9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2013 |
Subsequent Events [Abstract] | ' |
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | ' |
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Private Placement |
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On November 5, 2013, the Company received gross proceeds of $23,290,600 from the sale of its securities in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) to the institutional and other accredited investors (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”). At the closing, the Company issued (i) 3,145,300 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”), (ii) 17,000 shares of its new Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred”), and (iii) warrants (“Warrants”) to purchase a total of 11,645,300 shares of Common Stock. The purchasers of Common Stock received warrants to purchase the same number of shares of Common Stock as such Investors purchased in the Private Placement, and the Investors who purchased shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock received warrants to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Series A Preferred is initially convertible. The purchase price of each Common Stock/Warrant unit was $2.00, and the purchase price of each Series A Convertible Preferred Stock/Warrants unit was $1,000. The offer and sale of the foregoing securities under the Securities Purchase Agreement was not a “public offering” as referred to in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and was intended meet the requirements to qualify for exemption under Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. |
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The Company believes that in accordance with current accounting requirements, the fair value of the conversion feature of the Series A Preferred Stock and the fair value of the warrants issued with the Series A Preferred Stock will approximate $15,594,000 and will be recorded as deemed dividend to the Preferred Shareholders at issuance. The valuation will be calculated based on fair value of the conversion feature and warrants based upon a Black - Scholes option pricing model. |
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The terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants are as follows: |
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Series A Convertible Preferred Stock |
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A total of 17,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) have been authorized for issuance under the Certificate Of Designation Of Preferences And Rights Of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”). The shares of Series A Preferred Stock have a stated value of $1,000 per share and are initially convertible into shares of Common Stock at a price of $2.00 per share (subject to adjustment as described below). Under the Certificate of Designation, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have the following rights, preferences and privileges: |
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The Series A Preferred Stock may, at the option of the Investor, be converted at any time or from time to time into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at the conversion price in effect at the time of conversion; provided, that a holder of Series A Preferred Stock may at any given time convert only up to that number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock so that, upon conversion, the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock (calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of such Investor and all persons affiliated with such Investor, is not more than 4.99% of the Company’s Common Stock then outstanding (subject to adjustment up to 9.99% solely at the Investor’s discretion upon 60 days’ prior notice). The number of shares into which one share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible is determined by dividing the stated value of $1,000 per share by the initial Conversion Price. The "Conversion Price" per share for the Series A Preferred Stock is initially equal to $2.00 (subject to appropriate adjustment for certain events, including stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations or other recapitalizations affecting the Series A Preferred Stock). |
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The Series A Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into Common Stock at the then applicable Conversion Price (i) upon the written consent of the Investors holding at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock or (ii) if required by the Company for the Company to list its Common Stock on a national securities exchange; provided, any such conversions will continue to be limited by, and subject to the beneficial ownership conversion limitations set forth above. |
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Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have the right to vote on matters that come before the stockholders; provided, that the Company will not, without the prior written consent of a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock: (i) amend, alter, or repeal any provision of the Articles of Incorporation (including the Certificate of Designation setting forth the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock) or Bylaws in a manner adverse to the Series A Preferred Stock; (ii) create or authorize the creation of or issue any other security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security, having rights, preferences or privileges senior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, or increase the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (iii) issue or sell any equity or debt securities for one year after the initial sale of the Series A Preferred Stock, subject to certain specified and other customary exceptions; or (iv) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. |
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In the event of any dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the proceeds shall be paid pari passu among the holders of the shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder, treating for this purpose all such securities as if they had been converted to Common Stock. |
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The Company may not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, an equal dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock. |
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Warrants. |
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Each Warrant entitles the Investor to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by such Investor in the Private Placement or into the number of shares into which such Investor’s Series A Preferred Stock is initially convertible. The Warrants are exercisable in whole or in part, at an initial exercise price per share of $2.50, and may be exercised in a cashless exercise if, after six months, there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant shares. The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Warrants are subject to adjustments for stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events. The Warrants may be exercised at any time upon the election of the holder, beginning on the date of issuance and ending on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance. |
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Registration Rights Agreement. |
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The Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Investors, which sets forth the rights of the Investors to have their shares of Common Stock purchased in the Private Placement and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon (i) the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) the exercise of the Warrants, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for public resale under the Securities Act. |
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Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is required to file a registration statement with the SEC (the “Registration Statement”) within 30 days of the closing of the Private Placement, registering the total number of shares of Common Stock purchased in the Private Placement and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company will be required to have the Registration Statement declared effective within 90 days after the filing of the Registration Statement. The Company will also be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement until the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which all of the registrable securities covered by the Registration Rights Agreement have been sold; or (ii) transferred in a manner that they may be resold without subsequent registration under the Securities Act. |
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The Registration Rights Agreement further provides that in the event that (i) the Company has not filed the Registration Statement or a final prospectus within the prescribed time period, (ii) the SEC has not declared effective the Registration Statement within the prescribed time period, and (iii) the Registration Statement ceases to be effective and available to the investors under certain circumstances, the Company shall pay to the holders of registrable securities, on the occurrence of each such event and on each monthly anniversary thereof until the applicable event is cured, an amount in cash equal to 1.0% of the aggregate amount invested by such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such Registration Statement should have been effective. |
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Earn Out Shares. |
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On July 24, 2013, the Company acquired Lion Biotechnologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in a merger that also obligated the Company to issue to the Lion Biotechnologies’ former stockholders an additional 1,350,000 shares of Common Stock upon the achievement of certain milestones related to the Company’s market capitalization and amount of capital the Company raises. As a result of the Private Placement that was completed on November 5, 2013, the Company was required to issue a total of 675,000 shares of Common Stock to the Lion Biotechnologies’ former stockholders. These additional shares were issued on November 11, 2013, and the Company estimated their fair value at that date to be $2,531,250. |
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Proforma Financials |
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The following proforma balance sheet as of September 30, 2013, shows adjustments to the accounting for the Private Placement and the other subsequent events described above as if such events had occurred on September 30, 2013. |
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| | (As Reported) | | | | | Adjustments | | | Proforma (Unaudited) | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 129,804 | | (1 | ) | | | 21,985,007 | | | $ | 22,114,811 | |
Prepaid expenses & others | | | 8,878 | | | | | | | | | | 8,878 | |
Computer equipment | | | 29,944 | | | | | | | | | | 29,944 | |
Total Assets | | $ | 168,626 | | | | | | 21,985,007 | | | $ | 22,153,633 | |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' (Deficiency) Equity | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Accounts Payable | | $ | 1,550,865 | | | | | | - | | | $ | 1,550,865 | |
Accrued Expenses | | | 1,958,220 | | | | | | - | | | | 1,958,220 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 3,509,085 | | | | | | - | | | | 3,509,085 | |
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Preferred Stock | | | | | (1 | ) | | | 17 | | | | 17 | |
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Common stock | | | 645,782 | | (1 | ) | | | 131 | | | | | |
| | | | | (2 | ) | | | 28 | | | | 645,941 | |
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Additional Paid In Capital | | | 40,582,801 | | (1 | ) | | | 16,999,983 | | | | | |
| | | | | (1 | ) | | | 6,290,469 | | | | | |
| | | | | (1 | ) | | | (1,305,593 | ) | | | | |
| | | - | | (1 | ) | | | 15,694,407 | | | | | |
| | | | | (2 | ) | | | 2,531,222 | | | | 80,793,289 | |
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Accumulated deficit | | | (44,569,042 | ) | (1 | ) | | | (15,694,407 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | (2 | ) | | | (2,531,250 | ) | | | (62,794,699 | ) |
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Total Stockholders' (Deficiency) Equity | | | (3,340,459 | ) | | | | | 21,985,007 | | | | 18,644,548 | |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders (Deficiency) Equity | | $ | 168,626 | | | | | | 21,985,007 | | | $ | 22,153,633 | |
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1 - To record issuance of 17,000 shares of preferred stock and 3,145,300 shares of common stock for cash of $23,290,600, less costs incurred of $1,305,593 for net proceeds of $21,985,007. The Company determined that the fair value of the conversion feature of the preferred stock and the warrants issued the preferred shareholders was $15,594,407 and recorded such amount as a deemed dividend to preferred shares. |
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2 - To record issuance of 675,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $2,531,250 pursuant to the agreement with Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. |
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On a proforma basis, the Company would have had 18,893,211 shares of its common stock outstanding at September 30, 2013, and loss per share for the nine months ending September 30, 2013 would have been $0.73 per share. |