EXHIBIT 99.1
Velcera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Report on Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
and the Period from September 24, 2002 (Inception)
to December 31, 2006
VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Page | ||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 2 | |
Balance Sheets | ||
December 31, 2006 and 2005 | 3 | |
Statements of Operations | ||
Years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and Period from | ||
September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006 | 4 | |
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency) | ||
Period from September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006 | 5-6 | |
Statements of Cash Flows | ||
Years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and Period | ||
from September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006 | 7 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | 8-13 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Velcera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Velcera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (A Development Stage Company) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficiency) and cash flows for the years then ended and the period from September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Velcera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and its results of operations and cash flows for the years then ended and the period from September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company incurred a net loss of $3,280,263 and negative cash flows from operating activities of $ 1,737,265 for the year ended December 31, 2006 and, as of that date, it had a deficit accumulated during the development stage of $8,297,717. These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans concerning these matters are also described in Note 1. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ J.H. Cohn LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
February 12, 2007
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2006 | December 31, 2005 | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 367,245 | $ | 2,110,765 | |||
Other current assets | 14,625 | 36,041 | |||||
Total current assets | 381,870 | 2,146,806 | |||||
Computer and office equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $12,217 and $6,597 | 19,004 | 18,369 | |||||
Other assets | 18,062 | - | |||||
Totals | $ | 418,936 | $ | 2,165,175 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 904,568 | $ | 313,542 | |||
Deferred revenue | 50,000 | - | |||||
Total liabilities | 954,568 | 313,542 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity (deficiency): | |||||||
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | - | - | |||||
Common stock, $.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; | |||||||
5,980,160 and 5,820,160 shares issued and outstanding | 5,980 | 5,820 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 7,756,105 | 7,189,259 | |||||
Deferred compensation | - | (325,992 | ) | ||||
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | (8,297,717 | ) | (5,017,454 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity (deficiency) | (535,632 | ) | 1,851,633 | ||||
Totals | $ | 418,936 | $ | 2,165,175 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | Period from September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006 | ||||||||
Revenue | $ | 250,000 | $ | - | $ | 250,000 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||
Research and development | 1,038,830 | 1,082,525 | 3,748,329 | |||||||
General and administrative | 2,548,685 | 1,482,616 | 4,960,173 | |||||||
Totals | 3,587,515 | 2,565,141 | 8,708,502 | |||||||
Loss from operations | (3,337,515 | ) | (2,565,141 | ) | (8,458,502 | ) | ||||
Interest income | 57,252 | 86,093 | 165,102 | |||||||
Interest expense | - | - | (4,317 | ) | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,280,263 | ) | $ | (2,479,048 | ) | $ | (8,297,717 | ) | |
Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ | (0.55 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 5,929,311 | 5,820,160 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency)
Period from September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006
Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock | Additional | Stock | During the | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Subscription | Paid-in | To be | Deferred | Development | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Receivable | Capital | Issued | Compensation | Stage | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
founders in September 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
at $.001per share | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | (3,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2002 | 3,000,000 | 3,000 | (3,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Payments received for stock subscriptions from founders | 3,000 | $ | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (36,367 | ) | (36,367 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2003 | 3,000,000 | 3,000 | - | (36,367 | ) | (33,367 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to officer at $.001 per share | 259,026 | 259 | 259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock to be issued pertaining to license | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
agreement dated June 2004 at $.001 per share | 529,500 | $ | 529 | 529 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock through | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
private placement at $3.50 per share, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
of expenses of $552,793 | 2,031,634 | 2,032 | $ | 6,555,894 | 6,557,926 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of stock options | 605,947 | $ | (605,947 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred compensation | 91,808 | 91,808 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | (2,502,039 | ) | (2,502,039 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2004 | 5,820,160 | 5,291 | 7,161,841 | 529 | (514,139 | ) | (2,538,406 | ) | 4,115,116 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency)
Period from September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006
Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock | Additional | Stock | During the | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Subscription | Paid-in | To be | Deferred | Development | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Receivable | Capital | Issued | Compensation | Stage | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2004 (carried forward) | 5,820,160 | $ | 5,291 | - | $ | 7,161,841 | $ | 529 | $ | (514,139 | ) | $ | (2,538,406 | ) | $ | 4,115,116 | |||||||||
Common stock issued pertaining to license agreement at $.001 per share | 529 | (529 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Additional financing costs of 2004 private placement | (3,082 | ) | (3,082 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of stock options | 30,500 | (30,500 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred compensation | 218,647 | 218,647 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | (2,479,048 | ) | (2,479,048 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2005 | 5,820,160 | 5,820 | - | 7,189,259 | - | (325,992 | ) | (5,017,454 | ) | 1,851,633 | |||||||||||||||
Reclassification of deferred stock-based compensation to employees upon adoption of SFAS 123(R) | (325,992 | ) | 325,992 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted common stock to employees for services at $3.75 per share | 160,000 | 160 | 599,840 | 600,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 292,998 | 292,998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | (3,280,263 | ) | (3,280,263 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2006 | 5,980,160 | $ | 5,980 | $ | - | $ | 7,756,105 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (8,297,717 | ) | $ | (535,632 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | Period from September 24, 2002 (Inception) to December 31, 2006 | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,280,263 | ) | $ | (2,479,048 | ) | $ | (8,297,717 | ) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||
Expenses paid by related parties satisfied through the issuance of notes | 67,339 | |||||||||
Stock based compensation - restricted stock | 600,000 | 600,529 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation - options | 292,998 | 218,647 | 603,453 | |||||||
Depreciation | 5,620 | 4,547 | 12,217 | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
Other current assets | 21,416 | (12,214 | ) | (14,625 | ) | |||||
Other assets | (18,062 | ) | (18,062 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 591,026 | 113,054 | 904,568 | |||||||
Deferred revenue | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (1,737,265 | ) | (2,155,014 | ) | (6,092,298 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||
Purchase of certificate of deposit | - | (2,000,000 | ) | (4,500,000 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from maturity of certificates of deposit | - | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | |||||||
Purchase of equipment | (6,255 | ) | (4,464 | ) | (31,221 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (6,255 | ) | 2,495,536 | (31,221 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||
Proceeds from notes payable to related party | 200,000 | |||||||||
Repayment of notes payable to related party | (267,339 | ) | ||||||||
Issuance of common stock | 3,259 | |||||||||
Payments of deferred offering costs | (3,082 | ) | (3,082 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from private placement of common stock | 6,557,926 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | - | (3,082 | ) | 6,490,764 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (1,743,520 | ) | 337,440 | 367,245 | ||||||
Beginning of period | 2,110,765 | 1,773,325 | - | |||||||
End of period | $ | 367,245 | $ | 2,110,765 | $ | 367,245 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Note 1 - Business, basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies:
Business:
Velcera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Velcera" or the "Company") was incorporated in the State of Delaware on September 24, 2002 as Veterinary Company, Inc. On September 10, 2004, the Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware to change its name to Velcera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Velcera is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical products. The Company’s currently licensed technology of buccal sprays is for the metered delivery of pharmaceutical products. This technology is being developed to create a metered dose oral spray to deliver therapeutic compounds to animals.
Basis of presentation:
The Company’s primary activities since incorporation have been organizational activities, including recruiting personnel, establishing office facilities, acquiring licenses for its pharmaceutical compound pipeline, performing business and financial planning, performing research and development, and raising funds through the issuance of common stock. The Company has not generated significant revenues and, accordingly, the Company is considered to be in the development stage.
The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments through the normal course of business. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company incurred a net loss of $3,280,263 and negative cash flows from operating activities of $1,737,265 and for the period from September 24, 2002 (Inception) through December 31, 2006 it had a loss of $8,297,717 and negative cash flows from operating activities of $6,092,298. The Company has a stockholders’ deficiency as of December 31, 2006 of $535,632, and management believes that the Company will continue to incur losses and negative cash flows from operating activities for the foreseeable future and will need additional equity or debt financing or will need to generate revenue from the licensing of its products or by entering into strategic alliances to be able to sustain its operations until it can achieve profitability and positive cash flows, if ever. Management plans to seek additional debt and/or equity financing for the Company, but cannot assure that such financing will be available on acceptable terms. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Use of estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents:
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and temporary cash investments in bank deposit and other accounts, the balances of which, at times, may exceed Federally insured limits.
Computer and office equipment:
Computer and office equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets of five years.
Revenues and costs:
Revenue from collaboration agreements is recognized ratably over the contract as earned. Such agreements have costs consisting of operating costs for goods and services required to meet obligations under the collaboration agreements which are charged to expense as incurred.
Research and development:
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Note 1 - Business, basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies (continued):
Income taxes:
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on temporary differences between the financial statement and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which these assets and liabilities are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company provides a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some or all of the net deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Loss per common share:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. Since the Company has only incurred losses, basic and diluted earnings per share are the same. The amount of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation was 408,630 and 369,163 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Stock-based compensation:
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”) for employee options using the modified prospective transition method. SFAS 123(R) revised SFAS No.123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” (“SFAS 123”), to eliminate the option to use the intrinsic value method and requires the Company to expense the fair value of all employee options over the vesting period. The Company selected the Black-Scholes method to determine the fair value of options granted to employees. Under the modified prospective transition method, the Company recognized compensation cost for the year ended December 31, 2006 which includes 1) current year compensation cost related to stock-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123; and 2) current year compensation cost related to stock-based payments granted on or after January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective method, the Company has not restated prior period results.
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock options granted to employees under the intrinsic value method per Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” whereby compensation cost was recorded for the excess, if any, of the quoted market price, if any, of the fair value of the shares subject to the options over the exercise price at the date of grant.
Since the Company had elected to continue to use the provisions of APB 25 in accounting for stock options granted to employees, it is required by SFAS 123 and SFAS No.148, “Accounting for Stock- Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure,” (“SFAS 148”), to present pro forma information showing the effects on its historical results of operations of the use of a method that estimates the fair value of the options granted to employees at the grant date and then amortizes the fair value to expense over the options’ vesting period. Had the Company elected to recognize compensation expense based upon the fair value instead of the intrinsic value at the grant dates for awards to employees, the pro-forma net loss would not have been materially higher than the historical net loss in 2005 and 2004.
In connection with the grant of stock options during 2004, the Company recorded deferred stock based compensation expense of $605,947, which represents the estimated fair value of the options granted to consultants of $31,947 and the intrinsic value of the options granted to employees of $574,000. Such amount is being amortized over the vesting period of the applicable options on a straight-line basis. The Company recorded consulting expense of $31,947 and compensation expense of $59,861 for the year ended December 31, 2004 relating to these grants.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Note 1 - Business, basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies (continued):
Stock-based compensation (continued):
In connection with the grant of stock options during 2005 to employees, the Company did not record any additional deferred stock based compensation expense because each grant had an exercise price equal to the market value at the date of grant. The Company recorded compensation expense of $191,333 during 2005 in relation to the 2004 employee stock option grants.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recognized stock-based employee compensation expense of $279,796 in accordance with SFAS 123(R). $79,222 of this expense resulted from the grants of stock options to employees and directors of the Company from May 2004 to December 2005. $198,843 of this expense resulted from the modification of 205,000 options granted in 2004 whereby the exercise price was amended in June 2006, from $.70 to $3.50 per share. The balance of $1,231 related to the granting of stock options to an employee on or after January 1, 2006. The Company did not capitalize any stock-based compensation cost.
The Company recorded consulting expense of $13,202 and $27,314 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, related to the stock options granted to non-employees from February 2005 to December 31, 2006. The Company accounts for stock options granted to non-employees on a fair value basis over the vesting period using the Black-Scholes option pricing method in accordance with SFAS 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services.” The initial non-cash charge to operations for non-employee options with vesting is revalued at the end of each reporting period based upon the change in the fair value of the Company’s common stock and amortized to consulting expense over the related vesting period. As of December 31, 2006, there was approximately $33,200 of unamortized consulting expense associated with the unvested options; this amount will be revalued at each reporting period and amortized to operations through October 2009.
For the purpose of valuing options granted to employees and non-employees during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company has used the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
2006 | 2005 | |||
Dividend Yield | 0% | 0% | ||
Risk-free Interest Rate | 4.70% - 5.04% | 3.95% - 4.51% | ||
Volatility | 61.65% - 63.54% | 0% - 80.29% | ||
Expected Life | 5 - 7 | 7 |
Volatility was calculated based on industry comparables at the dates of grant.
Note 2 - Related party transactions:
Financing costs:
The Company engaged Paramount BioCapital, Inc. (“Paramount”) to act as placement agent for the 2004 private placement of shares of its common stock. In return for services provided, the Company paid $495,123 in cash from the proceeds of the placement (see Note 4) of which $333,423 and $161,700 were paid to Paramount and the third party sub-agent, respectively. In addition, the Company issued warrants for the purchase of 202,091 shares of common stock with an exercise price of 110% of the purchase price per share based on shares sold in the placement. Of the total warrants issued, 136,391 and 65,700 warrants were issued to Paramount’s designee and the third party sub-agent, respectively. All of the warrants were outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The Company’s Secretary, who also serves on the Board of Directors, and Treasurer are employees of Paramount.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Note 2 - Related party transactions (continued):
Notes payable:
At various times during 2003 and 2004, the Company issued 5% promissory notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of $267,339 to Paramount BioCapital Investments, LLC (“PBCI”), an affiliate of Paramount. These notes were due to mature on various dates from January 2006 through July 2006. Of the total principal amount of notes payable, the Company received proceeds amounting to $200,000 and the remaining balance of the proceeds was paid to the lender for expenses paid on behalf of the Company.
These notes payable were fully repaid in September 2004.
Administrative services:
In 2004, the Company became obligated to pay monthly fees for administrative services to PBCI. The fees, which increased during 2004 from $400 per month to $750 per month, totaled $9,000, $9,000 and $22,450, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the period from September 24, 2002 (inception) to December 31, 2006.
Operating lease:
The Company leases office space from Steadman Consulting Co. LLC, an entity affiliated with its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) (see Note 6).
Note 3 - License agreement:
In June 2004, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) to acquire the rights to an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing sublicense to develop and commercialize a technology intended to deliver therapeutic compounds to animals through a metered dose oral spray (the “Buccal Sprays Technology”).
$1,500,000 was expended under the License Agreement and charged to research and development expense during the year ended December 31, 2004. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company agreed to issue 529,500 shares of common stock. In connection therewith, $529 was charged to research and development expense during the year ended December 31, 2004 for the estimated fair value of the shares. Based on the occurrence of certain events, as defined in the License Agreement, future license fees and milestone payments in the aggregate of $8,430,000 may have to be paid.
There are no minimum royalties required under the License Agreement. However, the Company is obligated to make royalty payments based on net sales, as defined, from the Buccal Sprays Technology. During 2005, the Company paid $50,000, in accordance with the License Agreement, for certain milestones that were reached. As of December 31, 2006, no additional milestone amounts were payable.
Note 4 - Stockholders' equity:
In 2002, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock to its founders for subscriptions receivable of $3,000 or $.001 per share. During 2003, the Company received the proceeds.
On May 17, 2004, the Company issued and sold to its CEO 259,026 shares of restricted common stock for $259, or $.001 per share. These shares vest equally over a three-year period from the date of issuance.
On December 23, 2004, the Company completed a private placement of 2,031,634 shares of common stock at a per share price of $3.50. After deducting commissions and other expenses relating to the private placement, the Company received net proceeds of $6,554,844 (see Note 2).
On June 1, 2006, the Company issued 160,000 shares of restricted common stock to its employees resulting in a charge to compensation expense for the estimated fair value of the shares of $600,000, or $3.75 per share.
In 2003, the Company established a stock incentive plan (the "Plan") under which incentive stock and/or options may be granted to officers, directors, consultants and key employees of the Company for the purchase of up to 600,000 shares of common stock. The options have a maximum term of ten years, vest over a period to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors and have an exercise price at or above fair market value on the date of grant.
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Note 4 - Stockholders’ Equity (continued):
During 2004, the Company granted 290,340 stock options under the Plan to employees and non-employee directors with exercise prices ranging from $.10 per share to $.70 per share. Each option granted in 2004 vests equally over a three-year period from the grant date. The Company also granted options under the Plan to an independent contractor in 2004 to purchase 10,800 shares with an exercise price of $.70 per share that vested immediately.
During 2005, the Company granted 61,080 stock options under the Plan to employees and non-employee consultants with an exercise price of $3.50 per share. Each option granted to an employee in 2005 vests equally over a three-year period from the grant date. The Company also granted options under the Plan to an independent contractor in 2005 to purchase 6,943 shares with an exercise price of $.70 per share that vested immediately.
In 2006, the Company granted 39,467 stock options under the Plan to employees and non-employee consultants with exercise prices ranging from $1.88 to $3.75 per share. Each option granted in 2006 has a 10 year life and vests over a three-year period from grant date. Also on June 1, 2006, the Company modified the exercise price of 205,000 options originally granted to employees during 2004 from $.70 to $3.50.
The total fair value of restricted stock and stock options that vested during the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $491,817 and $246,269, respectively.
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information is as follows:
2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||
Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | ||||||||||
Outstanding at beginning of year | 369,163 | $ | 2.05 | 301,140 | $ | .53 | |||||||
Granted | 39,467 | $ | 2.22 | 68,023 | $ | 3.21 | |||||||
Outstanding at end of year | 408,630 | $ | 2.07 | 369,163 | $ | 2.05 | |||||||
Options exercisable at year-end | 235,441 | $ | 2.41 | 122,078 | $ | 2.09 | |||||||
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year | $ | 1.23 | $ | 2.69 |
The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2006 is 7.994 and 7.744 years, respectively. The weighted average fair value of options outstanding as of December 31, 2006 is approximately $1.67 per option, as determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2006 was $172,842 and $128,931, respectively.
As of December 31, 2006, the total compensation expense related to non-vested options not yet recognized total approximately $220,000, $2,000 and $1,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively. The weighted-average vesting period over which the total compensation cost related to non- vested options not yet recognized at December 31, 2006 is 1.025 years.
Note 5 - Income taxes:
There was no current or deferred income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
The Company's deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:
2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards - Federal | $ | 2,625,000 | $ | 1,610,000 | |||
Net operating loss carryforwards - State | 462,000 | 283,000 | |||||
Totals | 3,087,000 | 1,893,000 | |||||
(3,087,000 | ) | (1,893,000 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | $ | - | $ | - |
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VELCERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Note 5 - Income taxes (continued):
At December 31, 2006, the Company had potentially utilizable Federal and state net operating loss tax carryforwards of approximately $7,715,000, expiring through 2026.
The utilization of the Company's net operating losses may be subject to a substantial limitation due to the "change of ownership provisions" under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Such limitation may result in the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards before their utilization.
A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The net change in the total valuation allowance for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was an increase of $1,194,000 and $902,000, respectively. The tax benefit assumed was calculated using a Federal statutory tax rate of 34% and state tax rate of 6%, and was fully offset by the aforementioned valuation allowance.
Note 6 - Commitments:
Employment agreement:
The Company has an employment agreement with its CEO. At December 31, 2006, future employment contract commitments for the CEO total approximately $74,000 for the year ending December 31, 2007.
Operating lease:
In May 2004, the Company signed an agreement to lease office space from the CEO. This operating lease commenced effective May 1, 2004 and is on a month to month basis and can be terminated with 60 days written notice. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for the period from September 24, 2002 (inception) to December 31, 2006 was $31,200, $31,200 and $83,200, respectively.
Note 7 - Subsequent events:
On January 10, 2007, the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Denali Sciences, Inc. (“Denali”), a Delaware corporation, pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of Denali will merge with and into the Company in a “reverse merger”. Denali was formed in August 2005 and does not operate a business. Denali was formed solely as a vehicle to pursue a business combination.
During January 2007, certain directors of the Company loaned the Company $285,000 which becomes payable upon demand any time after January 31, 2007. As of February 6, 2007, these amounts remain outstanding.
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