Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

1. Organization and Recent Developments

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1. Organization and Recent Developments
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
1. Organization and Recent Developments

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 Company’s principal office is located in Petaluma, California. The Company is a global healthcare company that designs, produces, and markets prescription and non-prescription products in over 20 countries. It is pioneering innovative products for the dermatology, surgical, advanced wound and skin care, and animal healthcare markets. The Company’s primary focus is on its proprietary technology platform called Microcyn® Technology. This technology is based on electrically charged oxychlorine small molecules designed to target a wide range of organisms that cause disease (pathogens). Several Microcyn® Technology tissue care products are designed to treat infections and enhance healing while reducing the need for antibiotics.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

Effective April 1, 2013, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Every 7 shares of common stock were reclassified and combined into one share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the reverse stock split. Instead, each resulting fractional share of common stock was rounded up to one whole share. The reverse stock split reduced the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding from 46,080,513 to 6,583,150. The total number of authorized shares of common stock was also proportionally decreased by a ratio of 1:7 and the par value per share of the common stock continued to be $0.0001.

 

All common shares and per share amounts contained in the consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect a 1 for 7 reverse stock split.

 

Deconsolidation of Ruthigen, Inc.

 

On March 26, 2014, the Company deconsolidated its formerly wholly-owned subsidiary Ruthigen, Inc. (“Ruthigen”) in connection with the completion of Ruthigen’s initial public offering of its common stock. As a result of the initial public offering, the Company’s ownership interest in Ruthigen decreased to approximately 43%. The Ruthigen results from operations and cash flows through March 26, 2014 have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. See Note 8.