Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

13. Stockholders' Equity

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13. Stockholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity  
Stockholders' Equity

Authorized Capital

 

On June 29, 2015, the stockholders of the Company approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock and to proportionally decrease the total number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue at a whole number ratio in the range of 1-for-5 to 1-for-9, such ratio to be determined in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, and authorized the Company’s Board of Directors to effect the reverse stock split, if in their judgment it is necessary, at any time until June 29, 2016, upon which date the resolution lapses. To date, no reverse stock split has been authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

Effective October 22, 2015, the Company increased its authorized share capital from 30,000,000 shares of common stock to 60,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share by filing a certificate of amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The share increase was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 9, 2015. Additionally, the Company is authorized to issue up to 714,286 shares of convertible preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

 

Description of Common Stock

 

Each share of common stock has the right to one vote. The holders of common stock are entitled to dividends when funds are legally available and when declared by the board of directors.

  

April 2014 At-the-Market Offering

 

On April 2, 2014, the Company entered into an At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement with MLV & Co. LLC under which the Company can issue and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $9,159,000 from time to time through MLV acting as its sales agent. To date, the Company has raised an aggregate $4,706,000 in connection with this agreement. The Company will pay MLV a commission rate equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of any shares of common stock sold through MLV as agent under the Sales Agreement. For the year ended March 31, 2016 the Company sold 2,254,596 shares for gross proceeds of $3,263,000 and net proceeds of $3,150,000 after deducting commissions and other offering expenses. For the year ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold 467,934 shares for gross proceeds of $1,443,000 and net proceeds of $1,341,000 after deducting commissions and other offering expenses.

 

March 2016 Underwritten Public Offering

 

On March 18, 2016, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Dawson James Securities, Inc. with respect to the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 3,400,000 units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, together with one quarter (0.25) of one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price equal to $1.00 per share, in an underwritten public offering. The public offering price for each unit, consisting of one share of common stock together with one quarter (0.25) of one warrant, was $1.00. Because the Company is prohibited from issuing fractional shares, the warrants can only be exercised in lots of four, which means that each holder must exercise four March 2016 Warrants to receive one share of common stock, or a total of 850,000 shares. The warrants have an initial exercise price of $1.00 per share and have a term of three years. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the Company paid Dawson James Securities, Inc. a cash fee equal to 8% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in this offering and also paid $50,000 in legal fees and expenses of the underwriter’s legal counsel. The gross proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock and the warrants was $3,400,000, and net proceeds of 2,994,000 after deducting underwriting commissions and other estimated offering expenses.

 

January 2015 Underwritten Public Offering

 

On January 20, 2015, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Maxim Group LLC with respect to the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 6,250,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, together with warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,687,500 shares of its common stock at an exercise price equal to $1.30 per share in an underwritten public offering. The public offering price for each share of common stock together with 0.75 of a warrant was $1.00. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the Company also granted Maxim Group LLC a 45-day option to purchase an additional 937,500 shares of common stock and/or 703,125 warrants to purchase an additional 703,125 shares of common stock to cover any over-allotments made by the underwriters in the sale and distribution of the shares and warrants. On January 21, 2015, Maxim Group LLC exercised the over-allotment option with respect to 703,125 warrants. The offering, including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, closed on January 26, 2015. On March 3, 2015, Maxim Group LLC exercised the over-allotment option with respect to 134,500 shares of common stock, which closed on March 6, 2015. The registration statement for the sale of the shares of common stock and warrants sold in the public offering became effective January 20, 2015, file number 333-200461. The gross proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock and the warrants, including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option was $6,392,000, and net proceeds of $5,444,000 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.

 

Common Stock Issued to Settle Fees for Services Provided

 

On April 24, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with Advocos LLC, a contract sales organization that serves as part of the Company’s sales force, for the sale of the Company’s tissue care products in the United States. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the contract sales organization a monthly fee and potential bonuses that will be based on achievement of certain levels of sales. The Company agreed to issue the contract sales organization cash or shares of common stock to settle fees for its services. The Company has determined that the fair value of the common stock was more readily determinable than the fair value of the services rendered. During the year ended March 31, 2016, the Company issued 208,519 shares of common stock related to this agreement. The fair market value of the common stock was $286,000 at issuance. During the year ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded $190,000 of expense related to stock issued pursuant to this agreement and settled $96,000 of fees accrued in prior periods. During the year ended March 31, 2015 the Company issued 32,501 shares of common stock in connection with this agreement. During the year ended March 31, 2015 the Company recorded $76,000 expense related to stock issued in connection with this agreement. The expense was recorded as selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

On March 31, 2016, the Company issued Dawson James Securities, Inc. a warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share in connection with a service agreement. The warrants were non-forfeitable at date of issuance. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used were as follows: Fair value of the underlying stock $0.95; risk-free interest rate 0.01%; contractual life of 3 years; dividend yield of 0%; and volatility of 87%. The fair value of the warrants amounted to $128,000 and was recorded as selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the year ended March 31, 2016.