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TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2015 July (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED July 31, 2015
 
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM              TO              
 
Commission File Number 001-34600
 
TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
26-2593535
(State of incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
ONE Copley Parkway, Suite 490, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(919) 855-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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 ¨
 
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 þ No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer þ
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company o
   
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ
 
As of September 8, 2015, the registrant had outstanding 28,119,607 shares of Common Stock.
 


 
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
July 31,
2015
   
April 30,
2015
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,650,855     $ 7,926,491  
Marketable securities
    17,661,213       9,200,082  
Accounts receivable
    98,594       76,475  
Prepaid expenses
    162,689       249,505  
Other current assets
    29,144       58,623  
Total current assets
    21,602,495       17,511,176  
Marketable securities
    22,561,050       30,974,961  
Property and equipment, net
    54,361       50,322  
Intangible assets, net
    22,000,000       22,000,000  
Goodwill
    11,265,100       11,265,100  
Other assets
    1,106,785       1,106,785  
Total assets
  $ 78,589,791     $ 82,908,344  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 680,692     $ 1,183,939  
Accrued liabilities
    1,919,580       2,660,666  
Warrant liabilities
    606,118       572,445  
Notes payable, net
    48,376       100,160  
Total current liabilities
    3,254,766       4,517,210  
Deferred tax liability
    7,962,100       7,962,100  
Total liabilities
    11,216,866       12,479,310  
                 
Commitments and contingencies; see Note 6
               
                 
Stockholders' equity
               
Common stock, par value $.0001 per share; authorized 400,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 28,119,607 and 28,119,520,  respectively
    2,812       2,812  
Additional paid-in capital
    221,111,504       221,067,239  
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain
    (39,156 )     26,718  
Accumulated deficit
    (153,702,235 )     (150,667,735 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    67,372,925       70,429,034  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 78,589,791     $ 82,908,344  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
   
Three months ended July 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
             
Operating expenses
           
General and administrative
  $ 1,368,604     $ 1,449,859  
Research and development
    1,745,901       966,514  
Total operating expenses
    3,114,505       2,416,373  
                 
Net operating loss
    3,114,505       2,416,373  
                 
Interest expense
    1,103       46,260  
Other income
    (81,108 )     (291,221 )
Net loss
  $ 3,034,500     $ 2,171,412  
                 
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
    65,874       65,560  
Total comprehensive loss
  $ 3,100,374     $ 2,236,972  
                 
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
  $ (0.11 )   $ (0.08 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
    28,119,521       27,661,499  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
Three months ended July 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
Net Loss
  $ (3,034,500 )   $ (2,171,412 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
               
Depreciation and amortization
    12,650       38,486  
Interest on debt instruments
    -       45,606  
Issuance and vesting of compensatory stock options and warrants
    43,997       71,032  
Issuance of common stock as compensation
    268       14,840  
Change in the fair value of warrants
    33,673       (274,196 )
Amortization of premium on marketable securities
    251,094       9,728  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
               
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets
    94,175       204,949  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (1,244,332 )     78,590  
Net cash used in operating activities
    (3,842,975 )     (1,982,377 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Purchase of marketable securities
    (4,222,486 )     (35,627,219 )
Sale of marketable securities
    3,858,298       1,065,360  
Purchase of property and equipment
    (16,688 )     -  
Capitalization of patent costs and license rights
    -       (15,095 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (380,876 )     (34,576,954 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Proceeds from sale of common stock and exercise of stock options and warrants, net of related expenses and payments
    -       543,998  
Payments on notes - short-term
    (51,785 )     (347,561 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (51,785 )     196,437  
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (4,275,636 )     (36,362,894 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    7,926,491       58,320,555  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 3,650,855     $ 21,957,661  
                 
Cash paid for:
               
Interest
  $ 1,103     $ 655  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS, Continued
(Unaudited)
 
Non-cash financing activities during the three months ended July 31, 2014:
 
(1) The Company issued 255 shares of restricted common stock for the payment of interest accrued on convertible notes. The shares were issued at a conversion price of $45.10 per share for the payment of $11,500 interest payable on convertible notes with a gross carrying value of $300,000.
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
 
Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was originally formed as a New Jersey corporation in 1967 under the name Rudmer, David & Associates, Inc., and subsequently changed its name to Synthetic Blood International, Inc. On June 17, 2008, the stockholders of Synthetic Blood International approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 28, 2008, between Synthetic Blood International and Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Oxygen Biotherapeutics was formed on April 17, 2008 by Synthetic Blood International to participate in the merger for the purpose of changing the state of domicile of Synthetic Blood International from New Jersey to Delaware. Certificates of Merger were filed with the states of New Jersey and Delaware and the merger was effective June 30, 2008. Under the Plan of Merger, Oxygen Biotherapeutics was the surviving corporation and each share of Synthetic Blood International common stock outstanding on June 30, 2008 was converted to one share of Oxygen Biotherapeutics common stock. On September 19, 2014, the Company changed its name to Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.
 
On October 18, 2013, the Company created a wholly owned subsidiary, Life Newco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Life Newco”), to acquire certain assets of Phyxius Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Phyxius”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 21, 2013 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Life Newco, Phyxius and the stockholders of Phyxius (the “Phyxius Stockholders”). As further discussed in Note 6 below, on November 13, 2013, under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Life Newco acquired certain assets, including a license granting Life Newco an exclusive, sublicenseable right to develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products containing levosimendan, 2.5 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion / 5ml vial in the United States and Canada.
 
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at April 30, 2015 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2015. Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations. Operating results for the three month period ended July 31, 2015 is not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or any other future periods. As such, it is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2015.
 
Use of Estimates
 
In preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates and the operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
 
On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates to ensure that these estimates appropriately reflect changes in the Company’s business and new information as it becomes available. If historical experience and other factors used by management to make these estimates do not reasonably reflect future activity, the Company’s results of operations and financial position could be materially impacted.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts and transactions of Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. and Life Newco, Inc. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
 
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Goodwill
 
Acquired businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed be recorded at fair value, with limited exceptions. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If the acquired net assets do not constitute a business, the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition and no goodwill is recognized.
 
Goodwill is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate potential impairment. The Company’s goodwill evaluation is based on both qualitative and quantitative assessments regarding the fair value of goodwill relative to its carrying value. The Company assesses qualitative factors to determine if its sole reporting unit’s fair value is more likely than not to exceed its carrying value, including goodwill. In the event the Company determines that it is more likely than not that its reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, quantitative testing is performed comparing recorded values to estimated fair values. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, goodwill is not impaired. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, an impairment charge is recognized through a charge to operations based upon the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over the implied fair value.  There was no impairment to goodwill recognized during the three months ended July 31, 2015.
 
Liquidity and Managements’ Plan
 
At July 31, 2015, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, including the fair value of its marketable securities, of approximately $43.9 million. The Company used $3.8 million of cash from operations during the three months ended July 31, 2015 and had stockholders’ equity of $67.4 million, versus $70.4 million at April 30, 2015. The Company expects that it has sufficient cash to manage the business through calendar year 2017, although this assumes that the Company does not accelerate the development of other opportunities that are available to the Company or otherwise face unexpected events, costs or contingencies, any of which could affect the Company’s cash requirements.
 
Additional capital will likely be required to support the Company’s future commercialization activities, including the anticipated commercial launch of levosimendan for low cardiac output syndrome (“LCOS”), and the development of other products or indications which may be acquired or licensed by the Company, and general working capital requirements. Based on product development timelines the ability to scale up or reduce personnel and associated costs are factors considered throughout the product development life cycle. Available resources may be consumed more rapidly than currently anticipated, potentially resulting in the need for additional funding. Readers are cautioned that additional funding, capital or loans (including, without limitation, milestone or other payments from commercialization agreements) may be unavailable on favorable terms, if at all.
 
To the extent that the Company raises additional funds by issuing shares of its common stock or other securities convertible or exchangeable for shares of common stock, stockholders will experience dilution, which may be significant. In the event the Company raises additional capital through debt financings, the Company may incur significant interest expense and become subject to covenants in the related transaction documentation that may affect the manner in which the Company conducts its business. To the extent that the Company raises additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to its technologies or product candidates, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to the Company. Any or all of the foregoing may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial performance.
 
Net Loss per Share
 
Basic loss per share, which excludes antidilutive securities, is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for that particular period. In contrast, diluted loss per share considers the potential dilution that could occur from other equity instruments that would increase the total number of outstanding shares of common stock. Such amounts include shares potentially issuable under outstanding options, restricted stock, warrants, preferred stock and convertible notes.
 
The following outstanding options, warrants and restricted stock were excluded from the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect.
 
   
Three months ended July 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
             
Options to purchase common stock
    3,752,698       3,694,282  
Warrants to purchase common stock
    2,728,236       2,553,236  
Restricted stock
    367       12,384  
 
 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new accounting standard that changes the reporting of debt issuance costs. This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The new standard is principles-based and provides a five step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized when a company transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also requires disclosure of qualitative and quantitative information surrounding the amount, nature, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In July 2015, the FASB agreed to defer the effective date of the standard from annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with an option that permits companies to adopt the standard as early as the original effective date. Early application prior to the original effective date is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and does not believe adoption of the standard will have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
NOTE 3: FAIR VALUE
 
The Company records its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 Fair Value Measurements. The Company's balance sheet includes the following financial instruments: cash and cash equivalents, investments in marketable securities, short-term notes payable, and warrant liabilities. The Company considers the carrying amount of its cash and cash equivalents and short-term notes payable to approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
 
Accounting for fair value measurements involves a single definition of fair value, along with a conceptual framework to measure fair value, with a fair value defined as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” The fair value measurement hierarchy consists of three levels:
 
Level one
Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
   
Level two
Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable, and
   
Level three
Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions; which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use.
 
The Company applies valuation techniques that (1) place greater reliance on observable inputs and less reliance on unobservable inputs and (2) are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach, and include enhanced disclosures of fair value measurements in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
Investments in Marketable Securities
 
The Company classifies all of its investments as available-for-sale. Unrealized gains and losses on investments are recognized in comprehensive income/(loss), unless an unrealized loss is considered to be other than temporary, in which case the unrealized loss is charged to operations. The Company periodically reviews its investments for other than temporary declines in fair value below cost basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company believes the individual unrealized losses represent temporary declines primarily resulting from interest rate changes. Realized gains and losses are reflected in interest and other income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss and are determined using the specific identification method with transactions recorded on a settlement date basis. Investments with original maturities at date of purchase beyond three months and which mature at or less than 12 months from the balance sheet date are classified as current. Investments with a maturity beyond 12 months from the balance sheet date are classified as long-term. At July 31, 2015, the Company believes that the costs of its investments are recoverable in all material respects.
 
 
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The following tables summarize the fair value of the Company’s investments by type. The estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed income investments are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as defined in U.S. GAAP. These fair values are obtained from independent pricing services which utilize Level 2 inputs:
 
   
July 31, 2015
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Accrued Interest
   
Gross Unrealized Gains
   
Gross Unrealized losses
   
Estimated Fair Value
 
Obligations of U.S. Government and its agencies
  $ 1,199,051     $ 4,401     $ 375     $ -     $ 1,203,827  
Corporate debt securities
    38,698,288       359,679       -       (39,531 )     39,018,436  
Total investments
  $ 39,897,339     $ 364,080     $ 375     $ (39,531 )   $ 40,222,263  
 
The following table summarizes the scheduled maturity for the Company’s investments at July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015.
 
   
July 31,
2015
   
April 30,
2015
 
Maturing in one year or less
  $ 17,661,213     $ 9,200,082  
Maturing after one year through three years
    22,561,050       30,974,961  
Total investments
  $ 40,222,263     $ 40,175,043  
 
Warrant liability
 
On July 23, 2013, the Company issued common stock warrants in connection with the issuance of Series C 8% Preferred Stock (the “Series C Warrants”). These Series C Warrants contain certain “down-round” price protection clauses and in accordance with ASC 815-40-35-9, the Company classifies these warrants as a current liability and the subsequent changes in fair value are recorded as a component of other expense.
 
Financial assets or liabilities are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. The Series C Warrants are measured using the Monte Carlo valuation model which is based, in part, upon inputs for which there is little or no observable market data, requiring the Company to develop its own assumptions.  The assumptions used in calculating the estimated fair value of the warrants represent the Company’s best estimates; however, these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment.  As a result, if factors change and different assumptions are used, the warrant liabilities and the change in estimated fair value of the warrants could be materially different.
 
Inherent in the Monte Carlo valuation model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield.  The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants.  The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants.  The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term.  The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.
 
The Monte Carlo model is used for the Series C Warrants to appropriately value the potential future exercise price adjustments triggered by the anti-dilution provisions. This requires Level 3 inputs which are based on the Company’s estimates of the probability and timing of potential future financings and fundamental transactions.  The other assumptions used by the Company are summarized in the following table for the Series C Warrants that were outstanding as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015
 
Series C Warrants
 
July 31,
2015
   
April 30,
2015
 
Closing stock price
  $ 3.71     $ 3.42  
Expected dividend rate
    0 %     0 %
Expected stock price volatility
    79.98 %     83.53 %
Risk-free interest rate
    1.26 %     1.23 %
Expected life (years)
    3.98       4.23  
 
As of July 31, 2015, the fair value of the warrant liability was $606,118. The Company recorded a loss of $33,673 for the change in fair value as a component of other expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended July 31, 2015.
 
As of July 31, 2015, there were 240,523 Series C Warrants outstanding.
 
 
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The following tables summarize information regarding assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015:
 
         
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
   
Balance as of
July 31,
2015
   
Quoted prices in Active Markets for Identical Securities (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
Current Assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,650,855     $ 3,650,855     $ -     $ -  
Marketable securities
  $ 17,661,213     $ -     $ 17,661,213     $ -  
                                 
Long-term Assets
                               
Marketable securities
  $ 22,561,050     $ -     $ 22,561,050     $ -  
                                 
Current Liabilities
                               
Warrant liabilities
  $ 606,118     $ -     $ -     $ 606,118  
 
         
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
   
Balance as of
April 30,
2015
   
Quoted prices in Active Markets for Identical Securities (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
Current Assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,926,491     $ 7,926,491     $ -     $ -  
Marketable securities
  $ 9,200,082     $ -     $ 9,200,082     $ -  
                                 
Long-term Assets
                               
Marketable securities
  $ 30,974,961     $ -     $ 30,974,961     $ -  
                                 
Current Liabilities
                               
Warrant liabilities
  $ 572,445     $ -     $ -     $ 572,445  
 
There were no significant transfers between levels in the three months ended July 31, 2015.
 
NOTE 4. BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
 
Other current assets
 
Other current assets consist of the following as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015:
 
   
July 31,
2015
   
April 30,
2015
 
R&D materials
  $ -     $ 29,479  
Other
    29,144       29,144  
    $ 29,144     $ 58,623  
 
 
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Property and equipment, net
 
Property and equipment consist of the following as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015:
 
   
July 31,
2015
   
April 30,
2015
 
Laboratory equipment
  $ 514,214     $ 514,214  
Computer equipment and software
    139,984       123,295  
Office furniture and fixtures
    130,192       130,192  
      784,390       767,701  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (730,029 )     (717,379 )
    $ 54,361     $ 50,322  
 
Depreciation expense was approximately $13,000 and $22,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
Accrued liabilities
 
Accrued liabilities consist of the following as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015:
 
   
July 31,
2015
   
April 30,
2015
 
Operating costs
  $ 1,812,651     $ 2,053,597  
Employee related
    106,929       596,137  
Restructuring liability
    -       10,932  
    $ 1,919,580     $ 2,660,666  
 
NOTE 5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets as of July 31, 2015:
 
Asset Category
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in Years)
   
Value Assigned
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Impairments
   
Carrying Value (Net of Impairments and Accumulated Amortization)
 
                               
IPR&D
    N/A       22,000,000       -       -       22,000,000  
Total
          $ 22,000,000             $ -     $ 22,000,000  
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets as of April 30, 2015:
 
Asset Category
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in Years)
   
Value Assigned
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Impairments
   
Carrying Value (Net of Impairments and Accumulated Amortization)
 
                               
IPR&D
    N/A     $ 22,000,000     $ -     $ -     $ 22,000,000  
Patents
    10.3       806,771       (327,476 )     (479,295 )     -  
License Rights
    13.6       630,666       (181,484 )     (449,182 )     -  
Trademarks
    N/A       106,386               (106,386 )     -  
Total
          $ 23,543,823             $ (1,034,863 )   $ 22,000,000  
 
The aggregate amortization expense on the above intangibles was $0 and $16,706, for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
 
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In Process Research and Development
 
The levosimendan product in Phase III clinical trial represents an in process research and development (“IPR&D”) asset. The IPR&D asset is a research and development project rather than a product or process already in service or being sold. Research and development intangible assets are considered indefinite-lived until the abandonment or completion of the associated research and development efforts. If abandoned, the assets would be impaired. Research and development expenditures that are incurred after the acquisition, including those for completing the research and development activities related to the acquired intangible research and development assets, are generally expensed as incurred.
 
Patents and License Rights
 
The Company currently holds, has filed for, or owns exclusive rights to, U.S. and worldwide patents covering 9 various methods and uses of its perfluorocarbon (“PFC”) technology. It capitalizes amounts paid to third parties for legal fees, application fees and other direct costs incurred in the filing and prosecution of its patent applications. These capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line method over their useful life or legal life, whichever is shorter. The Company capitalized patent costs of approximately $0 and $15,000, for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company completed its annual impairment test of its patents and license rights. The Company wrote-off approximately $929,000 of capitalized costs for patent applications that were withdrawn or abandoned during the year ended April 30, 2015. These asset impairment charges primarily related to the Company’s PFC formulations which were determined not to be a core component of the Company’s development strategy.
 
Trademarks
 
The Company currently holds, or has filed for, trademarks to protect the use of names and descriptions of its products and technology. It capitalizes amounts paid to third parties for legal fees, application fees and other direct costs incurred in the filing and prosecution of its trademark applications. These trademarks are evaluated annually for impairment in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. The Company evaluates (i) its expected use of the underlying asset, (ii) any laws, regulations, or contracts that may limit the useful life, (iii) the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and stability of the industry, and (iv) the level of costs to be incurred to commercialize the underlying asset. The Company did not capitalize any trademark costs for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
The Company wrote-off trademark costs of approximately $106,000 for the year ended April 30, 2015. These asset impairment charges primarily related to the Company’s PFC formulations which were determined not to be a core component of the Company’s development strategy.
 
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Simdax license agreement
 
On November 13, 2013, the Company acquired, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Life Newco, that certain License Agreement (the “License”), dated September 20, 2013 by and between Phyxius and Orion Corporation, a global healthcare company incorporated under the laws of Finland (“Orion”), and that certain Side Letter, dated October 15, 2013 by and between Phyxius and Orion, The License grants the Company an exclusive, sublicenseable right to develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products containing levosimendan (the “Product”) in the United States and Canada (the “Territory”) from Orion.  Pursuant to the License, the Company must use Orion’s “Simdax®” trademark to commercialize the Product.  The License also grants to the Company a right of first refusal to commercialize new developments of the Product, including developments as to the formulation, presentation, means of delivery, route of administration, dosage or indication.  Orion’s ongoing role under the License includes sublicense approval, serving as the sole source of manufacture, holding a first right to enforce intellectual property rights in the Territory, and certain regulatory participation rights.  Additionally, the Company must grant back to Orion a broad non-exclusive license to any patents or clinical trial data related to the Product developed by the Company under the License.  The License has a fifteen (15) year term, provided, however, that the License will continue after the end of the fifteen year term in each country in the Territory until the expiration of Orion’s patent rights in the Product in such country.  
 
Pursuant to the terms of the License, the Company paid to Orion a non-refundable up-front payment in the amount of $1.0 million.  The License also includes the following development milestones for which the Company shall make non-refundable payments to Orion no later than twenty-eight (28) days after the occurrence of the applicable milestone event: (i) $2.0 million upon the grant of FDA approval, including all registrations, licenses, authorizations and necessary approvals, to develop and/or commercialize the Product in the United States; and (ii) $1.0 million upon the grant of regulatory approval for the Product in Canada. Once commercialized, the Company is obligated to make certain non-refundable commercialization milestone payments to Orion, aggregating up to $13.0 million, contingent upon achievement of certain cumulative net sales amounts in the Territory.  The Company must also pay Orion tiered royalties based on net sales of the Product in the Territory made by the Company and its sublicensees. After the end of the Term, the Company must pay Orion a royalty based on net sales of the Product in the Territory for as long as Life Newco sells the Product in the Territory.
 
 
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As of July 31, 2015, the Company has not met any of the developmental milestones and, accordingly, has not recorded any liability for the contingent payments due to Orion.
 
Agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University
 
In May 2008 the Company entered into a license agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University (“VCU”) whereby it obtained a worldwide, exclusive license to valid claims under three of the VCU's patent applications that relate to methods for non-pulmonary delivery of oxygen to tissue and the products based on those valid claims used or useful for therapeutic and diagnostic applications in humans and animals. The license included the right to sub-license to third parties. The term of the agreement was the life of the patents covered by the patent applications unless the Company elected to terminate the agreement prior to patent expiration.  Under the agreement the Company had an obligation to diligently pursue product development and pursue, at its own expense, prosecution of the patent applications covered by the agreement. As part of the agreement, the Company was required to pay to VCU non-refundable payments upon achieving development and regulatory milestones. Prior to termination of the license agreement, as discussed below, the Company had not met any of the developmental milestones.
 
The agreement with VCU also required the Company to pay royalties to VCU at specified rates based on annual net sales derived from the licensed technology. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company was required make minimum annual royalty payments to VCU totaling $70,000 as long as the agreement is in force. These payments were fully creditable against royalty payments due for sales and sublicense revenue earned during the fiscal year as described above. In the prior year, this fee was recorded as an other current asset and was amortized over the fiscal year. Amortization expense was $0 and $17,500 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
In September 2014, the Company discontinued the development of its PFC product candidates.  As part of this change in business strategy, on May 5, 2015 the Company provided VCU its 90 day notice terminating the license agreement entered into with VCU. The license agreement gave the Company exclusive rights to intellectual property that was used for the development and commercialization of its PFC product candidates and was therefore no longer needed.
 
NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Preferred Stock
 
Under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is authorized, without further stockholder action, to provide for the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. As of July 31, 2015, no shares of preferred stock are designated, issued or outstanding.
 
Common Stock
 
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation authorizes it to issue 400,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock. As of July 31, 2015, there were 28,119,607 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
 
Warrants
 
As of July 31, 2015, the Company has 2,728,236 warrants outstanding. During the three months ended July 31, 2015, no warrants were issued, exercised, or cancelled.
 
1999 Amended Stock Plan
 
In October 2000, the Company adopted the 1999 Stock Plan, as amended and restated on June 17, 2008 (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, with the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, the Company may grant stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights and new shares of common stock upon exercise of stock options. On March 14, 2014, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan which increased the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance to a total of 4,000,000 shares, up from 300,000 previously authorized. As of July 31, 2015 the Company had 62,635 shares of common stock available for grant under the Plan.
 
 
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The following table summarizes the shares available for grant under the Plan for the three months ended July 31, 2015:
 
   
Shares Available for Grant
 
Balances, at April 30, 2015
    122,399  
Options granted
    (60,050 )
Options cancelled/forfeited
    650  
Restricted stock granted
    (430 )
Restricted stock cancelled/forfeited
    66  
Balances, at July 31, 2015
    62,635  
 
Plan Stock Options
 
Stock options granted under the Plan may be either incentive stock options (“ISOs”), or nonqualified stock options (“NSOs”). ISOs may be granted only to employees. NSOs may be granted to employees, consultants and directors. Stock options under the Plan may be granted with a term of up to ten years and at prices no less than fair market value for ISOs and no less than 85% of the fair market value for NSOs. Stock options granted generally vest over one to three years.
 
The following table summarizes the outstanding stock options under the Plan for the three months ended July 31, 2015:
 
   
Outstanding Options
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Balances, at April 30, 2015
    3,693,298     $ 5.70  
Options granted
    60,050     $ 3.42  
Options cancelled
    (650 )   $ 35.09  
Balances, at July 31, 2015
    3,752,698     $ 5.66  
 
The Company chose the “straight-line” attribution method for allocating compensation costs of each stock option over the requisite service period using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model to calculate the grant date fair value.
 
The Company recorded compensation expense for these stock options grants of $43,997 for the three months ended July 31, 2015.
 
As of July 31, 2015, there were unrecognized compensation costs of approximately $163,370 related to non-vested stock option awards that will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.0 year. Additionally, there were unrecognized compensation costs of approximately $7.9 million related to non-vested stock option awards subject to performance-based vesting milestones with a weighted average remaining life of 4.7 years. As of July 31, 2015, none of these milestones have been achieved.
 
The Company used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of options granted under its stock option plans for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014:
 
   
For the three ended July 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Risk-free interest rate (weighted average)
    1.87 %     2.23 %
Expected volatility (weighted average)
    87.55 %     98.43 %
Expected term (in years)
    7       7  
Expected dividend yield
    0.00 %     0.00 %
 
 
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Risk-Free Interest Rate
The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on U.S. Treasury instruments with a term that is consistent with the expected term of the Company’s stock options.
   
Expected Volatility
The expected stock price volatility for the Company’s common stock was determined by examining the historical volatility and trading history for its common stock over a term consistent with the expected term of its options.
   
Expected Term
The expected term of stock options represents the weighted average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding. It was calculated based on the Company’s historical experience with its stock option grants.
   
Expected Dividend Yield
The expected dividend yield of 0% is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying any dividends in the near future.
   
Forfeitures
Stock compensation expense recognized in the statements of operations for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, and 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 the Company’s historical experience.
 
Inducement Stock Options
 
On February 15, 2015, an employment inducement stock option award for 25,000 shares of common stock made to our chief medical officer. This employment inducement stock option was awarded in accordance with the employment inducement award exemption provided by NASDAQ Rule 5635(c)(4) and was therefore not awarded under the Company’s stockholder approved equity plan. The option award will vest over a three year period, with one-third vesting per year, beginning one year from the grant date. The options have a 10-year term and an exercise price of $3.22 per share, the February 13, 2015 closing price of the Company’s common stock.
 
Inducement stock option compensation expense totaled $9,830 and $0 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At July 31, 2015, there was $44,683 of remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to the inducement stock options. Inducement stock options outstanding as of July 31, 2015 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 9.55 years.
 
The estimated weighted average fair value per inducement option share granted was $64,343 in 2015 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model based on market prices and the following assumptions at the date of inducement option grant: weighted average risk-free interest rate of 1.84%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility factor for our common stock of 93.90% and a weighted average expected life of 7 years for inducement options not forfeited.
 
Restricted Stock Grants
 
The following table summarizes the restricted stock grants under the Plan for the three months ended July 31, 2015.
 
   
Outstanding Restricted Stock Grants
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
 
Balances, at April 30, 2015
    90     $ 4.01  
Restricted stock granted
    430     $ 3.42  
Restricted stock vested
    (87 )   $ 3.61  
Restricted stock cancelled
    (66 )   $ 3.57  
Balances, at July 31, 2015
    367     $ 3.49  
 
The Company recorded compensation expense for these restricted stock grants of $548 for the three months ended July 31, 2015.
 
As of July 31, 2015, there were unrecognized compensation costs of approximately $1,300 related to the non-vested restricted stock grants that will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting period of 0.8 years.
 
 
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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to them. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “potential” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the implications of interim or final results of our clinical trials, the progress of our research programs, including clinical testing, the extent to which our issued and pending patents may protect our products and technology, our ability to identify new product candidates, the potential of such product candidates to lead to the development of commercial products, our anticipated timing for initiation or completion of our clinical trials for any of our product candidates, our future operating expenses, our future losses, our future expenditures for research and development, and the sufficiency of our cash resources. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks faced by us and described in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from those we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2015.
 
All references in this Quarterly Report to “Tenax Therapeutics”, “we”, “our” and “us” means Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.
 
Overview
 
Strategy
 
We are a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing drugs for critical care patients. Our principal business objective is to acquire or discover, develop, and commercialize novel therapeutic products for disease indications that represent significant areas of clinical need and commercial opportunity. Our lead product is levosimendan, which was acquired in an asset purchase agreement with Phyxius Pharma, Inc., or Phyxius. Levosimendan is a calcium sensitizer developed for intravenous use in hospitalized patients with acutely decompensated heart failure. The treatment is currently approved in more than 60 countries for this indication. The United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has granted Fast Track status for levosimendan for the reduction of morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery patients at risk for developing Low Cardiac Output Syndrome, or LCOS. In addition, the FDA has agreed to the Phase III protocol design under Special Protocol Assessment, or SPA, and provided guidance that a single successful trial will be sufficient to support approval of levosimendan in this indication.
 
We had been developing Oxycyte®, a systemic perfluorocarbon, or PFC, product we believe is a safe and effective oxygen carrier for use in situations of acute ischemia. However, on September 11, 2014, our Board of Directors determined to stop the Phase II-b trial for the treatment of traumatic brain injury, or TBI, and consider strategic alternatives for the program moving forward. We will review the data generated on the patients enrolled in the trial. There are no assurances about the availability, on favorable terms or at all, of strategic alternatives for the continued development of the Oxycyte program.
 
Our current strategy is to:
 
●  
Efficiently conduct clinical development to establish clinical proof of concept with our lead product candidates;
 
●  
Efficiently explore new high-potential therapeutic applications, leveraging third-party research collaborations and our results from related areas;
 
●  
Continue to expand our intellectual property portfolio; and
 
●  
Enter into licensing or product co-development arrangements in certain areas, while out-licensing opportunities in non-core areas.
 
 
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We believe that this strategy will allow us to develop a portfolio of high quality product development opportunities, expand our clinical development and commercialization capabilities, and enhance our ability to generate value from our proprietary technologies
 
First Quarter 2016 Highlights
 
The following summarizes certain key financial measures for the three months ended July 31, 2015:
 
●  
Cash and cash equivalents, including the fair-value of our marketable securities, were $43.9 million at July 31, 2015.
 
●  
Our loss from operations was $3.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 compared to $2.2 million for the three months ended July 31, 2014.
 
●  
Net cash used in operating activities was $3.8 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
Consistent with our strategy as of September 8, 2015, (i) we have activated 61 sites of the planned 70 sites in the U.S. and Canada to enroll patients in our Phase III LCOS clinical trial, (ii) we have enrolled 173 patients of the planned 760 patients in our Phase III LCOS clinical trial, and (iii) the Imperial College London has enrolled 420 of the planned 516 patients in the ongoing Phase II-B Levosimendan for the Prevention of Acute oRgan Dysfunction in Sepsis (LeoPARDS) clinical trial.
 
Opportunities and Trends
 
We initiated the Phase III trial for levosimendan and activated the initial sites in the three months ended July 31, 2014. Duke University’s Duke Clinical Research Institute, or DCRI, is conducting the Phase III trial. DCRI is the world’s largest academic clinical research organization, with substantial experience in conducting cardiac surgery trials. The DCRI is serving as the coordinating center and Drs. John H. Alexander and Rajendra Mehta are serving as lead investigators for this trial.
 
The Phase III trial is being conducted in approximately 60 targeted major cardiac surgery centers in North America.  The trial is enrolling patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graphs and/or mitral valve surgery who are at risk for developing LCOS.  The trial is a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled study enrolling 760 patients. We enrolled our first patient on September 18, 2014, and we anticipate enrollment will continue through the middle of calendar year 2016.
 
As we focus on the development of our existing products and product candidates, we also continue to position ourselves to execute upon licensing and other partnering opportunities. In order to do so, we will need to continue to maintain our strategic direction, manage and deploy our available cash efficiently and strengthen our collaborative research development and partner relationships.
 
During the remainder of calendar year 2015 and into calendar year 2016, we are focused on the following four key initiatives:
 
●  
Conducting well-designed studies early in the clinical development process to establish a robust foundation for subsequent development, partnership and expansion into complementary areas;
 
●  
Working with collaborators and partners to accelerate product development, reduce our development costs, and broaden our commercialization capabilities;
 
●  
Gaining regulatory approval for the continued development and commercialization of our products in the United States; and
 
●  
Developing new intellectual property to enable us to file patent applications that cover new applications of our existing technologies and product candidates.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
 
There have been no significant changes in critical accounting policies, as compared to the critical accounting policies described in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015.
 
 
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Financial Overview
 
Results of Operations- Comparison of the Three Months Ended July 31, 2015 and 2014
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation for executive, finance, legal and administrative personnel, including stock-based compensation. Other general and administrative expenses include facility costs not otherwise included in research and development expenses, legal and accounting services, other professional services, and consulting fees. General and administrative expenses and percentage changes for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:
 
   
Three months ended July 31,
   
Increase/ (Decrease)
   
% Increase/ (Decrease)
 
   
2015
   
2014
             
Legal and professional fees
  $ 474,173     $ 693,098     $ (218,925 )     (32 ) %
Personnel costs
    637,025       562,202       74,823       13 %
Other costs
    206,186       124,698       81,488       65 %
Facilities
    41,904       39,966       1,938       5 %
Depreciation and amortization
    9,316       29,895       (20,579 )     (69 ) %
 
Legal and professional fees:
 
Legal and professional fees consist of the costs incurred for legal fees, accounting fees, consulting fees, recruiting costs and investor relations services, as well as fees paid to our Board of Directors. Legal and professional fees decreased approximately $219,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in costs incurred for investor relations services and the vested value of stock option grants to our Board of Directors, partially offset by an increase in consulting fees.
 
-  
Costs associated with investor relations and communication decreased approximately $214,000 in the current period. This decrease was due primarily to fees paid in the prior year to a third party investor relations firm that is no longer providing marketing and corporate communications services to us in the current period.
 
 -  
Board of Directors fees decreased in the current period by approximately $34,000. This decrease was due primarily to a reduction in the recognized expense for the vesting of stock options awarded in the current period as compared to the recognized expense for stock options awarded in the same period of the prior year.
 
-  
Consulting costs increased approximately $36,000 in the current period due primarily to fees paid to a third party consulting firm for ongoing development and testing of our internal control framework that were not incurred in the same period of the prior year.
 
Personnel costs:
 
Personnel costs increased approximately $75,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase was due primarily to an overall increase of approximately $52,000 and $21,000 in salaries and benefits, respectively, paid during the current period.
 
Other costs:
 
Other costs include costs incurred for banking fees, travel, supplies, insurance and other miscellaneous charges. The approximately $82,000 increase in other costs for the three months ended July 31, 2015 was due primarily to an approximately $74,000 increase in franchise taxes paid and an approximately $12,000 increase in employee training and certification costs, compared to the same period in the prior year.
 
Facilities:
 
Facilities expenses include costs paid for rent and utilities at our corporate headquarters in North Carolina. Facilities costs remained relatively consistent for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
Depreciation and Amortization:
 
Depreciation and amortization costs decreased approximately $21,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in costs was due primarily to amortization costs incurred in the same period of the prior year on our PFC-based intellectual property portfolio that was fully impaired as of April 30, 2015.
 
 
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Research and Development Expenses
 
Research and development expenses include, but are not limited to, (i) expenses incurred under agreements with CROs and investigative sites, which conduct our clinical trials and a substantial portion of our pre-clinical studies; (ii) the cost of manufacturing and supplying clinical trial materials; (iii) payments to contract service organizations, as well as consultants; (iv) employee-related expenses, which include salaries and benefits; and (v) facilities, depreciation and other allocated expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and equipment, depreciation of leasehold improvements, equipment, laboratory and other supplies. All research and development expenses are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses and percentage changes for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:
 
   
Three months ended July 31,
   
Increase/ (Decrease)
   
% Increase/ (Decrease)
 
   
2015
   
2014
             
Clinical and preclinical development
  $ 1,540,135     $ 778,015     $ 762,120       98 %
Personnel costs
    126,163       158,561       (32,398 )     (20 ) %
Consulting
    67,969       4,233       63,736       1506 %
Other costs
    11,634       25,705       (14,071 )     (55 ) %
 
Clinical and preclinical development:
 
Clinical and preclinical development costs include the costs associated with our Phase III clinical and Phase II clinical trials for levosimendan and, in previous years, a Phase II clinical and preclinical trials for Oxycyte. The increase of approximately $762,000 in clinical and preclinical development costs for the three months ended July 31, 2015, compared to the same period in the prior year, was primarily due to increased expenditures for CRO costs to manage the Levo-CTS Phase III clinical trial, partially offset by the decreased costs incurred in the current period for the development and clinical testing of Oxycyte, which development we decided to suspend in the prior year.
 
Levosimendan
 
We incurred approximately $1.5 million in research and development costs for levosimendan during the three months ended July 31, 2015, an increase of approximately $1.0 million compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in levosimendan development costs is due primarily to the direct costs of our Phase III Levo-CTS clinical trial for LCOS. For the three months ended July 31, 2015, we recorded CRO costs of approximately $918,000 for the management of the Phase III trial and approximately $594,000 in pass-through site activation and enrolled patient costs, compared to CRO costs of approximately $524,000 during the same period in the prior year.
 
Oxycyte
 
We incurred approximately $11,000 in research and development costs for Oxycyte during the three months ended July 31, 2015, a decrease of approximately $240,000 compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in Oxycyte development costs was due to our decision to suspend development of the Oxycyte product in the prior year and close out all of our sites for the Phase II-B clinical trial for TBI. We do not anticipate any significant additional costs in the future related to this clinical trial or other close-out activities related to the discontinuance of the Oxycyte product development.
 
Personnel costs:
 
Personnel costs decreased approximately $32,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to headcount reductions in positions responsible for the development of our Oxycyte products as compared to the same period in the prior year.
 
Consulting fees:
 
Consulting fees increased approximately $64,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to an increase in fees paid to a third party consulting firm for services performed to develop a statistical analysis plan for future development and commercialization of levosimendan.
 
Other costs:
 
Other costs decreased approximately $14,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to depreciation and repairs and maintenance costs associated with lab and manufacturing equipment incurred in the prior year.
 
Conducting a significant amount of research and development is central to our business model. Product candidates in later-stage clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of development, primarily due to the significantly increased size and duration of clinical trials. We plan to incur substantial research and development expenses for the foreseeable future in order to complete development of our most advanced product candidate, levosimendan, and to continue with the development of other potential product candidates.
 
 
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The process of conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials necessary to obtain approval from the FDA is costly and time consuming. The probability of success for each product candidate and clinical trial may be affected by a variety of factors, including, among other things, the quality of the product candidate’s early clinical data, investment in the program, competition, manufacturing capabilities and commercial viability. As a result of the uncertainties discussed above, uncertainty associated with clinical trial enrollment and risks inherent in the development process, we are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of current or future clinical stages of our product candidates or when, or to what extent, we will generate revenues from the commercialization and sale of any of our product candidates. Development timelines, probability of success and development costs vary widely. We are currently focused on developing our most advanced product candidate, levosimendan; however, we will need substantial additional capital in the future in order to complete the development and potential commercialization of levosimendan, and to continue with the development of other potential product candidates.
 
Interest expense
 
Interest expense includes the interest payments due under our convertible notes, amortization of debt issuance costs, accretion of original issue discounts recorded against our convertible notes, and any interest charges from short-term borrowings. Interest expense and percentage changes for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:
 
   
Three months ended July 31,
   
Increase/ (Decrease)
   
% Increase/ (Decrease)
 
   
2015
   
2014
             
Interest expense
  $ 1,103     $ 46,260     $ (45,157 )     (98 ) %
 
During the three months ended July 31, 2015, interest expense decreased approximately $45,000 compared to the same period in the prior year as our previously outstanding convertible notes matured in the prior year.
 
Other income and expense
 
Other income and expense includes non-operating income and expense items not otherwise recorded in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. These items include, but are not limited to, revenue earned under sublease agreements for our California facility, changes in the fair value of financial assets and derivative liabilities, interest income earned and fixed asset disposals. Other income for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is as follows:
 
   
Three months ended July 31,
   
(Increase)/ Decrease
 
   
2015
   
2014
       
Other income, net
  $ (81,108 )   $ (291,221 )   $ 210,113  
 
Other income decreased approximately $210,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year primarily. This decrease is due to primarily to change in fair value of our Series C warrant derivative liability in the current period, partially offset by an increase of approximately $98,000 in interest income earned from our investment in marketable securities.
 
During the three months ended July 31, 2015, we recorded a derivative loss of approximately $34,000 which compared to a derivative gain of approximately $274,000 for the same period in the prior year. These charges to income are derived from the free standing Series C warrants which are measured at their fair market value each period using the Monte Carlo simulation model.
 
During the three months ended July 31, 2015, we recorded interest income of approximately $114,000 from our investments in marketable securities. This income is derived from approximately $315,000 in bond interest paid, partially offset by approximately $201,000 in charges for amortization of premiums paid and fair-value adjustments measured each period, which compares to approximately $26,000 in bond interest paid, partially offset by approximately $10,000 in charges for amortization of premiums paid and fair-value adjustments during the same period in the prior year.
 
 
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Liquidity, Capital Resources and Plan of Operation
 
We have incurred losses since our inception and as of July 31, 2015 we had an accumulated deficit of $154 million. We will continue to incur losses until we generate sufficient revenue to offset our expenses, and we anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses for at least the next several years. We expect to incur increased expenses related to our development and potential commercialization of levosimendan and other product candidates and, as a result, we will need to generate significant net product sales, royalty and other revenues to achieve profitability.
 
Liquidity
 
We have financed our operations since September 1990 through the issuance of debt and equity securities and loans from stockholders. We had $21,602,495 and $17,511,176 of total current assets and working capital of $18,347,729 and $12,993,966 as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively. Based on our working capital and the value of our investments in marketable securities at July 31, 2015, we believe we have sufficient capital to fund our operations through calendar year 2017.
 
We are in the clinical trial stages in the development of our product candidates. We are currently conducting a Phase III clinical trial for levosimendan, and we expect our primary focus will be on funding the Phase III clinical trial for levosimendan, since this product is the furthest along in the regulatory review process. Our ability to continue to pursue testing and development of our products beyond calendar year 2017 depends on obtaining license income or outside financial resources. There is no assurance that we will obtain any license agreement or outside financing or that we will otherwise succeed in obtaining the necessary resources.
 
Cash Flows
 
The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014:
 
   
Three months ended July 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net cash used in operating activities
  $ (3,842,975 )   $ (1,982,377 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (380,876 )     (34,576,954 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (51,785 )     196,437  
 
Net cash used in operating activities.  Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $3.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to net cash used in operating activities of approximately $2.0 million for the three months ended July 31, 2014. The increase in cash used for operating activities was due primarily to an increase in our costs incurred for the Phase III clinical trial for levosimendan.
 
Net cash used in investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $380,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to net cash used in investing activities of approximately $34.6 million for the three months ended July 31, 2014. The decrease in cash used in investing activities was primarily due the purchase of marketable securities in the prior period.
 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $52,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $196,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2014. The decrease of approximately $248,000 in net cash provided by financing activities was due primarily to proceeds of approximately $544,000 received from the exercise of freestanding warrants, partially offset by the payment of $300,000 upon the maturity of previously issued convertible notes during the three months ended July 31, 2014.
 
Operating Capital and Capital Expenditure Requirements
 
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors that include, but are not limited to the following:
 
●  
the initiation, progress, timing and completion of clinical trials for our product candidates and potential product candidates;
 
●  
the outcome, timing and cost of regulatory approvals and the regulatory approval process;
 
●  
delays that may be caused by changing regulatory requirements;
 
●  
the number of product candidates that we pursue;
 
 
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●  
the costs involved in filing and prosecuting patent applications and enforcing and defending patent claims;
 
●  
the timing and terms of future in-licensing and out-licensing transactions;
 
●  
the cost and timing of establishing sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution capabilities;
 
●  
the cost of procuring clinical and commercial supplies of our product candidates;
 
●  
the extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies; and
 
●  
the possible costs of litigation.
 
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, along with our investment in marketable securities, will be sufficient to fund our projected operating requirements through calendar year 2017. We will need substantial additional capital in the future in order to complete the development and commercialization of levosimendan and to fund the development and commercialization of other future product candidates. Until we can generate a sufficient amount of product revenue, if ever, we expect to finance future cash needs through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements. Such funding, if needed, may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. In the event we are unable to obtain additional capital, we may delay or reduce the scope of our current research and development programs and other expenses.
 
To the extent that we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience additional significant dilution, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. To the extent that we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies or our product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. We may seek to access the public or private capital markets whenever conditions are favorable, even if we do not have an immediate need for additional capital.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. For information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2015. There have not been material changes to the critical accounting policies previously disclosed in that report.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued a new accounting standard that will change the reporting of debt issuance costs. This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The new standard is principles-based and provides a five step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized when a company transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also requires disclosure of qualitative and quantitative information surrounding the amount, nature, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In July 2015, the FASB agreed to defer the effective date of the standard from annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with an option that permits companies to adopt the standard as early as the original effective date. Early application prior to the original effective date is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We have not yet selected a transition method and we do not believe adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Contractual obligations represent future cash commitments and liabilities under agreements with third parties and exclude contingent contractual liabilities for which we cannot reasonably predict future payment, including contingencies related to potential future development, financing, contingent royalty payments and/or scientific, regulatory or commercial milestone payments under development agreements. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of July 31, 2015:
 
 
Payments Due by Period
 
         
Less than
             
More than
 
 
Total
   
1 Year
 
1-3 Years
 
3-5 Years
 
5 Years
 
Operating Lease Obligations
  $ 66,442     $ 66,442     $ -     $ -     $ -  
 
 
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
Since our inception, we have not engaged in any off-balance sheet arrangements, including the use of structured finance, special purpose entities or variable interest entities.
 
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
We are subject to interest rate risk on our investment portfolio.
 
We invest in marketable securities in accordance with our investment policy. The primary objectives of our investment policy are to preserve capital, maintain proper liquidity to meet operating needs and maximize yields. Our investment policy specifies credit quality standards for our investments and limits the amount of credit exposure to any single issue, issuer or type of investment. We place our excess cash with high credit quality financial institutions, commercial companies, and government agencies in order to limit the amount of credit exposure. Some of the securities we invest in may have market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the principal amount of the investment to fluctuate.
 
Our investment exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates to the increase or decrease in the amount of interest income we can earn on our portfolio, changes in the market value due to changes in interest rates and other market factors as well as the increase or decrease in any realized gains and losses. Our investment portfolio includes only marketable securities and instruments with active secondary or resale markets to help ensure portfolio liquidity. A hypothetical 100 basis point drop in interest rates along the entire interest rate yield curve would not significantly affect the fair value of our interest sensitive financial instruments. We generally have the ability to hold our fixed-income investments to maturity and therefore do not expect that our operating results, financial position or cash flows will be materially impacted due to a sudden change in interest rates. However, our future investment income may fall short of expectations due to changes in interest rates, or we may suffer losses in principal if forced to sell securities which have declined in market value due to changes in interest rates or other factors, such as changes in credit risk related to the securities’ issuers. To minimize this risk, we schedule our investments to have maturities that coincide with our expected cash flow needs, thus avoiding the need to redeem an investment prior to its maturity date. Accordingly, we do not believe that we have material exposure to interest rate risk arising from our investments. Generally, our investments are not collateralized. We have not realized any significant losses from our investments.
 
We do not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate changes. We ensure the safety and preservation of invested principal funds by limiting default risk, market risk and reinvestment risk. We reduce default risk by investing in investment grade securities.
 
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of July 31, 2015, the end of the period covered by this report in that they provide reasonable assurance that the information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required by the SEC and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We routinely review our internal controls over financial reporting and from time to time make changes intended to enhance the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and will take action as appropriate.
 
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
None.
 
 
The risks we face have not materially changed from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2015.
 
 
Repurchases of Common Stock
 
The following table lists all repurchases during the first quarter of fiscal 2016 of any of our securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act by or on behalf of us or any affiliated purchaser.
 
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
   
Average Price Paid per Share (2)
   
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
   
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
 
May 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015
    -     $ -       -     $ -  
June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015
    -     $ -       -     $ -  
July 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015
    59     $ 3.68       -     $ -  
Total
    59     $ 3.68       -     $ -  
 
(1)  
Represents shares repurchased in connection with tax withholding obligations under the 1999 Amended Stock Plan.
 
(2)  
Represents the average price paid per share for the shares repurchased in connection with tax withholding obligations under the 1999 Amended Stock Plan.
 
 
None.
 
 
Not applicable.
 
 
Effective September 8, 2015, the Board of Directors amended and restated our Bylaws, or the Amended Bylaws, to revise Section 7 of Article V to provide that, unless our Board of Directors consents in writing, the exclusive forum for certain specified corporate law based lawsuits involving our company may be brought only in any North Carolina state court that has jurisdiction, or the Delaware Court of Chancery.  Prior to the amendment, our Bylaws provided that such lawsuits could only be brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or, if such court lacked jurisdiction, any North Carolina state court that had jurisdiction.
 
 
The exhibits listed in the accompanying exhibit index are filed as part of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and such exhibit index is incorporated by reference herein.
 
 
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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.
 
 
TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
 
       
Date: September 9, 2015
By:
/s/ Michael B. Jebsen  
    Michael B. Jebsen  
    Chief Financial Officer  
   
(On behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
No.
 
Description
     
3.1  
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws.*
     
 
Description of Non-Employee Director Compensation.*
     
10.2
 
First Amendment to Employment Agreement with John Kelley dated June 18, 2015. (1)
     
10.3
 
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Michael B. Jebsen dated June 18, 2015. (1)
     
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
     
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
     
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
(1)
These documents were filed as exhibits to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Tenax Therapeutics with the SEC on June 19, 2015 and are incorporated herein by this reference.
 
* Filed herewith
 
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