UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020

 

or

 

o

¨

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

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

 

Commission File Number: 000-55136

 

NemusEmerald Bioscience, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

45-0692882

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

600 Anton Blvd., Suite 1100, Costa Mesa,130 North Marina Drive, Long Beach, CA 9262690803

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(949) 396-0330336-3443

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

 

_____________________________________________

(Former name, or former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

None

None

None

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001

EMBI

OTCQB

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes     o No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

o

Non-accelerated filer

¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)x

Smaller reporting company

x

Emerging growth company

xo

 

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. xo

 

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

 

As of November 14, 2017,May 7, 2020, there were 30,970,663183,207,747 shares of the issuer'sissuer’s $0.001 par value common stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I—FINANCIALI-FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

4

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20162019

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsComprehensive Loss for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 20162019 (Unaudited)

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 20162019 (Unaudited)

6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

7

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

7

Item 2.

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

24

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

30

28

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

30

28

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

31

29

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

31

29

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

31

29

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

31

29

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

31

29

Item 5.

Other Information

31

29

Item 6.

Exhibits

32

30

 

 
2

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements that are based on management'smanagement’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price could be materially negatively affected. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including "anticipates," "believes," "can," "continue," "could," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "should," "will," "would"“anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated include those set forth in the section titled "Risk Factors"“Risk Factors” including, without limitation, risks relating to:

 

·

the results of our research and development activities, including uncertainties relating to the discovery of potential product candidates and the preclinical and clinical testing of our product candidates;

·

the early stage of our product candidates presently under development;

·

our need for substantial additional funds in order to continue our operations, and the uncertainty of whether we will be able to obtain the funding we need;

·

·the results of our research and development activities, including uncertainties relating to the discovery of potential product candidates and the preclinical and clinical testing of our product candidates;

·the early stage of our product candidates presently under development;

·our ability to obtain and, if obtained, maintain regulatory approval of our current product candidates, and any of our other future product candidates, and any related restrictions, limitations, and/or warnings in the label of any approved product candidate;

·

·

our ability to retain or hire key scientific or management personnel;

·

·

our ability to protect our intellectual property rights that are valuable to our business, including patent and other intellectual property rights;

·

·

our dependence on the University of Mississippi, third-party manufacturers, suppliers, research organizations, testing laboratories and other potential collaborators;

·

·

our ability to develop successful sales and marketing capabilities in the future as needed;

·

·

the size and growth of the potential markets for any of our approved product candidates, and the rate and degree of market acceptance of any of our approved product candidates;

·

competition in our industry;

 

·

competition in our industry;

the duration and impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic; and

·

·

regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries.

 

We operate in a rapidly-changing environment and new risks emerge from time to time. As a result, it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, such as the COVID-19 outbreak and associated business disruptions including delayed clinical trials and laboratory resources, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this report may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this report speak only as of the date hereof, and except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

 

 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

NEMUSEMERALD BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARYSUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

March 31,

2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

December 31,

2019

(Note 2)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$563,864

 

 

$1,829,977

 

Restricted cash

 

 

4,538

 

 

 

4,538

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

99,067

 

 

 

152,695

 

Other current assets

 

 

3,888

 

 

 

7,550

 

Total current assets

 

 

671,357

 

 

 

1,994,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

1,983

 

Total assets

 

$672,975

 

 

$1,996,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$937,266

 

 

$129,809

 

Accounts payable to related party

 

 

40,903

 

 

 

10,000

 

Accrued interest due to related party

 

 

35,645

 

 

 

-

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

405,344

 

 

 

420,406

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

248,052

 

 

 

410,603

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,667,210

 

 

 

970,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible multi-draw credit agreement - related party, net of discount

 

 

517,780

 

 

 

387,070

 

Derivative liabilities, non-current

 

 

190,882

 

 

 

90,797

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,375,872

 

 

 

1,448,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 183,207,747 and 182,895,247 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

 

 

183,208

 

 

 

182,895

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

 

32,628,837

 

 

 

32,538,445

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(34,514,942)

 

 

(32,173,282)

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

(1,702,897)

 

 

548,058

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

$672,975

 

 

$1,996,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EMERALD BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ASSETS

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$41,978

 

 

$64,820

 

Restricted cash

 

 

4,428

 

 

 

37,500

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

253,481

 

 

 

170,155

 

Other current assets

 

 

6,183

 

 

 

7,014

 

Total current assets

 

 

306,070

 

 

 

279,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

2,645

 

 

 

9,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits and other assets

 

 

34,290

 

 

 

34,290

 

Total other assets

 

 

34,290

 

 

 

34,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$343,005

 

 

$323,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED

STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$990,123

 

 

$274,650

 

Accrued payroll and related expenses

 

 

445,498

 

 

 

167,337

 

Accrued license and patent reimbursement fees

 

 

80,893

 

 

 

-

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

115,492

 

 

 

98,700

 

Provision for conversion of Series B preferred stock

 

 

24,428

 

 

 

118,821

 

Deferred rent

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,450

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,656,434

 

 

 

661,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B warrants

 

 

791,813

 

 

 

1,112,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

 

791,813

 

 

 

1,112,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,448,247

 

 

 

1,774,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Convertible Series B Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

million shares authorized; 3,291.375 issued and outstanding as of September 30,

 

 

2017 and 4,031 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016, net of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$403,171 of issuance costs; $3.3 million liquidation preference as of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

955,045

 

 

 

1,169,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Series C Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 20 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

386 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016

 

 

-

 

 

 

293,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Series D Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 20 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares authorized; 200 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

net of $30,557 of issuance costs; $0.2 million liquidation preference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as of September 30, 2017

 

 

169,446

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 236 million shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,670,663 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and 21,563,163 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016

 

 

30,671

 

 

 

21,563

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

 

9,159,372

 

 

 

7,163,064

 

Warrants

 

 

982,911

 

 

 

837,711

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(13,402,687)

 

 

(10,936,573)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

 

(3,229,733)

 

 

(2,914,235)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

$343,005

 

 

$323,363

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$799,612

 

 

$320,986

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,411,596

 

 

 

1,194,081

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

2,211,208

 

 

 

1,515,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(2,211,208)

 

 

(1,515,067)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(35,903)

 

 

12,820,618

 

Fair value of derivative liabilities in excess of proceeds

 

 

-

 

 

 

322,644

 

Interest expense

 

 

166,355

 

 

 

116,063

 

Total other expense, net

 

 

130,452

 

 

 

13,259,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

$(2,341,660)

 

$(14,774,392)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$(0.01)

 

$(0.11)

Diluted

 

$(0.01)

 

$(0.11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used to compute loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

182,256,966

 

 

 

132,729,246

 

Diluted

 

 

183,737,415

 

 

 

132,729,246

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EMERALD BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(2,341,660)

 

$(14,774,392)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

365

 

 

 

366

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

64,142

 

 

 

171,493

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(35,903)

 

 

12,820,618

 

Fair value of derivative liabilities in excess of proceeds

 

 

-

 

 

 

322,644

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

130,710

 

 

 

56,952

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

53,628

 

 

 

(208,619)

Other current assets

 

 

3,662

 

 

 

-

 

Accounts payable

 

 

807,457

 

 

 

152,684

 

Accounts payable to related party

 

 

30,903

 

 

 

-

 

Accrued interest due to related party

 

 

35,645

 

 

 

-

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

(15,062)

 

 

27,134

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(1,266,113)

 

 

(1,431,120)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from convertible multi-draw credit agreement - related party, net of issuance costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,990,699

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,990,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash

 

 

(1,266,113)

 

 

2,559,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and restricted cash, beginning of year

 

$1,834,515

 

 

$1,857,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and restricted cash, end of year

 

$568,402

 

 

$4,417,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash-flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of cash and restricted cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$563,864

 

 

$4,412,952

 

Restricted cash

 

 

4,538

 

 

 

4,512

 

Total cash and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows

 

$568,402

 

 

$4,417,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$-

 

 

$59,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficial conversion feature on convertible multi-draw credit agreement

 

$-

 

 

$1,584,850

 

Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants issued with convertible multi-draw credit agreement

 

 

-

 

 

 

716,110

 

Fair value of compound derivative liability bifurcated from convertible multi-draw credit agreement

 

 

-

 

 

 

193,414

 

Reclassification of warrant liabilities to equity from exercise of warrants

 

 

26,563

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EMERALD BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Total

Stockholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amounts

 

 

 Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Deficit

 

Balance, January 1, 2019

 

 

133,907,747

 

 

$133,908

 

 

$17,528,947

 

 

$(33,225,107)

 

$(15,562,252)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

171,493

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

171,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants issued in connection with convertible multi-draw credit agreement, related party

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

716,110

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

716,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficial conversion feature in connection with convertible multi-draw credit agreement - related party

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,584,850

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,584,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(14,774,392)

 

 

(14,774,392)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

 

133,907,747

 

 

$133,908

 

 

$20,001,400

 

 

$(47,999,499)

 

$(27,864,191)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

 

 

Accumulated

 

Total

Stockholders'

Equity

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amounts

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

(Deficit)

 

Balance, January 1, 2020

 

 

182,895,247

 

 

$182,895

 

 

$32,538,445

 

 

$(32,173,282)

 

$548,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

64,142

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

64,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B warrant exercises

 

 

312,500

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

26,250

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,341,660)

 

 

(2,341,660)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

 

183,207,747

 

 

$183,208

 

 

$32,628,837

 

 

$(34,514,942)

 

$(1,702,897)

 

See accompanying notes to the unauditedcondensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

Ended

 

 

Three Months

Ended

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$88,550

 

 

$80,525

 

 

$241,302

 

 

$675,840

 

General and administrative

 

 

673,080

 

 

 

775,623

 

 

 

2,631,408

 

 

 

2,882,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

761,630

 

 

 

856,148

 

 

 

2,872,710

 

 

 

3,558,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(761,630)

 

 

(856,148)

 

 

(2,872,710)

 

 

(3,558,522)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

 

(281,497)

 

 

27,665

 

 

 

(320,495)

 

 

(1,584,969)

Change in fair value of conversion rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Series B preferred stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

61,058

 

 

 

(88,532)

 

 

82,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss before income taxes

 

 

(480,133)

 

 

(944,871)

 

 

(2,463,683)

 

 

(2,056,425)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

-

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

2,431

 

 

 

1,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(480,133)

 

$(945,271)

 

$(2,466,114)

 

$(2,057,625)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Preferred deemed dividend

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

711,000

 

 

 

-

 

Net loss applicable to common shareholders

 

$(480,133)

 

$(945,271)

 

$(3,177,114)

 

$(2,057,625)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$(0.02)

 

$(0.05)

 

$(0.12)

 

$(0.10)

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$(0.02)

 

$(0.05)

 

$(0.12)

 

$(0.10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

30,191,744

 

 

 

19,913,163

 

 

 

27,068,308

 

 

 

19,910,426

 

Diluted

 

 

30,191,744

 

 

 

19,913,163

 

 

 

27,068,308

 

 

 

19,910,426

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NEMUS BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(2,466,114)

 

$(2,057,625)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

6,801

 

 

 

11,505

 

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

 

 

138

 

 

 

-

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

456,507

 

 

 

544,823

 

Amortization of warrants and stock issued for services (1)

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

51,539

 

Change in fair value of conversion rights of Series B preferred stock

 

 

(88,532)

 

 

82,872

 

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

 

(320,495)

 

 

(1,584,969)

Common stock issued for services

 

 

187,550

 

 

 

-

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

33,072

 

 

 

-

 

Prepaid expenses (1)

 

 

(73,326)

 

 

(119,361)

Other current assets

 

 

831

 

 

 

7,500

 

Accounts payable

 

 

715,473

 

 

 

262,016

 

Accrued payroll and related expenses

 

 

278,161

 

 

 

25,534

 

Accrued license and patent reimbursement fees

 

 

80,893

 

 

 

(17,500)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

14,342

 

 

 

(96,497)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(1,154,699)

 

 

(2,890,163)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11,116)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11,116)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from Series D preferred stock issuance, net of $183,343 issuance costs

 

 

1,131,857

 

 

 

-

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

1,131,857

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(22,842)

 

 

(2,901,279)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

64,820

 

 

 

3,221,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$41,978

 

 

$319,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash-flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$1,631

 

 

$-

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing and investing activities:

(1)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, warrants issued to service providers for consulting services were valued at $22,245 and were recorded as Prepaid expenses and are being amortized over the service period.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, warrants issued to service providers for consulting services were valued at $30,000 and were recorded as Prepaid expenses and are being amortized over the service period.

(2)During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, preferred deemed dividends of $536,000 was recognized on Series D Preferred Stock and $175,000 on Series C Preferred Stock.

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NEMUSEMERALD BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARYSUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(Information as of and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 is unaudited)

1. Nature of Operations and Business Activities and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

 

Emerald Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) was initially incorporated in Nevada on March 16, 2011 as Load Guard Logistics, Inc. On October 31, 2014, the Company closed a reverse merger transaction (the “Merger”) pursuant to which Nemus, a California corporation (“Nemus Sub”), became the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and the Company assumed the operations of Nemus Sub. Nemus Sub was incorporated in the State of California on July 17, 2012. On November 3, 2014, the Company changed its name to Nemus Bioscience, Inc. by merging with Nemus Sub.

In January 2018, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Emerald Health Sciences, Inc. (“Emerald Health Sciences”), pursuant to which Emerald Health Sciences purchased a majority of the equity interest in the Company, resulting in a change in control (the “Emerald Financing”). As part of the transaction, the Company’s Board members, with the exception of Dr. Brian Murphy, the Company’s CEO/CMO, tendered their resignation and Emerald Health Sciences appointed two new nominees to the Board. Later, in October 2018, the Board appointed Dr. Avtar Dhillon, the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Emerald Health Sciences, as the Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board.

On February 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and majority stockholder unanimously approved an amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation to change the name of the Company to Emerald Bioscience, Inc. Effective March 25, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Nevada Secretary of State changing the Company’s name to Emerald Bioscience, Inc.

In August 2019, the Company formed a new subsidiary in Australia, EMBI Australia Pty Ltd., an Australian proprietary limited company (“EMBI Australia”), in order to qualify for the Australian government’s research and development tax credit for research and development dollars spent in Australia. The primary purpose of EMBI Australia is to conduct clinical trials for the Company’s product candidates.

On December 17, 2019, Dr. Avtar Dhillon resigned as the Chairman of the Company’s Board and the Company entered into a Board Observer Agreement with Emerald Health Sciences. Refer to Note 7 - Related Party Matters for additional information.

The Company is a biopharmaceutical company located in Long Beach, California that plans to research, develop and commercialize therapeutics derived from cannabinoids through a partnershipseveral license agreements with the University of Mississippi. The University of Mississippi ("UM"(“UM”). UM is the only entity federally permitted and licensed to cultivate cannabis for research purposes. Unless otherwise specified, referencespurposes in these Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements to the "Company," "we" or "our" refer to Nemus Bioscience, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly known as Load Guard Logistics, Inc. ("LGL"), together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nemus, a California corporation ("Nemus"). Nemus became the wholly owned subsidiary of Nemus Bioscience, Inc. through the Merger (as defined below).

Nemus Bioscience, Inc. (formerly LGL) was incorporated in Nevada on March 16, 2011. Nemus was incorporated in California on July 17, 2012. Our headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California.United States.

 

As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to securing product licenses, raising capital,carrying out research and development, building infrastructure and raising capital. The Company has not yet realized revenue from its planned principal operations.operations and is a number of years from potentially being able to do so.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include estimates as to the appropriate carrying value of certain assets and liabilities which are not readily apparent from other sources. Such estimates and judgments are utilized for stock-based compensation expense and equity securities with embedded features as discussed below.

Liquidity and Going Concern

 

The Company has incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception. Asinception and as of September 30, 2017, weMarch 31, 2020, had cashan accumulated deficit of $34,514,942, a stockholders’ deficit of $1,702,897 and cash equivalentsa working capital deficit of $41,978. In November 2017, the Company entered into a Series F Preferred Stock Financing (see Note 8) for gross proceeds totaling $2,000,000.$995,853. The Company anticipates that it will continue to incur netoperating losses and negative cash flows from operations into the foreseeable future in order to advance and develop a number of potential drug candidates into preclinical and clinical development activities and support its corporate infrastructure which includes the costs associated with being a public company. WithoutAs of March 31, 2020, the Company had unrestricted cash in the amount of $563,864 as compared to $1,829,977 as of December 31, 2019. As of the date of this filing the Company’s unrestricted cash position has decreased further to $228,000 plus an additional $87,000 of restricted cash including $82,000 of remaining funds from a recently funded Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note (the “PPP Note”) as discussed below.

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As the Company approaches its first clinical trial, it expects to ramp up research and development spending and projects to increase cash used in operating activities. However, based on the Company’s current cash position and expected cash requirements, without obtaining additional funding during the second quarter of 2020, management believes that the Company will not have sufficientenough funds to meet its current obligations within one year after the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.or commence clinical studies. These conditions give rise to substantial doubt as to the Company'sCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

The Company’s continued existence is dependent on its ability to raise sufficient additional sufficient funding to cover operating expenses and to invest in operationsresearch and development activities. On October 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Multi-Draw Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Emerald Health Sciences (See Note 4).

On April 29, 2020, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Multi-Draw Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with Emerald Health Sciences, which amends and restates the Credit Agreement. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a credit facility in the principal amount of up to $20,000,000, which includes, without limitation, the advances totaling $6,000,000 that were granted prior to the amendment and advances of at least $150,000 for each of May, June and July 2020.

Prior to the date of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company had made three drawdowns in an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000, and had issued to Emerald Health Sciences warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.50 per share of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

Immediately upon entering into the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company effected a fourth advance in the amount of $150,000. The advance bears an interest at 7% per annum and matures on October 5, 2022. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the advance for general corporate and working capital purposes. The Lender has elected that the fourth advance will not be convertible into shares of Common Stock and gave notice to the Company that no warrant will be issued in connection with the advance at this time.

On April 22, 2020, the Company entered into a Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note (the “PPP Note”) in the principal amount of $116,700 (the “PPP Loan”) from City National Bank (the “PPP Loan Lender”). The PPP Loan was obtained pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). Funds from the PPP Loan may only be used by the Company for payroll costs, costs for continuing group healthcare benefits, mortgage interest payments, rent, utility and interest on any other debt obligations that were incurred before February 15, 2020. All or a portion of principal of the PPP Loan may be forgiven by the SBA and the PPP Loan Lender upon application by the Company within 60 days but not later than 120 days after loan approval and upon documentation of expenditures in accordance with the SBA requirements.

The Company plans to continue to pursue funding through public or private equity or debt financings, strategic collaborations, licensing arrangements, asset sales, government grants or other arrangements. However, the Company cannot provide any assurances that such additional funds will be available on reasonable terms, or at all. If the Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities, substantial dilution to existing stockholders would result.

Effective March 23, 2020, the Company approved a plan to defer up to 50% of the members of senior management’s compensation indefinitely. Certain members of senior management have accepted the plan and the aggregate deferred compensation, together with a retention bonus of 10% of the amount being deferred will be payable to senior management when decided by the Board. Effective March 30, 2020, the Directors of the Company entered into agreements to defer payment of 100% of their Board of Director and committee fees indefinitely. The accrued fees, plus a 10% bonus of such accrued fees will be payable to the members of the Board within 30 days of the Board of Directors determining that the Company has been sufficiently financed to make such payments. These measures, in conjunction with management’s plan to negotiate extended payment terms with its vendors and service providers and delay development work in conjunction with pushing back the initiation of its first-in-human studies of the lead drug candidate, NB1111, to the 2021 timeframe, is intended to slow cash burn. The Company’s Board plans on further assessing the financial condition of the Company to determine what additional measures, if any, will be implemented. If the Company is unable to secure adequate additional funding, the Company may be forced to reduce spending extend payment terms with suppliers,further, liquidate assets where possible, suspend or curtail planned programs or cease operations.

 

 
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CashIn December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) emerged in Wuhan, China. Since then, it has spread to the United States and Cash Equivalentsinfections have been reported around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the United States, Australia and around the world, where the Company has operations and conducts laboratory research and clinical studies. In response to the outbreak, federal and state authorities in the United States have introduced various recommendations and measures to try to limit the pandemic, including travel restrictions, border closures, nonessential business closures, quarantines, self-isolations, shelters-in-place and social distancing. The COVID-19 outbreak and the response of governmental authorities to try to limit it are having a significant impact on the private sector and individuals, including unprecedented business, employment and significant economic disruptions to the global financial markets. These disruptions are likely to impact the Company’s ability to raise additional capital and obtain the necessary funds.

Notably, the Company relies on third-party manufacturers to produce its product candidates. The manufacturing of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of NB1111 is conducted in the United States. Formulation of the eye drop for testing is also performed in the United States but can rely on regulatory-accepted excipients that can be sourced from countries outside the United States, such as China. In lieu of the recent pandemic of a COVID-19, there could possibly be an impact on sourcing materials that are part of the eye drop formulation, as well as impacting volunteer and/or patient recruitment in Australia for clinical studies. Therefore, the Company has shifted its first-in-human studies of NB1111 from the second half of 2020, to the 2021 timeframe.

After considering the plans to alleviate substantial doubt, management has concluded that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on a consistent basis with the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state the information set forth herein. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and therefore, omit certain information and footnote disclosure necessary to present the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturityresults of operations for the three months or lessended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be cash equivalents.expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or any future periods. The carrying value of those investments approximates their fair market value due to their short maturity and liquidity. Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and amounts on deposit with financial institutions, which amounts may at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk.

Restricted Cash

A deposit of $4,428 as of September 30, 2017 and $37,500Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 20162019 was restrictedderived from withdrawal and held by a bankthe Company’s audited financial statements as of December 31, 2019, which are included in the form ofCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2020. The unaudited financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which includes a certificate of deposit. This certificate serves as collateral for paymentbroader discussion of the Company's credit cards.Company’s business and the risks inherent therein.

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current period’s presentation. Such reclassifications had no net effect on total assets, total liabilities, total stockholders’ equity, net losses and cash flows.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements include estimates as to the appropriate carrying value of certain assets and liabilities, which are not readily apparent from other sources. Such estimates and judgments are utilized for stock-based compensation expense, equity securities, derivative liabilities, and debt with embedded features.

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Risks and Uncertainties

The Company’s operations are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, changes in the general economy, the size and growth of the potential markets for any of the Company’s product candidates, results of research and development activities, uncertainties surrounding regulatory developments in the United States and Australia, and the Company’s ability to attract new funding.

Fair Value Measurements

 

Certain assets and liabilities are carried at fair value under U.S. GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price)(the “exit price”) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. A fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable, and the last is considered unobservable, is used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1:

Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active markets from readily available pricing sources such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices) such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to determining the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.

 

The carrying values of ourthe Company’s financial instruments, with the exception of the Credit Agreement and derivative liabilities, including, cash, and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, and accrued expensesother current liabilities approximate their fair value due to the short maturities of these financial instruments. The Series B warrant liabilityderivative liabilities are valued on a recurring basis utilizing Level 3 inputs.

Advances under the Credit Agreement are not recorded at fair value. However, fair value can be approximated and the conversion liability for the Series B Preferred Stock were valueddisclosed utilizing Level 3 inputs primarily from a recent third partyand independent appraisal.

Property and Equipment, Net

third-party valuation techniques (See Note 3). As of September 30, 2017, propertyMarch 31, 2020 and equipment, net, was $2,645, consisting primarily of computers and equipment. Expenditures for additions, renewals and improvements will be capitalized at cost. Depreciation will generally be computed on a straight-line method based on the estimated useful life of the related assets currently ranging from two to three years. Maintenance and repairs that do not extend the life of assets are charged to expense when incurred. When properties are disposed of, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reported in the period the transaction takes place.

Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount exceeds its estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount exceedsDecember 31, 2019, the fair value of the asset.advances under the Credit Agreement was $1,639,245 and $1,877,938, respectively. The carrying amount of the liability at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, was $517,780 and $387,070, respectively, and is included in Convertible multi-draw credit agreement - related party, net of discount in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

The costs incurred for the rights to use licensed technologies in the research and development process, including licensing fees and milestone payments, will be charged to research and development expense as incurred in situations where the Company has not identified an alternative future use for the acquired rights, and are capitalized in situations where there is an identified alternative future use. No cost associated with the use of licensed technologies has been capitalized to date.

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Income TaxesConvertible Instruments

 

The Company accounts for deferred income tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and net operating loss carry forwards (the "NOLs") and other tax credit carry forwards. These items are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. Any interest or penalties would be recorded in the Company's statement of operations in the period incurred.

The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In making such determinations, management considers all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations. As a result, there are no income tax benefits reflected in the statement of operations to offset pre-tax losses.

The Company recognizes a tax benefit from uncertain tax positions when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position.

Convertible Instruments

We account for hybrid contracts that featurewith embedded conversion optionsfeatures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.GAAP. ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities (“ASC 815”) requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standingfree-standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria includes circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.

 

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Conversion options that contain variable settlement features such as provisions to adjust the conversion price upon subsequent issuances of equity or equity linked securities at exercise prices more favorable than that featured in the hybrid contract generally result in their bifurcation from the host instrument.

  

We accountThe Company accounts for convertible debt instruments when we havewith embedded conversion features in accordance with ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (“ASC 470-20”) if it is determined that the embedded conversion optionsfeature should not be bifurcated from their host instruments, in accordance with ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (“ASC 470-20”).instruments. Under ASC 470-20, we record,the Company records, when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differencesdifference between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the embedded effective conversion price embedded inprice. When the note. We account for convertible instruments (when we have determinedCompany determines that the embedded conversion optionsoption should be bifurcated from theirits host instruments)instrument, the embedded feature is accounted for in accordance with ASC 815. Under ASC 815, a portion of the proceeds received upon the issuance of the hybrid contract is allocated to the fair value of the derivative. The derivative is subsequently marked to market at each reporting date based on current fair value, with the changes in fair value reported in the results of operations.

 

WeThe Company also followfollows ASC 480-10, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480-10”) in its evaluation ofwhen evaluating the accounting for aits hybrid instrument.instruments. A financial instrument that embodies an unconditional obligation, or a financial instrument other than an outstanding share that embodies a conditional obligation, that the issuer must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares shall be classified as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) if, at inception, the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on any one of the following: (a) a fixed monetary amount known at inception (for example, a payable settled with a variable number of the issuer’s equity shares); (b) variations in something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares (for example, a financial instrument indexed to the Standard and Poor'sPoor’s S&P 500 Index and settled with a variable number of the issuer’s equity shares); or (c) variations inversely related to changes in the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares (for example, a written put option that could be net share settled). Hybrid instruments meeting these criteria are not further evaluated for any embedded derivatives and are carried as a liability at fair value at each balance sheet date with a re-measurement reported in interestother expense (income) in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.Comprehensive Loss.

 

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When determining the short-term vs. long-term classification of derivative liabilities, the Company first evaluates the instruments’ exercise provisions. Generally, if a derivative is a liability and exercisable within one year, it will be classified as short-term. However, because of the unique provisions and circumstances that may impact the accounting for derivative instruments, the Company carefully evaluates all factors that could potentially restrict the instrument from being exercised or create a situation where exercise would be considered remote. The Company re-evaluates its derivative liabilities at each reporting period end and makes updates for any changes in facts and circumstances that may impact classification.

 

Warrants Issued in Connection with Financings

 

WeThe Company generally accountaccounts for warrants issued in connection with debt and equity financings as a component of equity, unless the warrants include a conditional obligation to issue a variable number of shares or there is a deemed possibility that wethe Company may need to settle the warrants in cash. For warrants issued with a conditional obligation to issue a variable number of shares or the deemed possibility of a cash settlement, we recordthe Company records the fair value of the warrants as a liability at each balance sheet date and recordrecords changes in fair value in other expense (income) expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.Comprehensive Loss.

 

Revenue RecognitionDebt Issuance Costs and Interest

 

Discounts related to bifurcated derivatives, freestanding instruments issued in bundled transactions, and issuance costs are recorded as a reduction to the carrying value of the debt and amortized over the life of the debt using the effective interest method. The Company has not begun planned principal operationsmakes changes to the effective interest rate, as necessary, on a prospective basis. For debt facilities that provide for multiple advances, the Company initially defers any issuance costs until the first advance is made and has not generated any revenue since inception.then amortizes the costs over the life of the facility.

 

Research and Development Expenses and Licensed Technology

 

Research and development ("R&D") costs are expensed when incurred. These costs may consist of external research and development expenses incurred under agreements with third-party contract research organizations and investigative sites, third-party manufacturing organizations and consultants; license fees; employee-related expenses, which include salaries benefits and stock-based compensationbenefits for the personnel involved in ourthe Company’s preclinical and clinical drug development activities; and facilities expense, depreciation and other allocated expenses; and equipment and laboratory supplies.

 

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Costs incurred for the rights to use licensed technologies in the research and development process, including licensing fees and milestone payments, are charged to research and development expense as incurred in situations where the Company has not identified an alternative future use for the acquired rights, and are capitalized in situations where there is an identified alternative future use. No cost associated with the use of licensed technologies has been capitalized to date.

Stock-Based Compensation ExpensesExpense

 

Stock-based compensation costexpense is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the award, and the cost is recognized as expense ratably over the vesting period. We useperiod with forfeitures accounted for as they occur. The Company uses the Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model for estimating the grant date fair value of stock options and warrants using the following assumptions:

 

·

Exercise price - We determined the exercise price based on valuations using the best information available to management at the time of the valuations.

·

Volatility - We estimate the stockStock price volatility is estimated over the expected term based on a blended rate of industry peers who are alsoand the Company’s actual stock volatility adjusted for periods in the early development stage given the limited market data available in the public arena.which significant financial variability was identified.

·

Expected term - The expected term is based on a simplified method which defines the life as the weighted average of the contractual term of the options and warrants and the weighted-average vesting period for all open awards.each award.

·

Risk-free rate - The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option or warrant is based on the average market rate on U.S. treasuryTreasury securities in effect during the period in which the awards were granted.

·

Dividends - The dividend yield assumption is based on ourthe Company’s history and expectation of paying no dividends.dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

Stock-Based Compensation for Non-Employees

The Company accounts for warrants and options issued to non-employees under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 505-50, Equity - Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The valueNet Income (Loss) Per Share of such non-employee awards is periodically re-measured over the vesting terms and at each quarter end.

Segment Information

FASB ASC No. 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for reporting information about reportable segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group ("CODM"), in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The CODM evaluates revenues and gross profits based on product lines and routes to market. Based on the early development stage of our operation, we operate in a single reportable segment.

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Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The Company is required to record all components of comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated financial statements in the period in which they are recognized. Net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), net of their related tax effect, arrived at a comprehensive income (loss). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the comprehensive income (loss) was equal to the net income (loss).

Earnings per shareCommon Stock

 

The Company applies FASB ASC No. 260, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings in calculating its basic and diluted net income (loss) per share. Basic net income (loss) per share of common stock is computed by dividing earningsnet income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings oroutstanding for the period. The diluted net loss per share would includeof common stock is computed by giving effect to all potential common stock equivalents outstanding for the dilutive effectperiod determined using the treasury stock method. For purposes of outstandingthis calculation, options to purchase common stock, restricted stock subject to vesting, warrants to purchase common stock and awards grantedcommon shares underlying convertible debt instruments are considered to employees under stock-based compensation plans. Potentially dilutivebe common stock equivalents. The following outstanding shares of the Company's common stock areequivalents were excluded from the calculationcomputation of diluted net loss per share of common share because their effect would be anti-dilutivestock for the periods presented. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017, 3,291.375 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into 13,165,500 common shares at $0.25 per share, 200 shares of Series D Preferred Stock convertible into 800,000 common shares at $0.25 per share, warrants to purchase 11,649,500 common shares and stock options exercisable for 1,130,000 common shares outstanding at the end of the period are excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016, 4,492 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into 5,615,000 common shares at $0.80 per share, warrants to purchase 10,879,500 common shares and stock options exercisable for 1,142,500 common shares outstanding at the end of the period are excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share.presented because including them would have been anti-dilutive:

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Stock options

 

 

4,512,715

 

 

 

3,600,073

 

Unvested restricted stock

 

 

643,501

 

 

 

1,093,501

 

Common shares underlying convertible debt

 

 

5,125,363

 

 

 

15,000,000

 

Warrants

 

 

23,593,356

 

 

 

58,130,750

 

 

Recent accounting pronouncementsAccounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Adoption is permitted as early as the first quarter of 2017 and is required by the first quarter of 2018. Given that the Company has no revenues to date, we plan to adopt this pronouncement when initial revenue recognition occurs.

In February 2016,December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) intended2019-12 Income Taxes (Topic 740) simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The Board issued this update as part of its Simplification Initiative to improve areas of GAAP and reduce cost and complexity while maintaining usefulness of the financial reporting around leasing transactions.statements. The ASU affects all companies and other organizations that lease assetsmain provisions remove certain exceptions, including the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. In addition, the amendments simplify income tax accounting in the areas such as real estate, airplanes,income-based franchise taxes, eliminating the requirements to allocate consolidated current and manufacturing equipment. The ASU will require organizationsdeferred tax expense in certain instances and a requirement that lease assets - referred to as "lessees"- to recognize onan entity reflects the balance sheeteffect of enacted changes in tax laws or rates in the assets and liabilities forannual effective tax rate computation in the rights and obligations created by those leases.interim period that includes the enactment date. For public companies, the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 20182020, and interim periods therein. Earliertherein, with early adoption is permitted for any annualpermitted. The Company plans to adopt this ASU on the effective date of January 1, 2021. However, it may adopt the update earlier if circumstances arise making early adoption favorable to the Company. The amendments in the update related to foreign subsidiaries will be applied on a modified retrospective basis, the amendments to franchise taxes will be applied on either a retrospective or interim period for which consolidated financial statements have not yet been issued.modified retrospective basis and all other amendments will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currentlystill evaluating the potential impact thatfrom adopting this standard. However, because the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are fully reserved, it does not expect a material impact from the adoption of this standard.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 may have on its consolidated2018-08 Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808) intended to improve financial statements.reporting around collaborative arrangements and align the current guidance under ASC 808 with ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The ASU affects all companies that enter into collaborative arrangements. The ASU clarifies when certain transactions between collaborative arrangement participants should be accounted for as revenue under Topic 606 and changes certain presentation requirements for transactions with collaborative arrangement participants that are not directly related to sales to third parties. The Company will adopthas adopted this ASU beginning on the effective date of January 1, 2019 and will utilize2020. Upon adoption, the modifiedCompany utilized the retrospective transition approach, as prescribed within this ASU.ASU, however, the Company does not currently have any collaborative arrangements as such, there was no impact to its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from adoption.

3. Warrants and Derivative Liabilities

Warrants

There are significant judgments and estimates inherent in the determination of the fair value of the Company’s warrants. These judgments and estimates include assumptions regarding the Company’s future operating performance, the time to completing a liquidity event and the determination of the appropriate valuation methods. If the Company had made different assumptions, the fair value of the warrants could have been significantly different (See Note 2).

Warrants vested and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

Warrants

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Term

 

 

Vested and

 

Source

 

Price

 

 

(Years)

 

 

Outstanding

 

Pre 2015 Common Stock Warrants

 

$1.00

 

 

6-10

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

2015 Common Stock Warrants

 

$

1.15-5.00

 

 

5-10

 

 

 

442,000

 

Common Stock Warrants to Series B Stockholders

 

$0.00

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

718,750

 

2016 Common Stock Warrants to Service Providers

 

$1.15

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

40,000

 

2016 Series C Common Stock Warrants to Placement Agent

 

$0.40

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

125,000

 

2017 Series D Common Stock Warrants to Placement Agent

 

$0.25

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

480,000

 

2017 Common Stock Warrants to Service Provider

 

$0.41

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

125,000

 

2018 Emerald Financing Warrants

 

$0.10

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

3,400,000

 

Emerald Multi-Draw Credit Agreement Warrants

 

$0.50

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

7,500,000

 

2019 Common Stock Warrants

 

$0.35

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

8,000,000

 

Total warrants vested and outstanding as of March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,830,750

 

Emerald Multi-Draw Credit Agreement Warrants

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 5,000,000 fully vested common stock warrants to Emerald Health Sciences, in conjunction with advances under the Credit Agreement discussed below (See Note 4). The warrants are equity classified at issuance and the Company allocated an aggregate of $716,110 of the gross proceeds to the warrants on a relative fair value basis. The proceeds allocated to the warrants were recorded as discounts to each advance and are being amortized over the term of the debt. The warrants vested immediately and had an estimated aggregate fair value of $1,830,573 utilizing the Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model with the following assumptions:

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At

Issuance

Dividend yield

0.00%

Volatility factor

91.6-92.1

%

Risk-free interest rate

2.23-2.51

%

Expected term (years)

5.0

Underlying common stock price

$

0.33-0.69

Derivative Liabilities

The following tables summarize the activity of derivative liabilities for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

 

 

December 31, 2019, Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities

 

 

Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities Issued

 

 

Change in

Fair value of

Liabilities

 

 

Reclassification of Derivatives to Equity

 

 

March 31, 2020, Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities

 

Emerald Multi-Draw Credit Agreement - compound derivative liability (1)

 

$90,797

 

 

$-

 

 

$100,085

 

 

$-

 

 

$190,882

 

Emerald Financing - warrant liability (2)

 

 

276,024

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(81,879)

 

 

-

 

 

 

194,145

 

Series B - warrant liability (3)

 

 

134,579

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(54,109)

 

 

(26,563)

 

 

53,907

 

Total derivative liabilities

 

$501,400

 

 

$-

 

 

$(35,903)

 

$(26,563)

 

$438,934

 

Less, noncurrent portion of derivative liabilities

 

 

(90,797)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(190,882)

Current balance of derivative liabilities

 

$410,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$248,052

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

 

 

 

December 31, 2018, Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities

 

 

Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities Issued

 

 

Change in

Fair value of Derivative Liabilities

 

 

Reclassification of Derivatives to Equity

 

 

March 31, 2019, Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities

 

Emerald Multi-Draw Credit Agreement - compound derivative liability (1)

 

$219,453

 

 

$516,058

 

 

$227,858

 

 

$-

 

 

$963,369

 

Emerald Financing - warrant liability (2)

 

 

15,251,413

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,239,322

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

27,490,735

 

Series B - warrant liability (3)

 

 

487,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

353,438

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

840,938

 

Total derivative liabilities

 

$15,958,366

 

 

$516,058

 

 

$12,820,618

 

 

$-

 

 

$29,295,042

 

Less, noncurrent portion of derivative liabilities

 

 

(219,453)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(963,369)

Current balance of derivative liabilities

 

$15,738,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$28,331,673

 

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Emerald Multi-Draw Credit Agreement Compound Derivative Liability (1)

 

In August 2016,connection with the FASBadvances under the Credit Agreement (See Note 4), the Company bifurcated a compound derivative liability related to a contingent interest feature and acceleration upon default provision (contingent put option) provided to Emerald Health Sciences. The Company’s estimate of fair value of the compound derivative liability was determined by using a differential cash flows valuation model, wherein the fair value of the underlying debt facility and its conversion right are estimated both with and without the presence of the contingent interest feature, holding all other assumptions constant. The resulting difference between the estimated fair values in both scenarios is the estimated fair value of the compound derivative. The fair value of the underlying debt facility is estimated by calculating the expected cash flows with consideration of the estimated probability of a change in control transaction, defined as an event of default by the agreement, and applying the expected default interest rate from the date of such default through maturity. The expected cash flows are then discounted back to the reporting date using a benchmark market yield. The conversion right component of the compound derivative is measured using a standard Black-Scholes model for each payment period. Because Emerald Health Sciences would forgo the contingent interest if the contingent put option was exercised upon an event of default, the value ascribed to the contingent put option within the compound derivative is de minimis.

In determining the fair value of the debt and contingent interest feature the Company used the following assumptions at the balance sheet date:

 

 

March 31,

2020

 

Volatility factor

 

 

79.8%

Benchmarked yield

 

 

18.46%

Remaining term (years)

 

 

2.55

 

Underlying common stock price

 

$0.08

 

Emerald Financing Warrant Liability (2)

In January and February 2018, the Company issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15 Statement44,200,000 warrants to purchase common stock in conjunction with the Emerald Financing. The warrants vest immediately and have an exercise price of Cash Flows (Topic 230)$0.10 per share with a term of five years and are exercisable in cash or through a cashless exercise provision. The warrants contain an anti-dilution protection feature provided to the investors if the Company subsequently issues or sells any shares of common stock, stock options, or convertible securities at a price less than the exercise price of $0.10. The exercise price is automatically adjusted down to the price of the instrument being issued. In addition, the warrants contain a contingent put option if the Company undergoes a subsequent financing that requires entitiesresults in a change in control. The warrant holders also have the right to showparticipate in subsequent financing transactions on an as-if converted basis.

In December 2019, Emerald Health Sciences paid the changesaggregate exercise price of $4,080,000 in the totalform of a reduction of the corresponding amount of obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement to exercise 40,800,000 Emerald Financing Warrants. Under the Warrant Exercise Agreement between the Company and Emerald Health Sciences, the proceeds from the warrants were first applied directly to the accrued interest balance at the exercise date with the remainder applied to the oldest outstanding principal balances under the Credit Agreement. Immediately prior to exercise, the warrants were adjusted to fair value which considered the closing trading price on the exercise date (See Note 4).

The Company reviewed the warrants for liability or equity classification under the guidance of ASC 480-10, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and concluded that the warrants should be classified as a liability and re-measured to fair value at the end of each reporting period. The Company also reviewed the warrants under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging/Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and determined that the warrants also meet the definition of a derivative. With the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist, the Company valued the warrant liabilities utilizing the Monte Carlo valuation method pursuant to the accounting guidance of ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements.

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The warrant liabilities were valued using Monte Carlo simulations conducted at the balance sheet dates using the following assumptions:

 

 

March 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Dividend yield

 

 

0.00%

 

 

0.00%

Volatility factor

 

 

81.4%

 

 

79.5%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.28%

 

 

1.62%

Expected term (years)

 

 

2.88

 

 

 

3.13

 

Underlying common stock price

 

$0.08

 

 

$0.13

 

Series B Warrant Liability (3)

In conjunction with the Redeemable Convertible Series B Preferred Stock financing, the Company issued the 2015 Series B Financing Warrants originally exercisable at a price of $1.15 per share. The warrants are exercisable in cash or through a cashless exercise provision and contain certain cash equivalents, restrictedredemption rights. The Series B warrants also had a “down-round” protection feature if the Company subsequently issued or sold any shares of common stock, stock options, or convertible securities at a price less than the current exercise price. The down round provision was triggered and automatically adjusted down to $0.10 on December 28, 2017, after the Company entered into the Convertible Promissory Note (See Note 4) and again to $0.00 on January 19, 2018, as a result of the Emerald Financing. The strike price for these warrants is now permanently reset. However, because the remaining warrant holders still have certain cash and restricted cash equivalentsredemption rights upon the occurrence of certain fundamental transactions, as defined in the statement of cash flows. AsSeries B warrant agreements, the warrants continue to require liability classification. Subsequent to the repricing that occurred as a result entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalentsof the Emerald Financing, the warrants have been valued using a Black Scholes Merton Option Pricing Model.

To compute the fair value of the warrants, the Company utilized the following assumptions in the statementBlack Scholes Merton Option Pricing Model for the periods indicated:

 

 

As of

March 31,

2020

 

 

As of

December 31,

2019

 

Dividend yield

 

 

0.00%

 

 

0.00%

Volatility factor

 

 

79.8%

 

 

79.2%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.13%

 

 

1.60%

Expected term (years)

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

0.64

 

Underlying common stock price

 

$0.08

 

 

$0.13

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, 312,500 Series B Common Stock Warrants with an intrinsic value of $26,563 were exercised for no consideration per share, which resulted in the issuance of 312,500 shares of common stock. Prior to exercise, these Series B Warrants were adjusted to fair value using a Black Scholes Merton Option Pricing Model which considered the closing trading price on the exercise dates. Because the exercise price of these options had been reset to $0.00, the fair value derived from the valuation model approximated the market value of the Company’s common stock on the exercise dates.

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4. Convertible Debt - Related Party

The Company’s Convertible Debt with Emerald Health Sciences consists of the following:

 

 

As of

March 31,

2020

 

 

As of

December 31,

2019

 

Total principal value

 

$2,014,500

 

 

$2,014,500

 

Unamortized debt discount

 

 

(1,491,997)

 

 

(1,622,344)

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(4,723)

 

 

(5,086)

Carrying value of total convertible debt - related party

 

$517,780

 

 

$387,070

 

Less, noncurrent portion

 

 

(517,780)

 

 

(387,070)

Current convertible debt - related party

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

The Company’s interest expense consists of the following:

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Interest expense - stated rate

 

$35,645

 

 

$59,111

 

Non-cash interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

130,347

 

 

 

53,979

 

Amortization of transaction costs

 

 

363

 

 

 

2,973

 

 

 

$166,355

 

 

$116,063

 

Multi-Draw Credit Agreement

On October 5, 2018, the Company entered into the Credit Agreement with Emerald Health Sciences, a related party (See Note 7). The Credit Agreement provides for a credit facility to the Company of up to $20,000,000 and is unsecured. Advances under the Credit Agreement bear interest at an annual rate of 7% (payable quarterly in arrears) and mature on October 5, 2022. At Emerald Health Sciences’ election, advances and unpaid interest may be converted into common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.40, subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, etc. As of March 31, 2020, the unused portion of the credit facility is $14,000,000. The drawdowns are subject to approval by the Company’s Board, which is controlled by the directors of Emerald Health Sciences. As such, we do not consider the facility available until advance requests are approved, drawn down and funded. The Credit Agreement is still in place, however, there is no guarantee of continued funding.

The Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default which may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the advances in addition to, but not limited to, cross acceleration to certain other indebtedness of the Company or a change in control. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency or reorganization, all outstanding advances will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of default under the Credit Agreement occurs or is continuing, Emerald Health Sciences may, by written notice, terminate its commitment to make any advances and/or declare all the advances with any other amounts payable due immediately. If any amount under the Credit Agreement is not paid when due, such overdue amount shall bear interest at an annual default interest rate of the applicable rate plus 10%, until such amount is paid in full.

In connection with each advance under the Credit Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to Emerald Health Sciences warrants to purchase shares of common stock in an amount equal to 50% of the number of shares of common stock that each advance may be converted into. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.50 per share, a term of five years and are immediately exercisable upon issuance. The exercise price is subject to adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events or upon any distributions of assets, including cash, flows. For public companies,stock or other property to the guidanceCompany’s stockholders (See Note 3).

In accounting for each convertible advance and the warrants issued under the Credit Agreement, the Company allocates the proceeds between the debt host and the freestanding warrants on a relative fair value basis for each advance. On the date of each advance, if the effective conversion rate of the debt is less than the market value of the Company’s common stock, the Company records a beneficial conversion feature as a discount to the debt and an increase to additional paid-in capital. The debt discounts related to the warrants, beneficial conversion features and compound derivatives, if any, are being amortized over the term of the Credit Agreement using the effective interest rate method. Amortization of the debt discount is recognized as non-cash interest expense and the compound derivatives related to the contingent interest feature and acceleration upon default provision are remeasured at fair value in subsequent periods in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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On November 1, 2018, the initial advance under Credit Agreement was made for fiscal years beginning$2,000,000 and the Company issued 2,500,000 warrants (See Note 3). In accounting for the convertible advances and warrants under the Credit Agreement, $1,684,920 of the proceeds was allocated to the debt and $315,080 was allocated to equity classified warrants. A beneficial conversion feature of $90,080 and a compound derivative liability of $204,102 were also recorded.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company initiated two advances under Credit Agreement, each in the amount of $2,000,000, for an aggregate principal amount of $4,000,000, and the Company issued an aggregate of 5,000,000 warrants to Emerald Health Sciences (See Note 3). In accounting for the convertible advances and warrants issued under the Credit Agreement, an aggregate amount of $3,283,890 was allocated to the debt and $716,110 was allocated to equity classified warrants. A beneficial conversion feature of $1,584,850 and compound derivative liabilities of an aggregate of $516,058 have been recorded (See Note 3). Of the $516,058 in compound derivatives, $322,644 was recorded as other expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as the value of the beneficial conversion feature exceeded the proceeds allocated to the third draw.

Aggregate financing costs of $63,007 incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement have been recorded as a discount to the debt host and are being amortized using the effective interest rate method and recognized as non-cash interest expense over the term of the Credit Agreement.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company used $3,985,500 in proceeds from the exercise of the 2018 Emerald Financing Warrants to prepay a portion of the principal balance on the Credit Agreement. In connection with the prepayment, the Company recorded an extinguishment loss of $725,425 in the fourth quarter of 2019. The extinguishment loss was calculated as the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid to extinguish the debt and carrying value of the debt host plus the related compound derivative liability.

As of March 31, 2020, the unamortized debt discount will be amortized over a remaining period of approximately 2.52 years. The fair value of the underlying shares of the convertible multi draw credit agreement was $377,719 at March 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2020, the if-converted value did not exceed the principal balance.

5. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Incentive Plan

On October 31, 2014, after December 15, 2017the closing of the Merger, the Board approved the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan initially reserved 3,200,000 shares for future grants. In October 2018, the Company increased the share reserve under the 2014 Plan to equal 10% of the number of issued and early adoptionoutstanding shares of common stock of the Company. The 2014 Plan authorizes the issuance of awards including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units and performance units to employees, directors, and consultants of the Company. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had 13,159,631 shares available for future grant under the 2014 Plan.

Stock Options

There was no option activity under the Company’s 2014 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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Restricted Stock Awards

There was no restricted stock award (“RSA”) activity under the Company’s 2014 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Awards Granted Outside the 2014 Plan

Options

There was no option activity outside of the 2014 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2020. 

Restricted Stock Awards

The following is permitted. a summary of RSA activity outside of the Company’s 2014 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair Value

 

Unvested, December 31, 2019

 

 

450,000

 

 

$0.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Released

 

 

(450,000)

 

 

0.19

 

Unvested, March 31, 2020

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The Company is currently evaluatingrecognizes compensation expense using the potential impact that this standard may have on its consolidated financial statementsstraight-line method over the requisite service period. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $64,142 and $171,493, respectively (including compensation expense for RSAs discussed above), which was recorded as a general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The total amount of unrecognized compensation cost was $248,264 as of March 31, 2020. This amount will adopt this ASU beginning on January 1, 2018.be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.74 years.

6. Significant Contracts - University of Mississippi

UM 5050 Pro-Drug and UM 8930 Analog Agreements

 

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception, (ASU 2017-11). Part I of this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities that issue financial instruments (such as warrants and convertible instruments) with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire instrument or conversion option. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty of navigating Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests. The amendments in Part II of this update do not have an accounting effect. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of adopting ASU 2017-11 on its financial statements and related disclosures.

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2. University of Mississippi Agreements

In July 2013,2018, the Company entered into a Memorandumrenewed its ocular licenses for UM 5050, related to the pro-drug formulation of Understanding (MOU) withtetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), and UM 8930, related to engage in joint researchan analog formulation of extracting, manipulating,cannabidiol (“CBD”). On May 24, 2019, the ocular delivery licenses were replaced by “all fields of use” licenses for both UM 5050 and studying cannabis in certain formsUM 8930 (collectively, the “License Agreements”). Pursuant to develop intellectual property (IP)the License Agreements, UM granted the Company an exclusive, perpetual license, including, with the intention to create and commercialize therapeutic medicines. Nemus will own all IP developed solely by its employees and will jointly own all IP developed jointly between Nemus andprior written consent of UM, employees. The term of the MOU agreement is five years and the parties agree to negotiate separate research agreements upon the identification of patentable technologies as well as any deemed to be a trade secret. The agreement may be terminated by either party with three months’ written notice to the other party.

UM 5050 pro-drug agreements:

On September 29, 2014, the Company executed three license agreements with UM pursuant to which UM granted us exclusive, perpetual, worldwide licenses, including the right to sublicense, to intellectual property related to UM 5050 a pro-drug formulationand UM 8930 for all fields of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC for products administered through each of ocular, oral or rectal delivery. use.

The license agreement for the field of oral delivery also includes rights to UM 1250, a bio-adhesive hot melt extruded film for topical and mucosal adhesion application and drug delivery. The license agreementsLicense Agreements contain certain milestone payments, royalty and royalty payments,sublicensing fees payable by the Company, as defined therein. There isEach License Agreement provides for an annual maintenance fee of $25,000 per license agreement,$75,000 payable on the anniversary of eachthe effective date. The aggregateupfront payment for UM 5050 is $100,000 and the upfront payment for UM 8930 is $200,000. In addition, in March 2020, the Company was notified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, that a notice of allowance was issued for the proprietary analog of cannabidiol, CBDVHS, under the UM 8930 License Agreement. As a result, the Company was required to pay UM a fee of $200,000. The milestone payments payable for each license are as follows:

i)

$100,000 paid within 30 days following the submission of the first Investigational New Drug Application to the Food and Drug Administration or an equivalent application to a regulatory agency anywhere in the world, for a product;

ii)

$200,000 paid within 30 days following the first submission of an NDA, or an equivalent application to a regulatory agency anywhere in the world, for each product that is administered in a different route of administration from that of the early submitted product(s); and

iii)

$400,000 paid within 30 days following the approval of an NDA, or an equivalent application to a regulatory agency anywhere in the world, for each product that is administered in a different route of administration from that of the early approved product(s).

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The royalty percentage due on net sales under each License Agreement is in the license agreements, if the milestones are achieved, is $2.1 million. These licensesmid-single digits. The Company must also requirepay to UM a portion of all licensing fees received from any sublicensees, subject to a minimum royalty on net sales, and the Company is required to reimburse UM for patent costs incurred by UM related to these products under license.the licensed products. The agreements will terminateroyalty obligations apply by country and by licensed product, and end upon the later of the date that no valid claim of a licensed patent covers a licensed product in a given country, or ten years after the first commercial sale of such licensed product in such country.

Each License Agreement continues, unless terminated, until the later of the expiration of the patents, breach or defaultlast to expire of the license agreements,patents or patent applications within the licensed technology or the expiration of the Company’s payment obligations under such License Agreement. UM may terminate each License Agreement, by giving written notice of termination, upon the Company’s material breach of such License Agreement, including failure to make payments or satisfy covenants, representations or warranties without cure, noncompliance, a bankruptcy event, the Company’s dissolution or cessation of operations, the Company’s failure to make reasonable efforts to commercialize at least one product or failure to keep at least one product on the market after the first commercial sale for a continuous period of one year, other than for reasons outside the Company’s control, or the Company’s failure to meet certain pre-established development milestones. The Company may terminate each License Agreement upon 60 days’ written notice by the Company to UM.

 

On October 15, 2014, we signed a renewable option agreementAs of March 31, 2020, with the exception of the fee due for the rights to explorenotice of allowance for CBDVHS, none of the other routes of delivery of UM 5050 not yet agreed upon and/or in combination with other cannabinoids or other compatible compounds. There was a one-time up-front option payment of $10,000 for a six-month option period that has subsequentlymilestones under these license agreements have been renewed under the same financial terms and conditions. The most recent renewal occurred for the period from June 14, 2017 to December 14, 2017.met.

 

UM 8930 analogue agreements:5070 License Agreement

 

On December 14, 2015, the Company executed two license agreements with UM pursuant to which UM granted us exclusive, perpetual, worldwide licenses, including the right to sublicense, to intellectual property related to UM 8930, an analogue formulation of cannabidiol ("CBD") for products administered through each of ocular or rectal delivery. The license agreements contain certain milestone and royalty payments, as defined therein. There is an annual fee of $25,000 per license agreement, payable on the anniversary of each effective date. The aggregate milestone payments under the license agreements, if the milestones are achieved, is $1.4 million. These licenses also require the Company to reimburse UM for patent costs incurred related to these products under license. These license agreements will terminate upon expiration of the patents, breach or default of the license agreements, or upon 60 days’ written notice by the Company to UM.

On December 14, 2015, we signed a renewable option agreement for the rights to explore other routes of delivery of UM8930 not yet agreed upon and/or in combination with other cannabinoids or other compatible compounds. There was a one-time up-front option payment of $10,000 for a six-month option period that has subsequently been renewed under the same financial terms and conditions. The most recent renewal occurred for the period from June 14, 2017 to December 14, 2017.

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UM 5070 license agreement:

OnIn January 10, 2017, the Company entered into a license agreement with UM pursuant to which UM granted the Companyus an exclusive, perpetual license, including the right to sublicense, underto intellectual property related to UM 5070, a platform of cannabinoid-based molecules (“UM 5070”), to research, develop and commercialize products for the treatment of infectious diseases. The license agreement culminates roughly one year of screening and target molecule identification studies especially focused on therapy-resistant infectious organisms like methicillin-resistantMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)(“MRSA”).

The Company paid UM an upfront license fee under the license agreement. Under the license agreement, contains certainthe Company is also responsible for annual maintenance fees that will be credited against royalties in the current fiscal year, contingent milestone payments upon achievement of development and royalty payments, as defined therein. There was a one-time upfront paymentregulatory milestones, and royalties on net sales of $65,000 paid in four equal monthly installments that started on February 1, 2017. There is an annual fee of $25,000 per license agreement, payable on the anniversary of each effective date.licensed products sold for commercial use. The aggregate milestone paymentpayments due under the license agreements,agreement if all the milestones are achieved is $0.7 million. These licenses$700,000 and the royalty percentage due on net sales is in the mid-single digits. The Company must also requirepay to UM a percentage of all licensing fees we receive from any sublicensees, subject to a minimum royalty on net sales by such sublicensees. The Company’s royalty obligations apply on a country by country and licensed product by licensed product basis, and end upon the Company to reimburse UM forlater of the date that no valid claim of a licensed patent costs incurred related to these products under license. Thesecovers a licensed product in a given country, or ten years after first commercial sale of such licensed product in such country.

The license agreements will terminate uponagreement continues, unless terminated, until the later of the expiration of the last to expire of the patents or patent applications within the licensed technology or expiration of the Company’s payment obligations under the license. UM may terminate the license agreement, effective with the giving of notice, if: (a) the Company fails to pay any material amount payable to UM under the license agreement and do not cure such failure within 60 days after UM notifies us of such failure, (b) the Company materially breaches any covenant, representation or warranty in the license agreement and do not cure such breach or defaultwithin 60 days after UM notifies the Company of such breach, (c) the Company fails to comply in any material respect with the terms of the license agreements,and do not cure such noncompliance within 60 days after UM notifies us of such failure, (d) the Company is subject to a bankruptcy event, (e) the Company dissolves or ceases operations or (f) if after the first commercial sale of a product during the term of the license agreement, the Company materially fails to make reasonable efforts to commercialize at least one product or fail to keep at least one product on the market after the first commercial sale for a continuous period of one year, other than for reasons outside of the Company’s control. The Company may terminate the license agreement upon 60 days’ written notice by the Company to UM.

 

3. Commitments and ContingenciesAs of March 31, 2020, none of the milestones under this license agreement have been met.

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Lease Commitments7. Related Party Matters

Emerald Health Sciences

 

On SeptemberFebruary 1, 2014, the Company signed an operating lease for laboratory and office space at the Innovation Hub, Insight Park located on the UM campus. The lease term commenced on October 1, 2014 and expires on December 31, 2017. There is annual escalating rent provisions and two months of free rent in the agreement. The total cash payments over the life of the lease are divided by the total number of months in the lease period and the average rent will be charged to expense each month during the lease period. The monthly amount charged to rent expense is $9,267.

In October 2014, we signed a lease agreement for our corporate office headquarters that consists of approximately 4,087 square feet located at 650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1770, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. The lease expired on October 31, 2016 and our monthly rent was $5,373, payable in equal monthly installments with annual escalations. There was no subsequent renewal upon expiration of this lease. The Company currently maintains its principal executive offices located in a shared office suite located at 600 Anton Blvd., Suite 1100, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626 under a month-to-month agreement.

In November 2015,2018, the Company entered into an operating leaseIndependent Contractor Agreement with Emerald Health Sciences, pursuant to which Emerald Health Sciences agreed to provide such services as are mutually agreed between the Company and Emerald Health Sciences, including reimbursement for its officereasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the Independent Contractor Agreement. These services included, but were not limited to, corporate advisory services and lab furnishings bothtechnical expertise in Costa Mesathe areas of business development, marketing, investor relations, information technology and product development. The Independent Contractor Agreement had an initial term of 10 years and specified compensation which was agreed upon between the Innovation Hub laboratory.Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Emerald Health Sciences’ Chairman, CEO and President on a month-to-month basis. The lease expiresfee due under this agreement was payable on November 3, 2017 anda monthly basis. Effective December 31, 2019, the monthly lease payments are $7,559.

Total net rent expense relatedIndependent Contractor Agreement was terminated. As of March 31, 2020, the Company maintains an accrual of $7,032 in expenses under the Independent Contractor Agreement which have yet to our operating leasesbe paid. Under this agreement, no expenses were incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was $54,555 and $79,771, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, total net rent expense from operating leases was $168,863 and $240,746, respectively.

Future minimum payments under the non-cancelable portion of our operating leases as of September 30, 2017 are as follows:

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

$8,066

 

2018

 

 

-

 

2019

 

 

-

 

2020

 

 

-

 

2021

 

 

-

 

Thereafter

 

 

-

 

Total

 

$8,066

 

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Related Party Matters

In June 2014, our subsidiary entered into an independent contractor agreement with K2C, Inc. (“K2C”), which is wholly owned by the Company’s Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Mr. Cosmas N. Lykos, pursuant to which we pay K2C a monthly fee for services performed by Mr. Lykos for our company. The agreement expired on June 1, 2017 and was automatically renewed for one year pursuant to the terms of the agreement. The monthly fee under the agreement was $10,000 and increased to $20,000 effective April 1, 2017. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, total expense incurred under this agreement was $150,000 and $90,000 respectively. Total expense incurred under this agreement was $60,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $30,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The Company had an outstanding balance of $150,000 due to K2C as of September 30, 2017. Under the agreement, Mr. Lykos is also eligible to participate in our health, death and disability insurance plans. In addition, Mr. Lykos is a participant in our change in control severance plan.

Legal Matters

General Litigation and Disputes

From time to time, in the normal course of our operations, we may be a party to litigation and other dispute matters and claims. . Litigation can be expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover, the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict. An unfavorable outcome to any legal matter, if material, could have a materially adverse effect on our operations or our financial position, liquidity or results of operations. As of September 30, 2017, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits or claims that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, but the Company has subsequently filed a petition commencing arbitration as described in Note 8. Subsequent Events – Pending Series E Preferred Stock Financing and Filing for Arbitration.

Government Proceedings

Like other companies in the pharmaceutical industry, we are subject to extensive regulation by national, state and local government agencies in the United States. As a result, interaction with government agencies occurs in the normal course of our operations. It is possible that criminal charges and substantial fines and/or civil penalties or damages could result from any government investigation or proceeding. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had no proceedings or inquiries.

Change in Control Severance Plan

In February 2015, we adopted a change in control severance plan, in which our named executive officers participate, that provides for the payment of severance benefits if the executive's service is terminated within twelve months following a change in control, either due to a termination without cause or upon a resignation for good reason (as each term is defined in the plan).

In either such event, and provided the executive timely executes and does not revoke a general release of claims against the Company, he or she will be entitled to receive: (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to at least six months of the executive's monthly compensation, plus an additional month for each full year of service over six years, (ii) Company-paid premiums for continued health insurance for a period equal to length of the cash severance period or, if earlier, when executive becomes covered under a subsequent employer's healthcare plan, and (iii) full vesting of all then-outstanding unvested stock options and restricted stock awards.

Contract Manufacturing Organization ("CMO") Agreement

On February 5, 2016, the Company entered into a letter agreement ("Agreement") with a third party contract manufacturing organization ("CMO") pursuant to which the CMO is to provide services to Nemus for process development and analytical method development and qualification for Nemus' pro-drug of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, as well as for sample production and a stability study.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Nemus will pay an estimated $154,000 to $183,000 in fees and expenses for the initial evaluation and development of a process for the production of Nemus' pro-drug of THC to ensure reproducibility, quality and safety and an estimated $142,900 for analytical method development and qualification. The Company did not recognize any research and development expense towards these fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The Company recognized $18,896 and $225,244, respectively, as research and development expense towards these fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. After the initial evaluation and development, Nemus has agreed to pay additional fees and expenses for sample production of Nemus' pro-drug of THC and a stability study, as well as possible extensions to or modifications of the aforementioned projects.

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Nemus may at any time cancel or delay any project under the Agreement prior to the scheduled start date. Nemus must reimburse the CMO for costs incurred prior to and including the date of cancellation plus any reasonable and foreseeable costs associated with stopping work on any project, including the CMO's loss of revenue incurred as the result of reserving production facilities for Nemus' exclusive use. Nemus may terminate the Agreement in whole or in part at any time upon 30 days' written notice.

4. Stockholders' Deficit and Redeemable Convertible Series B and Convertible Series C & D Preferred Stock

Common Stock

In March 2016, a Series B Preferred stockholder converted 8 shares of its preferred stock to common stock, resulting in the issuance of 10,000 shares of common stock at an effective price of $0.80 per share. In October 2016, as a result of the Series C Preferred Stock Agreement (discussed below), the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock was reset to $0.40. From October 2016 to December 31, 2016, Series B Stockholders converted 461 shares of its preferred stock to common stock, resulting in the issuance of 1,152,500 shares of common stock.

In October 2016, the Company entered into a technology license agreement with a third-party manufacturing company in order to biosynthetically manufacture cannabinoids. The terms of the agreement called for the issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock. The Company recorded $50,000 as research and development expense for the fourth quarter of 2016 to reflect the fair market value of the common stock issued. The fair market value was determined utilizing the Company's closing stock price as of the approval date of the license agreement by the Company’s Board of Directors.

In December 2016, a Series C Preferred stockholder converted 39 shares of its preferred stock to common stock as allowed under the Series C Preferred Stock Agreement, resulting in the issuance of 97,500 shares of common stock at an effective price of $0.40 per share. On December 29, 2016, as a result of the signing of the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement (discussed below), the conversion price of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock was reset to $0.25. From the date of this reset to December 31, 2016, a Series C Stockholder converted 75 shares of its preferred stock to common stock, resulting in the issuance of 300,000 shares of common stock.

In March 2017, the Company issued 605,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001 to a third party in exchange for advisory services performed related to raising additional capital. The Company recorded $187,550 as general and administrative expense for the first quarter of 2017 to reflect the fair market value of the common stock issued. The fair market value was determined utilizing the Company's closing stock price as of the approval date of the advisory fee by the Company’s Board of Directors.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a Series C Preferred stockholder converted 386 shares of its preferred stock to common stock as allowed under the Series C Preferred Stock Agreement, resulting in the issuance of 1,544,000 shares of common stock at an effective price of $0.25 per share. This represented the completion of converting all of the original Series C Preferred shares to common stock.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Series B Preferred stockholders converted 84 and 739.625 shares, respectively, of their preferred stock to common stock as allowed under the Series B Preferred Stock Agreement, resulting in the issuance of 336,000 and 2,958,500 shares of common stock at an effective price of $0.25 per share.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Series D Preferred stockholders converted 506 and 1,000 shares, respectively, of their preferred stock as allowed under the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement, resulting in the issuance of 2,024,000 and 4,000,000 shares of common stock at an effective price of $0.25 per share.

Preferred Stock

The Company has authorized 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share.

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Redeemable Convertible Series B Preferred Stock: In August 2015, the Company sold 5,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 6,250,000 shares of the Company's common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1,000 per share resulting in gross proceeds of $5.0 million. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into 1,250 shares of common stock which results in an effective conversion price of $0.80 per common share and can be converted by the holder at any time. The Series B Preferred Stock also has a "down-round" protection feature provided to the investors if the Company subsequently issues or sell any shares of common stock, stock options, or convertible securities at a price less than the conversion price of $0.80 per common share. The conversion price is automatically adjusted down to the price of the instrument being issued. In October 2016, as a result of the Series C Preferred Stock Agreement (as discussed below), the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock was reset to $0.40. On December 29, 2016, as a result of the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement (as discussed below), the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock was reset to $0.25. The Series B Preferred Stock has liquidation preference over other preferred shares and common stock and have voting rights equal to the number of common shares into which each holder's preferred stock is convertible as of the record date. If dividends are declared on the common stock, the holders of the preferred stock shall be entitled to participate in such dividends on an as-if converted basis. The warrants are exercisable at a price of $1.15 per share, subject to reset, and expire five years from the issuance date.

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, either voluntary or involuntary, Series B Preferred stockholders receive an amount per share equal to the conversion price of $0.25, subject to down-round adjustment, multiplied by the as-if converted share amount of 13,165,500 common shares, totaling $3.291 million. If upon the liquidation, the assets are insufficient to permit payments to the Series B holders, all assets legally available will be distributed in a pro rata basis among the Series B holders in proportion to the full amounts they would otherwise be entitled to receive. Any remaining assets are distributed pro rata among the common stockholders.

Subject to certain trigger events occurring, the Series B Preferred stockholders have the right to force the Company to redeem the shares of preferred stock at a price per preferred share equal to the greater of (A) 115% of the conversion amount and (B) the product of (1) the conversion rate in effect at such time and (2) the greatest closing sale price of the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding such triggering event and ending on the date such holder delivers the notice of redemption. Such triggering events include:

·

Failure of the Series B Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on or prior to the date that is ninety days after the Effectiveness Deadline;

·

Suspension of the Company's common stock from trading for a period of (2) consecutive trading days;

·

Failure of the Company to deliver all the shares of the common stock or make the appropriate cash payments in a timely manner upon conversion of the Series B Preferred;

·

Any default of indebtedness;

·

Any filing of voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy by the Company;

·

A final judgment in excess of $100,000 rendered against the Company;

·

Breach of representations and warranties in the Stock Purchase Agreement; and

·

Failure to comply with the Series B Certificate of Designation or Rule 144 requirements.

As certain of these triggering events are considered to be outside the control of the Company, the Series B Preferred Stock is considered to be contingently redeemable convertible and as a result, has been classified as mezzanine equity in the Company's balance sheet. As further described in Note 8, Series B Preferred Stock Amendment, we amended the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock to exclude certain financing transactions from triggering the redemption right described above.

In December 2015, a Series B Preferred stockholder converted 500 shares of its preferred stock to common stock at the conversion rate of 1,250:1 resulting in the issuance of 625,000 shares of common stock. In March 2016, another Series B Preferred stockholder converted 8 shares of its preferred stock to common stock at the same ratio resulting in the issuance of 10,000 shares of common stock. In October 2016, as a result of the Series C Preferred Stock Agreement (discussed below), the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock was reset to $0.40. From October 2016 to December 31, 2016, Series B Stockholders converted 461 shares of its preferred stock to common stock, at the conversion rate of 2,500:1 resulting in the issuance of 1,152,500 shares of common stock. On December 29, 2016, as a result of the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement (as discussed below), the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock was reset to $0.25. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, Series B stockholders converted 84 and 739.625 shares, respectively, at a conversion rate of 4000:1 resulting in the issuance of 336,000 and 2,958,500 shares of common stock. As a result of these conversions, the liquidation preference for the Series B Preferred Stock has been reduced to $3.291 million as of September 30, 2017.

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Convertible Series C Preferred Stock: In October 2016, the Company sold 500 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock with a purchase price of $1,000 per share for gross proceeds of $500,000 to a healthcare investment fund under the Series C Preferred Stock Agreement. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into 2,500 shares of common stock which results in an effective conversion price of $0.40 per common share. This resulted in the reduction of the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock to $0.40 and a reduction in the exercise price of the Series B warrants to $0.40. On December 29, 2016, as a result of the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement (as discussed below), the conversion price of the Series C Preferred Stock was reset to $0.25. As part of the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock Agreement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the purchaser to file a registration statement to register for resale the shares of common stock underlying the preferred shares within 30 days following the closing of the agreement. Each Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock at any time at the election of the investor. The terms of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock are as follows:

·

Dividends: Except for stock dividends or other distributions payable in shares of common stock, for which adjustments are to be made to the conversion price, as described below, the stockholder shall be entitled to receive dividends on preferred stock equal to (on an as-if-converted-to-common-stock basis) and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the common stock. No other dividends shall be paid on the preferred stock.

·

Conversion: The preferred stock may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.25 per share (“Series C Conversion Price”). The Series C Conversion Price will be adjusted for customary structural changes such as stock splits or stock dividends. In the event that the Company enters into a merger, consolidation or transaction of a similar effect, the Series C stockholder shall be entitled to receive, upon conversion of the preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration that would have been received by a holder of the number of shares of common stock into which the preferred stock is convertible immediately prior to such event.

·

Down-Round Protection: The Series C Conversion Price is also subject to “down-round” anti-dilution adjustment which means that if the Company sells common stock or common stock equivalents at a price below the Series C Conversion Price, the Series C Conversion Price will be reduced to an amount equal to the issuance price of such additional shares of common stock or common stock equivalents.

·

Voting Rights: Except as required by law, the Series C Preferred Stock does not have voting rights.

·

Most Favored Nation Provision: If there is a subsequent financing, the Series C stockholder may elect to exchange its Series C Preferred Stock for the security issued on a dollar for dollar basis.

·

Participation Rights: For a twelve month period from the date of the financing, the Series C investors will have the right to participate in subsequent financings up to fifty percent of such financing.

·

Liquidation Provision: In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, either voluntary or involuntary, the Series C Preferred stockholder receives an amount per share equal to the conversion price of $0.40, subject to down-round adjustment, multiplied by the as-if converted share amount of 1,250,000 common shares. If upon the liquidation, the assets are insufficient to permit payments to the Series C and Series D holders, all assets legally available will be distributed to the Series B Preferred stockholders and then any remaining amount is distributed on a pro rata basis among the Series C and Series D holders in proportion to the full amounts they would otherwise be entitled to receive. Any remaining assets are distributed pro rata among the common stockholders.

The Series C Preferred Stock is considered to be contingently redeemable convertible and as a result, has been classified as mezzanine equity in the Company's balance sheet because the Most Favored Nation provision is a redemption feature that is outside the control of the Company.

At the date of the financing, because the effective conversion rate of the preferred stock was less than the market value of the Company’s common stock, a beneficial conversion feature of $325,000 has been recorded as a discount to the preferred stock and an increase to additional paid in capital. Because the preferred stock is perpetual, in October 2016, the Company fully amortized the discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the deemed dividend in the consolidated statement of operations.

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In December 2016, the Series C Preferred stockholder converted 39 shares of its preferred stock to common stock as allowed under the Series C Preferred Stock Agreement, resulting in the issuance of 97,500 shares of common stock at an effective price of $0.40 per share. On December 29, 2016, as a result of the signing of the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement (as discussed below), the conversion price of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock was reset to $0.25. From the date of this reset to December 31, 2016, a Series C Stockholder converted 75 shares of their preferred stock to common stock, resulting in the issuance of 300,000 shares of common stock.2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2017,2019, the Series C stockholder converted 386 shares at a conversion rateCompany incurred expenses of 4000:1 resulting in the issuance of 1,544,000 shares of common stock. As a result, all Series C Preferred Stock has been converted to common stock and there is no liquidation preference outstanding as of September 30, 2017.$150,000.

 

In addition,On December 17, 2019, Dr. Avtar Dhillon resigned as a resultthe Chairman of the Series D financingBoard and the adjustment in the conversion price, a beneficial conversion featureposition of $175,000 has been recorded as a discount to the preferred stock and an increase to additional paid in capital. Because the preferred stock is perpetual, in January 2017, the Company fully amortized the discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the deemed dividend in the consolidated statement of operations.

Convertible Series D Preferred Stock: In January 2017, the Company sold 1,200 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock with a purchase price of $1,000 per share for gross proceeds of $1,200,000 to a healthcare investment fund and other private investors under the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is convertible into 4,000 shares of common stock which results in an effective conversion price of $0.25 per common share. This resulted in the reductionChairman of the conversion priceFinance and Business Development Committee of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock to $0.25 and a reduction in the exercise price of the Series B warrants to $0.25. As part of the terms of the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement,Board. Concurrently, the Company entered into a Registration RightsBoard Observer Agreement with the purchasersEmerald Health Sciences to fileallow Dr. Dhillon to continue as a registration statement to register for resale the sharesrepresentative of common stock underlying the preferred shares within 30 days following the closingEmerald Health Sciences as a non-voting observer in future meetings of the agreement. Each Preferred Stock is convertibleBoard.

On December 19, 2019, the Company entered into common stock at any time atan Independent Contractor Services Agreement with Dr. Avtar Dhillon, pursuant to which Dr. Dhillon will provide ongoing corporate finance and strategic business advisory services to the electionCompany. In exchange for his services, Dr. Dhillon will receive a monthly fee of $10,000, with (i) $5,000 paid each month and (ii) $5,000 accruing from the effective date and payable upon the Company’s completion of a material financing. The Board will review the monthly rate paid to Dr. Dhillon within 90 days of the investor.end of each fiscal year. The Independent Contractor Services Agreement has an initial term of one year and will renew automatically thereafter unless terminated earlier by either party. The Independent Contractor Services Agreement may be terminated by either party for cause upon written notice to the other party if the other party defaults in the performance of the agreement in any material respect or materially breaches the terms of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock are identicalagreement, or without cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice to thosethe other party. On March 30, 2020, the Company and Dr. Dhillon amended the Independent Contractor Services Agreement by agreeing to accrue 100% of Dr. Dhillon’s consulting fees until the Board of Directors determines that the Company has been sufficiently financed to make such payments at which point the Company agrees to pay Dr. Dhillon all of his accrued consulting fees, and a bonus of 10% of his accrued consulting fees, less applicable tax and other withholdings. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has accrued $33,871 in expense related to the Independent Contractor Services Agreement.

8. Subsequent Events

Amended and Restated Multi-Draw Credit Agreement

On April 29, 2020, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Multi-Draw Credit Agreement with Emerald Health Sciences, which amends and restates the Credit Agreement, dated October 5, 2018. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a credit facility in the principal amount of up to $20,000,000, which includes, without limitation, the advances totaling $6,000,000 that were granted prior to the amendment and advances of at least $150,000 for each of May, June and July 2020.

In connection with each advance under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company shall, absent the Lender’s notice not to issue any warrant, continue to issue to Emerald Health Sciences, a warrant to purchase up to the number of shares of the Series C Convertible PreferredCommon Stock agreement discussed above with the exception of the conversion price which is $0.25 per common share.

The Series D stock has liquidation preference over common stock. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company either voluntary or involuntary, Series D Preferred stockholders receive an amount per share equal to the conversiondollar amount of such advance divided by 0.50. However, warrants issued under the Amended Credit Agreement will have an exercise price of $0.25, subject$0.35 per share of Common Stock. Warrants issued prior to down-round adjustment, multiplied by the as-if converted share amount of 800,000 common shares, totaling $0.2 million as of September 30, 2017.

The Company also considered the classification of the Series D Preferred Stock Agreement, the Series D Preferred Stock is considered to be contingently redeemable convertible and as a result, has been classified as mezzanine equity in the Company's balance sheet because the Most Favored Nation provision is a redemption feature that is outside the control of the Company.

At the date of the financing, becauseAmended Credit Agreement shall not be modified, amended or altered by the effective conversion rateterms of the preferred stock was less thanAmended Credit Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect.

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Emerald Health Science will, in its sole discretion, at the market valuetime of the Company’s common stock, a beneficial conversion featurean advance, determine as to whether such advance will or will not be convertible into shares of $536,000 has been recorded as a discount to the preferred stock and an increase to additional paid in capital. Because the preferred stock is perpetual, in January 2017, the Company fully amortized the discount related to the beneficial conversion feature on the deemed dividendCommon Stock in the consolidated statementfuture. Advances under the Amended Credit Agreement are convertible into shares of operations.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Series D stockholders converted 0 and 1,000 shares, respectively,Common Stock at a conversion rate of 4000:1 and areduced fixed conversion price of $0.25 per share resulting inof Common Stock. However, the issuanceconversion price of 2,024,000 and 4,000,000 sharesall advances outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of common stock.

Pending Series E Preferred Stock: On May 3, 2017, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell 1,000,000 sharesdate of a new Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share,the Amended Credit Agreement shall be deemed convertible by the Lender at a purchase price of $20.00 for each preferred share for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,000,000 (the “Series E Preferred Stock Financing”). The purchaser did not provide funding to close the transaction on July 10, 2017 as required under the securities purchase agreement. In connection with the signing of the securities purchase agreement, an affiliate of the purchaser entered into a financial guarantee to the benefit of the Company that provides for payment of the purchase price in full within 90 days of exercise. The Company exercised this guarantee on July 12, 2017 and the guarantor failed to honor the guarantee. The Company has subsequently filed a petition commencing arbitration as described in Note 8. Subsequent Events – Pending Series E Preferred Stock Financing and Filing for Arbitration.

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Warrants

Warrants vested and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 are summarized as follows:

Amount

Exercise

Term

Issued and

Source

Price

(Years)

Outstanding

Pre 2015 Common Stock Warrants

$

1.00

6-10

4,000,000

2015 Common Stock Warrants

$

1.15-$5.00

5-10

442,000

2015 Series B Financing (see Note 6)

Common Stock Warrants to Series B Stockholders

$

0.25

5

6,250,000

Placement Agent Warrants

$

0.25

5

187,500

2016 Common Stock Warrants to Service Providers

$

1.15

10

40,000

2016 Series C Placement Agent Warrants

$

0.40

5

125,000

2017 Series D Placement Agent Warrants

$

0.25

5

480,000

2017 Common Stock Warrants to Service Providers

$

0.41

5

125,000

Total warrants vested and outstanding as of September 30, 2017

11,649,500

2016 Warrants

In November 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with one of its investors to provide advisory services on all matters including financing. In conjunction with this agreement, the Company issued warrants that vest immediately to purchase 40,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.15 per share with a term of ten years. The Company estimated the warrant value to be $18,400 utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded this amount to general and administrative expense for the fourth quarter due to the immediate vesting.

In November 2016, the Company issued 125,000 warrants to purchase common stock to its investment banker in exchange for services rendered in conjunction with the Series C Preferred Stock financing. The warrants vest immediately and have an exerciseconversion price of $0.40 per share with a term of five years. The Company estimatedCommon Stock as set forth in the value of the warrants to be $37,500 utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded this amount to issuance costs.Existing Credit Agreement.

 

2017 Warrants

In January 2017, the Company issued 480,000 warrants to purchase common stock to its investment banker in exchange for services rendered in conjunction with the Series D Preferred Stock financing. The warrants vest immediately and have an exercise price of $0.25 per share with a term of five years. The Company estimated the value of the warrants to be $115,200 utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded this amount to issuance costs.

In February 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with one of its investors to provide advisory services on all matters including financing. In conjunction with this agreement, the Company issued warrants that vest immediately to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.41 per share with a term of five years. The Company estimated the warrant value to be $30,000 utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded this amount to general and administrative expense for the quarter duePursuant to the immediate vesting.

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The Company's Board of Directors considered various objective and subjective factors, along with input from management, to determine the fair value of the warrants, including:

·

Contemporaneous valuation prepared by an independent third-party valuation specialist as of March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017, and June 30, 2017;

·

Its results of operations, financial position and the status of research and development efforts and achievement of enterprise milestones;

·

The composition of, and changes to, the Company's management team and Board of Directors;

·

The lack of liquidity of its common stock as a newly public company;

·

The Company's stage of development, business strategy and the material risks related to its business and industry;

·

The valuation of publicly-traded companies in the biotechnology sectors;

·

External market conditions affecting the biotechnology industry sectors;

·

The likelihood of achieving a liquidity event for the holders of its common stock, such as an initial public offering, or IPO, or a sale of the Company, given prevailing market conditions;

·

The state of the IPO market for similarly situated biotechnology companies; and

·

Discussions held with bankers, potential investors, and preliminary term sheets received as part of management's capital raise efforts.

There are significant judgments and estimates inherent in the determination of the fair value of the Company's warrants. These judgments and estimates included the assumptions regarding its future operating performance, the time to completing a liquidity event and the determination of the appropriate valuation methods. If the Company had made different assumptions, its warrant valuation could have been significantly different.

Stock Option Plans: 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan

The 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2014 Plan") was adopted to provide a means by which officers, non-employee directors, and employees of and consultants toAmended Credit Agreement, the Company and its affiliates could be given an opportunitythe Lender have agreed to acquire an equity interest in the Company. All officers, non-employee directors,terminate that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2018, by and employees of and consultants tobetween the Company are eligibleand the Lender, and the Lender has agreed to participate in the 2014 Plan.

On October 31, 2014, after the closing of the Merger, our Board of Directors approved the 2014 Plan. The 2014 Plan reserved 3,200,000 shares for future grants. As of September 30, 2017, options (net of canceled defer all interest accrued and/or expired options) covering an aggregate of 1,130,000 shares of the Company's common stock had been granteddue under the 2014 Plan, and the Company had 1,130,000 options outstanding and 870,000 shares available for future grants under the 2014 Plan.

Options granted under the 2014 Plan expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant. Options granted under the 2014 Plan may be either incentive or non-qualified stock options. For incentive and non-qualified stock option grants, the option price shall be at least 100% of the fair value on the date of grants, as determined by the Company's Board of Directors. If at any time the Company grants an option, and the optionee directly or by attribution owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, the option price shall be at least 110% of the fair value and shall not be exercisable more than five years after the date of grant.

Options granted under the 2014 Plan may be immediately exercisable if permitted in the specific grant approved by the Board of Directors and, if exercised early may be subject to repurchase provisions. The shares acquired generally vest over a period of five years from the date of grant. The Company granted options to purchase 1,130,000 shares net of cancellations and expirations through September 30, 2017 under the 2014 Plan.

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The following is a summary of activity under the 2014 Plan as of September 30, 2017:

Options Outstanding

Weighted

for Grant of

Average

Options &

Number of

Price per

Exercise

Shares

Shares

Share

Price

Balance at December 31, 2016

857,500

1,142,500

$

0.42-3.00

$

0.61

Options granted

-

-

$

-

$

-

Options exercised

-

-

$

-

$

-

Options cancelled

12,500

(12,500

)

$

1.15

$

1.15

Balance at September 30, 2017

870,000

1,130,000

$

0.42-3.00

$

0.60

Vested and Exercisable at September 30, 2017

452,000

$

0.42-3.00

$

0.60

The weighted-average remaining contractual term of options vested and exercisable at September 30, 2017 was approximately 7.14 years.

The aggregate intrinsic value is the sum of the amounts by which the quoted market price of the Company's stock exceeded the exercise price of the stock options at September 30, 2017 for those stock options for which the quoted market price was in excess of the exercise price ("in-the-money options"). As of September 30, 2017, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding was $0. As of September 30, 2017, 452,000 options to purchase shares of common stock were exercisable.

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards ("RSAs") are granted to our Board of Directors and members of senior management and are issued pursuant to the Company's 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. On October 20, 2015, a total of 1,200,000 RSAs were granted to members of the Company's senior management and Board of Directors with a fair market value of approximately $900,000. These RSAs vest from one to three years from the grant date as services are rendered to the Company. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded $65,625 and $196,875 during each period, in stock-based compensation expense related to these awards, as discussed below. The total amount of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSAs was $284,375 as of September 30, 2017.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense based on the fair value of that portion of stock options that are ultimately expected to vest during the period. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the consolidated statements of operations includes compensation expense for stock-based awards based on the estimated grant date fair value over the requisite service period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $152,172 and $456,510 (including compensation expense for RSAs discussed above) which was recorded as a general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, stock-based compensation expense was $181,608 and $544,823, respectively.

The total amount of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options was $1,048,158 as of September 30, 2017. This amount will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.15 years.

5. Provision for Conversion of Preferred Stock

Series B Preferred Stock Conversion Liability

As of August 20, 2015, in connection with the Series B Preferred Stock financing, the Company recorded a liability related to down-round protection provided to the stockholders in the event that the Company would affect another sale or issuance of common stock, stock options or convertible securities with a price per share below $0.80. With the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist, the Company valued the conversion liability pursuant to the accounting guidance of ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements, as of the closing date of the financing. The Company also performed a review of the conversion liability in conjunction with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging/Contracts in Entity's Own Equity, and determined that the liability requires bifurcation and re-measurement to fair market value at the end of each reporting period. The derivative was valued at $75,488 and was booked as a current liability as of September 30, 2015. The value of this embedded derivative was determined utilizing a with and without method by valuing the preferred stock with and without the down round protection.

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As of June 30, 2017, the Company engaged a third-party valuation specialist to re-measure the conversion liability to fair market value as of that date utilizing the same methodology previously performed. The derivative was classified as a current liability and was adjusted to $25,051 as of June 30, 2017. The Company assessed the fair market value as of September 30, 2017 and determined that no additional adjustment was necessary. The change in fair market value was recorded as non-operating income of $0 and $88,532, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. ForAmended Credit Agreement, beginning the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2020, until the Company also conductedcompletes a third-party valuation utilizing the same methodology. The change in fair market value was recorded as non-operating expensecapital raise of $61,058 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and $82,872 as non-operating expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

6. Series B Warrants

In conjunction with the Series B Preferred Stock financing, the Company issued 6,437,500 common stock warrants that are exercisable at a price of $1.15 per share and expire five years from the issuance date. The warrants were initially valued at $2,935,800 utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model. The warrants are exercisable in cash or through a cashless exercise provision. The Series B warrants also have a "down-round" protection feature provided to the investors if the Company subsequently issues or sells any shares of common stock, stock options, or convertible securities at a price less than the exercise price of $1.15 per each warrant. The exercise price is automatically adjusted down to the price of the instrument being issued. In October 2016, as a result of the Series C Preferred Stock financing, the exercise price was adjusted to $0.40 and in December, 2016, as a result of the Series D Preferred Stock financing, the exercise price was adjusted to $0.25. The Company reviewed the classification of the warrants as liabilities or equity under the guidance of ASC 480-10, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and concluded that the Series B warrants should be classified as a liability. The Company then applied the fair value allocation methodology for allocating the proceeds of $5.0 million received from the Series B financing between the conversion liability and the warrants with the residual amount being allocated to the preferred stock. The Company also performed the same valuation as of September 30, 2017 utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model and the following assumptions:

Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2017

2016

Dividend yield

0.00

%

0.00

%

Volatility factor

70.00

%

70.00

%

Risk-free interest rate

1.58

%

1.11-1.29

%

Expected term (years)

3.15

4.14-4.15

Weighted-average fair value of warrants

$

0.17

$

0.13

This resulted in a warrant value of $791,813 as of September 30, 2017. The change in fair market value at the re-measurement date was recorded as non-operating income totaling $281,497 and $320,495 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The Company performed the same valuation as of September 30, 2016, utilizing the same methodology. This resulted in a warrant value of $869,990 as of September 30, 2016. The change in fair market value at the re-measurement date was recorded as non-operating expense totaling $27,665 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and non-operating income totaling $1,584,969 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

7. Income Taxes

Under the FASB's accounting guidance related to income tax positions, amongleast $5,000,000. All other things, the impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a fifty (50) % likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, the guidance provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

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The Company records a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets to the extent that it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of, the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Due to the substantial doubt related to the Company's ability to utilize its deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance for the full amount of the deferred tax assets has been established at September 30, 2017. As a result of this valuation allowance there are no income tax benefits reflected in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations to offset pre-tax losses.

The Company has no uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2017.

8. Subsequent Events

Pending Series E Preferred Stock Financing and Filing for Arbitration

On May 3, 2017, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a purchaser to sell 1,000,000 shares of a new Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $20.00 for each preferred share for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,000,000. The securities purchase agreement provides for no conditions precedent to the close and that closing is not to occur later than July 10, 2017. The purchaser did not provide funding to close the transaction on July 10, 2017 as required under the securities purchase agreement and requested an extension of the closing date. In connection with the signing of the securities purchase agreement, an affiliate of the purchaser entered into a financial guarantee to the benefit of the Company that provided for payment of the purchase price in full within 90 days of exercise. The Company exercised this guarantee on July 12, 2017. The guarantor has failed to pay the $20,000,000 within 90 days of notice of the purchaser’s default, as required by thematerial terms of the guaranty.Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the maturity date and interest rate, remain the same in the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

On November 8, 2017,Immediately upon entering into the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company filedeffected a petition commencing arbitration against the purchaser and guarantor as well as other related individuals. In the petition, the Company asserts, among other things, breach of contract against the purchaser for its failure to close its purchase of Series E Preferred Stock as required by the securities purchase agreement. The Company also asserts a breach of contract claim against the guarantor for its failure to honor its guarantee of the transaction. The petition was filed with Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc., ENDISPUTE in Orange County, California, as required by the securities purchase agreement. The Company has engaged its legal counselfourth advance in the matteramount of $150,000. The advance bears an interest at 7% per annum and matures on a contingent-fee basis and intends to purse damages and remedies in connections with these agreements.

Series F Preferred Stock Financing

On November 1, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to sell 2,000 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock to certain accredited investors at a purchase price of $1,000 for each Preferred Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,000,000. The Company consummated the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares on the same day. The Series F Preferred Shares are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.15 per share and provide for anti-dilution protection, rights upon various transactions, certain redemption and liquidation preferences and adjustments for any dividends. The Company has agreed to register the underlying shares of Company common stock and as a result of the issuance of the Series F Preferred Shares, the conversion price of outstanding Series B and Series C Preferred Stock was reset to $0.15.October 5, 2022. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the financingadvance for general corporate and working capital purposes. The Lender has elected that the fourth advance will not be convertible into shares of Common Stock and gave notice to the Company that no warrant will be issued in connection with the advance at this time.

Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note

On April 22, 2020, the Company entered into a PPP Note in the principal amount of $116,700 from the PPP Loan Lender. The PPP Loan was obtained pursuant to the PPP of the CARES Act administered by the SBA.

The PPP Loan was disbursed by the PPP Loan Lender to the Company on April 24, 2020 and will mature two years from the Disbursement Date. The PPP Loan bears an interest at 1.00% per annum and is payable monthly commencing seven months from the Disbursement Date. The PPP Loan may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Funds from the PPP Loan may only be used by the Company for payroll costs, costs for continuing group healthcare benefits, mortgage interest payments, rent, utility and interest on any other debt obligations that were incurred before February 15, 2020.

All or a portion of principal of the PPP Loan may be forgiven by the SBA and the PPP Loan Lender upon application by the Company within 60 days but not later than 120 days after loan approval and upon documentation of expenditures in accordance with the SBA requirements. Under the CARES Act, loan forgiveness is available for the sum of documented payroll costs, covered rent payments, and covered utilities during the eight-week period commencing on the date of loan approval. For purposes including, without limitation,of the CARES Act, payroll costs exclude compensation of an individual employee in excess of $100,000, prorated annually. Not more than 25% of the forgiveness amount may be for non-payroll costs. Forgiveness is reduced if full-time headcount declines, or if salaries and wages of employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually are reduced by more than 25%. After approval of the forgiveness amount and six month deferral period, the PPP Loan Lender will provide the Company with written notification of re-amortization of the PPP Loan and the remaining balance.

Separation of Chief Financial Officer

On April 29, 2020, the Company entered into a separation and release agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with Douglas Cesario, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cesario’s separation will be effective May 15, 2020 (the “Separation Date”), and he will remain the Company’s principal financial officer until the Separation Date.

Pursuant to pay down past duethe Separation Agreement, Mr. Cesario has agreed to certain ongoing cooperation obligations and other working capital items.to provide certain releases and waivers as contained in the Separation Agreement. As consideration under the Separation Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide Mr. Cesario compensation and benefits as follows: (i) through the Separation Date, an annualized base salary at the rate in effect for him as of the date of the Separation Agreement; (ii) a gross payment of $125,000 in consideration for the restrictive covenants contained in the Separation Agreement; and (iii) a continuation of health insurance benefits for a period of six months following the Separation Date.

 

 In connection with the termination of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer 325,929 unvested stock options will be cancelled on May 15, 2020.

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

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 20162019 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 20162019 together with the notes thereto. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited, to those set forth under "Risk Factors"“Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Unless otherwise provided in this Quarterly Report, references to "we," "us," "our"“we,” “us,” “our,” ”the Company,” and "Nemus"“Emerald Bioscience” in this discussion and analysis refer to NemusEmerald Bioscience, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly known as Nemus Bioscience, Inc. and Load Guard Logistics, Inc. ("LGL"), together with its wholly-owned subsidiary,subsidiaries, Nemus, a California corporation, ("Nemus"). Nemus became the wholly owned subsidiary of Nemus Bioscience, Inc. through the closing of a reverse merger transaction (the "Merger") pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of LGL formed solely for the purpose of the Merger merged with and into Nemus and LGL changed its name to Nemus Bioscience, Inc.EMBI Australia Pty Ltd., an Australian proprietary limited company.

The Merger has been accounted for as a reverse merger and recapitalization, with Nemus as the acquirer and LGL as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. As a result, the assets and liabilities and the operations that will be reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the Merger will be those of Nemus and will be recorded at the historical cost basis of Nemus, and the consolidated financial statements after completion of the Merger will include the assets and liabilities of LGL and Nemus, the historical operations of Nemus and the operations of the combined enterprise of LGL and Nemus from and after the closing date of the Merger.

Overview

 

We are a biopharmaceutical company focused ontargeting the discovery, development, and the commercialization of cannabis-basedcannabinoid-based therapeutics, or cannabinoids, through our partnershipa number of license agreements with the University of Mississippi or UM.(“UM”). UM has heldholds the only contract to cultivate cannabis for research purposes on behalf of the Federal Government of the United States and has held that federal license since 1968, and it has significant expertise in cannabis cultivation and the extraction, separation, processprocessing and manufacture of cannabis extracts.extracts as well as the chemistry and physiology of cannabinoid molecules. We are currently UM's solestrive to serve as UM’s partner for the development and commercialization of drugs derived from cannabis extracts, or cannabinoids,cannabinoid-based therapeutics, and the realization of this partnership will depend on the successful navigationdevelopment of these compounds through the complex regulatory framework forrequirements of drug approval agencies, like the cultivationFood and handling of cannabisDrug Administration (the “FDA”) in the United States.States and the European Medicines Agency in the European Union.

 

Effective March 25, 2019, we changed our name from Nemus Bioscience, Inc. to Emerald Bioscience, Inc.

In August 2019, we formed a new subsidiary in Australia, EMBI Australia Pty Ltd, in order to qualify for the Australian government’s research and development tax credit for research and development dollars spent in Australia. The primary purpose of EMBI Australia is to conduct clinical trials for our product candidates.

Recent Events and Significant ContractsContracts.

 

Expansion of UM 5050 pro-drug agreements:and UM 8930 Licenses from Ocular Delivery Only to All Fields of Use

 

On September 29, 2014, the CompanyMay 24, 2019, we executed threetwo restated and amended license agreements with UM pursuantwhich expanded our use of UM 5050, a pro-drug of tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), and UM 8930, an analog of cannabidiol (“CBD”), from ocular delivery only to which UM granted usall fields of use. Pursuant to these license agreements, we have exclusive, perpetual, worldwide licenses includingrelated to UM 5050 and UM 8930. Additionally, with the prior written consent of UM, we have the right to sublicense the licensed intellectual property.

The all fields use for tetrahydrocannabinol-valine-hemisuccinate (“THCVHS”), the proprietary prodrug of THC, is expected to intellectual propertyallow us to explore related to UM 5050, a pro-drug formulation of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC for products administered through each of ocular, oral or rectal delivery. The license agreementuses for the fieldactive moiety of oral delivery also includes rights to UM 1250,the prodrug, namely THC. Independent in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the potential use of THC in a bio-adhesive hot melt extruded film for topical and mucosal adhesion application and drug delivery. The license agreements contain certain milestone and royalty payments, as defined therein. There is an annual feevariety of $25,000 per license agreement, payablepotential indications based on the anniversaryability of each effective date.the cannabinoid to act as an anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, and/or inhibitor of neovascularization. The aggregate milestone payments under the license agreements, if the milestones are achieved, is $2.1 million. These licenses also require the Company to reimburse UM for patent costs incurredhas generated data related to these products under license. The agreements will terminate upon expirationeffects using an ex vivo human tissue model of the patents, breach or defaulteye. The prodrug technology employed in THCVHS is designed to enhance the bioavailability and pharmacokinetic predictability of the license agreements, or upon 60 days’ written noticeactive part of the molecule, once introduced into the body through routes of administration currently being considered by the Companydevelopment team. Given the positive data accumulated to UM.date in studies of the eye, we could explore additional central nervous system applications for THCVHS. We expect to develop strategic collaborations to identify and advance these applications.

 

On October 15, 2014, we signed a renewable option agreement for the rights to explore other routes of delivery of UM 5050 not yet agreed upon and/or in combination with other cannabinoids or other compatible compounds. There was a one-time up-front option payment of $10,000 for a six-month option period that has subsequently been renewed under the same financial terms and conditions. The most recent renewal occurred for the period from June 14, 2017 to December 14, 2017.

 
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UM 8930 analogue agreements:The all fields use of cannabidiol-valine-hemisuccinate (“CBDVHS”), the analog of CBD, is expected to permit us to expand research and development into organ systems outside of the current ocular space. Potential disease targets over time could involve the central nervous system, the gastrointestinal tract, the endocrine/metabolic system, reproductive system diseases, or as yet unrecognized opportunities. This bioengineered version of CBD is expected to enlarge the disease target pool by virtue of new routes of administration into the body, thereby enhancing bioavailability. The determination by the DEA that CBDVHS is not a controlled substance permits us to enlarge the potential pool of clinical test sites and a more diverse patient pool in the study of disease. We expect to develop strategic collaborations to identify and advance these applications.

 

On December 14, 2015,NB1111

NB1111, our lead ocular compound, is a prodrug of THC. We have delayed our first-in-human studies of NB1111, from the Company executed two licensesecond-half of 2020, to the 2021 timeframe. The first-in-human studies are expected to be conducted in both normal controls and patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension in Australia (the “Clinical Trial”). The manufacturing of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of NB1111 is conducted in the United States. Formulation of the eye drop for testing is also performed in the United States but can rely on regulatory-accepted excipients that can be sourced from countries outside the United States, such as China. In lieu of the recent pandemic of COVID-19 there could possibly be an impact on sourcing materials that are part of the eye drop formulation, as well as impacting volunteer and/or patient recruitment in Australia for clinical studies.

During 2019 and the three months ended March 31, 2020, we achieved various milestones related to the research and development of NB1111, including the following:

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UM completed experiments showing that NB1111 was statistically superior in lowering intraocular pressure (“IOP”) compared to the prostaglandin-based therapy, latanoprost, the current standard-of-care for treating glaucoma. Significance was reached across multiple timepoints during a seven-day course of dosing using a validated rabbit normotensive ocular model and NB1111 exerted pharmacologic activity consistent with twice-daily dosing.

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Glauconix Biosciences Inc. (“Glauconix”) completed their pilot study to research the mechanism of action and IOP-lowering ability of THC when administered into an ex vivo model of a 3D-human trabecular meshwork using both healthy and glaucomatous-derived tissues. The Glauconix study validated the mechanism of action of NB1111 in lowering IOP, a defining disease process of hypertensive glaucoma. Additionally, biomarkers associated with inflammation and fibrosis in both normal and tissues affected by glaucoma were significantly decreased, pointing to anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic activities that are often associated with the cannabinoid class of molecules in other disease-states; and data revealed that biomarkers associated with neovascularization, a disease process of new blood vessel formation that can damage the retina in a variety of ocular diseases, was also inhibited by THC, prompting further study for the utility of this drug in diseases of the retina.

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In August 2019, EMBI Australia Pty Ltd entered into a start-up agreement with Novotech (Australia) Pty Limited (“Novotech”). The start-up agreement is being entered into in connection with the launch of the Clinical Trial. We expect to pay approximately $45,000 in professional fees and pass through costs in connection with the services provided for in the start-up agreement. Additionally, on September 26, 2019, EMBI Australia Pty Ltd and Novotech executed a Master Services Agreement and anticipate entering into project agreements covering all anticipated services to be provided by Novotech to us in connection with the Clinical Trial.

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In August 2019, EMBI Australia entered into a master service agreement and initial statement of work with Agilex Biolabs Pty Ltd (“Agilex”), pursuant to which Agilex would assist with the assay set up for the anticipated Clinical Trial.

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In August 2019, we executed an agreement with Bioscience Laboratories, Inc. to complete Draize testing in advance of the anticipated Clinical Trial.

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AMRI worked toward closing the synthesis validation pathway to manufacture cGMP API of THCVHS with validation of drug product purity. In turn, on April 30, 2019, we entered into an additional agreement with AMRI related to non-GMP synthesis of a demonstration batch of our pro-drug of THC. In August 2019, our manufacturing agreement with AMRI for THCVHS that was executed in July 2018 was replaced by the agreement with Noramco discussed below.

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On August 7, 2019, we entered into a first amendment to our agreement with Noramco to manufacture THCVHS (the “Noramco Agreement,” as amended from time to time). CBDVHS was being manufactured pursuant to the Noramco Agreement prior to the amendment. We paid $257,800 upfront to add the manufacture of THCVHS to the Noramco Agreement and additional payments will be made upon Noramco’s shipping of the GMP active pharmaceutical ingredient to us. All other material terms of the Noramco Agreement remain the same.

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In January 2019, we engaged RRD International, LLC (“RRD”) to provide strategic ophthalmic 505(b)(2) regulatory planning, prepare a Pre- IND meeting briefing book, and schedule and represent us at the Pre-IND meeting with the FDA. In May 2019, we executed a change order to extend our work with RRD as we continue to progress toward our Pre-IND meeting. In August 2019, we executed an additional work order with RRD to assist us in preparing an investigator’s brochure to support the Clinical Trial.

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In January 2019, we executed an agreement with Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (“PII”) to conduct studies to determine options for producing a sterile dosage form which can be dosed in humans in a clinical study. PII will conduct appropriate formulation studies to determine storage and processing options. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we paid $72,500 to initiate the project. After the initial evaluation we have agreed to pay additional fees and expenses upon completion of certain milestones

NB2222

NB2222 is the ocular formulation of our proprietary CBD analog. We have embarked on studies with UM pursuantexploring the utility of our drug candidate NB2222 as an eye drop nanoemulsion for the potential treatment and management of several eye diseases, including but not limited to, which UM granted us exclusive, perpetual, worldwide licenses, includinguveitis, dry eye syndrome, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

In July 2019, we engaged Glauconix to conduct research as to whether CBD or CBDVHS is associated with an increase in IOP and, if so, what the rightpotential mechanism of action would be by exposing the 3D-human trabecular meshwork tissue constructs to sublicense,these molecules. In December 2019, we announced that data generated by Glauconix Biosciences, Inc. showed significant anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic activity in ocular tissue with CBDVHS when compared to intellectual propertyCBD, indicating therapeutic potential as a neuroprotectant, especially in diseases of the retina. Additionally, CBD was associated with biomarkers related to the elevation of IOP while CBDVHS was not associated with elevating IOP at anti-fibrotic concentrations.

In the second quarter of 2019, UM 8930,also completed pre-clinical experiments showing that NB2222 exhibited an analogueability to penetrate multiple chambers of the eye and reach the optic nerve. These findings support the therapeutic potential to provide ocular neuroprotection of retinal ganglion cells, an important goal in treating diseases that lead to vision loss. The data were published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics in a paper titled, “Analog Derivatization of Cannabidiol for Improved Ocular Permeation” (2019; volume 35 (5): 1-10).

In February 2019, we entered into the Noramco Agreement to provide manufacturing and product development services for our analog formulation of cannabidiol ("CBD") for products administered through each of ocular or rectal delivery. The license agreements contain certain milestoneCBD. We paid $146,386 upfront and royaltyadditional payments as defined therein. There is an annual fee of $25,000 per license agreement, payable on the anniversary of each effective date. The aggregate milestone payments under the license agreements, if the milestones are achieved, is $1.4 million. These licenses also require the Company to reimburse UM for patent costs incurred related to these products under license. These license agreements will terminatebe made upon expirationNoramco’s shipping of the patents, breach or default of the license agreements, or upon 60 days’ written notice by the Companyactive pharmaceutical ingredient to UM.us.

 

On December 14, 2015, we signedNB3111

NB3111 is a renewable option agreement forproprietary cannabinoid cocktail currently undergoing testing as an anti-infective agent against multiple strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (“MRSA”). These studies look to examine the rightsutility of cannabinoid-based therapies against a variety of MRSA strains and other gram-positive bacterial infections. We plan to continue to present data from these studies at an upcoming peer-reviewed scientific meeting focused on infectious diseases.

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Other Development Programs

We plan to continue to work with UM to explore other potential indications and associated routes of deliveryadministration based on the expanded UM5050 and UM 8930 licenses. Our decision to advance a potential therapeutic candidate will be influenced by a number of UM8930criteria, including but not yet agreed upon and/or in combination with other cannabinoids or other compatible compounds. There was a one-time up-front option payment of $10,000 for a six-month option period that has subsequently been renewed under the same financial termslimited to, pre-clinical data, synthesis and formulation capability as well as prevailing market conditions. The most recent renewal occurred for the period from June 14, 2017 to December 14, 2017.

 

UM 5070 license agreement:In July 2019, we engaged StemoniX to evaluate CBD and CBDVHS (and possibly additional CBD-derivatives) in a human in vitro neural model with an application to epilepsy. The series of experiments are designed to provide insight into how these cannabinoids stabilize neuronal cells. In November and December 2019, we also executed additional pre-clinical research agreements with StemoniX related to CBDVHS.

 

On January 10, 2017,In December 2019, we announced data generated by StemoniX, that CBDVHS was both pharmacologically and therapeutically distinct from CBD when studied in an in vitro human neural tissue model mimicking chemically-induced seizure-like hyperactivity. Additionally, CBDVHS was observed to gain potency in anti-seizure-like activity over the Company entered into a license agreement with UM pursuantseven-day observation period whereas the suppressive effect afforded by CBD dissipated by day three. In assessing safety parameters of CBDVHS, the molecule was not found to which UM grantedbe toxic to the Company an exclusive, perpetual license, including the right to sublicense, under intellectual property related to UM 5070, a platform of cannabinoid-based molecules to research, developneurologic cells tested in multiple assays, both in acute and commercialize products for the treatment of infectious diseases. The license agreement culminates roughly one year of screening and target molecule identification studies especially focused on therapy-resistant infectious organisms like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The license agreement contains certain milestone and royalty payments, as defined therein. There was a one-time upfront payment of $65,000 paid in four equal monthly installments that started on February 1, 2017. There is an annual fee of $25,000 per license agreement, payable on the anniversary of each effective date. The aggregate milestone payment under the license agreements, if the milestones are achieved, is $0.7 million. These licenses also require the Company to reimburse UM for patent costs incurred related to these products under license. These license agreements will terminate upon expiration of the patents, breach or default of the license agreements, or upon 60 days’ written notice by the Company to UM.longer-term exposure.

Critical Accounting PolicyPolicies and Estimates

 

Our Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section discusses our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenuesincome and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to accrued expenses, financing operations, and contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include estimates as to the appropriate carrying value of certain assets and liabilities which are not readily apparent from other sources. We consider certain accounting policies related to fair value measurements, convertible instruments, warrants issued in connection with financings, stock-based compensation expense, and earnings per share to be critical accounting policies that require the use of significant judgments and estimates relating to matters that are inherently uncertain and may result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions.

 

DuringManagement assessed the threecritical accounting policies as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2017,determined that there were no significant changes to the items that were disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in NotePart I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information on recently issued accounting pronouncements and recently adopted accounting pronouncements. While we expect certain recently adopted accounting pronouncements to impact our estimates in future periods, the impact upon adoption was not significant to our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 contained in our Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 10, 2017.current estimates and operations.

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Results of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 20162019

Revenues. To date, we have not generated any revenues, and do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of products in the near future.

 

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Operating expenses.For the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, our total operating expenses were $761,630$2,211,208 as compared to $856,148$1,515,067 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.March 31, 2019. The decreaseincrease in operating expenses was due to the items noted below:

 

Research and development. Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 were $88,550$799,612, which consisted of licenseexpenses including salaries and option renewalbenefits and consulting fees for UM 5050 along with patent reimbursement fees. There were nothe staff involved in our preclinical and clinical drug development activities, contract research and development expenses duefees paid to UM, fees related to contract manufacturing paid to Noramco, fees related to contract formulation work paid to PII, a $200,000 license fee incurred under the limited cash balances available toUM 8930 Analog Agreement for the Company.

receipt for the first United States Patent and Trademark Office notice of allowance and the annual license maintenance fee for UM 5070. Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2019 were $80,525$320,986, which primarily consisted of the annual license and option renewal feesmaintenance fee for UM 5050.5070, contract research and development fees paid to UM and Glauconix, regulatory consulting fees paid to RRD, and fees related contract manufacturing paid to AMRI and ElSohly Laboratories. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to increases in license fees and contract manufacturing and formulation expenses.

 

General and administrativeadministrative.. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 were $673,080$1,411,596, which primarily consisted of salaries, stock compensation expense, general legal and patent related fees, consulting fees and professional fees related to the company’sCompany’s capital raising efforts and regulatory filings. By comparison, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2019 were $775,623$1,194,081, which primarily consisted of the same components. Management reduced generalGeneral and administrative expenses inincreased period over period primarily due to increased legal fees, higher accounting expenses related to the areas ofCompany’s increased fundraising efforts and additional investor relations travel, rent, and office-related expenses resulting in the lower level of expense for 2017. In addition, given the minimal cash available, a significant portion of this expense remained accrued yet unpaid at quarter-end.fees.

 

Other income and expenses.expense (income). For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the CompanyMarch 31, 2020, we had non-operating incomeother expense of $281,497$130,452 related primarily to interest expense of $166,355 which representedwas offset by a changedecrease in the fair value of the Series B warrant liability;our derivative liabilities of $35,903 which was driven by the decrease in our stock price. The additional interest expense that we recognized during the warrant value was primarily attributablethree months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the change inthree months ended March 31, 2019 was related to the fair valueamortization of the company's common stock.debt discount and accrued interest associated with the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, the CompanyMarch 31, 2019, we had non-operatingother expense of $88,723$13,259,325 related primarily to the increase in fair value of our derivative liabilities which represented a changewas driven by the increase in our stock price. In addition, we initiated drawdowns under the Credit Agreement which required us to bifurcate compound embedded derivatives and record an additional charge for the fair value of the Series B warrant liabilitysuch instruments in excess of $27,665proceeds.

Net loss and a change in the associated conversion right of $61,058. The increase in the warrant liability was determined by a third party independent valuation conducted as of September30, 2016 and was primarily attributable to the change in the fair value of the company’s common stock.

Net (income)comprehensive loss. For the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, we had a net loss of $480,133$2,341,660 as compared to a net loss of $945,271$14,774,392 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.March 31, 2019. The change was primarily attributable to a decrease in other expense which was partially offset by an increase in our operating expenses. We expect to incur net losses for the foreseeable future.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

Revenues. To date, we have not generated any revenues, and do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of products in the near future.

Operating expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, our total operating expenses were $2,872,710 as compared to $3,558,522 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in operating expenses was due to the items noted below:

Research and development. Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $241,302 which consisted of license fees for UM 5070, annual renewal fees and option fees, and contract research and development fees with the university. The decline in research and development expense from the prior year was attributable to the company’s limited cash balance and delays associated with the Series E Preferred Stock Financing.

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Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, were $675,840 which consisted of contract research and development fees incurred by UM for the CIPN research project, process development fees incurred by the Company’s contract manufacturer and consulting and professional services fees.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $2,631,408 which primarily consisted of salaries, stock compensation expense, consulting fees and professional fees related to the company’s capital raising efforts and regulatory filings. Given the minimal cash available, a significant portion of this expense remained accrued yet unpaid at quarter-end.

By comparison, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $2,882,682 which primarily consisted of the same components.

Other income and expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company had non-operating income of $409,027 which consisted of the following components:

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$320,495 represented a change in the fair value of the Series B warrant liability; the decrease in the warrant value was primarily attributable to the change in the fair value of the company's common stock.

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$88,532 represented a change in the fair value of the conversion right related to the Series B preferred stock issuance.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company had non-operating income of $1,502,097 which represented a change in the fair value of the Series B warrant liability of $1,584,969 and a change in the associated conversion right of $82,872 of expense.

Net Loss. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we had a net loss of $2,466,114 as compared to a net loss of $2,057,625 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. We expect to incur net losses for the foreseeable future.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We hadhave incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception and cash equivalents of $41,978 as of September 30, 2017, as compared to $64,820 asMarch 31, 2020, had an accumulated deficit of December 31, 2016. This decrease is primarily attributable to the proceeds$34,514,942, a stockholders’ deficit of $1,200,000 from the Series D financing offset by the funding$1,702,897 and a working capital deficit of operating expenses as previously discussed.$995,853. We anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses into the foreseeable future in order to advance and develop a number ofseveral potential drug candidates into preclinical and clinical development activities and support our corporate infrastructure, which includes the costs associated with being a public company. We had cash of $563,864 as of March 31, 2020, as compared to $1,829,977 as of December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in financing activities during the quarter as compared to the three month period ended March 31, 2019, when the Company received $3,990,699 in net proceeds from the Credit Agreement (as defined below). Without additional funding, management believes that we will not have sufficientenough funds to meet our obligations beyond one year after the date the consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued. These conditions give rise to substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

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On October 5, 2018, we secured a Credit Agreement with Emerald Health Sciences (the “Credit Agreement”), providing us with a credit facility of up to $20,000,000. Under the Credit Agreement, we may draw a remaining amount of up to $14,000,000 in advances from Emerald Health Sciences from time to time, each in a principal amount of at least $250,000. The advances are subject to approval by our Board, which is controlled by the directors of Emerald Health Sciences. As such, we do not consider the facility available until advance requests are approved, drawn down and funded. As of March 31, 2020, we have effected three drawdowns under the Credit Agreement, each in the amount of $2,000,000, for an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 in advances, and have issued to Emerald Health Sciences warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. On December 20, 2019, we entered into a Warrant Exercise Agreement with Emerald Health Sciences, pursuant to which Emerald Health Sciences has exercised 40,800,000 of such warrants and paid the aggregate exercise price of approximately $4,080,000 for the related warrant shares in the form of a reduction of the corresponding amount of obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Upon consummation of the transactions under the Warrant Exercise Agreement, the total outstanding principal amount excluding discounts under the Credit Agreement was $2,014,500.

On April 22, 2020, we entered into a Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note (the “PPP Note”) in the principal amount of $116,700 (the “PPP Loan”) from City National Bank (the “PPP Loan Lender”). The PPP Loan was obtained pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”).

On April 29, 2020, we entered into an Amended and Restated Multi-Draw Credit Agreement with Emerald Health Sciences, which amends and restates the Credit Agreement, as reported in the current report on the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 29, 2020. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a credit facility to us in the principal amount of up to $20,000,000, which includes, without limitation, the advances totaling $6,000,000 that were granted prior to the amendment and advances of at least $150,000 for each of May, June and July 2020. Immediately upon entering into of the Amended Credit Agreement, we effected a fourth drawdown in the amount of $150,000 (the “Drawdown”) pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement. The Drawdown bears an interest at 7% per annum and matures on October 5, 2022. We intend to use the net proceeds of the Drawdown for general corporate and working capital purposes.

We have been, and intend to continue working toward identifying and obtaining new sources of financing. No assurances can be given that we will be successful in obtaining additional financing in the future. Any future financing that we may obtain may cause significant dilution to existing stockholders. Any debt financing or other financing of securities senior to common stock that we are able to obtain will likely include financial and other covenants that will restrict our flexibility. Any failure to comply with these covenants would have a negative impact on our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate portions of our operations, cease operations or obtain funds through arrangements with strategic partners or others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our assets. Accordingly, the inability to obtain such financing could result in a significant loss of ownership and/or control of our assets and could also adversely affect our ability to fund our continued operations and our expansion efforts.

 

During the next twelve months, we expect to incur significant research and development expenses with respect to our products. The majority of our research and development activity is focused on the development of potential drug candidates, preclinical studies and preclinicalpreparing for clinical trials.

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We also expect to incur significant legal and accounting costs in connection with being a public company. We expect those fees will be significant and will continue to impact our liquidity. Those fees will be higher as our business volume and activity increases.

 

We also anticipate that we will need to hire additional employees or independent contractors as the Company prepareswe prepare to enter clinical studies.

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) emerged in Wuhan, China. Since then, it has spread to the United States and infections have been reported around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the United States, Australia and around the world, where the Company has operations and conducts laboratory research and clinical studies. In response to the outbreak, federal and state authorities in the United States have introduced various recommendations and measures to try to limit the pandemic, including travel restrictions, border closures, nonessential business closures, quarantines, self-isolations, shelters-in-place and social distancing. The COVID-19 outbreak and the response of governmental authorities to try to limit it are having a significant impact on the private sector and individuals, including unprecedented business, employment and significant economic disruptions to the global financial markets. These disruptions could impact our ability to raise additional capital and obtain the necessary funds.

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Notably, we rely on third-party manufacturers to produce our product candidates. The manufacturing of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of NB1111 is conducted in the United States. Formulation of the eye drop for testing is also performed in the United States but can rely on regulatory-accepted excipients that can be sourced from countries outside the United States, such as China. In lieu of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, there could possibly be an impact on sourcing materials that are part of the eye drop formulation, as well as impacting volunteer and/or patient recruitment in Australia for clinical studies. Therefore, we have shifted the expected start of our first-in-human studies of the lead drug candidate, NB1111, from the second half of 2020, to the 2021 timeframe.

The ultimate impact on us and overall delay in our drug product research and development is unknown, but our operations and financial condition will suffer in the event of business interruptions, delayed clinical trials, production or a lack of laboratory resources due to the pandemic. As of the date of this filing, we are aware of the impact on our business as a result of COVID-19 but uncertain as to the extent of this impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. There is uncertainty as to the duration and hence the potential impact. As a result, we are unable to estimate the potential impact on our business as of the date of this filing.

Going Concern

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued a report on our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162019 that included an explanatory paragraph referring to our recurring operating losses and expressing substantial doubt in our ability to continue as a going concern. Our unauditedcondensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate profitable operations in the future and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they become due. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with any certainty at this time and raise substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going concern. Our unauditedcondensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amount and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We maintain controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC'sSEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any control and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management necessarily wasis required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

We conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive and financial officers, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. Based upon their evaluation and subject to the foregoing, the principal executive and financial officers have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in internal controls. Management determined there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

On November 8, 2017,There have been no other material developments with respect to previously reported legal proceedings discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company filed a petition commencing arbitration as described in Note 8. Subsequent Events – Pending Series E Preferred Stock Financing and Filing for Arbitration.year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162019 includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors under the heading "Part“Part I, Item 1A-Risk Factors." There are no changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. You should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the other information in this report before deciding whether to invest in shares of our common stock. The occurrence of any of the risks discussed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or growth prospects. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

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

 

NoneNone.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

 
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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

31.110.1

Amended and Restated Multi-Draw Credit Agreement, dated April 29, 2020, by and between Emerald Bioscience, Inc. and Emerald Health Sciences, Inc. (1)

10.2

Separation and Release Agreement, dated April 29, 2020, between Emerald Bioscience, Inc. and Doug Cesario (1)

31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

31.231.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

32.1+32.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2+32.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

________

101.ins(1)

Instance Document

101.sch

XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document

101.cal

XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.def

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

101.lab

XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

101.pre

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

Included as exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2020.

_____________

+ Furnished herewith and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(*) Filed herewith.

 
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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

NemusEmerald Bioscience, Inc.,

a Nevada corporation

November 14, 2017May 8, 2020

By:

/s/ Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy

Its:

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

November 14, 2017May 8, 2020

By:

/s/ Elizabeth BereczDoug Cesario

Elizabeth BereczDoug Cesario

Its:

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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