HARROW, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE OF
1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended September
30, 2008
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE
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Commission
file number: 000-52998
Transdel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant in Its Charter)
Delaware
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45-0567010
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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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4225 Executive Square, Suite 485
La Jolla, CA
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92037
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(858)
457-5300
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, 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 x
No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ¨
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As
of
November 12, 2008, 15,545,184 shares of issuer’s common stock, with $0.001 par
value per share were outstanding.
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check
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TRANSDEL PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Table
of Contents
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Page
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Part
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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2
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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2
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) and
December 31, 2007
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2
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month
periods
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
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4
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Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed 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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13
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Item
4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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15
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Part
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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16
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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23
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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23
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1
PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1.
Financial
Statements.
TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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September 30,
2008
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December 31,
2007
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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5,775,523
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$
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3,706,369
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Prepaid
consulting fees
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764
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488,748
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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210,000
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45,604
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Total
current assets
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5,986,287
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4,240,721
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Equipment,
net
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2,714
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—
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Total
assets
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$
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5,989,001
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$
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4,240,721
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$
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523,516
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$
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696,340
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Accrued
expenses and payroll liabilities
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83,953
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53,901
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Total
liabilities
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607,469
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750,241
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none
outstanding
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—
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—
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 15,462,616
and
13,727,004 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2008
and
December 31, 2007
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15,462
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13,727
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Additional
paid-in capital
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14,794,604
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10,554,298
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Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
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(9,428,534
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(7,077,545
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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5,381,532
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3,490,480
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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5,989,001
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$
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4,240,721
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TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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For the
Period From
July 24, 1998
(Inception)
Through
September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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2008
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Operating
expenses:
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Selling,
general and administrative
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$
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305,221
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$
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247,891
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$
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1,315,400
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$
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499,227
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$
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4,398,981
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Research
and development
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529,455
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721,253
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1,466,638
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806,300
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4,024,382
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Operating
loss
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834,676
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969,144
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2,782,038
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1,305,527
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8,423,363
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Other
income (expense):
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Interest
expense
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—
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(1,552,903
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—
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(1,563,504
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(1,575,755
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Interest
income
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19,721
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12,983
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56,049
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14,352
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105,670
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Gain
on forgiveness of liabilities
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—
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—
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—
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89,914
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89,914
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Gain
on settlement
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—
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—
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375,000
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—
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375,000
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Total
other income (expense), net
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19,721
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(1,539,920
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431,049
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(1,459,238
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(1,005,171
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$
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(814,955
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$
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(2,509,064
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$
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(2,350,989
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)
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$
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(2,764,765
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$
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(9,428,534
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Basic
and diluted loss per common share
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$
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(0.05
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$
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(0.29
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$
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(0.16
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$
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(0.38
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Weighted
average common shares outstanding
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15,462,616
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8,745,363
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14,586,704
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7,204,663
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TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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For The Period
From July 24,
1998 (Inception)
Through
September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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Cash
from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$
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(2,350,989
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$
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(2,764,765
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$
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(9,428,534
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities:
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Estimated
fair value of contributed services
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—
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175,000
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2,475,000
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Gain
on forgiveness of liabilities
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—
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(89,914
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(89,914
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Amortization
of prepaid consulting fees and depreciation
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284,598
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28,752
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485,850
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Non-cash
interest on notes payable
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—
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1,563,504
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1,575,755
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Stock-based
compensation
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504,566
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43,051
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689,088
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid
consulting costs
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—
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(140,000
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(140,000
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(164,396
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(44,132
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(210,000
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Accounts
payable
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(172,824
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)
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117,102
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613,430
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Accrued
expenses and payroll liabilities
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30,052
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42,128
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83,953
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(1,868,993
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(1,069,274
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(3,945,372
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase
of equipment
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(3,154
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—
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(3,154
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(3,154
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—
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(3,154
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from notes payable to stockholders
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—
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—
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226,300
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Proceeds
from notes payable
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—
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1,500,000
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1,500,000
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Capital
contributions
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—
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105,907
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168,707
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Proceeds
from purchase of common stock and exercise of warrants and stock
options
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—
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25,750
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49,950
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Net
proceeds from Private Placements
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3,941,301
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3,735,167
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7,779,092
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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3,941,301
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5,366,824
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9,724,049
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Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
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2,069,154
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4,297,550
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5,775,523
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Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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3,706,369
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542
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—
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Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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5,775,523
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$
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4,298,092
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$
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5,775,523
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
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Adjustment/issuance
of common stock and warrants to consulting firms for prepaid consulting
fees, net
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$
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(203,826
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)
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$
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550,000
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$
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346,174
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Conversion
of notes payable and accrued interest into common stock
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$
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—
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$
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1,530,177
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$
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1,530,177
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Forgiveness
of notes payable and accrued interest to shareholders
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$
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—
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$
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241,701
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$
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241,701
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Conversion
of notes payable to shareholders
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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196,300
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4
TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
1. Business Description
Transdel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Transdel” or the “Company”) is a specialty
pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of
non-invasive topically delivered products. The Company’s lead topical drug,
KetotransdelTM
utilizes
the Company’s proprietary TransdelTM
cream
formulation to facilitate the passage of ketoprofen, a non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drug (“NSAID”), through the skin barrier to reach targeted
underlying tissue where the drug exerts its localized anti-inflammatory and
analgesic effect. The Company is also investigating other drug candidates and
treatments for transdermal delivery using the TransdelTM
platform
technology for products in pain management and other therapeutic
areas.
Note
2. Basis of Presentation
The
Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) related to a
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly,
they
do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for
annual financial statements. The consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of Transdel and its wholly owned subsidiary, Transdel
Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Trans-Pharma Corporation).
All
significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying
condensed consolidated financial statements contain all the adjustments
necessary (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) to make the financial
position of the Company as of September 30, 2008, the results of operations
for
three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, and cash flows for
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, fairly stated. The condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 contained in
Form 10-KSB filed on March 26, 2008 with the SEC. Interim operating results
are
not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.
Note
3. Merger with Public Company and Reorganization
On
September 17, 2007, Transdel entered into an Agreement of Merger and Plan of
Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Transdel, Transdel
Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a privately held Nevada corporation (“Transdel
Holdings”), and Trans-Pharma Acquisition Corp., a newly formed, wholly owned
Delaware subsidiary of Transdel (“Acquisition Sub”). Upon closing of the merger
transaction contemplated under the Merger Agreement (the “Merger”), Acquisition
Sub merged with and into Transdel Holdings, and Transdel Holdings, as the
surviving corporation, became a wholly owned subsidiary of
Transdel.
In
connection with the Merger, 1,849,993 shares of Transdel common stock remain
outstanding and all other outstanding shares of Transdel were cancelled. Also,
at the closing of the Merger, each share of Transdel Holdings common stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger was
exchanged for the right to receive 0.15625 of one share of Transdel’s common
stock. An aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of Transdel’s common stock, which
included 195,313 shares of restricted stock which were subject to forfeiture
(see Note 7), were issued to the holders of Transdel Holdings’ common stock. As
a result of the transaction, the former owners of Transdel Holdings became
the
controlling stockholders of Transdel. Accordingly, the merger of Transdel
Holdings and Transdel is a reverse merger that has been accounted for as a
recapitalization of Transdel Holdings.
Effective
on September 17, 2007, and for all reporting periods thereafter, Transdel’s
operating activities, including any prior comparative period, will include
only
those of Transdel Holdings. All references to shares and per share amounts
in
the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been restated
to reflect the aforementioned share exchange.
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TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
4. Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Going
Concern.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets
and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The
Company has incurred recurring operating losses, had negative operating cash
flows and has not recognized any revenues since July 24,
1998 (“Inception”). In addition, the Company had an accumulated deficit
during the development stage of $9,428,534 at September 30, 2008. These factors
raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
The
Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent on its ability to obtain
additional financing to fund operations, implement its business model, and
ultimately, to attain profitable operations. The Company intends to obtain
additional financing to fund its operations through equity or debt financing,
or
a corporate partnership for its lead topical drug, Ketotransdel™
.
However, there is no assurance that sufficient financing will be available
or,
if available, on terms that would be acceptable to the Company.
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset
amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Development
Stage Enterprise.
The
Company is a development stage company as defined in Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7, Accounting
and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises
. The
Company is devoting substantially all of its present efforts to establish a
new
business, and its planned principal operations have not yet commenced. All
losses accumulated since Inception have been considered as part of the Company’s
development stage activities.
Research
and Development.
Research
and development costs are charged to expense when incurred.
Cash
and cash equivalents.
Cash
equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with maturities of three months
or less from the original purchase date.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration
of
credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. In order to minimize
the Company’s risk related to the cash equivalents, they are maintained in a
money market demand account. Due to the short-term nature of this investment,
the Company believes that there is no material exposure to interest rate risk.
The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents at a high-quality
institution that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(“FDIC”). The Company performs an ongoing evaluation of this
institution. On October 3, 2008, FDIC deposit insurance temporarily
increased from $100,000 to $250,000 through December 31, 2009, therefore, based
on the cash and cash equivalent balance as of September 30, 2008, the Company
had $5,525,523 in excess of the increased limit.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments.
The fair
values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued
expenses approximate their carrying values due to their short
maturities.
Beneficial
Conversion Feature.
The
convertible features of the convertible notes provided for a rate of conversion
that was below market value (see Note 5). Such feature is normally characterized
as a “beneficial conversion feature” (“BCF”). Pursuant to Emerging Issues Task
Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 98-5 Accounting
For Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently
Adjustable Conversion Ratio,
and EITF
No. 00-27, Application
of EITF Issue No. 98-5 To Certain Convertible Instruments,
the
relative fair values of the BCFs have been recorded as a discount from the
face
amount of the respective debt instrument. The Company recorded the corresponding
debt discount related to the BCF as interest expense when the related instrument
was converted into the Company’s common stock.
Revenue
Recognition.
The
Company will recognize revenues in accordance with the SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 101, Revenue
Recognition
, as
amended by SAB No. 104. SAB No. 104 requires that four basic criteria must
be
met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the selling price is fixed and
determinable; and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured. Determination of
criteria (3) and (4) will be based on management’s judgments regarding the fixed
nature of the selling prices of the products delivered and the collectibility
of
those amounts. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated
returns and allowances, and other adjustments will be provided for in the same
period the related sales are recorded. The Company will defer any revenue for
which the product has not been delivered or for which services have not been
rendered or are subject to refund until such time that the Company and the
customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered or services
have
been rendered or no refund will be required.
6
TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,
continued
As
of
September 30, 2008, the Company had not generated any revenues and the Company
does not anticipate that it will generate any revenues until one or more of
its
drug candidates are approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (“FDA”) or until the Company is able to
commercialize one of its cosmetic products. Also, effective sales and marketing
support must be in place for either the drug candidates or the cosmetic products
in order to generate any revenues. The FDA approval process is highly
uncertain and the Company cannot estimate when it will generate revenues at
this
time from sales of its drug candidates. Similarly, the Company currently
cannot estimate when it will generate revenues from the cosmetic
products.
Stock-Based
Compensation.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised
2004), Share-Based
Payment,
(‘‘SFAS
No. 123R’’), which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation.
SFAS
No. 123R supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25,
Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees,
and
amends SFAS No. 95, Statement
of Cash Flows.
SFAS
123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of
employee stock options and restricted stock grants, to be recognized in the
financial statements based upon their fair values. The Company recorded total
stock-based compensation of $504,566, $43,051 and $689,088 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and for the period from Inception to September
30, 2008, respectively, for options and restricted stock granted and vested
which is included in general and administrative expenses and research and
development expenses in the amount of $204,323 and $300,243, respectively,
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, $8,385 and $34,666, respectively,
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, and $267,902 and $421,186,
respectively, for the period from Inception to September 30, 2008. The fair
value of the unvested stock option grants amounted to approximately $791,000
as
of September 30, 2008.
The
Company’s accounting policy for equity instruments issued to consultants and
vendors in exchange for goods and services follows the provisions of SFAS No.
123, EITF No. 96-18, Accounting
for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring,
or
in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services,
and EITF
No. 00-18, Accounting
Recognition for Certain Transactions Involving Equity Instruments Granted to
Other Than Employees.
As
such, the value of the applicable stock-based compensation is periodically
remeasured and income or expense is recognized during their vesting terms.
The
measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued is
determined at the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance
by the consultant or vendor is reached or (ii) the date at which the consultant
or vendor’s performance is complete. In the case of equity instruments issued to
consultants, the fair value of the equity instrument is recognized over the
term
of the consulting agreement. In accordance with EITF No. 00-18, an asset
acquired in exchange for the issuance of fully vested, nonforfeitable equity
instruments should not be presented or classified as an offset to equity on
the
grantor’s balance sheet once the equity instrument is granted for accounting
purposes. Accordingly, the Company recorded the fair value of nonforfeitable
equity instruments issued for future consulting services as prepaid consulting
fees in its condensed consolidated balance sheets (see Note 6).
Basic
and Diluted Loss per Common Share.
In
accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings
Per Share,
and SAB
No. 98, basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss for
the
period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period. Under SFAS No. 128, diluted net loss per share is computed by
dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average number of common
and common equivalent shares, such as stock options and warrants outstanding
during the period.
Basic
and
diluted net loss applicable to common stock per share is computed using the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Common
stock equivalents (prior to application of the treasury stock, if converted
method) from stock options, warrants and convertible notes were 1,812,730 and
1,151,708 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively,
are excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for all periods
presented because the effect is anti-dilutive.
Use
of Estimates.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management
to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of
the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting periods. Significant estimates made by management are, among
others, the valuation and realizability of contributed services, stock options,
deferred taxes and stock-based compensation issued to non-employees. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
7
TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
5. Notes Payable
In
August
2005, the Company issued seven convertible promissory notes in the aggregate
amount of $226,300 to various stockholders (collectively the “Stockholders’
Notes”). The Stockholders’ Notes bore interest at 4% per annum and were to
mature on August 25, 2010. In connection with the issuance of the Stockholders’
Notes, the Company granted warrants that were exercisable into an aggregate
35,359 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrants were determined to
have an insignificant fair value.
In
May
2007, the holders of the Stockholders’ Notes and related warrants forgave the
amounts due and forfeited the related warrants. In connection with the
forgiveness, the Company recorded additional paid-in capital of $241,701 equal
to the value of the Stockholders’ Notes and related accrued interest. Interest
expense on the Stockholders’ Notes was $3,150 and $15,401 for nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and the period from Inception to September 30, 2008,
respectively.
In
May
and June 2007, the Company issued convertible notes payable to various lenders
for an aggregate amount of $1,500,000 (collectively, the “2007 Notes”). Each of
the 2007 Notes included interest at 7% per annum and were to mature on December
16, 2007 (“Maturity Date”). However, as a result of the Merger and Private
Placement (see Note 6), the entire outstanding principal amount and accrued
interest was converted into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price
equal to $1.00 per share, which resulted in the issuance of 1,530,177 shares.
Also, the Company recorded a debt discount of $1,530,177, which was amortized
immediately to interest expense upon the conversion of the 2007 Notes. Excluding
the debt discount, interest expense on the 2007 Notes was $30,177 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and the period from Inception to September
30,
2008.
Note
6. Stockholders’ Equity
On
May
12, 2008, the Company sold 1,818,180 shares of common stock for gross proceeds
of $4,000,000 through a follow-on private placement (the “Follow-On Private
Placement”) to accredited investors. In addition, the investors received
warrants to purchase 227,272 shares of common stock for a period of five years
at a cash and cashless exercise price of $4.40 and $5.50 per share,
respectively. In connection with the Follow-On Private Placement, the Company
incurred expenses of $22,470, which was recorded as a reduction of additional
paid-in capital.
Concurrent
with the Merger, the Company sold 2,071,834 shares of common stock for gross
proceeds of $4,143,667 through a private placement (the “Private Placement”). In
addition, the investors received warrants to purchase 517,958 shares of common
stock for a period of five years at a cash and cashless exercise price of $4.00
and $5.00 per share, respectively. In connection with the Private Placement,
the
Company incurred placement agent fees and other related expenses totaling
$342,105 of which $36,229 was incurred in 2008, and issued warrants to purchase
up to 33,750 shares of common stock for a period of three years at a cash and
cashless exercise price of $4.00 and $5.00 per share, respectively.
In
September 2007, the Company entered into three, one-year consulting agreements
with three separate firms to provide services related to investor
communications. The terms per one of the agreements, among other items, include
monthly payments of $7,500 plus expenses and for another agreement a
non-refundable fee of $140,000. Also, in the aggregate, 275,000 shares of common
stock were issued in accordance with the terms of the agreements along with
a
warrant to purchase 18,750 shares of common stock for a period of five years
at
a cash and cashless exercise price of $4.00 and $5.00, respectively. The fair
value of the stock and warrants were valued at $550,000. The estimated costs
of
the consulting agreements, including the stock, warrants and non-refundable
fee
were amortized over the one-year terms.
In
accordance with EITF No. 00-18, 100,000 of the 275,000 shares of common stock
are subject to remeasurement on a periodic basis as the performance condition
for these shares is not satisfied until the end of the contract term. The
remeasurement for the 100,000 shares was completed in two stages. First, in
February 2008, the consulting agreement associated with these shares was
terminated and as a condition of the termination, the firm retained 50,000
shares and transferred the remaining 50,000 shares to another firm. Therefore,
since the performance obligation related to the 50,000 shares, retained by
the
terminated consulting firm, is complete, they were revalued as of the February
termination date to $60,000, which was the fair market value of the shares
on
the termination date. Second, the remaining 50,000 shares that were transferred
to the other firm will be utilized for the payment of investor relation
services. The Company originally estimated that these shares would be utilized
and earned for investor relations services by the end of the one-year term,
however, these 50,000 shares along with 32,568 (for an aggregate of 82,568)
shares from the issuance of common stock to one of the other consulting firms
were not earned as of September 30, 2008. Therefore, these shares are being
held
for final disposition for investor relation services to be provided to the
Company. As a result, in accordance with EITF Topic D-90, these shares are
not
considered issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2008. The Company fully
intends to utilize these shares for payment of investor relation services within
the next six to nine months. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007 and for the period from Inception through September 30, 2008, the Company
amortized $284,598, $28,752 and $485,850, respectively, of prepaid
consulting fees which is included as part of selling, general and administrative
expenses.
8
TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
6. Stockholders’ Equity, continued
On
April
24, 2008, the Company entered into a one-year consulting agreement with a firm
to provide the Company with financial advisory services. As compensation for
the
services, the Company issued a three-year warrant to purchase 5,000 shares
of
the Company’s common stock at a cash and cashless price of $2.00 per share. The
fair value of the warrant, determined based on the Black-Scholes pricing model,
was valued at $1,310, which is being amortized over the one-year
term.
Note
7. Stock Option Plans
On
September 17, 2007, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders adopted
the 2007 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “Plan”), which provides for the
issuance of a maximum of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock. The purpose of the
Plan is to provide an incentive to attract and retain directors, officers,
consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable,
to
encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of
such
persons into the Company’s development and financial success. Under the Plan,
the Company is authorized to issue incentive stock options intended to qualify
under Section 422 of the Code, non-qualified stock options and restricted stock.
The Plan will be administered by the Company’s Board of Directors until such
time as such authority has been delegated to a committee of the board of
directors. On
November 5, 2008, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase to the number
of authorized shares for issuance to 3,000,000.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Private Placement, for one year following the initial
closing of the Private Placement, the Company may not issue options to purchase
shares of common stock at an exercise price below $2.00 per share. In addition,
for a period of 18 months following the initial closing of the Private
Placement, the Company may not file a registration statement, including, without
limitation, a registration statement on Form S-8, covering the resale of any
shares of common stock issued pursuant to an employee benefit plan.
A
summary
of the status of the Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 is as
follows:
|
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||
Options outstanding – Beginning of Period
|
610,000
|
$
|
2.01
|
||||
Granted
|
600,000
|
2.00
|
|||||
Exercised
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Cancelled
|
(200,000
|
)
|
(2.00
|
)
|
|||
Options
outstanding – End of Period
|
1,010,000
|
$
|
2.01
|
||||
Options
exercisable – End of Period
|
204,167
|
||||||
Weighted
average remaining contractual life of the outstanding options – End
of period
|
9.3
years
|
||||||
Aggregate
intrinsic value – End of Period
|
—
|
All
options granted to date expire on the ten year anniversary of the issuance
date
and vest on a quarterly basis over one to three years. The Company
uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the grant-date fair
value of share-based awards under SFAS No. 123R. The Black-Scholes model
requires subjective assumptions regarding future stock price volatility and
expected time to exercise, along with assumptions about the risk-free interest
rate and expected dividends, which affect the estimated fair values of the
Company’s stock-based awards. The expected term of options granted was
determined in accordance with the simplified approach as defined by SAB No.
107,
Share-Based
Payment
, as the
Company has very limited historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting
employment termination behavior. The expected volatility is based on the
historical volatilities of the common stock of comparable publicly traded
companies based on the Company’s belief that it currently has limited historical
data regarding the volatility of its stock price on which to base a meaningful
estimate of expected volatility. The risk-free rate selected to value any
particular grant is based on the U.S. Treasury rate that corresponds to the
expected term of the grant effective as of the date of the grant. The Company
used 0% as an expected dividend yield assumption. These factors could change
in
the future, affecting the determination of stock-based compensation expense
in
future periods. Utilizing these assumptions, the fair value is determined at
the
date of grant. In accordance with SFAS No. 123R, the financial statement effect
of forfeitures is estimated at the time of
grant
and revised, if necessary, if the actual effect differs from those estimates.
As
of September 30, 2008, management’s future estimates are that the effect of
forfeitures on the financial statements will be insignificant. As of September
30, 2008, there was approximately $791,000 of total unrecognized
compensation expense related to unvested stock-based compensation under the
Plan. That expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period
of 2.3 years.
9
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
7. Stock Option Plans,
continued
Furthermore,
in August 2007, the Company issued a restricted stock grant to an executive
of
the Company for 195,313 shares of the Company’s common stock upon closing of the
Merger (See Note 3). The restricted stock grant was scheduled to vest 100%
on
March 17, 2009 and valued at approximately $391,000, which was being amortized
over the 18 month period. However, on April 4, 2008, the Company’s Board of
Directors waived any restrictions or forfeiture conditions on the shares of
restricted common stock in conjunction with the executive’s resignation and a
separation agreement entered into between the Company and the executive.
Therefore, the remaining unrecognized expense of $236,000 was fully amortized
as
a result of the waiver of the restrictions and forfeiture
conditions.
Note
8. Stock Warrants
In
addition to the warrants issued in conjunction with the Private Placement and
the Follow-On Private Placement, the Company issued a warrant to purchase shares
of its common stock to a firm in connection with a consulting agreement at
an
exercise price of $4.00 (or cashless exercise price of $5.00). The expiration
of
the outstanding warrants occurs through May 2013 at various periods (see Note
6).
Number of
Shares
Subject to
Warrants
Outstanding
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
||||||
Warrants
outstanding – Beginning of Period
|
570,458
|
$
|
4.00
|
||||
Granted
|
232,272
|
4.35
|
|||||
Exercised
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Expired
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Warrants
outstanding – End of Period
|
802,730
|
$
|
4.10
|
||||
Weighted
average remaining contractual life of the outstanding warrants – End
of Period
|
4.07
years
|
Note
9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The
following pronouncements have been issued by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”):
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business
Combinations.
SFAS
No. 141R provides companies with principles and requirements on how an acquirer
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree
as well as the recognition and measurement of goodwill acquired in a business
combination. SFAS No. 141R also requires certain disclosures to enable users
of
the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. Acquisition costs associated with the business combination
will generally be expensed as incurred. SFAS No. 141R is effective for business
combinations occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Early
adoption of SFAS No. 141R is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating
the impact SFAS No. 141R will have on any future business
combinations.
Other
recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including the EITF) and
the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants did not or are not believed
by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future
consolidated financial statements.
10
TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Indemnities
and Guarantees
The
Company has made certain indemnities and guarantees, under which it may be
required to make payments to a guaranteed or indemnified party, in relation
to
certain actions or transactions. The Company indemnifies its directors,
officers, employees and agents, as permitted under the laws of the State of
Delaware. The duration of the guarantees and indemnities varies, and is
generally tied to the life of the agreement. These guarantees and indemnities
do
not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments the
Company could be obligated to
make.
Historically, the Company has not been obligated nor incurred any payments
for
these obligations and, therefore, no liabilities have been recorded for these
indemnities and guarantees in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of September 30, 2008.
Mediation
Settlement
On
February 5, 2008, as a result of mediation, the Company and a previously
retained law firm reached an agreement related to certain alleged claims the
Company had against the law firm. Although the law firm did not admit to any
liability or wrongdoing, they desired to resolve the dispute and therefore,
agreed to pay the Company $750,000. In exchange for the settlement, the Company,
the law firm and any other parties involved in the mediation, released and
waived any future claims against each other, whether known or unknown at the
time of the settlement. The net amount received by the Company was $375,000
after fees paid to the Company’s counsel and an executive and director of the
Company. The fees paid to the executive and director, which were previously
approved by the Board of Directors, are due to their monetary contributions
and
uncompensated time commitment over a period of approximately four years related
to pursuing this matter and other amounts paid on the Company’s behalf prior to
the Merger.
Cato
Research Ltd. Agreement
In
accordance with the Master Services Agreement, dated April 10, 2007, between
the
Company and Cato Research Ltd., a contract research and development organization
(“Cato”), the Company entered into a clinical trial services agreement with Cato
on June 10, 2008 (“Agreement”). Under the Agreement, Cato will serve as the
Company’s strategic partner and contract research organization in conducting the
Company’s Phase 3 clinical program for Ketotransdel™, the Company’s novel
topical cream based non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for pain. Pursuant
to
the Agreement, the Company will make payments to Cato upon its completion of
certain specified milestones. If all milestones under the Agreement are
completed and the estimated pass-through costs are incurred, the Company’s total
costs under the Agreement are estimated at $3.3 million. In addition, any
changes to budget parameters identified in the Agreement may result in
additional costs to the Company. There can be no assurance that Cato will
complete its performance under the Agreement, and to the extent that such
performance is completed that the clinical trial results for Ketotransdel™ will
be satisfactory.
Cosmetic
Products Consulting Agreement
On
August
25, 2008, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a firm to provide
product and business development services for specific cosmetic products that
would be developed by the Company. To the extent a specific cosmetic product,
applicable to the consulting agreement, is successfully developed and a separate
agreement is entered into between the Company and a third party for (including
but not limited to) the out-license or distribution of a product, the firm
will
receive a percentage of the operating profits from the third party agreement
as
agreed upon in the consulting agreement.
Note
11. Subsequent Events
On
October 27, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with an investor
relations firm (“IR FIRM”), pursuant to which the IR FIRM will provide certain
investor relations and public relations services to the Company for a period
of
one year, beginning on November 1, 2008. In exchange for such
services, the Company issued 82,568 registered shares of its common
stock, a portion of which is forfeitable, to the IR FIRM as a prepayment of
services to be received and beginning on or about March 1, 2008, the Company
has
agreed to issue an additional 22,889 shares of unregistered common
stock to the IR FIRM on a monthly basis thereafter for the term of the
agreement.
11
TRANSDEL
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
11. Subsequent Events, continued
Stock
Option Grant
On
November 5, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors granted 10,000 stock options
to an employee of the Company under the Company’s 2007 Incentive Stock and
Awards Plan. The options were granted with an exercise price of $1.10 and have
a
ten year life. Also, the options vest one-twelfth per quarter commencing on
the
first full quarter after the initial grant date of November 5,
2008.
12
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Overview
We
are a
specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and
commercialization of non-invasive topically delivered products. Our lead topical
drug, Ketotransdel™, utilizes our proprietary Transdel™ cream formulation
to facilitate the passage of ketoprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drug
(“NSAID”), through the skin barrier to reach targeted underlying tissues where
the drug exerts its localized anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect.
Ketotransdel™
is currently being studied in a Phase 3 U.S. registration trial in acute soft
tissue injuries..
Plan
of Operations
For
the next twelve months, our current operating plan is focused on the development
of our lead drug, Ketotransdel™ for the indication of acute musculoskeletal
pain, co-development opportunities in other therapeutic areas and the
development of our cosmetic products.
On
June
16, 2008, we announced that we initiated our Phase 3 clinical program for
our novel analgesic and anti-inflammatory topical cream, Ketotransdel™, which
contains ketoprofen and on September 22, 2008 we announced the enrollment of
our
first patient. The first Phase 3 study will consist of a randomized,
double-blind, placebo controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety
of
Ketotransdel™ in acute soft tissue injuries of the upper and lower extremities
over a one week treatment period with a one week post-treatment follow-up for
safety. The multi-center trial will be conducted at approximately 25 to 35
sites, mainly in the United States and potentially in Canada, and will enroll
approximately 350 patients, randomized 1:1 ratio Ketotransdel™ (active) versus
placebo vehicle (identical to active without the drug ketoprofen). The primary
efficacy endpoint is the difference in the change of baseline of pain during
normal activity for the past 24 hours from measurement at the Day 3 clinical
visit between active and placebo measured by using the Visual Analogue Scale
(VAS), a well known and validated instrument for pain measurement. Secondary
endpoints include safety assessments and other efficacy parameters measured
by
VAS. As of October 31, 2008, we have initiated three study sites for this Phase
3 study. We would anticipate reporting top-line results in the second half
of
2009. In addition, as required by the FDA, we will be initiating a second Phase
3 clinical study in acute musculoskeletal pain, potentially for the treatment
of
acute flare in osteoarthritis patients. We are currently assessing the design
and timing of this additional study that will support the registration of
Ketotransdel™ in the United States.
If
and
when the FDA approves Ketotransdel™ for treatment of acute pain, we intend
to pursue FDA approval of Ketotransdel™ for other indications, such as
osteoarthritis. We believe that the clinical success of Ketotransdel™ will
facilitate the use of the Transdel™ delivery technology in other
products. We are also investigating other drug candidates and
treatments for transdermal delivery using the Transdel™ platform technology for
products in pain management and other therapeutic areas. We have identified
key
therapeutic areas for co-development opportunities and are in the discussion
phase with potential partners for these identified products. Furthermore, we
are
exploring potential partnerships with U.S. and foreign based companies that
have
sales and marketing infrastructures to support Ketotransdel™ in the event that
the product is approved and commercialized. We are also looking to out-license
our Transdel™ drug delivery technology for the development and commercialization
of additional innovative drug products. In addition, we have developed two
cosmetic formulations using our patented delivery system. One product will
potentially improve the appearance of facial fine lines and wrinkles and
other signs of aging on the face, while the other product will potentially
treat
cellulite on the thighs. We anticipate continuing the expansion of our
cosmetic product opportunities. There can be no assurance that any of these
activities will lead to definitive agreements.
We
believe that our current staff is sufficient to carry out our business plan
in
the coming twelve months, however, if our operations in the future require
it, we will consider the employment of additional staff or the use of
consultants
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Since
July 24, 1998 (“Inception”) through September 30, 2008, we have
incurred losses of approximately $9.4 million. These losses are primarily due
to
general and administrative and research and development expenses. Historically,
our operations have been financed through capital contributions and debt and
equity financings.
As
of
September 30, 2008, we had approximately $5.8 million in cash. On each of
September 17, 2007, and October 10, 2007, we completed private placements
to selected institutional and individual investors of our common stock and
warrants. In connection with the private placements, we raised approximately
$3.8 million (net of placement agent fees and other costs aggregating $342,105)
from the issuance of 2,071,834 shares of common stock and detachable redeemable
warrants to purchase 517,958 shares of our common stock at a cash exercise
price
of $4.00 per share and a cashless exercise price of $5.00 per share. In May
2008, we completed another private placement to accredited investors, where
we
raised gross proceeds of $4.0 million from the issuance of 1,818,180 shares
of
common stock and detachable warrants to purchase 227,272 shares of our common
stock at a cash exercise price of $4.40 per share and a cashless exercise price
of $5.50 per share.
13
We
are
assessing our financing needs for the foreseeable future. In order to
execute our operating plan over the next twelve months, which includes the
conduct of the Phase 3 clinical program, we will be required to raise additional
funds to support our operations. This funding requirement raises substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on
a
going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
If
we
raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our existing
stockholders’ ownership will be diluted. In addition, if we raise additional
funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, we may be required
to
relinquish potentially valuable rights to our product candidates or proprietary
technologies, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us.
We
rely
on the use of estimates and make assumptions that impact our financial
condition and results. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical
results and trends as well as our forecasts as to how results and trends
might change in the future. Although we believe that the estimates we
use are reasonable, actual results could differ from those
estimates.
We
believe that the accounting policies described below are critical to
understanding our business, results of operations and financial condition
because they involve more significant judgments and estimates used in the
preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. An
accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate
to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at
the
time the estimate is made, and any changes in the different estimates that
could
have been used in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur
periodically could materially impact our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
Stock-Based
Compensation.
Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment
,
(“SFAS No. 123R”), which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation
. SFAS
No. 123R supersedes Accounting Principles Board No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees
, and
amends SFAS No. 95, Statement
of Cash Flows
. SFAS
No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of
employee stock options and restricted stock grants, to be recognized in the
financial statements based upon their fair values. We use the Black-Scholes
option pricing model to estimate the grant-date fair value of share-based awards
under SFAS No. 123R. Fair value is determined at the date of grant. In
accordance with SFAS No. 123R, the financial statement effect of forfeitures
is
estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, if the actual effect
differs from those estimates. As of September 30, 2008, management estimates
that the effect of forfeitures on the unaudited condensed financial statements
will be insignificant.
Our
accounting policy for equity instruments issued to consultants and vendors
in
exchange for goods and services follows the provisions of SFAS No. 123, Emerging
Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 96-18, Accounting
for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring,
or
in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services
and EITF
No. 00-18, Accounting
Recognition for Certain Transactions Involving Equity Instruments Granted to
Other Than Employees.
As such,
the value of the applicable stock-based compensation is periodically remeasured
and income or expense is recognized during the vesting terms. The measurement
date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued is determined at the
earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance by the consultant
or vendor is reached or (ii) the date at which the consultant or vendor’s
performance is complete. In the case of equity instruments issued to
consultants, the fair value of the equity instrument is recognized over the
term
of the consulting agreement. In accordance with EITF No. 00-18, an asset
acquired in exchange for the issuance of fully vested, nonforfeitable equity
instruments should not be presented or classified as an offset to equity on
the
grantor’s balance sheet once the equity instrument is granted for accounting
purposes. Accordingly, we recorded the fair value of nonforfeitable equity
instruments issued for future consulting services as prepaid consulting fees
in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Beneficial
Conversion Feature.
The
convertible features of the convertible notes provided for a rate of conversion
that was below market value (see Note 5). Such feature is normally characterized
as a “beneficial conversion feature” (“BCF”). Pursuant to EITF No. 98-5
Accounting
For Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently
Adjustable Conversion Ratio
and EITF
No. 00-27, Application
of EITF Issue No. 98-5 To Certain Convertible Instruments,
the
relative fair values of the BCFs have been recorded as a discount from the
face
amount of the respective debt instrument. We recorded the corresponding
debt discount related to the BCF as interest expense, in fiscal year 2007,
when
the related instrument was converted into its common
stock.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Since our
inception, except for standard operating leases, we have not engaged
in any off-balance sheet arrangements, including the use of structured finance,
special purpose entities or variable interest entities.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business
Combinations
. SFAS
No. 141R provides companies with principles and requirements on how an acquirer
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree
as well as the recognition and measurement of goodwill acquired in a business
combination. SFAS No. 141R also requires certain disclosures to enable users
of
the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. Acquisition costs associated with the business combination
will generally be expensed as incurred. SFAS No. 141R is effective for business
combinations occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Early
adoption of SFAS No. 141R is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the
impact SFAS No. 141R will have on any future business combinations.
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act
is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating
the
disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls
and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only
reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management
is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship
of
possible controls and procedures.
As
required by Commission Rule 13a-15(b), we carried out an evaluation, under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness
of
the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of
the end of the quarter covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based
on
the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the
reasonable assurance level.
There
has
been no change in our internal control over financial reporting
during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1A. Risk Factors
You
should consider carefully the following information about the risks described
below, together with the other information contained in this quarterly report
on
Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, before you decide to buy or maintain an investment in our common
stock. We believe the risks described below are the risks that are material
to
us as of the date of this quarterly report. If any of the following risks
actually occur, our business financial condition, results of operations and
future growth prospects would likely be materially and adversely
affected. In these circumstances, the market price of our common stock
could decline, and you may lose all or part of the money you paid to buy our
common stock. The risk factors set forth below with an asterisk
(*) next to the title are new risk factors or risk factors containing
changes, including any material changes from the risk factors set forth in
our
annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2008.
Risks
Relating to Our Business
*We
have incurred losses in the research and development of Ketotransdel™ and our
Transdel™ technology since inception. No assurance can be given that we will
ever generate revenue or become profitable.
Since
inception we have recorded operating losses. From Inception through September
30, 2008, we have a deficit accumulated during the development stage of
approximately $9.4 million, and for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2008, we experienced a net loss of approximately $815,000 and $2.4 million,
respectively. In addition, we expect to incur increasing operating losses for
the foreseeable future as we continue to incur costs for research and
development and clinical trials, and in other development activities. Our
ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability depends upon our ability,
alone or with others, to complete the development of our proposed products,
obtain the required regulatory approvals and manufacture, market and sell our
proposed products. Development is costly and requires significant investment.
In
addition, we may choose to license rights to particular drugs. The license
fees
for such drugs may increase our costs.
As
we
continue to engage in the development of Ketotransdel™ and develop other
products, there can be no assurance that we will ever be able to achieve or
sustain market acceptance, profitability or positive cash flow. Our ultimate
success will depend on many factors, including whether Ketotransdel™ receives
FDA approval. We cannot be certain that we will receive FDA approval for
Ketotransdel™ or other products, or that we will reach the level of sales and
revenues necessary to achieve and sustain profitability. Further, there is
no
assurance our cosmetic products will lead to successful products. Unless
we raise additional capital, we may not be able to execute our business plan
or
fund business operations long enough to achieve positive cash flow. Furthermore,
we may be forced to reduce our expenses and cash expenditures to a material
extent, which would impair our ability to execute our business
plan.
Our
independent registered public accounting firm expressed doubt about our ability
to continue as a going concern.
There
can
be no assurance that we will ever be able to achieve or sustain profitability
or
positive cash flow. Based on our history of losses, our independent registered
public accounting firm has stated in their report accompanying their audit
of
our 2007 year-end consolidated financial statements that there was substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are not able
to
generate revenue or raise additional capital, we may not be able to continue
operating our business.
We
will need additional financing to execute our business plan and fund operations,
which additional financing may not be available.
We
have
very limited funds and we may not be able to execute our current business plan
and fund business operations long enough to achieve profitability unless we
are
able to raise additional funds. Our ultimate success will depend upon our
ability to raise additional capital. There can be no assurance that additional
funds will be available when needed from any source or, if available, will
be
available on terms that are acceptable to us.
We
may be
required to pursue sources of additional capital through various means,
including joint venture projects and debt or equity financings. Future
financings through equity investments are likely to be dilutive to existing
stockholders. Also, the terms of securities we may issue in future capital
transactions may be more favorable for our new investors. Newly issued
securities may include preferences, superior voting rights and the issuance
of
warrants or other derivative securities, which may have additional dilutive
effects. Further, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital
and/or financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting
fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be
required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities
we
may issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which will adversely impact
our financial condition.
Our
ability to obtain needed financing may be impaired by such factors as the
capital markets, both generally and specifically in the pharmaceutical industry,
and the fact that we are not profitable, which could impact the availability
or
cost of future financings. If the amount of capital we are able to raise from
financing activities, together with our revenues from operations, is not
sufficient to satisfy our capital needs, even to the extent that we reduce
our
operations accordingly, we may be required to cease operations.
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Timing
and results of clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of
products as well as FDA approval of products are
uncertain.
We
are
subject to extensive government regulations. The process of obtaining FDA
approval is costly, time consuming, uncertain and subject to unanticipated
delays. Before obtaining regulatory approvals for the sale of any of our
products, we must demonstrate through preclinical studies and clinical trials
that the product is safe and effective for each intended use. Preclinical and
clinical studies may fail to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of a
product. Even promising results from preclinical and early clinical studies
do
not always accurately predict results in later, large scale trials. A failure
to
demonstrate safety and efficacy would result in our failure to obtain regulatory
approvals. Moreover, if the FDA grants regulatory approval of a product, the
approval may be limited to specific indications or limited with respect to
its
distribution, which could limit revenues.
We
cannot
assure you that the FDA or other regulatory agencies will approve any products
developed by us, on a timely basis, if at all, or, if granted, that such
approval will not subject the marketing of our products to certain limits on
indicated use. Any limitation on use imposed by the FDA or delay in or failure
to obtain FDA approvals of products developed by us would adversely affect
the
marketing of these products and our ability to generate product revenue, as
well
as adversely affect the price of our common stock.
If
we fail to comply with continuing federal, state and foreign regulations, we
could lose our approvals to market drugs and our business would be seriously
harmed.
Following
initial regulatory approval of any drugs we may develop, we will be subject
to
continuing regulatory review, including review of adverse drug experiences
and
clinical results that are reported after our drug products become commercially
available. This would include results from any post-marketing tests or continued
actions required as a condition of approval. The manufacturer and manufacturing
facilities we use to make any of our drug candidates will be subject to periodic
review and inspection by the FDA. If a previously unknown problem or problems
with a product or a manufacturing and laboratory facility used by us is
discovered, the FDA or foreign regulatory agency may impose restrictions on
that
product or on the manufacturing facility, including requiring us to withdraw
the
product from the market. Any changes to an approved product, including the
way
it is manufactured or promoted, often requires FDA approval before the product,
as modified, can be marketed. In addition, we and our contract manufacturers
will be subject to ongoing FDA requirements for submission of safety and other
post-market information. If we or our contract manufacturers fail to comply
with
applicable regulatory requirements, a regulatory agency may:
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civil or criminal penalties;
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suspend
or withdraw our regulatory
approval;
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suspend
or terminate any of our ongoing clinical
trials;
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refuse
to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications
filed by us;
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restrictions on our operations;
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the facilities of our contract manufacturers;
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or detain products or require a product
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Additionally,
regulatory review covers a company’s activities in the promotion of its drugs,
with significant potential penalties and restrictions for promotion of drugs
for
an unapproved use. Sales and marketing programs are under scrutiny for
compliance with various mandated requirements, such as illegal promotions to
health care professionals. We are also required to submit information on our
open and completed clinical trials to public registries and databases. Failure
to comply with these requirements could expose us to negative publicity, fines
and penalties that could harm our business.
If
we
violate regulatory requirements at any stage, whether before or after marketing
approval is obtained, we may be fined, be forced to remove a product from the
market or experience other adverse consequences, including delay, which would
materially harm our financial results. Additionally, we may not be able to
obtain the labeling claims necessary or desirable for product
promotion.
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Delays
in the conduct or completion of our clinical and non-clinical trials or the
analysis of the data from our clinical or non-clinical trials may result in
delays in our planned filings for regulatory approvals, and may adversely affect
our business.
We
cannot
predict whether we will encounter problems with any of our completed or planned
clinical or non-clinical studies that will cause us or regulatory authorities
to
delay or suspend planned clinical and non-clinical studies. Any of the following
could delay the completion of our planned clinical studies:
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of the FDA to approve the scope or design of our clinical or non-clinical
trials or manufacturing plans;
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in enrolling volunteers in clinical
trials;
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insufficient
supply or deficient quality of materials necessary for the performance
of
clinical or non-clinical trials;
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results of clinical or non-clinical studies;
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adverse
side effects experienced by study participants in clinical trials
relating
to a specific product.
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There
may
be other circumstances other than the ones described above, over which we may
have no control that could materially delay the successful completion of our
clinical and non-clinical studies.
None
of our product candidates, other than Ketotransdel™ , have commenced clinical
trials.
None
of
our product candidates, other than Ketotransdel™, have commenced any clinical
trials and there are a number of FDA requirements that we must satisfy in order
to commence clinical trials. These requirements will require substantial time,
effort and financial resources. We cannot assure you that we will ever satisfy
these requirements. In addition, prior to commencing any trials of a drug
candidate, we must evaluate whether a market exists for the drug candidate.
This
is costly and time consuming and no assurance can be given that our market
studies will be accurate. We may expend significant capital and other resources
on a drug candidate and find that no commercial market exists for the drug.
Even
if we do commence clinical trials of our other drug candidates, such drug
candidates may never be approved by the FDA.
Once
approved, there is no guarantee that the market will accept our products, and
regulatory requirements could limit the commercial usage of our
products.
Even
if
we obtain regulatory approvals, uncertainty exists as to whether the market
will
accept our products or if the market for our products is as large as we
anticipate. A number of factors may limit the market acceptance of our products,
including the timing of regulatory approvals and market entry relative to
competitive products, the availability of alternative products, the price of
our
products relative to alternative products, the availability of third party
reimbursement and the extent of marketing efforts by third party distributors
or
agents that we retain. We cannot assure you that our products will receive
market acceptance in a commercially viable period of time, if at all. We cannot
be certain that any investment made in developing products will be recovered,
even if we are successful in commercialization. To the extent that we expend
significant resources on research and development efforts and are not able,
ultimately, to introduce successful new products as a result of those efforts,
our business, financial position and results of operations may be materially
adversely affected, and the market value of our common stock could
decline.
*We
may be subject to product liability claims.
The
development, manufacture, and sale of pharmaceutical products expose us to
the
risk of significant losses resulting from product liability claims.
Although we have obtained and intend to maintain product liability insurance
to
offset some of this risk, we may be unable to maintain such insurance or it
may
not cover certain potential claims against us.
In
the
future, we may not be able to afford to obtain insurance due to rising costs
in
insurance premiums in recent years. Currently we have been able to secure
insurance coverage, however, we may be faced with a successful claim against
us
in excess of our product liability coverage that could result in a material
adverse impact on our business. If insurance coverage is too expensive or
is unavailable to us in the future, we may be forced to self-insure against
product-related claims. Without insurance coverage, a successful claim
against us and any defense costs incurred in defending ourselves may have a
material adverse impact on our operations.
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If
our patents are determined to be unenforceable, or if we are unable to obtain
new patents based on current patent applications or for future inventions,
we
may not be able to prevent others from using our intellectual
property.
Our
success will depend in part on our ability to obtain and expand patent
protection for our specific products and technologies both in the United States
and other countries. We cannot guarantee that any patents will be issued from
any pending or future patent applications owned by or licensed to us.
Alternatively, a third party may successfully circumvent our patents. Our rights
under any issued patents may not provide us with sufficient protection against
competitive products or otherwise cover commercially valuable products or
processes. In addition, because patent applications in the United States are
maintained in secrecy for eighteen months after the filing of the applications,
and publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature often
lag
behind actual discoveries, we cannot be sure that the inventors of subject
matter covered by our patents and patent applications were the first to invent
or the first to file patent applications for these inventions. In the event
that
a third party has also filed a patent on a similar invention, we may have to
participate in interference proceedings declared by the United States Patent
and
Trademark Office to determine priority of invention, which could result in
a
loss of our patent position. Furthermore, we may not have identified all United
States and foreign patents that pose a risk of infringement.
The
use of our technologies could potentially conflict with the rights of
others.
The
manufacture, use or sale of our proprietary products may infringe on the patent
rights of others. If we are unable to avoid infringement of the patent rights
of
others, we may be required to seek a license, defend an infringement action
or
challenge the validity of the patents in court. Patent litigation is costly
and
time consuming and may divert management’s attention and our resources. We may
not have sufficient resources to bring these actions to a successful conclusion.
In such case, we may be required to alter our products, pay licensing fees
or
cease activities. If our products conflict with patent rights of others, third
parties could bring legal actions against us claiming damages and seeking to
enjoin manufacturing and marketing of affected products. If these legal actions
are successful, in addition to any potential liability for damages, we could
be
required to obtain a license in order to continue to manufacture or market
the
affected products. We may not prevail in any legal action and a required license
under the patent may not be available on acceptable terms, if at
all.
We
will be dependent on outside manufacturers in the event that we successfully
develop our product candidates into commercial drug products; therefore, we
will
have limited control of the manufacturing process, access to raw materials,
timing for delivery of finished products and costs. One manufacturer may
constitute the sole source of one or more of our
products.
Third
party manufacturers will manufacture all of our products, in the event that
we
successfully develop our product candidates into commercial drug products.
Currently, certain of our contract manufacturers constitute the sole source
of
one or more of our products. If any of our existing or future manufacturers
cease to manufacture or are otherwise unable to deliver any of our products
or
any of the components of our products, we may need to engage additional
manufacturing partners. Because of contractual restraints and the lead-time
necessary to obtain FDA approval of a new manufacturer, replacement of any
of
these manufacturers may be expensive and time consuming and may disrupt or
delay
our ability to supply our products and reduce our revenues.
Because
all of our products, in the event that we successfully develop our product
candidates into commercial drug products, will be manufactured by third parties,
we have a limited ability to control the manufacturing process, access to raw
materials, the timing for delivery of finished products or costs related to
this
process. There can be assurance that our contract manufacturers will be able
to
produce finished products in quantities that are sufficient to meet demand
or at
all, in a timely manner, which could result in decreased revenues and loss
of
market share. There may be delays in the manufacturing process over which we
will have no control, including shortages of raw materials, labor disputes,
backlog and failure to meet FDA standards. Increases in the prices we pay our
manufacturers, interruptions in our supply of products or lapses in quality
could adversely impact our margins, profitability and cash flows. We are reliant
on our third-party manufacturers to maintain their manufacturing facilities
in
compliance with FDA and other federal, state and/or local regulations including
health, safety and environmental standards. If they fail to maintain compliance
with FDA or other critical regulations, they could be ordered to curtail
operations, which would have a material adverse impact on our business, results
of operations and financial condition.
We
also
rely on our outside manufacturers to assist us in the acquisition of key
documents such as drug master files and other relevant documents that are
required by the FDA as part of the drug approval process and post-approval
oversight. Failure by our outside manufacturers to properly prepare and retain
these documents could cause delays in obtaining FDA approval of our drug
candidates.
We
are dependent on third parties to conduct clinical trials and non-clinical
studies of our drug candidates and to provide services for certain core aspects
of our business. Any interruption or failure by these third parties to meet
their obligations pursuant to various agreements with us could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
We
rely
on third parties to conduct clinical and non-clinical studies of our drug
candidates and provide us with other services. Such third party contractors
are
subject to FDA requirements. Our business and financial viability are dependent
on the regulatory compliance of these third parties, and on the strength,
validity and terms of our various contracts with these third parties. Any
interruption or failure by these third party contractors to meet their
obligations pursuant to various agreements with us may be outside of our control
and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
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We
currently have no internal sales and marketing resources and may have to rely
on
third parties in the event that we successfully commercialize our
product.
In
order
to market any of our products in the United States or elsewhere, we must develop
internally or obtain access to sales and marketing forces with technical
expertise and with supporting distribution capability in the relevant geographic
territory. We may not be able to enter into marketing and distribution
arrangements or find a corporate partner to market our drug candidates, and
we
currently do not have the resources or expertise to market and distribute our
products ourselves. If we are not able to enter into marketing or distribution
arrangements or find a corporate partner who can provide support for
commercialization of our products, we may not be able to successfully
commercialize our products. Moreover, any new marketer or distributor or
corporate partner for our specific combinations, with whom we choose to contract
may not establish adequate sales and distribution capabilities or gain market
acceptance for our products.
If
we are unable to retain our key personnel or attract additional professional
staff, we may be unable to maintain or expand our
business.
Because
of the specialized scientific nature of our business, our ability to develop
products and to compete will remain highly dependent, in large part, upon our
ability to attract and retain qualified scientific, technical and commercial
personnel. The loss of key scientific, technical and commercial personnel,
especially our Chief Executive Officer, Juliet Singh, Ph.D. or the failure
to
recruit additional key scientific, technical and commercial personnel could
have
a material adverse effect on our business. While we have consulting agreements
with certain key institutions and have an employment agreement with our Chief
Executive Officer, we cannot assure you that we will succeed in retaining
personnel or their services under existing agreements. There is intense
competition for qualified personnel in the pharmaceutical industry, and we
cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to attract and retain the
qualified personnel necessary for the development of our business.
Risks
Relating to Our Industry
If
we are unable to compete with other companies that develop rival products to
our
products, then we may never gain market share or achieve
profitability.
The
pharmaceutical industry is intensely competitive, and we face competition across
the full range of our activities. If we fail to compete successfully, our
business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely
affected. Our competitors include brand name and generic manufacturers of
pharmaceuticals specializing in transdermal drug delivery, especially those
doing business in the United States. In the market for pain management products,
our competitors include manufacturers of over-the-counter and prescription
pain
relievers. Because we are smaller than many of our national competitors, we
may
lack the financial and other resources needed to compete for market share in
the
pain management sector. Our other potential drug candidates will also face
intense competition from larger and more well established pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies. Many of these competitors have significantly greater
financial, technical and scientific resources than we do. In addition to product
safety, development and efficacy, other competitive factors in the
pharmaceutical market include product quality and price, reputation, service
and
access to scientific and technical information. If our products are unable
to
compete with the products of our competitors, we may never gain market share
or
achieve profitability.
We
may not be able to keep up with the rapid technological change in the
biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, which could make our products
obsolete and reduce our potential revenues.
Biotechnology
and related pharmaceutical technologies have undergone and continue to be
subject to rapid and significant change. Our future will depend in large part
on
our ability to maintain a competitive position with respect to these
technologies. It is possible that developments by our competitors will render
our products and technologies obsolete or unable to compete. Any products that
we develop may become obsolete before we recover expenses incurred in developing
those products, which may require that we raise additional funds to continue
our
operations.
Our
ability to generate revenues will be diminished if we fail to obtain acceptable
prices or an adequate level of reimbursement from third-party
payors.
If
we
succeed in bringing a specific product to market, we cannot be certain that
the
products will be considered cost effective and that reimbursement from insurance
companies and other third-party payors will be available or, if available,
will
be sufficient to allow us to sell the products on a competitive
basis.
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Significant
uncertainty exists as to the reimbursement status of newly approved health
care
products. Third-party payors, including Medicare, are challenging the prices
charged for medical products and services. Government and other third-party
payors increasingly are attempting to contain health care costs by limiting
both
coverage and the level of reimbursement for new drugs and by refusing, in some
cases, to provide coverage for uses of approved products for disease indications
for which the FDA has not granted labeling approval. Third-party insurance
coverage may not be available to patients for any products we discover and
develop, alone or with collaborators. If government and other third-party payors
do not provide adequate coverage and reimbursement levels for our products,
the
market acceptance of these products may be reduced.
Changes
in the healthcare industry that are beyond our control may be detrimental to
our
business.
The
healthcare industry is changing rapidly as the public, governments, medical
professionals and the pharmaceutical industry examine ways to broaden medical
coverage while controlling the increase in healthcare costs. Potential changes
could put pressure on the prices of prescription pharmaceutical products and
reduce our business or prospects. We cannot predict when, if any, proposed
healthcare reforms will be implemented or their affect on our
business.
Risks
Relating to the Common Stock
*We
are subject to financial reporting and other requirements for which our
accounting and other management systems and resources may not be adequately
prepared.
We
are
subject to reporting and other obligations under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) including the requirements of Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Section 404 required us to conduct an annual
management assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over
financial reporting which commenced with the annual report on Form 10-KSB for
the Fiscal Year 2007 and will be conducted for the Fiscal Year 2008. Also,
we
will be required to obtain a report by our independent registered public
accounting firm addressing these assessments commencing with our annual report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. These reporting and
other obligations will place significant demands on our management,
administrative, operational, and accounting resources. We anticipate that we
will need to upgrade our systems; implement additional financial and management
controls, reporting systems and procedures; implement an internal audit
function; and hire additional accounting, internal audit and finance staff.
If
we are unable to accomplish these objectives in a timely and effective fashion,
our ability to comply with our financial reporting requirements and other rules
that apply to reporting companies could be impaired and we may not be able
to
obtain the independent registered public accounting firm certifications required
by Section 404. Any failure to maintain effective internal controls could have
a
negative impact on our ability to manage our business and on our stock
price.
If
we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control, we may not be
able
to report our financial results accurately or to prevent fraud. Any inability
to
report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our
business and adversely impact the trading price of our common
stock.
Effective
internal control is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports
and
prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud,
we will not be able to manage our business as effectively, and our business
and
reputation with investors would be harmed. Any such inabilities to establish
effective controls or loss of confidence would have an adverse affect on our
financial condition, results of operation and access to capital. We have not
performed an in-depth analysis to determine if past failures of internal
controls exist, and may in the future discover areas of our internal control
that need improvement.
Public
company compliance may make it more difficult to attract and retain officers
and
directors.
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and new rules subsequently implemented by the Securities
and
Exchange Commission have required changes in corporate governance practices
of
public companies. As a public company, we expect these new rules and regulations
to increase our compliance costs and to make certain activities more time
consuming and costly. We also expect that these new rules and regulations may
make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer
liability insurance in the future and we may be required to accept reduced
policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the
same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to
attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or
as
executive officers.
Our
stock price may be volatile.
The
market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could
fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are
beyond our control, including the following:
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changes
in the pharmaceutical industry and
markets;
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competitive
pricing pressures;
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our
ability to obtain working capital financing;
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new
competitors in our market;
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additions
or departures of key personnel;
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limited
“public float” in the hands of a small number of persons whose sales or
lack of sales could result in positive or negative pricing pressure
on the
market price for our common stock;
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sales
of our common stock;
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our
ability to execute our business plan;
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operating
results that fall below expectations;
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loss
of any strategic relationship with our contract manufacturers and
clinical
and non-clinical research organizations;
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industry
or regulatory developments;
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economic
and other external factors; and
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period-to-period
fluctuations in our financial
results.
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We
have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the
future. Any return on investment may be limited to the value of our common
stock.
We
have
never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate doing so
in
the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our common stock will depend
on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors
affecting us at such time as our board of directors may consider relevant.
If we
do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return
on
your investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates.
Our
common stock may be deemed a “penny stock”, which would make it more difficult
for our investors to sell their shares.
Our
common stock may be subject to the “penny stock” rules adopted under Section
15(g) of the Exchange Act. The penny stock rules apply to companies whose common
stock is not listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market or other national securities
exchange and trades at less than $4.00 per share or that have tangible net
worth
of less than $5,000,000 ($2,000,000 if the company has been operating for three
or more years). These rules require, among other things, that brokers who trade
penny stock to persons other than “established customers” complete certain
documentation, make suitability inquiries of investors and provide investors
with certain information concerning trading in the security, including a risk
disclosure document and quote information under certain circumstances. Many
brokers have decided not to trade penny stocks because of the requirements
of
the penny stock rules and, as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing
to
act as market makers in such securities is limited. If we remain subject to
the
penny stock rules for any significant period, it could have an adverse effect
on
the market, if any, for our securities. If our securities are subject to the
penny stock rules, investors will find it more difficult to dispose of our
securities.
Furthermore,
for companies whose securities are traded in the OTC Bulletin Board, it is
more
difficult (1) to obtain accurate quotations, (2) to obtain coverage for
significant news events because major wire services generally do not publish
press releases about such companies and (3) to obtain needed
capital.
Offers
or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock
may cause the price of our common stock to decline.
The
sale
by our stockholders of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public
market or upon the expiration of any statutory holding period, under Rule 144,
or upon expiration of lock-up periods applicable to outstanding shares, or
issued upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, could create a
circumstance commonly referred to as an “overhang” and in anticipation of which
the market price of our common stock could fall. The existence of an overhang,
whether or not sales have occurred or are occurring, also could make more
difficult our ability to raise additional financing through the sale of equity
or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem
reasonable or appropriate.
Our
directors and executive officers can exert significant control over our business
and affairs and may have actual or potential interests that may depart from
those of our other stockholders.
Our
directors and executive officers together beneficially own a significant
percentage of our issued and outstanding common stock, which percentage may
increase in the event that they exercise any options or warrants to purchase
shares of our common stock that they may hold or in the future are granted
to
them. The interests of such persons may differ from the interests of other
stockholders. Such persons will have significant influence over all corporate
actions requiring stockholder approval, irrespective of how our other
stockholders may vote, including the following actions:
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the
election of our directors;
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amendment
of our Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws; and
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mergers,
sales of assets or other corporate
transactions.
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Concentration
of stock ownership among a few stockholders may discourage a potential acquirer
from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our
company, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders
from realizing a premium over our stock price.
*Raising
additional funds by issuing securities or through collaboration and licensing
arrangements may cause dilution to existing stockholders, restrict operations
or
require us to relinquish proprietary rights.
We
may
raise additional funds through public or private equity offerings or corporate
collaboration and licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional
capital by issuing equity securities, our existing stockholders’ ownership will
be diluted. In addition, if we raise additional funds through collaboration
and
licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish potentially valuable
rights to our potential products or proprietary technologies, or grant licenses
on terms that are not favorable to us. Further, we may not be able to obtain
additional funding, particularly if the volatile conditions in the stock and
financial markets, and more particularly the market for pharmaceutical company
stocks, persist. If we are unable to obtain additional funding, we may be
required to delay, further reduce the scope of or discontinue one or more of
our
research and development projects, sell the company or certain of its assets
or
technologies, or dissolve and liquidate the company’s assets.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
Since
July 1, 2008, we have issued or agreed to issue the following shares of our
common stock that have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended:
On
October 27, 2008, we entered into an agreement with an investor relations firm
(“IR FIRM”), pursuant to which the IR FIRM will provide certain investor
relations and public relations services to us for a period of one year,
beginning on November 1, 2008. In exchange for such services, we
issued 82,568 registered shares of our common stock, a portion of which is
forfeitable, to the IR FIRM as a prepayment of services to be received, and
beginning on or about March 1, 2008, we have agreed to issue an additional
22,889 shares of unregistered common stock to the IR FIRM on a
monthly basis thereafter for the term of the agreement. The offer, sale and
issuance of these securities was made in reliance upon the exemption from
registration requirements of the Securities Act provided for by Section 4(2)
thereof for transactions not involving a public offering.
On
November 5, 2008, we granted a stock option to an employee, to
purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per
share, which was the closing bid price of our common stock on the date of
grant. The issuance of these securities is exempt from registration in
reliance on Rule 701 of the under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
compensatory benefit plans approved by our board of directors.
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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31.1*
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Section
302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
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31.2*
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Section
302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
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32.1*
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Section
906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer
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*
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Filed
herewith.
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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.
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Transdel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Dated:
November 14, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Juliet
Singh
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Juliet
Singh, Ph.D.
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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31.1*
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Section
302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
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31.2*
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Section
302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
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32.1*
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Section
906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer
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*
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Filed
herewith.
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