International Stem Cell CORP - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
[_] TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For
transition period from _______________ to _______________
Commission
File Number: 0-51891
INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of small business Issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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20-4494098
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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2595
Jason Court
Oceanside, CA
92056
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(760)
940-6383
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
Indicated
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 [_]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer [_]
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Accelerated
filer
[_]
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Non-accelerated
filer [_]
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Smaller
reporting company [X]
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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 [_] NO [X]
State the
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity,
as of the latest practicable date: As of May 9, 2008, there were 35,369,495 shares of Common
Stock outstanding.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):
YES [_] NO [X]
International Stem Cell Corporation
and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage
Company)
INDEX TO FORM
10-Q
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PART I
- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1 - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Members Deficit and Stockholders' Equity
(Deficit)
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5
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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6
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation
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17
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
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18
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Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
20
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Item
4 - Controls and Procedures
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20
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PART II
- OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1 - Legal Proceedings
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21
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Item 1A - Risk Factors |
21
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Item
2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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21
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Item
3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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21
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Item
4 -Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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21
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Item
5 - Other Information
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21
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Item
6 - Exhibits
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Exhibit
31.1
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Exhibit
31.2
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Exhibit
32.1
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Exhibit
32.2
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2
PART I – FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
International Stem Cell Corporation
and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage
Company)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Financial Condition
March
31,
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December
31,
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|||||||
2008
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ |
-
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$ |
165,344
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||||
Inventory
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194,841
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175,636
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Other
current assets
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8,052
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10,189
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Prepaid
assets
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35,916
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119,035
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Property
and equipment, net
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468,536
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482,786
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Patent
licenses, net
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613,053
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625,148
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Deposits
and other assets
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20,144
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19,643
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Total
assets
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$ |
1,340,542
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$ |
1,597,781
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Liabilities and stockholders'
equity
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
838,880
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$ |
493,426
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||||
Accrued
liabilities
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162,945
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142,177
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Loan
payable to related party
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100,000
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500,000
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||||||
Preferred
Stock Subscription Series B received in advance
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300,000 | - | ||||||
Related
party payables
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245,823
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249,778
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Total
liabilities
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1,647,648
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1,385,381
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders'
equity (Deficit):
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Common
stock, $.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized,
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35,369,495
shares and 35,369,495 shares issued and outstanding
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as
of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
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35,369
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35,369
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||||||
Series
A Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares
authorized,
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1,000,000
shares and 0 shares issued and outstanding
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as
of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
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1,000
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-
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Additional
paid-in capital
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17,658,578
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16,124,046
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Accumulated
deficit during the development stage
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(18,002,053 | ) | (15,947,015 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity (Deficit)
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(307,106 | ) |
212,400
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity
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$ |
1,340,542
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$ |
1,597,781
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See accompanying notes to the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
International Stem Cell Corporation
and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage
Company)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months
Ended
March
31,
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Inception (August 2001) through
March 31, 2008
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2008
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2007
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Revenues
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Sales,
net
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$ |
32,332
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$ |
1,826
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$ |
74,082
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Development
expenses
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Cost
of sales
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20,859
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4,525
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92,728
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Research
and development
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588,041
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623,499
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6,963,154
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Marketing
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149,347
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63,988
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780,803
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General
and administrative
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885,659
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1,039,723
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8,719,425
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Total
development expenses
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1,643,906
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1,731,735
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16,556,110
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Loss from development
activities
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(1,611,574 | ) | (1,729,909 | ) | (16,482,028 | ) | ||||||
Other income
(expense)
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Settlement
with related company
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-
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-
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(93,333 | ) | ||||||||
Miscellaneous
income
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356
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548
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9,000
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Dividend
income
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-
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45,858
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54,331
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Interest
expense
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(6,044 | ) | (13,678 | ) | (1,074,176 | ) | ||||||
Sublease
income
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2,100
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4,042
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30,829
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Total
other income (expense)
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(3,588 | ) | 36,770 | (1,073,349 | ) | |||||||
Loss before income
taxes
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(1,615,162 | ) | (1,693,139 | ) | (17,555,377 | ) | ||||||
Provision
for income taxes
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-
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-
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6,800
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Net loss
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$ | (1,615,162 | ) | $ | (1,693,139 | ) | $ | (17,562,177 | ) | |||
Deemed dividend on preferred stock | 439,876 | |||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common shareholders | $ | (2,055,038 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss per share
computation:
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Weighted
average shares outstanding
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35,369,495
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35,139,467
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Net loss per share – Basic and
Diluted
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$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) |
See accompanying notes to the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
International Stem Cell Corporation
and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage
Company)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Members’ Deficit and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
From Inception to March 31,
2008
(Unaudited)
Common
Stock
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Preferred
Stock
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Additional
Paid-In
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Accumulated
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Total
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Member's
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Shares
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Par
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Shares
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Par
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Capital
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Deficit
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Equity
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Deficit
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Balance
at August 17, 2001
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Members
contribution
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$ | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period from inception
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(140,996 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2001
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(40,996 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members
contribution
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250,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended
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(390,751 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2002
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(181,747 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members
contribution
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195,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended
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(518,895 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2003
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(505,642 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members
contribution
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1,110,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended
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(854,718 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2004
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(250,360 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members
contribution
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780,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended
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(1,385,745 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2005
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(856,105 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members
contribution
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250,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect
of the reorganization transaction
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20,000,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 2,665,000 | $ | (3,291,105 | ) | $ | (606,105 | ) | $ | (606,105 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
BTHC
transactions
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2,209,993 | 2,210 | (2,210 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offering
costs
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(2,778,082 | ) | (2,778,082 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued for equity placement services
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1,230,649 | 1,230,649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued for services
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222,077 | 222,077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued with promissory note
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637,828 | 637,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for services
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1,350,000 | 1,350 | 1,348,650 | 1,350,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
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10,436,502 | 10,436 | 10,371,512 | 10,381,948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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842,374 | 842,374 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended December 31, 2006
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(6,583,927 | ) | (6,583,927 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
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33,996,495 | 33,996 | 14,537,798 | (9,875,032 | ) | 4,696,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offering
costs
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(382,124 | ) | (382,124 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued for equity placement services
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169,249 | 169,249 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
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1,370,000 | 1,370 | 1,368,630 | 1,370,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised
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3,000 | 3 | 2,998 | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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472,496 | 472,496 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended December 31, 2007
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(6,071,983 | ) | (6,071,983 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
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35,369,495 | $ | 35,369 | - | $ | - | $ | 16,124,046 | $ | (15,947,015 | ) | $ | 212,400 | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of Preferred stock
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1,000,000 | 1,000 | 999,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised
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||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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95,656 | 95,656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deemed
dividend on preferred stock
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439,876 | (439,876 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss year to date March 31, 2008
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(1,615,162 | ) | (1,615,162 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2008
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35,369,495 | $ | 35,369 | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 17,658,578 | $ | (18,002,053 | ) | $ | (307,106 | ) |
See accompanying notes to the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
International Stem Cell Corporation
and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage
Company)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
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||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
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Inception (August 2001) through
March 31, 2008
|
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Net loss
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$ | (1,615,162 | ) | $ | (1,311,015 | ) | $ | (17,562,176 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided
by (used in) operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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39,289
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26,524
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328,707
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Accretion
of discount on Notes Payable
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-
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-
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103,304
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Accretion
of discount on bridge loans
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-
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-
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637,828
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|||||||||
Non-cash
warrants for services
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-
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-
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222,077
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|||||||||
Non-cash
compensation expense
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95,656
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112,879
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1,365,526
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Common
stock issued for services
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-
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-
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1,350,000
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
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(Increase)
in other current assets
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2,137
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(514 | ) | (8,053 | ) | |||||||
(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable
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-
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-
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(20,145 | ) | ||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in inventory
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(19,205 | ) |
-
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(174,697 | ) | |||||||
(Increase)
decrease in prepaid assets
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83,119
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-
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(35,916 | ) | ||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in deposits and other assets
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(501 | ) |
-
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(20,144 | ) | |||||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable
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345,453
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(46,335 | ) |
838,878
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Increase
(decrease) in accrued liabilities
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20,768
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17,041
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162,944
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|||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in loan payable
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100,000
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(25,000 | ) |
100,000
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||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in related party payables
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(503,956 | ) | (94,396 | ) |
245,822
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|||||||
Net cash used in operating
activities
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(1,452,402 | ) | (1,320,816 | ) | (12,466,045 | ) | ||||||
Investing
activities
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(12,542 | ) | (148,831 | ) | (651,757 | ) | ||||||
Payments
for patent licenses and trademarks
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(400 | ) | (36,768 | ) | (758,535 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in investing
activities
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(12,942 | ) | (185,599 | ) | (1,410,292 | ) | ||||||
Financing
activities
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Members’
contributions
|
-
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-
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2,685,000
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|||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock, Preferred Stock, and warrant
exercises
|
1.000.000
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1,370,000
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12,754,949
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Proceeds
from Preferred Stock Subscribed
|
300,000
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-
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300,000
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|||||||||
Proceeds
for issuance of convertible promissory notes
|
-
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-
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2,099,552
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Payment
of promissory notes
|
-
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-
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(2,202,856 | ) | ||||||||
Payment
of offering costs
|
(212,875 | ) | (1,760,308 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by financing
activities
|
1,300,000
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1,157,125
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13,876,337
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|||||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash
|
(165,344 | ) | (349,290 | ) |
-
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
165,344
|
4,696,694
|
-
|
|||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
4,347,404
|
$ |
-
|
||||||
Supplemental disclosures of
cash flow information:
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Cash
paid for interest
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
13,678
|
$ |
333,049
|
||||||
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
1,700
|
$ |
7,400
|
||||||
Non-cash
financing activities:
|
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Warrants
issued with promissory notes
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
637,828
|
||||||
Warrants
issued for placements agent services
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
162,249
|
$ |
1,230,649
|
||||||
Deemed
dividend on preferred stock
|
$ | 439,876 | $ | - | $ | 439,876 |
See accompanying notes to the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
International Stem Cell Corporation
and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage
Company)
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Organization
Business Combination and Corporate
Restructure
BTHC III,
Inc. (“BTHC III” or the “Company”) was organized in Delaware in June 2005
as a shell company to effect the reincorporation of BTHC III, LLC, a Texas
limited liability company. On December 28, 2006, we effected a Share
Exchange pursuant to which we acquired all of the stock of International Stem
Cell Corporation, a California corporation (“ISC California”). After giving
effect to the Share Exchange, the stockholders of ISC California owned 93.7% of
our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. As a result of the Share
Exchange, ISC California is now our wholly-owned subsidiary, though for
accounting purposes it was deemed to have been the acquirer in a “reverse
merger.” In the reverse merger, BTHC III is considered the legal acquirer and
ISC California is considered the accounting acquirer. On January 29, 2007,
we changed our name from BTHC III, Inc. to International Stem Cell
Corporation.
Lifeline
Cell Technology, LLC (“Lifeline”) was formed in the State of California on
August 17, 2001. Lifeline is in the business of developing, manufacturing
and selling cells and reagents. Lifeline’s scientists have used a technology,
called basal medium optimization to systematically eliminate animal proteins
from cell culture systems. Lifeline is unique in the industry in that it has in
place scientific and manufacturing staff with the experience and knowledge to
set up systems and facilities to produce a source of consistent, standardized,
animal protein free ES cell products suitable for FDA approval.
Going Concern
The
Company continues in the development stage and as such has accumulated losses
from inception and expects to incur additional losses in the near future. The
Company needs to raise additional working capital. The timing and degree of any
future capital requirements will depend on many factors. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in maintaining its normal
operating cash flow and the timing of its capital expenditures will result in
cash flow sufficient to sustain the Company’s operations through 2008 or 2009.
Based on the above, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern. The financial statements were prepared assuming
that the Company is a going concern. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and
classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that
may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Management’s plans in regard to
these matters are focused on managing its cash flow, the proper timing of its
capital expenditures, and raising additional capital or financing in the
future.
Note 2: Summary of Significant
Policies
Proforma Information and Basis of
Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included
herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q. They do not include all information and notes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no material
change in the information disclosed in the notes to consolidated financial
statements included in the annual report on Form 10-KSB of International Stem
Cell Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2007. When used in these
notes, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean International Stem Cell
Corporation and all entities included in our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
In the
opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
information for the interim periods presented reflects all adjustments,
consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair
presentation of the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial
position and cash flows. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements and the related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’
audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2007 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB. Operating results
for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for
any interim period or an entire year.
7
Principles of
Consolidation
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the
accounts of International Stem Cell Corporation and its subsidiary after
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months
or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. Lab supplies used in the research and
development process are expensed as consumed. Inventory is reviewed periodically
for product expiration and obsolescence and adjusted accordingly.
Property and
Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost. The provision for depreciation and
amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the assets, which generally range from three to five years. The
costs of major remodeling and leasehold improvements are capitalized and
depreciated over the shorter of the remaining term of the lease or the life of
the asset.
Patent Licenses
Patent
licenses consist of acquired research and development rights used in research
and development, which have alternative future uses. Patent licenses are
recorded at cost of $761,052 and $758,135 at March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the
lives of the underlying patents or the useful life of the license. Amortization
expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $8,330
and $12,444, respectively, and is included in research and development expense.
Additional information regarding patent licenses is included in Note
5.
Long-Lived Asset
Impairment
The
Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in
business conditions indicate that their carrying value may not be recovered. The
Company considers assets to be impaired and writes them down to fair value if
expected associated cash flows are less than the carrying amounts. Fair value is
the present value of the associated cash flows. The Company has determined that
no material long-lived assets are impaired at March 31, 2008. See
Note 5 for a discussion on the Company’s patent licenses.
Product Sales
Revenue
from product sales is recognized at the time of shipment to the customer
provided all other revenue recognition criteria of the Security and Exchange
Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition, have
been met. If the customer has a right of return, in accordance with the
provisions set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB)
Statement No. 48, Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists
(SFAS 48), the Company recognizes product revenues upon shipment, provided
that future returns can be reasonably estimated. In the case where returns
cannot be reasonably estimated, revenue will be deferred until such estimates
can be made.
Cost of Sales
Cost of
sales consists primarily of costs and expenses for salaries and benefits
associated with employee efforts expended directly on the production of the
Company’s products and include related direct materials, overhead and occupancy
costs. Certain of the agreements under which the Company has licensed technology
will require the payment of royalties based on the sale of its future products.
Such royalties will be recorded a component of cost of sales. Additionally, the
amortization of license fees or milestone payments related to developed
technologies used in the Company’s products will be classified as a component of
cost of sales to the extent such payments become due in the future.
Research and Development
Costs
Research
and development costs, which are expensed as incurred, are primarily comprised
of costs and expenses for salaries and benefits associated with research and
development personnel; overhead and occupancy; contract services; and
amortization of technology used in research and development with alternative
future uses.
8
Registration Payment
Arrangements
The
Company adopted FASB Staff Position No. EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for
Registration Payment Arrangements (“FSP EITF 00-19-2”), on January 1, 2007.
FSP EITF 00-19-2 requires that companies separately recognize and measure
registration payment arrangements, whether issued as a separate agreement or
included as a provision of a financial instrument or other agreement. Such
payments include penalties for failure to effect a registration of
securities.
Prior to
the adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2, the Company accounted for registration rights
as separate arrangements. Accordingly, the adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2 had no
impact on the consolidated financial position, operations, or cash flows of the
Company for the period ended March 31, 2008.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements,
(“FASB 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about fair value measurements. FASB 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a
fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. This
statement is effective for us beginning January 1, 2008. We assessed the
potential impact that adoption of FASB 157 would have on our consolidated
financial statements and have concluded that there is no material impact as of
March 31, 2008.
September 2006,
the FASB issued Statement No. 158, Employer’s Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (“FASB 158”). FASB 158 requires the full
recognition, as an asset or liability, of the overfunded or underfunded status
of a company-sponsored postretirement benefit plan. Adoption of FASB 158 is
required effective for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. We
assessed the potential impact that adoption of FASB 158 would have on our
consolidated financial statements and have concluded that there is no material
impact as of March 31, 2008.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FASB 159”). Under the
provisions of FASB 159, companies may choose to account for eligible financial
instruments, warranties and insurance contracts at fair value on a
contract-by-contract basis. Changes in fair value will be recognized in earnings
each reporting period. FASB 159 is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. The Company is required to and plans to adopt the provisions
of FASB 159 beginning in the first quarter of 2008. We assessed the potential
impact that adoption of FASB 159 would have on our consolidated financial
statements and have concluded that there is no material impact as of March 31,
2008.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations. 9FASB
14(r)”). The new standard requires the acquiring entity in a business
combination to recognize all (and only) the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the
measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and
requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users all of the
information they need to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect
of the business combination. We will adopt this new standard for fiscal years
beginning January 1, 2009.
In
December, 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51(FASB
160”). This statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for
the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. This statement is effective prospectively, except for certain
retrospective disclosure requirements, for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2008. We are currently analyzing the effects of the new standard and its
potential impact, if any, on our consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, FASB ratified the consensus reached by EITF on EITF
Issue 07-1, ‘‘ Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements ’’ or EITF
07-1. EITF 07-1 requires collaborators to present the results of activities
for which they act as the principal on a gross basis and report any payments
received from (made to) other collaborators based on other applicable GAAP or,
in the absence of other applicable GAAP, based on analogy to authoritative
accounting literature or a reasonable, rational, and consistently applied
accounting policy election. Further, EITF 07-1 clarified that the determination
of whether transactions within a collaborative arrangement are part of a
vendor-customer (or analogous) relationship subject to EITF 01-9,
‘‘Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a
Reseller of the Vendor’s Products).’’ EITF 07-1 will be effective beginning on
January 1, 2008. We assessed the potential impact adopting this
pronouncement would have on our consolidated financial statements and have
concluded that there is no material impact as of March 31, 2008.
9
In March
2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FASB 161”). This
statement requires companies with derivative instruments to disclose information
that should enable financial statement users to understand how and why a company
uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items
are accounted for under FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, and how derivative instruments and
related hedged items affect a company’s financial position, financial
performance and cash flows. FASB 161 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November
15, 2008. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a
material effect on the Company’s future financial position or results of
operations.
Income Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FAS
No. 109 requires the Company to provide a net deferred tax asset/liability
equal to the expected future tax benefit/expense of temporary reporting
differences between book and tax accounting methods and any available operating
loss or tax credit carryforwards. The Company has available at March 31, 2008,
operating loss carryforwards of approximately $11,052,000, which may be applied
against future taxable income and will expire in various years through 2025. At
December 31, 2007, the company had operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $10,500,000. The increase in carryforwards for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 is approximately $552,000.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Significant estimates
include patent life (remaining legal life versus remaining useful life) and
transactions using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, e.g., promissory
notes, warrants, and stock options. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Concentration of Credit
Risk
The
Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in banks located in the United
States. Bank accounts are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) up to $100,000 per financial institution. At March 31,
2008, the Company did not have any of its cash balances on deposit with
financial institutions in excess of the FDIC insurance limit.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
The
Company believes that the carrying amount of its cash and cash equivalents,
accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2008 and 2007
approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of those
instruments.
Income (Loss) Per Common
Share
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings Per Share”, requires
presentation of basic earnings per share (“Basic EPS”) and diluted earnings per
share (“Diluted EPS”). The computation of net loss per common share is based on
the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period based on
the exchange ratio of shares issued in the merger. The computation of diluted
earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares
outstanding during the period plus the common stock equivalents, which would
arise from the exercise of stock options and warrants outstanding using the
treasury stock method and the average market price per share during the period.
At March 31, 2008, there were 5,879,813 warrants, 1,548,600 vested stock options
and 1,538,900 unvested options outstanding. These options and warrants were not
included in the diluted loss per share calculation because the effect would have
been anti-dilutive. The weighted average number of shares prior to 2006 was
calculated based on the members’ contribution, as if converted to shares in the
ratio of the share exchange with BTHC III.
Comprehensive
Income
The
Company displays comprehensive income or loss, its components and accumulated
balances in its consolidated financial statements. Comprehensive income or loss
includes all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners
and distributions to owners. The Company did not have any items of comprehensive
income or loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 or the period
from inception through March 31, 2008.
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3. Inventory
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. Lab supplies used in the research and
development process are expensed as consumed. Inventory is reviewed periodically
for product expiration and obsolete inventory and adjusted accordingly. The
components of inventories are as follows:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
$ |
47,838
|
$ |
33,646
|
||||
Work
in Process
|
3,268
|
3,270
|
||||||
Finished
goods
|
143,735
|
138,720
|
||||||
$ |
194,841
|
$ |
175,636
|
4. Property and
Equipment
Property
and equipment consists of the following:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
|||||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
$ |
300,776
|
$ |
301,246
|
||||
Computer
equipment
|
104,620
|
100,375
|
||||||
Office
equipment
|
59,809
|
59,809
|
||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
186,555
|
177,786
|
||||||
651,760
|
639,216
|
|||||||
Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
(183,224 | ) | (156,430 | ) | ||||
$ |
468,536
|
$ |
482,786
|
5. Patent
Licenses
On
December 31, 2003, Lifeline entered into an Option to License Intellectual
Property agreement with Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”) for patent
rights and paid ACT $340,000 in option and license fees. On February 13,
2004, Lifeline and ACT amended the Option agreement and Lifeline paid ACT
additional option fees of $22,500 for fees related to registering ACT’s patents
in selected international countries.
On
May 14, 2004, Lifeline amended the licensing agreement with ACT for the
exclusive worldwide patent rights for the following ACT technologies: Infigen
IP, UMass IP and ACT IP, which terms are summarized below. The license fees
aggregate a total of $400,000 and were secured by separate convertible
promissory notes. The notes bear no interest unless they are not repaid at
maturity, in which event they shall thereafter bear interest at an annual rate
equal the lesser of 10% or the maximum non-usurious rate legally allowed. The
note could be converted at the option of ACT into the first equity financing of
Lifeline with cash proceeds in excess of $5,000,000 under the following
conditions: i) Upon the consummation of the First Equity Financing; or ii)
Immediately prior to the closing of any merger, sale or other consolidation of
the Company or of any sale of all or substantially all assets of the Company
which occurs prior to the First Equity Financing (an “Acquisition Event”).
Notwithstanding the above, and only in the event that a conversion resulting
from such Acquisition Event would result in a security not traded on a national
stock exchange (including NASDAQ and NASDAQ Capital market), upon written notice
to the Company not later than five days after the consummation of the
Acquisition Event and notice of the Acquisition Event to the holder of the note,
the holder may elect to receive payment in cash of the entire outstanding
principal of this Note. On December 21, 2006, ACT elected to receive
payment in cash in lieu of conversion of the notes, which was paid in
full.
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The
Company still maintains an obligation to pay royalties and other fees in
accordance with the following schedule:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Infigen
IP
|
|
|
UMass
IP
|
|
|
ACT IP
|
|
|||
License
fee
|
|
$25,000
|
|
|
$150,000
|
|
|
$225,000
|
|
|||
Royalty
rates
|
|
6%
|
|
3%
to 12%
|
|
3%
to 10%
|
||||||
Minimum
royalties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At
12 months
|
|
$7,500
|
|
|
$15,000
|
|
|
$15,000
|
|
|||
At
24 months
|
|
$7,500
|
|
|
$30,000
|
|
|
$37,500
|
|
|||
At
36 months
|
|
$6,875
|
|
|
$45,000
|
|
|
$60,625
|
|
|||
Annually
thereafter
|
|
$15,000
|
|
|
$60,000
|
|
|
$75,000
|
|
|||
Milestone
payments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
First
commercial product
|
|
$250,000
|
|
|
$250,000
|
|
|
$250,000
|
|
|||
Sales
reaching $5,000,000
|
|
$500,000
|
|
|
$500,000
|
|
|
$500,000
|
|
|||
Sales
reaching $10,000,000
|
|
$1,000,000
|
|
|
$1,000,000
|
|
|
$1,000,000
|
|
6. Related Party
Payables
The
Company has incurred obligations to the following related parties:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
|||||||
Management
fee
|
$ |
245,822
|
$ |
249,778
|
||||
Management
Loan
|
100,000
|
500,000
|
||||||
$ |
345,822
|
$ |
749,778
|
SeaCrest
Capital and SeaCrest Partners are controlled by Mr. Adams and
Mr. Aldrich, YKA Partners is controlled by Mr. Aldrich and the amounts
represent advances to the Company for operating expenses. The management fee was
paid to Mr. Adams and Mr. Aldrich, who acted as managing members of
the Company (and prior to the Share Exchange of ISC California and Lifeline) for
management of the Company since inception of Lifeline for an aggregate of
$10,000 per month plus accrued interest at 10% per annum on the unpaid balance.
Effective June 1, 2006 the management fee was increased to $20,000 per
month. The management fee ceased on November 1, 2006, at which time
Mr. Adams and Mr. Aldrich became employees of ISC.
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2008, Mr. Aldrich loaned the company $100,000, as a
short-term loan until the Company secured alternative financing, at which time
the Company would pay off the loan to Mr. Adldrich.
7. Capital Stock
The
Company was authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per
share. As of March 31, 2008, the Company has issued and outstanding 35,369,495
shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
In
October 2006, the board of directors of BTHC III approved a stock split of
4.42 shares to 1. As a result of the split, the outstanding common stock of BTHC
III increased from 500,000 to 2,209,993 shares. Pursuant to the Share Exchange
Agreement, each share of International Stem Cell Corporation common stock was
exchanged for one share of BTHC III common stock. All numbers in the financial
statements and notes to the financial statements have been adjusted to reflect
the stock split for all periods presented.
On
December 27, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors and holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares approved a change in the Company’s name to
International Stem Cell Corporation, which change became effective in
January 2007. The accompanying financial statements have been changed to
reflect the change as if it had happened at the beginning of the periods
presented.
On
December 27, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors and holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares approved an increase in the authorized
capital stock of the Company to 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par
value per share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per
share. The increase did not become effective until
January 2007.
In
December 2006, the Company issued 1,350,000 shares of common stock, 350,000
of such shares in consideration for legal consulting services relating to the
reverse merger and 1,000,000 shares in consideration for a contract to provide
investor relations services which commenced September 1, 2006 for a period
of one year.
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In
November and December of 2006, ISC California commenced its Brookstreet
financing and issued 9,880,950 shares of common stock for cash at $1.00 per
share for net proceeds after commissions and expenses of $8,334,551, net of cash
expenses which totaled $1,547,433. In addition, ISC California issued 555,552
shares of common stock for $500,000.
In
January and February 2007, ISC California completed the Brookstreet
financing and issued 1,370,000 shares of common stock that was part of a private
placement of securities by ISC California during the second half of 2006. The
net proceeds from the shares whose sale was finalized in 2007 was $1,157,125 net
of cash fees and expenses. In connection with the final settlement in 2007, the
selling agent for the private placement received 274,000 additional warrants,
which entitle the holder thereof to purchase the number of shares of common
stock for $1.00 each.
On
January 15, 2008, to raise funds, International Stem Cell Corporation (the
“Company”) entered into a subscription agreement (the “Agreement”) with
accredited investors (the “Investor”) for the sale between one million and
five million of Series A Preferred Stock (“Preferred”). Units consists of
one (1) share of Preferred and two (2) Warrants (“Warrants”) to purchase Common
Stock for each $1.00 invested. The Preferred will be convertible into shares of
common stock at market price on the date of the first finance closing, but not
to exceed $1 per share and the warrants are exercisable at $0.50 per share. The
Preferred has an Anti-dilution clause whereby, if the Company issues $1 million
or more of equity securities or securities convertible into equity at a price
below the respective exercise prices of the Preferred or the Warrant shall be
adjusted downward to equal the price of the new securities. The Preferred shall
have priority on any sale or liquidation of the Company equal to the purchase
price of the Units, plus a liquidation premium of 6% per year. If the Company
elects to declare a dividend in any year, it must first pay to the Preferred a
dividend of the amount of the dividend the Preferred holder would receive if
converted just prior to the dividend declaration. Each share of Preferred shall
have the same voting rights as the number of shares of Common Stock into which
it would be convertible on the record date. During the quarter ended March 31,
2008, we raised a total of $1 million in the Series A Preferred Stock round and
have another $300,000 received related to our Series B Preferred Stock round,
which has not closed as of March 31, 2008 and is recorded as a Preferred
Subscription B series. The New Series B Preferred Subscription Agreement will
supersede the Series A Preferred Subscription Agreement. See Note 12 for further
detail of the Series B Financing round.
9. Income Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FAS
No. 109 requires the Company to provide a net deferred tax asset/liability
equal to the expected future tax benefit/expense of temporary reporting
differences between book and tax accounting methods and any available operating
loss or tax credit carryforwards. The Company has available at March 31, 2008,
operating loss carryforwards of approximately $11,052,000, which may be applied
against future taxable income and will expire in various years through 2025. At
December 31, 2007, the company had operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $10,500,000. The increase in carryforwards for the quarter ended
March 31, 2008 is approximately $552,000.
The
amount of and ultimate realization of the benefits from the operating loss
carryforwards for income tax purposes is dependent, in part, upon the tax laws
in effect, the future earnings of the Company, and other future events, the
effects of which cannot be determined at this time. Because of the uncertainty
surrounding the realization of the loss carryforwards, the Company has
established a valuation allowance equal to the tax effect of the loss
carryforwards, R&D credits, and accruals; therefore, no net deferred tax
asset has been recognized. A reconciliation of the statutory Federal income tax
rate and the effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 3, 2008
and year ended December 31, 2007.follows:
|
March 31,
2008
|
|
December 31,
2007
|
|
|||||
Statutory
federal income tax rate
|
|
|
(35
|
)%
|
|
|
(35
|
)%
|
|
State
income taxes, net of federal taxes
|
|
|
(6
|
)%
|
|
|
(6
|
)%
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
41
|
%
|
|
|
41
|
%
|
|
Effective
income tax rate
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
The
Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various
states. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal,
state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before
2005.
13
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes ("FIN 48"), on January 1, 2007, with no material impact to the
financial statements.
The
company may be subject to IRC code section 382 which could limit the amount of
the net operating loss and tax credit carryovers that can be used in future
years.
Significant
components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
|
March 31,
2008
|
|
December 31,
2007
|
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets(liabilities)
|
|
|
9669
|
|
|
|
96856
|
|
|
||
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
|
|
$
|
4,531,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,305,000
|
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
177,600
|
|
|
|
102,400
|
|
|
||
Research
and Development tax credit (Fed and St.)
|
|
|
216,500
|
|
|
|
169,500
|
|
|
||
Deferred
tax assets
|
|
|
4,925,100
|
|
|
|
4,576,900
|
|
|
||
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(4,925,100
|
)
|
|
|
(4,576,900
|
)
|
|
||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Thecomponents of the provisions for income
taxes were as follows:
|
March 31,
2008
|
|
December 31,
2007
|
|
|||||||
|
|
9669
|
|
|
|
96856
|
|
|
|||
Current
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Deferred
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
||
Total
|
|
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
10. Stock Options and
Warrants
The
Company has adopted the 2006 Equity Participation Plan (the “Plan”). The options
granted under the Plan may be either qualified or non-qualified options. Up to
15,000,000 options may be granted to employees, directors and consultants under
the Plan. Options may be granted with different vesting terms and expire no
later than 10 years from the date of grant.
The
Company implemented Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123R (“SFAS
No. 123R”), “Share-Based
Payment,” which is a revision of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 123 (“SFAS No. 123”), “Accounting For Stock-Based
Compensation.”SFAS No. 123R requires the Company to establish assumptions
and estimates of the weighted-average fair value of stock options granted, as
well as using a valuation model to calculate the fair value of stock-based
awards. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the
fair-value of stock-based awards. All options are amortized over the requisite
service periods of the awards, which are generally the vesting
periods.
Expected Life - The expected
life of options granted represents the period of time for which the options are
expected to be outstanding. The Company estimates the expected life of options
granted to be 3.75 years.
Expected Volatility - The
expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s
common stock over the estimated expected life of the options. The Company does
not have enough trading history of its common stock to develop a volatility rate
to use in the SFAS No. 123R analysis. Therefore, the Company analyzed two
competitor’s volatility rates over a five year period and averaged them into one
rate, which was 65% for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and 68% for the year
ended December 31, 2007.
Risk-Free Interest Rate - The
risk-free interest rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect
at the date of grant.
Dividends - The Company does
not currently anticipate paying any cash dividends on its common
stock. Consequently, the Company uses an expected dividend yield of
zero in the Black-Scholes option valuation model.
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Forfeitures - SFAS No. 123R
requires the Company to estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and revise
those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those
estimates. To determine an expected forfeiture rate, the Company examined the
historical employee turnover rate over the prior years as a proxy for
forfeitures. Based on the internal analysis, the expected forfeiture rate was
determined to be 10.0%.
The fair
value of options granted is estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2008
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Risk
free interest rate
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3.30%
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Dividend
yield
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0.0%
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Volatility
factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common
stock
|
65.03%
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Weighted-average
expected life of options
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3.75
Years
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Compensation
expense is recognized only for those options expected to vest, with forfeitures
estimated at the date of grant based on the Company’s historical experience and
future expectations. For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007, $84,202 and $112,879 was recognized as stock-based compensation expense
under SFAS No. 123R, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to
stock options as of March 31, 2008 was $916,892 and the weighted-average life of
these outstanding stock options is approximately 9.26 years.
Stock Options
Transactions
involving stock options issued to employees, directors and consultants under the
Plan are summarized below. Options issued under the plan have a maximum life of
10 years. The following table summarizes the changes in options outstanding
and the related exercise prices for the shares of the Company’s common stock
issued under the Plan and as of March 31, 2008:
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Options
Outstanding
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Options
Exercisable
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Exercise
Prices
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Number
Outstanding
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Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
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Weighed
Average Exercise Price
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Number
Exercisable
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Weighted
Average Exercise Price
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$1.00
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3,087,500
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8.75
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$1.00
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1,722,800
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$1.00
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$3.20
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230,000
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9.17
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$3.20
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18,400
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$3.20
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$1.45
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300,000
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9.33
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$1.45
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9,000
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$1.45
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$1.00
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190,000
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9.75
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$1.00
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9,000
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$1.00
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Weighted
Average
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Number
of Shares
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Price
Per Share
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Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
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3,807,500
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$1.17
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Granted
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-
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-
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Exercised
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-
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-
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Canceled/forfeited
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-
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-
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Outstanding
at March 31, 2008
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3,807,500
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$1.17
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Warrants
During
2007, Brookstreet Securities Corporation was awarded 274,000 warrants as
compensation for its services as placement agent for the raising of equity
capital for the quarter. Brookstreet earned 1,976,190 warrants in 2006.
Brookstreet earned a total of 2,250,190 warrants in 2006 and 2007 in connection
with the Company’s private placement. Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof
to purchase one share of common stock for $1.00. The Company recognized the
value attributable to the warrants in the amount of $169,249 as a component of
additional paid-in capital with a corresponding reduction in additional paid-in
capital to reflect the issuance as a non-cash cost of the offering. The Company
valued the Brookstreet warrants in accordance with EITF 00-27 using the
Black-Scholes pricing model and the following assumptions: contractual terms of
5 years, an average risk free interest rate of 4.58%, a dividend yield of
0% and 0%, and volatility of 70.57%.
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As part
of the capital raising efforts, the Company issued two warrants to purchase
shares of common stock with the purchase of one Series A Preferred Stock. As of
March 31, 2008, there were an additional 2,000,000 common stock warrants
outstanding relating to the Series A Preferred Stock.
11. Commitments and
Contingencies
Leases
The
Company leases office space under a non-cancelable operating lease. Future
minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have initial or
remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of April 1, 2008,
are as follows:
Amount
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April
1, to December 31, 2008
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$ |
126,419
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2009
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129,359
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2010
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96,100
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2011
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64,134
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Total
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$ |
416,012
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12. Subsequent
Events
On May
12, 2008, to obtain funding for working capital, International Stem Cell
Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a series of subscription
agreements (the “Agreement”) with a total of five accredited investors (the
“Investors”) for the sale of a total of 400,000 Units, each Unit consisting
of one share of Series B Preferred Stock (“Preferred”) and two Warrants
(“Warrants”) to purchase Common Stock for each $1.00 invested. The
total purchase price received by the Company was $ 400,000. The
Preferred is convertible into shares of common stock at the initial conversion
ratio of two shares of common stock for each share of Preferred converted (which
was established based on an initial conversion price of $0.50 per share), and
the warrants are exercisable at $0.50 per share until five years from the
issuance of the warrants. The Preferred and Warrants contain anti-dilution
clauses whereby, (subject to the exceptions contained in those instruments) if
the Company issues equity securities or securities convertible into equity at a
price below the respective conversion price of the Preferred or the exercise
price of the Warrant, such conversion and exercise prices shall be adjusted
downward to equal the price of the new securities. The Preferred has a priority
(senior to the shares of common stock, but junior to the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock) on any sale or liquidation of the Company equal to the purchase
price of the Units, plus a liquidation premium of 6% per year. If the Company
elects to declare a dividend in any year, it must first pay to the Preferred
holder a dividend equal to the amount of the dividend the Preferred holder would
receive if the Preferred were converted just prior to the dividend declaration.
Each share of Preferred has the same voting rights as the number of shares of
Common Stock into which it would be convertible on the record date.
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The
following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements and related notes and other financial information included elsewhere
herein. This information should also be read in conjunction with our audited
historical consolidated financial statements which are included in our Form
10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The discussion contains
forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks
and uncertainties, such as our plans, expectations and intentions. Our actual
results may differ significantly from management’s expectations. This discussion
should not be construed to imply that the results discussed herein will
necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will
necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future. Such
discussion represents only represents our management’s best present
assessment.
Overview
We were
originally incorporated in Delaware on June 7, 2005 as BTHC III, Inc. to
effect the reincorporation of BTHC III, LLC, a Texas limited liability company,
mandated by a plan of reorganization. Pursuant to the plan of reorganization, an
aggregate of 500,000 shares of our common stock were issued to holders of
administrative and tax claims and unsecured debt, of which 350,000 shares were
issued to Halter Financial Group. The plan of reorganization required BTHC III,
Inc. to consummate a merger or acquisition prior to June 20, 2007. Until
the Share Exchange Agreement described below, BTHC III, Inc. conducted no
operations. In October 2006, BTHC III, Inc. affected a 4.42-for-one stock
split with respect to the outstanding shares of common stock.
On
December 28, 2006, pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement, BTHC III, Inc.
issued 33,156,502 shares of common stock, representing approximately 93.7% of
the common stock outstanding immediately after the transaction, to the
shareholders of International Stem Cell Corporation, a California corporation
(“ISC California”), in exchange for all outstanding stock of ISC California.
This transaction is being accounted for as a “reverse merger” for accounting
purposes. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations
that are reflected in our financial statements are those of ISC
California.
ISC
California was incorporated in California in June 2006 for the purpose of
restructuring the business of Lifeline Cell Technology, LLC, which was organized
in California in August 2001. As a result of the restructuring, Lifeline
became wholly-owned by ISC California, which in turn is wholly-owned by us. All
of our current operations are conducted by Lifeline. Our principal executive
offices are located at 2595 Jason Court, Oceanside, California 92056, and our
telephone number is (760) 940-6383.
Results of
Operations
Revenues
We are a
development stage company and as such have generated nominal revenues. For the
three months ended March 31, 2008, our product sales have continued to increase.
We recognized $32,332 of product revenue, compared to $1,826 for the three
months ended March 31, 2007. This increase is due to the increased marketing
dollars spent on advertising and increased efforts by our sales and marketing
team as well as our marketing consultants promoting our products.
General and Administrative
Expenses
General
and administrative expenses were $885,659 for the three months ended March 31,
2008, a decrease of $154,064 or 15%, compared to $1,039,723 for the three months
ended March 31, 2007. The reason for this decrease was higher one time expenses
for warrants issued for general and administration services, as well as, other
professional services incurred during the first quarter of 2007 as a result of
the Company filing its SB-2 during the first half of 2007. Although our general
and administrative expenses decreased from March 31, 2007, we continue to incur
general and administrative expenses relating to the development of a support
staff and other corporate services needed to develop our business and expenses
related to being a public company.
Research and
Development
Research
and development expenses were $588,041 for the three months ended March 31,
2008, a decrease of $35,458, or 6%, compared to $623,499 for the three months
ended March 31, 2007. The decrease is primarily due to a reduction in research
costs related to our contract services related to our collaboration with the
research laboratory in Russia. Also, we have become more efficient in our
research processes reducing lab supplies, as well as, realizing
efficiencies from consolidating our purchasing effects for our labs located in
Oceanside, California, and Walkersville, Maryland.
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Research
and development expenses are expensed as they are incurred, and are not yet
accounted for on a project by project basis since, to date, all of our research
has had potential applicability to each of our projects.
Marketing
Expense
Marketing
expenses were $149,347 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase of
$85,359, compared to $63,988, or 133%, for the three months ended March 31,
2007. This significant increase was due to the costs incurred in connection with
the development of a marketing and sales strategy, as well as, establishing an
infrastructure to support our sales goals. The primary expenditures for the
quarter related to headcount , creation and distribution of sales literature,
and development and placement of print ads for trade journals. In previous years
these functions did not exist, or needed additional resources improvements to
support our current sales and marketing goals.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
At March
31, 2008, we had a decrease in cash of $165,344 for the three month period ended
March 31, 2008, resulting from $1,452,402 cash used in operating activities and
$12,942 used in investment activities, offset by $1,300,000 of cash provided by
our financing activities. The funds generated from financing activities during
2008 were used mainly to support our operating losses.
Operating Cash
Flows
Net cash
used in operating activities of $1,452,402 for the three months ended March 31,
2008 was primarily attributable to a net loss of $1,615,162. The adjustments to
reconcile the net loss to net cash used in operating activities include
depreciation and amortization expense of $39,289, non-cash stock option expense
of $95,656, an decrease in inventory of $19,205, an increase in prepaid assets
of $83,119, an increase in deposits and other assets of $1,636, an increase in
accounts payable of $345,453, an increase in accrued expenses of $20,768, an
increase in loan payable of $100,000, and a decrease in related party payables
of $503,956, attributable to repayments. The major portion of this increase in
cash used resulted from increased spending in general and administrative
expenses.
Investing Cash
Flows
Net cash
used in investing activities of $12,942 for the three months ended March 31,
2008 was primarily attributable to purchases of property and equipment of
$12,542 consisting primarily of laboratory equipment for use in a variety of
research projects, and payments for patent licenses of $400.
Financing Cash
Flows
Net cash
provided by financing activities of $1,300,000 for the three months ended March
31, 2008 was attributable to closing a Series A Preferred Stock financing round
during the quarter. The Series A Preferred financing was to raise between one
million and five million dollars by issuing Series A Preferred Stock. We are
currently closing Series B financing, which at March 31, 2008, we had $300,000
in Preferred Stock Subscriptions.
Management
is currently reviewing different financing sources to raise working capital to
help fund our current operations. We will need to obtain significant additional
capital resources from sources including equity and/or debt financings, license
arrangements, grants and/or collaborative research arrangements in order to
develop products. Thereafter, we will need to raise additional working capital.
The timing and degree of any future capital requirements will depend on many
factors, including:
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•
|
|
the
accuracy of the assumptions underlying our estimates for capital needs in
2007 and beyond;
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|
•
|
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scientific
progress in our research and development
programs;
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|
•
|
|
the
magnitude and scope of our research and development programs and our
ability to establish, enforce and maintain strategic arrangements for
research, development, clinical testing, manufacturing and
marketing;
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•
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our
progress with preclinical development and clinical
trials;
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•
|
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the
time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory
approvals;
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|
•
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|
the
costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, defending
and enforcing patent claims; and
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|
•
|
|
the
number and type of product candidates that we
pursue.
|
Additional
financing through strategic collaborations, public or private equity financings
or other financing sources may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
Additional equity financing could result in significant dilution to our
stockholders. Additional debt financing may be expensive and require us to
pledge all or a substantial portion of our assets. Further, if additional funds
are obtained through arrangements with collaborative partners, these
arrangements may require us to relinquish rights to some of our technologies,
product candidates or products that we would otherwise seek to develop and
commercialize on our own. If sufficient capital is not available, we may be
required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our product
lines.
We do not
currently have any obligations for milestone payments under any of our licensed
patents other than annual payments of $150,000, plus payments that are
specifically related to sales and are therefore unpredictable as to timing and
amount. Royalties on sales range of 3% to 12%, and milestone payments do not
begin until our first therapeutic product is launched. No licenses are
terminable at will by the licensor. For further discussion of our patents, see
Note 5 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
There
were no off-balance sheet arrangements.
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not
applicable to smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and
Procedures.
(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Securities and Exchange
Commission defines the term "disclosure controls and procedures" to mean a
company's controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.
Our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer have concluded,
based on the evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures by our management, with the participation of our chief executive
officer and our chief financial officer, as of the end of the period covered by
this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective for this
purpose.
(b)
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting. There was no change in
our internal control over financial reporting for the three months ended March
31, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
It should
be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can
provide only reasonable assurance, and not absolute assurance, that the
objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any control system
is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.
Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there can be
no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its
stated
goals in all future circumstances.
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PART II - OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings.
Not
Applicable
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
Not
applicable to smaller reporting companies.
Item
2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Previously
reported on form 8-K, filed on January 15, 2008.
Item
3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities.
Not
Applicable
Item
4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The
Company had two matters that required the vote of the security holders during
its annual shareholder’s meeting held on April 22, 2008. The Security holders
voted to elect the board of directors and ratified Vasquez and Company LLP as
the Company’s registered public accountants. The vote results were as
follows:
To elect
of the board of director:
Donald
A. Wright
|
Votes
for: 23,736,097; Votes Against 37,500; Abstain: 59,085
|
Paul
V. Maier
|
Votes
for: 23,736,097; Votes Against 37,500; Abstain: 59,085
|
Edward
O. Hunter
|
Votes
for: 23,736,097; Votes Against 37,500; Abstain: 59,085
|
Kenneth
C. Aldrich
|
Votes
for: 23,736,097; Votes Against 37,500; Abstain: 59,085
|
William
B. Adams
|
Votes
for: 23,736,097; Votes Against 37,500; Abstain: 59,085
|
Jeffrey
D. Janus
|
Votes
for: 23,736,097; Votes Against 37,500; Abstain:
59,085
|
To ratify Vasquez and Company LLP Votes for: 23,736,097; Votes against 37,500; Abstain: 59,085
Item
5. Other
Information.
Not
Applicable
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Item
6. Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Number
|
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Description
|
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3.1
|
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Certificate
of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.4 of the Registrant’s Form 10-SB filed on April 4,
2006).
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3.2
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Preliminary Information Statement on Form
14C filed on December 29, 2006).
|
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3.3
|
|
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Preliminary Information Statement on Form
14C filed on December 29, 2006).
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4.1
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|
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Form
of Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed on April 9,
2007).
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4.2
|
Form
of Lifeline Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2006).
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4.3
|
|
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Form
of Lifeline Warrant held by ISC Bridge lenders (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on December 29,
2006).
|
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4.4
|
|
|
Placement
Agents Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2006).
|
4.5
|
|
Certificate
of designation or rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of
series A Preferred Stock of International Stem Cell Corporation dated
January 15, 2008
|
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10.1
|
|
Subscription
Agreement dated January 15, 2008
|
|
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10.3
|
|
Form
of Warrant Certificate
|
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31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14a(a) Certification of Chief Executive
Officer.
|
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31.2
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14a(a) Certification of Chief Financial
Officer.
|
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32.1
|
Section
1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
|
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32.2
|
Section
1350 Certification of Chief Financial
Officer.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of
the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL CORPORATION | |||
Dated: May 15,
2008
|
By:
|
/s/ Kenneth C. Aldrich | |
Name: Kenneth C. Aldrich | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||
|
By:
|
/s/ William B. Adams | |
Name: William B. Adams | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director | |||
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