Exhibit 99.1
Portage Biotech Inc.
Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended September 30, 2019
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(US Dollars)
Portage Biotech Inc.
Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three and six months ended September 30, 2019
NOTICE TO READER OF CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated interim financial statements for Portage Biotech Inc. comprised of the consolidated interim statements of financial position as at September 30, 2019 and for the year ended March 31, 2019, and the consolidated interim statement of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, statement of changes in equity and cash flows for the six month period ended September 30, 2019 and are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
The consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared by management and include the selection of appropriate accounting principles, judgments and estimates necessary to prepare these consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
The consolidated interim financial statements have not been reviewed by the Company’s independent external auditors, Marcum LLP.
“signed” | “signed” |
Kam Shah CPA,C.A., Director | Ian Walters MD, Director |
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December 30, 2019 | |
Portage Biotech Inc.
Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
(US Dollars)
(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)
As at , | | Note | | September 30, 2019 | | | March 31, 2019 | |
| | | | | | | (Audited) | |
| | | | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Current | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | 3,844 | | | | 6,166 | |
Prepaid expenses and other receivable | | 4 | | | 423 | | | | 282 | |
Investments in marketable equity securities | | 6 | | | 85 | | | | 103 | |
| | | | $ | 4,352 | | | $ | 6,551 | |
Long-term assets | | | | | | | | | | |
Long term portion of other receivable | | 4 | | | 45 | | | | 45 | |
Investment in associate | | 7 | | | 1,141 | | | | 1,207 | |
Investment in private companies | | 9 | | | 6,498 | | | | 5,200 | |
Goodwill | | 10 | | | 43,324 | | | | 43,324 | |
In process research and development | | 10 | | | 117,388 | | | | 117,388 | |
Total assets | | | | $ | 172,748 | | | $ | 173,715 | |
Liabilities and Equity | | | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | | | 1,261 | | | | 1,107 | |
Unsecured notes payable | | 11 | | | 567 | | | | 663 | |
Warrant liability | | 11 | | | 24 | | | | 24 | |
| | | | $ | 1,852 | | | $ | 1,794 | |
Non-current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured notes payable | | 11 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000 | |
Deferred tax liability | | 10 | | | 20,364 | | | | 20,364 | |
| | | | | 23,364 | | | | 23,364 | |
Total liabilities | | | | $ | 25,216 | | | $ | 25,158 | |
Shareholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital stock | | 12 | | | 117,535 | | | | 116,237 | |
Stock option reserve | | 13 | | | 333 | | | | 324 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | | | 64 | | | | 82 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | | | (19,684 | ) | | | (16,969 | ) |
Total equity attributable to owners of the Company | | | | $ | 98,248 | | | $ | 99,674 | |
Non-controlling interest | | 20 | | $ | 49,284 | | | $ | 48,883 | |
Total equity | | | | $ | 147,532 | | | $ | 148,557 | |
Total liabilities and equity | | | | $ | 172,748 | | | $ | 173,715 | |
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 15) | | | | | | | | | | |
On behalf of the Board | “Kam Shah” | Director | “Ian Walters” | Director |
| (signed) | | (signed) | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
Portage Biotech Inc.
Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss
(US Dollars)
(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)
| | Note | | Three months ended September 30, | | | Six months ended September 30, | |
| | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | | | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | | | | 492 | | | | 65 | | | | 925 | | | | 126 | |
Consulting fees | | 13,14(ii) | | | 863 | | | | 55 | | | | 1,939 | | | | 136 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 103 | | | | 39 | | | | 346 | | | | 52 | |
Other operating costs | | 14(i) | | | 112 | | | | 34 | | | | 158 | | | | 51 | |
Loss from operations | | | | | (1,570 | ) | | | (193 | ) | | | (3,368 | ) | | | (365 | ) |
share of losses in associates accounted for using equity method | | | | | (23 | ) | | | (33 | ) | | | (66 | ) | | | (102 | ) |
interest income (expense) | | | | | (108 | ) | | | 17 | | | | (203 | ) | | | 39 | |
Net (loss) | | | | | (1,701 | ) | | | (209 | ) | | | (3,637 | ) | | | (428 | ) |
Other comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealised (loss) gain on Investment in Biohaven | | | | | (3 | ) | | | (4 | ) | | | (18 | ) | | | 24 | |
Total comprehensive (loss) for period | | | | $ | (1,704 | ) | | $ | (213 | ) | | $ | (3,655 | ) | | $ | (404 | ) |
Net (loss) attributable to : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Owners of the Company | | | | | (1,273 | ) | | | (208 | ) | | | (2,715 | ) | | | (427 | ) |
Non-controlling interest | | | | | (428 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (922 | ) | | | (1 | ) |
| | | | $ | (1,701 | ) | | $ | (209 | ) | | $ | (3,637 | ) | | $ | (428 | ) |
Comprehensive Profit(loss) attributable to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Owners of the Company | | | | | (1,276 | ) | | | (212 | ) | | | (2,733 | ) | | | (403 | ) |
Non-controlling interest | | | | | (428 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (922 | ) | | | (1 | ) |
| | | | $ | (1,704 | ) | | $ | (213 | ) | | $ | (3,655 | ) | | $ | (404 | ) |
(loss) per share (Actual) | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | | | | | 1,098,771 | | | | 280,719 | | | | 1,092,280 | | | | 280,719 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
Portage Biotech Inc.
Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For The Six Months Ended September 30, 2019
(US Dollars)
(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)
| | Number of Shares | | | Capital Stock | | | Stock Option Reserve | | | Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | Retained earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | | | Equity Attributable to Owners of Company | | | Non-controlling Interest | | | Total Equity | |
| | In ‘000’ | | | In ‘000$ | | | In ‘000$ | | | In ‘000$ | | | In ‘000$ | | | In ‘000$ | | | In ‘000$ | | | In ‘000$ | |
Balance, April 1, 2018 | | | 280,720 | | | | 23,654 | | | | 267 | | | | 32 | | | | (14,334 | ) | | | 9,619 | | | | | | | | 9,619 | |
Share based compensation | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | 13 | |
Unrealized gain on investment in Biohaven | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | 24 | |
Net loss for period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (427 | ) | | | (427 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (428 | ) |
Balance, September 30, 2018 | | | 280,720 | | | | 23,654 | | | | 280 | | | | 56 | | | | (14,761 | ) | | | 9,229 | | | | (1 | ) | | | 9,228 | |
Balance, April 1, 2019 | | | 1,085,790 | | | | 116,237 | | | | 324 | | | | 82 | | | | (16,969 | ) | | | 99,674 | | | | 48,883 | | | | 148,557 | |
Shares issued on acquisition of Intensity holding company | | | 12,981 | | | | 1,298 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,298 | | | | | | | | 1,298 | |
Share based compensation | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 1,323 | | | | 1,332 | |
Unrealized (loss) on investment in Biohaven | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (18 | ) | | | | | | | (18 | ) | | | | | | | (18 | ) |
Net loss for period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,715 | ) | | | (2,715 | ) | | | (922 | ) | | | (3,637 | ) |
Balance, September 30, 2019 | | | 1,098,771 | | | | 117,535 | | | | 333 | | | | 64 | | | | (19,684 | ) | | | 98,248 | | | | 49,284 | | | | 147,532 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
Portage Biotech Inc.
Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
(US Dollars)
(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)
For the six months ended September 30, | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | |
Net loss for the period | | | (3,637 | ) | | | (428 | ) |
Adjustments for non-cash items: | | | | | | | | |
Value of shares and options expensed as consulting fee | | | 1,332 | | | | 13 | |
Increase in notes payable charged to interest | | | 4 | | | | 8 | |
Share of losses in associate | | | 66 | | | | 102 | |
Prepaid expenses and other receivable | | | (141 | ) | | | (19 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | 154 | | | | (48 | ) |
| | | (2,222 | ) | | | (372 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Options exercised | | | - | | | | - | |
Unsecured notes payable | | | (100 | ) | | | (50 | ) |
| | | (100 | ) | | | (50 | ) |
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalent during period | | | (2,322 | ) | | | (422 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of period | | | 6,166 | | | | 7,520 | |
Cash and cash equivalent at end of period | | | 3,844 | | | | 7,098 | |
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Fair value of shares issued to acquire Intensity holding company’ | | $ | 1,298 | | | $ | - | |
Unrealised (loss) gain on investment in Biohaven | | $ | (18 | ) | | $ | 24 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
Portage Biotech Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(US Dollars)
September 30, 2019 and 2018
(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)
| 1. | NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN |
Portage Biotech Inc. (the “Company”) is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) with its registered office located at FH Chambers, P.O. Box 4649, Road Town, Tortola, BVI. Its Toronto agent, Portage Services Ltd., is located at 47 Avenue Road, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2G3, Canada.
The Company is a reporting issuer with the Ontario Securities Commission on the Canadian Stock Exchange under the symbol PBT-U and US Securities and Exchange Commission on the OTC market under the symbol PTGEF.
The Company is engaged in the business of researching and developing pharmaceutical and biotechnology products through to clinical “proof of concept” with an initial focus on unmet clinical needs. Following proof of concept, the Company seeks to sell or license the products to large pharmaceutical companies for further development and commercialization.
The Company’s existing subsidiaries are in the pre-clinical stage, and as such no revenue has been generated from their operations.
| (a) | Statement of Compliance and Basis of presentation |
These consolidated Interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), IAS 34Interim Financial Reporting and interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee. These consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019.
These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for items disclosed herein at fair value. In addition, these consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, except for cash flow information.
The Company has only one material operating segment.
These consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Audit Committee and Board of Directors on December 30, 2019.
| 2. | BASIS OF PRESENTATION - continued |
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and,
| a. | Portage Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Ontario on January 31, 2011. |
| b. | Portage Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (“PPL”) a wholly owned subsidiary resulting from a merger on July 23, 2013 and is incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, as a BVI business company. |
| c. | EyGen Limited, (“EyGen”) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of PPL, was incorporated on September 20, 2016 under the laws of the BVI. |
| d. | SalvaRx Limited (“SalvaRx”), a wholly owned subsidiary, incorporated on May 6 2015 in the British Virgin Islands. |
| e. | Portage Glasgow Ltd (“PGL”), a 65% subsidiary of PPL, incorporated in Glasgow, Scotland. |
| f. | IOX Therapeutics Ltd (“IOX”), a United Kingdom based immune-oncology company, a 60.49% subsidiary incorporated in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2015. |
| g. | Saugatuck, a 70% owned subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. |
| h. | Intensity Holding Limited, 100% owned subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. |
All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
Non-controlling interest in the equity of a subsidiary is accounted for and reported as a component of stockholders’ equity. Non-controlling interest represents the 39.51% shareholder ownership interest in IOX and the 30% shareholder ownership interest in Saugatuck which are consolidated by the Company.
| (c) | Functional and presentation currency |
The Company’s functional and presentation currency is US Dollar.
| (d) | Use of Estimates and judgments |
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. Significant areas where estimation uncertainty and critical judgments are applied include valuation of financial instruments, research and development costs, fair value used for acquisition, assessment of impairment in goodwill and other intangible assets and measurement of share- based compensation, in the current and prior periods.
| 3. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The accounting policies are set out in Note 3 to the fiscal 2019 audited consolidated financial statements. These policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these consolidated interim financial statements,
New accounting standards, interpretations and amendments
During the current interim period the company adopted the requirements of IFRS 16 in respect to lease obligations. However, management determined that it had no leases to which the standard applied, and therefore there was no impact on its financial statements. The Company is also unaware of any applicable but not-yet-adopted standards that are expected to materially affect the financial statements of future periods.
| 4. | PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER RECEIVABLE |
| | As at September 30, 2019 | | | As at March 31, 2019 | |
| | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 10 | | | | 19 | |
R & D credits | | | 359 | | | | 208 | |
Other receivable | | | 54 | | | | 55 | |
| | | 423 | | | | 282 | |
In October 2016, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, PPL agreed to a settlement of $120,000 for a claim made against a supplier. Up to September 30, 2019, the Company received $63,750. The remaining balance is payable in five annual instalments of $11,250. Accordingly, $11,250 is classified as a current asset within other receivables and the non-current portion of $45,000 is classified as a long-term asset ($45,000 classified as a long-term asset and $11,250 classified as a current asset as at March 31, 2019).
| 5. | CONVERTIBLE NOTE RECEIVABLE |
As of September 30, 2019, the Company invested $1.9 million in a convertible note (the “Notes”) issued by IOX in U.S. dollars. The Notes carry interest at 7% accruing daily and mature within twelve months of their issuance. The Company can convert the notes and accrued interest into ordinary shares of IOX at any time before maturity at £120 per share. There is an automatic conversion on a qualifying event, being IOX raising $2 million or a sale of the Company per the agreement. Conversion price will be the price at which the money was raised discounted by 25%. IOX has the right to repay the Notes together with accrued interest at any time.
As a result of the SalvaRx Acquisition in fiscal 2019, IOX became a subsidiary of the Company and in accordance with IFRS 3 – Business combinations, the fair value, including interest receivable, of the Notes were effectively settled upon the business combination.
| 6. | INVESTMENT IN MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES |
Investment comprises 2,000 shares in Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Limited, (Biohaven) a public company listed on NYSE.
The Company currently accounts for its investment in Biohaven as a financial asset classified as FVTOCI
As at September 30, 2019, the shares were valued at the quoted market price of Biohaven share of $41.72 and the difference between the carrying value and the fair value being unrealized loss of approximately $18,000 is included in the other comprehensive income.
The following table is a rollforward of the investment in Biohaven
| | Six months ended September 30, 2019 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | |
| | in 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | |
Balance at Beginning of period | | | 103 | | | | 53 | |
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment | | | (18 | ) | | | 50 | |
Balance at end of period | | | 85 | | | | 103 | |
| 7. | INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATE |
Details of the Company’s associate as of June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 are as follows:
Name | | Principal Activity | | Place of Incorporation and principal place of business | | Voting rights held as at September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 | |
Associate: Stimunity S.A. | | Biotechnology | | Paris, France | | | 36.5 | % |
The abovementioned associate is accounted for using the equity method in these consolidated financial statements.
The following table is a rollforward of the investment Stimunity S.A.
| | Six months ended September 30, 2019 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | |
| | in 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | |
Balance at Beginning of period | | | 1,207 | | | | 681 | |
Additional investment | | | - | | | | 688 | |
Share of losses | | | (66 | ) | | | (162 | ) |
Balance at end of period | | | 1,141 | | | | 1,207 | |
Under the shareholders agreement, Portage has (i) a preferential subscription right to maintain its equity interest in Stimunity in the event of a capital increase from the issuance of new securities by Stimunity, except for issuances of new securities for stock options under a merger plan or for an acquisition, or (ii) the right to vote against any (a) issuances of additional securities that would call for the Company to waive its preferential subscription right or (b) any dilutive issuance.
As at September 30, 2019, the Company evaluated the progress achieved by Stimunity and has determined that there was no evidence of any impairment in the value of this investment and as a result no adjustment was considered necessary in its carrying value.
The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, PPL holds 650 ordinary shares of Portage Glasgow Ltd. (PGL), at £0.01 per share for a total consideration of £6.50 ($9.11). PPL’s ownership comprised 65% of the issued ordinary shares in PGL. PPL’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is also the chairman of the board of directors of PGL which currently consists of two persons. PGL is therefore considered a subsidiary and consolidated.
As per the terms of a Convertible Loan Agreement dated January 31, 2018 signed with PGL, PPL has committed to provide PGL with an unsecured convertible loan facility up to £1 million ($1.4 million) with a minimum drawdown of £50,000 ($70,075) and maximum drawdown of £250,000 ($350,375) during any three-month period. Interest will be at 7% accruing on a monthly basis and the facility is repayable within nine years from the date of the agreement. The outstanding loan with accrued interest can be converted into ordinary shares of PGL to be priced at between £9,000 per share and £5,000 per share depending on the conversion date being within one year to eight years. However, completion of an eligible fundraising by PGL, being £5 million ($7 million) at a pre-money valuation of minimum £10 million ($14 million), will require the loan to be mandatorily converted as per the terms of conversion described above. The total drawdown as at September 30, 2019 amounted to $177,971 (As at March 31, 2019 amounted to $45,378).
| 9. | INVESTMENT IN PRIVATE COMPANIES |
As at | | September 30, 2019 | | | March 31, 2019 | |
| | in 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | |
Sentien Biotechnologies Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 700 | |
Intensity | | | 5,798 | | | | 4,500 | |
| | | 6,498 | | | | 5,200 | |
Sentien
In August 2015, the Company acquired 210,210 shares of Series A preferred stock in Sentien (“Preferred Stock”), a Medford, MA based private company for $700,000 of cash. The Preferred Stock is fully convertible into equal number of common shares. The Company’s holdings represent 5.06% of the equity of Sentien on a fully diluted basis as at September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively. The investment in Sentien has been irrevocably designated as a financial asset recorded at fair value with gains and losses recorded through OCI. In accordance with the guidance in IFRS 9 regarding when cost may be the best estimate of fair value, Sentien is recorded at cost.
Intensity
In connection with the SalvaRx Acquisition in the fiscal 2019, the Company acquired a $4.5 million interest in Intensity, a clinical stage biotechnology company, for 1 million shares,
On July 11, 2019, the Company acquired all the shares of Intensity Holding Limited (IHL) from Fast Froward Innovations Limited for $1,298,061 through the issuance of 12,980,610 common shares of Portage, at a deemed price of USD $0.10 per share. The sole asset of IHL consists of 288,458 shares of Intensity.
Portage’s ownership, as a result, increased to 1,288,458 shares of Intensity (approximately 9.7% of the outstanding shares of Intensity).
The investment was recorded at fair value (which approximates cost). The investment in Intensity has been irrevocably designated as a financial asset recorded at fair value with gains and losses recorded through OCI. The fair value of the asset is determined by considering other comparable equity funding transactions by Intensity with unrelated investors.
As at September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the Company has determined that there was no evidence of any impairment in the value of the above investments and as a result no adjustment was considered necessary in their carrying values.
| 10. | GOODWILL, IN PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY |
| | Three months ended June 30, 2019 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | |
| | Goodwill | | | IPRD | | | DTL | | | Goodwill | | | IPRD | | | DTL | |
| | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | |
Balance at Beginning of period | | | 43,324 | | | | 117,388 | | | | (20,364 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
On acquisition of Salvarx Ltd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43,324 | | | | 117,388 | | | | (20,364 | ) |
amortization | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Impairment | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Balance at end of period | | | 43,324 | | | | 117,388 | | | | (20,364 | ) | | | 43,324 | | | | 117,388 | | | | (20,364 | ) |
| 10. | GOODWILL, IN PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY – continued |
Goodwill related to acquisition of Salvarx Ltd in January 2019. The management evaluated the value of the underlying net assets as at September 30, 2019 and concluded that here was no impairment in goodwill.
In process research and development (IPRD) related to the value of pre-clinical research work carried out at IOX and Saugatuck prior to their acquisition in January 2019. The valuation was carried out by an independent valuator using discounted cash flow model (DCF). The management has evaluated the continuing work at these entities and updated the DCF model as at September 30, 2019 and concluded that IPRD required no adjustment. IPRD will be amortized once a commercial viability of the products is established or written off if the projects are abandoned.
Deferred tax (DTL) related to IPRD at IOX which is subject to tax in UK. As at September 30, 2019, there was no change in the amount and status of IOX IPRD and as a result, no changes were considered necessary in the amount of deferred tax.
| 11. | UNSECURED NOTES PAYABLE AND WARRANTS |
Following is a rollforward of the notes payable and the warrant liability:
Notes payable | | PPL | | | EyGen | | | IOX | | | SalvaRX | | | Total | |
| | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | |
Balance, April 1, 2019 | | | 193 | | | | - | | | | 100 | | | | 3,370 | | | | 3,663 | |
Repayment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (100 | ) | | | (100 | ) |
Interest | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | |
Balance, September 30, 2019 | | | 197 | | | | - | | | | 100 | | | | 3,370 | | | | 3,567 | |
| | PPL | | | EyGen | | | IOX | | | SalvaRX | | | Total | |
| | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | |
Balance, April 1, 2018 | | | 210 | | | | 23 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 233 | |
Repayment | | | (25 | ) | | | (25 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (50 | ) |
Interest | | | 8 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | |
Fair value on acquisition | | | - | | | | - | | | | 100 | | | | 3,370 | | | | 3,470 | |
Balance, March 31, 2019 | | | 193 | | | | - | | | | 100 | | | | 3,370 | | | | 3,663 | |
Warrant liability | | Six months ended September 30, 2019 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | |
| | PPL | | | EyGen | | | Total | | | PPL | | | EyGen | | | Total | |
| | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | | | In 000’$ | |
Balance, beginning of period | | | 22 | | | | 2 | | | | 24 | | | | 22 | | | | 2 | | | | 24 | |
Balance, End of period | | | 22 | | | | 2 | | | | 24 | | | | 22 | | | | 2 | | | | 24 | |
PPL and EyGen Loan Notes
The Unsecured Notes issued by PPL and EyGen bear interest at 7% per annum, payable annually on the issuance date. The Unsecured Notes are not redeemable by the Company prior to maturity. In conjunction with the issuance of the Unsecured Notes, the note holders were also issued a warrant to subscribe for $7,500 new PPL or Eygen ordinary shares for every $10,000 of principal issued, respectively, provided that a certain qualifying event occurs within the three years of issuance. The warrants are only exercisable on a qualifying event and the exercise price of the warrant will be based on the price of equity shares determined by the qualifying event and the year in which it takes place. The warrants have a three-year term. Given that there was an obligation to issue a variable number of shares, the warrants were classified as financial liabilities and recorded at fair value of $24,000 in warrant liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
| 11. | UNSECURED NOTES PAYABLE AND WARRANTS - continued |
SalvaRx loan notes
In connection with the SalvaRx Acquistion in January 2019, the Company assumed $3.96 million of principal in unsecured notes issued by SalvaRx due on March 2, 2021 (or a qualifying event), that bear interest of 7% (the “SalvaRx Notes”). As the SalvaRx Acquisition was a qualifying event, the unsecured notes became due upon the acquisition. On January 8, 2019, the acquisition date, the fair value of the SalvaRx Notes was determined to be $3.4 million using a 12.5% market interest rate to discount all payments of principal and interest due to the holders of such notes through the date of maturity. The holders of the SalvaRx Notes received $7,500 of warrants in respect of each $10,000 of principal issued.
The warrants vest in the event of a qualifying transaction and are exercisable at a 30% discount to the implied valuation of SalvaRx. On the Acquisition Date, the fair value of warrants, which are included in non-controlling interest, was determined to be $2.5 million using the Black Scholes Model.
An unsecured note for $100,000 was settled in cash on August 30, 2019.
Maturity of notes of $3million was extended to 2021 on December 23, 2019 and were therefore classified as non-current liability on the balance sheet (Note 21).
IOX loan notes
In connection with the SalvaRx Acquistion in January 2019, the Company assumed $2.0 million of 7% convertible notes issued by IOX, a wholly owned subsidiary of SalvaRx (the “Convertible Notes”), of which the Company holds $1.9 million. As a result of the SalvaRx Acquisition, IOX has become a subsidiary of the Company during the year ended March 31, 2019. In accordance with IFRS 3 – Business combinations, the fair value of notes payable was effectively settled against the note receivable (see Note 5). The remaining Convertible Notes issued to a third party, including the conversion option, are recorded at a fair value of $0.1 million. In each of March 2019 and December 2019, $0.05 million of loan mature. The holders of the Convertible Notes can convert the notes and accrued interest into ordinary shares of IOX at any time before maturity at £120 per share. There is an automatic conversion in the event IOX raises $2 million, and the conversion price will be determined on the timing of the capital raise and the price at which the money was raised. IOX has right to repay the Convertible Notes together with interest at any time.
| (a) | Authorized:Unlimited number of common shares |
| | Six months ended September 30, 2018 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | |
| | Common shares | | | Amount | | | Common shares | | | Amount | |
| | in 000’ | | | in ‘000$ | | | in 000’ | | | in ‘000$ | |
Balance, beginning of period | | | 1,085,790 | | | $ | 116,237 | | | | 280,720 | | | $ | 23,654 | |
Shares issued on acquisition of Intensity Holding company | | | 12,981 | | | $ | 1,298 | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued on acquisition of Salvarx Ltd | | | - | | | | - | | | | 805,070 | | | | 92,583 | |
Balance, end of period | | | 1,098,771 | | | $ | 117,535 | | | | 1,085,790 | | | $ | 116,237 | |
| (c) | As at September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the Company had no active Consultant Stock Compensation Plan. |
| (a) | The following table provides the activity for the Company’s stock option reserve: |
| | Six months ended September 30, 2019 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | |
| | Non-controlling interest | | | Stock option Reserve | | | Non-controlling interest | | | Stock option Reserve | |
| | 000$ | | | 000$ | | | 000$ | | | 000$ | |
Balance, beginning of Period | | | 8475 | | | | 324 | | | | - | | | | 267 | |
Value of IOX options relating to pre-acquisition services | | | - | | | | - | | | | 7,364 | | | | - | |
Stock based compensation expense | | | 1,323 | | | | 9 | | | | 1,111 | | | | 57 | |
Balance, end of period | | | 9,798 | | | | 333 | | | | 8,475 | | | | 324 | |
| (b) | The movements in Options issued were: |
| | PBI 2013 Option Plan | | | PPL Option Plan (Subsidiary Plan) | | | iOx Option Plan (Subsidiary Plan) | |
| | Six months ended Sept. 30, 2019 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | | | Six months ended Sept. 30, 2019 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | | | Six months ended Sept. 30, 2019 | | | Year ended March 31, 2019 | |
Balance, at beginning of period | | | 595,842 | | | | 1,845,842 | | | | 57,258 | | | | 47,917 | | | | 2,599 | | | | - | |
Acquired form Salvarx Acquisition | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,599 | |
Granted | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,341 | | | | | | | | | |
Cancelled | | | | | | | (1,250,000 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, at end of period | | | 595,842 | | | | 595,842 | | | | 57,258 | | | | 57,258 | | | | 2,599 | | | | 2,599 | |
Exercisable, end of period | | | 595,842 | | | | 595,842 | | | | 57,258 | | | | 50,253 | | | | 1,881 | | | | 1,728 | |
the Board discontinued the 2013 Option Plan in the fiscal 2019. No additional shares will be issued under this plan.
| (c) | Following are the weighted average exercise price and the remaining contractual life for outstanding options by plan: |
| | PBI 2013 Option Plan | | | PPL Option Plan (Subsidiary Plan) | | | IOX Option Plan (Subsidiary Plan) | |
| | As at Sept. 30, 2019 | | | As at March 31, 2019 | | | As at Sept. 30, 2019 | | | As at March 31, 2019 | | | As at Sept. 30, 2019 | | | As at March 31, 2019 | |
Weighted average exercise price | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 2.83 | | | $ | 2.83 | | | $ | 152.74 | | | $ | 152.84 | |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.72 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 3.10 | |
The options can be exercised at any time after vesting within the exercise period in accordance with the applicable option agreement. The exercise price was more than the market price on the date of the grants for all options outstanding as at September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.
| | Three months ended September 30, | | | Six months ended September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | |
Numerator | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss attributable to owners of the Company | | | (1,273 | ) | | | (209 | ) | | | (2,715 | ) | | | (428 | ) |
Denominator (in 000’) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of shares - Basic | | | 1,098,771 | | | | 280,719 | | | | 1,092,280 | | | | 280,719 | |
Diluted effect of average number of options | | | 596 | | | | 1,529 | | | | 596 | | | | 1,687 | |
Weighted average number of shares - Diluted | | | 1,099,367 | | | | 282,248 | | | | 1,092,876 | | | | 282,406 | |
Basic and diluted (loss) per share (Actual) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (Actual) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) |
Inclusion of the options in the computation of diluted loss per share would have an anti-dilutive effect on the loss per share and are therefore excluded from the computation. Consequently, there is no difference between loss per share and diluted loss per share.
| 15. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
| (a) | Under the terms of a License Agreement dated January 25, 2013, PPL is required to reimburse to the Licensor, Trojan Technologies Limited (“Trojan”), 50% of all maintenance costs of the US Patent #7,968,512 and to pay royalties of 3% on Net Receipts from sales of the Licensed Product and 5% on Net Receipts from third parties in respect of development or other exploitation of Licensed Intellectual Property and/or Licensed Products up to a maximum of $30 million. As at Sept. 30, 2019, no royalties have been earned and maintenance fees are insignificant, therefore no payments have been made to Trojan. |
| (b) | The Company is committed to invest approximately €1.5 million ($1.9 million) in Stimunity upon Stimunity’s achievement of certain agreed milestones. As at March 31, 2019, the Company made an additional discretionary investment of €600,129 ($688,359) toward the commitment. As at Sept. 30, 2019, agreed milestones were not yet reached and hence no further payment under the agreement was due. |
| (c) | PPL is committed to provide a loan facility to PGL of up to £1 million ($1.4 million) of which approximately $178,000 was advanced up to September 30, 2019. |
| (d) | SalvaRx has an obligation to make further capital contribution of €0.3 million ($0.3 million) in Nekonal once certain development milestones have been achieved (see (e) below). |
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| (e) | SalvaRx and Nekonal are currently in disagreement regarding SalvaRx’s obligation to make the additional equity contribution described in (d), which is due upon Nekonal’s attainment of the defined milestone. In April 2019, SalvaRx asserted that management of Nekonal committed a breach of duties and fraud on its minority shareholder and Nekonal management has accused SalvaRx of breach of contract. To date, no legal proceedings have been formally commenced by either party. Research and development efforts have been suspended pending a resolution of this matter. The Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter and there is no assurance that a loss will not be incurred. |
| | Three months ended September 30, | | | Six months ended September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | | | in 000$ | |
Cash fee to management | | | 132 | | | | 6 | | | | 265 | | | | 33 | |
Cash fee to others | | | 154 | | | | 45 | | | | 342 | | | | 90 | |
Shares and vested Options issued to key management and directors | | | 390 | | | | - | | | | 901 | | | | 1 | |
Shares and vested Options issued to others | | | 187 | | | | 4 | | | | 431 | | | | 12 | |
| | $ | 863 | | | $ | 55 | | | $ | 1,939 | | | $ | 136 | |
| 17. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
The Board of Directors, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are key management personnel. The following subsidiaries and associates are also considered related parties:
| a. | Nokonal : One of the three directors on the Board of Directors of Nekonal is represented by Portage. Additionally, the CEO of the Company is also the CEO of Nekonal and employees of the Company comprise the management team of Nekonal under the service agreement for management services. |
| b. | Stimunity : One of the three directors on the Board of Directors of Stimunity is represented by Portage |
| c. | IOX: Two of the five directors on the Board of Directors of IOX is represented by Portage. Additionally, Portage has an observer on the Board of IOX. The CEO of the Company is also the CEO of IOX and employees of the Company comprise the management team of IOX. |
| d. | Saugatuck: One of the three directors on the Board of Directors of Saugatuck is represented by Portage. Additionally, the CEO of the Company is also the CEO of Saugatuck and employees of the Company comprise the management team of Saugatuck. |
| e. | Intensity: One of the four directors on the Board of Directors of Intensity is represented by Portage. Additionally, the CEO of the Company is an officer and employee of Intensity. |
| f. | PGL: PPL’s CEO is also the chairman of the two-person board of directors of PGL. |
The following are significant related party balances and transactions other than those disclosed elsewhere in the consolidated financial statements:
| a. | Unsecured notes payable includes $200,000 notes issued to directors of the Company by PPL and approximately $3.2 notes issued to directors by Salvarx Ltd. |
| b. | Interest expense includes approximately $58,850 and $119,700 interest respectively for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 charged on notes issued to directors. |
Transactions between the parent company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.
| 18. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT |
The Company’s financial instruments recognized in the balance sheet consist of the following:
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about financial instruments. These estimates are subject to and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment, therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
The following table summarizes the Company’s financial instruments as at September 30, 2019:
| | As at September 30, 2019 | | | As at March 31, 2019 | |
| | Amortized cost | | | Fair value to other comprehensive income | | | Amortized cost | | | Fair value to other comprehensive income | |
| | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | | | in 000’$ | |
Financial assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalent | | | 3,844 | | | | - | | | | 6,166 | | | | - | |
Prepaid expenses and other receivable | | | 423 | | | | - | | | | 282 | | | | - | |
Investments | | | | | | | 85 | | | | - | | | | 103 | |
| | Amortized cost | | | FYTPL | | | Amortized cost | | | FYTPL | |
Financial liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | 1,261 | | | | - | | | | 1,107 | | | | - | |
Unsecured notes payable | | | 3,567 | | | | - | | | | 3,663 | | | | - | |
Warrant liability | | | | | | | 24 | | | | - | | | | 24 | |
A summary of the Company’s risk exposures as it relates to financial instruments are reflected below:
Fair value of financial instruments
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are comprised of cash, receivables and investments in equities and private entities, accounts payable, warrant liability and unsecured notes payable.
The Company classifies the fair value of these transactions according to the following fair value hierarchy based on the amount of observable inputs used to value the instrument:
| ● | Level 1 – Values are based on unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. |
| ● | Level 2 – Values are based on inputs, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value and volatility factors, which can be substantially observed or corroborated in the marketplace. Prices in Level 2 are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. |
| ● | Level 3 – Values are based on prices or valuation techniques that are not based on observable market data. Investment is classified as level 3 financial instrument. |
Assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the placement within the fair value hierarchy.
Management has assessed that the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, other receivables and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
| 18. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT – continued |
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate their fair values:
Investment in Biohaven: Fair value was based on quoted market price of $41.72 per share (Level 1).
The investment in Nekonal and the option in Nekonal has been listed at a $0 fair value.
Investment in Sentien: fair value of the asset is determined by considering other comparable equity funding transactions by Sentien with unrelated investors.
Investment in Intensity: fair value of the asset is determined by considering other comparable equity funding transactions by Intensity with unrelated investors.
Unsecured notes payable and warrant liability: The fair value is estimated using a Black Scholes model (Level 3).
There have been no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy for the three and six months ended Sept. 30, 2019 and year ended March 31, 2019.
The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks: credit risk and liquidity risk.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with a counter-party’s inability to fulfil its payment obligations. The credit risk is attributable to various financial instruments, as noted below. The credit risk is limited to the carrying value as reflected on the statement of financial position.
Cash– Cash is held with major international financial institutions and therefore the risk of loss is minimal.
Other receivable – The Company is exposed to credit risk attributable to its debtor since a significant portion of this amount represents the amount agreed on a settlement of a claim by PPL (Note 4), payable over the next six years. The debtor has so far been diligent in paying the amounts on the due dates and PPL management will be monitoring the account on a regular basis.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in satisfying financial obligations as they become due.
The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions without incurring unacceptable losses or risking harm to the Company’s reputation. The Company holds sufficient cash to satisfy obligations under accounts payable and accruals.
The Company monitors its liquidity position regularly to assess whether it has the funds necessary to meet its operating needs and needs for investing in new projects. The Company believes that it has sufficient funding to finance the committed drug development work, apart from meeting its operational needs for the foreseeable future.
However, as a biotech company at an early stage of development and without significant internally generated cash flows, there are inherent liquidity risks, including the possibility that additional financing may not be available to the Company, or that actual drug development expenditures may exceed those planned. The current uncertainty in global markets could have an impact on the Company’s future ability to access capital on terms that are acceptable to the Company. There can be no assurance that required financing will be available to the Company.
The Company considers the items included in Shareholders’ Equity as capital. The Company had payables of approximately $ 1.3 million as at September 30, 2019 (approximately $ 1.1 million as at March 31, 2019) and current assets of approximately $4.4 million (approximately $6.6 million as at March 31, 2019). The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue new business opportunities and to maintain a flexible capital structure which optimizes the costs of capital at an acceptable risk.
The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, issue new debt, acquire or dispose of assets or adjust the amount of cash.
As at September 30, 2019, the shareholders’ equity was approximately $98.2 million (approximately $100 million as at March 31, 2019), $3.8 million ($ 6.2 million as at March 31, 2019) of it was held in the form of cash.
The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements and does not presently utilize any quantitative measures to monitor its capital. There have been no changes to the Company’s approach to capital management during the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
| 20. | NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST |
Six months ended Sept. 30, 2019 | | PGL | | | SalvaRx | | | IOX | | | Saugatuck | | | Total | |
| | 000$ | | | 000$ | | | 000$ | | | 000$ | | | 000$ | |
Balance as of April 1, 2019 | | | (31 | ) | | | 2,451 | | | | 46,376 | | | | 87 | | | | 48,883 | |
Stock based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | | | 1,323 | | | | | | | | 1,323 | |
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | | | (43 | ) | | | - | | | | (870 | ) | | | (9 | ) | | | (922 | ) |
Non-controlling interest at Sept. 30, 2019 | | | (74 | ) | | | 2,451 | | | | 46,829 | | | | 78 | | | | 49,284 | |
Year ended March 31, 2019 | | PGL | | | Salvarx | | | IOX | | | Saugatuck | | | Total | |
| | 000$ | | | 000$ | | | 000$ | | | 000$ | | | 000$ | |
Balance as of April 1, 2018 | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Acquisition date fair values of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | | | | | | | | | | | 38,826 | | | | 90 | | | | 38,916 | |
SalvaRx warrants vested upon acquisition | | | | | | | 2,451 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,451 | |
Vested portion of IOX stock options | | | | | | | | | | | 7,364 | | | | | | | | 7,364 | |
Stock based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | | | 1,111 | | | | | | | | 1,111 | |
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | | | (31 | ) | | | | | | | (925 | ) | | | (3 | ) | | | (959 | ) |
Non-controlling interest at March 31, 2019 | | | (31 | ) | | | 2,451 | | | | 46,376 | | | | 87 | | | | 48,883 | |
| 21. | EVENT AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE |
On December 23, 2019, the maturity date of $3.0 million SalvaRx Notes was extended to 2021. See Note 11.
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