VYCOR MEDICAL INC - Quarter Report: 2011 September (Form 10-Q)
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the transition period from to
VYCOR MEDICAL, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 333-149782 | 20-3369218 | ||||||||||||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3651 FAU Boulevard, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33434
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Issuer's telephone number: (561) 558-2000
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
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 x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | |||||||
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
There were 806,157,246 shares outstanding of registrant's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, as of November 4, 2011.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No x
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I | |||||||||||
Item 1. | Financial Statements | 3 | |||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010 | 3 | ||||||||||
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 | 4 | ||||||||||
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
ended September 30, 2011
and 2010 |
5 | ||||||||||
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | 6 | ||||||||||
Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation | 20 | |||||||||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 29 | |||||||||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 29 | |||||||||
PART II | |||||||||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 30 | |||||||||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 30 | |||||||||
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 30 | |||||||||
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 32 | |||||||||
Item 4. | (Removed and Reserved) | 32 | |||||||||
Item 5. | Other Information | 32 | |||||||||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 32 | |||||||||
SIGNATURES | 32 |
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PART I
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VYCOR MEDICAL, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2011 (unaudited) |
December 31, 2010 (restated) |
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 1,833,831 | $ | 127,081 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 113,575 | 76,460 | ||||||
Inventory | 118,157 | 52,360 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,176,941 | 645,302 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 3,242,504 | 901,203 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net | 671,607 | 773,188 | ||||||
Intangible and Other assets: | ||||||||
Trademarks | 130,000 | 130,000 | ||||||
Patents, net of accumulated amortization | 343,622 | 333,072 | ||||||
Website, net of accumulated amortization | 5,165 | 3,932 | ||||||
Security deposits | 8,988 | 12,299 | ||||||
487,775 | 479,303 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 4,401,886 | $ | 2,153,694 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 241,889 | $ | 114,447 | ||||
Accrued interest | 24,986 | 36,992 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities | 658,098 | 406,998 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 101,179 | 90,881 | ||||||
Notes payable - current | 1,634,689 | 1,415,662 | ||||||
2,660,841 | 2,064,980 | |||||||
Notes payable - long-term | - | - | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 2,660,841 | 2,064,980 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 63.8 and none issued and outstanding as at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively | $ | 1 | $ | - | ||||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 806,157,246 and 724,488,929 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively | 80,616 | 72,449 | ||||||
Additional Paid-in Capital | 12,461,726 | 6,902,427 | ||||||
Accumulated Deficit | (10,803,211 | ) | (6,883,163 | ) | ||||
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 1,913 | (2,999 | ) | |||||
1,741,045 | 88,714 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 4,401,886 | $ | 2,153,694 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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VYCOR MEDICAL, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(unaudited)
For the three months ended September 30, |
For the nine months ended September 30, |
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2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(restated) | (restated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 231,278 | $ | 71,205 | $ | 518,731 | $ | 210,308 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of Goods Sold | 36,298 | 11,980 | 93,863 | 30,752 | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | 194,980 | 59,225 | 424,868 | 179,556 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 33,624 | 4,009 | 94,960 | 9,657 | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and Amortization | 53,628 | 10,753 | 155,381 | 30,577 | |||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 1,218,140 | 392,099 | 4,002,430 | 1,222,280 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating expenses | 1,305,392 | 406,861 | 4,252,771 | 1,262,514 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating loss | (1,110,412 | ) | (347,636 | ) | (3,827,903 | ) | (1,082,958 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) | (6,406 | ) | - | 3,661 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (32,276 | ) | (9,357 | ) | (95,810 | ) | (33,759 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total Other expense | (38,682 | ) | (9,357 | ) | (92,149 | ) | (33,759 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net Loss Before Taxes | (1,149,094 | ) | (356,993 | ) | (3,920,052 | ) | (1,116,717 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Taxes | - | - | - | 2,078 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss | (1,149,094 | ) | $ | (356,993 | ) | (3,920,052 | ) | $ | (1,118,795 | ) | |||||||||||||
Loss Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | $ | (0.001 | ) | $ | (0.001 | ) | $ | (0.005 | ) | $ | (0.002 | ) | |||||||||||
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding | 802,577,945 | 683,067,846 | 770,330,972 | 650,384,814 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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VYCOR MEDICAL, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||
2011 | 2010 (restated) |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,920,052 | ) | $ | (1,118,795 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 127,052 | 13,172 | |||||||||
Depreciation of fixed assets | 38,812 | 17,405 | |||||||||
Share based compensation | 1,576,176 | 203,278 | |||||||||
Shares based interest expense | 4,884 | - | |||||||||
Foreign currency gain (loss) | 12,359 | - | |||||||||
Net loss as adjusted for non-cash items | (2,160,769 | ) | (884,940 | ) | |||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (37,069 | ) | (45,868 | ) | |||||||
Inventory | (65,697 | ) | 702 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | (542,855 | ) | (54,553 | ) | |||||||
Security deposit | 3,311 | (1,283 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 126,932 | (245,726 | ) | ||||||||
Accrued interest | (10,816 | ) | 29,512 | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 249,861 | 21,158 | |||||||||
Other current liabilities | 8,540 | 78,583 | |||||||||
Cash used in operating activities | (2,428,562 | ) | (1,102,415 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows used in investing activities: | |||||||||||
Purchase of fixed assets | (22,872 | ) | (1,931 | ) | |||||||
Purchase of website | (3,360 | ) | - | ||||||||
Acquisition of patents | (56,435 | ) | (3,783 | ) | |||||||
Cash used in investing activities | (82,667 | ) | (5,714 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of Common stock | 889,000 | 914,500 | |||||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of Series B preferred stock | - | 140,000 | |||||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of Series C preferred stock | 3,068,200 | - | |||||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of Notes Payable | 530,304 | 376,500 | |||||||||
Repayment of Notes Payable | (272,400 | ) | (291,500 | ) | |||||||
Cash provided by financing activities | 4,215,104 | 1,139,500 | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 2,875 | - | |||||||||
Net increase in cash | 1,706,750 | 31,371 | |||||||||
Cash at beginning of period | 127,081 | 12,771 | |||||||||
Cash at end of period | $ | 1,833,831 | $ | 44,142 | |||||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow information: | |||||||||||
Interest paid: | $ | 1,550 | $ | - | |||||||
Taxes paid | $ | - | $ | 2,078 | |||||||
Non-Cash Transactions: | |||||||||||
Warrants, options and common stock issued for debt financing | $ | 41,190 | $ | 803,690 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements |
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VYCOR MEDICAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
(unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010, which has been derived from restated audited financial statements, and the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared by Vycor Medical, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company" or "Vycor") in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010, as amended and restated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. All financial information included in these Notes relating to the Company's financial position as of December 31, 2010 and results of operations for the interim period ended September 30, 2010 have been restated to give effect to the accounting corrections discussed in Note 5.
2. FORMATION AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY
Business Description
Vycor Medical, LLC was formed on June 17, 2005 as a New York Limited Liability Company. The Company changed its name to Vycor Medical, Inc. and converted to a Delaware Corporation on August 14, 2007 and issued 16,048 shares of common stock in exchange for each of the 1,122 partnership units outstanding at date of conversion. The assets, liabilities and operations of the Company did not change pursuant to this reorganization, and the accompanying financial statements are presented as if the change occurred on the first day of the earliest period presented. Accordingly, all references to number of shares prior to the date of conversion are based upon the common stock equivalent of the partnership units outstanding on such dates.
The Company designs, develops and markets neurological medical devices and therapies through two operating divisions: Vycor Medical and NovaVision. Vycor Medical focuses on brain and cervical surgical access systems for sale to hospitals and medical professionals; NovaVision focuses on neuro-stimulation therapies and diagnostic devices for the treatment and screening of vision field loss.
3. GOING CONCERN
The Company's financial statements have been presented on a basis that contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and assumes the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred losses since its inception, including a net loss of $3,920,052 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, and the Company expects to continue to incur substantial additional losses in the future, including significant development, marketing, manufacturing and distribution costs. The Company has generated negative cash flows from operations since inception. As of September 30, 2011 the Company had a stockholders' equity of $1,741,045 and cash and cash equivalents of $1,833,831. The Company believes it will not have enough cash to meet its various cash needs unless the Company is able to obtain additional cash from the issuance of debt or equity securities. There is no assurance that additional funds from the issuance of equity will be available for the Company to finance its operations on acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may have to delay development or commercialization of products or technologies that the Company would otherwise seek to commercialize, or cease operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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4. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vycor Medical, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, NovaVision, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and NovaVision AG (a German corporation), a wholly owned subsidiary of NovaVision, Inc. The Company is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. The operations of NovaVision, Inc. have been consolidated from November 30, 2010, the date of the acquisition of substantially all the assets of the former NovaVision, Inc. All material inter-company accounts, transactions, and profits have been eliminated in consolidation.
Research and Development
The Company expenses all research and development costs as incurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 the amounts charged to research and development expenses were $94,960 and $9,657, respectively.
Software Development Costs
The authoritative accounting guidance requires software development costs to be capitalized upon completion of the preliminary project stage. Accordingly, direct internal and external costs associated with the development of the features and functionality of the Company's software, incurred during the application development stage, are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method of the estimated life of three years. The Company acquired internally developed software valued at $540,000 as part of the acquisition of the assets of NovaVision, Inc. on November 30, 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 there was no capitalization of software development costs.
Uses of estimates in the preparation of financial statements
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimated. To the extent management's estimates prove to be incorrect, financial results for future periods may be adversely affected. Significant estimates and assumptions contained in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include management's estimate of the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable, amortization of intangible assets, and the fair values of options and warrants included in the determination of debt discounts and share based compensation.
Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
We value financial instruments using a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
There are three general valuation techniques that may be used to measure fair value, as described below:
a) Market approach - Uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. Prices may be indicated by pricing guides, sale transactions, market trades, or other sources;
b) Cost approach - Based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost); and
c) Income approach - Uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based on current market expectations about the future amounts (includes present value techniques and option-pricing models). Net present value is an income approach where a stream of expected cash flows is discounted at an appropriate market interest rate.
Financial assets and liabilities are valued using either level 1 inputs based on unadjusted quoted market prices within active markets or using level 2 inputs based primarily on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active or inactive markets. For certain long-term debt, fair value is based on present value techniques using inputs principally derived or corroborated from market data. Using level 3 inputs uses management's assessment about the assumptions market participants would utilize in pricing the asset or liability. In the Company's case this entailed assumptions used in pricing models for attached warrant calculations. Valuation techniques utilized to determine fair value are consistently applied.
The Company has no items that are subject to these standards as of September 30, 2011.
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Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed giving effect to all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of incremental shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants and conversion of preferred stock and convertible debt. Such potentially dilutive shares are excluded when the effect would be to reduce a net loss per share. No dilution adjustment has been made to the weighted average outstanding common shares in the periods presented because the assumed exercise of outstanding options and warrants and the conversion of preferred stock and debt would be anti-dilutive.
The following table sets forth the potential shares of common stock that are not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share:
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Stock options outstanding | 833,333 | 833,333 | ||||||||||||
Warrants to purchase common stock | 264,564,530 | 116,766,670 | ||||||||||||
Debentures convertible into common stock | 55,308,960 | 40,166,103 | ||||||||||||
Preferred shares convertible into common stock | 141,777,768 | - | ||||||||||||
Total | 462,484,591 | 102,281,557 |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company's accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations and cash flows when implemented.
5. NOTES PAYABLE
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 Notes Payable consists of:
September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||
On December 29, 2009 and February 3, 2010, the Company issued convertible debentures in the amount of $371,362 and $70,000, respectively, payable to Fountainhead Capital Management ("Fountainhead"), the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the Company's common stock. These debentures accrue interest at a rate of 6% per annum, are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the assets of the Company, and are senior to or pari passu with, all other obligations of the Company, subject to certain conditions. The Holder is entitled to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of the debentures then outstanding into shares of common stock of the Company at the conversion price of $0.0125 per share, subject to adjustment and does not require bifurcation. These debentures were originally due August 31, 2010. On May 14, 2010, the due date for satisfaction was extended to March 30, 2011, on March 28, 2011 the due date was further extended to August 31, 2011 and on June 6, 2011 the due date was further extended to December 31, 2012. | 441,362 | 441,362 | |||||||||
On September 30, 2010 and October 14, 2010, the Company issued convertible debentures payable to Fountainhead in the amount of $85,000 and $90,000, respectively. These debentures accrue interest at a rate of 6% per annum, are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the assets of the Company, and are senior to or pari passu with, all other obligations of the Company, subject to certain conditions. The Holder is entitled to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of the debentures then outstanding into shares of common stock of the Company at the conversion price of $0.0175 per share, subject to adjustment and does not require bifurcation. The debentures were originally due August 31, 2011, however the due date for satisfaction was extended on June 6, 2011 to December 31, 2012. | 175,000 | 175,000 |
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September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||
On October 26, 2010 and November 15, 2010, the Company issued debentures payable to Fountainhead in the amount of $77,500 and $322,500, respectively. These debentures accrue interest at a rate of 6% per annum, are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the assets of the Company, and are senior to or pari passu with, all other obligations of the Company, subject to certain conditions. The debentures were originally due August 31, 2011, however the due date for satisfaction was extended on June 6, 2011 to December 31, 2012. | 400,000 | 400,000 | |||||||||
On November 15, 2010, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $350,000 payable to Peter Zachariou, a Director of the Company. This debenture accrues interest rate of 6% per annum, is due on December 31, 2012, is secured by a first priority security interest in all of the assets of the Company, and is senior to or pari passu with, all other obligations of the Company, subject to certain conditions. The Holder is entitled to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of the debenture then outstanding into shares of common stock of the Company at the conversion price of $0.019 per share, subject to adjustment and does not require bifurcation. On December 20, 2010, the Company repaid $50,000 of this debenture and removed the convertible rights. On June 6, 2011 the due date for satisfaction was extended to December 31, 2012. | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||||||||
On December 3, 2010, the Company issued a debenture in the amount of $40,000 payable to Berardino Investment Group. This debenture accrued interest at a rate of 6% per annum, was due June 30, 2011, was secured by a first priority security interest in all of the assets of the Company, and was senior to or pari passu with, all other obligations of the Company, subject to certain conditions. The Holder was entitled to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of the debenture then outstanding into shares of common stock of the Company at the conversion price of $0.019 per share, subject to adjustment and did not require bifurcation. On June 30, 2011, the entire principal and unpaid interest on this debenture was converted into 2,167,902 shares of the Company's Common Stock at the conversion price of $0.019 per share. | - | 40,000 | |||||||||
On March 25, 2011 the Company issued a term note for $300,000 to EuroAmerican Investment Corp. ("EuroAmerican"). The term note bears interest at 16% per annum and was due June 25, 2011. In connection with the loan the Company also issued EuroAmerican warrants to purchase 400,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for a period of three (3) years. On June 25, 2011 the due date for this note was extended to September 25, 2011 and the Holder was granted the right to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of the debenture then outstanding and accrued interest into shares of common stock of the Company at the conversion price of $0.03 per share, subject to adjustment and does not require bifurcation. On October 25, 2011 the due date for this note was further extended to December 10, 2011 | 300,000 | - | |||||||||
Unsecured, non-interest bearing loan from the chief executive of NovaVision AG, advanced a total of to NovaVision AG, which is being repaid in monthly installments to December 31, 2011. As of September 30, and December 31, 2010 the remaining balance is €11,000 and €33,000, respectively. | 14,957 | 44,019 | |||||||||
Insurance policy finance agreements | 3,370 | 15,281 | |||||||||
Total Notes Payable: | $ | 1,634,689 | $ | 1,415,662 |
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The following is a schedule of future minimum loan payments:
Twelve months ending December 30, | Amount | ||||||||||
2011 | $ | 318,327 | |||||||||
2012 | 1,316,362 | ||||||||||
2013 | - | ||||||||||
2014 | - | ||||||||||
2015 | - | ||||||||||
Thereafter | - | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,634,689 |
As of September 30, 2011, $1,316,362 of Company's notes payable are secured by a first security interest in all of the assets of the Company. The company assesses the value of the beneficial conversion feature of its convertible debt by determining the intrinsic value of such conversion, under ASC 470, at the time of issuance. At the time of issuance of each of the convertible debt instruments set out above, the fair value of the stock was either the same or less than the conversion price, and so there was no value attributable to any beneficial conversion feature.
6. SEGMENT REPORTING, GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
(a) Business segments
The Company operates in two business segments: Vycor Medical, which focuses on devices for neurosurgery; and NovaVision, which focuses on neuro stimulation therapies and diagnostic devices for the treatment and screening of vision field loss. Set out below are the revenues, gross profits and total assets for each segment.
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | 66,510 | $ | 71,205 | $ | 248,591 | $ | 210,308 | ||||||
NovaVision | 164,768 | - | 270,140 | - | ||||||||||
Total Revenue | $ | 231,278 | $ | 71,205 | $ | 518,731 | $ | 210,308 | ||||||
Gross Profit: | ||||||||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | 49,010 | $ | 59,225 | $ | 202,624 | $ | 179,556 | ||||||
NovaVision | 145,970 | - | 222,244 | - | ||||||||||
Total Gross Profit | $ | 194,980 | $ | 59,225 | $ | 424,868 | $ | 179,556 |
September 30, 2011 |
December 31, 2010 (restated) |
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Total Assets: | ||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | 2,846,528 | $ | 1,085,680 | ||||
NovaVision | 1,555,358 | 1,068,014 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 4,401,886 | $ | 2,153,694 |
(b) Geographic information
The Company operates in two geographic segments, the United States and Germany. Set out below are the revenues, gross profits and total assets for each segment.
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||
United States | $ | 181,137 | $ | 71,205 | $ | 390,339 | $ | 210,308 | ||||||
Germany | 50,141 | - | 128,392 | - | ||||||||||
Total Revenue | $ | 231,278 | $ | 71,205 | $ | 518,731 | $ | 210,308 |
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Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||
Gross Profit: | ||||||||||||||
United States | $ | 155,277 | $ | 59,225 | $ | 328,934 | $ | 179,556 | ||||||
Germany | 39,703 | - | 95,934 | - | ||||||||||
Total Gross Profit | $ | 194,980 | $ | 59,225 | $ | 424,868 | $ | 179,556 |
September 30, 2011 |
December 31, 2010 (restated) |
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Total Assets: | ||||||||||||||
United States | $ | 4,307,783 | $ | 2,084,029 | ||||||||||
Germany | 94,103 | 69,665 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 4,401,886 | $ | 2,153,694 |
7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, Property and Equipment and the estimated lives used in the computation of depreciation is as follows:
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Machinery and equipment | $ | 99,076 | $ | 93,764 | ||||
Purchased Software | 15,608 | 10,000 | ||||||
Molds and Tooling | 230,830 | 230,830 | ||||||
Furniture and fixtures | 18,642 | 18,288 | ||||||
Therapy Devices | 58,995 | 44,412 | ||||||
Internally Developed Software | 540,000 | 540,000 | ||||||
963,151 | 937,294 | |||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (291,544 | ) | (164,106 | ) | ||||
Property and Equipment, net | $ | 671,607 | $ | 773,188 |
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment are as follows:
Therapy devices | 3 years | ||||||||||
Computer equipment and software | 3 years | ||||||||||
Furniture and fixtures | 7 years | ||||||||||
Machinery and office equipment | 5 years | ||||||||||
Internally Developed Software | 5 years |
8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, Intangible Assets consists of:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amortized intangible assets: Patent (8 years useful life) | ||||||||
Gross carrying Amount | $ | 438,175 | $ | 381,740 | ||||
Accumulated Amortization | (94,553 | ) | (48,668 | ) | ||||
$ | 343,622 | $ | 333,072 | |||||
Intangible assets not subject to amortization | ||||||||
Trademarks | $ | 130,000 | $ | 130,000 |
Amortization expense for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $46,052 and $13,172, respectively.
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9. EQUITY
Certain Equity Transactions
In January and February 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of 7,578,947 shares of common stock to three investors at a price of $0.019 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $144,000.
In February 2011, the Company issued 250,000 shares of its common stock (valued at $5,000) to Steven Girgenti in consideration for services provided to the Board of Directors. In May 2011, the Company issued an additional 222,222 shares of its common stock (valued at $5,000) to Mr. Girgenti.
On March 2, 2011, the Company issued warrants to seven parties to purchase 14,710,530 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $0.03 per share. The warrants are exercisable over a period of three years from the date of issuance.
On March 25, 2011, in connection with the issuance by the Company of a term note for $300,000 to EuroAmerican Investment Corp, the Company issued warrants to purchase 400,000 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for a period of three years from the date of issuance. The estimated fair value of this warrant was recorded as a debt discount at issuance and was amortized over the three-month term of the loan as interest expense.
In April 2011, the Company issued 24,444,442 shares of common stock together with Warrants to purchase 12,222,221 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for a period of three years for aggregate gross proceeds of $550,000.
In April 2011, in connection with a consultancy agreement, the Company issued 18,000,000 shares of common stock (valued at $360,000) to Jerrald Ginder. On June 25, 2011, pursuant to an amendment to this consultancy agreement, the Company issued an additional 2,666,667 shares of common stock to Mr. Ginder in lieu of aggregate monthly cash payments due under the agreement totaling $60,000.
In May 2011, the Company issued 8,666,666 shares of common stock together with Warrants to purchase 4,333,334 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for a period of three years for aggregate gross proceeds of $195,000.
On June 7, 2011, the Company completed the sale of 31.4 Units comprising Series C Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrants (the "Units") to accredited investors (the "Investors") (the "Preferred Offering") for aggregate proceeds of $1,570,000. The Units were issued pursuant to separate Series C Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (the "Agreements") between the Company and each of the Investors. This sale was an initial closing (the "Initial Closing") under the Agreements which allows for maximum proceeds of $3,000,000. Each Unit was priced at $50,000 and comprised one share of Series C Preferred Convertible Stock convertible (at the Holder's option or mandatorily upon the occurrence of certain events) into 2,222,222 shares of the Company's Common Stock ($0.0225 per share) and a Warrant to purchase 1,111,111 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $0.03 per share (subject to adjustments) for a period of three years (the "Warrant" or "Warrants"). A total of 31.4 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into 69,777,773 shares of the Company's Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 34,888,890 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued. On June 28, 2011, the Company completed a second closing of the Preferred Offering (the "Second Closing") with the sale of an additional 15.40 Units to Investors for aggregate proceeds of $770,000. An additional 15.40 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into 34,222,220 shares of the common stock and Warrants to purchase 17,111,111 shares of the Company's common stock were issued in connection with the Second Closing. The Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investors with respect to the Warrants.
On June 3, 2011, in connection with a consultancy agreement, the Company issued 15,500,000 shares of common stock (valued at $348,750) to GreenBridge Capital Partners IV, LLC.
On June 6, 2011, in connection with a consultancy agreement, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock (valued at $22,500) to Burnham Hill Advisors, LLC.
Burnham Hill Partners LLC ("BHP") served as placement agent in connection with the sale of 24.8 Units in the Preferred Offering. Pursuant to a placement agent agreement with BHP, the Company paid BHP a cash placement fee equal to seven percent (7%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company from Units placed by BHP. Also pursuant to the placement agent agreement, the Company issued BHP Warrants (the "Placement Agent Warrants") to purchase a number of shares equal to seven percent (7%) of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 24.8 Units placed by BHP (3,857,778 shares) in the Preferred Offering. The Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable for three years from the date of issuance at an exercise price of $0.0225 per share.
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On June 30, 2011, the entire principal and unpaid interest on a Debenture dated December 3, 2010 payable to Berardino Investment Group in the original principal amount of $40,000 was converted into 2,167,902 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.019 per share.
Under the terms of a Consulting Agreement dated February 10, 2010 with Fountainhead, the Company was required to issue to Fountainhead fully vested warrants to purchase 39,063,670 shares of the Company's common stock should certain conditions be met during the term of the Consulting Agreement. These warrants are exercisable at $0.0125 per share for a period of five years from February 2010. These warrants became issuable upon completion of the Preferred Offering and were issued in June 2011.
In July 2011 the Company issued Warrants to purchase 2,300,000 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for a period of three years to Millenium Capital Corporation in respect of consulting and advisory services.
On August 4, 2011, the Company completed a final closing of the Preferred Offering (the "Final Closing") with the sale of an additional 13.2 Units to Investors for aggregate proceeds of $660,000. An additional 13.2 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into 29,333,330 shares of the Company's Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 14,666,665 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in connection with the Final Closing. An aggregate of 60 Units were sold to Investors in the First Closing, Second Closing and Final Closing of the Preferred Offering for total proceeds of $3,000,000. A total of 60 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible into an aggregate of 133,333,324 shares of Common Stock, and Warrants to purchase 66,666,666 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
In August 2011 the Company issued 154,600 shares of Common Stock (valued at $5,000) to Steven Girgenti, 78,300 shares of Common Stock to Alvaro Pascale-Leone (valued at $3,125) and 428,571 shares of Common Stock (valued at $10,000) to McCombie Group, LLC in respect of consulting agreements.
On August 26, 2011, the Company completed a new sale of 3.8 Units comprising Series C Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrants (the "Units") to an accredited investor (the "Investor") (the " New Preferred Offering") for aggregate proceeds of $190,000. Each Unit was priced at $50,000 and comprised one share of Series C Preferred Convertible Stock convertible (at the Holder's option or mandatorily upon the occurrence of certain events) into 2,222,222 shares of the Company's Common Stock ($0.0225 per share) and a Warrant to purchase 1,111,111 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $0.03 per share (subject to adjustments) for a period of three years (the "Warrant" or "Warrants").
In September 2011 the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Dr Oscar Bronsther with regard to certain potential clinical studies utilizing Vycor's VBAS product. Under the terms of the agreement, Dr Bronsther received warrants to purchase up to 400,000 of the Company's Common Stock for a period of three years from September 30, 2011 at a price of $0.03 per share.
On September 30, 2011 the Company issued 510,000 shares of Company common stock to Joe Simone in respect of an amendment to a previously disclosed consulting agreement.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company received $889,000 in net cash proceeds from the sale of Common Shares and $3,068,200 in net proceeds from the sale of Preferred Stock, as detailed above.
10. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company recognizes the cost of all share-based payments under the relevant authoritative accounting guidance. Share-based payments include any remuneration paid by the Company in shares of the Company's common stock or financial instruments that grant the recipient the right to acquire shares of the Company's common stock. For share-based payments to employees, which consist only of awards made under the stock option plan described below, the Company accounts for the payments in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, "Stock Compensation" (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 123(R)). Share-based payments to consultants, service providers and other non-employees are accounted for under in accordance with ASC Topic 718, ASC Topic 505, "Equity Payments to Non-Employees" or other applicable authoritative guidance.
Stock Option Plan
The Company adopted the Vycor Medical, Inc Employee, Director, and Consultant Stock Plan (the "Plan") as of February 13, 2008. The Plan provides for both incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options to be granted to employees, officers, consultants, independent contractors, directors and affiliates of the Company. The board of directors establishes the terms and conditions of all stock option grants, subject to the Plan and applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Incentive stock options must be granted at an exercise price not less than the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. The options granted to participants owning more than 10% of the Company's outstanding voting stock must be granted at an exercise price not less than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. The options expire on the date determined by the board of directors, but may not extend mare than 10 years from the grant date, while incentive stock options granted to participants owning more than 10% of the Company's outstanding voting stock expire five years from the grant date. The vesting period for employees is generally over three years. The vesting Period for non-employees
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is determined based on the services being provided. The maximum number of shares of stock which may be delivered under the plan shall automatically increase by a number sufficient to cause the number of shares covered by the plan to equal 10% of the total number of shares of stock then outstanding on a fully diluted basis.
Under ASC Topic 718, the Company estimates the fair value of option awards on the date of grant using an option pricing model. The grant date fair value is recognized over the option vesting period, the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. No compensation cost is recognized for equity instruments for which employees do not render the requisite service. Under these standards, compensation cost for employee cost for employee stock-based awards is based on the estimated grant-date fair value and recognized over the vesting period of the applicable award on a straight-line basis. No employee stock options were granted for the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.
Initial grants of options to purchase 500,000 shares were issued under the Plan on February 13, 2008 to each of Kenneth T. Coviello, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Heather N. Vinas, the Company's President at an exercise price of $0.135 per share. The options vested 33-1/3% on each of the first, second, and third anniversary of the grant and expire February 12, 2018. Following Heather Vinas' resignation as President of the Company in May 2010, 166,667 unvested options were cancelled. Accordingly, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized share-based compensation only for the grant to Mr. Coviello, totaling $29,796.
Stock appreciation rights may be granted either on a stand alone basis or in conjunction with all or part of any other stock options granted under the plan. As of September 30, 2011 there were no awards of any stock appreciation rights.
The Company from time to time issues common stock, stock options or common stock warrants to acquire services or goods from non-employees. Common stock, stock options and common stock warrants issued to other than employees or directors are recorded on the basis of their fair value, which is measured as of the "measurement date" using an option pricing model. The "measurement date" for options and warrants related to contracts that have substantial disincentives to non-performance is the date of the contract, and for all other contracts is the vesting date. Expense related to the options and warrants is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the period over which services are to be received or the life of the option or warrant.
The details of the outstanding rights, options and warrants and value of such rights, options and warrants are as follows:
STOCK WARRANTS: | Number of shares | Weighted average exercise price per share |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2009 | 35,493,172 | $ | 0.030 | ||||||||
Granted | 90,191,077 | 0.015 | |||||||||
Exercised | |||||||||||
Cancelled or expired | (9,079,473 | ) | 0.015 | ||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2010 | 116,604,776 | $ | 0.019 | ||||||||
Granted | 148,176,421 | 0.025 | |||||||||
Exercised | - | - | |||||||||
Cancelled or expired | (50,000 | ) | 0.500 | ||||||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2011 | 264,731,197 | $ | 0.022 | ||||||||
STOCK OPTIONS: | Number of shares | Weighted average exercise price per share |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2009 | 1,000,000 | $ | 0.14 | ||||||||
Granted | |||||||||||
Exercised | |||||||||||
Cancelled or expired | (166,667 | ) | 0.14 | ||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2010 | 833,333 | $ | 0.14 | ||||||||
Granted | - | - | |||||||||
Exercised | - | - | |||||||||
Cancelled or expired | - | - | |||||||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2011 | 833,333 | $ | 0.14 |
As of September 30, 2011, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of outstanding warrants and options is 3.17 and 7.88 years, respectively.
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Non-Employee Stock Compensation
Under the terms of a consulting agreement dated February 2010, the Company issued fully vested warrants to Fountainhead to purchase up to 39,063,670 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.0125 per share. The warrants are valid from February 10, 2010 for a period of five years. The fair value of these warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is being amortized over the two-year life of the consultancy agreement. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $134,322 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement. Under the same agreement, the Company was also required to issue fully vested warrants to purchase an additional 39,063,670 shares of the Company's common stock, at a price of $0.0125 per share should new funding totaling $3 million in aggregate in Common Stock of Vycor or in securities convertible into Common Stock of Vycor at a price of no less than $0.0125 per share of Common Stock be closed during the term of the Consulting Agreement. These warrants became issuable upon completion of the Preferred Offering and were issued in June 2011. The fair value of these warrants was estimated at $658,651 using the Black-Scholes model and, because the performance criteria of the warrants had been satisfied on the date of issuance the full value was expensed immediately.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of 626,822 shares of common stock to Steven Girgenti for services rendered to the board of directors. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $15,000 was recognized as share-based compensation for the issuance of these shares.
Under the terms of a twelve-month sales and marketing consulting agreement dated March 2010, the Company issued 750,000 shares of its Common Stock to Joe Simone, valued at $9,375. As an amendment to this agreement in September 2011, 510,000 shares of Common Stock were issued, valued at $15,300. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $17,071 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
Under the terms of an Extension of Funding Commitment agreement dated September 2010, the Company issued warrants to Fountainhead to purchase up to 50,627,407 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.0175 per share. The warrants are valid from September 29, 2010 for a period of five years. The fair value of these warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes model and is being amortized over the life of the agreement to August 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $336,114 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
Under the terms of a one-year consulting agreement dated December 6, 2010, the Company issued warrants to Market Media Connect, LLC to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.07 per share. The warrants are valid from December 1, 2010 for a period of three years. The fair value of these warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes model and is being amortized over the life of the consulting agreement. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $2,506 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
In March 2011 the Company entered into a one-year consultancy agreement with Mr Jerrald Ginder, effective April 1, 2011. Mr Ginder has extensive experience in sales and marketing and the development of medical device products, and has contacts which will be of use to the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, which the Company has the right to terminate with 30 days notice, Mr. Ginder was to receive $60,000 cash, payable monthly, and 18,000,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company. The stock has been valued by the Company at $360,000 and is being amortized over the life of the agreement as share-based compensation expense. On June 22, 2011, the Company and Mr. Ginder entered into an Amendment to the Consulting Agreement. Pursuant to this amendment, the Company issued to Mr. Ginder an additional 2,666,667 shares of the Company's common stock in lieu of the $60,000 cash due under the Consulting Agreement. The $60,000 value of the additional shares is also being amortized as share-based compensation over the life of the agreement. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, aggregate compensation recognized in respect of the Consulting Agreement, as amended, was $201,075.
In June 2011, the Company entered into a one-year Consulting Agreement with GreenBridge Capital Partners, IV, LLC, to provide consulting and advisory services to the Company. Under the terms of this agreement, GreenBridge is to receive up to 15,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The stock has been valued by the Company at $348,750 and is being amortized over the life of the agreement as share-based compensation expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $113,344 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
In June 2011 the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Burnham Hill Advisors LLC ("BHA") under which BHA shall provide, for a period of six months, financial and strategic advice to the Company. BHA received 1,000,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock. The stock has been valued by the Company at $22,500 and is being amortized over the life of the agreement as share-based compensation expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $14,250 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
In July 2011 the Company issued Warrants to purchase 2,300,000 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for a period of three years to Millenium Capital Corporation in respect of consulting and advisory services.
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The fair value of these warrants was estimated at $28,735 using the Black-Scholes model and, because because the performance criteria of the warrants had been satisfied on the date of issuance, the full value was recognized immediately.
In relation to his appointment as a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of NovaVision, the Company issued 78,300 shares of the Company's Common Stock to Alvaro Pascale-Leone, valued at $3,125, which was recognized as share-based compensation in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
In July 2011 the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with McCombie Group LLC with regard to certain business and strategic planning services. Under the terms of the agreement McCombie Group received 428,571 shares of Common Stock valued at $15,000, which was recognized as share-based compensation in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
In September 2011 the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Dr Oscar Bronsther with regard to certain potential clinical studies utilizing Vycor's VBAS product. Under the terms of the agreement, Dr Bronsther received warrants to purchase up to 400,000 of the Company's Common Stock for a period of three years from September 30, 2011 at a price of $0.03 per share. The fair value of these warrants was estimated at $7,351 using the Black-Scholes model and, because the time period for the agreement is indeterminable, the full value was recognized immediately.
Aggregate stock-based compensation expense charged to operations on employee options and on stock and warrants granted to the above non-employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is $1,576,325. As of September 30, 2011, there was approximately $528,309 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to warrant and stock awards and non-vested options, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 0.56 years.
Stock-based compensation expenses related to employee options and warrants granted to non-employees are recognized as the stock options and warrants are earned. The fair value of the stock options or warrants granted is estimated at the grant date, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the period over which services are to be received or the life of the option or warrant. The grant date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model on the basis of the fair value of the underlying common stock on the measurement date, adjusted for the unique characteristics of those equity instruments, using the assumptions noted in the table below. The fair value of the common stock is determined by the then-prevailing private placement purchase price. Expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of a peer group of publicly traded companies. The expected term of options and warrants was based upon the life of the option, and the risk-free rate used was based on the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity rate.
The following assumptions were used in calculations of the Black-Scholes option pricing model in the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Risk-free interest rates | 0.42-1.60 % | 1.91-2.39 % | ||||||
Expected life | 3 years | 3 years | ||||||
Expected dividends | 0% | 0% | ||||||
Expected volatility | 96-99% | 96% | ||||||
Vycor Common Stock fair value | $0.02-$0.03 | $0.0125-$0.0175 |
11. INCOME TAXES
The Company has incurred net operating losses since inception. The Company has not reflected any tax benefit related to such net operating losses in the financial statements. Prior to August 15, 2007 the Company was a limited liability company and losses were passed through to the individual members, therefore the Company only has potential tax benefits from the date it became a 'C' corporation.
In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income.
The authoritative guidance requires a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based on the level of historical taxable losses and projections of future taxable income (losses) over the periods in which the deferred tax assets can be realized, management currently believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the benefits
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of these deductible differences. Accordingly, management has determined that a 100% valuation allowance is appropriate at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The Company's gross deferred tax assets and valuation allowance at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:
September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||
Gross deferred tax assets | 1,925,000 | 1,286,000 | |||||||||
Valuation allowance | (1,925,000 | ) | (1,286,000 | ) | |||||||
Net deferred tax asset | | |
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company has U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $5,500,000 and $3,675,000, respectively. The federal net operating loss carryforwards expire in the tax years 2027 through 2031.
Federal tax laws impose significant restrictions on the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards and research and development credits in the event of a change in ownership of the Company, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The Company's net operating loss carryforwards and research and development credits may be subject to the above limitations.
At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 the Company has available for carryforward German net operating losses of approximately $350,000 and $125,000 respectively, to be applied against future German taxable income which may be subject to certain restrictions and limitations. Such carryforwards are subject to certain restrictions and limitations in the event of changes in the NovaVision AG's ownership.
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease
The Company executed a lease agreement for administrative office space at its current location of 3651 FAU Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida. The lease term is 12 months from December 1, 2010. The Company vacated its premises at 80 Orville Drive, Bohemia, NY in February, 2011. Rental expense for the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $83,640 and $17,108, respectively.
The Company has entered into a lease for new premises in Boca Raton. The lease term is 66 months and the rental cost for fiscal 2012, taking into account certain rebates under the lease, is approximately $142,000.
Kenneth Coviello retention bonus
Under the terms of the 2009 Recapitalization Agreement, certain accrued salaries totaling $70,643 were converted into a contingent retention bonus payable either on the closing of a Company fundraising of more than $1.5 million or on the sale of the Company (or substantially all of its assets) at a value above $3 million. The Company and Mr. Coviello are in discussions with regard to this agreement and potential eventual payment.
13. CONSULTING AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
The Company has entered into the following consulting and other agreements during the nine months ended September 30, 2011:
Consulting Agreement with Jerrald Ginder
In March 2011 the Company entered into a one-year consultancy agreement with Mr. Jerrald Ginder, a sales executive of Stryker Corporation, effective April 1, 2011. Mr. Ginder has extensive experience in sales and marketing and the development of medical device products, and has contacts which will be of use to the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, which the Company has the right to terminate with 30 days notice, Mr. Ginder was to receive $60,000 cash, payable monthly, and 18,000,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company. The stock has been valued by the Company at $360,000 and is being amortized over the life of the agreement as share-based compensation expense. On June 22, 2011, the Company and Mr. Ginder entered into an Amendment to the Consulting Agreement. Pursuant to this amendment, the Company issued to Mr. Ginder an additional 2,666,667 shares of the Company's common stock in lieu of the $60,000 cash due under the Consulting Agreement. The $60,000 value of the additional shares is also being amortized as share-based compensation over the life of the agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, aggregate compensation recognized in respect of the Consulting Agreement, as amended, was $91,720.
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Supplement to Consulting Agreement with Fountainhead Capital Management Limited
On May 12, 2011, the Company entered into a Supplement to a prior Consulting Agreement with Fountainhead entered into on February 10, 2010 (amended September 29, 2010) to recognize Fountainhead's expanded responsibilities as a result of the acquisition by the Company of the assets of NovaVision, Inc. Under the terms of the Supplement, commencing January 1, 2011 the Company will pay to Fountainhead an additional monthly retainer of $29,000. This additional monthly retainer shall be accrued and paid out to Fountainhead at the option of Fountainhead as follows: (i) in Vycor stock at any time at $0.0225 per share; or (ii) in cash following the closing of a fundraising of no less than $2.5 million or on the sale of the Company or a substantial part of the assets thereof at any time after June 30, 2011. Notwithstanding, Fountainhead shall have the option to receive up to $5,000 of the additional monthly retainer in cash each month, commencing April 1, 2011. In addition, the term of the Consulting Agreement was extended to May 5, 2013. Other than as supplemented, the Consulting Agreement remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Consulting Agreement with GreenBridge Capital Partners, IV, LLC
On June 3, 2011,the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement ("Consulting Agreement") with GreenBridge Capital Partners, IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GreenBridge"), to provide consulting and advisory services to the Company. Under the terms of this agreement GreenBridge is to receive up to 15,500,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Said shares are subject to a Company repurchase option, which may be exercised within specified time periods at the Company's sole discretion.
On August 18, 2011, the Company agreed with GreenBridge to amend the Consulting Agreement to modify the dates for exercise of the Company's repurchase option related to the shares delivered to Greenbridge pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. Specifically, the parties agreed that, of the 15,500,000 shares delivered to GreenBridge, the Company would have the option to repurchase 5,166,666 of the shares prior to November 30, 2011 and an additional 5,166,667 shares prior to February 28, 2012. The remaining 5,000,000 shares are not subject to a repurchase option. The shares which are the subject of the repurchase option are to be held in escrow by a third party. In all other respects, the original Consulting Agreement remains in full force and effect as written.
Consulting Agreement with Burnham Hill Advisors LLC
The Company entered into a Consulting Agreement dated June 6, 2011 with Burnham Hill Advisors LLC ("BHA") under which BHA shall provide, for a period of six months, financial and strategic advice to the Company. BHA shall receive fees of $10,000 per month and received 1,000,000 restricted shares of the Company's Common Stock.
Agreement with Partizipant, LLC
On July 31, 2011, the Company entered into an Agreement (the "Agreement") with Partizipant, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Partizipant"), to provide a broad range of investor relations and public relations services as more particularly described in the Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2011. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Partizipant a one-time payment of $300,000.
14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In January, February and March 2011 the Company issued unsecured, subordinated loan notes to Fountainhead for a total of $99,000. The loan notes are subordinated to the Company's secured debentures, bear interest at a rate of 6% and are due May 30, 2011.
In January and February 2011 the Company issued unsecured, subordinated loan notes to Peter Zachariou, a director of the Company for a total of $55,000. The loan notes are subordinated to the Company's secured debentures, bear interest at a rate of 6% and are due on demand.
In February 2011 the Company issued an unsecured, subordinated loan note to David Cantor, a director of the Company for $10,000. The loan notes are subordinated to the Company's secured debentures, bear interest at a rate of 6% and are due on demand.
On May 6, 2011, the Company entered into a Supplement to a prior Consulting Agreement with Fountainhead entered into on February 10, 2010 (amended September 29, 2010) to recognize Fountainhead's expanded responsibilities as a result of the acquisition by the Company of the assets of NovaVision, Inc. Under the terms of the Supplement, commencing January 1, 2011 the Company will pay to FCM an additional monthly retainer of $29,000. This additional monthly retainer shall be accrued and paid out to Fountainhead at the option of Fountainhead as follows: (i) in Vycor stock at any time at $0.0225 per share; or (ii) in cash following the closing of a fundraising of no less than $2.5 million or on the sale of the Company or a substantial
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part of the assets thereof at any time after June 30, 2011. Notwithstanding, Fountainhead shall have the option to receive up to $5,000 of the additional monthly retainer in cash each month, commencing April 1, 2011. In addition, the term of the Consulting Agreement was extended to May 5, 2013. Other than as supplemented, the Consulting Agreement remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Under the terms of a Consulting Agreement dated February 10, 2010 with Fountainhead, the Company was required to issue to Fountainhead fully vested warrants to purchase an additional 39,063,670 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a price of $0.0125 per share should new funding totaling $3 million in aggregate in Common Stock of Vycor or in securities convertible into Common Stock of Vycor at a price of no less than $0.0125 per share of Common Stock be closed during the term of the Consulting Agreement. These warrants became issuable upon completion of the Preferred Offering and were issued in June 2011.
On June 6, 2011, in connection the Preferred Offering, Fountainhead agreed to extend to maturity of debentures totaling $931,362 to December 31, 2012. At the same time, Peter Zachariou, a director of the Company, agreed to extend the maturity of debentures totaling $300,000 to the same date.
On September 30, 2011, short-term loans including accrued interest of $102,450 and accrued interest on the loans extended on June 6, 2011 of $76,658, were repaid to Fountainhead. At the same time, short-term loans including accrued interest of $57,004 and accrued interest on the loans extended on June 6, 2011 of $14,992 were repaid to Peter Zachariou, a director of the Company; and short-term loans including accrued interest of $10,352 were repaid to David Cantor, a director of the Company.
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and filed with this Form 10Q.
New Lease
On November 8, 2011 the Company entered into a lease for new premises in Boca Raton. The lease term is 66 months and the rental cost for fiscal 2012, taking into account certain rebates under the lease, is approximately $142,000.
Share Issuance
On November 6, 2011 the Company issued 166,667 shares of Common Stock (valued at $5,000) to Steven Girgenti and 104,167 shares of Common Stock to Alvaro Pascale-Leone (valued at $3,125) in respect of consulting agreements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Forward Looking Statements
This Interim Report on Form 10-Q contains, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PLSRA"), Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") regarding Vycor Medical, Inc. (the "Company" or "Vycor," also referred to as "us", "we" or "our"). Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, (a) our projected sales, profitability, and cash flows, (b) our growth strategies, (c) anticipated trends in our industries, (d) our future financing plans and (e) our anticipated needs for working capital. They are generally identifiable by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "plans," "potential," "projects," "continuing," "ongoing," "expects," "management believes," "we believe," "we intend" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These statements may be found under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Description of Business," as well as in this Form 10-Q generally. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, prospective products or product approvals, future performance or results of current and anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, and financial results.
Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this report may turn out to be inaccurate. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks or uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Actual future results may vary materially as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks outlined under "Risk Factors" and matters described in this Form 10-Q generally. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this filing will in fact occur. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events, or otherwise. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA.
1. Organizational History
We were formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of New York on June 17, 2005 as "Vycor Medical LLC". On August 14, 2007, we converted into a Delaware corporation and changed our name to "Vycor Medical, Inc." ("Vycor" or the "Company"). On November 29, 2010, Vycor, through its wholly-owned subsidiary NovaVision Acquisition, Inc., completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the former NovaVision, Inc., a company that had been in the business of researching, developing and providing medical technologies to restore the vision of patients with neurological visual loss. Subsequent to the purchase, NovaVision Acquisition, Inc. changed its name to NovaVision, Inc. ("NovaVision").
2. Overview of Business
Vycor operates two distinct business units within the medical device industry: Vycor Medical (which operates as a division of the Company) and NovaVision. Vycor Medical is a medical device company that designs, develops and markets medical devices for use in neurosurgery. NovaVision develops non-invasive, computer-based visual neuro-stimulation therapy for patients suffering from vision field deficits resulting from neurological trauma such as stroke and traumatic brain injuries, as well as screening and diagnostic products. In addition to our existing products and products in development, we actively seek acquisition, joint ventures and in-licensing opportunities in the medical device and therapy fields which we believe are complementary and will add shareholder value.
Vycor Medical
Introduction
Vycor Medical is a medical device company that designs, develops and markets medical devices for use in neurosurgery. Vycor Medical is ISO 13485:2003 compliant, has U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") 510(k) clearance for brain and spine self-retaining retractors used during surgeries, CE Marking for Europe and Canadian HPB licensing for sale in Canada of its brain access system.
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Vycor Medical's ViewSite Brain Access System ("VBAS"), is a neurosurgical access system which was commercially launched in November 2008. The VBAS addresses a market that has not changed materially in over 50 years in contrast to the numerous developments in most other neurosurgical technologies. VBAS has the potential to reduce brain tissue trauma when accessing deep brain targets.
In early stages of development is the Cervical Access System ("VCAS"), which requires further prototyping and successful market testing prior to commercialization. Like the VBAS, this product is also designed to allow the surgeon easy access to a desired target; in this case the VCAS allows the surgeon to gain access to the anterior cervical surgery site.
Vycor Medical has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its products, with which we are authorized to market our products in the U.S. without further approvals.
Viewsite Brain Access System (VBAS)
To access most surgical sites in the brain, surgeons usually need to remove part of the skull (craniotomy) and then separate (retract) the soft brain tissue to access the target site. The current standard of care utilizes a metal blade retractor (also known as a ribbon or blade retractor) to separate the tissue, and the retractor blades are attached to a head frame in order to apply tension to the tissue and maintain the opening.
With the VBAS system, the surgeon makes an incision, inserts the clear, elliptical-shaped VBAS introducer through the brain tissue, and then removes the introducer and uses the clear hollow working channel to provide access to the precise location desired for surgery.
VBAS was designed to be used to access surgical sites in the brain in a minimally-invasive manner. VBAS provides a minimally traumatic surgical corridor to most areas of the brain for the surgeon. With various sizes ranging from 12mm to 28mm, VBAS can be used for many types of procedures from "key hole" endoscopic surgery to removal of large tumors using standard instruments. VBAS is compatible with Image Guidance Systems ("IGS") and can be used with these neuro-navigation systems to accurately reach the target in the brain. This allows the surgeon real-time visualization of retractor positioning.
The VBAS is a single-use product and is available in multiple sizes. The series consists of twelve disposable products, offered in four different port diameters of 12mm, 17mm, 21mm and 28 mm and a choice of three lengths for each of 3, 5, and 7cm. We intend to add additional models in the future.
Product Advantages
Management believes that VBAS has a number of advantages over standard blade or ribbon retractors:
Less Invasive Procedure: The VBAS' shape and minimal footprint enables the surgeon to access a specific target with a smaller incision, resulting in a smaller corticotomy and less disruption to surrounding tissues.
Reduction of Venous Pressure: Normal surgical procedures utilizing standard retractors require the pulling away of tissue to expose the target site. Current retractors have low surface areas and edges that in turn may lead to focal pressure on the delicate tissue of the brain. The lack of edges on the VBAS device, and the way in which the elliptical introducer retracts the tissue reduces pressure on the tissue.
Superior Field of View: Made of polished transparent polycarbonate, the VBAS increases a surgeon's field of vision through a clear, visible and stable channel, allowing for continual monitoring of surrounding tissue and structures during surgery.
More Accurate Navigation: The VBAS device when inserted into the brain retracts tissue as the surgeon navigates to the surgical site; standard retractors do not. The VBAS product when used with a navigational pointer allows the surgeon to see on the surgical monitor, in real-time, exactly where the retractor is in relation to critical brain structures and underlying pathologies. This helps the surgeon to accurately reach the target site with minimum healthy tissue trauma.
Minimizes target shift: When standard retractors are utilized to access the target site, they pull on the brain's soft tissue. This may cause the target area to shift from the location shown on the navigational system. This shifting of the target requires the surgeon to spend time repositioning the retractors as they work towards re-locating the target, exposing the delicate tissue to additional potential pressure. As a result of the VBAS' elliptical shape there is even distribution of pressure and therefore less pulling of the tissue in one direction.
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Potential ability to address previously difficult or inoperable procedures: Through its design, VBAS potentially allows the surgeon to address previously difficult or inoperable conditions, such as tumors seated too deeply or very close to critical structures
Product shortcomings
Our products have a few shortcomings:
As compared to existing blade retractors diameter of our device is fixed as opposed to variable which might give the surgeon less flexibility once he is at the desired location.
The diameters and lengths of our devices are set to specific measurements, which may limit the surgeon to these specific sizes.
Depending on the case, usage of a disposable product may be viewed as more costly and may not be accepted by our potential end users.
Our device uses an elliptical channel which potentially limits the working area compared to a round channel.
Certain procedures such as aneurysms require greater site access and therefore are less appropriate for VBAS' minimal approach.
Because our products are relatively new to the market, there is no guarantee that any of the above mentioned features would prove effective and be useful by the end user, and the extent to which we are successful in achieving our objectives will be judged by the acceptance of the devices in the market.
Vycor Medical Product Pipeline
Brain Access and Related Products
We plan to develop additional Brain Access Systems shapes and sizes and we are also identifying other products that may be used in conjunction with our VBAS product.
We are developing an extension arm as a re-usable accessory that attaches to the VBAS device; this will enable easier connection to halo systems and other retractor systems on the market.
Cervical Access Products
We will continue our preliminary development of Cervical Access System products which would be used by the surgeon to access the anterior cervical surgical site (the uppermost vertebrae located in the neck). While the Company has filed certain intellectual property applications with respect to this technology, such development is in early stage.
Market
We believe that approximately 30% of the 4,500 US neurosurgeons focus predominantly on craniotomies or cranial procedures that could potentially benefit from the VBAS product. Management believes that there are approximately 1,500 hospitals that represent the majority of its US target market.
Competition
Competing manufacturers of brain retractors include, among others, Cardinal Health, Aesculap, Integra Life Sciences, Codman (Division of Johnson & Johnson), Medtronic, Stryker and others.
Sales, Marketing and Customers
Vycor Medical is currently focusing its marketing efforts for VBAS on the US and Canada, China and Europe. Vycor Medical markets VBAS products to leading neurosurgeons and neurosurgery hospitals. Our domestic distribution partners are independent distributors that have existing relationships with neurosurgeons and target hospitals serving approximately 75% of the U.S. population.
Our European distribution partners focus on the neurosurgery markets in Spain, Italy, Belgium, Scandinavia, Switzerland and the U.K. We have also entered into a distribution agreement for VBAS with a Chinese distributor, however we must receive
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SFDA clearance before commencing sales in China. Vycor Medical has filed for, but not yet received such SFDA approval. We are also undertaking the regulatory approval process in Australia and Japan.
In the US Vycor Medical sells to stocking regional distributors and direct to hospitals through independent representatives. Management believes that its products currently are being utilized in approximately 80 hospitals in the United States and currently being evaluated in a further 40 hospitals.
Manufacturing
Vycor Medical has executed agreements with Lacey Manufacturing Company of Bridgeport, CT ("Lacey") and C&J Industries of Meadville, PA ("C&J") to provide a full range of vertically integrated services for our products, including engineering, contract manufacturing and logistical support. Lacey and C&J are U.S. FDA-registered and meet ISO standards and certifications.
Intellectual Property
Patent Applications
Vycor Medical has an issued patent in China and a patent approved for grant in Russia, as well as 13 patent applications pending in the U.S. and internationally with respect to its technology.
Trademarks
VYCOR MEDICAL is a registered trademark and VIEWSITE is pending registration as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
NovaVision, Inc.
Introduction
NovaVision provides a non-invasive, computer-based visual neuro-stimulation rehabilitation therapy called Vision Restoration Therapy ("VRT") for those patients suffering from visual field deficits as a result of neurological trauma. The Company also has some screening and diagnostic products. VRT is a patient-specific diagnostic and therapeutic platform that can potentially increase a patient's visual field and enable them to experience significant functional improvements. VRT is currently focused on visual deficits resulting from stroke and traumatic brain injuries. It is estimated that 15 to 20% of these patients experience a visual field deficit (VFD), reducing mobility and other activities of daily living (ADL). Patients with VFD often experience difficulties walking, are prone to bumping into foreign objects and may be unable to read or even see different foods on their plates. The result is a loss of self-confidence, decreased mobility, ADL difficulties and a lower quality of life. It is this sub-set of patients that is NovaVision's target market. In the US alone this target audience is estimated to be in excess of 800,000 treatable patient population. Management believes that VRT could ultimately be applied to other neurological causes of VFD.
Management believes that NovaVision is a leader in the field of neurologically-caused VFD rehabilitation in the U.S. and Europe with over 2,000 patients having been treated with VRT. The Company's therapy can be delivered to market through a variety of different channels - physicians, rehabilitation centers, therapy centers and direct-to-patient. NovaVision has a strong IP portfolio with 19 allowed, issued or granted patents and 17 pending patents.
NovaVision operates in the US and in Germany through NovaVision AG, its wholly-owned subsidiary and has received 510(k) clearance and CE Marking for VRT.
VRT Platform Technology
The platform technology is comprised of proprietary algorithms that generate patient-specific therapies enabling NovaVision's products to be used as both diagnostic and therapeutic tools. The platform technology generates light-based stimulus programs, beginning with a fixation point on a display screen. As the patient focuses on this fixation point, a series of light stimuli are delivered on the screen that are specific to the patient's visual field loss. Most stimuli are presented along the border of the patient's visual field loss and relayed directly to the brain using the optic nerve as a conduit.
For ophthalmic indications, the platform technology is incorporated into NovaVision's VRT product and the programmed light sequences stimulate the border zone between the "seeing" and "blind" visual fields. The diagnostic algorithm in the VRT product first maps the visual field and defines the areas of defect in patients suffering vision loss. The therapeutic algorithm
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in the VRT product is then specifically designed for each patient based upon the results of the diagnostic program and it repetitively challenges the visual cortex with multiple stimuli over the course of time.
VRT is performed over a six-month period twice a day for an hour total, six days a week. Most patients do not necessarily experience material benefits until the third month of treatment, although there have been a number of cases of faster improvement. During the initial months, patients may need ongoing encouragement so that they remain motivated to continue with the treatment regimen.
NovaVision currently delivers its program in the US through an integrated hardware/software package. The VRT device has a monitor and chinrest, along with a computer preloaded with the VRT software application, to ensure that the patient is optimally positioned to ensure maximum consistency and effectiveness of treatment.
The therapy requires a prescription by a licensed physician in the US. NovaVision markets VRT technology to active physicians; to date, approximately 500 prescribing physicians in the U.S. have registered with NovaVision.
Product shortcomings
VRT has a few shortcomings:
| There are certain conditions for which VRT may not be suitable, including: those with a light sensitive seizure disorder such as epilepsy; those with acute central nervous system or eye disease; those with significant cognitive difficulties that would preclude understanding the instructions or maintaining attention for the daily therapy sessions; and those with best corrected visual acuity worse than 20/200, and therefore with an inability to detect the stimuli reliably. | ||||
| Results can vary significantly, and some patients who have been treated have had little to no improvement in their vision field. | ||||
| There may be side effects. The majority of patients who undergo VRT do not experience any noticeable side effects, though a small number of patients have reported infrequent headaches. |
Marketing
NovaVision markets its therapy through physicians and directly to patients, whom it refers to physicians for consultation, prescription and diagnosis prior to undergoing therapy. Its screening and diagnostic products are marketed to physicians, medical and rehabilitation centers as well as academic institutions. NovaVision is in the process of finalizing a significantly enhanced marketing strategy which will entail increased sales and marketing expenditure.
Market
NovaVision's core VRT product addresses a currently largely unmet and substantial market. In the US alone management believes there are over 7 million stroke sufferers and 2.8 million TBI patients. It is estimated that this equates to a treatable patient population of approximately 800,000, increasing each year.
NovaVision Product Pipeline
Utilizing VRT's underlying technology, NovaVision has developed and commercialized related visual products for physicians. Management is in the advanced stages of development of a Class 1 screening device with an integrated head-mounted perimetry "HMP". Management believes its greatest advantage is its portability which enables it to be utilized in a number of situations where patients with a VFD may otherwise not be able to take a table mounted test.
Regulatory Matters
NovaVision's products are regulated in the U.S. by the FDA as Class U medical devices subject to 510(k) clearances, and in Europe NovaVision has CE Marking for VRT as a Class I device. NovaVision received its FDA 510(k) clearance for VRT specific to Stroke and TBI indications in 2003.
Intellectual Property
Patents
NovaVision maintains a portfolio of patent protection on its methods and apparatus in the form of issued patents and applications, both domestically and internationally. NovaVision has 19 allowed, issued or granted patents and 17 pending applications.
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Trademarks
NovaVision maintains a portfolio of registered trademarks for NovaVision, NovaVision VRT and Vision Restoration Therapy amongst others, both in the US and internationally.
Manufacturing and Operations
NovaVision assembles and tests all of its medical devices within the Company's headquarters facility. NovaVision has an FDA Establishment Registration and the Company does not have any long-term contractual obligations with its vendors to purchase products from them, nor are suppliers contractually obligated to sell products to NovaVision.
3. Other Matters
Product Liability Insurance
We presently have Product Liability insurance for both Vycor Medical and NovaVision.
Government Regulations
We are committed to an integrated total quality management system. We believe that we have completed the necessary procedures and are certified to the ISO standards expected of medical device manufacturers as follows:
ISO 13485:2003 Medical Devices Quality Management Systems
The certification of a quality management system to ISO 13485, specifically for medical devices, is advantageous and often essential for medical companies to export their products to the global market, as well as maintain and enter into certain agreements and business growth opportunities within the U.S. For example, Canada requires that medical device manufacturers marketing their products in Canada must have a quality system certified to ISO 13485:2003. The certification is also required for placement of branded devices into the European Union.
Vycor Medical has the following certification/licensing:
Fully Quality Assurance System Directive 93/42/EEC for Medical Devices, Annex II (3)
EC Design-Examination Certificate Directive 93/42/EEC for Medical Devices, Annex II (4)
ISO 13485.2003
HPB Licensing for Canada
Employees
We currently have 14 full-time employees.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Results for the three months ended September 30, 2010 include adjustments to reflect of the effects of the restated financial statements included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2010.
Revenue and Gross Margin:
2011 | 2010 | % Change | |||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | 66,510 | $ | 71,205 | (7 | )% | |||||
NovaVision | 164,768 | - | NM | ||||||||
Total Revenue | $ | 231,278 | $ | 71,205 | 225 | % | |||||
Cost of Revenue: | |||||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | (17,500 | ) | $ | (11,980 | ) | 46 | % | |||
NovaVision | (18,798 | ) | - | NM | |||||||
Total Cost of Revenue | $ | (36,298 | ) | $ | (11,980 | ) | 203 | % | |||
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2011 | 2010 | % Change | |||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | 49,010 | $ | 59,225 | (17 | )% | |||||
NovaVision | 145,970 | - | NM | ||||||||
Total Gross Profit | $ | 194,980 | $ | 59,225 | 229 | % |
Vycor Medical recorded revenue of $66,510 from the sale of its products for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of 7% over the same period in 2010. Gross margin of 74% was achieved compared to 82% for the same period in 2010. Gross margin is mostly a product of sales mix between US and International sales through different sales channels. Gross margin also reflects non-recurring inventory regulatory costs in the three months ended September 30, 2011.
NovaVision recorded revenues of $164,768 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and gross margin of 89%.
Research and Development Expense:
Research and development ("R&D") expenses were $33,624 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $4,009 for the same period in 2010. The increase in R&D expense relates primarily to the inclusion of NovaVision in the 2011 period.
General and Administrative Expenses:
General and Administrative expenses increased by $826,041 to $1,218,140 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $392,099 for the same period in 2010. Of this increase, $367,001 was from non-cash charges representing the value of existing and newly-issued share based payments to non-employee consultants attributable to the period. The increase was primarily related to the recognition of common stock issued to Jerrald Ginder and GreenBridge Capital Partners. The remaining General and Administrative increase of $459,040 reflects approximately $275,000 of additional expenses related to the inclusion of NovaVision as well as increased professional and consulting fees, including increased consulting fees with Fountainhead following the NovaVision acquisition.
Interest Expense:
Interest expense includes interest expense on the Company's debt and insurance policy financing. Interest expense in the three months ended September 30, 2011 increased by $22,919 to $32,276 from $9,357 for the same period in 2010, reflecting increased debt levels.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 include adjustments to reflect of the effects of the restated financial statements included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2010.
Revenue and Gross Margin:
2011 | 2010 | % Change | |||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | 248,591 | $ | 210,308 | 18 | % | |||||
NovaVision | 270,140 | - | NM | ||||||||
$ | 518,731 | $ | 210,308 | 147 | % | ||||||
Cost of Revenue: | |||||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | (45,967 | ) | $ | (30,752 | ) | (49 | )% | |||
NovaVision | 47,896 | - | NM | ||||||||
$ | (93,863 | ) | $ | (73,138 | ) | % | |||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||
Vycor Medical | $ | 202,624 | $ | 179,556 | % | ||||||
NovaVision | 222,244 | - | NM | ||||||||
$ | 428,868 | $ | 179,556 | % |
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Vycor Medical recorded revenue of $248,591 from the sale of its products for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of 18% over the same period in 2010. The increase in sales was attributable to greater penetration and usage of our product in hospitals in the in our US and European markets. Gross margin of 82% was achieved compared to 85% for the same period in 2010. Gross margin is mostly a product of sales mix between US and International sales through different sales channels. Gross margin also reflects inventory credits in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and non-recurring product life extension and validation costs in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
NovaVision recorded revenues of $222,244 for the nine months ended September, 2011 and gross margin of 82%.
Research and Development Expense:
Research and development expenses were $94,960 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $9,657 for the same period in 2010. The increase in R&D expense relates primarily to the inclusion of NovaVision in the 2011 period.
General and Administrative Expenses:
General and administrative expenses increased by $2,780,150 to $4,002,430 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $1,222,280 for the same period in 2010. Of this increase, $1,404,410 was from non-cash charges representing the value of existing and newly-issued share based payments to employee and non-employee consultants attributable to the period. The increase was primarily related to the recognition of $658,651 for fully vested warrants issued to Fountainhead during the 2011 period, as well as the recognition of common stock issued to Jerrald Ginder and GreenBridge Capital Partners IV, LLC. The remaining General and Administrative increase of $1,375,740 reflects approximately $725,000 of additional expenses related to the inclusion of NovaVision in 2011, increased professional and consulting fees, including increased consulting fees with Fountainhead following the NovaVision acquisition, and higher levels of marketing activities in Vycor Medical.
Interest Expense:
Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased by $62,051 to $95,810 from $33,759 for the same period in 2010, reflecting increased debt levels.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
The following table shows cash flow and liquidity data for the periods ended September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | $ Change | |||||||||
Cash | $ | 1,833,831 | $ | 127,081 | |||||||
Accounts receivable, inventory and other current assets | 1,408,673 | 774,122 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities and long term debt | (2,660,841 | ) | (2,064,980 | ) | |||||||
Working capital surplus (deficit) | 581,663 | $ | (1,163,777 | ) | |||||||
Cash provided by financing activities | $ | 4,215,104 | $ | 889,500 |
As of September 30, 2011 we had $1,833,831 cash, a working capital surplus of $1,898,025 and an accumulated deficit of $10,803,211. Total Stockholders' equity at September 30, 2011 was $1,741,045. Total debt at September 30, 2011, included in the working capital deficit above, was $1,634,689, a change of $234,308 from $1,400,381 at December 31, 2010. Our operating activities used $2,428,562 in cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Uses of estimates in the preparation of financial statements
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimated. To the extent management's estimates prove to be incorrect, financial results for future periods may be adversely affected. Significant estimates and assumptions contained in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include management's estimate of the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable, amortization of intangible assets, and the fair values of options and warrant included in the determination of debt discounts and share based compensation.
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Going Concern
Our financial statements have been presented on a basis that contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and assumes we will continue as a going concern. We have incurred losses since our inception, including a net loss of $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, and we expect to continue to incur substantial additional losses in the future, including additional product development, marketing, manufacturing and distribution expenses. We have generated negative cash flows from operations since inception. As of September 30, 2011 the Company had stockholders' equity of $1.7 million and cash and cash equivalents of $1.8 million. The Company believes it would not have enough cash to meet its various cash needs unless the Company is able to obtain additional cash from the issuance of debt or equity securities. There is no assurance that additional funds from the issuance of equity will be available for the Company to finance its operations on acceptable terms. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may have to delay development or commercialization of products or technologies that the Company would otherwise seek to commercialize, or cease operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Research and Development
The Company expenses all research and development costs as incurred.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company maintains cash balances at various financial institutions. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. Cash balances may at times exceed the FDIC insured limits. Cash also includes a US investment account in a money market backed by government securities up to 105% of the account balance. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Property and equipment
The Company records property and equipment at cost and calculates depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the assets, which is estimated to be between three and seven years. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense when incurred. Replacements and major renewals are capitalized.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the current authoritative guidance. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established, when it is more likely than not that such benefit will not be realized.
Patents and Other Intangible Assets
The Company capitalizes legal and related costs associated with the establishment and enhancement of patents for its products once patents have been applied for. Costs associated with the development of the patented item or processes are charged to research and development costs and expensed as incurred. The capitalized costs are amortized over the life of the patent. The Company reviews intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis. Trademarks have an indefinite life and are also reviewed annually by management for impairment in accordance with the authoritative guidance.
Revenue Recognition
Vycor Medical generates revenue from the sale of its surgical access system to hospitals and other medical professionals. Vycor Medical records revenue when a completed contract for the sale exists, the product is invoiced and shipped to the customer. Vycor Medical does provide for product returns or warranty costs.
NovaVision generates revenues from various programs, therapy services and other sources such as government grants. Therapy services revenues represent fees from NovaVision's vision restoration therapy software, diagnostic software, medical devices, clinic set up and training fees, and the professional and support services associated with the therapy. NovaVision recognizes revenue for providing the vision restoration therapy as the Company's work effort is expended. NovaVision provides vision restoration therapy directly to patients. The typical vision restoration therapy consists of six modules, performed on average over 6 months in the U.S. and 10 months in Germany. A patient contract comprise set-up fees and monthly therapy fees. Set-up
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fees are recognized at the outset of the contract and therapy revenue is recognized ratably over the therapy period. Patient therapy is restricted to being completed by a patient within a specified time frame.
Research grants and other subsidies represent revenue from certain German government agencies to cover certain patients within an insurance group and also to reimburse NovaVision AG for certain payroll and other costs. The Company recognizes grant revenue when services or costs have been incurred which would entitle the Company to use the German government funds, and the grant requirements have been satisfied.
Deferred revenue results from patients paying for the therapy in advance of receiving the therapy.
Accounts Receivable
The Company's accounts receivable are due from the hospitals and distributors in the case of Vycor Medical, and from patients directly therapy or physicians for diagnostic products in the case of NovaVision. Accounts receivable are due once products have been delivered or at the time the therapy is initiated; however, for NovaVision therapy patients sometimes credit is extended through various payment plans based on individual financial conditions, generally not to exceed the 9 or 10 month therapy period. The outstanding balances are stated net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are past due, and the customer's ability to pay its obligations. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible.
Inventory
Inventories are comprised of Vycor Medical VBAS devices, components ancillary to NovaVision's medical device provided to patients and centers and diagnostic products, and are stated at the lower of cost or market, determined under the first-in, first-out method. The inventory is charged to cost of revenue at the time that a device is shipped to a customer or patient.
Foreign Currency
The Euro is the local currency of the country in which NovaVision AG conducts its operations and is considered the functional currency of this entity. All balance sheet amounts are translated to U.S. dollars using the U.S. exchange rate at the balance sheet date except for the equity section which is translated at historical rates. Operating statement amounts are translated using an average exchange rate for the period of operations. Foreign currency translation effects are accumulated as part of the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and included in shareholders' (deficit) in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Educational marketing and advertising expenses
The Company may incur costs for the education of customers on the uses and benefits of its products. The Company will include education, marketing and advertising expense as a component of selling, general and administrative costs as such costs are incurred.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We are required to maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer (also our principal executive officer) and our chief financial officer (also our principal financial and accounting officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
On August 12, 2011, the Board of Directors concluded that the Company had not properly accounted for warrants issued in connection with consulting or other service agreements and for the beneficial conversion feature of certain convertible debentures. The Company had previously not recognized the fair value of warrants issued in connection with consulting or other service agreements at the measurement date, and has previously recognized the expense ratably over the life of the warrant. The Company's management has determined that the proper accounting, following the guidance in ASC Topic 505, is to record
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the fair value of these warrants as a prepaid expense on the date of issuance, and recognize the expense ratably over the life of the underlying service agreement. The Company has, since December 2009, been determining the existence of a beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt based on the fair value of the conversion feature on the date of issuance, rather than using the intrinsic value of the conversion feature on the date of issuance, as required under ASC Topic 470. These items had a material effect on our previously issued consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010 and for each of the quarters for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the quarter ended March 31, 2011, requiring us to restate the financial statements for such periods. The Company has now filed restatements of the affected financial statements and the financial statements included in this report incorporate such restated financial statements.
Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") (the Company's principal financial and accounting officer), of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, and taking the matters described above into account (including certain remedial action described in prior reports), the Company's CEO and CFO concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2011 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Company's CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls
There have not been any changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal period to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. In light of the matters described above with respect to accounting for warrants issued under consulting or other service agreements and the beneficial conversion feature of certain convertible debt, the Company intends to re-evaluate its internal control over financial reporting and to implement such changes as it may deem appropriate in light of such re-evaluation.
The Company's management, including the Company's CEO and CFO, does not expect that the Company's internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
PART II
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are subject from time to time to litigation, claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2011, we were not a party to any material litigation, claim or suit whose outcome could have a material effect on our financial statements.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
As a "smaller reporting company" as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Common Stock
In April 2011, the Company issued 24,444,442 shares of Company Common Stock together with Warrants to purchase 12,222,221 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for a period of three years for aggregate gross proceeds of $550,000.
In April 2011, in connection with a consultancy agreement (valued at $360,000), the Company issued 18,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock to Jerrald Ginder.
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In May 2011, the Company issued 8,666,666 shares of Company Common Stock together with Warrants to purchase 4,333,334 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share for a period of three years for aggregate gross proceeds of $195,000.
In May, 2011, in consideration for services provided to the Board of Directors (valued at $5,000), the Company issued 222,222 shares of its common stock to Steven Girgenti.
On June 3, 2011, in connection with a consultancy agreement (valued at $348,750), the Company issued 15,500,000 shares of Company Common Stock to GreenBridge Capital Partners IV, LLC.
On June 6, 2011, in connection with a consultancy agreement (valued at $22,500), the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock to Burnham Hill Advisors, LLC.
On June 25, 2011, as an amendment to an consultancy agreement, the Company issued 2,666,667 shares of Company Common Stock to Jerrald Ginder in lieu of monthly cash payments due under the agreement of $60,000.
On June 30, 2011, the entire principal and unpaid interest on a Debenture dated December 3, 2010 payable to Berardino Investment Group in the original principal amount of $40,000 was converted into 2,167,902 shares of Company Common Stock ($0.019 per share).
In August 2011 the Company issued 154,600 shares of Common Stock (valued at $5,000) to Steven Girgenti, 78,300 shares of Common Stock to Alvaro Pascale-Leone (valued at $3,125) and 428,571 shares of Common Stock (valued at $10,000) to McCombie Group, LLC in respect of consulting agreements.
On September 30, 2011 the Company issued 510,000 shares of Company common stock to Joe Simone in respect of an amendment to a previously disclosed consulting agreement.
Preferred Stock
On June 7, 2011, the Company completed the sale of $1,570,000 in Units comprising Series C Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrants (the "Units") to accredited investors (the "Investors") (the "Preferred Offering"). The Units were issued pursuant to separate Series C Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (the "Agreements") between the Company and each of the Investors. This sale was an initial closing (the "Initial Closing") under the Agreements which allows for maximum proceeds of $3,000,000. Each Unit was priced at $50,000 and comprised one share of Series C Preferred Convertible Stock convertible (at the Holder's option or mandatorily upon the occurrence of certain events) into 2,222,222 shares of the Company's Common Stock ($0.0225 per share) and a Warrant to purchase 1,111,111 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $0.03 per share (subject to adjustments) for a period of three years (the "Warrant" or "Warrants"). A total of 31.4 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into 69,777,773 shares of the Company's Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 34,888,890 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued. The proceeds of the sale of the Units will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. A portion of the proceeds is earmarked for the cost of investor relations.
On June 28, 2011, the Company completed a second closing of the offering with the sale of an additional $770,000 in Units comprising Series C Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrants (the "Units") to Investors. An additional 15.40 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into 34,222,220 shares of the Company's Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 17,111,111 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in connection with the second closing.
The securities issued in the abovementioned transactions were issued in connection with private placements exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the terms of Section 4(2) of that Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D.
On August 4, 2011, the Company completed a final closing of the Preferred Offering (the "Final Closing") with the sale of an additional 13.2 Units to Investors for aggregate proceeds of $660,000. An additional 13.2 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into 29,333,330 shares of the Company's Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 14,666,665 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued in connection with the Final Closing. An aggregate of 60 Units were sold to Investors in the First Closing, Second Closing and Final Closing of the Preferred Offering for total proceeds of $3,000,000. A total of 60 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible into an aggregate of 133,333,324 shares of Common Stock, and Warrants to purchase 66,666,666 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
On August 26, 2011, the Company completed a new sale of 3.8 Units comprising Series C Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrants (the "Units") to an accredited investor (the "Investor") (the " New Preferred Offering") for aggregate proceeds of $190,000. Each Unit was priced at $50,000 and comprised one share of Series C Preferred Convertible Stock convertible (at the Holder's option or mandatorily upon the occurrence of certain events) into 2,222,222 shares of the Company's Common
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Stock ($0.0225 per share) and a Warrant to purchase 1,111,111 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $0.03 per share (subject to adjustments) for a period of three years (the "Warrant" or "Warrants").
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Subsequent events
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and filed with this Form 10Q.
New Lease
On November 8, 2011 the Company entered into a lease for new premises in Boca Raton. The lease term is 66 months and the rental cost for fiscal 2012, taking into account certain rebates under the lease, is approximately $142,000.
Share Issuance
On November 6, 2011 the Company issued 166,667 shares of Common Stock (valued at $5,000) to Steven Girgenti and 104,167 shares of Common Stock to Alvaro Pascale-Leone (valued at $3,125) in respect of consulting agreements.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Index to Exhibits
31.1 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Rule 13(a) - 14(a) of the Exchange Act. | ||||
31.2 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Rule 13(a) - 14(a) of the Exchange Act. | ||||
32.1 | Certification of CEO under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 | ||||
32.2 | Certification of CFO under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on November 11, 2011.
VYCOR MEDICAL, INC. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Kenneth T. Coviello | |||||||
Kenneth T. Coviello | ||||||||
Chief Executive and | ||||||||
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Adrian C. Liddell | |||||||
Adrian C. Liddell | ||||||||
Chairman of the Board and | ||||||||
Director (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||
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