The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2023
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization - Creative Medical Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is a commercial stage biotechnology company dedicated to the advancement of identifying and translating novel biological therapeutics in the fields of immunotherapy, endocrinology, urology, neurology and orthopedics. The Company was incorporated on December 3, 1998, in the State of Nevada under the name Jolley Marketing, Inc. On May 18, 2016, the Company closed a transaction which was accounted for as a recapitalization, reverse merger, under which Creative Medical Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“CMT”) became the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, and Creative Medical Health, Inc. (“CMH”), which was CMT’s sole stockholder prior to the merger, became the Company’s principal stockholder. In connection with this merger, the Company changed its name to Creative Medical Technologies Holdings, Inc. to reflect its current business.
CMT was originally created on December 30, 2015 (“Inception”), as the urological arm of CMH to monetize a patent and related intellectual property related to the treatment of erectile dysfunction (“ED”), which it acquired from CMH in February 2016. Subsequently, the Company has expanded its development and acquisition of intellectual property beyond urology to include therapeutic treatments utilizing “re-programmed” stem cells, and the treatment of neurologic disorders, lower back pain, type I diabetes, and heart, liver, kidney, and other diseases using various types of stem cells through our ImmCelz, Inc., StemSpine, Inc. and AlloCelz LLC subsidiaries. However, neither ImmCelz Inc., StemSpine Inc. nor AlloCelz LLC have commenced commercial activities.
The Company currently conducts substantially all of its commercial operations through CMT, which markets and sells the Company’s CaverStem® and FemCelz® disposable kits utilized by physicians to perform autologous procedures that treat erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction, respectively.
In 2020, through the Company’s ImmCelz Inc. subsidiary, the Company began developing treatments that utilize a patient’s own extracted immune cells that are then “reprogrammed” by culturing them outside the patient’s body with optimized stem cells. The immune cells are then re-injected into the patient from whom they were extracted. The Company believes this process endows the immune cells with regenerative properties that may be suitable for the treatment of multiple indications. In contrast to other stem cell-based approaches, the immune cells are significantly smaller in size than stem cells and are believed to more effectively penetrate areas of the damaged tissues and induce regeneration.
Use of Estimates – The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Basis of Presentation – The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the periods presented.
Risks and Uncertainties - The Company has a limited operating history and has generated minimal revenues from its operations.
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” and on March 10, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic. Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 include restrictions on travel, and quarantines in certain areas, and forced closures for certain types of public places and businesses. The COVID-19 and actions taken to mitigate it have had and are expected to continue to have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. While it is unknown how long these conditions will last and what the complete financial effect will be to the company, to-date, the Company is experiencing a reduction in revenues due to the prioritization of medical resources to address the COVID-19 outbreak. In several of our markets, all non-essential (including elective) procedures have been placed on hold. While this has a negative financial impact to our revenues, there have been the same reductions to our costs. Additionally, since the Company maintains a minimal level of inventory and requires nearly all of its customers to pre-pay, there is no risk to receivables or inventory write-downs. The Company expects existing orders temporarily on hold and continued sales, training and patient treatments will resume once the physician’s offices are back to being fully operational.
The Company’s business and operations are sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the U.S. and worldwide. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates, inflation, fluctuations in debt and equity capital markets and the general condition of the U.S. and world economy. A host of factors beyond the Company’s control could cause fluctuations in these conditions, including the political environment and acts or threats of war or terrorism. Adverse developments in these general business and economic conditions, including through recession, downturn or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and the results of its operations.
The Company has only recently started to generate sales and we have limited marketing and/or distribution capabilities. The Company has limited experience in developing, training, or managing a sales force and will incur substantial additional expenses if it decides to market any of its current and future products and services with an internal sales organization. Developing a marketing and sales force is also time-consuming and could delay the launch of its future products and services. In addition, the Company will compete with many companies that currently have extensive and well-funded marketing and sales operations. The Company’s marketing and sales efforts may be unable to compete successfully against these companies. In addition, the Company has limited capital to devote to sales and marketing.
The Company’s industry is characterized by rapid changes in technology and customer demands. As a result, the Company’s products and services may quickly become obsolete and unmarketable. The Company’s future success will depend on its ability to adapt to technological advances, anticipate customer demands, develop new products and services, and enhance the Company’s current products and services on a timely and cost-effective basis. Further, the Company’s products and services must remain competitive with those of other companies with substantially greater resources. The Company may experience technical or other difficulties that could delay or prevent the development, introduction or marketing of new products and services or enhanced versions of existing products and services. Also, the Company may not be able to adapt new or enhanced products and services to emerging industry standards, and the Company’s new products and services may not be favorably received. In addition, the Company may not have the capital resources to further the development of existing and/or new ones.
On July 8, 2022, the Company received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC advising us that we were not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the closing bid price of our common stock was below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. Pursuant to Nasdaq’s Listing Rules, the Company had a 180-day grace period, until January 4, 2023, during which the Company could have regained compliance if the bid price of our common stock closed at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days. Subsequent to January 4, 2023, the Company has been granted an additional 180-day grace period The Company intends to actively monitor the bid price for our common stock between now and July 3, 2023, and will consider available options to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirements. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rules and maintain our Nasdaq listing. The delisting of our shares of common stock from Nasdaq may have a material negative impact on the liquidity of our securities, as well as a material negative impact on our ability to raise capital in the future.
Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, we have no direct exposure to those geographies. We cannot predict how global supply chain activities, or the economy at large may be impacted by a prolonged war in Ukraine or sanctions imposed in response to the war, or whether future conflicts, if any, may adversely affect our results of operations.
Revenue - The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, “Revenue from contracts with customers”. Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Deferred revenue represents amounts which still have yet to be earned.
The Company generates revenue from the sale of disposable stem cell concentration kits. Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services, which is generally on delivery to the customer.
Payments received for which the earnings process is not yet complete are deferred. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $40,000 in deferred revenue. There was no deferred revenue as of March 31, 2022.
Concentration Risks – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures cash deposits in most general bank accounts for up to $250,000 per institution. The Company maintains its cash balances at two financial institutions. As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s balance exceeded the limit at both institutions.
Fair Value of Financial Instrument – The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, and payables. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents and payables approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of these items.
Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Fair value measurements are required to be disclosed by level within the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level 2 – Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.
Level 3 – Inputs lack observable market data to corroborate management’s estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
When determining fair value, whenever possible the Company uses observable market data, and relies on unobservable inputs only when observable market data is not available. As of March 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company had no outstanding derivative liabilities.
Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share – The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 260 Earnings per Share to account for earnings per share. Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) calculations are determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. During loss periods when common stock equivalents, if any, are anti-dilutive they are not considered in the computation. During the three-months ended March 31, 2023, the Company had 111,824 options and 22,849,266 warrants to purchase common stock outstanding; however, the effects were anti-dilutive due to the net loss. The Company excluded 111,824 options and 6,604,820 warrants from the computation of diluted net income per share for the three-months ended March 31, 2022, as their exercise prices were in excess of the average closing market price of the Company’s common stock during that period.
Cash Equivalents – The Company classifies its highly liquid investments with maturities of three-months or less at the date of purchase as cash equivalents. Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates the designations of each investment as of the balance sheet date for each reporting period. The Company classifies its investments as either short-term or long-term based on each instrument’s underlying contractual maturity date. Investments with maturities of less than 12 months are classified as short-term and those with maturities greater than 12 months are classified as long-term. The cost of investments sold is based upon the specific identification method.
Inventories – Inventories are valued on a cost basis. The cost of inventories is determined on a first-in, first-out basis.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements – The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet adopted, accounting standards in order to determine their effects, if any, on its results of operation, financial position or cash flows. Based on that review, the Company believes that none of these pronouncements will have a significant effect on its financial statements.
NOTE 2 – LICENSING AGREEMENTS
ED Patent – The Company acquired a patent from CMH, a related company on February 2, 2016, in exchange for 431,111 shares of CMTH restricted common stock valued at $100,000. CMH holds a significant amount of the Company’s common stock. The patent expires in 2025 and the Company has elected to amortize the patent over a ten-year period on a straight-line basis. Amortization expense of $2,493 was recorded for the three-months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the carrying value of the patent was $28,521. The Company expects to amortize $9,972 annually through 2026 related to the patent costs.
Multipotent Amniotic Fetal Stem Cells License Agreement - On August 25, 2016, CMT entered into a License Agreement dated August 25, 2016, with a university. This license agreement grants to CMT the exclusive right to all products derived from a patent for use of multipotent amniotic fetal stem cells composition of matter throughout the world during the period ending on the expiration date of the longest-lived patent rights under the patent. The license agreement also permits CMT to grant sublicenses. Under the terms of the license agreement, CMT is required to diligently develop, manufacture, and sell any products licensed under the agreement. CMT paid the University an initial license fee within 30 days of entering into the agreement. CMT is also required to pay annual license maintenance fees on each anniversary date of the agreement, which maintenance fees would be credited toward any earned royalties for any given period. The License Agreement provides for payment of various milestone payments and earned royalties on the net sales of licensed products by CMT or any sub licensee. CMT is also required to reimburse the University for any future costs associated with maintaining the patent. CMT may terminate the license agreement for any reason upon 90 days’ written notice and the University may terminate the agreement in the event CMT fails to meet its obligations set forth therein, unless the breach is cured within 30 days of the notice from the University specifying the breach. CMT is also obligated to indemnify the University against claims arising due to the exercise of the license by CMT or any sub licensee. As of March 31, 2023, no amounts are currently due to the University.
The Company estimates that the patent expires in February 2026 and has elected to amortize the patent through the period of expiration on a straight-line basis. Amortization expense of $293 was recorded for the three-months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the carrying value of the patent was $2,912. The Company expects to amortize approximately $1,172 annually through 2025 related to the patent costs.
Lower Back Patent – The Company, through its subsidiary StemSpine, LLC, acquired a patent from CMH, a related company, on May 17, 2017, covering the use of various stem cells for the treatment of lower back pain from pursuant to a Patent Purchase Agreement, which was amended in November 2017. As amended, the agreement provides the following:
| · | The Company is required to pay CMH $100,000 within 30 days of demand as an initial payment. |
| · | In the event the Company determines to pursue the technology via use of autologous cells, the Company will pay CMH: |
| o | $100,000 upon the signing agreement with a university for the initiation of an IRB clinical trial. |
| o | $200,000, upon completion of the IRB clinical trial. |
| o | $300,000 in the event we commercialize the technology via use of autologous cells by a physician without a clinical trial. |
| · | In the event the Company determines to pursue the technology via use of allogenic cells, the Company will pay CMH: |
| o | $100,000 upon filing an IND with the FDA. |
| o | $200,000 upon dosing of the first patient in a Phase 1-2 clinical trial. |
| o | $400,000 upon dosing the first patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial. |
| · | Payment may be made in cash or shares of our common at a discount of 30% to the lowest closing price within 20 business days prior to the conversion date. |
| · | In the event the Company’s shares of common stock trade below $0.01 per share for two or more consecutive trading days, the number of any shares issuable as payment doubles. |
| · | For a period of five years from the date of the first sale of any product derived from the patent, the Company is required to make royalty payments of 5% from gross sales of products, and 50% of sale price or ongoing payments from third parties for licenses granted under the patent to third parties. |
The Company paid CMH the $100,000 obligation of the initial payment due under this agreement, by a $50,000 cash payment and the issuance of 6,667 shares of common stock on December 12, 2020. On December 31, 2020, following the Company’s announcement with respect to the clinical commercialization of the StemSpine technology, the Company paid CMH $50,000 of the $300,000 obligation due under this agreement through the issuance of 133 shares of common stock. On September 30, 2021, the Company paid CMH an additional $40,000 of the $300,000 obligation due under this agreement through the issuance of 84,656 shares of common stock, and in January 2021 the Company paid CMH an additional $50,000 of the $300,000 obligation due under this agreement through the issuance of 89,286 shares of common stock. The remaining portion of the $300,000 obligation was paid in cash in 2020.
The patent expires on May 19, 2027, and the Company has elected to amortize the patent over a ten-year period on a straight-line basis. Amortization expense of $2,500 was recorded for the three-months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the carrying value of the initial patent license was $42,500. The Company expects to amortize approximately $10,000 annually through 2027 related to the patent costs.
The Company has elected to amortize the additional $300,000 associated with the patent over a ten-year period on a straight-line basis. Amortization expense of $11,485 was recorded for the three-months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the carrying value of the patent was $144,889. The Company expects to amortize approximately $46,000 annually through 2026 related to the patent costs.
ImmCelz™ - On December 28, 2020, ImmCelz, Inc. (“ImmCelz”), a newly formed Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Patent License Agreement dated December 28, 2020 (the “Agreement”), with Jadi Cell, LLC. (“Jadi”), a company controlled by Dr. Amit Patel, a former director of the Company. The Agreement grants to ImmCelz™ the patent rights under U.S. Patent# 9,803,176 B2, “Methods and compositions for the clinical derivation of an allogenic cell and therapeutic uses”. The contract grants ImmCelz™ access to proprietary process of expanding the master cell bank of Jadi Cell LLC, as currently practiced by Licensor, and as documented in standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other written documentation to augment autologous cells. The terms of the agreement are as follows:
| · | Licensee shall pay Licensor a license fee of $250,000 (the “Upfront Royalty”), which can also be paid in CELZ stock at a discount of 25% of the closing price of $0.0037, which is based on the date of this agreement |
| · | Within thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement, Licensee will pay Licensor five percent (5%) of the Net Income of ImmCelz™. during such calendar quarter (the “Continuing Royalty”) |
| · | in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the business or assets of Licensee ImmCelz, Inc. (“Sale of Assets”) will result in a one-time ten-percent allocation to the licensor, the Continuing Royalty will be calculated at five percent (5%) of the Net Income of Licensee in any calendar quarter in which the Net Income in such calendar quarter reflects the receipt of any consideration from such Sale of Assets. |
To date, the Company has not made any payments to Jadi Cell under this agreement, other than the $250,000 initial license fee, which was paid by the issuance of 180,180 shares of common stock to Jadi Cell in February 2022.
The Company has elected to amortize the patent over a ten-year period on a straight-line basis. Amortization expenses of $6,250 were recorded for the three-months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the carrying value of the patent was $193,750. The Company expects to amortize approximately $25,000 annually through 2030 related to the patent costs.
The following is a rollforward of the Company’s licensing agreements for the three months-ended March 31, 2023.
| | Assets | | | Accumulated Amortization | |
| | | | | | |
Balances at December 31, 2022 | | $ | 760,000 | | | $ | (324,405 | ) |
Addition of new assets | | | | | | | - | |
Amortization | | | - | | | | (23,021 | ) |
Balances at March 31, 2023 | | $ | 760,000 | | | $ | (347,426 | ) |
NOTE 3 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Jadi Cell License Agreement
On December 28, 2020, the Company entered into a patent license agreement with Jadi Cell, LLC, a company owned and controlled by Dr. Amit Patel, a former director of the Company. The agreement provides Company with an exclusive, worldwide license to U.S. Patent No. 9,803,176 “Methods and compositions for the clinical derivation of an allogenic cell and therapeutic uses” and the proprietary process of expanding the master cell bank of Jadi Cell LLC, in the field of enhancing autologous cells. The agreement is described in detail in Note 2 above. To date, the Company has not made any payments to Jadi Cell under this agreement, other than the $250,000 initial license fee, which was paid by the issuance of 180,180 shares of common stock to Jadi Cell in February 2022.
StemSpine Patent Purchase
The Company acquired U.S. Patent No. 9,598,673 covering the use of various stem cells for the treatment of lower back pain from its affiliate CMH pursuant to a Patent Purchase Agreement dated May 17, 2017, which was amended in November 2017. The inventors of the patent were Thomas Ichim, PhD and Amit Patel, MD, former directors of the Company, and Annette Marleau, PhD. The Patent Purchase Agreement is described in detail in Note 2 above. Pursuant to the Patent Purchase Agreement, the Company paid CMH the $100,000 obligation of the initial payment due under this agreement, by a $50,000 cash payment and the issuance of 6,667 shares of common stock on December 12, 2020. On December 31, 2020, following the Company’s announcement with respect to the clinical commercialization of the StemSpine technology, the Company paid CMH $50,000 of the $300,000 obligation due under this agreement through the issuance of 133 shares of common stock. On September 30, 2021 the Company paid CMH an additional $40,000 of the $300,000 obligation due under this agreement through the issuance of 84,656 shares of common stock, and in January 2021 the Company paid CMH an additional $50,000 of the $300,000 obligation due under this agreement through the issuance of 89,286 shares of common stock. The remaining portion of the $300,000 obligation has been paid in cash.
NOTE 4 – DEBT
During the three-months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 there were no debt issuances.
As of March 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company had no outstanding loans.
NOTE 5 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
As-of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no outstanding derivative liabilities and there was no derivative activity during the three-months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
NOTE 6 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
On September 6, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors, and holders of a majority of the voting power of the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) and reserved 600,000 shares of common stock for the issuance of awards thereunder. The 2021 Plan provides for the granting to our employees, officers, directors, consultants, and advisors of performance awards payable in shares of common stock, stock options (non-statutory and incentive), restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted share units (“RSUs”) and other stock-based awards. The purpose of the 2021 Plan is to secure for the Company and its stockholders the benefits arising from capital stock ownership by eligible participants who are expected to contribute to the Company’s future growth and success.
During the three-months ended March 31, 2022, Messrs. Warbington and Dickerson received 10-year options to purchase an aggregate of 111,187 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.69. The options vested immediately as to 25% of the shares subject to the option, and will vest in three equal installments of 25% of the shares subject to the option on each of the next three annual anniversary dates of the grant date. As of March 31, 2023, future estimated stock-based compensation expected to be recorded was estimated to be $95,002. The value of the options was determined to be $145,525 based upon the Black-Scholes method, see variables used below.
| | Inputs Used | |
| | | |
Annual dividend yield | | $ | - | |
Expected life (years) | | | 10.0 | |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 0.81 | % |
Expected volatility | | | 92.95 | % |
Common stock price | | $ | 1.69 | |
During the three-months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the fair market value of the options was insignificant to the financial statements.
Since the expected life of the options was greater than the Company’s historical stock information available, the Company determined the expected volatility based on price fluctuations of comparable public companies.
There were no options issued during the three-months ended March 31, 2023, and 111,817 options issued during the three-months ended March 31, 2022.
Option activity for the three-months ended March 31, 2023, consists of the following:
| | Stock Options | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | | Weighted Average Life Remaining | |
Outstanding, December 31, 2022 | | | 111,824 | | | $ | 2.14 | | | | 9.11 | |
Issued | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Exercised | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Expired | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Outstanding, March 31, 2023 | | | 111,824 | | | $ | 2.14 | | | | 8.86 | |
Vested, March 31, 2023 | | | 55,909 | | | $ | 2.14 | | | | 8.86 | |
See Note 2 for discussion related to the issuance of common stock in connection with licensing agreements.
See Note 7 for warrant rollforward.
NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
May 2022 Private Offering
On May 3, 2022, the Company completed the sale of (i) 2,991,669 shares of common stock, and pre-funded warrants to purchase 4,563,887 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), and (ii) accompanying warrants to purchase 15,111,112 shares of common stock (the “Common Warrants”), at a combined offering price of $2.25 per share of common stock/Pre-Funded Warrant and related Common Warrant, to a group of institutional investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Purchasers dated as of April 28, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”), resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $17,000,000. The transaction was effected pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder.
The Common Warrants have a five-year term, and an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants did not have an expiration date and had an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2023, all of the Pre-Funded Warrants had been exercised.
The Pre-Funded Warrants were classified as a component of permanent equity because they are freestanding financial instruments that are legally detachable and separately exercisable from the shares of common stock with which they were issued, are immediately exercisable, did not embody an obligation for the Company to repurchase its shares, and permitted the holders to receive a fixed number of shares of common stock upon exercise. In addition, the Pre-Funded Warrants did not provide any guarantee of value or return.
Roth Capital Partners (“Roth”) acted as sole placement agent for the offering. The Company paid Roth a placement agent fee in the amount of $1,360,000 and issued Roth a warrant to purchase 1,133,333 shares of Common Stock with the same terms as the Common Warrants issued to the Purchasers.
Warrants
In connection with our May 2022 private offering, we issued pre-funded warrants to purchase 4,563,887 shares of common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase 16,244,445 shares of common stock at a price of $2.00 per share.
Assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the warrants issued in 2022 were as follows:
| | Range of Inputs Used | |
Annual dividend yield | | $ | - | |
Expected life (years) | | | 5.0 | |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 0.81 | % |
Expected volatility | | | 92.95 | % |
Common stock price | | $ | 1.83 | |
As of March 31, 2023, and 2022, warrants to purchase 22,849,266 and 6,604,820 shares of common stock were outstanding respectively.
Warrant activity for the three-months ended March 31, 2023 consists of the following:
| | Warrants | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | | Weighted Average Life Remaining | |
Outstanding, December 31, 2022 | | | 22,849,266 | | | $ | 2.66 | | | | 4.22 | |
Issuances | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Exercises | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Outstanding, March 31, 2023 | | | 22,849,266 | | | $ | 2.66 | | | | 3.97 | |
NOTE 8 – SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PURCHASE
On December 15, 2022, the Company purchased a set of components referred to as “research tools” for $5,000,000 from Narkeshyo LLC, an entity a former director and current consultant of the Company is affiliated with, pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and Narkeshyo. Some of the acquired research tools were originally developed by the former director and current consultant. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company made an initial payment to Narkeshyo in the amount of $2,000,000 upon execution of the agreement, with the remaining amounts to be paid at various times through March 15, 2023, which were made as scheduled. Upon execution of the agreement, the Company recorded $5,000,000 as research and development expenses.
The vision and pipeline of the Company is based on robust and thorough development of its biological platforms, therapies and products. This acquisition of the research tools aligned with the Company’s priority of advancing and augmenting its suite of cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) cellular therapy products. The Company believes that the acquired research tools will allow it to protect its intellectual property while complying with regulatory requirements, and accelerate product development. The information contained in the research tools will not only be used to support and fast-track the Company’s regulatory filings (such as IND, NDA, ANDA and export applications), but also, provide clinical and regulatory support to potential partners and collaborators without having to divulge trade secrets and know-how.
A third-party analysis of this acquisition concluded it would accelerate development time by 3-5 years and result in a substantial reduction in the Company’s research and development expenses over the long term.
The purchased tools included (but were not limited to):
| · | Toxicology |
| · | Screening |
| · | Preclinical Testing |
| · | Assays |
| · | Authorization |
| · | Tools of Biological Transaction |
| · | Tools of Intellectual Property |
NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
There were no material subsequent events during this period.