Savara Inc - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
OR
o | 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 001-32157
ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 84-1318182 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
6725 Mesa Ridge Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA | 92121 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(858) 552-0866
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company þ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The number of shares outstanding of the registrants common stock, $0.001 par value, as of November
3, 2009 was 153,823,713.
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Financial Statements |
ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 3,159,610 | $ | 9,849,904 | ||||
Interest and other receivables |
39,203 | 121,736 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses |
569,176 | 477,902 | ||||||
Total current assets |
3,767,989 | 10,449,542 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
53,608 | 199,052 | ||||||
Other assets |
8,708 | 60,664 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 3,830,305 | $ | 10,709,258 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 95,598 | $ | 1,721,376 | ||||
Accrued liabilities |
1,981,543 | 2,077,188 | ||||||
Accrued compensation and payroll taxes |
128,381 | 915,459 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
2,205,522 | 4,714,023 | ||||||
Stockholders equity: |
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0% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 1,993 shares
authorized; 1,993 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding as of September 30,
2009 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2008 |
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5% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 1,361 shares
authorized; 1,361 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding as of September 30,
2009 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2008 |
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5% Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 922 shares
authorized; 922 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2009
and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2008 |
| | ||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 124,885,267 and
90,252,572 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively |
124,886 | 90,254 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
137,059,997 | 131,751,439 | ||||||
Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
(135,560,100 | ) | (125,846,458 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
1,624,783 | 5,995,235 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 3,830,305 | $ | 10,709,258 | ||||
Note: | The balance sheet at December 31, 2008 has been derived from audited financial statements at that date. It does not include, however, all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||
(June 12, 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | through | ||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | September 30, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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Net sales |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 174,830 | ||||||||||
Cost of goods sold |
| | | | 51,094 | |||||||||||||||
Gross margin |
| | | | 123,736 | |||||||||||||||
Grant revenue |
| | | | 129,733 | |||||||||||||||
Licensing revenue |
| | 300,000 | 500,000 | 1,300,000 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
| | 300,000 | 500,000 | 1,553,469 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development |
1,444,038 | 4,741,118 | 4,546,235 | 13,072,820 | 66,560,790 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and
administrative |
893,477 | 2,075,092 | 3,744,470 | 7,075,974 | 46,713,673 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
12,350 | 39,803 | 70,431 | 130,698 | 10,868,502 | |||||||||||||||
In-process research and
development |
| | | | 10,422,130 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment loss write off
of goodwill |
| | | | 5,702,130 | |||||||||||||||
Equity in loss of investee |
| | | | 178,936 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
2,349,865 | 6,856,013 | 8,361,136 | 20,279,492 | 140,446,161 | |||||||||||||||
Loss from operations |
(2,349,865 | ) | (6,856,013 | ) | (8,061,136 | ) | (19,779,492 | ) | (138,892,692 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss on fair value of warrants |
| | | | (12,239,688 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest and other income
(expense) |
(2,721 | ) | 79,150 | (44,002 | ) | 644,027 | 4,650,405 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense |
| | | | (179,090 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Loss before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle |
(2,352,586 | ) | (6,776,863 | ) | (8,105,138 | ) | (19,135,465 | ) | (146,661,065 | ) | ||||||||||
Cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle |
| | | | (25,821 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net loss |
(2,352,586 | ) | (6,776,863 | ) | (8,105,138 | ) | (19,135,465 | ) | (146,686,886 | ) | ||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends |
| | | | (621,240 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Deemed dividends on preferred
stock |
(376,089 | ) | | (1,608,504 | ) | | (1,608,504 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net loss applicable to common
stock |
$ | (2,728,675 | ) | $ | (6,776,863 | ) | $ | (9,713,642 | ) | $ | (19,135,465 | ) | $ | (148,916,630 | ) | |||||
Net loss per common share
basic and diluted |
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted average shares basic
and diluted |
119,480,719 | 90,252,572 | 101,159,417 | 90,252,572 | ||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Inception | ||||||||||||
(June 12, 1996) | ||||||||||||
through | ||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (8,105,138 | ) | $ | (19,135,465 | ) | $ | (146,686,887 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
70,431 | 130,698 | 10,418,502 | |||||||||
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
59,012 | | 55,414 | |||||||||
Fair value of warrant liability |
| | 12,239,688 | |||||||||
In-process research and development |
| | 10,422,130 | |||||||||
Share-based compensation for employee awards |
454,827 | 1,356,393 | 8,307,389 | |||||||||
Expense related to stock options issued to non-employees |
| 5,513 | 204,664 | |||||||||
Expenses paid by issuance of common stock |
| | 1,341,372 | |||||||||
Expenses paid by issuance of warrants |
| | 573,357 | |||||||||
Expenses paid by issuance of preferred stock |
| | 142,501 | |||||||||
Expenses related to stock warrants issued |
| | 612,000 | |||||||||
Accretion of discount on investments in securities |
| (208,103 | ) | (1,604,494 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of debt discount |
| | 450,000 | |||||||||
Forgiveness of employee receivable |
| | 30,036 | |||||||||
Impairment loss write-off of goodwill |
| | 5,702,130 | |||||||||
Equity in loss of investee |
| | 178,936 | |||||||||
Write-off of license agreement |
| | 152,866 | |||||||||
Write-off of assets available-for-sale |
| | 108,000 | |||||||||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |
| | 25,821 | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: |
||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets |
43,215 | (945,949 | ) | (864,456 | ) | |||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(2,508,501 | ) | 517,882 | 2,382,230 | ||||||||
Decrease in other long-term liabilities |
| (14,270 | ) | | ||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(9,986,154 | ) | (18,293,301 | ) | (95,808,801 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of short-term investments |
| (14,355,784 | ) | (111,183,884 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments |
| 33,243,602 | 112,788,378 | |||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
| (68,780 | ) | (1,030,354 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
16,000 | | 49,906 | |||||||||
Purchase of certificate of deposit |
| | (1,016,330 | ) | ||||||||
Maturity of certificate of deposit |
| | 1,016,330 | |||||||||
Payment on obligation under license agreement |
| | (106,250 | ) | ||||||||
Cash acquired from acquisitions, net of cash paid |
| | 32,395 | |||||||||
Issuance of note receivable related party |
| | (35,000 | ) | ||||||||
Payments on note receivable |
| | 405,993 | |||||||||
Advance to investee |
| | (90,475 | ) | ||||||||
Cash transferred in rescission of acquisition |
| | (19,475 | ) | ||||||||
Cash received in rescission of acquisition |
| | 230,000 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities |
16,000 | 18,819,038 | 1,041,234 | |||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from sale of preferred stock |
4,276,000 | | 8,476,993 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock |
| | 84,151,342 | |||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
| | 712,367 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale or exercise of warrants |
| | 11,382,894 | |||||||||
Repurchase of warrants |
| | (55,279 | ) | ||||||||
Payment of financing and offering costs |
(996,140 | ) | | (7,479,949 | ) | |||||||
Payments of notes payable and long-term debt |
| | (605,909 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable and detachable warrants |
| | 1,344,718 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
3,279,860 | | 97,927,177 | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(6,690,294 | ) | 525,737 | 3,159,610 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
9,849,904 | 14,780,739 | | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 3,159,610 | $ | 15,306,476 | $ | 3,159,610 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. | Basis of Presentation | |
ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (ADVENTRX, we, our or the Company), prepared the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for annual audited financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2009 (2008 Annual Report). The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 included in this report has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2008 Annual Report. In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full year. | ||
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and ADVENTRX (Europe) Ltd. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
2. | Going Concern | |
At the time that we prepared our consolidated financial statements for the period ended and at December 31, 2008, there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The report of our independent registered public accounting firm, dated March 25, 2009 and included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2009, included a going concern qualification. Our independent registered public accounting firm indicated that we had suffered recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operations that raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. | ||
On June 12, 2009, July 6, 2009 and August 10, 2009, we completed registered direct equity financings with proceeds, net of dividend payments and offering costs, of approximately $1.7 million, $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively. On October 9, 2009, we completed a fourth registered direct equity financing with proceeds, net of dividends and estimated offering costs, of approximately $5.1 million. We may receive up to $2.9 million of additional proceeds from the exercise of warrants issued in that financing. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.1468 per share; however, the exercise of those warrants is subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations. | ||
We anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2009, together with the net proceeds from the registered direct equity financing we completed on October 9, 2009, will be sufficient to permit us to continue operations through 2010. However, we may pursue development activities at levels or on timelines, or we may incur unexpected expenses, that shorten the period through which our operating funds will sustain us. In addition, we will need substantial additional funds to commercialize our lead product candidate, ANX-530, in the United States, if a new drug application (NDA) for that product is submitted and approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), including acquiring or developing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and the associated regulatory compliance infrastructure, and to continue the development of our other lead product candidate, ANX-514. There can be no assurances that we will be able to raise additional capital in the future on a timely basis, or at all. | ||
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. This basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of our assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. |
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3. | Use of Estimates | |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
4. | Fair Value | |
At September 30, 2009, our financial instruments included cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued compensation and payroll taxes. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued compensation and payroll taxes approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. | ||
We have fully adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The adoption of ASC 820 did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition. | ||
ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC 820 describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value which are the following: |
| Level 1 | | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. | |||||
| Level 2 | | Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. | |||||
| Level 3 | | Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. |
At September 30, 2009, there were no financial assets required to be measured at fair value.
5. | Share-Based Compensation Expense | |
Estimated share-based compensation expense related to equity awards granted to employees, including our non-employee directors, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was as follows: |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
$ | 135,343 | $ | 163,853 | $ | 424,095 | $ | 712,627 | ||||||||
Research and development expense |
14,305 | 198,282 | 30,731 | 643,766 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense before taxes |
149,648 | 362,135 | 454,826 | 1,356,393 | ||||||||||||
Related income tax benefits |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
$ | 149,648 | $ | 362,135 | $ | 454,826 | $ | 1,356,393 | ||||||||
Net share-based compensation expense per common
share basic and diluted |
$ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.02 | ||||||||
In January 2009, we granted restricted stock units under our 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan to seven employees that represented the right to receive in the aggregate 3,700,000 shares of our common stock. These units were to vest immediately prior to a strategic transaction (as defined in the documentation evidencing the grant of the units). We would record share-based compensation expense in connection with these restricted stock units, if at all, only if a strategic transaction was consummated. As of June 30, 2009, as a result of employee terminations and resignations, there were outstanding restricted stock units representing the right to |
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receive an aggregate of 3,150,000 shares of our common stock. In July 2009, as a result of an employee resignation and the termination of a consulting relationship with a former employee, restricted stock units representing the right to receive an aggregate of 1,100,000 shares of our common stock were canceled and, in connection with certain compensation arrangements with our remaining two employees, we terminated restricted stock units representing the right to receive an aggregate of 2,050,000 shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2009, we did not have outstanding any restricted stock units. |
Since we have net operating loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2009, no excess tax benefits for the tax deductions related to share-based awards were recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. There were no employee stock options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. |
At September 30, 2009, total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested employee and non-employee director share-based awards granted prior to that date was $1.2 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we granted stock options to acquire 3,400,000 shares of our common stock to our employees with an estimated weighted-average grant-date fair value of $0.127 per share. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, we granted stock options to acquire 228,000 and 2,880,500 shares of our common stock, respectively, to our employees and non-employee directors with an estimated weighted-average grant-date fair value of $0.18 and $0.46 per share, respectively. |
Estimated share-based compensation expense related to equity awards granted to non-employee consultants was $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008; and $0 and $6,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. |
6. | Comprehensive Loss |
Comprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, including foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains and losses on short-term investments. Our components of comprehensive loss consist of net loss and unrealized gains or losses on short-term investments in securities. For the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, comprehensive loss was $2.4 million and $6.8 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, comprehensive loss was $8.1 million and $19.1 million, respectively. |
7. | Net Loss Per Common Share |
Basic and diluted net loss per common share was calculated by dividing the net loss applicable to common stock for the period by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Options and warrants are considered to be common stock equivalents and are only included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share when their effect is dilutive. Because of the net loss, all of the options and warrants were excluded from the calculation. |
We have excluded the following options and warrants from the calculation of diluted net loss per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 because they are anti-dilutive, due to the net loss: |
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Warrants |
20,658,733 | 13,373,549 | ||||||
Options |
5,859,000 | 6,089,149 | ||||||
26,517,733 | 19,462,698 | |||||||
8. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements | |
In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which establishes the FASB ASC as the sole source of authoritative U.S. GAAP other than guidance issued by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Pursuant to the provisions of ASC 105, the Company has updated references to U.S. GAAP in its financial statements issued for the period ended September 30, 2009. The adoption of ASC 105 had no impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows. |
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In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC 855, Subsequent Events, which established general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or available to be issued. ASC 855 requires new disclosure in financial statements by providing the date through which reporting entities have evaluated events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or available to be issued. ASC 855 requires public entities, including the Company, to evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued. Financial statements are considered issued when they are widely distributed to stockholders and other financial statement users for general use and reliance in a form and format that complies with U.S. GAAP. ASC 855 was effective for our financial statements issued for the period ended June 30, 2009. The adoption of ASC 855 had no impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows. |
9. | Licensing Revenue | |
In March 2009, we announced that we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, SD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., had entered into a license agreement with respect to our product candidate ANX-514 (docetaxel emulsion) (the License Agreement) with Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Republic of Korea (Shin Poong), pursuant to which we granted to Shin Poong an exclusive license, including the right to sublicense, to research, develop, make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell and import licensed products, in each case solely for the treatment of cancer by intravenous administration of formulations of docetaxel as emulsified products and solely in South Korea. Under the terms of the License Agreement, we would receive an upfront licensing fee of $0.3 million, a regulatory milestone payment of either $0.2 million or $0.4 million upon receipt of regulatory approval for marketing a licensed product in South Korea (the amount depends on whether the Korea Food and Drug Administration requires Shin Poong to conduct a bioequivalence or clinical study in human subjects prior to receipt of regulatory approval), one-time commercial milestone payments tied to annual net sales of licensed products in an aggregate amount of up to $1.5 million and royalty payments on net sales of licensed products. Shin Poong is responsible for all development and commercial activities related to ANX-514 in South Korea. If the Korea Food and Drug Administration requires Shin Poong to conduct a bioequivalence or clinical trial in human subjects prior to receipt of regulatory approval and we elect not to supply product to conduct such trial, which supply obligation is subject to limitations, we will pay Shin Poong $0.1 million. | ||
We received the $0.3 million upfront licensing fee in April 2009. We recognized $0.3 million in licensing revenue in the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 because we met the criteria under our revenue recognition policy in that period. We recorded a liability of $0.1 million, less amounts paid for the benefit of Shin Poong, in the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, but not in the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, because our obligation to Shin Poong was not probable in the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 but became so in the three-month period ended June 30, 2009. |
10. | Supplementary Cash Flow Information | |
Noncash investing and financing transactions excluded from the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and for the period from inception (June 12, 1996) through September 30, 2009 are as follows: |
Inception | ||||||||||||
(June 12, 1996) | ||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, | through | |||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | September 30, 2009 | ||||||||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ | | $ | | $ | 179,090 | ||||||
Income taxes paid |
| | | |||||||||
Issuance of warrants, common stock and preferred stock for: |
||||||||||||
Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest |
| | 1,213,988 | |||||||||
Prepaid services to consultants |
| | 1,482,781 | |||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock |
34,632 | | 37,337 | |||||||||
Acquisitions |
| | 24,781,555 | |||||||||
Payment of dividends |
| | 213,000 | |||||||||
Financial advisor services in connection with private placements |
240,012 | | 1,377,468 | |||||||||
Acquisition of treasury stock in settlement of a claim |
| | 34,747 | |||||||||
Cancellation of treasury stock |
| | (34,747 | ) | ||||||||
Assumptions of liabilities in acquisitions |
| | 1,235,907 | |||||||||
Acquisition of license agreement for long-term debt |
| | 161,180 | |||||||||
Cashless exercise of warrants |
| | 4,312 | |||||||||
Dividends accrued |
| | 621,040 | |||||||||
Trade asset converted to available-for-sale asset |
| | 108,000 | |||||||||
Dividends extinguished |
| | 408,240 | |||||||||
Trade payable converted to note payable |
| | 83,948 | |||||||||
Issuance of warrants for return of common stock |
| | 50,852 | |||||||||
Detachable warrants issued with notes payable |
| | 450,000 | |||||||||
Purchases of equipment, which are included in accounts payable |
| 3,825 | | |||||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on short-term investments |
| 2,702 | | |||||||||
Cumulative preferred stock dividends |
455,500 | | 455,500 |
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11. | Severance Related Expenses | |
In January 2009, as part of a restructuring to reduce operating costs, we completed a workforce reduction of six employees. As a result of the that workforce reduction, we recorded severance related charges of $174,000, of which $86,000 was recorded in research and development and the balance of which was recorded in selling, general and administrative. We recorded $144,000 of such severance related charges in the first quarter of 2009 and the balance was recorded in the second quarter of 2009. As of June 30, 2009, all severance related costs related to the January 2009 workforce reduction had been paid. | ||
On April 3, 2009, we completed a workforce reduction of nine employees. As a result of that workforce reduction, we recorded severance related charges of $160,000, of which $101,000 was recorded in research and development and the balance of which was recorded in selling, general and administrative. We recorded $114,000 of such severance related charges in the first quarter of 2009 and the balance was recorded in the second quarter of 2009. As of June 30, 2009, all severance related costs related to the April 2009 workforce reduction had been paid. |
12. | Equity Transactions | |
0% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. | ||
In June 2009, we completed a registered direct equity financing raising gross proceeds of approximately $2.0 million involving the issuance of 1,993 shares of our 0% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $1,000 per share (Series A Stock), and 5-year warrants to purchase up to 8,116,290 shares of our common stock. In the aggregate, the shares of our Series A Stock we issued are convertible into 18,036,199 shares of our common stock. We received approximately $1.7 million in net proceeds from the financing, after deducting the placement agents fees and other offering expenses. We may receive up to approximately $1.2 million of additional proceeds from the exercise of the warrants issued in the financing. Those warrants, which have an exercise price of $0.15 per share, are exercisable any time after the six-month anniversary of their issuance date through the five-year anniversary of the date they were first exercisable, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations. All of the shares of the Series A Stock issued in the financing have been converted into common stock and are outstanding. | ||
The convertible feature of our Series A Stock and the terms of the warrants issued in connection with our Series A Stock provide for a rate of conversion or exercise that was below the market value of our common stock at issuance. The convertible feature of our Series A Stock is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature (BCF). The estimated relative fair values of the shares of our Series A Stock and the warrants issued in connection with such stock were calculated as approximately $1.2 million and $531,000, respectively. The value of the BCF was determined using the intrinsic value method and calculated as approximately $1.2 million. Because our Series A Stock did not have a stated redemption date, the value of the BCF was fully realized at the time our Series A Stock was issued. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the date of issuance assuming a five-year term, stock volatility of 197.01%, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.81%. The value of the BCF is treated as a deemed dividend to the holders of our Series A Stock and, due to the potential immediate convertibility of our Series A Stock at issuance, was recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit at the time of issuance. | ||
We also issued warrants to purchase up to 901,810 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share to the placement agent in the financing as additional consideration for its services in connection with the financing. These warrants had a fair value of approximately $132,000 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The warrants are exercisable at any time after the six-month anniversary of their date of issuance and on or before the fifth anniversary of their issuance date. |
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5% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. |
In July 2009, we completed a registered direct equity financing raising gross proceeds of approximately $1.4 million involving the issuance of 1,361 shares of our 5% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $1,000 per share (Series B Stock). In the aggregate, the shares of our Series B Stock we issued are convertible into 9,504,189 shares of our common stock. Our Series B Stock accrues a cumulative annual dividend of 5% per share until July 6, 2014, and no dividend thereafter. If our Series B Stock is converted at any time prior to July 6, 2014, we will pay the holder an amount equal to the total dividend that would have accrued in respect of the shares converted from the conversion date through July 6, 2014, or $250 per $1,000 of stated value of the shares converted, less any previous dividend paid on such shares before conversion. We received approximately $0.8 million in net proceeds from the financing after deducting the $340,250 we placed into an escrow account to pay the dividend payment in respect of our Series B Stock, placement agents fees and other offering expenses. All of the shares of our Series B Stock issued in the financing have been converted into common stock and are outstanding. |
The convertible feature of our Series B Stock and the value of the dividend in respect thereof provide for a rate of conversion that was below the market value of our common stock at issuance. The convertible feature of our Series B Stock is characterized as a BCF. The estimated relative fair value of the shares of our Series B Stock was calculated as approximately $1.0 million. The value of the BCF was determined using the intrinsic value method and calculated as approximately $215,000. Because our Series B Stock does not have a stated redemption date, the value of the BCF was fully realized at the time our Series B Stock was issued. The value of the BCF is treated as a deemed dividend to the holders of our Series B Stock and, due to the potential immediate convertibility of our Series B Stock at issuance, was recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit at the time of issuance. |
We also issued warrants to purchase up to 475,209 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.179 per share to the placement agent in the financing as additional consideration for its services in connection with the financing. These warrants had a fair value of approximately $60,000 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the date of issuance. The warrants are exercisable at any time after the six-month anniversary of their date of issuance and on or before the fifth anniversary of their issuance date. |
5% Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. |
In August 2009, we completed a registered direct equity financing raising gross proceeds of approximately $0.9 million involving the issuance of 922 shares of our 5% Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $1,000 per share (Series C Stock). In the aggregate, the shares of our Series C Stock we issued are convertible into 7,092,307 shares of our common stock. Our Series C Stock accrues a cumulative annual dividend of 5% per share until February 10, 2012, and no dividend thereafter. If our Series C Stock is converted at any time prior to February 10, 2012, we will pay the holder an amount equal to the total dividend that would have accrued in respect of the shares converted from the conversion date through February 10, 2012, or $125 per $1,000 of stated value of the shares converted, less any previous dividend paid on such shares before conversion. We received approximately $0.7 million in net proceeds from the financing after deducting the $115,250 we placed into an escrow account to pay the dividend payment in respect of our Series C Stock, placement agents fees and other offering expenses. All of the shares of our Series C Stock issued in the financing have been converted into common stock and are outstanding. |
The convertible feature of our Series C Stock and the value of the dividend in respect thereof provide for a rate of conversion that was below the market value of our common stock at issuance. The convertible feature of our Series C Stock is characterized as a BCF. The estimated relative fair value of the shares of our Series C Stock was calculated as approximately $807,000. The value of the BCF was determined using the intrinsic value method and calculated as approximately $186,000. Because our Series C Stock does not have a stated redemption date, the value of the BCF was fully realized at the time our Series C Stock was issued. The value of the BCF is treated as a deemed dividend to the holders of our Series C Stock and, due to the potential immediate convertibility of our Series C Stock at issuance, was recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit at the time of issuance. |
We also issued warrants to purchase up to 354,615 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.1625 per share to the placement agent in the financing as additional consideration for its services in connection with the financing. These warrants had a fair value of approximately $48,000 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the date of issuance. The warrants are exercisable at any time after the six-month anniversary of their date of issuance and on or before the fifth anniversary of their issuance date. |
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13. | Subsequent Events |
In accordance with ASC 855, we have evaluated subsequent events through the date and time the financial statements were issued on November 10, 2009. |
Authorized Share Increase. |
On October 5, 2009, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to increase the authorized shares of our common stock from 200,000,000 to 500,000,000. |
4.25660% Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. |
On October 9, 2009, we completed a registered direct equity financing raising gross proceeds of approximately $11.3 million involving the issuance of 11,283 shares of our 4.25660% Series D Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $1,000 per share (Series D Stock), and 5-year warrants to purchase up to 19,800,000 shares of our common stock. In the aggregate, the shares of our Series D Stock we issued are convertible into 60,000,000 shares of our common stock. Our Series D Stock accrues a cumulative annual dividend of 4.25660% per share until October 9, 2020, and no dividend thereafter. If our Series D Stock is converted at any time prior to October 9, 2020, we will pay the holder an amount equal to the total dividend that would have accrued in respect of the shares converted from the conversion date through October 9, 2020, or $468.23 per $1,000 of stated value of the shares converted, less any previous dividend paid on such shares before conversion. We received approximately $5.1 million in net proceeds from the financing after deducting the approximately $5.3 million we placed into an escrow account to pay the dividend payment in respect of our Series D Stock, placement agents fees and other estimated offering expenses. We may receive up to approximately $2.9 million of additional proceeds from the exercise of the warrants issued in the financing. Those warrants, which have an exercise price of $0.1468 per share, are exercisable any time through the five-year anniversary of their issuance date, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations. We also issued warrants to purchase up to 3,600,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.235 per share to the placement agent in the financing as additional consideration for its services in connection with the financing. The warrants are exercisable at any time after the six-month anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement that registered our Series D Stock and on or before the fifth anniversary of such date. Upon conversion of our Series D Stock to common stock, we will have approximately 185 million shares of common stock outstanding. |
The convertible feature of our Series D Stock and the terms of the warrants issued in connection with our Series D Stock provide for a rate of conversion or exercise that was below the market value of our common stock at issuance. The convertible feature of our Series D Stock is characterized as BCF. The estimated relative fair values of the shares of our Series D Stock and the warrants issued in connection with such stock were calculated as approximately $3.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The value of the BCF was determined using the intrinsic value method and calculated as approximately $3.3 million. Because our Series D Stock did not have a stated redemption date, the value of the BCF was fully realized at the time our Series D Stock was issued. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the date of issuance assuming a five-year term, stock volatility of 197.63%, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.36%. The value of the BCF is treated as a deemed dividend to the holders of our Series D Stock and, due to the potential immediate convertibility of our Series D Stock at issuance, was recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit at the time of issuance. |
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes
appearing elsewhere in this report. In addition to historical information, this discussion and
analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.
Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements.
Overview
We are a development-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and
commercializing proprietary product candidates for the treatment of cancer. We seek to improve the
performance of existing drugs by addressing limitations associated principally with their safety
and use. We have devoted substantially all of our resources to research and development, or R&D, or
to acquisition of our product candidates. We have not yet marketed or sold any products or
generated any significant revenue. Our lead product candidates,
ANX-530 (vinorelbine emulsion) and
ANX-514 (docetaxel emulsion), are novel emulsion formulations of currently marketed chemotherapy
drugs.
We have incurred annual net losses since inception. We had an operating net loss of $8.1 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and cash and cash equivalents of approximately $3.2
million and working capital of $1.6 million at September 30, 2009. Included in the net loss at
September 30, 2009 was a portion of the expenses associated with the manufacturing activities
related to submitting a new drug application, or NDA, for ANX-530 that we restarted following our
June 2009 registered direct equity financing (discussed below), as well as charges associated with
our October 2008, January and March 2009 reductions in force.
On October 9, 2009, we completed a registered direct equity financing involving our 4.25660% Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock with proceeds, net of dividend payments and estimated offering costs,
of approximately $5.1 million. We may receive up to approximately $2.9 million of additional
proceeds from the exercise of the warrants issued in this financing, which warrants have an
exercise price of $0.1468 per share. Those warrants are exercisable immediately subject to certain
beneficial ownership limitations and are exercisable for up to five years from the issuance date.
In connection with the October 2009 financing, we increased the total number of authorized shares
of our common stock to 500 million shares, with a corresponding increase in the total number of
authorized shares of our capital stock.
At the time that we prepared our consolidated financial statements for the period ended and at
December 31, 2008, there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The report of our independent registered public accounting firm, dated March 25, 2009 and included
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 27, 2009, included a going concern emphasis paragraph. Our independent registered public
accounting firm indicated that because we had suffered recurring losses from operations and
negative cash flows from operations, it raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern.
The financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. This basis of accounting
contemplates the recovery of our assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of
business and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the
recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that
might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
We anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2009, together with the net
proceeds from the equity financing completed in October 2009, will be sufficient to permit us to
continue operations through 2010. However, we may pursue development activities at levels or on
timelines, or we may incur unexpected expenses, that shorten the period through which our operating
funds will sustain us. In addition, we will need to raise substantial additional capital to
commercialize ANX-530 in the United States of America, or U.S., if an ANX-530 NDA is submitted and
approved by the FDA, and to continue to develop ANX-514. There can be no assurances that we will be
able to obtain additional financing on a timely basis, or at all. If we are unable to raise
sufficient additional capital on a timely basis, we may seek protection under the provisions of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code or liquidate our assets and wind-up our operations. If we pursue an orderly
liquidation of our assets, based on the estimated costs associated with seeking approval for and
implementing a liquidation plan, we expect the remaining cash available for distribution to our
stockholders to be insignificant.
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Our company was incorporated in Delaware in December 1995. In October 2000, we merged our
wholly-owned subsidiary, Biokeys Acquisition Corp., with and into Biokeys, Inc. and changed our
name to Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In May 2003, we merged Biokeys, Inc., our wholly-owned
subsidiary, with and into us and changed our name to ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In July 2004,
we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, ADVENTRX (Europe) Ltd., in the United Kingdom primarily to
facilitate conducting clinical trials in the European Union and to obtain favorable pricing for
discussions with the European Medicines Agency. In April 2006, we acquired SD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Our executive offices are located at 6725 Mesa Ridge Road, Suite 100,
San Diego, California 92121, and our telephone number is (858) 552-0866. Our corporate website is
located at www.adventrx.com.
We are developing commercial names for our product candidates. All trademarks, service marks or
trade names appearing in this report, including but not limited to Navelbine® and
Taxotere®, are the property of their respective owners. Use or display by us of other
parties trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or products is not intended to and
does not imply a relationship with, or endorsements or sponsorship of, us by the trademark, service
mark, trade name, trade dress or product owners.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon
consolidated financial statements and condensed consolidated financial statements that we have
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of
these consolidated financial statements requires management to make a number of assumptions and
estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses in these
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. On an on-going basis, we evaluate these
estimates and assumptions, including those related to recognition of expenses in service contracts,
license agreements, share-based compensation and registration payment arrangements. Management
bases its estimates on historical information and assumptions 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 not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from
these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue in accordance with ASC 605. Revenue is recognized when
all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2)
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (3) the sellers price to the buyer is fixed
and determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.
Revenue from licensing agreements is recognized based on the performance requirements of the
agreement. Revenue is deferred for fees received before earned. Nonrefundable upfront fees that are
not contingent on any future performance by us are recognized as revenue when the license term
commences and the revenue recognition criteria are met. Nonrefundable upfront fees, where we have
ongoing involvement or performance obligations, are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as
revenue over the life of the contract, the period of the performance obligation or the development
period, whichever is appropriate in light of the circumstances.
Payments related to substantive, performance-based milestones in an agreement are recognized as
revenue upon the achievement of the milestones as specified in the underlying agreement when they
represent the culmination of the earnings process. Royalty revenue from licensed products will be
recognized when earned in accordance with the terms of the applicable license agreements.
R&D Expenses. R&D expenses consist of expenses incurred in performing R&D activities, including
salaries and benefits, facilities and other overhead expenses, bioequivalence and clinical trials,
research-related manufacturing services, contract services and other outside expenses. R&D expenses
are charged to operations as the underlying work is performed. Advance payments, including
nonrefundable amounts, for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future R&D
activities are deferred and capitalized. Such amounts will be recognized as an expense as the
related goods are delivered or the related services are performed. If the goods will not be
delivered, or services will not be rendered, then the capitalized advance payment is charged to
expense.
Milestone payments that we make in connection with in-licensed technology or product candidates are
expensed as incurred when there is uncertainty in receiving future economic benefits from the
licensed technology or product candidates. We consider the future economic benefits from the
licensed technology or product candidates to be uncertain until such licensed technology is
incorporated into products that, or such product candidates, are approved for marketing by the FDA
or when other significant risk factors are abated. For accounting purposes, management has viewed
future economic benefits for all of our licensed technology or product candidates to be uncertain.
Payments in connection with our bioequivalence and clinical trials are often made under contracts
with multiple contract research organizations that conduct and manage these trials on our behalf.
The financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation and vary from contract to
contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Generally, these agreements set forth the scope of
work to
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be performed at a fixed fee or unit price or on a time-and-material basis. Payments under these
contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment or treatment of patients or the
completion of other milestones. Expenses related to bioequivalence and clinical trials are accrued
based on our estimates and/or representations from service providers regarding work performed,
including actual level of patient enrollment, completion of patient studies, and trial progress.
Other incidental costs related to patient enrollment or treatment are accrued when reasonably
certain. If the contracted amounts are modified (for instance, as a result of changes in the
bioequivalence or clinical trial protocol or scope of work to be performed), we modify our accruals
accordingly on a prospective basis. Revisions in scope of contract are charged to expense in the
period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become reasonably certain. Because of the
uncertainty of possible future changes to the scope of work in bioequivalence and clinical trials
contracts, we are unable to quantify an estimate of the reasonably likely effect of any such
changes on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. Historically, we have had
no material changes in our bioequivalence and clinical trial expense accruals that would have had a
material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.
Purchased In-Process Research and Development. We adopted the FASBs changes to ASC 805, Business
Combinations, effective January 1, 2009. The adoption of the changes to ASC 805 did not have a
material effect on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. In accordance
with the previous accounting guidance effective through December 31, 2008, we accounted for the
costs associated with any purchased in-process research and development, or IPR&D, to the statement
of operations upon acquisition. These amounts represent an estimate of the fair value of purchased
IPR&D for projects that, as of the acquisition date, had not yet reached technological feasibility,
had no alternative future use, and had uncertainty in generating future economic benefits. We
determine the future economic benefits from the purchased IPR&D to be uncertain until such
technology is incorporated into products approved for marketing by the FDA or when other
significant risk factors are abated.
Share-based Compensation Expenses. Effective January 1, 2006, we account for share-based
compensation awards granted to employees, including non-employee members of our board of directors,
in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation Stock Compensation. Share-based compensation
expense is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is
recognized as expense over the employees requisite service period. As of September 30, 2009, we
did not have outstanding any restricted stock units. As share-based compensation expense is based
on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. ASC 718
requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent
periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based on
historical experience. Although estimates of share-based compensation expenses are significant to
our consolidated financial statements, they are not related to the payment of any cash by us.
We estimate the fair value of stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model, or Black-Scholes model. The determination of the fair value of share-based
payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by the price of our
common stock as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These
variables include, but are not limited to, our expected share price volatility over the term of the
awards, actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors, a risk-free interest rate
and expected dividends. We may elect to use different assumptions under the Black-Scholes model in
the future, which could materially affect our net income or loss and net income or loss per share.
We account for share-based compensation awards granted to non-employees by determining the fair
value of the share-based compensation awards granted as either the fair value of the consideration
received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is a more reliable measure.
If the fair value of the equity instruments issued is used, it is measured using the share price
and other measurement assumptions as of the earlier of (1) the date at which a commitment for
performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached or (2) the date at which
the counterpartys performance is complete.
Income Taxes. We adopted changes to ASC 740, Income Taxes on January 1, 2007, which did not have
a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. In June 2006,
FASB issued changes to ASC 740, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions.
ASC 740 provides that the tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized in our
consolidated financial statements only if the position is more likely than not of being sustained
upon an examination by tax authorities. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if
it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, ASC 740 provides guidance on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure
and transition.
Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. As part of a restructuring to reduce operating
costs, in January 2009, we completed a workforce reduction of six employees. As a result of that
workforce reduction, we recorded severance related charges of $174,000, of which $86,000 was
recorded in R&D and the balance of which was recorded in selling, general and administrative, or
SG&A. We
recorded $144,000 of such severance related charges in the first quarter of 2009 and the balance
was recorded in the second quarter of 2009.
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As part of another restructuring to reduce operating costs, in April 2009, we completed a workforce
reduction of nine employees. As a result of that workforce reduction, we recorded severance
related charges of $160,000, of which $101,000 was recorded in R&D and the balance of which was
recorded in SG&A. We recorded $114,000 of such severance related charges in the first quarter of
2009 and the balance was recorded in the second quarter of 2009.
Convertible Instruments. At issuance, we value separately embedded beneficial conversion features
present in convertible securities. Embedded beneficial conversion features are recognized by
allocating to additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit that portion of the net proceeds
from the sale of the convertible security equal to the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion
feature. Intrinsic value is calculated as the difference, as of the commitment date, between the
conversion price of the convertible security and the fair value of the common stock underlying the
convertible security, which for us is the closing price of a share of our common stock on the NYSE
Amex (formerly, the American Stock Exchange), multiplied by the number of shares of our common
stock into which the convertible security is convertible. If the intrinsic value of the beneficial
conversion feature is greater than the net proceeds allocated to the convertible security, the
amount of the discount assigned to the beneficial conversion feature is limited to the amount of
the net proceeds. In our June, July and August 2009 registered direct equity financings, we issued
convertible preferred stock securities with non-detachable conversion features that were
in-the-money as of the commitment date, which we recognized as beneficial conversion features. The
convertible preferred stock we issued in these financings subsequently was converted into common
stock at fixed conversion rates. The embedded beneficial conversion features were valued separately
and recognized by allocating to additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit a portion of the
net proceeds equal to the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion features.
The foregoing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In most
cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by accounting
principles generally accepted in the U.S.
Results of Operations
A general understanding of the drug development process is critical to understanding our results of
operations. Drug development in the U.S. and most countries throughout the world is a process that
includes several steps defined by the FDA and similar regulatory authorities in foreign countries.
The FDA approval processes relating to new drugs differ, depending on the nature of the particular
drug for which approval is sought. With respect to any drug product with active ingredients not
previously approved by the FDA, a prospective drug manufacturer is required to submit a new drug
application, or NDA, which includes complete reports of pre-clinical, clinical and laboratory
studies and extensive manufacturing information to prove such products safety and effectiveness.
The NDA process generally requires, before the submission of the NDA, filing of an investigational
new drug application, or IND, pursuant to which permission is sought to begin clinical testing of
the new drug product. An NDA based on published safety and effectiveness studies conducted by
others, or previous findings of safety and effectiveness by the FDA, may be submitted under Section
505(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or FDCA. Development of new formulations of
pharmaceutical products under Section 505(b)(2) of the FDCA may have shorter timelines than those
associated with developing new chemical entities.
Generally, with respect to any drug product with active ingredients not previously approved by the
FDA, an NDA must be supported by data from at least phase 1, phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials.
Phase 1 clinical trials can be expected to last from 6 to 18 months, phase 2 clinical trials can be
expected to last from 12 to 24 months and phase 3 clinical trials can be expected to last from 18
to 36 months. However, clinical development timelines vary widely, as do the total costs of
clinical trials and the likelihood of success. We anticipate that we will make determinations as to
which of our programs to pursue and how much funding to direct to each program on an ongoing basis
in response to the scientific and clinical success of the underlying product candidate, our ongoing
assessment of its market potential and our available resources. In March 2009, due to an immediate
need to raise additional capital to continue our business, we suspended substantially all of our
development activities and fundamental business operations to conserve cash while we evaluated
strategic options, pursued financing alternatives and considered whether to liquidate our assets,
wind-up operations and distribute any remaining cash to our stockholders. Following the completion
of our June 2009 equity financing, we restarted certain development activities and fundamental
business operations relating to two of our product candidates, ANX-530 and ANX-514.
Future expenditures on R&D programs are subject to many uncertainties, including whether our
product candidates will be further developed with a partner or independently. At this time, due to
such uncertainties and the risks inherent in drug development and the associated regulatory
process, we cannot estimate with reasonable certainty the duration of or costs to complete our R&D
programs or whether or when or to what extent revenues will be generated from the commercialization
and sale of any of our product candidates.
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The duration and costs of our R&D programs, in particular those associated with bioequivalence
trials and research-related manufacturing, can vary significantly among programs as a result of a
variety of factors, including:
| the number and location of sites included in trials and the rate of site approval for the trial; | ||
| the rates of patient recruitment and enrollment; | ||
| the ratio of randomized to evaluable patients; | ||
| the availability and cost of reference product in the jurisdiction of each site; | ||
| the time and cost of process development activities related to our product candidates; | ||
| the costs of manufacturing our product candidates; and | ||
| the costs, requirements, timing of and the ability to secure regulatory approvals. |
The difficult process of seeking regulatory approvals for our product candidates and compliance
with applicable regulations requires the expenditure of substantial resources. Any failure by us to
obtain, or any delay in obtaining, regulatory approvals could cause our R&D expenditures to
increase and, in turn, have a material and unfavorable effect on our results of operations. We
cannot be certain when, if ever, we will generate revenues from sales of any of our products.
While many of our R&D expenses are transacted in U.S. dollars, certain significant expenses are
required to be paid in foreign currencies and expose us to transaction gains and losses that could
result from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. In particular, our current contract
manufacturer for both ANX-530 and ANX-514 is located outside the U.S. and generally we pay for its
services, including the final manufacturing activities related to submitting an NDA for ANX-530, in
Euros. As a result, our exposure to currency risk likely will increase as we move our products
towards commercialization and increase the services we request from our current contract
manufacturer. We include realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions in operations
as incurred.
We operate and evaluate our business on the basis of a single reportable segment, which is the
business of in-licensing, developing and commercializing proprietary product candidates for the
treatment of cancer. We recognized revenues of $0.3 million and $0.5 million in 2009 and 2008,
respectively, which revenues were derived solely from license fees under a license agreement with
Theragenex, LLC, which we terminated in August 2007.
Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Revenue.
No revenue was recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2009. For the three
months ended September 30, 2008, we recognized $0.5 million in licensing revenue related to
ANX-211, which represents a portion of a $0.6 million settlement payment to us by Theragenex, LLC.
We settled a dispute with Theragenex in May 2008. Consistent with our revenue recognition policy,
we recognized the license fee as revenue in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 because,
in that period, persuasive evidence of an arrangement existed, services had been rendered, the
amount of the payment was fixed and determinable and collectability was reasonably assured. The
remainder of the $0.6 million settlement payment was recorded as other income.
We have not generated any revenue from product sales to date, and we do not expect to generate
revenue from product sales until such time that we have obtained approval from a regulatory agency
to sell one of our product candidates, the timing of which, if it occurs at all, we cannot
currently predict.
R&D
Expenses. We maintain and evaluate our R&D expenses by the type of cost incurred rather than by
project. We maintain and evaluate R&D expenses by type primarily because of the uncertainties
described above, as well as because we out-source a substantial portion of our work and,
historically, our R&D personnel performed services across multiple programs rather than dedicating
their time to one particular program. We began maintaining such expenses by type on January 1,
2005.
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The following table summarizes our consolidated R&D expenses by type for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, and for the period from January 1, 2005
through September 30, 2009:
January 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, | through | |||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | $ Variance | % Variance | September 30, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
External clinical study fees and expenses |
$ | 28,583 | $ | 737,644 | $ | (709,061 | ) | (96 | %) | $ | 23,762,912 | |||||||||
External non-clinical study fees and
expenses (1) |
1,372,543 | 3,105,617 | (1,733,074 | ) | (56 | %) | 22,113,626 | |||||||||||||
Personnel costs |
28,607 | 699,575 | (670,968 | ) | (96 | %) | 10,295,106 | |||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
14,305 | 198,282 | (183,977 | ) | (93 | %) | 2,914,892 | |||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,444,038 | $ | 4,741,118 | $ | (3,297,080 | ) | (70 | %) | $ | 59,086,536 | |||||||||
(1) | External non-clinical study fees and expenses include preclinical, research-related manufacturing, quality assurance and regulatory expenses. |
R&D expenses decreased by $3.3 million, or 70%, to $1.4 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2009, compared to $4.7 million for the comparable period in 2008. The decrease was
primarily due to a $0.3 million decrease in external clinical trial expenses related to ANX-510, a
$0.4 million decrease in external clinical trial expenses related to ANX-514, a $1.7 million
decrease in non-clinical expenses primarily related to ANX-514, a $0.7 million decrease in
personnel expenses and a $0.2 million decrease in share-based compensation expense.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses decreased by $1.2 million, or 57%, to
$0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $2.1 million for the
comparable period in 2008. The decrease was due to a $0.6 million decrease in personnel expenses, a
$0.2 million decrease in outside services, a $0.1 million decrease in legal and professional
services, a $0.1 million decrease in travel expenses and a $0.1 million decrease in recruiting
costs as compared to 2008.
Interest and Other Income/Expense. We recognized an insignificant amount of interest expense for
the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to interest income of $0.1 million for the
comparable period in 2008. The interest income in 2008 related to our settlement with Theragenex in
May 2008. Even following our recent financings, we expect that interest income will continue to be
negligible.
Net Loss. Net loss applicable to common stock was $2.7 million, or $0.02 per share, for the three
months ended September 30, 2009, compared to a net loss applicable to common stock of $6.8 million,
or $0.08 per share, for the comparable period in 2008. Included in the net loss applicable to
common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was a non-cash deemed dividend expense
of approximately $0.4 million related to our July and August 2009 equity financings.
Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Revenue. Revenue recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 represents a $0.3 million
nonrefundable license fee under our March 2009 license agreement with respect to ANX-514 with Shin
Poong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Consistent with our revenue recognition policy, we recognized the
license fee as revenue in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 because, in that period,
persuasive evidence of an arrangement existed, services had been rendered, the amount of the
payment was fixed and determinable and collectability was reasonably assured. Licensing revenue
related to our settlement with Theragenex in May 2008 of $0.5 million was recognized for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008.
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R&D Expenses. The following table summarizes our consolidated R&D expenses by type for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, and for the period from
January 1, 2005 through September 30, 2009:
January 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, | through | |||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | $ Variance | % Variance | September 30, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
External clinical study fees and expenses |
$ | 563,433 | $ | 2,711,909 | $ | (2,148,476 | ) | (79 | %) | $ | 24,297,762 | |||||||||
External non-clinical study fees and
expenses (1) |
3,168,153 | 7,176,135 | (4,007,982 | ) | (56 | %) | 23,909,236 | |||||||||||||
Personnel costs |
783,918 | 2,541,010 | (1,757,092 | ) | (69 | %) | 11,050,417 | |||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
30,731 | 643,766 | (613,035 | ) | (95 | %) | 2,931,318 | |||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 4,546,235 | $ | 13,072,820 | $ | (8,526,585 | ) | (65 | %) | $ | 62,188,733 | |||||||||
(1) | External non-clinical study fees and expenses include preclinical, research-related manufacturing, quality assurance and regulatory expenses. |
R&D expenses decreased by $8.5 million, or 65%, to $4.5 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2009, compared to $13.1 million for the comparable period in 2008. The decrease was due
primarily to a $2.1 million decrease in external clinical trial expenses primarily related to
ANX-510 of $1.7 million and ANX-514 of $0.3 million, a $3.3 million decrease in non-clinical
expenses related to ANX-514, a $0.2 million decrease in non-clinical expenses related to ANX-201
and ANX-211, a $0.3 million decrease in non-clinical expenses related to ANX-530, a $1.8 million
decrease in personnel costs and a $0.6 million decrease in share-based compensation expense.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses decreased by $3.3 million, or 47%, to
$3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $7.1 million for the
comparable period in 2008. The decrease was primarily due to a $1.6 million decrease in personnel
costs, a $0.3 million decrease related to share-based compensation expense, a $0.6 million decrease
in legal and professional services, a $0.1 million decrease in market research expenses, a $0.3
million decrease in travel expenses, a $0.2 million decrease in consulting, Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance and recruiting services, and a $0.1 million decrease in insurance related expenses.
Interest and Other Income/Expense. We recognized an insignificant amount of interest expense for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to interest income of $0.6 million for the
comparable period in 2008, which 2008 period included $0.1 of other income related to our
settlement with Theragenex in May 2008. The decrease was primarily attributable to a $0.6 million
decrease in interest income based on lower cash balances and a $0.1 million decrease in other
income.
Net Loss. Net loss applicable to common stock was $9.7 million, or $0.10 per share, for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, compared to a net loss applicable to common stock of $19.1
million, or $0.21 per share, for the comparable period in 2008. Included in the net loss
applicable to common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was a non-cash deemed
dividend expense of approximately $1.6 million related to our June, July and August 2009 equity
financings. Included in both net loss and net loss applicable to common stock for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 were charges associated with our workforce reductions in October 2008 and
in January and March 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have a history of recurring losses from operations and we have funded our operations primarily
through sales of our equity securities. We had a net loss of $2.4 million in the third quarter of
2009 and cash and cash equivalents of approximately $3.2 million and working capital of $1.6
million at September 30, 2009.
On June 12, 2009, July 6, 2009, August 10, 2009, and October 9, 2009, we completed registered
direct equity financings involving the issuance, respectively, of shares of our 0% Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, 5% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, 5% Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock and 4.25660% Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. These financings resulted in an
aggregate of $15.6 million in gross proceeds and an aggregate of $8.4 million in adjusted net
proceeds after deducting the fees of our placement agent in those financings, our offering expenses
(which are estimated for the October 2009 financing) and our dividend and related payment
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obligations. We may receive up to $1.2 million of additional proceeds from the exercise of warrants
issued in our June 2009 financing, which have an exercise price of $0.15 per share; however, those
warrants are not exercisable until December 13, 2009 and their exercise is subject to certain
beneficial ownership limitations. We may receive up to $2.9 million of additional proceeds from the
exercise of warrants issued in our October 2009 financing, which have an exercise price of $0.1468
per share; however the exercise of those warrants is subject to certain beneficial ownership
limitations.
Following these financings, we estimate that we will have funds to support our operations through
2010. However, we may pursue development activities at levels or on timelines, or we may incur
unexpected expenses, that shorten the period through which our operating funds will sustain us. In
addition, we will need substantial additional funds to commercialize ANX-530 in the U.S., if an
ANX-530 NDA is submitted and approved by the FDA, including acquiring or developing sales,
marketing and distribution capabilities and the associated regulatory compliance infrastructure,
and to continue the development of ANX-514. Further, we may incur substantial costs in connection
with evaluating and negotiating future capital-raising and/or strategic or partnering transactions,
the effect of which may be to shorten the period through which our operating funds will sustain us.
We cannot currently predict the extent of these costs. Even if we incur costs in pursuing,
evaluating and negotiating particular capital-raising and/or strategic or partnering transactions,
our efforts may not ultimately prove successful. In the current financial and economic environment,
we may be unable to obtain funding through our traditional sources of capital. In addition, our
ability to timely raise capital on commercially reasonable terms may be limited by requirements,
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE Amex. Even following
the financing we completed on October 9, these factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern beyond 2010.
Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $10.0 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009, compared to $18.3 million for the comparable period in 2008. The decrease
in cash used in operating activities was primarily due to reductions in development activities and
fundamental business operations.
Investing Activities. There was $16,000 net cash provided by investing activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 attributable to a small amount of proceeds from sale of property
and equipment, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $18.8 million for the
comparable period in 2008.
Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $3.3 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009. There was no cash provided by financing activities for the
comparable period in 2008.
Management Outlook
We anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2009, together with the net
proceeds from the equity financing we completed on October 9, 2009, will be sufficient to permit us
to continue operations through 2010. However, we may pursue development activities at levels or on
timelines, or we may incur unexpected expenses, that shorten the period through which our operating
funds will sustain us. In addition, we will need substantial additional funds to commercialize
ANX-530 in the U.S., if an ANX-530 NDA is submitted and approved by the FDA, including acquiring or
developing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and the associated regulatory compliance
infrastructure, and to continue the development of ANX-514.
Currently, in addition to conducting activities necessary to submit an ANX-530 NDA and continuing
to evaluate the data from our ANX-514 clinical bioequivalence study, we are focused primarily on
raising additional capital to continue to advance ANX-530 toward commercialization in the U.S. and
to continue the development of ANX-514. We also intend to continue to evaluate any strategic or
partnering options, including the sale or exclusive license of one or more of our product candidate
programs, a strategic business merger, co-marketing partnerships and other similar transactions.
However, there can be no assurances that we will continue to pursue capital-raising transactions or
strategic or partnering alternatives; or, if we do, that we will be successful in consummating a
transaction on a timely basis, or at all. We likely will not be able to continue as a going concern
beyond 2010 unless we raise adequate additional capital. Given our recent restructuring and
cost-cutting measures, our ability to further curtail expenses to provide additional time to obtain
financing or to consummate a strategic or partnering transaction is limited.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 8, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements (unaudited) in this report for a discussion of recent accounting announcements
and their effect, if any, on us.
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Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly in Item 2 Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to,
statements regarding business strategy, expectations and plans, our objectives for future
operations, including product development, and our future financial position. When used in this
report, the words believe, may, could, will, estimate, continue, anticipate,
intend, expect, indicate and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements.
We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about
future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations,
business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial
needs, including our ability to consummate a strategic or partnering transaction or otherwise
satisfy our immediate need for additional capital. These forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those
reflected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to: the risk that we will have insufficient capital to
support our operations during the FDA review of an ANX-530 NDA, including as a result of our not
submitting an ANX-530 NDA by December 31, 2009, or at all, the FDA requesting or our providing
additional information or clarification with respect to such submission or the FDA not completing
its review by the ANX-530 PDUFA date;the risk that we will pursue development activities at
levels or on timelines, or will incur unexpected expenses, that shortens the period through which
our operating funds will sustain us; the risk that ADVENTRX will be unable to raise sufficient
additional capital to commercialize ANX-530, if an ANX-530 NDA is submitted and approved, or to
continue the development of ANX-514; the risk that ADVENTRX will be unable to raise sufficient
additional capital on a timely basis to continue as a going concern; the risk that ADVENTRX will
seek protection under the provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; the risk that ADVENTRX will
reassess the results of the ANX-530 bioequivalence study and determine to conduct additional
bioequivalence studies of ANX-530, including in humans; the potential for regulatory authorities to
require additional preclinical work and/or clinical activities to support regulatory filings,
including prior to the submission or the approval of an NDA for ANX-530 and/or ANX-514, which
activities may increase the cost and timeline to NDA submission or approval and negatively impact
our ability to raise additional capital and/or complete a strategic or partnering transaction; the
risk the FDA will determine that ANX-530 and Navelbine and/or ANX-514 and Taxotere are not
bioequivalent, including as a result of performing pharmacokinetic equivalence analysis based on a
patient population other than the population on which we based our analysis or determining that
increased docetaxel blood-levels during and immediately following infusion are clinically relevant;
the risk of investigator bias in reporting adverse events as a result of the open-label nature of
the ANX-530 bioequivalence study, including bias that increased the reporting of adverse events
associated with Navelbine and/or that decreased the reporting of adverse events associated with
ANX-530; difficulties or delays in manufacturing, obtaining regulatory approval for and marketing
ANX-530 and ANX-514, including validating commercial manufacturing processes and manufacturers, as
well as suppliers, and the potential for automatic injunctions regarding FDA approval of ANX-514;
the risk that the performance of third parties on whom we rely to conduct our studies or evaluate
the data, including clinical investigators, expert data monitoring committees, contract
laboratories and contract research organizations, may be substandard, or they may fail to perform
as expected; the risk that our significantly reduced workforce and leadership by officers who do
not have substantial previous experience in executive leadership roles will negatively impact our
ability to raise capital or maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures or internal
control over financial reporting; the risk that our common stock will be delisted by the NYSE Amex,
including as a result of failing to maintain sufficient stockholders equity or a sufficient stock
price; the risk that we will trigger
a maintenance failure under that certain Rights Agreement,
dated July 27, 2005, as amended, and be required to pay liquidated damages, including as a result
of losing our eligibility to use Form S-3 if our common stock is delisted from the NYSE Amex; and
other risks and uncertainties discussed in other reports and documents we file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update these
forward-looking statements publicly or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes
available in the future.
In light of these risks and uncertainties and our assumptions, the forward-looking events and
circumstances discussed in this report and in the documents incorporated in this report may not
occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in
such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
Not required.
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Item 4T. | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).
Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2009.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As a result of reductions in our workforce in October 2008 and in January and March 2009 and other
departures, we have experienced substantial turn-over in our personnel responsible for performing
activities related to our internal control over financing reporting, and currently we have only two
employees, both of whom are full-time. In particular, in July 2009, we appointed our general
counsel, secretary and vice president, legal, who has no formal education in finance or accounting,
to additionally serve as our principal financial and principal accounting officer. We have used
third-party contractors to ensure our internal control over financial reporting remains effective
during this turn-over. We intend to continue to use these contractors as long as our working
capital permits.
We have revised certain of our internal controls over financial reporting, as well as certain of
our disclosure controls and procedures, as appropriate to reflect our current infrastructure and
staffing. We do not believe these changes have materially and adversely affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Other than as described above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting
identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the
Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
In the normal course of business, we may become subject to lawsuits and other claims and
proceedings. Such matters are subject to uncertainty and outcomes are often not predictable with
assurance.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
Not required.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
On October 9, 2009, in connection with the closing of our registered direct offering of convertible
preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock, we issued to Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, as
partial consideration for its services as placement agent, warrants to purchase up to 3,600,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.235 per share. The warrants are exercisable
at the option of the holder at any time beginning on April 7, 2010 through and including October 9,
2014.
These warrants were offered and sold by us in reliance upon exemptions from the registration
statement requirements by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as transactions
by an issuer not involving a public offering.
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
None.
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
A Special Meeting of Stockholders was held on August 25, 2009. At this meeting, our stockholders
voted on the following two proposals: (1) to amend the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized
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shares of common stock from 200 million shares to 500 million shares, with a corresponding increase
in the total number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue from 201 million shares to
501 million shares, and (2) to amend the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio that is not less than 2-to-1 nor greater
than 50-to-1, with the final ratio to be selected by the Companys Board of Directors following
stockholder approval. On the record date, 113,044,357 shares of our common stock were entitled to
vote. At the meeting, 79,429,119 shares of our common stock were represented in person or by proxy.
Proposal No. 1: Amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
Increase the Number of Authorized Shares
Our stockholders voted to amend our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase
the number of authorized shares of common stock from 200 million shares to 500 million shares, with
a corresponding increase in the total number of shares that we are authorized to issue from 201
million shares to 501 million shares. The votes regarding Proposal No. 1 were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||
58,564,236
|
20,208,994 | 655,889 |
Proposal No. 2: Amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
Effect a Reverse Stock Split
Our stockholders voted to amend our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a
reverse stock split at a ratio that is not less than 2-to-1 nor greater than 50-to-1, with the
final ratio to be selected by our Board of Directors following stockholder approval. The votes
regarding Proposal No. 2 were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||
60,810,956 | 17,914,315 | 703,846 |
Item 5. | Other Information |
None.
Item 6. | Exhibits |
An Exhibit Index has been attached as part of this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
||||
Date: November 10, 2009 | By: | /s/ Brian M. Culley | ||
Brian M. Culley | ||||
Chief Business Officer and Senior Vice President (Duly Authorized Officer) | ||||
By: | /s/ Patrick L. Keran | |||
Patrick L. Keran | ||||
General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President, Legal (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit | Description | |
3.1(1)
|
Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitation of 5% Series C Convertible Preferred Stock dated August 5, 2009 | |
3.2(2)
|
Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitation of 4.25660% Series D Convertible Preferred Stock dated October 5, 2009 | |
3.3(3)
|
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated October 5, 2009 | |
10.1#(4)
|
Form of Incentive Stock Option Grant Agreement for use in connection with the July 2009 option grant to Brian M. Culley | |
10.2#(4)
|
Form of Incentive Stock Option Grant Agreement for use in connection with the July 2009 option grant to Patrick L. Keran | |
10.3#(4)
|
2009 Mid-Year Incentive Plan | |
10.4#(4)
|
Retention and Severance Plan (as of July 21, 2009) | |
10.5(5)
|
Second Amendment to Standard Multi-Tenant Office Lease Gross, dated July 22, 2009, by and among Westcore Mesa View, LLC, DD Mesa View LLC and ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
10.6(6)
|
Consulting Agreement with Mark N.K. Bagnall dated August 24, 2009 | |
10.7(7)
|
Third Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated August 26, 2009, among the registrant and the Icahn Purchasers (as defined therein) | |
10.8(8)
|
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued on July 6, 2009 to Rodman & Renshaw, LLC | |
10.9(1)
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Engagement Letter Agreement, dated August 4, 2009, by and between ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Rodman & Renshaw, LLC | |
10.10(1)
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Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 5, 2009, by and between ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the purchasers listed on the signature pages thereto | |
10.11(1)
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued on August 10, 2009 to Rodman & Renshaw, LLC | |
10.12(2)
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Engagement Letter Agreement, dated September 24, 2009, by and between ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Rodman & Renshaw, LLC | |
10.13(2)
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 6, 2009 | |
10.14(2)
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued October 6, 2009 (2) | |
31.1
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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) | |
31.2
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Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) | |
32.1*
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Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
* | This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. | |
# | Management contract or compensation plan or arrangement | |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 5, 2009 | |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 filed October 5, 2009 | |
(3) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 13, 2009 | |
(4) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 21, 2009 | |
(5) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 19, 2009 | |
(6) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 24, 2009 | |
(7) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 1, 2009 | |
(8) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 30, 2009 |
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