UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 20212022

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 No. 001-32404

 

POLARITYTE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

delaware 06-1529524
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)

 

1960 S. 4250 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (800) 560-3983

 

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

(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 Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 PTE The Nasdaq Capital Market NASDAQ

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
   Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has 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 ☐ No

 

As of August 5, 2021,2022, there were 81,382,3725,632,798 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

INDEX

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION3
  
Item 1. Financial Statements:3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2021,2022 and December 31, 20202021 (unaudited)3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)54
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)65
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)76
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)87
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations2630
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk3639
Item 4. Controls and Procedures39
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
  
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION36
Item 1A. Risk Factors3639
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3740
Item 5. Other Information37
Item 6. Exhibits3842
  
SIGNATURES3943

 

As used in this report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” and “PolarityTE” mean PolarityTE, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and our present, and as applicable our former, wholly owned Nevada subsidiaries (direct and indirect), PolarityTE, Inc., PolarityTE MD, Inc., Arches Research, Inc., Utah CRO Services, Inc., IBEX Preclinical Research, Inc., and IBEX Property LLC., unless otherwise indicated or required by the context.

 

POLARITYTE, the PolarityTE Logo, WELCOME TO THE SHIFT, WHERE SELF REGENERATES SELF, COMPLEX SIMPLICITY, IBEX, ARCHES, and SKINTE are all trademarks or registered trademarks of PolarityTE. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this report may be referred to without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights thereto.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements:

 

POLARITYTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 June 30, 2022  December 31, 2021 
 June 30, 2021  December 31, 2020      
ASSETS                
Current assets                
Cash and cash equivalents $32,614  $25,522  $20,518  $19,375 
Accounts receivable, net  2,042   3,819      978 
Inventory  76   883 
Assets held for sale  387   441 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  2,286   992   1,992   1,595 
Total current assets  37,018   31,216   22,897   22,389 
Property and equipment, net  8,684   10,550   3,670   6,923 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  1,756   2,452   554   1,146 
Intangible assets, net  447   542 
Goodwill  278   278 
Other assets  227   472   910   720 
TOTAL ASSETS $48,410  $45,510  $28,031  $31,178 
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $3,924  $4,148  $1,944  $3,115 
Other current liabilities  2,509   2,106   1,568   1,520 
Current portion of long-term notes payable     2,059 
Deferred revenue  86   168      74 
Total current liabilities  6,519   8,481   3,512   4,709 
Common stock warrant liability  14,059   5,975   4,222   6,844 
Operating lease liabilities  550   1,476   63   43 
Other long-term liabilities  514   723   188   338 
Long-term notes payable     1,517 
Total liabilities  21,642   18,172   7,985   11,934 
                
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)  -   - 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)  -    -  
                
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Preferred stock - 25,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020      
Common stock – $.001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 80,742,443 and 54,857,099 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  81   55 
Preferred stock – 25,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021      
Common stock - $.001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 4,971,236 and 3,299,379 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively*  5   3 
Additional paid-in capital  525,496   505,494   532,278   527,639 
Accumulated deficit  (498,809)  (478,211)  (512,237)  (508,398)
Total stockholders’ equity  26,768   27,338   20,046   19,244 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $48,410  $45,510  $28,031  $31,178 

*Giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-25 reverse stock split effectuated on May 16, 2022

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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POLARITYTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

  2021  2020  2021  2020 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30, 
  2021  2020  2021  2020 
Net revenues                
Products $1,195  $944  $2,924  $1,372 
Services  1,342   1,322   4,322   1,827 
Total net revenues  2,537   2,266   7,246   3,199 
Cost of sales                
Products  207   275   448   615 
Services  717   607   2,641   783 
Total cost of sales  924   882   3,089   1,398 
Gross profit  1,613   1,384   4,157   1,801 
Operating costs and expenses                
Research and development  4,190   3,164   6,621   6,537 
General and administrative  4,941   5,211   11,312   15,816 
Sales and marketing  1,099   2,024   2,625   5,718 
Restructuring and other charges  11   2,084   436   2,536 
Total operating costs and expenses  10,241   12,483   20,994   30,607 
Operating loss  (8,628)  (11,099)  (16,837)  (28,806)
Other income (expenses)                
Gain on extinguishment of debt  3,612      3,612    
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  1,807   (1,591)  (2,220)  2,941 
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants        (5,197)   
Interest expense, net  (39)  (65)  (77)  (77)
Other income, net  60   78   121   225 
Net loss $(3,188) $(12,677) $(20,598) $(25,717)
                 
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders                
Basic $(0.04) $(0.33) $(0.26) $(0.72)
Diluted $(0.04) $(0.33) $(0.26) $(0.72)
Weighted average shares outstanding                
Basic  80,602,931   38,428,289   78,392,881   35,724,141 
Diluted  81,162,256   38,428,289   78,392,881   35,724,141 

  2022  2021  2022  2021 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30, 
  2022  2021  2022  2021 
Net revenues                
Products $  $1,195  $  $2,924 
Services  73   1,342   814   4,322 
Total net revenues  73   2,537   814   7,246 
Cost of revenues                
Products     207      448 
Services  125   717   616   2,641 
Total costs of revenues  125   924   616   3,089 
Gross (loss) profit  (52)  1,613   198   4,157 
Operating costs and expenses                
Research and development  3,078   4,190   5,938   6,621 
General and administrative  3,562   4,941   9,771   11,312 
Sales and marketing     1,099      2,625 
Restructuring and other charges  38   11   38   436 
Impairment of assets held for sale        54    
Total operating costs and expenses  6,678   10,241   15,801   20,994 
Operating loss  (6,730)  (8,628)  (15,603)  (16,837)
Other income (expense), net                
Gain on extinguishment of debt     3,612      3,612 
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  6,630   1,807   11,735   (2,220)
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants           (5,197)
Interest expense, net  (14)  (39)  (29)  (77)
Other income, net  46   60   58   121 
Net loss and comprehensive loss $(68) $(3,188) $(3,839) $(20,598)
                 
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders                
Basic* $(0.01) $(0.99) $(0.85) $(6.57)
Diluted* $(0.49) $(1.01) $(1.37) $(6.57)
Weighted average shares outstanding                
Basic*  5,148,106   3,224,117   4,512,692   3,135,715 
Diluted*  5,418,552   3,246,490   4,803,671   3,135,715 

 

*Giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-25 reverse stock split effectuated on May 16, 2022

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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POLARITYTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSSSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited, in thousands)thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

  2021  2020  2021  2020 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30, 
  2021  2020  2021  2020 
Net loss $(3,188) $(12,677) $(20,598) $(25,717)
Other comprehensive income/(loss):                
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities     7      11 
Reclassification of realized gains included in net loss     (10)     (83)
Comprehensive loss $(3,188) $(12,680) $(20,598) $(25,789)
  Number  Amount  Number  *  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
  For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 
  Convertible Preferred Stock  Common Stock*  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated  Total Stockholders’ 
  Number  Amount  Number  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance – December 31, 2021    $   3,299,379  $3  $527,639  $(508,398) $19,244 
Issuance of preferred stock and warrants through underwritten offering, net of issuance costs of $184  5,000            1,685      1,685 
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of preferred stock  (5,000)     655,738   1   (1)      
Stock-based compensation expense              762      762 
Vesting of restricted stock units        25,676             
Shares withheld for tax withholding        (7,402)     (127)     (127)
Net loss                 (3,771)  (3,771)
Balance – March 31, 2022        3,973,391   4   529,958   (512,169)  17,793 
Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants through underwritten offering, net of issuance costs of $173        445,500      1,840      1,840 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of pre-funded warrants        488,659   1         1 
Fractional shares issued for reverse stock split        17,024             
Stock-based compensation expense              530      530 
Purchase of ESPP Shares        1,800      2      2 
Vesting of restricted stock units        58,738             
Shares withheld for tax withholding        (13,876)      (52)      (52)
Net loss                 (68)  (68)
Balance – June 30, 2022    $           4,971,236  $       5  $532,278  $(512,237) $20,046 

       **             
  For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 
  Common Stock*  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total Stockholders’ 
  Number  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance – December 31, 2020  2,194,284  $2  $505,547  $(478,211) $27,338 
Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants through underwritten offering, net of issuance costs of $114  266,800      1,255      1,255 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants  428,542   1   6,670      6,671 
Reclassification of warrant liability upon exercise        8,964      8,964 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of pre-funded warrants  306,358      8      8 
Stock-based compensation expense        1,651      1,651 
Stock option exercises  100      3      3 
Vesting of restricted stock units  22,617             
Shares withheld for tax withholding  (4,664)     (139)     (139)
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards  (1,385)            
Net loss           (17,410)  (17,410)
Balance – March 31, 2021  3,212,652   3   523,959   (495,621)  28,341 
Beginning balance  3,212,652   3   523,959   (495,621)  28,341 
Stock-based compensation expense        1,640      1,640 
Purchase of ESPP shares  1,970      28      28 
Vesting of restricted stock units  17,366             
Shares withheld for tax withholding  (2,290)     (53)     (53)
Net loss           (3,188)  (3,188)
Balance – June 30, 2021  3,229,698  $         3  $525,574  $(498,809) $26,768 
Ending balance  3,229,698  $         3  $525,574  $(498,809) $26,768 

*Giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-25 reverse stock split effectuated on May 16, 2022

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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POLARITYTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYCASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)thousands)

 

                         
  For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 
  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated
Other
  Accumulated  Total Stockholders’ 
  Number  Amount  Capital  Comprehensive
Income
  Deficit  Equity 
Balance – December 31, 2020  54,857,099  $55  $505,494  --  $(478,211) $27,338 
Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants through underwritten offering, net of issuance costs of $114  6,670,000   7   1,248  -       1,255 
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $1,319                        
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $1,319, shares              -         
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants  10,713,543   10   6,661          6,671 
Reclassification of warrant liability upon exercise        8,964          8,964 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of pre-funded warrants  7,658,953   8             8 
Stock-based compensation expense        1,651          1,651 
Stock option exercises  2,500      3          3 
Purchase of ESPP shares                        
Purchase of ESPP shares, shares                        
Vesting of restricted stock units  565,427                 
Shares withheld for tax withholding  (116,593)     (139)         (139)
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards  (34,620)                
Cancellation of restricted stock awards                        
Cancellation of restricted stock awards, shares                        
Other comprehensive loss                        
Net loss               (17,410)  (17,410)
Balance – March 31, 2021  80,316,309  $80  $523,882  --  $(495,621) $28,341 
Stock-based compensation expense        1,640          1,640 
Purchase of ESPP shares  49,248      28          28 
Vesting of restricted stock units  434,144   1   (1) --       
Shares withheld for tax withholding  (57,258)     (53)         (53)
Net loss               (3,188)  (3,188)
Balance – June 30, 2021  80,742,443  $81  $525,496  --  $(498,809) $26,768 

  For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 
  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated Other Comprehensive  Accumulated  Total Stockholders’ 
  Number  Amount  Capital  Income  Deficit  Equity 
Balance – December 31, 2019  27,374,653  $27  $474,174  $       72  $(435,357) $38,916 
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $1,319  10,854,710   11   12,588         12,599 
Stock-based compensation expense        3,221         3,221 
Stock option exercises  10,000      31         31 
Vesting of restricted stock units  158,513                
Shares withheld for tax withholding  (4,587)     (5)        (5)
Other comprehensive loss           (69)     (69)
Net loss              (13,040)  (13,040)
Balance – March 31, 2020  38,393,289  $38  $490,009  $3  $(448,397) $41,653 
Balance  38,393,289  $38  $490,009  $3  $(448,397) $41,653 
Stock-based compensation expense        563         563 
Purchase of ESPP shares  38,293      40         40 
Vesting of restricted stock units  119,132                
Shares withheld for tax withholding  (6,918)     (9)        (9)
Cancellation of restricted stock awards  (46,886)               
Other comprehensive loss           (3)     (3)
Net loss              (12,677)  (12,677)
Balance – June 30, 2020  38,496,910  $38  $490,603  $  $(461,074) $29,567 
Balance  38,496,910  $38  $490,603  $  $(461,074) $29,567 
  2022  2021 
  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2022  2021 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net loss $(3,839) $(20,598)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Stock-based compensation expense  1,292   3,124 
Depreciation and amortization  858   1,437 
Impairment of assets held for sale  54    
Amortization of intangible assets     95 
Bad debt expense     134 
Inventory write-off     697 
Gain on extinguishment of debt – PPP loan     (3,612)
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  (11,735)  2,220 
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants     5,197 
Loss on restructuring and other charges     269 
(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment  (36)  7 
Gain on sale of subsidiary and property  (32)   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  396   1,643 
Inventory     110 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (187)  (1,294)
Operating lease right-of-use assets  592   666 
Other assets/liabilities, net     245 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (1,015)  (221)
Other current liabilities     (14)
Deferred revenue  (51)  (82)
Operating lease liabilities  (564)  (728)
Net cash used in operating activities  (14,267)  (10,705)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Purchase of property and equipment  (31)  (18)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  165   10 
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary and property, net of selling expenses and cash sold  2,327    
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities  2,461   (8)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Proceeds from insurance financing arrangements  1,027   1,028 
Principal payments on term note payable and financing arrangements  (353)  (359)
Principal payments on financing leases  (186)  (272)
Net proceeds from the sale of common stock, warrants and pre-funded warrants  7,823   9,884 
Proceeds from the sale of warrants     1,002 
Proceeds from warrants exercised     6,671 
Proceeds from pre-funded warrants exercised  1   8 
Net proceeds from the sale of preferred stock and warrants  4,814    
Cash paid for tax withholdings related to net share settlement  (179)  (188)
Proceeds from stock options exercised     3 
Proceeds from ESPP purchase  2   28 
Net cash provided by financing activities  12,949   17,805 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  1,143   7,092 
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period  19,375   25,522 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $20,518  $32,614 
         
Supplemental cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest $39  $66 
         
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Fair value of placement agent warrants issued in connection with offerings $417  $838 
Reclassification of warrant liability to stockholders’ equity upon exercise of warrant $  $8,964 
Conversion of Series A and Series B preferred stock into common stock $16  $ 
Allocation of financing to warrant liability $9,113  $8,629 
Deferred and accrued offering costs $98  $400 
Sale of assets held for sale in exchange for a note receivable $400  $ 
Reclassification of lease deposit to short term $210  $ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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POLARITYTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands)

  2021  2020 
  

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  2021  2020 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net loss $(20,598) $(25,717)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Stock-based compensation expense  3,124   3,784 
Depreciation and amortization  1,437   1,549 
Amortization of intangible assets  95   95 
Amortization of debt discount     13 
Bad debt expense  134    
Inventory write-off  697    
Gain on extinguishment of debt – PPP loan  (3,612)   
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  2,220   (2,941)
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants  5,197    
Loss on restructuring and other charges  269    
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment     1,529 
Loss on sale of property and equipment  7    
Other non-cash adjustments     (21)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  1,643   (384)
Inventory  110   (29)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (1,294)  (1,189)
Operating lease right-of-use assets  666   899 
Other assets  245   3 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (221)  (2,109)
Other current liabilities  (14)  9 
Deferred revenue  (82)  (1)
Operating lease liabilities  (728)  (903)
Net cash used in operating activities  (10,705)  (25,413)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Purchase of property and equipment  (18)  (1,170)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  10    
Purchase of available-for-sale securities     (14,144)
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities     16,945 
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities     16,171 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities  (8)  17,802 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Proceeds from term note payable and financing arrangements  1,028   4,629 
Principal payments on term note payable and financing arrangements  (359)  (830)
Principal payments on financing leases  (272)  (243)
Net proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants     24,276 
Net proceeds from the sale of common stock, warrants and pre-funded warrants  9,884    
Proceeds from the sale of new warrants  1,002    
Proceeds from warrants exercised  6,671    
Proceeds from pre-funded warrants exercised  8    
Cash paid for tax withholdings related to net share settlement  (188)  (6)
Proceeds from stock options exercised  3   31 
Proceeds from ESPP purchase  28   40 
Net cash provided by financing activities  17,805   27,897 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  7,092   20,286 
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period  25,522   10,218 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $32,614  $30,504 
         
Supplemental cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest $66  $81 
         
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Fair value of placement agent warrants issued in connection with offering $838  $ 
Reclassification of warrant liability to stockholders’ equity upon exercise of warrant $8,964  $ 
Accrued offering costs $400  $ 
Allocation of proceeds to warrant liability $8,629  $11,677 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

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POLARITYTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

1. PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

PolarityTE, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing regenerative tissue products and biomaterials. The Company also operatesoperated a laboratory testing and clinical research business using equipment, personnel, and facilities it acquired to advanceuntil the developmentend of April 2022.

The Company’s first regenerative tissue products. Theproduct is SkinTE. In July 2021, the Company submitted an investigational new drug application (“IND”) for SkinTE to the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) through its subsidiary, PolarityTE MD, Inc. Prior to June 1, 2021, the Company sold SkinTE under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act in 2020 and into 2021 and, after the Company’s decision to file an investigational new drug application (IND)IND under Section 351 of that Act, under an enforcement discretion position stated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)FDA in a regenerative medicine policy framework to help facilitate regenerative medicine therapies. On or about April 21, 2021, the FDA announced thatThe FDA’s stated period of enforcement discretion would not be extended beyondended May 31, 2021. As a result of this development and based on the Company’s interactions with the FDA,Consequently, the Company planned to file its IND in the second half of 2021 and decided to terminateterminated commercial sales of SkinTE on May 31, 2021, and wind downceased its SkinTE commercial operation.operations, and transitioned to a clinical stage company pursuing an IND for SkinTE. As a result, there will bewere no revenuesproduct sales from commercial SkinTE sales after June 2021. The only revenues recognized subsequent to June 2021 for SkinTE were nominal amounts collected on accounts for product shipped prior to the end of May 2021 that were not previously recognized because of concerns with collectability. No revenue for SkinTE was recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

At the beginning of May 2018, the Company expects corresponding costs will be loweracquired a preclinical research and veterinary sciences business, which has been used for preclinical studies on the Company’s regenerative tissue products and to offer preclinical research services to unrelated third parties on a contract basis. The Company sold the business at the end of April 2022 and ceased to recognize services revenues after the sale. Consequently, the Company is no longer engaged in any revenue generating business activity and its operations are now focused on advancing the second half of 2021 compared to the first half of 2021.IND for SkinTE.

 

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Accordingly, they do not include all information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted accounting principlesin the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for complete financial statements. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire fiscal year. The balance sheet at December 31, 2020,2021, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP)U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K on March 30, 2021.2022.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities or the disclosure of gain or loss contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Among the more significant estimates included in these financial statements is the extent of progress toward completion of contracts, stock-based compensation, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, the valuation of common stock warrant liabilities, and the impairment of property and equipment. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase. As of June 30, 2021,2022, the Company did not hold any cash equivalents.

 

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Inventory

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale. Inventory comprises raw materials, whichAssets and liabilities to be disposed (“disposal group”) of by sale are valuedreclassified into assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. The reclassification occurs when an agreement to sell exists, or management has committed to a plan to sell the assets within one year. Disposal groups are measured at the lower of costcarrying value or net realizablefair value onless costs to sell and are not depreciated or amortized. The fair value of a first-in, first-out basis. The Company evaluatesdisposal group, less any costs to sell, is assessed each reporting period it remains classified as held for sale and any remeasurement to the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell is reported as an adjustment to the carrying value of its inventory on a regular basis, taking into account anticipated future sales compared with quantities on hand, and the remaining shelf life of goods on hand to record an inventory reserve. The Company recorded inventory charges of $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, in research and development within the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company recorded inventory charges of $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, of which $0.3 million and $0.4 million were recorded in research and development and cost of sales, respectively, within the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. No inventory reserve was recorded as of June 30, 2021, or December 31, 2020.disposal group.

 

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Leases. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use (ROU)(“ROU”) assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Finance leases are reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheet in property and equipment and other current and long-term liabilities. The current portion of operating lease obligations are included in other current liabilities. The classification of the Company’s leases as operating or finance leases along with the initial measurement and recognition of the associated ROU assets and lease liabilities is performed at the lease commencement date. The measurement of lease liabilities is based on the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of future lease payments. The ROU asset is based on the measurement of the lease liability and also includes any lease payments made prior to or on lease commencement and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred, as applicable. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise any such options. Rent expense for the Company’s operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Amortization expense for the ROU asset associated with its finance leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and interest expense associated with its finance leases is recognized on the balance of the lease liability using the effective interest method based on the estimated incremental borrowing rate.

 

The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components. As allowed under ASC 842, the Company has elected not to separate lease and non-lease components for any leases involving real estate and office equipment classes of assets and, as a result, accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. The Company has also elected not to apply the recognition requirement of ASC 842 to leases with a term of 12 months or less for all classes of assets.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. The Company reviews long-lived assets, including property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. Factors that the Company considers in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant underperformance of the business in relation to expectations, significant negative industry or economic trends, and significant changes or planned changes in the use of the assets. If an impairment review is performed to evaluate a long-lived asset for recoverability, the Company compares forecasts of undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the long-lived asset to its carrying value. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset are less than its carrying amount. The impairment loss would be based on the excess of the carrying value of the impaired asset over its fair value, determined based on discounted cash flows.

Revenue Recognition. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

 

The Company recordsrecorded product revenues primarily from the sale of SkinTE, its regenerative tissue product. When the Company marketed its SkinTE product, it was sold to healthcare providers (customers), primarily through direct sales representatives. Product revenues consistconsisted of a single performance obligation that the Company satisfiessatisfied at a point in time. In general, the Company recognizesrecognized product revenue upon delivery to the customer.

 

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In the contract services segment, the Company recordsrecorded service revenues from the sale of its preclinical research services, which includesincluded delivery of preclinical studies and other research services to unrelated third parties. Service revenues generally consistconsisted of a single performance obligation that the Company satisfiessatisfied over time using an input method based on costs incurred to date relative to the total costs expected to be required to satisfy the performance obligation. The Company believes that this method provides an appropriate measure of the transfer of services over the term of the performance obligation based on the remaining services needed to satisfy the obligation. This requiresrequired the Company to make reasonable estimates of the extent of progress toward completion of the contract. As a result, unbilled receivables and deferred revenue arewere recognized based on payment timing and work completed. Generally, a portion of the payment iswas due upfront and the remainder upon completion of the contract, with most contracts completing in less than a year. Contract services includealso included research and laboratory testing services to unrelated third parties on a contract basis. TheseDue to the short-term nature of the services, these customer contracts generally consistconsisted of a single performance obligation that the Company satisfiessatisfied at a point in time. The Company recognizessatisfied the single performance obligation and recognized revenue upon delivery of testing results to the customer. As of June 30, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had unbilled receivables of $0.30 million and $0.20.5 million, respectively, and deferred revenue of 0 and $0.1 million, and $0.2 million, respectively. The unbilled receivables balance is included in consolidated accounts receivable. Revenue of $0.20.1 million was recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2021,2022 that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2020.2021.

 

Research and Development Expenses. Costs incurred for research and development are expensed as incurred. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities pursuant to executory contractual arrangements with third party research organizations are deferred and recognized as an expense as the related goods are delivered or the related services are performed.

 

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Accruals for Clinical Trials. As part of the process of preparing its financial statements, the Company is required to estimate its expenses resulting from its obligations under contracts with vendors, clinical research organizations and consultants and under clinical site agreements in connection with conducting clinical trials. The financial terms of these contracts are subject to negotiations, which vary from contract to contract and may result in payment terms that do not match the periods over which materials or services are provided under such contracts. The Company’s objective is to reflect the appropriate expenses in its financial statements by matching those expenses with the period in which services are performed and efforts are expended. The Company accounts for these expenses according to the timing of various aspects of the expenses. The Company determines accrual estimates by taking into account discussion with applicable personnel and outside service providers as to the progress of clinical trials, or the services completed. During the course of a clinical trial, the Company adjusts its clinical expense recognition if actual results differ from its estimates. The Company makes estimates of its accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date based on the facts and circumstances known to it at that time. The Company’s clinical trial accruals are dependent upon the timely and accurate reporting of contract research organizations and other third-party vendors. Although the Company does not expect its estimates to be materially different from amounts actually incurred, its understanding of the status and timing of services performed relative to the actual status and timing of services performed may vary and may result in it reporting amounts that are too high or too low for any particular period.

 

Common Stock Warrant Liability. The Company accounts for common stock warrants issued as freestanding instruments in accordance with applicable accounting guidance as either liabilities or as equity instruments depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreements.agreement. Under certain change of control provisions, some warrants issued by the Company could require cash settlement which necessitates such warrants to be recorded as liabilities. Warrants classified as liabilities are remeasured at fair value each period until settled or until classified as equity.

Stock-Based Compensation. The Company measures all stock-based compensation to employees and non-employees using a fair value method and records such expense in general and administrative, research and development, and sales and marketing expenses. For stock options with graded vesting, the Company recognizes compensation expense over the service period for each separately vesting tranche of the award as though the award were in substance, multiple awards based on the fair value on the date of grant.

 

The fair value offor options issued is estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk-free rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant commensurate with the expected term of the option.option. The volatility factor is determined based on the Company’s historical stock prices. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

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The fair value of restricted stock grants is measured based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and amortized torecognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of, generally, six months to three years.

Reverse Stock Split. On May 12, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split in the ratio of 1-for-25 (“Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split became effective as of May 16, 2022. Fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share, which resulted in the issuance of a total of 17,024 shares of common stock to implement the reverse stock split.

The Company accounted for the reverse stock split on a retrospective basis pursuant to ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. All issued and outstanding common stock, common stock warrants, stock option awards, exercise prices and per share data have been adjusted in these condensed consolidated financial statements, on a retrospective basis, to reflect the reverse stock split for all periods presented. The number of authorized shares and par value of the preferred stock and common stock were not adjusted because of the reverse stock split.

Net Loss Per Share. Basic net loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Gains on warrant liabilities are only considered dilutive when the average market price of the common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of the warrants. All common stock warrants issued participate on a one-for-one basis with common stock in the distribution of dividends, if and when declared by the Board of Directors, on the Company’s common stock. For purposes of computing earnings per share (EPS), theseoutstanding warrants and preferred stock are considered to participate with common stock in earnings of the Company. Therefore, the Company calculates basic and diluted EPS using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, net incomeloss for the period is allocated between common stockholders and participating securities according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings.losses. No incomeloss was allocated to the warrants or preferred stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 as results of operations werethe Company incurred a loss for each period and the warrant holdersand preferred stockholders are not required to absorb losses. The Company has issued pre-funded warrants from time to time at an exercise price of $0.0010.025 per share. The shares of common stock into which the pre-funded warrants may be exercised are considered outstanding for the purposes of computing basic earnings per share because the shares may be issued for little or no consideration, are fully vested, and are exercisable after the original issuance date.

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. The Company reviews long-lived assets, including property and equipment, and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. Factors that the Company considers in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant underperformance of the business in relation to expectations, significant negative industry or economic trends, and significant changes or planned changes in the use of the assets. If an impairment review is performed to evaluate a long-lived asset for recoverability, the Company compares forecasts of undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the long-lived asset to its carrying value. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset are less than its carrying amount. The impairment loss would be based on the excess of the carrying value of the impaired asset over its fair value, determined based on discounted cash flows.

Goodwill. Under accounting guidelines, goodwill is not amortized, but must be tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below the carrying amount. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors, operating performance indicators, competition, or sale or disposition of significant assets or products. Application of these impairment tests requires significant judgment. There were 0 goodwill impairments recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASUAccounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This standard iswas effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates, which defers the effective date of Topic 326. As a smaller reporting company, Topic 326 will now be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2023. As such, the Company plans to adopt this ASU beginning January 1, 2023. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (ASU 2020-06). ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. Those instruments that do not have a separately recognized embedded conversion feature will no longer recognize a debt issuance discount related to such a conversion feature and would recognize less interest expense on a periodic basis. It also removes from ASC 815-40-25-10 certain conditions for equity classification and amends certain guidance in ASC Topic 260 on the computation of EPS for convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. An entity can use either a full or modified retrospective approach to adopt the ASU’s guidance. As a smaller reporting company, theThe Company is required to adoptearly adopted this ASU for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years.2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact and timing of adoption of this ASU.ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt— Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (ASU 2021-04). ASU 2021-04 updates current accounting guidance for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options that remain equity-classified after modification or exchange as an exchange of the original instrument for a new instrument. The ASU, which specifies that the effects of modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options that remain equity after modification or exchange should be recognized depending on the substance of the transaction, whether it be a financing transaction to raise equity (topic 340), to raise or modify debt (topic 470 and 835), or other modifications or exchanges. If the modification or exchange does not fall under topics 340, 470, or 835, an entity may be required to account for the effects of such modifications or exchanges as dividends which should adjust net income (or loss) in the basic EPS calculation. The Company is required to apply the amendments withinadopted this ASU prospectively to modifications or exchanges occurring on or afterfor the effective date of the amendment. The Company plans to adopt this ASU onfiscal year beginning January 1, 2022, and is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the current guidance, and improving the consistent application of and simplification of other areas of the guidance. The Company adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2021.2022. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

3. LIQUIDITY AND NEED FOR ADDITIONAL CAPITALGOING CONCERN

 

The Company is a clinical stage biotechnology company that has experiencedincurred recurring losses and negative cash outflowsflows from operating activities.operations since commencing its biotechnology business in 2017. As of June 30, 2021,2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $498.8512.2 million. As of June 30, 2021,2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $32.6 20.5million. The Company has been funded historically through sales of equity and debt.

On January 14, 2021, the Company completed a registered direct offering of 6,670,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,420,910 shares of common stock and accompanying common warrants to purchase up to 9,090,910 shares of common stock. Each share of common stock and pre-funded warrant were sold together with a common warrant. The combined offering price of each common share and accompanying common warrant was $1.100 and for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying common warrant was $1.099. The pre-funded warrants had an exercise price of $0.001 each and were exercised in full in January 2021. Each common warrant is exercisable for one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the date of issuance. The holder of the warrants may not exercise any portion of the warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage may be changed at the holder’s election to a lower percentage at any time or to a higher percentage not to exceed 9.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Company also issued to designees of the placement agent for the registered direct offering, warrants to purchase up to 6.0% of the aggregate number of common stock shares and pre-funded warrants sold in the offering (or warrants to purchase up to 545,455 shares of common stock). The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the common warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price equal to 125% of the purchase price per share (or $1.375 per share). The Company received net proceeds of $9.2 million in connection with the offering, after deducting placement agent fees and related offering expenses.

On January 22, 2021, the Company entered into a letter agreement with the holder of warrants to purchase 10,688,043 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.624 per share that were issued to the holder in the registered direct offering that closed on December 23, 2020. Under the letter agreement the holder agreed to exercise the 10,688,043 warrants in full and the Company agreed to issue and sell to the holder new common warrants to purchase up to 8,016,033 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price of $0.125. Each new warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share. The new warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the date of issuance. The holder of the warrants may not exercise any portion of the warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage may be changed at the holder’s election to a lower percentage at any time or to a higher percentage not to exceed 9.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Company also issued to designees of the placement agent for the registered direct offering in December 2020, warrants to purchase 6.0% of the aggregate number of new warrants issued under the letter agreement (or warrants to purchase up to 480,962 shares of common stock). The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the new warrants. The Company received net proceeds of $6.7 million from the exercise of the existing warrants and $0.9 million from the sale of the newly issued warrants, after deducting placement agent fees and related offering expenses. The offering closed on January 25, 2021.

 

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the Company will continue to realize its assets and settle its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company’s significant operating losses raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company is a clinical stage biotechnology company that has historically incurred losses and negative cash flows. Consequently, the future success of the Company depends on its ability to attract additional capital and, ultimately, on its ability to successfully complete the regulatory approval process for its product, SkinTE, and develop future profitable operations. The Company will seek additional capital through equity offerings or debt financing. However, such financing may not be available in the future on favorable terms, if at all.

 

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4. FAIR VALUE

 

In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, financial instruments were measured at fair value using a three-level hierarchy which maximizes use of observable inputs and minimizes use of unobservable inputs:

 

 Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.
   
 Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments that are directly or indirectly observable in the market.
   
 Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity. Financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, for which determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation.

 

Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. There were no transfers within the hierarchy for any of the periods presented.

 

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The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

 SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS MEASURED ON RECURRING BASIS

 June 30, 2021  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
 Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total  June 30, 2022 
Liabilities:         
 Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Liabilities              
Common stock warrant liability $  $  $14,059  $14,059  $  $  $4,222  $4,222 
Total $  $  $14,059  $14,059  $         $      $4,222  $4,222 

 

 December 31, 2020  December 31, 2021 
 Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Liabilities:         
Liabilities                
Common stock warrant liability $  $  $5,975  $5,975  $  $  $6,844  $6,844 
Total $  $  $5,975  $5,975  $     $    $6,844  $6,844 

 

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The Company assesses its assets held for sale, long-lived assets, including property, plant, and equipment and ROU assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The Company reviews the carrying amounts of such assets when events indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Any resulting impairment would require that the asset be recorded at its fair value. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $0.1 million related to equipment classified in assets held for sale. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $0.4 million related to property and equipment. As of each measurement date, the fair value of assets held for sale and property and equipment was determined utilizing Level 3 inputs and were based on a market approach. See Notes 7 and Note 15 for additional details.

The following table presents the change in fair value of the liability classified common stock warrants for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (in thousands):

SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF LIABILITY CLASSIFIED COMMON STOCK WARRANTS

  

Fair Value at

December 31, 2021

  Initial Fair Value at Issuance  (Gain) Loss Upon Change in Fair Value  Liability Reduction Due to Exercises  

Fair Value at

June 30, 2022

 
Warrant liabilities                    
February 14, 2020 issuance $291  $  $(268) $  $23 
December 23, 2020 issuance  239      (228)     11 
January 14, 2021 issuance  3,345      (3,097)     248 
January 25, 2021 issuance  2,969      (2,748)     221 
March 16, 2022 issuance     3,129   (2,905)     224 
June 8, 2022 issuance     5,984   (2,489)     3,495 
Total $6,844  $9,113  $(11,735) $  $4,222 

 

The following table presents the change in fair value of the liability classified common stock warrants for the six months ended June 30, 2021 (in thousands):

 SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF LIABILITY CLASSIFIED COMMON STOCK WARRANTS

  Fair Value at December 31, 2020  Initial Fair Value at Issuance  (Gain) Loss Upon Change in Fair Value  Liability Reduction Due to Exercises  Fair Value on June 30, 2021 
Warrant liabilities                    
February 14, 2020 issuance $328  $  $168  $  $496 
December 23, 2020 issuance  5,647      3,802   (8,964)  485 
January 14, 2021 issuance     8,629   (1,700)     6,929 
January 25, 2021 issuance     6,199   (50)     6,149 
Inducement loss on initial fair value (1)        5,197       
Total $5,975  $14,828  $7,417  $(8,964) $14,059 

  

Fair Value at

December 31, 2020

  Initial Fair Value at Issuance  (Gain) Loss Upon Change in Fair Value  Liability Reduction Due to Exercises  

Fair Value at

June 30, 2021

 
Warrant liabilities                    
February 14, 2020 issuance $328  $  $168  $  $496 
December 23, 2020 issuance  5,647      3,802   (8,964)  485 
January 14, 2021 issuance     8,629   (1,700)     6,929 
January 25, 2021 issuance(1)     6,199   (50)     6,149 
Total $5,975  $14,828  $2,220  $(8,964) $14,059 

 

 (1)Concurrent with the issuance of the January 25, 2021 warrants, upon the exercise of the December 23, 2020 warrants, an inducement loss of $5.2million was recorded during the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, as the fair value of the initial warrant liability for the new warrants of $6.2 million exceeded the gross proceeds received upon sale of the new warrants of approximately $1.0 millionmillion.

 

The following table presents the change in fair value of the liability classified common stock warrants for the six months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands):

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 Fair Value at December 31, 2019  Initial Fair Value at Issuance  (Gain) Loss Upon Change in Fair Value  Liability Reduction Due to Exercises  Fair Value on June 30, 2020 
Warrant liabilities               
February 14, 2020 issuance $  $11,677  $(2,941) $  $8,736 

 

The Company uses the Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value of the liability classified warrants. Input assumptions used to measure the fair value of these freestanding instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2021, are as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE ASSUMPTIONS OF WARRANTS LIABILITY

  

For the Six Months ended

June 30,Months ended

 
  2021June 30, 2022 
Stock price $1.021.45 1.218.55 
Exercise price $0.10 2.401.3834.50
Risk-free rate1.95 3.03%
Volatility98.4123.6%
Remaining term (years)1.715.00

For the Six

Months ended

June 30,2021
Stock price$25.5030.25
Exercise price$2.5034.50 
Risk-free rate  0.421.13%
Volatility  99.0102.8%
Remaining term (years)  4.485.87 

 

Input assumptions used5. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE

In November 2021, the Company committed to measurea plan to sell a variety of lab equipment within the fair valueregenerative medicine products reporting segment. The lab equipment has been designated as held for sale and is presented as such within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of these freestanding instruments duringDecember 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, are2022 the Company recorded an impairment of $0.1 million related the lab equipment designated as follows:held for sale within the regenerative medicine products reporting segment.

 

  

For the Six Months ended

June 30,

 
  2020 
Stock price $1.24 1.69 
Exercise price $2.80 
Risk-free rate  0.451.51%
Volatility  93.4 97.5%
Remaining term (years)  6.626.99 

At the beginning of May 2018, the Company acquired a preclinical research and veterinary sciences business, which has been used for preclinical studies on the Company’s regenerative tissue products and to offer preclinical research services to unrelated third parties on a contract basis. The Company operated this business through its indirect subsidiary, IBEX Preclinical Research, Inc. (“IBEX”). Utah CRO Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Utah CRO”), is a direct subsidiary of the Company and held all the outstanding capital stock of IBEX (the “IBEX Shares”). Utah CRO also holds all the member interest of IBEX Property LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“IBEX Property”), that owned two unencumbered parcels of real property in Logan, Utah, consisting of approximately 1.75 combined gross acres of land, together with the buildings, structures, fixtures, and personal property (the “Property”), which was leased by IBEX Property to IBEX for IBEX to conduct its preclinical research and veterinary sciences business.

In March 2022, the Company reached a nonbinding understanding with an unrelated third party that contemplated the sale of IBEX, which operates within the contract services reporting segment, along with IBEX Property. The assets and liabilities related to IBEX were designated as held for sale. The Company measured the assets and liabilities held for sale at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. The operating results of IBEX did not qualify for reporting as discontinued operations.

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On April 14, 2022, Utah CRO entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Agreement”) with an unrelated third party (“Buyer”), pursuant to which Utah CRO agreed to sell all the outstanding IBEX Shares to Buyer in exchange for an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $0.4 million bearing simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum with interest only payable on a quarterly basis and all principal and remaining accrued interest due on the five-year anniversary of the closing of the sale of the IBEX Shares to Buyer. Furthermore, on April 14, 2022, IBEX Property entered into a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Real Estate Agreement”) with another unrelated third party (“Purchaser”) pursuant to which IBEX Property agreed to sell to Purchaser the Property at a gross purchase price of $2.8 million payable in cash at closing of the transaction. The Buyer and Purchaser are affiliates of each other as a result of common ownership. On April 28, 2022, the parties to the Stock Agreement and Real Estate Agreement closed the transactions contemplated thereby and on April 29, 2022, the Company received the promissory note described above in the principal amount of $0.4 million and net cash proceeds of $2.3 million, after deducting closing costs and advisory fees, from sale of the Property under the Real Estate Agreement. As of a result of this transaction, the Company recorded $0.4 million as a long-term note receivable in other assets within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2022. As the sale price less cost to sell was greater than the carrying value of these assets the Company recognized an insignificant net gain on sale in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 in other income, net within the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

6. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

The following table presents the major components of prepaid expenses and other current assets (in thousands):

5.SCHEDULE OF PREPAID EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

  June 30, 2022  December 31, 2021 
Other current receivable $104  $67 
Short term deposit  359   150 
Prepaid insurance  1,015   239 
Prepaid expenses  416   445 
Deferred offering costs  98   694 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets $1,992  $1,595 

7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

The following table presents the components of property and equipment, net (in thousands):

 SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 June 30, 2021  December 31, 2020  June 30, 2022  December 31, 2021 
Machinery and equipment $11,139  $12,232  $7,460  $8,502 
Land and buildings  2,000   2,000      2,000 
Computers and software  1,129   1,240   1,107   1,129 
Leasehold improvements  2,107   2,107   2,038   2,107 
Construction in progress  7   87      133 
Furniture and equipment  144   148   119   123 
Total property and equipment, gross  16,526   17,814   10,724   13,994 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization  (7,842)  (7,264)
Accumulated depreciation  (7,054)  (7,071)
Total property and equipment, net $8,684  $10,550  $3,670  $6,923 

 

The Company sold SkinTE under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act in 2020 and into 2021 and, after the Company’s decision to file an IND under Section 351 of that Act, under an enforcement discretion position stated by the FDA in a regenerative medicine policy framework to help facilitate regenerative medicine therapies. On or about April 21, 2021, the FDA announced thatThe FDA’s stated period of enforcement discretion would not be extended beyondended May 31, 2021. As a result of this development and based on the Company’s interactions with the FDA,Consequently, the Company decided to file an IND in the second half of 2021, ceaseterminated commercial sales of SkinTE byon May 31, 2021, and wind downceased its SkinTE commercial operation. At March 31, 2021, approximately $3.0 million of total property and equipment was related tooperations. As a result, there are no product sales from commercial SkinTE operations, of which approximately $2.5 million was repurposed byafter June 2021 and the Company primarily as research and development equipment. has eliminated or reduced costs associated with commercial sale of SkinTE.

The Company evaluated the future use of its commercial property and equipment and recorded an impairment charge of approximately $0.4million during the first quarter ofsix months ended June 30, 2021. The impairment chargescharge occurred within the Company’s regenerative medicine products business segment and areis included in restructuring and other charges within the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021. See Note 15.There was no impairment charge recorded during the second quarter of 2021.

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Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment, including assets acquired under financing leases was as follows (in thousands):

 SCHEDULE OF DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE

 2022  2021  2022  2021 
 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended  For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022  2021  2022  2021 
General and administrative expense $292  $408  $596  $800  $12  $292  $61  $596 
Research and development expense  444   389   841   749   391   444   797   841 
Total depreciation and amortization expense $736  $797  $1,437  $1,549  $403  $736  $858  $1,437 

 

6.8. LEASES

 

The Company leases facilities and certain equipment under noncancelable leases that expire at various dates through JuneNovember 2024. These leases require monthly lease payments that may be subject to annual increases throughout the lease term. Certain of these leases may include options to extend or terminate the lease at the election of the Company. These optional periods have not been considered in the determination of the right-of-use-assets or lease liabilities associated with these leases as the Company did not consider it reasonably certain it would exercise the options.

 

Operating Leases

 

On December 27, 2017, the Company entered into a commercial lease agreement (the “Lease”) with Adcomp LLC a Utah limited liability company,(the “Landlord”) pursuant to which the Company leasedleases approximately 178,528 rentable square feet of warehouse, manufacturing, office, and lab space in Salt Lake City, Utah (the “Property”) from the landlord. The initial term of the leaseLease is five years and it expires on November 30, 2022. The Company has a one-time option to renew for an additional five years.years and an option to purchase the Property at a purchase price of $17.5 million. The initial base rent under this leasethe Lease is $98,190 per month ($0.55 per sq. ft.) for the first year of the initial lease term and increases 3.0%3.0% per annum thereafter.thereafter. Because the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the Company has used an incremental borrowing rate of 10%10% to determine the present value of the lease payments.

 

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On December 16, 2021, the Company gave written notice to the Landlord of its election to exercise the option to purchase the Property, and on March 14, 2022, the Company and Landlord entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement that provides for a closing of the transaction on November 15, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”). In connection with exercising the option to purchase the Property, the Company made an earnest money deposit of $150,000 that may be refunded if closing conditions or contingencies running in the Company’s favor are not satisfied or the Landlord defaults in its obligations under the lease or the purchase agreement for the Property. On October 25, 2021, the Company signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement, the terms of which were finalized on December 10, 2021, and subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated March 15, 2022 (the “BCG Agreement”), with BCG Acquisitions LLC (“BCG”). Under the BCG Agreement the Company agreed to sell the Property to BCG or its assigns for $17.5 million after the Company’s purchase of the Property from the Landlord. Under the BCG Agreement, BCG made an initial earnest money deposit totaling $200,000, which the parties subsequently agreed to reduce to $150,000, that will be refunded if the Company is unable to complete the purchase of the Property from the Landlord under the Purchase Agreement on a timely basis, closing conditions or contingencies running in favor of BCG are not satisfied, or the Company defaults in its obligations under the BCG Agreement. Closing of the foregoing transactions are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, satisfaction of all closing conditions, including obtaining financing for the purchase, and closing on the purchase of the Property from the Landlord under the Purchase Agreement, and satisfaction of all closing conditions, including obtaining financing for the purchase, and closing on the sale of the Property to BCG under the BCG Agreement.

 

In April 2019, the Company entered into an operating lease to obtain 6,307square feet of manufacturing, laboratory, and office space. The original term of the lease expired in April 2024 and requiredprovided for monthly lease payments subject to annual increases.increases and had an expiration date in April 2024. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company initiated a business analysis to determine the long-term strategy of the remote facility and cost to remain operational. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, itIt was determined that the Company would cease operations and vacate the facility. As a result, the Company determined that the approved plan to vacate the lease represented a triggering event requiring the long-lived assets attributable to the disposal group be assessed for impairment. Given the facts and circumstances, the Company determined that the carrying value of the related assets of the disposal group were not recoverable. As a result, the carrying values were reduced to $0 as of December 31, 2020. During the second quarter of 2021, theThe Company terminated the lease effectiveon June 30, 2021.

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In November 2021, the Company entered into an operating lease to obtain office equipment with Pacific Office Automation, Inc. The initial term of the lease is three years and it expires on November 2024. The initial base rent under this lease is $3,983 per month for the entire lease term and includes a cash incentive of $0.1 million. Because the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the Company recorded a net gain on terminationhas used an incremental borrowing rate of $0.3 million which was included in restructuring and other charges on7.42% to determine the condensed consolidated statementpresent value of operations.the lease payments.

 

Financing Leases

 

In November 2018 and April 2019, the Company entered into financing leases primarily for laboratory equipment used in research and development activities. The financing leases have remaining terms that range from less than 9 1 month to 3422 months as of June 30, 2021,2022 and include options to purchase equipment at the end of the lease. Because the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the Company has used an incremental borrowing rate of approximately 10% to determine the present value of the lease payments for these leases.

 

As of June 30, 2021,2022, the maturities of operating and finance lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

 SCHEDULE OF OPERATING AND FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES

  Operating leases  Finance leases 
2021 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2021) $744  $327 
2022  1,219   405 
2023  3   336 
2024  2   43 
Total lease payments  1,968   1,111 
Less:��       
Imputed interest  (122)  (116)
Total $1,846  $995 

  Operating leases  Finance leases 
2022 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2022) $576  $161 
2023  48   312 
2024  42   42 
Total lease payments  666   515 
Less:        
Imputed interest  (18)  (40)
Total $648  $475 

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):

Finance leases

 SHCEDULESCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION RELATED TO FINANCE AND OPERATING LEASES

  June 30, 2021  December 31, 2020 
Finance lease right-of-use assets included within property and equipment, net $961  $1,301 
         
Current finance lease liabilities included within other current liabilities $483  $556 
Non-current finance lease liabilities included within other long-term liabilities  512   711 
Total finance lease liabilities $995  $1,267 

Finance leases

 

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  June 30, 2022  December 31, 2021 
Finance lease right-of-use assets included within property and equipment, net $355  $461 
         
Current finance lease liabilities included within other current liabilities $287  $329 
Non-current finance lease liabilities included within other long-term liabilities  188   338 
Total $475  $667 

 

Operating leases

 

  June 30, 2021  December 31, 2020 
Current operating lease liabilities included within other current liabilities $1,296  $1,485 
Operating lease liabilities – non current  550   1,476 
Total operating lease liabilities $1,846  $2,961 
  June 30, 2022  December 31, 2021 
Current operating lease liabilities included within other current liabilities $585  $1,169 
Operating lease liabilities – non-current  63   43 
Total $648  $1,212 

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The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

 SUMMARY OF COMPONENTS OF LEASE EXPENSE

 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022 2021 2022 2021 
 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended  For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  June 30, June 30, 
 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022 2021 2022 2021 
Operating lease costs included within operating costs and expenses $393  $548  $787  $1,104  $318  $393  $636  $787 
Finance lease costs:                                
Amortization of right-of-use assets $163  $174  $328  $349  $50  $163  $101  $328 
Interest on lease liabilities  26   39   56   82   14   26   30   56 
Total $189  $213  $384  $431  $64  $189  $131  $384 

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):

 SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES

 2022  2021 
 For the Six Months Ended June 30,  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
 2021  2020  2022 2021 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:             
Operating cash out flows from operating leases $849  $1,108  $608  $849 
Operating cash out flows from finance leases $56  $82  $30  $56 
Financing cash out flows from finance leases $272  $243  $186  $272 
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets:                
Remeasurement of operating lease liability due to lease modification/termination $386  $131  $  $386 

 

As of June 30, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases was 1.40.7 and 2.11.0 years, respectively, and the weighted average discount rate used for operating leases was 9.949.63% and 9.759.96%, respectively. As of June 30, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the weighted average remaining lease term for finance leases was 2.31.7 and 2.62.0 years, respectively, and the weighted average discount rate used for finance leases was 9.789.63% for both periods., respectively.

 

7.9. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

The following table presents the major components of accounts payable and accrued expenses (in thousands):

 SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

 June 30, 2021  December 31, 2020  June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 
Accounts payable $265  $1,193  $480  $173 
Salaries and other compensation  1,463   1,129   548   722 
Legal and accounting  151   241   220   1,082 
Accrued severance  147   330   1   111 
Benefit plan accrual  560   659   66   102 
Clinical trials  534      195   161 
Accrued offering costs  400         400 
Accrued property taxes  196   166 
Other  404   596   238   198 
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses $3,924  $4,148  $1,944  $3,115 

 

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8.10. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

The following table presents the major components of other current liabilities (in thousands):

SCHEDULE OF OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 June 30, 2021  December 31, 2020  June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 
Current finance lease liabilities $483  $556  $287  $329 
Current operating lease liabilities  1,296   1,485   585   1,169 
Short-term financing arrangement  709   20   692    
Other  21   45   4   22 
Total other current liabilities $2,509  $2,106  $1,568  $1,520 

 

The short-term financing balance is related to a financing arrangement entered into during the six months ended June 30, 20212022 to fund an insurance contract. Under the financing arrangement, the amounts will be repaid in nine equal monthly installments, with an interest rate of 3.85%.

 

9.11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

2020, 2019 and 2017 Equity Incentive Plans

 

2020 Plan

 

On October 25, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the Company’s 2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). The 2020 Plan became effective on December 19, 2019, the date approved by the stockholders. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, unrestricted stock awards, dividend equivalent rights, and cash-based awards to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, and consultants. The Board designated the Compensation Committee of the Board will administerthe administrator of the 2020 Plan, including determining which eligible participants will receive awards, the number of shares of common stock subject to the awards and the terms and conditions of such awards. Up to 7,191,917419,549 shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to awards under the 2020 Plan. No grants of awards may be made under the 2020 Plan after the later of December 19, 2029, or the tenth anniversary of the latest material amendment of the 2020 Plan and no grants of incentive stock options may be made after October 25, 2029. The 2020 Plan provides that effective on January 1 of each year the number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2020 Plan shall be cumulatively increased by the lesser of 4% of the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31 or such lesser number of shares as determined by the 2020 plan administrator. Pursuant to the 2020 Plan, the number of shares of common stock available for issuance increased by 131,872 shares during January 2022. As of June 30, 2021,2022, the Company had 1,423,724166,878 shares available for future issuances under the 2020 Plan.

 

2019 Plan

 

On October 5, 2018, the Company’s Board approved the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other types of stock-based awards to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, and consultants. The Board designated the Compensation Committee of the Board will administerthe administrator of the 2019 Plan, including determining which eligible participants will receive awards, the number of shares of common stock subject to the awards and the terms and conditions of such awards. Up to 3,000,000120,000 shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to awards under the 2019 Plan. Unless earlier terminated by the Board, the 2019 Plan shall terminate at the close of business on October 5, 2028. As of June 30, 2021,2022, the Company had 11,1592,374 shares available for future issuances under the 2019 Plan.

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2017 Plan

 

On December 1, 2016, the Company’sCompany���s Board approved the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The purpose of the 2017 Plan is to promote the success of the Company and to increase stockholder value by providing an additional means through the grant of awards to attract, motivate, retain and reward selected employees, consultants and other eligible persons. The 2017 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other types of stock-based awards to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, and consultants. The Board designated the Compensation Committee of the Board will administerthe administrator of the 2017 Plan, including determining which eligible participants will receive awards, the number of shares of common stock subject to the awards and the terms and conditions of such awards. Up to 7,300,000292,000 shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to awards under the 2017 Plan. Unless earlier terminated by the Board, the 2017 Plan shall terminate at the close of business on December 1, 2026. As of June 30, 2021,2022, the Company had 184,46723,819 shares available for future issuances under the 2017 Plan.

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A summary of the Company’s employee and non-employee stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021, is presented below:

 SCHEDULE OF SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION, STOCK OPTIONS, ACTIVITY

  

Number of

Shares

  

Weighted-

Average

Exercise Price

 
Outstanding – December 31, 2020  4,794,567  $10.03 
Granted  1,410,231  $1.29 
Exercised (1)  (2,500) $1.10 
Forfeited  (262,082) $12.38 
Outstanding – June 30, 2021  5,940,216  $7.85 
Options exercisable, June 30, 2021  4,370,581  $10.18 
  Number of Shares  Weighted-Average Exercise Price 
Outstanding – December 31, 2021  230,912  $197.75 
Granted  400  $13.23 
Forfeited  (25,167) $264.34 
Outstanding – June 30, 2022  206,145  $189.16 
Options exercisable, June 30, 2022  187,286  $204.40 

 

(1)The number of exercised options includes shares withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

 

In May 2018, the Company adopted the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The Company has initially reserved 500,00020,000 shares of common stock for purchase under the ESPP. The initial offering period began January 1, 2019, and ended on June 30, 2019, with the first purchase date. Subsequent offering periods will automatically commence on each January 1 and July 1 and will have a duration of six months ending with a purchase date June 30 and December 31 of each year. On each purchase date, ESPP participants will purchase shares of common stock at a price per share equal to 85% of the lesser of (1) the fair market value per share of the common stock on the offering date or (2) the fair market value of the common stock on the purchase date.

 

Restricted Stock

 

A summary of the Company’s employee and non-employee restricted-stockrestricted stock activity is presented below:

 SCHEDULE OF SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION, RESTRICTED STOCK ACTIVITY

Number of Shares

Shares

Unvested - December 31, 202020213,468,969206,547
Granted3,363,997
Vested(1)(1,233,37188,946)
Forfeited(165,8707,384)
Unvested – June 30, 202120225,433,725110,217

 

(1)The number of vested restricted stock units and awards includes shares that were withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock awards, and the employee stock purchase plan was as follows (in thousands):

 SCHEDULE OF SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION RELATED TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND STOCK OPTIONS

 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended  For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022  2021  2022  2021 
General and administrative expense $1,104  $143  $2,333  $3,220  $382  $1,104  $928  $2,333 
Research and development expense  273   404   596   367   148   273   364   596 
Sales and marketing expense  96   16   195   197      96      195 
Restructuring and other charges  167      167         167      167 
Total stock-based compensation expense $1,640  $563  $3,291  $3,784  $530  $1,640  $1,292  $3,291 

 

10.12. SALE OF COMMON STOCK, WARRANTS AND PRE-FUNDED WARRANTSSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

December 2020 Offering

 

On January 14, 2021,December 23, 2020, the Company completed a registered direct offering of 6,670,000218,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,420,910 209,522shares of common stock and accompanying common warrants to purchase up to 9,090,910427,522 shares of common stock.stock (the “December 2020 Warrants”). Each share of common stock and pre-funded warrant was sold together with a warrant. The combined offering price of each common stock share and accompanying warrant was $1.1018.7125 and for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant was $1.09918.6875. The pre-funded warrants had an exercise price of $0.0010.025 each and were exercised in full in January 2021. Each warrant was exercisable for one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $15.60 per share. The warrants were immediately exercisable and expire five years from the date of issuance. The holder of the warrants could not exercise any portion of the warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage could be changed at the holder’s election to a lower percentage at any time or to a higher percentage not to exceed 9.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Company also issued to designees of the placement agent for the registered direct offering warrants to purchase up to 6.0% of the aggregate number of common stock shares and pre-funded warrants sold in the offering (or warrants to purchase up to 25,651 shares of common stock). The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price equal to 125% of the purchase price per share (or $23.39 per share). The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were $7.2 million, after offering expenses payable by the Company.

As the common stock warrants and placement agent common stock warrants could each require cash settlement in certain scenarios, the common stock warrants and placement agent common stock warrants were classified as liabilities upon issuance and were initially recorded at estimated fair values of $5.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Since the pre-funded warrants did not contain the same cash settlement provision, these warrants were classified as a component of stockholders’ equity within additional paid-in-capital. The pre-funded warrants are equity classified because they meet characteristics of the equity classification criteria. The total proceeds from the offering were first allocated to the liability classified warrants, based on their fair values, with the residual $2.5 million allocated on a relative fair value basis to the common stock and pre-funded common stock warrants. Issuance costs allocated to the equity classified pre-funded common stock warrants and common stock of $0.3 million were recorded as a reduction to paid-in capital. Issuance costs allocated to the liability classified warrants of $0.5 million were recorded as an expense.

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January 2021 Offerings

On January 14, 2021, the Company completed a registered direct offering of 266,800 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 96,836 shares of common stock and accompanying common warrants to purchase up to 363,636 shares of common stock (the “January 14 Warrants”). Each share of common stock and pre-funded warrant was sold together with a warrant. The combined offering price of each common stock share and accompanying warrant was $27.50 and for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant was $27.475. The pre-funded warrants had an exercise price of $0.025 each and were exercised in full in January 2021. Each January 14 Warrant is exercisable for one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.2030.00 per share. The warrantsJanuary 14 Warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire five years formfrom the date of issuance. The holder of the warrantsJanuary 14 Warrants may not exercise any portion of thesuch warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage may be changed at the holder’s election to a lower percentage at any time or to a higher percentage not to exceed 9.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Company also issued to designees of the placement agent warrants to purchase 6.0% of the aggregate number of common stock shares and pre-funded warrants sold in the offering (or warrants to purchase up to 545,45521,818 shares of common stock). The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price equal to 125125%% of the purchase price per share (or $1.37534.375 per share). The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were $9.2 million, after direct offering expenses of $0.8 million payable by the Company.

 

As the common stock warrantsJanuary 14 Warrants and placement agent common stock warrants could each require cash settlement in certain scenarios, the common stock warrantsJanuary 14 Warrants and placement agent common stock warrants were classified as liabilities upon issuance and were initially recorded at estimated fair values of $8.1million and $0.5 million, respectively. Since the pre-funded warrants did not contain the same cash settlement provision, these warrants wereare classified as a component of stockholders’ equity within additional paid-in-capital. The pre-funded warrants were equity classified because they met characteristics of the equity classification criteria. The total proceeds from the offering were first allocated to the liability classified warrants, based on their estimated fair values, with the residual $1.4million allocated on a relative fair value basis to the common stock and pre-funded common stock warrants in equity.warrants. Issuance costs allocated to the equity classified pre-funded common stock warrants and common stock of $0.1 million were recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital. Issuance costs allocated to the liability classified warrants of $0.7 million were recorded as an expense. The Company measured the fair value of the accompanying common warrants and placement agent warrants using the Monte Carlo simulation model at issuance and again at June 30, 2021, using the following inputs:

Accompanying common warrants:

SCHEDULE FOR MEASUREMENT OF FAIR VALUE OF COMMON WARRANTS

  January 14, 2021  June 30, 2021 
Stock price $1.21  $1.02 
Exercise price $1.20  $1.20 
Risk-free rate  0.49%  0.78%
Volatility  100.1%  102.0%
Remaining term (years)  5.0   4.5 

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Placement agent warrants:

SCHEDULE FOR MEASUREMENT OF FAIR VALUE OF COMMON WARRANTS

  January 14, 2021  June 30, 2021 
Stock price $1.21  $1.02 
Exercise price $1.38  $1.38 
Risk-free rate  0.49%  0.78%
Volatility  99.3%  102.0%
Remaining term (years)  5.0   4.5 

 

On January 22, 2021, the Company entered into a letter agreement with the holder of warrants to exercise the warrants and purchase 10,688,043427,522 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.62415.60 per share that were issued to the holder in the registered direct offering that closed on December 23, 2020. Under the letter agreement the holder agreed to exercise the 10,688,043427,522 warrants in full and the Company agreed to issue and sell to the holder common warrants to purchase up to 8,016,033320,641 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price of $0.1253.125 (the “January 25 Warrants”) (and together with the January 14 Warrants, the “Existing 2021 Warrants”). Each warrantJanuary 25 Warrant is exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.20$30.00 per share. The warrantsJanuary 25 Warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the date of issuance.A holder may not exercise any portion of the warrantsJanuary 25 Warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage may be changed at the holder’s election to a lower percentage at any time or to a higher percentage not to exceed 9.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Company also issued to designees of the placement agent, warrants to purchase 6.0% of the aggregate number of common stock shares and pre-funded warrants sold in the offering (or warrants to purchase up to 480,962 19,238shares of common stock). The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the new warrants. The 10,688,043427,522 warrants issued on December 23, 2020, were exercised on January 22, 2021, and closing of the offering occurred on January 25, 2021. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $6.7 million from the exercise of the existing warrantsDecember 2020 Warrants and gross proceeds of approximately $1.0 million from the sale of the new warrants.

 

Immediately prior to the exercise of the existing 10,688,043427,522 liability classified common stock warrants,December 2020 Warrants in January 2021, a remeasurement loss of $3.6 million was recorded. The Company measured the fair value of the common stock warrants using the Monte Carlo simulation model on January 22, 2021, using the following inputs:

SCHEDULE FOR MEASUREMENT OF FAIR VALUE OF COMMON WARRANTS

  January 22, 2021 
Stock price $1.05 
Exercise price $0.62 
Risk-free rate  0.43%
Volatility  99.4%
Remaining term (years)  4.9 

 

As the new common stock warrantsJanuary 25 Warrants and placement agent common stock warrants could each require cash settlement in certain scenarios, the new common stock warrantsJanuary 25 Warrants and placement agent common stock warrants were classified as liabilities upon issuance and were initially recorded at estimated fair values of $5.8 million and $0.4million, respectively. Cash issuance costs of $0.1 million were recorded as an expense.

March 2022 Offering

On March 16, 2022, the Company completed a registered direct offering of 3,000.000435 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, 2,000.00029 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock and 655,738 warrants to purchase 655,738 shares of common stock (the “March 2022 Warrants”). Gross proceeds generated by the offering were $5.0 million. The exercise price of each warrant is $8.75 per share, the warrants become exercisable six months after the date of the offering and will expire two years from the offering date.

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Concurrent with the closing of the offering on March 16, 2022, the Company modified the exercise price of the Existing 2021 Warrants. 363,636 warrants issued on January 14, 2021, and 320,641 warrants issued on January 25, 2021 were modified to reduce the exercise price from $30 to $8.75 per share. The exercise price of the placement agent warrants was not modified. The Existing 2021 Warrants remain outstanding and unexercised as of June 30, 2022.

The holders of Series A and Series B convertible preferred stock were entitled to receive dividend payments in the same form as dividends paid on shares of the common stock when, as and if such dividends were paid on shares of the common stock, on an if converted basis. In the event of a liquidation event, the holders of each series of convertible preferred stock were entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Company the same amount that a holder of common stock would receive if the preferred stock were fully converted. Each share of preferred stock was convertible at any time after the offering at the option of the holder into a number of shares of the Company’s common stock, equal to $1,000 stated value per share, divided by the conversion price of $7.625. On March 17, 2022 all shares of Series B preferred stock were converted into 262,295 shares of common stock. On March 29, 2022, all shares of Series A preferred stock were converted into 393,443 shares of common stock.

The holder of the March 2022 Warrants may not exercise any portion of such warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage may be changed at the holder’s election to a lower percentage at any time or to a higher percentage not to exceed 9.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company.

The Company also issued to designees of the placement agent warrants to purchase 5.0% of the aggregate number of March 2022 Warrants sold in the offering, or 32,787 warrants to purchase common stock. The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the March 2022 Warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price $9.525 per share, which is 125% of the price at which each share of preferred stock sold in the offering is convertible to common stock.

As the March 2022 Warrants and placement agent warrants could each require cash settlement in certain scenarios, the common stock warrants and placement agent warrants were classified as liabilities upon issuance and were initially recorded at estimated fair values of $3.0 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The Series A and Series B preferred stock were equity classified because they met characteristics of the equity classification criteria. The total proceeds from the offering were first allocated to the liability classified warrants, based on their fair values, with the residual $1.9 million allocated to the preferred stock. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were $4.5 million, after direct offering expenses of $0.2 attributable to equity classified preferred stock, which were recorded as a reduction to paid-in capital, and $0.3 million attributable to the liability classified March 2022 Warrants and private placement common stock warrants, which are included in general and administrative within the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

June 2022 Offering

On June 5, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single healthcare-focused institutional investor for the purchase and sale of shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) in a registered direct offering. In a concurrent private placement (together with the registered direct offering, the “Offerings”), the Company entered into a separate securities purchase agreement with the same investor for the unregistered purchase and sale of shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof).

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On June 8, 2022, the Company completed the registered direct offering of 445,500 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a purchase price of $2.525 per share and 1,138,659 pre-funded warrants at a purchase price of $2.524 per warrant. The Company also sold 1,584,159 pre-funded warrants at a purchase price of $2.524 per warrant in the private placement offering. Each pre-funded warrant sold in the registered direct offering and private placement offering is exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, is immediately exercisable, and will not expire until fully exercised. Under the securities purchase agreements for the Offerings, the Company agreed to issue to the investor in the Offerings unregistered preferred investment options (the “June 2022 Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,168,318 shares of common stock, which were issued at the closing of the Offerings. The June 2022 Warrants are exercisable for one share immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $2.40 per share and will expire five yearsfrom the date of issuance. The holder of the pre-funded warrants sold in the registered direct offering has exercised 488,659 of such warrants in June 2022 leaving 5,402,477 pre-funded warrants and June 2022 Warrants that remain outstanding and unexercised as of June 30, 2022.The holder of the warrants may not exercise any portion of such warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage may be changed at the holder’s election to a lower percentage at any time or to a higher percentage not to exceed 9.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Company also issued to designees of the placement agent, warrants to purchase 5.0% of the aggregate number of common stock shares and pre-funded warrants sold in the offering (or warrants to purchase up to 158,416 shares of common stock).The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price equal to 125% of the purchase price per share (or $3.156 per share). None of the placement agent warrants have been exercised as of June 30, 2022. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were $7.3 million, after direct offering expenses of $0.7 million payable by the Company.

As the June 2022 Warrants and placement agent common stock warrants could each require cash settlement in certain scenarios, the warrants and placement agent common stock warrants were classified as liabilities upon issuance and were initially recorded at estimated fair values of $5.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Since the pre-funded warrants did not contain the same cash settlement provision, these warrants are classified as a component of stockholders’ equity within additional paid-in-capital. The pre-funded warrants were equity classified because they met characteristics of the equity classification criteria. The total proceeds from the offering were first allocated to the liability classified warrants, based on their fair values, with the residual $2.0 million allocated on a relative fair value basis to the common stock and pre-funded common stock warrants. Issuance costs allocated to the equity classified pre-funded common stock warrants and common stock of $0.2 million were recorded as a reduction to paid-in capital. Issuance costs allocated to the liability classified warrants of $0.5 million were recorded as an expense.

The Company measured the fair value of the accompanying common stock warrants and placement agent common stock warrants using the Monte Carlo simulation model at issuance and again aton June 30, 2021,2022 using the following inputs:

 

Accompanying new common stockCommon warrants:

SCHEDULE FOR MEASUREMENT OF FAIR VALUE OF COMMON WARRANTS

  March 16, 2022  June 30, 2022 
Stock price $8.55  $1.45 
Exercise price $8.75  $8.75 
Risk-free rate  1.95%  2.89%
Volatility  101.5%  123.6%
Remaining term (years)  2.0   1.71 

 January 25, 2021  June 30, 2021  June 8, 2022  June 30, 2022 
Stock price $1.02  $1.02  $2.30  $1.45 
Exercise price $1.20  $1.20  $2.40  $2.40 
Risk-free rate  0.42%  0.78%  3.03%  3.01%
Volatility  99.0%  102.0%  107.1%  107.7%
Remaining term (years)  5.0   4.6   5.0   4.94 

 

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Placement agent warrants:

 SCHEDULE FOR MEASUREMENT OF FAIR VALUE OF COMMON WARRANTS

 January 22, 2021  June 30, 2021  March 16, 2022  June 30, 2022 
Stock price $1.05  $1.02  $8.55  $1.45 
Exercise price $1.20  $1.20  $9.53  $9.53 
Risk-free rate  0.44%  0.78%  1.95%  2.89%
Volatility  99.6%  102.0%  101.5%  123.6%
Remaining term (years)  5.0   4.6   2.0   1.71 

  June 8, 2022  June 30, 2022 
Stock price $2.30  $1.45 
Exercise price $3.16  $3.16 
Risk-free rate  3.03%  3.01%
Volatility  107.1%  107.7%
Remaining term (years)  5.0   4.94 

 

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022:

SUMMARY OF WARRANT ACTIVITY

 Outstanding December 31, 2020  Warrants Issued  Warrants Exercised  Outstanding June 30, 2021  

Outstanding

December 31, 2021

  

Warrants

Issued

  Warrants Exercised  

Outstanding

June 30, 2022

 
Transaction                            
February 14, 2020 common warrants  565,000      (25,500)  539,500   21,580         21,580 
December 23, 2020 common warrants  10,688,043      (10,688,043)   
December 23, 2020 placement agent warrants  641,283         641,283   25,651         25,651 
December 23, 2020 pre-funded warrants  5,238,043      (5,238,043)   
January 14, 2021 common warrants     9,090,910      9,090,910   363,636         363,636 
January 14, 2021 placement agent warrants     545,455      545,455   21,818         21,818 
January 14, 2021 pre-funded warrants     2,420,910   (2,420,910)   
January 25, 2021 common warrants     8,016,033      8,016,033   320,641         320,641 
January 22, 2021 placement agent warrants     480,962      480,962   19,238         19,238 
March 16, 2022 common warrants     655,738      655,738 
March 16, 2022 placement agent warrants     32,787      32,787 
June 8, 2022 common warrants     3,168,318      3,168,318 
June 8, 2022 placement agent warrants     158,416      158,416 
Total  17,132,369   20,554,270   (18,372,496)  19,314,143   772,564   4,015,259           4,787,823 

 

On March 30, 2021, the Company entered into a sales agreement (“Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.an investment banking firm to sell shares of common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $50.0 million, from time to time, through an “at the market” equity offering program under which Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. willthe investment banking firm would act as sales agent. On February 28, 2022, the Company exercised its right to terminate the Sales Agreement and was obligated to make a one-time payment to the investment banking firm of $0.4 million. As a result of the termination of the Sales Agreement, the Company expensed previously capitalized deferred offering costs of $0.7 million which are included in general and administrative expense within the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021, no2022. No common stock had been sold.was sold under the Sales Agreement.

 

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Pursuant to an Equity Purchase Agreement dated as of December 5, 2019 (the “Purchase Agreement”) that the Company entered into with Keystone Capital Partners, LLC (“Keystone”), Keystone agreed to purchase up to $25.0 million of shares of our common stock, subject to certain limitations, at our direction from time to time during the 36-month term of the Purchase Agreement. In anticipation of the “at the market” equity offering program described above, the Company provided notice to Keystone of its decision to terminate the Purchase Agreement, which was effective on March 26, 2021.

11.13. NET LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

 

The following tables present reconciliations for the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted net loss per share:

 SCHEDULE OF EARNINGS PER SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED

 2021  2020  2021  2020 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
Numerator: 2021  2020  2021  2020 
Net loss $(3,188) $(12,677) $(20,598) $(25,717)
Less: Gain from change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (107)         
Net loss available to common stockholders $(3,295) $(12,677) $(20,598) $(25,717)
 2022  2021  2022  2021 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
Numerator: 2022  2021  2022  2021 
Net loss, primary $(68) $(3,188) $(3,839) $(20,598)
Less: gain from change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (2,578)  (107)  (2,757)   
Net loss, diluted $(2,646) $(3,295) $(6,596) $(20,598)

 

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 2022  2021  2022  2021 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
Denominator: 2022  2021  2022  2021 
Basic weighted average number of common shares(1)  5,148,106   3,224,117   4,512,692   3,135,715 
Potentially dilutive effect of warrants  270,446   22,373   290,979    
Diluted weighted average number of common shares  5,418,552   3,246,490   4,803,671   3,135,715 

 

  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
Denominator: 2021  2020  2021  2020 
Basic weighted average number of common shares (1)  80,602,931   38,428,289   78,392,881   35,724,141 
Incremental shares from assumed exercise of warrants  559,325          
Diluted weighted average number of common shares  81,162,256   38,428,289   78,392,881   35,724,141 

 (1)In December 2020, and January 2021, and June 2022, the Company sold pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 5,238,043209,522, 96,836, and 2,420,9102,722,818 shares of common stock, respectively. The shares of common stock associated with the pre-funded warrants are considered outstanding for the purposes of computing earnings per share prior to exercise because the shares may be issued for little or no consideration, are fully vested, and are exercisable after the original issuance date. The pre-funded warrants sold in December 2020 and January 2021 were exercised duringin January 2021 and 488,659 of the periodpre-funded warrants sold in June 2022 were exercised in June 2022 and included in the denominator for the period of time the warrants were outstanding.

 

The following outstanding potentially dilutive securitiesshares have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented due to their anti-dilutive effect:

 SCHEDULE OF ANTI-DILUTIVE POTENTIAL SHARES OUTSTANDING ACTIVITY

 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended  2022  2021  2022  2021 
 June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,  For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended 
 2021 2020 2021 2020  June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 
Stock Options  5,940,216   5,110,582   5,940,216   5,110,582 
 2022  2021  2022  2021 
Stock options  206,145   237,609   206,145   237,609 
Restricted stock  5,433,725   4,331,324   5,433,725   4,331,324   110,217   217,349   110,217   217,349 
Common stock warrants  18,133,360   10,638,298   19,314,143   10,638,298   1,439,510   725,334   1,439,510   772,566 

 

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12.14. DEBT

 

PPP Loan

On April 12, 2020, our subsidiary PolarityTE MD, Inc. (the “Borrower”) entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of $3,576,145 made to it under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program (or “PPP”) was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Loan to the Borrower was made through KeyBank, N.A., a national banking association (the “Lender”). The interest rate on the Loan is 1.00%. Beginning seven months from the date of the Loan the Borrower is required to make 24 monthly payments of principal and interest in the amount of $150,563. The promissory note evidencing the Loan contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, making materially false and misleading representations to the SBA or Lender, or breaching the terms of the Loan documents. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts owing from the Borrower, or filing suit and obtaining judgment against the Borrower. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of a loan granted under the PPP. On October 15, 2020, the Borrower applied to the Lender for forgiveness of the PPP loanLoan in its entirety based on the Borrower’s use of the PPP loanLoan for payroll costs, rent, and utilities. In June of 2021, the Company received notice of forgiveness of the PPP loanLoan in whole and the Lender was paid by the SBA, including all accrued unpaid interest. The Company recorded the forgiveness of $3.6 million of principal and accrued interest, which were included in gain on extinguishment of debt on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

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On September 17, 2021, the Company received notice from the Lender that the SBA is continuing to review the PPP Loan. As part of this review, the SBA requested documents that the Company is required to maintain but may not have been required to submit with its application for the PPP Loan. These documents included an affiliation worksheet showing the relationship between the Company and Borrower and affiliated subsidiaries, documents showing the use of the PPP Loan proceeds, documents showing the calculation of the loan amount requested in the Company’s loan application, federal tax returns, and documents showing employee compensation information. The Company submitted the documents to the SBA through the Lender on September 28, 2021. There has been no additional communication from the SBA through the date of filing.

 

13.15. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

As discussed in Note 5,7, the Company decided to file an IND in the second half of 2021, cease commercial sales of SkinTE by May 31, 2021, and wind down its SkinTE commercial operation.operations. As a result, management approved several actions as part of a restructuring plan. Costs associated withDuring the first quarter of 2021, the Company recorded $0.4 million of restructuring plan were included in restructuring and other charges on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

The Company evaluated the future use of its commercialrelated to property and equipment and recorded an impairment charge of approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. No property and equipment impairment charges were recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2021. impairment. The Company recognized $0.1$0.1 million of expense related to employee severance and benefit arrangements for the three and six-month periodssix months ended June 30, 2021. Severance costs will be paid by the end of the third quarter of 2021. The Company also recognized incremental expense of $0.2$0.2 million for the three and six-month periods endingsix months ended June 30, 2021 related to the remeasurement of employee stock options that were modified due to restructuring. Lastly,Further, during the second quarter of 2021 and effective June 30, 2021, the Company terminated a lease which included manufacturing, laboratory, and office space. The Companyspace and recorded a net gain on termination of $0.3$0.3 million. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized nominal expenses related to employee severance due to a reduction of headcount in the Company’s research and development department.

16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESContingencies

 

CommitmentsSecurities Class Action and Derivative Lawsuits

 

On September 2, 2020, Arches Research, Inc.,24, 2021, a subsidiaryclass action complaint alleging violations of PolarityTE, Inc. (“Arches”) entered intothe Federal securities laws was filed in the United States District Court, District of Utah, by Marc Richfield against the Company and certain officers of the Company, Case No. 2:21-cv-00561-BSJ. The Court subsequently appointed a Lead Plaintiff and ordered the Lead Plaintiff to file an amended Complaint by February 7, 2022, which was extended to February 21, 2022. The Lead Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on February 21, 2022, against the Company, two agreements with Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (“Co-Diagnostics”current officers of the Company, and three former officers of the Company (the “Complaint”). The COVID-19 Laboratory Services Agreement betweenComplaint alleges that during the parties providesperiod from January 30, 2018, through November 9, 2021, the defendants made or were responsible for, disseminating information to the public through reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other channels that Arches will perform specimen testing services for customers referred by Co-Diagnostics to Arches. Co-Diagnostics will arrange all logistics for delivering specimens to Arches for COVID-19 testing for those customerscontained material misstatements or omissions in violation of Co-Diagnostics electing to use the service. Arches bills Co-Diagnostics for the testing servicesSections 10(b) and Co-Diagnostics manages all customer billing. The Rental Agreement for LGC Genomics Oktopure Extraction Machine between Arches and Co-Diagnostics provides that Co-Diagnostics will make available to Arches the Oktopure high throughput extraction machine that Arches will use to perform COVID-19 testing. The term20(a) of the rental agreement is 12 monthsSecurities and requires ArchesExchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 adopted thereunder. Specifically, the Complaint alleges that the defendants misrepresented or failed to use Co-Diagnostics tests exclusivelydisclose that: (i) the Company’s product, SkinTE, was improperly registered as a 361 HCT/P under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and that, as a result, the Company’s ability to commercialize SkinTE as a 361 HCT/P was not sustainable because it was inevitable SkinTE would need to be registered under Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; (ii) the Company characterized itself as a commercial stage company when it knew sales of SkinTE as a 361 HCT/P were unsustainable and that, as a result, it would need to file an IND and become a development stage company; (iii) issues arising from an FDA inspection of the Company’s facility in July 2018, were not resolved even though the Company stated they were resolved; and (iv) the IND for SkinTE was deficient with respect to certain chemistry, manufacturing, and control items, including items identified by the FDA in July 2018, and as a result it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the IND in the machine. Inform it was originally filed. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the second quarter of 2021,complaint for failure to state a claim, on April 22, 2022. The Lead Plaintiff filed its memorandum in opposition to the rental agreement was amendedCompany’s motion to removedismiss on July 18, 2022. The Company is required to file its reply memorandum to the minimum monthly purchase obligation of reagentsLead Plaintiff’s opposition memorandum by August 11, 2022, and was replaced by a $3,300 monthly rental fee.oral argument on the motion to dismiss is scheduled for September 8, 2022. We cannot predict when the Court may issue its decision. The COVID-19 Laboratory Services Agreement can be canceled byCompany believes the Company at any time by providing 60 days written notice,allegations in the Complaint are without merit, and intends to defend the Rental Agreement can be canceled at any time by written notice given within 60 days after terminationlitigation, vigorously. At this early stage of the Laboratory Services Agreement. On May 27, 2021,proceedings, we are unable to make any prediction regarding the Company gave written notice to Co-Diagnostics of terminationoutcome of the COVID-19 Laboratory Services Agreement, so the last day of that agreement is July 26, 2021, and no longer in effect on July 27, 2021.litigation.

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On JuneOctober 25, 2021, a stockholder derivative complaint alleging violations of the Federal securities laws was filed in the United States District Court, District of Utah, by Steven Battams against the Company, entered into a statementeach member of workthe Board of directors, and two officers of the Company, Case No. 2:21-cv-00632-DBB (the “Stockholder Derivative Complaint”). The Stockholder Derivative Complaint alleges that the defendants made, or were responsible for, disseminating information to the public through reports filed with a contract research organizationthe Securities and Exchange Commission and other channels that contained material misstatements or omissions in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 adopted thereunder. Specifically, the Stockholder Derivative Complaint alleges that the defendants misrepresented or failed to provide servicesdisclose that: (i) the IND for a proposed clinical trial describedthe Company’s product, SkinTE, filed with the FDA was deficient with respect to certain chemistry, manufacturing, and control items; (ii) as a multi-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial evaluatingresult, it was unlikely that the effects ofFDA would approve the IND in its current form; (iii) accordingly, the Company had materially overstated the likelihood that the SkinTE inIND would obtain FDA approval; and (Iv) as a result, the treatment of full-thickness diabetic foot ulcers at a cost of approximately $5.1 million with an initial payment due in July 2021 of $510,857,public statements regarding the IND were materially false and then payable periodically as services are provided overmisleading. The parties have stipulated to stay the nearly three-year termStockholder Derivative Complaint until (1) the dismissal of the clinical trial. EitherComplaint described above, (2) denial of a motion to dismiss the Complaint, or (3) notice is given that any party may terminate the agreement without cause on 60 days’ noticeis withdrawing its consent to the other party.stipulated stay of the Stockholder Derivative Complaint proceeding. At this early stage of the proceedings the Company is unable to make any prediction regarding the outcome of the litigation.

Legal ProceedingsOther Matters

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may become involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations, proceedings, and threats of litigation relating to intellectual property, commercial arrangements, employment, regulatory compliance, and other matters. AtExcept as noted above, at June 30, 2021,2022, the Company was not party to any legal or arbitration proceedings that may have significant effects on its financial position or results of operations. No governmental proceedings are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated against the Company. The Company is not a party to any material proceedings in which any director, member of senior management or affiliate of the Company’s is either a party adverse to the Company or its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or its subsidiaries.

Commitments

The Company has entered into employment agreements with key executives that contain severance terms and change of control provisions.

On September 2, 2020, Arches Research, Inc., a subsidiary of PolarityTE, Inc. (“Arches”) entered into two agreements with Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (“Co-Diagnostics”). The COVID-19 Laboratory Services Agreement between the parties provided that Arches would perform specimen testing services for customers referred by Co-Diagnostics to Arches. Co-Diagnostics would arrange all logistics for delivering specimens to Arches for COVID-19 testing for those customers of Co-Diagnostics electing to use the service. Arches would bill Co-Diagnostics for the testing services and Co-Diagnostics would manage all customer billing. The Rental Agreement for LGC Genomics Oktopure Extraction Machine between Arches and Co-Diagnostics provided that Co-Diagnostics would make available to Arches the Oktopure high throughput extraction machine that Arches will use to perform COVID-19 testing. The term of the rental agreement was 12 months and required Arches to use Co-Diagnostics tests exclusively in the machine. In the second quarter of 2021, the rental agreement was amended to remove the minimum monthly purchase obligation of reagents and was replaced by a $3,300 monthly rental fee. The COVID-19 Laboratory Services Agreement could be canceled by the Company at any time by providing 60 days written notice, and the Rental Agreement could be canceled at any time by written notice given within 60 days after termination of the Laboratory Services Agreement. On May 27, 2021, the Company gave written notice to Co-Diagnostics of termination of the COVID-19 Laboratory Services Agreement, so the last day of that agreement was July 26, 2021, and no longer in effect on July 27, 2021. On July 27, 2021, the Company gave written notice to Co-Diagnostics of termination of the Rental Agreement, so the last day of that agreement was July 29, 2021.

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On June 25, 2021, the Company entered into a statement of work with a contract research organization to provide services for a proposed clinical trial described as a multi-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of SkinTE in the treatment of full-thickness diabetic foot ulcers at a cost of approximately $6.5 million consisting of $3.1 million of service fees and $3.4 million of estimated costs. In July 2021 the Company prepaid 10% of the total cost recited in the original work order, or $0.5 million, which will be applied to payment of the final invoice under the work order. Over the approximately three-year term of the clinical trial the service provider shall submit to the Company for payment invoices on a monthly basis for units of work stated in the work order that are completed and billable expenses incurred. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company received invoices for work performed and expenses incurred totaling $0.3 and $0.5 million, respectively. Either party may terminate the agreement without cause on 60 days’ notice to the other party.

17. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On August 21, 2019, the Company and Dr. Denver Lough, a principal shareholder and former officer and director, signed a settlement terms agreement that provides, in part, that the Company pay to Dr. Lough $1,500,000 in cash on October 1, 2019 and an additional $1,500,000 in cash in equal monthly installments beginning November 1, 2019 and ending April 1, 2021. In addition, the Company agreed to award to Dr. Lough 200,000 restricted stock units that vest in 18 equal monthly installments beginning October 1, 2019. As of June 30, 2021,2022, the Company has no remaining liability related to future cash payments under the agreement. The fair value of the restricted stock units was $0.8 million and was fully expensed upon Dr. Lough’s termination.

 

In October 2018, the Company entered into an office lease covering approximately 7,250 square feet of rental space in the building located at 40 West 57th57th Street in New York City. The lease is for a term of three years.years. The annual lease rate is $60 per square foot. Initially the Company willwould occupy and pay for only 3,275 square feet of space, and the Company iswas not obligated under the lease to pay for the remaining 3,975 square feet covered by the lease unless it electselected to occupy that additional space. The Company believes the terms of the lease arewere very favorable to us,it, and the Company obtained thesethe favorable terms through the assistance of Peter A. Cohen, a director, which he provided so that the company he owns, Peter A. Cohen, LLC (“Cohen LLC”), could sublease a portion of the office space. During Q1The lease expired on October 31, 2021 the Company decreased the space leased from 5,500 square feet to 4,747 square feet. The Company is using 1,099 square feet, and Cohen LLC is using approximately 3,648 square feet as of June 30, 2021. The monthly lease payment for 4,747 square feet is $23,737. Of this amount $18,243 is allocated pro rata to Cohen, LLC based on square footage occupied. Additional lease charges for operating expenses and taxes are allocated under the sublease based on the ratio of rent paid by the Company and Cohen LLC to total rent. Once the space is fully occupied, the Company will reduce the overall annual lease rate for the Cohen LLC space to $58.60 per square foot. However, the Company has yet to fully occupy the 7,250 square feet covered by the office lease and the lease expires at the end of October 2021. The Company recognized $55,0000 and $63,00055,000 of sublease income related to this agreement for the three months ended June 30, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively, and $109,0000 and $132,000109,000 for the six months ended June 30, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively. The sublease income is included in other income, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of June 30, 2021,operations and December 31, 2020, there were 0 amounts due from the related party under this agreement.comprehensive loss.

 

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16. 18. SEGMENT REPORTING

 

Reportable segments are presented in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM), the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

The CODM allocates resources to and assesses the performance of each segment using information about its revenue and operating income (loss). These measuresThe Company’s operations involve products and services which are managed separately. Accordingly, it operates in two segments: 1) regenerative medicine products and 2) contract services. In April 2022, the Company sold IBEX and IBEX Property, the Company’s subsidiaries which operate within the contract services reporting segment. The remaining contract services business is no longer a reportable segment due to immateriality. Contract services ceased to be a reportable segment upon disposal of IBEX and historical information from prior to the disposal date is reported here. See Note 5 for detail on management’s disposal of IBEX.

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Certain information concerning the Company’s segments is presented in the following tables (in thousands).:

 SCHEDULE OF SEGMENT INFORMATION

 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended  2022  2021  2022  2021 
 June 30,  June 30,  For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended 
 2021  2020  2021  2020  June 30,  June 30, 
Net revenues by segment:                
 2022  2021  2022  2021 
Net revenues:                
Reportable segments:                                
Regenerative medicine $1,195  $944  $2,924  $1,372  $  $1,195  $  $2,924 
Contract services  1,342   1,322   4,322   1,827   73   1,342   814   4,322 
Total net revenues $2,537  $2,266  $7,246  $3,199  $73  $2,537  $814  $7,246 
                                
Net (loss)/income by segment:                
Net (loss)/income:                
Reportable segments:                                
Regenerative medicine $(3,229) $(12,567) $(20,931) $(25,270) $122  $(3,229) $(3,423) $(20,931)
Contract services  41   (110)  333   (447)  (190)  41   (416)  333 
Total net loss $(3,188) $(12,677) $(20,598) $(25,717) $(68) $(3,188) $(3,839) $(20,598)

17.19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTEVENTS

June 2022 Offering

 

The COVID-19 Laboratory Services Agreement between Arches and Co-Diagnostics describedholder of the pre-funded warrants sold in Note 14, above, terminated and was no longer in effectthe registered direct offering that closed on June 8, 2022, exercised pre-funded warrants for the purchase of 545,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a total purchase price of $545.00 on July 27, 2021. On July 28, 2021, Arches gave written notice to Co-Diagnostics that it was terminating13, 2022, pre-funded warrants for the Rental Agreementpurchase of 105,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a total purchase price of $105.00 on August 1, 2022, and pre-funded warrants for LGC Genomics Oktopure Extraction Machine between Archesthe purchase of 359,159 shares of the Company’s common stock at a total purchase price of $359.16 on August 10, 2022. Consequently, 4,393,318 pre-funded warrants and Co-Diagnostics effective that day.investment options issued in the June 2022 Offering remain outstanding and unexercised.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The discussion and analysis below includes certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, as described in “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 Current(“2021 Annual Report”), and in this Quarterly Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC’) on July 26, 2021, and this report,10-Q that could cause our actual growth, results of operations, performance, financial position and business prospects and opportunities for this fiscal year and periods that follow to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with risk factors disclosed in our reports and disclosure under the heading “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” below.

 

Overview

 

PolarityTE Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing regenerative tissue products and biomaterials. We also operate a laboratory testing and clinical research business using equipment, personnel, and facilities we acquired to advance our development ofPolarityTE’s first regenerative tissue products.product is SkinTE, which is intended for the repair, reconstruction, replacement, and supplementation of skin in patients who have a need for treatment of acute or chronic wounds, burns, surgical reconstruction events, scar revision, or removal of dysfunctional skin grafts.

Since the beginning of 2017, PolarityTE has incurred substantial operating losses and its operations have been financed primarily by public equity financings. The clinical trials for SkinTE and the regulatory process will likely result in an increase in PolarityTE’s expenses. PolarityTE will continue to incur substantial operating losses as we pursue an investigational new drug application (“IND”) and biologics license application (“BLA”), and PolarityTE expects to seek financing from external sources over the foreseeable future to fund its operations.

 

Regenerative Tissue Product

 

Our first regenerative tissue product is SkinTE. On July 23, 2021, we submitted an investigational new drug application (“IND”) for SkinTE was registered and listed withto the United StatesU.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”(the “FDA”) in August 2017 based onthrough our determination that SkinTE should be regulated solely under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and Part 1271 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (i.e.subsidiary, PolarityTE MD, Inc. (“PTE-MD”), as a so-called 361 HCT/P) and that, as a result, no premarket review or approval by the FDA was required. We proceeded to develop sales and manufacturing capabilitiesfirst step in the regulatory process for obtaining licensure for SkinTE and focused on advancing commercialization of SkinTE. We began a regional commercial rollout of SkinTE in October 2018, and while it was marketed it was used in complex wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers penetrating to tendon, capsule, and bone classified, Stage 3 and 4 pressure injuries, and acute wounds. Given our significant real-world experience with the application of SkinTE and several supporting publications, we believe SkinTE could significantly improve clinical outcomes.

Following informal, voluntary discussions between us and the FDA we were advised by the FDA in April 2020 that its preliminary assessment is that SkinTE does not meet the requirements to be regulated solely as a 361 HCT/P. Rather, the FDA’s preliminary assessment was that SkinTE is a biological product that should be regulated under Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. The FDA subsequently issued clinical hold correspondence to us identifying certain issues that needed to be addressed before the IND could be approved. We re-evaluatedprovided responses to the FDA, and on January 14, 2022, the FDA notified us that the clinical hold had been removed. Our first planned pivotal study under our regulatory approachIND is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial evaluating SkinTE in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) classified as Grade 2 in the Wagner classification system entitled “Closure Obtained with Vascularized Epithelial Regeneration for DFUs with SkinTE,” or “COVER DFUs Trial.” We plan to enroll up to 100 subjects at up to 20 sites in the U.S. in the COVER DFUs Trial, which will compare treatment with SkinTE plus the standard-of-care to the standard-of-care alone. We have been enrolling subjects in the COVER DFUs Trial since the end of April 2022. The primary endpoint is the incidence of DFUs closed at 24 weeks. Secondary endpoints include percent area reduction (“PAR”) at 4, 8, 12, 16, and determined24 weeks, improved quality of life, and new onset of infection of the DFU being evaluated.

In March 2022, we submitted to the FDA a request for a Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to SkinTE under our IND. Established under the 21st Century Cures Act, RMAT designation is a dedicated program designed to expedite the drug development and review processes for promising regenerative medicine products, including human cellular and tissue-based therapies. A regenerative medicine therapy is eligible for RMAT designation if it is prudentintended to submit an investigational newtreat, modify, reverse, or cure a serious or life-threatening disease or condition, and preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the drug application (“IND”)or therapy has the potential to address unmet medical needs for SkinTEsuch disease or condition. RMAT designation provides the benefits of intensive FDA guidance on efficient drug development, including the ability for early interactions with the FDA to discuss potential ways to support accelerated approval and an eventual biologics license application (“BLA”) because we believe it will create a more valuable asset with a greater likelihood of achieving widespread commercial adoption, and to avoid the possibilitysatisfy post-approval requirements, potential priority review of a protracted dispute with the FDA. On July 23, 2021,BLA, and other opportunities to expedite development and review. By letter dated May 11, 2022, we submitted an IND through our subsidiary, PolarityTE MD, Inc., and our business resources and activities are now focused primarily on advancing our IND, which if acceptedwere advised by the FDA that it concluded SkinTE meets the criteria for RMAT designation for the treatment of DFUs and venous leg ulcers (VLUs).

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As a result of the RMAT designation we were able to engage in an expedited dialogue with the FDA on the tasks that are likely to be necessary to support a BLA submission for SkinTE as a treatment of DFUs and VLUs, which were identified in the RMAT designation. Based on that dialogue we plan to run a second multi-center, randomized controlled trial under our current IND to support approval of a broad DFU indication for SkinTE in a BLA, and we plan to engage in discussions with the FDA regarding the design and implementation of the second clinical trial. We believe this strategy will allow usbe the fastest and least costly approach to achieving our first BLA submission for SkinTE, with DFUs representing the largest market opportunity within the category of chronic cutaneous ulcers. We plan to further engage with the FDA to fully define our development plan for other wound indications.

We expect to incur significant operating costs in the next three to four years as we pursue the regulatory process for SkinTE with the FDA, conduct clinical trials and studies, and pursue product research, all while operating our business and incurring continuing fixed costs related to the maintenance of a type thatour assets and business. We expect to incur significant losses in the future, and those losses could potentially support a BLA application. We continued to sell SkinTE until the end of May 2021, when the period of enforcement discretion previously announced by the FDA with respect to its IND and premarket approval requirements for 361 HCT/Ps came to an end. Asbe more severe as a result we will not generate any revenueof unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays, and other unknown events. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year, depending upon the saletiming, progress, and outcomes of SkinTE afterour clinical trials and our expenditures for satisfying all the second quarterconditions of 2021. We also eliminated our sales team on June 1, 2021, and moved to cut other costs associated with our commercial sales activity to offset the loss of SkinTE revenue.obtaining FDA licensure for SkinTE.

 

Testing and Research ServicesRecent Developments

 

BeginningJune 2022 Offering

On June 5, 2022, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single healthcare-focused institutional investor for the purchase and sale of shares of our common stock (or pre-funded warrants in 2017lieu thereof) in a registered direct offering. In a concurrent private placement (together with the registered direct offering, the “Offerings”), we developed internallyentered into a laboratoryseparate securities purchase agreement with the same investor for the unregistered purchase and research capabilitysale of shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof). On June 8, 2022, the Offerings closed, and we sold in the registered direct offering 445,500 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $2.525 per share and 1,138,659 pre-funded warrants at a purchase price of $2.524 per warrant, and in the private placement offering we sold 1,584,159 pre-funded warrants at a purchase price of $2.524 per warrant. Each pre-funded warrant sold in the registered direct offering and private placement offering is exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, is immediately exercisable, and will not expire until fully exercised. Under the securities purchase agreements for the Offerings, we agreed to advanceissue to the developmentinvestor in the Offerings unregistered preferred investment options (the “investment options”) to purchase up to an aggregate of SkinTE3,168,318 shares of common stock, which we issued at the closing of the Offerings. The investment options are exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $2.40 per share and will expire five years from the date of issuance. As of the date of this report the holder of the pre-funded warrants sold in the registered direct offering has exercised 1,033,659 of such warrants at a total exercise price of $1,034 leaving 105,000 of such warrants unexercised. None of the pre-funded sold in the private placement offering or investment options issued in the Offerings have been exercised as of the date of this report. We received net proceeds of approximately $7.3 million in the Offerings after deducting placement agent fees and related technologies, which we operate through our subsidiary, Arches Research, Inc. (“Arches”). offering expenses.

Sale of IBEX

At the beginning of May 2018, we acquired a preclinical research and veterinary sciences business, to be used, in part, for preclinical studies on our regenerative tissue products, which we operateoperated through our indirect subsidiary, IBEX Preclinical Research, Inc. (“IBEX”). Through ArchesUtah CRO Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Utah CRO”), is our direct subsidiary and held all the outstanding capital stock of IBEX we(the “IBEX Shares”). Utah CRO also offerheld all the member interest of IBEX Property LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“IBEX Property”), that owned two unencumbered parcels of real property in Logan, Utah, consisting of approximately 1.75 combined gross acres of land, together with the buildings, structures, fixtures, and personal property (the “Property”), which was leased by IBEX Property to IBEX for IBEX to conduct its preclinical research and laboratory testing services toveterinary sciences business.

On April 14, 2022, Utah CRO entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Agreement”) with an unrelated third partiesparty (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which Utah CRO agreed to sell all the outstanding IBEX Shares to the Buyer in exchange for an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $400,000 bearing simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum payable interest only on a contract basis. Atquarterly basis and all principal and remaining accrued interest due on the endfive-year anniversary of May 2020,the closing of the sale of the IBEX Shares to the Buyer. Furthermore, on April 14, 2022, IBEX Property entered into that certain Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Real Estate Agreement”) with another unrelated third party (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which IBEX Property agreed to sell to the Purchaser the Property at a gross purchase price of $2.8 million payable in cash at closing of the transaction. The Buyer and Purchaser are affiliates as a result of common ownership. On April 28, 2022, the parties to the Stock Agreement and Real Estate Agreement closed the transactions contemplated thereby and on April 29, 2022, we began to offer COVID-19 testing services to generate additional revenuereceived the promissory note described above in the contract services segmentprincipal amount of $0.4 million and thereby help defray our operating expenses.net cash proceeds of $2.3 million, after deducting closing costs and advisory fees, from sale of the Property under the Real Estate Agreement. We recognized an insignificant net gain on sale.

 

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In the first quarter of 2021, 57% of our testing and research services net revenues were generated by COVID-19 testing and 93% of our COVID-19 testing revenues were obtained under 30-day renewable testing agreements with multiple nursing home and pharmacy facilities in the state of New York controlled by a single company (the “NY Client”). On March 26, 2021, we were advised by the NY Client it is adopting on-site employee testing at its facilities as allowed under new regulations in the state of New York. In June 2021, the number of tests performed for the NY Client was nil and we have not found customers to replace the revenue lost from the NY Client. In the second quarter of 2021, 10% of our testing and research services net revenues were generated by COVID-19 testing, and we expect this percentage will continue to decline unless and until we are able to locate new customers. We are a relatively unknown testing laboratory, so we have relied on word of mouth and management relationships to connect with prospects and vied for new business on the basis of price and service. We cannot predict how well, if at all, this marketing approach will work in finding new customers, how quickly we may be able to find new customers to replace the net revenues lost from the NY Client, or how much any such revenues may be. Even if we are able to find new customers for the COVID-19 testing business there remain substantial uncertainties around the COVID-19 testing business due to rapid developments in testing and vaccines. We intend to carefully monitor the performance of our COVID-19 testing business and scale our laboratory testing operations accordingly, and in the future may discontinue the testing business if we are unable to grow the business to a level where it is a positive contributor to our capital resources.Reverse Stock Split

 

At a special meeting of stockholders held on May 12, 2022, the stockholders approved an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to effectuate a reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock by a ratio of any whole number between 1-for-10 and 1-for-25, the implementation and timing of which is subject to the discretion of our board of directors. The COVID-19 pandemic hadprimary goal of the reverse stock split was to increase the per share market price of our common stock to meet the minimum per share bid price requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The board of directors subsequently determined to set the reverse stock split ratio at 1-for-25 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split become effective as of 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time on May 16, 2022, pursuant to a significant adverse effect onCertificate of Amendment to our (Third) Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the preclinical research services offered by IBEXSecretary of State of the State of Delaware. All issued and outstanding common stock, common stock warrants, stock option awards, exercise prices, and per share data presented in 2020, but therethis report has been adjusted on a resurgence in that business duringretrospective basis to reflect the first six months of 2021. The increase in revenues from IBEX services helped to offset the loss of COVID-19 testing revenues in the second quarter of 2021. Nevertheless, revenues from our services business declined 55% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of the year. Revenues from our services business were $4.3 million for the first six months of 2021. Due to the circumstances described above, we expect revenues from our services business will be significantly less in the last six months of 2021 compared to the last six months of 2020.reverse stock split.

 

PPP Loan

As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2020, our subsidiary, PolarityTE MD, Inc. (the “Borrower”), entered into a promissory note with KeyBank, N.A., a national banking association (the “Lender”) evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of $3,576,145 made to the Borrower under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”).

On October 15, 2020, the Borrower applied to the Lender for forgiveness of the PPP Loan in its entirety (as provided for in the CARES Act) based on the Borrower’s use of the PPP Loan for payroll costs, rent, and utilities. On October 26, 2020, the Borrower was advised that the Lender approved the application, and that the Lender was submitting the application to the SBA for a final decision. The SBA subsequently approved the Borrower’s application for forgiveness of the PPP Loan, and the principal and interest of $3,612,376 was fully paid by the SBA on June 12, 2021, relieving the Borrower of any liability.

Our Plan Going Forward

Our business resources are, and will be for the foreseeable future, focused primarily on the advancement of our IND and subsequent BLA to attain a license to manufacture and distribute SkinTE in interstate commerce for one or more therapeutic indications. An IND is a request for authorization from the FDA to ship and administer an investigational drug or biological product to humans. The IND automatically becomes effective 30 days after receipt by the FDA, unless the FDA within the 30-day time period raises concerns or questions about the conduct of the clinical trial. In such a case, the IND sponsor must resolve any outstanding concerns with the FDA before the clinical trial may begin.

The proposed therapeutic indication listed in the IND for SkinTE is chronic cutaneous ulcers. The IND proposes an initial Phase 2/3 clinical trial described as a multi-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of SkinTE in the treatment of full-thickness diabetic foot ulcers (the “DFU Trial”). As proposed, we will seek to qualify approximately 20 sites for the DFU Trial and enroll 100 subjects, and the estimated length of the DFU Trial is approximately 32 months from commencement after acceptance of our IND by the FDA, assuming the IND is accepted. It should be noted that the design and parameters of the DFU Trial could change as a result of the FDA’s response to our IND. The IND includes a proposal for a second clinical trial for diabetic foot ulcer or another form of chronic cutaneous ulcer, such as venous leg ulcer or pressure ulcer, which we plan to determine through a dialogue with the FDA. A separate submission to our IND must be made for each successive clinical trial to be conducted under the IND.

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Our preliminary experience indicates that SkinTE may benefit patients with immediately life-threatening conditions and other serious diseases or conditions. In 2009, the FDA implemented new regulations related to Expanded Access Investigational New Drug Applications (“Expanded Access INDs”), which are often colloquially referred to as “compassionate use,” and pertain to the use of an investigational drug or biologic when the primary purpose is to diagnose, monitor, or treat a patient’s disease or condition, rather than to obtain the kind of information about the drug that is generally derived from clinical trials. The FDA has proposed several processes for obtaining Expanded Access INDs, which we will evaluate for potential implementation in connection with a successful opening of our IND for SkinTE. Under FDA regulations the amount that may be charged for SkinTE used under an Expanded Use IND is limited to our direct costs of manufacture. Accordingly, Expanded Access INDs are not a means of replacing revenue we lost when we ceased commercial sale of SkinTE, but we believe this may enable us to provide SkinTE to providers treating persons with life-threatening or serious diseases and conditions and maintain on-going relationships with physicians we believe to be key opinion leaders in the wound care industry.

Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year, depending upon the timing of our clinical trials and our expenditures for satisfying all the conditions of obtaining FDA premarket approval for SkinTE. Cash used to fund operating expenses is impacted by the timing of when we pay these expenses, as reflected in the change in our accounts payable and accrued research and development and other current liabilities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Available Capital Resources and Potential Sources of Liquidity

As of June 30, 2021,2022, we had $32.6$20.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and working capital of approximately $30.5$19.4 million. We believeFor the cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet will fund our business activities through the end of 2021 and into, but not beyond, the third quarter of 2022. In the second quarter of 2021six-month period ended June 30, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $4.1$14.3 million, or an average of $1.4$4.8 million per month, compared to $6.6$10.7 million of cash used in operating activities, or an average of $2.2$3.6 million per month, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, cash used in the first quarteroperating activities was $8.3 million, or an average of 2021 and$2.8 million per month, compared to $11.6$4.1 million of cash used in operating activities, or an average of $3.9$1.4 million per month, infor the second quarter of 2020.three-month period ended June 30, 2021.

 

In June 2021 our PPP LoanAs a result of the sale of IBEX described above, after April 2022 we are not engaged in any business activity that will generate cash flows from operations, which in the amountpast contributed to defraying our operating costs.

As of $3.6the date of this quarterly report we do not expect that our cash and cash equivalents of $20.5 million was forgiven,as of June 30, 2022, will be sufficient to fund our current business plan including related operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements beyond the first calendar quarter of 2023. Accordingly, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, as we do not believe that our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our business plan for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of our quarterly financial statements in this report. We plan to address this condition by raising additional capital to finance our operations.

Although we have been successful in raising capital in the past, financing may not be available on terms favorable to us, if at all, so we may not be successful in obtaining additional financing. Therefore, it is not considered probable, as defined in applicable accounting standards, that our plan to raise additional capital will not needalleviate the substantial doubt regarding our ability to use our capital resources to repay the PPP Loan in future periods.continue as a going concern.

Anticipated Uses of Capital Resources

 

As noted above, we are focused primarily on the advancement of our IND and subsequent BLA to attain a license to manufacture and distribute SkinTE. To that end, in June 2021 we engaged a contract research organization (“CRO”) to provide services for the DFUCOVER DFUs Trial at a cost of approximately $5.1$6.5 million with an initial payment due in Julyconsisting of $3.1 million of service fees and $3.4 million of estimated costs. In 2021 ofwe prepaid $0.5 million, and then payable periodically as services are provided overwhich will be applied to payment of the nearlyfinal invoice under the work order. Over the approximately three-year term of the DFU Trial. COVER DFUs Trial the service provider will submit to us for payment monthly invoices for units of work stated in the work order that are completed and billable expenses incurred. We began enrolling subjects in our COVER DFUs at the end of April 2022, and we believe we may be able to complete enrollment of 100 subjects by the end of calendar year 2023. As enrollment increases, we expect our monthly CRO and related costs of conducting the trial will ramp up.

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Our expectation is that the second DFU clinical trial wouldunder the IND for SkinTE will be similar to the DFUCOVER DFUs Trial with respect to size, length of time to complete, and cost. InTo the courseextent we decide to pursue additional indications for the application of advancing ourSkinTE, such as VLUs, we expect we will need to submit separate IND applications for those indications and subsequent BLA we may proposeconduct additional clinical trials to advance our applications or broaden the therapeutic indications of usesupport BLAs for SkinTE. those indications.

Clinical trials are the major expense we see in the near and long term, and while we are pursuing clinical trials, we will continue to incur the costs of maintaining our business. In addition to clinical trials, theour most significant uses of cash to maintain our business going forward are expected to be compensation, and costs of occupying, operating, and maintaining our facilities.facilities, and the costs associated with maintaining our status as a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq. During the 12-month period following the filing of this report our plan is to preserve the facilities, equipment, and staff we need to advance the COVER DFUs Trial and other work necessary for advancing the process for obtaining regulatory approval of SkinTE.

 

InWith the six-month period ended June 30, 2021,acceptance of our IND for SkinTE and the gross profit on salesbeginning of SkinTE was $2.5 million, which contributed to covering our operating costs for the period. As discussed above, we ceased SkinTE sales at the end of May 2021, so SkinTE sales will not contribute to defraying our operating costs in the foreseeable future. To mitigate the effect of this lost revenue we eliminated some staff and resources that supported the SkinTE commercial effort, butCOVER DFUs Trial, we do not expect to seehave the benefitsame need for research and development staff associated with product development and, as a result, we reduced research and development staff in April 2022.

During the latter part of these cost reductions until2021 and into February 2022, we engaged in discussions with certain third parties regarding potential M&A transactions and strategic initiatives. In the first quarter of 2022 we recognized $1.2 million of one-time costs for professional services associated with such M&A and strategic initiatives, which is in addition to $1.2 million of such costs recognized in the fourth quarter of 2021 because of severance and other costs associated with winding down our SkinTE commercial activity. The cessation of our commercial SkinTE operation in the second quarter is likely to have an adverse effect on our working capital in future periods that we cannot predict at this time.

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, the gross profit from services amounted to approximately $1.7 million, which contributed to covering our operating costs for the period. As discussed above, we expect our service revenue will be substantially diminished on a go forward basis due to the loss of COVID-19 testing business. There was a significant loss of COVID-19 testing revenues in the second quarter of 2021 that was partially offset by increased preclinical research revenues generated by IBEX, so services revenues decreased in the second quarter of 2021, compared to the first quarter of the year. We took steps in the second quarter of 2021 to mitigate the effect of losing COVID-19 testing revenue, including reduction of temporary labor and other resources used for COVID-19 testing. We cannot predict whether or to what extent our COVID-19 testing business will recover, if at all, in future periods. The volatility in revenues generated by our services business makes it impossible to predict whether or to what extent our services business will contribute to defray our operating costs in future periods. The loss of COVID-19 business in the second quarter of 2021 will likely have an adverse effect on our working capital in future periods that we cannot predict at this time.

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As of the date of issuance of these unaudited interim condensed financial statements, we expect that our cash and cash equivalents of $32.6 million as of June 30, 2021, will not be sufficient to fund our current business plan including related operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements beyond July 2022. Accordingly, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, as we do not believe that our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund such business plan for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of these interim financial statements. We plan to address this condition by raising additional capital to finance our operations. Although we have been successful in raising capital in the past, financing may not be available on terms favorable to us, if at all, so there is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining additional financing. Therefore, it is not considered probable, as defined in applicable accounting standards, that our plans to raise additional capital will alleviate the substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.2021.

 

Our actual capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the cost and timing of advancing our IND and subsequent BLA for the use of SkinTE on DFUs, the cost and timing of additional INDs and BLAs for other indications where SkinTE may be used, the cost and timing of clinical trials, the cost of establishing and maintaining our facilities in compliance with cGMP and cGTP (currentcurrent good tissue practices) regulations,practices and current good manufacturing practice requirements, and the cost and timing of advancing our product development initiatives related to SkinTE. Our forecastprojection of the period of time throughfor which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially.

 

We will need to raise additional capital in the future to fund our effort to obtain FDA approval of SkinTE and maintain our operations in the future. On March 30, 2021, we entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor, Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), to sell shares of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $50.0 million, from time to time, through an “at the market” equity offering program under which Cantor will act as sales agent. We have not sold any shares under the Sales Agreement as of the date of this filing. Although we have been successful in raising capital in the past, financing may not be available on terms favorable to us, if at all, so there is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining additional financing.operations. Any additional equity financing including financings involving convertible securities, if able to be obtained, may be highly dilutive, on unfavorable terms, or otherwise disadvantageous, to existing stockholders, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants.covenants or require us to grant a security interest in our assets. If we elect to pursue collaborative arrangements, the terms of such arrangements may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies, products, or marketing territories. Our failure to raise additional capital when needed, and on acceptable terms, would require us to reduce our operating expenses and would limit our ability to continue operations, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operation.operation, and prospects.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020.

  For the Six Months Ended  

Increase

(Decrease)

 
(in thousands) June 30, 2021  June 30, 2020  Amount  % 
  (Unaudited)       
Net revenues                
Products $2,924  $1,372  $1,552   113%
Services  4,322   1,827   2,495   137%
Total net revenues  7,246   3,199   4,047   127%
Cost of sales                
Products  448   615   (167)  -27%
Services  2,641   783   1,858   237%
Total cost of sales  3,089   1,398   1,691   121%
Gross profit  4,157   1,801   2,356   131%
                 
Operating costs and expenses                
Research and development  6,621   6,537   84   1%
General and administrative  11,312   15,816   (4,504)  -28%
Sales and marketing  2,625   5,718   (3,093)  -54%
Restructuring and other charges  436   2,536   (2,100)  -83%
Total operating costs and expenses  20,994   30,607   (9,613)  -31%
Operating loss  (16,837)  (28,806)  11,969   -42%
Other income (expense)                
Gain on extinguishment of debt  3,612      3,612   * 
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  (2,220)  2,941   (5,161)  -175%
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants  (5,197)     (5,197)  * 
Interest income (expense), net  (77)  (77)     0%
Other income, net  121   225   (104)  -46%
Net loss $(20,598) $(25,717) $5,119   -20%

* Not meaningful

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Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020.

  For the Three Months Ended  

Increase

(Decrease)

 
(in thousands) June 30, 2021  June 30, 2020  Amount  % 
  (Unaudited)       
Net revenues                
Products $1,195  $944  $251   27%
Services  1,342   1,322   20   2%
Total net revenues  2,537   2,266   271   12%
Cost of sales                
Products  207   275   (68)  -25%
Services  717   607   110   18%
Total cost of sales  924   882   42   5%
Gross profit  1,613   1,384   229   17%
                 
Operating costs and expenses                
Research and development  4,190   3,164   1,026   32%
General and administrative  4,941   5,211   (270)  -5%
Sales and marketing  1,099   2,024   (925)  -46%
Restructuring and other charges  11   2,084   (2,073)  -99%
Total operating costs and expenses  10,241   12,483   (2,242)  -18%
Operating loss  (8,628)  (11,099)  2,471   -22%
Other income (expense)                
Gain on extinguishment of debt  3,612      3,612   * 
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  1,807   (1,591)  3,398   -214%
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants           * 
Interest income (expense), net  (39)  (65)  26   -40%
Other income, net  60   78   (18)  -23%
Net loss $(3,188) $(12,677) $9,489   -75%

* Not meaningful

Discussion of Results ofChanges in Polarity’s Operations

 

There have been significant changes in itemsour operations affecting our results of operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021,2022, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, due to:2021.

 

The decision in April 2020 to file an IND with the FDA for SkinTE and, as a result, transition from a commercial stage company to a clinical stage company;

On July 23, 2021, we submitted an IND for SkinTE to the FDA through our subsidiary, PTE-MD, as the first step in the regulatory process for obtaining licensure for SkinTE under Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. The FDA subsequently issued clinical hold correspondence to us identifying certain issues that needed to be addressed before the IND could be approved. We provided responses to the FDA, and on January 14, 2022, the FDA sent correspondence informing us that the clinical hold had been removed. Acceptance of the IND by the FDA enables us to commence the first of two expected pivotal studies needed to support a BLA for SkinTE. We ceased selling SkinTE at the end of May 2021, when the period of enforcement discretion previously announced by the FDA with respect to its IND and premarket approval requirements for regenerative medicine therapies, such as SkinTE, came to an end, and we do not expect to be able to commercialize SkinTE until our BLA is approved, which we believe will take at least three to four years. Consequently, we recognized products net revenues in the six months of 2021, and did not have any such revenues in the first six months of 2022.

 

The COVID-19 testing business that began in the last week of May 2020 that generated significant services revenues through March 2021, but has since substantially diminished; and33

 

The COVID-19 pandemic, which had a negative impact on revenues from the sale of SkinTE and IBEX services in the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, but not in the six-month period ended June 30, 2021.

Our subsidiary, Arches Research, Inc. (“Arches”) began offering COVID-19 testing services in May 2020 under 30-day renewable testing agreements with multiple nursing home and pharmacy facilities in the state of New York controlled by a single company, which substantially added to our services net revenues in the first three months of 2021. When the New York nursing homes and pharmacies adopted on-site employee testing at the end of March 2021, our COVID-19 testing revenues declined substantially, and in August 2021, we decided to cease COVID-19 testing. Arches focused its research and development resources on supporting our IND and clinical trial efforts for the remainder of 2021 and continued in that role in the first quarter of 2022. However, going forward we do not expect we will have the same need for research and development staff associated with product development and, as a result, we reduced research and development staff in April 2022, and began to eliminate or sell certain items of equipment that had been leased or purchased for our research and development activity.

While we were exploring the opportunities for selling IBEX and the IBEX Property, IBEX assumed a more passive approach to marketing its services, which resulted in a decline in IBEX services revenues in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021. With the sale of IBEX and the IBEX Property completed at the end of April 2022, our services net revenues were nominal in the first six months of 2022 and we do not expect any services net revenues in the last six months of 2022.

 

As a result of the foregoing developments, we made a number of changes to our operations that impacted our results of operations. These included reductions in our work force in March and May 2020 and on June 1, 2021, and reducing the services and infrastructure needed to support a larger work force and commercial sales effort.

 

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Net Revenues. Net revenues increased $4.0 million, or 127%, forComparison of the six months ended June 30, 2021,2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and $0.3 million, or 12%, for2021.

  

For the Six

Months Ended

  

Increase

(Decrease)

 
(in thousands) June 30, 2022  June 30, 2021  Amount  % 
  (Unaudited)       
Net revenues                
Products $  $2,924  $(2,924)  (100)%
Services  814   4,322   (3,508)  (81)%
Total net revenues  814   7,246   (6,432)  (89)%
Cost of sales                
Products     448   (448)  (100)%
Services  616   2,641   (2,025)  (77)%
Total costs of revenues  616   3,089   (2,473)  (80)%
Gross profit  198   4,157   (3,959)  (95)%
                 
Operating costs and expenses                
Research and development  5,938   6,621   (683)  (10)%
General and administrative  9,771   11,312   (1,541)  (14)%
Sales and marketing     2,625   (2,625)  (100)%
Restructuring and other charges  38   436   (398)  (91)%
Impairment of assets held for sale  54      54   100%
Total operating costs and expenses  15,801   20,994   (5,193)  (25)%
Operating loss  (15,603)  (16,837)  (1,234)  (7)%
Other income (expense), net                
Gain on extinguishment of debt     3,612   (3,612)  (100)%
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  11,735   (2,220)  13,955   629%
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants     (5,197)  5,197   100%
Interest income (expense), net  (29)  (77)  (48)  (62)%
Other income, net  58   121   (63)  (52)%
Net loss $(3,839) $(20,598) $(16,759)  (81)%

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Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.

We effectuated a substantial reduction in force for our commercial operations in May 2020, which together with the effect of COVID-19 on selling product to healthcare institutions caused us to adopt a sales strategy in May 2020 to focus on regions and facilities where we had repeat users of SkinTE. As a result of this strategy, products net revenues increased by 113% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. Products net revenues also showed an increase 27% for the three-months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, even though we ceased making product sales at the end of May 2021.

Net revenues from services remained essentially unchanged for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, but the mix of business activity generating those revenues changed from a majority of service revenues generated by COVID-19 testing in the second quarter of 2020 to a majority of service revenues generated by pre-clinical research services in 2021. Our COVID-19 testing services continued to be a significant contributor to overall services revenues in the first quarter of 2021 and, as a result, our services revenues increased 137% for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales increased $1.7 million, or 121%, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and $0.04 million, or 5%, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.

Cost of sales for products revenues decreased 27% period over period for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and decreased 25% period over period for the three months ended June 30, 2021,2022, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020, even though2021.

  

For the Three Months

Ended

  

Increase

(Decrease)

 
(in thousands) June 30, 2022  June 30, 2021  Amount  % 
  (Unaudited)       
Net revenues                
Products $  $1,195  $(1,195)  (100)%
Services  73   1,342   (1,269)  (95)%
Total net revenues  73   2,537   (2,464)  (97)%
Cost of sales                
Products     207   (207)  (100)%
Services  125   717   (592)  (83)%
Total costs of revenues  125   924   (799)  (86)%
Gross (loss) profit  (52)  1,613   (1,665)  (103)%
                 
Operating costs and expenses                
Research and development  3,078   4,190   (1,112)  (27)%
General and administrative  3,562   4,941   (1,379)  (28)%
Sales and marketing     1,099   (1,099)  (100)%
Restructuring and other charges  38   11   27   245%
Total operating costs and expenses  6,678   10,241   (3,563)  (35)%
Operating loss  (6,730)  (8,628)  (1,898)  (22)%
Other income (expense), net                
Gain on extinguishment of debt     3,612   (3,612)  (100)%
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  6,630   1,807   4,823   267%
Interest income (expense), net  (14)  (39)  (25)  (64)%
Other income, net  46   60   (14)  (23)%
Net loss $(68) $(3,188) $(3,120)  (98)%

Net Revenues and Gross Profit. We ceased commercial sales of SkinTE in the second calendar quarter of 2021 and sold the IBEX services business at the end of April 2022, so we were not engaged in any revenue generating business activity at June 30, 2022, and do not expect to generate operating revenues were higherfrom any business activity for the foreseeable future. The decreases in 2021revenues, cost of revenues, and gross (loss) profit for both the sixsix-month and three-month periods which is attributable to the economies of scale we achieved by selling product for larger wound sizes in 2021 compared to 2020.

Cost of sales for services revenues increased 237% period over period for the six months ended June 30, 2021,2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and increased 18% period over period for the three months ended June 30,same periods in 2021 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020, which is primarily attributable to the costare consistent with our cessation of sales pertaining to the COVID-19 testing service that only began in the last week of May 2020, including a write-off of inventory for the COVID-19 testingrevenue-generating business in the first quarter of 2021 due to the substantial decrease in that business during the quarter.activity.

 

Operating Costs and Expenses. Operating costs and expenses decreased $9.6$5.2 million, or 31%25%, for the six monthssix-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, and decreased $3.6 million, or 35%, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six monthsthree-month period ended June 30, 2020, and $2.2 million, or 18%, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.2021.

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Research and development expenses increased 1% period over perioddecreased 10% for the six monthssix-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and increased 32% period over perioddecreased 27%, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020. The substantial increase in the three-month period ended June 30, 2021,2022, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2021. The decrease is primarily attributable to the costs in our clinical trials driven bythe six-month period ended June 30, 2021, for completing our pre-IND diabetic foot ulcers trial, increase in lab supplies for work on preparing the technical items for our IND, and consulting services for preparing our IND that did not recur in the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, which was only partially offset by savings from reductions in staff made duringan increase primarily attributable to the second quarterSkinTE manufacturing and overhead personnel redirecting their efforts following the cessation of 2020 in theSkinTE sales to research and development department.activities and increased costs related to quality control supplies and infrastructure implemented for the COVER DFUs Trial.

 

As noted above, weThe amount of general and administrative expenses decreased 14% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, and decreased 28%, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2021. We effectuated a substantial reduction in force for our commercial operations in May 2020.the second quarter of 2021. Consequently, there were significant reductions in cash compensation, stock compensation, consulting fees, and travel expense, as well as significant creditsexpense. Furthermore, with the cessation of SkinTE sales we re-allocated manufacturing supplies and compensation from forfeiture of stock awards by persons no longer employed by us. As we pared down our staff and sales activity, we also reduced expenses related to a larger operation by terminating our lease for the Utah corporate office in September 2020 and ceasing operations at our manufacturing node in Georgia in the fourth quarter of 2020. The cost cutting measures described above are the primary causes of a 28% decrease in general and administrative expense period over period forexpenses to research and development costs. These reductions were offset by professional fees incurred in connection with our pursuit of a strategic transaction that did not materialize and investment banking fees paid in connection with an at-the-market offering we terminated in the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and 5% decrease period over period for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2020.

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When we reduced our commercial sales team and related commercial activities beginning in May 2020, we also took steps to reduce staff and consultants in sales and marketing. Consequently, there were significant reductions in cash compensation, stock compensation, consulting fees, and travel expense, as well as significant credits from forfeiturefirst quarter of stock awards by persons no longer employed by us, which resulted in a 54% decrease in sales and marketing expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and 46% decrease for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.2022.

 

WeIn the first six months of 2021, we incurred sales and marketing costs related to our commercial sales effort that did not recur in the first six months of 2022. In connection with terminating commercial sales of SkinTE, we realized restructuring and other charges as a result of the transition to a clinical stage company, much of which was recognized in the six-month period ended June 30, 2020. The reduction in force in March 2020 resulted in a severancerestructuring charge of $0.5 million, and the subsequent reduction in May 2020 resulted in a charge of $0.6 million. In the second quarter of 2020 we also decided to abandon equipment in addition to the development of a vivarium research facility at our Salt Lake City location resulting in a charge of $1.5 million. By contrast, during the six month-period ended June 30, 2021, we recognized a loss on impairment of property and equipment in the amount of $0.4 million and severance chargesa charge of $0.3 million for employee severance and revaluing of equity awards related to severance, which werewas offset by a gain of $0.3 million gain on thefrom early termination of ouran office/ laboratory lease in Augusta, node lease. Consequently, there was an 83% decrease in restructuring and other charges forGeorgia. In the first six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and 99% decrease for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.of 2022 we realized a nominal amount of restructuring charges on employee severance.

 

Operating Loss and Net Loss. Operating loss decreased $12.0$1.2 million, or 42%7%, for the six monthssix-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and $2.5decreased $1.9 million, or 22%, for the three monthsthree-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2021.

Net loss decreased $16.8 million, or 81%, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, and decreased $3.1 million, or 98%, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the samethree-month period in 2020. Net loss decreased $5.1 million, or 20%, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, and $9.5 million, or 75%, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.

2021. Warrants issued in connection with financings we completed in January2022, 2021 and 2020 are classified as liabilities and remeasured each period until settled, or until classified as equity.equity, or expiration. As a result of the periodic remeasurement, we recorded a chargegain for change in fair value of common stock warrantswarrant liability of $11.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to a loss of $2.2 million for the six monthssix-month period ended June 30, 2021, and recordeda gain for change in fair value of common stock warrant liability of $6.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to a gain of $1.8 million for the three monthsthree-month period ended June 30, 2021. For additional information on the change in fair value of common stock warrant liability please see note 10Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report. We issued common stock purchase warrants in January 2021, as an inducement to holders of warrants issued in December 2020 to exercise those December warrants. As a result, we recognized an inducement loss of $5.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021. There was no similar inducement loss in the first six months of 2022.

 

When the PPP Loan was forgiven in June 2021, we recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $3.6 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, this gain was offset by a day one loss on warrants issued in January 2021 of $5.2 million plus a loss on the change in fair value of common stock warrant liability of $2.2 million, which are primarily responsible for other expense of $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and the $3.8 million difference between our operating loss and net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

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As noted above, we recognized the gain on the PPP Loan forgiveness in the second quarter of 2021. There was no day one loss on warrants issued recorded in the second quarter of 2021, but there was a gain on the change in fair value of common stock warrant liability of $1.8 million. Consequently, we recognized other income for the three months ended June 30, 2021, of $5.4 million, which is the primary cause for the reduction of our net loss compared to our operating loss.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

 

The table below showsprovides a reconciliation of adjusted net loss, which is a non-GAAP measure that shows net loss before fair value adjustments relating to our common stock warrant liability and warrant inducement loss, to GAAP net loss. We believe this measureadjusted net loss is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of non-operating items that can significantly fluctuate from period to period due to fair value remeasurements. For purposes of calculating non-GAAP per share metrics, the same denominator is used as that which was used in calculating net loss per share under GAAP. Other companies may calculate adjusted net loss differently than we do. Adjusted net loss has limitations as an analytical tool and you should not consider adjusted net loss in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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Adjusted Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders

(in thousands - unaudited non-GAAP measure)

 

  

For the Three Months Ended

June 30,

  

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
  2021  2020  2021  2020 
GAAP Net Loss $(3,188) $(12,677) $(20,598) $(25,717)
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  (1,807)  1,591   2,220   (2,941)
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants        5,197    
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to common stockholders - basic $(4,995) $(11,086) $(13,181) $(28,658)
Gain from change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (107)         
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to common stockholders - diluted $ (5,102 $  (11,086 $ (13,181) $  (28,658
GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders                
Basic $(0.04) $(0.33) $(0.26) $(0.72)
Diluted $(0.04) $(0.33) $(0.26) $(0.72)
                 
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders                
Basic $(0.06) $(0.29) $(0.17) $(0.80)
Diluted $(0.06) $(0.29) $(0.17) $(0.80)
  

For the Three Months Ended

June 30,

  

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
  2022  2021  2022  2021 
GAAP Net Loss $(68) $(3,188) $(3,839) $(20,598)
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability  (6,630)  (1,807)  (11,735)  2,220 
Inducement loss on sale of liability classified warrants           5,197 
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to common stockholders – basic & diluted $(6,698) $(4,995) $(15,574) $(13,181)
                 
GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders                
Basic* $(0.01) $(0.99) $(0.85) $(6.57)
Diluted* $(0.49) $(1.01) $(1.37) $(6.57)
                 
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders                
Basic and diluted* $(1.30) $(1.55) $(3.45) $(4.20)

 

*Giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-25 reverse stock split effectuated on May 16, 2022

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Revenue Recognition. With respect to revenue recognitionThe preparation of financial statements in contract services provided by IBEX, revenues generally consistaccordance with GAAP requires both the use of a single performance obligation that IBEX satisfies over time using an input method based on costs incurred to dateestimates and judgment relative to the total costs expectedapplication of appropriate accounting policies. We are required to make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnotes. We evaluate these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis based on historical developments, market conditions, industry trends, and other information that we believe to be requiredreasonable under the circumstances. There can be no assurance that actual results will conform to satisfy the performance obligation. We believethese estimates and assumptions or that this method provides a faithful depictionreported results of the transfer of services over the term of the performance obligation based on the remaining services needed to satisfy the obligation. This requires that our services personnel at IBEX make reasonable estimates of the extent of progress toward completion of the contractoperations will not be materially and as a result, unbilled receivables and deferred revenue are recognized based on payment timing and work completed.

Stock-Based Compensation. We measure all stock-based compensation to employees and non-employees using a fair value method. For stock options with graded vesting, we recognize compensation expense over the service period for each separately vesting tranche of the award as though the award were in substance, multiple awards based on the fair value on the date of grant. The fair value for options issued is estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk-free rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant commensurate with the expected term of the option. The volatility factor is determined based on our historical stock prices. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. The fair value of restricted stock grants is measured based on the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and amortized to compensation expense over the vesting period of, generally, six months to three years.

Common Stock Warrant Liability. The fair value of the common stock warrant liability is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model, which involves simulated future stock price amounts over the remaining life of the commitment. The fair value estimate isadversely affected by the need to make accounting adjustments to reflect changes in these estimates and assumptions from time to time. Our critical accounting policies are more fully described in Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” presented in our stock price as well as estimated change of control considerations.2021 Annual Report. There have been no changes in our critical accounting policies from December 31, 2021.

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Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties are inherent in forward-looking statements. Furthermore, such statements may be based on assumptions that fail to materialize or prove incorrect. Consequently, our business development, operations, and results could differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report. We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

our ability to raise capital to fund our operations;

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the timing or success of obtaining regulatory licenses or approvals for initiating clinical trials or marketing our products;
the initiation, timing, progress, cost, and results of clinical trials under our pre-clinical studies or clinical trials;open IND for DFUs;
the initiation, timing, progress, cost, and results of other INDs for SkinTE in additional indications and the clinical trials that may be required under those INDs;
sufficiency of our working capital to fund our operations overin the next 12 months;near and long term, which raises doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern;
infrastructure required to support operations in future periods, including the expected costs thereof;
estimates associated with revenue recognition, asset impairments, and cash flows;
variance in our estimates of future operating costs;
future vesting and forfeitures of compensatory equity awards;
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and our internal control over financial reporting;
the impact of new accounting pronouncements;
size and growth of our target markets; and
the initiation, timing, progress, and results of our research and development programs.

 

Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation:

 

the need for, and ability to obtain, additional financing in the future;
the ability to comply with regulations applicable to the deliverydevelopment, production, and distribution of SkinTE;
the timing and requirements associated with obtaining FDA acceptance of our services;second clinical trial;
the ability to meet demand forobtain subject enrollment in our services;trials at a pace that allows the trials to progress on the schedules we have established with our CRO;
unexpected developments or delays in the ability to deliverprogress of our services if employees are quarantined due to the impact of COVID-19;clinical trials;
the scope of protection we can establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates and technology;
the ability to gain adoption by healthcare providers of our products for patient care;
developments relating to our competitors and industry;
new discoveries or the development of new therapies or technologies that render our products or services obsolete or unviable;
the ability to find and retain skilled personnel;
outbreaks of disease, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and related stay-at-home orders, quarantine policies and restrictions on travel, trade, and business operations;
political and economic instability, whether resulting from natural disasters, wars (such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine), terrorism, pandemics, or other sources;
the ability to gain adoption by healthcare providers of our products for patient care;changes in economic conditions, including inflation, rising interest rates, lower consumer confidence, and volatile equity capital markets;
the ability to find and retain skilled personnel;
the need for, and ability to obtain, additional financing in the future;
general economic conditions;
inaccuracies in estimates of our expenses, future revenues, and capital requirements;
future accounting pronouncements; and
unauthorized access to confidential information and data on our information technology systems and security and data breaches; and
the other risks and uncertainties described in this report under Item 1A. Risk Factors, beginning on page 20.breaches.

 

Forward-looking statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated by reference herein reflects our current view with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, industry, and future growth. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.

 

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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may also containscontain estimates, projections, and other information concerning our industry, our business, and the markets for certain diseases, including data regarding the estimated size of those markets, and the incidence and prevalence of certain medical conditions. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research, or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties, and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained this industry, business, market, and other data from reports, research surveys, studies, and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry, medical and general publications, government data, and similar sources.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive and financial officers, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2021,2022, our principal executive and financial officers concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three-month period ended June 30, 2021.2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For a description of our material pending legal proceedings, see Note 16, “Commitments and Contingencies—Contingencies” in the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

You should carefully consider the factors discussed below and in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2021 Annual Report, on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which could materially affect our business, financial position, or future results of operations. The risks described below and in thatour 2021 Annual Report are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially, adversely affect our business, financial position, or future results of operations.operations, and prospects.

 

Risks Related to Our Financial Condition

 

We will need additional funding to pursue the regulatory process for SkinTE and sustain our operations, and we may be unable to raise capital when needed, which would force us to delay, reduce, eliminate, or abandon our product development programs.program.

 

We reported a netan operating loss of $20.6$15.6 million for the six monthssix-month period ended June 30, 2021,2022, and at June 30, 2021,on that date we had had an accumulated deficit of $498.8$512.2 million. We believe our cash and cash equivalents on our balanceat June 30, 2022, will fund our current business plan including related operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements to, but not beyond, July 2022.into the first calendar quarter of 2023. Accordingly, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern beyond that time unless we can raise additional capital from external sources.

 

We expect to incur significant operating costs in the near term as we pursue the regulatory process for SkinTE with the FDA, conduct clinical trials and studies, and pursue product research, all while operating our business segments and incurring continuing fixed costs related to the maintenance of our assets and business. We do not expect net revenues from our business segments will be enough to defray our costs of doing business. Consequently, we expect to incur significant losses in the future, and those losses could be more severe as a result of unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays, and other unknown events. As a result of the disposition of IBEX in April 2022, we are no longer engaged in any revenue generating activity that would contribute to defraying our operating costs in future periods, which will make us entirely dependent on capital obtained from external sources to fund our operations. The impact of COVID-19, inflation, and other macroeconomic issues have and may continue to adversely affect capital markets and could limit our ability to obtain the capital we need to operate our business.

 

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We may not be able to obtain necessary capital in sufficient amounts, on terms favorable to us, or at all. If adequate funds are not available to usfor our business in the future, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate ourthe plans for obtaining regulatory licensure or approval for SkinTE or be unable to continue operations over a longer term, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operation.operation, and prospects.

General risks

The trading price of the shares of our common stock has declined and may continue to be volatile, which could adversely affect an investment in our stock and our ability to raise capital.

Investors should consider an investment in our securities as risky and invest only if they can withstand a significant loss and wide fluctuations in the market value of their investment. Holders of our stock may be unable to sell their shares of common stock at or above the price paid for the shares due to fluctuations in the market price of our common stock arising. Our stock price has been highly volatile during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2022, with closing stock prices ranging from a high of $24.875 per share to a low of $1.45 per share.

The price at which our common stock trades may continue to fluctuate significantly and may be influenced by many factors, including our financial condition; developments generally affecting our industry; general economic, industry and market conditions; the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock; investor perceptions of our business; reports by industry analysts; announcements by other market participants, including, among others, investors and our competitors; regulatory action affecting our business; and, the impact of other risk factors discussed in our 2021 Annual Report and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, changes in the trading price of our common stock may be inconsistent with our operating results and outlook.

Declines and volatility in the market price of our common stock have and may continue to materially and adversely affect our ability to fund our business through public or private sales of equity securities and the retentive power of our equity compensation plans, which we rely upon in part to retain key executives and employees.

Unfavorable global economic or political conditions could adversely affect our business or financial condition.

Our business and our ability to raise capital are susceptible to general conditions in the global economy and in the global financial markets. Further, the impacts of political unrest, including as a result geopolitical tension, such as a deterioration in the relationship between the U.S. and China or escalation in conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including any additional sanctions, export controls, or other restrictive actions that may be imposed by the U.S. or other countries against governmental or other entities in, for example, Russia, also could lead to disruption, instability, and volatility in the global markets, which may have an adverse impact on our business or ability to access the capital markets. Inflation rates have increased and may continue to rise. A severe or prolonged economic downturn, including a recession or depression resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, political disruption, or inflation could result in a variety of risks to our business and our ability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operation, and prospects, and we cannot anticipate all of the ways in which the political, economic, or financial market conditions could adversely impact our business.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2021,2022, we withheld or acquired from employees shares of common stock to satisfy statutory withholding tax liability upon the vesting of share-based awards. The following table sets forth information on our acquisition of these shares for each month during the period in which an acquisition occurred.

 

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

  (a)  (b)  (c) (d)
Period Total number of shares (or units) purchased  Average price paid per share (or unit)  Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
April 2021  47,238  $0.90  N/A N/A
May 2021    $  N/A N/A
June 2021  10,020  $1.12  N/A N/A
Total  57,258  $1.01     
   (a)  (b)  (c) (d)
Period  Total number of
shares (or units)
purchased
  Average price
paid per share (or
unit)
  Total number of
shares (or units)
purchased as
part of publicly
announced plans
or programs
 Maximum
number (or
approximate
dollar value) of
shares (or units)
that may yet be
purchased under
the plans or
programs
April 2022   3,149  $6.60  N/A N/A
May 2022   5,303  $4.35  N/A N/A
June 2022   5,424  $1.62  N/A N/A
Total   13,876  $3.79     

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

We began a multicenter, randomized controlled trial evaluating SkinTE plus standardDeparture of care (SOC) versus SOC alone in treatmentDirectors or Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of diabetic foot ulcers (the “DFU RCT”)Certain Officers. In July 2021, we announced final data from the DFU RCT. The size of the study is 100 patients who were evaluated across 13 sites, with 50 participants receiving SkinTE plus SOC and 50 receiving SOC alone. The trial met the primary endpoint of wound closure at 12 weeks and secondary endpoint of Percent Area Reduction (PAR) assessed at 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 weeks. Final analysis of the DFU RCT shows the following:

 

On August 11, 2022, our Board of Directors (the “Board”), upon the recommendation of the members of the Compensation Committee of the Board, approved an arrangement pursuant to which Cameron Hoyler, our General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, EVP Corporate Development & Strategy, and Chief Compliance Officer, will become a part-time employee beginning August 16, 2022, through an amendment to the Executive Employment Agreement between Mr. Hoyler and us dated August 18, 2021.

Primary Endpoint: 70% (35/50) of participants receiving SkinTE plus SOC had wound closure at 12 weeks versus 34% (17/50) of participants receiving SOC alone (p=0.00032)
Secondary Endpoint: Percent Area Reduction (PAR) assessed at 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 weeks was significantly greater for the SkinTE plus SOC treatment group vs SOC alone (p=0.009)
90% (45/50) of SkinTE plus SOC treated participants received a single application of SkinTE
Treatment with SkinTE plus SOC increased the odds of wound closure by 5.37 times versus SOC (p=0.001)

 

Mean (SD) valuesAfter the effective date of the amendment to the Executive Employment Agreement (as so amended, the “Agreement”), Mr. Hoyler will cease to serve in any of the offices listed in the preceding paragraph and will be employed in the position of “Corporate Counsel” to provide advisory services related to our legal matters and, to that end, provide 250 hours of service to the Company in each calendar quarter during the term of the Agreement. Mr. Hoyler’s salary for PARthe 12-month period ending August 15, 2023, is $205,000, which we are obligated to pay in full should Mr. Hoyler be terminated by us without “Cause” (as defined in the Agreement) prior to the end of that 12-month period. There are no other severance payments or benefits under the Agreement. After August 15, 2023, Mr. Hoyler’s salary will be $10,000 per month. Bonus compensation may be paid at weeks 4, 6, 8, 10,our sole discretion. Prior to the amendment of the Agreement, Mr. Hoyler’s annual salary was $350,000, and if he was terminated without Cause or he terminated employment for “Good Reason” (as defined in the Agreement), he was entitled to receive severance payments equal to 12-months of salary, a bonus payment equal to 60% of his annual salary, and reimbursement of health insurance premiums for 12 months following termination.

Mr. Hoyler will not be entitled to participate in any fringe benefits that may be made available to employees or accrue any paid time off. Due to the limited hours of service, we do not expect that Mr. Hoyler will be eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans in which eligibility requires at least 30 hours of service per week or 130 hours of service per month.

If there is a “Fundamental Transaction,” as defined in the Agreement that closes on or before May 15, 2023, Mr. Hoyler will be entitled to receive a payment of $350,000. Prior to the amendment of the Agreement, Mr. Hoyler was entitled to receive upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction and termination of his employment during the 12-month period ending six months following the closing of the Fundamental Transaction a payment of $700,000, a bonus payment equal to 60% of his annual salary, and reimbursement of health insurance premiums for 12 months following termination.

The foregoing description of the Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by treatment groupreference to the Employment Agreement with Cameron Hoyler dated August 18, 2021, and Employment Agreement Amendment No. 1 dated August 11, 2022, filed as Exhibits 10.7 and 10.8 to this report, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

WeekSkinTESOC
474.0 (27.63)22.0 (149.92)
682.9 (26.35)21.2 (160.60)
880.7 (35.16)26.8 (147.42)
1079.7 (54.07)45.6 (114.18)
1284.3 (39.46)50.5 (92.24)

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148 Adverse Events (AEs) were allocated to 49 subjects. The SkinTE plus SOC treatment group had 66 AEs allocated to 21 subjects while the SOC treatment group had 82 AEs allocated to 28 subjects. There were 26 Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), 12 in the SkinTE plus SOC treatment group (7 subjects) and 14 in the SOC treatment group (9 subjects).

Wound size for the SkinTE plus SOC treatment group was 3.5 cm2 versus 3.2 cm2 for the SOC treatment group (p=0.46). A comparison by treatment group for wound-related variables showed that variables were well balanced between groups with the exception of sharp debridement count, which was marginally statistically significantly higher in the SOC group compared to the SkinTE group, due to shorter wound closure times in the SkinTE group.

We incorporated data from the trial as part of the IND we submitted to the FDA on July 23, 2021, but the DFU RCT will not be considered to be a registrational trial as part of a BLA submission.

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Except as otherwise noted, the following exhibits are included in this filing:

 

3.1Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PolarityTE, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2021)
3.2Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s (Third) Restated Certificate of Incorporation(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022)
3.3Certificate of Elimination of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 16, 2022)
4.1Form of Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrant – Registered Direct Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 8, 2022)
4.2Form of Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrant – Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 8, 2022)
4.3Form of Preferred Investment Option (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 8, 2022)
4.4Form of Placement Agent Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 8, 2022)
10.1Stock Purchase Agreement between Utah CRO Services, Inc., and JP Lawrence Biomedical, Inc., dated April 14, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 18, 2022)
10.2Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement between IBEX Property LLC, and JP Lawrence Land and Building LLC, dated April 14, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 18, 2022)
10.3Promissory Note in the Principal Amount of $400,000 dated April 28, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 2, 2022)
10.4Form of Registered Direct Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 8, 2022)
10.5Form of Private Placement Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 8, 2022)
10.6Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 8, 2022)
10.7Employment Agreement with Cameron Hoyler dated August 18, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 24, 2021)
10.8Employment Agreement Amendment No. 1 with Cameron Hoyler dated August 11, 2022
31.1Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32.1Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code
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101.PREInline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

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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.

 

 POLARITYTE, INC.
  
Date: August 12, 202111, 2022/s/ David SeaburgRichard Hague
 David SeaburgRichard Hague
 Chief Executive Officer
 Duly Authorized Officer
  
Date: August 12, 202111, 2022/s/ Jacob Patterson
 Jacob Patterson
 Interim Chief Financial Officer
 Chief Accounting Officer

 

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