Savara Inc - Quarter Report: 2010 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, 2010
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.
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | 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 per share, as
of November 1, 2010 was 14,701,216.
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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, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets |
||||||||
Current assets: |
||||||||
Cash |
$ | 29,331,773 | $ | 8,667,404 | ||||
Restricted cash |
623,513 | | ||||||
Interest and other receivables |
12,634 | 14,841 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses |
487,677 | 290,249 | ||||||
Total current assets |
30,455,597 | 8,972,494 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
30,744 | 44,210 | ||||||
Other assets |
2,221 | 10,513 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 30,488,562 | $ | 9,027,217 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
||||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | 260,067 | $ | 385,358 | ||||
Accrued liabilities |
685,620 | 1,379,010 | ||||||
Preferred stock dividends obligation |
623,513 | | ||||||
Accrued compensation and payroll taxes |
130,685 | 589,319 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
1,699,885 | 2,353,687 | ||||||
Stockholders equity: |
||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A through F, $0.001 par
value, 53,776.13 shares authorized; 2,884.57 (all Series F) and
0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively (liquidation preference of
$3,508,083) |
2,472,161 | | ||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized;
14,701,216 and 8,211,410 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively |
14,701 | 8,211 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
180,146,429 | 148,703,722 | ||||||
Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
(153,844,614 | ) | (142,038,403 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
28,788,677 | 6,673,530 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 30,488,562 | $ | 9,027,217 | ||||
Note: | The balance sheet at December 31, 2009 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)
Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||
(June 12, 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | through | ||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Licensing revenue |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 300,000 | $ | 1,300,000 | ||||||||||
Net sales |
| | | | 174,830 | |||||||||||||||
Grant revenue |
| | | | 129,733 | |||||||||||||||
Total net revenue |
| | | 300,000 | 1,604,563 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of sales |
| | | | 51,094 | |||||||||||||||
Gross margin |
| | | 300,000 | 1,553,469 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development |
918,309 | 1,444,038 | 2,791,404 | 4,546,235 | 71,313,609 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and
administrative |
944,950 | 893,477 | 3,422,843 | 3,744,470 | 51,390,353 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and
amortization |
4,879 | 12,350 | 16,526 | 70,431 | 10,894,324 | |||||||||||||||
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 |
1,868,138 | 2,349,865 | 6,230,773 | 8,361,136 | 149,901,482 | |||||||||||||||
Loss from operations |
(1,868,138 | ) | (2,349,865 | ) | (6,230,773 | ) | (8,061,136 | ) | (148,348,013 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss on fair value of
warrants |
| | | | (12,239,688 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest income |
26,258 | 40 | 68,006 | 2,432 | 4,657,194 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
| | (1,629 | ) | | (180,719 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) |
(2,019 | ) | (2,761 | ) | (2,019 | ) | (46,434 | ) | 63,826 | |||||||||||
Loss before cumulative effect
of change in accounting
principle |
(1,843,899 | ) | (2,352,586 | ) | (6,166,415 | ) | (8,105,138 | ) | (156,047,400 | ) | ||||||||||
Cumulative effect of
change in accounting
principle |
| | | | (25,821 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net loss |
(1,843,899 | ) | (2,352,586 | ) | (6,166,415 | ) | (8,105,138 | ) | (156,073,221 | ) | ||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends |
| | | | (621,240 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Deemed dividends on preferred
stock |
| (376,089 | ) | (5,639,796 | ) | (1,608,504 | ) | (10,506,683 | ) | |||||||||||
Net loss applicable to common
stock |
$ | (1,843,899 | ) | $ | (2,728,675 | ) | $ | (11,806,211 | ) | $ | (9,713,642 | ) | $ | (167,201,144 | ) | |||||
Net loss per common share
basic and diluted |
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | $ | (0.94 | ) | $ | (2.40 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted average shares
basic and diluted |
14,701,216 | 4,779,228 | 12,593,971 | 4,046,376 | ||||||||||||||||
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)
Inception | ||||||||||||
(June 12, 1996) | ||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, | through | |||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (6,166,415 | ) | $ | (8,105,138 | ) | $ | (156,073,221 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities: |
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
16,526 | 70,431 | 10,444,325 | |||||||||
Loss on disposals of fixed assets |
2,019 | 59,012 | 57,535 | |||||||||
Loss on fair value of warrants |
| | 12,239,688 | |||||||||
Expenses related to employee stock options and restricted
stock issued |
604,772 | 454,827 | 9,042,771 | |||||||||
Expense related to stock options issued to non-employees |
| | 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 |
| | (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 | |||||||||
In-process research and development |
| | 10,422,130 | |||||||||
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 |
(186,929 | ) | 43,215 | (749,901 | ) | |||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(1,277,316 | ) | (2,508,501 | ) | 1,253,078 | |||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(7,007,343 | ) | (9,986,154 | ) | (105,446,406 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||
Purchases of short-term investments |
| | (111,183,884 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments |
| | 112,788,378 | |||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(6,780 | ) | | (1,037,134 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
1,700 | 16,000 | 51,606 | |||||||||
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 (used in) investing activities |
(5,080 | ) | 16,000 | 1,036,154 | ||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock |
30,453,227 | 4,276,000 | 44,474,720 | |||||||||
Proceeds of restricted cash for preferred stock dividends |
633,008 | | 633,008 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock |
| | 84,151,342 | |||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
| | 712,367 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale or exercise of warrants |
317,444 | | 14,714,258 | |||||||||
Payment to escrow for preferred stock dividends obligation |
(633,008 | ) | | (633,008 | ) | |||||||
Repurchase of warrants |
| | (55,279 | ) | ||||||||
Payments for financing and offering costs |
(3,093,733 | ) | (996,140 | ) | (10,994,046 | ) | ||||||
Payments on notes payable and long-term debt |
| | (605,909 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable and detachable warrants |
| | 1,344,718 | |||||||||
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares for reverse stock split |
(146 | ) | | (146 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
27,676,792 | 3,279,860 | 133,742,025 | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash |
20,664,369 | (6,690,294 | ) | 29,331,773 | ||||||||
Cash at beginning of period |
8,667,404 | 9,849,904 | | |||||||||
Cash at end of period |
$ | 29,331,773 | $ | 3,159,610 | $ | 29,331,773 | ||||||
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, 2009 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with
the SEC on March 18, 2010 (2009 Annual Report). The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2009 included in this report has been derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements included in the 2009 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. up until its
dissolution. We dissolved ADVENTRX (Europe) Ltd. in December 2009. All intercompany accounts
and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
On April 23, 2010, the Company effected a 1-for-25 reverse split of its common stock, which was
authorized by its stockholders at a special meeting held in August 2009. All common stock share
and per share information in the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in this report have been restated to reflect retrospective application of the reverse
stock split for all periods presented ending or as of a date prior to April 23, 2010, except for
par value per share and the number of authorized shares, which were not affected by the reverse
stock split.
2. | 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 condensed consolidated
financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. | Share-Based Compensation Expense |
Estimated share-based compensation expense related to equity awards granted to our employees and
non-employee directors for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was as
follows:
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
$ | 154,041 | $ | 135,343 | $ | 610,329 | $ | 424,095 | ||||||||
Research and development expense |
(1,243 | ) | 14,305 | (5,557 | ) | 30,731 | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense before taxes |
152,798 | 149,648 | 604,772 | 454,826 | ||||||||||||
Related income tax benefits |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
$ | 152,798 | $ | 149,648 | $ | 604,772 | $ | 454,826 | ||||||||
Net share-based compensation expense per
common share basic and diluted |
$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.11 | ||||||||
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 148,000 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. All of the restricted stock units granted in January 2009
were subsequently canceled in the first, second and third quarters of 2009 as a result
of employee terminations and resignations and in connection with certain compensation
arrangements with our remaining employees. As of September 30, 2010 and 2009, no restricted
stock units were outstanding.
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There were no employee or non-employee director stock options exercised during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. During the three and nine months ended September
30, 2010, we granted stock options to acquire an aggregate of 0 and 203,381 shares,
respectively, of our common stock to our employees and non-employee directors with an estimated
weighted-average grant date fair value of $0 and $6.91 per share, respectively. At September
30, 2010, total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested employee and
non-employee director share-based awards granted prior to that date was $1.0 million, which is
expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years. During the three months
ended September 30, 2009, we granted stock options to acquire an aggregate of 135,998 shares of
our common stock to our employees with an estimated weighted-average grant date fair value of
$3.18 per share. No stock options were granted to our employees during the first six months of
2009. No stock options, or any other equity-based awards, were granted to our non-employee
directors during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
4. | 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 marketable securities. Our
components of comprehensive loss consist only of net loss. For the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009, comprehensive loss was $6.2 million and $8.1 million, respectively.
5. | 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 our outstanding common stock equivalents because
their effect would have been anti-dilutive. Common stock equivalents are included in the
calculation of diluted earnings per common share only if their effect is dilutive. As of
September 30, 2010 and 2009, our outstanding common stock equivalents consisted of options,
warrants and convertible preferred stock as follows:
September 30, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Options |
421,737 | 234,356 | ||||||
Warrants |
4,055,030 | 826,344 | ||||||
Convertible preferred stock |
779,092 | | ||||||
5,255,859 | 1,060,700 | |||||||
6. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard
Update (ASU) No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (ASC 605) Multiple-Deliverable Revenue
Arrangements, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. The guidance modifies the fair
value requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) subtopic 605-25 Revenue
Recognition Multiple Element Arrangements by providing principles for allocation of
consideration among its multiple elements, allowing more flexibility in identifying and
accounting for separate deliverables under an arrangement. An estimated selling price method is
introduced for valuing the elements of a bundled arrangement if vendor-specific objective
evidence or third-party evidence of selling price is not available, and significantly expands
related disclosure requirements. This guidance is effective prospectively for revenue
arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15,
2010. Currently, we have no multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements that would be affected by
this guidance.
7. | Licensing Revenue |
In June 2010, we announced that we had entered into a license agreement with respect to our
know-how to develop, make, use and sell ANX-510, or CoFactor® (5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate),
with Theragence, Inc., a California corporation (Theragence). Pursuant to the agreement, we
granted to Theragence an exclusive worldwide license, including the right to grant sublicenses
under certain circumstances, to conduct research on and to develop, make, have made, use, offer
for sale, sell, have sold and import licensed products in any field or use. We are entitled to
receive royalties on net sales of licensed products and commercial milestone payments of up to
approximately $30 million based on aggregate gross sales of licensed products in the United
States, European Union and Japan. Theragence agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to
research, develop and commercialize at least one licensed product. We discontinued active work
on our CoFactor program in October 2008.
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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
lyophilized emulsion for injection) 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 agreement, we received an upfront
licensing fee of $0.3 million, and are entitled to receive 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. We agreed to pay Shin Poong $0.1 million if the
Korea Food and Drug Administration required 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 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 the criteria under our
revenue recognition policy were met in that period.
In September 2010, pursuant to the terms of the license agreement, we elected to make the $0.1
million cash payment to Shin Poong in lieu of supplying product for the ANX-514 trial in human
subjects required by the Korea Food and Drug Administration.
8. | Supplementary Cash Flow Information |
Noncash investing and financing transactions presented separately from the condensed
consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and
for the period from inception (June 12, 1996) through September 30, 2010 are as follows:
Inception | ||||||||||||
(June 12, 1996) | ||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, | through | |||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information |
||||||||||||
Interest paid |
$ | 1,629 | $ | | $ | 180,719 | ||||||
Income taxes paid |
| | | |||||||||
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing
activities: |
||||||||||||
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 |
54,260 | 34,632 | 151,597 | |||||||||
Acquisitions |
| | 24,781,555 | |||||||||
Payment of dividends |
| | 213,000 | |||||||||
Financial advisor services in connection with private placements |
724,286 | 240,012 | 2,553,554 | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
Cumulative preferred stock dividends |
7,140,389 | 455,500 | 12,878,889 |
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9. | Severance Related Expenses |
As part of restructuring to reduce operating costs, we completed workforce reductions of nine
employees in the three months ended December 31, 2008 and fifteen employees in the six months
ended June 30, 2009. As a result, we recorded severance-related charges of $350,000 in the
first quarter of 2009, of which $237,000 was recorded in research and development and the
balance was recorded in selling, general and administrative, and $163,000 in the second quarter
of 2009, of which $121,000 was recorded in research and development and the balance was recorded
in selling, general and administrative. As of June 30, 2009, all severance-related costs
associated with these workforce reductions had been paid. No severance-related costs were
recorded or paid during the three months ended September 30, 2009.
10. | Stockholders Equity |
Reverse Stock Split
At a special meeting of our stockholders held on August 25, 2009, our stockholders approved a
proposal to authorize our board of directors, in its discretion, to effect a reverse split of
our outstanding common stock without further action by our stockholders. In April 2010, our
board of directors approved a 1-for-25 reverse split of our common stock and on April 23, 2010
at 4:01 p.m. Eastern time, the reverse stock split became effective. As a result of the reverse
stock split, each 25 shares of our issued and outstanding common stock were automatically
reclassified as and changed into one share of our common stock. The reverse stock split reduced
the number of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of April 23, 2010 from
approximately 257.3 million shares to approximately 10.3 million shares. No fractional shares
were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Stockholders who were entitled to
fractional shares instead became entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu of receiving
fractional shares (after taking into account and aggregating all shares of our common stock then
held by such stockholder) equal to the fractional share interest multiplied by $4.6275 (the per
share closing price of our common stock (on a post-split basis) as determined by the NYSE Amex
on April 23, 2010). The reverse stock split affected all of the holders of our common stock
uniformly. Shares of our common stock underlying outstanding options and warrants were
proportionately reduced and the exercise prices of outstanding options and warrants were
proportionately increased in accordance with the terms of the agreements governing such
securities. All common stock share and per share information in the condensed consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included in this report have been restated to reflect
retrospective application of the reverse stock split for all periods presented ending or as of a
date on or prior to April 23, 2010, except for par value per share and the number of authorized
shares, which were not affected by the reverse stock split.
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 324,651 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.75 per share. In
the aggregate, the shares of Series A Stock we issued were convertible into 721,447 shares of
our common stock. All of the shares of the Series A Stock have been converted into common stock
and are no longer outstanding. We received approximately $1.7 million in net proceeds from the
financing, after deducting the placement agents fees and expenses and other offering expenses.
In December 2009, in connection with the exercise of warrants issued in the June 2009 financing,
we issued 240,000 shares of our common stock and received net proceeds of $0.9 million. In
January 2010, in connection with the exercise of the remaining warrants issued in the June 2009
financing, we issued an additional 84,651 shares of our common stock and received an additional
$0.3 million of net proceeds. All of the warrants we issued in the June 2009 financing have
been exercised and are no longer outstanding.
The convertible feature of our Series A Stock and the terms of the warrants issued in connection
with our Series A Stock provided 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 as of 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 was 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.
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We also issued warrants to purchase up to 36,071 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of $3.75 per share to the placement agent in the June 2009 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 as of the date of issuance
assuming a five-year term, stock volatility of 196.5%, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.85%.
The warrants became exercisable on December 13, 2009 and are exercisable at any time on or
before June 12, 2014.
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 Series B Stock we issued were convertible into 380,167 shares of our common stock.
All of the shares of our Series B Stock have been converted into common stock and are no longer
outstanding. Our Series B Stock would have accrued a cumulative annual dividend of 5% per share
until July 6, 2014, and no dividend thereafter. In accordance with the terms of the Series B
Stock, because the Series B Stock was converted prior to July 6, 2014, we paid the holders an
amount equal to the total dividend that would have accrued in respect of the shares converted
from the issuance date through July 6, 2014, or $250 per $1,000 of stated value of the shares
converted. 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 aggregate dividend payment in
respect of our Series B Stock, placement agents fees and expenses and other offering expenses.
The convertible feature of our Series B Stock and the value of the dividend in respect thereof
provided 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 did 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 was 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 19,007 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of $4.48 per share to the placement agent in the July 2009 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 as of the date of issuance
assuming a five-year term, stock volatility of 197.37%, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.4%.
The warrants became exercisable on January 7, 2010 and are exercisable at any time on or before
July 6, 2014.
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 Series C Stock we issued were convertible into 283,692 shares of our common stock.
All of the shares of our Series C Stock have been converted into common stock and are no longer
outstanding. Our Series C Stock would have accrued a cumulative annual dividend of 5% per share
until February 10, 2012, and no dividend thereafter. In accordance with the terms of the Series
C Stock, because the Series C Stock was converted prior to February 10, 2012, we paid the
holders an amount equal to the total dividend that would have accrued in respect of the shares
converted from the issuance date through February 10, 2012, or $125 per $1,000 of stated value
of the shares converted. 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 aggregate
dividend payment in respect of our Series C Stock, placement agents fees and expenses and other
offering expenses.
The convertible feature of our Series C Stock and the value of the dividend in respect thereof
provided 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 did 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 was 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.
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We also issued warrants to purchase up to 14,183 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of $4.06 per share to the placement agent in the August 2009 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
as of the date of issuance assuming a five-year term, stock volatility of 198.94%, and a
risk-free interest rate of 2.75%. The warrants became exercisable on February 10, 2010 and are
exercisable at any time on or before August 10, 2014.
4.25660% Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
In October 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 an aggregate of 792,000 shares of our common stock. In the
aggregate, the shares of Series D Stock we issued were convertible into 2,400,000 shares of our
common stock. All of the shares of our Series D Stock have been converted into common stock and
are no longer outstanding. Our Series D Stock would have accrued a cumulative annual dividend
of 4.25660% per share until October 9, 2020, and no dividend thereafter. In accordance with the
terms of the Series D Stock, because the Series D Stock was converted prior to October 9, 2020,
we paid the holders an amount equal to the total dividend that would have accrued in respect of
the shares converted from the issuance date through October 9, 2020, or $468.23 per $1,000 of
stated value of the shares converted. 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 aggregate dividend payment in respect of our Series D Stock, placement
agents fees and expenses and other offering expenses. In December 2009, in connection with the
exercise of warrants issued in the October 2009 financing, we issued 576,000 shares of our
common stock and received net proceeds of $2.1 million. We may receive an additional $0.8
million of net proceeds from the exercise of the remaining warrants issued in the October 2009
financing. Those warrants, which have an exercise price of $3.67 per share, are exercisable any
time on or before October 9, 2014, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations.
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 as of 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 was 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.
We also issued warrants to purchase up to 144,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $5.88 per share to the placement agent in the October 2009 financing as additional
consideration for its services in connection with the financing. These warrants had a fair
value of approximately $452,000 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as of the date of
issuance assuming a five-year term, stock volatility of 197.63%, and a risk-free interest rate
of 2.36%. The warrants are exercisable at any time on or after April 7, 2010 and on or before
October 6, 2014.
3.73344597664961% Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
In January 2010, we completed a registered direct equity financing raising gross proceeds of
$19.0 million involving the issuance of 19,000 shares of our 3.73344597664961% Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $1,000 per share (Series E Stock), and
30-month warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 498,488 shares of our common stock. In the
aggregate, the shares of Series E Stock we issued were convertible into 1,993,965 shares of our
common stock. All of the shares of our Series E Stock have been converted into common stock and
are no longer outstanding. Our Series E Stock would have accrued a cumulative annual dividend
of 3.73344597664961% per share until January 7, 2015, and no dividend thereafter. In accordance
with the terms of the Series E Stock, because the Series E Stock was converted prior to January
7, 2015, we paid the holders an amount equal to the total dividend that would have accrued in
respect of the shares converted from the issuance date through January 7, 2015, or $186.67 per
$1,000 of stated value of the shares converted. We received approximately $14.0 million in net
proceeds from the financing after deducting the approximately $3.5 million we placed into an
escrow account to pay the aggregate dividend payment in respect of our Series E Stock, placement
agents fees and expenses and other offering expenses. We may receive up to approximately $4.4
million of additional proceeds from the exercise of the warrants issued in the January 2010
financing. Those warrants, which have an exercise price of $8.75 per share, are exercisable any
time on or before July 6, 2012, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations.
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The convertible feature of our Series E Stock and the terms of the warrants issued in connection
with our Series E 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 E Stock is characterized as BCF. The estimated relative fair values of the shares of
our Series E Stock and the warrants issued in connection with such stock were calculated as
approximately $12.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The value of the BCF was determined
using the intrinsic value method and calculated as approximately $2.5 million. Because our
Series E Stock did not have a stated redemption date, the value of the BCF was fully realized at
the time our Series E Stock was issued. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model as of the date of issuance assuming a 30-month term, stock
volatility of 275.79%, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.325%. The value of the BCF was treated
as a deemed dividend to the holders of our Series E Stock and, due to the potential immediate
convertibility of our Series E 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 99,696 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of $11.91 per share to the placement agent in the January 2010 financing as additional
consideration for its services in connection with the financing. These warrants had a fair
value of approximately $724,000 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as of the date of
issuance assuming a 4.5-year term, stock volatility of 209.46%, and a risk-free interest rate of
2.37%. The warrants are exercisable at any time on or after July 7, 2010 and on or before June
3, 2014.
2.19446320054018% Series F Convertible Preferred Stock
In May 2010, we completed a registered direct equity financing raising gross proceeds of $19.2
million involving the issuance of 19,217.13 shares of our 2.19446320054018% Series F Convertible
Preferred Stock with a stated value of $1,000 per share (Series F Stock), and 5-year and
1-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,595,156 shares of our common stock. In the
aggregate, the shares of Series F Stock we issued are convertible into 5,190,312 shares of our
common stock. As of September 30, 2010, 2,884.57 shares of our Series F Stock were outstanding.
All other shares of Series F Stock have been converted into an aggregate of 4,411,220 shares of
our common stock. We received approximately $13.3 million in net proceeds from the financing
after deducting the approximately $4.2 million we placed into an escrow account to pay the
aggregate dividend payment in respect of our Series F Stock, placement agent and financial
advisor fees and other offering expenses. We may receive up to approximately $9.5 million of
additional proceeds from the exercise of the warrants issued in the May 2010 financing. The
exercise price of the warrants is $3.65 per share. Subject to certain beneficial ownership
limitations, the 5-year warrants are exercisable any time on or before May 6, 2015 and the
1-year warrants are exercisable any time on or before May 20, 2011.
Our Series F Stock accrues a cumulative annual dividend of 2.19446320054018% per share until May
6, 2020, and no dividend thereafter. To the extent shares of our Series F Stock are converted at
any time prior to May 6, 2020, we are obligated to pay the holder an amount equal to the total
dividend that would have accrued in respect of the shares converted, or $219.45 per $1,000 of
stated value of the shares converted, less the amount of any dividend paid on such shares before
their conversion. The dividend on our Series F Stock is payable quarterly on January 1, April
1, July 1 and October 1. As of September 30, 2010, we have paid an aggregate of $3.6 million
out of the escrow account in connection with payments due upon conversion of shares of our
Series F Stock and our quarterly dividend payments, and there was approximately $0.6 million,
which we classified as restricted cash, remaining in the escrow account for the benefit of the
holders of outstanding shares of our Series F Stock. On October 1, 2010, we paid aggregate
dividends of approximately $15,800 out of the escrow account to the holders of outstanding
shares of our Series F Stock in connection with our quarterly dividend payment obligations.
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company, whether voluntary or
involuntary, the holders of our outstanding Series F Stock are entitled to receive a liquidation
preference in an amount equal to the stated value per share, which, as of September 30, 2010,
was $1,000 per share, plus any amount remaining in the escrow account for the benefit of such
holders, plus any fees or liquidated damages then due and owing thereon. A merger,
consolidation, disposition of all or substantially all of our assets or other change of control
transaction will not be deemed a liquidation. As of September 30, 2010, the liquidation
preference on the Series F Stock was $1,216.15 per share, or $3,508,083 in the aggregate.
The convertible feature of our Series F Stock and the terms of the warrants issued in connection
with our Series F 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 F Stock is
characterized as BCF. The estimated relative fair values of the shares of our Series F Stock
and the warrants issued in connection with such stock were calculated as approximately $10.1
million and $4.9 million, respectively. The value of the BCF was determined using the intrinsic
value method and calculated as approximately $3.1 million. Because our Series F Stock did not
have a stated redemption date, the value of the BCF was fully realized at the time our Series F
Stock was issued. The fair value of the 5-year warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model as of the date of issuance assuming a 5-year term, stock volatility of
202%, and a risk-free interest rate of 2%. The fair value of the 1-year warrants was determined
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as of the date of issuance assuming a 1-year term,
stock volatility of 361%, and a risk-free interest rate of 0.4%. The value of the BCF was
treated as a deemed dividend to the holders of our Series F Stock and, due to the potential
immediate convertibility of our Series F 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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Common Stock Issued for Warrants Exercised
As described above, in January 2010, we issued 84,651 shares of our common stock and received
net proceeds of $0.3 million in connection with the exercise of the remaining warrants issued in
the June 2009 financing at an exercise price of $3.75 per share.
11. | Subsequent Events |
In November 2010, the Internal Revenue Service notified us that an aggregate amount of
$488,958 in grants has been awarded to us under the qualifying therapeutic discovery project
(QTDP) program established under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. We submitted applications in July 2010 for
qualified investments we made, or expected to make, in 2009 and 2010 in our ANX-530, or
Exelbine, and ANX-514 programs, and a grant in the amount of $244,479 was approved for each
of those programs. These grants are not taxable for federal income tax purposes. We expect
full payment of the grants to be made before the end of 2010.
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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
as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to those identified under Forward
Looking Statements below and those discussed under the section entitled Risk Factors, in Item 1A
of Part I of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Overview
We are a development-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, 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.
We have incurred annual net losses since inception, and, as of September 30, 2010, our accumulated
net losses amounted to $156.1 million. We had cash of approximately $29.3 million at September 30,
2010.
Our lead product candidates, ANX-530 (vinorelbine injectable emulsion), or Exelbine, and ANX-514
(docetaxel lyophilized emulsion for injection), are novel emulsion formulations of currently
marketed chemotherapy drugs. In November 2010, we submitted a new drug application, or NDA, for
Exelbine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. In October 2010, we announced that we
had received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for our patent
application entitled Compositions for Delivering Highly Water Soluble Drugs (U.S. Patent
Application No. 10/889,226). The patent claims are directed to formulations of vinorelbine
bitartrate and, upon issuance, the patent (before taking into account patent term extension) will
provide coverage for Exelbine until July 2024.
In addition to developing and seeking regulatory approval for Exelbine and ANX-514, we continue to
pursue partnering and other strategic opportunities for these product candidates. We also remain
focused on expanding our product pipeline and may do so through one or more in-license, asset
acquisition or merger transactions. In August 2010, we announced that we have engaged the
investment banking firm Canaccord Genuity Inc. to advise us in connection with expanding our
product pipeline and that our board of directors has formed a special committee to assist it in
evaluating potential opportunities. The special committee, which includes Drs. Michael Goldberg and
Eric Rowinsky and is chaired by Dr. Odysseas Kostas, meets regularly with management and Canaccord
Genuity to identify and evaluate opportunities and determine whether to recommend them to the full
board of directors.
We continue to evaluate the data from our bioequivalence study of ANX-514 and expect to meet with
the FDA to discuss the results. Based on discussions with clinicians and experts in taxane
pharmacokinetics, we continue to believe that the differences between study drugs observed in the
bioequivalence study are not clinically relevant and do not affect adversely the safety or efficacy
of ANX-514 relative to Taxotere. However, given our limited resources and our managements recent
focus on submitting the Exelbine NDA, pursuing partnering and other strategic opportunities for
Exelbine and ANX-514 and expanding our product pipeline, we have not yet requested a meeting with
the FDA to discuss the results of our bioequivalence study of ANX-514, though we expect to do so
later this year.
In November 2010, the Internal Revenue Service notified us that an aggregate amount of $488,958
in grants has been awarded to us under the qualifying therapeutic discovery project (QTDP)
program established under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. We submitted applications in July 2010 for qualified
investments we made, or expected to make, in 2009 and 2010 in our Exelbine and ANX-514 programs,
and a grant in the amount of $244,479 was approved for each of those programs. These grants are
not taxable for federal income tax purposes. We expect full payment of the grants to be made
before the end of 2010.
We anticipate that our cash as of September 30, 2010 will be sufficient to fund our currently
planned level of operations for at least the next 12 months. However, we may seek to raise
additional capital to acquire new technologies and/or product candidates and support their
development. In addition, we may pursue development activities for our current product development
programs at levels or on timelines, or we may incur unexpected expenses, that shorten the period
through which our operating funds will sustain us. We may also need to raise substantial additional
capital to support activities that we believe will enhance the value of our current product
development programs and increase stockholder value. We may not be able to obtain additional
financing on a timely basis or on acceptable terms, if at all.
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The FDA has accepted our proposed proprietary name, Exelbine, for ANX-530. The FDAs acceptance
of our Exelbine brand name is conditioned upon its review of an Exelbine NDA and its confirmation
of the information in the NDA regarding the safety of interchanging Exelbine with other vinorelbine
injectable products. We are developing commercial names for our other 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 and Estimates
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 the
condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this report. On an
on-going basis, we evaluate these estimates and assumptions, including those related to recognition
of expenses in service contracts, license agreements and share-based compensation. 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 may enter into revenue arrangements that contain multiple deliverables. In
these cases, 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 be performed at a fixed fee or unit price or on a time-and-materials 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.
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Purchased In-Process Research and Development. We adopted the Financial Accounting Standards
Boards, or FASBs, changes to Accounting Standards Codification, or 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 or financial position. In accordance
with 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, as an expense on 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 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 as of 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 more reliably measurable.
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 account for income taxes and the related accounts under the liability method in
accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based
on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the income tax bases of
assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is applied against any net deferred tax asset if,
based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets
will not be realized.
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, based on available
evidence, it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained.
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. As part of our efforts to reduce operating
costs, we completed one workforce reduction in the fourth quarter of 2008 and two workforce
reductions in the first six months of 2009, each of which was accounted for in accordance with ASC
420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. We recorded severance-related charges, including salary,
payroll taxes and healthcare benefits, of $757,000 in the aggregate over three consecutive quarters
beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008. We recorded severance-related charges of $350,000 in the
first quarter of 2009, of which $237,000 was recorded in research and development and the balance
was recorded in selling, general and administrative, and $163,000 in the second quarter of 2009, of
which $121,000 was recorded in research and development and the balance was recorded in selling,
general and administrative. As of June 30, 2009, all severance-related costs associated with these
workforce reductions had been paid. No severance-related costs were recorded or paid during the
three months ended September 30, 2009.
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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 as determined by the NYSE Amex 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 registered direct equity financings that closed in June, July, August and
October 2009 and in January and May 2010, 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. Except for 2,884.57 shares of our Series F Stock that
were outstanding as of September 30, 2010, all shares of the convertible preferred stock we issued
in these financings have been 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 drug products differ depending on the nature of the
particular product candidate for which approval is sought. With respect to any product candidate
with active ingredients not previously approved by the FDA, a prospective drug product manufacturer
is required to submit an NDA that includes complete reports of pre-clinical, clinical and
laboratory studies and extensive manufacturing information to demonstrate 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 product candidate. 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 the FDCA.
Generally, with respect to any product candidate 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 R&D programs to pursue and how much funding to direct to each R&D
program on an ongoing basis in response to the scientific, nonclinical and clinical success of the
underlying product candidate, our ongoing assessment of its market potential and our available
resources.
Future expenditures on R&D programs are subject to many uncertainties, including whether we seek
approval of product candidates under Section 505(b)(2) of the FDCA or seek approval of product
candidates with active ingredients not previously approved by the FDA, and whether we will further
develop our product candidates with a partner or independently. At this time, due to such
uncertainties and the risks inherent in drug product 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. The duration and costs of our R&D programs, in
particular those associated with bioequivalence or clinical 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
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| the time and cost of process development activities related to our product
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| the time and cost of stability studies, including the need to identify critical
parameters, methods to evaluate and test these parameters and validation of such methods
and tests; and |
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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, which is also our intended commercial manufacturer, for both Exelbine and ANX-514 is
located outside the U.S. and generally we pay for its services, including technology transfer and
process development and validation activities related to ANX-514, 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 our business and evaluate our company on the basis of a single reportable segment, which
is the business of acquiring, developing and commercializing proprietary product candidates for the
treatment of cancer.
Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
Revenue. We recognized no revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010 or 2009.
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, if any, that we have obtained approval from a
regulatory agency to sell one or more of our product candidates, which we cannot predict will
occur.
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 we out-source a
substantial portion of our work and our R&D personnel and consultants work across multiple programs
rather than dedicating their time to one particular program. We began maintaining such expenses by
type on January 1, 2005. The following table summarizes our consolidated R&D expenses by type for
each of the periods listed:
January 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||
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Three months ended September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||||||
External bioequivalence and clinical trial fees and expenses |
$ | (61,074 | ) | $ | 28,583 | $ | 23,787,613 | |||||
External nonclinical study fees and expenses (1) |
920,232 | 1,372,543 | 26,689,440 | |||||||||
Personnel costs |
60,394 | 28,607 | 10,442,130 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
(1,243 | ) | 14,305 | 2,920,173 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 918,309 | $ | 1,444,038 | $ | 63,839,356 | ||||||
(1) | External nonclinical study fees and expenses include preclinical, research-related
manufacturing, quality assurance and regulatory expenses. |
R&D expenses decreased by $0.5 million, or approximately 36%, to $0.9 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2009. The
decrease in R&D expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period
in 2009 was due primarily to a $0.5 million decrease in external nonclinical study fees and
expenses. This decrease resulted largely from a $1.0 million decrease in research-related
manufacturing expenses for Exelbine, partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in fees for
consulting services related to Exelbine and ANX-514 and a $0.2 million increase in toxicology study
expenses related to Exelbine. The decrease in external bioequivalence and clinical trial fees and
expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 was
attributable primarily to the release of residual accruals for expenses related to ANX-510 clinical
trials that were completed in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009.
We expect R&D expenses to increase in 2011 relative to 2010 to support continued development of
ANX-514 and if and to the extent we acquire and pursue development of new technologies or product
candidates.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative, or SG&A,
expenses were $0.9 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. In the
three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009, personnel costs
increased by $0.2 million, partially as a result of increased cost of benefits and an additional
employee, and fees for third-party services related to identifying and evaluating strategic
opportunities for our product candidates and pipeline expansion increased by $0.1 million, but fees
for professional legal and audit services decreased by $0.2 million. We expect SG&A expenses to
increase in 2011 relative to 2010 if and to the extent we acquire and pursue development of new
technologies or product candidates.
Interest and Other Income. Interest income amounted to $26,258 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010, compared to $40 for the same period in 2009. The increase in interest income
for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was attributable primarily to overall larger invested
balances in 2010 as compared to 2009. Even though we raised a substantial amount of additional
capital through our registered direct equity financings in 2009 and in January and May 2010, we
expect that interest income will continue to be low due to negligible interest rates.
Net Loss Applicable to Common Stock. Net loss applicable to common stock was $1.8 million, or
$0.13 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net loss applicable to
common stock of $2.7 million, or $0.57 per share, for the same period in 2009. Included in net loss
applicable to common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was non-cash deemed
dividend expense of $0.4 million related to our July and August 2009 registered direct equity
financings.
Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
Revenue. We recognized no revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. We recognized
revenue of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, which represents a
nonrefundable license fee under our March 2009 license agreement with respect to ANX-514 with Shin
Poong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
R&D Expenses. The following table summarizes our consolidated R&D expenses by type for each of the
periods listed:
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
External bioequivalence and clinical trial fees and expenses |
$ | (14,963 | ) | $ | 563,433 | |||
External nonclinical study fees and expenses (1) |
2,660,492 | 3,168,153 | ||||||
Personnel costs |
151,432 | 783,918 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
(5,557 | ) | 30,731 | |||||
Total |
$ | 2,791,404 | $ | 4,546,235 | ||||
(1) | External nonclinical study fees and expenses include preclinical, research-related
manufacturing, quality assurance and regulatory expenses. |
R&D expenses decreased by $1.8 million, or approximately 39%, to $2.8 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $4.5 million for the same period in 2009. The
decrease in R&D expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period
in 2009 was due primarily to a $0.6 million decrease in external bioequivalence and clinical trial
expenses largely as a result of the completion of patient enrollment in the ANX-514 bioequivalence
study and the completion of ANX-510 studies in the first quarter of 2009, a $0.6 million decrease
in personnel costs attributable to lower headcount and the absence of severance costs in 2010, and
a $0.5 million decrease in external nonclinical study fees and expenses. The decrease in external
nonclinical study fees and expenses was attributable primarily to a $2.2 million decrease in
research-related manufacturing expenses for Exelbine, partially offset by a $1.2 million increase
in fees for consulting services related to Exelbine and ANX-514, a $0.3 million increase in
toxicology study expenses related to Exelbine, and a $0.2 million increase in research-related
manufacturing expenses for ANX-514. The decrease in stock-based compensation expense resulted
primarily from the forfeiture of stock option awards in connection with employee terminations in
2009 and 2008.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses decreased by $0.3 million, or
approximately 9%, to $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $3.7
million for the same period in 2009. The decrease was due primarily to a $0.4 million decrease in
fees for professional legal, audit and tax services, a $0.3 million decrease in personnel costs
attributable to lower headcount and the absence of severance costs in 2010, and a $0.1 million
decrease in the cost of our facilities lease, partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in
director compensation and stock compensation expense and a $0.2 million increase in fees for
accounting, investor relations and commercialization consulting services.
Interest and Other Income. Interest income amounted to $68,006 for the nine months ended September
30, 2010, compared to $2,432 for the same period in 2009. The increase in interest income for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010 was attributable primarily to overall larger invested balances
in 2010 as compared to 2009.
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Net Loss Applicable to Common Stock. Net loss applicable to common stock was $11.8 million, or
$0.94 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net loss applicable to
common stock of $9.7 million, or $2.40 per share, for the same period in 2009. Included in net loss
applicable to common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were non-cash
deemed dividend expenses of $5.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively, related to our January and
May 2010 and June, July and August 2009 registered direct equity financings. Included in both net
loss and net loss applicable to common stock for 2009 were charges associated with our 2009 and
2008 workforce reductions.
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 $6.2 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and cash of approximately $29.3 million as of September 30, 2010.
In January and May 2010, we completed registered direct equity financings involving the issuance,
respectively, of shares of our 3.73344597664961% Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and our
2.19446320054018% Series F Convertible Preferred Stock. These financings resulted in an aggregate
of $38.2 million in gross proceeds and an aggregate of $27.4 million in adjusted net proceeds after
deducting the fees and expenses of our placement agent and financial advisor in the financings, our
offering expenses and the amounts deposited into an escrow account to fund our dividend and related
payment obligations. As of September 30, 2010, all of the shares of preferred stock we issued in
these financings had been converted into common stock, except for 2,884.57 shares of our Series F
Stock. The dividend on our Series F Stock is payable quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and
October 1. On July 1 and October 1, 2010, we made payments of approximately $9,500 and $15,800,
respectively, out of the escrow account to the holders of our outstanding Series F Stock in
connection with our quarterly dividend payment obligations.
In January 2010, we received an aggregate of $0.3 million of net proceeds and issued an aggregate
of 84,651 shares of our common stock in connection with the exercise of warrants issued in our June
2009 registered direct equity financing.
We may receive up to $0.8 million, $4.4 million and $9.5 million of additional net proceeds from
the exercise of warrants issued in the registered direct equity financings we completed in October
2009 and January and May 2010, respectively; however, the exercise of these warrants is subject to
certain beneficial ownership limitations. In addition, we may receive up to $2.3 million of
additional net proceeds from the exercise of warrants issued to our placement agent as additional
consideration for services in connection with our June, July, August and October 2009 and January
2010 registered direct equity financings.
See Note 10, Stockholders Equity, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) in this report, for a more detailed discussion regarding these financings.
In November 2010, the Internal Revenue Service notified us that an aggregate amount of $488,958
in grants has been awarded to us under the QTDP program. We submitted applications in July 2010 for
qualified investments we made, or expected to make, in 2009 and 2010 in our Exelbine and ANX-514
programs, and a grant in the amount of $244,479 was approved for each of those programs. These
grants are not taxable for federal income tax purposes. We expect full payment of the grants to be
made before the end of 2010.
For a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources outlook, see Management Outlook below.
Operating activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $7.0 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 compared to $10.0 million for the same period in 2009. The decrease in
cash used in operating activities was due primarily to the restructuring and cost-cutting
initiatives we implemented beginning in October 2008 through April 2009, specifically our workforce
reductions and our discontinuation of active work on all development programs, other than Exelbine
and ANX-514, to which we have or had rights during that period.
Investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $5,080 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $16,000 for the same
period in 2009. The difference was due to the purchase of property and equipment net of the
receipt of proceeds from the sale of property and equipment in the nine months ended September 30,
2010 compared to the receipt of proceeds from the sale of property and equipment in the nine months
ended September 30, 2009.
Financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $27.7 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $3.3 million for the same period in 2009. The cash
provided by financing activities in 2010 reflects adjusted net proceeds of $27.4 million from our
January and May 2010 registered direct equity financings and proceeds of $0.3 million from the
exercise of warrants issued in our June 2009 registered direct equity financing.
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Management Outlook
We anticipate that our cash as of September 30, 2010 will be sufficient to fund our currently
planned level of operations for at least the next 12 months. However, our future capital uses and
requirements will be affected by numerous forward-looking factors that, depending on their actual
outcome, could shorten or extend the period through which our operating funds will sustain us.
These factors include, but are not limited to: the extent to which we acquire new technologies,
product candidates, products or businesses; the scope, prioritization and number of development
and/or commercialization programs we pursue; the rate of progress and costs of development and
regulatory approval activities associated with our product candidates; the extent to which we
partner or collaborate with third parties to develop, seek regulatory approval of and commercialize
our product candidates, or sell or license our product candidates or proprietary technologies to
others; the costs and timing of acquiring or developing sales, marketing and distribution
capabilities and the regulatory compliance and administrative capabilities to commercialize
Exelbine in the U.S., if Exelbine is ultimately approved by the FDA and we determine to
commercialize it without a partner; the costs and timing of acquiring or developing similar
commercialization capabilities for other of our product candidates, including ANX-514, if we
determine to commercialize any of them without a partner; and whether any of our product candidates
for which we receive regulatory approval, if any, achieve broad market acceptance. In addition,
currently, we have only three full-time employees and one part-time employee and rely on third
parties to perform many essential services for us. Increasing the size of our workforce will also
impact the period through which our operating funds will sustain us, but the timing and extent to
which we do so is difficult to predict as it will be influenced by the rate of progress of
development and regulatory approval of our product candidates and whether we partner them, as well
as the extent to which we acquire and develop new technologies, product candidates, products or
businesses.
We continue to pursue partnering and other strategic opportunities for Exelbine and ANX-514,
including the sale or exclusive license of one or both of them. However, partnering and other
strategic options may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to
consummate partnering or other strategic transactions with regard to Exelbine and ANX-514, we may
determine to commercialize these product candidates in the U.S. without a partner if they receive
regulatory approval. The FDA has confirmed the appropriateness of a Section 505(b)(2) regulatory
path for Exelbine and ANX-514; however, the FDAs view may change. If the FDA requires additional
nonclinical testing or clinical studies beyond the bioequivalence studies we have conducted for
each of Exelbine and ANX-514, we may determine the associated time and cost is not financially
justifiable and, as a result, discontinue these programs.
We also continue to spend significant time and attention identifying and evaluating opportunities
to expand our product pipeline and may do so through one or more in-license, asset acquisition or
merger transactions. We believe that, due to a challenging capital raising environment, many drug
development programs with substantial potential currently are available at attractive valuations.
If we seek to expand our product pipeline through a merger or other business combination with one
of these companies, given our recent market capitalization and our desire to preserve our cash for
development activities, such a transaction may result in our stockholders owning less than a
majority of the voting securities of the surviving entity. The process of identifying and
evaluating various opportunities may be lengthy and complex and divert managements attention from
our current development programs, and we may not be able to acquire or acquire rights to additional
technologies and/or product candidates on acceptable terms, or at all. We have limited resources
to identify, evaluate, negotiate and implement the acquisition of new technologies and/or product
candidates or rights thereto and to integrate them into our current infrastructure. Supplementing
our current resources to complete one or more transactions may be costly. We anticipate that our
capital requirements will increase in future periods if we are successful in expanding our product
pipeline.
We may also seek to raise additional capital through public or private sales of our equity
securities or debt financings. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on a timely basis
or on acceptable terms, if at all.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 6, 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, particularly Part I, 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 statements we make regarding
our business strategy, expectations and plans, our objectives for future operations and our future
financial position. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as believe,
may, could, will, estimate, continue, anticipate, intend, expect, indicate and
similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements we make regarding expanding our product pipeline, activities related to developing and
seeking regulatory approval for Exelbine and ANX-514, the issuance of, and the protection provided
by, a patent based on U.S. Patent Application No. 10/889,226, seeking to partner or collaborate
with third parties with respect to the development and commercialization of Exelbine and ANX-514,
the sale or exclusive license of one or both of these product candidate programs, raising
additional capital, receipt of cash awards that have been allocated to us under the QTDP program,
and our belief that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our currently planned level of operations
for at least the next 12 months. The foregoing is not an exclusive list of all forward-looking
statements we make.
We have based the forward-looking statements we make 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. The forward-looking statements we make are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited
to the following:
| the extent to which we acquire new technologies, product candidates, products or
businesses and our ability to integrate them successfully into our operations; |
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| the potential that we may enter into a merger or other business combination whereby
the stockholders who own the majority of our voting securities prior to the transaction
own less than a majority after the transaction; |
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| our or a future partners ability to obtain regulatory approval for our product
candidates and, if approved, to successfully commercialize them in the U.S. and/or
elsewhere; |
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| the potential that we may enter into one or more commercial partnerships or other
strategic transactions relating to Exelbine and/or ANX-514, and the terms of any such
transactions; |
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| our ability to obtain stockholder approval to complete a product pipeline expansion
transaction, if necessary, on a timely basis, or at all; |
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| our ability to obtain additional funding on a timely basis or on acceptable terms, or
at all; |
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| the extent to which we rebuild our workforce and our ability to attract and retain
qualified personnel and manage growth; |
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| delays in the commencement or completion of nonclinical testing, bioequivalence or
clinical trials of or manufacturing, regulatory or launch activities related to our
product candidates; |
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| the success of future bioequivalence or clinical trials; |
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| our ability to develop sales, marketing and distribution capabilities, if we
determine to commercialize any of our product candidates for which we obtain regulatory
approval without a partner; |
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| whether any of our product candidates for which we receive regulatory approval, if
any, achieve broad market acceptance; |
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| our ability to maintain our relationships with the single source manufacturers and
suppliers for certain of our product candidates and their component materials and the
ability of such manufacturers and suppliers to successfully and consistently manufacture
and supply, as applicable, our products and their component materials on a commercial
scale, if we receive regulatory approval to commercialize our product candidates; |
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| the satisfactory performance of third parties on whom we rely significantly to
conduct our nonclinical testing and bioequivalence and clinical studies and other
aspects of our development programs; |
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| undesirable side effects that our product candidates may cause; |
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| our ability to protect our intellectual rights with respect to our product candidates
and proprietary technology; |
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| claims against us for infringing the proprietary rights of third parties; |
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| competition in the marketplace for our products, if any are approved;
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| healthcare reform measures and reimbursement policies that, if not favorable to our
products, could hinder or prevent our products commercial success; |
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| potential product liability exposure and, if successful claims are brought against
us, liability for a product or product candidate; |
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| our ability to maintain compliance with NYSE Amex continued listing standards and
maintain the listing of our common stock on the NYSE Amex or another national securities
exchange; and |
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| the other factors that are described in the section entitled Risk Factors, in Item
1A of Part I of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. |
Except as required by law, we do not intend to update the forward-looking statements discussed in
this report 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
Under the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, as a
smaller reporting company we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Item 4. 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, 2010.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with
the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) under 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
Under the rules and regulations of the SEC, as a smaller reporting company we are not required to
provide the information required by this item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)
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, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Date: November 8, 2010 | By: | /s/ Brian M. Culley | ||
Brian M. Culley | ||||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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By: | /s/ Patrick L. Keran | |||
Patrick L. Keran | ||||
President and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |||
31.1 | Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
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31.2 | Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
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32.1 | * | 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 is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is 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. |
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