WINDTREE THERAPEUTICS INC /DE/ - Quarter Report: 2010 September (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 September 30, 2010
or
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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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by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
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preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
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the past 90 days. YES x NO
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As of
November 12, 2010, 206,652,815 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par
value $0.001 per share, were outstanding.
Table
of Contents
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
As
of September 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31,
2009
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
For
the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and
2009
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and
Results of Operations
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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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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Item
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. 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 (RDS) in
premature infants; the possibility, timing and outcome of submitting regulatory
filings for our products under development; our research and development
programs for our KL4 surfactant
technology and our capillary aerosolization technology platform, including
planning for and timing of any clinical trials and potential development
milestones; the development of financial, clinical, manufacturing and
distribution plans related to the potential commercialization of our drug
products, if approved; and plans regarding potential strategic alliances and
other collaborative 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 actual
results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. We caution you therefore against relying
on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of
historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future
performance. Examples of the risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to:
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risks
related generally to our efforts to gain regulatory approval, in the
United States and elsewhere, for our drug product candidates, including
our lead products that we are developing to address respiratory
distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants: Surfaxin for the prevention
of RDS, Surfaxin LS™ (our lyophilized KL4
surfactant) and Aerosurf®
(our initial aerosolized KL4 surfactant);
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the
risk that we and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other
regulatory authorities will not be able to agree on matters raised during
the regulatory review process, or that we may be required to conduct
significant additional activities to potentially gain approval of our
product candidates, if ever;
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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
strategic development partners or pursuant to collaboration
arrangements;
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the
risk that the FDA will not be satisfied with the results of our efforts to
optimize and revalidate our fetal rabbit biological activity test (BAT)
and to demonstrate that the BAT has the ability to distinguish change in
Surfaxin drug product over time, which is needed to advance our KL4 surfactant
pipeline;
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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 preclinical studies and other efforts, and
potentially multiple clinical trials, which may be subject to potentially
significant delays or regulatory holds, or fail, and which must be
conducted using sophisticated and extensive analytical methodologies,
including an acceptable biological activity test, if required, as well as
other quality control release and stability tests to satisfy the
requirements of the regulatory
authorities;
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risks
relating to our ability to develop and manufacture drug products and
drug-device combination products based on our capillary aerosolization
technology for clinical studies and, if approved, for commercialization of
our 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 product substances, capillary 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 we may be unable to identify potential strategic partners or
collaborators with whom we can develop and, if approved, commercialize our
products in a timely manner, if at
all;
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the
risk that we or our strategic partners or collaborators will not be able
to attract or maintain qualified
personnel;
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the
risk that, if approved, market conditions, the competitive landscape or
otherwise may make it difficult to launch and profitably sell our
products;
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the
risk that we may not be able to raise additional capital or enter into
strategic alliances or collaboration agreements (including strategic
alliances for development or commercialization of our drug products and
combination drug-device products);
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risks
that the unfavorable credit environment will adversely affect our ability
to fund our activities, that our share price may not remain at the price
level necessary for us to access capital under our Committed Equity
Financing Facilities (CEFFs), that the CEFFs may expire before we are able
to access the full dollar amount potentially available thereunder, and
that additional equity financings could result in substantial equity
dilution;
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the
risk that we will be unable to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid
Price Requirement of The Nasdaq Capital Market® (Nasdaq
Capital Market) prior to the expiration of the grace period currently in
effect, which could increase the probability that our stock will be
delisted from Nasdaq, which could cause our stock price to decline, and
that, to retain our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we may have to
implement a reverse stock split, which could result in a reduction in our
total market capitalization;
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the
risk that recurring losses, negative cash flows and an inability to raise
sufficient 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 products 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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the
risk that the FDA may not approve Surfaxin or may subject the marketing of
Surfaxin to onerous requirements that significantly impair marketing
activities;
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the
risk that we may identify unforeseen problems that have not yet been
discovered or the FDA could in the future impose additional requirements
to gain approval of Surfaxin;
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risks,
if we succeed in gaining approval of Surfaxin and our other drug
products, that reimbursement and health care reform may adversely
affect us;
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the
risk that we will not successfully remediate the recently-identified
material weakness related to initial classification and accounting for
registered warrants as liabilities or equity, which resulted in the
restatement of our financial statements for periods ended June 30, 2009
through June 30, 2010; and
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other
risks and uncertainties, including those described in our most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K 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.
The
forward-looking statements contained in this report or the documents
incorporated by reference herein speak only of their respective
dates. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to
differ may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict
them all. Except to the extent required by applicable laws, rules or
regulations, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly 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)
September
30,
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December
31,
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2010
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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(As
Restated)
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 14,654 | $ | 15,741 | ||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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265 | 233 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
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14,919 | 15,974 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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3,804 | 4,668 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
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400 | 400 | ||||||
Other
assets
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175 | 361 | ||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 19,298 | $ | 21,403 | ||||
LIABILITIES
& STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 1,580 | $ | 1,294 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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3,947 | 3,446 | ||||||
Common
stock warrant liability
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2,508 | 3,191 | ||||||
Loan
payable, including accrued interest
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– | 10,461 | ||||||
Equipment
loans and capitalized leases, current portion
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196 | 597 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
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8,231 | 18,989 | ||||||
Equipment
loans and capitalized leases, non-current portion
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328 | 428 | ||||||
Other
liabilities
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640 | 690 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
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9,199 | 20,107 | ||||||
Stockholders’
Equity:
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Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or
outstanding
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– | – | ||||||
Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 380,000 shares authorized; 199,186 and 126,689
shares issued, 198,873 and 126,376 shares outstanding
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200 | 127 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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383,669 | 361,503 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(370,716 | ) | (357,280 | ) | ||||
Treasury
stock (at cost); 313 shares
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(3,054 | ) | (3,054 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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10,099 | 1,296 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity
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$ | 19,298 | $ | 21,403 |
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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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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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(As
Restated)
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(As
Restated)
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Revenue
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$ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||||
Expenses:
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Research
and development
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4,727 | 4,530 | 13,223 | 15,189 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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1,476 | 2,417 | 6,273 | 8,105 | ||||||||||||
Total
expenses
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6,203 | 6,947 | 19,496 | 23,294 | ||||||||||||
Operating
loss
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(6,203 | ) | (6,947 | ) | (19,496 | ) | (23,294 | ) | ||||||||
Change
in fair value of common stock warrant liability
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(365 | ) | (1,662 | ) | 6,384 | (2,985 | ) | |||||||||
Other
income / (expense):
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Interest
and other income
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3 | 8 | 27 | 29 | ||||||||||||
Interest
and other expense
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(19 | ) | (252 | ) | (350 | ) | (834 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income / (expense), net
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(16 | ) | (244 | ) | (323 | ) | (805 | ) | ||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (6,584 | ) | $ | (8,853 | ) | $ | (13,435 | ) | $ | (27,084 | ) | ||||
Net
loss per common share – Basic
and diluted
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$ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.24 | ) | ||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding – basic and
diluted
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194,179 | 119,993 | 164,314 | 111,683 |
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DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands)
Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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2010
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2009
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(As
Restated)
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$ | (13,435 | ) | $ | (27,084 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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1,212 | 1,503 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation and 401(k) match
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1,212 | 2,277 | ||||||
Fair
value adjustment of common stock warrant
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(6,384 | ) | 2,985 | |||||
Gain
on sale of equipment
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(16 | ) | – | |||||
Changes
in:
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(32 | ) | 353 | |||||
Accounts
payable
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286 | (552 | ) | |||||
Accrued
expenses
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501 | (994 | ) | |||||
Other
assets
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3 | 3 | ||||||
Other
liabilities and accrued interest on loan payable
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(2,011 | ) | 73 | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(18,664 | ) | (21,436 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase
of property and equipment
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(101 | ) | (88 | ) | ||||
Restricted
cash
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– | 200 | ||||||
Proceeds
from sales or maturity of marketable securities
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– | 2,047 | ||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(101 | ) | 2,159 | |||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from issuance of securities, net of expenses
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26,727 | 16,514 | ||||||
Principal
payments under loan and capital lease obligations
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(9,049 | ) | (2,298 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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17,678 | 14,216 | ||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(1,087 | ) | (5,061 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents – beginning of period
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15,741 | 22,744 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents – end of period
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$ | 14,654 | $ | 17,683 | ||||
Supplementary
disclosure of cash flows information:
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Interest
paid
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$ | 2,115 | $ | 183 | ||||
Non-cash
transactions:
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Unrealized
loss on marketable securities
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– | (1 | ) | |||||
Equipment
acquired through capitalized lease
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48 | – |
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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 therapies to treat respiratory
disorders and diseases for which there frequently are few or no approved
therapies. Our novel KL4
proprietary 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 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
developing our lead products, Surfaxin®
(lucinactant), Surfaxin LS™ and Aerosurf®, to
address the most significant respiratory conditions affecting pediatric
populations. In April 2009, we received a Complete Response Letter
from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with respect to our New Drug
Application (NDA) for Surfaxin for the prevention of respiratory distress
syndrome (RDS) in premature infants, our first product based on our novel
KL4
surfactant technology. The letter focused primarily on certain
aspects of our fetal rabbit biological activity test (BAT, a quality control and
stability release test for Surfaxin and our other KL4 pipeline
products), specifically whether analysis of preclinical data from both the BAT
and a well-established preterm lamb model of RDS demonstrates the degree of
comparability that the FDA requires and whether the BAT can adequately
distinguish change in Surfaxin biological activity over time. Currently,
we believe that we are on track to submit a Complete Response to the FDA in the
first quarter of 2011, which potentially could lead to approval of Surfaxin for
the prevention of RDS in premature infants in 2011. If approved, Surfaxin
would be the first synthetic, peptide-containing surfactant for use in neonatal
medicine. For a detailed update of our development efforts with
respect to Surfaxin, see, “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Overview –
Business and KL4 Pipeline
Programs Update” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Surfaxin
LS, our lyophilized KL4
surfactant, is a dry powder formulation that is resuspended as a liquid prior to
use. Surfaxin LS is intended to improve ease of use for healthcare
practitioners, eliminate the need for cold-chain storage, and potentially
further improve clinical performance. 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. If approved, we believe that Aerosurf will make it
possible to administer surfactant into the lung without subjecting patients to
such invasive procedures. We believe that Aerosurf has the potential
to enable a significant increase in the use of surfactant therapy in neonatal
medicine.
In
addition to our lead products, we plan over time to develop our KL4 surfactant
technology into a broad product pipeline that potentially will address a variety
of debilitating respiratory conditions for which there currently are no or few
approved therapies, in patient populations ranging from premature infants to
adults. Our plans include potentially taking these initiatives
through a Phase 2 proof-of-concept phase and, if successful, thereafter
determining whether to seek strategic alliances or collaboration arrangements or
to utilize other financial alternatives to fund their further
development. In that regard, we recently completed a Phase 2 clinical
trial of Surfaxin to potentially address Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) and an
investigator-initiated Phase 2a clinical trial assessing the safety,
tolerability and effectiveness (via improvement in mucociliary clearance) of
aerosolized KL4 surfactant
in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). We are conducting research and
preclinical development with our KL4 surfactant
potentially to address Acute Lung Injury (ALI), and, potentially in the future,
other diseases associated with inflammation of the lung, such as Asthma and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). We are also engaged in
exploratory preclinical studies to assess the feasibility of using our KL4 surfactant
in combination with small and large molecule therapeutics to efficiently and
effectively deliver therapies to the lung to treat a range of pulmonary
conditions and disease. See, “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Overview –
Business and KL4 Pipeline
Programs Update” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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An
important priority continues to be to secure strategic and financial resources
to potentially maximize the inherent value of our KL4 surfactant
technology. We prefer to accomplish our objectives through strategic
alliances, including potential business alliances, and commercial and
development partnerships. To advance the development of our lead
products, we are engaged in discussions with potential strategic and/or
financial partners. To secure required capital, we are also
considering other alternatives, including additional financings and other
similar opportunities. Although we continue to consider a number of
potential strategic and financial alternatives, there can be no assurance that
we will enter into any strategic alliance or otherwise consummate any financing
or other similar transaction. Until such time as we secure the
necessary capital, we plan to continue conserving our financial resources,
predominantly by limiting investments in our pipeline programs.
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 and nine months ended
September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ending December 31, 2010. 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, 2009 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on
March 10, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form
10-K/A that we filed on with the SEC on November 15, 2010 (references to
our 2009 Form 10-K in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are intended to refer
to our Form 10-K as amended by Amendment No. 2).
Note
2 – Restatement of Financial Statements
On
November 15, 2010, we filed with the SEC (i) Amendment No. 2 to our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (Amendment No. 2) and
(ii) Amendment No. 1 to each of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
periods ended March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, in order to restate our
consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statement of operations and statements
of cash flows for the applicable periods to reclassify certain registered
warrants based on a reassessment of applicable accounting
guidance. As reported in Amendment No. 2, the restatements reclassify
as derivative liabilities certain registered warrants that we issued in May 2009
and February 2010, which were originally recorded as equity, with such
liabilities measured at fair value on the date of issue using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model, with subsequent changes in the fair values recognized in
our quarterly statement of operations as “Change in fair value of common stock
warrant liability.” The amounts presented in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q reflect the reclassification of the warrants identified
above. The restatements have had no impact on amounts previously
reported for Assets; Revenues; Operating Expenses; Cash Flows; Loans, Equipment
Loan and Accounts Payables; and Contractual Obligations.
Note
3 – 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 the
prevention of RDS, if approved.
5
Following
receipt from the FDA of a Complete Response Letter for Surfaxin in April 2009,
we made fundamental changes in our business strategy. We now believe
that it is in our best interest financially to seek to develop and commercialize
our KL4 technology
through strategic alliances or other collaboration arrangements, including in
the United States. However, there can be no assurance that any
strategic alliance or other arrangement will be successfully
concluded.
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. As a result of our cash position as of December 31, 2009, the
audit opinion we received from our independent auditors for the year ended
December 31, 2009 contains a notation related to our ability to continue as a
going concern. 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 strategic and collaborative arrangements with potential
partners and/or future debt and equity financings, 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, as of October 29, 2010, we have authorized capital available for
issuance (and not otherwise reserved) of approximately 48.5 million shares
of common stock. We have presented to our stockholders, for approval
at our 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 21, 2010, a proposal
to authorize our Board of Directors (Board), in its sole discretion, to
effect a share consolidation, or reverse stock split (reverse split) of our
common stock, at a ratio of 1-for-15, on the terms described in the Proxy
Statement. If implemented, a reverse split would result in a share
consolidation of all outstanding shares of our common stock, but would not
affect the number of authorized shares of capital stock provided in our
Certificate of Incorporation. We, therefore, also submitted to
our stockholders a proposal that, if and only if
the reverse split is approved, would reduce the total number of authorized
shares of common stock from 380 million to 50 million. If approved, these
proposals will result in an increase in the number of shares of common stock
available for issuance (and not otherwise reserved) and will allow us to
potentially raise additional capital, through strategic and collaborative
arrangements with potential partners and/or future debt and equity financings.
If for
any reason, these proposals are not approved, we may be unable to undertake
additional financings without first seeking stockholder approval, a process that
would require a special meeting of stockholders, a time-consuming and expensive
process that could impair our ability to efficiently raise capital when needed,
if at all. In that case, we may be forced to further limit development of
many, if not all, of our programs. 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. Our financial
statements 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.
Our
future capital requirements depend upon many factors, including the success of
our efforts to secure one or more strategic alliances or other collaboration
arrangements, to support our product development activities and, if approved,
commercialization plans. We are also considering other alternatives,
including additional financings and other similar
opportunities. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be
able to secure strategic partners or collaborators to support and advise our
activities, that our research and development projects will be successful, that
products developed 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 securing strategic
alliances, raising additional capital and developing and subsequently
commercializing product candidates, we may never achieve sufficient sales
revenue to achieve or maintain profitability.
On April
28, 2010, we restructured our $10.6 million loan with PharmaBio Development Inc
(PharmaBio), the former strategic investment subsidiary of Quintiles
Transnational Corp. (Quintiles). The related Payment Agreement and
Loan Amendment dated April 27, 2010 (PharmaBio Agreement) provided for
(a) payment in cash of an aggregate of $6.6 million, representing
$4.5 million in outstanding principal and $2.1 million in accrued
interest, and (b) of the remaining $4 million principal amount under
the loan, $2 million became due and was paid on each of July 30, 2010 and
September 30, 2010. Also under the PharmaBio Agreement, PharmaBio
surrendered to us for cancellation warrants to purchase an aggregate of
2,393,612 shares of our common stock that we had issued previously to PharmaBio
in connection with the PharmaBio loan and a previous offering of
securities. As of September 30, 2010, all of our obligations related
to the loan with PharmaBio were paid in full.
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Also, on
April 27, 2010, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with PharmaBio
pursuant to which PharmaBio agreed to purchase 4,052,312 shares of our common
stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,026,156 shares of common stock,
sold as units consisting of one share and one-half of a warrant to purchase one
share, at an offering price of $0.5429 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds to
us, on April 29, 2010, of $2.2 million ($2.1 million
net). The warrants generally will expire in April 2015 and generally
will be exercisable beginning on October 28, 2010 at an exercise price per share
of $0.7058 per share and, if exercised in full, would result in additional
proceeds to us of approximately $1.4 million. See, Note 4 – Stockholders’
Equity – Common Stock Offerings with PharmaBio Development Inc.
The
PharmaBio Agreement also provides that we and PharmaBio will negotiate in good
faith to potentially enter into a strategic arrangement under which PharmaBio
would provide funding for a research collaboration between Quintiles and us
relating to the possible research and development, and commercialization of two
of our drug product candidates, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf, for the prevention and
treatment of RDS in premature infants. However, neither party is
obligated to enter into any such arrangement except to the extent that the
parties, in their individual and sole discretion, enter into definitive
documents with respect thereto. Accordingly, there can be no
assurances that any such arrangement will be completed.
On June
11, 2010, we entered into a Committed Equity Financing Facility (2010 CEFF) with
Kingsbridge Capital Limited (Kingsbridge) under which we generally are entitled
to sell, and Kingsbridge is obligated to purchase, from time to time over a
period of three years, subject to certain conditions and restrictions, shares of
our common stock for cash consideration of up to an aggregate of the lesser of
$35 million or 31,597,149 shares. Kingsbridge’s obligation to
purchase shares of our common stock is subject to satisfaction of certain
conditions at the time of each draw down, as specified in the Purchase
Agreement. If at any time we fail to meet any of these conditions, we
will not be able to access funds under the 2010 CEFF. In connection
with the 2010 CEFF, we issued a warrant to Kingsbridge to
purchase up to 1,250,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.4459 per
share, which is fully exercisable (in whole or in part) beginning December 11,
2010 and for a period of five years thereafter. If exercised in full,
the warrant potentially could result in additional proceeds to us of
approximately $560,000. See, Note 4 – Stockholders’
Equity.
On June
22, 2010, we completed a public offering of 35.7 million shares of our common
stock, five-year warrants to purchase 17.9 million shares of our common stock,
and short-term (nine month) warrants to purchase 17.9 million shares of our
common stock. The securities were sold as units, with each unit
consisting of one share of common stock, a five-year warrant to purchase one
half share of common stock, and a short-term warrant to purchase one half share
of common stock, at a public offering price of $0.28 per unit, resulting in
gross proceeds to us of $10 million ($9.1 million net). If exercised
in full, the short-term warrants would result in additional proceeds to us of
approximately $5 million, and the long-term warrants, $7.1
million. This offering was made pursuant to our existing shelf
registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-151654), which was filed with
the SEC on June 13, 2008 and declared effective by the SEC on June 18, 2008
(2008 Shelf Registration Statement). See, Note 4 – Stockholders’
Equity.
On
October 12, 2010, we entered into a second Securities Purchase Agreement with
PharmaBio pursuant to which PharmaBio agreed to purchase 2,380,952 shares of our
common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,190,476 shares of common
stock, sold as units consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to
purchase one-half of a share of common stock, at an offering price of $0.21 per
unit, resulting in gross proceeds to us of $500,000. The warrants
generally will expire in October 2015 and are immediately exercisable for cash
(except in certain limited circumstances), subject to an aggregate beneficial
ownership limitation of 9.99%, at an exercise price per share of $0.273 per
share and, if exercised in full, would result in additional proceeds to us of
approximately $0.325 million. In addition, we may redeem any or all of the
warrants at any time within 20 days following the occurrence of a “trading
threshold” (as defined in the warrant agreement) at a per-warrant redemption
price of $0.001, upon 20 days’ written notice to the holder of the
warrant. See, Note 5 – Stockholders’
Equity – Common Stock Offerings with PharmaBio Development Inc.
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As of
September 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $14.7 million,
which includes net proceeds of $0.6 million in September 2010 from the first of
two settlements from a September 2010 draw down on our 2010 CEFF. We will
require additional capital to support our ongoing development activities through
the potential approval of Surfaxin in 2011, including activities to advance
Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf to our planned Phase 3 and Phase 2 clinical
trials. We recently received payment of a non-dilutive
grant under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 in the
amount of approximately $0.25 million to support our activities related to
Aerosurf. In addition, our 2010 CEFF, subject to certain conditions
that we must meet, may allow us to raise additional capital, although there can
be no assurance that the CEFF will be available, and if the CEFF is available at
any time, that we will be able to raise sufficient capital when needed. As
of November 12, 2010, our December 2008 CEFF and the May 2008 CEFF were not
available because the closing market price of our common stock on that date
($0.21) was below the minimum price required ($0.60 and $1.15, respectively) to
utilize those facilities. See, Note 5 – Stockholders’
Equity, for details regarding our CEFFs.
Note 4 – Accounting Policies and Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting
policies
There
have been no changes to our critical accounting policies since December 31,
2009. For more information on critical accounting policies, see, Note 4 – “Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements” to
the consolidated financial statements included in our 2009 Annual Report on Form
10-K. Readers are encouraged to review those disclosures in
conjunction with the review of this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q.
Net loss per common
share
Basic net
loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding for the periods. As of
September 30, 2010 and 2009, 78.4 million and 30.9 million shares of
common stock, respectively, were potentially issuable upon the exercise of
certain stock options and warrants. Due to our net loss, these
potentially issuable shares were not included in the calculation of diluted net
loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive, therefore basic and
dilutive net loss per share are the same.
Comprehensive
loss
Comprehensive
loss consists of net loss plus the changes in unrealized gains and losses on
available-for-sale securities. Comprehensive loss for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
(in
thousands)
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Three
months ended
September
30,
|
Nine
months ended
September
30,
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2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
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(As
Restated)
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(As
Restated)
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Net
loss
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$ | (6,584 | ) | $ | (8,853 | ) | $ | (13,435 | ) | $ | (27,084 | ) | ||||
Change
in unrealized (losses)/gains on marketable securities
|
– | – | - | (1 | ) | |||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
$ | (6,584 | ) | $ | (8,853 | ) | $ | (13,435 | ) | $ | (27,085 | ) |
Recent accounting
pronouncements
In
March 2010, Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-17, Revenue Recognition—Milestone Method
(Topic 605): Milestone
Method of Revenue Recognition—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task
Force (ASU 2010-17) was issued and will amend the accounting for revenue
arrangements under which a vendor satisfies its performance obligations to a
customer over a period of time, when the deliverable or unit of accounting is
not within the scope of other authoritative literature, and when the arrangement
consideration is contingent upon the achievement of a milestone. The
amendment defines a milestone and clarifies whether an entity may recognize
consideration earned from the achievement of a milestone in the period in which
the milestone is achieved. This amendment is effective for fiscal
years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted.
The amendment may be applied retrospectively to all arrangements or
prospectively for milestones achieved after the effective date. We do not
believe the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on our financial
statements.
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Note 5 – Stockholders’
Equity
Registered Public
Offerings
On June
22, 2010, we completed a public offering of 35.7 million shares of our common
stock, five-year warrants to purchase 17.9 million shares of our common stock
(Five-Year Warrants), and short-term (nine month) warrants to purchase 17.9
million shares of our common stock (Short-Term Warrants). The
securities were sold as units, with each unit consisting of one share of common
stock, a Five-Year Warrant to purchase one half share of common stock, and a
Short-Term Warrant to purchase one half share of common stock, at a public
offering price of $0.28 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds to us of $10
million ($9.1 million net). The Five-Year Warrants expire on June 22,
2015 and are exercisable, subject to an aggregate beneficial ownership
limitation, at a price per share of $0.40. The Short-Term Warrants
expire on March 22, 2011 and are exercisable, subject to an aggregate beneficial
ownership limitation, at a price per share of $0.28. The exercise price
and number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants are
subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, among
other events as described in the warrants. The exercise price and the
amount and/or type of property to be issued upon exercise of the warrants are
also subject to adjustment if we engage in a “Fundamental Transaction” (as
defined in the form of warrant). The warrants are exercisable for
cash only, except that if the related registration statement or an exemption
from registration is not otherwise available for the resale of the warrant
shares, the holder may exercise on a cashless basis. This offering was made
pursuant to our 2008 Shelf Registration Statement.
In
February 2010, we completed a public offering of 27.5 million shares of our
common stock and warrants to purchase 13.8 million shares of our common
stock, sold as units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and
a warrant to purchase one half share of common stock, at a public offering price
of $0.60 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds to us of $16.5 million
($15.1 million net). The warrants expire in February 2015 and
are exercisable, subject to an aggregate beneficial ownership limitation, at a
price per share of $0.85. The exercise price and number of shares of
common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants will be subject to adjustment
in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction. The exercise
price and the amount and/or type of property to be issued upon exercise of the
warrants will also be subject to adjustment if we engage in a “Fundamental
Transaction” (as defined in the form of warrant). The warrants are
exercisable for cash only, except that if the related registration statement or
an exemption from registration is not otherwise available for the resale of the
warrant shares, the holder may exercise on a cashless basis. This
offering was made pursuant to our 2008 Shelf Registration
Statement.
In May
2009, we completed a registered direct offering of 14.0 million shares of
our common stock and warrants to purchase seven million shares of common
stock, sold as units to select institutional investors, with each unit
consisting of one share and a warrant to purchase one half share of common
stock, at a price of $0.81 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds to us of
$11.3 million ($10.5 million net). The warrants expire in
May 2014 and are exercisable at a price per share of $1.15. The exercise
price and number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants
will be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization or similar
transaction. The exercise price and the amount and/or type of
property to be issued upon exercise of the warrants will also be subject to
adjustment if we engage in a “Fundamental Transaction” (as defined in the form
of warrant). The warrants are exercisable for cash only, except that
if the related registration statement or an exemption from registration is not
otherwise available for the resale of the warrant shares, the holder may
exercise on a cashless basis. This offering was made pursuant to our
2008 Shelf Registration Statement.
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Common Stock Offerings with
PharmaBio Development Inc.
On
April 27, 2010, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with
PharmaBio, as the sole purchaser, related to an offering of 4,052,312 shares of
common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,026,156 shares of common
stock, sold as units with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and
a warrant to purchase one half share of common stock, at an offering price of
$0.5429 per unit, representing the greater of (a) the
volume-weighted average price per share of our common stock (VWAP) on The Nasdaq
Global Market for the 20 trading days ending on April 27, 2010 and (b) the
last reported closing price of $0.5205 per share of the common stock on The
Nasdaq Global Market on that date. The offering resulted in gross
proceeds to us of $2.2 million ($2.1 million net). The
warrants expire in April 2015 and generally will be exercisable beginning on
October 28, 2010, subject to an aggregate beneficial ownership limitation of
9.9%, at a price per share of $0.7058, which represents a 30% premium to the
VWAP for the 20 trading days ending on April 27, 2010. The exercise price
and number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants will
be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization or similar
transaction. The exercise price and the amount and/or type of
property to be issued upon exercise of the warrants will also be subject to
adjustment if we engage in a “Fundamental Transaction” (as defined in the form
of warrant). The warrants are exercisable for cash only, except that
if the related registration statement or an exemption from registration is not
otherwise available for the resale of the warrant shares, the holder may
exercise on a cashless basis. The offering closed on April 30,
2010. The shares of common stock and the shares of common stock to be
issued upon exercise of the warrants were offered pursuant to our 2008 Shelf
Registration Statement.
On
October 12, 2010, we entered into a second Securities Purchase Agreement with
PharmaBio, as the sole purchaser, pursuant to which PharmaBio agreed to purchase
2,380,952 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of
1,190,476 shares of common stock, sold as units consisting of one share of
common stock and one warrant to purchase one-half of a share of common stock, at
an offering price of $0.21 per unit, representing, the greater
of (a) the VWAP on the Nasdaq Capital Market for 10 consecutive trading
days ending on October 11, 2010 and (b) the VWAP on October 11,
2010. This offering was made pursuant to our 2008 Shelf Registration
Statement and resulted in gross proceeds to us of $0.50 million. The
warrants generally will expire in October 2015 and are immediately exercisable,
subject to an aggregate beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, at an exercise
price per share of $0.273 per share and, if exercised in full, would result in
additional proceeds to us of approximately $0.325 million. The warrants are
exercisable for cash only, except that if the related registration statement or
an exemption from registration is not otherwise available for the sale of the
warrant shares, the holder may exercise on a cashless basis. In
addition, upon 20 days’ written notice to the holder of the warrant, we may
redeem any or all of the warrants at any time within 20 days following the
occurrence of a “trading threshold” (as defined below) at a per-warrant share
redemption price of $0.001. All warrants noticed for redemption that
have not been exercised by the holder prior of expiration of the notice period
(as it may be extended if the registration statement is not effective), will,
upon payment by us of the aggregate redemption price, cease to represent the
right to purchase any shares of our common stock and will be deemed cancelled
and void for all purposes. A “trading threshold” will be deemed to
have occurred on any date that the reported VWAP for five of the immediately
preceding seven consecutive trading days exceeds $0.45, provided that
the minimum average daily trading volume of our common stock during the
seven-day period is at least 500,000 shares (the price and volume criteria being
adjusted to take into account any share dividend, share split or other similar
transaction that may occur on or after the issuance).
Committed Equity Financing
Facilities (CEFFs)
As of
September 30, 2010, we had three CEFFs with Kingsbridge Capital Limited
(Kingsbridge), under which Kingsbridge is committed to purchase, subject to
certain conditions, newly-issued shares of our common stock. The
CEFFs, dated June 11, 2010 (2010 CEFF), December 12, 2008 (December 2008 CEFF)
and May 22, 2008 (May 2008 CEFF), allow us at our discretion to raise capital
for a period of three years ending June 11, 2013, June 18, 2011, and
February 6, 2011, respectively, at the time and in amounts deemed suitable to
us. We are not obligated to utilize any of the funds available under
the CEFFs. Our ability to access funds available under the CEFFs is
subject to certain conditions, including stock price and volume
limitations.
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As of
September 30, 2010, under the 2010 CEFF, we had approximately 28.5 million
shares potentially available for issuance (up to a maximum of
$34.4 million), provided that the VWAP on each trading day must be at least
equal to the greater of $0.20 or 90% of the closing market price on the day
preceding the first day of draw down (Minimum VWAP). Under the
December 2008 CEFF, we had 7.1 million shares potentially available for
issuance (up to a maximum of $17.7 million), provided that the VWAP on each
trading day during the draw-down period must be at least equal to the greater of
$.60 or the Minimum VWAP Under the May 2008 CEFF, we had
approximately 12.8 million shares potentially available for issuance (up to
a maximum of $51.7 million), provided that the VWAP on each trading day
must be at least equal to 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 2009 Form 10-K –
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Committed Equity Financing
Facilities (CEFFs)” and, for a detailed description of our 2010 CEFF, our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the period ending June 30, 2010 – Note 5 –
Committed Equity Financing Facilities (CEFFs) – 2010 CEFF. We
anticipate using our CEFFs (at such times as our stock price is at least equal
to the minimum price requirement) to support our working capital needs and
maintain cash availability in 2010.
On
October 4, 2010, we completed a financing under our 2010 CEFF resulting in gross
proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the issuance of 5,272,361 shares of
our common stock at an average price per share, after applicable fees and
discounts, of $0.18. The settlement dates for this draw down were
September 28, 2010 and October 4, 2010, respectively.
On
November 9, 2010, we completed a financing under our 2010 CEFF resulting in
gross proceeds of approximately $.36 million from the issuance of 2,488,218
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after applicable fees
and discounts, of $0.17. The settlement dates for this draw down were
November 4, 2010 and November 9, 2010.
As of
November 12, 2010, the 2010 CEFF was available, subject to certain conditions
that we must meet, but the December 2008 CEFF and the May 2008 CEFF were not
available because the closing market price of our common stock on that
date ($0.21) was below the minimum price required ($0.60 and $1.15,
respectively) to utilize those facilities.
During
2009, we raised an aggregate of $10.7 million from 10 draw-downs under our
CEFFs.
Note
5 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
We
adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820,
Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value under GAAP and enhances disclosures about fair value
measurements.
Under ASC
Topic 820, 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 must maximize the use of observable inputs
and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy
is 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. Level 1 is generally considered the most reliable
measurement of fair value under ASC 820.
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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
The table
below categorizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring
basis as of September 30, 2010:
Fair
Value
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Fair
value measurement using
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Assets:
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September 30,
2010
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Level
1
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Level
2
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Level
3
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Money
Markets and Certificates of Deposit
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$ | 12,390 | $ | 12,390 | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||||
Restricted
Cash
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400 | 400 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 12,790 | $ | 12,790 | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||||
Liabilities:
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Common
stock warrant liability
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$ | 2,508 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 2,508 |
The
following table summarizes the activity of Level 3 inputs measured on a
recurring basis for the quarter ended September 30, 2010:
(in
thousands)
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Fair
Value Measurements of Common Stock Warrants Using Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level
3)
|
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Balance
at June 30, 2010
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$ | 2,143 | ||
Issuance
of common stock warrants
|
- | |||
Change
in fair value of common stock warrant liability
|
365 | |||
Balance
at September 30, 2010
|
$ | 2,508 |
Note
7 – Stock Options and Stock-Based Employee Compensation
We
recognize all share-based payments to employees and non-employee directors in
our financial statements based on their grant date fair values, calculated using
the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Compensation expense related
to share-based awards is recognized ratably over the requisite service period,
typically three years for employees.
The fair
value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing formula that uses weighted average assumptions
noted in the following table.
September
30,
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30,
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2009
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Expected
volatility
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99%
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81%
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Expected
term
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4.7
years
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4.6
years
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Risk-free
interest rate
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1.7%
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2.1%
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Expected
dividends
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–
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–
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The total
employee stock-based compensation for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
(in
thousands)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Research
& Development
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$ | 73 | $ | 61 | $ | 367 | $ | 512 | ||||||||
General
& Administrative
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175 | 145 | 684 | 1,540 | ||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 248 | $ | 206 | $ | 1,051 | $ | 2,052 |
As of
September 30, 2010, there was $1.2 million of total unrecognized
compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements
granted under the Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2007
Long-Term Incentive Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over
a weighted-average vesting period of 0.8 years.
Note
8 – Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Former
CEO Commitment
In
connection with the resignation in August 2009 of Robert J. Capetola, Ph.D., our
former President, Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board, we entered
into a separation agreement and general release (Separation Agreement) dated
August 13, 2009, that provided, among other things, for periodic severance
payments through the earlier of (i) May 3, 2010 (Severance Period) or (ii) the
date, if ever, of a Corporate Transaction (defined below). Under the
Separation Agreement, if a “Corporate Transaction” not involving a change of
control were to occur during the Severance Period, Dr. Capetola would become
entitled to receive an additional severance payment of up to $1,580,000, reduced
by the sum of the aggregate cash severance amounts already paid under the
Separation Agreement. A “Corporate Transaction” was defined to
include one or more public or private financings completed during the Severance
Period and resulting in cash proceeds (net of transaction costs) to us of at
least $20 million. From August 13, 2009 through February 23,
2010, we raised approximately $21.0 million of aggregate net proceeds,
including approximately $5.9 million from financings under our CEFFs and
$15.1 million from a public offering that was completed on February 23,
2010. Accordingly, on March 3, 2010, we paid to Dr. Capetola an
additional $1.06 million (less withholding), representing
$1.58 million reduced by the sum of the cash severance amounts previously
paid under the Separation Agreement, which totaled approximately
$0.52 million. At this time, our obligation to make periodic
payments under the Separation Agreement has been satisfied and no further
payments are due to Dr. Capetola.
The full
text of the Separation Agreement is attached to our Current Report on Form 8-K
that we filed with the SEC on August 19, 2009. For a summary of the
Separation Agreement, see, “Item 11– Executive
Compensation –Resignation of our President and Chief Executive Officer,” in our
Amendment No. 1 to our 2009 Form 10-K that we filed with the SEC on April 30,
2010 (2009 Form 10-K/A-1).
Note
9 – Subsequent Events
We
evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after September 30, 2010
up through November 15, 2010, the date we issued these financial statements.
During this period we did not have any material recognized subsequent events,
however, there were three nonrecognized subsequent events described
below:
On
October 4, 2010, we completed a financing under the 2010 CEFF resulting in gross
proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the issuance of 5,272,361 shares of
our common stock at an average price per share, after the applicable fees and
discount, of $0.18. The settlement dates for this draw down were September 28,
2010 and October 4, 2010, respectively. (See Note 5 - Stockholders’
Equity)
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On
October 12, 2010, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with PharmaBio
related to the offering of 2,380,952 shares of common stock and warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 1,190,476 shares of common stock. The offering resulted
in net proceeds to us of $0.5 million. (See Note 5 - Stockholders’
Equity)
On
October 15, 2010, our Board appointed W. Thomas Amick, Chairman of
our Board, as our full-time Chief Executive Officer effective October 18,
2010. As of October 18, 2010, we entered into an employment agreement
with Mr. Amick, under which he will receive: a base salary of at least $400,000
per year and a discretionary annual bonus opportunity in the form of either cash
or equity, or both, subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee of
the Board. In addition, on October 18, 2010, Mr. Amick was granted
400,000 restricted shares of our common stock (the “RSAs”). The RSAs
will vest on the earliest to occur of the following: (i) the second anniversary
of the date of grant; (ii) the date of issuance by FDA of marketing approval for
Surfaxin® for the
prevention of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants; and
(iii) the effective date of a strategic alliance, collaboration agreement or
other similar arrangement between us and one or more third parties providing for
the support for the development and/or commercialization of one or more of our
lead research and development programs – Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS™ or Aerosurf® (whether
a transaction meets this requirement shall be determined by the Board in its
sole discretion). The RSAs will vest only if Mr. Amick is
actively providing services to the Company on the day of
vesting. See, “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and
Capital Resources – Debt – Contractual Obligations and
Commitments.”
On
November 9, 2010, we completed a financing under our 2010 CEFF resulting in
gross proceeds of approximately $.36 million from the issuance of 2,488,218
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after applicable fees
and discounts, of $0.17. The settlement dates for this draw down were
November 4, 2010 and November 9, 2010. (See Note 5 - Stockholders’
Equity)
ITEM
1. BUSINESS
– Business Operations.
Strategic
Alliances and Technology License Agreements
Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve,
S.A.
We have a
strategic alliance with Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A. (Esteve) for the
development, marketing and sales of a broad portfolio of potential KL4
surfactant products in Andorra, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and
Spain. Esteve will pay us a transfer price on sales of Surfaxin and
other KL4 surfactant products. We will be responsible for the
manufacture and supply of all of the covered products and Esteve will be
responsible for all sales and marketing in the territory. Esteve is
obligated to make stipulated cash payments to us of up to $5.1 million in the
aggregate upon our achievement of certain milestones, primarily upon receipt of
marketing regulatory approvals for the covered products. In addition,
Esteve has agreed to contribute to Phase 3 clinical trials for the covered
products by conducting and funding development performed in the
territory. As part of a restructuring of this alliance in December
2004, we regained full commercialization rights to our KL4 surfactant technology
in portions of the original territory licensed to Esteve, including key European
markets, Central America, and South America (Former Esteve Territories) and
agreed to pay to Esteve 10% of any cash up-front and milestone fees (not to
exceed $20 million in the aggregate) that we may receive in connection with any
strategic collaborations for the development and/or commercialization of certain
of our KL4 surfactant products, including Surfaxin and Aerosurf in
the Former Esteve Territories. The alliance will terminate as to each
covered product, on a country-by-country basis, upon the latest to occur of: the
expiration of last patent claim related to a covered product in such country;
the first commercial sale in such country of the first-to-appear generic
formulation of the covered product, and the tenth anniversary of the first sale
of the covered product in such country. In addition to customary
termination provisions for breach of the agreement by a party, the alliance
agreement may be terminated by Esteve on 60 days’ prior written notice, up to
the date of receipt of the first marketing regulatory approval, or, on up to
6 months’ written notice, if the first marketing regulatory approval has
issued. We may terminate the alliance agreement in the event that
Esteve acquires a competitive product (as defined in the
agreement).
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Johnson
& Johnson, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation and The Scripps Research
Institute
Our
precision-engineered surfactant platform technology, including Surfaxin, is
based on the proprietary synthetic peptide, KL4
(sinapultide), a 21 amino acid protein-like substance that closely mimics the
essential human lung protein SP-B. This technology was invented at
The Scripps Research Institute (Scripps) and was exclusively licensed to and
further developed by Johnson & Johnson (J&J). We have
received an exclusive, worldwide license and sublicense from J&J and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, for, and have rights
to, a series of over 30 patents and patent filings (worldwide) which are
important, either individually or collectively, to our strategy for
commercializing our precision-engineered surfactant technology for the
diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease. The license and
sublicense give us the exclusive rights to such patents for the life of the
patents. Under the license agreement, we are obligated to pay
licensors fees of up to $2.5 million in the aggregate upon our achievement of
certain milestones, primarily upon receipt of marketing regulatory approvals for
certain designated products. In addition, we are required to make
royalty payments at different rates, depending upon type of revenue and country,
in amounts of up to a high single-digit percent of net sales (as defined in the
agreement) of licensed products sold by us or sublicensees, or, if greater, a
percentage of royalty income from sublicensees in the low double
digits. The license agreement will expire, on a country-by-country,
upon expiration of the last patent containing a valid claim covering a licensed
product in such country. In addition to customary termination
provisions for breach of the agreement by a party, we may terminate the
agreement, as to countries other than the U.S. and Western Europe territories
(as defined in the agreement), on a country-by-country basis, on 6 months’ prior
written notice; and as to the entire agreement, on 60 days’ prior written
notice.
Philip Morris USA Inc. and
Philip Morris Products S.A.
In March
2008, we restructured our December 2005 strategic alliance with Philip Morris
USA Inc. (PMUSA), d/b/a Chrysalis Technologies (Chrysalis), and assumed full
responsibility from Chrysalis for the further development of the capillary
aerosolization technology, including finalizing design development for the
initial prototype aerosolization device platform and disposable dose
packets. In connection with the restructuring, we restated our prior
agreement as of March 28, 2008 and entered into an Amended and Restated License
Agreement with PMUSA with respect to the United States (U.S. License Agreement),
and, as PMUSA had assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (PMPSA) all rights in
and to the capillary aerosolization technology outside of the United States
(International Rights), effective on the same date, we entered into a License
Agreement with PMPSA with respect to the International Rights (International
License Agreement) on substantially the same terms and conditions as the U.S.
License Agreement. We currently hold exclusive licenses to the
capillary aerosolization technology both in and outside of the United States for
use with pulmonary surfactants (alone or in combination with any other
pharmaceutical compound(s)) for all respiratory diseases and conditions (the
foregoing uses in each territory, the Exclusive Field). In addition,
under the U.S. License Agreement, our license to use the capillary
aerosolization technology includes other (non-surfactant) drugs to treat a wide
range of pediatric and adult respiratory indications in hospitals and other
health care institutions. Each License Agreement, unless terminated
earlier will expire as to each licensed product, on a country-by-country basis,
upon the latest to occur of: the date on which the sale of such licensed product
ceases to be covered by a patent claim of an issued and unexpired patent in such
country; the date a generic form of the product is introduced in such country;
and the tenth anniversary of the tenth anniversary of the first commercial sale
of such licensed product. In addition to customary termination
provisions for breach of the agreements, we may terminate the License
Agreements, in whole or in part, upon advance written notice to the licensor. In
addition, either party to each License Agreement may terminate upon a material
breach by the other party (subject to a specified cure period).
As part
of the restructuring, Chrysalis completed a technology transfer, provided
development support to us through June 30, 2008, and also paid us
$4.5 million to support our future development activities. We
are obligated to pay royalties at a rate equal to a low single-digit percent of
sales of products sold in the Exclusive Field in the territories. In
connection with exclusive undertakings of PMUSA and PMPSA not to exploit the
capillary aerosolization technology for all licensed uses, we are obligated to
pay royalties on all product sales, including sales of aerosol devices and
related components that are not based on the capillary aerosolization
technology; provided, however, that no royalties are payable to the extent that
we exercise our right to terminate the license with respect to a specific
indication. We also agreed in the future to pay minimum royalties,
but are entitled to a reduction of future royalties in the amount of any minimum
royalties paid.
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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
(MD&A) is provided as a supplement to the accompanying interim unaudited
consolidated financial statements and footnotes to help provide an understanding
of our financial condition, the changes in our financial condition and our
results of operations. This item should be read in connection with
our accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements (including
the notes thereto) appearing elsewhere herein.
Restatement
of Previously Filed Financial Statements
On
November 12, 2010, we filed with the SEC (i) Amendment No. 2 to our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (Amendment No. 2) and
(ii) Amendment No. 1 to each of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
periods ended March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, to restate our consolidated
balance sheets, consolidated statement of operations and statements of cash
flows for the applicable periods to reclassify certain registered warrants based
on a reassessment of applicable accounting guidance. As reported in
Amendment No. 2, the restatements reclassify as derivative liabilities
certain registered warrants that we issued in May 2009 and February
2010, which were recorded as equity, with such liabilities measured at
fair value on the date of issue using the Black-Scholes option pricing model,
with subsequent changes in the fair values recognized in our quarterly statement
of operations as “Change in fair value of common stock warrant
liability.” The amounts presented in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q reflect the reclassification of the warrants identified
above. The restatements have had no impact on amounts previously
reported for Assets; Revenues; Operating Expenses; Cash Flows; Loans, Equipment
Loan and Accounts Payables; and Contractual Obligations. References
in this MD&A and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to our 2009
Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31,
2010 and June 30, 2010 are intended to refer to those reports as amended by the
foregoing Amendments.
OVERVIEW
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. (referred to as “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) is a
biotechnology company developing surfactant therapies to treat respiratory
disorders and diseases for which there frequently are few or no approved
therapies. Our novel KL4
proprietary 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 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
developing our lead products, Surfaxin®
(lucinactant), Surfaxin LS™ and Aerosurf®, to
address the most significant respiratory conditions affecting pediatric
populations. Our research and development efforts are currently
focused on the management of RDS in premature infants. We filed a New
Drug Application (NDA) for our first product based on our novel KL4 surfactant
technology, Surfaxin for the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
in premature infants, and received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2009. We believe that the RDS
market represents a significant opportunity from both a medical and a business
perspective and that Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf have the potential
to greatly improve the management of RDS. We also believe that
Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf collectively represent an opportunity,
over time, to significantly expand the current RDS worldwide annual market.
See, “– Business
and KL4 Pipeline
Programs Update,” below.
In
addition to our lead products, we plan over time to develop our KL4 surfactant
technology into a broad product pipeline that potentially will address a variety
of debilitating respiratory conditions for which there currently are no or few
approved therapies, in patient populations ranging from premature infants to
adults. We are conducting early stage research and development with
our KL4 surfactant
potentially to address critical care respiratory conditions such as Acute
Respiratory Failure (ARF) and Acute Lung Injury (ALI), and,
respiratory diseases associated with mucociliary compromise, such as Cystic
Fibrosis(CF). We plan to initially develop these programs through a
proof-of-concept phase and, if successful, thereafter determine whether to seek
strategic alliances or collaboration arrangements or utilize other financial
alternatives to fund their further development and/or worldwide
commercialization, if approved. There can be no assurance that we
will succeed in demonstrating proof of concept or entering into any such
alliance, however.
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An
important priority is to secure strategic and financial resources to potentially
maximize the inherent value of our KL4 surfactant
technology. We prefer to accomplish our objectives through strategic
alliances, including potential business alliances, and commercial and
development partnerships. To advance the development of our lead
products, we are engaged in discussions with potential strategic and/or
financial partners. In addition, our plans include potentially taking
our early stage exploratory programs through a Phase 2 proof-of-concept phase
and, if successful, thereafter determining whether to seek strategic alliances
or collaboration arrangements or to utilize other financial alternatives to fund
their further development. To secure required capital, we are also
considering other alternatives, including additional financings and other
similar opportunities. Although we continue to evaluate potential
strategic and financial alternatives, there can be no assurance that we will
enter into any strategic alliance or otherwise consummate any financing or other
similar transaction.
We have
focused our current resources on our lead products, primarily to address the
requirements to gain the potential approval of Surfaxin for the prevention of
RDS in the United States. Until such time as we secure sufficient
strategic and financial resources to support the continuing development of our
KL4
surfactant technology and support our operations, we will continue to conserve
our resources, predominantly by curtailing and pacing investments in our
pipeline programs.
Business
and KL4 Pipeline
Programs Update
The
reader is referred to, and encouraged to read in its entirety “Item 1 –
Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009
that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 10,
2010 (2009 Form 10-K), which contains a discussion of our Business and Business
Strategy, as well as information concerning our proprietary technologies and our
current and planned KL4 pipeline
programs.
The
following are updates to our pipeline programs:
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·
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Surfaxin for the
Prevention of RDS in Premature
Infants
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We
received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA in April 2009. The
letter focused primarily on certain aspects of our fetal rabbit biological
activity test (BAT, a quality control, release and stability test for Surfaxin
and our other KL4 pipeline
products), specifically whether analysis of data from both the BAT and a
well-established preterm lamb model of RDS demonstrates the degree of
comparability that the FDA requires and whether the BAT can adequately
distinguish change in Surfaxin biological activity over time. We
believe that satisfying the FDA as to the final validation of the BAT is a key
remaining chemistry, manufacturing & control (CMC) step necessary to
potentially gain FDA marketing approval for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS
.
In this
respect, we conducted a comprehensive preclinical program intended to satisfy
the FDA. The comprehensive preclinical program, as proposed to the
FDA, involved the optimization and subsequent revalidation of the BAT, which was
then employed in a series of prospectively-designed, side-by-side preclinical
studies with the well-established preterm lamb model of RDS. We
have taken into account the FDA’s guidance in conducting our comprehensive
program. These proposed studies were recently
completed. The resulting dataset is undergoing final review and
compilation in preparation for submission to the FDA.
Throughout
this process, we have had multiple interactions with the FDA intended to ensure
that the comprehensive preclinical program satisfies the FDA as to the final
validation of the BAT and its ultimate appropriateness as a release and
stability test for Surfaxin, upon potential approval. Previously, we
provided additional analysis to the FDA regarding the revalidation of the BAT
intended to aid the FDA in its final determination of whether the BAT is
appropriately validated for use as an ongoing quality control release and
stability test for Surfaxin, if approved. We are awaiting FDA
feedback regarding this analysis and anticipate further interactions in advance
of the pending complete response. Such interactions with the FDA
could affect the ultimate timing, conduct and outcomes of remaining steps
necessary to gain Surfaxin approval, including the potential filing of the
complete response. We believe we remain on track to submit a complete
response to the FDA in the first quarter of 2011, potentially leading to
Surfaxin approval later in the year. If approved, Surfaxin would
become the first synthetic, peptide-containing surfactant for commercial use in
neonatal medicine.
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·
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Surfaxin LS and
Aerosurf Development
Programs
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We are
conducting important preclinical activities for both Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf to
support regulatory requirements for our planned clinical programs. We
intend to initiate these clinical programs upon determining a final regulatory
strategy and after securing appropriate strategic alliances and necessary
capital.
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·
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Surfaxin
LS, our lyophilized KL4
surfactant, is a dry powder formulation that is resuspended as a liquid
prior to use. Surfaxin LS is intended to further improve on the Surfaxin
product profile and provide access to international markets. We
plan to seek regulatory guidance regarding our planned Phase 3
clinical program, with the FDA in the fourth quarter 2010 and with the EMA
in early 2011. In support of our planned development and
regulatory program for Surfaxin LS, we have contracted with a leading
pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organization that has significant
lyophilization capital equipment and expertise to establish a Surfaxin LS
clinical supply manufacturing capability that is compliant with current
good manufacturing practices (cGMP). We are currently
completing the development of our clinical manufacturing process, which
includes the conduct of key CMC activities in preparation for the
potential manufacture of process validation batches of lyophilized
KL4
surfactant in the fourth quarter of
2010.
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·
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Aerosurf
is our novel drug/device combination therapy that, if approved, will
enable the early administration of aerosolized surfactant to address
neonatal RDS. Aerosurf holds the promise to significantly
expand the use of surfactant therapy by providing neonatologists with a
less invasive means of delivering KL4 surfactant without the current
requirement of invasive endotracheal intubation and mechanical
ventilation. We plan to seek regulatory guidance concerning our
planned Phase 2 clinical programs with both FDA and the EMA in the first
half of 2011. We are also working with a leading technology
company with expertise in biomedical device development to optimize the
design of our capillary aerosolization device to potentially satisfy
regulatory and development requirements for our Aerosurf clinical
development programs.
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|
·
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Acute Respiratory
Failure / Acute Lung Injury
Program
|
We
recently completed our analysis of data from our Phase 2 clinical trial of
Surfaxin to potentially address Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF). ARF
is a severe respiratory disorder associated with lung injury, often involving
surfactant dysfunction. ARF occurs after patients have been exposed
to serious respiratory infections, such as influenza (including the type A
serotype referred to as H1N1) or respiratory syncytial virus
(RSV). The study was a multicenter, randomized, masked trial that
enrolled 165 children under the age of two and compared Surfaxin treatment to
standard of care alone. The objective was to evaluate the safety and
tolerability of intratracheal administration of Surfaxin and to assess whether
Surfaxin treatment could decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation in
children with ARF. The reported preliminary results of this trial
indicate that (i) Surfaxin treatment was generally safe and well tolerated in
the designated patient population, and (ii) Surfaxin treatment reduced time on
mechanical ventilation by approximately 10% compared with standard of care
alone, although this observation was not statistically
significantly. We recently completed further analyses of the trial
data and found that (a) based on patient stratification by severity
of lung injury, Surfaxin treatment significantly
reduced time on mechanical ventilation in the least severe patient
segment (p < 0.01), and (b) Surfaxin treatment reduced the
need for a second surfactant dose (p < 0.05), suggesting a
decrease in disease severity following surfactant treatment. Our
analyses of the ARF trial data has been submitted for presentation at medical
congresses in 2011.
Data from
this trial are supportive of our belief that intervention with aerosolized
KL4
surfactant earlier in the disease progression may provide for a better clinical
outcome in patients at risk for severe respiratory compromise. As a
next step in development, we have entered into a collaboration with a leading
academic center to evaluate the potential advantage of aerosolized KL4 surfactant
intervention in a pre-clinical model of acute lung injury and expects this study
to conclude in early 2011.
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·
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Cystic Fibrosis /
Mucociliary Clearance
Program
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Our
aerosolized KL4 surfactant
has been evaluated in a recently completed investigator-initiated Phase 2a
clinical trial in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients. The trial was
conducted at a leading research center, The University of North Carolina, and
was funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc., a nonprofit
affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The results of this
trial were presented at the 2010 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference by
Dr. Scott H. Donaldson (University of North Carolina), the study’s principle
investigator. The study was a double-blind, randomized crossover
Phase 2a study to evaluate whether our aerosolized KL4
surfactant, delivered by an investigational eFlow Nebulizer System (PARI Pharma
GmbH. Munich, Germany), is safe and well tolerated in patients with mild to
moderate CF lung disease, compared with the active comparator, aerosolized
saline control. The results demonstrate that (a) delivery of
aerosolized KL4 surfactant
delivery to CF patients appears feasible, (b) our KL4
surfactant was generally safe and well tolerated and not
associated with serious adverse events, and (c) produced a marked, significant
(p < 0.01) increase
from patient baseline in mucociliary clearance (MCC) measured one hour after the
last dose in both whole lung and peripheral lung compartments; however, this
effect was not different when compared to the active comparator control group at
this time point. This study assessed aerosolized KL4 surfactant
in an ambulatory setting and supports a rationale for further development of our
aerosolized KL4 surfactant
in CF and other diseases associated with mucociliary compromise.
Additionally,
the Office of Orphan Products Development of the FDA granted orphan drug
designation to our KL4 surfactant
for the treatment of CF. Orphan designation provides a designated
indication with up to seven years of U.S. market drug product exclusivity
following marketing approval.
As of
September 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of
$14.7 million.
We will
require additional capital to support our ongoing development activities through
the potential approval of Surfaxin in 2011, including activities to advance
Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf to our planned Phase 3 and Phase 2 clinical
trials. In addition, our 2010 CEFF, subject to certain conditions
that we must meet, may allow us to raise additional capital, although there can
be no assurance that the CEFF will be available, and if the CEFF is available at
any time, that we will be able to raise sufficient capital when needed.
See, “– Liquidity and Capital
Resources – Common Stock Offerings – Financings under the 2008 Shelf
Registration Statement,” and “– Committed Equity Financing
Facilities.” As of November 12, 2010, our December 2008 CEFF and
the May 2008 CEFF are not available because the closing market price of our
common stock ($0.21) was below the minimum price required ($0.60 and $1.15,
respectively) to utilize those facilities.
Our
future capital requirements depend upon many factors, including the success of
our efforts to secure one or more strategic alliances or other collaboration
arrangements, to support our product development activities and, if approved,
commercialization plans. We continue to consider potential strategic
alliances and alternatives, including additional financings and other similar
opportunities. We believe that our ability to successfully enter into
meaningful strategic alliances will likely improve with advances that we may
make filing the Complete Response and receiving potential FDA
approval for Surfaxin, and in advancing the development and
regulatory pathway of our Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf programs leading to
initiation of clinical trials. There can be no assurance, however,
that we will be able to secure strategic partners or collaborators to support
and advise our activities, that our research and development projects will be
successful, that products developed 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 securing strategic alliances, 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, 2009. For more information on
critical accounting policies, see our 2009 Form
10-K. Readers are encouraged to review these disclosures in
conjunction with their review of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The net
loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was
$6.6 million (or $0.03 per share) and $13.4 million (or $0.08 per
share), respectively. The net loss for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009 was $8.9 million (or $0.07 per share) and
$27.1 million (or $0.24 per share), respectively
Research
and Development Expenses
Our
research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred and we
track such costs by category rather than by project. As many of our
research and development activities form a foundation for the development of our
KL4
surfactant technology platform, they benefit more than a single
project. For that reason, we cannot reasonably estimate the costs or
our research and development activities on a project-by-project
basis. We believe that tracking our expenses by category is a more
accurate method of accounting for these activities. Our research and
development costs consist primarily of expenses associated with (a)
manufacturing development, (b) development operations, and (c) direct
pre-clinical and clinical programs.
Research
and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010
were $4.7 million and $13.2 million, respectively. Research
and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009
were $4.5 million and $15.2 million, respectively. These
costs are charged to operations as incurred and are tracked by category, as
follows:
(
in thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
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Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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Research
and Development Expenses:
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Manufacturing
development
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$ | 2,846 | $ | 2,290 | $ | 7,492 | $ | 7,895 | ||||||||
Development
operations
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1,178 | 1,263 | 3,778 | 4,720 | ||||||||||||
Direct
preclinical and clinical programs
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703 | 977 | 1,953 | 2,574 | ||||||||||||
Total
Research & Development Expenses (1)
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$ | 4,727 | $ | 4,530 | $ | 13,223 | $ | 15,189 |
(1)
|
Included
in research and development expenses are charges associated with
stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the provisions of
Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, these charges were
$0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, these charges were
$0.1 million and $0.5 million,
respectively.
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Manufacturing
Development
Manufacturing
development includes the cost of our 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.
The
increase of $0.6 million in manufacturing development expenses for the
three months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009,
is primarily due to costs incurred preparing for the initiation of the
manufacture of three Surfaxin LS cGMP process validation batches through a
third-party contract manufacturing organization (CMO).
The
decrease of $0.4 million in manufacturing development expenses for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009, is
primarily due to our efforts to conserve financial resources following receipt
of the April 2009 Complete Response Letter and raw material purchases in the
first half of 2009 offset by CMO related costs incurred in the third quarter of
2010.
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Development
Operations
Development
operations includes: (i) medical, scientific, clinical, regulatory, data
management and biostatistics activities in support of our KL4 surfactant
development programs; (ii) medical affairs activities to provide scientific
and medical education support in connection with our KL4 surfactant
technology pipeline programs; (iii) 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 planned Phase 2 clinical trials
and; (iv) pharmaceutical development activities, including development of a
lyophilized formulation of our KL4
surfactant. These costs include personnel, expert consultants,
outside services to support regulatory, data management and device development
activities, symposiums at key neonatal medical meetings, facilities-related
costs, and other costs for the management of clinical trials.
The
decrease of $0.1 million and $0.9 million in development operations
expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to
the same periods in 2009, is primarily due to our efforts to conserve financial
resources following receipt of the April 2009 Complete Response Letter,
including, in 2009, a reduction of our workforce and a restructuring of certain
functions in research and development, primarily medical affairs.
Direct Preclinical 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; (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; and (iii) activities related to addressing the items identified
in the April 2009 Complete Response Letter.
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical programs expenses for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010 included: (i) costs associated with activities to
address issues identified in the April 2009 Complete Response Letter, including
optimization and revalidation of the BAT and studies under our comprehensive
program; (ii) activities associated with the recently completed Phase 2
clinical trial evaluating the use of Surfaxin in children up to two years of age
suffering with ARF; and (iii) pre-clinical and preparatory activities for
our planned Phase 3 clinical program for Surfaxin LS and our Phase 2 clinical
program for Aerosurf.
The
decrease of $0.3 million in direct preclinical and clinical program
expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to the same
period in 2009, is primarily due to the completion of the Phase 2 clinical trial
for ARF during the first half of 2010. The decrease of $0.6 million in direct
preclinical and clinical program expenses for the nine months ended September
30, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009, is primarily due to completion
of the Phase 2 clinical trial for ARF during the first half of 2010 offset by
increased costs associated with activities related to addressing the items
identified in the April 2009 Complete Response Letter.
In an
effort to conserve our financial resources, we plan to continue limiting
investments in clinical programs until we have secured appropriate strategic
alliances and necessary capital. We also plan to meet with U.S. and
European regulatory authorities to discuss the requirements for our regulatory
packages, including potential trial design requirements, to prepare for our
planned clinical trials.
Research and Development
Projects
A
substantial portion of our cumulative losses to date, including approximately
$71.8 million in the three-year period ending December 31, 2009, relate to
investments in our research and development activities. Due to the
significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the clinical development and
regulatory approval processes, the nature, timing and costs of the efforts
necessary to complete individual projects in development are not reasonably
estimable. With every phase of a development project, there are
significant unknowns that may significantly impact cost projections and
timelines. As a result of the number and nature of these factors,
many of which are outside our control, the success, timing of completion and
ultimate cost, of development of any of our product candidates is highly
uncertain and cannot be estimated with any degree of certainty.
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Certain
of the risks and uncertainties affecting our ability to estimate projections and
timelines are discussed in our 2009 Form 10-K at “Item 1– Business – Government
Regulation;” and in “Item 1A – Risk Factors – The regulatory approval
process for our products is expensive and time-consuming and the outcome is
uncertain. We may not obtain required regulatory approvals for the
commercialization of our products;” “– Our research and development activities
involve significant risks and uncertainties that are inherent in the clinical
development and regulatory approval processes;” “– Our
ongoing clinical trials may be delayed, or fail, which will harm our
business,” “– The manufacture of our drug products is a highly exacting and
complex process, and if we, our contract manufacturers or any of our materials
suppliers encounter problems manufacturing our products or the drug substances
used to make our products, this could potentially cause us to delay development
or clinical programs or, following approval, product launch, or cause us to
experience shortages of products inventories;” as well as elsewhere in our 2009
Form 10-K.
Our lead
development projects are initially focused on the management of RDS in premature
infants and include Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf. We believe
that these neonatal programs have the potential to greatly improve the
management of RDS and expand the current RDS market
worldwide. All of these potential products are either in regulatory
review or clinical or pre-clinical development and none are available for
commercial sale. While we anticipate that we will be in a position to
file a complete response with the FDA with respect to Surfaxin for the
prevention of RDS in premature infants in the first quarter 2011, which could
lead to potential approval of Surfaxin in 2011, there can be no assurance that
we will be successful in securing such approval or that, if approved, we will be
successful in commercializing Surfaxin and realizing a profit in the foreseeable
future. We are preparing for clinical programs for Surfaxin LS and
Aerosurf; however, our ability to move forward will depend upon the success of
our efforts to secure appropriate strategic alliances and capital to fund these
activities. Accordingly, we are unable to project when we might
implement these programs, the pace of such implementation or the overall
anticipated expense that we might incur.
The
status of our lead projects and our other pipeline candidates, including the
potential timing and milestones for each, is discussed in our 2009 Form 10-K at
“Item 1– Business – Surfactant Replacement Therapy for Respiratory Medicine.”
See also, “Item 1 – Business – Business Strategy,” and “Item 1A – Risk Factors –
We may not successfully develop and market our products, and even if we do, we
may not become profitable,” “– We will require significant additional
capital to continue our planned research and development activities and continue
to operate as a going concern. Moreover, such additional financing
could result in equity dilution” See also, “Business and
KL4
Pipeline Programs Update,” in this MD&A, above.
In
addition to our lead products, we plan over time to develop our KL4 surfactant
technology into a broad product pipeline that potentially will address a variety
of debilitating respiratory conditions in patient populations ranging from
premature infants to adults. After we have completed Phase 2
proof-of-concept studies for each potential indication, if successful, we plan
to assess the potential markets for these products and determine whether to seek
strategic alliances or collaboration arrangements, or utilize other financial
alternatives to fund their further development. At the present time,
however, we continue to conserve our resources, predominantly by curtailing and
pacing investments in these pipeline programs. See, “Item 1 – Business –
Business Operations,” and “ – Surfactant Replacement Therapy For Respiratory
Medicine” in our 2009 Form 10-K, and “Business and KL4 Pipeline
Programs Update,” in this MD&A, above.
Our
ability to generate sufficient capital to support our product development
activities and, if approved, commercialization plans, depends upon many factors,
including the success of our efforts to secure one or more strategic alliances
or other collaboration arrangements. We believe that our ability to
successfully enter into meaningful strategic alliances will likely improve with
any advances that we may make in finalizing our development efforts and filing
the Complete Response for Surfaxin, and in our Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf programs
leading to initiation of clinical trials. There can be no assurance,
however, that we will be able to secure strategic partners or collaborators to
support and provide expert advice to guide our activities, that our research and
development projects will be successful, or that we will be able to obtain
additional capital to support our activities when needed on acceptable terms, if
at all.
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Ultimately,
if we do not successfully develop and gain marketing approval for our drug
product candidates, in the United States or elsewhere, we will not be able to
commercialize, or generate any revenues from the sale of, our products and the
value of our company and our financial condition and results of operations will
be substantially harmed.
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 September 30, 2010 and
2009 were $1.5 million and $2.4 million,
respectively. Included in general and administrative expenses were
charges associated with stock-based compensation of $0.2 million and
$0.1 million, respectively. In addition, general and administrative
expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2009 include a one-time charge
of $0.7 million associated with certain contractual cash severance obligations
to our former President and Chief Executive officer. Excluding the one-time
charge related to our severance obligation and charges associated with
stock-based compensation, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.3
million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same
period in 2009.
General
and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009 were $6.3 million and $8.1 million,
respectively. Included in general and administrative expenses were
charges associated with stock-based compensation of $0.7 million and
$1.5 million, respectively. Additionally, general and
administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
include one-time charges of $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively,
associated with certain contractual cash severance obligations to our former
President and Chief Executive officer. Excluding the one-time charge
related to our severance obligation and charges associated with stock-based
compensation, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.3 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same period
in 2009. The decrease was primarily due to investments in pre-launch
commercial capabilities in the first half of 2009 in anticipation of the
potential approval and commercial launch of Surfaxin as well as cost containment
measures and workforce reduction following receipt of the April 2009 Complete
Response Letter for Surfaxin.
Change
in Fair Value of Common Stock Warrant Liability
We
account for common stock warrants in accordance with applicable accounting
guidance provided in ASC 815 - “Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in
Entity’s Own Equity”, as either derivative liabilities or as equity instruments
depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. Derivative warrant
liabilities are valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model at the date of
initial issuance and each subsequent balance sheet date. Changes in the fair
value of the warrants are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations
as “Change in the fair value of common stock warrant liability.”
The
change in the fair value of common stock warrant liability for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2010 resulted in expense of $0.4 million
and income of $6.4 million, respectively, due primarily to changes in our
common stock share price during the periods.
The
change in the fair value of common stock warrant liability, for the warrants
issued in May 2009, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009
resulted in expense of $1.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively,
due primarily to an increase in our common stock share price during the
periods.
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Other
Income and (Expense)
Other
income and (expense) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were
$(16,000) and $(0.3) million, respectively. Other income
and (expense) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were
$(0.2) million and $(0.8) million, respectively.
(Dollars
in thousands)
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Interest
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Interest
expense
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Other
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income / (expense), net
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Interest
income consists of interest earned on our cash and marketable
securities. To ensure preservation of capital, we invest most of our
cash and marketable securities in a treasury-based money market
fund.
Interest
expense consists of interest accrued on the outstanding balance of our loan with
PharmaBio and under our equipment financing facilities. In addition,
interest expense includes expenses associated with the amortization of deferred
financing costs for the warrant that we issued to PharmaBio in October 2006 as
consideration for a restructuring of our loan in 2006. These costs
were fully amortized as of April 2010.
The
decrease in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2010 as compared to the same periods for 2009 is due to the full amortization of
deferred financing costs associated with the warrant that we issued to PharmaBio
in October 2006 and a reduction in the outstanding principal balances on our
equipment loans.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
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 a combination of these sources, and, upon regulatory approval, also
through sales revenue from our product candidates, beginning with Surfaxin for
the prevention of RDS, if approved.
Following
receipt from the FDA of a Complete Response Letter for Surfaxin in April 2009,
we made fundamental changes in our business strategy. We now believe
that it is in our best interest financially to seek to develop and commercialize
our KL4 surfactant
technology through strategic alliances or other collaboration arrangements,
including in the United States. However, there can be no assurance
that any strategic alliance or other arrangement will be successfully
concluded.
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. As a result of our cash position as of December 31,
2009, the audit opinion we received from our independent auditors for the year
ended December 31, 2009 contains a notation related to our ability to continue
as a going concern. 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 strategic and collaborative arrangements with potential
partners and/or future debt and equity financings, 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.
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In
addition, as of October 29, 2010, we have authorized capital available for
issuance (and not otherwise reserved) of approximately 48.5 million shares of
common stock. We have presented to our stockholders, for approval at our
2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 21, 2010, a proposal to
authorize our Board, in its sole discretion, to effect a share consolidation, or
reverse stock split (reverse split) of our common stock, at a ratio of 1-for-15,
on the terms described in the Proxy Statement. If implemented, a
reverse split would result in a share consolidation of all outstanding shares of
our common stock, but would not affect the number of authorized shares of
capital stock provided in our Certificate of Incorporation. We,
therefore, also submitted to our stockholders a proposal that, if and only if the
reverse split is approved, would reduce the total number of authorized shares of
common stock from 380 million to 50 million. If approved, these proposals
will result in an increase in the number of shares of common stock available for
issuance (and not otherwise reserved) and will allow us to potentially raise
additional capital, through strategic and collaborative arrangements with
potential partners and/or future debt and equity financings.
If for
any reason, these proposals are not approved, we may be unable to undertake
additional financings without first seeking stockholder approval, a process that
would require a special meeting of stockholders, a time-consuming and expensive
process that could impair our ability to efficiently raise capital when needed,
if at all. In that case, we may be forced to further limit development of
many, if not all, of our programs. 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. Our
financial statements 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.
Our
future capital requirements depend upon many factors, including the success of
our efforts to secure one or more strategic alliances or other collaboration
arrangements, to support our product development activities and, if approved,
commercialization plans. We are also considering other alternatives,
including additional financings and other similar
opportunities. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be
able to secure strategic partners or collaborators to support and advise our
activities, that our research and development projects will be successful, that
products developed 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 securing strategic
alliances, raising additional capital and developing and subsequently
commercializing product candidates, we may never achieve sufficient sales
revenue to achieve or maintain profitability.
On April
28, 2010, we restructured our $10.6 million loan with PharmaBio and paid in cash
principal and interest totaling $6.6 million, and extended payment of the
remaining $4 million principal amount under the loan, $2 million
became due and was paid on each of July 30, 2010 and September 30,
2010. See,
“– Debt – Loan with PharmaBio Development Inc.” Also under the
PharmaBio Agreement, PharmaBio surrendered to us for cancellation warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 2,393,612 shares of our common stock that we had issued
previously to PharmaBio in connection with the PharmaBio loan and a previous
offering of securities. As of September 30, 2010, all of our
obligations related to the loan with PharmaBio were paid in
full. See, “ – Debt – Loan with PharmaBio Development
Inc.”
Also, on
April 27, 2010, PharmaBio agreed to purchase 4,052,312 shares of our common
stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,026,156 shares of common stock,
priced as units consisting of one share and one-half of a warrant to purchase
one share, at an offering price of $0.5429 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds
to us, on April 29, 2010, of $2.2 million ($2.1 million
net). The warrants generally will expire in April 2015 and generally
will be exercisable beginning on October 28, 2010 at an exercise price per share
of $0.7058 per share and, if exercised in full, would result in additional
proceeds to us of approximately $1.4 million. See, “– Common Stock
Offerings – Financings under the 2008 Shelf Registration
Statement.”
The April
2010 PharmaBio Agreement also provides that we and PharmaBio will negotiate in
good faith to potentially enter into a strategic arrangement under which
PharmaBio would provide funding for a research collaboration between Quintiles
and us relating to the possible research and development, and commercialization
of two of our drug product candidates, Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf, for the
prevention and treatment of RDS in premature infants. However,
neither party is obligated to enter into any such arrangement except to the
extent that the parties, in their individual and sole discretion, enter into
definitive documents with respect thereto. Accordingly, there can be
no assurances that any such arrangement will be completed.
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On June 11, 2010, we entered into a Committed Equity Financing Facility (2010 CEFF) with Kingsbridge Capital Limited (Kingsbridge) under which we generally are entitled to sell, and Kingsbridge is obligated to purchase, from time to time over a period of three years, subject to certain conditions and restrictions, shares of our common stock for cash consideration of up to an aggregate of the lesser of $35 million or 31,597,149 shares. Kingsbridge’s obligation to purchase shares of our common stock is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions at the time of each draw down, as specified in the Purchase Agreement. In connection with the 2010 CEFF, we issued a warrant to Kingsbridge to purchase up to 1,250,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.4459 per share, which is fully exercisable (in whole or in part) beginning December 11, 2010 and for a period of five years thereafter. If exercised in full, the warrant potentially could result in additional proceeds to us of approximately $560,000. See, “ –Committed Equity Financing Facilities (CEFFs).”
On June
22, 2010, we completed a public offering of 35.7 million shares of our common
stock, five-year warrants to purchase 17.9 million shares of our common stock,
and short-term (nine month) warrants to purchase 17.9 million shares of our
common stock. The securities were sold as units, with each unit
consisting of one share of common stock, a five-year warrant to purchase one
half share of common stock, and a short-term warrant to purchase one half share
of common stock, at a public offering price of $0.28 per unit, resulting in
gross proceeds to us of $10 million ($9.1 million net). If exercised
in full, the short-term warrants would result in additional proceeds to us of
approximately $5 million, and the long-term warrants, $7.1
million. This offering was made pursuant to our existing shelf
registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-151654), which was filed with
the SEC on June 13, 2008 and declared effective by the SEC on June 18, 2008
(2008 Shelf Registration Statement).
On
October 12, 2010, PharmaBio agreed to purchase 2,380,952 shares of our common
stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,190,476 shares of common stock,
sold as units consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to
purchase one-half of a share of common stock, at an offering price of $0.21 per
unit, resulting in gross proceeds to us of $500,000. The warrants
generally will expire in October 2015 and are immediately exercisable for cash
(except in certain limited circumstances), subject to an aggregate beneficial
ownership limitation of 9.99%, at an exercise price per share of $0.273 per
share and, if exercised in full, would result in additional proceeds to us of
approximately $0.325 million. See, “– Common Stock
Offerings – Financings under the 2008 Shelf Registration
Statement.”
As of
September 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $14.7 million,
which includes net proceeds of $0.6 million in September 2010 from the first of
two settlements from a September 2010 draw down on our 2010 CEFF. We will
require additional capital to support our ongoing development activities through
the potential approval of Surfaxin in 2011, including activities to advance
Surfaxin LS and Aerosurf to our planned Phase 3 and Phase 2 clinical
trials. We recently received payment of a non-dilutive grant under
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 in the amount of
approximately $0.25 million to support our activities related to
Aerosurf. In addition, our 2010 CEFF, subject to certain conditions
that we must meet, may allow us to raise additional capital, although there can
be no assurance that the CEFF will be available, and if the CEFF is available at
any time, that we will be able to raise sufficient capital when needed. As
of November 12, 2010, our December 2008 CEFF and the May 2008 CEFF were not
available because the closing market price of our common stock on that date
($0.21) was below the minimum price required ($0.60 and $1.15, respectively) to
utilize those facilities. See, “– Committed Equity
Financing Facilities (CEFFs),” below.
To meet
our capital requirements, we continue to consider multiple strategic
alternatives, including, but not limited to potential business alliances,
commercial and development partnerships, additional financings and other similar
opportunities, although there can be no assurance that we will take any further
specific actions or enter into any transactions. Until such time as
we secure the necessary capital, we plan to continue conserving our financial
resources, predominantly by limiting investments in our pipeline
programs.
Cash
Flows
As of
September 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $14.7 million
compared to $15.7 million as of December 31, 2009. Cash outflows
before financings for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 consisted of
$15.5 million used for ongoing operating activities, a one-time payment of
$1.1 million to satisfy our severance obligations to our former President
and Chief Executive Officer, and $11.2 million used for debt service
(primarily payments of $10.6 million of principal and accrued interest to
PharmaBio).
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Cash Flows Used in Operating
Activities
Cash
flows used in operating activities were $18.7 million and
$21.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
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, fair value
adjustment of common stock warrant, depreciation and changes in our accounts
payable, accrued liabilities and receivables. Cash flows used in
operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
included one-time payments of $1.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively,
to satisfy our severance obligations to our former President and Chief Executive
Officer. Additionally, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010,
cash flows from operating activities included a $2.1 million interest payment in
connection with satisfying our PharmaBio loan.
Cash Flows Used in Investing
Activities
Cash
flows used in investing activities included purchases of equipment of
$0.1 million and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009, respectively.
Cash Flows from/(used in)
Financing Activities
Cash
flows from financing activities were $17.7 million and $14.2 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Cash
flows from financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
primarily included net proceeds of $15.1 million from the February 2010
public offering, $2.1 million from the April 2010 offering to PharmaBio, $9.1
million from the June 2010 public offering, and $0.6 million from the first of
two settlements from a September draw down on our June 2010
CEFF. Cash flows used in financing activities reflect principal
payments on our equipment loan and capital lease obligations of
$0.6 million and principal payments on our PharmaBio loan of $8.5 million.
See, “– Debt –
Loan with PharmaBio Development Inc,” and “– Common Stock Offerings – Financings
under the 2008 Shelf Registration Statement.”
Cash
flows from financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
included net proceeds of $10.5 from our May 2009 Registered Direct Offering and
$6.0 million from financings pursuant to our CEFFs, partially offset by
$2.3 million of principal payments on our equipment loans.
Committed
Equity Financing Facilities (CEFFs)
On June
11, 2010, we entered into the 2010 CEFF with Kingsbridge. The 2010
CEFF is our fifth CEFF with Kingsbridge since 2004. As of September
30, 2010, we had three effective CEFFs, as follows: (i) the 2010 CEFF; (ii) the
CEFF dated December 12, 2008 (December 2008 CEFF), and (iii) the CEFF
dated May 22, 2008 (May 2008 CEFF), which allow us to raise capital for a period
of three years ending June 11, 2013, June 18, 2011 and February 6, 2011,
respectively, at the time and in amounts deemed suitable to us to support
our business plans. We are not obligated to utilize any of the funds
available under the CEFFs. Our ability to access funds under the
CEFFs is subject to minimum price requirements, volume limitations and other
conditions.
As of
September 30, 2010, under the 2010 CEFF, we had approximately 28.5 million
shares potentially available for issuance (up to a maximum of
$34.4 million), provided that the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) on
each trading day must be at least equal to the greater of $0.20 or 90% of the
closing market price on the day preceding the first day of draw down (Minimum
VWAP). Under the December 2008 CEFF, we had 7.1 million shares
potentially available for issuance (up to a maximum of $17.7 million),
provided that the VWAP on each trading day during the draw-down period must be
at least equal to the greater of $.60 or the Minimum VWAP Under the
May 2008 CEFF, we had approximately 12.8 million shares potentially
available for issuance (up to a maximum of $51.7 million), provided that
the VWAP on each trading day must be at least equal to 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 2009 Form 10-K –
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Committed Equity Financing
Facilities (CEFFs)” and, for a detailed description of our 2010 CEFF, our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the period ending June 30, 2010 – Note 5 –
Committed Equity Financing Facilities (CEFFs) – 2010 CEFF.
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On
October 4, 2010, we completed a financing under our 2010 CEFF resulting in gross
proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the issuance of 5,272,361 shares of
our common stock at an average price per share, after applicable fees and
discounts, of $0.18. The settlement dates for this draw down were
September 28, 2010 and October 4, 2010, respectively.
On
November 9, 2010, we completed a financing under our 2010 CEFF resulting in
gross proceeds of approximately $.36 million from the issuance of 2,488,218
shares of our common stock at an average price per share, after applicable fees
and discounts, of $0.17. The settlement dates for this draw down were
November 4, 2010 and November 9, 2010.
As of
November 12, 2010, the 2010 CEFF was available, subject to certain conditions
that we must meet, but the December 2008 CEFF and the May 2008 CEFF were not
available because the closing market price of our common stock on that
date ($0.21) was below the minimum price required ($0.60 and $1.15,
respectively) to utilize those facilities. See, “– Common
Stock Offerings – Financings under the 2008 Shelf Registration
Statement.”
During
2009, we raised an aggregate of $10.7 million from 10 draw-downs under our
CEFFs. We anticipate using our CEFFs (at such times as our stock price is
at least equal to the minimum price requirement) to support our working capital
needs and maintain cash availability in 2010.
Common
Stock Offerings
Historically,
we have funded, and expect that we may continue to fund, our business operations
through various sources, including financings in the form of common stock
offerings. On June 13, 2008, we filed our 2008 Shelf Registration
Statement (on Form S-3 (No. 333-151654), and declared effective on June 18,
2008) 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.
Financings under the 2008
Shelf Registration Statement
On
October 12, 2010, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with
PharmaBio, as the sole purchaser, pursuant to which PharmaBio agreed to purchase
2,380,952 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of
1,190,476 shares of common stock, sold as units consisting of one share of
common stock and one warrant to purchase one-half of a share of common stock, at
an offering price of $0.21 per unit, representing, the greater
of (a) the VWAP on the Nasdaq Capital Market for 10 consecutive trading
days ending on October 11, 2010 and (b) the VWAP on October 11,
2010. This offering resulted in gross proceeds to us of $0.5
million. The warrants generally will expire in October 2015 and are
immediately exercisable, subject to an aggregate beneficial ownership limitation
of 9.99%, at an exercise price per share of $0.273 per share and, if exercised
in full, would result in additional proceeds to us of approximately
$0.325 million. The warrants are exercisable for cash only, except that if
the related registration statement or an exemption from registration is not
otherwise available for the sale of the warrant shares, the holder may exercise
on a cashless basis. In addition, upon 20 days’ written notice to the
holder of the warrant, we may redeem any or all of the warrants at any time
within 20 days following the occurrence of a “trading threshold” (as defined
below) at a per-warrant redemption price of $0.001. A “trading
threshold” will be deemed to have occurred on any date that the reported VWAP
for five of the immediately preceding seven consecutive trading days
exceeds $0.45, provided that the minimum average daily trading volume of our
common stock during the seven-day period is at least 500,000 shares (the price
and volume criteria being adjusted to take into account any share dividend,
share split or other similar transaction that may occur on or after the
issuance).
On June
22, 2010, we completed a public offering of 35.7 million shares of our common
stock, five-year warrants to purchase 17.9 million shares of our common stock
(Five-Year Warrants), and short-term (nine month) warrants to purchase 17.9
million shares of our common stock (Short-Term Warrants). The
securities were sold as units, with each unit consisting of one share of common
stock, a Five-Year Warrant to purchase one half share of common stock, and a
Short-Term Warrant to purchase one half share of common stock, at a public
offering price of $0.28 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds to us of $10
million ($9.1 million net). The Five-Year Warrants expire on June 22, 2015 and
are exercisable, subject to an aggregate beneficial ownership limitation, at a
price per share of $0.40. The Short-Term Warrants expire on March 22,
2011 and are exercisable, subject to an aggregate beneficial ownership
limitation, at a price per share of $0.28. The exercise price and
number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants are
subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, among
other events as described in the warrants. The exercise price and the
amount and/or type of property to be issued upon exercise of the warrants are
also subject to adjustment if we engage in a “Fundamental Transaction” (as
defined in the form of warrant). The warrants are exercisable for
cash only, except that if the related registration statement or an exemption
from registration is not otherwise available for the resale of the warrant
shares, the holder may exercise on a cashless basis.
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On
April 27, 2010, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with
PharmaBio, as the sole purchaser, related to an offering of 4,052,312 shares of
common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,026,156 shares of common
stock, sold as units with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and
a warrant to purchase one half share of common stock, at an offering price of
$0.5429 per unit, representing the greater of (a) the VWAP of
our common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market for the 20 trading days ending on
April 27, 2010 and (b) the last reported closing price of $0.5205 per share
of the common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on that date. The
offering resulted in gross proceeds to us of $2.2 million
($2.1 million net). The warrants expire in April 2015 and
generally will be exercisable beginning on October 28, 2010, subject to an
aggregate beneficial ownership limitation of 9.9%, at a price per share of
$0.7058, which represents a 30% premium to the VWAP for the 20 trading days
ending on April 27, 2010. The exercise price and number of shares of
common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants will be subject to adjustment
in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction. The exercise
price and the amount and/or type of property to be issued upon exercise of the
warrants will also be subject to adjustment if we engage in a “Fundamental
Transaction” (as defined in the form of warrant). The warrants are
exercisable for cash only, except that if the related registration statement or
an exemption from registration is not otherwise available for the resale of the
warrant shares, the holder may exercise on a cashless basis.
In
February 2010, we completed a public offering of 27.5 million shares of our
common stock and warrants to purchase 13.8 million shares of our common
stock, sold as units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and
a warrant to purchase one half share of common stock, at a public offering price
of $0.60 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds to us of $16.5 million
($15.1 million net). The warrants expire in February 2015 and
are exercisable, subject to an aggregate share ownership limitation, at a price
per share of $0.85. The exercise price and number of shares of common
stock issuable on exercise of the warrants will be subject to adjustment in the
event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reorganization or similar transaction. The exercise price and the
amount and/or type of property to be issued upon exercise of the warrants will
also be subject to adjustment if we engage in a “Fundamental Transaction” (as
defined in the warrant agreement). The warrants are exercisable for
cash only, except that if the related registration statement or an exemption
from registration is not otherwise available for the resale of the warrant
shares, the holder may exercise on a cashless basis.
As of
September 30, 2010, $75.0 million remained available under the 2008 Shelf
Registration Statement for potential future offerings. If the
aggregate market value of our common stock remains below $75.0 million, the
number of shares that we may offer and sell pursuant to this shelf registration
statement within any 12 calendar month period may be limited to one third of the
aggregate market value of our common stock held by held by non-affiliates (known
as “public float”).
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.
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Loan with PharmaBio
Development Inc.
On April
28, 2010, we restructured our $10.6 million loan with PharmaBio. The
related Payment Agreement and Loan Amendment dated April 27, 2010 (PharmaBio
Agreement) provided for (a) payment in cash of an aggregate of
$6.6 million, representing $4.5 million in outstanding principal and
$2.1 million in accrued interest, and (b) of the remaining
$4 million principal amount under the loan, $2 million became due and
was paid on each of July 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010. Also under
the PharmaBio Agreement, PharmaBio surrendered to us for cancellation warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 2,393,612 shares of our common stock that we had
issued previously to PharmaBio in connection with the PharmaBio loan and a
previous offering of securities, as follows: a warrant to purchase 850,000
shares of common stock, at $7.19 per share expiring on November 3, 2014, a
warrant to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock at $3.58 per share expiring
on October 26, 2013 and a warrant to purchase 43,612 shares of our common stock
at $6.875 per share expiring on September 19, 2010. As of September
30, 2010, all of our obligations related to the loan with PharmaBio were paid in
full.
Equipment Financing
Facilities
As of
September 30, 2010, approximately $0.1 million ($0.1 million
classified as current liabilities and $5,000 as long-term liabilities) was
outstanding under a May 2007 Credit and Security Agreement with GE Business
Financial Services Inc. (GE, formerly Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services
Inc). The right to draw under this facility expired in
2008.
In
September 2008, we entered into a Loan Agreement and Security Agreement with the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development
(Department), pursuant to which the Department made a loan to us from the
Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund in the amount of $500,000 (MELF
Loan). As of September 30, 2010, approximately $0.4 million was
outstanding under the facility ($0.1 million classified as current
liabilities and $0.3 million as long-term liabilities).
See, our 2009 Form 10-K –
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Debt – Equipment Financing
Facilities.”
Contractual Obligations and
Commitments
During
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, there were no material changes
to our contractual obligations and commitments disclosures as set forth in our
2009 Form 10-K, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Contractual
Obligations,” except as noted below.
In
connection with the resignation in August 2009 of Robert J. Capetola, Ph.D., our
former President, Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board, we entered
into a separation agreement and general release (Separation Agreement) dated
August 13, 2009, that provided, among other things, for periodic severance
payments through the earlier of (i) May 3, 2010 (Severance Period) or (ii) the
date, if ever, of a Corporate Transaction (defined below). Under the
Separation Agreement, if a “Corporate Transaction” not involving a change of
control were to occur during the Severance Period, Dr. Capetola would become
entitled to receive an additional severance payment of up to $1,580,000, reduced
by the sum of the aggregate cash severance amounts already paid under the
Separation Agreement. A “Corporate Transaction” was defined to
include one or more public or private financings completed during the Severance
Period and resulting in cash proceeds (net of transaction costs) to us of at
least $20 million. From August 13, 2009 through February 23,
2010, we raised approximately $21.0 million of aggregate net proceeds,
including approximately $5.9 million from financings under our CEFFs and
$15.1 million from a public offering that was completed on February 23,
2010. Accordingly, on March 3, 2010, we paid to Dr. Capetola an
additional $1.06 million (less withholding), representing
$1.58 million reduced by the sum of the cash severance amounts previously
paid under the Separation Agreement, which totaled approximately
$0.52 million. At this time, our obligation to make periodic
payments under the Separation Agreement has been satisfied and no further
payments are due to Dr. Capetola. See, “Item 11– Executive
Compensation –Resignation of our President and Chief Executive Officer,” in our
Amendment No. 1 to our 2009 Form 10-K that we filed with the SEC on April
30, 2010 (2009 Form 10-K/A-1).
In
February 2010, we provided notice of non-renewal with respect to all of our
executive employment agreements other than the agreements that we maintain with
the following five officers: President and Chief Financial Officer
(formerly Executive Vice President and CFO); Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary; Chief Operating Officer
(formerly Senior Vice President, Commercialization and Corporate Development),
Chief Technology Officer (formerly Senior Vice President, Manufacturing
Operations, who resigned his position in September 2010), and Senior Vice
President, Human Resources. In May 2010, we entered into
retention agreements with those officers whose employment agreements were not
renewed that generally provide severance benefits equal to (i) six or 12 months,
depending upon title, of the executive’s base salary then in effect, plus a
prorated bonus amount based on the executive’s target bonus. In
addition, the retention letter provides for six or 12 months, depending upon
title, of benefits continuation. The severance benefits are
conditioned upon the execution of general release of claims. These
agreements expire on December 31, 2011.
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On
October 15, 2010, our Board appointed W. Thomas Amick, Chairman of
our Board, as our full-time Chief Executive Officer effective October 18,
2010. As of October 18, 2010, we entered into an employment agreement
with Mr. Amick, under which he will receive: a base salary of at least $400,000
per year and a discretionary annual bonus opportunity in the form of either cash
or equity, or both, subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee of
the Board. In addition, on October 18, 2010, Mr. Amick was granted
400,000 restricted shares of our common stock (the “RSAs”). The RSAs
will vest on the earliest to occur of the following: (i) the second anniversary
of the date of grant; (ii) the date of issuance by FDA of marketing approval for
Surfaxin® for the
prevention of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants; and
(iii) the effective date of a strategic alliance, collaboration agreement or
other similar arrangement between us and one or more third parties providing for
the support for the development and/or commercialization of one or more of our
lead research and development programs – Surfaxin, Surfaxin LS™ or Aerosurf® (whether
a transaction meets this requirement shall be determined by the Board in its
sole discretion). The RSAs will vest only if Mr. Amick is
actively providing services to the Company on the day of
vesting.
Under Mr.
Amick’s employment agreement, if Mr. Amick’s employment is terminated by us
without “cause” or by Mr. Amick for “good reason” (both as defined in the
employment agreement), he will be entitled to (a) acceleration and vesting of
all stock and options then held by him, (b) a lump-sum payment equal to the
product of 1.5 and the sum of (x) his then-current base salary and (y) the
largest annual cash bonus paid to Mr. Amick in the three fiscal years
immediately preceding the date of termination (the “Highest Annual Bonus”), (c)
a pro-rata bonus payable in a lump sum equal to the Highest Annual Bonus
multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days the
executive was employed in the current fiscal year and the denominator of which
is 365, (d) continuation of health benefits (or their equivalent) for Mr.
Amick and the members of his family who were participating in our health and
welfare plans at the time of termination for 18 months after the date of
termination, reduced to the extent that a subsequent employer provides the
executive with substantially similar coverage (on a benefit-by-benefit basis),
and (e) outplacement counseling assistance in the form of reimbursement for
reasonable expenses incurred by the executive within 12 months following the
date of termination, up to a maximum amount of $40,000.
In
addition, following a change in control of the Company, if his employment is
terminated by the Company without “cause” or by Mr. Amick for “good reason”
(both as defined in the employment agreement), in lieu of the benefits described
above, he will be entitled to (a) the acceleration and vesting of all stock and
options then held by him, (b) a lump sum payment equal to the
product of 2.5 and the sum of (x) his then current base salary and (y) the
Highest Annual Bonus, (c) a pro-rata bonus payable in a lump sum equal to the
Highest Annual Bonus multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of days the executive was employed with the Company in the current fiscal
year and the denominator of which is 365, (d) continuation of health
benefits (or their equivalent) for Mr. Amick and the members of his family who
were participating in our health and welfare plans at the time of termination
for 18 months after the date of termination, reduced to the extent that a
subsequent employer provides the executive with substantially similar coverage
(on a benefit-by-benefit basis), and (e) outplacement counseling assistance in
the form of reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred by the executive
within 12 months following the date of termination, up to a maximum amount of
$40,000.
The
agreement also includes a 12-month post-employment noncompetition agreement,
confidentiality and assignment of intellectual property provisions and an
excise tax gross-up feature.
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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.
In
connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our
Interim Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of September 30, 2010. In making this evaluation, they
considered that, as a result of restatements of our 2009 financial statements
and our quarterly reports for the periods ended March 31, 2010 and June 30,
2010, which we filed with the SEC on November 15, 2010, a material weakness was
identified in our internal control regarding our process and procedures related
to the initial classification and subsequent accounting of registered warrants
as liabilities or equity instruments. Solely as a result of the
previously identified material weakness, our Interim Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2010.
Changes in internal
controls
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in
connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act
that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control
over financial reporting.
To
respond to the material weakness that we recently identified, we plan to devote
internal resources to improving our internal control over financial
reporting. While we have processes to identify and intelligently
apply developments in accounting, we plan to enhance these processes to better
evaluate our research and understanding of the nuances of increasingly complex
accounting standards. Our plans at this time include providing enhanced
access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased
communication among our legal and finance personnel and third party
professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting
applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be
accomplished over time and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will
ultimately have the intended effects.
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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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.
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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.
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RISK
FACTORS
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In
addition to the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, see the risks and
uncertainties discussed in our 2009 Form 10-K and our 2009 Form 10-K/A-1,
including the “Risk Factors” section contained in our 2009 Form
10-K.
As
we are unable to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement of The
Nasdaq Capital Market® prior to
November 29, 2010, we will be forced to seek a hearing and submit a plan for
regaining compliance. As a result, our stock price may decline and,
following a hearing, our common stock may delisted from the Nasdaq Capital
Market. If our stock is no longer listed on Nasdaq Capital Market, the
liquidity of our securities would be impaired.
On
December 2, 2009, we received a letter from The NASDAQ Global Market® (Global
Market) indicating that for 30 consecutive business days our common stock did
not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share as required by
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (Minimum Bid Price Rule). Under the Nasdaq
Listing Rules, if during the 180 calendar days following the date of the
notification, or prior to June 1, 2010, the closing bid price of our stock did
not rise above $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, we would be
subject to delisting from the Global Market.
In May
2010, we anticipated that we would not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid
Price Rule on or before June 1, 2010 and filed an application to transfer the
listing of our common stock from the Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market,
which was effective at the opening of the market on June 4, 2010. Our
common stock currently trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol
DSCO and the transfer has had no impact on the ability of investors to trade the
stock. The Nasdaq Capital Market is a continuous trading market that
operates in the same manner as The Global Market. All companies listed on
the Nasdaq Capital Market must meet certain financial requirements and adhere to
Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards.
Also on
June 2, 2010, based on our ability to comply with all listing requirements of
the Nasdaq Capital Market other than the Minimum Bid Price Rule, we received a
written notification from Nasdaq granting us an additional 180 days, or until
November 29, 2010, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule.
Under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, if prior to November 29, 2010, the
closing bid price of our stock is at or above $1.00 for a minimum of 10
consecutive business days, we will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price
Rule and our common stock will continue to be eligible for listing on the Nasdaq
Capital Market.
As we
will not achieve compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by November 29,
2010, we expect that Nasdaq will provide us with written notification that our
common stock is subject to delisting. Currently, we plan to request a
hearing with a Nasdaq Hearing Panel, which if granted, would stay delisting
pending the hearing. At the hearing, we will present a plan for
regaining compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. We have
presented to our stockholders, for approval at our 2010 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders on December 21, 2010, a proposal to authorize our Board, in its
sole discretion, to effect a share consolidation, or reverse stock split
(reverse split) of our common stock, at a ratio of 1-for-15, on the terms
described in the Proxy Statement. If a reverse split is approved by
our stockholders, our plan to regain compliance may include a reverse
split.
If the
Nasdaq Panel determines that we can continue to list our common Stock on the
Nasdaq Capital Market following implementation of a reverse split, our Board
will weigh the benefits of continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the
potential adverse impact of a reverse split and the perceived weaknesses of the
OTC Bulletin Board. At the present time, our Board believes that the
benefits of continuing our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market outweigh the
risks associated with implementing a reverse split. However, the
Board will not implement a reverse split or a reduction in the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock if it determines at any time that a reverse
split would not be in our best interests or that of our
stockholders.
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If our
common stock were delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, it would then be
eligible for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board® of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) or the over-the-counter market in the Pink
Sheets® (a quotation medium operated by Pink OTC Markets Inc.). This would
impair the liquidity of our securities not only in the number of shares that
could be bought and sold at a given price, which might be depressed by the
relative illiquidity, but also through delays in the timing of transactions and
reduction in media coverage. As a result, an investor might find it more
difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value
of, our common stock. We have been advised that current and
prospective investors will view an investment in our common stock more favorably
if our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market than if it is traded
on the OTC Bulletin Board.
We
depend upon key employees and consultants in a competitive market for skilled
personnel. If we are unable to attract and retain key personnel, it
could adversely affect our ability to develop and market our
products.
We are
highly dependent upon the members of our executive management team and our
directors, as well as our scientific advisory board members, consultants and
collaborating scientists. Many of these people have been involved
with us for many years, have played integral roles in our progress and we
believe that they continue to provide value to us. A loss of any of
our key personnel may have a material adverse effect on aspects of our business
and clinical development and regulatory programs.
Following
the resignation of our former President and Chief Executive Officer and a member
of our Board of Directors in August 2009, our Board elected W. Thomas Amick, our
Chairman of the Board, to act as Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis.
This arrangement was extended through June 30, 2011. In October, Mr.
Amick joined our company on a full-time basis as Chief Executive
Officer. Until October, Mr. Amick was otherwise employed by another
biotech company as its Chief Executive Officer, and was able to devote only a
portion of his time to his duties as our interim Chief Executive
Officer.
As of
September 30, 2010, we had employment agreements with four executive
officers, including: President and Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer; Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary; Chief
Operating Officer; and Senior Vice President, Human Resources, that expire in
May 2011. As of October 18, 2010, we entered into an executive employment
agreement with Mr. Amick, our Chief Executive Officer, which expires in October
2011. These agreements provide for automatic one-year renewal at the
end of each term, unless otherwise terminated by either party. In
addition, in May 2010, we entered into retention agreements with five other
officers under which each officer is provided certain severance benefits, based
on title. While we believe that our executive benefits are sufficient to
attract and retain executive management, as the economic environment in our
market improves, we face intense competition for our executives. In
July, our Senior Vice President, Quality, resigned his position with us and
accepted a position with another biotech company. In September 2010,
Charles Katzer, our Chief Technology Officer resigned his position with us and
accepted another position. The loss of services from any of our
remaining executives could significantly adversely affect our ability to develop
and market our products and obtain necessary regulatory approvals.
Further, we do not maintain key-man life insurance.
We expect
that, once we have secured sufficient strategic and financial resources to
support our operations, including the continuing development of our KL4 surfactant
technology, we will seek to attract candidates to join our management
and development teams, although there can be no assurances that we will be
successful in that endeavor. Moreover, although our executive
employment agreements with our five senior officers generally include
non-competition covenants and provide for severance payments that are contingent
upon the applicable employee’s refraining from competition with us, the
applicable noncompete provisions can be difficult and costly to monitor and
enforce, such that we may not be successful in retaining these individuals and,
if any should resign, in enforcing our noncompetition agreements with
them.
Our
future success also will depend in part on the continued service of our key
scientific and management personnel and our ability to identify, hire and retain
additional personnel. While we attempt to provide competitive compensation
packages to attract and retain key personnel at all levels in our organization,
many of our competitors have greater resources and more experience than we,
making it difficult for us to compete successfully for key personnel. We
may experience intense competition for qualified personnel and the existence of
non-competition agreements between prospective employees and their former
employers may prevent us from hiring those individuals or subject us to lawsuits
brought by their former employers.
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The restatement of our historical
financial statements has already consumed a significant amount of our time and
resources and may have a material adverse effect on our business and stock
price.
As
described earlier, we have restated our consolidated financial statements for
the periods ended beginning June 30, 2009 through June 30, 2010. The
restatement process was highly time and resource-intensive and involved
substantial attention from management and significant legal and accounting
costs. Although we have now completed the restatements, we cannot
guarantee that we will have no inquiries from the SEC or the Nasdaq Capital
Market regarding our restated financial statements or matters relating
thereto.
Any
future inquiries from the SEC as a result of the restatement of our historical
financial statements will, regardless of the outcome, likely consume a
significant amount of our resources in addition to those resources already
consumed in connection with the restatement itself.
Further,
many companies that have been required to restate their historical financial
statements have experienced a decline in stock price and stockholder lawsuits
related thereto.
If we fail to maintain an effective
system of internal
control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our
financial results, and current and potential stockholders may lose confidence in
our financial reporting.
We are
required by the SEC to establish and maintain adequate internal control over
financial reporting that provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We are likewise
required, on a quarterly basis, to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal
controls and to disclose any changes and material weaknesses in those internal
controls.
As
described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in connection with
the restatement process, we identified a material weakness in our internal
control regarding our process and procedures related to the initial
classification and subsequent accounting of registered warrants as liabilities
or equity instruments dating back to May 2009. Upon a reassessment of
those financial instruments, in light of GAAP as currently interpreted, we
determined that we should have accounted for registered warrants that we issued
in May 2009 and February 2010 as derivative liabilities instead of equity. Given
this material weakness, management was unable to conclude that we maintained
effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30,
2010.
To
respond to the material weakness, we plan to devote significant effort and
resources to the remediation and improvement of our internal control over
financial reporting. While we have processes to identify and intelligently
apply developments in accounting, we plan to enhance these processes to better
evaluate our research and understanding of the nuances of increasingly complex
accounting standards. Our plans at this time include providing enhanced
access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased
communication among our legal and finance personnel and third party
professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting
applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be
accomplished over time and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will
ultimately have the intended effects.
Any
failure to maintain such internal controls could adversely impact our ability to
report our financial results on a timely and accurate basis. If our
financial statements are not accurate, investors may not have a complete
understanding of our operations. Likewise, if our financial statements are not
filed on a timely basis as required by the SEC and Nasdaq, we could face severe
consequences from those authorities. In either case, there could
result a material adverse affect on our business. Inferior internal
controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial
information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our
stock. We can give no assurance that the measures we have taken and
plan to take in the future will remediate the material weaknesses identified or
that any additional material weaknesses or restatements of financial results
will not arise in the future due to a failure to implement and maintain adequate
internal control over financial reporting or circumvention of these
controls. In addition, even if we are successful in strengthening our
controls and procedures, in the future those controls and procedures may not be
adequate to prevent or identify irregularities or errors or to
facilitate the fair presentation of our consolidated financial
statements.
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If a reverse split is effected,
the total value of our
outstanding shares (market capitalization) immediately after a reverse split may
be lower than immediately before a reverse split. Moreover, a decline in the market
price of our common stock after a reverse split may result
in a greater percentage decline than would occur in the absence of a reverse
split.
As noted
above, we have presented to our stockholders, for approval at our 2010 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders on December 21, 2010, a proposal to authorize our Board,
in its sole discretion, to effect a share consolidation, or reverse stock split
(reverse split) of our common stock, at a ratio of 1-for-15, on the terms
described in the Proxy Statement. In that regard, there are numerous
risks and uncertainties that could affect the value of our common stock after a
reverse split. In addition to risks and uncertainties related
directly to our company, including without limitation, the status of our
research and development programs, our cash position and reported results of
operations in future periods, and our ability to attract and retain key
executive management and professional personnel, other factors include market
conditions as a whole and the general economic environment. In
addition, reverse splits that are effected to regain compliance with the Minimum
Bid Price Rule are generally viewed negatively by many investors, analysts and
institutions. Even though a reverse split would have no impact on our
capital, cash position, financial condition, or the number of our stockholders,
our research suggests that, with the announcement and after implementation of a
reverse split, there is reverse-split-related trading activity that may have the
effect of depressing the market price of our common stock and our market
capitalization. Thus, although a reverse split may support continued
listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, implementing a reverse
split could adversely affect our market value and make it more difficult to
finance our activities.
For these
reasons, if the Board implements a reverse split, the market price of our common
stock will likely not be sustainable at the arithmetic result obtained by
applying the ratio of the reverse stock split by the market price of our stock
immediately prior to the announcement of a reverse split, and the percentage
decline in our market value may be greater than would occur in the absence of a
reverse split. If the market price of our common stock declines after
the reverse split, our total market capitalization (the aggregate value of all
of our outstanding common stock at the then existing market price) after the
split will be lower than before the split.
If
the value of our common stock is reduced following a reverse split below the
minimum price permitted under our Committed Equity Financing Facilities
(“CEFFs”), we will be unable to access our CEFFs. In that event, we
may be unable to fund our activities, which would have a material adverse effect
on our operations.
Except
for our CEFFs (which are subject to certain limitations), we currently do not
have arrangements to obtain additional financing. If we are unable to meet
the conditions provided under the CEFFs, we will not be able to issue any
portion of the shares potentially available for issuance under the CEFFs to fund
our activities and the CEFFs may expire. If we are otherwise unable
to successfully raise sufficient additional capital, through strategic alliances
and other financing alternatives, we will likely not have sufficient cash flow
and liquidity to fund our business operations, forcing us to curtail 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 that event, the market price of our common stock may decline
further.
If
a reverse split is effected, there is no assurance that we will be able to
comply with the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market,
which may result in our common stock being delisted even after implementing a
reverse split.
If the
Board determines that a reverse split is in our best interests and that of our
stockholders, the Board will set the ratio with the intent of raising the price
per share of our common stock above $1.00 to comply with Nasdaq’s Minimum Bid
Price Rule. However, there is no assurance that after the reverse
split is completed, our common stock will maintain its reverse split adjusted
price. As a result, our stock price could trade below the required
$1.00 minimum bid price and we may not regain or maintain compliance with the
Nasdaq Capital Market listing requirements. Moreover if trading
activity following a reverse split has the effect of reducing the total market
capitalization of our company, we may be unable to fund our activities,
resulting in reductions in our stockholders’ equity. In addition to a
minimum bid price, other Nasdaq continued listing requirements require that we
maintain a market capitalization of at least $35 million and stockholders’
equity of at least $2.5 million. If we are unable to meet these
requirements following a reverse split, the reverse split may not achieve its
intended purpose and we would nevertheless receive a delisting notice from the
Nasdaq Capital Market for failure to comply with one or more of the continued
listing requirements.
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If
effected, a reverse split may reduce liquidity and increase volatility of our
common stock.
Our stock
historically has traded at relatively high average volumes, which often produces
pricing efficiencies. Following a reverse split, the number of shares
available for trading in the public market will be reduced by a factor of
15. The reduction in shares could result in reduced trading activity,
fewer market makers and less interest in our stock. This could result
in increased volatility and adversely affect liquidity of our common
stock.
The
market price of our common stock following a reverse split may not generate
increased interest in our common stock by institutional investors, investment
funds or broker dealers and may not satisfy the investing guidelines of such
investors and, consequently, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not
improve.
Although
we believe that a higher per-share market value may help generate increased
interest in our common stock, there can be no assurance that a reverse split in
the range proposed would generate any increased interest in our common stock, by
institutional investors, investment funds, advisors or broker
dealers. As a result, the trading liquidity of our common stock may
not necessarily improve following a reverse split.
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we did not issue any
unregistered shares of common stock. There were no stock repurchases
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
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:
November 15, 2010
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By:
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/s/
W.
Thomas
Amick
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W.
Thomas Amick, Chairman
of the Board and
Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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Date:
November 15, 2010
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By: |
/s/ John
G.
Cooper
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John
G. Cooper
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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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Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery Laboratories, Inc.
(Discovery), dated December 9, 2009.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on December 9, 2009.
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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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Amended
and Restated By-Laws of Discovery, as amended effective September 3,
2009.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on September 4, 2009
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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
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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4.4
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Warrant
Agreement, dated November 22, 2006 by and between Discovery and Capital
Ventures International
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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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4.5
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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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4.6
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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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4.7
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Form
of Stock Purchase Warrant issued in May 2009
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on May 8, 2009.
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4.8
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Form
of Stock Purchase Warrant issued in February 2010
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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 February 18, 2010.
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4.9
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Warrant
Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2010, by and between Discovery and
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 April 28,
2010.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Method
of Filing
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4.10
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Warrant
Agreement dated June 11, 2010 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 June 14, 2010.
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4.11
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Form
of Five-Year Warrant dated June 22, 2010
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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 17, 2010.
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4.12
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Form
of Short-Term Warrant dated June 22, 2010
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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 June 17, 2010.
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4.13
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Warrant
Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2010, by and between Discovery and
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 April 28, 2010.
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4.14
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Warrant
Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2010, by and between Discovery and
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 13,
2010.
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10.1* | Renewal of Interim CEO Agreement dated July 2, 2010 between W. Thomas Amick and Discovery. |
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q dated June 30, 2010, as filed with the SEC on August 9,
2010.
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10.2*
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Form
of Restricted Stock Award Agreement
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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 October 1, 2010.
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10.3
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Securities
Purchase Agreement dated October 12, 2010 by and between PharmaBio and
Discovery
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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 October 13, 2010.
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10.4*
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Employment
Agreement dated as of October 18, 2010 by and between W. Thomas Amick and
Discovery
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Filed
herewith
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31.1
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Certification
of Principal 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 Principal 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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*
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A
management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be
filed as an exhibit to this annual report pursuant to Item 15(b) of Form
10-K.
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