing;
3. 15%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
licensing and licensing support activities;
4. 5%
of eligible shares and option for contributions relating to the Company’s audits
and Securities and Exchange filings;
5. 4%
of the eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the
administration of the Company’s intellectual property;
6. 3%
of the eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
investor relations program;
7. 1%
of the eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the
administration of the Company’s website;
8. 1%
of the eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the
administration and monitoring of the requirements of the American Stock
Exchange; and
9. 1%
of the eligible shares and options for contributions relating to planning for
future financing requirements.
The
target goals were achieved by the Company and the executive officers have been
awarded the following number of shares and options for the Fiscal year ended
June 30, 2008:
Number of Shares
|
Number of Options (1)
|
|||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
50,225 | — | ||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
— | 52,676 | ||||||
Joel
Brooks
|
37,275 | — | ||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
— | 71,924 | ||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
25,200 | — | ||||||
Total
|
112,700 | 124,600 |
F-27
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Such options are exercisable
at a strike price of $0.99, which represents the closing price of the common
stock on December 12, 2007.
The total
amount of compensation expense in connection with the short-term incentive
program in the amount of $206,269 has been recorded ratably over the six and
one-half month period from December 13, 2007 through June 30,
2008. Such compensation expense was determined under a black-scholes
model on the date of adoption of the Short-Term Equity Incentive
Program.
Long-Term
Incentive Program
On
December 13, 2007, upon recommendation of the Company’s Compensation Committee,
the Board adopted a Long-Term Equity Incentive Program for the members of the
executive management team. The Programs are intended to ensure the
achievement of certain goals of the Company, continuity of the Company’s
executive management, and to align the interests of the executive management
with those of the shareholders.
Pursuant
to and as defined in the Long-Term Equity Incentive Program, each executive will
be awarded shares of the Company’s Common Stock and options to acquire shares of
the Company’s Common Stock if the Company achieves certain target goals relating
to its Multiple Myeloma research project over the next three fiscal
years.
The
number of eligible shares and options to be awarded to the executive is based
upon the following weightings:
1. 20%
of the eligible shares upon the execution of a research agreement to conduct a
phase I/II clinical trial at a research facility;
2. 20%
of the eligible shares upon the filing and acceptance by the FDA of an
investigational new drug application; and
3. 60%
of the eligible shares upon the successful completion of a FDA approved phase
I/II clinical trial .
If the
target goals are achieved by the Company, the executive officers would be
awarded the following number of shares and options :
Goal 1
|
Goal 2
|
Goal 3
|
||||||||||
Number
of Shares
|
||||||||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
25,000 | 25,000 | 75,000 | |||||||||
Joel
Brooks
|
10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||
Total
number of shares
|
45,000 | 45,000 | 135,000 | |||||||||
Number of Options (1)
|
||||||||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
50,000 | 50,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
60,000 | 60,000 | 180,000 | |||||||||
Total
number of options
|
110,000 | 110,000 | 330,000 |
F-28
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Such options are exercisable
at a strike price of $0.99, which represents the closing price of the common
stock on December 12, 2007.
As of
June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, the Company was not able to determine if the
achievement of the target goals under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Program are
probable and, therefore, has not yet begun to recognize any of the $640,000
compensation expense that was computed on the date of adoption of the
program. The Company will begin recognizing such compensation expense
ratably over the remaining term of the plan at such time that the Company is
able to determine that the achievement of the target goals are
probable.
Warrants
On
September 7, 1999, the Company granted to its patent counsel, as partial
consideration for services rendered, options to purchase 10,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock at an exercise price equal to $3.50 per share, with 3,332
options vesting on the date of grant, 3,334 options vesting on the first
anniversary of the date of grant, and 3,334 options vesting on the second
anniversary of the date of grant. Such options were granted outside
of the Company's Plan.
The
following table represents warrants outstanding as of:
June
30,
|
||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
$7.00
|
10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
3.79
|
- | 842,141 | ||||||
3.59
|
- | 237,600 | ||||||
3.50
|
280,000 | 280,000 | ||||||
3.45
|
15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
3.38
|
965,380 | 965,380 | ||||||
3.15
|
20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
2.35
|
15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
2.15
|
110,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
1.40
|
5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
1.18
|
993,153 | 993,153 | ||||||
1.08
|
2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
1.07
|
139,041 | 139,041 | ||||||
1.01
|
8,675,000 | 8,675,000 | ||||||
.99
|
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
.90
|
7,330,555 | 7,330,555 | ||||||
.74
|
151,314 | 155,556 | ||||||
.60
|
500 | - | ||||||
18,713,443 | 19,796,926 |
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As
of June 30, 2009, 18,712,777 of the above warrants are exercisable
expiring at various dates through 2018. At June 30, 2009, the
weighted-average exercise price on the above warrants was
$1.15.
|
||
Share
Based Compensation
|
||
The
following stock-based compensation expense of $506,847, $897,321, $970,162
and $10,202,944 was recognized for the years ended June 30, 2009, 2008,
2007 and cumulatively from inception through June 30, 2009,
respectively:
|
Year Ended June 30,
|
Cumulative
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
From Inception
|
|||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
$ | 445,255 | $ | 749,100 | $ | 909,848 | $ | 8,731,296 | ||||||||
Research
and development expenses
|
61,592 | 148,221 | 60,314 | 1,471,648 | ||||||||||||
Total
stock-based compensation expense
|
$ | 506,847 | $ | 897,321 | $ | 970,162 | $ | 10,202,944 | ||||||||
Basic
and diluted loss per common share
|
$ | .03 | $ | .05 | $ | .06 |
8. INCOME
TAXES:
|
The
Company files a consolidated federal income tax return. The
subsidiary files separate state and local income tax
returns.
|
|
The
reconciliation of the effective income tax rate to the federal statutory
rate is as follows:
|
Year
ended June 30,
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
Federal
statutory rate
|
(34.0 | )% | (34.0 | )% | (34.0 | )% | ||||||
Stock
based compensation
|
0.5 | % | 0.5 | % | 2.7 | % | ||||||
Amortization
of debt discount and financing costs
|
5.8 | % | 2.9 | % | - | |||||||
Other
|
0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | ||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
27.6 | % | 30.5 | % | 31.2 | % | ||||||
-0- | % | - 0 - | % | - 0 - | % |
The
deferred income tax asset consists of the following
at:
|
June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax asset:
|
||||||||
Net
operating loss carryforward
|
$ | 9,791,000 | $ | 7,528,000 | ||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
1,698,000 | 1,506,000 | ||||||
Other
|
31,000 | 118,000 | ||||||
11,520,000 | 9,152,000 | |||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(11,520,000 | ) | (9,152,000 | ) | ||||
$ | - 0- | $ | - 0 - |
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At
June 30, 2009, the Company has federal and state net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $25,582,000 and $19,219,000, respectively,
available to offset future taxable income expiring on various dates
through 2029. The timing and extent to which the Company can
utilize future tax deductions in any year may be limited by provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code regarding changes in ownership of Corporations
(i.e. IRS Code Section 382).
|
9. COMMITMENTS:
|
Research
Agreement
Effective
September 1, 1998, the Company entered into a research and development
agreement, which has subsequently been renewed, with The University of
Waterloo which Dr. John Thompson, who is an officer, director and
stockholder of the Company, is affiliated with. Pursuant to the
agreement, the university provides research and development under the
direction of the researcher and the Company. The agreement is
renewable annually by the Company which has the right of termination upon
30 days' advance written notice. Effective September 1, 2009,
the Company extended the research and development agreement for an
additional one-year period through August 31, 2010, in the amount of Can
$650,400, or approximately U.S. $650,400. Research and development
expenses under this agreement for the years ended June 30, 2009, 2008 and
2007 aggregated U.S. $653,104, U.S. $730,960 and U.S. $568,872,
respectively, and U.S. $5,280,368 for the cumulative period through June
30, 2009. Future obligations to be paid under the agreement
through August 31, 2010 equal approximately U.S. $770,000.
Supply
Agreements
On
June 27, 2008, the Company entered into a supply agreement with VGXI, Inc.
(“VGXI”) under which VGXI will supply the Company with the plasmid portion
of the Company’s combination therapy consisting of the Factor 5A gene and
siRNA against Factor 5A (the “Plasmid
Product”). The agreement has an initial term that
commences on the date of the agreement and runs for a period of five (5)
years. The agreement shall, upon mutual agreement, renew for
consecutive one (1) year periods thereafter. The Company’s
financial obligation under the agreement is dependent upon the amount of
Plasmid Product ordered by the Company.
On
June 30, 2008, the Company entered into a supply agreement with POLYPLUS
under which POLYPLUS will supply the Company with its “in vivo-jetPEI” (the
“Product”), which is used for systemic delivery of the Company’s
combination therapy of siRNA against Factor 5A and a plasmid of the Factor
5A gene. The agreement has an initial term which commences on
the date of the agreement and runs until the eighth anniversary of the
first sale of the Product. The agreement shall automatically
renew for consecutive one (1) year periods thereafter, except if
terminated by either party upon six (6) months written notice prior to the
initial or any subsequent renewal term. The Company’s financial
obligation under the agreement is dependent upon the amount of Product
ordered by the Company.
|
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On
September 4, 2008, the Company entered into a supply agreement with AVECIA
under which AVECIA will supply the Company with the siRNA portion of the
Company’s combination therapy consisting of the Factor 5A gene and siRNA
against Factor 5A (the “Plasmid Product”). The agreement has a
term which commences on the date of the agreement and terminates on the
later of the completion of all services to be provided under the agreement
or 30 days following delivery of the final shipment of
product.
In
the aggregate, the Company anticipates that it will pay approximately
$690,000 under the terms of the supply agreements over to the next 12
months.
Employment
and Consulting Agreements
Effective
May 1, 1999, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for research
and development with Dr. John Thompson. Effective January 1,
2003, 2005, and 2007, the agreement was amended to provide for an increase
in the monthly payments from $3,000 to $5,000, $5,000 to $5,200, and
$5,200 to $5,417, respectively. The agreement was renewed for
an additional two-year term through June 30, 2011. Future
obligations to be paid under the agreement equal
$130,000.
|
||
The
Company had employment agreements with the executive officers of the
Company, all of whom are also stockholders of the
Company. These agreements provided for a base compensation and
additional amounts, as defined. In May 2009, the Company gave
notice of termination of the employment agreements. The
agreements will expire between October 2009 and July
2010. Future base compensation to be paid through July 2010
under the agreements as of June 30, 2009 is $434,974.
Facility
Lease
The
Company is obligated under a noncancelable operating lease of office space
expiring on May 31, 2011. The aggregate minimum future
payments, subject to certain escalations, is payable as
follows:
|
Year
ending June 30,
|
||||
2010
|
79,420 | |||
2011
|
73,568 | |||
$ | 152,988 |
Rent
expense charged to operations aggregated $84,768, $75,602, $92,872 and
$670,577 for the years ended June 30, 2009, 2008, 2007, and from inception
through June 30, 2009, respectively.
The
lease provides for scheduled increases in base rent. Rent
expense is charged to operations ratably over the term of the lease, which
results in deferred rent payable and represents the cumulative rent
expense charged to operations from inception of the lease in excess of the
required lease payments.
|
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial
Advisory Agreement
On October 11, 2006, the Company
entered into a three-year non-exclusive financial advisory agreement with
Stanford Group Company (“Stanford”). As compensation under the
agreement, previously issued warrants that were purchased by Stanford and
its affiliates in a private placement were amended. The
original exercise prices on 1,500,000 warrants, 750,000 of which had an
exercise price of $3.25 and 750,000 of which had an exercise price of
$2.00, were reduced to $2.00 and $1.50,
respectively. Additionally, the original expiration dates of
December 2006 and January 2007 were each extended for a three-year period
through December 2009 and January 2010,
respectively. Stock-based compensation in the amount of
$683,000 related to the amendment of such
warrants was recorded during the year ended June 30, 2007. Stanford was also granted
piggyback registration rights in connection with the shares underlying the
warrants.
On
February 14, 2008,
the Company amended the agreement. The amendment extended the
term of the agreement through June 30, 2012 and expanded the services to
be provided to the Company. As compensation for the term
extension and expansion of services, previously issued warrants were
amended. The exercise prices of the 1,500,000 shares of Common
Stock underlying the warrants, 750,000 of which had an exercise price of
$2.00 and 750,000 of which had an exercise price of $1.50, were reduced to
$1.01. Additionally, the expiration dates of December 2009 and
January 2010 were each extended through June 30, 2012. A
compensation charge in the amount of $384,500 was recorded during the year
ended June 30, 2008 in connection with extension and repricing of the
warrants. The agreement may be terminated by either party upon
sixty days written notice.
In
February, 2009, Stanford was put into receivership and no longer has the
ability to perform the services provided for in the
agreement. The Company has no further obligations under the
agreeement
|
10. JOINT
VENTURE:
|
On
May 14, 1999, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement ("Joint
Venture") with an Israeli partnership that is engaged in the worldwide
marketing of tissue culture plants. The purpose of the Joint
Venture is to develop enhanced banana plants which will result in banana
fruit with improved consumer- and grower-driven traits. For the
period from inception on May 14, 1999 to June 30, 2009, the Joint Venture
has had no revenue, expenses, assets or liabilities. The
program has been performed as a joint collaboration whereby the Company
pays for 50% of the research costs of the program. The
Company's portion of the expenses of the collaboration
approximated $210,000, $205,000 and $162,500 for the years ended June 30,
2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and is included in research and
development expenses.
In
July 1999, the Joint Venture applied for and received a conditional grant
from the Israel - United States Binational Research and Development
Foundation (the "BIRD Foundation"). This agreement, as amended,
allowed the Joint Venture to receive $340,000 over a five-year period
ending May 31, 2004. Grants received from the BIRD Foundation
will be paid back only upon the commercial success of the Joint Venture's
technology, as defined. The Company has received a total of
$99,728, none of which was received during the years ended June 30, 2009,
June 30, 2008 and June 30,
2007.
|
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
11. LICENSE
AND
DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENTS:
|
In
June 2002, the Company entered into a three-year exclusive worldwide
development and option agreement with ArborGen, ("ArborGen") (the
"Agreement") to develop the Company's technology in certain species of
trees. In July 2002, the Company received an initial
fee. In November 2004 and January 2006, the Company received
milestone payments. On December 21, 2006, ArborGen converted
the Agreement into a commercial license agreement for the development
and commercialization of certain species of trees. Under the
terms of the license agreement, the Company will receive certain annual
payments over two years and, additionally, upon commercialization, a
royalty on incremental net sales.
On
November 8, 2006, the Company entered into a license agreement with Bayer
CropScience GmbH for the development and commercialization of Canola (the
“Agreement”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the
Company (i) received an upfront payment, (ii) will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones,
and (iii) will receive commercialization
fees based upon specified benchmarks.
On
July 17, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with
Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of cotton
(the “Bayer Cotton Agreement”). Under the terms of the Bayer
Cotton Agreement, the Company (i) received an upfront initial
payment, (ii) will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of
certain development milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon
commercialization, a royalty on net sales.
On
August 6, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with the
Monsanto Company for the development and commercialization of corn
and soy (the “Monsanto Agreement”). Under the terms of the
Monsanto Agreement, the Company (i) received an upfront initial
payment, (ii) will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of
certain development milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon
commercialization, a royalty on net sales.
On
September 11, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with
Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of Rice
(the “Bayer Rice Agreement”). Under the terms of the Bayer Rice
Agreement, the Company (i) received an upfront payment, (ii) will
receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development
milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on
net sales.
|
|
12. VALUATION
AND
QUALIFYING
ACCOUNTS:
|
Years Ended June 30, 2009, 2008, and 2007.
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance at
|
Additions
|
|||||||||||||||
Beginning of
|
Charged
|
Balance at
|
||||||||||||||
Year
|
to Expense(*)
|
Deductions
|
End of Year
|
|||||||||||||
Year
ended June 30, 2009:
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance – deferred tax asset
|
$ | 9,152,000 | $ | 2,368,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 11,520,000 | ||||||||
Year
ended June 30, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance – deferred tax asset
|
$ | 7,719,000 | $ | 1,433,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 9,152,000 | ||||||||
Year
ended June 30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance – deferred tax asset
|
$ | 6,523,000 | $ | 1,196,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 7,719,000 |
(*)
Offset to tax benefit of net operation
losses.
|
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
13. QUARTERLY
FINANCIAL
DATA
(UNAUDITED)
:
|
Year Ended June 30, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended
|
September 30
|
December 31
|
March 31
|
June 30
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 200,000 | $ | - | $ | 75,000 | $ | - | ||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,034,251 | 1,228,342 | 1,072,739 | 1,224,369 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(834,251 | ) | (1,228,342 | ) | (997,739 | ) | (1,224,369 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense and amortization of debt discount and financing
costs
|
(370,212 | ) | (413,993 | ) | (334,475 | ) | (366,564 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
income
|
23,057 | 17,994 | 737 | 1,288 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (1,181,406 | ) | $ | (1,624,341 | ) | $ | (1,331,477 | ) | $ | (1,589,645 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding
|
18,379,379 | 18,629,575 | 19,033,091 | 19,520,549 |
Year Ended June 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended
|
September 30
|
December 31
|
March 31
|
June 30
|
||||||||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 371,250 | $ | 6,250 | $ | 79,167 | $ | - | ||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
741,954 | 978,105 | 1,351,142 | 984,488 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(370,704 | ) | (971,855 | ) | (1,271,975 | ) | (984,488 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense and amortization of debt discount and financing
costs
|
(18,221 | ) | (103,210 | ) | (254,149 | ) | (727,337 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
income
|
6,879 | 25,227 | 43,907 | 24,436 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (382,046 | ) | $ | (1,049,838 | ) | $ | (1,482,217 | ) | $ | (1,687,389 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding
|
17,473,694 | 17,474,870 | 17,583,461 | 18,113,932 |
Certain
quarterly amounts for the quarters ended December 31, 2007 and March 31,
2008 have been restated. Effective April 1, 2008, the Company changed the
method of amortization of debt discount from the straight-line method to
the effective yield method in accordance with EITF 98-5. The
effect of this restatement, on a quarterly basis, is as
follows:
|
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Quarter Ended
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
March 31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2008
|
|||||||
Decrease
in interest expense and amortization of debt discount and financing
costs
|
$ | 244,833 | $ | 561,950 | ||||
Decrease
in net loss
|
$ | 244,833 | $ | 561,950 | ||||
Decrease
in basic and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.04 | ||||
Decrease
in convertible notes payable
|
$ | 244,833 | $ | 806,783 | ||||
Increase
in stockholder’s Equity
|
$ | 244,833 | $ | 806,783 |
14.
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
Transaction
with Partlet Holdings
On
July 9, 2009, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement
(the “Partlet Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Partlet Holdings Ltd.,
which is an accredited investor, pursuant to which the Company will issue
and sell up to an aggregate of 1,111,111 shares (the “Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock at $0.90 per share and each of a Series A warrant
(the “Partlet Series A Warrant”) and a Series B warrant (the “Partlet
Series B Warrant”) (collectively the Partlet Series A Warrant and Partlet
Series B Warrant shall be referred to herein as the “Partlet
Warrants”).
The
Partlet Series A Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 1,000,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock at $0.01 per warrant share. The
Partlet Series A Warrant has a term of seven years and is exercisable
immediately after the date of grant.
The
Partlet Series B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 2,055,555 shares
of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per warrant share. The
Partlet Series B Warrant has a term of seven years and is not exercisable
until after the six-month anniversary after the date of
grant.
On
July 9, 2009, the Company closed on $950,000 of aggregate proceeds of the
private placement and, on that date, issued (i) a total of 1,055,555
Shares (ii) a Partlet Series A Warrant to purchase 950,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock, which was exercised on July 14, 2009, and (iii) a
Partlet Series B Warrant to purchase 1,952,778 shares of the Company’s
common stock. The remaining $50,000 in proceeds cannot be
closed upon until the Company receives approval from the NYSE
Amex Exchange for certain aspects of the
transaction.
|
F-36
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Transaction
with Each of Robert and Tim Forbes
On
July 29, 2009, Senesco Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement, (the “Forbes Securities Purchase
Agreement”) with each of Robert Forbes and Timothy Forbes, each of whom is
an accredited investor, pursuant to which, subject to stockholder
approval, it is anticipated that the Company will issue and sell an
aggregate of 444,444 shares of common stock at $0.90 (the “Shares”) per
share and each of a Series A warrant, (the “Forbes Series A Warrants”),
and a Series B warrant (the “Forbes Series B Warrants”). Each
of Robert Forbes and Timothy Forbes are the brothers of Christopher Forbes
who is a director of Senesco. Mr. Christopher Forbes will not
be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, nor will he have a pecuniary
interest in the Shares or Warrants issued to his brothers.
The
Forbes Series A Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the
aggregate, up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.01 per
warrant share. The Forbes Series A Warrants have a term of seven
years and are exercisable immediately after the date of
grant.
The
Forbes Series B Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the
aggregate, up to 405,556 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per
warrant share. The Forbes Series B Warrants have a term of seven
years and are not exercisable until after the six-month anniversary after
the date of grant.
Transaction
with Insiders and Affiliates
On
July 29, 2009, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement,
(the “Affiliate’s Securities Purchase Agreement”) with each of Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N.
Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick Charitable
Foundation (the “Affiliate Investors”) each of whom is an accredited
investor, pursuant to which, subject to stockholder approval, it is
anticipated that the Company will issue and sell an aggregate of 144,444
Shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.90 per share and each of a
Series A warrant, (the “Affiliate’s Series A Warrants”), and a Series B
warrant (the “Affiliate’s Series B Warrants”). Each of Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N.
Braca, Jack Van Hulst and Warren Isabelle serve on the Company’s
board. The Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation is an
affiliate of our board member Thomas C. Quick.
The
Affiliate’s Series A Warrants entitle the holders to purchase in the
aggregate, up to 130,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.01 per
warrant share. The Affiliates Series A Warrants have a term of seven
years and are exercisable immediately after the date of
grant.
The
Affiliate’s Series B Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the
aggregate, up to 131,807 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per
warrant share. The Affiliate’s Series B Warrants have a term of
seven years and are not exercisable until after the six-month anniversary
after the date of grant.
|
F-37
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(a
development stage company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Transaction
with Cato Research Ltd.
On
July 29, 2009, the Company entered into a Securities Agreement with Cato
Holding Company (“Cato”), who is an accredited investor, pursuant to
which, subject to stockholder approval, it is anticipated that the Company
will issue an aggregate of 194,444 Shares of the Company’s common stock at
$0.90 per share and each of a Series A warrant (the “Cato Series A
Warrant”) and a Series B warrant (the “Cato Series B
Warrant”). The Shares will be issued to Cato in exchange for
debt which is currently owed by us to Cato Research Ltd. in the amount of
$175,000. Cato Research Ltd. is an affiliate of
Cato.
The
Cato Series A Warrant entitles the holder to purchase in the aggregate, up
to 175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.01 per warrant
share. The Cato Series A Warrant has a term of seven years and is
exercisable immediately after the date of grant.
The
Cato Series B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase, in the aggregate,
up to 177,431 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per warrant
share. The Cato Series B Warrant has a term of seven years and is
not exercisable until after the six-month anniversary after the date of
grant.
The
foregoing proceeds cannot be closed upon until the Company receives
approval from the NYSE Amex Exchange for certain aspects of the
transactions and complies with other customary closing
conditions. Assuming all of the proceeds of the private
placements can be closed upon, the Company anticipates it will receive
gross proceeds equal to $705,000.
In
May 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 165 (SFAS No. 165),
"Subsequent Events", which is effective for reporting periods ending after
June 15, 2009. SFAS 165 establishes general standards of
accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet
date, but before financial statements are issued, or are available to be
issued. The Company adopted SFAS No. 165 and it did not have an
impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. The
Company evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after June 30,
2009 up through September 22,
2009.
|
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