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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020December 31, 2022

or

 

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: 001-39059

 

 

LOGO

 

AVITA THERAPEUTICS,MEDICAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

Delaware

85-1021707

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

28159 Avenue Stanford

Suite 220

Valencia, CA 91355

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (661) 367-9170

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

RCEL

The NASDAQNasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes      No   

Indicate by check mark 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 filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has selected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.    

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.    

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

The aggregate market value of the voting and nonvoting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $963,450,796$117,461,038 on December 31, 2019,June 30, 2022, using the closing price on that day of $45.5$4.75.

The number of shares of the registrant’s $0.0001 par value common stock outstanding as of August 20, 2020February 13, 2023 was 21,468,494.25,296,086.

 

 

 



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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS2
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Business3

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Risk Factors25

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Business

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Risk Factors

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Unresolved Staff Comments

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Properties

Properties38

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Legal Proceedings

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Mine Safety Disclosures

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PART II

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PART II

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Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Selected Financial Data39

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

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Controls and Procedures

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Other Information

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Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

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PART III

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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

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Executive Compensation

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

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Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, and Director Independence

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Principal Accounting Fees and Services

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PART IV

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Exhibits, Financial Statement and Schedules

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Form 10-K Summary

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) and our other public filings contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements can sometimes, but not always, be identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “should,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential” and similar expressions to future periods. Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather represent current expectations and assumptions. Forward-lookingFactors that may influence or contribute to the inaccuracy of the forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ materially from expected or desired results may include, statements we make about matters such as:without limitation: future revenues; solvency; future industry market conditions; future changes in our capacity and operations; future operating and overhead costs; failure to obtain, maintain and enforce our intellectual property;property rights; regulatory and related approvals; the conduct or outcome of pre-clinical or clinical (human) studies; operational and management restructuring activities (including implementation of methodologies and changes in the board of directors); future employment and contributions of personnel; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; effects on the global economy of the ongoing COVID-19 virus; pandemic; tax and interest rates;inflation, recession, financial market disruptions and other economic conditions; productivity, business process, rationalization, investment, acquisition and acquisition integrations, consulting, operational, tax, financial and capital projects and initiatives; changes in the legal or regulatory environment; and future working capital, costs, revenues, business opportunities, cash flows, margins, earnings and growth.

Forward-looking statements relate to the future and are subject to many risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including those risks set forth in this Annual Report in Part I, Item IA Risk Factors and elsewhere. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results, developments and business decisions could differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. The environment in which we operate is highly competitive, highly regulated and rapidly changing and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, as new risks emerge from time to time.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Currency

In this Annual Report, all references to “dollars” or “$” are to the currency of the United States, and all references to “Australian dollars”, “A$” or “AUD$” are to the currencyStates.

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Redomicile Share Exchange

On June 29, 2020, we completed a redomicile transaction (“Redomicle Transaction”), as a result of which the location of incorporation of the parent of the AVITA Group (as defined herein) was moved from Australia to the State of Delaware. On the effective date of the Redomicile Transaction, all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of AVITA Medical Limited (AVITA Medical), the former parent of the AVITA Group and the predecessor entity of AVITA Therapeutics, Inc. (“AVITA Therapeutics” or the “Company”), were exchanged for newly issued shares of common stock of the Company, on the basis of one share of the Company’s common stock for every 100 ordinary shares of AVITA Medical. Holders of Avita Medical’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) (each of which represented 20 ordinary shares of AVITA Medical) received one share of the Company’s common stock for every five ADSs held. Pursuant to the Redomicile Transaction, we are the successor issuer to AVITA Medical as provided by Rule 12g-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

All share and per share information in this Annual Report have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of the Redomicile Transaction for all periods presented, unless otherwise indicated.

PART I

Item 1. BUSINESS

General

The GENERAL

AVITA group of companies (comprising AVITA Therapeutics,Medical, Inc. (“AVITATherapeutics” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries including(including AVITA Medical Pty Limited (“("AVITA Medical”)Australia") (collectively, “AVITA GroupMedical”, “we”, “our”, “us” or “we”Company”), “us”, or “our”) is a regenerative medicine group with acompany leading the development and commercialization of devices and autologous cellular therapies for skin restoration. Our patented and proprietary RECELL® System (“RECELL SystemorRECELL”) technology platform positionedharnesses the regenerative properties of a patient’s own skin to addresscreate Spray-On Skin Cells, an autologous skin cell suspension that is sprayed onto the patient to regenerate natural healthy skin.

CORPORATE

Headquartered in Valencia, California, the Company began as a laboratory spin-off in the Australian State of Western Australia. AVITA Medical's former parent company, AVITA Australia (formerly known as Clinical Cell Culture) was founded under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia in December 1992 and changed its name to AVITA Medical Ltd in 2008. AVITA Australia's ordinary shares originally began trading in Australia on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) on August 9, 1993. AVITA Australia's American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) traded over the counter on the OTCQX under the ticker symbol “AVMXY” from May 14, 2012 through September 30, 2019 and its ADSs began trading on the Nasdaq on October 1, 2019, under the ticker symbol “RCEL”.

On June 29, 2020, AVITA Australia implemented a statutory scheme of arrangement under Australian law to effect a redomiciliation of AVITA Medical from Australia to the United States (the “Redomiciliation”). The Redomiciliation was approved by shareholders on June 15, 2020 and approved by the Federal Court of Australia on June 22, 2020.

Pursuant to the Redomiciliation, all ordinary shares in AVITA Australia were exchanged for shares of common stock in the Company (AVITA Medical, Inc.). As a result, the Company became the sole shareholder of AVITA Australia. In conjunction with the Redomiciliation, an implicit consolidation or reverse split on a 1 for 100 basis was implemented whereby shareholders of AVITA Australia received one share of common stock in the Company for every 100 shares held in AVITA Australia.

Under the Redomiciliation, eligible shareholders in AVITA Australia received consideration in the form of:

five CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”) in the Company for every 100 ordinary shares in AVITA Australia that were held by them; or

one share of common stock in the Company for every five ADSs in AVITA Australia that were held by them.

The Company’s CDIs are quoted on the ASX under AVITA Australia's former ASX ticker code, “AVH”. The Company’s shares of common stock are quoted on Nasdaq under AVITA Australia's former Nasdaq ticker code, “RCEL”. One share of common stock on Nasdaq is equivalent to five CDIs on the ASX.

As a result of the ‘implicit consolidation’ that occurred under the Redomiciliation, the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding in the Company (as set out in the consolidated financial statements) is less than the number of ordinary shares of AVITA Australia that was set out in the consolidated financial statements of AVITA Australia prior to August 28, 2020.

COVID-19 IMPACT ON OUR BUSINESS

The ongoing pandemic caused by the spread of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has created significant disruptions to the U.S. and global economies and financial markets. The global impact of the pandemic has fluctuated since early 2020. At times, in the United States, state and local governmental authorities have responded by issuing orders, of varying degrees, requiring quarantines, restrictions on travel and minimizing social gathering/interactions and mandatory closures of certain non-essential businesses. Many of the restrictions have been periodically updated as infection rates in the U.S. have risen and fallen, as new variants have emerged, as vaccines have become available, and new information about transmission has been discovered.

In response to the pandemic, we acted swiftly by implementing protocols to ensure continuity of our manufacturing, increasing our safety stock and to provide for the safety of our employees. We implemented a number of measures designed to protect the health and safety of our employees, support our customers and promote business continuity. Early on, our business and operations were impacted by the ongoing effects of the pandemic with restrictions on travel and access to our customers or temporary suspension of treatment of burn patients or re-distribution of those patients to other treatment facilities and resulted in a reduction in the volume of

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burn procedures using the RECELL following the implementation of those protective measures. In addition, we experienced periodic enrollment cessation in our clinical trials due to COVID-19 as well as having individuals excluded due to contracting the virus.

As of the date of this filing, we have resumed on-site work schedules for all employees. The COVID-19 pandemic has not materially adversely affected our financial results and business operations for the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022; however, we are unable to predict the impact that COVID-19 may have on our business, operations, and financial results and condition in the future because of the numerous uncertainties created by the unprecedented nature of the pandemic.  

STRATEGY

Our objective is to become the leading provider of regenerative medicine addressing unmet medical needs in burn injuries, trauma injuries, chronic wounds, and in dermatological and aesthetics indications, includingsuch as vitiligo. OurTo achieve this objective, we intend to:

Become the standard of care in the U.S. burns industry by increasing RECELL System penetration in burn centers and with burn physicians;

Commercialize the RECELL System in the U.S. for use in soft tissue repair following approval of our pending premarket approval (“PMA”) supplement, which was submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in December 2022. Following anticipated FDA approval of RECELL for soft tissue repair, we plan to commence a full commercial launch in July 2023 with both inpatient and outpatient reimbursement in place;

Commercialize the RECELL System in the U.S. for use in treatment of vitiligo following approval of our pending PMA application, which was submitted to the FDA in December 2022. Subsequent to anticipated FDA approval of RECELLfor vitiligo, we plan to commence a full commercial launch following receipt of in-office reimbursement, which we believe will occur by January 2025;

Evaluate potential commercialization applications for the RECELL System related to skin rejuvenation and Epidermolysis Bullosa indications;

Further invest in our RECELL System platform to automate and improve workflow, speed, and ease of use as it relates to specific indications, as well as to build upon our intellectual property;

Continue to build upon commercial activities in Japan through our partnership with COSMOTEC Company, Ltd (“COSMOTEC”) with our current Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (“PMDA”) approval for RECELL with an indication in burns;

Develop and pursue viable commercial activities outside of the U.S. and Japan once we have received FDA approval for RECELL System indications in soft tissue and vitiligo;

Pursue business development opportunities that are complementary to our core RECELL System indications and/or our targeted markets; and

Improve our margins and profitability by leveraging our current team and infrastructure across an expanding base of business in burns and in future indications.

RECELL® PLATFORM

The RECELL System has a long-established safety profile, and clear potential for clinical and health-economic value propositions across a range of skin-related clinical indications. The patented and proprietary platform technology provides innovative treatment solutions derived from the regenerative properties of a patient’s own skin. Our medical device works by preparing underlying Spray-On Skin Skin™ Cells an autologous cellular suspension comprised of the patient’s skin cells, which is then sprayedoriginated inAustralia, based on the patientseminal work of Professor Fiona Wood and fellow scientist Marie Stoner. RECELL was initially launched in orderthe E.U. in 2005, and then in Australia in 2006, ahead of pivotal outcomes data demonstrating clinical performance relative to regenerate natural healthy epidermis.

Our first United States (“U.S.”) product, the RECELL® System, was approved bystandard care. Pivotal trials were conducted in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”)beginning in 2010. In September 2018, the FDA approved RECELL as a Class 3 device through a PMA for the treatment of acute thermal burn injuries in patients 18 years and older. Following receipt of our original PMA, we commenced commercialization of the RECELL System in January 2019 in the United States. RECELL is a first-of-kind medical device approved through FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, and the first Class 3 device approved for use in burn care in over 20 years.

The RECELL System is useda single use (disposable), stand-alone, battery operated, autologous cell harvesting device containing enzymatic and buffer solutions, sterile surgical instruments, and actuators to prepare achieve the disaggregation and delivery of skin cells. The platform technology of the RECELL System allows for the preparation and delivery of Spray-On Skin Cells, using a small amountan autologous cellular suspension comprised of athe patient’s own skin cells necessary to regenerate natural healthy epidermis. These Spray-On Skin Cells are prepared at the point of care in as little as 30 minutes, providing a new way to treat severethermal burns, other wounds, skin injuries or defects of the skin. The skin cell suspension includes keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and simultaneously significantly reducingmelanocytes, all of which play critical roles in skin regeneration. The treatment of burns with RECELL yields proven and significant reduction in the amountharvesting of donor skin. Donor sites are of great concern amongst burn patients. Burn wounds treated using RECELL show comparable results in burn wound healing outcomes relative to conventional grafting, despite the use of less donor site tissue. The ability of RECELL to retain melanocytes in the cell suspension is notable as these cells are critical for the restoration of natural pigmentation to the area treated,

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which is being further evaluated in ongoing clinical trials. Skin cell suspension is a powerful therapeutic with the potential for addressing unmet needs in a number of clinical indications, including burns, soft tissue repair, and vitiligo.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

The launch of the RECELL System into the U.S. market provided an opportunity to gain valuable, in-depth insight into the patient care pathway, as well as the workflow for surgical management of burn wounds. We continue to commit significant and increasing resources in product development to ensure that our device continues to evolve and has robust patent protection. In February 2022, the FDA approved the PMA supplement for RECELL Autologous Cell Harvesting Device, an enhanced RECELL system aimed at providing clinicians a more efficient user experience and simplified workflow. This new version of the RECELL System offers improved convenience along with an opportunity to expand our intellectual property portfolio.

Further product development is ongoing on a next generation device for more automated implementation of the core Spray-On Skin Cells technology, to advance the user experience toward less hands-on processing time. With each iteration of our RECELL System development, we anticipate preservation of the therapeutic power of Spray-on Skin Cells, deployed in devices that become appropriate for use in an increasing range of clinical settings. This is particularly important as we aim to enter the dermatology space, where there is a shift toward an emphasis on the volume of patients treated in a day.

In summary, our research and development efforts are currently focused on:

Further clinical development of the RECELL System in additional skin-focused clinical indications where the platform can be leveraged. Specifically, to expand our footprint within wounds and dermatology, such as soft tissue repair and vitiligo. These activities are generally characterized by pivotal studies for which the FDA has approved an Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”)

RECELL platform technology evolution to automate and improve workflow, speed, and ease of use

Further research and characterization of the RECELL System design and the composition and activity of the Spray-On SkinCells suspension to support further clinical development of the platform, and to expand our intellectual property estate

TARGET MARKETS

Burns

Acute thermal burns are life-threatening and debilitating injuries that are among the most challenging and expensive to manage. These injuries require complex surgical procedures, long and costly hospitalization, and have a high potential for clinical complications and requirement for rehabilitation and scar treatment. In the U.S., approximately 40,000 people have burn injuries severe enough to require hospital admission annually, and it is estimated that 3,300 patients die each year. The majority of patients treated on an inpatient basis in the U.S. are treated in specialized burn centers.

Severe burns (typically defined as second- and third-degree) are commonly treated with autologous split-thickness skin required. grafts (“STSGs”) to achieve definitive closure of the burn wound. In a STSG, or autograft, donor skin is harvested from a healthy area of the patient’s skin. The donor skin is then typically perforated into a mesh that can be expanded and transferred to cover the prepared burn injury. Treatment with STSG results in additional trauma for the patient due to creation of a new donor site wound. Although the use of STSG has been a standard treatment for more than 50 years, autografting is associated with significant pain, itching, infection, dyschromia, dyspigmentation, delayed healing, and hypertrophic scarring of the donor site.

The clinical benefits of earlier wound closure are well recognized and include increased survival, reduced hospital length of stay, decreased pain duration, and reduced infection-related complications. However, in large burn injuries, the patient may have insufficient donor skin available to allow for immediate and complete treatment of the entire burn injury area when using traditional grafting techniques. The lack of available healthy donor skin in patients with large burn injuries is often the central problem impacting time to autografting and definitive closure of the wounds. In extensively burned patients, surgeons often must wait until the donor sites have healed so they can re-harvest from the sites, resulting in delays in treatment and closure, requiring multiple procedures, and extending hospital stay. While waiting for donor skin, the burn wounds may be temporarily covered by allogeneic skin (allograft, cadaver skin) or xenograft (typically pig skin). The overall cost of treatment with STSG is expensive - for example it would cost approximately $579,000 and 59.4 days in hospital for a patient with a 40% Total Body Surface Area (“TBSA”) mixed-depth burn injury to recover and return to normal day to day activities.

The RECELL System is designedwas approved by the FDA in September 2018 for the treatment of second- and third-degree acute thermal burn injuries in patients 18 years and older. In June 2021, the FDA approved an expanded indication for use to be used atalso include treatment of full-thickness (third-degree) pediatric burns, which represent close to a quarter of all burn injuries in the pointU.S., as well as

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full-thickness burn injuries greater than 50% TBSA. As a standalone product, orresult of having achieved an expanded indication for use in combination with “skin transplants”, known as split-thickness skin autografts, depending onpediatric burns, the depth of the burn injury. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA”) funded U.S. Pediatric Burns trial has been closed to new enrollment (refer to BARDA Contract section below).

The pivotal studies leading to the RECELL System’s FDA premarket approval (“PMA”) for the treatment of acute thermal burns demonstrated that the RECELL System treated burns using 97.5 percentused 97.5% less donor skin when used alone in second-degree burns, and 32 percent32% less donor skin when used with autograft for third-degree burns, compared to standard of care autografting. In these studies, a statistically significant reduction in donor skin required to treat burn patients with the RECELL System was realized without any associated compromise to healing or safety outcomes. Donor site outcomes from the clinical trial for second-degree burns also revealed a statistically significant reduction in patient-reported pain, increased patient satisfaction and improved scar outcomes.

Our compelling data from prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trials conducted at major United States burn centers, health economics modeling, and real-world use globally, demonstrate that

The RECELL System offers fewer procedures required for definitive closure versus conventional autografts. In pediatric cases using the RECELL System, isthere were 56% fewer mean surgical procedures (N = 284) compared to the American Burn Association’s National Burn Repository (“NBR”). Additionally, in patients with >50% TBSA, the RECELL System provided 60% fewer mean surgical procedures versus NBR (N =318).

In addition to robust clinical data, RECELL has proven health economic benefits and a significant advancement overcompelling cost-effectiveness model which shows that treatment using the RECELL System for deep partial-thickness burns reduces total treatment costs by an average of 26%, or approximately $37,000, for patients with 10% TBSA and approximately $150,000, for patients with 40% TBSA. For full-thickness burns, treatment using the RECELL System reduced total treatment cost by 3%, or approximately $6,000 for patients with 10% TBSA and by 42% or approximately $243,000, for patients with 40% TBSA. These cost reductions are attributed to decreasing the length of hospital stay, reducing the number of procedures required to close the burn wound, and minimizing the donor site size and associated wound care. All of these cost savings estimates are net of the cost of the RECELL System.

A budget impact model was developed and has been used to calculate the annual budget impact of current standard of care for the treatment of burns versus treatment using the RECELL System for a burn center with 200 patients. The model shows that treatment using the RECELL System reduces annual total treatment costs from approximately $39.4 million to $32.6 million, saving 17% or approximately $6.8 million per year. In addition, real world evidence has been published by the Doctors at IQVIA and funded by the Company and BARDA indicating that these economic savings are demonstrated in a wide range of burn sizes.

The market for treatment of burns in the U.S. is highly concentrated, with approximately 150 burn centers and approximately 300 burn surgeons who treat the majority of severe burns in the country (i.e., ~75%). Accordingly, our target market is predominantly focused on burn centers. Our goal is to establish RECELL as the standard of care for any burn injury that requires grafting for patients with 5% TBSA injury or greater. In the U.S., we estimate that there are approximately 35,000 patients annually that could benefit from our technology. Each RECELL System can treat up to 10% TBSA, and many patients require more than one device.

AVITA Medical has a policy of providing the RECELL System to a provider only after they have been certified, which includes extensive training in the use of the product and in the aftercare of the patient. In general, we have found that most U.S. burn centers follow the industry-standard process of evaluating the RECELL System and then taking it through their hospital’s Value Analysis Committee (“VAC”) prior to purchasing. In general, most surgeons follow a typical adoption curve, starting from where they see the greatest economic and clinical value, which is the use of RECELL for treatment of larger burns. With time and continued use, surgeons typically progress to adoption of RECELL for smaller, less severe burns and facial burns.

In the U.S., several existing reimbursement codes were in place prior to the commencement of commercial sales of the RECELL System. For inpatient treatment of burn patients, U.S. hospitals are reimbursed under DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) Codes based on diagnosis of a patient’s injuries. For physicians, CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes for use in RECELL System procedures are recommended by the American Burn Association and offers benefits in clinical outcomesare the same for both inpatient and cost savings.

Following receiptoutpatient use. In August 2020, we filed a Transitional Pass-through Payment Application (“TPT”) with The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to support a separate, additional Medicare payment for use of our PMA, we commenced commercializing the RECELL System in the Outpatient Setting. On November 3, 2021, the Company was informed that CMS approved our TPT submission with the code effective as of January 1, 2022. The new “C” code provides additional payment which offsets the cost of the device in hospital outpatient facilities and ambulatory surgical centers for Medicare beneficiaries over a 2-to-3-year period before converting to a permanent code. Following the granting of the code, the Company is working with commercial carriers to ensure broader coverage. The new “C” code is not indication specific and lays the foundation for growth in other indications outside of acute thermal burns (such as soft tissue repair).

Japan is the second largest healthcare market, with approximately 6,000 patients per year who suffer from severe burns in Japan. Large patient populations coupled with healthy reimbursement coverage makes Japan an attractive market for the RECELL System. In February 2019, in the U.S.,we entered into a collaboration with COSMOTEC, an M3 Group company, to market and we expect the dominant focus of our commercial efforts to be directed towards the U.S. market going forward.

The RECELL System is Therapeutic Goods Administration (“TGA”)-registered in Australia cleared for use in the treatment of burns, acute wounds, scars and repigmentation (vitiligo). In Europe,distribute the RECELL System received CE-markin Japan. We worked with COSMOTEC to advance our application for approval of the RECELL System in Japan

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pursuant to Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (“PMDA”). In February 2022, our application for regulatory approval was approved by the PMDA for both adult and pediatric burns. In September 2022, COSMOTEC commercially launched RECELL in Japan following Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare approval of reimbursement pricing.

Soft Tissue Repair

Soft tissue repair includes treatment of burns, chronic wounds, scars and vitiligo.

Our website address is www.avitamedical.com. Information contained on our website is not partinjuries caused by non-burn trauma, including excision of or incorporated into this report. We make our periodic reports, together with any amendments, available on our website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish the reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC or with the Australian Securities Exchange, or ASX. The SEC maintains an internet site, www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Copies of announcements made by the Company to the ASX are available on ASX’s website (www.asx.com.au).

Corporate History

AVITA Therapeutics, a Delaware corporation, was originally formed in April 2020. The former parent company of the AVITA Group, AVITA Medical , was formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia in December of 1992, and has operated as AVITA Medical since 2008. AVITA Medical’s ordinary shares originally began trading in Australia on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) on August 9, 1993. AVITA Medical’s ordinary shares, in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) on October 1, 2019 under the ticker symbol “RCEL”.

With effect from June 29, 2020, a statutory scheme of arrangement was implemented under Australian law to change the domicile of the AVITA Group from Australia to the U.S.. Under the scheme of arrangement, AVITA Therapeutics, being a company incorporated in the State of Delaware in the U.S., became the new parent company of the AVITA Group, and all ordinary shares in AVITA Medical (including ordinary shares represented by ADSs) held by securityholders were exchanged for shares of common stock or CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”). As a result, the existing listing of AVITA Medical on the ASX (as its primary listing) and on NASDAQ (as its secondary listing) was inverted and replaced with a new listing of AVITA Therapeutics on NASDAQ (as its primary listing) under the existing ticker symbol, “RCEL”, and on the ASX (as its secondary listing) under the existing ticker symbol, “AVH”. AVITA Therapeutics’ shares of common stock trade on NASDAQ and its CDIs trade on ASX (with five CDIs trading on ASX representing one share of common stock on NASDAQ).

Markets and Limitations of Standard of Care

Acute Thermal Burns

Acute thermal burns are life-threatening and debilitating injuries that are among the most challenging and expensive traumatic injuries to manage. These injuries require complex surgical procedures, long and costly hospitalization, potential for clinical complications, rehabilitation and scar treatment. In the U.S., the largest market for the treatment of burns, approximately 486,000 people, seek treatment for burns each year. Of these, at least 40,000 have burn injuries severe enough to require hospital admission, and it is estimated that 3,300 die each year. The majority of patients treated on an in-patient basis in the U.S. are treated in specialized burn centers. Countries outside the U.S. are smaller, disaggregated, markets for the treatment of burns and thus we do not devote significant commercial resources to those countries.

The severity of the burn injury is generally assessed based on the area burned, and the depth of the injury. The area of the patient’s burn injury is typically described in terms of percent of total body surface area, or “TBSA.” For example, a burn covering an average sized adult arm (circumferential) would be roughly 9% TBSA, while a burn covering an entire leg (circumferential) would be roughly 18% TBSA. The depth of the burn, referred to in terms of “degree” is generally classified into four categories:

First-degree or superficial burns: Burns that do not penetrate through the outer layer of the skin, known as the epidermis, and typically heal naturally (e.g. severe sunburn).

Second-degree or partial-thickness burns: Characterized by extending through the epidermis and including varying amounts of damage to the underlying dermis. This type of burn can further be subdivided into superficial dermal, mid-dermal and deep partial-thickness burns.

Third-degree or full-thickness burns: Characterized by injury to the entire dermalinfected tissue, down to the subcutaneous fat.

Fourth-degree burns: Such burns extend beyond the subcutaneous fat tissue into the underlying structures, such as muscle or bone.

Burn treatment is determined in large by the area and depth of the injury. Deeper (e.g., deep partial-thickness) burns are commonly treated with autologous split-thickness skin grafts (“STSGs”) to achieve definitive closure of the burn wound. In a STSG, or autograft, donor skin is harvested from a healthy area of the patient using a device called a dermatome as detailed in the pictures below. The donor skin is then typically perforated into a mesh-like structure that can be expanded and transferred to the burn injury that has been prepared to remove all pre-existing necrotic or infected tissue.

Harvesting of Donor Skin for Use in Autografting

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Treatment with STSG generates additional trauma for the patient due to the creation of a new wound via the harvesting of healthy donor skin. Although the use of STSG has been a standard treatment for more than 50 years, autografting is associated with significant pain, itching, infection, dyschromia, dyspigmentation, delayed healing, and hypertrophic scarring of the donor site.

The clinical benefits of earlier intervention for burn wounds are well recognized and include increased survival, reduced hospital length of stay, decreased pain duration, and reduced infection-related complications. However, in large TBSA injuries, the patient may not have enough donor skin available to allow for immediate treatment of the entire area of burn injury with traditional grafting techniques. The lack of available healthy donor skin in patients with high TBSA burn injuries is often the central problem impacting time to autografting and definitive closure of the wounds. In severely burned patients, doctors often must wait until the donor sites have healed so that they can reharvest from the site, resulting in delays in treatment and healing, requiring multiple procedures and extended hospital time. While waiting for donor skin the burn wounds may be temporarily covered by allogeneic skin graft, for example allograft (cadaver skin) or xenograft (typically pig skin). The overall cost of treatment with STSG is expensive, for example it would cost approximately $579,000 and require 59.4 days in hospital for a patient with a 40% TBSA mixed or full-thickness burn.

To address the limitations associated with high TBSA injuries, notably lack of donor skin available for harvest, researchers have developed alternatives such as cultured epidermal autografts (“CEA”) in which a full-thickness skin biopsy is taken from a patient and the cells are grown into sheets of skin in a laboratory and then returned for autografting onto the patient. Limitations associated with CEAs, including Epicel® from Vericel Corporation, includes the time it takes to grow the sheets of skin (approximately three weeks), the lack of melanocytes that provide pigmentation, and the high cost. As a result, CEAs have been lifesaving in patients hospitalized with very severe large surface area burns where there is often no other alternative for treatment.

Trauma Wounds (Soft Tissue Injuries)

Trauma wounds ornecrotizing soft tissue injuries include abrasions, lacerations, punctures, gunshot wounds, crush wounds, and degloving. These injuries may be caused by trauma, infectious disease, or even surgery itself. Similar to burns, soft tissue repair is associated with areas of skin loss.infections. While minor skin defects may be primarily closed with sutures or standard wound care, larger open defects often require more complicated approaches, including use of skin grafts, tissue flaps orand dermal matrices. Open wounds associated with traumatic injuries caused 4.5 million hospital visits in

Similar to the United States in 2017 and are therefore the largest opportunity for the RECELL System.

We believe that the RECELL System will have clinical applications beyond skin graft patients, particularly for the treatment of open wounds greater than 5% TBSA. Relevantly, patients treated for open wounds are often treated in trauma centers in hospitals by plastic surgeons. Approximately half of the surgeons treating patients with severe burns requiring autografting in the United States also treat trauma patients requiring autografting. Soft tissue injuries also utilize the same treatment protocol as burns and the RECELL System has already demonstrated positive outcomes inindication, soft tissue repair bothis associated with large areas of skin loss and as such, some of the top unmet needs identified by surgeons are closely aligned:

Reduced donor skin harvesting

Reduced scarring

Reduced pain

Uniform pigmentation with surrounding skin

Given the interest to reduce donor skin harvesting, just as with the burns indication, we designed a clinical trial to demonstrate the use of less donor skin without compromising healing outcomes relative to conventional autografting. The trial is essentially a repeat of the successful previous trial in the United States, and internationally. We believe the soft tissue injury market is highly complementary to our existing commercialization efforts related to the United States burn market.full-thickness burns, but with a population of patients with full-thickness, non-burn injuries.

On October 30,September 17, 2019, the FDA approved the Company’san Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) application to conduct a pivotal trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the RECELL System in combination with meshed autografting for the treatment of acute full-thickness skin defects, such as degloving (a type of injury where the skin is ripped from the underlying tissue), crush wounds (a break in the external surface of the body), abrasions, lacerations, and surgical wounds.

Ondefects. Subsequently, on March 2, 2020, and, pursuant to the abovementioned IDE, we initiated a prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled study to comparefor soft tissue repair with the clinical performance of conventional skin grafting with and without the useenrollment of the RECELL System on acute non-burn full-thickness skin defects.first patient at the Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Medical Health Center in Phoenix, AZ. Each patient will havehad a control wound treated with conventional skin grafting and a wound treated with expanded skin grafting in combination with RECELL. Enrollment of this pivotal study was completed in January of 2022. In August 2022, the company announced positive topline results in which the study met both of its co-primary endpoints. Subsequently, the RECELL System.System earned the FDA Breakthrough Device designation for the proposed indication of soft tissue repair in November 2022. In December 2022, the Company submitted a PMA supplement application to the FDA. The study’s two primary effectiveness endpoints are:supplement, if approved, will expand the indication of RECELL to include soft tissue repair.

 

IncidenceOpen wounds associated with traumatic injuries caused over 4.5 million hospital visits in the U.S. in 2017, and traumatic wounds rank among the five most costly medical conditions. We estimate that the total annual addressable U.S. market for RECELL in soft tissue repair is approximately $1 billion. The majority of healing by eight weeks post treatment.

Donorour current burn accounts represent opportunities for use of RECELL in soft tissue repair. We plan to build out our existing field team to cover approximately 1,500 acute wound accounts (representing both burn and trauma accounts). Our expansion allows for coverage of over 75% of total targeted procedures. Based on market research, degloving (a type of injury where the skin sparing, evaluated by comparingis ripped from the ratiosunderlying tissue), abrasions, and infectious disease (e.g., necrotizing soft tissue infections, like flesh-eating disease) have the greatest stated intent to use. We anticipate RECELL being used in both the inpatient & outpatient settings across a wide range of donor skin requiredwound sizes. Market research indicates that surgeons treating soft tissue injuries believe RECELL will offer benefits over current treatment options, allowing surgeons to address key unmet needs. From a reimbursement perspective, the same DRG code that is currently being used to treat inpatient burns can be applied to soft tissue repair once FDA approval is received. Additionally, pending FDA approval of the wounds.PMA supplement application, the outpatient TPT “C” code we have been granted for RECELL can also be utilized for soft tissue repair in the outpatient setting.

Healing

Clinical study data and international product usage supports clinical benefits of RECELL use in soft tissue repair. In the pivotal study, RECELL met both co-primary endpoints, demonstrating statistically significant donor sparing and non-inferior healing outcomes with RECELL versus standard of care. In addition, RECELL has been successfully used outside the U.S. for many years and there exist several case reports on the treatment of traumatic injuries (soft tissue repair) that have been the subject of peer-reviewed scientific publications and presentations at medical conferences.

Soft tissue repair represents a significant opportunity which AVITA Medical can pursue leveraging its existing and future resources while also creating synergies with the burns market. As of February 23, 2023, approximately 50% of the U.S. burn centers are classified as Level 1 and Level 2 trauma centers. Those Level 1 and Level 2 trauma centers currently utilizing RECELL should be able to use RECELL to repair soft tissue immediately following FDA approval as these centers have already approved RECELL through their respective VACs. Further, we will be evaluatedexpanding our burn market opportunity by a qualified clinician blindedvirtue of our soft tissue launch as we will be extending our reach to the treatment allocation. Additional long-term safety and effectiveness data collected over the courseinclude trauma centers.

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Vitiligo and Other Dermatological Indications

Vitiligo is a disease that causes the loss of skin pigmentation, or color, in patches which tend to increase in size over time.patches. The extent and rate of color loss from vitiligo is unpredictable, can affect the skin on any part of the body, and may also affect hair and the inside of the mouth. Non-segmental vitiligo is the most common variant and impacts the majority of patients and is characterized by symmetrical patches that appear on both sides of the body, such as on hands and knees.

Vitiligo occurs when melanocytes, the pigment-producing skin cells, die or stop producing melanin, the pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes color. Vitiligo is believed to be an autoimmune disorder in which a patient’s immune system attacks and destroys the melanocytes in the skin. It may also be caused by heredity factors or a triggering event, such as sunburn, stress, or exposure to industrial chemicals. Vitiligo affects people of all skin types, but it may be more noticeable in people with darker skin. It is estimated that worldwide vitiligo prevalence is between 0.5 to 2% of the population. The condition is not life-threatening or physically painful, but it can significantly alter physical appearance and have negative emotional and psychological consequences, and impair qualitythus causing a cascade of life.medical conditions with associated costs.

Vitiligo cannot be cured at present, and medical treatments generally fall into one of two categories:

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Treatments to arrest the spread of vitiligo, such as steroid creams and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory creams. There are also a number of therapies under development designed to target the underlying autoimmune disease. One challenge in terms of achieving the desired patient outcome is that stopping the spread of vitiligo may not restore pigmentation to the areas already damaged.

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Treatments to restore pigmentation include skin grafting, laser phototherapy (with and without topicals), and Melanocyte-Keratinocyte Transplantation Procedure (“MKTP”). MKTP requires expensive and substantial laboratory equipment and is currently only available in a handful of locations in the U.S.

RECELL does not treat underlying autoimmune disease. One challenge in terms of achieving the desired patient outcome is that stopping the spread of vitiligo may notRather, it works to restore pigmentationpigmentation.

According to the FDA panel in 2021, there is a high level of depression, anxiety, and negative quality of life among vitiligo patients. Interest in vitiligo treatment tends to increase in individuals who have lesions in more visible areas already damaged.(such as the face, neck and hands) as well as the younger female population. In 2022, over 400,000 patients pursued treatment for vitiligo in the U.S. We estimate that there are approximately 1.3 million people in the U.S. with stable vitiligo and a total addressable market of approximately $5 billion. Vitiligo rates a ‘7.61’ on the Dermatology Life Quality Index (“DLQI”), which is in the same range of other aesthetic dermatological disease analogs which receive healthy positive reimbursement such as Rosacea (5.2), Psoriasis (9.3) and Atopic Dermatitis (12.79).

 

TreatmentsThe market is expected to grow, especially over the next decade, with the advent of novel treatment options including oral and topical Janus Kinase (“JAK”) inhibitors, such as Opzelura. Although these new products will both stabilize and re-pigment some patients, it is anticipated that many patients will need additional modes of treatment for re-pigmentation. Products (immunosuppressants) working to stabilize vitiligo and RECELL (working to restore pigmentation including makeuppigmentation) are complementary. Further, large pharmaceutical companies with immunosuppressant assets in development will likely invest in disease awareness campaigns which will further grow consumer awareness and coverups, dermabrasion, laser, phototherapy combinations, and autografts.

Survey results reveal a low level of patient satisfaction with current treatment options. The majority of vitiligo patients in the United States are treated by dermatologists. It is estimated that worldwide vitiligo prevalence is between 0.5-2% of the population. China accounts for the highest population of vitiligo patients with an estimated 12.5 million cases, followed by the United States with 6.5 million cases, the European Union (“EU”) with 5.3 million, and Japan with 2 million.

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On December 23, 2019,July 1, 2020, the FDA approved our IDE application to conduct a feasibility study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the RECELL System for repigmentation of depigmented lesions associated with stable vitiligo. The randomized controlled study’s primary effectiveness measure is the percent area of repigmented skin 24 weeks after treatment, as evaluated by a clinician blinded to the treatment assignment. Additional effectiveness data cofllected over the course of the 24-week study will include blinded evaluator categorization of treatment success and patient rating of repigmentation. The Company expects to commence enrollment in the vitiligo feasibility study in the second half of the 2020 calendar year.

In addition, on July 1, 2020, the FDA separately approved our IDE application for a pivotal study in vitiligo which is titled “A Prospective Multi-Arm Blinded-Evaluator Within-Subject Randomized Controlled Clinical Study to Investigate the Safety and Effectiveness of RECELL for Repigmentation of Stable Vitiligo.” The primary endpoint compared the incidence of successful (80%, by area) repigmentation for RECELLtreatment versus that of standard of care phototherapy. The Company expects to commencecommenced enrollment in the vitiligo pivotal study in September 2020. The last subject enrolled in the second half ofstudy was treated in January 2022. In September 2022, the 2020 calendar year.

The Company continues to have a high degree of confidence thatannounced positive topline results in which its primary endpoint was met. Subsequently, the RECELL System can be an effective therapeutic offeringearned the FDA Breakthrough Device designation for patients with stablethe proposed indication of vitiligo in November 2022. In December 2022, the Company submitted a PMA application to the FDA. The application, if approved, will expand the indication of RECELL to include treatment of vitiligo.

More than 1,000 patients have been successfully treated with the RECELL System for stable vitiligo outside of the United States,U.S., and to date there are eight (8)eleven publications demonstrating the benefits of the RECELL System in vitiligo. We believe that RECELL would be the first point-of-care device which provides a standardized in-office treatment to durably restore depigmented areas for patients with stable (or non-progressive) vitiligo.

Sponsored Research

Epidermolysis Bullosa

The RECELL System has been studied in a wide variety of indications and has been shown to enable patients to regenerate natural healthy skin in instances where the patient’s outer skin covering, or epidermis, has been lost or damaged due to injury, defects or other flaws.damaged. In addition to these existing applications of the RECELL System, we are interested in pursuing related opportunities where the RECELL System’s ability to harness the natural

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healing capabilities of the body could be supplementedaugmented with genetically modifiedthe use of genetically-modified cells in patients suffering fromfor treatment of certain genetic skin disorders. In this way, the RECELL System could potentially be used as a “delivery vehicle”vehicle for other therapeutic offerings.

Epidermolysis Bullosa (“EB”) is a rare and incurable group of disorders caused by mutations in genes encoding structural skin proteins. EB is characterized by skin fragility and blistering leading to chronic wounds due to normal mechanical trauma. Dystrophic EB (“DEB”) is often associated with widespread blistering, pain, pruritus, extensive scarring, increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma with increased mortality. Signs typically occur at birth and persist over a lifetime. Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments. All treatment options are palliative—focused primarily on pain and nutritional management, itching relief, and wound care (bandaging) with a significant cost burden ranging from $200,000-$500,000 per year per patient.

In November 2019, weAVITA Medical entered into a research collaborationagreement with the Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (“Gates Center”) for the purposespurpose of seeking to establish pre-clinical proof-of-concept and explore further development of for a spray-on treatment of genetically modified cells for patients with epidermolysis bullosa (“EB”).corrected cells. Pursuant to this collaboration, we will pairagreement, recessive dystrophic bullosa (“RDEB”) cells have been successfully reverse-differentiated and corrected, yielding iPSCs (induced pluripotent stem cells). Further, iPSCs have been forward-differentiated, amplified, and used to successfully regenerate skin in an immunocompromised mouse model. We have paired the RECELL System Spray-On Skin Cells technology and expertise with the Gates Center’s innovative patent pendingpatent-pending combined reprogramming and gene editinggene-editing technology, with the intent to allow the skin cells of patients with EB to function properly. Under the arrangement with the Gates Center, we retain the option to exclusively license technologies emerging from the partnership for further development and commercialization. EBWhile we remain interested in the therapeutic potential of modified Spray-On Skin Cells, the sponsored research agreement has concluded, and the Company is currently evaluating its potential next steps.

Rejuvenation

We believe that reversing aging at a cellular level has the potential to impact rejuvenation by driving functional changes to skin cells. This will be significantly different from existing products, such as cosmeceuticals that supplement proteins to cells, and surgical approaches that do not alter cellular stat but alter tissue morphology. An approach for molecular reversal of the underlying defects resulting in aging could have a profound effect on rejuvenation.

In November 2020, AVITA Medical announced a preclinical research agreement with the Houston Methodist Research Institute (“HMRI”) to explore molecular reversal of cellular aging through a novel cell suspension delivery system. AVITA Medical retains the option to exclusively license HMRI’s patented technology as well as the right of first negotiations to HMRI’s technologies emerging from the partnership for further development and commercialization.

HMRI is a groupcompelling partner for this work. Dr. John Cooke and his team have developed a novel, patented approach of raretelomerase reverse transcriptase delivery to reverse cellular aging and incurablehave been widely recognized as leaders in this space with multiple peer reviewed publications, grants, and awards. Further, HMRI has a strong program in translational medicine, including the Center for Rapid Device Translation that supports preclinical testing and GLP environments which could enable rapid translation from research into clinical trials.

In collaboration with HMRI, skin disorders causedcells harvested using the RECELL Device have been molecularly reverse-aged, and used to regenerate skin in a mouse model, thereby establishing proof of concept. Work is ongoing to characterize the tissue to identify functional attributes associated with rejuvenated skin.

SALES AND MARKETING

A primary objective of our field sales team is to build upon burn community awareness that has resulted from an extensive series of RECELL System related burn conference presentations and scientific publications to further expand interest in the clinical and economic benefits of the RECELL System. In addition, our field sales team provides robust clinical case support and staff training. It is not uncommon in the burn community to have rotating staff and it is our commitment for all those working with RECELL to be comfortable with the technology both during the procedure as well as during aftercare.

We sell the RECELL System in the U.S. through our direct commercial organization consisting of 26 field personnel who are supported by mutationscorporate marketing, reimbursement, scientific and medical affairs, operations, and corporate leadership. The field sales team was recruited and hired subsequent to the September 2018 FDA PMA and trained prior to the U.S. market launch of RECELL in genes encoding structural proteins resultingJanuary 2019. Our field organization is composed of highly experienced medical sales representatives as well as former burn nurses.

We anticipate the U.S. market launch of RECELL for soft tissue repair in skin fragilityJuly 2023. The majority of our current burn accounts represent opportunities for the use of RECELL in soft tissue repair; however, we plan to significantly expand the existing burns field team to cover both burn and blistering,trauma accounts prior to the market launch of RECELL for soft tissue repair. The expansion plan allows for coverage of over 75% of total targeted procedures.

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HUMAN CAPITAL

AVITA Medical’s investment in the U.S. commercial success of RECELL has led to the development of best-in-class teams supporting sales, clinical education and training, reimbursement, medical affairs, as well as corporate management and infrastructure. As of December 31, 2022, we had 126 employees full-time and part-time employees. As of December 31, 2022, 98% of our workforce was based in the United States, with a significant number of our management and professional employees having prior experience with leading medical product, biotech, or pharmaceutical companies. None of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

We embrace differences, diversity and varying perspectives amongst our employee base and are proud to chronic woundsbe an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic established by federal, state, or local laws. A diverse workforce as well as an inclusive culture and work environment are fundamentally important and strategic to us beginning with our Board of Directors and CEO and extending to all levels of the Company. As of December 31, 2022, our executive leadership team was 50% female, our senior leadership team was 38% female, and our total employee base was 47% female. In addition to promoting gender diversity, we encourage ethnically diverse talent when recruiting as well as providing employee training and development focusing on workplace diversity and inclusion.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We seek to protect our intellectual property, core technologies, and other know-how through a combination of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, licenses, assignments of invention and other contractual arrangements with our employees, consultants, partners, suppliers, customers, and others. Additionally, we rely on our research and development program, clinical trials, know-how and marketing programs to advance our products and product candidates, and to expand our intellectual property rights.

As of December 31, 2022, we had been granted a total of 19 patents and had 27 patent applications pending worldwide. The Company’s patent portfolio encompasses assets in some sub-types,the U.S., China, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and applications pending before the European Patent Office (“EPO”). Notably, as discussed more fully below, our core U.S. patent remains in force until February 6, 2024, and we expect it to be extended through April 9, 2024. In addition to patent protection, we believe that the regulatory approval processes around the world will continue to provide significant barriers to entry against meaningful competition.

AVITA Medical’s patent portfolio covers AVITA Medical’s core RECELL System, methods of using the RECELL System, the Regenerative Epidermal Suspension (“RES®”), methods of preparing a cell suspension with exogenous agents to promote wound healing, as well as to one or more automated systems for tissue processing and preparation of cell suspensions. AVITA Medical’s pending patent applications cover an increased riskall-in-one RECELL System embodiment and methods of squamous cell carcinomaevaluating the therapeutic potential of RES, as well as new modifications to RES that are showing potential for therapeutic results. We expect that our research and development pipeline, strategic partnerships with universities, and improvements to the RECELL System and RES will result in additional and diverse patent applications for automated tissue processing and RES-related compositions of matter, along with related methods of use, in the next calendar year.

In 2019, AVITA Medical filed a Patent Term Extension (“PTE”) application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office requesting an extension of the patent term for U.S. Patent No. 9,029,140, “Cell suspension preparation technique and device” as a result of patent term lost to the FDA regulatory process. If the term extension requested in the PTE application is approved, the patent term of U.S. Patent No. 9,029,140, which covers the RECELL System, will be extended to April 9, 2024. An interim PTE application was approved on December 12, 2022, for U.S. Patent No. 9,029,140 that extends its expiration date until February 6, 2024 while we wait for full approval of the PTE application. AVITA Medical’s other patents have expected expiration dates ranging from 2032 to 2033, while AVITA Medical’s pending patent applications, if granted, would have expiration dates ranging from 2032 to 2041.

Additionally, AVITA Medical owns and defends a global trademark portfolio comprising 125 registered trademarks, common or death. Therestate law trademarks, and pending trademark applications. Recently, AVITA Medical received U.S. federal trademark registration on the marks “AVITA Medical” and the AVITA Medical logo. AVITA Medical also owns trademark registrations for “RECELL,” “Spray-On Skin,” the RECELL System logo, “RES,” and others in the U.S. and international markets. In addition to patent and trademark protection, we also rely on trade secrets, know-how, and other proprietary information to develop and maintain our competitive position. We have robust confidentiality and invention disclosure procedures in place that incentivize our employees to innovate and allow us to maintain our rights to AVITA Medical innovations.

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FACILITIES

AVITA Medical leases approximately 17,500 square feet of administrative and office space in Valencia, California that is currently leased through October 31, 2026. The Company operates an FDA-registered production plant in Ventura, California, in a 27,480 square foot facility that is currently leased through September 30, 2024. The Ventura facility has two 3-year options to extend the lease, at our sole option, which allows for a total lease extension period through September 30, 2030. We also lease a limited amount of incubator space in Irvine, California for scientific research and product development activities.

MANUFACTURING, SUPPLY AND PRODUCTION

We produce the RECELL System in the Ventura facility under current Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMP”) and per ISO 13485, which also meets the regulatory requirements of other jurisdictions in which we sell the RECELL System. We maintain a state of regulatory compliance and inspection readiness at all times, and any future material changes to our production processes for the RECELL System will be submitted for approval to the FDA and regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions as required.

Within the Ventura facility we perform the final manufacturing, assembly, packaging, and warehousing of the RECELL System. Also included within the Ventura facility is a secure controlled-temperature warehouse that complies with the vendor-managed inventory (“VMI”) requirements of the contract with BARDA. See below for details.

AVITA Medical sources multiple components, sub-assemblies, and materials from third-party suppliers, who are no approved curative therapies,required to meet our cGMP quality specifications and current treatment is palliative—focused primarily on painassociated regulatory requirements. To ensure continuity of supply, we maintain multiple sources of supply for key components, subassemblies and nutritional management, itching relief, wound care,materials, and bandaging.

Beyond EB,the majority of critical raw materials and services have multiple qualified suppliers. While a small number of materials remain single sourced, we are pursing anactively working to qualify and validate additional research collaborationsuppliers for applicationthese materials as we continue to evaluate methods of removing risk from the supply chain for the RECELL System. We believe that our current manufacturing capacity at the Ventura facility is sufficient to meet the expected commercial demand for the RECELL System for burns, as well as other indications under development, for the foreseeable future.

AVITA Medical serves the U.S. burn market by shipping the RECELL System directly from our Ventura facility to U.S. burn centers. From time-to-time we may also store small quantities of the RECELL System at satellite distribution sites within the aesthetics markets, estimatedU.S. to be a $10 billion market in the United States alone in 2018.

Chronic Wounds

The chronic and other hard-to-heal wound market consists of a broad population of more than 6 million patients in the United States suffering from conditions such as venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers and non-healing surgical wounds. Chronic and other hard-to-heal wounds represent a $25 billion burden to the U.S. healthcare system. Chronic and hard-to-heal wounds are caused by impairment in the biochemical and cellular healing processes due to local or systemic (physciological) conditions and generally can take weeks or months to heal, if not longer. Such wounds can lead to significant morbidity, including pain, infection, impaired mobility, hospitalization, reduced productivity, amputation and mortality.

The RECELL System has been used to treat venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers outside of the United States, and there are numerous peer-reviewed journals illustrating associated benefits to patients with those health challenges. The Company is considering, though has not sought FDA approval, commencing a pivotal study in one or both of the indications mentioned above. The Company expects to make a determination to proceed with a pivotal study towards the end of the 2020 calendar year, or early in the 2021 calendar year.

Venous Leg Ulcers:

Venous leg ulcers (“VLUs”) are associated with poor venous return (ischemia), primarily occurring as a result of age, obesity, previous leg injuries, deep venous thrombosis, and phlebitis. Venous ulcers are often recurrent, and an open ulcer can persist for weeks to many years. Treatment options for venous ulcers include leg elevation, compression therapy, advanced wound dressings, pentoxifylline, and aspirin therapy. Surgical management, inclusive of skin grafting, is indicated for ulcers that are large, of prolonged duration, or refractory to conservative measures. The refractory nature of these ulcers increases the risk of morbidity and mortality and they have a significant impact on patient quality of life. The financial burden of venous ulcers is estimated to be $2 billion per year in the United States.

Diabetic Foot Ulcers:

A diabetic foot ulcer (“DFU”) is an open sore or wound and is commonly located on the bottom of the foot. Approximately 5% to 7% of people with diabetes currently have or previously had a DFU, and approximately 25% will develop a DFU in their lifetime. Of those who develop a foot ulcer, 6% will be hospitalized due to infection or other ulcer-related complication. DFUs are the leading cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations in the United States. In the United States, it is estimated that approximately 1.3 million people have a DFU, and over $15 billion was spent on the care of this condition. Current standard of care for DFUs includes offloading therapy to help redistribute foot pressure away from the ulcer, and moist wound therapy. For DFUs non-responsive to standard of care, surgical closureutilizing autografts, skin substitutes, or biologics is often required.

The RECELL System

The RECELL® Autologous Cell Harvesting System (“RECELL System”) allows for the preparation of Spray-On Skin Cells, an autologous cellular suspension comprised of the patient’s own skin cells necessary to regenerate natural healthy epidermis. These Spray-On Skin Cells are prepared at the point of care in as little as 30 minutes, providing a new way to treat thermal burns and other wounds, skin injuries or defects of the skin. The regenerative skin cell suspension includes keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and melanocytes, all of which play critical roles in wound healing. The abilitybetter support access of the RECELL System to retain melanocytes in the cell suspension is notable as these cells are critical for the restoration of natural pigmentation to the area treated.

The RECELL System is a single use (disposable), stand-alone, battery operated, autologous cell harvesting device containing enzymatic and buffer solutions, sterile surgical instruments, and actuators to achieve the disaggregation and delivery of skin cells. A small skin sample from a patient is enzymatically and mechanically processed in the RECELL System at the point of care to isolate skin cells and to produce a suspension of Spray-On Skin Cells for immediate delivery onto a prepared wound bed. The RECELL System can be used to prepare enough suspension to treat a wound up to 80 times the size of the donor skin sample. For example, a skin sample approximately the size of a credit card can be used to treat a wound that covers an adult patient’s entire back.

Preparation and Application of Spray-On Skin Cells Using the RECELL Systemour U.S. customers.

 

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In the United States, the RECELL System is approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of acute thermal burn wounds in patients 18 years of age and older. The RECELL System is approved for use by appropriately-licensed healthcare professionals at the patient’s point of care to prepare autologous Spray-On Skin Cells for direct application to acute partial-thickness burns, or application in combination with meshed autografting for acute full-thickness burns. In the United States, the RECELL System is produced in a configuration that allows preparation of up to 24 ml of cell suspension which can be used to cover an acute wound area up to 1,920 cm², or approximately 10% of a patient’s body.

In Australia, the RECELL System is TGA-registered for the treatment of burns, acute wounds, scars and vitiligo. The RECELL System is produced in a configuration that allows for treatment of up to 320 cm² for the markets in Australia. In the European Union, the RECELL System received CE-mark approval for the treatment of burns, chronic wounds, scars and vitiligo. Together with our local Japanese partner, Cosmotec Co. Ltd. (COSMOTEC), we are also pursuing Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (“JPMDA”) application for approval to market the RECELL System in Japan for use in the treatment of burns and potentially other applications.

The RECELL System Clinical Results

The September 2018 FDA approval of the RECELL System for use in the treatment of acute thermal burns in patients 18 years and older was supported by two prospective, randomized, controlled pivotal clinical trials, one in deep partial-thickness (second-degree) burns and one in mixed and full-thickness (third-degree) burns. The randomized, controlled trials demonstrated that treatment using the RECELL System requires substantially less donor skin than required with conventional split-thickness autografts to achieve closure of burn wounds. Reduction in donor skin requirements provides key clinical benefits to patients and significant reductions in the cost of treatment. The results of these clinical studies have been published in peer-reviewed journals and have been presented at burn focused meetings and other major medical conferences. Presentations by key opinion leaders on the clinical use of RECELL have been made at over 20 medical conferences in 2018 and 2019, many of which include highlighting the pivotal clinical trial results as well as use of the RECELL System in the treatment of burns in specific subgroups of patients and types of burn injuries, including facial burns and large TBSA burns. Patients included in many of these presentations were treated as part of the FDA-approved IDE Compassionate Use and Continued Access research programs made available prior to receipt of PMA from the FDA.

In addition to an extensive clinical trial program in acute thermal burns in adults, earlier-stage clinical studies have been conducted in pediatric burns, scald injuries, treatment of donor sites, vitiligo, chronic wounds (venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers), scar hypopigmentation, and acute trauma.

The RECELL System Clinical Results in Thermal Burns

RECELL Pivotal Clinical Trial in Second-Degree Acute Thermal Burns

One of the two randomized, controlled clinical trials of the RECELL System supporting the September 2018 FDA approval was a study of patients with partial thickness (second-degree burns) conducted at 12 U.S. burn centers. The pivotal trial evaluated 101 adult patients with thermal, partial-thickness burns covering 1% to 20% of their total body surface area. Patients served as their own control, and two comparable burn sites were selected for comparative testing on each patient. One burn site on each patient was treated with Spray-On-Skin Cells prepared using the RECELL System, while the other burn site was treated with the standard treatment, consisting of meshed autograft expanded 2:1.

During the pivotal trial, the patient donor skin required to be harvested to treat burn sites using the RECELL System was 97.5% less than the amount harvested to treat burn sites with the standard of care (p<0.001). Despite the statistically significant reduction in donor skin required to treat with the RECELL System, burn sites treated using the RECELL System achieved definitive closure and long-term outcomes, including durability, comparable to the burn sites treated with standard of care.

Reduction in Donor Skin Requirements in Pivotal Trial in Second-Degree BurnsBARDA CONTRACT

 

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Statistically significant reduction in donor skin

requirement for use of the RECELL System in treatment

versus standard 2:1 meshed autograft

Comparison of donor skin requirement for participant in

clinical trial. Requirement for 2:1 mesh autograft

(STSG) versus requirement for treatment using the

RECELL System

Secondary endpoints measured in the trial highlighted additional clinical benefits of the significant reduction in donor skin harvested for treatment using the RECELL System, including:

Significantly less donor-site pain up to Week 8 (p£0.0025)

Significantly higher patient satisfaction with donor-site appearance at long term study endpoints (p£0.0025)

Significantly better donor-site scarring results (p£0.0025)

Significantly greater incidence of donor-site healing at one and two weeks (p<0.001), with an odds ratio of 4:3 at two weeks

In the clinical trial, use of the RECELL System in the trial was safe and well tolerated with adverse experiences typical for the type of burn injury sustained. The results of this trial were published in a peer-reviewed scientific publication, the Journal of Burn Care & Research, in September 2018.

RECELL Pivotal Clinical Trial in Third-Degree Acute Thermal Burns

The second randomized, controlled clinical trial of the RECELL System supporting the September 2018 FDA approval was a study of patients with mixed and full-thickness burn wounds (third-degree burns) conducted at seven U.S. burn centers. The pivotal trial evaluated 30 patients ranging in age from nine to 68 years old with thermal, mixed-thickness burns, including full-thickness burns, covering 5% to 46% of their total body surface area. Patients served as their own control, and two comparable burn sites were selected for comparative testing on each patient. One burn site was treated with the standard treatment, meshed autograft, while the other was treated with Spray-On-Skin Cells prepared using the RECELL System combined with more widely meshed autografts (for example, if a 2:1 meshed autograft was used to treat the control burn site, then a 3:1 meshed autograft used in combination with Spray-On Skin Cells was used to treat the RECELL site). The co-primary endpoints of the pivotal trial were reduction in donor skin requirements and non-inferiority for complete, definitive wound closure.

The pivotal clinical trial achieved its co-primary endpoints, demonstrating a statistically significant reduction in donor skin requirements versus standard of care while achieving comparable definitive wound closure. Treatment using the RECELL System achieved comparable healing, long-term scar and patient satisfaction outcomes using significantly less donor skin with no safety concerns. During the pivotal trial, the patient mean donor skin required to be harvested to treat burn sites with the RECELL System was 32% less than the amount harvested to treat burn sites with the standard of care (p<0.001). Despite the statistically significant reduction in donor skin required to treat using the RECELL System, eight weeks post treatment 92% of the burn sites treated using the RECELL System achieved complete healing versus 85% for the sites treated with the standard of care, demonstrating non-inferiority.

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Use of the RECELL System was safe and well tolerated with no device-related adverse events. The results of this trial were published online ahead of print in the peer-reviewed scientific publication, Burns, in December 2018, and appeared in print in June 2019.

BEACON Cost-Effectiveness Model Demonstrates Costs Savings Associated with use of RECELL System in Treatment of Severe Burns

To investigate the value proposition and potential transformative health economic impact of the RECELL System in burn care, a hospital-perspective cost-effectiveness model was developed by IQVIA, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”), and AVITA Medical. The Burn-MCM (Medical Counter Measure) Effectiveness Assessment Cost Outcomes Nexus (“BEACON”) model evaluates how practice patterns, interventions and patient characteristics interact across all phases of care (wound assessment, debridement/excision, temporary coverage and permanent closure) to understand how patient and burn center outcomes change given the incorporation of a new burn care treatment, such as the RECELL System.

As described in a peer-reviewed scientific publication in Advances in Therapy, published in May 2019, the BEACON model uses sequential decision trees to depict the acute care pathway for burn patients, and then predicts how the RECELL System would modify treatment for patients with burns ranging from 10% to 40% TBSA. Clinical inputs were derived from randomized controlled trials, burn surgeon surveys and interviews, and the American Burn Association National Burn Repository. An accompanying budget impact model builds on the cost-effectiveness calculations to evaluate overall cost impact to a burn center or payor associated with incorporation of the RECELL System into patient care.

The BEACON model shows that treatment using the RECELL System for deep partial-thickness burns reduces total treatment costs by an average of 26%, or approximately $37,000, for patients with 10% TBSA and approximately $150,000, for patients with 40% TBSA. For full-thickness burns, treatment using the RECELL System reduced total treatment cost by 3%, or approximately $6,000 for patients with 10% TBSA, and by 42% or approximately $243,000, for patients with 40% TBSA. The cost reductions are attributed to decreasing the length of hospital stay, the number of procedures required to close the burn wound, the donor site size and associated wound care, and number of downstream contracture release procedures. All cost savings estimates are net of the cost of the RECELL System.

The budget impact model was also used to calculate the annual budget impact of current standard of care for the treatment of burns versus treatment using the RECELL System for a burn center with 200 patients. The model determined that treatment using the RECELL System would reduce annual total treatment costs from approximately $39.4 million to $32.6 million, saving 17% or approximately $6.8 million.

The BEACON model may be run for the specific demographics of an individual burn center or territory, allowing the burn institution or region to evaluate the potential benefits of the RECELL System within their specific population of burn patients. As described by researchers at a presentation at the American Burn Association 51st Annual Meeting in April 2019, the patient characteristics for the Arizona Burn Center (for example, age, burn depth, TBSA) were input into the BEACON model based on the 800 patients with 10% TBSA and greater burns treated in 2018 at the institution, and demonstrated the following:

The Arizona Burn Center would save approximately $28 million (16%) per year using the RECELL System versus the current standard of care (net of the cost of the RECELL System)

The largest driver of the predicted cost savings is reduction in length of stay per patient, comprising 70% of the savings

Also contributing to the estimated cost savings is an approximate 67% less autografting procedures, with reduction in operating room time contributing another 13% to the estimated cost savings

A similar presentation was made by researchers at the 31st Annual Southern Region Burn Conference in November 2018 which described the application of the BEACON model to the patient characteristics for the Firefighter Burn Center, Memphis, Tennessee, and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The model determined that treating patients with the RECELL System alone, or in combination with widely spaced skin grafts, could reduce the burn center’s costs by up to $21 million per year compared to conventional treatment.

Major drivers of the cost savings included a decrease in length of hospital stay and a reduction in the number of surgeries and related resources (blood transfusions and dressings).

Additional RECELL Clinical Results Outside of Pivotal Data

A series of clinical outcomes have been presented at medical conferences and evaluated multiple patient categories and burn types in more than 150 burn patients that were treated under FDA-approved IDE Compassionate Use and Continued Access programs made available to patients prior to receipt of PMA from the FDA.

RECELL in Treatment of Facial Burns (interim review of Compassionate Use)

Deep partial-thickness facial burns present a challenge in reconstructive surgery. Standard of care typically includes excision and allograft followed by split-thickness autografting. Limitations of the current treatment regimen includes dyspigmentation at the sites of the skin grafts and hypertrophic scarring at the seams of the grafts, resulting in substantial patient dissatisfaction with the outcome.

As described in a peer-reviewed scientific publication in Journal of Burn Care and Research, published in March 2020, researchers provided a retrospective review of clinical outcomes obtained in the treatment with the RECELL System of five patients with acute deep partial-thickness facial burn injuries under the Compassionate Use IDE program. Patients in the facial burn case studies ranged from 2.1 to 40.7 years of age and had burns covering 35% to 62% TBSA. Researchers reported that in this small study, treatment using the RECELL System provided equivalent or superior results to current treatments in facial burn care in terms of wound healing, and excellent cosmetic outcomes.

A representative patient in the study was a 12-year-old girl with 2nd-degree facial burn and widespread 3rd-degree burns, with total injuries encompassing a 62% TBSA. The patient had insufficient donor skin available for standard autografts. The healing of the patient’s facial burns is highlighted in the progressions of photographs included

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Researchers observed that the reintroduction of melanocytes as part of the cellular suspension prepared using the RECELL System resulted in an excellent cosmetic outcome. The patient did not require surgical revisions for facial contractures and was discharged from the hospital in 24 days.

RECELL in Treatment of Pediatric Patients (interim review of Continued Access and Compassionate Use)

In patients with extensive burn injuries, lack of available donor skin is a major limitation achieving permanent closure, and the longer a wound remains open the more susceptible a patient is to infection. In the United States, one-third of burn injuries occur in children, and the availability of donor skin for traditional meshed autografts is even more limited in pediatric patients with extensive injuries. The use of the RECELL System, a donor skin sparing technology that enables rapid definitive closure of burn wounds, has the potential to improve patient outcomes.

Interim results describing clinical outcomes for pediatric patients treated using the RECELL System were presented at the American Burn Association (“ABA”) 51st Annual Meeting in April 2019. Under the FDA IDE Compassionate Use and Continued Access Program, 33 pediatric patients with mixed-depth and full-thickness (third-degree) were treated with Spray-On Skin Cells. The age range of patients was from 0.8 to 14.2 years and mean TBSA was 46% (range 20-90%). The presentation was selected as a “Best of the Best Abstract” out of more than 500 abstract submissions to the ABA meeting.

In this review of pediatric patients which included those with life-threatening thermal burn injuries, Spray-On Skin Cells prepared using the RECELL System were applied in combination with widely meshed split-thickness autografts to achieve definitive closure using minimal donor skin. Healing data at 4 weeks post-treatment showed that 88.1% of the wounds were healed and at 8 weeks 92.4% of the wounds were healed. Researchers discussed the use of RECELL as a promising treatment option for pediatric burn patients.

A randomized, controlled clinical trial using the RECELL System in the treatment of pediatric patients with 2nd-degree (partial-thickness) burn wounds is currently underway.

RECELL Treatment of Donor Sites (interim review of Compassionate Use)

In large TBSA injuries a patient may not have enough donor skin available to allow for immediate treatment of the entire area of burn injuries with traditional autografting techniques. In severely burned patients with extensive injuries, surgeons often must wait until the donor sites have healed so that they can reharvest from the site, resulting in delays in treatment and healing and the need for multiple procedures and extended hospital time.

Interim results describing clinical outcomes associated with the treatment of donor sites using the RECELL System in patients with large TBSA burn were presented at the American Burn Association 51st Annual Meeting in April 2019 (the presentation was awarded Best in Category at the meeting). In the prospective observational study of 73 subjects with life-threatening thermal burn injuries treated under the Compassionate Use program, 430 donor sites wounds were treated with Spray-On Skin Cells prepared using the RECELL System. The mean TBSA of the patients in the study was 54.1% with 32% of subjects having a Baux score greater than 100. Two weeks after treatment, 91% of the donor sites had healed in this vulnerable patient population. No infection or delayed healing were reported for donor sites treated with Spray-On Skin Cells. Researchers noted that the ability to reharvest additional donor skin from a site treated using the RECELL System is extremely beneficial in this population of patients with extensive life-threatening injuries and limited available donor skin.

A representative patient in the study was a 16-month-old female with a 30% TBSA mixed depth thermal burn with donor sites taken from her back. Spray-On Skin Cells were applied to her donor site wound. The donor sites were 100% re-epithelialized by within two weeks of treatment. At one-year follow-up the donor site wound had matching color, pigment, and texture to the surrounding skin. Treatment and healing of the patient’s donor site is highlighted in the photographs included below.

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RECELL in Treatment of Patients with Extensive Burns (Large TBSA Patients, interim review of Compassionate Use)

In patients with extensive burn injuries, lack of available donor skin is a major limitation in achieving permanent closure, and the longer a wound remains open the more susceptible a patient is to infection. At the American Burn Association 51st Annual Meeting in April 2019 researchers presented data showing that the use of the RECELL System in combination with meshed autografts achieves definitive closure for patients with burn injuries greater than 50% TBSA and achieved comparable outcomes to patients with less severe injuries.

In this review of 22 patients with life-threatening thermal burn injuries, Spray-On Skin Cells was applied in combination with widely meshed split-thickness autografts to achieve definitive closure using minimal donor skin. For patients with greater than 50% TBSA burns, 150 burn wounds were treated with the combination of Spray-On Skin Cells and widely meshed split-thickness autografts, with 96% of the wounds achieving complete wound closure two months after treatment. Data was compared to pivotal RCT data in which patients with equal to or less than 50% TBSA burns, were treated with the same combination (n=53 burn wounds) and the rate of healing was similar to the large TBSA patients, with 87.2% of wounds achieving full healing two months after treatment. Researchers reported that there were no device-related adverse events.

The RECELL System Clinical Results in Vitiligo

Small pilot studies investigating the use of the RECELL System in the treatment of vitiligo have been the subject of multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications and presentations at medical conferences. A representative pilot study was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology in July 2015. A total of ten patients with hypopigmentation were included in the study, five with stable segmental vitiligo, and five with piebaldism (a disorder of melanocyte development). The study was a randomized, intra-patient-controlled pilot study in which three depigmented sites were randomly allocated to be treated with the combination of CO2 laser ablation followed by the application of Spray-On Skin Cells, CO2 laser ablation alone, or no treatment.

The median repigmentation six months after treatment was 78% in the sites treated with the combination of CO2 laser ablation followed by the application of Spray-On Skin Cells, compared to zero median repigmentation in the control groups consisting of treatment with CO2 laser ablation alone or no treatment. The repigmentation for the sites treated with the combination of CO2 laser ablation followed by the application of Spray-On Skin Cells was assessed as good or excellent by 70% of the patients. No adverse effects or long-term side effects were seen in the recipient sites. Researchers concluded that treatment with the combination of CO2 laser ablation followed by the application of Spray-On Skin Cells resulted in a high percentage of repigmentation and was well tolerated in both stable segmental vitiligo and piebaldism patients. Photographs before and after treatment for a patient participating in the study are included below.

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Similar results were described by researchers in a publication in the British Journal of Dermatology in November 2017. In addition to studies which have already been the subject of peer-reviewed publication, the RECELL System has been used extensively in the treatment of vitiligo patients in countries in which the product is approved for treatment. In May 2019 use of the RECELL System in the treatment of vitiligo patients in China was the subject of two presentations at a European medical conference.

U.S. Stable Vitiligo Pivotal Study:

On June 2, 2020 the Company announced that it had submitted an IDE supplement to the FDA to support the initiation of a pivotal clinical trial to investigate the RECELL System for the treatment of stable vitiligo. On July 1, 2020, the FDA approved the IDE application for the pivotal study which is titled “A Prospective Multi-Arm Blinded-Evaluator Within-Subject Randomized Controlled Clinical Study to Investigate the Safety and Effectiveness of RECELL for Repigmentation of Stable Vitiligo.” The Company expects to initiate this study in the second half of the 2020 calendar year, and has already commenced interactions with potential study sites and associated investigational review boards.

U.S. Stable Vitiligo Feasibility Study:

Separate to the abovementioned pivotal study, we confirmed on December 30, 2019 that the FDA approved the Company’s IDE application to conduct a feasibility study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the RECELL System for repigmentation of depigmented lesions associated with stable vitiligo.

This study is a single site study being conducted at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in ten (10) patients that have had stable vitiligo for at least one year. Areas of the vitiligo lesion will be randomly treated with slightly varying cell suspensions prepared using RECELL to confirm response rates and optimal suspension parameters. The randomized controlled study’s primary effectiveness measure is the percent area of repigmented skin 24 weeks after treatment, as evaluated by a clinician blinded to the treatment assignment. Additional effectiveness data collected over the course of the 24-week study will include blinded evaluator categorization of treatment success and patient rating of repigmentation. This study is expected to deliver additional clinical and investigative data, in addition to that derived in relation to the pivotal study.

The RECELL System Clinical Results in Chronic Wounds

Small pilot studies using the RECELL System in the treatment of chronic wounds, particularly venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers, have been the subject of multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications and presentations at medical conferences. In addition to studies which have already been the subject of peer-reviewed publication, the RECELL System has been used in the treatment of chronic wound patients in countries in which the product is approved for treatment.

A study published in the Acta Vulnologica in September 2012 included seven patients with 12 vascular ulcers which had remained open for more than 12 months. Each wound was prepared and then treated with Spray-On Skin Cells prepared using the RECELL System. Ulcer volume and depth decreased 50% to 80% within four weeks of treatment, and six of the wounds that had remained unhealed for more than one year were completely closed within 24 weeks of treatment. Researchers concluded that treatment with the RECELL System allowed the repair process to restart in all 12 wounds, and that patients reported reduced pain within days of treatment.

In a study published in the British Journal of Surgery in January 2015, 88 patients with chronic wounds that had not healed for at least four weeks were evaluated. Patients were randomized to receive treatment with the combination of Spray-On Skin Cells and split-thickness autografts, or autografts alone. Results of the randomized, controlled study were as follows:

Incidence of complete wound healing in the group of patients treated using the RECELL System was significantly higher (p=0.035) than in the control group (41 versus 34, respectively)

Time to healing was significantly (p=0.001) shorter in the RECELL System group versus the control group (14 versus 20 days, respectively)

Significantly fewer complications (p=0.047) were seen in the RECELL System group versus the control group (4 versus 11, respectively)

The RECELL System group had good elasticity and texture, similar color, and less scar tissue growth at borders between normal and grafted skin versus control group

Scarring was significantly less (p=0.005) in the RECELL System group versus the control group

Patients had no recurrent ulcers in the RECELL System group but there were three new wounds in control group (one diabetic wound, one pressure wound, and one vascular wound). Secondary surgical intervention was required for these patients.

Researchers concluded that the combination of Spray-On Skin Cell and autografts is more effective and safer than autografts alone. Although the study involved treatment of a mix of chronic wounds, many were diabetic foot ulcers. The researchers suggest that the results show a broad range of potential applicability for the use of the RECELL System.

In a study published in the International Wound Journal (Hayes PD, Harding KG, Johnson SM, McCollum C, Téot L, Mercer K, Russell D. A pilot multi-centre prospective randomised controlled trial of RECELL for the treatment of venous leg ulcers. International Wound Journal. 2020 Jun;17(3):742-52.), 52 patients with venous leg ulcers were evaluated as part of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Patients enrolled in the study had a venous leg ulcer for longer than 4 weeks and were randomized to a Treatment group that received RECELL and compression therapy or a Control group that received compression therapy alone. At Week 14, patients treated with RECELL had a statistically greater decrease in their ulcer area compared to the Control (p<0.05). When ulcers were broken out into groups by size, ulcers >10-80 cm2 achieved a significantly higher mean percentage of re-epithelialization over Control (p<0.05), whereas ulcers 2-10 cm2 showed no significant difference (both at Week 14). Overall, patients reported significant improvements in pain and consistent improvements in quality of life for the RECELL group compared to the Control. There were no differences in the safety-related events between the RECELL and Control groups aligning with the already-established favorable safety profile associated with the device.

In a study presented to the European Wound Management Association, (P Hayes, K Harding, S Johnson, C McCollum, K Mercer, D Russell, L Teot. The effectiveness of autologous cell suspensions to elicit positive changes in quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcers. European Wound Management Association; 2016 May 11-13; Bremen, Germany), 52 patients with venous leg ulcers were evaluated as part of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Patients enrolled in the study had a venous leg ulcer for longer than 4 weeks and were randomized to a Treatment group that received

RECELL and compression therapy or a Control group that received compression therapy alone. At Week 14, patients treated with RECELL had a statistically greater decrease in their ulcer area compared to the Control group. When ulcers were broken out into groups by size, ulcers >10-80 cm2 achieved a significantly higher incidence of healing, whereas ulcers 2-10 cm2 showed no significant difference from the Control group. Overall, patients reported significant improvements in pain and consistent improvements in quality of life for the RECELL group compared to the Control group. There were no differences in the safety-related events between the RECELL and Control groups aligning with the already-established favorable safety profile associated with the device.

In a feasibility study accepted for publication in Wound Repair and Regeneration (Rashid ST, Cavale N, Bowling FL. A pilot feasibility study of non-cultured autologous skin cell suspension for healing diabetic foot ulcers. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2020 Jul), 16 patients with diabetic foot ulcers greater than 3 weeks duration were enrolled in the prospective case series. Their ulcers, ranging in severity, were treated with Spray-On Skin Cells prepared using the RECELL System. The ulcers ranged in size from 3.0 cm2 to 29.5 cm2, included a range of depths, including those with exposed tendon, and had a mean duration of 60.4 weeks. Comparable healing outcomes were obtained independent of ulcer duration, depth, or presence of infection. All ulcers reduced in size after RECELL System treatment and 46% of ulcers with complete healing data (n=13) were fully healed in 26 weeks. Adverse events observed were typical for the diabetic foot ulcer patient population.

We are not presently pursuing an IDE application to commence additional clinical investigations in the United States, but may elect to do so in the near future subject to resources, capital and broader economic factors, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Pediatric Early Intervention Pediatric Study:

In March 2020, we initiated a randomized, controlled clinical study to investigate the safety and effectiveness of Spray-On Skin Cells, prepared with the RECELL System, compared to standard of care dressings for treatment of partial-thickness burns in pediatric patients (infants, children and adolescents aged one to 16 years). The study will evaluate 160 patients in up to 18 U.S. burn centers with burns of 5% to 30% TBSA. Half of the patients will be randomized to be treated using Spray-On Skin Cells. The other half will be randomized to serve in the control group and will be treated using standard dressings. Enrollment of this study is ongoing, with the first patient being treated in March 2020.

The primary measure of effectiveness is healing ten days after treatment, as assessed by a blinded evaluator. Secondary endpoints include:

Incidence of healing on or before Day 21

Percent area requiring autografting

Incidence of conventional autografting to achieve healing

Patients will be followed for one year after treatment. The pediatric early intervention study is being funded by BARDA under the ongoing program. This study is intended to support U.S. regulatory approval for marketing of the RECELL System for patients ages 1–16 with partial-thickness thermal burn injuries.

The RECELL System in Trauma Injuries (Soft-Tissue Reconstruction)

Case reports of the use of the RECELL System in the treatment of trauma injuries (soft-tissue reconstruction) have been the subject of peer-reviewed scientific publications and presentations at medical conferences that cover a wider range of injuries or wounds of the skin. Patients with trauma injuries have also been treated using the RECELL System under the U.S. Compassionate Use program and in countries in which the product is approved for treatment.

U.S. Trauma (Soft-Tissue Reconstruction) Study:

We announced on September 17, 2019 that the FDA approved an IDE application to conduct a trauma (soft-tissue reconstruction) pivotal clinical trial. Subsequently, in March 2020, we initiated the pivotal study for soft tissue reconstruction with the enrollment of the first patient at the Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Medical Health Center in Phoenix, AZ. This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the RECELL System when used as an adjunct to meshed autografts in patients undergoing reconstruction of skin defects not associated with a burn injury. The primary measure of effectiveness is non-inferior healing at (or prior to) 8 weeks following treatment, with healing defined as complete closure characterized by 100% skin re-epithelialization without drainage confirmed at two consecutive visits at least two weeks apart, thickness thermal burn injuries. Enrollment of this pivotal study is ongoing.

BARDA Contract

We have a contract with the BARDA, under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, valued at least $53.4approximately $53.3 million. The contract providesprovided funding for the development of the RECELL System andSystem. The contract will continue to provide funding for future use of the product as a medical countermeasure to assist disaster preparedness and response in the United StatesU.S. for mass casualtiescasualty events involving burn injuries. We entered into the contract on September 29, 2015, and the scope washas expanded asthrough a resultnumber of amendments entered into as of June 24, 2016, September 18, 2017 and June 30, 2020. The options to the contract. The current contract terminate between September 28, 2022 andperiod continues to December 31, 2023, and may be terminated earlier atwith the option of BARDA.by BARDA to terminate earlier.

Under the contract, BARDA has provided funding and technical support for the development of the RECELL System. BARDA funded the completion of two randomized, controlled pivotal clinical trials, as well as Compassionate Use and Continued Access programs, and development of the health economic model demonstrating the cost savings associated with the RECELL System. BARDA has exercised a contract option to fund a randomized, controlled clinical trial for a pediatric early intervention study which commenced enrollment in March 2020. 2020, and closed to enrollment in June 2021, subsequent to FDA-approval of an expanded RECELL indication for use that includes treatment of pediatric patients. Currently, the BARDA contract is supporting the Company’s clinical trial in soft-tissue repair. Also included in the BARDA contract iswas a provision for the future procurement of the RECELL System by BARDA under a vendor managedvendor-managed inventory system to bolster at BARDA’s option, disasteremergency preparedness in the amount of $7.6 million, although BARDA also has the option of increasing the amount of the procurement. On July 13, 2020, we announced that BARDA will procure the RECELL System and agreed to the purchase, storage and delivery of RECELL Systems utilizing a vendor-managed inventory (“VMI”) plan valued at $7.6 million. Further, BARDA has expanded the awarded contract to provide supplemental funding of $1.6 million to support the logistics of emergency deployment of RECELL Systems for use in mass casualty or other emergency situations. DeliveryWe are contracted to manage this inventory of RECELL Systems underproduct until the VMI plan is expected to commence in the second halfearlier of the 2020 calendar year. federal government requesting shipment or at contract termination on December 31, 2023. As of June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, we had received cumulative payments of $24.4$37.9 million under the BARDA contract.

Research and Development

Our research and development efforts are focused on:COMPETITION

 

Further clinical development of the RECELL System in additional indications such as pediatric burns, trauma wounds, vitiligo, and, potentially, chronic wounds. These activities are generally characterized by additional pivotal studies such as the studies for which FDA has issued us with na IDE (e.g. pediatric scalds, sofft tissue reconstruction and vitiligo).

Further research and characterization of the characteristics of the RECELL System, the composition and activity of the Spray-On Skin Cells suspension, and the design of the device to support further development of the platform in other injuries and defects of the skin, and to expand the existing intellectual property estate.

Expansion of the technology platform underlying the RECELL System, including combining the platform with other technologies, to allow development of the platform in other indications including orphan indications.

Manufacturing, Supply and Production

We operate a production plant in Ventura, California, in a 23,040 square foot facility that we have leased through September 30, 2021. We have the right to extend the lease, at our sole option, as a result of three, three-year, options that allow us to extend the lease up to an additional nine years in total. We produce the RECELL System in this facility under the current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) requirements of the FDA and the regulatory agencies of other jurisdictions in which we sell the RECELL System. As we seek regulatory approval in Japan for the RECELL System or endeavor to maintain our existing foreign regulatory approvals, foreign regulatory authorities of these counties are likely to review our manufacturing process, inspect our plant, and confirm that we meet all regulatory requirements. Any material future changes to our production processes for the RECELL System will have to be approved by the FDA and regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions.

All production requirements for the RECELL System, including devices required for U.S. and international sales and clinical trial requirements, have been manufactured at the Ventura facility since 2009. Up until June 30, 2018, the RECELL System was produced in the Ventura facility on our behalf by a Fortune 500 contract manufacturer who produced multiple GMP products for third parties. Due to a consolidation of facilities by the contract manufacturer, effective July 1, 2018 we entered into a series of agreements to take control of the Ventura plant and leased the facility.

Within the Ventura facility we perform the final manufacturing, assembly, packaging and warehousing of the RECELL System. Also included within the Ventura facility is a controlled warehouse that will need to meet the vendor-managed inventory requirements of the BARDA program. We source multiple components, sub-assemblies and materials from third-party suppliers, who are required to meet our quality specifications. Included among the items procured from suppliers is porcine-derived trypsin, which is the enzyme key to the skin cell disaggregation performed using the RECELL System. Although we endeavor to have multiple sources of supply for key components, subassemblies and materials, some critical raw materials are procured from single source suppliers. We continue to evaluate methods of removing risk from the supply chain for the RECELL System.

We believe that our current manufacturing capacity at the Ventura facility is sufficient to meet the expected commercial demand for the RECELL System for burns and other indications currently under development.

Marketing Sales and Distribution

We sell the RECELL System in the United States through our own commercial organization consisting of 21 field sales personnel (consisting of Regenerative Tissue Specialists, Clinical Training specialists and regional directors) and the field sales team is supported by centralized marketing, reimbursement, sales operations and leadership personnel, and also receives clinical and scientific support from our Medical Affairs team. The field sales team was recruited and hired subsequent to the September 2018 FDA premarket approval and were trained prior to our U.S. market launch of the RECELL System in January 2019. Each of the clinical training specialists responsible for training the surgeons and other medical personnel within the burn centers are experienced burn nurses.

The market for the treatment of burns in the United States is highly concentrated, with approximately 134 burn centers and approximately 300 burn surgeons. Accordingly, we believe that our sales organization is generally of an appropriate size to reach the burn surgeons and other key decision makers associated with our current target market of patients treated on an in-patient basis within U.S. burn centers. As a result of the concentrated nature of the U.S. burn market, we do not have an external (permanent) distribution or warehousing structure and ship the RECELL System directly from our Ventura facility to U.S. burn centers. From time-to-time we also store small quantities of the RECELL System at satellite distribution sites on the east or west coast of the United States so as to support access of the RECELL System to our customers.

The objective of our field sales team is to build upon burn community awareness resulting from the extensive series of burn conference presentations and scientific publications to further expand the interest in clinical and economic benefits of the RECELL System among burn surgeons and other professionals who are not already experienced with the product.

In addition, we have generally set a policy of not providing the RECELL System to a burn center or other institution until their site has been certified by us, which includes training in the use of the product and in the proper aftercare of the patient. In general, we expect most U.S. burn centers will follow the industry standard process of evaluating the RECELL System and then taking it through their hospital’s Value Analysis Committees (“VAC”) prior to purchasing the product. This process can sometimes be a lengthy one taking six months or more to complete. As a result of the training requirements and the VAC process, we expect that the adoption of the RECELL System among U.S. burn centers will occur on a gradual basis over multiple years.

In the United States, hospital and physician reimbursement associated with in-patient treatment using the RECELL System was in place prior to the commencement of commercial sales. For in-patient treatment of burn patients, U.S. hospitals are reimbursed under DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) Codes based on diagnosis of a patient’s injuries. For physicians, CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes for use in procedures using the RECELL System were recommended by the American Burn Association within one week of FDA approval. Future expansion of the use of the RECELL System for the treatment of burns in the outpatient setting will require us to successfully obtain incremental reimbursement coverage for use of the RECELL System in that setting. In August 2020, we filed a Transitional Pass-through Payment Application (“TPT”) with The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to support separate additional Medicare payment for the RECELL System. If approved CMS would create a new “C code” and would allow the RECELL System to be billed and paid separately in hospital outpatient facilities and ambulatory surgical centers. The Company presently expects to be informed of CMS’s decision on our TPT submission during December 2020, or early 2021.

In February 2019 we entered into a collaboration with COSMOTEC, an M3 Group company, to market and distribute the RECELL System for the treatment of burns and other wounds in Japan. We continue to work with COSMOTEC to advance our application for approval to market the RECELL System in Japan pursuant to Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act.

Given the size and concentration of the U.S. Market, our commercialization efforts are almost exclusively focused on that market. Our highly limited commercialization efforts in other regions in which the RECELL System is approved for sale is based on our assessment that the acute burn market in many countries is proportionately less than the market in the United States, and the investments in a full marketing and sales resources and the effort to obtain reimbursement are not justified until we have obtained pivotal clinical results in additional indications. In Australia and Europe we no longer actively promote the RECELL System and have limited our commercialization efforts to filling sales orders as received from a small group of customers who have already been trained to use the product. As additional pivotal trial data for the RECELL System is generated in additional indications, we may seek to commercialize the RECELL System in countries outside the United States through a combination of collaborations and direct efforts, depending upon the territory and the indication.

Intellectual Property

We seek to protect our intellectual property, core technologies and other know-how through a combination of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, licenses, assignments of invention and other contractual arrangements with our employees, consultants, partners, suppliers, customers and others. Additionally, we rely on our research and development program, clinical trials, know-how and marketing and distribution programs to advance our products and product candidates, and to expand our intellectual property rights. As of June 30, 2020, we have been granted a total of 50 patents and have 17 pending patent applications worldwide.

The U.S. patents and patent applications provide coverage with expected expiration dates ranging from 2022 to 2034. U.S. patents covering the composition of matter related to the current RECELL® System expire in 2022. We have filed a Patent Term Extension (PTE) application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office requesting an extension of the patent term of U.S. Patent No. 9,029,140, “Cell suspension preparation technique and device” as a result of the time required for the FDA regulatory process. If the term extension requested in the PTE application is approved, the patent term of U.S. Patent No. 9,029,140 will be extended to April 9, 2024. We expect that further research and characterization of the characteristics of the RECELL System, the composition and activity of the Spray-On Skin Cells solution, and the design of the device currently underway may provide additional claims, including composition of matter, for which we will be able to pursue additional U.S. and international patent applications in key international markets, parallel to those in the U.S.

In addition to patent protection, we also rely on trade secrets, including unpatented know-how, technology innovation, drawings, technical specifications and other proprietary information in attempting to develop and maintain our competitive position. We also rely on protection available under trademark laws, and we currently hold various registered trademarks and pending trademark applications, including the “RECELL,” “Spray-On Skin” Cells, “REGENERATIVE EPITHELIAL SUSPENSION,” and “RES,” in the U.S. and international markets.

While our policy is to obtain patents by application, license or otherwise, to maintain trade secrets and to seek to operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights of third parties, technologies related to our business have been rapidly developing in recent years. Additionally, patent applications that we may file or license from third parties may not result in the issuance of patents, and our issued patents and any issued patents that we may receive in the future may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. For example, we cannot predict the extent of claims that may be allowed or enforced in our patents nor be certain of the priority of inventions covered by pending third-party patent applications. If third parties prepare and file patent applications that also claim technology or therapeutics to which we have rights, we may have to participate in proceedings to determine priority of invention, which could result in substantial costs to us, even if the eventual outcome is favorable to us. Moreover, because of the extensive time required for clinical development and regulatory review of a product we may develop, it is possible that, before the RECELL System can be commercialized in additional indications or jurisdictions and/or before any of our future products can be commercialized, related patents will have expired or will expire a short period following commercialization, thereby reducing the advantage of such patent. Loss or invalidation of certain of our patents, or a finding of unenforceability or limited scope of certain of our intellectual property, could have a material adverse effect on us. See “ITEM 1A. Risk Factors – If we are unable to effectively protect our intellectual property, we may not be able to operate our business and third parties may be able to use and profit from our technology, both of which would impair our ability to be competitive.”

Competition

The medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are intensely competitive and subject to significant technological changedevelopments and changes in practice. While we believe that our innovative technology, knowledge, experience, and scientific resources provide us with competitive advantages, we may face competition from many different sources with respect to the

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RECELL System or any product candidates that we may seek to develop and commercialize in the future. Possible competitors may include medical device, pharmaceutical and wound care companies, academic and medical institutions, governmental agencies, medical practitioners, and public and private research institutions, among others. Any product that we successfully develop and commercialize will compete with both existing therapies and any new therapies that may become available in the future.

In addition,

Our primary competitor in the treatment of acute burns we face competition frommarket is the current standard of care, primarily split-thickness autografts, together with other skin replacement offerings such as Epicel, which is manufactured by Vericel Inc.autografts. Although the RECELL System is complementary with autografts for the treatment of many burn injuries, we face competition from this traditional surgical procedure for many burn patients. However, based on our clinical trials, we believe that the RECELL System has sustainable competitive clinical and economic advantages over thethis current standard of care. We face additional competition in the burns market from other FDA-approved products such as Epicel® provided by Vericel Corporation as well as from Stratagraft® provided by Mallinckrodt.

Government Regulations

FDA and International RegulationGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

The production and marketing of the RECELL System and any additional product candidates developed in future ongoing research and development activities are subject to regulation by numerous governmental authorities including the FDA in the United StatesU.S. and similar agencies in other countries throughout the world.

Pursuant to its authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD(the “FD&C Act)Act”), the FDA has jurisdiction over medical devices in the United States.U.S. The FDA regulates among other things, the research, testing,design, development, manufacturing, safety, labeling, storage, recordkeeping, premarket clearance or approval, marketing and promotion and sales and distribution of medical devices in the United States to ensure that medical products distributed domestically are safe and effective for their intended uses. The FD&C Act classifies medical devices into one of three categories based on the risks associated with the device and the level of control necessary to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. Devices deemed by the FDA to pose the greatest risk, such as life-sustaining, life-supporting or implantable devices, or devices deemed not substantially equivalent to a previously 510(k) cleared device are categorized as Class III. These devices typically require submission and approval of a Premarket Approval Application, or PMA. The RECELL System is categorized as a Class III medical device, and in September 2018 the FDA approvedgranted our PMA for use in the treatment of acute thermal burns in patients 18 years and older. Approval of the RECELL System for use in the treatment of additional indications in the United States will require the submission toIn June 2021, the FDA ofapproved a supplement to our PMA following successful completionto expand the use of clinical studies.RECELL in pediatric patients with full-thickness burns. In December 2022, the Company submitted a PMA supplement to expand the use of RECELL for soft tissue repair and an original PMA application to expand the use of RECELL for treatment of vitiligo.

To support a PMA supplementsupplements in the U.S. or other applicationapplications for approval in the United States or other regions, the completion of additional clinical and non-clinical studies and supporting development activities will likely be required. Clinical trials can take many years to complete and require the expenditure of substantial resources. The length of time varies substantially according to the type, complexity, novelty and intended use of the product candidate. We cannot make any assurances that once clinical trials are completed by us or a collaborative partner, that we will be able to submit as scheduled a marketing approval request to the applicable governmental regulatory authority, or that such request and application will be reviewed and cleared by such governmental authority in a timely manner, or at all. Although we intend to make use of fast-track and abbreviated regulatory approval programs when possible and commercially appropriate, we cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain the clearances and approvals necessary for clinical testing or for manufacturing and marketing our product candidates. Delays in obtaining regulatory approvals could adversely affect the development and commercialization of our product candidates and could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. During the course of clinical trials and non-clinical studies, product candidates may exhibit unforeseen and unacceptable safety considerations. If any unacceptable side effects were to occur, we may, or regulatory authorities may require us to, interrupt, limit, delay or abort the development of our potential products.

Any products manufactured or distributed by us pursuant to regulatory approvals are subject to continuing regulation by the FDA and similar agencies in other countries, including maintaining records supporting manufacturing and distribution under cGMP regulations, periodic reporting, product sampling and distribution, advertising, promotion, compliance with any post-approval requirements imposed as a conditional of approval, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including adverse events experiences. After approval, material changes to the approved product, such as adding new indications or other labeling claims, or changes to the manufacturing process, are subject to prior approval by FDA and other agency review and approval.regulatory agencies. Medical device manufacturers and their subcontractors are required to register their establishments with the FDA, certain state agencies and international agencies, andagencies. Subcontractors are subject to periodic announced and unannounced inspections by the FDA and these other agencies for compliance with cGMP requirements. We have an established processprocesses in place for categorization of vendor criticality and the associated activities for qualification and monitoring whichof vendors. These activities include but are not limited to, requiring certification of supplier in conformance to relevant cGMP regulations and other FDA and international agency regulatory requirements, approved supplier lists, and regular Company conducted audits. In addition, all goods and services purchased from suppliers by us must be purchased from only those suppliers on the approved supplier list. Furthermore, the Company itself will continue to comply with all relevant FDA requirements and regulations and any applicable international agency regulatory requirements in its continued manufacturing and promotion of its FDA approved commercial product.

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In addition to FDA approval in the U.S., the RECELL System has received various approvals and registrations in international markets. The RECELL System is TGA-registered in Australia, for usereceived CE-mark approval in the treatment of burns, acute wounds, scarsEurope, and vitiligo. In the European Union, the RECELL System receivedCE-mark approval for the treatment of burns, chronic wounds, scars and vitiligo. In March 2019 we temporarily interrupted sales of the RECELL System in the EU. The sales interruption occurred after the notified body responsible for EU certificates reported open items related to administrative and procedural non-conformities. These open items are limited to product distributed within the EU and are not related to product quality, performance or safety. While the temporary non-conformity caused us to suspend fulfilling any purchase requests in the EU, this action had no impact on the sale of products outside of the EU. We do not actively promote the products in the EU and its activity in the region is limited to filling purchase requests as they are received, therefore the financial impact to us of this temporary interruption was immaterial. On June 12, 2019, the

notified body responsible for EU certificates closed all open administrative and procedural non-conformities previously announced and fully reinstated our EU certificates to allow the resumption of sales throughout the EU. In February 2019, our marketing partner COSMOTEC filed a Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (PMDA) approval for burns in Japan.

HEALTHCARE LAWS AND REGULATIONS

AVITA Medical is a manufacturer of a medical device and therefore we are subject to regulations by the FDA and various federal and state healthcare laws and regulations. These regulations govern our advertising and promotional practices, our interactions with healthcare providers (“JPMDAHCPs”) application for approval, and our reporting of any payments made to marketHCPs. AVITA Medical is committed to the RECELL Systemhighest standards of business conduct in Japan foraccordance with the treatmentAdvaMed Code of burnsEthics.

Interactions with Healthcare Providers

Providing any benefits or advantages to HCPs in order to induce or encourage the use or referral of AVITA products is strictly prohibited by both U.S. and other wounds. The JPMDA has acceptedinternational laws and regulations. Restrictions under applicable Federal and State healthcare laws and regulations include but are not limited to the applicationfollowing:

The Federal healthcare Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”). AKS prohibits any person from soliciting, offering, receiving, or providing any remuneration in cash or in kind, whether directly or indirectly, to induce or reward the referral, purchase, lease, order, or recommendation of any item or service for which payment may be made in whole or in part under a federal healthcare program such as Medicare and Medicaid

The Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). FCA may be enforced by either the U.S. Department of Justice or private whistleblowers should they choose to bring civil (qui tam) actions on behalf of the federal government. The FCA imposes civil penalties, as well as liability for treble damages and for attorneys’ fees and costs, on individuals or entities who knowingly present, or cause to be presented, claims for payment that are false or fraudulent to the federal government. FCA also imposes similar penalties on those who make a false statement material to a fraudulent claim, or who improperly avoid, decrease, or conceal an obligation to pay money to the federal government

State and foreign laws and regulations may apply to sales or marketing arrangements and claims involving healthcare devices or services reimbursed by non-governmental third-party payors

Additionally, certain state laws require medical device companies to comply with voluntary guidelines in our interactions with healthcare providers promulgated by global trade associations and relevant compliance guidance issued by the review is ongoingU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Such laws prohibit medical device manufacturers from offering or providing certain types of payments or gifts to health care providers; and/or require the disclosure of gifts or payments to healthcare providers.

Interactions with approval expected to occur during 2021.Foreign Officials and Entities

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or (“FCPA”) prohibits any U.S. individual or business from paying, offering, or authorizingauthorizing payment or offering of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to any foreign official, political party, or candidate for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of the foreign entity in order to assist the individual or business in obtaining or retaining business. The FCPA also obligates companies whose securities are listed in the United StatesU.S. to comply with accounting provisions requiring the companies to maintain books and records that accurately and fairly reflect all transactions of the companies, including international subsidiaries, and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls for international operations. We are also subject to similar regulations under the Australian bribery laws and other anti-corruption laws that apply in countries where we do business.

Environmental,

Federal and State Reporting

Pursuant to the federal National Physician Payment Transparence Program (Open Payments) Act, AVITA Medical is required to report annually to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the U.S. Department of Health and Safety MattersHuman Services. Additionally, in adhering to federal reporting requirements, all relevant state marketing reporting regulations, any payments, and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals, as well as other categories of disclosures must be reported annually.

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Privacy

AVITA Medical must comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) which imposes criminal and civil liability for, among other conduct, making false statements relating to healthcare matters and executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program. It also imposes criminal and civil liability and penalties on those who violate requirements such as mandatory contractual terms which are intended to safeguard the security, transmission and use of individually identifiable health information.

Various state and foreign laws also govern the privacy and security of health information such as the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). GDPR governs the use of individual health data and other personal information and imposes strict obligations and restrictions on the ability to use, access, process, and disseminate health data from clinical trials and adverse event reporting, among others.

ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS

We are subject to extensive environmental, health and safety laws and regulations in a number of jurisdictions, primarily in California and the United States,U.S., governing, among other things: the use, storage, registration, handling, emission and disposal of chemicals, waste materials and sewage; chemicals, air, water and ground contamination; and air emissions and the cleanup of contaminated sites, including any contamination that resultscould result from spills due to our failure to properly dispose of chemicals,production waste materials and sewage.materials. Our operations at our Ventura manufacturing facility use biologic agents and produce a small amount of waste materials that are considered minimally hazardous, and sewage.we use a third-party waste disposal company to remove any waste generated during operations from the facility. Our activities require permits from various governmental authorities including local municipal authorities. Local and state authorities and the municipal water and sewage companymay conduct periodic inspections in order to review and ensure our compliance with the various regulations. We are not presently aware of any violations or deficiencies. These laws, regulations and permits could potentially require the expenditure by us for compliance or remediation.

If we fail to comply with such laws, regulations or permits, we may be subject to fines and other civil, administrative or criminal sanctions, including the revocation of permits and licenses necessary to continue our business activities. In addition, we may be required to pay damages or civil judgments in respect of third-party claims, including those relating to personal injury (including exposure to hazardous substances we use, store, handle, transport, manufacture or dispose of), property damage or contribution claims. Some environmental, health and safety laws allow for strict, joint and several liability for remediation costs, regardless of comparative fault. Should we be in violation of any such laws, we may be identified as a responsible party under such laws. Such developments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, laws and regulations relating to environmental, health and safety matters are often subject to change. In the event of any changes or new laws or regulations, we could be subject to new compliance measures or to penalties for activities which were previously permitted.

Organizational Structure

The Company has a total of six subsidiaries and their corporate details and business activities are listed below:AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

Subsidiary NamePlace of
Incorporation
%
Held
Business Purpose

AVITA Medical Limited

Australia100Operating Company

AVITA Medical Americas, LLC

Delaware100U.S. operations

AVITA Medical Europe Limited

United Kingdom100EMEA operations

Visiomed Group Pty Ltd

Australia100Asia Pacific Operations

C3 Operations Pty Ltd

Australia100Holding company

Infamed Pty Ltd

Australia100Inactive

Employees

As of June 30, 2020, we had 98 full time employees. Our employees are not members of any labor union, and we have never experienced business interruptions due to labor disputes.

Available Information

The Company files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains an Interneta website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.  The public can obtain any documents that we file with the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of announcements made by the Company to ASX are available on the ASX website (www.asx.com.au)(www.asx.com.au) and also, under the heading “Investors: Press Releases” at the following link on our website (https:(https://ir.avitamedical.com/ir.avitamedical.com/press-releases).

We maintain a website at www.avitamedical.com. Since becoming a domestic U.S. issuer on July 1, 2020, our filings with the SEC, including without limitation, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are available free of charge  through a link maintained on our website under the heading “Investor Relations—SEC Filings,”“Investors: Financials _SEC Filings” at the following link on our website (https://ir.avitamedical.com/financials/sec-filings), as soon as reasonably practicable after we file or furnish them electronically with the SEC. Information contained on our website is not part of or incorporated by reference into this annual report.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The Company has a total of six subsidiaries and their corporate details and business activities are listed below:

Subsidiary Name

Place of
Incorporation

%
Held

Business Purpose

AVITA Medical Pty Limited

Australia

100

Operating Company

AVITA Medical Americas, LLC

Delaware

100

U.S. operations

AVITA Medical Europe Limited

United Kingdom

100

EMEA operations

Visiomed Group Pty Ltd

Australia

100

Asia Pacific Operations

C3 Operations Pty Ltd

Australia

100

Holding company

Infamed Pty Ltd

Australia

100

Inactive

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our business faces significant risks. You should carefully consider all of the information set forth in this Annual Report,annual report, including the following risk factors. Our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected by any of these risks, and in such event, the trading price of our common stock would likely decline, and you might lose all or part of your investment. This Annual Report also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and our results could materially differ from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere within this Annual Report for a discussion of certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions associated with these statements.

Risks Related to Our Business Operations

We have experienced significant losses, expect losses to continue for the foreseeable future and may never achieve or maintain profitability.

Although we have begun full scale marketing and sales of our RECELL® System in the United States and other jurisdictions, such sales have been limited to date and we have not yet obtained profitability. We had a total comprehensivenet loss of $42 million, $25$26.7 million and $12.7$25.1 million for our fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019the year-ended December 31, 2022 and 2018,the year-ended December 31, 2021, respectively. We have incurred a cumulative deficit of $194.9$262.6 million through June 30, 2020.December 31, 2022. We anticipate that we may continue to incur losses at least until margins from U.S. sales of the RECELL System are adequate to fund operating expenses. We may not be able to successfully achieve or sustain profitability. Successful transition to profitable operations is dependent upon achieving a level of revenues adequate to support our cost structure, including in new markets for which we are not presently approved.

Our operations are overseen directly by management. Our management oversees all responsibilities in the areas of corporate administration, business development, and research. We have successfully expanded our current management to retain skilled employees with experience to our business and intend to continue with this initiative.

We may be unsuccessful in obtaining additional approvals for our RECELL System for the treatment of pediatric burns, trauma wounds and skin conditions such as vitiligo.

Although our PMA application for the RECELL System was approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of acute thermal burn wounds in patients 18 years and older in September 2018, it has not been approved for additional indications such as pediatric burns or trauma wounds, or for the treatment of vitiligo. We plan to expand into each of these indications and will need to apply for a supplement to our PMA approval with the FDA in connection with each proposed additional indication. While clinical trials for such uses are presently underway or planned, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in those clinical trials or ever receive approval by the FDA for the use of our RECELL System for such additional applications. Such a failure of approval would have a material negative effect on our future prospects.

We are dependent on our contract with the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”), and if we do not continue to receive funding under this contract, we may need to obtain alternative sources of funding.

We have a contract with BARDA valued currently at $53.4 million related to funding for the development of the RECELL System and future use of the product to assist disaster preparedness and response in the United States for mass casualties involving burn victims. As of June 30, 2020, we had received cumulative payments of $24.4 million under the BARDA contract. Under the contract BARDA has agreed to fund and provide technical support for the development of the RECELL System including two randomized, controlled pivotal clinical trials, Compassionate Use and Continued Access programs, development of the health economic model demonstrating the cost savings associated with the RECELL System, and a randomized, controlled clinical trial in pediatric scald patients. Also included in the BARDA contract is a provision for the future procurement of the RECELL System by BARDA under a vendor-managed inventory system to bolster disaster preparedness which BARDA initiated procurement for in July 2020. There can be no assurances that BARDA will take shipment of the RECELL System under the contract nor that BARDA will perform under the contract and changes in government agenda and annual budgets may result in changing priorities and funding mandates at BARDA. Any reduction or delay in BARDA funding may force us to seek alternative funding, which may not be available on non-dilutive terms, terms favorable to us or at all, or cease our development programs related to the BARDA contract.

Provisions in our U.S. government contracts, including our contracts with BARDA, may affect our intellectual property rights.

Certain of our activities have been funded, and may in the future be funded, by the U.S. government, including through our contracts with BARDA. When new technologies are developed with U.S. government funding, the government obtains certain rights in any resulting patents, including the right to a nonexclusive license authorizing the government to use the invention and rights that may permit the government to disclose our confidential information to third parties and to exercise “march-in”“march-in” rights. The government can exercise its march-in rights if it determines that action is necessary because we fail to achieve practical application of the U.S. government-funded technology, because action is necessary to alleviate health or safety needs, to meet requirements of federal regulations, or to give preference to U.S. industry. In addition, U.S. government-funded inventions must be reported to the government, U.S. government funding must be disclosed in any resulting patent applications, and our rights in such inventions may be subject to certain requirements to manufacture products in the United States.

Development and commercialization of anyour products requiresrequire successful completion of the regulatory approval process and may suffer delays or fail. We may be unsuccessful in obtaining additional approvals for our RECELL System for soft tissue repair and skin conditions such as vitiligo.

In the United States, as well as other jurisdictions, we have been and will be required to apply for and receive regulatory authorization before we can market our products. Although our RECELL System has been approved for use in the treatment of acute partial-thickness thermal burn wounds in patients 18 years of age and older or application in combination with meshed autografting for acute full-thickness thermal burn wounds in pediatric and adult patients in the United States, we will haveare looking to apply for a supplement to our PMA approval to marketexpand the indications of the product for use in soft tissue repair and vitiligo. In December 2022, the company submitted a PMA supplement to expand the use of RECELL for soft tissue repair and an original PMA application for the use of RECELL for treatment of pediatric burns, trauma injuries and vitiligo.  While clinical trials for such uses are nearing completion, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in those clinical trials or ever receive approval by the FDA for the use of our RECELL System for such additional applications. Such a failure of approval would have a material negative effect on our future prospects.

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In Australia, the RECELL System is approved to use for the treatment of burns, acute wounds, scars and repigmentation (vitiligo).vitiligo. In the EU the product has been approved for the treatment of burns, chronic wounds, scars and vitiligo. We worked with COSMOTEC to advance our application for approval of the RECELL System in Japan pursuant to Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (“PMDA”). In February 2022, our application for regulatory approval was approved by the PMDA for both adult and pediatric burns. We will require additional clinical data or approvals from regulatory authorities within these countries to market the product for the treatment of other indications, and from any other jurisdictions in which we seek to market the product. This process can be time consuming and complicated and may be unsuccessful or otherwise result in unanticipated delays or fail altogether. To secure marketing authorization, an applicant generally is required to submit an application that includes the data supporting preclinical and clinical safety and effectiveness as well as detailed information on the manufacturing and control of the product, proposed labeling and other additional information. Before marketing authorization is granted, regulatory authorities may require the inspection of the manufacturing facility or facilities and quality systems (including those of third parties) at which the product candidate is manufactured and tested, as well as potential audits of the non-clinical and clinical trial sites that generated the data cited in the marketing authorization application.

We cannot predict whether any additional marketing authorizations will ultimately be granted or how long the applicable regulatory authority or agency will take to do so. Regulatory agencies, including the FDA, have substantial discretion in the approval process. In addition, the approval process and the requirements governing clinical trials vary from country to country. The policies of the FDA or other regulatory authorities may change, and additional government regulations may be enacted that could prevent, limit or delay the necessary approval of any products we may develop and commercialize. We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of government regulation that may arise from future legislation or administrative action, either in the United States or elsewhere. If we are slow or unable to adapt to new or changed requirements, or if we are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we may lose any marketing approval that we may have obtained, and we may not achieve or sustain profitability.

Additionally, any future regulatory approvals that we receive may also contain requirements for costly post-marketing testing and surveillance to monitor the safety and effectiveness of the product. Once a product is approved, the manufacturing processes, labeling, packaging, distribution, adverse event reporting, storage, advertising, promotion, import, export, and recordkeeping for the product will be subject to extensive and ongoing regulatory requirements. These requirements include submission of safety and other post-marketing reports, registration, and continued compliance with good manufacturing practices for any clinical trials that we conduct post-approval.

Finally, per FDA regulations, changes made to products, specifications, or test data evaluation methodology would generally require communication with the FDA. There are several pathways for communicating with the FDA of such changes. As part of such review, the FDA may request additional information, at which time the product may become temporarily unavailable.

Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for a product candidate in one jurisdiction does not mean that we will be successful in obtaining regulatory approval for that product candidate in other jurisdictions.

Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for a product in one jurisdiction does not guarantee that we will be able to obtain or maintain similar approval in other jurisdictions, while a failure or delay in obtaining regulatory approval in one jurisdiction may have a negative effect on the regulatory approval process in others. For example, even if the FDA grants marketing approval for use of our RECELL System for the treatment of pediatric burns, trauma injuriessoft tissue repair and/or vitiligo, comparable regulatory authorities in foreign jurisdictions must also approve the manufacturing, marketing and promotion of the product candidate in those countries if not currently approved. Approval procedures vary among jurisdictions and can involve requirements and administrative review periods different from, and greater than, those in the United States, including additional preclinical studies or clinical trials as clinical trials conducted in one jurisdiction may not be accepted by regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions. In many jurisdictions outside the United States, a medical device must be approved for reimbursement before it can be approved for sale in that jurisdiction. In some cases, the price that we intend to charge for our products is also subject to approval.

We are highly dependent on our regulatory approval (“PMA”) in the United States and failure to maintain that approval would materially impact our business and prospects.

Our business is highly dependent on the PMA we received in September 2018 from the FDA. This PMA allows us to sell our RECELL System in the United States, our current primary market. In addition, maintaining this PMA also increases the probability of approval of secondary indications for the PMA outside of trauma burns. While we intend to take every action and precaution to ensure that our PMA remains effective, it is possible that the FDA could take a position in the future that requires a modification, temporary suspension or revocation of our PMA. Any such action by the FDA would have a material adverse effect on our business.

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We may encounter substantial delays in any further clinical studies necessary to support any regulatory applications for additional commercial applications of our technology.

We cannot guarantee that any preclinical testing or clinical trials will be conducted as planned or completed on schedule, if at all. As a result, we may not achieve the expected clinical milestones necessary for approval by the FDA, or other regulators, for the use of our RECELL System for additional applications in the United States or other countries.

A failure in a clinical study or regulatory application can occur at any stage. Events that may prevent successful or timely

commencement, enrollment or completion of clinical development or a regulatory application include:

delays in raising, or inability to raise, sufficient capital to fund the planned trials;

delays in raising, or inability to raise, sufficient capital to fund the planned trials;

delays in reaching a consensus with regulatory agencies on trial design;

changes in trial design;

inability to identify, recruit and train suitable clinical investigators;

inability to add new clinical trial sites;

delays in reaching agreement on acceptable terms for the performance of the trials with prospective clinical research organizations and clinical trial sites;

delays in recruiting suitable clinical sites and patients (i.e., subjects) to participate in clinical trials;

imposition of a clinical hold by regulatory agencies for any reason, including negative clinical results, safety concerns or as a result of an inspection of manufacturing or clinical operations or trial sites;

failure by any relevant parties to adhere to clinical trial requirements;

failure to perform in accordance with the FDA’s Good Clinical Practice (“GCPs”), or applicable regulatory guidelines in other countries;

delays in the testing, validation, manufacturing and delivery of the product candidates to the clinical sites;

delays caused by clinical trial sites not completing a trial;

failure to demonstrate adequate effectiveness;

occurrence of serious adverse events in clinical trials that are associated with the product candidates that are viewed to outweigh its potential benefits;

changes in regulatory requirements and guidance that require amending or submitting new clinical protocols;

adverse events, safety issues, product recalls, manufacturing or supply chain interruptions, or poor clinical outcomes where the RECELL System is being used commercially; and

disagreements with regulatory agencies in the interpretation of the data from our clinical trials.

 

delays in reaching a consensus with regulatory agencies on trial design;

changes in trial design;

inability to identify, recruit and train suitable clinical investigators;

inability to add new clinical trial sites;

delays in reaching agreement on acceptable terms for the performance of the trials with prospective clinical research organizations and clinical trial sites;

delays in recruiting suitable clinical sites and patients (i.e., subjects) to participate in clinical trials;

imposition of a clinical hold by regulatory agencies for any reason, including negative clinical results, safety concerns or as a result of an inspection of manufacturing or clinical operations or trial sites;

failure by any relevant parties to adhere to clinical trial requirements;

failure to perform in accordance with the FDA’s GCP, or applicable regulatory guidelines in other countries;

delays in the testing, validation, manufacturing and delivery of the product candidates to the clinical sites;

delays caused by clinical trial sites not completing a trial;

failure to demonstrate adequate effectiveness;

occurrence of serious adverse events in clinical trials that are associated with the product candidates that are viewed to outweigh its potential benefits;

changes in regulatory requirements and guidance that require amending or submitting new clinical protocols;

adverse events, safety issues, product recalls, manufacturing or supply chain interruptions, or poor clinical outcomes where the RECELL System is being used commercially; and

disagreements with regulatory agencies in the interpretation of the data from our clinical trials.

Delays, including delays caused by the above factors, can be costly and could negatively affect our ability to complete clinical trials for our product candidates. If we are not able to successfully complete clinical trials or are not able to do so in a timely and cost-effective manner, we will not be able to obtain regulatory approval for the use of our RECELL System for additional applications, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be unsuccessful in commercializing our RECELL System, or other future products, due to unfavorable pricing regulations or third-party coverage and reimbursement policies.

We cannot guarantee that we will receive favorable pricing and reimbursement for use of our products. The rules and regulations that govern pricing and reimbursement for medical products vary widely from country to country or from indication to indication, and within the United States, can also vary widely from one health system or hospital to the next. In some foreign jurisdictions, including the EU, the government largely controls pricing of medical products. In other countries, coverage negotiations must occur at the regional or hospital level. Pricing negotiations can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing approval for a medical product.

As a result, even after obtaining regulatory approval for a product in a particular country, we may be subject to price regulations or limited reimbursement, which may delay or limit our commercial launch of the product and negatively impact the revenue we are able to generate from the sale of the product in that country. Adverse pricing limitations may hinder our ability to recoup our total investment in our RECELL System or other future products, even after obtaining regulatory approval.

If we are unable to promptly obtain coverage and profitable payment rates from hospital budget, government-funded and private purchasers for the RECELL System or any future products, this could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, our ability to raise capital needed to commercialize products and our overall financial condition.

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For example, we presently benefit from various reimbursement codes, including the following:

Medicare reimburses hospitals for inpatient services using MS-DRGs (Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups).

Reimbursement for hospitals in inpatient services using Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (“MS-DRGs”).

Specific International Classification of Disease, 10th revision, Procedure Classification System (“ICD-10-PCS”) code series describing our “cell suspension technique” for the use of the RECELL System.

Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) codes to support physician reimbursement for professional healthcare services, ambulatory surgical center (“ASCs”) reimbursement for facility services and hospital reimbursement for outpatient department services. Medicare reimburses ASCs for services using CPT codes and reimburses hospitals for outpatient services using Ambulatory Payment Classifications (“APCs”).

 

Specific ICD-10-PCS code series describing our “cell suspension technique”In addition, in 2022, we were approved for the use of the RECELL System.

Current Procedural Terminologya Transitional Pass-through Payment (“CPTTPT”) for physiciansC code to support reimbursement for physician rendered healthcare services.

additional Medicare payment in the outpatient hospital and the ASC setting. There can be no guarantee that the above reimbursement codes will not be withdrawn, reduced, consolidated or otherwise be altered in a manner which is not supportive of ongoing commercial use of the RECELL System. In addition, we are also seeking a Transitional Pass-through Application (“TPT”) to support additional Medicare payment in the outpatient and the ambulatory surgical setting, and there can be no guarantee that the TPT will be approved or we will be available in an amount or manner that supports our commercialization efforts.

We have limited financial resources and will likely require additional financings to continue the development and commercialization of our RECELL System or any future products, which may cause dilution to our existing stockholders or place restrictions on our operations. If additional financing is not available, we may have to postpone, reduce or cease operations.

If we are unable to achieve profitability sufficient to permit us to fund our operations and other planned actions, we may be required to raise additional capital. There can be no assurance that such capital would be available on favorable terms, or at all. If we raise additional capital through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership held by existing stockholders may be reduced, and the market price of our common stock or CDIs could fall due to an increased number of shares or CDIs available for sale in the market. Debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants, which may limit our operating flexibility with respect to certain business matters. If we are unable to secure additional capital as circumstances require, we may not be able to fund our planned activities or continue our operations.

We have limited experience in manufacturing our products in large-scale commercial quantities and we may face manufacturing risks that may adversely affect our ability to manufacture products and could reduce our gross margins and negatively affect our business and operating results.

Our success depends, in part, on our ability to manufacture our current and future products in sufficient quantities and on a timely basis to meet demand, while adhering to product quality standards, complying with regulatory quality system requirements and managing manufacturing costs. We have a manufacturing facility located in Ventura, California where we produce, package and warehouse the RECELL System. We also rely on global third-party manufacturers Baxter International Inc., Hospira (a division of Pfizer), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Lyophilization Services of New England and Becton Dickinson and Company, for production of some of the components used in the RECELL System. If our facility, or the facilities of our third-party contract manufacturers, suffer damage, or a force majeure event, this could materially impact our ability to operate.

We are also subject to other risks relating to our manufacturing capabilities, including:

quality and reliability of components, sub-assemblies and materials that we source from third-party suppliers, who are required to meet our quality specifications, some of whom are our single-source suppliers for the products they supply;

quality and reliability of components, sub-assemblies and materials that we source from third-party suppliers, who are required to meet our quality specifications, some of whom are our single-source suppliers for the products they supply;

failure to secure raw materials, components and materials in a timely manner, in sufficient quantities or on commercially reasonable terms;

inability to secure raw materials, components and materials of sufficient quality to meet the exacting needs of medical device manufacturing;

inability to increase production capacity or volumes to meet demand; and

            

failure to secure raw materials, components and materials in a timely manner, in sufficient quantities or on commercially reasonable terms;

inability to secure raw materials, components and materials of sufficient quality to meet the exacting needs of medical device manufacturing;

failure to maintain compliance with quality system requirements or pass regulatory quality inspections;

inability to increase production capacity or volumes to meet demand; and

inability to design or modify production processes to enable us to produce future products efficiently or implement changes in current products in response to design or regulatory requirements.

These risks could be exacerbated by our limited experience as an entity with large-scale commercial manufacturing. ��As demand for our products increases, we will have to invest additional resources to purchase raw materials and components, sub-assemblies and materials, hire and train employees and enhance our manufacturing processes. If we fail to increase our production capacity efficiently to meet demand for our products, we may not be able to fill customer orders on a timely basis, our sales may not increase in line with our expectations and our operating margins could fluctuate or decline. It may not be possible for us to manufacture our products at a cost or in quantities sufficient to make these products commercially viable or to maintain current operating margins, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we are is continually identifying additional third-party manufacturerssuppliers who could serve if necessary as replacement manufacturers should the need arise.

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Certain of our products are dependent on specialized sources of supply potentially subject to disruption which could have a material, adverse impact on our business.

We expect recent supply chain disruptions as a result of the pandemic combined with raw material shortages, and inflationary pressures, to continue for the foreseeable future. These conditions have strained our suppliers and extended supplier delivery lead times. The Life Sciences industry is experiencing market wide shortages for resin products used in our packaging. As a result of recent inflation, we are seeing increases in the costs of raw materials.

We have single-sourced some of our material components due to the cost and regulatory requirements associated with qualifying multiple suppliers. To the extent any of these single sourced suppliers may have disruptions in deliveries due to production, quality, or other issues, we may also experience related production delays or unfavorable cost increases associated with qualifying alternate suppliers. The impact of delays resulting from disruptions in supply for these items could negatively impact our revenue, our reputation with our customers, and our results of operations. In addition, significant price increases from single-source suppliers could have a negative impact on our profitability to the extent that we are unable to recover these cost increases on our fixed price contracts.

We rely on third parties to conduct, supervise and monitor our clinical trials. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or meet expected deadlines, we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize our drug product candidates and our business could be substantially harmed.

We rely on clinical research organizations or CROs,(“CRO”), and clinical trial sites to ensure our clinical trials are conducted properly and on time. While we will have agreements governing their activities, we will have limited influence over their actual performance. CROs manage and monitor the clinical trials, duties and functions, and we will control only certain aspects of our CROs’ activities. Nevertheless, we will be responsible for ensuring that each of our clinical trials is conducted in accordance with the applicable protocol, legal, regulatory and scientific standards, and our reliance on the CROs does not relieve us of our regulatory responsibilities.

We and our CROs are required to comply with the FDA’s GCPs for conducting, recording and reporting the results of clinical trials to assure that the data and reported results are credible and accurate and that the rights, integrity and confidentiality of clinical trial participants are protected. The FDA, and comparable foreign regulatory authorities, enforceenforces these GCPs through periodic inspections of trial sponsors, principal investigators and clinical trial sites. If we or our CROs fail to comply with applicable GCPs, the clinical data generated in our future clinical trials may be deemed unreliable and the FDA or other foreign regulatory authorities may require us to perform additional clinical trials before approving any marketing applications.

If our CROs do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations, fail to meet expected deadlines, or if the quality or accuracy of the clinical data they obtain is compromised due to the failure to adhere to our clinical protocols or regulatory requirements, or for any other reasons, our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated, and we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for, or successfully commercialize, our product candidates. If any such event were to occur, our financial results and the commercial prospects for our product candidates would be harmed, our costs could increase, and our ability to generate revenues could be delayed. If any of our relationships with these third-party CROs terminate, we may not be able to enter into arrangements with alternative CROs or to do so on commercially reasonable terms. Further, switching or adding additional CROs involves additional costs and requires management time and focus. In addition, there is a natural transition period when a new CRO commences work. As a result, delays occur, which could materially impact our ability to meet our desired clinical development timelines. Though we carefully manage our relationships with our CROs, there can be no assurance that we will not encounter challenges or delays in the future or that these delays or challenges will not have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and prospects.

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, other pandemics, inadequate funding or other reasons, the FDA and other government agencies may have resource constraints which could limit their ability to review and approve our applications in a timely manner, thus negatively impacting our business.

The FDA’s ability to review and approve regulatory submissions can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, statutory, regulatory, and policy changes, the FDA’s ability to hire and retain key personnel and accept the payment of user fees, federal government shutdowns, and other events that may otherwise affect the FDA’s ability to perform routine functions.  The time to review submissions can vary from time to time.

If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, or if global health concerns continue to prevent or delay the FDA or other regulatory authorities from conducting, at all or in a timely manner, their regular inspections, reviews, or other regulatory activities (including pre-submission engagements), it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA or other regulatory authorities to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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Product recalls or inventory losses caused by unforeseen events may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

Our products are manufactured, stored and distributed using technically complex processes requiring specialized facilities, highly specific raw materials and other production constraints. The complexity of these processes, as well as strict company and government standards for the manufacture, storage and distribution of our product candidates, subjects us to risks. In addition, process deviations or unanticipated effects of approved process changes may result in production runs of our RECELL System not complying with stability requirements or specifications. The occurrence or suspected occurrence of production and distribution difficulties can lead to lost inventories and in some cases product recalls, with consequential reputational damage and the risk of product liability. The investigation and remediation of any identified problems can cause production delays, substantial expense, lost sales and delays of new product launches. In the event our production efforts require a recall or result in an inventory loss, our operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected.

If we fail

A cyber security incident could be disruptive to manage our growth effectively, our business, could be disrupted.compromise confidential data, cause reputation harm, and subject us to litigation and federal and state governmental inquiries.  

Our future financial performance

We collect and ability to successfully commercialize our products, which is not guaranteed,store sensitive business and to compete in the market will depend, in part,other information, including intellectual property and trade secrets, on our abilitynetworks.  Our business operations are dependent upon the secure maintenance of this information.  Despite our efforts to manage any future growth effectively. We expectsecure this information, there can be no assurance that cyberattacks and other threats from malicious persons and groups will not cause harm to make significant investments to facilitateor disrupt our future growth through, among other things:

new product development;

clinicalbusiness and operations.  As a result, cyber security and the continued development and enhancement of our RECELL Systemcontrols, processes and practices designed to such areas as pediatric burns, trauma injuries and vitiligo;

clinical trialsprotect our information systems from attack, damage or unauthorized access remain a priority for us. We may be required to expend significant additional indications; and

funding of our marketing and sales infrastructure.

Any failureresources to manage future growth effectively could haveprotect against cyber threats.  A cyber-attack may result in a material adverse effect on our businessfinancial position and results of operations.operations and harm our business reputation.

Our growth and success depend

We rely on our ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified and skilled sales and marketing, research and development, operational, managerial and finance personnel.

Competitioninformation technology systems for skilled personnel is intensecritical business functions and the unexpectedoperations of our business.

We rely upon complex, integrated information technology (IT) systems in our business functions including our quality systems to operate our business.  If any of our IT systems were to be disrupted or fail, our business could suffer irreparable harm, financial loss, of an employee with a particular skill could have a material adverse effect onand our operations until a replacement canwould be foundadversely impacted.  

The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and trained. If we cannot attractinnovative. Our competitors may develop products that render our products less attractive or obsolete and retain skilled scientific and operational personnelour business may deteriorate.

The markets for our researchproducts are highly competitive and our competitors may develop products that may more effectively compete with our products, thus negatively impacting our sales, financial conditions and business prospects.  Our competitors may have significantly more financial and other resources to invest in product development.  We must continue to develop and market new products, or we risk our products becoming obsolete, in which case, our revenues may decline, and our business prospects may suffer.

Product development is an expensive, uncertain and manufacturing operations on acceptable terms, we maylengthy process.

We have significant product development projects ongoing that, if successful, are intended to improve the ease and use of our device in our current burn indication as well as in soft tissue repair, vitiligo and future indications.  The costs, timeline and ultimate success of these product development programs are subject to risk and uncertainty.  If the Company is not be able to develop and commercializeobtain regulatory approval for these products in development in a timely fashion and within budget, our products. Further,business prospects and financial condition may suffer.

Compliance with environmental, health and safety requirements is costly and, if not achieved, could result in material financial fines and penalties, expensive lawsuits, cessation of business operations, and a material adverse impact on the business.  

Our manufacturing and other processes may involve the use of hazardous materials subject to federal, state, and local and foreign environmental requirements. Under some environmental laws and regulations, we could be held responsible for costs at third-party sites that we have used for waste disposal, or for contamination at our past or present facilities. Failure to comply with current environment laws, or future laws, could result in significant fines, penalties and expenses which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition.

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We may be subject to civil and criminal penalties if the FDA determines that we have marketed or promoted our products for off-label usage.  

We are prohibited from promoting our products for uses that are inconsistent with the uses that have been approved by the FDA - also known as “off-label” uses. More specifically, we may not make claims, in our promotion materials, website or otherwise, about the use of any failure to effectively integrate new personnelRECELL products which are outside of their approved labeling and indications. If the FDA determines that our marketing activities constitute off-label promotion, the FDA could prevent usimpose fines and penalties on the Company and our executives, withdraw or recall our approved product from successfully growingthe market, as well as limit our company.

product from off-label usage.

Risks Relating to our Industry and Intellectual Property

We face competition from the existing standard of care and any future potential changes in medical practice and technology and the possibility that our competitors may develop products, treatments or procedures that are similar, more advanced, safer or more effective than ours.

The medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, specifically relating to the areas where we currently or intend to market our RECELL System, are intensely competitive and subject to significant changes due to technology and medical practice standards. We may face competition from any number of different sources with respect to any products we develop and commercialize.

Our commercial opportunity could be reduced or eliminated if our competitors develop and commercialize products, treatments or procedures that are safer, more effective, have fewer or less severe side effects, are more convenient or are less expensive than our RECELL System or any future products we develop. Many of our current or future competitors may have significantly greater financial resources and experience and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing approved products than we may have. Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology industries or wound care markets may result in increased concentration of resources among a smaller number of our competitors. Other early stageearly-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies. These companies compete with us in recruiting and retaining qualified scientific and management personnel, establishing clinical trial sites and patient registration for clinical trials, as well as in acquiring technologies complementary to, or necessary for, our programs.

We could be subject to product liability lawsuits, which could result in costly and time-consuming litigation and significant liabilities.

The development of medical device products, such as our RECELL System, involves an inherent risk of product liability claims and associated financial liability and adverse publicity. Any products we may develop could be found to be harmful or to contain harmful substances and expose us to substantial liability and risk of litigation or may force us to discontinue production. We may be unable to obtain or maintain insurance on reasonable terms or otherwise protect ourselves against potential product liability claims that could impede or prevent further business development of any products we may create and commercialize. Furthermore, a product liability claim could damage our reputation, whether or not such claims are covered by insurance or have merit. A product liability claim against us or the withdrawal of a product from the market could have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. Furthermore, product liability lawsuits, regardless of their success, would likely be time consuming and expensive to resolve and would divert management’s time and attention, which could seriously harm our business.

If we are unable to effectively protect our intellectual property, we may not be able to operate our business and third parties may be able to use and profit from our technology, both of which would impair our ability to be competitivecompetitive.

Our success will be heavily dependent on our ability to obtain and maintain meaningful patent protection for our technologies and products throughout the world. Patent law relating to the scope of claims in the technology fields in which we will operate is still evolving. The amount of ongoing protection for our proprietary rights therefore is uncertain. We will rely on patents to protect a significant part of our intellectual property and to enhance our competitive position. However, our presently pending or future patent applications may be denied, and any patent previously issued to us or our subsidiaries may be challenged, invalidated, held unenforceable or circumvented. In particular, we filed a patent Term Extension application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office requesting an extension of our commercial patent that covers the RECELL System, U.S. Patent No. 9,029,140. If the term extension is approved, the patent term will be extended to April 9, 2024. Without such approval, our RECELL System patent will expire in February 2024, which could prevent us from defending our patent in the event a competitor infringes on our RECELL System by producing the same type of product. Furthermore, the patent protections we have been granted may not be broad enough to prevent competitors from producing products similar to ours.

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In markets other than the USA, where we continue to have patent protection on the RECELL System, the expiration of these patents means the Company may not be able to deter a competitor from introducing a product similar to the RECELL System in those jurisdictions.  If this were to occur, our ability to successfully market and sell our products in such markets could be materially impaired.

In addition, the laws of various foreign countries in which we may compete such as China, may not protect our intellectual property to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. If we fail to obtain adequate patent protection for our proprietary technology, our ability to be commercially competitive will be materially impaired.

In the ordinary course of business and as appropriate, we intend to apply for additional patents covering both our technologies and products, as we deem appropriate. Our existing patents and any future patents we obtain may not be sufficiently broad to prevent others from practicing our technologies or developing competing products and technologies. In addition, because patent law is evolving in the life science industry, the patent positions of companies like ours are uncertain. As a result, the validity and enforceability of our patents cannot be predicted with certainty.

We may find it difficult to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

Filing, prosecuting and defending patents on all of our technologies and products in every jurisdiction is expensive. Competitors could reverse engineer our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained patent protection to develop their own products. These products may compete with our products and may not be covered by any patent claims or other intellectual property rights.

The laws of some countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States and many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending such rights in foreign jurisdictions. This lack of protection, particularly in relation to biotechnology, could make it difficult for us to stop the infringement of our patents. Proceedings to enforce our patent rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial cost and divert the efforts and attention of key personnel from other aspects of our business.

We may incur substantial costs as a result of litigation or other proceedings relating to patent and other intellectual property rights and we may be unable to protect our rights to, or use of, our technology.

If we choose to go to court to stop someone else from using the inventionsintellectual property claimed in our patents or our licensed patents, that individual or company has the right to ask the court to rule that these patents are invalid and/or should not be enforced against that third party. These lawsuits are expensive and would distract our key personnel and consume time and other resources, even if we were successful in stopping the infringement of these patents. In addition, there is a risk that a court will decide that these patents are invalid or unenforceable and that we do not have the right to stop the other party from using the inventions or, even if the validity or enforceability of these patents is upheld, the court may refuse to stop the other party because the competitors’ activities do not infringe our rights.

If third parties make claims of intellectual property infringement against us, or otherwise seek to establish their intellectual property rights equal or superior to ours, we may have to spend time and money in response and potentially discontinue certain of our operations.

While we currently do not believe it to be the case, third parties may claim that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization or that we are infringing on their patents. If such claims were made, we could incur substantial costs coupled with diversion of our management and key technical personnel in defending against these claims. Furthermore, parties making claims against us may be able to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief which could effectively halt our ability to further develop, commercialize and sell products. In the event of a successful claim of infringement, courts may order us to pay damages and obtain one or more licenses from third parties. We may not be able to obtain these licenses at a reasonable cost, if at all. Defense of any lawsuit or failure to obtain any of these licenses could prevent us from commercializing available products and have a material negative effect on our business.

Any suits filed against

Our current and future relationships with investigators, health care professionals, consultants, third-party payors, and customers will be subject to applicable healthcare regulatory laws, which could expose us by third parties alleging we infringe their intellectual property rights could harm ourto penalties.

Our business operations and operating results as well as our reputation.

There is considerable patentcurrent and future relationships with investigators, healthcare professionals, consultants, third-party payors and customers may expose us to broadly applicable fraud and abuse and other intellectual property activity inhealthcare laws and regulations. These

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laws regulate the industry inbusiness or financial arrangements and relationships through which we operate. Weconduct our operations, including how we research, market, sell and distribute our products for which we obtain marketing approval. Such laws include:

the federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits, among other things, persons and entities from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce or reward, or in return for, either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, lease, order or recommendation of, any good, facility, item or service, for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under a federal healthcare program such as Medicare and Medicaid. A person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute or specific intent to violate it to have committed a violation; in addition, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the civil False Claims Act;

the federal false claims laws including the civil False Claims Act, which can be enforced through civil whistleblower or qui tam actions, and civil monetary penalties laws, which impose criminal and civil penalties against individuals or entities for knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented to the federal government, claims for payment that are false or fraudulent, knowingly making, using or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim, or knowingly making, or causing to be made, a false statement to avoid, decrease or conceal an obligation to pay money to the federal government; in addition, the government may assert that a claim including items and services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the civil False Claims Act;

HIPAA imposes criminal and civil liability for, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or making false or fraudulent statements relating to healthcare matters. Similar to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, a person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it to have committed a violation;

HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and its implementing regulations, also imposes obligations, including mandatory contractual terms, with respect to safeguarding the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information on health plans, health care clearing houses, and certain health care providers, known as covered entities, and their business associates, defined as independent contractors or agents of covered entities that create, receive or obtain protected health information in connection with providing a service for or on behalf of a covered entity as well as their covered subcontractors;

a number of federal, state and foreign laws, regulations, guidance and standards that impose requirements regarding the protection of health data that are applicable to or affect our operations;

the federal transparency requirements, sometimes referred to as the “Sunshine Act,” under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which requires certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (with certain exceptions) to report annually to the government information related to payments or other "transfers of value" made to physicians (defined to include doctors, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists and chiropractors) and teaching hospitals, and requires applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations to report annually to the government ownership and investment interests held by the physicians described above and their immediate family members. Beginning in 2022, applicable manufacturers are also required to report such information regarding their relationships with physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified nurse midwives during the previous year; and

analogous state and foreign laws and regulations, such as state anti-kickback and false claims laws, may apply to our business practices, including but not limited to, research, distribution, sales, and marketing arrangements and claims involving healthcare items or services reimbursed by non-governmental third-party payors, including private insurers, or otherwise restrict payments that may be made to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources; and state laws that require medical device  companies to comply with the  industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government; state laws that require medical device  manufacturers to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers, marketing expenditures or drug pricing, as well as state and local laws that require the registration of sales representatives; and state and foreign laws governing the privacy and security of health information in some circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant ways and often are not preempted by HIPAA, thus complicating compliance efforts.

Defending against any such actions can be unaware of intellectual property rights of others that may cover some or all of our technology. Additionally, notwithstanding our receipt of a patent, a third-party may nevertheless challenge the validity of one or more claims included in the patent, whichcostly, time-consuming and may require significant expenditure of funds, as well as timefinancial and effort by key personnel to defend our claims.

Healthcare legislative reform measuresresources. Therefore, even if we are successful in defending against any such actions that may have a material adverse effect onbe brought against us, our business may be impaired.

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The continued successful commercialization of the RECELL system for FDA approved and resultspending indications, will depend in part on the extent to which government authorities and health insurers establish adequate reimbursement levels and pricing policies.

Continued sales of operations.

In the United States, there have beenRECELL System depend in part on the availability of coverage and continue to be a number of legislative initiatives to contain healthcare costs. For example, in March 2010, the Patient Protectionreimbursement from third-party payers such as government insurance programs, including Medicare and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health CareMedicaid, private health insurers, health maintenance organizations and Education Reconciliation Act, or the Health Care Reform Law, was passed, which substantially changed the wayother health care is financed by both governmentalrelated organizations, who are increasingly challenging the price of medical products and private insurers,services.

Both the federal and significantly impacts the U.S. healthcare industry. The Health Care Reform Law, among other things, (i) subjects biologic products to potential competition by lower-cost biosimilars, (ii) addresses a new methodology by which rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program are calculated for drugs that are inhaled, infused, instilled, implanted, or injected, (iii) increases the minimum Medicaid rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and extends the rebate program to individuals enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations, (iv) establishes annual fees and taxes on manufacturers of certain branded prescription drugs, and (v) promotes a new Medicare Part D coverage gap discount program.

In addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adoptedstate governments in the United States sincecontinue to propose and pass new legislation, regulations, and policies affecting coverage and reimbursement rates, which are designed to contain or reduce the Health Care Reform Law was enacted. Oncost of health care. Further federal and state proposals and healthcare reforms are likely, which could limit the prices that can be charged for the RECELL System and may further limit our commercial opportunity.  For example, on August 2, 2011,16, 2022, President Biden signed the Budget ControlInflation Reduction Act of 2011, among other things, created measures for spending reductions by Congress. A Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, tasked with recommending a targeted deficit reduction of at least $1.2 trillion for the years 2013 through 2021, was unable to reach required goals, thereby triggering the legislation’s automatic reduction to several government programs. This includes aggregate reductions of Medicare payments to providers up to 2% per fiscal year. On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,2022, or the ATRA,IRA, into law, which among other things, delayedextends enhanced subsidies for another two monthsindividuals purchasing health insurance coverage in Affordable Care Act marketplaces through plan year 2025. The IRA also eliminates the budget cuts mandated“donut hole” under the Medicare Part D program beginning in 2025 by these sequestration provisionssignificantly lowering the beneficiary maximum out-of-pocket cost through a newly established manufacturer discount program. It is possible that the Affordable Care Act will be subject to judicial or Congressional challenges in the future. Accordingly, we continue to evaluate the effect that the Affordable Care Act has on our business.

There also may be future changes unrelated to the IRA that result in reductions in potential coverage and reimbursement levels for our product and we cannot predict the scope of any future changes or the Budget Controlimpact that those changes would have on our operations. Cost control initiatives may decrease coverage and payment levels and, in turn, the price that we will be able to charge and/or the volume of our sales. We are unable to predict all changes to the coverage or reimbursement methodologies that will be applied by private or government payers. Any denial of private or government payer coverage, such as the Affordable Care Act, of 2011. On March 1, 2013, the President signed an executive order implementing sequestration, and on April 1, 2013, the 2% Medicare payment reductions went into effect. AdditionalIRA, as well as other federal, state, and federalforeign healthcare reform measures that have been and may be adopted in the future, any of whichor inadequate reimbursement could limit the amounts that federal and state governments will pay for healthcare products and services, which could result in reduced demand for our product candidates or additional pricing pressures.

Our operations are subject to anti-corruption laws, including Australian bribery laws, and the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws that apply in countries where we do business.

Anti-corruption laws generally prohibit us and our employees and intermediaries from bribing, being bribed or making other prohibited payments to government officials or other persons to obtain or retain business or gain some other business advantage. We participate in collaborations and relationships with third parties whose actions could potentially subject us to liability under these anti-corruption laws. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international operations might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted.

There is no assurance that we will be completely effective in ensuring our compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws or other laws including trade related laws. If we are not in compliance with these laws, we may be subject to criminal and civil penalties, disgorgement and other sanctions and remedial measures, and legal expenses, which could have an adverse impact onharm our business financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.reduce our revenue.  Additionally, if rebate obligations associated with them are substantially greater than we expect, our future net revenue and profitability could be materially diminished.

Likewise, any investigation of any potential violations of these laws by respective government bodies could also have an adverse impact on our reputation, our

Macroeconomic and Social Risks

Our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We couldcondition may be negativelyadversely impacted by the outbreak of coronavirus (“COVID-19”).COVID-19 pandemic.

In light

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the U.S. and global economies, disrupted global supply chains, resulted in significant travel and transport restrictions, and created significant disruption of the continuing uncertain and rapidly evolving situation relatingfinancial markets. We continue to closely monitor the spreadimpact of COVID-19, this public health concern poses a risk to the abilityCOVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of medical facilities to focus on the treatment of acute burns should they be overwhelmed,our business, including how it is impacting our employees, product development, customers and supply chain.  We continue to be unable to predict the ultimate impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on our partners and suppliers and the communities in which we operate, which could negatively impact our business.business, future results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our businessoperations may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery will depend largely on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted ataccurately predicted.

We may experience additional operating costs due to increased challenges with our workforce (including as a result of illness, absenteeism or government orders), access to supplies, capital, and fundamental support services (such as shipping and transportation). Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, we may experience materially adverse impacts to our business due to any resulting supply chain disruptions, economic recession or depression. Furthermore, the impacts of potential worsening of global economic conditions, inflation resulting from government interventions and stimulus, and continued disruptions to and volatility in the financial markets remain unknown.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate other risks discussed in this time. section, any of which could have a material adverse effect on us. This situation continues to change rapidly, and additional impacts may arise that we are not aware of currently, including the emergence of additional variants which may or may not be resistant to currently available vaccines and therapeutic treatments.

Adverse changes in general economic conditions or uncertainty about future economic conditions, including economic uncertainty from the departures of critical personnel from the industry, could adversely affect us.

We are subject to the risks arising from adverse changes in general economic market conditions, including the negative impact to the U.S. and global economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. Uncertainty about future economic conditions could experience employee impacts from illness, school closuresnegatively affect our current and prospective customers causing them to delay the purchase of our products. Poor economic conditions could harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. In addition, a number of nurses and other communitycritical personnel in burn centers who are trained and well versed in the use of the RECELL system have determined to change occupations, possibly as a result of the ongoing pandemic. Nationally, this has been termed the “great resignation”.  The fact that many burn center employees

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have moved on to other positions or industries may limit our ability to increase adoption of our RECELL system as we will be required to train a new group of nurses and other personnel critical to the implementation of the RECELL system.

Customer and consumer demand for our products may be impacted by weak economic conditions, recession, equity market volatility or other negative economic factors in the U.S. or other nations. The severity and length of time that a downturn in economic and financial market conditions may persist, as well as the timing, strength and sustainability of any recovery from such downturn, are unknown and are beyond our control. Many predict that the U.S. economy will enter a recession in fiscal year 2023.

We continue to take precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic that could negatively impact our business.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken measures allintended to protect the health and well-being of our employees, customers, and communities, which could negatively impact our business. TimingWhile the COVID-19 pandemic has not materially adversely affected our financial results and business operations through the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022, we are unable to predict the impact that COVID-19 will have on our business, operations, and financial results and condition because of the developmentnumerous uncertainties created by the unprecedented nature of the pandemic. We are closely monitoring the evolving impact of the pandemic on any vaccine against COVID-19 is uncertainall aspects of our business. We have implemented a number of measures designed to protect the health and when any such vaccine will be determined to be effectivesafety of our employees, support our customers and made widely available, if ever, cannot be predicted.promote business continuity. We intend to continue to evaluate the Company’s liquidity and operational performance, communicate with and monitor the situationactions of our customers, third-party manufacturers and may adjustsuppliers, and review our current policies and practicesnear-term financial performance as more information and guidance become available.

we manage the Company through this period of uncertainty.

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and CDIs

We have never paid a dividend on our common stock and CDIs and do not intend to do so in the foreseeable future, and consequently, investors’ only opportunity to realize a return on their investment in our companythe Company is through the appreciation in the price of our common stock.stock and CDIs.

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock and CDIs in the foreseeable future and intend to retain all earnings, if any, for our operations. If we decided to pay dividends at some future time, we may not have sufficient funds legally available to do so. Even if funds are legally available for distribution, we may be unable to pay any dividends to our stockholders because of limitations imposed by a lack of liquidity. Accordingly, our stockholders may have to sell some or all of their common stock or CDIs (as applicable) in order to generate cash flow from their investment. Our stockholders may not receive a gain on their investment when they sell their common stock or CDIs and may lose some or all of their investment. Any determination to pay dividends in the future on our common stock and CDIs will be made at the discretion of our boardBoard of directorsDirectors and will depend on our results of operations, financial conditions, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law, capital requirements, and other factors that our boardBoard of directorsDirectors deems relevant.

As long as we remain subject to the rules of the ASX and of NASDAQ,Nasdaq, we will be unable to access equity capital without shareholderstockholder approval if such equity capital sales would result in an equity issuance above regulatory thresholds and consequently, we may be unable to obtain financing sufficient to sustain our business if we are unsuccessful in soliciting requisite shareholderstockholder approvals.

Our ability to access equity capital is currently limited by ASX Listing Rule 7.1, which provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, (including approval by shareholders), issue or agree to issue during any consecutive 12-month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion to equity, if the number of those securities in aggregate would exceed 15% of the number of ordinary securities on issueoutstanding common shares at the commencement of that 12-month period. period unless stockholder approval is obtained.

Our equity issuances will be limited by ASX Listing Rule 7.1 asso long as we continue to be listed on the ASX and this constraint may prevent us from raising the full amount of equity capital needed for operations without prior shareholderstockholder approval.

In addition to ASX Listing Rule 7.1, we are also subject to NASDAQNasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), commonly referred to as the NASDAQNasdaq 20% Rule, which requires shareholderstockholder approval of a transaction other than a public offering involving the sale, issuance, or potential issuance by a company of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock) equal to 20% or more of the common stock, or 20% or more of the voting power outstanding before the issuance for less than the greater of book or market value of the shares. While less restrictive than ASX Listing Rule 7.1, the operation of the NASDAQNasdaq 20% rule could limit our ability to raise capital through issuance of common stock or convertible securities without jeopardizing our listing status. If we were to violate the NASDAQNasdaq 20% rule, our companythe Company would be subject to delisting from NASDAQNasdaq and share prices and trading volumes would likely suffer.

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There has been relatively limited trading volume in the markets for our common stock and CDIs, and more active, liquid trading markets for such securities may never develop.

Trading in our common stock on NASDAQNasdaq and our CDIs on the ASX is often thin and susceptible to wide fluctuations in trading prices due to such limited trading volume and other factors, some of which may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. Limited liquidity in the trading markets for our common stock and CDIs may adversely affect a stockholder’s ability to sell its shares of our common stock or our CDIs at the time it wishes to sell them or at a price that it considers acceptable. In addition, if a more active, liquid public trading market does not develop we may be limited in our ability to raise capital by selling shares of common stock or CDIs. We cannot assure you that more active, liquid public trading markets for our common stock and CDIs will develop or, if developed, will be sustained.

The market price and trading volume of our common stock and CDIs may be volatile and may be affected by variability in our performance from period to period and economic conditions beyond management’s control.

The market price of our common stock (including common stock represented by CDIs) may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations. This means that our stockholders could experience a decrease in the value of their common stock or CDIs regardless of our operating performance or prospects. The market prices of securities of companies operating in the medical device and biotech sectors have often experienced fluctuations that have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating results of these companies. In addition, the trading volume of our common stock and CDIs may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. If the market price of our common stock or CDIs declines significantly, our stockholders may be unable to resell our common stock or CDIs at or above their purchase price, if at all. There can be no assurance that the market price of our common stock and CDIs will not fluctuate or significantly decline in the future.

Some specific factors that could negatively affect the price of our common stock and CDIs or result in fluctuations in their price and trading volume include:

actual or expected fluctuations in our operating results;

actual or expected fluctuations in our operating results;

actual or expected changes in our growth rates or our competitors’ growth rates;

results of clinical trials of our product candidates;

results of clinical trials of our competitors’ products;

regulatory actions with respect to our products or our competitors’ products;

reports of one or more patient serious adverse events;

publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors in the industry;

our failure or the failure of our competitors to meet analysts’ projections or guidance that we or our competitors may give to the market;

fluctuations of exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Australian dollar;

issuances by us of debt or equity securities;

litigation involving our company, including stockholder litigation;

investigations or audits by regulators into the operations of our company;

proceedings initiated by our competitors or clients;

strategic decisions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic investments or changes in business strategy;

sales or perceived potential sales of the common stock or CDIs by us, our directors, executive management team or our stockholders in the future;

short selling or other market manipulation activities;

announcement or expectation of additional financing efforts;

terrorist acts, acts of war or periods of widespread civil unrest;

economic and social effects of the COVID-19 virus, including any emerging variants or other pandemics;

natural disasters and other calamities;

changes in market conditions for biopharmaceutical stocks;

our inability to raise additional capital, limiting our ability to continue as a going concern;

changes in market prices for our product or for our raw materials;

 

changes in market valuations of similar companies;

changes in key personnel for us or our competitors;

speculation in the press or investment community;

changes or proposed changes in laws and regulations affecting our industry; and

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results of clinical trials of our product candidates;

 

results of clinical trials of our competitors’ products;

 

regulatory actions with respect to our products or our competitors’ products;

reports of one or more patient serious adverse events;

publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors in the industry;

our failure or the failure of our competitors to meet analysts’ projections or guidance that we or our competitors may give to the market;

fluctuations of exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Australian dollar;

issuances by us of debt or equity securities;

litigation involving our company, including shareholder litigation;

investigations or audits by regulators into the operations of our company;

proceedings initiated by our competitors or clients;

strategic decisions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic investments or changes in business strategy;

sales or perceived potential sales of the common stock or CDIs by us, our directors, senior management or our stockholders in the future;

short selling or other market manipulation activities;

announcement or expectation of additional financing efforts;

terrorist acts, acts of war or periods of widespread civil unrest;

economic and social effects of the COVID-19 virus or other pandemics;

natural disasters and other calamities;

changes in market conditions for biopharmaceutical stocks;

our inability to raise additional capital, limiting our ability to continue as a going concern;

changes in market prices for our product or for our raw materials;

changes in market valuations of similar companies;

changes in key personnel for us or our competitors;

speculation in the press or investment community;

changes or proposed changes in laws and regulations affecting our industry; and

conditions in the financial markets in general or changes in general economic conditions.

The requirements of being a public company in the United States and listed on the ASX may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), the Dodd-Frank Act and the listing standards and the rules and regulations of NASDAQ.Nasdaq. We are also subject to the reporting requirements under the ASX Listing Rules due to the listing of our CDIs on ASX. We expect that the requirements of these rules and regulations will increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time consuming and costly, and place significant strain on our personnel, systems and resources. As a result of our disclosure of information in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will becomeis more visible, which may result in threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors, stockholders or third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and operating results could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and harm our business and operating results.

We are an emerging growth company, and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”). For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions and relief from various U.S. reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including (i) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) having the option of delaying the adoption of certain new or revised financial accounting standards, (iii) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and (iv) exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We have taken, and in the future may take, advantage of these exemptions until such time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. Accordingly, the information contained herein and in other reports we file with the SEC may be different than the information our investors receive from other public companies in which they hold stock. Further, we have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. As a result, our operating results and financial statements may not be comparable to the operating results and financial statements of other companies who have adopted the new or revised accounting standards. It is possible that some investors will find our common stock and CDIs less attractive as a result, which may result in a less active trading market for our common stock and CDIs and higher volatility in our stock and CDI price.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act which, given the filing of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),the S-8 Registration Statement on August 27, 2020, will be December 31, 2025, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, (iii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, or (iv) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.

If research analysts publish unfavorable commentary or downgrade our common stock andor CDIs it could adversely affect our share price and trading volume.

The trading market for our common stock and CDIs depends, in part, on the research and reports that research analysts publish about us and our business and industry. If one or more research analysts downgrade our shares or CDIs, publish unfavorable commentary about the Company or cease publishing reports about us or our business, the price of our common stock and CDIs could decline. If one or more of the research analysts ceases coverage of our company or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our common stock and CDIs could decrease, which could cause our share price or trading volume to decline.

General Risk Factors

If we fail to manage our growth effectively, our business could be disrupted.

Our future financial performance and ability to successfully commercialize our products, which is not guaranteed, and to compete in the market will depend, in part, on our ability to manage any future growth effectively. We expect to make significant investments to facilitate our future growth through, among other things:

new product development;

commercial development of our RECELL System to such areas soft tissue repair and vitiligo;

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clinical trials for additional indications; and

funding of our marketing and sales infrastructure.

Any failure to manage future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Our growth and success depend on our ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified and skilled sales and marketing, research and development, operational, managerial and finance personnel.

Competition for skilled personnel is intense and the unexpected loss of an employee with a particular skill could have a material adverse effect on our operations until a replacement can be found and trained. If we cannot attract and retain skilled scientific and operational personnel for our research and development and manufacturing operations on acceptable terms, we may not be able to develop and commercialize our products. Further, any failure to effectively integrate new personnel could prevent us from successfully growing our company.

Our operations are subject to anti-corruption laws, including Australian bribery laws, and the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws that apply in countries where we do business.

Anti-corruption laws generally prohibit us and our employees and intermediaries from bribing, being bribed or making other prohibited payments to government officials or other persons to obtain or retain business or gain some other business advantage. We participate in collaborations and relationships with third parties whose actions could potentially subject us to liability under these anti-corruption laws. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope, or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international operations might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted.

There is no assurance that we will be completely effective in ensuring our compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws or other laws including trade related laws. If we are not in compliance with these laws, we may be subject to criminal and civil penalties, disgorgement and other sanctions and remedial measures, and legal expenses, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Likewise, any investigation of any potential violations of these laws by respective government bodies could also have an adverse impact on our reputation, our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

None

Item 2. PROPERTIES

Our principal corporate office is located at 28159 Avenue Stanford, Suite 220, Valencia, California 91355. We lease the 17,46517,500 square foot facility under twoa lease agreementsagreement that, as amended, expireexpires on JanuaryOctober 31, 2021.2026. Our production plant in Ventura, California is a 23,04027,480 square foot facility that we lease through September 30, 20212024 with the right to extend the lease, at our sole option, as a result of three,two, three-year, options that allow us to extend the lease up to an additional ninesix years in total. We do not own any real property. We believe that leased facilities are adequate to meet current needs and that additional facilities will, if required, be available for lease to meet future needs.

We are currently not currently involved inaware of any significantmaterial pending legal arbitrationproceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject, nor are we aware of any such proceedings that are contemplated by any governmental proceedings.authority. From time to time, as an operating business, we are involved in routine disputes (both formal and informal) with customer,customers, manufacturing partners and employees.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Following the completion of our Redomicile Transaction on June 29, 2020, our shares of

The Company’s common stock are listedis quoted on NASDAQthe Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “RCEL”, and ourthe Company’s CDIs are quoted on the ASX under the ticker symbolcode “AVH”. Five CDIs on ASX represent oneOne share of common stock on NASDAQ.

PriorNasdaq is equivalent to the completion of our Redomicile Transaction, the ordinary shares of AVITA Medical (the AVITA Group’s former parent company prior to redomiciliation) tradedfive CDIs on the ASX, under the same ticker symbol of “AVH” since June 17, 2008. In the United States, the American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, of AVITA Medical traded over the counter on the OTCQX under the ticker symbol “AVMXY” from May 14, 2012 through September 30, 2019. Beginning on October 1, 2019 (and until completion of our redomiciliation) the ADSs of AVITA Medical traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “RCEL” with each of these ADSs representing 20 ordinary shares in AVITA Medical. These ADSs were evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and the ADRs were issued pursuant to a Depositary Agreement entered into with The Bank of New York Mellon.

ASX.

Holders

As of August 14, 2020, weJanuary 31, 2023, the Company had approximately 22,73123,190 unique stockholders of record of our common stock (which includes 23,120 holders of the Company’s CDIs, with each representing 1/5 of a share of common stock, and CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Ltd, who holds the legal title to all of the outstanding common stock underlying the CDIs of the Company).

Dividends

We have never paid cash dividends to our stockholders or, prior to the Redomicile Transaction,Redomiciliation, to the holders of our ordinary shares.shares in the former parent company, AVITA Australia (being AVITA Medical Pty Limited). We intend to retain future earnings for use in our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock and CDIs in the foreseeable future. Any future dividend policy will be determined by our board of directors and will be based upon various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, current and anticipated cash needs, future prospects, contractual restrictions and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

During the year ended June 30, 2020, we completed an institutional placement to raise $81.7 million (through our former parent company, AVITA Medical). We sold 2,033,898 shares at an issue price of $40.17 per share for total net proceeds of $76.6 million, after deducting commission and offering expenses. In addition, an aggregate of 15,853 shares were issued to our directors in lieu of their director fees during the year ended June 30, 2020 under the Director Share Plan that was approved by shareholders in December 2017. Each transaction was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as a transaction not involving a public offering pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA[Reserved]

 

   Year Ended June 30, 
(In thousands, except share and per share data)  2020   2019   2018 

Revenues

  $14,263   $5,474   $929 

Cost of sales

   2,973    1,271    546 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

   11,290    4,203    383 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BARDA income

   3,926    5,921    7,734 

Operating Expenses:

      

Sales and marketing expenses

   14,813    12,253    4,875 

General and administrative expenses

   18,135    13,581    9,403 

Research and development expenses

   8,461    7,872    6,257 

Share-based compensation

   16,486    1,946    1,423 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   57,895    35,652    21,958 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

   (42,679   (25,528   (13,841

Interest expense

   33    27    21 

Other income

   686    332    53 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (42,026   (25,223   (13,809

Income tax benefit (expense)

   (4   121    1,074 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

  $(42,030  $(25,102  $(12,735
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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Net loss per common share:

      

Basic

  $(2.07  $(1.56  $(1.37

Diluted

  $(2.07  $(1.56  $(1.37

Weighted-average common shares:

      

Basic

   20,290,966    16,064,588    9,326,810 

Diluted

   20,290,966    16,064,588    9,326,810 

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   Year Ended June 30, 
   2020   2019 
   (in thousands) 

Balance Sheet Data

    

Cash

  $73,639   $20,174 

Total current assets

   78,387    24,125 

Total assets

   82,462    25,784 

Total current liabilities

   7,709    4,481 

Total long term liabilities

   2,352    471 

Total equity

   72,401    20,832 

Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Objective

The purpose of this Management's Discussion and Analysis is to better allow our investors to understand and view our company from management's perspective. We are providing an overview of our business and strategy including a discussion of our financial condition and results of operations. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the years ended June 30, 2020year-ended December 31, 2022 and 2019,2021, should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Annual Report.

Overview

AVITA Medical, Inc.is a regenerative medicine company leading the development and commercialization of devices and autologous cellular therapies for skin restoration. Our patented and proprietary RECELL® System technology platform harnesses the regenerative properties of a patient’s own skin to create Spray-On Skin Cells, an autologous skin cell suspension that is sprayed onto the patient to regenerate natural healthy skin.

Our objective is to become the leading provider of regenerative medicine addressing unmet medical needs in burn injuries, trauma injuries, and in dermatological and aesthetics indications, such as vitiligo. To achieve this objective, we intend to:

Become the standard of care in the U.S. burns industry by increasing RECELL System penetration in burn centers and with burn physicians

Commercialize the RECELL System in the U.S. for use in soft tissue repair following approval of our pending PMA supplement, which was submitted to the FDA in December 2022. Following anticipated FDA approval for soft tissue repair, we plan to commence a full commercial launch in July 2023 with both inpatient and outpatient reimbursement in place

Commercialize the RECELL System in the U.S. for use in treatment of vitiligo following approval of our pending PMA application, which was submitted to the FDA in December 2022. Subsequent to FDA approval for vitiligo, we will commence a full commercial launch following receipt of in-office reimbursement, which we anticipate will occur by January 2025

Evaluate potential commercialization applications for the RECELL System related to skin rejuvenation and Epidermolysis Bullosa indications

Further invest in our RECELL System platform to automate and improve workflow, speed, and ease of use as it relates to specific indications, as well as to build upon our intellectual property estate

Continue to build upon commercial activities in Japan through our partnership with COSMOTEC Company, Ltd with our current PMDA approval for RECELL with an indication in burns

Develop and pursue viable commercial activities outside of the U.S. and Japan once we have received FDA approval with RECELL System indications in soft tissue and vitiligo

Pursue business development opportunities that are complementary to our core RECELL System indications and/or our targeted markets

Improve our margins and profitability by leveraging our current team and infrastructure across an expanding base of business in burns and in future indications

Business Environment and Current Trends

The outbreak of the global pandemic and the associated response measures implemented by governments and businesses around the world, as well as subsequent accelerated and robust recovery in global business activity, have increased uncertainty in the business environment. These macroeconomic environment implications, including supply chain shortages, increased cost of healthcare, increased inflation rates, competitive and tight labor market, and other related global economic conditions and geopolitical conditions, remain unknown. Additionally, there have been various economic indicators that the United States economy may be entering a recession in upcoming quarters.

Changes in reimbursement rates by third party payors, may place additional financial pressure on hospitals and the broader healthcare system. Healthcare institutions may take actions to mitigate any persistent pressures on their budgets and such actions could impact the future demand for our products. Geopolitical conditions may also impact our operations. Although we do not have operations in Russia or Ukraine, the continuation of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict and/or an escalation of the conflict beyond its current scope may further weaken the global economy and could result in additional inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints.

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Although we do not believe that these trends have had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations, it may in the future. If these conditions continue or worsen, they could adversely impact our future operating results. An economic recession could potentially impact the general business environment and the capital markets, which may have a material negative impact on our financial results.

Results of Operations

Year-Ended December 31, 2022, compared to the Year-Ended December 31, 2021

The table below summarizes the results of our continuing operations for each of the periods presented.presented (in thousands).

 

  Year Ended June 30,   $   % 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Statement of Operations Data:  2020   2019   Change   Change 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

Revenues

  $14,263   $5,474   $8,789    161

 

$

34,421

 

 

$

33,025

 

 

$

1,396

 

 

 

4

%

Cost of sales

   2,973    1,271    1,702    134

 

 

(6,041

)

 

 

(6,104

)

 

 

63

 

 

 

1

%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Gross profit

   11,290    4,203   $7,087    169

 

 

28,380

 

 

 

26,921

 

 

 

1,459

 

 

 

5

%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

BARDA income

   3,926    5,921    (1,995   (34%) 

 

 

3,215

 

 

 

1,590

 

 

 

1,625

 

 

 

102

%

Operating Expenses:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

   14,813    12,253    2,560    21

 

 

(21,913

)

 

 

(16,267

)

 

 

(5,646

)

 

 

(35

)%

General and administrative expenses

   18,135    13,581    4,554    34

 

 

(23,330

)

 

 

(21,693

)

 

 

(1,637

)

 

 

(8

)%

Research and development expenses

   8,461    7,872    589    7

 

 

(13,857

)

 

 

(15,669

)

 

 

1,812

 

 

 

12

%

Share-based compensation

   16,486    1,946    14,540    747
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total operating expenses

   57,895    35,652    22,243    62

 

 

(59,100

)

 

 

(53,629

)

 

 

(5,471

)

 

 

(10

)%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Operating loss

   (42,679   (25,528  $(17,151   67

 

 

(27,505

)

 

 

(25,118

)

 

 

(2,387

)

 

 

(10

)%

Interest expense

   33    27    6    22

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(29

)

 

 

13

 

 

 

45

%

Other income

   686    332    354    107

 

 

892

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

845

 

 

nm*

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (42,026   (25,223  $(16,803   67

 

 

(26,629

)

 

 

(25,100

)

 

 

(1,529

)

 

 

(6

)%

Income tax benefit (expense)

   (4   121    (125   (103%) 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Provision for income tax

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(42

)

 

 

6

 

 

 

14

%

Net loss

  $(42,030  $(25,102  $(16,928   67

 

$

(26,665

)

 

$

(25,142

)

 

 

(1,523

)

 

 

(6

)%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2020 compared*not meaningful

Total net revenue increased 4% or $1.4 million to Year Ended June 30, 2019

Revenue of the RECELL System totaled $14.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $8.8 million or 161% over the $5.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2019. Similar to prior years, most of the current year increase in sales occurred in the United States as a result of the September 2018 FDA approval and commencement of the U.S. national market launch of the RECELL System in January 2019. U.S. sales during the year ended June 30, 2020 totaled $13.8$34.4 million, compared to $4.4$33.0 million in the prior year. Gross margin for the year ended June 30, 2020 was 79% compared to 77% for the samecorresponding period in 2019.

BARDA income consistedthe prior year which included $7.9 million from our delivery of funding fromunits to managed inventory for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”), (of the Office for the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) for emergency response preparedness.  Total commercial revenue, which excludes BARDA revenue, increased by 36% or $9.0 million to $34.0 million in the full year-ended December 31, 2022, compared to $25.1 million in the corresponding period in the prior year. The growth in commercial revenues was largely driven by deeper penetration within individual customer accounts along with the commencement of commercial sales with our partner COSMOTEC in Japan.

Gross profit margin was 82% and relatively flat compared to the corresponding period in the prior year.

BARDA income consisted of funding from BARDA, under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under ongoing USG Contract No. HHSO100201500028C. Under the BARDA contract, income of $3.9$3.2 million was recognized during the year ended June 30, 2020year-ended December 31, 2022, compared to income of $5.9$1.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2019.same period in the prior year.  BARDA income declinedincreased as a result of wind-down of certain activities associated with supportingfunding by BARDA for the U.S. FDA approvalpivotal trial for use of the RECELRECELL System as well asfor soft tissue repair.

Total operating expenses increased 10% or $5.5 million to $59.1 million, compared to $53.6 million in the compassionate use and continued access programs.corresponding period in the prior year.

Operating costs for the year ended June 30, 2020 totaled $57.9 million, a $22.2 million or 62% increase over the $35.7 million incurred during the year ended June 30, 2019.

Sales and marketing expenses for the year ended June 30, 2020 totaled $14.8increased 35%, or $5.6 million, an increase of $2.6to $21.9 million, or 21% over the $12.3compared to $16.3 million recognized duringin the year ended June 30, 2019. This increase was primarily attributed to commercialization activities being provided for the entire fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 versuscorresponding period in the prior fiscalyear. Increased costs in the current year where thosewere primarily driven by higher selling costs, pre-commercialization costs and higher salaries and benefits.  Higher selling costs are attributable to increased commissions due to increased revenue and higher costs for travel, hands-on professional education, and training.  Increased pre-commercialization costs are driven by activities related to future RECELL launches in soft tissue repair and vitiligo. Higher salaries and benefits were rendered for less than twelve months. primarily due to additional field personnel added to deepen penetration within individual customer accounts.

General and administrative expenses totaled $18.1increased 8%, or $1.6 million, for the year ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $4.6to $23.3 million, or 34% over the $13.6compared to $21.7 million recognized duringin the year ended June 30, 2019.corresponding period in the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by higher salaries and benefits and share-based

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compensation expenses.  Higher salaries and benefits costs were due to the expansion of our workforce to support overall operations along with severance costs associated with the termination of a resultformer executive officer. Higher share-based compensation expense was due to the new equity grants in the current period, partially offset by the reversal of the costsexpense for unvested awards related to the Redomicile Transaction, together with additional headcount associated withtermination of a former executive officer in the growth of the Company and the Company’ status as a cross listed entity on NASDAQ and the ASX. current year.

Research and development expenses for the year ended June 30, 2020 totaled $8.5decreased 12%, or $1.8 million, an increase of $0.6to $13.9 million, or 7% over the $7.9compared to $15.7 million recognized duringin the year ended June 30, 2019. Share-based compensation also increased to $16.5 million forcorresponding period in the year ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $14.6 million or 747% over the $1.9 million recognized during the year ended June 30, 2019 primarilyprior year. Research and development costs were lower due to the increasefollowing: pediatric burn study was closed for enrollment, soft tissue repair and vitiligo trial participants were in less costly follow-up phases this period compared to more costly recruitment and treatment phases in the grant date fair value of awards granted during the year. The increaseprior period, and lower expense for sponsored research toward pipeline development in the grant date fair valuecurrent period. This is partially offset by higher development expenses in the current year from ongoing development of next generation devices for an automated preparation of Spray-On Skin™ Cells as compared to the awards isprior year due to the increase in the Company’s stock price.early prototype development and testing.

Net loss after tax for the year ended June 30, 2020 was $42increased 6%, or $1.5 million, an increase of $16.9to $26.7 million, or 67% over the $25.1 million recognized duringin the year ended June 30, 2019.corresponding period in the prior year. The increase in net loss was driven by the higher operating costsexpenses as described above, partially offset by higher revenue.

Transition Period Ended December 31, 2021, compared to the higher revenue during the year. As a result of the U.S. national launch of the RECELL System in January 2019, and the expansion of research and development including multiple pivotal clinical studies seeking premarket approval from the FDA, operating expenses are expected to increase in future periods. These expenses are expected to be partially offset by increased commercial sales of the RECELL System as well as income under the BARDA contract.Six Months Ended December 31, 2020

The table below summarizes the results of our continuing operations for each of the periods presented.presented (in thousands).

 

  Year Ended June 30,   $   % 

 

Transition Period

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Statement of Operations Data:  2019   2018   Change   Change 

 

July 1 - December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

Revenues

  $5,474   $929   $4,545    489

 

$

13,956

 

 

$

10,163

 

 

 

3,793

 

 

 

37

%

Cost of sales

   1,271    546    725    133

 

 

(1,905

)

 

 

(1,750

)

 

 

(155

)

 

 

9

%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Gross profit

   4,203    383   $3,820    997

 

 

12,051

 

 

 

8,413

 

 

 

3,638

 

 

 

43

%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

BARDA income

   5,921    7,734    (1,813   (23%) 

 

 

580

 

 

 

1,045

 

 

 

(465

)

 

 

(44

)%

Operating Expenses:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

   12,253    4,875    7,378    151

 

 

(8,472

)

 

 

(6,865

)

 

 

(1,607

)

 

 

23

%

General and administrative expenses

   13,581    9,403    4,178    44

 

 

(10,996

)

 

 

(11,703

)

 

 

707

 

 

 

(6

)%

Research and development expenses

   7,872    6,257    1,615    26

 

 

(7,586

)

 

 

(6,735

)

 

 

(851

)

 

 

13

%

Share-based compensation

   1,946    1,423    523    37
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total operating expenses

   35,652    21,958    13,694    62

 

 

(27,054

)

 

 

(25,303

)

 

 

(1,751

)

 

 

7

%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Operating loss

   (25,528   (13,841  $(11,687   84

 

 

(14,423

)

 

 

(15,845

)

 

 

1,422

 

 

 

(9

)%

Interest expense

   27    21    6    29

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

70

%

Other income

   332    53    279    526

 

 

38

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

375

%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (25,223   (13,809  $(11,414   83

 

 

(14,402

)

 

 

(15,847

)

 

 

1,445

 

 

 

(9

)%

Income tax benefit (expense)

   121    1,074    (953   (89%) 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

19

%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net loss

  $(25,102  $(12,735  $(12,367   97

 

$

(14,427

)

 

$

(15,868

)

 

 

1,441

 

 

 

(9

)%

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2019 compared

Total net revenue increased 37% to Year Ended June 30, 2018

Revenue of the RECELL System totaled $5.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $4.6 million or 489% over the $0.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2018. Most of the current year increase in sales occurred in the U.S. as a result of the September 2018 FDA approval and commencement of the U.S. national market launch of the RECELL System in January 2019. U.S. sales during the year ended June 30, 2019 totaled $4.4$14.0 million, compared to zero$10.2 million in the corresponding period in the prior year. RECELL® commercial revenues were $13.8 million, while RECELL revenues associated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (“BARDA”) were $0.2 million. Revenues associated with BARDA were attributable to the vendor managed inventory associated with the purchase of RECELL units for emergency preparedness by BARDA.

Gross profit margin was 86% compared with 83% in the corresponding period in the prior year, driven largely by the extension of our shelf-life and lower shipping costs.  

BARDA income consisted of funding from BARDA, under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, within the yearU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under ongoing USG Contract No. HHSO100201500028C. Under the BARDA contract, income of $0.6 million was recognized during the transition period ended June 30, 2019 was 77%December 31, 2021, compared to 41%income of $1.0 million for the same period in 2018, and management expects gross margins to further increase as sales ramp up within the U.S.

prior year.  BARDA income of $5.9 million was recognized during the year ended June 30, 2019 compared to income of $7.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2018. The decrease was thedeclined as a result of wind-down of certain activities associated with supporting the U.S. FDA approval of the RECELL System as well as the compassionate use and continued access programs.

Operationspivotal trials for the first halftreatment of pediatric scald injuries.

Total operating expenses increased 7% to $27.1 million, compared to $25.3 million in the year ended June 30, 2019 were focused primarily on preparation forcorresponding period in the January 2019 U.S. market launchprior year.

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Sales and marketing expenses for the year ended June 30, 2019 totaled $12.3increased 23%, or $1.6 million, an increase of $7.4to $8.5 million, or 151% over the $4.9compared to $6.9 million recognized duringin the corresponding period in the prior year. Increased costs in the current year ended June 30, 2018. Thisare driven primarily by pre-commercialization planning for RECELL launches in soft tissue repair and vitiligo as well higher travel costs and increased hands-on professional education and training events.  Higher travel costs along with professional and training events in the current period are driven by fewer COVID-19 related travel restrictions.

General and administrative expenses decreased 6%, or $0.7 million, to $11.0 million, compared to $11.7 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. The decrease was driven by certain one-time professional services costs incurred in the prior period with establishing the Company as a domestic filer with the SEC following completion of the Redomiciliation, and severance costs associated with a former executive employee in the prior year.

Research and development expenses increased 13%, or $0.9 million, to $7.6 million, compared to $6.7 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributed to the recruitment, hiring and trainingongoing development of a U.S. sales force and thenext generation device for more automated preparation of Spray-On Skin™ Cells for vitiligo.  In addition, we had higher costs associated product launch sales and marketing materials and activities. Researchwith an increased rate of enrollment into our soft tissue repair clinical trial, as well as other research and development expenses forcosts associated with furthering the year ended June 30, 2019 totaled $7.9 million an increase of $1.6 million or 26% over the $6.3 million recognized during the year ended June 30, 2018. General and administrative expenses totaled $13.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $4.2 million or 44% over the $9.4 million recognized during the year ended June 30, 2018. As the result of investments in commercial, manufacturing, and system capabilities for the U.S. market launch of the RECELL System and related initiatives, operating costs for the year ended June 30, 2019 totaled $35.7 million, a $13.7 million or 62% increase over the $22 million incurred during the year ended June 30, 2018 and were in line with management expectations.Company’s pipeline.

Net loss after tax fordecreased 9%, or $1.4 million, to $14.4 million, over the year ended June 30, 2019 was $25.1 million, an increase of $12.4 million or 97% over $12.7$15.9 million recognized duringin the year ended June 30, 2018.corresponding period in the prior year. The increasedecrease in net loss was driven by higher revenue during the higher operating costs described above,year, partially offset by the higher sale of goods during the year. As a result of the U.S. national launch of the RECELL System in January 2019, and the expansion of research and development, operating expenses will increase in future periods. These expenses are expected to be partially offset by increased commercial sales of goods as well as income under the BARDA grant.described above.

B. Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We expect to utilize cash reserves until U.S. sales of our products reach a level sufficient to fund ongoing operations. The AVITA GroupMedical has historically funded its research and development activities, and more recently its substantial investment in sales and marketing activities, through raising capital by issuing securities, and it is expected that similar funding will be obtained to provide working capital if and when required. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $18.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $68.1 million in marketable securities and believes it has sufficient cash reserves to fund operations for the next 12-months. If the Company is unable to raise capital in the future, the Company may need to curtail expenditures by scaling back certain research and development or other programs.

DuringFinancing Activities

On March 1, 2021, the year ended June 30, 2020, we raised additional capital via a private placement in the amountCompany issued 3,214,250 shares of $81.7 million (through our former parent company, AVITA Medical). We sold the equivalent of 2,033,898 sharescommon stock at an issueoffering price of $40.17$21.50 per share for total net proceeds of $76.6 million, after deducting commission and offering expenses.

During the year ended June 30, 2019, we completedin a series of equity transactions (through our former parent company, AVITA Medical).registered underwritten offering. The second tranche of the June 2018 Placement (defined below) closed on July 27, 2018, raising an aggregate of $2.4 million through the issuance of the equivalent of 650,000 shares in the Company at $3.70 per share. During December 2018, we completed a placement to raise $28.8 million over two tranches. We completed the first tranche on December 10, 2018 and issued the equivalent of 3,100,471 shares in the Company at a price of $5.76 per share raising gross proceeds of $17.9from the offering were approximately $69.1 million. The settlement of the second tranche for $10.9 million was approved by the shareholders at an extraordinary meeting held during January 2019. The second tranche closed on January 18, 2019 and raised gross proceeds of $10.9 million through the sale of the equivalent of 1,899,530 shares in the Company at the same price as the first tranche, being $5.76 per share. In addition, on January 10, 2019, we completed a Share Purchase Plan under which we effectively offered existing eligible shareholders the opportunity to purchase shares in the Company at a purchase price of $5.74 per share pursuant to a Share Purchase Plan. As part of the Share Purchase Plan we received gross proceeds of $1.3 million for the issuance of the equivalent of 220,612 shares in the Company.

During the year ended June 30, 2018, the Company completed a series of equity transactions (through our former parent company, AVITA Medical). During October 2017, we announced a capital raising in aggregate to raise $13.2 million over two tranches; the first a private placement and the second a rights offering to existing shareholders. On October 17, 2017, we completed the private placement of the equivalent of 1,009,830 shares at a price of $3.53 per share raising gross proceeds of $3.6 million. On November 2, 2017, we completed the rights offering resulting in a total issue of the equivalent of 2,765,029 shares to raise a gross total of $9.6 million. During June 2018, we announced an institutional placement to raise an aggregate of $13.3 million over two tranches (“June 2018 Placement”). The first tranche closed on June 13, 2018 and raised an aggregate of $9.7 million by issuing the equivalent of 2,554,756 shares at a price of $3.79 per share. The second tranche for an aggregate of $2.4 million (referenced above) was issued on July 27, 2018.

During December 2017, the board of directors approved the 2016 Director Share Plan which previously allowed directors to convert their compensation into our shares.

The AVITA GroupMedical also benefits from cash inflows from the BARDA contract awarded to(discussed earlier in this Annual Report). We entered into the AVITA Group incontract on September 29, 2015, and subsequentlythe scope has expanded through a seriesnumber of modifications. These payments fromamendments to the contract. The current contract period continues to December 31, 2023, with the option by BARDA offset operating costs from various activities undertaken to support the FDA regulatory approval process for RECELL in the United States, preparationterminate earlier. The contract provided funding for the planned commercial launchdevelopment of the RECELL in the United States, and RECELL clinical programs in the United States. Further, there were no material expenditure commitments from the BARDA contract. With the U.S. FDA approval of RECELLSystem. The contract will continue to provide funding for the treatment of burns in September 2018, and the U.S. market launchfuture use of the product in January 2019, sales of goods are expectedas a medical countermeasure to be an increasing source of revenueassist disaster preparedness and response in the future. On July 13,U.S. for mass casualty events involving burn injuries.

Under the contract, BARDA has provided funding and technical support for the development of the RECELL System. BARDA funded the completion of two randomized, controlled pivotal clinical trials, as well as Compassionate Use and Continued Access programs, and development of the health economic model demonstrating the cost savings associated with the RECELL System. BARDA exercised a contract option to fund a randomized, controlled clinical trial for a pediatric early intervention study which commenced enrollment in March 2020, and closed to enrollment in June 2021, subsequent to FDA-approval of an expanded RECELL indication for use that includes treatment of pediatric patients. Currently, the Company announced that BARDA will procurecontract is supporting the Company’s clinical trial in soft-tissue repair. Also included in the BARDA contract was a provision for procurement of the RECELL System and agreed to the purchase, storage and delivery of RECELL Systems utilizingunder a vendor-managed inventory (“VMI”) plan valued atsystem to bolster emergency preparedness in the amount of $7.6 million. Further, BARDA has expanded the awarded contract to provide supplemental funding of $1.6 million to support the logistics of emergency deployment of RECELL Systems for use in mass casualty or other emergency situations. DeliveryWe are contracted to manage this inventory of RECELL Systems underproduct until the VMI plan is expected to commence in the second half of the 2020 calendar year. federal government requests shipment or at contract termination on December 31, 2023. As of June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, we had received cumulative payments of $24.4$37.9 million under the BARDA contract.

The Company’s research and development activities are eligible to receive an incentive under an Australian Government tax incentive for eligible expenditure incurred on or after July 1, 2012 (“R&D Incentive”). Our management has assessed these activities and expenditure to determine our likely eligibility under the R&D Incentive. For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company has received $0.1 million and $1.6 million, respectivelyyear-ended December 31, 2022, we recognized $370,000 of revenue related to this R&D Incentive.BARDA services provided to BARDA for emergency preparedness.

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Given the above, we believe there is presently sufficient working capital to support our committed research and development programs and other activities over the next twelve months and the Company believes it has the ability to realize its assets and pay its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  As of June 30, 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

(In Thousands)

  2020   2019 

 

December 31,

2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

Net cash used in operations

  $(22,747  $(19,250

 

$

(19,090

)

 

$

(18,024

)

Net cash used in investing activities

   (847   (1,227

 

 

(19,332

)

 

 

(50,208

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

   77,057    29,709 

 

 

900

 

 

 

64,065

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and restricted cash

   3    156 

Net increase in cash and restricted cash

   53,466    9,388 

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

   20,374    10,986 

Cash and restricted cash at end of year

   73,840    20,374 

Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(87

)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(37,548

)

 

 

(4,254

)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

 

55,712

 

 

 

59,966

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year

 

 

18,164

 

 

 

55,712

 

Years Ended June 30, 2020, and 2019

Net cash used in operating activities was $22.7 million and $19.3$19.1 million during the years ended June 30, 2020year-ended December 31, 2022, and 2019, respectively.$18.0 million during the year-ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due toresulted from higher operating costs, associated with a full year of commercialization of the RECEL System in the United States, and the expansion of research and development.partially offset by increased revenues.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.8 million and $1.2$19.3 million during the years ended June 30, 2020year-ended December 31, 2022 and 2019, respectively.$50.2 million during the during the year-ended December 31, 2021. Cash flows used for investing activities waswere primarily attributable to payments forinvesting excess cash in marketable securities in the purchase of a property and equipment.prior year.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $77.1$0.9 million and $29.7$64.1 million for the years ended June 30, 2020year-ended December 31, 2022 and 2019,2021 respectively. The AVITA Group completed a series ofdecrease in cash provided by financing transactions and received proceeds fromactivities was due to the issuance of sharescommon stock during March 2021.

Capital Management and exercise of options.

Capital managementMaterial Cash Requirements

We aim to manage capital so that the Company continues as a going concern while also maintaining optimal returns to s tockholdersstockholders and benefits for other stakeholders. We also aim to maintain a capital structure that ensures the lowest cost of capital available to the Company. We regularly review the Company’s capital structure and seek to take advantage of available opportunities to improve outcomes for the Company and its stockholders.

For the yearannual period ended June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, there were no dividends paid and we have no plans to commence the payment of dividends. We have no purchase commitments or long-term contractual obligations or purchase commitments, except for lease obligations as of December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 6 of our Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on our lease obligations. In addition, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC) that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material investors. We have no committed plans to issue further shares on the market but will continue to assess market conditions and the Company’s cash flow requirements to ensure the Company is appropriately funded in order to pursue its various opportunities.

There is no significant external borrowing at the reporting date. Neither the Company nor any of the subsidiaries are subject to externally imposed capital requirement.

C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses

In recent years, we have continued our practice of building valuable research collaborations with institutions based primarily in the United States but also in Australia, Japan and Europe and other regions to enable us to develop a point-of-care solution for the potential treatment of a wide range of skin injuries or defects which may be suitable for use with the RECELL System. These collaborative arrangements ensure that we work with well-respected key option leaders and laboratories without incurring ongoing administrative and personnel costs. All clinical, research and development of RECELL System, including clinical studies, is performed in compliance with the appropriate governing authorities, regulators and standards. We maintain in-house general counsel and research and development project expertise to coordinate these research collaborations.

Our research and development expenses consist primarily of expenses for contracted research and development activities conducted by major contract research organizations on our behalf, including personnel, testing facilities and other payments in accordance with our research and clinical agreements. Research and development expenses were $8.5 million, and $7.9 million, during the years ended June 30, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

D. Trend Information

While our RECELL System has reached commercialization for specific applications in certain jurisdictions, the United States remains our primary point of commercial and clinical focus. In addition, we are currently seeking to expand the breadth of clinical indications for which the RECELL System is approved for use in the United States ut have no plans to conduct clinical studies outside of the United States at this time. While we seek to advance the commercial opportunities for the RECELL System, it is not possible for us to predict with any degree of accuracy the outcome of our business in the future.

E. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC) that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material investors.

F. Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments as of June 30, 2020:

   Payments due by period 
       Less than   2-3   4-5   More than 
Contractual Obligations (in thousands)  Total   1 year   years   years   5 years 

Operating lease obligations (1)

  $607   $530   $77   $—     $—   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $607   $530   $77   $—     $—   

(1) - Operating lease obligations are primarily for corporate office space and warehouse facilities.

 

G. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The SEC defines “critical accounting policies” as those that require the application of management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Practices, or U.S. GAAP, requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base those estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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The following listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this Annual Report. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is dictated by U.S. GAAP, with no need for our judgment in its application. There are also areas in which our judgment in selecting an available alternative would not produce a materially different result. We have identified the following as our critical accounting policies.

Revenue Recognition

The Company adopted ASC Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers, on July 1, 2018. Under Topic 606, the Company recognizes revenue when its customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of Topic 606, the Company performs the following five steps:

1.Identify the contract with a customer

2.Identify the performance obligations

3.Determine the transaction price

4.Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations

5.Recognize revenue when/as performance obligation(s) are satisfied

In order for an arrangement to be considered a contract, it must be probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it is entitled for goods or services to be transferred. Once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised with each contract, determines whether those are performance obligations and the related transaction price. The Company then recognizes the sale of goods based on the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when the performance obligation is satisfied.

The Company’s revenue consists primarily of the sale of the RECELL System to hospitals or other treatment centers, COSMOTEC and to BARDA (collectively, “customers”), predominately in the United States. The Company evaluated the BARDA contract and concluded that a portion of the arrangement, such as the procurement of the RECELL system and the emergency preparedness, represents a transaction with a customer and as such are in the scope of ASC 606.  Amounts received from BARDA for the research and development of the Company’s product are classified as BARDA income in the consolidated statement of operations and are accounted for under IAS 20.  For further details refer to BARDA Income and Receivables below.

Revenues for commercial customers (COSMOTEC, hospitals and treatment centers) are recognized as control of the product is transferred to customers, at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for the product. Revenues are recognized net of volume discounts. As such, revenue is recognized only to the extent a significant reversal of revenues is not expected to occur in subsequent periods. Effective July 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective method applicable to all contracts that were not completed at the date of initial application. This update outlined a comprehensive new revenue recognition model designed to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also required additional qualitative disclosures. Upon adoption, the ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the financial statements. Refer to Note 12 – Revenues for further information. For the Company’s contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, the Company used the practical expedient applicable to such contracts and does not consider the time value of money. Further, because of the short duration of these contracts, the Company has not disclosed the transaction price for the remaining performance obligations as of each reporting period or when the Company expects to recognize this revenue. The Company has further applied the practical expedient to exclude sales tax in the transaction price and expense contract fulfilment costs such as commissions and shipping and handling expenses as incurred.

For revenues related to the BARDA contract with-in the scope of ASC 606, the Company identified two performance obligations (i) the procurement of 5,614 RECELL units, (ii) emergency preparedness services. Through this contract the Company promises to procure the product through a vendor management inventory arrangement and to stand ready to provide emergency deployment services related to the product. Emergency preparedness services include procuring necessary storage containers, housing, and maintaining the containers (and product), and providing shipping and handling services in the event of an emergency situation. This stand ready obligation is a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer, overtime as services are consumed.  

The total transaction price for the portion of the BARDA contract that is with-in the scope of ASC 606, was determined to be $9.2 million.  The transaction price was allocated on a stand-alone selling price basis as follows: $7.6 million to the procurement of the RECELL product, which is classified as revenues when recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and $1.6 million to the emergency deployment services is be classified as revenues when recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.  The

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$1.6 million for emergency deployment includes variable consideration which is deemed immaterial to the contract as a whole.  The Company estimated the stand-alone selling price of the procurement of the RECELL product based on historical pricing of the Company’s product at the initial execution of the contract. The Company estimated the stand-alone selling price of the emergency deployment services performed based on the Company’s projected cost of providing the services plus an applicable profit margin as denoted in the contract.

The Company’s performance obligations are either satisfied at a point in time or over time as services are provided. The product procurement performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time, upon transfer of control of the product. As such, the related revenue for these performance obligations is recognized at a point in time as revenue within the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. In addition to guidance under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue from the sales of RECELL product to BARDA for placement into vaccine stockpiles in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Interpretation, Commission Guidance regarding Accounting for Sale of Vaccines and BioTerror Countermeasures to the Federal Government for Placement into the Pediatric Vaccine Stockpile or the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Under this guidance, revenue is recognized when product is placed in the BARDA vendor-managed inventory (“VMI”) as control of the product has been transferred to the customer at the time of delivery to the VMI.  RECELL units that have been delivered to BARDA have a product replacement obligation at no cost to BARDA due to product’s limited shelf-life. The estimated cost of the expired inventory over the term of the contract is accrued on a per unit basis at the time of delivery.  The liability is released upon replacement of the product along with a corresponding reduction to inventory. The emergency preparedness services performance obligation is satisfied over time.  Revenue for the emergency deployment will be recognized on a straight-line basis during the term of the contract as services are consumed over time. Services recognized are included in sales within the consolidated statement of operations.  Contract costs to fulfil the performance obligation are incremental and expected to be recovered are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract. Contract costs are included in other long-term assets.

Contract Liabilities

The Company receives payments from customers based on contractual terms. Trade receivables are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. The Company satisfies its performance obligation on product sales when the products are shipped or delivered, depending on the terms of the sale. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically 30-90 days, and do not include a financing component. Contract liabilities are recorded when the Company receives payment prior to satisfying its obligation to transfer goods to a customer.

See Note 1214 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for additional detail on revenue recognition.

Government Grants / BARDA Income and Receivables

The AVITA GroupMedical was granted a BARDA contract in September 2015, wherein BARDA provided funding to the AVITA GroupMedical to support the ongoing U.S. clinical regulatory program towards FDA premarket approval, Compassionate Use program, clinical and health economics research, and U.S. pediatric burn programs.

Income under the BARDA contract is earned under a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement in which the Company is reimbursed for direct costs incurred plus allowable indirect costs and a fixed-fee earned. Billings under the contracts are based on approved provisional indirect billing rates, which permit recovery of fringe benefits, general and administrative expenses and a fixed fee.

The Company has concluded that grants are not within the scope of ASC 606, as they do not meet the definition of a contract with a “customer”. The Company has further concluded that Subtopic 958-605,Not-for-Profit-Entities-Revenue Recognition also does not apply, as the Company is a business entity, and the grants are with governmental agencies. Government grants and related receivables are recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received, and all attaching conditions will be complied with. When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognized as income over the periods necessary to match the grant on a systematic basis to the costs that it is intended to compensate. When the grant relates to an asset, the fair value is credited to deferred income and is released to the profit or loss over the expected useful life of the relevant asset by equal annual installments.

Stock BasedShare-Based Compensation

The Company records compensation expense for share-based payments to employees, including grants of stock options, restricted stock units and performance-based awards based on the fair market value of the awards on the date of grant. The fair value of stock-basedshare-based compensation awards is amortized over the vesting period of the award. Compensation expense for performance-based awards is measured based on the number of shares ultimately expected to vest, estimated at each reporting date based on management’s expectations regarding the relevant performance criteria.

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The Company estimates the fair value of tenure-based share options and other equity-based compensation using a Binomialthe Black-Scholes option pricing model on the date of grant. The Company estimates the fair value of options with a performance condition and market condition using the Monte-Carlo simulation model.  Restricted stock units are valued based on the market price on the grant date.

The following assumptions were used in the valuation of stock options.

Expected volatility – determined using the average of the historical volatility using daily intervals over the expected term and the derived volatility using the longest term available of 12 months.

Expected dividends – None, based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Expected term – the expected term of the Company’s stock options for tenure only vesting has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method as described in the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 relating to stock-based compensation. The simplified method was chosen because the Company has limited historical option exercise experience due to its short operating history of awards granted, the first plan was established in 2016 and was primarily used for Executives awards.  Further, the Company does not have sufficient history of exercises in the U.S. market given the Company’s redomiciliation from Australia to the United States in 2020. The expected term of options with a performance condition or market condition was set to the contractual term of 10 years.  

Risk-free interest rate – the risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant for a period approximately equal to the expected term of the award.

See Note 1315 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for additional detail on stock basedshare-based compensation.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

The Company reviews its uncertain tax positions regularly. An uncertain tax position represents the Company’s expected treatment of a tax position taken in a filed return or planned to be taken in a future tax return or claim that has not been reflected in measuring income tax expense for financial reporting purposes. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination on the basis of the technical merits or the statute of limitations for the relevant taxing authority to examine and challenge the tax position has expired.

See Note 1416 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for additional detail on income taxes.

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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Please see

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020, beginning at page F-1 under Note 19 “Financial Risk management Objectives and Policies” for a description of interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, credit risk and liquidity risk and how such risks affect the Company.information required by this item.

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Our financial statements and supplementary data are attached hereto beginning on Page F-1 and are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2020.December 31, 2022. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2020.December 31, 2022.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for our company, as this term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. As required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and proceduresinternal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, based on the criteria set forth in the Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures wereinternal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2020.December 31, 2022.

This report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding our internal control over financial reporting, in accordance with applicable SEC rules that permit us to provide only management’s report in this report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Remediation of Material Weakness

ThroughoutDuring the yearthree-months ended June 30, 2020, the Company undertook remediation measures related to the previously reportedDecember 31, 2022, there were no material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting. We completed these remediation measures during the year ended June 30, 2020, including testing of the design and implementation of the related controls. Specifically, we implemented a more rigorous process to track and monitor our accumulated tax losses and we have hired an external income tax specialist to review our application of tax legislation across jurisdictions. Based on these procedures, we believe that the previously reported material weakness has been remediated.

Other than described above, there was no changechanges made in our internal control over financial reporting during(as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the year ended June 30, 2020, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.Exchange Act).

Inherent Limitations on Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Because of these inherent limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all instances of fraud, misstatements, or other control issues. In addition, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure or internal controls to future periods are subject to risks, including, among others, that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None

Item 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

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PART III

Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Directors and Executive Officers

The following table sets forth our directors and executive officers, their ages and the positions they held asIdentification of the date of this Annual Report. All of our directors and executive officers may be contacted at our registered office located at 28159 Avenue Stanford, Suite 220, Valencia, CA 91355.

Any references in this section to a director’s role prior to completion of the Redomicile Transaction are references to that director’s role as a director of AVITA Medical (being the former parent company of the AVITA Group).

.Directors

 

Name

Position

Age

Age

Position with the Company and Principal Occupation

Date First Elected or Appointed

Director Since

Board Term Expires

Lou Panaccio

Non-Executive Chairman

65

62

Chairman of the Board of Directors

July 2014

December 2023

Jeremy Curnock Cook

Non-Executive Director

73

70

Non-Executive Director

October 2012

Louis Drapeau

Non-Executive Director75January 2016

Damien McDonaldDecember 2023

Non-Executive Director54January 2016

Professor Suzanne Crowe

Non-Executive Director

72

68

Non-Executive Director

January 2016

December 2023

Dr. Michael PerryJan Stern Reed

63

Non-Executive Director

July 2021

December 2023

James Corbett

64

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

60June 2017

David McIntyre

Chief Financial Officer49November 2019

Erin Liberto

Chief Commercial Officer45August 2017

Andrew QuickJuly 2021

Chief Technology Officer49April 2019

Donna ShiromaDecember 2023

General Counsel57June 2018

Lou Panaccio has served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since July 2014. Mr. Panaccio is a successful healthcare businessman with extensive experience leading companies from concept to commercialization. Mr. Panaccio possesses more than 3035 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare services and life sciences, including more than 2025 years of board-level experience. Mr. Panaccio is currently a Non-Executive Director of ASX50 company and one of the world’s largest medical diagnostics companies, Sonic Healthcare Limited, where he has served since 2005. In addition, Mr. Panaccio is a Non-Executive Director of Unison Housing Limited, was a Non-Executive Chairman of Genera Biosystems Limited until June 2019, is a Non-Executive Chairman of Adherium Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Rhythm Biosciences Limited, aboth are publicly listed (ASX) development-stage medical diagnostics company.

diagnostics/device companies. We believe Mr. Panaccio is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive experience in the healthcare services and life sciences and his experience serving on boards.

Jeremy Curnock Cook has served as a Non-Executive Director of the Board since October 2012. He is a veteran in the life sciences/healthcare industry and has been actively supporting the commercialization of healthcare innovations and helping entrepreneurs build their international businesses over the past 45 years. Founder and Managing Director of BioScience Managers, Mr. Curnock Cook is currentlybrings his decades of international experience to our Board of Directors. Over his career, Mr. Curnock Cook has successfully managed in excess of US $1 billion in equity investments. He launched the Managing Director of Bioscience Managers Pty Ltd, a formerly a shareholder of the Company, responsiblefirst dedicated biotechnology fund for the BM Asia Pacific Healthcare Fund,Australian market and serves as Chairman of International Bioscience Managers Ltd. He is thea former head of the life science private equity team at Rothschild Asset Management, an early pioneer and was responsible forsignificant investor in the launch ofsector. In his early career he founded the first dedicated biotechnologyInternational Biochemicals Group which he successfully sold to Royal Dutch Shell. Mr. Curnock Cook co-created a European-focused seed fund for the Australian marketwith Johnson & Johnson and the conception and launch ofbuilt the International Biotechnology Trust.  Mr. Curncock Cook has served on more than 40 boards of directors in the life science sector, in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, and Australia.  In addition to serving on our Board of Directors, Mr. Curnock Cook serves as a Non-Executive Director ofon the following boards: International BioScience Managers Ltd appointed March 2000, Bioscience Managers Pty Ltd appointed January 2003, REX Bionics appointed February 2012, Sea Dragon appointed October 2012, Adherium Ltd a public (ASX) company with a digital health platform focusedappointed April 2015, Bioscience Managers UK Ltd appointed August 2017, Marine Department Ltd, appointed on improving medication adherenceJanuary 2019, JLCC Ltd appointed December 2019, CRiL appointed November 2020 and patient outcomes. From November 2005, he also serves as a Director for AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation, Inc. (which merged to Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in May 2019), a public (NYSE) clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of bacteriophage-based therapies for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. He also serves as a Director for Sea Dragon Limited, a public (NZX) company processing fish oils into marine bioactive compounds. Mr. Curnock Cook previously served as a Non-Executive Director of Phylogica Limited, a public (ASX) company developing next generation intracellular biological therapeutics.

Humanetix appointed September 2021. We believe Mr. Curnock Cook is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive experience in the life sciences.

Louis Drapeau has served as Non-Executive Director of our board since January 2016. Mr. Drapeau has considerable expertise in both the biotechsector and with the financial reporting and other requirements of U.S. public companies. From March 2011 until May 2019, Mr. Drapeau served as an Independent Director at AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation, Inc., a public (NYSE) clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of bacteriophage-based therapies for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Mr. Drapeau has held senior positions with Insite Vision Inc., Nektar Therapeutics and BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., and served as an Audit Partner at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Drapeau was previously an Independent Director at Bio-Rad Laboratories, a public (NYSE) company manufacturing products for the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets, and InterMune, Inc., a public (NASDAQ) commercial-stage biotech company. He has an MBA from Stanford University.

We believe Mr. Drapeau is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his experience with financial reporting and other requirements of U.S. public companies, and considerable expertise in the biotech sector.

Damien McDonald Professor Suzanne Crowe AO has served as a Non-Executive Director of our board of directors since January 2016. Mr. McDonald has a proven track record of achieving value in themedical device space. Mr. McDonald is currently Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Board of LivaNova plc, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer. LivaNova plc is a public (NASDAQ) company that is a leader in cardiovascular and neuromodulation solutions. Prior to that, he was a Group Executive and Corporate Vice President at NYSE-listed Danaher Corporation, a multinational science and technology innovation company that acquires and produces life science and industrial products and brands, where he led a $1.5 billion group of dental consumable companies. Earlier in his tenure, Mr. McDonald was Group President of Kerr where he and his team focused on building a strong research and development pipeline while improving operational performance utilizing the Denaher Business System. He has also previously worked for Merck & Co, Johnson & Johnson and Zimmer. Mr. McDonald has B.S. degrees in both pharmacy and economics from the University of Queensland, a master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Wales, and an MBA from IMD of Lausanne, Switzerland.

We believe Mr. McDonald is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive experience in the biotech and medical device industries, and his proven track record of achieving value in themedical device space.

Professor Suzanne Crowe AM has served as a Non-Executive Director since January 2016. Australian-based, she is a physician-scientist and ASX/Nasdaq-listed companydirector with extensive expertise in supporting companies with their medical and scientific strategies. Professor Crowe is a Principal ResearchA Fellow of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. She is a Principal Specialist in Infectious Diseases at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne and Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Monash University, Melbourne, and has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers. Professor Crowe is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and Emeritus Professor, Monash University Melbourne, she is currently a Non-Executive Director of St VincentsSonic Healthcare Ltd, a large global medical diagnostic company. Past board positions include St. Vincent's Health Australia Ltd (2012-2021), the country’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider. Professor CroweAfter 35 years at both, she has recently retired from the Burnet Institute, having served as Associate Director and The Alfred Hospital Melbourne, where she held the appointment of Senior Specialist Physician in Infectious Diseases. She was appointed as a MemberOfficer of the Order of Australia (AM)(AO) in 20112020 in recognition of her services to recognize her service to medicalhealth, clinical governance, biomedical research, in HIV/AIDS. She has medical and MD degrees from Monash University, an internal medicine specialist qualification in Infectious Diseases from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and a Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

education. We believe Professor Crowe is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on her technical experience and extensive expertise in supporting companies with their medical and scientific strategies.

Dr. Michael Perry was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director in June 2017. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Perry

Jan Stern Reed has served as aNon-Executive Director commencingsince July 2021. She has more than 35 years of legal, management and business leadership experience primarily within the healthcare industry, and brings significant expertise in February 2013. From 2016 to 2017, hecorporate governance, compliance and risk management. Ms. Reed served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., a global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing company. Prior to Walgreens, Ms. Reed was Executive Vice President, Human Resources, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Solo Cup Company, where she was responsible for the legal, human resources, internal audit, corporate communications, and compliance functions. Prior to Solo Cup Company, she was Associate General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief ScientificCorporate Governance Officer of Global Business Development and Licensing for Novartis AG. From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Perry served as Chief Scientific Officer of Novartis’ Cell and Gene Therapy Unit, and from 2012 to 2014 he served as Vice President and Global Head of Stem Cell Therapy for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, a U.S. affiliate of Switzerland-based Novartis AG. Dr. Perry previously served as the Global Head of R&D at Baxter Healthcare,International, Inc. Ms. Reed holds

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a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Ms. Reed currently serves as a board member of Stepan Co. (NYSE:SCL), a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries, and AngioDynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANGO), an industry-leading and transformative medical technology company focused on restoring healthy blood flow in the body’s vascular system, expanding cancer treatment options, and improving quality of life for patients. We believe Ms. Reed is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors based on her extensive experience in legal, human resources, corporate governance, general management and business leadership, primarily within the healthcare industry.

James Corbett was appointed as President

and CEO of Cell & Gene Therapy at Novartis affiliates Systemix Inc. and Genetic Therapy, Inc., VP Regulatory Affairs at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp., Directorthe Company effective as of Regulatory Affairs at Schering-Plough Corporation, and Chairman, CEO or CMO at several early stage biotech companies. He also previouslySeptember 28, 2022. Mr. Corbett served as a Venture Partner with Bay City Capital, LLC,Non-Executive Director from July 2021 to September 28, 2022. He has approximately 40 years of leadership experience in the medical device field, most recently, as CEO of CathWorks Ltd., a life science investment firm managing venturesoftware-based medical technology company. Mr. Corbett has extensive global commercial and operating experience, serving as an expatriate General Manager of Baxter Japan and later as General Manager and President of Scimed Life Systems Inc. and Boston Scientific International respectively. During his career he has served as CEO of three publicly listed companies; Microtherapeutics Inc (MTIX), ev3 Inc (evvv), Alphatec Spine (ATEC). Mr. Corbett has also led two privately funded companies as CEO: Home Diagnostics Inc. and Vertos Medical. Mr. Corbett has extensive capital funds, basedmarket and governance experience from both public and private environments. Mr. Corbett holds a Bachelor of Science in San Francisco California. Dr. Perry serves asBusiness Administration from the University of Kansas. Mr. Corbett is a Directorboard member of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, a public (NASDAQ) development stage company focused on medicines that treat intractable diseases by silencing genes. He is also a Director at BioScience Managers Pty Ltd.

two privately held medical device companies.  We believe Dr. PerryMr. Corbett is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on our reviewhis global commercial and operating expertise in supporting companies with their medical and scientific strategies.

Identification of his experience, qualifications, attributesExecutive Officers

Name

Age

Position

Date First Elected or Appointed

James Corbett*

64

Chief Executive Officer

September 2022

Sean Ekins

48

Interim Chief Financial Officer

January 2023

Erin Liberto

48

Chief Commercial Officer

August 2017

Andrew Quick

52

Chief Technology Officer

April 2019

Donna Shiroma

60

General Counsel

June 2018

*Mr. Corbett was appointed as President and skills, including his executive leadership experience inCEO of the healthcare and biotechnology industries.Company effective as of September 28, 2022.

David McIntyre was appointed

James Corbett is discussed above under “Identification of Directors”.

Sean Ekins has served as the interim Chief Financial Officer in November 2019. Mr. McIntyre hassince January 2023.  A versatile financial leader with more than 20 years of executive experience having held senior financial, legalin technology, high-tech manufacturing and entertainment industries, Mr. Ekins joined AVITA Medical in 2017 and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Finance. Over the course of his career, Mr. Ekins has demonstrated expertise across all aspects of management and operational roles across multinationalaccounting, inclusive of SEC and growth-stage entities. Most recently,financial reporting, systems analysis and implementation, and team development. Prior to joining the company, Mr. McIntyreEkins served as the North American Controller for IXIA, a Partner with Apple Tree Partners (ATP), a multibillion-dollar venture capturetest, visibility, and growth equity fund focused exclusively on life sciences. At ATP, Mr. McIntyre was responsible for the medical device portfolio, together with various operating and board functions, including acting as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Technical Operations at Braeburn, Inc. Prior to ATP, Mr. McIntyre was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at HeartWare® International, Inc. (previously ASX:HIN; NASDAQ: HTWR)security solutions provider, where he oversaw HeartWare’s financial, supply chainled all accounting operations, including the transition and operating functions as it transitioned from pre-clinical stage through commercialization across more than 20 countries. Prior to HeartWare,successful integration into Keysight Technologies following the company’s acquisition. Previously, Mr. McIntyre practiced asEkins held accounting positions with The Walt Disney Company, Countrywide Financial Corporation, and 3D Systems, Inc. Mr. Ekins is a senior attorneyCertified Public Accountant and earned his Bachelor Science in private practice specializing in corporate, mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets with Baker & McKenzie and KPMG as well as holding various senior financial roles in multi-national companies, including within the Rio Tinto Group of companies.

Mr. McIntyre holds a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting)Accounting from the University of Sydney (Australia), a Bachelor of Law from the University of Technology, Sydney (Australia) and a Master of Business Administration (Fuqua Scholar) from Duke University. He is also a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and is admitted as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (in Australia).Southern California.

Erin Liberto has served as Chief Commercial Officer since August 2017. Ms. Liberto has more than 1920 years of multifaceted global commercialexperience developing, launching, managing, and optimizing healthcare portfolios with products that span therapeutic and aesthetic indications for international organizations including Allergan and Johnson & Johnson. Ms. Liberto’s proficiency in long-term strategic planning has led to more than a dozen successful product launches across the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Ms. Liberto holds an International MBA with a concentration in Global Marketing from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona and a Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University in Canada.

Andrew Quick was appointed Chief Technology Officer in April 2019 and previous to that served as Senior Vice President, Clinical DevelopmentbeginningDevelopment. Mr. Quick joined the company in July 2010. Mr. Quickof 2010 and has more than 25 years of experience in medical device design, development, clinical research and medical affairs. Mr. Quick has previously held leadership positions in the development of diagnostic instrumentation and active implantable therapeutics, including most recently with Boston Scientific Neuromodulation / Advanced Bionics from 2006 to 2010 where he led U.S. investigational device and post-market clinical research in the cochlear implant business. He also served in a series of positions with SonaMed Corporation from 1994 to 2005, including Vice President, Products and Clinical Affairs. Mr. Quick has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University.

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Donna Shiroma has served as General Counsel since June 2018. Ms. Shiroma has more than 20 years of legal and compliance experience in thepharmaceutical and medical device industries and has played an instrumental role in transitioning companies from clinical to commercial entities. Prior to joining the Company, she served in roles of increasing responsibility as corporate counsel, general counsel, vice president of legal, chief privacy and compliance officer, and chief commercial officer for AstrexAstex Pharmaceuticals from 2017 to 2018, Ascend Therapeutics from 2008 to 2017, PDL BioPharma from 2006 to 2008, and several Johnson & Johnson companies. Ms. Shiroma holds a B.S. in Environmental Sciences from University of California, Berkley,Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. She is licensed in the State of California as an attorney.

Term of Office

Our directorsDirectors are elected for a term of one year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation, disqualification, or removal.

Our executive officers are appointed by our boardBoard of directorsDirectors and hold office for such terms as may be prescribed by our boardBoard of directorsDirectors and until their successors are appointed, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships between our directorsDirectors or executive officers.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

None of our directorsDirectors or executive officers has been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

a)

any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business or property of such person or any partnership or business in which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;

 

b)

any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);

 

c)

being the subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his or her involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;

 

d)

being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;

 

e)

being the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of: (i) any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation; or (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease- and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

 

f)

being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(40) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

Gender Diversity

Under the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations the Company is required to set measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity in the composition of its board, senior executives and workforce generally.

As a newly incorporated company,

In the Company’s 2021 Form 10-KT, the Company confirmed that it had set a target of having at least 30% of its Directors being of each gender by 2024. As of the date of this Form 10-K, the Company has achieved that target as the Directors of the Company are 40% female and 60% male.

The Company is also in the process of developing measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity in the composition of its board, senior executives and workforce generally in accordance with its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. However, the Company has a target to have at least 30% of its directors of each gender by 2024. The Company will disclose its measurable objectives, the time period for achieving those objectives and the Company’s progress towards achieving those objectives in future reporting periods.

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Performance Evaluations

AsAt least annually, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will lead the Board of Directors in a newly incorporated entity,self-evaluation to determine whether the Companyboard, its committees and individual directors are functioning effectively. The board completed its last self-evaluation during the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022.

Additionally, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Compensation Committee and Audit Committee conduct an annual evaluation of each Board committee as it relates to the composition of each committee, the frequency and length of meetings, each committees primary responsibilities, and the effectiveness of the each of the committee’s duties.  The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee completed its self-evaluation during the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022.

The Company's Compensation Committee has not yethistorically undertaken an evaluationa review of the performance of the board of directors orCompany's CEO and the executive management team annually during the first quarter of the Company’s senior executive team in respect of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.calendar year.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Conduct, or the Code, that constitutes a “codes“code of ethics” as that term is defined in paragraph (b) of Item 406 of Regulation S-K and that applies to our executive officers, non-executive Directors, management and persons performing similar functions, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer and controller.employees of the Company. A copy of the Code is included as Exhibit 14.1 to this Annual Report and is available on our website at www.avitamedical.com.

If we make any amendmentamendments to the Code or grant any waivers, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code, which applies to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer and controller, or persons performing similar functions, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.

Section 16(a) Beneficial ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires the Company’s Directors and certain of its executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the Company’s common shares to file reports of and changes in ownership with the SEC. Based solely on the Company’s review of copies of SEC filings it has received or filed, the Company believes that each of its Directors, executive officers, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the shares satisfied the Section 16(a) filing requirements during the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022.

Election of Directors

Our boardBoard of directorsDirectors consists of sixfive members. Directors are elected at our annual general meeting of stockholders and hold office for a term of one year and until their successors have been elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation or removal. Our Directors were most recently elected at our 2022 annual general meeting on December 12, 2022, to hold office for a term of one year or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring on our boardBoard of directorsDirectors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining members of our board,Board, even if such majority is less than a quorum, and each directorDirector so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the directorDirector whom he or she has replaced or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

Under ASX Listing Rule 14.4, any directorsDirectors of the Company (except a managing director)Director) must not hold office without re-election past the third annual general meeting following the director’sDirector’s appointment or three years, whichever is longer.

Stockholder Nominees for Director

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Board of Directors.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our boardBoard of directorsDirectors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominationsnominating and corporate governance committee, each of which operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by our boardBoard of directors.Directors. Our boardBoard of directorsDirectors may also establish other committees from time to time to assist the boardBoard of directors.Directors. The composition and functioning of all of our committees comply with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, NASDAQNasdaq and SEC rules and regulations and the ASX Listing Rules and also align with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s 4th Edition Corporate Governance Principles and

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Recommendations. Each committee has a charter, which is available on our website at www.avitamedical.com. As of the date of this report, the composition of our audit, compensation, and nominationsnominating and corporate governance committees were as follows:

 

Director

Independent

Compensation
Committee

Audit
Committee

Nominating and

Corporate

Governance

Director

Independent

Compensation

Committee

Audit
Committee
Nomination
Committee

Lou Panaccio

X

Member

Member

Member

Jeremy Curnock Cook

XMemberMember

Louis Drapeau

X

MemberChairMember

Damien McDonald

X

Member

Interim Chair

Member

Professor Suzanne Crowe

X

Chair

Chair

Jan Stern Reed

X

Member

Member

Member

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Board of Directors met a total of twelve times (July 29, 2019, September 10, 2019, October 30, 2019, November 4, 2019, February 13, 2020, March 9, 2020, April 8, 2020, April 16, 2020, April 19, 2020, May 4, 2020, May 29, 2020, and June 22, 2020) and had full attendance of each Board of Directors member (six Board of Directors members) at nine of those meetings, as well as attendance by at least four Board of Directors members at all twelve meetings.

Audit Committee. NASDAQCommittee

Nasdaq Marketplace Rules require us to establish an audit committee comprised of at least three members, each of whom is financially literate and satisfies the respective “independence” requirements of the SEC and NASDAQNasdaq and one of whom has accounting or related financial management expertise at senior levels within a company. In addition, the ASX Listing Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations require us to have an audit committeeAudit Committee comprised of at least three members, all of whom are non-executive directors Directors and a majority of whom are “independent” directorsDirectors, and which is chaired by an independent directorDirector who is not the chair of the board.Board.

We have a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. Our Audit Committee assists our boardBoard of directorsDirectors in overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of our company and audits of our financial statements, including the integrity of our financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, our registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and registered public accounting firm, and such other duties as may be directed by our boardBoard of directors.Directors. The Audit Committee is also required to assess risk management in conjunction with the board.Board of Directors.

Our Audit Committee currently consists of three boardBoard members, each of whom satisfies the “independence” requirements of the SEC, NASDAQNasdaq Marketplace Rules, the ASX Listing Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Our Audit Committee is currently composed of Louis Drapeau,Jeremy Curnock Cook, Lou Panaccio and Damien McDonald.Jan Stern Reed. Each qualifies as an “independent director” within the meaning of NASDAQNasdaq Marketplace Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Mr. DrapeauCorbett was the Chairman of the Audit Committee from February 23, 2022 through September 28, 2022. Mr. Corbett stepped down from his role on the Audit Committee following his appointment to President and CEO of the Company on September 28, 2022. Prior to his appointment to President and CEO, Mr. Corbett was an independent director. Mr. Curnock Cook is the chairmancurrent Interim Audit Committee Chair and was appointed to that role as of September 28, 2022, following Mr. Corbett’s transition to President and CEO of the audit committee (being an independent director who is not the chairCompany. Our Board of the board). The audit committee meets at least two times per year. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the audit committee met a total of four times (August 21, 2019, September 18, 2019, September 26, 2019, and February 12, 2020) and had full attendance at two of the meetings (three audit committee members) and two of the meetings had two audit committee members attending as well as all four meetings had the Chief Executive Officer in attendance. Our board of directorsDirectors has determined that Louis DrapeauJeremy Curnock Cook is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulations S-K. The Audit Committee meets at least two times per year. See below for summary of attendance.

The Audit Committee held a total of six meetings during the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The meetings attended by each Director, and the number of meetings that they were each eligible to attend, is as follows:

Audit Committee Meeting Attendance

Meetings attended/Eligible to attend

Lou Panaccio

4/6

Jeremy Curnock Cook

4/6

Jan Stern Reed

6/6

James Corbett

6/6

Dr. Michael Perry

3/3

Compensation Committee. Committee

Our boardBoard of directorsDirectors has established a Compensation Committee, which is comprised of independent directors,Directors, within the meaning of NASDAQNasdaq Marketplace Rules and also the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Compensation Committee must be comprised solely of non-executive directors in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules and must also be chaired by an independent directorDirector in accordance with the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing the salary, incentives, and other benefits of our directors, senior executive officers and employees, and to make recommendations on such matters for approval by our boardBoard of directors.

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Directors. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for overseeing and advising our boardBoard of directorsDirectors with regard to the adoption of policies that govern our compensation programs. Professor Suzanne Crowe, Louis Drapeau,Jeremy Curnock Cook, Jan Stern Reed and Jeremy CookLou Panaccio are the current members of the Compensation Committee, and each qualifies as an “independent director”Director” within the meaning of NASDAQNasdaq Marketplace Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Professor Suzanne Crowe is the chairmanchair of this committee (being an independent directorDirector who is not the chair of the board)Board). During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the

The Compensation Committee metheld a total of seven times (July 29, 2019, August 29, 2019, September 9, 2019, October 10 2019, October 14, 2019, February 12, 2020,meetings during annual period ended December 31, 2022. The meetings attended by each Director, and March 11, 2020) and had full attendancethe number of meetings that they were each Compensation Committee member (three Compensation Committee members) at five of those meetings,eligible to attend, is as well as attendance by at least two Compensation Committee members at all seven meetings.follows:

Nomination

Compensation Committee Meeting Attendance

Meetings attended/Eligible to attend

Lou Panaccio

9/10

Jeremy Curnock Cook

9/10

Professor Suzanne Crowe

10/10

Jan Stern Reed

10/10

James Corbett

6/6

Dr. Michael Perry

4/4

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Committee

Our boardBoard of directorsDirectors has established a NominationNominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Under the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, our NominationNominating and Corporate Governance Committee should have at least three members, a majority of whom are independent, director and should also be chaired by an independent director. Professor Suzanne Crowe, Louis Drapeau,Lou Panaccio, Jan Stern Reed and Jeremy Curnock Cook are the current members of the NominationNominating and Corporate Governance

Committee and each qualifies as an “independent director” within the meaning of NASDAQNasdaq Marketplace Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Professor Suzanne Crowe is the chairmanChair of this committee (being an independent director). The NominationNominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become members of our boardBoard of directors,Directors, recommending to our board of directors nominees for election at the stockholders meetings of our stockholders or to fill vacancies that arise on our boardBoard of directors,Directors, and recommending to our board of directors qualified and experienced directors to serve on the committees of our boardBoard of directors.Directors. In addition, the NominationNominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for leading the boardBoard of directorsDirectors to complete a self-evaluation of the board, its committees, and the individual directors. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Nomination

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met one time on Februaryheld a total of four meetings during the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The meetings attended by each Director, and the number of meetings that they were each eligible to attend, is as follows:

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Meeting Attendance

Meetings attended/Eligible to attend

Lou Panaccio

2/4

Jeremy Curnock Cook

4/4

Professor Suzanne Crowe

4/4

Jan Stern Reed

4/4

James Corbett

4/4

Dr. Michael Perry

3/3

Board of Directors’ Meetings

The Board of Directors held a total of 12 2020meetings during the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The meetings attended by each Director, and had full attendancethe number of meetings that they were each Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee member (three Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee members) at that meeting.eligible to attend, is as follows:

Board of Directors' Meeting Attendance

Meetings attended/Eligible to attend

Lou Panaccio

10/12

Jeremy Curnock Cook

11/12

Professor Suzanne Crowe

12/12

Jan Stern Reed

12/12

James Corbett

12/12

Dr. Michael Perry

9/12

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Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The particulars of the compensation paid to ourthe below listed “named executive officers” of our company are set out in the summary compensation below. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, our “named executive officers” and their positions were as follows:

 

Michael Perry,

James Corbett, Chief Executive Officer

 

David McIntyre,

Michael Holder, Chief Financial OfficerOfficer*

 

Erin Liberto, Chief Commercial Officer

Michael Perry, FormerChief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the listing requirements of ASX, we are also providing the particulars of the compensation paid to the following executive officers of the Company.

Andrew Quick, Chief Technology Officer

Erin Liberto, Chief Commercial Officer

Donna Shiroma, General Counsel

Tim Rooney, Former Chief Administrative Officer

Donna Shiroma, General Counsel

Kathy McGee, Chief Operating Officer*

*Ceased to be Executive Officers on January 19, 2023

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table sets forth for our named executive officers the following information for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

Name and            Stock   Option   Incentive Plan   Compensation   All Other    

Position

  Year  Salary (1)  Bonus (2)   Awards (3)   Awards (4)   Compensation   Earnings   Compensation (6)  Total 
      ($)  ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  ($) 

Michael Perry

  2020   475,000   415,625    15,424,774    —      —      —      991,473(9)   17,306,872 

Chief Executive Officer

  2019   475,000   365,750    —      594,425    —      —      50,746   1,485,921 
  2018   514,584(5)   252,146    2,236,469    —      —        14,538   3,017,737 

David McIntyre

  2020   242,079   25,062    1,804,073    3,702,477    —      —      59,659(10)   5,833,349 

Chief Financial Officer

  2019   —     —      —      —      —      —      —     —   
  2018   —     —      —      —      —      —      —     —   

Erin Liberto,

  2020   310,539   114,548    —      —      —      —      50,452   475,540 

Chief Commercial Officer

  2019   285,000   105,000    —      350,162    —      —      46,030   786,192 
  2018   241,884   178,500      222,995    —        30,704   674,083 

Andrew Quick

  2020   314,717   97,231    —      —      —      —      42,319   454,267 

Chief Technology Officer

  2019   288,750   85,000    —      691,617    —      —      43,194   1,108,560 
  2018   265,000   53,000        —        40,701   358,701 

Donna Shiroma

  2020   313,064   103,022    60,136    —      —      —      36,090   512,312 

General Counsel

  2019   300,000   83,000    —      570,754    —      —      28,981   982,734 
  2018   5,769   —      —      —      —      —      156   5,925 

Timothy Rooney, former

  2020   315,716   143,280    100,226    —      —      —      24,319   583,542 

Chief Administrative Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer (7)

  2019   316,000   105,000    —      229,459    —      —      28,390   678,848 
  2018   316,000   75,840    —      —      —      —      34,433   426,273 

Dale Sander

  2020   —     —      —      —      —      —      —     —   

Former Chief Financial
Officer (8)

  2019   273,239   175,500    —      350,162    —      —      227,231(11)   1,026,131 
  2018   182,740   50,000    —      215,722    —      —      20,837   469,299 

 

Name and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

Option

 

 

All Other

 

 

 

 

 

Position

 

Year

 

Salary

 

 

Bonus

 

 

Awards (1)

 

 

Awards (2)

 

 

Compensation (3)

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

 

($)

 

James Corbett

 

2022

 

 

156,992

 

 

 

100,726

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,232,747

 

 

 

5,119

 

(4)

 

1,495,584

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

2021

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Michael Holder

 

2022

 

 

430,128

 

 

 

184,900

 

 

 

178,672

 

 

 

82,524

 

 

 

48,988

 

(5)

 

925,212

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

2021

 

 

335,064

 

 

 

148,668

 

 

 

97,020

 

 

 

2,056,809

 

 

 

65,333

 

 

 

2,702,894

 

Kathy McGee

 

2022

 

 

411,434

 

 

 

176,451

 

 

 

178,672

 

 

 

82,524

 

 

 

46,946

 

(6)

 

896,027

 

Chief Operating Officer

 

2021

 

 

353,872

 

 

 

119,398

 

 

 

97,020

 

 

 

1,983,811

 

 

 

52,490

 

 

 

2,606,591

 

Erin Liberto,

 

2022

 

 

421,999

 

 

 

180,812

 

 

 

178,672

 

 

 

82,524

 

 

 

42,286

 

(7)

 

906,293

 

Chief Commercial Officer

 

2021

 

 

342,063

 

 

 

115,413

 

 

 

97,020

 

 

 

90,337

 

 

 

33,088

 

 

 

677,921

 

Andrew Quick

 

2022

 

 

411,857

 

 

 

176,484

 

 

 

178,672

 

 

 

82,524

 

 

 

27,518

 

(8)

 

877,055

 

Chief Technology Officer

 

2021

 

 

336,024

 

 

 

113,376

 

 

 

97,020

 

 

 

90,337

 

 

 

18,665

 

 

 

655,422

 

Donna Shiroma

 

2022

 

 

416,902

 

 

 

178,662

 

 

 

178,672

 

 

 

82,524

 

 

 

47,155

 

(9)

 

903,915

 

General Counsel

 

2021

 

 

342,063

 

 

 

115,413

 

 

 

97,020

 

 

 

90,337

 

 

 

18,688

 

 

 

663,521

 

Michael Perry

 

2022

 

 

461,512

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

342,986

 

(10)

 

804,498

 

Former Chief Executive Officer

 

2021

 

 

537,006

 

 

 

424,637

 

 

 

772,244

 

 

 

323,137

 

 

 

183,365

 

 

 

2,240,389

 

(1)

Amounts in this column represent dollar value of base salary (cash and non-cash) earned by the named executive officer during the fiscal year covered.(1)

(2)

Amounts in this column represent dollar value of bonus (cash and non-cash) earned by the named executive officer during the fiscal year covered.

(3)

Amounts in this column represent awards of restricted stock units with the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The fair value determined at the date of grant in accordance with U.S. GAAP based on the closing price of our common stock on the applicable grant date. See Note 13- Share-Based Payment Plans to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report for additional detail for the assumptions used in determining the grant date fair value of stock awards. The vesting of these stock awardawards are subject to various performance or related criteria, including continuation of employment over the relevant vesting period.

(4)

(2)

Amounts in this column represent awards of stock options with the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Amounts in this column represent option awards issued to the individuals noted, based on the fair value determined at the date of grant in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See Note 13- Share-Based Payment Plans to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for the assumptions used in determining the grant date fair value of option awards. The vesting of these option awardawards are subject to various performance or tenure related criteria, including continuation of employment over the relevant vesting period.criteria.

(5)

Includes retroactive pay from the prior year of $39,584.(3)

(6)

Amounts in this column represent all other compensation for the covered fiscal year that the smaller reporting company could not properly report in any other column of the Summary Compensation Table. This includes the 401-k Match, superannuation (pension)non-qualified deferred compensation, employer match, 401(k) match, and health carefringe benefits such as relocation costs, car allowance, accommodations and medical benefits, along with related taxes on grossed up fringe benefits.

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(7)

Mr. Rooney’s employment with the Company ended on July 31, 2020.(4)

(8)

Mr. Sander resigned as Chief Financial Officer as of May 15, 2019.

(9)

Comprises (a) $204,682 in relationRelates to the travel, flight and accomodoationaccommodation costs associated with the executive commuting from his home on Coloradoto our offices in Valencia, California (including an amount necessary to gross up these cost for income tax purposes under U.S. federal and California State laws).

(5)

Comprised of (a) $30,688 in non-qualified deferred compensation employer match and (b) $18,300 in 401(k) employer match contribution.

(6)

Comprised of (a) $28,646 in non-qualified deferred compensation employer match and (b) $18,300 in 401(k) employer match contribution.

(7)

Comprised of (a) $14,400 in car allowance, (b) $9,586 in non-qualified deferred compensation employer match and (c) $18,300 in 401(k) employer match.

(8)

Comprised of (a) $18,300 in 401(k) employer match contribution and (b) $9,218 in non-qualified deferred compensation employer match.

(9)

Comprised of (a) $28,855 in non-qualified deferred compensation employer match and (b) $18,300 in 401(k) employer match contribution.

(10)

Comprised of (a) $145,585 in relation to the travel, flight and accommodation costs associated with the executive commuting from his home to our offices in Valencia, California (including an amount necessary to gross up these cost for income tax purposes under U.S. federal, California and Colorado State laws); (b) $723,620 associated with profession legal, financial and tax

advice associated with the conclusion of various employment, financial and income tax issues in connection with the executive’s revised employment arrangement (including an amount necessary to gross up these cost for income tax purposes under U.S. federal, California and Colorado State laws); and (c) $50,419$47,359 associated with medical benefits (including an amount necessary to gross up these cost for income tax purposes under U.S. federal, California and Colorado State laws), and(c) $96,154 in vacation buy-out (d) $12,752$35,588 associated with 401-kdeferred compensation employer matching contributions.
(10)

Comprises (a) $35,945contributions and (e) $18,300 in relation to the travel, flight and accomodation costs associated with the executive commuting from his home in New Jersey to our offices in Valencia, California (including an amount necessary to gross up these costs for income tax purposes under relevant U.S. federal, California and New Jersey income tax laws); $16,712 associated with health care benefits pursuant to the Company’s health care plan; and (b) $9,001 associated with 401-k matching contributions.employer 401(k) match contribution

(11)

Includes severance payments of $187,788, and health care benefits of $39,443 pursuant to the Company’s health care plan.

Employment Contracts

The following table outlines the specified terms of the relevant employment contracts for the Key Management Personnelnamed executive officers of the Company:Company. For compensation information of named executives refer to the table above.

 

Role

Name

Name

Contract Duration

Period of Notice(2) (3)

Termination payments

provided for by contract

(1)

Chief Executive Officer
(CEO)

Officer(CEO)

Dr. Michael Perry

James Corbett

Open ended contract

Three years with automatic one-year extensions on each anniversary.

12-month

Termination by the Company with or without Cause– No notice periodperiod.

Termination by executive- with or without Good Reason - 90 days prior written notice.

12 months

Chief Financial

Officer

David McIntyre

Michael Holder

Open ended contract

12-month

Involuntary termination without Cause or resignation with Good Reason:  3-month notice period

9 months

Chief Operating

Officer (COO)

12

Kathy McGee

Open ended contract

Involuntary termination without Cause or resignation with Good Reason:  3-month notice period

9 months

Chief Commercial

Officer (CCO)

Erin Liberto

Open ended contract

6-month

Involuntary termination without Cause or resignation with Good Reason:  3-month notice period

6

9 months

Chief Technology

Officer (CTO)

Andrew Quick

Open ended contract

Involuntary termination without Cause or resignation with Good Reason:  3-month notice period


Payment in lieu of notice only, no

other benefits specified


9 months

General Counsel

(GC)

Donna Shiroma

Open ended contract

Involuntary termination without Cause or resignation with Good Reason:  3-month notice period


Payment in lieu of notice only, no

other benefits specified


 

9 months

Non-Executive Chairman

Lou PanaccioOpen ended contractNo notice period subject to Avita constitution

Payment in lieu of notice only, no

other benefits specified


 

All other Non-Executive Directors(1)

Jeremy Curnock CookOpen ended contractNo notice period subject to Avita constitution

Termination payments only in the event of employment termination for involuntary termination without cause or termination for “good reason.”

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Payment in lieu of notice only, no

other benefits specified


 

Louis DrapeauOpen ended contractNo notice period subject to Avita constitution

(2)

Payment

“Cause” - For the Former CFO, Former COO, CCO, CTO and GC, Cause is defined as: conviction of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or crime involving moral turpitude; participation in lieuan act of fraud or theft; willful and material breach of any contractual, statutory, fiduciary or common law duty owed to the Company; intentional and repeated failure of Executive to perform Executive's job duties after receiving notice only,

no other benefits specifiedof the stated deficiencies and Executive willfully falling to address the deficiencies and deliberately continuing to not perform stated job duties; or any willful, deliberate, premeditated act by Executive that materially and demonstrably injures the reputation, business or a business relationship of the Company.  For the CEO, "Cause" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) Executive's unauthorized misuse of the Company's trade secrets or proprietary information, (ii) Executive's conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (iii) Executive's committing an act of fraud against the Company, or (iv) Executive's gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his duties that has had or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Except for a failure, breach or refusal which, by its nature, cannot reasonably be expected to be cured, Executive shall have ten (10) business days from the delivery date of the Company's written notice of termination within which to cure any acts constituting Cause.


 

Damien McDonaldOpen ended contractNo notice period subject to Avita constitution

(3)

Payment

“Good Reason” - For the Former CFO, Former COO, CCO, CTO and GC, Good Reason is defined as (i) a material diminution in lieuexecutive’s authority, duties or responsibilities in effect at the time of this agreement; (ii) any reduction in the executive’s then-current base salary, (iii) relocation of executive’s principal place of work by a distance of fifty miles or more from the executive’s then current principal place of work without the executive’s consent; (iv) material breach by the company of any provision of the executive’s employment agreement  or (v) the occurrence of a change in control provided (i) through (iv)  if such conduct is not cured within thirty days of receipt of written notice only,

no other benefits specifiedby the executive. For the CEO, Good Reason is defined as (i) a material reduction in Executive's Base Salary unless a proportionate reduction is made to the Base Salary of all members of the Company's senior management, (ii) a permanent relocation of Executive's principal place of employment by more than 50 miles from the location in effect immediately prior to such relocation, (iii) any material by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement, or (iv) a material diminution in the nature or scope of Executive's authority or responsibilities from those applicable to Executive as of the Effective Date (date of hire).


 

Professor Suzanne CroweOpen ended contractNo notice period subject to Avita constitution
Payment in lieu of notice only, no
other benefits specified

Compensation Principles

In prior years we identified a number of key areas for additional emphasis which has resulted in a review of compensation practices, policies and plans associated with key management personnel compensation. To develop an appropriate foundation for future practices the

The Compensation Committee has a formal Compensation Governance Framework which, at the core, consists of:

A revisedof a Compensation Committee Charter which now mandates(the “Charter”). The Charter outlines responsibilities and duties of the developmentmembers, sets forth the frequency of meetings, establishes and maintenancereviews the overall compensation policies and practices of the Company and also sets forth the process to review and approve the executive compensation program for the Chief Executive Officer and other Compensation Governance Framework elements;executive officers, and make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Directors.

 

A Senior Executive Compensation Policy;Committee

 

A Short-Term Incentive (“STI”) Policy & Procedure document; and

A Long-Term Incentive (“LTI”) Policy & Procedure document.

Compensation Committee: The Compensation Committee of theapproves or makes recommendations to our Board of Directors on decisions concerning compensation of the Companyexecutive management team and Board of Directors on a periodic basis to ensure that it is responsible for determiningconsistent with our short-term and reviewing compensation arrangements for the board and our executives.long-term goals. The Compensation Committee assessesassess the appropriateness of the nature and amount of compensation of our executives on a periodic basis by reference to relevant employment market conditions with the overall objective of ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit from the recruitment and retention of a high-quality board and executive team. In addition,

Additionally, the Compensation Committee is responsible for evaluating the performance of the Company’s key senior executives.

Use The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and other members of Compensation Consultants: The Company did not make use of any external compensation consultants during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, although it did obtain from third parties industry benchmarking information.

Compensation Framework, Philosophy and Policies: The performance of the Company depends upon the quality of its directors and executives. To prosper, the Company must attract, motivate and retain highly skilled directors and executives. To this end, the Company embodies the following principles in its compensation framework:

Provide competitive rewards to attract and retain high caliber executives;

Acceptability to stockholders through transparency and engagement, and ensuring that compensation frameworks and practices are appropriate to the circumstances of the Company as it evolves;

Performance linkage to and alignment with executive compensation; and

Establish appropriate, demanding performance hurdles as a prerequisite to payment of variable executive compensation.

The main focus of executives and of performance assessment for fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was the commercialization of the RECELL® System within the United States, together with the approval by the FDA of various Investigational Device Exemptions which would support the commencement of additional pivotal clinical studies. Other important activities, including advancement ofmanagement regularly discuss the Company’s pipeline and successful completion of the listing of our ADSs on NASDAQ were items of key focus in the fiscal year. Incentives are intended to be linked to shareholder value via milestone completion and clinical trial outcomes.

Executive Compensation

Objective: The Company aims to reward executivescompensation issues with a level and mix of compensation commensurate with their position and responsibilitieswithin the Company so as to:

reward executives for Company and individual performance against targets set by reference to appropriate benchmarks as well as to specific short- and long-term goals of the Company;

align the interests of executives with those of stockholders; and

ensure total compensation is competitive by market standards.

Policy: The Company’s broad framework for the Compensation Committee requires the committee to ensure that:

executive compensation packages may involve a balance between fixed and incentive pay, reflecting short and/or long-term performance objectives appropriate to the Company’s circumstances and objectives;

a proportion of executives’ compensation is structured in a manner designed to link reward to corporate and individual performances; and

recommendations are made to our board with respect to the quantum of bonuses to be paid to executives.

To the extent that the Company adopts a different compensation structure for its Non-Executive Directors, the Compensation Committee shall document its reasons for the purpose of disclosure to stakeholders.

Structure: The Compensation Committee determines the level and make-up of the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation.members. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the corporate goals and objectives relevantrecommends to the Chief Executive Officer’s compensationBoard of Directors the overall bonus and evaluatesequity incentive awards for employees of the Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of those goals and objectives, on an annual basis. The Compensation Committee takes advicefromCompany Additionally, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with input from industry benchmarking datamakes recommendations to set and approve all other executive compensation. To assist in achieving the Company’s objectives, the Compensation Committee links the naturefor review, modification (if applicable) and number of officers’ emolumentsapproval in relation to the Company’s performance. Compensation may consistbonuses and equity incentive awards for members of the following key elements:

Fixed Compensation

Variable Compensation

Short Term Incentive (“STI”) and/or

Long Term Incentive (“LTI”)

The proportion of fixed compensation and variable compensation (potential short term and long-term incentives) is established for each executive by the Compensation Committee annually.

Fixed Compensation Objective and Structure: The level of fixed compensation is set so as to provide a base level of compensation which is bothappropriate to the position and is competitive in the market. Fixed Compensation is reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee and the process consists of a review of Company-wide and individual performance and relevant comparative compensation in the market.

Variable Compensation –STI Objective and Structure: The objective of variable compensation is to link the achievement of the Company’s operational targets with the compensation received by the executives charged with meeting those targets. The Company’s operational targets are set by the Compensation Committee and the targets are based upon financial and non-financial measures. For fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, STI objectives consisted mainly of non-financial measures, primarily based around commercialization of the RECELL System in the United States. The target range was between 25-75% of base salary for the key management personnel. The Company’s STI objectives are designed to:team.

Motivate senior executives to achieve the short-term annual objectives linked to Company success and shareholder value creation;

Create a strong link between performance and reward;

Share company success with the senior executives that contribute to it; and

Create a component of the employment cost that is responsive to short to medium term changes in the circumstances of the Company.

All key objectives were assessed by the Compensation Committee as being fully met. All key management personnel achieved 100% of the maximum bonus available to them under the STI plan and were paid in the current year.

Resignation, Retirement, Other Termination for Cause, or Change in ControlResignation without Good Reason Arrangements

The Company does not have any agreements or plans other than the current employment contracts in place for the named executive officers that would provide additional compensation in connection with a resignation, retirementretirement.

Potential Payments upon Involuntary Termination, Resignation without Good Reason or otherChange-In-Control

The employment contract provides for the following severance payments upon termination by us without cause or by the employee for good reason (as defined in the particular employment agreement): (i) payment of the employee’s then-current base

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salary for a changeperiod of nine months or twelve months (in the case of the CEO), following termination; (ii) a pro-rated target bonus for the period during which the employee was employed in control.the year of termination; and (iii) continued coverage under our group health and benefits plan consistent with the term of the base salary; and (iv) immediate acceleration of unvested stock options. Further, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, if his employment terminates as a result of disability or death, he or his representative will be entitled to receive: (i) a lump sum payment equal to 12 months of the employee’s then-current base salary, (ii) unpaid annual bonus, and (iii) any unpaid vacation. Payment in each case is subject to the employee’s, or representative’s execution of a release.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year EndYear-End

The following table presents information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of June 30, 2020.December 31, 2022 (in US dollars).

 

  Option awards Stock awards 

Name

 Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
exercisable
  Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
unexercisable
  Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options (#)
  Option exercise price
($)
 Option
expiration
date
 Number of
shares or
units of
stock that
have not
vested (#)
  Market
value of

shares of
units of
stock that
have not
vested ($)
  Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
Number of
unearned
shares,
units or
other
rights
have not
vested (#)
  Equity
incentive
plan awards:
Market or
payout value
of unearned
shares, units
or other
rights have
not vested
($)
(1)
 

Michael Perry,
Chief Executive Officer (3)

  125,000   —     25,000  $ 6.00 11/30/2028  —     —     294,359  $8,989,729 

David McIntyre,
Chief Financial Officer and Board Member (4)

  45,000   —     90,000  $ 37.99 11/25/2029  —     —     45,000  $1,374,300 

Erin Liberto,
Chief Commercial Officer and Board Member

  43,200   —     114,800  $5.04 - $6.41 (2) 9/6/2027 -11/30/2028(2)  —     —     —    $—   

Andrew Quick,
Chief Technology Officer and Board Member

  53,516   —     67,284  $6.00 - $21.33 (2) 5/18/2027 - 4/1/2029 (2)  —     —     —    $—   

Donna Shiroma,
General Counsel and Board Member

  26,900   —     80,900  $4.37 - $6.41 (2) 6/25/2028 - 11/30/2028(2)  —     —     —    $—   

 

Option awards

 

Stock awards

 

Name

Number of

securities

underlying

unexercised

options (#)

exercisable

 

Number of

securities

underlying

unexercised

unearned

options (#)

 

Option

exercise

price ($)

(2)

 

 

Option

expiration

date

(2)

 

Number of

unearned

shares, units

or other  rights

have not

vested

(#)

 

Market or

payout value

of unearned

shares, units

or other rights

have not

vested ($)

(1)

 

James Corbett, Chief Executive Officer

 

4,192

 

 

3,283

 

$

12.18

 

 

12/12/2031

 

 

5,783

 

$

38,168

 

 

 

 

 

226,296

 

$

5.64

 

 

9/28/2032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Holder, Chief Financial Officer

 

9,375

 

 

28,125

 

$

22.25

 

 

3/22/2031

 

 

43,825

 

$

289,245

 

 

 

22,500

 

 

90,000

 

$

19.91

 

 

5/11/2031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,731

 

 

5,194

 

$

20.21

 

 

7/6/2031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,650

 

$

4.97

 

 

7/1/2032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kathy McGee, Chief Operating Officer

 

65,250

 

 

62,750

 

$

21.88

 

 

3/4/2031

 

 

43,825

 

$

289,245

 

 

 

1,731

 

 

5,194

 

$

20.21

 

 

7/6/2031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,650

 

$

4.97

 

 

7/1/2032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erin Liberto, Chief Commercial Officer

 

40,000

 

 

 

$

5.03

 

 

9/6/2027

 

 

43,825

 

$

289,245

 

 

 

21,100

 

 

 

$

6.38

 

 

11/1/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,700

 

 

 

$

5.99

 

 

11/30/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,731

 

 

5,194

 

$

20.21

 

 

7/6/2031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,650

 

$

4.97

 

 

7/1/2032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Quick, Chief Technology Officer

 

45,187

 

 

 

$

6.32

 

 

5/18/2027

 

 

43,825

 

$

289,245

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

$

6.38

 

 

11/1/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,212

 

 

 

$

5.99

 

 

11/30/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,300

 

 

10,100

 

$

21.35

 

 

4/1/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,731

 

 

5,194

 

$

20.21

 

 

7/6/2031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,650

 

$

4.97

 

 

7/1/2032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donna Shiroma, General Counsel

 

17,000

 

 

 

$

4.38

 

 

6/25/2028

 

 

43,825

 

$

289,245

 

 

 

26,100

 

 

 

$

6.38

 

 

11/1/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,700

 

 

 

$

5.99

 

 

11/30/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,731

 

 

5,194

 

$

20.21

 

 

7/6/2031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,650

 

$

4.97

 

 

7/1/2032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Amounts in this column are calculated by multiplying the closing market price of the Company’s stock at the endas of the last completed fiscal yearDecember 31, 2022 by the number of shares or units of stock or the amount of equity incentive plan awards, respectively.awards.

(2)

Represents range of exercise price and expiration dates for all of Erin Liberto, Andrew Quick, and Donna Shiroma stock options. Optionsas options were granted on different dates throughout their tenure.

(3)

On November 26, 3019 shareholders approved 395,543 long term incentives that vest over tenure and performance metrics

(4)

David McIntyre was granted 135,000 stock options and 45,000 long term incentives which vest based upon continued employment, tenure and performance metrics determined by the board.

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Approval for the issue of the above mentioned equity awards to Mr. Perry was obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.14.

Compensation of Directors

Objective: Our board seeks to set aggregate compensation at a level which provides the Company with the ability to attract and retain directors of the highest caliber, whilst incurring a cost which is acceptable to stockholders.Director Compensation

Policy: The amount of aggregate compensation sought to be approved by stockholders and the fee structure is to be commercially acceptable, competitive and subject to an annual review. Our board considers industry benchmarking data regarding the fees paid to Non-Executive Directors of comparable companies when undertaking the annual review process.

Structure: In accordance with best practice corporate governance, the structure of Non-Executive Director and Senior Management compensation is separate and distinct. The Constitution of our former parent company AVITA Medical Limited and the ASX Listing Rules specify that the aggregate compensation of Non-Executive Directors shall be determined from time to time by a general meeting. The latest determination was at the Annual General Meeting held on November 29, 2005 when shareholders approved an aggregate compensation of A$450,000 per year in respect of fees payable to Non-Executive Directors.

Each director receives a fee for being a director of the Company and includes attendance and participation at board and committee meetings. The Non-Executive Directors do not participate in any incentive programs.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by or awarded to each non-employee director Director who served on our boardBoard during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.year-ended December 31, 2022 (in US dollars). We do not provide separate compensation to our executive directors, suchDirectors, such as Dr. Michael Perry, who served as our Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Perry’s compensation is reported in this Annual Report under “Item 11. Executive Compensation.”

   Short-term
Benefits
   Post-employment
Benefits
   Equity-
settled
Share-
based
Payments
   Total   

Proportion of Element of

Compensation Related to
Performance (Other
than Options Issued)(1)

  Proportion of
Elements of
Compensation
Not Related to
Performance
 
   Salary, fees
and leave
   401K Match and
Superannuation
   Shares/Units       Non-salary Cash
based Incentives
  Shares/Units    
   $   $   $   $   %  %  % 

Non-Executive Directors

            

L Panaccio - Chairman

   48,492    5,029    4,442    57,963    0  0  100

J Curnock Cook

   37,546        37,546    0  0  100

L Drapeau

   43,600        43,600    0  0  100

D McDonald

   32,700      10,900    43,600    0  0  100

S Crowe

   34,326    3,560    3,144    41,030    0  0  100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total Non-Executive Directors

   196,664    8,588    18,486    223,739     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

(1)

Non-salary cash-based incentives % is equal to profit share and bonuses divided by total compensation. Shares or unit % is equal to shares or units divided by total compensation.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

DuringOfficer during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, Suzanne Crowe, Louis Drapeau, and Jeremy Cook served as members of our Compensation Committee. None of the members of our Compensation Committee was, during fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, an officer or employee of the Company and none of the members of our Compensation Committee was formerly an officer of the Company. None of the members of our Compensation Committee had any relationship requiring disclosure by us under any paragraph of Item 404 of Regulation S-K. None of our executive officers currently serves, noryear-ended December 31, 2022 until September 28, 2022, except in the past fiscal year hascase of Mr. James Corbett who served as a membernon-executive director only until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer effective as at September 28, 2022.

 

 

Fees earned in cash

($) (1)

 

 

Stock awards

($) (2)

 

 

Option awards

($) (3)

 

 

Total

($)

 

Non-Executive Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L Panaccio - Chairman

 

$

126,250

 

 

$

87,494

 

 

$

31,248

 

 

$

244,992

 

J Curnock Cook

 

 

90,833

 

 

 

87,494

 

 

 

31,248

 

 

 

209,575

 

L Drapeau*

 

 

26,667

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,667

 

S Crowe

 

 

95,000

 

 

 

87,494

 

 

 

31,248

 

 

 

213,742

 

J Corbett

 

 

73,542

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

73,542

 

J Reed

 

 

92,500

 

 

 

87,494

 

 

 

31,248

 

 

 

211,242

 

Total Non-Executive Directors

 

$

504,792

 

 

$

349,976

 

 

$

124,992

 

 

$

979,760

 

* Mr. Drapeau retired from the Board of the boardDirectors during April 2022.

(1)

Amounts are composed of the following: $70,00 for fees as a Board Member, $35,000 for Chair of the Board, $20,000 for Audit Committee Chair, $15,000 for Compensation Committee Chair, $10,000 for Nominating and Corporate Governance Chair, $10,000 for Audit Committee Member, $7,500 for Compensation Committee Member, and $5,000 for Nominating and Corporate Governance Member. Note that Mr. Drapeau's and Mr. Corbett's fees are prorated based on his terms as non-executive Directors.

(2)

Amounts in this column represent awards of restricted stock units with the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The fair value determined at the date of grant in accordance with U.S. GAAP based on the closing price of our common stock on the applicable grant date. The vesting of these stock awards are subject to various performance or related criteria, including continuation of employment over the relevant vesting period.

(3)

Amounts in this column represent awards of stock options with the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Amounts in this column represent option awards issued to the individuals noted, based on the fair value determined at the date of grant in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See Note 13- Share-Based Payment Plans to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for the assumptions used in determining the grant date fair value of option awards. The vesting of these option awards are subject to various performance or tenure related criteria.

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Equity Compensation CommitteePlan Information as of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our boardDecember 31, 2022

Plan Category

 

Number of securities to

be issued upon exercise

of outstanding options,

warrants and rights

 

 

Weighted-average

exercise price of

outstanding options,

warrants and rights

 

Number of securities

remaining available

for future issuance

under equity

compensation

plans (excluding

securities reflected

in column (a))

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Equity Incentive Plan

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Stock Options

 

 

885,095

 

 

$

12.46

 

 

 

 

 

2020 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

244,675

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

1,079,875

 

 

$

14.02

 

 

 

 

 

RSUs

 

 

398,596

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

2021 AGM Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

22,600

 

 

$

12.18

 

 

 

 

 

RSUs

 

 

11,566

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

2022 AGM Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

247,876

 

 

$

5.75

 

 

 

 

 

RSUs

 

 

50,356

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by

   security holders

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

Total

 

 

2,695,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

244,675

 

 

(1)

Upon closing of the Redomiciliation, the 2016 Plans were terminated with respect to future grants and accordingly, there are no more shares available to be issued under the 2016 Plans.

(2)

The 2016 Plans were previously approved and adopted by the shareholders of AVITA Australia, the former parent company.

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Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Principal Stockholders and Management

The following table provides certain information regarding the ownership of our common stock (including our CDIs), as of August 20, 2020January 31, 2023 by each person or group of affiliated persons known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock;stock (including our CDIs); each of our named executive officers; each of our directors;Directors; and all of our executive officers and directorsDirectors as a group. The table also sets out the names of all persons (of which the Company is aware) who have disclosed pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to bethat they are “substantial shareholders” of the Company and carry 5% or more of the voting rights attached to the issued securities of the Company.

Unless otherwise indicated in the table or the related notes, the address for each person named in the table is c/o AVITA Medical, Inc., 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220, Valencia, CA 91355.

Title of Class

  

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

  Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership(1)
  Percentage of
Class(2)
 
  

More than 5% stockholders:

   
Common Stock  Redmile Group, LLC
One Letterman Drive, Bldg. D, Ste D3-300
San Francisco, CA 94129.
   2,001,787(3)   9.32
Common Stock  Vanguard Group
P.O. Box 2600
V26 Valley Forge, PA 19482
   1,119,918(4)   5.20
Common Stock  Blackcrane Capital, LLC
500 108th Avenue NE, STE 960
Bellevue, WA 98004
   1,261,938(5)   5.92
  Directors and named executive officers:   
Common Stock  Lou Panaccio 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   20,064(6)   * 
Common Stock  Dr. Michael Perry 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   473,239(7)   2.20
Common Stock  Erin Liberto 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   43,200(8)   * 
Common Stock  David McIntyre 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   46,393(9)   * 
Common Stock  Andrew Quick 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   53,516(10)   * 
Common Stock  Donna Shiroma 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   26,900(11)   * 
Common Stock  Jeremy Curnock Cook 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   —   
Common Stock  Louis Drapeau 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   339(12)   * 
Common Stock  Damien McDonald 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   16,310(13)   * 
Common Stock  Professor Suzanne Crowe 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220 Valencia, CA 91355   3,046(14)   * 
      * 
Common Stock  All executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons)   683,007   3.18

 

Title of Class

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1)

 

 

 

 

Percentage of Class (2)

 

 

 

More than 5% stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directors and named executive officers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Lou Panaccio

 

26,964

 

 

(3)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Lou Drapeau

 

339

 

 

(4)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Jeremy Curnock Cook

 

6,900

 

 

(5)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Professor Suzanne Crowe

 

11,012

 

 

(6)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Jan Stern Reed

 

11,434

 

 

(7)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

James Corbett

 

11,434

 

 

(7)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Sean Ekins

 

38,735

 

 

(8)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Erin Liberto

 

125,156

 

 

(9)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Andrew Quick

 

125,155

 

 

(10)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Donna Shiroma

 

112,156

 

 

(11)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Michael Perry

 

256,232

 

 

(12)

 

1.01%

 

Common Stock

 

Michael Holder

 

180,200

 

 

(13)

 

*

 

Common Stock

 

Kathy McGee

 

158,200

 

 

(14)

 

*

 

 

 

All executive officers and directors as a group (13 persons)

 

1,063,917

 

 

 

 

4.21%

 

*

Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding common stock.

(1)

Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.

(2)

Percentage of ownership is based on 21,467,91125,296,086 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of August 10, 2020.January 31, 2023. Common stock subject to options or warrantsRSUs exercisable within 60 days of August 20, 2020January 31, 2023, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such option or warrants,RSUs but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

(3)

Consists of 554,939 CHESS Depositary Interests, CDIs, held by Redmile Offshore II Master Fund Ltd., 63,800 CDIs held by Redmile Strategic Master Fund LP. Redmile Group, LLC is the investment manager/adviser of Redmile Offshore II Master Fund Ltd. and Redmile Strategic Master Fund LP. 503,671 CDIs held by Redmile Capital Offshore Master Fund Ltd, 210,329

CDIs held by Redmile Capital Fund LP, 63,063 CDIs held by a segregated portfolio of LMA SPC, and 31,785 CDIs held by Remile Capital Offshre Fund (ERISA), Ltd. Based solely on disclosures provided by Redmile Group, LLC to the ASX on January 28, 2020, these CDIs are owned by certain investment limited partnerships, pooled investment vehicle(s), separately managed accounts, etc., for which Redmile Group, LLC serves as the general partner and/or investment manager. Jeremy Green serves as the managing member of Redmile Group, LLC, and as such has a deemed relevant interest in the shares under section 608(3) of the Corporations Act.
(4)

(3)

Consists of 8,956 CDIs held by Brown Brothers Harriman, 75,864Reflects 4,350 shares of common stock, held by BNY Mellon, 622,960 shares of common stock held by JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 142,736 shares of common stock held by State Street Bank and Trust Company, and 269,400 shares of common stock held by various other. Vanguard Group is the manager of various Mutual funds and accounts and that capacity has the power to dispose of the shares. The other members of Vanguard Group have a relevant interest under section 608(3) of the Corporations Act.

(5)

Consists of 824,824 common shares, and 437,114 CDIs. 3,888 common shares held by Blackcrane Overseas Alpha Fund, LLC; 1,410 common shares and 59 CDIs held by Blackcrane Partners Fund, LLC; 805,565 ordinary shares and 434,248 CDIs held by Blackcrane Capital LLC; 13,964 ordinary shares held by Daniel Kim. Mr. Kim has a relevant interest in the securities held by Blackcrane Capital, LLC and Blackcrane Overseas Alpha Fund as he holds voting power of more than 20% in Blackcrane Capital, LLC.

(6)

Reflects 70,460100,320 CDIs, which translates into 14,09220,064 shares of the common stock. . IncludesCDIs include 29,860 CDIs which translates into 5,972 shares of common stock. These CDI’sstock that are held by The Panaccio Superannuation Fund.

(7)

Includes of 1,266,125 CDI’s which translates into 348,239 shares of common stock.  In addition, amount includes 2,550 shares of stock options to acquire 125,0002,550 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of August 20, 2020.January 31, 2023.

(8)

(4)

Includes stock options to acquire 43,200 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of August 20, 2020.

(9)

Includes 4,966 CDIs which translates into 1,393 shares of our common stock. In addition includes stock options to acquire 45,000 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of August 20, 2020.

(10)

Includes stock options to acquire 53,516 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of August 20, 2020.

(11)

Includes stock options to acquire 26,900 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of August 20, 2020.

(12)

Includes ofReflects 1,695 CDIs which translates into 339 shares of our common stock.

(13)

(5)

IncludesReflects 4,350 shares of 81,550 CDIs which translates into 16,310common stock and 2,550 shares of stock options to acquire 2,550 shares of our common stock.stock exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2023.

(14)

(6)

IncludesReflects 4,350 shares of 15,230common stock, 20,560 CDIs, which translates into 3,046represent 4,112 shares of our common stock and 2,550 shares of stock options to acquire 2,550 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2023.

(7)

Reflects 7,242 shares of common stock and 4,192 shares of stock options to acquire 4,192 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2023.

(8)

Amount represents stock options to acquire shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2023.

(9)

Reflects 2,625 shares of common stock and 122,531 shares of stock options to acquire 122,531 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2023.

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(10)

Reflects 2,625 shares of common stock and 122,530 shares of stock options to acquire 122,530 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2023.

(11)

Reflects 2,625 shares of common stock and 109,531 shares of stock options to acquire 109,531 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2023.

(12)

Includes of 634,602 CDI’s which translates into 126,920 shares of common stock, 129,312 shares of common stock.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table sets out equity compensation plan information as at June 30, 2020.

Plan Category

  Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Weighted-average exercise
price of outstanding
options, warrants and
rights
   Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in the second
column) (1)
 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (2)

   1,260,524   $14.72    0 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

   —      —      —   

Total

   1,260,524   $14.72    0 

(1)

(13)

Upon closingReflects 2,625 shares of the Redomicile Transaction, the 2016 Plans were terminated with respectcommon stock and 177,575 shares of stock options to future grants and accordingly, there are no moreacquire 177,575 shares available to be issued under the 2016 Plans. At the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders that the Company intends to hold in late September or early October, the Company intends to seek stockholder approvalour common stock exercisable within 60 days of a new employee stock option plan.

(2)

The 2016 Plans were previously approved and adopted by the shareholders of Avita Medical Limited, our predecessor company.January 31, 2023.

(14)

Reflects 2,625 shares of common stock and 155,575 shares of stock options to acquire 155,575 shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2023.

Australian Disclosure Requirements

In addition to the Company’s primary listing on the NASDAQ GlobalNasdaq Capital Market, the Company’s shares of common stock are also quoted in the form of CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”) on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”)ASX and trade under the ticker symbol “AVH”. As part of our ASX listing, we are required to comply with the various disclosure requirements as set out under the ASX Listing Rules. The following information is intended to comply with the ASX Listing Rules (where that information has not been provided elsewhere in this Annual Report).

Jurisdiction of incorporation and restrictions on the acquisition of securities

The Company is incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States of America.

As a foreign company registered in Australia, the Company is not subject to Chapters 6, 6A, 6B and 6C of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) dealing with the acquisition of its shares (including substantial holdings and takeovers).

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company’s shares are generally freely transferable, subject to restrictions imposed by United States federal or state securities laws, by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or by an agreement signed with the holders of shares on issue. The Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-lawsbylaws do not impose any specific restrictions on the transfer of its shares. Repurchases of the Company’s securities are governed by the safe harbor provisions set forth in Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act orof 1934.

However, provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation and the Company’s by-laws could make it more difficult to acquire the Company by means of a tender offer (takeover), a proxy contest or otherwise, or to remove incumbent officers and directors of the Company. These provisions could discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and takeover bids that the Company’s board may consider inadequate and encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the Company to first negotiate with the board.

Australian Corporate Governance Statement

The boardBoard of directorsDirectors and employees of the Company are committed to developing, promoting and maintaining a strong culture of good corporate governance and ethical conduct.

The boardBoard of directorsDirectors confirm that the Company’s corporate governance framework is generally consistent with the ASX’s Corporate Governance Council’s “Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations” (4th Edition) (“ASX Governance Recommendations”). The Company’s Corporate Governance Statement is available for viewing at https://ir.avitamedical.com/corporate-governance. The Corporate Governance Statement sets out the ASX Governance Recommendations and the Company’s response as to how and whether it follows those recommendations. Where the Company’s practices depart from a recommendation, the boardBoard of directorsDirectors have disclosed in the Corporate Governance Statement the departure along with reasons for the adoption of its own practices.

The Company’s most recent Corporate Governance Statement, is accuratedated February 23, 2023 and up to date as at August 24, 2020 and has been approved by the boardBoard of directors.Directors remains accurate as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Issued capital

As at August 14, 2020,of January 31, 2023, the Company’s issued share capital was as follows:

21,468,494

25,296,086 shares of common stock, of which:

10,691,469 shares of common stock were held by 78 stockholders and quoted on Nasdaq; and

14,604,617 shares of common stock were held by CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Limited (“Authorized Nominee”) (on behalf of 23,120 CDI holders) representing 73,023,085 CDIs quoted on ASX.

 

 

13,430,049 shares

As of common stock were held by CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Limited (“AuthorisedNominee”) (on behalf of 22,731 CDI holders) underpinning 67,150,245 CDIs quoted on ASX.

In addition,January 31, 2023, the following unquoted securities in AVITA Medical are on issue, which entitle the holders of those securities, upon vesting of their conversion rights, to be issued shares of our common stock (including in certain cases in the Company rather than shares in AVITA Medical on a 100:1 consolidation ratio in accordance with, and pursuant to, their termsform of issue and the deed poll entered into by the Company on or about May 6, 2020 in favor of, amongst others, the holders of those securities:

1,259,662 unquoted options in the Company held by 99 option holders. Specifically:

150,000 options are on issue to Dr Michael Perry, CEO;

1,101,900 options were granted (and are on issue) to 96 employeesCDIs) of the AVITA Group under AVITA Medical’s Employee Incentive Option Plan; and

Company:

7,761 options are on issue to 3 warrant holders.

the equivalent of 2,262,246 unquoted options held amongst 129 option holders. Specifically:

339,359 unquoted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) held by:

the equivalent of 233,771 options are on issue to Mr. James Corbett, CEO;

Dr Michael Perry, CEO (294,359 RSUs);

the equivalent of 2,028,475 options were granted (and are on issue) to 128 employees and directors of the Company under Avita Australia's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and the Company's 2021 and 2022 AGM Awards; and

David McIntyre, CFO (45,000 RSUs).

the equivalent of 372,868 unquoted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) held as follows:

the equivalent of 5,783 RSUs held by Mr. Corbett, CEO; and

the equivalent of 367,085 RSUs held by 37 employees of the Company under Avita Australia's 2020 Employee Incentive Plan and the Company's 2021 and 2022 AGM Awards.

Voting Rights

The Company’s by-lawsbylaws provide that each stockholder has one vote for every share of common stock entitled to vote held of record by such stockholder.

If holders of CDIs wish to attend and vote at the Company’s general meetings, they will be able to do so.so, provided, in case of voting, that the relevant steps as set out below are complied with by the CDI holder. Under the ASX Listing Rules and ASX Settlement Operating Rules, the Company must allow CDI holders to attend any meeting of the holders of the underlying securities, unless relevant United States laws at the time of the meeting prevent CDI holders from attending those meetings.

In order to vote asat such meetings, CDI holders have the following options:

instruct the Authorised Nominee (as the legal owner of the shares of common stock) to vote the common stock represented by their CDIs in a particular manner. A voting instruction form will be sent to CDI holders with the notice of meeting or proxy statement for the meeting and that instruction form must be completed and returned to the Company’s registry prior to the record date fixed for the relevant meeting (“CDI Voting Instruction Receipt Time

instruct the Authorized Nominee (as the legal owner of the shares of common stock) to vote the common stock represented by their CDIs in a particular manner. A voting instruction form will be sent to CDI holders with the notice of meeting or proxy statement for the meeting and that instruction form must be completed and returned to the Company’s registry prior to the record date fixed for the relevant meeting (“CDI Voting Instruction Receipt Time”), which is notified to the CDI holder in the voting instructions included in the notice of meeting; or

inform the Company that they wish to nominate themselves or a third party to be appointed as the Authorised

inform the Company that they wish to nominate themselves or a third party to be appointed as the Authorized Nominee’s proxy with respect to their common stock underlying their CDIs for the purposes of attending and voting at the meeting. The instruction form must be completed and returned to the Company’s registry prior to the CDI Voting Instruction Receipt Time.

Alternatively, a CDI holder can convert their CDIs into a holding of common stock and vote those shares of common stock at a meeting of stockholders. Such a conversion must be undertaken prior to the record date fixed by the Company’s boardBoard of directorsDirectors for determining the entitlement of stockholders to attend and vote at the meeting. However, if the former CDI holder later wishes to sell their investment on the ASX, it would be necessary to convert those shares of common stock back to CDIs.

As CDI holders will not appear on the Company’s register as the legal holders of the underlying common stock, they will not be entitled to vote at a stockholder meeting unless one of the above steps is undertaken. As each CDI represents 1/5 of a share of common stock, if the CDI holder takes one of the steps noted above to allow it to vote at a stockholder meeting, the CDI holder will be entitled to one vote for every five CDIs it holds.

Holders of options, warrants and RSUs are not entitled to vote.

Substantial ShareholdersStockholders

The information required in relation to the substantial shareholders of the Company is included in this Annual Report at Item 12 of Part III.

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Distribution of Common Stock and CDI Holders at August 14, 2020January 31, 2023

Below is a distribution schedule of the number of holders of CDIs, categorisedcategorized by the size of their holdings, based on the Company’s registers as at August 14, 2020January 31, 2023 (assuming all issued shares of common stock are held as CDIs).

 

 

 

CDIs

 

  CDIs 

 

 

Number of Holders

 

 

Number of CDIs

 

  Number of Holders   Number of CDIs 

1 - 1000

   17,769    5,519,187 

1 - 1,000

 

 

 

15,059

 

 

 

5,374,180

 

1,001 - 5,000

   3,965    8,984,196 

 

 

 

5,806

 

 

 

14,130,360

 

5,001 - 10,000

   518    3,785,787 

 

 

 

1,228

 

 

 

9,209,515

 

10,001 - 100,000

   444    10,662,775 

 

 

 

997

 

 

 

25,505,825

 

100,001 - and over

   35    38,198,300 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

72,260,550

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

23,190

 

 

 

126,480,430

 

   22,731    67,150,245 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

   

 

 

The number of stockholders and/or CDI holders holding less than a marketable parcel of shares of common stock and/or CDIs (where a “marketable parcel” means a parcel of securities worth at least A$500, pursuant to the ASX Operating Rules) was ten5,750 based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock and CDIs as of August 14, 2020.January 31, 2023.

There is no current on-market buy-back of our securities.

Twenty Largest CDI Holders as at August 14, 2020of January 31, 2023

Below is a statement of the 20 largest holders of CDIs, and the number and percentage of issued CDIs held by those holders, based on the Company’s registers as at August 14, 2020January 31, 2023 (assuming all shares of common stock of the Company are held as CDIs, with 5 CDIs representing a beneficial ownership interest in one share of common stock in the Company).

Rank  Name  Number of CDIs Held   % of CDIs Outstanding 
1  

CEDE & CO

   40,188,890    37.44%(1) 
2  

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

   7,253,182    6.76
3  

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

   7,045,639    6.56
4  

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

   6,687,839    6.23
5  

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

   5,395,728    5.03
6  

MERRILL LYNCH (AUSTRALIA) NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

   1,816,130    1.69
7  

MR MICHAEL PERRY

   1,263,045    1.18
8  

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED-GSCO ECA

   1,252,369    1.17
9  

CS FOURTH NOMINEES PTY LIMITED <HSBC CUST NOM AU LTD 11 A/C>

   1,097,835    1.02
10  

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

   735,579    0.69
11  

ATEQ INVESTMENTS PTY LTD

   590,000    0.55
12  

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD <IB AU NOMS RETAILCLIENT DRP>

   490,104    0.46
13  

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD <AGENCY LENDING DRP A/C>

   412,302    0.38
14  

WARBONT NOMINEES PTY LTD <UNPAID ENTREPOT A/C>

   403,116    0.38
15  

BRISPOT NOMINEES PTY LTD <HOUSE HEAD NOMINEE A/C>

   359,195    0.33
16  

MR ADRIAN SIMUN PULJICH

   271,765    0.25
17  

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD HUB24 CUSTODIAL SERV LTD <DRP A/C>

   244,938    0.23
18  

DIBBENS DEVELOPMENTS PTY LIMITED <DIBBENS SUPER BEN FUND A/C>

   225,000    0.21
19  

MR ANTHONY MARK SAIA & MRS CARMEN SAIA <SAIA FAMILY SUPER FUND A/C>

   217,500    0.20
20  

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED <COLONIAL FIRST STATE INV A/C>

   213,979    0.20

 

Rank

 

Name

 

Number of

CDIs Held   (1)

 

 

% of CDIs

Outstanding

 

1

 

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

 

 

5,738,820

 

 

 

4.54

%

2

 

Pura Vida Investments, LLC

 

 

4,337,590

 

 

 

3.43

%

3

 

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

 

 

2,341,715

 

 

 

1.85

%

4

 

Michael Perry

 

 

1,779,235

 

 

 

1.41

%

5

 

Thorney Investment Group

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

1.19

%

6

 

Australian Eagle Asset Management Pty Ltd

 

 

1,295,235

 

 

 

1.02

%

7

 

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

 

 

1,259,790

 

 

 

1.00

%

8

 

Renaissance Technologies LLC

 

 

1,192,900

 

 

 

0.94

%

9

 

Private Clients of Hub24

 

 

904,150

 

 

 

0.71

%

10

 

Millennium Management LLC

 

 

901,210

 

 

 

0.71

%

11

 

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)

 

 

855,815

 

 

 

0.68

%

12

 

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.

 

 

768,000

 

 

 

0.61

%

13

 

Columbia Threadneedle Investments (US)

 

 

748,435

 

 

 

0.59

%

14

 

XY Capital Limited

 

 

706,830

 

 

 

0.56

%

15

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

 

662,080

 

 

 

0.52

%

16

 

Arlene Perry

 

 

631,525

 

 

 

0.50

%

17

 

MLC Navigator Platform

 

 

592,810

 

 

 

0.47

%

18

 

Evan Clucas & Leanne Weston

 

 

560,535

 

 

 

0.44

%

19

 

Caption Management, LLC

 

 

534,795

 

 

 

0.42

%

20

 

David Deelen

 

 

530,605

 

 

 

0.42

%

(1)

Represents(1)

Including shares of common stock converted into CDIs.represented as though they are held as CDIs (with 5 CDIs representing a beneficial ownership interest in one share of common stock in the Company).

General Information

The name of our Secretary is Donna Shiroma.

The Company’s ASX liaison officer who is responsible for communications with the ASX is Mark Licciardo.

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The complete mailing address, including zip code, of our principal executive office is 28159 Avenue Stanford, Suite 220, Valencia, CA 91355, USA. The telephone number is +1(661) 367-9170.

The address of the principalour registered office in Australia is c/- Mertonso Acclime Ltd (formerly Merton’s Corporate Services Pty Ltd,Services), Level 7, 330 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia and our telephone number there is +61 3 8689 9997.

Registers of securities are held as follows:

for CDIs in Australia at Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited, Level 2, 45 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Australia, Investor Enquiries +61 8 9323 2000 (within Australia) +61 3 9415 4677 (outside Australia); and

for common stock in the United States at Computershare Investor Services, 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 USA, Tel: 866-644-4127.

 

for common stock in the United States at Computershare Investor Services, 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 USA, Tel: 866-644-4127.

Application of funds

The Company advises that it has used the cash and assets in a form readily convertible to cash that it had at the time of the Company’s admission to the Official List of ASX in a way that is consistent with its business objectives.

Directors’ Declaration

As at the date of this report,Annual Report, the directors confirm that they are of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the members of the “extended closed group” identified in Note 17,19, being the Company and the Australian Subsidiaries that are party to the deed of cross guarantee that is detailed in Note 17,19, will be able to meet any liabilities to which they are, or may become, subject, by virtue of the deed of cross guarantee.

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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Transactions with Related Persons

Other than employment matters

SEC rules require us to disclose any transaction or currently proposed transaction in which the Company is a participant and indemnification agreements between our directors andin which any related person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest involving the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of the Company’s total assets as of the end of the last two completed fiscal years. A related person is any executive officers,officer, director, nominee for director, or holder of 5% or more of the Company’s Common Stock, or an immediate family member of any of those persons. Since January 1, 2021, the Company has not participated in any such related party transactions were limited to director fees, consultancy fees and travel reimbursements paid under normal terms and conditions to Bioscience Managers Pty Ltd of which Jeremy Curnock Cook is an officer and Dr. Michael Perry is a director. Such transactions have been reviewed and approved by our board of directors after review and approval by our Audit Committee and Nominating Committee.transaction.

Director Independence

Our boardThe Company’s Board of directorsDirectors has determined that all members of our boardBoard of directors,Directors, except Dr. Michael Perry,Mr. James Corbett, are independent directors for purposes of the rules of NASDAQNasdaq and the SEC and for the purposes of the ASX Listing Rules and the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s 4th Edition Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. In making this determination, our boardBoard of directorsDirectors considered the relationships that each non-executive director has with us and all other facts and circumstances that our boardBoard of directorsDirectors deemed relevant, including the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each non-executive director and Mr Perry’sMr. Corbett’s executive role within the Avita Group.AVITA Medical.

The composition and functioning of our boardthe Company’s Board of directorsDirectors and each of ourits committees complies with all applicable requirements of NASDAQNasdaq and the rules and regulations of the SEC as well as the ASX Listing Rules and the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s 4th Edition Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, independent registered public accountants served as our independent public accountant for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member of Grant Thornton International Ltd, independent registered public accountants have served as our independent public accountant for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2020.2021. Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, independent registered public accountants served as our independent public accountant prior to the Redomiciliation. The following table sets forth fees billed or accrued by our independent registered public accountants during the fiscal yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:2021.

 

  Year Ended June 30, 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

  2020   2019 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Audit fees - Grant Thornton LLP (1)

  $265,423   $—   

$

605,900

 

 

$

400,000

 

 

$

1,038,645

 

Audit fees - Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd (1)

   212,147    86,785 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

25,845

 

Audit related fees

   —      —   

Grant Thornton UK LLP (1)

 

46,832

 

 

 

44,698

 

 

 

-

 

Tax fees - Grant Thornton LLP (2)

   90,737    —   

 

87,281

 

 

 

147,222

 

 

 

126,929

 

Tax fees - Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd (2)

   20,815    73,308 

All other fees (3)

   —      —   
  

 

   

 

 

Total fees

  $589,122   $160,093 

$

740,013

 

 

$

591,920

 

 

$

1,191,419

 

  

 

   

 

 

(1)

Audit fees consist of fees billed for the professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in the registrant’s Form 10-Q10-K or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

(2)

Tax fees include the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

(3)

All other fees consists of products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in Audit Fees, Audit Related Fees, or Tax Fees.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee’s policy is for the Audit Committee to approve all audit and non-audit services prior to such services being performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. Before engaging an independent registered public accountant firm to render audit or non-audit services, the engagement is approved by our audit committeethe Company’s Audit Committee or the engagement to render services is entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the audit committee. The Audit Committee pre-approved all audit services provided by independent registered public accountants during the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021.

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PART IV

Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)

The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report:

 

(1)

All Financial Statements

See Index to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.

 

(2)

Financial Statement Schedules

allAll financial statement schedules have been omitted since the required information was not applicable or was not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedules, or because the information required is included in the financial statements or the accompanying notes.

 

(3)

Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the following Index to Exhibits are filed, furnished or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report

EXHIBITS

 

4.1

  3.3

Description of Capital StockAmended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant’s Form 8-K12B10-KT filed on June 30, 2020)February 28, 2022)

10.1

  4.1

Description of Capital Stock**

10.1

Employee Incentive Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019)†

10.2

Employee Share Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019)†

10.3

Award Contract dated September  29, 2015 by and between the registrant and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019)*

10.4

Award Contract dated September 29, 2015 by and between the registrant and BARDA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019) *

10.5

Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract dated June  24, 2016 by and between the registrant and BARDA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019) *

10.6

Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract dated September 28, 2017 by and between the registrant and BARDA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019) *

10.7

Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract dated July  2, 2018 by and between the registrant and BARDA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019) *

10.8

Lease Agreement between the registrant and Hartco Ventura Inc. dated January  25, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019)

10.9

Lease Agreement between the registrant and RIF-Avenue Stanford LLC, dated October  3, 2016, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of the Form 20-F of Avita Medical Limited filed September 27, 2019)

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Exhibit

Exhibit

Number

Description

14.1

Code of Ethics **

10.10

Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the registrant and RIF III-Avenue Stanford LLC, dated November 17, 2020, as amended) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

21.1

10.11

Executive Employment Agreement between the registrant and Dr. Michael Perry, dated November 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.12

RSUs – Confirmatory Deed between the registrant and Dr. Michael Perry, dated November 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.13

Option Confirmatory Deed between the registrant and Dr. Michael Perry, dated November 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.14

Executive Employment Agreement between the registrant and Michael Holder, dated effective March 22, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.15

Executive Employment Agreement between the registrant and Kathy McGee, dated effective December 1, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.16

Executive Employment Agreement between the registrant and Erin Liberto, dated effective August 28, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.17

Executive Employment Agreement between the registrant and Andrew Quick, dated effective April 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.18

Executive Employment Agreement between the registrant and Donna Shiroma, dated effective June 25, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.19

Form of Stock Option Grant**†

10.20

Form of RSU Agreement**†

10.21

2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.22

Fourth Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the registrant and RIF III-Avenue Stanford LLC, dated August 25, 2021, as amended) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

10.23

Stock Option Grant Agreement between the registrant and James Corbett, dated effective September 28, 2022.**

10.24

Fifth Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the registrant and 28159 Avenue Stanford Properties, LLC, (formerly RIF III-Avenue Stanford LLC), dated January 26, 2023, as amended) **

21.1

Subsidiaries of the Registrant **(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the registrant’s Form 10-KT filed on February 28, 2022)

31.1

23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

31.1

Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 **

31.2

Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 **

32.1

Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002***

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

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Exhibit

Exhibit

Number

Description

101.LAB

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

Management contract or compensation plan or arrangement.

*

Certain identified confidential information has been redacted from this exhibit because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.

**

Filed herewith

***

Furnished herewith

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

AVITA Therapeutics,Medical, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: August 27, 2020February 23, 2023

/s/ Dr. Michael PerryJames Corbett 

Dr. Michael Perry

James Corbett

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 27, 2020February 23, 2023

/s/ David McIntyreSean Ekins 

David McIntyre

Sean Ekins

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name

Title

Date

/s/ Dr. Michael PerryJames Corbett 

Chief Executive Officer and Director

August 27, 2020

February 23, 2023

Dr. Michael Perry

James Corbett

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ David McIntyreSean Ekins 

Interim Chief Financial Officer

August 27, 2020

February 23, 2023

David McIntyre

Sean Ekins

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Lou PannaccioPanaccio 

Director

August 27, 2020

February 23, 2023

Lou Panaccio

/s/ Jeremy Curnock Cook

Director

August 27, 2020

February 23, 2023

Jeremy Curnock Cook

/s/ Louis Drapeau

DirectorAugust 27, 2020
Louis Drapeau

/s/ Damien McDonald

Director

August 27, 2020
Damien McDonald

/s/ Suzanne Crowe

Director

August 27, 2020

February 23, 2023

Suzanne Crowe

/s/ Jan Stern Reed 

Director

February 23, 2023

Jan Stern Reed

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders

AVITA Therapeutics,Medical, Inc.

Opinion on the financial statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AVITA Therapeutics,Medical, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the Company“Company”) as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020 and 2019,2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years inyear ended December 31, 2022, the six-month period ended December 31, 2021, and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020,2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020 and 2019,2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years inyear ended December 31, 2022, the six-month period ended December 31, 2021, and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020,2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Adoption of new accounting standard

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for leasing arrangements effective July 1, 2019 due to the adoption of the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases, using the current period adjustment method.

Basis for opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOBPCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.

Los Angeles, California

August 27, 2020

February 23, 2023

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AVITA THERAPEUTICS,MEDICAL, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

  June 30, 

 

As of

 

  2020 2019 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

ASSETS

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

  $73,639  $20,174 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

18,164

 

 

$

55,511

 

$

110,746

 

Marketable securities

 

 

61,178

 

 

 

29,649

 

-

 

Accounts receivable, net

   2,076  1,403 

 

 

3,515

 

 

 

3,118

 

3,467

 

BARDA receivables

   356  382 

 

 

898

 

 

 

308

 

3,936

 

R&D tax credits

   —    126 

Prepaids and other current assets

   990  1,098 

 

 

1,578

 

 

 

1,213

 

1,333

 

Restricted cash

   201  200 

 

 

-

 

 

 

201

 

201

 

Inventory

   1,125  742 

 

 

2,125

 

 

 

2,132

 

 

1,647

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total current assets

   78,387  24,125 

 

 

87,458

 

 

 

92,132

 

 

 

 

121,330

 

Marketable securities long-term

 

 

6,930

 

 

 

19,692

 

-

 

Plant and equipment, net

   1,363  1,309 

 

 

1,200

 

 

 

1,262

 

1,458

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

   2,347   —   

 

 

851

 

 

 

1,544

 

1,480

 

Intangible assets

   364  225 

Other long term assets

   1  125 
  

 

  

 

 

Corporate-owned life insurance asset

 

 

1,238

 

 

 

304

 

-

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

465

 

 

 

443

 

472

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

122

 

 

 

638

 

 

761

 

Total assets

  $82,462  $25,784 

 

$

98,264

 

 

$

116,015

 

$

125,501

 

  

 

  

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $4,333  $1,916 

 

 

3,002

 

 

 

2,708

 

3,120

 

Accrued wages and fringe benefits

   2,816  2,127 

 

 

6,623

 

 

 

5,363

 

3,321

 

Other current liabilities

   560  438 

 

 

1,068

 

 

 

1,075

 

 

949

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total current liabilities

   7,709  4,481 

 

 

10,693

 

 

 

9,146

 

 

7,390

 

Non-qualified deferred compensation liability

 

 

1,270

 

 

 

262

 

-

 

Contract liabilities

   435  429 

 

 

698

 

 

 

952

 

1,075

 

Operating lease liabilities, long term

   1,917   —   

 

 

306

 

 

 

918

 

878

 

Other long term liabilities

   —    42 
  

 

  

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

-

 

 

 

113

 

 

503

 

Total liabilities

   10,061  4,952 

 

 

12,967

 

 

 

11,391

 

 

9,846

 

  

 

  

 

 

Contingencies (Note 10)

   

Shareholders’ Equity:

   

Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 21,467,912 and 18,712,996 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively

   3  3 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2020 and 2019

   —     —   

Non-qualified deferred compensation plan share awards

 

 

557

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Contingencies (Note 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 25,208,436, 24,925,743 and 24,895,864 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021.

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

Company common stock held by the non-qualified deferred compensation plan

 

 

(127

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

   259,165  165,473 

 

 

339,825

 

 

 

332,484

 

328,889

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   8,146  8,184 

 

 

7,627

 

 

 

8,060

 

8,259

 

Accumulated deficit

   (194,913 (152,828

 

 

(262,588

)

 

 

(235,923

)

 

 

(221,496

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

84,740

 

 

 

104,624

 

 

115,655

 

Total liabilities, non-qualified deferred compensation plan share awards and shareholders' equity

 

$

98,264

 

 

$

116,015

 

$

125,501

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

   72,401  20,832 
  

 

  

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $82,462  $25,784 
  

 

  

 

 

The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements

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AVITA THERAPEUTICS,MEDICAL, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period

 

 

Year-Ended

 

  Year Ended June 30, 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

July 1 - December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

  2020 2019 2018 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

  $14,263  $5,474  $929 

 

$

34,421

 

 

$

13,956

 

 

$

29,232

 

Cost of sales

   2,973  1,271  546 

 

 

(6,041

)

 

 

(1,905

)

 

 

(5,949

)

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Gross profit

   11,290  4,203  383 

 

 

28,380

 

 

 

12,051

 

 

 

23,283

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

BARDA income

   3,926  5,921  7,734 

 

 

3,215

 

 

 

580

 

 

 

2,055

 

Operating Expenses:

    

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

   14,813  12,253  4,875 

 

 

(21,913

)

 

 

(8,472

)

 

 

(14,660

)

General and administrative expenses

   18,135  13,581  9,403 

 

 

(23,330

)

 

 

(10,996

)

 

 

(22,400

)

Research and development expenses

   8,461  7,872  6,257 

 

 

(13,857

)

 

 

(7,586

)

 

 

(14,818

)

Share-based compensation

   16,486  1,946  1,423 
  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total operating expenses

   57,895  35,652  21,958 

 

 

(59,100

)

 

 

(27,054

)

 

 

(51,878

)

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operating loss

   (42,679 (25,528 (13,841

 

 

(27,505

)

 

 

(14,423

)

 

 

(26,540

)

Interest expense

   33  27  21 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(22

)

Other income

   686  332  53 

 

 

892

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

17

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (42,026 (25,223 (13,809

 

 

(26,629

)

 

 

(14,402

)

 

 

(26,545

)

Income tax benefit (expense)

   (4 121  1,074 
  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Provision for income tax

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(38

)

Net loss

  $(42,030)  $(25,102)  $(12,735) 

 

$

(26,665

)

 

$

(14,427

)

 

$

(26,583

)

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net loss per common share:

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

  $(2.07)  $(1.56)  $(1.37) 

 

$

(1.07

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

(1.17

)

Diluted

  $(2.07)  $(1.56)  $(1.37) 

 

$

(1.07

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

(1.17

)

Weighted-average common shares:

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

   20,290,966  16,064,588  9,326,810 

 

 

25,000,180

 

 

 

24,915,414

 

 

 

22,674,313

 

Diluted

   20,290,966  16,064,588  9,326,810 

 

 

25,000,180

 

 

 

24,915,414

 

 

 

22,674,313

 

The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements

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AVITA MEDICAL, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands)

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

July 1 - December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(26,665

)

 

$

(14,427

)

 

$

(26,583

)

Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)

 

 

(111

)

 

 

(95

)

 

 

113

 

Net unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of tax

 

 

(322

)

 

 

(104

)

 

 

-

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(27,098

)

 

$

(14,626

)

 

$

(26,470

)

The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements

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AVITA THERAPEUTICS,MEDICAL, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(In thousands, except shares)

 

 

 

 

  Common Stock   Additional Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 Accumulated Total
Shareholders’
 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Shares Amount   Paid-in-Capital Gain (Loss) Deficit Equity 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Company common stock held by the NQDC

 

 

Additional

Paid-in Capital

 

 

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

Gain (Loss)

 

 

Accumulated

Deficit

 

 

Total

Shareholders'

Equity

 

Balance at July 1, 2017

   6,732,198  $1   $ 110,861  $ 8,058  $ (114,991)  $3,929 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net loss

   —     —      —     —    (12,735 (12,735

Issuance of common stock under direct placement

   6,329,615  1    22,791   —     —    22,792 

Issuance costs associated with direct placement

   —     —      (1,435  —     —    (1,435

Share-based compensation

   —     —      1,423   —     —    1,423 

Issuance of common stock to director in lieu of directors fees

   6,970   —      33   —     —    33 

Cancelled shares

   (295,000  —      —     —     —     —   

Translation gain

   —     —      —    25   —    25 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

   12,773,783  2    133,673  8,083  (127,726)  14,032 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

 

21,467,912

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

259,165

 

 

$

8,146

 

 

$

(194,913

)

 

$

72,401

 

Net loss

   —     —      —     —    (25,102 (25,102

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(26,583

)

 

 

(26,583

)

Issuance of common stock under direct placement

   5,870,613  1    32,453   —     —    32,454 

 

 

3,214,250

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,106

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,106

 

Issuance costs associated with direct placement

   —     —      (2,934  —     —    (2,934

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,109

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,109

)

Share-based compensation

   —     —      1,946   —     —    1,946 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,664

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,664

 

Exercise of stock options

   68,600   —      335   —     —    335 

 

 

14,359

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

63

 

Vesting of restricted stock units

 

 

199,343

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Translation gain

   —     —      —    101   —    101 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

113

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

   18,712,996  3    165,473  8,184  (152,828)  20,832 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

24,895,864

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

328,889

 

 

$

8,259

 

 

$

(221,496

)

 

$

115,655

 

Net loss

   —     —      —     —    (42,030 (42,030

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(14,427

)

 

 

(14,427

)

Issuance of common stock under direct placement

   2,033,898   —      81,702   —     —    81,702 

Issuance costs associated with direct placement

   —     —      (5,077  —     —    (5,077

Share-based compensation

   —     —      16,486   —     —    16,486 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,588

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,588

 

Exercise of stock options

   99,982   —      474   —     —    474 

 

 

1,125

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7

 

Vesting of RSU options

   605,183   —      —     —     —     —   

Issuance of common stock to director in lieu of directors fees

   15,853   —      107   —     —    107 

Beginning balance adjustment related ot the adoption of ASC 842

   —     —      —     —    (55 (55

Vesting of restricted stock units

 

 

28,754

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Translation loss

   —     —      —    (38  —    (38

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(95

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(95

)

Net unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of tax

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(104

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(104

)

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

24,925,743

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

332,484

 

 

$

8,060

 

 

$

(235,923

)

 

$

104,624

 

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(26,665

)

 

 

(26,665

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,527

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,527

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

150,125

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

900

 

Vesting of restricted stock units

 

 

114,641

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Company common stock held by the NQDC

 

 

17,927

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(127

)

 

 

127

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Change in classification of deferred compensation share awards

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(192

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(192

)

Change in redemption value of share awards in NQDC plan

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(21

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(433

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(433

)

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

25,208,436

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

(127

)

 

$

339,825

 

 

$

7,627

 

 

$

(262,588

)

 

$

84,740

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

   21,467,912  $3   $259,165  $8,146  $(194,913)  $72,401 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements

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AVITA THERAPEUTICS, INC.MEDICAL, Inc.

Consolidated StatementsStatement of Comprehensive LossCash Flows

(Inin thousands)

 

   June 30, 
   2020   2019   2018 

Net Loss

  $  (42,030  $  (25,102  $  (12,735

Other comprehensive income gain/(loss):

      

Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)

   (38   101    25 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

  $(42,068  $(25,001  $(12,710
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

Year-Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

June 30,

2021

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(26,665

)

 

$

(14,427

)

 

$

(26,583

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

568

 

 

 

330

 

 

 

715

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

6,998

 

 

 

3,588

 

 

 

5,664

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

692

 

 

 

328

 

 

 

591

 

Loss on fixed asset disposal

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

130

 

Patent impairment loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

-

 

Remeasurement and foreign currency transaction (gain)/loss

 

 

(85

)

 

 

(72

)

 

 

228

 

Excess and obsolete inventory related charges

 

 

375

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

226

 

BARDA deferred costs

 

 

130

 

 

 

(278

)

 

 

343

 

Contract cost amortization

 

 

338

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

129

 

Provision (benefit) for doubtful accounts

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

12

 

Amortization of (premium)/discount of marketable securities

 

 

(281

)

 

 

104

 

 

 

-

 

Non-cash changes in the fair value of NQDC plan

 

 

38

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

 

(395

)

 

 

350

 

 

 

(1,399

)

BARDA receivables

 

 

(590

)

 

 

3,627

 

 

 

(3,580

)

Prepaids and other current assets

 

 

(366

)

 

 

119

 

 

 

(342

)

Inventory

 

 

(371

)

 

 

(530

)

 

 

(745

)

Operating lease liability

 

 

(720

)

 

 

(334

)

 

 

(594

)

Corporate-owned life insurance asset

 

 

(1,084

)

 

 

(304

)

 

 

-

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

178

 

 

 

(43

)

 

 

(889

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

282

 

 

 

(392

)

 

 

(1,333

)

Accrued wages and fringe benefits

 

 

1,272

 

 

 

2,046

 

 

 

493

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

(92

)

 

 

186

 

 

 

155

 

Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liability

 

 

994

 

 

 

262

 

 

 

-

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

(254

)

 

 

(123

)

 

 

640

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(189

)

 

 

238

 

Net cash used in operations

 

 

(19,090

)

 

 

(5,501

)

 

 

(25,901

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of marketable securities

 

 

(74,362

)

 

 

(49,550

)

 

 

-

 

Maturities of marketable securities

 

 

55,555

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Cash paid for property and equipment

 

 

(452

)

 

 

(65

)

 

 

(894

)

Cash paid for patent filing fees

 

 

(73

)

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(280

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(19,332

)

 

 

(49,682

)

 

 

(1,174

)

Cash flow from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from direct placement of common stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,106

 

Issuance cost associated with direct placement

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,109

)

Principal repayment of finance lease

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

900

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

63

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

900

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

64,049

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and restricted cash

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(59

)

 

 

133

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(37,548

)

 

 

(55,235

)

 

 

37,107

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of the period

 

 

55,712

 

 

 

110,947

 

 

 

73,840

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash end of the period

 

$

18,164

 

 

$

55,712

 

 

$

110,947

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

17

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

42

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

15

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

3

 

Plant and equipment purchases not yet paid

 

$

33

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

20

 

The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements

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Avita Therapeutics, Inc.

Consolidated StatementTable of Cash Flows

(in thousands)Contents

 

   Years Ended June 30, 
   2020  2019  2018 

Cash flow from operating activities:

    

Net loss

  $(42,030 $(25,102 $(12,735

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

   465   269   110 

Non-cash lease expense

   502   —     —   

Loss on fixed assset disposal

   259   2  

Loss on foreign currency transactions

   7   397   95 

Provision for bad debt expense

   43   6   15 

Provision for inventory obsolesence

   84   89   31 

Share based compensation

   16,486   1,946   1,423 

Issuance of common stock to directors in lieu of directors fees

   107   —     33 

R&D tax credit benefit

   —     (129  (1,101

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade and other receivables

   (729  (1,291  (27

BARDA receivables

   26   1,522   (1,889

R&D tax credits

   121   1,742   26 

Prepaids and other current assets

   219   (315  174 

Inventory

   (468  17   (94

Operating lease liability

   (476  —     —   

Other long term assets

   —     (4  (1

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   2,308   69   280 

Accrued wages and fringe benefits

   693   737   700 

Other current liabilities

   (366  384   5 

Contract liabilities

   6   429   —   

Other long term liabilities

   (4  (18  (5
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in operations

   (22,747  (19,250  (12,960

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Cash paid for property and equipment

   (590  (1,021  (365

Cash paid for patent filing fees

   (257  (206  —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (847  (1,227  (365

Cash flow from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from direct placement of common stock

   81,702   32,453   22,791 

Issuance cost associated with direct placement

   (5,077  (2,934  (1,435

Principal repayment of finance lease

   (42  (62  (61

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

   474   252   —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   77,057   29,709   21,295 

Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and restricted cash

   3   156   102 

Net increase in cash and restricted cash

   53,466   9,388   8,072 

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

   20,374   10,986   2,914 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and restricted cash end of year

  $    73,840  $    20,374  $    10,986 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

    

Cash paid for:

    

Interest

  $42  $27  $21 

Fixed assets in accounts payable

  $85  $15  $9 

The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements

AVITA THERAPEUTICS,MEDICAL, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. The Company

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These financial statements include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Nature of the Business

The

AVITA group of companies (comprising AVITA Therapeutics,Medical, Inc. (“AVITA Therapeutics” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries including (collectively, “AVITA Medical Limited (“AVITA Medical”)) (collectively, “AVITA Group” or “we”, “us”we”, “our”, “us, or “our”Company), is a commercial-stage regenerative tissuemedicine company focused onleading the treatmentdevelopment and commercialization of burns, traumadevices and other acute injuries, including vitiligo.autologous cellular therapies for skin restoration. The Company’s lead product isRECELL® System technology platform harnesses the RECELL System,regenerative properties of a device that enables healthcare professionals to produce a suspension of Spray-On Skin Cells using a small sample of the patient’s own skin.skin to create Spray-On Skin™ cells. In September 2018, the United States Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) granted premarket approval (PMA)(“PMA”) to the RECELL System for use in the treatment of acute thermal burns in patients eighteen years and older. Following receipt of our original PMA, we commenced commercializingcommercialization of the RECELL System in January 2019 in the United States. In June 2021, the FDA approved expanded use of the RECELL System in combination of meshed autografting for acute full-thickness thermal wounds in pediatric and adult patients. In February 2022, the FDA approved a PMA supplement for the RECELL Autologous Cell Harvesting Device, an enhanced ease-of-use device aimed at providing clinicians a more efficient user experience and simplified workflow. In addition, the FDA has granted the Company three Investigational Device Exemptions (“IDEs”), which enableenabled the Company to initiateconduct pivotal clinical investigational studiestrials to seek expanded FDA (supplementary) PMAfurther expand the indications of the RECELL System for each ofto include soft tissue reconstruction, pediatric scalds,repair and vitiligo. Enrollment of those clinical studies is ongoingcomplete, with topline results recently announced for both the soft tissue repair and if successful,vitiligo trials. Results from those studies would enableare intended to support the CompanyCompany’s pursuit of FDA approval to commence commercializingmarket the RECELL System in the United States for those indications. In connection to FDA approval, the Company submitted a PMA Supplement for soft tissue repair and a PMA application for vitiligo in eachDecember 2022.

In February 2019, we entered into a collaboration with COSMOTEC, an M3 Group company, to market and distribute the RECELL System in Japan. We worked with COSMOTEC to advance our application for approval of thosethe RECELL System in Japan pursuant to Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (“PMDA”). In February 2022, COSMOTEC’s application for regulatory approval was approved by the PMDA with labelling for burns only. In September 2022, COSMOTEC commercially launched RECELL in Japan following Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare approval of reimbursement pricing. COSMOTEC potentially plans to submit a further application for soft tissue repair and vitiligo indications.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19COVID-19”) a pandemic. DuringWe continue to closely monitor the last two quartersimpact surrounding the spread and potential resurgence of fiscal year 2020,COVID-19 due to existing and future variants. As of the date of this filing, we continue to be unable to predict the full impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will have on our future results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition due to numerous uncertainties, including the duration of the pandemic had minor effectsand the actions that may be taken in the future by government authorities across the United States in response to new variants. The Company has assessed the potential impact of COVID-19 on certain accounting matters including, but not limited to, the Company’s consolidated resultsallowance for doubtful accounts, inventory reserves and return reserves, and impairment considerations for long-lived assets, marketable securities and intangibles, as of operations.December 31, 2022, and through the date of this report. With respect to future operating results, it is not possible at this time to predict, with any degree of precision, the effects of the pandemic.COVID-19. Consequently, actual results for accounting estimates and assumptions, particularly those relating to the recoverability of certain intangible assets and estimates of expected credit losses on accounts receivable require management judgments concerningcould differ from these estimates. However, we do not currently believe that COVID-19 will result in any significant changes in costs going forward. We will continue to monitor the effectsperformance of our business and reassess the economic downturnimpacts of COVID-19 and recovery, which are inherently imprecise.its variants.

RedomiciliationCHANGE OF YEAR-END

On June 29, 2020,November 8, 2021, the Company a newly formed Delaware corporation, acquired all ofchanged its fiscal year-end from June 30th to December 31st. The decision to change the issued share capital of AVITA Medical Limited (“AVITA Medical”), a public company incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and former parent company of the AVITA Group. The acquisition was completed pursuantfiscal year-end to a schemecalendar year end was to align our reporting cycle more closely with how we manage our business.

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Table of arrangement under Australian law, and was approved by the Federal Court of Australia on June 22, 2020, and by shareholders of AVITA Medical on June 15, 2020 (the Redomiciliation). Under the Redomiciliation, all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of AVITA Medical, including those ordinary shares held in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), were exchanged for newly issued shares of common stock of the Company or CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”). This exchange was conducted on the basis of one share of common stock of AVITA Therapeutics for every 100 ordinary shares of AVITA Medical, effecting an ‘implicit consolidation’ or ‘reverse split’. The holders of ordinary shares of AVITA Medical received one CDI for every 20 ordinary shares held in AVITA Medical, and the holders of AVITA Medical ADSs (each of which represented 20 ordinary shares in AVITA Medical) received one share of common stock in AVITA Therapeutics for every five ADSs held. The Company’s common stock began trading on The NASDAQ Stock Exchange LLC (“NASDAQ”) upon market open on July 1, 2020 under the same ticker code, “RCEL” as AVITA Medical’s ADSs were traded under prior to the Redomiciliation.Contents

As part of the exchange of shares under the Redomiciliation, a reverse split was also simultaneously implemented such that the number of shares of common stock on issue in the Company (as set out in the consolidated financial statements) is less than the number of ordinary shares in AVITA Medical that was previously set out in the consolidated financial statements of AVITA Medical.

The Redomiciliation resulted in the domicile of the AVITA Group moving from Australia to the United States of America, with AVITA Therapeutics becoming the ultimate parent company of the AVITA Group. In addition, the existing listing of AVITA Medical ordinary shares on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) (as its primary listing) and AVITA Medical ADSs on NASDAQ (as its secondary listing) was inverted and replaced with a new listing of AVITA Therapeutics common stock on NASDAQ (as its primary listing) under the existing ticker symbol, “RCEL” and AVITA Therapeutics CDIs on the ASX (as its secondary listing) under the existing ticker symbol, AVH. Five CDIs traded on ASX are equivalent to one share of common stock traded on NASDAQ.

As a result of the Redomiciliation, the reporting currency of the AVITA Group has changed from the Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar. In accordance with SEC regulation, SX Rule 320 (e), the impact of the change in the reporting currency was included in a component of other comprehensive income (loss).

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. As a result of the redomiciliation described above, the parent company of the AVITA group changed from AVITA Medical to AVITA Therapeutics, Inc. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated onupon consolidation.

Reclassification of prior year presentation

Certain prior year amounts within other long-term assets and other long-term liabilities have been reclassified to Corporate-owned life insurance asset and Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liability, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statement of Cash flows, for consistency with current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations or financial position or net cash used in operations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts (including doubtful accounts, carrying value of long-lived asset, the useful lives of long-lived assets, accounting for marketable securities, income taxes, stock-based compensation and stock-based compensation)the stand-alone selling price for the BARDA contract) and related disclosures. Estimates have been prepared on the basis of the current and available information. However, actual results could differ from estimated amounts.

Foreign Currency Translation and Foreign Currency Transactions

The financial position and results of operations of the Company’s operating non-U.S. subsidiaries wereare generally determined using the respective local currency as the functional currency.currency of that subsidiary. Assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated at the exchange rate in effect at each yearperiod end. Income statement accounts are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the year.period. Adjustments arising from the use of differing exchange rates from period to period are included in accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions which are not material, are included in general and administrative expenses and were gain of $91,000 and $35,000 and a loss of $97,000 for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

The Company’s subsidiaries that use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency remeasure monetary assets and liabilities at exchange rates in effect at the end of each period, nonmonetary assets and liabilities at historical rates. Gains and losses resulting from these remeasurements and foreign currency transactions are included in general and administrative expenses and were a loss of $6,000 a gain $37,000 and a loss of $131,000 for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

Comprehensive Loss

The components of comprehensive loss consist of net loss, foreign currency translation adjustments from its subsidiaries not using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency and unrealized gains and losses in investments available for sale. The Company did not have reclassifications from other comprehensive loss to net loss during the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2021.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when its customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of Topic 606, the Company performs the following five steps:

1.

Identify the contract with a customer

2.

Identify the performance obligations

3.

Determine the transaction price

4.

Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations

5.

Recognize revenue when/as performance obligation(s) are satisfied

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In order for an arrangement to be considered a contract, it must be probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it is entitled for goods or services to be transferred. Once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised with each contract, determines whether those are performance obligations and the related transaction price. The Company then recognizes the sale of goods based on the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when the performance obligation is satisfied.

The Company’s revenue consists primarily of the sale of the RECELL System to hospitals or other treatment centers, COSMOTEC and to BARDA (collectively, “customers”), predominately in the United States. The Company evaluated the BARDA contract and concluded that a portion of the arrangement, such as the procurement of the RECELL system and the emergency preparedness, represents a transaction with a customer and as such are in the scope of ASC 606.  Amounts received from BARDA for the research and development of the Company’s product are classified as BARDA income in the consolidated statementsstatement of operations.operations and are accounted for under International Accounting Standards 20 (“IAS 20”).  For further details refer to BARDA Income and Receivables below.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues for commercial customers (hospitals, treatment centers and COSMOTEC) are recognized as control of the product is transferred to customers, at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for the product. Revenues are recognized net of volume discounts. As such, revenue is recognized only to the extent a significant reversal of revenues is not expected to occur in subsequent periods. Effective July 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective method applicable to all contracts that were not completed at the date of initial application. This update outlined a comprehensive new revenue recognition model designed to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also required additional qualitative disclosures. Upon adoption, the ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the financial statements. Refer to Note 12 – Revenues for further information.

For the Company’s contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, the Company usedelected the practical expedient applicable to such contracts and does not consider the time value of money. Further, because of the short duration of these contracts, the Company has not disclosed the transaction price for the remaining performance obligations as of each reporting period or when the Company expects to recognize this revenue. The Company has further applied the practical expedient to exclude sales tax in the transaction price and expense contract fulfilment costs such as commissions and shipping and handling expenses as incurred.

For revenues related to the BARDA contract within the scope of ASC 606, the Company identified two performance obligations (i) the procurement of 5,614 RECELL units, (ii) emergency preparedness services. Through this contract the Company promises to procure the product through a vendor management inventory arrangement and to stand ready to provide emergency deployment services related to the product. Emergency preparedness services include procuring necessary storage containers, housing, and maintaining the containers (and product), and providing shipping and handling services in the event of an emergency situation. This stand ready obligation is a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer, overtime as services are consumed.  

The total transaction price for the portion of the BARDA contract that is with in the scope of ASC 606, was determined to be $9.2 million.  The transaction price was allocated on a stand-alone selling price basis as follows: $7.6 million to the procurement of the RECELL product, which is classified as revenues when recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and $1.6 million to the emergency deployment services which is classified as revenues when recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.  The $1.6 million for emergency deployment includes variable consideration which is deemed immaterial to the contract as a whole.  The Company estimated the stand-alone selling price of the procurement of the RECELL product based on historical pricing of the Company’s product at the initial execution of the contract. The Company estimated the stand-alone selling price of the emergency deployment services performed based on the Company’s projected cost of providing the services plus an applicable profit margin as denoted in the contract.

The Company’s performance obligations are either satisfied at a point in time or over time as services are provided.The product procurement performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time, upon transfer of control of the product. As such, the related revenue for these performance obligations is recognized at a point in time as revenue within the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. In addition to guidance under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue from the sales of RECELL product to BARDA for placement into vaccine stockpiles in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Interpretation, Commission Guidance regarding Accounting for Sale of Vaccines and BioTerror Countermeasures to the Federal Government for Placement into the Pediatric Vaccine Stockpile or the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Under this guidance, revenue is recognized when product is placed in the BARDA vendor-managed inventory (“VMI”) as control of the product has been transferred to the customer at the time of delivery to the VMI.  RECELL units that have been delivered to BARDA have a product replacement obligation at no cost to BARDA due to product’s limited shelf-life. The estimated cost of the expired inventory over the term of the contract is recognized on a per unit basis at the time of delivery. The estimated liability is released upon replacement of the product along with a corresponding reduction to inventory. The emergency preparedness services performance obligation is satisfied over time.  Revenue for the emergency deployment will be recognized on a straight-line basis during the term of the contract as services are consumed over time. Services recognizedare included in sales within the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Contract costs to fulfil the performance obligations are incremental and expected to be recovered are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract. As of December 31, 2022, contract costsare included in other current asset, in prior-years amounts were included in other long-term assets.

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Contract Liabilities

The Company receives payments from customers based on contractual terms. Trade receivables are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. The Company satisfies its performance obligation on product sales when the products are shipped or delivered, depending on the terms of the sale. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically 30-90 days, and do not include a financing component.  Contract liabilities are recorded when the Company receives payment prior to satisfying its obligation to transfer goods to a customer.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales related to products includes costs to manufacture or purchase, package, and ship the Company’s products. Costs also include relevant production overhead and depreciation and amortization. These costs are recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer and revenue is recognized.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income or loss in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits on the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Accrued interest and penalties are included on the related tax liability line in the consolidated balance sheet.Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company reviews its uncertain tax positions regularly. An uncertain tax position represents the Company’s expected treatment of a tax position taken in a filed return, or planned to be taken in a future tax return or claim that has not been reflected in measuring income tax expense for financial reporting purposes. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination on the basis of the technical merits or the statute of limitations for the relevant taxing authority to examine and challenge the tax position has expired.

Cash

Cash consistsand Cash Equivalents

Consists of cash held at deposit institutions.institutions and cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist of short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase and consist primarily of money market funds. The Company holds cash at deposit institutions in the amount of $4.1 million, $4.4 million and $54.2 million of which $737,000 and $203,000 and $273,000 is denominated in foreign currencies in foreign institutions of approximately $466,000 and $476,000 as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 20202021 respectively. As of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and 2019,June 30, 2021, the Company held cash equivalents in the amount of $14.1 million and $51.1 million, and $56.5 million, respectively.

Restricted Cash

Pursuant to a contractual agreement with American Express to maintain the business credit card, the Company was required to maintain restricted cash deposits which amounted to approximately $201,000 as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. As of December 31, 2022, the Company is no longer required to maintain a balance.

Concentrations

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, BARDA receivables and other receivables. As of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, and 2019,2021, substantially all of the Company’s cash was deposited in accounts at financial institutions, and amounts may exceed federally insured limits. Management believes that the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the financial strength of the depository institutions in which its cash is held.

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As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, one commercial customer accounted for approximately 10% of net accounts receivable. As of June 30, 2020,2021, no single commercial customer accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable. For the year-ended December 31, 2022, one commercial customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues or net accounts receivable. As ofrevenues.  For the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2019, one2021, no single commercial customer accounted for approximately 10.5% of total revenues and three customers accounted for more than 10% of net accounts receivable, each representing approximately 14.6%, 10.3% and 10.1% of total net accounts receivable. As of June 30, 2018, four customers accounted for more than 10% of total revenues. BARDA revenues each representingfor the procurement of the RECELL system accounted for approximately 17%1%, 14.5%, 12.8%1% and 10.4%27% of total revenues.

Restricted Cash

Pursuant to a contractual agreement with American Express to maintainrevenues for the business credit card,year-ended December 31, 2022, the Company must maintain restricted cash deposits which amounted totransition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021, respectively. BARDA receivables for the procurement of the RECELL system and emergency preparedness accounted for approximately $201,0002%, 3%, and $200,00091% of BARDA receivables as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020 and 2019,2021, respectively.  See table below for breakdown of BARDA receivables (in thousands).

 

 

As of

December 31,

2022

 

 

As of

December 31,

2021

 

 

As of

June 30,

2021

 

BARDA procurement and emergency preparedness services

 

$

16

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

3,583

 

BARDA expense reimbursements

 

 

882

 

 

 

299

 

 

 

353

 

Total

 

$

898

 

 

$

308

 

 

$

3,936

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, trade receivables, prepaids and other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and contract liabilities, approximate fair value due to the relative short-term nature of these instruments.

Marketable Securities

We classify all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase as cash equivalents and all highly liquid investments with stated maturities of greater than three months as marketable securities. The Company classifies marketable securities as short-term when they have remaining contractual maturities of one year or less from the balance sheet date, and as long-term when the investments have remaining contractual maturities of more than one year from the balance sheet date. Classification is determined at the time of purchase and re-evaluated each balance sheet date.  Short-term marketable securities represent investment of cash available for current operations.  We account for our marketable securities as available-for-sale securities.  

All marketable securities, which consist of corporate debt securities, asset backed securities, U.S treasury and commercial paper are denominated in the U.S. dollars, have been classified as “available for sale”, and are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses, net of any related tax effects, are excluded from earnings and are included in other comprehensive income (loss) and reported as a separate component of stockholders equity until realized. Realized gains and losses on marketable securities are included in interest and other income, net, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The cost of any marketable securities sold is based on the specific identification method. The amortized cost of marketable securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Interest on marketable securities is included in other income. In accordance with the Company’s investment policy, management invests to diversify credit risk and only invests in securities with high credit quality, including U.S. government securities, and the maximum final maturity from the date of purchase is thirty-seven months.

If necessary, the Company will recognize an allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities on an individual basis, and will no longer consider other than-temporary impairment or immediately reduce the cost basis of the investment provided that it is more likely than not that the security will be held to recovery or maturity. Further, the Company will recognize any improvements in estimated credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities immediately in earnings and reduce the existing allowance for credit losses. The Company will disaggregate its available-for-sale debt securities into the following categories: commercial paper, corporate debt, government and agency securities and money market funds. The Company’s corporate bonds are comprised of predominantly high-grade corporate bonds while its government and agency securities are U.S. treasury bonds, and U.S. agency bonds. The Company has analyzed both corporate bonds and government and agency securities and identified that both types of securities have similar risk characteristics in that they are traded infrequently and have contractual interest rates and maturity dates.

To evaluate for impairment, management reviews credit rating changes, securities trends, interest rate movements and unrealized loss at the security level of the Company’s available for sale debt securities. If any of these give rise to a potential credit concern, the Company performs a discounted cash flow analysis to determine the credit portion of the impairment. The discounted cash flow analysis will be performed either internally or through the assistance of a qualified third party. Once the credit component of

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the impairment is determined, the Company will record the impaired amount as an allowance to the available-for-sale debt securities balance and as a charge to other income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, not to exceed the amount of the unrealized loss. The Company assesses expected credit losses at the end of each reporting period and adjusts the allowance through other income.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recorded net of customer allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company estimates an allowance for expected credit losses (i.e., the inability of our customers to make required payments). These estimates are based on a combination of past experience and current trends. In estimating the allowance for expected credit losses, consideration is given to the current aging of receivables, a specific review for potential bad debts and an evaluation of historic write-offs. The resulting bad debt expense is included in sales and marketing expenses in the consolidated statementConsolidated Statement of operations.Operations. Receivables are written-off when deemed uncollectible. As of December 31, 2022, December 31,2021, and June 30, 2020, and 20192021, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $18,000$24,000 $28,000, and $18,000,$30,000, respectively.

A rollforward of the activity in the Company’s allowance for doubtful account is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year-ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year-ended

 

  June 30, 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

  2020   2019   2018 

Allowance for doubtful accounts at beginning of the year

  $18   $17   $68 

Allowance for doubtful accounts, at beginning of year

 

$

28

 

 

$

30

 

 

$

18

 

Bad debt expense

   43    6    15 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

12

 

Deductions

   (43   (5   (66

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

-

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts at end of the year

  $18   $18   $17 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts, at end of year

 

$

24

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

30

 

BARDA Income and Receivables

The AVITA GroupCompany was awarded a Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”) grant in September 2015. Under this grant BARDA supports the Company’s research and development for the Company’s product, including the ongoing U.S. clinical regulatory program targeted towards FDA PMA, our compassionate use program, clinical and health economics research, and U.S. pediatric burn programs.

Consideration received under the BARDA grant is earned and recognized under a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement in which the Company is reimbursed for direct costs incurred plus allowable indirect costs and a fixed-fee earned. Billings under the contracts are based on approved provisional indirect billing rates, which permit recovery of fringe benefits, general and administrative expenses and a fixed fee.

The Company has concluded that grants under the BARDA granttgrant are not within the scope of ASC 606, as they do not meet the definition of a contract with a “customer.” The Company has further concluded that Subtopic 958-605,Not-for-Profit-Entities-Revenue Recognition also does not apply, as the Company is a business entity and the grants are with governmental agencies or units. With respect to the BARDA grant, we considered the guidance in IAS 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance, by anology.analogy. BARDA income and related receivables are recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received, and all attaching conditions have been complied with. When the grant relates to an expense item, the grant received is recognized as income over the period when the expense was incurred.

Inventory

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value and is reflected in cost of sales. Costs incurred in bringing each product to its present location and condition are accounted for at purchase cost on a first-in, first-out basis (“FIFO”). The Company capitalizes inventory costs associated with the Company’s products when, based on management’s judgment, future commercialization is considered probable and the future economic benefit is expected to be realized; otherwise, such costs are expensed as research and development. Inventory is evaluated for impairment periodically to identify inventory obsolescence when an inventory item’s cost basis is in excess of its net realizable value. These adjustments are based upon multiple factors, including inventory levels, projected demand, and product shelf life.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and costs to complete the sale.

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Effective July 1, 2019,

Leases

The Company has operating leases give risefor corporate office space, manufacturing and warehouse facility. The Company has finance leases for equipment and furniture, which are not material to the consolidated financial statements. The Company’s operating leases have remaining lease terms of one year to two years, some of which include options to renew the lease.  At contract inception, the Company determines whether the contract is a lease or contains a lease. A contract contains a lease if the Company is both able to identify an asset and can conclude it has the right to control the identified asset for a period of time. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the Company’s right to control an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an explicit rate, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) based on the information available at commencement date in determining the discount rate used to present value lease payments. In determining the IBR, the Company considered its credit rating and current market interest rates. The IBR used approximates the interest that the Company would be required to pay for a collateralized loan over a similar term. The Company’s leases typically do not include any residual value guarantees or asset retirement obligations.

The Company’s lease terms are only for periods in which it has enforceable rights. A lease is no longer enforceable when both the lessee and the lessor each have the right to terminate the lease without permission from the other party with no more than an insignificant penalty. The Company has options to renew some of these leases for three years after their expiration. The Company considers these options, which may be elected at the Company’s sole discretion, in determining the lease term on a lease-by-lease basis. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is primarily included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for as a single lease component for all underlying asset classes. Some leases require variable payments for common area maintenance, property taxes, parking, insurance and other variable costs. The variable portion of lease payments is not included in operating lease right-of-useassets and operatingor liabilities. Variable lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, see Note 3– Accounting Standards Update. Prior to July 1, 2019, the Company accounted for leases in accordance with ASC 840 Leases.costs are expensed when incurred.

Property, Plant and Equipment

The Company’s property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed based on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the various asset classes, generally three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the life of the related asset or the remaining term of the lease. Costs associated with customized internal-use software systems that have reached the application development stage and meet recoverability tests are capitalized and include external direct costs utilized in developing or obtaining the applications and payroll and payroll-related expenses for employees who are directly associated with the application development. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Intangible Assets

The Company maintains definite-lived intangible assets related to patents initially measured at cost and amortized over estimated useful lives of approximately 3—20 years. The Company had capitalized patent costs of $483,000$558,000, $673,000 and $225,000$700,000 as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2020 and 2019,2021 respectively, related to regulatory approval of the RECELL System, and are being amortized over their estimated useful lives.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the sum of the estimated, undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, then an impairment is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its estimated fair value. Fair value is determined using the market, income, or cost approaches as appropriate for the asset. Any write-downs are treated as permanent reductions in the carrying amount of the asset and recognized as an operating loss. The Company recorded $42,000 of impairments intangible assets during the transition period ended December 31, 2021. There were no impairments of long-lived assets infor the years endedyear-ended December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.2021.

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Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of compensation and employee benefits of sales and marketing personnel and related field sales support teams,organization, marketing events, advertising costs, travel, trade shows and other marketing materials. The Company expenses all selling and marketing costs as incurred. Advertising expenses were $216,000, $16,000, and $73,000 for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses represent costs incurred to develop the Company’s products. Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and other personnel costs, clinical trial costs, regulatory costs and manufacturing costs for non-commercial products. The Company expenses all research and development costs in the periods in which they are incurred.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company records compensation expense for stock options and RSUs based on the fair market value of the awards on the date of grant. The fair value of stock-based compensation awards is amortized over the vesting period of the award. Compensation expense for performance-based awards is measured based on the number of shares ultimately expected to vest, estimated at each reporting date based on management’s expectations regarding the relevant performance criteria.

For certain awards, the Company estimatescriteria, if any. The Black-Scholes option pricing model and Monte Carlo Simulation were used to estimate the fair value of sharethe time-based and performance-based options, and other equity-based compensation using a Binomial option pricing model on the date of grant. The Binomial model requires multiple subjective inputs, which are discussed further in Note 13 —respectively. Under ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”) Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Plans.Accounting, the Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.

The following assumptions were used in the valuation of stock options.

Expected volatility – determined using the average of the historical volatility using daily intervals over the expected term and the derived volatility using the longest term available of 12 months.

Expected dividends – none, based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Expected term – the expected term of the Company’s stock options for tenure only vesting has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method as described in the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 relating to share-based compensation. The simplified method was chosen because the Company has limited historical option exercise experience due to its short operating history of awards granted, with the first plan being established in 2016 which was primarily used for executive awards.  Further, the Company does not have sufficient history of exercises in the U.S. market given the Company’s redomiciliation from Australia to the United States in 2020. The expected term of options with a performance condition or market condition was set to the contractual term of 10 years. The contractual term was used for options with a performance or market condition as these are primarily awarded to executives and the Company assumes that they will hold them longer than rank and file employees.

Risk-free interest rate – the risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant for a period approximately equal to the expected term of the award.

Loss per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, assuming potentially dilutive ordinary shares from option exercises, employee share awards, and other dilutive instruments that have been issued. For periods where the Company has presented a net loss, potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as they would be anti-dilutive. In accordance with ASC 710-10, shares of common stock held by the rabbi trust are excluded from the denominator in the basic and diluted EPS calculations.

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Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Liability and Corporate-Owned Life Insurance Asset  

The loss per share incorporatesCompany’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the "NQDC plan"), which became effective in October 2021, allows highly compensated key employees to elect to defer a portion of their salary, bonus, commissions and RSU awards to later years. Management determined that the impactcash deferrals under the NQDC plan shall be accounted for similarly to a defined benefit plan under ASC 715, Compensation – Retirement Benefits, and should follow accounting treatment that is similar to a cash balance plan. Management determined that the employee portion and employer portion of the reversedeferred compensation should be recognized as a compensation expense with a corresponding credit to deferred compensation liability. The matching contribution will be accrued over the vesting period of two years with 25% vesting in the first year and 75% vesting in the second year.  Employees aged 55 or older immediately vest in employer matching contributions. The change in the liability between each reporting period is accounted for as compensation expense with a corresponding adjustment to deferred compensation liability.  Upon distribution, the Company will record the distribution as a decrease to compensation liability with a corresponding credit to cash.  The Company funds the NQDC plan through a Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (“COLI”).  Per the ASC 325-30-25-1A, Investments – Other, COLI is recorded as an asset in on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as it does not meet the definition of a plan asset under ASC 715.  The Company invests in COLI policies relating to its deferred compensation plan. Investments in COLI policies are recorded at their cash surrender values as of each balance sheet date. Changes in the cash surrender value during the period are recorded as a gain or loss in the statements of operations in Other income.

Rabbi Trust

During April 2022, we established a rabbi trust for a select group of participants in which share awards granted under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2020 Plan”) and deferred under the NQDC plan may be deposited. In addition to the deferral of shares, the rabbi trust holds the assets in the COLI for the NQDC plan.  The rabbi trust is an irrevocable trust and no portion of the trust fund may be used for any purpose other than the delivery of those assets to the participants. The assets held in the rabbi trust are subject to the claims of our general creditors in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency. The value of the assets of the rabbi trust is consolidated into our financial statements.

The NQDC plan permits diversification of vested shares (common stock) into other equity securities subject to a six-month and one day holding period subsequent to vesting.  Per ASC 710-10-25-15, accounting for deferred common stock splitwill be under plan type C or D.  Accounting will depend on whether or not the employee has diversified the common stock. Under Plan type C, diversification is permitted but the employee has not diversified. Under Plan type D, diversification is permitted and the employee has diversified.  

For common stock that was effectuatedhave not been diversified, the employer stock held in conjunctionthe rabbi trust is classified in a manner similar to treasury stock and presented separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as Company common stock held by the non-qualified deferred compensation plan.  Common stock will be recorded at fair value of the stock at the time it vested, subsequent changes in the value of the common stock will not be recognized. The deferred compensation obligation is measured independently at fair value of the common stock with a corresponding charge or credit to compensation cost. Fair value is determined as the redomicilation. product of the common stock and the closing price of the stock each reporting period.

Under plan type D, assets held by the rabbi trust are subject to applicable GAAP.  As diversified common stock will be invested in mutual funds, assets held by the rabbi trust will be subject to accounting in ASC 321 - Investments - Equity Securities. The deferred compensation obligation is measured independently at fair value of the underlying assets.  As of December 31, 2022, deferred common stock has not been diversified.

Non-qualified deferred compensation share awards

In accordance with ASC 260,718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, the impactdeferred RSU awards under the NQDC plan are classified as an equity instrument and changes in fair value of the reverseamount owed to the participant are not recognized. As the plan permits diversification, presentation outside of permanent equity in accordance with ASR 268, Redeemable Preferred Stock is appropriate. The redemption amounts are based on the vested percentage and are recorded outside of equity as non-qualified deferred compensation share awards on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Deferred awards will be presented outside of permanent equity until the awards are vested.  

The redemption value of unvested and deferred RSU awards is recorded outside of equity as Non-qualified deferred compensation plan share awards. Once awards are vested, they are reclassified back to permanent equity as Company common stock split was retrospectively applied for all periods presented.held by the non-qualified deferred compensation plan in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For further details refer to Note 18.

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Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision makerdecision-maker is its Chief Executive Officer. To date, the Company has viewed its operations and manages its business as one segment.

3. Accounting Standards Update

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Effective July 1, 2018,In November 2021, the Company adoptedFASB issued ASU 2014-09Revenue from Contracts with Customers,2021-10, “Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance.” ASC 832 requires business entities to provide certain disclosures when they (1) have received government assistance and all related amendments (collectively codified as ASC 606) utilizing(2) use a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy to other accounting guidance. The guidance will require business entities to disclose the modified retrospective method. The adoptionnature of ASC 606 did not have a significant impact on the recognition of revenuestransactions, accounting policies used to account for the transactions, and therefore the Company did not recognize an opening retained earnings adjustment. See Note 12 – Revenue and Note 9 – Reporting Segment and Geographic Information.

Effective July 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02,Leases (“ASC 842),state which requires lessees to recognize operating leasesline items on the balance sheet and income statement are affected by these transactions and the amount applicable to each financial statement line. Business entities will also have to disclose significant terms and conditions of transactions with a government such as a right-of-use assetthe duration of the agreement, any commitments made by either side, provisions, and lease liability.contingencies. The Company recognized and measured the right-of-use asset and lease liability from operating leases on the consolidated balance sheet using the current-period adjustment method without revising comparative period information. Upon the adoption on July 1, 2019, the impact on total assets and total liabilities was an increase of $2.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively. See Note 4—Leases for further information.

In November 2016, the FASB issuedguidance in ASU No. 2016-18,Statement of Cash Flows (“ASC 230): Restricted Cash. The amendments in this update require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. As a result, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown in the statements of cash flows. The amendments do not provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The Company adopted this standard effective July 1, 2018. The adoption of this ASU resulted in the inclusion of $201,000, $200,000 and $0 of restricted cash in the cash and cash equivalents totals in the Company’s statements of cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09,Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718) Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, ASU 2016-092021-10 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Under the new ASU 2016-09 guidance, companies can continue to estimate forfeitures, or they can elect to account for forfeitures as they occur by reversing compensation cost when the award is forfeited. The Company adopted this ASU as of July 1, 2018 and will record the impact of forfeitures as they occur.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13,Financial Instruments Credit Losses (“ASC 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. For public businessall entities that meet the definition of an U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) filer, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods2021. Entities may apply the provision either (1) prospectively to all transactions within those fiscal years. This guidance requires athe scope of ASC 832 that are reflected in the financial asset (or a group of financial assets) that is measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The financial assetsstatements as of the adoption date and all new transactions entered into after the date of adoption or (2) retrospectively. The Company in scopeadopted this standard as of ASU 2016-13 were primarily accounts receivable. Effective JulyJanuary 1, 2018, the Company early adopted and applied this guidance to its methodology for estimating the accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts.2022. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company estimates an allowance for expected credit losses on accounts receivable that result from the inability of customers to make required payments. These estimates are based on a combination of historical loss statistics, current business conditions and macro-economic trends. In estimating the allowance for expected credit losses, consideration is given to the current aging of receivables and a specific review for potential bad debts. The resulting bad debt expense is included in sales and marketing expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Receivables are written-off when deemed uncollectible. The Company evaluates the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable on a regular basis. The accounts receivable allowance was $18,000 and $18,000 at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In August 2018, the FASB Issued ASU No.��2018-15,Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that Is a Service Contract (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). Effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The guidance will be adopted for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of ASU 2018-15 will have on its consolidated financial statements.disclosures.  

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, or ASU 2019-12, which includes amendments to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740, Income Taxes, or ASC 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify U.S. GAAP for other areas of ASC 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The new guidance is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of ASU 2019-12 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

4. Leases

On July 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification No. 842, Leases, (“ASC 842”), which requires lessees to recognize operating leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and lease liability. ASC 842 provides an optional transition method that allows entities to apply the standard prospectively, versus recasting the prior periods presented. The Company adopted thethis standard effective Julyas of January 1, 2019, using the current period adjustment method and2022. The adoption did not adjust prior periods.

The Company elected the practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs for our leases which existed and expired prior to the adoption date. For existing or expired contracts as of the adoption date, the conclusions made for these items under previous accounting standards (ASC 840) were retained at transition as allowed by the guidance.

The Company has also made accounting policy elections, includinghave a short-term lease exception policy, permitting the Company to not apply the recognition requirements of this standard to short-term leases (i.e. leases with expected terms of 12 months or less), and an accounting policy to account for lease and certain non-lease components as a single component for certain classes of assets. The portfolio approach, which allows a lessee to account for its leases at a portfolio level, was elected for certain equipment leases in which the difference in accounting for each asset separately would not have been materially different from accounting for the assets as a combined unit.

At contract inception, the Company determines whether the contract is a lease or contains a lease. A contract contains a lease if the Company is both able to identify an asset and can conclude it has the right to control the identified asset for a period of time. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recordedmaterial impact on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The Company has operating leases for corporate office space, manufacturing and warehouse facility. The Company has finance leases for equipment and furniture. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of less than one year to five years, some of which include options to renew the lease. On July 1, 2019, the Company recorded operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets of $2.8 million and operating lease liabilities of $2.9 million. The difference between the ROU assets and lease liabilities is due to deferred rent resulting from historical straight-line recognition of operating leases that were reclassified as a component of the ROU asset. Finance leases as of July 1, 2019 were approximately $53,000 and are not considered material to the consolidated financial statements. As

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

All other newly issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements have been deemed to be not applicable or immaterial to the Company.

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4. Marketable Securities

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and estimates fair values of debt securities available for sale:

 

 

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Holding

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Holding

Losses

 

 

Carrying

Value

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

14,089

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

14,089

 

Current marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S Treasury securities

 

$

43,092

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

(393

)

 

$

42,700

 

Commercial paper

 

 

12,743

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,743

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

3,865

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

3,842

 

U.S Government agency obligations

 

 

1,901

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

1,893

 

Total current marketable securities

 

$

61,601

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

(424

)

 

$

61,178

 

Long-term marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset backed securities

 

$

3,568

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

(3

)

 

$

3,572

 

U.S Treasury securities

 

 

2,416

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

2,410

 

U.S Government agency obligations

 

 

949

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

948

 

Total long-term marketable securities

 

$

6,933

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

(10

)

 

$

6,930

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Holding

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Holding

Losses

 

 

Carrying

Value

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

51,112

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

51,112

 

Current marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper

 

$

19,586

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

19,586

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

7,068

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

7,061

 

Asset backed securities

 

 

3,002

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,002

 

Total current marketable securities

 

$

29,656

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(7

)

 

$

29,649

 

Long-term marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S Treasury securities

 

$

18,043

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(89

)

 

$

17,954

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

1,746

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

1,738

 

Total long-term marketable securities

 

$

19,789

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(97

)

 

$

19,692

 

The maturities of debt securities available for sale are summarized in the following table using contractual maturities. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities due to obligations that are called or prepaid.

 

 

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

As of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Carrying

Value

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Carrying

Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

61,601

 

 

$

61,178

 

 

$

29,656

 

 

$

29,649

 

Due after one year through three years

 

$

6,933

 

 

$

6,930

 

 

$

19,789

 

 

$

19,692

 

Gross unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s marketable securities were an unrealized gain of $8,000 and an unrealized loss of $434,000 as of December 31, 2022 which resulted in a net unrealized loss of $426,000. Gross unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s marketable securities were an unrealized gain of $0 and an unrealized loss of $104,000 as of December 31, 2021 which resulted in a net unrealized loss of $104,000.

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During the year-ended December 31, 2022 and the transition period ended December 31, 2021, the Company did not recognize credit losses.  The Company did not have any marketable securities as of June 30, 2020, approximately $11,0002021.  The Company has accrued interest income of $168,000, $72,000 and $0 as of December 31, 2022 and, 2021 and June 30, 2021, recorded in finance leases wasPrepaids and Other Current Assets. Money market funds were included Other current liabilities.in the cash and cash equivalents line item.

ROU5. Fair Value Measurements

The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a framework with respect to measuring assets representand liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis and non-recurring basis. Under the framework, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, as of the measurement date. The framework also establishes a three-tier hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s right to control an underlyingassumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset for the lease term,or liability and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement datedeveloped based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy consists of the following three levels:

Level 1: Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date.

Level 2: Inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability

The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, based on the three-tier fair value hierarchy:

 

 

As of December 31, 2022

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

14,089

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

14,089

 

Current marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S Treasury securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

42,700

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

42,700

 

Commercial paper

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,743

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,743

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,842

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,842

 

U.S Government agency obligations

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,893

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,893

 

Total current marketable securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

61,178

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

61,178

 

Long-term marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,572

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,572

 

U.S Treasury securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,410

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,410

 

U.S Government agency obligations

 

 

-

 

 

 

948

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

948

 

Total long-term marketable securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,930

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,930

 

Total marketable securities and cash equivalents

 

$

14,089

 

 

$

68,108

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

82,197

 

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As of December 31, 2021

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

51,112

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

51,112

 

Current marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,586

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,586

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,061

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,061

 

Asset backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,002

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,002

 

Total current marketable securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

29,649

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

29,649

 

Long-term marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S Treasury securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,954

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,954

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,738

 

Total long-term marketable securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,692

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,692

 

Total marketable securities and cash equivalents

 

$

51,112

 

 

$

49,341

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

100,453

 

The Company’s Level 1 assets include money market instruments and are valued based upon observable market prices. Level 2 assets consist of commercial paper, asset back securities and corporate debt securities, U.S. Government Agency obligations and U.S Treasury securities. Level 2 securities are valued based upon observable inputs that include reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, bids and offers. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no investments that were measured using unobservable (Level 3) inputs. There were no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the year-ended December 31, 2022 and the transition period ended December 31, 2021.  For the year-ended June 30, 2021, the Company did not have any marketable securities. Cash equivalents consist of money market funds and are classified as a Level 1.

6. Leases

During August 2021, the Company remeasured the lease payments overliability for an office lease due to a change in the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) based on the information available at commencement date in determining the discount rate used to present value lease payments. The Company used the IBR on July 1, 2019 for its operating leases that commenced on or prior to that date. In determining the IBR, the Company considered its credit rating and current market interest rates. The IBR used approximates the interest that the Company would be required to pay for a collateralized loan over a similar term. Additionally, the Company used the portfolio approach when applying the discount rate selected based on the dollar amount and termresult of the obligation. Certain leases for equipment and furniture contain bargain purchase options and are classified as finance leases. The Company’s leases typically do not include any residual value guarantees or asset retirement obligations.

The Company’s lease terms are only for periods in which it has enforceable rights. A lease is no longer enforceable when both the lessee and the lessor each have the right to terminateremeasurement of the lease without permission fromliability, there was an increase of approximately $392,000 to the other party with no more than an insignificant penalty. The Company has options to renew some of these leases for three years after their expiration. The Company considers these options, which may be elected at the Company’s sole discretion, in determining the lease term on a lease-by-lease basis.

The Company’s agreements may contain variable lease payments. The Company includes variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate and excludes those which depend on facts or circumstances occurring after the commencement date, other than the passage of time. Additionally, for certain equipment leases, the Company applies a portfolio approach to effectively account for the financeoperating lease ROU assets and finance lease liabilities.

Some leases require variable payments for common area maintenance, property taxes, parking, insurance, and other variable costs. The variable portion of lease payments is not included in operating lease ROU assets or operating lease liabilities. Variable lease costs are expensed when incurred.There was no impact on earnings as a result of the modification.  

The following table sets forth the Company’s operating lease expenseexpenses which are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statementsConsolidated Statements of operationsOperations (in thousands):

 

  Year Ended
June 30,
 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

2020 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Operating lease cost

  $ 701 

 

$

775

 

 

$

284

 

 

$

731

 

Variable lease cost

   47 

 

 

51

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

48

 

  

 

 

Total lease cost

  $748 

 

$

826

 

 

$

309

 

 

$

779

 

  

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases for the year ended June 30, 2020 was as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended
June 30,
2020

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash outflows due to operating leases

$ 675

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:

Operating leases

—  

Supplemental balance sheet information, as of June 30, 2020, related to operating leases was as follows (in thousands):

 

   June 30, 
   2020 

Reported as:

  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  $ 2,347 
  

 

 

 

Total right-of-use assets

   2,347 
  

 

 

 

Other current liabilities:

  

Operating lease liability, short-term

   533 

Operating lease liabiltiies, long term

   1,917 
  

 

 

 

Total operating lease liabilities

  $2,450 
  

 

 

 

Operating lease weighted average remaining lease term (years)

   3.91 

Operating lease weighted average discount rate

   7.50

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash outflows from operating leases

 

$

803

 

 

$

288

 

 

735

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Supplemental balance sheet information, related to operating leases was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

As of

December 31, 2022

 

 

As of

December 31, 2021

 

 

As of

June 30, 2021

 

Reported as:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$

851

 

 

$

1,544

 

 

$

1,480

 

Total right-of-use assets

 

$

851

 

 

$

1,544

 

 

$

1,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities, short-term

 

$

612

 

 

$

720

 

 

$

702

 

Operating lease liabilities, long term

 

 

306

 

 

 

918

 

 

 

878

 

Total operating lease liabilities

 

$

918

 

 

$

1,638

 

 

$

1,580

 

Operating lease weighted average remaining lease term

   (years)

 

 

1.44

 

 

 

2.30

 

 

 

2.67

 

Operating lease weighted average discount rate

 

 

6.71

%

 

 

6.51

%

 

 

6.70

%

As of June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

Operating Leases

 

Years Ending June 30,  Operating Leases 

2021

  $695 

2022

   717 

2023

   740 

 

 

 

 

649

 

2024

   588 

 

 

 

 

314

 

2025

   87 
  

 

 

Total lease payments

  $ 2,827 

 

 

 

 

963

 

Less imputed interest

   377 

 

 

 

 

(45

)

  

 

 

Total operating lease liabilities

  $2,450 

 

 

 

$

918

 

  

 

 

At June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022 there were no leases entered into that had not yet commenced. On February 1, 2023, the Company executed the fifth amendment to the lease of the administrative and office space in Valencia, California.  The lease was extended for 39 months and is currently leased through October 31, 2026, with an average monthly base rent charge of approximately $37,000.

Under legacy lease accounting (“ASC 840”), future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases for the year ended June 30, 2020 was as follows (in thousands):

Years Ending June 30,  Operating Leases 

2021

  $ 530 

2022

   77 
  

 

 

 

Total operating lease liabilities

  $607 
  

 

 

 

5.7. Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

As of

 

  Year Ended June 30, 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

  2020   2019 

Raw materials and components

  $947   $ 638 

Raw materials

 

$

1,131

 

 

$

1,222

 

 

$

982

 

Work in process

 

 

384

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

241

 

Finished goods

   178    104 

 

 

610

 

 

 

734

 

 

 

424

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total inventory

  $ 1,125   $742 

 

$

2,125

 

 

$

2,132

 

 

$

1,647

 

  

 

   

 

 

The Company has reduced the carrying value of its inventories to reflect the lower of cost or marketnet realizable value. Charges for estimated excess and obsolescence are recorded in cost of sales in the consolidated statementConsolidated Statement of operations. Inventory impairments recognized in cost of sales are a result of expired productOperations and were $306,000, $36,000,$375,000, $44,000 and $0$226,000 for the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018,2021, respectively.

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8. Intangible Assets

The composition of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

 

      As of June 30, 2020   As of June 30, 2019 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

As of December 31, 2021

 

 

As of June 30, 2021

 

  Weighted
Average Life
   Gross
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Carry
Amount
   Gross
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Net
Carry
Amount
 

 

Weighted

Average Life

 

 

Gross

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carry

Amount

 

 

Gross

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carry

Amount

 

 

Gross

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carry

Amount

 

Patent 1

   3   $ 235   $ (101 $ 134   $ 151   $ —     $ 151 

 

 

2

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

(16

)

 

$

1

 

 

$

209

 

 

$

(182

)

 

$

27

 

 

$

264

 

 

$

(190

)

 

$

74

 

Patent 2

   14    74    (9 65    22    —      22 

 

 

13

 

 

 

137

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

109

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

105

 

 

 

138

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

122

 

Patent 3

   15    125    (9 116    52    —      52 

 

 

14

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

(39

)

 

 

155

 

 

 

192

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

167

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

144

 

Patent 5

   20    26    —    26    —      —      —   

 

 

19

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

83

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

43

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

44

 

Patent 6

 

 

20

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

39

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

37

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

38

 

Patent 7

 

 

13

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Patent 8

 

 

19

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

Patent 10

 

 

19

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Patent 11

 

 

19

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Trademarks

   Indefinite    23    —    23    —      —      —   

 

Indefinite

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

47

 

    

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total intangible assets

Total intangible assets

 

  $483   $ (119 $364   $225   $—     $225 

 

 

 

 

 

$

558

 

 

$

(93

)

 

$

465

 

 

$

673

 

 

$

(230

)

 

$

443

 

 

$

700

 

 

$

(228

)

 

$

472

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

During the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019,year-ended December 31, 2022, the Company did not identify any events or changes in circumstances that indicated the carrying value of its intangibles may not be recoverable. As such, there was no impairment of intangibles assets recognized for the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022. During the transition period ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded impairment charge of $42,000 in general and administrative expenses. During the year-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.2021, the Company did not identify any events or changes in circumstances that indicated the carrying value of its intangibles may not be recoverable. As such, there was no impairment of intangibles assets recognized for the year-ended June 30, 2021. Amortization expense of intangibles included in the consolidated statementsConsolidated Statements of operationsOperations was $119,000, $0$58,000, $56,000 and $0$109,000 for the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018,2021, respectively.

The Company expects the future amortization of amortizable intangible assets held at June 30, 2020December 31, 2022 to be (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated Amortization

Expense

 

  Estimated Amortization
Expense
 

2021

  $100 

2022

   70 

2023

   16 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

34

 

2024

   15 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

2025

   15 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

2026 and thereafter

   125 
  

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

245

 

Total

  $ 341 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

411

 

  

 

 

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9. Property Plant and Equipment, net

The composition of property plant and equipment, net is as follows (in thousands):

 

      Year Ended June 30, 
  Useful Lives   2020   2019 

 

Useful Lives

 

As of

December 31,

2022

 

 

As of

December 31,

2021

 

 

As of

June 30,

2021

 

Computer equipment

   3-5 years   $802   $462 

 

3 years

 

$

755

 

 

$

740

 

 

$

722

 

Computer software

   3 years    369    219 

 

3 years

 

 

871

 

 

 

811

 

 

 

775

 

Construction in progress

     138    470 

 

 

 

 

258

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

48

 

Furniture and fixtures

   7 years    425    399 

 

7 years

 

 

439

 

 

 

440

 

 

 

440

 

Laboratory equipment

   5 years    194    143 

 

5 years

 

 

643

 

 

 

566

 

 

 

523

 

Leasehold improvements

   
Lesser of life
or lease term
 
 
   216    155 

 

Lesser of life or lease term

 

 

257

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

242

 

RECELL moulds

   5 years    100    128 

RECELL Moulds

 

5 years

 

 

129

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

129

 

Less: accumulated amortization and depreciation

     (881   (667

 

 

 

 

(2,152

)

 

 

(1,695

)

 

 

(1,421

)

    

 

   

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, net

    $ 1,363   $ 1,309 
    

 

   

 

 

Total plant and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

1,200

 

 

$

1,262

 

 

$

1,458

 

Depreciation expense related to plant and equipment was $346,000, $269,000$510,000, $274,000 and $110,000$606,000 for the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018,2021, respectively.

8.10. Prepaids and Other Current Assets and Other Long—Term Assets

Prepaids and Otherother current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

  Year Ended June 30, 
  2020   2019 

 

As of

December 31,

2022

 

 

As of

December 31,

2021

 

 

As of

June 30,

2021

 

Prepaid expenses

  $ 792   $933 

 

$

921

 

 

$

1,124

 

 

$

853

 

Lease deposits

   123    40 

 

 

110

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

Accrued investment income

 

 

168

 

 

72

 

 

 

-

 

BARDA contract costs

 

 

252

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Other receivables

   75    125 

 

 

127

 

 

15

 

 

480

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total prepaids and other current assets

  $990   $ 1,098 

 

$

1,578

 

 

$

1,213

 

 

$

1,333

 

  

 

   

 

 

Prepaid expenses primarily consist of prepaid benefits and insurance.

9.Other long-term assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

As of

December 31,

2022

 

 

As of

December 31,

2021

 

 

As of

June 30,

2021

 

BARDA contract costs

 

$

-

 

 

$

504

 

 

$

613

 

Long-term lease deposits

 

 

25

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

126

 

Long-term prepaids

 

 

97

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

22

 

Total other long-term assets

 

$

122

 

 

$

638

 

 

$

761

 

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Other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

As of

December 31,

2022

 

 

As of

December 31,

2021

 

 

As of

June 30,

2021

 

Operating lease liability

 

$

612

 

 

$

720

 

 

$

702

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

262

 

 

 

355

 

 

 

170

 

BARDA deferred costs

 

 

194

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

77

 

Total other current liabilities

 

$

1,068

 

 

$

1,075

 

 

$

949

 

11. Reporting Segment and Geographic Information

The Company views its operations and manages its business in one reporting segment. Long-lived assets were primarily located in the United States as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2020 and 20192021, with an insignificant amount located in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Revenue by region for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year-ended

 

 

Transition period ended

 

 

Year-ended

 

  Year Ended June 30, 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

  2020   2019   2018 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

  $ 13,800   $ 4,404   $ —   

 

$

33,257

 

 

$

13,764

 

 

$

28,955

 

Foreign:

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

729

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Australia

   292    806    550 

 

275

 

 

136

 

 

 

207

 

United Kingdom

   171    264    379 

 

160

 

 

56

 

 

 

70

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $14,263   $5,474   $929 

 

$

34,421

 

 

$

13,956

 

 

$

29,232

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

10.

Revenue by Customer type were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year-ended

 

 

Transition period ended

 

 

Year-ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial sales

 

 

34,051

 

 

 

13,771

 

 

$

21,483

 

BARDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,595

 

Services for emergency preparedness

 

 

370

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

154

 

Total

 

$

34,421

 

 

$

13,956

 

 

$

29,232

 

Cost of sales by Customer type were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year-ended

 

 

Transition period ended

 

 

Year-ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial cost

 

$

5,573

 

 

$

2,017

 

 

$

3,931

 

BARDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product cost

 

 

130

 

 

 

(278

)

 

 

1,889

 

Emergency preparedness service cost

 

 

338

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

129

 

Total

 

$

6,041

 

 

$

1,905

 

 

$

5,949

 

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12. Contingencies

The Company is subject to certain contingencies arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records accruals for these contingencies to the extent that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. If some amount within a range of loss appears to be a better estimate than any other amount within the range, that amount is

accrued. Alternatively, when no amount within a range of loss appears to be a better estimate than any other amount, the lowest amount in the range is accrued. The Company expenses legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred. As of June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, the Company does not have any outstanding or threatened litigation that would have a material impact to the financial statements.

11.13. Common and Preferred Stock

On June 29, 2020, a statutory scheme of arrangement under Australian law to effect a redomiciliation of the AVITA Group from Australia to the United States of America was implemented (“the Scheme”). The Scheme was approved by shareholders on June 15, 2020 and approved by the Federal Court of Australia on June 22, 2020.

Pursuant to the Scheme, all ordinary shares in AVITA Medical, the former parent company of the AVITA Group, were exchanged for shares of common stock in AVITA Therapeutics. As a result, AVITA Therapeutics became the sole shareholder of AVITA Medical and the new parent company of the AVITA Group. In conjunction with the Scheme, an implicit reverse split on a 1 for 100 basis was implemented whereby shareholders of AVITA Medical received one share of common stock in AVITA Therapeutics for every 100 shares held in AVITA Medical.

Under the Scheme, eligible shareholders in AVITA Medical Limited received consideration in the form of:

five CDIs in the Company for every 100 ordinary shares in AVITA Medical that were held by them; or

one share of common stock in the Company for every 5 ADSs in AVITA Medical that were held by them.

The Company’s CDIs are quoted on the ASX under AVITA Medical’s existingprevious ASX ticker code, “AVH”. The Company’s shares of common stock are quoted on NASDAQNasdaq under AVITA Medical’s existing NASDAQprevious Nasdaq ticker code, “RCEL”. One share of common stock on NASDAQNasdaq is equivalent to five CDIs on the ASX.

As a result of the ‘implicit consolidation’ that occurred under the Scheme, the number of shares of common stock on issue in the Company (as set out in the consolidated financial statements) is less than the number of ordinary shares in AVITA Medical that was previously set out in the consolidated financial statements of AVITA Medical. All common share amounts included in these financial statements have been retroactively reduced by a factor of one hundred and all per share amounts have been increased by a factor or one hundred, with the exception of the Company’s common stock par value.

The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issuable in one or more series as designated by the Company’s board of directors. No other class of capital stock is authorized. As of June 30, 2020,The Company has 25,208,436, 24,925,743, and 2019, 21,467,912 and 18,712,99624,895,864 shares of common stock respectively, were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively. The Company has no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.outstanding during any period.

DuringOn March 1, 2021, the year ended June 30, 2020,Company issued 3,214,250 shares of common stock at the AVITA Group raised additional capital via a private placement in the amount of $81.7 million (through our former parent company, AVITA Medical). The Company sold 2,033,898 ordinary shares at an issueoffering price of $40.17 per share for total net proceeds of $76.6 million, after deducting commission and offering expenses. An aggregate 15,853 ordinary shares were issued to the directors of the Company in lieu of director fees during the year ended June 30, 2020 under the Director Share Plan that was approved in December 2017.

During the year ended June 30, 2019, the AVITA Group completed a series of equity transactions (through our former parent company, AVITA Medical). The second tranche of the June 2018 Placement (defined below) closed on July 27, 2018, raising an aggregate of $2.4 million through the issuance of the equivalent of 650,000 shares at $3.70 per share. During December 2018, AVITA Medical entered into a placement agreement to raise $28.8 million over two tranches. AVITA Medical completed the first tranche on December 10, 2018 and issued the equivalent of 3,100,471 shares at a price of $5.76 per share raising gross proceeds of $17.9 million. The settlement of the second tranche for $10.9 million was approved by the shareholders at an extraordinary meeting held during January 2019. The second tranche closed on January 18, 2019 and raised gross proceeds of $10.9 million through the sale of the equivalent of 1,899,530 shares at the same price as the first tranche, being $5.76 per share. In addition, on January 10, 2019, AVITA

Medical completed a Share Purchase Plan under which AVITA Medical offered to existing eligible shareholders the opportunity to purchase shares at a purchase price equivalent to $5.74 per share. As part of the Share Purchase Plan AVITA Medical received gross proceeds of $1.3 million for the issuance of the equivalent of 220,612 shares.

During the year ended June 30, 2018, the AVITA Group completed a series of equity transactions (through its former parent company, AVITA Medical). During October 2017, AVITA Medical announced that it was undertaking a capital raising in aggregate to raise $13.2 million. The capital raise was split over two tranches; the first being a private placement and the second a rights offering to existing shareholders. On October 17, 2017, AVITA Medical completed the private placement of the equivalent of 1,009,830 shares at a price of $3.53 per share raising gross proceeds of $3.6 million. On November 2, 2017, AVITA Medical completed the rights offering resulting in a total issue of the equivalent of 2,765,029 shares to raise a gross total of $9.6 million. During June 2018, AVITA Medical announced an institutional placement to raise an aggregate of $12.1 million over two tranches (“June 2018 Placement”). The first tranche closed on June 13, 2018 and raised an aggregate of $9.7 million by issuing the equivalent of 2,554,756 shares at a price of $3.79$21.50 per share. The second tranche for an aggregate of $2.4gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $69.1 million (referenced above)while the Company incurred $5.1 million in capital issuance expenses.  The offering was issuedmade pursuant to a shelf registration statement on July 27, 2018.

During December 2017,Form S-3 (File No. 333-249419) that was previously filed with the board of directors approvedSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 9, 2020, and declared effective on October 16, 2020. It was also publicly released on the 2016 Director Share Plan which previously allowed directorsASX. The final prospectus supplement relating to convert their compensation into ordinary shares. A totaland describing the terms of the equivalent of 6,970 shares were issued underoffering was filed with the Director Share Plan. Future issuances are no longer authorized underSEC on February 25, 2021 (in the Director Share Plan.

12. Revenue

The Company adopted ASC Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers, on July 1, 2018. Under Topic 606, the Company recognizes revenue when its customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of Topic 606, the Company performs the following five steps:

1.

Identify the contract with a customer

2.

Identify the performance obligations

3.

Determine the transaction price

4.

Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations

5.

Recognize revenue when/as performance obligation(s) are satisfied

In order for an arrangement to be considered a contract, it must be probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it is entitled for goods or services to be transferred. Once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised with each contract, determines whether those are performance obligationsUnited States) and the related transaction price. The Company then recognizes the sale of goods basedreleased on the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when the performance obligation is satisfied.ASX on March 1, 2021 (in Australia).

Revenues14. Revenue

The Company’s revenue consists of sale of the RECELL System to hospitals or other treatment centers, (“COSMOTEC and to BARDA (collectively “customers”), predominately in the United States.

In addition, the Company records service revenue for the emergency preparedness services provided to BARDA.

Performance Obligations

The Company’sFor commercial contracts, typically have a single performance obligation to deliver the product to the customer.    The transaction price is stated within the contract and is therefore fixed consideration. The transaction price does not include the sales tax that are imposed by governmental authority.

Wewe identified the hospital or treatment center and COSMOTEC as the customer in Step 1 of the ASC 606 5 step model above and have determined a contract exists with those customers in Step 1. As these contracts typically have a single performance obligation (i.e. product delivery), no allocation of the transaction price is required in Step 4 of the model. Control of the product is transferred to the customer at a point in time. Specifically, we determined the customer obtains control of the product at point in time at which the goods are either shipped or delivered to our customers’ facilities, depending on the terms of the contract. The transaction price is stated within the contract and is therefore fixed consideration. The transaction price does not include the sales tax that are imposed by governmental authorities.

For the contract with BARDA, the Company identified two performance obligations (i) the procurement of 5,614 RECELL units, (ii) emergency preparedness services. The Company’s performance obligations are either satisfied at a point in time or over time as services are provided.The product procurement performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time, upon transfer of control of the product. RECELL units that have been delivered to BARDA have a product replacement obligation at no cost to BARDA due to product’s limited shelf-life. The estimated cost of the expired inventory over the term of the contract is recognized on a per unit basis at the time of delivery. The estimated liability is released upon replacement of the product along with a corresponding reduction to inventory. The Company has estimated deferred cost of approximately $194,000, $64,000 and $343,000 as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively, for the rotation cost of the product. Such amounts are recorded in other current liabilities in the amounts of $194,000, $0, and $77,000 and other long-term liabilities in the amount of $0, $64,000, and $266,000 as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively. The emergency preparedness services performance obligation is satisfied over time.  Revenue for the emergency deployment will be recognized on a straight-line basis during the term of the contract as services are consumed over time. Services recognized of $370,000, $185,000 and $154,000 for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and are included in sales within the Consolidated Statement of Operations.Contract costs to fulfil the performance obligation are incremental and

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expected to be recovered are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract. As of December 31, 2022, contract cost of $252,000 are included in other current assets.  As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 contract costs of $504,000, and $613,000 are included in other long-term assets, respectively.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Revenues from remaining performance obligations are calculated as the dollar value of the remaining performance obligations on executed contracts and relate to BARDA and COSMOTEC. The estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) pursuant to the Company’s existing customer agreements is $698,000, $952,000, and $1.1 million as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the Company had $274,000, $517,000 and $665,000, respectively, in contract liabilities related to our contract with BARDA for the purchase, delivery and storage of the RECELL system for emergency response preparedness. The Company expects to recognize this amount as services are provided to BARDA. We are contracted to manage this inventory of product until the federal government requests shipment or at contract termination on December 31, 2023. Related to the contract with COSMOTEC, the Company had $424,000, $435,000, and $435,000 in contract liabilities as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively. The Company expects to recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract commencing with the generation of commercial sales to COSMOTEC.

Variable Consideration

RevenueThe Company evaluates its contracts with customers for forms of variable consideration, which may require an adjustment to the transaction price based on their estimated impact. For commercial customers, revenue from the sale of goods is recognized net of volume discounts. The Company uses the expected value method when estimating variable consideration. Revenue is only recognized to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur.

The Company evaluates its contracts with customers for forms of variable  Variable consideration which may require an adjustmentunder the BARDA contract is not material to the transaction price based on their estimated impact. Revenues from product sales are recorded at the sales price, net of volume discounts.consolidated financial statements.

Volume Discounts — The Company generally provides contracted customers with volume discounts that are explicitly stated in the Company’s customer contracts. The RECELL system is sold with respective volume discounts based on aggregated sales over a 12-month period on a customer-by-customer basis. Revenue from these sales is recognized based on the price specified in the contract, net of estimated volume discounts, and net of any sales tax charged. Goods sold are not eligible for return. The Company has determined such discounts are not distinct from the Company’s sale of products to the customer and, therefore, these payments have been recorded as a reduction of revenue and as a reduction to accounts receivable, net.

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

The Company receives payments from customers based on contractual terms. Trade receivables are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. The Company satisfies its performance obligation on product sales when the products are shipped or delivered, depending on the terms of the sale. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically 30-90 days, and do not include a financing component.

Contract assets include amounts related to the Company’s contractual right to consideration for both completed and partially completed performance for which the Company does not have the right to payment. As of the period endedDecember 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020 and 2019,2021 the Company does not have any contract assets.

Contract liabilities are recorded when the Company receives payment prior to satisfying its obligation to transfer goods to a customer. The Company had $435,000$698,000, $952,000, and $429,000$1.1 million of contract liabilities as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 20202021, respectively. The balance relates to the unsatisfied performance obligation for emergency preparedness under the BARDA contract and 2019, respectively.COSMOTEC.  Performance obligation will be recognized over time over the term of the contract. For the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022 and the transition period ended June 30, 2020December 31, 2021, the Company recognized $370,000, and 2019,$185,000 of BARDA revenue recognized from amounts included in the beginning balance of contract liabilities wasliabilities. For the year-ended June 30, 2021, amounts recognized were not significant. The Company recognized $11,000 of revenue for COSMOTEC for amounts included in the beginning balance of contract liabilities.  The Company did not recognize any revenue for the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021 related to COSMOTEC for amounts included in the beginning balance of contract liabilities.

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Cost to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract

Contract fulfillment costs include commissions and shipping expenses. The Company has opted to immediately expense the incremental cost of obtaining a contract when the underlying related asset would have been amortized over one year or less. The Company generally does not incur costs to obtain new contracts.

BARDA Contract Costs

Remaining Performance Obligations

SinceCost to fulfil the Company’s adoptionBARDA emergency preparedness performance obligation, which primarily consist of ASC 606 on July 1, 2018, revenues from remaining performance obligations billed costs to BARDA incurred in connection with the emergency deployment services, are now calculated as the dollar value of the remaining performance obligations on executed contracts. The estimated revenueincremental and expected to be recognizedrecovered.  Costs are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $252,000 of contract costs included in other current assets. As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the Company had $504,000 and $613,000 of contracts costs included in other long-term assets. Amortization expense related to deferred contract costs were $338,000, $167,000, and $129,000 during the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and are classified as cost of sales on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. There was no impairment loss in relation to deferred contract costs during the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2021.

Disaggregated Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers into geographical regions and by customer type.  As noted in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) pursuant tosegment footnote, the Company’s existingbusiness consists of one reporting segment. A reconciliation of disaggregated revenue by geographical region and customer agreementstype is $435,000 and $429,000 as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company expects to recognize these amounts upon receiving Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Act approval of the RECELL Systemprovided in Japan.Segment Note 11.

13.15. Share-Based Payment Plans

Overview of Employee Share-Based Compensation Plans

In November 2014, our

Our former parent company, AVITA Medical, adopted the Employee Share Plan and the Incentive Option Plan (collectively, the “2016 Plans”). The Employee Share Plan was amended at the 2018 Annual General Meeting. The 2016 Plans previously authorized the issuance of stock options or other share-based instruments representing up to 7.5% of outstanding capital. Any increase in the maximum number of shares issuable under the 2016 Plans was subject to shareholder approval or to an increase in the total number of ordinary shares outstanding. The maximum shares allowed to be issued was 1,610,093, 1,403,475 and 958,034 as of June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 respectively. Upon redomiciliationcompletion of the AVITA Group to the United States,Redomiciliation, the 2016 Plans were terminated with respect to future grants and accordingly, there are no more shares available to be issued under the 2016 Plans.  In addition, upon redomiciliation,completion of the Redomiciliation, the Company had an implicit 100-1consolidation or reverse stock split of 100:1 and all share information presented below in relation to the 2016 Plans has been presented on a reverse split stock basis. AtDuring November 2020, the Company, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, filed a registration statement on form S-8 to register a total of 1,750,000 shares of common stock which may be issued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2020 annual meetingOmnibus Incentive Plan (“2020 Plan”). On December 22, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of options and awards to the Board of Directors and the former CEO (“Former CEO”).  These awards are subject to the vesting and performance conditions as denoted in the individual agreements. On December 12, 2022, the Company’s stockholders thatapproved the issuance of options and awards to the Board of Directors and the CEO.  These awards are subject to the vesting and performance conditions as denoted in the individual agreements.

The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of the following Grants: (a) Incentive Stock Options, (b) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (c) Stock Appreciation Rights, (d) Restricted Stock Grants, (e) Restricted Stock Unit Grants, (f) Performance Grants, and (g) Other Grants. The 2020 Plan will be held in late Septemberadministered by the Compensation Committee or early October,by the Company intends to seek shareholder approval for a new employee stock option plan.

The 2016 Plans were governed byBoard acting as the Compensation Committee. Subject to Board approval where required bythe general purposes, terms and conditions of the 2020 Plan, applicable law and any charter adopted by the Board governing the actions of the Compensation Committee, previously hadthe Compensation Committee will have full power to implement and carry out the 2020 Plan. Without limitation, the Compensation Committee will have the authority in its sole discretion, to grant options under the 2016 Plans, to interpret the provisionsplan, approve persons to receive grants, determine the terms and number of shares of the 2016 Plans,grants, determine vesting and to prescribe, amend,exercisability of grants, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the 2016 Plans or any issue or grant thereunder as it may deemmake all other determinations necessary or advisable subject to any other approval if required by applicable law. All decisions made by the Compensation Committee pursuant to the provisions of the 2016 Plans were final, conclusive and binding on all persons.

The number of awards issued, the exercise price and the vesting schedule under the 2016 Plans were determined by the Compensation Committee, in accordanceconnection with the provisionsadministration of the 2016 Plans. Options granted under the 2016 Plans have an exercise price equal to the share price at the date of grant, or such other exercise price that the Compensation Committee determines to be appropriate under the circumstances. this Plan.

The contractual term of awards granted under the 2016 Plans2020 Plan is ten years from the date of its grant. Unless otherwise specified, the vesting period of awards under the 20162020 Plan was: (i) vest over a four yearfour-year period in four equal installments, 25% at the end of each year from the date of grant, and /or (ii) subject to other performance criteria and hurdles, as determined by the Compensation Committee.Committee

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The following table summarizes information about the Company’s stock-basedshare-based award plans as of June 30, 2020:December 31, 2022:

 

   Outstanding
Options
   Outstanding
Restricted
Stock Units
   Shares Available for
Future Issuance
 

2016 Plan

   1,260,524    0    0 

RSU Awards

   0    339,359    0 

 

 

Outstanding

Options

 

 

Outstanding

Restricted

Stock

Units

 

 

Shares

available

for future

issuance

 

2016 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

885,095

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

2020 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

1,079,875

 

 

 

398,596

 

 

 

-

 

2021 AGM Awards

 

 

 

22,600

 

 

 

11,566

 

 

 

244,675

 

2022 AGM Awards

 

 

 

247,876

 

 

 

50,356

 

 

 

-

 

Share-Based Payment Expenses

Share-based payment transactions are recognized as compensation costexpense based on the fair value of the instrument on the date of grant.  The Company uses the Binomial option valuation modelgraded-vesting method to estimaterecognize compensation expense.  Compensation cost is reduced for forfeitures as they occur in accordance with ASU 2016-09, Simplifying the grant date fair value of employee stock options.

Accounting for Share-Based Payments ("ASU 2016-09").During the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018,2021, the Company recorded stock-basedshare-based compensation expense of $16.5$7.0 million, $1.9$3.6 million and $1.4 million.$5.7 million, respectively. No income tax benefit was recognized in the consolidated statementConsolidated Statement of comprehensive lossOperations for share-based payment arrangements for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.2021.

The Company has included share-based compensation expense as part of operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year-ended

 

 

Transition period

ended

 

 

Year-ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

 

$

1,393

 

 

$

663

 

 

$

925

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

4,668

 

 

 

2,318

 

 

 

4,095

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

937

 

 

 

607

 

 

 

644

 

Total

 

$

6,998

 

 

$

3,588

 

 

$

5,664

 

A summary of stockshare option activity under the employees share option planarrangement as of June 30, 2020December 31, 2022 and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

 

Service

Only

Share

Options

 

 

Performance

Based

Share

Options

 

 

Market

Awards

 

 

Total

Share

Options

 

 

Weighted

-Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Weighted

-Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

(in years)

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

  Service
Only
Stock
Options
 Performance
Based Stock
Options
 Total Stock
Options
 Service
Only
Stock
Options
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

(in years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

Outstanding at June 30, 2019

   817,077  319,717  1,136,794  $8.83    8.02   $24,679,478 

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

 

1,129,126

 

 

 

599,994

 

 

 

27,600

 

 

 

1,756,720

 

 

$

14.86

 

 

 

7.83

 

 

$

5,118,309

 

Granted

   192,133  67,500  259,633  38.16     

 

737,676

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

737,676

 

 

 

5.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

   (70,282 (29,700 (99,982 6.37     

 

(75,125

)

 

 

(75,000

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(150,125

)

 

 

5.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

   (9,270  —    (9,270 29.45     

 

(10,425

)

 

 

(6,900

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(17,325

)

 

 

14.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

   (25,305 (1,346 (26,651 18.14     

 

(57,000

)

 

 

(6,900

)

 

 

(27,600

)

 

 

(91,500

)

 

 

12.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding shares at December 31, 2022

 

1,724,252

 

 

 

511,194

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,235,446

 

 

 

12.47

 

 

 

7.71

 

 

 

1,530,263

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2022

 

682,749

 

 

 

310,858

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

993,607

 

 

$

12.40

 

 

 

6.17

 

 

$

587,632

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2020

   904,353  356,171  1,260,524  14.72    8.42    22,185,034 
  

 

  

 

  

 

      

Exercisable at June 30, 2020

   279,776  221,923  501,699  $10.25    8.10   $10,520,968 
  

 

  

 

  

 

      

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years 2020, 2019,year-ended December 31, 2022, transition period ended December 31, 2021, and 2018the year-ended June 30, 2021 was $26.56, $6.67,$4.64, $10.35, and $5.11,$14.08, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 20192021 was $179,000, $13,000,  and 2018 was $3.1 million, $1.7 million,$221,000 and, $0, respectively. Intrinsic value is measured using the fair market value at the date of exercise for options exercised, or at June 30balance sheet date for outstanding options, less the applicable exercise price.

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Cash received from the exercise of options was approximately $474,000$900,000, $7,000, and $252,000 and $0$63,000 for the yearyear-ended December 31, 2022, transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018,2021, respectively.

As of June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, there was approximately $5.8$5.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stockshare-based compensation expense.  Of this amount $4.3 million relates to service only share options to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.411.65 years, $1.1 million related to performance-based share options to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.60 years.

Option Pricing Model

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the Binomial valuation model. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of the Company’s shares over multiple trading periods, to estimate the future volatility of the Company’s shares over the contractual term of 10 years. The expected term of options granted is derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s government bonds, not the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. As the Company has never declared dividends, no dividend yield is used in the calculation. Actual value realized, if any, is dependent on the future performance of the Company’s shares and overall stock market conditions. There is no assurance the value realized by an optionee will be at or near the value estimated by the Binomial model.

Included in the following table is a summary of the grant-date fair value of stock options granted and the related assumptions used in the Binomial models for stock options granted in fiscal 2020, 2019, and 2018.

   Year Ended June 30, 
   2020   2019   2018 

Expected volatility

   75% - 90%    90%    90% 

Weighted-average volatility

   88%    90%    90% 

Expected dividends

   0%    0%    0% 

Expected term (in years)

   10.0    10.0    1.5 - 10.0 

Risk-free interest rate

   0.68% - 2.65%    1.50% - 2.65%    1.50% 

Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock units (RSUs)(“RSUs”) are granted to executives as part of their long-term incentive compensation. RSUs granted as a result of stockholder approval at the December 22, 2021 AGM and December 14, 2022 AGM arise out of contracts between the Company and the holders of such securities.  These RSU awards arewere approved by the Compensation Committee as determined necessary.  TheAll RSU awards have a contractual term of 10 years and vest in accordance with the tenure or performance conditions as determined by the Compensation Committee.Committee and set out in the contracts between the Company and the holders of such securities.  The grant date fair value is determined based on the price of the Company stock on the ASXprice on the date of grant.grant (stock price determined on Nasdaq). RSUs primarily consist of awards to the Former CEO and other executives.executives as well as Non-Executive Directors (as occurred following the 2021 AGM and 2022 AGM). The terms of theFormer CEO RSU awards are described below:

CEO RSUs

On November 30, 2017, 500,000 RSUs were issued to the CEO with the following vesting terms:below.

 

a)

Tenure – 166,667 shares with a vesting period of three-years commencing on June 1, 2017.

b)

Company Share Price – 166,667 shares to vest in three equal tranches subject to the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of Company share price (as at close of trade on the ASX on relevant date) achieving multiples of 2x, 3x and 4x the Company’s share price at the time of shareholder approval; and

c)

Milestone performance – 166,666 shares to vest in two equal tranches upon satisfaction of the following milestones:

1. FDA PMA approval of RECELL for burns

2. Initial BARDA procurement under CLIN 2 of the BARDA Grant

On November 2019, 395,542 RSUs were issued to the CEO with the following vesting terms:

a)

Tenure – 142,520 shares with a vesting period of three-years commencing on June 1, 2020.

b)

Milestone performance – 253,033 RSUs will vest upon satisfaction of the following milestones:

a.

First patient visit for treatment in an FDA approved U.S. soft tissue and trauma trial by the Company prior to March 3, 2020.

b.

First patient visit for treatment in an FDA approved U.S pediatric trial by the Company prior to June 30, 2020,

c.

First patient visit for treatment in an FDA approved U.S pilot vitiligo trial by the Company prior to September 30, 2020.

d.

FDA application submission for approval of the next generation RECELL device prior to June 30, 2021.

e.

FDA approval of the next generation RECELL device prior to June 30, 2022.

Other Executive Grants

During November 2019, 49,000 RSUs were to executives.

A summary of the status of the Company’s unvested sharesRSUs as of June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, and changes that occurred during the year ended June 30, 2020, is presented below:

 

Unvested Shares  Service
Condition
RSU
   Performance
Condition
RSU
   Total
RSUs
   Weighted
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value
per Unit
 

Service

Condition RSU

 

 

Performance

Condition RSU

 

 

Market

Condition

 

 

Total RSU's

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

per Unit

 

Unvested RSUs outstanding at June 30, 2019

   166,667    333,333    500,000   $4.48 

Unvested RSUs outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

114,757

 

 

 

135,093

 

 

 

47,640

 

 

 

297,490

 

 

$

19.66

 

Granted

   146,521    298,022    444,543    39.12 

 

384,806

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

384,806

 

 

 

5.28

 

Vested

   (218,175   (387,009   (605,184   15.22 

 

(75,041

)

 

 

(57,527

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(132,568

)

 

 

26.43

 

Forfeited

   —      —      —      —   

 

(29,650

)

 

 

(11,920

)

 

 

(47,640

)

 

 

(89,210

)

 

 

7.71

 

Unvested RSUs outstanding at December 31, 2022

 

394,872

 

 

 

65,646

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

460,518

 

 

$

6.30

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested RSUs outstanding at June 30, 2020

   95,013    244,346    339,359   $30.70 

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of the RSUs granted during 2020, 2019the year-ended December 31, 2022, transition period ended December 31, 2021, and 2018 was $39.12, $0the year-ended June 30, 2021 were $5.28, $13.57, and $4.48$22.65 per unit, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $9.22021 were $894,000, $599,000, $4.9 million, $0, and $0, respectively.

As of June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, there was $6.6$1.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the RSU award agreements. Thisawards. Of this amount includes $1.9$1.6 million for performance share awards that have been determinedrelates to be not probable. The associated expense will be recognized once the performance conditions has been determined to be probable. The remaining unrecognized expense of $4.7 million is expectedservice only RSUs to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.691.53 years, $341,000 related to performance-based awards to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.51 years.

2019Former CEO RSUs

On November 2019, the equivalent of 395,542 RSUs were issued to the Former CEO with the following vesting terms:

a)

Tenure – the equivalent of 142,521 RSUs with a vesting period of three-years commencing on June 1, 2020.  On June 1, 2022, the last tranche of 47,507 RSUs vested and the shares were appropriately released.  

b)

Milestone performance – 253,021 of the RSUs will vest upon satisfaction of various performance conditions.  During the first quarter of 2022 the last performance milestone was achieved, the RSUs vested and were appropriately released.  

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2021 AGM Awards

On December 22, 2021, as part of the Company's 2021 AGM, the Company's stockholders approved the grant of stock option awards and RSUs to the Former CEO and the Board of Directors.  These awards are referred to as the 2021 AGM awards.

Awards to the Former CEO under the 2021 AGM Awards

On December 22, 2021, the Former CEO was issued an aggregate 150,480 options and RSUs comprising:  

37,600 tenure-based options and RSUs (23,800 RSUs and 13,800 options) with 25% of those options and RSUs vesting annually commencing on December 14, 2022.  Service condition was not met as such, RSUs were forfeited, and options expired in accordance with the RSU and Option Agreement.

37,640 performance-based options and RSUs (23,840 RSUs and 13,800 options):

Performance condition for 11,920 RSUs and 6,900 options was met during fiscal year 2022. RSUs for vested shares were appropriately released. Vested and unexercised options expired 3 months subsequent to termination of employment.

Performance condition for 11,920 RSUs and 6,900 options were not met.  These awards were unvested as of the date of termination of the Former CEO’s employment.

75,240 stretch-performance based options and RSUs (47,640 RSUs and 27,600 options).   These awards were unvested as of the date of termination of the Former CEO’s employment.

In accordance with the terms of the RSU Agreement and Option Agreements with the Former CEO, unvested performance-based and market condition RSUs were forfeited on the date of termination and unvested performance-based and market conditions options expired on the date of termination. Per the terms of the RSU and Option Agreements, RSUs and options that were granted and are tenure-based only will continue to vest as long as the Former CEO continues to provide services to the Company as a Board Member. The Former CEO’s term as a Board Member ended on December 12, 2022, and unvested RSUs were forfeited.

Awards to the Board of Directors under the 2021 AGM Awards

The Board of Director awards consist of an aggregate 68,600 options and RSUs as follows:

41,400 tenure-based options and RSUs (15,300 options and 26,100 RSUs) vesting 12 months from the grant date.

6,900 tenure-based options and RSUs (4,350 RSUs and 2,550 options) granted to each of the six non-executive board members based on the vesting terms detailed above.

27,200 tenure-based options and RSUs (9,850 options and 17,350 RSUs) vesting on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date in equal amounts (i.e. 1/3 of the RSUs and options will vest on each anniversary of the grant date, being on December 22 of each relevant year).

13,600 tenure-based options and RSUs (8,675 RSUs and 4,925 options) granted to Jan Stern Reed and James Corbett as an initial grant in connection with their appointment to the Board of Directors.

2022 AGM Awards

Awards to the CEO under the 2022 AGM Awards

On December 12, 2022, the CEO was issued an aggregate 226,296 options with 25% of those options vesting annually commencing on September 28, 2023.  

Awards to the Board of Directors under the 2022 AGM Awards

The Board of Director awards consist of an aggregate 71,936 options and RSUs (21,580 options and 50,356 RSUs) vesting 12-months from the grant date.

17,984 tenure-based options and RSUs (12,589 RSUs and 5,359 options) granted to each of the four non-executive board members based on the vesting terms detailed above.

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Option Pricing Model

The Company estimates the fair value of tenure-based share options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model on the date of grant. The Company estimates the fair value of options with a performance condition and market conditions using the Monte-Carlo simulation model.  

The valuation of the options is affected by the Company's share price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, expected share price volatility over the term of the awards and actual and projected employee share option exercise behaviors. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rate for the expected life at the time of grant, volatility is based on the average historical and implied volatility.  For tenure-based options, the expected life is based on the estimated average of the life of options using the simplified method as prescribed by SAB 107. The Company utilizes the simplified method for plain vanilla options to determine the expected life of the options due to insufficient exercise activity during recent years. For performance or market awards using the Monte Carlo simulation, the Company estimates the expected term based on a future exercise assumption of 2x the exercise price for rank-and-file employees and 3x the exercise price for executives. The contractual term of 10 years has been set as the expected term for performance and market awards. The expected dividend assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts.  

Included in the following table is a summary of the related assumptions used in the Black-Scholes Option pricing model and Monte-Carlo simulation for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2021.

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period

Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Expected volatility

72% - 113%

 

 

68% - 75%

 

 

65% - 80%

 

Weighted-average volatility

 

103

%

 

 

69

%

 

 

73

%

Expected dividends

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

Expected term (in years)

5 - 9.8

 

 

5 - 10

 

 

5 - 10

 

Risk-free interest rate

1.42% - 3.94%

 

 

0.88% - 1.46%

 

 

0.77% - 1.64%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Income Taxes

Geographic sources of income (loss) from continuing operationsloss before income taxes are as follows:

 

  Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 

 

Year- Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year- Ended

 

(amounts in thousands)

  June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2019
   June 30,
2018
 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

  $(20,793  $(19,899  $(5,382

 

$

(26,764

)

 

$

(14,490

)

 

$

(26,478

)

Foreign

   (21,233   (5,324   (8,427

 

 

135

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

(67

)

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

  $(42,026  $(25,223  $(13,809
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(26,629

)

 

$

(14,402

)

 

$

(26,545

)

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The income tax benefit (expense)expense as shown in the accompanying consolidated statementsConsolidated Statements of operationsOperations includes the following:

 

  Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

(amounts in thousands)

  June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2019
   June 30,
2018
 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Current:

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

  $—     $—     $—   

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

State

   4    —      —   

 

 

36

 

 

25

 

 

38

 

Foreign

   —      (121   (1,074

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 
   4    (121   (1,074
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total current

 

 

36

 

 

25

 

 

38

 

Deferred:

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

   —      —      —   

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

State

   —      —      —   

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Foreign

   —      —      —   

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 
   —      —      —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

  $4   $(121  $(1,074
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total deferred

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total income tax expense

 

$

36

 

 

$

25

 

 

$

38

 

The provision for income taxes differs from the tax computed using the statutory United States federal income tax rate of 21%, 21% for the year-ended December 31, 2022, transition period ended December 31, 2021, and 28% foryear-ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 20182021 as a result of the following items:

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

(amounts in thousands)

  Year Ended
June 30,
2020
   Year Ended
June 30,
2019
   Year Ended
June 30,
2018
 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Tax expense (benefit) at U.S. statutory rate

  $(8,827  $(5,297  $(3,805

 

$

(5,592

)

 

$

(3,024

)

 

$

(5,574

)

State income taxes

   4    —      —   

 

 

35

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

36

 

Foreign rate differential

   (1,389   (299   120 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(5

)

Tax Credits

   —      (121   (1,074

Share-based compensation

   (3,794   535    391 

 

 

719

 

 

 

997

 

 

 

(27

)

Permanent differences

   669    84    796 

 

 

(30

)

 

 

29

 

 

 

233

 

Change in tax rate

   —      —      2,824 

Net change in valuation allowance

   13,341    4,977    (326

 

 

4,899

 

 

 

1,993

 

 

 

5,375

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

  $4   $(121  $(1,074

 

$

36

 

 

$

25

 

 

$

38

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

A summary of deferred income tax assets is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

  Year Ended June 30, 2020   Year Ended June 30, 2019 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Deferred tax liabilities

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROU Asset

  $(608  $—   

 

$

(229

)

 

$

(404

)

 

$

(389

)

  

 

   

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(25

)

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(5

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

  $(608  $—   

 

$

(240

)

 

$

(434

)

 

$

(394

)

Deferred tax assets

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

  $17   $7 

 

$

3

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Accrued expenses

   564    15 

 

 

1,833

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

 

686

 

Intangible assets

   255    563 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

262

 

Stock based compensation

   2,996    —   

 

 

3,405

 

 

 

2,739

 

 

 

3,215

 

Lease liability

   634    —   

 

 

247

 

 

 

428

 

 

 

415

 

Research and development

 

 

2,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforward

   37,756    25,358 

 

 

48,413

 

 

 

46,918

 

 

 

44,282

 

Other

   285    1 

 

 

630

 

 

 

483

 

 

 

609

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

  $42,507   $25,944 

 

$

56,746

 

 

$

51,719

 

 

$

49,469

 

Less valuation allowance

   (41,899   (25,944

 

 

(56,506

)

 

 

(51,285

)

 

 

(49,075

)

  

 

   

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

  $608   $—   

 

$

240

 

 

$

434

 

 

$

394

 

  

 

   

 

 

Net deferred tax assets / (liabilities)

  $—     $—   

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

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At June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, the Company and its subsidiaries had net operating loss carryforwards for federal, state, United Kingdom, and Australia income tax purposes of $88.5$129.5 million, $57.5$83.5 million, $29.8$28.4 million and $34.1$36.0 million respectively. The net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to limitation regarding their utilization against taxable income in future periods due to “change of ownership” provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state and foreign provisions. Of these carryforwards, $21.7 million will expire, if not utilized, in various yearsbetween 2026 through 2038. The remaining carryforwards have no expiration.

In assessing the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that its deferred assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in those periods in which temporary differences become deductible and/or net operating losses can be utilized. The Company considers all positive and negative evidence when determining the amount of the net deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized. This evidence includes, but is not limited to, historical earnings, scheduled reversal of taxable temporary differences, tax planning strategies and projected future taxable income. Based upon the weight of available evidence including the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to utilize certain net operating losses and tax credits in the future, the Company has established a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets of $41.9$56.5 million and $25.9$51.3 million as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, respectively.  The Company has established a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset of $49.1 million as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.2021. The deferred tax assets are primarily net operating loss carryforwards for which management has determined it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax positions 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 consolidated financial statements related to a particular tax position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than a 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits is adjusted as appropriate for changes in facts and circumstances, such as significant amendments to existing tax law, new regulations or interpretations by the taxing authorities, new information obtained during a tax examination, or resolution of an examination.

The Company has not identified any uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2020 or June 30, 2019.2021.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal, California and certain other state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company remains subject to income tax examinations for its U.S. federal and state income taxes generally for fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and forward. The Company also remains subject to income tax examinations for international income taxes for fiscal years ended June 30, 20162018 through June 30, 2019,December 31, 2021, and for certain other U.S. state and local income taxes generally for the fiscal years ended June 30, 20162018 through June 30, 2019.

December 31, 2021.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Tax Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2017 and reduced U.S. corporate income tax rates to 21% as of January 1, 2018. The rate change became effective during tax year June 30, 2018, resulting in a blended statutory tax rate of 28% and a decrease in the Company’s deferred tax assets and the associated valuation allowance in tax year June 30, 2018.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted in the United States. The CARES Act provides numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including temporary changes regarding the prior and future utilization of net operating losses and technical corrections from prior tax legislation for tax depreciation of certain qualified improvement property. The Company evaluated the provisions of the CARES Act and does not anticipate the associated impacts, if any, will have a material effect on our financial position.

15.17. Loss per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted loss per share computations:

 

  Year Ended June 30, 

 

Year-Ended

 

 

Transition Period Ended

 

 

Year-Ended

 

  2020   2019   2018 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

  (in thousands) 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Net Loss

  $  42,030   $  25,102   $  12,735 

 

$

26,665

 

 

$

14,427

 

 

$

26,583

 

Weighted-average common shares—outstanding, basic

   20,291    16,065    9,327 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

24,915

 

 

 

22,674

 

Weighted-average common shares—outstanding, diluted

   20,291    16,065    9,327 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

24,915

 

 

 

22,674

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net loss per common share, basic

  $2.07   $1.56   $1.37 

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

0.58

 

 

$

1.17

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net loss per common share, diluted

  $2.07   $1.56   $1.37 

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

0.58

 

 

$

1.17

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

The Company’s basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the relevant period. In accordance with ASC 710-10, 17,927 shares of common stock held by the rabbi trust are excluded from the denominator in the basic and diluted EPS calculations. For details on shares of common stock held by the rabbi trust refer to Note 18. For the purposes of the calculation of diluted net loss per share, options to purchase common stock, restricted stock units and unvested shares of common stock issued upon the early exercise of stock options have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share as their effect is anti-dilutive. BecauseAs the Company has reported a net loss for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2019,all periods presented diluted net loss per common share is the same as the basic net loss per share for those years.share.

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18. Retirement Plans

The Company offers a 401(k)-retirement savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”) for its employees, including its executive officers, who satisfy certain eligibility requirements. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, allows eligible employees to defer a portion of their compensation, within prescribed limits, on a pre-tax basis through contributions to the 401(k) Plan. The Company matches contributions to the 401(k) Plan based on the amount of salary deferral contributions the participant makes to the 401(k) Plan. The Company will match up to 6% of an employee’s compensation that the employee contributes to his or her 401(k) Plan account. Total Company matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan were $713,000, $594,000$1,027,000, $966,000, and $ 290,000$733,000 in the yearsyear-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2020, 20192021.

Non-qualified deferred compensation plan

The Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the "NQDC plan"), which became effective on October 2021 allows for eligible management and 2018,highly compensated key employees to elect to defer a portion of their salary, bonus, commissions and RSU awards to later years. Cash deferrals are immediately vested and are subject to investment risk and a risk of forfeiture under certain circumstances.  RSU deferrals are subject to the vesting conditions of the award. Once RSUs vest, subject to a six-month and one day holding period, employees are allowed to diversify the common stock into other investment options offered by the plan.  For cash deferrals, the Company matches 4% to 6% (depending on level) of employee contributions. These matching employer contributions are vested over a two-year period with 25% vesting on year one and 75% vesting on year two for employees under 55 years of age.  Employer contributions for employees over 55 years of age are immediately vested. Employer contributions to the NQDC plan for the year-ended December 31, 2022 and the transition period ended December 31, 2021 were $258,000 and $16,000, respectively.  The Company’s deferred compensation plan liability was $1,348,000 and $262,000 as of the year-ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has $1.27 million in non-qualified deferred compensation plan liability and $78,000 in other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  As of December 31, 2021 amounts are recorded in non-qualified deferred compensation plan liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The Company did not have a NQDC plan for the year-ended June 30, 2021.

17.

The Company established a COLI to fund the NQDC plan.  Amounts in the COLI are invested in a number of funds. The securities are carried at the cash surrender value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We record investment gains and losses of the COLI as other income.

The fair values of the Company’s deferred compensation plan assets and liability are included in the table below. Note that the Company did not have NQDC plan for the year-ended June 30, 2021. For additional information on the fair value hierarchy and the inputs used to measure fair value, see Note 5, Fair Value Measurements.

 

 

Fair Value as of December 31, 2022

 

Fair Value as of December 31, 2021

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Corporate-owned life insurance policies (1)

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,238

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,238

 

 

-

 

 

 

304

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

304

 

Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liability

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,348

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,348

 

 

-

 

 

262

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

262

 

(1) The corporate-owned life insurance contracts are recorded at cash surrender value, which is provided by a third party and reflects the net asset value of the underlying publicly traded mutual funds and are categorized as Level 2.

(2) Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liability is measured at fair value based on quoted prices of identical instruments to the investment vehicles selected by the participants.

Rabbi Trust

During April 2022, we established a rabbi trust to hold the assets of the NQDC plan.  The rabbi trust holds the COLI asset and the common stock from deferred RSU awards that have vested.  The NQDC permits diversification of fully vested shares into other equity securities subject to a six month and one day holding period. In accordance with ASR 268, Redeemable Preferred Stock, and ASC 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, prior to vesting, the deferred share awards are classified as an equity instrument and changes in fair value of the amount owed to the participant are not recognized.  The redemption amounts of the deferred awards are based on the vested percentage and are recorded outside of permanent equity as Non-qualified deferred compensation share awards on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  As of December 31, 2022, a total of 253,048, shares awards have been deferred, and during the quarter-ended September 30, 2022, a total of 17,927 awards vested.  Vested shares are converted to common stock and are reclassified to permanent equity.  Common stock held in the rabbi trust is classified in a manner similar to treasury stock and presented separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as Common stock held by the NQDC plan.  A total of 17,927 shares were vested at the redemption value of $127,000.

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The following table summarizes the eligible share award activity as of December 31, 2022.  There was no activity as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021.

As of

(in thousands)

December 31, 2022

Non-qualified deferred compensation share awards:

Balance at inception/beginning of period

-

Change in classification of deferred compensation share awards

192

Share-based compensation expense

471

Change in redemption value

21

Vesting of share awards held by NDQC

(127

)

Ending Balance

557

19. Deed of Cross Guarantee

The Company (as the parent entity of the AVITA Group) is party to a deed of cross guarantee dated June 29, 2020 (“Deed”) with each of its Australian wholly-owned subsidiaries, namely:

AVITA Medical Pty Ltd (ACN 058 466 523) (“AVITA Medical”);

C3 Operations Pty Ltd (ACN 090 161 505);

Visiomed Group Pty Ltd (ACN 003 010 580); and

C3 Operations Pty Ltd (ACN 090 161 505);

Visiomed Group Pty Ltd (ACN 003 010 580); and

Infamed Pty Limited (ACN 084 800 653),

(together, the “Australian Subsidiaries”).

The Company and the Australian Subsidiaries were the only parties to the Deed at June 30, 2020December 31, 2022 and comprise the “closed group” for the purposes of the Deed (and also the “extended closed group”). No parties have beenwere added to or removed from the Deed, or are subject to a notice of disposal, during or since June 29, 2020.the financial year-ended December 31, 2022. Since June 30, 2020,December 31, 2022, there has been no change in ownership inof any of the Australian Subsidiaries.

By entering into the deed,Deed, the Company and the Australian Subsidiaries have guaranteed the debts of each other.

Relief under ASIC Corporations (Wholly-owned Companies) Instrument 2016/785

By entering into the Deed, the Australian Subsidiaries except for Avita Medical, have been relieved from the requirement to prepare a financial report and directors’ report for the financial year ended June 30, 2020year-ended December 31, 2022 under ASIC Corporations (Wholly-owned Companies) Instrument 2016/785.

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Avita Medical, being the former parent entity of the Avita Group, is unable to rely on the relief provided under ASIC Corporations (Wholly-owned Companies) Instrument 2016/785 for the financial year ended June 30, 2020, because it was a disclosing entity for part of the relevant financial year. However, under subsection 340(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) has granted separate relief to Avita Medical under ASIC Instrument 20-0431 (“Instrument”). Under the Instrument, ASIC has ordered that Avita Medical does not have to comply with a number of Australian reporting requirements including the requirement to prepare and file a stand-alone financial report in Australia.

In order to comply with the conditions to the relief provided in the Instrument, the Australian Subsidiaries (including Avita Medical) entered into the Deed with the Company on June 29, 2020.

Consolidated financial information of parties to the Deed

The financial statements below are additional disclosure items specifically required by ASICthe Australian Securities and Investments Commission and represent the consolidated financial statements of the entities that are party to the Deed only (being the ‘closed group’ and also the ‘extended closed group’ under the Deed).

 

 

 

 

Year-ended

 

(in thousands)  Year Ended June 30,
2020
 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Revenues

  $292 

 

 

 

$

568

 

Cost of sales

   335 

 

 

 

 

(243

)

  

 

 

Gross profit

   (43

 

 

 

 

325

 

  

 

 

Operating Expenses:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

   488 

 

 

 

 

(231

)

General and administrative expenses

   5,013 

 

 

 

 

(14

)

Research and development expenses

   103 

Share-based compensation

   16,486 
  

 

 

Product development expense

 

 

 

 

(9

)

Total operating expenses

   22,090 

 

 

 

 

(254

)

  

 

 

Operating loss

   (22,133

Interest expense

   20 

Other income

   2 
  

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (22,151

Income tax benefit (expense)

   —   
  

 

 

Other Income

 

 

 

 

1

 

Net loss

  $(22,151

 

 

 

$

72

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

$

337

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

 

 

2

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

 

 

 

1,440

 

Inventory

 

 

 

 

46

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

1,825

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

 

 

7

 

Accrued wages and fringe benefits

 

 

 

 

75

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

 

 

1,728

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

 

1,810

 

Contributed equity

 

 

 

 

232,747

 

Reserves

 

 

 

 

31,476

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

 

 

(264,208

)

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

 

 

 

15

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

 

 

$

1,825

 

   June 30,
2020
 

ASSETS

  

Cash

  $403 

Accounts receivable, net

   17 

R&D tax credits

   —   

Prepaids and other current assets

   414 

Inventory

   23 
  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   857 

Plant and equipment, net

   1 

Intangibles

   364 
  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $1,222 
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $1,946 

Accrued wages and fringe benefits

   70 

Other current liabilities

   —   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  $2,016 

Contributed Equity

   232,747 

Reserves

   31,345 

Accumulated deficit

   (264,886

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

   (794
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $1,222 
  

 

 

 

18. Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)  Year Ended June 30, 
   September 30,
2019
   December 31,
2019
   March 31,
2020
   

June 30,

2020

 

Revenues

  $3,250   $3,259   $3,877   $3,877 

Cost of sales

   619    846    634    874 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

   2,631    2,413    3,243    3,003 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BARDA income

   2,051    386    1,008    481 

Operating Expenses:

        

Sales and marketing expenses

   2,962    3,738    4,162    3,951 

General and administrative expenses

   3,071    4,558    4,145    6,361 

Research and development expenses

   1,635    2,192    2,302    2,332 

Share-based compensation

   672    2,903    9,048    3,863 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   8,340    13,391    19,657    16,507 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

   (3,658   (10,592   (15,406   (13,023

Interest expense

   11    9    5    8 

Other income/(expense)

   103    99    363    121 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (3,566   (10,502   (15,048   (12,910

Income tax benefit (expense)

   —      —      —      (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

  $(3,566  $(10,502  $(15,048  $(12,914
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per common share:

        

Basic

  $(0.19  $(0.53  $(0.71  $(0.60

Diluted

  $(0.19  $(0.53  $(0.71  $(0.60

Weighted-average common shares:

        

Basic

   18,719,857    19,877,676    21,215,246    21,372,892 

Diluted

   18,719,857    19,877,676    21,215,246    21,372,892 

(in thousands, except per share data)  Year Ended June 30, 
   September 30,
2018
  December 31,
2018
  March 31,
2019
  

June 30,

2019

 

Revenues

  $269  $1,040  $1,710  $2,455 

Cost of sales

   232   242   292   505 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross profit

   37   798   1,418   1,950 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

BARDA income

   1,862   1,753   1,238   1,068 

Operating Expenses:

     

Sales and marketing expenses

   2,163   2,840   3,309   3,941 

General and administrative expenses

   2,605   3,399   3,650   3,927 

Research and development expenses

   1,972   2,019   1,809   2,072 

Share-based compensation

   217   593   567   569 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   6,957   8,851   9,335   10,509 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating loss

   (5,058  (6,300  (6,679  (7,491

Interest expense

   6   5   5   11 

Other income/(expense)

   37  $39  $502  $(246
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (5,027  (6,266  (6,182  (7,748

Income tax benefit (expense)

   (7  —     —     128 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net loss

  $(5,034 $(6,266 $(6,182 $(7,620
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net loss per common share:

     

Basic

  $(0.38 $(0.44 $(0.34 $(0.41

Diluted

  $(0.38 $(0.44 $(0.34 $(0.41

Weighted-average common shares:

     

Basic

   13,240,087   14,165,200   18,263,535   18,665,604 

Diluted

   13,240,087   14,165,200   18,263,535   18,665,604 

19.20. Subsequent Events

The Company has considered all events occurring subsequent to June 30, 2020December 31, 2022, and has concluded that all significant events have been disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying notes.

On July 7, 2020, the Company had a change in Auditors from Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd a subsidiary of Grant Thornton Australia Ltd to Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton Internation Ltd. Change in auditors was a result of the redomiciliation of the Company and the SEC filing requirement that resulted upon the redomiciliation.

We continue to manage the risk to our business posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. For much of the last two quarters of 2020, our entire workforce worked from home except for employees in our Ventura facility who were essential for the commercial production of the RECELL System. As various stay-at-home orders were lifted, our office reopened, although many employees continue to work from home. Although our productivity was not significantly impacted by the global pandemic, we have suitably adapted to the changed business environment that now exists.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve rapidly and its ultimate impact remains highly uncertain. We do not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on our business, commercialization efforts, healthcare systems or to the global economy as a whole. We do not expect the COVID-19 pandemic to negatively impact our near-term revenues or our operations. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely.

 

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