U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-33216
OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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68-0423298
(I.R.S Employer
Identification No.) |
1129 N. McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (707) 782-0792
Indicate by checkmark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filings requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of July 31, 2008 the number of shares outstanding of the registrants common stock, $0.0001 par
value, was 15,923,708.
OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC.
Index
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OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
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June 30, |
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March 31, |
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2008 |
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2008 |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
11,455 |
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$ |
18,823 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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856 |
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770 |
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Inventory |
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280 |
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259 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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1,029 |
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1,098 |
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Total current assets |
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13,620 |
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20,950 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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2,243 |
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2,303 |
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Debt issuance costs, net |
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197 |
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304 |
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Other assets |
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105 |
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55 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
16,165 |
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$ |
23,612 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
1,792 |
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$ |
2,977 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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1,379 |
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2,460 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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1,590 |
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1,994 |
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Current portion of capital lease obligations |
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17 |
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19 |
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Total current liabilities |
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4,778 |
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7,450 |
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Deferred revenue |
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499 |
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523 |
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Long-term debt, less current portion |
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145 |
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205 |
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Capital lease obligations, less current portion |
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4 |
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6 |
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Total liabilities |
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5,426 |
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8,184 |
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Commitments and Contingencies |
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Stockholders Equity: |
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Convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par
value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008
(unaudited) and March 31, 2008 |
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Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000
shares authorized, 15,923,708 and 15,903,613
shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008
(unaudited) and March 31, 2008, respectively |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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109,519 |
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109,027 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(2,757 |
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(2,775 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(96,025 |
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(90,826 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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10,739 |
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15,428 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
16,165 |
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$ |
23,612 |
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See accompanying notes
3
OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Revenues |
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Product |
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1,007 |
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632 |
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Service |
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204 |
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234 |
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Total revenues |
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1,211 |
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866 |
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Cost of revenues |
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Product |
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438 |
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376 |
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Service |
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198 |
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241 |
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Total cost of revenues |
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636 |
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617 |
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Gross profit |
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575 |
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249 |
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Operating expenses |
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Research and development |
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2,321 |
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2,207 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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3,328 |
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3,458 |
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Total operating expenses |
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5,649 |
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5,665 |
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Loss from operations |
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(5,074 |
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(5,416 |
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Interest expense |
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(162 |
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(339 |
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Interest income |
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76 |
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206 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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(39 |
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531 |
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Net loss |
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(5,199 |
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(5,018 |
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Net loss per common share: basic and diluted |
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(0.33 |
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(0.42 |
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Weighted-average number of shares used in per
common share calculations: |
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Basic and diluted |
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15,924 |
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11,844 |
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Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
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Net loss |
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(5,199 |
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$ |
(5,018 |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments |
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18 |
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(495 |
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Other comprehensive loss |
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$ |
(5,181 |
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$ |
(5,513 |
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See accompanying notes
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OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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248 |
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167 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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456 |
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210 |
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Non-cash interest expense |
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107 |
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146 |
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Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses |
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(528 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(67 |
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96 |
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Inventories |
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(17 |
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5 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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2 |
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42 |
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Accounts payable |
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(1,188 |
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(743 |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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(1,115 |
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132 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(6,768 |
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(5,491 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Changes in restricted cash |
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24 |
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(8 |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(183 |
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(100 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(159 |
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(108 |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of offering costs |
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36 |
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Principal payments on debt |
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(464 |
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(582 |
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Payments on capital lease obligations |
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(4 |
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(5 |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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(432 |
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(587 |
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Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents |
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(9 |
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(14 |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
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(7,368 |
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(6,200 |
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Cash and equivalents, beginning of period |
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18,823 |
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19,050 |
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Cash and equivalents, end of period |
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$ |
11,455 |
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$ |
12,850 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest |
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59 |
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$ |
275 |
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Financed equipment |
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$ |
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$ |
76 |
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See accompanying notes
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OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State
of California in April 1999 and was reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in
December 2006. The Companys principal office is located in Petaluma, California. The Company
develops, manufactures and markets a family of products intended to prevent and treat infections in
chronic and acute wounds. The Companys platform technology, called Microcyn, is a proprietary
oxychlorine small molecule formulation that is designed to treat a wide range of organisms that
cause disease, or pathogens, including viruses, fungi, spores and antibiotic resistant strains of
bacteria. The Company conducts its business worldwide, with significant operating subsidiaries in
Europe and Mexico.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2008 and
for the three months then ended have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and pursuant
to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and on the same basis as the annual audited consolidated financial statements.
The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2008, condensed consolidated
statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the condensed
consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 are
unaudited, but include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which the
Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results
and cash flows for the periods presented. The results for the three months ended June 30, 2008 are
not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending March 31, 2009 or for any
future interim period. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2008 has been derived
from audited consolidated financial statements. However, it does not include all of the information
and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for
complete consolidated financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in the Companys Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on June 13, 2008.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent liabilities at the dates of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Periodically, the Company
evaluates and adjusts estimates accordingly. The allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable
balances amounted to $55,000 and $31,000, which are included in accounts receivable, net in the
accompanying June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008 condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively.
Foreign Currency Reporting
The consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation
(SFAS 52). Accordingly, the Companys subsidiary, Oculus Technologies of Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
(OTM) uses the local currency (Mexican Pesos) as its functional currency, Oculus Innovative
Sciences Netherlands, B.V. (OIS Europe) uses the local currency (Euro) as its functional currency
and Oculus Innovative Sciences Japan, K.K. (OIS Japan) uses the local currency (Yen) as its
functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the
balance sheet date, and revenue and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates
during the period.
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Resulting translation adjustments are recorded directly to accumulated other comprehensive
loss. The Company recorded foreign currency translation gains (losses) of $18,000 and $(495,000),
for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) relate primarily to working capital loans that the
Company has made to its foreign subsidiaries. The Company recorded foreign currency transaction
gains (losses) of $(5,000) and $528,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. The related gains (losses) were recorded in other income (expense) in the
accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Loans made to subsidiaries OTM and
OIS Europe will be paid back to the Company in the future when the subsidiaries begin to generate
cash.
Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company re-evaluated the operating plans and liquidity
circumstances of each of its operating subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Mexico. The Company
and its Mexico and Netherlands subsidiaries determined that the subsidiaries lack the ability to
repay the outstanding balances of their respective intercompany loans in the foreseeable future. As
a result, the Company renegotiated the terms of its notes with its Mexico and Netherlands
subsidiaries. The Companys board of directors memorialized the working capital loan agreements.
The terms of the new loan agreements extend the maturity date of the loans plus all accrued
interest for an additional five years to April 1, 2013. In the event the loans cannot be settled at
the maturity date, the parties may agree that the loans will be renewed for periods of three years.
The Company and its subsidiaries have agreed that interest will compound and accrue at the initial
rate of 4.65% and shall be adjusted upward to the applicable federal rate, or AFR, for mid-term
debt established by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service if the AFR for mid-term debt is higher than
the initial rate on the first day of each calendar quarter.
Due
to the renegotiation of the loans and the lack of ability to predict
if the loans will
be settled in the foreseeable future, the Company believes it was appropriate to evaluate its
treatment of foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the translation of the loans from
local currency to U.S. Dollars. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 52, if it is determined
that an intercompany loan will not be repaid in the foreseeable future, foreign exchange gains and
losses related to the translation of the loans from local currency to U.S. Dollars should be
classified as other comprehensive income and loss. The Company believes that given the inability to
foresee settlement of the loans, it is appropriate to record the exchange gains and losses related to these loans in
other comprehensive income and loss.
Net Loss per Share
The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128 Earnings Per Share
and has applied the guidance enumerated in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 98 (SAB Topic 4D) with
respect to evaluating its issuances of equity securities during all periods presented.
Under SFAS No. 128, basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss per share
available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for
the period and excludes the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per
share, if presented, would include the dilution that would occur upon the exercise or conversion of
all potentially dilutive securities into common stock using the treasury stock and/or if
converted methods, as applicable. The computation of basic loss per share excludes potentially
dilutive securities because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
The following securities were excluded from basic and diluted net loss per share calculation
because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
Options to purchase common stock |
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2,694 |
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2,499 |
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Restricted stock units |
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60 |
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60 |
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Warrants to purchase common stock |
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3,321 |
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1,369 |
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6,075 |
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3,928 |
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Common Stock Purchase Warrants and Other Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for the issuance of common stock purchase warrants issued and other
freestanding derivative financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of Emerging Issues
Task Force Issue (EITF) 00-19 Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and
Potentially Settled in, a Companys Own Stock (EITF 00-19). Based on the provisions of EITF
00-19, the Company classifies as equity any contracts that (i) require physical settlement or
net-share settlement or (ii) give the Company a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its
own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company classifies as assets or
liabilities any contracts that (i) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash
settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the control of the Company) or
(ii) gives the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical
settlement or net-share settlement).
The Company completed a classification assessment of all of its freestanding derivative
financial instruments as of June 30, 2008 and determined that such instruments meet the criteria
for equity classification in accordance with EITF 00-19.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2008,
the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (SFAS 162).
SFAS 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy,
for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in
conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. The guidance in SFAS 162
replaces that prescribed in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 69,
The Meaning
of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles,
and becomes effective 60 days following the SECs approval of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Boards auditing amendments to AU Section 411,
The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles. The adoption of SFAS 162 will not have an impact on the Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible
Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)
This FSP clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion
(including partial cash settlement) are not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14,
Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, this
FSP specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the liability and
equity components in a manner that will reflect the entitys nonconvertible debt borrowing rate
when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. This FSP is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of determining the
impact FSP APB 14-1 will
have on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in
Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. This FSP addresses whether
instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to
vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per
share (EPS) under the two-class method described in paragraphs 60 and 61 of FASB Statement No. 128,
Earnings per Share. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. The Company is in the
process of determining the impact FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB, the EITF, the SEC
and or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not
expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
Note 2. Going Concern, Liquidity and Financial Condition
The Company incurred a net loss of $5,199,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. At
June 30, 2008, the Companys accumulated deficit amounted to $96,025,000. During the three months
ended June 30, 2008, net cash used in operating activities amounted to $6,768,000. At June 30,
2008, the Companys working capital amounted to $8,842,000. The Company needs to raise additional
capital from external sources in order to sustain its operations while continuing the longer term
efforts contemplated under its business plan. The Company expects to continue incurring losses for
the foreseeable future and must raise additional capital to pursue its product development
initiatives, to begin its pivotal trials, to penetrate markets for the sale of its products and to
continue as a going concern. The Company cannot provide any assurance that it will raise additional
capital. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it will be required to curtail
certain operating activities and implement additional cost reductions in an effort to conserve
capital in amounts sufficient to sustain operations and meet it obligations for the next twelve
months. Management believes that the Company has access to capital resources through possible
public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations or other means;
however, the Company has not secured any commitment for new financing at this time nor can it
provide any assurance that new financing will be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at
all. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it may be required to curtail its
research and development initiatives, delay clinical trials and take additional measures to reduce
costs in order to conserve its cash. These measures could cause significant delays in the Companys
efforts to commercialize its products in the United States, which is critical to the realization of
its business plan and the future operations of the
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Company. These matters raise substantial doubt
about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying
condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be
necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
On April 1, 2008, the Company had a second closing, related to the registered direct offering
on March 31, 2008, of an additional 18,095 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $5.25
per share, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,047 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $6.85 per share for gross proceeds of $95,000 (net proceeds of $36,000 after deducting the
placement agents commission and other offering expenses). The March 31, 2008 and April 1, 2008
closings were part of the same offering.
Note 3. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Raw materials |
|
$ |
403 |
|
|
$ |
361 |
|
Finished goods |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
Less: inventory allowances |
|
|
(193 |
) |
|
|
(208 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
280 |
|
|
$ |
259 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes Payable
On June 14, 2006, the Company entered into a credit facility providing it with up to
$5,000,000 of available credit. The facility permitted the Company to borrow up to a maximum of
$2,750,000 for growth capital, $1,250,000 for working capital based on eligible accounts receivable
and $1,000,000 in equipment financing. In June 2006, the Company drew an aggregate of $4,182,000 of
borrowings under this facility. These borrowings are payable in 30 to 33 fixed monthly installments
with interest at rates ranging from 12.4% to 12.7% per annum, maturing at various times through
April 9, 2009. As of June 30, 2008, the Company has no unused availability under this credit
facility since amounts drawn under the working capital facility were based upon an initial
measurement of eligible accounts receivable.
In connection with the borrowings under this facility, the Company also issued to the lender
warrants to purchase up to 71,521 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $18.00 per
share. The aggregate fair value of all warrants issued to the lender under this arrangement amounts
to $1,046,000. This amount was recorded as debt issue costs in the March 31, 2007 condensed
consolidated balance sheet and is being amortized as interest expense over the term of the credit
facility of 30 to 33 months. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company
recorded $107,000 and $105,000 of non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt
issue costs, respectively.
Borrowings under the growth capital line are collateralized by certain assets of the Company.
Borrowings under the equipment line are collateralized by the underlying assets funded, and
borrowings under the working capital line are collateralized by eligible accounts receivable. On a
monthly basis, the Company must maintain a 1:1 ratio of borrowing under the working capital line to
eligible accounts receivable. The Company has 30 days from each measurement date to either increase
eligible accounts receivable or pay the excess principal in the event that the ratio is less than
1:1. No restrictive covenants exist for either the equipment line or the growth capital line. The
Company is not required to direct customer remittances to a lock box, nor does the credit agreement
provide for subjective acceleration of the loans.
On March 29, 2007, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the loan agreement evidencing
the credit facility described above. Pursuant to the amendment, the lender and the Company agreed
that the lenders security interest in the Companys assets would not include the Companys
intellectual property unless and until the Companys cash and cash equivalents fall below 600% of
the Companys average monthly operating expenses less non-cash charges. At June 30, 2008, the
Companys cash and cash
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equivalents position was not in excess of 600% of its average monthly
operating expenses and therefore the lender holds a security interest in the Companys intellectual
property. On an ongoing basis, the Company will periodically review and assess whether the
lenders security interest should include the Companys intellectual property. The Companys
intellectual property is used only as collateral and remains in the Companys control unless the
lender takes described action after an event of default by the Company under the loan agreements.
In connection with the notes issued under the above credit facility, for the three months
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company made $405,000 and $358,000 of principal payments,
respectively. Additionally, for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company made
$53,000 and $100,000 of interest payments, respectively. The aggregate remaining principal balance
under this facility amounted to $1,424,000, which is included in the current portion of long-term
debt in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2008.
Note 4. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
In November 2005, the Company identified a possible criminal misappropriation of its
technology in Mexico, and notified the Mexican Attorney Generals office of the matter. The Company
believes the Mexican Attorney General is currently conducting an investigation.
In June 2006, the Company received a written communication from the grantor of a license to an
earlier version of its technology indicating that such license was terminated due to an alleged
breach of the license agreement by the Company. The license agreement extends to the Companys use
of the technology in Japan only. While the Company does not believe that the grantors revocation
is valid under the terms of the license agreement and no legal claim has been threatened to date,
the Company cannot provide any assurance that the grantor will not take legal action to restrict
the Companys use of the technology in the licensed territory. While the Companys management does
not anticipate that the outcome of this matter is likely to result in a material loss, there can be
no assurance that if the grantor pursues legal action, such legal action would not have a material
adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
In February 2007, the Companys Mexico subsidiary served Quimica Pasteur (QP), a former
distributor of the Companys products in Mexico, with a claim alleging breach of contract under a
note made by QP. A trial date has not yet been set.
The Company, from time to time, is involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of
its business including matters involving proprietary technology. While management believes that
such matters are currently not material, there can be no assurance that matters arising in the
ordinary course of business for which the Company is or could become involved in litigation, will
not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.
Employment Agreements
As of June 30, 2008, the Company has entered into employment agreements with six of its key
executives. The agreements provide, among other things, for the payment of six to twenty-four
months of severance compensation for terminations under certain circumstances. With respect to
these agreements, at June 30, 2008, aggregated potential severance amounted to $1,749,000 and
aggregated annual salaries amounted to $1,555,000. On August 5, 2008, the Company amended
certain employment agreements as described in Note 9.
Board Compensation
On April 26, 2007, the board of directors of the Company adopted a Non-Employee Director
Compensation Package (the Compensation Package) to provide members of the Board and its
committees with regular compensation. The Compensation Package provides for cash payments of
$25,000 in two equal installments to each of the non-employee members of the board of directors.
Directors who are members (but not the chairman) of the audit committee receives an additional
$5,000 per year. Directors who are members (but not the chairman) of the compensation committee
receive an additional $2,000 per year. The chair person of the board of directors receives $15,000
annually, the Lead Director (if different from the chair person) receives $10,000 annually, the
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chairperson of the Audit Committee receive $10,000 annually, and the chair person of each other
committee receives $5,000 annually. The Company made payments to its non-employee directors
amounting to $124,000 and $106,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. The Company recorded expense related to director payments in the amounts of $41,000
and $35,000
for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which is included in selling,
general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
The Compensation Package also provides for the grant of options to each non-employee director
under the restated Stock Incentive Plan. Each new director will receive an initial option grant to
purchase 50,000 shares of the Companys common stock, which will vest over three years, and each
non-employee director will receive an annual grant of an option to purchase 15,000 shares of the
Companys common stock, which will vest monthly over a period of one year. The annual option
grants will be automatically granted to non-employee directors following the annual stockholders
meeting which is scheduled for August 27, 2008.
Commercial Agreements
On May 8, 2007, and June 11, 2007, the Company entered into separate commercial agreements
with two unrelated customers granting such customers the exclusive right to sell the Companys
products in specified territories or for specified uses. Both customers are required to maintain
certain minimum levels of purchases of the Companys products in
order to maintain the exclusive right to sell the Companys products.
Up-front payments amounting to $625,000 paid under these agreements have been recorded as deferred
revenue. The short-term portion of the deferred revenue related to these agreements amounted to
$97,500 which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2008. The up-front fees will be amortized on a
straight-line basis over the terms of the underlying agreements. For the three months ended June
30, 2008, the Company amortized approximately $24,000 of deferred revenue related to these
agreements which is included in product revenue in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statement of operations.
Other Matters
On September 16, 2005, the Company entered into a series of agreements with QP, a Mexico-based
company engaged in the business of distributing pharmaceutical products to hospitals and health
care entities owned or operated by the Mexican Ministry of Health. These agreements provided, among
other things, for QP to act as the Companys exclusive distributor of Microcyn to the Mexican
Ministry of Health for a period of three years. In connection with these agreements, the Company
was concurrently granted an option to acquire all except a minority share of the equity of QP
directly from its principals in exchange for 150,000 shares of common stock, contingent upon QPs
attainment of certain financial milestones. The Companys distribution and related agreements were
cancelable by the Company on thirty days notice without cause and included certain provisions to
hold the Company harmless from debts incurred by QP outside the scope of the distribution and
related agreements. The Company terminated these agreements on March 26, 2006 without having
exercised the option.
Due to its liquidity circumstances, QP was unable to sustain operations without the Companys
subordinated financial and management support. Accordingly, QP was deemed to be a variable interest
entity in accordance with FIN 46(R) and its results were consolidated with the Companys
consolidated financial statements for the period of September 16, 2005 through March 26, 2006, the
effective termination date of the distribution and related agreement, without such option having
been exercised.
Subsequent to having entered into the agreements with QP, the Company became aware of an
alleged tax avoidance scheme involving the principals of QP. The audit committee of the Companys
Board of Directors engaged an independent counsel, as well as tax counsel in Mexico to investigate
this matter. The audit committee of the Board of Directors was advised that QPs principals could
be liable for up to $7,000,000 of unpaid taxes; however, the Company is unlikely to have any loss
exposure with respect to this matter because the alleged tax omission occurred prior to the
Companys involvement with QP. The Company has not received any communications to date from Mexican
tax authorities with respect to this matter.
Based on an opinion of Mexico counsel, the Companys management and the audit committee of the
Board of Directors do not believe that the Company is likely to experience any loss with respect to
this matter. However, there can be no assurance that the Mexican tax authorities will not pursue
this matter and, if pursued, that it would not result in a material loss to the Company.
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Note 5. Stockholders Equity
Common Stock Issued in Registered Direct Offering
On
April 1, 2008, the Company conducted a second closing of the registered direct offering on
March 31, 2008, in which the Company closed on an additional 18,095 shares of its common stock at a
purchase price of $5.25 per share, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,047 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $6.85 per share for gross proceeds of $95,000 (net proceeds of
$36,000 after deducting the placement agents commission and other offering expenses). The March
31, 2008 and April 1, 2008 closings were part of the same offering.
Common Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants Issued to Non-Employees for Services
On November 7, 2006, the Company entered into a two-year consulting agreement with its new
director, Robert Burlingame. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company issued the director a
warrant to purchase 75,000 shares of the Companys common stock, exercisable at a price equal to
the Companys common stock in its initial public offering in consideration of corporate advisory
services. The warrant was fully exercisable and non-forfeitable at date of issuance. The warrant
was valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used were as follows: fair
value of the underlying stock of $9.00, which represented the expected mid-point of the IPO at the
December 31, 2006 reporting date; risk-free interest rate of 4.70% percent; contractual life of 5
years; dividend yield of 0%; and volatility of 70%. The fair value of the warrants amounted to
$350,000. Following the guidance enumerated in Issue 2 of EITF 96-18 Accounting for Equity
Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling,
Goods or Services, the Company is amortizing the fair value of the warrants over the two-year term
of the consulting agreement which is consistent with its treatment of similar cash transactions.
For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the amortized fair value of the warrant amounted
to $44,000 and $44,000, respectively, and was recorded as selling, general and administrative
expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Note 6. Stock-Based Compensation
Prior to April 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based employee compensation
arrangements in accordance with the provisions of APB No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees, (APB 25) and its related interpretations and applied the disclosure requirements of
SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 Share-Based Payments (SFAS 123). The
Company used the minimum value method to measure the fair value of awards issued prior to April 1,
2006 with respect to its application of the disclosure requirements under SFAS 123.
The Company recognized in salaries and related expense in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations $36,000 and $38,000 of stock-based compensation expense during the three
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which represents the intrinsic value
amortization of options granted prior to April 1, 2006 that the Company is continuing to account
for using the recognition and measurement principles prescribed under APB 25. At June 30, 2008,
there was $143,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to options that the Company accounted
for under APB 25 through March 31, 2006. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted
average remaining amortization period of 1.26 years.
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.
123(R) Share Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)) using the prospective transition method, which
requires the fair value measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based
payment awards granted, modified and settled to the Companys employees and directors after April
1, 2006. The Companys condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2008 and for the
three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with
the prospective transition method, the Companys financial statements for prior periods have not
been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R).
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The effect of recording stock-based compensation expense in accordance with the provisions of
SFAS 123(R) is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
|
Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Cost of service revenue |
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stock-based compensation |
|
$ |
376 |
|
|
$ |
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect on basic and diluted net loss per common share |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No income tax benefit has been recognized relating to stock-based compensation expense and no
tax benefits have been realized from exercised stock options.
The Company estimated the fair value of employee stock awards using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model. The fair value of employee stock options is being amortized on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service period of the awards. The fair value of employee stock options was
estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
Expected life |
|
6.50 years |
|
5.39 years |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
3.28% |
|
4.94% |
Dividend yield |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
Volatility |
|
76% |
|
70% |
The expected term of stock options represents the average period the stock options are
expected to remain outstanding and is based on the expected term calculated using the approach
prescribed by SAB 110 for plain vanilla options. The Company used this approach as it did not
have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise
patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The expected stock price volatility for
the Companys stock options was determined by examining the historical volatilities for industry
peers and using an average of the historical volatilities of the Companys industry peers. The
Company will continue to analyze the stock price volatility and expected term assumptions as more
data for the Companys common stock and exercise patterns becomes available. The risk-free interest
rate assumption is based on the U.S. Treasury instruments whose term was consistent with the
expected term of the Companys stock options. The expected dividend assumption is based on the
Companys history and expectation of dividend payouts.
In addition, SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and
revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
Forfeitures were estimated at 5% based on historical experience. Prior to the adoption of
SFAS No. 123(R), the Company accounted for forfeitures as they occurred.
A summary of all option activity as of June 30, 2008 and changes during the three months then
ended is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Intrinsic |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
Contractual |
|
|
Value |
|
Options |
|
(000) |
|
|
Price |
|
|
Term |
|
|
($000) |
|
Outstanding at April 1, 2008 |
|
|
2,624 |
|
|
$ |
5.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
5.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or expired |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
7.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2008 |
|
|
2,694 |
|
|
$ |
5.63 |
|
|
|
6.60 |
|
|
$ |
1,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at June 30, 2008 |
|
|
1,631 |
|
|
$ |
4.37 |
|
|
|
5.30 |
|
|
$ |
1,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In addition to the above option activity, on April 26, 2007, an award of 60,000 stock units
was issued to an officer of the Company. Each stock unit represents the right to receive a share
of the Companys common stock, in consideration of past services rendered and the payment by the
officer of $3.00 per share, upon the settlement of the stock unit on a fixed date in the future.
Half of the stock units, representing 30,000 shares, will be settled on January 15, 2009 and the
remaining 30,000 will be settled on January 15, 2010.
The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of
the stock options and the underlying fair value of the Companys common stock ($2.41) for stock
options that were in-the-money as of June 30, 2008.
During the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company granted stock options to
employees with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $3.51 and $7.21 per share, respectively.
At June 30, 2008, there was unrecognized compensation costs of $4,132,000 related to stock options
accounted for in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). The cost is expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average amortization period of 3.75 years.
The Company issues new shares of common stock upon exercise of stock options.
As provided under the Companys 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (2006 Plan), the aggregate number
of shares authorized for issuance as awards under the 2006 Plan automatically increased on April 1,
2008 by 795,180 shares (which number constitutes 5% of the outstanding shares on the last day of
the year ended March 31, 2008). Remaining shares authorized for issuance from the 2006 Plan at June
30, 2008 was 1,580,149.
Note 7. Income Taxes
The Company has completed a study to assess whether a change in control has occurred or
whether there have been multiple changes of control since the Companys formation. The study
concluded that no change in control occurred for purposes of Internal Revenue Code section 382. The
Company, after considering all available evidence, fully reserved for these and its other deferred
tax assets since it is more likely than not such benefits will not be realized in future periods.
The Company has incurred losses for both financial reporting and income tax purposes for the year
ended March 31, 2008. Accordingly, the Company is continuing to fully reserve for its deferred tax
assets. The Company will continue to evaluate its deferred tax assets to determine whether any
changes in circumstances could affect the realization of their future benefit. If it is determined
in future periods that portions of the Companys deferred income tax assets satisfy the realization
standard of SFAS No. 109, the valuation allowance will be reduced accordingly.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), which became effective for the Company
beginning April 1, 2007. FIN 48 addresses how tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a
tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, the tax benefit from an
uncertain tax position can be recognized only if it is more likely than not that the tax position
will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the
position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a
14
position are measured
based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized
upon ultimate resolution. The adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on the Companys financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company has identified its federal tax return and its state tax return in California as
major tax jurisdictions. The Company is also subject to certain other foreign jurisdictions,
principally Mexico and The Netherlands. The Companys evaluation of FIN 48 tax matters was
performed for tax years ended through March 31, 2008. Generally, the Company is subject to audit
for the years ended
March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and maybe be subject to audit for amounts relating to net
operating loss carryforwards generated in periods prior to March 31, 2005. The Company has elected
to retain its existing accounting policy with respect to the treatment of interest and penalties
attributable to income taxes in accordance with FIN 48, and continues to reflect interest and
penalties attributable to income taxes, to the extent they arise, as a component of its income tax
provision or benefit as well as its outstanding income tax assets and liabilities. The Company
believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not
anticipate any adjustments, other than those identified above that would result in a material
change to its financial position.
Note 8. Segment and Geographic Information
The Company is organized primarily on the basis of operating units which are segregated by
geography.
The following tables present information about reportable segments (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended June 30, 2008 |
|
U.S |
|
|
Europe |
|
|
Mexico |
|
|
Total |
|
Product revenues |
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
758 |
|
|
$ |
1,007 |
|
Service revenues |
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
269 |
|
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
758 |
|
|
|
1,211 |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
248 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(4,839 |
) |
|
|
(164 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(5,074 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
(162 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(162 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended June 30, 2007 |
|
U.S |
|
|
Europe |
|
|
Mexico |
|
|
Total |
|
Product revenues |
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
68 |
|
|
$ |
526 |
|
|
$ |
632 |
|
Service revenues |
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
866 |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
167 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(4,425 |
) |
|
|
(563 |
) |
|
|
(428 |
) |
|
|
(5,416 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
(339 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(339 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
206 |
|
During the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, sales to a customer in India were
$27,000 and $0, respectively. These sales were reported as part of the Europe segment.
The following table shows property and equipment balances by segment (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2008 |
|
U.S |
|
$ |
1,252 |
|
|
$ |
1,193 |
|
Europe |
|
|
709 |
|
|
|
754 |
|
Mexico |
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,243 |
|
|
$ |
2,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The following table shows total asset balances by segment (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2008 |
|
U.S |
|
$ |
13,635 |
|
|
$ |
20,974 |
|
Europe |
|
|
1,208 |
|
|
|
1,271 |
|
Mexico |
|
|
1,322 |
|
|
|
1,367 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
16,165 |
|
|
$ |
23,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 9. Subsequent Events
Amendments to Employment Agreements
On
August 5, 2008, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with
Bruce Thornton, the Companys Vice President International Operations and Sales. The Agreement was
amended to comply with the final regulations published under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and to conform the provisions relating to termination and benefits
payable upon termination under certain circumstances more closely to those provisions contained in
other executive officers agreements. Under the Agreement as amended, in the event Mr. Thornton is
terminated without cause or resigns for good reason, Mr. Thornton is entitled to: a lump severance
payment equal to 12 times the average monthly base salary paid to him over the preceding 12
months.
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Factors that May Affect Results
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read
in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements
included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of June 30, 2008 and our audited
consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2008 included in our report on Form
10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2008.
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Report, the words expects, anticipates,
intends, estimates, plans, projects, continue, ongoing, potential, expect,
predict, believe, intend, may, will, should, could, would and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These are statements that relate to future
periods and include statements about, but
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not limited to: the progress and timing of our
development programs and regulatory approvals for our products; the benefits and effectiveness of
our products; the development of protocols for clinical studies; enrollment in clinical studies;
the progress and timing of clinical trials and physician studies; our expectations related to the
use of our cash; our ability to manufacture sufficient amounts of our product candidates for
clinical trials and products for commercialization activities; the outcome of discussions with the
FDA and other regulatory agencies; the content and timing of submissions to, and decisions made by,
the FDA and other regulatory agencies, including demonstrating to the satisfaction of the FDA the
safety and efficacy of our products; the ability of our products to meet existing or future
regulatory standards; the rate and causes of infection; the accuracy of our estimates of the size
and characteristics of the markets which may be addressed by our products; our expectations and
capabilities relating to the sales and
marketing of our current products and our product candidates; the execution of distribution
agreements and the ability of distributors to penetrate markets; the expansion of our sales force
and distribution network; our ability to identify collaboration partners and to establish strategic
partnerships for the development or sale of products; the timing of commercializing our products;
our ability to protect our intellectual property and operate our business without infringing on the
intellectual property of others; our ability to continue to expand our intellectual property
portfolio; our expectations about the outcome of litigation and controversies with third parties;
our ability to attract and retain qualified directors, officers and employees; our relationship
with Quimica Pasteur; our ability to compete with other companies that are developing or selling
products that are competitive with our products; the ability of our products to become the standard
of care for controlling infection in chronic and acute wounds; our ability to expand to and
commercialize products in markets outside the wound care market; our estimates regarding future
operating performance, earnings and capital requirements; our ability to attract capital on terms
acceptable to us, if at all; our ability to control and to reduce our costs; our expectations with
respect to our microbiology contract testing laboratory; our expectations relating to the
concentration of our revenue from international sales; and the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 and any future changes in accounting regulations or practices in general with respect to
public companies.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, those risks discussed below, as well as our ability to develop and commercialize
new products; the risks in obtaining patient enrollment for our studies; the risk of unanticipated
delays in research and development efforts; the risk that we may not obtain reimbursement for our
existing test and any future products we may develop; the risks and uncertainties associated with
the regulation of our products by the FDA; the ability to compete against third parties; our
ability to obtain capital when needed; our history of operating losses; the risks associated with
protecting our intellectual property; and the risks set forth under Risks Related to our
Business. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company expressly
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Companys expectations
with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such
statement is based.
In the section of this report entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of OperationsFactors that May Affect Results, all references to Oculus,
we, us, or our mean Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.
Business Overview
We have developed, and we manufacture and market, a family of products intended to prevent and
treat infections in chronic and acute wounds while concurrently enhancing wound healing through
modes of action unrelated to the treatment of infection. Infection is a serious potential
complication in both chronic and acute wounds, and controlling infection is a critical step in
wound healing. Our platform technology, called Microcyn, is a proprietary solution of electrically
charged oxychlorine small molecules that is designed to treat a wide range of organisms that cause
disease, (pathogens), including viruses, fungi, spores and antibiotic-resistant strains of
bacteria, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, (MRSA), and Vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus, (VRE), in wounds. We do not have the necessary regulatory approvals to market
Microcyn in the United States as a drug, nor do we have the necessary regulatory clearance or
approval to market Microcyn in the U.S. as a medical device for an antimicrobial or wound healing
indication. However, our device product is cleared for sale in the United States as a medical
device for wound cleaning, debridement, lubricating, moistening and dressing; is a device under CE
Mark in Europe; is approved by the SFDA in China as a technology that reduces the propagation of
microbes in wounds and creates a moist environment for wound healing; and is approved as a drug in
India and Mexico.
Clinical testing we conducted in connection with our submissions to the FDA, as well as
physician clinical studies, suggest that our Microcyn-based product may help reduce a wide range of
pathogens from acute and chronic wounds while curing or improving
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infection and concurrently
enhancing wound healing through modes of action unrelated to the treatment of infection. These
physician clinical studies suggest that our Microcyn-based product is safe, easy to use and
complementary to many existing treatment methods in wound care. Physician clinical studies and
usage in the United States suggest that our 510(k) product may shorten hospital stays, lower
aggregate patient care costs and, in certain cases, reduce the need for systemic antibiotics. We
are also pursuing the use of our Microcyn platform technology in other markets outside of wound
care, including in the respiratory, ophthalmology and dermatology markets.
In 2005, chronic and acute wound care represented an aggregate of $9.6 billion in global
product sales, of which $3.3 billion was spent for the treatment of skin ulcers, $1.6 billion to
treat burns and $4.7 billion for the treatment of surgical and trauma wounds,
according to Kalorama Information, a life sciences market research firm. We believe our
addressable market for the treatment of skin ulcers is approximately $1.3 billion, $300 million for
the treatment of burns and $700 million for the treatment of surgical and trauma wounds. Common
methods of controlling infection, including topical antiseptics and antibiotics, have proven to be
only moderately effective in combating infection in the wound bed. However, topical antiseptics
tend to inhibit the healing process due to their toxicity and may require specialized preparation
or handling. Antibiotics can lead to the emergence of resistant bacteria, such as MRSA and VRE.
Systemic antibiotics may be less effective in controlling infection in patients with disorders
affecting circulation, such as diabetes, which are commonly associated with chronic wounds. As a
result, no single treatment is used across all types of wounds and stages of healing.
We believe Microcyn is the only known stable, anti-infective therapeutic available in the
world today that simultaneously cures or improves infection while also promoting wound healing
through increased blood flow to the wound bed and reduction of inflammation. Also, we believe
Microcyn provides significant advantages over current methods of care in the treatment of a wide
range of chronic and acute wounds throughout all stages of treatment. These stages include
cleaning, debridement, prevention and treatment of infections and wound healing. Unlike
antibiotics, antiseptics, growth regulators and other advanced wound care products, we believe that
Microcyn is the only wound care solution that is safe as saline, that cures infection while
simultaneously accelerating wound healing. Also, unlike most antibiotics, we believe Microcyn does
not target specific strains of bacteria, a practice which has been shown to promote the development
of resistant bacteria. In addition, our products are shelf stable, require no special preparation,
and are easy to use.
Our goal is to become a worldwide leader as the topical standard of care in the treatment of
open wounds. We currently have, and intend to seek additional, regulatory clearances and approvals
to market our Microcyn-based products worldwide. In July 2004, we began selling Microcyn in Mexico
after receiving approval from the Mexican Ministry of Health, or MOH, for the use of Microcyn as an
antiseptic, disinfectant and sterilant. Since then, physicians in the United States, Europe, India,
Pakistan, China and Mexico have conducted more than 25 physician clinical studies assessing
Microcyns use in the treatment of infections in a variety of wound types, including hard-to-treat
wounds such as diabetic ulcers and burns. Most of these studies were not intended to be rigorously
designed or controlled clinical trials and, as such, did not have all of the controls required for
clinical trials used to support a new drug application, or NDA, submission to the FDA in that many
did not necessarily include blinding, randomization, predefined clinical end points, use of placebo
and active control groups or U.S. good clinical practices requirements. We used the data generated
from some of these studies to support our application for the CE Mark, or European Union
certification, for wound cleaning and reduction of microbial load. We received the CE Mark in
November 2004 and additional international approvals in China, Canada, Mexico and India. Microcyn
has also received three FDA 510(k) clearances for use as a medical device in wound cleaning, or
debridement, lubricating, moistening and dressing, including traumatic wounds and acute and chronic
dermal lesions.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, we completed a Phase II randomized clinical trial, which was
designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Microcyn in mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers with the
primary endpoint of clinical cure or improvement in signs and symptoms of infection according to
guidelines of Infectious Disease Society of America. We used 15 clinical sites and enrolled 48
evaluable patients in three arms, using Microcyn alone, Microcyn plus an oral antibiotic and saline
plus an oral antibiotic. We announced the results of our Phase II trial in March of this year. In
the clinically evaluable population of the study, the clinical success rate at visit four (test of
cure) for patients treated with Microcyn alone was 93.3% compared to 56.3% for the levofloxacin
plus saline-treated patients. This study was not statistically powered, but the high clinical
success rate (93.3%) and the p-value (0.033) would suggest the difference is meaningfully positive
for the Microcyn-treated patients. Also, for this set of data, the 95.0% confidence interval for
the Microcyn only arm ranged from 80.7% to 100.0% while the 95.0% confidence interval for the
levofloxacin and saline arm ranged from 31.9% to 80.6%; the confidence intervals do not overlap,
indicating a favorable clinical success for Microcyn compared to
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Levofloxacin. At visit 3 (end of
treatment) the clinical success rate for patients treated with Microcyn-alone was 77.8% compared to
61.1% for the levofloxacin plus saline-treated patients.
We have scheduled a review meeting with the FDA for late summer 2008 to discuss the results of
our Phase II trial and our future clinical program. Two pivotal clinical trials must be completed
for submission to the FDA of an NDA, for the treatment of mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers.
Commencement of these trials may be delayed if the FDA requests additional information, and the
trials will require additional financing or the support of a strategic partners. In the event that
we successfully complete clinical trials and obtain drug approval from the FDA, we may seek
clearance for treatment of other types of wounds. We are currently pursuing strategic partnerships
to assess potential applications for Microcyn in several other markets and therapeutic categories,
including respiratory, ophthalmology, dermatology, dental and veterinary markets. FDA or other
governmental approvals will be required for any potential new products or new indications.
We currently make Microcyn available under our three 510(k) clearances in the United States,
primarily through our website and several regional distributors. We plan for a more aggressive
commercialization initiative in the event we obtain drug approval from the FDA or sooner if our
current market assessment study suggests we can develop a successful commercialization strategy for
our 510(k) clearances. Most of our current marketing efforts in the United States are test market
in nature, designed to provide us with U.S. medical community feedback in terms of market
perception of the Microcyn Technology, but we are exploring a broader U.S. commercialization
strategy for Microcyn-based 510(k) products under these or additional 510(k) clearances. In
addition, an over-the-counter first responder pen application (MyClyns) with Microcyn is being
marketed in the United States since January 2008, by our partner Union Springs Pharmaceuticals (a
subsidiary of DECA). Also in January, we announced an exclusive North American distribution
agreement with Walco International, Inc., a subsidiary of Animal Health International, Inc., for
our Microcyn-based Vetericyn Wound Spray for animals.
We currently rely on exclusive agreements with country-specific distributors for the sale of
Microcyn-based products in Europe. In Mexico, we sell Microcyn through a network of distributors
and through a contract sales force dedicated exclusively to selling Microcyn, including
salespeople, nurses and clinical support staff. In India, we sell through Alkem, the fifth largest
pharmaceutical company in India. The first full year of Microcyn product distribution in India was
in 2008. In China, we signed a distribution agreement with China Bao Tai, which secured marketing
approval from the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) in March 2008. China Bao Tai
intends to begin distribution of Microcyn-based products to hospitals, doctors and clinics through
Sinopharm, the largest pharmaceutical group in China, and to retail pharmacies through Lianhua
Supermarkets. Distribution is expected to begin in the fall of 2008. Initial shipments were mde to
China Bao Tai in our second fiscal quarter.
Our goal for fiscal 2009 is to achieve the following milestones:
|
|
|
Complete a meeting with FDA regarding our Phase II results and our clinical program; |
|
|
|
|
Identify and initiate partnerships for Dermacyn drug formulation; |
|
|
|
|
Identify and execute when applicable distribution/partnership agreements for Microcyn
outside of the United States; |
|
|
|
|
File additional INDs with FDA to expand label indications; |
|
|
|
|
Conduct market feasibility study to identify additional product markets; |
|
|
|
|
Seek additional 501(k) clearances for additional products; |
|
|
|
|
Assist our partners in China with the launch of Dermacyn into strategic wound care
facilities; and |
|
|
|
|
File and obtain additional patents on new formulations and drug delivery systems. |
We cannot guarantee that we will obtain on a timely basis, if at all, the necessary FDA
approval and/or clearances to market Microcyn in the United States for the treatment of infection
in diabetic foot ulcers, wound healing or otherwise. A number of factors can delay or prevent
completion of human clinical trials, particularly patient recruitment. Moreover, many drug
candidates fail to
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successfully complete clinical trials. After an NDA is filed with the FDA, the
FDA commences an in-depth review of the NDA that typically takes ten months to a year to complete
but may take longer. In addition, we cannot guarantee that we will obtain on a timely basis, or at
all, the necessary 510(k) clearances for the next-generation Microcyn product formulation. The
milestones described above assume that we have sufficient funds to conduct and complete our pivotal
trials, that the results from these clinical trials support an NDA filing and that our products
will be commercially viable. We cannot guarantee that we will find appropriate distribution or
strategic partners, generate revenue sufficient to fund our cash flow needs or that we will meet
any of the milestones described above in a timely manner or at all.
We also operate a microbiology contract testing laboratory division that provides consulting
and laboratory services to medical companies that design and manufacture biomedical devices and
drugs, as well as testing on our products and potential products. Our testing laboratory complies
with U.S. good manufacturing practices and quality systems regulation.
Financial Operations Overview
Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
Revenues
We experienced 59% growth in product revenues and a decline in our services business resulting
in reported revenues of $1.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2008. The $375,000
increase in product revenues was due primarily to $232,000 higher sales in Mexico and $116,000
increase in sales in Europe. Mexico sales increased 44% on both higher unit volumes to hospitals
and pharmacies, as well as higher average selling prices. The average monthly number of 240ml
units sold in Mexico during the quarter was 29,000. The mix of sales in Mexico to pharmacies and
hospitals remain relatively consistent from the prior year at 70% pharmacy and 30% hospitals.
Europe sales have increased over the prior year due to $27,000 higher sales to India and increased
sales to Slovakia and Italy.
The following table shows our product revenues by geographic region (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Increase |
|
U.S. |
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
Mexico |
|
|
758 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
Europe |
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,007 |
|
|
$ |
632 |
|
|
$ |
375 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The $30,000, or 13%, decline in service revenues was due to a decrease in the number of tests
provided by our services business. We expect that our service revenues will continue to decline in
future periods, as we continue to implement our strategy of focusing primarily on our Microcyn
business.
Gross Profit / Loss
We reported gross profit from our Microcyn products business of $569,000, or 57% of product
revenues, during the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared to a gross profit of $256,000, or
41%, in the year ago period. This increase was primarily due to the higher sales volumes in Europe,
which put Europe in a positive gross margin during the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared
to a gross loss in the year ago period. Our services business continues to be at or near breakeven
as it was in the year ago period.
We expect gross profit to fluctuate as a percentage of sales in future periods as we continue
to experience irregular product revenues. As product revenues grow, however, we expect our profit
to grow as a percentage of sales as we move further away from our low margin services business, and
as our manufacturing facilities get closer to producing at optimal capacity.
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Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense consists primarily of costs associated with personnel,
materials, and clinical trials within our product development, regulatory and clinical
organizations. Research and development expense increased $114,000, or 5%, to $2.3 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2008, from $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. This
increase was primarily the result of increased outside lab services fees during the period for new
product development, offset in part by lower clinical trial expenses as we completed our Phase II
clinical trial for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in March 2008.
We expect research and development expense to increase significantly in future periods as we
incur costs associated with our clinical trial program and regulatory filings, and as we further
expand the scope of our new product development programs.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense consist primarily of costs for sales, marketing
and administrative personnel, as well as other corporate expenses such as legal, accounting, and
insurance. Selling, general and administrative expense decreased $130,000, or
4%, to $3.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2008, from $3.5 million during the
three months ended June 30, 2007. Primarily, this decrease was due to a decrease of $175,000 in bad
debt expense, as our Mexico subsidiary has focused successfully in the current year on collecting
past due accounts previously thought to be uncollectible. Without this fluctuation in bad debt
expense, selling, general, and administrative expense would have been consistent from year to year
at approximately $3.3 million.
We expect that selling expense will increase moderately in future periods as we begin focusing
on sales in the U.S. of products based on our current and future 510(k) or device approvals. We
also expect that general and administrative expense will increase moderately in future periods to
support the growth of the company.
Interest income and expense and other income and expense
Interest expense decreased $177,000, or 52%, to $162,000 for the three months ended June 30,
2008, from $339,000 in the year ago period, due to the payments made on debt over the prior year.
Total outstanding debt decreased $5.8 million to $1.7 million at June 30, 2008, from $7.5 million
at June 30, 2007. Interest income decreased $130,000, or 63%, to $76,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2008, from $206,000 in the year ago period, primarily due to the higher interest bearing
cash balance in the year ago period.
Other income and expense decreased $572,000, or 108%, to net other expense of $39,000 for the
three months ended June 30, 2008, from net other income of $531,000 for the three months ended June
30, 2007. This account primarily consists of foreign currency transaction gains and losses related
to working capital loans that we have made to our foreign subsidiaries. We recorded foreign
currency transaction gains (losses) of $(5,000) and $528,000 for the three months ended June 30,
2008 and 2007, respectively. Loans made to subsidiaries OTM and OIS Europe will be paid back to the
Company in the future when the subsidiaries begin to generate cash.
Subsequent to March 31, 2008, we re-evaluated the operating plans and liquidity circumstances
of each of our operating subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Mexico. We determined that the
subsidiaries lack the ability to repay the outstanding balances of their respective intercompany
loans in the foreseeable future. As a result, we renegotiated the terms of our notes with our
Mexico and Netherlands subsidiaries. The terms of the new loan agreements extend the maturity date
of the loans plus all accrued interest for an additional five years to April 1, 2013. In the event
the loans cannot be settled at the maturity date, the parties may agree that the loans will be
renewed for periods of three years. We have agreed with our subsidiaries that interest will
compound and accrue initially at 4.65% and will be adjusted upward to the applicable federal rate,
or AFR, for mid-term debt established by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service if the AFR for mid-term
debt is higher than the initial rate on the first day of each calendar quarter. .
Due to the renegotiation of the loans and the lack of ability to predict that the loans will
be settled in the foreseeable future, we believe that it was appropriate to evaluate its treatment
of foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the translation of the loans from local
currency to U.S. Dollars. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 52, if it is determined that an
intercompany loan will not be repaid in the foreseeable future, foreign exchange gains and losses
related to the translation of the loans from local currency to U.S. Dollars should be classified as
other comprehensive income and loss. We believe that given the inability to foresee settlement of
the loans and in view of the mechanism which automatically extends the loans indefinitely, it is
appropriate to record the exchange gains and losses related to these loans in other comprehensive
income and loss.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, we have incurred significant losses. As of June 30, 2008, we had an
accumulated deficit of approximately $96.0 million. We have not yet achieved profitability, and we
expect that our operating losses will continue to increase. As a result, we will need to raise
additional capital to sustain our business until such time that we are able to generate sufficient
product revenues to achieve profitability.
Sources of Liquidity
As of June 30, 2008, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $11.5 million. Since our
inception, substantially all of our operations have been financed through sales of equity
securities. Other sources of financing that we have used to date include our revenues, as well as
various loans.
Since our inception, substantially all of our operations have been financed through the sale
of $99 million of our common and convertible preferred stock. These net proceeds include $21.9
million raised in our initial public offering in January 2007, $9.1 million raised in a private
placement of common shares on August 13, 2007, and $12.6 million raised through a registered direct
offering on March 31, 2008 and April 1, 2008.
In June 2006, we entered into a loan and security agreement with a financial institution to
borrow a maximum of $5.0 million. Under this facility, we have borrowed $4.2 million, and have paid
back $2.8 million in principal as of June 30, 2008. The terms of this facility include monthly
principal payments over three years, plus interest payments of 8.5% per annum.
Cash Flows
As of June 30, 2008, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $11.5 million, compared
to $18.8 million at March 31, 2008.
Net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $6.8
million, primarily due to the $5.2 million net loss for the period, and to a lesser extent a $1.1
million decrease in accrued expenses, due primarily to the payments made on accrued bonuses earned
during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, and a $1.2 million decrease in accounts payable,
primarily the result of payments made for the placement fee of our registered direct offering that
were outstanding at March 31, 2008. These uses of cash were offset in part by non-cash charges
including $456,000 of stock-based compensation, $248,000 of depreciation and amortization and
$107,000 of non-cash interest expense. Net cash used in operating activities during the three
months ended June 30, 2007 was $5.5 million, primarily due to the $5.0 million net loss for the
period, and to a lesser extent a $743,000 decrease in accounts payable due to the timing of
payments made to our vendors, and $528,000 of foreign currency gain. These uses of cash were
offset in part by non-cash charges including $210,000 of stock-based compensation, $167,000 of
depreciation and amortization and $146,000 of non-cash interest expense.
Net cash used in investing activities was $159,000 and $108,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. This cash was used during the periods primarily for
purchasing lab and manufacturing equipment.
Net cash used in financing activities was $432,000 and $587,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Primarily this cash was used for the repayment of
outstanding debt during the period.
Operating Capital and Capital Expenditure Requirements
We incurred a net loss of $5.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. At June 30,
2008 and March 31, 2008, our accumulated deficit amounted to $96.0 million and $90.8 million,
respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2008, we used $6.8 million of net cash for
operating activities. At June 30, 2008, our working capital amounted to $8.8 million.
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We need to raise additional capital from external sources in order to sustain our operations
while continuing the longer term efforts contemplated under our business plan. We expect to
continue incurring losses for the foreseeable future and must raise additional capital to pursue
our product development initiatives, to begin our pivotal clinical trial, to penetrate markets for
the sale of our products and to continue as a going concern. We cannot provide any assurance that
we will raise additional capital. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we will be required
to curtail certain operating activities, and implement additional cost reductions in an effort to
conserve capital in amounts sufficient to sustain operations and meet obligations for the next
twelve months. These matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. We believe that we have access to capital resources through public or private equity
offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations or other means; however, we have not secured
any commitment for new financing at this time, nor can we provide any assurance that new financing
will be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to secure
additional capital, we may be required to curtail our research and development initiatives, delay
our pivotal clinical trials and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve cash.
These measures could cause significant delays in our efforts to commercialize our products in the
United States, which will require significant spending. Commercialization of Microcyn as a drug
product in the United States is critical to the realization of our business plan and our future
operations. Commencement of the pivotal clinical trials will be delayed until we raise
additional capital or until we find a strategic partner to fund these trials. Without a strategic
partner or additional capital, our pivotal clinical trials will be delayed for an indeterminate
period of time.
Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:
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the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that we may
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the cost and timing of regulatory approvals; |
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the cost and delays in product development as a result of any changes in regulatory
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the cost and timing of establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities; |
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the effect of competing technological and market developments; |
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from
these estimates. These estimates and assumptions include reserves and write-downs related to
receivables and inventories, the recoverability of long-term assets, deferred taxes and related
valuation allowances and valuation of equity instruments.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes in our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about
market risk for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended March 31, 2008. For further discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about
market risk, reference is made to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year then ended, which was
filed with the SEC on June 13, 2008.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We maintain disclosure controls and
procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in
reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and
reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms,
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and
procedures are met. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to meet reasonable
assurance standards. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management
necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of
possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures
also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can
be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential
future conditions.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the
period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the
reasonable assurance level.
(b) Changes in internal controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008 that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Legal Matters
The Company, on occasion, is involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of its
business. While management believes that such matters are currently insignificant, there can be no
assurance that matters arising in the ordinary course of business for which the Company is or could
become involved in litigation will not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial
condition or results of operations.
ITEM 1A: Risk Factors
Factors that May Affect Results
Risks Related to Our Business
If we fail to obtain the capital necessary to fund our operations, we may be forced to delay or
cancel our planned pivotal trial or otherwise curtail our operations.
As of June 30, 2008, we had unrestricted cash of approximately $11.5 million. We will need to
raise a significant amount of capital in order to fund our first drug candidate through regulatory
approval and commercialization in the United States. If we are not able to raise sufficient
capital, we will be required to delay or cancel our planned clinical trial, curtail some operating
activities and implement additional cost reductions. Additionally, as of June 30, 2008, we had $1.7
million of outstanding secured loans of which $1.6 million is due within the next twelve months.
Without sufficient additional capital, the combination of these conditions raises substantial
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about our ability to continue as a going concern. We cannot assure you that we will be able to
obtain capital on a timely basis, if at all, or on terms that are reasonably acceptable to us.
We have a history of losses, we expect to continue to incur losses and we may never achieve
profitability.
We have incurred significant losses in each fiscal year since our inception, including net
loss of $5.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2008. Our accumulated deficit as of
June 30, 2008 was $96.0 million. We have yet to demonstrate that we can generate sufficient sales
of our products to become profitable. The extent of our future operating losses and the timing of
profitability are highly uncertain, and we may never achieve profitability. Even if we do generate
significant revenues from our product sales, we expect that increased operating expenses will
result in significant operating losses in the near term as we, among other things:
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seek FDA clearance to market Microcyn as a drug in the United States; |
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increase our research and development efforts to enhance our existing products,
commercialize new products and develop new product candidates; |
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As a result of these activities, we will need to generate significant revenue in order to
achieve profitability and may never become profitable.
Without raising additional capital, we would curtail certain operational activities, including
regulatory trials, in order to reduce costs. We cannot provide any assurance that we will secure
any commitments for new financing on acceptable terms, if at all.
Because all of our products are based on our Microcyn platform technology, we will need to generate
sufficient revenues from the sale of Microcyn to execute our business plan.
All of our current products are based on our Microcyn platform technology. We have begun
developing non-Microcyn based product candidates that may generate revenues in the future; however
these future revenues are unknown. Our expectation of future revenue growth is primarily through
sales of Microcyn platform based products. We have only been selling our products since July 2004,
and substantially our entire historical product revenues have been from sales of Microcyn in
Mexico. Although we began selling in Europe in October 2004, in the United States in June 2005, and
in India in July 2006, our product revenues outside of Mexico were not significant prior to fiscal
year 2008. For example, product revenues from countries outside of Mexico were just 9% of our
product revenues for the year ended March 31, 2006. However, during the years ended March 31, 2007
and 2008, the percentage of product revenues from outside of Mexico increased to 32% and 26%
respectively, and was 25% during the three months ended June 30, 2008. Microcyn has not been
adopted as a standard of care for wound treatment in any country and may not gain acceptance among
physicians, nurses, patients, third-party payors and the medical community. Existing protocols for
wound care are well established within the medical community and tend to vary geographically, and
healthcare providers may be reluctant to alter their protocols to include the use of Microcyn. If
Microcyn does not achieve an adequate level of acceptance, we will not generate sufficient revenues
to become profitable. We recently decreased our sales and marketing activities in Europe and
Mexico, which could materially affect our revenues in the geographic areas in the future.
Our inability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms in the future may cause us to curtail
certain operational activities, including regulatory trials, sales and marketing, and international
operations, in order to reduce costs and sustain the business, and would have a material adverse
effect on our business and financial condition.
We expect capital outlays and operating expenditures to increase over the next several years
as we work to conduct regulatory trials commercialize our products and expand our infrastructure.
We have entered into debt financing arrangements which are secured by all of our assets. We may
need to raise additional capital to, among other things:
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increase our sales and marketing efforts to drive market adoption and address competitive
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Our present and future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:
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technology position; |
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cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing patent claims and other intellectual
property rights; |
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our efforts to acquire or license complementary technologies or acquire complementary
businesses; |
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changes in product development plans needed to address any difficulties in
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If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, dilution to our stockholders could
result. Any equity securities issued also may provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior
to those of holders of our common stock. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt securities,
these debt securities would have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of
our common stock, and the terms of the debt securities issued could impose significant restrictions
on our operations. If we raise additional funds through collaborations and licensing arrangements,
we might be required to relinquish significant rights to our technologies or products, or grant
licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. A failure to obtain adequate funds may cause us to
postpone or curtail certain operational activities, including regulatory trials, sales and
marketing, and international operations, in order to reduce costs and sustain the business, and
would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
We do not have the necessary regulatory approvals to market Microcyn as a drug in the United
States.
We have obtained three 510(k) clearances in the United States that permit us to sell Microcyn
as a medical device to clean, moisten and debride wounds. However, we do not have the necessary
regulatory approvals to market Microcyn in the United States as a drug, which we will need to
obtain in order to execute our business plan. Before we are permitted to sell Microcyn as a drug in
the United States, we must, among other things, successfully complete additional preclinical
studies and well-controlled clinical trials, submit a New Drug Application, or NDA, to the FDA and
obtain FDA approval. In July 2006, we completed a controlled clinical trial for pre-operative skin
preparation. After completion of this trial, the FDA advised us that it is considering adopting new
heightened performance requirements for evaluating efficacy of products designed to be used in
pre-operative skin preparation such as ours. In discussions with the FDA, the FDA has not provided
us with the definitive timing for, or parameters of, any such requirements, and has informally
stated that it is uncertain during what time frame it will be able to do so. We plan to continue
our discussions with the FDA regarding the possible timing and parameters of any new guidelines for
evaluating efficacy for pre-operative skin preparations. Depending on the ultimate position of the
FDA regarding performance criteria for pre-operative skin preparations, we may reassess our
priorities, clinical timelines and schedules for pursuing a pre-operative skin preparation
indication or may decide not to pursue this indication. We also intend to seek FDA approval for the
use of Microcyn to treat infections in wounds.
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We have sponsored the majority of physicians performing physician clinical studies of Microcyn
and in some cases, the physicians who performed these studies also hold equity in our company. The
physician clinical studies were performed in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Pakistan, India and
China, and used various endpoints, methods and controls. These studies were not intended to be
rigorously designed or controlled clinical trials and, as such, did not have all of the controls
required for clinical trials used to support an NDA submission to the FDA in that they did not
include blinding, randomization, predefined clinical endpoints, use of placebo and active control
groups or U.S. good clinical practice requirements. Consequently, the results of these physician
clinical studies may not be used by us to support an NDA submission for Microcyn to the FDA. In
addition, any results obtained from clinical trials designed to support an NDA submission for
Microcyn to the FDA may not be as favorable as results from such physician clinical studies and
otherwise may not be sufficient to support an NDA submission or FDA approval of any Microcyn NDA.
The FDA approval process is expensive and uncertain, requires detailed and comprehensive
scientific and other data and generally takes several years. Despite the time and expense exerted,
approval is never guaranteed. Commencement of pivotal clinical trials depends on the results of our
end of Phase II meeting with the FDA and FDA approval of our protocols for additional clinical
trials. We will also need additional financing or the support of a strategic partner to commence
Phase III trials. We can not provide any assurance that the FDA will not impose additional
requirements on us before allowing us to proceed with Phase III clinical trials or that we will
raise any additional capital either through financing or strategic collaborations. We do not know
whether we will obtain
favorable results in our preclinical and clinical studies or whether we will obtain the
necessary regulatory approvals to market Microcyn as a drug in the United States. We anticipate
that obtaining approval for the use of Microcyn to treat infections in wounds in the United States
will take several years after commencement of Phase III clinical trials. Even if we obtain FDA
approval to sell Microcyn as a drug, we may not be able to successfully commercialize Microcyn as a
drug in the United States and may never recover the substantial costs we have invested in the
development of our Microcyn products.
Delays or adverse results in clinical trials could result in increased costs to us and delay our
ability to generate revenue.
Clinical trials can be long and expensive, and the outcome of clinical trials is uncertain and
subject to delays. It may take several years to complete clinical trials, if at all, and a product
candidate may fail at any stage of the clinical trial process. The length of time required varies
substantially according to the type, complexity, novelty and intended use of the product candidate.
Interim results of a preclinical study or clinical trial do not necessarily predict final results,
and acceptable results in preclinical studies or early clinical trials may not be repeatable in
later subsequent clinical trials. The commencement or completion of any of our clinical trials may
be delayed or halted for a variety of reasons, including the following:
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the FDA requirements for approval, including requirements for testing efficacy or safety,
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delays in reaching agreement on acceptable clinical trial agreement terms with
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delays in obtaining institutional review board approval to conduct a study at a
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third party clinical investigators do not perform our clinical trials on our anticipated
schedule or consistent with the clinical trial protocol and good clinical practices, or the
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We do not know whether future clinical trials will demonstrate safety and efficacy
sufficiently to result in additional FDA approvals. While a number of physicians have conducted
clinical studies assessing the safety and efficacy of Microcyn for various indications, the data
from these studies is not sufficient to support approval of Microcyn as a drug in the United
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further studies and trials could show different results. For example, after an
Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, review of our registration filing, including the results
of disinfectant efficacy testing conducted by an independent laboratory retained by us, we obtained
EPA authorization, or registration, for the distribution and sale of our Microcyn-based product,
Cidalcyn, as a hospital grade disinfectant. However, the EPA conducted subsequent tests and
informed us that Cidalcyn did not meet efficacy standards when tested against three specific
pathogens. In response to this test, we voluntarily recalled samples of the product previously
distributed and later entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order with the EPA, allowing us to
amend our EPA registration and pay a $20,800 fine without admitting or denying any wrongdoing. In
addition, in an independent physician study of 10 patients in which procedures were not fully
delineated, published in February 2007, four patients discontinued treatment with Dermacyn due to
pain, and beneficial change in wound microbiology was found in only one of the six remaining
patients. In our Phase II trial, one patient reported a burning sensation which physicians
indicated was probably attributable to Microcyn. We will be required to conduct additional clinical
trials prior to seeking approval of Microcyn for additional indications. Our failure to adequately
demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our product candidates to the satisfaction of the FDA will
prevent our receipt of FDA approval for additional indications and, ultimately, impact
commercialization of our products in the United States. If we experience significant delays or
adverse results in clinical trials, our financial results and the commercial prospects for products
based on Microcyn will be harmed, our costs would increase and our ability to generate revenue
would be delayed.
The FDA and other regulatory bodies may also change standards and acceptable trial procedures
required for a showing of safety and efficacy. For example, until recently, the FDA accepted
non-inferiority clinical trials, or clinical trials that show that a new
treatment is equivalent to standard treatment, as the standard for anti-infective drug
approvals. On October 12, 2007, the FDA released draft guidance entitled Antibacterial Drug
Products: Use of Noninferiority Studies to Support Approval. This new agency guidance requires
either placebo-controlled or superiority trial designs, which are designed to test whether, and to
what extent, a new treatment is better than the placebo. The uncertainty of clinical trial
protocols and changes within FDA guidelines could have a negative impact on the timelines and
milestones for our clinical program.
If we fail to obtain, or experience significant delays in obtaining, additional regulatory
clearances or approvals to market our current or future products, we may be unable to commercialize
these products.
Developing, testing, manufacturing, marketing and selling of medical technology products are
subject to extensive regulation by numerous governmental authorities in the United States and other
countries. The process of obtaining regulatory clearance and approval of medical technology
products is costly and time consuming. Even though the underlying product formulation may be the
same or similar, our products are subject to different regulations and approval processes depending
upon their intended use. In the United States, use of Microcyn to cleanse and debride a wound comes
within the medical device regulation framework, while use of Microcyn to treat infections in wounds
will require us to seek FDA approval of Microcyn as a drug in the United States.
To obtain regulatory approval of our products as drugs in the United States, we must first
show that our products are safe and effective for target indications through preclinical studies
(laboratory and animal testing) and clinical trials (human testing). The FDA generally clears
marketing of a medical device through the 510(k) pre-market clearance process if it is demonstrated
that the new product has the same intended use and the same or similar technological
characteristics as another legally marketed Class II device, such as a device already cleared by
the FDA through the 510(k) premarket notification process, and otherwise meets the FDAs
requirements. Product modifications, including labeling the product for a new intended use, may
require the submission of a new 510(k) clearance and FDA approval before the modified product can
be marketed.
We do not know whether our products based on Microcyn will receive approval from the FDA as a
drug. The data from clinical studies of Microcyn conducted by physicians to date will not satisfy
the FDAs regulatory criteria for approval of an NDA. In order for us to seek approval for the use
of Microcyn as a drug in the treatment of infections in wounds, we will be required to conduct
additional preclinical and clinical trials and submit applications for approval to the FDA. For
example, we recently concluded a Phase II study. Depending on the response we receive from the FDA
in our end of Phase II meeting in August 2008, and if we have sufficient funds to conclude
additional clinical trials, we plan to commence our next stage of the clinical program using
Microcyn for the treatment of mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers. We will need to conduct
additional non-clinical and well-controlled clinical trials in order to generate data to support
FDA approval of Microcyn for this indication.
The outcomes of clinical trials are inherently uncertain. In addition, we do not know whether
the necessary approvals or clearances will be granted or delayed for future products. The FDA could
request additional information, changes to formulation or clinical testing that could adversely
affect the time to market and sale of products as drugs. If we do not obtain the requisite
regulatory clearances and approvals, we will be unable to commercialize our products as drugs or
devices and may never recover any of the substantial costs we have invested in the development of
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Distribution of our products outside the United States is subject to extensive government
regulation. These regulations, including the requirements for approvals or clearance to market, the
time required for regulatory review and the sanctions imposed for violations, vary from country to
country. We do not know whether we will obtain regulatory approvals in such countries or that we
will not be required to incur significant costs in obtaining or maintaining these regulatory
approvals. In addition, the export by us of certain of our products that have not yet been cleared
for domestic commercial distribution may be subject to FDA export restrictions. Failure to obtain
necessary regulatory approvals, the restriction, suspension or revocation of existing approvals or
any other failure to comply with regulatory requirements would have a material adverse effect on
our future business, financial condition, and results of operations.
If our products do not gain market acceptance, our business will suffer because we might not be
able to fund future operations.
A number of factors may affect the market acceptance of our products or any other products we
develop or acquire, including, among others:
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the effectiveness and safety of our products for their indicated applications and
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If our products do not gain market acceptance, we may not be able to fund future operations,
including developing, testing and obtaining regulatory approval for new product candidates and
expanding our sales and marketing efforts for our approved products, which would cause our business
to suffer.
We have agreed to change the brand name of our product in Mexico, which may result in the loss of
any brand recognition that we have established with users of our products.
In accordance with the settlement of a trademark infringement lawsuit filed against us in
Mexico, we have agreed to change the name under which we market our products in Mexico. We have
marketed our products in Mexico under the brand name of Microcyn60 since 2004. During the years
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the percentage of our product revenues derived from Mexico was 74%
and 68%, respectively, and for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was 75%. As a result of our
agreement to change our product name, we may lose the benefit of the brand name recognition we have
generated in the region and our product sales in Mexico could decline. In locations where we have
distributed our products, we believe that the brand names of those products have developed name
recognition among consumers who purchase them. Any change to the brand name of our other products
may cause us to lose such name recognition, which may lead to confusion in the marketplace and a
decline in sales of our products. We cannot assure you that the reserve we have taken will be
sufficient to offset the losses we may incur as a result of changing our brand name.
If our competitors develop products similar to Microcyn, we may need to modify or alter our
business strategy, which may delay the achievement of our goals.
Competitors may develop products with similar characteristics as Microcyn. Such similar
products marketed by larger competitors can hinder our efforts to penetrate the market. As a
result, we may be forced to modify or alter our business and regulatory strategy and sales and
marketing plans, as a response to changes in the market, competition and technology limitations,
among others. Such modifications may pose additional delays in achieving our goals.
We intend to license or collaborate with third parties in various potential markets, and events
involving these strategic partners or any future collaborations could delay or prevent us from
developing or commercializing products.
Our business strategy and our short- and long-term operating results will depend in part on
our ability to execute on existing strategic collaborations and to license or partner with new
strategic partners. We believe collaborations allow us to leverage our resources and technologies
and to access markets that are compatible with our own core areas of expertise while avoiding the
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establishing or maintaining a direct sales force in each market. We may incur significant
costs in the use of third parties to identify and assist in establishing relationships with
potential collaborators.
To penetrate our target markets, we may need to enter into additional collaborative agreements
to assist in the development and commercialization of products. For example, depending upon our
analysis of the time and expense involved in obtaining FDA approval to sell a product to treat open
wounds, we may choose to license our technology to a third party as opposed to pursuing
commercialization ourselves. Establishing strategic collaborations is difficult and time-consuming.
Potential collaborators may reject collaborations based upon their assessment of our financial,
regulatory or intellectual property position and our internal capabilities. Our discussions with
potential collaborators may not lead to the establishment of new collaborations on favorable terms
and may have the potential to provide collaborators with access to our key intellectual property
filings and next generation formations. We have limited control over the amount and timing of
resources that our current collaborators or any future collaborators devote to our collaborations
or potential products. These collaborators may breach or terminate their agreements with us or
otherwise fail to conduct their collaborative activities successfully and in a timely manner.
Further, our collaborators may not develop or commercialize products that arise out of our
collaborative arrangements or devote sufficient resources to the development, manufacture,
marketing or sale of these products. By entering into a collaboration, we may preclude
opportunities to collaborate with other third parties who do not wish to associate with our
existing third party strategic partners. Moreover, in the event of termination of a collaboration
agreement, termination negotiations may result in less favorable terms.
If we are unable to expand our direct domestic sales force, we may not be able to successfully sell
our products in the United States.
We have very limited commercialization capability and make Microcyn-based products available
primarily through our website, and several regional distributors. We plan for a more aggressive
commercialization and product launch in the event we obtain drug approval from the FDA or obtain
other clearance or approval with wound healing claims. Developing a sales force is expensive and
time consuming, and the lack of qualified sales personnel could delay or limit the success of our
product launch. Our domestic sales force, if established, will be competing with the sales
operations of our competitors, which are better funded and more experienced. We may not be able to
develop domestic sales capacity on a timely basis or at all.
Our dependence on distributors for sales could limit or prevent us from selling our products and
from realizing long-term revenue growth.
We currently depend on distributors to sell Microcyn in the United States, Europe and other
countries and intend to continue to sell our products primarily through distributors in Europe and
the United States for the foreseeable future. If we are unable to expand our direct sales force, we
will continue to rely on distributors to sell Microcyn. Our existing distribution agreements are
generally short-term in duration, and we may need to pursue alternate distributors if the other
parties to these agreements terminate or elect not to renew their agreements. If we are unable to
retain our current distributors for any reason, we must replace them with alternate distributors
experienced in supplying the wound care market, which could be time-consuming and divert
managements attention from other operational matters. In addition, we will need to attract
additional distributors to expand the geographic areas in which we sell Microcyn. Distributors may
not commit the necessary resources to market and sell our products to the level of our
expectations, which could harm our ability to generate revenues. In addition, some of our
distributors may also sell products that compete with ours. In some countries, regulatory licenses
must be held by residents of the country. For example, the regulatory approval for one product in
India is owned and held by our Indian distributor. If the licenses are not in our name or under our
control, we might not have the power to ensure their ongoing effectiveness and use by us. If
current or future distributors do not perform adequately, or we are unable to locate distributors
in particular geographic areas, we may not realize long-term revenue growth.
We depend on a contract sales force to sell our products in Mexico.
We currently depend on a contract sales force to sell Microcyn in Mexico. Our existing
agreement is short-term in duration and can be terminated by either party upon 30 days written
notice. If we are unable to retain our current agreement for any reason, we may need to build our
own internal sales force or find an alternate source for contract sales people. We may be unable to
find an alternate source, or the alternate sources sales force may not generate sufficient
revenue. If our current or future contract sales force does not perform adequately, we may not
realize long-term revenue growth in Mexico.
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If we fail to comply with ongoing regulatory requirements, or if we experience unanticipated
problems with our products, these products could be subject to restrictions or withdrawal from the
market.
Regulatory approvals or clearances that we currently have and that we may receive in the
future are subject to limitations on the indicated uses for which the products may be marketed, and
any future approvals could contain requirements for potentially costly post-marketing follow-up
studies. If the FDA determines that our promotional materials or activities constitute promotion of
an unapproved use or we otherwise fail to comply with FDA regulations, we may be subject to
regulatory enforcement actions, including a warning letter, injunction, seizure, civil fine or
criminal penalties. In addition, the manufacturing, labeling, packaging, adverse event reporting,
storage, advertising, promotion, distribution and record-keeping for approved products are subject
to extensive regulation. Our manufacturing facilities, processes and specifications are subject to
periodic inspection by the FDA, European and other regulatory authorities and from time to time, we
may receive notices of deficiencies from these agencies as a result of such inspections. Our
failure to continue to meet regulatory standards or to remedy any deficiencies could result in
restrictions being imposed on products or manufacturing processes, fines, suspension or loss of
regulatory approvals or clearances, product recalls, termination of distribution or product
seizures or the need to invest substantial resources to comply with various existing and new
requirements. In the more egregious cases, criminal sanctions, civil penalties, disgorgement of
profits or closure of our manufacturing facilities are possible. The subsequent discovery of
previously unknown problems with Microcyn, including adverse events of unanticipated severity or
frequency, may result in restrictions on the marketing of our products, and could include voluntary
or mandatory recall or withdrawal of products from the market.
New government regulations may be enacted and changes in FDA policies and regulations, their
interpretation and enforcement, could prevent or delay regulatory approval of our products. We
cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of adverse government regulation that may arise
from future legislation or administrative action, either in the United States or abroad. Therefore,
we do not know whether we will be able to continue to comply with any regulations or that the costs
of such compliance will not have a material adverse effect on our future business, financial
condition, and results of operations. If we are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we will
not be permitted to market our products and our business would suffer.
We may experience difficulties in manufacturing Microcyn, which could prevent us from
commercializing one or more of our products.
The machines used to manufacture our Microcyn-based products are complex, use complicated
software and must be monitored by highly trained engineers. Slight deviations anywhere in our
manufacturing process, including quality control, labeling and packaging, could lead to a failure
to meet the specifications required by the FDA, the EPA, European notified bodies, Mexican
regulatory agencies and other foreign regulatory bodies, which may result in lot failures or
product recalls. In August 2006, we received a show cause letter from the EPA, which stated that,
in tests conducted by the EPA, Cidalcyn was found to be ineffective in killing specified pathogens
when used according to label directions. We gathered records for review to determine if there might
have been any problems in production of the lot tested by the EPA. If we are unable to obtain
quality internal and external components, mechanical and electrical parts, if our software contains
defects or is corrupted, or if we are unable to attract and retain qualified technicians to
manufacture our products, our manufacturing output of Microcyn, or any other product candidate
based on our platform that we may develop, could fail to meet required standards, our regulatory
approvals could be delayed, denied or revoked, and commercialization of one or more of our
Microcyn-based products may be delayed or foregone. Manufacturing processes that are used to
produce the smaller quantities of Microcyn needed for clinical tests and current commercial sales
may not be successfully scaled up to allow production of significant commercial quantities. Any
failure to manufacture our products to required standards on a commercial scale could result in
reduced revenues, delays in generating revenue and increased costs.
Our competitive position depends on our ability to protect our intellectual property and our
proprietary technologies.
Our ability to compete and to achieve and maintain profitability depends on our ability to
protect our intellectual property and proprietary technologies. We currently rely on a combination
of patents, patent applications, trademarks, trade secret laws, confidentiality agreements, license
agreements and invention assignment agreements to protect our intellectual property rights. We also
rely upon unpatented know-how and continuing technological innovation to develop and maintain our
competitive position. These measures may not be adequate to safeguard our Microcyn technology. In
addition, we granted a security interest in our assets, including our
intellectual property,
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loan and security agreement. If we do not protect our rights adequately, third parties could use
our technology, and our ability to compete in the market would be reduced.
Although we have filed U.S. and foreign patent applications related to our Microcyn based
products, the manufacturing technology for making the products, and their uses, only one
U.S. patent has been issued from these applications to date.
Our pending patent applications and any patent applications we may file in the future may not
result in issued patents, and we do not know whether any of our in-licensed patents or any
additional patents that might ultimately be issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or
foreign regulatory body will protect our Microcyn technology. Any claims that issue may not be
sufficiently broad to prevent third parties from producing competing substitutes and may be
infringed, designed around, or invalidated by third parties. Even issued patents may later be found
to be invalid, or may be modified or revoked in proceedings instituted by third parties before
various patent offices or in courts. For example, a competitor filed a Notice of Opposition with
the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office in February 2008 opposing our recently issued
European patent.
The degree of future protection for our proprietary rights is more uncertain in part because
legal means afford only limited protection and may not adequately protect our rights, and we will
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The policies we use to protect our trade secrets may not be effective in preventing
misappropriation of our trade secrets by others. In addition, confidentiality and invention
assignment agreements executed by our employees, consultants and advisors may not be enforceable or
may not provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets or other proprietary information in the
event of unauthorized use or disclosures. We cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will
prevent the misappropriation and use of our intellectual property in the United States, or in
foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United
States. For example, one of our former contract partners, Nofil Corporation, whom we relied upon to
manufacture our proprietary machines, had access to our proprietary information and we believe
undertook the development and manufacture of the machines to be sold to third parties in violation
of our agreement with such company. We brought a claim against Nofil Corporation in the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which granted our motion to dismiss
Nofils cross-complaint in November 2007. We believe that a former officer of our Mexico subsidiary
collaborated in these acts, misappropriated our trade secrets, and is currently selling products in
Mexico that are competitive with our products. In addition, we believe that, through the licensor
of the patents that we in-license and who has also assigned patents to us, a company in Japan
obtained one of our patent applications, translated it into Hangul and filed it under such
companys and the licensors name in South Korea. These and any other leaks of confidential data
into the public domain or to third parties could allow our competitors to learn our trade secrets.
We may face intellectual property infringement claims that could be time-consuming, costly to
defend and could result in our loss of significant rights and, in the case of patent infringement
claims, the assessment of treble damages.
On occasion, we may receive notices of claims of infringement, misappropriation or misuse of
other parties proprietary rights. We may have disputes regarding intellectual property rights with
the parties that have licensed those rights to us. For example, in June 2006, we received written
notice from Coherent Technologies, the licensor of exclusive licenses to six issued Japanese
patents and five Japanese published pending patent applications, advising us that our patent
license from Coherent Technologies was terminated, citing various reasons with which we disagree.
Since that time, we have engaged in discussions with Coherent Technologies
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agreement and our continued business relationship. Although we do not believe Coherent Technologies
has grounds to terminate the license, we may have to take legal action to preserve our rights under
the license and to enjoin Coherent Technologies from breaching its terms. Some claims received from
third parties may lead to litigation. We cannot predict whether we will prevail in these actions,
or that other actions alleging misappropriation or misuse by us of third-party trade secrets,
infringement by us of third-party patents and trademarks or the validity of our patents, will not
be asserted or prosecuted against us. We may also initiate claims to defend our intellectual
property. Intellectual property litigation, regardless of outcome, is expensive and time-consuming,
could divert managements attention from our business and have a material negative effect on our
business, operating results or financial condition. In addition, the outcome of such litigation may
be unpredictable. If there is a successful claim of infringement against us, we may be required to
pay substantial damages (including treble damages if we were to be found to have willfully
infringed a third partys patent) to the party claiming infringement, develop non-infringing
technology, stop selling our products or using technology that contains the allegedly infringing
intellectual property or enter into royalty or license agreements that may not be available on
acceptable or commercially practical terms, if at all. Our failure to develop non-infringing
technologies or license the proprietary rights on a timely basis could harm our business. In
addition, modifying our products to exclude infringing technologies could require us to seek
re-approval or clearance from various regulatory bodies for our products, which would be costly and
time consuming. Also, we may be unaware of pending patent applications that relate to our
technology. Parties making infringement claims on future issued patents may be able to obtain an
injunction that would prevent us from selling our products or using technology that contains the
allegedly infringing intellectual property, which could harm our business.
In September 2005, a complaint was filed against us in Mexico claiming trademark infringement
with respect to our Microcyn60 mark. To settle this claim we have changed the name under which we
market our products in Mexico. A second unrelated claim was filed against us in Mexico in May 2006,
claiming trademark infringement with respect to our Microcyn60 mark in Mexico. We are in
discussions with the claimant to settle the matter.
In addition to the infringement claims in Mexico, we are currently involved in several pending
trademark opposition proceedings in connection with our applications to register the marks
Microcyn, Oculus Microcyn and Dermacyn in the European Union, Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua and Paraguay. If we are unable to settle these disputes or prevail in these opposition
proceedings, we will not be able to obtain registrations for the Microcyn, Oculus Microcyn and
Dermacyn marks in those countries, which may impair our ability to enforce our trademark rights
against infringers in those countries. We cannot rule out the possibility that any of these
opposing parties will also file a trademark infringement lawsuit seeking to prevent our use and
seek monetary damages based on our use of the Microcyn, Oculus Microcyn and Dermacyn marks in the
European Union, Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Paraguay.
We have also entered into agreements with third parties to settle trademark opposition
proceedings in which we have agreed to certain restrictions on our use and registration of certain
marks. In March 2006, we entered into an agreement with an opposing party that places restrictions
on the manner in which we can use and register our Microcyn and Microcyn60 marks in countries where
the opposing party has superior rights, including in Europe and Singapore. These restrictions
include always using Microcyn along with the word technology and another distinctive trademark
such as Cidalcyn, Dermacyn and Vetericyn. In addition, we have entered into an agreement with an
opposing party in which we agreed to limit our use and registration of the Microcyn mark in Uruguay
to disinfectant, antiseptic and sterilizing agents. Moreover, we have entered into an agreement
with an opposing party in Europe in which we agreed to specifically exclude ophthalmologic products
for our Oculus Microcyn application in the European Union.
Our ability to generate revenue will be diminished if we are unable to obtain acceptable prices or
an adequate level of reimbursement from third-party payors of healthcare costs.
The continuing efforts of governmental and other third-party payors, including managed care
organizations such as health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, to contain or reduce costs of
health care may affect our future revenue and profitability, and the future revenue and
profitability of our potential customers, suppliers and collaborative or license partners and the
availability of capital. For example, in certain foreign markets, pricing or profitability of
prescription pharmaceuticals is subject to government control. In the United States, governmental
and private payors have limited the growth of health care costs through price regulation or
controls, competitive pricing programs and drug rebate programs. Our ability to commercialize our
products successfully will depend in part on the extent to which appropriate coverage and
reimbursement levels for the cost of our Microcyn products and related treatment are obtained from
governmental authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, such as HMOs.
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There is significant uncertainty concerning third-party coverage and reimbursement of newly
approved medical products and drugs. Third-party payors are increasingly challenging the prices
charged for medical products and services. Also, the trend toward managed healthcare in the United
States and the concurrent growth of organizations such as HMOs, as well as legislative proposals to
reform healthcare or reduce government insurance programs, may result in lower prices for or
rejection of our products. The cost containment measures that health care payors and providers are
instituting and the effect of any health care reform could materially and adversely affect our
ability to generate revenues.
In addition, given ongoing federal and state government initiatives directed at lowering the
total cost of health care, the United States Congress and state legislatures will likely continue
to focus on health care reform, the cost of prescription pharmaceuticals and the reform of the
Medicare and Medicaid payment systems. While we cannot predict whether any proposed
cost-containment measures will be adopted, the announcement or adoption of these proposals could
reduce the price that we receive for our Microcyn products in the future.
We could be required to indemnify third parties for alleged infringement, which could cause us to
incur significant costs.
Some of our distribution agreements contain commitments to indemnify our distributors against
liability arising from infringement of third party intellectual property such as patents. We may be
required to indemnify our customers for claims made against them or license fees they are required
to pay. If we are forced to indemnify for claims or to pay license fees, our business and financial
condition could be substantially harmed.
A significant part of our business is conducted outside of the United States, exposing us to
additional risks that may not exist in the United States, which in turn could cause our business
and operating results to suffer.
We have international operations in Mexico and Europe. During the years ended March 31, 2008,
and 2007, and for the three months ended June 30, 2008, approximately 70%, 78% and 78%,
respectively, of our total revenues were generated from sales outside of the United States. Our
business is highly regulated for the use, marketing and manufacturing of our Microcyn products both
domestically and internationally. Our international operations are subject to risks, including:
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We plan to continue to market and sell our products internationally to respond to customer
requirements and market opportunities. We currently have international manufacturing facilities in
Mexico and the Netherlands. Establishing operations in any foreign country or region presents risks
such as those described above as well as risks specific to the particular country or region. In
addition, until a payment history is established over time with customers in a new geography or
region, the likelihood of collecting receivables generated by such operations could be less than
our expectations. As a result, there is a greater risk that reserves set with respect to the
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collection of such receivables may be inadequate. If our operations in any foreign country are
unsuccessful, we could incur significant losses and we may not achieve profitability.
In addition, changes in policies or laws of the United States or foreign governments resulting
in, among other things, changes in regulations and the approval process, higher taxation, currency
conversion limitations, restrictions on fund transfers or the expropriation of private enterprises,
could reduce the anticipated benefits of our international expansion. If we fail to realize the
anticipated revenue growth of our future international operations, our business and operating
results could suffer.
Our sales in international markets subject us to foreign currency exchange and other risks and
costs which could harm our business.
A substantial portion of our revenues are derived from outside the United States; primarily
from Mexico. We anticipate that revenues from international customers will continue to represent a
substantial portion of our revenues for the foreseeable future. Because we generate revenues in
foreign currencies, we are subject to the effects of exchange rate fluctuations. The functional
currency of our Mexican subsidiary is the Mexican Peso, and the functional currency of our
subsidiary in the Netherlands is the Euro. For the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements, the financial results of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars on
average exchange rates during the applicable period. If the U.S. dollar appreciates against the
Mexican Peso or the Euro, as applicable, the revenues we recognize from sales by our subsidiaries
will be adversely impacted. Foreign exchange gains or losses as a result of exchange rate
fluctuations in any given period could harm our operating results and negatively impact our
revenues. Additionally, if the effective price of our products were to increase as a result of
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, demand for our products could decline and
adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
The loss of key members of our senior management team, one of our directors or our inability to
retain highly skilled scientists, technicians and salespeople could adversely affect our business.
Our success depends largely on the skills, experience and performance of key members of our
executive management team, including Hojabr Alimi, our Chief Executive Officer and Robert Northey,
our Director of Research and Development. The efforts of these people will be critical to us as we
continue to develop our products and attempt to commercialize products in the chronic and acute
wound care market. If we were to lose one or more of these individuals, we may experience
difficulties in competing effectively, developing our technologies and implementing our business
strategies.
Our research and development programs depend on our ability to attract and retain highly
skilled scientists and technicians. We may not be able to attract or retain qualified scientists
and technicians in the future due to the intense competition for qualified personnel among medical
technology businesses, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. We also face competition from
universities and public and private research institutions in recruiting and retaining highly
qualified personnel. In addition, our success depends on our ability to attract and retain
salespeople with extensive experience in wound care and close relationships with the medical
community, including physicians and other medical staff. We may have difficulties locating,
recruiting or retaining qualified salespeople, which could cause a delay or decline in the rate of
adoption of our products. If we are not able to attract and retain the necessary personnel to
accomplish our business objectives, we may experience constraints that will adversely affect our
ability to support our research, development and sales programs.
We maintain key-person life insurance only on Mr. Alimi. We may discontinue this insurance in
the future, it may not continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms or, if continued,
it may prove inadequate to compensate us for the loss of Mr. Alimis services.
We may be unable to manage our future growth effectively, which would make it difficult to execute
our business strategy.
We may experience periods of rapid growth as we expand our business, which will likely place a
significant strain on our limited personnel and other resources. Any failure by us to manage our
growth effectively could have an adverse effect on our ability to achieve our commercialization
goals.
The growth of our business may involve entry into complex business transactions. If we are
unable to implement and maintain proper internal controls and recognize in advance the consequences
that may arise out of complex business transactions, we may not
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such transactions, and we could be subject to adverse consequences, including being subject to
fines and penalties. In the past, we entered into a series of agreements with Quimica Pasteur, or
QP, a Mexico-based distributor of pharmaceutical products to hospitals and health care entities
owned or operated by the Mexican Ministry of Health, or MOH. The consequences of these agreements
showed us that we needed to better plan for complex transactions and the applications of complex
accounting principals relating to those transactions and to better identify potentially improper
practices. As a result of these agreements, we were required to consolidate OPs operations with
our financial results for a portion of our year ended March 31, 2006. In connection with our audit
of OPs financial statements in late 2005, we were made aware of a number of facts that suggested
that OP or its principals may have engaged in some form of tax avoidance practices in Mexico prior
to the execution of the agreements between our company and OP, and we did not discover these facts
prior to our execution of these agreements or for several months thereafter. Although we do not
believe that we are responsible for any tax avoidance practices of OPs principals prior to
June 16, 2005, the Mexican taxing authority could make a claim against us or our Mexican
subsidiary. We have been informed by counsel in Mexico that the statute of limitations including
for action for fraud, is five years from March 31, 2006. If we are unable to implement and maintain
adequate internal controls, we could be subject to fines and penalties.
Furthermore, we conduct business in a number of geographic regions and are seeking to expand
to other regions. We have not established a physical presence in many of the international regions
in which we conduct or plan to conduct business, but rather we manage our business from our
headquarters in Northern California. As a result, we conduct business at all times of the day and
night with limited personnel. If we fail to appropriately target and increase our presence in these
geographic regions, we may not be able to effectively market and sell our Microcyn products in
these locations or we may not meet our customers needs in a timely manner, which could negatively
affect our operating results.
Future growth will also impose significant added responsibilities on management, including the
need to identify, recruit, train and integrate additional employees. In addition, rapid and
significant growth will place strain on our administrative and operational infrastructure,
including sales and marketing and clinical and regulatory personnel. Our ability to manage our
operations and growth will require us to continue to improve our operational, financial and
management controls, reporting systems and procedures. If we are unable to manage our growth
effectively, it may be difficult for us to execute our business strategy.
The wound care industry is highly competitive and subject to rapid technological change. If our
competitors are better able to develop and market products that are less expensive or more
effective than any products that we may develop, our commercial opportunity will be reduced or
eliminated.
Our success depends, in part, upon our ability to stay at the forefront of technological
change and maintain a competitive position. We compete with large healthcare, pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies, along with smaller or early-stage companies that have collaborative
arrangements with larger pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, government agencies and
other public and private research organizations. Many of our competitors have significantly greater
financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, pre-clinical testing,
conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing approved products than we
do. Our competitors may:
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As a result, we may not be able to successfully commercialize any future products.
The success of our research and development efforts may depend on our ability to find suitable
collaborators to fully exploit our capabilities. If we are unable to establish collaborations or if
these future collaborations are unsuccessful, our research and development efforts may be
unsuccessful, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
An important element of our business strategy will be to enter into collaborative or license
arrangements under which we license our Microcyn technology to other parties for development and
commercialization. We expect that while we may initially seek to
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our drug candidates, we may need to seek collaborators for our drug candidates and for a number of
our potential products because of the expense, effort and expertise required to conduct additional
clinical trials and further develop those potential products candidates. Because collaboration
arrangements are complex to negotiate, we may not be successful in our attempts to establish these
arrangements. If we need third party assistance in identifying and negotiating one or more
acceptable arrangements, it might be costly. Also, we may not have products that are desirable to
other parties, or we may be unwilling to license a potential product because the party interested
in it is a competitor. The terms of any arrangements that we establish may not be favorable to us.
Alternatively, potential collaborators may decide against entering into an agreement with us
because of our financial, regulatory or intellectual property position or for scientific,
commercial or other reasons. If we are not able to establish collaborative agreements, we may not
be able to develop and commercialize new products, which would adversely affect our business and
our revenues.
In order for any of these collaboration or license arrangements to be successful, we must
first identify potential collaborators or licensees whose capabilities complement and integrate
well with ours. We may rely on these arrangements for not only financial resources, but also for
expertise or economies of scale that we expect to need in the future relating to clinical trials,
manufacturing, sales and marketing, and for licenses to technology rights. However, it is likely
that we will not be able to control the amount and timing or resources that our collaborators or
licensees devote to our programs or potential products. If our collaborators or licensees prove
difficult to work with, are less skilled than we originally expected, or do not devote adequate
resources to the program, the relationship will not be successful. If a business combination
involving a collaborator or licensee and a third party were to occur, the effect could be to
diminish, terminate or cause delays in development of a potential product.
We may acquire other businesses or form joint ventures that could harm our operating results,
dilute current stockholders ownership of us, increase our debt or cause us to incur significant
expense.
As part of our business strategy, we may pursue acquisitions of complementary businesses and
assets, as well as technology licensing arrangements. We also intend to pursue strategic alliances
that leverage our core technology and industry experience to expand our product offerings or
distribution. We have no experience with respect to acquiring other companies and limited
experience with respect to the formation of collaborations, strategic alliances and joint ventures.
If we make any acquisitions, we may not be able to integrate these acquisitions successfully into
our existing business, and we could assume unknown or contingent liabilities. Any
future acquisitions by us also could result in significant write-offs or the incurrence of
debt and contingent liabilities, any of which could harm our operating results. Integration of an
acquired company also may require management resources that otherwise would be available for
ongoing development of our existing business. We may not identify or complete these transactions in
a timely manner, on a cost-effective basis, or at all, and we may not realize the anticipated
benefits of any acquisition, technology license, strategic alliance or joint venture.
To finance any acquisitions, we may choose to issue shares of our stock as consideration,
which would dilute current stockholders ownership interest in us. If the price of our common stock
is low or volatile, we may not be able to acquire other companies for stock. Alternatively, it may
be necessary for us to raise additional funds for acquisitions through public or private
financings. Additional funds may not be available on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.
If we are unable to comply with broad and complex federal and state fraud and abuse laws, including
state and federal anti-kickback laws, we could face substantial penalties and our products could be
excluded from government healthcare programs.
We are subject to various federal and state laws pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse,
which include, among other things, anti-kickback laws that prohibit payments to induce the
referral of products and services, and false claims statutes that prohibit the fraudulent billing
of federal healthcare programs. Our operations are subject to the federal anti-kickback statute, a
criminal statute that, subject to certain statutory exceptions, prohibits any person from knowingly
and willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving remuneration, directly or indirectly, to
induce or reward a person either (i) for referring an individual for the furnishing of items or
services for which payment may be made in whole or in part by a government healthcare program such
as Medicare or Medicaid, or (ii) for purchasing, leasing, or ordering or arranging for or
recommending the purchasing, leasing or ordering of an item or service for which payment may be
made under a government healthcare program. Because of the breadth of the federal anti-kickback
statute, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or
the OIG, was authorized to adopt regulations setting forth additional exceptions to the
prohibitions of the statute commonly known as safe harbors. If all of the elements of an
applicable safe harbor are fully satisfied, an arrangement will not be subject to prosecution under
the federal anti-kickback statute.
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We previously had agreements to pay compensation to our advisory board members and physicians
who conducted clinical trials or provided other services for us. The agreements may be subject to
challenge to the extent they do not fall within relevant safe harbors under federal and similar
state anti-kickback laws. If our past or present operations, including, but not limited to, our
consulting arrangements with our advisory board members or physicians conducting clinical trials on
our behalf, or our promotional or discount programs, are found to be in violation of these laws, we
or our officers may be subject to civil or criminal penalties, including large monetary penalties,
damages, fines, imprisonment and exclusion from government healthcare program participation,
including Medicare and Medicaid.
In addition, if there is a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial
interpretations of these laws, we may have to change our business practices or our existing
business practices could be challenged as unlawful, which could have a negative effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Healthcare fraud and abuse laws are complex, and even minor, inadvertent irregularities can
potentially give rise to claims that a statute or regulation has been violated. The frequency of
suits to enforce these laws have increased significantly in recent years and have increased the
risk that a healthcare company will have to defend a false claim action, pay fines or be excluded
from the Medicare, Medicaid or other federal and state healthcare programs as a result of an
investigation arising out of such action. We cannot assure you that we will not become subject to
such litigation. Any violations of these laws, or any action against us for violation of these
laws, even if we successfully defend against it, could harm our reputation, be costly to defend and
divert managements attention from other aspects of our business. Similarly, if the physicians or
other providers or entities with whom we do business are found to have violated abuse laws, they
may be subject to sanctions, which could also have a negative impact on us.
Our efforts to discover and develop potential products may not lead to the discovery, development,
commercialization or marketing of actual drug products.
We are currently engaged in a number of different approaches to discover and develop new
product applications and product candidates. At the present time, we have one Microcyn-based drug
candidate in clinical trials. We also have a non-Microcyn-based compound in the research and
development phase. We believe this compound has potential applications in oncology. Discovery and
development of potential drug candidates are expensive and time-consuming, and we do not know if
our efforts will lead to discovery
of any drug candidates that can be successfully developed and marketed. If our efforts do not
lead to the discovery of a suitable drug candidate, we may be unable to grow our clinical pipeline
or we may be unable to enter into agreements with collaborators who are willing to develop our drug
candidates.
We must implement additional and expensive finance and accounting systems, procedures and controls
to accommodate growth of our business and organization and to satisfy public company reporting
requirements, which will increase our costs and require additional management resources.
As a public reporting company, we are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and the related rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission,
including expanded disclosures and accelerated reporting requirements. Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 404, requires our management to perform an annual assessment
of our internal control over financial reporting, and our independent auditors to attest to the
effectiveness of our internal controls beginning with our second Report on Form 10-K for fiscal
year ended March 31, 2008. Compliance with Section 404 and other requirements of doing business as
a public company have and will continue to increase our costs and require additional management
resources to implement an ongoing program to perform system and process evaluation and testing of
our internal controls. In the past, we entered into transactions that resulted in accounting
consequences that we did not identify at the time of the transactions. As a result, our prior
independent auditors informed us that we did not have the appropriate financial management and
reporting structure in place to meet the demands of a public company and that our accounting and
financial personnel lacked the appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience and training.
In calendar year 2006, our current independent auditors recommended certain changes which, in
addition to other changes in our financial reporting and management structure, have been
implemented at additional cost. We have upgraded our accounting systems, procedures and controls
and will need to continue to implement additional finance and accounting systems, procedures and
controls as we grow our business and organization, enter into complex business transactions and
take actions designed to satisfy reporting requirements. As of our second Report on Form 10-K, our
management concluded that our internal controls were adequate to meet the required Section 404
assessment. If we are unable to
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complete the required Section 404 assessment as to adequacy of our
internal control over financial reporting in future Form 10-K filings, our ability to obtain
additional financing could be impaired. In addition, investors could lose confidence in the
reliability of our internal control over financial reporting and in the accuracy of our periodic
reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A lack of investor confidence in the
reliability and accuracy of our public reporting could cause our stock price to decline.
We may not be able to maintain sufficient product liability insurance to cover claims against us.
Product liability insurance for the healthcare industry is generally expensive to the extent
it is available at all. We may not be able to maintain such insurance on acceptable terms or be
able to secure increased coverage if the commercialization of our products progresses, nor can we
be sure that existing or future claims against us will be covered by our product liability
insurance. Moreover, the existing coverage of our insurance policy or any rights of indemnification
and contribution that we may have may not be sufficient to offset existing or future claims. A
successful claim against us with respect to uninsured liabilities or in excess of insurance
coverage and not subject to any indemnification or contribution could have a material adverse
effect on our future business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our operating results may fluctuate, which could cause our stock price to decrease.
Fluctuations in our operating results may lead to fluctuations, including declines, in our
share price. Our operating results and our share price may fluctuate from period to period due to a
variety of factors, including:
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clinical trial results and publication of results in peer-reviewed journals or the
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the inclusion or exclusion of our Microcyn products in large clinical trials conducted by
others; |
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actual and anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly financial and operating results; |
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developments or disputes concerning our intellectual property or other proprietary
rights; |
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issues in manufacturing our product candidates or products; |
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new or less expensive products and services or new technology introduced or offered by
our competitors or us; |
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the development and commercialization of product enhancements; |
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changes in the regulatory environment; |
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delays in establishing new strategic relationships; |
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costs associated with collaborations and new product candidates; |
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introduction of technological innovations or new commercial products by us or our
competitors; |
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litigation or public concern about the safety of our product candidates or products; |
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Variations in the timing of our future revenues and expenses could also cause significant
fluctuations in our operating results from period to period and may result in unanticipated earning
shortfalls or losses. In addition, the NASDAQ Global Market, in general, and the market for life
sciences companies, in particular, have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that
have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies.
If an active, liquid trading market for our common stock does not develop, you may not be able to
sell your shares quickly or at or above the price you paid for it.
Although our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, an active and liquid trading
market for our common stock has not yet and may not ever develop or be sustained. You may not be
able to sell your shares quickly or at or above the price you paid for our stock if trading in our
stock is not active.
We do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any
payment of cash dividends will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital
requirements and other factors and will be at the discretion of our board of directors. In
addition, under our secured loan, we may not pay any dividends without our secured lenders prior
written consent for as long as we have any outstanding obligations to the secured lender.
Accordingly, you will have to rely on appreciation in the price of our common stock, if any, to
earn a return on your investment in our common stock. Furthermore, we may in the future become
subject to contractual restrictions on, or prohibitions against, the payment of dividends.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter and by-laws and under Delaware law may make it more
difficult for stockholders to change our management and may also make a takeover difficult.
Our corporate documents and Delaware law contain provisions that limit the ability of
stockholders to change our management and may also enable our management to resist a takeover.
These provisions include:
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the ability of our board of directors to issue and designate the rights of, without
stockholder approval, up to 5,000,000 shares of convertible preferred stock, which rights
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limitations on persons authorized to call a special meeting of stockholders; and |
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advance notice procedures required for stockholders to make nominations of candidates for
election as directors or to bring matters before meetings of stockholders. |
These provisions might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control in our management.
These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other
stockholders to elect directors and cause us to take other corporate actions. In addition, the
existence of these provisions, together with Delaware law, might hinder or delay an attempted
takeover other than through negotiations with our board of directors.
Our stockholders may experience substantial dilution in the value of their investment if we issue
additional shares of our capital stock.
Our charter allows us to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of our common stock and to issue and
designate the rights of, without stockholder approval, up to 5,000,000 shares of convertible
preferred stock. In the event we issue additional shares of our capital stock, dilution to our
stockholders could result. In addition, if we issue and designate a class of convertible preferred
stock, these securities may provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of
holders of our common stock.
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Item 5. Other Information
(a) Entry
into Material Agreement. On August 5, 2008, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1
to Employment Agreement with Bruce Thornton, the Companys Vice President International Operations
and Sales. The Agreement was amended to comply with the final regulations published under Section
409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to conform the provisions relating to
termination and benefits payable upon termination under certain circumstances more closely to those
provisions contained in other executive officers agreements. Under the Agreement as amended, in
the event Mr. Thornton is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason, Mr. Thornton is
entitled to: a lump severance payment equal to 12 times the average monthly base salary paid to
him over the preceding 12 months; automatic vesting of all unvested options and other equity
awards; the extension of exercisability of all options and other equity awards to at least 12
months following the date he terminates employment or, if earlier, until the option expires; up to
one year (the lesser of one year following the date of termination or until such executive becomes
eligible for medical insurance coverage provided by another employer); reimbursement for health
care premiums under COBRA; and a full gross up of any excise taxes payable by the officer under
Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code because of the foregoing payments and acceleration
(including the reimbursement of any additional federal, state and local taxes payable as a result
of the gross up). Under Mr. Thorntons original agreement, he was entitled to 12 months base
salary, and the acceleration of options and extension of exercisability, only upon a change of
control in the Company, and he was not entitled to reimbursement for health care premiums after any
termination. As under the original agreement, receipt of the termination benefits is contingent on
Mr. Thornton executing a general release of claims against the Company, his resignation from any
and all directorships and every other position held by him with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, and his return to the Company of all Company property received from or on account of
the Company or any of its affiliates by him.
(b) Amendment
of Executive Officer Employment Agreements. The existing employment agreements of Messrs. Alimi and Schutz were amended to provide for a bonus
to each of the executive officers for payment by each officer of life insurance premiums for a
policy owned by the executive officer on the life of the executive officer, in the amount of $4,120
per year in the case of Mr. Alimi, and $760 per year in the case of Mr. Schutz. Such amounts are
subject to adjustment to provide for increases in the premiums in future years. The employment
agreements with Messrs. Alimi and Schutz were also amended to comply with the final regulations
published under Section 409A of the Code.
Item 6. Exhibits
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Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated August 5, 2008, between Registrant and Bruce Thornton. |
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer. |
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. |
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Statement of Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350). |
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32.2# |
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Statement of Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350). |
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In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation SK and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and
34-47986, Final Rule: Managements Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and
Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in
Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed
to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.
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Date: August 5, 2008 |
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/s/ Hojabr Alimi
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Hojabr Alimi |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors and
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Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: August 5, 2008 |
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/s/ Robert Miller
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Robert Miller |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
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Exhibit Index
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Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated August 5, 2008, between Registrant and Bruce Thornton. |
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer. |
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. |
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32.1# |
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Statement of Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350). |
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32.2# |
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Statement of Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350). |
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Filed herewith. |
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In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation SK and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and
34-47986, Final Rule: Managements Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and
Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in
Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed
to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act. |
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