UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
[x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2007
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
For the Transition Period From _____ to _____
Commission File Number: 000-49972
IN VERITAS MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado | 84-1579760 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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The Green House, Beechwood Business Park North, Inverness, Scotland | IV2 3BL |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
011 44-1463-667-347
(Issuer's telephone number)
WITH COPIES TO:
Richard A. Friedman, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference, LLP
1065 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10018
(212) 930-9700
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes [_] No [X]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: As of January 31, 2007, the registrant had 86,058,457 shares of common stock issued, 25,685,000 shares of common stock held in escrow which are deemed as issued but not outstanding, and 60,373,457 shares of common stock outstanding.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes [_] No [X]
INDEX
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PART I --FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
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Item 1. | Financial Statements. | F-1- F-19 |
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Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations | |
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Item 3. | Controls and Procedures | |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | |
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Item 1. | | |
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | |
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Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | |
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Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |
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Item 5. | Other Information | |
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Item 6. | Exhibits. | |
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Signatures. | | |
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at January 31, 2007 | F-2 |
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended January 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period from March 26, 1997 (Inception) through January 31, 2007 | F-3 |
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the six months ended January 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period from March 26, 1997 (Inception) through January 31, 2007 | F-4 |
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Unaudited Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Deficit for the period from March 26, 1997 (Inception) through January 31, 2007 | |
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended January 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period from March 26, 1997 (Inception) through January 31, 2007 | F-6 |
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | F-7 - F-19 |
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In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
January 31, 2007
(unaudited)
Assets | | | |
Current assets: | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 11,343 | |
Prepaid expenses and other | | | 53,993 | |
Total current assets | | | 65,336 | |
Property and equipment, net (Note 3) | | | 7,002 | |
Intangible assets: | | | | |
Patent costs (note 4) | | | 157,911 | |
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| | $ | 230,249 | |
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Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit | | | | |
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Current liabilities: | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 988,850 | |
Accrued interest payable | | | 357,317 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 500,038 | |
Indebtedness to related parties (Note 2) | | | 197,337 | |
Current portion of Long Term Notes Payable (Note 9) | | | 829,430 | |
Short term advance from Related Party (Note 9) | | | 91,903 | |
Short term advance | | | 80,000 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 3,044,875 | |
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Long-term debt: | | | | |
Convertible Loan Notes, net of unamortized discount of $233,519 (Note 9) | | | 216,481 | |
Royalty Participation Agreement advances (Note 9) | | | 571,705 | |
Notes payable, related party (Note 9) | | | 1,800,000 | |
Total liabilities | | | 5,633,061 | |
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Shareholders’ deficit: | | | | |
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized (aggregate | | | | |
liquidation preference of $8 million) | | | | |
Series A Preferred stock, 34,343,662 shares issued and outstanding (Note 6) | | | 34,344 | |
Common stock, $.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, | | | | |
86,058,457 shares issued, 25,685,000 held in escrow, and | | | | |
60,373,457 shares outstanding | | | 86,103 | |
Prepaid element of expenses settled in stock | | | (73,789 | ) |
Stock issued as security for convertible debentues (Note 9) | | | (3,339,050 | ) |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 8,896,496 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss- foreign currency adjustment | | | (432,105 | ) |
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | | | (10,574,811 | ) |
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Total shareholders' deficit | | | (5,402,812 | ) |
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| | $ | 230,249 | |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Operation
(unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | March 26, 1997 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Inception) | |
| | Six Months Ended January 31, | | Three Months Ended January 31, | | | |
| | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | |
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Net sales and gross revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net sales | | $ | — | | $ | 766,432 | | $ | — | | $ | 413,439 | | $ | 3,571,807 | |
Cost of sales | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 242,097 | |
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Gross profit | | | — | | | 766,432 | | | — | | | 413,439 | | | 3,329,710 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | | 330,606 | | | 586,670 | | | 147,348 | | | 321,461 | | | 5,320,327 | |
Legal & Professional | | | 207,544 | | | — | | | 180,365 | | | — | | | 1,192,604 | |
Stock options expense | | | 404,455 | | | 11,742 | | | 180,612 | | | 5,871 | | | 519,532 | |
Selling and marketing | | | 142,461 | | | — | | | 80,808 | | | — | | | 485,015 | |
General and administrative | | | 275,693 | | | 565,978 | | | 106,802 | | | 305,579 | | | 5,134,556 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 1,360,759 | | | 1,164,390 | | | 695,935 | | | 632,911 | | | 12,652,034 | |
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Loss before other income | | | (1,360,759 | ) | | (397,958 | ) | | (695,935 | ) | | (219,472 | ) | | (9,322,324 | ) |
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Nonoperating income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UK government grant (Note 1) | | | — | | | 94,458 | | | — | | | 94,458 | | | 291,398 | |
Interest expense | | | (458,681 | ) | | (136,748 | ) | | (257,109 | ) | | (92,057 | ) | | (1,117,438 | ) |
Loan Finance issue costs | | | — | | | (154,180 | ) | | — | | | (76,419 | ) | | (708,279 | ) |
Costs of aborted financing | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (113,400 | ) |
Compensation payment to former director | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (135,000 | ) |
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange | | | — | | | 8,202 | | | — | | | (11,496 | ) | | (132,378 | ) |
Gain (loss) from extinguishments of debt | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 662,610 | |
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Loss before income taxes | | | (1,819,440 | ) | | (586,226 | ) | | (953,044 | ) | | (304,986 | ) | | (10,574,811 | ) |
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Income tax provision | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Net loss | | $ | (1,819,440 | ) | $ | (586,226 | ) | $ | (953,044 | ) | $ | (304,986 | ) | $ | (10,574,811 | ) |
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Preferred stock dividend requirements | | | (22,757 | ) | | (21,384 | ) | | (22,757 | ) | | (21,384 | ) | | | |
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Loss applicable to common stock | | $ | (1,842,197 | ) | $ | (607,610 | ) | $ | (975,801 | ) | $ | (326,370 | ) | | | |
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Basic and diluted loss per share | | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | | | |
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Weighted average number of common shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
outstanding | | | 57,553,457 | | | 54,826,668 | | | 58,678,457 | | | 55,105,123 | | | | |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited)
| | | | | | March 26, 1997 | |
| | | | | | (Inception) | |
| | Six Months Ended January 31, | | | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | |
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Net loss | | $ | (1,819,440) | | $ | (586,226 | ) | $ | (10,574,811 | ) |
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Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | | | | | | | | | | |
Cumulative translation adjustment | | | 16,873 | | | (20,903 | ) | | (432,105 | ) |
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Comprehensive loss | | $ | (1,802,567) | | $ | (607,129 | ) | $ | (11,006,916 | ) |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Deficit
(unaudited)
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| | Preferred Stock Outstanding | | | | Common Stock | | | | Additional | | | | Prepaid element of expenses | | Accumulated Deficit During | | | | | |
| | Series A | | Series B | | | | Shares | | | | paid-in | | Stock issued | | settled in | | Development | | Comprehensive | | | |
| | Shares | | Par Value | | Shares | | Par Value | | Issued | | Outstanding | | Par Value | | capital | | as security | | stock | | Stage | | Loss | | Total | |
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Balance, March 26, 1997 | | | — | | $ | — | | | — | | $ | — | | | — | | | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
October 2000, sale of stock, ($0.0035/share) | | | 4,366,377 | | | 4,366 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10,874 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 15,240 | |
December 2001, sale of stock, ($0.0035/share) | | | 6,545,703 | | | 6,546 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 16,301 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 22,847 | |
October 2001, sale of stock, ($0.0202/share) | | | 23,431,582 | | | 23,432 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 448,906 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 472,338 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 21,203 | | | 21,203 | |
Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,350,829 | ) | | — | | | (1,350,829 | ) |
Balance, July 31, 2001 | | | 34,343,662 | | | 34,344 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 476,081 | | | — | | | — | | | (1,350,829 | ) | | 21,203 | | | (819,201 | ) |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (140,377 | ) | | (140,377 | ) |
Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,007,362 | ) | | — | | | (1,007,362 | ) |
Balance, July 31, 2002 | | | 34,343,662 | | | 34,344 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 476,081 | | | — | | | — | | | (2,358,191 | ) | | (119,174 | ) | | (1,966,940 | ) |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (185,391 | ) | | (185,391 | ) |
Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,080,619 | ) | | — | | | (1,080,619 | ) |
Balance, July 31, 2003 | | | 34,343,662 | | | 34,344 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 476,081 | | | — | | | — | | | (3,438,810 | ) | | (304,565 | ) | | (3,232,950 | ) |
Merger with HEMP (Note 8) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 38,397,164 | | | 38,397,164 | | | 38,397 | | | (29,397 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9,000 | |
July 2004, merger with SIPC | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10,550,000 | | | 10,550,000 | | | 10,550 | | | (10,688 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (138 | ) |
July 2004, issuance of common | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
stock for bridge loans, ($0.2750/share) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,636,233 | | | 1,636,233 | | | 1,636 | | | 448,364 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 450,000 | |
July 2004, issuance of common | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
stock for services, ($0.4093/share) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 239,289 | | | 239,289 | | | 239 | | | 97,702 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 97,941 | |
Foreign currency | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (339,570 | ) | | (339,570 | ) |
Reclassification of debt forgiveness | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
by Westek (Notes 2 and 9) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,030,298 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,030,298 | |
Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,016,972 | ) | | — | | | (1,016,972 | ) |
Balance, July 31, 2004 | | | 34,343,662 | | | 34,344 | | | — | | | — | | | 50,822,686 | | | 50,822,686 | | | 50,822 | | | 3,012,360 | | | — | | | — | | | (4,455,782 | ) | | (644,135 | ) | | (2,002,391 | ) |
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August 2004, additional paid in capital from bridge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
loans exchanged for shares | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17,495 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17,495 | |
— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | (6,000 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (6,000 | ) |
Conversion of Preferred Stock into Debenture | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 694,550 | | | 694,550 | | | 695 | | | 427,695 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 428,390 | |
December 2004, issuance of stock for interest on | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 60,096 | | | 60,096 | | | 60 | | | 76,100 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 76,160 | |
bridge loan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
March 2005, issuance of stock for services | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 100,000 | | | 100,000 | | | 100 | | | 62,880 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 62,980 | |
April 2005, issuance of stock warrants for | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
services | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17,295 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17,295 | |
April 2005, sale of preferred Series B stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
net of $97,995 offering costs ($.001 par), | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
($0.65/share) | | | — | | | — | | | 617,692 | | | 618 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 302,887 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 303,505 | |
April 2005, issuance of stock for | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
debt forgiveness | | | — | | | — | | | 246,152 | | | 246 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 159,754 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 160,000 | |
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June 2005, issuance of stock Options for services | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 35,403 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 35,403 | |
Reversal of conversion of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
convertible preferred shares | | | (1,301,178 | ) | | (1,301 | ) | | — | | | — | | | 1,301,178 | | | 1,301,178 | | | 1,301 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
July 2005, issuance of stock for services | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 120,000 | | | 120,000 | | | 120 | | | 35,288 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 35,408 | |
July 2005, issuance of stock for conversion | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of debt | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,162,791 | | | 1,162,791 | | | 1,163 | | | 278,047 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 279,210 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 274,643 | | | 274,643 | |
Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2,450,792 | ) | | — | | | (2,450,792 | ) |
Balance July 31, 2005 | | | 33,042,484 | | | 33,043 | | | 863,844 | | | 864 | | | 54,261,301 | | | 54,261,301 | | | 54,261 | | | 4,419,204 | | | — | | | — | | | (6,906,574 | ) | | (369,492 | ) | | (2,768,694 | ) |
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Conversion of common stock into debentures | | | — | | | — | | | (863,844 | ) | | (864 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (555,636 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (556,500 | ) |
(Note 10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock | | | 1,301,178 | | | 1,301 | | | — | | | — | | | (1,301,178 | ) | | (1,301,178 | ) | | (1,301 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Shares issued as security for convertible debtures | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 25,685,000 | | | — | | | 25,685 | | | 3,313,365 | | | (3,339,050 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
(Notes 5 and 10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock Issued for services (August 2005) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 28,000 | | | 28,000 | | | 28 | | | 3,612 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,640 | |
Stock Issued for services (August 2005) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 427,000 | | | 427,000 | | | 427 | | | 60,888 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 61,360 | |
Stock Issued for services (September 2005) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 805,000 | | | 805,000 | | | 805 | | | 132,020 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 132,825 | |
Stock Issued for services (September, 2005) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 750,000 | | | 750,000 | | | 750 | | | 254,250 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 255,000 | |
Stock Issued for services (May 2006) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 875,000 | | | 875,000 | | | 875 | | | 86,625 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 87,500 | |
Stock Issued for services (June 2006) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 83,334 | | | 83,334 | | | 83 | | | 8,251 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,334 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (79,486 | ) | | (79,486 | ) |
January, 2006, Issuance of stock options for | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
services | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 62,379 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 62,379 | |
September 2006 issuance of stock warrants | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
in connection with financing | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 45,164 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 45,164 | |
Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,848,797 | ) | | — | | | (1,848,797 | ) |
Balance July 31, 2006 | | | 34,343,662 | | | 34,344 | | | — | | | — | | | 81,613,457 | | | 55,928,457 | | | 81,658 | | | 7,830,122 | | | (3,339,050 | ) | | — | | | (8,755,371 | ) | | (448,978 | ) | | (4,597,275 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Discount on issue of loan note (Note 10) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 62,640 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 62,640 | |
Issuance of stock for services (October, 2006) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000 | | | 67,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 68,000 | |
Issuance of stock for services (October, 2006) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,250 | | | 148,749 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 149,999 | |
October, 2006 issuance of stock options for services | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 223,844 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 223,844 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 16,873 | | | 16,873 | |
Net Loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,819,440 | ) | | — | | | (1,819,440 | ) |
Partial conversion of Convertible Loan Note into Common Stock (Dec. 2006) (Note 6) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000 | | | 49,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 50,000 | |
Stock Option Expense | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 180,612 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 180,612 | |
Beneficial conversion discount underlying Convertible Loan Notes (Notes 2 & 9) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 283,874 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 283,874 | |
Stock issued for services (December 2006) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 850,000 | | | 850,000 | | | 850 | | | 51,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 51,850 | |
Cashless conversion - Montgomery | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 345,000 | | | 345,000 | | | 345 | | | (345 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Prepaid element of expenses settled in stock | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (73,789 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (73,789 | ) |
Balance January 31, 2007 | | | 34,343,662 | | $ | 34,344 | | | — | | $ | — | | | 86,058,457 | | | 60,373,457 | | $ | 86,103 | | $ | 8,896,496 | | $ | (3,339,050 | ) | $ | (73,789 | ) | $ | (10,574,811 | ) | $ | (432,105 | ) | $ | (5,402,812 | ) |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
| | | | | | March 26, 1997 | |
| | | | | | (Inception) | |
| | Six Months Ended January 31, | | | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | |
| | | | | | | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (1,819,440 | ) | $ | (586,226 | ) | $ | (10,522,961 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | | | | | | | | | | |
used by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 6,567 | | | 16,186 | | | 158,100 | |
Intercompany interest income | | | — | | | — | | | 242,382 | |
Interest imputed (non cash) | | | 411,410 | | | — | | | 347,940 | |
Prepaid element of expenses and beneficial | | | | | | | | | | |
discounts on loan note conversions | | | (307,308 | ) | | — | | | (307,308 | ) |
Stock issued for compensation and services | | | 674,304 | | | 391,465 | | | 1,858,132 | |
Stock issued for interest | | | — | | | 61,360 | | | 86,160 | |
Gain (loss) on debt forgiveness | | | — | | | — | | | (662,610 | ) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Receivables | | | 195,192 | | | (98,873 | ) | | (25,246 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | (14,275 | ) | | 47,681 | | | (31,743 | ) |
Deferred debt issue costs | | | — | | | (130,242 | ) | | — | |
Accounts payable | | | 153,048 | | | (176,662 | ) | | 1,115,841 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 66,068 | | | 233,065 | | | 757,264 | |
Accrued interest payable | | | 86,982 | | | — | | | 86,982 | |
Accounts payable (related party) | | | (194,479 | ) | | — | | | (72,745 | ) |
Other | | | 50,554 | | | (28,403 | ) | | 188,328 | |
Net cash used in | | | | | | | | | | |
operating activities | | | (691,377 | ) | | (270,649 | ) | | (6,781,484 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition of patents | | | (58,834 | ) | | (11,620 | ) | | (157,912 | ) |
Acquisition of equipment | | | — | | | (3,481 | ) | | (151,209 | ) |
Net cash used in | | | | | | | | | | |
investing activities | | | (58,834 | ) | | (15,101 | ) | | (309,121 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Advances from affiliates | | | — | | | — | | | 4,378,963 | |
Proceeds from debenture issue | | | — | | | 300,000 | | | — | |
Repayment of advances from affiliates | | | — | | | — | | | (728,426 | ) |
Advances from related parties | | | 91,903 | | | — | | | 174,953 | |
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | | | — | | | — | | | 813,930 | |
Discount on notes payable | | | — | | | 50,913 | | | 144,382 | |
Proceeds from Royalty Participation Agreement | | | — | | | — | | | 450,000 | |
Proceeds from issue of Loan Notes | | | 335,000 | | | — | | | 1,597,495 | |
Short term advances | | | 80,000 | | | — | | | 80,000 | |
Interest payable reclassified as Loan Notes | | | 192,300 | | | — | | | 182,300 | |
Net cash provided by | | | | | | | | | | |
financing activities | | | 699,203 | | | 350,913 | | | 7,093,597 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Effect on cash from foreign currency translation | | | 1,111 | | | 15,505 | | | 8,351 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in cash and | | | | | | | | | | |
cash equivalents | | | (51,008 | ) | | 80,668 | | | 2,992 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 61,240 | | | 2,015 | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 11,343 | | $ | 82,683 | | $ | 11,343 | |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid during the year for: | | | | | | | | | | |
Income taxes | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Interest | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
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Non-cash financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Conversion of note payable to common stock | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 700,000 | |
Conversion of preferred stock into debentures | | | — | | | 556,500 | | | 86,160 | |
Stock-based compensation | | | 674,304 | | | — | | | 1,234,567 | |
| | $ | 674,304 | | $ | 556,500 | | $ | 2,020,727 | |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1: ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly our financial position as of January 31, 2007 and our results of operations and cash flows for the three and six month periods ended January 31, 2007 and 2006 and the period from March 26, 1997 (date of inception) to January 31, 2007. The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended January 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The condensed balance sheet presented herein has been derived from the audited financial statements included in the Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Interim financial data presented herein are unaudited.
Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted in accordance with the published rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The condensed financial statements in this report should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2006.
We are a development stage company as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7. We are devoting substantially all of its present efforts to developing new products. Our planned principal operations have not commenced and, accordingly, no significant revenue has been derived therefrom.
We have reported net losses of $1,848,797, $2,450,792 and $8,755,370 for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2006, 2005 and for the period from the date of inception, March 26, 1997 to July 31, 2006, respectively. The loss from date of inception, March 26, 1997 to January 31, 2007 amounts to $10,574,811. We had substantial net current liabilities at January 31, 2007 of $2,979,539 and cash balances of $ 11,343. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
As explained in Note 9 we were in default on several of our Loan Notes at July 31, 2006. Our major creditors and Loan Note holders have continued to work with us to restructure our obligations to enable us to match future payments with our future working capital plans and several Loan Note holders formally restructured their advances to us in the six month period ended January 31, 2007 and all major trade creditors have informally agreed to accept a phased payment plan to address overdue payables. This restructuring includes restructuring a major loan note from Westek Limited, a related party, as further described in Note 2.
However as further explained in Note 9, we have not been able to make repayments required under our Loan Notes (including those restructured since July 31, 2006) and therefore we are in default under the terms of several of those Loan Notes, Therefore, although we are in continued discussions with those Loan Note holders and creditors, their continued forbearance can not be assured with certainty. Our ability to continue normal operations will depend on (i) the continued forbearance of our Loan Note holders and creditors; (ii) our continued ability to raise additional funds through various potential sources such as equity and debt financing and government grants, which is a continuous part of our business process; (iii) our ability to develop new products and obtain new revenue generating contracts; and(iv) the market success of our first product to market, described below. Such sources of finance and credit may not become available as needed or be available on acceptable terms or be maintained, as appropriate. Through January 31, 2007, a significant portion of our financing has been through the sale of equity securities and convertible notes in private placements and the exercise of stock options. Until and unless our operations generate significant revenues, we expect to continue to need to fund our operations from the issuance and sale of equity and debt security. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise the capital for our operations on acceptable terms, if at all.
In the three month period ended January 31 2007 we did not engage in any third party financing and have relied on short term advances from Westek Ltd. (“Westek”) (a related party - see Note 2) and from Triumph Small Cap Fund LP (“Triumph”). Both transactions are described in Note 9. During the six month period ended January 31, 2007 Westek made aggregate advances of $91,903 and Triumph made aggregate advances of $80,000. The was advances from Westek to the Company are intended to enable us to maintain a basic level of operations in our main trading subsidiary (IVMD UK Ltd) and to maintain compliance at IVMD Inc. Westek continues to make limited funding available to us pending the outcome of various commercial discussions which we are engaging in, which management believes may result in new commercial contracts which could result in new sources of revenue, in the form of sales or license contracts). The advances from Westek and Triumph are interest free and are payable on demand.
Westek is not obligated, but has indicated its willingness to continue to make advances available to fund these essential costs provided that (a) commercial discussions continue which in Westek’s judgment, indicates a reasonable expectation of us securing further streams of revenue; and (b) our various creditors and Loan Note holders continue forbear on the Loan Notes.
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
In addition, all of our directors, management team and key contractors have deferred payment of compensation due to them since October 2006 (and in certain cases previously) and many key suppliers are providing us with valued and ongoing support and forbearance With respect to our payment obligations.
Prior to July 31, 2006 we recorded revenues from billings made under a Research and Development Contract with Inverness Medical Innovations (IMI), dated November 2002. Under the terms of this contract (and a related Patent License Agreement, both subsequently amended throughout the contract field work) we jointly developed, with IMI, the technology underlying a new product (a prothrombin measurement device which is used for the measurement of coagulation of blood in patients at risk of heart disease and stroke) ("The PT Product"). In July 31, 2006 our involvement in the development of this product ended and we anticipate that the product will be launched into the global markets in 2007/2008. The product is to be sold by IMI and we have no influence over the marketing and sales process. Under the terms of our agreements with IMI we are entitled to participate in the following revenue streams: (a) billings to IMI for our development work during the product development phase ("Development Revenues") and (b) the receipt of 2% of all future net sales proceeds arising from the sale of The PT Product ("Royalty Income"). Development Revenues ceased with the completion of the development of the PT Product in July, 2006. We will begin to earn Royalty Income simultaneously with the commencement of sales of the PT Product. The commencement of the sale of this product will result in a change of our status from a "Development-stage Enterprise". We are currently developing other hand held and portable products which are focused on (a) the measurement and detection of pregnancy and labor and (b) the detection of diseases and medical conditions using magnetic detection techniques applied to tissue and blood. We intend to engage in discussions with several parties which may result in commercial, revenue earning contracts.
Note 2: Related Party Transactions
As of January 31, 2007, $197,337 was due to related parties and we purchased services from related parties during the three and six month period ended January 31, 2007 amounting to $8,052 and $121,051 respectively. There were no transactions with related parties during the three and six month period ended January 31, 2006.
In July 2004, Westek, a related party, agreed to release us from $2,030,298 of previously accumulated advances in exchange for a non interest-bearing promissory note totaling $1,800,000. We reflected a capital contribution totaling $2,030,298 in our financial statements at that time. The promissory note was payable in full by September 30, 2006.
During the six month period ended January 31, 2007 Westek advanced $91,903 to the Company. These advances are interest free and are payable on demand. The advances are intended to enable us to maintain a basic level of operation ahead of securing new commercial contracts. These short term advances are described more fully in Note 9.
Note 3: Property and Equipment
Major classes of property and equipment as of January 31, 2007 are listed below:
Furniture and Fixtures | | $ | 16,523 | |
Office Equipment | | | 89,814 | |
Plant and Equipment | | | 20,939 | |
| | | 127,276 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | | | 120,274 | |
| | $ | 7,002 | |
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Depreciation expense was $2,867 and $7,997 for the three month periods ended January 31 2007 and 2006 (and $6,567 and $16,186 for the six month periods ended January 31, 2007 and 2006), respectively.
Note 4: Intangible Assets - Patent Costs
Changes in Intangible assets - Patent Costs for the six month period ended January 31, 2007 were as follows:
Cost - start of year | | $ | 99,007 | |
| | | | |
Costs incurred during the period | | | 58,904 | |
Amortization | | | - | |
Retirements | | | - | |
Cost - end of year | | $ | 157,911 | |
No amortization is recorded because the economic life of the underlying patents is expected to be less than their legal life and the company has yet to derive revenue from the commercial applications of the underlying patents. When such revenue starts to be earned the cost of the underlying patents will be amortized over their estimated economic life.
Note 5: Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
4% Convertible Preferred Stock
As of January 31, 2007, the Company had 34,343,662 shares of Series A 4% voting redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding. Such shares pay an annual dividend of 4% and are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into Common Stock at the rate of one share Common Stock for each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock have priority over all of the shares of In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc. on liquidation or sale at the rate of $0.233 per share. Holders are entitled to vote on all matters as to which Common Stock shareholders are entitled to vote.
The aggregate of arrearages in cumulative preferred dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares through January 31, 2007, are $22,757.
Note 6: Common Stock
We are authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of common stock.
We issued the following shares of common stock for services during the six month periods ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
| | 31-Jan-07 | | 31-Jan-06 | |
| | Number of Shares Issued | | Fair Value of Shares Issued | | Number of Shares Issued | | Fair Value of Shares Issued | |
CLX & Associates Inc | | | | | | | | $ | 750,000 | | $ | 255,000 | |
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP | | | | | | | | | 805,000 | | | 132,825 | |
Cornell Capital Partners LP | | | | | | | | | 472,000 | | | 61,360 | |
Monitor Capital Inc | | | | | | | | | 28,000 | | | 3,640 | |
Crown Capital Group Ltd | | | 1,000,000 | | | 68,000 | | | | | | | |
UTEK Corporation | | | 1,250,000 | | | 150,000 | | | | | | | |
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP | | | 850,000 | | | 51,850 | | | | | | | |
| | $ | | | | | | $ | | | $ | 452,825 | |
We value the shares of common stock issued for services at the quoted market price of the stock at the issue date or at the contracted value of the services where this is clearly defined in the underlying contract. During the six month period ended January 31, 2007 we issued:
(a) 1,000,000 shares to Crown Capital Group Ltd as consideration for market information and promotional services to be provided over a twelve month period. The shares were valued at the mid-market quoted share price on the day of issue; and
(b) 1,250,000 shares to UTEK Corporation for technology search services as consideration under the terms of a contract entered into in May 2006 and covering services to be provided over 15 months. This consideration was valued at the contract price, which was approximately equal to the market price of the companies stock in May, 2006 and, at the Companies option could have been settled in cash rather than stock.
(c) 850,000 shares to Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP as consideration for the provision of legal services
The cost of the stock issues described in (a) and (b) above is spread over the periods over which the service is to be provided and a prepayment established accordingly. This prepayment is shown as a deduction in shareholders funds on the face of the balance sheet on the line “Prepaid element of expenses settled in stock”.
On December 11, 2006 one of our Loan Note holders, Triumph Small Cap Fund Inc converted $50,000 of the principal value of their Loan Note into 1,000,0000 shares of Common Stock in accordance with their conversion rights (see Note 9)
On October 27, 2006 we issued to Montgomery Equity Partners Ltd 345,000 shares of common stock upon its exercise of warrants which were issued to Montgomery Equity Partners as part of a prior financing, as more fully described in Note 7
No other shares of common stock, other than those described above, were issued during the six month periods ended January 31, 2007 and 2006.
Note 7: Stock Options and Warrants
Stock Options - Employees and contractors (`staff')
Since inception stock options have been granted to staff members under the Company's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan as follows:
· | During May 2004, the Company granted 9,659,000 common stock options to two officers with an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The Company's common stock had no traded market value on the date of grant. The market value of the stock was determined to be $1.00 per share based on estimates made by the directors at that time. In March 2006 one of the officers resigned and his options (4,829,500) lapsed. Under the terms of the option award the remaining 4,829,500 options vest in three equal installments of 1,609,834 each in May 2006, 2007 and 2008, subject to certain operating performance criteria having been met. The performance criteria were not met by the first vesting date and therefore 1,609,834 of these options have lapsed. Management is of the view that the performance criteria are unlikely to be met by each of the future vesting periods. |
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
· | On June 1, 2005, the Company issued 650,000 options to its staff under the plan, with an exercise price of $0.55 per share. The market price on June 1, 2005 was also $0.55 per share. |
· | On January 3, 2006, the Company issued 725,000 options to its staff under the plan, with an exercise price of $0.10 per share. The market price on January 3, 2006 was also $0.10 per share. |
· | On October 10, 2006, the Company issued 16,015,000 options to its staff under the plan, with an exercise price of $0.065 per share. The market price on October 10, 2006 was also $0.065 per share. The vesting date of these options varies as set out in the table below: |
Vesting Date | | No of options | |
October 10, 2006 | | | 2,500,000 | |
November 30, 2006 | | | 500,000 | |
December 31, 2006 | | | 150,000 | |
September 30, 2007 | | | 5,515,000 | |
September 30, 2008 | | | 3,750,000 | |
September 30, 2009 | | | 3,600,000 | |
Total | | | 16,015,000 | |
Options that vested on the day of grant were granted primarily (2,000,000 of the total options which vest on the grant date of October 10, 2006) to Martin Thorp, the Company’s CFO, to provide Mr. Thorp with a significant equity interest in the Company in line with the other members of the Company’s Board of Directors, in order to provide mutuality of interest going forward and to reward him for past performance.
The fair value for the options granted is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the assumptions set out in the table below.
| | | | Grant Date | | | | | | | |
| | May, 2004 | | June, 2005 | | January, 2006 | | October, 2006 | |
Risk Free Interest Rate | | | 2.3 | % | | 4.4 | % | | 4.4 | % | | 4.7 | % |
Dividend Yield | | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % |
Volatility Factor | | | 0 | % | | 55 | % | | 88 | % | | 314 | % |
Weighted Average Expected Life (yrs) | | | 5 | | | 5 | | | 5 | | | 5 | |
No of options expected to vest on vesting date | | | 0 | | | 650,000 | | | 725,000 | | | 16,015,000 | |
Value of one option (Black Scholes) | | $ | 0.000 | | $ | 0.289 | | $ | 0.070 | | $ | 0.065 | |
Value of option grant (aggregate) | | $ | 0 | | $ | 187,850 | | $ | 50,750 | | $ | 1,040,975 | |
From August 1, 2006 we were required to adopt SFAS No. 123(R) whereby we account for stock option expense for employees and contractors by charging the fair value of options granted and expected to vest equally over the vesting period. In the case of options that vest on grant the fair value of the option is expensed immediately. The expense is shown as stock option expense in the
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
consolidated statement of operations with the credit posted to Additional Paid In Capital. Prior to August 1, 2006 we were not required to treat employee stock options in accordance with SFAS No. 123 (R) , and we disclosed the impact on pre-tax results had we valued employee stock options on a proforma basis in the footnotes to our Annual Financial Statements. In the three month period (six month period) ended January 31, 2006 the stock option charge would have increased by approximately $37,500 ($75,000)) has we adopted SFAS No. 123(R) in that period.
In determining which options are expected to vest we have taken account of the fact that options have only been granted to relatively few key members of staff and in the opinion of management all of those people are likely to stay with the Company through the vesting period of their options and beyond. Therefore it is assumed that all options granted are likely to vest, except those that are not expected to vest by virtue of underlying performance conditions (described above).
The Black-Scholes options valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its stock options.
Stock Warrants
On September 9, 2005, as part of the consideration for arranging a financing for the Company, we issued to Montgomery Equity Partners Ltd (“Montgomery”), three-year warrants to purchase 350,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The market value of the Company's common stock on the date of the negotiation of this transaction was $0.13. The weighted average exercise price and fair value of the warrants at the date of their grant were $0.001 and $0.076, respectively. On October 27, 2006 Montgomery exercised these warrants by way of cashless conversion into 345,000 shares of Common stock.
The fair value for these warrants was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate | 4.18% |
Dividend yield | 0.00% |
Volatility factor | 88.40% |
Weighted average expected life | 3 years |
Summary of options and warrants outstanding
The following schedule summarizes the changes in the Company's outstanding stock awards since July 31, 2006
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
| | | | | | | |
| | Options Outstanding | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | Exercise Price Per Share | | Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at July 31, 2006 | | | 4,996,436 | | $ | 0.001-$1.50 | | $ | 0.750 | | | | | | | |
Awards Granted to Staff | | | 16,015,000 | | $ | 0.065 | | $ | 0.065 | | | | | | | |
Awards exercised | | | | | | | | $ | 0.000 | | | | | | | |
Warrants exercised | | | (350,000 | ) | $ | 0.001 | | $ | 0.001 | | | | | | | |
Balance at January 31, 2007 | | | 20,661,436 | | $$ | $0.065-1.50 | | $ | 0.685 | | | 13.95 years | | | $1,341,388 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Awards exercisable at January 31, 2007 | | | 3,201,769 | | $ | 0.065-$1.50 | | $ | 0.685 | | | 7.27 years | | $ | 184,960 | |
The following schedule summarizes the non-vested stock awards for the year ended January 31, 2007.
| | | Number of Shares | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share | | | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at July 31, 2006 | | | 4,996,436 | | $ | 0.001-$1.50 | | $ | 0.750 | |
Awards Granted | | | 12,463,231 | | $ | 0.065 | | $ | 0.065 | |
Awards exercised | | | - | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Awards cancelled/expired | | | - | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Balance at January 31, 2007 | | | 17,459,667 | | $ | 0.065-1.50 | | $ | 0.685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Note 8: Income Taxes
We record our income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". We had tax losses available to carry forward in our UK operating subsidiaries of $5.6 million at July 31, 2006 and we continued to incur tax losses in the six month period ended January 31, 2007. We have therefore not recorded any tax charge of liability in the three month period ended January 31, 2007 or in any previous period.
Note 9: Financings
The Company has substantial obligations under various financial instruments arising from the following financing agreements:
A. September 2005 Financing and subsequent and ongoing restructurings
In a linked series of transactions dated September 7, 2005, the Company entered into:
1. A Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with Cornell Capital Partners LP ("Cornell") providing for the sale and issuance to Cornell of up to $10,000,000 of Common Stock over a period of up to 24 months.
2. A Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Montgomery Equity Partners Ltd. ("Montgomery"), an affiliated fund of Cornell, providing for the sale by the Company to Montgomery of its 18% secured convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000 (the "Debentures") of which $300,000 was funded on September 7, 2005; $200,000 was to have been funded two business days prior to the Company's completion of its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2005, and; $250,000 was to have been funded within five business days of the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued to Montgomery three-year warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase 350,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.001 per share, which have subsequently been exercised. The Debentures matured on September 7, 2006 and bear interest at the annual rate of 18%. Holders have the right to convert, at any time, the principal amount outstanding under the Debentures into shares of Common Stock, at a conversion price per share equal to $0.144, subject to adjustment. Upon three-business day advance written notice, the Company may redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part. In the event that the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the date that the Company provides advance written notice of redemption or on the date redemption is made exceeds the conversion price then in effect. Redemption of Debentures is to be calculated at 112% of the Debentures' face value. In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
3. A Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement") with the investors in a previous financing dated April 2005, pursuant to which these investors agreed to exchange the securities that they purchased in the earlier financing for an aggregate of $556,500 principal amount of Debentures.
As further security for its obligations under the above mentioned facilities, the Company has deposited into escrow 25,685,000 shares of common stock, these shares are deemed issued but not outstanding.
Pursuant to these agreements, the Company filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of registering the securities underlying the transactions. In connection therewith, the Company has received comments from the Commission indicating that, in the Commission's view, based upon the structure of the transactions, the Company may not register the securities sold in the financing transactions. On March 6, 2006, we withdrew the registration statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-128321) by filing a Form R-W with the Commission. As a result, the Company has not been able to draw down any further amounts under the Debenture (other than the initial $300,000) or the related Distribution Agreement and was unable to pay interest and principal payments on the debentures drawn down under this financing, as a consequence it became in default under the terms of the Debentures.
We have held discussions with several of the Debenture Holders to restructure our obligations to rectify the defaults and the following agreements have been entered into:
1. On October 19, 2006, the Company entered into a Termination, Settlement, and Forbearance Agreement effective as of October 16 (the "Settlement Agreement"), with Cornell and Montgomery. The Settlement Agreement relates to the Distribution Agreement and the Purchase Agreement and included the following principal terms:
· | The Company shall pay Montgomery an aggregate of $348,000 (the "Funds") which represents the agreed amounts owed by the Company to Montgomery under the Debenture as of October 19, 2006 including outstanding principal and interest. The Company shall pay the Funds to Montgomery monthly at the rate of $29,000 ("Monthly Payment") per calendar month, with the first payment being due and payable on November 15, 2006 and each subsequent payment being due and payable on the first business day of each subsequent month until the Funds are repaid in full. |
· | Montgomery shall continue to have valid, enforceable and perfected first-priority liens upon and security interests in the Pledged Property and the Pledged Shares (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement transaction documents). |
· | The Company and Montgomery agree that during the term of the Settlement Agreement, the Debenture shall not bear any interest and no liquidated damages shall accrue under any of the financing documents. |
· | The Conversion Price (as set forth in the Debenture) in effect on any Conversion Date (as set forth in the Debenture) from and after the date hereof shall be adjusted to equal $0.05, which may be subsequently adjusted pursuant to the other terms of the Debenture. |
· | Montgomery shall retain the Warrants issued in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement. |
· | The Company and Cornell agree to terminate the Distribution Agreement and related transaction documents. |
· | In the event that the Company defaults under the terms of this agreement penalties and redemption premiums payable under the original agreement shall be reinstated. |
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. On November 29, 2006, the Company issued a secured subordinated convertible note to Triumph Small Cap Fund Inc. ("Triumph"), (one of the investors in the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement referred to above) in the principal amount of $165,000 in exchange for the interest and principal outstanding under the Debenture previously issued to Triumph under the terms of the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement. The note (a) matures on April 30, 2008; (b) bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum, which is payable on maturity of the note and (c) is convertible, at Triumph's option, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.05 per share, subject to a 9.99% conversion restriction.. On December 11, 2006 Triumph converted $50,000 of the principal amount outstanding under their note into 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in accordance with these conversion rights.
3. On January 9, 2007, the Company issued two secured convertible notes to Longview Fund L.P. (“Longview”) (one of the investors in the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement referred to above) in the aggregate principal amount of $309,300 as follows:.
· | Secured convertible note in the principal amount of $261,300 issued in exchange for the interest and principal outstanding under the Debenture previously issued to Longview under the terms of the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement. The note (a) matures on April 30, 2008; (b) bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum, which is payable in accordance with the repayment provisions described in the Note and (c) is convertible at Longview’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.05 per share. Minimum repayments are due under the note as follows: (i) two installments of $12,500 each were due to be paid on or before February 28, 2007 and March 30, 2007; (ii) monthly installments of $15,000 commencing on November 30, 2007; and (iii) the remaining principal balance plus unpaid interest on the maturity date. |
· | Secured convertible note in the principal amount of $48,000 was issued in exchange for liquidated damages payable as a result of the default on the Debenture previously issued to Longview under the terms of the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement. This note has the same interest and conversion terms as described above, but is repayable on maturity (principal and interest). |
Subsequent to the restructuring of the Loan Notes with Longview and Cornell / Montgomery, both described above, the Company has been unable to comply with the payment installments due under the terms of the restructured loan notes and is therefore in default under these new Loan Notes.
The Company is currently in discussions with the all of holders of Loan Notes and Debentures which are in default with a view to restructuring those debentures on terms to be agreed.
The conversion terms of the restructured loan notes from Longview and Cornell / Montgomery enable the Loan Note holder to convert the amount outstanding under the Notes into shares in the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.05 cents per share. The market price of the common stock at the dates that the restructured loan notes were issued was, in the case of Cornell / Montgomery, $0.072 and in the case of Longview $0.055 and therefore there is a beneficial discount underlying these conversion options. We have valued that discount at $170,474, using the Black Scholes method. The inherent discount has been charged to Additional Paid in Capital within shareholders funds in the balance sheet and is being charged in the profit and loss account as interest expense on a straight line basis across the life of the amended Loan Note.
The beneficial discount has been reported as a reduction to the related debt balance in the balance sheet i.e. net of unamortized discount. It is expected that amounts of $46,703 per annum will be amortized over the next five years.
The table below details the unamortized discount figure shown in the balance sheet:
| | Beneficial Discount | | Q2 charge | | Unamortized Amount | |
Westek | | $ | 113,400 | | $ | 18,900 | | $ | 94,500 | |
Triumph | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | |
Cornell | | $ | 146,160 | | $ | 30,240 | | $ | 115,920 | |
Longview | | $ | 24,314 | | $ | 1,216 | | $ | 23,098 | |
| | $ | 283,874 | | $ | 50,356 | | $ | 233,519 | |
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
B. Royalty Participation Agreement (May to November, 2006)
On May 5, 2006, we completed the sale of a percentage of future royalties pursuant to a Royalty Participation Agreement (the "Agreement") with The Rubin Family Irrevocable Stock Trust. The royalties to be paid pursuant to the Agreement are derived from the Patent License Agreement with Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (the "IMI Agreement") pursuant to which the Company will receive royalties from the sale of a Prothrombin blood clotting measuring device (the "IMI Royalties). The IMI Agreement is further described in the "Organization and Basis of Presentation" section of these financial statements. Subsequently, in November 2006, the Company entered into a similar agreement with Triumph in respect of further advances made to us during June and October 2006.
Pursuant to these royalty participation agreements, the Company received the aggregate sum of $450,000 in exchange for 10% of the future IMI Royalties received by the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement (the "Royalty Payments"). The Royalty Payments shall be paid to The Rubin Family Irrevocable Stock Trust and Triumph Research Partners LLP ("The Investors") within 15 days of the end of the month in which the Company receives future IMI Royalties. The Company has the option to terminate the Agreement at any time, without penalty, by making a lump sum payment to the Investors equal to 300% of the funds received from the Investors pursuant to the Agreement, being $1,350,000. If no Royalty payments are made to the Investors by December 31, 2007, or if $450,000 of Royalty payments are not made by December 31, 2008, the Investors shall have the right to convert the advances made into a three year note with a face value of $1,350,000 accruing interest at 4% above prime and repayable in one bullet at the end of the term. In addition, if the aggregate payments made to the Investors under Agreements prior to December 31, 2007 are less than $450,000 and provided that the Company has raised at least $3,000,000 in the form of new equity finance, we are obliged to make an advance payment to the Investors (on account of future amounts payable to them) equal to the difference between $450,000 and the aggregate payments made prior to December 31, 2007 (capped at the amount by which the equity funding exceeds $3,000,000).
On November 8, 2006 The Rubin Family Irrevocable Stock Trust assigned its rights under the Agreement to Harbor View Fund Inc, an entity which is unrelated to the Company.
C. Secured Subordinated Convertible Loan Notes (November 2006)
On November 29, 2006, the Company issued a secured subordinated convertible note to Triumph, in the principal amount of $335,000 in consideration of new cash advances made to the Company by Triumph subsequent to July 31, 2006. This note (a) matures on April 30, 2008; (b) bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum which is payable on maturity of the notes; and (c) is convertible, at Triumph's option, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.05 per share (approximately the share price on the date of issue), subject to a 9.99% conversion restriction.
As more fully discussed in Note 2, on November 14, 2006 the terms of our $1,800,000 Promissory Note with Westek Ltd were amended to address default conditions that had arisen. Under the amended terms the Loan Note maturity has been extended until March 31, 2008 (from September 30, 2006) and interest will now be charged at 10% p.a. from October 1, 2006 which is payable quarterly in arrears. Unpaid interest may, at the option of Westek, be converted into shares of the Companies common Stock at a price of $ 0.05 per share.
In addition during the six month period ended January 31, 2007 Westek advanced $91,903 to the Company. The intention of Westek in making such limited advances is to permit the Company to maintain a basic level of operations in our main trading subsidiary (IVMD UK Ltd) and to maintain compliance at IVMD Inc. Westek continues to make limited funding available to us pending the outcome of various commercial discussions which we are engaging in which management believes may result in new commercial contracts which could result in new sources of revenue in the form of sales or license contracts. These advances are interest free and are payable on demand. Westek is not obligated, but has indicated its willingness to continue to make advances available to fund these essential costs provided that (a) commercial discussions continue which in Westek’s judgement, indicates a reasonable expectation of us securing further streams of revenue; and (b) our various creditors and Loan Note holders continue to forbear on the Loan Notes.
As of January 31, 2007, Westek has made aggregate advances of $91,903 to us and as of April 17, 2007 has made a total aggregate advance of $145,290 to the Company.
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
E. Short Term Advance from Loan Note Holder
During the six month period ended January 31, 2007, Triumph advanced a sum of $80,000 to the Company. Triumph has subsequently indicated that it will not demand repayment of this loan, but no formal arrangements have been entered into. Therefore, this loan is treated as repayable on demand. The note does not bear interest and is not convertible.
Presentation of Financings in the Financial Statements
Accounting for the Royalty Participation Agreement (May - July, 2006 Financings)
We have accounted for these transactions in accordance with EITF 1988 Issue 88-18 as debt and have classified them as Long Term Debt on the balance sheet. We have calculated the maximum effective rate of interest underlying the Agreement at 37% per annum by taking what we consider to be the most prudent view of the possible cash payments required to relinquish our obligations under the Agreement (and therefore effectively repay the advances) and computing the inherent interest rate within that future cash payment stream. Interest on the amount advanced is included in interest expense and added to the amount of the debt shown in the balance sheet. As payments are made to the Investors the debt will be reduced accordingly and the estimated underlying interest rate may in the future be amended.
The following table shows the treatment of the Royalty Participation Agreement Advances in the Financial Statements at October 31, 2006.
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc.
(Formerly In Vivo Medical Diagnostics, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Total Amount Advanced | | $ | 523,300 | |
Interest Imputed from inception until January 31, 2007 | | $ | 48,405 | |
Included in Long Term Debt at January 31, 2007 | | $ | 571,705 | |
Accounting for September, 2005 Financing and subsequent restructurings
The Principal amount of unpaid Loan Notes at January 31, 2007 is shown separately on the balance sheet as Notes Payable. The total is classified within Long-term debt on the balance sheet, or, in the case of the amounts which fall due to be paid before January 31, 2008, within Current Liabilities as Current Portion of Notes Payable. For prudence, where any loan note is in default it is treated as currently payable. . Further possible restructurings are under discussion and negotiation with Debenture holders which may result in other amounts being reclassified from Current Liabilities to Long-term Debt.
The following table shows the composition and classification of the Principal amounts of Notes Payable in the balance sheet at January 31, 2007:
| | Amounts maturing during the year ended January 31 | | Total Principal Outstanding | |
| | | 2008* | | | 2009** | | | | |
Montgomery Capital Partners | | | 303,630 | | | | | | 303,630 | |
Triumph Small Cap Fund | | | | | | 450,000 | | | 450,000 | |
Longview | | | 309,300 | | | | | | 309,300 | |
Other Accredited Investor*** | | | 216,500 | | | | | | 216,500 | |
Total Notes payable | | | 829,430 | | | 450,000 | | | 1,279,430 | |
* Classified within Current Liabilities ** Classified within Long Term Debt *** As defined above
All accrued interest and potential penalties payable under these Notes Payable is included in Current Liabilities under Accrued Interest Payable
The amended Loan Note issued to Montgomery Capital Partners under the terms of the Settlement Agreement referred to above does not bear interest and is therefore treated as being issued at a discount. The discount rate used is the rate of interest charged on the original Debenture. The principal value of the Loan Note at January 31, 2007 ($348,000) is included in the balance sheet net of the unamortized discount (of $44,370) at $303,630. The discount imputed on the loan is offset against Additional Paid in Capital and is charged to the operating statement over the life of the Loan Note
Beneficial Conversion Rights
As explained above and in Note 2 the conversion rights in certain of the Loan Notes described above have been granted at a discount from the market price of the shares of the Company’s common stock at the date that the loan notes were issued. Such beneficial discounts are recognized when the loan note is issued. The value of the discount is estimated using the Black Scholes method and is credited to Additional Paid in Capital on the balance sheet. The cost of the discount is expensed (as interest expense) over the life of the loan note.
Note 10: Defaults upon Senior Securities
As explained in Note 9, the Company has been unable to pay interest and principal repayments when due under the terms of its September, 2005 financing and certain of the subsequent restructurings of the loans made under the September 2005 financing. As of January 31, 2007, the arrears of due but unpaid interest and penalties on Debentures and Loan Notes that were in default was $240,101 and the arrears of unpaid but due principal on Debentures in default amounted to $829,430. As further explained in Note 9 the Company is in discussion with the Debenture and Loan Note holders with a view to restructuring and correcting the related defaults.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND PLAN OF OPERATION
Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities litigation Reform Act of 1995. This Act provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business and operations so long as they identify these statements as forward looking and provide meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ from the projected results. All statements other than these statements of historical fact made in this report are forward looking. In particular, the statements herein regarding industry prospects and future results of operations or financial position are forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Our actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc., included herewith. This discussion should not be construed to imply that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future. Such discussion represents only the best present assessment of our management.
Plan of Operation
Overview
In Veritas Medical Diagnostics Inc. ("IVMD" or the "Company") specializes in the field of near patient medical diagnostics, also known as "point of care". We develop products to address conditions affecting large numbers of the population which are aimed at transforming their lives, quality of treatment and significantly reducing healthcare costs. We focus on developing products which are designed to be accurate, cost effective, easy to use, and portable. Our products are designed to bring diagnosis into patients' hands.
We operate through two wholly owned subsidiaries located in England and Scotland, both of which are incorporated under the Laws of England and Wales:
(A) IVMD (UK) Limited, and (B) Jopejo Limited.
Our website is located at www.ivmd.com
We have applied for thirteen patents, three of which have been granted. We are currently working on a number of additional patent applications in related areas. Patent protection and management is an important part of our business model.
The first product to be completed using our technology is a prothrombin measurement device, which is used for the measurement of coagulation of blood in patients at risk of heart disease and stroke.
The prothrombin measurement device (the "PT Device") was developed under a research and development contract with Inverness Medical Innovations Inc ("IMI"), which was entered in on November 11, 2002 (the "IMI Agreement"). Pursuant to the IMI Agreement, we are entitled to two types of revenue streams:
(i) billings to IMI for our development work during the product development phase and (ii) royalties equal to 2% of net revenues from the sale of the PT Device. The product development phase of the IMI Agreement has been completed. Commercialization of the PT Device by IMI is expected to begin during the first half of the 2007 calendar year with sales expected to commence in 2008. IMI will oversee sales and marketing of the prothrombin device and we will not have any influence over this process.
We are developing additional hand held or portable products which are focused on (a) the measurement and detection of pregnancy and labor and (b) the detection of diseases and medical conditions using magnetic detection techniques applied to tissue and blood. We routinely seek to identify potential product applications which would benefit from our technology and know-how and we are in discussions with several parties which our management believes may result in commercial, revenue earning contracts.
Results of Operations
Three and Six Months Ended January 31, 2007 compared to Three and Six Months Ended January 31, 2006
Revenues
We did not generate any revenues during the three and six months ended January 31, 2007, as compared to revenues of $413,439 and $766,432 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2006. The decline in revenues is due to the completion of the produce development phase of our agreement with IMI. As explained above, the next phase of the IMI agreement involves our receiving royalties from future sales of the PT Device by IMI. Additionally, we are seeking to enter into additional research and development or IPR license contracts.
Depreciation Expenses
Depreciation expenses for the three and six months ended January 31, 2007 amounted to $2,867 and $6567, compared to $7,997 and $16186 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2006. The decline is due to that fact that it has not been necessary to replace or update any of our fixed asset base which is adequate for our purposes and therefore the depreciation charge continues to decline.
General & Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended January 31, 2007 were $106,802 and $275,693, as compared to $305,579 and $565,978 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2006. This change reflects efforts to reduce general and administrative expenses. Because of our cash shortages we have deferred payment of as many general and administrative costs as possible, with key managers and contractors (and certain suppliers) agreeing to defer payment of amounts due for service rendered in the period.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
We incurred $80,808 of sales and marketing costs in the three month period ended January 31, 2007, and $142,461 in the six period ended January 31, 2007, compared to $Nil for the three and six month period ended January31, 2006). With the conclusion of the IMI contract we have the capacity to explore new commercial contracts to exploit our various technologies and these new costs include general commercial and promotional activity, attendance at trade fairs and exhibitions and compensation for our business development manager and associated costs. Several important commercial opportunities have been developed from this new activity all of which are currently being followed through. To conserve cash our main marketing contractors have accepted shares of our common stock as consideration for services performed.
Research & Development Expenditure
During the three months ended January 31, 2007, we spent $147,348 on research and development compared to $321,461 during the three month period ended January 31, 2006 ($330,606 in the six month period ended January 31, 2007 compared to $586,670 for the six month period ended January 31, 2006). In the three month period ended January 31, 2007 our R&D activity was focused on preparing our new (post PT Device) technology for potential future product launches. This activity focused on our Magnetic Strip Reader technology and our Magnetic Detection technology. By comparison, during the three month period ended January 31, 2006, our R&D expenditure was focused on the PT Device and was substantially higher because of the volume of outsourced R&D expenditure required to develop the PT Device.
Stock Option Expense
No stock options were awarded during the period ended January 31, 2007. By comparison we granted stock options to purchase 16,015,000 shares of our common stock to members of our management team pursuant to our 2005 Incentive Stock Plan during the three month period ended October 31, 2006. We account for stock option expense under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) whereby we value stock options using the Black Scholes method and spread the charge equally from the date of grant until the date that the options vest, adjusting for options that we believe are unlikely to ever vest. 2,500,000 of the options granted during the three month period ended October 31, 2006 vested on the grant date, resulting in an abnormal charge of $162,000 during that three month period. The remaining options vest over various periods through September 30, 2010. The total charge for option expense in the three month period ended January 31, 2007 amounted to $180,612 compared to $5,871 in the three month period ended January 31, 2006.
Net Income (Loss)
Net loss before other income and expense (which included interest expense) for the three months ended January 31, 2007 was $(695,935), as compared to a net loss of $(219,472) for the three months ended January 31, 2006. During the six month period ended January 31, 2007 the net loss before other income and expense (which included interest expense) was $(1,360,759) compared to $(397,958) in the six month period ended January 31, 2006. The increase in net loss is attributable to (a) the completion of the product development phase of the IMI Agreement, and (b) the grant of a significant number of stock options to members of our management team.
Net loss (after other income and expense, including interest) for the three and six month period ended January 31, 2007 amounted to $(953,044) and $(1,819,440) compared to $(304,986) and $(586,226) for the three and six month period ended January 31, 2006. The increase in net loss was due to the factors discussed above, as well as interest expense amounting to $257,109 and $458,681 in the three and six month period ended January 31, 2007, as compared to $92,057 and $136,748 in the three and six month period ended January 31, 2006. The increase in interest expense is attributable to punitive interest charges related to outstanding debt obligations of the Company which were in default during the three month period ended October 31, 2006.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have incurred operating losses since our inception. At January 31, 2007, we had an accumulated deficit from inception of $(10,574,811). We are in default under the terms of certain of our credit obligations and are operating at the forbearance of our creditors. Our auditors, in their report on our financial statement for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006, have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company's working capital needs include payment of salaries, administrative expenses, and research and development activities. At January 31, 2007, we had a cash balance of $11,343 and current liabilities of $3,044,875. The Company's cash balances at January 31, 2007 are not sufficient to support operations for the next twelve months and it is necessary for the Company to continue to seek one or more of the following: (i) additional financing in the form of equity and/or debt, (ii) additional grants from the U.K. government and (iii) product development contracts with commercial partners. As explained in Note 9 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (set forth in Part I herein) and further explained in the section below entitled "Recent Financings", the Company has been active, and continues to be active, is seeking to secure new sources of financing. However, there can be no assurance that that any additional financing will become available on terms that are acceptable to us.
Critical Accounting Policies
Principles of consolidation
Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our two wholly owned foreign subsidiaries; IVMD (UK) Limited and Jopejo Limited, both UK companies. The assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries have been translated from British pounds into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at January 31, 2007 with the related translation adjustments reported as a separate component of shareholders' deficit. Operating statement accounts have been translated at the average exchange rate in effect during the period presented. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Basis of presentation
Our research and development is conducted in Inverness, Scotland through our subsidiaries: IVMD (UK) Limited and Jopejo Limited. Development-stage activities consist of raising capital, obtaining financing, medical products research and development and administrative matters.
We are a development stage enterprise and have incurred losses since inception. We had a net capital deficit at January 31, 2007 of $(5,329,023). We also had substantial net current liabilities at January 31, 2007 and we were in default on several of our Notes Payable, as explained in Item 3 of Part 2. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, in common with many development stage companies in our industry. Our plans to finance ongoing operations include the following:
(i) We continuously seek new financing in the form of equity and/or debt;
(ii) We are in default of certain loan notes at January 31, 2007 (see Item 3 of Part II herein) and we are discussing the possible restructuring of these with the loan note holders;
(iii) We routinely pursue grants funding from the U.K. government;
(iv) We are negotiating new product development contracts with commercial partners focused on our latest technology;
(v) We anticipate receipts of royalties from any future sales of the PT product by IMI.
The favorable outcome of these various initiatives cannot be assured.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Research & Development Expenditure
Research & Development expenditure is written off as it is incurred.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" (SAB 104). Arrangements with multiple elements are accounted for in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, or EITF 00-21. We consider this methodology to be the most appropriate for our business model and current revenue streams.
Currently our only revenue streams relate to research and development contracts under which we enter into collaborative agreements with medical technology companies where the other party generally receives exclusive marketing and distribution rights for certain products for set time periods and set geographic areas. The terms of the collaborative agreements typically include funding of certain research and development efforts and royalties on product sales.
Revenue from research funding is recognized when the services are performed and is typically based on the fully burdened cost of a researcher working on a collaboration plus reimbursement of other costs incurred
Currently we receive revenue mainly from contracts which we enter into with commercial partners who work with us to develop new products which employ our core technology. This revenue is generally in the form of contribution towards development costs that we incur and is accounted for in accordance with the underlying contracts. In the future we anticipate the nature of our principle revenues changing from contribution towards development expenditure to royalty income from developed products, this change will not take place until products that are currently in development have been completed and are taken to market. Whilst there can be no assurance we currently expect our first royalty income to commence in the last quarter of 2006.
Termination, Settlement, and Forbearance Agreement (Cornell / Montgomery Debenture)
On October 19, 2006, the Company entered into a Termination, Settlement, and Forbearance Agreement effective as of October 16 (the "Settlement Agreement"), with Cornell Capital Partners LP ("Cornell") and Montgomery Equity Partners Ltd. ("Montgomery"), an affiliated fund of Cornell. The Settlement Agreement relates to a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with Cornell and a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Montgomery entered into on September 7, 2005.
The Distribution Agreement with Cornell provided for the sale and issuance to Cornell of up to $10,000,000 of Common Stock over a period of up to 24 months after the signing of the Distribution Agreement. In addition as part of the commitment fee arrangements the Company issued 472,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Cornell.
The Purchase Agreement with Montgomery provided for the sale by the Company to Montgomery of its 18% secured convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000 (the "Debentures") of which $300,000 was funded. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued to Montgomery three-year warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase 350,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.001 per share. As further security for its obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement, the Company deposited into escrow 25,685,000 shares (the "Escrow Shares") of common stock. The Escrow Shares are deemed issued but not outstanding.
Subsequent to the completion of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement and the sale of the 18% secured convertible debentures pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement in September 2005, the Company prepared and filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-128321) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of registering the securities underlying such financing transactions. In connection therewith, the Company received comments from the Commission indicating that, in the Commission's view, based upon the structure of the transactions, the Company may not register the securities sold in the financing transactions. On March 6, 2006, the Company withdrew the registration statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-128321) by filing a Form R-W with the Commission. As a result, the Company has not been able to draw down any further amounts under the Debenture. In addition, because of the failure to complete the entire financing transaction contemplated in the September 2005 financing, the Company has been unable to pay interest and principal payments on the Debentures.
· | The Company shall pay Montgomery an aggregate of $348,000.00 (the "Funds") which represents all amounts owed by the Company to Montgomery under the Debenture as of the date hereof including outstanding principal and interest. The Company shall pay the Funds to Montgomery monthly at the rate of $29,000.00 ("Monthly Payment") per calendar month, with the first payment being due and payable on November 15, 2006 and each subsequent payment being due and payable on the first business day of each subsequent month until the Funds are repaid in full. |
· | Montgomery shall continue to have valid, enforceable and perfected first-priority liens upon and security interests in the Pledged Property and the Pledged Shares (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement transaction documents) and in the Financial Statements set out in Part 1 above. |
· | The Company and Montgomery agree that during the term of the Settlement Agreement, the Debenture shall not bear any interest and no liquidated damages shall accrue under any of the financing documents. |
· | The Conversion Price (as set forth in the Debenture) in effect on any Conversion Date (as set forth in the Debenture) from and after the date hereof shall be adjusted to equal $0.05, which may be subsequently adjusted pursuant to the other terms of the Debenture. |
· | Montgomery shall retain the Warrants issued in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement. |
· | The Company and Cornell agree to terminate the Distribution Agreement and related transaction documents and related penalties and redemption premium payments lapse provided that the Company complies with the terms of the amended terms described above. |
· | Cornell shall retain the 472,000 shares of the Company's common stock. |
Westek Loan Amendment
On November 21, 2006, In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc. and Westek Limited entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Loan Agreement dated as of June, 2004 (the "Loan"). Pursuant to the Amendment, the maturity date of the Loan has been extended to March 31, 2008, and interest will accrue at the rate of 10% beginning in October 2007. The Loan has an outstanding principal balance of $1,800,000.
Graham Cooper, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, is the principal stockholder of Westek Limited.
Triumph Loan Restructuring
On November 29, 2006, the Company issued two secured subordinated convertible notes to Triumph Small Cap Fund, Inc. ("Triumph") in an aggregate principal amount of $440,000. The first note, in a principal amount of $275,000, was issued in consideration of cash advances made to the Company by Triumph during the three month period ended October 31, 2006. The second note, in a principal amount of $165,000, was issued in exchange for a secured convertible note previously issued to a designee of Triumph. The notes bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum and mature on April 30, 2008. The notes are convertible, at Triumph's option, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.05 per share, subject to a 9.99% conversion restriction.
Subsequently, on December 8, 2006, the Company and Triumph entered into an addendum pursuant to which the principal amount of the first note was increased from $275,000 to $335,000.
Longview Loan Restructuring
. On January 9, 2007, the Company issued two secured convertible notes to Longview Fund L.P. (“Longview”) (one of the investors in the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement referred to above) in the aggregate principal amount of $309,300.
· | The first, for $261,300, was issued in exchange for the interest and principal outstanding under the Debenture previously issued to Longview under the terms of the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement. The note (a) matures on April 30, 2008; (b) bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum, which is payable in accordance with the repayment provisions described in the Note and (c) is convertible at Longview’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.05 per share. Minimum repayments are due under the note as follows: (i) two installments of $12,500 each were due to be paid on or before February 28, 2007 and March 30, 2007; (ii) monthly installments of $15,000 commencing on November 30, 2007; and (iii) the balance due of principal plus unpaid interest on maturity. |
· | The second, for $48,000 was issued in exchange for liquidated damages payable as a result of the default on the Debenture previously issued to Longview under the terms of the Accredited Investor Purchase Agreement. This note has the same interest and a conversion term as the first amount, described above, but is repayable on maturity (principal and interest). |
Subsequent to the restructuring of the Loan Notes with Longview and Cornell / Montgomery, both described above, the Company has been unable to comply with the payment installments due under the terms of the restructured loan notes. Also described above; and the Company is therefore in default under these new Loan Notes.
Royalty Participation Agreement
On May 5, 2006, we completed the sale of a percentage of future royalties pursuant to a Royalty Participation Agreement (the "Agreement") with The Rubin Family Irrevocable Stock Trust. The royalties to be paid pursuant to the Agreement are derived from the Patent License Agreement with Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (the "IMI Agreement") pursuant to which the Company will receive royalties from the sale of a Prothrombin blood clotting measuring device (the "IMI Royalties). The IMI Agreement is further described in the "Organization and Basis of Presentation" section of these financial statements. On November 29, 2006 the Company entered into a similar agreement with Triumph Small Cap Fund, Inc. in consideration of cash advances made to the Company by Triumph during June and July 2006.
Pursuant to the two royalty participation agreements, the Company received aggregate proceeds of $450,000 in exchange for 10% of the future IMI Royalties received by the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the two agreements. Pursuant to the two agreements, the IMI Royalties shall be paid to The Rubin Family Irrevocable Stock Trust and Triumph ("The Investors") within 15 days of the end of the month in which the Company receives future IMI Royalties. The Company has the option to terminate the Agreement at any time, without penalty, by making a lump sum payment to the Investors equal to 300% of the funds received from the Investors pursuant to the Agreement, or $1,350,000. If no royalties are paid to the Investors by December 31, 2007, or if $450,000 of royalties is not made by December 31, 2008, the Investors shall have the right to convert the advances made into a three year note with a face value of $1,350,000 accruing interest at 4% above prime and repayable at maturity.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements as of January 31, 2006 or as of the date of this report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument this is within its scope as a liability. Many of those instruments were previously classified as equity. SFAS No. 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, except for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of nonpublic entities. For nonpublic entities, mandatorily redeemable financial instruments are subject to SFAS No. 150 for the first period beginning after December 15, 2003. Adoption of SFAS No. 150 will require us to report any cumulative redeemable preferred stock and any cumulative Class C redeemable preferred stock outstanding at the time of adoption as a liability.
ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.
(b) Changes in internal controls. There was no change in our internal controls or in other factors that could affect these controls during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Limitations on Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of their inherent limitations. Disclosure controls and procedures is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Disclosure controls and procedures also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by disclosure controls and procedures. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In Veritas is not a party to any pending legal proceeding, nor is its property the subject of a pending legal proceeding, that is not in the ordinary course of business or otherwise material to the financial condition of In Veritas' business.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
At January31, 2007 we were in default under the terms of several notes payable. The total principal and interest due but not paid under these notes at January 31, 2006 were $829,430 , and $240,101 respectively.
The notes in default were as follows:
Type of Security | Maturity Date | Principal Amount (not including interest) |
Secured Convertible Note | Regular Repayments | $309,000 |
Secured Convertible Note | Monthly Repayments | $303,630 |
The lender of the above notes has served notice on us demanding repayment of the full amount due under the note. Subsequent to the receipt of this demand notice we have entered into negotiations with the note holders with the objective of restructuring the debt outstanding. These notes are in default because capital repayments have not been made on schedule dates.
Type of Security | Maturity Date | Principal Amount (not including interest) |
Secured Convertible Note | September 7, 2006 | $201,500 |
Secured Convertible Note | September 7, 2006 | $15,00 |
These notes remain in default although no formal default notice has been served on the Company.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
EXHIBITS
31.1 | Certification by Graham Cooper, President and Chief Executive Officer,pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2 | Certification by Martin Thorp, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1 | Certification by Graham Cooper, President and Chief Executive Officer,pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2 | Certification by Martin Thorp, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant toSection 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
ITEM 7. SIGNATURES
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| IN VERITAS MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. |
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Date: April 25, 2007 | By: | /s/ Graham Cooper |
| Graham Cooper |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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| By: | /s/ Martin E. Thorp |
| Martin E. Thorp |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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