SEC Connect
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1,
2017
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
INNOVUS
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
2834
(Primary
Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
98-0814124
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440
San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 964-5123
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including
area code, of registrant’s principal executive
offices)
Bassam Damaj, President and Chief Executive Officer
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440
San Diego, CA 92122
(858)
964-5123
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including
area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications to:
Daniel W. Rumsey, Esq.
Jessica R. Sudweeks, Esq.
Disclosure Law Group,
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Randy Berholtz, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Corporate
Development and General Counsel
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Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.
Thomas Ross, Esq.
Jay Yamamoto, Esq.
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a Professional Corporation
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Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP
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600 West Broadway, Suite 700
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9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440
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61 Broadway, 32nd Floor
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San Diego, California 92101
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San Diego, CA 92122
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New York, NY 10006
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Tel: (619) 272-7050
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Tel: (858) 249-9873
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Tel: (212)
930-9700
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Fax: (619) 330-2101
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Fax: (858) 249-7879
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Fax: (212)
930-9725
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Approximate date of commencement of
proposed sale to the public: As soon as
practicable after the registration statement becomes
effective.
If any
of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933 check the following box:
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If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ☐
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same
offering. ☐
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering.
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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.
Large
accelerated filer ☐
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Accelerated
filer ☐
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Non-accelerated
filer ☐ (Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
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Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
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Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Primary Offering:
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Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share
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$10,000,000(1)
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$1,159.00
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Warrants to purchase shares of common stock
(1) (2)
(4)
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$50,000(3)
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$5.80
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Common stock issuable upon exercise of
warrants (1)
(2)
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$6,250,000
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$724.38
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Placement
agent’s warrants(5)
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$7,000(3)
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$0.81
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Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the placement agent’s warrants(5)
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$875,000
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$101.41
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Secondary Offering:
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Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(2)
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25,617,592
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$4,867,342.48(6)
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$564.12
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”).
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, there is also being
registered such indeterminable additional securities as may be
issued to prevent dilution as a result of stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act.
Represents
warrants to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to
50% of the common stock sold in this offering at an exercise price
of 125% of the public offering price of the shares of common
stock.
(5)
Represents
warrants to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to 7%
of the common stock sold in this offering at an exercise price of
125% of the public offering price of the shares of common
stock.
(6)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of
the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock on
the OTCQB Marketplace on January 27, 2017.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such
date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until
the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically
states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become
effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said
Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement contains two forms of
prospectus. One form of prospectus, which we refer to as the
primary public offering prospectus, is to be used in connection
with a public offering of up
to
shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase up
to shares of
our common stock (and the shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of the warrants). The other form of prospectus, which we
refer to as the resale prospectus, is to be used in connection with
the potential resale by a selling stockholder of an aggregate of
25,617,592 shares of our common stock upon the effectiveness of the
registration statement of which such prospectus forms a part. The
primary public offering prospectus and the resale prospectus will
be identical in all respects except for the alternate pages for the
resale prospectus included herein, which are labeled
“Alternate Page for Resale
Prospectus.”
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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and
may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the
registration statement filed with Securities and Exchange
Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell
these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state or other jurisdiction where
the offer or sale is not permitted.
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Subject to completion, dated February 1,
2017
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
Shares of Common
Stock
and
Warrants to purchase Shares
of Common Stock
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the
“Company”) is
offering shares of
common stock and warrants to purchase up
to shares of
our common stock to purchasers in this offering (and the shares of
common stock issuable upon exercise of the
warrants). Each share of common stock will be sold at a
price of $ per share, and will
be accompanied by a warrant to purchase share of common stock at an
exercise price of $ per
share. The common stock and warrants are immediately
separable but can only be purchased together in this offering. The
warrants are exercisable immediately and expire
years from the date of
issuance.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB
Marketplace under the symbol “INNV”. The last reported
bid price of our common stock on January 31,
2017 was $0.xx per
share. We do not intend to
apply for listing of the warrants on any securities exchange or
other nationally recognized trading system and we do not expect
such a market to develop. There is no market through which
the warrants may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell
the warrants purchased under this prospectus. This may affect the
pricing of the warrants in the secondary market, the transparency
and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of such
warrants.
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of
risk. We urge you to read carefully
the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 8 where we
describe specific risks associated with an investment in Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and our securities before you make your
investment decision. You should purchase our securities only if you
can afford a complete loss of your purchase.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities,
or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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Per
share and related warrant
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Public offering
price
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$
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$
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Placement
agent’s fees (1)
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$
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$
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Offering proceeds,
before expenses, to us
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$
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$
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(1) We
estimate the total expenses of this offering payable by us,
excluding the placement agent’s fees, will be approximately $
. See “Plan of Distribution”
on page 64 of this prospectus for a description of the compensation
payable to the placement agent.
We
have retained H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC as our exclusive
placement agent to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit
offers to purchase the securities in this offering. The placement
agent has no obligation to buy any of the securities from us or to
arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar
amount of the securities.
We
anticipate that delivery of the shares and warrants against payment
will be made on or about ,
2017.
Rodman & Renshaw
a unit of H.C. Wainwright & Co.
The date of this prospectus is ,
2017.
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We
have not, and the placement agent has not, authorized anyone to
provide any information or to make any representations other than
those contained in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement
or free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of us or to
which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can
provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other
information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer
to sell only the shares offered hereby, and only under
circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The
information contained in this prospectus or in any applicable
prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus is current only as
of its date, regardless of its time of delivery or any sale of our
securities. Our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects may have changed since that
date.
For investors outside the
United States: We have not, and
the placement agent has not, done anything that would permit this
offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any
jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than
in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come
into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about,
and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the
securities and the distribution of this prospectus outside the
United States.
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
You
should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by
reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or
free writing prospectus authorized by us. To the extent the
information contained in this prospectus differs or varies from the
information contained in any document filed prior to the date of
this prospectus and incorporated by reference, the information in
this prospectus will control. We have not authorized any other
person to provide you with different information. If anyone
provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should
not rely on it. The information in this prospectus is accurate only
as of the date it is presented. You should read this prospectus,
and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus that we
have authorized for use in connection with this offering, in their
entirety before investing in our securities.
We
are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, the securities
offered by this prospectus only in jurisdictions where offers and
sales are permitted. The distribution of this prospectus and the
offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This prospectus does not
constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to
sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered
by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for
such person to make such an offer or solicitation.
Unless the
context otherwise requires, the words “Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,”
“Innovus
Pharma,”
“Innovus,”
“we,”
“the
Company,”
“us”
and “our”
refer to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada
corporation.
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The following summary highlights information contained elsewhere in
this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that
you should consider in making your investment decision in our
securities. Before investing in our securities, you should
carefully read this entire prospectus, including our financial
statements and the related notes included in this prospectus and
the information set forth under the headings “Risk
Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.”
Our Company
We are an emerging over-the-counter
("OTC") consumer goods and specialty pharmaceutical
company engaged in the commercialization, licensing and
development of safe and effective non-prescription medicine and
consumer care products to improve men’s and women’s
health and vitality and respiratory diseases. We deliver
innovative and uniquely presented and packaged health solutions
through our (a) OTC medicines and consumer and health products,
which we market directly, (b) commercial partners to primary care
physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists, and (c)
directly to consumers through our on-line channels, retailers and
wholesalers. We are dedicated to being
a leader in developing and marketing new OTC and branded
Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) products. We are actively pursuing
opportunities where existing prescription drugs have recently, or
are expected to, change from prescription (or Rx) to OTC. These
“Rx-to-OTC switches” require Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”) approval through a process initiated by
the New Drug Application (“NDA”) holder.
Our
business model leverages our ability to (a) develop and build our
current pipeline of products and (b) to also acquire outright or
in-license commercial products that are supported by scientific
and/or clinical evidence, place them through our existing supply
chain, retail and on-line (including Amazon®-based
business platform) channels to tap new markets and drive demand for
such products and to establish physician relationships. We
currently market and sell 17 products in the United States with six
of those being marketed and sold in multiple countries around the
world through some of our 14 commercial partners. We currently
expect to launch an additional five products in the United States
in 2017 and we currently have approvals to launch certain of our
already marketed products in at least three additional
countries.
Our Strategy
Our
corporate strategy focuses on two primary objectives:
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Developing a
diversified product portfolio of exclusive, unique and patented
non-prescription OTC and branded ANDA drugs and consumer health products
through: (a) the introduction of line extensions and reformulations
of either our or third-party currently marketed products; and (b)
the acquisition of products or obtaining exclusive licensing rights
to market such products; and
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Building an
innovative, U.S. and global sales and marketing model through
direct to consumer approaches such as our proprietary Beyond
Human™ Sales and Marketing platform, the addition of new
online platforms such as Amazon® and commercial partnerships
with established international complimentary partners that: (a)
generates revenue, and (b) requires a lower cost structure compared
to traditional pharmaceutical companies thereby increasing our
gross margins.
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Our Products
We
currently generate revenues from 17 products in the U.S. and six in
international countries, as follows:
1.
Vesele® for promoting
sexual and health (U.S. and U.K.);
2.
Zestra® for female
arousal (U.S., U.K., Denmark, Canada, Morocco, and the
UAE);
3.
Zestra
Glide® (U.S, Canada
and the MENA countries);
4.
EjectDelay® indicated
for the treatment of premature ejaculation (U.S. and
Canada);
5.
Sensum+® to
alleviate reduced penile sensitivity (U.S., U.K. and
Morocco);
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BH® Testosterone
Booster;
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BH® Green Coffee
Extract;
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RecalMax™
for brain health;
16.
Androferti®
(U.S. and Canada) for the support of overall male reproductive
health and sperm quality; and
17.
UriVarx™ for overactive
bladder and urinary incontinence.
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addition, we currently expect to launch in the U.S. the following
products in 2017, subject to the applicable regulatory approvals,
if required:
1.
Xyralid® for the relief
of the pain and symptoms caused by hemorrhoids (first half of
2017);
2.
AllerVarx™ for allergic
rhinitis symptoms (first half of 2017);
3.
Androvit® for prostate
and sexual health (second half of 2017);
4.
Urocis® for urinary
tract infections (second half of 2017); and
5.
FlutiCare™ for allergic
rhinitis subject to FDA ANDA approval (second half of
2017).
Sales and Marketing Strategy U.S. and Internationally
Our sales and marketing strategy is based on (a)
the use of direct to consumer advertisements in print and online
media through our proprietary Beyond Human™ sales
and marketing infrastructure acquired in March 2016; (b) working
with direct commercial channel partners in the U.S. and also
directly marketing the products ourselves to physicians,
urologists, gynecologists and therapists and to other healthcare
providers; and (c) working with exclusive commercial partners
outside of the U.S. that would be responsible for sales and
marketing in those territories. We have now fully integrated most
of our existing line of products such as Vesele®,
Sensum+®,
UriVarx™,
Zestra®,
and RecalMax™
into the Beyond
Human™
sales and marketing platform. We plan
to integrate Xyralid®,
AllerVarx™,
Androvit®,
Urocis®;
and FlutiCare™,
subject to regulatory approvals, upon their commercial launches in
2017. We also market and distribute our products in the U.S.
through retailers, wholesalers and other online channels. Our
strategy outside the U.S. is to partner with companies who can
effectively market and sell our products in their countries through
their direct marketing and sales teams. The strategy of using our
partners to commercialize our products is designed to limit our
expenses and fix our cost structure, enabling us to increase our
reach while minimizing the incremental spending impact on the
Company.
Our
current OTC monograph, Rx-to-OTC ANDA switch drugs and consumer
care products marketing strategy is to focus on four main U.S.
markets which we believe each to be in excess of $1.0 billion: (1)
Sexual Health (female and male sexual dysfunction and health); (2)
Urology (bladder and prostate health); (3) Respiratory Disease; and
(4) Brain Health. We will focus our current efforts on these four
markets and will seek to develop, acquire or license products that
we can sell through our sales channels in these
fields.
Acquisition and Licensing Strategy
Our
acquisition and licensing strategy is to acquire or in-license
products that fit our commercialization strategy that are branded,
with growing market shares, that can be sold direct to consumers
and through our on-line partnerships and that can then be sold
internationally through our commercial partnerships.
The
following represents products and product candidates we have
successfully acquired:
1.
Zestra®
and Zestra Glide®
(acquired Semprae Laboratories, Inc.
in 2013 - current Innovus subsidiary);
2.
Vesele®
(from Trophikos, Inc. in
2014);
3.
Sensum+®
(from Centric Research Institute in
2013);
4.
FlutiCare™
(acquired Novalere, Inc. in 2015,
current Innovus Pharma subsidiary);
5.
BH® Testosterone
Booster; BH® Human
Growth Agent; BH® Ketones;
BH® Krill Oil;
BH® Omega 3
Fish Oil; BH® Vision Formula;
BH®
Blood Sugar; and BH® Colon Cleanse
(acquired Beyond Human™
assets in 2016); and
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UriVarx™ (acquired from
Seipel Group in 2016).
The
following represents the products we have in-licensed from third
parties:
1.
Androferti®
(from Q Pharma in
2015);
2.
AllerVarx™
(from NTC Pharma in
2016);
3.
Androvit™
(from Q Pharma in 2015);
and
4.
Urocis®
(from Q Pharma in
2015).
In addition, we have developed and repurposed
Xyralid®
for the relief of the pain and
symptoms caused by hemorrhoids.
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We
currently have 14 partnerships that have the rights to sell certain
of our current products in approximately 65 countries. Our
international partners include the following
companies:
1.
Orimed
Pharma, the OTC subsidiary of Jamp Pharma (Canada);
2.
DanaLife
ApS (Denmark and in alternative markets);
4.
Sothema
Laboratories (MENA);
5.
Ovation
Pharma (Morocco);
6.
Tabuk
Pharmaceuticals (MENA);
8.
Elis
Pharmaceuticals (Turkey and Lebanon);
10.
Oz
Biogenics (Myanmar and Vietnam);
11.
Khandelwal
Laboratories (India);
12.
PT
Resources (Select Asian Countries);
13.
Q
Pharma (US and Canada); and
14.
J&H Co. LTD
(South Korea).
Risks Related to our Business
Our ability to implement our business strategy is subject to
numerous risks, as more fully described in the section entitled
“Risk Factors” immediately following this prospectus
summary. These risks include, among others:
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We have a short operating history and have not produced significant
revenues from our operations;
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We have a history of operating losses, including an accumulated
deficit of approximately $25.8 million at September 30, 2016, which
will likely continue in the future;
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The success of our
business currently depends on market acceptance of all 17 of our
products, but also on our top five products:
Vesele®,
Sensum+®,
Zestra®,
BH®
Testosterone Booster
and RecalMax™
that
account for approximately 92% of our annual net revenues during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016. No customer accounted for
more than 10% of total net revenues;
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We have no commercial manufacturing capacity and rely on
third-party contract manufacturers to produce commercial quantities
of our products;
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We face significant competition and have limited resources compared
to many of our competitors;
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We may never receive
approval of our ANDA from the FDA for Fluticare™,
which we are relying upon to generate significant future
revenue;
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If
we fail to protect our intellectual property rights, such as
patents and trademarks, our ability to pursue the development of
our technologies and products would be negatively
affected;
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We
may not be able to raise the levels of financing required to market
and sell many of our products;
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We
may not be able to grow effectively and retain or hire the
necessary talent to increase our sales;
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We
may not be able to grow internationally as we would like due to
regulatory, political, or economic changes in such
countries;
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We
are currently very reliant on the experience, knowledge, skills and
actions of our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Bassam
Damaj;
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We
may not be able to acquire or license the necessary products
required for us to grow effectively and increase our product
revenues;
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We
may face an uncertain U.S. regulatory, political and economic
environment with the ascendancy of a new U.S. Presidential
Administration; and
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Common stock we are offering
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shares of common stock
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Warrants we are offering
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Each share of common stock sold in this offering will be
accompanied by a warrant to purchase share of our common stock, at
an exercise price of
$ per share
( % of the public
offering price of our common stock). The warrants will be
immediately exercisable, and may be exercised for a period
of
years following the
date of issuance. This prospectus also covers the shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants offered
hereby.
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Common stock outstanding after this offering
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shares of common
stock
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Use of Proceeds
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We
estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering, after
deducting the estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be
approximately
$ million,
excluding any proceeds we may receive upon exercise of the
warrants, if any. We intend to use the net proceeds of this
offering for the commercial launch of FlutiCare™, if approved
by the FDA, working capital and general corporate purposes,
including sales and marketing activities, product development,
capital expenditures, the potential repayment of certain debt of
the Company and product acquisitions and product licenses. See
“Use of
Proceeds” for a more complete description of the
intended use of proceeds from this offering.
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Risk Factors
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You
should read the “Risk
Factors” section of this prospectus and the other
information in this prospectus for a discussion of factors to
consider carefully before deciding to invest in shares of our
common stock.
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OTCQB Marketplace Symbol
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“INNV.”
We do not intend to apply for listing of the warrants on any
securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system
and we do not expect such a market to develop.
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The number of shares of our common stock
to be outstanding after this offering is based on 121,694,293
shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and
excludes the following, in each case as of such date:
● 237,500 shares of common stock issuable
upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of December 31,
2016, at a weighted average exercise price of $0.22 per
share;
● 15,983,814
unallocated shares of common stock reserved for future issuance
under our stock-based compensation plans, consisting of no shares
of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2013 Equity
Incentive Plan ("2013
Plan"), 146,314 shares of common stock reserved for future
issuance under our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan ("2014 Plan"), and 15,837,500 shares of
common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2016 Equity
Incentive Plan ("2016
Plan") (together, the “Incentive Plans ”), and such
additional shares that become available under our Incentive Plans
pursuant to provisions thereof that automatically increase the
share reserves under the Incentive Plans each
year;
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12,874,848 shares of
common stock reserved for issuance of outstanding restricted stock
units;
● 5,967,054
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants
outstanding as of December 31, 2016, at a weighted average exercise
price of $0.34 per share; and
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shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to be
issued in connection with this offering, including warrants to be
issued to the placement agent.
Except as
otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes no
exercise of the outstanding options and warrants or the conversion
of restricted stock units into common shares described
above.
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SUMMARY
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The
summary consolidated statements of operations data presented below
for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 are derived
from our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this
prospectus. The selected consolidated statements of operations data
for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2016 and the
summary consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30,
2016 have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial
statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our unaudited
consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same
basis as our audited financial statements and, in the opinion of
management, reflect all adjustments, which consist only of normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of those
unaudited consolidated financial statements. The following summary
consolidated financial data should be read with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our
financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this
prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected in any future period. The
summary financial data in this section are not intended to replace
the financial statements and are qualified in their entirety by the
financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this
prospectus.
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Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations Data:
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Net
Revenues:
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License
revenues
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$375,000
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$5,000
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$5,000
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$1,000
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Product sales,
net
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655,113
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730,717
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555,069
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3,126,112
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Net
Revenues
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1,030,113
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735,717
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560,069
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3,127,112
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Operating
expenses:
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Cost of product
sales
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292,080
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340,713
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242,808
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714,284
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Research and
development
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143,914
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—
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—
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47,667
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Selling, general
and administrative
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4,378,749
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3,910,192
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3,081,191
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6,269,523
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—
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759,428
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—
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—
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4,814,743
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5,010,333
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3,323,999
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7,031,474
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Loss from
operations
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(3,784,630)
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(4,274,616)
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(2,763,930)
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(3,904,362)
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Other income
(expense), net
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Interest
expense
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(532,230)
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(1,153,376)
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(744,726)
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(6,000,752)
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Change in fair
value of derivative liabilities
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—
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393,509
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316,378
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(632,627)
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Other income
(expense), net
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—
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(8,495)
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—
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196,620
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Fair value
adjustment for contingent consideration
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(103,274)
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115,822
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—
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—
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Loss on
extinguishment of debt
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(406,833)
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(32,500)
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(32,500)
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(1,042,337)
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(685,040)
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(460,848)
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(6,436,759)
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Loss before benefit
from income taxes
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(4,826,967)
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(4,959,656)
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(3,224,778)
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(10,341,121)
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Benefit from income
taxes
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—
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(757,028)
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—
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—
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Net
loss
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$(4,826,967)
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$(4,202,628)
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$(3,224,778)
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$(10,341,121)
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Net loss per common
share:(1)
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Basic and
diluted
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$(0.20)
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$(0.08)
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$(0.06)
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$(0.12)
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Weighted-average
number of shares outstanding:(1)
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Basic
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24,384,037
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52,517,530
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50,486,501
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86,498,234
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Diluted
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24,384,037
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52,517,530
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50,486,501
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86,498,234
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(1)
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See
Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements for an
explanation of the method used to calculate basic and diluted net
loss per common share and the weighted-average number of shares
used in the computation of the per share amounts.
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As
of September 30, 2016
(unaudited)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet Data:
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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$1,454,545
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$
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Total
assets
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9,059,536
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Note payable and
non-convertible debenture, net of debt discount
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407,129
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Convertible
debentures, net of debt discount
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410,580
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Contingent
consideration
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3,229,804
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Derivative
liabilities – embedded conversion features
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1,091,544
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Derivative
liabilities – warrants
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239,049
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Total
stockholders’ equity (deficit)
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(7,629)
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(1)
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The as
adjusted balance sheet data gives effect to the sale
of
shares of common stock by us in this offering based on an offering
price of $ per share after
deducting estimated commissions and estimated offering expenses
payable by us.
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Each
$0.10 increase (decrease) in the offering price of $
per share would increase (decrease) each of our as
adjusted cash and cash equivalents, total assets and total
stockholders’ equity (deficit) by approximately
$ , assuming that
the number of shares offered by us, remains the same and after
deducting estimated commissions. Similarly, each increase
(decrease) of
shares in the number of shares offered by us would increase
(decrease) each of our as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, total
assets and total stockholders’ equity (deficit) by
approximately $ , assuming the offering
price remains the same and after deducting estimated
commissions.
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Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You
should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the
other information in this prospectus, including our consolidated
financial statements and the related notes and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations,” before deciding whether
to invest in our securities. The occurrence of any of the events or
developments described below could harm our business, financial
condition, operating results, and growth prospects. In such an
event, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you
may lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks and
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem
immaterial also may impair our business operations.
Risks Associated with Our Financial Condition
We have a history
of significant recurring losses and these losses may continue in
the future, therefore negatively impacting our ability to achieve
our business objectives.
As of September 30, 2016, we had an accumulated
deficit of approximately $25.8 million.
In addition, we incurred net losses of approximately $4.8
million and $4.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and
2015, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016,
we had a net loss of approximately $10.3 million. These
losses may continue in the future. We
expect to continue to incur significant sales and marketing,
research and development, and general and administrative expenses.
As a result, we will need to generate significant revenues to
achieve profitability, and we may never achieve
profitability. Revenues and profits, if any, will depend
upon various factors, including (1) growing the current sales of
our products, (2) the successful acquisition of additional
commercial products, (3) raising capital to implement our growth
strategy, (4) obtaining any applicable regulatory approvals of our
proposed product candidates, (5) the successful licensing and
commercialization of our proposed product candidates, and (6)
growth and development of our operations. We may not achieve our
business objectives and the failure to achieve such goals would
have an adverse impact on us.
We may require additional
financing to satisfy our current contractual obligations and
execute our business plan.
We have not been profitable since
inception. As of September 30, 2016, we had approximately
$1.5 million in cash. We had a
net loss of approximately $4.8 million and $4.2 million for the
years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Additionally, sales of our existing
products are significantly below the levels necessary to achieve
positive cash flow. Although we expect that our existing
capital resources, revenues from sales of our products will be
sufficient to allow us to continue our operations, commence the
product development process and launch selected products through at
least October 1, 2017, no assurances can be given that we will not
need to raise additional capital to fund our business plan. If we
are not able to raise sufficient capital at such time, our
continued operations will be in jeopardy and we may be forced to
cease operations and sell or otherwise transfer all or
substantially all of our remaining assets.
If we issue
additional shares of common stock in the future, it will result in
the dilution of our existing shareholders.
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 292.5
million shares of common stock and up to 7.5 million shares of
preferred stock. The issuance of any such shares of common stock
may
result in a decrease in value of your investment . If
we do issue any such additional shares of common stock, such
issuance also will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership
and voting power of all other shareholders. Further, any such
issuance may result in a change of control of our
corporation.
If we issue additional debt securities, our operations could be
materially and negatively affected.
We have
historically funded our operations partly through the issuance of
debt securities. If we obtain additional debt financing, a
substantial portion of our operating cash flow may be dedicated to
the payment of principal and interest on such indebtedness, thus
limiting funds available for our business activities. If adequate
funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the
scope of or eliminate our research and development programs, reduce
our commercialization efforts or curtail our operations. In
addition, we may be required to obtain funds through arrangements
with collaborative partners or others that may require us to
relinquish rights to technologies or products that we would
otherwise seek to develop or commercialize ourselves or license
rights to technologies or products on terms that are less favorable
to us than might otherwise be available.
Our ability to use our net operating loss carry-forwards and
certain other tax attributes may be limited.
We
have incurred substantial losses during our history. To the extent
that we continue to generate taxable losses, unused losses will
carry forward to offset future taxable income, if any, until such
unused losses expire. Under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if a corporation undergoes an
“ownership change,” generally defined as a greater than
50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three-year
period, the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net
operating loss carry-forwards, or NOLs, and other pre-change tax
attributes (such as research tax credits) to offset its post-change
income may be limited. We may experience ownership changes in the
future as a result of subsequent shifts in our stock ownership. As
a result, if we earn net taxable income, our ability to use our
pre-change net operating loss carry-forwards to offset U.S. federal
taxable income may be subject to limitations, which could
potentially result in increased future tax liability to us. In
addition, at the state level, there may be periods during which the
use of NOLs is suspended or otherwise limited, which could
accelerate or permanently increase state taxes owed.
Risks Associated with Our Business Model
We have a short operating history and have not produced significant
revenues over a period of time. This makes it difficult
to evaluate our future prospects and increases the risk that we
will not be successful.
We have
a short operating history with our current business model, which
involves the commercialization, licensing and development of
over-the-counter healthcare products. While we have been
in existence for years, we only began our current business model in
2013 and have only generated approximately $1.0 million in net
revenues in 2014, approximately $736,000 in 2015 and approximately
$3.1 million in net revenues for the nine months ended September
30, 2016, and our operations have not yet been
profitable. No assurances can be given that we will
generate any significant revenue in the future. As a result, we
have a very limited operating history for you to evaluate in
assessing our future prospects. Our operations have not
produced significant revenues over a period of time, and may not
produce significant revenues in the near term, which may harm our
ability to obtain additional financing and may require us to reduce
or discontinue our operations. You must consider our business
and prospects in light of the risks and difficulties we will
encounter as an early-stage company. We may not be able
to successfully address these risks and difficulties, which could
significantly harm our business, operating results and financial
condition.
The success of our business currently depends on the successful
continuous commercialization of our main products and these
products may not be successfully grown beyond their current
levels.
We
currently have a limited number of products for sale. The success
of our business currently depends on our ability, directly or
through a commercial partner, to successfully market and sell those
limited products outside the U.S. and to expand our retail and
online channels in the U.S.
Although we have commercial products that we can currently market
and sell, we will continue to seek to acquire or license other
products and we may not be successful in doing so.
We
currently have a limited number of products. We may not be
successful in marketing and commercializing these products to the
extent necessary to sustain our operations. In addition, we will
continue to seek to acquire or license non-prescription
pharmaceutical and consumer health products. The successful
consummation of these types of acquisitions and licensing
arrangements is subject to the negotiation of complex agreements
and contractual relationships and we may be unable to negotiate
such agreements or relationships on a timely basis, if at all, or
on terms acceptable to us.
If we fail to successfully
introduce new products, we may lose market
position.
New
products, product improvements, line extensions and new packaging
will be an important factor in our sales growth. If we fail to
identify emerging consumer trends, to maintain and improve the
competitiveness of our existing products or to successfully
introduce new products on a timely basis, we may lose market
position. Continued product development and marketing efforts have
all the risks inherent in the development of new products and line
extensions, including development delays, the failure of new
products and line extensions to achieve anticipated levels of
market acceptance and the cost of failed product
introductions.
Our sales and marketing function is currently very limited and we
currently rely on third parties to help us promote our products to
physicians in the U.S. and rely on our partners outside the U.S. We
will need to maintain the commercial partners we currently have and
attract others or be in a position to afford qualified or
experienced marketing and sales personnel for our
products.
We have
had only approximately $736,000 in net revenues of our products in
2015, and approximately $3.1 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2016. We will need to continue to develop strategies,
partners and distribution channels to promote and sell our
products.
We have no commercial manufacturing capacity and rely on
third-party contract manufacturers to produce commercial quantities
of our products.
We do
not have the facilities, equipment or personnel to manufacture
commercial quantities of our products and therefore must rely on
qualified third-party contract manufactures with appropriate
facilities and equipment to contract manufacture commercial
quantities of products. These third-party contract manufacturers
are also subject to current good manufacturing practice, or cGMP
regulations, which impose extensive procedural and documentation
requirements. Any performance failure on the part of our contract
manufacturers could delay commercialization of any approved
products, depriving us of potential product revenue.
Failure
by our contract manufacturers to achieve and maintain high
manufacturing standards could result in patient injury or death,
product recalls or withdrawals, delays or failures in testing or
delivery, cost overruns or other problems that could materially
adversely affect our business. Contract manufacturers may encounter
difficulties involving production yields, quality control and
quality assurance. These manufacturers are subject to ongoing
periodic unannounced inspection by the FDA and corresponding state
and foreign agencies to ensure strict compliance with cGMP and
other applicable government regulations; however, beyond
contractual remedies that may be available to us, we do not have
control over third-party manufacturers’ compliance with these
regulations and standards.
If for
some reason our contract manufacturers cannot perform as agreed, we
may be required to replace them. Although we believe there are a
number of potential replacements, we may incur added costs and
delays in identifying and qualifying any such
replacements.
The
inability of a manufacturer to ship orders of our products in a
timely manner or to meet quality standards could cause us to miss
the delivery date requirements of our customers for those items,
which could result in cancellation of orders, refusal to accept
deliveries or a reduction in purchase prices, any of which could
have a material adverse effect as our revenues would decrease and
we would incur net losses as a result of sales of the product, if
any sales could be made.
We are
also dependent on certain third parties for the supply of the raw
materials necessary to develop and manufacture our products,
including the active and inactive pharmaceutical ingredients used
in our products. We are required to identify the supplier of all
the raw materials for our products in any drug applications that we
file with the FDA and all FDA-approved products that we acquire
from others. If raw materials for a particular product become
unavailable from an approved supplier specified in a drug
application, we would be required to qualify a substitute supplier
with the FDA, which would likely delay or interrupt manufacturing
of the affected product. To the extent practicable, we attempt to
identify more than one supplier in each drug application. However,
some raw materials are available only from a single source and, in
some of our drug applications, only one supplier of raw materials
has been identified, even in instances where multiple sources
exist.
In
addition, we obtain some of our raw materials and products from
foreign suppliers. Arrangements with international raw material
suppliers are subject to, among other things, FDA regulation;
various import duties, foreign currency risk and other government
clearances. Acts of governments outside the U.S. may affect the
price or availability of raw materials needed for the development
or manufacture of our products. In addition, any changes in patent
laws in jurisdictions outside the U.S. may make it increasingly
difficult to obtain raw materials for research and development
prior to the expiration of the applicable U.S. or foreign
patents.
Our U.S. business could be aversely affected by changes in the U.S.
Presidential Administration.
A new
U.S. presidential administration came to power in January 2017 and
President Trump has publicly stated that he will take certain
efforts to impose importation tariffs from certain countries such
as China and Mexico which could affect the cost of certain of our
product components. In addition, the Trump Administration has and
will appoint and employ many new secretaries, directors and the
like into positions of authority in the U.S. Federal government
dealing with the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries that may
potentially have a negative impact on the prices and the regulatory
pathways for certain pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements and
health care products such as those developed, marketed and sold by
the Company. Such changes in the regulatory pathways could
adversely affect and or delay the ability of the Company to market
and sell its products in the U.S.
The business that we conduct outside the United States may be
adversely affected by international risk and
uncertainties.
Although our
operations are based in the United States, we conduct business
outside the United States and expect to continue to do so in the
future. In addition, we plan to seek approvals to sell our products
in foreign countries. Any business that we conduct outside the
United States will be subject to additional risks that may
materially adversely affect our ability to conduct business in
international markets, including:
●
potentially
reduced protection for intellectual property rights;
●
unexpected changes
in tariffs, trade barriers and regulatory
requirements;
●
economic weakness,
including inflation or political instability in particular foreign
economies and markets;
●
workforce
uncertainty in countries where labor unrest is more common than in
the United States;
●
production
shortages resulting from any events affecting a product candidate
and/or finished drug product supply or manufacturing capabilities
abroad;
●
business
interruptions resulting from geo-political actions, including war
and terrorism or natural disasters, including earthquakes,
hurricanes, typhoons, floods and fires; and
●
failure to comply
with Office of Foreign Asset Control rules and regulations and the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA.
These
factors or any combination of these factors may adversely affect
our revenue or our overall financial
performance.
Acquisitions involve risks that could result in a reduction of our
operating results, cash flows and liquidity.
We have
made and in the future may continue to make strategic acquisitions
including licenses of third party products. However, we may not be
able to identify suitable acquisition and licensing opportunities.
We may pay for acquisitions and licenses with our common stock or
with convertible securities, which may dilute your investment in
our common stock, or we may decide to pursue acquisitions and
licenses that investors may not agree with. In connection with one
of our latest acquisitions, we have also agreed to substantial
earn-out arrangements. To the extent we defer the payment of the
purchase price for any acquisition or license through a cash
earn-out arrangement, it will reduce our cash flows in subsequent
periods. In addition, acquisitions or licenses may expose us to
operational challenges and risks, including:
●
the
ability to profitably manage acquired businesses or successfully
integrate the acquired business’ operations and financial
reporting and accounting control systems into our
business;
●
increased
indebtedness and contingent purchase price obligations associated
with an acquisition;
●
the
ability to fund cash flow shortages that may occur if anticipated
revenue is not realized or is delayed, whether by general economic
or market conditions or unforeseen internal
difficulties;
●
the
availability of funding sufficient to meet increased capital
needs;
●
diversion of
management’s attention; and
●
the
ability to retain or hire qualified personnel required for expanded
operations.
Completing
acquisitions may require significant management time and financial
resources. In addition, acquired companies may have
liabilities that we failed, or were unable, to discover in the
course of performing due diligence investigations. We cannot assure
you that the indemnification granted to us by sellers of acquired
companies will be sufficient in amount, scope or duration to fully
offset the possible liabilities associated with businesses or
properties we assume upon consummation of an acquisition. We may
learn additional information about our acquired businesses that
materially adversely affect us, such as unknown or contingent
liabilities and liabilities related to compliance with applicable
laws. Any such liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, could
have a material adverse effect on our business.
Failure
to successfully manage the operational challenges and risks
associated with, or resulting from, acquisitions could adversely
affect our results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.
Borrowings or issuances of convertible securities associated with
these acquisitions may also result in higher levels of
indebtedness, which could impact our ability to service our debt
within the scheduled repayment terms.
We will need to expand our operations and increase the size of the
Company, and we may experience difficulties in managing
growth.
As we
increase the number of products we own or have the right to sell,
we will need to increase our sales, marketing, product development
and scientific and administrative headcount to manage these
programs. In addition, to meet our obligations as a public company,
we will need to increase our general and administrative
capabilities. Our management, personnel and systems currently in
place may not be adequate to support this future growth. Our need
to effectively manage our operations, growth and various projects
requires that we:
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successfully
attract and recruit new employees with the expertise and experience
we will require;
●
successfully
grow our marketing, distribution and sales infrastructure;
and
●
continue
to improve our operational, manufacturing, financial and management
controls, reporting systems and procedures.
If we
are unable to successfully manage this growth and increased
complexity of operations, our business may be adversely
affected.
If we fail to attract and keep senior management and key scientific
personnel, we may be unable to successfully operate our
business.
Our
success depends to a significant extent upon the continued services
of Dr. Bassam Damaj, our President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr.
Damaj has overseen our current business strategy since inception
and provides leadership for our growth and operations strategy as
well as being our sole employee with any significant scientific or
pharmaceutical experience. Loss of the services of Dr. Damaj would
have a material adverse effect on our growth, revenues and
prospective business. The loss of any of our key personnel, or the
inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, may
significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our research,
development or business objectives and could materially adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Any
employment agreement we enter into will not ensure the retention of
the employee who is a party to the agreement. In addition, we have
only limited ability to prevent former employees from competing
with us. Furthermore, our future success will also depend in part
on the continued service of our key scientific and management
personnel and our ability to identify, hire and retain additional
personnel. We experience intense competition for qualified
personnel and may be unable to attract and retain the personnel
necessary for the development of our business. Moreover,
competition for personnel with the scientific and technical skills
that we seek is extremely high and is likely to remain high.
Because of this competition, our compensation costs may increase
significantly. We presently have no scientific
employees.
We may not be able to continue to pay consultants, vendors and
independent contractors through the issuance of equity instruments
in order to conserve cash.
We have
paid numerous consultants and vendor fees through the issuance of
equity instruments in order to conserve our cash, however there can
be no assurance that we, our vendors, consultants or independent
contractors, current or future, will continue to agree to this
arrangement. As a result, we may be asked to spent more cash for
the same services, or we may not be able to retain the same
consultants, vendors, etc.
We
face significant competition and have limited resources compared to
our competitors.
We are
engaged in a highly competitive industry. We can expect competition
from numerous companies, including large international enterprises
and others entering the market for products similar to ours. Most
of these companies have greater research and development,
manufacturing, patent, legal, marketing, financial, technological,
personnel and managerial resources. Acquisitions of competing
companies by large pharmaceutical or healthcare companies could
further enhance such competitors’ financial, marketing and
other resources. Competitors may complete clinical trials, obtain
regulatory approvals and commence commercial sales of their
products before we could enjoy a significant competitive advantage.
Products developed by our competitors may be more effective than
our product candidates.
Competition and technological change may make our product
candidates and technologies less attractive or
obsolete.
We
compete with established pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
that are pursuing other products for the same markets we are
pursuing and that have greater financial and other resources. Other
companies may succeed in developing or acquiring products earlier
than us, developing products that are more effective than our
products or achieve greater market acceptance. As these
companies develop their products, they may develop competitive
positions that may prevent, make futile, or limit our product
commercialization efforts, which would result in a decrease in the
revenue we would be able to derive from the sale of any
products.
We will need to expand our operations and increase the size of our
Company, and we may experience difficulties in managing
growth.
As we increase the number of products we own or
have the right to sell, we will need to increase our sales,
marketing, product development and scientific and administrative
headcount to manage these programs. In addition, to meet our
obligations as a public company, we willneed to increase our
general and administrative capabilities. Our management, personnel
and systems currently in place may not be adequate to support this
future growth. Our need to effectively manage our operations,
growth and various projects requires that we:
●
successfully
attract and recruit new employees with the expertise and experience
we will require;
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successfully
grow our marketing, distribution and sales infrastructure;
and
●
continue
to improve our operational, manufacturing, financial and management
controls, reporting systems and procedures.
If
we are unable to successfully manage this growth and increased
complexity of operations, our business may be adversely
affected.
Risks Relating to Intellectual Property
If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights, our ability
to pursue the development of our technologies and products would be
negatively affected.
Our
success will depend in part on our ability to obtain patents and
maintain adequate protection of our technologies and products. If
we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, competitors
may be able to use our technologies to produce and market products
in direct competition with us and erode our competitive advantage.
Some foreign countries lack rules and methods for defending
intellectual property rights and do not protect proprietary rights
to the same extent as the United States. Many companies have had
difficulty protecting their proprietary rights in these foreign
countries. We may not be able to prevent misappropriation of our
proprietary rights.
We have
received, and are currently seeking, patent protection for numerous
compounds and methods of use. However, the patent process is
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, and there can be no
assurance that we will be successful in protecting our products by
obtaining and defending patents. These risks and uncertainties
include the following: patents that may be issued or licensed may
be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or otherwise may not
provide any competitive advantage; our competitors, many of which
have substantially greater resources than us and many of which have
made significant investments in competing technologies, may seek,
or may already have obtained, patents that will limit, interfere
with or eliminate our ability to make, use and sell our potential
products either in the United States or in international markets
and countries other than the United States may have less
restrictive patent laws than those upheld by United States courts,
allowing foreign competitors the ability to exploit these laws to
create, develop and market competing products.
Moreover, any
patents issued to us may not provide us with meaningful protection
or others may challenge, circumvent or narrow our patents. Third
parties may also independently develop products similar to our
products, duplicate our unpatented products or design around any
patents on products we develop. Additionally, extensive time is
required for development, testing and regulatory review of a
potential product. While extensions of patent term due to
regulatory delays may be available, it is possible that, before any
of our products candidates can be commercialized, any related
patent, even with an extension, may expire or remain in force for
only a short period following commercialization, thereby reducing
any advantages of the patent.
In
addition, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the
"PTO") and patent offices
in other jurisdictions have often required that patent applications
concerning pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology-related inventions
be limited or narrowed substantially to cover only the specific
innovations exemplified in the patent application, thereby limiting
the scope of protection against competitive challenges. Thus, even
if we or our licensors are able to obtain patents, the patents may
be substantially narrower than anticipated.
Our
success depends on our patents, patent applications that may be
licensed exclusively to us and other patents to which we may obtain
assignment or licenses. We may not be aware, however, of all
patents, published applications or published literature that may
affect our business either by blocking our ability to commercialize
our products, by preventing the patentability of our products to us
or our licensors or by covering the same or similar technologies
that may invalidate our patents, limit the scope of our future
patent claims or adversely affect our ability to market our
products.
In
addition to patents, we rely on a combination of trade secrets,
confidentiality, nondisclosure and other contractual provisions and
security measures to protect our confidential and proprietary
information. These measures may not adequately protect our trade
secrets or other proprietary information. If they do not adequately
protect our rights, third parties could use our technology and we
could lose any competitive advantage we may have. In addition,
others may independently develop similar proprietary information or
techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets, which
could impair any competitive advantage we may have.
Patent
protection and other intellectual property protection are crucial
to the success of our business and prospects, and there is a
substantial risk that such protections will prove
inadequate.
We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our patents,
which could be expensive and time consuming.
The
pharmaceutical industry has been characterized by extensive
litigation regarding patents and other intellectual property
rights, and companies have employed intellectual property
litigation to gain a competitive advantage. We may become subject
to infringement claims or litigation arising out of patents and
pending applications of our competitors or additional interference
proceedings declared by the PTO to determine the priority of
inventions. The defense and prosecution of intellectual property
suits, PTO proceedings and related legal and administrative
proceedings are costly and time-consuming to pursue and their
outcome is uncertain. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our
issued patents, to protect our trade secrets and know-how, or to
determine the enforceability, scope and validity of the proprietary
rights of others. An adverse determination in litigation or
interference proceedings to which we may become a party could
subject us to significant liabilities, require us to obtain
licenses from third parties or restrict or prevent us from selling
our products in certain markets. Although patent and intellectual
property disputes might be settled through licensing or similar
arrangements, the costs associated with such arrangements may be
substantial and could include our paying large fixed payments and
ongoing royalties. Furthermore, the necessary licenses may not be
available on satisfactory terms or at all.
Competitors may
infringe our patents and we may file infringement claims to counter
infringement or unauthorized use. This can be expensive,
particularly for a company of our size, and time-consuming. In
addition, in an infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a
patent of ours is not valid or is unenforceable, or may refuse to
stop the other party from using the technology at issue on the
grounds that our patents do not cover its technology. An adverse
determination of any litigation or defense proceedings could put
one or more of our patents at risk of being invalidated or
interpreted narrowly.
Also, a
third party may assert that our patents are invalid and/or
unenforceable. There are no unresolved communications, allegations,
complaints or threats of litigation related to the possibility that
our patents are invalid or unenforceable. Any litigation or claims
against us, whether merited or not, may result in substantial
costs, place a significant strain on our financial resources,
divert the attention of management and harm our reputation. An
adverse decision in litigation could result in inadequate
protection for our product candidates and/or reduce the value of
any license agreements we have with third parties.
Interference
proceedings brought before the PTO may be necessary to determine
priority of invention with respect to our patents or patent
applications. During an interference proceeding, it may be
determined that we do not have priority of invention for one or
more aspects in our patents or patent applications and could result
in the invalidation in part or whole of a patent or could put a
patent application at risk of not issuing. Even if successful, an
interference proceeding may result in substantial costs and
distraction to our management.
Furthermore,
because of the substantial amount of discovery required in
connection with intellectual property litigation or interference
proceedings, there is a risk that some of our confidential
information could be compromised by disclosure. In addition, there
could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions
or other interim proceedings or developments. If investors perceive
these results to be negative, the price of our common stock could
be adversely affected.
If we infringe the rights of third parties we could be prevented
from selling products, forced to pay damages and defend against
litigation.
If our
products, methods, processes and other technologies infringe the
proprietary rights of other parties, we could incur substantial
costs and we may have to: obtain licenses, which may not be
available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all; abandon an
infringing product candidate; redesign our products or processes to
avoid infringement; stop using the subject matter claimed in the
patents held by others; pay damages; and/or defend litigation or
administrative proceedings which may be costly whether we win or
lose, and which could result in a substantial diversion of our
financial and management resources.
We may be subject to potential product liability and other claims,
creating risks and expense.
We are
also exposed to potential product liability risks inherent in the
development, testing, manufacturing, marketing and sale of human
therapeutic products. Product liability insurance for the
pharmaceutical industry is extremely expensive, difficult to obtain
and may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. We have no
guarantee that the coverage limits of such insurance policies will
be adequate. A successful claim against us, which is in excess of
our insurance coverage, could have a material adverse effect upon
us and on our financial condition.
Changes in trends in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industries, including difficult market conditions, could adversely
affect our operating results.
The
biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries
generally, and drug discovery and development companies more
specifically, are subject to increasingly rapid technological
changes. Our competitors and others might develop technologies or
products that are more effective or commercially attractive than
our current or future technologies or products or that render our
technologies or products less competitive or obsolete. If
competitors introduce superior technologies or products and we
cannot make enhancements to our technologies or products to remain
competitive, our competitive position and, in turn, our business,
revenue and financial condition, would be materially and adversely
affected.
We may encounter new FDA rules, regulations and laws that could
impede our ability to sell our OTC products
The FDA
regulates most of our OTC or non-prescription drugs using its OTC
Monograph, which when final, is published in the Code of Federal
Regulations at 21 CFR Parts 330-358. Such of our products that meet
each of these conditions established in the OTC Monograph
regulations, as well as all other regulations, may be marketed
without prior approval by the FDA. If the FDA changes its OTC
Monograph regulatory process, it may subject the Company to
additional FDA rules, regulations and laws that may be more time
consuming and costly to us and could negatively affect our
business.
We may never receive ANDA approval for our product
FluticareTM, which we are
relying upon to generate a significant amount of future
revenue.
Because
of the unpredictability of the FDA review process for generic
drugs, the ANDA filed for our product FluticareTM may never be
approved by the FDA for a variety of reasons. If such
ANDA is not approved, we will not be able to realize revenues from
the sale of this drug and our revenues will not grow as quickly as
we anticipate.
If the Fluticare™
ANDA is
approved, we have no assurances as to the additional costs
associated with launching our new product, and may need to raise
additional capital in the future to fund such
efforts.
Since
approval is dependent upon a complex FDA review and regulatory
process, should we receive approval for our product Fluticare™, it is unclear the extent of the
additional work and costs associated with launching the new
product. There can be no assurances to the time frame in which we
could get approval, and so no assurances as to the timing and
extent of the possible additional expenses. As a result, additional
funding may be required to cover such expenses.
Risks Related to Ownership of our Common Stock
Sales of additional shares of our common stock could cause the
price of our common stock to decline.
As of
December 31, 2016, we had 121,694,293 shares of common stock
outstanding. A substantial number of those shares are restricted
securities and such shares may be sold under Rule 144 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), subject to any
applicable holding period. As such, sales of substantial
amounts of our common stock in the public or private markets, or
the availability of such shares for sale by us, including the
issuance of common stock upon conversion and/or exercise of
outstanding convertible securities, warrants and options, could
adversely affect the price of our common stock. We may sell shares
or securities convertible into shares of common stock, which could
adversely affect the market price of shares of our common
stock. In addition, the sale of a substantial number of
shares of our common stock, or anticipation of such sales, could
make it more difficult for us to obtain future financing. To the
extent the trading price of our common stock at the time of
exercise of any of our outstanding options or warrants exceeds
their exercise price, such exercise will have a dilutive effect on
our stockholders.
The
sale of certain shares held by the selling stockholder may have an
adverse effect on the price of our stock, and such effect could be
material.
This registration statement contains
two forms of prospectus. One form of prospectus, which we refer to
as the primary public offering prospectus, is to be used in
connection with a public offering of up to shares of our common
stock and warrants to purchase up to shares of our common stock
(and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
warrants). The other form of prospectus, which we refer to as the
resale prospectus, is to be used in connection with the potential
resale by a selling stockholder of an aggregate of 25,617,592
shares of our common stock upon the effectiveness of the
registration statement of which such prospectus forms a part. In
the event of a sale of the shares of common stock offered by the
selling stockholder, the price of our stock could decline, and such
decline could be material.
If we
default on our Convertible Notes, or if such Convertible Notes are
voluntarily converted, it could result in a significant dilution of
stockholders’ position.
As of December 31, 2016, we have
issued and outstanding convertible promissory notes in the
aggregate principal amount of approximately $1.6 million (the
“Convertible
Notes”). Upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, as such term is defined in the
Convertible Notes, a “Default Amount” equal to the sum
of (i) the outstanding principal amount, together with accrued
interest due thereon through the date of payment, and (ii) an
additional amount equal to the outstanding principal amount is
payable, either in cash or shares of common stock. Assuming the
Convertible Notes are in default on their maturity date, we may be
required to issue up to 9,400,241 shares of our common stock to the
holders of the Convertible Notes.
The holders of our Convertible Notes
also have the right to convert such Convertible Notes into common
stock at $0.25 per share. In the event the holders of such
Convertible Notes elect to convert their Convertible Notes into
common stock, an additional 6.4 million shares of our common stock
will be issued, resulting in substantial dilution to existing
stockholders. In the event such holders elect to sell their common
stock issued upon conversion of such Convertible Notes, the price
of our common stock may be negatively and materially
impacted.
The market price for our common stock may be volatile and your
investment in our common stock could decline in value.
The
stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume
fluctuations. The market prices of the securities of biotechnology
and specialty pharmaceutical companies, particularly companies like
ours with limited product revenues, have been highly volatile and
may continue to be highly volatile in the future. This volatility
has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular
companies. The following factors, in addition to other risk factors
described in this section, may have a significant impact on the
market price of our common stock:
●
announcements
of technological innovations or new products by us or our
competitors;
●
announcement
of FDA approval or disapproval of our product candidates or other
product-related actions;
●
developments
involving our discovery efforts and clinical trials;
●
developments or
disputes concerning patents or proprietary rights, including
announcements of infringement, interference or other litigation
against us or our potential licensees;
●
developments
involving our efforts to commercialize our products, including
developments impacting the timing of
commercialization;
●
announcements
concerning our competitors or the biotechnology, pharmaceutical or
drug delivery industry in general;
●
public concerns as
to the safety or efficacy of our products or our competitors’
products;
●
changes in
government regulation of the pharmaceutical or medical
industry;
●
actual or
anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
●
changes in
financial estimates or recommendations by securities
analysts;
●
developments
involving corporate collaborators, if any;
●
changes in
accounting principles; and
●
the loss of any of
our key management personnel.
In the
past, securities class action litigation has often been brought
against companies that experience volatility in the market price of
their securities. Whether meritorious or not, litigation brought
against us could result in substantial costs and a diversion of
management’s attention and resources, which could adversely
affect our business, operating results and financial
condition.
We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock and,
accordingly, shareholders must rely on stock appreciation for any
return on their investment.
We have
never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock and do
not expect to do so in the foreseeable future. The declaration of
dividends is subject to the discretion of our board of directors
and will depend on various factors, including our operating
results, financial condition, future prospects and any other
factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. You should not
rely on an investment in our Company if you require dividend income
from your investment in our Company. The success of your investment
will likely depend entirely upon any future appreciation of the
market price of our common stock, which is uncertain and
unpredictable. There is no guarantee that our common stock will
appreciate in value.
Nevada law and provisions in our charter documents may delay or
prevent a potential takeover bid that would be beneficial to common
stockholders.
Our
articles of incorporation and our bylaws contain provisions that
may enable our board of directors to discourage, delay or prevent a
change in our ownership or in our management. In addition, these
provisions could limit the price that investors would be willing to
pay in the future for shares of our common stock. These provisions
include the following:
●
our
board of directors may increase the size of the board of directors
up to nine directors and fill vacancies on the board of directors;
and
●
our
board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal
our bylaws.
In
addition, Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes also contains
provisions that may enable our board of directors to discourage,
delay or prevent a change in our ownership or in our management.
The combinations with interested stockholders provisions of the
Nevada Revised Statutes, subject to certain exceptions, restrict
the ability of our Company to engage in any combination with an
interested stockholder for three years after the date a stockholder
becomes an interested stockholder, unless, prior to the stockholder
becoming an interested stockholder, our board of directors gave
approval for the combination or the acquisition of shares which
caused the stockholder to become an interested stockholder. If the
combination or acquisition was not so approved prior to the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested
stockholder may effect a combination after the three-year period
only if either the stockholder receives approval from a majority of
the outstanding voting shares, excluding shares beneficially owned
by the interested stockholder or its affiliates or associates, or
the consideration to be paid by the interested stockholder exceeds
certain thresholds set forth in the statute. For purposes of the
foregoing provisions, "interested stockholder" means either a
person, other than our Company or our subsidiaries, who directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of our
outstanding voting shares, or one of our affiliates or associates
which at any time within three years immediately before the date in
question directly or indirectly beneficially owned 10% or more of
the voting power of our outstanding shares.
In
addition, the acquisition of controlling interest provisions of the
Nevada Revised Statutes provide that a stockholder acquiring a
controlling interest in our Company, and those acting in
association with that stockholder, obtain no voting rights in the
control shares unless voting rights are conferred by stockholders
holding a majority of our voting power (exclusive of the control
shares). For purposes of these provisions, "controlling interest"
means the ownership of outstanding voting shares enabling the
acquiring person to exercise (either directly or indirectly or in
association with others) one-fifth or more but less than one-third,
one-third or more but less than a majority, or a majority or more
of the voting power in the election of our directors, and "control
shares" means those shares the stockholder acquired on the date it
obtained a controlling interest or in the 90-day period preceding
that date.
Accordingly, the
provisions could require multiple votes with respect to voting
rights in share acquisitions effected in separate stages, and the
effect of these provisions may be to discourage, delay or prevent a
change in control of our Company.
The rights of the holders of common stock may be impaired by the
potential issuance of preferred stock.
Our
articles of incorporation give our board of directors the right to
create new series of preferred stock. As a result, the board of
directors may, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock
with voting, dividend, conversion, liquidation or other rights,
which could adversely affect the voting power and equity interest
of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock, which could be
issued with the right to more than one vote per share, could be
utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a
change of control. The possible impact on takeover attempts could
adversely affect the price of our common stock. Although we have no
present intention to issue any shares of preferred stock or to
create a series of preferred stock, we may issue such shares in the
future.
Our common stock is subject to the "penny stock" rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the trading market in our
securities is limited, which makes transactions in our stock
cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our
stock.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 15g-9
which establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for the
purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market
price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of
less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any
transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules
require:
●
that
a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in
penny stocks; and
●
the
broker or dealer receives from the investor a written agreement to
the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the
penny stock to be purchased.
In
order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny
stocks, the broker or dealer must:
●
obtain
financial information and investment experience objectives of the
person; and
●
make a reasonable
determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable
for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and
experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the
risks of transactions in penny stocks.
The
broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a
penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating
to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:
●
sets forth
the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability
determination; and
●
that the
broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the
investor prior to the transaction.
Generally, brokers
may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject
to the "penny stock" rules. This may make it more difficult for
investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the
market value of our stock.
Disclosure also has
to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both
public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions
payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered
representative, current quotations for the securities and the
rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in
penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be
sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held
in the account and information on the limited market in penny
stocks.
FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a
shareholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
In
addition to the “penny stock” rules described above,
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that
require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a
broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the
investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending
speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional
customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain
information about the customer’s financial status, tax
status, investment objectives and other information. Under
interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high
probability that speculative low priced securities will not be
suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make
it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their
customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy
and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our
shares.
Risks
Related to this Offering
Purchasers in this offering will experience immediate and
substantial dilution in the book value of their
investment.
If we successfully sell all securities registered
by this offering and investors exercise all warrants included in
this offering, new investors will own approximately
%
of our outstanding common stock. In addition, we have issued
options, warrants or other derivative securities to acquire common
stock at prices below the public offering price. To the extent
outstanding options, warrants or other derivative securities are
ultimately exercised or converted, or if we issue restricted stock
to our employees under our equity incentive plans, there will be
further dilution to investors who purchase shares in this offering.
In addition, if we issue additional equity securities or derivative
securities, investors purchasing shares in this offering will
experience additional dilution. For a further description of the
dilution that you will experience immediately after this offering,
see “Dilution.”
We may allocate the net proceeds from this offering in ways that
differ from our estimates based on our current plans and
assumptions discussed in the section titled "Use of Proceeds" and
with which you may not agree.
The allocation of net proceeds of the offering set
forth in the “Use of
Proceeds” section of this
prospectus represents our estimates based upon our current plans
and assumptions regarding industry and general economic conditions,
our future revenues and expenditures. The amounts and timing of our
actual expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including
market conditions, cash generated by our operations, business
developments and related rate of growth. We may find it necessary
or advisable to use portions of the proceeds from this offering for
other purposes. Circumstances that may give rise to a change in the
use of proceeds and the alternate purposes for which the proceeds
may be used are discussed in the section in this prospectus
entitled “Use of
Proceeds”. You may not
have an opportunity to evaluate the economic, financial or other
information on which we base our decisions on how to use our
proceeds. As a result, you and other stockholders may not agree
with our decisions. See “Use of
Proceeds” for additional
information.
The warrants are speculative in nature.
The
warrants offered by us in this offering do not confer any rights of
ownership of shares of common stock on its holders, such as voting
rights or the right to receive dividends, but only represent the
right to acquire shares of common stock at a fixed price for a
limited period of time. Specifically, commencing on the date of
issuance, holders of the warrants may exercise their right to
acquire the shares of common stock and pay an expected exercise
price of $ per share, subject to adjustment
upon certain events, prior to five years from the date of issuance,
after which date any unexercised warrants will expire and have no
further value.
There is no established public trading market for the warrants
being offered in this offering and we do not intend to apply to
list the warrants on a securities exchange or automated quotation
system.
There
is no established public trading market for the warrants being
offered in this offering. We do not intend to apply to list the
warrants on a securities exchange or automated quotation system.
Without an active trading market, the liquidity of warrants will be
limited.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This prospectus includes forward-looking statements. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in
this prospectus, including statements regarding our future
operating results, financial position and cash flows, our business
strategy and plans and our objectives for future operations, are
forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terms such as “believe,”
“may,” “will,” “estimate,”
“continue,” “anticipate,”
“plan,” “target,” “project,”
“contemplate,” “predict,”
“potential,” “would,” “could,”
“should,” “intend” and “expect”
or the negative of these terms or other similar
expressions.
We have based these forward-looking statements
largely on our current expectations and projections about future
events and financial trends that we believe may affect our
financial condition, operating results, business strategy,
short-term and long-term business operations and objectives. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
prospectus and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, including those described under sections in this
prospectus entitled “Risk
Factors” and
“Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” and elsewhere
in this prospectus. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and
rapidly changing environment. New risk factors and uncertainties
may emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management
to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess
the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which
any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this
prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially
and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements.
You
should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of
future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected
in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot
guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance
and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking
statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any
other person assume responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of the forward-looking statements. Except as required
by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or
revise any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date
of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results or
to changes in our expectations, whether as a result of any new
information, future events, changed circumstances or
otherwise.
This
prospectus contains estimates and statistical data that we obtained
from industry publications and reports. These publications
generally indicate that they have obtained their information from
sources believed to be reliable, but do not guarantee the accuracy
and completeness of their information, and you are cautioned not to
give undue weight to such estimates. Although we believe the
publications are reliable, we have not independently verified their
data. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of our
future performance and the future performance of the markets in
which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of
uncertainty and risk.
We
estimate that the net proceeds to us from the sale of the
securities that we are offering will be approximately
$ million, based upon the
assumed public offering price of $ per
share and associated warrant, which is the last reported bid price
of our common stock on the OTCQB Marketplace on
, 2017, after deducting
the estimated placement agent’s commissions and estimated
offering expenses payable by us and excluding any proceeds from the
potential exercise of warrants offered hereby, if any.
Each
$0.10 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $
per share would increase (decrease) the net
proceeds to us from this offering by $
million, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth
on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after
deducting the estimated commissions and estimated offering expenses
payable by us. We may also increase or decrease the number of
shares we are offering. Each increase (decrease) of 200,000 shares
in the number of shares offered by us would increase (decrease) the
net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $
million, assuming that the public offering price
stays the same, and after deducting the estimated commissions and
the estimated offering expenses payable by us.
The principal purposes of this offering are to
raise additional capital, and increase our public float. We
currently intend to use the net proceeds we receive from this
offering for the commercial launch of FlutiCare™, which we
expect will be approved by the FDA in 2017 allowing us to launch
FlutiCare™ in the second
half of 2017, working capital and
general corporate purposes, including sales and marketing
activities, product development and capital expenditures. We may
also use a portion of the net proceeds for the acquisition of, or
investment in, technologies, solutions or businesses. However, we
have no present binding commitments or agreements to enter into any
acquisitions or investments. As of December 31, 2016, we had
convertible debt totaling $1.6 million which, if not converted
prior to their maturity dates in July and August 2017, will be due
and payable at that time plus any accrued interest. We may be
required to use a portion of the net proceeds to pay such debt if
outstanding at maturity. Pending these uses, we intend to invest
the net proceeds from this offering in short-term, investment-grade
interest-bearing securities such as money market accounts,
certificates of deposit, commercial paper and guaranteed
obligations of the U.S. government.
The amounts and timing of our actual expenditure,
including expenditure related to sales and marketing and product
development will depend on numerous factors, including the status
of our product development efforts, our sales and marketing
activities, the amount of cash generated or used by our operations,
competitive pressures and other factors described under
“Risk
Factors” in this
prospectus. We therefore cannot estimate the amount of net proceeds
to be used for the purposes described above. As a result, we may
find it necessary or advisable to use the net proceeds for other
purposes. Our management will have broad discretion in the
application of the net proceeds, and investors will be relying on
our judgment regarding the application of the net proceeds from
this offering.
PRICE RANGE FOR OUR COMMON
EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERS MATTERS
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTCQB Marketplace under the symbol
“INNV.” The last closing bid price of our common stock
was $0. on January , 2017.
The
high and low bid prices of our common stock for the periods
indicated are set forth below. These prices do not
reflect retail mark-up, markdown or commissions. Such OTCQB
quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without markup, markdown or
commissions and, particularly because our common stock is traded
infrequently, may not necessarily represent actual transactions or
a liquid trading market.
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Year
Ending December 31, 2017
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|
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First quarter
ending March 31, 2017 (through January 31, 2017)
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$0.26
|
$0.18
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
|
First quarter ended
March 31, 2016
|
$0.10
|
$0.03
|
Second quarter
ended June 30, 2016
|
$0.37
|
$0.05
|
Third quarter ended
September 30, 2016
|
$0.66
|
$0.21
|
Fourth quarter
ended December 31, 2016
|
$0.33
|
$0.16
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2015
|
|
|
First quarter ended
March 31, 2015
|
$0.28
|
$0.13
|
Second quarter
ended June 30, 2015
|
$0.19
|
$0.11
|
Third quarter ended
September 30, 2015
|
$0.16
|
$0.05
|
Fourth quarter
ended December 31, 2015
|
$0.12
|
$0.05
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Holders
As of
December 31, 2016, we had 121,694,293 shares of common stock,
$0.001 par value, issued and outstanding held by approximately 544
shareholders of record. Our transfer agent is Interwest
Transfer Co., Inc., 1981 Murray Holladay Road, Suite 100 Salt Lake
City, UT 84117.
The
payment of dividends is subject to the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend, among other things, upon our earnings,
our capital requirements, our financial condition and other
relevant factors. We have not paid or declared any dividends upon
our common stock since our inception and, by reason of our present
financial status and our contemplated financial requirements do not
anticipate paying any dividends upon our common stock in the
foreseeable future.
We have
never declared or paid any cash dividends. We currently do not
intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future on the
shares of common stock. We intend to reinvest any earnings in the
development and expansion of our business. Any cash dividends in
the future to common stockholders will be payable when, as and if
declared by our board of directors, based upon the
Board’sassessment
of:
●
our
financial condition;
●
prior claims
of preferred stock to the
extent issued and outstanding; and
●
including any applicable
laws.
Therefore, there
can be no assurance that any dividends on the common stock will
ever be paid.
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of September
30, 2016 that is derived from our unaudited financial information
included elsewhere in this prospectus:
●
on an actual
basis; and
●
on a pro forma
basis, giving effect to the sale and issuance by us
of
shares of common and warrants to purchase up
to shares of common stock
in this offering, at an offering price of
$ per share and associated
warrant, and after deducting placement agent’s fees and
estimated offering expenses payable by us.
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|
|
|
|
|
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Cash and cash
equivalent
|
$1,454,545
|
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Debt:
|
|
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Note payable and
non-convertible debenture, net of discount of $5,155
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$407,129
|
$407,129
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Convertible
debentures, net of discount of $1,474,342
|
410,580
|
410,580
|
Total
debt
|
817,709
|
817,709
|
|
|
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Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit):
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Common stock,
$0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 104,164,880 shares
issued and outstanding,
actual;
shares issued and outstanding as adjusted
|
104,165
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Additional paid-in
capital
|
25,663,922
|
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Accumulated
deficit
|
(25,775,716)
|
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Total
stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
(7,629)
|
|
Total
capitalization
|
$810,080
|
|
Common
stock outstanding in the table above excludes the following shares
as of September 30, 2016:
●
228,500
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options
outstanding as of September 30, 2016, at a weighted average
exercise price of $0.21 per share;
●
17,319,517
unallocated shares of common stock reserved for future issuance
under our stock-based compensation plans, consisting of 119,516
shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2013
Equity Incentive Plan ("2013
Plan"), 950,001 shares of common stock reserved for future
issuance under our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan ("2014 Plan"), and 16,250,000 shares of
common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2016 Equity
Incentive Plan ("2016
Plan") (together, the “Incentive Plans ”), and such
additional shares that become available under our Incentive Plans
pursuant to provisions thereof that automatically increase the
share reserves under the Incentive Plans each year;
●
12,919,489
shares of common stock reserved for issuance of outstanding
restricted stock units;
5,967,054
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants
outstanding as of September 30, 2016, at a weighted average
exercise price of $0.34 per share;
●
shares
of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to be issued in
connection with this offering, including warrants to be issued to
the placement agent.
If
you invest in our common stock in this offering, your ownership
interest will immediately be diluted to the extent of the
difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers of
shares of our common stock in this offering and the as adjusted net
tangible book value (deficit) per share of our common stock
immediately after this offering.
As
of September 30, 2016, our historical net tangible book value
(deficit) was approximately $(5.4) million, or $(0.05) per
share of our common stock. Net tangible book value (deficit) per
share represents the amount of our total tangible assets less our
total liabilities, divided by the number of shares of our common
stock outstanding as of September 30, 2016.
After
giving further effect to our sale of shares of
our common stock in this offering at an assumed public offering
price of $ per share, which is the last
reported bid price of our common stock on the OTCQB Marketplace on
January , 2017, and after deducting the estimated placement
agent’s fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us,
our as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) as of
September 30, 2016 would have been approximately $
million, or approximately $
per share of our common stock. This
represents an immediate increase in as adjusted net tangible book
value of $ per share to
existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $
per share to new investors purchasing shares of our
common stock in this offering. The following table illustrates this
dilution:
Assumed public
offering price per share
|
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$
|
|
|
|
Net tangible book
value (deficit) per share as of September 30, 2016
|
$(0.05)
|
|
|
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Increase per share
attributable to new investors in this offering
|
|
|
|
|
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As adjusted net
tangible book value (deficit) per share after this
offering
|
|
|
|
|
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Dilution per share
to new investors in this offering
|
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$
|
Each
$0.10 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of
$ per share, which is last
reported sale price of our common stock on the OTCQB Marketplace on
January , 2017, would increase (decrease) our as
adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) by $
per share and the dilution in as adjusted net tangible book value
(deficit) per share to new investors in this offering by $
per share, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as
set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same,
and after deducting the estimated commissions and estimated
offering expenses payable by us.
We
may also increase or decrease the number of shares we are offering.
An increase of 200,000 shares in the number of shares offered by us
would increase our as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) by
$ per share and decrease the dilution to new
investors in this offering by approximately $ per
share, assuming that the assumed public offering price remains the
same, and after deducting the estimated commissions and the
estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, a decrease of
200,000 shares in the number of shares offered by us would
decrease our as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) by $
per share and increase the dilution to new
investors in this offering by approximately $ per
share, assuming that the public offering price remains the same,
and after deducting the estimated discounts and commissions and the
estimated offering expenses payable by us.
The
foregoing table and discussion is based on 104,164,880 shares of
our common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and excludes
the following, in each case as of such date:
●
228,500
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options
outstanding as of September 30, 2016, at a weighted average
exercise price of $0.21 per share
●
17,319,517
unallocated shares of common stock reserved for future issuance
under our stock-based compensation plans, consisting of 119,516
shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2013
Plan, 950,001 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance
under our 2014 Plan, and 16,250,000 shares of common stock reserved
for future issuance under our 2016 Plan (together, the
“Incentive Plans
”), and such additional shares that become available under
our Incentive Plans pursuant to provisions thereof that
automatically increase the share reserves under the Incentive Plans
each year;
12,919,489
shares of common stock reserved for issuance of outstanding
restricted stock units;
5,967,054
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants
outstanding as of September 30, 2016, at a weighted average
exercise price of $0.34 per share; and
●
shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to be issued in connection
with this offering, including warrants to be issued to the
placement agent.
To
the extent that any of the outstanding options or warrants to
purchase shares of our common stock are exercised, new investors
may experience further dilution. In addition, we may issue
additional shares of common stock, other equity securities or
convertible debt securities in the future, which may cause further
dilution to new investors in this offering.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Historical results and trends should not be taken as indicative of
future operations. Management's statements contained in this report
that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions
and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the
Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe,"
"expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project,"
"prospects," or similar expressions. The Company's ability to
predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies
is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material
adverse affect on the operations and future prospects of the
Company on a consolidated basis include, but are not limited to:
changes in economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes,
availability of capital, interest rates, competition and generally
accepted accounting principles. These risks and uncertainties
should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and
undue reliance should not be placed on such
statements.
Overview
We are an emerging over-the-counter
("OTC") consumer goods and specialty pharmaceutical
company engaged in the commercialization, licensing and
development of safe and effective non-prescription medicine and
consumer care products to improve men’s and women’s
health and vitality and respiratory diseases. We deliver
innovative and uniquely presented and packaged health solutions
through our (a) OTC medicines and consumer and health products,
which we market directly, (b) commercial partners to primary care
physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists, and (c)
directly to consumers through our on-line channels, retailers and
wholesalers. We are dedicated to being
a leader in developing and marketing new OTC and branded
Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) products. We are actively pursuing
opportunities where existing prescription drugs have recently, or
are expected to, change from prescription (or Rx) to OTC. These
“Rx-to-OTC switches” require Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”) approval through a process initiated by
the New Drug Application (“NDA”) holder.
Our
business model leverages our ability to (a) develop and build our
current pipeline of products and (b) to also acquire outright or
in-license commercial products that are supported by scientific
and/or clinical evidence, place them through our existing supply
chain, retail and on-line (including Amazon®-based
business platform) channels to tap new markets and drive demand for
such products and to establish physician relationships. We
currently have 17 products marketed in the United States with six
of those being marketed and sold in multiple countries around the
world through some of our 14 commercial partners. We currently
expect to launch an additional five products in the United States
in 2017 and we currently have approvals to launch certain of our
already marketed products in at least three additional
countries.
Our Strategy
Our
corporate strategy focuses on two primary objectives:
1.
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Developing
a diversified product portfolio of exclusive, unique and patented
non-prescription OTC and branded ANDA drugs and consumer health products
through: (a) the introduction of line extensions and reformulations
of either our or third-party currently marketed products; and (b)
the acquisition of products or obtaining exclusive licensing rights
to market such products; and
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2.
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Building
an innovative, U.S. and global sales and marketing model through
direct to consumer approaches such as our proprietary Beyond
Human™ Sales and Marketing platform, the addition of new
online platforms such as Amazon® and commercial partnerships
with established international complimentary partners that: (a)
generates revenue, and (b) requires a lower cost structure compared
to traditional pharmaceutical companies thereby increasing our
gross margins.
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Our Products
We
currently generate revenues from 17 products in the U.S. and six in
international countries, as follows:
1.
Vesele® for promoting
sexual and health (U.S. and U.K.);
2.
Zestra® for female
arousal (U.S., U.K., Denmark, Canada, Morocco, and the
UAE);
3.
Zestra
Glide® (U.S, Canada
and the MENA countries);
4.
EjectDelay® indicated
for the treatment of premature ejaculation (U.S. and
Canada);
5.
Sensum+® to
alleviate reduced penile sensitivity (U.S., U.K. and
Morocco);
6.
BH® Testosterone
Booster;
13.
BH® Green Coffee
Extract;
15.
RecalMax™
for brain health;
16.
Androferti®
(U.S. and Canada) for the support of overall male reproductive
health and sperm quality; and
17.
UriVarx™ for overactive
bladder and urinary incontinence.
In
addition, we currently expect to launch in the U.S. the following
products in 2017, subject to the applicable regulatory approvals,
if required:
1.
Xyralid® for the relief
of the pain and symptoms caused by hemorrhoids (first half of
2017);
2.
AllerVarx™ for allergic
rhinitis symptoms (first half of 2017);
3.
Androvit® for prostate
and sexual health (second half of 2017);
4.
Urocis® for urinary
tract infections (second half of 2017); and
5.
FlutiCare™ for allergic
rhinitis subject to FDA ANDA approval (second half of
2017).
Sales and Marketing Strategy U.S. and Internationally
Our sales and marketing strategy is based on (a)
the use of direct to consumer advertisements in print and online
media through our proprietary Beyond Human™ sales
and marketing infrastructure acquired in March 2016, (b) working
with direct commercial channel partners in the U.S. and also
directly marketing the products ourselves to physicians,
urologists, gynecologists and therapists and to other healthcare
providers, and (c) working with exclusive commercial partners
outside of the U.S. that would be responsible for sales and
marketing in those territories. We have now fully integrated most
of our existing line of products such as Vesele®,
Sensum+®,
UriVarx™,
Zestra®,
and RecalMax™
into the Beyond
Human™
sales and marketing platform. We plan
to integrate Xyralid®,
AllerVarx™,
Androvit®,
Urocis®;
and FlutiCare™,
subject to regulatory approvals, upon their commercial launches in
2017. We also market and distribute our products in the U.S.
through retailers, wholesalers and other online channels. Our
strategy outside the U.S. is to partner with companies who can
effectively market and sell our products in their countries through
their direct marketing and sales teams. The strategy of using our
partners to commercialize our products is designed to limit our
expenses and fix our cost structure, enabling us to increase our
reach while minimizing the incremental spending impact on the
Company.
Our
current OTC mongraph, Rx-to-OTC ANDA switch drugs and consumer care
products marketing strategy is to focus on four main U.S. markets
which we believe each to be in excess of $1.0 billion: (1) Sexual
Health (Female and male sexual dysfunction and health); (2) Urology
(Bladder and Prostate health); (3) Respiratory Disease; and (4)
Brain Health. We will focus our current efforts on these four
markets and will seek to develop, acquire or license products that
we can sell through our sales channels in these
fields.
Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September
30, 2016 Compared with the Three and Nine Months Ended September
30, 2015
|
Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
|
Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2015
|
|
|
NET
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
Product
sales, net
|
$1,882,129
|
$179,744
|
$1,702,385
|
947.1%
|
License
revenues
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-%
|
|
1,882,129
|
179,744
|
1,702,385
|
947.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:NET REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of product sales
|
331,227
|
102,359
|
228,868
|
223.6%
|
Research
and development
|
43,775
|
-
|
43,775
|
100.0%
|
Sales
and marketing
|
1,972,155
|
80,682
|
1,891,473
|
2,344.4%
|
General
and administrative
|
1,779,048
|
650,539
|
1,128,509
|
173.5%
|
Total
operating expenses
|
4,126,205
|
833,580
|
3,292,625
|
395.0%
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(2,244,076)
|
(653,836)
|
(1,590,240)
|
243.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(3,727,168)
|
(473,360)
|
(3,253,808)
|
687.4%
|
Other
income, net
|
194,744
|
-
|
194,744
|
100.0%
|
Change
in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
1,350,688
|
268,449
|
1,082,239
|
403.1%
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(4,425,812)
|
$(858,747)
|
$(3,567,065)
|
415.4%
|
|
Nine
Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
|
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2015
|
|
|
NET
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
Product
sales, net
|
$3,126,112
|
$555,069
|
$2,571,043
|
463.2%
|
License
revenues
|
1,000
|
5,000
|
(4,000)
|
(80.0)%
|
|
3,127,112
|
560,069
|
2,567,043
|
458.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of product sales
|
714,284
|
242,808
|
471,476
|
194.2%
|
Research
and development
|
47,667
|
-
|
47,667
|
100.0%
|
Sales
and marketing
|
2,257,166
|
132,778
|
2,124,388
|
1,600.0%
|
General
and administrative
|
4,012,357
|
2,948,413
|
1,063,944
|
36.1%
|
Total
operating expenses
|
7,031,474
|
3,323,999
|
3,707,475
|
111.5%
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(3,904,362)
|
(2,763,930)
|
(1,140,432)
|
41.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(6,000,752)
|
(744,726)
|
(5,256,026)
|
705.8%
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
(32,500)
|
32,500
|
(100.0)%
|
Other
income, net
|
196,620
|
-
|
196,620
|
100.0%
|
Change
in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
(632,627)
|
316,378
|
(949,005)
|
(300.0)%
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(10,341,121)
|
$(3,224,778)
|
(7,116,343)
|
220.7%
|
Net Revenues
We recognized net revenues of $1,882,129 and
$3,127,112 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
compared to $179,744 and $560,069 for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2015. The increase in revenue for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was primarily
the result of the product sales generated through the sales and
marketing platform acquired in the Beyond Human™ asset
acquisition. The increase was also due to an increase in sales of
Vesele®
which generated net revenues of
approximately $1.1 million and $1.5 million during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to
approximately $1,000 and $6,000 during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2015, respectively. We generated additional net
revenues of approximately $382,000 and $566,000 when selling
Vesele®
with other Beyond Human™
products during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,
respectively. The increase in net revenues from the sale of
products through the Beyond Human™ sales and marketing
platform was offset by decreases in our other existing product
sales channels as we concentrated our sales efforts and resources
on integrating our existing products into the Beyond
Human™
sales and marketing platform. The
decreases in existing retail product sales channels resulted in net
revenues from the Zestra®
products decreasing approximately
$120,000 and $224,000 during the three and nine months September
30, 2016, respectively, when compared to the same period in 2015.
We have since integrated Zestra®
into the Beyond
Human™
sales and marketing platform and is
expecting an increase in product sales of Zestra®
through that sales channel in the
fourth quarter of 2016.
Cost of Product Sales
We
recognized cost of product sales of $331,227 and $714,284 for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $102,359
and $242,808 for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2015. The cost of product sales includes the cost of inventory,
shipping and royalties. The increase in cost of product sales is a
result of higher shipping costs due to an increase in the number of
units shipped. The increase in the gross margin is due
to the higher margins earned on the increased volume of our product
sales through the Beyond Human™ sales and marketing platform.
The increased margin in 2016 is also due to fewer sales when
compared to 2015 through our retail and wholesale sales channels
which have lower margins.
Research and Development
We recognized research and development expenses of
$43,775 and $47,667 for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2016 compared to no expenses for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2015. The research and development expenses
includes the fair value of the shares of common stock issued to
Centric Research Institute totaling $23,000 for the settlement of
certain clinical and regulatory milestone payments due under the
in-license agreement for Sensum+®,
as well as, clinical costs incurred related to post marketing
studies for Vesele®
and BHT®
Testosterone
Booster.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses of $1,972,155 and
$2,257,166 during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2016, respectively, consist primarily of print advertisements and
sales and marketing support. The increase in sales and marketing
expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
when compared to the same period in 2015 is due to the costs of
integration of our existing products into the Beyond
Human™
sales and marketing platform and the
increase in the number of print and online media advertisements of
our existing products through the Beyond
Human™
platform. The increase is also
attributable to increased costs in sales and marketing support
services due to the higher volume of sales orders received as a
result of the Beyond Human™
asset acquisition and the integration
of more products into this platform.
General and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of investor relation
expenses, legal, accounting, public reporting costs and other
infrastructure expenses related to the launch of our
products. Additionally, our general and administrative
expenses include professional fees, insurance premiums and general
corporate expenses. General and administrative expenses were
$1,779,048 and $4,012,357 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016 compared to $650,539 and $2,948,413 for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase is
primarily due to the increase in non-cash stock-based compensation
to consultants for services rendered, an increase in the
amortization of intangible assets as a result of the acquisitions
in 2016 and 2015 and increased payroll and related costs due to the
increase in headcount when compared to 2015.
Interest Expense
Interest
expense primarily includes interest related to our debt,
amortization of debt discounts and the fair value of the embedded
conversion feature derivative liability in excess of the proceeds
allocated to the debt (see Notes 5, 6 and 9 to the accompanying
condensed consolidated financial statements). Due to the shares,
warrants and cash discounts provided to our lenders, the effective
interest rate is significantly higher than the coupon
rate. The increase in interest expense reflects the larger
amount of debt discount amortization of approximately $2.4 million
when compared to 2015 due to the convertible debt and note payable
financings completed in 2016 and 2015 and the increase in the fair
value in excess of the allocated proceeds of the embedded
conversion feature in the convertible debt financings in June and
July of 2016 of approximately $2.7 million.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net consists primarily of the
non-cash gain on contingent consideration of $194,781 as a result
of the settlement agreement entered into with the sellers of the
Beyond Human™
assets in September 2016 (see Note 3
in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial
statements).
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities
Change
in fair value of derivative liabilities primarily includes the
change in the fair value of the warrants and embedded conversion
features classified as derivative liabilities. The increase in the
loss on change in fair value of derivative liabilities during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016 is due to the increase in our
stock price during that period when compared to 2015. The increase
in the gain on change in fair value of derivative liabilities
during the three months ended September 30, 2016 is due to the
decrease in our stock price from the date of issuance of the 2016
Convertible Debentures in June and July when compared to the stock
price on the date of conversion or the reporting period
end.
Net Loss
Net
loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was
$(4,425,812) and $(10,341,121), or $(0.04) and $(0.12) basic and
diluted net loss per share, respectively, compared to a net loss
for the same periods in 2015 of $(858,747) and $(3,224,778), or
$(0.02) and $(0.06) basic and diluted net loss per share,
respectively.
Fiscal year Ended December 31, 2015 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2014
Revenues
We
recognized net revenues of $735,717 for the year ended December 31,
2015, compared to $1,030,113 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Revenue was generated from the acquisition of and subsequent launch
of our commercial products in the U.S., as well as the launch of
our products with four of our international commercial partners.
The 2014 revenues included $375,000 in upfront fees related to the
licensing agreements with Ovation Pharma, Orimed Pharma, and
Sothema.
Cost of Product Sales
We
recorded cost of product sales of $340,713 for the year ended
December 31, 2015, compared to $292,080 for the year ended December
31, 2014. The cost of product sales includes the cost of inventory,
shipping and royalties.
Research and Development
Research and
development expenses decreased to $0 for the year ended December
31, 2015 from $143,914 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The
decrease of research and development in 2015 is due to the fact
that our products are commercial and on the market and do not
require any further research and development.
General and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses decreased by $468,557 to
$3,910,192 for the year ended December 31, 2015, from
$4,378,749 for the year ended December 31, 2014. The decrease in
general and administrative expenses is primarily due to a decrease
in stock-based compensation and professional fees, offset by an
increase in amortization expense associated with intangible
assets. Additionally, our general and
administrative expenses include professional fees, investor
relations, insurance premiums, public reporting costs and general
corporate expenses. We expect our general and administrative
expenses to increase most notably in the area of compensation as we
build our business and increase our sales and commercialization
efforts of our products.
Impairment of Goodwill
The
impairment of goodwill of $759,428 for the year ended December 31,
2015 is related to the impairment against an income tax benefit
recorded for the acquisition of Novalere.
Other Income and Expense
We
recognized interest expense of $1,153,376 and $532,230 for the
years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which
includes non-cash interest expense of $1,046,785 related to the
amortization of the debt discounts, deferred financing fees, debt
extensions and conversions in 2015 and $443,867 in 2014. This
increase was primarily due to the amortization of the debt discount
and deferred financing fees related to the third quarter 2015
convertible debt financing. In 2015, certain warrants
and the embedded conversion feature in the convertible debentures
issued in the third quarter of 2015 were classified as derivative
liabilities which were required to be recorded at fair value. In
connection with the change in the fair value of the derivative
liabilities during 2015, we recorded a gain of $393,509. We
recognized a loss from extinguishment of debt of $406,833 in 2014
related to the re-purchase and subsequent cancellation of the
Lourmarin note. Also included in other expenses in 2014
is a fair value adjustment of $103,274 for the contingent
consideration related to the re-measurement of the royalty due to
the former shareholders from the Semprae acquisition and income
from the same item of $115,822 in 2015.
Income Taxes
We
recognized a benefit from income taxes of $757,028 during the year
ended December 31, 2015 compared to $0 for the year ended December
31, 2014. The benefit from income taxes during the year
ended December 31, 2015 is due to the release of a portion of the
deferred tax valuation allowance as a result of the Novalere
acquisition.
Net Loss
We
recognized net losses of $4,202,628 and $4,826,967 for the years
ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically,
we have funded losses from operations through the sale of equity
and issuance of debt instruments. Combined with revenues, these
funds have provided us with the resources to operate our business,
to sell and support our products, attract and retain key personnel,
and add new products to our portfolio. To date, we have experienced
net losses each year since our inception. As of September 30, 2016,
we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $25.8 million and a
working capital deficit of approximately $1.2 million.
We have
raised funds through the issuance of
debt and the sale of common stock. We have also issued equity
instruments in certain circumstances to pay for services from
vendors and consultants. In addition, our
CEO started drawing a cash salary starting on July 1, 2016. As of
September 30, 2016, a total of $2.0 million was accrued and payable
to our CEO related to wages. In
June and July 2016, we raised $3.0 million in gross proceeds from
the issuance of convertible debentures to eight investors for
working capital purposes. In the event we do not pay the
convertible debentures upon their maturity, or after the remedy
period, the principal amount and accrued interest on the
convertible debentures is convertible, at our option, to common
stock at 60% of the volume weighted average price
(“VWAP”) during the ten consecutive trading day
period preceding the date of conversion.
As
of December 31, 2016, we had approximately $832,000 in cash and
approximately $221,000 of cash collections held by our third-party
merchant service provider. We expect that our existing capital
resources, revenues from sales of its products and upcoming new
product launches and sales milestone payments from the commercial
partners signed for its products, and equity instruments available
to pay certain vendors and consultants, will be sufficient to allow
us to continue our operations, commence the product development
process and launch selected products through at least the next
12 months. In addition, our CEO, who is also a significant
shareholder, has deferred the payment of his salary earned thru
June 30, 2016 for at least the next 12 months.
The
Company’s actual needs will depend on numerous factors,
including timing of introducing its products to the marketplace,
its ability to attract additional Ex-U.S. distributors for its
products and its ability to in-license in non-partnered territories
and/or develop new product candidates. We may also seek to raise
capital, debt or equity from outside sources to pay for further
expansion and development of its business and to meet current
obligations. Such capital may not be available to us when we need
it on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
Our
principal debt instruments include the following:
February 2016 Note Payable
On February 24, 2016, we and SBI Investments, LLC,
2014-1 (“SBI”) entered into a closing statement in which
SBI loaned us gross proceeds of $550,000 pursuant to a purchase
agreement, 20% secured promissory note and security agreement
(“February 2016 Note
Payable”), all dated
February 19, 2016 (collectively, the “Finance Agreements”), to purchase
substantially all of the assets of Beyond
Human™. Of the $550,000 gross proceeds, $300,000
was paid into an escrow account held by a third party bank and was
released to Beyond Human™ upon closing of the transaction,
$242,500 was provided directly to us for use in building the Beyond
Human™ business and $7,500 was provided for attorneys’
fees.
Pursuant
to the Finance Agreements, the principal amount of the February
2016 Note Payable is $550,000 and the interest rate thereon is 20%
per annum. We began to pay principal and interest on the
February 2016 Note Payable on a monthly basis beginning on March
19, 2016 for a period of 24 months and the monthly mandatory
principal and interest payment amount thereunder is $28,209. The
monthly amount shall be paid by us through a deposit account
control agreement with a third party bank in which SBI shall be
permitted to take the monthly mandatory payment amount from all
revenues received by us from the Beyond Human™ assets in the
transaction. The maturity date for the February 2016
Note Payable is February 19, 2018.
The February 2016 Note Payable is secured by SBI
through a first priority secured interest in all of the Beyond
Human™
assets acquired by us in the
transaction including all revenue received by us from these
assets.
Convertible Debentures - 2016 Financing
In the second and third quarter of 2016, we
entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with eight accredited
investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which we received aggregate
gross proceeds of $3,000,000 (net of OID) pursuant to which we
sold:
Nine convertible promissory notes of the Company
totaling $3,303,889 (each a “2016 Note” and collectively the
“2016
Notes”) (the 2016 Notes
were sold at a 10% OID and we received an aggregate total of
$2,657,500 in funds thereunder after debt issuance costs of
$342,500). The 2016 Notes and accrued interest are convertible into
shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.25 per
share, with certain adjustment provisions noted below. The maturity
date of the 2016 Notes issued on June 30, 2016 and July 15, 2016 is
July 30, 2017 and the maturity date of the 2016 Notes issued on
July 25, 2016 is August 25, 2017. The 2016 Notes bear interest on
the unpaid principal amount at the rate of 5% per annum from the
date of issuance until the same becomes due and payable, whether at
maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or
otherwise.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as
defined in such 2016 Notes, a Default Amount is equal to the sum of
(i) the principal amount, together with accrued interest due
thereon through the date of payment payable at the holder’s
option in cash or common stock, and (ii) an additional amount equal
to the principal amount payable at the our option in cash or common
stock. For purposes of payments in common stock, the following
conversion formula shall apply: the conversion price shall be the
lower of: (i) the fixed conversion price ($0.25) or (ii) 75%
multiplied by the volume weighted average price of our common stock
during the ten consecutive trading days immediately prior to the
later of the Event of Default or the end of the applicable cure
period. For purposes of the Investors request of repayment in cash
but we are unable to do so, the following conversion formula shall
apply: the conversion price shall be the lower of: (i) the fixed
conversion price ($0.25) or (ii) 60% multiplied by the lowest daily
volume weighted average price of our shares of common stock during
the ten consecutive trading days immediately prior to the
conversion. Certain other conversion rates apply in the event of
the sale or merger of the Company, default and other defined
events.
We may prepay the 2016 Notes at any time on the
terms set forth in the 2016 Notes at the rate of 110% of the then
outstanding balance of the 2016 Notes. Under the terms of the 2016
Notes, we shall not effect certain corporate and business actions
during the term of the 2016 Notes, although some may be done with
proper notice. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements, with
certain exceptions, the Investors have a right of participation
during the term of the 2016 Notes; additionally, we granted the
2016 Note holders registration rights for the shares of common
stock underlying the 2016 Notes up to $1,000,000 pursuant to
registration rights agreements.
So
long as we shall have any obligation under the Notes, and in
addition to any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided, we
shall not sell or grant any option to purchase or sell or grant any
right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announces
any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition),
any common stock or other securities convertible into, exercisable
for or otherwise entitled the any person or entity the right to
acquire shares of common stock at an effective price per share that
is lower than the then Fixed Conversion Price (a
“Dilutive
Issuance”); provided, however, that we may engage in a
Dilutive Issuance on the express condition that proceeds from the
Dilutive Issuance shall be used to prepay this Note, with such
prepayment to occur at the closing of and directly from the
proceeds of the Dilutive Issuance.
Cash Flows
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, cash used in operating
activities was $739,472, consisting primarily of the net loss for
the period of $10,341,121, which was primarily offset by non-cash
common stock, restricted stock units and stock options issued for
services and compensation of $1,889,837, amortization of debt
discount of $2,997,061, change in fair value of derivative
liabilities of $632,627, fair value of the embedded conversion
feature in excess of allocated proceeds of $2,756,899 and
amortization of intangible assets of $513,767. The non-cash
expenses were offset with the non-cash gain on contingent
consideration of $194,781. Additionally, working capital changes
consisted of cash increases of $965,588 related to a decrease in
accounts receivable from cash collections from customers of
$51,304, $581,066 related to an increase in accrued compensation,
and $928,044 related to an increase in accounts payable and accrued
expenses, partially offset by a cash decrease related to the
increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $450,394
and inventories of $142,329.
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, cash used in investing
activities was $156,565 which consisted of purchases of property
and equipment of $6,565 and the contingent consideration payment of
$150,000 made to the seller of the Beyond Human™
assets.
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, cash provided by
financing activities was $2,294,681, consisting primarily of the
net proceeds from notes payable and convertible debentures of
$3,074,000 and proceeds from warrant exercises of $310,140, offset
by the repayment of short-term loans payable of $252,151, notes
payable of $384,916 and the related party line of credit
convertible debenture of $409,192.
Critical Accounting Policies
On January 1, 2016, we retrospectively adopted
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update
(“ASU”) No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of
Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt
Issuance Costs. This ASU
requires that debt issuance costs be presented as a direct
reduction from the carrying amount of debt. As a result of the
adoption of this ASU, the condensed consolidated balance sheet at
December 31, 2015 was adjusted to reflect the reclassification of
$97,577 from deferred financing costs, net to convertible
debentures, net. The adoption of this ASU did not have
an impact on our condensed consolidated results of
operations.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016,
there were no other material changes to the
“Critical Accounting
Policies” discussed in
Part II, Item 7 (Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations) of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2015.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
Director Independence
We are
not a listed issuer and, therefore, for purposes of determining
whether our directors are independent, we are to use a definition
of independence of a national securities exchange or of an
inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a
majority of the board of directors be independent, and state which
definition is used. Whatever such definition we choose, we must use
the same definition with respect to all directors. Our board of
directors has determined that three of our current directors, Dr.
Henry Esber, Ms. Vivian Liu, and Dr. Ziad Mirza, are independent as
defined by the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
We are
not required to have any independent members of the board of
directors.
Limited Public Market for Common Stock
There
is presently a limited public market for our common
stock. We are listed on the OTCQB marketplace under the
symbol “INNV.” The last closing price of our common
stock was $0.18 on January 20, 2017.
Overview
We are an emerging over-the-counter
(“OTC”) consumer goods and specialty
pharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization,
licensing and development of safe and effective non-prescription
medicine and consumer care products to improve men’s and
women’s health and vitality and respiratory
diseases. We deliver innovative and uniquely presented
and packaged health solutions through our (a) OTC medicines and
consumer and health products, which we market directly, (b)
commercial partners to primary care physicians,
urologists, gynecologists and therapists, and (c) directly to
consumers through our on-line channels, retailers and wholesalers.
We are dedicated to being a leader in
developing and marketing new OTC and branded Abbreviated New Drug
Application (“ANDA”) products. We are actively pursuing
opportunities where existing prescription drugs have recently, or
are expected to, change from prescription (or Rx) to OTC. These
“Rx-to-OTC switches” require Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”) approval through a process initiated by
the New Drug Application (“NDA”) holder.
Our
business model leverages our ability to (a) develop and build our
current pipeline of products, and (b) to also acquire outright or
in-license commercial products that are supported by scientific
and/or clinical evidence, place them through our existing supply
chain, retail and on-line (including Amazon®-based
business platform) channels to tap new markets and drive demand for
such products and to establish physician relationships. We
currently have 17 products marketed in the United States with six
of those being marketed and sold in multiple countries around the
world through some of our 14 commercial partners. We currently
expect to launch an additional five products in the United States
in 2017 and we currently have approvals to launch certain of our
already marketed products in at least three additional
countries.
Corporate Structure
We incorporated in
the State of Nevada. In December 2011, we merged with FasTrack
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed our name to “Innovus
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.”
In
December 2013, we acquired Semprae, which had two commercial
products in the U.S. and one in Canada. As a result, Semprae became
our wholly-owned subsidiary.
In
February 2015, we entered into a merger agreement, whereby we
acquired Novalere and its worldwide rights to the
Fluticare™ brand
(Fluticasone propionate nasal spray). We expect that the ANDA
filed in November 2014 with the FDA may be approved in 2017,
which will allow us to market and sell Fluticare™ over the
counter in the U.S in the second half of 2017.
Our Strategy
Our
corporate strategy focuses on two primary objectives:
1.
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Developing
a diversified product portfolio of exclusive, unique and patented
non-prescription OTC and branded ANDA drugs and consumer health products
through: (a) the introduction of line extensions and reformulations
of either our or third-party currently marketed products; and (b)
the acquisition of products or obtaining exclusive licensing rights
to market such products; and
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Building
an innovative, U.S. and global sales and marketing model through
direct to consumer approaches such as our proprietary Beyond
Human™ Sales and Marketing platform, the addition of new
online platforms such as Amazon® and commercial partnerships
with established international complimentary partners that: (a)
generates revenue, and (b) requires a lower cost structure compared
to traditional pharmaceutical companies thereby increasing our
gross margins.
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We
believe that our proven ability to market, license, acquire and
develop brand name non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer
health products uniquely positions us to commercialize our products
and grow in this market in a differentiated way. The following are
additional details about our strategy:
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Focusing on acquisition and licensing of commercial,
non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products that
are well aligned with current therapeutic areas of male and female
sexual health, pain, vitality and respiratory diseases. In
general, we seek non-prescription pharmaceutical (OTC monograph, Rx
to OTC ANDA switched drugs) and consumer health products that are
already marketed with scientific and/or clinical data and evidence
that are aligned with our therapeutic areas, which we then can grow
through promotion to physicians and expanding sales through our
existing retail and online channels and commercial partners on a
worldwide basis. We have done this through our acquisitions and
licensing of (1) Sensum+® from Centric
Research Institute or CRI, (2) Zestra® and
Zestra® Glide from
Semprae, (3) Vesele® from
Trōphikōs, (4) US and Canada rights to
Androferti® from
Laboratorios Q Pharma (Spain),(5) FlutiCare™ from Novalere,
and (6) UriVarx™ from Seipel
Group.
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Increasing the number of U.S. non-exclusive distribution channel
partners for direct and online sales and also open more channels
directly to physicians, urologists, gynecologists and
therapists. One of our goals is to increase the number of
U.S. distribution channel partners that sell our products. To do
this, we have devised a three-pronged approach. First, we are
seeking to expand the number of OTC direct selling partners, such
as the larger in-store distributors for selected products,
and to
expand sales to the more regional, statewide and local
distributors, such as regional pharmacy chains, large grocery
stores and supplement and health stores for selected products.
Second, we are working to expand our online presence through
relationships with well-known online sellers and the acquisition of
additional platforms such as established Amazon stores. Third, we
are seeking to expand sales of our OTC products directly through
sampling programs and detailing to physicians, urologists,
gynecologists, therapists and to other healthcare providers who
generally are used to recommending to their patients products that
are supported by strong scientific and/or
clinical data and evidence;
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Seeking commercial partnerships outside the U.S. and developing
consistent international commercial and distribution
systems. We seek to develop a strong network of
international distribution partners outside of the U.S. To do so,
we are relying in part on past relationships that Dr. Bassam Damaj,
our President and Chief Executive Officer, has had with certain
commercial partners globally. In addition, we believe we
have the ability to develop new relationships with commercial
distributors who can demonstrate they have leading positions in
their regions and can provide us with effective marketing and sales
efforts and teams to detail our products physicians and therapists.
Our commercial partners outside the U.S. are responsible for
storing, distributing and promoting our products to physicians,
urologists, gynecologists, therapists and to other healthcare
providers. We have already entered into 14 commercial partnerships
covering our products in 65 countries outside the
U.S.;
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Developing a proprietary patent portfolio to protect the
therapeutic products and categories we desire to
enter. We have
filed and are working to secure patent claims in the U.S. and
abroad covering product inventions and innovations that we believe
are valuable. These patents, if issued and ultimately found to be
valid, may enable us to create a barrier to entry for competitors
on a worldwide basis; and
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Achieving cost economies of scale from lower cost manufacturing,
integrated distribution channels and multiple product
discounts. We believe that we can achieve higher gross
margins per product by shifting manufacturing to lower cost
manufacturers. We also feel that we can acquire other OTC and
consumer healthcare products and reintroduce them into our networks
and sales and marketing platforms utilizing our integrated
distribution and direct to consumer channels, thus receiving
multiple product economies of scale from our distribution
partners.
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Our Products
Marketed Products
We
currently market 17 products in the United States and six in
multiple countries around the world through our commercial
partners:
1.
Vesele® for promoting
sexual and health (U.S. and U.K.);
2.
Zestra® for female
arousal (U.S., U.K., Denmark, Canada, Morocco, and the
UAE);
3.
Zestra
Glide® (U.S, Canada
and the MENA countries);
4.
EjectDelay®
indicated for the treatment of premature ejaculation (U.S. and
Canada);
5.
Sensum+® to alleviate
reduced penile sensitivity (U.S., U.K. and Morocco);
6.
BH® Testosterone
Booster;
13.
BH® Green Coffee
Extract;
15.
RecalMax™
for brain health;
16.
Androferti®
(U.S. and Canada) supports overall male reproductive health and
sperm quality; and
17.
UriVarx™ for overactive
bladder and urinary incontinence.
Below
is a more detailed description of each of our main products that we
currently market and sell:
Vesele®
Vesele® is a
proprietary oral supplement of Arginine with high absorption backed
with clinical use data in men and women for sexual dysfunction.
Vesele® contains a
patented formulation of L-Arginine and L-Citrulline in combination
with the natural absorption enhancer Bioperine®. The beneficial
effects of Vesele® on sexual and
cognitive functions were confirmed in a four month US clinical
survey study involving 152 patients (69 men and 83 women). Results
from the clinical survey have indicated (1) improvement of erectile
hardness and maintenance in men and increased sexual intercourse
frequency with their partners, and (2) lubrication in women, when
taken separately by each.
Sensum+®
Sensum+® is a
non-medicated cream which moisturizes the head and shaft of the
penis for enhanced feelings of sensation and greater sexual
satisfaction. It is a patent-pending blend of essential oils and
ingredients generally recognized as safe that recently commenced
marketing in the U.S. We acquired the global ex-U.S. distribution
rights to Sensum+® from CRI. The
safety and efficacy of Sensum+® was evaluated
in two post-marketing survey studies in circumcised and
non-circumcised men. A total of 382 men used Sensum+® twice daily for
14 consecutive days followed by once daily for eight weeks and as
needed thereafter. Study participants reported a ~50% increase in
penile sensitivity with the use of Sensum+®.
Beyond Human™ Testosterone Booster (BHT)
BHT is
a proprietary oral supplement containing clinically tested
ingredient to increase libido, vitality and sexual health endpoints
in combination with the natural absorption enhancer
Bioperine®.
Zestra®
Zestra® is our
proprietary blend of essential oils proven in two peer-reviewed and
published U.S. placebo controlled clinical trials in 276 women to
increase desire, arousal and satisfaction. Zestra® is
commercialized in the U.S. and Canada through retailers such as
Walmart, drug wholesalers such as McKesson and Cardinal Health and
online.
Female
Sexual Arousal Disorder, or FSAD, is a disorder part of the Female
Sexual Dysfunction, or FSD, and is characterized by the persistent
or recurrent inability to attain sexual arousal or to maintain
arousal until completion of sexual activity. 43% of women age 18-59
experience some sort of sexual difficulties with one approved
prescription product. The arousal liquid market is estimated to be
around $500.0 million on a worldwide
basis.
RecalMax™
RecalMax™
is a proprietary, novel oral dietary supplement to maximize nitric
oxide’s beneficial effects on brain health.
RecalMax™ contains a
patented formulation of low dose L-Arginine and L-Citrulline, in
combination with the natural absorption enhancer
Bioperine®. The beneficial
effects of RecalMax™ on cognitive
functions were confirmed in a four month U.S. clinical survey study
involving 152 patients (69 men and 83 women). Results from the
clinical survey have indicated improvement in multiple brain
functions including word recall and focus.
UriVarx™
UriVarx™
is proprietary supplement clinically
proven and to reduce urinary urgency, accidents and both day and
night frequency in Overactive Bladder (“OAB”) and Urinary Incontinence
(“UI”) patients. UriVarx™ was
tested in OAB and UI patients in a 152 double blind placebo patient
study over a period of eight weeks yielding up to 60% in reduction
of urinary urgency and nocturnia.
EjectDelay®
EjectDelay®
is our proprietary, clinical proven OTC monograph compliant 7.5%
benzocaine gel for premature ejaculation. Benzocaine
acts to inhibit the voltage-dependent sodium channels on the nerve
membrane, stopping the propagation of the action potential and
resulting in temporary numbing of the application
site. EjectDelay® is applied to
the head of the penis ten minutes before
intercourse. Premature Ejaculation, or PE, is the
absence of voluntary control over ejaculation resulting in
ejaculation either preceding vaginal entry or occurring immediately
upon vaginal entry and is defined as an ejaculation latency time of
less than one minute. It is estimated that over 30% of males suffer
from PE with a market size of $1.0 billion with a 10.3% annual
growth rate. (The Journal of
Sexual Medicine in 2007 Sex Med 2007) Topical
anesthetics make up 14% of the total PE market.
Zestra
Glide®
Zestra
Glide® is a clinically
tested water-based longer lasting lubricant. We acquired Zestra
Glide in our acquisition of Semprae in December 2013. In a 57
patient safety clinical study, Zestra Glide® proved to be
safe and caused no irritation or skin side effects during the six
week trial. To our knowledge, Zestra Glide is the only water-based
lubricant clinically tested for safety and has a viscosity of over
16000cps on the market. Increased viscosity usually translates into
longer effects. The lubricant market is estimated to be around
$200.0 million in the U.S.
Androferti®
Androferti®
is a patented natural supplement that supports overall male
reproductive health and sperm quality. Androferti®, has been shown
in over five published clinical trials to statistically increase
seminal quality (concentration, motility, morphology and vitality)
and enhances spermatozoa quality (decreases of vacuoles in the
sperm nucleus), decreases DNA fragmentation, decreases the dynamics
of sperm DNA fragmentation and improvement on the inventory of
mobile sperms.
Pipeline Products
Fluticare™ (Fluticasone
propionate nasal spray)
We
expect that the ANDA filed in November 2014 with the FDA to be
approved in in the first half of 2017, which will allow us to
market and sell Fluticare™ over the
counter in the second half of
2017. FlutiCare™
is a nasal spray in the form of fluticasone propionate that has
been the most prescribed nasal spray to patients in the U.S. for
more than five consecutive years. The nasal steroid market is over
$1.0 billion annually in the U.S.
Xyralid®
Xyralid® is a lidocaine
based cream for the relief of pain and symptoms caused by
hemorrhoids. We expect to launch Xyralid® in the first
half of 2017 under our Beyond Human™ sales and marketing
platform.
AllerVarx™
AllerVarx™
is a patented formulation produced in bilayer tablets with a
technology that allows a controlled release of the ingredients. The
fast-release layer allows the rapid antihistaminic activity of
perilla. The sustained-release layer enhances quercetin and vitamin
D3 bioavailability, thanks to its lipidic matrix, and exerts
antiallergic activity spread over time. AllerVarx™ was studied in
a clinical trial assessing the reduction of both nasal and ocular
symptoms in allergic patients, and daily consumption of
anti-allergic drugs, over a period of 30 days.
AllerVarx™
showed a reduction of approximately 70% in total symptom scores and
a reduction of approximately 73% in the use of anti-allergic drugs.
There were no side effects noted during the administration of
AllerVarx™ and all the
patients enrolled finished the study with good
compliance.
Urocis®
XR
Urocis®
XR, a proprietary 24 hour extended
release of vaccinium marcocarpon for urinary tract infection shown
to provide 24-hour coverage in the body to increase compliance of
the use of the product to get full benefit. According to Business
Insights in their "The Antibacterials Market Outlook to 2016"
report, urinary tract infections are very common, with an estimated
incidence of 9.6%, or 7.0 million people in the U.S. Urinary tract
infections typically affect post-pubescent females and the
elderly.
AndroVit®
AndroVit®
is a proprietary supplement to support
overall prostate and male sexual health currently marketed in
Europe. AndroVit®
was specifically formulated with
ingredients known to support the normal prostate health and
vitality and male sexual health.
Sales and Marketing Strategy U.S. and Internationally
Our sales and marketing strategy is based on (a)
the use of direct to consumer advertisements in print and online
media through our proprietary Beyond
Human™
sales and marketing infrastructure
acquired in March 2016, (b) working with direct commercial channel
partners in the U.S. and also directly marketing the products
ourselves to physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists
and to other healthcare providers, and (c) working with exclusive
commercial partners outside of the U.S. that would be responsible
for sales and marketing in those territories. We have now fully
integrated most of our existing line of products such as
Vesele®,
Sensum+®,
UriVarx™,
Zestra®,
and RecalMax™
into the Beyond
Human™
sales and marketing platform. We plan
to integrate Xyralid®,
AllerVarx™,
Androvit®,
Urocis®;
and FlutiCare™,
subject to regulatory approvals, upon their commercial launches in
2017. We also market and distribute our products in the U.S.
through retailers, wholesalers and other online channels. Our
strategy outside the U.S. is to partner with companies who can
effectively market and sell our products in their countries through
their direct marketing and sales teams. The strategy of using our
partners to commercialize our products is designed to limit our
expenses and fix our cost structure, enabling us to increase our
reach while minimizing the incremental spending impact on the
Company.
Our
current OTC, Rx-to-OTC ANDA switch drugs and consumer care products
marketing strategy is to focus on four main U.S. markets which we
all believe to be each in excess of $1.0 billion: (1) Sexual health
(female and male sexual dysfunction and health); (2) Urology
(bladder and prostate health); (3) Respiratory disease; and (4)
Brain health. We will focus our current efforts on these four
markets and will seek to develop, acquire or license products that
we can sell through our sales channels in these
fields.
Manufacturers and Single Source Suppliers
We use
third-party manufacturers for the production of our products for
development and commercial purposes. We believe there is currently
excess capacity for manufacturing in the marketplace and
opportunities to lower manufacturing cost through outsourcing to
regions and countries that can do it on a more cost-effective
basis. Some of our products are currently available only from sole
or limited suppliers. We currently have multiple contract
manufacturers for our multiple products and we issue purchase
orders to these suppliers each time we require replenishment of our
product inventory. All of our current manufacturers are based in
the U.S. except for two based in Italy and we are looking to
establish contract manufacturing for certain of our products in
Europe and the Middle Eastern and Northern Africa region to reduce
the cost and risk of supply chain to our current and potential
commercial partners in their territories.
Government Regulation
Our
products are normally subject to regulatory approval or must comply
with various U.S. and international regulatory requirements. Unlike
pharmaceutical companies who primarily sell prescription products,
we currently sell drug or health products into the OTC market.
While prescription products normally must progress from
pre-clinical to clinical to FDA approval and then can be marketed
and sold, our products are normally subject to conformity to FDA
monograph requirements and similar requirements in other countries,
which requires a shorter time frame for us to satisfy regulatory
requirements and permits us to begin
commercialization.
Below
is a brief description of the FDA regulatory process for the
Company’s products in the U.S.
US Food and Drug Administration
The FDA
and other federal, state, local and foreign regulatory agencies
impose substantial requirements upon the clinical development,
approval, labeling, manufacture, marketing and distribution of drug
products. These agencies regulate, among other things, research and
development activities and the testing, approval, manufacture,
quality control, safety, effectiveness, labeling, storage, record
keeping, advertising and promotion of our product candidates. The
regulatory approval process is generally lengthy and expensive,
with no guarantee of a positive result. Moreover, failure to comply
with applicable FDA or other requirements may result in civil or
criminal penalties, recall or seizure of products, injunctive
relief including partial or total suspension of production, or
withdrawal of a product from the market.
The FDA
regulates, among other things, the research, manufacture, promotion
and distribution of drugs in the U.S. under the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act, or the ("FFDCA"), and other statutes and
implementing regulations. The process required by the FDA before
prescription drug product candidates may be marketed in the United
States generally involves the following:
●
completion of
extensive nonclinical laboratory tests, animal studies and
formulation studies, all performed in accordance with the
FDA’s Good Laboratory Practice regulations;
●
submission to the
FDA of an investigational new drug application, or IND, which must
become effective before human clinical trials may
begin;
●
for
some products, performance of adequate and well-controlled human
clinical trials in accordance with the FDA’s regulations,
including Good Clinical Practices, to establish the safety and
efficacy of the product candidate for each proposed
indication;
●
submission to the
FDA of a new drug application, or NDA;
●
submission to the
FDA of an abbreviated new drug application, or ANDA;
●
satisfactory
completion of an FDA preapproval inspection of the manufacturing
facilities at which the product is produced to assess compliance
with current Good Manufacturing Practice, or cGMP, regulations;
and
●
FDA
review and approval of the NDA prior to any commercial marketing,
sale or shipment of the drug.
The
testing and approval process requires substantial time, effort and
financial resources, and we cannot be certain that any approvals
for our product candidates will be granted on a timely basis, if at
all.
Nonclinical tests
include laboratory evaluations of product chemistry, formulation
and stability, as well as studies to evaluate toxicity in animals
and other animal studies. The results of nonclinical tests,
together with manufacturing information and analytical data, are
submitted as part of an IND to the FDA. Some nonclinical testing
may continue even after an IND is submitted. The IND also includes
one or more protocols for the initial clinical trial or trials and
an investigator’s brochure. An IND automatically becomes
effective 30 days after receipt by the FDA, unless the FDA, within
the 30-day time period, raises concerns or questions relating to
the proposed clinical trials as outlined in the IND and places the
clinical trial on a clinical hold. In such cases, the IND sponsor
and the FDA must resolve any outstanding concerns or questions
before any clinical trials can begin. Clinical trial holds also may
be imposed at any time before or during studies due to safety
concerns or non-compliance with regulatory requirements. An
independent institutional review board, or IRB, at each of the
clinical centers proposing to conduct the clinical trial must
review and approve the plan for any clinical trial before it
commences. An IRB considers, among other things, whether the risks
to individuals participating in the trials are minimized and are
reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits. The IRB also
approves the consent form signed by the trial participants and must
monitor the study until completed.
Abbreviated New Drug Application
An ANDA
contains data which when submitted to FDA's Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Office of Generic Drugs, provides for the
review and ultimate approval of a generic drug product. Once
approved, an applicant may manufacture and market the generic drug
product to provide a safe, effective, low cost alternative to the
public than a bioequivalent prescription product.
A
generic drug product is one that is comparable to an innovator drug
product in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality,
performance characteristics and intended use. Generic drug
applications are termed "abbreviated" because they are generally
not required to include preclinical (animal) and clinical (human)
data to establish safety and effectiveness. Instead, generic
applicants must scientifically demonstrate that their product is
bioequivalent (i.e., performs in the same manner as the innovator
drug). One way scientists demonstrate bioequivalence is to
measure the time it takes the generic drug to reach the bloodstream
in 24 to 36 healthy, volunteers. This gives them the rate of
absorption, or bioavailability, of the generic drug, which they can
then compare to that of the innovator drug. The generic
version must deliver the same amount of active ingredients into a
patient's bloodstream in the same amount of time as the innovator
drug.
Using
bioequivalence as the basis for approving generic copies of drug
products was established by the Drug Price Competition and Patent
Term Restoration Act of 1984, also known as the Waxman-Hatch Act.
This Act expedites the availability of less costly generic drugs by
permitting FDA to approve applications to market generic versions
of brand-name drugs without conducting costly and duplicative
clinical trials. At the same time, the Act granted companies
the ability to apply for up to five additional years of patent
protection for the innovator drugs developed to make up for time
lost while their products were going through the FDA's approval
process. Brand-name drugs are subject to the same bioequivalence
tests as generics upon reformulation.
BioEquivalency Studies
Studies
to measure bioavailability and/or establish bioequivalence of a
product are important elements in support of investigational new
drug applications, or INDs, new drug applications, or NDAs, ANDAs
and their supplements. As part of INDs and NDAs for orally
administered drug products, bioavailability studies focus on
determining the process by which a drug is released from the oral
dosage form and moves to the site of action. Bioavailability data
provide an estimate of the fraction of the drug absorbed, as well
as its subsequent distribution and elimination. Bioavailability can
be generally documented by a systemic exposure profile obtained by
measuring drug and/or metabolite concentration in the systemic
circulation over time. The systemic exposure profile determined
during clinical trials in the IND period can serve as a benchmark
for subsequent bioequivalence studies. Studies to establish
bioequivalence between two products are important for certain
changes before approval for a pioneer product in NDA and ANDA
submissions and in the presence of certain post-approval changes in
NDAs and ANDAs. In bioequivalence studies, an applicant compares
the systemic exposure profile of a test drug product to that of a
reference drug product. For two orally or intra-nasally
administered drug products to be bioequivalent, the active drug
ingredient or active moiety in the test product must exhibit the
same rate.
OTC Monograph Process
The FDA
regulates certain non-prescription drugs using an OTC Monograph
which, when final, is published in the Code of Federal Regulations
at 21 C.F.R. Parts 330-358. Such products that meet each of the
conditions established in the OTC Monograph regulations, as well as
all other applicable regulations, may be marketed without prior
approval by the FDA.
The
general conditions set forth for OTC Monograph products include,
among other things:
●
the
product is manufactured at FDA registered establishments and in
accordance with cGMPs;
●
the
product label meets applicable format and content requirements
including permissible “Indications” and all required
dosing instructions and limitations, warnings, precautions and
contraindications that have been established in an applicable OTC
Monograph;
●
the
product contains only permissible active ingredients in permissible
strengths and dosage forms;
●
the
product contains only suitable inactive ingredients which are safe
in the amounts administered and do not interfere with the
effectiveness of the preparation; and
●
the
product container and container components meet FDA’s
requirements.
The
advertising for OTC drug products is regulated by the Federal Trade
Commission, or FTC, which generally requires that advertising
claims be truthful, not misleading, and substantiated by adequate
and reliable scientific evidence. False, misleading or
unsubstantiated OTC drug advertising may be subject to FTC
enforcement action and may also be challenged in court by
competitors or others under the federal Lanham Act or similar state
laws. Penalties for false or misleading advertising may include
monetary fines or judgments as well as injunctions against further
dissemination of such advertising claims.
A
product marketed pursuant to an OTC Monograph must be listed with
the FDA’s Drug Regulation and Listing System and have a
National Drug Code listing which is required for all marketed drug
products. After marketing, the FDA may test the product or
otherwise investigate the manufacturing and development of the
product to ensure compliance with the OTC Monograph. Should the FDA
determine that a product is not marketed in compliance with the OTC
Monograph or is advertised outside of its regulations, the FDA may
require corrective action up to and including market withdrawal and
recall.
Other Regulatory Requirements
Maintaining
substantial compliance with appropriate federal, state, local and
international statutes and regulations requires the expenditure of
substantial time and financial resources. Drug manufacturers are
required to register their establishments with the FDA and certain
state agencies and, after approval, the FDA and these state
agencies conduct periodic unannounced inspections to ensure
continued compliance with ongoing regulatory requirements,
including cGMPs. In addition, after approval, some types of changes
to the approved product, such as adding new indications,
manufacturing changes and additional labeling claims, are subject
to further FDA review and approval. The FDA may require
post-approval testing and surveillance programs to monitor safety
and the effectiveness of approved products that have been
commercialized. Any drug products manufactured or distributed by us
pursuant to FDA approvals are subject to continuing regulation by
the FDA, including:
●
meeting
record-keeping requirements;
●
reporting
of adverse experiences with the drug;
●
providing
the FDA with updated safety and efficacy information;
●
reporting
on advertisements and promotional labeling;
●
drug sampling and
distribution requirements; and
●
complying
with electronic record and signature requirements.
In
addition, the FDA strictly regulates labeling, advertising,
promotion and other types of information on products that are
placed on the market. There are numerous regulations and policies
that govern various means for disseminating information to
health-care professionals as well as consumers, including to
industry sponsored scientific and educational activities,
information provided to the media and information provided over the
Internet. Drugs may be promoted only for the approved indications
and in accordance with the provisions of the approved
label.
The FDA
has very broad enforcement authority and the failure to comply with
applicable regulatory requirements can result in administrative or
judicial sanctions being imposed on us or on the manufacturers and
distributors of our approved products, including warning letters,
refusals of government contracts, clinical holds, civil penalties,
injunctions, restitution and disgorgement of profits, recall or
seizure of products, total or partial suspension of production or
distribution, withdrawal of approvals, refusal to approve pending
applications and criminal prosecution resulting in fines and
incarceration. The FDA and other agencies actively enforce the laws
and regulations prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses, and a
company that is found to have improperly promoted off-label or
unapproved uses may be subject to significant liability. In
addition, even after regulatory approval is obtained, later
discovery of previously unknown problems with a product may result
in restrictions on the product or even complete withdrawal of the
product from the market.
Competition
The OTC
pharmaceutical market is highly competitive with many established
manufacturers, suppliers and distributors that are actively engaged
in all phases of the business. We believe that competition in the
sale of our products will be based primarily on efficacy,
regulatory compliance, brand awareness, availability, product
safety and price. Our brand name OTC pharmaceutical products may be
subject to competition from alternate therapies during the period
of patent protection and thereafter from generic or other
competitive products. All of our existing products and products we
have agreements to acquire compete with generic and other
competitive products in the marketplace.
Competing in the
branded product business requires us to identify and quickly bring
to market new products embodying technological innovations.
Successful marketing of branded products depends primarily on the
ability to communicate the efficacy, safety and value to healthcare
professionals in private practice, group practices and managed care
organizations. We anticipate that our branded product offerings
will support our existing lines of therapeutic focus. Based upon
business conditions and other factors, we regularly reexamine our
business strategies and may from time to time reallocate our
resources from one therapeutic area to another, withdraw from a
therapeutic area or add an additional therapeutic area in order to
maximize our overall growth opportunities.
Some of
our existing products and products we have agreements to acquire
compete with one or more products marketed by very large
pharmaceutical companies that have much greater financial resources
for marketing, selling and developing their products. These
competitors, as well as others, have been in business for a longer
period of time, have a greater number of products on the market and
have greater financial and other resources than we do. If we
directly compete with them for the same markets and/or products,
their financial and market strength could prevent us from capturing
a meaningful share of those markets.
We also
compete with other OTC pharmaceutical companies for product line
acquisitions as well as for new products and acquisitions of other
companies.
Research and Development
We have
used outside contract research organizations to carry out our
research and development activities. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2016, we incurred research and
development costs totaling $47,667, and $0 in research and
development costs during the year ended December 31, 2015. This
increase was a result of the conclusion of testing, non-human
primate safety studies, clinical studies for our products
Zestra®, Zestra
Glide®,
EjectDelay® and
Sensum+®, as well as the
fair value of the shares of common stock issued to Centric Research
Institute totaling $23,000 for the settlement of certain clinical
and regulatory milestone payments due under the in-license
agreement for Sensum+®.
Employees
We
currently have five full-time employees, including Dr. Bassam
Damaj, who serves as our President and Chief Executive
Officer. We also rely on a number of consultants. Our
employees are not represented by a labor union or by a collective
bargaining agreement. Subject to the availability of financing, we
intend to expand our staff to implement our growth
strategy.
Intellectual Property Protection
Our
ability to protect our intellectual property, including our
technology, will be an important factor in the success and
continued growth of our business. We protect our intellectual
property through trade secrets law, patents, copyrights, trademarks
and contracts. Some of our technology relies upon third-party
licensed intellectual property.
We
currently hold four patents in the United States and six patents
registered outside the United States. We currently have
no patent applications pending in the U.S. and 11
patent applications pending in countries other than the United
States. We also have exclusive U.S. rights to multiple patents in
the U.S. and Europe licensed under the product license agreements
we have with NTC Pharma and Q Pharma.
We own
nine trademark registrations and have
four trademark applications pending in
the United States. We also own 19 trademarks
registered outside of the United States, with no applications
currently pending.
We have
established business procedures designed to maintain the
confidentiality of our proprietary information, including the use
of confidentiality agreements and assignment-of-inventions
agreements with employees, independent contractors, consultants and
companies with which we conduct business.
Description of Property
We
maintain our principal office at 9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite
440, San Diego, California 92122. Our telephone number at that
office is (858) 964-5123. Our lease agreement was entered into on
January 15, 2014 and was extended on November 2, 2015 to expire on
January 31, 2019. Our current monthly rental rate under the
agreement is $7,347.
We
believe that our existing facilities are suitable and adequate to
meet our current business requirements, but we will require a
larger, more permanent space as we add personnel consistent with
our business plan. We anticipate we will be able to acquire
additional facilities as needed on terms consistent with our
current lease. We maintain a website at www.innovuspharma.com and
the information contained on that website is not deemed to be a
part of this prospectus.
Legal Proceedings
In the
normal course of business, we may be a party to legal
proceedings. We are not currently a party to any material
legal proceedings.
Executive Officers and Directors
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Title
|
Bassam
Damaj, Ph.D.
|
|
48
|
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Accounting Officer
|
Robert
E. Hoffman
|
|
51
|
|
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
Randy
Berholtz, MBA, JD
|
|
55
|
|
Executive
Vice President, Corporate Development and General
Counsel
|
Henry
Esber, Ph.D.
|
|
78
|
|
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
Vivian
Liu
|
|
55
|
|
Director
|
Ziad
Mirza, MBA, M.D.
|
|
55
|
|
Director
|
Directors are
elected annually and hold office until the next annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Company and until their successors are
elected. Officers are elected annually and serve at the discretion
of the board of directors.
Bassam Damaj, Ph.D. has served on our board of directors and as our
President and Chief Executive Officer, since January, 2013 and as
our Chief Accounting Officer from July 2015 until September 6,
2016. Before joining Innovus, Dr. Damaj served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:
APRI), a drug discovery and development company
(“Apricus Bio”), from December 2009 until November 2012.
Before joining Apricus Bio, Dr. Damaj was a co-founder of
Bio-Quant, Inc., a pre-clinical contract services company
(“Bio-Quant”) and served as the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Scientific Officer and as a member of Bio-Quant’s
board of directors from its inception in June 2000 until its
acquisition by Apricus Bio in June 2011. In addition, Dr. Damaj was
the founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
R&D Healthcare, a wholesale drug distribution company, and the
co-founder of Celltek Biotechnologies, a drug discovery and
services company. He also served as a member of the board of
directors of CreAgri, Inc., a drug discovery company, and was a
member of the Scientific Advisory Board of MicroIslet, Inc., a drug
discovery company. Since July, 2016 Dr. Damaj has been a member of
the board of directors of Hispanica International Delights of
America, Inc. (OTCQB:HISP), an ethnic food company. He is the
author of the Immunological Reagents and Solutions reference book,
the inventor of many patents and the author of numerous peer
reviewed scientific publications. Dr. Damaj won a U.S.
Congressional award for the Anthrax Multiplex Diagnostic Test in
2003. Dr. Damaj holds a Ph.D. degree in Immunology/Microbiology
from Laval University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in
molecular oncology at McGill University.
Dr.
Damaj’s significant experience with our business and his
significant executive leadership experience, including his
experience leading several pharmaceutical companies, were
instrumental in his selection as a member of the board of
directors.
Robert E. Hoffman was appointed as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer on August 29, 2016 and began his service on
September 6, 2016. Mr. Hoffman was most recently Chief Financial
Officer of AnaptysBio, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical
company. He was part of the founding management team of Arena
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARNA), a biopharmaceutical company,
in 1997, serving as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer until 2015. Mr. Hoffman is a member of the board
of directors of CombiMatrix Corporation, (Nasdaq:CBMX), a molecular
diagnostics company, Kura Oncology, Inc., a (Nasdaq:KURA), a
biotechnology company, and MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.,
(Nasdaq:MBVX), a biopharmaceutical company. He also was a member of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Small Business
Advisory Committee and is a member of the steering committee of the
Association of Bioscience Financial Officers. Mr. Hoffman received
his B.B.A. from St. Bonaventure University, and is licensed as a
C.P.A. (inactive) in the State of California.
Randy Berholtz, MBA, JD has served as
our Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and General
Counsel of the Company since January 9, 2017. He also
became the Secretary of the Company at that time. Mr.
Berholtz had previously been a part-time consultant for the Company
from July 2013 to mid-May 2016. Mr. Berholtz was recently the
founding partner of the Sorrento Valley Law Group, a healthcare and
life sciences law firm. Previously, from 2011 to 2013, he was the
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Apricus
Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company; from 2004 to 2010, he
was the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the ACON
Group of private U.S. and Chinese life science companies; from 2003
to 2004, he was the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel to
Inglewood Ventures, a life sciences venture capital firm; and from
2000 to 2003, he held multiple titles and rose to become the Acting
General Counsel and Secretary of Nanogen, Inc., a genomics tools
company. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Berholtz was in private practice
with law firms in New York and San Diego, and from 1990 to 1991, he
was a law clerk to Judge Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Berholtz is a member of the
board of directors of Hispanica International Delights of America,
Inc., an ethnic food company and Larada Health, Inc., a private
company in the medical supply business, and is a Senior Advisor to
Mesa Verde Ventures, a life sciences venture capital firm. Mr.
Berholtz received his B.A. from Cornell University, his M.Litt.
from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar, his J.D. from
Yale University and his M.B.A. from the University of San
Diego.
Henry Esber, Ph.D. has served as a member of our board of directors
since January 2011 and has served as Chairman of the Board since
January 2013. In 2000, Dr. Esber co-founded Bio-Quant, and from
2000 to 2010, he served as its Senior Vice President and Chief
Business Development Officer. Dr. Esber has more than 30 years of
experience in the pharmaceutical service industry. Dr. Esber served
on the board of directors of Apricus Bio from December 2009 to
January 2013 and currently serves on the board of directors of
several private pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Esber
holds a Ph.D. in Immunology/Microbiology from the West Virginia
University School of Medicine, as well as an M.S. in Public Health
and Medical Parasitology from University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill. His PreMed B.S is from Norfolk College of William and Mary,
now Old Dominion University.
Dr.
Esber’s significant scientific background and experience was
instrumental in his selection as a member of the board of
directors.
Vivian Liu has served as a member of our board of directors
since December 2011 and served as our President, Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer from December 2011 to January
22, 2013. Prior to that, she served as the President and Chief
Executive Officer of FasTrack Pharma, (“FasTrack
Pharma”), a
pharmaceutical company, from January 2011 to December 2011. Since
February 2013, Ms. Liu has served as Managing Director of OxOnc
Services Company, an oncology development company. In 1995, Ms. Liu
co-founded NexMed, Inc. a Delaware corporation
(“NextMed”), which in 2010 was renamed to Apricus
BioSciences, Inc. Ms. Liu was NexMed’s President and Chief
Executive Officer from 2007 to 2009. Prior to her appointment as
President, Ms. Liu served in several executive capacities,
including Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Affairs. She was
appointed as a director of NexMed in 2007 and served as Chairman of
its board of directors from 2009 to 2010. Ms. Liu has an M.P.A.
from the University of Southern California and has a B.A. from the
University of California, Berkeley.
Ms.
Liu’s significant executive leadership experience, including
her experience leading several pharmaceutical companies, as well as
her membership on public company boards was instrumental in her
selection as a member of the board of directors.
Ziad Mirza, MBA, M.D. has served as a member of our board of directors
since December 2011 and served as Chairman of our board of
directors from December 2011 to January 2013. He also served as
FasTrack Pharma’s Acting Chief Executive Officer from March
2010 to December 2010. Since February, 2016, Dr. Mirza has been the
Chief Medical Officer of HyperHeal Hyperbarics, Inc., an outpatient
hyperbaric oxygen therapy company. He is the President and
co-founder of Baltimore Medical and Surgical Associates. He is a
Certified Medical Director of long term care through the American
Medical Directors Association. He is also a Certified Physician
Executive from the American College of Physician Executives. He
consults for pharmaceutical companies on clinical trial design. He
has an M.D. from the American University of Beirut and completed
his residency at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He
received an M.B.A. from the University of
Massachusetts.
Dr.
Mirza’s significant medical and scientific background was
instrumental in his selection as a member of the board of
directors.
Family Relationships
Dr. Mirza and
Dr. Damaj are cousins. Otherwise, there are no family
relationships among any of the members of our board of directors or
our executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Our
directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of
the following events during the past ten years:
1.
any
bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business
of which such person was a general partner or executive officer
either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to
that time;
2.
any
conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses);
3.
being
subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent
jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or
otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business,
securities or banking activities or to be associated with any
person practicing in banking or securities activities;
4.
being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the
SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a
federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment
has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
5.
being
subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or
administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of
any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation,
any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or
insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or
wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity;
or
6.
being
subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently
reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory
organization, any registered entity or any equivalent exchange,
association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority
over its members or persons associated with a member.
Director Independence
We have determined that all of our directors,
other than Dr. Bassam Damaj, are “independent” as
defined by applicable rules and regulations. Accordingly, a
majority of the members of our board of directors are
“independent.”
Board of Directors’ Meetings
During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, our board of directors
held four meetings and approved certain actions by unanimous
written consent. We expect our directors to attend all board and
committee meetings and to spend the time needed and meet as
frequently as necessary to properly discharge their
responsibilities. Due to the limited size of our board of
directors, we currently do not use board committees. As a result,
the board as a whole carries out the functions of audit, nominating
and compensation committees.
Director Nominations
Generally,
nominees for director are identified and suggested by the members
of the Board using various methods. The Board has not retained any
executive search firms or other third parties to identify or
evaluate director candidates in the past and does not intend to in
the near future. In selecting a nominee for director, the Board
considers the following criteria:
1.
whether
the nominee has the personal attributes for successful service on
the Board, such as demonstrated character and integrity; experience
at a strategy/policy setting level; managerial experience dealing
with complex problems; an ability to work effectively with others;
and sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the
Company;
2.
whether
the nominee has been the chief executive officer or senior
executive of a public company or a leader of a similar
organization, including industry groups, universities or
governmental organizations;
3.
whether
the nominee, by virtue of particular experience, technical
expertise or specialized skills or contacts relevant to the
Company’s current or future business, will add specific value
as a Board member; and
4.
whether
there are any other factors related to the ability and willingness
of a new nominee to serve, or an existing Board member to continue
his/her service.
The
Board has not established any specific minimum qualifications that
a candidate for director must meet in order to be recommended for
Board membership. Rather the Board will evaluate the mix of skills
and experience that the candidate offers, consider how a given
candidate meets the Board’s current expectations with respect
to each such criterion and make a determination regarding whether a
candidate should be recommended to the stockholders for election as
a director.
During
2016, the Company received no recommendation for directors from its
stockholders.
Board of Directors’ Leadership Structure and Role in Risk
Oversight
Dr.
Esber serves as the Chairman of the board of directors of the
Company. Dr. Damaj serves as the President of the Company. The
Board believes this leadership structure provides the most
efficient and effective leadership model for the Company by
enhancing the Chairman and President’s ability to provide
clear insight and direction of business strategies and plans to
both the Board and management by keeping separate the position
of Chairman and President. The Board regularly evaluates its
leadership structure and currently believes the Company can most
effectively execute its business strategies and plans. While the
Board has not made a determination as to director independence and
all our directors, except for Dr. Bassam Damaj, are considered as
independent under Nasdaq definition and requirements, as determined
by outside counsel.
We
take a comprehensive approach to risk management, which is
reflected in the reporting process by which our management provides
timely and comprehensive information to the Board to support the
Board’s role in oversight, approval and decision-making. Our
senior management is responsible for assessing and managing the
Company’s various exposures to risk on a day-to-day basis,
including the creation of appropriate risk management programs and
policies. The Board is responsible for overseeing management in the
execution of its responsibilities and for assessing the
Company’s approach to risk management. The Board exercises
these responsibilities periodically as part of its meetings. In
addition, an overall review of risk is inherent in the
Board’s consideration of the Company’s long-term
strategies and in the transactions and other matters presented to
the Board, including capital expenditures, acquisitions and
divestitures, and financial matters.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Insider Trading
Policy
Our board of directors adopted a Code of Ethical
Conduct and an Insider Trading Policy. These documents are
available for review by contacting the Company’s Corporate
Secretary at Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 9171 Towne
Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, CA 92122.
The
following table sets forth information concerning compensation
earned for services rendered to us during the two years ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015 by (i) all individuals serving as our
principal executive officer or acting in a similar capacity during
the last completed fiscal year (“PEO”), regardless of compensation
level; (ii) our two most highly compensated executive officers
other than the PEO who were serving as executive officers at the
end of each of the last two completed fiscal years and (iii) up to
two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been
provided pursuant to clause (ii) but for the fact that the
individual was not serving as an executive officer at the end of
each of the last two completed fiscal years.
Summary Compensation Table
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bassam Damaj Ph
D.,
President and Chief
Executive and Financial
|
2016
|
$532,400(2)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$240,000(3)
|
$-
|
$
772,400
|
Officer
(4)
|
2015
|
$484,000(2)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$630,000(3)
|
$-
|
$1,114,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert E.
Hoffman,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officer(5)
|
2016
|
$96,731
|
$-
|
$-
|
$675,000(3)
|
$-
|
$771,731
|
(1)
|
Our
board of directors has not yet determined the amounts of bonuses
payable to our named executive officers earned in 2016. We
anticipate that bonuses, if any, for 2016 will be determined by our
board of directors by mid-February 2017.
|
(2)
|
Pursuant
to the LOC Convertible Debenture, Dr. Damaj agreed not to draw a
salary pursuant to his employment agreement for so long as payment
of such salary would jeopardize the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern and not to draw any salary accrued
through December 31, 2015. Salary through June 30, 2016 was accrued
for and remains unpaid as of December 31, 2016. Effective July 1,
2016, Dr. Damaj started receiving his salary in cash.
|
(3)
|
Represents
the total grant date fair value, as determined under FASB ASC Topic
718, Stock Compensation, of restricted stock unit awards granted
during the respective fiscal year.
|
(4)
|
Dr. Damaj served as Chief Financial Officer from July 2015 until
September 6, 2016 when Mr. Robert E. Hoffman became Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer.
|
(5)
|
Represents
Mr. Hoffman’s salary from the commencement of his employment
on September 6, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
|
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2016
The
following table presents, for each of the named executive officers,
information regarding outstanding stock options held as of
December 31, 2016.
|
|
|
Name
|
Grant Date(1)
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Exercisable
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Unexercisable
|
Option Exercise
Price ($)
|
Option Expiration
Date
|
|
Sep.
30, 2013
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.90
|
Sep.
29, 2023
|
|
Dec. 31, 2013
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.38
|
Dec.
30, 2023
|
|
Mar. 31, 2014
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.40
|
Mar. 30, 2024
|
|
Jun. 30, 2014
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.25
|
Jun.
29, 2024
|
|
Sep. 30, 2014
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.40
|
Sep. 29, 2024
|
|
Dec. 31, 2014
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.18
|
Dec.
30, 2024
|
|
Mar
31, 2015
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.14
|
Mar.
30, 2025
|
|
Jun. 30, 2015
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.12
|
Jun.
29, 2025
|
|
Sep. 30, 2015
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.07
|
Sep. 29, 2025
|
|
Dec. 31, 2015
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.07
|
Dec. 30, 2025
|
|
Mar.
31, 2016
|
10,500
|
—
|
$0.05
|
Mar.
30, 2026
|
(1)
Represents options
fully vested at grant date to Mr. Hoffman while he was a consultant
to the Company, prior to being appointed Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer in September 2016.
The following table
presents, for each of the named executive officers, information
regarding outstanding restricted stock units held as of
December 31, 2016.
Name
|
|
Equity incentive
plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that
have not vested (#)
|
Equity incentive
plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or
other rights
|
Bassam
Damaj(1)
|
Mar. 31,
2015
|
375,000
|
$75,000
|
Robert E.
Hoffman(2)
|
Sep. 6, 2016
|
2,500,000
|
$500,000
|
(1)
Unvested RSUs vest
125,000 per month through March 2017.
(2)
Unvested RSUs vest 25% on September 6, 2017 with the balance
vesting ratably over eight quarters and fully vested on September
6, 2019.
Employment Agreements
Dr. Bassam Damaj. On January 22, 2013, the Company
entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Dr.
Bassam Damaj to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer,
which was amended on January 21,
2015.
The
Employment Agreement has an initial term of five years, which term
will be extended by an additional year on the fourth and each
subsequent anniversary. Dr. Damaj earned a base salary
of $375,000 for the first year, $440,000 in the second year and
increasing a minimum of 10% per year thereafter. Dr.
Damaj’s salary will be accrued and not paid for so long as
payment of such salary would jeopardize the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern, in Dr. Damaj’s sole
determination. Dr. Damaj will have annual cash bonus targets equal
to 75% and 30%, respectively, of base salary, based on performance
objectives established by the board of directors, with the board of
directors determining the amount of the annual bonus.
Dr.
Damaj received 6.0 million RSU's of common stock on January 22,
2013, of which 2.0 million shares vested immediately, and the
remaining 4.0 million shares vested in eight equal quarterly
installments beginning on April 1, 2013.
Upon
termination of the Employment Agreement for any reason, Dr. Damaj
will receive (i) a pro-rata bonus during that fiscal year based on
the number of days employed during that fiscal year, and (ii)
Company group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for Dr.
Damaj and his dependents for 12 months paid by the
Company.
Pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, if Dr. Damaj’s employment is terminated
as a result of death, disability or without Cause (as defined in
the Employment Agreement) or Dr. Damaj resigns for Good Reason (as
defined in the Employment Agreement), Dr. Damaj or his estate, as
applicable, is entitled to the following payments and benefits,
provided that a mutual release of claims is executed: (1) a cash
payment in an amount equal to 1.5 times his then base salary and
annual target bonus amount, or two times his then base salary and
annual target bonus amount if such termination occurs within 24
months of a change of control; (2) Company group medical, dental
and vision insurance coverage for Dr. Damaj and his dependents for
24 months paid by the Company; and (3) the automatic acceleration
of the vesting and exercisability of outstanding unvested stock
awards.
For
purposes of the Employment Agreement, “Cause”
generally means (1) commission of fraud or other unlawful
conduct in the performance of duties for the Company,
(2) conviction of or, entry into a plea of
“guilty” or “no contest” to, a felony under
United States federal or state law, and such felony is either
work-related or materially impairs Dr. Damaj’s ability to
perform services to the Company, and (3) a willful, material
breach of the Employment Agreement that causes material harm to the
Company, provided, however, that the board of directors must
provide 30 days prior written notice of its intention to terminate
for Cause and give Dr. Damaj the opportunity to cure or remedy such
alleged Cause and present Dr. Damaj’s case to the board of
directors and afterwards, at least 75% of the board of directors
(except for Dr. Damaj in the event he the subject of the hearing)
affirmatively determines that termination is for
Cause.
For
purposes of the Employment Agreement, “Good
Reason” generally means that within one year prior to the
date of resigning, (1) a material diminution in Dr.
Damaj’s title, authority, duties or responsibilities (for Dr.
Damaj, this includes remaining a member of the board of directors),
(2) a reduction in Dr. Damaj’s base salary or target
bonus amount, (3) a change in the geographic location greater
than 25 miles from the current office at which Dr. Damaj must
perform his duties, (4) the Company elects not to renew
the Employment Agreement for another term or (5) the
Company materially breaches any provision of the Employment
Agreement, provided, however, that Dr. Damaj must provide 30 days
prior written notice of his intention to resign for Good Reason,
which notice must be given within 90 days of the initial occurrence
of such cause and gives the Company the opportunity to cure or
remedy such alleged Good Reason.
Robert E.
Hoffman. The Company and Mr.
Hoffman entered into an employment agreement, effective, September
6, 2016 wherein Mr. Hoffman will receive an annual base salary of
$300,000 as well as an annual bonus based on personal performance
and as approved by the board of directors. The target bonus amount
is 35% of his annual base salary.
Mr.
Hoffman will also receive an RSU covering 2.5 million shares of the
Company’s common stock; 625,000 of which will vest after one
year of employment. The remaining RSU’s will vest in eight
equal quarterly installments over two years of continued
service.
Upon
termination of the Employment Agreement for any reason, Mr. Hoffman
will receive (i) a pro-rata bonus during that fiscal year based on
the number of days employed during that fiscal year, and (ii)
Company group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for Mr.
Hoffman and his dependents for six months paid by the
Company.
Pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, if Mr. Hoffman’s employment is
terminated as a result of death, disability or without Cause (as
defined in the Employment Agreement) or Executive resigns for Good
Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), Executive or their
estate, as applicable, is entitled to the following payments and
benefits, provided that a mutual release of claims is executed: (1)
a cash payment in an amount equal to six months of his then base
salary and annual target bonus amount, if such termination occurs
within six months of a change of control; (2) Company group
medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for Mr. Hoffman and
his dependents for six months paid by the Company; and (3) the
automatic acceleration of the vesting and exercisability of
outstanding unvested stock awards.
For
purposes of the Employment Agreement, “Cause”
generally means (1) commission of fraud or other unlawful
conduct in the performance of duties for the Company,
(2) conviction of or, entry into a plea of
“guilty” or “no contest” to, a felony under
United States federal or state law, and such felony is either
work-related or materially impairs Mr. Hoffman’s ability to
perform services to the Company, and (3) a willful, material
breach of the Employment Agreement that causes material harm to the
Company, provided, however, that the board of directors must
provide 30 days prior written notice of its intention to terminate
for Cause and give Mr. Hoffman the opportunity to cure or remedy
such alleged Cause and present Executive’s case to the board
of directors and afterwards, at least 75% of the board of directors
(except for Hoffman in the event he the subject of the hearing)
affirmatively determines that termination is for
Cause.
For
purposes of the Employment Agreement, “Good
Reason” generally means that within one year prior to the
date of resigning, (1) a material diminution in Mr.
Hoffman’s title, authority, duties or responsibilities (for
Mr. Hoffman, this includes remaining a member of the board of
directors), (2) a reduction in Mr. Hoffman’s base salary
or target bonus amount, (3) a change in the geographic
location greater than 25 miles from the current office at which Mr.
Hoffman must perform his duties, (4) the Company elects not
to renew the Employment Agreement for another term, or
(5) the Company materially breaches any provision of the Employment
Agreement, provided, however, that Mr. Hoffman must provide 30 days
prior written notice of his intention to resign for Good Reason,
which notice must be given within 90 days of the initial occurrence
of such cause and gives the Company the opportunity to cure or
remedy such alleged Good Reason.
Randy Berholtz. The Company and Mr. Berholtz entered into an
employment agreement, effective, January 9, 2017 wherein Mr.
Berholtz will receive an annual base salary of $280,000 as well as
an annual bonus based on personal performance and as approved by
the board of directors. The target bonus amount is 35% of his
annual base salary.
Mr.
Berholtz will also receive RSU’s covering 2.0 million shares
of the Company’s common stock; 666,666 of which will vest
after one year of employment. The remaining RSU’s will vest
in eight equal quarterly installments over two years of continued
service.
Upon
termination of the Employment Agreement for any reason, Berholtz
will receive (i) a pro-rata bonus during that fiscal year based on
the number of days employed during that fiscal year, and (ii)
Company group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for
such Executive and their dependents for six months paid by the
Company.
Pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, if Mr. Berholtz’s employment is
terminated as a result of death, disability or without Cause (as
defined in the Employment Agreement) or Berholtz resigns for Good
Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), Mr. Berholtz or
his estate, as applicable, is entitled to the following payments
and benefits, provided that a mutual release of claims is executed:
(1) a cash payment in an amount equal to six months of his then
base salary and annual target bonus amount, if such termination
occurs within six months of a change of control; (2) Company group
medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for Executive and his
dependents for six months paid by the Company; and (3) the
automatic acceleration of the vesting and exercisability of
outstanding unvested stock awards.
For
purposes of the Employment Agreement, “Cause”
generally means (1) commission of fraud or other unlawful
conduct in the performance of duties for the Company,
(2) conviction of or, entry into a plea of
“guilty” or “no contest” to, a felony under
United States federal or state law, and such felony is either
work-related or materially impairs Mr. Berholtz’s ability to
perform services to the Company, and (3) a willful, material
breach of the Employment Agreement that causes material harm to the
Company, provided, however, that the board of directors must
provide 30 days prior written notice of its intention to terminate
for Cause and give Mr. Berholtz the opportunity to cure or remedy
such alleged Cause and present Mr. Berholtz’s case to the
board of directors and afterwards, at least 75% of the board of
directors (except for Mr. Berholtzin the event he the subject of
the hearing) affirmatively determines that termination is for
Cause.
For
purposes of the Employment Agreement, “Good
Reason” generally means that within one year prior to the
date of resigning, (1) a material diminution in Mr.
Berholtz’s title, authority, duties or responsibilities (for
Mr. Berholtz, this includes remaining a member of the board of
directors), (2) a reduction in Mr. Berholtz’s base
salary or target bonus amount, (3) a change in the geographic
location greater than 25 miles from the current office at which
Berholtz must perform his duties, (4) the Company elects not
to renew the Employment Agreement for another term, or
(5) the Company materially breaches any provision of the Employment
Agreement, provided, however, that Mr. Berholtz must provide 30
days prior written notice of his intention to resign for Good
Reason, which notice must be given within 90 days of the initial
occurrence of such cause and gives the Company the opportunity to
cure or remedy such alleged Good Reason.
Director Compensation
Each
non-employee director of the Company is to receive quarterly
compensation of $3,000, which is paid in RSUs. In addition, the
Chairman of the board of directors is entitled to receive an
additional $3,000 in quarterly compensation paid in
RSUs.
The
following table sets forth summary information concerning the total
compensation paid to our non-employee directors in 2016 for
services to our Company.
Name
|
Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash
|
|
Stock Unit
Awards (1)
(2)
|
|
Henry Esber,
Ph.D.
|
$-
|
$-
|
$57,333
|
$57,333
|
Vivian
Liu
|
-
|
-
|
45,333
|
45,333
|
Ziad Mirza, MBA,
M.D.
|
-
|
-
|
45,333
|
45,333
|
Total:
|
$-
|
$-
|
$147,999
|
$147,999
|
(1)
|
Represents
the total grant date fair value, as determined under FASB ASC Topic
718, Stock Compensation, of RSU awards granted during the
respective fiscal year.
|
(2)
|
Includes
an award of 833,333 RSUs granted to each of the directors on
January 29, 2016 under the 2014 Plan in connection with the
acquisition of Beyond Human™ assets. One-half of the RSUs
were vested upon grant and the remaining RSUs vested upon the
closing of the Beyond Human™ acquisition on March 1,
2016.
|
Description of Equity Compensation Plans
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
The Company has issued common stock, restricted
stock units and stock option awards to employees, non-executive
directors and outside consultants under the 2013 Incentive Plan
(“2013 Plan”). The 2013 Plan allows for the
issuance of up to 10.0 million shares of the Company’s common
stock to be issued in the form of stock options, stock awards,
stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights, performance shares
and other share-based awards. The exercise price for all
equity awards issued under the 2013 Plan is based on the fair
market value of the common stock. Currently, because the
Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTCQB, the fair
market value of the common stock is equal to the last-sale price
reported by the OTCQB as of the date of determination, or if there
were no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on
which a sale was reported. Generally, each vested stock unit
entitles the recipient to receive one share of Company common stock
which is eligible for settlement at the earliest of their
termination, a change in control of the Company or a specified
date. Restricted stock units can vest according to a schedule
or immediately upon award. Stock options generally vest over a
three-year period, first year cliff vesting with quarterly vesting
thereafter on the three-year awards, and have a ten-year
life. Stock options outstanding are subject to time-based
vesting as described above and thus are not performance-based. As
of December 31, 2016, no shares were available under the 2013
Plan.
2014 Equity Incentive Plan
The Company has issued common stock, restricted
stock units and stock option awards to employees, non-executive
directors and outside consultants under the 2014 Incentive Plan
(“2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan allows for the
issuance of up to 20.0 million shares of the Company’s common
stock to be issued in the form of stock options, stock awards,
stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights, performance shares
and other share-based awards. The exercise price for all
equity awards issued under the 2014 Plan is based on the fair
market value of the common stock. Currently, because the
Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTCQB, the fair
market value of the common stock is equal to the last-sale price
reported by the OTCQB as of the date of determination, or if there
were no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on
which a sale was reported. Generally, each vested stock unit
entitles the recipient to receive one share of Company common stock
which is eligible for settlement at the earliest of their
termination, a change in control of the Company or a specified
date. Restricted stock units can vest according to a schedule
or immediately upon award. Stock options generally vest over a
three-year period, first year cliff vesting with quarterly vesting
thereafter on the three-year awards and have a ten-year
life. Stock options outstanding are subject to time-based
vesting as described above and thus are not performance-based. As
of December 31, 2016, 146,314 shares were available under the 2014
Plan.
2016 Equity Incentive Plan
The Company has issued common stock, restricted
stock units and stock option awards to employees, non-executive
directors and outside consultants under the 2016 Equity Incentive
Plan (“2016 Plan”). A maximum of 20.0 million shares of the
Company’s common stock are initially authorized for issuance
and available for future grants under our 2016 Plan (the
“Initial
Reserve”). The number of
shares of common stock authorized for issuance and available for
future grants under the 2016 Plan will be increased each January 1
after the effective date of the 2016 Plan by a number of shares of
common stock equal to the lesser of: (a) 4% of the number of shares
of common stock issued and outstanding on a fully-diluted basis as
of the close of business on the immediately preceding December 31,
or (b) a number of shares of common stock set by our
Board.
As
of December 31, 2016, a total of 3.75 million RSUs have been
granted under the 2016 Plan. We have not yet granted stock options,
stock appreciation rights and restricted and unrestricted stock
under the 2016 Plan. As of December 31, 2016, approximately
15,837,500 million shares remained issuable under the 2016
Plan.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table presents information, to the best of our knowledge, about the
beneficial ownership of our common stock on January 20, 2017 by
those persons known to beneficially own more than 5% of our capital
stock, by each of our directors and named executive officers and
all of our directors and current executive officers as a group. The
percentage of beneficial ownership for the following table is based
on 121,694,293 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 20,
2017.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and does not necessarily
indicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under these
rules, beneficial ownership includes those shares of common stock
over which the stockholder has sole or shared voting or investment
power. It also includes shares of common stock that the stockholder
has a right to acquire within 60 days after January 20, 2017
pursuant to options, warrants, restricted stock units, conversion
privileges or other rights. The percentage of ownership of the
outstanding common stock, however, is based on the assumption,
expressly required by the rules of the SEC, that only the person or
entity whose ownership is being reported has converted options or
warrants into shares of our common stock.
NAME OF OWNER (1)
|
Amount
and nature of beneficial ownership of Common Stock (2)
|
Percentage ofoutstanding Common
Stock Before the Offering(3)
|
Percentage of outstanding
Common Stock
Following the Offering
|
5%
Stockholders
|
|
|
|
Novalere Holdings
LLC
151 Treemont
Street, Penthouse
Boston, MA
02111
|
25,617,592
|
21.05%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors
and Named Executive Officers:
|
|
|
|
Bassam Damaj, Ph.D.
(4)
|
23,703,347
|
18.88%
|
|
Robert E. Hoffman
(5)
|
395,603
|
*
|
|
Randy Berholtz,
MBA/JD (6)
|
175,000
|
*
|
|
Henry Esber, Ph.D.
(7)
|
1,853,109
|
1.50%
|
|
Vivian Liu
(8)
|
2,439,780
|
1.98%
|
|
Ziad Mirza,
MBA/M.D. (9)
|
2,013,044
|
1.63%
|
|
Officers and
Directors as a Group (6 persons)
|
30,579,883
|
23.36%
|
|
* Represents less than 1%
(1)
Unless otherwise
indicated in the footnotes to the following table, each person
named in the table has sole voting and investment power and that
person’s address is c/o Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 9171
Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, California
92122.
(2)
Beneficial
Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to
securities. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants
currently exercisable or convertible, or exercisable or convertible
within 60 days of January 20, 2017 are deemed outstanding for
computing the percentage of the owner’s holding such option
or warrant but are not deemed outstanding for computing the
percentage of any other owner.
(3)
Percentage based
upon 121,694,293 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as
of January 20,
2017.
(4)
Includes 3,875,000
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of vested RSUs
within 60 days after January 20,
2017 and 129,393 shares of common stock held by Dr.
Damaj’s spouse.
(5)
Includes 115,500
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options
exercisable within 60 days after January 20,
2017.
(6)
Includes 131,250
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of vested RSUs
within 60 days after January 20,
2017.
(7)
Includes 1,853,109
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of vested RSUs
within 60 days after January 20,
2017.
(8)
Includes 1,595,097
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of vested RSUs
within 60 days after January 20,
2017.
(9)
Includes 1,595,097
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of vested RSUs
within 60 days after January 20,
2017.
Restricted Stock Grants
During
March 2015, the Company entered into stock unit agreements with its
employees, board of directors and certain key
consultants. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company
issued 10,370,000 RSUs, of which 3,456,667 of the RSUs vested
immediately, while the remaining 6,913,333 vested in equal monthly
installments through March 2017, subject to the continued service
to the Company as of the vesting date. The Company
recognized compensation expense and other expense as appropriate in
the first quarter corresponding to the appropriate service
period.
During
the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued 14,636,106
RSUs to employees and board members. In 2016, 886,107 were from the
2013 Plan and vested immediately, 9,999,999 were from the 2014 Plan
and 3,750,000 were from the 2016 Plan. A total of
6,000,001 of 9,999,999 RSUs issued under the 2014 Plan vested
immediately and the remaining 3,999,998 vested upon the closing of
the Beyond Human™ asset acquisition. The RSUs issued under
the 2016 Plan vest as to 33 and 1/3% on the one year anniversary
from the date of grant and then in equal quarterly installments for
the next two years.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On
occasion we may engage in certain related party transactions. All
prior related party transactions were approved by a majority of the
disinterested directors. Upon the consummation of offering, our
policy is that all related party transactions will be reviewed and
approved by the independent members of our board of directors prior
to our entering into any related party transactions.
Non-Convertible Note
In January 2013, the Company entered into a line
of credit convertible debenture with Dr. Bassam Damaj, the
Company’s CEO (the “LOC Convertible
Debenture”). Under the
terms of its original issuance: (i) the Company could request to
borrow up to a maximum principal amount of $250,000 from time to
time; (ii) amounts borrowed bore an annual interest rate of 8%;
(iii) the amounts borrowed plus accrued interest were payable in
cash at the earlier of January 14, 2014 or when the Company
completed a Financing, as defined in the LOC Convertible Debenture;
and (iv) the holder had sole discretion to determine whether or not
to make an advance upon the Company’s request. During
2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was further amended to: (y)
increase the maximum principal amount available for borrowing to
$1.0 million plus any amounts of salary or related payments paid to
Dr. Damaj prior to the termination of the funding commitment; and
(z) change the holder’s funding commitment to automatically
terminate on the earlier of either (a) when the Company completes a
financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $4.0 million, or
(b) July 1, 2016.
On
August 12, 2015, the principal amount that may be borrowed under
the LOC Convertible Debenture was increased to $2.0 million and the
automatic termination date described above was extended to October
1, 2016. The LOC Convertible Debenture was not renewed upon
expiration. The conversion price was $0.16 per share, 80% times the
quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date
of the amendment.
During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015,
the Company borrowed $0 and $114, respectively, under the LOC Convertible Debenture,
and recognized interest expense on the outstanding debentures to a
related party totaling $16,430 and
$33,174 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and
2015, respectively. The Company repaid the LOC Convertible
Debenture balance and accrued interest in full during the year
ended December 31, 2016.
Accrued Compensation
The
Company has accrued certain wages, vacation pay and target-based
bonuses payable to Dr. Damaj, as follows:
|
|
|
Wages
|
$1,407,486
|
$1,178,909
|
Vacation
|
215,279
|
170,371
|
Bonus
|
282,773
|
-
|
Payroll taxes on
the above
|
118,318
|
93,510
|
Total
|
2,023,856
|
1,442,790
|
Classified as
long-term
|
(1,506,010)
|
(906,928)
|
Accrued
compensation
|
$517,846
|
$535,862
|
Accrued
wages at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, which totaled
$1.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively, are entirely related
to wages owed to Dr. Damaj. Under the terms of his employment
agreement, wages are to be accrued but no payment made for so long
as payment of such salary would jeopardize the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. Dr. Damaj started to
receive payment of salary in July 2016. Under the third quarter
2015 financing agreement, salaries prior to January 1, 2015
totaling $906,928 could not be repaid until certain indebtedness
was repaid in full or otherwise extinguished by conversion or other
means and, accordingly, the accrued compensation was shown as
a long-term liability. During the year ended December 31,
2016, the indebtedness was fully converted into shares of common
stock. The Company does not expect to pay the wages and related
payroll tax amounts within the next 12 months and thus is
classified as a long-term liability.
All
future transactions between us and our officers, directors or five
percent stockholders, and respective affiliates will be on terms no
less favorable than could be obtained from unaffiliated third
parties and will be approved by a majority of our independent
directors who do not have an interest in the transactions and who
had access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or independent
legal counsel.
To
the best of our knowledge, during the past three fiscal years,
other than as set forth above, there were no material transactions,
or series of similar transactions, or any currently proposed
transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which we were
or are to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds
$120,000, and in which any director or executive officer, or any
security holder who is known by us to own of record or beneficially
more than 5% of any class of our common stock, or any member of the
immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, has an interest
(other than compensation to our officers and directors in the
ordinary course of business).
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Common Stock
Our
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizes
the issuance of
292,500,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share and
7,500,000 shares of preferred stock; 121,694,293 shares were
outstanding as January 20, 2017. Upon sale, conversion or exercise
of
the
shares offered herein, we may have outstanding, up
to
shares of common stock. Holders of shares of common
stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters to be
voted on by the stockholders. Holders of common stock have no
cumulative voting rights, but are entitled to one vote for each
shares of common stock they hold. Holders of shares of common stock
are entitled to share ratably in dividends, if any, as may be
declared, from time to time by the board of directors in its
discretion, from funds legally available to be distributed. In the
event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Innovus, the
holders of shares of common stock are entitled to share pro rata
all assets remaining after payment in full of all liabilities and
the prior payment to the preferred stockholders if any. Holders of
common stock have no preemptive rights to purchase our common
stock. There are no conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund
provisions with respect to the common stock.
Preferred Stock
Our
Articles of Incorporation give our board of directors the right to
create a new series of preferred stock. There are currently no
series of preferred stock authorized and thus no shares of
preferred stock outstanding.
Our
board of directors, subject to the provisions of our Articles of
Incorporation and limitations imposed by law, is authorized
to:
●
to fix the number
of shares;
●
to change the
number of shares constituting any series; and
●
to provide for or
change the following:
●
relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications,
limitations or restrictions, including the following:
●
dividend
rights (including whether dividends are cumulative);
●
terms of
redemption (including sinking fund provisions);
●
liquidation
preferences of the shares constituting any class or series
of the preferred stock.
In each
of the listed cases, we will not need any further action or vote by
the stockholders.
One of
the effects of undesignated preferred stock may be to enable the
board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an
attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy
contest, merger or otherwise, and thereby to protect the continuity
of our management. The issuance of shares of preferred stock
pursuant to the board of director’s authority described above
may adversely affect the rights of holders of common stock. For
example, preferred stock issued by us may rank prior to the common
stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preference or both, may
have full or limited voting rights and may be convertible into
shares of common stock. Accordingly, the issuance of shares of
preferred stock may discourage bids for the common stock at a
premium or may otherwise adversely affect the market price of the
common stock.
Options
As
of
January 20, 2017, we had options to purchase 228,500 shares
of our common stock outstanding pursuant to our 2013 Plan, 0ur 2014
Plan, and our 2016 Plan, with a weighted exercise price of $0.21
per share.
Warrants
As
of
January 20, 2017, warrants to purchase 5,967,054 shares of
our common stock were outstanding, with a weighted average exercise
price of $0.34 per share.
Warrants Offered Hereby
We
are offering warrants to purchase up to
shares of our common stock to purchasers in this offering,
and warrants to purchase up to
shares of our common stock to the placement agents
for this offering. Each warrant entitles the holder
thereof to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise
price of $ per share ( of
the public offering price of our common stock).
The following is a brief summary of certain terms
and conditions of the warrants to be issued in connection with this
offering and are subject in all respects to the provisions
contained in the warrants. Please see the section titled
“Plan
of Distribution” below
for additional information about the warrants to be issued to the
placement agents in connection with this
offering.
Form
The warrants will be issued in electronic
book-entry form to participants in this offering.
You should review a copy of the form
of warrant, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part, for a complete
description of the terms and conditions applicable to the
warrants.
Exercisability
The warrants are exercisable at any time after
their original issuance, expected to be , 2017, and at any time up
to the date that
is years after their original issuance. The warrants
will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in
part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice and, at
any time a registration statement registering the issuance of the
shares of common stock underlying the warrants under the Securities
Act is effective and available for the issuance of such shares, or
an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is
available for the issuance of such shares, by payment in full in
immediately available funds for the number of shares of common
stock purchased upon such exercise. If a registration statement
registering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying
the warrants under the Securities Act is not effective or available
and an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is not
available for the issuance of such shares, the holder may, in its
sole discretion, elect to exercise the warrant through a cashless
exercise, in which case the holder would receive upon such exercise
the net number of shares of common stock determined according to
the formula set forth in the warrant. No fractional shares of
common stock will be issued in connection with the exercise of a
warrant. In lieu of fractional shares, we will pay the holder an
amount in cash equal to the fractional amount multiplied by the
exercise price.
Exercise Limitation
A
holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of the
warrant if the holder (together with its affiliates) would
beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of our
common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance
with the terms of the warrants. However, any holder may increase or
decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of
9.99% upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to
us.
Exercise Price
The exercise price per whole share of common stock
purchasable upon exercise of the warrants is
$ per share of common
stock, which represents [ ] of the public
offering price of the shares of common stock in this
offering. The exercise price is
subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock
dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations,
reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock and
also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or
other property to our stockholders.
Transferability
Subject
to applicable laws, the warrants may be offered for sale, sold,
transferred or assigned without our consent.
Exchange Listing
There
is no established public trading market for the warrants and we do
not intend to apply to list the warrants on any securities exchange
or automated quotation system.
Rights as a Stockholder
Except
as otherwise provided in the warrants or by virtue of such
holder’s ownership of shares of our common stock, the holder
of a warrant does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of
our common stock, including any voting rights, until the holder
exercises the warrant.
Nevada Laws
The
Nevada Business Corporation Law contains a provision governing
“Acquisition of Controlling
Interest.” This law provides generally that any person
or entity that acquires 20% or more of the outstanding voting
shares of a publicly-held Nevada corporation in the secondary
public or private market may be denied voting rights with respect
to the acquired shares, unless a majority of the disinterested
stockholders of the corporation elects to restore such voting
rights in whole or in part. The control share acquisition act
provides that a person or entity acquires “control
shares” whenever it acquires shares that, but for the
operation of the control share acquisition act, would bring its
voting power within any of the following three ranges:
●
20% to
33%
●
33% to
50%
●
more
than 50%
A
“control share acquisition” is generally defined as the
direct or indirect acquisition of either ownership or voting power
associated with issued and outstanding control shares. The
stockholders or board of directors of a corporation may elect to
exempt the stock of the corporation from the provisions of the
control share acquisition act through adoption of a provision to
that effect in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
corporation. Our articles of incorporation and bylaws do exempt our
common stock from the control share acquisition act.
SHARES ELIGIBLE
FOR FUTURE SALE
Future
sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market
could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time.
Furthermore, since only a limited number of shares will be
available for sale shortly after this offering because of certain
restrictions on resale, sales of substantial amounts of our common
stock in the public market after the restrictions lapse could
adversely affect the prevailing market price and our ability to
raise equity capital in the future.
Upon
completion of this offering, and assuming the exercise or
conversion of all derivative securities, we may have outstanding an
aggregate of up to issued and outstanding. Of these shares,
at least will be freely tradable without restriction or further
registration under the Securities Act, unless such shares are
purchased by individuals who become “affiliates” as
that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as the
result of the securities they acquire in this offering which
provide them, directly or indirectly, with control or the capacity
to control us. Our officers and directors will not be purchasing
shares in this offering. The remaining shares of common stock held
by our existing stockholders are “restricted
securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act. Restricted shares may be sold in the public market
only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from
registration under Rule 144 and or Section 4(a)(1). As a result of
these provisions of Rules 144, additional shares will be available
for sale in the public market as follows:
●
no
restricted shares will be eligible for immediate sale on the date
of this prospectus; and
●
the remainder of
the restricted shares will be eligible for sale from time to time
pursuant to available exemptions, subject to restrictions on such
sales by affiliates.
Sales
pursuant to Rule 144 are subject to certain requirements relating
to the availability of current public information about us. A
person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is not deemed
to have been an affiliate of the Company at any time during the 90
days immediately preceding the sale and who has beneficially owned
restricted shares for at least six months is entitled to sell such
shares under Rule 144 without regard to the resale
limitations.
The SEC
has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in
connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny
stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than
$5.00, other than securities registered on certain national
securities exchanges or quoted on the Nasdaq system, provided that
current price and volume information with respect to transactions
in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. The penny
stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a
penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver to the
prospective purchaser a standardized risk disclosure document
prepared by the SEC that provides information about penny stocks
and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. In
addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction
in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from such rules; the
broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the
penny stock is a suitable investment for the prospective purchaser
and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the
transaction. Furthermore, subsequent to a transaction in a penny
stock, the broker-dealer will be required to deliver monthly or
quarterly statements containing specific information about the
penny stock. It is anticipated that our common stock will be traded
on an OTC market at a price of less than $5.00. In this event,
broker-dealers would be required to comply with the disclosure
requirements mandated by the penny stock rules.
These
disclosure requirements will likely make it more difficult for
investors in this offering to sell their common stock in the
secondary market.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Pursuant to an
engagement letter, dated as of January 17, 2017, we have engaged
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or the placement agent, to act as
our exclusive placement agent in connection with this offering of
our securities pursuant to this prospectus on a reasonable best
efforts basis. The terms of this offering were subject to market
conditions and negotiations between us, the placement agent and
prospective investors. The placement agency agreement does not give
rise to any commitment by the placement agent to purchase any of
our securities, and the placement agent will have no authority to
bind us by virtue of the placement agency agreement. Further, the
placement agent does not guarantee that it will be able to raise
new capital in any prospective offering. The placement agent may
engage sub-agents or selected dealers to assist with the
offering.
Only
certain institutional investors purchasing the securities offered
hereby will execute a securities purchase agreement with us,
providing such investors with certain representations, warranties
and covenants from us, which representations, warranties and
covenants will not be available to other investors who will not
execute a securities purchase agreement in connection with the
purchase of the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus.
Therefore, those investors shall rely solely on this prospectus in
connection with the purchase of securities in the
offering.
We will
deliver the securities being issued to the investors upon receipt
of investor funds for the purchase of the securities offered
pursuant to this prospectus. We expect to deliver the securities
being offered pursuant to this prospectus on or about ,
2017.
We have
agreed to pay the placement agent a total cash fee equal to 7.0% of
the gross proceeds of this offering. We will also pay the placement
agent a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds of this
offering, a non-accountable expense allowance in the amount of
$75,000 and a reimbursement for the placement agent’s legal
fees and expenses in the amount of $75,000. In addition, we have
agreed to issue to the placement agent warrants to purchase up to
7.0% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock sold in this
offering at an exercise price of $
per share, which represents 125% of the public offering price of
the shares of common stock. The placement agent warrants will have
substantially the same terms as the warrants being sold to the
investors in this offering. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g), the
placement agent warrants and any shares issued upon exercise of the
placement agent warrants shall not be sold, transferred, assigned,
pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short
sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the
effective economic disposition of the securities by any person for
a period of 180 days immediately following the date of
effectiveness or commencement of sales of this offering, except the
transfer of any security: (i) by operation of law or by reason of
our reorganization; (ii) to any FINRA member firm participating in
the offering and the officers or partners thereof, if all
securities so transferred remain subject to the lock-up restriction
set forth above for the remainder of the time period; (iii) if the
aggregate amount of our securities held by the placement agent or
related persons do not exceed 1% of the securities being offered;
(iv) that is beneficially owned on a pro-rata basis by all equity
owners of an investment fund, provided that no participating member
manages or otherwise directs investments by the fund and the
participating members in the aggregate do not own more than 10% of
the equity in the fund; or (v) the exercise or conversion of any
security, if all securities remain subject to the lock-up
restriction set forth above for the remainder of the time
period.
We have
also agreed to give the placement agent, subject to the completion
of this offering, a twelve-month right of first refusal to act as
our lead underwriter or placement agent for any further capital
raising transactions undertaken by us and, in the event an offering
is not completed during the term of the engagement agreement, a
twelve-month tail fee equal to the cash and warrant compensation in
this offering, if any investor who was contacted or introduced to
us by the placement agent provides us with further capital during
such twelve-month period following the expiration or termination of
our engagement.
We have
agreed to indemnify the placement agent and specified other persons
against some civil liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and to contribute to payments
that the placement agent may be required to make in respect of such
liabilities.
The
placement agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the
meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any
commissions received by it and any profit realized on the resale of
the securities sold by it while acting as principal might be deemed
to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities
Act. As an underwriter, the placement agent would be required to
comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the
Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange
Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases
and sales of shares of common stock and warrants by the placement
agent acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations, the
placement agent:
●
may not engage in
any stabilization activity in connection with our securities;
and
●
may not bid for or
purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to
purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the
Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the
distribution.
Lock-up Agreements
Our
officers and directors and their respective affiliates have agreed
with the representative to be subject to a lock-up period of
days
following the date of this prospectus. During the applicable
lock-up period, such persons may not offer for sale, contract to
sell, sell, distribute, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, directly or
indirectly, any shares of our common stock or any securities
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of our
common stock. Certain limited transfers are permitted during the
lock-up period if the transferee agrees to these lock-up
restrictions. The lock-up period is subject to an additional
extension to accommodate for our reports of financial results or
material news releases. The placement agent may, in its sole
discretion and without notice, waive the terms of any of these
lock-up agreements. In the securities purchase agreement, we have
agreed to a limitation on the issuance and sale of our securities
for
days following the closing of this offering, subject to certain
exceptions.
Other Relationships
From
time to time, the placement agent has provided, and may provide in
the future, various advisory, investment banking and other services
to us in the ordinary course of business, for which they have
received and may continue to receive customary fees and
commissions. However, except as disclosed in this prospectus, we
have no present arrangements with the placement agent for any
further services.
The
placement agent in this offering served as our placement agent in
private placements we consummated in June and July 2016 pursuant to
which it received compensation, including warrants to purchase
shares of our common stock.
CHANGES IN
AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING ISSUES AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On
January 6, 2016, we dismissed EisnerAmper LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm and appointed Hartley Moore
Accountancy Corporation as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The audit partners at Hartley Moore Accountancy Corporation joined
Hall & Company, Inc. and Hartley Moore Accountancy Corporation
resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of
the Company, effective February
15, 2016. The
Company’s board of directors appointed Hall & Company,
Inc. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ended December 31, 2015
and Hall & Company, Inc. has audited our consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The
change in accountants did not result from any dissatisfaction with
the quality of professional services rendered by our former registered public accounting
firms. There were no matters that were either the subject of
a disagreement (as defined in paragraph 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation
S-K) or a reportable event (as described in paragraph 304(a)(1)(v)
of Regulation S-K).
The
Disclosure Law Group, a Professional Corporation, has issued an
opinion that the shares being issued pursuant to this offering,
upon issuance, are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable. Sichenzia, Ross, Ference &
Kesner LLP is representing the
placement agent in this offering.
EXPERTS
The consolidated
balance sheet of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as of December 31,
2014 and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year
then ended, have been audited by EisnerAmper LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which
is included herein, which report includes an emphasis of matter
paragraph about the existence of a deferred payment arrangement and
a line of credit with a major shareholder. Such financial
statements have been so included herein in reliance on the report
of said firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting
and auditing.
The
consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2015,
and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year then
ended, have been audited by Hall & Company Certified Public
Accountants & Consultants, Inc., an independent registered
public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included
herein. Such consolidated financial statements have been so
included herein in reliance on the report of said firm given upon
their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
No
expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or
certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion
upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other
legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of
the common stock was employed for such purpose on a contingency
basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with this offering,
a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in us or any of our
subsidiaries, nor was any such person connected with us as a
promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee,
director, officer, or employee.
WHERE YOU CAN
FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-1
with the SEC. This prospectus, which forms a part of that
registration statement, does not contain all of the information
included in the registration statement and the exhibits and
schedules thereto as permitted by the rules and regulations of the
SEC. For further information with respect to us and the shares of
our common stock offered hereby, please refer to the registration
statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements
contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or
other document referred to herein are not necessarily complete and,
where the contract or other document is an exhibit to the
registration statement, each such statement is qualified in all
respects by the provisions of such exhibit, to which reference is
hereby made. You may review a copy of the registration statement at
the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on the operation of the public reference rooms.
The registration statement can also be reviewed by accessing the
SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
We are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith, file periodic reports,
proxy statements or information statements, and other information
with the SEC. These reports can also be reviewed by accessing the
SEC’s website.
You should rely only on the information
provided in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or as part
of the registration statement filed on Form S-1 of which this
prospective is a part, as such registration statement is amended
and in effect with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have
not authorized anyone else to provide you with different
information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any
state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that
the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or
any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date
other than the date of those documents.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Reports of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
|
F-1
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets - December 31, 2015 and 2014
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations - Years Ended December 31, 2015 and
2014
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows - Years Ended December 31, 2015 and
2014
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit - December 31, 2015 and
2014
|
F-6
|
Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements - December 31, 2015 and
2014
|
F-8
|
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 2016
(Unaudited) and December 31, 2015
|
G-1
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three
and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
|
G-2
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine
Months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
|
G-3
|
Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements - September 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
|
G-5
|
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2014, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year
then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have,
nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control
over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of
internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing
audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of the Company as of December 31, 2014, and the
consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the
year ended December 31, 2014 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements,
the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, who is
also a major shareholder, has deferred the payment of his salary
and provided a line of credit to the Company. The Company's
liquidity and financing plans are also described in Note
1.
/s/ EisnerAmper
LLP
March 31, 2015
Iselin, New Jersey
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015, and the related
statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash
flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our
audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company as of December 31, 2015, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
/s/
HALL & COMPANY Certified Public Accountants & Consultants,
Inc.
Irvine, CA
March 30, 2016
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
Cash
|
$55,901
|
$7,479
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
83,097
|
191,601
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
53,278
|
55,024
|
Deferred
financing costs, net
|
97,577
|
-
|
Inventories
|
254,443
|
265,959
|
Total
Current Assets
|
544,296
|
520,063
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET
|
35,101
|
54,511
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
Security
deposits
|
14,958
|
21,919
|
Goodwill
|
549,368
|
429,225
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
5,300,859
|
1,055,372
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$6,444,582
|
$2,081,090
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$691,365
|
$362,160
|
Deferred
revenue and customer deposits
|
24,079
|
25,224
|
Accrued
interest payable
|
79,113
|
52,568
|
Short-term
loans payable
|
230,351
|
-
|
Derivative
liabilities – embedded conversion feature
|
301,779
|
-
|
Derivative
liabilities – warrants
|
432,793
|
-
|
Current
portion of notes payable and convertible debentures, net
of
debt
discount of $55,982 in 2014
|
73,200
|
314,018
|
Line
of credit convertible debenture and non-convertible debenture
–
related
parties, net of debt discount of $17,720 in 2015
|
391,472
|
-
|
Convertible
debentures, net of debt discount of $952,464 in 2015
|
505,036
|
-
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
2,729,188
|
753,970
|
|
|
|
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Accrued
compensation – less current portion
|
906,928
|
906,928
|
Notes
payable and convertible debentures, net of current portion
and
debt
discount of $67,726 in 2014
|
-
|
24,274
|
Line
of credit convertible debenture and non-convertible debentures
– related
parties, net of current portion and debt discount of $0 in 2015 and
$76,492 in 2014
|
25,000
|
497,586
|
Contingent
consideration
|
3,229,804
|
324,379
|
Total
Non-Current Liabilities
|
4,161,732
|
1,753,167
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
6,890,920
|
2,507,137
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock: 150,000,000 shares authorized, at $0.001 par value,
47,141,230 and 27,112,263 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively
|
47,141
|
27,113
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
14,941,116
|
10,778,807
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(15,434,595)
|
(11,231,967)
|
Total
Stockholders' Deficit
|
(446,338)
|
(426,047)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
$6,444,582
|
$2,081,090
|
See
accompanying notes to these consolidated financial
statements.
|
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
|
For
the Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
NET
REVENUES:
|
|
|
License
revenues
|
$5,000
|
$375,000
|
Product
sales, net
|
730,717
|
655,113
|
Net
Revenues
|
735,717
|
1,030,113
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
Cost
of product sales
|
340,713
|
292,080
|
Research
and development
|
-
|
143,914
|
General
and administrative
|
3,910,192
|
4,378,749
|
Impairment
of Goodwill
|
759,428
|
-
|
Total
Operating Expenses
|
5,010,333
|
4,814,743
|
|
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(4,274,616)
|
(3,784,630)
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME AND (EXPENSES)
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(1,153,376)
|
(532,230)
|
Change
in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
393,509
|
-
|
Other
expense, net
|
(8,495)
|
-
|
Fair
value adjustment for contingent consideration
|
115,822
|
(103,274)
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
(32,500)
|
(406,833)
|
Total
Other Expense, Net
|
(685,040)
|
(1,042,337)
|
|
|
|
LOSS
BEFORE BENEFIT FROM INCOME TAXES
|
(4,959,656)
|
(4,826,967)
|
|
|
|
Benefit
from income taxes
|
(757,028)
|
-
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(4,202,628)
|
$(4,826,967)
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK –
BASIC AND DILUTED
|
$(0.08)
|
$(0.20)
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING –
BASIC
AND DILUTED
|
52,517,530
|
24,384,037
|
See
accompanying notes to these consolidated financial
statements.
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
For the Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITES
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(4,202,628)
|
$(4,826,967)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
28,950
|
63,450
|
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
5,892
|
-
|
Common
stock, restricted stock units and stock options issued for
services
and board compensation
|
1,508,769
|
2,258,068
|
Gain
of purchase price adjustment to goodwill
|
(759,428)
|
|
Impairment
of goodwill
|
759,428
|
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
32,500
|
406,833
|
Change
in fair value of contingent consideration
|
(115,822)
|
103,274
|
Change
in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
(393,509)
|
-
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
53,342
|
-
|
Shares
of common stock issued for debt amendment
|
15,500
|
-
|
Fair
value of embedded conversion feature in convertible
debentures
in excess of allocated proceeds
|
71,224
|
-
|
Amortization
of debt discount
|
906,719
|
443,867
|
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
550,789
|
114,006
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition
amounts
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
102,612
|
25,040
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
27,653
|
(20,752)
|
Security
deposits
|
6,961
|
22,200
|
Inventories
|
11,516
|
(88,108)
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
329,205
|
721,811
|
Accrued
interest payable
|
29,745
|
86,353
|
Deferred
revenue and customer deposits
|
(1,145)
|
(150,345)
|
Net
Cash Used In Operating Activities
|
(1,031,727)
|
(841,270)
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
Purchase
of property & equipment
|
(9,540)
|
(38,989)
|
Purchase
of intangible assets
|
(3,276)
|
(22,545)
|
Net
Cash Used In Investing Activities
|
(12,816)
|
(61,534)
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
Net
proceeds from (repayments of) line of credit convertible debenture
–
related
party
|
(14,886)
|
424,078
|
Proceeds
from convertible debentures
|
1,325,000
|
50,000
|
Fees
paid in connection with issuance of convertible
debentures
|
(82,500)
|
-
|
Proceeds
from short-term loans payable
|
258,278
|
-
|
Payments
on short-term loans payable
|
(27,927)
|
-
|
Proceeds
from notes payable and convertible debentures
|
130,000
|
340,000
|
Payments
on notes payable and convertible debentures
|
(440,000)
|
-
|
Payment
made on contingent consideration
|
-
|
(87,168)
|
Proceeds
from non-convertible debentures - related party
|
50,000
|
150,000
|
Payments
on non-convertible debentures - related party
|
(105,000)
|
-
|
Net
Cash Provided By Financing Activities
|
1,092,965
|
876,910
|
|
|
|
NET
CHANGE IN CASH
|
48,422
|
(25,894)
|
|
|
|
CASH
AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
7,479
|
33,373
|
|
|
|
CASH
AT END OF YEAR
|
$55,901
|
$7,479
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION :
|
|
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
$2,400
|
$-
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
$107,764
|
$33,363
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION :
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for conversion of notes payable
|
$92,000
|
$110,581
|
Common
stock issued for conversion of debentures – related
party
|
$75,000
|
$643,226
|
Common
stock issued for extinguishment of debt
|
$-
|
$779,000
|
Common
stock issued for the purchase of Vesele
|
$-
|
$40,000
|
Common
stock issued for acquisition
|
$2,071,625
|
$-
|
Fair
value of the contingent consideration for acquisition
|
$2,905,425
|
$-
|
Return
of shares of common stock related to license agreement
|
$38,000
|
$-
|
Fair
value of warrants issued as deferred financing costs
|
$68,419
|
$-
|
Fair
value of embedded conversion feature derivative liabilities
recorded
as debt discount
|
$830,560
|
$-
|
Relative
fair value of common stock issued in connection with
convertible
debentures
|
$374,474
|
$-
|
Relative
fair value of warrants issued in connection with convertible
debentures
|
$89,551
|
$-
|
Fair
value of warrant derivative liabilities recorded as debt
discount
|
$226,297
|
$-
|
Fair
value of beneficial conversion feature on line of credit
convertible debenture
– related party
|
$8,321
|
$-
|
Accrued
interest added to principal in connection with amendment of
notes payable
|
$3,200
|
$-
|
Exchange
of restricted stock units for shares of common stock
|
$500
|
$-
|
See
accompanying notes to these consolidated financial
statements.
|
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at January 1, 2014
|
21,548,456
|
$21,549
|
$6,531,110
|
$(6,405,000)
|
$147,659
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock and options issued for
services
|
1,665,203
|
1,665
|
747,398
|
-
|
749,063
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for product
acquisition
|
142,857
|
143
|
39,857
|
-
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
1,509,005
|
-
|
1,509,005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued upon conversion of
debt, of which 1,579,297 shares were
issued to related parties
|
3,755,747
|
3,756
|
1,529,050
|
-
|
1,532,806
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible
debt discount - beneficial
conversion feature
|
-
|
-
|
325,855
|
-
|
325,855
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible
debt discount - warrants
|
-
|
-
|
96,532
|
-
|
96,532
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss for year ended December 31, 2014
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4,826,967)
|
(4,826,967)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances
at December 31, 2014
|
27,112,263
|
27,113
|
10,778,807
|
(11,231,967)
|
(426,047)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for services
|
1,780,625
|
1,780
|
208,749
|
-
|
210,529
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
-
|
-
|
1,298,240
|
-
|
1,298,240
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for
product
acquisition
|
12,947,657
|
12,948
|
2,058,677
|
-
|
2,071,625
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued upon conversion of convertible
debentures, note payable and debentures
– related party
|
699,260
|
699
|
166,301
|
-
|
167,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for exchange of restricted
stock units
|
500,000
|
500
|
(500)
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
of shares of common stock from CRI license
transaction
|
(200,000)
|
(200)
|
(37,800)
|
-
|
(38,000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
of shares of common stock from Semprae
merger transaction
|
(386,075)
|
(386)
|
(115,436)
|
-
|
(115,822)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of beneficial conversion on line
of credit convertible debenture – related
party
|
-
|
-
|
8,321
|
-
|
8,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
of common stock issued for extension
of February 2014 convertible debentures
|
250,000
|
250
|
32,250
|
-
|
32,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
of common stock issued for amendment
of January 2015 convertible debentures
|
100,000
|
100
|
15,400
|
-
|
15,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Relative
fair value of shares of common
stock issued in connection with convertible
debentures
|
4,337,500
|
4,337
|
370,137
|
-
|
374,474
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Relative
fair value of warrants issued
in connection with convertible debentures
|
-
|
-
|
89,551
|
-
|
89,551
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value
of warrants issued to placement
agents in connection with convertible
debentures
|
-
|
-
|
68,419
|
-
|
68,419
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss for year ended December 31, 2015
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4,202,628)
|
(4,202,628)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances
at December 31, 2015
|
47,141,230
|
$47,141
|
$14,941,116
|
$(15,434,595)
|
$(446,338)
|
See
accompanying notes to these consolidated financial
statements.
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2015 and 2014
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Organization
Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively
referred to as “Innovus”, “we”,
“our” or the “Company”) is a San Diego,
California-based pharmaceutical company that delivers safe and
effective non-prescription medicine and consumer care products to
improve men’s and women’s health and vitality and
respiratory diseases.
We currently market five products in the United
States and six in multiple countries around the world through our
commercial partners: (1) Zestra®,
a non-medicated, patented consumer care product that has been
clinically proven to increase desire, arousal and satisfaction in
women; (2) EjectDelay®, an
over-the-counter monograph-compliant benzocaine-based topical gel
for treating premature ejaculation; (3) Sensum+®,
a non-medicated consumer care cream that increases penile
sensitivity (ex-US); (4) Zestra
Glide®,
a clinically-tested, high viscosity and low osmolality water-based
lubricant, (5) Vesele®,
a proprietary and novel oral dietary supplement to maximize nitric
oxide beneficial effects on sexual functions and brain health.
Vesele®
contains a patented formulation of
L-Arginine and L-Citrulline in combination with the natural
absorption enhancer Bioperine®
and (6) Androferti®
(in the US and Canada) to support
overall male reproductive health and sperm
quality. While we generate revenue from the sale
of our six products, most revenue is currently generated by
Zestra®,
Zestra®
Glide, EjectDelay®
and Sensum +®.
Pipeline Products
Fluticare™
(Fluticasone
propionate nasal spray). Innovus acquired the worldwide rights to market
and sell the Fluticare™
brand (Fluticasone propionate nasal
spray) and the related manufacturing agreement from Novalere FP in
February 2015, the Over The Counter (OTC) Abbreviated New Drug
Application (“ANDA”) filed at the end of 2014 by the
manufacturer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”) which, subject to FDA approval, may allow the
Company to market and sell Fluticare™
over-the-counter. An ANDA is an
application for a U.S. generic drug approval for an existing
licensed medication or approved drug.
Urocis®
XR.
On October 27, 2015, the Company
entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Laboratorios
Q Pharma (Spain) to distribute and commercialize
Urocis®
XR in the US and Canada.
Urocis®
XR is a proprietary
extended release of Vaccinium Marcocarpon (cranberry) shown to
provide 24 hour coverage in the body to increase compliance of the
use of the product to get full benefit.
AndroVit®.
On October 27, 2015, the Company
entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Laboratorios
Q Pharma (Spain) to distribute and commercialize
AndroVit®
in the US and Canada.
AndroVit®
is a proprietary supplement to support
overall prostate and male sexual health currently marketed in
Europe. AndroVit®
was specifically formulated with
ingredients known to support the normal prostate health and
vitality and male sexual health.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and include
all assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Company and
its wholly-owned subsidiaries: FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and
Semprae Laboratories, Inc. (“Semprae”). Additionally,
the revenues and expenses of Novalere, Inc.
(“Novalere”) were included from February 5, 2015 (date
of acquisition) to December 31, 2015. All material intercompany
transactions and balances have been eliminated. Certain items
have been reclassified to conform to the current year
presentation.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of these consolidated financial statements in
conformity with U.S. 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 dates of the consolidated financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods. Such management estimates include the allowance
for doubtful accounts and sales return adjustments, realizability
of inventories, valuation of deferred tax assets, goodwill and
intangible assets, valuation of contingent acquisition
consideration, recoverability of long-lived assets and goodwill,
fair value of derivative liabilities and the valuation of
equity-based instruments and beneficial conversion
features. The Company bases its estimates on historical
experience and various other assumptions that the Company believes
to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
Liquidity
The
Company’s operations have been financed primarily through
advances from officers, directors and related parties, outside
capital, revenues generated from the launch of its products and
commercial partnerships signed for the sale and distribution of its
products domestically and internationally. These funds have
provided the Company with the resources to operate its business,
sell and support its products, attract and retain key personnel and
add new products to its portfolio. The Company has experienced
net losses and negative cash flows from operations each year since
its inception. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had an
accumulated deficit of $15,434,595 and a working capital deficit of
$2,184,892.
The
Company has raised funds through the issuance of debt and the sale
of common stock. The Company has also issued equity instruments in
certain circumstances to pay for services from vendors and
consultants. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company
raised $1,505,000 in funds, which included $1,325,000 from the
issuance of convertible debentures to three unrelated parties,
$130,000 from the issuance of notes payable to two unrelated third
parties and $50,000 in proceeds from the issuance of a note payable
to a related party. The funds raised through the issuance of the
convertible debentures were used to pay off other debt instruments
and accounts payable, to increase inventory and buy raw materials
and packaging and for operations.
As
of December 31, 2015, we had $55,901 in cash and cash equivalents,
approximately $1.6 million in cash available for use under the line
of credit convertible debenture with our Chief Executive Officer
(‘CEO”) and $83,097 in net accounts receivable. The
Company expects that its existing capital resources, revenues from
sales of its products and upcoming sales milestone payments from
the commercial partners signed for its products, along with the
funds currently available for use under the line of credit
convertible debenture with our CEO and equity instruments available
to pay certain vendors and consultants will be sufficient to allow
the Company to continue its operations, commence the product
development process and launch selected products through at least
the next 12 months. In addition, the Company’s President and
Chief Executive Officer, who is also a major shareholder, has
deferred the payment of his salary earned thru December 31, 2014
and plans to continue to do so for 2016, if needed. He is also able
to extend the maturity date of the line of credit, if
needed.
In
the event the Company does not pay the convertible debentures upon
their maturity, or after the remedy period, the principal amount
and accrued interest on the convertible debentures is automatically
converted to common stock at 60% of the volume weighted average
price (“VWAP”) during the ten consecutive trading day
period preceding the later of the event of default or applicable
cure period.
Acquisition of Assets of Beyond Human™
On
February 8, 2016, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement
(“APA”), pursuant to which Innovus agreed to purchase
substantially all of the assets of Beyond Human™ (the
“Acquisition”) for a total cash payment of $630,000
(the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price was paid in
the following manner: (1) $300,000 in cash at the
closing of the Acquisition (the “ Initial Payment ”),
(2) $100,000 in cash four months from the closing upon the
occurrence of certain milestones as described in the APA, (3)
$100,000 in cash eight months from the closing upon the occurrence
of certain milestones as described in the APA, and (4) $130,000 in
cash in twelve months from the closing upon the occurrence of
certain milestones as described in the APA.
Signing of Secured Loan Agreements and Closing of
Financing
On
February 24, 2016, the Company and SBI Investments, LLC, 2014-1
(“SBI”) entered into a Closing Statement in which SBI
loaned the Company gross proceeds of $550,000 pursuant to a
Purchase Agreement, 20% Secured Promissory Note and Security
Agreement (“Note”), all dated February 19, 2016
(collectively, the “Finance Agreements”), to purchase
substantially all of the assets of Beyond Human™, LLC, a
Texas limited liability company (“Beyond
Human”). Of the $550,000 gross proceeds, $300,000
was paid into an escrow account held by a third party bank to be
released to Beyond Human™ upon closing of the transaction,
$242,500 was provided directly to the Company for use in building
the Beyond Human™ business and $7,500 was provided for
attorneys’ fees.
Pursuant
to the Finance Agreements, the principal amount of the Note is
$550,000 and the interest rate thereon is 20% per
year. The Company shall begin to pay principal and
interest on the Note on a monthly basis beginning on March 19, 2016
for a period of 24 months and the monthly mandatory payment amount
thereunder is $28,209. The monthly amount shall be paid by the
Company through a deposit amount control agreement with a third
party bank in which SBI shall be permitted to take the monthly
mandatory payment amount from all revenues received by the Company
from the Beyond Human™ assets in the
transaction. The maturity date for the Note is February
19, 2018.
The
Note is secured by SBI through a first priority secured interest in
all of the Beyond Human™ assets acquired by the Company in
the transaction including all revenue received by the Company from
these assets.
The
Company’s actual needs will depend on numerous factors,
including timing of introducing its products to the marketplace,
its ability to attract additional ex-US distributors for its
products and its ability to in-license
in non-partnered territories and/or develop new product candidates.
The Company may also seek to raise capital, debt or equity from
outside sources to pay for further expansion and development of its
business and to meet current obligations. Such capital may not be
available to the Company when it needs it on terms acceptable to
the Company, if at all.
Fair Value Measurement
The
Company’s financial instruments are cash, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, derivative
liabilities and debt. The recorded values of cash, accounts
receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate
their fair values based on their short-term nature. The
recorded fair value of the convertible debentures, net of debt
discount, is based upon the relative fair value calculation of the
common stock and warrants issued in connection with the convertible
debentures and the fair value of the embedded conversion feature.
The fair values of the warrant derivative liabilities and embedded
conversion feature derivative liabilities are based upon the Black
Scholes Option Pricing Model (“Black-Scholes”) and the
Path-Dependent Monte Carlo simulation model calculations and are a
level 3 measurement (see Note 9). The fair value of the contingent
acquisition consideration is based upon the present value of
expected future payments under the terms of the agreements and is a
level 3 measurement (see Note 3). Based on borrowing
rates currently available to the Company, the carrying values of
the notes payable and convertible debentures approximate their
respective fair values. The difference between the fair
value and recorded values of the related-party notes payable and
convertible debentures is not significant.
The
Company follows a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs
to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The
hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in
active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and
the lowest priority to measurements involving significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair
value hierarchy are as follows:
|
●
|
Level
1 measurements are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to
access at the measurement date.
|
|
●
|
Level
2 measurements are inputs other than quoted prices included in
Level 1 that are observable either directly or
indirectly.
|
|
●
|
Level
3 measurements are unobservable inputs.
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments
with remaining maturities of three months or less when
purchased.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Customers
Financial instruments that potentially subject the
Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist
primarily of cash and accounts receivable. Cash held with
financial institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on such
deposits. Accounts receivable consist primarily of amounts
receivable from Sothema Laboratories under the Company's licensing
agreements and from sales of Zestra®.
The Company also requires a percentage of payment in advance for
product orders with its larger partners. The Company performs
ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not
require collateral.
Revenues
consist primarily of product sales and licensing rights to market
and commercialize our products. The following table
identifies customers with revenues that individually exceed 10% of
the Company’s net revenues for the years ended December 31,
2015 and 2014:
|
|
|
Retailer
1
|
$131,900
|
18%
|
$171,600
|
16%
|
Partner
1
|
$102,300
|
14%
|
$-
|
-%
|
Partner
2
|
$84,500
|
11%
|
$-
|
-%
|
Partner
3
|
$-
|
-%
|
$175,000
|
17%
|
Partner
4
|
$50,000
|
|
$245,380
|
23%
|
The
first three customers listed accounted for 19%, 54% (payment
received in January 2016) and 0%, respectively, of gross accounts
receivable as of December 31, 2015. The first, fourth and fifth
customers listed accounted for 11%, 44% and 27%, respectively, of
accounts receivable as of December 31, 2014.
Over
90% of our sales are currently within the United States and Canada.
The balance of the sales are to various other countries, none of
which is 10 percent or greater.
Concentration of Suppliers
The Company has manufacturing relationships with a
number of vendors or manufacturers for its products including:
Sensum+®,
EjectDelay®,
Vesele®,
Androferti®
and the Zestra®
line of products. Pursuant to
these relationships, the Company purchases products through
purchase orders with its manufacturers.
Inventories
Inventory
is valued at the lower of cost or market using the first-in,
first-out method. Inventory is shown net of obsolescence,
determined based on shelf life or potential product
replacement.
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment, including software, are recorded at historical cost
less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using
the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets which range from three to ten years. The initial cost of
property and equipment and software consists of its purchase price
and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its
working condition and location for its intended use.
Intangible Assets
Intangible
assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis
over their estimated useful lives, which range from 7 to 15 years.
The useful life of the intangible asset is evaluated each reporting
period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a
revision to the remaining useful life.
Business Combinations
We
account for business combinations by recognizing the assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, contractual contingencies, and
contingent consideration at their fair values on the acquisition
date. The final purchase price may be adjusted up to one year from
the date of the acquisition. Identifying the fair value of the
tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired requires
the use of estimates by management and was based upon
currently available data.
The
Company allocated the excess of purchase price over the
identifiable intangible and net tangible assets to goodwill. Such
goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and represents the
value placed on entering new markets and expanding market share
(see Note 3).
Unanticipated
events and circumstances may occur that may affect the accuracy or
validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results.
Additionally, any change in the fair value of the
acquisition-related contingent consideration subsequent to the
acquisition date, including changes from events after the
acquisition date, such as changes in our estimate of relevant
revenue or other targets, will be recognized in earnings in the
period of the estimated fair value change. A change in fair value
of the acquisition-related contingent consideration or the
occurrence of events that cause results to differ from our
estimates or assumptions could have a material effect on the
consolidated statements of operations, financial position and cash
flows in the period of the change in the estimate.
Goodwill
The
Company tests its goodwill for impairment annually, or whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicates an impairment may have
occurred, by comparing its reporting unit's carrying value to its
implied fair value. Impairment may result from, among other things,
deterioration in the performance of the acquired business, adverse
market conditions, adverse changes in applicable laws or
regulations and a variety of other circumstances. If the Company
determines that an impairment has occurred, it is required to
record a write-down of the carrying value and charge the impairment
as an operating expense in the period the determination is made. In
evaluating the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill,
the Company must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash
flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the acquired
assets. Changes in strategy or market conditions could
significantly impact those judgments in the future and require an
adjustment to the recorded balances. The goodwill was recorded as
part of the acquisition of Semprae that occurred on December 24,
2013, and the acquisition of Novalere that occurred on February 5,
2015. The Company recorded $759,428 of goodwill related to the
acquisition of Novalere as an income tax benefit and also recorded
an impairment of $759,428 against this benefit. There was no
impairment of goodwill for the year ended December 31,
2014.
Long-Lived Assets
The
Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company
evaluates assets for potential impairment by comparing estimated
future undiscounted net cash flows to the carrying amount of the
assets. If the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated
future undiscounted cash flows, impairment is measured based on the
difference between the carrying amount of the assets and fair
value.
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred
financing costs represent costs incurred in connection with the
issuance of the convertible debentures during the third quarter of
the year ended December 31, 2015. Deferred financing
costs related to the issuance of the convertible debentures are
being amortized over the term of the financing instrument using the
effective interest method and are recorded in interest expense in
the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations.
Beneficial Conversion Feature
If
a conversion feature of convertible debt is not accounted for
separately as a derivative instrument and provides for a rate of
conversion that is below market value, this feature is
characterized as a Beneficial Conversion Feature
(“BCF”). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt
discount. The Company amortizes the discount to interest expense
over the life of the debt using the effective interest rate
method.
Derivative Liabilities
Certain
of the Company’s embedded conversion features on debt and
issued and outstanding common stock purchase warrants, which have
exercise price reset features and other anti-dilution protection
clauses, are treated as derivatives for accounting purposes. The
common stock purchase warrants were not issued with the intent of
effectively hedging any future cash flow, fair value of any asset,
liability or any net investment in a foreign operation. The
warrants do not qualify for hedge accounting, and as such, all
future changes in the fair value of these warrants are recognized
currently in earnings until such time as the warrants are
exercised, expire or the related rights have been waived. These
common stock purchase warrants do not trade in an active securities
market, and as such, the Company estimates the fair value of these
warrants and embedded conversion features using a Probability
Weighted Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model and the embedded
conversion features using a Path-Dependent Monte Carlo Simulation
Model (see Note 9).
Debt Extinguishment
Any
gain or loss associated with debt extinguishment is recorded in the
period in which the debt is considered extinguished. Third party
fees incurred in connection with a debt restructuring accounted for
as an extinguishment are capitalized. Fees paid to third parties
associated with a term debt restructuring accounted for as a
modification are expensed as incurred. Third party and creditor
fees incurred in connection with a modification to a line of credit
or revolving debt arrangements are considered to be associated with
the new arrangement and are capitalized.
Income Taxes
Income
taxes are provided for using the asset and liability method whereby
deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized using current
tax rates on the difference between the financial statement
carrying amounts and the respective tax basis of the assets and
liabilities. The Company provides a valuation allowance on
deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such
assets will not be realized.
The
Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax
position only after determining that the relevant tax authority
would more likely than not sustain the position following an
audit. For tax positions meeting this standard, the amount
recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that
has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being
realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax
authority. There were no uncertain tax positions at December
31, 2015 and 2014.
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
The
Company generates revenues from product sales and the licensing of
the rights to market and commercialize its products.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605,
Revenue
Recognition. Revenue is
recognized when all of the following criteria are met:
(1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
(2) title to the product has passed or services have been
rendered; (3) price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and
(4) collectability is reasonably assured.
Product Sales:
The Company ships product to its
wholesale and retail customers pursuant to purchase agreements or
orders. Revenue from sales transactions where the buyer has
the right to return the product is recognized at the time of sale
only if (1) the seller’s price to the buyer is
substantially fixed or determinable at the date of sale,
(2) the buyer has paid the seller, or the buyer is obligated
to pay the seller and the obligation is not contingent on resale of
the product, (3) the buyer’s obligation to the seller
would not be changed in the event of theft or physical destruction
or damage of the product, (4) the buyer acquiring the product
for resale has economic substance apart from that provided by the
seller, (5) the seller does not have significant obligations
for future performance to directly bring about resale of the
product by the buyer and (6) the amount of future returns can
be reasonably estimated.
License Revenues:
The license agreements the Company
enters into normally generate three separate components of revenue:
1) an initial payment due on signing or when certain specific
conditions are met; 2) royalties that are earned on an ongoing
basis as sales are made or a pre-agreed transfer price and 3)
milestone payments that are earned when cumulative sales reach
certain levels. Revenue from the initial payments or licensing fee
is recognized when all required conditions are met. Royalties are
recognized as earned based on the licensee’s sales. Revenue
from the milestone payments is recognized when the cumulative
revenue levels are reached. FASB ASC 605-28, Milestone
Method, is not used by the
Company as these milestones are sales-based and similar to a
royalty and the achievement of the sales levels is neither based,
in whole or in part, on the vendor’s performance nor is a
research or development deliverable.
Sales Allowances
The
Company accrues for product returns, volume rebates and promotional
discounts in the same period the related sale is
recognized.
The
Company’s product returns accrual is primarily based on
estimates of future product returns over the period customers have
a right of return, which is in turn based in part on estimates of
the remaining shelf-life of products when sold to customers. Future
product returns are estimated primarily based on historical sales
and return rates. The Company estimates its volume rebates and
promotional discounts accrual based on its estimates of the level
of inventory of its products in the distribution channel that
remain subject to these discounts. The estimate of the level of
products in the distribution channel is based primarily on data
provided by the Company’s customers.
In
all cases, judgment is required in estimating these reserves.
Actual claims for rebates and returns and promotional discounts
could be materially different from the estimates.
The
Company provides a customer satisfaction warranty on all of its
products to customers for a specified amount of time after product
delivery. Estimated return costs are based on historical
experience and estimated and recorded when the related sales are
recognized. Any additional costs are recorded when incurred or
when they can reasonably be estimated.
The
estimated reserve for sales returns and allowances, which is
included in accounts receivable, was approximately $5,000 and
$24,000 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Cost of Product Sales
Cost of product sales includes the cost of
inventory, royalties and inventory reserves. The Company is
required to make royalty payments based upon the net sales of three
of its marketed products, Zestra®,
Sensum+®
and Vesele®.
Research and Development Costs
Research
and development (“R&D”) costs, including research
performed under contract by third parties, are expensed as
incurred. Major components of R&D expenses consist of
testing, post marketing clinical trials, material purchases and
regulatory affairs.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation
in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Stock Based
Compensation, which requires
the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation as an
expense in the calculation of net income. FASB ASC 718
requires that stock-based compensation expense be based on awards
that are ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation
for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 have been reduced for
estimated forfeitures. When estimating forfeitures, voluntary
termination behaviors, as well as trends of actual option
forfeitures, are considered. To the extent actual forfeitures
differ from the Company’s current estimates, cumulative
adjustments to stock-based compensation expense are
recorded.
Except
for transactions with employees and directors that are within the
scope of FASB ASC 718, all transactions in which goods or services
are the consideration received for the issuance of equity
instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the
consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments
issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.
Equity Instruments Issued to Non-Employees for
Services
Issuances
of the Company’s equity for services are measured at the fair
value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity
instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The
measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments
issued to consultants is determined at the earlier of (a) the date
at which a commitment for performance to earn the equity
instruments is reached (a “performance commitment”
which would include a penalty considered to be of a magnitude that
is a sufficiently large disincentive for nonperformance) or (b) the
date at which performance is complete, and is based upon the quoted
market price of the common stock at the date of issuance (See Note
8).
Net Loss per Share
Basic
net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period
presented. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
periods plus the effect of dilutive securities outstanding during
the periods. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014,
basic net loss per share are the same as diluted net loss per share
as a result of the Company’s common stock equivalents being
anti-dilutive. See Note 8 for more details.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued its new lease
accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Update
(“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic
842). Under the new guidance,
lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases
(with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date:
A lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make
lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted
basis; and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents
the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified
asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting
is largely unchanged. Certain targeted improvements were made to
align, where necessary, lessor accounting with the lessee
accounting model and ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers. The new lease
guidance simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback
transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets
and lease liabilities. Lessees will no longer be provided with a
source of off-balance sheet financing. Public business entities
should apply the amendments in ASU 2016-02 for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within
those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. Lessees (for
capital and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective
transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after,
the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the
consolidated financial statements. The modified retrospective
approach would not require any transition accounting for leases
that expired before the earliest comparative period presented.
Lessees may not apply a full retrospective transition
approach. Management is currently assessing the impact
the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial
statements.
In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting
Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification
of Deferred Taxes. Current U.S.
GAAP requires an entity to separate deferred income tax liabilities
and assets into current and noncurrent amounts in a classified
statement of financial position. To simplify the presentation of
deferred income taxes, the amendments in this update require that
deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in
a classified statement of financial position. The amendments in
this update apply to all entities that present a classified
statement of financial position. The current requirement that
deferred tax liabilities and assets of a tax-paying component of an
entity be offset and presented as a single amount is not affected
by the amendments in this update. The amendments in this update
will align the presentation of deferred income tax assets and
liabilities with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
and are effective for fiscal years after December 15, 2016,
including interim periods within those annual periods. Management
is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2015-17 will
have on our consolidated financial statements.
In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU
2015-16, Simplifying the Accounting for
Measurement-Period Adjustments, which eliminates the requirement to
retrospectively adjust the consolidated financial statements for
measurement-period adjustments that occur in periods after a
business combination is consummated. Measurement period adjustments
are calculated as if they were known at the acquisition date, but
are recognized in the reporting period in which they are
determined. Additional disclosures are required about the impact on
current-period income statement line items of adjustments that
would have been recognized in prior periods if prior-period
information had been revised. The guidance is effective for annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and is to be applied
prospectively to adjustments of provisional amounts that occur
after the effective date. Early application is permitted. The
Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of this guidance on
its consolidated financial position and results of
operations.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No.
2015-11,
Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.
Topic 330. Inventory, currently
requires an entity to measure inventory at the lower of cost or
market. Market could be replacement cost, net realizable value, or
net realizable value less an approximately normal profit margin.
The amendments apply to all other inventory, which includes
inventory that is measured using first-in, first-out (FIFO) or
average cost. An entity should measure in scope inventory at the
lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the
estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less
reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and
transportation. The amendments in this Update more closely align
the measurement of inventory in U.S. GAAP with the measurement of
inventory in IFRS. For public business entities, the amendments are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016,
including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments
should be applied prospectively with earlier application permitted
as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The
Company does not believe this update will have a material effect on
its consolidated financial statements and related
disclosures.
In April 2015, the FASB has issued ASU No.
2015-03,
Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying
the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The amendments in this ASU 2015-03 require that
debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be
presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the
carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt
discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt
issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this ASU
2015-03. For public business entities, the amendments are effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years.
Early adoption of the amendments is permitted for financial
statements that have not been previously issued. The amendments
should be applied on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance
sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to
reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance.
Upon transition, an entity is required to comply with the
applicable disclosures for a change in an accounting principle.
These disclosures include the nature of and reason for the change
in accounting principle, the transition method, a description of
the prior-period information that has been retrospectively
adjusted, and the effect of the change on the financial statement
line items (i.e., debt issuance cost asset and the debt liability).
The Company is currently presenting $97,577 of deferred financing
costs as a current asset and this will show up as a reduction of
current liabilities when this new pronouncement is adopted next
year.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU
2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties
about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going
Concern. This ASU 2014-15
describes how an entity should assess its ability to meet
obligations and sets rules for how this information should be
disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. The standard
provides accounting guidance that will be used along with existing
auditing standards. The ASU 2014-15 is effective for interim and
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application
is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the
impact of this standard but does not expect this standard to have a
material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
position or results of operation.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09,
Revenue from
Contracts with Customers. This
updated guidance supersedes the current revenue recognition
guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The updated
guidance introduces a five-step model to achieve its core principal
of the entity recognizing revenue to depict the transfer of goods
or services to customers at an amount that reflects the
consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in
exchange for those goods or services. The updated guidance is
effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December
15, 2016, and early adoption is not permitted. In August 2015, the
FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14 which deferred the effective date by
one year for public entities and others. The amendments in this ASU
are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2017 for public business entities, certain
not-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans.
Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim
reporting periods within that reporting period. Management has not
selected a transition method and is currently assessing the impact
the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial
statements.
NOTE 2 – LICENSE AGREEMENTS
CRI In-License Agreement
On
April 19, 2013, the Company and CRI entered into an asset purchase
agreement (the “CRI Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant
to which the Company acquired:
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all of CRI’s rights in past, present and
future Sensum+®
product formulations and
presentations, and
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an
exclusive, perpetual license to commercialize
Sensum+®
products in all territories except for
the United States.
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CRI has retained commercialization rights for
Sensum+®
in the United
States.
In
consideration for such assets and license, the Company issued
631,313 shares to CRI IN 2013. The Company will be required to
issue to CRI shares of the Company’s common stock valued at
an aggregate of $200,000 for milestones relating to additional
clinical data received, which milestone has not yet been
met. The number of shares to be issued was or will be
determined based on the average of the closing price for the 10
trading days immediately preceding the issue date. CRI will
have certain “piggyback” registration rights with
respect to the shares described above, which rights provide that,
if the Company registers shares of its common stock under the
Securities Act in connection with a public offering, CRI will have
the right to include such shares in that registration, subject to
certain exceptions. The Company recorded an asset totaling
$250,000 related to the CRI Asset Purchase Agreement and will
amortize this amount over its estimated useful life of 10
years. The accumulated amortization at December 31, 2014 was
$58,300.
The
CRI Asset Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to pay to
CRI up to $7 million in cash milestone payments based on first
achievement of annual net sales targets plus a royalty based on
annual net sales. The obligation for these payments expires on
April 19, 2023 or the expiration of the last of CRI’s patent
claims covering the product or its use outside the United States,
whichever is sooner. No sales milestones have been met under
this agreement in 2015 or 2014, and royalties owed to CRI were
immaterial and included in net revenues.
Sothema Laboratories Agreement
On September 23, 2014, the Company entered into an
exclusive license agreement with Sothema Laboratories, SARL, a
Moroccan publicly traded company (“Sothema”), under
which Innovus granted to Sothema an exclusive license to market and
sell Innovus’ topical treatment for Female Sexual
Interest/Arousal Disorder (“FSI/AD”) (based on the
latest Canadian approval of the indication),
Zestra®
and its high viscosity low osmolality
water-based lubricant Zestra Glide®
in the North African countries of
Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, the Middle Eastern
countries of Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates and the West African countries of Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast,
Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo
(collectively the “Territory”).
Under
the agreement, Innovus received an upfront payment and is eligible
to receive up to approximately $171 million dollars upon and
subject to the achievement of sales milestones based on cumulative
supplied units of the licensed products in the Territory, plus a
pre-negotiated transfer price per unit.
Pursuant to the guidance in ASC 605-28,
Milestone
Method, the milestones are
considered substantive. The milestones enhance the value of the
products and are the result of the Company’s past efforts.
The milestones are reasonable relative to all of the deliverables.
The Company will recognize the revenue from the milestone payments
when the cumulative supplied units volume is met. During the years
ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized $0 and
$200,000, respectively, in license fees related to this agreement,
and no revenue was recognized for the sales milestones of the
agreement. We believe the amount of the upfront payment
received is reasonable compared to the amounts to be received upon
obtainment of future milestones.
Orimed Pharma Agreement
On September 18, 2014, the Company entered into an
exclusive license agreement with Orimed Pharma
(“Orimed”), an affiliate of JAMP Pharma, under which
Innovus granted to Orimed an exclusive license to market and sell
in Canada, Innovus’ (a) topical treatment for FSI/AD,
Zestra®,
(b) topical treatment for premature ejaculation,
EjectDelay®,
(c) product Sensum+™
to increase penile sensitivity and (d)
high viscosity low osmolality water-based lubricant, Zestra
Glide®.
Under
the agreement, Innovus received an upfront payment and is eligible
to receive up to approximately CN $94.5 million ($68.2 million USD
based on December 31, 2015 exchange rate) upon and subject to the
achievement of sales milestones based on cumulative gross sales in
Canada by Orimed plus certain double-digit tiered royalties based
on Orimed’s cumulative net sales in Canada.
Pursuant to the guidance in ASC 605-28,
Milestone
Method, the milestones and
quarterly royalty payments are considered substantive. The
milestones enhance the value of the products and are the result of
the Company’s past efforts. The milestones are reasonable
relative to all of the deliverables. The Company will recognize the
revenue from the milestone payments when the cumulative gross sales
volume is met. The Company will recognize the revenue
from the royalty payments on a quarterly basis when the cumulative
net sales have been met. During the years ended December
31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized $0 and $100,000,
respectively in license fees related to this agreement and $2,000
and $0 in royalty payments, respectively, and no revenue was
recognized for the sales milestones of the agreement. We believe
the amount of the upfront payment received is reasonable compared
to the amounts to be received upon obtainment of future
milestones.
Tramorgan Agreement
On September 18, 2014, the Company entered into an
exclusive license and distribution agreement with Tramorgan Limited
(“Tramorgan”), pursuant to which Tramorgan will market
the Company’s topical consumer care product to increase
penile sensitivity, Sensum+®
in the United Kingdom
(“UK”).
The
agreement has an initial term through December 31, 2016 and can be
extended thereafter for a twenty-four month period if Tramorgan has
reached certain aggregate sales milestones. Pursuant to the
agreement, Innovus is eligible to receive (a) up to $44 million
dollars in sales milestone payments based on Tramorgan’s
attainment of certain levels of cumulative gross sales amounts plus
(b) fifty percent (50%) royalties based on Tramorgan’s net
sales after applicable distribution costs in the UK. During the
years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, no revenue was recognized
for the sales milestones and royalty payments of the
agreement.
Ovation Pharma Agreements
On September 9, 2013, the Company entered into a
license and distribution agreement with Ovation Pharma SARL
(“Ovation”) under which it granted to Ovation an
exclusive license to market and sell the Company’s topical
treatment for reduced penile sensitivity,
Sensum+®,
in Morocco. Ovation may pay the Company up to approximately $11.25
million upon achievement of commercial milestones. In addition,
Ovation has agreed to certain upfront minimum purchases of
Sensum+™
based upon an agreed upon transfer
price and yearly minimum purchases. During the years ended December
31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized $0 and $100,000,
respectively, in revenue related to product sales from
Ovation.
On September 9, 2013 the Company entered into a
second license and distribution agreement with Ovation under which
it granted to Ovation an exclusive license to market and sell the
Company’s topical premature ejaculation treatment,
EjectDelay®,
in Morocco. Ovation may pay the Company up to approximately $18.6
million allocated among a fixed upfront license fee and the
achievement of regulatory and commercial milestones. In addition,
Ovation has agreed to certain upfront minimum purchases of
EjectDelay ®based
upon an agreed upon transfer price and minimum yearly
purchases.
The Company determined that the fixed upfront
license fee payment was a separate deliverable under the
EjectDelay®
license and distribution agreement and
therefore recorded a receivable on its balance sheet. There were no
additional obligations or deliverables associated with the license.
During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company
recognized $0 and $75,000, respectively, in revenue related to the
upfront license fee from Ovation.
Elis Pharmaceuticals Agreement
On July 4, 2015, the Company announced that it had
entered into an exclusive license agreement with Elis
Pharmaceuticals, an emirates company (“Elis”), under
which Innovus Pharma granted to Elis an exclusive license to market
and sell to market and sell Innovus Pharma’s topical product
Zestra®
EjectDelay®,
Sensum+®
and Zestra
Glide®
in Turkey and select African and gulf
countries. Under the agreement, Innovus Pharma is eligible
to receive up to $35.5 million in sales milestone payments plus an
agreed-upon transfer price upon sale of products. The Company had
preliminary listed Syria, Yemen and Somalia as countries in the
definition of licensed territories, but these countries were
removed by the agreement of both parties from the
agreement effective the date of signing of the
agreement. The Company did not recognize any revenues
from this agreement during the year ended December 31,
2015.
Khandelwal Laboratories Agreement
On September 9, 2015, the Company entered into an
exclusive license and distribution agreement with Khandelwal
Laboratories, an Indian company (“KLabs”) under which
the Company has granted to KLabs an exclusive ten-year distribution
right to market and sell in the Indian Subcontinent, which is
defined as India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka the
Company’s products including Zestra ®,
EjectDelay ®,
Sensum + ®
and Zestra Glide ®. If
KLabs exceeds its minimum yearly orders, the agreement has two
five-year term extensions. Under the agreement the minimum orders
for the first ten-year term of the agreement are approximately $2.6
million. The Company did not recognize any revenues from
this agreement during the year ended December 31,
2015.
Bio Task Agreement
On December 3, 2015, the Company entered into an
exclusive license and distribution agreement with Bio Task based in
Malaysia (“Bio Task”) under which the Company has
granted to Bio Task an exclusive ten-year distribution right to
market and sell in Malaysia the Company’s products including
Zestra ®
increase Female Sexual Arousal and
Desire and Satisfaction, EjectDelay ®
for treating premature ejaculation,
Sensum + ®
to increase penile sensitivity,
Vesele ®
for sexual functions and cognitive
responses and Zestra Glide ®
the high viscosity water based
lubricant. Under the agreement, the Company will receive an upfront
payment and is eligible to receive up to $34 million in sales
milestone payments plus an agreed-upon transfer price. The Company
did not recognize any revenues from this agreement during the year
ended December 31, 2015.
NOTE 3 – BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition of Novalere
On
February 5, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), the Company,
Innovus Pharma Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Innovus (“Merger Subsidiary
I”), Innovus Pharma Acquisition Corporation II, a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
(“Merger Subsidiary II”), Novalere FP, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Novalere FP”) and Novalere Holdings, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“Novalere
Holdings”), as representative of the shareholders of Novalere
(the “Novalere Stockholders”), entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”),
pursuant to which Merger Subsidiary I merged into Novalere and then
Novalere merged with and into Merger Subsidiary II (the
“Merger”), with Merger Subsidiary II surviving as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the articles of
merger effectuating the Merger, Merger Subsidiary II changed its
name to Novalere, Inc.
With the Merger, the Company acquired the
worldwide rights to market and sell the
Fluticare™
brand (Fluticasone propionate nasal
spray) and the related manufacturing agreement from Novalere FP.
The Company currently anticipates that the Abbreviated New Drug
Application (“ANDA”) filed in November 2014 by the
manufacturer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”) may be approved in the first half of 2016,
which, when and if approved, may allow the Company to market and
sell Fluticare™
over the counter. An ANDA is an
application for a U.S. generic drug approval for an existing
licensed medication or approved drug.
Under
the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Closing Date, the
Novalere Stockholders received 50% of the Consideration Shares (the
“Closing Consideration Shares”) and the remaining 50%
of the Consideration Shares (the “ANDA Consideration
Shares”) will be delivered only if an ANDA of Fluticasone
Propionate Nasal Spray of Novalere Manufacturing Partners (the
“Target Product”) is approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (the “ANDA Approval”). A portion of
the Closing Consideration Shares and, if ANDA Approval is obtained
prior to the 18 month anniversary of the Closing Date, a
portion of the ANDA Consideration Shares, will be held in
escrow for a period of 18 months from the Closing Date to be
applied towards any indemnification claims by the Company pursuant
to the Merger Agreement.
In addition, the Novalere Stockholders are
entitled to receive, if and when earned, earn-out payments (the
“Earn-Out Payments”). For every $5 million in Net
Revenue (as defined in the Merger Agreement) realized from the
sales of Fluticare™,
the Novalere Stockholders will be entitled to receive, on a pro
rata basis, $500,000, subject to cumulative maximum Earn-Out
Payments of $2.5 million.
The
closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Closing
Date was $0.20 per share. The Company issued 12,947,657 Closing
Consideration Shares of its common stock at the Closing Date, the
Fair Market Value, (‘FMV”) of the Closing Consideration
Shares was $2,071,625 as of the Closing Date. 12,280,796 shares
were placed in escrow to cover any potential claims that the
Company might have with respect to disclosures made by
Novalere.
The
fair value of the contingent consideration is based on preliminary
cash flow projections and other assumptions for the ANDA
Consideration shares and the Earn-Out Payments and future changes
in the estimate of such contingent consideration will be recognized
as a charge to operations expense.
Issuance
of the 12,947,655 ANDA Consideration Shares is subject to
milestones, achievement of which is uncertain. The FMV of the ANDA
Consideration Shares was established to account for the uncertainty
in the future value of the shares. The value of the shares as
derived using the options pricing model was then weighted based on
the probability of achieving the milestones to determine the FMV of
the ANDA Consideration Shares and estimated potential share prices
at such dates. Due to certain restrictions on the shares of common
stock be issued, the Company applied a 20% discount for lack of
marketability to the FMV of the ANDA Consideration
Shares. Based on the aforementioned calculation the fair
market value of the ANDA Consideration shares was determined to be
$1,657,300.
The
total fair market value of the considerations issued and to be
issued for the transaction are as follows:
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Closing
Consideration Shares
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12,947,657
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$2,071,625
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ANDA
Consideration Shares
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12,947,655
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1,657,300
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Total
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25,895,312
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$3,728,925
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Based
on the assumptions, the fair market value of the Earn-Out Payments
was determined to be $1,205,000. The preliminary fair values of
the future earn out payments was determined by applying
the income approach, using several significant unobservable inputs
for projected cash flows and a discount rate. These inputs are considered
Level 3 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure
guidance.
The total purchase
price is summarized as follows:
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Cash
consideration
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$43,124
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Fair
value of common stock issued at closing
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2,071,625
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Fair
value of ANDA consideration shares
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1,657,300
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Fair
value of future earn out payments
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1,205,000
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Total
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$4,977,049
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The
fair values of acquired assets and liabilities are based on
preliminary cash flow projections and other assumptions. The
preliminary fair values of acquired intangible assets were
determined using several significant unobservable inputs for
projected cash flows and a discount rate. These inputs are
considered Level 3 inputs under the fair value measurements and
disclosure guidance. The transaction has been accounted for as a
business combination under the acquisition method of accounting.
Accordingly, the tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets
acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded at fair value,
with the remaining purchase price recorded as
goodwill.
The
fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the
transaction date are summarized below:
Cash
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$43,124
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Prepaid
expenses
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25,907
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Total
tangible assets
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69,031
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Product
rights and related manufacturing agreement
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4,681,000
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Trademarks
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150,000
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Total
identifiable intangible assets
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4,831,000
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Goodwill
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120,143
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Total
acquired assets
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5,020,174
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Other
current liabilities
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(43,125)
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Total
assumed liabilities
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(43,125)
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Acquired
assets net of assumed liabilities
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$4,977,049
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The
Company recorded $759,428 of goodwill related to the acquisition of
Novalere as an income tax benefit and also recorded an impairment
of $759,428 against this benefit.
The
carrying value of current assets and liabilities in
Novalere’s financial statements are considered to be a proxy
for the fair value of those assets and liabilities. Novalere is a
pre-commercial organization specializing in selling and marketing
nasal steroid products; most of the value in Novalere is applicable
to the product rights and related manufacturing agreement.
Novalere holds a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to
market, promote, sell, offer for sale, import and distribute the
product. This business relationship is contractual in nature and
meets the separability criterion and as a result is considered an
identifiable intangible asset recognized separately from goodwill.
The value of the business relationship is included in goodwill
under US GAAP. Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the
fair value of the consideration transferred and the values assigned
to the identifiable tangible assets acquired and liabilities
assumed. The acquired goodwill presented in the above table
reflects the estimated goodwill from the preliminary purchase price
allocation. The cash acquired was used to pay amounts due to
shareholders, thus was received by the Company.
The
establishment of the fair value of the consideration for a Merger,
and the allocation to identifiable tangible and intangible assets
and liabilities, requires the extensive use of accounting estimates
and management judgment. The fair values assigned to the assets
acquired and liabilities assumed were based on estimates and
assumptions. There has been no change to the estimated fair value
of the contingent consideration of $2,905,425 through December 31,
2015.
Supplemental Pro Forma Information for Acquisition of Novalere
(unaudited)
The
following unaudited supplemental pro forma information for the
years ended December 31 2015 and 2014, assumes the acquisition of
Novalere had occurred as of January 1, 2015 and 2014, giving
effect to purchase accounting adjustments such as amortization of
intangible assets. The pro forma data is for informational purposes
only and may not necessarily reflect the actual results of
operations had Novalere been operated as part of the Company since
January 1, 2015 and 2014.
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Year Ended
December 31, 2015
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Year Ended
December 31, 2014
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Net
revenues
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$735,717
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$735,717
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$1,030,113
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$1,030,113
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Net
loss
|
$(4,202,628)
|
$(4,578,521)
|
$(4,826,967)
|
$(8,350,196)
|
Net
loss per share of common stock – basic and
diluted
|
$(0.08)
|
$(0.09)
|
$(0.20)
|
$(0.22)
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding – basic and
diluted
|
52,517,530
|
53,794,559
|
24,384,037
|
37,331,694
|
Purchase of Semprae Laboratories, Inc. in 2013
On December 24, 2013 (the “Semprae Closing
Date”), the Company, through Merger Sub obtained 100% of the
outstanding shares of Semprae in exchange for the issuance of
3,201,776 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shares
represented fifteen percent (15%) of the total issued and
outstanding shares of the Company as of the close of business on
the Closing Date, whereupon Merger Sub was renamed Semprae
Laboratories, Inc. Also, the Company agreed to pay $343,500 to the
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (“NJEDA”) as
settlement-in full for an outstanding loan of approximately
$640,000 owed by the former stockholder’s of Semprae, in full
satisfaction of the obligation to the NJEDA. In addition, the
Company agreed to pay the former shareholders an annual royalty
(“Royalty”) equal to five percent (5%) of the net sales
from Zestra®
and Zestra®
Glide and any second generation
products derived primarily therefrom (“Target
Products”) up until the time that a generic version of such
Target Product is introduced worldwide by a third
party.
The
fair market value of the Company’s common stock issued on the
Closing Date was $0.30 per share, which resulted in a fair market
value of $960,530 for the common stock issued to the shareholders
of Semprae. The fair value of the shares of common stock issued
were determined by quoted market prices that are considered to be
Level 1 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure
guidance. A portion of the shares issued were held in escrow
pending reconciliation of assets received and liabilities assumed
at the acquisition date and were released on September 10,
2015. 386,075 shares of common stock were canceled based
on the terms of the agreement, reducing the total number of shares
issued to 2,815,701. The Company recorded income on the
cancellation of shares of $115,822, which is included in fair value
adjustment for contingent consideration in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December
31, 2015.
The
agreement to pay the annual Royalty resulted in the recognition of
a contingent consideration, which is recognized at the inception of
the transaction, and subsequent changes to estimate of the amounts
of contingent consideration to be paid will be recognized as
charges or credits in the consolidated statement of operations. The
fair value of the contingent consideration is based on preliminary
cash flow projections, growth in expected product sales and other
assumptions. Based on the assumptions, the fair value of the
Royalty was determined to be $308,273 at the date of acquisition.
The fair value of the Royalty was determined by applying the income
approach, using several significant unobservable inputs for
projected cash flows and a discount rate of 40% commensurate with
the Company’s cost of capital and expectation of the revenue
growth for products at their life cycle stage. These inputs are
considered Level 3 inputs under the fair value measurements and
disclosure guidance. During 2015 and 2014, approximately $0 and
$87,000, respectively, was paid under this
arrangement. The fair value of the expected royalties to
be paid was increased by $0 and $103,274 during the years ended
December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which resulted in a loss
on change in fair value of contingent consideration and is included
in other income and expense in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations. The fair value of contingent
consideration was $324,379 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, based on
the new estimated fair value of the consideration, net of the
amounts to be returned to the Company as discussed
above.
NOTE 4 – ASSETS
Inventories
Inventories
consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
materials and supplies
|
$77,649
|
$191,186
|
Work
in process
|
90,540
|
-
|
Finished
goods
|
86,254
|
74,773
|
Total
|
$254,443
|
$265,959
|
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Computer
equipment
|
$5,254
|
$5,254
|
Office
furniture and fixtures
|
33,376
|
33,376
|
Production
equipment
|
276,479
|
266,939
|
Software
|
338,976
|
338,976
|
Total
cost
|
654,085
|
644,545
|
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
618,984
|
590,034
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
$35,101
|
$54,511
|
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $28,950
and $63,450, respectively.
Intangible Assets
Amortizable
intangible assets consist of the following:
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patent
& Trademarks
|
$417,597
|
$57,593
|
$360,004
|
7 - 15
|
Customer
Contracts
|
611,119
|
127,316
|
483,803
|
10
|
Sensum+®
License (from CRI)
|
234,545
|
60,554
|
173,991
|
10
|
Vesele®
trademark
|
25,287
|
3,886
|
21,401
|
8
|
Novalere
Mfg. Contract
|
4,681,000
|
419,340
|
4,261,660
|
10
|
Total
|
$5,969,548
|
$(668,689)
|
$5,300,859
|
|
December 31, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patent
& Trademarks
|
$264,321
|
$(23,671)
|
$240,650
|
7 - 14
|
Customer
Contracts
|
611,119
|
(62,262)
|
548,857
|
10
|
Sensum+®
license (from CRI)
|
272,545
|
(31,250)
|
241,295
|
10
|
Vesele®
trademark
|
25,287
|
(717)
|
24,570
|
8
|
Total
|
$1,173,272
|
$(117,900)
|
$1,055,372
|
|
Amortization
expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $550,789
and $114,006, respectively. Expected future amortization expense at
December 31 2015 is approximately $589,400 for each of the next
five years and $2,354,000 thereafter.
Goodwill
The
changes in the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill for
the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as
follows:
|
|
Beginning
balance December 31, 2013
|
$421,372
|
Purchase
price adjustment for acquisition of Semprae Laboratories, Inc. in
2013
|
7,853
|
Ending
Balance December 31, 2014
|
429,225
|
Acquisition
of Novalere (see Note 3)
|
120,143
|
Release
of valuation allowance in connection with acquisition of Novalere
(see Note 10)
|
759,428
|
Impairment
of valuation allowance in connection with acquisition of Novalere
(see Note 10)
|
(759,428)
|
Ending
Balance December 31, 2015
|
$549,368
|
NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE AND CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES –
NON-RELATED PARTIES
Short-Term Loans Payable
Included
in this amount is $218,218 of short-term non-convertible financings
and $12,133 to finance our business insurance premiums. The
short-term non-convertible financings are from three funding
sources and all balances are guaranteed by the Company’s
CEO.
Notes Payable and Convertible Debentures
The
following table summarizes the outstanding unsecured notes payable
and convertible debentures, excluding the third quarter 2015
convertible debentures financing, at December 31:
|
|
|
Current
notes payable and convertible debentures:
|
|
|
February
2014 Convertible Debenture
|
$-
|
$330,000
|
July
2015 Debenture (Amended August 2014 Debenture)
|
73,200
|
40,000
|
Total
current notes payable and convertible debentures
|
73,200
|
370,000
|
Less:
Debt discount
|
-
|
(55,982)
|
|
$73,200
|
$314,018
|
|
|
|
Long-term
notes-payable and convertible debentures
|
|
|
September
2014 Convertible Debenture
|
$-
|
$92,000
|
Less:
Debt discount
|
-
|
(67,726)
|
|
$-
|
$24,274
|
December 2013 Debenture
On
December 23, 2013, the Company issued an 8% debenture to an
unrelated third party accredited investor in the principal amount
of $350,000 (the “December 2013 Debenture”). The
December 2013 Debenture bore interest at the rate of 8% per annum.
The principal amount and interest was payable on August 31, 2014.
On August 31, 2014, the maturity date of the December 2013
Debenture was extended to September 15, 2014.
On
September 15, 2014, a third party investor (“Investor”)
purchased the December 2013 Debenture and subsequently on September
15, 2014 the Company entered into a debt exchange agreement with
the Investor, pursuant to which the Company issued 1,900,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock with a fair value of $779,000
based upon the quoted market price at issuance, in exchange for the
retirement of the December 2013 Debenture. During the year ended
December 31, 2014 the Company recorded a $406,833 loss on the
extinguishment of debt.
July 2015 Debenture (Amended August 2014 Debenture)
On
August 30, 2014, the Company issued an 8% debenture to an unrelated
third party investor in the principal amount of $40,000 (the
“August 2014 Debenture”). The August 2014 Debenture
bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. The principal amount
and interest were payable on August 29, 2015. On July 21, 2015, the
Company received an additional $30,000 from the investor and
amended and restated this agreement to a new principal balance of
$73,200 (including accrued interest of $3,200 added to principal)
and a new maturity date of July 21, 2016.
September 2014 Convertible Debenture
On
September 29, 2014, the Company issued a convertible promissory
note (the “Note”) to an unrelated third party
accredited investor for $50,000. The Note had a principal face
amount of $92,000, did not accrue interest and was due on March 28,
2016 (the “Maturity Date”). The Note bore the right to
convert any part of the principal amount under the Note into shares
of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.40
per share (the “Conversion Price”). On the Maturity
Date, any outstanding principal due under the Note would have been
automatically converted into shares of common stock at the
Conversion Price. The Note prohibited the holder from converting
the Note to the extent that, as a result of such conversion, the
holder would have beneficially own more than 9.99%, in the
aggregate, of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock
calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of
shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Note. The Note
contains a BCF. The intrinsic value of the BCF at the date of
issuance was determined by measuring the difference between the
accounting conversion price and the intrinsic value of the stock at
the commitment date. The Company recorded a debt discount for the
intrinsic value of the BCF, which was limited to the proceeds with
an offsetting increase to additional paid-in-capital. The BCF of
$37,400 along with the OID of $42,000 had been included in the
consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 as a discount to
the related debt security, and was being accreted as non-cash
interest expense over the expected term of the Note using the
effective interest method. The Note was converted into 230,000
shares common stock according to the terms of the note, by the
investor on March 30, 2015. As such, the Company recorded the
conversion of the note and the remaining debt discount was charged
to interest expense during the year ended December 31,
2015.
January 2015 Non-Convertible Debenture
On
January 21, 2015, the Company entered into securities purchase
agreements with Vista Capital Investments, LLC
(“Vista”) whereby the Company issued and sold to the
Vista promissory notes (“January 2015 Non-Convertible
Debenture”) and warrants (the “Vista Warrants”)
to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock for gross proceeds of $100,000. The note has an Original
Issue Discount (“OID”) of $10,000 and requires payment
of $110,000 in principal upon maturity. On July 30, 2015, the
Company and Vista entered into an amendment to the $110,000
Promissory Note dated January 21, 2015 (“Vista Note
Amendment”). In consideration for the Vista Note Amendment,
the Company issued 100,000 restricted shares of common stock to
Vista. The fair value of such shares totaling $15,500 was
recognized as interest expense during the year ended December 31,
2015. The principal note balance totaling $110,000 was paid off on
November 2, 2015.
The
Vista Warrants are exercisable for five years from the closing date
at an exercise price of $0.30 (See Note 8) per share of common
stock. The warrants contain anti-dilution protection, including
protection upon dilutive issuances.
The
Vista Warrants are measured at fair value and classified as a
liability because these warrants contain anti-dilution protection
and therefore cannot be considered indexed to the Company’s
own stock which is a requirement for the scope exception as
outlined under FASB ASC 815. The estimated fair value of the Vista
Warrants was determined using the Probability Weighted
Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model, resulting in a fair value of
$99,999 on the date they were issued. The allocation of the
proceeds of the debt was initially recorded using the residual
method, at $1, net of a debt discount of $109,999 for the fair
value of the Vista Warrants and the OID. The discount was being
accreted as non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the
January 2015 Non-Convertible Debenture using the effective interest
method. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the full amount of
debt discount has been accreted to interest expense. The fair value
of the Vista Warrants will be affected by changes in inputs to that
model including our stock price, expected stock price volatility,
the contractual term and the risk-free interest rate. The Company
will continue to classify the fair value of the Vista Warrants as a
liability until the warrants are exercised, expire or are amended
in a way that would no longer require these warrants to be
classified as a liability, whichever comes first. The anti-dilution
protection for the Vista Warrants survives for the life of the
warrants which ends in January 2020 and has been classified as a
liability (see Note 9).
February 2014 Convertible Debenture
On
February 13, 2014, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with an unrelated third party accredited investor
pursuant to which the Company issued a convertible debenture in the
aggregate principal amount of $330,000 (issued at an OID of 10%)
(the “February 2014 Convertible Debenture”) and a
warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock (“Warrant Agreement”).
The
February 2014 Convertible Debenture bore interest at the rate of
10% per annum and the principal amount and interest were payable on
March 13, 2015. The effective interest rate was calculated
considering the OID, the BCF and the Warrant Agreement. The
February 2014 Convertible Debenture could have been converted in
whole or in part at any time prior to the maturity date by the
holder at a conversion price of $0.40 per share, subject to
adjustment. The Company had the option to redeem the February 2014
Convertible Debenture before its maturity by payment in cash of
125% of the then outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest
and other amounts due.
The
February 2014 Convertible Debenture was issued with an OID of
$30,000. The OID was included in the consolidated balance sheet as
a debt discount to the related debt security and was being accreted
as non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the
debt.
The
Warrant Agreement provides the holder with the right to acquire up
to 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per
share, subject to standard certain adjustments as described in the
Warrant Agreement, at any time through the fifth anniversary of its
issuance date. The allocated relative fair value of the Warrant
Agreement of $96,533 had been included in the consolidated balance
sheet as a debt discount to the related debt security and was being
accreted as non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the
debt.
The
February 2014 Convertible Debenture contains a BCF. The intrinsic
value of the BCF at the date of issuance was determined by
measuring the difference between the accounting conversion price
and the intrinsic value of the stock at the commitment date. The
Company recorded a debt discount for the intrinsic value of the
BCF, which was limited to the proceeds with an offsetting increase
to additional paid-in-capital. The BCF of $179,032 along with the
original issue discount of $30,000 had been included in the
consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 as a debt discount
to the related debt security and was being accreted as non-cash
interest expense over the expected term of the February 2014
Convertible Debenture using the effective interest
method.
On
March 12, 2015, the Company issued 250,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock and 250,000 warrants to the
holder of the February 2014 Convertible Debenture to extend the
maturity date to September 13, 2015 which resulted in a debt
extinguishment. The fair value of the 250,000 shares of common
stock issued totaled $32,500 computed based on the stock price on
the date of issuance. The terms of the warrants issued
to the holder were amended to reduce the exercise price of the
total warrants outstanding to $0.30 per share (See Note 8) and
include certain anti-dilution protection, including protection upon
dilutive issuances. The warrants are measured at fair value and
classified as a liability because these warrants contain
anti-dilution protection and therefore cannot be considered indexed
to the Company’s own stock which is a requirement for the
scope exception as outlined under FASB ASC 815. The
estimated fair value of the warrants was determined using the
Probability Weighted Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model, resulting
in a fair value of $76,299 on the date they were issued. The
allocation of the proceeds of the debt after modification which
resulted in a debt extinguishment was initially recorded using the
residual method, at $253,701, net of a debt discount of $76,299 for
the fair value of the warrants. The discount was being accreted as
non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the February
2014 Convertible Debenture using the effective interest method.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the full amount of debt
discount has been accreted to interest expense. The fair
value of the common stock issued of $32,500 was recorded as a loss
on debt extinguishment, based on the estimated fair value of the
stock on date of issuance, in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations during the year ended December 31, 2015.
This convertible debenture was repaid in September
2015. The anti-dilution protection for the warrants
survives for the life of the warrants which ends in March 2020 (see
Note 9).
Interest Expense
The
Company recognized interest expense on the short-term loans payable
and unsecured (non-related party) notes payable and convertible
debentures of $102,105 and $33,452 for the years ended December 31,
2015 and 2014, respectively. Amortization of the debt
discount to interest expense during the years ended December 31,
2015 and 2014 totaled $310,006 and $283,348
respectively.
Convertible Debentures - Third Quarter 2015 Financing
The
following table summarizes the outstanding Third Quarter 2015
Convertible Debentures at December 31, 2015 and 2014:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor
1 - July 27, 2015
|
$500,000
|
$-
|
Investor
1 - September 30, 2015
|
100,000
|
-
|
Investor
2 - August 25, 2015
|
500,000
|
-
|
Investor
2 - September 21, 2015
|
100,000
|
-
|
Investor
3 – August 27, 2015
|
125,000
|
-
|
Sub-total
of gross proceeds received
|
1,325,000
|
-
|
Plus:
Original issue discount (10%)
|
132,500
|
-
|
Face
amount
|
1,457,500
|
-
|
Less:
Debt discount
|
(952,464
|
-
|
Carrying
value
|
505,036
|
-
|
Less:
Current portion
|
(505,036)
|
-
|
Convertible
debentures – long-term
|
$-
|
$-
|
In
the third quarter of 2015, the Company entered into Securities
Purchase Agreements with three (3) accredited investors (the
“Buyers”), pursuant to which the Company received
aggregate gross proceeds of $1,325,000 (net of OID) pursuant to
which it sold:
Six
(6) Convertible Promissory Notes of the Company. Two in the
principal amount of $275,000, one for $550,000, one for $137,500,
and two for $110,000 (each a “Q3 2015 Note” and
collectively the “Q3 2015 Notes”) (the Q3 2015 Notes
were sold at a 10% OID and the Company received an aggregate total
of $1,242,500 in funds thereunder after debt issuance costs of
$82,500). The principal amount due under the Q3 2015 Notes is
$1,457,500. The Q3 2015 Notes and accrued interest are convertible
into shares of common stock of the Company (the “Common
Stock”) beginning six (6) months from the date of execution,
at a conversion price of $0.15 per share, with certain adjustment
provisions noted below. The maturity date of the first and second
Q3 2015 Note is August 26, 2016. The third Q3 2015 Note has a
maturity date of September 24, 2016 the fourth has a maturity date
of September 26, 2016, the fifth is October 20, 2016 and the sixth
is October 29, 2016. The Q3 2015 Notes bear interest on the unpaid
principal amount at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum from
the date of issuance until the same becomes due and payable,
whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or
otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default as defined in such Q3 2015 Note, a “Default
Amount” equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount,
together with accrued interest due thereon through the date of
payment payable at the holder’s option in cash or common
stock and (ii) an additional amount equal to the principal amount
payable at the Company’s option in cash or common stock. For
purposes of payments in common stock, the following conversion
formula shall apply: the conversion price shall be the lower of:
(i) the fixed conversion price ($0.15) or (ii) 60% multiplied by
the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common
stock during the ten consecutive trading days immediately prior to
the later of the Event of Default or the end of the applicable cure
period. Certain other conversion rates apply in the event of the
sale or merger of the Company, default and other defined
events.
The
Company may prepay the Q3 2015 Notes at any time on the terms set
forth in the Q3 2015 Notes at the rate of 115% of the then
outstanding balance of the Q3 2015 Notes. Under the terms of the Q3
2015 Notes, the Company shall not effect certain corporate and
business actions during the term of the Q3 2015 Notes, although
some may be done with proper notice. Pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, with certain exceptions, the Note holder has a right of
participation during the term of the Q3 2015 Notes; additionally,
the Company granted the Q3 2015 Note holder registration rights for
the shares of common stock underlying the Q3 2015 Notes pursuant to
Registration Rights Agreements.
In
addition, bundled with the convertible debt, the Company
sold:
1.
A
common stock purchase warrant to each Buyer, which allows the
Buyers to purchase an aggregate of 1,325,000 shares of common
stock and the placement agent to purchase 483,333 shares of common
stock (aggregating 1,808,333 shares of the Company’s common
stock) at an exercise price of $0.30 per share (See Note 8);
and
2.
4,337,500
restricted shares of common stock to the Buyers.
In
addition, a Registration Rights Agreement was signed and, as a
result, the Company filed a Registration Statement on September 11,
2015 and filed an Amended Form S–1 on October 26, 2015 and
November 12, 2015.
The
Company allocated the proceeds from the Q3 2015 Notes to the
convertible debt, warrants and restricted shares of common stock
issued based on their relative fair values. The Company
determined the fair value of the warrants using the Black-Scholes
Option Pricing Model with the following range of
assumptions:
|
|
Expected
terms (in years)
|
5.00
|
Expected
volatility
|
101 - 119%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.37 – 1.58%
|
Dividend
yield
|
-
|
The
fair value of the restricted shares of common stock issued was
based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on
the date of issuance of the Q3 2015 Notes. The
allocation of the proceeds to the warrants and restricted shares of
common stock based on their relative fair values resulted in the
Company recording a debt discount of $89,551 and $374,474,
respectively. The remaining proceeds of $860,975 were
initially allocated to the debt. The Company determined
that the embedded conversion features in the Q3 2015 Notes were a
derivative instrument which was required to be bifurcated from the
debt host contracts and recorded at fair value as a derivative
liability. The fair value of the embedded conversion
features at issuance was determined using a Path-Dependent Monte
Carlo Simulation (see Note 9 for assumptions used to calculate fair
value). The initial fair value of the embedded
conversion features were $901,784, of which, $830,560 is recorded
as a debt discount. The initial fair value of the
embedded conversion feature derivative liabilities in excess of the
proceeds allocated to the debt was $71,224, and was
immediately expensed and recorded as interest expense during the
year ended December 31, 2015 in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations. The Q3 2015 Notes were also
issued at an OID of 10% and the OID of $132,500 was recorded as an
addition to the principal amount of the Q3 2015 Notes and a debt
discount in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet.
Interest Expense
The
Company recognized interest expense on the Q3 2015 Notes of $26,754
for the year ended December 31, 2015. The debt discount recorded
for the Q3 2015 Notes totaling $1,427,085 is being amortized as
interest expense over the term of the Q3 2015 using the effective
interest method. Total amortization of the debt discount
on the Q3 2015 Notes to interest expense for the year ended
December 31, 2015 was $474,621.
The
Company incurred debt issuance costs of $82,500 and the fair value
of the warrants issued to the placement agent totaled $68,419. Such
costs are amortized to interest expense over the term of the Q3
2015 Notes and the Company amortized $53,342 to interest expense
during the year ended December 31, 2015.
NOTE 6 – DEBENTURES – RELATED PARTIES
The
following table summarizes the long-term outstanding debentures to
related parties at December 31, 2015 and 2014.
|
|
|
Line
of credit convertible debenture – related party
|
$409,192
|
$424,078
|
2014
non-convertible debentures - related parties
|
25,000
|
150,000
|
Total
|
434,192
|
574,078
|
Less
: Debt discount
|
(17,720)
|
(76,492)
|
Carrying
value
|
416,472
|
497,586
|
Less:
Current portion
|
(391,472)
|
-
|
Total
long-term debentures – related parties
|
$25,000
|
$497,586
|
January 2012 Convertible Debentures
In
January 2012, the Company issued 8% convertible debentures in the
aggregate principal amount of $174,668 (the “January 2012
Debentures”) to six individuals. Under their original terms,
the January 2012 Debentures were payable in cash at the earlier of
January 13, 2013 or when the Company completes a financing with
minimum gross proceeds of $4 million (the “Financing”),
and the holders had the right to convert outstanding principal and
interest accrued into the Company’s securities that were
issued to the investors in the Financing.
The
January 2012 Debentures contained a BCF of $40,889, which had been
included in the balance sheet as a discount to the related debt
security, and was being accreted as non-cash interest expense over
the expected term of the debt using the effective interest
method.
During
2013, four of the five holders of the outstanding January 2012
Debentures agreed to amend and restate the debentures to provide
for automatic conversion into securities of the Company upon the
earlier of either (a) the closing of the Financing and (b) July 1,
2016. The fifth holder of the January 2012 Debentures in the amount
of $20,000 did not amend the debenture.
On
February 19, 2014, the Company agreed with all five holders of the
January 2012 Debentures, to convert such debentures into shares of
the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per
share, and to terminate the January 2012 Debentures upon
conversion. Immediately prior to conversion, the January 2012
Debentures had an aggregate principal and interest amount of
$190,013, which was converted into 475,032 shares of the
Company’s common stock and terminated. The remaining discount
of $37,195 related to the BCF was recorded as interest expense in
2014.
January 2013 Convertible Debenture
In
January 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the
principal amount of $70,000 to a director of the Company (the
“January 2013 Debenture”) with terms identical to those
of the January 2012 Debentures. In 2013, the terms were amended to
provide for automatic conversion into securities of the Company
upon the earlier of either (a) the closing of the Financing and (b)
July 1, 2016.
The
January 2013 Debenture contained a BCF of $18,651, which was
included in the balance sheet as a discount to the related debt
security, and was accreted as non-cash interest expense over the
expected term of the loan using the effective interest
method.
On
February 19, 2014, the Company agreed with the holder of the
January 2013 Debenture to convert such debenture on the same terms
described above for the January 2012 Debentures. The principal and
interest amount owed under the January 2013 Debenture immediately
prior to conversion was $76,122, which was converted into 190,304
shares of the Company’s common stock and terminated. The
remaining discount of $16,965 related to the BCF was recorded as
interest expense in 2014.
Line of Credit Convertible Debenture
In
January 2013, the Company entered into a line of credit convertible
debenture with its President and Chief Executive Officer (the
“LOC Convertible Debenture”). Under the terms of its
original issuance: (1) the Company could request to borrow up to a
maximum principal amount of $250,000 from time to time; (2) amounts
borrowed bore an annual interest rate of 8%; (3) the amounts
borrowed plus accrued interest were payable in cash at the earlier
of January 14, 2014 or when the Company completes a Financing, as
defined, and (4) the holder had sole discretion to determine
whether or not to make an advance upon the Company’s
request.
During
2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was further amended to: (1)
increase the maximum principal amount available for borrowing to $1
million plus any amounts of salary or related payments paid to Dr.
Damaj prior to the termination of the funding commitment; and (2)
change the holder’s funding commitment to automatically
terminate on the earlier of either (a) when the Company completes a
financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $4 million, or (b)
July 1, 2016. The securities to be issued upon automatic conversion
will be either the Company’s securities that are issued to
the investors in a Qualified Financing or, if the financing does
not occur by July 1, 2016, shares of the Company’s common
stock based on a conversion price of $0.312 per share, 80% times
the quoted market price of the Company's common stock on the date
of the amendment. The LOC Convertible Debenture continues to bear
interest at a rate of 8% per annum. The other material terms of the
LOC Convertible Debenture were not changed. The Company recorded a
debt discount for the intrinsic value of the BCF with an offsetting
increase to additional paid-in-capital. The BCF is being accreted
as non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the LOC
debenture to its stated maturity date using the effective interest
rate method.
On
February 19, 2014, the Company agreed with its CEO to convert the
then outstanding principal and interest owed as of such date into
shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of
$0.40 per share. The principal and interest amount owed under the
LOC Convertible Debenture immediately prior to conversion was
$476,165, which was converted into 1,190,411 shares of the
Company’s common stock. The debt discount of $89,452 related
to the BCF for the converted portion was recorded as interest
expense.
On
July 22, 2014, the Company agreed with its CEO to increase the
principal amount that may be borrowed from $1,000,000 to
$1,500,000. All other terms of the LOC Convertible
Debenture remained the same.
On
August 12, 2015, the principal amount that may be borrowed was
increased to $2,000,000 and the automatic termination date
described above was extended to October 1, 2016. The conversion
price is $.16 per share, 80% times the quoted market price of the
Company’s common stock on the date of the
amendment.
During
the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company borrowed
$114 and $424,078, respectively, under the LOC Convertible
Debenture and it repaid $15,000 during 2015. The Company
recorded a BCF of $8,321 for the year ended December 31, 2015 and,
as of December 31, 2015, the Company owed $409,192 in principal
amount under the LOC Convertible Debenture and there was
approximately $1.6 million remaining on the line of credit and
available to use.
January 2015 Non-Convertible Debenture - Former CFO
On
January 21, 2015, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer
whereby the Company issued and sold a promissory note in the
principal face amount of $55,000 and warrants to purchase up to
250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for gross
proceeds of $50,000. The Company recorded an OID of
$5,000 upon issuance.
The
note was due on July 31, 2015 and accrued a one-time interest
charge of 8% on the closing date. The warrants are exercisable for
five years from the closing date at an exercise price of $0.30 per
share of common stock. The warrants contain anti-dilution
protection, including protection upon dilutive issuances. The
principal and interest balance of $59,400 was repaid on July 31,
2015.
The
warrants issued in connection with the note, are measured at fair
value and classified as a liability because these warrants contain
anti-dilution protection and therefore, cannot be considered
indexed to the Company’s own stock which is a requirement for
the scope exception as outlined under FASB ASC 815. The estimated
fair value of the warrants was determined using the Probability
Weighted Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model, resulting in a fair
value of $49,999 on the date they were issued.
The
allocation of the proceeds of the debt was initially recorded using
the residual method, at $1, net of a debt discount of $54,999 for
the fair value of the warrants and the OID. The discount was
accreted as non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the
note using the effective interest method and the unamortized
balance was expensed upon repayment. The fair value of the warrants
will be affected by changes in inputs to that model including our
stock price, expected stock price volatility, the contractual term
and the risk-free interest rate. The Company will continue to
classify the fair value of the warrants as a liability until the
warrants are exercised, expire or are amended in a way that would
no longer require these warrants to be classified as a liability,
whichever comes first. The anti-dilution protection for the
warrants survives for the life of the warrants which ends in
January 2020 (see Note 9).
2014 Non-Convertible Notes – Related Parties
On
January 29, 2014, the Company issued an 8% note, in the amount of
$25,000, to the Company’s President and CEO. The principal
amount and interest were payable on January 22, 2015. This note was
amended to extend the maturity date until January 22,
2017. This note is still outstanding at December 31
2015.
On
May 30, 2014, the Company issued an 8% debenture, in the amount of
$50,000, to a member of the Company’s Board of
Directors. The principal amount and interest were payable on
May 30, 2015 and the repayment date had been extended to May 30,
2016. On August 5, 2015 the debenture was converted into 313,177
shares of common stock.
On
June 17, 2014, the Company issued an 8% debenture, in the amount of
$50,000, to the Company’s former Chief Financial
Officer. The principal and interest were payable on June 16,
2015 and were repaid in July 2015.
On
August 25, 2014, the Company issued an 8% debenture, in the amount
of $25,000, to a member of the Company’s Board of
Directors. The principal amount and interest were payable on
August 25, 2015. In July 2015, the repayment date was extended to
May 30, 2016. On August 5, 2015 the debenture was converted into
156,083 shares of common stock.
Interest Expense
The
Company recognized interest expense on the outstanding debentures
to related parties totaling $69,634 and $42,881 during the years
ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Amortization of the
debt discount to interest expense during the years ended December
31, 2015 and 2014 totaled $122,092 and $160,519,
respectively.
NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related Party Borrowings
There
were several related party borrowings which are described in more
detail in Note 6.
Accrued Compensation – Related Party
Accrued
compensation includes accruals for employee wages and vacation
pay. The components of accrued compensation as of December 31,
2015 and 2014 are as follows:
|
|
|
Wages
|
$1,178,909
|
$791,987
|
Vacation
|
170,371
|
114,941
|
Payroll
taxes on the above
|
93,510
|
-
|
Total
|
1,442,790
|
906,928
|
Classified
as long-term
|
(906,928)
|
(906,928)
|
Accrued
compensation
|
$535,862
|
$-
|
Accrued
employee wages at December 31 2015 are entirely, and at December
31, 2014 relate primarily, to wages owed to the Company’s CEO
and President. Under the terms of his employment agreement,
wages are to be accrued but no payment made for so long as payment
of such salary would jeopardize the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern. The CEO started to receive salary in
the third quarter of 2015. Under the third quarter 2015 financing
agreement, salaries prior to January 1, 2015 cannot be repaid until
the debentures are repaid in full or otherwise extinguished by
conversion or other means and, accordingly, the accrued
compensation is shown as a long-term liability. The
remaining accrued compensation of $535,862 is included in accounts
payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 2015.
NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Capital Stock
The
Company is authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares, all of which are
common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share.
Issuances of Common Stock
On
January 17, 2013, the Company entered into a service agreement with
a third party pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue over
the term of the agreement 250,000 shares of Company common stock in
exchange for services to be rendered. On September 18, 2013,
the Company extended the term of the agreement and agreed to issue
an additional aggregate of 300,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for services to be rendered. The term was further extended
in April 2014 and the Company agreed to issue an additional 300,000
shares of common stock in exchange for services to be rendered over
the term of the agreement. During the years ended December 31,
2015 and 2014, the Company issued 140,000 and 300,000 shares of
common stock, respectively, and recognized $20,650 and $82,500 of
services expense, respectively, under this agreement. This
agreement was terminated in June 2015.
On June 28, 2013, the Company entered into an
agreement with a consultant to provide drug development
pre-clinical consulting services for Sensum+™
and EjectDelay®.
In consideration of such services, the Company issued 126,296
shares in 2014 to the consultant, which were valued at the closing
price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.
The aggregate value of the shares issued was $55,521 in 2014, which
corresponds to the service period of the consultant’s
services. As of December 31, 2014, the studies have completed and
the consulting services have terminated.
On
February 19, 2014, the Company agreed with the holders of the
January 2012 Debentures, January 2013 Debenture, and the LOC
Convertible Debenture to convert such debentures into shares of the
Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per
share. The conversion terminated the January 2012 Debentures and
the January 2013 Debenture. The conversion of the LOC Convertible
Debenture, would convert the then outstanding principal and
interest owed as of such date. The Company issued a total of
1,855,747 shares of the Company’s common stock that had a
value prior to the conversion of $742,299 in 2014.
On
September 15, 2014, the Company entered into a debt exchange
agreement with the investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed
to issue 1,900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock of
$790,507 based on the value at issuance, in exchange for the
retirement of the December 2013 Debenture. The holder of the
December 2013 Debenture sold it to the investor prior to the debt
exchange agreement.
On
March 17, 2015, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for
services. In consideration of such services, the Company issued
28,125 shares of Company common stock to the consultant on said
date and valued them at $3,938 based on the closing price of the
stock on the date of issuance. The fair value of such shares
was recognized in general and administrative expense in the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
On
August 27, 2014, the Company agreed to issue 200,000 shares of
Company common stock pursuant to a consulting contract with a third
party for services. The Company issued 100,000 shares of stock
pursuant to this agreement on September 2, 2014. The remaining
100,000 shares were issued on November 4, 2014. The Company
extended the consulting contract in January 2015 and agreed to
issue an additional 200,000 shares. The issued shares have been
valued at the closing price of the Company’s common stock on
the date of issuance and are expensed over the period that the
services are rendered. The Company recognized expense of $38,000
and $37,500 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014,
respectively, related to services provided in general and
administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statement
of operations.
On
January 23, 2015, the Company entered into a settlement agreement
with CRI whereby CRI returned 200,000 shares of common stock
initially issued for a product license acquired. The share return
was in consideration for the Company completing certain product
development and regulatory efforts relating to the sale of the
product in foreign territories and reduced the intangible asset
value by the fair value of such shares totaling
$38,000.
On
September 17, 2015 a consultant terminated his arrangement with the
Company and exchanged 500,000 of his restricted stock units for
500,000 shares of common stock. The Company had previously
recognized stock-based compensation expense of $110,621 (cumulative
to date of termination), which was greater than the fair value of
the stock issued to him. Accordingly, no additional compensation
expense was recognized.
On
September 29, 2015 the Company issued 375,000 shares of common
stock for services and recorded an expense of $23,250, which is
included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations.
The
Company issued an additional 1,037,500 and 343,907 shares of common
stock and expensed $124,691 and $101,300, during the years ended
December 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively, to other consultants for
various services, which is included in general and administrative
expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
The shares were issued under the Company’s 2013 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) or under the
corresponding Plans, as filed with the Securities Exchange
Commission. All issued shares have been valued at the closing
price of the Company’s common stock on the date of
issuance.
See
Note 5 for more details on the shares of common stock issued in
connection with the Third Quarter 2015 Financing, shares of common
stock issued upon conversion of convertible debentures and note
payable and shares of common stock issued in connection with the
extension and amendment of certain convertible debentures during
2015. See Note 3 for more details on the shares of
common stock issued in connection with the Novalere acquisition
during 2015 and the return of shares of common stock during 2015 in
connection with the Semprae merger transaction.
2013 Equity Plan
The
Company has issued common stock, restricted stock units and stock
option awards to employees, non-executive directors and outside
consultants under the 2013 Incentive Plan, which was approved by
the Company’s Board of Directors in February of
2013. The 2013 Incentive Plan allows for the issuance of up to
10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued
in the form of stock options, stock awards, stock unit awards,
stock appreciation rights, performance shares and other share-based
awards. The exercise price for all equity awards issued under
the 2013 Incentive Plan is based on the fair market value of the
common stock. Currently, because the Company’s common
stock is quoted on the OTCQB, the fair market value of the common
stock is equal to the last-sale price reported by the OTCQB as of
the date of determination, or if there were no sales on such date,
on the last date preceding such date on which a sale was
reported. Generally, each vested stock unit entitles the
recipient to receive one share of Company common stock which is
eligible for settlement at the earliest of their termination, a
change in control of the Company or a specified
date. Restricted stock units can vest according to a schedule
or immediately upon award. Stock options generally vest over a
three-year period, first year cliff vesting with quarterly vesting
thereafter on the three-year awards, and have a ten-year
life. Stock options outstanding are subject to time-based
vesting as described above and thus are not performance-based. As
of December 31, 2015, 995,264 shares were available under this
plan.
2014 Equity Plan
The
Company has issued common stock, restricted stock units and stock
option awards to employees, non-executive directors and outside
consultants under the 2014 Incentive Plan, which was approved by
the Company’s Board of Directors in November 2014. The
2014 Incentive Plan allows for the issuance of up to 20,000,000
shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued in the form
of stock options, stock awards, stock unit awards, stock
appreciation rights, performance shares and other share-based
awards. The exercise price for all equity awards issued under
the 2014 Incentive Plan is based on the fair market value of the
common stock. Currently, because the Company’s common
stock is quoted on the OTCQB, the fair market value of the common
stock is equal to the last-sale price reported by the OTCQB as of
the date of determination, or if there were no sales on such date,
on the last date preceding such date on which a sale was
reported. Generally, each vested stock unit entitles the
recipient to receive one share of Company common stock which is
eligible for settlement at the earliest of their termination, a
change in control of the Company or a specified
date. Restricted stock units can vest according to a schedule
or immediately upon award. Stock options generally vest over a
three-year period, first year cliff vesting with quarterly vesting
thereafter on the three-year awards and have a ten-year
life. Stock options outstanding are subject to time-based
vesting as described above and thus are not performance-based. As
of December 31, 2015 10,950,000 shares were available under this
plan.
Stock-Based Compensation
The
stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31,
2015 and 2014 was $1,298,240 and $1,509,005, respectively, for the
issuance of restricted stock units and stock options to management,
directors and consultants. The Company calculates the fair
value of the restricted stock units based upon the quoted market
value of the common stock at the date of grant. The Company
calculates the fair value of each stock option award on the date of
grant using Black-Scholes.
Stock Options
For
the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the following weighted
average assumptions were utilized for the stock options granted
during the period:
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
228.78
|
%
|
|
|
224.42%
- 236.78
|
%
|
Average
risk free interest rate
|
|
|
2.16
|
%
|
|
|
1.69%
- 2.02
|
%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Grant
date fair value
|
|
|
$
0.10
|
|
|
|
$
0.31
|
|
The
dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has
never paid cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash
dividends. Expected volatility is based on the historical
volatility of the Company’s common stock over the period
commensurate with the expected life of the stock
options. Expected life in years is based on the
“simplified” method as permitted by ASC Topic
718. The Company believes that all stock options issued under
its stock option plans meet the criteria of “plain
vanilla” stock options. The Company uses a term equal to
the term of the stock options for all non-employee stock
options. The risk free interest rate is based on average rates
for treasury notes as published by the Federal Reserve in which the
term of the rates correspond to the expected term of the stock
options.
The
following table summarizes the number of stock options outstanding
and the weighted average exercise price:
|
Options
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
Weighted remaining contractual life
(years)
|
Aggregate intrinsic value
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2013
|
21,000
|
$0.64
|
9.9
|
-
|
Granted
|
92,000
|
$0.31
|
9.6
|
-
|
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Cancelled
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2014
|
113,000
|
$0.37
|
9.5
|
-
|
Granted
|
83,000
|
$0.10
|
9.7
|
-
|
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Cancelled
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2015
|
196,000
|
$0.31
|
9.0
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested
at December 31, 2014
|
113,000
|
$0.37
|
9.5
|
$-
|
Vested
at December 31, 2015
|
196,000
|
$0.31
|
9.0
|
$-
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between
the exercise price of all outstanding stock options and the quoted
price of the Company’s common stock at December 31,
2015. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate intrinsic
value of all outstanding stock options was $0. During
the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized
stock-based compensation from stock options of $8,564 and $28,615,
respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
The
following table summarizes the number of restricted stock
units activity for the years ended December 31, 2015 and
2014 under both plans:
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2013
|
6,311,250
|
Granted
|
1,958,989
|
Expired
|
-
|
Cancelled
|
-
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2014
|
8,270,239
|
Granted
|
10,354,497
|
Exchanged
|
(500,000)
|
Cancelled
|
(570,000)
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2015
|
17,554,736
|
|
|
Vested
at December 31, 2014
|
7,228,565
|
Vested
at December 31, 2015
|
14,398,487
|
The
vested restricted stock units at December 31, 2015 and 2014 have
not settled and are not showing as issued and outstanding shares of
the Company. Settlement of these vested restricted stock units
will occur on the earliest of (i) the date of termination of
service of the employee or consultant, (ii) change of control of
the Company, or (iii) 10 years from date of
issuance. Settlement of vested restricted stock units may be
made in the form of (i) cash, (ii) shares, or (iii) any combination
of both, as determined by the board of directors and is subject to
certain criteria having been fulfilled by the
recipient.
Significant
grants of stock units as of December 31, 2015 are as
follows:
On
February 15, 2013, the Company entered into a stock unit agreement
with its President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to his
employment agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the
Company issued 6,000,000 stock units, 2,000,000 of the units vested
immediately, while the remaining 4,000,000 vest in eight equal
quarterly installments until January 1, 2015, subject to his
continued service to the Company as of the vesting date. As of
December 31, 2015, all of the stock units have vested under this
agreement and there were 500,000 stock units which vested during
the year ended December 31, 2015.
In
connection with the appointment of our former Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, the Company entered into an
employment letter with her on February 6, 2014. Under the terms of
the employment letter, Ms. Dillen received 600,000 restricted stock
units. 200,000 of the units vested after six months of employment,
while the remaining 400,000 vest in eight equal quarterly
installments until August 6, 2016, subject to her continued service
to the Company as of the vesting date. In July 2015, Ms. Dillen
terminated employment with the Company. As of December 31,
2015, 350,000 restricted stock units have vested under this
agreement and the remaining 250,000 units have been forfeited. The
restricted stock units were exchanged for shares of common stock in
March 2016.
On
February 6, 2014, the Company issued 852,273 stock units to the
President and CEO in lieu of cash for the annual bonus and
recognized and expensed equal to the fair value of such shares in
2014.
During
the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company issued
10,354,497 and 1,959,489 restricted stock units to employees, board
members and consultants. In 2015, 9,370,000 were from the 2014 Plan
and vest one-third on the issuance date and then monthly for the
next 2 years. The balances were from the 2014 plan and vested
immediately. The grant date fair value of restricted stock
units issued in 2015 and 2014 was $1,363,413 and $493,906,
respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2015, 500,000
units were exercised and 320,000 units were forfeited. For the year
ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized $1,289,676
and $1,496,146 of stock-based compensation expense for the vested
units. As of December 31, 2015, compensation expense related to
unvested shares not yet recognized in the consolidated statement of
operations was $441,876 and will be recognized over 1.25
years.
Warrants
During
the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company issued 380,973
warrants in connection with the 2011 Dawson James notes (which were
repaid in 2013). The warrants have an exercise price of $0.10 and
expire December 6, 2018.
In
February, 2014, the Company issued 250,000 warrants in connection
with the February 2014 Convertible Debentures. The warrants had an
exercise price of $0.50 per share and expire February 13,
2019. On March 6, 2015 the Company entered into an agreement
with the note holder to extend the February 2014 Convertible
Debentures for six months. As consideration for the extension, the
Company issued the note holder an additional 250,000 warrants,
reduced the exercise price of the warrants from $0.50 to $0.30 per
share and extended the expiration date to March 12, 2020. The
warrants were also amended to include certain anti-dilution
protection, including protection upon dilutive issuances. In
connection with the third quarter 2015 convertible debenture
financing, the exercise price of these warrants was reduced to
$0.0896 per share and an additional 1,173,410 warrants were issued
per the anti-dilution protection afforded in the warrant agreement
during the year ended December 31, 2015. The increase in the fair
value of the warrants from the additional warrants issued is
included in the change in fair value of derivative liabilities in
the consolidated statement of operations (Note 9).
In
January, 2015, the Company issued 500,000 warrants in connection
with the January 2015 Non-Convertible Debentures. The warrants are
exercisable for five years from the closing date at an exercise
price of $0.30 per share of common stock or January 21, 2020. The
warrants contain anti-dilution protection, including protection
upon dilutive issuances. In connection with the third quarter 2015
convertible debenture financing, the exercise price of these
warrants was reduced to $0.0896 per share and an additional
1,173,410 warrants were issued per the anti-dilution protection
afforded in the warrant agreement during the year ended December
31, 2015. The increase in the fair value of the warrants from the
additional warrants issued is included in the change in fair value
of derivative liabilities in the consolidated statement of
operations (Note 9).
In
January, 2015, the Company issued 250,000 warrants with an exercise
price of $0.30 per share to its former CFO in connection with the
January 2015 debenture. The warrants expire on January 21, 2020.
The warrants contain anti-dilution protection, including protection
upon dilutive issuances. In connection with the third quarter 2015
convertible debenture financing, the exercise price of these
warrants was reduced to $0.0896 per share and an additional 586,705
warrants were issued per the anti-dilution protection afforded in
the warrant agreement during the year ended December 31, 2015. The
increase in the fair value of the warrants from the additional
warrants issued is included in the change in fair value of
derivative liabilities in the consolidated statement of operations
(Note 9).
In
connection with the Third Quarter 2015 Financing the Company issued
1,808,333 warrants with an exercise price of $0.30 per share (see
Note 5).
At
December 31, 2015, there are 6,372,831 fully vested warrants
outstanding.
Net Loss per Share
Commencing
in the period ended September 30, 2015 we determined that
restricted stock units that are vested but the issuance and
delivery of the shares are deferred until the employee or director
resigns should be included in the basic and diluted net loss per
share calculations.
The
weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used in the
basic and diluted net loss per share calculation for the year ended
December 31, 2015 was 41,359,779.
The
weighted average restricted stock units vested but deferred until
the employee or director resigns outstanding used in the basic and
diluted net loss per share calculation for the year ended December
31, 2015 was 11,157,751.
The
total weighted average shares outstanding used in the basic and
diluted net loss per share calculation for the years ended December
31, 2015 was 52,517,530.
The
weighted average restricted stock units vested but deferred until
the employee or director resigns outstanding during the year ended
December 31, 2014 was 5,465,864. The total weighted
average shares outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2014
would have been 29,849,900. The impact on the previously
reported basic and diluted net loss per share would have been a
decrease in the basic and diluted net loss per share of $0.04 to a
net loss per share of $0.16 for the year ended December 31,
2014.
The
following table shows the anti-dilutive shares excluded from the
calculation of basic and diluted net loss per common share as of
December 31, 2015 and 2014:
|
|
|
|
|
Gross number of shares excluded:
|
|
|
Restricted
stock units - unvested
|
3,156,249
|
1,041,674
|
Stock
options
|
196,000
|
113,000
|
Convertible
debentures
|
12,751,512
|
2,115,195
|
Warrants
|
6,372,831
|
630,973
|
Total
|
22,476,592
|
3,900,842
|
The
above table does not include the ANDA Consideration Shares related
to the Novalere acquisition, as they are considered contingently
issuable (see Note 3).
NOTE 9 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
The
warrants issued in connection with the January 2015 Non-Convertible
Debenture, January 2015 Non-Convertible Debenture to the former CFO
and the February 2014 Convertible Debenture are measured at fair
value and classified as a liability because these warrants contain
anti-dilution protection and therefore, cannot be considered
indexed to the Company’s own stock which is a requirement for
the scope exception as outlined under FASB ASC 815. The estimated
fair value of the warrants was determined using the Probability
Weighted Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model, resulting in a value
of $226,297 at the date of issuance. The fair value will be
affected by changes in inputs to that model including our stock
price, expected stock price volatility, the contractual term and
the risk-free interest rate. The Company will continue to classify
the fair value of the warrants as a liability until the warrants
are exercised, expire or are amended in a way that would no longer
require these warrants to be classified as a liability, whichever
comes first. The anti-dilution protection for the warrants survives
for the life of the warrants which ends in January 2020 and March
2020.
The
assumptions for the Probability Weighted Black-Scholes
Option-Pricing Model for the year ended December 31, 2015 are
represented in the table below for the warrants issued with the
January 2015 Non-Convertible Debenture, January 2015
Non-Convertible Debenture to the former CFO and the February 2014
Convertible Debenture, reflected on a per share common stock
equivalent basis.
|
December
31,
2015
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
4.06
– 5.00
|
Expected
volatility
|
226%
|
Average
risk free interest rate
|
1.15%
- 1.54 %
|
Dividend
yield
|
0%
|
The
Company has determined the embedded conversion features of the Q3
2015 Notes to be derivative liabilities because the terms of the
embedded conversion features contain anti-dilution protection and
therefore, cannot be considered indexed to the Company’s own
stock which is a requirement for the scope exception as outlined
under FASB ASC 815. The embedded conversion features are
to be measured at fair value and classified as a liability with
subsequent changes in fair value recorded in earnings at the end of
each reporting period. The Company has determined the
fair value of the derivative liabilities using a Path-Dependent
Monte Carlo Simulation. The fair value of the derivative
liabilities using such option pricing model will be affected by
changes in inputs to that model and is based on the individual
characteristics of the embedded conversion features on the
valuation date as well as assumptions for volatility, remaining
expected life, risk-free interest rate, credit spread, and
probability of default by the Company and acquisition of the
Company. The Company will continue to classify the fair
value of the embedded conversion features as a liability until the
conversion features are exercised, expire or are amended in a way
that would no longer require these embedded conversion features to
be classified as a liability, whichever comes first. The
anti-dilution protection for the embedded conversion features
survive the life of the Q3 2015 which mature at various dates in
August 2016 through October 2016.
The
derivative liabilities are a Level 3 fair value measure in the fair
value hierarchy and a summary of quantitative information with
respect to valuation methodology and significant unobservable
inputs used for the Company’s embedded conversion feature
derivative liabilities that are categorized within Level 3 of the
fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2015 is as
follows:
|
December
31,
2015
|
Stock
price
|
$0.07
– 0.16
|
Strike
price
|
$0.15
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
0.74
– 1.08
|
Expected
volatility
|
101%
– 119 %
|
Average
risk free interest rate
|
0.28%
– 0.60 %
|
At
December 31, 2015, the estimated Level 3 fair values of the
embedded conversion feature and warrant derivative liabilities
measured on a recurring basis are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Embedded
conversion feature derivative liabilities
|
$301,779
|
$-
|
$-
|
$301,779
|
$301,779
|
Warrant
derivative liabilities
|
432,793
|
-
|
-
|
432,793
|
432,793
|
Total
|
$734,572
|
$-
|
$-
|
$734,572
|
$734,572
|
The
following table presents the activity for the Level 3 embedded
conversion feature and warrant derivative liabilities measured at
fair value on a recurring basis for the year ended December 31,
2015:
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 Inputs
Warrant
derivative liabilities
|
|
Beginning
balance December 31, 2014
|
$-
|
Initial
fair value of warrant derivative liability with January 2015
Non-Convertible
Debenture
|
99,999
|
Initial
fair value of warrant derivative liability with January 2015
Non-Convertible
Debenture
to Former CFO
|
49,999
|
Initial
fair value of warrant derivative liability with the February 2014
Convertible
Debentures
|
76,299
|
Change
in Fair Value
|
206,496
|
Ending
Balance December 31, 2015
|
$432,793
|
|
|
Embedded
conversion feature derivative liabilities
|
|
Beginning
Balance December 31, 2014
|
$-
|
Initial
fair value of embedded conversion feature derivative liabilities
with the Q3 2015
Notes
|
901,784
|
Change
in Fair Value
|
(600,005)
|
Ending
Balance December 31, 2015
|
$301,779
|
NOTE 10 – INCOME TAXES
The
Company is subject to taxation in the United States and
California. The benefit from income taxes for
the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are summarized
below:
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
Federal
|
$(759,428)
|
$-
|
State
|
2,400
|
-
|
Total
current
|
(757,028)
|
-
|
|
|
|
Deferred:
|
|
|
Federal
|
(67,000)
|
1,680,000
|
State
|
34,000
|
300,000
|
Change
in valuation allowance
|
33,000
|
(1,980,000)
|
Total
deferred
|
-
|
-
|
Income
tax provision (benefit)
|
$(757,028)
|
$-
|
As
a result of the Novalere acquisition and the intangible assets
acquired (see Note 3), the Company released $759,428 of its
deferred tax valuation allowance during the year ended December 31,
2015 which is recorded as an increase in goodwill (see Note 4) and
benefit from income taxes in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations. The Company also recorded an impairment
against this goodwill of $759,428. At December 31, 2015, the
Company had federal net operating loss carry forwards of
approximately $8,901,000 which may be offset against future taxable
income through 2035, and a California net operating loss
carryforward of approximately $8,471,000. No net
deferred tax assets are recorded at December 31, 2015 or 2014, as
all deferred tax assets and liabilities have been fully offset by a
valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of future
utilization.
At
December 31, 2015 and 2014, deferred tax assets (liabilities)
consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss
carry-forwards
|
$3,521,000
|
$2,218,000
|
|
1,000
|
-
|
|
2,181,000
|
1,515,000
|
|
575,000
|
361,000
|
|
158,000
|
173,000
|
|
331,000
|
-
|
|
-
|
759,000
|
|
106,000
|
46,000
|
Total
deferred tax assets
|
6,873,000
|
5,072,000
|
|
|
|
|
(1,687,000)
|
-
|
|
(142,000)
|
-
|
|
(5,000)
|
-
|
Total
deferred tax liabilities
|
(1,834,000)
|
-
|
|
|
|
Less: valuation
allowance
|
(5,039,000)
|
(5,072,000)
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
At
December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company has recorded a full
valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets of
approximately $5,039,000 and $5,072,000
respectively. The change in the valuation allowance
during the year ended December 31, 2015 was a decrease of
approximately $33,000 and a full valuation allowance has been
recorded since, in the judgment of management, these net deferred
tax assets are not more likely than not to be
realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax
assets and liabilities is dependent upon the generation of future
taxable income during periods in which those temporary differences
and carryforwards become deductible or are utilized.
Pursuant
to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the annual
utilization of a company's net operating loss carryforwards could
be limited if the Company experiences a change in ownership of more
than 50 percentage points within a three-year period. An ownership
change occurs with respect to a corporation if it is a loss
corporation on a testing date and, immediately after the close of
the testing date, the percentage of stock of the corporation owned
by one or more five-percent shareholders has increased by more than
50 percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock of such
corporation owned by such shareholders at any time during the
testing period. The Company does not believe such an ownership
change occurred subsequent to the reverse merger
transaction.
The
Company has experienced an ownership change with regard to Semprae
operating losses. Out of approximately $19,482,000 of Federal and
California NOLs as of December 24, 2013, only approximately $44,000
per year can be used going forward for a total of approximately
$844,000 each.
The
Company has experienced an ownership change with regard to Novalere
operating losses. A study has not been completed to
evaluate the impact on the utilization of those
losses.
A
reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate for the
year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 to the effective tax rate is
as follows:
|
|
|
Expected
federal tax
|
34.00%
|
34.00%
|
State
tax (net of federal benefit)
|
(0.04)%
|
6.13%
|
Release
of valuation allowance
|
18.10%
|
-%
|
Other
|
(0.01)%
|
0.89%
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(33.97)%
|
(41.02)%
|
|
|
|
Total
|
18.08%
|
-%
|
The Company follows FASB ASC 740-10,
Uncertainty in
Income Taxes. The Company
recognizes interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax
positions as a component of income tax expense. The Company does
not have any unrecognized tax benefits or a liability for uncertain
tax positions at December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company does not
expect to have any unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve
months. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties
associated with uncertain tax positions, if any, as part of income
tax expense. There were no tax related interest and penalties
recorded for 2015 and 2014. Since the Company incurred net
operating losses in every tax year since inception, all of its
income tax returns are subject to examination and adjustments by
the IRS for at least three years following the year in which the
tax attributes are utilized.
NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
As
described more fully in Note 2, the Company has several licensing
agreements which could result in substantial payments upon the
obtainment of contractual milestones.
As
described more fully in Note 3, the Novalere Stockholders are
entitled to receive Earn-out Payments.
The
Company has annual royalty payments in connection with the Semprae
acquisition discussed in Note 3.
The
Company leases its facility under a non-cancelable operating lease
arrangement which commenced on December 10, 2013 and currently ends
on January 31, 2019. Future minimum lease payments under this lease
are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
$88,087
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
91,849
|
Year Ended December 31, 2018
|
95,880
|
Year Ended December 31,
2019
|
8,018
|
Total minimum lease
payments
|
$283,834
|
The
base rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014
was $86,931 and $73,092, respectively. The total rent, which
included utilities, parking and other payments, was $97,480 and
$92,297, respectively.
The
Company does not currently utilize any off-balance-sheet
financing.
Litigation
The
Company is party to certain legal actions arising out of the normal
course of its business. In our opinion, none of these actions will
have a material effect on the Company’s operations, financial
condition, or liquidity.
NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Acquisition of Assets of Beyond Human™
On
February 8, 2016, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement
(“APA”), pursuant to which Innovus agreed to purchase
substantially all of the assets of Beyond Human™ (the
“Acquisition”) for a total cash payment of $630,000
(the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price was paid in
the following manner: (1) $300,000 in cash at the
closing of the Acquisition (the “ Initial Payment ”),
(2) $100,000 in cash four months from the closing upon the
occurrence of certain milestones as described in the APA, (3)
$100,000 in cash eight months from the closing upon the occurrence
of certain milestones as described in the APA, and (4) $130,000 in
cash in twelve months from the closing upon the occurrence of
certain milestones as described in the APA.
Signing of Secured Loan Agreements and Closing of
Financing
On
February 24, 2016, the Company and SBI Investments, LLC, 2014-1
(“SBI”) entered into a Closing Statement in which SBI
loaned the Company gross proceeds of $550,000 pursuant to a
Purchase Agreement, 20% Secured Promissory Note and Security
Agreement (“Note”), all dated February 19, 2016
(collectively, the “Finance Agreements”), to purchase
substantially all of the assets of Beyond Human™, LLC, a
Texas limited liability company (“Beyond
Human”). Of the $550,000 gross proceeds, $300,000
was paid into an escrow account held by a third party bank to be
released to Beyond Human™ upon closing of the transaction,
$242,500 was provided directly to the Company for use in building
the Beyond Human™ business and $7,500 was provided for
attorneys’ fees.
Pursuant
to the Finance Agreements, the principal amount of the Note is
$550,000 and the interest rate thereon is 20% per
year. The Company shall begin to pay principal and
interest on the Note on a monthly basis beginning on March 19, 2016
for a period of 24 months and the monthly mandatory payment amount
thereunder is $28,209. The monthly amount shall be paid by the
Company through a deposit amount control agreement with a third
party bank in which SBI shall be permitted to take the monthly
mandatory payment amount from all revenues received by the Company
from the Beyond Human™ assets in the
transaction. The maturity date for the Note is February
19, 2018.
The
Note is secured by SBI through a first priority secured interest in
all of the Beyond Human™ assets acquired by the Company in
the transaction including all revenue received by the Company from
these assets.
Stock Issuances
From
January 1, 2016 through March 30, 2016 the Company issued a total
of 17,297,061 shares of its common stock from the exercise of RSUs
by its CEO, former CFO and a consultant. The Company also issued
2,900,000 shares to consultants and 215,000 shares related to the
Semprae acquisition.
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
Cash
|
$1,454,545
|
$55,901
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
30,875
|
83,097
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
1,179,212
|
53,278
|
Inventories
|
396,772
|
254,443
|
Total
current assets
|
3,061,404
|
446,719
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET
|
32,235
|
35,101
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
Deposits
|
14,958
|
14,958
|
Goodwill
|
549,368
|
549,368
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
5,401,571
|
5,300,859
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$9,059,536
|
$6,347,005
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$1,623,547
|
$155,503
|
Accrued
compensation
|
517,846
|
535,862
|
Deferred
revenue and customer deposits
|
11,000
|
24,079
|
Accrued
interest payable
|
30,656
|
79,113
|
Short-term
loans payable
|
-
|
230,351
|
Derivative
liabilities – embedded conversion features
|
1,091,544
|
301,779
|
Derivative
liabilities – warrants
|
239,049
|
432,793
|
Contingent
consideration
|
22,104
|
-
|
Current
portion of note payable and non-convertible debenture, net of debt
discount of $3,750 and $0, respectively
|
274,536
|
73,200
|
Line
of credit convertible debenture and non-convertible debenture
– related parties, net of debt discount of $0 and
$17,720, respectively
|
-
|
391,472
|
Convertible
debentures, net of debt discount of $1,474,342 and $1,050,041,
respectively
|
410,580
|
407,459
|
Total
current liabilities
|
4,220,862
|
2,631,611
|
|
|
|
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Accrued
compensation – less current portion
|
1,506,010
|
906,928
|
Note
payable and non-convertible debenture, net of current portion and
debt discount of $1,405 and $0, respectively
|
132,593
|
-
|
Line of credit convertible debenture and
non-convertible debenture – related parties, net of current
portion
|
-
|
25,000
|
Contingent
consideration – less current portion
|
3,207,700
|
3,229,804
|
Total
non-current liabilities
|
4,846,303
|
4,161,732
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
9,067,165
|
6,793,343
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
|
|
|
Common
stock: 150,000,000 shares authorized, at $0.001 par value,
104,164,880 and 47,141,230 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
|
104,165
|
47,141
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
25,663,922
|
14,941,116
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(25,775,716)
|
(15,434,595)
|
Total
stockholders' deficit
|
(7,629)
|
(446,338)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
$9,059,536
|
$6,347,005
|
See
accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial
statements.
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
|
For
the
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
For the
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
Product sales, net
|
$1,882,129
|
$179,744
|
$3,126,112
|
$555,069
|
License revenues
|
-
|
-
|
1,000
|
5,000
|
Net
revenues
|
1,882,129
|
179,744
|
3,127,112
|
560,069
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of product sales
|
331,227
|
102,359
|
714,284
|
242,808
|
Research and development
|
43,775
|
-
|
47,667
|
-
|
Sales and marketing
|
1,972,155
|
80,682
|
2,257,166
|
132,778
|
General and administrative
|
1,779,048
|
650,539
|
4,012,357
|
2,948,413
|
Total
operating expenses
|
4,126,205
|
833,580
|
7,031,474
|
3,323,999
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(2,244,076)
|
(653,836)
|
(3,904,362)
|
(2,763,930)
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
(3,727,168)
|
(473,360)
|
(6,000,752)
|
(744,726)
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(32,500)
|
Other income, net
|
194,744
|
-
|
196,620
|
-
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
1,350,688
|
268,449
|
(632,627)
|
316,378
|
Total
other expense, net
|
(2,181,736)
|
(204,911)
|
(6,436,759)
|
(460,848)
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(4,425,812)
|
$(858,747)
|
$(10,341,121)
|
$(3,224,778)
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - BASIC AND DILUTED
|
$(0.04)
|
$(0.02)
|
$(0.12)
|
$(0.06)
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING –
BASIC AND DILUTED
|
104,972,645
|
55,076,819
|
86,498,234
|
50,486,501
|
See
accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial
statements.
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
For the
Nine Months Ended
Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(10,341,121)
|
$(3,224,778)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
9,431
|
24,943
|
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
918
|
-
|
Common stock, restricted stock units and stock
options issued for services and board compensation
|
1,889,837
|
1,288,993
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
32,500
|
Stock
issued for interest on debt amendment
|
-
|
48,000
|
Gain
on return of shares of common stock issued in Semprae
merger
|
-
|
(115,822)
|
Imputed
interest on contingent consideration
|
30,302
|
-
|
Non-cash
gain on contingent consideration
|
(194,781)
|
-
|
Change
in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
632,627
|
(316,378)
|
Fair value of embedded conversion feature in
convertible debentures in excess of allocated proceeds
|
2,756,899
|
71,462
|
Amortization
of debt discount
|
2,997,061
|
555,362
|
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
513,767
|
387,011
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition
amounts
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
51,304
|
123,372
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(450,394)
|
27,324
|
Deposits
|
-
|
9,394
|
Inventories
|
(142,329)
|
(45,245)
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
928,044
|
(53,794)
|
Accrued
compensation
|
581,066
|
407,860
|
Accrued
interest payable
|
10,976
|
11,254
|
Deferred
revenue and customer deposits
|
(13,079)
|
(17,470)
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(739,472)
|
(786,012)
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(6,565)
|
(9,540)
|
Purchase of intangible assets
|
-
|
(3,276)
|
Payments on Beyond Human™ contingent
consideration
|
(150,000)
|
-
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(156,565)
|
(12,816)
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
Proceeds from (repayments of) line of credit convertible debenture
– related party
|
(409,192)
|
114
|
Proceeds from short-term loans payable
|
21,800
|
50,000
|
Payments
on short-term loans payable
|
(252,151)
|
(23,811)
|
Proceeds
from notes payable and convertible debentures
|
3,074,000
|
1,455,000
|
Payments
on notes payable
|
(384,916)
|
(402,933)
|
Proceeds
from warrant exercises
|
310,140
|
-
|
Financing
costs in connection with convertible debentures
|
(40,000)
|
(82,500)
|
Proceeds
from non-convertible debentures – related party
|
-
|
50,000
|
Payments
on non-convertible debentures – related party
|
(25,000)
|
(105,000)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
2,294,681
|
940,870
|
|
|
|
NET
CHANGE IN CASH
|
1,398,644
|
142,042
|
|
|
|
CASH
AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
55,901
|
7,479
|
|
|
|
CASH
AT END OF PERIOD
|
$1,454,545
|
$149,521
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
$-
|
$-
|
Cash paid for interest
|
$205,456
|
$-
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
Common stock issued
for conversion of notes payable, convertible debentures and
accrued interest
|
$2,935,900
|
$167,000
|
Reclassification of
the fair value of the embedded conversion features from
derivative liability to
additional paid-in capital upon conversion
|
$2,962,666
|
$-
|
Cashless exercise of warrants
|
$3,385
|
$-
|
Reclassification of
the fair value of the warrants from derivative liability to
additional paid-in capital upon
cashless exercise
|
$518,224
|
$-
|
Common stock issued for acquisition
|
$-
|
$2,071,625
|
Relative fair value
of common stock issued in connection with notes payable
recorded as debt
discount
|
$93,964
|
$-
|
Relative fair value
of warrants issued in connection with convertible debentures
recorded as debt
discount
|
$445,603
|
$89,551
|
Relative fair value
of common stock issued in connection with convertible
debentures recorded as debt
discount
|
$1,127,225
|
$374,474
|
Fair value of
embedded conversion feature derivative liabilities recorded
as debt
discount
|
$687,385
|
$830,322
|
Fair value of
warrants issued to placement agents in connection with
convertible debentures recorded
as debt discount
|
$357,286
|
$68,419
|
Fair value of the contingent consideration for
acquisition
|
$314,479
|
$2,862,300
|
Fair value of warrant derivative liabilities recorded as debt
discount
|
$-
|
$226,297
|
Proceeds from note payable paid to seller in connection with
acquisition
|
$300,000
|
$-
|
Financing costs paid with proceeds from note payable
|
$7,500
|
$-
|
Fair value of
unamortized non-forfeitable common stock issued to consultant
included in prepaid expenses
and other current assets
|
$135,540
|
$-
|
Fair value of
non-forfeitable common stock to be issued to consultant included in
prepaid expenses and other
current assets and accounts payable and accrued
expenses
|
$540,000
|
$-
|
Issuance of shares of common stock for vested restricted stock
units
|
$19,229
|
$-
|
Return of shares of common stock related to license
agreement
|
$-
|
$38,000
|
Common stock issued in connection with debt amendment
|
$-
|
$48,000
|
Fair value of
beneficial conversion feature on line of credit convertible
debenture – related
party
|
$3,444
|
$6,275
|
See
accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial
statements.
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Organization
Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively
referred to as “Innovus”, “we”,
“our” or the “Company”) is a Nevada formed,
San Diego, California-based emerging commercial stage
pharmaceutical company delivering over-the-counter medicines and
consumer care products for men’s and women’s health and
respiratory diseases.
We generate revenues from sixteen commercial
products in the United States, including six of these commercial
products in multiple countries around the world through our
commercial partners. Our commercial product portfolio includes (a)
BTH®
Testosterone Booster, (b)
BTH®
Human Growth Agent, (c)
Zestra®
for female arousal, (d)
EjectDelay®
for premature ejaculation, (e)
Sensum+®
for reduced penile sensitivity, (f)
Zestra Glide®,
(g) Vesele®
for promoting sexual health, (h)
Androferti®
to support overall male reproductive
health and sperm quality, (i) RecalMax™
for cognitive brain health (j)
BTH®
GCBE (k) BTH®
Vision Formula, (l)
BTH®
Blood Sugar, (m)
BTH®
Colon Cleans, (n)
BTH®
Ketones, (o) BTH®
Krill Oil and (p)
BTH®
Omega 3 Fish Oil. While we generate
revenues from the sale of our commercial products, most revenue is
currently generated by Vesele®,
Zestra®,
Zestra®
Glide, RecalMax™,
Sensum +®
and BTH®
Testosterone
Booster.
Pipeline Products
Fluticare™
(Fluticasone
propionate nasal spray). Innovus acquired the worldwide rights to market
and sell the Fluticare™
brand (Fluticasone propionate nasal
spray) and the related manufacturing agreement from Novalere FP in
February 2015. The Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) Abbreviated
New Drug Application (“ANDA”) filed at the end of 2014
by the manufacturer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”), subject to FDA approval, may allow the Company
to market and sell Fluticare™
OTC. An ANDA is an application for a
U.S. generic drug approval for an existing licensed medication or
approved drug.
UriVarx™.
On September 29, 2016, the Company
entered into a product license agreement with Seipel Group Pty Ltd.
(Australia) to in-license their Urox®
formulation for the indication of
overactive bladders and urinary incontinence. The Company is
expected to commercialize this licensed product formulation under
the name UriVarx™
in the U.S. in November
2016.
Xyralid®.
Xyralid®
is an OTC FDA monograph compliant drug
containing the active drug ingredient lidocaine and indicated for
the relief of the pain and symptoms caused by hemorrhoids. The
Company expects to commercialize this product around the end of
2016.
Urocis®
XR.
On October 27, 2015, the Company
entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Laboratorios
Q Pharma (Spain) to distribute and commercialize
Urocis®
XR in the U.S. and Canada.
Urocis®
XR is a proprietary extended
release of Vaccinium Marcocarpon (cranberry) shown to provide 24
hour coverage in the body.
AndroVit®.
On October 27, 2015, the Company
entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Laboratorios
Q Pharma (Spain) to distribute and commercialize
AndroVit®
in the U.S. and Canada.
AndroVit®
is a proprietary supplement to support
overall prostate and male sexual health currently marketed in
Europe. AndroVit®
was specifically formulated with
ingredients known to support normal prostate health and vitality
and male sexual health.
Change in Accounting Principle
On January 1, 2016, the Company retrospectively
adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-03,
Interest -
Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the
Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This ASU requires that debt issuance costs be
presented as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of debt.
As a result of the adoption of this ASU, the condensed consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 2015 was adjusted to reflect the
reclassification of $97,577 from deferred financing costs, net to
convertible debentures, net. The adoption of this ASU
did not have an impact on the Company’s condensed
consolidated results of operations.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The condensed
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015, which has been
derived from audited financial statements, and these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2016 and
2015 have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S.
GAAP”), and include all assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries: FasTrack
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Semprae Laboratories, Inc.
(“Semprae”) and Novalere, Inc.
(“Novalere”). All material intercompany transactions
and balances have been eliminated. These interim unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and
the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2015. Certain information required by U.S.
GAAP has been condensed or omitted in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). The results for the period ended September 30,
2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 or for any
future period. Certain items have been reclassified to
conform to the current year presentation.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in
conformity with U.S. 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 dates of the condensed consolidated financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting periods. Such management estimates include the
allowance for doubtful accounts and sales return adjustments,
realizability of inventories, valuation of deferred tax assets,
goodwill and intangible assets, valuation of contingent acquisition
considerations, recoverability of long-lived assets and goodwill,
fair value of derivative liabilities and the valuation of
equity-based instruments and beneficial conversion
features. The Company bases its estimates on historical
experience and various other assumptions that the Company believes
to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
Liquidity
The
Company’s operations have been financed primarily through
proceeds from convertible debentures, revenues generated from the
launch of its products and commercial partnerships signed for the
sale and distribution of its products domestically and
internationally. These funds have provided the Company with
the resources to operate its business, sell and support its
products, attract and retain key personnel and add new products to
its portfolio. The Company has experienced net losses from
operations each year since its inception. As of September 30,
2016, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $25,775,716 and a
working capital deficit of $1,159,458.
The
Company has raised funds through the issuance of debt and the sale
of common stock. The Company has also issued equity instruments in
certain circumstances to pay for services from vendors and
consultants. In June and July 2016, the Company raised $3,000,000
in gross proceeds from the issuance of convertible debentures to
eight investors (see Note 5). In the event the Company does not pay
the convertible debentures upon their maturity, or after the remedy
period, the principal amount and accrued interest on the
convertible debentures is convertible at the Company’s option
to common stock at the lower of the fixed conversion price or 60%
of the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) during
the ten consecutive trading day period preceding the date of
conversion. In February 2016, the Company also raised $550,000 in
funds from a note payable with net proceeds of $242,500 to the
Company, which was used to pay for the asset acquisition of Beyond
Human™, LLC (see Note 5), a Texas limited liability company
(“Beyond Human”) and for working capital
purposes.
As
of November 8, 2016, we had approximately $0.9 million in cash and
approximately $296,000 of cash collections held by our third-party
merchant service provider. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2016 we had net cash used in operating activities of
$739,472 primarily from purchasing inventory to support our growing
revenues and certain prepayments of annual expenses. The Company
expects that its existing capital resources, revenues from sales of
its products and upcoming sales milestone payments from the
commercial partners signed for its products, and equity instruments
available to pay certain vendors and consultants, will be
sufficient to allow the Company to continue its operations,
commence the product development process and launch
selected products through at least the next 12 months. In
addition, the Company’s CEO, who is also a significant
shareholder, has deferred the payment of his salary earned thru
June 30, 2016 for at least the next 12 months. The Company’s
actual needs will depend on numerous factors, including timing of
introducing its products to the marketplace, its ability to attract
additional Ex-U.S. distributors for its products and its ability to
in-license in non-partnered territories and/or develop new product
candidates. The Company may also seek to raise capital, debt or
equity from outside sources to pay for further expansion and
development of its business and to meet current obligations. Such
capital may not be available to the Company when it needs it or on
terms acceptable to the Company, if at all.
Fair Value Measurement
The
Company’s financial instruments are cash, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, derivative
liabilities, contingent consideration and debt. The recorded
values of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued
liabilities approximate their fair values based on their short-term
nature. The recorded fair value of the convertible
debentures, net of debt discount, is based upon the relative fair
value calculation of the common stock and warrants issued in
connection with the convertible debentures and the fair value of
the embedded conversion features. The fair values of the warrant
derivative liabilities and embedded conversion feature derivative
liabilities are based upon the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model
(“Black-Scholes”) and the Path-Dependent Monte Carlo
Simulation Model calculations, respectively, and are a Level 3
measurement (see Note 9). The fair value of the contingent
acquisition consideration is based upon the present value of
expected future payments under the terms of the agreements and is a
Level 3 measurement (see Note 3). Based on borrowing
rates currently available to the Company, the carrying values of
the notes payable and convertible debentures approximate their
respective fair values.
The
Company follows a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs
to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The
hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in
active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and
the lowest priority to measurements involving significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair
value hierarchy are as follows:
|
●
|
Level
1 measurements are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to
access at the measurement date.
|
|
●
|
Level
2 measurements are inputs other than quoted prices included in
Level 1 that are observable either directly or
indirectly.
|
|
●
|
Level
3 measurements are unobservable inputs.
|
Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Customers
Financial instruments that potentially subject the
Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist
primarily of cash and accounts receivable. Cash held with
financial institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on such
deposits. Accounts receivable consist primarily of online
sales of Zestra®
to U.S. based retailers and Ex-U.S.
partners. The Company also requires a percentage of payment in
advance for product orders with its larger partners. The Company
performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally
does not require collateral.
Revenues
consist primarily of product sales and licensing rights to market
and commercialize our products. The Company had no
customers that accounted for 10% or greater of its total net
revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.
Four customers accounted for 67% of total gross accounts receivable
as of September 30, 2016. The Company had three customers that
accounted for 43% of its total net revenues during the nine months
ended September 30, 2015 and had two customers that accounted for
38% of its total net revenues during the three months ended
September 30, 2015. Two customers accounted for 73% of gross
accounts receivable as of December 31, 2015.
Over
90% of our sales are currently within the United States and Canada.
The balance of the sales are to various other countries, none of
which is 10 percent or greater.
Debt Issuance Costs
Debt
issuance costs represent costs incurred in connection with the
issuance of the convertible debentures during the third quarter of
2015 and the note payable and convertible debentures during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016. Debt issuance costs related
to the issuance of the convertible debentures and note payable are
recorded as a reduction to the debt balances in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets. The debt issuance
costs are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the
financing instruments using the effective interest
method.
Derivative Liabilities
Certain
of the Company’s embedded conversion features on debt and
issued and outstanding common stock purchase warrants, which have
exercise price reset features and other anti-dilution protection
clauses, are treated as derivatives for accounting purposes. The
common stock purchase warrants were not issued with the intent of
effectively hedging any future cash flow, fair value of any asset,
liability or any net investment in a foreign operation. The
warrants do not qualify for hedge accounting, and as such, all
future changes in the fair value of these warrants are recognized
currently in earnings until such time as the warrants are
exercised, expire or the related rights have been waived. These
common stock purchase warrants do not trade in an active securities
market, and as such, the Company estimates the fair value of these
warrants using a Probability Weighted Black-Scholes Option-Pricing
Model and the embedded conversion features using a Path-Dependent
Monte Carlo Simulation Model (see Note 9).
Income Taxes
Income
taxes are provided for using the asset and liability method whereby
deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized using current
tax rates on the difference between the consolidated financial
statement carrying amounts and the respective tax basis of the
assets and liabilities. The Company provides a valuation
allowance on deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not
that such assets will not be realized.
The
Company recognizes the consolidated financial statement benefit of
a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax
authority would more likely than not sustain the position following
an audit. For tax positions meeting this standard, the amount
recognized in the consolidated financial statements is the largest
benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of
being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax
authority. There were no uncertain tax positions at September
30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
The
Company generates revenues from product sales and the licensing of
the rights to market and commercialize its products.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with
FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
605, Revenue
Recognition. Revenue is
recognized when all of the following criteria are met:
(1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
(2) title to the product has passed or services have been
rendered; (3) price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and
(4) collectability is reasonably assured.
Product
Sales: The Company ships
product to its wholesale and retail customers pursuant to purchase
agreements or orders. Revenue from sales transactions where
the buyer has the right to return the product is recognized at the
time of sale only if (1) the seller’s price to the buyer
is substantially fixed or determinable at the date of sale,
(2) the buyer has paid the seller, or the buyer is obligated
to pay the seller and the obligation is not contingent on resale of
the product, (3) the buyer’s obligation to the seller
would not be changed in the event of theft or physical destruction
or damage of the product, (4) the buyer acquiring the product
for resale has economic substance apart from that provided by the
seller, (5) the seller does not have significant obligations
for future performance to directly bring about resale of the
product by the buyer and (6) the amount of future returns can
be reasonably estimated.
License
Revenues: The license
agreements the Company enters into normally generate three separate
components of revenue: 1) an initial payment due on signing or when
certain specific conditions are met; 2) royalties that are earned
on an ongoing basis as sales are made or a pre-agreed transfer
price and 3) sales-based milestone payments that are earned when
cumulative sales reach certain levels. Revenue from the initial
payments or licensing fee is recognized when all required
conditions are met. Royalties are recognized as earned based on the
licensee’s sales. Revenue from the sales-based milestone
payments is recognized when the cumulative revenue levels are
reached. The achievement of the
sales-based milestone underlying the payment to be received
predominantly relates to the licensee’s performance of future
commercial activities. FASB ASC
605-28, Milestone
Method, (“ASC
605-28”) is not used by the Company as these milestones do
not meet the definition of a milestone under ASC 605-28 as they are
sales-based and similar to a royalty and the achievement of the
sales levels is neither based, in whole or in part, on our
performance, a specific outcome resulting from our performance, nor
is it a research or development deliverable.
Sales Allowances
The
Company accrues for product returns, volume rebates and promotional
discounts in the same period the related sale is
recognized.
The
Company’s product returns accrual is primarily based on
estimates of future product returns over the period customers have
a right of return, which is in turn based in part on estimates of
the remaining shelf-life of products when sold to customers. Future
product returns are estimated primarily based on historical sales
and return rates. The Company estimates its volume rebates and
promotional discounts accrual based on its estimates of the level
of inventory of its products in the distribution channel that
remain subject to these discounts. The estimate of the level of
products in the distribution channel is based primarily on data
provided by the Company’s customers.
In
all cases, judgment is required in estimating these reserves.
Actual claims for rebates and returns and promotional discounts
could be materially different from the estimates.
The
Company provides a customer satisfaction warranty on all of its
products to customers for a specified amount of time after product
delivery. Estimated return costs are based on historical
experience and estimated and recorded when the related sales are
recognized. Any additional costs are recorded when incurred or
when they can reasonably be estimated.
The
estimated reserve for sales returns and allowances, which is
included in accounts payable and accrued expenses, was
approximately $104,000 and $5,000 at September 30, 2016 and
December 31, 2015, respectively.
Advertising Expenses
Advertising costs, which primarily includes print and online media
advertisements, are expensed as incurred and are included in sales
and marketing expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations. Advertising costs were approximately $1.4
million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016, respectively. Advertising costs for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2015 were less than
$1,000.
Net Loss per Share
Basic
net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding and vested but deferred
restricted stock units during the period presented. Diluted
net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the periods plus the effect of
dilutive securities outstanding during the periods. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, basic net
loss per share is the same as diluted net loss per share as a
result of the Company’s common stock equivalents being
anti-dilutive. See Note 8 for more details.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic
230) – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash
Payments. This ASU
provides clarification regarding how certain cash receipts and cash
payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash
flows. This ASU addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the
objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. The
issues addressed in this ASU that will affect the Company are
classifying debt prepayments or debt extinguishment costs and
contingent consideration payments made after a business
combination. This update is effective for annual and interim
periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within that reporting
period. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact the
adoption of ASU 2016-15 will have on our condensed consolidated
financial statements.
In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU
2015-16, Simplifying the Accounting for
Measurement-Period Adjustments, which eliminates the requirement to
retrospectively adjust the consolidated financial statements for
measurement-period adjustments that occur in periods after a
business combination is consummated. Measurement period adjustments
are calculated as if they were known at the acquisition date, but
are recognized in the reporting period in which they are
determined. Additional disclosures are required about the impact on
current-period income statement line items of adjustments that
would have been recognized in prior periods if prior-period
information had been revised. The guidance is effective for annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and is to be applied
prospectively to adjustments of provisional amounts that occur
after the effective date. Early application is permitted. The
adoption of this ASU during the nine months ended September 30,
2016 did not have a material impact on the Company’s
condensed consolidated financial position and results of
operations.
NOTE 2 – LICENSE AGREEMENTS
Seipel Group Pty Ltd. In-License Agreement
On September 29, 2016, the Company and Seipel
Group Pty Ltd. (“SG”) entered into a license and
purchase agreement (“SG License Purchase Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company acquired the rights to use, market
and sell SG’s proprietary dietary supplement formula known as
Urox®
for bladder support in the U.S. and
worldwide. Under this agreement, the Company has agreed to certain
minimum purchase order requirements and is obligated to pay a
brokerage fee of $200,000 which is included in sales and marketing
expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
and accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30,
2016.
CRI In-License Agreement
On
April 19, 2013, the Company and Centric Research Institute
(“CRI”) entered into an asset purchase agreement (the
“CRI Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the
Company acquired:
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all
of CRI’s rights in past, present and future
Sensum+®
product formulations and
presentations, and
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an
exclusive, perpetual license to commercialize
Sensum+®
products in all territories except for
the United States.
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On June 9, 2016, the Company and CRI amended the
CRI Asset Purchase Agreement (“Amended CRI Asset Purchase
Agreement”) to provide the Company commercialization rights
for Sensum+®
in the United States through its
Beyond Human™ marketing platform.
In
consideration for the CRI Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company
issued 631,313 shares of common stock to CRI in 2013. The
Company recorded an asset totaling $250,000 related to the CRI
Asset Purchase Agreement and will amortize this amount over its
estimated useful life of 10 years. Under the CRI Asset
Purchase Agreement, the Company was required to issue to CRI shares
of the Company’s common stock valued at an aggregate
of $200,000 for milestones relating to additional clinical
data to be received. As a result of the Amended CRI Asset Purchase
Agreement, the Company and CRI agreed to settle the clinical
milestone payments with a payment of 100,000 shares of restricted
common stock. The fair value of the restricted shares of common
stock of $23,000 was based on the market price of the
Company’s common stock on the date of issuance and is
included in research and development expense in the accompanying
condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2016.
The
CRI Asset Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to pay to
CRI up to $7 million in cash milestone payments based on first
achievement of annual Ex-U.S. net sales targets plus a royalty
based on annual Ex-U.S. net sales. The obligation for these
payments expires on April 19, 2023 or the expiration of the last of
CRI’s patent claims covering the product or its use outside
the U.S., whichever is sooner. No sales milestone obligations
have been met and are considered owed to CRI under this agreement
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015,
and royalties owed to CRI were immaterial and included in cost of
product sales.
In consideration for the Amended CRI Asset
Purchase Agreement, the Company is required to pay CRI a percentage
of the monthly net profits, as defined in the agreement, from our
sales of Sensum+®
in the U.S. through our Beyond
Human™ marketing platform. During the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2016, no amounts are due to CRI under the
Amended CRI Asset Purchase Agreement.
Sothema Laboratories Agreement
On September 23, 2014, the Company entered into an
exclusive license agreement with Sothema Laboratories, SARL, a
Moroccan publicly traded company (“Sothema”), under
which Innovus granted to Sothema an exclusive license to market and
sell Innovus’ topical treatment for Female Sexual
Interest/Arousal Disorder (“FSI/AD”) (based on the
latest Canadian approval of the indication),
Zestra®
and its high viscosity low osmolality
water-based lubricant Zestra Glide®
in the North African countries of
Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, the Middle Eastern
countries of Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates and the West African countries of Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast,
Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo
(collectively the “Territory”).
Under
the agreement, Innovus received an upfront payment of $200,000 and
is eligible to receive up to approximately $171 million upon and
subject to the achievement of sales milestones based on cumulative
supplied units of the licensed products in the Territory, plus a
pre-negotiated transfer price per unit. We believe the amount of
the upfront payment received is reasonable compared to the amounts
to be received upon obtainment of future sales-based
milestones.
As
the sales-based milestones do not meet the definition of a
milestone under ASC 605-28, the Company will recognize the revenue
from the milestone payments when the cumulative supplied units
volume is met. During the three and nine months ended September 30,
2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $666, $12,229, $0 and
$56,487, respectively, in revenue for the sales of products related
to this agreement, and no revenue was recognized for the
sales-based milestones of the agreement.
Orimed Pharma Agreement
On September 18, 2014, the Company entered into an
exclusive license agreement with Orimed Pharma
(“Orimed”), an affiliate of JAMP Pharma, under which
Innovus granted to Orimed an exclusive license to market and sell
in Canada, Innovus’ (a) topical treatment for FSI/AD,
Zestra®,
(b) topical treatment for premature ejaculation,
EjectDelay®,
(c) product Sensum+™
to increase penile sensitivity and (d)
high viscosity low osmolality water-based lubricant, Zestra
Glide®.
Under
the agreement, Innovus received an upfront payment of $100,000 and
is eligible to receive up to approximately CN $94.5 million ($72.2
million USD based on September 30, 2016 exchange rate) upon and
subject to the achievement of sales milestones based on cumulative
gross sales in Canada by Orimed plus double-digit tiered royalties
based on Orimed’s cumulative net sales in Canada. We believe
the amount of the upfront payment received is reasonable compared
to the amounts to be received upon obtainment of future sales-based
milestones.
As
the sales-based milestones do not meet the definition of a
milestone under ASC 605-28, the Company will recognize the revenue
from the milestone payments when the cumulative gross sales volume
is met. The Company will recognize the revenue from the royalty
payments on a quarterly basis when the cumulative net sales have
been met. During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016 and 2015, under this agreement the Company
recognized $0, $40,233, $0 and $49,376, respectively, in revenue
for the sales of products and no revenue was recognized for the
sales-based milestones. During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016, the Company recognized royalty payments of $538
and $844, respectively, and no royalty payments were recognized
during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2015.
BroadMed SAL Agreements
On May 24, 2016, the Company entered into an
exclusive license and distribution agreement with BroadMed SAL, a
Lebanese company, (“BroadMed”) under which Innovus
granted to BroadMed an exclusive license to market and sell in
Lebanon Innovus Pharma’s EjectDelay®
for treating premature ejaculation.
Under the agreement, the Company is eligible to receive up to $6.2
million in sales-based milestone payments. As the sales-based
milestones do not meet the definition of a milestone under ASC
605-28, the Company will recognize the revenue from the milestone
payments when the annual net sales volume is met. For the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company did not recognize
revenue for the sales-based milestones of the
agreement.
In April 2015, the Company entered into an
exclusive license and distribution agreement with BroadMed under
which Innovus granted to BroadMed an exclusive license to market
and sell in Lebanon Innovus Pharma’s
Sensum+®
to increase penile sensitivity. Under
the agreement, the Company received an upfront payment of $5,000
and is eligible to receive up to $11.1 million in annual
sales-based milestone payments plus double-digit tiered royalties
based on BroadMed’s cumulative net sales in Lebanon. We
believe the amount of the upfront payment received is reasonable
compared to the amounts to be received upon obtainment of future
sales-based milestones.
As
the sales-based milestones do not meet the definition of a
milestone under ASC 605-28, the Company will recognize the revenue
from the milestone payments when the annual net sales volume is
met. The Company will recognize the revenue from the royalty
payments on a quarterly basis when the cumulative net sales have
been met. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company
recognized the $5,000 upfront payment under this
agreement. No amounts were received or recognized during
the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
NOTE 3 – BUSINESS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition of Assets of Beyond Human™ in 2016
On
February 8, 2016, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement
(“APA”), pursuant to which Innovus agreed to purchase
substantially all of the assets of Beyond Human™ (the
“Acquisition”) for a total cash payment of up to
$662,500 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price was
payable in the following manner: (1) $300,000 in cash at
the closing of the Acquisition (the “Initial Payment”),
(2) $100,000 in cash four months from the closing upon the
occurrence of certain milestones as described in the APA, (3)
$100,000 in cash eight months from the closing upon the occurrence
of certain milestones as described in the APA, and (4) $130,000 in
cash in twelve months from the closing upon the occurrence of
certain milestones as described in the APA. An
additional $32,500 in cash is due if certain milestones occur
twelve months from closing. The transaction closed on
March 1, 2016.
The
fair value of the contingent consideration is based on preliminary
cash flow projections and other assumptions for the milestone
payments and future changes in the estimate of such contingent
consideration will be recognized as a charge to other
expense. The amortization of imputed interest on the
contingent consideration is recorded to interest expense in the
accompanying condensed consolidated statement of
operations.
The
total purchase price is summarized as follows:
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Cash
consideration
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$300,000
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Fair
value of future earn out payments
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314,479
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Total
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$614,479
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The
Company has preliminary recorded the purchase price of $614,479 as
an intangible asset on March 1, 2016 for the trademarks and domain
names associated with the Beyond Human™ products and
marketing platform acquired. The identifiable intangible
assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of
five years.
The
purchase price allocation is subject to completion of our analysis
of the fair value of the assets acquired from Beyond Human™
as of the date of the acquisition. These adjustments could be
material. The final valuation is expected to be completed as soon
as practicable but no later than one year from the closing of the
transaction. The establishment of the fair value of the contingent
consideration, and the allocation to identifiable intangible assets
requires the extensive use of accounting estimates and management
judgment. The fair values assigned to the assets acquired are based
on estimates and assumptions from data currently
available.
On
September 6, 2016, the Company and the sellers entered into an
agreement in which the Company agreed to pay the sellers $150,000
to settle the contingent consideration payments totaling $362,500
under the APA. The settlement agreement was not contemplated at the
time of the acquisition and the fair value of the contingent
consideration on the date of settlement was $344,781. As a result,
the Company recorded a non-cash gain on contingent consideration of
$194,781, which is included in other income, net in the
accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. During the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded
imputed interest expense of $7,968 and $30,302, respectively, which
is included in interest expense in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statement of operations.
Supplemental Pro Forma Information for Acquisition of Assets of
Beyond Human™ (unaudited)
The
following unaudited supplemental pro forma information for the nine
months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and the three months ended
September 30, 2015, assumes the asset acquisition of Beyond
Human™ had occurred as of January 1, 2016 and 2015,
giving effect to purchase accounting adjustments such as
amortization of intangible assets. The pro forma data is for
informational purposes only and may not necessarily reflect the
actual results of operations had the assets of Beyond Human™
been operated as part of the Company since January 1, 2016 and
2015.
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Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
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Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2015
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|
|
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|
Net
revenues
|
$3,119,126
|
$3,175,750
|
$555,069
|
$2,636,107
|
Net
loss
|
$(10,341,121)
|
$(10,354,157)
|
$(3,224,778)
|
$(3,029,008)
|
Net
loss per share of common stock – basic and
diluted
|
$(0.12)
|
$(0.12)
|
$(0.06)
|
$(0.06)
|
Weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding – basic
and diluted
|
86,498,234
|
86,498,234
|
50,486,501
|
50,486,501
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Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015
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As
Reported
|
Pro
Forma (unaudited)
|
Net
revenues
|
$179,744
|
$772,337
|
Net
loss
|
$(858,747)
|
$(850,364)
|
Net
loss per share of common stock – basic and
diluted
|
$(0.02)
|
$(0.02)
|
Weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding – basic
and diluted
|
55,076,819
|
55,076,819
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The
acquisition of the assets of Beyond Human™ was not
individually significant and the Company incurred approximately
$70,000 in expenses related to the Acquisition.
Acquisition of Novalere in 2015
On
February 5, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), the Company,
Innovus Pharma Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Innovus (“Merger Subsidiary
I”), Innovus Pharma Acquisition Corporation II, a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
(“Merger Subsidiary II”), Novalere FP, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Novalere FP”) and Novalere Holdings, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“Novalere
Holdings”), as representative of the shareholders of Novalere
(the “Novalere Stockholders”), entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”),
pursuant to which Merger Subsidiary I merged into Novalere and then
Novalere merged with and into Merger Subsidiary II (the
“Merger”), with Merger Subsidiary II surviving as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the articles of
merger effectuating the Merger, Merger Subsidiary II changed its
name to Novalere, Inc.
With the Merger, the Company acquired the
worldwide rights to market and sell the
Fluticare™
brand (Fluticasone propionate nasal
spray) and the related manufacturing agreement from Novalere FP.
The Company currently anticipates that the ANDA filed in November
2014 by the manufacturer with the FDA may be approved in the
fourth quarter of 2016, which, when and if approved, may allow the
Company to market and sell Fluticare™
OTC in 2017.
Under
the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Closing Date, the
Novalere Stockholders received 50% of the Consideration Shares (the
“Closing Consideration Shares”) and the remaining 50%
of the Consideration Shares (the “ANDA Consideration
Shares”) will be delivered only if an ANDA of Fluticasone
Propionate Nasal Spray of Novalere Manufacturing Partners (the
“Target Product”) is approved by the FDA (the
“ANDA Approval”). A portion of the Closing
Consideration Shares and, if ANDA Approval was obtained prior to
the 18 month anniversary of the Closing Date, a portion of the ANDA
Consideration Shares, would have been held in escrow for a period
of 18 months from the Closing Date to be applied towards any
indemnification claims by the Company pursuant to the Merger
Agreement.
In addition, the Novalere Stockholders are
entitled to receive, if and when earned, earn-out payments (the
“Earn-Out Payments”). For every $5 million in Net
Revenue (as defined in the Merger Agreement) realized from the
sales of Fluticare™,
the Novalere Stockholders will be entitled to receive, on a pro
rata basis, $500,000, subject to cumulative maximum Earn-Out
Payments of $2.5 million.
The
closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Closing
Date was $0.20 per share. The Company issued 12,947,657 Closing
Consideration Shares of its common stock at the Closing Date, the
fair market value of the Closing Consideration Shares was
$2,071,625 as of the Closing Date.
The
establishment of the fair value of the consideration for the
Merger, and the allocation to identifiable tangible and intangible
assets and liabilities, requires the extensive use of accounting
estimates and management judgment. The fair values assigned to the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on estimates and
assumptions. There has been no change to the estimated fair value
of the contingent consideration of $2,905,425 through September 30,
2016. On November 12, 2016, the Company entered into an Amendment
and Supplement to the Registration Rights and Stock Restriction
Agreement with Novalere Holdings in which the Company agreed to
issue the ANDA Consideration Shares of 12,947,655 (see Note
10).
Supplemental Pro Forma Information for Acquisition of Novalere
(unaudited)
The
following unaudited supplemental pro forma information for the nine
months ended September 30, 2015, assumes the acquisition of
Novalere had occurred as of January 1, 2015, giving effect to
purchase accounting adjustments such as amortization of intangible
assets. The pro forma data is for informational purposes only and
may not necessarily reflect the actual results of operations had
Novalere been operated as part of the Company since January 1,
2015.
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Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2015
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Net
revenues
|
$555,069
|
$555,069
|
Net
loss
|
$(3,224,778)
|
$(3,540,908)
|
Net
loss per share of common stock – basic and
diluted
|
$(0.06)
|
$(0.07)
|
Weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding – basic
and diluted
|
50,486,501
|
52,193,884
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Purchase of Semprae Laboratories, Inc. in 2013
On December 24, 2013 (the “Semprae Closing
Date”), the Company, through Merger Sub obtained 100% of the
outstanding shares of Semprae in exchange for the issuance of
3,201,776 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shares
represented fifteen percent of the total issued and outstanding
shares of the Company as of the close of business on the Closing
Date, whereupon Merger Sub was renamed Semprae Laboratories, Inc.
Also, the Company agreed to pay $343,500 to the New Jersey Economic
Development Authority (“NJEDA”) as settlement-in full
for an outstanding loan of approximately $640,000 owed by the
former stockholder’s of Semprae, in full satisfaction of the
obligation to the NJEDA. In addition, the Company agreed to pay the
former shareholders an annual royalty (“Royalty”) equal
to five percent of the net sales from Zestra®
and Zestra®
Glide and any second generation
products derived primarily therefrom (“Target
Products”) up until the time that a generic version of such
Target Product is introduced worldwide by a third
party.
The
agreement to pay the annual Royalty resulted in the recognition of
a contingent consideration, which is recognized at the inception of
the transaction, and subsequent changes to estimate of the amounts
of contingent consideration to be paid will be recognized as
charges or credits in the condensed consolidated statements of
operations. The fair value of the contingent consideration is based
on preliminary cash flow projections, growth in expected product
sales and other assumptions. Based on the assumptions, the fair
value of the Royalty was determined to be $308,273 at the date of
acquisition. The fair value of the Royalty was determined by
applying the income approach, using several significant
unobservable inputs for projected cash flows and a discount rate of
40% commensurate with the Company’s cost of capital and
expectation of the revenue growth for products at their life cycle
stage. These inputs are considered Level 3 inputs under the fair
value measurements and disclosure guidance. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 no amounts were paid under this
arrangement. There were no changes in the fair value of
the expected royalties to be paid during the nine months ended
September 30, 2016 and 2015. The fair value of contingent
consideration was $324,379 at September 30, 2016 and December 31,
2015, based on the new estimated fair value of the consideration,
net of the amounts to be returned to the Company as discussed
above.
NOTE 4 – ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Inventories
Inventories
consist of the following:
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Raw
materials and supplies
|
$99,492
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$77,649
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Work
in process
|
-
|
90,540
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Finished
goods
|
297,280
|
86,254
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Total
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$396,772
|
$254,443
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Intangible Assets
Amortizable
intangible assets consist of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patent
& Trademarks
|
$1,032,076
|
$(154,489)
|
$877,587
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5 - 15
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Customer
Contracts
|
611,119
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(173,150)
|
437,969
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10
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Sensum+®
License (from CRI)
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234,545
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(78,145)
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156,400
|
10
|
Vesele®
trademark
|
25,287
|
(6,257)
|
19,030
|
8
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Novalere
Mfg. Contract
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4,681,000
|
(770,415)
|
3,910,585
|
10
|
Total
|
$6,584,027
|
$(1,182,456)
|
$5,401,571
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patent
& Trademarks
|
$417,597
|
$(57,593)
|
$360,004
|
7 - 15
|
Customer
Contracts
|
611,119
|
(127,316)
|
483,803
|
10
|
Sensum+®
License (from CRI)
|
234,545
|
(60,554)
|
173,991
|
10
|
Vesele®
trademark
|
25,287
|
(3,886)
|
21,401
|
8
|
Novalere
Mfg. Contract
|
4,681,000
|
(419,340)
|
4,261,660
|
10
|
Total
|
$5,969,548
|
$(668,689)
|
$5,300,859
|
|
Amortization
expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and
2015 was $178,082, $513,767, $147,429 and $387,011, respectively.
The following table summarizes the approximate expected future
amortization expense as of September 30, 2016 for intangible
assets:
Remainder
of 2016
|
$178,000
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2017
|
712,000
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2018
|
712,000
|
2019
|
712,000
|
2020
|
712,000
|
2021
|
609,000
|
Thereafter
|
1,767,000
|
|
$5,402,000
|
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets consist of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
insurance
|
$97,237
|
$27,816
|
Prepaid
inventory
|
127,000
|
-
|
Merchant
net settlement reserve receivable
|
228,855
|
-
|
Prepaid
consulting and other expenses
|
50,580
|
25,462
|
Prepaid
consulting and other service stock-based compensation expenses (see
Note 8)
|
675,540
|
-
|
Total
|
$1,179,212
|
$53,278
|
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$649,785
|
$63,826
|
Accrued
credit card balances
|
55,391
|
91,037
|
Accrued
royalties
|
54,956
|
-
|
Sales
returns and allowances
|
103,533
|
-
|
Accrual
for stock to be issued to consultants (see Note 8)
|
540,000
|
-
|
Accrual
for amounts due under license agreement (see Note 2)
|
200,000
|
-
|
Accrued
other
|
19,882
|
640
|
Total
|
$1,623,547
|
$155,503
|
NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE AND DEBENTURES – NON-RELATED
PARTIES
Short-Term Loans Payable
The
short-term non-convertible financings were from three funding
sources and all balances were guaranteed by the Company’s
CEO. The Company repaid these amounts in full in July
2016.
Note Payable and Non-Convertible Debentures
The
following table summarizes the outstanding note payable and
non-convertible debentures at September 30, 2016 and December 31,
2015:
|
|
|
Note
payable and non-convertible debenture:
|
|
|
February
2016 Note Payable
|
$412,284
|
$-
|
July
2015 Debenture (Amended August 2014 Debenture)
|
-
|
73,200
|
Total note payable and non-convertible debenture
|
412,284
|
73,200
|
Less:
Debt discount
|
(5,155)
|
-
|
Carrying value
|
407,129
|
73,200
|
Less:
Current portion
|
(274,536)
|
(73,200)
|
Note payable and non-convertible debenture, net of current
portion
|
$132,593
|
$-
|
The
following table summarizes the future minimum payments as of
September 30, 2016 for the note payable and non-convertible
debentures:
Remainder
of 2016
|
$64,286
|
2017
|
293,013
|
2018
|
54,985
|
|
$412,284
|
July 2015 Debenture (Amended August 2014 Debenture)
On
August 30, 2014, the Company issued an 8% debenture to an unrelated
third party investor in the principal amount of $40,000 (the
“August 2014 Debenture”). The August 2014 Debenture
bore interest at the rate of 8% per annum. The principal amount and
interest were payable on August 29, 2015. On July 21, 2015, the
Company received an additional $30,000 from the investor and
amended and restated this agreement to a new principal balance of
$73,200 (including accrued interest of $3,200 added to principal)
and a new maturity date of July 21, 2016. The note was
repaid in full in July 2016.
February 2016 Note Payable
On
February 24, 2016, the Company and SBI Investments, LLC, 2014-1
(“SBI”) entered into a closing statement in which SBI
loaned the Company gross proceeds of $550,000 pursuant to a
purchase agreement, 20% secured promissory note and security
agreement (“February 2016 Note Payable”), all dated
February 19, 2016 (collectively, the “Finance
Agreements”), to purchase substantially all of the assets of
Beyond Human™ (see Note 3). Of the $550,000 gross
proceeds, $300,000 was paid into an escrow account held by a third
party bank and was released to Beyond Human™ upon closing of
the transaction, $242,500 was provided directly to the Company for
use in building the Beyond Human™ business and $7,500 was
provided for attorneys’ fees. The attorneys’
fees were recorded as a discount to the carrying value of the
February 2016 Note Payable in accordance with ASU
2015-03.
Pursuant
to the Finance Agreements, the principal amount of the February
2016 Note Payable is $550,000 and the interest rate thereon is 20%
per annum. The Company began to pay principal and
interest on the February 2016 Note Payable on a monthly basis
beginning on March 19, 2016 for a period of 24 months and the
monthly mandatory principal and interest payment amount thereunder
is $28,209. The monthly amount shall be paid by the Company through
a deposit account control agreement with a third party bank in
which SBI shall be permitted to take the monthly mandatory payment
amount from all revenues received by the Company from the Beyond
Human™ assets in the transaction. The maturity
date for the February 2016 Note Payable is February 19,
2018.
The
February 2016 Note Payable is secured by SBI through a first
priority secured interest in all of the Beyond Human™ assets
acquired by the Company in the transaction including all revenue
received by the Company from these assets.
May 2016 Debenture
On
May 4, 2016, the Company issued a 10% non-convertible debenture to
an unrelated third party investor in the principal amount of
$24,000 (the “May 2016 Debenture”). The May 2016
Debenture bore interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The principal
amount and interest were payable on May 4, 2017. The note was
repaid in full in July 2016.
May 2016 Notes Payable
On
May 6, 2016, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with an unrelated third party investor in which the
investor loaned the Company gross proceeds of $50,000 pursuant to a
3% promissory note (“May 6, 2016 Note
Payable”). The May 6, 2016 Note Payable bore
interest at the rate of 3% per annum. The principal amount and
interest were payable on November 6, 2016. The note was repaid in
full in June 2016.
In
connection with the May 6, 2016 Note Payable, the Company issued
the investor restricted shares of common stock totaling
500,000. The fair value of the restricted shares of
common stock issued was based on the market price of the
Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the May 6,
2016 Note Payable. The allocation of the proceeds
received to the restricted shares of common stock based on their
relative fair value resulted in the Company recording a debt
discount of $23,684. The discount was amortized in full to interest
expense during the nine months ended September 30,
2016.
On
May 20, 2016, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with an unrelated third party investor in which the
investor loaned the Company gross proceeds of $100,000 pursuant to
a 3% promissory note (“May 20, 2016 Note
Payable”). The May 20, 2016 Note Payable bore
interest at the rate of 3% per annum. The principal amount and
interest were payable on February 21, 2017. The note was repaid in
full in June 2016.
In
connection with the May 20, 2016 Note Payable, the Company issued
the investor restricted shares of common stock totaling
750,000. The fair value of the restricted shares of
common stock issued was based on the market price of the
Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the May 20,
2016 Note Payable. The allocation of the proceeds
received to the restricted shares of common stock based on their
relative fair value resulted in the Company recording a debt
discount of $70,280. The discount was amortized in full to interest
expense during the nine months ended September 30,
2016.
Interest Expense
The
Company recognized interest expense on the short-term loans payable
and non-related party note payable and non-convertible debentures
of $42,652, $131,567, $62,863, and $84,779 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015,
respectively. Amortization of the debt discount to
interest expense during the three and nine months ended September
30, 2016 and 2015 totaled $938, $96,309, $97,617, and $286,070,
respectively.
Convertible Debentures - Third Quarter 2015 Financing
The
following table summarizes the outstanding Third Quarter 2015
Convertible Debentures at December 31, 2015:
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|
|
|
Convertible
debentures
|
$1,457,500
|
Less:
Debt discount
|
(1,050,041)
|
Carrying value
|
407,459
|
Less:
Current portion
|
(407,459)
|
Convertible debentures – long-term
|
$-
|
In
the third quarter of 2015, the Company entered into Securities
Purchase Agreements with three accredited investors (the
“Buyers”), pursuant to which the Company received
aggregate gross proceeds of $1,325,000 (net of OID) pursuant to
which it sold:
Six
convertible promissory notes of the Company totaling $1,457,500
(each a “Q3 2015 Note” and collectively the “Q3
2015 Notes”) (the Q3 2015 Notes were sold at a 10% OID and
the Company received an aggregate total of $1,242,500 in funds
thereunder after debt issuance costs of $82,500). The principal
amount due under the Q3 2015 Notes was $1,457,500. The Q3 2015
Notes and accrued interest were convertible into shares of common
stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) beginning six
months from the date of execution, at a conversion price of $0.15
per share, with certain adjustment provisions noted below. The
maturity date of the first and second Q3 2015 Note was August 26,
2016. The third Q3 2015 Note had a maturity date of September 24,
2016, the fourth had a maturity date of September 26, 2016, the
fifth was October 20, 2016 and the sixth was October 29, 2016. The
Q3 2015 Notes bore interest on the unpaid principal amount at the
rate of 5% per annum from the date of issuance until the same
became due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or
by prepayment or otherwise.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, as
defined in such Q3 2015 Note, a Default Amount is equal to the sum
of (i) the principal amount, together with accrued interest due
thereon through the date of payment payable at the holder’s
option in cash or common stock and (ii) an additional amount equal
to the principal amount payable at the Company’s option in
cash or common stock. For purposes of payments in common stock, the
following conversion formula applied: the conversion price shall be
the lower of: (i) the fixed conversion price ($0.15) or (ii) 60%
multiplied by the volume weighted average price of the
Company’s common stock during the ten consecutive trading
days immediately prior to the later of the Event of Default or the
end of the applicable cure period. Certain other conversion rates
applied in the event of the sale or merger of the Company,
default and other defined events. The embedded conversion
feature of these notes contained anti-dilution protection,
therefore, were treated as derivative instruments (see Note
9).
The
Company could have prepaid the Q3 2015 Notes at any time on the
terms set forth in the Q3 2015 Notes at the rate of 115% of the
then outstanding balance of the Q3 2015 Notes. Under the terms of
the Q3 2015 Notes, the Company could not effect certain corporate
and business actions during the term of the Q3 2015 Notes, although
some could have been done with proper notice. Pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, with certain exceptions, the Note holder had a
right of participation during the term of the Q3 2015 Notes;
additionally, the Company granted the Q3 2015 Note holder
registration rights for the shares of common stock underlying the
Q3 2015 Notes pursuant to Registration Rights
Agreements.
In
addition, a Registration Rights Agreement was signed and, as a
result, the Company filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement on
September 11, 2015, filed an Amended Form S–1 on October 26,
2015, November 12, 2015 and December 10, 2015 and the Amended Form
S-1 became effective December 18, 2015.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Q3 2015 Notes holders
elected to convert all principal and interest outstanding of
$1,515,635 into 10,104,228 shares of common stock at a conversion
price of $0.15 per share (see Note 8). As a result of
the conversion of the outstanding principal and interest balance
into shares of common stock, the fair value of the embedded
conversion feature derivative liabilities of $2,018,565 on the date
of conversion was reclassified to additional paid-in capital (see
Note 9) and the remaining unamortized debt discount was amortized
to interest expense during the nine months ended September 30,
2016.
Convertible Debentures - 2016 Financing
The
following table summarizes the outstanding 2016 Convertible
Debentures at September 30, 2016:
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|
|
|
Convertible
debentures
|
$1,884,922
|
Less:
Debt discount
|
(1,474,342)
|
Carrying value
|
410,580
|
Less:
Current portion
|
(410,580)
|
Convertible debentures – long-term
|
$-
|
In
the second and third quarter of 2016, the Company entered into
Securities Purchase Agreements with eight accredited investors (the
“Investors”), pursuant to which the Company received
aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000,000 (net of OID) pursuant to
which it sold:
Nine
convertible promissory notes of the Company totaling $3,303,889
(each a “2016 Note” and collectively the “2016
Notes”) (the 2016 Notes were sold at a 10% OID and the
Company received an aggregate total of $2,657,500 in funds
thereunder after debt issuance costs of $342,500). The 2016 Notes
and accrued interest are convertible into shares of common stock of
the Company at a conversion price of $0.25 per share, with certain
adjustment provisions noted below. The maturity date of the 2016
Notes issued on June 30, 2016 and July 15, 2016 is July 30, 2017
and the maturity date of the 2016 Notes issued on July 25, 2016 is
August 25, 2017. The 2016 Notes bear interest on the unpaid
principal amount at the rate of 5% per annum from the date of
issuance until the same becomes due and payable, whether at
maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or
otherwise.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, as
defined in such 2016 Notes, a Default Amount is equal to the sum of
(i) the principal amount, together with accrued interest due
thereon through the date of payment payable at the holder’s
option in cash or common stock and (ii) an additional amount equal
to the principal amount payable at the Company’s option in
cash or common stock. For purposes of payments in common stock, the
following conversion formula shall apply: the conversion price
shall be the lower of: (i) the fixed conversion price ($0.25) or
(ii) 75% multiplied by the volume weighted average price of the
Company’s common stock during the ten consecutive trading
days immediately prior to the later of the Event of Default or the
end of the applicable cure period. For purposes of the Investors
request of repayment in cash but the Company is unable to do so,
the following conversion formula shall apply: the conversion price
shall be the lower of: (i) the fixed conversion price ($0.25) or
(ii) 60% multiplied by the lowest daily volume weighted average
price of the Company’s common stock during the ten
consecutive trading days immediately prior to the conversion.
Certain other conversion rates apply in the event of the sale or
merger of the Company, default and other defined
events.
The
Company may prepay the 2016 Notes at any time on the terms set
forth in the 2016 Notes at the rate of 110% of the then outstanding
balance of the 2016 Notes. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreements, with certain exceptions, the Investors have a right of
participation during the term of the 2016 Notes; additionally, the
Company granted the 2016 Note holders registration rights for the
shares of common stock underlying the 2016 Notes up to $1,000,000
pursuant to Registration Rights Agreements. The Company filed a
Form S-1 Registration Statement on August 9, 2016, filed an Amended
Form S–1 on August 23, 2016 and August 24, 2016 and the
Amended Form S-1 became effective August 25, 2016.
In
addition, bundled with the convertible debenture, the Company
sold:
1.
A common stock purchase warrant to each
Investor, which allows the Investors to purchase an aggregate of
3,000,000 shares of common stock and the placement agent to
purchase 1,220,000 shares of common stock (aggregating 4,220,000
shares of the Company’s common stock) at an exercise price of
$0.40 per share (see Note 8); and
2.
7,500,000 restricted shares of common stock to the
Investors.
The
Company allocated the proceeds from the 2016 Notes to the
convertible debenture, warrants and restricted shares of common
stock issued based on their relative fair values. The
Company determined the fair value of the warrants using
Black-Scholes with the following range of assumptions:
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|
Expected
terms (in years)
|
5.00
|
Expected
volatility
|
229%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.01 - 1.15%
|
Dividend
yield
|
-
|
The
fair value of the restricted shares of common stock issued to
Investors was based on the market price of the Company’s
common stock on the date of issuance of the 2016
Notes. The allocation of the proceeds to the warrants
and restricted shares of common stock based on their relative fair
values resulted in the Company recording a debt discount of
$445,603 and $1,127,225, respectively. The remaining
proceeds of $1,427,172 were initially allocated to the debt. The
Company determined that the embedded conversion features in the
2016 Notes were a derivative instrument which was required to be
bifurcated from the debt host contract and recorded at fair value
as a derivative liability. The fair value of the
embedded conversion features at issuance was determined using a
Path-Dependent Monte Carlo Simulation Model (see Note 9 for
assumptions used to calculate fair value). The initial
fair value of the embedded conversion features were $3,444,284, of
which, $687,385 is recorded as a debt discount. The
initial fair value of the embedded conversion feature derivative
liabilities in excess of the proceeds allocated to the debt, after
the allocation of debt proceeds to the debt issuance costs, was
$2,756,899, and was immediately expensed and recorded as
interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 in
the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of
operations. The 2016 Notes were also issued at an OID of
10% and the OID of $303,889 was recorded as an addition to the
principal amount of the 2016 Notes and a debt discount in the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Total
debt issuance costs incurred in connection with the 2016 Notes was
$739,787, of which, $357,286 is the fair value of the warrants to
purchase 1,220,000 shares of common stock issued to the placement
agents. The debt issuance costs have been recorded as a
debt discount and are being amortized to interest expense using the
effective interest method over the term of the 2016
Notes.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, certain of the 2016 Notes
holders elected to convert principal and interest outstanding of
$1,420,265 into 5,681,060 shares of common stock at a conversion
price of $0.25 per share (see Note 8). As a result of
the conversion of the principal and interest balance into shares of
common stock, the fair value of the embedded conversion feature
derivative liabilities of $944,101 on the date of conversion was
reclassified to additional paid-in capital (see Note 9) and the
amortization of the debt discount was accelerated for the amount
converted and recorded to interest expense during the nine months
ended September 30, 2016.
Interest Expense
The
Company recognized interest expense on the Q3 2015 Notes and 2016
Notes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and
2015 of $29,333, $60,714, $11,267 and $11,267, respectively. The
debt discount recorded for the 2016 Notes are being amortized as
interest expense over the term of the 2016 Notes using the
effective interest method. Total amortization of the
debt discount on the Q3 2015 Notes and 2016 Notes to interest
expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and
2015 was $1,829,547, $2,879,588, $165,540 and $165,540,
respectively.
NOTE 6 – DEBENTURES – RELATED PARTY
The
following table summarizes the outstanding debentures to a related
party at December 31, 2015:
|
|
Line
of credit convertible debenture – related party
|
$409,192
|
2014
non-convertible debenture – related party
|
25,000
|
Total
|
434,192
|
Less
: Debt discount
|
(17,720)
|
Carrying
value
|
416,472
|
Less:
Current portion
|
(391,472)
|
Total
long-term debentures – related party
|
$25,000
|
Line of Credit Convertible Debenture
In
January 2013, the Company entered into a line of credit convertible
debenture with its CEO (the “LOC Convertible
Debenture”). Under the terms of its original issuance: (1)
the Company could request to borrow up to a maximum principal
amount of $250,000 from time to time; (2) amounts borrowed bore an
annual interest rate of 8%; (3) the amounts borrowed plus accrued
interest were payable in cash at the earlier of January 14, 2014 or
when the Company completed a Financing, as defined, and (4) the
holder had sole discretion to determine whether or not to make an
advance upon the Company’s request.
During
2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was further amended to: (1)
increase the maximum principal amount available for borrowing to $1
million plus any amounts of salary or related payments paid to Dr.
Damaj prior to the termination of the funding commitment; and (2)
change the holder’s funding commitment to automatically
terminate on the earlier of either (a) when the Company completes a
financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $4 million, or (b)
July 1, 2016.
On
August 12, 2015, the principal amount that may be borrowed was
increased to $2,000,000 and the automatic termination date
described above was extended to October 1, 2016. The LOC
Convertible Debenture was not renewed upon expiration. The
conversion price was $0.16 per share, 80% times the quoted market
price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the
amendment.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company
borrowed $0 and $114, respectively, under the LOC Convertible
Debenture and recorded a beneficial conversion feature of $3,444
and $6,275, respectively, for the amounts borrowed and accrued
interest. The Company repaid the LOC Convertible Debenture balance
and accrued interest in full during the nine months ended September
30, 2016.
2014 Non-Convertible Note – Related Party
On
January 29, 2014, the Company issued an 8% note, in the amount of
$25,000, to the Company’s CEO. The principal amount and
interest were payable on January 22, 2015. This note was amended to
extend the maturity date until January 22, 2017. The Company
repaid the principal note balance and accrued interest in full in
August 2016.
Interest Expense
The
Company recognized interest expense on the outstanding debentures
to a related party totaling $2,124, $17,430, $47,507, and $74,324
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015,
respectively. Amortization of the debt discount to interest expense
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
totaled $5,445, $21,164, $71,788 and $103,752,
respectively.
NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related Party Borrowings
There
were certain related party borrowings that were repaid in full
during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 which are described
in more detail in Note 6.
Accrued Compensation – Related Party
Accrued
compensation includes accruals for employee wages, vacation pay and
target-based bonuses. The components of accrued compensation
as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as
follows:
|
|
|
Wages
|
$1,407,486
|
$1,178,909
|
Vacation
|
215,279
|
170,371
|
Bonus
|
282,773
|
-
|
Payroll
taxes on the above
|
118,318
|
93,510
|
Total
|
2,023,856
|
1,442,790
|
Classified
as long-term
|
(1,506,010)
|
(906,928)
|
Accrued
compensation
|
$517,846
|
$535,862
|
Accrued
employee wages at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are
entirely related to wages owed to the Company’s
CEO. Under the terms of his employment agreement, wages are to
be accrued but no payment made for so long as payment of such
salary would jeopardize the Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern. The CEO started to receive payment of salary in
July 2016. Under the third quarter 2015 financing agreement,
salaries prior to January 1, 2015 totaling $906,928 could not be
repaid until the debentures were repaid in full or otherwise
extinguished by conversion or other means and, accordingly, the
accrued compensation was shown as a long-term
liability. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,
the Q3 2015 Notes were fully converted into shares of common stock.
The Company does not expect to pay the wages and related payroll
tax amounts within the next 12 months and thus is classified as a
long-term liability.
NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Capital Stock
The
Company is authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares, all of which are
common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share.
Issuances of Common Stock
On
January 6, 2016 and April 5, 2016, the Company entered into a
consulting agreement with a third party pursuant to which the
Company agreed to issue, over the term of the agreements, an
aggregate of 1,560,000 shares of common stock in exchange for
services to be rendered. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2016, the Company issued 1,335,000 shares under the
agreement related to services provided and recognized the fair
value of the shares issued of $116,760 in general and
administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statement of operations. The 1,335,000 shares of common
stock vested on the date of issuance and the fair value of the
shares of common stock was based on the market price of the
Company’s common stock on the date of vesting.
In
January 2016, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock for
services and recorded an expense of $17,000, which is included in
general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statement of operations. The 300,000 shares of common
stock vested on the date of issuance and the fair value of the
shares of common stock was based on the market price of the
Company’s common stock on the date of vesting.
On
February 10, 2016, the Company entered into a service agreement
with a third party pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue,
over the term of the agreement, 3,000,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for services to be rendered. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares under
the agreement related to services provided and recognized the fair
value of the shares issued of $352,500 in general and
administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statement of operations. The 3,000,000 shares of common stock
vested on the date of issuance and the fair value of the shares of
common stock was based on the market price of the Company’s
common stock on the date of vesting.
On
February 19, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement
with a third party, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue,
over the term of the agreement, 1,750,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for services to be rendered. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 1,750,000 shares under
the agreement related to services provided in connection with the
acquisition of Beyond Human™ (see Note 3) and recognized the
fair value of the shares issued of $181,013 in general and
administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statement of operations. The 1,750,000 shares of common stock
vested on the date of issuance and the fair value of the shares of
common stock was based on the market price of the Company’s
common stock on the date of vesting.
In
April and August 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,385,354
shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of warrants to
purchase 5,042,881 shares of common stock. Upon exercise
of certain warrants in April 2016, the fair value of the warrant
derivative liability on the date of exercise was reclassified to
additional paid-in capital (see Note 9).
In
April, May and August 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of
785,714 shares of common stock for services and recorded an expense
of $126,543, which is included in general and administrative
expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of
operations. The 785,714 shares of common stock vested on the date
of issuance and the fair value of the shares of common stock was
based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on
the date of vesting.
On
April 27, 2016, the Company entered into a service agreement with a
third party pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue 300,000
shares of common stock in exchange for services to be rendered over
the 3 month term of the agreement. The shares of common stock
issued were non-forfeitable and the fair value of $28,500 was based
on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date
of vesting. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the
Company recognized $28,500 in general and administrative expense in
the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of
operations.
In
May 2016, the Company issued 1,250,000 shares of restricted common
stock to certain note holders in connection with their notes
payable. The relative fair value of the shares of
restricted common stock issued was determined to be $93,964 and was
recorded as a debt discount (see Note 5).
In
May and June 2016, the Buyers of the Q3 2015 Notes elected to
convert $1,515,635 in principal and interest into 10,104,228 shares
of common stock (see Note 5). Upon conversion, the fair value of
the embedded conversion feature derivative liability on the date of
conversion was reclassified to additional paid-in capital (see Note
9).
On
June 16, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with
a third party pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue 250,000
restricted shares of common stock in exchange for services to be
rendered. In July 2016, the Company issued 250,000
fully-vested shares under the agreement related to services to be
provided over the term of the agreement which ends on December 16,
2016. The fair value of the shares issued of $47,500 was based on
the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of
vesting. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the
Company recognized $27,710 in general and administrative expense in
the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and
the remaining unamortized expense of $19,790 is included in prepaid
expenses and other current assets in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2016.
In July 2016, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to
CRI pursuant to the Amended CRI Asset Purchase Agreement (see Note
2). The fair value of the restricted shares of common
stock of $23,000 was based on the market price of the
Company’s common stock on the date of issuance and is
included in research and development expense in the accompanying
condensed consolidated statement of operations.
On
August 3, 2016, the Company entered into a service agreement with a
third party pursuant to which the Company issued 75,000
fully-vested restricted shares of common stock in exchange for
services to be rendered over the term of the agreement which ended
on November 10, 2016. The fair value of the shares issued of
$32,250 was based on the market price of the Company’s common
stock on the date of vesting. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2016, the Company recognized $21,500 in general and
administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statement of operations and the remaining unamortized expense of
$10,750 is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in
the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September
30, 2016.
On
August 23, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement
with a third party pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue
1,600,000 restricted shares of common stock, payable in four equal
installments, in exchange for services to be rendered over the
agreement which ends on August 23, 2017. The shares were
considered fully-vested and non-refundable at the execution of the
agreement. In September 2016, the Company issued 400,000 shares of
common stock under the agreement. The fair value of the shares
issued of $180,000 was based on the market price of the
Company’s common stock on the date of agreement. As a result
of the shares being fully-vested at the execution of the agreement
but payable in equal installments, the Company recorded a liability
for the fair value of the remaining 1,200,000 shares of common
stock to be issued of $540,000 which is included in accounts
payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2016. The fair value
was based on the market price of the Company’s common stock
on the date of the agreement. Upon issuance of the remaining
shares, the Company will reclassify the liability to common stock
and additional paid-in-capital. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2016, the Company recognized $75,000 in general and
administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statement of operations and the remaining unamortized expense of
$645,000 is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets
in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at
September 30, 2016.
On
September 1, 2016, the Company entered into a service agreement
with a third party pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue,
over the term of the agreement, 2,000,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for services to be rendered. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 330,000 shares under
the agreement related to services provided and recognized the fair
value of the shares issued of $89,100 in general and administrative
expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of
operations. The 330,000 shares of common stock vested on the date
of issuance and the fair value of the shares of common stock was
based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on
the date of vesting.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued
215,000 shares of common stock for legal fees in connection with
the Semprae merger transaction and recognized the fair value of the
shares issued of $64,500 in general and administrative expense in
the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of
operations.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued
19,228,494 shares of common stock in exchange for vested restricted
stock units.
In
connection with the issuance of the 2016 Notes, the Company issued
restricted shares of common stock totaling 7,500,000 to the
Investors. The relative fair value of the restricted shares of
common stock totaling $1,127,225 was recorded as a debt discount
(see Note 5).
In
August and September 2016, certain 2016 Notes holders elected to
convert $1,420,265 in principal and interest into 5,681,060 shares
of common stock (see Note 5). Upon conversion, the fair value of
the embedded conversion feature derivative liability on the date of
conversion was reclassified to additional paid-in capital (see Note
9).
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company received
notifications from five of its warrant holders on their intent
to exercise their warrants to purchase shares of common stock
totaling 1,033,800 at an exercise price of $0.30 per
share. The Company received gross cash proceeds of
$310,140.
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
The
Company has issued common stock, restricted stock units and stock
option awards to employees, non-executive directors and outside
consultants under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, which was
approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in February of
2013. The 2013 Equity Incentive Plan allows for the issuance
of up to 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to
be issued in the form of stock options, stock awards, stock unit
awards, stock appreciation rights, performance shares and other
share-based awards. The exercise price for all equity awards
issued under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan is based on the fair
market value of the common stock. Currently, because the
Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTCQB, the fair
market value of the common stock is equal to the last-sale price
reported by the OTCQB as of the date of determination, or if there
were no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on
which a sale was reported. Generally, each vested stock unit
entitles the recipient to receive one share of Company common stock
which is eligible for settlement at the earliest of their
termination, a change in control of the Company or a specified
date. Restricted stock units can vest according to a schedule
or immediately upon award. Stock options generally vest over a
three-year period, first year cliff vesting with quarterly vesting
thereafter on the three-year awards, and have a ten-year
life. Stock options outstanding are subject to time-based
vesting as described above and thus are not performance-based. As
of September 30, 2016, 119,516 shares were available under this
plan.
2014 Equity Incentive Plan
The
Company has issued common stock and restricted stock units to
employees and non-executive directors under the 2014 Equity
Incentive Plan, which was approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors in November 2014. The 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
allows for the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock to be issued in the form of stock
options, stock awards, stock unit awards, stock appreciation
rights, performance shares and other share-based awards. The
exercise price for all equity awards issued under the 2014 Equity
Incentive Plan is based on the fair market value of the common
stock. Generally, each vested stock unit entitles the
recipient to receive one share of Company common stock which is
eligible for settlement at the earliest of their termination, a
change in control of the Company or a specified
date. Restricted stock units can vest according to a schedule
or immediately upon award. Stock options generally vest over a
three-year period, first year cliff vesting with quarterly vesting
thereafter on the three-year awards and have a ten-year
life. Stock options outstanding are subject to time-based
vesting as described above and thus are not performance-based. As
of September 30, 2016, 950,001 shares were available under this
plan.
2016 Equity Incentive Plan
On
March 21, 2016, our Board of Directors approved the adoption of the
2016 Equity Incentive Plan. The 2016 Equity Incentive Plan
allows for the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock to be issued in the form of stock
options, stock awards, stock unit awards, stock appreciation
rights, performance shares and other share-based awards. The
exercise price for all equity awards issued under the 2016 Equity
Incentive Plan is based on the fair market value of the common
stock. Generally, each vested stock unit entitles the
recipient to receive one share of Company common stock which is
eligible for settlement at the earliest of their termination, a
change in control of the Company or a specified
date. Restricted stock units can vest according to a schedule
or immediately upon award. Stock options generally vest over a
three-year period, first year cliff vesting with quarterly vesting
thereafter on the three-year awards and have a ten-year
life. Stock options outstanding are subject to time-based
vesting as described above and thus are not performance-based. As
of September 30, 2016, 16,250,000 shares were available under this
plan.
Stock-Based Compensation
The
stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was $130,193, $766,711, $80,097
and $831,807, respectively, for the issuance of restricted stock
units and stock options to management, directors and
consultants. The Company calculates the fair value of the
restricted stock units based upon the quoted market value of the
common stock at the date of grant. The Company calculates the fair
value of each stock option award on the date of grant using
Black-Scholes.
Stock Options
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the following
weighted average assumptions were utilized for the stock options
granted during the period:
|
|
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
10.0
|
6.0
|
Expected
volatility
|
227.8%
|
219.3%
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
1.71%
|
1.54%
|
Dividend
yield
|
0%
|
0%
|
Grant
date fair value
|
$0.17
|
$0.12
|
The
dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has
never paid cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash
dividends. Expected volatility is based on the historical
volatility of the Company’s common stock over the period
commensurate with the expected life of the stock
options. Expected life in years is based on the
“simplified” method as permitted by ASC Topic
718. The Company believes that all stock options issued under
its stock option plans meet the criteria of “plain
vanilla” stock options. The Company uses a term equal to
the term of the stock options for all non-employee stock
options. The risk-free interest rate is based on average rates
for treasury notes as published by the Federal Reserve in which the
term of the rates correspond to the expected term of the stock
options.
The
following table summarizes the number of stock options outstanding
and the weighted average exercise price:
|
|
Weighted
average exercise price
|
Weighted
remaining contractual life (years)
|
Aggregate
intrinsic value
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2015
|
196,000
|
$0.31
|
9.0
|
-
|
Granted
|
82,500
|
$0.17
|
10.0
|
-
|
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Cancelled
|
(50,000)
|
$0.31
|
-
|
-
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2016
|
228,500
|
$0.21
|
8.8
|
$27,060
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested
at September 30, 2016
|
228,500
|
$0.21
|
8.8
|
$27,060
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between
the exercise price of all outstanding stock options and the quoted
price of the Company’s common stock at September 30,
2016. During the three and nine months ended September
30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized stock-based compensation
from stock options of $8,638, $18,138, $4,000 and $6,711,
respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
The
following table summarizes the restricted stock unit activity
for the nine months ended September 30, 2016:
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2015
|
17,554,736
|
Granted
|
14,593,247
|
Exchanged
|
(19,228,494)
|
Cancelled
|
-
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2016
|
12,919,489
|
|
|
Vested
at September 30, 2016
|
7,906,990
|
The
vested restricted stock units at September 30, 2016 have not
settled and are not showing as issued and outstanding shares of the
Company but are considered outstanding for earnings per share
calculations. Settlement of these vested restricted stock
units will occur on the earliest of (i) the date of termination of
service of the employee or consultant, (ii) change of control of
the Company, or (iii) 10 years from date of
issuance. Settlement of vested restricted stock units may be
made in the form of (i) cash, (ii) shares, or (iii) any combination
of both, as determined by the board of directors and is subject to
certain criteria having been fulfilled by the
recipient.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued
14,593,247 restricted stock units to employees and board members.
In 2016, 843,248 were from the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and
vested immediately, 9,999,999 were from the 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan and 3,750,000 were from the 2016 Equity Incentive
Plan. A total of 6,000,001 of 9,999,999 restricted stock
units issued under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan vested
immediately and the remaining 3,999,998 vested upon the closing of
the Beyond Human™ asset acquisition. The restricted stock
units issued under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan vest as to 25% on
the one year anniversary from the date of grant and then in equal
quarterly installments for the next two years. The grant date fair
value of restricted stock units issued during the nine months ended
September 30, 2016 was $1,487,268. For the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $121,555,
$748,573, $76,097 and $825,096, respectively, of stock-based
compensation expense for the vested units. As of September 30,
2016, compensation expense related to unvested shares not yet
recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations
was approximately $1.2 million and will be recognized over a
remaining weighted-average term of 2.6 years.
Warrants
In
2014, the Company issued 380,973 warrants in connection with a note
payable. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.10 per share and
expire December 6, 2018. Warrants to purchase 245,157 shares of
common stock were exercised under the cashless exercise provisions
of the warrant agreement in July 2016, which resulted in the
issuance of 191,908 shares of common stock. The intrinsic value of
the warrants on the date of exercise was $86,359.
In
February 2014, the Company issued 250,000 warrants in connection
with a convertible debenture. The warrants had an exercise price of
$0.50 per share and were to expire on February 13, 2019. On
March 6, 2015 the Company entered into an agreement with the note
holder to extend the convertible debenture for six months. As
consideration for the extension, the Company issued the note holder
an additional 250,000 warrants, reduced the exercise price of the
warrants from $0.50 to $0.30 per share and extended the expiration
date to March 12, 2020. The warrants were also amended to include
certain anti-dilution protection, including protection upon
dilutive issuances. In connection with the third quarter 2015
convertible debenture financing, the exercise price of these
warrants was reduced to $0.0896 per share and an additional
1,173,410 warrants were issued per the anti-dilution protection
afforded in the warrant agreement during the year ended December
31, 2015. These warrants were exercised under the cashless exercise
provisions of the warrant agreement in April 2016. In
connection with the exercise of the warrants, the Company agreed to
reduce the exercise price of these warrants to $0.07 per share
which resulted in an additional 469,447 warrants being issued in
April 2016 prior to exercise. The warrants exercised
were classified as derivative liabilities and, upon exercise, the
fair value of the warrant derivative liability was reclassified to
additional paid-in capital (see Note 9). The intrinsic value of the
warrants on the date of exercise was $53,629.
In
January 2015, the Company issued 500,000 warrants in connection
with a non-convertible debenture. The warrants are exercisable for
five years from the closing date at an exercise price of $0.30 per
share of common stock or January 21, 2020. The warrants contain
anti-dilution protection, including protection upon dilutive
issuances. In connection with the third quarter 2015 convertible
debenture financing, the exercise price of these warrants was
reduced to $0.0896 per share and an additional 1,173,410 warrants
were issued per the anti-dilution protection afforded in the
warrant agreement during the year ended December 31, 2015. These
warrants were exercised under the cashless exercise provisions of
the warrant agreement in April 2016. In connection with
the exercise of the warrants, the Company agreed to reduce the
exercise price of these warrants to $0.0565 per share which
resulted in an additional 981,457 warrants being issued in April
2016 prior to exercise. The warrants exercised were
classified as derivative liabilities and, upon exercise, the fair
value of the warrant derivative liability was reclassified to
additional paid-in capital (see Note 9). The intrinsic value of the
warrants on the date of exercise was $99,121.
In
January 2015, the Company issued 250,000 warrants with an exercise
price of $0.30 per share to its former CFO in connection with a
non-convertible debenture. The warrants expire on January 21, 2020.
The warrants contain anti-dilution protection, including protection
upon dilutive issuances. In connection with the third quarter 2015
convertible debenture financing, the exercise price of these
warrants was reduced to $0.0896 per share and an additional 586,705
warrants were issued per the anti-dilution protection afforded in
the warrant agreement during the year ended December 31,
2015.
In
connection with the Q3 2015 Notes, the Company issued 1,808,333
warrants with an exercise price of $0.30 per share and expire in
2020. Warrants to purchase 1,033,800 shares of common stock were
exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The
intrinsic value of the warrants on the dates of exercise was
$150,200.
In
connection with the 2016 Notes, the Company issued 4,220,000
warrants to the Investors and placement agents with an exercise
price of $0.40 per share and expire in 2021.
At
September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there are 5,967,054 and
6,372,831 fully vested warrants outstanding, respectively. The
weighted average exercise price of outstanding warrants at
September 30, 2016 is $0.34 per share, the weighted average
remaining contractual term is 4.4 years and the aggregate intrinsic
value of the outstanding warrants is $183,421.
Net Loss per Share
The
weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used in the
basic and diluted net loss per share calculation for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was 97,222,394,
77,645,019, 42,453,051 and 39,440,755, respectively.
The
weighted average restricted stock units vested but issuance of the
common stock is deferred until there is a change in control, a
specified date in the agreement or the employee or director resigns
used in the basic and diluted net loss per share calculation for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was
7,750,251, 8,853,215, 12,623,768 and 11,045,746,
respectively.
The
total weighted average shares outstanding used in the basic and
diluted net loss per share calculation for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was 104,972,645,
86,498,234, 55,076,819 and 50,486,501, respectively.
The
following table shows the anti-dilutive shares excluded from the
calculation of basic and diluted net loss per common share as of
September 30, 2016 and 2015:
|
|
|
|
|
Gross number of shares excluded:
|
|
|
Restricted
stock units – unvested
|
5,012,499
|
4,623,333
|
Stock
options
|
228,500
|
164,500
|
Convertible
debentures and accrued interest
|
7,651,830
|
1,359,590
|
Warrants
|
5,967,054
|
3,439,306
|
Total
|
18,859,883
|
9,586,729
|
The
above table does not include the ANDA Consideration Shares related
to the Novalere acquisition, as they are considered contingently
issuable (see Note 3).
NOTE 9 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
The
warrants issued in connection with certain previously outstanding
debentures are measured at fair value and classified as a liability
because these warrants contain anti-dilution protection and
therefore, cannot be considered indexed to the Company’s own
stock which is a requirement for the scope exception as outlined
under FASB ASC 815. The estimated fair value of the warrants was
determined using the Probability Weighted Black-Scholes
Option-Pricing Model, resulting in a value of $226,297 at the date
of issuance. The fair value will be affected by changes in inputs
to that model including our stock price, expected stock price
volatility, the contractual term and the risk-free interest rate.
The Company will continue to classify the fair value of the
warrants as a liability until the warrants are exercised, expire or
are amended in a way that would no longer require these warrants to
be classified as a liability, whichever comes first. The
anti-dilution protection for the warrants survives for the life of
the warrants which ends in January 2020. Certain of
these warrants were exercised under the cashless exercise
provisions of the warrant agreement in April 2016 and, as a result,
the fair value of the warrant derivative liability on the date of
exercise totaling $518,224 was reclassified to additional paid-in
capital (see Note 8).
The
assumptions for the Probability Weighted Black-Scholes
Option-Pricing Model for the nine months ended September 30, 2016
are represented in the table below.
|
September
30,
2016
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
3.31
- 3.95
|
Expected
volatility
|
206%
- 230%
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
0.86%
- 1.07%
|
Dividend
yield
|
0%
|
The
Company has determined the embedded conversion features of the Q3
2015 Notes and 2016 Notes (see Note 5) to be derivative liabilities
because the terms of the embedded conversion features contain
anti-dilution protection and therefore, cannot be considered
indexed to the Company’s own stock which is a requirement for
the scope exception as outlined under FASB ASC 815. The
embedded conversion features are to be measured at fair value and
classified as a liability with subsequent changes in fair value
recorded in earnings at the end of each reporting
period. The Company has determined the fair value of the
derivative liabilities using a Path-Dependent Monte Carlo
Simulation Model. The fair value of the derivative
liabilities using such model will be affected by changes in inputs
to that model and is based on the individual characteristics of the
embedded conversion features on the valuation date as well as
assumptions for volatility, remaining expected life, risk-free
interest rate, credit spread, probability of default by the Company
and acquisition of the Company. The Company will
continue to classify the fair value of the embedded conversion
features as a liability until the conversion features are
exercised, expire or are amended in a way that would no longer
require these embedded conversion features to be classified as a
liability, whichever comes first. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, the Q3 2015 Notes were fully converted
and certain 2016 Notes were converted into shares of common stock
which resulted in the fair value of the embedded conversion feature
derivative liability on the dates of conversion of $2,962,666 to be
reclassified to additional paid-in capital (see Note
8). The anti-dilution protection for the embedded
conversion features survive the life of the 2016 Notes which mature
at July 30, 2017 and August 25, 2017.
The
derivative liabilities are a Level 3 fair value measurement in the
fair value hierarchy and a summary of quantitative information with
respect to valuation methodology and significant unobservable
inputs used for the Company’s embedded conversion feature
derivative liabilities that are categorized within Level 3 of the
fair value hierarchy during the nine months ended September 30,
2016 is as follows:
|
September
30, 2016
|
Stock
price
|
$0.05
- 0.50
|
Strike
price
|
$0.15
- 0.25
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
0.26
- 1.08
|
Expected
volatilty
|
121%
- 274%
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
0.28%
- 0.62%
|
Dividend
yield
|
-
|
At
September 30, 2016, the estimated Level 3 fair values of the
embedded conversion feature and warrant derivative liabilities
measured on a recurring basis are as follows:
|
|
|
Level
2
|
|
|
Embedded
conversion feature derivative liabilities
|
$1,091,544
|
$-
|
$-
|
$1,091,544
|
$1,091,544
|
Warrant
derivative liabilities
|
239,049
|
-
|
-
|
239,049
|
239,049
|
Total
|
$1,330,593
|
$-
|
$-
|
$1,330,593
|
$1,330,593
|
The
following table presents the activity for the Level 3 embedded
conversion feature and warrant derivative liabilities measured at
fair value on a recurring basis for the nine months ended September
30, 2016:
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 Inputs
Warrant
derivative liabilities:
|
|
Beginning
balance December 31, 2015
|
$432,793
|
Reclassification of fair value of warrant
derivative liability to additional paid-in capital upon cashless exercise
of warrants
|
(518,224)
|
Change
in fair value
|
324,480
|
Ending
balance September 30, 2016
|
$239,049
|
|
|
Embedded
conversion feature derivative liabilities:
|
|
Beginning
balance December 31, 2015
|
$301,779
|
Fair
value of 2016 Notes embedded conversion feature derivative
liability
|
3,444,284
|
Reclassification of fair value of embedded
conversion feature derivative liability to additional paid-in capital upon conversions of Q3
2015 Notes
|
(2,018,565)
|
Reclassification of fair value of embedded
conversion feature derivative liability to additional paid-in capital upon conversions of
2016 Notes
|
(944,101)
|
Change
in fair value
|
308,147
|
Ending
balance September 30, 2016
|
$1,091,544
|
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In October and November 2016, the Company issued
1,315,220 shares of common stock to certain 2016 Notes Investors
upon the conversion of outstanding principal and interest totaling
$328,805.
In
October 2016, the Company issued 556,786 shares of common stock to
various consultants for services rendered and the fair value of the
common stock issued was approximately $150,000.
In
October 2016, the Company issued 43,750 shares of common stock to
an employee in exchange for vested restricted stock
units.
On November 12,
2016, the Company entered into an Amendment and Supplement to a
Registration Rights and Stock Restriction Agreement (the
"Agreement") with Novalere Holdings pursuant to which the
Company agreed to issue 12,947,655 shares of the Company’s
common stock (the “Novalere Shares”) that were
issuable pursuant to agreement upon the approval of
Fluticare™ by the
FDA. Management agreed to issue the Novalere Shares due to
its confidence that FlutiCare™ will be
approved by the FDA in the near future and the obligation of the
Company to issue and register for resale the Novalere Shares and
all other shares of common stock of the Company held by Novalere
Holdings. In connection with the issuance of the
Novalere Shares, Novalere Holdings also agreed to certain
restrictions, and to an extension in the date to register the
Novalere Shares and all other shares of common stock of the Company
held by Novalere Holdings until the second quarter of 2017.
Management believes that the issuance of the Novalere Shares
at this time is in the best interest of the Company and its
shareholders as it results in a restriction on the resale of all
shares of common stock of the Company held by Novalere Holdings,
including the Novalere Shares, until after the Company has achieved
certain milestones.
The
Company has evaluated subsequent events through the filing date of
this Form 10-Q and determined that no subsequent events have
occurred that would require recognition in the condensed
consolidated financial statements or disclosures in the notes
thereto other than as disclosed in the accompanying notes to the
condensed consolidated financial statements.
Shares of Common
Stock
and
Warrants to purchase up to Shares of
Common Stock
Prospectus
All dealers that buy, sell or trade the common stock
identified herein may be required to deliver a prospectus,
regardless of whether they are participating in this offering. This
is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a
prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their
unsold allotments or subscriptions.
[Alternate Page for Resale Prospectus]
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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and
may be changed. Neither we nor the selling stockholder may sell any
of these securities until the registration statement filed with
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is
not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an
offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale
is not permitted.
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Subject to completion, dated January , 2017
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
Shares of Common
Stock
This prospectus related to the offer and resale by
the stockholder identified on page Alternate Page for Resale Prospectus -
4 of this prospectus
(“Selling
Stockholder”) of up to
25,617,592 shares of our common stock, issued in connection with
the prior merger of Novalere FP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with
and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the
“Novalere Merger”).
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the
sale or other disposition of the shares of common stock offered for
resale by the Selling Stockholder. Please refer to the
section of this prospectus titled “Selling
Stockholder” for a more
detailed description of the Novalere Merger and for a list of and
additional information regarding the Selling
Stockholder.
The Selling Stockholder may, from time to time,
sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of the shares of
common stock offered for resale on any exchange, market or trading
facility on which our common stock is traded or in private
transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at
prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to
the prevailing market price, at various prices determined at the
time of sale or at negotiated prices. We will pay the expenses
incurred in registering the shares of common stock on behalf of the
Selling Stockholder, including legal and accounting fees. The
Selling Stockholder will pay any commissions and selling expenses
incurred in connection with the resale of their shares of common
stock. See Plan of
Distribution” for more
information.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB
Marketplace under the symbol “INNV”. The last reported
bid price of our common stock on January , 2017 was $0. per share.
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of
risk. We urge you to read carefully
the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 8 where we
describe specific risks associated with an investment in Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and our common stock before you make your
investment decision. You should purchase our common stock only if
you can afford a complete loss of your
purchase.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities,
or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2017.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or
in any free writing prospectus we or the Selling Stockholder may
authorize to be delivered or made available to you. Neither we, nor
the Selling Stockholder have authorized anyone to provide you with
different information. We and the Selling Stockholder are offering
to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in
jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information
in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this
prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus
or of any sale of shares of our common stock. Our business,
financial condition, operating results and prospects may have
changed since that date.
Unless the context
otherwise requires, the words “Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,”
“Innovus
Pharma,”
“Innovus,”
“we,”
“the
Company,”
“us”
and “our”
refer to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada
corporation.
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The Offering
Common stock offered by Selling Stockholder
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25,617,592
shares as of the date of this prospectus.
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Common stock outstanding
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shares
of common stock.
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Use of proceeds
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We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the
Selling Stockholder.
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Risk factors
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You
should read the “Risk
Factors” section of this prospectus and the other
information in this prospectus for a discussion of factors to
consider carefully before deciding to invest in shares of our
common stock.
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OTCQB symbol
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“INNV”
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SELLING STOCKHOLDER
In addition to the shares of common stock and
warrants offered by the Company herein, this prospectus also
relates to the possible resale by Selling Stockholder of shares of
our common srock, which were issued to the Selling Stockholder in
connection with the merger of Novalere FP, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
in February 5, 2015 (the “Novalere Merger”), as further described
below.
The Novalere Merger
On February 5, 2015 (the
“Closing
Date”), the Company,
Innovus Pharma Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Innovus (“Merger Subsidiary
I”), Innovus Pharma
Acquisition Corporation II, a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Subsidiary
II”), Novalere FP, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“Novalere FP”) and Novalere Holdings, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Novalere
Holdings”), as
representative of the shareholders of Novalere Holdings (the
“Novalere
Stockholders”), entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
“Merger
Agreement”), pursuant to
which Merger Subsidiary I merged into Novalere and then Novalere
merged with and into Merger Subsidiary II (the “Merger”),
with Merger Subsidiary II surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company. Pursuant to the articles of merger effectuating the
Merger, Merger Subsidiary II changed its name to Novalere,
Inc.
With the Merger, the Company acquired the
worldwide rights to market and sell the
Fluticare™
brand (Fluticasone propionate nasal
spray) and the related manufacturing agreement from Novalere FP.
The Company currently anticipates that the ANDA filed in November
2014 by the manufacturer with the FDA may be approved in 2017,
which, when and if approved, may allow the Company to market and
sell Fluticare™
OTC in the second half of
2017.
Under
the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Closing Date, Novalere
Holdings received an aggregate total of 12,947,657 shares of common
stock as payment of 50% of the consideration for the Novalere
Merger, approximately $2.071 million. The remaining 50% of the
consideration for the Novalere Merger was paid to Novalere Holdings
on November 12, 2016 by the issuance of an aggregate total of
12,947,655 shares of our common stock. As a part of the Novalere
Merger and subsequent amendment to the registration rights of
Novalere Holdings, the Company agreed to register all shares of the
Company’s common stock held by Novalere Holdings on behalf of
the Novalere Stockholders.
Selling Stockholder Table
The
following table presents information regarding the Selling
Stockholder and the shares of our common stock they may offer and
resell from time to time under this prospectus. The
table is prepared based on information supplied to us by the
Selling Stockholder, and reflects their respective holdings of our
equity securities as of December 31, 2016. The Selling
Stockholder has represented to us that neither the Selling
Stockholder nor any of its affiliates have held a position or
office, or had any other material relationship, with us or any of
our predecessors or affiliates.
As used in this prospectus, the term
“Selling Stockholder” includes the entity listed below and any
of its donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors in
interest selling the shares of our common stock received after the
date of this prospectus from the Selling Stockholder as a gift,
pledge or other non-sale related transfer. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)
promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). The
percentage of shares beneficially owned prior to the offering is
based on 121,694,293 shares of our common stock actually
outstanding as of December 31, 2016.
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Information
concerning other Selling Stockholders will be set forth in one or
more prospectus supplements from time to time, if
required.
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(2)
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See
table titled “Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”
on page of this prospectus for information regarding securities
held by Novalere Holdings, LLC (“Novalere”) prior to this
offering.
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(3)
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Robert
Kargman, David Cohen, and Valerie Friedman jointly shave voting and
dispositive power over the shares of common stock beneficially
owned by Novalere. The address of Novalere is 151 Tremont Street,
Penthouse, Boston, MA 02111.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We
will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the common
stock by the Selling Stockholder named in this prospectus. All
proceeds from the sale of the common stock will be paid directly to
the Selling Stockholder.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are
registering the shares currently held by the Selling Stockholder to
permit it and its transferees or other successors in interest to
offer the shares from time to time. We will not offer any
shares on behalf of the Selling Stockholder, and we will not
receive any of the proceeds from any sales of shares by such
Selling Stockholder. The price at which the Selling
Stockholder may sell the shares have arbitrarily been
determined.
Only a
limited public market currently exists for our shares. The Company
is listed on the OTCQB Marketplace under the symbol
“INNV.” The Selling Stockholder and any of its
pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to
time, sell any or all of its registered shares of common stock on
any stock exchange market or trading facility on which our shares
may be traded or in private transactions.
The
Selling Stockholder, which as used herein includes donees,
pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest
selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of
common stock received after the date of this prospectus from
the Selling Stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership
distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time
sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of its
shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock
on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the
shares are traded or in private transactions. The Selling
Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when
disposing of shares or interests therein:
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ordinary brokerage
transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits
purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the
block;
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principal to facilitate the transaction;
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purchases by a
broker-dealer as principle and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the
applicable exchange;
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privately
negotiated transaction;
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broker-dealers may
agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of
such shares at a stipulated price per share;
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such shares at a stipulated price per share;
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combination of any such methods of sale; and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
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As of
the date of this prospectus, the Company has no information on the
manner or method by which the Selling Stockholder may intend to
sell shares. The Selling Stockholder has the sole and absolute
discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale of
shares if it deems the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any
particular time.
The
Selling Stockholder may also sell the shares directly to market
makers acting as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as agents
for themselves or their customers. Such broker-dealers may
receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers of
shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom
they sell as principal, or both, which compensation as to a
particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary
commissions. Market makers and block purchasers purchasing the
shares will do so for their own account and at their own
risk. It is possible that the Selling Stockholder will attempt
to sell shares of common stock in block transactions to market
makers or other purchasers. We cannot assure you that all or
any of the shares offered by this prospectus will be issued to, or
sold by, the Selling Stockholder. The Selling
Stockholder and any brokers, dealers or agents, upon effecting the
sale of any of the shares offered by this prospectus, will be
deemed "underwriters" as that term is defined under the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations
thereunder.
The
Selling Stockholder, alternatively, may sell all or any part of the
shares offered by this prospectus through an underwriter. The
Selling Stockholder has not entered into an agreement with a
prospective underwriter. If the Selling Stockholder enters into
such an agreement or agreements, the relevant details will be set
forth in a supplement or revision to this prospectus.
The
Selling Stockholder and any other persons participating in the sale
or distribution of the shares will be subject to applicable
provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M, which may
restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases
and sales of any of the shares by the Selling Stockholder or any
other such person. Furthermore, under Regulation M,
persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from
simultaneously engaging in market making and certain other
activities with respect to such securities for a specified period
of time prior to the commencement of such distributions, subject to
specified exceptions or exemptions. All of these limitations may
affect the marketability of the shares.
Under
the regulations of the Exchange Act, any person engaged in a
distribution of the shares offered by this prospectus may not
simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to
our common stock during the applicable "cooling off" (the period of
time between the filing of a preliminary prospectus with the SEC
and a public offering of the securities; usually 20 days) periods
prior to the commencement of such distribution. In
addition, and without limiting the foregoing, the Selling
Stockholder will be subject to applicable provisions, rules and
regulations of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and
sales of common stock by the Selling Stockholder.
We have
advised the Selling Stockholder that, during such time as it may be
engaged in a distribution of any of the shares we are registering
on their behalf in this registration statement, they are required
to comply with Regulation M as promulgated under the Exchange
Act. In general, Regulation M precludes any selling
stockholder, any affiliated purchasers and any broker-dealer or
other person who participates in such distribution from bidding for
or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or
purchase, and any security which is the subject of the distribution
until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M
defines a "distribution" as an offering of securities that is
distinguished from ordinary trading activities by the magnitude of
the offering and the presence of special selling efforts and
selling methods. Regulation M also defines a
"distribution participant" as an underwriter, prospective
underwriter, broker, dealer, or other person who has agreed to
participate or who is participating in a
distribution. Our officers and directors, along with
affiliates, will not engage in any hedging, short, or any other
type of transaction covered by Regulation M. Regulation
M prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the
price of a security in connection with the distribution of that
security, except as specifically permitted by Rule 104 of
Regulation M. These stabilizing transactions may cause
the price of the common stock to be higher than it would otherwise
be in the absence of those transactions. We have advised
the Selling Stockholder that stabilizing transactions permitted by
Regulation M allow bids to purchase our common stock so long as the
stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum, and that
Regulation M specifically prohibits stabilizing that is the result
of fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive
practices. Selling Stockholder and distribution
participants will be required to consult with their own legal
counsel to ensure compliance with Regulation M.
Shares
of common stock distributed to our stockholders will be freely
transferable, except for shares of our common stock received by
persons who may be deemed to be "affiliates" of the Company under
the Securities Act. Persons who may be deemed to be
affiliates of the Company generally include individuals or entities
that control, are controlled by or are under common control with
us, and may include our senior officers and directors, as well as
principal stockholders. Persons who are affiliates
will be permitted to sell their shares of common stock only
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act, such as the exemption afforded by Section
4(a)(1) of the Securities Act or Rule 144 adopted under the
Securities Act.
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Shares of Common
Stock
Prospectus
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and
Distribution
The following table presents the costs and
expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the
securities to be registered, other than commissions payable by us
in connection with the sale of common stock being registered.
Except as otherwise noted, we will pay all of these amounts. All
amounts are estimates except the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) registration fee and the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) registration
fee.
SEC registration
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Accounting fees and
expenses
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$15,000.00
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Legal fees and
expenses
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$150,000.00
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FINRA filing
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$3,078.00
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Blue Sky filing
fees
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$7,500.00
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Miscellaneous fees
and expenses
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$10,000.00
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Total
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Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and
Officers
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”) may be permitted to
our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in
the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
No
director of Innovus will have personal liability to us or any of
our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as a director involving any act or omission of any such director
since provisions have been made in our Articles of Incorporation
limiting such liability. The foregoing provisions shall not
eliminate or limit the liability of a director for:
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breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our
stockholders
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omissions not in good faith or, which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law
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under applicable Sections of the Nevada Revised
Statutes
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payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada
Revised Statutes, or
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for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
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The
Bylaws provide for indemnification of our directors, officers and
employees in most cases for any liability suffered by them or
arising out of their activities as directors, officers and
employees if they were not engaged in willful misfeasance or
malfeasance in the performance of his or her duties; provided that
in the event of a settlement the indemnification will apply only
when the board of directors approves such settlement and
reimbursement as being for our best interests. The Bylaws,
therefore, limit the liability of directors to the maximum extent
permitted by Nevada law (Section 78.751).
Our
officers and directors are accountable to us as fiduciaries, which
means, they are required to exercise good faith and fairness in all
dealings affecting Innovus. In the event that a stockholder
believes the officers and/or directors have violated their
fiduciary duties, the stockholder may, subject to applicable rules
of civil procedure, be able to bring a class action or derivative
suit to enforce the stockholder’s rights, including rights
under certain federal and state securities laws and regulations to
recover damages from and require an accounting by management.
Stockholders, who have suffered losses in connection with the
purchase or sale of their interest in Innovus in connection with
such sale or purchase, including the misapplication by any such
officer or director of the proceeds from the sale of these
securities, may be able to recover such losses from
us.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities
We
have issued the following securities since December 5, 2016 that
were not registered under the Securities Act. The Company entered
into a private financing for $550,000 on December 5, 2016 with
three institutional investors and for $165,000 with one
institutional investor on January 19, 2017. Each of the securities
were offered and sold in transactions exempt from registration
under the Securities Act, in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof
and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder and/or Section 3(a)(9) of
the Securities Act. Each of the investors represented that it was
an "accredited investor" as defined in Regulation D under the
Securities Act.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement
Schedules
(a) Exhibits. The exhibits are incorporated by
reference to the Exhibit Index attached hereto and a part hereof by
reference.
(b) Financial
Statements. See page
66 for an index of the financial statements included in the
Registration Statement.
Item 17. Undertakings
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
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To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
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To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
(§230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation
of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
and
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To
include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration
statement.
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That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
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That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other
than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed
to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement
made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a
purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use,
supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement
or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of
first use.
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That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under
the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial
distribution of the securities:
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The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of
securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used
to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are
offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities
to such purchaser:
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Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned
registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant
to Rule 424;
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Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or
on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by
the undersigned registrant;
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The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the
offering containing material information about the undersigned
registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant; and
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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by
the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in San Diego,
California, on February 1, 2017.
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INNOVUS
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
/s/ Bassam
Damaj
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Bassam
Damaj
President and
Chief Executive Officer
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POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Bassam Damaj. and Robert E. Hoffman, or each of them individually,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, and any additional
related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (including post-effective
amendments to the registration statement and any such related
registration statements), and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and any other documents in connection therewith, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the
requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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/s/ Bassam
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February 1, 2017
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Damaj
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Executive Officer)
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/s/ Robert E.
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Executive
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Officer
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February 1, 2017
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Robert
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Financial and Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Henry
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Chairman
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Henry
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/s/ Vivian
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Vivian Liu
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/s/ Ziad Mirza
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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Merger Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 13, 2011, by
and among FasTrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation, North Horizon,
Inc., a Nevada corporation and North First General, Inc., a Utah
corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of North Horizon, Inc. filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on July 20, 2011, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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2.2
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Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 19, 2013, between Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Centric Research Institute, Inc. filed as
an exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on April 24, 2013, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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2.3
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, made as of December 24, 2013, by and
among Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Innovus Acquisition
Corporation, Semprae Laboratories, Inc., the major stockholders of
Semprae Laboratories, Inc. party thereto and Quaker Bioventures II,
L.P., as principal stockholder of Semprae Laboratories, Inc., filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on December 30, 2013, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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2.4
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 4, 2015, by and among
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Innovus Pharma Acquisition
Corporation, Innovus Pharma Acquisition Corporation II, Novalere
FP, Inc. and Novalere Holdings, LLC, filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
on February 5, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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2.5
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2016, by and between
Innvous Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Beyond Human™ LLC, filed as
an exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-k,
filed with the SEC on February 11, 2016, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant as
filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of
Nevada on October 10, 2016, filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8, filed with
the SEC on November 28, 2016, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.2
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, filed as an exhibit
to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8, filed
with the SEC on November 28, 2016, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.1+
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement.
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4.2+
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant.
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4.3+
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant.
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5.1+
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Opinion of Disclosure Law Group, a Professional
Corporation.
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10.1#
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Employment Agreement, dated January 22, 2013, between Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bassam Damaj, Ph.D., filed as an exhibit
to the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K, filed with
the SEC on March 19, 2013, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.2#
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2013 Equity Incentive Plan of the Registrant, effective February
15, 2013, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s
registration statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on February
15, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.3#
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Registrant’s
2013 Equity Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013, filed as
an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form
S-8, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2013, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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10.4#
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Form of Stock Unit Agreement under the Registrant’s 2013
Equity Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013, filed as an
exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form
S-8, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2013, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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10.5#
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Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement under the
Registrant’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, effective February
15, 2013, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s
registration statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on February
15, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.6#
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Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the
Registrant’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, effective February
15, 2013, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s
registration statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on February
15, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.7
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Form of Officer and Director Indemnification Agreement, dated June
2013, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s quarterly
report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2013, and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.8#
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|
Amended and Restated Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Non-Employee
Director Compensation Plan, dated October 1, 2013, filed as an
exhibit to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q,
filed with the SEC on November 14, 2013, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.9#
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Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, filed as
an exhibit to the registration statement on Form S-8, filed with
the SEC on January 2, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.10
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Form of Warrant between the Company and Lynnette Dillen, dated
January 21, 2015, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 23, 2015,
and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.11
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|
Form of Warrant Amendment between the Company and Lynnette Dillen,
dated January 21, 2015, filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
on January 23, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.12#
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|
Employment Agreement Amendment, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. and Bassam Damaj, dated January 21, 2015, filed as an exhibit
to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with
the SEC on January 23, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.13
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Registration Rights and Stock Restriction Agreement, dated February
4, 2015, by and between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Novalere
Holdings, LLC, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 5, 2015,
and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.14
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Voting Agreement, dated February 4, 2015, by and between Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Novalere Holdings, LLC, filed as an
exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed
with the SEC on February 5, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.15
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 15, 2015, filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed
with the SEC on August 3, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.16
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 25, 2015, filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed
with the SEC on September 2, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.17
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|
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement, dated August 25,
2015, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's current report on
Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 2, 2015, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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10.18
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|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 25, 2015, filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed
with the SEC on September 2, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.19
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Form of Share Issuance Agreement, dated August 27, 2015, filed as
an exhibit to the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed
with the SEC on September 2, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.20
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Form of Purchase Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, by and among
the Company and SBI Investments, LLC 2014-1, filed as an exhibit to
the Registrant’s report on Form 8-K with the SEC on March 1,
2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.21
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20% Secured Promissory Note, dated February 19, 2016 by and among
the Company ad SGI Investments, LLC 2014-1, filed as an exhibit to
the Registrant’s report of Form 8-K with the SEC on March 1,
2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.22
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Security Agreement, dated February 19, 2016 by and among the
Company and SGU Investments, LLC 2014-1, filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant’s report of Form 8-K with the SEC on March 1,
2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.23
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|
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 30, 2016, filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed
with the SEC on July 6, 2016, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.24
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Form of Convertible Promissory Note, dated June 30, 2016, filed as
an exhibit to the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed
with the SEC on July 6, 2016, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.25
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|
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement, dated June 30,
2016, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's current report on
Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 6, 2016, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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10.26
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|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July
6, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.27
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|
Garden State Securities Engagement Agreement, filed as an exhibit
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with
the SEC on August 9, 2016, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.28
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|
H.C. Wainwright and Co., LLC Engagement Agreement filed as an
exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.29
|
|
First Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement filed as an
exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.30
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|
10% Debenture, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 15, 2016, and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.31
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|
Securities Purchase Agreement, filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on
August 15, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.32
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|
Promissory Note, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 15, 2016, and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.33#
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|
Employment Agreement, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and
Robert Hoffman, dated September 6, 2016, filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
on August 29, 2016 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.34#
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|
Employment Agreement, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and
Randy Berholtz, dated January 9, 2017, filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
on January 6, 2017, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.35#
|
|
2013 Equity Incentive Plan of the Registrant, effective February
15, 2013, filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s
registration statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on February
15, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.36#
|
|
Form of
Restricted Stock Agreement under the Registrant’s 2013 Equity
Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013, filed as an exhibit to
the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8, filed
with the SEC on February 15, 2013, and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
10.37#
|
|
Form of
Stock Unit Agreement under the Registrant’s 2013 Equity
Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013, filed as an exhibit to
the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8, filed
with the SEC on February 15, 2013, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.38#
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|
Form of
Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement under the Registrant’s
2013 Equity Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013, filed as
an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form
S-8, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2013, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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10.39#
|
|
Form of
Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Registrant’s 2013
Equity Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013, filed as an
exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form
S-8, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2013, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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10.40#
|
|
Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, filed as an
exhibit to the registration statement on Form S-8, filed with the
SEC on January 2, 2015, and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
10.41#
|
|
Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan of the Registrant,
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s registration
statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on November 28, 2016, and
incorporated herein by reference.
|
10.42+
|
|
H.C. Wainwright and Co., LLC Engagement Agreement.
|
14.1
|
|
Code of Ethics, filed as Exhibit 14.1 to the Annual Report on Form
10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015, and incorporated herein
by reference.
|
21.1
|
|
List of Subsidiaries, filed as Exhibit 21.1 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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23.1*
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Consent of EisnerAmper LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.
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23.2*
|
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Consent of Hall and Company, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.
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|
|
Consent of Disclosure Law
Group, a Professional Corporation (to be included in
Exhibit 5.1)
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24.1
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|
Power of Attorney, included in signature page to this registration
statement.
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101.INS*
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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101.CAL*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.DEF*
|
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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101.LAB*
|
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
|
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+
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To be filed by amendment
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*
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Filed herewith
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#
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Management contract or compensatory plan
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