WINDTREE THERAPEUTICS INC /DE/ - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2009
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the transition period
from to
Commission file number
000-26422
DISCOVERY LABORATORIES,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Delaware
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94-3171943
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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2600
Kelly Road, Suite 100
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Warrington,
Pennsylvania 18976-3622
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(Address of principal executive
offices)
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(215) 488-9300
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
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As of May 8, 2009, 105,726,667 shares of the registrant’s
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Table
of Contents
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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As
of March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
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For
the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
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For
the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and
Results of Operations
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3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
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4. Controls and Procedures
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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5. Other Information
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6. Exhibits
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Signatures
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Unless
the context otherwise requires, all references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the
“Company” include Discovery Laboratories,
Inc., and its wholly-owned, presently inactive subsidiary, Acute Therapeutics,
Inc.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). The forward-looking
statements are only predictions and provide our current expectations or
forecasts of future events and financial performance and may be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,”
“estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will” or
“should” or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable
terminology, though the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a
statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements include
all matters that are not historical facts and include, without limitation
statements concerning: our business strategy, outlook, objectives, future
milestones, plans, intentions, goals, and future financial condition, including
the period of time for which our existing resources will enable us to fund our
operations; plans regarding our efforts to gain U.S. regulatory
approval for our lead product, Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in premature
infants, and the possibility, timing and outcome of submitting regulatory
filings for our products under development; our research and development
programs for our Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) technology and our
aerosolization systems, including our capillary aerosolization technology,
including planning for and timing of any clinical trials and potential
development milestones; our plans related to the establishment of our own
commercial and medical affairs capabilities to support the launch of Surfaxin in
the United States, if approved, and our other products; the development of
financial, clinical, manufacturing and distribution plans related to the
potential commercialization of our drug products; plans regarding potential
strategic alliances and collaboration arrangements with pharmaceutical companies
and others to develop, manufacture and market our products.
We intend
that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied
by the forward-looking statements. Examples of the risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
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the
risk that we and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not be
able to agree on the matters raised by the FDA in its Complete Response
letter dated April 17, 2009, or the FDA may require us to conduct
significant additional activities to potentially gain approval of
Surfaxin;
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the
risk that the FDA or other regulatory authorities may not accept, or may
withhold or delay consideration of, any applications that we may file, or
may not approve our applications or may limit approval of our products to
particular indications or impose unanticipated label
limitations;
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risks
relating to the rigorous regulatory approval processes, including
pre-filing activities, required for approval of any drug or combination
drug-device products that we may develop, whether independently, with
development partners or pursuant to collaboration
arrangements;
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the
risk that changes in the national or international political and
regulatory environment may make it more difficult to gain FDA or other
regulatory approval of our drug product
candidates;
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risks
relating to our research and development activities, which involve
time-consuming and expensive pre-clinical studies, multi-phase clinical
trials and other studies and other efforts, and which may be subject to
potentially significant delays or regulatory holds, or
fail;
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risks
relating to our ability to develop and manufacture drug products and
aerosolization systems, including systems based on our novel capillary
aerosolization technology, for initiation and completion of our clinical
studies, and, if approved, commercialization of our drug and combination
drug-device products.
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risks
relating to the transfer of our manufacturing technology to third-party
contract manufacturers and
assemblers;
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the
risk that we, our contract manufacturers or any of our third-party
suppliers may encounter problems or delays in manufacturing or assembling
drug products, drug substances, aerosolization devices and related
components and other materials on a timely basis or in an amount
sufficient to support our development efforts and, if our products are
approved, commercialization;
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the
risk that, if approved, we may be unable, for reasons related to market
conditions, the competitive landscape or otherwise, to successfully launch
and profitably sell our products;
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risks
relating to our ability identify strategic partners with whom we can
commercialize our products, if approved, in a timely manner, if at all,
and that we, our strategic partners and our marketing and advertising
consultants will not succeed in developing market awareness of our
products, or that our product candidates will not gain market acceptance
by physicians, patients, healthcare payers and others in the medical
community;
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the
risk that we or our strategic partners, collaborators or marketing
partners will not be able to attract or maintain qualified
personnel;
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the
risk that we may not be able in a changing financial market to raise
additional capital or enter into strategic alliances or collaboration
agreements (including strategic alliances for development or
commercialization of our Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) and
combination drug-device products);
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risks
that the ongoing credit crisis could adversely affect our ability to fund
our activities, that our share price will not remain at a level that would
permit us to access capital from our Committed Equity Financing Facilities
(CEFFs) and that the CEFFs may expire before we are able to access the
full dollar amount potentially available under the CEFFs, and that
additional financings could result in significant equity
dilution;
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the
risk that we will be unable to maintain The Nasdaq Global Market listing
requirements, which would likely cause the price of our shares of common
stock to decline;
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the
risk that recurring losses, negative cash flows and the inability to raise
additional capital could threaten our ability to continue as a going
concern;
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the
risks that we may be unable to maintain and protect the patents and
licenses related to our SRT and that other companies may develop competing
therapies and/or technologies;
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the
risk that we may become involved in securities, product liability and
other litigation;
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risks
related to reimbursement and health care reform that may adversely affect
us; and
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and
other risks and uncertainties described in our most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K, as amended, and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, and any amendments
thereto.
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Pharmaceutical
and biotechnology companies have suffered significant setbacks in advanced
clinical trials, even after obtaining promising earlier trial results.
Data obtained from such clinical trials are susceptible to varying
interpretations, which could delay, limit or prevent regulatory
approval. After gaining approval of a drug product, pharmaceutical
companies face considerable challenges in marketing and distributing their
products, and may never become profitable.
Except to
the extent required by applicable laws, rules or regulations, we do not
undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to publicly
announce revisions to any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(in
thousands, except per share data)
March 31,
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December
31,
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2009
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2008
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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$ | 19,125 | $ | 22,744 | ||||
Available-for-sale marketable
securities
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-- | 2,048 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
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338 | 625 | ||||||
Total Current
Assets
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19,463 | 25,417 | ||||||
Property and equipment,
net
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5,639 | 5,965 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
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400 | 600 | ||||||
Deferred financing
costs,
net and other
assets
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769 | 907 | ||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 26,271 | $ | 32,889 | ||||
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 1,881 | $ | 2,111 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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5,153 | 5,313 | ||||||
Equipment loans, current
portion
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1,810 | 2,442 | ||||||
Total Current
Liabilities
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8,844 | 9,866 | ||||||
Loan payable, including
accrued interest
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10,209 | 10,128 | ||||||
Equipment loans, non-current
portion
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898 | 1,092 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 881 | 870 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
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20,832 | 21,956 | ||||||
Stockholders’
Equity:
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Common stock, $0.001 par value;
180,000 shares authorized;
103,960 and 101,588 shares issued; and 103,647 and 101,275 shares
outstanding at
March 31,
2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively.
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104 | 102 | ||||||
Additional paid-in
capital
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344,798 | 341,293 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(336,409 | ) | (327,409 | ) | ||||
Treasury stock (at cost);
313 shares
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(3,054 | ) | (3,054 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive
income
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-- | 1 | ||||||
Total Stockholders’
Equity
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5,439 | 10,933 | ||||||
Total Liabilities &
Stockholders’ Equity
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$ | 26,271 | $ | 32,889 |
See
notes to consolidated financial statements
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DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands, except per share data)
Three Months
Ended
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March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Revenue from collaborative
arrangement and grants
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$ | - | $ | 2,050 | ||||
Expenses:
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Research
and development
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5,607 | 7,232 | ||||||
General
and administrative
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3,096 | 4,505 | ||||||
Total
expenses
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8,703 | 11,737 | ||||||
Operating
loss
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(8,703 | ) | (9,687 | ) | ||||
Other income /
(expense):
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Interest
and other income
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5 | 441 | ||||||
Interest
and other expense
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(302 | ) | (468 | ) | ||||
Other income / (expense),
net
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(297 | ) | (27 | ) | ||||
Net loss
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$ | (9,000 | ) | $ | (9,714 | ) | ||
Net loss per common share
- Basic and
diluted
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$ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding - basic and
diluted
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102,093 | 96,649 |
See
notes to consolidated financial statements
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DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands)
Three Months
Ended
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March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Cash flows from operating
activities:
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Net loss
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$ | (9,000 | ) | $ | (9,714 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss
to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Depreciation and
amortization
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516 | 573 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation and
401(k) match
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976 | 1,182 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of property and
equipment
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-- | 1 | ||||||
Changes in:
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Receivable from collaborative
arrangement
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-- | (2,000 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other
assets
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287 | 144 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
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(230 | ) | 1,170 | |||||
Accrued
expenses
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(160 | ) | (2,479 | ) | ||||
Other
assets
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1 | -- | ||||||
Other liabilities and accrued
interest on loan payable
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92 | 159 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating
activities
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(7,518 | ) | (10,964 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and
equipment
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(53 | ) | (109 | ) | ||||
Restricted
cash
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200 | -- | ||||||
Purchases of marketable
securities
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-- | (17,773 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from sales or maturity of
marketable securities
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2,047 | 11,405 | ||||||
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing
activities
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2,194 | (6,477 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing
activities:
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Proceeds from issuance of
securities, net of expenses
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2,531 | -- | ||||||
Proceeds from equipment
loans
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-- | 251 | ||||||
Principal payments under equipment
loan obligations
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(826 | ) | (689 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing
activities
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1,705 | (438 | ) | |||||
Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents
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(3,619 | ) | (17,879 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | 22,744 | 36,929 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | $ | 19,125 | $ | 19,050 | ||||
Supplementary disclosure of cash flows information: | ||||||||
Interest
paid
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$ | 84 | $ | 157 | ||||
Non-cash transactions: | ||||||||
Unrealized (loss)/gain on marketable
securities
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(1 | ) | 49 |
See
notes to consolidated financial statements
3
Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Note
1 – The Company and Basis of Presentation
The
Company
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. (referred to as “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) is a
biotechnology company developing Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) to treat
respiratory disorders and diseases for which there frequently are few or no
approved therapies. Our novel proprietary technology (KL4 Surfactant
Technology) produces a synthetic, peptide-containing surfactant (KL4
Surfactant) that is structurally similar to pulmonary surfactant, a substance
produced naturally in the lung and essential for survival and normal respiratory
function. In addition, our proprietary capillary aerosol generating
technology (Capillary Aerosolization Technology) produces a dense aerosol with a
defined particle size, to potentially deliver our aerosolized KL4 Surfactant
to the deep lung. As many respiratory disorders are associated with
surfactant deficiency or surfactant degradation, we believe that our proprietary
technology platform makes it possible, for the first time, to develop a
significant pipeline of surfactant products targeted to treat a wide range of
previously unaddressed respiratory problems.
We are
currently focused on developing our lead products, Surfaxin®,
Surfaxin LS™ and Aerosurf®, to
address the most significant respiratory conditions affecting pediatric
populations. We have filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) a New Drug Application (NDA) for Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in
premature infants, our first product based on our novel KL4 Surfactant
Technology. If approved, Surfaxin will represent the first synthetic,
peptide-containing surfactant approved for use in pediatric
medicine. Our lyophilized formulation of our KL4
surfactant, beginning with Surfaxin LS™, is manufactured as a dry powder
formulation and reconstituted as a liquid prior to use. Our
lyophilized KL4 surfactant will also potentially support future development of
our pipeline of KL4 surfactant-based therapies. Aerosurf is our
proprietary KL4 Surfactant
in aerosolized form, which we are developing using our Capillary Aerosolization
Technology initially to treat premature infants at risk for
RDS. Premature infants with RDS are treated with surfactants that are
administered by means of invasive endotracheal intubation and mechanical
ventilation, procedures that frequently result in serious respiratory conditions
and complications. With Aerosurf, if approved, it will be possible to
administer surfactant into the deep lung without subjecting patients to such
invasive procedures. We believe that Aerosurf has the potential to
enable a significant increase in the use of SRT in pediatric
medicine.
In
connection with our NDA for Surfaxin, on April 17, 2009, we received a Complete
Response letter from the FDA that focused primarily on certain aspects of a
Surfaxin biological activity test (BAT, a quality control stability and release
test) that must be addressed before the Surfaxin application can be
approved. We currently believe that we have already submitted to the
FDA the data necessary to respond to the questions raised and have
requested an end of review meeting with the FDA, which is scheduled
to occur on June 2, 2009. If the outcome of our meeting with the FDA
is successful such that we can address the FDA’s questions with data already
submitted or limited additional data, we believe that Surfaxin may still be
approved in 2009 or early 2010. See “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations –
Overview.”
We plan
over time to develop our KL4 Surfactant Technology into
a robust pipeline of products that will potentially address a variety of
debilitating respiratory conditions in a range of patient populations, from
premature infants to adults, that suffer from severe and debilitating
respiratory conditions for which there currently are few or no approved
therapies. We have an ongoing Phase 2 trial to potentially address
Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) in children and our plans include development of
Surfaxin to potentially address Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) in premature
infants. In addition, we are conducting research and development with
our KL4 Surfactant to
potentially address Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Acute Lung Injury (ALI), and other
diseases associated with inflammation of the lung, such as Asthma and Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States for interim financial information in accordance with the
instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of
the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In
the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normally recurring
accruals) considered for fair presentation have been
included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2009
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ending December 31, 2009. Certain prior period balances have been
reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. For
further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
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Note 2 – Liquidity Risks and
Management’s Plans
We have
incurred substantial losses since inception due to investments in research and
development, manufacturing and potential commercialization activities and we
expect to continue to incur substantial losses over the next several
years. Historically, we have funded our business operations through
various sources, including public and private securities offerings, draw downs
under our Committed Equity Financing Facilities (CEFFs), capital equipment and
debt facilities, and strategic alliances. We expect to continue to
fund our business operations through a combination of these sources, as well as
sales revenue from our product candidates, beginning with Surfaxin for RDS, if
approved.
Our
capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including the success of our
product development and commercialization plans. We are currently
focused on developing our lead KL4 Surfactant
products, Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf, to address the most significant
respiratory conditions affecting pediatric populations. However,
there can be no assurance that our research and development projects will be
successful, that products developed (including Surfaxin) will obtain necessary
regulatory approval, that any approved product will be commercially viable, that
any CEFF will be available for future financings, or that we will be able to
obtain additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at
all. Even if we succeed in raising additional capital and developing
and subsequently commercializing product candidates, we may never achieve
sufficient sales revenue to achieve or maintain profitability.
As of
March 31, 2009, we had cash and marketable securities of $19.1
million. We have two CEFFs under which we potentially may raise
(subject to certain conditions, including minimum stock price and volume
limitations) up to an aggregate of $77.3 million. A third CEFF
expires on May 12, 2009. In addition, since March 31, 2009, we have
raised an additional $2 million under the CEFFS and entered into agreements for
the purchase of 14 million units of our common stock and related warrants
that is expected to close on May 13, 2009 and will result in gross proceeds
to us of approximately $11.3 million. (See “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations –
Liquidity and Capital Resources – Committed Equity Financing Facilities, and “–
Financings Pursuant to Common Stock Offerings” ). Following receipt
of the Complete Response letter from the FDA, to conserve our cash resources, we
implemented cost containment measures and reduced our workforce from 115 to 91
employees. The workforce reduction was focused primarily in our
commercial and corporate administrative groups. We have retained the
core capabilities that we need to support development of our KL4 surfactant
technology, including our quality, manufacturing and research and development
resources. We
expect to take a one-time charge of approximately $0.6 million in the second
quarter ending June 30, 2009 related to the workforce reduction.
The
accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates
the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course
of business. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent
on our ability to raise additional capital, to fund our research and development
and commercial programs and meet our obligations on a timely
basis. If we are unable to successfully raise sufficient additional
capital, through future debt and equity financings and /or strategic and
collaborative ventures with potential partners, we will likely not have
sufficient cash flows and liquidity to fund our business operations, which could
significantly limit our ability to continue as a going concern. In
addition, if our recent registered direct offering closes as anticipated on
May 13, 2009, we will have remaining approximately 300,000 shares
of common stock available for issuance (and not otherwise
reserved). Accordingly, we may be unable to undertake non-deminimis
additional financings without first seeking stockholder approval, a process that
is time consuming and could impair our ability to efficiently raise capital when
needed. In that case, we may be forced to further limit development
of many, if not all, of our programs and may have to grant development and/or
commercialization rights in our products to third parties. If we are
unable to raise the necessary capital, we may be forced to curtail all of our
activities and, ultimately, potentially cease operations. Even if we
are able to raise additional capital, such financings may only be available on
unattractive terms, or could result in significant dilution of stockholders’
interests and, in such event, the market price of our common stock may
decline. The balance sheets do not include any adjustments relating
to recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts
and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to
continue in existence.
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Note
3 – Accounting Policies
and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting
policies
There
have been no changes to our critical accounting policies since December 31,
2008. For more information on critical accounting policies, refer to our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Readers
are encouraged to review these disclosures in conjunction with the review of
this Form 10-Q.
Net loss per
common share
Basic net
loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding for the periods. For the
quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, 24.8 million and 20.4 million
shares of common stock, respectively, were potentially issuable upon the
exercise of certain stock options and warrants and vesting of restricted stock
awards. Due to our net loss, these potentially issuable shares were
not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share as the effect
would be anti-dilutive, therefore basic and dilutive net loss per share are the
same.
Comprehensive
loss
Comprehensive
loss consists of net loss plus the changes in unrealized gains and losses on
available-for-sale securities. Comprehensive loss for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
|
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March
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (9,000 | ) | $ | (9,714 | ) | ||
Change
in unrealized (losses)/gains on marketable securities
|
(1 | ) | 49 | |||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
$ | (9,001 | ) | $ | (9,665 | ) |
Recent accounting
pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 07-1,
“Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements”( EITF Issue
No. 07-1). EITF 07-1 requires
certain income statement presentation of transactions with third parties and of
payments between parties to the arrangement, along with disclosure about the
nature and purpose of the arrangement. EITF 07-1 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. We adopted EITF Issue No.
07-1 on January 1, 2009; it did not have a material impact on our consolidated
financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 141 (revised 2007), "Business Combinations" (SFAS
141R), which is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 141R establishes
principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its
financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed,
any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, and the goodwill acquired in the
business combination. SFAS 141R also establishes disclosure
requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. SFAS 141R will be applied prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1,
2009. The adoption of SFAS 141R had no immediate impact, however it
may have an impact on the accounting for any potential future business
combinations.
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Note 4 – Revenue from
Collaborative Arrangement
and Grants
We did
not earn any revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2009.
In March
2008, we restructured our strategic alliance agreement with Philip Morris USA
Inc. d/b/a Chrysalis Technologies (Chrysalis). See our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 – Note 12 to our Consolidated
Financial Statements. Under the modified agreement, Chrysalis agreed
to pay us $4.5 million to support future development of our capillary
aerosolization technology, of which $2.0 million became payable upon execution
in March 2008 of the modified agreement and $2.5 million became payable upon
completion of a technology transfer to us in June 2008.
Note 5 – Stockholders
Equity
Committed Equity Financing
Facilities
As of
March 31, 2009, we had two CEFFs that we entered into on December 12, 2008
(December 2008 CEFF) and May 22, 2008 (May 2008 CEFF) that allow us to raise
capital for a period of three years ending February 6, 2011 and
June 18, 2011, respectively, at the time and in amounts deemed
suitable to us. A third CEFF expires on May 12,
2009. Under the December 2008 CEFF, as of March 31, 2009, we had 15
million shares potentially available for issuance (up to a maximum of $25
million), provided that the volume weighted-average price of our common stock on
each trading day (VWAP) must be at least equal to the greater of (i) $.60 or
(ii) 90% of the closing price of our common stock on the trading day immediately
preceding the draw down period (Minimum VWAP). Under the May 2008
CEFF, as of March 31, 2009, we had approximately 13.3 million shares potentially
available for issuance (up to a maximum of $52.3 million), provided that the
VWAP on each trading day must be at least the greater of $1.15 or the Minimum
VWAP. Use of each CEFF is subject to certain other covenants and
conditions, including aggregate share and dollar limitations for each draw
down. See
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 –
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Committed Equity Financing
Facility (CEFF)”). We anticipate using our CEFFs, when available, to
support our working capital needs and maintain cash availability in
2009.
Financings
pursuant to the CEFF
On
January 16, 2009, we completed a financing pursuant to the May 2008 CEFF
resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $0.4 million from the issuance of
419,065 shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the
applicable discount, of $1.04.
On
February 18, 2009, we completed a financing pursuant to the May 2008 CEFF
resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the issuance of
857,356 shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the
applicable discount, of $1.17.
On March
31, 2009, we completed a financing pursuant to the May 2008 CEFF resulting in
gross proceeds of approximately $1.1 million from the issuance of 1,015,127
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the applicable
discount, of $1.08.
On April
8, 2009, we completed a financing pursuant to the December 2008 CEFF resulting
in gross proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the issuance of 806,457
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the applicable
discount, of $1.24.
On May 7,
2009, we completed a financing pursuant to the December 2008 CEFF resulting in
gross proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the issuance of 1,272,917
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the applicable
discount, of $0.79.
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Note 6 – Fair Value
Measurements
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted
SFAS No. 157 (Fair Value
Measurements). SFAS 157 defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted
accounting principles and enhances disclosures about fair value
measurements.
Under SFAS 157, fair value is defined as
the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the
measurement date.
Valuation techniques used to measure
fair value under SFAS 157 must maximize the use of observable inputs and
minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes the
fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are
considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure
fair value which are the following:
·
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Level 1 – Quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets and
liabilities.
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·
|
Level 2 – Inputs other than Level
1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted
prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that
are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated
by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or
liabilities.
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·
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Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that
are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to
the fair value of the assets or
liabilities.
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Fair Value
on a Recurring Basis
Assets measured at fair value on a
recurring basis are categorized in the tables below based upon the lowest level
of significant input to the valuations as of March 31, 2009.
Fair Value
|
Fair value measurement
using
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Assets
|
March 31,
2009
|
Level 1
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Level 2
|
Level 3
|
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Money Markets and Certificates of
Deposit
|
$ | 16,591 | $ | 16,591 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Restricted
Cash
|
600 | 600 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 17,191 | $ | 17,191 | $ | - | $ | - |
Note
7 – Stock Options and Stock-Based Employee Compensation
We use
the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock
options and amortize the stock-based compensation expense over the requisite
service periods of the stock options. The fair value of the stock
options is determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The fair value of stock options is affected by
our stock price and several subjective variables, including the expected stock
price volatility over the term of the option, actual and projected employee
stock option exercise behaviors, risk-free interest rate and expected
dividends.
The fair value of each stock option is
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing formula
and the assumptions noted in the following table:
March 31, 2009 |
March 31, 2008 |
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Expected
volatility
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92%
|
77%
|
||
Expected
term
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4 and 5
years
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4 and 5
years
|
||
Risk-free interest rate
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1.17% -
1.35%
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3.4% - 3.5%
|
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Expected
dividends
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–
|
–
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The total
employee stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008 was as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
|
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March
31,
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2009
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2008
|
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Research
& Development
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$ | 203 | $ | 332 | ||||
General
& Administrative
|
647 | 723 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 850 | $ | 1,055 | ||||
As of March 31, 2009, there was $5.6 million of total unrecognized
compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements
granted under the Amended
and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (1998 Plan) and the 2007 Long-Term Incentive
Plan. That cost
is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of
1.83 years.
Note 8 – Subsequent Events
Regulatory Update –
Surfaxin® (lucinactant) for the
prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature
Infants
On April
17, 2009, we received a Complete Response letter from the FDA for Surfaxin® for
the prevention of RDS in premature infants. In its letter, the FDA
focused primarily on certain aspects of a Surfaxin biological activity test
(BAT), a quality control stability and release test. We currently
believe that we have already submitted to the FDA the data necessary to respond
to the questions raised and have requested an end of review meeting with the
FDA, which is scheduled to occur on June 2, 2009. If the outcome of
our meeting with the FDA is successful such that we can address the FDA’s
questions with data already submitted or limited additional data, we believe
that Surfaxin may still be approved in 2009 or early
2010. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Overview.”
Implementation of Cost
Containment Measures and Reduction in Workforce
Following
receipt of the Complete Response letter from the FDA, to conserve our cash
resources, we implemented cost containment measures and reduced our workforce
from 115 to 91 employees. We expect to take a one-time charge of
approximately $0.6 million in the second quarter ending June 30, 2009 related to
the workforce reduction. See Note 2 – Liquidity and
Management’s Plans.
Financings Pursuant to the
CEFF
On April
8, 2009 and on May 7, 2009, we completed financings pursuant to the December
2008 CEFF resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $1.0 million for each
draw from the issuance of 806,457 shares and 1,272,917 shares, respectively, of
our common stock. See Note 5 – Stockholders
Equity.
Financings Pursuant to the
2008 Universal Shelf
On May 8.
2009, we entered into definitive agreements with select institutional investors
for the purchase of 14 million units of our common stock and warrants to
purchase common stock pursuant to a registered direct public
offering. The purchase price for each unit of common stock and
related warrant is $0.81 and will result in gross proceeds of approximately
$11.3 million. For each share of common stock purchased, investors
will receive warrants to purchase 0.5 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $1.15 per share. The closing of the offering is expected to
take place on May 13, 2009, subject to customary closing
conditions. In connection with this offering, we have agreed not to
draw down on our CEFFs for a period of 30 days after the offering, and,
for the 60 days following that date, agreed to an aggregate draw down limit of
2% of our outstanding common stock and have also
agreed not to sell, for a period of 90 days following the entry into the
definitive agreements, any of our common stock other than in connection with
this offering, pursuant to employee benefit plans, or in connection with
strategic alliances involving us and a strategic partner. In addition,
each of our directors and select executive officers have agreed to
certain lock-up provisions with regard to future sales of our common stock for a
period of 90 days after the offering. The common stock issued
and issuable by exercise of the warrants in connection with this offering
are covered by the 2008 Universal Shelf.
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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“Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” should
be read in connection with our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements
(including the notes thereto) appearing elsewhere herein.
OVERVIEW
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. (referred to as “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) is a
biotechnology company developing Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) to treat
respiratory disorders and diseases for which there frequently are few or no
approved therapies. Our novel proprietary technology (KL4 Surfactant
Technology) produces a synthetic, peptide-containing surfactant (KL4
Surfactant) that is structurally similar to pulmonary surfactant, a substance
produced naturally in the lung and essential for survival and normal respiratory
function. In addition, our proprietary capillary aerosol generating
technology (Capillary Aerosolization Technology) produces a dense aerosol with a
defined particle size, to potentially deliver our aerosolized KL4 Surfactant
to the deep lung. As many respiratory disorders are associated with
surfactant deficiency or surfactant degradation, we believe that our proprietary
technology platform makes it possible, for the first time, to develop a
significant pipeline of surfactant products targeted to treat a wide range of
previously unaddressed respiratory problems.
We are
currently focused on developing our lead products, Surfaxin®,
Surfaxin LS™ and Aerosurf®, to
address the most significant respiratory conditions affecting pediatric
populations. We have filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) a New Drug Application (NDA) for Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in
premature infants, our first product based on our novel KL4 Surfactant
Technology. If approved, Surfaxin will represent the first synthetic,
peptide-containing surfactant approved for use in pediatric
medicine. Our lyophilized formulation of our KL4
surfactant, beginning with Surfaxin LS™, is manufactured as a dry powder
formulation and reconstituted as a liquid prior to use. Our
lyophilized KL4 surfactant will potentially support future development of our
pipeline of KL4 surfactant-based therapies. Aerosurf is our
proprietary KL4 Surfactant
in aerosolized form, which we are developing using our Capillary Aerosolization
Technology initially to treat premature infants at risk for
RDS. Premature infants with RDS are treated with surfactants that are
administered by means of invasive endotracheal intubation and mechanical
ventilation, procedures that frequently result in serious respiratory conditions
and complications. With Aerosurf, if approved, it will be possible to
administer surfactant into the deep lung without subjecting patients to such
invasive procedures. We believe that Aerosurf has the potential to
enable a significant increase in the use of SRT in pediatric
medicine.
In
connection with our NDA for Surfaxin, on April 17, 2009, we received a Complete
Response letter from the FDA that focused primarily on certain aspects of a
Surfaxin biological activity test (BAT, a quality control stability and release
test) that must be addressed before the Surfaxin application can be
approved. The BAT is one of numerous methods that we employ in an
extensive quality surveillance program to assess product quality and stability
of Surfaxin. These highly sophisticated tests monitor the quality of
Surfaxin at release and through its shelf-life and represent very sensitive
methods for detecting changes in product quality and identifying defective
product.
In its
letter, the FDA focused on whether the BAT can adequately distinguish change in
Surfaxin drug product over time and whether we have adequately validated the BAT
and determined its final acceptance criteria. We believe that
validation of the BAT to the FDA’s satisfaction would confirm the comparability
of Surfaxin drug product used in the clinical trials to the commercial Surfaxin
drug product. We believe that data already submitted to the FDA
support the comparability of Surfaxin clinical drug product to commercial
Surfaxin drug product and demonstrate that the BAT can adequately distinguish
change in Surfaxin over time and is an appropriate test for monitoring Surfaxin
biological activity throughout its shelf-life. We have requested an
end of review meeting with the FDA, which is scheduled to occur on June 2,
2009. If the outcome of our meeting with the FDA is successful such
that we can address the FDA’s questions with data already submitted or limited
additional data, we believe that Surfaxin may still be approved in 2009 or early
2010.
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Among
other items in the Complete Response letter, the FDA indicated that we need to
tighten one drug product specification, which we believe can readily be
implemented. The Complete Response letter also contained requests to
update safety and other information in the NDA as well as information requests
about certain regulatory matters. In addition, the FDA approved the
trade name Surfaxin.
We plan
over time to develop our KL4 Surfactant Technology into
a robust pipeline of products that will potentially address a variety of
debilitating respiratory conditions in a range of patient populations, from
premature infants to adults, that suffer from severe and debilitating
respiratory conditions for which there currently are few or no approved
therapies. We have an ongoing Phase 2 trial to potentially address
Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) in children and our plans include development of
Surfaxin to potentially address Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) in premature
infants. In addition, we are conducting research and development with
our KL4 Surfactant to
potentially address Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Acute Lung Injury (ALI), and other
diseases associated with inflammation of the lung, such as Asthma and Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Business
Strategy Update
We
continue to focus our efforts on potentially gaining regulatory approval to
market and sell Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants in the
United States, and, as we work towards this milestone, rigorously managing our
financial resources while making targeted investments in research and
development activities. We also continue to focus our research and
development efforts on the management of RDS in premature infants, focused
initially on Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS™ and Aerosurf®. We
believe that Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf, if approved, have the
potential to advance the treatment of RDS and make it possible for many more
infants at risk for RDS to be treated with SRT. Our KL4 Surfactant
Technology also has the potential to address a range of other serious and
debilitating neonatal and pediatric indications, many of which represent
significant unmet medical needs, potentially redefining pediatric respiratory
medicine.
The
following are updates to our Business Strategy (See our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 – “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Business – Business
Strategy”):
·
|
Following
receipt of the Complete Response letter from the FDA, to conserve our cash
resources, we implemented cost containment measures and reduced our
workforce from 115 to 91 employees. The workforce reduction was
focused primarily in our commercial and corporate administrative
groups. We expect to take a one-time charge of approximately
$0.6 million in the second quarter ending June 30, 2009 related to the
workforce reduction. We have retained the core capabilities
that we need to support development of our KL4
surfactant technology, including our quality, manufacturing and research
and development resources and continue to make investments in our
proprietary KL4
Surfactant Technology pipeline programs;
and
|
·
|
Although
we had planned to build a fully-integrated pediatric franchise and
establish our own specialty pulmonary commercial organization to initially
execute the launch of Surfaxin in the United States, we have re-evaluated
this strategy in light of our need to conserve our resources in response
to the Complete Response letter. We now believe that it is in
our best interest financially to commercialize in the United States, as
well as internationally, with a strategic partner or collaboration
arrangement.
|
We will
need significant additional capital to execute our business
strategy. We plan to seek infusions of capital from a variety of
potential sources, including strategic alliances, equity financings, debt
financings and other similar opportunities, although there can be no assurance
that we will identify or enter into any specific alliances or
transactions.
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As of
March 31, 2009, we had cash and marketable securities of $19.1
million. We have two CEFFs under which we potentially may raise
(subject to certain conditions, including minimum stock price and volume
limitations) up to an aggregate of $77.3 million. A third CEFF
expires on May 12, 2009. In addition, since March 31, 2009, we have
raised an additional $2 million under the CEFFS and entered into agreements for
the purchase of 14 million units of our common stock and warrants to purchase
common stock that are expected to close on May 13, 2009 and will result in
gross proceeds to us of approximately $11.3 million. (See “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations –
Liquidity and Capital Resources – Committed Equity Financing Facilities, and “–
Financings Pursuant to Common Stock Offerings” ). Our capital
requirements will depend upon many factors, including the success of our product
development and commercialization plans. We are currently focused on
developing our lead KL4 Surfactant
products, Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf, to address the most significant
respiratory conditions affecting pediatric populations. However,
there can be no assurance that our research and development projects will be
successful, that products developed (including Surfaxin) will obtain necessary
regulatory approval, that any approved product will be commercially viable, that
any CEFF will be available for future financings, or that we will be able to
obtain additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at
all. Even if we succeed in raising additional capital and developing
and subsequently commercializing product candidates, we may never achieve
sufficient sales revenue to achieve or maintain profitability.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States, requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates. There have been no changes to our critical
accounting policies since December 31, 2008. For more information on
critical accounting policies, see our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Readers are encouraged to
review these disclosures in conjunction with the review of this Form
10-Q.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The net
loss for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $9.0 million (or $0.09 per
share). The net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was
$9.7 million (or $0.10 per share).
Revenue
from Collaborative Arrangements and Grants
We did
not earn any revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2009.
In March
2008, we restructured our strategic alliance agreement with Philip Morris USA
Inc. d/b/a Chrysalis Technologies (Chrysalis). (See our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 – Note 12 to our Consolidated
Financial Statements.) Under the modified agreement, Chrysalis agreed
to pay us $4.5 million to support future development of our capillary
aerosolization technology, of which $2.0 million became payable upon execution
in March 2008 of the modified agreement and $2.5 million became payable upon
completion of a technology transfer to us in June 2008.
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 were
$5.6 million and $7.2 million, respectively. These costs are charged
to operations as incurred and are tracked by category, as follows:
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(Dollars
in thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
|
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March
31,
|
||||||||
Research
and Development Expenses:
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Manufacturing
development
|
$ | 3,487 | $ | 4,366 | ||||
Development
operations
|
1,391 | 2,116 | ||||||
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical programs
|
729 | 750 | ||||||
Total
Research and Development Expenses (1)
|
$ | 5,607 | $ | 7,232 |
(1)
|
Included
in research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008 are charges of $0.2 million, and $0.4 million, respectively,
associated with stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the
provisions of FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R)
(SFAS No. 123R).
|
The
decrease in research and development expenses for the three months ended March
31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 primarily reflects:
Manufacturing
Development
Manufacturing
development includes: (i) manufacturing operations, quality assurance and
analytical chemistry capabilities to assure adequate production of clinical and
potential commercial drug supply for our KL4 Surfactant
products, in conformance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) (these
costs include employee expenses, facility-related costs, depreciation, costs of
drug substances (including raw materials), supplies, quality control and
assurance activities and analytical services, etc.); (ii) design and
development for the manufacture of our novel capillary aerosolization systems,
including an aerosol generating device, the disposable dose delivery packets and
patient interface system necessary to administer Aerosurf for our anticipated
Phase 2 clinical trials; and (iii) pharmaceutical development activities,
including development of a lyophilized formulation of our KL4
Surfactant.
The
decrease of approximately $0.9 million in manufacturing development expenses for
the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008,
is primarily due to: (i) expenditures in the first quarter of 2008 to support
our quality assurance and analytical chemistry capabilities, including
implementation and validation of analytical methods and quality testing of drug
product for our development programs; and (ii) a reduction in
expenditures related to our efforts in the first quarter of 2009 to
conserve financial resources while we focused on potentially gaining regulatory
approval for Surfaxin in the United States.
Manufacturing
development expenses included charges of $0.1 million and $0.2 million
associated with stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS No. 123R for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Development
Operations
Development
operations includes scientific, clinical, regulatory, and data
management/biostatistics capabilities for the execution of our product
development programs, as well as medical affairs activities to provide
scientific and medical education support to the pediatric community
regarding our KL4 Surfactant
Technology pipeline programs. These costs include personnel,
specialized consultants, outside services to support regulatory and data
management activities, symposiums at key neonatal medical meetings,
facilities-related costs, and other costs for the management of clinical
trials.
The
decrease of approximately $0.7 million in development operations expenses for
the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008,
is primarily due to (i) expenditures in the first quarter of 2008 associated
with our medical affairs capabilities, including medical science liaisons and
symposiums at key pediatric medical meetings in anticipation of the potential
approval and commercial launch of Surfaxin in May 2008; and (ii) a reduction in
expenditures related to our efforts in the first quarter of 2009 to conserve
financial resources while we focused on potentially gaining regulatory approval
for Surfaxin in the United States.
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Development
operations expenses included charges of $0.1 million and $0.2 million associated
with stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the provisions of SFAS
No. 123R for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Direct Pre-Clinical and
Clinical Programs
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical programs include: (i) pre-clinical activities,
including toxicology studies and other pre-clinical studies to obtain data to
support potential Investigational New Drug (IND) and NDA filings for our product
candidates; and (ii) activities associated with conducting human clinical
trials, including patient enrollment costs, external site costs, clinical drug
supply and related external costs such as contract research consultant fees and
expenses.
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical programs expenses for the three months ended March 31,
2009 primarily included: (i) activities associated with the ongoing the
Phase 2 clinical trials of Surfaxin for children with Acute Respiratory Failure
(ARF) and aerosolized surfactant for Cystic Fibrosis; (ii) pre-clinical
activities and product characterization testing of our lyophilized form of
Surfaxin; and (iii) pre-clinical and preparatory activities for anticipated
Phase 2 clinical trials for Aerosurf for RDS in premature infants.
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical programs expenses for the three months ended March 31,
2008 primarily included: (i) activities associated with the Phase 2
clinical trial of Surfaxin for children with ARF; and (iii) pre-clinical
activities for our Aerosurf program.
We plan
to continue conserving our financial resources by limiting our investment in
research and development programs while we focus on potentially gaining
regulatory approval for Surfaxin in the United States. If we are
successful in gaining approval of Surfaxin in 2009, if resources permit, we plan
to accelerate investment in our KL4 Surfactant
pipeline programs and expect our research and development expenses to increase
later in the year, primarily associated with development and clinical activities
for our lyophilized KL4 Surfactant
and our Aerosurf program.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of the costs of executive
management, business and commercial development, finance and accounting,
intellectual property and legal, human resources, information technology,
facility and other administrative costs.
General
and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
were $3.1 million, and $4.5 million, respectively. General and
administrative expenses included charges of $0.6 million and $0.7 million
associated with stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS No. 123R for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
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The
decrease of approximately $1.4 million in general and administrative expenses
for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in
2008, is primarily due to pre-launch commercial activities in the first quarter
of 2008, in anticipation of the potential approval and commercial launch of
Surfaxin in May 2008. Following receipt of the May 2008 Approvable
Letter, we scaled back our pre-launch commercial activities and, although we
made limited investments in our commercial capabilities, we determined that we
would not hire sales representatives and other marketing personnel until after
we have received approval to market Surfaxin. Accordingly, throughout
the remainder of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, we continued to limit our
investment in pre-launch commercial activities while we focused on potentially
gaining regulatory approval for Surfaxin in the United States.
Following
receipt of the Complete Response letter in April 2009, we have re-evaluated our
plans to establish our own specialty pulmonary organization to commercialize our
potential pediatric products, including Surfaxin, in the United States. We now
believe it is in our best interest financially to commercialize in the United
States, as well as internationally, with a strategic partner or collaboration
arrangement, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful in
entering into such an arrangement.
In
addition, following receipt of the Complete Response letter from the FDA, to
conserve our cash resources, we implemented cost containment measures and
reduced our workforce from 115 to 91 employees. The workforce
reduction was focused primarily in our commercial and corporate administrative
groups. We expect to take a one-time charge of approximately $0.6
million in the second quarter ending June 30, 2009 related to the workforce
reduction.
Following
the potential approval of Surfaxin, we anticipate making additional investments
in the future to enhance our administrative resources, including legal, finance,
business development, information technologies, human resources and general
management capabilities, as and when required to meet the needs of our research
and development programs and commercial activities. We also continue
to plan investments to sustain and perfect our potential competitive position by
maintaining our existing patent portfolio, trademarks, trade secrets and
regulatory exclusivity designations, including potential orphan drug and new
drug product exclusivities, and by investing in new patents, patent extensions,
new trademarks, and regulatory exclusivity designations, when
available.
Other
Income and (Expense)
Other
income / (expenses), net was ($0.3) million, and $(27,000) for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, as summarized in the chart
below:
(Dollars
in thousands)
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months ended
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31,
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2009
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2008
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Interest
income
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$ | 5 | $ | 436 | ||||
Interest
expense
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(302 | ) | (468 | ) | ||||
Other
income / (expense)
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Other
income / (expense), net
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$ | (297 | ) | $ | (27 | ) |
Interest
income consists of interest earned on our cash and marketable
securities. During the second half of 2008, we transitioned most of
our cash and marketable securities into a treasury-based money market fund to
ensure preservation of capital. The decrease in interest income in
2009 is primarily due to a significant decline in the interest rate for this
fund, consistent with overall market trends. Our earned interest
rates have declined from approximately 3.0% in the first quarter of 2008 to
approximately 0.15% in the first quarter of 2009. Additionally, our
average cash and marketable securities balance declined from $47.3 million in
the first quarter of 2008 to $22.0 million in the first quarter of
2009.
Interest
expense consists of interest accrued on the outstanding balance of our loan with
PharmaBio Development Inc. (“PharmaBio”), the strategic investment group of
Quintiles Transnational Corp., and under our equipment financing
facilities. In addition, interest expense includes expenses
associated with the amortization of deferred financing costs for warrants issued
to PharmaBio in October 2006 as consideration for a restructuring of our loan in
2006. The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009
as compared to the same period for 2008 is due to a decline in the variable
interest rate on our PharmaBio loan and a reduction in the outstanding principal
balances on our equipment loans.
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LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We have
incurred substantial losses since inception, due to investments in research and
development, manufacturing and potential commercialization activities and we
expect to continue to incur substantial losses over the next several
years. Historically, we have funded our business operations through
various sources, including public and private securities offerings, draw downs
under our CEFFs, capital equipment and debt facilities, and strategic
alliances. We expect to continue to fund our business operations
through strategic alliances, a combination of the financing sources mentioned
above, as well as revenue from our product candidates, beginning with Surfaxin
for RDS, if approved.
Our
capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including the success of our
product development and commercialization plans. We are currently
focused on developing our lead KL4 Surfactant
products, Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf, to address the most significant
respiratory conditions affecting pediatric populations. However,
there can be no assurance that our research and development projects will be
successful, that products developed (including Surfaxin) will obtain necessary
regulatory approval, that any approved product will be commercially viable, that
any CEFF will be available for future financings, or that we will be able to
obtain additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at
all. Even if we succeed in raising additional capital, securing
strategic alliances and developing and commercializing product candidates, we
may never achieve sufficient revenue to achieve or maintain
profitability.
As of
March 31, 2009, we had cash and marketable securities of $19.1
million. We have two CEFFs under which we potentially may raise
(subject to certain conditions, including minimum stock price and volume
limitations) up to an aggregate of $77.3 million. A third CEFF
expires on May 12, 2009. In addition, since March 31,
2009, we have raised an additional $2 million under the CEFFS and entered into
agreements for the purchase of 14 million units of our common stock and warrants
to purchase common stock that are expected to close on May 13, 2009
and will result in gross proceeds to us of approximately $11.3
million. (See “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations –
Liquidity and Capital Resources – Committed Equity Financing Facilities, and “–
Financings Pursuant to Common Stock Offerings” ). Following receipt
of the Complete Response letter from the FDA, to conserve our cash resources, we
implemented cost containment measures and reduced our workforce from 115 to 91
employees. The workforce reduction was focused primarily in our
commercial and corporate administrative groups. We have retained the
core capabilities that we need to support development of our KL4 surfactant
technology, including our quality, manufacturing and research and development
resources. We
expect to take a one-time charge of approximately $0.6 million in the second
quarter ending June 30, 2009 related to the workforce reduction.
The
accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates
the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course
of business. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent
on our ability to raise additional capital, to fund our research and development
and commercial programs and meet our obligations on a timely
basis. If we are unable to successfully raise sufficient additional
capital, through future debt and equity financings and /or strategic and
collaborative ventures with potential partners, we will likely not have
sufficient cash flows and liquidity to fund our business operations, which could
significantly limit our ability to continue as a going concern. In
addition, if our recent registered direct offering settles as anticipated on May
13, 2009, we will have remaining approximately 300,000 shares of capital stock
available for issuance (and not otherwise reserved). Accordingly, we
may be unable to undertake additional financings without first seeking
stockholder approval, a process that is time consuming and could impair our
ability to efficiently raise capital when needed. In that case, we
may be forced to further limit development of many, if not all, of our programs
and may have to grant development and/or commercialization rights in our
products to third parties. If we are unable to raise the necessary
capital, we may be forced to curtail all of our activities and, ultimately,
potentially cease operations. Even if we are able to raise additional
capital, such financings may only be available on unattractive terms, or could
result in significant dilution of stockholders’ interests and, in such event,
the market price of our common stock may decline. The balance sheets
do not include any adjustments relating to recoverability and classification of
recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that
might be necessary should we be unable to continue in existence.
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To meet
our capital requirements, we continue to consider multiple strategic
alternatives, including, but not limited to potential additional financings as
well as potential business alliances, commercial and development partnerships
and other similar opportunities, although there can be no assurance that we will
take any further specific actions or enter into any transactions.
Cash
Flows
We had
cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $19.1 million as of March
31, 2009 as compared to $24.8 million as of December 31, 2008, a decrease of
$5.7 million. The decrease is primarily due to $7.5 million used for
operating activities and $0.8 million used for debt service, offset by aggregate
proceeds of $2.5 million received from the issuance of 2.3 million shares of
common stock pursuant to financings under our CEFFs.
Cash Flows Used in Operating
Activities
Cash
flows used in operating activities were $7.5 million and $11.0 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Our cash
flows used in operating activities are a result of our net operating losses
adjusted for non-cash items associated with stock-based compensation,
depreciation and changes in our accounts payable, accrued liabilities and
receivables.
Cash Flows from/(used in)
Investing Activities
Cash
flows from/(used in) investing activities included purchases of equipment of
$0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008, respectively.
Cash
flows from investing activities also include cash used to purchase short-term
marketable securities and cash received from the sale and/or maturity of
short-term marketable securities. When assessing our cash position
and managing our liquidity and capital resources, we do not consider cash flows
between cash and marketable securities to be meaningful. Cash used to
purchase marketable securities is subject to an investment policy that is
approved by the Board of Directors and provides for the purchase of high-quality
marketable securities, while ensuring preservation of capital and fulfillment of
liquidity needs.
Cash Flows from/(used in)
Financing Activities
Cash
flows from/(used in) financing activities were $1.7 million and $(0.4) million
for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Cash
flows from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009
included aggregate proceeds of $2.5 million from financings pursuant to our
CEFFs, offset by principal payments on our equipment loan facilities of $0.8
million. Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 included $0.3 million of proceeds from our equipment
financing facilities, offset by $0.7 million of debt service payments under our
equipment loan.
Committed
Equity Financing Facilities (CEFFs)
As of
March 31, 2009, we had two CEFFs that we entered into on December 12, 2008
(December 2008 CEFF) and May 22, 2008 (May 2008 CEFF) that allow us to raise
capital for a period of three years ending February 6, 2011 and
June 18, 2011, respectively, at the time and in amounts deemed
suitable to us. A third CEFF expires on May 12,
2009. Under the December 2008 CEFF, as of March 31, 2009, we had 15
million shares potentially available for issuance (up to a maximum of $25
million), provided that the volume weighted-average price of our common stock on
each trading day (VWAP) must be at least equal to the greater of (i) $.60 or
(ii) 90% of the closing price of our common stock on the trading day immediately
preceding the draw down period (Minimum VWAP). Under the May 2008
CEFF, as of March 31, 2009, we had approximately 13.3 million shares potentially
available for issuance (up to a maximum of $52.3 million), provided that the
VWAP on each trading day must be at least the greater of $1.15 or the Minimum
VWAP. Use of each CEFF is subject to certain other covenants and
conditions, including aggregate share and dollar limitations for each draw
down. See
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 –
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Committed Equity Financing
Facility (CEFF)”). We anticipate using our CEFFs, when available, to
support our working capital needs and maintain cash availability in
2009.
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CEFF
Financings
On
January 2, 2009, we completed a financing that was initiated in 2008 under the
May 2008 CEFF, resulting in proceeds of $0.5 million from the issuance of
478,783 shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the
applicable discount, of $1.04.
On
January 16, 2009, we completed a financing under the May 2008 CEFF, resulting in
proceeds of $0.4 million from the issuance of 419,065 shares of our common stock
at an average price per share, after the applicable discount, of
$1.04.
On
February 18, 2009, we completed a financing under the May 2008 CEFF, resulting
in proceeds of $1.0 million from the issuance of 857,356 shares of our
common stock at an average price per share, after the applicable discount, of
$1.17.
On March
31, 2009, we completed a financing pursuant to the May 2008 CEFF resulting in
gross proceeds of approximately $1.1 million from the issuance of 1,015,127
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the applicable
discount, of $1.08.
On April
8, 2009, we completed a financing pursuant to the December 2008 CEFF resulting
in gross proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the issuance of 806,457
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the applicable
discount, of $1.24.
On May 7,
2009, we completed a financing pursuant to the December 2008 CEFF resulting in
gross proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the issuance of 1,272,917
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after the applicable
discount, of $0.79.
Financings
Pursuant to Common Stock Offerings
Historically,
we have, and expect to continue to, fund our business operations through various
sources, including financings pursuant to common stock offerings. We
have filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-151654)
(2008 Universal Shelf) with the SEC for the proposed offering from time to time
of up to $150 million of our securities, including common stock, preferred
stock, varying forms of debt and warrant securities, or any combination of the
foregoing, on terms and conditions that will be determined at that
time.
Financing under the 2008
Universal Shelf
On May 8.
2009, we entered into definitive agreements with select institutional investors
for the purchase of 14 million units of our common stock and warrants to
purchase common stock pursuant to a registered direct public
offering. The purchase price for each share of common stock and
related warrant together is $0.81 and will result in gross proceeds of
approximately $11.3 million. For each share of common stock
purchased, investors will receive warrants to purchase 0.5 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share. The closing of the
offering is expected to take place on May 13, 2009, subject to customary closing
conditions. We also entered into a related placement agent agreement
(the “Placement Agent Agreement”) with Lazard Capital Markets LLC, who is acting
as exclusive placement agent for the offering. We have agreed to pay
the placement agent an aggregate fee of 6% of the gross proceeds upon the
closing of the offering and to reimburse the placement agent for certain
expenses incurred by it in connection with the offering. Under the
Placement Agent Agreement, we agreed not to draw down on our CEFFs for a period
of 30 days after the offering, and,
for the 60 days following that date, agreed to an aggregate draw down limit of
2% of our outstanding common stock and have also
agreed not to sell, for a period of 90 days following the entry into the
definitive agreements, any of our common stock other than in connection with
this offering, pursuant to employee benefit plans, or in connection with
strategic alliances involving us and a strategic partner. In addition,
each of our directors and select executive officers have agreed to certain
lock-up provisions with regard to future sales of our common stock for a period
of 90 days after the offering. The common stock issued and issuable
by exercise of the warrants in connection with this offering are covered by the
2008 Universal Shelf.
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Debt
Historically,
we have, and expect to continue to, fund our business operations through various
sources, including debt arrangements such as credit facilities and equipment
financing facilities.
Loan with
PharmaBio
We have a
loan with PharmaBio with an outstanding principal balance of $8.5 million, which
is due and payable on April 30, 2010, together with interest since October 1,
2006, accrued at the prime rate, compounded annually. See our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 21, 2008 – “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and
Capital Resources – Debt – Loan with PharmaBio.” As of March 31,
2009, the outstanding balance under the loan was $10.2 million ($8.5 million of
pre-restructured principal and $1.7 million of accrued interest) and was
classified as a long-term loan payable on the Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
Equipment Financing
Facilities
In May
2007, we entered into a Credit and Security Agreement with GE Business Financial
Services Inc. (GE, formerly Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.), as
Lender, pursuant to which GE agreed to provide us a $12.5 million facility
(Facility) to fund our capital programs. The right to draw under this
Facility expired on November 30, 2008. See our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 21, 2008 – “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and
Capital Resources – Debt – Equipment Financing Facilities.” As of
March 31, 2009, approximately $2.2 million was outstanding under the facility
($1.7 million classified as current liabilities and $0.5 million as long-term
liabilities.
Contractual Obligations and
Commitments
During
the three month period ended March 31, 2009, there were no material changes to
our contractual obligations and commitments disclosures as set forth in our most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources
– Contractual Obligations”.
ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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Our
exposure to market risk is confined to our cash, cash equivalents and available
for sale securities. We place our investments with high quality
issuers and, by policy, limit the amount of credit exposure to any one
issuer. We currently do not hedge interest rate or currency exchange
exposure. We classify highly liquid investments purchased with a
maturity of three months or less as “cash equivalents” and commercial paper and
fixed income mutual funds as “available for sale securities.” Fixed
income securities may have their fair market value adversely affected due to a
rise in interest rates and we may suffer losses in principal if forced to sell
securities that have declined in market value due to a change in interest
rates.
ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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Evaluation of disclosure
controls and procedures
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over
financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control
system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be
met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations
include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that
breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can
also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two
or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design
of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will
succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies
or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a
cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and
not be detected. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls
and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no
matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of
achieving the desired control objectives and our management necessarily was
required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of
possible controls and procedures.
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Our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act)
as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our
Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by
this report our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in their
design to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports
that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and
forms.
Changes in internal
controls
There
were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting or other factors
that could materially affect those controls subsequent to the date of our
evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
We are
not aware of any pending or threatened legal actions that would, if determined
adversely to us, have a material adverse effect on our business and
operations.
We have
from time to time been involved in disputes and proceedings arising in the
ordinary course of business, including in connection with the conduct of our
clinical trials. In addition, as a public company, we are also
potentially susceptible to litigation, such as claims asserting violations of
securities laws. Any such claims, with or without merit, if not
resolved, could be time-consuming and result in costly
litigation. There can be no assurance that an adverse result in any
future proceeding would not have a potentially material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
In
addition to the risks, uncertainties and other factors set forth below and
elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, see the “Risk Factors”
section contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2009.
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Our
pending NDA for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants may not
be approved by the FDA in a timely manner, or at all, which would prevent our
commercializing this product in the United States and adversely impact our
ability to commercialize this product elsewhere.
Receipt
of the Complete Response letter in April 2009 has further delayed the FDA’s
review of our NDA for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature
infants. In its letter, the FDA focused on whether the BAT can
adequately distinguish change in Surfaxin drug product over time and whether we
have adequately validated the BAT and determined its final acceptance
criteria. We believe that validation of the BAT to the FDA’s satisfaction
would confirm the comparability of Surfaxin drug product used in the clinical
trials to the commercial Surfaxin drug product. We believe that data
already submitted to the FDA support the comparability of Surfaxin clinical drug
product to commercial Surfaxin drug product and demonstrate that the BAT can
adequately distinguish change in Surfaxin over time and is an appropriate test
for monitoring Surfaxin biological activity throughout its
shelf-life. If we are unable to reach agreement with the FDA,
however, the FDA will likely require that we perform further studies or
undertake other activities. If the FDA does not agree that we have
confirmed the comparability of Surfaxin drug product used in the clinical trials
to the commercial Surfaxin drug product, such additional activities could
potentially include new clinical trials, in which event we would be unable to
gain approval of Surfaxin, if at all, within our anticipated
timeline. It is also possible that the FDA may not be satisfied
with our responses to the other items that the FDA identified in the
Complete Response letter. Ultimately, the FDA may not approve
Surfaxin for RDS in premature infants. Any failure to secure FDA
approval or further delay associated with the FDA’s review process would
adversely impact our ability to commercialize our lead product and would have a
material adverse effect on our business.
Receipt
of the April 2009 Complete Response letter has caused us to reevaluate certain
strategies and take additional steps to conserve our financial resources, which
may subject us to unanticipated risks and uncertainties.
Following
receipt of the Complete Response letter from the FDA, to conserve our cash
resources, we implemented cost containment measures and reduced our workforce
from 115 to 91 employees. The workforce reduction was focused
primarily in our commercial and corporate administrative groups and is expected
to result in annual savings of approximately $2.6 million. We expect
to take a one-time charge of approximately $0.6 million in the second quarter
ending June 30, 2009 related to the workforce reduction.
We have
retained the core capabilities that we need to support development of our
KL4
surfactant technology, including our quality, manufacturing and research and
development resources and continue to make investments in our proprietary
KL4
Surfactant Technology pipeline programs. However, as we continue to
manage our cash resources and gain a better understanding of the revised
timeline, reductions in investment in research and development programs may
cause us to experience additional delays. While we remain reasonably
confident that we can achieve our goals within our expected timelines, we will
continue to assess our regulatory position as well as the adequacy of our
financial resources. As a consequence of our reassessment, at any time
we may implement additional and potentially significant changes to our
development plans and our operations as we seek to strengthen our financial and
operational position. Such changes, if adopted, could prove to be
disruptive and detrimental to our development programs.
Receipt
of the April 2009 Complete Response letter from the FDA has caused us to
reassess our plans for commercializing Surfaxin and our other product candidates
in the United States, which will subject us to risks and
uncertainties.
Prior to
receipt of the Complete Response letter, we expected to incur expenses at an
annual rate of approximately $20 - $25 million to build a fully-integrated
pediatric franchise and establish our own specialty pulmonary commercial
organization to initially execute the launch of Surfaxin in the United
States. We have now re-evaluated this strategy in light of our need
to conserve our resources and now believe that it is in our best interest
financially to seek strategic alliances or other collaboration arrangements to
support development and potential commercialization of Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and
Aerosurf to address a wide range of neonatal and pediatric indications,
beginning with RDS. Our ability to make that investment and also
execute our current operating plan is dependent on numerous factors, including,
potentially, the performance of third-party strategic partners and collaborators
with whom we may contract.
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As we no
longer plan to build our own sales and marketing organization in the United
States, we will likely be dependent upon strategic partners and collaborators
for the marketing and sales of Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS and for
Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf for indications affecting neonatal and pediatric
patients. If we are unable to identify strategic partners or do not
succeed in entering into these agreements, or if we or our strategic partners
and collaborators do not perform under such agreements, it would have a material
adverse effect on our ability to commercialize our products. In
addition, if we do not succeed in securing marketing and sales capabilities, the
commercial launch of our products in the United States may be
delayed. If we are successful in entering into strategic
alliance agreements or other collaboration arrangements, if we breach or
terminate the agreements that make up these arrangements or if our
commercialization partners otherwise fail to conduct their activities in a
timely manner or if there is a dispute about their respective obligations, we
may need to seek other partners or we may have to develop our own internal sales
and marketing capability to commercialize our products in the United
States. In addition, we may depend on our partner’s expertise and
dedication of sufficient resources to commercialize our products in the United
States. Moreover, we may, in the future, grant to strategic partners
rights to license and commercialize potential products developed under
development collaboration agreements. Under such arrangements, our
collaboration partners may control key decisions relating to the development of
our products. The rights of our partners would limit our flexibility
in considering alternatives for the commercialization of our
products. If we fail to successfully develop these relationships or
if our collaboration partners fail to successfully develop or commercialize any
of our products, it may delay or prevent us from developing or commercializing
our products in a competitive and timely manner and would have a material
adverse effect on the commercialization of Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and
Aerosurf.
In
light of the delayed timeline for the anticipated approval for Surfaxin, we will
have to raise significant additional capital to continue our existing planned
research and development activities and continue to operate as a going
concern. Moreover, such additional financing could result in equity
dilution.
Until
such time as we are able to commercialize our Surfaxin drug product, if
approved, and generate revenues, we will need substantial additional funding to
conduct our ongoing research and product development activities and continue to
operate as a going concern. Our operating plans require that
expenditures will only be committed if we achieve important development and
regulatory milestones and have the necessary working capital
resources. Accordingly, as we attempt to conserve our resources
during this period, we may experience additional delays in certain of our
development programs. If we are unable to raise substantial
additional funds through future debt and equity financings and /or
strategic and collaborative arrangements with potential partners, we may be
forced to further limit many, if not all, of our programs and consider licensing
the development and commercialization of products that we consider valuable and
which we otherwise would develop ourselves.
Our
consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will
continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Our
ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to raise
additional capital, to fund our research and development and commercial programs
and meet our obligations on a timely basis. If we are unable to
successfully raise sufficient additional capital, through future debt and
equity financings and /or strategic and collaborative ventures with potential
partners, we will likely not have sufficient cash flows and liquidity to fund
our business operations, which could significantly limit our ability to continue
as a going concern. In addition, if our recent registered direct
offering closes as anticipated on May 13, 2009, we will have remaining
approximately 300,000 shares of capital stock available for issuance (and not
otherwise reserved). Accordingly, we may be unable to undertake
additional financings without first seeking stockholder approval, a process that
is time consuming and could impair our ability to efficiently raise capital when
needed. In that case, we may be forced to further limit development
of many, if not all, of our programs and may have to grant development and/or
commercialization rights in our products to third parties. If we are
unable to raise the necessary capital, we may be forced to curtail all of our
activities and, ultimately, potentially cease operations. Even if we
are able to raise additional capital, such financings may only be available on
unattractive terms, or could result in significant dilution of stockholders’
interests and, in such event, the market price of our common stock may
decline.
In
addition, the continued credit crisis and related instability in the global
financial system may have an impact on our business and our financial
condition. We may face significant challenges if conditions in the
financial markets do not improve, including an inability to access the capital
markets at a time when we would like or require, and an increased cost of
capital. Except for our CEFFs, we currently do not have arrangements
to obtain additional financing. Any such financing could be difficult to
obtain, only available on unattractive terms or could result in significant
dilution of stockholders’ interests and, in such event, the market price of our
common stock may decline. Furthermore, if the market price of our common
stock were to decline, we could cease to meet the financial requirements to
maintain the listing of our common stock on The Nasdaq Global
Market. In addition, failure to secure any necessary financing in a
timely manner and on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our
business plan, financial performance and stock price and could require the delay
of new product development and clinical trial plans.
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To meet
our capital requirements, we continue to consider multiple strategic
alternatives, including, but not limited to potential additional financings as
well as potential business alliances, commercial and development partnerships
and other similar opportunities, although there can be no assurance that we will
take any further specific actions or enter into any transactions.
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, we did not issue any unregistered shares
of common stock pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants and
options. There were no stock repurchases during the three months
ended March 31, 2009.
ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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None.
ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
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None.
ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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None.
ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibits
are listed on the Index to Exhibits at the end of this Quarterly
Report. The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, listed
on such Index in response to this Item, are incorporated herein by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. | |||
(Registrant)
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Date:
May 11, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Robert J. Capetola | |
Robert J. Capetola, Ph.D. | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date:
May 11, 2009
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By:
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/s/ John G. Cooper | |
John G. Cooper | |||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are included with this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Method of Filing
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3.1
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Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (Discovery),
dated September 18, 2002.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the SEC on March
31, 2003.
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3.2
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Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating
Cumulative Preferred Stock of Discovery, dated February 6,
2004.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Discovery’s Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC
on February 6, 2004.
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3.3
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Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery, dated as of
May 28, 2004.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the SEC on August 9,
2004.
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3.4
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Certificate
of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery,
dated as of July 8, 2005.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, as filed with the SEC on August 5,
2005.
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3.5
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Amended
and Restated By-Laws of Discovery, as amended effective December 11,
2007.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on March
14, 2008.
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4.1
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Shareholder
Rights Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2004, by and between Discovery
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on February 6, 2004.
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4.2
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Form
of Class A Investor Warrant.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on June 20, 2003.
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4.3
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Class
B Investor Warrant dated July 7, 2004, issued to Kingsbridge Capital
Limited.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on July 9, 2004.
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4.4
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Warrant
Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2004, by and between Discovery and
QFinance, Inc.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the SEC on
November 9, 2004.
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4.5
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Class
C Investor Warrant, dated April 17, 2006, issued to Kingsbridge Capital
Limited
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on April 21,
2006.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Method of Filing
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4.6
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Second
Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated as of October 25, 2006, issued
to PharmaBio Development Inc. (“PharmaBio”)
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
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4.7
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Warrant
Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2006, by and between Discovery and
PharmaBio
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
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4.8
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Warrant
Agreement, dated November 22, 2006
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on November 22, 2006.
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4.9
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Warrant
Agreement dated May 22, 2008 by and between Kingsbridge Capital Limited
and Discovery.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on May 28, 2008.
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4.10
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Warrant
Agreement dated December 12, 2008 by and between Kingsbridge Capital
Limited and Discovery.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on December 15, 2008.
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange
Act.
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Filed
herewith.
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Filed
herewith.
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Filed
herewith.
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