Pulmatrix, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021
or
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ___________ to __________
Commission file number: 001-36199
PULMATRIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 46-1821392 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 390 Lexington, MA |
02421 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (781) 357-2333
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
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Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | PULM | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
As of August 9, 2021, the registrant had shares of common stock outstanding.
PULMATRIX, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
PULMATRIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
At June 30, | At December 31, | |||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 56,903 | $ | 31,657 | ||||
Restricted cash | 204 | - | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 1,766 | 84 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,596 | 797 | ||||||
Total current assets | 60,469 | 32,538 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 379 | 361 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset | 1,008 | 1,489 | ||||||
Long-term restricted cash | - | 204 | ||||||
Goodwill | 3,577 | 3,577 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 65,433 | $ | 38,169 | ||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 1,508 | $ | 925 | ||||
Accrued expenses | 1,191 | 2,028 | ||||||
Operating lease liability | 1,184 | 1,135 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 3,034 | 4,166 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 6,917 | 8,254 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 5,423 | 6,168 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, net of current portion | - | 608 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 12,340 | 15,030 | ||||||
Commitments (Note10) | ||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | par value — authorized and issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020- | - | ||||||
Common stock, $ | par value — shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.6 | 4 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 295,512 | 257,604 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (242,425 | ) | (234,469 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 53,093 | 23,139 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 65,433 | $ | 38,169 |
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PULMATRIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 2,254 | $ | 3,500 | $ | 3,644 | $ | 6,262 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 4,541 | 3,184 | 8,397 | 8,471 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 1,562 | 1,490 | 3,181 | 3,702 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 6,103 | 4,674 | 11,578 | 12,173 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (3,849 | ) | (1,174 | ) | (7,934 | ) | (5,911 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 2 | 13 | 5 | 65 | ||||||||||||
Other expense, net | (5 | ) | (9 | ) | (27 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,852 | ) | $ | (1,170 | ) | $ | (7,956 | ) | $ | (5,856 | ) | ||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders-basic and diluted | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.26 | ) | ||||
Weighted average shares of common stock used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share | 56,249,062 | 24,376,571 | 51,319,680 | 22,423,014 |
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PULMATRIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(in thousands, except share data)
Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Balance — January 1, 2021 | 36,105,097 | $ | 4 | $ | 257,604 | $ | (234,469 | ) | $ | 23,139 | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | 20,000,000 | 2 | 37,077 | - | 37,079 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | 143,965 | - | 204 | - | 204 | |||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | - | - | 328 | - | 328 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (4,104 | ) | (4,104 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance — March 31, 2021 | 56,249,062 | $ | 6 | $ | 295,213 | $ | (238,573 | ) | $ | 56,646 | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation | - | - | 299 | - | 299 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (3,852 | ) | (3,852 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance — June 30, 2021 | 56,249,062 | $ | 6 | $ | 295,512 | $ | (242,425 | ) | $ | 53,093 |
Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Balance — January 1, 2020 | 19,994,560 | $ | 2 | $ | 226,178 | $ | (215,161 | ) | $ | 11,019 | ||||||||||
Exercise of pre-funded warrants | 300,000 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of common stock options | 19,997 | - | 21 | - | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | 206,747 | - | 239 | - | 239 | |||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | - | - | 343 | - | 343 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (4,686 | ) | (4,686 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance — March 31, 2020 | 20,521,304 | $ | 2 | $ | 226,781 | $ | (219,847 | ) | $ | 6,936 | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | 4,787,553 | 1 | 7,313 | - | 7,314 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of common stock options | 2,500 | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | 437,999 | - | 536 | - | 536 | |||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | - | - | 266 | - | 266 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (1,170 | ) | (1,170 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance — June 30, 2020 | 25,749,356 | $ | 3 | $ | 234,899 | $ | (221,017 | ) | $ | 13,885 |
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PULMATRIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,956 | ) | $ | (5,856 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 88 | 103 | ||||||
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset | 481 | 359 | ||||||
Share-based compensation | 627 | 609 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,682 | ) | 6,847 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (799 | ) | (671 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | 495 | (321 | ) | |||||
Accrued expenses | (837 | ) | 931 | |||||
Operating lease liability | (559 | ) | (317 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue | (1,877 | ) | (5,884 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (12,019 | ) | (4,200 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (18 | ) | (98 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (18 | ) | (98 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | 37,079 | 7,314 | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options | - | 24 | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | 204 | 775 | ||||||
Proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loan | - | 617 | ||||||
Repayment of Paycheck Protection Program loan | - | (617 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 37,283 | 8,113 | ||||||
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 25,246 | 3,815 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash — beginning of period | 31,861 | 23,644 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash — end of period | $ | 57,107 | $ | 27,459 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing information: | ||||||||
Fixed asset purchases in accounts payable | $ | 88 | $ | 12 |
The
accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PULMATRIX, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
1. Organization
Pulmatrix, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in 2013 as a Delaware corporation. The Company is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of a novel class of inhaled therapeutic products. The Company’s proprietary dry powder delivery platform, iSPERSE™ (inhaled Small Particles Easily Respirable and Emitted), is engineered to deliver small, dense particles with highly efficient dispersibility and delivery to the airways, which can be used with an array of dry powder inhaler technologies and can be formulated with a variety of drug substances. The Company is developing a pipeline of iSPERSE™- based therapeutic candidates targeted at prevention and treatment of a range of respiratory and other diseases with significant unmet medical needs.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Standards
Basis of Presentation
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein have been prepared, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from this report, as is permitted by such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021, and amended on March 26, 2021 and May 14, 2021 (the “Annual Report”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including those which are normal and recurring) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information have been included. When preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Company must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Additionally, operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which are included in the Annual Report.
Use of Estimates
In preparing condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required 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, as well as the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Due to inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results may differ from these estimates. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include valuing equity securities in share-based payments, valuing future expected costs in order to derive and recognize revenue, estimating the useful lives of depreciable and amortizable assets, interest borrowing rate, valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, goodwill impairment, and estimating the fair value of long-lived assets to assess whether impairment charges may apply.
Concentrations of Credit Risk and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Cash
is a financial instrument that potentially subjects the Company to concentrations of credit risk. For all periods presented, substantially
all of the Company’s cash was deposited in an account at a single financial institution that management believes is creditworthy.
The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by these financial institutions for amounts in excess of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation insured limits. The Company has not incurred any losses to date.
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We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash, checking accounts and money market accounts. Restricted cash consists of two security deposits with a financial institution.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts in the statement of cash flows.
Six months ended June 30 | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 56,903 | $ | 27,255 | ||||
Restricted cash | 204 | 204 | ||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 57,107 | $ | 27,459 |
Revenue Recognition
The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company 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 ASC 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.
Amounts received prior to revenue recognition are recorded as deferred revenue. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as current portion of deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Amounts not expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as deferred revenue, net of current portion.
Our principal sources of revenue during the reporting period were income that resulted through our collaborative arrangements and license agreements that related to the development and commercialization of Pulmazole and PUR1800, and from reimbursement of clinical study costs. In all instances, revenue is recognized only when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, and collectability of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, our principal source of revenue was income that resulted from the Cipla Agreement and the JJEI License Agreement described in Note 6, and immaterial royalties from the Sensory Cloud Agreement.
Milestone Payments
At the inception of each arrangement that includes research or development milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being achieved and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the control of the Company or the licensee, such as regulatory approvals, are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. The Company evaluates factors such as the scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and other risks that must be overcome to achieve the particular milestone in making this assessment. There is considerable judgment involved in determining whether it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company reevaluates the probability of achievement of all milestones subject to constraint and, if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment.
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Royalties.
For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments upon first commercial sales and milestone payments based on a level of sales, which are the result of a customer-vendor relationship and for which the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied or partially satisfied. To date, the Company has recognized immaterial royalty revenue that resulted from the Sensory Cloud licensing arrangement.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and include: salaries, benefits, bonus, share-based compensation, license fees, milestone payments due under license agreements, costs paid to third-party contractors to perform research, conduct clinical trials, develop drug materials and delivery devices, and associated overhead and facilities costs. Clinical trial costs are a significant component of research and development expenses and include costs associated with third-party contract research organizations (“CROs”) to carry out our clinical development activities and third-party contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) to carry out our clinical manufacturing activities. Invoicing from third-party contractors for services performed can lag several months. We accrue the costs of services rendered in connection with third-party contractor activities based on our estimate of fees and costs associated with the contract that were rendered during the period and they are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs that are paid in advance of performance are capitalized as prepaid expenses and amortized over the service period as the services are provided.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the difference between the consideration transferred and the fair value of the net assets acquired, and liabilities assumed under the acquisition method of accounting for push-down accounting. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment within the Company’s single reporting unit on an annual basis during the fourth quarter, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit below its carrying amount. When performing the impairment assessment, the accounting standard for testing goodwill for impairment permits a company to first assess the qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the goodwill is impaired. If the Company believes, as a result of the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of goodwill is impaired, the Company then must perform a quantitative analysis to determine if the carrying value of the reporting entity exceeds its fair value. The impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic was considered in the Company’s qualitative assessment. Currently, there has not been a significant impact on the carrying value of the Company, but this factor will continue to be evaluated.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
There have been no new, or existing recently issued, accounting pronouncements that are of significance, or potential significance, that impact the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
3. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses consisted of the following:
At | At | |||||||
June 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
Prepaid insurance | $ | 632 | $ | 276 | ||||
Prepaid clinical trials | 531 | 317 | ||||||
Deferred operating costs | 283 | 74 | ||||||
Prepaid other | 150 | 130 | ||||||
Total prepaid and other current assets | $ | 1,596 | $ | 797 |
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4. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
At | At | |||||||
June 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
Laboratory equipment | $ | 1,741 | $ | 1,702 | ||||
Computer equipment | 304 | 302 | ||||||
Office furniture and equipment | 216 | 217 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements | 600 | 596 | ||||||
Capital in progress | 87 | 25 | ||||||
Total property and equipment | 2,948 | 2,842 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (2,569 | ) | (2,481 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 379 | $ | 361 |
5. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
At | At | |||||||
June 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
Accrued vacation | $ | 117 | $ | 56 | ||||
Accrued wages and incentive | 409 | 813 | ||||||
Accrued clinical & consulting | 449 | 1,010 | ||||||
Accrued legal & patent | 164 | 129 | ||||||
Accrued other expenses | 52 | 20 | ||||||
Total accrued expenses | $ | 1,191 | $ | 2,028 |
6. Significant Agreements
License, Development and Commercialization Agreement with Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation, Inc. (“JJEI”)
On December 26, 2019, the Company entered into a License, Development and Commercialization Agreement (the “JJEI License Agreement”) with Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation, Inc. Under the terms of the JJEI License Agreement, the Company has granted JJEI an option to acquire (1) the Company’s rights to an intellectual property portfolio of materials and technology related to narrow spectrum kinase inhibitor compounds (the “Licensed Product”) and (2) an exclusive, worldwide, royalty bearing license to PUR1800, the Company’s inhaled iSPERSE drug delivery system as formulated with one of the kinase inhibitor compounds. The Company is currently conducting a clinical and chronic toxicology program focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (“COPD”) and lung cancer interception.
JJEI exercised its option to terminate the Company’s license, development, and commercialization agreement in April 2021. All rights to the kinase inhibitor portfolio, including PUR1800 and PUR5700, reverted to Pulmatrix when the termination of the contract became effective on July 6, 2021. The Company intends to continue the development of PUR1800, with ongoing clinical and toxicology studies to support programs in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“AECOPD”) and other chronic airway diseases.
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Accounting Treatment
Revenue associated with the combined research and development services for the Licensed Product and the irrevocable license to the Assigned Assets (as defined below) is recognized as revenue as the research and development services are provided using an input method, according to the ratio of costs incurred to the total costs expected to be incurred in the future to satisfy the performance obligation. In management’s judgment, this input method is the best measure of the transfer of control of the performance obligation. The amounts received that have not yet been recognized as revenue are recorded in deferred revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. During the six months ending June 30, 2021, the Company recognized $2,688 in revenue related to the license agreement and reimbursed expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of June 30, 2021, $647 was recorded as deferred revenue resulting from the license agreement and $413 as deferred revenue resulting from deferred reimbursed expenses, all of which are current. The Company expects to recognize the deferred revenue according to costs incurred, through the termination date of the contract, which was July 6, 2021.
Collaborations - Development and Commercialization Agreement with Cipla Technologies LLC (“Cipla”)
The Company received a non-refundable upfront payment of $22,000 (the “Upfront Payment”) under the Development and Commercialization Agreement (the “Cipla Agreement”). Upon receipt of the Upfront Payment, the Company irrevocably assigned to Cipla the following assets, solely to the extent that each covers the Product in connection with any treatment, prevention, and/or diagnosis of diseases of the pulmonary system (“Pulmonary Indications”): all existing and future technologies, current and future drug master files, dossiers, third-party contracts, regulatory filings, regulatory materials and regulatory approvals, patents, and intellectual property rights, as well as any other associated rights and assets directly related to the Product, specifically in relation to Pulmonary Indications (collectively, the “Assigned Assets”), excluding most specifically the Company’s iSPERSE technology.
The Cipla Agreement will remain in effect in perpetuity, unless otherwise earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. In the event of circumstances affecting the continuity of development of the Product in line with the Cipla Agreement, the joint steering committee (“JSC”) will evaluate the cause and effect and make a recommendation as to the most optimal option available to Cipla and the Company. In any event, either the Company or Cipla may elect to terminate (a “Terminating Party”) its obligation to fund additional costs and expenses for the development and/or commercialization of the Product. If the non-Terminating Party wishes to continue the development of the Product, it will have the right to purchase the rights of the Terminating Party in the Product at its fair market value. If both the Company and Cipla abandon the development program, the Company and Cipla shall make commercially reasonable efforts to monetize the Product and development program in connection with the Pulmonary Indications. The Company and Cipla will equally share the proceeds.
The Company conducted a Type C meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) on January 27, 2021, and, leveraging the insights gained from this meeting, now plan to commence the Phase 2b clinical study when the risks of study conduct presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is reduced to an acceptable level. The Phase 2b clinical study design includes a 16-week dosing regimen as well as an exploration of potential efficacy endpoints, whereas the terminated Phase 2 study comprised only a 4 week dosing regimen with safety and tolerability as its primary endpoint. The longer dosing regimen of the planned new Phase 2b clinical study is supported by the 6-month inhalation toxicology study in dogs completed in April 2020.
On May 10, 2021, the Company sent a letter to Cipla notifying Cipla that it is in material breach of the Cipla Agreement due to Cipla’s anticipatory breach of its obligation under the Agreement to fund 50% of the development costs for Pulmazole in accordance with the terms of the Cipla Agreement. Cipla has refused to approve the development plan and budget for the Phase 2b clinical study unless the Company accepts Cipla’s demands that the Company absorb a disproportionate amount of the costs and financial risks of the development plan. In the letter, the Company stated that Cipla had 30 days from the date of the letter to reaffirm that it will perform the Cipla Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Since the date of the Company’s letter to Cipla, the Company has received several correspondences from Cipla disputing that Cipla is in material breach of the Cipla Agreement and that the Company is entitled to terminate the Agreement. Accordingly, Cipla and the Company have initiated certain mandatory dispute resolution procedures under the Cipla Agreement, which remain ongoing. As of the date of this report, the Company has not terminated the Agreement and the Agreement remains in full force and effect. However, the Company intends to continue to seek Cipla’s reaffirmation of all of its obligations under the Cipla Agreement and, in the absence of such reaffirmation, to pursue all available remedies.
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Accounting Treatment
The Company determined the total transaction price to be $22,000 – comprised of $12,000 for research and development services for the Product and $10,000 for the irrevocable license to the Assigned Assets. Any consideration related to the Co-Development Phase has not been included in the transaction price as such amounts are subject to the variable consideration constraint. Additionally, upon Commercialization, Cipla and the Company will share equally, both positive and negative total free cash-flows earned by Cipla in respect of the Product. However, the Company has not included such free cash-flows in the transaction price as these milestones are constrained until after the commercialization of the Product.
Revenue associated with the combined research and development services for the Product and the irrevocable license to the Assigned Assets is recognized as revenue as the research and development services are provided using an input method, according to the ratio of costs incurred to the total costs expected to be incurred in the future to satisfy the performance obligation. In management’s judgment, this input method is the best measure of the transfer of control of the performance obligation. The amounts received that have not yet been recognized as revenue are recorded in deferred revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.
The Company received the $22,000 upfront payment in May 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recognized $755 in revenue related to the research and development services and $189 in revenue for the irrevocable license to the Assigned Assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. The aggregate amount of the transaction price related to the Company’s unsatisfied performance obligations and at June 30, 2021 the Company recorded $7,397 in deferred revenue, $1,974 of which is current. The Company expects to recognize the deferred revenue according to costs incurred over the remaining research term.
7. Common Stock
2021
At-the-Market Offering
On May 26, 2021, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright and Co., LLC (“HCW”) to act as the Company’s sales agent with respect to the issuance and sale of up to $20,000 of the Company’s shares of common stock, from time to time in an at-the-market public offering (the “Offering”). Sales of common stock under the Sales Agreement are made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the SEC on May 26, 2021, and subsequently declared effective on June 9, 2021 (File No. 333-256502), and a related prospectus. HCW acts as the Company’s sales agent on a commercially reasonable efforts basis, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations and the rules of The NASDAQ Capital Market. If expressly authorized by the Company, HCW may also sell the Company’s common stock in privately negotiated transactions. There is no specific date on which the Offering will end, there are no minimum sale requirements and there are no arrangements to place any of the proceeds of this offering in an escrow, trust or similar account. HCW is entitled to compensation at a fixed commission rate of 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
There have been sales of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2021 under the Sales Agreement.
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On February 16, 2021, the Company closed on a registered direct offering with certain healthcare-focused institutional investors for the sale of 40,000, prior to deducting placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses. In connection with the offering, 1,300,000 warrants with a -year expiry were issued to placement agent designees at an exercise price of $2.50 per share. The fair value of the placement agent warrants was $ per share. The shares of common stock were offered by the Company pursuant to a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230225) previously filed with the SEC on March 12, 2019, and declared effective by the SEC on March 15, 2019. After giving effect to approximately $2,921 of fees and expenses related to the sale, the Company recorded net proceeds of $37,079.
shares of its common stock for gross proceeds of $
2020
In April 20, 2020, the Company sold 8,000 prior to deducting fees and expenses of approximately $686. In a concurrent private placement, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 4,787,553 shares of its common stock to investors with an exercise price of $1.55 per share and an expiration date of April 20, 2022. In addition, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 311,191 shares of its common stock to the designees of the placement agent with an exercise price of $2.0888 per share and an expiration date of April 20, 2022. The investor and placement agent warrants have a fair value of approximately $ and $ per share, respectively. shares at $ per share, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated as of April 16, 2020, by and among the Company and certain institutional investors, for gross proceeds of approximately $
Exercise of Warrants
2021
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, warrants were exercised to purchase shares of common stock.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock issued in July 2020, 100,000 shares of common stock issued in February 2019 and 18,965 shares of common stock issued in April 2019, were exercised for cash and the Company collected aggregate proceeds of $204.
2020
During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 524,353 shares of common stock. The Company collected proceeds of $536 upon the exercise of these warrants. shares of common stock, upon exercise of warrants to purchase
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 1,147,184 shares of common stock. The Company collected proceeds of $775 upon the exercise of these warrants. shares of common stock, upon exercise of warrants to purchase
Exercise of Stock Options
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, stock options were exercised.
During the three months ended June 30, 2020, stock options to buy 3. shares were exercised, and the Company collected proceeds of $
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, stock options to buy shares were exercised, and the Company collected proceeds of $24.
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8. Warrants
A rollforward of the common stock warrants outstanding at June 30, 2021 is as follows.
Number of Warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
Outstanding January 1, 2021 | 23,284,813 | $ | 3.41 | 3.3 | $ | |||||||||||
Warrants exercised | (143,965 | ) | $ | 1.42 | - | |||||||||||
Warrants issued | 1,300,000 | $ | 2.50 | - | ||||||||||||
Outstanding June 30, 2021 | 24,440,848 | $ | 3.37 | 2.9 | $ |
There were no warrants issued during the three months ended June 30, 2021. The estimated fair values of warrants granted during the six months ended June 30, 2021, and the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, were determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
Expected life (years) | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.20 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.20 | % | ||||||||||
Expected volatility | 98.51 | % | 105.77 | % | 98.51 | % | ||||||||||
Expected dividend yield | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % |
The risk-free interest rate was obtained from U.S. Treasury rates for the applicable periods. The Company’s expected volatility was based upon the weighted average of the historical volatility for industry peers and our own volatility. The dividend yield considers that the Company has not historically paid dividends and does not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
The following represents a summary of the warrants outstanding at each of the dates identified:
Number of Shares Underlying Warrants | ||||||||||||||||
For the Period Ended June 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Issue Date | Classification | Exercise Price | Expiration Date | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||
February 16, 2021 | Equity | $ | 2.50 | February 11, 2026 | 1,300,000 | |||||||||||
August 07, 2020 | Equity | $ | 1.80 | July 14, 2025 | 1,814,815 | |||||||||||
August 07, 2020 | Equity | $ | 2.25 | July 14, 2025 | 218,713 | |||||||||||
July 23, 2020 | Equity | $ | 1.80 | July 14, 2025 | 1,550,000 | |||||||||||
July 13, 2020 | Equity | $ | 2.25 | July 14, 2025 | 436,860 | |||||||||||
July 13, 2020 | Equity | $ | 1.80 | July 14, 2025 | 6,695,926 | |||||||||||
April 20, 2020 | Equity | $ | 1.55 | April 20, 2022 | 4,787,553 | 4,787,553 | ||||||||||
April 20, 2020 | Equity | $ | 2.0888 | April 20, 2022 | 311,191 | 311,191 | ||||||||||
April 8, 2019 | Equity | $ | 1.35 | April 8, 2024 | 1,317,812 | 11,692,518 | ||||||||||
April 8, 2019 | Equity | $ | 1.6875 | April 3, 2024 | 797,334 | 797,334 | ||||||||||
February 12, 2019 | Equity | $ | 1.8313 | February 7, 2024 | 110,922 | 110,922 | ||||||||||
February 12, 2019 | Equity | $ | 1.34 | August 12, 2024 | 1,333,447 | 1,433,447 | ||||||||||
February 04, 2019 | Equity | $ | 2.125 | January 30, 2024 | 34,605 | 34,605 | ||||||||||
January 31, 2019 | Equity | $ | 2.125 | January 26, 2024 | 10,151 | 10,151 | ||||||||||
December 3, 2018 | Equity | $ | 3.90 | June 3, 2024 | 937,500 | 937,500 | ||||||||||
April 3, 2018 | Equity | $ | 7.50 | April 3, 2023 | 2,350,011 | 2,350,011 | ||||||||||
April 4, 2018 | Equity | $ | 7.50 | April 4, 2023 | 115,000 | 115,000 | ||||||||||
August 31, 2015 | Equity | $ | 118.00 | August 31, 2020 | 3,000 | |||||||||||
June 15, 2015 | Equity | $ | 75.50 | Five years after milestone achievement | 319,008 | 319,008 | ||||||||||
Total Outstanding | 24,440,848 | 22,902,240 |
The Company sponsors the Pulmatrix, Inc. 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan). As of June 30, 2021, the 2013 Plan provides for the grant of up to shares of common stock, of which shares remain available for future grant.
In addition, the Company has two legacy plans: The Pulmatrix Operating’s 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “Original 2013 Plan”) and Pulmatrix Operating’s 2003 Employee, Director, and Consultant Stock Plan (the “2003 Plan”). As of June 30, 2021, a total of shares of common stock may be delivered under options outstanding under the Original 2013 Plan and the 2003 Plan, however no additional awards may be granted under the Original 2013 Plan or the 2003 Plan.
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Stock Options
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted options to employees and the fair value of the awards on the date of grant was $ . During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted options to employees and directors and the fair value of the awards on the date of grant was $ .
During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company granted options to employees, directors, or consultants and the fair value of the awards on the date of grant was $. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company granted options to employees, directors and consultants and the fair value of the awards on the date of grant was $. The options vest over and expire from the grant date for all options awarded during both years.
Number of Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
Outstanding January 1, 2021 | 2,899,837 | $ | 3.22 | $ | 60 | |||||||||||
Granted | 1,057,587 | $ | 1.44 | |||||||||||||
Forfeited or expired | (22,284 | ) | $ | 2.39 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding - June 30, 2021 | 3,935,140 | $ | 2.75 | $ | 1 | |||||||||||
Exercisable - June 30, 2021 | 1,488,568 | $ | 4.87 | $ |
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
Contractual term | 6.06 | 6.03 | 5.97 | 5.92 | ||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.97 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.60 | % | 1.62 | % | ||||||||
Expected volatility | 106.11 | % | 94.40 | % | 104.89 | % | 93.90 | % | ||||||||
Expected dividend yield | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % |
The risk-free interest rate was obtained from U.S. Treasury rates for the applicable periods. The Company’s expected volatility was based upon the weighted average of the historical volatility for industry peers and our own volatility. The expected life of the Company’s options was determined using the simplified method as a result of limited historical data regarding the Company’s activity. The dividend yield considers that the Company has not historically paid dividends and does not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
As of June 30, 2021, there was $of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options granted under the Company’s stock award plans. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately years. The following table presents total share-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
Research and development | $ | 55 | $ | 49 | $ | 111 | $ | 96 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 244 | 217 | 516 | 513 | ||||||||||||
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | 299 | $ | 266 | $ | 627 | $ | 609 |
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10. Commitments and Contingencies
Research and Development Activities
The Company contracts with various other organizations to conduct research and development activities. As of June 30, 2021, we had aggregate commitments to pay approximately $933 remaining on these contracts. The scope of the services under contracts for research and development activities may be modified and the contracts, subject to certain conditions, may generally be cancelled by us upon written notice. In some instances, the contracts, subject to certain conditions, may be cancelled by the third party.
Operating Leases
The Company has limited leasing activities as a lessee and are primarily related to its corporate headquarters located at 99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 390, Lexington, Massachusetts. The Company currently leases approximately 22,000 square feet of office and lab space in Lexington, Massachusetts under a lease that expires on June 30, 2022. The lease provides for base rent, and the Company is responsible for real estate taxes, maintenance, and other operating expenses applicable to the leased premises.
The components of lease expense for the Company as of June 30, 2021, are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
Lease Cost: | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed lease cost | $ | 259 | $ | 228 | $ | 518 | $ | 391 | ||||||||
Variable lease cost | 96 | 99 | 222 | 218 | ||||||||||||
Total lease cost | $ | 355 | $ | 327 | $ | 740 | $ | 609 |
Maturities of lease liabilities due under these lease agreements as of June 30, 2021 are as follows:
Operating Leases | ||||
Maturity of lease liabilities: | ||||
2021 | $ | 597 | ||
2022 (half year) | 615 | |||
Total lease payments | 1,212 | |||
Less: interest | (28 | ) | ||
Total lease liabilities | $ | 1,184 |
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The Company computes basic and diluted net loss per share using a methodology that gives effect to the impact of outstanding participating securities (the “two-class method”). As the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, resulted in net losses attributable to common shareholders, there is no income allocation required under the two-class method or dilution attributed to weighted average shares outstanding in the calculation of diluted net loss per share. The following potentially dilutive securities outstanding prior to the use of the treasury stock method have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, as they would be anti-dilutive.
As of June 30, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Options to purchase common stock | 3,935,140 | 2,980,432 | ||||||
Warrants to purchase common stock | 22,440,848 | 22,902,240 | ||||||
Total | 26,375,988 | 25,882,672 |
12. Subsequent Events
During July, 2021, the Company granted
stock options to employees and stock options to a director.
The Company has evaluated its events subsequent to June 30, 2021 to the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were issued, and has determined that, other than what was disclosed above, it does not have any subsequent events to disclose in these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as the audited financial statements and the notes thereto contained in our current report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 23, 2021, and amended on March 26, 2021 and May 14, 2021. Unless stated otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “us,” “we,” “our,” or our “Company” and similar terms refer to Pulmatrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiaries.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained herein, including statements regarding our business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of our plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits from acquisitions to be made by us, or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings or other aspects of our operating results, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “guides,” “intends,” “is confident that,” “may,” “plans,” “seeks,” “projects,” “targets,” and “would,” and their opposites and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and may not be accurate indications of when such performance or results will actually be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information we have when those statements are made or our management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
● | the impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on the Company’s ongoing and planned clinical trials; | |
● | the geographic, social and economic impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s ongoing and planned clinical trials; | |
● | our history of recurring losses and negative cash flows from operating activities, significant future commitments and the uncertainty regarding the adequacy of our liquidity to pursue or complete our business objectives; | |
● | our inability to carry out research, development and commercialization plans; | |
● | our inability to manufacture our product candidates on a commercial scale on our own or in collaborations with third parties; | |
● | our inability to complete preclinical testing and clinical trials as anticipated; | |
● | our collaborators’ inability to successfully carry out their contractual duties; | |
● | termination of certain license agreements; | |
● | our ability to adequately protect and enforce rights to intellectual property, or defend against claims of infringement by others; |
● | difficulties in obtaining financing on commercially reasonable terms, or at all; | |
● | intense competition in our industry, with competitors having substantially greater financial, technological, research and development, regulatory and clinical, manufacturing, marketing and sales, distribution, personnel and resources than we do; | |
● | entry of new competitors and products and potential technological obsolescence of our products; | |
● | adverse market and economic conditions; | |
● | loss of one or more key executives or scientists; and | |
● | difficulties in securing regulatory approval to market our product candidates. |
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For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors that may affect our business and that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, see the risk factors and uncertainties set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report. Any one or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by us ultimately prove to be accurate. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Overview
Business
We are a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel inhaled therapeutic products intended to prevent and treat respiratory and other diseases with significant unmet medical needs.
We design and develop inhaled therapeutic products based on our proprietary dry powder delivery technology, iSPERSE™ (inhaled Small Particles Easily Respirable and Emitted), which enables delivery of small or large molecule drugs to the lungs by inhalation for local or systemic applications. The iSPERSE powders are engineered to be small, dense particles with highly efficient dispersibility and delivery to airways. iSPERSE powders can be used with an array of dry powder inhaler technologies and can be formulated with a broad range of drug substances including small molecules and biologics. We believe the iSPERSE dry powder technology offers enhanced drug loading and delivery efficiency that outperforms traditional lactose-blend inhaled dry powder therapies.
We believe the advantages of using the iSPERSE technology include reduced total inhaled powder mass, enhanced dosing efficiency, reduced cost of goods and improved efficacy, safety, and tolerability profiles. Our goal is to develop breakthrough therapeutic products that are safe, convenient, and more effective than the existing therapeutic products for respiratory and other diseases where iSPERSE properties are advantageous.
Our current pipeline is aligned to this goal as we develop iSPERSE-based therapeutic candidates which target the prevention and treatment of a range of diseases. These therapeutic candidates include Pulmazole for the treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (“ABPA”) in patients with asthma, and in patients with cystic fibrosis (“CF”), PUR1800 for the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“AECOPD”), and PUR3100 for the treatment of acute migraine. Each program is enabled by its unique iSPERSE formulation designed to achieve specific therapeutic objectives.
We intend to capitalize on our iSPERSE technology platform and our expertise in inhaled therapeutics to identify new product candidates for the prevention and treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical needs and to build our product pipeline beyond our existing candidates. In order to advance clinical trials for our therapeutic candidates and leverage the iSPERSE platform to enable delivery of partnered compounds, we intend to form strategic alliances with third parties, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies or academic or private research institutes.
We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses for at least the next several years based on our drug development plans. We expect our expenses and capital requirements will increase substantially in connection with our ongoing activities, as we:
● | continue Pulmazole clinical trials focused on the development of an inhaled anti-fungal therapy to prevent and treat allergic/hypersensitivity response to fungus in the lungs of patients with asthma and CF; | |
● | continue ongoing clinical and non-clinical trials for PUR1800, focusing on the development of an inhaled kinase inhibitor for treatment of AECOPD; | |
● | initiate and complete non-clinical studies for PUR3100, an orally inhaled dihydroergotamine (“DHE”) to support planned Ph1 and Ph2 clinical studies for the treatment of acute migraine; | |
● | seek regulatory approval for our product candidates; | |
● | capitalize on our proprietary iSPERSE technology and our expertise in inhaled therapeutics and particle engineering to identify new product candidates for prevention and treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical needs; |
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● | invest in protecting and expanding our intellectual property portfolio and file for additional patents to strengthen our intellectual property rights and | |
● | hire personnel to support our product development, commercialization, and administrative efforts |
We do not have any products approved for sale and have not generated any revenue from product sales. We will not generate product sales unless and until we successfully complete clinical developments and obtain regulatory approvals for our product candidates. Additionally, we currently utilize third-party contract research organizations (“CROs”) to carry out our clinical development activities and third-party contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) to carry out our clinical manufacturing activities as we do not yet have a commercial organization. If we obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant expenses related to developing our internal commercialization capability to support product sales, marketing and distribution. Accordingly, we anticipate that we will seek to fund our operations through public or private equity or debt financings, licensing agreements, collaborations with third parties, non-dilutive grants or other sources, potentially including collaborative commercial arrangements. Likewise, we intend to seek to limit our commercialization costs by partnering with other companies with complementary capabilities or larger infrastructure including sales and marketing.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development, we are unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses or when or if we will be able to achieve or maintain profitability. Even if we are able to generate product sales, we may not become profitable. If we fail to become profitable or are unable to sustain profitability on a continuing basis, we may be unable to continue our operations at planned levels and be forced to reduce or terminate our operations.
Recent Developments
Pulmazole
On April 15, 2019, we entered into a Development and Commercialization Agreement (the “Cipla Agreement”) with Cipla Technologies LLC (“Cipla”) for the co-development and commercialization, on a worldwide exclusive basis, of Pulmazole, our inhaled iSPERSE drug delivery system enabled formulation of the antifungal drug, itraconazole, for the treatment of all pulmonary indications, including ABPA in patients with asthma.
We initiated a Phase 2 study in 2019, entitled: “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Itraconazole Administered as a Dry Powder for Inhalation (PUR1900) in Adult Asthmatic Patients with ABPA. This study was terminated in July 2020 due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient enrollment and study conduct.
We conducted a Type C meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) on January 27, 2021 and leveraging the insights gained from this meeting, now plan to commence the Phase 2b clinical study when the risks of study conduct presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are reduced to an acceptable level. The Phase 2b clinical study design includes a 16-week dosing regimen as well as an exploration of potential efficacy endpoints, whereas the terminated Phase 2 study comprised only a 4-week dosing regimen with safety and tolerability as its primary endpoint. The longer dosing regimen of the planned new Phase 2b clinical study is supported by the 6-month inhalation toxicology study in dogs completed in April 2020.
On May 10, 2021, we sent a letter to Cipla notifying Cipla that it is in material breach of the Cipla Agreement due to Cipla’s anticipatory breach of its obligation under the Cipla Agreement to fund 50% of the development costs for Pulmazole in accordance with the terms of the Cipla Agreement. Cipla has refused to approve the development plan and budget for the Phase 2b clinical study unless we accept Cipla’s demands that we absorb a disproportionate amount of the costs and financial risks of the development plan. In the letter we stated that Cipla had 30 days from the date of the letter to reaffirm that it will perform the Cipla Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Since the date of our letter to Cipla, we have received several correspondences from Cipla disputing that Cipla is in material breach of the Cipla Agreement and that we are entitled to terminate the Agreement. Accordingly, Cipla and we have initiated certain mandatory dispute resolution procedures under the Cipla Agreement, which remain ongoing. As of the date of this report, we have not terminated the Agreement and the Agreement remains in full force and effect. However, we intend to continue to seek Cipla’s reaffirmation of all of its obligations under the Cipla Agreement and, in the absence of such reaffirmation, to pursue all available remedies.
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PUR1800
On December 26, 2019, Pulmatrix entered into a License, Development and Commercialization Agreement (the “JJEI License Agreement”) with and Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation, Inc. (“JJEI”). Under the JJEI License Agreement, the Company has granted JJEI an option to acquire (1) the Company’s rights to an intellectual property portfolio of materials and technology related to narrow spectrum kinase inhibitor compounds and (2) an exclusive, worldwide, royalty bearing license to PUR1800. In April 2021, JJEI exercised their option to terminate the Company’s license, development and commercialization agreement. All rights to the in-licensed kinase inhibitor portfolio, including PUR1800 and PUR5700, reverted to Pulmatrix upon the effective date of the termination, which was July 6, 2021. We are continuing the development of PUR1800, with ongoing clinical and toxicology studies to support programs in AECOPD and other chronic airway diseases.
As of the filing of this Quarterly Report, 18 patients have been dosed in a fully enrolled Phase 1b safety, tolerability and biomarker study targeting approximately 12 patients completing the study. Study subjects have stable moderate-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“COPD”). The Phase 1b study is a randomized, three-way crossover double-blind study with 14 days of daily dosing with placebo and one of two doses of PUR1800, and a 28 day follow up period between each crossover.
The Ph1b study is being conducted at the Medicines Evaluation Unit in Manchester United Kingdom (“UK”), where the UK vaccination rollout included 3 months between the first and second vaccination. This slowed the Ph1b enrollment rate during the first half of 2021. With many potential study subjects having completed their second vaccination, the Ph1b enrollment rate has accelerated, and top line data is expected in Q1 of 2022.
The toxicology studies for rats and dogs, with durations of 6 and 9 months respectively, are complete. The data from both studies demonstrated that PUR1800 is safe and well tolerated with chronic dosing, with little to no progression of findings from 28-day studies. This indicates potential for chronic dosing of PUR1800, enabling Pulmatrix to explore PUR1800 therapy for chronic respiratory disease such as steroid resistant asthma, COPD, or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. While the program is currently in development for treatment of acute exacerbation of AECOPD, these positive toxicology study results could expand potential indications and value of the program.
PUR3100
Nonclinical pharmacokinetic (“PK”) and good laboratory practices (“GLP”) toxicology studies are underway to support a planned Ph1/Ph2 study. Pulmatrix intends to dose the first patients in a Ph1/ Ph2 study in Q1 2022 with data anticipated in Q4 2022.
Financial Overview
Revenues
To date, we have not generated any product sales. The 2021 revenue was generated by the collaboration agreement and license agreement with Cipla on our Pulmazole program, the JJEI License Agreement for our PUR1800 kinase inhibitor, and immaterial royalties recorded from the Sensory Cloud agreement. In April, 2021, JJEI notified us that JJEI was exercising its option to terminate the Company’s license, development, and commercialization agreement. The agreement remained in effect until the termination date of July 6, 2021 and all revenues pursuant to the agreement will be recognized as of that date. We do not expect to receive any further revenue under the Cipla Agreement from the non-refundable upfront payment until the ongoing contractual dispute with Cipla has been resolved.
For more discussion on the collaboration or licensing agreements, please see Note 5 of the condensed consolidated financial statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021 and amended on March 26, 2021 and May 14, 2021.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the research and development of our preclinical and clinical candidates, and include:
● | employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and share-based compensation expense; | |
● | expenses incurred under agreements with CROs or CMOs, and consultants that conduct our clinical trials and preclinical activities; |
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● | the cost of acquiring, developing and manufacturing clinical trial materials and lab supplies; | |
● | facility, depreciation, and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent, maintenance of our facility, insurance, and other supplies; | |
● | costs associated with preclinical activities and clinical regulatory operations, and | |
● | consulting and professional fees associated with research and development activities |
We expense research and development costs to operations as incurred. We recognize costs for certain development activities, such as clinical trials, based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using data such as patient enrollment, clinical site activations or information provided to us by our vendors.
Research and development activities are central to our business model. We utilize a combination of internal and external efforts to advance product development from early stage work to clinical trial manufacturing and clinical trial support. External efforts include work with consultants and substantial work at CROs and CMOs. We support an internal research and development team and facility for our pipeline programs. To move these programs forward along our development timelines, a large portion, approximately (81% of staff) are research and development employees. In addition, we maintain approximately a 22,000 square foot office and research and development facility which includes capital equipment for the manufacture and characterization of our iSPERSE™ powders for our pipeline programs. As we identify opportunities for iSPERSE™ in respiratory indications, we anticipate additional head count, capital, and development costs will be incurred to support these programs.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development, however, we cannot determine with certainty the duration and completion costs of these or other current or future preclinical studies and clinical trials. The duration, costs and timing of clinical trials and development of our product candidates will depend on a variety of factors, including the uncertainties of future clinical and preclinical studies, uncertainties in clinical trial enrollment rates and significant and changing government regulation. In addition, the probability of success for each product candidate will depend on numerous factors, including competition, manufacturing capability and commercial viability.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist principally of salaries and related costs such as share-based compensation for personnel and consultants in executive, finance, business development, corporate communications and human resource functions, facility costs not otherwise included in research and development expenses, patent filing fees and professional legal fees. Other general and administrative expenses include travel expenses, expenses related to a publicly traded company and professional fees for consulting, auditing and tax services.
We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as they relate to audit, legal, regulatory, and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with exchange listing and Securities and Exchange Commission requirements, director and officer liability insurance, investor relations costs and other costs associated with being a public company. Additionally, if and when we believe a regulatory approval of a product candidate appears likely, we anticipate an increase in staffing and related expenses as a result of our preparation for commercial operations, especially as it relates to the sales and marketing of our product candidates.
Critical Accounting Policies
This management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to accrued expenses and share-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events, and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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In this Form 10-Q, in Part I, Item 1, Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Standards” and in the 2020 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021 and amended on March 26, 2021 and May 14, 2021, both the Notes to the condensed consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, and the “Critical Accounting Policies” in Part II, Item 7 describe the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates since the 2020 Form 10-K filed on March 23, 2021 and amended on March 26, 2021 and May 14, 2021.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
The following table sets forth our results of operations for each of the periods set forth below (in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
June 30, | ||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 2,254 | $ | 3,500 | $ | (1,246 | ) | |||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 4,541 | 3,184 | 1,357 | |||||||||
General and administrative | 1,562 | 1,490 | 72 | |||||||||
Total operating expenses | 6,103 | 4,674 | 1,429 | |||||||||
Loss from operations | (3,849 | ) | (1,174 | ) | (2,675 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 2 | 13 | (11 | ) | ||||||||
Other expense, net | (5 | ) | (9 | ) | 4 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,852 | ) | $ | (1,170 | ) | $ | (2,682 | ) |
Revenue — For the three months ended June 30, 2021, $2.2 million was recorded in revenue which was primarily comprised of $0.3 million and $1.9 million, which were the result of the collaboration and licensing agreements with Cipla and JJEI, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, $3.5 million was recorded in revenue which was comprised of $1.8 million and $1.7 million, which were the result of the collaboration and licensing agreements with Cipla and JJEI, respectively.
Research and development expenses — For the three months ended June 30, 2021, research and development expense was $4.5 million compared to $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $1.3 million. The increase was primarily due to increased spend of $1.6 million on the PUR3100 project due to preclinical and manufacturing costs partially offset by decreased spend of $0.3 million on the Pulmazole clinical trial due to its Covid-19 related termination in 2020.
General and administrative expenses — General and administrative expenses were $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $0.1 million. The increase was primarily due to increased legal, patent, and public company costs partially offset by decreased employment costs.
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Six months ended June 30, 2021 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
The following table sets forth our results of operations for each of the periods set forth below (in thousands):
For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
June 30, | ||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 3,644 | $ | 6,262 | $ | (2,618 | ) | |||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 8,397 | 8,471 | (74 | ) | ||||||||
General and administrative | 3,181 | 3,702 | (521 | ) | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 11,578 | 12,173 | (595 | ) | ||||||||
Loss from operations | (7,934 | ) | (5,911 | ) | (2,023 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 5 | 65 | (60 | ) | ||||||||
Other expense, net | (27 | ) | (10 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,956 | ) | $ | (5,856 | ) | $ | (2,100 | ) |
Revenue — For the six months ended June 30, 2021, $3.6 million was recorded in revenue which was comprised of $0.9 million and $2.7 million, which were primarily the result of the collaboration and licensing agreements with Cipla and JJEI, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, $6.3 million was recorded in revenue which was comprised of $3.9 million and $2.4 million respectively, which were the result of the collaboration and licensing agreements with Cipla and JJEI, respectively.
Research and development expenses — For the six months ended June 30, 2021 research and development expense was $8.4 million compared to $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of $0.1 million. The decrease was primarily due to decreased spend of $1.2 million on the PUR1800 project due primarily to decreased manufacturing costs, $1.2 million on the Phase 2 Pulmazole clinical trial due to its Covid-19 related termination in 2020, which is partially offset by increased spend of $2.3 million on pre-clinical and manufacturing costs related to our PUR3100 program.
General and administrative expenses — General and administrative expenses were $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of $0.5 million. The decrease was primarily due to decreased employment and consulting costs of $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Through June 30, 2021, we have incurred an accumulated deficit of $242.4 million, primarily as a result of expenses incurred through a combination of research and development activities related to our various product candidates and general and administrative expenses supporting those activities. We have financed our operations since inception primarily through the sale of preferred and common stock, the issuance of convertible promissory notes, term loans and collaboration and license agreements. Our total cash and cash equivalents balance as of June 30, 2021 was $56.9 million.
We anticipate that we will continue to incur losses, and that such losses will increase over the next several years due to development costs associated with our iSPERSE™ pipeline programs. We expect that our research and development and general and administrative expenses will continue to increase and, as a result, we will need additional capital to fund our operations, which we may raise through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, other third-party funding and other collaborations and strategic alliances.
We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021 will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months following the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We have based our projections of operating capital requirements on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, and we may use all of our available capital resources sooner than we expect. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, we are unable to estimate the exact amount of our operating capital requirements.
In May 2021, we entered into an At-The-Market Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright and Co., LLC (“HCW”) to act as our sales agent with respect to the issuance and sale of up to $20,000,000 of our shares of common stock, from time to time in an at-the-market public offering (the “ATM Offering”). Sales of common stock under the Sales Agreement are made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the SEC on May 26, 2021, and subsequently declared effective on June 9, 2021 (File No. 333-256502), and a related prospectus. HCW acts as our sales agent on a commercially reasonable efforts basis, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations and the rules of The NASDAQ Capital Market. If expressly authorized by us, HCW may also sell our common stock in privately negotiated transactions. There is no specific date on which the ATM Offering will end, there are no minimum sale requirements and there are no arrangements to place any of the proceeds of the ATM Offering in an escrow, trust or similar account.
HCW is entitled to compensation at a fixed commission rate of 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of our common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
There have been no sales of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2021 under the Sales Agreement.
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s Operations, Financial Condition and Liquidity
The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations is unknown and will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence. These include but are not limited to including the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, and any additional preventative and protective actions that regulators, or the board or management of the Company, may determine are needed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant economic uncertainty and volatility in the credit and capital markets. The Company may not be able to raise sufficient additional capital and may tailor our drug candidate development program based on the amount of funding we are able to raise in the future. Nevertheless, there is no assurance that these initiatives will be successful.
Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:
● | the impact of the COVID-19 on the Company’s ongoing and planned clinical trials; | |
● | the geographic, social and economic impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s ongoing and planned clinical trials; | |
● | the initiation, progress, timing, costs and results of clinical studies for existing and new pipeline programs based on iSPERSE; | |
● | the outcome, timing and cost of regulatory approvals by the FDA and European regulatory authorities, including the potential for these agencies to require that we perform studies in addition to those that we currently have planned; | |
● | the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights; | |
● | our need to expand our research and development activities; | |
● | our need and ability to hire additional personnel; | |
● | our need to implement additional infrastructure and internal systems; | |
● | the cost of establishing and maintaining a commercial-scale manufacturing line; and | |
● | the cost of establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for any products for which we may receive regulatory approval. |
If we cannot expand our operations or otherwise capitalize on our business opportunities because we lack sufficient capital, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash for each of the periods set forth below (in thousands):
Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (12,019 | ) | $ | (4,200 | ) | ||
Net cash used in investing activities | (18 | ) | (98 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 37,283 | 8,113 | ||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 25,246 | $ | 3,815 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $12.0 million, which was primarily the result of a net loss of $8.0 million partially offset by $1.2 million in net non-cash adjustments, and $5.2 million in cash outflows associated with changes in operating assets and liabilities. Our non-cash adjustments were primarily comprised of $0.6 million of share-based compensation expense, $0.5 million of amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset and $0.1 million of depreciation expense. The net cash outflows associated with changes in operating assets and liabilities were primarily due to decreases of $1.9 million in deferred revenue, $1.7 million in accounts receivable, $0.8 million in accrued expenses, $0.8 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and $0.5 million in operating lease liability, partially offset by an increase of $0.5 million in accounts payable inflows.
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $4.2 million which was primarily the result of a net loss of $5.9 million offset by $1.1 million of net non-cash adjustments and 0.6 million in cash inflows associated with changes in operating assets and liabilities. Our non-cash adjustments were primarily comprised of $0.6 million of share-based compensation expense, $0.1 million of depreciation expense and $0.4 million of amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset. The net cash inflows associated with changes in operating assets and liabilities were primarily due to increases of $6.9 million in accounts receivable and $0.9 million in accrued expenses partially offset by decreases of $5.9 million in deferred revenue, $.7 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $0.3 million in accounts payable and $0.3 million of operating lease liability.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 were entirely due to the purchases of property and equipment.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $37.3 million as compared to $8.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were the result of the issuance of common stock of $37.1 million from a registered direct offering, and warrant exercises of $0.2 million. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 resulted from the issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs, of $7.3 million which was as a result of a registered direct offering to certain investors and $0.8 million from warrant and stock option exercises.
Financings
2021
On May 26, 2021, we entered into the Sales Agreement with respect to the issuance and sale of up to $20,000,000 of our common stock from time to time in an at-the-market public offering. There have been no sales of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2021 under the Sales Agreement.
On February 16, 2021 we closed on a registered direct offering with certain healthcare-focused institutional investors to purchase up to an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share. The gross proceeds were $40.0 million, prior to deducting placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses. In connection with the offering, 1,300,000 warrants with a five-year expiry were issued to placement agent designees at an exercise price of $2.50 per share. The shares of common stock were offered by Pulmatrix pursuant to a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230225) previously filed with the SEC on March 12, 2019 and declared effective by the SEC on March 15, 2019. After giving effect to fees and expenses incurred as a result of the offering, we recorded approximately $37.1 million.
In addition to the registered direct offering, during the six months ended June 30, 2021, warrants issued in 2019 and 2020 were exercised on a cash basis to purchase 143,965 shares of our common stock. We issued 143,965 shares of our common stock and recorded approximately $0.2 million.
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2020
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we issued and sold in a registered direct offering (“Offering”) an aggregate of 4,787,553 shares of our common stock at $1.671 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $8.0 million before the deduction of placement agent fees and offering expenses. In a concurrent private placement, we issued to the Purchasers, for each share of common stock purchased in the Offering, a warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.55 per share and are exercisable to purchase an aggregate of up to 4,787,553 shares of common stock. In addition, we issued to the placement agent for the Offering warrants to purchase 311,191 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.0888 per share. Both the common warrants and the placement agent warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance and terminate on April 20, 2022. The common shares, common warrants, and placement agent warrants were all offered pursuant to a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230225) previously filed with the SEC on March 12, 2019 and declared effective by the SEC on March 15, 2019.
In addition to the registered direct offering, during the six months ended June 30, 2020, we issued 944,746 shares of common stock, upon exercise of warrants to purchase 1,147,184 shares of common stock and collected proceeds of $775.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, have concluded that, based on such evaluation, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we may be involved in litigation that arises through the normal course of business. As of the date of this filing, we are not aware of any material legal proceedings to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or to which any of our property is subject, nor are we aware of any such threatened or pending litigation or any such proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities.
We are not aware of any material proceedings in which any of our directors, officers, or affiliates or any registered or beneficial stockholder of more than 5% of our common stock, or any associate of any of the foregoing, is a party adverse to or has a material interest adverse to, us or any of our subsidiaries.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following description of risk factors includes any material changes to, and supersedes the description of, risk factors associated with our business, financial condition and results of operations previously disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021, and amended on March 26, 2021 and May 14, 2021. Our business, financial condition and operating results can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including but not limited to those described below, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, cause our actual financial condition and operating results to vary materially from past, or from anticipated future, financial condition and operating results. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and stock price.
The following discussion of risk factors contains forward-looking statements. These risk factors may be important to understanding other statements in this Form 10-Q. The following information should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” and Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Form 10-Q.
Risk Related to Our Business
We are in a contractual dispute with Cipla, our clinical development partner for Pulmazole, which may result in delays to the clinical development program for Pulmazole or the loss of our rights to Pulmazole and/or financial losses.
On May 10, 2021, we sent a letter to Cipla notifying Cipla that it is in material breach of the Cipla Agreement due to Cipla’s anticipatory breach of its obligation under the Cipla Agreement to fund 50% of the development costs for Pulmazole in accordance with the terms of the Cipla Agreement. Cipla has refused to approve the development plan and budget for the Phase 2b clinical study unless we accept Cipla’s demands that we absorb a disproportionate amount of the costs and financial risks of the development plan. In the letter we stated that Cipla had 30 days from the date of the letter to reaffirm that it will perform the Cipla Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Since the date of our letter to Cipla, we have received several correspondences from Cipla disputing that Cipla is in material breach of the Cipla Agreement and that we are entitled to terminate the Agreement. Accordingly, Cipla and we have initiated certain mandatory dispute resolution procedures under the Cipla Agreement, which remain ongoing. As of the date of this report, we have not terminated the Agreement and the Agreement remains in full force and effect. However, we intend to continue to seek Cipla’s reaffirmation of all of its obligations under the Cipla Agreement and, in the absence of such reaffirmation, to pursue all available remedies.
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Cipla may continue to disagree with our assertion that it is in breach of the Cipla Agreement, which may force us to arbitrate our contractual right to terminate the Cipla Agreement for Cipla’s breach. We cannot predict the outcome of any arbitration proceeding and an arbitration panel may not agree that we are entitled to terminate the Cipla Agreement for Cipla’s material breach. We expect that any arbitration proceeding against Cipla will be costly, time consuming and may distract management’s attention from the development of other drug candidates.
In addition, Cipla may make counterclaims against us and there is no guaranty we will be able to successfully defend any such counterclaims. If Cipla were to successfully prosecute any counterclaims against us we may be subject to monetary damages or the loss of the Pulmazole program to Cipla or both. Furthermore, the Cipla Agreement provides that the prevailing party is entitled to recover its costs incurred in connection with any arbitration. Accordingly, if we are forced to arbitrate with Cipla and are not successful, we may be forced to pay Cipla’s arbitration costs, which could be substantial.
If we cannot resolve our disputes with Cipla, either through a negotiated settlement or an arbitration proceeding, we may be required suspend to development of Pulmazole, be forced to pay legal costs and/or monetary damages and/or lose our rights to Pulmazole, any of which may have a material adverse effect on us.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused interruptions or delays of our clinical studies and may continue to have a significant adverse effect on our business.
The global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its resurgences has and may continue to negatively impact global economic activity, which, despite progress in vaccination efforts, remains uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence. In addition, a new Delta variant of COVID-19, which appears to be the most transmissible variant to date, has begun to spread globally. The impact of the Delta variant cannot be predicted at this time, and could depend on numerous factors, including vaccination rates among the population, the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the Delta variant and the response by governmental bodies and regulators. Given the ongoing and dynamic nature of the circumstances, it is difficult to predict the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business. A continuation or worsening of the levels of market disruption and volatility seen in the recent past could have an adverse effect on our ability to access capital, on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and on the market price of our common stock.
In July of 2019, we initiated a Phase 2 clinical investigation for Pulmazole, our inhaled formulation of itraconazole, an anti-fungal drug commercially available as an oral drug that we are developing to treat and prevent pulmonary fungal infections. To date, five subjects have completed the 28-day dosing regimen, receiving either 10 mg, 20 mg, or 35 mg of Pulmazole or placebo in a randomized, double-blind treatment assignment. In the first quarter of 2020, we initiated the process of establishing additional study sites and amending the study protocol in order to improve enrollment. Also, on January 28, 2020 the FDA granted Fast Track designation to Pulmazole. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in late March and early April 2020, we were notified that 11 out of 21 clinical sites suspended enrollment in the Pulmazole study due to issues associated with COVID-19. In July 2020, we terminated our Phase 2 clinical study for Pulmazole as a result of the disruptions and safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2021, we completed a Type C Meeting with the FDA for the further clinical development of Pulmazole. Based on the feedback received, we intend to initiate a Phase 2b clinical study of Pulmazole in ABPA in Q1 2022. Actual study start will be determined upon Cipla and Pulmatrix joint steering committee approval of final budget and assessment of COVID-19 impact on patient safety and study operations. To date, Cipla has refused to approve the budget and development plan for the Phase 2b clinical study unless we accept Cipla’s demands that we absorb a disproportionate amount of the costs and financial risks of the development plan. On May 10, 2021, we sent a letter to Cipla notifying Cipla that it is in material breach of our development and commercialization agreement due to Cipla’s anticipatory breach of its obligation under the Cipla Agreement to fund 50% of the development costs for Pulmazole in accordance with the terms of the Cipla Agreement. Since the date of our letter to Cipla, we have received several correspondences from Cipla disputing that Cipla is in material breach of the Cipla Agreement and that we are entitled to terminate the Agreement. Accordingly, Cipla and we have initiated certain mandatory dispute resolution procedures under the Cipla Agreement, which remain ongoing. As of the date of this report, we have not terminated the Agreement and the Agreement remains in full force and effect. However, we intend to continue to seek Cipla’s reaffirmation of all of its obligations under the Cipla Agreement and, in the absence of such reaffirmation, to pursue our all available remedies.
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Separately, in February 2021, we initiated a Phase 1b study of PUR1800 in patients with stable COPD. As of the filing date of this Quarterly Report, we successfully dosed 18 patients with PUR1800. The Phase 1b study data is anticipated in the first quarter 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic could delay this date or impact enrollment generally to the extent we cannot secure sites to enroll patients, patients remain or become subject to government “stay at home” mandates, patients feel like they cannot safely visit trial sites or patients drop out due to COVID-19 related issues.
Moreover, the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has had and may continue to have indeterminable adverse effects on general commercial activity and the world economy, and our business and results of operations have been and may continue to be adversely affected to the extent that COVID-19 or any other epidemic harms the global economy generally.
We do not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impact on our business, our relationship with our business partners, our clinical trials or the global economy as a whole. However, any one or a combination of these events could have an adverse effect on the operation of and results from our clinical trials and on our other business operations.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
The price of our common stock is subject to fluctuation and has been and may continue to be volatile.
The stock market in general, and the Nasdaq in particular, as well as biotechnology companies, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of small companies. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate as a result of, among other factors:
● | the announcement of new products, new developments, services or technological innovations by us or our competitors; |
● | actual or anticipated quarterly increases or decreases in revenue, gross margin or earnings, and changes in our business, operations or prospects; |
● | announcements relating to strategic relationships, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, joint ventures, capital commitments, or other events by us or our competitors; |
● | conditions or trends in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries; |
● | changes in the economic performance or market valuations of other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies; |
● | general market conditions or domestic or international macroeconomic and geopolitical factors unrelated to our performance or financial condition (including, for example, the recent coronavirus outbreak); |
● | purchase or sale of our common stock by stockholders, including executives and directors; |
● | volatility and limitations in trading volumes of our common stock; |
● | our ability to obtain financings to conduct and complete research and development activities including, but not limited to, our human clinical trials, and other business activities; |
● | any delays or adverse developments or perceived adverse developments with respect to the FDA’s review of our planned pre-clinical and clinical trials; |
● | ability to secure resources and the necessary personnel to conduct clinical trials on our desired schedule; |
● | failures to meet external expectations or management guidance; |
● | changes in our capital structure or dividend policy, future issuances of securities, sales or distributions of large blocks of our common stock by stockholders; |
● | our cash position; |
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● | announcements and events surrounding financing efforts, including debt and equity securities; |
● | our inability to enter into new markets or develop new products; |
● | reputational issues; |
● | analyst research reports, recommendations and changes in recommendations, price targets, and withdrawals of coverage; |
● | departures and additions of key personnel; |
● | disputes and litigation related to intellectual property rights, proprietary rights, and contractual obligations; |
● | changes in applicable laws, rules, regulations, or accounting practices and other dynamics; and |
● | other events or factors, many of which may be out of our control. |
In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry or industries related to our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could fluctuate or decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition and results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and a distraction to management.
Moreover, on March 12, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic, and the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant financial market volatility and uncertainty in recent weeks. A continuation or worsening of the levels of market disruption and volatility seen in the recent past could have an adverse effect on our ability to access capital, on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and on the market price of our common stock.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
(b) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
We did not repurchase any of our equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
See Index to Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PULMATRIX, INC. | ||
Date: August 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Teofilo Raad |
Teofilo Raad | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date: August 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michelle S. Siegert. |
Michelle S. Siegert. | ||
Vice President, Finance (Principal Financial Officer) |
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