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 December 31, 2000
Commission File Number: 1-12362
LIFEPOINT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE #33-0539168
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
1205 South Dupont Street, Ontario, CA 91761
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(909) 418-3000
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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.
[x] Yes [ ] No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of Common Stock, as of the last practicable date.
As of January 31 2000 - Common Stock, $.001 Par Value, 31,560,515 shares
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. Financial Statements | | | |
LIFEPOINT, INC. (a development stage enterprise) BALANCE SHEET |
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| | December 31 | | March 31, |
| | 2000 | | 2000 |
| | (Unaudited) | | |
| ASSETS | | | |
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Current Assets: | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 5,551,314 | | $ 9,483,624 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 119,342 | | 102,633 |
| Total current assets | 5,670,656 | | 9,586,257 |
Property and equipment, net | 1,807,350 | | 401,309 |
Patents and other assets, net | 287,733 | | 93,830 |
| | $ 7,765,739 | | $ 10,081,396 |
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| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | |
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Current Liabilities: | | | |
| Accounts payable | $ 500,896 | | $ 274,902 |
| Accrued expenses | 270,266 | | 425,481 |
| Capital leases short-term | 560,138 | | 101,386 |
| Total current liabilities | 1,331,300 | | 801,769 |
| Capital leases long-term | 749,135 | | 104,955 |
| | 2,080,435 | | 906,724 |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4) | | | |
Stockholders' equity: | | | |
| Common stock, $.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares | | | |
| authorized, 31,216,123 and 29,769,501 issued and | | | |
| outstanding at December 31, 2000 and March 31, 2000, | | | |
| respectively | 31,216 | | 29,769 |
Additional paid-in capital | 31,652,967 | | 29,145,385 |
Notes receivable - stockholders | (2,128,864) | | (1,116,875) |
Deficit accumulated in the development stage | (23,870,015) | | (18,883,607) |
| Total stockholders' equity | 5,685,304 | | 9,174,672 |
| | $ 7,765,739 | | $ 10,081,396 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
LIFEPOINT, INC. |
(a development stage enterprise) |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
(Unaudited) |
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| | | | | | | | | Cumulative |
| | | | | | | | | From |
| For the | | For the | | October 8, 1992 |
| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | | (Inception) to |
| December 31 | | December 31 | | December 31, |
| 2000 | | 1999 | | 2000 | | 1999 | | 2000 |
| | | | | | | | | |
Revenues | $ - | | $ - | | $ - | | $ - | | $ - |
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Costs and Expenses: | | | | | | | | | |
General and Administrative Expenses | 549,754 | | 337,466 | | 1,526,046 | | 1,024,791 | | 7,111,505 |
Research and Development | 1,320,339 | | 617,697 | | 3,601,802 | | 1,660,591 | | 12,887,173 |
Depreciation and Amortization | 45,000 | | 24,211 | | 135,000 | | 72,382 | | 1,153,772 |
Interest Expense - Parent | - | | - | | - | | - | | 95,790 |
Management Fees - Parent | - | | - | | - | | - | | 2,089,838 |
Total Costs and Expenses | 1,915,093 | | 979,374 | | 5,262,848 | | 2,757,764 | | 23,338,078 |
Loss from Operations | (1,915,093) | | (979,374) | | (5,262,848) | | (2,757,764) | | (23,338,078) |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income, net | 45,680 | | 22,229 | | 276,440 | | 91,644 | | 769,420 |
Loss on disposal of property and equipment | - | | - | | - | | - | | (212,501) |
Loss on sale of marketable securities | - | | - | | - | | - | | (627,512) |
Interest income - parent | - | | - | | - | | - | | 102,167 |
Total other income (expense) | 45,680 | | 22,229 | | 276,440 | | 91,644 | | 31,574 |
Net Loss | $(1,869,413) | | $ (957,145) | | $(4,986,408) | | $(2,666,120) | | $ (23,306,504) |
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Earnings per Common Share: | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted Average Common Shares | | | | | | | | | |
Outstanding | 30,860,256 | | 15,208,721 | | 30,184,819 | | 14,727,280 | | |
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Net Loss Per Common Share | $ (0.06) | | $ (0.06) | | $ (0.17) | | $ (0.18) | | |
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Earnings per Common Share, Assuming | | | | | | | | | |
Dilution: | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted Average Common Shares | | | | | | | | | |
Outstanding | 30,860,256 | | 15,208,721 | | 30,184,819 | | 14,727,280 | | |
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Net Loss Per Common Share, Assuming | | | | | | | | | |
Dilution | $ (0.06) | | $ (0.06) | | $ (0.17) | | $ (0.18) | | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
LIFEPOINT, INC. |
(a development stage enterprise) |
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
(Unaudited) |
| | | | | | Cumulative From |
| | For the Nine Months Ended | | October 8, 1992 |
| | December 31, | | (Inception) to |
| | 2000 | | 1999 | | December 31, 2000 |
Cash flow from operating activities: | | | | | |
| Net loss | $ (4,986,408) | | $ (2,666,120) | | $ (23,306,504) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | | | | | |
| used by operating activities: | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 135,000 | | 72,382 | | 1,153,772 |
| Consulting expense | - | | - | | 361,160 |
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment | - | | - | | 237,976 |
| Loss on marketable securities | - | | - | | 627,512 |
| Amortization of bond discount | - | | - | | (4,855) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
| Change in prepaid expenses and other current assets | (16,709) | | (56,138) | | 5,059 |
| Change in other assets | (192,012) | | (12,391) | | (225,033) |
| Change in accounts payable | 225,944 | | (103,098) | | 555,255 |
| Change in accrued expenses | (64,235) | | 8,315 | | (155,133) |
| Net cash used by operating activities | (4,898,370) | | (2,757,050) | | (20,750,791) |
Cash flow from investing activities: | | | | | |
| Sale of marketable securities | - | | - | | 3,285,625 |
| Purchases of marketable securities | - | | - | | (3,908,281) |
| Purchases of property and equipment | (1,541,041) | | (97,250) | | (2,235,429) |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | - | | - | | 80,828 |
| Patent costs | (1,891) | | - | | (72,708) |
| Cash used by investing activities | (1,542,932) | | (97,250) | | (2,849,965) |
Cash flow from financing activities: | | | | | |
| Sales of common stock | - | | 63,000 | | 20,446,226 |
| Expenses of common stock offering | - | | (35,982) | | (2,286,292) |
| Sales of preferred stock | - | | - | | 6,000,000 |
| Expenses of preferred stock offering | - | | (18,374) | | (738,451) |
| Exercise of stock options | 90,176 | | 1,875 | | 125,526 |
| Exercise of warrants | 1,315,884 | | - | | 1,419,984 |
| Advances on note receivable - Parent | - | | - | | (1,917,057) |
| Collection on note receivable - Parent | - | | - | | 1,634,762 |
| Proceeds of loan payable - Parent | - | | - | | 4,715,067 |
| Payment of loan payable - Parent | - | | - | | (1,299,782) |
| Proceeds from capital lease financing | 1,172,279 | | - | | 1,273,851 |
| Payments for capital lease financing | (69,347) | | - | | (221,764) |
| Proceeds of brokerage loan payable | - | | - | | 2,674,683 |
| Payments of brokerage loan payable | - | | - | | (2,674,683) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,508,992 | | 10,519 | | 29,152,070 |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (3,932,310) | | (2,843,781) | | 5,551,314 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | 9,483,624 | | 4,796,432 | | - |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | $ 5,551,314 | | $ 1,952,651 | | $ 5,551,314 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
LIFEPOINT, INC. |
(a development stage enterprise) |
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
(Unaudited) |
(Continued) | |
| | | | | | Cumulative From |
| | For the Nine Months Ended | | October 8, 1992 |
| | December 31, | | (Inception) to |
| | 2000 | | 1999 | | December 31, 2000 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash information: | | | | | |
| Cash paid for interest | $ 27,482 | | $ 17,105 | | $ 235,904 |
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Non-cash operating activities: | | | | | |
| Value of common stock for consulting services | $ - | | $ - | | $ 203,340 |
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Non-cash investing activities: | | | | | |
| Value of assets transferred to lessor in lieu of | | | | | |
| payment on capital leases | $ - | | $ - | | $ 71,405 |
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Non-cash financing activities: | | | | | |
| Value of common stock issued and additional | | | | | |
| paid-in capital for the transfer of assets from | | | | | |
| Parent | $ - | | $ - | | $ 781,060 |
| Value of common stock issued to Parent and | | | | | |
| additional paid-in capital for the forgiveness | | | | | |
| of debt | $ - | | $ - | | $ 3,160,502 |
| Value of common stock warrants issued | | | | | |
| for consulting services | $ - | | $ - | | $ 187,500 |
| Value of common stock issued and additional | | | | | |
| paid-in capital issued as dividends | | | | | |
| on preferred stock conversions | $ - | | $ 50,114 | | $ 552,110 |
| Value of common stock warrants issued | | | | | |
| for preferred stock offering | $ - | | $ - | | $ 133,559 |
| Value of preferred stock converted to | | | | | |
| common stock | $ - | | $ 2,607 | | $ 12,000 |
| Value of common stock warrants converted | | | | | |
| to common stock in exchange for note | $ 860,000 | | $ - | | $ 1,920,000 |
| Value of common stock options converted | | | | | |
| to common stock in exchange for note | $ 151,989 | | $ - | | $ 208,864 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
LIFEPOINT, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2000
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - Basis of Presentation
In the opinion of LifePoint, Inc. (the "Company" or "LifePoint"), the accompanying unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full year due to external factors that are beyond the control of the Company. This Report should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000 (the "Annual Report").
Reclassification
Certain amounts for the three and nine months ended December 31, 1999 have been reclassified to conform to the 2000 financial statement presentation.
NOTE 2. - Continuing Operations and Liquidity
During the period from October 8, 1992 (inception) through December 31, 2000, the Company has realized no revenues and has accumulated losses of $23,306,504. Recovery of the Company's assets is dependent upon future events, including commercialization of the Company's product and ultimately achieving profitable operations. The outcome of these events is indeterminable.
On July 14, 1999 the Company entered into an equipment lease financing agreement for $300,000 with FirstCorp of Portland, Oregon, which is discussed further in Note 4 under the caption "Lease Commitments."
On August 28, 2000 the Company entered into a lease financing agreement with Finova Capital Corporation ("Finova") of Scottsdale, Arizona whereby Finova agreed to provide LifePoint with a $3,000,000 ($1,750,070 available at December 31, 2000) lease line for the purchase of equipment including up to $500,000 of leasehold improvements. The master lease agreement provides for individual closing schedules of not less than $250,000 (up to three schedules may have an aggregate closing cost of not less than $100,000). Each closing schedule will be financed for 36 months at a rate equal to the current three-year U.S. Treasury Notes, but not less than 6.79%. At the end of each schedule, LifePoint will have the option to purchase all (but not less than all) of the equipment at 15% of the original equipment cost. Included in cash and cash equivalents is $900,000 of restricted cash the Company is required to maintain in accordance with the master lease agreement.
The Company successfully completed a private placement of units, each consisting of shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.001 par value (the "Common Stock"), and a Common Stock purchase warrant (the "Investor Warrant"), in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, resulting in net proceeds of $8,577,000. As a result, management believes that the Company has sufficient cash on hand at December 31, 2000 to finish the product commercialization, generate field trials and pilot studies and initiate marketing.
NOTE 3 - Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is summarized as follows:
| December 31, | | March 31, |
| 2000 | | 2000 |
Furniture and Fixtures | $1,205,712 | | $ 601,743 |
Test Equipment | 425,768 | | 425,768 |
Leasehold Improvements | 1,183,063 | | 245,991 |
| 2,814,543 | | 1,273,502 |
Less: Accumulated Depreciation | 1,007,193 | | 872,193 |
| $1,807,350 | | $ 401,309 |
LIFEPOINT, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31,2000
(Unaudited)
(Continued)
NOTE 4 - Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Commitments
In December 2000, the Company extended the term of its lease for its 10,000-square-foot research and development facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California from March 31, 2002 to June 30, 2004, with the annual rental to increase from $72,000 to $74,400 effective April 1, 2002. The Company also obtained three renewal options which would permit ultimate extension of the lease term to April 30, 2009 and annual rental increases to $77,400 effective May 1, 2005 and to $80,400 effective May 1, 2007. With this extension, the Company can coordinate the term of this lease with the term of its lease for its approximately 32,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Ontario, California described in the succeeding paragraph.
On April 26, 2000, the Company entered into a lease agreement for administrative offices and a manufacturing facility commencing May 1, 2000 and terminating on July 31, 2005. In addition to rent of $226,000 per year, LifePoint will pay for real estate taxes and other occupancy costs. The Company may elect to terminate the lease at the end of four years and has two two-year renewal options. The lease also allows for rent abatement in three of the first 12 months as a tenant improvement allowance in addition to the $30,000 paid by the lessor.
The Company leases certain equipment under noncancelable lease arrangements. These operating leases expire in various dates through 2002 and may be renewed for up to 12 months. Furniture, fixtures and equipment includes $1,503,396 of assets acquired under capital leases as of December 31, 2000. See Note 2 relating to lease financing.
Significant Contracts
Substance Abuse Technologies, Inc. ("SAT"), the former parent of the Company, and the United States Navy (the "USN") on January 24, 1992 had entered into a ten-year agreement granting SAT a partial exclusive patent license to products for drug testing in the United States and certain foreign countries. This license was transferred from SAT to the Company effective with the sale of SAT's majority ownership of the Common Stock in October 1997.
In April 1999, the Company and the USN completed negotiations for an expansion of the License Agreement. The license expires with the expiration of the patent in February 2010. The new terms expand the field-of-use from drugs of abuse and anabolic steroids on urine samples to include all possible diagnostic uses for saliva in addition to the urine application. The royalty rate has been reduced to 3% on the technology-related portion of the disposable cassette sales and 1% on instrument sales from the previous 10% on all the Company's product sales. The minimum royalty payment has been reduced to $50,000 in 2001 (anticipated first year of product sales) and $100,000 a year thereafter versus the previous $100,000 per year. The Company is further developing the USN-developed technology for application in its own proprietary test system.
LIFEPOINT, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2000
(Unaudited)
(Continued)
NOTE 5 - Stockholders' Equity
During the quarter ended December 31, 2000, stock options were granted pursuant to the LifePoint, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan (the "2000 Option Plan") to 17 employees to purchase an aggregate of 281,875 shares of the Common Stock at prices ranging from $4.38 to $4.81 per share. During the quarter ended December 31, 2000, the Company added another member to its Substance Abuse Advisory Board ("SAAB") and granted an option to such new member pursuant to the 2000 Option Plan to purchase 10,000 shares at $4.81 per share. Similar options will be granted to any future member of the SAAB. As of December 31, 2000, there were outstanding, under the stock option plans, stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,815,805 shares held by a total of 35 employees, 2 Scientific Advisory Board members, 7 SAAB members and 4 non-employee directors.
There were no warrants issued during the quarter ended December 31, 2000. As of December 31, 2000, there were warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 8,361,993 shares of the Common Stock, including the Investor Warrants issued as part of the March 2000 unit offering which raised $9.2 million in gross proceeds for the Company.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
General
LifePoint is a late development stage company designing a unique product that will provide immediate, on-site diagnostic results without the need to take blood or urine. LifePoint is currently focused on the commercialization of the flow immunosensor technology licensed from the USN. This patented technology, when used in conjunction with LifePoint's own patented and proprietary technologies on collecting and processing saliva as a non-invasive test specimen, has allowed LifePoint to develop a broadly applicable non-invasive, rapid, on-site diagnostic test system. TheLifePoint™ Test System could be used for rapid diagnostic testing, for screening and therapeutic drug monitoring in non-medical environments such as the workplace, home health care, ambulances, pharmacies and law enforcement. The first product under development is for the simultaneous detection of drugs of abuse and alcohol. The market potential for this product is estimated to be over $1.5 billion by 2002. Marketing to the non-medical markets is anticipated to begin not earlier than the second quarter of 2001.
Liquidity and Capital Resources.
The Company is a development stage enterprise with no earnings history. Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its resources to research and development and has experienced an ongoing deficiency in working capital. The Company does not anticipate generating revenue from product sales until the second quarter of 2001 at the earliest. There can be no assurance as to when the Company will achieve profitability, if at all.
Because the Company has not produced any revenues as a result of its being a development stage company, it has been dependent, since gaining its independence from SAT in October 1997, on the net proceeds derived from four private placements pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to fund its operations. The succeeding three paragraphs describe the private placements in the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999 and 2000.
On July 23 and August 26, 1998, the Company closed as to the sales of an aggregate of 1,025,000 shares of the Common Stock at $1.00 per share and the Company realized $1,025,000 in gross proceeds. There were no underwriting discounts or commissions paid related to the private placement. However, a Warrant expiring December 13, 2003 to purchase 50,000 shares of the Common Stock at $1.08 was granted to an unaffiliated person for his assistance in completing $500,000 of this offering.
On January 21, 1999, the Company closed as to the sale of 600,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, at $10.00 per share and the Company realized $6,000,000 in gross proceeds. Finders' fees were paid to various consultants and bankers for their assistance in helping the Company to complete this private placement consisting of an aggregate of $592,078 in cash fees, including $420,451 to a then director of the Company, and Warrants expiring January 20, 2004 to purchase an aggregate of 404,725 shares of the Common Stock (net of a cancellation) at $2.41 per share.
On February 29 and March 14, 2000, the Company closed as to the sales at $5,000 per unit of an aggregate of 1,840 units, each unit consisting of 2,500 shares of the Common Stock and an Investor Warrant expiring February 28 or March 13, 2005 to purchase 2,500 shares of the Common Stock at $3.00 per share. The Investor Warrants first became exercisable on September 14, 2000 and the shares included in the units are restricted securities for at least one year. The Company realized $9,200,000 in gross proceeds. Finders' fees were paid to various consultants and bankers for their assistance in helping the Company to complete this private placement consisting of an aggregate of $604,706 in cash fees and Finder's Warrants expiring March 13, 2005 to purchase an aggregate of 273,075 shares of the Common Stock at $3.00 per share.
Management believes that, with the net proceeds from the private placement described in the preceding paragraph, the Company has sufficient funds to finish the product development, generate field trials and pilot studies and initiate marketing. The proceeds from the last private placement should provide some working capital post-revenue. However, additional funds may be necessary to bridge the gap between market introduction and profitability. There can be no assurance that management's estimate as to costs and timing will be correct. Any delays may further increase the Company's costs and, accordingly, the requirement for additional financing.
On October 11, 2000, the Company made an offer to the holders of the Investor Warrants, for a period beginning October 16, 2000 and ending December 19, 2000, that the holder of an Investor Warrant may exercise at a 20% discount, or $2.40 per share. A total of 376,500 shares of the Common Stock were purchased in this offering for net cash to the Company of $903,600. Management believes that adverse market conditions at year end may have had an impact on the number of investors participating in this offering.
The Company continues to pursue parallel paths to secure additional funding, including strategic partnering and capital leasing companies. Through the Venture Merchant Group, several large corporations have expressed initial interest in strategic partnering with the Company. The terms of one partnering agreement have been agreed to and approved by the Boards of Directors. This agreement is expected to generate $5 million over a two-year period. Management continues to be in discussions with other potential partners. There can be no assurance that any of these additional sources of funding will be available and, in such event, the Company may not be able to complete the commercialization and marketing of its product on a timely basis.
Management has also pursued the possibility of an underwritten public offering and has received expressions of interest from several well-known firms on a post-revenue basis. However, because currently the market is not generally receptive to public offerings, there can be no assurance that stock market conditions later in 2001 would be receptive to a public offering by the Company, especially in view of the volatility in the market generally in 2000. In addition, competitive conditions in the substance abuse testing industry at that time may make the Company less attractive to potential public investors.
Having successfully consummated four private placements pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act since November 1997, the Company is seeking to raise additional financing through this method and has been discussing this possibility with potential placement agents. As with a public offering, there can be no assurance that potential investors would be receptive to a private placement by the Company, either because of general stock market conditions, conditions generally in the substance abuse testing industry or conditions relating specifically to the Company.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing additional financing, whether through a strategic partner, a public offering or a private placement.
If all of the Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 8,361,993 shares of the Common Stock which were outstanding on December 31, 2000 were subsequently exercised, the Company would realize $18,976,732 in gross proceeds. If all of the stock options pursuant to the 1997 and 2000 Stock Option Plans to purchase an aggregate of 1,815,805 shares outstanding on December 31, 2000 were subsequently exercised, the Company would realize $4,857,885 in gross proceeds. However, there can be no certainty as to when or if any of these securities will be exercised, especially as to the options and certain of the warrants that were not all currently exercisable as of December 31, 2000. Accordingly, management believes that the Company cannot rely on these exercises as a source of financing.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended December 31, 2000 vs. December 31, 1999
During the quarter ended December 31, 2000, the Company spent $1,320,339 on research and development and an additional $549,754 on general and administrative expenses, as compared with $617,697 and $337,466, respectively, during the quarter ended December 31, 1999. The increase of $702,642, or 114%, in research and development expenditures in the 2000 period primarily relates to the completion of the manufacturing facility and associated expenses combined with the finalization of product development and the initiation of product manufacturing. In addition, staffing in research and development, including pilot manufacturing, has increased 91% from the quarter ended December 31, 1999. General and administrative expenses increased $212,288 or 63%, as a result of accelerating pre-marketing and lobbying efforts through attendance at tradeshows, presentation of technical papers and working with various governmental agencies to set standards for the approval of a saliva-based evidential instrument. During the quarter ending December 31, 1999, there were no employees in sales and marketing; however, in the same period for 2000, staffing in sales and marketing included product marketing managers, marketing communications personnel and a vice president of sales and marketing. Staffing in this department is expected to grow significantly over the next few quarters.
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2000 vs. December 31, 1999
During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2000, the Company spent $3,601,802 on research and development and an additional $1,526,046 on general and administrative expenses, as compared with $1,660,591 and $1,024,791, respectively, during the quarter ended December 31, 1999. The increase of $1,941,211, or 117%, in research and development expenditures in the 2000 period is directly attributable to finalizing the prototype of theLifePoint Test System on May 15, 2000 and beginning the commercialization phase of the product. Staffing and associated employee expenses in research and development, including pilot manufacturing, have increased 87% from the nine-month period ended December 31, 1999. In the nine-month period ended December 31, 2000, the Company has also employed the services of several outside consultants for final product design and to assist in the build out of the manufacturing facility. General and administrative expenses increased $501,255, or 49%, as a result of an increase in staffing of 90% and accelerating pre-marketing and lobbying efforts.
From inception on October 8, 1992 to December 31, 2000, the Company has spent $12,887,173 on research and development and $7,111,505 on general and administrative expenses. Management fees paid to SAT aggregated an additional $2,089,838 during such period.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements which involve risk and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current views that the necessary financing will be available, when needed, to bridge the gap between the commencement of marketing and the attainment of profitability, that the product will be commercialized at the contemplated cost and within the projected timetable, that, during the interim period before the Company begins marketing, competitors will not begin to market a competitive saliva-based testing product and that the other risks described in the Annual Report and other filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission will not materially adversely affect the Company's operations. Because there can be no assurance that management's expectations will be realized, actual results may differ.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not applicable.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
- Not applicable
- Not applicable
((c)(i) On various dates (as indicated in response (c)(ii)) through December 31, 2000, an aggregate of 940,095 shares of the Common Stock were purchased, none of which shares were registered under the Securities Act.
(ii) There were no underwriters. An aggregate of 376,500 shares were purchased by certain holders of the Investor Warrants expiring either February 28, 2005 or March 13, 2005 pursuant to an offer by the Company to all holders of the Investor Warrants of a reduced exercise price (from $3.00 to $2.40 per shares) if the holder exercised the Investor Warrant prior to December 19, 2000. As indicated in Note 2 to Financial Statements in this Report, the Investor Warrants were issued in the Company's fourth private placement in February and March 2000. On November 21, 2000, Libra Finance S.A. exercised a Common Stock purchase warrant expiring January 20, 2004 to purchase 42,275 shares of the Common Stock at $2.41 per share, which warrant was received by the holder as a finder's fee in the Company's third private placement in January 1999. On November 29, 2000, FirstCorp Leasing exercised a Common Stock purchase warrant expiring May 11, 2004 to purchase 21,320 shares at $1.41 per share, which warrant had been issued to the holder as additional consideration for its equipment lease financing agreement (see Note 2 to Financial Statements in this Report). On November 30, 2000, Linda H. Masterson, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, exercised a Common Stock purchase warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of the Common Stock at $1.72 per share, which warrant had become exercisable upon the achievement by the Company of a performance goal.
(iii) The exercises resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of $1,035,544. Ms. Masterson exercised her warrant by issuing to the Company a promissory note in the principal amount of $922,600 (of which $860,000 represented the exercise price of the warrant) which is due May 30, 2002 and which bears interest at the rate of 9% per annum. There were no underwriting discounts or commissions.
(iv) The Company believes that the exercises were exempt from the registration requirement of Section 5 of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof in that each was a transaction by the issuer not involving a public offering. In confirmation thereof, each holder represented that the holder was acquiring the underlying shares of the Common Stock for investment.
(v) Not applicable
(vi) Not applicable
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
- Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Title |
10(p) | Copy of Seventh Amendment dated December 18, 2000 to Lease dated March 18, 1991 by and between Rancho Cucamonga Business Park (now The Realty Trust) as landlord and SAT (now LifePoint) as tenant.(10) |
- Reports on Form 8-K
None
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned therein to be duly authorized.
LIFEPOINT, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: February 15, 2001 By /s/ Michele A. Clark
Michele A. Clark
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer