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

 

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 20192020

 

Commission file number 0-11254001-37492

 

ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

11-2622630

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)                

Identification No.)

 

3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 250

San Jose, CA

95118

(Address of principal executive offices)

 (Zip(Zip Code)

(408) 708-9808

(408) 708-9808

(Registrant'sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

ANIX

ANIX

NASDAQ Capital Market

 

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

 

Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes   X  [X] No ___[  ]

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer [  ]

Accelerated filer [  ]

Non-accelerated filer [X]

Smaller reporting company [X]

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ____[  ] No [X  X ]

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer'sissuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

On September 5, 20198, 2020 the registrant had outstanding 20,207,26123,789,386 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, which is the registrant’s only class of common stock.

 


 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 20192020 (Unaudited) and October 31, 20182019

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018

2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended July 31, 20192020 and 20182019

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Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three months ended July 31, 2019

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the nine months ended July 31, 2018

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three months ended July 31, 2018

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended July 31, 20192020 and 20182019

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Item 2.

Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

25

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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

32

31

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

32

31

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

33

32

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

33

32

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

33

32

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

33

32

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

33

32

Item 5.

Other Information.

33

32

Item 6.

Exhibits.

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32

SIGNATURES

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

July 31,

2019

October 31,

2018

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

4,396,853

$

3,055,890

Short-term investments in certificates of deposit

2,100,000

2,000,000

Receivables

1,072

306,991

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

129,644

 

175,491

Total current assets

6,627,569

5,538,372

Patents, net of impairment of $1,001,729 and $582,979, respectively, and

    accumulated amortization of $2,034,382 and $1,615,632, respectively

            

-

   

837,500

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $86,789 and

    $53,799, respectively

 

    

215,137

 

 

72,670

Total assets

$

6,842,706

$

6,448,542

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

567,778

$

582,012

Accrued expenses

 

875,771

 

683,099

Total current liabilities

 

1,443,549

 

1,265,111

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

               

              

Equity:

Shareholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, par value $100 per share; 19,860 shares authorized; no

     

    shares issued or outstanding

-

-

Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $100 per share; 140 shares

    authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

-

-

Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 48,000,000 shares authorized;

   20,162,851 and 18,908,632 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

201,628

189,086

Additional paid-in capital

185,326,706

175,415,931

Accumulated deficit

 

(179,729,770)

 

(170,170,209)

Total shareholders’ equity

5,798,564

5,434,808

Noncontrolling interest (Note 1)

 

(399,407)

 

(251,377)

Total equity

 

5,399,157

 

5,183,431

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

6,842,706

$

6,448,542

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


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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

For the Nine Months Ended

July 31,

2019

2018

Revenue

$

250,000

$

1,112,500

Operating costs and expenses:

Inventor royalties, contingent legal fees, litigation and licensing

  expenses related to patent assertion

166,250

767,180

Amortization of patents

418,750

243,972

Research and development expenses (including non-cash share-based

  compensation expenses of $2,567,294 and $2,668,315, respectively)

4,602,239

4,380,137

General and administrative expenses (including non-cash share-based

  compensation expenses of $2,335,218 and $2,558,701, respectively)

4,405,385

4,602,555

Impairment in carrying amount of patent asset (Note 1)

 

418,750

 

 -

Total operating costs and expenses

 

10,011,374

 

9,993,844

Loss from operations

(9,761,374)

(8,881,344)

Interest income 

 

53,783

 

29,780

Loss before income taxes

(9,707,591)

(8,851,564)

Provision for income taxes

 

-

 

-

    

Net loss

(9,707,591)

(8,851,564)

                   

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

(148,030)

 

(158,032)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

$

(9,559,561)

$

(8,693,532)

Net loss per common share attributable to common shareholders:

 

Basic and diluted

$

(0.49)

$

(0.50)

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic and diluted

19,638,833

17,257,546

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


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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three Months Ended

July 31,

2019

2018

Revenue

$

-

$

362,500

Operating costs and expenses:

Inventor royalties, contingent legal fees, litigation and licensing

  expenses related to patent assertion

-

241,157

Amortization of patents

41,875

81,324

Research and development expenses (including non-cash share-based

  compensation expenses of $338,449 and $2,472,489, respectively)

1,085,574

2,942,071

General and administrative expenses (including non-cash share-based
  compensation expenses of $492,449 and $2,155,844 respectively)

1,056,963

2,703,752

Total operating costs and expenses

 

2,184,412

 

5,968,304

Loss from operations

(2,184,412)

(5,605,804)

Interest income 

 

18,364

 

12,228

Loss before income taxes

(2,166,048)

(5,593,576)

Provision for income taxes

 

-

 

-

    

Net loss

(2,166,048)

(5,593,576)

                   

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

(26,020)

 

(116,650)

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

$

(2,140,028)

$

(5,476,926)

Net loss per common share attributable to common shareholders:

 

Basic and diluted

$

(0.11)

$

(0.30)

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic and diluted

     20,100,915

18,431,025

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


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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

Non-

controlling

Interest

Common Stock

Accumulated

Deficit

Total

Equity

Shares

Par Value

Balance, October 31, 2018

18,908,632

$

189,086

$

175,415,931

$

(170,170,209)

$

5,434,808

$

(251,377)

$

5,183,431

Stock option compensation to employees and  

    directors

-

-

2,808,910

-

2,808,910

-

2,808,910

Stock options and warrants issued to consultants

-

-

139,161

-

139,161

-

139,161

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock

    options

40,000

400

102,100

-

102,500

-

102,500

               

                 

Restricted stock award compensation to employee

    pursuant to stock incentive plan

-

-

1,954,441

-

1,954,441

-

1,954,441

Common stock issued pursuant to employee

    stock purchase plan

5,411

54

18,506

-

18,560

-

18,560

      

       

      

                      

      

                 

   

Common stock issued in at-the-market offering,

    net of offering expenses of $264,186

  1,208,808

       12,088

4,887,657

-

4,899,745

-

4,899,745

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

(9,559,561)

 

(9,559,561)

 

(148,030)

 

(9,707,591)

Balance, July 31, 2019

20,162,851

$

201,628

$

185,326,706

$

(179,729,770)

$

5,798,564

$

(399,407)

$

5,399,157

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


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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

Non-

controlling

Interest

Common Stock

Accumulated

Deficit

Total

Equity

Shares

Par Value

Balance, April 30, 2019

20,005,075

$

200,050

$

183,932,744

$

 (177,589,742)

$

6,543,052

$

(373,387)

$

6,169,665

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option compensation to employees and
    directors

-

-

784,246

-

784,246

-

784,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options and warrants issued to consultants

-

-

46,652

-

46,652

-

46,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock
    options

10,000

100

22,600

-

22,700

-

22,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued in at-the-market offering,
    net of offering expenses of $111,275

147,776

1,478

540,464

-

541,942

-

541,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

-

-

-

(2,140,028)

(2,140,028)

(26,020)

(2,166,048)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, July 31, 2019

20,162,851

$

201,628

$

185,326,706

$

(179,729,770)

$

5,798,564

$

(399,407)

$

5,399,157

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


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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

Non-

controlling

Interest

Common Stock

Accumulated

Deficit

Total

Equity

Shares

Par Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2017

16,602,759

$

166,028

$

163,931,079

$

 (156,174,184)

$

7,922,923

$

-

$

7,922,923

Stock option compensation to employees and  

    directors

-

-

3,598,986

-

3,598,986

-

3,598,986

Stock options and warrants issued to consultants

-

-

254,090

-

254,090

-

254,090

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock

    options

39,816

398

(398)

-

-

-

-

Restricted stock award compensation to employee

    pursuant to stock incentive plan

1,500,000

 

 

15,000

 

 

1,358,940

 

 

-

 

 

1,373,940

 

 

-

 

 

1,373,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued to consultants

5,347

53

14,949

-

15,002

-

15,002

Common stock issued in at-the-market offering,

    net of offering expenses of $141,140

548,224

5,482

1,780,547

-

1,786,029

-

1,786,029

 

         

      

   

               

       

     

   

Issuance of noncontrolling interest in Certainty

    Therapeutics, Inc

-

-

68,974

-

68,974

(4,318)

64,656

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

(8,693,532)

 

(8,693,532)

 

(158,032)

 

(8,851,564)

Balance, July 31, 2018

18,696,146

$

186,961

$

171,007,167

$

(164,867,716)

$

6,326,412

$

(162,350)

$

6,164,062

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


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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

Non-

controlling

Interest

Common Stock

Accumulated

Deficit

Total

Equity

Shares

Par Value

Balance, April 30, 2018

16,850,445

 

$

168,504

$

165,288,632

$

 (159,390,790)

$

6,066,346

$

(45,700)

$

6,020,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option compensation to employees and
    directors

-

-

3,126,454

-

3,126,454

-

3,126,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options and warrants issued to consultants

-

-

127,939

-

127,939

-

127,939

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock award compensation to employee
    pursuant to stock incentive plan

1,500,000

15,000

1,358,940

-

1,373,940

-

1,373,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued in at-the-market offering,
    net of offering expenses of $58,198

345,701

3,457

1,105,202

-

1,108,659

-

1,108,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

-

-

-

(5,476,926)

(5,476,926)

(116,650)

(5,593,576)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, July 31, 2018

18,696,146

$

186,961

$

171,007,167

$

(164,867,716)

$

6,326,412

$

(162,350)

$

6,164,062

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


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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

For the nine months ended

 July 31,

2019

2018

Cash flows from operating activities:

Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Net loss

$

(9,707,591)

$

(8,851,564)

Stock option compensation to employees and directors

2,808,910

3,598,986

Stock options and warrants issued to consultants

139,161

254,090

Restricted stock award compensation to employee pursuant to stock   
    incentive plan

    

1,954,441

                

1,373,940

Common stock issued to consultants

-

15,002

Depreciation of property and equipment

32,990

12,414

Amortization of patents

418,750

243,972

Impairment in carrying amount of patent assets

418,750

-

Issuance of noncontrolling interest in Certainty Therapeutics, Inc. expensed

   as a license fee

           

-

     

64,656

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

Receivables

305,919

(40,710)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

45,847

(163,211)

Accounts payable

(14,234)

(60,914)

Accrued expenses

 

192,672

 

300,888

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(3,404,385)

 

(3,252,451)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Disbursements to acquire short-term investments in certificates of deposit                                                             

(2,350,000)

(4,000,000)

Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments in certificates of deposit             

2,250,000

4,750,000

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(175,457)

 

(31,853)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(275,457)

 

718,147

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net proceeds from sale of common stock in at-the-market offering

4,899,745

1,786,029

Proceeds from sale of common stock pursuant to employee stock purchase

       plan

18,560

-

Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options

 

102,500

 

-

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

5,020,805

 

1,786,029

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

1,340,963

(748,275)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

3,055,890

 

3,339,374

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

4,396,853

$

2,591,099

 

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


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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 July 31,
2020
  October 31,
2019
 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS      
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $5,928,007  $3,491,625 
Short-term investments in certificates of deposit  3,140,000   2,350,000 
Receivables  5,950   66,527 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  189,842   184,972 
Total current assets  9,263,799   6,093,124 
         
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $95,015  -   200,569 
Operating lease right-of-use asset  67,982   - 
Other assets  30,000   - 
Total assets $9,361,781  $6,293,693 
         
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $339,295  $585,817 
Accrued expenses  815,717   895,498 
Operating lease liability  58,195   - 
Total current liabilities  1,213,207   1,481,315 
         
Operating lease liability, non-current  10,567   - 
Total liabilities  1,223,774   1,481,315 
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)        
         
Equity:        
Shareholders’ equity:        
Preferred stock, par value $100 per share; 19,860 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $100 per share; 140 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 48,000,000 shares authorized; 23,653,754 and 20,331,754 shares issued and outstanding, respectively  236,537   203,317 
Additional paid-in capital  197,993,060   186,849,299 
Accumulated deficit  (189,611,583)  (181,817,263)
Total shareholders’ equity  8,618,014   5,235,353 
Noncontrolling interest (Note 1)  (480,007)  (422,975)
Total equity  8,138,007   4,812,378 
         
Total liabilities and equity $9,361,781  $6,293,693 

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

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ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

  For the Three Months Ended  For the Nine Months Ended 
  July 31,  July 31, 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
             
Revenue $-  $-  $-  $250,000 
                 
Operating costs and expenses:                
Patent assertion expenses  -   -   -   166,250 
Amortization of patents  -   41,875   -   418,750 
Research and development expenses (including non-cash share-based compensation expenses of $394,842, $338,449, $1,250,497 and $2,567,294, respectively)  1,254,131   1,085,574   3,973,509   4,602,239 
General and administrative expenses (including non-cash share-based compensation expenses of $646,957, $492,449, $1,922,722 and $2,335,218, respectively)  1,181,838   1,056,963   3,762,466   4,405,385 
Impairment in carrying amount of patent asset  -   -   -   418,750 
Total operating costs and expenses  2,435,969   2,184,412   7,735,975   10,011,374 
                 
Loss from operations  (2,435,969)  (2,184,412)  (7,735,975)  (9,761,374)
                 
Other Expense  (148,084)  -   (148,084)  - 
                 
Interest income  7,266   18,364   32,707   53,783 
                 
Net loss  (2,576,787)  (2,166,048)  (7,851,352)  (9,707,591)
                 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  (15,103)  (26,020)  (57,032)  (148,030)
                 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(2,561,684) $(2,140,028) $(7,794,320) $(9,559,561)
                 
Net loss per common share attributable to common shareholders:                
Basic and diluted $(0.11) $(0.11) $(0.36) $(0.49)
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                
Basic and diluted  23,165,066   20,100,915   21,678,608   19,638,833 

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

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2020

        Additional     Total  Non-    
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Shareholders’  controlling  Total 
  Shares  Par Value  Capital  Deficit  Equity  Interest  Equity 
                      
Balance, April 30, 2020  21,479,335  $214,793  $192,122,260  $(187,049,899) $  5,287,154  $(464,904) $4,822,250 
Stock option compensation to employees and directors  -   -   997,094   -   997,094   -   997,094 
Stock options issued to consultants  -   -   44,705   -   44,705   -   44,705 
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options  7,200   72   18,468   -   18,540   -   18,540 
Common stock issued in at-the-market offering, net of offering expenses of $155,776  2,167,219   21,672   4,810,533   -   4,832,205   -   4,832,205 
Net loss  -   -   -   (2,561,684)  (2,561,684)  (15,103)  (2,576,787)
                             
Balance, July 31, 2020  23,653,754  $236,537  $197,993,060  $(189,611,583) $8,618,014  $(480,007) $8,138,007 

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2019

        Additional     Total  Non-    
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Shareholders’  controlling  Total 
  Shares  Par Value  Capital  Deficit  Equity  Interest  Equity 
                      
Balance, April 30, 2019  20,005,075  $200,050  $183,932,744  $(177,589,742) $  6,543,052  $(373,387) $6,169,665 
Stock option compensation to employees and directors  -   -   784,246   -   784,246   -   784,246 
Stock options and warrants issued to consultants  -   -   46,652   -   46,652   -   46,652 
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options  10,000   100   22,600   -   22,700   -   22,700 
Common stock issued in at-the-market offering, net of offering expenses of $111,275  147,776   1,478   540,464   -   541,942   -   541,942 
Net loss  -   -   -   (2,140,028)  (2,140,028)  (26,020)  (2,166,048)
                             
Balance, July 31, 2019  20,162,851  $201,628  $185,326,706  $(179,729,770) $5,798,564  $(399,407) $5,399,157 

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

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2020

        Additional     Total  Non-    
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Shareholders’  controlling  Total 
  Shares  Par Value  Capital  Deficit  Equity  Interest  Equity 
                      
Balance, October 31, 2019  20,331,754  $203,317  $186,849,299  $(181,817,263) $  5,235,353  $(422,975) $4,812,378 
Stock option compensation to employees and directors  -   -   3,016,305   -   3,016,305   -   3,016,305 
Stock options issued to consultants  -   -   156,914   -   156,914   -   156,914 
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options  51,100   511   121,759   -   122,270   -   122,270 
Common stock issued pursuant to employee stock purchase plan  9,618   96   15,356   -   15,452   -   15,452 
Common stock issued in at-the-market offering, net of offering expenses of $314,072  3,261,282   32,613   7,833,427   -   7,866,040   -   7,866,040 
Net loss  -   -   -   (7,794,320)  (7,794,320)  (57,032)  (7,851,352)
                             
Balance, July 31, 2020  23,653,754  $236,537  $197,993,060  $(189,611,583) $8,618,014  $(480,007) $8,138,007 

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2019

        Additional     Total  Non-    
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Shareholders’  controlling  Total 
  Shares  Par Value  Capital  Deficit  Equity  Interest  Equity 
                      
Balance, October 31, 2018  18,908,632  $189,086  $175,415,931  $(170,170,209) $  5,434,808  $(251,377) $5,183,431 
Stock option compensation to employees and directors  -   -   2,808,910   -   2,808,910   -   2,808,910 
Stock options and warrants issued to consultants  -   -   139,161   -   139,161   -   139,161 
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options  40,000   400   102,100   -   102,500   -   102,500 
Restricted stock award compensation to employee pursuant to stock incentive plan  -   -   1,954,441   -   1,954,441   -   1,954,441 
Common stock issued pursuant to employee stock purchase plan  5,411   54   18,506   -   18,560   -   18,560 
Common stock issued in at-the-market offering, net of offering expenses of $264,186  1,208,808   12,088   4,887,657   -   4,899,745   -   4,899,745 
Net loss  -   -   -   (9,559,561)  (9,559,561)  (148,030)  (9,707,591)
                             
Balance, July 31, 2019  20,162,851  $201,628  $185,326,706  $(179,729,770) $5,798,564  $(399,407) $5,399,157 

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

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

  

For the nine months ended

July 31,

 
  2020  2019 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Net loss $(7,851,352) $(9,707,591)
Stock option compensation to employees and directors  3,016,305   2,808,910 
Stock options and warrants issued to consultants  156,914   139,161 
Restricted stock award compensation to employee pursuant to stock incentive plan  -   1,954,441 
Depreciation of property and equipment  38,276   32,990 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment  148,084   - 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset  38,317   - 
Amortization of patents  -   418,750 
Impairment in carrying amount of patent assets  -   418,750 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Receivables  60,577   305,919 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (4,870)  45,847 
Accounts payable  (246,522)  (14,234)
Accrued expenses  (79,781)  192,672 
Operating lease liability  (37,537)  - 
Net cash used in operating activities  (4,761,589)  (3,404,385)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Disbursements to acquire short-term investments in certificates of deposit  (5,510,000)  (2,350,000)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments in certificates of deposit  4,720,000   2,250,000 
Purchase of property and equipment  (15,791)  (175,457)
Net cash used in investing activities  (805,791)  (275,457)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Net proceeds from sale of common stock in at-the-market offering  7,866,040   4,899,745 
Proceeds from sale of common stock pursuant to employee stock purchase
plan
  15,452   18,560 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  122,270   102,500 
Net cash provided by financing activities  8,003,762   5,020,805 
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  2,436,382   1,340,963 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  3,491,625   3,055,890 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $5,928,007  $4,396,853 
         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Operating lease right-of-use asset $(106,221) $- 
Operating lease liability $106,299  $- 

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

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(UNAUDITED)

1. BUSINESS AND FUNDING

Description of Business

As used herein, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Anixa” means Anixa Biosciences, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Our primary operations involve researchdeveloping therapies and development of cancer therapeuticsvaccines that are focused on critical unmet needs in oncology and diagnostics.infectious disease. Our cancer therapeutics programs consist ofinclude the development of a vaccine against triple negative breast cancer (“TNBC”) and development of chimeric endocrine receptor T-cell (“CER-T”) technology, a novel form of CAR-T technology, initially focused on treating ovarian cancer.cancer, and discovery and ultimately development of anti-viral drug candidates for the treatment of COVID-19 focused on inhibiting certain viral protein functions. Our cancer diagnosticsvaccine program consists of the development of a vaccine against triple negative breast cancer (“TNBC”), the artificial intelligence (AI) driven Cchek™ liquid biopsy platform for early cancer detection. most lethal form of breast cancer.

 

We hold an exclusive worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use certain intellectual property owned or controlled by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (“Cleveland Clinic”) related to certain breast cancer vaccine technology developed at Cleveland Clinic. We are working in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic to develop a method to vaccinate women against contracting breast cancer, focused specifically on TNBC, the most lethal form of the disease. A specific protein, alpha-lactalbumin, has been identified that is only present during lactation in healthy women, but reappears in many forms of breast cancer, especially TNBC. Animal studiesStudies have shown that vaccinating against this protein prevents breast cancer in mice. We are working with researchers at Cleveland Clinic to advance this vaccine toward human clinical testing, and we anticipate filingare in the process of manufacturing the vaccine and upon completion we will be prepared to file an Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). While we anticipate filing the IND during the third calendar quarter of 2020, we may experience delays in the vaccine manufacturing and characterization process due to the global coronavirus pandemic. We do not currently anticipate any potential delays to significantly alter our expected timeline. The IND application, after review and if approved by the end of the 2019 calendar year.FDA, will enable us to begin testing our vaccine in human subjects.

 

Our subsidiary, Certainty Therapeutics, Inc. (“Certainty”), is developing immuno-therapy drugs against cancer. Certainty holds an exclusive worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use certain intellectual property owned or controlled by The Wistar Institute (“Wistar”) relating to Wistar’s CER-TCAR-T technology. We have initially focused on the development of a treatment for ovarian cancer, but we may also pursue applications of the technology for the development of treatments for additional solid tumors. The license agreement requires Certainty to make certain cash and equity payments to Wistar. With respect to Certainty’s equity obligations to Wistar, Certainty issued to Wistar shares of its common stock equal to five percent (5%) of the common stock of Certainty.

 

Certainty, in collaboration with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (“Moffitt”), is advancing toward human clinical testing of its CER-TCAR-T technology for treating ovarian cancer. Certainty is working with researchers at Moffitt to complete studies necessaryClinical grade materials are currently being manufactured and upon completion will undergo extensive testing. Once the materials have been successfully tested, we will be prepared to submit an IND application with the FDA. WeWhile we anticipate filing the IND with the FDA by the end of calendar 2020, we may experience delays in completing the 2019 calendar year, with humanmanufacturing and testing of clinical trials commencing thereafter,materials due to the global coronavirus pandemic. We do not currently anticipate any potential delays to significantly alter our expected timeline. The IND application, after review and approval by the FDA, will enable us to begin testing our therapy in 2020.  The collaboration between Certainty and Moffitt was recently extended through November 2020, so the parties may continue research on Certainty’s CER-T technology.ovarian cancer patients.

 


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In April 2020, in collaboration with OntoChem GmbH (“OntoChem”), we commenced a project to discover and ultimately develop anti-viral drug candidates against COVID-19. Through this collaboration, we are utilizing advanced computational methods, machine learning, and molecular modeling techniques to perform in silico screening of Contentsover 1.2 billion compounds in chemical libraries (including publicly available compounds and OntoChem’s proprietary libraries) to evaluate if any of these compounds could disrupt one of two key enzymes of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19.

 

While the screening process is ongoing and we anticipate discovering additional drug candidates, we have identified four compounds that could disrupt the function of a viral enzyme called an endoribonuclease, known as Non-Structural Protein-15 (“NSP-15”), and 27 compounds that target the main protease (“Mpro”) of the virus. Our in silico molecular modeling indicates that any of the NSP-15 or Mpro inhibitors might disrupt the virus’ ability to replicate in humans. The NSP-15 compounds have been synthesized and are in the process of being tested in biological assays. We are currently evaluating which of the Mpro compounds to synthesize for biological testing. The in vitro biological assays of the NSP-15 compounds are ongoing, and if the biological activity of any of these compounds is verified, they will be tested in animal studies to further evaluate their candidacy as COVID-19 therapeutics.

On July 2, 2020, we implemented a strategic realignment of our business and redirected resources to exclusively focus on the development of therapeutics and vaccines. Accordingly, we suspended operations of our subsidiary, Anixa Diagnostics Corporation, (“Anixa Diagnostics”), is developingand the development of the Cchek™, an AI artificial intelligence driven platform of non-invasive blood tests for the early detection of cancer which is based on the body’s immune response to the presence of a malignancy.  We have demonstrated the efficacy of Cchek™ with 20 different types of cancer, including:  breast, lung, colon, melanoma, ovarian, liver, thyroid, pancreatic, appendiceal, uterine, osteosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, vulvar, prostate, bladder, cervical, head and neck, gastric and testicular cancers.  Breast, lung, colon and prostate cancers represent the four largest categories of cancer worldwide.

We are currently developing tests for the detection of multiple types of cancer and are working with our development and commercialization partner, ResearchDx, a CLIA-certified laboratory, to launch Cchek™ Prostate Cancer Confirmation as a Laboratory Developed Test during the fourth calendar quarter of 2019. cancer.

 

Over the next several quarters, we expect the development of our breast cancer vaccine, our COVID-19 therapeutic discovery program and Certainty’s CER-TCAR-T technology and Anixa Diagnostic’s Cchek™ to be the primary focus of the Company. As part of our legacy operations, the Company remains engaged in limited patent licensing activities regarding the Cchek™ liquid biopsy platform, as well as in the area of encrypted audio/video conference calling. We do not expect these activities to be a significant part of the Company’s ongoing operations nor do we expect these activities to require material financial resources or attention of senior management.

 

Over the past several quarters,years, our revenue was derived from technology licensing and the sale of patented technologies, including revenue from the settlement of litigation. We have not generated any revenue to date from our cancer therapeutics and diagnosticsor vaccine programs. In addition, while we pursue our cancer therapeutics and diagnosticsvaccine programs, we may also make investments in and form new companies to develop additional emerging technologies.

 


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Funding and Management’s Plans

 

Based on currently available information as of September 5, 2019,8, 2020, we believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and expected cash flows will be sufficient to fund our activities for the next twelve months. We have implemented a business model that conserves funds by collaborating with third parties to develop our technologies. However, our projections of future cash needs and cash flows may differ from actual results. If current cash on hand, cash equivalents, short termshort-term investments and cash that may be generated from our business operations are insufficient to continue to operate our business, or if we elect to invest in or acquire a company or companies or new technology or technologies that are synergistic with or complementary to our technologies, we may be required to obtain more working capital. During the nine months ended July 31, 2019,2020, we raised an aggregate of approximately $4,900,000$7,866,000, net of expenses, through our at-the-market equity offeringthe sale of 1,208,8083,261,282 shares of common stock which is currently effective (we can sell an additional 267,302 shares underin our current at-the-market equity program)offerings. This included approximately $427,000, net of expenses, through the sale of 112,238 shares of common stock in an at-the market equity offering which expired in November 2019 and may remain available for us to useapproximately $7,439,000, net of expenses, through the sale of 3,149,044 shares of common stock in the future.  Further, we have an additional at-the-market equity offering under which we may issue up to $50 million of common stock,stock. Under our current at-the-market equity program which is currently effective and may remain available for us to ususe in the future.future, we may sell an additional approximately $42,260,000 of common stock. We may seek to obtain working capital during our fiscal year 20192020 or thereafter through sales of our equity securities or through bank credit facilities or public or private debt from various financial institutions where possible. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we do identify sources for additional funding, the sale of additional equity securities or convertible debt could result in dilution to our stockholders.  Additionally, the sale of equity securities or issuance of debt securities may be subject to certain security holder approvals or may result in the downward adjustment of the exercise or conversion price of our outstanding securities. We can give no assurance that we will generate sufficient cash flows in the future to satisfy our liquidity requirements or sustain future operations, or that other sources of funding, such as sales of equity or debt, would be available or would be approved by our security holders, if needed, on favorable terms or at all. If we fail to obtain additional working capital as and when needed, such failure could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, such lack of funds may inhibit our ability to respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated capital needs, or may force us to reduce operating expenses, which would significantly harm the business and development of operations.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in annual financial statements have been omitted or condensed. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2018.2019. The accompanying October 31, 20182019 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).GAAP. The condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of our financial position as of July 31, 2019,2020, and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods represented. The results of operations for the nine months ended July 31, 20192020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

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Noncontrolling Interest

 

Noncontrolling interest represents Wistar’s equity ownership in Certainty and is presented as a component of equity. The following table sets forth the changes in noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended July 31, 2019:2020:

 

Balance at October 31, 2018

$

(251,377)

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

(148,030)

Balance at July 31, 2019

$

(399,407)

Balance, October 31, 2019 $(422,975)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  (57,032)
Balance, July 31, 2020 $(480,007)

 


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Revenue Recognition

Since fiscal 2016 our revenue has been derived solely from technology licensing and the sale of patented technologies. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of intellectual property rights and satisfaction of other contractual performance obligations to licensees in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive.

 

On November 1, 2018 we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers.Customers using the modified retrospective method. Upon adoption of ASU 2014-09 we arewere required to make certain judgments and estimates in connection with the accounting for revenue. Such areas may include determining the existence of a contract and identifying each party’s rights and obligations to transfer goods and services, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to separate performance obligations, estimating the timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, determining whether a promise to grant a license is distinct from other promised goods or services and evaluating whether a license transfers to a customer at a point in time or over time.

 

Our revenue arrangements provide for the payment of contractually determined, one-time, paid-up license fees in settlement of litigation and in consideration for the grant of certain intellectual property rights for patented technologies owned or controlled by the Company. These arrangements typically include some combination of the following: (i) the grant of a non-exclusive, retroactive and future license to manufacture and/or sell products covered by patented technologies owned or controlled by the Company, (ii) a covenant-not-to-sue, (iii) the release of the licensee from certain claims, and (iv) the dismissal of any pending litigation. In such instances, the intellectual property rights granted have been perpetual in nature, extending until the expiration of the related patents. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, we have no further obligations with respect to the granted intellectual property rights, including no obligation to maintain or upgrade the technology, or provide future support or services. Licensees obtained control of the intellectual property rights they have acquired upon execution of the agreement. As such,Accordingly, the earnings process is completeperformance obligations from these agreements were satisfied and 100% of the revenue iswas recognized upon the execution of the agreement, when collectability is probable and all otheragreements. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 had no impact on revenue recognition criteria have been met.recognized.

 

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Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues include the costs and expenses incurred in connection with our patent licensing and enforcement activities, including inventor royalties paid to original patent owners, contingent legal fees paid to external counsel, other patent-related legal expenses paid to external counsel, licensing and enforcement related research, consulting and other expenses paid to third-parties and the amortization of patent-related investment costs. These costs are included under the caption “Operating costs and expenses” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 


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Research and Development Expenses

 

Patents

Our only identifiable intangible assetsResearch and development expenses, consisting primarily of employee compensation, payments to third parties for research and development activities and other direct costs associated with developing a platform for non-invasive blood tests for early detection of cancer, developing immuno-therapy drugs against cancer, development of our breast cancer vaccine and development of anti-viral drugs candidates for COVID-19, are patents and patent rights related to our legacy patent licensing operations.  We capitalize patent and patent rights acquisition costs and amortizeexpensed in the cost overconsolidated financial statements in the estimated economic useful life.  No patent acquisition costs were capitalized during the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018.  We recorded patent amortization expense of approximately $419,000 and $244,000 during the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  In evaluating the carrying amount of capitalized patents at January 31, 2019, we determined that based on estimated undiscounted future cash flows a write-down of the carrying amount of approximately $419,000, to a carrying value of approximately $168,000, should be recorded as of January 31, 2019. The carrying value of capitalized patents has been amortized to $-0- as of July 31, 2019. Our estimates of future cash flows were based on our most recent assessment of the market for potential licensees, as well as the status of ongoing negotiations with potential licensees. While we may be able to generate future cash flows from this patent portfolio, as of July 31, 2019, we cannot reasonably determine an estimate of any such future cash flows.period incurred.

 

2. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

            On August 21, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement in connection with a putative shareholder derivative complaint filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on November 5, 2018. See Note 9 to these condensed consolidation financial statements for additional information.  Management reviewed for subsequent events through the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and noted no other items requiring disclosure.

3.         STOCK BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS

 

The Company maintains stock equity incentive plans under which the Company grants incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance awards, or stock units to employees, directors and consultants.

 

Stock Option Compensation Expense

 

The compensation cost for service-based stock options granted to employees and directors is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award using the Black-Scholes pricing model, and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period (the vesting period of the stock option) which is one to four years. We recorded stock-based compensation expense related to service-based stock options granted to employees and directors of approximately $2,433,000$3,016,000 and $1,153,000$2,433,000 during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively,, and approximately $784,000$997,000 and $702,000$784,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively.

 

For stock options granted to employees and directors that vest based on market conditions, such as the trading price of the Company’s common stock exceeding certain price targets, we use a Monte Carlo Simulation in estimating the fair value at grant date and recognize compensation cost over the implied service period (median time to vest). On May 8, 2018, we issued market condition options to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock, to our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, vesting at target trading prices of $5.00 to $8.00 per share before May 31, 2021, with implied service periods of three to seven months. In October 2018, the first tranche of 500,000 shares of market condition options became exercisable upon achieving an average closing price above $5.00 per share for twenty consecutive trading days. We recorded stock-based compensation expense related to market condition stock options granted to employees of approximately $376,000$-0- and $2,446,000$376,000 during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively, and approximately $-0- and $2,446,000respectively. We did not have any market condition stock-based compensation expense during the three months ended July 31, 20192020 and 2018, respectively.  2019.

 

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On November 1, 2018 we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2018-07 (“ASU 2018-07”) for stock options granted to consultants. Upon adoption of ASU 2018-07 we estimated the fair value of unvested service-based and performance-based stock options at the date of adoption, using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Subsequent to adoption of ASU 2018-07, future grants to consultants are measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award using the Black-Scholes pricing model, consistent with our policy for grants to employees and directors. In prior periods, in accordance with US GAAP, we estimated the fair value of service-based and performance-based stock options granted to consultants at each reporting period using the Black-Scholes pricing model. We recognize the fair value of stock options granted to consultants as consulting expense over the requisite or implied service period of the grant. We recorded stock-based consulting expense related to stock options granted to consultants of approximately $75,000$157,000 and $197,000$75,000 during the nine months ended July 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively, and approximately $25,000$45,000 and $49,000$25,000 during the three months ended July 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively.

 


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Stock Option Activity

During the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018,2020, we granted options to purchase 10,000 shares and 3,897,000 shares of common stock, respectively,  to employees, directors and consultants, with exercise prices ranging from $2.30 to $3.84 per share, pursuant to the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. 2010 Share Incentive Plan (the "2010 Share Plan”) and the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. 2018 Share Plan (the “2018 Share Plan”).    During the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, stock options to purchase 40,000 and 48,600 shares of common stock, respectively, were exercised with aggregate proceeds of approximately $103,000 and $-0-, respectively.  Under certain circumstances, stock options may be exercised on a cashless basis.  During the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, -0- and 8,784 shares of common stock, respectively, were withheld in connection with cashless exercises of stock options.

Stock Option Plans

As of July 31, 2019, we havehad three stock option plans: the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. 2003 Share Incentive Plan (the "2003“2003 Share Plan"Plan”), the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. 2010 Share Incentive Plan (the “2010 Share Plan”) and the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. 2018 Share Incentive Plan (the “2018 Share Plan”), which were adopted by our Board of Directors on April 21, 2003, July 14, 2010 and January 25, 2018, respectively. The 2018 Share Plan was approved by our shareholders on March 29, 2018.

 

Stock Option Activity

During the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, we granted options to purchase 800,000 shares and 10,000 shares of common stock, respectively, to employees and consultants, with exercise prices ranging from $3.64 to $4.04 per share, pursuant to the 2010 Share Plan and the 2018 Share Plan. During the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, stock options to purchase 51,100 and 40,000 shares of common stock, respectively, were exercised with aggregate proceeds of approximately $122,000 and $103,000, respectively.

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2003 Plan

 

The 2003 Share Plan provided for the grant of nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance awards and stock units to employees, directors and consultants. In accordance with the provisions of the 2003 Share Plan, the plan terminated with respect to the ability to grant future optionsawards on April 21, 2013. Information regarding the 2003 Share Plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 is as follows:

  Shares  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at October 31, 2019  400  $17.00     
Forfeited/Expired  (400) $17.00     
Options outstanding and exercisable at July 31, 2020  -  $-0-  $-0- 

Information regarding the 2003 Share Plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

Shares

Weighted
Average Exercise Price Per Share

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 Shares Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
 Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2018

12,000

$ 2.77

  12,000  $2.77     

Exercised

(4,000)

$ 3.63

Options outstanding and exercisable at
July 31, 2019

8,000

$ 2.34

$     23,694

  (4,000) $3.63     
Options outstanding and exercisable at July 31, 2019  8,000  $2.34  $23,694 


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The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable under the 2003 Share Plan as of July 31, 2019:

 

Range of
Exercise Prices
 Number
Outstanding
and
Exercisable
  Weighted Average Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
 
$0.67 - $17.00  8,000   0.19  $2.34 

Range of

Exercise Prices

Number

Outstanding

and

Exercisable

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise
Price

$ 0.67 - $17.00

8,000

0.19

$ 2.34

 

Information regarding the 2003 Share Plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 is as follows:

Shares

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price Per Share

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Options outstanding at October 31, 2017

30,600

$ 3.16

Exercised

(10,600)

$ 0.67

Forfeited

(8,000)

$ 7.04

Options outstanding and exercisable at
   July 31, 2018

12,000

$ 2.77

$        13,054

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable under the 2003 Share Plan as of July 31, 2018:

Range of

Exercise Prices

Number

Outstanding

and

Exercisable

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

   $ 0.67 - $17.00

12,000

.99

$ 2.77

2010 Plan

 

The 2010 Share Plan providesprovided for the grant of nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance awards and stock units to employees, directors and consultants. AsIn accordance with the provisions of July 31, 2019, the 2010 Share Plan, had 889,200 shares availablethe plan terminated with respect to the ability to grant future awards on July 14, 2020. Information regarding the 2010 Share Plan for future grants.  the nine months ended July 31, 2020 is as follows:

  Shares  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at October 31, 2019  1, 1,998,668  $2.80     
Exercised  (51,100) $2.39     
Forfeited/Expired  (20,534) $1.72     
Options outstanding at July 31, 2020  1 1,927,034  $2.82  $731,670 
Options exercisable at July 31, 2020  1, 1,772,034  $2.84  $630,120 

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The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable under the 2010 Share Plan as of July 31, 2020:

  

Options Outstanding

  Options Exercisable 
Range of
Exercise Prices
 Number
Outstanding
  

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

(in years)

  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  Number
Exercisable
  

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

(in years)

  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
$ 0.67 - $2.30  549,000   5.70  $1.57   494,000   5.56  $1.64 
$ 2.58 - $ 3.13  846,000   3.05  $2.79   846,000   3.41  $2.79 
$ 3.46 - $ 5.75  532,034   7.45  $4.16   432,034   7.33  $4.33 

Information regarding the 2010 Share Plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

Shares

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price Per Share

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 Shares Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
 Aggregate Intrinsic Value 
Options outstanding at October 31, 2018  2,131,868  $2.11     

Granted

  10,000  $3.64     

Forfeited

(99,200)

$ 3.78

Options outstanding at July 31, 2019

2,010,668

$ 2.03

$    5,422,886

Exercised  (32,000) $2.27     
Forfeited/Expired  (99,200) $3.78     
Options outstanding at July 31, 2019  2,010,668  $2.03  $5,422,886 

Options exercisable at July 31, 2019

1,639,556

$ 1.92

$    4,609,165

  1,639,556  $1.92  $4,609,165 


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The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable under the 2010 Share Plan as of July 31, 2019:

 

Options Outstanding

Options Exercisable

Number

Outstanding

Weighted

Average

Remaining
Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Number

Exercisable

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 Options Outstanding Options Exercisable 

Range of

Exercise Prices

 Number Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
(in years)
 Weighted Average Exercise Price Number Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
(in years)
 Weighted Average Exercise Price 

Number

Outstanding

Weighted

Average

Remaining
Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Number

Exercisable

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

$ 0.67

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

799,388

5.59

$ 0.67

$ 2.27 -$ 3.01

600,134

3.81

$ 2.58

600,134

3.81

$ 2.58

$ 3.46 -$ 5.75

472,534

8.51

$ 4.05

240,034

8.19

$ 4.43

$ 0.67 938,000   5.94  $0.67   799,388   5.59  $0.67 
td.27 -$3.01 600,134   3.81  $2.58   600,134   3.81  $2.58 
$3.46 -$7.00  472,534   8.51  $4.05   240,034   8.19  $4.43 

Information regarding the 2010 Share Plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 is as follows:

Shares

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price Per Share

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

Options outstanding at October 31, 2017

1,637,246

$ 1.50

Granted

475,000

$ 3.22

Exercised

(38,000)

$ 0.67

Forfeited

(49,800)

$ 2.15

Options outstanding at July 31, 2018

2,024,446

$ 1.90

$    2,965,764

Options exercisable at July 31, 2018

1,284,190

$ 1.73

$    2,108,817

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable under the 2010 Share Plan as of July 31, 2018:

Options Outstanding

Options Exercisable

Number

Outstanding

Weighted

Average

Remaining
Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Number

Exercisable

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Range of

Exercise Prices

 

 

 

 

 

$ 0.67

943,000

6.94

$ 0.67

653,142

6.18

$ 0.67

$ 2.27 -$ 3.01

729,712

5.21

$ 2.61

579,314

5.28

$ 2.60

$ 3.46 -$ 7.00

351,734

8.74

$ 3.73

51,734

1.46

$ 5.27


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2018 Plan

 

The 2018 Share Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance awards and stock units to employees, directors and consultants. As of July 31, 2019,2020, the 2018 Share Plan had 2,008,0002,258,376 shares available for future grants. Information regarding the 2018 Share Plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 is as follows:

  Shares  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
  Aggregate Intrinsic Value 
Options outstanding at October 31, 2019  3,935,000  $3.74     
Granted  800,000  $3.85     
Forfeited/Expired  (258,376) $3.86                 
Options outstanding at July 31, 2020  4,476,624  $3.76  $-0- 
Options exercisable at July 31, 2020  2,403,014  $3.76  $-0- 

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The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable under the 2018 Share Plan as of July 31, 2020:

  Options Outstanding  Options Exercisable 
Range of
Exercise Prices
  Number
Outstanding
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Number
Exercisable
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
$3.70   3,100,000   7.78  $3.70   1,700,000   7.78  $3.70 
$3.84 - $4.61   1,376,624   7.55  $3.89   703,014   6.15  $3.90 

Information regarding the 2018 Share Plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

Shares

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price Per Share

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

Options outstanding at October 31, 2018

3,482,000

$ 3.73

Exercised

(4,000)

$ 3.84

Forfeited

(8,000)

$ 3.84

 

Options outstanding at July 31, 2019

3,470,000

$ 3.73

$    3,337,300

Options exercisable at July 31, 2019

1,321,111

$ 3.73

$    1,273,443

  Shares  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at October 31, 2018  3,482,000  $3.73     
Exercised  (4,000) $3.84     
Forfeited/Expired  (8,000) $3.84     
Options outstanding at July 31, 2019  3,470,000  $3.73  $3,337,300 
Options exercisable at July 31, 2019  1,321,111  $3.73  $1,273,443 

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable under the 2018 Share Plan as of July 31, 2019:

 

   Options Outstanding  Options Exercisable 
Range of
Exercise Prices
  Number
Outstanding
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Number
Exercisable
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
$

3.70 - $4.61

   3,470,000   8.78  $3.73   1,321,111   8.77  $3.73 

Options Outstanding

Options Exercisable

Range of

Exercise Prices

Number

Outstanding

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Number

Exercisable

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

$ 3.70 -$ 4.61

3,470,000

8.78

$ 3.73

1,321,111

8.77

$ 3.73

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Information regarding the 2018 Share Plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 is as follows:

Shares

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price Per Share

Aggregate
Intrinsic 
Value

Options outstanding at October 31, 2017

           -0-

 

Granted

3,422,000

$ 3.71

Options outstanding at July 31, 2018

3,422,000

$ 3.71

$               -0-

Options exercisable at July 31, 2018

167,779

$ 3.73

$               -0-


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The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable under the 2018 Share Plan as of July 31, 2018:

Options Outstanding

Options Exercisable

Range of

Exercise Prices

Number

Outstanding

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Number

Exercisable

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

$ 3.70 -$ 3.84

3,422,000

9.77

$ 3.71

167,779

9.76

$ 3.73

Outside of Share Plans

 

In addition to options granted under the 2003 Share Plan, the 2010 Share Plan and the 2018 Share Plan, during the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2013, the Board of Directors approved the grant of stock options to purchase 1,780,000 shares tocertain employees and directors outside of Share Plans.directors. Information regarding stock options that were granted outside of Share Plans for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 is as follows:

  Shares  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at October 31, 2019  1,698,000  $2.58     
Options outstanding and exercisable at July 31, 2020  1,698,000  $2.58  $348,090 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable that were granted outside of Share Plans as of July 31, 2020:

Range of
Exercise Prices
  

Number
Outstanding

and

Exercisable

  

Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

(in years)

  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
$2.58   1,698,000   2.00  $2.58 

Information regarding stock options that were granted outside of Share Plans for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 is as follows:

Shares

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price Per Share

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

Options outstanding at October 31, 2018

1,780,000

$1.58

Options outstanding and exercisable at
   July 31, 2019  

1,780,000

$1.58

$    5,583,900

  Shares  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at October 31, 2018  1,780,000  $1.58     
Options outstanding and exercisable at July 31, 2019  1,780,000  $1.58  $5,583,900 

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable that were granted outside of Share Plans as of July 31, 2019:

 


Range of
Exercise Prices
  

Number
Outstanding

and

Exercisable

  

Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

(in years)

  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
$0.67   1,046,000   3.30  $0.67 
$2.58-$ 5.56   734,000   2.85  $2.88 

 

Range of

Exercise Prices

Number

Outstanding

and

Exercisable

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

$ 0.67

1,046,000

3.05

$ 0.67

$ 2.58-$ 5.56

734,000

2.59

$ 2.88

Stock Awards

 

Information regarding stock options outstanding that were granted outside of Share Plans for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 is as follows:

Shares

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price Per Share

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

Options outstanding at October 31, 2017

1,780,000

$ 1.58

Options outstanding and exercisable at
   July 31, 2018 

1,780,000

$ 1.58

$    3,206,700


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The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable that were granted outside of Share Plans as of July 31, 2018:

Range of

Exercise Prices

Number

Outstanding

and

Exercisable

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

$ 0.67

1,046,000

4.05

$ 0.67

$ 2.58-$ 5.56

734,000

3.59

$ 2.88

Stock Awards

For stock awards granted to employees, directors and consultants that vest upon grant we recognize expense at the date of grant based on the grant date market price of the underlying common stock. During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, we issued 5,347 shares of common stock that vested upon grant to consultants for services rendered.  We recorded consulting expense for the shares of common stock issued to consultants of approximately $15,000 for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and $-0- for the three months ended July 31, 2018.  We did not grant any stock awards that vested upon grant during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 or 2019.

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On May 8, 2018, a restricted stock award of 1,500,000 shares of common stock was granted under the 2018 Share Plan to our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. The restricted stock award vests in its entirety upon achievement of a target trading price of $11.00 per share of the Company’s common stock before May 31, 2021. For restricted stock awards vesting upon achievement of a price target of our common stock we use a Monte Carlo Simulation in estimating the fair value at grant date and recognize compensation cost over the implied service period (median time to vest). WeDuring the nine-month and three-month periods ended July 31, 2019, we recorded stock-based compensation expense related to the restricted stock award of approximately $1,954,000 and $1,374,000$-0-, respectively. We did not record any compensation expense related to the restricted stock award during the nine monthsnine-month period ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $-0- and approximately $1,374,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.2020.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

The Company maintains the Anixa Biosciences, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan which permits eligible employees to purchase shares at not less than 85% of the market value of the Company’s common stock on the offering date or the purchase date of the applicable offering period, whichever is lower. The plan was adopted by our Board of Directors on August 13, 2018 and approved by our shareholders on September 27, 2018. During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, employees purchased 9,618 shares with aggregate proceeds of approximately $15,000. During the nine months ended July 31, 2019, employees purchased 5,411 shares at a purchase pricewith aggregate proceeds of $3.43 per share pursuant to the plan.approximately $19,000.

 

Warrants

 

During the nine months ended July 31, 2019 we issued a warrant, expiring on November 1, 2023, to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at $4.04 per share, vesting over 12 months, to a consultant for investor relations services. WeOn November 1, 2019 the warrant was exchanged for a stock option with the same terms as the warrant. During the nine-month and three-month periods ended July 31, 2019, we recorded consulting expense of approximately $64,000 during the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and approximately $21,000, during the three months ended July 31, 2019,respectively, based on the fair value of the warrant recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.


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In July 2018 weNo warrants were issued a warrant exercisable at $3.65 per share vested upon grant to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for investor relations services.  We recorded consulting expense of approximately $57,000 during the threenine months ended July 31, 2018, based on the fair value of the warrant.  This warrant was exercised in October 2018.2020.

 

As of July 31, 2019,2020, we also had warrants outstanding to purchase 10,000 shares and 10,000 shares of common stock at $9.25 and $13.875 per share, respectively, expiring on August 19, 2019 and warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock at $5.03 per share expiring on November 30, 2021.

 

4.3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

US GAAP defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair value. We have categorized our financial assets and liabilities, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy as set forth below. If the inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

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Financial assets and liabilities recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

 

Level 1 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market which we have the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted market prices in markets where trading occurs infrequently or whose values are based on quoted prices of instruments with similar attributes in active markets.

 

Level 3 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset and liabilities.

 

The following table presents the hierarchy for our financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 31, 2019:2020:

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Money market funds –  

    Cash and cash equivalents

$

 

3,370,661

$

      

-

$

      

-

$

3,370,661

Certificates of deposit –

    Cash and cash equivalents

-

750,000

-

750,000

 Short-term investments

 

-

 

2,100,000

 

-

 

 2,100,000

Total financial assets

$

3,370,661

$

2,850,000

$

-

$

6,220,661


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  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Money market funds:                
Cash and cash equivalents $5,154,304  $-  $-  $5,154,304 
Certificates of deposit:                
Cash and cash equivalents  500,000           500,000 
Short-term investments  -   3,140,000   -   3,140,000 
Total financial assets $5,654,304  $3,140,000  $-  $8,794,304 

 

The following table presents the hierarchy for our financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2018:2019:

 

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Money market funds:                
Cash and cash equivalents $2,706,944  $-  $-  $2,706,944 
Certificates of deposit:                
Cash and cash equivalents  500,000   -   -   500,000 
Short-term investments  -   2,350,000   -   2,350,000 
Total financial assets $3,206,944  $2,350,000  $-  $5,556,944 

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Money market funds –  

    Cash and cash equivalents

$

 

2,031,331

$

      

-

$

      

-

$

2,031,331

Certificates of deposit –

    Cash and cash equivalents

-

750,000

-

750,000

 Short-term investments

 

-

 

2,000,000

 

-

 

2,000,000

Total financial assets

$

2,031,331

$

2,750,000 

$

-

$

4,781,331

Our non-financial assets that are measured on a non-recurring basis include our patents and property and equipment and which are measured using fair value techniques whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate a condition of impairment exists. The estimated fair value of accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates their individual carrying amounts due to the short-term nature of these measurements. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at carrying value which approximates fair value.

 

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5.

4. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following as of:

 

July 31,
2019

October 31,
2018

 July 31,
2020
 October 31,
2019
 

Payroll and related expenses

$

64,627

$

62,965

 $238,565  $72,850 

Accrued royalty and contingent legal fees

449,691

366,670

  449,691   449,691 

Accrued collaborative research and license expenses

351,994

187,500

  37,114   371,710 
Accrued severance costs  83,624   - 

Accrued other

 

9,459

 

65,964

  6,723   1,247 

$

875,771

$

683,099

 $815,717  $895,498 

 

6.5. NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK

 

Basic net loss per common share (“Basic EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per common share (“Diluted EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents and convertible securities then outstanding. Diluted EPS for all periods presented is the same as Basic EPS, as the inclusion of the effect of common share equivalents then outstanding would be anti-dilutive. For this reason, excluded from the calculation of Diluted EPS for the nine and three months ended July 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, were stock options to purchase 7,268,6688,101,658 and 7,238,4467,268,668 shares, respectively, and warrants to purchase 545,000500,000 and 854,400545,000 shares, respectively.

 


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7.6. EFFECT OF RECENTLY ADOPTED AND ISSUED PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  This amendment updates addressing revenue from contracts with customers, which clarifies existing accounting literature relating to how and when a company recognizes revenue. Under the standard, a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services.  The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 on November 1, 2018.  The adoption of ASU 2014-09 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, other than required additional disclosure of accounting policies.  See Note 1 regarding our revenue recognition policy.

 

In February 2016, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases (ASC 842), which supersedes Topic 840, Leases, and which requires lessees to recognize most leases on the balance sheet. This is expected to increase both reported assets and liabilities. The new lease standard does not substantially change lessor accounting. For public companies, the standard will bewas effective for the first interim reporting period within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, although early adoption iswas permitted. Lessees and lessors will bewere required to apply the new standard at the beginning of the earliest period presented in the financial statements in which they first apply the new guidance, usingguidance. In July 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases, which provides an additional transition option for an entity to apply the provisions of ASC 842 by recognizing a modified retrospective transition method.cumulative effect adjustment at the effective date of adoption without adjusting the prior comparative periods presented. The requirements of this standard include a significant increase in required disclosures. We beganThe Company adopted ASU 2016-02 on November 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not have a detailed assessment of thematerial impact that this guidance will have on our condensed consolidated financial statementsstatements. See Note 8 regarding the accounting and disclosures related disclosures, andto our analysis is currently ongoing.


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8.         INCOME TAXESoffice lease.

 

We file Federal, New York and California state income tax returns.  Due to net operating losses, the statute of limitations for Federal and New York State income tax returns remains open to examination by taxing authorities since the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999.  We account for interest and penalties related to income tax matters, if any, in general and administrative expenses.  There are no unrecognized income tax benefits as of July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018.7. INCOME TAXES

 

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the estimated future tax effects of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. We have provided a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax asset due to our historical pre-tax losses and the uncertainty regarding the realizability of these deferred tax assets.

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We have substantial net operating loss carryforwards for Federal, New York State and California income tax returns. These net operating loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations under Internal Revenue Code section 382. Management has not performedWe have no unrecognized income tax benefits as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 and we account for interest and penalties related to income tax matters, if any, in general and administrative expenses.

8. LEASES

We lease approximately 2,000 square feet of office space at 3150 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California (our principal executive offices) from an analysisunrelated party pursuant to an operating lease that expires September 30, 2021. Our base rent is approximately $5,000 per month and the lease provides for annual increases of approximately 3% and an escalation clause for increases in certain operating costs. Under an operating lease that expired on May 31, 2019 we also leased approximately 3,000 square feet of office space at 12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California (our former executive offices) from an unrelated party. As of August 1, 2018, we had subleased these facilities. Rent expense was approximately $48,000 and $46,000, respectively, for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, and approximately $16,000 and $16,000, respectively, for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019.

On November 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842, which increases transparency and comparability by recognizing a lessee’s rights and obligations resulting from leases by recording them on the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities. The new guidance requires the recognition of the potential limitations. We have providedright-of-use (“ROU”) assets and related operating lease liabilities on the balance sheet. The Company adopted the new guidance using the modified retrospective approach on November 1, 2019. As a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax asset due to our historical pre-tax lossesresult, the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2019 was not restated and is not comparative.

The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recognition of ROU assets of $106,221, and lease liabilities for operating leases of $106,299 on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of November 1, 2019. The difference between the ROU assets and the uncertainty regardingoperating lease liability represents the realizabilitydifference between the lease cost and the amount of these deferred tax assets.rent paid in October.

The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted within the standard, which allow an entity to forgo reassessing (i) whether a contract contains a lease, (ii) classification of leases, and (iii) whether capitalized costs associated with a lease meet the definition of initial direct costs. Also, the Company elected the expedient allowing an entity to use hindsight to determine the lease term and impairment of ROU assets and the expedient to allow the Company to not have to separate lease and non-lease components. The Company has also elected the short-term lease accounting policy under which Anixa would not recognize a lease liability or ROU asset for any lease that at the commencement date has a lease term of twelve months or less and does not include a purchase option that Anixa is more than reasonably certain to exercise.

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For operating leases, the lease liability is initially and subsequently measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments. The remaining 14-month lease term as of July 31, 2020 for the Company’s lease includes the noncancelable period of the lease. The lease does not contain a Company option to extend the lease or an option to extend the lease controlled by the lessor. All ROU assets are reviewed for impairment.

Balance sheet information related to the Company’s lease is presented below:

  Balance Sheet
Location
 July 31,
2020
  November 1,
2019
  October 31,
2019
 
Operating Lease:              
Right-of-use asset Operating lease right-of-use asset $67,982  $106,221  $      - 
Right-of-use liability, current Operating lease liability  58,195   51,101   - 
Right-of-use liability, non-current Operating lease liability, non-current  10,567   55,198   - 

As of July 31, 2020, the annual minimum lease payments of our operating lease liabilities were as follows:

For Years Ending October 31,

 Operating Leases 
2020 (excluding the nine months ended July 31, 2020) $15,816 
2021  59,136 
Total future minimum payments, undiscounted  74,952 
Less: Imputed interest  (6,190)
Present value of future minimum lease payments $68,762 

 

9. COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCES

 

Litigation Matters

Other than below and lawsuits we have historically brought to enforce our patent rights, weWe are not a party toinvolved in any material pendinglitigation or other legal proceedings other thanand management is not aware of any pending litigation or legal proceeding against us that which arise in the ordinary course of business.  We believe that any liability that may ultimately result from the resolution of these matters will not, individually or in the aggregate,would have a material adverse effect onupon our financial position or results of operations.operations or financial condition.

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On November 5, 2018, a putative shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Howland v. Kumar et al., C.A. No. 2018-0804-KSJM (the “Derivative Action”), that alleged claims for breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment.  The Derivative Action named as defendants certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors (the “Individual Defendants”), and the Company was named solely as a nominal defendant.  On August 21, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement pursuant to which the Company agreed to certain changes in its corporate governance policies and to reprice certain stock options that were repriced on September 6, 2017 to $0.67 to the option price immediately prior to that repricing.  The Company also agreed to pay certain legal fees, with such fees to be paid from the Company’s D&O insurance.  As a result of this settlement, all of the claims asserted in the Derivative Action will be dismissed.  The Individual Defendants have denied, and continue to deny, any and all allegations of wrongdoing or liability asserted in the Derivative Action.  The Individual Defendants have further asserted, and continue to assert, that at all relevant times, they acted in good faith and in a manner that they reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.  The Individual Defendants have entered into the settlement solely to eliminate the uncertainty, distraction, disruption, burden, risk, and expense of further litigation.


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10. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We follow the accounting guidance of ASC 280 “Segment Reporting” (“ASC 280”). Reportable operating segments are determined based on the management approach. The management approach, as defined by ASC 280, is based on the way that the chief operating decision-maker organizes the segments within an enterprise for making operating decisions and assessing performance. While our results of operations are primarily reviewed on a consolidated basis, the chief operating decision-maker manages the enterprise in threefive reportable segments, each with different operating and potential revenue generating characteristics: (i) CAR-T Therapeutics, (ii) Cancer Vaccines, (iii) Anti-Viral Therapeutics, (iv) Cancer Diagnostics (ii) Cancer Therapeutics and (iii)(v) our legacy patent licensingPatent Licensing activities. The following represents selected financial information for our segments for the ninethree and threenine months ended July 31, 20192020 and 20182019 and as of July 31, 20192020 and October 31, 2018:2019:

For the Nine Months Ended

July 31,

2019

2018

Net loss:

Cancer Diagnostics

$

(4,024,785)

$

(3,783,854)

Cancer Therapeutics

(4,807,668)

(4,583,070)

Patent licensing

 

(875,138)

 

(484,640)

Total

$

(9,707,591)

$

(8,851,564)

Operating costs and expenses excluding non-cash

    share based compensation expense:

Cancer Diagnostics

$

1,953,760

$

1,692,865

Cancer Therapeutics

2,084,694

1,807,515

Patent licensing

 

1,070,408

 

1,266,448

Total

$

5,108,862

$

4,766,828

Operating costs and expenses excluding non-cash

    share based compensation expense

$

5,108,862

$

4,766,828

Plus non-cash share-based compensation expense

 

4,902,512

 

5,227,016

Total operating costs and expenses

$

10,011,374

$

9,993,844

For the Three Months Ended

July 31,

2019

2018

Net loss:

Cancer Diagnostics

$

(917,363)

$

(2,359,568)

Cancer Therapeutics

(1,203,468)

(2,901,708)

Patent licensing

 

(45,217)

 

(332,300)

Total

$

(2,166,048)

$

(5,593,576)

 

 

Operating costs and expenses excluding non-cash 

    share based compensation expense:

Cancer Diagnostics

$

507,356

$

569,512

Cancer Therapeutics

801,704

359,006

Patent licensing

 

44,454

 

411,453

Total

$

1,353,514

$

1,339,971

Operating costs and expenses excluding non-cash

    share based compensation expense

$

1,353,514

$

1,339,971

Plus non-cash share-based compensation expense

 

830,898

 

4,628,333

Total operating costs and expenses

$

2,184,412

$

5,968,304

July 31,

2019

October 31,

2018

Total assets:

Cancer Diagnostics

$

3,201,233

$

2,545,803

Cancer Therapeutics

3,279,496

2,157,359

Patent licensing

 

361,977

 

1,745,380

Total

$

6,842,706

$

6,448,542

  For the Three Months Ended
July 31,
  For the Nine Months Ended
July 31,
 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Net Loss:                
CAR-T Therapeutics $(402,223) $(723,128) $(1,527,586) $(4,240,347)
Cancer Vaccines  (172,881)  (573,005)  (538,748)  (573,005)
Anti-Viral Therapeutics  (268,704)  -   (578,208)  - 
Cancer Diagnostics  (1,727,256)  (876,667)  (5,196,929)  (3,929,021)
Patent Licensing  (5,723)  6,752   (9,881)  (965,218)
Total $(2,576,787) $(2,166,048) $(7,851,352) $(9,707,591)
                 
Total operating costs and expenses $2,584,053  $2,184,412  $7,884,059  $10,011,374 
Less non-cash share-based compensation  (1,041,799)  (830,898)  (3,173,219)  (4,902,512)
Operating costs and expenses excluding non-cash share-based compensation $1,542,254  $1,353,514  $4,710,840  $5,108,862 
Operating costs and expenses excluding non-cash share based compensation:                
CAR-T Therapeutics $182,007  $442,621  $752,170  $1,688,301 
Cancer Vaccines  70,061   407,010   235,391   407,010 
Anti-Viral Therapeutics  149,075   -   370,093   - 
Cancer Diagnostics  1,136,629   487,169   3,345,441   1,905,137 
Patent Licensing  4,482   16,714   7,745   1,108,414 
Total $1,542,254  $1,353,514   4,710,840  $5,108,862 

  July 31,
2020
  October 31,
2019
 
Total assets:        
CAR-T Therapeutics $4,110,341  $2,382,460 
Cancer Vaccines  1,575,525   489,881 
Anti-Viral Therapeutics  3,349,814   - 
Cancer Diagnostics  78,723   3,119,246 
Patent Licensing  247,378   302,106 
Total $9,361,781  $6,293,693 

 

Operating costs and expenses excluding non-cash share-based compensation expense is the measurement the chief operating decision-maker uses in managing the enterprise.

11. IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

On March 10, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The virus and actions taken to mitigate its spread have had and are expected to continue to have a broad adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical areas in which the Company operates and conducts its business and which the Company’s partners operate and conduct their business. We are currently following the recommendations of local health authorities to minimize exposure risk for our team members and visitors. However, the scale and scope of this pandemic is unknown and the duration of the business disruption and related financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. While we have implemented specific business continuity plans to reduce the potential impact of COVID-19, there is no guarantee that our continuity plans will be successful.

We have already experienced certain disruptions to our business such as temporary closure of our offices and similar disruptions have occurred for our partners. Specifically, the outbreak has caused shutdowns of the laboratories and other service providers that we rely on to develop our CAR-T and breast cancer vaccine programs, and those laboratories and service providers that have been operating or that have begun operating recently have been doing so with more limited capacity due to social distancing requirements. As a result, our progress has been slowed and there is no assurance that we will be able to meet our previously announced timelines regarding the IND filings for our CAR-T therapy for ovarian cancer and for our breast cancer vaccine.

The extent to which COVID-19 or any other health epidemic may impact our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. Accordingly, COVID-19 could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

 


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

 

Information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future events and results. We generally use the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “likely,” “will” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements, including those concerning our expectations, involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to, those factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 and the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented in this Report.

GENERAL

 

We discuss the description of our business in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Nine months ended July 31, 20192020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 20182019

 

Revenue

We did not record any revenue for the nine months ended July 31, 2020. For the nine months ended July 31, 2019, we recorded revenue of $250,000 from one license agreement. For the nine months ended July 31, 2018, we recorded revenue of $1,112,500 from twoThe license agreements.  These license agreements eachagreement provided for a one-time, non-recurring, lump sum payment in exchange for a non-exclusive retroactive and future licenses,license, and covenantscovenant not to sue. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements,the agreement, we have no further obligations with respect to the granted intellectual property rights, including no obligation to maintain or upgrade the technology, or provide future support or services. Accordingly, the earnings processperformance obligations from these licenses was completethis license agreement were satisfied and 100% of the revenue was recognized upon execution of the license agreement. As discussed in Note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, as part of our legacy operations, the Company remains engaged in limited patent licensing activities which we do not expect to be a significant part of our ongoing operations or revenue.

Inventor Royalties, Contingent Legal Fees and Litigation and Licensing Expenses Related to Patent Assertionassertion expenses

Inventor royalties, contingent legal fees, litigation and licensingPatent assertion expenses related to patent assertion activities decreased by approximately $601,000 tofrom approximately $166,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2019 compared to approximately $767,000$-0- in the comparable prior year.nine months ended July 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in related revenues. Inventor royalties and contingent legal fees are expensed in the period that the related revenues are recognized. Litigation and licensing expenses related to patent assertion, other than contingent legal fees, are expensed in the period incurred.

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Amortization of Patents

 

Amortization of patents increased by approximately $175,000 to approximately $419,000was $-0- in the nine months ended July 31, 2019, from2020 compared to approximately $244,000$419,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2018.comparable prior year. We capitalize patent and patent rights acquisition costs and amortize the cost over the estimated economic useful life. The increasedecrease in amortization of patents was due to a reductionthe patent asset being fully amortized in the estimated economic useful life of capitalized patents. 


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Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses are related to the development of our cancer diagnostics and therapeutics programs and increasedour anti-viral drug program, and decreased by approximately $222,000$628,000 to approximately $3,974,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2020, from approximately $4,602,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2019, from approximately $4,380,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in research and development expenses was primarily due to an increasea decrease in employee stock award compensation expense of approximately $481,000,$1,251,000 and a decrease in employee stock option compensation expense of approximately $75,000, offset by an increase in outside research and development expense, excluding license expense, of approximately $406,000 primarily related to Certainty's collaboration agreement with Moffitt and Anixa Diagnostics' agreement withthe development of Cchek™, our development partner, ResearchDx,non-invasive blood tests for early detection of approximately $356,000 andcancer, an increase in employee compensation and related costs, other than equity-based compensation, of approximately $95,000, offset by a decrease of approximately $562,000 in employee stock option compensation expense and a decrease in license feesstock awards of approximately $190,000. License fees$136,000 and an increase in fiscal year 2019 areconsulting expense related to our licenseCchek™ program of approximately $129,000.

Research and development expenses incurred in the nine months ended July 31, 2020 associated with Cleveland Clinic. License fees in fiscal year 2018 are related toeach of our license with Wistar.development programs consisted of approximately $2,578,000 for cancer diagnostics, approximately $798,000 for CAR-T therapeutics, approximately $329,000 for anti-viral therapeutics, and approximately $269,000 for cancer vaccines.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses decreased by approximately $198,000$643,000 to approximately $3,762,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2020, from approximately $4,405,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2019, from approximately $4,603,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2018.2019. The decrease in general and administrative expenses in 2020 was principally due to a decrease in employee stock optionaward compensation expense of approximately $228,000,$704,000, a decrease in consultant stock option expenselegal and accounting fees of approximately $105,000 and$338,000 in fiscal year 2020 primarily related to fees incurred in fiscal year 2019 in connection with a putative shareholder derivative complaint which was settled in August 2019, a decrease in investor and public relations expense resulting from the discharge in January 2020 of a disputed liability of approximately $86,000, offset by$337,000 upon the expiration of the vendor’s statutory right to pursue collection of the disputed liability which reduced expenses in fiscal year 2020, a decrease in expense resulting from a patent expense reimbursement to Cleveland Clinic of approximately $164,000 in fiscal 2019 which reduced expenses in fiscal year 2020 and a decrease in investor relations and public relations expense of approximately $80,000, offset by an increase in employee compensation and related costs, other than stock option compensation expense and stock award compensation expense, of approximately $99,000.$502,000 which included approximately $157,000 of severance costs related to the suspension of the Cchek™ liquid biopsy program, an increase in employee stock option expense of approximately $283,000, an increase in corporate insurance expense of approximately $156,000 primarily due to an increase in directors and officers insurance premium and an increase in consultant stock option expense of approximately $73,000.

 

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Impairment in Carrying Amount of Patent Assets

 

The impairment in carrying amount of patent assets related to our legacy patent licensing activities of approximately $419,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2019 resulted from the write down of the value of our patent assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows we anticipated receiving from the patent assets as of January 31, 2019 of approximately $168,000.2019. Our estimates of future cash flows were based on our most recent assessment of the market for potential licensees, as well as the status of ongoing negotiations with potential licensees.

 

Interest IncomeOther Expense

Interest income increased by approximately $24,000 to approximately $54,000Other expense was $148,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2019,2020 compared to $-0- in the comparable prior year. Other expense in fiscal year 2020 represents loss on disposal of property and equipment.

Interest Income

Interest income decreased by approximately $21,000 to approximately $33,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2020, from approximately $30,000$54,000 in the comparable prior year period as a result of greater amounts of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investmentsa decrease in certificates of deposit.interest rates.

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

 

The net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, representing Wistar’s 5% ownership interest in Certainty’s net loss, decreased by approximately $10,000$91,000 to approximately $57,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2020, from approximately $148,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2019, from approximately $158,000 in the nine months ended July 31, 2018, as Certainty’s net loss decreased. The decrease in Certainty’s net loss was primarily due to decreases in employee stock option compensation expense and employee stock award compensation expense.

 


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Three months ended July 31, 20192020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2018July31, 2019

 

Revenue

We had no revenue during the three monthsthree-month periods ended July 31, 2019.  For the three months ended July 31, 2018, we recorded revenue of $362,500 from one license agreement.  The license agreement provided for a one-time, non-recurring, lump sum payment in exchange for non-exclusive retroactive2020 and future licenses, and covenants not to sue.  Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we have no further obligations with respect to the granted intellectual property rights, including no obligation to maintain or upgrade the technology, or provide future support or services.  Accordingly, the earnings process from these licenses was complete and 100% of the revenue was recognized upon execution of the license agreement.  As discussed in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements, as part of our legacy operations, the Company remains engaged in limited patent licensing activities which we do not expect to be a significant part of our ongoing operations or revenue.2019.

Inventor Royalties, Contingent Legal Fees and Litigation and Licensing Expenses Related to Patent Assertion

We had no inventor royalties, contingent legal fees, litigation and licensing expenses related to patent assertion activities during the three months ended July 31, 2019, compared to approximately $241,000 in the comparable prior year.  Inventor royalties and contingent legal fees are expensed in the period that the related revenues are recognized.  Litigation and licensing expenses related to patent assertion, other than contingent legal fees, are expensed in the period incurred.

Amortization of Patents

 

Amortization of patents decreased by approximately $39,000 to approximately $42,000was $-0- in the three months ended July 31, 2019, from2020 compared to approximately $81,000$42,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2018.comparable prior year. We capitalize patent and patent rights acquisition costs and amortize the cost over the estimated economic useful life. The decrease in amortization of patents was due to a reductionthe patent asset being fully amortized in the carrying value of the patents.fiscal year 2019.

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Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses are related to the development of our cancer diagnostics and therapeutics programs and decreasedour anti-viral drug program, and increased by approximately $1,856,000$168,000 to approximately $1,254,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2020, from approximately $1,086,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2019, from approximately $2,942,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2018.2019. The decreaseincrease in research and development expenses was primarily due to a decreasean increase in consulting expense of approximately $108,000 related to our Cchek™ liquid biopsy program, an increase in employee compensation and related costs, other than stock option compensation expense of approximately $1,384,000 and a decrease in employee stock award compensation expense, of approximately $769,000, offset by$94,000, an increase in outside research and developmentemployee stock option expense excluding license expense, primarily related to Certainty's collaboration agreement with Moffitt and Anixa Diagnostics' agreement with our development partner, ResearchDx, of approximately $149,000 and$54,000, offset by a decrease of approximately $100,000 of license fees paid to Cleveland Clinic.

 


TableResearch and development expenses incurred in the three months ended July 31, 2020 associated with each of Contentsour development programs consisted of approximately $749,000 for cancer diagnostics, approximately $233,000 for CAR-T therapeutics, approximately $173,000 for anti-viral therapeutics, and approximately $99,000 for cancer vaccines.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses decreasedincreased by approximately $1,647,000$125,000 to approximately $1,182,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2020, from approximately $1,057,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2019, from approximately $2,704,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2018.2019. The decreaseincrease in general and administrative expenses in fiscal year 2020 was principally due to a decreasean increase in employee compensation and related costs, other than stock option compensation expense and stock award compensation expense, of approximately $174,000 which included approximately $157,000 of severance costs related to the suspension of the Cchek™ liquid biopsy program, an increase in employee stock option compensation expense of approximately $980,000, a decrease in employee stock award compensation expense of approximately $605,000, a decrease$159,000, an increase in legal and accounting fees of approximately $147,000 primarily related to a putative shareholder derivative complaint (see Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements) and$101,000, offset by a decrease in investor and public relations expense of approximately $102,000, offset byresulting from a patent expense reimbursement to Cleveland Clinic of approximately $164,000.$164,000 in fiscal 2019 which reduced expenses in fiscal year 2020 and a decrease in consulting expense of approximately $118,000 primarily related to commercialization of the Cchek™ program.

 

Interest IncomeOther Expense

Interest income increased by approximately $6,000 to approximately $18,000Other expense was $148,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2019,2020 compared to $-0- in the comparable prior year. Other expense in fiscal year 2020 represents loss on disposal of property and equipment.

Interest Income

Interest income decreased by approximately $11,000 to approximately $7,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2020, from approximately $12,000$18,000 in the comparable prior year period as a result of greater amounts of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investmentsa decrease in certificates of deposit.interest rates.

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

 

The net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, representing Wistar’s 5% ownership interest in Certainty’s net loss, decreased by approximately $91,000$11,000 to approximately $15,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2020, from approximately $26,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2019, from approximately $117,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2018, as Certainty’s net loss decreased. The decrease in Certainty’s net loss was primarily due to decreases in employee stock option compensation expense and employee stock award compensation expense.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

 


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Based on currently available information as of September 5, 2019,8, 2020, we believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and expected cash flows will be sufficient to fund our activities for the next twelve months. We have implemented a business model that conserves funds by collaborating with third parties to develop our technologies. However, our projections of future cash needs and cash flows may differ from actual results. If current cash on hand, cash equivalents, short termshort-term investments and cash that may be generated from our business operations are insufficient to continue to operate our business, or if we elect to invest in or acquire a company or companies or new technology or technologies that are synergistic with or complementary to our technologies, we may be required to obtain more working capital. During the nine months ended July 31, 2019,2020, we raised an aggregate of approximately $4,900,000$7,866,000, net of expenses, through our at-the-market equity offeringthe sale of 1,208,8083,261,282 shares of common stock which is currently effective (we can sell an additional 267,302 shares underin our current at-the-market equity program)offerings. This included approximately $427,000, net of expenses, through the sale of 112,238 shares of common stock in an at-the market equity offering which expired in November 2019 and may remain available for us to useapproximately $7,439,000, net of expenses, through the sale of 3,149,044 shares of common stock in the future.  Further, we have an additional at-the-market equity offering under which we may issue up to $50 million of common stock,stock. Under our current at-the-market equity program which is currently effective and may remain available for us to ususe in the future.future, we may sell an additional approximately $42,260,000 of common stock. We may seek to obtain working capital during our fiscal year 20192020 or thereafter through sales of our equity securities (including through the commencement of another at-the-market equity offering) or through bank credit facilities or public or private debt from various financial institutions where possible. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we do identify sources for additional funding, the sale of additional equity securities or convertible debt could result in dilution to our stockholders.  Additionally, the sale of equity securities or issuance of debt securities may be subject to certain security holder approvals or may result in the downward adjustment of the exercise or conversion price of our outstanding securities. We can give no assurance that we will generate sufficient cash flows in the future to satisfy our liquidity requirements or sustain future operations, or that other sources of funding, such as sales of equity or debt, would be available or would be approved by our security holders, if needed, on favorable terms or at all. If we fail to obtain additional working capital as and when needed, such failure could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, such lack of funds may inhibit our ability to respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated capital needs, or may force us to reduce operating expenses, which would significantly harm the business and development of operationsoperations.

 

During the nine months ended July 31, 2019,2020, cash used in operating activities was approximately $3,404,000.$4,762,000. Cash used in investing activities was approximately $275,000,$806,000, resulting from the purchasepurchased of certificates of deposit totaling $2,350,000$5,510,000 and the purchase of property and equipment of approximately $175,000,$16,000, which was offset by the proceeds on maturities of certificates of deposit totaling $2,250,000.$4,720,000. Cash provided by financing activities was approximately $5,021,000,$8,004,000, resulting from the sale of 1,208,8083,261,282 shares of common stock in our at-the-market equity offering over the past nine months of approximately $4,900,000$7,866,000 (which is ongoing), the proceeds from sale of common stock pursuant to employee stock purchase plan of approximately $19,000$15,000 and the proceeds from exercise of stock options of approximately $103,000.$122,000. As a result, our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments at July 31, 20192020 increased approximately $1,441,000$3,226,000 to approximately $6,497,000$9,068,000 from approximately $5,056,000$5,842,000 at the end of fiscal year 2018.2019.

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In preparing these financial statements, we make assumptions, judgments and estimates that can have a significant impact on amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We base our assumptions, judgments and estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On a regular basis, we evaluate our assumptions, judgments and estimates and make changes accordingly.


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We believe that, of the significant accounting policies discussed in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018,2019, the following accounting policies require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments:

 

Revenue Recognition; and

Stock-Based Compensation.

Revenue Recognition

Our revenue has been derived solely from technology licensing and the sale of patented technologies. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of intellectual property rights and satisfaction of other contractual performance obligations to licensees in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive.

 

On November 1, 2018 we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers.Customers using the modified retrospective method. Upon adoption of ASU 2014-09 we are required to make certain judgments and estimates in connection with the accounting for revenue. Such areas may include determining the existence of a contract and identifying each party’s rights and obligations to transfer goods and services, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to separate performance obligations, estimating the timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, determining whether a promise to grant a license is distinct from other promised goods or services and evaluating whether a license transfers to a customer at a point in time or over time.

 

Our revenue arrangements provide for the payment of contractually determined, one-time, paid-up license fees in settlement of litigation and in consideration for the grant of certain intellectual property rights for patented technologies owned or controlled by the Company. These arrangements typically include some combination of the following: (i) the grant of a non-exclusive, retroactive and future license to manufacture and/or sell products covered by patented technologies owned or controlled by the Company, (ii) a covenant-not-to-sue, (iii) the release of the licensee from certain claims, and (iv) the dismissal of any pending litigation. In such instances, the intellectual property rights granted have been perpetual in nature, extending until the expiration of the related patents. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, we have no further obligations with respect to the granted intellectual property rights, including no obligation to maintain or upgrade the technology, or provide future support or services. Licensees obtained control of the intellectual property rights they have acquired upon execution of the agreement. As such,Accordingly, the earnings process is completeperformance obligations from these agreements were satisfied and 100% of the revenue iswas recognized upon the execution of the agreement, when collectability is probable and all otheragreements. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 had no impact on revenue recognition criteria have been met.recognized.

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Stock-Based Compensation

 

Stock-Based Compensation

The compensation cost for service-based stock options granted to employees and directors is measured atthe grant date, based on the fair value of the award using the Black-Scholes pricing model, and is expensedrecognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period (the vesting period of the stock option) which is one to four years. For employee options vesting if the trading price of the Company’s common stock exceeds certain price targets we use a Monte Carlo Simulation in estimating the fair value at grant date and recognize compensation cost over the implied service period.


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For stock awards granted to employees and directors that vest at date of grant we recognize expense based on the grant date market price of the underlying common stock. For restricted stock awards vesting upon achievement of a price target of our common stock we use a Monte Carlo Simulation in estimating the fair value at grant date and recognize compensation cost over the implied service period (median time to vest).

 

On November 1, 2018 we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2018-07 (“ASU 2018-027”) for stock-based compensation to non-employees. Upon adoption of ASU 2018-07 we estimated the fair value of unvested awards at the date of adoption, using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Future grants to consultants will be measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award using the Black-Scholes pricing model, consistent with our policy for grants to employees and directors.

 

The Black-Scholes pricing model and the Monte Carlo Simulation we use to estimate fair valuesvalue requires valuation assumptions of expected term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yield. The expected term of stock options represents the weighted average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding. For employees weWe use the simplified method, which is a weighted average of the vesting term and contractual term, to determine expected term. The simplified method was adopted since we do not believe that historical experience is representative of future performance because of the impact of the changes in our operations and the change in terms from historical options. For consultantsUnder the Black-Scholes pricing model, we use the contract term for expected term.  We estimateestimated the expected volatility of our shares of common stock based upon the historical volatility of our share price over a period of time equal to the expected term of the grants. We estimateestimated the risk-free interest rate based on the implied yield available on the applicable grant date of a U.S. Treasury note with a term equal to the expected term of the underlying grants. We made the dividend yield assumption based on our history of not paying dividends and our expectation not to pay dividends in the future.

 

We will reconsider use of the Black-Scholes pricing model and Monte Carlo Simulation if additional information becomes available in the future that indicates other models would be more appropriate. If factors change and we employ different assumptions in future periods, the compensation expense that we record may differ significantly from what we have recorded in the current period.

 

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EFFECT OF RECENTLY ISSUED PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

We discuss the effect of recently issued pronouncements in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future events and results.  We generally use the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “likely,” “will” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements, including those concerning our expectations, involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.   These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to, those factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 and the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report.  Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  You are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented in this Report.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

As of July 31, 2019,2020, we had investments in short-term, fixed rate and highly liquid instruments that have historically been reinvested when they mature throughout the year. Although our existing instruments are not considered at risk with respect to changes in interest rates or markets for these instruments, our rate of return on these securities could be affected at the time of reinvestment, if any.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13-15(b) of the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. Report.

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of fiscal year 20192020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Other than as described below and lawsuits we have historically brought to enforce our patent rights weWe are not a party toinvolved in any material pendinglitigation or other legal proceedings other thanand management is not aware of any pending litigation or legal proceeding against us that which arise in the ordinary course of business.  We believe that any liability that may ultimately result from the resolution of these matters will not, individually or in the aggregate,would have a material adverse effect onupon our financial position or results of operations.operations or financial condition.

On November 5, 2018, a putative shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Howland v. Kumar et al., C.A. No. 2018-0804-KSJM (the “Derivative Action”), that alleged claims for breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment.  The Derivative Action named as defendants certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors (the “Individual Defendants”), and the Company was named solely as a nominal defendant.  On August 21, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement pursuant to which the Company agreed to certain changes in its corporate governance policies and to reprice certain stock options that were repriced on September 6, 2017 to $0.67 to the option price immediately prior to that repricing.  The Company also agreed to pay certain legal fees, with such fees to be paid from the Company’s D&O insurance.  As a result of this settlement, all of the claims asserted in the Derivative Action will be dismissed.  The Individual Defendants have denied, and continue to deny, any and all allegations of wrongdoing or liability asserted in the Derivative Action.  The Individual Defendants have further asserted, and continue to assert, that at all relevant times, they acted in good faith and in a manner that they reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.  The Individual Defendants have entered into the settlement solely to eliminate the uncertainty, distraction, disruption, burden, risk, and expense of further litigation.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.2019 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2020.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.None.

 

Item 4.4. Mine Safety Disclosures. Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information. None.


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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 8, 2020.
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 8, 2020.
32.1Statement of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code, dated September 8, 2020.
32.2Statement of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code, dated September 8, 2020.

10.1     Exclusive License Agreement, dated July 8, 2019, between Anixa Biosciences, Inc. and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.  (Filed herewith.) 
(Certain information has been redacted in the marked portions of the exhibit.)

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10.2    Amendment 1 to the Collaboration Agreement between Certainty Therapeutics, Inc. and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.  (Filed herewith.)

31.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 6, 2019.

31.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 6, 2019.

32.1     Statement of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code, dated September 6, 2019.

32.2     Statement of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code, dated September 6, 2019.



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SIGNATURES

 

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

 


ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

By: 

By:/s/ Dr. Amit Kumar

Dr. Amit Kumar

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

September 6, 2019��  

8, 2020

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:

By:/s/ Michael J. Catelani

Michael J. Catelani

Chief Operating Officer and

Chief Financial Officer

September 8, 2020

(Principal Financial and

September 6, 2019

Accounting Officer)

 

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