TYME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended:
September 30, 2019
or
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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: 001-38169
TYME TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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45-3864597 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
17 State Street – 7th Floor
New York, New York 10004
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(212) 461-2315
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value |
TYME |
Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock on October 29, 2019 was 111,950,937.
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PART I- FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 (unaudited) and March 31, 2019 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
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PART II- OTHER INFORMATION |
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. All statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believes,” “expects,” “hopes,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “intends,” “estimates,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “continue,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” and similar expressions (including their use in the negative), are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements can also be identified by discussions of future matters such as the development and potential commercialization of our drug candidates (including SM-88 and Tyme-18) and of other new products, technology enhancements, possible collaborations, the timing, scope and objectives of our ongoing and planned clinical trials and other statements that are not historical. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial 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. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to, that the information is of a preliminary nature and may be subject to change; uncertainties inherent in research and development, including the cost and availability of acceptable quality clinical supply and the ability to achieve adequate clinical study design and start and completion dates; the possibility of unfavorable study results, including unfavorable new clinical data and additional analyses of existing data; risks associated with early, initial data, including the risk that the final data from any clinical trials may differ from prior or preliminary study data; final results of additional clinical trials that may be different from the preliminary data analysis and may not support further clinical development; that past reported data are not necessarily predictive of future patient or clinical data outcomes; whether and when any applications or other submissions for SM-88 may be filed with regulatory authorities; whether and when regulatory authorities may approve any applications or submissions; decisions by regulatory authorities regarding labeling and other matters that could affect commercial availability of SM-88; competitive developments; and the factors described in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019 and in this report under “Risk Factors,” and in any subsequent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and many of which are beyond our control. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019 and subsequent reports we file from time to time may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. We cannot assure you that forward-looking statements in this report or therein will prove to be accurate. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us to any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. We disclaim any intent or duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after completion of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations.
The cautionary statements made in this report are intended to be applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they may appear in this report. We urge you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update our forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Tyme Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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September 30, 2019 |
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March 31, 2019 |
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(unaudited) |
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Assets |
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Current Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
15,308,068 |
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$ |
14,302,328 |
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Prepaid rent |
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— |
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242,755 |
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Prepaid clinical costs |
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296,682 |
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592,134 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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406,185 |
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1,001,898 |
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Total current assets |
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16,010,935 |
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16,139,115 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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7,772 |
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10,363 |
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Prepaid rent, net of current portion |
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— |
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101,148 |
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Prepaid clinical costs, net of current portion |
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1,266,025 |
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1,266,025 |
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Operating lease right-of-use asset |
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300,682 |
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— |
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Total assets |
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$ |
17,585,414 |
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$ |
17,516,651 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable and other current liabilities (including $104,000 and $325,000 of related party accounts payable, respectively) |
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$ |
3,248,696 |
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$ |
3,692,308 |
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Severance payable |
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369,497 |
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428,240 |
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Accrued bonuses |
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858,610 |
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1,495,248 |
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Insurance note payable |
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— |
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597,339 |
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Operating lease liability |
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60,008 |
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Total current liabilities |
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4,536,811 |
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6,213,135 |
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Long-term liabilities |
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Severance payable |
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1,451,726 |
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1,635,634 |
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Operating lease liability, net of current portion |
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26,661 |
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Warrant liability |
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4,264,205 |
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Total liabilities |
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10,279,403 |
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7,848,769 |
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Commitments and contingencies (see Note 9) |
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Stockholders' equity |
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Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding |
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Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 111,950,937 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019, 300,000,000 authorized, 103,946,048 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 |
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11,197 |
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10,397 |
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Additional paid in capital |
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102,427,576 |
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95,472,181 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(95,132,762 |
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(85,814,696 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
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7,306,011 |
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9,667,882 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
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$ |
17,585,414 |
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$ |
17,516,651 |
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The Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Tyme Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Six Months Ended September 30, |
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Revenues |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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3,117,798 |
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3,443,516 |
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5,838,560 |
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6,454,203 |
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General and administrative (including $97,000, $251,000, $249,000 and $651,000 of related party legal expenses, respectively) |
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3,127,454 |
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3,569,174 |
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6,584,178 |
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7,277,656 |
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Total operating expenses |
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6,245,252 |
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7,012,690 |
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12,422,738 |
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13,731,859 |
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Loss from operations |
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(6,245,252 |
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(7,012,690 |
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(12,422,738 |
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(13,731,859 |
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Other income (expenses): |
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Change in fair value of warrant liability |
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81,154 |
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— |
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3,019,396 |
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— |
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Interest income |
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67,259 |
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— |
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147,496 |
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— |
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Interest expense |
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(29,241 |
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(2,430 |
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(62,220 |
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(6,057 |
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Total other income (expenses) |
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119,172 |
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(2,430 |
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3,104,672 |
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(6,057 |
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Net loss |
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(6,126,080 |
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$ |
(7,015,120 |
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$ |
(9,318,066 |
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(13,737,916 |
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Basic and diluted loss per common share |
$ |
(0.05 |
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$ |
(0.07 |
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$ |
(0.08 |
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$ |
(0.14 |
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
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111,950,937 |
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101,647,555 |
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111,906,981 |
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101,438,168 |
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The Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
3
Tyme Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
For the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
(Unaudited)
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Common Stock |
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Additional |
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Total |
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Amount |
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Paid-in Capital |
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Accumulated Deficit |
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Stockholders' Equity |
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Balance, April 1, 2019 |
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103,946,048 |
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$ |
10,397 |
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$ |
95,472,181 |
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$ |
(85,814,696 |
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$ |
9,667,882 |
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Issuance of common stock from underwritten registered offering, net of associated expenses of $111,227 |
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8,000,000 |
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800 |
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3,884,372 |
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— |
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3,885,172 |
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Cashless exercise of warrants |
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4,889 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Stock based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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1,624,961 |
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— |
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1,624,961 |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(3,191,986 |
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(3,191,986 |
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Balance, June 30, 2019 |
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111,950,937 |
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$ |
11,197 |
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$ |
100,981,514 |
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$ |
(89,006,682 |
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$ |
11,986,029 |
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Stock based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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1,446,062 |
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— |
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1,446,062 |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(6,126,080 |
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(6,126,080 |
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Balance, September 30, 2019 |
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111,950,937 |
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$ |
11,197 |
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$ |
102,427,576 |
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$ |
(95,132,762 |
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$ |
7,306,011 |
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Balance, April 1, 2018 |
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101,226,479 |
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$ |
10,125 |
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$ |
79,293,423 |
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$ |
(52,831,581 |
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$ |
26,471,967 |
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Stock based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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2,519,269 |
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— |
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2,519,269 |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(6,722,796 |
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(6,722,796 |
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Balance, June 30, 2018 |
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101,226,479 |
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$ |
10,125 |
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$ |
81,812,692 |
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$ |
(59,554,377 |
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$ |
22,268,440 |
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Issuance of common stock from at-the-market financing facility, net of associated expenses of $103,237 |
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1,497,317 |
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150 |
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3,337,840 |
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— |
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3,337,990 |
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Stock based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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2,183,157 |
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— |
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2,183,157 |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(7,015,120 |
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(7,015,120 |
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Balance, September 30, 2018 |
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102,723,796 |
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$ |
10,275 |
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$ |
87,333,689 |
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$ |
(66,569,497 |
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$ |
20,774,467 |
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The Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
4
Tyme Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Six Months Ended September 30, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(9,318,066 |
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$ |
(13,737,916 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities |
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Depreciation |
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2,591 |
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4,739 |
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Amortization of employees, directors and consultants stock options |
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3,071,023 |
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4,702,426 |
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Change in fair value of warrant liability |
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(3,019,396 |
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— |
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Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid rent |
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— |
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(465,280 |
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Prepaid clinical costs |
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295,452 |
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(634,467 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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595,713 |
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200,430 |
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Operating lease right-of-use asset |
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147,215 |
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— |
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Accounts payable and other current liabilities |
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(443,612 |
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(416,287 |
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Severance payable |
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(242,651 |
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— |
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Accrued bonuses |
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(636,638 |
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(557,322 |
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Operating lease liability |
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(17,325 |
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— |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(9,565,694 |
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(10,903,677 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Purchase of property & equipment |
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— |
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(15,544 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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— |
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(15,544 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Insurance note payments |
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(597,339 |
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(324,847 |
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Proceeds from underwritten registered offering, net of issuance costs |
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|
11,168,773 |
|
|
|
3,337,990 |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
10,571,434 |
|
|
|
3,013,143 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
1,005,740 |
|
|
|
(7,906,078 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning |
|
|
14,302,328 |
|
|
|
28,975,822 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents - ending |
|
$ |
15,308,068 |
|
|
$ |
21,069,744 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Cash Flow Information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
$ |
62,220 |
|
|
$ |
6,057 |
|
Income taxes |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
5
Tyme Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Nature of Business
Tyme Technologies, Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered in New York, NY, with wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tyme Inc. and Luminant Biosciences, LLC (“Luminant”) (collectively, “TYME” or the “Company”). Prior to 2014, Luminant conducted the initial research and development of the Company’s therapeutic platform. Since January 1, 2014, the majority of the Company’s research, development and other business activities have been conducted by Tyme Inc., which was incorporated in Delaware in 2013.
TYME is an emerging biotechnology company developing cancer metabolism-based therapies (CMBTsTM) that are intended to be effective across a broad range of solid tumors and hematologic cancers, while maintaining patients’ quality of life with relatively low toxicity profiles. Unlike targeted therapies that attempt to regulate specific pathways within cancer, TYME’s therapeutic approach is designed to take advantage of a cancer cell’s innate metabolic requirements to cause cancer cell death.
The Company’s lead clinical CMBT program, SM-88 (racemetyrosine), is a novel, oral, monotherapy investigational agent that has been studied in approximately 180 patients over five years, including Phase I and II clinical trials for pancreatic, prostate and other cancers. TYME recently launched its pivotal study for SM-88 in third-line treatment of pancreatic cancer through an amendment to its ongoing TYME-88-Panc trial (Part 2). TYME also partnered with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (“PanCAN”) to study SM-88 in an adaptive Phase II/III trial known as Precision PromiseSM, which the Company believes can serve as a pivotal trial. In Precision Promise, SM-88 is starting as second-line monotherapy and could expand to first-line combination therapy with standard of care. A Phase II investigator-initiated trial evaluating SM-88 monotherapy in late-stage sarcomas was also launched in May 2019, under the direction of principal investigator Dr. Sant Chawla and in collaboration with The Joseph Ahmed Foundation. Enrollment is expected to start the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The Company has also recently completed and presented final data from its Phase II clinical trial for prostate cancer. All of SM-88’s current clinical programs, as well as its recently completed Phase II prostate cancer trial, study SM-88 in use with three low-dose conditioning agents: methoxsalen, phenytoin, and sirolimus. The Company is actively evaluating the expansion of its clinical program to other cancers as SM-88 has demonstrated complete or partial responses in 15 different forms of cancer with a well-tolerated safety profile.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of Tyme Technologies, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Liquidity
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has historically funded its operations primarily through equity offerings. In April 2019, the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $11.3 million after underwriting discounts and before expenses through an underwritten registered offering. Previously on November 2, 2017, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Canaccord Genuity Inc. (“Canaccord”), with respect to an at-the-market (“ATM”) offering pursuant to which the Company, from time to time, sold shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price up to $30.0 million, through Canaccord, as the Company’s sales agent (the “Canaccord ATM”). In the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company raised approximately $5.8 million in aggregate gross proceeds before commissions and expenses through the Canaccord ATM and paid Canaccord aggregate commissions of $0.2 million. The Company did not sell any shares through the Canaccord ATM during the six months ended September 30, 2019 and at September 30, 2019, there remained approximately $17.9 million of availability to sell shares through the Canaccord ATM. On October 2, 2019, TYME sent notice to Canaccord that it was terminating the Equity Distribution Agreement, effective October 12, 2019. On October 18, 2019, TYME entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM (the “Sale Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time, sell shares of Common Stock through Jefferies having an aggregate offering price of up to $30.0 million (the “Jefferies ATM”) (see Note 14 - Subsequent Events). The proceeds of the aforementioned offerings are being used by the Company for continued clinical studies, drug commercialization and development activities and other general corporate and operating expenses.
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had negative cash flow from operations of $9.6 million and net loss of $9.3 million, which included non-cash income of $3.0 million (related to change in fair value of warrant liability) and $3.1 million of non-cash expenses, primarily non-cash equity compensation expense. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had working capital of approximately $11.5 million.
6
Management has concluded that substantial doubt does not exist regarding the Company’s ability to satisfy its obligations as they come due during the twelve-month period following the issuance of these financial statements. This conclusion is based on the Company’s assessment of qualitative and quantitative conditions and events, considered in aggregate as of the date of issuance of these financial statements that are known and reasonably knowable. Among other relevant conditions and events, the Company has considered its operational plans, liquidity sources, obligations due or expected, funds necessary to maintain the Company’s operations, and potential adverse conditions or events as of the issuance date of these financial statements.
Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 12, 2019 (the “2019 10-K”). The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC related to interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The financial information contained herein is unaudited; however, management believes all adjustments have been made that are necessary to present fairly the results for the interim periods. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Tyme Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Tyme Inc. and Luminant. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).
Significant Accounting Policies
The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019 included in the Company’s 2019 10-K.
Reclassifications
The Company has reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the previously reported net loss or cash flows.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for cash, accounts payable, and other current liabilities approximate their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of these accounts. The fair value of the severance payable approximates the carrying value, which represents the present value of future severance payments. The fair value of the derivative liability is discussed in Note 6.
Derivative Warrant Liability
Certain freestanding common stock warrants that are related to the issuance of common stock are classified as liabilities and recorded at fair value due to characteristics that require liability accounting, primarily the obligation to issue registered shares of common stock upon notification of exercise and certain price protection provisions. Warrants of this type are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date and any change in fair value is recognized as a component of other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the warrants. The Company utilizes Level 3 fair value criteria to measure the fair value of the warrants.
7
As noted in Note 8, Stockholders’ Equity, the Company classifies a warrant to purchase shares of its Common Stock as a liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet if the warrant is a free-standing financial instrument that contains certain price protection features which cause the warrants to be treated as derivatives. Each warrant of this type is initially recorded at fair value on date of grant using the Monte Carlo simulation model, and is subsequently re-measured to fair value at each subsequent balance sheet date. Changes in fair value of the warrant are recognized as a component of other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the warrant.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company adopted ASU 2016‑02, Leases (Topic 842) on April 1, 2019. For its long-term operating leases, the Company recognized an operating lease right-of-use asset and an operating lease liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheets. The lease liability is determined as the present value of future lease payments using an estimated rate of interest that the Company would pay to borrow equivalent funds on a collateralized basis at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is based on the liability adjusted for any prepaid or deferred rent. The Company determines the lease term at the commencement date by considering whether renewal options and termination options are reasonably assured of exercise.
Fixed rent expense for the Company's operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of a lease and is included in operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Variable lease payments including lease operating expenses are recorded as incurred.
The Company elected the optional practical expedients to forgo applying guidance in Topic 842 to short-term leases (leases 12 or fewer months at commencement and no purchase option). The package of expedients allows an entity to forgo reassessing (1) whether a contract contains a lease, (2) classification of leases, and (3) whether capitalized costs associated with a lease meet the definition of “initial direct costs” in Topic 842.
The Company elected to use the optional transition method and therefore prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with the historic accounting under the previous lease guidance, ASC 840, Leases (Topic 840).
Upon adoption, the Company recognized an operating right-of use asset and operating lease liability in its condensed consolidated balance sheet of approximately $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The Company also classified prepaid rent of $0.3 million as an operating right-of-use asset upon adoption. There were no adjustments to the Company’s opening accumulated deficit upon adoption.
The impact of the adoption of Topic 842 on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of April 1, 2019 was as follows:
|
|
April 1, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2019 |
|
|||
|
|
Prior to Adoption of ASC Topic 842 |
|
|
ASC Topic 842 Adjustment |
|
|
As Adjusted |
|
|||
Prepaid rent |
|
$ |
343,903 |
|
|
$ |
(343,903 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
Deferred rent |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Operating right-of-use assets |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
447,897 |
|
|
$ |
447,897 |
|
Operating lease liability |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
103,994 |
|
|
$ |
103,994 |
|
In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features. These amendments simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. The amendments require companies to disregard the down round feature when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to its own stock, for purposes of determining liability or equity classification. This ASU is effective for the Company beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2020. The Company has adopted this ASU effective April 1, 2019 and there was no impact on the consolidated financial statements.
8
Note 3. Net Loss Per Common Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per common share for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30, |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
||||
Basic and diluted net loss per common share calculation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(6,126,080 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,015,120 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,318,066 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,737,916 |
) |
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted: |
|
|
111,950,937 |
|
|
|
101,647,555 |
|
|
|
111,906,981 |
|
|
|
101,438,168 |
|
Net loss per share of common stock — basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
The Company calculates net loss per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share” (“EPS”). Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to the Company by the weighted average number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding for the period, and diluted earnings per share is computed by including common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. During the periods presented, the calculation excludes any potential dilutive common shares and any equivalents as they would have been anti-dilutive.
Warrants issued in April 2019, discussed further in Note 8, participate on a one-for-one basis with common stock in the distribution of dividends, if and when declared by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) on the Company’s Common Stock. For purposes of computing EPS, these warrants are considered to participate with common stock in the earnings of the Company and, therefore, the Company calculates basic and diluted EPS using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, net income for the period is allocated between common stockholders and participating securities according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. No income was allocated to the warrants for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 as results of operations was a loss for both periods.
The following outstanding securities at September 30, 2019 and 2018 have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as they are anti-dilutive:
|
|
September 30, |
|
|||||
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
||
Stock options |
|
|
12,010,807 |
|
|
|
8,105,472 |
|
Warrants |
|
|
8,937,651 |
|
|
|
5,615,641 |
|
Total |
|
|
20,948,458 |
|
|
|
13,721,113 |
|
Note 4. Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities
Accounts payable (including accounts payable to a related party – see Note 11) and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
|
|
September 30, 2019 |
|
|
March 31, 2019 |
|
||
Legal |
|
$ |
247,094 |
|
|
$ |
602,129 |
|
Consultant and professional services |
|
|
199,757 |
|
|
|
170,257 |
|
Accounting and auditing |
|
|
210,599 |
|
|
|
331,119 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
1,935,831 |
|
|
|
1,907,787 |
|
Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board Compensation |
|
|
490,125 |
|
|
|
489,393 |
|
Other |
|
|
165,290 |
|
|
|
191,623 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
3,248,696 |
|
|
$ |
3,692,308 |
|
Note 5. Severance Payable
On March 15, 2019 the Company entered into a Release Agreement related to the separation of employment of its then-Chief Operating Officer. The agreement provides for salary continuance for five years, reimbursement of health benefits for three years and a modification to his outstanding stock options to extend the post-termination exercise period for his vested options from three months to five years. The Company recorded severance expense at its present value of $2.5 million (using a discount rate of 6%) for the year ended March 31, 2019, including $0.4 million relating to the stock option modification. The severance liability payable as of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 was $1.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively.
9
Note 6. Fair Value Measurements
The carrying amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for cash, accounts payable, and other current liabilities approximate their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of these accounts. The fair value of the severance payable approximates the carrying value, which represents the present value of future severance payments. The fair value of the derivative liability is discussed below.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received if selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Company’s financial assets are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy, and their applicability to the Company’s financial assets, are described below.
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date of identical, unrestricted assets.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 includes investments valued at quoted prices adjusted for legal or contractual restrictions specific to the security.
Level 3: Pricing inputs are unobservable for the assets. Level 3 assets include private investments that are supported by little or no market activity. Level 3 valuations are for instruments that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions and may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with such adjustment generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used.
An adjustment to the pricing method used within either Level 1 or Level 2 inputs could generate a fair value measurement that effectively falls in a lower level in the hierarchy. The Company had no material re-measurements of fair value with respect to financial assets and liabilities, during the periods presented, other than those assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
The Company has segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below. Other than the warrants issued in connection with the issuance of Common Stock from the underwritten registered offering that closed on April 2, 2019, the Company had no assets or liabilities classified as Level 3 as of March 31, 2019 or September 30, 2019. Transfers are calculated on values as of the transfer date. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the six months ended September 30, 2019.
The fair value of the warrants is considered a Level 3 valuation and was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model. This model incorporated several assumptions at each valuation date including: the price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of valuation, its expected volatility, the remaining contractual term of the warrant, the risk free interest rate over the term and estimates of the probability of fundamental transactions occurring (See Note 8 for further discussion of the issuance of Common Stock from an underwritten registered offering).
The Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:
Description |
|
Total |
|
|
Quoted prices in active markets |
|
|
Significant other observable inputs |
|
|
Significant unobservable inputs |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
|||
September 30, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant liability |
|
$ |
4,264,205 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
4,264,205 |
|
March 31, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant liability |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
The following table summarizes activity for liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 significant unobservable inputs:
|
|
September 30, 2019 |
|
|
Beginning balance, March 31, 2019 |
|
$ |
— |
|
Fair value of liability-classified warrants issued with common stock |
|
|
7,283,601 |
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
|
|
(3,019,396 |
) |
Ending balance |
|
$ |
4,264,205 |
|
Note 7. Debt
Insurance Note Payable
During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company entered into a short-term financing arrangement with its insurance carrier related to payment of premium for its Director and Officer liability insurance coverage totaling $0.6 million for the policy year ending on March 18, 2020. As of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, there remained a balance of $0 million and $0.6 million, respectively, recorded to insurance note payable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity
The following summarizes the common stock warrant activity for the six months ended September 30, 2019:
|
|
Warrant Shares of Common Stock |
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|
||
Outstanding at March 31, 2019 |
|
|
4,499,603 |
|
|
$ |
3.42 |
|
Granted |
|
|
8,000,000 |
|
|
|
2.00 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(78,431 |
) |
|
|
3.00 |
|
Expired |
|
|
(3,483,521 |
) |
|
|
3.00 |
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2019 |
|
|
8,937,651 |
|
|
$ |
2.31 |
|
At each of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, 8,907,884 and 4,469,836, respectively, of common stock purchase warrants relating to securities purchase agreements were outstanding and exercisable.
Warrants
The Company has warrants to purchase its common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2019, as follows:
Issued |
|
Classification |
|
Warrants Outstanding |
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
Expiration |
||
December 2015 |
|
Equity |
|
|
446,500 |
|
|
$ |
5.00 |
|
|
December 2025 |
February 2016 |
|
Equity |
|
|
461,384 |
|
|
|
5.00 |
|
|
February 2026 |
July 2016 |
|
Equity |
|
|
29,767 |
|
|
|
5.00 |
|
|
June 2026 |
April 2019 |
|
Liability |
|
|
8,000,000 |
|
|
|
2.00 |
|
|
April 2024 |
At-the-Market Financing Facility
During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company did not sell shares under Canaccord ATM. At September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, there remained approximately $17.9 million of availability to sell shares through the facility. In the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company raised approximately $5.8 million in gross proceeds through the Canaccord ATM via sale of 2,383,884 shares of Common Stock. The Company incurred $0.2 million of related costs which offset the proceeds. On October 2, 2019, the Company sent notice terminating the Canaccord ATM effective October 12, 2019, and on October 18, 2019, the Company commenced the Jefferies ATM (see Note 14 -Subsequent Events).
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April 2019 - Registered Offering
In April 2019, the Company completed an underwritten registered offering (the “Offering”) of 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $1.50 per share. The total net proceeds of the offering were $11.3 million after deducting underwriter’s discounts and before expenses related to the Offering.
As part of the Offering, the investors received warrants to purchase up to 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share (the “Warrants”).
The Warrants participate with common stock on a one-for-one basis for distribution dividends or other assets of the Company.
The exercise price of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of specific events, including stock dividends, stock splits, combinations and reclassifications of the Company’s Common Stock. Subject to certain exceptions, if the Company issues or sells Common Stock or other securities convertible into Common Stock during the term of the Warrants at a per share price less than the exercise price of the Warrants, or if the Company subsequently reduces the exercise price of equity-linked instruments that were outstanding on April 2, 2019, the exercise price of the Warrants will be reduced to such lower sale or exercise price.
The Company determined that the Warrants should be recorded as a derivative liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet due to the Warrants’ contractual provisions requiring issuance of registered common shares upon exercise and certain price protection rights. At the issuance date, the Warrants were recorded at the fair value of $7.3 million as determined using the Monte Carlo pricing simulation. The Warrants were re-measured at September 30, 2019 and the change in fair value for the three and six months ending September 30, 2019 of approximately $81 thousand and $3.0 million, respectively, was recorded as a component of other income (expense) within the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The following table details key inputs and assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation models used to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability as of September 30, 2019 and April 2, 2019, respectively:
|
|
September 30, 2019 |
|
|
April 2, 2019 |
|
||
Stock price |
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
1.85 |
|
Volatility |
|
|
58 |
% |
|
|
48 |
% |
Remaining term (years) |
|
4.51 |
|
|
|
5.00 |
|
|
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Risk-free rate |
|
|
1.55 |
% |
|
|
2.28 |
% |
Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies
Contract Service Providers
In the course of the Company’s normal business operations, it enters into agreements and arrangements with contract service providers to assist in the performance of its research and development and clinical research activities.
On June 30, 2019, the Company amended the Clinical Research Funding and Drug Supply Agreement dated October 9, 2018, with PanCAN, to enroll individuals diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in a platform style clinical research study. Stage 1 of the study is expected to start in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. After taking into consideration amounts already paid, the remaining estimated cost to the Company is approximately $7.0 million, subject to enrollment adjustments, and is expected to be incurred over two years.
Purchase Commitments
The Company has entered into two contracts with manufacturers to supply certain components used in SM- 88 in order to achieve favorable pricing on supplied products. These contracts have non-cancellable elements related to the scheduled deliveries of these products in future periods. Payments are made by us to the manufacturer when the products are delivered and of acceptable quality. The contracts are structured to match clinical supply needs for our ongoing trials and we expect the timing of associated payments to predominately occur during fiscal year 2020. Total outstanding future obligations associated with the contracts were $2.1 million at September 30, 2019.
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Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation, claims or other contingencies arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company would accrue a liability when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. When a material loss contingency is reasonably possible but not probable, the Company would not record a liability, but instead would disclose the nature and the amount of the claim, and an estimate of the loss or range of loss, if such estimate can be made. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings and we are not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceeding against us that we believe could have a material adverse effect on us, our business, operating results or financial condition.
Note 10. Leases
The Company leases office space in New York and office space and furniture in New Jersey. The New York rent obligation has been prepaid through August 30, 2020, the end of the lease. The New Jersey leases expire in February 2021.
Total Company rent expense, including short term rentals, was approximately $79,000 and $156,000 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $65,000 and $108,000 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet represents the present value of the remaining lease payments over the remaining lease terms. ROU assets also include any initial direct costs incurred and any lease payments made at or before the lease commencement date, less lease incentives received. Payments for additional monthly fees to cover the Company's share of certain facility expenses are not included in operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate of 6.0% to calculate the present value of its lease payments, as the implicit rates in the leases are not readily determinable.
As of September 30, 2019, the future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating lease agreements for which the Company has recognized operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were as follows:
|
|
September 30, 2019 |
|
|
Remainder of fiscal year 2020 |
|
$ |
32,000 |
|
Fiscal year 2021 |
|
|
58,000 |
|
Total remaining lease payments |
|
|
90,000 |
|
Less: present value adjustment |
|
|
(3,000 |
) |
Total operating lease liabilities |
|
|
87,000 |
|
Less: current portion |
|
|
(60,000 |
) |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
|
$ |
27,000 |
|
Note 11. Related Party Transactions
Legal
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (“DBR”) has provided legal services to the Company. A partner of DBR was a member of the Company’s Board and had received, and was entitled to receive in the future, cash compensation payable to non-employee directors generally and equity compensation payable to non-employee directors under the Amended and Restated 2016 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “2016 Director Plan”). See Note 12, Equity Incentive Plan. On September 10, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with the partner and he was appointed as the Company’s Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. He ceased to be a non-employee director on September 10, 2018 and he resigned as a member of the Board, effective September 30, 2018. On September 1, 2018, the partner resigned from the partnership of DBR and he assumed the consulting role “of Counsel” with the firm. Legal fees incurred associated with DBR were approximately $97,000 and $249,000 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $251,000 and $651,000 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. At September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $104,000 and $325,000, respectively, in accounts payable and accrued expenses payable to DBR.
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Note 12. Equity Incentive Plan
Stock Options
As of September 30, 2019, there was approximately $7.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options. The cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average service period of 1.24 years. As of September 30, 2019, there were 4,631,012 shares available for grant under the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and 2016 Director Plan.
Stock based compensation expense recognized was as follows:
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|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30, |
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|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
||||
General and administrative |
|
$ |
833,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,390,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,788,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,232,000 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
613,000 |
|
|
|
793,000 |
|
|
|
1,283,000 |
|
|
|
1,470,000 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,446,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,183,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,071,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,702,000 |
|
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options granted. For employees and non-employees, the compensation expense is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which approximates the vesting period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimating forfeitures as of an award’s grant date.
The expected volatility of options granted has been determined using the method described under ASC 718 using the expected volatility of similar companies. The expected term of options granted to employees, non-employees and consultants in the current fiscal period has been based on the term by using the simplified method as allowed under SAB No. 110 and ASU 2018-7.
The weighted average assumptions used to determine such values are presented in the following table:
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|
September 30, 2019 |
|
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
||
Risk free interest rate |
|
1.38% - 2.38% |
|
|
|
2.86% |
|
|
Expected volatility |
|
71.14% - 76.22% |
|
|
|
75.08% |
|
|
Expected term (in years) |
|
2.5 - 6 |
|
|
5.97 |
|
||
Dividend yield |
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
0% |
|
The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s stock options as of September 30, 2019:
|
|
Number of Options |
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|
||
Outstanding at March 31, 2019 |
|
|
8,953,527 |
|
|
$ |
4.13 |
|
Granted |
|
|
3,057,280 |
|
|
|
1.48 |
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2019 |
|
|
12,010,807 |
|
|
|
3.46 |
|
Options exercisable at September 30, 2019 |
|
|
6,851,269 |
|
|
|
4.43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options Outstanding |
|
|
Stock Options Vested |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Price |
|
Number Outstanding at September 30, 2019 |
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) |
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
|
|
Number Vested at September 30, 2019 |
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
|
|||||||
$1.04 - $8.75 |
|
|
12,010,807 |
|
|
$ |
3.46 |
|
|
|
7.87 |
|
|
$ |
17,500 |
|
|
|
6,851,269 |
|
|
$ |
4.43 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
The intrinsic value calculated as the excess of the market value as of September 30, 2019 over the exercise price of the options, is zero. The market value per share as of September 30, 2019 was $1.19 as reported by the NASDAQ Capital Market.
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A valuation allowance is recorded if it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company weighed available positive and negative evidence and concluded that a full valuation allowance should continue to be maintained on its net deferred tax assets.
The Company is required to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s uncertain tax positions remain unchanged. Due to the full valuation allowance, none of the gross unrecognized tax benefits would affect the effective tax rate at September 30, 2019, if recognized.
The Company had no income tax related penalties or interest for periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements related to uncertain tax positions due to available net operating loss carryforwards, which would be recorded as tax expense should the Company accrue for such items.
Note 14. Subsequent Events
Termination of Equity Distribution Agreement
On October 2, 2019, the Company sent notice to Canaccord that it was terminating the equity distribution agreement, dated November 2, 2017, by and between the parties. Under the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement, the termination became effective on October 12, 2019.
Initiation of a new ATM Facility
On October 18, 2019, the Company entered into the Sale Agreement with Jefferies, pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time, sell shares of Common Stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $30,000,000 through Jefferies, as the Company’s sales agent. The shares will be offered and sold by the Company pursuant to its previously filed and currently effective Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (Reg. No. 333-211489). Jefferies will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the shares from time to time, based on the instructions of the Company. The Company will pay Jefferies a commission rate of three percent (3%) of the gross proceeds from the sales of shares of Common Stock sold pursuant to the Sale Agreement. Under the Sale Agreement, the Company is not required to use the full available amount authorized and it may, by giving notice as specified in the Sale Agreement, terminate the Sale Agreement at any time.
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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The disclosures in this Quarterly Report are complementary to those made in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2019 (the “2019 10-K”). You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and related notes appearing in this Quarterly Report as well as our audited financial statements, notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2019 Form 10-K. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this report and of our 2019 Form 10-K, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. As used in this report, unless the context suggests otherwise, “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” “TYME” or “Tyme Technologies” refer to Tyme Technologies, Inc. together with its subsidiaries. All amounts in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are approximate.
Overview
TYME is an emerging biotechnology company developing cancer metabolism-based therapies (CMBTsTM) that are intended to be effective across a broad range of solid tumors and hematologic cancers, while also maintaining patients’ quality of life through relatively low toxicity profiles. Unlike targeted therapies that attempt to regulate specific pathways within cancer, TYME’s therapeutic approach is designed to take advantage of a cancer cell’s innate metabolic requirements to cause cancer cell death.
Our lead clinical CMBT program, SM-88 (racemetyrosine), is a novel, oral, monotherapy investigational agent that has been studied in approximately 180 patients over five years, including Phase I and II clinical trials for pancreatic, prostate and other cancers. We recently launched our pivotal study for SM-88 in third-line treatment of pancreatic cancer through an amendment to our ongoing TYME-88-Panc trial (Part 2). We currently expect enrollment to begin in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2019, with anticipated enrollment completion by the end of calendar year 2020, and data expected in 2021. We currently estimate the cost of the TYME-88-Panc trial (Part 2) to range from $15 million to $20 million, with expected completion of enrollment by the end of calendar year 2020, and with such costs anticipated to extend through calendar year 2021. We also partnered with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (“PanCAN”) to study SM-88 in an adaptive Phase II/III trial known as Precision PromiseSM, which we believe can serve as a pivotal trial. In Precision Promise, SM-88 is starting as second-line monotherapy and could expand to first-line combination therapy with standard of care. A Phase II investigator-initiated trial evaluating SM-88 monotherapy in late-stage sarcomas was also launched in May 2019, under the direction of principal investigator Dr. Sant Chawla and in collaboration with The Joseph Ahmed Foundation. Enrollment is expected to start the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. We also recently completed and presented final data from our Phase II clinical trial in prostate cancer. All of SM-88’s current clinical programs, as well as its recently completed Phase II prostate cancer trial, study SM-88 in use with three low-dose conditioning agents: methoxsalen, phenytoin, and sirolimus. We are actively evaluating the expansion of our clinical program to other cancers, particularly prostate, breast and blood cancers, as SM-88 has demonstrated complete or partial responses in 15 different forms of cancer with a well-tolerated safety profile.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
This management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to accrued expenses, warrant liability, and stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and significant judgments and estimates as discussed in our 2019 10-K.
Derivative Warrant Liability
Certain freestanding common stock warrants that are related to the issuance of common stock are classified as liabilities and recorded at fair value due to characteristics that require liability accounting, primarily the obligation to issue registered shares of common stock upon notification of exercise and certain price protection provisions. Warrants of this type are subject to re-measurement
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at each balance sheet date and any change in fair value is recognized as a component of other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the warrant. The Company utilizes Level 3 fair value criteria to measure the fair value of the warrants.
As noted in Item 1. Note 8, Stockholders’ Equity, the Company classifies a warrant to purchase shares of its common stock as a liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet if the warrant is a free-standing financial instrument that contains certain price protection features which cause the warrants to be treated as derivatives. Each warrant of this type is initially recorded at fair value on date of grant using the Monte Carlo simulation model, and is subsequently re-measured to fair value at each subsequent balance sheet date. Changes in fair value of the warrant are recognized as a component of other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the warrant.
Recent Developments
Consistent with our overall corporate mission of developing effective cancer therapies that can extend patients’ lives while not compromising on the quality of life gained, during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and subsequently, we note the following activities:
Launched Pivotal Stage of TYME-88-PANC Trial to Evaluate SM-88 for Third-Line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
The pivotal stage of the TYME-88-Panc trial was launched to evaluate the clinical benefits of our lead CMBT candidate, oral SM-88, for third-line treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. We currently expect enrollment to begin in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2019, with an enrollment target of 250 patients.
Presented Final Data at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2019 (“ESMO 2019”) from SM-88 Phase II Prostate Cancer Study Demonstrating Encouraging Clinical Benefit in Patients with Recurrent Prostate Cancer
We presented final data from our Phase II trial of SM-88 in patients with non-metastatic biochemical-recurrent prostate cancer at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress held on September 27- October 1, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Based on data as of September 2019, the study demonstrated that SM-88 had encouraging efficacy and safety outcomes for prostate cancer patients where sparing testosterone is important. The study also showed that reduction of circulating tumor cells, which we believe is emerging as an important prognostic indicator, may prove to be a better surrogate for patient outcomes than prostate specific antigens, particularly for SM-88 and other non-hormonal agents.
Presented Supporting Data at ESMO 2019 from the TYME-88-Panc Phase II Study Demonstrating Overall Survival Trends, Well Tolerated Safety, and Quality of Life Data in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Phase II TYME-88-Panc is a two-part, open label study evaluating SM-88 as an oral monotherapy in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Part 1 was designed to determine optimal doses for pivotal testing. Data and analysis from Part 1 were presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress held on September 27- October 1, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Based on data as of April 2019, SM-88 demonstrated encouraging overall results and a well-tolerated safety profile.
Presented Positive Circulating Tumor Cell Data from TYME-88-Panc Study in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer at the American Association for Cancer Research (“AACR”) PANC 2019
TYME also presented data based on information available as of April 2019 from Part 1 of TYME-88-Panc at the AACR Special Conference on Pancreatic Cancer in September 2019. The data demonstrated encouraging results and a well-tolerated safety profile.
Hematologist Susan O’Brien Joined TYME’s Medical Advisory Board
Dr. O’Brien has been a principal investigator for more than 40 funded clinical research protocols and has authored more than 800 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 30 invited articles, and numerous book chapters and abstracts. After 30 years at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, she is currently the Associate Director for Clinical Science for the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical Director of the Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research, and the Chao Family Endowed Chair for Cancer Clinical Science at the University of California Irvine. She is the hematology representative to the Southwest Oncology Group Executive Committee, and the Hematology Editor for the journal Cancer. She serves on the Medical Scientific Advisory
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Board for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Announced New Collaboration with NYU Langone to Advance TYME’s Cancer Metabolism-Based Therapy, SM-88 to advance the development of innovative treatments for patients with metastatic cancers, including pancreatic cancer
The purpose of this academic preclinical collaboration is to help inform the development of clinical therapies, focusing on identifying potential future biomarkers or combination approaches to treat cancer.
Presented Updated Data at ESMO GI 2019 from SM-88 Phase II TYME-88-Panc study Demonstrating Encouraging Overall Survival Trends in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
TYME presented data based on information available as of April 2019 from Part 1 of TYME-88-Panc at the European Society of Medical Oncology 21st World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer (ESMO GI) on July 4, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. The data demonstrated encouraging results, a well-tolerated safety profile and that certain efficacy indicators correlated with greater overall survival.
Based on data available as of October 25, 2019, we analyzed patient responses reported in position emission topography (PET”) scans, which are utilized for the PET Response in Solid Tumors (“PERCIST”) criteria. 60% (12/20) of the evaluable patients achieved a PERCIST clinical benefit rate (“CBR”), which is defined as those patients who achieved at least a stable disease. There was a 72% reduction in the risk of death (p=0.11, HR = 0.28) as compared to those patients who did not achieve at PERCIST CBR.
TYME 18
TYME-18 is a cancer metabolism-based investigational cancer therapy designed for the intra-tumoral delivery of medicine to increase the permeability of cancer cells while delivering a therapy that will have a selective cytotoxic effect on the tumor. TYME-18 is distinct in composition, but like SM-88, it aims to enhance the susceptibility of a cancer to the highly acidic and toxic tumor microenvironment, while minimizing the impact to normal tissues.
As we announced earlier in 2019, in initial preclinical xenograft mouse studies, TYME-18 was able to completely resolve over 90 percent (11/12 mice) of established colorectal tumors within 12 days versus an average of over 600 percent growth in the control animals. Additionally, there was no detected necrosis of the normal tissue surrounding the tumor site or other identified toxicities in the animals treated with TYME-18. A subsequent study repeated the same efficacy results, with 11 of 12 TYME-18 treated mice showing complete resolution of targeted lesions. We plan to continue with the development of TYME-18 in solid tumors and to provide details of an IND-enabling program in calendar year 2020.
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Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2018
Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $6,126,000 compared to $7,015,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018; and the loss for the six months ended September 30, 2019 was $9,318,000 compared to $13,738,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2018. The decreases in losses is due to decreased operating costs and expenses of $768,000 and $1,309,000 for the three and six month periods as highlighted below. The six month period loss was also reduced by the $3,000,000 change in fair value of warrant liability.
Revenues
During the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not realize any revenues from operations. We do not anticipate any revenues until such time as one of our products has been approved for marketing by appropriate regulatory authorities, or we enter into a collaboration or licensing arrangements, none of which is anticipated to occur in the near future.
Operating Costs and Expenses
For the three months ended September 30, 2019, operating costs and expenses totaled $6,245,000 compared to $7,013,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $768,000. Operating costs and expenses were comprised of the following:
|
• |
Research and development expenses were $3,118,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $3,444,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $326,000. Substantially all research and development expenditures have been incurred in respect of our lead drug candidate SM-88 and its technology platform. Research and development activities primarily consist of the following: |
|
o |
Study and consulting expenses were $1,822,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $1,961,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $139,000 between the comparable periods. The decrease is mainly attributable to the timing of activity related to Part 1 of our TYME-88-Panc trial and our recently completed Phase II prostate clinical trial. |
|
o |
Salary and salary related expenses for research and development personnel were $675,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $653,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of $22,000 between the comparable periods, primarily due to costs associated with an increased employee base, partially offset by a research and development payroll tax credit. |
|
o |
Included in research and development expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 is $613,000 of stock based compensation expense related to stock options granted to research and development personnel compared to $793,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $180,000 between comparable periods. The decrease in expense is associated with the prior year’s fully vested grants having no current year expense, partially offset by new grants issued in the current year. |
|
• |
General and administrative expenses were $3,127,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $3,569,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $442,000. The general and administrative expenses for the respective periods include: |
|
o |
Stock based compensation expense related to stock options and warrants of $833,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1,390,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $557,000, primarily attributable to higher prior year expense associated with modification of vesting provisions of previously-issued grants and the granting of fully-vested options to the Board of Directors during the three months ended September 30, 2018. |
|
o |
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, other general and administrative expenses were $2,294,000 compared to $2,179,000 in the same period in the prior year. The increase of approximately $115,000 primarily resulted from higher employee related costs associated with increased employee base and higher professional services, partially offset by lower bonus accruals (due to timing), as well as lower legal and other professional fees. |
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, operating costs and expenses totaled $12,423,000 compared to $13,732,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $1,309,000. Operating costs and expenses were comprised of the following:
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|
development expenditures have been incurred in respect of our lead drug candidate SM-88 and its technology platform. Research and development activities primarily consist of the following: |
|
o |
Study and consulting expenses were $3,295,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $3,899,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $604,000 between the comparable periods. The decrease is mainly attributable to the timing of activity related to Part 1 of our TYME-88-Panc Phase II and our recently completed Phase II prostate clinical trial. |
|
o |
Salary and salary related expenses for research and development personnel were $1,254,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $1,030,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of $224,000 between the comparable periods, primarily due to costs associated with an increased employee base, partially offset by a research and development payroll tax credit. |
|
o |
Included in research and development expense for the six months ended September 30, 2019 is $1,283,000 of stock based compensation expense related to stock options granted to research and development personnel compared to $1,470,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $187,000 between comparable periods. The decrease in expense is associated with the prior year’s fully vested grants having no current year expense, partially offset by new grants issued in the current year. |
|
• |
General and administrative expenses were $6,584,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $7,278,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $694,000. The general and administrative expenses for the respective periods include: |
|
o |
Stock based compensation expense related to stock options was $1,788,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3,232,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2018, a decrease of $1,444,000, primarily due to higher expenses in the prior year associated with modification of vesting provisions of previously-issued grants and the granting of fully-vested options to the Board of Directors in the six months ended September 30, 2018. |
|
o |
During the six months ended September 30, 2019, other general and administrative expenses were $4,796,000 compared to $4,046,000 in the same period in the prior year. The increase of approximately $750,000 primarily resulted from higher employee-related costs associated with our increased employee base, higher professional fees, and warrant issuance costs. These costs were partially offset by lower legal and accounting and auditing services. |
Other income (expense)
For the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had $81,000 and $3,019,000 of income relating to the change in fair value of the warrant liability during the period, compared to $0 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018.
For the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had interest income on cash accounts of $67,000 and $148,000 compared to $0 for both the three and six months ended September 30, 2018.
For the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had interest expense of $29,000 and $62,000 primarily related to the amortization of the severance payable discount, compared to $2,000 and $6,000 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018.
Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Net Loss per Share
Adjusted net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $4,761,000 or $0.04 per share compared to $4,832,000 or $0.05 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Adjusted net loss for the six-month period ended September 30, 2019 was $9,266,000 or $0.08 per share compared to $9,036,000 or $0.09 per share for the same period in the prior year, after adjusting for change in fair value of warrant liability and amortization of employees, directors and consultants stock options. Adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share are non-GAAP measures. See “Use of Non-GAAP Measures” below for a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measures.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share as presented in this report are non-GAAP measures. The adjustments relate to the change in fair value of warrant liabilities and amortization of employees, directors and consultants stock based compensation. These financial measures are presented on a basis other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("Non-GAAP Measures"). In the reconciliation tables that follow, we present adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share, reconciled
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to their comparable GAAP measures, net loss and net loss per share. These items are adjusted because they are not operational or because they are significant non-cash charges and management believes these adjustments are meaningful to understanding the Company's performance during the periods presented. These Non-GAAP Measures should be considered a supplement to, not a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Our definitions of adjusted net loss and adjusted loss per share may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies.
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted Net Loss |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
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Six Months Ended September 30, |
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|
|
2019 |
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|
2018 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
||||
Net loss (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(6,126,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,015,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,318,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,738,000 |
) |
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
|
|
(81,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,019,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Amortization of employees, directors and consultants stock options |
|
|
1,446,000 |
|
|
|
2,183,000 |
|
|
|
3,071,000 |
|
|
|
4,702,000 |
|
Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP) |
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$ |
(4,761,000 |
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$ |
(4,832,000 |
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$ |
(9,266,000 |
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$ |
(9,036,000 |
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Reconciliation of Net Loss Per Share to Adjusted Net Loss Per Share |
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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2018 |
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Net loss per share (GAAP) |
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$ |
(0.05 |
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$ |
(0.07 |
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$ |
(0.08 |
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$ |
(0.14 |
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Adjustments: |
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Change in fair value of warrant liability |
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* |
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— |
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(0.03 |
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— |
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Amortization of employees, directors and consultants stock options |
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0.01 |
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0.02 |
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0.03 |
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0.05 |
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Adjusted net loss per share (non-GAAP) |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
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$ |
(0.08 |
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$ |
(0.09 |
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* The effect of the change in fair value of the warrant liability was negligible to the adjusted net loss per share.
The Non-GAAP Measures for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 provide management with additional insight into the Company’s results of operations from period to period by excluding certain non-operational and non-cash charges, and are calculated using the following adjustments to net loss:
a) The warrants issued as part of an equity offering on April 2, 2019 are measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo model which takes into account, as of the valuation date, factors including the current exercise price, the remaining contractual term of the warrant, the current price of the underlying stock, its expected volatility, the risk-free interest rate for the term of the warrant and the estimates of the probability of fundamental transactions occurring. The warrant liability is revalued at each reporting period or upon exercise. Changes in fair value are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and are excluded from adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share.
b) The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine fair value of stock options granted. For employees and non-employees, the compensation expense is amortized over the requisite service period which approximates the vesting period. The expense is excluded from adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share.
Adjusted basic net loss per share is computed by dividing adjusted net loss by the weighted average number of shares of Company common stock outstanding for the period, and adjusted diluted loss per share is computed by also including common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. During the periods presented, the calculation excludes any potential dilutive common shares and any equivalents as they would have been anti-dilutive as the Company incurred losses for the periods then ended.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of $15.3 million, working capital of $11.5 million, and stockholders’ equity of $7.3 million.
Net cash used in or provided by operating, investing and financing activities from continuing operations were as follows:
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2018 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
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$ |
(9,566,000 |
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$ |
(10,904,000 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
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— |
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(16,000 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
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10,571,000 |
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3,013,000 |
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Operating Activities
Our cash used in operating activities in the six months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $9.6 million, which is the sum of (i) our net loss of $9.3 million, adjusted for non-cash income of $3.0 million (related to change in fair value of warrant liability) and non-cash expenses totaling $3.0 million (principally amortization of stock-based compensation), and (ii) changes in operating assets and liabilities of $0.3 million, primarily due to payment of accrued 2019 bonuses for $1.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, which was offset by the accrual of $859,000 for the current fiscal year with the remainder comprised of changes in asset and liability accounts.
Our cash used in operating activities in the six months ended September 30, 2018 totaled $10.9 million, which is the sum of (i) our net loss of $13.7 million, adjusted for non-cash expenses totaling $4.7 million (principally amortization of stock-based compensation, including immediately vested options granted to the Board of Directors), and (ii) changes in operating assets and liabilities of $1.9 million, primarily due to the payment of accrued 2018 bonuses for $1.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, which was offset by the accrual of $691,000 for the year ended March 31, 2019. Additionally, prepaid clinical costs increased $634,000 and accounts payable and other liabilities decreased $416,000.
Investing Activities
No cash was used in investing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2019.
During the six months ended September 30, 2018, our investing activities consisted of purchases of $16,000 of machinery and equipment.
Financing Activities
In April 2019, the Company raised $11.3 million after underwriting discounts and before offering expenses through an underwritten registered offering of 8,000,000 shares of our common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and 8,000,000 common stock purchase warrants (each a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles its holder to purchase one share of Common Stock (each, a “Warrant Share”) at an exercise price of $2.00 per Warrant Share. The Warrants expire five years from the date of issuance and vest immediately. The warrants are recorded as a derivative liability on the statement of balance sheet and will be subject to remeasurement.
During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company made payments of $597,000 on the insurance note payable related to premiums for its Director and Officer liability insurance coverage.
We anticipate requiring additional capital to further fund the development of our product candidates, as well as to engage in potential partnerships or collaborations. Significant funding will be needed in connection with completing Phase II clinical trials of our SM-88 drug candidate for pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer, participating in the Precision Promise adaptive Phase II/III pancreatic trial platform sponsored by PanCAN, participating in an investigator-initiated clinical trial of SM-88 in sarcoma, and conducting additional or related studies and investigations, including small-scale pre-clinical studies related to the mechanism of action of our lead clinical program SM-88 and other potential drug candidates. The Company’s financing needs also relate to expenses associated with initiation of Part 2 of its TYME-88-Panc trial SM-88, which will be a pivotal trial for patients with third line pancreatic cancer. The SM-88 pivotal trial to study SM-88 for third-line treatment of pancreatic cancer initiated in September 2019. The Precision Promise trial
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is expected to launch in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. We currently estimate the cost of the TYME-88-Panc trial (Part 2) to range from $15 million and $20 million, with expected completion of enrollment by the end of calendar year 2020, and with such costs anticipated to extend through calendar year 2021. The greater scale of these trials is expected to lead to increased costs, including providing SM-88 for use by the subjects. Furthermore, if we determine to move beyond the pre-clinical stage for any of our pre-clinical trials, our liquidity requirements will be increased.
Primarily as a result of its active clinical trials, the expected launch of the Precision Promise trial, and the initiation of Part 2 of the Company’s ongoing TYME-88-PANC trial, as well as other business developments, the Company currently anticipates that its quarterly cash usage, or “cash burn rate”, to average between $5.0 million and $6.0 million per quarter for fiscal year 2020.
During the six months ended September 30, 2018, there was $3,013,000 of financing activities, consisting of $3,338,000 of proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock from the Company’s at-the-market offering pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated November 2, 2017 (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”), by and between the Company and Canaccord Genuity LLC (“Canaccord”), and offset by insurance note payments.
Liquidity and Capital Requirements Outlook
The Company has historically funded its operations primarily through equity offerings of its Common Stock. Previously, on November 2, 2017, the Company entered into the Equity Distribution Agreement with Canaccord, to commence an at-the-market offering pursuant to which the Company, from time to time, sold shares of the Company’s Common Stock, having an aggregate offering price up to $30,000,000, through Canaccord, as the Company’s sales agent (the “Canaccord ATM”). In the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company raised approximately $6,152,000 in gross proceeds through the Canaccord ATM. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, the Company raised approximately $5,844,000 in gross proceeds from the Canaccord ATM. At September 30, 2019, there remained approximately $17.9 million of availability to sell shares through the Canaccord ATM. On October 2, 2019, TYME sent notice to Canaccord that it was terminating the Equity Distribution Agreement, effective October 12, 2019. On October 18, 2019, TYME entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM (the “Sale Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time, sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $30,000,000(the “Jefferies ATM”). See Item 1. Note 14 - Subsequent Events.
As further discussed under “Financing Activities” above, in April 2019, the Company raised approximately $11.3 million, net of underwriting discounts and before offering expenses, through an underwritten registered offering of 8,000,000 shares of our Common Stock and 8,000,000 common stock purchase warrants.
As of September 30, 2019, the Company had cash on hand of approximately $15.3 million and working capital of approximately $11.5 million.
Management has concluded that substantial doubt does not exist regarding the Company’s ability to satisfy its obligations as they come due during the twelve-month period following the issuance of these financial statements. This conclusion is based on the Company’s assessment of qualitative and quantitative conditions and events, considered in aggregate as of the date of issuance of these financial statements that are known and reasonably knowable. Among other relevant conditions and events, the Company has considered its operational plans, liquidity sources, obligations due or expected, funds necessary to maintain the Company’s operations, and potential adverse conditions or events as of the issuance date of these financial statements.
We regularly evaluate opportunities to raise capital and obtain necessary, as well as opportunistic, financing. To meet our short and long-term liquidity needs, we currently expect to use existing cash balances and a variety of other means, including potential issuances of debt or equity securities in public or private financings, including the Jefferies ATM, option exercises, and partnerships, collaborations and/or royalty arrangements. The demand for the equity and debt of biotechnology companies like ours is dependent upon many factors, including the general state of the financial markets. During times of extreme market volatility, capital may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. Our inability to obtain such additional capital could materially and adversely affect our business operations.
While we will continue to seek capital through a number of means, there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all, and our negotiating position in capital generating efforts may worsen as existing resources are used.
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Additional equity financing, which we expect to raise, may be dilutive to our stockholders; debt financing, if available, may involve significant cash payment obligations and covenants that restrict our ability to operate as a business; and our stock price may not reach levels necessary to induce option exercises. If we are unable to raise the funds necessary to meet our long-term liquidity needs, we may have to delay or discontinue the development of certain or all of our drug candidates or raise funds on terms that we currently consider unfavorable.
Seasonality
The Company does not believe that its operations are seasonal in nature.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined under SEC rules.
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision of and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of September 30, 2019. Based on such evaluation our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings and we are not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceeding against us that we believe could have a material adverse effect on us, our business, operating results or financial condition.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019 includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors. Except as set forth below, at the time of this filing, there have been no material changes to the risk factors that were included in the Form 10-K.
We will require substantial additional funding, which may require us to agree to restrictions on our operations or may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all and, if not available, may require us to delay, scale back or cease our drug development programs or operations.
In addition to SM-88, we seek to advance multiple drug candidates through our research and clinical development process. The completion of the development and the potential commercialization of SM-88 or any other drug candidate will require substantial funds. Our future financing requirements will depend on many factors, some of which are beyond our control, which include, but are not limited to:
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the number and characteristics of drug candidates that we pursue; |
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the scope, progress, timing, cost and results of nonclinical and clinical development and research; |
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the costs, timing and outcome of our seeking and obtaining U.S. Food & Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency and other non-U.S. regulatory approvals; |
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the costs associated with manufacturing SM-88, as well as other potential drug candidates, and establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities; |
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our ability to maintain, expand and defend the scope of our intellectual property (“IP”) portfolio, including the amount and timing of any payments we may be required to make in connection with the licensing, filing, defense and enforcement of any patents or other IP rights; |
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the extent to which we acquire or in-license other products or technologies; |
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our need and ability to increase our overall capacity and hire additional administrative, managerial, scientific, operational and medical personnel |
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the effect of competing products that may limit market penetration of SM-88 and any other drug candidates we may develop; |
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the amount and timing of revenues, if any, we receive from commercial sales of SM-88 or any other drug candidates for which we receive marketing approval in the future; and |
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our need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure, including financial and reporting systems; and the economic and other terms, timing of and ultimate success of any future collaboration, licensing or other arrangements, including the timing of achievement of milestones and receipt of any milestone or royalty payments under such agreements. |
Until we can generate sufficient drug and royalty revenue to finance our cash requirements, which we may never achieve, we expect to finance future cash needs through a combination of public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements, royalty agreements and other marketing and distribution arrangements. The demand for the equity and debt of biotechnology companies like ours is dependent upon many factors, including the general state of the financial markets. During times of extreme market volatility, capital may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. Any additional fundraising efforts may divert management’s attention from day-to-day activities and financing may not be available to us when we need it or financings may not be available on favorable terms. If we raise additional capital through marketing and distribution arrangements or other collaborations, strategic alliances royalty rights or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish certain valuable rights to our drug candidates, technologies, future revenue streams or research programs and/or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we raise additional capital through public or private equity offerings, as we expect to do, the ownership interests of our then existing stockholders could be diluted and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect stockholders’ rights.
While we regularly consider options and opportunities to raise additional capital and obtain financing and will continue to seek capital through a number of means, there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all, and
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our negotiating position in capital generating efforts may worsen as existing resources are used. Additionally, if we raise additional capital through debt financing, we may be subject to covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing when needed and on favorable terms, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or suspend one or more of our clinical trials or research and development programs or our commercialization efforts.
None.
None.
Not applicable.
None.
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Exhibit |
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3.1 |
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3.2 |
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3.3 |
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Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer. |
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31.2 * |
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Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer. |
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32.1 ** |
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Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. |
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101.INS * |
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XBRL Instance Document. |
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101.SCH * |
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XBRL Schema Document. |
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101.CAL * |
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XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document. |
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101.DEF * |
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XBRL Definition Linkbase Document. |
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101.LAB * |
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XBRL Label Linkbase Document. |
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101.PRE * |
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XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document. |
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Filed herewith. |
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Furnished herewith. |
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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.
Dated: November 4, 2019
TYME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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/s/ Steve Hoffman |
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Steve Hoffman |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Ben R. Taylor |
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Ben R. Taylor |
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President and Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Barbara Galaini |
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Barbara Galaini |
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Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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