market classes of products. For examples, two market classes are monoclonal antibodies and plasma-derived proteins. The Company’s project with FhCMB (“Project 2”) was completed during the three months ended March 31, 2012. This project evaluated the mechanism of immune-potentiating activity of lichenase (LicKM), which is a thermostable bacterial enzyme used as a carrier molecule for vaccine antigens. The value of lichenase is as an immunomodulator. In addition, share-based compensation expense for options decreased the during the three months of 2012 as compared to 2011 by approximately $47,000 primarily due to certain options that are revalued each reporting period using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The stock price is a component in the Black-Scholes calculation, which is used to compute fair market value. Changes in the Company’s closing stock price can result in fluctuations in share compensation results between reported periods.
General and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $1,246,000 compared to $1,927,000 for the comparable period in 2011, a decrease of approximately $681,000. The decrease is attributed primarily to reductions in share-based compensation expense for options of approximately $427,000 and share-based compensation expense for warrants of approximately $268,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, there were certain options granted that had shorter vesting as compared to the current period which caused the options to expense over a shorter period. The decrease in share-based compensation expense for warrants primarily represents an agreement for services that commenced during the previous period that had more of an impact on such period than the current period in conjunction with revaluing at each reporting period due to the price of the Company’s stock.
The derivative instrument liability non-cash charge for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was approximately $918,000 as compared to a non-cash charge of $144,000 for the comparable period in 2011. This resulted in an increase in a non-cash charge of approximately $774,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the comparable period in 2011. The Company had issued additional warrants as a result of the anti-dilution provision as described in Note C to the notes to the unaudited condensed financial statements. In addition, the non-cash charge for the three months ended March 31, 2012 also related to the increase in the Company’s stock price at March 31, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011. The non-cash income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 primarily relates to a decrease in the Company’s stock price at March 31, 2011 as compared to December 31, 2010. The calculation of this derivative liability is affected by factors which are subject to significant fluctuations and are not under the Company’s control. This liability resulted from warrants included in the August 2008 equity financing with an anti-dilution provision. Therefore, the resulting effect upon our net income or loss is subject to significant fluctuations and will continue to be subject to significant fluctuations until the warrants either expire in August 2013 or are exercised prior to that date. The accounting guidance applicable to these warrants requires the Company (assuming all other inputs to the pricing model remain constant) to record a non-cash charge when the Company’s stock price is rising and to record non-cash income when the Company’s stock price is falling.
Based upon the above, the net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $3,099,000 and $3,031,000 and $0.07 and $0.09 per share, respectively. The weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was 45,715,762 and 32,338,587, respectively.
Revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 were approximately $926,000 as compared to approximately $176,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2011. Revenues were attributable to providing technology services to a licensee, Fiocruz/Bio-Manguinhos, to assist them in implementing the Company’s technology which commenced during the three months ended March 31, 2011.
Research and development expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was approximately $3,926,000 compared to approximately $1,915,000 over the comparable period in 2011, an increase of $2,011,000. This increase for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 primarily relates to two new research agreements that were entered into with FhCMB, Project 1 and Project 2 incurred more costs during the nine months than the comparable period in 2011 by approximately $806,000. Project 2 was completed during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and Project 1 commenced during the three months March 31, 2011. In addition, FhCMB was engaged to outsource the Fiocruz/Bio-Manguinhos agreement for their research and development based on their expertise to advance the yellow fever vaccine project using iBio’s technology. The increase for the nine months ended was $750,000 as compared to the comparable period in 2011. There are two $1 million obligation payments that are due each year during a five-year period and such obligations commenced in 2009. The May 2011 obligation was expensed upfront for the completion of the Pilot Plant at FhCMB as services were fully rendered through June 30, 2011. The accounting for the TTA agreement has been to expense such amounts as services are rendered. Such expense was approximately $667,000 greater for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the comparable period in 2011. In addition, the Company incurred approximately $119,000 in outside services to a related party, to perform laboratory feasibility analyses of gene expression and protein purification and also preparation of research samples. Share-based compensation expense - options decreased for the nine months in 2012 as compared to
2011 by approximately $296,000, primarily due to certain options that are revalued each reporting period using the Black-Scholes option model. The stock price is a component in the Black-Scholes calculation that is used to compute fair market value. Changes in the Company’s closing stock price can result in fluctuations in share-based compensation results between reported periods.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was approximately $4,180,000 compared to approximately $4,386,000 for the comparable period in 2011, a decrease of $206,000. The decrease is primarily attributed to a reduction in share-based compensation expense for warrants of approximately $939,000. Other decreases include the past consulting services by the former CFO for approximately $114,000 and public company listing fees of approximately $106,000. This was offset by an increase in share-based compensation expense for options for approximately $503,000 primarily for an option modification. In November and December 2011, the Board of Directors modified the cancellation provision of previously issued options, permitting an option holder, upon termination without cause, to exercise the vested portion of an option post-termination up to ten years after the grant date. Current period option awards granted also include this provision. The Company estimates the effect of the modification to be approximately $633,000, which will be expensed over the vesting terms, of which approximately $614,000 pertains to general and administrative expenses. For the nine months ended March 31, 2012, the amount charged to general and administrative expense was approximately $495,000. The remaining amount of $119,000 will be expensed in subsequent periods over the vesting terms. Other increases related to increases in professional fees of approximately $114,000, business travel of approximately $64,000 and in payroll and benefits of approximately $370,000. The Company hired two employees and salaries were increased primarily for the CEO and President.
Other income (expense)
The derivative instrument liability non-cash income for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was approximately $2,873,000 as compared to a non-cash charge of approximately $4,425,000 for the comparable period in 2011. This resulted in an increase of non-cash income of approximately $7,298,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the comparable period in 2011. The non-cash income for the nine months ended March 31, 2011 of $2,873,000 is primarily due to the decrease in the Company’s stock price at March 31, 2012 as compared to June 30, 2011. However, it was also affected by the issuance of additional warrants as a result of the January 2012 equity offering due to the anti-dilution provision that was part of the August 2008 equity offering. The increase in other income – change in derivative liability of approximately $7,298,000 primarily results from decreases in the stock price at March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, as compared to June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The calculation of this derivative liability is affected by factors, which are subject to significant fluctuations and are not under the Company’s control. This liability resulted from warrants included in the August 2008 equity financing with a down round provision. Therefore, the resulting effect upon our net income or loss is subject to significant fluctuations and will continue to be subject to significant fluctuations until the warrants either expire in August 2013 or are exercised prior to that date. The accounting guidance applicable to these warrants requires the Company (assuming all other inputs to the pricing model remain constant) to record a non-cash charge when the Company’s stock price is rising and to record non-cash income when the Company’s stock price is falling.
Based upon the above, the net loss for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $4,245,000 and $10,560,000 and $0.12 and $0.35 per share, respectively. The weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was 36,761,767 and 30,499,090 respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations since the spinoff from its Former Parent in August 2008. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $29,975,000 and cash used from operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $4,969,000 and $4,240,000, respectively. The Company has historically financed its activities through the sale of common stock and warrants. To date, the Company has dedicated most of its financial resources to investing in its iBioLaunch™ platform, advancing intellectual property, product candidate development, and general and administrative activities.
iBio believes it has the financial capability to meet its current obligations. In addition, the Company estimates that the cash on hand as of March 31, 2012 of approximately $6,724,000 will be adequate to fund its operations until the second calendar quarter of 2013. The Company plans to fund its further development and commercialization through licensing and partnering arrangements, which may include milestone receipts and royalties, and/or the sale of equity securities or debt. The Company cannot be certain that such funding will be available on acceptable terms or available at all. To the extent that the Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities, its stockholders may experience dilution. Further, if additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity or debt may have powers, designations, preferences or rights senior to its currently outstanding securities. If the Company is unable to raise funds when required or on acceptable terms, it may have to: a) significantly delay, scale back, or discontinue the development and/or commercialization of one or more product candidates; b) seek collaborators for product candidates at an earlier stage than would otherwise be desirable and/or on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available; or c) relinquish or otherwise dispose of rights to technologies, product candidates, or products that it would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize itself and d) possibly cease operations.
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On July 26, 2011, the Company filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 28, 2011. This Registration Statement allows the Company, from time to time, to offer and sell shares of common stock, preferred stock, warrants purchasing its securities and/or debt securities, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $100 million of such securities. The Company does not have immediate plans to further use this Shelf Registration Statement, but may in the future. The Company raised $10 million in January 2012 under this Registration Statement.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Please refer to Note F in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 under the heading Commitments and Contingencies.
Item 3 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide this information under this item.
Item 4 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of March 31, 2012, the end of the period covered by this report, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information we must disclose in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and filed or submitted on a timely basis. Based upon that evaluation, our management, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2012.
b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In February 2012, we determined that a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial reporting. This weakness resulted from the Company not considering modifications made to the terms of standard option award contracts. Additionally, the subsequent computations of the impact of such modifications included errors, which were not identified by the existing system of internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s compensating detective controls were ineffective, resulting in material adjustments to the timing and amount of stock-based compensation recognized. This weakness resulted in additions and corrections to disclosures in its December 31, 2011 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q prior to filing. In May 2012, we determined that the Company’s compensating detective controls remain ineffective, which resulted in adjustments to the financial statements as well as additions and corrections to disclosures in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q prior to filing.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2012 we began remediation of this material weakness by implementing additional internal controls related to the review of financial information relating to those transactions that that are non-routine and complex. However the material weakness still exists with respect to defective controls as of the date of this filing. There have been no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.
Item 1A RISK FACTORS
The risks described in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The risk factors discussed in that Form 10-K do not identify all risks that we face because our business operations could also be affected by additional factors that are not presently known to us or that we currently consider to be immaterial to our operations.
Compliance with continued listing standards.
On November 4, 2011, the Company received notice from NYSE Amex LLC (the “Exchange”) that the Company was below certain of the Exchange’s continued listing standards. The Exchange indicated that its review of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011, indicated that the Company was not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(iv), which applies if a listed company has sustained losses that are so substantial in relation to its overall operations or its existing financial resources, or its financial condition has become so impaired that it appears questionable, in the opinion of the Exchange, as to whether the company will be able to continue operations and/or meet its obligations as they mature.
The Company was afforded the opportunity to submit a plan of compliance to the Exchange by November 28, 2011 that would demonstrate the Company’s ability to regain compliance with Section 1003(a)(iv) of the Company Guide by January 25, 2012.
The Company provided the Exchange with a satisfactory plan by November 28, 2011, to show that it would be able to return to compliance with Section 1003(a)(iv) of the Company Guide by January 25, 2012. Based upon subsequent submissions by the Company to the Exchange on January 27, 2012, the Exchange confirmed that the listing deficiency was resolved.
Internal Controls
As detailed in Part I, Item 4(b) above, the Company determined in February 2012 that a material weakness existed in its internal control over financial reporting, and the Company determined in May 2012 that certain controls remain ineffective. Failure in the remediation of this weakness could diminish the Company’s ability to meet its financial reporting obligations in an accurate and timely manner.
Item 2 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
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Item 3 DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
Item 4 MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
Item 5 OTHER INFORMATION
None.
Item 6 EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
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31.1 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Executive Officer. |
31.2 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Financial Officer. |
32.1 | Certification of periodic financial report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Executive Officer. |
32.2 | Certification of periodic financial report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Financial Officer. |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document ‡ |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document‡ |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF | XBRL Extension Definition |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document‡ |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document‡ |
‡ Pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations, the Registrant is deemed to have complied with the reporting obligation relating to the submission of interactive data files in such exhibits and is not subject to liability under any anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws as long as the Registrant has made a good faith attempt to comply with the submission requirements and promptly amends the interactive data files after becoming aware that the interactive data files fail to comply with the submission requirements. These interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: May 15, 2012 | By: | /s/ Robert B. Kay | |
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Date: May 15, 2012 | By: | /s/ Douglas Beck, CPA | |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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