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UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For
the transition period from ___to ___
Commission
file number: 001-15281
ZONAGEN, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or
organization)
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76-0233274
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
2408 Timberloch Place, Suite B-1
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of principal executive
offices and zip code)
(281) 719-3400
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No þ
As of November 4, 2005, there were outstanding 10,079,601 shares of Common Stock, par
value $.001 per share, of the Registrant.
ZONAGEN, INC.
(A development stage company)
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2005
INDEX
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FACTORS AFFECTING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. The words may, anticipate, believe, expect, estimate,
project, suggest, intend and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should
one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, expected,
estimated, projected, suggested or intended. These risks and uncertainties include risks
associated with the early stage of development of Proellex and Androxal and uncertainty related
to the Companys ability to obtain approval of the Companys products by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) and regulatory bodies in other jurisdictions, the Companys ability to raise
additional capital on acceptable terms or at all, manufacturing uncertainties related to Proellex,
uncertainty relating to the Companys patent portfolio, and other risks and uncertainties described
in the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional discussion of
such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, see Item 1. Description of Business Business Risks
included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and Part
I. Financial Information Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources included elsewhere in this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q.
3
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
The following unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10 of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all necessary adjustments (which include only normal recurring
adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim periods presented have been
included. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does
not include all the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2005.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the
Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
4
ZONAGEN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A development stage company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited and in thousands except share amounts)
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
3,000 |
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$ |
736 |
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Marketable securities |
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16,053 |
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4,800 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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203 |
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34 |
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Total current assets |
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19,256 |
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5,570 |
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Fixed Assets, net |
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21 |
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18 |
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Other assets |
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564 |
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1,018 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
19,841 |
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$ |
6,606 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
440 |
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$ |
144 |
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Accrued expenses |
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181 |
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470 |
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Total current liabilities |
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621 |
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614 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders Equity |
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Undesignated Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000
shares authorized, none issued and outstanding |
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Common Stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares
authorized, 12,016,636 and 11,989,936 shares issued,
respectively; 10,079,601 and 4,992,901 shares
outstanding, respectively |
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12 |
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12 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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117,194 |
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114,455 |
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Deferred compensation |
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(156 |
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(234 |
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Cost of treasury stock, 1,937,035 and 6,997,035 shares, respectively |
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(5,948 |
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(21,487 |
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Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
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(91,882 |
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(86,754 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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19,220 |
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5,992 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
19,841 |
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$ |
6,606 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
ZONAGEN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A development stage company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited and in thousands except per share amounts)
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From Inception |
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(August 20, 1987) |
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through |
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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Revenues and other income |
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Licensing fees |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
28,755 |
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Product royalties |
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627 |
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Research and development grants |
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2 |
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4 |
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118 |
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1,219 |
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Interest income |
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175 |
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27 |
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456 |
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75 |
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13,582 |
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Gain on disposal of fixed assets |
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102 |
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Other Income |
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35 |
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35 |
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Total revenues and
other income |
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175 |
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29 |
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460 |
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228 |
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44,320 |
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Expenses |
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Research and development |
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1,641 |
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929 |
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4,231 |
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1,914 |
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98,491 |
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General and administrative |
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461 |
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540 |
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1,357 |
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1,268 |
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27,980 |
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Interest expense and amortization
of intangibles |
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388 |
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Total expenses |
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2,102 |
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1,469 |
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5,588 |
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3,182 |
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126,859 |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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(1,927 |
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(1,440 |
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(5,128 |
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(2,954 |
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(82,539 |
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Loss from discontinued operations |
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(1,828 |
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Gain on disposal |
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939 |
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Net loss before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle |
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(1,927 |
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(1,440 |
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(5,128 |
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(2,954 |
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(83,428 |
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle |
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(8,454 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(1,927 |
) |
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$ |
(1,440 |
) |
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$ |
(5,128 |
) |
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$ |
(2,954 |
) |
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$ |
(91,882 |
) |
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Loss per share basic and diluted: |
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$ |
(0.19 |
) |
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$ |
(0.29 |
) |
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$ |
(0.54 |
) |
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$ |
(0.57 |
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Shares used in loss per share calculation: |
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Basic |
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10,080 |
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4,993 |
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9,501 |
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5,159 |
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Diluted |
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10,080 |
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4,993 |
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9,501 |
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5,159 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
ZONAGEN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A development stage company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited and in thousands)
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From Inception |
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(August 20, 1987) |
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through |
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(1,927 |
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$ |
(1,440 |
) |
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$ |
(5,128 |
) |
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$ |
(2,954 |
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(91,882 |
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Gain on disposal of discontinued operations |
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(939 |
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Gain on disposal of fixed assets |
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(102 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities: |
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Noncash financing costs |
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316 |
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Noncash inventory impairment |
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4,417 |
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Noncash patent impairment |
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288 |
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308 |
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1,339 |
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Noncash decrease in accounts payable |
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(1,308 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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2 |
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3 |
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5 |
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8 |
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3,778 |
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Noncash expenses related to stock-based
transactions |
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26 |
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52 |
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64 |
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52 |
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2,792 |
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Common stock issued for agreement not to
compete |
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200 |
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Series B Preferred Stock issued for consulting
services |
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18 |
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Maturities (purchases) of marketable securities |
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2,711 |
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2,350 |
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(11,253 |
) |
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(2,000 |
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12,482 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(net effects of purchase of businesses in 1988 and 1994): |
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Decrease (increase) in receivables |
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(199 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in inventory |
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(4,447 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and
other
current assets |
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18 |
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137 |
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(170 |
) |
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149 |
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|
95 |
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(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and
accrued expenses |
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(108 |
) |
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(3 |
) |
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36 |
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(125 |
) |
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1,845 |
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Decrease (increase) in other assets |
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(10 |
) |
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|
600 |
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274 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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722 |
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1,377 |
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(15,846 |
) |
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(4,288 |
) |
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(71,595 |
) |
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
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Maturities (purchases) of marketable securities |
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(28,723 |
) |
Capital expenditures |
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(1 |
) |
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(6 |
) |
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(8 |
) |
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(19 |
) |
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|
(2,297 |
) |
Purchase of technology rights and other assets |
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|
(79 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
|
(129 |
) |
|
|
(2,585 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of PP&E |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
225 |
|
Cash acquired in purchase of FTI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary, less
$12,345 for operating losses during
1990 phase-out period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
|
Proceeds from sale of the assets of FTI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,250 |
|
Increase in net assets held for disposal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(155 |
) |
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
|
(31,202 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
of offering costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,180 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,404 |
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,688 |
|
Purchase of treasury stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,954 |
) |
|
|
(21,487 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,839 |
|
Principal payments on notes payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,732 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used by) financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,265 |
|
|
|
(13,954 |
) |
|
|
105,797 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
642 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,341 |
|
|
|
2,264 |
|
|
|
(18,390 |
) |
|
|
3,000 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
2,358 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
736 |
|
|
|
20,946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
3,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,556 |
|
|
$ |
3,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,556 |
|
|
$ |
3,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
7
ZONAGEN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A development stage company)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 Organization and Operations
Zonagen, Inc. (the Company, Zonagen, or we, us or our) was organized on August 28,
1987 and is a development stage company. We are a biopharmaceutical company focused
on the clinical development of new drugs to treat hormonal and reproductive system disorders. Our lead
product candidate, Proellex, is an orally active small molecule compound that we are developing
for the treatment of uterine fibroids and endometriosis. Our second product candidate, Androxal,
is an orally active small molecule compound being developed for the treatment of testosterone
deficiency in men.
On February 1, 2005, the Company completed its follow-on public offering of 5,060,000 shares
of its common stock at $4.00 per share (which included the underwriters exercise of their over
allotment option for 660,000 shares). The shares offered by the Company were issued out of its
then existing treasury stock, and the offering resulted in net proceeds to the Company of
approximately $18.2 million. As of September 30, 2005, the Company had 10,079,601 shares
outstanding and 1,937,035 shares of treasury stock.
In January 2004, the Company purchased 6,547,635 shares of its common stock (approximately 57%
of its then-outstanding common stock) at $2.10 per share in a self tender offer for a total
aggregate cost of approximately $14.0 million, inclusive of costs associated with the offer.
The Company has experienced negative cash flows from operations since inception and has funded
its activities to date primarily from equity financings and corporate collaborations. The Company
will continue to require substantial funds for its product candidate development requirements
including preclinical studies and clinical trials of its product candidates, and to commence sales
and marketing efforts if appropriate, if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other
regulatory approvals are obtained. The Company believes that its existing capital resources under
its current operating plan will be sufficient to fund the
Companys operations through at least December 31, 2006.
The Companys current 2005 budget and projected 2006 expenses
have allotted financial resources to fund the existing CRO contracts
for the completion of the Companys three proposed clinical
studies which are the Androxal U.S. Phase III, Proellex U.S. Phase II
and the Proellex European Phase II studies. The Company will need to
obtain additional funding from the capital markets in 2006 to
continue the clinical development of its products which it intends to
do after initial clinical study data is available, assuming such data
is positive. We can not assure that additional funding will be
available on acceptable terms, or at all.
Zonagens results of operations may vary significantly from year to year and quarter to
quarter, and depend, among other factors, on the Companys ability to be successful in its clinical
trials, the regulatory approval process in the United States and other foreign jurisdictions and
the ability to complete new licenses and product development agreements. The timing of our revenues
may not match the timing of our associated product development expenses. To date, research and
development expenses have generally exceeded revenue in any particular period and/or fiscal year.
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As of September 30, 2005, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $91.9 million. Losses
have resulted principally from costs incurred in conducting clinical trials for the Companys
product candidates, in research and development activities related to efforts to develop our
products and from the associated administrative costs required to support those efforts. Due to
various tax regulations, including change in control provisions in the tax code, the value of this
tax asset to the Company could be substantially diminished.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2005, SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections replacement of APB
Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3, (SFAS No. 154) was issued. SFAS No. 154 changes the
accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle by requiring retrospective
application to prior periods financial statements of changes in accounting principle unless
impracticable. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes made in fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2005. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 154 to have a
material impact on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 123
(revised 2004), Share-Based Payment. In March 2005 the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No.
107 (SAB 107). SAB 107 expresses views of the SEC staff regarding the interaction between SFAS
123(R) and certain SEC rules. SFAS No. 123(R) will require that the compensation cost relating to
share-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. That cost will be measured
based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. SFAS No. 123(R) covers a
wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share
plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans.
SFAS No. 123(R) replaces FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and
supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. SFAS No. 123, as
originally issued in 1995, established as preferable a fair value-based method of accounting for
share-based payment transactions with employees. However, that Statement permitted entities the
option of continuing to apply the guidance in APB Opinion No. 25, as long as the footnotes to
financial statements disclosed what net income would have been had the preferable fair value-based
method been used. Public entities will be required to apply SFAS No. 123(R) as of the first annual
reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. The impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R)
based on share-based payments currently awarded to employees is expected to be approximately $0.6
million in additional non-cash compensation expense in 2006.
NOTE 2 Stock-based Compensation
The Company accounts for its stock option plans under APB No. 25 Accounting for Stock
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Issued to Employees. Accordingly, deferred compensation is recorded for stock options based
on the excess of the market value of the common stock on the measurement date over the exercise
price of the options. This deferred compensation is amortized over the vesting period of each
option.
The Company has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
Transition and Disclosure (SFAS 123/148) and has elected not to record related compensation
expense in accordance with this statement. Had compensation expense for its stock option plans
been determined consistent with SFAS No. 123/148, the Companys net loss and loss per share would
have been increased to the following pro forma amounts (in thousands, except for per share
amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended Sept. 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Net loss, as reported |
|
$ |
(1,927 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,440 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,128 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,954 |
) |
Add: Stock-based employee
compensation expense
included in reported net
income, net of related tax
effects |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
Deduct: Total stock-based
employee compensation
expense determined under
fair value based method for
all awards, net of related
tax effects |
|
|
(181 |
) |
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
(591 |
) |
|
|
(310 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net loss |
|
$ |
(2,082 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,579 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,655 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,212 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic as reported |
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.54 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.57 |
) |
Basic pro forma |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
(0.60 |
) |
|
|
(0.62 |
) |
Diluted
as reported |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.29 |
) |
|
|
(0.54 |
) |
|
|
(0.57 |
) |
Diluted pro forma |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
(0.60 |
) |
|
|
(0.62 |
) |
Under SFAS No. 123/148, the fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. There were no options granted in the
three-month period ended September 30, 2005. The following weighted average assumptions were used
for grants in the three-month period ended September 30, 2004: risk-free interest rate of 3.8%; no
expected dividends; expected lives of 6.5 years and expected volatility of 87%. The weighted fair
value of options granted for the three-month period ended September 30, 2004 was $2.75. The
following weighted average assumptions were used for grants in the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively: risk-free interest rate of 3.9% and 3.5%; no expected
dividends; expected lives of 6.1 and 6.5 years and expected volatility of 87% and 89%. The weighted
fair value of options granted for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was $2.85
and $1.99, respectively.
The Black-Scholes option valuation model and other existing models were developed for use in
estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully
transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of and are highly sensitive
to subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. The Companys employee
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stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options and
changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.
NOTE 3 Marketable Securities
Management determines the appropriate classification of investments in debt and equity
securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such designation as of each subsequent balance
sheet date. Securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold to maturity are
classified as held to maturity. Securities classified as trading securities are recorded at
fair value. Gains and losses on trading securities, realized and unrealized, are included in
earnings and are calculated using the specific identification method. Any other securities are
classified as available for sale. At September 30, 2005, all securities were classified as
trading securities. The cost basis including purchased premium, which approximates fair value, for
these securities was $16.1 million and $4.8 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004,
respectively.
Short-term marketable securities have a remaining maturity of less than twelve months and
long-term marketable securities have a remaining maturity of greater than twelve months.
Marketable securities as of September 30, 2005 consist of only short-term investments totaling
$16.1 million. The Companys investments typically include corporate bonds and notes, Euro-dollar
bonds, taxable auction securities and asset-backed securities. The Companys policy is to require
minimum credit ratings of A2/A and A1/P1 with maturities of up to three years. The average life of
the investment portfolio may not exceed 24 months.
NOTE 4 Patents
As of September 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $564,000 in internal capitalized
patent costs reflected on its balance sheet. Of this amount, $315,000 relates to patents for
Proellex, which is being developed as an oral treatment for uterine fibroids and endometriosis, and
$249,000 relates to Androxal, which is being developed as an oral treatment for testosterone
deficiency.
NOTE 5 Loss Per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares
of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted loss per share is computed in the same manner
as basic loss per share, except that, among other changes, the average share price for the period
is used in all cases when applying the treasury stock method of potentially dilutive outstanding
options.
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The following table presents information necessary to calculate earnings per share for the
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands, except per
share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended Sept. 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Net Loss |
|
$ |
(1,927 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,440 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,128 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,954 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
common shares
outstanding |
|
|
10,080 |
|
|
|
4,993 |
|
|
|
9,501 |
|
|
|
5,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic loss per share |
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.54 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.57 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted loss per share |
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.54 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.57 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock equivalents of 1,710,363 and 1,836,846 for the periods ended September 30,
2005 and 2004, respectively, were excluded from the above calculation of diluted loss per share
since they were antidilutive.
NOTE 6 Stockholders Equity
On June 30, 2005, the Company amended its Rights Agreement dated as of September 1, 1999, as
amended, to (i) delete all provisions excluding Lavipharm Corporation and its affiliates from the
provisions of the Rights Agreement that were included in an earlier amendment to the Rights
Agreement and (ii) extend the expiration date of the Rights Agreement for five years to September
13, 2010.
Immediately following its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 21, 2005, the Company
issued options to purchase an aggregate of 60,000 shares of its common stock to its Board of
Directors, including (i) an initial grant of an option to purchase 40,000 shares to one Director as
a result of his initial election to the Board and (ii) options to purchase an aggregate of 20,000
shares to its four existing non-employee directors due to their re-election to the Board of
Directors. The single initial stock option grant for 40,000 shares will vest quarterly over a
three year period. The re-election option grants for 20,000 shares will vest immediately following
the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All grants have an exercise price of $3.71, which was the
fair market value of the Companys common stock on the date of grant.
A total of 129,783 options with exercise prices ranging from $2.40 to $33.25 have expired or
were cancelled during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005. As of September 30, 2005,
the Company had 1,710,363 options outstanding, of which 1,039,631 were vested. All outstanding
options have exercise prices ranging from $1.70 to $33.25 with a weighted average exercise price of
$4.66.
No options were exercised during the three-month period ended September 30, 2005. The Company
received $85,000, from prior employees, for the exercise of options to purchase 26,700 shares of
common stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 that were due to expire
12
during that quarter.
On March 29, 2004, the Compensation Committee approved grants to the Companys executive
officers for incentive options to purchase 79,486 shares of its common stock and also granted
incentive options to purchase 17,504 shares to non-executive employees. Vesting of these options
was tied to attaining certain milestones and all options were granted at an exercise price of
$2.72, the fair market value of the Companys common stock on the date of grant. The Company
recorded compensation expense as performance milestones were achieved for these incentive options.
Five of the ten milestones were met resulting in non-cash compensation expense for the year ended
December 31, 2004 of $55,000 under these incentive option grants. Three additional milestones were
met resulting in additional compensation expense of $8,000 during the three month period ended June
30, 2005. The two remaining performance milestones expired without being met.
NOTE 7 Commitments and Contingencies
As of September 30, 2005, in addition to general operating obligations, the Company also had
open purchase order commitments for clinical development of both Proellex and Androxal in the
amounts of $4,128,458 and $3,466,066, respectively, cancelable on 30 days notice.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. Such statements reflect the Companys current views with respect to future events and
financial performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one
or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. See Factors Affecting Forward-Looking Statements included elsewhere in this
quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion of financial condition should be read in
conjuction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes.
Overview
Zonagen, Inc. (the Company, Zonagen, or we, us or our) was organized on August 28,
1987 and is a development stage company. We are a biopharmaceutical company focused
on the clinical development of new drugs to treat hormonal and reproductive system disorders.
Our lead product candidate, Proellex, is an orally active small molecule compound which is
being developed to alleviate symptoms associated with both uterine fibroids and endometriosis by
selectively blocking the progesterone receptor in women. The National Uterine Fibroid Foundation
estimates that possibly as many as 80% of all women in the United States have uterine fibroids, and
one in four of these women have symptoms severe enough to require treatment. According to The
Endometriosis Association, endometriosis affects 5.5 million women in the United States and Canada
and millions more worldwide. We are developing Proellex under an exclusive worldwide license from
the National Institutes of Health, or NIH.
The current standards of care for uterine fibroids and endometriosis include surgery and
treatment with drugs. The most effective drugs on the market are gonadotropin releasing hormone
agonists, or GnRH agonists, such as Lupron® (leuprolide acetate). GnRH is a peptide hormone that
plays an important role in the regulation of the human reproductive system. GnRH agonists block
the action of GnRH and its activity in stimulating steroid hormone secretions. Lupron is marketed
by TAP Pharmaceuticals, a joint venture between Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Chemical Industries,
Ltd. Abbott reported total Lupron sales of $787.8 million in 2003 in the United States and Canada
for all indications.
We believe Proellex may have advantages in treating uterine fibroids and endometriosis as
compared to treatment with GnRH agonists. Unlike Proellex, GnRH agonists induce a low estrogen,
menopausal-like state in women, and estrogen is necessary for the maintenance of bone mineral
density. Therefore, GnRH agonists tend to promote bone loss and are not recommended to be used for
more than six months at a time. When women cease treatment with GnRH agonists, fibroids rapidly
regenerate and symptoms associated with endometriosis quickly reappear. We believe Proellex may
have advantages over treatment with GnRH agonists because, in our Phase Ib human clinical study and
our animal research to date, Proellex maintains a tonic estrogen state and therefore should
maintain mineral bone density. We believe Proellex may
14
provide an attractive alternative to surgery because of its potential to treat these
conditions in a long-term or chronic fashion, resolving the symptoms that most commonly lead to
surgical treatment.
We completed a 28 patient European Phase Ib clinical study of Proellex in women with uterine
fibroids in late 2004. Results of this study showed significant reduction in uterine fibroid size,
pain and bleeding. We are currently conducting a six-month rat study and a nine-month dog study
testing the safety of Proellex in response to our May 2005 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, or FDA, for commencing human clinical trials with Proellex in the U.S. We hope this study may serve as the first
of two required pivotal trials of efficacy. The Company completed its 23 volume IND submission which included extensive preclinical animal
data supporting the safety of Proellex as well as a final study report for the previously reported
trial of Proellex in women with uterine fibroids and delivered the submission to the FDA on
November 10, 2005. The Company can not begin its Proellex Phase II clinical study until the FDA has
reviewed and accepted the submission. The completion of additional clinical safety studies
will be required before a New Drug Application, or NDA, can be submitted. Future studies will
start only if this first U.S. study is successfully completed.
We anticipate that we will begin this 150 patient U.S. Phase II clinical study by year end
2005, utilizing up to 20 clinical sites both in the U.S. and abroad. This study is designed to
assess both improvement of symptoms associated with uterine fibroids as well as effects on the
fibroid itself. The study is expected to be 12-weeks in duration, administering two test doses of
Proellex that were previously successfully tested in our prior European Phase Ib clinical study,
versus placebo in a double-blind design. Initial data from this study
is anticipated during the summer of 2006
and we hope to submit an NDA in 2008.
We also plan to initiate a Phase II clinical
trial in Europe with Proellex for the
treatment of endometriosis by year end 2005. This study is expected to be six-months in duration
and we anticipate that initial three-month interim study data will be
available during the summer of 2006.
We have selected Pharm Olam International, a clinical research organization located in
Houston, Texas, for our next planned U.S. Phase II clinical study of Proellex for uterine fibroids
as well as the European Phase II study for endometriosis. This is the same firm that oversaw our
European Phase Ib trial of Proellex for uterine fibroids.
Proellex is a new chemical entity which means that the compound will be required to go through
the full clinical approval process, including amongst other requirements a two-year carcinogenicity
study. This carcinogenicity study is scheduled to begin before year end 2005.
On October 12, 2005 Schering AG announced that it would stop giving its uterine fibroid drug
asoprisnil to patients that were in an extension to a late-stage asoprisnil clinical trial due to
adverse effects. Based on the limited information provided by Schering AG at the uterine fibroid
conference in Bethesda in February of 2005, Zonagen believes that the side effect they observed
that resulted in the cessation of dosing was endometrial hyperplasia-like observations. On
September 15, 2005 Zonagen released data from a long term primate study that was presented at the
9th World Congress on Endometriosis (data available at Zonagen website, www.zonagen.com
) that suggested that Proellex when administered in a chronic fashion is both anti-proliferative
and apoptotic on endometrial tissue. Based on these findings Zonagen does not believe that the
negative experience of Schering AG with Asoprisnil will be reproduced in Zonagens long term human
studies with Proellex.
Our second product candidate, Androxal, is a proprietary orally active small molecule being
developed for the treatment of testosterone deficiency in men. Androxal acts centrally to restore
normal testosterone production in men versus competitive treatments that exogenously replace
testosterone. Androxal is a once-a-day oral therapy.
Testosterone is an important male hormone. Testosterone deficiency in men is linked to
several negative physical and mental conditions, including loss of muscle tone, reduced sexual
desire, and deterioration of memory and certain other cognitive functions. Testosterone production
normally decreases as men age, sometimes leading to testosterone deficiency although this
phenomenon is not limited to old men. In studies completed by Zonagen men as young as 26 years of
age were effectively treated and restored to a normal testicular state over the course of the
study. According to the Urology Channel, recent estimates show that approximately 13 million men
in the U.S. experience testosterone deficiency. Current therapies focus on testosterone
replacement by delivering testosterone either through the skin, nose or via injection. The current
gold standard in the industry is Androgel®, a topical gel marketed by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, which
reported sales of approximately $283 million in 2003 in North America.
Approximately 70% of men that have low testosterone suffer from secondary hypogonadism.
Secondary hypogonadism is caused by failure of the pituitary to provide appropriate hormone
signaling to the testis, thereby causing testosterone levels to drop to the point where pituitary
secretions fall under the influence of estrogen. In this state, estrogen further suppresses the
testicular stimulation from the pituitary. These men are readily distinguished from those that have
primary testicular failure via assessment of the levels of secretions of pituitary hormones (i.e.,
men with primary testicular failure experience elevated secretions of pituitary hormones).
Secondary hypogonadism is not relegated only to older men although the condition becomes more
prevalent as men age.
We recently completed a 52 patient, 14-day Phase II study of Androxal in the U.S. in men with
secondary hypogonadism. In the study, Androxal successfully induced restoration of normal
testicular function as evidenced by achievement of normal testosterone levels. The drug was well
tolerated over the course of the study. We believe that our Phase II study has shown that Androxal blocks estrogen in this depleted testosterone
environment, causing renewed normal secretions of important pituitary hormones that result in
restoration of normal testicular function. This phenomenon is in marked contrast to the effect
that currently approved testosterone replacement therapies have on men that suffer from secondary
hypogonadism. We believe that the administration of exogenous testosterone to men suffering from
secondary hypogonadism actually makes the underlying condition worse by further suppressing
pituitary hormones even beyond that which was imposed by estrogen.
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We intend to begin a U.S. Phase III clinical trial designed primarily to collect additional
safety data on Androxal for the treatment of testosterone deficiency by year end 2005 in
approximately 200 patients, using up to 20 clinical sites in both the U.S. and abroad. Initial
study data is anticipated to be available during the summer of 2006 and we anticipate including
this study in an NDA for Androxal in 2008. We believe that it is important to begin to compile the
long term safety data base for Androxal that will be necessary for NDA submission and to
demonstrate the safety and benefits of Androxal in men that have low testosterone due to secondary
hypogonadism. We plan to design the Phase III protocol to compare the safety
and performance of Androxal to the leading approved therapy, Androgel as well as placebo.
The proposed 200 patient U.S. Phase III Androxal study is designed to assess safety as well as
improvement in testosterone levels and certain clinical symptoms associated with low testosterone
in men diagnosed with secondary hypogonadism. The study will test two doses of Androxal versus
placebo, in a double-blind design, and Androgel in an open label arm. Androgel will be dosed per
manufacturer recommendations. The study is of 24-week duration with a three month assessment built
into the trial. The 24 week duration is dependent upon successful completion of an ongoing six
month rodent and nine month dog study. The in-life portion of both animal studies is expected to
be completed during December of 2005 and data will be submitted to the FDA within a few months
thereafter. Pending outcomes from both current six-month rat and nine-month dog studies, results
from this Phase III study and subsequent FDA concurrence, patients may be rolled over into a
long-term open-label trial in order to assess the continued safety and efficacy of Androxal. Doses
to be used in this trial were previously tested in our prior U.S. Phase II study.
Initial review of our special protocol assessment (SPA) for a Phase III pivotal study of
efficacy has been completed by the FDA. Unlike testosterone replacement therapies in which
efficacy can be shown through mere elevation of testosterone levels back to normal ranges, the FDA
has noted that Androxal must demonstrate a benefit over placebo on a clinical endpoint such as
improvement in libido and the associated emotional distress. The FDA has suggested that prior to
using certain endpoints proposed by us in our SPA filing, such as reduced libido, in a Phase III
efficacy study, tests that measure these endpoints must be validated. We intend to comply with the
FDAs request, develop a validated clinical test and revise our proposed Phase III pivotal efficacy
protocol to incorporate the FDAs other suggestions. We anticipate that this study will begin in
2006, subject to available funding and successful completion of the Phase III study.
We believe that Androxal has the potential to be the only therapy that addresses the root
cause of secondary hypogonadism, that is, restoration of normal pituitary secretions leading to
normal testicular function. In the first planned Phase III study, we hope to
further demonstrate these favorable characteristics of Androxal in a clinical trial that is both
placebo and positive controlled.
Based on our communications with the FDA, we believe that at least two additional Phase III
pivotal studies beyond the currently planned study will be required before an NDA can be submitted.
Androxal is considered a new chemical entity by the FDA which means that the compound will be
required to go through the full clinical approval process, which will include amongst other
requirements a two-year carcinogenicity study. This two-year carcinogenicity study was initiated
in September 2005.
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All clinical trial results relating to both Proellex and Androxal are subject to review by the
FDA, and the FDA may disagree with our conclusions about safety and efficacy. We caution that
results obtained in early stage clinical trials may be reversed by the results of later stage
clinical trials with significantly larger and more diverse patient populations treated for longer
periods of time.
Our Androxal product candidate is covered by eight pending patent applications in the United
States and 19 foreign pending patent applications. These applications relate to methods and
materials for the conditions including the treatment of testosterone deficiency in men. Androxal is
purified from clomiphene citrate. A third party holds an issued patent related to the use of an
anti-estrogen such as clomiphene citrate for use in the treatment of androgen deficiency and
disorders related thereto. In our prior filings with the SEC, we have described our request to
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or PTO, for re-examination of this third partys patent based
on prior art. The third party amended the claims in the reexamination proceedings, which
has led the PTO to determine that the amended claims are patentable in view of the publications under
consideration. We believe that the amended claims are invalid based on, among other things,
additional prior publications not yet considered by the PTO. We intend to seek further
reexamination of the third partys patent in light of a number of these publications. There is no
assurance that the patent ultimately will be reversed. If such patent is not cancelled, we may be
required to obtain a license from the holder of such patent in order to develop Androxal further.
If such license were not available on acceptable terms or at all, we may not be able to develop or
commercialize Androxal.
We currently have six full-time employees and utilize the services of contract research
organizations, contract manufacturers and various consultants to assist us in performing
regulatory, clinical development and manufacturing activities related to the clinical development
of our products. We are highly dependent on our various contract groups to adequately perform the
activities required to obtain regulatory approval of our products and to complete development and
manufacturing thereof.
On February 1, 2005, we completed our follow-on public offering of 5,060,000 shares of our
common stock at $4.00 per share (which included the underwriters exercise of their over allotment
option for 660,000 shares). The shares offered by us were issued out of our then existing treasury
stock, and the offering resulted in net proceeds to us of approximately $18.2 million.
The clinical development of pharmaceutical products is a complex undertaking, and many
products that begin the clinical development process do not obtain regulatory approval. The costs
associated with our clinical trials may be impacted by a number of internal and external factors,
including the number and complexity of clinical trials necessary to obtain regulatory approval, the
number of eligible patients necessary to complete our clinical trials and any difficulty in
enrolling these patients, and the length of time to complete our clinical trials. Given the
uncertainty of these potential costs, we are unable to estimate the total costs we will incur for
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clinical development of our product candidates over those costs currently projected. We do,
however, expect these costs to increase substantially in future periods as we continue later-stage
clinical trials, initiate new clinical trials for additional indications and seek to obtain
regulatory approvals. Any failure by us to obtain, or any delay in obtaining, regulatory approvals
could cause our research and development expenditures to increase and, in turn, have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations.
We have limited financial resources and personnel and anticipate that we will need to raise
additional capital and hire a significant number of employees in order to be able to successfully
develop each of our current product candidates through the clinical trials and to be able to market
them, should regulatory approval be obtained, on a worldwide basis. Alternatively, we may elect to
partner with a larger and more experienced pharmaceutical company with better resources for one or
more of its product candidates and/or target indications. As a result, we believe that an
out-license of one or more of our product candidates could occur at some point in the future, and
discussions are held from time to time with potential partners to explore possible arrangements;
however, there can be no assurance that such an agreement will be entered into by us.
We are continuing our limited development assessment and out-licensing efforts relating to our
phentolamine-based product candidates, including VASOMAX®, which had previously been approved for
marketing in several countries in Latin America for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction, or
MED. VASOMAX is currently on partial clinical hold in the United States but is not on clinical
hold in any other country. There can be no assurance that we will be able to create any value from
developing or out-licensing our phentolamine-based product candidates.
Results of Operations
Three Month and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004
Our results of operations may vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year, and
depend on, among other factors, our ability to be successful in our clinical trials, the regulatory
approval process in the United States and other foreign jurisdictions and the ability to complete
new licenses and product development agreements. The timing of our revenues may not match the
timing of our associated product development expenses. To date, research and development expenses
have generally exceeded revenue in each particular period and/or fiscal year.
Revenues and other income. Total revenues and other income for the three-month period ended
September 30, 2005 increased to $175,000 as compared to $29,000 for the same period in the prior
year and increased to $460,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 as compared to
$228,000 for the same period in the prior year.
Research and development grant revenues for the three-month period ended September 30, 2005
were zero as compared to $2,000 for the same period in the prior year and were $4,000 for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $118,000 for the same period in the prior
year. Grant revenue relates to an $836,441 Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
grant that was awarded to us in 2002 for the development of Proellex as an oral
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treatment for endometriosis. This SBIR grant has come to its anticipated conclusion and is
essentially depleted.
Interest income increased 548% to $175,000 for the three-month period ended September 30,
2005, as compared to $27,000 for the same period in the prior year and increased 508% to $456,000
for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $75,000 for the same period in
the prior year. This increase is primarily due to the increase in marketable securities as a
result of the completion of our follow-on public offering on February 1, 2005 in which we received
approximately $18.2 million in net proceeds, and an increase in interest rates.
Other revenue included in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 of $35,000 was from
the sale of some our preclinical phentolamine data that is to be used for a purpose that does not
compete with our sexual dysfunction technologies.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development (R&D) expenses primarily
include clinical regulatory affairs activities and preclinical and clinical study development
expenses. R&D expenses increased 72% to $1.6 million for the three-month period ended September
30, 2005 as compared to $929,000 for the same period in the prior year and increased 121% to $4.2
million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $1.9 million for the same
period in the prior year. The increase in R&D expenses for the three-month period ended September
30, 2005 as compared to the same period in the prior year is primarily due to an increase of
$732,000 and $274,000 related to our clinical development programs for Androxal and Proellex,
respectively, partially offset by a decrease of $281,000 in costs associated with the 2004
write-off of our patent portfolio related to our vaccine adjuvants and prostate cancer vaccines.
The increase in R&D expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 as compared to the
same period in the prior year is primarily due to an increase of $1.5 million and $1.2 million
related to our clinical development programs for Androxal and Proellex, respectively, partially
offset by a decrease of $337,000 in costs associated with the 2004 write-off of our patent
portfolio related to our vaccine adjuvants, prostate cancer vaccines and hCG immuno-contraceptive
vaccine.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased 15% to
$461,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $540,000 for the same
period in the prior year and increased 8% to $1.4 million for the nine-month period ended September
30, 2005 as compared to $1.3 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in
expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2005 is primarily due to a decrease in
costs associated with potential funding activities in the amount of $117,000, offset by an increase
in costs associated with strategic administrative fees in the amount of $25,000. The increase in
expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 is primarily due to an increase in
costs associated with strategic administrative fees in the amount of $86,000, personnel
costs in the amount of $47,000, legal and accounting services in the
amount of $43,000 and investor relations costs in the amount of $37,000, offset by a decrease in costs associated with
potential funding activities in the amount of $117,000 and a $27,000 decrease in directors and
officers insurance.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of approximately $19.1 million at
September 30, 2005 as compared to $5.5 million at December 31, 2004. This increase in cash is due
to the February 1, 2005 completion of our public offering of 5,060,000 shares of common stock in
which we received net proceeds of approximately $18.2 million. We believe that our existing
capital resources under our current operating plan will be sufficient to fund our operations
through at least December 31, 2006. The Companys current 2005 budget and projected 2006 expenses have allotted financial
resources to fund the existing CRO contracts for the completion of the Companys three proposed
clinical studies which are the Androxal U.S. Phase III, Proellex U.S. Phase II and the Proellex
European Phase II studies. The Company will need to obtain additional funding from the capital
markets in 2006 to continue the clinical development of its products which it intends to do after
initial clinical study data is available, assuming such data is positive. We can not assure that
additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. There can be no assurance that changes in our current
strategic plans or other events will not result in accelerated or unexpected expenditures. We
expect clinical and preclinical development expenses to increase substantially in future periods as
we continue later-stage clinical trials, initiate new clinical trials for additional indications,
seek to obtain regulatory approvals and start long-term animal safety studies.
Excluding maturities of marketable investment securities of $2.7 million, we used $2.0 million
during the three-month period ended September 30, 2005 for operating activities; and excluding
purchases of marketable investment securities of $11.3 million, we used $4.6 million during the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2005. The major uses of cash for operating activities during
the three-month period ended September 30, 2005 was to fund our clinical development programs and
administrative costs of approximately $1.9 million and to pay our accounts payable and current
liabilities. The major uses of cash for operating activities during the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2005 was to fund our clinical development programs and associated administrative
costs of approximately $5.1 million and to prepay the majority of our insurance policies offset by
a decrease in other assets related to the costs associated with the follow-on public offering
completed in February 2005. Cash used in investing activities was $80,000 and $155,000 in the
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005, respectively, primarily for
investments in technology rights related to our Proellex and Androxal patent portfolios. Cash
provided by financing activities was approximately $18.3 million in the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2005, relating to the follow-on public offering which was completed in February 2005
and the exercise of 26,700 stock options in the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. As of
September 30, 2005, in addition to general operating obligations, we also had current open purchase
order commitments primarily relating to the clinical development of both Proellex and Androxal in
the amounts of $4,128,458 and $3,466,066, respectively, which commitments are cancelable on thirty
days notice.
As of September 30, 2005, we had an accumulated deficit of $91.9 million. We have incurred
losses since our inception and expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future.
Inception to date losses have resulted principally from costs incurred in conducting clinical
trials for VASOMAX, our previous lead product candidate for the oral treatment of male erectile
dysfunction, in research and development activities related to efforts to develop our products and
from the associated administrative costs required to support those efforts. We are not currently
committing any significant additional resources toward the development of VASOMAX, although certain
development assessment studies are being considered. We have financed our operations primarily
with proceeds from public offerings and private placements of equity securities, funds received
under collaborative agreements and SBIR grants. We will require substantial additional capital to
further develop Proellex as an oral treatment for uterine fibroids and endometriosis and Androxal
as an oral treatment for testosterone deficiency.
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Our capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the costs and timing of
seeking regulatory approvals of our products; the problems, delays, expenses and complications
frequently encountered by development stage companies; the progress of our preclinical and clinical
activities; the costs associated with any future collaborative research, manufacturing, marketing
or other funding arrangements; our ability to obtain regulatory approvals; the success of our
potential future sales and marketing programs; the cost of filing, prosecuting and defending and
enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights; changes in economic, regulatory
or competitive conditions of our planned business; and additional costs associated with being a
publicly-traded company. Estimates about the adequacy of funding for our activities are based on
certain assumptions, including the assumption that the development and regulatory approval of our
products can be completed at projected costs and that product approvals and introductions will be
timely and successful. There can be no assurance that changes in our research and development
plans, acquisitions or other events will not result in accelerated or unexpected expenditures. To
satisfy our capital requirements, we may seek to raise additional funds in the public or private
capital markets. We may seek additional funding through corporate collaborations and other
financing vehicles. There can be no assurance that any such funding will be available to us on
favorable terms or at all. If we are successful in obtaining additional financing, the terms of
such financing may have the effect of diluting or adversely affecting the holdings or the rights of
the holders of our common stock.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk. Cash, cash equivalents and investments were approximately $19.1 million at
September 30, 2005. These assets were primarily invested in investment grade corporate bonds and
commercial paper with maturities of less than 18 months, which are classified as Trading
Securities. We do not invest in derivative securities. Although our portfolio is subject to
fluctuations in interest rates and market conditions, no significant gain or loss on any security
is expected to be recognized in earnings due to the expected short holding period.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Please see Note 1 to our condensed consolidated financials statements included in Item 1 of
this filing.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act), are effective in insuring that the information required to be
disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods.
In connection with the evaluation described above, we identified no change in internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005 that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to
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