GeoVax Labs, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2006 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
[
x ]
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
OR
[
]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
|
For
the
transition period from to
Commission
file number 000-52091
GEOVAX
LABS, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois
|
87-0455038
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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1256
Briarcliff Road, N.E.
|
|
Emtech
Bio Suite 500
|
|
Atlanta,
Georgia
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30306
|
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
(Zip
Code)
|
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (404)
727-0971
Dauphin
Technology, Inc.
1014
E. Algonquin Road, Suite 111
Schaumburg,
Illinois 60067
(Former
name, former address, if changed since last report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer [ ]
|
Accelerated
filer [ ]
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Non-Accelerated
filer [X]
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Yes
[ ] No [X]
As
of
November 11, 2006, 708,326,669 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $.001
par value, were issued and outstanding.
GEOVAX
LABS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Index
Page
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1
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Consolidated
Financial Statements:
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2006 (Unaudited) and December 31,
2005
|
1
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended
September 30 2006 and 2005 and for the period from inception (June
27,
2001) to September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
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2
|
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the period from inception (June 27,
2001) to September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
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3
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 and
2005 and for the period from inception (June 27, 2001) to September
30,
2006 (Unaudited)
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4
|
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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5
|
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Item
2
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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7
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Item
3
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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9
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Item
4
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Controls
and Procedures
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9
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PART
II. - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1
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Legal
Proceedings
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10
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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10
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Item
2
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Unregistered
Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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15
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Item
3
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Default
Upon Senior Securities
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15
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Item
4
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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15
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Item
5
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Other
Information
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15
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Item
6
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Exhibits
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15
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SIGNATURE
PAGE
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16
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Part
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 |
Financial
Statements
|
GEOVAX
LABS, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT-STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
2,589,057
|
$
|
1,272,707
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
21,680
|
162,831
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
2,610,737
|
1,435,538
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $37,268 and
$22,882 at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005
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46,920
|
59,463
|
|||||
Other
assets:
|
|||||||
Licenses,
net of accumulated amortization of $78,283 and $59,619 at September
30,
2006 and December 31, 2005
|
170,573
|
189,237
|
|||||
Deposits
|
980
|
980
|
|||||
Total
other assets
|
171,553
|
190,217
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
2,829,210
|
$
|
1,685,218
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
94,666
|
$
|
316,341
|
|||
Unearned
grant revenue
|
374,052
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852,905
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
468,718
|
1,169,246
|
|||||
Commitments
|
|||||||
Redeemable
convertible preferred stock; no par value, 20,000,000 shares
authorized; Series A, 177,542,542 shares issued and outstanding
at
December 31, 2005 (Aggregate liquidation preference $1,499,994
)
|
-
|
1,016,555
|
|||||
Stockholders'
equity (deficiency):
|
|||||||
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 850,000,000 shares
authorized 708,326,669
and 312,789,565 shares outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December
31, 2005, respectively
|
708,327
|
312,790
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
7,871,739
|
5,386,074
|
|||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(6,219,574
|
)
|
(5,699,447
|
)
|
|||
2,360,492
|
(583
|
)
|
|||||
Stock
subscription receivable for common stock
|
-
|
(500,000
|
)
|
||||
Total
stockholders' equity (deficiency)
|
2,360,492
|
(500,583
|
)
|
||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficiency)
|
$
|
2,829,210
|
$
|
1,685,218
|
|||
See
accompanying notes to financial
statements.
|
1
GEOVAX
LABS, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT-STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
From
Inception
(June
27, 2001) to
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Grant
revenue
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
432,526
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$
|
478,853
|
$
|
654,525
|
$
|
3,037,129
|
||||||
-
|
432,526
|
478,853
|
654,525
|
3,037,129
|
||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
173,047
|
475,806
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573,308
|
1,302,645
|
6,900,494
|
|||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
136,290
|
118,229
|
467,614
|
391,708
|
2,468,154
|
|||||||||||
309,337
|
594,035
|
1,040,922
|
1,694,353
|
9,368,648
|
||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(309,337
|
)
|
(161,509
|
)
|
(562,069
|
)
|
(1,039,828
|
)
|
(6,331,519
|
)
|
||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
25,903
|
1,181
|
41,942
|
6,874
|
117,614
|
|||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
-
|
(1,613
|
)
|
-
|
(1,613
|
)
|
(5,669
|
)
|
||||||||
25,903
|
(432
|
)
|
41,942
|
5,261
|
111,945
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss and comprehensive loss
|
$
|
(283,434
|
)
|
$
|
(161,941
|
)
|
$
|
(520,127
|
)
|
$
|
(1,034,567
|
)
|
$
|
(6,219,574
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted:
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) per common share
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares
|
317,112,375
|
312,789,565
|
315,687,273
|
312,789,565
|
267,897,628
|
|||||||||||
See
accompanying notes to financial
statements.
|
2
GEOVAX
LABS, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT-STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid
In
|
Stock
Subscription
|
Deficit
Accumulated during the Development
|
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||
Capital
contribution at inception (June 27, 2001)
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10
|
||||||||
Net
loss and comprehensive net loss for the year ended December 31,
2001
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(170,592
|
)
|
(170,592
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2001
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
(170,592
|
)
|
(170,582
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Sale
of common stock for cash of $.00 per share
|
139,497,711
|
139,498
|
(139,028
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
470
|
||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for technology license
|
35,226,695
|
35,227
|
113,629
|
-
|
-
|
148,856
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss and comprehensive net loss for the year ended December 31,
2002
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(618,137
|
)
|
(618,137
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2002
|
174,724,406
|
174,725
|
(25,389
|
)
|
-
|
(788,729
|
)
|
(639,393
|
)
|
||||||||||
Sale
of common stock for cash of $1.20 less issuance costs
|
61,463,911
|
61,464
|
2,398,145
|
-
|
-
|
2,459,609
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss and comprehensive net loss for the year ended December 31,
2003
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(947,804
|
)
|
(947,804
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2003
|
236,188,317
|
236,188
|
2,372,756
|
-
|
(1,736,533
|
)
|
872,412
|
||||||||||||
Sale
of common stock for cash and stock subscription receivable of $1.20
per
share less issuance costs
|
74,130,250
|
74,130
|
2,915,789
|
(2,750,000
|
)
|
-
|
239,919
|
||||||||||||
Cash
payments received on stock subscription receivable
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
750,000
|
-
|
750,000
|
|||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for technology license
|
2,470,998
|
2,471
|
97,529
|
-
|
-
|
100,000
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss and comprehensive net loss for the year ended December 31,
2004
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,351,828
|
)
|
(2,351,828
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2004
|
312,789,565
|
312,790
|
5,386,074
|
(2,000,000
|
)
|
(4,088,361
|
)
|
(389,497
|
)
|
||||||||||
Cash
payments received on stock subscription receivable
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,500,000
|
1,500,000
|
||||||||||||||
Net
loss and comprehensive net loss for the year ended December 31,
2005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,611,086
|
)
|
(1,611,086
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
312,789,565
|
312,790
|
5,386,074
|
(500,000
|
)
|
(5,699,447
|
)
|
(500,583
|
)
|
||||||||||
Cash
payments received on stock subscription receivable
(unaudited)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
500,000
|
-
|
500,000
|
|||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation expense (unaudited)
|
-
|
-
|
93,237
|
-
|
-
|
93,237
|
|||||||||||||
Conversion
of preferred stock to common stock in connection with merger
(unaudited)
|
177,542,538
|
177,543
|
897,573
|
-
|
-
|
1,075,116
|
|||||||||||||
Common
shares issued to Dauphin Technology, Inc.in the merger on September
28,
2006 (unaudited)
|
217,994,566
|
217,994
|
1,494,855
|
-
|
-
|
1,712,849
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss and comprehensive net loss for the nine months ended September
30,
2006 (unaudited)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(520,127
|
)
|
(520,127
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2006 (unaudited)
|
708,326,669
|
$
|
708,327
|
7,871,739
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(6,219,574
|
)
|
$
|
2,360,492
|
||||||||
See
accompanying notes to financial
statements
|
3
GEOVAX
LABS, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
From
Inception
|
||||||||||
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
(June
27, 2001) to September 30,
|
|||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(520,127
|
)
|
$
|
(1,034,567
|
)
|
$
|
(6,219,574
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used
in operating activities:
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
33,050
|
22,744
|
115,551
|
|||||||
Accretion
of preferred stock redemption value
|
58,561
|
58,560
|
346,673
|
|||||||
Stock
option expense
|
93,237
|
- |
93,237
|
|||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
141,151
|
(155,788
|
)
|
(21,680
|
)
|
|||||
Deposits
& other assets
|
-
|
(92,795
|
)
|
(980
|
)
|
|||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(221,675
|
)
|
(589,811
|
)
|
94,666
|
|||||
Unearned
grant revenue
|
(478,853
|
)
|
199,375
|
374,052
|
||||||
Total
adjustments
|
(374,529
|
)
|
(557,715
|
)
|
1,001,519
|
|||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(894,656
|
)
|
(1,592,282
|
)
|
(5,218,055
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(1,843
|
)
|
(48,485
|
)
|
(84,188
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,843
|
)
|
(48,485
|
)
|
(84,188
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||
Net
proceeds from sale of common stock
|
2,212,849
|
900,000
|
7,162,857
|
|||||||
Net
proceeds from sale of preferred stock
|
-
|
-
|
728,443
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of note payable
|
-
|
-
|
250,000
|
|||||||
Repayment
of note payable
|
-
|
-
|
(250,000
|
)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
2,212,849
|
900,000
|
7,891,300
|
|||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
1,316,350
|
(740,767
|
)
|
2,589,057
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
1,272,707
|
1,628,261
|
-
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
2,589,057
|
$
|
887,494
|
$
|
2,589,057
|
||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,613
|
$
|
5,669
|
||||
See
accompanying notes to financial
statements.
|
4
GEOVAX
LABS, INC.
(A
DEVELOPMENT-STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES
TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2006
1. |
Description
of Company and Basis of
Presentation
|
Geovax
Labs, Inc. (“Geovax” or the “Company”), is a development stage biotechnology
company established to develop, license and commercialize the manufacture and
sale of human vaccines for diseases caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus
and
other infectious agents. The Company has exclusively licensed from Emory
University certain Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome vaccine technology which
was developed in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
GeoVax
was originally incorporated under the laws of Illinois as Dauphin Technology,
Inc. (“Dauphin”). Until December 2003, Dauphin marketed mobile hand-held,
pen-based computers and broadband set-top boxes and provided private,
interactive cable systems to the extended stay hospitality industry. The Company
was unsuccessful and its operations were terminated in December 2003. As further
discussed in Note 3, on September 28, 2006, Dauphin completed a merger (the
“Merger”) with GeoVax, Inc. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
GeoVax, Inc. merged with and into GeoVax Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Dauphin. As a result of the Merger, the shareholders of GeoVax,
Inc. exchanged their shares of common stock for Dauphin common stock and GeoVax,
Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dauphin. In connection with the Merger,
Dauphin changed its name to “GeoVax Labs, Inc.,” replaced its officers and
directors with those of GeoVax, Inc. and moved its offices to Atlanta, Georgia.
The Company currently does not plan to conduct any business other than GeoVax,
Inc.’s business of developing new products for the treatment of human
diseases.
As
further discussed in Note 3, the Merger was accounted for under the purchase
method of accounting as a reverse acquisition in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles. Under this method of accounting, Dauphin was
treated as the “acquired” company and, for accounting purposes, the Merger was
treated as the equivalent of GeoVax, Inc. issuing stock for the net monetary
assets of Dauphin, accompanied by a recapitalization of GeoVax, Inc.
Accordingly, all prior year comparative financial information presented in
the
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, or in the notes
herein, as well as any references to prior operations, are those of GeoVax,
Inc.
The
Company is a development stage enterprise as defined by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7, “Accounting and Reporting by Development
Stage Enterprises.” All losses accumulated since inception have been considered
as part of the Company’s development stage activities. The Company is devoting
substantially all of its present efforts to research and development. In order
to achieve profitable operations, the Company must successfully complete
development and clinical testing, obtain regulatory approvals, and achieve
market acceptance. There can be no assurance that these efforts will be
successful.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2006 and for
the
three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are unaudited,
but include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring entries, which
the
Company’s management believes to be necessary for a fair presentation of the
periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results
for
a full year. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
Company’s audited financial statements in its Definitive Information Statement
on Schedule 14C filed with the SEC on August 18, 2006 and incorporated by
reference into its Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 4, 2006. The Company’s
operating results are expected to fluctuate for the foreseeable future.
Therefore, period-to-period comparisons should not be relied upon as predictive
of the results in future periods.
2. |
Stock-Based
Compensation
|
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) No.123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payments (SFAS No. 123R),
which
requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all
share-based payments made to employees and directors based on estimated fair
values on the grant date. SFAS No. 123R replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation,
and
supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees.
5
The
Company has adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective application
method which requires the Company to record compensation cost related to
unvested stock awards as of December 31, 2005 by recognizing the unamortized
grant date fair value of those awards over the remaining service periods with
no
change in historical reported earnings. Awards granted after December 31, 2005
are valued at fair value in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R
and
recognized on a straight line basis over the service periods of each award.
The
Company did not grant or modify any share-based compensation during the nine
months ended September 30, 2006.
Prior
to
January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation using the
intrinsic value method in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25 and applied the
disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation and Disclosure.
Under
those provisions, the Company provided pro forma disclosures as if the fair
value measurement provisions of SFAS No. 123 had been used in determining
compensation expense. The Company used a minimum value option-pricing model
to
determine the pro forma impact on the Company’s net income. This model utilizes
certain information, such as the interest rate on a risk-free security maturing
generally at the same time as the option being valued and requires certain
other
assumptions, such as the expected amount of time an option will be outstanding
until it is exercised or expired, to calculate the fair value of stock options
granted.
As
a
result of adopting SFAS No. 123R, the Company’s net income for the three month
and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 is $-0- and $93,237 lower than
if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion
No. 25. The impact on both basic and diluted earnings per share for the three
month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 was $(0.00) per
share.
The
following table shows the pro forma effect on net income and earnings per share
for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005, and the
period from inception (June 27, 2001) through September 30, 2006 as if the
Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123R
to
measure share-based employee compensation prior to January 1, 2006:
Three
Months Ended
September
30, 2005
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30, 2005
|
Period
from Inception
(June
27, 2001) to
September
30, 2006
|
||||||||
Net
loss, as reported
|
$
|
(161,941
|
)
|
$
|
(1,042,652
|
)
|
$
|
(6,219,574
|
)
|
|
Deduct
stock-based compensation expense determined under the fair value
method
|
-
|
(105,955
|
)
|
(308,887
|
)
|
|||||
Pro
forma net loss
|
$
|
(161,941
|
)
|
$
|
(1,148,607
|
)
|
$
|
(6,528,461
|
)
|
|
Pro
forma basic and diluted loss per share
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
3. |
Merger
and Recapitalization
|
In
January 2006, Dauphin Technology, Inc. and GeoVax, Inc. entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), which was consummated on
September 28, 2006. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, as amended,
Dauphin’s wholly-owned subsidiary, GeoVax Acquisition Corp., merged with and
into GeoVax, Inc., which survived the merger and became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Dauphin. Dauphin then changed its name to GeoVax Labs, Inc.
Following the Merger, shareholders of GeoVax, Inc. received 29.6521 shares
of
the Company’s common stock for each share of GeoVax, Inc. common stock, or a
total of 490,332,103 shares of the Company’s 708,326,669 shares of common stock
outstanding. All of GeoVax Inc.'s previously outstanding redeemable
convertible preferred stock was converted into common stock in connection with
this transaction.
As
a
condition of the Merger closing, Dauphin was required to have a minimum of
$2
million in net cash assets as of the closing date, and is required to use its
best efforts to raise an additional $11 million within 90 days after completion
of the Merger. Dauphin satisfied the $2 million net cash asset condition through
the issuance, in June 2006, of two promissory notes to an accredited investor,
each in the principal amount of $1 million, for aggregate proceeds of $2
million. These notes were converted into shares of the Dauphin’s common stock
prior to the Merger closing. Since these transactions occurred prior to the
Merger closing, in accordance with the accounting treatment of the Merger
(discussed below), no effect is given to the transactions in the accompanying
condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
The
Merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting as a reverse
acquisition in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
for
accounting and financial reporting purposes. Under this method of accounting,
the Company was treated as the “acquired” company. In accordance with guidance
applicable to these circumstances, the Merger was considered to be a capital
transaction in substance. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger
was
treated as the equivalent of GeoVax, Inc. issuing stock for the net monetary
assets of Dauphin, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net monetary assets
of
Dauphin were stated at their fair value, essentially equivalent to historical
costs, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. The retained
earnings deficit of GeoVax, Inc. was carried forward after the Merger.
Operations and financial statements prior to the Merger are those of GeoVax,
Inc.
The
following unaudited pro forma information presents the results of operations
of
the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 as if the
Merger had taken place on January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2005, respectively.
These pro forma results of operations have been prepared for comparative
purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations
which actually would have resulted had the Merger occurred on the dates
indicated, or which may result in the future.
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
478,853
|
$
|
654,525
|
|||
Net
loss
|
(3,107,402
|
)
|
(1,567,429
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss per common share
|
(0.00
|
)
|
(0.00
|
)
|
Item 2 |
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of
Operations
|
SAFE
HARBOR STATEMENT
In
addition to historical information, the information included in this Form 10-Q
contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve numerous
risks and uncertainties and should not be relied upon as predictions of future
events. Certain such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use
of
forward-looking terminology such as ''believes,'' ''expects,'' ''may,''
''will,'' ''should,'' ''seeks,'' ''approximately,” ''intends,'' ''plans,'' ''pro
forma,'' ''estimates,'' or ''anticipates'' or other variations thereof or
comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.
Such
forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent on assumptions, data or
methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and may be incapable of being
realized. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and
future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in
the
forward-looking statements:
whether
we can raise additional capital as and when we need it;
whether
we are successful in developing our product;
whether
we are able to obtain regulatory approvals in the United States and other
countries for sale of our product; and
whether
we can compete successfully with others in our market.
Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which
reflect our management's analysis only. We assume no obligation to update
forward-looking statements.
Management's
discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition are
based upon our financial statements. These statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America. These principles require management to make certain estimates,
judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities. On an on-going basis we evaluate these estimates based on
historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are
not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
7
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
We
have
identified the following accounting principles that we believes are key to
an
understanding of our financial statements. These important accounting policies
require management's most difficult, subjective judgments.
Other
Assets
- Other
assets consist principally of license agreements for technology use obtained
through the issuance of GeoVax common stock. These license agreements are
amortized on a straight line basis over ten years.
Long-Lived
Assets
-
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a
comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to the future net cash flows
expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be
impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which
the
carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
Revenue
Recognition
-
Revenue consists of subcontracted government grant revenue received pursuant
to
collaborative arrangements with Emory University. Revenues from these
collaborative research arrangements are deferred and recorded as income as
the
related costs are incurred.
Stock-Based
Compensation
-
Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No.123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, which requires
the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based
payments made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values on
the
grant date. SFAS No. 123R replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No.
25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.
We
adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective application method which
requires us to record compensation cost related to unvested stock awards as
of
December 31, 2005 by recognizing the unamortized grant date fair value of those
awards over the remaining service periods with no change in historical reported
earnings. Awards granted after December 31, 2005 are valued at fair value in
accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R and recognized on a straight
line basis over the service periods of each award. We did not grant or modify
any share-based compensation during the three months ended September 30,
2006.
Prior
to
January 1, 2006, we accounted for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic
value method in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25 and applied the disclosure
provisions of SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation and Disclosure. Under those provisions, we provided
pro
forma disclosures as if the fair value measurement provisions of SFAS No. 123
had been used in determining compensation expense. We used a minimum value
option-pricing model to determine the pro forma impact on our net income. This
model utilizes certain information, such as the interest rate on a risk-free
security maturing generally at the same time as the option being valued and
requires certain other assumptions, such as the expected amount of time an
option will be outstanding until it is exercised or expired, to calculate the
fair value of stock options granted.
Results
of Operations -- Three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006 as
compared to the three months and nine months ended September 30,
2005
We
recorded a net loss of $283,434 for the three months ended September 30, 2006
as
compared to a net loss of $161,941 for the three months ended September 30,
2005. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our net loss decreased
by
$514,440 or approximately 50%, from $1,034,567 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2005 to $520,127 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
The
decrease in net loss for the three months and nine months ended September 30,
2006 is attributable to lower research and development expenses and general
and
administrative costs as described below..
During
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006 we recorded grant
revenue of $-0- and $478,853 as compared to $432,526 and $654,525 during the
three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005. During the three months
ended June 30, 2006, we evaluated our in-house activities associated with our
federal grants and determined that certain past activities could be
appropriately charged to the grants. Therefore, we recorded the accumulated
charges as grant revenue and reduced the unearned revenue associated with the
grants accordingly. No other grant revenues have been earned during the nine
months ended September 30, 2006. At September 30, 2006, we have remaining
unearned grant revenue of $374,052 which will be recorded as revenue as future
associated activities are performed and expenses incurred. Federal grant
availability varies considerably. Because grant funding from federal agencies
is
primarily allocated to basic research projects, the availability of federal
grant money to us is expected to decline as our research moves toward product
development and human testing of formulated AIDS vaccines.
8
During
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, we incurred $173,047
and $573,308 of research and development expense as compared to $475,806 and
$1,302,645 during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005,
a
decrease of $302,759 and $729,337 or approximately 64% and 56%, respectively.
The amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 includes $63,937 of
share-based compensation expense associated with the adoption of SFAS No. 123R
on January 1, 2006. Research and development expenses vary considerably on
a
quarter-to quarter basis, depending on the need for vaccine manufacturing and
testing of manufactured vaccine by third parties. We expect our research and
development costs to increase later in 2006 and into 2007 as we manufacture
more
vaccine supplies for clinical trials in 2007/08.
During
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, we incurred general
and administrative costs of $136,290 and $467,614, as compared to $118,229
and
$391,708 during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005.
General and administrative costs include officers’ salaries, legal and
accounting costs, patent costs, and amortization and accretion expense
associated with intangible assets and redeemable preferred stock outstanding.
General and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30,
2006
includes $29,300 of share-based compensation expense associated with the
adoption of SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006. Excluding this amount, general
and
administrative expense increased by $46,606, or approximately 12%, from the
nine
month period ended September 30, 2005.
Other
income (expense) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006
was made up of $25,903 and $41,942 of interest income as compared to interest
income of $1,181 and $6,874 and interest expense of $1,613 for the three months
and nine months ended September 30, 2005. The interest income was earned on
cash
and cash equivalents, which totaled $2,589,057 on September 30,
2006.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
September 30, 2006 our cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,589,057, as compared
to $1,272,707 at December 31, 2005, an increase of $1,305,527. This increase
in
cash resulted from the consummation of the merger among Dauphin Technologies,
Inc., GeoVax Acquisition Corp. and GeoVax, Inc. on September 28, 2006. As a
condition of the consummation of the merger, Dauphin Technologies, Inc. was
required to have a minimum of $2 million in net cash assets as of the closing
date.
Our
primary sources of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and
2005
were through sales of our equity securities, and previously received grant
money. Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September
30, 2006 was $894,656 as compared $1,592,282 for the nine months ended September
30, 2005, a decrease of $697,626 or approximately 44%. The primary uses of
cash
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of general
operating costs and product research and development expenses. Net cash used
in
investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 totaled $1,843
for the purchase of property and equipment, as compared to $48,485 for the
purchase of property and equipment that was used during the nine months ended
September 30, 2005. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 totaled $2,212,849 from the proceeds of sales
of
our common stock, as compared to $900,000 received from sales of our common
stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
Our
capital requirements, particularly as they relate to product research and
development, have been and will continue to be significant. However, we have
not, and due to the significant period of time that it will take to obtain
regulatory approval of our products, we will not, generate revenues from our
products for at least several years, if at all. We have funded our operations
to
date by obtaining research grant funding and by selling our securities.
We
intend
to continue to seek FDA approval of our products. This may take several years.
Our current funds on hand will not be sufficient to complete the FDA approval
process for our currently existing products. We will require additional capital,
which will likely come from grants, from offerings of our securities or from
loans. We cannot guarantee that additional financing will be available to us
on
acceptable terms, or at all. If we fail to obtain financing as needed, either
through an offering of our securities or by obtaining additional loan or grant
money, we may be unable to maintain our operations.
Item 3 |
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
|
We
do not
currently have any market risk sensitive instruments held for trading purposes
or otherwise, therefore, we do not have exposure to interest rate risk, foreign
currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk, and other relevant market
risks.
9
Item 4 |
Controls
and Procedures
|
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed
to
ensure that the information required to be disclosed in reports filed or
submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act),
is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (2) accumulated and communicated to
management, including the chief executive officer and principal financial
officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We
previously reported that we had material weaknesses in our disclosure controls
and procedures and that they were not effective as of the end of fiscal 2005
and
the second quarter of 2006. We have taken the following actions to remediate
the
material weaknesses described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005:
·
|
Effective
with our merger with GeoVax, Inc on September 28, 2006 we have adopted
GeoVax, Inc.’s accounting policies, methods and procedures, which
represent a significant improvement over our then existing accounting
practices.
|
·
|
On
September 28, 2006, Mr. Don Hildebrand replaced Mr. Andrew Kandelapas
as
our President and Chief Executive Officer, and on October 3, 2006,
we
engaged Mr. Mark Reynolds as our Chief Financial
Officer.
|
·
|
Deficiencies
in our internal controls over the documentation of debt instruments
have
been eliminated. Our debt instruments were thoroughly reviewed by
outside
legal counsel during the period of time leading up to our merger
with
GeoVax, Inc., and prior to the consummation of the merger all of
our debt
was converted into our common
stock.
|
·
|
Until
such time as an Audit Committee is formed, an independent member
of our
Board is providing oversight to the review process of our Form 10-Q,
which
will include direct contact with our external
auditors.
|
Since
implementing these changes, management carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our President and our Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Based on that evaluation, the President and Principal Financial Officer
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file
or
submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities
and
Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
PART
II-- OTHER
INFORMATION
Item 1 |
Legal
Proceedings
|
None
Item1 A |
Risk
Factors
|
We
face a
number of substantial risks. Our business, financial condition, results of
operations and stock price could be materially adversely affected by any of
these risks. The following factors should be considered in connection with
the
other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Risks
Related to Our Business, Operating Results and Financial
Condition
We
are a development stage company and, other than research and development, have
had no operations to date.
We
are a
development stage company and, to date, other than our research and development
activities, have had no operations. Our products are not ready for sale. During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, we had a net loss of $1,611,086 and
a
net loss since inception of $5,699,477.
10
Our
products are still being developed and are unproven. These products may not
be
successful.
In
order
to become profitable, we must generate revenue through sales of our products;
however our products are in varying stages of development and testing. Our
products have not been proven in human research trials and have not been
approved by any government agency for sale. If we cannot successfully develop
and prove our products, we will not become profitable.
We
have sold no products or generated any revenues other than from grants and
we do
not anticipate any significant revenues to be generated in the foreseeable
future.
We
have
conducted pre-clinical trials and are in the process of conducting clinical
trials and will continue to do so for several more years before we are able
to
commercialize our technology. There can be no assurance that we will ever
generate significant revenues.
Our
business will require continued funding. If we do not receive adequate funding,
we may not be able to continue our operations.
To
date,
we have financed our operations principally through the private placement of
common and preferred stock. We could require substantial additional financing
at
various intervals for our operations, including for clinical trials, for
operating expenses including intellectual property protection and enforcement,
for pursuit of regulatory approvals and for establishing or contracting out
manufacturing, marketing and sales functions. There is no assurance that such
additional funding will be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. If
we
are not able to secure the significant funding that is required to maintain
and
continue our operations at current levels or at levels that may be required
in
the future, we may be required to severely curtail, or even to cease, our
operations.
We
are subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent in new businesses. Our
failure to plan or forecast accurately could have a material adverse impact
on
our development.
We
are
subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent in new businesses, including
the
following:
--
|
we
may not have enough money to develop our products and bring them
to
market;
|
--
|
we
may experience unanticipated development or marketing expenses,
which may
make it more difficult to develop our products and bring them to
market;
|
--
|
even
if we are able to develop products and bring them to market, we
may not
earn enough revenue from the sales of our products to cover the
costs of
operating our business.
|
If,
because of our failure to plan or project accurately, we are unsuccessful in
our
efforts to develop products or if the products we develop do not produce
revenues as anticipated, it is not likely we will ever become profitable and
we
may be required to curtail some or all of our operations.
Our
success will be dependent, in part, upon our President and Chief Executive
Officer, Donald Hildebrand, Harriet Robinson, our primary scientist, and Andrew
J. Kandalepas. The loss of the services of any of these individuals may have
an
adverse effect our operations.
Our
success depends, to a significant degree, on our continued receipt of services
from our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Donald G. Hildebrand, and
on
the research expertise of Dr. Harriet Robinson, in addition to the services
from
Andrew J. Kandalepas. The loss of services of any of these individuals may
have
a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
Regulatory
and legal uncertainties could result in significant costs or otherwise harm
our
business.
In
order
to manufacture and sell our products, we must comply with extensive
international and domestic regulation. In order to sell our products in the
United States, approval from the FDA is required. The FDA approval process
is
expensive and time-consuming. We cannot predict whether our products will be
approved by the FDA. Even if they are approved, we cannot predict the time
frame
for approval. Foreign regulatory requirements differ from jurisdiction to
jurisdiction and may, in some cases, be more stringent or difficult to obtain
than FDA approval. As with the FDA, we cannot predict if or when we may obtain
these regulatory approvals. If we cannot demonstrate that our products can
be
used safely and successfully in a broad segment of the patient population on
a
long-term basis, our products would likely be denied approval by the FDA and
the
regulatory agencies of foreign governments.
11
We
face intense competition and rapid technological change that could result in
products that are superior to the products we will be commercializing or
developing.
The
market for vaccines that protect against HIV/AIDS is intensely competitive
and
is subject to rapid and significant technological change. We have numerous
competitors in the United States and abroad, including, among others, large
companies such as Merck & Co. and Chiron Inc. These competitors may develop
technologies and products that are more effective or less costly than any of
our
future products or that could render our products obsolete or noncompetitive.
Many of these competitors have substantially more resources than we have. In
addition, the pharmaceutical industry continues to experience consolidation,
resulting in an increasing number of larger, more diversified companies than
us.
Among other things, these companies can spread their research and development
costs over much broader revenue bases than we can and can influence customer
and
distributor buying decisions.
Our
products may not gain market acceptance among physicians, patients, healthcare
payers and the medical community. Significant factors in determining whether
we
will be able to compete successfully include:
--
|
the
efficacy and safety of our
vaccines;
|
--
|
the
time and scope of regulatory
approval;
|
--
|
reimbursement
coverage from insurance companies and
others;
|
--
|
the
price and cost-effectiveness of our products;
and
|
--
|
patent
protection.
|
Our
product candidates are based on new technology and, consequently, are inherently
risky. Concerns about the safety and efficacy of our products could limit its
future success.
We
are
subject to the risks of failure inherent in the development of product
candidates based on new technologies. These risks include the possibility that
the products we create will not be effective, that our product candidates will
be unsafe or otherwise fail to receive the necessary regulatory approvals or
that our product candidates will be hard to manufacture on a large scale or
will
be uneconomical to market.
Many
pharmaceutical products cause multiple potential complications and side effects,
not all of which can be predicted with accuracy and many of which may vary
from
patient to patient. Long term follow-up data may reveal additional complications
associated with our products. The responses of potential physicians and others
to information about complications could materially affect the market acceptance
of our products, which in turn would materially harm our business.
Unsuccessful
or delayed regulatory approvals required to exploit the commercial potential
of
our products could increase our future development costs or impair our future
sales.
None
of
our technologies have been approved by the FDA for sales in the United States
or
in foreign countries. To exploit the commercial potential of our technologies,
we are conducting and planning to conduct additional pre-clinical studies and
clinical trials. This process is expensive and can require a significant amount
of time. Failure can occur at any stage of testing, even if the results are
favorable. Failure to adequately demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical
trials would prevent regulatory approval and restrict our ability to
commercialize our technologies. Any such failure may severely harm our business.
In addition, any approvals obtained may not cover all of the clinical
indications for which approval is sought, or may contain significant limitations
in the form of narrow indications, warnings, precautions or contraindications
with respect to conditions of use, or in the form of onerous risk management
plans, restrictions on distribution, or post-approval study
requirements.
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State
pharmaceutical marketing compliance and reporting requirements may expose us
to
regulatory and legal action by state governments or other government
authorities.
In
recent
years, several states, including California, Vermont, Maine, Minnesota, New
Mexico and West Virginia, have enacted legislation requiring pharmaceutical
companies to establish marketing compliance programs and file periodic reports
on sales, marketing, pricing and other activities. Similar legislation is being
considered in other states. Many of these requirements are new and uncertain,
and available guidance is limited. Unless we are in full compliance with these
laws, we could face enforcement action and fines and other penalties and could
receive adverse publicity, all of which could harm our business.
We
may be subject to new federal and state legislation to submit information on
our
open and completed clinical trials to public registries and
databases.
In
1997,
a public registry of open clinical trials involving drugs intended to treat
serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions was established under the
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act, or the FDMA, in order to promote
public awareness of and access to these clinical trials. Under the FDMA,
pharmaceutical manufacturers and other trial sponsors are required to post
the
general purpose of these trials, as well as the eligibility criteria, location
and contact information of the trials. Since the establishment of this registry,
there has been significant public debate focused on broadening the types of
trials included in this or other registries, as well as providing for public
access to clinical trial results. A voluntary coalition of medical journal
editors has adopted a resolution to publish results only from those trials
that
have been registered with a no-cost, publicly accessible database, such as
www.clinicaltrials.gov. Federal legislation was introduced in the fall of 2004
to expand www.clinicaltrials.gov and to require the inclusion of study results
in this registry. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
has
also issued voluntary principles for its members to make results from certain
clinical studies publicly available and has established a website for this
purpose. Other groups have adopted or are considering similar proposals for
clinical trial registration and the posting of clinical trial results. Failure
to comply with any clinical trial posting requirements could expose us to
negative publicity, fines and other penalties, all of which could materially
harm our business.
We
face uncertainty related to pricing and reimbursement and health care
reform.
In
both
domestic and foreign markets, sales of our products will depend in part on
the
availability of reimbursement from third-party payers such as government health
administration authorities, private health insurers, health maintenance
organizations and other health care-related organizations. Reimbursement by
such
payers is presently undergoing reform and there is significant uncertainty
at
this time how this will affect sales of certain pharmaceutical
products.
Medicare,
Medicaid and other governmental health care programs govern drug coverage and
reimbursement levels in the United States. Federal law requires all
pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate a percentage of their revenue arising
from Medicaid-reimbursed drug sales to individual states. Generic drug
manufacturers' agreements with federal and state governments provide that the
manufacturer will remit to each state Medicaid agency, on a quarterly basis,
11%
of the average manufacturer price for generic products marketed and sold under
abbreviated new drug applications covered by the state's Medicaid program.
For
proprietary products, which are marketed and sold under new drug applications,
manufacturers are required to rebate the greater of (a) 15.1% of the average
manufacturer price or (b) the difference between the average manufacturer price
and the lowest manufacturer price for products sold during a specified
period.
Both
the
federal and state governments in the United States and foreign governments
continue to propose and pass new legislation, rules and regulations designed
to
contain or reduce the cost of health care. Existing regulations that affect
the
price of pharmaceutical and other medical products may also change before any
products are approved for marketing. Cost control initiatives could decrease
the
price that we receive for any product developed in the future. In addition,
third-party payors are increasingly challenging the price and cost-effectiveness
of medical products and services and litigation has been filed against a number
of pharmaceutical companies in relation to these issues. Additionally, some
uncertainty may exist as to the reimbursement status of newly approved
injectable pharmaceutical products. Our products may not be considered cost
effective or adequate third-party reimbursement may not be available to enable
us to maintain price levels sufficient to realize an adequate return on our
investment.
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Other
companies may claim that we infringe their intellectual property or proprietary
rights, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from
selling products.
Our
success will depend in part on our ability to operate without infringing the
patents and proprietary rights of third parties. The manufacture, use and sale
of new products have been subject to substantial patent rights litigation in
the
pharmaceutical industry. These lawsuits generally relate to the validity and
infringement of patents or proprietary rights of third parties. Infringement
litigation is prevalent with respect to generic versions of products for which
the patent covering the brand name product is expiring, particularly since
many
companies which market generic products focus their development efforts on
products with expiring patents. Other pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology
companies, universities and research institutions may have filed patent
applications or may have been granted patents that cover aspects of our products
or our licensors' products, product candidates or other
technologies.
Future
or
existing patents issued to third parties may contain patent claims that conflict
with our products. We expect to be subject to infringement claims from time
to
time in the ordinary course of business, and third parties could assert
infringement claims against us in the future with respect to our current
products or with respect to products that we may develop or license. Litigation
or interference proceedings could force us to:
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stop
or delay selling, manufacturing or using products that incorporate
or are
made using the challenged intellectual
property;
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pay
damages; or
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enter
into licensing or royalty agreements that may not be available
on
acceptable terms, if at all.
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Any
litigation or interference proceedings, regardless of their outcome, would
likely delay the regulatory approval process, be costly and require significant
time and attention of key management and technical personnel.
Any
inability to protect intellectual property rights in the United States and
foreign countries could limit our ability to manufacture or sell
products.
We
rely
on trade secrets, unpatented proprietary know-how, continuing technological
innovation and, in some cases, patent protection to preserve a competitive
position. Our patents and licensed patent rights may be challenged, invalidated,
infringed or circumvented, and the rights granted in those patents may not
provide proprietary protection or competitive advantages to us. We and our
licensors may not be able to develop patentable products. Even if patent claims
are allowed, the claims may not issue, or in the event of issuance, may not
be
sufficient to protect the technology owned by or licensed us. Third party
patents could reduce the coverage of the patent's license, or that may be
licensed to or owned by us. If patents containing competitive or conflicting
claims are issued to third parties, we may be prevented from commercializing
the
products covered by such patents, or may be required to obtain or develop
alternate technology. In addition, other parties may duplicate, design around
or
independently develop similar or alternative technologies.
We
may
not be able to prevent third parties from infringing or using our intellectual
property, and the parties from whom we may license intellectual property may
not
be able to prevent third parties from infringing or using the licensed
intellectual property. We generally will attempt to control and limit access
to,
and the distribution of, our product documentation and other proprietary
information. Despite efforts to protect this proprietary information, however,
unauthorized parties may obtain and use information that we may regard as
proprietary. Other parties may independently develop similar know-how or may
even obtain access to these technologies.
The
laws
of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary information to the same
extent as the laws of the United States, and many companies have encountered
significant problems and costs in protecting their proprietary information
in
these foreign countries.
The
U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and the courts have not established a consistent
policy regarding the breadth of claims allowed in pharmaceutical 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 value of our proprietary
rights.
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We
may be required to defend lawsuits or pay damages for product liability
claims.
Product
liability is a major risk in testing and marketing biotechnology and
pharmaceutical products. We may face substantial product liability exposure
in
human clinical trials and for products that we sell after regulatory approval.
Historically, we have carried product liability insurance and we expect to
continue such policies. Product liability claims, regardless of their merits,
could exceed policy limits, divert management's attention, and adversely affect
our reputation and the demand for our products.
Item 2 |
Unregistered
Sale of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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In
conjunction with the Merger we issued a total of 490,332,879 shares of our
708,326,669 shares of common stock outstanding to the shareholders of GeoVax,
Inc. in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of GeoVax, Inc.
As
a result of the Merger, the former shareholders of GeoVax, Inc. own 69.2% of
our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. We relied on section 506 of
the
Securities Act of 1933 to issue the common stock, inasmuch as the common stock
was sold without any form of general solicitation or general advertising and
sales were made only to accredited investors.
We
also
issued 20,000,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Andrew J. Kandalepas for
services rendered in connection with the Merger. We relied on section 4(2)
of
the Securities Act of 1933 to issue the securities inasmuch as we did not engage
in general solicitation or advertising in making this offering and the offeree
occupied an insider status relative to us that afforded him effective access
to
the information registration would otherwise provide. These shares, while
reported separately, are included in the number of issued and outstanding shares
reported above.
Item 3 |
Default
Upon Senior Securities
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None.
Item 4 |
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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Between
May 15, 2006 and July 5, 2006 we obtained written consents from 14 shareholders
who held shares of common stock or preferred stock representing a total of
217,975,496 shares of voting stock, which exceeded the majority necessary to
approve certain proposals in conjunction with the merger with GeoVax Acquisition
Corp. and GeoVax, Inc. We had outstanding at the time the written consents
were
obtained a total of 99,969,028 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares
of
Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock represented the voting
power of 200,000,000 shares of common stock. The proposals included the
following:
(i)
a
proposal to amend our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of
authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 850,000,000
shares;
(ii)
a
proposal to enter into and consummate the Agreement
and Plan of Merger;
(iii)
a
proposal to amend our Articles of Incorporation to change our name to GeoVax
Labs, Inc.;
(iv)
a
proposal to adopt the GeoVax Labs, Inc. (formerly Dauphin Technology, Inc.)
2006
Equity Incentive Plan; and
(v)
the
election of the following members to our Board of Directors:
Donald
G.
Hildebrand
David
A.
Kennedy
Edith
Murphree
Gary
Teal
John
N.
(Jack) Spencer
Andrew
J.
Kandalepas
Dean
G.
Kollintzas
Item 5 |
Other
Information
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None.
Item 6 |
Exhibits
|
The
Exhibits listed on the accompanying "Index to Exhibits" are filed as part
hereof, or incorporated by reference into, the report.
15
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
GEOVAX
LABS, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
November 14, 2006
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By:
/s/ Mark W. Reynolds
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Mark
W. Reynolds
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(duly
authorized officer and
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principal
financial officer)
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16
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
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2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated January 20, 2006 by and among GeoVax, Inc.,
GeoVax Acquisition Corp. and Dauphin Technology,
Inc.(1)
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2.2
|
First
Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger(2)
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2.3
|
Second
Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger(3)
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3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation(3)
|
3.2
|
Articles
of Merger(3)
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3.3
|
Bylaws(3)
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10.1
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GeoVax
Labs, Inc. (formerly Dauphin Technology, Inc.) 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan(4)
|
31.1
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Certification
of President Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
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31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
|
32.1
|
Certification
of President Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
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32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
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(1)
Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2006.
(2)
Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2006.
(3)
Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2006.
(4)
Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s definitive Information Statement
(Schedule 14C) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
18,
2006