Blueprint
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2018
☐
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 001-34673
CORMEDIX INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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20-5894890
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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400 Connell Drive, Suite 5000, Berkeley Heights, NJ
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07922
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(908) 517-9500
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
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Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
☒ No ☐
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted
on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File
required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No
☐
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated
filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
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Large accelerated filer ☐
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Accelerated filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☒
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Smaller reporting company ☒
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Emerging Growth Company ☐
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|
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The
number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, as
of November 9, 2018 was 105,310,400.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
INDEX
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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1
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Item
1.
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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1
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and
December 31, 2017
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1
|
|
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Loss for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and
2017
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2
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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit) for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018
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3
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
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4
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
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5
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Item
2.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
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23
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Item
3.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market
Risk
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34
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Item
4.
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Controls and Procedures
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34
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
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35
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Item
1.
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Legal Procedings
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35
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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37
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SIGNATURES
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38
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PART
I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Consolidated Financial Statements.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
|
|
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ASSETS
|
|
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Current
assets
|
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$6,443,868
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$10,379,729
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Restricted
cash
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171,553
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171,553
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Short-term
investments
|
-
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1,604,198
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Trade
receivables
|
302,384
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64,148
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Inventories,
net
|
341,177
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594,194
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Prepaid
research and development expenses
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15,363
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86,652
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Other
prepaid expenses and current assets
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595,869
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367,177
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Total
current assets
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7,870,214
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13,267,651
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Property
and equipment, net
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178,461
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186,282
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$8,048,675
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$13,453,933
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|
|
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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|
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Current
liabilities
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|
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Accounts
payable
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$7,882,346
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$1,808,311
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Accrued
expenses
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9,650,668
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4,363,867
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Deferred
revenue
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13,235
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88,404
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Total current
liabilities
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17,546,249
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6,260,582
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
17,546,249
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6,260,582
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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|
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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|
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Preferred
stock - $0.001 par value: 2,000,000 shares authorized; 419,585
shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December
31, 2017
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420
|
420
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Common
stock - $0.001 par value: 160,000,000 shares authorized; 98,827,058
and 71,413,790 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018
and December 31, 2017, respectively
|
98,827
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71,414
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
90,998
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98,433
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Additional
paid-in capital
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171,448,570
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159,197,950
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Accumulated
deficit
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(181,136,389)
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(152,174,866)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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(9,497,574)
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7,193,351
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
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$8,048,675
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$13,453,933
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See
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
|
For the Three
Months Ended
September
30,
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For the Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
|
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Revenue:
|
|
|
|
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Net
sales
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$372,514
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$61,075
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$403,274
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$236,801
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Cost of
sales
|
(312,434)
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(66,652)
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(374,672)
|
(178,276)
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Gross profit
(loss)
|
60,080
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(5,577)
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28,602
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58,525
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Operating
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
Research and
development
|
(8,289,094)
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(6,014,260)
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(23,169,750)
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(16,028,151)
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Selling, general
and administrative
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(2,012,439)
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(1,992,134)
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(5,861,279)
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(6,683,953)
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Total Operating
Expenses
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(10,301,533)
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(8,006,394)
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(29,031,029)
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(22,712,104)
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Loss
From Operations
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(10,241,453)
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(8,011,971)
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(29,002,427)
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(22,653,579)
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Other
Income (Expense):
|
|
|
|
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Interest
income
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5,411
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37,156
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30,383
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89,164
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Foreign exchange
transactions loss
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(77)
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(4,692)
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(4,230)
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(11,515)
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Change in fair
value of derivative liability
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-
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(1,974,019)
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-
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(120,654)
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Interest
expense
|
-
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(2,810)
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(1,873)
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(2,810)
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Total Other Income
(Expense)
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5,334
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(1,944,365)
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24,280
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(45,815)
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Net
Loss
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(10,236,119)
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(9,956,336)
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(28,978,147)
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(22,699,394)
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Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
|
|
|
|
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Unrealized gain
from investments
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-
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2,600
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-
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13,013
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Foreign currency
translation gain (loss)
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(6,405)
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(4,573)
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(7,435)
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512
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Total Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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(6,405)
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(1,973)
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(7,435)
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13,525
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Comprehensive
Loss
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(10,242,524)
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(9,958,309)
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(28,985,582)
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(22,685,869)
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Net
Loss Per Common Share – Basic and Diluted
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$(0.11)
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$(0.17)
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$(0.35)
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$(0.44)
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Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic and
Diluted
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94,156,581
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60,290,988
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83,904,162
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51,238,399
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See
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
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|
Non-Voting
Preferred Stock – Series C-2, Series C-3, Series D, Series E
and Series F
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Accumulated Other
Comprehen-
sive
|
|
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Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Balance at
January 1, 2018
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71,413,790
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$71,414
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419,585
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$420
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$98,433
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$159,197,950
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$(152,174,866)
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$7,193,351
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|
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|
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|
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Proceeds from ATM
sale of common stock, net
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27,242,255
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27,242
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|
|
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10,985,405
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11,012,647
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Issuance of vested
restricted stock
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43,385
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43
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|
|
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(43)
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|
-
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Stock issued for
payment of deferred fees
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127,628
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128
|
|
|
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173,645
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173,773
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Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,091,613
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1,091,613
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Cumulative effect
of adoption of ASC 606 (Note 1)
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|
|
|
|
|
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16,624
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16,624
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Other comprehensive
income
|
|
|
|
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(7,435)
|
|
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(7,435)
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Net
loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(28,978,147)
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(28,978,147)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Balance at
September 30, 2018
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98,827,058
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$98,827
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419,585
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$420
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$90,998
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$171,448,570
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$(181,136,389)
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$(9,497,574)
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See
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
|
For the
Nine
Months
Ended
September
30,
2018
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For the
Nine
Months
Ended
September
30,
2017
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|
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Net
loss
|
$(28,978,147)
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$(22,699,394)
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Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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|
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Stock-based
compensation
|
1,091,613
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1,264,277
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Change in fair
value of derivative liability
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-
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120,654
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Inventory reserve
decrease
|
-
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(200,000)
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Depreciation
|
56,791
|
26,694
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Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
Increase in trade
receivables
|
(247,317)
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(71,611)
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Decrease in
inventory
|
253,017
|
67,248
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Increase in prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(157,694)
|
(84,004)
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Increase (decrease)
in accounts payable
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6,074,905
|
(241,509)
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Increase in accrued
expenses
|
5,481,382
|
533,342
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Decrease in
deferred revenue
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(74,964)
|
(25,716)
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Net cash used in
operating activities
|
(16,500,414)
|
(21,310,019)
|
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|
|
Purchase of
short-term investments
|
-
|
(13,074,169)
|
Sale of short-term
investments
|
1,604,198
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18,391,789
|
Purchase of
equipment
|
(48,893)
|
(26,632)
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Net cash provided
by investing activities
|
1,555,305
|
5,290,988
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Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale
of common stock from at-the-market program
|
11,012,647
|
347,362
|
Proceeds from the
public offering of common stock and warrants
|
-
|
12,798,325
|
Proceeds from
exercise of stock options
|
-
|
6,800
|
Net cash provided
by financing activities
|
11,012,647
|
13,152,487
|
Foreign exchange
effect on cash
|
(3,399)
|
14,633
|
Net
Decrease In Cash
|
(3,935,861)
|
(2,851,911)
|
Cash
– Beginning of Period
|
10,551,282
|
8,236,043
|
Cash
– End of Period
|
$6,615,421
|
$5,384,132
|
Cash
Paid for Interest
|
$1,873
|
$2,810
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activities:
|
|
|
Conversion of
preferred stock to common stock
|
$-
|
$32
|
Unrealized gain
from investments
|
$-
|
$13,013
|
Reclassification of
warrant liability to equity
|
$-
|
$3,854,195
|
Issuance of common
stock for payment of deferred fees
|
$173,773
|
$10,218
|
See
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization, Business and Basis of
Presentation:
Organization and Business
CorMedix Inc.
(“CorMedix” or the “Company”), a
biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing
therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of infectious
and inflammatory diseases, was incorporated in the State of
Delaware on July 28, 2006. In 2013, the Company formed a
wholly-owned subsidiary, CorMedix Europe GmbH.
The
Company’s primary focus is to develop its lead product
candidate, Neutrolin®, for potential
commercialization in the United States (“U.S.”) and
other key markets. The Company has in-licensed the worldwide rights
to develop and commercialize Neutrolin, which is a novel
anti-infective solution (a formulation of taurolidine, citrate and
heparin 1000 u/ml) under development in the U.S. for the reduction
and prevention of catheter-related infections and thrombosis in
patients requiring central venous catheters in clinical settings
such as dialysis, critical/intensive care, and
oncology.
The
Company launched its first Phase 3 clinical trial in hemodialysis
patients with catheters in the U.S. in December 2015. The clinical
trial, named Catheter Lock Solution Investigational Trial or
LOCK-IT-100, is a prospective, multicenter, randomized,
double-blind, active control trial designed to demonstrate the
efficacy and safety of Neutrolin in preventing catheter-related
bloodstream infections, or CRBSI, in subjects receiving
hemodialysis therapy as treatment for end stage renal disease. On
July 25, 2018, the Company announced that the independent Data
Safety Monitoring Board (“DSMB”) had completed its review of the interim analysis of
the data from the LOCK-IT-100 study and, because the pre-specified
level of statistical significance was reached and efficacy had been
demonstrated, the DSMB recommended the study be terminated early.
No safety concerns were reported by the DSMB based on the interim
analysis. The Company is currently in the process of closing the
study.
Although two
pivotal clinical trials to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of
Neutrolin are generally required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”) to secure marketing approval in the
U.S., in light of the interim analysis results and the DSMB
recommendation, the Company is in
dialogue with the FDA on the appropriate next steps for the
development of Neutrolin based on the results of the interim
analysis.
The
necessary activities leading to the preparation and submission of a
new drug application (“NDA”) for Neutrolin are
dependent on the Company’s ability to raise sufficient funds
through various potential sources, such as equity, debt financings,
and/or strategic relationships (see Notes 2, 5 and 7). The Company
can provide no assurances that the FDA will not require a second
clinical trial prior to NDA submission for Neutrolin or that
financing or strategic relationships will be available or
successfully negotiated on acceptable terms, or at all, to complete
the clinical development program for Neutrolin.
The
Company received CE Mark approval for Neutrolin in 2013 and
commercially launched Neutrolin in Germany for the prevention of
catheter-related bloodstream infections and maintenance of catheter
patency in hemodialysis patients using a tunneled, cuffed central
venous catheter for vascular access. Neutrolin is registered and is
being sold in certain European Union (“EU”) and Middle
Eastern countries.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the
instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements do not include all information and footnotes required by
GAAP for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of
management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation
of such interim results. Interim operating results are not
necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full
year ending December 31, 2018 or for any subsequent period. These
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes
thereto of the Company which are included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) on March 19, 2018. The accompanying
condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 has been derived
from the audited financial statements included in the Form
10-K.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) issued new guidance in May 2014, as updated in
April 2016 and May 2016, related to how an entity should recognize
revenue. The guidance specifies that an entity should recognize
revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to
customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the
entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and
services. In addition, the guidance expands the required
disclosures related to revenue and cash flows from contracts with
customers. The Company adopted the new revenue recognition
standard as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective
method, which requires the cumulative effect of adoption to be
recognized as an adjustment to opening retained earnings in the
period of adoption. The majority of the Company’s revenue
relates to the sale of finished products to various customers, and
the adoption did not have a material impact on revenue recognized
from these transactions. The Company accelerated the remaining
deferred revenue under these agreements and recorded the reserve
for returns and allowances as cumulative effect adjustments to
opening retained earnings at January 1, 2018.
The
following table presents the Company’s revenue for the three
months ended September 30, 2018 under the Auditing Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 606 model as compared to revenue
under the previous guidance:
|
|
Revenue Under Previous Guidance
|
|
Net
sales
|
$370,308
|
$370,308
|
$-
|
Revenue
recognized under agreement with warranty
|
-
|
3,296
|
3,296
|
Revenue
recognized under Wonik Agreement
|
2,206
|
2,206
|
-
|
Total
net sales
|
$372,514
|
$375,810
|
$3,296
|
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
following table presents the Company’s revenue for the nine
months ended September 30, 2018 under the ASC 606 model as compared
to revenue under the previous guidance:
|
|
Revenue Under Previous Guidance
|
|
Net
sales
|
$396,656
|
$396,656
|
$-
|
Revenue
recognized under agreement with warranty
|
-
|
40,965
|
40,965
|
Revenue
recognized under Wonik Agreement
|
6,618
|
6,618
|
-
|
Total
net sales
|
$403,274
|
$444,239
|
$40,965
|
In
October 2015, the Company shipped product with less than 75% of its
remaining shelf life to a customer and issued a guarantee that the
specific product shipped would be replaced by the Company if the
customer was not able to sell the product before it expired. As a
result of this warranty, the Company may have an additional
performance obligation (i.e. accept returned product and deliver
new product to the customer) if the customer is unable to sell the
short-dated product. As the result of the adoption of ASC 606, the
Company accelerated the recognition of the deferred revenue and
related cost of sales in the net amount of $70,500 and recorded the
warranty obligation in the amount of $52,900 upon
adoption.
Recent Authoritative Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance
related to how an entity should lease assets and lease liabilities.
The guidance specifies that an entity who is a lessee under lease
agreements should recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for
those leases classified as operating leases under previous FASB
guidance. Accounting for leases by lessors is largely
unchanged under the new guidance. In July 2018, the FASB
issued new guidance
with targeted improvements which include a new transition method
and a practical expedient for separating components of a contract
intended to reduce costs and ease implementation of the lease
standard. The guidance is
effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2019.
Early adoption is permitted. In transition, lessees and lessors are
required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the
earliest period presented using a modified retrospective
approach. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting
this guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
In June
2018, the FASB issued a new guidance which expands the scope of ASC
718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods
and services from nonemployees. The guidance is effective for the
Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Early
adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of
adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
August 2018, the FASB issued a new guidance which modifies the
disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The guidance is
effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal
year 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is assessing
the impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies:
Liquidity, Going Concern and Uncertainties
The
Company’s operations are subject to a number of other factors
that can affect its operating results and financial condition. Such
factors include, but are not limited to: the results of clinical
testing and trial activities of the Company’s product
candidates; the ability to obtain regulatory approval to market the
Company’s products; the ability to manufacture its products
successfully; competition from products manufactured and sold or
being developed by other companies; the price of, and demand for,
Company products; and the Company’s ability to negotiate
favorable licensing or other manufacturing and marketing agreements
for its products.
Management has
evaluated whether there are conditions or events, considered in the
aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern within a year after the date
the consolidated financial statements contained in this report are
issued. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had an accumulated
deficit of $181.1 million, and had incurred losses from operations
of $10.3 million and $29.0 million for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and its cash position
decreased from $10.6 million at December 31, 2017 to $6.6 million
at September 30, 2018. These factors raise substantial doubt
regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
Based on the
current development plans for Neutrolin and the Company’s
other operating requirements, management believes that the existing
cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2018, plus the funds
raised under the at-the-market (“ATM”) common stock
issuance program through the filing date of this report, the cash
and credits received from the settlement agreement with the CRO,
and the expected proceeds of a $7.5 million convertible debt
transaction being negotiated with the Company's largest investor
(the "Investor") (see Note 7), will be adequate to fund the costs
of its operations into the second quarter of
2019.
On
March 9, 2018, the Company entered into a new At-the-Market
Issuance Sales Agreement with B. Riley for the sale of up to $14.7
million of the Company’s common stock, the registration
statement for which was filed on March 9, 2018 and became effective
on April 16, 2018, the same date on which the prior At-the-Market
Issuance Sales Agreement with B. Riley entered into in 2016
expired. Under the ATM program, the Company sold 13,807,818 shares
and realized $6.9 million of net proceeds for the three months
ended September 30, 2018 and sold 27,242,255 shares, realizing
$11.0 million of net proceeds for the nine months ended September
30, 2018. As of the filing date of this report, the current ATM
program, which was for an aggregate of $14.7 million, has been
fully utilized and is expected to be increased during the fourth
quarter of 2018.
The Company’s
continued operations will depend on its ability to close the
convertible debt financing with the Investor, and to raise
additional capital through various potential sources, such as
equity and/or debt financings, strategic relationships, or
out-licensing of its products in order to complete the development
and commercialization of Neutrolin, until it achieves
profitability, if ever. Management can provide no assurances that
it will close the convertible debt financing with the Investor or
that any other financing or strategic relationships will be
available on acceptable terms, or at
all.
The
financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the
recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the
amount and classification of liabilities that might result should
the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
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 financial
statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Basis of Consolidation
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and CorMedix Europe GmbH, its wholly owned subsidiary.
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
Financial Instruments
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations
of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and
short-term investments. The Company maintains its cash and cash
equivalents in bank deposit and other interest bearing accounts,
the balances of which, at times, may exceed federally insured
limits.
The
following table is the reconciliation under the aforementioned new
accounting standard that modifies certain aspects of the
recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial
instruments as shown on the Company’s condensed consolidated
statement of cash flows:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$6,443,868
|
$5,212,579
|
Restricted
cash
|
171,553
|
171,553
|
Total cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash
|
$6,615,421
|
$5,384,132
|
The
appropriate classification of marketable securities is determined
at the time of purchase and reevaluated as of each balance sheet
date. Investments in marketable debt and equity securities
classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value. Fair
value is determined using quoted market prices in active markets
for identical assets or liabilities or quoted prices for similar
assets or liabilities or other inputs that are observable or can be
corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full
term of the assets or liabilities. Changes in fair value that are
considered temporary are reported in the condensed consolidated
statement of operations. Realized gains and losses, amortization of
premiums and discounts and interest and dividends earned are
included in income (expense). For declines in the fair value of
equity securities that are considered other-than-temporary,
impairment losses are charged to other (income) expense, net. The
Company considers available evidence in evaluating potential
impairments of its investments, including the duration and extent
to which fair value is less than cost. There were no deemed
permanent impairments.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
Company’s marketable securities are highly liquid and consist
of U.S. government agency securities, high-grade corporate
obligations and commercial paper with original maturities of more
than 90 days. As of September 30, 2018, the Company has no
marketable securities.
Fair Value Measurements
The
Company’s financial instruments recorded in the consolidated
balance sheets include cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, investment securities, accounts payable and accrued
expenses. The carrying value of certain financial
instruments, primarily cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate
their estimated fair values based upon the short-term nature of
their maturity dates.
The
Company categorizes its financial instruments into a three-level
fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation
techniques used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy
gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for
identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable
inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall
within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is
based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the
fair value measurement of the instrument. Financial assets recorded
at fair value on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance
sheets are categorized as follows:
●
Level 1
inputs—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices
(unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active
markets.
●
Level 2
inputs— Significant other observable inputs (e.g., quoted
prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for
identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs
other than quoted prices that are observable such as interest rate
and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs).
●
Level 3
inputs—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which
are supported by little or no market activity and are valued based on management’s
estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
following table provides the carrying value and fair value of the
Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a
recurring basis at December 31, 2017:
December 31, 2017:
|
|
|
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$6,032,034
|
$6,032,034
|
$-
|
$-
|
Corporate
Securities
|
905,516
|
-
|
905,516
|
-
|
Commercial
Paper
|
698,682
|
-
|
698,682
|
-
|
Subtotal
|
1,604,198
|
-
|
1,604,198
|
$-
|
Total
December 31, 2017
|
$7,636,232
|
$6,032,034
|
$1,604,198
|
$-
|
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
The
condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S.
Dollars (“USD”), the reporting currency of the Company.
For the financial statements of the Company’s foreign
subsidiary, whose functional currency is the EURO, foreign currency
asset and liability amounts are translated into USD at
end-of-period exchange rates. Foreign currency income and expenses
are translated at average exchange rates in effect during the
period in which the income and expenses were recognized.
Translation gains and losses are included in other comprehensive
loss.
The
Company has intercompany loans between the parent company based in
New Jersey and its German subsidiary. The intercompany loans
outstanding are not expected to be repaid in the foreseeable future
and unrealized foreign exchange movements related to long-term
intercompany loans are recognized in other comprehensive
income.
Foreign
currency exchange transaction gain (loss) is the result of
re-measuring transactions denominated in a currency other than the
functional currency of the entity recording the
transaction.
Restricted Cash
As of
September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company has
restricted cash in connection with the patent and utility model
infringement proceedings against TauroPharm (see Note 5). The
Company was required by the District Court Mannheim to provide a
security deposit of approximately $132,000 to cover legal fees in
the event TauroPharm is entitled to reimbursement of these
costs. The Company furthermore had to provide a deposit in
the amount of $40,000 in connection with the unfair competition
proceedings in Cologne.
Prepaid Research and Development and Other Prepaid
Expenses
Prepaid
expenses consist of payments made in advance to vendors relating to
service contracts for clinical trial development, manufacturing,
preclinical development and insurance policies. These advanced
payments are amortized to expense either as services are performed
or over the relevant service period using the straight-line
method.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Inventories, net
Inventories are
valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a first in,
first out basis. Inventories consist of raw materials (including
labeling and packaging), work-in-process, and finished goods, if
any, for the Neutrolin product. Inventories consist of the
following:
|
|
|
Raw
materials
|
$93,716
|
$141,233
|
Work in
process
|
194,262
|
526,067
|
Finished
goods
|
156,199
|
29,894
|
Inventory
reserve
|
(103,000)
|
(103,000)
|
Total
|
$341,177
|
$594,194
|
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable
consist of invoices received from vendors. At September 30, 2018,
the balance increased by approximately $6,074,000 from the
$1,808,000 balance at December 31, 2017, due primarily to the
suspension of payments to the CRO of approximately $6,630,000 while
negotiations regarding financial considerations for the interim
analysis continued (see Note 5 and Note 7).
Accrued Expenses
Accrued
expenses consist of the following:
|
|
|
Professional and
consulting fees
|
$315,561
|
$485,089
|
Accrued payroll and
payroll taxes
|
861,743
|
755,221
|
Clinical trial,
CRO
|
7,834,938
|
2,528,808
|
Manufacturing
development
|
467,901
|
356,116
|
Product
development
|
-
|
80,001
|
Market
research
|
-
|
116,466
|
Other
|
170,525
|
42,166
|
Total
|
$9,650,668
|
$4,363,867
|
Revenue Recognition
The Company adopted ASC 606,
“Revenue from Contracts with
Customers”, as of January
1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. ASC 606 prescribes
a five-step model for recognizing revenue which includes (i)
identifying contracts with customers; (ii) identifying performance
obligations; (iii) determining the transaction price; (iv)
allocating the transaction price; and (v) recognizing
revenue.
The
Company recognizes net sales upon shipment of product to the
dialysis centers and upon meeting the five-step model prescribed by
ASC 606 outlined in Note 1 above.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Deferred Revenue
In August 2014, the Company entered into an
exclusive distribution agreement (the “Wonik
Agreement”) with Wonik Corporation, a South Korean company,
to market, sell and distribute Neutrolin for hemodialysis and
oncolytic patients upon receipt of regulatory approval in Korea.
Upon execution of the Wonik Agreement, Wonik paid the Company a
non-refundable $50,000 payment and will pay an additional
$50,000 upon receipt of the product registration necessary to sell
Neutrolin in the Republic of Korea (the “Territory”). Product
registration in the Territory is contingent upon the marketing
approval of Neutrolin in the U.S. The term of the Wonik Agreement
commenced on August 8, 2014 and will continue for three years after
the first commercial sale of Neutrolin in the Territory. The
non-refundable up-front payment is being recognized as revenue on a
straight-line basis over the contractual term of the Agreement. The
Company recognized $2,200 in revenue related to the Wonik agreement
for each of the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and
$6,600 for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and
2017.
Deferred
revenue related to the Wonik Agreement at September 30, 2018 and
December 31, 2017 amounted to approximately $13,200 and $19,800,
respectively.
Loss per common share
Basic
loss per common share excludes any potential dilution and is
computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per
common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if
securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised
or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of
common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity.
However, since their effect is anti-dilutive, the Company has
excluded potentially dilutive shares. The following potentially
dilutive shares have been excluded from the calculation of diluted
net loss per share as their effect would be
anti-dilutive.
|
Three and Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
Series C non-voting
convertible preferred stock
|
2,540,000
|
2,540,000
|
Series D non-voting
convertible preferred stock
|
1,479,240
|
1,479,240
|
Series E non-voting
convertible preferred stock
|
1,959,759
|
1,959,759
|
Series F non-voting
convertible preferred stock
|
12,345,679
|
-
|
Shares underlying
outstanding warrants
|
18,587,392
|
23,189,284
|
Shares underlying
restricted stock units
|
97,529
|
61,414
|
Shares underlying
outstanding stock options
|
5,485,508
|
4,946,429
|
Total
|
42,495,107
|
34,176,126
|
Stock-Based Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock options granted to employees, officers
and directors according to ASC 718, “Compensation — Stock
Compensation”. Share-based compensation cost is
measured at grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the
award using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for options with
service or performance-based conditions. Stock-based compensation
is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite
service period on a straight-line basis.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
Company accounts for stock options granted to non-employees on a
fair value basis using the Black-Scholes option pricing model in
accordance with ASC 718 and ASC No. 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to
Non-Employees”. The non-cash charge to
operations for non-employee options with time-based vesting
provisions is based on the fair value of the options remeasured
each reporting period and amortized to expense over the related
vesting period. The non-cash charge to operations for non-employee
options with performance based vesting provisions is recorded when
the achievement of the performance condition is probable and
remeasured each reporting period until the performance condition is
achieved.
Research and Development
Research and
development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and
development includes fees associated with operational consultants,
contract clinical research organizations, contract manufacturing
organizations, clinical site fees, contract laboratory research
organizations, contract central testing laboratories, licensing
activities, and allocated executive, human resources and facilities
expenses. The Company accrues for costs incurred as the services
are being provided by monitoring the status of the trial and the
invoices received from its external service providers. As actual
costs become known, the Company adjusts its accruals in the period
when actual costs become known. Costs related to the acquisition of
technology rights and patents for which development work is still
in process are charged to operations as incurred and considered a
component of research and development expense.
Note 3 — Stockholders’ Equity:
Common Stock
The
Company had a prior sales agreement with B. Riley for its ATM
program, which expired on April 16, 2018, and under which the
Company could issue and sell up to an aggregate of $60.0 million of
shares of its common stock. On March 9, 2018, the Company entered
into a new agreement with B. Riley for the sale of up to $14.7
million of the Company’s common stock under the ATM program,
the registration statement for which was filed on March 9, 2018 and
became effective on April 16, 2018. The registration statement is
for an aggregate of $70.0 million of the Company’s
securities, including the $14.7 million of common stock allocated
to the ATM program. Under the ATM
program, the Company may issue and sell common stock from
time to time through B. Riley acting as agent, subject to
limitations imposed by the Company and subject to B. Riley’s
acceptance, such as the number or dollar amount of shares
registered under the registration statement to which the offering
relates. B. Riley is entitled to a commission of up to 3% of the
gross proceeds from the sale of common stock sold under the ATM
program. During the three and nine months ended September 30,
2018, the Company sold 13,807,818 and
27,242,255 shares of common stock, respectively, under the ATM
program and realized net proceeds of approximately $6.9 million and
$11.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2018, respectively. As of the filing
date of this report, the current ATM program has been fully
utilized and is expected to be increased during the fourth quarter
of 2018.
During the nine months ended September 30,
2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 43,385 shares of
its common stock upon the vesting of restricted stock units issued
to the Company’s board of directors.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company issued an
aggregate of 127,628 shares of its common stock to its certain
board members for payment of deferred fees.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Preferred Stock
The
Company is authorized to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred
stock in one or more series without stockholder approval. The
Company’s board of directors has the discretion to determine
the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including
voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption
privileges and liquidation preferences, of each series of preferred
stock. Of the 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, the
Company’s board of directors has designated (all with par
value of $0.001 per share) the following:
|
|
|
|
Preferred Shares
Outstanding
|
Liquidation
Preference (Per
Share)
|
Total Liquidation
Preference
|
Preferred Shares
Outstanding
|
Liquidation
Preference (Per
Share)
|
Total Liquidation
Preference
|
Series
C-2
|
150,000
|
10.0
|
1,500,000
|
150,000
|
10.0
|
1,500,000
|
Series
C-3
|
104,000
|
10.0
|
1,040,000
|
104,000
|
10.0
|
1,040,000
|
Series
D
|
73,962
|
21.0
|
1,553,202
|
73,962
|
21.0
|
1,553,202
|
Series
E
|
89,623
|
49.2
|
4,409,452
|
89,623
|
49.2
|
4,409,452
|
Series
F
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
2,000,000
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
2,000,000
|
Total
|
419,585
|
|
10,502,654
|
419,585
|
|
10,502,654
|
On
November 9, 2017, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with existing institutional investors (the
“Buyers”), pursuant to which, on November 16, 2017, the
Company sold $2.0 million of its Series F convertible preferred
stock (“Series F Stock”) at $1,000 per share. Based on
the terms of the Series F Stock, the conversion price was set at
$0.162 on April 2, 2018, currently convertible anytime at the
Buyers’ option. The Series F Stock will be mandatorily
convertible if certain equity conditions are met. As of September
30, 2018, the last condition has not been met, which condition is
the subordination of the outstanding Series C-3 preferred stock to
the Series F Stock. Therefore, the Series F Stock is not
mandatorily convertible as of September 30, 2018; the conversion
price per share of $0.162, however, remains fixed, subject to
anti-dilution adjustment, including full ratchet. When and if that
condition is met, the Series F Stock will be mandatorily
convertible. Pursuant to the terms of
the Series F Stock, a holder will be prohibited from converting
shares of Series F Stock into shares of common stock if, as a
result of such conversion, (i) such holder, together with its
affiliates, would beneficially own more than 9.99% of the total
number of shares of the Company’s common stock then issued
and outstanding, or (ii) the Company would issue shares in an
amount equal to or greater than 20% of the shares of common
stock outstanding on November 9, 2017, unless the Company has
received the approval of its stockholders for such
overage.
Stock Options
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company granted
ten-year qualified and non-qualified stock options covering an
aggregate of 663,000 shares of the Company’s common stock
under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. The weighted average exercise
price of these options is $0.43 per share.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, total
compensation expense for stock options issued to employees,
directors, officers and consultants was $339,000 and $1,026,000,
respectively, and $389,000 and $1,202,000 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.
As of
September 30, 2018, there was $1,954,000 in total unrecognized
compensation expense related to stock options outstanding which
expense will be recognized over an expected remaining weighted
average period of 1.3 years.
The
fair value of the grants are determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions:
|
Three Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Expected
Term
|
5
years
|
|
5
years
|
Volatility
|
98.06%
- 98.21%
|
|
99.85%
- 100.11%
|
Dividend
yield
|
0.0%
|
|
0.0%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.75% -
2.96%
|
|
1.79% -
1.84%
|
Weighted average
grant date fair value of options granted during the
period
|
$0.50
|
|
$0.28
|
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Expected
Term
|
5
years
|
|
5
years
|
Volatility
|
92.97%
- 98.21%
|
|
99.85%
- 105.07%
|
Dividend
yield
|
0.0%
|
|
0.0%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.63% -
2.96%
|
|
1.77% -
1.99%
|
Weighted average
grant date fair value of options granted during the
period
|
$0.31
|
|
$1.21
|
The
Company estimated the expected term of the stock options granted
based on anticipated exercises in future periods. The expected term
of the stock options granted to consultants is based upon the full
term of the respective option agreements. The expected stock price
volatility for the Company’s stock options is calculated
based on the historical volatility with a lookback period equal to
the expected term of the respective award. The expected dividend
yield of 0.0% reflects the Company’s current and expected
future policy for dividends on the Company’s common stock. To
determine the risk-free interest rate, the Company utilized the
U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant with a
term consistent with the expected term of the Company’s
awards which is 5 years for employees and 10 years for
non-employees.
CORMEDIX INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
following table summarizes the Company’s stock options
activity and related information for the nine months ended
September 30, 2018:
|
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
|
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
|
Outstanding at beginning of
period
|
4,962,795
|
$2.04
|
7.5
|
$247,500
|
Forfeited
|
(50,719)
|
$1.41
|
|
$0
|
Expired
|
(89,568)
|
$1.34
|
|
$0
|
Granted
|
663,000
|
$0.43
|
|
$360,150
|
Outstanding at end of
period
|
5,485,508
|
$1.86
|
7.1
|
$575,078
|
|
2,879,988
|
$1.80
|
6.0
|
$247,869
|
There
were no stock option exercises during the nine months ended
September 30, 2018 and during the nine months ended September 30,
2017, the total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was
$13,200. The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated as the
difference between the exercise prices of the underlying options
and the quoted closing price of the common stock of the Company at
the end of the reporting period for those options that have an
exercise price below the quoted closing price.
Restricted Stock Units
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company granted an
aggregate of 74,500 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to
its directors under its 2013 Stock Incentive Plan with a weighted
average grant date fair value of $0.57 per share. The fair value of
each RSU was estimated to be the closing price of the
Company’s common stock on each date of grant. These RSUs vest
monthly and will vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant
date, subject to continued service on the board.
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compensation
expense recorded for the RSUs was $21,000 and $65,000,
respectively, and $26,000 and $62,000 for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2017. Unrecognized compensation expense for
these RSUs amounted to $26,000. The expected weighted average
period for the expense to be recognized is 0.33 years.
Warrants
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 4,830,499 warrants with a
weighted average exercise price of $0.87 per share expired
unexercised.
As of
September 30, 2018, there were 18,587,392 outstanding warrants with
a weighted average exercise price of $1.13 per share and
a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.36
years.
Note 4 — Related Party Transactions:
Pursuant to the
November 2017 consulting agreement between the Company and Gary
Gelbfish, a director, in September 2018 the Company paid $210,000
in fees submitted by Dr. Gelbfish under the consulting agreement
for his work in the data quality review for the interim analysis of
the Company’s LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial for Neutrolin. Under
the terms of the consulting agreement, Dr. Gelbfish was compensated
at the rate of $800 per hour. The consulting agreement expired on
September 30, 2018.
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Note 5 — Commitments and
Contingencies:
Contingency Matters
On
September 9, 2014, the Company filed in the District Court of
Mannheim, Germany a patent infringement action against TauroPharm
GmbH and Tauro-Implant GmbH as well as their respective CEOs (the
“Defendants”) claiming infringement of the
Company’s European Patent EP 1 814 562 B1, which was granted
by the European Patent Office (the “EPO”) on January 8,
2014 (the “Prosl European Patent”). The Prosl
European Patent covers the formulation of taurolidine and citrate
with low dose heparin in a catheter lock solution for maintaining
patency and preventing infection in hemodialysis catheters. In this
action, the Company claims that the Defendants infringe on the
Prosl European Patent by manufacturing and distributing catheter
locking solutions to the extent they are covered by the claims of
the Prosl European Patent. The Company believes that its
patent is sound and is seeking injunctive relief and raising claims
for information, rendering of accounts, calling back, destruction
and damages. Separately, TauroPharm has filed an opposition with
the EPO against the Prosl European Patent alleging that it lacks
novelty and inventive step. The Company cannot predict
what other defenses the Defendants may raise, or the ultimate
outcome of either of these related matters.
In the
same complaint against the same Defendants, the Company also
alleged an infringement (requesting the same remedies) of ND
Partners’ utility model DE 20 2005 022 124 U1 (the
“Utility Model”), which the Company believes is
fundamentally identical to the Prosl European Patent in its main
aspects and claims. The Court separated the two proceedings and the
Prosl European Patent and the Utility Model claims are now being
tried separately. TauroPharm has filed a cancellation action
against the Utility Model before the German Patent and Trademark
Office (the “German PTO”) based on the similar
arguments as those in the opposition against the Prosl European
Patent.
On
March 27, 2015, the District Court held a hearing to evaluate
whether the Utility Model has been infringed by TauroPharm in
connection with the manufacture, sale and distribution of its
TauroLock-HEP100TM and
TauroLock-HEP500TM products. A hearing
before the same court was held on January 30, 2015 on the separate,
but related, question of infringement of the Prosl European Patent
by TauroPharm.
The
Court issued its decisions on May 8, 2015, staying both
proceedings. In its decisions, the Court found that the
commercialization by TauroPharm in Germany of its TauroLock
catheter lock solutions Hep100 and Hep500 infringes both the
Prosl European Patent and the Utility Model and further that there
is no prior use right that would allow TauroPharm to continue to
make, use or sell its product in Germany. However, the Court
declined to issue an injunction in favor of the Company that would
preclude the continued commercialization by TauroPharm based upon
its finding that there is a sufficient likelihood that the EPO, in
the case of the Prosl European Patent, or the German PTO, in the
case of the Utility Model, may find that such patent or utility
model is invalid. Specifically, the Court noted the possible
publication of certain instructions for product use that may be
deemed to constitute prior art. As such, the District Court
determined that it will defer any consideration of the request by
the Company for injunctive and other relief until such time as the
EPO or the German PTO made a final decision on the underlying
validity of the Prosl European Patent and the Utility
Model.
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STATEMENTS
The
opposition proceeding against the Prosl European Patent before the
EPO is ongoing. The EPO held a hearing in the opposition proceeding
on November 25, 2015. In its preliminary consideration of the
matter, the EPO (and the German PTO) had regarded the patent as not
inventive or novel due to publication of prior art. However, the
EPO did not issue a decision at the end of the hearing but
adjourned the matter due to the fact that the panel was of the view
that Claus Herdeis, one of the managing directors of TauroPharm,
had to be heard as a witness in a further hearing in order to close
some gaps in the documentation presented by TauroPharm as regards
the publication of the prior art.
The
German PTO held a hearing in the validity proceedings relating to
the Utility Model on June 29, 2016, at which the panel affirmed its
preliminary finding that the Utility Model was invalid based upon
prior publication of a reference to the benefits that may be
associated with adding heparin to a taurolidine based solution. The
decision has only a declaratory effect, as the Utility Model had
expired in November 2015. Furthermore, it has no bearing on the
ongoing consideration by the EPO of the validity and possible
infringement of the Prosl European Patent. The Company filed an
appeal against the ruling on September 7, 2016.
In
October 2016, TauroPharm submitted a further writ to the EPO
requesting a date for the hearing and bringing forward further
arguments, in particular in view of the June 2016 decision of the
German PTO on the invalidity of the utility model, which the
Company has appealed. On November 22, 2017, the EPO in Munich,
Germany held a further oral hearing in this matter. At the hearing,
the panel held that the Prosl European Patent would be invalidated
because it did not meet the requirements of novelty based on a
technical aspect of the European intellectual property law. The
Company disagrees with this decision and, after the written opinion
was issued by the Opposition Division in September 2018, has
appealed the decision. The Company continues to believe that the
Prosl European Patent is indeed novel and that its validity should
be maintained. There can be no assurance that the Company will
prevail in this matter with either the German PTO or the EPO. In
addition, the ongoing Unfair Competition litigation brought by the
Company against TauroPharm is not affected and will
continue.
On
January 16, 2015, the Company filed a complaint against TauroPharm
GmbH and its managing directors in the District Court of
Cologne, Germany. In the complaint, the Company alleges
violation of the German Unfair Competition Act by TauroPharm for
the unauthorized use of its proprietary information obtained in
confidence by TauroPharm. The Company alleges that
TauroPharm is improperly and unfairly using its proprietary
information relating to the composition and manufacture of
Neutrolin, in the manufacture and sale of TauroPharm’s
products TauroLockTM, TauroLock-HEP100
and TauroLock-HEP500. The Company seeks a cease and
desist order against TauroPharm from continuing to manufacture and
sell any product containing taurolidine (the active pharmaceutical
ingredient (“API”) of Neutrolin) and citric acid in
addition to possible other components, damages for any sales in the
past and the removal of all such products from the market. An
initial hearing in the District Court of Cologne, Germany, was held
on November 19, 2015 to consider the Company’s claims. In
this hearing, the presiding judge explained that the court needed
more information with regard to several aspects of the case. As a
consequence, the court issued an interim decision in the form of a
court order outlining several issues of concern that relate
primarily to the court's interest in clarifying the facts and
reviewing any and all available documentation, in particular with
regard to the question which specific know-how was provided to
TauroPharm by whom and when. The Company's legal team prepared the
requested reply and produced the respective documentation.
TauroPharm also filed another writ within the same deadline and
both parties filed further writs at the end of April 2016 setting
out their respective argumentation in more detail. A further oral
hearing in this matter was held on November 15, 2016. In this
hearing, the court heard arguments from CorMedix and TauroPharm
concerning the allegations of unfair competition. The court made no
rulings from the bench and indicated that it is prepared to further
examine the underlying facts of the Company's allegations. On March
7, 2017, the court issued another interim decision in the form of a
court order outlining again several issues relating to the
argumentation of both sides in the proceedings. In particular, the
court requested the Company to further specify its requests and to
further substantiate in even more detail which know know-how was
provided by Biolink to TauroPharm by whom and when. The court also
raised the question whether the know-how provided at the time to
TauroPharm could still be considered to be secret know-how or may
have become public in the meantime. The court granted both sides
the opportunity to reply to this court order and provide additional
facts and evidence until May 15, 2017. Both parties submitted
further writs in this matter and the court scheduled a further
hearing on May 8, 2018. After having
been rescheduled several times, the hearing is now scheduled to
take place on November 20, 2018. The Company intends to
continue to pursue this matter, and to provide additional
supplemental documentary and other evidence as may be necessary to
support its claims.
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STATEMENTS
In
connection with the aforementioned patent and utility model
infringement proceedings against TauroPharm, the Company was
required by the District Court Mannheim to provide a security
deposit of approximately $132,000 to cover legal fees in the event
TauroPharm is entitled to reimbursement of these costs. The
Company recorded the deposit as restricted cash for the year ended
December 31, 2015. The Company furthermore had to provide a deposit
in the amount of $40,000 in connection with the unfair competition
proceedings in Cologne. These amounts are shown as restricted cash
on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Commitments
Manufacturing
The
Company has substantially reduced the cost of goods of Neutrolin
through a more efficient, custom synthesis of the active ingredient
taurolidine. As part of this effort, on April 8, 2015, the Company
entered into a Preliminary Services Agreement with [RC]2 Pharma Connect LLC
(“RC2”), pursuant to which RC2 coordinated certain
manufacturing services related to taurolidine that the Company
believes are necessary for the submission of its planned new drug
application for Neutrolin to the FDA, as well as any foreign
regulatory applications. The services related to this agreement
were completed in the first quarter of 2017 at a total cost of $1.8
million. The API produced under this agreement has been
manufactured for future commercial sales in the EU and Middle East
and also used for the U.S. Phase 3 clinical
trial.
The
Company also has several service agreements with RC2 for the
manufacture of clinical supplies to support its Phase 3 clinical
trials for an aggregate amount of up to $8.9 million at September
30, 2018. During the three and nine months ended September
30, 2018, the Company recognized research and development expense
of approximately $108,000 and $267,000, respectively, related to
these agreements and approximately $523,000 and $1,416,000 for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.
Services pursuant to this contract are expected to be utilized more
extensively once the Company begins preparations for its NDA filing
for Neutrolin.
Clinical
and Regulatory
In
December 2015, the Company entered into a Master Service Agreement
and Work Orders (the “Master Service Agreement”) with a
CRO to help the Company conduct its Phase 3 multicenter,
double-blind, randomized active control study to demonstrate the
safety and effectiveness of Neutrolin in preventing
catheter-related bloodstream infections and blood clotting in
subjects receiving hemodialysis therapy as treatment for end stage
renal disease. In May 2017, the Company signed a contract
modification with its CRO for an additional budgeted cost of $7.2
million to cover the extension of the estimated study timeline,
incorporate several protocol amendments and assume several new
tasks related to the enrollment sites. Given the changes to the
study agreed with the FDA, the Company signed a second contract
modification with its CRO increasing the budget by an additional
$6.3 million, to cover the continuation of trial enrollment, the
increased length of time in which patients are enrolled and
additional activities related to the collection of retrospective
data outside the treatment centers. During the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized $5,783,000
and $14,822,000 in research and development expense related to this
agreement, respectively, and $3,731,000 and $9,097,000 during the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,
respectively.
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STATEMENTS
Through September
30, 2018, approximately $35.5 million of clinical trial expense has
been recorded in connection with the Master Service Agreement and
approximately $20.7 million has been paid. The Company has
contested a substantial amount of the unpaid clinical trial expense
due to the unexpected delay and additional costs the Company
incurred in preparing for the interim analysis of the LOCK-IT-100
study. Negotiations with the CRO concluded in November 2018 with
the signing of a confidential settlement agreement in which the
Company received cash, credits and other consideration in return
for agreeing to make cumulative net payments to its CRO of
approximately $6.2 million through January 2019, plus investigator
fees and third party costs that have not been invoiced as of
September 30, 2018. Among other benefits, the settlement
agreement will result in full satisfaction of all outstanding
accounts payable and accrued expenses recorded as of September 30,
2018 in connection with the Master Services Agreement (see Note 2).
Additionally, in parallel with the settlement agreement, a new work
order under the Master Service Agreement was executed specifying
certain services the CRO will continue to provide to the Company
related to the closeout of the study. The budgeted amount of the
new work order is approximately $1.4 million.
In-Licensing
In
2008, the Company entered into a License and Assignment Agreement
(the “NDP License Agreement”) with ND Partners, LLP
(“NDP”). Pursuant to the NDP License Agreement, NDP
granted the Company exclusive, worldwide licenses for certain
antimicrobial catheter lock solutions, processes for treating and
inhibiting infections, a biocidal lock system and a taurolidine
delivery apparatus, and the corresponding United States and foreign
patents and applications (the “NDP Technology”). The
Company acquired such licenses and patents through its assignment
and assumption of NDP’s rights under certain separate license
agreements by and between NDP and Dr. Hans-Dietrich Polaschegg, Dr.
Klaus Sodemann and Dr. Johannes Reinmueller. As consideration in
part for the rights to the NDP Technology, the Company paid NDP an
initial licensing fee of $325,000 and granted NDP a 5% equity
interest in the Company, consisting of 39,980 shares of the
Company’s common stock.
The
Company is required to make payments to NDP upon the achievement of
certain regulatory and sales-based milestones. Certain of the
milestone payments are to be made in the form of shares of common
stock currently held in escrow for NDP, and other milestone
payments are to be paid in cash. The maximum aggregate number of
shares issuable upon achievement of milestones is 145,543 shares.
In 2014, a certain milestone was achieved resulting in the release
of 36,386 shares held in escrow. The number of shares held in
escrow as of September 30, 2018 is 109,157 shares of common stock.
The maximum aggregate amount of cash payments due upon achievement
of milestones is $3,000,000 with the balance being $2,500,000 as of
September 30, 2018. Events that trigger milestone payments include
but are not limited to the reaching of various stages of regulatory
approval and upon achieving certain worldwide net sales amounts.
There were no milestones achieved
during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2018 and
2017.
The NDP
License Agreement may be terminated by the Company on a
country-by-country basis upon 60 days prior written notice. If the
NDP License Agreement is terminated by either party, the
Company’s rights to the NDP Technology will revert back to
NDP.
Note 6 — Concentrations:
At
September 30, 2018, approximately 96% of net accounts receivable
was due from a single customer. During the three months and nine
months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had revenue from two
customers that each exceeded 10% of its total sales (81% and 14%)
and (75% and 16%), respectively. During the three months ended
September 30, 2017, sales to two customers also exceeded 10% of the
Company’s total sales (57% and 33%) and for the nine months
ended September 30, 2017, sales to three customers exceeded 10% of
total sales (44%, 34% and 14%).
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At
December 31, 2017, approximately 81% of net accounts receivable was
due from two customers (57% and 24%). During the year ended
December 31, 2017, the Company had revenue from two customers that
each exceeded 10% of its total sales (25% and 19%).
Note 7 — Subsequent Events:
In
October 2018, an aggregate of 2,417,377 Series B warrants were
exercised on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of an
aggregate of 1,248,850 shares of common stock.
During
October 2018 through the filing date of this report, the Company issued an aggregate of
5,234,492 shares under its ATM program
with a weighted average sale price of $1.27 per share, resulting in net proceeds of
approximately $6.5
million.
On
November 14, 2018 the Company entered into a binding term sheet
with the Company's largest investor (the “Investor”)
for a proposed $7.5 million 3-year convertible debt facility. If
the transaction closes, the facility will bear interest at 10% per
annum and will be convertible at the Investor's option into the
Company’s stock at a price equal to $1.50 per share. In
addition, the facility will be automatically convertible if the
price of the Company's common stock equals or exceeds an amount
equal to 150% of the conversion price. For so long as the debt is
outstanding, it will be secured by a blanket lien on substantially
all of the Company’s assets. The Company anticipates that the
transaction will be finalized and drawn before year end. In
connection with the financing, at closing the Company will issue
new, five-year warrants to purchase 450,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock with an exercise reprice of $1.50 per
share and will reduce the exercise price on certain other warrants
held by the Investor.
See
Note 5 “Clinical and Regulatory” for CRO settlement
agreement and modifications.
Item
2.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction
with our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on March 19,
2018.
Forward Looking Statements
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking
statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as
assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect,
could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. The statements
contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not
purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking
statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but
not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,”
“can,” “continue,” “could,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,”
“may,” “will,” “plan,”
“project,” “seek,” “should,”
“target,” “will,” “would,” and
similar expressions or variations intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the
beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information
currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors
that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to
differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute
to such differences include, but are not limited to, those
identified below and in Part II. Item 1A of this report, and those
discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included
in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as well as any
amendments thereto, and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31 and June 30, 2018, all as filed with the SEC
and which are incorporated herein by reference. Furthermore, such
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of such statements.
Overview
CorMedix Inc. and
Subsidiary (referred to herein as “we,”
“us,” “our” and the “Company”),
is a biopharmaceutical company
focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for
the prevention and treatment of infectious and inflammatory
diseases.
Our
primary focus is to develop our lead product candidate,
Neutrolin®, for potential
commercialization in the United States (“U.S.”) and
other key markets. We have in-licensed the worldwide rights to
develop and commercialize Neutrolin, which is a novel
anti-infective solution (a formulation of taurolidine, citrate and
heparin 1000 u/ml) under development in the U.S. for the reduction
and prevention of catheter-related infections and thrombosis in
patients requiring central venous catheters in clinical settings
such as dialysis, critical/intensive care, and oncology. Infection
and thrombosis represent key complications among critical care/
intensive care and cancer patients with central venous catheters.
These complications can lead to treatment delays and increased
costs to the healthcare system when they occur due to
hospitalizations, the need for IV antibiotic treatment, long-term
anticoagulation therapy, removal/replacement of the central venous
catheter, related treatment costs and increased mortality. We
believe Neutrolin has the potential to address a significant unmet
medical need and represents a significant market
opportunity.
In July
2013, we received CE Mark approval for Neutrolin. To date,
Neutrolin is registered and may be sold in certain European Union
(“EU”) and Middle Eastern countries for the prevention
of catheter-related bloodstream infections and maintenance of
catheter patency in hemodialysis patients.
In
December 2015, we initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial in the U.S. in
hemodialysis patients with a central venous catheter
(“LOCK-IT-100”). In April 2017, a safety review by our
independent Data Safety Monitoring Board, or DSMB, was completed.
The DSMB unanimously concluded that it was safe to continue the
LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial as designed based on its evaluation of
data from the first 279 patients randomized into the trial. On July
25, 2018, we announced that the DSMB had completed its review of the interim analysis of
the data from the LOCK-IT-100 study and, because the pre-specified
level of statistical significance was reached and efficacy had been
demonstrated, the DSMB recommended the study be terminated early.
We are currently in the process of winding down the
study.
Although two
pivotal clinical trials to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of
Neutrolin are generally required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”) to secure marketing approval in the
U.S., in light of the interim analysis results and the DSMB
recommendation, we are in dialogue
with the FDA on the appropriate next steps for the development of
Neutrolin based on the results of the interim
analysis.
In addition to Neutrolin, we are sponsoring a
pre-clinical research collaboration for the use of taurolidine as a
possible combination treatment for rare orphan pediatric
tumors. In February 2018, the
U.S. FDA granted orphan drug designation to taurolidine for the
treatment of neuroblastoma. We are seeking one or more strategic
partners or other sources of capital to help us develop and
commercialize taurolidine for the treatment of
neuroblastoma. We are also evaluating opportunities for the possible expansion of
taurolidine as a platform compound for use in certain medical
devices. Patent applications have been filed in wound closure,
surgical meshes, wound management, and osteoarthritis, including
visco-supplementation. Based on initial
feasibility work, we are advancing pre-clinical studies for
taurolidine-infused surgical meshes, suture materials, and
hydrogels. We will seek to
establish development/commercial partnerships as these programs
advance.
The FDA
recently informed us that it regards taurolidine as a new chemical
entity and therefore an unapproved drug. Consequently, there is no
appropriate predicate device currently marketed in the U.S. on
which a 510k approval process could be based. As a result, we will
be required to submit a premarket approval application, or PMA, for
marketing authorization for these indications. In the event that a
new drug application (“NDA”) for Neutrolin is approved
by the FDA, the regulatory pathway may be revisited with the FDA.
Although there may be no appropriate predicate, de novo Class II designation can
be proposed, based on a risk assessment and a reasonable assurance
of safety and effectiveness.
In August 2017, we secured a research grant from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand our antimicrobial hydrogel
medical device program. In addition to our ongoing
development of taurolidine-incorporated hydrogels to reduce
infections in common burns, this funding will be applied toward the
development of an advanced hydrogel formulation that is designed to
reduce the risk of potentially life-threatening infection and
promote healing of more severe burn injuries, for which there is
significant need.
Since
our inception, our operations to date have been primarily limited
to conducting clinical trials and establishing manufacturing for
our product candidates, licensing product candidates, business and
financial planning, research and development, seeking regulatory
approval for our products, initial commercialization activities for
Neutrolin in the EU and other foreign markets, and maintaining and
improving our patent portfolio. We have funded our
operations primarily through debt and equity
financings. We have generated significant losses to
date, and we expect to use substantial amounts of cash for our
operations as we complete our LOCK-IT-100 Phase 3 clinical trial in
hemodialysis patients with catheters, possibly plan a second Phase
3 clinical trial for Neutrolin, if required by the FDA, prepare and
submit a NDA for Neutrolin to the FDA, commercialize Neutrolin in
the EU and other foreign markets, pursue business development
activities, and incur additional legal costs to defend our
intellectual property. As of September 30, 2018, we had
an accumulated deficit of approximately $180.1
million. We are unable to predict the extent of any
future losses or when we will become profitable, if
ever.
Financial Operations Overview
Research and Development Expense
Research and
development, or R&D, expense consists of: (i) internal costs
associated with our development activities; (ii) payments we make
to third party contract research organizations, contract
manufacturers, investigative sites, and consultants; (iii)
technology and intellectual property license costs; (iv)
manufacturing development costs; (v) personnel related expenses,
including salaries, stock–based compensation expense,
benefits, travel and related costs for the personnel involved in
drug development; (vi) activities relating to regulatory filings
and the advancement of our product candidates through preclinical
studies and clinical trials; and (vii) facilities and other
allocated expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for
rent, facility maintenance, as well as laboratory and other
supplies. All R&D is expensed as incurred.
Conducting a
significant amount of development is central to our business model.
Product candidates in later-stage clinical development generally
have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of
development, primarily due to the significantly increased size and
duration of the clinical trials. We expect to continue recording
high R&D expenses for the foreseeable future if we are required
to conduct a second Phase 3 clinical trial in order to submit a new
drug application to complete development of Neutrolin in the
U.S.
The
process of conducting pre-clinical studies and clinical trials
necessary to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time
consuming. The probability of success for each product candidate
and clinical trial may be affected by a variety of factors,
including, among others, the quality of the product
candidate’s early clinical data, the duration, cost and
results of the clinical program, competition, manufacturing
capabilities and commercial viability. As a result of the
uncertainties associated with clinical trial enrollments, timing,
costs and results and the risks inherent in the development
process, we are unable to determine the duration and completion
costs of current or future clinical stages of our product
candidates or when, or to what extent, we will generate revenues
from the commercialization and sale of any of our product
candidates.
Development timelines,
probability of success and development costs vary widely. We are
currently focused on clinical development of Neutrolin in the U.S.
and optimization of sales in foreign markets where Neutrolin is
approved. In December 2015, we contracted with our contract research organization, or CRO to
help us conduct our multicenter, double-blind, randomized, active
control Phase 3 clinical trial in hemodialysis patients with
central venous catheters to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of
Neutrolin in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections and
blood clotting in subjects receiving hemodialysis therapy as
treatment for end stage renal disease. In May 2017 and again in
November 2017, we modified the original contract to cover various
changes in cost due to timeline extensions, protocol changes, and
additional activities related to the collection of retrospective
data outside the treatment centers. In April 2018, we announced
that we brought in-house and assumed direct responsibility for
several aspects of the study, among them site management and review
of severe adverse events, or SAE’s, for the remainder of the
study. Our CRO is currently
working cooperatively with us on the other operational aspects of
the study. At September 30, 2018, approximately $35.5 million of
clinical trial expense has been recorded in connection with the
Master Service Agreement. Approximately $20.7 million has been
paid. We contested a substantial amount of the unpaid clinical
trial expense due to the unexpected delay and additional costs the
Company incurred in preparing for the interim analysis of the
LOCK-IT-100 study. Negotiations with
the CRO concluded in November 2018 with the signing of a
confidential settlement agreement in which we received cash,
credits and other consideration in return for agreeing to make
cumulative net payments to our CRO of approximately $6.2 million
through January 2019, plus investigator
fees and third party costs that have not been invoiced as of
September 30, 2018. Among other benefits, the settlement
agreement will result in full satisfaction of all outstanding
accounts payable and accrued expenses recorded as of September 30,
2018 in connection with the Master Services Agreement (see Note 2).
Additionally, in parallel with the settlement agreement, a new work
order under the Master Service Agreement was executed specifying
certain services the CRO will continue to provide to us related to
the closeout of the study. The budgeted amount of the new work
order is approximately $1.4 million.
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We are
pursuing additional opportunities to generate value from
taurolidine, an active component of Neutrolin. Based on initial
feasibility work, we have completed an initial round of
pre-clinical studies for taurolidine-infused surgical meshes,
suture materials, and hydrogels, which will require a PMA
regulatory pathway for approval. We
are also involved in a
pre-clinical research collaboration for the use of taurolidine as a
possible treatment for rare orphan pediatric tumors.
In February 2018, the FDA granted
orphan drug designation to taurolidine for the treatment of
neuroblastoma. We are seeking one or more strategic partners or
other sources of capital to help us develop and commercialize
taurolidine for the treatment of neuroblastoma.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general
and administrative, or SG&A, expense includes costs related to
commercial personnel, medical education professionals, marketing
and advertising, salaries and other related costs, including
stock-based compensation expense, for persons serving in our
executive, sales, finance and accounting functions. Other SG&A
expense includes facility-related costs not included in R&D
expense, promotional expenses, costs associated with industry and
trade shows, and professional fees for legal services and
accounting services.
Foreign Currency Exchange Transaction Gain (Loss)
Foreign
currency exchange transaction gain (loss) is the result of
re-measuring transactions denominated in a currency other than our
functional currency and is reported in the consolidated statement
of operations as a separate line item within other income
(expense).
Interest Income
Interest income
consists of interest earned on our cash and cash
equivalents.
Interest Expense
Interest expense
consists of interest incurred on financing of
expenditures.
Results of Operations
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to three
and nine months ended September 30, 2017
The
following is a tabular presentation of our consolidated operating
results:
|
For the Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
For the Nine Months
Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$372,514
|
$61,075
|
$510%
|
$403,274
|
236,801
|
70%
|
Cost of sales
|
(312,434)
|
(66,652)
|
369%
|
(374,672)
|
(178,276)
|
110%
|
Gross profit
(loss)
|
60,080
|
(5,577)
|
1177%
|
28,602
|
58,525
|
(51)%
|
Operating
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and
development
|
(8,289,094)
|
(6,014,260)
|
38%
|
(23,169,750)
|
(16,028,151)
|
45%
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
(2,012,439)
|
(1,992,134)
|
1%
|
(5,861,279)
|
(6,683,953)
|
(12)%
|
Total operating
expenses
|
(10,301,533)
|
(8,006,394)
|
29%
|
(29,031,029)
|
(22,712,104)
|
28%
|
Loss from
operations
|
(10,241,453)
|
(8,011,971)
|
28%
|
(29,002,427)
|
(22,653,579)
|
28%
|
Interest income
|
5,411
|
37,156
|
(85)%
|
30,383
|
89,164
|
(66)%
|
Foreign exchange transaction gain
(loss)
|
(77)
|
(4,692)
|
(98)%
|
(4,230)
|
(11,515)
|
(63)%
|
Value of warrants issued in
connection with public offering
|
-
|
(1,974,019)
|
(100)%
|
-
|
(120,654)
|
(100)%
|
Interest expense
|
-
|
(2,810)
|
(100)%
|
(1,873)
|
(2,810)
|
(33)%
|
Total Other
Income
|
5,334
|
(1,944,365)
|
(100)%
|
24,280
|
(45,815)
|
(153)%
|
Net loss
|
(10,236,119)
|
(9,956,336)
|
(3)%
|
(28,978,147)
|
(22,699,394)
|
28%
|
Other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
(6,405)
|
(1,973)
|
225%
|
(7,435)
|
13,525
|
(155)%
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
$(10,242,524)
|
$(9,958,309)
|
(3)%
|
(28,985,582)
|
(22,685,869)
|
28%
|
Revenue. Revenue was $373,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $61,000 in the
same period last year, an increase of $312,000. The increase was
primarily attributable to higher sales of Neutrolin in the Middle
East. Additionally, the adoption of ASC 606 at January 1, 2018
resulted in the recognition of all sales for the products sold with
warranty for the three months ended September 30,
2018.
Revenue
for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $403,000 as
compared to $237,000 for the same period last year, an increase of
$166,000. The increase was primarily attributable to higher sales
in the Middle East of $261,000, offset by a decrease of sales of
Neutrolin in the EU in the amount of $95,000. Additionally, the
adoption of ASC 606 at January 1, 2018 resulted in the recognition
of all sales for the products sold with warranty for the nine
months ended September 30, 2018.
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the
three months ended September 30, 2018 was $312,000 compared to
$67,000 in the same period last year, an increase of
$245,000. The increase was primarily due to increased cost of
materials of $164,000 associated with higher sales, the recognition
of $43,000 additional costs for products shipped with warranty, and
an increase in stability studies of $39,000. These increases were
partially offset by a $14,000 decrease in cost of materials and
packaging.
Cost of
sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $375,000
compared to $178,000 in the same period last year, an increase of
$197,000. The increase was primarily due to the recognition
of $43,000 cost of the products shipped with warranty and the
reduction of inventory reserve during the same period last year in
the amount of $200,000, mainly due to longer shelf life of the
products manufactured. The increase was partially offset by
decreases in cost of materials and packaging and stability studies
of $37,000 and $16,000, respectively.
Research and Development Expense.
R&D expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was
$8,289,000 compared to $6,014,000 for the same period last year, an
increase of $2,275,000. The increase was primarily attributable to
increased expenses related to the LOCK-IT-100 trial of $2,639,000,
which occurred as a result of the work leading to the interim
efficacy analysis and the subsequent efforts to plan and implement
quickly a winding down of the clinical trial while sites were still
enrolling and treating a large number of study subjects who were
actively participating in the trial up until the official wind down
commenced. Personnel expenses also increased by $245,000, due to
the hiring of new staff supporting the LOCK-IT-100 trial and the
conversion of several consultants to employee status. The increases
were partially offset by a decrease in costs to support the U.S.
clinical trial drug supply of $435,000, a $170,000 savings in cost
of studies related to wound closure, wound management and surgical
meshes that occurred in the third quarter of 2017 and a decrease in
non-cash stock-based compensation of $15,000.
R&D
expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was
$23,170,000, compared to $16,028,000 for the same period last year,
an increase of $7,142,000. The increase was primarily attributable
to a $8,118,000 increase in expenses related to the ongoing
LOCK-IT-100 clinical trial in the U.S. due to increased number of
patients enrolled, costs related to the completion of the interim
analysis and the efforts to plan and implement a winding down of
the clinical trial. The higher expense was also attributable to an
increase in personnel expenses of $669,000, mainly due to the
hiring of our chief medical officer and new staff supporting the
LOCK-IT-100 trial, including several consultants who were converted
to employee status. The increases were partially offset by a
decrease in costs related to manufacturing process development
activities of $1,164,000; reduced activity related to antimicrobial
sutures, nanofiber webs, wound management and osteoarthritis and
visco-supplementation of $435,000; and decreases in consulting fees
and non-cash stock-based compensation of $29,000 and $25,000,
respectively.
Selling, General and Administrative
Expense. SG&A expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2018 was $2,012,000 compared to $1,992,000 for the
same period last year, an increase of $20,000. The increase was
attributable to higher personnel expenses of $153,000, due to the
hiring of new employees; increases in consulting fees and costs
related to marketing research studies of $62,000 and $61,000,
respectively. These increases, among others of lesser significance,
were partially offset by reductions in selling and distribution
cost in the EU of $135,000, decreased investor relations activities
of $88,000, and a decrease in non-cash charge for stock-based
compensation expense of $39,000.
SG&A expense
for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $5,861,000
compared to $6,684,000 for the same period last year, a decrease of
$823,000. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in
consulting fees of $491,000, mainly due to executive search fees
that were incurred in 2017, a decrease in costs related to
marketing research studies of $214,000, reductions in selling and
distribution costs in the EU of $178,000, and a decrease in
non-cash charge for stock-based compensation expense of $148,000.
These decreases, among others of lesser significance, were
partially offset by a $150,000 increase in legal fees, mainly due
to fees related to the ongoing negotiations with our CRO and an
increase in business development activities of
$93,000.
Interest Income. Interest income for
the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $5,000 as compared to
$37,000 for the same period last year, a decrease of $32,000
attributable to lower average interest-bearing cash balances and
short-term investments during 2018 as compared to the same period
in 2017.
Interest income for
the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $30,000 as compared to
$89,000 for the same period last year, a decrease of $59,000. The
decrease was attributable to lower average interest-bearing cash
balances during the first nine months of 2018 compared to the same
period in 2017.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative
Liability. The change in the value of derivative liability
for the three months ended September 30, 2017 of $1,974,000 is the
difference between the fair value of the warrants issued with
insufficient authorized shares in our May 2017 public offering
which were classified as a liability at September 30, 2017 for
$1,880,000 and the estimated fair value of these warrants at August
10, 2017 of $3,854,000, when these warrants were reclassified to
equity.
Change
in fair value of derivative liability for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 of $121,000 represents the net change in the
fair value of the warrants at issuance date (May 3, 2017) of
$3,733,000 and the estimated fair value of the warrants of
$3,854,000 at August 10, 2017, the date that the warrants were
reclassified from liability to equity.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Unrealized foreign exchange movements related to long-term
intercompany loans and the translation of the foreign affiliate
financial statements to U.S. dollars and unrealized movements
related to short-term investment are recorded in other
comprehensive income (loss) totaling a $6,000 and $2,000 loss for
the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,
respectively.
Unrealized foreign
exchange movements related to long-term intercompany loans and the
translation of the foreign affiliate financial statements to U.S.
dollars and unrealized movements related to short-term investment
are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) totaling a $7,000
loss and a $14,000 gain for the nine months ended September 30,
2018 and 2017, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As a
result of our cost of sales, R&D and SG&A expenditures and
the lack of substantial product sales revenue, we have not been
profitable and have generated operating losses since our
incorporation. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we
received net proceeds of $11,013,000 from the issuance of
27,242,255 shares of common stock under our at-the-market sales, or
ATM program.
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net
cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2018 was $16,500,000 as compared to $21,310,000 for
the same period in 2017, a decrease in net cash use of $4,810,000.
The decrease was primarily attributable to a build-up in accounts
payable and accrued expenses resulting from our suspension of
payments to our CRO while we continue to work towards the
finalization of a settlement agreement, despite an increase of
$6,279,000 in our net loss. The net loss of $28,978,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2018 was higher than cash used in
operating activities by $12,478,000. The difference is primarily
attributable to non-cash stock-based compensation of $1,092,000 and
increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $6,075,000
and $5,481,000, respectively, primarily due to the suspension of
payments to our CRO while negotiations continue.
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Cash
provided by investing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2018 was $1,555,000 as compared to $5,291,000 for the
same period in 2017, both of which are mainly attributable to the
proceeds received on the sale of short-term
investments.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2018 was $11,013,000 as compared to $13,152,000 for
the same period in 2017. During the nine months ended September 30,
2018, we generated net proceeds of $11,013,000 from the sale of our
common stock in our at-the-market program. During the same period
in 2017, we generated $12,798,000 from the public offering of our
common stock and warrants, $347,000 from the sale of our common
stock in the ATM program and received net proceeds of $7,000 from
the exercise of stock options.
Funding Requirements and Liquidity
Our
total cash on hand and short-term investments as of September 30,
2018 was $6.4 million, excluding restricted cash of $0.2 million,
compared with $12.0 million at December 31, 2017, excluding
restricted cash of $0.2 million.
Because
our business has not generated positive operating cash flow, we
will need to raise additional capital in order to continue to fund
our research and development activities, as well as to fund
operations generally. Our continued operations are focused
primarily in activities leading to the preparation and submission
of a new drug application for Neutrolin to the FDA and will depend
on our ability to raise sufficient funds through various potential
sources, such as equity, debt financings, and/or strategic
relationships. We can provide no assurances that financing or
strategic relationships will be available on acceptable terms, or
at all.
We
expect to continue to fund operations from cash on hand and through
capital raising sources as previously described, which may be
dilutive to existing stockholders, through revenues from the
licensing of our products, or through strategic alliances.
We may continue to utilize our ATM
program, if conditions allow, to support our ongoing funding
requirements. Additionally, we may seek to sell additional equity
or debt securities through one or more discrete transactions, or
enter into a strategic alliance arrangement, but can provide
no assurances that any such financing or strategic alliance
arrangement will be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
Moreover, the incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased
fixed obligations and could contain covenants that would restrict
our operations. Raising additional
funds through strategic alliance arrangements with third parties
may require significant time to complete and could force us to
relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue
streams, research programs or product candidates, or to grant
licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us or our
stockholders. Our actual cash requirements may vary
materially from those now planned due to a number of factors,
including any change in the focus and direction of our research and
development programs, any acquisition or pursuit of development of
new product candidates, competitive and technical advances, the
costs of commercializing any of our product candidates, and costs
of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims
and any other intellectual property rights.
While
we expect to grow product sales, we do not anticipate that we will
generate significant product revenues in the foreseeable future. In
the absence of such revenue, we are likely to continue generating
operating cash flow deficits. We will continue to use cash as we
terminate our Phase 3 clinical trial, and increase other activities
leading to the preparation and submission of a new drug application
to seek marketing approval of Neutrolin in the U.S., pursue
business development activities, and incur additional legal costs
to defend our intellectual property.
Based on the
current development plans for Neutrolin and our other operating
requirements, we believe that the existing cash and cash
equivalents at September 30, 2018, plus the funds raised under our
ATM program through the filing date of this report, the cash and
credits received from the settlement agreement with the CRO, and
the expected proceeds of a $7.5 million convertible debt
transaction being negotiated with our largest investor will be
adequate to fund the costs of its operations into the second
quarter of 2019. If we are unable to close the convertible debt
financing with our largest investor or to raise additional funds
when needed, we may be forced to slow or discontinue our plans to
file an NDA for Neutrolin. We may also be required to delay, scale
back or eliminate some or all of our research and development
programs. Each of these alternatives would likely have a material
adverse effect on our business.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our
management’s discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations is based on our financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. The
preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate these
estimates and judgments, including those described below. We base
our estimates on our historical experience and on various other
assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances. These estimates and assumptions form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results and experiences may differ materially from these
estimates.
While
our significant accounting policies are more fully described in
Note 2 to our financial statements included with this report, we
believe that the following accounting policies are the most
critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating our
reported financial results and affect the more significant
judgments and estimates that we use in the preparation of our
financial statements.
Stock-Based Compensation
We
account for stock options according to the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) No. 718, “Compensation
— Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”).
Under ASC 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at grant
date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is
recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite service
period on a straight-line basis.
We
account for stock options granted to non-employees on a fair value
basis using the Black-Scholes option pricing model in accordance
with ASC 718 and ASC No. 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to
Non-Employees”. For the purpose of valuing options and
warrants granted to our directors, officers, employees and
consultants, we use the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
non-cash charge to operations for non-employee options with
time-based vesting provisions is based on the fair value of the
options re-measured each reporting period and amortized to expense
over the related vesting period, and the non-cash charge to
operations for non-employee options with performance based vesting
provisions is recorded when the achievement of the performance
condition is probable.
Valuations
incorporate several variables, including expected term, expected
volatility, expected dividend yield and a risk-free interest rate.
We estimate the expected term of the options granted based on
anticipated exercises in future periods. The expected stock price
volatility for our stock options is calculated based on the
historical volatility since the initial public offering of our
common stock in March 2010. The expected dividend yield reflects
our current and expected future policy for dividends on our common
stock. To determine the risk-free interest rate, we utilize
the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant with a
term consistent with the expected term of our
awards.
Research and Development
Research and
development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and
development includes fees associated with operational consultants,
contract clinical research organizations, contract manufacturing
organizations, clinical site fees, contract laboratory research
organizations, contract central testing laboratories, licensing
activities, and allocated executive, human resources and facilities
expenses. We accrue for costs incurred as the services are being
provided by monitoring the status of the trial and the invoices
received from our external service providers. As actual costs
become known, we adjust our accruals in the period when actual
costs become known. Costs related to the acquisition of technology
rights and patents for which development work is still in process
are charged to operations as incurred and considered a component of
research and development expense.
Revenue Recognition
We
adopted ASC 606, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers”, as of January 1, 2018. ASC 606
prescribes a five-step model for recognizing revenue which includes
(i) identifying the contract; (ii) identifying performance
obligations; (iii) determining the transaction price; (iv)
allocating the transaction price; and (v) recognizing
revenue.
Our
product Neutrolin received its CE Mark in Europe in July 2013 and
shipment of product to dialysis centers began in December 2013. In
accordance with ASC 606, we recognize revenue from product sales
based on the five-step model. As such, we recognize revenue upon
shipment of product to the dialysis centers.
For our
exclusive distribution agreements in which we received upfront
payments, revenue is recognized based on the five-step
model.
In
October 2015, we shipped product with less than 75% of its
remaining shelf life to a customer and issued a guarantee that the
specific product shipped would be replaced by us if the customer
was not able to sell the product before it expired. As a result of
this warranty, we may have an additional performance obligation
(i.e. accept returned product and deliver new product to the
customer) if the customer is unable to sell the short-dated
product. As the result of the adoption of ASC 606, we accelerated
the deferred revenue and related cost of sales associated with the
shipment of this product in the net amount of $70,500 and recorded
the warranty obligation in the amount of $52,900.
In August 2014, we entered into an exclusive
distribution agreement (the “Wonik Agreement”) with
Wonik Corporation, a South Korean company, to market, sell and
distribute Neutrolin for hemodialysis and oncolytic patients upon
receipt of regulatory approval in Korea. Upon execution of the
Wonik Agreement, Wonik paid to us a non-refundable $50,000 payment
and will pay an additional $50,000 upon receipt of the
product registration necessary to sell Neutrolin in the Republic of
Korea (the “Territory”).
Product registration in the Territory is contingent upon the
marketing approval of Neutrolin in the U.S. The term of the Wonik
Agreement commenced on August 8, 2014 and will continue for three
years after the first commercial sale of Neutrolin in the
Territory. The non-refundable up-front payment has been recorded as
deferred revenue and will be recognized as revenue on a
straight-line basis over the contractual term of the Agreement. We
recognized $2,200 and $6,600 revenue related to the Wonik Agreement
for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and
2017.
Inventory Valuation
We
engage third parties to manufacture and package inventory held for
sale and warehouse such goods until packaged for final distribution
and sale. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net
realizable value with cost determined on a first-in, first-out
basis. Inventories are reviewed periodically to identify
slow-moving or obsolete inventory based on sales activity, both
projected and historical, as well as product shelf-life. In
evaluating the recoverability of our inventories, we consider the
probability that revenue will be obtained from the future sale of
the related inventory and, if required, will write down inventory
quantities in excess of expected requirements. Expired inventory is
disposed of and the related costs are recognized as cost of product
sales in our consolidated statements of operations.
We
analyze our inventory levels to identify inventory that may expire
prior to sale, inventory that has a cost basis in excess of its
estimated realizable value, or inventory in excess of expected
sales requirements. Although the manufacturing of our products is
subject to strict quality controls, certain batches or units of
product may no longer meet quality specifications or may expire,
which would require adjustments to our inventory
values.
In the
future, reduced demand, quality issues or excess supply beyond
those anticipated by management may result in an adjustment to
inventory levels, which would be recorded as an increase to cost of
product sales. The determination of whether or not inventory costs
will be realizable requires estimates by our management. A critical
input in this determination is future expected inventory
requirements based on our internal sales forecasts which we then
compare to the expiry dates of inventory on hand. To the extent
that inventory is expected to expire prior to being sold, we will
write down the value of inventory. If actual results differ from
those estimates, additional inventory write-offs may be
required.
Short-Term Investments
We
determine the appropriate classification of marketable securities
at the time of purchase and reevaluate such designation as of each
balance sheet date. Investments in marketable debt and equity
securities classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair
value. Fair values of our investments are determined using quoted
market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
or quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or other inputs
that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market
data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Our marketable securities are highly liquid and consist of U.S.
government agency securities, high-grade corporate obligations and
commercial paper with maturities of more than 90 days but less than
12 months. Changes in fair value that are considered temporary are
reported net of tax in other comprehensive income (loss). Realized
gains and losses, amortization of premiums and discounts and
interest and dividends earned are included in income (expense) on
the condensed consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss). The cost of investments for purposes
of computing realized and unrealized gains and losses is based on
the specific identification method. Investments with maturities
beyond one year, if any, are classified as short-term based on
management’s intent to fund current operations with these
securities or to make them available for current operations. For
declines, if any, in the fair value of equity securities that are
considered other-than-temporary, impairment losses are charged to
other (income) expense, net. We consider available evidence in
evaluating potential impairments of our investments, including the
duration and extent to which fair value is less than cost and, for
equity securities, our ability and intent to hold the
investments.
Fair Value Measurements
We
categorize our financial instruments into a three-level fair value
hierarchy that prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques used
to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest
priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
(Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).
If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different
levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest
priority level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement of the instrument. Financial assets recorded at fair
value on our condensed consolidated balance sheets are categorized
as follows:
●
Level 1
inputs—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices
(unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active
markets.
●
Level 2
inputs— Significant other observable inputs (e.g., quoted
prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for
identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs
other than quoted prices that are observable such as interest rate
and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs).
●
Level 3 inputs
—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are
supported by little or no market activity and are valued based on management’s
estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability.
Recent Authoritative Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance
related to how an entity should account for lease assets and lease
liabilities. The guidance specifies that an entity who is a lessee
under lease agreements should recognize lease assets and lease
liabilities for those leases classified as operating leases under
previous FASB guidance. Accounting for leases by lessors is largely
unchanged under the new guidance. In July 2018, the FASB
issued new guidance
with targeted improvements which include a new transition method
and a practical expedient for separating components of a contract
intended to reduce costs and ease implementation of the lease
standard. The guidance is
effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2019. Early
adoption is permitted. In transition, lessees and lessors are
required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the
earliest period presented using a modified retrospective
approach. We are evaluating the impact of adopting this
guidance on our consolidated financial
statements.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which replaces the incurred
loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that
reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a
broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform
credit loss estimates. The guidance is effective for us beginning
in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early adoption is
permitted beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. We
are evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our
consolidated financial statements.
In
July 2017, the FASB issued new guidance which changes the
classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial
instruments (or embedded features) with down round features and
recharacterizes the indefinite deferral of certain provisions
within the guidance for distinguishing liabilities from equity. The
guidance is effective for us beginning in the first quarter of
fiscal year 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating
the impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial
statements.
In June
2018, the FASB issued a new guidance which expands the scope of ASC
718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods
and services from nonemployees. The guidance is effective
for us
beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Early adoption
is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of adopting this
guidance on our consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do
not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item
3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk.
None.
Item
4.
Controls
and Procedures.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls
and procedures are designed only to provide reasonable assurance
that information to be disclosed in our reports filed pursuant to
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms. Under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, we carried out an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30,
2018. Based on the foregoing evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file
or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and
forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
during the quarter ended September 30, 2018, or in other factors
that could significantly affect these controls, that materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal
Proceedings.
On
September 9, 2014, we filed in the District Court of Mannheim,
Germany a patent infringement action against TauroPharm GmbH and
Tauro-Implant GmbH as well as their respective CEOs (the
“Defendants”) claiming infringement of our European
Patent EP 1 814 562 B1, which was granted by the EPO on January 8,
2014 (the “Prosl European Patent”). The Prosl European
Patent covers a low dose heparin catheter lock solution for
maintaining patency and preventing infection in a hemodialysis
catheter. In this action, we claim that the Defendants infringe on
the Prosl European Patent by manufacturing and distributing
catheter locking solutions to the extent they are covered by the
claims of the Prosl European Patent. We believe that our patent is
sound, and are seeking injunctive relief and raising claims for
information, rendering of accounts, calling back, destruction and
damages. Separately, TauroPharm has filed an opposition with the
EPO against the Prosl European Patent alleging that it lacks
novelty and inventive step. We cannot predict what other defenses
the Defendants may raise, or the ultimate outcome of either of
these related matters.
In
the same complaint against the same Defendants, we also alleged an
infringement (requesting the same remedies) of NDP’s utility
model DE 20 2005 022 124 U1 (the “Utility Model”),
which we believe is fundamentally identical to the Prosl European
Patent in its main aspects and claims. The Court separated the two
proceedings and the Prosl European Patent and the Utility Model
claims are now being tried separately. TauroPharm has filed a
cancellation action against the Utility Model before the German
Patent and Trademark Office (the “German PTO”) based on
the similar arguments as those in the opposition against the Prosl
European Patent.
On
March 27, 2015, the District Court held a hearing to evaluate
whether the Utility Model has been infringed by TauroPharm in
connection with the manufacture, sale and distribution of its
TauroLock-HEP100TM and TauroLock-HEP500TM products. A hearing
before the same court was held on January 30, 2015 on the separate,
but related, question of infringement of the Prosl European Patent
by TauroPharm.
The
Court issued its decisions on May 8, 2015, staying both
proceedings. In its decisions, the Court found that the
commercialization by TauroPharm in Germany of its TauroLock
catheter lock solutions Hep100 and Hep500 infringes both the Prosl
European Patent and the Utility Model and further that there is no
prior use right that would allow TauroPharm to continue to make,
use or sell its product in Germany. However, the Court declined to
issue an injunction in favor of us that would preclude the
continued commercialization by TauroPharm based upon its finding
that there is a sufficient likelihood that the EPO, in the case of
the Prosl European Patent, or the German PTO, in the case of the
Utility Model, may find that such patent or utility model is
invalid. Specifically, the Court noted the possible publication of
certain instructions for product use that may be deemed to
constitute prior art. As such, the District Court determined that
it will defer any consideration of the request by us for injunctive
and other relief until such time as the EPO or the German PTO made
a final decision on the underlying validity of the Prosl European
Patent and the Utility Model.
The
opposition proceeding against the Prosl European Patent before the
EPO is ongoing. In its preliminary consideration of the matter, the
EPO (and the German PTO) regarded the patent as not inventive or
novel due to publication of prior art. Oral proceedings before the
Opposition Division at the EPO were held on November 25, 2015, at
which the three judge patent examiner panel considered arguments
related to the validity of the Prosl European Patent. The hearing
was adjourned due to the fact that the panel was of the view that
Claus Herdeis, one of the managing directors of TauroPharm, had to
be heard as a witness in a further hearing in order to close some
gaps in the documentation presented by TauroPharm as regards the
publication of prior art.
The
German PTO held a hearing in the validity proceedings relating to
the Utility Model on June 29, 2016, at which the panel affirmed its
preliminary finding that the Utility Model was invalid based upon
prior publication of a reference to the benefits that may be
associated with adding heparin to a taurolidine based solution. The
decision has only a declaratory effect, as the Utility Model had
expired in November 2015. Furthermore, it has no bearing on the
ongoing consideration by the EPO of the validity and possible
infringement of the Prosl European Patent. We filed an appeal
against the ruling on September 7, 2016.
In
October 2016, TauroPharm submitted a further writ to the EPO
requesting a date for the hearing and bringing forward further
arguments, in particular in view of the June 2016 decision of the
German PTO on the invalidity of the utility model, which we have
appealed. On November 22, 2017, the EPO in Munich, Germany held a
further oral hearing in this matter. At the hearing, the panel held
that the Prosl European Patent would be invalidated because it did
not meet the requirements of novelty based on a technical aspect of
the European intellectual property law. We disagree with this
decision and, after the written opinion was issued by the
Opposition Division in September 2018, have appealed the decision.
We continue to believe that the Prosl European Patent is indeed
novel and that its validity should be maintained. There can be no
assurance that we will prevail in this matter with either the
German PTO or the EPO. In addition, the ongoing Unfair Competition
litigation against TauroPharm is not affected and will
continue.
On
January 16, 2015, we filed a complaint against TauroPharm GmbH and
its managing directors in the District Court of Cologne, Germany.
In the complaint, we allege violation of the German Unfair
Competition Act by TauroPharm for the unauthorized use of our
proprietary information obtained in confidence by TauroPharm. We
allege that TauroPharm is improperly and unfairly using our
proprietary information relating to the composition and manufacture
of Neutrolin, in the manufacture and sale of TauroPharm’s
products TauroLockTM, TauroLock-HEP100 and TauroLock-HEP500. We
seek a cease and desist order against TauroPharm from continuing to
manufacture and sell any product containing taurolidine (the active
pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) of Neutrolin) and
citric acid in addition to possible other components, damages for
any sales in the past and the removal of all such products from the
market. An initial hearing in the District Court of Cologne,
Germany, was held on November 19, 2015 to consider our claims. The
judge made no decision on the merits of our complaint. On January
14, 2016, the court issued an interim decision in the form of a
court order outlining several issues of concern that relate
primarily to court's interest in clarifying the facts and reviewing
any and all available documentation, in particular with regard to
the question which specific know-how was provided to TauroPharm by
whom and when. We prepared the requested reply and produced the
respective documentation. TauroPharm also filed another writ within
the same deadline and both parties filed further writs at the end
of April 2016 setting out their respective argumentation in more
detail. A further oral hearing in this matter was held on November
15, 2016. In this hearing, the court heard arguments from CorMedix
and TauroPharm concerning the allegations of unfair competition.
The court made no rulings from the bench, and indicated that it is
prepared to further examine the underlying facts of our
allegations. On March 7, 2017, the court issued another interim
decision in the form of a court order outlining again several
issues relating to the argumentation of both sides in the
proceedings. In particular, the court requested us to further
specify our requests and to further substantiate in even more
detail which know know-how was provided by Biolink to TauroPharm by
whom and when. The court also raised the question whether the
know-how provided at the time to TauroPharm could still be
considered to be secret know-how or may have become public in the
meantime. The court granted both sides the opportunity to reply to
this court order and provide additional facts and evidence until
May 15, 2017. Both parties submitted further writs in this matter
and the court scheduled a further hearing for May 8, 2018. After
having been rescheduled several times, the hearing is now scheduled
to take place on November 20, 2018. We intend to continue to pursue
this matter, and to provide additional supplemental documentary and
other evidence as may be necessary to support our
claims.
The
following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Form
10-Q:
Exhibit Number
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Description
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
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101
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The following materials from CorMedix Inc. Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2018, formatted in Extensible
Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017,
(ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2018 and 2017, (iii) Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for
the nine months ended September 30, 2018, (iv) Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2018 and 2017, and (v) Notes to
the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.**
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_____________
**
Pursuant to Rule
406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files in Exhibit 101
hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or
prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
otherwise are not subject to liability under those
sections.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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CORMEDIX
INC.
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Date: November 14,
2018
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By:
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/s/ Khoso
Baluch
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Khoso
Baluch
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Chief Executive
Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit Number
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Description
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
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101
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The following materials from CorMedix Inc. Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2018, formatted in Extensible
Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017,
(ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2018 and 2017, (iii) Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for
the nine months ended September 30, 2018, (iv) Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2018 and 2017, and (v) Notes to
the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.*
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_____________
**
Pursuant to Rule
406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files in Exhibit 101
hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or
prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
otherwise are not subject to liability under those
sections.