Innoveren Scientific, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2022 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

or

For the transition period from ___________ to ____________

Commission file number: 001-36763

H-CYTE, INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(844) 633-6839

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.)

☒ Yes ☐ No

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

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

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As of May 3, 2022, 255,087,503 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

H-CYTE, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” as defined under United States federal securities laws. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Although the Company believes that it has a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this Quarterly Report, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by the Company and its projections of the future, about which it cannot be certain. As a result of these factors, the Company cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report will prove to be accurate. Furthermore, if the forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by the Company, or any other person, that it will achieve its objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. The Company does not undertake to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

Item 1. Financial Statements

H-CYTE, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

H-CYTE, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

H-CYTE, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

H-CYTE, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

H-CYTE, INC

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 - Description of the Company

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY

H-CYTE, Inc (“the Company”) is a hybrid-biopharmaceutical company dedicated primarily to developing and delivering new treatments for patients with chronic respiratory and pulmonary disorders. During the last three years, the Company has evolved into two separate divisions with its entrance into the biologics and device development space (“Biotech Division”). This division is complementary to the Company’s current Lung Health Institute (LHI) autologous infusion therapy business (“Infusion Division”) and is focused on underserved disease states. On September 8, 2021, the Company announced that its Lung Health Institute facilities changed their names to Centers for Respiratory Health as the clinics continue to deliver treatments for patients with chronic respiratory and pulmonary disorders.

The consolidated results for H-CYTE include the following wholly-owned subsidiaries: H-CYTE Management, LLC, Medovex Corp, Cognitive Health Institute, LLC, and Lung Institute Tampa, LLC and the results include Lung Institute Dallas, LLC (“LI Dallas”), Lung Institute Nashville, LLC (“LI Nashville”), Lung Institute Pittsburgh, LLC (“LI Pittsburgh”), and Lung Institute Scottsdale, LLC (“LI Scottsdale”), as Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”). Additionally, H-CYTE Management, LLC is the operator and manager of the various Lung Health Institute (LHI) clinics: LI Dallas, LI Nashville, LI Pittsburgh, and LI Scottsdale. The LI Dallas and LI Pittsburgh clinics did not reopen in 2020 after the temporary closure of all LI clinics due to COVID-19. These two clinics will remain permanently closed. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company decided to close the LI Tampa and LI Nashville clinics. The LI Scottsdale clinic will remain open.

Impact of COVID-19

The coronavirus outbreak (“COVID-19”) has adversely affected the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on businesses and the economy in the United States is expected to continue to be significant. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will continue to impact businesses and the economy is highly uncertain. Accordingly, the Company cannot predict the extent to which its financial condition and results of operation will be affected.

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency caused by a new strain of the coronavirus and advised of the risks to the international community as the virus spread globally. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic based on the rapid increase in exposure globally. The spread of COVID-19 coronavirus has caused public health officials to recommend precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus, especially as to travel and congregating in large numbers. In addition, certain states and municipalities have enacted quarantining regulations which severely limit the ability of people to move and travel.

In addition, the Company is uncertain of the full effect the pandemic will have on it for the longer term since the scope and duration of the pandemic is unknown, and evolving factors such as the level and timing of the distribution of efficacious vaccines across the world and the extent of any resurgences of the virus or emergence of new variants of the virus, such as the Delta variant and the Omicron variant, will impact the stability of economic recovery and growth. The Company may experience long-term disruptions to its operations resulting from changes in government policy or guidance; quarantines of employees, customers and suppliers in areas affected by the pandemic; and closures of businesses or manufacturing facilities critical to its business.

Autologous Infusion Therapy (“Infusion Division”)

The Company’s Infusion Division develops and implements innovative treatment options in autologous cellular therapy (PRP-PBMC) to treat chronic lung disorders. Committed to an individualized patient-centric approach, this division consistently provides oversight and management of the highest quality care to the LHI clinics located in Tampa, Nashville, and Scottsdale, while producing positive medical outcomes following the strictest CDC guidelines. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company decided to close the clinics in Tampa and Nashville, the Scottsdale clinic will remain open.

Biotech Development (“Biotech Division”)

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company completed a review of the R&D status regarding the exclusive product supply and services agreements with Rion, LLC (“Rion”) to develop and distribute (post U.S. Food & Drug Administration, the “FDA”, approval) a biologic combining its PRP-PBMC (“PRP”) technology with Rion’s exosomes (“EV”) technology for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“COPD”). The Company has determined a single entity biologic from an alternative commercial source will be a more viable solution. The Company has decided to move away from Rion’s PRP technology and is progressing alternate biologics and therapeutic devices to meet the needs of the business.

Note 2 – Basis of presentation

 BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared based upon U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules that permit reduced disclosure for interim periods. Therefore, they do not include all information and footnote disclosures necessary for a complete presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company filed audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, which included all information and notes necessary for such complete presentation in conjunction with its 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.

The results of operations for the interim period ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are contained in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. For further discussion refer to Note 2 – “Basis Of Presentation And Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Note 3 - Liquidity, Going Concern and Management’s Plans

 LIQUIDITY, GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT’S PLANS

The Company incurred net losses of approximately $3,892,000 and $1,408,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company has historically incurred losses from operations and expects to continue to generate negative cash flows as it implements its plan around the Biosciences Division. The consolidated financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) as applicable to a going concern.

COVID-19 has adversely affected the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 on the economy in the U.S. and the rest of the world is expected to continue to be significant. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will continue to impact the economy is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. Accordingly, the Company cannot predict the extent to which its financial condition and results of operations will be affected.

The Company had cash on hand of approximately $341,000 as of March 31, 2022 and approximately $92,000, as of April 29, 2022. The Company’s cash is insufficient to fund its operations over the next year and the Company is currently working to obtain additional debt or equity financing to help support short-term working capital needs.

There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional funds or that the terms and conditions of any future financings will be workable or acceptable to the Company or its shareholders. If the Company is unable to fund its operations from existing cash on hand, operating cash flows, additional borrowings, or raising equity capital, the Company may be forced to discontinue operations. The 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.

In January 2022, the Company offered certain warrant holders the opportunity to receive an additional warrant to purchase the Company’s Common Stock at $0.014 per share, for a period of five (5) years from issuance for the exercise of each existing warrant originally issued in April 2020 prior to March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had eleven warrant holders exercise an aggregate of 83,579,296 warrants at $0.014 per share resulting in cash proceeds of approximately $1,170,000 to the Company.

The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued in the April 2020 financing. The registration statement was declared effective on February 14, 2022

Note 4 – Related Party Transactions

 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Officers and Board Members and Related Expenses

On January 12, 2021, Mr. Raymond Monteleone was appointed as Chairman of the Board, Audit Committee Chair, and Compensation Committee Chair. There are understandings between the Company and Mr. Monteleone for him to receive $5,000 per month to serve on the Board of Directors and an additional $2,500 per quarter to serve as Chairman of the Board, Audit Committee Chair, and Compensation Committee Chair. Effective January 1, 2022, Mr. Monteleone receive $7,500 per month to serve on the Board of Directors and an additional $2,500 per quarter to serve as Chairman of the Board, Audit Committee Chair, and Compensation Committee Chair. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company expensed $25,000 and $17,500, respectively, for board of director fees to Mr. Monteleone.

Mr. Michael Yurkowsky entered into an oral agreement with the Company on October 1, 2020, in which Mr. Yurkowsky will receive $4,167 per month to serve on the Board of Directors. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company expensed $0 and $12,500, respectively, for board of director fees to Michael Yurkowsky. On December 1, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Michael Yurkowsky to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Upon Mr. Yurkowsky’s appointment as CEO in December 2021, the Company terminated his payments for serving on the Board of Directors.

On January 12, 2021, Mr. William Horne stepped down as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Horne will remain a member of the Board. Effective March 1, 2021, the Company entered into an oral agreement with Mr. Horne in which Mr. Horne will receive $4,167 per month to serve on the Board of Directors. Mr. Horne agreed to continue to defer the $108,000 in base salary deferred by him in 2018 until such time as there is a positive cash flow to meet the Company’s financial obligations and then the Company and Mr. Horne will work together in good faith to negotiate a payment plan for such deferred salary. Effective December 1, 2021, Mr. Horne will receive $5,000 per month to serve on the Board of Directors. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company expensed approximately $20,000 and $4,000, respectively, in compensation and board of director fees to Mr. Horne.

Mr. Richard Rosenblum entered into an oral agreement with the Company effective January 17, 2022, in which Mr. Rosenblum will receive $5,000 per month to serve on the Board of Directors. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company expensed $12,500 and $0, respectively, for board of director fees to Mr. Rosenblum.

Mr. Matthew Anderer entered into an oral agreement with the Company effective January 17, 2022, in which Mr. Anderer will receive $5,000 per month to serve on the Board of Directors. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company expensed $12,500 and $0, respectively, for board of director fees to Mr. Anderer.

Debt and Other Obligations

Convertible Notes Payable

On April 1, 2021, the Company, entered into a Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement”) with five (5) investors (the “Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement, the Company sold promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2,575,000 maturing on March 31, 2022 with an annual interest rate of 8%. The Notes are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a discount of 20% to the price paid for such New Securities in the next round of financing that meets the definition of Qualified Financing as defined in the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement. The Notes are secured by the assets of the Company under a security agreement with the Holders. The lead investor of the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement, FWHC Bridge, LLC, advanced $1,500,000 of the total amount to the Company. FWHC Bridge, LLC is an affiliated entity of FWHC, LLC, which is a principal stockholder and related party of the Company. An additional affiliate of FWHC, LLC provided an additional $25,000 as part of the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement.

On October 14, 2021, the Company entered into the Second Closing Bring Down Agreement (the “October 2021 Note Purchase Agreement”) whereby the five (5) investors who had entered into the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement purchased new notes in the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000. The Notes are due and payable on March 31, 2022 and bear interest at an annual rate of 8%. The Notes are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a discount of 20% to the price paid for such New Securities in the next financing that meets the definition of a Qualified Financing as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement. The Notes are secured by all of the assets of the Company under a security agreement with the Holders. The lead investor of the October 2021 Note Purchase Agreement, FWHC Bridge, LLC, advanced $437,000 of the total amount to the Company. FWHC Bridge, LLC is an affiliated entity of FWHC, LLC, which is a principal stockholder and related party of the Company. An additional affiliate of FWHC, LLC provided an additional $7,000 as part of the October 2021 Note Purchase Agreement. Management is currently working with the noteholders on the extension of the maturity of the outstanding notes.

The Company chose to early adopt effective January 1, 2021, ASU 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contract in Entity’s Own Equity. Thus, the April 2021 and October 2021 Note Purchase Agreements did not require consideration of a beneficial conversion feature and were accounted for solely as debt on the balance sheets.

Note 5 - Equity Transactions

 EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

In January 2022, the Company offered certain warrant holders the opportunity to receive an additional warrant to purchase the Company’s Common Stock at $0.014 per share, for a period of five (5) years from issuance for the exercise by March 31, 2022 of each existing warrant originally issued in April 2020. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had eleven warrant holders exercise an aggregate of 83,579,296 warrants at $0.014 per share resulting in cash proceeds of approximately $1,170,000 to the Company.

Series A Preferred Stock

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, 3,657,730 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were converted to 3,657,730 shares of Common Stock at the request of certain Series A Preferred Shareholders.

Voting Rights

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock (“Series A Holders”) have the right to receive notice of any meeting of holders of common stock and to vote upon any matter submitted to a vote of the holders of common stock. Each Series A Holder shall vote on each matter on an as converted basis submitted to them with the holders of common stock.

Conversion

Series A Preferred Stock converts to common stock at a 1:1 ratio immediately upon request of the Series A Holder.

Liquidation

Series A Preferred Stock does not have preferential treatment over common stock shareholders if the Company liquidates or dissolves.

Share-Based Compensation Plan

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation method to recognize stock-based compensation expense over the vesting period. The expected life represents the period that the stock-based compensation awards are expected to be outstanding.

Stock Option Activity

On April 1, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and granted to certain directors and officers of the Company an aggregate of 54,750,000 stock options of which 4,750,000 were immediately vested on the date of grant. Each option granted has an exercise price of $0.07 per share and an expiration date of ten years from the date of grant. These options are not included in the Company’s current stock option plan as they were granted outside of the plan.

The Board of Directors decided not to renew the former CEO’s (Robert Greif) employment contract; therefore, the unvested shares were forfeited resulting in a reduction of share-based compensation of approximately $205,000 for the period ended September 30, 2021 that was recognized during the period ended June 30, 2021.

At March 31, 2021, all outstanding stock options were fully vested, and related compensation expense recognized. At March 31, 2022, 29,635,000 options were outstanding and 18,218,333 were vested. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized approximately $112,000 and $0 in stock-based compensation expense, respectively, which is included in share based compensation. At March 31, 2022, the Company has approximately $340,123 of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.63 years.

Inputs used in the valuation models are as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF ASSUMPTIONS USED TO CALCULATE FAIR VALUE OF STOCK OPTIONS

The following is a summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

 SUMMARY OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITY

The following is a summary of the Company’s non-vested shares for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

 SUMMARY OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITY NON-VESTED

Net Loss Per Share

Basic loss per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted loss per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares plus dilutive potential common shares outstanding using the treasury stock and if-converted methods, as applicable. Any potentially dilutive securities are antidilutive due to the Company’s net losses.

The Company excluded the following securities from the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share as the effect would have been antidilutive:

 SCHEDULE OF ANTI-DILUTIVE SECURITIES OF BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE

Excluded from the above table are 2,196,355 warrants and 29,635,000 stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 23,937,765 warrants and 410,000 stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as they are out of the money (exercise price greater than the stock price). Inclusion of such would be anti-dilutive.

Note 6 – Commitments & Contingencies

 COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES

CEO Compensation Agreement

On December 23, 2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Michael Yurkowsky, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Under the Employment Agreement, which commenced on December 1, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) and has a term of one year from the Effective Date (the “Employment Period”), Mr. Yurkowsky will receive a base salary of $180,000 per year. Upon the expiration of the Employment Period, Mr. Yurkowsky’s employment with the Company will be on an at-will basis.

In addition to his base salary, Mr. Yurkowsky may receive an one-time cash bonus in gross amount equal to $100,000 if (i) the Company’s stock is listed and quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, or the New York Stock Exchange; or (ii) the Company secures and receives financing of at least $10,000,000.

As additional compensation, Mr. Yurkowsky shall receive shares of common stock of the Company representing 1% of the Company’s fully diluted equity as of the grant date if the Company achieves a market capitalization of at least $250 million for 60 consecutive days during the Employment Period (the “Equity Award”). If the Company achieves a market capitalization of at least $500 million for 60 consecutive days during the Employment Period, the executive shall receive an additional Equity Award of 1%, such that he has in the aggregate received shares of common stock of the Company representing 2% of the Company’s fully diluted equity as of the date of grant. These market conditions were reflected in the grant date fair value of the award as required under ASC 718 Compensation-Stock Compensation.

The Equity Award was measured at fair value on its grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The Monte Carlo simulation model includes assumptions for the expected term, volatility, and dividend yield, each of which are determined in reference to the Company’s historical results. The Company will recognize aggregate stock-based compensation expense of approximately $328,000 related to the Equity Award on a straight-line basis over the derived service period determined by the Monte Carlo simulation model, which was 0.71 years. During the three month period ending March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $114,000 in compensation expense related to the Equity Award. If the market capitalization targets are met sooner than the derived service period, the Company will adjust its stock-based compensation to reflect the cumulative expense associated with the vested Equity Award. The Company will recognize expense if the requisite service is provided, regardless of whether the market conditions are achieved.

Consulting Agreements

The Company entered into a consulting agreement with Tanya Rhodes of Rhodes & Associates, Inc, effective June 15, 2020, to serve as the Chief Science Officer of the Company. The agreement has a minimum term of six months with an average fee of $21,000 per month plus expenses which increases 5% per month on January 1 of each calendar year unless an alternative retainer amount is negotiated and agreed upon by both parties. The Company extended the contract on January 1, 2021, resulting in monthly expenses of $22,500 plus expenses for services rendered.

The Company entered into a consulting agreement with Alpha IR Group on March 1, 2022, to provide investor relations to the Company. The agreement is for twelve months with an average service fee of $9,750 per month.

Litigation

From time to time, the Company may be involved in routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation that arise in the normal course of our business. The ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any claims of any type (either alone or in the aggregate) may materially and adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity. In addition, the ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain. Any outcome, whether favorable or unfavorable, may materially and adversely affect the Company due to legal costs and expenses, diversion of management attention, and other factors. The Company expenses legal costs in the period incurred. The Company cannot assure that additional contingencies of a legal nature or contingencies having legal aspects will not be asserted against the Company in the future, and these matters could relate to prior, current or future transactions or events.

The Company is involved in a lawsuit with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (“Sinclair”) which was filed on September 8, 2020, in the Circuit Court for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida. Sinclair has filed suit alleging breach of contract for advertising services in the amount of approximately $75,000 plus interest and costs. The Company has retained legal counsel for its defense against the suit. The amount is recorded in accounts payable as of March 31, 2022.

The Company is involved in a lawsuit with ITN Networks, LLC (“ITN”) which was filed on July 22, 2021, in the Circuit Court for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida. ITN has filed suit alleging breach of contract for advertising services in the amount of approximately $75,000 plus interest and costs. The Company has retained legal counsel for its defense against the suit. The amount is recorded in accounts payable as of March 31, 2022.

Guarantee

The Company has guaranteed payments based upon the terms found in the management services agreements to affiliated physicians related to LI Dallas, LI Nashville, LI Pittsburgh, and LI Scottsdale. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, payments totalling approximately $14,000 and $17,000, respectively, were made to these physicians’ legal entities. Due to the Company ceasing operations effective March 23, 2020 in LI Dallas, LI Pittsburgh, and LI Scottsdale, in response to COVID-19, the guaranteed payments for these clinics were suspended in March 2020. The Company resumed these guaranteed payments in January 2021.

Note 7 – Debt

 DEBT

Notes Payable

Notes payable were assumed in the Merger (for further discussion, see Note 1 - “Overview” to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K) and are due in aggregate monthly installments of approximately $5,800 and carry an interest rate of 5%. Each note originally had a maturity date of August 1, 2019. The Company finalized an eighteen-month extension to March 1, 2021. The promissory notes have an aggregate outstanding balance of approximately $69,000 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company has not made payments on these notes since February 10, 2020, due to COVID-19. On April 19, 2022, the Company entered into a promissory note modification agreement with the Lender extending the maturity date of the notes to April 1, 2024. The modification agreement also reduces the interest rate from 5% to 3% and requires a monthly payment of $1,000 per month with a balloon payment at the end of the modified term.

Paycheck Protection Program

On April 29, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $809,082 to the Bank of Tampa in connection with a loan in such amount made under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan bears an interest rate of 1% per annum and matures on April 29, 2022. The Company elected to use a 24-week Covered Period, per the SBA Paycheck Protection Program guidelines, which ended on October 14, 2020.

The Company could apply for loan forgiveness in an amount equal to the sum of the following costs incurred by the Company:

1) payroll costs;

2) any payment of interest on covered mortgage obligations;

3) any payment on a covered rent obligation; and

4) any covered utility payment

The Company received notification from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), dated August 17, 2021, notifying it that $689,974 in principal and $8,847 in interest was forgiven under the guidelines of the Paycheck Protection Program. As of March 31, 2022, the current balance is $26,536 with $33 in interest payable for which forgiveness will not occur.

Note 8 - Common Stock Warrants

 COMMON STOCK WARRANTS

A summary of the Company’s warrant issuance activity and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS

The fair value of all warrants issued are determined by using the Black-Scholes valuation technique. The inputs used in the Black-Scholes valuation technique to value each of the warrants as of their respective issue dates are as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS VALUATION TECHNIQUE

The fair value of warrants issued during the three months ended March 31, 2022 totaled approximately $3,000,000 which is included in inducement expense. The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

Note 9 - Subsequent Events

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

As of May 3, 2022, an additional 3,650,685 Series A Preferred Stock was converted into Common Stock at the request of certain Series A Preferred Stockholders.

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

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. Historical results and trends that might appear in this Quarterly Report should not be interpreted as being indicative of future operations.

Overview

H-CYTE, Inc (“the Company”) is a hybrid-biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and delivering new treatments for patients with chronic respiratory and pulmonary disorders. During the last two years, the Company has evolved into two separate divisions with its entrance into the biologics and device development space (“Biotech Division”). This division is complementary to the Company’s current Lung Health Institute (LHI) autologous infusion therapy business (“Infusion Division”) and is focused on underserved disease states. On September 8, 2021, the Company announced that its Lung Health Institute facilities changed their names to Centers for Respiratory Health as the clinics continue to deliver treatments for patients with chronic respiratory and pulmonary disorders.

The consolidated results for H-CYTE include the following wholly-owned subsidiaries: H-CYTE Management, LLC, Medovex Corp, Cognitive Health Institute, LLC, and Lung Institute Tampa, LLC and the results include Lung Institute Dallas, PLLC (“LI Dallas”), Lung Institute Nashville, PLLC (“LI Nashville”), Lung Institute Pittsburgh, PLLC (“LI Pittsburgh”), and Lung Institute Scottsdale, LLC (“LI Scottsdale”), as Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”). Additionally, H-CYTE Management, LLC is the operator and manager of the various Lung Health Institute (LHI) clinics: LI Dallas, LI Nashville, LI Pittsburgh, and LI Scottsdale. The LI Dallas and LI Pittsburgh clinics did not reopen in 2020 after the temporary closure of all LI clinics due to COVID-19. These two clinics will remain permanently closed. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company decided to close the LI Tampa and LI Nashville clinics, the LI Scottsdale clinic will remain open.

Impact of COVID-19

COVID-19 has adversely affected the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on businesses and the economy in the United States is expected to continue to be significant. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will continue to impact businesses and the economy is highly uncertain. Accordingly, the Company cannot predict the extent to which its financial condition and results of operation will be affected.

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency caused by a new strain of the coronavirus and advised of the risks to the international community as the virus spread globally. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic based on the rapid increase in exposure globally. The spread of COVID-19 coronavirus has caused public health officials to recommend precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus, especially as to travel and congregating in large numbers. In addition, certain states and municipalities have enacted quarantining regulations which severely limit the ability of people to move and travel.

In addition, the Company is uncertain of the full effect the pandemic will have on it for the longer term since the scope and duration of the pandemic is unknown, and evolving factors such as the level and timing of the distribution of efficacious vaccines across the world and the extent of any resurgences of the virus or emergence of new variants of the virus, such as the Delta variant and the Omicron variant, will impact the stability of economic recovery and growth. The Company may experience long-term disruptions to its operations resulting from changes in government policy or guidance; quarantines of employees, customers and suppliers in areas affected by the pandemic; and closures of businesses or manufacturing facilities critical to its business.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based on its consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

The Company bases our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Results of Operations - Three months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

Revenue, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit

The Company recorded revenue of approximately $380,000 and $376,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company generated a gross profit totalling approximately $293,000 and $178,000, respectively. The increase in gross profit, as compared to the prior quarter, is attributable to the Company using part-time staff on an as needed basis in the Scottsdale and Tampa clinics along with the closing of the Nashville clinic in February 2022.

Operating Expenses

Salaries and Related Costs

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred approximately $347,000 and $662,000 in salaries and related costs, respectively. The decrease in salaries and related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the prior year, is due to the adjustments to the Company’s corporate structure by reducing expenses in marketing, sales, and operations due to decreased patient volume.

Other General and Administrative

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred approximately, $510,000 and $919,000, in other general and administrative costs, respectively. The decrease, as compared to the prior year, is attributable to the economic impact that COVID-19 has had on the Company. The decrease is attributable to cost saving measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company made adjustments to its corporate structure by reducing expenses in marketing, sales, and operations due to decreased patient volume. The Company also closed the Dallas and Pittsburgh clinics permanently in 2020 and reduced the Tampa and Scottsdale clinics to part-time in 2021.

Appointment of New Board Members and Officers.

On January 17, 2022, Mr. Richard Rosenblum was appointed as a member of the Board.

On January 17, 2022, Mr. Matthew Anderer was appointed as a member of the Board.

Funding Requirements

The Company has historically incurred losses from operations and expects to continue to generate negative cash flows as the Company implements its business plan to focus on the Biologics Division. The Company will need to raise cash from debt and equity offerings to continue its operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in doing so.

Going Concern

The Company incurred net losses of approximately $3,892,000 and $1,408,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company has historically incurred losses from operations and expects to continue to generate negative cash flows as it implements its plan around the Biosciences Division. The consolidated financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) as applicable to a going concern.

COVID-19 has adversely affected the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 on the economy in the U.S. and the rest of the world is expected to continue to be significant. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will continue to impact the economy is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. Accordingly, the Company cannot predict the extent to which its financial condition and results of operations will be affected.

The Company had cash on hand of approximately $341,000 as of March 31, 2022 and approximately $92,000, as of April 25, 2022. The Company’s cash is insufficient to fund its operations over the next year and the Company is currently working to obtain additional debt or equity financing to help support short-term working capital needs.

There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional funds or that the terms and conditions of any future financings will be workable or acceptable to the Company or its shareholders. If the Company is unable to fund its operations from existing cash on hand, operating cash flows, additional borrowings, or raising equity capital, the Company may be forced to discontinue operations. The 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.

Liquidity and Sources of Liquidity

With the Company historically having experienced losses, the primary source of liquidity has been raising capital through debt and equity offerings, as described below.

Debt

Convertible Notes Payable

On April 1, 2021, the Company, entered into a Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement”) with five (5) investors (the “Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement, the Company sold promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2,575,000 maturing on March 31, 2022 with an annual interest rate of 8%. The Notes are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a discount of 20% to the price paid for such New Securities in the next round of financing that meets the definition of Qualified Financing as defined in the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement. The Notes are secured by the assets of the Company under a security agreement with the Holders. The lead investor of the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement, FWHC Bridge, LLC, advanced $1,500,000 of the total amount to the Company. FWHC Bridge, LLC is an affiliated entity of FWHC, LLC, which is a principal stockholder and related party of the Company. An additional affiliate of FWHC, LLC provided an additional $25,000 as part of the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement.

On October 14, 2021, the Company entered into the Second Closing Bring Down Agreement (the “October 2021 Note Purchase Agreement”) whereby the five (5) investors who had entered into the April 2021 Note Purchase Agreement purchased new notes in the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000. The Notes are due and payable on March 31, 2022 and bear interest at an annual rate of 8%. The Notes are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a discount of 20% to the price paid for such New Securities in the next financing that meets the definition of a Qualified Financing as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement. The Notes are secured by all of the assets of the Company under a security agreement with the Holders. The lead investor of the October 2021 Note Purchase Agreement, FWHC Bridge, LLC, advanced $437,000 of the total amount to the Company. FWHC Bridge, LLC is an affiliated entity of FWHC, LLC, which is a principal stockholder and related party of the Company. An additional affiliate of FWHC, LLC provided an additional $7,000 as part of the October 2021 Note Purchase Agreement. Management is currently working with the noteholders on the extension of the maturity of the outstanding notes.

Equity

In January 2022, the Company offered certain warrant holders the opportunity to receive an additional warrant to purchase the Company’s Common Stock at $0.014 per share, for a period of five (5) years from issuance for the exercise of each existing warrant originally issued in April 2020 prior to March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had eleven warrant holders exercise an aggregate of 83,579,296 warrants at $0.014 per share resulting in cash proceeds of $1,170,110 to the Company.

The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued in the April 2020 financing. The registration statement was declared effective on February 14, 2022.

Cash activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is summarized as follows:

Working Capital Surplus/ (Deficit)

Cash Flows

Cash activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is summarized as follows:

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $341,000 of cash on hand.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Regulation S-K Item 303(a)(4) during the periods presented, investments in special-purpose entities or undisclosed borrowings or debt. Additionally, we are not a party to any derivative contracts or synthetic leases.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2022. In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired objectives, and the Company necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures.

Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2022, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not as effective as desired because of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as discussed below, and as a result, the Company engaged consultants, implemented a number of new entity and process level controls and installed a new accounting software system to help mitigate this material weakness.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022, we determined that internal control deficiencies relating to a lack of segregation of duties still exist. Management believes these deficiencies mainly relate to the Company employing a limited number of accounting and finance personnel. The aggregation of these deficiencies is considered to be a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting.

In light of the conclusion that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of March 31, 2022, we have applied additional procedures and processes as necessary to ensure the reliability of our financial reporting in regard to this quarterly report. Accordingly, the Company believes, based on its knowledge, that: (i) this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; and (ii) the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented in this quarterly report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company has adopted and began to implement a remediation plan which included implementing a new accounting software system that management believes will help remediate internal control deficiencies related to the Company’s financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act).

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Company is involved in a lawsuit with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (“Sinclair”) which was filed on September 8, 2020, in the Circuit Court for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida. Sinclair has filed suit alleging breach of contract for advertising services in the amount of approximately $75,000 plus interest and costs. The Company has retained legal counsel for its defense against the suit. The amount is recorded in accounts payable as of March 31, 2022.

The Company is involved in a lawsuit with ITN Networks, LLC (“ITN) which was filed on July 22, 2021, in the Circuit Court for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida. ITN has filed suit alleging breach of contract for advertising services in the amount of approximately $75,000 plus interest and costs. The Company has retained legal counsel for its defense against the suit. The amount is recorded in accounts payable as of March 31, 2022.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by 17 CFR 229.10(f)(1). Thus, we are not required to provide information under this item.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed, furnished or incorporated by reference as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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.

Date: May 4, 2022

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