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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

OR

[ ]  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 0-50626

CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


DELAWARE 91-1707622
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (908) 517 7330

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 [X]    No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of ‘‘accelerated filer and large accelerated filer’’ as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [ ]                        Accelerated filer [X]                        Non-accelerated filer [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ]    No [X]

As of May 9, 2007 there were 20,407,659 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.




CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


  As of
December 31,
2006
As of
March 31,
2007
  (Note 1)
$000
(Unaudited)
$000
ASSETS    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 44,238 75,215
Short-term investments 9,764 5,536
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,163 4,480
Total current assets 58,165 85,231
Property, plant and equipment (net) 2,121 2,025
Deposits and other assets 241 241
Goodwill 2,749 2,749
Total assets 63,276 90,246
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 2,175 2,076
Accrued liabilities 3,324 2,468
Other current liabilities 290 173
Derivative liability 1,135 867
Current portion of other accrued restructuring charges 908 976
Current portion of equipment financing 89 19
Total current liabilities 7,921 6,579
Other accrued restructuring charges, net of current 1,436 1,229
Warrants liability 6,292
Total liabilities 9,357 14,100
Stockholders’ equity:    
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, respectively; 2,046,813 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, respectively. Aggregate preference in liquidation of $20,673,000 at December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007 2 2
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, respectively; 16,157,953 and 20,407,659 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, respectively 16 20
Additional paid-in capital 194,714 221,861
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,537 )  (2,571 ) 
Deficit accumulated during the development stage (138,276 )  (143,166 ) 
Total stockholders’ equity 53,919 76,146
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 63,276 90,246

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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)


  For the three months ended
March 31
Period from
August 13,
1996
(inception) to
March 31,
  2006 2007 2007
  $000, except per share and share amounts
Revenues:      
Collaboration and research and development revenue 95 10 3,000
Grant revenue 56 42 3,519
  151 52 6,519
Operating expenses:(2)      
Research and development (8,004 )  (3,977 )  (125,952 ) 
General and administrative (3,915 )  (2,632 )  (38,585 ) 
Other restructuring costs (80 )  (305 ) 
Total operating expenses (11,919 )  (6,689 )  (164,842 ) 
Operating loss (11,768 )  (6,637 )  (158,323 ) 
Other income (expense):      
Costs associated with aborted 2004 IPO (3,550 ) 
Change in valuation of derivative (40 )  (255 ) 
Change in valuation of warrants 458 458
Interest income 127 828 9,435
Interest expense (68 )  (51 )  (3,967 ) 
Total other income (expense) 59 1,195 2,121
Loss before taxes (11,709 )  (5,442 )  (156,202 ) 
Income tax benefit 360 552 13,036
Net loss (11,349 )  (4,890 )  (143,166 ) 
Dividends on Preferred Ordinary shares (2,827 )  (38,123 ) 
Net loss applicable to ordinary shareholders (14,176 )  (4,890 )  (181,289 ) 
Net loss per share – basic and diluted $ (2.09 )  $ (0.27 )   
Weighted average shares(1) 6,793,293 18,188,350  
(1) Weighted average shares have been adjusted to reflect the equivalent Xcyte shares and equity structure.
(2) Amounts include stock-based compensation, consisting of stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123R, the amortization of deferred stock-based compensation and the value of options issued to non-employees for services rendered, allocated as shown below:

  For the three
months ended
March 31,
Period from
August 13, 1996
(inception) to
March 31,
  2006 2007 2007
  $000 $000 $000
Research and development 4,546 290 8,386
General and administrative 2,425 253 4,310
  6,971 543 12,696

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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)


  For the three
months ended
March 31,
Period from
August 13, 1996
(inception) to
March 31,
  2006 2007 2007
  $000 $000 $000
Net loss (11,349 )  (4,890 )  (143,166 ) 
Currency translation (1,853 )  (34 )  (2,576 ) 
Comprehensive loss (13,202 )  (4,924 )  (145,742 ) 

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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)


  For the three
months ended
March 31,
Period from
August 13, 1996
(inception) to
March 31,
  2006 2007 2007
  $000 $000 $000
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net loss (11,349 )  (4,890 )  (143,166 ) 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:      
Amortization of investment premiums, net (20 )  (49 ) 
Change in valuation of derivative 40 255
Change in valuation of warrants (458 )  (458 ) 
Depreciation and amortization 274 241 9,330
Unrealized foreign exchange loss 8 3,377
Deferred revenue (98 ) 
Compensation for warrants issued to non employees 1,215
Shares issued for IP rights 446
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 27
Stock based compensation 6,971 543 12,697
Provision for restructuring 80 305
Amortization of issuance costs of Preferred Ordinary ‘‘C’’ shares 2,517
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (10 )  (308 )  (3,855 ) 
Accounts payable and other current liabilities 1,778 (1,299 )  (1,629 ) 
Net cash used in operating activities (2,336 )  (6,063 )  (119,086 ) 
Investing activities:      
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (46 )  (142 )  (6,811 ) 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 26
Short-term investments on deposit, net of maturities 7,181 4,249 (1,709 ) 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 7,135 4,107 (8,494 ) 
Financing activities:      
Payment of capital lease obligations (62 )  (71 )  (3,691 ) 
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary and preferred ordinary shares, net of issuance costs 90,858
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants, net of issuance costs 33,358 75,984
Payment of preferred stock dividend (307 )  (1,228 ) 
Repayment of government loan (455 ) 
Government loan received 414
Loan received from Cyclacel Group Plc 9,103
Proceeds of committable loan notes issued from shareholders 8,883

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  For the three
months ended
March 31,
Period from
August 13, 1996
(inception) to
March 31,
  2006 2007 2007
  $000 $000 $000
Loans received from shareholders 1,645
Cash and cash equivalents assumed on stock purchase 17,915 17,915
Costs associated with stock purchase (1,951 )  (1,951 ) 
Net cash provided by financing activities 15,902 32,980 197,477
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (111 )  (47 )  5,318
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 20,701 31,024 69,897
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 3,117 44,238
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 23,707 75,215 75,215
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information:      
Cash received during the period for:      
Interest 364 800 9,285
Taxes 10,739
Cash paid during the period for:      
Interest (119 )  (45 )  (868 ) 
Schedule of non-cash transactions:      
Acquisitions of equipment purchased through capital leases 3,470
Issuance of Ordinary shares in connection with license agreements 592
Issuance of Ordinary shares on conversion of bridging loan 1,638
Issuance of Preferred Ordinary ‘‘C’’ shares on conversion of secured convertible loan notes and accrued interest 8,893
Issuance of Ordinary shares in lieu of cash bonus 164

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CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
(Unaudited)

1.    NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Company is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and eventual commercialization of novel, mechanism-targeted drugs to treat human cancers and other serious disorders. As a development stage enterprise, substantially all efforts of the Company to date have been devoted to performing research and development, conducting clinical trials, developing and acquiring intellectual properties, raising capital and recruiting and training personnel. The Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1996 and is headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey with research facilities located in the United Kingdom.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2007 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. The unaudited condensed interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and footnotes related thereto for the year ended December 31, 2006 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2007.

2.    Registered Direct Equity Offering 

On February 16, 2007, the Company raised $36 million in gross proceeds, before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses of $2.6 million, in a ‘‘registered direct’’ offering through the sale of shares of its common stock and warrants. The Company entered into subscription agreements with these investors pursuant to which it has sold approximately 4.2 million units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a seven-year warrant to purchase 0.25 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $8.47125 per unit. The purchase price for the shares and the exercise price for the warrants was $8.44 per share, the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock on February 12, 2007. Investors in the financing paid $0.125 per warrant. The Company has issued 4,249,668 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 1,062,412 shares of common stock.

The Company has valued the warrants at $6.3 million using a Black-Scholes pricing model with the following factors: risk free interest rate of 4.58%, volatility of 85%, dividend yield of 0% and a life of 6.88 years. Emerging Issues Task Force (‘‘EITF’’) 00-19, ‘‘Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock’’ requires freestanding contracts that are settled in a Company’s own stock, including common stock warrants to be designated as an equity instrument, asset or liability. Under the provisions of EITF 00-19, a contract designated as an asset or a liability must be carried at fair value until exercised or expired, with any changes in fair value recorded in the results of operations. A contract designated as an equity instrument must be included within equity, and no fair value adjustments are required. The Company reviews the classification of its contracts at each balance sheet date. 

Pursuant to EITF Issue No. 00-19, since the Company is unable to control all the events or actions necessary to settle the warrants in registered shares the warrants have been recorded as long-term liabilities at fair value. The fair value of the outstanding warrants is evaluated at each reporting period with any resulting change in the fair value being reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. The change in fair value recognized in the financial statements during the first quarter of 2007 was $458,000.

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In connection with the issuance of the common stock and warrants, the Company incurred placement agent fees, legal fees and other expenses of approximately $2.6 million which have been charged to Additional Paid in Capital on the consolidated balance sheet.

3.     STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement (‘‘FASB’’), Statement No. 123R, ‘‘Share-Based Payment’’ (‘‘SFAS 123R’’). SFAS 123R requires the Company to measure all share-based payment awards, including those with employees, granted, modified, repurchased or cancelled after, or that were unvested as of, January 1, 2006 at fair value. Under SFAS 123R, the fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation must be recognized as expense in the statements of operations over the requisite service period of each award.

There are 1,615,795 shares of Cyclacel common stock reserved for issue under the equity incentive plans. A resolution to approve the amendment of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, (‘‘2006 Plan’’), to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder by an additional 1,384,205 shares, to an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares will be voted on by stockholders at the annual meeting of the Company in May 2007.

As of the date of this report, a total of 1,592,091 options have been granted pursuant to the equity incentive plans. In the first quarter of 2007, we granted 256,250 stock options to our non-executive directors under the 2006 Plan which vest ratably over the four years to March 8, 2011. The total fair value of all options granted under the 2006 Plan is $6,704,000. In respect of these options, $3,642,000 of compensation expense has not been recognized at March 31, 2007. A summary of activity for the options under our share option plans for the three months ended March 31, 2007 is as follows:


  Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (in
millions)
Balance as of January 1, 2007 1,335,841 $ 6.72 9.44   —
Granted 256,250 $ 7.80 10.00
Exercised
Expired
Cancelled/forfeited
Balance as of March 31, 2007 1,592,091 $ 5.62 9.32
Unvested at March 31, 2007 828,528 $ 7.05 9.41
Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2007 763,563 $ 6.69 9.22

The fair value of the stock options granted during the quarter is calculated at each reporting date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model prescribed by SFAS 123R using the following assumptions:


  For the three
months ended
March 31,
2007
Expected term 4.25 years
Risk free interest rate 4.56 % 
Volatility 70 % 
Dividends 0.00 % 
Resulting weighted average grant date fair value $         4.48

The expected term assumption was estimated using past history of early exercise behavior and expectations about future behaviors.

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The expected volatility assumption was based on the historical volatility of our common stock since the merger with Xcyte Therapies, Inc. on March 27, 2006 together with an analysis of the historical volatilities of a peer group of similar biotechnology companies.

The weighted average risk-free interest rate represents interest rate for treasury constant maturities published by the Federal Reserve Board. If the term of available treasury constant maturity instruments is not equal to the expected term of an employee option, we use the weighted average of the two Federal Reserve securities closest to the expected term of the employee option.

Dividend yield has been assumed to be zero as (a) we have never declared or paid any dividends and (b) do not currently anticipate paying any cash dividends on our outstanding shares of common stock in the foreseeable future.

There were no stock option exercises for the period ended March 31, 2007. No income tax benefits would have been recorded if there had been stock option exercises. SFAS 123R prohibits recognition of tax benefits for exercised stock options until such benefits are realized. As the Company presently has tax loss carry forwards from prior periods and expects to incur tax losses in 2007, the Company would not be able to benefit from the deduction for exercised stock options in the current reporting period.

Cash used to settle equity instruments granted under share-based payment arrangements amounted to $Nil during all periods presented.

4.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

In 2005, the Company recorded an accrued restructuring liability associated with abandoning the facility in Bothell, Washington. The lease term on this space expires December 2010. The restructuring liability was computed as the present value of the difference between the remaining lease payments due less the estimate of net sublease income and expenses. The accrual balance was adjusted in 2006 to reflect a change in estimate due to continued deterioration in the local real estate market. As of March 31, 2007 the accrued restructuring liability was $2.2 million. This represents the Company’s best estimate of the fair value of the liability. Subsequent changes in the liability due to accretion, or changes in estimates of sublease assumptions, etc. will be recognized as adjustments to restructuring charges in future periods.

The Company records payments of rent related to the Bothell facility as a reduction in the amount of the accrued restructuring liability. Accretion expense is recognized due to the passage of time, which is also reflected as a restructuring charge. Based on our current projections of estimated sublease income and a discount rate of 7.8%, the Company expects to record additional accretion expense of approximately $269,000 over the remaining term of the lease.

In connection with the abandonment of the Seattle and Bothell facilities and the related sale of assets in late 2005 the Company has been subjected to a State sales tax audit by the Department of Revenue of the State of Washington. In this connection the Company accrued $270,000 in the year ended December 31, 2006 as a State tax assessment. There has been no change in the Company’s assessment of the liability and the $270,000 remains included in the accompanying balance sheet as a component of accrued liabilities.

5.    MERGER

On March 27, 2006, Xcyte Therapies, Inc., or Xcyte, completed the Stock Purchase Agreement with Cyclacel Group plc whereby Xcyte acquired all of Cyclacel Limited’s, (‘‘Limited’’), outstanding shares of common stock from Cyclacel Group plc. Xcyte changed its name to Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Cyclacel, and Cyclacel was listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol CYCC. The transaction was considered a ‘‘reverse merger’’ and was accounted for as a purchase by Cyclacel under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Accordingly, the purchase price was allocated among the fair values of the assets and liabilities of Xcyte, while the historical results of Limited are reflected in the results of the combined company. The 1,967,966 shares of Xcyte common stock outstanding, the 2,046,813 preferred stock outstanding and the outstanding Xcyte options, were considered as the basis for determining the consideration in the reverse merger transaction.

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Merger Purchase Price

The consolidated financial statements reflect the merger of Limited with Xcyte as a reverse acquisition wherein Limited is deemed to be the acquiring entity from an accounting perspective. Under the purchase method of accounting, Xcyte’s outstanding shares of common and preferred stock were valued using the average closing price on Nasdaq for the two days prior to through the two days subsequent to the announcement of the transaction date of December 15, 2005 of $4.38 (as adjusted for a reverse stock split) and $3.72 per share for common stock and preferred stock, respectively. There were 1,967,967 shares of common stock and 2,046,813 shares of preferred stock outstanding as of March 27, 2006. The fair values of the Xcyte outstanding stock options were determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $4.38 (as adjusted for the reverse stock split), volatility of 0.97; risk-free interest rate of 4.0%; and an expected life of three months.

The purchase price is summarized as follows (in thousands):


Fair value of Xcyte outstanding common stock $ 8,620
Fair value of Xcyte outstanding preferred stock 7,618
Fair value of Xcyte outstanding stock options 17
Merger costs 1,951
Total purchase price $ 18,206

Merger Purchase Price Allocation

The purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):


Current assets $ 21,267
Property, plant and equipment 108
Other assets 259
Current liabilities (4,400 ) 
Non-current liabilities (1,777 ) 
Goodwill 2,749
  $ 18,206

Pro Forma Results of Operations

The results of operations of Xcyte are included in Cyclacel’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of the business combination transaction as of March 27, 2006. The following table presents pro forma results of operations and gives effect to the business combination transaction as if the business combination was consummated at the beginning of the period presented. The unaudited pro forma results of operations are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the business combination been completed at the beginning of the retrospective periods or of the results that may occur in the future.

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  For the three
months ended
March 31,
  2006 2007
  $000 (Actual)
$000
Revenues 5,151 52
Loss before taxes (9,457 )  (5,442 ) 
Net loss applicable to ordinary shareholders (14,751 )  (4,890 ) 
Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (2.17 )  (0.27 ) 
Weighted average shares 6,793,293 18,188,350

6.    STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

2006 Equity Incentive Plan

As of March 31, 2007, a total of 1,568,591 options, of the aggregate of 1,615,795 common stock issuable, have been issued under the 2006 Plan. The annual meeting of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will be held on May 21, at which time the stockholders are being requested to approve the amendment of the 2006 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder by an additional 1,384,205 shares, to an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares.

Registered Direct Equity Offering

On February 16, 2007, the Company raised $36 million in gross proceeds, before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses of $2.6 million, in a ‘‘registered direct’’ offering through the sale of shares of its common stock and warrants. The Company entered into subscription agreements with these investors pursuant to which it has sold approximately 4.2 million units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a seven-year warrant to purchase 0.25 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $8.47125 per unit. The purchase price for the shares and the exercise price for the warrants was $8.44 per share, the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock on February 12, 2007. Investors in the financing paid $0.125 per warrant. The Company has issued 4,249,668 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 1,062,412 shares of common stock.

Because the warrants issued in the ‘‘registered direct’’ are classified as a liability, the net proceeds received from offering must be allocated using a residual approach (based on the guidance in DIG Issue B-6). Under this approach, the fair value of the warrants is first determined using a Black-Scholes-Merton model. Then, any remaining proceeds (net of transaction costs) are allocated to the shares that were issued in the offering.

In connection with the issuance of the common stock and warrants, the Company incurred placement agent fees, legal fees and other expenses of approximately $2.6 million which have been charged to Additional Paid-in Capital on the consolidated balance sheet.

7.    RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, ‘‘Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes’’, an interpretation of SFAS 109, ‘‘Accounting for Income Taxes’’ (‘‘FIN 48’’). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements by prescribing a minimum probability threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 also provides related guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and the Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. Due to the relatively simple operational nature of the Company, as well as the fact that the Company has incurred net operating losses since inception, the Company believes that its tax filing positions and deductions are more likely than not to be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material change in its financial

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position. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain tax positions have been recorded pursuant to FIN 48. In addition, the Company did not record a cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of FIN 48, nor has the Company recognized any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the statement of operations for the period ended March 31, 2007. Although no interest and penalties have been recognized, the Company, upon adoption of FIN 48, has elected a policy to classify any future interest and penalties as a component of interest expense. Tax years that remain subject to examination by taxing authorities include:

  2005 and 2006 in the UK
  2006 in the US

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Standards No. 157, ‘‘Fair Value Measurements’’ (‘‘SFAS 157’’). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires enhanced disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years and will be adopted by the Company as of January 1, 2008. SFAS 157 may impact our balance sheet and statement of operations in areas including the fair value measurements for derivative instruments. The Company is currently reviewing the provisions of SFAS 157 and has not yet determined the effect, if any, that adoption of SFAS 157 will have.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Standards No. 159, ‘‘The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities’’ (‘‘SFAS 159’’) which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS 159 will be effective on January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 159 on its financial position, cash flows and results of operations.

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains certain statements that may be deemed ‘‘forward-looking statements’’ within the meaning of United States securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward looking statements are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as updated below under the caption ‘‘Item 1A — Risk factors’’. 

We encourage you to read those descriptions carefully. We caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this report. These statements, like all statements in this report, speak only as of the date of this report (unless an earlier date is indicated) and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the statements except as required by law. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results will likely differ, perhaps materially, from those suggested by such forward-looking statements.

In this report, ‘‘Cyclacel,’’ the ‘‘Company,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Overview

We are a development-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and eventual commercialization of novel, mechanism-targeted drugs to treat human cancers and other serious disorders. Our core area of expertise is in cell cycle biology, or the processes by which cells divide and multiply. We focus primarily on the discovery and development of orally available anticancer agents that target the cell cycle with the aim of slowing the progression or shrinking the size of tumors, and enhancing quality of life and improving survival rates of cancer patients. We are generating several families of anticancer drugs that act on the cell cycle including Cyclin Dependent kinase (CDK) and Aurora kinase (AK) inhibitors. Although a number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are currently attempting to develop CDK inhibitor drugs, we believe that our drug candidate, seliciclib, is the only orally available CDK inhibitor drug candidate currently in Phase IIb trials.

We are advancing three of our anticancer drug candidates, seliciclib, sapacitabine and CYC116 through in-house research and development activities. Seliciclib is currently being studied in a Phase IIb, multi-center, randomized, double-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of seliciclib as a third line treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The APPRAISE study builds on the observation of prolonged stable disease experienced by heavily-pretreated NSCLC patients enrolled in a Phase I study of single agent seliciclib. We also plan to commence in 2007 a Phase II study of single agent seliciclib in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Sapacitabine, our orally available nucleoside analog, has completed Phase I studies in approximately 150 patients at five centers in the United States. Sapacitabine has completed two Phase I studies evaluating 87 patients in refractory solid tumors. We are currently conducting a Phase Ib dose escalation clinical trial with sapacitabine for the treatment of patients with advanced malignancies with approximately 38 patients enrolled to date. Sapacitabine is planned to begin enter Phase II studies in 2007 in both hematological cancers and solid tumors. We announced the first study on April 30, 2007, when we initiated a Phase II clinical trial in patients with advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. We are also developing CYC116, a novel inhibitor of Aurora kinases A and B and VEGFR2 for the treatment of cancer and we plan to commence Phase I clinical trials following the recent submission of an investigational new drug application to the Federal Drug Application. We have worldwide rights to commercialize seliciclib, sapacitabine and CYC116 and our business strategy is to enter into selective partnership arrangements with these programs. We are also progressing further novel drug series, principally for cancer, which are at earlier stages. Taken together, our pipeline covers all four phases of the cell cycle, which we

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believe will improve the chances of successfully developing and commercializing novel drugs that work on their own or in combination with approved conventional chemotherapies or with other targeted drugs to treat human cancers.

Our corporate headquarters is located in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, with our main research facility located in the United Kingdom.

From our inception in 1996 through March 31, 2007, we have devoted substantially all our efforts and resources to our research and development activities. We have incurred significant net losses since inception. As of March 31, 2007, our accumulated deficit during the development stage was $143.2 million. We expect to continue incurring substantial losses for the next several years as we continue to develop our clinical, pre-clinical and other drugs currently in development. Our operating expenses comprise research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses.

To date, we have not generated any product revenue but have financed our operations and internal growth through private placements, licensing revenue, interest on investments, government grants and research and development tax credits. We have received proceeds from the issuances of equity interests of $166.8 million from inception through March 31, 2007 which includes $33.4 million raised from the registered direct offering through the sale of shares of common stock and warrants in the first quarter of 2007. Our revenue has consisted of collaboration and grant revenue. We have recognized revenues from inception through March 31, 2007 of $6.5 million of which $3.0 million is derived from fees under collaborative agreements and $3.5 million of grant revenue from various United Kingdom and European government grant awards. We have not generated any revenue from sales of commercial products and do not expect to generate any product revenue for the foreseeable future. We have also received $10.7 million from H.M. Revenue & Customs for research and development tax credits since inception.

Results of Operations

As explained in detail above in ‘‘5. Merger’’ the transaction with Xcyte was accounted for as a reverse merger and Cyclacel Limited was considered to have acquired Xcyte on March 27, 2006. As a consequence the comparative period for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 reflects the results of Cyclacel Limited only while the current three-month period ended March 31, 2007 reflects the results of the combined companies from January 1, 2007 through March 31, 2007.

Revenues

The following table summarizes the components of our revenues for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007:


  Three months ended March 31,
  2006 2007 $
Difference
%
Difference
  (unaudited) (unaudited)    
  (in thousands)
Collaboration and research and development revenue $ 95 $ 10 $ (85 )  (89.5 )% 
Grant revenue 56 42 (14 )  (25.0 )% 
Total revenue $ 151 $ 52 $ (99 )  (65.6 )% 

Collaboration and research and development revenue is derived from several agreements under which the Company provides compounds for evaluation for an agreed consideration.

Grant revenue is recognized as we incur and pay for qualifying costs and services under the applicable grant. Grant revenue is primarily derived from various United Kingdom government grant awards.

Research and development expenses

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discover and develop novel small molecule therapeutics, including clinical trial costs for seliciclib and sapacitabine, to advance product candidates toward clinical trials, to develop in-house research and preclinical study capabilities and to advance our biomarker program and technology platforms. We expense all research and development costs as they are incurred. Research and development expenses primarily include:

   payroll and personnel-related expenses, including consultants and contract research;
   clinical trial and regulatory-related costs;
   preclinical studies;
   screening and identification of drug candidates;
   laboratory supplies and materials;
   technology license costs;
   rent and facility expenses for our laboratories; and
   scientific consulting fees.

The following table provides information with respect to our research and development expenditure for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007:


  Three months ended March 31,
  2006 2007 $
Difference
%
Difference
  (unaudited) (unaudited)    
  (in thousands)
Seliciclib $ 249 $ 902 $ 653 262.2 % 
Sapacitabine 428 432 4 0.9 % 
CYC116 1,831 481 (1,350 )  (73.7 )% 
Other costs related to research and development programs, management and exploratory research 5,496 2,162 (3,334 )  (60.7 )% 
Total research and development expenses $ 8,004 $ 3,977 $ (4,027 )  (50.3 )% 

Total research and development expenses represented 67.2% and 59.5% of our operating expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006, and 2007, respectively.

Research and development expenditure decreased 50.3% or $4.0 million from $8.0 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 to $4.0 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. The overall reduction relates primarily to; a decrease in the charge for stock-based compensation of $4.2 million (see further explanation below) and expenditure on CYC116 as the program was in full preclinical studies during 2006 offset by increases in seliciclib expenditure which commenced Phase IIb trials in June 2006.

Stock-based compensation expense attributable to research and development was $4.5 million and $0.3 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively.  Stock-based compensation is discussed below in greater detail.

The future

We plan to increase our investment in our research and development programs to further enhance our clinical and regulatory capabilities to allow us to advance the development of our drug candidates.

General and administrative expenses

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purposes. The following table summarizes the general and administrative expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007:


  Three months ended March 31,
  2006 2007 $
Difference
%
Difference
  (unaudited) (unaudited)    
  (in thousands)
Total general and administrative expenses $ 3,915 $ 2,632 $ (1,283 )  (32.8 ) 

Total general and administrative expenses represented 32.8% and 39.3% of our operating expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively.

Our general and administrative expenditure decreased $1.3 million from $3.9 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 to $2.6 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. The reduction in expenses was primarily attributable to a reduction in stock-based compensation cost of $2.1 million offset by an increase in other general and administrative expenses primarily related to the increased costs of operating as a public company of $0.8 million. This increase in costs was primarily due to $0.3 million for audit, accountancy and other costs related to regulatory filings, $0.2 million for compensation and recruitment.

There was an increase in restructuring costs of $0.1 million for additional accretion expense related to the Bothell lease.

Stock-based compensation related to general and administrative expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 was $2.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.  Stock-based compensation is discussed below in greater detail.

The future

As a public company, we operate in an increasingly demanding regulatory environment that requires us to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and the Nasdaq Global Market for our common stock and Nasdaq Capital Market for our preferred stock, including those related to expanded disclosures, accelerated reporting requirements and more complex accounting rules. We expect that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase in subsequent periods due to these requirements.

Stock based compensation expenses

We adopted SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006. Stock based compensation expenses includes charges/(credits) related to options issued to employees, directors and non-employees.

The following table summarizes the components of our stock based compensation for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007:


  Three months ended March 31,
  2006 2007 $
Difference
%
difference
  (unaudited) (unaudited)    
  (in thousands)
Research and development related $ 4,546 $ 290 $ (4,256 )  (93.6 )% 
General and administrative related 2,425 253 (2,172 )  (89.6 )% 
Total stock based compensation $ 6,971 $ 543 $ (6,428 )  (92.2 )% 

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 we recognized a stock-based compensation charge of $7.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Our stock-based compensation charge for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 of $7.0 million, is comprised of (i) $5.2 million related to restricted stock granted to certain employees and directors and (ii) $1.8 million due to the acceleration of vesting of options due to the Stock Purchase.

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In the first quarter of 2007, we granted 256,250 stock options to our non-executive directors under the 2006 Plans which vest ratably over the four years to March 8, 2011. Our stock-based compensation charge for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 of $0.5 million, relates to options granted in 2006 and the first quarter of 2007 under the 2006 Plans.

The future

We may from time to time continue to grant options or other stock-based awards, which will result in an expense, to our employees, directors and, as appropriate, to non-employee service providers. In addition, previously-granted options will continue to vest in accordance with their terms. The total fair value of all options granted under the 2006 Plans is $6,704,000. In respect of these options, $3,642,000 of compensation expense has not been recognized at March 31, 2007.

Restructuring charge

The following table summarizes the restructuring charges for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007:


  Three months ended March 31,
  2006 2007 $
Difference
%
difference
  (unaudited) (unaudited)    
  (in thousands)
Total restructuring charge $ $ 80 $ 80

In March 2006, the Company assumed an accrued restructuring liability in relation to the Bothell manufacturing facility, calculated as the net present value of the difference between the remaining lease payments due less the estimate of net sublease income and expenses. In September 2006, the Company entered into an Exclusive Subleasing Agency Agreement in an attempt to achieve the successful sublet of the facility. The current market assessment from our real estate agent is that it remains difficult to lease space in the Bothell area and the original estimate of obtaining an early tenant was optimistic. On the basis that the real estate agents projected an improvement in the real estate market in 2007 we assessed that the facility may have a possibility of being sub let by the beginning of 2008, albeit at a reduced capacity. As a result of this, we have recorded an additional provision in the first quarter of 2007 of $80,000 in recognition of reduced projected sub-lease income sublease agreement. No such restructuring expense was recognized in the three-month period ended March 31, 2006.

Future

As at March 31, 2007 the restructuring liability associated with exiting the Bothell facility was $2.2 million accounting for the estimated fair value of the remaining lease payments, net of estimated sub-lease income. The restructuring liability is subject to a variety of assumptions and estimates. We review these assumptions and estimates on a quarterly basis and will adjust the accrual if necessary. These changes can be material.

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Other income (expense)

Other income (expense) is comprised of the change in valuation of the derivative, change in the valuation of the warrants, interest income and interest expense. The following table summarizes the other income (expense) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007:


  Three months ended March 31,
  2006 2007 $
Difference
%
difference
  (unaudited) (unaudited)    
  (in thousands)
Change in valuation of derivative $ $ (40 )  $ (40 )  (100.0 )% 
Change in valuation of warrants 458 458 100.0 % 
Interest income 127 828 701 552.0 % 
Interest expense (68 )  (51 )  17 (25.0 )% 
Total other income (expense) $ 59 $ 1,195 $ 1,136 1,925.4 % 

The change in derivative value of $40,000 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 is associated with the dividend make-whole payment on our outstanding convertible exchangeable preferred stock. No such derivative valuation expense was recognized during the three-month period ended March 31, 2006.

The change in valuation of warrants relates to the issue of warrants to purchase shares of common stock under the registered direct financing completed in February 2007. We have concluded that the warrants must be liability-classified and the Company recorded the fair value of the warrants as long-term liabilities. The fair value of the outstanding warrants is evaluated at each reporting period with any resulting change in the fair value being reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. The change in fair value recognized in the financial statements during the first quarter of 2007 was $458,000.

The increase in interest income of $0.7 million from $0.1 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 to $0.8 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 is primarily attributable to higher average balances of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments throughout the second, third and fourth quarters of 2006 following receipt of $42.6 million, being the proceeds of our private placement in the second quarter and the $21.6 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments assumed on the Stock Purchase, and the first quarter of 2007 following the receipt of $33.4 million being the proceeds of our registered direct offering in February 2007.

Interest expense in the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 has decreased by $17,000 as compared to the same period in 2006. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 interest expenses resulted primarily from interest associated with a government loan, the principal of which was repaid in the fourth quarter of 2005. No such interest expense was recognized in the three-month period ended March 31, 2006. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 interest expenses resulted primarily from accretion expense associated with the Bothell lease restructuring provision. No such accretion expense was recognized in the three-month period ended March 31, 2006.

The future

The valuation of the dividend make-whole payment will continue to be re-measured at the end of each reporting period. The valuation of the derivative is dependent upon many factors, including estimated market volatility, and may fluctuate significantly, which may have a significant impact on our statement of operations.

The valuation of the liability-classified warrants will continue to be re-measured at the end of each reporting period. The valuation of the warrants is dependent upon many factors, including estimated market volatility, and may fluctuate significantly, which may have a significant impact on our statement of operations.

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A further $0.3 million of accretion expense associated with the Bothell lease restructuring charge will be recognized over the remaining life of the lease through November 2010.

Income tax benefit

Credit is taken for research and development tax credits, which are claimed from the United Kingdom’s taxation and customs authority, in respect of qualifying research and development costs incurred.

The following table summarizes research and development tax credits for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007:


  Three months ended March 31,
  2006 2007 $
Difference
%
difference
  (unaudited) (unaudited)    
  (in thousands)
Total income tax benefit $ 360 $ 552 $ 192 53.3 % 

Research and development tax credits recoverable have increased by $0.2 million from $0.4 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 to $0.6 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. This increase was a reflection of an increase in income taxes available for recovery. The increased income taxes available to recover relate to taxes paid in connection with bonuses accrued in 2006 and paid to directors and employees in the first quarter of 2007.

Future

We expect the company to continue to be eligible to receive United Kingdom research and development tax credits for the foreseeable future and will elect to do so.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following is a summary of our key liquidity measures as at March 31, 2006 and 2007:


  March 31,
2006
March 31,
2007
$
Difference
%
Difference
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)     
  (in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 23,707 $ 75,215 $ 51,508 217.3 % 
Short-term investments, available for sale 6,918 5,536 (1,382 )  (20.0 )% 
Total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, available for sale $ 30,625 $ 80,751 $ 50,126 163.7 % 
Current assets $ 34,003 $ 85,231 $ 51,228 150.7 % 
Current liabilities 10,951 6,579 (4,372 )  (39.9 )% 
Working capital $ 23,052 $ 78,652 $ 55,600 241.2 % 

We believe that existing funds together with cash generated from operations are sufficient to satisfy our planned working capital, capital expenditures, debt service and other financial commitments at least through 2008.

At March 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $80.8 million. Since our inception, we have not generated any significant product revenue and have relied primarily on the proceeds from sales of equity and preferred securities to finance our operations and internal growth. Additional funding has come through interest on investments, licensing revenue, government grants and research and development tax credits. We have incurred significant losses since our inception. As of March 31, 2007, Cyclacel had an accumulated deficit of $143.2 million.

At March 31, 2006, we had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $30.6 million, as compared to $80.8 million at March 31, 2007. This higher balance at March 31, 2007 was primarily due

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to the receipt of net proceeds of $42.6 million from the private placement in the second quarter of 2006 and the receipt of net proceeds of $33.4 million from the registered direct offering in the first quarter of 2007.

The following is a summary of our contractual obligations and other commitments relating to our facilities, equipment leases and purchases as at March 31, 2007, and the effect such obligations could have on our liquidity:


    Payments due by period
  Total Less than
1 year
1-3
years
4-5
years
After 5
years
  (in thousands)
Capital lease obligations $ 19 $ 19 $ $ $
Operating lease obligations 9,198 2,154 4,336 2,196 512
Purchase obligations 2,146 2,146
Total $ 11,363 $ 4,319 $ 4,336 $ 2,196 $ 512

We also currently have a number of contractual arrangements with our partners under which milestone payments totaling $23.4 million would be payable subject to achievement of all the specific contractual milestones and our decision to continue with these projects. Under these contractual arrangements, we make annual payments that do not and will not exceed $0.1 million.

Cash provided by (used in) operating , investing and financing activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007, is summarized as follows:


  Three months ended March 31,
  2006 2007
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
  (in thousands)
Net cash used in operating activities $ (2,336 )  $ (6,063 ) 
Net cash provided by investing activities $ 7,135 $ 4,107
Net cash provided by financing activities $ 15,902 $ 32,980

Operating activities

Net cash used in operating activities increased $3.7 million, from $2.3 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 to $6.0 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2007.

Net cash used in operating activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 of $2.3 million resulted from our net operating loss of $11.3 million, adjusted for material non-cash activities comprising depreciation and amortization, and non-cash stock based compensation expense, amounting to $7.2 million, and net increase in working capital of $1.8 million, primarily due to a net increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Net cash used in operating activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 of $6.1million resulted from our net operating loss of $4.9 million, adjusted for material non-cash activities comprising amortization of investment premiums (discounts), change in valuation of derivative, change in valuation of liability-classified warrants, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock based compensation expense and provision for restructuring costs, amounting to $0.4 million and net decrease in working capital due to a decrease in amounts receivable combined with a net decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Investing activities

Net cash provided by investing activities decreased $3.0 million, from $7.1 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 to $4.1 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2007.

Net cash provided by investing activities during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 resulted primarily from the sale and maturity of our short-term investments, the proceeds of which were used to fund our operating activities.

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Capital spending is vital to our research and development initiatives and to maintain our operational capabilities. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 we used cash of $0.1 million in each period to develop our research facilities in both Dundee, Scotland and Cambridge, England, to acquire smaller, but key items, of research and development equipment and replacement items essential to support our information technology function and to complete the refurbishment of our new corporate head quarters in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $17.1 million, from $15.9 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 to $33.0 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2007.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 the net cash provided by financing activities related primarily to the $21.6 million of cash, cash equivalents and short term investments assumed on the Stock Purchase offset by costs associated with the Stock purchase of $2.0 million and the payment of capital lease obligations.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 the net cash provided by financing activities related to $33.4 million in net proceeds from our registered direct financing, offset by the payment of our preferred stock dividend of $0.3 million and by payment of capital lease obligations.

Operating Capital and Capital Expenditure Requirements

We expect to continue to incur substantial operating losses in the future. We will not receive any product revenue until a product candidate has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (‘‘FDA’’) or similar regulatory agencies in other countries and successfully commercialized. We currently anticipate that our cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and proceeds from the private placement will be sufficient to fund our operations at least through 2008. However, we will need to raise substantial additional funds to continue our operations. We cannot be certain that any of our programs will be successful or that we will be able to raise sufficient funds to complete the development and commercialize any of our product candidates currently in development, should they succeed. Additionally, we plan to continue to evaluate in-licensing and acquisition opportunities to gain access to new drugs or drug targets that would fit with our strategy. Any such transaction would likely increase our funding needs in the future.

Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including but not limited to:

  the rate of progress and cost of our clinical trials, preclinical studies and other discovery and research and development activities;
  the costs associated with establishing manufacturing and commercialization capabilities;
  the costs of acquiring or investing in businesses, product candidates and technologies;
  the costs of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights;
  the costs and timing of seeking and obtaining FDA and other regulatory approvals;
  the effect of competing technological and market developments; and
  the economic and other terms and timing of any collaboration, licensing or other arrangements into which we may enter.

Until we can generate a sufficient amount of product revenue to finance our cash requirements, which we may never do, we expect to finance future cash needs primarily through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or strategic collaborations. We do not know whether additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are not able to secure additional funding when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our clinical trials or research and development programs. In addition, we may have to partner one or more of our product candidate programs at an earlier stage of development, which would lower the economic value of those programs to our company.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Our 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. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We review our estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. While our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in the notes to our financial statements included in this document, we believe the judgments and estimates required by the following accounting policies to be critical in the preparation of our financial statements.

Stock-based Compensation

On January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 123R. Under SFAS 123R, the fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation must be recognized as expense in the statements of operations over the requisite service period of each award. Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of APB No. 25, SFAS No. 123 and complied with the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148. Under APB No. 25, compensation expense is based on the difference, if any, on the date of grant, between the estimated fair value of our ordinary shares and the exercise price. SFAS 123R defines a ‘‘fair value’’ based method of accounting for an employee stock option or similar equity investment.

Derivative Instruments

The terms of our November 2004 convertible preferred stock offering include a dividend make-whole payment feature. If we elect to automatically convert, or the holder elects to voluntarily convert, some or all of the convertible preferred stock into shares of our common stock prior to November 3, 2007, we will make an additional payment on the convertible preferred stock equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have been payable on the convertible preferred stock through and including November 3, 2007, less any dividends already paid on the convertible preferred stock. This additional payment is payable in cash or, at our option, in shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. This dividend make-whole payment feature is considered to be an embedded derivative and has been recorded on the balance sheet at fair value as a current liability. We will be required to recognize other income (expense) in our statements of operations as the fair value of this derivative fluctuates from period to period.

The accounting for derivatives is complex, and requires significant judgments and estimates in determining the fair value in the absence of quoted market values. These estimates are based on valuation methodologies and assumptions deemed appropriate in the circumstances. The fair value of the dividend make-whole payment feature is based on various assumptions, including the estimated market volatility and discount rates used in determination of fair value. The use of different assumptions may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amount and our results of operations.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in the business combination.

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (‘‘SFAS’’) No. 141, ‘‘Business Combinations,’’ and SFAS No. 142, ‘‘Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets’’. Under SFAS No. 141, all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 must be accounted for using the purchase method. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer amortized but are reviewed annually (or more frequently if

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there are indicators such assets may be impaired) for impairment. Separable intangible assets that are not deemed to have indefinite lives will continue to be amortized over their estimated useful lives. There were no triggering events calling into question the recoverability of goodwill during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007.

Warrants liability

Emerging Issues Task Force (‘‘EITF’’) 00-19, ‘‘Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock’’ requires freestanding contracts that are settled in a Company’s own stock, including common stock warrants to be designated as an equity instrument, asset or liability. Under the provisions of EITF 00-19, a contract designated as an asset or a liability must be carried at fair value until exercised or expired, with any changes in fair value recorded in the results of operations. A contract designated as an equity instrument must be included within equity, and no fair value adjustments are required. The Company reviews the classification of its contracts at each balance sheet date.

Pursuant to EITF Issue No. 00-19, since the Company is unable to control all the events or actions necessary to settle the warrants in registered shares the warrants have been recorded as long-term liabilities at fair value. The fair value of the outstanding warrants is evaluated at each reporting period with any resulting change in the fair value being reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. The change in fair value recognized in the financial statements during the first quarter of 2007 was $458,000.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk related to fluctuations in interest rates and in foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest Rate Risk

Our short-term investments as of March 31, 2007 consisted of $1.9 million in corporate bonds and $3.6 million in federal agency obligations with contractual maturities of one year or less. Due to the short-term nature of our investments, we believe that our exposure to market interest rate fluctuations is minimal. The corporate bonds in which we invest are rated ‘‘A’’ or better by both Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s. Our cash and cash equivalents are held primarily in highly liquid money market accounts. A hypothetical 10% change in short-term interest rates from those in effect at March 31, 2007 would not have a significant impact on our financial position or our expected results of operations. We do not currently hold any derivative financial instruments with interest rate risk.

Foreign Currency Risk