UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 20202021


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:0-12305


REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

13-3044880

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

24 Carpenter Road, Chester, New York

10918

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)


(845) 469-2042

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)


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


Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

common stock, $0.01 par value

KRMD

The Nasdaq Stock Market


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.  [X] 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 and post such files).  [X] 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 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   [X]

Smaller reporting company [X]

 

 

Emerging growth company [  ]


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected 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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  [  ] Yes  [X] No


As of May 6, 2020, 39,694,74512, 2021, 44,490,174 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, were outstanding, which excludes 2,737,2313,420,502 shares of treasury stock.




REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


 

 

PAGE

 

 

 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets as of March 31, 20202021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20192020

3

 

 

 

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 20192020

4

 

 

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 20192020

5

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

6

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

67

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

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

1617

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

2120

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

21

 

 

 

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

2221

 

 

 

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

2321

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

2421

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

2422

Signatures

23


- 2 -



PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements (unaudited)


REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)


 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

7,427,679

 

$

5,870,929

 

 

$

26,774,720

 

$

27,315,286

 

Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts of $32,645 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

3,419,681

 

 

3,234,521

 

Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts of $24,469 for March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

 

3,561,341

 

 

2,572,954

 

Inventory

 

3,089,016

 

 

2,388,477

 

 

 

8,058,824

 

 

6,829,772

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

543,454

 

 

387,396

 

 

 

690,325

 

 

807,780

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

14,479,830

 

 

11,881,323

 

 

 

39,085,210

 

 

37,525,792

 

Property and equipment, net

 

638,670

 

 

611,846

 

 

 

1,154,368

 

 

1,167,623

 

Patents, net of accumulated amortization of $303,425 and $288,967 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

 

873,225

 

 

807,135

 

Right of use assets, net

 

340,118

 

 

373,734

 

Deferred tax asset

 

251,444

 

 

188,241

 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $214,969 and $199,899 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

 

844,309

 

 

843,587

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

201,598

 

 

236,846

 

Deferred income tax assets, net

 

 

1,068,485

 

 

125,274

 

Other assets

 

 

19,812

 

 

19,582

 

 

 

19,812

 

 

19,812

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

16,603,099

 

$

13,881,861

 

 

$

42,373,782

 

$

39,918,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit payable

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

 

Accounts payable

 

1,097,054

 

 

572,656

 

 

$

1,915,523

 

$

624,920

 

Accrued expenses

 

888,318

 

 

1,296,612

 

 

 

1,755,800

 

 

2,610,413

 

Accrued payroll and related taxes

 

229,836

 

 

190,265

 

 

 

715,899

 

 

287,130

 

Accrued tax liability

 

409,703

 

 

204,572

 

Finance lease liability - current

 

4,252

 

 

5,296

 

Operating lease liability - current

 

138,520

 

 

136,888

 

Finance lease liability – current

 

 

1,843

 

 

2,646

 

Operating lease liability – current

 

 

141,869

 

 

141,293

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

4,267,683

 

 

2,406,289

 

 

 

4,530,934

 

 

3,666,402

 

Finance lease liability, net of current portion

 

1,842

 

 

2,646

 

Operating lease liability, net of current portion

 

 

201,598

 

 

236,846

 

 

 

59,729

 

 

95,553

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

4,471,123

 

 

2,645,781

 

 

 

4,590,663

 

 

3,761,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Refer to Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 42,423,977 and 42,239,788 shares issued, 39,686,746 and 39,502,557 shares outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

 

424,240

 

 

422,398

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,896,061 and 46,680,119 shares issued; 44,475,559 and 43,259,617 shares outstanding at March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

 

478,960

 

 

466,801

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

6,737,695

 

 

6,293,069

 

 

 

38,771,105

 

 

35,880,986

 

Treasury stock, 3,420,502 shares and 3,420,502 shares at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, at cost

 

 

(3,843,562

)

 

(3,843,562

)

Retained earnings

 

5,314,245

 

 

4,864,817

 

 

 

2,376,616

 

 

3,652,754

 

 

12,476,180

 

 

11,580,284

 

Less: Treasury stock, 2,737,231 shares at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, at cost

 

 

(344,204

)

 

(344,204

)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

12,131,976

 

 

11,236,080

 

 

 

37,783,119

 

 

36,156,979

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

16,603,099

 

$

13,881,861

 

 

$

42,373,782

 

$

39,918,934

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statementsstatements.


- 3 -



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


(UNAUDITED)


 

For the
Three Months Ended

 

 

For the
Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET SALES

 

$

6,330,009

 

$

4,974,278

 

 

$

5,430,951

 

$

6,330,009

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

2,541,799

 

 

1,926,324

 

 

 

2,199,097

 

 

2,541,799

 

Gross Profit

 

 

3,788,210

 

 

3,047,954

 

 

 

3,231,854

 

 

3,788,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

2,762,980

 

 

2,484,868

 

 

 

4,992,829

 

 

2,862,138

 

Litigation

 

 

99,158

 

 

492,515

 

Research and development

 

 

256,025

 

 

101,959

 

 

 

336,841

 

 

256,025

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

87,224

 

 

83,651

 

 

 

115,473

 

 

87,224

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

3,205,387

 

 

3,162,993

 

 

 

5,445,143

 

 

3,205,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Operating Profit/(Loss)

 

 

582,823

 

 

(115,039

)

Net Operating (Loss)/Profit

 

 

(2,213,289

)

 

582,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Operating (Expense)/Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on currency exchange

 

 

(10,497

)

 

(9,690

)

 

 

(15,717

)

 

(10,497

)

Loss on sale of fixed asset

 

 

 

 

(240

)

Gain on disposal of fixed asset

 

 

736

 

 

 

Interest income, net

 

 

19,030

 

 

17,480

 

 

 

9,771

 

 

19,030

 

TOTAL OTHER INCOME

 

 

8,533

 

 

7,550

 

TOTAL OTHER (EXPENSE)/INCOME

 

 

(5,210

)

 

8,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXES

 

 

591,356

 

 

(107,489

)

(LOSS)/INCOME BEFORE TAXES

 

 

(2,218,499

)

 

591,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit

 

 

(141,928

)

 

22,099

 

Income Tax Benefit/(Expense)

 

 

942,361

 

 

(141,928

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME/(LOSS)

 

$

449,428

 

$

(85,390

)

NET (LOSS)/INCOME

 

$

(1,276,138

)

$

449,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME/(LOSS) PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET (LOSS)/INCOME PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.00

 

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.01

 

Diluted

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.00

 

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

39,675,107

 

 

38,203,606

 

 

 

43,960,936

 

 

39,675,107

 

Diluted

 

 

39,874,989

 

 

39,033,623

 

 

 

43,960,936

 

 

39,874,989

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statementsstatements.


- 4 -



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)


 

 

For the
Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

 

$

449,428

 

$

(85,390

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

360,968

 

 

298,125

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

87,224

 

 

83,651

 

Deferred capital gain - building lease

 

 

 

 

(3,763

)

Deferred taxes

 

 

(63,203

)

 

25,594

 

Loss on disposal of fixed asset

 

 

 

 

240

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in accounts receivable

 

 

(185,160

)

 

(1,229,419

)

Increase in inventory

 

 

(700,539

)

 

(404,805

)

Increase in prepaid expense and other assets

 

 

(156,288

)

 

(40,024

)

Increase in accounts payable

 

 

524,398

 

 

489,593

 

Increase/(Decrease) in accrued payroll and related taxes

 

 

39,571

 

 

(173,665

)

(Decrease)/Increase in accrued expense

 

 

(408,294

)

 

11,238

 

Increase/(Decrease) in accrued tax liability

 

 

205,131

 

 

(16,608

)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

153,236

 

 

(1,045,233

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for capital expenditures

 

 

(99,591

)

 

(41,626

)

Purchase certificate of deposit

 

 

 

 

(6,489

)

Payments for patents

 

 

(80,547

)

 

(48,718

)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(180,138

)

 

(96,833

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit advance

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

Share issuances

 

 

85,500

 

 

 

Payment for cancelled shares

 

 

 

 

(2,820

)

Finance lease

 

 

(1,848

)

 

(1,028

)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

1,583,652

 

 

(3,848

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

1,556,750

 

 

(1,145,914

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

5,870,929

 

 

3,738,803

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

7,427,679

 

$

2,592,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the periods for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

87

 

$

174

 

Taxes

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock as compensation

 

$

60,002

 

$

176,250

 

 

 

For the
Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Loss)/Income

 

$

(1,276,138

)

$

449,428

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

734,184

 

 

360,968

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

115,473

 

 

87,224

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(943,211

)

 

(63,203

)

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

 

 

(736

)

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in accounts receivable

 

 

(988,387

)

 

(185,160

)

Increase in inventory

 

 

(1,229,052

)

 

(700,539

)

Decrease/(Increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

117,455

 

 

(156,288

)

Increase in accounts payable

 

 

1,290,603

 

 

524,398

 

Increase in accrued payroll and related taxes

 

 

428,769

 

 

39,571

 

Decrease in accrued expenses

 

 

(854,613

)

 

(408,294

)

Increase in accrued tax liability

 

 

 

 

205,131

 

NET CASH (USED IN)/PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(2,605,653

)

 

153,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(95,477

)

 

(99,591

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

 

9,065

 

 

 

Purchases of intangible assets

 

 

(15,792

)

 

(80,547

)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(102,204

)

 

(180,138

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings from indebtedness

 

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Proceeds from issuance of equity

 

 

1,230,000

 

 

85,500

 

Common stock issuance as settlement for litigation

 

 

938,094

 

 

 

Payments on finance lease liability

 

 

(803

)

 

(1,848

)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

2,167,291

 

 

1,583,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

(540,566

)

 

1,556,750

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

27,315,286

 

 

5,870,929

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

26,774,720

 

$

7,427,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the periods for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

28

 

$

87

 

Income Taxes

 

$

850

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Non-Cash Operating, Investing and Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock as compensation

 

$

56,250

 

$

60,002

 

Issuance of common stock as settlement for litigation

 

$

938,094

 

$

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statementsstatements.


- 5 -



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)


Three Months Ended March 31, 2021


 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Treasury

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Stock

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

46,680,119

 

$

466,801

 

$

35,880,986

 

$

3,652,754

 

$

(3,843,562

)

$

36,156,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of stock-based compensation

 

10,124

 

 

101

 

 

56,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,250

 

Compensation expense related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

677,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

677,934

 

Litigation settlement share issuance

 

95,238

 

 

952

 

 

937,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

938,094

 

Issuance upon options exercised

 

1,110,580

 

 

11,106

 

 

1,218,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,230,000

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,276,138

)

 

 

 

(1,276,138

)

BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2021

 

47,896,061

 

$

478,960

 

$

38,771,105

 

$

2,376,616

 

$

(3,843,562

)

$

37,783,119

 


Three Months Ended March 31, 2020


 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Treasury

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Stock

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

42,239,788

 

$

422,398

 

$

6,293,069

 

$

4,864,817

 

$

(344,204

)

$

11,236,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of stock-based compensation

 

9,189

 

 

92

 

 

59,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,002

 

Compensation expense related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

300,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

300,966

 

Issuance upon options exercised

 

175,000

 

 

1,750

 

 

83,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,500

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

449,428

 

 

 

 

449,428

 

BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2020

 

42,423,977

 

$

424,240

 

$

6,737,695

 

$

5,314,245

 

$

(344,204

)

$

12,131,976

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1  NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


NATURE OF OPERATIONS


REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a KORU Medical Systems (the “Company”,“Company,” “KORU Medical”Medical,” “we,” “us” or “we”“our”) designs, manufactures and markets proprietary portable and innovative medical devices primarily for the ambulatory infusion market as governed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) quality and regulatory system and international standards for quality system management. The Company operates as one segment.


FISCAL YEAR END


The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31.


BASIS OF PRESENTATION


The accompanying unaudited financial statements as of March 31, 2020, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and with instructions to SEC regulation S-X for interim financial statements.


In the opinion of the Company’s management, the financial statements contain all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2020, and the results of operations and cash flows for the three month period ended March 31, 2020, and 2019.


The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“Annual Report”).  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from the accompanying financial statements.  The accompanying year-end balance sheet was derived from the audited financial statements included in the Annual Report.  The accompanying interim financial statements are unaudited and notes theretoreflect all adjustments which are in the opinion of management necessary for a fair statement of the Company and management’s discussion and analysis ofCompany’s financial condition andposition, results of operations, included in the Company’s Annual Reportand cash flows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, as filed withperiods presented.  All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature.  The Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the Securitiesinterim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K.cash flows that it may achieve in future periods.


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  The Company holds cash in excess of $250,000 at its depository, which exceeds the FDIC insurance limits and is, therefore, uninsured.


CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT


The certificate of deposit was recorded at cost plus accrued interest.  The certificate of deposit earned interest at a rate of 1.73% and matured in May 2019.


INVENTORY


Inventories of raw materials are stated at the lower of standard cost, which approximates average cost, or market value including allocable overhead.  Work-in-process and finished goods are stated at the lower of standard cost or market value and include direct labor and allocable overhead.


PATENTS


Costs incurred in obtaining patents have been capitalized and are being amortized over the legal life of the patents.


INCOME TAXES


Deferred income taxes are provided using the liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences.


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The Company believes that it has no uncertain tax positions requiring disclosure or adjustment.  Generally, tax years starting with 20172018 are subject to examination by income tax authorities.


PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND DEPRECIATION


Property and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets.


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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


The Company maintains a stock option plan under which it grants stock options to certain executives, key employees and consultants. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  All options are charged against income at their fair value.  The entire compensation expense of the award is recognized over the vesting period. Shares of stock granted for director fees are recorded at the fair value of the shares at the grant date.


NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE


Basic earnings per share are computed on the weighted average of common shares outstanding during each year.  Diluted earnings per share include only an increase in the weighted average shares by the common shares issuable upon exercise of employee and consultant stock options.  See “NOTE 4 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION” for further detail.


 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income

 

$

(1,276,138

)

 

$

449,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Outstanding Shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding shares

 

 

43,960,936

 

 

 

39,675,107

 

Option shares includable

 

 

(a)

 

 

199,882

 

 

 

 

43,960,936

 

 

 

39,874,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.01

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.01

 

__________

(a)  Option shares of 183,681 were not included as the impact is anti-dilutive.


USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”)GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates. Important estimates include but are not limited to asset lives, valuation allowances, inventory valuation, and accruals.


REVENUE RECOGNITION


The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09—2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers.  We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2018 on a full retrospective basis.  Adoption of this standard did not result in significant changes to our accounting policies, business processes, systems or controls, or have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows or related disclosures.  As such, prior period financial statements were not recast.


The Company’s revenues result from the sale of assembled products.  We recognize revenues when shipment occurs, and at which point the customer obtains control and ownership of the goods.  Shipping costs generally are billed to customers and are included in sales.


The Company generally does not accept return of goods shipped unless it is a Company error.  The only credits provided to customers are for defective merchandise.  The Company warrants the syringe driver from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and the warranty does not include a performance obligation.  The costs under the warranty are expensed as incurred.


Provisions for distributor pricing and annual customer volumegrowth rebates are variable consideration and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period the related sales are recorded or when it’sit is probable the annual growth target will be achieved. Rebates are provided to distributors for the difference in selling price to distributor and pricing specified to select customers.


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The following table summarizes net sales by geography for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

4,446,789

 

$

5,340,866

 

International

 

 

984,162

 

 

989,143

 

Total

 

$

5,430,951

 

$

6,330,009

 


LEASES


In February 2016, the FASB issued a new standard related to leases to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet.  Most prominent among the changes in the standard is the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities by the Company for those leases classified as operating leases under current U.S. GAAP, while our accounting for capital leases remains substantially unchanged.  Under the standard, disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.  The standard became effective for us on January 1, 2019.  The standard had a material impact on our balance sheets but did not have a material impact on our income statements.statements of operations.  See NOTE“NOTE 6 LEASES.LEASES” for further detail.


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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS RECENTLY ADOPTED


In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740):  Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing several exceptions including the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year.  The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020.  The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2021 and it had no impact on our financial statement disclosures.


ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED


In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)ASU No. 2016-13—2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326);: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities.  For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses.  The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected.  For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down.  This ASU affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income.  The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash.  The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


In December 2019,March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12 Income Taxes2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 740):  Simplifying the Accounting848), which provided elective amendments for Income Taxes.entities that have contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform.  The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing several exceptions including the exceptionmay be applied to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year.  The amendments also improve consistent application ofimpacted contracts and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning afterhedges prospectively through December 15, 2020.31, 2022.  The Company is assessingcurrently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the ASUthis guidance will have on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.statements.


The Company considers the applicability and impact of all recently issued accounting pronouncements.  Recent accounting pronouncements not specifically identified in our disclosures are either not applicable to the Company or are not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.


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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSMEASUREMENTS


Fair value is the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability.  Fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined using assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value should maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  To measure fair value, the Company uses the following fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable:


Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  Value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques and includes instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation.


The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet forof cash trade receivables,and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximateare considered to be representative of their fair values because of the short-term nature of those instruments.  There were no transfers between levels in the fair value based onhierarchy during the short-term maturity of these instruments.three months ended March 31, 2021.


ACCOUNTING FORIMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS


The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment at least annuallywhenever events or whenever thechanges in circumstances and situations change such that there is an indicationindicate that the carrying amountsamount of the assets may not be fully recoverable.  AsAn impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than the carrying amount.  The impairment loss, if recognized, would be based on the excess of the carrying value of the impaired asset over its respective fair value.  No impairment losses have been recorded through March 31, 2020, the Company does not believe that any of its assets are impaired.2021.


RECLASSIFICATION


Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior period data to the current presentation.  These reclassifications had no effect on reported net income.


NOTE 2  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT


Property and equipment consists of the following at:


 

March 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture, office equipment, and leasehold improvements

 

 

1,165,811

 

 

1,135,107

 

Furniture and office equipment

 

$

770,240

 

$

753,536

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

544,896

 

 

542,796

 

Manufacturing equipment and tooling

 

 

1,362,984

 

 

1,295,978

 

 

 

1,919,915

 

 

1,856,909

 

 

 

2,528,795

 

 

2,431,085

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(1,890,125

)

 

(1,819,239

)

Total property and equipment

 

 

3,235,051

 

 

3,153,241

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(2,080,683

)

 

(1,985,618

)

Property and equipment, net

 

$

638,670

 

$

611,846

 

 

$

1,154,368

 

$

1,167,623

 


Depreciation expense was $72,768$100,403 and $73,515$72,768 for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and March 31, 2019,2020, respectively.


NOTE 3  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


The Company has been and may again become involved in legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.  KORU Medical is not presently a party to any litigation or other legal proceeding that is believed to be material to its financial condition.


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NOTE 3  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


We are involved in several lawsuits with our principal competitor, EMED Technologies Corporation (“EMED”).  EMED has alleged that our needle sets infringe various patents controlled by EMED.  Certain of these lawsuits also allege antitrust violations, unfair business practices, and various other business tort claims.  We are vigorously defending against all of the lawsuits brought by EMED. Although no assurances can be given, we believe we have meritorious defenses to all of EMED’s claims.


The initial case involving EMEDOn March 26, 2021, a putative class action lawsuit was filed by us in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 20, 2013 (the “California case”), in response to a letter from EMED claiming patent infringement by us, and seeking a declaratory judgment establishing the invalidity of the patent referenced in the letter – EMED’s US patent 8,500,703 – “’703.”  EMED answered the complaint and asserted patent infringement of the ’703 patent and several counterclaims relating generally to claims of unfair business practices against us.  We responded by adding several claims against EMED, generally relating to claims of unfair business practices on EMED’s part.  Both parties have requested injunctive relief and monetary damages in unspecified amounts.  On June 16, 2015, the California court entered a preliminary injunction against KORU Medical for making certain statements regarding products cleared for use by the FDA, or that could be safely used, with KORU Medical’s Freedom60 pump, without voiding the product warranty.  On September 11, 2015, we requested an ex parte reexamination of the ’703 patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).  The ex parte reexamination resulted in a Final Office Action, dated July 19, 2017, rejecting all of EMED’s claims in the issued patent.  On January 25, 2018, EMED filed an Appeal Brief with a Petition for Revival, which was accepted.  On April 9, 2018, the USPTO denied EMED’s request for reconsideration of the order rejecting all claims in the ’703 patent.  On June 26, 2019, the Examiner responded to EMED’s appeal brief and maintained all of the final rejections.  On December 31, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the USPTO issued its decision sustaining the invalidity of claims 1-10 of the ’703 patent, but reversing the Examiner’s rejection of claim 11, leaving claim 11 as the only surviving claim of the ’703 patent.  Claim 11 of the ’703 patent, however, was not asserted in the California case.  EMED has informed KORU Medical it will neither appeal the PTAB’s decision nor pursue a claim based on infringement of claim 11 of the ’703 patent in the California case.  EMED also has moved to dismiss the ’703 patent claims from the California case.  That motion and the non-patent claims asserted by the parties in the California case remain pending.


The second court case was filed by EMED in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Texas Court”) on June 25, 2015, claiming patent infringement on another of its patents (US 8,961,476 – “’476”), by our needle sets, and seeking unspecified monetary damages (“ED Texas ’476 matter”).  This ’476 patent is related to the now rejected EMED ’703 patent.


On September 17, 2015, we requested an inter partes review (“IPR”) of the ’476 patent, and in response to our request, the Court entered an order staying the ED Texas ’476 matter until after the PTAB made a decision regarding the validity of the patent.  On January 12, 2017, the PTAB issued its Final Written Decision in our favor, invalidating all but one (“dependent Claim 9”) of the claims in the ’476 patent.  EMED appealed the PTAB’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the PTAB’s Final Written Decision in our favor on April 3, 2018.  On April 18, 2018, EMED filed a petition for en banc rehearing, which was denied.  On August 16, 2018, EMED petitioned the United States Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari to review the Federal Circuit’s upholding the PTAB’s Final Written Decision.  On October 29, 2018, the United States Supreme Court denied EMED’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, thus finally affirming the PTAB’s invalidation of ’476, save for one dependent claim.


Following the PTAB’s Final Written Decision in the IPR regarding the ’476 patent, EMED filed a new patent application claiming priority back to the application that issued as ’703, which is the patent at issue in the California case.  Submitted for accelerated examination, this new application issued as US 9,808,576 – “’576” on November 7, 2017.  On this same date, EMED filed a new case (the “third case”) in the Texas Court claiming patent infringement of ’576, also directed to our needle sets, and seeking unspecified damages and a preliminary injunction against marketing and sales of our needle sets.  We filed a Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), which resultedagainst the Company and its Chief Financial Officer and former Chief Executive Officer, alleging they made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations and prospects, in the transferCompany’s earnings communications and Form 10-Q filed during the period August 4, 2020 and January 25, 2021.  The plaintiff is seeking unspecified compensatory damages, an award of reasonable costs and expenses, including counsel fees and expert fees, and such other relief as the third caseCourt may deem just and proper.  The Company believes that the plaintiff’s allegations are without merit and intends to SDNY (“SDNY ’576 matter”) onvigorously defend against the claims.  Because the litigation is in its early stages, the Company is unable to estimate a reasonable possible loss or range of loss, if any, that may result from this matter.


From 2013 until May 30, 2018.2020, we were involved in several lawsuits with our principal competitor, EMED, which were all settled in May 2020.


OTHER


On April 23, 2018, EMED filedNovember 11, 2020, the Company entered into a new civil case (the “fourth case”Manufacturing and Supply Agreement with Command Medical Products, Inc. (“Command”) against us in, pursuant to which Command has agreed to manufacture and supply the Texas Court asserting antitrust, defamationCompany’s subassemblies, needle sets and unfair business practice claims,tubing products pursuant to the Company’s specifications and seeking unspecified damages, similarpurchase orders.  The first binding purchase order pursuant to those previously presented in the California case, described above.  The fourth case also names Andrew Sealfon, then PresidentManufacturing and CEO of KORU Medical, individually as a defendant.  As the result of a hearingSupply Agreement was made on November 14, 2018, on December 7, 2018, the Court entered an order transferring the fourth case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California17, 2020 (the “California Court”“Effective Date”).  The California Court set an initial schedule for a preliminary motion phase and on August 30, 2019 EMED filed a second amended complaint.  On September 30, 2019, KORU Medical and Sealfon filed a motion to dismiss that complaint, and Sealfon filed a separate motion to dismiss the case as to him for lack of jurisdiction.  Ultimately, we expect this case to be coordinated or consolidated with the California case, or dismissed, as the California Court sees fit.


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At the same hearing on November 14, 2018, the Texas Court granted EMED leave to amend its infringement contentions, following the IPR decision invalidating all but one claim of the ’476 patent, in order to assert infringement of that sole remaining claim, namely dependent Claim 9.  The Texas Court’s order allowing EMED’s amendment of its infringement contentions against us was entered on December 7, 2018.


The ED Texas ’476 matter proceeded under EMED’s amended infringement contention to incorporateManufacturing and Supply Agreement provides for a term of five years from the surviving dependent Claim 9, which incorporates Claims 1Effective Date.  Either party may terminate the Manufacturing and 8Supply Agreement upon a material breach by the other Party that has not been cured within 90 days, upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of the ’476 patent, meaning that, to prove infringement on our part, EMED must prove more elements of infringement than it originally charged against us.  In April 2019, EMED served its damages expert’s report opining that EMED’s past infringement damages amount to $1.5 million, and in May KORU Medical served its damages expert’s rebuttal report opining that EMED’s expert miscalculated damages which if properly calculated would amount to less than $100,000.  The Texas Court hadother Party or as expressly set a trial date of August 19, 2019, for the trial of the ED Texas ’476 matter.  On June 24, 2019, the Texas Court Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation decision finding no infringement, literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, by KORU Medical’s accused products.  EMED filed its objections on June 26, 2019.  On June 28, 2019, the Texas Court issued a Final Judgment in favor of KORU Medical and adopted the decision of the Magistrate Judge that was issued on June 24, 2019, overruled EMED’s objections, awarded court costs to KORU Medical, and dismissed the case.  A final judgment has been entered.  KORU Medical has submitted its Bill of Costs for approximately $16,000 and has moved to declare the case exceptional and for recovery of its attorney fees and expenses of approximately $2.3 million in defense of EMED’s assertion of the ’476 Patent.  EMED has objected to our Bill of Costs, opposed the motion for fees, and filed a notice of appeal of the non-infringement judgment to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “CAFC”).  On September 16, 2019, EMED filed its opening appeal brief.  On October 28, 2019, KORU Medical filed its responsive brief, and on November 7, 2019 EMED filed its reply brief.  On November 20, 2019, KORU Medical filed a motion for leave to file a sur-reply brief to respond to a new argument raised by EMED in its reply brief, which EMED opposed, and which the CAFC referred to the judicial panel that will hear the appeal for consideration.  On April 9, 2020, the CAFC issued a unanimous decision affirming the ED Texas Court’s judgment of non-infringement.  The Texas Court had stayed proceedingsforth elsewhere in the district court untilAgreement.  If the appeal processCompany terminates the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement other than for those reasons within the first three years from the Effective Date, the Company is completed, and the parties will now meet and confer regarding whenobligated to returnpay an early termination fee to the district court to lift the stay and address KORU Medical’s fee motion which remains pending.Command.


The SDNY ’576 matter proceeded in the New York court through claim construction on the ’576 Patent, whereupon KORU Medical sought permission from the New York courtManufacturing and Supply Agreement also includes customary provisions relating to, file a motion for summary judgement, to which EMED objected.  The New York court granted KORU Medical’s request,among other things, delivery, inspection procedures, warranties, quality management, business continuity plans, handling and on July 10, 2019, KORU Medical filed its motion for summary judgement.  EMED opposed that motion,transport, intellectual property, confidentiality and on August 30, 2019, the New York court granted summary judgement, and dismissed the lawsuit.  A final judgement has been entered.  KORU Medical has submitted a Bill of Costs for approximately $1,500, to which EMED has objected, and has moved the New York court to declare the case exceptional and for recovery of its attorney fees and expenses of at least $1.16 million. EMED has opposed that motion, which was referred to a United States District Court Magistrate Judge to prepare a report and recommendation.  On November 12, 2019, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation that KORU Medical’s fee motion be granted, and KORU Medical be awarded approximately $1.1 million in fees and expenses.  EMED has filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, to which KORU Medical has responded, and which objections are now pending before the District Court Judge for resolution.  EMED has also appealed the New York court’s judgment of non-infringement to the CAFC, which matter also is pending.  EMED’s opening appeal brief was due November 8, 2019, but EMED filed its brief on November 12, 2019.  EMED filed a motion to extend the time to file its opening brief, which KORU Medical opposed, but the motion was granted.  KORU Medical filed its responsive brief on December 23, 2019, on January 9, 2020 EMED filed the joint appendix in support of the parties’ briefing, and on January 13, 2020, EMED filed its reply brief.  The appeal remains pending, waiting for the CAFC Court to schedule oral argument.indemnification.


As is required by the respective Courts in both the SDNY ’576 matter and the ED Texas ’476 matter, the parties have engaged in settlement discussions and have conducted a court-sponsored mediation session, which did not result in settlement.


Although we believe KORU Medical has meritorious claims and defenses in all of the above-described actions and proceedings, their outcomes cannot be predicted with any certainty.  If any of these actions against us are successful, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


NOTE 4  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


On June 29, 2016, the Board of Directors amended the Company’s 2015 Stock Option Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) authorizing the Company to grant awards to certain executives, key employees, and consultants under the Plan, which was approved by shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on September 6, 2016.  The total number of shares of Common Stock, with respect to which awards may be granted pursuant to the Plan, may not exceed 6,000,000 pursuant to an amendment to the Plan approved by shareholders at their annual meeting on April 23, 2019, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.2019.


- 10 -On January 15, 2021, under the Plan, the Company issued to James M. Beck, its Interim Chief Executive Officer, a non-qualified option to purchase up to 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.37 per share, of which 100,000 vested on January 15, 2021 and 50,000 vested on March 22, 2021.



On March 15, 2021, under the Plan, the Company issued to Linda Tharby, its incoming President and Chief Executive Officer, a non-qualified stock option to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.875 per share, subject to vesting as follows: 25% on March 15, 2022 and 25% each twelve months thereafter.


As of March 31, 2020,2021, the Company had options to purchase 4,472,0003,172,494 shares of Common Stock outstanding to certain executives, key employees and consultants under the Plan, of which none1,250,000 were issued during the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021.


On February 20, 2019, the Board of DirectorsPrior to January 1, 2021, each non-employee director of the Company approved an increase in compensation for each non-employee director from $25,000was eligible to receive $50,000 annually effective(effective January 1, 2019, and an additional2019), plus $10,000 annually for the chair of eachchairing a Board committee effective(effective February 20, 2019, in each case2019), all to be paid quarterly half in cash and half in common stock at the endstock.  The Chairman of each fiscal quarter.  On September 30, 2019, the Board of Directorswas eligible to receive an additional $50,000 annually (effective October 1, 2019), all to be paid in common stock.


Effective January 1, 2021, each non-employee director of the Company named R. John Fletcher, a current KORU Medical director, as(other than the Chairman replacing Executive Chairman, Daniel S. Goldberger, who remains a non-executive member of KORU Medical’sthe Board) and Board advisor are eligible to receive of Directors.  In Mr. Fletcher’s role as Chairman, he receives an additional $50,000 in annual compensation,$75,000 annually, to be paid quarterly $12,500 in cash and $6,250 in common stock.  The Chairman of the Board is eligible to receive $100,000 annually, to be paid quarterly $12,500 in cash and $12,500 in common stock.  All payments were and are pro-rated for partial service.


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On May 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with EMED Technologies Corporation (“EMED”) to settle all claims in connection with all pending litigation matters between them.  Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company issued to EMED (i) 95,238 restricted stock units, which vested on May 21, 2020 and 95,238 restricted stock units, which vested on January 1, 2021, and (ii) an option to purchase up to 400,000 shares of KORU Medicalthe Company’s common stock based on the closingat an exercise price of the stock on the last day of each quarter.$11.21 per share prior to February 1, 2021, which was not exercised.


Pursuant to Daniel S. Goldberger’s employment agreement dated October 12, 2018, onOn February 1, 2019, when16, 2021, Donald B. Pettigrew, was appointed to President andthe Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Goldberger was awarded a performance bonus inexercised options held by him for an aggregate 1,000,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate exercise price of $1,230,000.


On March 22, 2021, our Board of Directors adopted the amount2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Equity Plan”), subject to approval of $270,000our shareholders at their annual meeting to be paid half in cash and half in stock.  The number of shares that were issued totaled 90,604 and was based uponheld on May 18, 2021.  There have been no awards made pursuant to the closing price of the Common Stock of the Company on February 1, 2019, as reported by the OTCQX.  These shares were issued on April 3, 2019.2021 Equity Plan to date.


2015 STOCK OPTION PLAN, as amended


Time Based Stock Options


The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and March 31, 20192020 was zero$3.06 and $1.10,zero, respectively.  The fair value of each award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and March 31, 2019.2020.  Historical information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected volatility, expected dividend yield and the expected lives of the options.  The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of the U.S. Treasury issues with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued.  We have recognized tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation of $43,067 and $15,598 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.


 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

 

0.00%

 

 

 

Expected Volatility

 

 

74.01%-74.28%

 

 

 

Weighted-average volatility

 

 

 

 

 

Expected dividends

 

 

 

 

 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

10

 

 

 

Risk-free rate

 

 

1.2-1.62%

 

 

 


The following table summarizes the status of the Plan with respect to time based stock options:


 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 1

 

2,922,494

 

$

2.46

 

 

3,647,000

 

$

1.32

 

Granted

 

1,250,000

 

$

3.94

 

 

 

$

 

Exercised

 

1,000,000

 

$

1.23

 

 

175,000

 

$

0.49

 

Forfeited

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Outstanding at March 31

 

3,172,494

 

$

3.43

 

 

3,472,000

 

$

1.36

 

Options exercisable at March 31

 

803,119

 

$

2.09

 

 

1,306,635

 

$

1.05

 

Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period

 

 

$

3.06

 

 

 

$

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

$

1,086,681

 

 

 

 

$

175,239

 


Total stock-based compensation expense was $1,086,681 and $175,239 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively.  Cash received from option exercises for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $1,230,000 and $85,500, respectively.


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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, was $3.8 million and zero, respectively.  There were 1.0 million options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 175,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2020.


The following table presents information pertaining to options outstanding at March 31, 2021:


Range of Exercise Price

 

Number
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Number
Exercisable

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.50-$9.76

 

3,172,494

 

8.1 years

 

$

3.43

 

803,119

 

$

2.09

 


As of March 31, 2021, there was $6.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 46 months.  The total fair value of shares vested as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, was $1,230,434 and $868,012, respectively.


Performance Based Stock Options


The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was zero for both periods.  The fair value of each award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020. Historical information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected volatility, expected dividend yield and the expected lives of the options.  The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of the U.S. Treasury issues with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued.


 

March 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

 

 

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

Expected Volatility

 

 

 

59.4%-60.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average volatility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free rate

 

 

 

2.64-2.72%

 

 

 

 

 


The following table summarizes the status of the Plan with respect to timeperformance based stock options:


 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Three months Ended March 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 1

 

3,647,000

 

$

1.32

 

 

2,419,000

 

$

1.00

 

 

1,000,000

 

$

1.70

 

 

1,000,000

 

$

1.70

 

Granted

 

 

$

 

 

1,050,000

 

$

1.57

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Exercised

 

175,000

 

$

0.49

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Forfeited

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

1,000,000

 

$

1.70

 

 

 

$

 

Outstanding at March 31

 

3,472,000

 

$

1.36

 

 

3,469,000

 

$

1.17

 

 

 

$

 

 

1,000,000

 

$

1.70

 

Options exercisable at March 31

 

1,306,635

 

$

1.05

 

 

828,219

 

$

0.58

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

$

175,239

 

 

 

 

$

121,875

 

 

 

$

(408,747

)

 

 

$

125,727

 


Total performance stock-based compensation expense was $175,239totaled ($408,747) and $121,875$125,727 for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and March 31, 2019, respectively.  Cash received from option exercises for the three months ended March 30, 2020, and 2019 was $85,500 and zero, respectively.


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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and March 31, 2019, was zero and $1.2 million, respectively.  There were 175,000 options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2020, and zero during the three months ended March 31, 2019.


The following table presents information pertaining to options outstanding at March 31, 2020:


Range of Exercise Price

 

Number
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Number
Exercisable

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.38-$3.15

 

3,472,000

 

6.4 years

 

$

1.36

 

1,306,635

 

$

1.05

 


As of March 31, 2020, there was $2.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 44 months.  The total fair value of shares vested as of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, was $868,012 and $293,373, respectively.


Performance Based Stock Options


The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was zero for both periods.  The fair value of each award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019. Historical information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected volatility, expected dividend yield and the expected lives of the options.  The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of the U.S. Treasury issues with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued.


 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

Expected Volatility

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average volatility

 

 

 

 

 

Expected dividends

 

 

 

 

 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free rate

 

 

 

 

 


The following table summarizes the status of the Plan with respect to performance based stock options:


 

 

Three months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 1

 

1,000,000

 

$

1.70

 

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Exercised

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Forfeited

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Outstanding at March 31

 

1,000,000

 

$

1.70

 

 

 

$

 

Options exercisable at March 31

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

$

125,727

 

 

 

$

 


Total performance stock-based compensation expense totaled $125,727 and zero for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.


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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, was zero for both periods.


The following table presents information pertaining to performance basedperformance-based options outstanding at March 31, 2020:2021:


Range of Exercise Price

 

Number
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Number
Exercisable

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1.70

 

1,000,000

 

9.2 years

 

$

1.70

 

 

$

 

Range of Exercise Price

Number
Outstanding

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Number
Exercisable

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

$

$


As of March 31, 2020,2021, there was $743,471zero dollars of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested performance share option based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan.   That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 31 months. The total fair value of shares vested as of March 31, 20202021 and 20192020 was zero for both periods.


NOTE 5  DEBT OBLIGATIONS


On February 8, 2018,April 14, 2020, the Company issued a Promissory Notepromissory note to KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”) in the aggregate principal amount of $1.5$3.5 million (the “Note”) as an extension of its line of credit, replacing its then current line of credit agreement.    The $3.5 million Note is in the form of a variable rate non-disclosable revolving line of credit loan due on demand with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%, collateralizedPrime Rate announced by the Bank minus 0.75%.  Interest is due monthly, and all principal and unpaid interest is due on June 1, 2021.  The $3.5 million Note may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties.  The $3.5 million Note contains events of default and other provisions customary for a certificateloan of deposit inthis type.  


In connection with the amount of $1.5 million.  On September 25, 2018, KeyBank released the certificate of deposit as collateral for the loan andNote, the Company executedentered into a Commercial Security Agreement as collateralwith the Bank dated April 14, 2020 (the “Security Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted a security interest in substantially all assets of the Company to secure the obligations of the Company under the Note.  The Security Agreement contains terms and conditions typical for the loan.  granting of security interests of this kind.


The Company had $1.5 million and zerono amount outstanding against the line of credit as of March 31, 2021.


On April 27, 2020, the Company entered into a Progress Payment Loan and 2019, respectively.Security Agreement (“PPLSA”) and a Master Security Agreement (the “MSA”), each dated as of April 20, 2020, with Key Equipment Finance, a division of the Bank (“KEF”), to provide up to $2.5 million in financing for equipment purchases from third party vendors.  The PPLSA allows the Company to make draws with KEF to make certain payments to the equipment suppliers prior to the commencement of periodic payments under a term loan. Each draw under the PPLSA will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the then-current Prime Rate and will be secured by the financed equipment under the MSA.  At the end of each calendar quarter or year, the advances made under the PPLSA will be converted to term loans, subject to KEF’s approval of the equipment and certain other closing conditions being met.  Once the draws under the PPLSA are converted into a term loan, each promissory note will bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.07% per annum, subject to adjustment based on KEF’s cost of funds, with principal and interest payable in 84 equal consecutive monthly installments.  Each fixed rate installment promissory note may be prepaid, subject to a penalty if prepaid before the fifth anniversary of its issuance.  As of March 31, 2021, the Company had no amount outstanding against the PPLSA.


NOTE 6  LEASES


We have finance and operating leases for our corporate office and certain office and computer equipment.  Our leases have remaining lease terms of 1 to 32 years, some of which include options to extend the leases annually and some with options to terminate the leases within 1 year.


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The components of lease expense were as follows:


 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

37,922

 

$

35,829

 

 

$

37,921

 

$

37,922

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

34,889

 

 

5,457

 

Total lease cost

 

$

72,810

 

$

43,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

$

1,856

 

$

1,060

 

 

$

795

 

$

1,856

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

87

 

 

72

 

 

 

28

 

 

87

 

Total finance lease cost

 

$

1,943

 

$

1,132

 

 

$

823

 

$

1,943

 


Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:


 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance cash flows from finance leases

 

$

1,848

 

$

1,028

 

Finance lease cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

$

1,856

 

$

1,060

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

87

 

 

72

 

Total finance lease cost

 

$

1,943

 

$

1,132

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

35,248

 

$

33,616

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

 

803

 

 

1,848

 


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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:


 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019

 

 

March 31,
2021

 

December 31,
2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$

340,118

 

$

472,224

 

 

$

201,598

 

$

236,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease current liabilities

 

$

138,520

 

$

131,845

 

 

141,869

 

 

141,293

 

Operating lease long term liabilities

 

 

201,598

 

 

340,379

 

 

 

59,729

 

 

95,553

 

Total operating lease liabilities

 

$

340,118

 

$

472,224

 

 

$

201,598

 

$

236,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, at cost

 

$

12,725

 

$

6,363

 

 

$

12,725

 

$

12,725

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(6,693

)

 

(1,060

)

 

 

(10,934

)

 

(10,139

)

Property and equipment, net

 

$

6,032

 

$

5,303

 

 

$

1,791

 

$

2,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease current liabilities

 

$

4,252

 

$

4,241

 

 

1,843

 

 

2,646

 

Finance lease long term liabilities

 

 

1,842

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total finance lease liabilities

 

$

6,094

 

$

5,335

 

 

$

1,843

 

$

2,646

 


 

March 31,
2021

 

December 31,
2020

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

 

1.1 Years

 

1.4 Years

 

Finance leases

 

1 Year

 

1 Year

 

 

0.5 Years

 

0.7 Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Discount Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

4.75%

 

4.75%

 

 

4.75%

 

4.75%

 

Finance leases

 

4.75%

 

4.75%

 

 

4.75%

 

4.75%

 


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Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:


Year Ending December 31,

 

 

Operating Leases

 

 

Finance Leases

 

2020

 

$

113,764

 

$

3,598

 

2021

 

 

149,476

 

 

2,705

 

2022

 

 

97,256

 

 

 

Total lease payments

 

 

360,496

 

 

6,303

 

Less imputed interest

 

 

(20,378

)

 

(209

)

Total

 

$

340,118

 

$

6,094

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

Operating Leases

 

Finance Leases

 

2021 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2021)

 

 

111,554

 

 

1,873

 

2022

 

 

97,257

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

 

208,811

 

 

1,873

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(7,213

)

 

(30

)

Total lease liabilities

 

$

201,598

 

$

1,843

 


NOTE 7  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONSEQUITY


BUILDING LEASEOn June 18, 2020, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with Piper Sandler & Co. and Canaccord Genuity LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell 3,125,000 shares of its common stock.  Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company granted to the Underwriters an option, exercisable for a period of 30 days, to purchase up to an additional 468,750 shares of the Company’s common stock, which the Underwriters exercised in full on June 19, 2020.  The Underwriters purchased the shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including the shares subject to the option, at a price of $7.52 per share.  Proceeds to the Company, net of discounts, commissions, fees and expenses, were $26.6 million.


Mr. Pastreich, a former director, is a principal in the entity that owns the building leased by us for our corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility at 24 Carpenter Road, Chester, New York 10918.  On February 28, 2019, we completed year twenty of a twenty year lease with monthly lease payments of $11,042.  On November 14, 2017, we executed16, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a lease extension,stock repurchase program under which calls for six month extensions beginning March 1, 2019 with the optionCompany may purchase up to renew six times at a monthly lease amount$10.0 million of $12,088. The Company exercised three additional renewal options for September 1, 2019,its outstanding common stock through February 28,December 31, 2021.


The lease payments were $36,264 and $34,172 for the three months ended  As of March 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The2021, the Company also paid property taxes in the amount of $13,421 and $12,427had purchased 683,271 shares for three months ended March 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively.an aggregate $3,499,358 pursuant to this program.


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NOTE 8  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


On April 14, 2020,12, 2021, pursuant to an employment agreement entered into on March 15, 2021 with Linda Tharby, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company issued three restricted stock awards as follows, each vesting subject to employment on the respective vesting date:


(1) 600,000 shares of common stock to vest vesting as follows: if the Company’s Net Sales Growth (defined below) for any of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, 2024 or 2025 (each, a promissory note“Target Year”) is at least the applicable Net Sales Target set forth on the schedule to the KeyBank National Association (the “Bank”restricted stock award agreement, then, on the applicable Vesting Date, a corresponding portion of the restricted stock award will vest as set forth on such schedule. Additionally, if Net Sales Growth is less than any of the Net Sales Targets set forth in such schedule in any Target Year (a “Miss Year”), vesting of the restricted stock award in the aggregate principal amount of $3.5 million (the “Note”following Target Years (each such subsequent Target Year, a “Catch-up Year”) as an extension of its line of credit, replacing its current line of credit agreement and promissory noteshall be further subject to the following catch-up vesting provisions: if the Net Sales Growth in the Miss Year(s) when averaged with the Bank dated February 8, 2018 (the “Original Note”).  The Company drewNet Sales in each Catch-up Year(s) equals or exceeds a Net Sales Target in any single Miss Year that has not previously been obtained, then on the applicable Vesting Date, an additional $2.0 millionportion of the Award shall vest as if the applicable Net Sales Target had been met in the Miss Year(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restricted stock award shall automatically vest in full upon the Company maintaining, for a period of at least two consecutive fiscal quarters after January 1, 2022, at least a specified run rate over the previous four fiscal quarters, as reported in the Company’s filings pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(2) 200,000 shares of common stock vesting 25% on April 23, 2020.  The Original Note was12, 2022 and 25% on each twelve months thereafter.


(3) 200,000 shares of common stock, vesting as follows: (i) 50,000 shares on the first date on which the Company’s Market Capitalization for a period of 90 consecutive days has been, or there has been a Change of Control (as defined in the formemployment agreement) of a variable rate revolving line of creditthe Company with an interest rateenterprise value of, LIBOR plus 2.25%.  The $3.5 million Note isat least $500,000,000 but less than $600,000,000; (ii) 50,000 shares on the first date on which the Company’s Market Capitalization for a period of 90 consecutive days has been, or there has been a Change of Control of the Company with an enterprise value of, at least $600,000,000 but less than $750,000,000; and (iii) 100,000 shares on the date on which the Company’s Market Capitalization for a period of 90 consecutive days has been, or there has been a Change of Control of the Company with an enterprise value of, at least $750,000,000. “Market Capitalization” shall be determined by (A) multiplying the number of shares reported as outstanding on the cover of the Company’s most recent Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by (B) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock (as defined in the formCompany’s 2015 Stock Option Plan, as amended) on each day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no portion of a variable rate non-disclosable revolving linethe restricted stock award shall vest on or following the fifth anniversary of credit with an interest rate of Prime Rate announced by the Bank minus 0.75%.  Interest is due monthly, and all principal and unpaid interest is due on June 1, 2021.  The $3.5 million Note may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The $3.5 million Note contains events of default and other provisions customary for a loan of this type.award date.


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On April 12, 2021, the Company entered into a Commercial SecurityTransition Services Agreement with the BankJames M. Beck, its then Interim Chief Executive Officer, which terminated his employment agreement dated April 14, 2020 (the “Security Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted a security interest in substantially all assets of the Company to secure the obligations of the Company under the Note.  The Security Agreement contains termsJanuary 22, 2021 and conditions typicalprovides for the granting of security interests of this kind.


On April 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with the Bank (the “PPP Loan Agreement”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), providinghis transition services for a loanperiod of thirty days in the principal amount of $1,476,508 (the “PPP Loan”).  The PPP Loan was funded on April 27, 2020.


The PPP Loan has a two-year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments are deferredexchange for seven months after the date of disbursement. The PPP Loan may$119,500, to be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The promissory note relating to the PPP Loan contains events of default and other provisions customary for a loan of this type. The Paycheck Protection Program provides that the PPP Loan may be partially or wholly forgiven if the funds are used for certain qualifying expenses as describedpaid in the CARES Act. The Company intends to use the PPP Loan amount for qualifying expenses, and will continue to assess whether to apply for forgiveness of the loantwo cash installments in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act.Company’s regular payroll.


On April 27, 2020, the Company entered into a Progress Payment Loan and Security Agreement (“PPLSA”) and a Master Security Agreement (the “MSA”), each dated as of April 20, 2020, with Key Equipment Finance, a division of the Bank (“KEF”), to provide up to $2.5 million in financing for equipment purchases from third party vendors.  The PPLSA allows the Company to make draws with KEF to make certain payments to the equipment suppliers prior to the commencement of periodic payments under a term loan. Each draw under the PPLSA will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the then-current Prime Rate and will be secured by the financed equipment under the MSA.  At the end of each calendar quarter or year, the advances made under the PPLSA will be converted to term loans, subject to KEF’s approval of the equipment and certain other closing conditions being met.  Once the draws under the PPLSA are converted into a term loan, each promissory note will bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.07% per annum, subject to adjustment based on KEF’s cost of funds, with principal and interest payable in 84 equal consecutive monthly installments.  Each fixed rate installment promissory note may be prepaid, subject to a penalty if prepaid before the fifth anniversary of its issuance.


On April 9, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed an earlier decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Case No. 2:15-CV-01167-JRG-RSP) that granted KORU Medical’s motion for summary judgement of non-infringement against EMED.  On June 25, 2015, EMED filed a case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas claiming patent infringement of U.S. Patent 8,961,476 (“’476 Patent”) by the Company’s needle sets and seeking unspecified monetary damages (the “’ED Texas 476 Case”), and that on June 28, 2019 the United States District Judge for the ED Texas ’476 matter issued a Final Judgment of non-infringement in favor of RMS Medical. The District Judge adopted the decision of the Magistrate Judge that was issued on June 24, 2019, overruled EMED’s objections, awarded court costs to KORU Medical, and dismissed the case.


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PART I – ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward-looking” statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) and information relating to us that are based on the beliefs of the management, as well as assumptions made and information currently available.


Our actual results may vary materially from the forward-looking statements made in this report due to important factors such as uncertainties associated with COVID-19, customer ordering patterns, ability to convert inventory to a source of cash, future operating results, Food and Drug Administration regulations, introduction of competitive products, acceptance of and demand for new and existing products, ability to penetrate new markets, success in enforcing and obtaining patents, reimbursement related risks, government regulation of the home health care industry, success of theour research and development effort, expanding the market of FREEDOM60®demand in the SCIg market, availability of sufficient capital if or when needed, dependence on key personnel, the outcome of litigation, and the impact of recent accounting pronouncements and the outcome of litigation.pronouncements. When used in this report, the words “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements reflect current views with respect to future events based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


Throughout this report, the “Company,” “KORU Medical,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” andor “our” referrefers to Repro Med Systems, Inc.


OVERVIEWRECENT DEVELOPMENTS


On January 22, 2021, Donald B. Pettigrew, President and Chief Executive Officer, resigned his employment effective immediately. Also, on January 22, 2021, James M. Beck, currently serving as a director, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis. Mr. Beck has remained a director, and Robert Allen, also currently a director, replaced Mr. Beck as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.


On March 11, 2020,15, 2021, Linda Tharby entered into an employment agreement with the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19,Company providing for her appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of KORU Medical Systems, effective April 12, 2021. Mr. Beck resigned as interim Chief Executive Officer upon the appointment of Ms. Tharby and will continue as a respiratory illness, is a pandemic.  COVID-19 has spread to manymember of the countries in which we, our customers and our suppliers conduct business.  Governments in affected regions have implemented, and may continue to implement, safety precautions which include quarantines, travel restrictions, business closures, cancellationsBoard of public gatherings and other measures as they deem necessary.  Many organizations and individuals, including the Company and its employees are taking additional steps to avoid or reduce the likelihood of infection, including limiting travel and staying home from work.  These measures are disrupting normal business operations both in and outside of affected areas and have had significant negative impacts on businesses and financial markets worldwide.Directors.


OVERVIEW


The Company designs, manufactures and markets proprietary portable and innovative medical devices primarily for the ambulatory infusion market as governed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) quality and regulatory system and international standards for quality system management.


KORU Medical continues to monitor its operations and government recommendations and has made modifications to its normal operations because of the COVID-19 outbreak,pandemic, including requiring most of its non-production related team members to work remotely.remotely or on a staggered work shift.  The Company has maintainedcontinued to maintain a manufacturing operational capacity at its manufacturing facility located in Chester, New York, at this time, and has instituted heightened cleaning and sanitization standards and several health and safety protocols and procedures to safeguard its team members who do continue to report in person.  The Company’s operations remain active, asUntil the duration of the pandemic is known, we currently qualify as an “essential business” under New York state guidelines.  There can be no assurance, however, thatcannot predict the effects the pandemic may have on our manufacturingbusiness, in particular with respect to demand for our products, our strategy, and our prospects, the effects on our customers, or other operations will remain active as in the past or at all, given potential changes in governmental policies, uncertainties over supply chain, possible employee illness or other COVID-19 related issues.  With the COVID-19 outbreak, the need to ensure vulnerable patients have access to home-based treatments is more apparent than ever.  Home infusion therapy keeps high-risk patients with immune diseases and other conditions out of institutional settings and allows them to receive treatment at home.


In March 2020, in response to concerns about the potential impact of COVID-19, the Company elected to draw $1.5 million, the full amount available on its line of credit.


We ended the first quarter of 2020 withour financial results.  For example, our future net sales of $6.3 million, an increase of 27.3% comparedgrowth may continue to be impacted due to fewer new prescriptions for individuals with the same period last year, driven primarily by higher sales volume in needle sets, tubingPrimary Immune Deficiency Disease (“PIDD”) and pump sales.  The volume increase was driven by what we believe wasChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (“CIDP”) as a result of growth in diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency diseases (“PIDD”) and expansion intopatients not seeking care during the neurology market with expanded Hizentra® indication for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”), as well as clinical trial volume.


Our gross margin percentage, which is gross profit stated as a percentage of net sales, declined to 60% down from 61% in the prior year mostly due to expense related to a discontinued product line and an increase in overtime, partially offset by price increases.  


Net income was $0.4 million for the year, compared with a loss of $0.1 million for the previous year, driven by higher net sales and nearly the same operating expenses as last year.  Selling, general and administrative and research and development expenses were higher than last year, but were offset by lower litigation fees.pandemic.


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AsOur revenues derive from three business sources: (i) domestic core, (ii) international core, and (iii) novel therapies.  Our core revenues consist of sales of our products for the delivery of SCIg to treat PIDD, CIDP, and other disease states that are not included in novel therapies.  Novel therapies currently consist of revenues from clinical trials, which include sales of pumps, tubing and needles.


Total net sales were $5.4 million, or 14% lower for the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021 as compared to the Company had $7.4 million cash on hand, includingprior year period.  The decrease was due principally to lower novel therapies compared with last year due to a drawnon-recurring clinical trial, lower pump volume in our domestic core business due to prior year ordering patterns and a one-time pharmaceutical customer pump purchase.  Domestic core net sales also reflected a slowdown in the growth of $1.5 million on the line of credit, and we expect to be able to continue to generate cash from future operating activities sufficient to fund our continued operations.new patient starts for SCIg therapy.


RECENT DEVELOPMENTSWe incurred a significant amount of expenses totaling $1.3 million during the quarter related to the departure and replacement of our Chief Executive Officer and the recruitment of two new Board members, which included non-cash equity charges of $0.4 million.


On April 14,Our inventory position increased $1.2 million from at December 31, 2020 the Company issuedas we transition manufacturing to our secondary source.  As transition is completed, this inventory is expected to convert to a promissory note to the KeyBank National Association (the “Bank”)source of cash in the aggregate principal amount of $3.5 million as an extension of its line of credit, replacing its current line of credit agreement and promissory note with the Bank dated February 8, 2018 (the “Original Note”).  In response to concerns about the potential impact of COVID-19, the Company elected to draw the additional $2.0 million now available under the line of credit, utilizing the full amount available of $3.5 million on its line of credit.


On April 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with the Bank (the “PPP Loan Agreement”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), providing for a loan in the principal amount of $1.5 million (the “PPP Loan”).  The PPP Loan was funded on April 27, 2020.  The Company intends to use the PPP Loan amount for qualifying expenses, and will continue to assess whether to apply for forgiveness of the loan in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act.future.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Three months ended March 31, 20202021 compared to March 31, 20192020


Net Sales


The following table summarizes our net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019:2020:


 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

% of Sales

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

$

 

%

 

2020

 

2019

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

5,340,866

 

$

3,883,565

 

$

1,457,301

 

37.5%

 

84.4%

 

78.1%

 

International

 

 

989,143

 

 

1,090,713

 

 

(101,570

)

-9.3%

 

15.6%

 

21.9%

 

Total

 

$

6,330,009

 

$

4,974,278

 

$

1,355,731

 

27.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

% of Net Sales

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

$

 

%

 

2021

 

2020

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Core

 

$

4,412,417

 

$

4,872,766

 

$

(460,349

)

(9.4%

)

81.2%

 

77.0%

 

Novel Therapies

 

 

34,372

 

 

468,100

 

 

(433,728

)

(92.7%

)

0.7%

 

7.4%

 

Total Domestic

 

 

4,446,789

 

 

5,340,866

 

 

(894,077

)

(16.7%

)

81.9%

 

84.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Core

 

 

978,906

 

 

984,867

 

 

(5,961

)

(0.6%

)

18.0%

 

15.5%

 

Novel Therapies

 

 

5,256

 

 

4,276

 

 

980

 

22.9%

 

0.1%

 

0.1%

 

Total International

 

 

984,162

 

 

989,143

 

 

(4,981

)

(0.5%

)

18.1%

 

15.6%

 

Total

 

$

5,430,951

 

$

6,330,009

 

$

(899,058

)

(14.2%

)

 

 

 

 


Total net sales increased $1.4decreased $0.9 million or 27.3%14.2% for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 compared with the same period last year, driven primarily by higher saleslower novel therapies of $0.4 million compared with last year due to a non-recurring clinical trial, lower pump volume in needle sets, tubingour domestic core business of $0.4 million primarily due to prior year ordering patterns and a one-time pharmaceutical customer pump sales.  The volume increase was driven by what we believe waspurchase.  Domestic core net sales also reflected a resultslowdown in the growth of growth in diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency diseases (“PIDD”) and expansion intonew patient starts for SCIg therapy. International core net sales were $1.0 million, nearly even with the neurology market with expanded Hizentra® indication for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”), as well as clinical trial volume.same period last year.


Gross Profit


Our gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 20192020 is as follows:


 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

$

 

%

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

$

 

%

 

Gross Profit

 

$

3,788,210

 

$

3,047,954

 

$

740,256

 

24.3%

 

 

$

3,231,854

 

$

3,788,210

 

$

(556,356

)

(14.7%

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

59.9%

 

 

61.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.5%

 

 

59.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Gross profit increased $0.7decreased $0.6 million or 24.3%14.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, compared to the same period in 2019.2020.  This increasedecrease in the quarter was mostly driven by the increasedecrease in net sales of $1.4 million.$0.9 million as described above.  Gross margin declined compared with last year mostlywas slightly lower due primarily to expense for an obsolescence reserve resulting fromlower volume in pump sales where we have a discontinued product line and an increase in overtime,higher gross margin, partially offset by price increases.  favorable production variances.


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Selling, general and administrative Litigation and Research and development


Our selling, general and administrative expenses litigation and research and development costs for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 20192020 are as follows:


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Three Months Ended March 31

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

$

 

%

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

$

 

%

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

2,762,980

 

$

2,484,868

 

$

278,112

 

11.2%

 

 

$

4,992,829

 

$

2,862,138

 

$

2,130,691

 

74.4%

 

Litigation

 

 

99,158

 

 

492,515

 

 

(393,357

)

-79.9%

 

Research and development

 

 

256,025

 

 

101,959

 

 

154,066

 

151.1%

 

 

 

336,841

 

 

256,025

 

 

80,816

 

31.6%

 

 

$

3,118,163

 

$

3,079,342

 

$

38,821

 

1.3%

 

 

$

5,329,670

 

$

3,118,163

 

$

2,211,507

 

70.9%

 

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

49.3%

 

 

61.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98.1%

 

 

49.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.3$2.1 million, or 11.2%74.4%, during the three months ended March 31, 20202021 compared to the same period last year, mostly due to higher consulting fees$1.3 million in costs associated with the departure and replacement of $0.2 million related to marketing, regulatorythe former chief executive officer and strategic initiatives.  Alsothe recruitment of two new Board members, which includes non-cash equity expense of $0.4 million.  Further contributing to the increase were higher distribution related fees incurred with our largest distributor, higher director fees and insurance premiums related to our directors and officers insurance policy, andwas higher salary and related benefits and recruiting fees, allof $0.6 million from new hires in aggregate totaling $0.3 million.  Offsetting these increases were lower legal feesthe second half of $0.1 million compared to last year when we filed a registration statement in the first quarterto support commercialization, business development and lower trade show expense in the amount of $0.1 million due to timing compared to last year.


Litigation fees declined $0.4 million compared to the same period last year due to a decrease in activity in the courts related to the litigation withmedical affairs for our competitor.  Refer to Note 3 Legal Proceedings in the Notes to the Financial Statements.pharmaceutical channel initiatives, as well as infrastructure.


Research and development expenses increased $0.2$0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 20202021 compared with the same period last year mostly due to increased salary and related benefits dueincreases to higher headcount as we continue to increase our development initiatives.support pharmaceutical product development.  


Depreciation and amortization


Depreciation and amortization expense increased by 4.332.4 % to $115,473 in the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared with $87,224 in the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared with $83,651 in the three months ended March 31, 2019.2020.  We continuedcontinue to invest in capital assets, mostly related to manufacturing and computer equipment, and in patent applications and their maintenance.equipment.


Net Income


 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Change from
Prior Year

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

$

 

%

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

$

 

Net Income/(Loss)

 

$

449,428

 

$

(85,390

$

534,818

 

626.3%

 

Net (Loss)/Income

 

$

(1,276,138

)

$

449,428

 

$

(1,725,566

)

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

7.1%

 

 

-1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23.5%

 

7.1%

 

 

 

 


Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $1.3 million compared to net income of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, was $0.4 million compared to a loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, driven by higher sales andlower gross profit with nearlyand higher selling, general and administrative expenses mostly due to costs described above. Offsetting the same total operating expenses as last year as described above.loss was a tax benefit of $0.5 million resulting from book to tax differences related to stock option expense.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


Our principal source of liquidity is our cash on hand of $7.4$26.8 million as of March 31, 2020,2021, which includes a $1.5 million draw against our line of credit.  In Marchthe net proceeds from the 2020 in response to concerns about the potential impact of COVID-19, the Company elected to draw $1.5 million, the full amount available on its line of credit.capital raise totaling $26.6 million.  Our principal source of operating cash inflows is from sales of our products to customers. Our principal cash outflows relate to the purchase and production of inventory and related costs, and selling, general and administrative expenses and professional fees.


The Company’s operations remain active, as we currently qualify as an “essential business” under New York state government guidelines.  With the COVID19 outbreak, the need to ensure vulnerable patients have access to home-based treatments is more apparent than ever.  Home infusion therapy keeps high-risk patients with immune diseases and other conditions out of institutional settings and allows them to receive treatment at home.


We believe that as of March 31, 2020, cash on hand and cash expected to be generated from future operating activities will be sufficient to fund our operations, including further research and development and capital expenditures, for the next 12 months.  We believe KORU Medical’s home infusion products continue to find a solid following in the subcutaneous immunoglobulin (“SCIg”) market, as well as, into new markets like neurology where Hizentra® received an expanded indication for CIDP.


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We continue to be in litigation with a competitor, EMED Technologies Corp. (“EMED”) and have incurred a significant amount of legal fees in connection with that process.  Although the Company believes it has meritorious claims and defenses in the actions and proceedings, their outcomes cannot be predicted with any certainty.  If any of these actions against the Company are successful, they could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.expenses.


Cash Flows


The following table summarizes our cash flows:


 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019

 

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

153,236

 

$

(1,045,233

)

Net cash used in by investing activities

 

$

(180,138

)

$

(96,833

)

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

 

$

1,583,652

 

$

(3,848

)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020

 

Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities

 

$

(2,605,653

)

$

153,236

 

Net cash used in by investing activities

 

$

(102,204

)

$

(180,138

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$

2,167,291

 

$

1,583,652

 


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Operating Activities


Net cash used in operating activities of $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily due to the net loss of $1.3 million, working capital changes which include an increase in inventory of $1.2 million related to the transition of manufacturing to our secondary source, an increase in accounts receivable of $1.0 million due to delayed payments at our largest distributor, as well as a decrease in accrued expenses of $0.9 million most of which was non-cash activity related to the issuance of common stock in settlement of litigation.  Further contributing were deferred tax assets of $0.9 million increased for book to tax differences related to stock option expense.  Offsetting these were primarily non-cash charges for stock-based compensation of $0.7 million, an increase in accounts payable of $1.3 million due to timing of payments and an increase in accrued payroll of $0.4 million related to the separation agreement with our former chief executive officer.


Net cash provided by operating activities of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was mostly attributable to net income of $0.4 million, non-cash charges for stock-based compensation of $0.4 million, an increase in accounts payable of $0.5 million and an increase in tax liability of $0.2 million.  Offsetting these were an increase in inventory of $0.7 million, as we built inventory to keep pace with sales growth, and a decrease in accrued expenses of $0.4 million mostly related to cash payments for bonuses accrued for at December 31, 2019, net of current year accrual for bonuses, offset by higher rebates.  Further offsetting the cash provided by operating activities was an increase in prepaid expenses of $0.2 million, as well as higher accounts receivable of $0.2 million.


Investing Activities


Net cash used in operatinginvesting activities of $1.0$0.1 million for the three months endedending March 31, 20192021 was mostly attributable to increased accounts receivable of $1.2 million as one of our major customer’s payment terms changed on January 1, 2019 from net 30 to net 60 daysfor capital expenditures for manufacturing and increased inventory of $0.4 million as we look to build stock to keep pace with sales growth.  Partially offsetting these were an increase in accounts payable of $0.5 million and non-cash charges for stock-based compensation of $0.3 million.


Investing Activitiesoffice equipment.


Net cash used in investing activities of $0.2 million for the three months ending March 31, 2020 was for capital expenditures for research and development and strategic initiatives as well as for patent and trademark applications.  Net cash of $0.1


Financing Activities


The $2.2 million used in investingprovided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was for capital expenditures for computer equipment2021 is from options exercised and leasehold improvements, as well as continued investmentthe non-cash activity related to the issuance of common stock in patents.


Financing Activitiessettlement of litigation.


The $1.6 million provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is from the $1.5 million drawn down on the line of credit and $0.1 million from options exercised.  The $3,848 used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is related to payments for cancelled shares and leased office equipment.


RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS RECENTLY ADOPTED


In June 2016,Refer to “NOTE 1 — NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES” in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13—Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326); Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities.  For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses.  The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected.  For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down.  This ASU affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income.  The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash.  The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on itsaccompanying financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.which is incorporated herein by reference.


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In December 2019,Refer to “NOTE 1 — NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES” in the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12 Income Taxes (Topic 740):  Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.  The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing several exceptions including the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year.  The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on itsaccompanying financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


The Company considers the applicability and impact of all recently issued accounting pronouncements.  Recent accounting pronouncements not specifically identified in our disclosures are either not applicable to the Company or are not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.


NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES


Management of the Company believes that investors’ understanding of the Company’s performancewhich is enhancedincorporated herein by disclosing non-GAAP financial measures as a reasonable basis for comparison of the Company’s ongoing results of operations.  These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP-basis measures and results.  Our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP measures of other companies.  The table below provides a disclosure of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely analogous measure determined in accordance with GAAP.


Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.  They are limited in value because they exclude charges that have a material effect on our reported results and, therefore, should not be relied upon as the sole financial measures to evaluate our financial results.  The non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement, and to be viewed in conjunction with, GAAP financial results.


We disclose and discuss Adjusted EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial measure in our public releases, including quarterly earnings releases, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (net income) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, reorganization charges, and litigation, manufacturing initiative and stock option expenses.  Prior to January 1, 2020, discontinued product expense and manufacturing initiative expense was not included in our definition of Adjusted EBITDA. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is used by investors and other users of our financial statements as a supplemental financial measure that, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, we believe provides additional information that is useful to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business.  We also believe the disclosure of Adjusted EBITDA helps investors meaningfully evaluate and compare our cash flow generating capacity from quarter to quarter and year to year.  Adjusted EBITDA is used by management as a supplemental internal measure for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating actual results against such expectations.  Because management uses Adjusted EBITDA for such purposes, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a significant criterion for determining the amount of annual cash incentive compensation paid to our executive officers and employees.  We have historically found that Adjusted EBITDA is superior to other metrics for our company-wide cash incentive program, as it is more easily explained and understood by our typical employee.


A reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures is below:


 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income/(Loss)

 

March 31,

 

to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA:

 

2020

 

2019

 

GAAP Net Income/(Loss)

 

$

449,428

 

$

(85,390

)

Tax Expense/(Benefit)

 

 

141,928

 

 

(22,099

)

Depreciation/Amortization

 

 

87,224

 

 

83,651

 

Interest Income, Net

 

 

(19,030

)

 

(17,480

)

Reorganization Charges

 

 

 

 

354,926

 

Discontinued Product Expense

 

 

109,558

 

 

 

Litigation Expenses

 

 

99,158

 

 

492,515

 

Manufacturing Initiative Expenses

 

 

109,803

 

 

 

Stock Compensation Expense

 

 

300,966

 

 

121,875

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

1,279,035

 

$

927,998

 


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Discontinued Product Expense.  We have excluded the effect of expenses related to a discontinued product line in calculating our non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA measure.  We expected to sunset our Res-Q-Vac product line in 2020, but due to equipment failure to manufacture the product, the discontinuation and resulting expense was accelerated into the first quarter of 2020 which we would not otherwise incur in periods presented as part of our continuing operations.  We do not expect to incur any related expenses in the future.


Reorganization Charges.  We have excluded the effect of Reorganization Charges in calculating our non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA measure.  We incurred significant expenses in connection with the termination and replacement of C-suite executives and senior management which we would not otherwise incur in periods presented as part of our continuing operations.  Reorganization charges include costs related to the replacement of C-suite executives including a transition bonus and recruiting fees, prior to March 31, 2019.


Litigation Expenses.  We have excluded litigation expenses in calculating our non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA measure.  We continue to evaluate our business performance excluding litigation fees, which we expect will continue in future periods.


Manufacturing Initiative Expenses.  We have excluded the effect of expenses related to the implementation of those portions of our strategic plan related to creating manufacturing efficiencies, in calculating our non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA measure.  We incurred expenses in connection with executing on these initiatives which we would not otherwise incur in periods presented as part of our continuing operations.  We expect to incur related expenses for the next twelve to eighteen months as we continue to execute on our strategic plan.


Stock Option Expense.  We have excluded the effect of stock option expenses in calculating our non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA measure.  Although stock option compensation is a key incentive offered to our employees, we continue to evaluate our business performance excluding stock option compensation expenses.  We record non-cash compensation expense related to grants of options and depending upon the size, timing and the terms of the grants, the non-cash compensation expense may vary significantly but will recur in future periods.reference.


PART I – ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


Not Applicable.


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PART I – ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


The Company’s management, including the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as such is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Based upon their evaluations, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarterthree months ended March 31, 2020,2021, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


None.


ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


We areThe Company has been and may again become involved in several lawsuits with our principal competitor, EMED Technologies Corporation (“EMED”).  EMED has alleged that our needle sets infringe various patents controlled by EMED.  Certain of these lawsuits also allege antitrust violations, unfair business practices,legal proceedings, claims and various other business tort claims.  We are vigorously defending against all of the lawsuits brought by EMED. Although no assurances can be given, we believe we have meritorious defenses to all of EMED’s claims.


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The initial case involving EMED was filed by uslitigation arising in the United States District Court for the Eastern Districtordinary course of California on September 20, 2013 (the “California case”), in response to a letter from EMED claiming patent infringement by us, and seeking a declaratory judgment establishing the invalidity of the patent referenced in the letter – EMED’s US patent 8,500,703 – “’703.”  EMED answered the complaint and asserted patent infringement of the ’703 patent and several counterclaims relating generally to claims of unfair business practices against us.  We responded by adding several claims against EMED, generally relating to claims of unfair business practices on EMED’s part.  Both parties have requested injunctive relief and monetary damages in unspecified amounts.  On June 16, 2015, the California court entered a preliminary injunction againstbusiness.  KORU Medical for making certain statements regarding products cleared for use by the FDA,is not presently a party to any litigation or other legal proceeding that couldis believed to be safely used, with KORU Medical’s Freedom60 pump, without voiding the product warranty.  On September 11, 2015, we requested an ex parte reexamination of the ’703 patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).  The ex parte reexamination resulted in a Final Office Action, dated July 19, 2017, rejecting all of EMED’s claims in the issued patent.  On January 25, 2018, EMED filed an Appeal Brief with a Petition for Revival, which was accepted.  On April 9, 2018, the USPTO denied EMED’s request for reconsideration of the order rejecting all claims in the ’703 patent.  On June 26, 2019, the Examiner respondedmaterial to EMED’s appeal brief and maintained all of the final rejections.  On December 31, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the USPTO issued its decision sustaining the invalidity of claims 1-10 of the ’703 patent, but reversing the Examiner’s rejection of claim 11, leaving claim 11 as the only surviving claim of the ’703 patent.  Claim 11 of the ’703 patent, however, was not asserted in the California case.  EMED has informed KORU Medical it will neither appeal the PTAB’s decision nor pursue a claim based on infringement of claim 11 of the ’703 patent in the California case.  EMED also has moved to dismiss the ’703 patent claims from the California case.  That motion and the non-patent claims asserted by the parties in the California case remain pending.


The second court case was filed by EMED in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Texas Court”) on June 25, 2015, claiming patent infringement on another of its patents (US 8,961,476 – “’476”), by our needle sets, and seeking unspecified monetary damages (“ED Texas ’476 matter”).  This ’476 patent is related to the now rejected EMED ’703 patent.financial condition.


On September 17, 2015, we requested an inter partes review (“IPR”) of the ’476 patent, andMarch 26, 2021, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in response to our request, the Court entered an order staying the ED Texas ’476 matter until after the PTAB made a decision regarding the validity of the patent.  On January 12, 2017, the PTAB issued its Final Written Decision in our favor, invalidating all but one (“dependent Claim 9”) of the claims in the ’476 patent.  EMED appealed the PTAB’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the PTAB’s Final Written Decision in our favor on April 3, 2018.  On April 18, 2018, EMED filed a petition for en banc rehearing, which was denied.  On August 16, 2018, EMED petitioned the United States Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari to review the Federal Circuit’s upholding the PTAB’s Final Written Decision.  On October 29, 2018, the United States Supreme Court denied EMED’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, thus finally affirming the PTAB’s invalidation of ’476, save for one dependent claim.


Following the PTAB’s Final Written Decision in the IPR regarding the ’476 patent, EMED filed a new patent application claiming priority back to the application that issued as ’703, which is the patent at issue in the California case.  Submitted for accelerated examination, this new application issued as US 9,808,576 – “’576” on November 7, 2017.  On this same date, EMED filed a new case (the “third case”) in the Texas Court claiming patent infringement of ’576, also directed to our needle sets, and seeking unspecified damages and a preliminary injunction against marketing and sales of our needle sets.  We filed a Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), which resultedagainst the Company and its Chief Financial Officer and former Chief Executive Officer, alleging they made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations and prospects, in the transferCompany’s earnings communications and Form 10-Q filed during the period August 4, 2020 and January 25, 2021.  The plaintiff is seeking unspecified compensatory damages, an award of reasonable costs and expenses, including counsel fees and expert fees, and such other relief as the third caseCourt may deem just and proper.  The Company believes that the plaintiff’s allegations are without merit and intends to SDNY (“SDNY ’576 matter”) on May 30, 2018.vigorously defend against the claims.  Because the litigation is in its early stages, the Company is unable to estimate a reasonable possible loss or range of loss, if any, that may result from this matter.


On April 23, 2018,From 2013 until May 2020, we were involved in several lawsuits with our principal competitor, EMED, filed a new civil case (the “fourth case”) against uswhich were all settled in the Texas Court asserting antitrust, defamation and unfair business practice claims, and seeking unspecified damages, similarMay 2020.  Refer to those previously presented in the California case, described above.  The fourth case also names Andrew Sealfon, then President and CEO of KORU Medical, individually as a defendant.  As the result of a hearing on November 14, 2018, on December 7, 2018, the Court entered an order transferring the fourth case to the United States District Courtour Form 10-Q for the Eastern District of California (the “California Court”).  The California Court set an initial schedule for a preliminary motion phase and on Augustquarterly period ended June 30, 2019 EMED filed a second amended complaint.  On September 30, 2019, KORU Medical and Sealfon filed a motion to dismiss that complaint, and Sealfon filed a separate motion to dismiss the case as to him for lack of jurisdiction.  Ultimately, we expect this case to be coordinated or consolidated with the California case, or dismissed, as the California Court sees fit.2020.


At the same hearing on November 14, 2018, the Texas Court granted EMED leave to amend its infringement contentions, following the IPR decision invalidating all but one claim of the ’476 patent, in order to assert infringement of that sole remaining claim, namely dependent Claim 9.  The Texas Court’s order allowing EMED’s amendment of its infringement contentions against us was entered on December 7, 2018.


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The ED Texas ’476 matter proceeded under EMED’s amended infringement contention to incorporate the surviving dependent Claim 9, which incorporates Claims 1 and 8 of the ’476 patent, meaning that, to prove infringement on our part, EMED must prove more elements of infringement than it originally charged against us.  In April 2019, EMED served its damages expert’s report opining that EMED’s past infringement damages amount to $1.5 million, and in May KORU Medical served its damages expert’s rebuttal report opining that EMED’s expert miscalculated damages which if properly calculated would amount to less than $100,000.  The Texas Court had set a trial date of August 19, 2019, for the trial of the ED Texas ’476 matter.  On June 24, 2019, the Texas Court Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation decision finding no infringement, literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, by KORU Medical’s accused products.  EMED filed its objections on June 26, 2019.  On June 28, 2019, the Texas Court issued a Final Judgment in favor of KORU Medical and adopted the decision of the Magistrate Judge that was issued on June 24, 2019, overruled EMED’s objections, awarded court costs to KORU Medical, and dismissed the case.  A final judgment has been entered.  KORU Medical has submitted its Bill of Costs for approximately $16,000 and has moved to declare the case exceptional and for recovery of its attorney fees and expenses of approximately $2.3 million in defense of EMED’s assertion of the ’476 Patent.  EMED has objected to our Bill of Costs, opposed the motion for fees, and filed a notice of appeal of the non-infringement judgment to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “CAFC”).  On September 16, 2019, EMED filed its opening appeal brief.  On October 28, 2019, KORU Medical filed its responsive brief, and on November 7, 2019 EMED filed its reply brief.  On November 20, 2019, KORU Medical filed a motion for leave to file a sur-reply brief to respond to a new argument raised by EMED in its reply brief, which EMED opposed, and which the CAFC referred to the judicial panel that will hear the appeal for consideration.  On April 9, 2020, the CAFC issued a unanimous decision affirming the ED Texas Court’s judgment of non-infringement.  The Texas Court had stayed proceedings in the district court until the appeal process is completed, and the parties will now meet and confer regarding when to return to the district court to lift the stay and address KORU Medical’s fee motion which remains pending.


The SDNY ’576 matter proceeded in the New York court through claim construction on the ’576 Patent, whereupon KORU Medical sought permission from the New York court to file a motion for summary judgement, to which EMED objected.  The New York court granted KORU Medical’s request, and on July 10, 2019, KORU Medical filed its motion for summary judgement.  EMED opposed that motion, and on August 30, 2019, the New York court granted summary judgement, and dismissed the lawsuit.  A final judgement has been entered.  KORU Medical has submitted a Bill of Costs for approximately $1,500, to which EMED has objected, and has moved the New York court to declare the case exceptional and for recovery of its attorney fees and expenses of at least $1.16 million. EMED has opposed that motion, which was referred to a United States District Court Magistrate Judge to prepare a report and recommendation.  On November 12, 2019, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation that KORU Medical’s fee motion be granted, and KORU Medical be awarded approximately $1.1 million in fees and expenses.  EMED has filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, to which KORU Medical has responded, and which objections are now pending before the District Court Judge for resolution.  EMED has also appealed the New York court’s judgment of non-infringement to the CAFC, which matter also is pending.  EMED’s opening appeal brief was due November 8, 2019, but EMED filed its brief on November 12, 2019.  EMED filed a motion to extend the time to file its opening brief, which KORU Medical opposed, but the motion was granted.  KORU Medical filed its responsive brief on December 23, 2019, on January 9, 2020 EMED filed the joint appendix in support of the parties’ briefing, and on January 13, 2020, EMED filed its reply brief.  The appeal remains pending, waiting for the CAFC Court to schedule oral argument.


As is required by the respective Courts in both the SDNY ’576 matter and the ED Texas ’476 matter, the parties have engaged in settlement discussions and have conducted a court-sponsored mediation session, which did not result in settlement.


Although we believe KORU Medical has meritorious claims and defenses in all of the above-described actions and proceedings, their outcomes cannot be predicted with any certainty.  If any of these actions against us are successful, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS


Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”“PART 1, ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019,2020, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common stock.   The following areThere have been no material changes to our risk factors since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019:


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Uncertainty Relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic


The COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue affecting economies and businesses around the world.  We are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of our business, including how it may impact our employees, patients, communities and business operations. While we did not incur significant disruptions during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 from the COVID-19 pandemic, we may experience disruptions that could severely impact our results of operations and financial condition.  We are unable to predict the impact that COVID-19 will have on our operating results and financial condition due to numerous uncertainties.  These uncertainties include the geographic spread of the pandemic, the severity of the virus, the impact of the virus directly on our employees or those of our suppliers, the duration of the outbreak, governmental actions, travel restrictions and social distancing, business closures or business disruptions (including those impacting our supply chain), the availability of plasma and drugs that are administered by our products, or changes to our operations, among others.  The health of our workforce and our ability to meet staffing needs at our facilities cannot be predicted and is vital to our operations. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and intend to follow health and safety guidelines as they evolve.  Further, the impacts of a potential worsening of global economic conditions and the continued disruptions to, and volatility in, the credit and financial markets, as well as other unanticipated consequences remain unknown.2020.


PART II – ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


EachPrior to January 1, 2021, each non-employee director of the Company iswas eligible to receive of $50,000 annually (effective January 1, 2019), plus $10,000 for chairing a Board committee (effective February 20, 2019), all to be paid quarterly half in cash and half in common stock and pro-rated for partial service.stock.  The Chairman of the Board iswas eligible to receive an additional $50,000 annually (effective October 1, 2019), all to be paid in common stock.


Effective January 1, 2021, each non-employee director of the Company (other than the Chairman of the Board) and Board advisor are eligible to receive of $75,000 annually, to be paid quarterly $12,500 in cash and $6,250 in common stock.  The Chairman of the Board is eligible to receive $100,000 annually, to be paid quarterly $12,500 in cash and $12,500 in common stock.  All payments were and are pro-rated for partial service. The Company issued an aggregate of 9,189 and 25,78210,124 shares of common stock to its non-employee directors during the three-month periodthree months ended March 31, 2021.


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On May 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with EMED Technologies Corporation (“EMED”) to settle all claims in connection with all pending litigation matters between them.  Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company issued to EMED (i) 95,238 restricted stock units, which vested on May 21, 2020 and 95,238 restricted stock units, which vested on January 1, 2021, and (ii) an option to purchase up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.21 per share prior to February 1, 2021, which was not exercised.


During the three months ended March 31, 2019 respectively.2021, 1,250,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to key employees under the Company’s 2015 Stock Option Plan, as amended, as follows:


on January 15, 2021, options to purchase up to 150,000 shares to the Companys interim Chief Executive Officer at an exercise price of $4.37 per share, of which all have vested;  

on March 15, 2021, options to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares to the Companys incoming President and Chief Executive Officer at an exercise price of $3.875 per share, subject to vesting; and

on March 1, 2021, options to purchase up to 100,000 shares to a key employee at an exercise price of $3.94 per share, subject to vesting.


On January 7, 2020, Manuel Marques,February 16, 2021, Donald Pettigrew, the Company’s former Chief OperatingExecutive Officer, exercised options held by him for an aggregate 175,0001,000,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate exercise price of $85,500.$1,230,000.


All of the securities issued by the Company as described in this Item were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration under Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities


On November 16, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $10.0 million of its outstanding common stock through December 31, 2021.  As of March 31, 2021, the Company had purchased 683,271 shares for an aggregate $3,499,358 pursuant to this program.


The following table sets forth information regarding our repurchases of securities for each calendar month in the three months ended March 31, 2021:


Period

 

Total Number
of Shares Purchased

 

Average Price
Paid per
Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs

 

Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value)
of Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

 

January 1 to 31, 2021

 

 

$

0.00

 

 

$

6,500,642

 

February 1 to 28, 2021

 

 

 

0.00

 

 

$

6,500,642

 

March 1 to 31, 2021

 

 

 

0.00

 

 

$

6,500,642

 

Total

 

 

$

0.00

 

 

 

 

 


PART II – ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS.


31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002

 

 

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002

 

 

32.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002

 

 

32.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002

 

 

101*

Interactive Data Files of Financial Statements and Notes.


* In accordance with Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files in Exhibit 101 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed”.


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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



 

REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

May 6, 202012, 2021

/s/ Donald B. PettigrewLinda Tharby

 

Donald B. Pettigrew,Linda Tharby, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

May 6, 202012, 2021

/s/ Karen Fisher

 

Karen Fisher, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)


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