PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 (to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 Dated May 3, 2002) |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) File No. 333-64218 |
25,437,500 Shares
Common Stock
This Prospectus Supplement No. 1 to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 supplements the prospectus dated May 3, 2002 relating to the 25,437,500 shares of common stock of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that may be offered for sale for the account of several stockholders of BioSante, their respective donees or pledgees, as stated under the heading "Plan of Distribution" in the original prospectus.
This Prospectus Supplement No. 1 is being filed to update the original prospectus with respect to BioSante's reverse stock split and to include in the prospectus BioSante's financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. This Prospectus Supplement No. 1 is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the original prospectus. This Prospectus Supplement No. 1 is qualified by reference to the original prospectus, except to the extent that the information contained in this Prospectus Supplement No. 1 supersedes the information contained in the original prospectus.
Recent Developments
Attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein is the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2002.
On May 31, 2002, BioSante effected a one-for-ten reverse split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and class C special stock. All share and per share numbers in the prospectus are hereby deemed to be adjusted accordingly to reflect the reverse stock split.
The common stock offered involves a high degree of risk. We refer you to "Risk Factors," beginning on page 6 of the original prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus Supplement No. 1 is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement No. 1 is September 13, 2002
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
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QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2002
Commission File Number 000-28637
o | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For The Transition Period From To .
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State of Incorporation) |
58-2301143 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
111 Barclay Boulevard
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069
(Address of principal executive offices)
(847) 478-0500
(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ý NO o
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
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Outstanding as of August 13, 2002 |
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Common stock, $0.0001 par value | 6,321,458 |
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No ý
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM 10-QSB
JUNE 30, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Description |
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PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||
ITEM 1. |
Financial Statements |
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Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 |
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Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 and the cumulative period from August 29, 1996 (date of incorporation) to June 30, 2002 |
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Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 and the cumulative period from August 29, 1996 (date of incorporation) to June 30, 2002 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
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ITEM 2. |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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ITEM 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk |
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PART II. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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ITEM 2. |
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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ITEM 4. |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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ITEM 6. |
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K |
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SIGNATURE PAGE |
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ITEM 1FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(a development stage company)
Balance Sheets
June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 (Unaudited)
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December 31, 2001 |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,704,495 | $ | 4,502,387 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other sundry assets | 72,213 | 91,859 | ||||||||
1,776,708 | 4,594,246 | |||||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET |
365,473 |
384,996 |
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$ | 2,142,181 | $ | 4,979,242 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable | $ | 287,236 | $ | 90,653 | ||||||
Accrued compensation | 98,982 | 379,346 | ||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 61,277 | 24,444 | ||||||||
Due to Antares | 288,200 | 433,319 | ||||||||
735,695 | 927,762 | |||||||||
COMMITMENTS | ||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||
Capital stock | ||||||||||
Issued and Outstanding | ||||||||||
466,602 (2001466,602) Class C special stock | 467 | 467 | ||||||||
6,321,458 (20016,321,880) Common stock | 22,255,342 | 22,302,046 | ||||||||
22,255,809 | 22,302,513 | |||||||||
Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
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1,406,486 | 4,051,480 | |||||||||
$ | 2,142,181 | $ | 4,979,242 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(a development stage company)
Statements of Operations
Three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 and the cumulative
period
from August 29, 1996 (date of incorporation) to June 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
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Cumulative period from August 29, 1996 (date of incorporation) to June 30, 2002 |
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REVENUE | |||||||||||||||||
Licensing income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 1,747,386 | |||||||
Interest income | 6,712 | 50,843 | 29,971 | 82,952 | 950,923 | ||||||||||||
6,712 | 50,843 | 29,971 | 82,952 | 2,698,309 | |||||||||||||
EXPENSES |
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Research and development | 987,528 | 387,236 | 1,631,922 | 620,225 | 8,058,238 | ||||||||||||
General and administration | 491,851 | 497,972 | 950,980 | 963,030 | 9,059,877 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 22,697 | 24,548 | 45,359 | 48,510 | 519,753 | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal of capital assets | | | | | 157,545 | ||||||||||||
Costs of acquisition of Structured Biologicals Inc. | | | | | 375,219 | ||||||||||||
Purchased in-process research and development | | | | | 5,377,000 | ||||||||||||
1,502,076 | 909,756 | 2,628,261 | 1,631,765 | 23,547,632 | |||||||||||||
NET LOSS | $ | (1,495,364 | ) | $ | (858,913 | ) | $ | (2,598,290 | ) | $ | (1,548,813 | ) | $ | (20,849,323 | ) | ||
BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (0.25 | ) | |||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING | 6,788,343 | 6,648,403 | 6,788,412 | 6,208,676 | |||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(a development stage company)
Statements of Cash Flows
Six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 and the cumulative
period from
August 29, 1996 (date of incorporation) to June 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
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Cumulative period from August 29, 1996 (date of incorporation) to June 30, 2002 |
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CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (2,598,290 | ) | $ | (1,548,813 | ) | $ | (20,849,323 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 45,359 | 48,510 | 519,753 | |||||||||
Amortization of deferred unearned compensation | | 18,000 | 42,290 | |||||||||
Repurchase of licensing rights | | | 125,000 | |||||||||
Employee compensation paid in shares of common stock | | | 151,000 | |||||||||
Purchased in-process research and development | | | 5,377,000 | |||||||||
Loss on disposal of equipment | | | 157,545 | |||||||||
Changes in other assets and liabilities affecting cash flows from operations | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other sundry assets | 19,646 | 1,078 | (69,245 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (46,948 | ) | (538 | ) | (292,692 | ) | ||||||
Due to licensors | (145,119 | ) | | 288,200 | ||||||||
Due from SBI | | | (128,328 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (2,725,352 | ) | (1,481,763 | ) | (14,678,800 | ) | ||||||
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
Purchase of capital assets | (25,836 | ) | (22,546 | ) | (1,008,661 | ) | ||||||
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
Issuance of convertible debenture | | | 500,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sales or conversion of shares | (46,704 | ) | 3,674,612 | 16,891,956 | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (46,704 | ) | 3,674,612 | 17,391,956 | ||||||||
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (2,797,892 | ) | 2,170,303 | 1,704,495 | ||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 4,502,387 | 2,611,755 | | |||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 1,704,495 | $ | 4,782,058 | $ | 1,704,495 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||||||||||||
Acquisition of SBI | ||||||||||||
Purchased in-process research and development | $ | | $ | | $ | 5,377,000 | ||||||
Other net liabilities assumed | | | (831,437 | ) | ||||||||
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Less: common stock issued therefor | | | 4,545,563 | |||||||||
$ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Income tax paid | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Interest paid | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM 10-QSB
JUNE 30, 2002
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all necessary adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, to present fairly the financial position of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as of June 30, 2002, the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 and for the cumulative period from August 29, 1996 (date of incorporation) to June 30, 2002, and the cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 and for the cumulative period from August 29, 1996 (date of incorporation) to June 30, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2002.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 4 to the financial statements, the Company's cash resources are limited and additional capital will need to be raised in the near future. The Company's plans in regard to this situation are also described in Note 4. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the success or failure of management to raise additional capital in the near future.
On May 31, 2002, BioSante effected a one-for-ten reverse split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock and class C stock. All share and per share stock numbers in this Form 10-QSB have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.
These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes contained in BioSante's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2001.
2. BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE
The basic and diluted net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and class C stock outstanding, all being considered as equivalent of one another. Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted net loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Because BioSante has incurred net losses from operations in each of the periods presented, there is generally no difference between basic and diluted net loss per share amounts. The computation of diluted net loss per share does not include options and warrants with dilutive potential that would have an antidilutive effect on net loss per share.
3. LICENSE AND SUPPLY AGREEMENTS
On June 13, 2000, BioSante entered into a license agreement and a supply agreement with Antares Pharma Inc. (the entity that resulted from the merger of Permatec Technologie, AG with Medi-Ject Corporation), covering four hormone products for the treatment of hormone deficiencies in men and women. The license agreement requires BioSante to pay Antares a percentage of future net sales, if any, as a royalty. Under the terms of the license agreement, BioSante is also obligated to make milestone payments upon the occurrence of certain future events. Under terms of the supply
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agreement, Antares has agreed to manufacture or have manufactured and sell exclusively to BioSante, and BioSante has agreed to purchase exclusively from Antares, BioSante's total requirements for the products covered under the license agreement between the two parties.
As allowed by the license agreement with Antares, on September 1, 2000, BioSante entered into a sub-license agreement with Paladin Labs Inc. ("Paladin") to market the female hormone replacement products in Canada. In exchange for the sub-license, Paladin agreed to make an initial investment in BioSante, make future milestone payments and pay royalties on sales of the products in Canada. The milestone payments will be in the form of a series of equity investments by Paladin in BioSante's common stock at a 10% premium to the market price of BioSante's common stock at the date of the equity investment.
In April 2002, BioSante exclusively in-licensed from Wake Forest University and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center three issued U.S. Patents claiming triple hormone therapy (the combination use of estrogen plus progestogen plus androgen, e.g. testosterone) and an option for triple hormone contraception. The financial terms of the license include an upfront payment by BioSante of $100,000, regulatory milestones, maintenance payments and royalty payments by BioSante if the product gets approved and subsequently marketed.
4. FINANCING
In April 2001, BioSante closed a private placement raising $3.7 million upon the issuance of units, which consisted of an aggregate of 925,000 shares of common stock and five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 462,500 shares of common stock. The price of each unit, which consisted of one share of common stock plus a warrant to purchase one half-share of common stock was $4.00, the approximate market price of BioSante's common stock at closing. The exercise price of the warrant is $5.00 per full share. Transaction costs related to the private placement have been netted against the proceeds.
In May 2002, BioSante filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing relates to a proposed best-efforts, self underwritten offering by BioSante of up to $10 million in shares of common stock. The per share public offering price will be determined shortly after the registration statement is declared effective.
BioSante will need to raise additional capital in the near future to fund operations and may be unable to raise such funds when needed and on acceptable terms. BioSante currently does not have sufficient resources to complete the commercialization of any of its proposed products. Therefore, the Company needs to raise additional capital to fund operations sometime in the near future. BioSante cannot be certain that any financing will be available when needed. If BioSante fails to raise additional financing as needed, it may have to delay or terminate product development programs or pass on opportunities to in-license or otherwise acquire new products that BioSante believes may be beneficial to its business.
5. COMMITMENTS
University of California License
BioSante's license agreement with the University of California requires BioSante to undertake various obligations, including:
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Minimum Annual Royalty Due |
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2004 | $ | 50,000 | |
2005 | 100,000 | ||
2006 | 150,000 | ||
2007 | 200,000 | ||
2008 | 400,000 | ||
2009 | 600,000 | ||
2010 | 800,000 | ||
2011 | 1,500,000 | ||
2012 | 1,500,000 | ||
2013 | 1,500,000 |
Antares Pharma, Inc. License
BioSante's license agreement with Antares required BioSante to make a $1.0 million upfront payment to Antares. $250,000 of this upfront payment was creditable against future milestone or other payments and was utilized in the third quarter of 2001. The result was a $250,000 reduction in research and development expense in the statement of operations during the quarter ended September 30, 2001 as the initial $1.0 million payment had been expensed in its entirety in 2000. BioSante expects to fund the development of the products, make milestone payments and once regulatory approval to market is received and sales of the products commence, pay royalties on the sales of products. BioSante must also make cash payments to Antares for manufacturing and formulation services performed by Antares at BioSante's request, related to the products and must pay Antares a portion of any up front sublicense or milestone payment received by BioSante from the sublicense of the products.
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6. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
On July 20, 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, "Business Combinations" and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". These statements establish new accounting and reporting standards for business combinations and associated goodwill and intangible assets. They require, among other things, elimination of the pooling of interests method of accounting, no amortization of acquired goodwill, and a periodic assessment for impairment of all goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a business combination. SFAS 141 is effective for all business combinations accounted for by the purchase method that are completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS 142 was adopted on January 1, 2002. There was no impact on BioSante's financial statements as a result of the adoption of SFAS 142.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Form 10-QSB contains forward-looking statements relating to our financial condition, results of operations and business, including statements pertaining to:
For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-QSB that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as "may," "will," "expect," believe," "anticipate," "estimate" or "continue" or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, including those described under this section and the section entitled "Certain Important Factors" below and those contained under the caption "Certain Important Factors" contained in BioSante's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The following discussion of the results of the operations and financial condition of BioSante should be read in conjunction with BioSante's financial statements and the related notes thereto.
Overview
We are a development stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of hormone replacement products to treat hormone deficiencies in both men and women. We also are engaged in the development and commercialization of vaccine adjuvants or immune system boosters, drug delivery systems and the purification of the milk of transgenic animals, all applications using calcium phosphate nanoparticles, or CAP.
Our hormone replacement products, which we license on an exclusive basis from Antares Pharma, Inc., address a variety of hormone deficiencies that affect both men and women. Symptoms of these hormone deficiencies include impotence, lack of sex drive, muscle weakness and osteoporosis in men and menopausal symptoms in women including hot flashes, vaginal atrophy, decreased libido and osteoporosis.
The products we in-licensed from Antares are gel formulations of testosterone (the natural male hormone), estradiol (the natural female hormone), a combination of estradiol and testosterone and a combination of estradiol and progestogen (another female hormone). The gels are designed to be quickly absorbed through the skin after application on the arms, abdomen or thighs, delivering the required hormone to the bloodstream evenly and in a non-invasive, painless manner. The gels are formulated to be applied once per day and to be absorbed into the skin without a trace of residue.
Under the terms of our license agreement with Antares, we acquired exclusive marketing rights, with the right to grant sub-licenses, to the single active ingredient testosterone and estradiol products for all therapeutic indications in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Israel, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, China and South Africa. We acquired exclusive marketing rights, with the right to grant
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sub-licenses, for the combination estradiol and progestogen product in the U.S. and Canada. In partial consideration for the license of the hormone replacement products, we paid Antares an upfront license fee of $1.0 million. In addition, under the terms of the license agreement, we agreed to fund the development of the proposed products, make milestone payments and, after all necessary regulatory approvals are received, pay royalties to Antares on sales of the products.
In a series of amendments executed during 2001 between BioSante and Antares, BioSante returned to Antares the license rights to one of four previously licensed hormone products, namely the estradiol patch, in all countries of the licensed territory. Additionally, BioSante returned to Antares the license rights to the single entity estrogen and testosterone gel products in Malaysia and Australia. In exchange for the return to Antares of the estradiol patch in all the countries and the estradiol and testosterone gel products in Malaysia and Australia, Antares granted BioSante a credit for approximately $600,000 of manufacturing and formulation services and a license for the combination estradiol plus testosterone gel product.
In August 2001, BioSante entered into a sub-license agreement with Solvay Pharmaceuticals, B.V. covering the U.S. and Canadian rights to the estrogen/progestogen combination transdermal hormone replacement gel product licensed from Antares in June 2000. Under the terms of the agreement, Solvay sub-licensed BioSante's estrogen/progestogen combination transdermal hormone replacement gel product for an initial payment of $2.5 million ($1.7 million net of the related payments due to Antares and Paladin), future milestone payments and escalating sales-based royalties. Solvay will be responsible for all costs of development and marketing of the product. BioSante has retained co-promotion rights to the product and will be compensated for sales generated by BioSante over and above those attributable to Solvay's marketing efforts. The Canadian rights to this product had previously been sub-licensed to Paladin as part of that sub-license arrangement and were repurchased by BioSante prior to the Solvay transaction in exchange for $125,000, paid by the issuance of 17,361 shares of BioSante common stock with a market value of $125,000 at the date of the transaction.
In September 2000, we sub-licensed the marketing rights to our portfolio of female hormone replacement products in Canada to Paladin Labs Inc. In exchange for the sub-license, Paladin agreed to make an initial investment in our company, make future milestone payments and pay royalties on sales of the products in Canada. The milestone payments will be in the form of a series of equity investments by Paladin in BioSante common stock at a 10 percent premium to the market price of our stock at the time the equity investment is made. Upon execution of the sub-license agreement, Paladin made an initial investment of $500,000 in our company in the form of a convertible debenture, convertible into our common stock at $10.50 per share. In August 2001, BioSante exercised its right and declared the debenture converted in full. Accordingly, 47,619 shares of BioSante common stock were issued to Paladin in August 2001. During the third quarter 2001, Paladin made a series of equity investments in BioSante as a result of certain sub-licensing transactions and BioSante reaching certain milestones. These equity investments resulted in BioSante issuing an additional 18,939 shares of its common stock to Paladin.
Our strategy with respect to our hormone replacement product portfolio is to conduct human clinical trials of our proposed hormone replacement products, which are required to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA and to market the products in the United States.
Our CAP technology, which we license on an exclusive basis from the University of California, is based on the use of extremely small, solid, uniform particles, which we call "nanoparticles," as immune system boosters, for drug delivery, among other uses. We have identified three potential applications for our CAP technology:
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Our strategy with respect to CAP over the next 12 months is to continue development of our nanoparticle technology and actively to seek collaborators and licensees to accelerate the development and commercialization of products incorporating this technology. We received clearance in August 2000 from the FDA to initiate a Phase I clinical trial of our CAP as a vaccine adjuvant and delivery system based on an Investigational New Drug Application that we filed in July 2000. The Phase I trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 18 subjects to determine the safety of CAP as a vaccine adjuvant. The trial was completed in October 2000. The results showed that there was no apparent difference in side effect profile between CAP and placebo.
In October 2001, we licensed our Bio-Vant calcium phosphate based vaccine adjuvant on a non-exclusive basis to Corixa Corporation for use in several potential vaccines to be developed by Corixa. Under the agreement, Corixa has agreed to pay BioSante milestone payments upon the achievement by Corixa of certain milestones plus royalty payments on sales by Corixa if and when vaccines are approved using Bio-Vant and sold on a commercial basis. If Corixa sub-licenses vaccines that include Bio-Vant, BioSante will share in milestone payments and royalties received by Corixa. The license agreement covers access to Bio-Vant for a variety of cancer, infectious and autoimmune disease vaccines.
Our goal is to develop and commercialize our portfolio of hormone replacement products and CAP technology into a wide range of pharmaceutical products and to expand this product portfolio as appropriate. Our strategy to obtain this goal is to:
We currently expect to add employees as we continue to develop and commercialize our hormone replacement products and products incorporating our CAP technology or in-license or otherwise acquire products in late-stage human clinical development.
All of our revenue to date has been derived from interest earned on invested funds and upfront payments earned on sub-licensing transactions. We have not commercially introduced any products. Since our inception, we have experienced significant operating losses. We incurred a net loss of $2,611,361 for the year ended December 31, 2001, resulting in an accumulated deficit of $18,251,033. We incurred a net loss of $2,598,290 for the six months ended June 30, 2002, and as of June 30, 2002, our accumulated deficit was $20,849,323. We expect to incur substantial and continuing losses for the foreseeable future as our product development programs expand and various preclinical and clinical trials commence and continue. The amount of these losses may vary significantly from year-to-year and quarter-to-quarter and will depend upon, among other factors:
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In order to generate revenues, we must successfully develop and commercialize our proposed products or enter into collaborative agreements with others who can successfully develop and commercialize them. Even if our proposed products and the products we may license or otherwise acquire are commercially introduced, they may never achieve market acceptance and we may never generate revenues or achieve profitability.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2001
General and administrative expenses decreased slightly from $497,972 during the three month period ended June 30, 2001 to $491,851 during the three month period ended June 30, 2002.
Research and development expenses increased from $387,236 during the three month period ended June 30, 2001 to $987,528 during the three month period ended June 30, 2002. This increase is the result of increased expenses during the three month period ended June 30, 2002 associated with the clinical development of our hormone replacement product portfolio. As a result of our hormone replacement product in-license agreement entered into in June 2000, we expect that our research and development expenses will continue to increase significantly in future periods. We also are required under the terms of our license agreement with the University of California to have available certain amounts of funds dedicated to research and development activities. The amount of our research and development expenditures, however, may fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year depending on: (1) available resources; (2) our development schedule; (3) results of studies, clinical trials and regulatory decisions; and (4) competitive developments.
Interest income decreased from $50,843 during the three month period ended June 30, 2001 to $6,712 during the three month period ended June 30, 2002 as a result of lower interest rates coupled with lower invested cash balances between the three month periods.
We incurred a net loss of $1,495,364 for the three month period ended June 30, 2002, compared to a net loss of $858,913 for the three month period ended June 30, 2001. The increase in the net loss is the result of increased expenses associated with the clinical development of our hormone replacement product portfolio. We anticipate that our operating losses will continue for the foreseeable future.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2001
General and administrative expenses decreased slightly from $963,030 during the six month period ended June 30, 2001 to $950,980 during the six month period ended June 30, 2002.
Research and development expenses increased from $620,225 during the six month period ended June 30, 2001 to $1,631,922 during the six month period ended June 30, 2002. This increase is the result of increased expenses during the six month period ended June 30, 2002 associated with the clinical development of our hormone replacement product portfolio. As a result of our hormone replacement product in-license agreement entered into in June 2000, we expect that our research and development expenses will continue to increase significantly in future periods.
Interest income decreased from $82,952 during the six month period ended June 30, 2001 to $29,971 during the six month period ended June 30, 2002 as a result of lower interest rates coupled with lower invested cash balances between the six month periods. We expect interest income to decline in future periods as we use our cash balances for operations.
BioSante incurred a net loss of $2,598,290 for the six month period ended June 30, 2002, compared to a net loss of $1,548,813 for the six month period ended June 30, 2001. The increase in the net loss is the result of increased expenses associated with the clinical development of our hormone
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replacement product portfolio. We anticipate that our operating losses will continue for the foreseeable future.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
To date, we have raised equity financing and received licensing income to fund our operations, and we expect to continue this practice to fund our ongoing operations. Since inception, we have raised net proceeds of approximately $12.9 million from private equity financings, class A and class C stock conversions, warrant exercises and in the third quarter 2000, the issuance of a $500,000 convertible debenture, which was converted into 17,361 shares of common stock in the third quarter of 2001. In addition, as a result of licensing upfront payments and milestones, we have received an additional $2.1 million.
Our cash and cash equivalents were $1,704,495 and $4,502,387 at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. The decrease in our cash balances is due primarily to cash used in operating activities. We used cash in operating activities of $2,725,352 for the six month period ended June 30, 2002 versus cash used in operating activities of $1,481,763 for the six month period ended June 30, 2001. This change reflects the cash expenditures associated with: (1) increased research and development and associated personnel-related expenses, (2) increased expenses related to the clinical development of our hormone replacement product portfolio and expenses related to manufacturing and formulation services provided by Antares, and (3) reduction of accounts payable and accrued expenses. Net cash used in investing activities was $25,836 for the six month period ended June 30, 2002 versus $22,546 used in investing activities for the six month period ended June 30, 2001. The uses of cash in investing activities during both six month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 were capital expenditures for the purchases of computer equipment. Net cash used in financing activities was $46,704 for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $3,674,612 for the six months ended June 30, 2001. The net cash used in financing activities of $46,704 was the result of transaction costs associated with a current and previous financing, while the net cash provided during the six months ended June 30, 2001 was the result of the receipt of cash proceeds (net of transaction costs) from our private placement of units which closed in April 2001 and licensing milestone payments received.
We did not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of June 30, 2002. We have, however several financial commitments, including product development milestone payments to the licensors of our hormone products, payments under our license agreements with the University of California and Wake Forest University, as well as minimum annual lease payments.
The following table summarizes the timing of these future contractual obligations and commitments:
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Payments Due by Period |
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Contractual Obligations |
Total |
Less Than 1 Year |
1-3 Years |
4-5 Years |
After 5 Years |
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Operating Leases | $ | 211,292 | $ | 151,578 | $ | 59,714 | $ | | $ | | |||||
Commitments Under License Agreement with UCLA | 6,800,000 | | 150,000 | 350,000 | 6,300,000 | ||||||||||
Commitments Under License Agreement with Wake Forest | 1,140,000 | | 55,000 | 145,000 | 940,000 | ||||||||||
Total Contractual Cash Obligations | $ | 8,151,292 | $ | 151,578 | $ | 264,714 | $ | 495,000 | $ | 7,240,000 |
We currently do not have sufficient resources to complete the commercialization of any of our proposed products. Therefore, we will need to raise substantial additional capital in the near future to fund our operations.
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We expect to continue to spend capital on:
The amount of capital we may need will depend on many factors, including the:
In addition, our license agreement with the licensor of our hormone products requires us to make certain payments as development milestones are achieved, and our license agreement with the University of California requires us to have available minimum amounts of funds each year for research and development activities relating to our licensed technology and to achieve research and development milestones. Moreover, our fixed expenses, such as rent, license payments and other contractual commitments, may increase in the future, as we may:
Our cash on hand as of June 30, 2002 was $1,704,495. We believe this cash will be sufficient to fund our operations through December 2002. On May 3, 2002, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to a proposed best efforts, self-underwritten offering by our officers and directors of up to $10,000,000 in shares of our common stock. On June 25, 2002, we filed a pre-effective amendment to this shelf registration statement to reflect our reverse stock split and update our financial statements. The per share public offering price will be determined shortly after the registration statement is declared effective. If we are able to sell all of the shares offered in the offering, we believe that with the net proceeds of the offering and our existing cash, we will have sufficient working capital to meet our needs through December 2003. We have based these estimates, however, on assumptions that may prove to be wrong. As a result, we may need to obtain additional financing prior to that time. In addition, we may need to raise additional capital at an earlier time to fund our ongoing research and development activities, acquire new products or take advantage of other unanticipated opportunities. If we are unable to sell any shares offered in the offering, we will be required to seek alternative forms of equity or debt financing. An equity financing may be dilutive to our existing stockholders, and involve the issuance of securities that may have rights, preferences or
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privileges senior to those possessed by our current stockholders. A debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants on our business which could limit our operational and financial flexibility, and the amount of debt incurred could make us more vulnerable to economic downturns and limit our ability to compete. We cannot be certain that any financing will be available when needed or will be on terms acceptable to us. In addition, insufficient funds may require us to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our programs designed to facilitate the commercial introduction of our proposed products, prevent commercial introduction of our products altogether or restrict us from acquiring new products that we believe may be beneficial to our business.
Certain Important Factors
There are several important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by us or which are reflected in any of our forward-looking statements. These factors, and their impact on the success of our operations and our ability to achieve our goals, include the following and those listed under the caption "Certain Important Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001:
We have a history of operating losses, expect continuing losses and may never achieve profitability.
We have incurred losses in each year since our amalgamation in 1996 and expect to incur substantial and continuing losses for the foreseeable future. We incurred a net loss of $2,598,290 for the six month period ended June 30, 2002, and as of June 30, 2002, our accumulated deficit was $20,849,323.
All of our revenue to date has been derived from interest earned on invested funds and upfront payments earned on sub-licensing transactions. We have not commercially introduced any products. We expect to incur substantial and continuing losses for the foreseeable future as our own product development programs expand and various preclinical and clinical trials commence. The amount of these losses may vary significantly from year-to-year and quarter-to-quarter and will depend on, among other factors:
In order to generate revenues, we must successfully develop and commercialize our proposed products or enter into collaborative agreements with others who can successfully develop and commercialize them. Even if our proposed products and the products we may license or otherwise acquire are commercially introduced, they may never achieve market acceptance and we may never generate revenues or achieve profitability.
We will need to raise substantial additional capital in the near future to fund our operations and we may be unable to raise such funds when needed and on acceptable terms.
We currently do not have sufficient resources to complete the commercialization of any of our proposed products. Our cash on hand as of June 30, 2002 was $1,704,495. We believe this cash will be sufficient to fund our operations through December 2002. On May 3, 2002, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to a proposed best efforts, self-underwritten offering by our officers and directors of up to $10,000,000 in shares of our common stock. On June 25, 2002, we filed a pre-effective amendment to this shelf registration statement to reflect our reverse stock split and update our financial statements. The per share public offering price will be determined shortly after the registration statement is declared effective. If we are able to sell all of the shares offered in the
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offering, we believe that with the net proceeds of the offering and our existing cash, we will have sufficient working capital to meet our needs through December 2003. We have based these estimates, however, on assumptions that may prove to be wrong. As a result, we may need to obtain additional financing prior to that time. In addition, we may need to raise additional capital at an earlier time to fund our ongoing research and development activities, acquire new products or take advantage of other unanticipated opportunities. If we are unable to sell any shares offered in the offering, we will be required to seek alternative forms of equity or debt financing. An equity financing may be dilutive to our existing stockholders, and involve the issuance of securities that may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those possessed by our current stockholders. A debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants on our business which could limit our operational and financial flexibility, and the amount of debt incurred could make us more vulnerable to economic downturns and limit our ability to compete. We cannot be certain that any financing will be available when needed or will be on terms acceptable to us. In addition, insufficient funds may require us to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our programs designed to facilitate the commercial introduction of our proposed products, prevent commercial introduction of our products altogether or restrict us from acquiring new products that we believe may be beneficial to our business.
We are a development stage company with a short operating history, making it difficult for you to evaluate our business and your investment.
We are in the development stage and our operations and the development of our proposed products are subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including:
Because we are subject to these risks, you may have a difficult time evaluating our business and your investment in our company.
Our proposed products are in the product development stages and will likely not be commercially introduced for several years, if at all.
Our proposed products are in the product development stages and will require further development, pre-clinical and clinical testing and investment prior to commercialization in the United States and abroad. We cannot assure you that any of our proposed products will:
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We do not anticipate that any of our proposed products will receive the requisite regulatory approvals for commercialization in the United States or abroad for a number of years, if at all, and we cannot assure you that any of our proposed products, if approved and marketed, will generate significant product revenue and provide an acceptable return on our investment.
If we fail to obtain regulatory approval to commercially manufacture or sell any of our future products, or if approval is delayed, we will be unable to generate revenue from the sale of our products.
We must obtain regulatory approval to sell any of our products in the United States and abroad. In the United States, we must obtain the approval of the FDA for each vaccine or drug that we intend to commercialize. The FDA approval process is typically lengthy and expensive, and approval is never certain. Products distributed abroad are subject to similar foreign government regulation.
Generally, only a very small percentage of newly discovered pharmaceutical products that enter pre-clinical development are approved for sale. Because of the risks and uncertainties in biopharmaceutical development, our proposed products could take a significantly longer time to gain regulatory approval than we expect or may never gain approval. If regulatory approval is delayed or never obtained, our management's credibility, the value of our company and our operating results could be adversely affected.
Moreover, even if the FDA approves a product, such approval may be conditioned upon commercially unacceptable limitations on the indications for which a product may be marketed, and further studies may be required to provide additional data on safety or effectiveness. The FDA may also require post-marketing surveillance programs to monitor the product's side effects. The later discovery of previously unknown problems with a product or manufacturer may result in restrictions or sanctions on the product or manufacturer, including the withdrawal of the product from the market.
To obtain regulatory approval to market our products, costly and lengthy pre-clinical studies and human clinical trials are required, and the results of the studies and trials are highly uncertain.
As part of the FDA approval process, we must conduct, at our own expense, pre-clinical studies on animals and clinical trials on humans on each of our proposed products. We expect the number of pre-clinical studies and human clinical trials that the FDA will require will vary depending on the product, the disease or condition the product is being developed to address and regulations applicable to the particular product. We may need to perform multiple pre-clinical studies using various doses and formulations before we can begin human clinical trials, which could result in delays in our ability to market any of our products. Furthermore, even if we obtain favorable results in pre-clinical studies on animals, the results in humans may be different.
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After we have conducted pre-clinical studies in animals, we must demonstrate that our products are safe and effective for use on the target human patients in order to receive regulatory approval for commercial sale. The data obtained from pre-clinical and human clinical testing are subject to varying interpretations that could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval. Adverse or inconclusive human clinical results would prevent us from filing for regulatory approval of our products. Additional factors that can cause delay or termination of our human clinical trials include:
Because our industry is very competitive and our competitors have substantially greater capital resources and more experience in research and development, manufacturing and marketing than us, we may not succeed in developing our proposed products and bringing them to market.
Competition in the pharmaceutical industry is intense. Potential competitors in the United States and abroad are numerous and include pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology companies, most of which have substantially greater capital resources and more experience in research and development, manufacturing and marketing than us. Academic institutions, hospitals, governmental agencies and other public and private research organizations are also conducting research and seeking patent protection and may develop and commercially introduce competing products or technologies on their own or through joint ventures. We cannot assure you that our competitors will not succeed in developing similar technologies and products more rapidly than we do or that these competing technologies and products will not be more effective than any of those that we are currently developing or will develop.
We license the technology underlying our proposed hormone replacement products and our CAP technology from third parties and may lose the rights to license them.
We license the technology underlying our proposed hormone replacement products from Antares Pharma, Inc. and our CAP technology from the University of California. We may lose our right to license these technologies if we breach our obligations under the license agreements. Although we intend to use our reasonable best efforts to meet these obligations, if we violate or fail to perform any term or covenant of the license agreements or with respect to the University of California's license agreement within 60 days after written notice from the University of California, the other party to these agreements may terminate these agreements or certain projects contained in these agreements. The termination of these agreements, however, will not relieve us of our obligation to pay any royalty or license fees owing at the time of termination. Our failure to retain the right to license the technology underlying our proposed hormone replacement products or CAP technology could harm our business and future operating results. For example, if we were to enter into an outlicense agreement with a third party under which we agree to outlicense our hormone replacement technology or CAP technology for a license fee, the termination of the main license agreement with Antares Pharma, Inc. or the University of California could either, depending upon the terms of the outlicense agreement, cause us to breach our obligations under the outlicense agreement or give the other party a right to terminate that agreement, thereby causing us to lose future revenue generated by the outlicense fees.
We do not have any facilities appropriate for clinical testing, we lack significant manufacturing experience and we have very limited sales and marketing personnel. We may, therefore, be dependent upon others for our clinical testing, manufacturing, sales and marketing.
Our current facilities do not include accommodation for the testing of our proposed products in animals or in humans for the clinical testing required by the FDA. We do not have a manufacturing
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facility that can be used for full-scale production of our products. In addition, at this time, we have very limited sales and marketing personnel. In the course of our development program, we will therefore be required to enter into arrangements with other companies or universities for our animal testing, human clinical testing, manufacturing, and sales and marketing activities. If we are unable to retain third parties for these purposes on acceptable terms, we may be unable to successfully develop, manufacture and market our proposed products. In addition, any failures by third parties to adequately perform their responsibilities may delay the submission of our proposed products for regulatory approval, impair our ability to deliver our products on a timely basis or otherwise impair our competitive position. Our dependence on third parties for the development, manufacture, sale and marketing of our products also may adversely affect our profit margins.
If we are unable to protect our proprietary technology, we may not be able to compete as effectively.
The pharmaceutical industry places considerable importance on obtaining patent and trade secret protection for new technologies, products and processes. Our success will depend, in part, upon our ability to obtain, enjoy and enforce protection for any products we develop or acquire under United States and foreign patent laws and other intellectual property laws, preserve the confidentiality of our trade secrets and operate without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties.
Where appropriate, we seek patent protection for certain aspects of our technology. In February 2000, we filed a patent application relating to our technology. However, our owned and licensed patents and patent applications will not ensure the protection of our intellectual property for a number of other reasons:
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It is also unclear whether our trade secrets will provide useful protection. While we use reasonable efforts to protect our trade secrets, our employees or consultants may unintentionally or willfully disclose our proprietary information to competitors. Enforcing a claim that someone else illegally obtained and is using our trade secrets, like patent litigation, is expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, courts outside the United States are sometimes less willing to protect trade secrets. Our competitors may independently develop equivalent knowledge, methods and know-how.
Claims by others that our products infringe their patents or other intellectual property rights could adversely affect our financial condition.
The pharmaceutical industry has been characterized by frequent litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. Patent applications are maintained in secrecy in the United States until the patents are issued and are also maintained in secrecy for a period of time outside the United States. Accordingly, we can conduct only limited searches to determine whether our technology infringes any patents or patent applications of others. Any claims of patent infringement would be time-consuming and could likely:
Although patent and intellectual property disputes in the pharmaceutical industry have often been settled through licensing or similar arrangements, costs associated with these arrangements may be substantial and often require the payment of ongoing royalties, which could hurt our gross margins. In addition, we cannot be sure that the necessary licenses would be available to us on satisfactory terms, or that we could redesign our products or processes to avoid infringement, if necessary. Accordingly, an adverse determination in a judicial or administrative proceeding, or the failure to obtain necessary licenses, could prevent us from developing, manufacturing and selling some of our products, which could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to interest rate risk on the investments of our excess cash. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximize yields without significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective, we invest in highly liquid and high quality debt securities. To minimize the exposure due to adverse shifts in interest rates, we invest in short-term securities with maturities of less than one year. Due to the nature of our short-term investments, we have concluded that we do not have a material market risk of exposure.
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ITEM 2CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the three months ended June 30, 2002, BioSante did not issue or sell any securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM 4SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On May 21, 2002, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders re-elected eight directors, adopted an amendment to increase the number of shares of BioSante common stock reserved for issuance under our 1998 Stock Option Plan from 8.5 million to 10.0 million (on a pre-reverse stock split basis), adopted an amendment to amend our Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche L.L.P., our independent auditors, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002. The votes on each of these matters were as follows: *
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Against |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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1. Election of Directors | |||||||||
Louis W. Sullivan | 40,212,862 | | 41,217 | | |||||
Stephen M. Simes | 40,220,279 | | 33,800 | | |||||
Victor Morgenstern | 40,224,973 | | 29,106 | | |||||
Fred Holubow | 40,225,279 | | 28,800 | | |||||
Ross Mangano | 40,224,979 | | 29,100 | | |||||
Edward C. Rosenow | 40,225,216 | | 28,863 | | |||||
Angela Ho | 40,224,962 | | 29,117 | | |||||
Peter Kjaer | 40,212,936 | | 41,143 | | |||||
2. Amendment of 1998 Stock Option Plan |
38,713,571 |
1,536,402 |
4,106 |
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3. Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation |
39,117,274 |
132,699 |
1,004,106 |
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4. Appointment of Auditors |
40,249,658 |
318 |
4,103 |
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ITEM 6EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
None.
On May 31, 2002, BioSante filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to announce that on May 31, 2002 BioSante effected a one-for-ten reverse split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and class C stock. In connection with the reverse stock split, BioSante's trading symbol changed from "BTPH" to "BISP".
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
August 14, 2002 | BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ STEPHEN M. SIMES Stephen M. Simes President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
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By: |
/s/ PHILLIP B. DONENBERG Phillip B. Donenberg Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (principal financial and accounting officer) |
The written statements of our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, accompanied the filing of this report by correspondence to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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