MYMETICS CORP - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)

 UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

or

Commission file number: 000-25132

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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, was 303,757,622 as of May 15, 2023

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MYMETICS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands of Euros, Except Share and Par Value)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MYMETICS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 (UNAUDITED)

(In Thousands of Euros, Except Share and Per Share Data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MYMETICS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 (UNAUDITED)

 (In Thousands of Euros)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MYMETICS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In Thousands of Euros)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

MYMETICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1. The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN

The amounts in the notes are shown in thousands of EURO, unless otherwise noted, and rounded to the nearest thousand except for share and per share amounts.

The accompanying interim period condensed consolidated financial statements of Mymetics Corporation (the "Company") set forth herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations. The interim period condensed consolidated financial statements should be read together with the audited financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

The accompanying financial statements of the Company are unaudited. However, in the opinion of the Company, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained herein contain all adjustments necessary to present a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. All adjustments made during the three-month period ending March 31, 2023 were of a normal and recurring nature.

The Company was created for the purpose of engaging in vaccine research and development. Its main research efforts in the beginning have been concentrated in the prevention and treatment of the AIDS virus and malaria. The Company has established a network which enables it to work with education centers, research centers, pharmaceutical laboratories and biotechnology companies. Besides the HIV and malaria vaccine candidates, the Company additionally has generated preclinical data for the following vaccines: Herpes Simplex and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (“RSV”), neither of which is currently being developed. The company also has clinical data for an intranasal influenza vaccine for the elderly which has finished a Phase I clinical trial and is currently on hold. As of March 31, 2023, the Company is working on several research projects for immunotherapy in the field of oncology and for some infectious diseases with academic partners. Since April 2020, the Company has worked on the development of an intranasal virosome based vaccine to prevent Covid19, the disease caused by the SARSCoV2 virus. For the Covid19 vaccine candidates, the Company has been collaborating with leading academic institutions, such as Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, the Amsterdam Medical Center (AMC) of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and the University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland.

On January 16, 2023, the Board appointed Marcel B. Rüegg to the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Stern’s resignation. Mr. Rüegg was also appointed to the Audit Committee. The Company entered into an independent director agreement with Mr. Rüegg (the “Director Agreement”) setting forth the terms of his compensation. Pursuant to the Director Agreement, Mr. Rüegg is entitled to a fee of CHF 5,000 per quarter, which is payable quarterly, and CHF 350 per hour for each additional hour worked outside of meetings of the Board or attending more than one meeting of the Board per quarter, which is payable quarterly. The Company also agreed to reimburse Mr. Rüegg for pre-approved reasonable business expenses incurred in good faith in connection with the performance of his duties for the Company. The Company also agreed to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Mr. Rüegg, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and as provided by, or granted pursuant to, any charter provision, bylaw provision, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, subject to certain exceptions based on good faith and reasonableness.

On February 8, 2023, the Company announced that it has been conducting a process to explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. The Board authorized management and its external advisors to initiate such a process, and it has been considering a broad range of strategic alternatives including a potential sale of part or all of the Company. In connection therewith, the Company, through its external advisors, has requested bids (the “Bid Process”) for any combination of assets (including but not limited to as a going concern), by February 24, 2023, at 5:00 pm ET (the “Bid Deadline”). To the extent the Company determines there are viable bids by or prior to the Bid Deadline, the Company anticipates pursuing those in due course. To the extent the Company determines there are no viable bids provided by or prior to the Bid Deadline, the Company may consider other alternatives, including the winding up of its operations shortly after the Bid Deadline. On February 24, 2023, the Company announced that it is still discussing with counterparties potential bids for any combination of its assets (including but not limited to as a going concern) and has decided to extend the bid process (the “Bid Process”) for an indeterminate period of time. There can be no assurance that the Bid Process will result in the sale of part or all of the Company or other change or outcome. The Company has retained McDermott, Will & Emery LLP as legal counsel in connection with the Bid Process.

While the Company pursues these strategic alternatives, due to lack of liquidity, cost reductions for 2023 have been put in place, including the termination of employment agreements for all employees, except Ronald Kempers. Additionally, we are exploring a possible wind up of the Company to the extent that none of the strategic alternatives are viable. As of the date of this filing, there is no certainty or conclusion on the future of the Company.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has experienced negative cash flows from operations and significant losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of €104,416 at March 31, 2023. Further, the Company’s current liabilities exceed its current assets by €73,408 as of March 31, 2023, and there is no assurance that cash will become available to pay current liabilities in the near term. Management is seeking additional financing but there can be no assurance that management will be successful in any of those efforts. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the issuance of the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

LEASES

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842, which established a right-of-use ("ROU") model requiring lessees to record a right-of-use ("ROU") asset and lease obligations on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Where an arrangement is a lease, the Company determines if it is an operating lease or a finance lease. At lease commencement, the Company records a lease liability and corresponding right-of-use ("ROU") asset. Lease liabilities represent the present value of our future lease payments over the expected lease term, which includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain those options will be exercised. The present value of the Company’s lease liability is determined using its incremental collateralized borrowing rate at lease inception. ROU assets represent its right to control the use of the leased asset during the lease and are recognized in an amount equal to the lease liability for leases with an initial term greater than 12 months. Over the lease term (operating leases only), the Company uses the effective interest rate method to account for the lease liability as lease payments are made and the ROU asset is amortized to consolidated statement of operations in a manner that results in straight line expense recognition. The Company does not apply lease recognition requirements for short-term leases. Instead, the Company recognizes payments related to these arrangements in the consolidated statement of operations as lease costs on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

BUSINESS UPDATE REGARDING COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a substantial public health and economic challenge around the world and has affected our employees, communities and business operations, as well as the U.S. and European economy and financial markets. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to directly or indirectly affect our business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and new variants of concern, the actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, and its economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets.

To date, we have been able to continue our operations and do not anticipate any material interruptions in the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we are continuing to assess the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and operations, including our supply chain and research activities. It is possible that the COVID-19 pandemic and response efforts may have an impact in the future on us and/or our third-party suppliers and contract manufacturing partners' ability to collaborate and manufacture our products.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. Specifically, ASU 2020-06 simplifies accounting for the issuance of convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. In addition, the ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and simplifies the diluted earnings per share (EPS) calculation in certain areas. ASU 2020-06 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, beginning in the fiscal years which begin after December 15, 2020. The FASB has specified that an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The Company translates non-Euro assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries at the rate of exchange at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange throughout the period. Unrealized gains or losses from these translations are reported as a separate component of comprehensive income. Transaction gains or losses are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The translation adjustments do not recognize the effect of income tax because the Company expects to reinvest the amounts indefinitely in operations. The Company's reporting currency is the Euro because substantially all of the Company's activities are conducted in Europe.

CASH

We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash deposits are occasionally in excess of insured amounts.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective method and there was no impact to financial position and results of operations as a result of the adoption. This standard applies to all contracts with customers, except for contracts that are within the scope of other standards, such as leases, insurance, collaboration arrangements and financial instruments. Under Topic 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the entity will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of Topic 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determines those that are performance obligations and assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied. Overall, adoption of the new standard did not result in an adjustment to amounts previously reported in our consolidated financial statements and there were no other significant changes impacting the timing or measurement of our revenue or our business processes and controls.

The Company has concluded that government grants are not within the scope of Topic 606, as they do not meet the definition of a contract with a “customer”. The Company concluded the definition of a contract with a “customer” was not met as the counterparty to the government grants has not contracted to obtain goods or services and thus the contracts are not considered to have commercial substance. Government grants provide the Company with payments for certain types of expenditures related to research and development activities over a contractually defined period. Revenue from government grants is recognized in the period during which the related costs are incurred, provided that the applicable conditions under the government contracts have been met. 

NIH

On April 29, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) awarded the Company and Texas Biomedical Research Institute (“Texas Biomed”) a five-year grant for the project called “Cold Chain-independent, Needle-free Mucosal Virosomal Vaccine to Prevent HIV-1 Acquisition at Mucosal Levels” (“NIH Grant”). The project started on May 1, 2019, and has been planned for five years. It was initially co-led by Texas Biomed, but due to the move of Dr. Ruth Ruprecht, the Co-Principal Investigator, to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (“ULL”) at the end of 2019, ULL has become the co-lead with Mymetics for this project. The overall budget related to the project is US$8,850 with US$7,131 approved for the period of (May 2019 to April 2023). This includes the funds approved for the period of (May 2022 to April 2023) of US$1,616.

The amounts mentioned in the following statements are purely related to the Company and not to the other partners in the project: The overall portion of the grant allocated to the Company is US$4,650 approved for the period of (May 2019 to April 2023). This includes the funds approved for the period of (May 2022 to April 2023) of US$1,328. In March 2023, an amendment to the contract was signed to reduce the allocated funds from ULL to the Company from US$1,328 to US$ 815, as more funds were allocated to the animal studies at ULL

The cost granted under the sub-award with Texas Biomed for the period of (May to December 2019) was US$743, of which, US$599 (€542) was incurred as revenue.

The sub-award contracts between ULL and the Company for the period of (January 2020 to April 2021) were signed for a total budget of US$1,519, of which, US$1,048 (€909) was incurred as revenue.

The sub-award contract between ULL and the Company for the period of (May 2021 to April 2022) was signed for a total budget of US$1,078, of which, US$986 (€899) was incurred as revenue.

The sub-award contract, including the amendment, between ULL and the Company for the period of (May 2022 to April 2023) was signed for a total budget of US$815, of which, US$577 (€550) was incurred as revenue as of end of March 2023. Of this revenue amount, US$288 (€273) was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Since the beginning of the project to date, the Company has incurred a total cost of US$3,210 (€2,900) which was recognized as grant revenue from the NIH. First results are expected to be reported in 2023.

The project has the objective to prepare the Company’s HIV-1 vaccine candidate for clinical trials, by first executing a non-human primate (“NHP”) study, where the test subjects will be receiving Mymetics’ virosome based HIV-1 vaccine candidate by several intra-muscular and intra-nasal applications, followed by rectal challenges. As of March 31, 2023, Mymetics has successfully produced six sets of virosome based vaccines and the NHPs have received two intramuscular vaccinations and three intranasal vaccinations in two different studies. The vaccinations were well tolerated. These studies are ongoing. The vaccine candidate is created to induce protective mucosal antibodies acting as a frontline defense against sexual HIV transmission. This grant from the NIH has allowed the Company to continue some of the developments that were achieved during the European Horizon 2020 project.

In February 2022, Mymetics announced the publication of results in Frontiers in Immunology title: “Cooperation between Systemic and Mucosal Antibodies Induced by Virosomal Vaccines Targeting HIV1 Env: Protection of Indian Rhesus Macaques against Mucosal SHIV challenges”.

RECEIVABLES

Receivables are stated at their outstanding principal balances. Management reviews the collectability of receivables on a periodic basis and determines the appropriate amount of any allowance. There was no allowance necessary at March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022. The Company writes off receivables to the allowance when management determines that a receivable is not collectible. The Company may retain a security interest in the products sold.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated over its estimated useful life on straight-line basis from the date placed in service. Estimated useful lives are usually taken as three years.

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Long-lived assets, which include property and equipment, are assessed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. The impairment testing involves comparing the carrying amount to the forecasted undiscounted future cash flows generated by that asset. In the event the carrying value of the assets exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows generated by that asset and the carrying value is not considered recoverable, impairment exists. An impairment loss is measured as the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value, calculated using a discounted future cash flow method. An impairment loss would be recognized in net income (loss) in the period that the impairment occurs.

GOODWILL

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of a business acquired. The Company typically performs its annual goodwill impairment test effective as of April 1 of each year, unless events or circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred before that time. The Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. After assessing qualitative factors, the Company determined that no further testing was necessary. If further testing was necessary, the Company would determine the fair value of each reporting unit and compare the fair value to the reporting unit’s carrying amount. The Company has one reporting unit.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

TAXES ON INCOME

The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns. In estimating future tax consequences, the Company generally considers all expected future events other than enactments of changes in the tax laws or rates.

The Company reports a liability, if any, for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, are recorded as a component of interest expense and other expense, respectively.

The Company has not recorded any liabilities for uncertain tax positions or any related interest and penalties at December 31, 2022 or 2021. The Company’s United States tax returns are open to audit for the years ended December 31, 2018 to 2021. The returns for the Swiss subsidiary, Mymetics S.A., are open to audit for the year ended December 31, 2021. The returns for the Netherlands subsidiaries, Bestewil B.V. and Mymetics B.V., are open to audit for the year ended December 31, 2021.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in the common period. Diluted earnings per share takes into consideration common shares outstanding (computed under basic earnings per share) and potentially dilutive securities. For the quarters ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, options and convertible debt were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method because their effect would be anti-dilutive due to the net loss.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the basic weighted average number of shares was 303,757,622. The total potential number of shares issuable of 811,823,576 at March 31, 2023 includes 786,073,576 potential issuable shares related to convertible loans and 25,750,000 potential issuable shares related to outstanding not expired options granted to employees. 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the basic weighted average number of shares was 303,757,622. The total potential number of shares issuable of 775,330,552 at March 31, 2022 includes 749,580,552 potential issuable shares related to convertible loans and 25,750,000 potential issuable shares related to outstanding not expired options granted to employees. 

PREFERRED STOCK

The Company has authorized 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock that may be issued in several series with varying dividends, conversion and voting rights. No preferred shares are issued or outstanding at March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022.

ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include:

FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company generally has the following financial instruments: cash, receivables, accounts payable, and notes payable. The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, approximates their fair value based on the short-term nature of these financial instruments. Management believes the fair value of the note’s payable reflects the actual value reported for these instruments.

CONCENTRATIONS

The Company derived 99% of grant revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 from one partner, respectively. For the period ended December 31, 2022, the Company derived 100% of grant revenue from one partner.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Mr. Ernest M. Stern, the Company’s outside U.S. counsel, is a partner in Culhane Meadows PLLC and was a director of the Company until his resignation on December 20, 2022. Culhane Meadows PLLC was the Company’s legal counsel until December 31, 2022. Fees incurred with the law firm in the three months ended March 31, 2022, amounted to €17 and was NIL for the three months ended March 2023.

On January 16, 2023, the Board appointed Marcel B. Rüegg to the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Stern’s resignation. Mr. Rüegg was also appointed to the Audit Committee. The Company entered into an independent director agreement with Mr. Rüegg (the “Director Agreement”) setting forth the terms of his compensation. Pursuant to the Director Agreement, Mr. Rüegg is entitled to a fee of CHF 5,000 per quarter, which is payable quarterly, and CHF 350 per hour for each additional hour worked outside of meetings of the Board or attending more than one meeting of the Board per quarter, which is payable quarterly. The Company also agreed to reimburse Mr. Rüegg for pre-approved reasonable business expenses incurred in good faith in connection with the performance of his duties for the Company. The Company also agreed to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Mr. Rüegg, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and as provided by, or granted pursuant to, any charter provision, bylaw provision, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, subject to certain exceptions based on good faith and reasonableness. No fee was paid to Marcel B. Rüegg during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Two of the Company’s major shareholders have granted secured convertible notes and short-term convertible notes and promissory notes, which have a total carrying amount of €72,607, including interest due to date. Conversion prices on the Euro-denominated convertible debt have been fixed to a fixed Euro/US dollar exchange rate.

Note 2. Debt Financing

Certain principal shareholders have granted the Company secured convertible notes (in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code in the State of Delaware), short term convertible notes and other short-term notes, which have a total carrying value of €72,845 including interest due to date. Interest incurred in these notes since inception has been added to the principal amounts.

The details of the convertible notes and loans are as follows at March 31, 2023:

(1) Private investment company of Dr. Thomas Staehelin, member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee of the Company. Face value is stated in U.S. dollars at $190.

(2) This maturity date is automatically prolonged for periods of three months, unless called for repayment.

(3) Renamed Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève S.A. and acting on behalf of Round Enterprises Ltd. which is a major shareholder.

(4) The loan is secured against 2/3rds of the IP assets of Bestewil Holding BV and against all property of the Company.

(5) The face values of the loans are stated in U.S. dollars at $1,200 and $300, respectively.

(6) This maturity date is automatically prolonged for periods of three months, unless called for repayment. The conversion price per share is determined by the lower of (i) reducing by 10% the price per share of the Company’s common stock paid by the investors in connection with an investment in the Company of not less than US$20,000, or (ii) at the fixed conversion price using a fixed exchange rate which are noted in the table above. The convertible note holder has the right to convert at any time prior to the maturity date, at the convertible note holder’s option, prior to the repayment of the outstanding balance under the note by the Company, to convert the unpaid outstanding principal balance and accrued interest, in whole or in part, into common stock at the fixed conversion price as stated in the contract.

(7) On March 1, 2017, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided two promissory Notes for a total of €1,840 and €460, respectively, with a 2.5% interest per annum and a maturity date of March 1, 2018. The first 50% of the promissory Notes of €920 and €230, respectively, were provided immediately. The second 50% of the promissory notes of €920 and €230, respectively, were provided on October 18, 2017 with a 2.5% interest per annum and a maturity date of October 18, 2018. Both Round Enterprises Ltd. And Eardley Holding AG have agreed to amend the maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of the other convertible loans. Therefore, the maturity date of the promissory notes is amended to be the later of (i) June 30, 2018, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes. The amendments were accounted for as modifications in the consolidated financial statements.

(8) On June 1, 2018, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided two promissory Notes for a total of €1,280 and €320 in two tranches, respectively, with a 2.5% interest per annum. The first tranche of the promissory Notes of €640 and €160, respectively, were provided immediately. The second tranche of the promissory notes of €640 and €160, respectively, were provided on November 10, 2018, with a 2.5% interest per annum. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) June 30, 2019, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(9) On June 15, 2019, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €600 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €480 and €120, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) December 31, 2020, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(10) On December 20, 2019, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €600 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €480 and €120, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) June 30, 2020, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(11) On June 15, 2020, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €1,100 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €880 and €220, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) September 30, 2020, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(12) On December 15, 2020, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €850 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €680 and €170, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) March 31, 2021, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(13) On August 15, 2021, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €1,200 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €960 and €240, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) December 31, 2021, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(14) On April 30, 2022, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €600 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €480 and €120, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) September 30, 2022, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(15) On August 15, 2022, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €600 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €480 and €120, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) December 31, 2022, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(16) On December 31, 2022, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €250 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €200 and €50, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) March 31, 2023, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

(17) On February 28, 2023, Round Enterprises Ltd. and Eardley Holding AG each provided promissory Notes for a total of €500 with a 2.5% interest per annum. The promissory Notes of €400 and €100, respectively, were provided immediately. The maturity date of these promissory notes to follow the same terms of other convertible loans and is the later of (i) June 30, 2023, or (ii) the end of a subsequent calendar quarter in which the Company receives a written request from the lender for repayment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the Notes.

On April 2, 2020, the Swiss entity, Mymetics SA, received a federal credit line of Chf 168 in relation with the Covid-19 pandemic. This credit line applies for five years and is fully guaranteed by the Swiss Confederation via guaranteed organizations. The interest rate is currently at 0 percent until March 31, 2023. The Swiss Confederation has the right to adjust the interest rate to the market rate. The first revision took place as of April 1, 2022, but no modification was applied. A first amortization installment of Chf 14 (€14) was paid on October 3, 2022. The next amortization of €14 is due on March 31, 2023, but will be settled in April 2023. The entire loan should be fully amortized and repaid by September 30, 2027.

Certain of the secured convertible notes have conversion features that should be bifurcated from the debt and recorded at fair value; however, as of March 31, 2023, and 2022, the probability of the conversion features being exercised was zero. For this reason, the conversion features is not required to be bifurcated from the debt as the fair value is zero at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Note 3. Commitments

The facility lease agreement for Epalinges, Switzerland, is automatically renewed month by month with a notice period of three months. The related rent is paid monthly in the amount of €4 and is considered a short-term lease. As the term is less than twelve months, the lease is outside of the scope of ASC 842 and not accounted for on the balance sheet due to the Company’s policy elections.

The facility lease agreement for Leiden, The Netherlands, runs until March 31, 2024, and can be terminated with a six-month notice as of September 30, 2023. On March 14, 2023, the Company terminated the facility lease agreement with the effective date of March 31, 2024. The related rent is paid monthly in the amount of €9. The Company does not have any other operating lease for its research and development facilities, corporate headquarters, offices and equipment.

ASU 201602 and ASU 201811— Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 201602, Leases (“ASU 201602”) required the recognition of right-of-use lease assets relate primarily to the Company’s leases of office and laboratory space. Right-of-use lease assets initially equal the lease liability. The lease liability equals the present value of the minimum rental payments due under the lease discounted at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate for similar collateral. For operating leases, lease liabilities were discounted at the Company’s weighted average incremental borrowing rate for similar collateral estimated to be 5% and the weighted average lease term is 2.25 years. For operating leases, rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and is recorded in “General and administrative” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized €0.2 in “General and administrative” in its consolidated statement of operations relating to operating leases.

Note 4. Subsequent Events

On May 12, 2023, the Company received an email from the OTC Markets Group compliance department notifying the Company that it no longer meets the Standards for Continued Eligibility for OTCQB as per the OTCQB Standards, Section 2.3(2), as a result of the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock being below $.01 per share on at least one of the prior thirty consecutive calendar days. As per Section 4.1 of the OTCQB Standards, the company will be granted a cure period of 90 calendar days during which the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock must be $0.01 or greater for ten consecutive trading days in order to continue trading on the OTCQB marketplace. If this requirement is not met by August 10, 2023, the company will be removed from the OTCQB marketplace.

In addition, the Company has been informed that in the event that the Company’s closing bid price falls below $0.001 at any time for five consecutive trading days, the Company will be immediately removed from OTCQB.

The Board of Directors of the Company will evaluate the next steps, which could include a voluntary delisting of the OTCQB marketplace in connection with a possible wind down of the Company’s operations.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Mymetics Corporation for the periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and related notes and the description of the Company's business and properties included elsewhere herein.

This report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this report are not purely historical but are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These forward-looking statements concern matters that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Words such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue", "probably" or similar words are intended to identify forward looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us which attempt to advise interested parties of the factors which affect our business, including without limitation disclosures made under the captions "Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Risk Factors," "Consolidated Financial Statements" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and, to the extent included therein, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed during fiscal year 2023.

IMPACT OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS

BUSINESS UPDATE REGARDING COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a substantial public health and economic challenge around the world and has is affecting our employees, patients, communities and business operations, as well as the U.S. and European economy and financial markets. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to directly or indirectly affect our business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and new variants of concern, the actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, and its economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets.

To date, we have been able to continue our operations and do not anticipate any material interruptions for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we are continuing to assess the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and operations, including our supply chain and research activities. It is possible that the COVID-19 pandemic and response efforts may have an impact in the future on us and/or our third-party suppliers and contract manufacturing partners' ability to collaborate and manufacture our products.

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 AND 2022

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, revenue was €277 and €485, respectively, of which €274 and €482 was related to the revenue recognized for the work performed under the NIH grant / HIV project.

Costs and expenses increased to €1,478 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from €914 (+61.7%) for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase is mainly due the severance cost provision triggered by the termination of employment agreements at the end of February 2023 for a total of €674, and additional advisory and legal costs related to the Bid Process for a total of €200 incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Research and development expenses remained stable at €599 in the current period from €582 (+2.9%) in the comparative period of 2022, mainly due to the purchase of the influenza inactivated virus cost related to the work performed under the NIH grant / HIV project (-€302) incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022, and €345 of severance cost provision triggered by the termination of employment agreements announced end of February 2023 for a total of €345.

General and administrative expenses increased to €879 in the current period from €332 (+164.8%) in the comparative period of 2022, mainly due to the severance cost provision for a total of €360, and additional incurred advisory and legal costs related to the Bid Process for a total of €200 during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Other expenses decreased to -€37 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from €88 (-142.0%) for the three months ended March 31, 2022, mainly due to the foreign exchange revaluation impact of shareholders’ loans based in US$.

Interest expenses increased to €697 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from €694 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 related to existing loans from third party investors.

The Company reported a net loss of (€1,861), or (€0.00) per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to a net loss of (€1,211), or (€0.00) per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We had cash of €335 at March 31, 2023 compared to €313 at December 31, 2022.

During 2022, our revenue has mainly been generated through the NIH grant / HIV project. For 2023, besides revenue to be recognized under the NIH grant project, new significant revenues are not expected, unless and until a major licensing agreement or other commercial arrangement is entered into with respect to our technology or new grant financings are awarded.

As of March 31, 2023, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately €104,416, and had net loss of €1,861 in the three-month period ending on that date. We expect to continue to incur net losses in the future for research, development and activities related to the future licensing of our technologies, and because of the accrual of interest payable on existing loans.

Net cash used from operating activities decreased to €478 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, compared to €454 for the same period in 2022, mainly due to the receivable related to the NIH grant / HIV project incurred during the three-month period ending March 31, 2022.

Net cash used from investing activities was NIL during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and €(-2) during the same period in 2022, mainly due to acquisition of IT equipment.

Net cash provided from financing activities was €500 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and NIL for the same period in 2022.

Salaries and related payroll costs represent gross salaries for two executives, our CSO of Mymetics BV and five employees. Under Executive Employment Agreements with our CEO and two CSOs, we pay our executive officers a combined amount of €65 per month.

Our Swiss subsidiary, Mymetics S.A., has, besides the CEO and CSO, two additional employees on its payroll: Director of Finance and Head of Manufacturing and Quality. Mymetics BV has, besides the full time Chief Scientific Officer, three full-time technicians and one part-time assistant.

On February 8, 2023, and subsequently on February 23, 2023, we announced that we have initiated a process to explore a range of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value and engaged professional advisors, including an investment bank, to support this process. Strategic alternatives include the sale of all or part of the Company, through a merger or reverse merger. As we pursue strategic alternatives, we put into place cost reductions for 2023, including the termination of employment agreements with 7 of our 8 employees and are exploring a possible wind up of the Company to the extent that none of the strategic alternatives are viable.

Additional funding requirements during the next 9 months will be needed. In the past, we have financed our research and development activities primarily through debt and equity financings from various parties, complemented by the grant agreements for our HIV vaccine candidate.

We are seeking strategic alternatives for the Company, including the sale of all or part of the Company, in parallel we seek to raise the additional capital from equity or debt financings, and grants through donors and potential partnerships with major international pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms. However, there can be no assurance that it will be able to raise additional capital on satisfactory terms, or at all, to finance its operations or sell the Company. In the event that we are not able to obtain such additional capital, we will be required to further restrict or even cease our operations. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has experienced recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

Monthly fixed and recurring expenses for "Property leases" of €13 represent the monthly lease and maintenance payments to unaffiliated third parties for our offices, of which €4 is related to our executive office located at Route de la Corniche 4, 1066 Epalinges in Switzerland (100 square meters), and €9 related to Bestewil Holding B.V. and its subsidiary Mymetics B.V operating from a similar biotechnology campus near Leiden in the Netherlands, where they occupy 204 square meters.

Included in the professional fees are legal fees paid to outside corporate counsel and audit and review fees paid to our independent accountants, and fees paid for investor relations.

Cumulative interest expense of €34,814 has been accrued on all of the Company’s outstanding notes and advances (see detailed table in Note 2 to the financial statements).

RECENT FINANCING ACTIVITIES

During the three months period ending March 31, 2023, our principal source of funds has been promissory notes received from our two main investors and the revenue generated through the NIH grant / HIV project.

Management anticipates that our existing capital resources will be sufficient to fund our cash requirements through the next two months. We have cash presently on hand in conjunction with the collection of receivables, based upon our current levels of expenditures and anticipated needs during this period. For 2023, we will need additional funding through future collaborative arrangements, licensing arrangements, a sale of all or part of the Company and debt and equity financings under Regulation D and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. We do not know whether additional financing will be available when needed or if a sale will be successful.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

None

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

INTEREST RATE RISK

Fluctuations in interest rates may affect the fair value of financial instruments. An increase in market interest rates may increase interest payments and a decrease in market interest rates may decrease interest payments of such financial instruments. We have no debt obligations, which are sensitive to interest rate fluctuations as all our notes payable have fixed interest rates, as specified on the individual loan notes.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a−15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this annual report. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (currently the same person to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure) concluded as of March 31, 2023, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of the material weakness described below.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023, based on the criteria established in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

INHERENT LIMITATIONS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROLS

Our management, including the CEO/CFO, does not expect that the Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected.

These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions of deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

PART II.OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Neither we, nor our wholly owned subsidiaries Mymetics S.A., Bestewil Holding B.V. nor its subsidiary Mymetics B.V. are presently involved in any litigation incident to our business.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Not Applicable

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

None

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

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.