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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(B)(3)
Registration No. 333-62788
23,444,000 SHARES
ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
COMMON STOCK
This prospectus may be used only in connection with the resale of
23,444,000 shares of common stock of Advanced Viral Research Corp. by the
selling shareholders listed on page 57 of this prospectus.
Our common stock is traded on the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.'s OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "ADVR." On August 16, 2001,
the high and low bid prices for the common stock on the Bulletin Board were
$0.345 and $0.31 per share, respectively.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISKS. SEE "RISK
FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 6.
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that
this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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The date of this prospectus is August 27, 2001.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY................................................................................................1
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA............................................................................................5
RISK FACTORS......................................................................................................6
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS............................................................................................12
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY PROVE INACCURATE..................................................................12
WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION...................................................................................13
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS................................13
CAPITALIZATION...................................................................................................15
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA.............................................................................16
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS............................18
BUSINESS.........................................................................................................34
MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................................49
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS...........................................................................................56
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS.............................................................................................57
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS...................................................................58
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK......................................................................................58
USE OF PROCEEDS..................................................................................................59
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.............................................................................................59
LEGAL MATTERS....................................................................................................60
EXPERTS..........................................................................................................60
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES..............................60
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...................................................................................F-1
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information about the offering and Advanced
Viral Research Corp. which we believe will be most important to you. However,
you should read the entire prospectus for a complete understanding of the
offering and our business.
THE COMPANY
Advanced Viral Research Corp. was formed in July 1985 to engage in the
production and marketing, promotion and sale of a pharmaceutical drug known by
the trademark Reticulose(R). In addition to Reticulose(R), which has been used
exclusively with Advanced Viral's original formulation, Advanced Viral is
developing a new or current formulation which to date, has been designated only
by its generic name Product R. As used in this prospectus, the term "Product R"
refers to the current formulation as well as the prior formulation of the
pharmaceutical drug known as Reticulose(R). Product R may be employed in the
treatment of certain viral and autoimmune diseases such as:
o Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, including acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, or AIDS;
o Hepatitis B and hepatitis C, both liver diseases;
o Human papilloma virus, or HPV, which causes genital warts and may
lead to cervical cancer; and
o Rheumatoid arthritis.
Since 1962, when Reticulose(R) was reclassified as a "new drug" by the
Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, the FDA has not permitted Reticulose(R) to
be marketed in the United States. A forfeiture action was instituted in 1962 by
the FDA against Reticulose(R), and it was withdrawn from the United States
market. The injunction obtained by the FDA prohibits, among other things, any
shipment of Product R until a new drug application, or NDA, is approved by the
FDA. FDA approval of an NDA first requires clinical testing of Product R in
human trials, which cannot be conducted until we first satisfy the regulatory
protocols and the substantial preapproval requirements imposed by the FDA upon
the introduction of any new or unapproved drug product pursuant to an
investigational new drug application, or IND. On July 30, 2001, we submitted an
IND application to the FDA to begin Phase I clinical trials of Product R as a
topical treatment for genital warts caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV)
infection. As of August 21, 2001, our IND application is still pending with
the FDA.
Our operations over the last five years have been limited principally
to research, testing and analysis of Product R in the United States, either IN
VITRO (outside the living body in an artificial environment, such as in a test
tube), or on animals, and engaging others to perform testing and analysis of
Product R on human patients outside the United States. The FDA has not approved
human clinical trials for Product R in the United States. We may be required, in
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the absence of grants or other subsidies, to bear the expenses of the first
phase of human clinical trials to the extent the FDA permits human clinical
trials to occur. We do not know what the actual cost of such trials would be. If
we need additional financing to fund such human clinical trials, it may not be
available to us, which may force us to reduce our operations.
Shalom Z. Hirschman, M.D., our Chief Executive Officer and President,
has monitored the testing of Product R and has performed analyses of Product R
with our scientific staff, which we believe may be used in connection with the
FDA approval process. In addition, we contracted with GloboMax LLC of Hanover,
Maryland to advise us in our preparation and filing of the IND with the FDA, and
to otherwise assist us through the FDA process with the objective of obtaining
full approval for the manufacture and commercial distribution of Product R in
the United States. On July 30, 2001, we submitted an IND application to the FDA
to begin Phase I clinical trials of Product R as a topical treatment for genital
warts caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) infection.
Our offices are located at 200 Corporate Boulevard South, Yonkers, New
York 10701 and 1250 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard, Suite 501, Hallandale,
Florida 33009. Our telephone number in Yonkers, New York is (914) 376-7383 and
our telephone number in Hallandale, Florida is (954) 458-7636. We have also
established a website: WWW.ADVIRAL.COM. Information contained on our website is
not a part of this prospectus.
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THE OFFERING
On November 8, 2000, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with
Harbor View Group and various other purchasers, we authorized the issuance and
sale of up to 50,000,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of common stock for a per share price of $0.40 in
a private offering transaction pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
Pursuant to this securities purchase agreement, we sold 13,427,500 shares and
warrants to purchase 8,056,500 shares for an aggregate purchase price of
$5,371,000. Half of the warrants are exercisable at $0.48 per share, and half of
the warrants are exercisable at $0.56 per share, until November 8, 2005. Each
warrant contains anti-dilution provisions, which provide for the adjustment of
warrant price and warrant shares.
On July 27, 2001, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with
various purchasers, we sold an additional 1,225,000 shares of our common stock
and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 735,000 shares of common stock for a
purchase price of $0.40 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $490,000 in
a private offering transaction pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
Half of the warrants are exercisable at $0.48 per share, and half of the
warrants are exercisable at $0.56 per share, until July 27, 2006. Each warrant
contains anti-dilution provisions, which provide for the adjustment of warrant
price and warrant shares.
Securities offered............................................ 23,444,000 shares of common stock, including
8,791,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of
certain warrants.
Percentage of Advanced Viral's outstanding
securities represented by offering............................ 6%
Common stock to be outstanding
after the offering (1)....................................... 395,578,618 shares of common stock, assuming
exercise of all warrants for which shares are
being registered in this prospectus
Use of proceeds.............................................. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of common stock by the selling shareholders. We
will receive the cash proceeds, if any, from
the exercise of the warrants held by selling
shareholders.
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Risk factors................................................. An investment in the shares involves a high
degree of risk. See "Risk Factors."
OTC Bulletin Board trading symbol............................ "ADVR"
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(1) As of August 21, 2001. Does not include approximately 242,093,000 shares
issuable upon exercise of certain outstanding options and warrants other
than those being offered by the selling shareholders in this prospectus.
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected historical financial data as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997 and 1996 have been derived from
our audited financial statements. The selected consolidated financial data set
forth below should be read along with Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the financial statements and
notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. The statement of operations
data for the six months ended June 30, 2001 and the balance sheet data as of
June 30, 2001 are derived from our unaudited consolidated financials included
elsewhere in this prospectus.
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
6 MONTHS ENDED -----------------------------------------------------------
JUNE 30, 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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Net revenues $11,483 $8,363 $10,953 $656 $2,278 $24,111
Net loss ($4,940,697) ($9,354,664) ($6,174,262) ($4,557,710) ($4,141,729) ($1,154,740)
Net loss per common share ($0.01) ($0.03) ($0.02) ($0.02) ($0.02) ($0.00)
Weighted average # of shares 375,730,988 362,549,690 302,361,109 294,809,073 274,534,277 257,645,815
SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET DATA
DECEMBER 31
JUNE 30, --------------------------------------------------------------
2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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Total Assets $4,896,772 $8,808,714 $2,861,574 $3,304,953 $4,189,842 $1,716,800
Long-term liabilities $119,874 $163,013 $4,676,652 $1,625,299 $2,384,793 --
Stockholders' equity per share $0.01 $0.02 $0.00 $0.00 $0.01 $0.01
Shares outstanding at period
end 380,437,118 380,214,618 303,472,035 296,422,907 277,962,574 267,031,058
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RISK FACTORS
OUR SECURITIES ARE HIGHLY SPECULATIVE. YOU SHOULD NOT PURCHASE THEM
UNLESS YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE YOUR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER VERY
CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING RISK FACTORS BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE OUR
SECURITIES.
1. BECAUSE OUR SHARES ARE `PENNY STOCKS,' YOU MAY BE UNABLE TO RESELL THEM
IN THE SECONDARY MARKET.
A "penny stock" is an equity security with a market price of less than
$5 per share which is not listed on the Nasdaq or a national securities
exchange. Due to the extra risks involved in an investment in penny stocks,
federal securities laws and regulations require broker/dealers who recommend
penny stocks to persons other than their established customers and accredited
investors to make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser,
provide them with a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and
its risks, and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction
prior to the sale. These requirements limit the ability of broker/dealers to
sell penny stocks. In addition, because of the extra requirements, many
broker/dealers are unwilling to sell penny stocks at all. As a result, you maybe
unable to resell the stock you buy in this offering and could lose your entire
investment.
2. THE EXERCISE OF OUR OUTSTANDING WARRANTS OR OPTIONS OR DRAW DOWNS UNDER
OUR EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON
THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
As of the date hereof, in addition to the 386,787,118 shares of our
common stock currently outstanding:
o we have outstanding stock options to purchase an aggregate of
51,366,380 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from
$0.15 to $0.36, of which 48,334,460 are currently exercisable;
o we have outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 32,851,498
shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.199 to $1.00, of
which warrants to purchase 27,851,498 shares are currently
exercisable; and
o up to 166,666,667 shares may be offered and sold, from time to time,
by Cornell Capital Partners, LP, which may purchase such shares
pursuant to our equity line of credit agreement, assuming a purchase
price equal to $0.30. Under the terms of the equity line of credit
agreement, we can "put" up to an aggregate of $50,000,000 of our
common stock to Cornell Capital. The purchase price per common share
will vary based on the closing bid prices of our common stock as
reported on the Bulletin Board during the valuation periods provided
in the equity line of credit agreement. For a full description of
the equity line of credit agreement, see "Business -- Equity Line of
Credit Agreement."
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If all the foregoing securities and put rights were fully exercised
and/or converted, as the case may be, there would be outstanding approximately
an additional 635,671,663 shares of common stock. The sale or availability for
sale of this number of shares of common stock in the public market could depress
the market price of the common stock. Additionally, the sale or availability for
sale of this number of shares may lessen the likelihood that additional equity
financing will be available to us, on favorable or unfavorable terms.
3. THE OFFER AND SALE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO CORNELL CAPITAL UNDER
THE PRIVATE EQUITY LINE ARRANGEMENT MAY BE DEEMED NOT TO BE AN EXEMPT
SALE OF SECURITIES.
In a transaction like our sale of common stock to Cornell Capital, the
issuer of such securities generally may register the resale of securities prior
to their issuance if the issuer has completed a valid exempt sale of the
securities to the investor, and the investor is at market risk at the time of
filing of the registration statement. Because Cornell Capital might not be
deemed to have been at market risk prior to filing of the registration
statement, the transaction might not qualify for an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. Accordingly, Cornell
Capital may have the right, for a period of up to one year from the date of its
purchase of common stock, to recover damages resulting from its purchase if
Cornell Capital is successful in its claim that the transaction was not a valid
private placement. These damages could total up to the amount put by Advanced
Viral and purchased by Cornell Capital under the equity line. If this occurs,
our business, results of operations and financial condition would be harmed. In
particular, such an occurrence would have a material adverse effect on our
liquidity position and our ability to meet short-term obligations and we might
not be able to secure alternative financing on favorable terms or at all.
4. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PAY ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE FULL RANGE OF TESTING AND CLINICAL TRIALS OF PRODUCT R
REQUIRED BY THE FDA WITHOUT AN IMPROVEMENT IN OUR LIQUIDITY, WHICH HAS
CONSTRAINED OUR ABILITY TO FINANCE NECESSARY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES AS NEEDED.
The independent certified public accountants' report on our
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2000 includes
an explanatory paragraph regarding certain liquidity concerns. Note 2 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements states that our cash position may be
inadequate to pay all the costs associated with the full range of testing and
clinical trials of Product R required by the FDA, and, unless and until Product
R is approved for sale in the United States or another industrially developed
country, we may be dependent upon the continued sale of its securities, debt or
equity financing for funds to meet our cash requirements. We believe that cash
flows from sales of securities and from current financing arrangements will be
sufficient to fund operations for the next year. Although we may not be
successful in doing so, we intend to continue to sell our securities in an
attempt to mitigate the effects of our cash position. No assurance can be given
that equity or debt financing, if and when required, will be available.
During the next 12 months, we expect to incur significant expenditures
relating to operating expenses, expenses relating to the IND for Product R,
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capital expenditures for leasehold improvements, computer systems, and equipment
at our Yonkers, New York office, and expenses relating to additional personnel.
We currently do not have cash availability to meet our anticipated expenditures
for the next 12 months, however, up to $50 million is available to us under the
equity line of credit subject to certain conditions as described below. (See
"Business-Equity Line of Credit"). We currently are unable to calculate the
amount we will require in additional funding to complete the FDA approval
process, including conducting clinical trials and filing the NDA application.
Our ability to continue operations is dependent upon our continued sale of our
securities for funds to meet our cash requirements, and as a result, our ability
to continue as a going concern is doubtful.
Unless we are able to generate sufficient revenue or raise additional
funds when needed, it is likely that we will be unable to continue our planned
activities, even if we are making progress with our research and development
projects. The longer the duration of the regulatory approval process, the more
unlikely it is that we will be able to raise such funds on favorable terms or at
all, or that any funds raised will be sufficient to complete the FDA approval
process to achieve our goal of commercial distribution in the United States and
elsewhere. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that approval of Product R by the
FDA or any other regulatory authority, or additional financing from the sale of
our securities, will translate into any material change in our financial
condition. The extensive delays and costs of complying with the FDA regulations
makes it unlikely that we will have adequate funds to finance the necessary
clinical studies and related costs.
Subject to certain volume restrictions and the requirement that there
be an effective registration statement covering the resale of the shares of
common stock to be sold, we have the ability to sell up to $50,000,000 worth of
common stock under the private equity line of credit agreement, but the timing
and amount of capital raised can vary significantly depending upon various
factors, including the market price of our common stock. We cannot be certain
that Cornell Capital will have the ability to purchase any of the shares of
common stock put to it pursuant to the equity line of credit agreement.
Accordingly, we may not be able to raise necessary capital in the manner we
expect pursuant to the equity line of credit agreement.
Because the maximum amount of any draw down request under the equity
line of credit agreement is subject to a formula based on the average of the
three lowest closing bid prices of our common stock reported on the Bulletin
Board for the 25 consecutive trading days prior to the request multiplied by the
total trading volume for the same period, a decline in the trading volume or
price of our common stock may reduce the amount we can draw down under the
private equity line of credit agreement. In addition, business and economic
conditions may not make it feasible to draw down under the private equity line
of credit agreement at every opportunity, and draw downs are available only
every 13 trading days. We may need to raise additional capital to fund our
research and development activities. Cornell Capital may also decline to
purchase shares under a draw request under the private equity line of credit
agreement if the conditions set forth in such agreement are not met.
We may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to
us, if at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on terms
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favorable to us, we may not be able to effectively to continue or complete the
research and development of Product R.
5. THE EXERCISE OF OUR EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
EVALUATE A SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY POSITION IN ADVANCED VIRAL.
The number of shares of our common stock which is issuable upon
exercise from time to time under our equity line of credit will fluctuate based
on the average of the three lowest reported closing bid prices of our common
stock over a 25 trading day period ending on the advance notice date. Therefore,
the percentage of our common stock held by a shareholder on any given day may be
substantially different from another day depending on our closing bid prices, as
the number of shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to our equity line of
credit may vary significantly from day to day.
We expect to use the net proceeds from the draw downs under the equity
line of credit agreement with Cornell Capital for general corporate purposes. We
will have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds. You will not
have the opportunity to evaluate the economic, financial or other information on
which we base our decisions on how to use the net proceeds. If we fail to apply
the net proceeds effectively, our business could be negatively affected.
6. IF WE DO NOT OBTAIN THE FDA'S APPROVAL TO CONDUCT CLINICAL TESTS OF
PRODUCT R IN THE UNITED STATES, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ITS
DEVELOPMENT AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT ANYWHERE.
Product R is the only product we are developing, We will not be able to
sell it in the United States unless we submit, and the FDA approves, a new drug
application, or NDA. We must conduct clinical trials of Product R in humans
before we submit an NDA. However, we cannot begin clinical trials in the United
States until the FDA approves our investigational new drug application, or IND.
On July 30, 2001, we submitted an IND application to the FDA to begin Phase I
clinical trials of Product R as a topical treatment for genital warts caused by
the human papilloma virus (HPV) infection.
The FDA will not approve our IND if we haven't satisfied regulatory
protocols and other preapproval requirements required for the introduction of a
new or unapproved drug. If the FDA approves our IND, we won't be able to begin
clinical testing unless we are able to obtain the additional financing we need
in order to conduct the trials. It is also possible that clinical trials, if
conducted, will not prove that Product R is safe or effective in treating
viruses of any kind, in which case we won't be able to submit an NDA and we
won't be able to sell Product R in the United States.
We haven't been able to sell Product R outside the United States
because we don't have a free sales certificate for Product R. A free sales
certificate is a document issued by the country in which a pharmaceutical
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product is manufactured, certifying that the country permits the "free sale" of
the product in that country. The Bahamas, where our manufacturing facility is
located, has no procedure in place to issue a free sales certificate for any
therapeutic drug, including Product R. Most countries require that a
pharmaceutical product be at least registered and certified for free sale in the
country in which it is manufactured before allowing the registration of the
product in that country. Because we are unable to obtain a certificate from the
Bahamas, we are not able to meet registration requirements in the countries that
require the certificate, and will be unable to sell Product R in those
countries.
7. WE HAVE INCURRED LOSSES SINCE OUR INCEPTION, HAVE NO PRODUCT REVENUE,
AND EXPECT TO INCUR ADDITIONAL LOSSES IN THE FUTURE.
Although we were formed in 1985, we are still in the development stage.
From inception through June 30, 2001, we had an accumulated deficit of
approximately $34,020,599. We expect that our deficit will continue to increase.
The only product revenues we have ever had are insignificant amounts related to
our distribution of Product R for testing purposes. We do not currently have any
source of product revenue. At this time, we have no basis to believe that we
will ever generate operating revenues from the sale of Product R.
8. WE DEPEND ON PATENTS AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, WHICH MAY OFFER ONLY
LIMITED PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL INFRINGEMENT. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO
PROTECT OUR PATENTS AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS WILL BE HARMED.
Patent protection and trade secret protection are important to our
business and that our future will depend, in part, on our ability to maintain
trade secret protection, obtain patents and operate without infringing the
proprietary rights of others both in the United States and abroad. Litigation or
other legal proceedings may be necessary to defend against claims of
infringement, to enforce our patents, or to protect our trade secrets, and could
result in substantial costs and diversion of our efforts. In June 2000, Advanced
Viral filed an action and complaint in the New York Supreme Court, Westchester
County, against Commonwealth Pharmaceuticals, et al alleging a breach of an
exclusive distribution agreement, misappropriation of trade secrets and
confidential information, conversion and conspiracy to convert Advanced Viral's
property interests in Reticulose. In August 2000, Commonwealth Pharmaceuticals
and certain affiliates filed a counterclaim suit against Advanced Viral in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan alleging
ownership of the exclusive/broad rights in Reticulose, and seeking, among other
things: (i) a declaratory judgment of the claimants' exclusive ownership of the
broad/exclusive rights to Reticulose and the subject patent; (ii) an injunction
against Advanced Viral from further attempts to use, market or assert any claims
of ownership over any broad/exclusive rights in Reticulose, or the use,
publication or disclosure of information regarding Reticulose; (iii) return of
such information to the claimants; (iv) that Advanced Viral assign any
Reticulose-related trademarks to the claimants and (v) that Advanced Viral pay
damages, profits, costs and attorneys' fees. See "Business - Legal Proceedings."
In January 2001, Advanced Viral and Commonwealth, et al. stipulated to
dismiss the case in New York without prejudice. All disputes between the parties
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are now handled by the District Court of Michigan. In July 2001, Advanced Viral
filed a Motion for Summary Judgment seeking dismissal of Commonwealth and IMMC's
claim of exclusive ownership to Reticulose and grant of such exclusive ownership
to Advanced Viral. The motion is pending.
We currently have 15 patent applications pending with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (the "PTO") and 18 patent applications pending in
other countries relating to Product R. In the United States, we have one allowed
patent and four issued patents from the PTO. We also have one issued patent in
Australia. We also rely on trade secrets, know-how and continuing technological
advancements to protect our proprietary technology. We require all of our
employees, consultants, advisors and collaborators to enter into confidentiality
agreements that prohibit the use or disclosure of information that is deemed
confidential. The agreements also oblige our employees, consultants, advisors
and collaborators to assign to us developments, discoveries and inventions made
by such persons in connection with their work with us. However, these parties
may not honor these agreements and we may not be able to successfully protect
our rights to unpatented trade secrets and know-how. Others may independently
develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques or
otherwise gain access to our trade secrets and know-how.
To facilitate development of our proprietary technology base, we may
need to obtain licenses to patents or other proprietary rights from other
parties. If we are unable to obtain such licenses, our product development
efforts may be delayed.
We may collaborate with universities and governmental research
organizations which, as a result, may acquire certain rights to any inventions
or technical information derived from such collaboration.
We are uncertain as to whether the outcome of the aforementioned
litigation will have a material adverse impact on our business. We may incur
substantial costs in asserting any patent rights and in defending such suit and
other suits against us related to intellectual property rights. Such disputes
could substantially delay our product development or commercialization
activities. The United States Patent and Trademark Office or a private party
could institute an interference proceeding relating to our patents or patent
applications. An opposition or revocation proceeding could be instituted in the
patent offices of foreign jurisdictions. An adverse decision in any such
proceeding could result in the loss of our rights to a patent or invention.
9. OUR BUSINESS COULD BE HARMED IF WE LOSE THE SERVICES OF THE KEY
PERSONNEL UPON WHOM WE DEPEND.
Advanced Viral is currently wholly dependent upon the personal efforts
and abilities of our three full-time executive officers and directors, only one
of whom, Bernard Friedland, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has any
experience in the pharmaceutical industry. The loss or unavailability to us of
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the services of Bernard Friedland or Dr. Hirschman, President and Chief
Executive Officer, could have a material negative impact on our business
prospects and any potential earning capacity, and, therefore, we have obtained
"key-man" insurance on the lives of Mr. Friedland and Dr. Hirschman in the
amounts of $400,000 and $2,000,000, respectively. If our level of operations
significantly increases, the business may depend upon our abilities to attract
and hire additional management and staff employees. It is possible that we will
be unable to secure such additional management and staff when necessary.
10. THE VOTING CONTROL HELD BY PRESENT MANAGEMENT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACT OUR BUSINESS.
As of the date hereof, our current officers and directors beneficially
owned 115,725,678 shares of our common stock, or approximately 27% of the shares
of common stock deemed outstanding on such date for the purposes of the
percentage calculation, including certain shares underlying options held by Dr.
Hirschman and Alan Gallantar, our Chief Financial Officer. As there are no
cumulative voting rights, current management, by virtue of their stock
ownership, can be expected to influence substantially the election of our board
of directors and thereby continue to impact substantially our business, affairs
and policies.
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the resale of the shares
issued or issuable to the selling shareholders as provided in this prospectus.
As permitted by the Commission's rules, this prospectus does not contain all of
the information you can find in the registration statement or the exhibits to
the registration statement. This prospectus summarizes some of the documents
that are exhibits to the registration statement, and you should refer to the
exhibits for a more complete description of the matters covered by those
documents.
We have not authorized anyone to give any information regarding the
offering of the shares that is different from what is contained in this
prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of anyone
to whom it would be unlawful to make an offer of solicitation. You should not
assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any
time after the date of this prospectus, and neither the mailing of this
prospectus to our shareholders nor the issuance of the shares should create any
implication to the contrary.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY PROVE INACCURATE
This prospectus includes forward-looking statements. We have based
these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections
about future events. Words such as "expects," "may," "will," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to important factors, disclosed in this prospectus, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from such expectations, including those
factors discussed in "Risk Factors."
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We will not publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of
these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the forward-looking events
discussed in the prospectus might not occur.
WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports with the Commission. The
annual reports contain financial information about Advanced Viral that has been
audited and reported on, with an opinion expressed by an independent auditor.
These filings are available on the Commission's website: HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.
Hard copies are available at the Commission's public reference facilities at the
following addresses:
- 450 Fifth Street, NW, Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549;
- Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois, 60661; and
- 7 World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York, 10007.
Call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 with questions about its public
reference facilities. To contact us, use the following information:
Advanced Viral Research Corp.
200 Corporate Boulevard South
Yonkers, New York 10701
(914) 376-7383
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE COMMON STOCK AND RELATED
SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
COMMON STOCK
The principal United States market in which our common stock is traded
is the over-the-counter market electronic Bulletin Board. The following table
shows the range of reported low bid and high bid per share quotations for our
common stock for each full quarterly period during the two recent years ended
December 31, 1999 and 2000, and for the first and second quarters of 2001. The
high and low bid prices for the periods indicated reflect inter-dealer prices,
without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual
transactions.
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LOW BID HIGH BID
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First Quarter 1999............................................................0.175 0.35
Second Quarter 1999...........................................................0.202 0.322
Third Quarter 1999............................................................0.1875 0.2344
Fourth Quarter 1999...........................................................0.19 0.27
First Quarter 2000............................................................0.185 1.40
Second Quarter 2000...........................................................0.33 0.61
Third Quarter 2000............................................................0.445 0.648
Fourth Quarter 2000...........................................................0.26 0.45
First Quarter 2001............................................................0.285 0.41
Second Quarter 2001...........................................................0.495 0.265
Third Quarter 2001 through August 16..........................................0.395 0.31
STOCKHOLDERS
The approximate number of holders of record of our common stock as of
the date hereof is 2,841 inclusive of those brokerage firms and/or clearing
houses holding shares of common stock for their clientele (with each such
brokerage house and/or clearing house being considered as one holder).
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have not declared or paid any dividends on our shares of common stock. We
intend to retain future earnings, if any, that may be generated from our
operations to finance our future operations and expansion and do not plan for
the reasonably foreseeable future to pay dividends to holders of our common
stock. Any decision as to the future payment of dividends will depend on our
results of operations and financial position and such other factors as our board
of directors in its discretion deems relevant.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization at June 30, 2001: (1)
on a historical basis and (2) as adjusted to give effect to the sale of (i)
14,652,500 shares of common stock which may be offered by the selling
shareholders in this offering and (ii) 8,791,500 shares of common stock which
are issuable or may be issuable to certain investors upon the exercise of
certain warrants. See "Use of Proceeds." This table should be read in
conjunction with our financial statements and related notes, "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
the other financial data appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
PRO FORMA
ACTUAL AS ADJUSTED *
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Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized;
380,437,618 shares outstanding Actual; 395,578,618 shares outstanding
Pro Forma as Adjusted 3,806 3,957
Additional paid-in-capital 41,453,459 48,114,888
Deficit accumulated during the development stage (34,020,599) (34,020,599)
Discount on Warrants (3,816,432) (3,816,432)
Total Stockholders' Equity: 3,620,234 10,281,814
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* Does not reflect approximately 242,093,000 shares subject to outstanding
options and warrants as of August 21, 2001.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected historical financial data as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997 and 1996 have been derived from
our audited financial statements. The selected consolidated financial data set
forth below should be read along with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the financial statements and
notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. The statement of operations
data for the six months ended June 30, 2001 and the balance sheet data as of
June 30, 2001 are derived from our unaudited consolidated financials included
elsewhere in this prospectus.
SELECTED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
6 MONTHS ENDED -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JUNE 30, 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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Revenues $ 11,483 $ 8,363 $ 10,953 $ 656 $ 2,278 $ 24,111
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Costs and Expenses:
Research and development 2,142,872 3,192,551 1,948,937 1,659,456 817,603 255,660
General and administrative 1,840,145 2,621,542 1,831,061 1,420,427 1,681,436 983,256
Compensation expense 357,975 1,901,927 210,144 -- -- --
Depreciation 229,092 362,392 230,785 110,120 26,288 18,731
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4,570,084 8,078,412 4,220,927 3,190,003 2,525,327 1,257,647
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Loss from Operations (4,558,601) (8,070,049) (4,209,974) (3,189,347) (2,523,049) (1,233,536)
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Other Income (Expense):
Interest income 96,955 162,077 42,744 102,043 111,845 46,796
Other income -- -- -- 293 7,800 32,000
Interest expense (479,051) (1,446,692) (2,007,032) (1,470,699) (1,738,325) --
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(382,096) (1,284,615) (1,964,288) (1,368,363) (1,618,680) 78,796
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Net Loss $(4,940,697) $(9,354,664) $(6,174,262) $(4,557,710) $(4,141,729) $(1,154,740)
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Net Loss Per Share of
Common
Stock - Basic and Diluted $ (0.01) $ (0.03) $ (0.02) $ (0.02) $ (0.02) $ (0.00)
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SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA
AT DECEMBER 31
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AT JUNE 30, 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,274,342 $ 5,962,633 $ 836,876 $ 924,420 $ 236,059 $ 61,396
Investments -- -- -- 821,047 2,984,902 1,378,841
Inventory 19,729 19,729 19,729 19,729 19,729 19,729
Other current assets 118,223 34,804 59,734 29,818 20,240 16,081
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Total current assets 1,412,294 6,017,166 916,339 1,795,014 3,260,930 1,476,047
Property and Equipment, Net 2,619,005 1,944,199 1,375,923 1,049,593 485,661 207,209
Other Assets 865,473 847,349 569,312 460,346 443,251 33,544
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Total assets $ 4,896,772 $ 8,808,714 $ 2,861,574 $ 3,304,953 $ 4,189,842 $ 1,716,800
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities $ 1,072,444 $ 902,961 $ 728,872 $ 279,024 $ 375,606 $ 54,474
Current portion of capital
lease obligation 61,380 58,690 50,315 $ 38,335 -- --
Current portion of note payable 22,840 21,517 19,095 -- -- --
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Total current liabilities 1,156,664 983,168 798,282 317,359 375,606 54,474
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Long-Term Debt:
Convertible debentures, net -- -- 4,446,629 1,457,919 2,384,793 --
Capital lease obligation -
long term portion 75,189 106,567 152,059 167,380 -- --
Note payable - long term
portion 44,685 56,446 77,964 -- -- --
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Total long-term debt 119,874 163,013 4,676,652 1,625,299 2,384,793 --
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Deposit on Securities Purchase
Agreement -- -- -- 600,000 -- --
Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency):
Common stock; 1,000,000,000 shares
of $.00001 par value authorized 3,806 3,802 3,034 2,964 2,779 2,671
Additional paid-in capital 41,453,459 39,969,373 17,537,333 14,325,076 10,512,767 7,003,351
Subscription receivable -- -- -- -- (19,000) (19,000)
Deficit accumulated during
Development stage (34,020,599) (29,079,902) (19,725,238) (13,550,976) (8,993,266) (4,851,537)
Deferred compensation cost -- -- -- (14,769) (73,837) (473,159)
Discount on warrants (3,816,432) (3,230,740) (428,489) -- -- --
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Total stockholders' equity
(deficiency) 3,620,234 7,662,533 (2,613,360) 762,295 1,429,443 1,662,326
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity
(deficiency) $ 4,896,772 $ 8,808,714 $ 2,861,574 $ 3,304,953 $ 4,189,842 $ 1,716,800
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Shares outstanding at period end 380,437,118 380,214,618 303,472,035 296,422,907 277,962,574 267,031,058
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE RELATED NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. THE
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR INTERIM PERIODS ARE NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF THE
RESULTS TO BE EXPECTED FOR A FULL YEAR. THE STATEMENTS SHOULD BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOOTNOTES THERETO
INCLUDED IN ADVANCED VIRAL'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND ITS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE THREE AND SIX
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001.
Since our inception in July 1985, Advanced Viral has been engaged
primarily in research and development activities. We have not yet generated
significant operating revenues, and as of June 30, 2001 we had incurred a
cumulative net loss of $34,020,599. Our ability to generate substantial
operating revenue depends upon our success in gaining FDA approval for the
commercial use and distribution of Product R. All of our research and
development efforts have been devoted to the development of Product R.
In order to commence clinical trials for regulatory approval of Product
R in the United States, we must submit an IND with the FDA. Filings with foreign
regulatory agencies are required for clinical trials outside the United States.
We have contracted with GloboMax LLC of Hanover, Maryland to assist us in our
preparation and filing of the IND with the FDA, and to otherwise assist us
through the FDA process with the objective of obtaining full approval for the
manufacture and commercial distribution of Product R in the United States. On
July 30, 2001, we submitted an IND application to the FDA to begin Phase I
clinical trials of Product R as a topical treatment for genital warts caused by
the human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. In the IND we included, among other
things:
o information on chemistry, laboratory and animal controls;
o safety information for the initial study proposed to be conducted on
humans; and
o information assuring the identification, quality and purity of
Product R and a description of the physical, chemical and
microbiological characteristics of Product R.
We believe that the IND demonstrates the low rate of adverse reactions
occurring in the use of Product R as a treatment of HPV, however, it is
impossible to determine if or how much of the data from any ongoing studies will
be considered useful by the FDA in considering the IND application. FDA approval
to begin human clinical trials of Product R pursuant to an approved IND will
require significant cash expenditures. Furthermore, Product R may never be
approved for commercial distribution by any country.
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We plan to continue to provide funding for testing programs in our
laboratory and at selected universities, medical schools, laboratories and
hospitals, but the amount of research that will be conducted at those
institutions will depend upon our financial status. Because our research and
development expenses and clinical trial expenses will be charged against
earnings for financial reporting purposes, we expect that losses from operations
will continue to be incurred for the foreseeable future.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 vs. Three and Six Months Ended
June 30, 2000
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2001, we incurred losses
of approximately $2,199,000 and $4,941,000 vs. approximately $1,336,000 and
$3,391,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively. Our
increased losses were attributable primarily to:
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE. Our increased losses during the three
and six months ended June 30, 2001 are due to increased research and development
expenses (approximately $904,000 and $2,143,000 for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2001 vs. $588,000 and $1,283,000 for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2000, respectively). Included in the research and development
expenses are:
o consulting expenses payable to GloboMax LLC, a firm assisting us
with the preparation and filing with the FDA of the IND for Product
R (approximately $355,000 and $1,079,000 for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2001 vs. $104,000 and $337,000 for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively);
o expenditures in connection with laboratory supplies (approximately
$98,000 and $191,000 for the three and six months ended June 30,
2001 vs. $79,000 and $148,000 for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2000, respectively);
o expenditures in connection with Product R research in Israel of
$62,000 and $117,000 for the three and six month periods ended June
30, 2001;
o expenditures in connection with the drug approval process in
Argentina of approximately $98,000 and $180,000 for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively; and
o additional expenditures for payroll, occupancy expenses and related
costs for the Yonkers, New York facility (approximately $388,000 and
$756,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 vs.
$287,000 and $599,000 for the three and six months ended June 30,
2000, respectively).
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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. General and administrative expense
was approximately $956,000 and $1,840,000 for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2001 vs. $610,000 and $1,366,000 for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2000, respectively). Included in the general and administrative
expenses are:
o an increase in professional fees (approximately $331,000 and
$676,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2001 vs.
$89,000 and $294,000 for the three and six month periods ended June
30, 2000 respectively) primarily attributable to certain legal
proceedings (see "Legal Proceedings");
o an increase in payroll and related expenses (approximately $251,000
and $503,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2001
vs. $194,000 and $395,000 for the three and six month periods ended
June 30, 2000 respectively) attributable to increased employee and
officer salaries, and the addition of scientific and administrative
staff.
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE. Our increased losses during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2001 are also due to increased depreciation expense
(approximately $104,000 and $229,000 for the three and six months ended June 30,
2001 vs. $76,000 and $144,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000,
respectively) due to the purchase of additional research and laboratory
equipment and leasehold improvements.
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INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE). Our losses during the three and six months
ended June 30, 2001 are also due to interest expense (approximately $272,000 and
$479,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 vs. $113,000 and
$678,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively).
Interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 was
approximately $28,000 and $97,000 vs. $50,000 and $75,000 for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2000, respectively. Included in the interest expense are:
o beneficial conversion feature on certain convertible debentures of
approximately $387,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2000;
o amortization of loan costs and other interest expense (as reduced by
other items previously accrued at year end) of approximately $10,000
and $18,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 vs.
$8,000 and $67,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000,
respectively; and
o amortization of discount on certain warrants (approximately $263,000
and $461,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 vs.
$106,000 and $223,000 for the three and six months ended June 30,
2000, respectively).
REVENUES. We had sales of approximately $9,000 and $11,000 for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2001 vs. $2,000 and $5,000 for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively. All sales during these periods
were made to distributors purchasing Product R for testing purposes.
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000, 1999 AND 1998
During the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998 we incurred
losses of approximately $9,355,000, $6,174,000 and $4,558,000, respectively.Our
increased losses for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 were
attributable primarily to:
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative
expenses were $2,622,000, $1,831,000 and $1,420,000 in 2000, 1999 and 1998,
respectively. General and administrative expenses increased by $791,000 in 2000
vs. 1999, and increased by $411,000 in 1999 vs. 1998 resulting primarily from:
o increased computer expenses(approximately $319,000 in 2000 compared
to $159,000 in 1999) primarily resulting from the implementation of
new computer systems at our headquarters in Yonkers;
o increased consulting fees (approximately $200,000 in 2000 vs. $0 in
1999 and 1998) primarily attributable to consulting services
provided by Harbor View Group;
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o increased investor relations expenses (approximately $153,000 in
2000 vs. $0 in 1999 and 1998 primarily attributed to retaining a
public relations firm during 2000;
o increased payroll and related expenses ($688,000 in 2000 vs.
$578,000 in 1999 and $450,000 in 1998) primarily attributable to
increased employee and officer salaries and the addition of a Chief
Financial Officer position during October 1999;
o increased printing and filing fees (approximately $102,000 in 2000
vs. $16,000 in 1999 and $33,000 in 1998) primarily associated with
our various registration statements and press releases;
o increased insurance costs (approximately $308,000 in 2000 vs.
$240,000 in 1999 and $80,000 in 1998) representing increased
premiums for employee medical insurance and additional corporate
liability insurance including directors and officers liability
coverage; and
o increased professional fees from 1998 to 1999 (approximately
$425,000 in 1999 vs. $335,000 in 1998), which then decreased to
$345,000 during 2000.
COMPENSATION EXPENSE RELATED TO MODIFICATION OF EXISTING OPTIONS. Our
increased losses during the year ended December 31, 2000 are also due to
compensation expense (approximately $1,902,000 in 2000 vs. $210,000 in 1999 and
$0 in 1998).These amounts are the result of the calculation of the fair value of
options, using the Black Scholes Pricing Model, for the extension of the
exercise date of various outstanding options.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE. Research and development expense
increased from approximately $3,193,000 in 2000, $1,949,000 in 1999 to
$1,659,000 in 1998. The increase from 1999 to 2000 resulted primarily from
research expenses ($1,250,000) related to the GloboMax agreement in connection
with the preparation of our first IND filing. The increase from 1998 to 1999
resulted primarily from research expenses related to the GloboMax agreement of
approximately $203,000. The approximate costs of rent, personnel, operating
costs and laboratory supplies associated with the Yonkers laboratory for the
years ended 2000, 1999 and 1998 were charged to research and development expense
as follows: $1,696,000, $1,325,000 and $950,000.
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE. Depreciation expense increased from approximately
$362,000 in 2000 to $231,000 in 1999 and $110,000 in 1998 as a result of the
acquisition of furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Yonkers office and
laboratory, along with the additional leasehold improvements for laboratory
space leased during 2000, 1999 and 1998.
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INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense for the years ended 2000,1999 and
1998 was approximately $1,447,000, $2,007,000 and $1,471,000, respectively.
Included in interest expense for these periods was:
o the beneficial conversion feature on certain convertible debentures
of approximately $387,000, $1,045,000, and $836,000 for the years
ended 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively;
o interest expense associated with certain convertible debentures of
approximately $76,000, $163,000 and $95,000 for the years ended
2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively;
o amortization of discount on certain warrants of approximately
$611,000, $148,000 and $291,000 for the years ended 2000, 1999 and
1998, respectively;
o amortization of loan costs of approximately $106,000, $331,000 and
$230,000 for the years ended 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively;
o fees of approximately $265,000 in connection with the November 2000
securities purchase agreement with Harbor View; and
o additional financing costs related to effective date of certain
registration statements of $286,000 in 1999.
REVENUES. There were $8,363 and $10,953 in sales revenue in 2000 and
1999, respectively, compared to $656 in sales revenues for 1998. All sales
revenue resulted from distributors purchasing Product R for testing purposes.
Interest income was approximately $162,000 and $43,000 in 2000 and 1999,
respectively, compared to approximately $102,000 in 1998.
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LIQUIDITY
JUNE 30, 2001 VS. DECEMBER 31, 2000
As of June 30, 2001, we had current assets of approximately $1,412,000,
compared to approximately $6,017,000 at December 31, 2000, respectively. We had
total assets of approximately $4,897,000 and $8,809,000 at June 30, 2001 and
December 31, 2000, respectively. The decrease in current and total assets was
primarily attributable to the use of cash on hand to fund operating
expenditures.
During the six months ended June 30, 2001, we used cash of
approximately $3,828,000 and operating activities, as compared to approximately
$2,594,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively. During the
six months ended June 30, 2001, we incurred expenses of:
o approximately $503,000 for payroll and related costs primarily for
administrative staff and executive officers;
o approximately $1,079,000 in consulting fees to GloboMax;
o approximately $627,000 for payroll and related costs primarily for
scientific and support personnel and approximately $129,000 for
occupancy expenses for our Yonkers facility;
o approximately $191,000 for laboratory supplies;
o approximately $180,000 for insurance costs; and
o approximately $798,000 for other professional and consulting fees.
During the six months ended June 30, 2001, cash flows provided by
financing activities was primarily due to the proceeds from the sale of common
stock of approximately $83,000, offset by principal payments on equipment
obligations. During the six months ended June 30, 2001, cash flow used by
investing activities were used for expenditures of approximately $904,000 for
leasehold improvements and research and laboratory equipment at our Yonkers, New
York office.
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND 1999
As of December 31, 2000, we had current assets of approximately
$6,017,000, compared to approximately $916,000 at December 31, 1999. We had
total assets of approximately $8,809,000 and $2,862,000 at December 31, 2000 and
1999, respectively. The increase in current and total assets was primarily
attributable to obtaining investment capital in 2000 of approximately $11.8
million to fund future operating expenditures.
During 2000, we used cash of approximately $5,742,000 for operating
activities, as compared to approximately $4,148,000 in 1999. During 2000, we
incurred expenses of:
o approximately $926,000 for payroll and related costs primarily for
administrative staff and executive officers;
o approximately $1,250,000 in consulting fees to GloboMax;
o non-cash expenses of approximately $387,000 relating to amortization
of deferred interest associated with the beneficial conversion
feature of the second tranche of the December 1999 convertible
debentures;
o approximately $206,000 in connection with Phase I of the drug
approval process in Argentina;
o approximately $1,098,000 for payroll and related costs primarily for
scientific personnel and approximately $263,000 for occupancy
expenses for our Yonkers facility;
o approximately $328,000 for laboratory supplies;
o approximately $734,000 for other professional and consulting fees;
o non-cash expenses relating to amortization of loan costs and
discount on warrants of approximately $106,000 and $611,000,
respectively, relating to convertible debentures issued in 1998,
1999 and 2000;
o approximately $319,000 in computer expenses; and
o non-cash expenses of approximately $230,000 relating to the issuance
of warrants for consulting services.
During the year ended December 31, 2000, cash flows provided by
financing activities was primarily due to the proceeds from the sale of
convertible debentures, sale of common stock and exercise of options and
warrants in 1999 and 2000 of approximately $11,836,000. During the year ended
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December 31, 2000, cash flow provided by financing activities were used for
expenditures of approximately $917,000 for leasehold improvements and research
and laboratory equipment at our Yonkers, New York office.
Under the terms of an agreement with RBB Bank, A.G. entered in November
1998 pursuant to which RBB purchased a 7% convertible debenture and related
warrants, we were required to file with the Commission a registration statement
to register shares of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the
convertible debenture and upon exercise of the related warrants to allow the
investors to resell such common stock to the public. Because the registration
statement was not declared effective by the Commission on or before April 13,
1999, the RBB agreement provides that we pay RBB a penalty equal to the sum of
(x) $30,000 and (y) $1,500 for each day lapsed after such date, until the
registration statement is declared effective by the Commission, provided,
however, that total penalties shall not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate. As of
the date hereof, RBB has not requested payment of the penalty.
On February 9, 2001 we entered into a private equity line of credit
agreement with Cornell Capital Partners, LP. Under the equity line of credit
agreement, we have the right to put shares of our common stock to Cornell
Capital from time to time to raise up to $50,000,000, subject to certain
conditions and restrictions. Under the terms of a registration rights agreement
entered in connection with the equity line of credit, we are required to file
with the Commission a registration statement to register the resale of shares of
common stock purchased by Cornell Capital upon the exercise of each put option.
Such registration statement must be declared effective by the Commission before
the first sale to the investor of the common stock sold pursuant to the
agreement. In addition, the investors are entitled to certain "piggyback"
registration rights with respect to the resale of shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of certain warrants received in consideration of its
services. The registration statement was declared effective by the Commission on
February 14, 2001.
The independent certified public accountants' report on our
consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000,
includes an explanatory paragraph regarding certain liquidity concerns. Note 2
to the Consolidated Financial Statements states that our cash position may be
inadequate to pay all the costs associated with the full range of testing and
clinical trials of Product R required by the FDA, and, unless and until Product
R is approved for sale in the United States or another industrially developed
country, we may be dependent upon the continued sale of its securities, debt or
equity financing for funds to meet our cash requirements. We believe that cash
flows from sales of securities and from current financing arrangements will be
sufficient to fund operations for the next year. Although we may not be
successful in doing so, we intend to continue to sell our securities in an
attempt to mitigate the effects of our cash position. No assurance can be given
that equity or debt financing, if and when required, will be available.
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CAPITAL RESOURCES
We have been dependent upon the proceeds from the continued sale of
securities for the funds required to continue operations at present levels and
to fund further research and development activities. On March 31, 2000, we filed
a shelf registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of
up to 200,000,000 shares of our common stock to be used in connection with
financings and resales of the shares issued thereunder by the recipients of such
shares. As of the date hereof, 189,914,683 of such shares remain available for
issuance.
The following table summarizes sales of our securities since January
1999.
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DATE ISSUED GROSS PROCEEDS SECURITY CONVERTIBLE / CONVERSION PRICE / MATURITY DATE /
ISSUED EXERCISABLE INTO EXERCISE PRICE EXPIRATION DATE
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January 1999 $802,500 Common Stock 4,917,276 shares n/a n/a
....................................................................................................................
Warrants 1,183,394 shares $0.2040 per share December 30, 2003
....................................................................................................................
1,183,394 shares $0.2448 per share
....................................................................................................................
July 1999 $500,000 Common Stock 1,851,852 shares n/a n/a
....................................................................................................................
Warrants 463,264 shares $0.324 per share June 29, 2004
....................................................................................................................
463,264 shares $0.378 per share
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August 1999 $2,000,000 Debentures 14,348,847 shares $0.1396-$0.1438 per share Fully converted
....................................................................................................................
Warrants 1,000,000 shares $0.2461 per share August 2, 2004
....................................................................................................................
December 1999 - $2,000,000 Debentures 13,946,713 shares $0.1363-.3564 per share Fully converted
January 2000
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Warrants 210,000 shares $0.19916667 per share December 30, 2002
....................................................................................................................
February 2000 $3,000,000 Common Stock 13,636,357 shares n/a n/a
....................................................................................................................
Warrants 2,727,272 shares $0.275 per share February 27, 2005
....................................................................................................................
2,727,272 shares $0.33 per share
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November 2000 $5,371,000 Common Stock 13,427,500 shares $0.40 per share n/a
thru March 2001
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Warrants 4,028,250 shares $0.48 per share November 7, 2005
....................................................................................................................
4,028,250 shares $0.56 per share
....................................................................................................................
November 2000 $1,500,000 Common Stock 4,960,317 shares $0.3024 per share n/a
....................................................................................................................
February 2001 Equity Line Warrants 10,000,000 shares $1.00 per share (1) February 9, 2006
....................................................................................................................
July 2001 $1,000,000 Common Stock 3,125,000 shares $0.32 per share n/a
....................................................................................................................
July 2001 $490,000 Common Stock 1,125,000 shares $0.40 per share n/a
....................................................................................................................
Warrants 367,500 shares $0.48 per share July 27, 2006
....................................................................................................................
367,500 shares $0.56 per share
....................................................................................................................
August 2001 $600,000 Common Stock 2,000,000 shares $0.30 per share n/a
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(1) Represents warrants issued in connection with the equity line of credit,
including Class A Warrants to purchase in the aggregate 5,000,000 shares of
our common stock at an exercise price per share equal to $1.00, exercisable
at any time until February 9, 2006, and Class B Warrants to purchase in the
aggregate 5,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal
to the greater of $1.00 or 110% of the bid price of the common stock on the
applicable advance date. Each Class B Warrant is exercisable pro rata on or
after each advance date with respect to that number of warrant shares equal
to the product obtained by multiplying 5,000,000 by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the amount of the advance payable on the applicable
advance date and the denominator of which is $20,000,000, until sixty
months from the date of issuance.
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SECURITIES ISSUED IN 1999
BERMAN, ET AL.: In July 1999 pursuant to a securities purchase
agreement, we sold 1,851,852 shares of common stock, and warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 925,926 shares of common stock to Michael Berman, Pak-Lin Law and
Kwong Wai Au in a private offering transaction pursuant to Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act, for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000, received in July
1999. The warrants entitle the holders to purchase 463,264 and 463,264 shares of
common stock at exercise prices of $0.324 and $0.378 per share, respectively.
The warrants are exercisable at any time and from time to time until June 28,
2004. Each warrant provides that the holder may elect to receive a reduced
number of shares of common stock on the basis of a cashless exercise; that
number of shares bears the same proportion to the total number shares issuable
under that warrant as the excess of the market value of shares of common stock
over the warrant exercise price bears to that market value. Each warrant
contains anti-dilution provisions which provide for the adjustment of warrant
price and warrant shares. As of the date hereof, none of the warrants had been
exercised.
The fair value of the warrants issued as of July 9, 1999, the date of
issuance of the shares in connection with the securities purchase agreement, was
estimated to be $37,000 ($0.04 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis of
the terms of such warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the
following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%, and a risk free interest rate
of 5.75% through the June 30, 2004 expiration date. This amount is amortized to
interest expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
FOCUS INVESTORS LLC: Pursuant to a securities purchase agreement dated
August 3, 1999 in a private offering transaction under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act, we sold to Focus Investors LLC an aggregate of 20 units for an
aggregate gross purchase price of $2 million, each unit consisting of $100,000
principal amount of our ten-year 7% convertible debentures due August 3, 2009,
and series W warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock exercisable
until August 3, 2004. Accrued interest under the convertible debentures is
payable semiannually, computed at the rate of 7% per annum on the unpaid
principal balance from the date of issuance until the date of interest payment.
The convertible debentures are convertible, at the option of the holder, into
shares of common stock pursuant to a specified formula. The actual number of
shares of common stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the convertible
debentures is subject to adjustment and could be materially less or more than
the above estimated amount, depending upon the future market price of the common
stock and the potential conversion of accrued interest into shares of common
stock. On January 19, February 17, and March 3, 2000, pursuant to notice by
Focus Investors, $300,000, $900,000, and $800,000 principal amount of the Focus
debentures was converted into 2,178,155, 6,440,725 and 5,729,967 shares of
common stock, respectively. As of March 3, 2000, the debenture was fully
converted.
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The exercise price of the series W warrants is $0.2461 per warrant
share. The warrants provide that the holder may elect to receive a reduced
number of shares of common stock on the basis of a cashless exercise; The series
W warrants contain anti-dilution provisions which provide for the adjustment of
the warrant price and warrant shares. As of March 17, 2000, all of the warrants
had been exercised.
The fair value of the warrants issued as of August 3, 1999 in
connection with the securities purchase agreement was estimated to be $52,953
($0.0526 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of such
warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 20%, and a risk free interest rate of 5.75% through the
June 30, 2004 expiration date. This amount has been amortized to interest
expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL FUND S.A.: Pursuant to a securities purchase
agreement dated December 28, 1999 in a private offering transaction under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, we issued the first $1,000,000 tranche of
$2,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 7% convertible debentures due
December 31, 2004 to Endeavour Capital Fund S.A. (the "Endeavour Transaction").
In connection with the sale of the first tranche of debentures, we issued
warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock to Endeavour, and two
warrants to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock to Endeavour's legal counsel.
Accrued interest under the convertible debentures was computed at the rate of 7%
per annum on the unpaid principal balance from the date of issuance until the
date of interest payment and was payable on conversion of the debenture or on
maturity in common stock using the same conversion formula. The convertible
debentures were convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of common
stock pursuant to a specified formula.
These warrants expire on December 31, 2002 and are exercisable at
$0.19916667 per share. The warrants provide that the holder may elect to receive
a reduced number of shares of common stock on the basis of a cashless exercise.
The warrants contain anti-dilution provisions which provide for the adjustment
of the warrant price and warrant shares. As of the date hereof, none of these
warrants had been exercised.
The fair value of the warrants issued as of December 28, 1999 in
connection with the securities purchase agreement was estimated to be $4,285
($0.0429 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of such
warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 20%, and a risk free interest rate of 6% through the
December 31, 2002 expiration date. This amount has been amortized to interest
expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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On January 27, February 22 and 23, 2000 pursuant to notice by Endeavour
Capital Fund, $150,000, $135,000, and $715,000 principal amount of the first
tranche of the Endeavour debentures was converted into 1,105,435, 988,913, and
5,149,035 shares of common stock, respectively. As of February 23, 2000, the
first tranche of the debentures was fully converted. The second tranche of the
debentures issued to Endeavour in 2000, as more fully described below, were
fully converted as of October 23, 2000.
SECURITIES ISSUED IN 2000
ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL FUND S.A.: In January 2000, in connection with the
Endeavour Transaction, we issued the second $1,000,000 tranche of $2,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount of our 7% convertible debentures due December 31,
2004, along with warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock to
Endeavour Capital Fund, S.A. The terms of the second tranche of debentures and
warrants are the identical to the terms of the debentures and warrants issued in
first tranche of the Endeavour Transaction.
The fair value of the second tranche of warrants issued in January 2000
in connection with the securities purchase agreement was estimated to be $13,600
($0.0136 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of such
warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 90%, and a risk free interest rate of 6% through the
December 31, 2002 expiration date. This amount has been amortized to interest
expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
On February 24 and 29, and October 23, 2000 pursuant to notice by
Endeavour Capital Fund, $785,000, $200,000 and $15,000 principal amount of the
second tranche of the Endeavour debentures was converted into 5,622,696,
1,036,674 and 42,088 shares of common stock, respectively. As of October 23,
2000, the second tranche of the debentures were fully converted.
HARBOR VIEW GROUP, INC. On February 7, 2000 pursuant to a consulting
agreement with Harbor View Group, we issued to Harbor View warrants to purchase
1,750,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.21 per share, and warrants to
purchase 1,750,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.26 per share, until
February 28, 2005, in exchange for consulting services provided or to be
provided to us. Each warrant contains anti-dilution provisions which provide for
the adjustment of warrant price and warrant shares. As of the date hereof, none
of these warrants had been exercised.
The fair value of the warrants is estimated to be $200,249 ($0.057 per
warrant) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrant using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected volatility
of 90%; a risk free interest rate of 6% and an expected holding period of eleven
months (the term of the consulting agreement). We determined that $89,045 of the
fair value relates to past services and, accordingly, we expensed this portion
in the three months ended March 31, 2000. The remaining $111,204 is included in
other current assets and was amortized during the year ended December 31, 2001.
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HARBOR VIEW GROUP, INC., ET AL. In February 2000 pursuant to a
securities purchase agreement, we sold to Harbor View Group and various other
purchasers 13,636,357 shares of common stock, and warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 5,454,544 shares of common stock in a private offering transaction
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, for an aggregate purchase price
of $3,000,000. Half of the warrants are exercisable at $0.275 per share, and
half of the warrants are exercisable at $0.33 per share, until February 28,
2005. Each warrant provides that the holder may elect to receive a reduced
number of shares of common stock on the basis of a cashless exercise; that
number of shares bears the same proportion to the total number shares issuable
under that warrant as the excess of the market value of shares of common stock
over the warrant exercise price bears to that market value. Each warrant
contains anti-dilution provisions which provide for the adjustment of warrant
price and warrant shares. As of the date hereof, warrants to purchase 181,818
shares of common stock had been exercised.
The fair value of the warrants issued as of February 16, 2000 in
connection with the securities purchase agreement was estimated to be $1,582,734
($0.290 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of such
warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 90%, and a risk free interest rate of 6% through the
February 28, 2005 expiration date. This amount is amortized to interest expense
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
HARBOR VIEW GROUP, INC., ET AL. On November 8, 2000, pursuant to a
securities purchase agreement with Harbor View Group and various other
purchasers, we authorized the issuance and sale of up to 50,000,000 shares of
our common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of
common stock in a private offering transaction pursuant to Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act for a purchase price of $0.40 per share. As of March 31, 2001, we
had closed on the sale of 13,427,500 shares and warrants to purchase 8,056,500
shares for an aggregate purchase price of $5,371,000. Half of the warrants are
exercisable at $0.48 per share, and half of the warrants are exercisable at
$0.56 per share, until November 8, 2005. Each warrant contains anti-dilution
provisions that provide for the adjustment of warrant price and warrant shares.
As of the date hereof, none of the warrants had been exercised.
ROSEWORTH GROUP. On November 16, 2000, we entered into a securities
purchase agreement with Roseworth Group, Ltd., whereby we agreed to sell
4,960,317 shares of our common stock at a price of $.3024 per share for an
aggregate purchase price of $1,500,000. We received such proceeds in November
2000.
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SECURITIES ISSUED IN 2001
EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT. On February 9, 2001, we entered into
an equity line of credit agreement with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, an
institutional investor, to sell up to $50,000,000 of our common stock. Under the
private equity line of credit, under which we may exercise "put options" to sell
shares for a price equal to 95% of the average of the three lowest reported
closing bid prices of our common stock over a 25 trading day period ending on
the advance notice date (the "Average Bid Price"). The agreement provides that
the closing bid price of the common stock on the put option notice date shall
not be less than the average closing bid price for the previous 25 trading days.
Upon signing the agreement, we issued to our placement agent, May Davis Group,
Inc., and certain investors Class A Warrants to purchase in the aggregate
5,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price per share equal to $1.00,
exercisable in part or in whole at any time until February 9, 2006, and Class B
Warrants to purchase in the aggregate 5,000,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price equal to the greater of $1.00 or 110% of the bid price of the
common stock on the applicable advance date. Each Class B Warrant is exercisable
pro rata on or after each advance date with respect to that number of warrant
shares equal to the product obtained by multiplying 5,000,000 by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the amount of the advance payable on the applicable
advance date and the denominator of which is $20,000,000, until sixty months
from the date of issuance.
The fair value of the Class A Warrants is estimated to be $1,019,153
($0.024 per warrant share) based in a financial analysis of the terms of the
warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 50%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount will be
amortized to interest expense over the term of the warrants.
As of June 30, 2001, we had incurred approximately $83,700 in fees in
connection with the equity line of credit. Such fees have been included in other
assets and will be amortized over the life of the line of credit.
BNC BACH INTERNATIONAL. On July 19, 2001, we entered into a stock
purchase agreement with BNC Bach International, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands
corporation, pursuant to which we issued and sold to BNC Bach International
3,125,000 shares of our common stock at $0.32 per share for an aggregate
purchase price of $1,000,000.
VARIOUS PURCHASERS. On July 27, 2001, pursuant to a securities purchase
agreement with various purchasers, we authorized the issuance of and sold
1,225,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of
735,000 shares of common stock in a private offering transaction pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for a purchase price of $0.40 per share, for
an aggregate purchase price of $490,000. Half of the warrants are exercisable at
$0.48 per share, and half of the warrants are exercisable at $0.56 per share,
until July 27, 2006. Each warrant contains anti-dilution provisions, which
provide for the adjustment of warrant price and warrant shares. As of the date
hereof, none of the warrants had been exercised.
BNC BACH INTERNATIONAL. On August 20, 2001, we entered into a stock
purchase agreement with BNC Bach International, Ltd., pursuant to which we
issued and sold to BNC Bach International 2,000,000 shares of our common stock
at $0.30 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $600,000.
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PROJECTED EXPENSES
During the next 12 months, we expect to incur significant expenditures
relating to operating expenses, expenses relating to the IND for Product R,
capital expenditures for leasehold improvements, computer systems, and equipment
at our Yonkers, New York office, and expenses relating to additional personnel.
We currently do not have cash availability to meet our anticipated expenditures
for the next 12 months, however, up to $50 million is available to us under the
equity line of credit subject to certain conditions. (See "Business--Equity Line
of Credit").
We anticipate that we can continue operations through September 2001
with our current liquid assets, if no stock options or warrants are exercised or
additional securities sold. Assuming we have satisfied the conditions precedent
to draw on the equity line of credit, of which there can be no assurance, if we
receive the full amount of proceeds available from the equity line of credit, we
can continue operations for at least an additional 12 months, if no stock
options or warrants are exercised or additional securities sold. If all of the
outstanding stock options and warrants are exercised, we will receive net
proceeds of approximately $31.8 million. Those proceeds will contribute to
general and administrative and working capital and will permit us to
substantially increase our budget for research and development and clinical
trials and testing and to operate at significantly increased levels of
operation, assuming Product R receives approvals and prospects for sales
increase to justify such increased levels of operation. The recent prevailing
market price for shares of common stock has from time to time been above the
exercise prices of certain of the outstanding options and warrants. As such,
recent trading levels may not be sustained nor may any additional options or
warrants be exercised. If none of the outstanding options and warrants are
exercised, we do not draw down on the equity line of credit, and we obtain no
other additional financing, in order for us to achieve the level of operations
contemplated by management, management anticipates that we will have to limit
intentions to expand operations beyond current levels.
We anticipate that we will be required to sell additional securities to
obtain the funds necessary to further our research and development activities.
We are currently seeking debt financing, licensing agreements, joint ventures
and other sources of financing, but the likelihood of obtaining such financing
on favorable terms is uncertain. Management is not certain whether, at present,
debt or equity financing will be readily obtainable on favorable terms. Because
of the large uncertainties involved in the FDA approval process for commercial
drug use on humans, it is possible that we may never be able to sell Product R
commercially.
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BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
Advanced Viral Research Corp. was formed in July 1985 to engage in the
production and marketing, promotion and sale of a pharmaceutical drug known by
the trademark Reticulose(R). Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as
amended in 1962, the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, classified Reticulose
as a "new drug" requiring FDA approval prior to any sale in the United States.
In addition to Reticulose(R), which has been used exclusively with Advanced
Viral's original formulation, Advanced Viral is developing a new or current
formulation which to date, has been designated only by its generic name Product
R. As used in this prospectus, the term "Product R" refers to the current
formulation as well as the prior formulation of the pharmaceutical drug known as
Reticulose(R). Product R has not been approved for sale or use by the FDA or any
foreign government body, and thus we have not as yet commenced any commercial
operations. We are dependent on registration and/or approval by applicable
regulatory authorities of Product R in order to commence commercial operations.
Our operations over the last five years have been limited principally
to engaging in research, IN VITRO testing and analysis of Product R in the
United States, and engaging others to perform testing and analysis of Product R
on human patients overseas. On July 30, 2001, we submitted an IND application to
the FDA to begin Phase I clinical trials of Product R as a topical treatment for
genital warts caused by the (HPV) infection.
The FDA has not approved human clinical trials for Product R in the
United States. We may be required, in the absence of grants or other subsidies,
to bear the expenses of the first phase of human clinical trials to the extent
the FDA permits human clinical trials to occur. We do not know what the actual
cost of such trials would be. If we need additional financing to fund such human
clinical trials, it may not be available to us, which may force us to reduce our
operations.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The FDA imposes substantial requirements upon and conditions precedent
to the introduction of therapeutic drug products, such as Product R, through
lengthy and detailed laboratory and clinical testing procedures, sampling
activities and other costly and time consuming procedures to demonstrate that
such products are both safe and effective in treating the indications for which
approval is sought. After testing in animals, an Investigational New Drug, or
IND, application must be filed with the FDA to obtain authorization for human
testing. When the clinical testing has been completed and analyzed, final
manufacturing processes and procedures are in place, and certain other required
information is available to the manufacturer, a manufacturer may submit a new
drug application, or NDA, to the FDA. No action can be taken to market Product
R, or any therapeutic drug product, in the United States until an NDA has been
approved by the FDA.
The IND process in the United States is governed by regulations
established by the FDA which strictly control the use and distribution of
investigational drugs in the United States. The guidelines require that an
application contain sufficient information to justify administering the drug to
humans, that the application include relevant information on the chemistry,
pharmacology and toxicology of the drug derived from chemical, laboratory and
animal or IN VITRO testing, and that a protocol be provided for the initial
study of the new drug to be conducted on humans.
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In order to conduct a clinical trial of a new drug in humans, a sponsor
must prepare and submit to the FDA a comprehensive IND. The focal point of the
IND is a description of the overall plan for investigating the drug product and
a comprehensive protocol for each planned study. The plan is carried out in
three phases: phase I clinical trials, which involve the administration of the
drug to a small number of healthy subjects to determine safety, tolerance,
absorption and metabolism characteristics; phase II clinical trials, which
involve the administration of the drug to a limited number of patients for a
specific disease to determine dose response, efficacy and safety; and phase III
clinical trials, which involve the study of the drug to gain confirmatory
evidence of efficacy and safety from a wide base of investigators and patients.
An investigator's brochure must be included in the IND and the IND must
commit the sponsor to obtain initial and continual review and approval of the
clinical investigation. A section describing the composition, manufacture and
control of the drug substance and the drug product is included in the IND.
Sufficient information is required to be submitted to assure the proper
identification, quality, purity and strength of the investigational drug. A
description of the drug substance, including its physical, chemical, and
biological characteristics, must also be included in the IND. The general method
of preparation of the drug substance must be included. A list of all components
including inactive ingredients must also be submitted. There must be adequate
information about pharmacological and toxicological studies of the drug
involving laboratory animals or IN VITRO tests on the basis of which the sponsor
has concluded that it is reasonably safe to conduct the proposed clinical
investigation. Where there has been widespread use of the drug outside of the
United States or otherwise, it is possible in some limited circumstances to use
well documented clinical experience as a substitute for other pre-clinical work.
After the FDA approves the IND, the investigation is permitted to
proceed, during which the sponsor must keep the FDA informed of new studies,
including animal studies, make progress reports on the study or studies covered
by the IND, and also be responsible for alerting FDA and clinical investigators
immediately of unforeseen serious side effects or injuries.
When all clinical testing has been completed and analyzed, final
manufacturing processes and procedures are in place, and certain other required
information is available to the manufacturer, a manufacturer may submit an NDA
to the FDA. An NDA must be approved by the FDA covering the drug before its
manufacturer can commence commercial distribution of the drug. The NDA contains
a section describing the clinical investigations of the drug which section
includes, among other things, the following: a description and analysis of each
clinical pharmacology study of the drug; a description and analysis of each
controlled clinical study pertinent to a proposed use of the drug; a description
of each uncontrolled clinical study including a summary of the results and a
brief statement explaining why the study is classified as uncontrolled; and a
description and analysis of any other data or information relevant to an
evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of the drug product obtained or
otherwise received by the applicant from any source foreign or domestic. The NDA
also includes an integrated summary of all available information about the
safety of the drug product including pertinent animal and other laboratory data,
demonstrated or potential adverse effects of the drug, including clinically
significant potential adverse effects of administration of the drug
contemporaneously with the administration of other drugs and other related
drugs. A section is included describing the statistical controlled clinical
study and the documentation and supporting statistical analysis used in
evaluating the controlled clinical studies.
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Another section of the NDA describes the data concerning the action of
a drug in the human body over a period of time and data concerning the extent of
drug absorption in the human body or information supporting a waiver of the
submission of such data. Also included in the NDA is a section describing the
composition, manufacture and specification of the drug substance including the
following: a full description of the drug substance, its physical and chemical
characteristics; its stability; the process controls used during manufacture and
packaging; and such specifications and analytical methods as are necessary to
assure the identity, strength, quality and purity of the drug substance as well
as the availability of the drug products made from the substance. NDA's contain
lists of all components used in the manufacture of the drug product and a
statement of the specifications and analytical methods for each component. Also
included are studies of the toxicological actions of the drug as they relate to
the drug's intended uses.
The data in the NDA must establish that the drug has been shown to be
safe for use under its proposed labeling conditions and that there is
substantial evidence that the drug is effective for its proposed use(s).
Substantial evidence is defined by statute and FDA regulation to mean evidence
consisting of adequate and well-controlled investigations, including clinical
investigations by experts qualified by scientific training and experience, to
evaluate the effectiveness of the drug involved.
On September 20, 1984, Bernard Friedland, our former President and
current Chairman of the Board of Directors, as sponsor, submitted to the FDA an
IND to conduct a study testing the effectiveness of Product R on human subjects
with AIDS, as well as certain other viruses. The FDA has issued four letters of
deficiency with regard to the IND. In a letter dated November 29, 1984, the FDA
indicated, among other deficiencies noted, that the publications submitted with
the IND and relating to the effectiveness of Product R on virus related diseases
will not be accepted in support of the safety of Product R unless we could
establish that the proposed formulation of Product R is the same as the
formulation of Product R referenced in those publications. In addition, the FDA
required, among other things, that an IND application include relevant
information on the chemistry, laboratory and animal controls to assure the
integrity of the dosage form and that safety information be provided for the
initial study proposed to be conducted on humans. The FDA also required that the
information assure the proper identification, quality, purity and strength of
Product R and a description of the physical, chemical and microbiological
characteristics of Product R. On September 11, 1987, we received a further
deficiency letter from the FDA, stating that no data had been submitted
supporting IN VITRO anti-HIV activity or any criterion for a biological response
modifier.
On March 6, 1992, we submitted an amendment to the IND which attempted
to address the FDA's concerns. In response to the March 1992 submission, we
received a third deficiency letter from the FDA dated July 27, 1992, which
provided detailed comments with respect to chemistry, toxicology, microbiology
and clinical areas requiring further studies and action on our part. In June
1995, we received further correspondence from the FDA which stated, among other
things, that our prior submissions to the FDA did not provide an adequate
response to the FDA's earlier request for preclinical information and
accordingly our IND was "inactivated."
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We have not formally responded to the 1992 deficiency letters or the
1995 deficiency letter, nor have any of the studies cited in those letters been
undertaken. In February 1998, we contracted with GloboMax LLC of Hanover,
Maryland to advise and assist us in our preparation of a new IND to be filed
with the FDA, and to otherwise guide us through the FDA process with the
objective of obtaining full approval for Product R in the United States. During
the 2000 and 2001, GloboMax continued its project management services for the
pre-clinical development and IND submission of Product R to the FDA, the
development of standard operating procedures and validation protocol for the
preparation and manufacture of Product R. Expenses paid during 2000 and 2001
relating to the GloboMax agreement were approximately $2,456,000. Pursuant to
the agreement with GloboMax, we are obligated to pay for services on an hourly
basis, at prescribed rates. On July 30, 2001, we submitted an IND application to
the FDA to begin Phase I clinical trials of Product R as a topical treatment for
genital warts caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. As of the
date hereof, our IND application is still pending with the FDA.
We currently do not have the resources necessary to complete the FDA
approval process. We have allocated certain proceeds from the exercise of
currently outstanding options and warrants for the purpose of filing the and
pursuing the new IND with the FDA, however, such proceeds, if any, will not be
sufficient to improve our financial condition to any great degree. It is
possible that the new IND for clinical tests of Product R on humans will not be
approved by the FDA for human clinical trials on HPV or other diseases, and that
any tests previously conducted or to be conducted will not satisfy FDA
requirements. It is also possible that the results of such human clinical
trials, if performed, will not prove that Product R is safe or effective in the
treatment of HPV or other diseases, or that the FDA will not approve the sale of
Product R in the United States if we submitted a proper NDA. It is not known at
this time how extensive the phase II and phase III clinical trials will be, if
they are conducted. The data generated may not show that the drug Product R is
safe and effective, and even if the data shows that Product R is safe and
effective, obtaining approval of the NDA could take years and require financing
of amounts not presently available to us.
In connection with our activities outside the United States, we are
also subject to regulatory requirements governing the testing, approval,
manufacture, labeling, marketing and sale of pharmaceutical and diagnostic
products, which requirements vary from country to country. Government regulation
in certain countries may delay marketing of Product R for a considerable period
of time and impose costly procedures upon our activities. The extent of
potentially adverse government regulations which might arise from future
legislation or administrative action cannot be predicted. Whether or not FDA
approval has been obtained for a product, approval of the product by comparable
regulatory authorities of foreign countries must be obtained prior to marketing
the product in those countries. The approval process may be more or less
rigorous from country to country, and the time required for approval may be
longer or shorter than that required in the United States. Clinical studies
conducted outside of any country may not be accepted by such country, and the
approval of any pharmaceutical or diagnostic product in one country does not
assure that such product will be approved in another country. Accordingly, until
registration is granted, if ever, in the United States or another developed or
developing country, we do not expect that we will be able to generate material
sales revenue. We received a grant of authority from the Bahamian Port
Authority, an authorized division of the Bahamian Government, on October 15,
1992 confirming the right of our subsidiary, Advance Viral Research, Ltd., a
Bahamian corporation, to carry on the manufacture and export sale of ethical
pharmaceutical products. See "--Marketing And Sales."
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING
For the period from inception (February 20, 1984) through December 31,
2000 we expended approximately $8,725,000 on testing and research and
development activities either in our laboratories or pursuant to various testing
agreements with both domestic and foreign companies. In 1996, we retained Shalom
Z. Hirschman, M.D. as our Chief Executive Officer and President. Dr. Hirschman
established our research facility in Yonkers, New York, planned and monitored
the testing of Product R and recently performed analyses of Product R with our
scientific personnel, which analyses we believe may be used in connection with
the FDA approval process. We currently are funding research and testing to:
o determine the safety of the topical use of Product R on animals and
cultured human cells;
o assess the effectiveness of the topical application of Product R on
HPV and certain cancer causing proteins of HPV. Recent laboratory
testing has indicated that Product R inhibits the expression of the
E-7 protein of HPV which causes cervical cancer;
o study the effects of Product R in inhibiting the mutation of the
AIDS virus in humans;
o assess the effectiveness of the topical application of Product R for
the treatment of persons diagnosed with herpes labialis/genital
infections;
o compare the results of treatment of persons diagnosed with AIDS
taking a multi-drug cocktail (highly active anti-retroviral therapy,
HAART) and Product R with those taking a multi-drug cocktail and a
placebo;
o determine the effectiveness of Product R for the treatment of
rheumatoid arthritis in humans;
o study the effects of Product R in inhibiting the production of key
cellular receptors for HIV (CCR5 and CXCR4 receptors). The CCR5 and
CXCR4 receptors are two of the cell receptors used by the AIDS
virus, HIV, to attach to its target cell and initiate infection;
o assess the effectiveness in inhibiting the replication of adenovirus
in cell culture;
o study the effects of Product R in mitigating the toxic effects of
other drugs used to treat HIV infections, such as nucleoside
analogues, protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside reverse
transcriptase inhibitors;
o study the effects of Product R in mitigating the toxic effects of
drugs used in the chemotherapy of cancers; and
o assess the direct inhibitory and therapeutic effects of Product R on
neoplasias, including lymphomas and lymphocytic leukemia.
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On January 29, 2001, we entered into a 12-month agreement with The
Weizmann Institute of Science and Yeda, its developmental arm, in Israel to
conduct research on the effects of Product R on the immune system , especially
on T lymphocytes. Experiments will include the impact of Product R on T cell
proliferation, migration, adhesion and cytokine secretion. In addition,
scientists will explore the effects of Product R on adjuvant arthritis. The cost
of this research is approximately $120,000 which will be funded from our current
cash position.
On April 2, 2001, we entered into a 12-month agreement with The
Selikoff Center in Israel to develop clinical trials in Israel using Product R.
It is anticipated that these trials will support the United States FDA
application under the aegis of GloboMax LLC. The Center will begin with clinical
trials using Product R to mitigate the toxic effects of chemotherapy in patients
with advanced stage cancer and develop further clinical trials using Product R
to treat other diseases as well. These trials will be conducted at
world-renowned hospitals throughout Israel. The cost of the first phase of this
research is approximately $250,000 which will be funded from our current cash
position.
Our studies detailing the results of the above research and testing may
not positively impact the FDA's decision to approve a new IND for Product R or
approve the marketing, sales or distribution of Product R within the United
States, and as a result may not improve our chances of gaining approval for the
marketing, sales or distribution of Product R anywhere in the world.
PATENTS
We believe that patent protection and trade secret protection are
important to our business and that our future will depend, in part, on our
ability to maintain trade secret protection, obtain patents and operate without
infringing the proprietary rights of others both in the United States and
abroad. We currently have 15 patent applications pending with the PTO and 18
patent applications pending in other countries relating to Product R. In the
United States, we have one allowed patent and four issued patents from the PTO.
We also have one issued patent in Australia. As patent applications in the
United States are maintained in secrecy until patents issue and as publication
of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature often lag behind the
actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we were the first to make the
inventions covered by each of our pending patent applications or that we were
the first to file patent applications for such inventions. Furthermore, the
patent positions of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are highly
uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions, and, therefore, the
breadth of claims allowed in biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents or their
enforceability cannot be predicted. We cannot be sure that any additional
patents will issue from any of our patent applications or, should any patents
issue, that we will be provided with adequate protection against potentially
competitive products. Furthermore, we cannot be sure that should patents issue,
they will be of commercial value to us, or that private parties, including
competitors, will not successfully challenge our patents or circumvent our
patent position in the United States or abroad. See "Business - Legal
Proceedings."
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In the absence of adequate patent protection, our business may be
adversely affected by competitors who develop comparable technology or products.
Moreover, pursuant to the terms of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, patents
filed on or after June 8, 1995 have a term of twenty years from the date of such
filing, irrespective of the period of time it may take for such patent to
ultimately issue. This may shorten the period of patent protection afforded to
our products as patent applications in the biopharmaceutical sector often take
considerable time to issue. Under the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term
Restoration Act of 1984 (the "Patent Act"), a sponsor may obtain marketing
exclusivity for a period of time following FDA approval of certain drug
applications, regardless of patent status, if the drug is a new chemical entity
or if new clinical studies were used to support the marketing application for
the drug. Pursuant to the FDA Modernization Act of 1997, the period of
exclusivity can be extended if the applicant performs certain studies in
pediatric patients. This marketing exclusivity prevents a third party from
obtaining FDA approval for a similar or identical drug under an Abbreviated New
Drug Application ("ANDA") or a "505(b)(2)" New Drug Application. The statute
also allows a patent owner to obtain an extension of applicable patent terms for
a period equal to one-half the period of time elapsed between the filing of an
IND and the filing of the corresponding NDA plus the period of time between the
filing of the NDA and FDA approval, with a five year maximum patent extension.
We cannot be sure that we will be able to take advantage of either the patent
term extension or marketing exclusivity provisions of this law.
In order to protect the confidentiality of our technology, including
trade secrets and know-how and other proprietary technical and business
information, we require all of our employees, consultants, advisors and
collaborators to enter into confidentiality agreements that prohibit the use or
disclosure of information that is deemed confidential. The agreements also
oblige our employees, consultants, advisors and collaborators to assign to us
developments, discoveries and inventions made by such persons in connection with
their work with us. We cannot be sure that confidentiality will be maintained or
disclosure prevented by these agreements or that our proprietary information or
intellectual property will be protected thereby or that others will not
independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information or
intellectual property.
The pharmaceutical industry is highly competitive and patents have been
applied for by, and issued to, other parties relating to products competitive
with Product R. Therefore, Product R and any other drug candidates may give rise
to claims that they infringe the patents or proprietary rights of other parties
existing now and in the future. Furthermore, to the extent that we or our
consultants or research collaborators use intellectual property owned by others
in work performed for us, disputes may also arise as to the rights in such
intellectual property or in related or resulting know-how and inventions. An
adverse claim could subject us to significant liabilities to such other parties
and/or require disputed rights to be licensed from such other parties. We cannot
be sure that any license required under any such patents or proprietary rights
would be made available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we do not
obtain such licenses, we may encounter delays in product market introductions,
or may find that the development, manufacture or sale of products requiring such
licenses may be precluded. In addition, we could incur substantial costs in
defending ourselves in legal proceedings instituted before the PTO or in a suit
brought against it by a private party based on such patents or proprietary
rights, or in suits by us asserting our patent or proprietary rights against
another party, even if the outcome is not adverse to us. There are extensions
available under the Patent Act if the delay in prosecution of the patent
application results from a delay in the PTO's handling of any interference or
appeal involving the application. We have not conducted any searches or made any
independent investigations of the existence of any patents or proprietary rights
of other parties.
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EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
On February 9, 2001, we signed a private equity line of credit
agreement with Cornell Capital Partners, LP. Pursuant to this equity line of
credit agreement and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, Advanced
Viral may sell and issue to Cornell Capital, from time to time, up to an
aggregate of $50,000,000 of our common stock. Beginning on February 14, 2001,
the date that the registration statement covering the resale of the shares
issuable pursuant to the equity line of credit was declared effective by the
Commission, and continuing for thirty (30) months thereafter, we may, from time
to time, in our sole discretion, sell or "put" shares of our common stock to
Cornell Capital at a price equal to the 95% of the market price of the common
stock. Under the equity line of credit agreement, the market price of Advanced
Viral common stock, for purposes of determining the purchase price, is the
average of the three lowest closing bid prices, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.,
of our common stock for the 25 trading day period ending on the date we notify
Cornell Capital of our intention to put common stock to it, or, in other words,
request an advance.
The maximum advance amount on any advance notice date is equal to the
product of 150% times the 40 day average daily volume traded for the 40 trading
days preceding the advance notice date. The 40 day average volume traded is
equal to the bid price multiplied by the volume for each of the 40 trading days
preceding the advance notice date as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
Our ability to put shares of common stock to Cornell Capital is subject
to certain conditions and limitations, including, but not limited to, the
following:
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o the closing bid price of the common stock on the advance notice date
shall not be less than the average of the three lowest closing bid
prices of our common stock for the 25 trading day period ending on
the date we request an advance.
o the registration statement covering the resale of the shares must
have previously become effective and shall remain effective and
available for making resales of the put shares;
o our representations and warranties contained in the equity line of
credit agreement must be accurate as of the date of each put;
o we must have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with
all covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed,
satisfied or complied with at or prior to the date of each put;
o we must have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any
applicable state in accordance with the registration rights
agreement for the offer and sale of the put shares, or shall have
the availability of exemptions therefrom. The sale and issuance of
the put shares must be legally permitted by all laws and regulations
to which we are subject;
o no statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling, or
injunction may be in effect which prohibits or directly and
adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the equity
line of credit agreement;
o at the time of an advance, there must not have been any material
adverse change in our business, operations, properties, prospects,
or financial condition since the date of filing of our most recent
report with the SEC;
o our common stock must not have been delisted from the Bulletin Board
or suspended from trading by the SEC or the Bulletin Board; and we
must not have received any notice threatening the continued listing
of our common stock on the Bulletin Board;
o at least 13 trading days must have elapsed since the last date we
put shares to Cornell Capital; and
o no advance date shall be less than 12 trading days after an advance
notice date.
We cannot assure you that we will satisfy all of the conditions
required under the equity line of credit agreement or that Cornell Capital will
have the ability to purchase all or any of the shares of common stock put to it
thereunder.
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Under the equity line of credit agreement, we agreed to register the
common stock for resale by Cornell Capital, which will permit Cornell Capital to
resell the common stock from time to time in the open market or in
privately-negotiated transactions. We prepared the registration statement and
will file amendments and supplements thereto as may be necessary in order to
keep it effective as long as the equity line of credit agreement remains in
effect or Cornell Capital owns any of our common stock. We have agreed to bear
certain expenses, other than broker discounts and commissions, if any, in
connection with the preparation and filing of the registration statement and any
amendments to it.
In addition, pursuant to the equity line of credit agreement, each
officer, director and affiliate of Advanced Viral has agreed that he, she or it
will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Cornell
Capital, issue, offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, grant an option for the
purchase or sale of, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, distribute or
otherwise encumber or dispose of any shares of common stock, including options,
rights, warrants or other securities underlying, convertible into, exchangeable
or exercisable for or evidencing any right to purchase or subscribe for any
common stock (whether or not beneficially owned by the undersigned), or any
beneficial interest therein for a period of 10 trading days following the
receipt of an advance notice by Advanced Viral pursuant to the agreement.
In conjunction with the equity line of credit agreement, we entered
into an agreement with May Davis Group, Inc., our placement agent. May Davis
assisted Advanced Viral in negotiating the equity line of credit agreement. As a
placement fee, we issued to May Davis and certain other investors Class A
Warrants to purchase 5,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
per share equal to $1.00, exercisable in part or in whole at any time until
February 9, 2006, and Class B Warrants to purchase in the aggregate 5,000,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to the greater of $1.00 or
110% of the bid price of the common stock on the applicable advance date under
the private equity line of credit agreement. Each Class B Warrant is exercisable
pro rata on or after each advance date with respect to that number of warrant
shares equal to the product obtained by multiplying 5,000,000 by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the amount of the advance payable on the applicable
advance date and the denominator of which is $20,000,000, until sixty months
from the date of issuance.
We may redeem the warrants at a redemption price of $0.01 per share
provided that the bid price for our common stock equals at least $4.00 per share
for a period of ten (10) consecutive trading days, as described therein. The
warrants contain provisions that adjust the purchase price and number of shares
issuable upon the occurrence of certain events, such as a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, merger, or recapitalization. Assuming the
registration statement covering the shares underlying the warrants and the
equity line of credit is not suspended, the holder may effect a cashless
exercise of the warrant commencing with the first advance date. There are also
entitled to certain "piggyback" registration rights with respect to the shares
of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants pursuant to a
registration rights agreement.
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MARKETING AND SALES
Except for limited sales of Product R for testing and other purposes,
Product R is not sold commercially anywhere in the world. As of the date hereof,
our efforts or the efforts of our representatives have produced no material
benefits to us regarding our ability to have Product R sold commercially
anywhere in the world. We have entered into exclusive distribution agreements
with four separate entities granting exclusive rights to distribute Product R in
the countries of Canada, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Mexico,
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile. Pursuant to these
agreements, the distributors are obligated to cause Product R to be approved for
commercial sale in such countries and upon such approval, to purchase from us
certain minimum quantities of Product R to maintain the exclusive distribution
rights. Our marketing plans for Product R are still dependent upon registration
of Product R for sale in various jurisdictions where our distributors are
seeking approvals.
To date we have received no information that would lead us to believe
that we will be positioned to sell Product R commercially anywhere in the world
in the immediate future, and it is possible that none of our distributors will
ever secure registration of Product R. The only application for registration of
Product R which has been filed as of the date hereof is an application
requesting that Product R be permitted to be sold in Argentina, which was filed
in March 1998. In this March 1998 filing, DCT, S.R.L., our distribution agent in
Argentina, received an investigational new drug identification number from the
National Administration for Drug, Food and Medical Technology in Argentina, or
ANMAT. This allowed DCT to begin pre-clinical studies on our behalf with Product
R which have since been concluded. In February 2000, DCT received approval from
the ANMAT to proceed with Phase I clinical trials in Argentina for Product R. We
are currently evaluating the costs and time necessary to complete Phase I
clinical trials in Argentina. DCT must apply for approval from the ANMAT to
proceed with Phases II and III clinical trials before Product R is approved for
sale in Argentina. The costs and time necessary to complete such trials cannot
be predicted at this time. GloboMax Americas has been retained to review the
application and status of Product R in Argentina. Based upon recommendations
received from GloboMax Americas, we will decide how to proceed further in
Argentina.
We initially targeted our sales and marketing efforts to those
countries where Product R was previously marketed by its prior owners for a
number of years as an anti-viral agent in the treatment of Asian influenza,
viral pneumonia, viral infectious hepatitis, mumps, encephalitis, herpes simplex
and herpes zoster. Those countries included Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia,
Taiwan, the Philippines and Malta. Registration of Product R will be required in
such countries as well as in the other countries comprising the distributors'
territories before any significant sales may begin. The registration of Product
R for sale in these countries has been frustrated due to our inability to obtain
the registration and approval to sell Product R in the Bahamas, the country of
origin, and a general lack of published data on the effectiveness of Product R.
Until Product R is registered and approved for sale in the United States, in
another developed country or in the other countries included in the
distributors' territories, we will not generate any material sales of Product R.
For the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, we reported no commercial
sales except limited sales for testing purposes. Product R is not legally
available for commercial sale anywhere in the world, except for testing
purposes. See "--Research, Development and Testing."
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By letter dated February 13, 1996, our subsidiary in the Bahamas,
Advance Viral Research, Ltd., was notified that the National Economic Council of
the Bahamas had refused our subsidiary's request for a "free sales certificate"
for Product R. A free sales certificate is a document typically issued by a
country in which a pharmaceutical product is manufactured which certifies that
such country permits the "free sale" of such product in such country. Most
countries require that, before allowing the registration of a pharmaceutical
product for use in that country, it must at least be registered and certified
for free sale in the country in which it is manufactured. However, the Bahamas
has no procedures currently in place to issue a free sales certificate for any
therapeutic drug, including Product R. If we do not obtain a free sales
certificate or other equivalent document from the Bahamas or another country, or
if we do not receive FDA approval, it is possible that we will not be able to
meet registration requirements in the countries which require that a
pharmaceutical product be at least registered and certified for free sale in the
country in which it is manufactured. We are exploring the possibility of
manufacturing Product R in Argentina, where we are seeking regulatory approval,
and therefore may not need a free sale certificate for Argentina.
We are currently reconfiguring our Yonkers, New York research
facilities to produce clinical trial batches and manufacture Product R under
current Good Manufacturing Procedures (cGMP) as set forth by the United States
Food & Drug Administration if and when the FDA approves Product R for
distribution and sale in the United States.
COMPETITION
The pharmaceutical drug industry is highly competitive and rapidly
changing. If we ever successfully develop Product R, it will compete with
numerous existing therapies. In addition, many companies are pursuing novel
drugs that target the same diseases we are targeting with Product R. We believe
that a significant number of drugs are currently under development and will
become available in the future for the treatment of HIV, HPV, hepatitis and
other viruses. We anticipate that we will face intense and increasing
competition as new products enter the market and advanced technologies become
available. Our competitors' products may be more effective, or more effectively
marketed and sold, than Product R. Competitive products may render Product R
obsolete or noncompetitive before we can recover the expenses of developing and
commercializing Product R. Furthermore, the development of a cure or new
treatment methods for the diseases we are targeting could render Product R
noncompetitive, obsolete or uneconomical. Many of our competitors:
o have significantly greater financial, technical and human resources
than we have and may be better equipped to develop, manufacture and
market products;
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o have extensive experience in preclinical testing and clinical
trials, obtaining regulatory approvals and manufacturing and
marketing pharmaceutical products; and
o have products that have been approved or are in late stage
development and operate large, well-funded research and development
programs.
A number of therapeutics are currently marketed or are in advanced
stages of clinical development for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS,
including several products currently marketed as part of a "cocktail" in the
United States. We believe Product R should be added to such cocktails in order
to enhance their effectiveness and mitigate the toxic effects of other drugs
used to treat HIV infections. Among the companies with significant commercial
presence in the AIDS market are Glaxo SmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb,
Hoffmann-La Roche, Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co. and DuPont Pharma. In
addition, Glaxo SmithKline, in collaboration with Biochem Pharma, is pursuing
development of Lamivudine, a nucleoside analogue to treat hepatitis B infection.
This compound was recently approved for marketing in the United States, China
and several other countries and represents significant potential competition for
Product R as a treatment for hepatitis B.
Several therapeutics are currently marketed or are in advanced stages
of clinical development for the treatment of HPV. Schering Plough Corp.
manufactures Intron A, an injectable interferon product approved by the FDA for
the treatment of HPV. 3M Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval for its
immune-response modifier, Aldara(R), a self-administered topical cream, for the
treatment of HPV. Product R, if approved for commercial sale by the FDA, would
also compete with surgical, chemical, and other methods of treating HPV.
Products developed by our competitors or advances in other methods of the
treatment of HPV may have a negative impact on the commercial viability of
Product R.
Several products are currently marketed or are in advanced stages of
clinical development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Immunex Corp.'s
product Enbrel, a biologic response modifier, was approved by the FDA in
November 1998 for the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
Centocor Inc. is developing a monoclonal antibody known as Remicade, an
anti-inflammatory agent that has completed phase III trials in rheumatoid
arthritis. The FDA approved Remicade for treatment of Crohn's disease in August
1998. Centocor filed for FDA approval of an expanded indication for Remicade for
rheumatoid arthritis in January 1999. These products represent significant
competition for Product R as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
Three antiviral products are presently sold in the United States for
the treatment of recurrent genital herpes: Zovirax(R) (manufactured by Glaxo
SmithKline) which contains acyclovir and is administered orally, topically, or
intravenously, Famvir(R) (manufactured by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals)
which contains famcyclovir and is administered orally, and Valtrex(R)
(manufactured by Glaxo SmithKline) which contains valacyclovir and is also
administered orally. These products represent significant competition for
Product R as a treatment for genital herpes.
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Other small companies may also prove to be significant competitors,
particularly through collaborative arrangements with large pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies. Academic institutions, governmental agencies and other
public and private research organizations are also becoming increasingly aware
of the commercial value of their inventions and are more actively seeking to
commercialize the technology they have developed.
If we successfully develop and obtain approval for Product R, we will
face competition based on the safety and effectiveness of Product R, the timing
and scope of regulatory approvals, the availability of supply, marketing and
sales capability, reimbursement coverage, price, patent position and other
factors. Our competitors may develop or commercialize more effective or more
affordable products, or obtain more effective patent protection, than we do.
Accordingly, our competitors may commercialize products more rapidly or
effectively than we do, which could hurt our competitive position and adversely
affect our business. If and when we obtain FDA approval for Product R, we expect
to compete primarily on the basis of product performance and price with a number
of pharmaceutical companies, both in the United States and abroad.
EMPLOYEES
We have 35 full-time employees, consisting of our 4 executive officers,
23 employees involved in research, and 8 administrative employees. Dr.
Hirschman, our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director, Bernard
Friedland, Chairman of the Board, William Bregman, our Secretary, Treasurer and
a director, and Alan V. Gallantar, our Chief Financial Officer, each devote all
of their business time to our day-to-day business operations. Additionally, we
may hire, as and when needed, and as available, such sales and technical support
staff and consultants for specific projects on a contract basis. See "Management
- --Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control
Arrangements."
PROPERTY
We lease approximately 16,650 square feet for executive offices,
including research laboratory space, at 200 Corporate Boulevard South, Yonkers,
New York from an unaffiliated third party (the "Yonkers Lease"). The term of the
Yonkers Lease is five years through April 2005 and our annual rental obligation
under the Yonkers Lease is approximately $260,000.
We currently maintain corporate offices at 1250 East Hallandale Beach
Boulevard, Hallandale, Florida 33009, pursuant to a three-year lease agreement
with three one-year extentions, at approximately $18,000 annually. The Bahamian
manufacturing facility, which was acquired on December 16, 1987, is located in
Freeport, Bahamas and consists of a 29,242 square foot site containing a
one-story concrete building of approximately 7,300 square feet and is equipped
for all phases of the testing, production, and packaging of Product R. The
Bahamian facility is currently being used to store and produce inventory for
testing purposes.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In June 2000, we filed an action and complaint in the Supreme Court of
New York, Westchester County, against Commonwealth Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Immune
Modulation Maximum Corp. ("IMMC") and Charles E. Miller (collectively, the
"Defendants") alleging a breach by Commonwealth of an exclusive distribution
agreement between Advanced Viral and Commonwealth, misappropriation of trade
secrets and confidential information, conversion and conspiracy to convert our
property interests in Reticulose(R). We further alleged that Defendant Miller
filed and obtained a U.S. patent entitled "Composition Containing Peptides and
Nucleic Acids and Methods of Making Same" based on a study conducted by a third
party using Reticulose(R), and that such patent was assigned to Defendant IMMC,
a company controlled by Defendant Miller, in violation of the exclusive
distribution agreement.
In our complaint, we seek relief in the form of (i) assignment of the
patent to Advanced Viral, (ii) adjudgment that Defendants breached,
misappropriated, converted and conspired to convert our property rights, (iii)
damages, profits realized and interest thereon; and (iv) attorneys' fees, costs
and expenses. In response, on August 3, 2000, Defendants filed a Motion to
Dismiss the Complaint alleging lack of personal jurisdiction or, in the
alternative, that the agreement underlying our claim is legally inoperative.
In August 2000, Commonwealth and IMMC filed a suit against Advanced
Viral in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
which alleges that IMMC, and not Advanced Viral, is the owner of the
exclusive/broad rights in Reticulose(R), and seeks, among other things: (i) a
declaratory judgment that IMMC is the exclusive owner of the broad/exclusive
rights to Reticulose(R) and the subject patent; (ii) an injunction against
Advanced Viral from further attempts to use, market or assert any claims of
ownership over any broad/exclusive rights in Reticulose(R), or the use,
publication or disclosure of information regarding Reticulose(R); (iii) return
of such information to IMMC; (iv) that Advanced Viral assign any
Reticulose(R)-related trademarks to IMMC and (v) that Advanced Viral pay the
plaintiffs in this case damages, profits, costs and attorneys' fees. Advanced
Viral was served with a copy of the complaint on August 8, 2000.
In January 2001, Advanced Viral and Commonwealth, et al. stipulated to
dismiss the case in New York without prejudice. All disputes between the parties
are now handled by the District Court of Michigan. In July 2001, Advanced Viral
filed a Motion for Summary Judgment seeking dismissal of Commonwealth and IMMC's
claim of exclusive ownership to Reticulose and grant of such exclusive ownership
to Advanced Viral. The motion is pending.
Advanced Viral believes that the allegations contained in Commonwealth
and IMMC's complaint are without merit and Advanced Viral intends to vigorously
defend itself against all allegations contained therein.
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MANAGEMENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Our directors and executive officers and further information concerning
them are as follows:
NAME AGE POSITION
---- --- --------
Shalom Z. Hirschman, M.D. 65 President, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Scientific Officer, Director
Bernard Friedland 75 Chairman of the Board
William Bregman 79 Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Director
Louis J. Silver 72 Director
Alan V. Gallantar 43 Chief Financial Officer
SHALOM Z. HIRSCHMAN, M.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director since October 1996, was Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases
and Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York,
from May 1969 until October 1996.
BERNARD FRIEDLAND, Director since July 1985, Chairman of the Board
since May 1987, and President and Chief Executive Officer from September 1985
until October 1996, was employed by Key, Inc. for 30 years, until March 1, 1986,
in the Research and Development and Quality Assurance Departments in
Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, and Cancer antimetabolites, and has been the
President and CEO of our subsidiary, Advance Viral Research, Ltd. since 1984.
WILLIAM BREGMAN, director since July 1985 and Vice President,
Secretary-Treasurer since September 1985, and Vice President and Treasurer of
our subsidiary, Advance Viral Research, Ltd., from August 1984 until the
present.
LOUIS J. SILVER, director since May 1992, has been self-employed as a
free-lance accountant and auditor since 1985. Mr. Silver previously served as a
member of the board of directors during the periods from May 1987 to July 1987.
ALAN V. GALLANTAR, Chief Financial Officer since October 1999, was
treasurer and controller from March 1998 to September 1999 of AMBI Inc., a
nutraceutical company, senior vice president and chief financial officer from
1992 to 1997 of Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical manufacturer,
and vice president and divisional controller from 1989 to 1991 for PaineWebber
Incorporated. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Gallantar was second vice president at The
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Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., and from 1983 to 1985, was a senior accountant at
Philip Morris, Incorporated. From 1979 to 1983, Mr. Gallantar was a senior
accountant in the audit department of Deloitte & Touche.
Bernard Friedland and William Bregman may be deemed a "parent" and
"promoter" as those terms as defined in the rules and regulations promulgated
under the Securities Act. Directors are elected to serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and have
qualified.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The arrangement for director compensation is $150 for each meeting of
the board of directors attended, which has not in fact been paid within at least
the last three years.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
Other than Dr. Hirschman, our President and Chief Executive Officer,
and Mr. Gallantar, our Chief Financial Officer, none of our directors, officers
or employees received salary and bonus exceeding in the aggregate $100,000 in
the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 or 1998.
The following table provides certain summary information concerning
compensation paid or accrued by Advanced Viral, to or on behalf of the named
executive officer for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG TERM
ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION AWARDS
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SECURITIES
NAME AND OTHER ANNUAL UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY (1) BONUS COMPENSATION (2) OPTIONS/SARS (3) COMPENSATION(4)
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Shalom Z. Hirschman, M.D., 2000 $361,000 $0 $30,775 -- $4,540
President, Chief Executive 1999 $325,000 $0 $34,738 -- $4,316
Officer and Chief Scientific 1998 $325,000 $0 $12,288 23,000,000 $4,316
Officer since October 1996
and consultant from May 24,
1995 until October 1996.
Alan V. Gallantar, Chief 2000 $200,000 $25,000 $21,000 -- --
Financial Officer since 1999 $ 43,750 $0 $1,500 4,547,880 --
October 1999. 1998 -- -- -- -- --
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(1) Dr. Hirschman's salary increased for the year 2000 to $361,000. Mr.
Gallantar's salary increased in October 2000 to $200,000. Mr. Gallantar was
hired in October 1999 and therefore his salary in 1999 reflects only three
months of his $175,000 annual salary.
(2) Other Annual Compensation for Dr. Hirschman includes medical insurance
premiums paid by Advanced Viral on his behalf, and aggregate incremental
cost to Advanced Viral of Dr. Hirschman's automobile lease, gas, oil,
repairs and maintenance. Other Annual Compensation for Mr. Gallantar
includes an automobile allowance of $500 per month and allowance for moving
expenses of approximately $15,000.
(3) Includes all options granted during fiscal years shown. No stock
appreciation rights were granted with any options.
(4) The dollar value of insurance premiums paid by, or on behalf of, us with
respect to term life insurance for the benefit of Dr. Hirschman.
In February 1998, we granted Dr. Hirschman options to acquire
23,000,000 shares of common stock, which are currently exercisable at $0.27 per
share through February 17, 2008. In October 1999, we granted Mr. Gallantar
options to acquire 4,547,880 shares of common stock, exercisable at $0.24255 per
share in one third increments on October 1, 2000, 2001, and 2002, until October
1, 2009. In May 2000, we granted Louis Silver options to acquire 100,000 shares
of common stock at $0.25. No other stock options were granted to the named
executive officers during 2000. Other than stock options beneficially owned by
our officers and directors of Advanced Viral, there are options to acquire
7,678,500 shares of the common stock at exercise prices ranging from $0.14 to
$0.36 per option share outstanding.
The following table sets forth certain summary information concerning
exercised and unexercised options to purchase our common stock as of December
31, 2000 held by the named executive officers. No options were exercised during
the year ended December 31, 2000 by the named executive officers.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN
LAST FISCAL YEAR AND YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
SHARES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
ACQUIRED ON VALUE OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR-END FISCAL YEAR-END
NAME EXERCISE (#) REALIZED (1) EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE
- ---- ------------ ------------ ------------------------- -------------------------
Shalom Z. Hirschman, M.D. 0 N/A 39,100,000/39,100,000 $2,707,250/$0(2)(3)
Alan V. Gallantar 0 N/A 1,515,960/4,547,880 $128,781/$257,562(2)(4)
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(1) Based on the difference between the average of the high and low bid prices
per share of the common stock as reported by the Bulletin Board on the date
of exercise, and the exercise or base price.
(2) Based on the difference between the average of the high and low bid prices
per share of the common stock as reported by the Bulletin Board on December
31, 2000, $0.3275, and the exercise or base price of in-the-money stock
options.
(3) As of December 31, 2000, Dr. Hirschman held options to purchase 4,100,000
shares of common stock at $0.18 per share; 4,000,000 shares of common stock
at $0.19 per share; 4,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.27 per share;
4,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.36 per share, and 23,000,000 shares
of common stock at $0.27, all of which are currently exercisable.
(4) As of December 31, 2000, Mr. Gallantar held options to purchase 4,547,880
shares of common stock at $0.24255 per share, of which 1,515,960 are
currently exercisable.
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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
ARRANGEMENTS
HIRSCHMAN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Pursuant to an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of
May 12, 2000 between Advanced Viral and Dr. Hirschman, we employ Dr. Hirschman
on a full business time basis as our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Scientific Officer and Chairman of our Scientific Advisory Board, with duties
including supervising our day-to-day operations, including management of
scientific, medical, financial, regulatory and corporate matters, establishing
appropriate laboratory, executive and other facilities on our behalf, and
raising additional capital on our behalf. The agreement includes an agreement
that Dr. Hirschman will be nominated as a director for the duration of Dr.
Hirschman's employment with us under the agreement, and voting agreements
regarding the election of Messrs. Friedland, Bregman and Dr. Hirschman as
directors. See "Principal Stockholders."
Pursuant to the agreement, the term of Dr. Hirschman's employment
continues until December 31, 2002 and will continue for one year periods
thereafter unless either we or Dr. Hirschman gives the other notice at least two
years in advance that such one year automatic extension shall be vitiated. If
the agreement is terminated by us for cause, we may cancel all unvested stock
options, benefits under stock bonus plans and stock appreciation rights ("SARs")
granted to Dr. Hirschman. If the agreement is terminated by Dr. Hirschman for
cause, we are required to pay to Dr. Hirschman his annual salary and employee
benefits through the remainder of the then current term.
Pursuant to the agreement, Dr. Hirschman receives an annual salary of
$361,000, payable in equal biweekly installments. The agreement also entitles
Dr. Hirschman to a major medical insurance policy, disability policy and dental
policy insurance to Dr. Hirschman and his dependents that is reasonably
acceptable to the parties, and a term life insurance policy at least in the
amount of $1,000,000, with a beneficiary to be designated by Dr. Hirschman. The
agreement further provides that we shall:
o take such action as may be necessary to permit Dr. Hirschman to be
entitled to participate in stock option, stock bonus or similar
plans (including plans for SARs) as are established by us;
o lease or purchase for Dr. Hirschman, at his discretion, an
automobile selected and to be used by him, having a list price not
in excess of $40,000, and pay for all gas, oil, repairs and
maintenance, as well as the lease or purchase payments, as
applicable, in connection with the automobile;
o reimburse Dr. Hirschman for all of his proven expenses incurred in
and about the course of his employment that are deductible under the
current tax law, including, among other expenses, his license fees,
membership dues in professional organizations, subscriptions to
professional journals, necessary travel, hotel and entertainment
expenses incurred in connection with overnight, out-of-town trips
that contribute to the benefit of us in the reasonable determination
of Dr. Hirschman, and all other expenses that may be pre-approved by
our board of directors; and
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o provide not less than four weeks paid vacation annually and such
paid sick or other leave as we provide to all of our employees.
The agreement also provides for the payment of $100,000 to Dr.
Hirschman on the earlier to occur of (i) the date an IND number is obtained from
and approved by the FDA so that human research may be conducted using Product R;
or (ii) the execution of an agreement relating to co-marketing pursuant to which
one or more third parties commit to make payments to us of at least $15 million.
The agreement further provides that Dr. Hirschman is not authorized,
without the express written consent of the board of directors and other than in
the ordinary course of business, to pledge the credit of Advanced Viral or any
of our other employees, to bind us, to release or discharge any debt due us
unless we have received payment in full, or to dispose (as collateral or
otherwise) of all or substantially all of our assets.
Dr. Hirschman has agreed that he will assign to us all patents he
develops which result from his knowledge acquired while performing his duties
under the agreement, and that, if his employment under the agreement is
terminated by us "for cause" or by Dr. Hirschman otherwise than "for cause," as
specified in that agreement, he will not, directly or indirectly, compete with
us for three years after termination or solicit our employees to leave our
employ for one year after termination.
Pursuant to the execution of the agreement, we ratified a $100,000
bonus payment made to Dr. Hirschman in February 1998 and the February 1998 grant
to Dr. Hirschman of options to acquire 23,000,000 shares of common stock
exercisable at $0.27 per share at any time through February 17, 2008 or (i) 90
days after (A) the termination of Dr. Hirschman's employment (other than for
good reason or upon the occurrence of a change in control, in which two cases
Dr. Hirschman may exercise such options until the expiration of the original
term, or (B) Dr. Hirschman is terminated for cause, or (ii) until 18 months
after death.
GALLANTAR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Advanced Viral entered into an Employment Agreement dated as of October
1, 1999 with Alan V. Gallantar, pursuant to which Mr. Gallantar is employed as
our Chief Financial Officer on a full business time basis. Under the agreement,
the term of Mr. Gallantar's employment continues until October 1, 2002. If the
agreement is terminated by us for cause, Mr. Gallantar will have no accrued
right to receive any bonus for the year in which his employment is terminated,
all unvested stock options will be cancelled, and any vested stock options will
terminate 90 days after the effective date of termination. If the agreement is
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terminated by Advanced Viral not for cause, we are required to pay to Mr.
Gallantar all accrued and unpaid compensation, and all stock options granted as
of the date of the agreement shall become 100% vested. Upon such termination not
for cause, all options which became vested as a result of this provision may be
exercised by Mr. Gallantar until 90 days after the effective date of
termination. If Mr. Gallantar elects to terminate this agreement as a result of
a change in control, he will be paid his base salary for the remaining term of
the agreement, and all stock options granted on the date of the agreement will
become 100% vested and exercisable until 90 days after the effective date of
termination. If Mr. Gallantar elects to terminate this agreement for any other
reason, he will be paid all unaccrued and unpaid base salary, and he will have
the right to exercise any vested stock until 90 days after the effective date of
termination. All payments made to Mr. Gallantar in connection with the
termination of the agreement are subject to reduction to the extent they exceed
2.99 times the "base amount" as determined under Section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Gallantar will receive an annual salary
of $175,000 for the first year of the agreement; $200,000 for the second year of
the agreement; and $225,000 for the third year of the agreement. For each year
of the agreement, Mr. Gallantar is entitled to a cash bonus of between 10% and
50% of his base salary, based on certain targets and the discretion of the board
of directors. As of the date of the agreement, Mr. Gallantar received options to
purchase an aggregate of 4,547,880 shares of our common stock. The options
expire on October 1, 2009, and are exercisable in three increments of 1,515,960
on the October 1, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively. The agreement further
provides that:
o Mr. Gallantar and his family are entitled to receive the same
benefits generally given to other senior executives of Advanced
Viral.
o Mr. Gallantar is entitled to 15 working days of vacation during the
first year and 20 days of vacation during each year thereafter,
subject to certain exceptions.
o Mr. Gallantar will receive a non-accountable automobile allowance of
$500 per month, provided however, that he is be responsible for all
costs of acquiring and maintaining the automobile.
o We will reimburse Mr. Gallantar for certain professional license and
membership fees up to a maximum of $5,000 per year in the aggregate,
and all other expenses incurred in the performance of his duties
with the prior approval of the Chief Executive Officer.
o If Mr. Gallantar relocates his primary residence to Westchester
County, New York, or New York City prior to the second anniversary
of the agreement, we will pay reasonable moving, legal and brokerage
fees or costs incurred by him in connection with such relocation up
to a maximum of $15,000.
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The agreement provides that Mr. Gallantar is not authorized, without
the express written consent of the board of directors and other than in the
ordinary course of business, to pledge the credit of Advanced Viral, to bind us
under any note, mortgage or other monetary obligation, to release or discharge
any debt due us unless we have received payment in full, or to dispose (as
collateral or otherwise) of a substantial amount of our assets. Furthermore, Mr.
Gallantar agreed that he will assign to us all intellectual property rights
developed by him which result from the knowledge he acquired while performing
his duties under the agreement. Finally, he has agreed that he will not,
directly or indirectly, compete with us for five years after termination of his
employment or solicit our employees to leave our employ for one year after
termination.
ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP. CASH OR DEFERRED PLAN AND TRUST (401(K))
In December 1999, we adopted a 401(k) plan that allows eligible
employees to contribute up to 20% of their salary, subject to annual limits,
which were $10,500 in 2000. We match 50% of the first 6% of the employee
contributions in our stock and may, at our discretion, make additional
contributions based upon earnings. In March 2001, we funded the 401(k) plan with
$23,757 to enable the 401(k) plan to purchase shares of our common stock on the
open market to contribute to the 401(k) plan for the employer match for the year
ended December 31, 2000.
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the date hereof for (i) each
shareholder who is known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common
stock, (ii) each director and executive officer, and (iii) all of our directors
and named executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, we
believe, based on information furnished by the persons named in this table that
such persons have voting and investment power with respect to all shares of
common stock beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws,
where applicable.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIALLY OWNED (1) PERCENT OWNED
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Shalom Z. Hirschman, M.D. 39,100,000 (2)(3) 9.2%
c/o Advanced Viral Research Corp.
200 Corporate Boulevard South
Yonkers, New York 10701
Bernard Friedland 39,161,730 (3)(4) 10.1%
c/o Advanced Viral Research Corp.
1250 East Hallandale Beach Blvd.
Hallandale, Florida 33009
William Bregman 36,296,988 (3)(5) 9.4%
c/o Advanced Viral Research Corp.
1250 East Hallandale Beach Blvd.
Hallandale, Florida 33009
Louis J. Silver 351,000 (2)(6) *
5110 S.W. 127th Place
Miami, Florida 33175
Alan V. Gallantar 1,515,960 (2)(7) *
c/o Advanced Viral Research Corp.
200 Corporate Boulevard South
Yonkers, New York 10701
ALL OFFICERS & DIRECTORS (5 PERSONS) 116,425,678 (2) 27.2%
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* Less than 1%
(1) The persons named in this table have sole voting power with respect to all
shares shown as beneficially owned by them, except as indicated in other
footnotes to this table. In computing the number of shares beneficially
owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of
common stock subject to options or warrants held by that person that are
currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days from the date hereof,
are deemed outstanding. According to American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, the transfer agent for the common stock, 386,787,118 shares of the
common stock were outstanding as of the close of business as of
August 21, 2001.
(2) Includes shares that may be acquired pursuant to options to purchase common
stock exercisable within 60 days from the date hereof.
(3) The Hirschman employment agreement provides that Messrs. Friedland and
Bregman, during the term of Dr. Hirschman's employment under that
agreement, shall vote all shares of the common stock owned or voted by them
in favor of Dr. Hirschman as a director of Advanced Viral. That agreement,
however, does not restrict or otherwise limit their right to sell their
shares to third parties without restriction. The Hirschman employment
agreement also provides that Dr. Hirschman, during that term, shall take no
action which shall preclude Messrs. Friedland and Bregman from being
nominees as directors of Advanced Viral and that Dr. Hirschman shall vote
all shares of the common stock owned or voted by him in favor of Messrs.
Friedland and Bregman as directors of Advanced Viral. See "Employment
Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Arrangements."
(4) Includes 1,000,000 shares of the common stock owned by Mr. Friedland and
Beth Friedland, his daughter, as joint tenants;) 20,000,000 shares owned by
Mr. Friedland and Shirley Friedland, his spouse, as joint tenants; and
400,000 shares owned the B&SD Friedland Foundation, a not-for-profit
foundation controlled by Mr. Friedland. Does not include 15,000 shares
owned by Shirley Friedland as to which Mr. Friedland disclaims beneficial
ownership.
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(5) Includes 22,443,614 shares held in a trust for which Mr. Bregman is the
sole trustee and sole beneficiary; 165,000 shares owned by Carol Bregman,
his daughter; 165,000 shares owned by Janet Berlin, his daughter; 165,000
shares owned by Forest Berlin, his grandson; 165,000 shares owned by
Jessica Berlin, his granddaughter; and 30,000 shares owned by David Berlin,
his son-in-law.
(6) Includes options granted in May 2000 to acquire 100,000 shares of common
stock at $0.25 per share.
(7) Represents currently exercisable options to purchase 1,515,960 shares of
common stock at $0.24255 per share.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the common stock as of the date hereof by each of the
selling shareholders assuming the full exercise of certain warrants and stock
options. Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge all persons listed
below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common
stock, except to the extent authority is shared by spouses under applicable law.
The information included below is based upon information provided by the selling
shareholders. Because the selling shareholders may offer all, some or none of
their shares, no definitive estimate as to the number of shares that will be
held by the selling shareholders after such offering can be provided and the
following table has been prepared on the assumption that all shares offered
under this prospectus will be sold.
SELLING SHAREHOLDER TABLE
SHARES OWNED SHARES OWNED
POSITION WITH OR BEFORE OFFERING(1) SHARES BEING AFTER OFFERING(3)
RELATIONSHIP TO ------------------- SOLD IN -------------------
SELLING SHAREHOLDER ADVANCED VIRAL NUMBER PERCENT OFFERING (2) NUMBER PERCENT
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Christopher Acquaviva Investor 1,520,000 320,000 a 1,200,000 *
Paul Alberti Investor 850,000 * 400,000 f 450,000 *
Elliot Bauer Investor 1,580,000 * 480,000 g 1,100,000 *
Barbara Brennan Investor 1,330,000 * 580,000 h 750,000 *
Bridge Ventures, Inc. Investor 400,000 * 400,000 f 0 *
Jennifer Burke Investor 160,000 * 160,000 c 0 *
Gene Cartwright Living Trust Investor 3,400,000 * 400,000 f 3,000,000 *
Leonard Cohen Investor 3,460,000 * 960,000 m 2,500,000 *
David Cohen Investor 680,000 * 480,000 g 200,000 *
Todd A. Cohen Investor 600,000 * 600,000 i 0 *
Celia Conaway Investor 80,000 * 80,000 b 0 *
Michael Contillo Investor 550,000 * 400,000 f 150,000 *
Joseph Deglomini Investor 550,000 * 400,000 f 150,000 *
Gerold Director Investor 845,000 * 320,000 a 525,000 *
Joseph Giamanco Investor 420,000 * 320,000 a 100,000 *
Edward D. Gorkes Investor 990,000 * 800,000 k 190,000 *
Bernard Gutherz Investor 500,000 * 400,000 f 100,000 *
Linda Halpert Investor 2,320,000 * 320,000 a 2,000,000 *
Harbor View Group, Inc. Investor 10,300,000 2.6% 1,800,000 p 8,500,000 2.2%
Barry L. Johnston Investor 900,000 * 400,000 f 500,000 *
Glen Kapuscienski Investor 410,000 * 320,000 a 90,000 *
Benjamin Kirsch Investor 2,120,000 * 960,000 m 1,160,000 *
Byron Lassin Investor 2,800,000 * 1,200,000 n 1,600,000 *
Steven Levitt Investor 1,650,000 * 400,000 f 1,250,000 *
Frederic Lutz Investor 1,550,000 * 800,000 k 750,000 *
Roy D. Mittman Investor 200,000 * 200,000 e 0 *
Jonas and Roda Parnes Investor 476,000 * 176,000 d 300,000 *
Kermit Rudolph Investor 420,000 * 320,000 a 100,000 *
Kenneth I. Schatz Investor 1,840,000 * 640,000 j 1,200,000 *
Gerald Schuster Investor 1,420,000 * 1,200,000 n 220,000 *
Jeffrey Sliemers Investor 160,000 * 160,000 c 0 *
Frank Vigliarolo Investor 1,520,000 * 1,400,000 o 120,000 *
Barry Weshnak Investor 620,000 * 320,000 a 300,000 *
Eli Wilner Investor 3,250,000 * 2,000,000 q 1,250,000 *
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Dorothy Christofides Investor 910,000 * 640,000 j 270,000 *
Danielle Contillo Investor 200,000 * 200,000 e 0 *
Russell Kuhn Investor 2,451,144 * 800,000 k 1,651,144 *
Gary Segal Investor 422,000 * 400,000 f 22,000 *
Franklin Smith Investor 450,000 * 200,000 e 250,000 *
Myron Weiner Investor 1,950,000 * 1,088,000 r 862,000 *
TOTAL SHARES (1) 56,254,144 13.9% 23,444,000 32,810,144 8.5%
SHARES OUTSTANDING AFTER OFFERING(2) 395,578,618
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* Less than 1%
(1) Includes an aggregate of 17,152,644 shares of common stock underlying
purchase warrants issuable to the selling shareholders, 8,791,500 of which
are being offered hereby.
(2) Assumes the full exercise of the warrants held by selling shareholders.
Includes the following number of shares of common stock underlying such
warrants, 50% of which are exercisable at $0.48 per warrant share and 50%
of which are exercisable at $0.56 per warrant share: (a) 120,000 shares;
(b) 30,000 shares; (c) 60,000 shares; (d) 66,000 shares; (e) 75,000 shares;
(f) 150,000 shares; (g) 180,000 shares, (h) 217,500 shares; (i) 225,000
shares; (j) 240,000 shares; (k) 300,000 shares; (l) 330,000 shares; (m)
360,000 shares; (n) 450,000 shares; (o) 525,000 shares; (p) 675,000 shares;
(q) 750,000 shares; and (r) 408,000 shares.
(3) Assumes that all of the shares are sold by the selling shareholders and no
additional shares of common stock are acquired.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
For the past three fiscal years, there were no material transactions
between Advanced Viral and any of our officers or directors which involved
$60,000 or more.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
As of the date hereof, our Certificate of Incorporation authorize us to
issue 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share. As of
August 21, 2001, there were outstanding 386,787,118 shares of common stock, all
of which are fully paid for and non-assessable. The holders of common stock:
o have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available
therefore, when, as and if declared by our board of directors;
o entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for
distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of our affairs;
o do not have preemptive, subscription, or conversion rights and there
are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable thereto; and
o are entitled to one noncumulative vote per share on all matters
which shareholders may vote on at all meetings of shareholders.
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company is our transfer agent and
registrar, and is located in Brooklyn, New York.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the
selling shareholders. We will receive the cash proceeds, if any, from the
exercise of any of the warrants held by the selling shareholders.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the proposed resale of 23,444,000 shares of our
common stock by the selling shareholders, including 8,791,500 shares of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants. The selling shareholders
may offer the shares at various times in one or more of the following
transactions:
o in the over-the-counter market;
o in transactions other than market transactions;
o in connection with short sales of our shares;
o by pledge to secure debts or other obligations;
o in connection with the writing of non-traded and exchange-traded
call options, in hedge transactions and in settlement of other
transactions in standardized or over-the-counter options;
o purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the
broker-dealer for its account; or
o in a combination of any of the above.
The selling shareholders may sell shares at market prices then
prevailing, at prices related to prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices
or at fixed prices.
The selling shareholders may use broker-dealers to sell shares. If this
happens, broker-dealers will either receive discounts or commissions from the
selling shareholders, or they will receive commissions from purchasers of shares
for whom they have acted as agents. Selling shareholders may be deemed to be
underwriters with respect to the shares sold by them. Broker-dealers who act in
connection with the sale of the common stock may also be deemed to be
underwriters. Profits on any resale of the common stock as a principal by these
broker-dealers, and any commissions received by the broker-dealers, may be
deemed underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act of 1933.
No underwriting commissions or finder's fees have been or will be paid
to us. The selling shareholders will pay all broker-dealer commissions and
related selling expenses associated with the sale of the common stock. The
common stock offered hereby is being registered pursuant to our contractual
obligations, and we have agreed to pay the costs of registering the shares,
including the fees outlined above.
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In connection with the offering, persons participating in the offering
may purchase and sell shares of common stock on the open market. These
transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions in accordance
with Rule 104 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act and purchases to cover
positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by an underwriter
of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering
which creates a short position. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids
or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or limiting a decline in the
market price of the common stock.
These activities, if taken by the underwriters, may stabilize, maintain
or otherwise affect the market price of the common stock. As a result, the price
of the common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in
the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by
the underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected in the
over-the-counter market or otherwise.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares offered in this prospectus will be passed
upon for Advanced Viral by Berman Wolfe Rennert Vogel & Mandler, P.A., Bank of
America Tower, 35th Floor, 100 Southeast Second Street, Miami, Florida 33131.
EXPERTS
The Consolidated Financial Statements of Advanced Viral Research Corp.
included in this prospectus and in the registration statement except as they
pertain to periods unaudited, have been audited by Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP,
independent certified public accountants, for the periods indicated in their
report appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and are included in this
prospectus in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR
SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Our certificate of incorporation provides that none of our directors
shall be liable to us or our shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability
o for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our
shareholders;
o for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
o under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or
o for any transaction from which the director derives improper
personal benefit.
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The effect of this provision is to eliminate our rights and those of our
shareholders (through shareholders' derivative suits on behalf of Advanced
Viral) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of his or her
fiduciary duty of care as a director (including breaches resulting from
negligent or grossly negligent behavior) except in the situations described
above. The limitations summarized above, however, do not affect our ability or
that of our shareholders to seek non-monetary remedies, such as an injunction or
rescission, against a director for breach of his or her fiduciary duty.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), may be permitted to directors,
officers, or persons controlling Advanced Viral pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
No dealer, salesperson, or other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations other than those contained in this
prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not
be relied upon as having been authorized. Neither the delivery of this
prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create
any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date
hereof or that the information contained herein is correct as of any date
subsequent to the date hereof. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to
sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered hereby by
anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized
or in which the person making the offer is not qualified to do so or to anyone
to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants........................................................F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements Years Ended 2000, 1999 and 1998
Balance Sheets, December 31, 2000 and 1999...........................................................F-3
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2000, 1999
and 1998 and from Inception (February 20, 1984) to December 31, 2000.............................F-4
Statements of Stockholders' Equity from Inception (February 20, 1984) to
December 31, 2000................................................................................F-5
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2000, 1999
and 1998 and from Inception (February 20, 1984) to December 31, 2000.............................F-14
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...........................................................F-15
Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three and Six Months Ended
June 30, 2001 and 2000
Balance Sheets, June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000..................................................F-41
Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
and from Inception (February 20, 1984) to June 30, 2001........................................F-42
Statements of Stockholders' Equity from Inception (February 20, 1984) to
June 30, 2001....................................................................................F-43
Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
and from Inception (February 20, 1984) to June 30, 2001..........................................F-53
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...........................................................F-54
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Stockholders and Directors
Advanced Viral Research Corp.
(A Development Stage Company)
Yonkers, New York
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Advanced Viral
Research Corp. (A Development Stage Company) as of December 31, 2000 and 1999,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity
(deficiency) and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended
December 31, 2000 and for the period from inception (February 20, 1984) to
December 31, 2000. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the management of the Company. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Advanced Viral
Research Corp. (A Development Stage Company) as of December 31, 2000 and 1999
and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years
in the three year period ended December 31, 2000 and for the period from
inception (February 20, 1984) to December 31, 2000 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
As more fully described in Note 2, the Company is subject to certain liquidity
considerations. The Company's plans with respect to this matter are also
described in Note 2.
RACHLIN COHEN & HOLTZ LLP
Miami, Florida
February 9, 2001
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND 1999
2000 1999
------------ ------------
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,962,633 $ 836,876
Inventory 19,729 19,729
Other current assets 34,804 59,734
------------ ------------
Total current assets 6,017,166 916,339
Property and Equipment, Net 1,944,199 1,375,923
Other Assets 847,349 569,312
------------ ------------
Total assets $ 8,808,714 $ 2,861,574
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 902,961 $ 728,872
Current portion of capital lease obligation 58,690 50,315
Current portion of note payable 21,517 19,095
------------ ------------
Total current liabilities 983,168 798,282
------------ ------------
Long-Term Debt:
Convertible debentures, net -- 4,446,629
Capital lease obligation - long term portion 106,567 152,059
Note payable - long term portion 56,446 77,964
------------ ------------
Total long-term debt 163,013 4,676,652
------------ ------------
Commitments, Contingencies and Subsequent Events -- --
Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency):
Common stock; 1,000,000,000 shares of $.00001 par value
authorized, 380,214,618 and 303,472,035
shares issued and outstanding 3,802 3,034
Additional paid-in capital 39,969,373 17,537,333
Deficit accumulated during the development stage (29,079,902) (19,725,238)
Discount on warrants (3,230,740) (428,489)
------------ ------------
Total stockholders' equity (deficiency) 7,662,533 (2,613,360)
------------ ------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficiency) $ 8,808,714 $ 2,861,574
============ ============
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Inception
(February 20,
1984) to
Year Ended December 31, December 31,
----------------------------------------------------- -------------
2000 1999 1998 2000
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Revenues $ 8,363 $ 10,953 $ 656 $ 214,291
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Costs and Expenses:
Research and development 3,192,551 1,948,937 1,659,456 8,724,955
General and administrative 2,621,542 1,831,061 1,420,427 11,767,850
Compensation expense 1,901,927 210,144 -- 2,112,071
Depreciation 362,392 230,785 110,120 908,615
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
8,078,412 4,220,927 3,190,003 23,513,491
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Loss from Operations (8,070,049) (4,209,974) (3,189,347) (23,299,200)
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income 162,077 42,744 102,043 764,118
Other income -- -- 293 120,093
Interest expense (1,446,692) (2,007,032) (1,470,699) (6,664,913)
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
(1,284,615) (1,964,288) (1,368,363) (5,780,702)
Net Loss $ (9,354,664) $ (6,174,262) $ (4,557,710) $ (29,079,902)
============= ============= ============= =============
Net Loss Per Share of Common
Stock - Basic and Diluted $ (0.03) $ (0.02) $ (0.02)
============= ============= =============
Weighted Average Number of
Common Shares Outstanding 362,549,690 302,361,109 294,809,073
============= ============= =============
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
-------------------------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the
Per Paid-In Development
Share Shares Amount Capital Stage
-------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
Balance, inception (February 20, 1984)
as previously reported -- $ 1,000 $ -- $ (1,000)
Adjustment for pooling of interests -- (1,000) 1,000 --
--------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
Balance, inception, as restated -- -- 1,000 (1,000)
Net loss, period ended December 31, 1984 -- -- -- (17,809)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
Balance, December 31, 1984 -- -- 1,000 (18,809)
Issuance of common stock for cash $ .00 113,846,154 1,138 170 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1985 -- -- -- (25,459)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
Balance, December 31, 1985 113,846,154 1,138 1,170 (44,268)
Issuance of common stock - public offering .01 40,000,000 400 399,600 --
Issuance of underwriter's warrants -- -- 100 --
Expenses of public offering -- -- (117,923) --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "A"
warrants .03 819,860 9 24,587 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1986 -- -- -- (159,674)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
Balance, December 31, 1986 154,666,014 1,547 307,534 (203,942)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
-------------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the
Per Paid-In Development
Share Shares Amount Capital Stage
------ ------ ------ ---------- -------------
Balance, December 31, 1986 154,666,014 $ 1,547 $ 307,534 $ (203,942)
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "A" warrants $ .03 38,622,618 386 1,158,321 --
Expenses of stock issuance -- -- (11,357) --
Acquisition of subsidiary for cash -- -- (46,000) --
Cancellation of debt due to stockholders -- -- 86,565 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1987 -- -- -- (258,663)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1987 193,288,632 1,933 1,495,063 (462,605)
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1988 -- -- -- (199,690)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1988 193,288,632 1,933 1,495,063 (662,295)
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1989 -- -- -- (270,753)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1989 193,288,632 1,933 1,495,063 (933,048)
Issuance of common stock, expiration of redemption .05 6,729,850 67 336,475 --
offer on "B" warrants
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "B" warrants .05 268,500 3 13,422 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "C" warrants .08 12,900 -- 1,032 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1990 -- -- -- (267,867)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
200,299,882 2,003 1,845,992 (1,200,915)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
------------------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the
Per Paid-In Development
Share Shares Amount Capital Stage
--------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1990 200,299,882 $ 2,003 $ 1,845,992 $(1,200,915)
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "B" warrants $ .05 11,400 -- 420 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "C" warrants .08 2,500 -- 200 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of underwriter warrants .012 3,760,000 38 45,083 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1991 -- -- -- (249,871)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1991 204,073,782 2,041 1,891,695 (1,450,786)
Issuance of common stock, for testing .0405 10,000,000 100 404,900 --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services .055 500,000 5 27,495 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "B" warrants .05 7,458,989 75 372,875 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "C" warrants .08 5,244,220 52 419,487 --
Expenses of stock issuance (7,792)
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1992 -- -- -- (839,981)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1992 227,276,991 2,273 3,108,660 (2,290,767)
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services .055 500,000 5 27,495 --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services .03 3,500,000 35 104,965 --
Issuance of common stock, for testing .035 5,000,000 50 174,950 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1993 -- -- -- (563,309)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1993 236,276,991 2,363 3,416,070 (2,854,076)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
----------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the Deferred
Per Paid-In Subscription Development Compensation
Share Shares Amount Capital Receivable Stage Cost
----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1993 236,276,991 $ 2,363 $ 3,416,070 $ -- $(2,854,076) $ --
Issuance of common stock, for
consulting services $ .05 4,750,000 47 237,453 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise
of options .08 400,000 4 31,996 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise
of options .10 190,000 2 18,998 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1994 -- -- -- -- (440,837) --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1994 241,616,991 2,416 3,704,517 -- (3,294,913) --
Issuance of common stock, exercise
of options .05 3,333,333 33 166,633 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise
of options .08 2,092,850 21 167,407 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise
of options .10 2,688,600 27 268,833 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting
services .11 1,150,000 12 126,488 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting
services .14 300,000 3 41,997 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1995 -- -- -- -- (401,884) --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Ralance, December 31, 1995 251,181,774 2,512 4,475,875 -- (3,696,797) --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
-------------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the Deferred
Per Paid-In Subscription Development Compensation
Share Shares Amount Capital Receivable Stage Cost
----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1995 251,181,774 $ 2,512 $ 4,475,875 $ -- $(3,696,797) $ --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .05 3,333,334 33 166,634 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .08 1,158,850 12 92,696 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .10 7,163,600 72 716,288 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .11 170,000 2 18,698 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .12 1,300,000 13 155,987 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .18 1,400,000 14 251,986 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .19 500,000 5 94,995 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .20 473,500 5 94,695 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
for services rendered .50 350,000 3 174,997 -- -- --
Options granted -- -- 760,500 -- -- (473,159)
Subscription receivable -- -- -- (19,000) -- --
Net loss, year ended
December 31, 1996 -- -- -- -- (1,154,740) --
----------- ----- --------- ------- ---------- --------
Balance, December 31, 1996 267,031,058 2,671 7,003,351 (19,000) (4,851,537) (473,159)
----------- ----- --------- ------- ---------- --------
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
--------------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the Deferred
Per Paid-In Subscription Development Compensation
Share Shares Amount Capital Receivable Stage Cost
------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1996 267,031,058 $ 2,671 $ 7,003,351 $ (19,000) $(4,851,537) $ (473,159)
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .08 3,333,333 33 247,633 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .20 1,648,352 16 329,984 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .15 894,526 9 133,991 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .12 2,323,580 23 269,977 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .15 1,809,524 18 265,982 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .16 772,201 8 119,992 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
for services rendered .41 50,000 -- 20,500 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
for services rendered .24 100,000 1 23,999 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature,
February debenture -- -- 413,793 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature,
October debenture -- -- 1,350,000 -- -- --
Warrant costs, February debenture -- -- 37,242 -- -- --
Warrant costs, October debenture -- -- 291,555 -- -- --
Amortization of deferred
compensation cost -- -- -- -- -- 399,322
Imputed interest on convertible
debenture -- -- 4,768 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended
December 31, 1997 -- -- -- -- (4,141,729) --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1997 277,962,574 2,779 10,512,767 (19,000) (8,993,266) (73,837)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
------------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the Deferred
Per Paid-In Subscription Development Compensation
Share Shares Amount Capital Receivable Stage Cost
------ ----------- -------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance, December 31, 1997 277,962,574 $ 2,779 $ 10,512,767 $ (19,000) $ (8,993,266) $ (73,837)
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .12 295,000 3 35,397 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .14 500,000 5 69,995 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .16 450,000 5 71,995 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .20 10,000 -- 2,000 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options .26 300,000 3 77,997 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .13 1,017,011 10 132,990 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .14 2,512,887 25 341,225 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .15 5,114,218 51 749,949 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .18 1,491,485 15 274,985 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .19 3,299,979 33 619,967 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .22 1,498,884 15 335,735 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt .23 1,870,869 19 424,981 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
for services rendered .21 100,000 1 20,999 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature,
November debenture -- -- 625,000 -- -- --
Warrant costs, November
debenture -- -- 48,094 -- -- --
Amortization of deferred
compensation cost -- -- -- -- -- 59,068
Write off of subscription
receivable -- -- (19,000) 19,000 -- --
Net loss, year ended
December 31, 1998 -- -- -- -- (4,557,710) --
----------- -------- ------------ --------- ------------ ------------
Balance, December 31, 1998 296,422,907 2,964 14,325,076 -- (13,550,976) (14,769)
----------- -------- ------------ --------- ------------ ------------
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
-------------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the Deferred Discount
Per Paid-In Development Compensation on
Share Shares Amount Capital Stage Cost Warrants
------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------
Balance, December 31, 1998 296,422,907 $ 2,964 $14,325,076 $(13,550,976) $ (14,769) $ --
Issuance of common stock,
securities purchase agreement .16 4,917,276 49 802,451 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
securities purchase agreement .27 1,851,852 18 499,982 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
for services rendered .22 100,000 1 21,999 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
for services rendered .25 180,000 2 44,998 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature,
August debenture -- -- 687,500 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature,
December debenture -- -- 357,143 -- -- --
Warrant costs, securities
purchase agreement -- -- 494,138 -- -- (494,138)
Warrant costs, securities
purchase agreement -- -- 37,025 -- -- (37,025)
Warrant costs, August debenture -- -- 52,592 -- -- --
Warrant costs, December debenture -- -- 4,285 -- -- --
Amortization of warrant costs,
securities purchase agreement -- -- -- -- -- 102,674
Amortization of deferred
compensation cost -- -- -- -- 14,769 --
Compensation expense related to
modification of existing
options -- -- 210,144 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended
December 31, 1999 -- -- -- (6,174,262) -- --
----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ --------- ----------
Balance, December 31, 1999 303,472,035 3,034 17,537,333 (19,725,238) -- (428,489)
----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ --------- ----------
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
Common Stock Deficit
------------------------------- Accumulated
Amount Additional during the Deferred Discount
Per Paid-In Development Compensation on
Share Shares Amount Capital Stage Cost Warrants
------- ----------- -------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance, December 31, 1999 303,472,035 $ 3,034 $ 17,537,333 $(19,725,238) $ -- $ (428,489)
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options 0.1400 600,000 6 83,994 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options 0.1500 1,600,000 16 239,984 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options 0.1600 650,000 7 103,994 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options 0.1700 100,000 1 16,999 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options 0.2100 792,500 8 166,417 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options 0.2500 1,000,000 10 246,090 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options 0.2700 281,000 3 75,867 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of options 0.3600 135,000 1 48,599 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of warrants 0.2040 220,589 2 44,998 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of warrants 0.2448 220,589 2 53,998 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of warrants 0.2750 90,909 1 24,999 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
exercise of warrants 0.3300 90,909 1 29,999 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt 0.1400 35,072,571 351 4,907,146 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt 0.1900 1,431,785 14 275,535 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt 0.2000 1,887,500 19 377,481 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
conversion of debt 0.3600 43,960 -- 15,667 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
cashless exercise of warrants 563,597 6 326,153 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
services rendered 0.4650 100,000 1 46,499 -- -- --
Private placement of common stock 0.2200 13,636,357 136 2,999,864 -- -- --
Private placement of common stock 0.3024 4,960,317 50 1,499,950 -- -- --
Private placement of common stock 0.4000 13,265,000 133 5,305,867 -- -- --
Cashless exercise of warrants -- -- (326,159) -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature,
January Debenture -- -- 386,909 -- -- --
Warrant costs, consulting agreement -- -- 200,249 -- -- --
Warrant costs, January Debenture -- -- 13,600 -- -- --
Warrant costs, private placement -- -- 3,346,414 -- -- (3,346,414)
Recovery of subscription receivable
previously written off -- -- 19,000 -- -- --
Amortization of warrant costs,
securities purchase agreements -- -- -- -- -- 544,163
Compensation expense related to
modification of existing options -- -- 1,901,927 -- -- --
Net loss -- -- -- (9,354,664) -- --
----------- -------- ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
Balance, December 31, 2000 0 380,214,618 $ 3,802 $ 39,969,373 $(29,079,902) $ -- $ (3,230,740)
=========== ======== ============ ============ =========== ============
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Inception
(February 20,
Year Ended December 31, 1984) to
-------------------------------------------- December 31,
2000 1999 1998 2000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss $ (9,354,664) $ (6,174,262) $ (4,557,710) $(29,079,902)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
net cash used by operating activities:
Depreciation 362,392 230,785 110,120 908,525
Amortization of debt issue costs 106,030 331,250 229,978 779,215
Amortization of deferred interest cost on beneficial
conversion feature of convertible debenture 386,909 1,044,643 835,951 3,820,270
Amortization of discount on warrants 611,134 148,262 290,297 1,049,693
Amortization of discount on warrants - consulting services 230,249 -- -- 230,249
Amortization of deferred compensation cost -- 14,769 59,068 760,500
Issuance of common stock for debenture interest 76,212 -- -- 76,212
Issuance of common stock for services 46,500 67,000 21,000 1,551,000
Expenses related to modification of existing options 1,901,927 210,144 -- 2,112,071
Other -- -- -- (1,607)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in other current assets (5,063) (29,917) (9,608) (64,798)
Increase in inventory -- -- -- (19,729)
Increase in other assets (278,037) (440,216) (247,072) (1,494,995)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and
accrued liabilities 174,089 449,848 (96,582) 909,161
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total adjustments 3,612,342 2,026,568 1,193,152 10,615,767
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net cash used by operating activities (5,742,322) (4,147,694) (3,364,558) (18,464,135)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of investments -- -- (915,047) (6,292,979)
Proceeds from sale of investments -- 821,047 3,078,902 6,292,979
Acquisition of property and equipment (917,471) (407,150) (451,734) (2,468,221)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment -- -- -- 1,200
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities (917,471) 413,897 1,712,121 (2,467,021)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt 1,000,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 9,500,000
Proceeds from deposit on securities purchase agreement -- -- 600,000 600,000
Proceeds from sale of securities, net of issuance costs 10,835,970 702,500 257,400 16,917,058
Payments under capital lease (50,324) (41,986) (16,602) (108,912)
Payments on note payable (19,096) (14,261) -- (33,357)
Recovery of subscription receivable written off 19,000 -- -- 19,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net cash provided by financing activities 11,785,550 3,646,253 2,340,798 26,893,789
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 5,125,757 (87,544) 688,361 5,962,633
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning 836,876 924,420 236,059 --
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending $ 5,962,633 $ 836,876 $ 924,420 $ 5,962,633
============ ============ ============ ============
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activities:
Cash paid during the year for interest $ 36,681 $ 118,870 $ 6,042
============ ============ ============
During 2000, the Company purchased equipment
under a capital lease totaling $13,197
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND 1999
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BUSINESS
Advanced Viral Research Corp. (the Company) was incorporated in
Delaware on July 31, 1985. The Company was organized for the purpose of
manufacturing and marketing a pharmaceutical product named Reticulose
(the current formulation of which is now known as and hereinafter
referred to as "Product R"). While the Company has had limited sales of
this product, primarily for research purposes, the success of the
Company will be dependent upon obtaining certain regulatory approval
for its pharmaceutical product, Product R, to commence commercial
operations.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its 99.6% owned subsidiary, Advance Viral Research, Ltd.
(LTD), a Bahamian Corporation. All significant intercompany accounts
have been eliminated.
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE
As described above, the Company was incorporated on July 31, 1985, and,
since that time, has been primarily involved in organizational
activities, research and development activities, and raising capital.
Planned operations, as described above, have not commenced to any
significant extent. Accordingly, the Company is considered to be in the
development stage, and the accompanying consolidated financial
statements represent those of a development stage enterprise.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments (money fund),
with original maturities of three months or less.
INVESTMENTS
At December 31, 2000 and 1999, investments consist of a money fund,
which is reported at fair value.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets. Gain or loss on disposition of assets is recognized currently.
Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Major
replacements and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over the
remaining useful lives of the assets.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred by the Company.
INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for its income taxes using Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES, which
requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for
expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in
the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred
tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the differences
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities
using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences
are expected to reverse.
ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The information set forth below provides disclosure of the estimated
fair value of the Company's financial instruments presented in
accordance with the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 107. Fair value estimates discussed herein are
based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information
available to management as of December 31, 2000 and 1999. Since the
reported fair values of financial instruments are based upon a variety
of factors, they may not represent actual values that could have been
realized as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 or that will be realized in
the future.
The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial
instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments
include cash, a money fund, accounts payable and the convertible
debentures. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for
these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature and
their carrying amounts approximate fair values or they are receivable
or payable on demand.
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash. At various
times during the year, the Company had cash balances in excess of
federally insured limits. The Company maintains its cash, which
consists primarily of demand deposits, with high quality financial
institutions, which the Company believes limits this risk.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK ISSUED TO EMPLOYEES (APB No. 25), and
related interpretations, in accounting for its employee stock options
rather than the alternative fair value accounting allowed by SFAS No.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)
123, ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION. APB No. 25 provides that
the compensation expense relative to the Company's employee stock
options is measured based on the intrinsic value of the stock option.
SFAS No. 123 requires companies that continue to follow APB No. 25 to
provide a pro-forma disclosure of the impact of applying the fair value
method of SFAS No. 123.
The Company follows SFAS No. 123 in accounting for stock options issued
to non-employees.
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
The Company computes loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
EARNINGS PER SHARE. This standard requires dual presentation of basic
and diluted earnings per share on the face of the income statement for
all entities with complex capital structures and requires a
reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the diluted earnings
per share computation.
Net loss per common share (basic and diluted) is based on the net loss
divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the year. The Company's potentially issuable shares of common
stock pursuant to outstanding stock options are excluded from the
Company's diluted computation, as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The limited sales generated by the Company have consisted of sales of
Product R for testing and other purposes. The Company records sales
when the product is shipped to customers.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain amounts in the 1998 and 1999 financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to 2000 presentation.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates are based
on management's knowledge of current events and actions it may
undertake in the future, they may ultimately differ from actual
results.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
133, ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES. SFAS
No. 133 requires companies to recognize all derivatives contracts as
either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and to measure them
at fair value. If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be
specifically designated as a hedge, the objective of which is to match
the timing of the gain or loss recognition on the hedging derivative
with the recognition of (i) the changes in the fair value of the hedged
asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk or (ii) the
earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transaction. For a derivative
not designated as a hedging instrument, the gain or loss is recognized
in income in the period of change. On June 30, 1999, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 137, ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING
ACTIVITIES - DEFERRAL OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF FASB STATEMENT NO. 133.
In June 2000, the FASB issued SFAS No. 138, Accounting for Certain
Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities and Amendment of
SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 133 as amended by SFAS No. 137 and SFAS No. 138
is effective for all fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning after
June 15, 2000.
Historically, the Company has not entered into derivatives contracts to
hedge existing risks or for speculative purposes. Accordingly, the
Company does not expect adoption of the new standards to affect its
financial statements.
NOTE 2. LIQUIDITY
The Company has suffered accumulated net losses of approximately
$29,000,000 during its history. The Company is dependent upon
registration of Product R for sale before it can begin commercial
operations. The Company's cash position may be inadequate to pay all
the costs associated with the full range of testing and clinical trials
required by the FDA. Unless and until Product R is approved for sale in
the United States or another industrially developed country, the
Company will be dependent upon the continued sale of its securities,
debt or equity financing for funds to meet its cash requirements.
During November and December 2000, the Company completed several
private placements of its securities under securities purchase
agreements in which it received cash proceeds of $6,806,000. In
February 2001, the Company entered into a private equity line of credit
agreement to sell up to $50,000,000 of common stock, which it
anticipates realizing during 2001 (see Note 6).
Management believes that cash flows from sales of securities and from
current financing arrangements will be sufficient to fund operations
for the next year. Management intends to continue to sell the Company's
securities in an attempt to meet its cash flow requirements; however,
no assurance can be given that equity or debt financing, if and when
required, will be available.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 3. ACQUISITION
Two of the principal stockholders of the Company acquired LTD, a
Bahamian Corporation with pharmaceutical manufacturing and warehousing
facilities, on February 20, 1984. The acquisition is a combination of
two entities under common control and has been accounted for in a
manner similar to a pooling of interests. In 1986, the Company acquired
from LTD exclusive rights to manufacture and market Reticulose
(currently referred to as Product R) worldwide, except within the
Bahamas, for $50,000. The Company also purchased inventory of Product R
from LTD for $45,000 and was obligated to pay $3 per ampule of Product
R for the initial 100,000 ampules purchased and $2 per ampule for
purchases exceeding 100,000 ampules. On December 16, 1987, the Company
acquired the controlling beneficial interest in 99.6% of the common
stock of LTD through an appropriate trust agreement to satisfy the
rules of the Bahamian Government, from two of the principal
stockholders of the Company. Both stockholders concurrently canceled
$86,565 of indebtedness due them from LTD.
NOTE 4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
ESTIMATED USEFUL
LIVES (YEARS) 2000 1999
---------------- ---- ----
Land and improvements 15 $ 34,550 $ 34,550
Building and improvements 30 896,720 483,865
Machinery and equipment 5 1,918,693 1,400,880
---------- ----------
2,849,963 1,919,295
Less accumulated depreciation 905,764 543,372
---------- ----------
$1,944,199 $1,375,923
========== ==========
The Company maintains certain property and equipment in Freeport,
Bahamas. This property and equipment amounted to $402,694 as of
December 31, 2000 and $385,087 as of December 31, 1999 including
$17,623 expended in 1987 to purchase a land lease expiring in 2068.
Included with machinery and equipment is $13,197 and $38,645 of
equipment purchased under capital leases during 2000 and 1999,
respectively. Depreciation expense for equipment under the capital
leases was approximately $7,729 and $47,040 in 2000 and 1999,
respectively. These amounts are included above.
NOTE 5. OTHER ASSETS
2000 1999
-------- --------
Patent development costs $715,655 $517,816
Loan costs, net of accumulated amortization of $779,215 80,198 --
Other 51,496 51,496
-------- --------
$847,349 $569,312
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 5. OTHER ASSETS (Continued)
Patent development costs are capitalized as incurred. Loan costs
include fees paid in connection with the February 2001 private equity
line of credit agreement and will be amortized over the life of the
agreement (see Note 6).
NOTE 6. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
In February 1997 and October 1997, in order to finance research and
development, the Company sold $1,000,000 and $3,000,000, respectively,
principal amount of its ten-year 7% Convertible Debentures (the
"February Debenture" and the "October Debenture", collectively, the
"Debentures") due February 28, 2007 and August 30, 2007, respectively,
to RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft ("RBB") in offshore transactions
pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Accrued interest under the Debentures was payable semi-annually,
computed at the rate of 7% per annum on the unpaid principal balance
from the date of issuance until the date of interest payment. The
Debentures were convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares
of Common Stock pursuant to specified formulas. On April 22, 1997, June
6, 1997, July 3, 1997 and August 20, 1997, pursuant to notice by the
holder, RBB, to the Company under the February Debenture, $330,000,
$134,000, $270,000 and $266,000, respectively, of the principal amount
of the February Debenture was converted into 1,648,352, 894,526,
2,323,580 and 1,809,524 shares of the Common Stock, respectively. As of
August 20, 1997, the February Debenture was fully converted. On
December 9, 1997, January 7, 1998, January 14, 1998, February 19, 1998,
February 23, 1998, March 31, 1998, May 4, 1998 and May 5, 1998,
pursuant to notice by the holder, RBB, to the Company, $120,000,
$133,000, $341,250, $750,000, $335,750, $425,000, $275,000 and
$620,000, respectively, of the October Debenture was converted into
772,201, 1,017,011, 2,512,887, 5,114,218, 1,498,884, 1,870,869,
1,491,485 and 3,299,979 Common Stock, respectively. As of May 5, 1998,
the October Debenture was fully converted.
In connection with the issuance of the February Debenture, the Company
issued to RBB three warrants (the "February Warrants") to purchase
common stock, each such February Warrant entitling the holder to
purchase, from February 21, 1997 through February 28, 2007, 178,378
shares of common stock. The exercise price of the three February
Warrants was $0.288, $0.576 and $0.864 per warrant share, respectively.
The fair value of the February Warrants were estimated to be $37,242
($.209 per warrant), $19,196 ($.108 per warrant), and $9,946 ($.056 per
warrant), respectively, based upon a financial analysis of the terms of
the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model. This amount has
been reflected in the accompanying financial statements as interest
expense related to the convertible February Debenture. Based on the
terms for conversion associated with the February Debenture, there was
an intrinsic value associated with the beneficial conversion feature of
$413,793. This amount has been fully amortized to interest expense with
a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 6. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (Continued)
In connection with the issuance of the October Debenture, the Company
issued to RBB three warrants (the "October Warrants") to purchase
Common Stock, each such October Warrant entitling the holder to
purchase, from the date of grant through August 30, 2007, 600,000
shares of the Common Stock. The exercise price of the three October
Warrants was $0.20, $0.23 and $0.27 per warrant share, respectively.
The fair value of the three October Warrants was established to be
$106,571 ($.178 per warrant), $97,912 ($.163 per warrant) and $87,472
($.146 per warrant), respectively, based upon a financial analysis of
the terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model. This
amount has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements as a
discount on the convertible debenture, with a corresponding credit to
additional paid-in capital, and is being amortized over the expected
term of the notes, which at December 31, 1997 was 120 months. In May
1998, the remaining unamortized discount of $276,957 was amortized upon
full conversion of the October Debenture.
Based on the terms for conversion associated with the October
Debenture, there was an intrinsic value associated with the beneficial
conversion feature of $1,350,000. This amount has been treated as
deferred interest expense and recorded as a reduction of the
convertible debenture liability with a corresponding credit to
additional paid-in capital and has been amortized to interest expense
over the period from October 8, 1997 (date of debenture) to February
24, 1998 (date the debenture was fully convertible). The interest
expense relative to this item was $210,951 for 1998 and $1,139,049 for
1997.
In November 1998, in order to finance further research and development,
the Company sold $1,500,000 principal amount of its ten year 7%
Convertible Debenture (the "November Debenture") due October 31, 2008,
to RBB. Accrued interest under the November Debenture is payable
semi-annually, computed at the rate of 7% per annum on the unpaid
principal balance from the date of the issuance of the November
Debenture until the date of interest payment. The November Debenture
may be prepaid by the Company before maturity, in whole or in part,
without premium or penalty, if the Company gives the holder of the
Debenture notice not less than 30 days before the date fixed for
prepayment in that notice. The November Debenture was convertible, at
the option of the holder, into shares of common stock.
On January 19, 2000 and March 7, 2000 pursuant to notice by the holder,
RBB, to the Company under the November Debenture, $1,122,500 and
$377,500, respectively, of the principal amount of the November
Debenture was converted into 8,252,746 and 1,887,500 shares of the
common stock, respectively. As of March 7, 2000, the November Debenture
was fully converted.
In connection with the issuance of the November Debenture, the Company
issued to RBB two warrants (the "November Warrants") to purchase Common
Stock, each such November Warrant entitling the holder to purchase
375,000 shares of the Common Stock at any time and from time to time
through October 31, 2008. The exercise price of the two November
Warrants was $.20 and $.24 per warrant share, respectively. The fair
value of the November
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 6. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (Continued)
warrants was estimated to be $48,000 ($.064 per warrant) based upon a
financial analysis of the terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes
Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected volatility of
20%; a risk free interest rate of 5.75% and an expected holding period
of one year. This amount is being amortized to interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Based on the terms for conversion associated with the November
Debenture, there was an intrinsic value associated with the beneficial
conversion feature of $625,000. This amount has been recorded as
interest expense in 1998.
In August 1999, in order to finance further research and development,
the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement to issue an
aggregate of 20 units, each unit consisting of $100,000 principal
amount of the Company's 7% convertible debenture (the "August
Debenture") due August 3, 2009 to Focus Investors LLC ("Focus").
Accrued interest under the August Debenture is payable semi-annually,
computed at the rate of 7% on the unpaid principal balance from the
date of issuance until the date of the interest payment. No payment of
the principal of the August Debenture may be made prior to the maturity
date without the consent of the holder. The August Debenture was
convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of common stock.
On January 19, 2000, February 17, 2000 and March 3, 2000 pursuant to
notice by the holder, Focus, to the Company under the August Debenture,
$300,000, $900,000 and $800,000, respectively, of the principal amount
of the August Debenture was converted into 2,178,155, 6,440,735 and
5,729,967 shares of the common stock, respectively. As of March 3, 2000
the November Debenture was fully converted.
In connection with the issuance of the August Debenture, the Company
issued to Focus one warrant (the "August Warrant") to purchase Common
Stock, such August Warrant entitling the holder to purchase 1,000,000
shares of the Common Stock at any time and from time to time through
August 3, 2004. The exercise price of the August Warrant was $.2461 per
warrant share. The fair value of the August Warrants was estimated to
be $52,592 ($.0526 per warrant share) based upon a financial analysis
of the terms of the warrant using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with
the following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; a risk free
interest rate of 5.75% and an expected holding period of five years.
This amount is being amortized to interest expense in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements.
Based on the terms for conversion associated with the August Debenture,
there was an intrinsic value associated with the beneficial conversion
feature of $687,500. This amount has been recorded as interest expense
in 1999.
In December 1999, in order to finance further research and development,
the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell
$2,000,000 principal amount of the Company's 7% convertible debenture
(the December Debenture) due December 28, 2009 to Endeavour Capital
("Endeavour"). Accrued interest under the December Debenture was
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 6. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (Continued)
payable semi-annually, computed at the rate of 7% on the unpaid
principal balance from the date of issuance until the date of the
interest payment. No payment of the principal of the December Debenture
may be made prior to the maturity date without the consent of the
holder. The December Debenture was convertible, at the option of the
holder, into shares of common stock. During 1999, $1,000,000 of these
debentures was sold. The remaining $1,000,000 was not available until
the shares underlying the first $1,000,000 were registered. Such
registration statement was declared effective in January 2000 and the
remaining $1,000,000 transaction was consummated.
On January 27, 2000, February 22, 2000, February 23, 2000, February 24,
2000, February 29, 2000 and October 25, 2000 pursuant to notice by the
holder, Endeavour, to the Company under the December Debenture,
$150,000, $135,000, $715,000, $785,000, $200,000 and $15,000,
respectively, of the principal amount of the December Debenture was
converted into 1,105,435, 988,913, 5,149,035, 5,622,696, 1,036,674 and
43,960 shares of the common stock, respectively.
In connection with the issuance of the first $1,000,000 of the December
Debenture, the Company issued to Endeavour warrants (the December
Warrants) to purchase Common Stock, such December Warrant entitling the
holder to purchase 100,000 shares of the Common Stock at any time and
from time to time through December 31, 2002. The exercise price of the
December Warrant was $.19 per warrant share. The fair value of the
December Warrants was estimated to be $4,285 ($.0429 per warrant share)
based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrant using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected
volatility of 20%; a risk free interest rate of 6% and an expected
holding period of three years. This amount has been amortized to
interest expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Based on the terms for conversion associated with the first $1,000,000
of the December Debenture, there was an intrinsic value associated with
the beneficial conversion feature of $357,143. This amount has been
recorded as interest expense in 1999.
In connection with the issuance of the second $1,000,000 of the
December Debenture, the Company issued to Endeavour warrants (the
December Warrants) to purchase Common Stock, such December Warrants
entitling the holder to purchase 110,000 shares of the Common Stock at
any time and from time to time through December 31, 2002. The exercise
price of the December Warrant was $.20 per warrant share. The fair
value of the December Warrants was estimated to be $13,600 ($.136 per
warrant share) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the
warrant using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 90%; a risk free interest rate of
6% and an expected holding period of three years. This amount has been
amortized to interest expense in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 6. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (Continued)
Based on the terms for conversion associated with the second $1,000,000
of the December Debenture, there was an intrinsic value associated with
the beneficial conversion feature of $386,909. This amount has been
recorded as interest expense in 2000.
A summary of the outstanding convertible debentures is as follows:
December 31, December 31,
2000 1999
------------- ----------
Unpaid principal balance of November debenture $ -- $1,500,000
Unpaid principal balance of August debenture -- 2,000,000
Unpaid principal balance of December debenture -- 1,000,000
------------- ----------
-- 4,500,000
Less unamortized discount -- 53,371
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Convertible debentures, net $ -- $4,446,629
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OTHER
In January 1999, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, the
Company issued 4,917,276 shares of its common stock for an aggregate
purchase price of $802,500. Such agreement also provided for the
issuance of four warrants to purchase a total of 2,366,788 shares of
common stock at prices ranging from $.204 to $.2448 per share at any
time until December 31, 2003. The fair value of these warrants was
estimated to be $494,138 ($.209 per warrant) based upon a financial
analysis of the terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing
Model with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; a
risk free interest rate of 6% and an expected holding period of five
years. This amount is being amortized to interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. As of September 30,
2000, 441,178 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the
exercise of these warrants for an aggregate exercise price of
approximately $99,000.
On June 23, 1999, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with certain individuals whereby the Company issued 1,851,852
shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000.
These proceeds were received in July 1999. Such agreement also provided
for the issuance of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 925,926 shares
of common stock at any time until June 30, 2004. The fair value of
these warrants was estimated to be $37,000 ($.04 per warrant) based
upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrants using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected
volatility of 20%; a risk free interest rate of 5.75% and an expected
holding period of five years. This amount is being amortized to
interest expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with Harbor View Group and
other various purchasers, dated February 16, 2000, the Company received
$3,000,000 on March 9, 2000 in exchange for 13,636,357 shares of common
stock.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 6. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
OTHER (Continued)
Additionally, in connection with the above described securities
purchase agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 5,454,544 shares of common stock. Fifty percent (50%) of
the warrants are exercisable at $0.275 per share and fifty percent
(50%) of the warrants are exercisable at $0.33 per share, until
February 28, 2005. The fair value of these warrants was estimated to be
$1,582,734 ($0.295 and $0.285 per warrant share) based upon a financial
analysis of the terms of the warrant using the Black-Scholes Pricing
Model with the following assumptions; expected volatility of 90%; a
risk free interest rate of 6% and an expected holding period of five
years. This amount is being amortized to interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. As of December 31,
2000, 181,818 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the
exercise of these warrants for an aggregate exercise price of
approximately $55,000.
On November 8, 2000, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with Harbor View Group, Inc. and various other purchasers,
whereby the Company authorized the issuance and sale of up to
50,000,000 shares of common stock in a private offering transaction at
a purchase price of $.40 per share. As of December 31, 2000, 13,265,000
shares were issued for a purchase price of $5,306,000.
Such agreement also provided for the issuance of warrants to purchase
an aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of common stock, half at an exercise
price of $.48 and half at an exercise price of $.56. As of December 31,
2000, 7,959,000 warrants had been issued (3,979,500 at $.48 and
3,979,500 at $.56) exercisable at any time until November 8, 2005. The
fair value of these warrants was estimated to be $1,763,680 ($.222 per
warrant) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrants
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 80%; a risk free interest rate of 6% and an
expected holding period of five years. This amount is being amortized
to interest expense in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements. The Company paid a fee of $265,300 relative to this
agreement, which has been charged to interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.
On November 16, 2000, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with Roseworth Group, Ltd., whereby the Company agreed to
sell 4,960,317 shares of its common stock at a price of $.3024 per
share for an aggregate purchase price of $1,500,000. The Company
received such proceeds in November 2000.
PRIVATE EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT
On February 9, 2001, the Company entered into an equity line of credit
agreement with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, an institutional investor,
to sell up to $50,000,000 of the Company's common stock. Under such
agreement, the Company may exercise "put options" to sell shares for
certain prices based on certain average trading prices. Upon signing
this agreement, the Company issued to its placement agent, May Davis
Group, Inc., and certain
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 6. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT (Continued)
investors, Class A warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,000,000
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share,
exercisable in part or whole until February 9, 2006, and Class B
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of common stock
at an exercise price equal to the greater of $1.00 or 110% of the bid
price on the applicable advance date. Such Class B warrants are
exercisable pro rata with respect to the number of warrant shares as
determined by the fraction of the advance payable on that date as the
numerator and $20,000,000 as the denominator multiplied by 5,000,000
until sixty months from the date of issuance.
NOTE 7. NOTE PAYABLE
During 1999, the Company entered into an installment purchase agreement
for equipment totaling $123,600. The agreement is collateralized by the
equipment and calls for monthly installments of $2,476 at 12% per annum
for 60 months, commencing in March 1999 and expiring in February 2004.
The aggregate maturities of the installment purchase agreement are as
follows:
Year ending December 31:
2001 $21,517
2002 24,246
2003 27,521
2004 4,679
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77,963
Less current portion 21,517
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Note payable - long-term portion $56,446
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NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
GENERAL
POTENTIAL CLAIM FOR ROYALTIES
The Company may be subject to claims from certain third parties for
royalties due on sale of Product R. The Company has not as yet received
any notice of claim from such parties.
PRODUCT LIABILITY
The Company is unaware of any claims or threatened claims since Product
R was initially marketed in the 1940's; however, one study noted
adverse reactions from highly concentrated doses in guinea pigs.
Therefore, the Company could be subjected to claims for adverse
reactions resulting from the use of Product R. In the event any claims
for substantial amounts
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
GENERAL (Continued)
PRODUCT LIABILITY (Continued)
were successful, they could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition and on the marketability of Product R. As
of the date hereof, the Company does not have product liability
insurance for Product R. There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to secure such insurance in adequate amounts or at
reasonable premiums if it determined to do so. Should the Company be
unable to secure such product liability insurance, the risk of loss to
the Company in the event of claims would be greatly increased and could
have a material adverse effect on the Company.
LACK OF PATENT PROTECTION
The Company has three issued patents and two allowed patents for the
use of Product R. The Company currently has 15 patent applications
pending with the U.S. Patent Office and 17 foreign patent applications.
The Company can give no assurance that other companies, having greater
economic resources, will not be successful in developing a similar
product. There can be no assurance that such patents, if obtained, will
be enforceable.
TESTING AGREEMENTS
PLATA PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
On March 20, 1992, the Company entered into an agreement with Plata
Partners Limited Partnership ("Plata") pursuant to which Plata agreed
to perform a demonstration in the Dominican Republic in accordance with
a certain agreed upon protocol (the "Protocol") to assess the efficacy
of a treatment using Product R incorporated in the Protocol against
AIDS (the "Plata Agreement"). Plata covered all costs and expenses
associated with the demonstration.
Pursuant to the Plata Agreement, the Company authorized the issuance to
Plata of 5,000,000 shares of common stock and options to purchase an
additional 5,000,000 shares at $.08 per share through July 9, 1994 (the
"Plata Options") and 5,000,000 shares at $.10 per share through July 9,
1994 (the "Additional Plata Options"). Pursuant to several amendments,
the Plata Options and the Additional Plata Options were exercisable
through June 30, 2000 at an exercise price of $.15 and $.17,
respectively. The fair value of these options was estimated to be
$32,925 ($.0348 per option share) based upon a financial analysis of
the terms of the options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the
following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; risk free interest
rate of 6%. This amount has been charged to compensation expense at
December 31, 1999 as it related to services previously provided.
Through December 31, 2000, the Company has received approximately
$1,422,000 pursuant to the issuance of approximately 9.8 million shares
in connection with the exercise of the Plata Options and the Additional
Plata Options.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
TESTING AGREEMENTS (Continued)
ARGENTINE AGREEMENT
In April 1996, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Argentine
Agreement") with DCT SRL, an Argentine corporation unaffiliated with
the Company ("DCT") pursuant to which DCT was to cause a clinical trial
to be conducted in two separate hospitals located in Buenos Aires,
Argentina (the "Clinical Trials"). Pursuant to the Argentine Agreement,
the Clinical Trials were to be conducted pursuant to a protocol
developed by Juan Carlos Flichman, M.D. and the purpose of the Clinical
Trials was to assess the efficacy of the Company's drug Product R on
the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The protocol calls for, among other
things, a study to be performed with clinical and laboratory follow-up
on 12 male and female human patients between the ages of 18 and 50.
Pursuant to the Argentine Agreement, the Company delivered $34,000 to
DCT to cover out-of-pocket expenses associated with the Clinical
Trials. The Argentine Agreement further provides that at the conclusion
of the Clinical Trials, DCT shall cause Dr. Flichman to prepare and
deliver a written report to the Company regarding the methodology and
results of the Clinical Trials (the "Written Report"). In September
1996, Dr. Flichman delivered the Written Report to the Company. Upon
delivery of the Written Report to the Company, the Company delivered to
the principals of DCT options to acquire 2,000,000 shares of the
Company's common stock for a period of one year from the date of the
delivery of the Written Report, at a purchase price of $.20 per share.
Pursuant to several amendments, the DCT options were exercisable
through June 30, 2000 at an exercise price of $.21 per share. The fair
value of these options was estimated to be $1,788 ($.0012 per option
share) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the options
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 20%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount
has been charged to compensation expense at December 31, 1999 as it
related to services previously provided. Effective July 1, 2000, these
options were extended to December 31, 2000 at an exercise price of $.22
per share. As a result of the modification of the option terms, the
fair value of these options was estimated to be $166,860 ($.2273 per
option share) based on a financial analysis of the terms of the options
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 50%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount
has been charged to expense related to modification of existing option
terms during the year ended December 31, 2000. Effective December 31,
2000, these options were extended to December 31, 2001 at an exercise
price of $.24 per share. As a result of the modification of the option
terms, the fair value of these options was estimated to be $108,429
($.1457 per option share) based on a financial analysis of the terms of
the options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; risk free interest rate of 6%.
This amount has been charged to expense related to modification of
existing option terms during the year ended December 31, 2000. As of
December 31, 2000, 1,256,000 shares of common stock were issued
pursuant to the exercise of these options for an aggregate exercise
price of approximately $261,500.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
TESTING AGREEMENTS (Continued)
ARGENTINE AGREEMENT (Continued)
In June 1994, DCT SRL and the Company entered into an exclusive
distribution agreement whereby the Company granted to DCT, subject to
certain conditions, the exclusive right to market and sell Product R in
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile (the "DCT
Exclusive Distribution Agreement").
In April 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with DCT (the
HIV-HPV Agreement") whereby the Company agreed to provide to DCT or its
assignees, up to $600,000 to cover the costs of a double blind placebo
controlled study in approximately 150 patients to assess the efficacy
of Product R for the treatment of persons diagnosed with the HIV virus
(AIDS) and HPV (the "HIV-HPV Study"). Subsequently, the Company has
agreed to advance additional funds towards such study. In connection
with the HIV-HPV Agreement, the Company advanced approximately
$665,000, which was accounted for as research and development expense.
The amounts have been used to cover expenses associated with clinical
activities of the HIV-HPV Study. The HIV-HPV Agreement provides that
(i) in the event the data from the HIV-HPV Study is used in connection
with Product R being approved for commercial sale anywhere within the
territory granted under the DCT Exclusive Distribution Agreement or
(ii) DCT receives financing to cover the costs of the HIV-HPV Study,
then DCT is obligated to reimburse the Company for all amounts expended
in connection with the HIV-HPV Study.
In October 1997, the Company entered into two agreements with DCT,
whereby the Company agreed to provide DCT or its assignees, up to
$220,000 and $341,000 to cover the costs of double blind placebo
controlled studies in approximately 360 and 240 patients, respectively,
to assess the efficacy of the topical application of Product R for the
treatment of persons diagnosed with Herpes Labialis/Genital Infections
(the "Herpes Study") and HPV (the "HPV Topical Study").
In connection with the Herpes Study and the HPV Topical Study
(collectively, the "Studies"), the Company advanced approximately
$58,000 and $132,000, respectively. Such expenses were accounted for as
research and development expense. The amounts expended have been used
to cover expenses associated with pre-clinical activities. Neither the
Herpes Study nor the HPV Topical Study has commenced. Both Agreements
with DCT provide that (i) in the event the data from the Studies are
used in connection with Product R being approved for commercial sale
anywhere within the territory granted under the DCT Exclusive
Distribution Agreement or (ii), DCT receives financing to cover the
costs of the Studies, then DCT is obligated to reimburse the Company
for all amounts expended in connection with the Studies.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
TESTING AGREEMENTS (Continued)
ARGENTINE AGREEMENT (Continued)
In February 1998, the Company entered into an agreement with DCT (the
"Concurrent Agreement") whereby the Company agreed to provide DCT or
its assignees, up to $413,000 to cover the costs of a study in 65
patients to compare the results of treatment of patients with AIDS
taking a three drug cocktail and Product R with those taking a three
drug cocktail and a placebo. As of December 31, 2000, the Company
advanced approximately $50,000 for such study, which has been accounted
for as research and development expense.
In May 1998, the Company entered into an agreement with DCT (the
"Rheumatoid Arthritis Agreement") whereby the Company agreed to provide
DCT or its assignees, up to $95,000 to cover the costs of a controlled
study in 30 patients to determine the efficacy of Product R for the
treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in humans. In connection with this
study, the Company advanced approximately $95,000, which has been
accounted for as research and development expense.
In July 1998, the Company authorized expenditures of up to $90,000 to
study the effects of Product R in inhibiting the mutation of the AIDS
virus. As of December 31, 2000, the Company advanced approximately
$70,000 for such study, which has been accounted for as research and
development expense.
As of December 31, 2000, the Company advanced approximately $442,000
for expenses in connection with the drug approval process in Argentina.
BARBADOS STUDY
A double blind study assessing the efficacy of the Company's drug
Product R in 43 human patients diagnosed with HIV (AIDS) has been
conducted at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados (the
"Barbados Study"). As of December 31, 2000, the Company expended
approximately $390,000 to cover the costs of the Barbados Study.
In July 1998, the Company authorized expenditures of up to $45,000 to
study the effects of Product R in inhibiting the mutation of the AIDS
virus. As of December 31, 2000, the Company advanced approximately
$15,000 for such study, which has been accounted for as research and
development expense.
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
HIRSCHMAN AGREEMENT
In May 1995, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with
Shalom Hirschman, M.D., Professor of Medicine of Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine, New York, New York and Director of Mt. Sinai's Division of
Infectious Diseases, whereby Dr. Hirschman was to
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
HIRSCHMAN AGREEMENT (Continued)
provide consulting services to the Company through May 1997. The
consulting services included the development and location of
pharmacological and biotechnology companies and assisting the Company
in seeking joint ventures with and financing of companies in such
industries. In connection with the consulting agreement, the Company
issued to Dr. Hirschman 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock
and the option to acquire 5,000,000 shares of the Company's common
stock for a period of three years as per the vesting schedule as
referred to in the agreement, at a purchase price of $.18 per share. As
of December 31, 2000, 900,000 shares have been issued upon exercise of
these options for cash consideration of $162,000 under this Agreement.
In March 1996, the Company entered into an addendum to the consulting
agreement with Dr. Hirschman whereby Dr. Hirschman agreed to provide
consulting services to the Company through May 2000 (the "Addendum").
Pursuant to the Addendum, the Company granted to Dr. Hirschman and his
designees options to purchase an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of the
Company's common stock for a three year period pursuant to the
following schedule: (i) options to purchase 5,000,000 shares
exercisable at any time and from time to time commencing March 24, 1996
and ending February 17, 2008 at an exercise price of $.19 per share, of
which options to acquire 500,000 shares (exercisable until March 23,
2001) were assigned by Dr. Hirschman to Richard Rubin, consultant to
Dr. Hirschman; (ii) options to purchase 5,000,000 shares exercisable at
any time and from time to time commencing March 24, 1997 and ending
February 17, 2008 at an exercise price of $.27 per share, of which
options to acquire 500,000 shares (exercisable until March 23, 2001)
were assigned by Dr. Hirschman to Richard Rubin, consultant to Dr.
Hirschman; and (iii) options to purchase 5,000,000 shares exercisable
at any time and from time to time commencing March 24, 1998 and ending
February 17, 2008 at an exercise price of $.36 per share, of which
options to acquire 500,000 shares (exercisable until March 23, 2001)
were assigned by Dr. Hirschman to Richard Rubin, consultant to Dr.
Hirschman. In addition, the Company has agreed to cause the shares
underlying these options to be registered so long as there is no cost
to the Company. As of December 31, 2000, 916,000 shares of common stock
were issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options by Richard Rubin.
Mr. Rubin has, from time to time in the past, advised the Company on
matters unrelated to his consultation with Dr. Hirschman.
In March 2000, Mr. Rubin transferred 75,000 of his $0.27 options and
75,000 of his $0.36 options to Elliot Bauer, an individual who also
received and exercised shares and options as a result of the "Cohen
Agreements".
In November 1997, Dr. Hirschman assigned to Henry Kamioner, a
consultant to Dr. Hirschman, options to acquire 1,500,000 shares
(500,000 at $.19, 500,000 at $.27, and 500,000 at $.36), which are
exercisable until March 23, 2001.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
HIRSCHMAN AGREEMENT (Continued)
In May 2000, the Company and Dr. Hirschman entered into a second
amended and restated employment agreement (the "Agreement") which
supersedes in its entirety the July 1988 Employment Agreement. Pursuant
to this Agreement, Dr. Hirschman was employed to serve as Chief
Executive Officer and President of the Company until December 31, 2002.
The Agreement further provides that Bernard Friedland and William
Bregman will vote all shares owned or voted by them in favor of Dr.
Hirschman as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The
Agreement provides for Dr. Hirschman to receive an annual base salary
of $361,000 (effective January 1, 2000), use of an automobile, major
medical, disability, dental and term life insurance benefits for the
term of his employment. The Agreement also provides for previously
issued options to acquire 23,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.27
per option share to be immediately vested as of the date of this
agreement and are exercisable until February 17, 2008.
The fair value of these options was estimated to be $5,328,441 ($0.2317
per option share) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the
options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; a risk free interest rate of
6% and an expected life of 32 months. The Company is recognizing the
$5,328,441 fair value of the options as compensation costs on a
pro-forma basis over the 32 month service period (the term of the
employment agreement).
GALLANTAR AGREEMENT
On October 1, 1999, the Company entered into an employment agreement
with Alan Gallantar whereby Mr. Gallantar has agreed to serve as the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company for a period of three years,
subject to earlier termination by either party, either for cause as
defined in and in accordance with the provisions of the agreement,
without cause or upon the occurrence of certain events. Such agreement
provides for Mr. Gallantar to receive a base salary of $175,000,
$200,000 and $225,000 annually for each of the three years of the term
of the agreement as well as various performance based bonuses ranging
from 10% to 50% of the base salary and various other benefits.
Additionally, in connection with such agreement, the Company granted
Mr. Gallantar options to purchase an aggregate of 4,547,880 shares of
the Company's common stock. Such options have a term of ten years and
have an exercise price of $.24255 per share. 1,515,960 options vest on
each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of this
employment agreement. The fair value of these options was estimated to
be $376,126 ($.0827 per option share) based upon a financial analysis
of the terms of the options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with
the following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; a risk free
interest rate of 6% and an expected life of ten years. The Company is
recognizing the $376,126 fair value of the options as compensation
costs on a pro-forma basis over the three year service period (the term
of the employment agreement). A performance bonus for Mr. Gallantar's
first year in the amount of $25,000 has been charged to expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
OTHER EMPLOYEES
On January 3 and December 29, 2000, the Company issued to certain other
employees stock options to acquire an aggregate of 430,000 and 716,000
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.21 and $.33 per share,
respectively. These options expire on January 2, 2010 and December 29,
2010, respectively, and vest in 20% increments at the end of each year
for five years.
The fair value of the these options was estimated to be $42,342 ($.1721
per option share) and $117,893 ($.2788 per option share), respectively,
based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the options using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected
volatility of 80%; a risk free interest rate of 6%; an expected life of
ten years; and a termination rate of 10%. The Company will recognize
the fair value of the options as compensation costs on a pro-forma
basis over a one year service period (the term of the employment
agreements).
Financial reporting of the Hirschman, Gallantar and other employee
options has been prepared pursuant to the Company's policy of following
APB No. 25, and related interpretations, in accounting for its employee
stock options. Accordingly, the following pro forma financial
information is presented to reflect amortization of the fair value of
the options.
AS REPORTED PRO FORMA AS
DECEMBER 31, 2000 ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTED
----------------- -------------- --------------
Net loss $ (9,354,664) $ (1,799,827) $ (11,154,491)
============== ============== ==============
Net loss per share $ (0.03) $ (0.00) $ (0.03)
============== ============== ==============
AS REPORTED PRO FORMA AS
DECEMBER 31, 1999 ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTED
----------------- -------------- --------------
Net loss $ (6,174,262) $ (31,344) $ (6,205,606)
============== ============== ==============
Net loss per share $ (0.02) $ (0.00) $ (0.02)
============== ============== ==============
There were no other options outstanding that would require pro forma
presentation.
COHEN AGREEMENTS
In September 1992, the Company entered into a one year consulting
agreement with Leonard Cohen (the "September 1992 Cohen Agreement").
The September 1992 Cohen Agreement required that Mr. Cohen provide
certain consulting services to the Company in exchange for the
Company's issuing to Mr. Cohen 1,000,000 shares of common stock (the
"September
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
COHEN AGREEMENTS (Continued)
1992 Cohen Shares"), 500,000 of which were issuable upon execution of
the September 1992 Cohen Agreement and the remaining 500,000 shares of
which were issuable upon Mr. Cohen completing 50 hours of consulting
service to the Company. The Company issued the first 500,000 shares to
Mr. Cohen in October 1992 and the remaining 500,000 shares to Mr. Cohen
in February 1993. Further pursuant to the September 1992 Cohen
Agreement, the Company granted to Mr. Cohen the option to acquire, at
any time and from time to time through September 10, 1993 (which date
has been extended through June 30, 2000), the option to acquire
3,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of
$.09 per share (which exercise price has been increased to $.16 per
share) (the "September 1992 Cohen Options"). The fair value of these
options was estimated to be $59,030 ($.0347 per option share) based
upon a financial analysis of the terms of the options using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected
volatility of 20%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount has been
charged to compensation expense at December 31, 1999 as it related to
services previously provided. Effective July 1, 2000, these options
were extended to December 31, 2000 at an exercise price of $.17 per
share. As a result of the modification of the option terms, the fair
value of these options was estimated to be $55,023 ($.2751 per option
share) based on a financial analysis of the terms of the options using
the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 50%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount
has been charged to compensation expense related to modification of
existing option terms during the year ended December 31, 2000.
Effective December 31, 2000, these options were extended to December
31, 2001 at an exercise price of $.19 per share. As a result of the
modification of the option terms, the fair value of these options was
estimated to be $17,311 ($.1731 per option share) based on a financial
analysis of the terms of the options using the Black-Scholes Pricing
Model with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; risk
free interest rate of 6%. This amount has been charged to compensation
expense related to modification of existing option terms during the
year ended December 31, 2000. As of December 31, 2000, 2,900,000 of the
September 1992 Cohen Options have been exercised for cash consideration
of $403,000.
In February 1993, the Company entered into a second consulting
agreement with Mr. Cohen (the "February 1993 Cohen Agreement") for a
three year term commencing on March 1, 1993. The February 1993 Cohen
Agreement provides that Mr. Cohen provide financing business consulting
services concerning the operations of the business of the Company and
possible strategic transactions in exchange for the Company issuing to
Mr. Cohen 3,500,000 shares of common stock (the "February 1993 Cohen
Shares"), 1,500,000 shares of which Mr. Cohen has informed the Company
he has assigned to certain other persons not affiliated with the
Company or any of its officers or directors.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
COHEN AGREEMENTS (Continued)
In July 1994, in consideration for services related to the
introduction, negotiation and execution of a distribution agreement,
the Company issued: (i) to Mr. Cohen, an additional 2,500,000 shares
(the "April 1994 Cohen Shares") and (ii) to each of Elliot Bauer and
Lee Rizzuto, 625,000 shares (the "Bauer and Rizzuto Shares") as well as
options to acquire an additional 5,000,000 shares each at $.10 per
share exercisable through May 1, 1996 (the "Bauer and Rizzuto
Options"). Through December 31, 1999, 2,855,000 shares were issued
pursuant to the exercise of the Bauer and Rizzuto Options for an
aggregate exercise price of $285,500. Mr. Rizzuto sold all of his
shares and all shares underlying his options. Pursuant to several
amendments, the remaining Bauer options were exercisable through June
30, 2000 at an option price of $.14. The fair value of these options
was estimated to be $116,101 ($.0541 per option share) based upon a
financial analysis of the terms of the options using the Black-Scholes
Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected volatility of
20%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount has been charged to
compensation expense at December 31, 1999 as it related to services
previously provided. Effective July 1, 2000, these options were
extended to December 31, 2000 at an exercise price of $.16 per share.
As a result of the modification of the option terms, the fair value of
these options was estimated to be $953,885 ($.2848 per option share)
based on a financial analysis of the terms of the options using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected
volatility of 50%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount has been
charged to expense related to modification of existing option terms
during the year ended December 31, 2000. Effective December 31, 2000,
these options were extended to December 31, 2001 at an exercise price
of $.18 per share. As a result of the modification of the option terms,
the fair value of these options was estimated to be $600,419 ($.1793
per option share) based on a financial analysis of the terms of the
options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; risk free interest rate of 6%.
This amount has been charged to compensation expense related to
modification of existing option terms during the year ended December
31, 2000. Through December 31, 2000, 6,650,500 shares were issued
pursuant to the exercise of the Bauer and Rizzuto Options for an
aggregate exercise price of $696,050. Mr. Rizzuto sold all of his
shares and all shares underlying his options.
GLOBOMAX AGREEMENT
On January 18, 1999, the Company entered into a consulting agreement
with Globomax LLC to provide services at hourly rates established by
the contract to the Company's Investigational New Drug application
submission and to perform all work that is necessary to obtain FDA
approval. The contract was extended by mutual consent of both parties.
The Company has incurred approximately $1,450,000 in services to
GloboMax through December 31, 2000.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
HARBOR VIEW AGREEMENT
On February 7, 2000, the Company entered into a consulting agreement
with Harbor View Group, Inc. for past and future consulting services
related to corporate structures, financial transactions, financial
public relations and other matters through December 31, 2000.
In connection with this agreement, the Company issued warrants to
purchase 1,750,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.21 per share and
warrants to purchase 1,750,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.26 per
share until February 28, 2005. The fair value of the warrants was
estimated to be $200,249 ($.057 per warrant) based upon a financial
analysis of the terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing
Model with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 90%; a
risk free interest rate of 6% and an expected holding period of eleven
months (the term of the consulting agreement). This amount has been
amortized to consulting expense during the year ended December 31,
2000.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
The Company currently is a party to separate agreements with five
different entities (the "Entities"), whereby the Company has granted
exclusive rights to distribute Product R in the countries of China,
Japan, Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay,
Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Channel Islands, The Isle of Man, British West
Indies, Jamaica, Haiti, Bermuda, Belize and Saudi Arabia. Pursuant to
these agreements, distributors are obligated to cause Product R to be
approved for commercial sale in such countries and, upon such approval,
to purchase from the Company certain minimum quantities of Product R to
maintain the exclusive distribution rights. Leonard Cohen, a former
consultant to the Company, has informed the Company that he is an
affiliate of two of these entities. To date, the Company has recorded
revenue classified as other income for the sale of territorial rights
under the distribution agreements. The Company has made no sales under
the distribution agreements other than for testing purposes.
CONSTRUCTION COMMITMENT
In November 1999, the Company entered into an agreement with an
unaffiliated third party to construct leasehold improvements at an
approximate cost of $380,000 for research and development purposes at
the Company's Yonkers, New York facilities, of which $300,000 has been
incurred as of December 31, 2000. In October 2000, the Company entered
into an another agreement with the unaffiliated third party to
construct additional leasehold improvements at an approximate cost of
$325,000 for research and development purposes at the Company's
Yonkers, New York facilities, of which $114,000 has been incurred as of
December 31, 2000.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
LITIGATION
In June 2000, the Company filed an action and complaint in the Supreme
Court of New York, Westchester County, against Commonwealth
Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Immune Modulation Maximum Corp. ("IMMC") and
Charles E. Miller (collectively, the "Defendants") alleging a breach by
Commonwealth of an exclusive distribution agreement between the Company
and Commonwealth, misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential
information, conversion and conspiracy to convert the Company's
property interests in Reticulose (Product R). The agreement, which the
Company alleges in its complaint is currently in force and effect,
provides that: (i) all laboratory or clinical studies initiated by
Commonwealth for which Reticulose is provided for free must first be
approved by the Company; (ii) the results of all studies, all research
data and documentation and any research publications resulting from
studies initiated by Commonwealth or any of its agents will belong to
the Company and will be made use of at the Company's discretion; and
(iii) such studies are only permitted as part of such agreement. In its
complaint, the Company alleged that Defendant Miller filed and obtained
a U.S. patent entitled "Composition Containing Peptides and Nucleic
Acids and Methods of Making Same" based on a study conducted by a third
party using Reticulose obtained free of charge from the Company, and
that such patent was assigned to Defendant IMMC, a company controlled
by Defendant Miller, in violation of the exclusive distribution
agreement.
In its complaint, the Company seeks relief in the form of (i)
assignment of the patent to the Company; (ii) adjudgment that
Defendants breached, misappropriated, converted and conspired to
convert the Company's property rights; (iii) damages, profits realized
and interest thereon; and (iv) attorneys' fees, costs and expenses. In
response, on August 3, 2000, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the
Complaint alleging lack of personal jurisdiction or, in the
alternative, that the agreement underlying the Company's claim is
legally inoperative.
In August 2000, the Defendants other than Miller, filed a suit against
the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan which alleges that IMMC, and not the Company, is
the owner of the exclusive/broad rights in Reticulose, and seeks, among
other things, (i) a declaratory judgment that Defendant IMMC is the
exclusive owner of the broad/exclusive rights to Reticulose and the
subject patent; (ii) an injunction against the Company from further
attempts to use, market or assert any claims of ownership over any
broad/exclusive rights in Reticulose, or the use, publication or
disclosure of information regarding Reticulose; (iii) return of such
information to the Defendants; (iv) that the Company assign any
Reticulose-related trademarks to IMMC; and (v) that the Company pay
Defendants damages, profits, costs and attorneys' fees. The Company was
served with the Complaint on August 8, 2000.
In January 2001, the Company and Commonwealth, et al., agreed to
dismiss the case in New York without prejudice. All disputes between
the parties are now handled by the District Court of Michigan. At this
point, we have answered the complaint against us in the Federal Court
and have entered a number of counterclaims which are in substance the
same as our claims in the New York case.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
LITIGATION (Continued)
The Company believes that the allegations contained in the Defendant's
complaint are without merit and the Company intends to vigorously
defend itself against all allegations contained therein.
GENERAL
CAPITAL LEASES
During 1998, the Company entered into a purchase lease agreement for
equipment totaling $222,318. The lease calls for monthly payments of
$4,529 for 60 months commencing on September 1998 and expiring on July
2003. During 1999, the Company entered into a purchase lease agreement
for equipment totaling $38,645. The lease calls for monthly payments of
$965 for 48 months commencing in August 1999 and expiring in July 2003.
Additionally, during 2000, the Company entered into a purchase lease
agreement for equipment totaling $13,197. The lease calls for monthly
payments of $447 for 36 months commencing in January 2001 and expiring
in December 2003.
Future minimum capital lease payments and the net present value of the
future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2000 are as follows:
Year ending December 31:
2001 $ 71,292
2002 71,292
2003 43,822
--------
Total minimum lease payments 186,406
Less amount representing interest 21,150
--------
Net present value of future minimum lease payments 165,256
Less current maturities 58,689
--------
$106,567
========
OPERATING LEASES
Management executed a non-cancelable lease for new office space in
Florida on January 1, 1996, expiring on December 31, 1999 at
approximately $17,000 annually. The Company has three options to renew
for an additional one year per option. Management has exercised its
second option for the year 2001.
On December 30, 1998, the Company executed an amendment to its existing
lease dated April 1997 for the laboratory facilities in Yonkers, New
York. The lease on the additional space is effective May 1, 1999. The
new lease adds 10,550 square feet (for a total of 16,650 square feet)
and extends its term until April 2005. Annual rent on the original
lease is approximately $85,000. Rent for the additional facilities is
approximately $175,000. Total rental commitment for the laboratory
facilities will be $260,000 until May 1, 2002 at which time it will
increase to approximately $290,000.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
GENERAL (Continued)
OPERATING LEASES (Continued)
The Company leased an automobile in November 1999 for 36 months at $711
per month expiring in November 2002.
Total lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and
1998 amounted to $296,064, $191,974 and $121,477, respectively.
Future minimum lease commitments as of December 31, 2000 are as
follows:
Year ending December 31:
2001 $ 269,000
2002 288,000
2003 290,000
2004 290,000
2005 290,000
----------
Total $1,427,000
==========
NOTE 9. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
During 1999, the Company issued 7,049,128 shares of common stock for an
aggregate consideration of $1,369,500. The amounts were comprised of
the issuance of 6,769,128 shares of common stock for cash of $1,302,500
and issuance of 280,000 shares of common stock in exchange for
consulting services for consideration of $67,000.
During 2000, the Company issued 76,742,583 shares of common stock for
an aggregate consideration of $16,564,500. The amounts were comprised
of the issuance of 31,861,674 shares of common stock for cash of
$9,806,000, issuance of 5,158,500 shares common stock pursuant to the
exercise of options for $982,000, issuance of 1,186,593 shares of
common stock pursuant to the exercise of warrants for $154,000,
issuance of common stock upon conversion of debt of 38,435,816 shares
for $5,576,000 and issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for services for $46,500.
NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME
TAXES. SFAS No. 109 is an asset and liability approach for computing
deferred income taxes.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES (Continued)
As of December 31, 2000 and 1999, the Company had net operating loss
carryforwards for Federal income tax reporting purposes amounting to
approximately $21,100,000 and $14,600,000, which expire in varying
amounts to 2020.
The Company presently has temporary differences between financial
reporting and income tax reporting relating to interest expense on the
beneficial conversion feature of the convertible debt, depreciation and
patent costs.
The components of the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2000 and
1999 were as follows:
2000 1999
---------- ----------
Benefit of net operating loss carryforwards $7,174,000 $4,850,000
Less valuation allowance 7,174,000 4,850,000
---------- ----------
Net deferred tax asset $ -- $ --
========== ==========
As of December 31, 2000 and 1999, sufficient uncertainty exists
regarding the realizability of these operating loss carryforwards and,
accordingly, a 100% valuation allowance has been established regarding
these deferred tax assets.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
CONDENSED
FROM
AUDITED
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2001 2000
------------- ------------
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,274,342 $ 5,962,633
Inventory 19,729 19,729
Other current assets 118,223 34,804
------------- ------------
Total current assets 1,412,294 6,017,166
Property and Equipment, Net 2,619,005 1,944,199
Other Assets 865,473 847,349
------------- ------------
Total assets $ 4,896,772 $ 8,808,714
============= ============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 1,072,444 $ 902,961
Current portion of capital lease obligation 61,380 58,690
Current portion of note payable 22,840 21,517
------------- ------------
Total current liabilities 1,156,664 983,168
------------- ------------
Long-Term Liabilities:
Capital lease obligation 75,189 106,567
Note payable 44,685 56,446
------------- ------------
Total long-term liabilities 119,874 163,013
------------- ------------
Commitments, Contingencies and Subsequent Events -- --
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock; 1,000,000,000 shares of $.00001 par value
authorized, 380,437,118 and 380,214,618
shares issued and outstanding 3,806 3,802
Additional paid-in capital 41,453,459 39,969,373
Deficit accumulated during the development stage (34,020,599) (29,079,902)
Discount on warrants (3,816,432) (3,230,740)
------------- ------------
Total stockholders' equity 3,620,234 7,662,533
------------- ------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 4,896,772 $ 8,808,714
============= ============
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
INCEPTION
(FEBRUARY 20,
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED 1984) TO
JUNE 30, JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------
2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Revenues $ 9,118 $ 1,933 $ 11,483 $ 4,961 $ 225,774
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Costs and Expenses:
Research and development 903,764 588,027 2,142,872 1,283,102 10,867,827
General and administrative 956,315 610,402 1,840,145 1,365,825 13,607,995
Compensation expense -- -- 357,975 -- 2,470,046
Depreciation 103,818 76,209 229,092 143,969 1,137,707
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
1,963,897 1,274,638 4,570,084 2,792,896 28,083,575
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Loss from Operations (1,954,779) (1,272,705) (4,558,601) (2,787,935) (27,857,801)
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income 28,324 49,628 96,955 74,591 861,073
Other income -- -- -- -- 120,093
Interest expense (272,495) (113,351) (479,051) (677,504) (7,143,964)
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
(244,171) (63,723) (382,096) (602,913) (6,162,798)
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Net Loss $ (2,198,950) $ (1,336,428) $ (4,940,697) $ (3,390,848) $(34,020,599)
============= ============= ============= ============= ============
Net Loss Per Share of Common
Stock - Basic and Diluted $ (0.01) $ (0.00) $ (0.01) $ (0.01)
============= ============= ============= =============
Weighted Average Number of
Common Shares Outstanding 375,730,988 328,713,278 375,730,988 328,713,278
============= ============= ============= =============
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
----------------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE
PER PAID-IN DEVELOPMENT
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL STAGE
----- ------ ------ ---------- ------------
Balance, inception (February 20, 1984) as previously reported -- $ 1,000 $ -- $ (1,000)
Adjustment for pooling of interests -- (1,000) 1,000 --
----------- ------- --------- ---------
Balance, inception, as restated -- -- 1,000 (1,000)
Net loss, period ended December 31, 1984 -- -- -- (17,809)
----------- ------- --------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 1984 -- -- 1,000 (18,809)
Issuance of common stock for cash $ 0.00 113,846,154 1,138 170 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1985 -- -- -- (25,459)
----------- ------- --------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 1985 113,846,154 1,138 1,170 (44,268)
Issuance of common stock - public offering 0.01 40,000,000 400 399,600 --
Issuance of underwriter's warrants -- -- 100 --
Expenses of public offering -- -- (117,923) --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "A" warrants 0.03 819,860 9 24,587 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1986 -- -- -- (159,674)
----------- ------- --------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 1986 154,666,014 1,547 307,534 (203,942)
----------- ------- --------- ---------
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
---------------------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE
PER PAID-IN DEVELOPMENT
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL STAGE
----- ------ ------ ---------- ------------
Balance, December 31, 1986 154,666,014 $ 1,547 $ 307,534 $ (203,942)
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "A" warrants $0.03 38,622,61 386 1,158,321 --
Expenses of stock issuance -- -- (11,357) --
Acquisition of subsidiary for cash -- -- (46,000) --
Cancellation of debt due to stockholders -- -- 86,565 --
Net loss, period ended December 31, 1987 -- -- -- (258,663)
----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1987 193,288,632 1,933 1,495,063 (462,605)
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1988 -- -- -- (199,690)
----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1988 193,288,632 1,933 1,495,063 (662,295)
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1989 -- -- -- (270,753)
----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1989 193,288,632 1,933 1,495,063 (933,048)
Issuance of common stock, expiration of redemption
offer on "B" warrants 0.05 6,729,850 67 336,475 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "B" warrants 0.05 268,500 3 13,422 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "C" warrants 0.08 12,900 -- 1,032 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1990 -- -- -- (267,867)
----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1990 200,299,882 2,003 1,845,992 (1,200,915)
----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
---------------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE
PER PAID-IN DEVELOPMENT
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL STAGE
----- ------ ------ ---------- ------------
Balance, December 31, 1990 200,299,882 $2,003 $1,845,992 $(1,200,915)
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "B" warrants $ 0.05 11,400 -- 420 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "C" warrants 0.08 2,500 -- 200 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of underwriters warrants 0.01 3,760,000 38 45,083 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1991 -- -- -- (249,871)
----------- ------ ---------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1991 204,073,782 2,041 1,891,695 (1,450,786)
Issuance of common stock, for testing 0.04 10,000,000 100 404,900 --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services 0.06 500,000 5 27,495 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "B" warrants 0.05 7,458,989 75 372,875 --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of "C" warrants 0.08 5,244,220 52 419,487 --
Expenses of stock issuance (7,792)
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1992 -- -- -- (839,981)
----------- ------ ---------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1992 227,276,991 2,273 3,108,660 (2,290,767)
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services 0.06 500,000 5 27,495 --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services 0.03 3,500,000 35 104,965 --
Issuance of common stock, for testing 0.04 5,000,000 50 174,950 --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1993 -- -- -- (563,309)
----------- ------ ---------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1993 236,276,991 2,363 3,416,070 (2,854,076)
----------- ------ ---------- -----------
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
---------------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE DEFERRED
PER PAID-IN DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL STAGE COST
----- ------ ------ ---------- --------------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 1993 236,276,991 $2,363 $3,416,070 $ -- $(2,854,076) $ --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services $0.05 4,750,000 47 237,453 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.08 400,000 4 31,996 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.10 190,000 2 18,998 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1994 -- -- -- -- (440,837) --
----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -----
Balance, December 31, 1994 241,616,991 2,416 3,704,517 -- (3,294,913) --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.05 3,333,333 33 166,633 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.08 2,092,850 21 167,407 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.10 2,688,600 27 268,833 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services 0.11 1,150,000 12 126,488 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for consulting services 0.14 300,000 3 41,997 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1995 -- -- -- -- (401,884) --
----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -----
Balance, December 31, 1995 251,181,774 2,512 4,475,875 -- (3,696,797) --
----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -----
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
---------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE DEFERRED
PER PAID-IN SUBSCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL RECEIVABLE STAGE COST
----- ------ ------ ---------- --------- ------------ -----------
Balance, December 31, 1995 251,181,774 $2,512 $4,475,875 $ -- $(3,696,797) $ --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options $0.05 3,333,334 33 166,634 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.08 1,158,850 12 92,696 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.10 7,163,600 72 716,288 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.11 170,000 2 18,698 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.12 1,300,000 13 155,987 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.18 1,400,000 14 251,986 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.19 500,000 5 94,995 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.20 473,500 5 94,695 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for services rendered 0.50 350,000 3 174,997 -- -- --
Options granted -- -- 760,500 -- -- (473,159)
Subscription receivable -- -- -- (19,000) -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1996 -- -- -- -- (1,154,740) --
----------- ------ ---------- -------- ----------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 1996 267,031,058 2,671 7,003,351 (19,000) (4,851,537) (473,159)
----------- ------ ---------- -------- ----------- ---------
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
----------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE DEFERRED
PER PAID-IN SUBSCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL RECEIVABLE STAGE COST
----- ------ ------ ---------- --------- ------------ -----------
Balance, December 31, 1996 267,031,058 $2,671 $ 7,003,351 $(19,000) $(4,851,537) $(473,159)
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options $ 0.08 3,333,333 33 247,633 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.20 1,648,352 16 329,984 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.15 894,526 9 133,991 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.12 2,323,580 23 269,977 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.15 1,809,524 18 265,982 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.16 772,201 8 119,992 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for services rendered 0.41 50,000 -- 20,500 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for services rendered 0.24 100,000 1 23,999 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature, February debenture -- -- 413,793 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature, October debenture -- -- 1,350,000 -- -- --
Warrant costs, February debenture -- -- 37,242 -- -- --
Warrant costs, October debenture -- -- 291,555 -- -- --
Amortization of deferred compensation cost -- -- -- -- -- 399,322
Imputed interest on convertible debenture -- -- 4,768 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1997 -- -- -- -- (4,141,729) --
----------- ------ ----------- -------- ----------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 1997 277,962,574 2,779 10,512,767 (19,000) (8,993,266) (73,837)
----------- ------ ----------- -------- ----------- ---------
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
-------------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE DEFERRED
PER PAID-IN SUBSCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL RECEIVABLE STAGE COST
----- ------ ------ ---------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance, December 31, 1997 277,962,574 $2,779 $ 10,512,767 $(19,000) $ (8,993,266) $ (73,837)
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options $0.12 295,000 3 35,397 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.14 500,000 5 69,995 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.16 450,000 5 71,995 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.20 10,000 -- 2,000 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.26 300,000 3 77,997 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.13 1,017,011 10 132,990 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.14 2,512,887 25 341,225 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.15 5,114,218 51 749,949 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.18 1,491,485 15 274,985 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.19 3,299,979 33 619,967 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.22 1,498,884 15 335,735 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.23 1,870,869 19 424,981 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for services rendered 0.21 100,000 1 20,999 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature, November debenture 625,000
Warrant costs, November debenture 48,094
Amortization of deferred compensation cost -- -- -- -- -- 59,068
Write off of subscription receivable -- -- (19,000) 19,000 -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1998 -- -- -- -- (4,557,710) --
----------- ------ ------------ -------- ------------ ---------
Balance, December 31, 1998 296,422,907 2,964 14,325,076 -- (13,550,976) (14,769)
----------- ------ ------------ -------- ------------ ---------
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
---------------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE DEFERRED
PER PAID-IN SUBSCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL RECEIVABLE STAGE COST
----- ------ ------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance, December 31, 1998 296,422,907 $ 2,964 $14,325,076 $(13,550,976) $(14,769) $ --
Issuance of common stock, securities
purchase agreement $ 0.16 4,917,276 49 802,451 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, securities
purchase agreement 0.27 1,851,852 18 499,982 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for services
rendered 0.22 100,000 1 21,999 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, for services
rendered 0.25 180,000 2 44,998 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature, August
debenture -- -- 687,500 -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature, December
debenture -- -- 357,143 -- -- --
Warrant costs, securities purchase agreement -- -- 494,138 -- -- (494,138)
Warrant costs, securities purchase agreement -- -- 37,025 -- -- (37,025)
Warrant costs, August debenture -- -- 52,592 -- -- --
Warrant costs, December debenture -- -- 4,285 -- -- --
Amortization of warrant costs, securities
purchase agreement -- -- -- -- -- 102,674
Amortization of deferred compensation cost -- -- -- -- 14,769 --
Compensation expense related to modification
of existing options -- -- 210,144 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 1999 -- -- -- (6,174,262) -- --
----------- -------- ----------- ------------ ------ --------
Balance, December 31, 1999 303,472,035 3,034 17,537,333 (19,725,238) -- (428,489)
----------- -------- ----------- ------------ ------ --------
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
-------------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE DEFERRED
PER PAID-IN SUBSCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL RECEIVABLE STAGE COST
----- ------ ------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
Balance, December 31, 1999 303,472,035 $3,034 $ 17,537,333 $(19,725,238) $ -- $(428,489)
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options $0.14 600,000 6 83,994 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.15 1,600,000 16 239,984 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.16 650,000 7 103,994 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.17 100,000 1 16,999 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.21 792,500 8 166,417 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.25 1,000,000 10 246,090 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.27 281,000 3 75,867 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.36 135,000 1 48,599 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of warrants 0.20 220,589 2 44,998 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of warrants 0.24 220,589 2 53,998 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of warrants 0.28 90,909 1 24,999 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of warrants 0.33 90,909 1 29,999 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.14 35,072,571 351 4,907,146 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.19 1,431,785 14 275,535 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.20 1,887,500 19 377,481 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, conversion of debt 0.36 43,960 -- 15,667 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, cashless exercise
of warrants 563,597 6 326,153 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, services rendered 0.47 100,000 1 46,499 -- -- --
Private placement of common stock 0.22 13,636,357 136 2,999,864 -- -- --
Private placement of common stock 0.30 4,960,317 50 1,499,950 -- -- --
Private placement of common stock 0.40 13,265,000 133 5,305,867 -- -- --
Cashless exercise of warrants -- -- (326,159) -- -- --
Beneficial conversion feature, January
Debenture -- -- 386,909 -- -- --
Warrant costs, consulting agreement -- -- 200,249 -- -- --
Warrant costs, January Debenture -- -- 13,600 -- -- --
Warrant costs, private placement -- -- 3,346,414 -- -- ( (3,346,414)
Recovery of subscription receivable
previously written off -- -- 19,000 -- -- --
Amortization of warrant costs, securities
purchase agreements -- -- -- -- -- 544,163
Compensation expense related to modification
of existing options -- -- 1,901,927 -- -- --
Net loss, year ended December 31, 2000 -- -- -- (9,354,664) -- --
----------- ------ ------------ ------------ ----- -----------
Balance, December 31, 2000 380,214,618 3,802 39,969,373 (29,079,902) -- (3,230,740)
----------- ------ ------------ ------------ ----- -----------
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 20, 1984) TO JUNE 30, 2001
COMMON STOCK DEFICIT
--------------------------- ACCUMULATED
AMOUNT ADDITIONAL DURING THE DEFERRED
PER PAID-IN SUBSCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION
SHARE SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL RECEIVABLE STAGE COST
------ ------ ------ ---------- ------------ ------------ ----------
Balance, December 31, 2000 380,214,618 $3,802 $39,969,373 $(29,079,902) $-- $(3,230,740)
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options $ 0.27 40,000 1 10,799 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock, exercise of options 0.36 20,000 1 7,199 -- -- --
Private placement shares issued 0.40 162,500 2 64,998 -- -- --
Warrant costs, private placement -- -- 23,962 -- -- (23,962)
Warrant costs, private equity line of credit -- -- 1,019,153 -- -- (1,019,153)
Amortization of warrants costs, securities
purchase agreements -- -- -- -- -- 457,423
Compensation expense related to modification
of existing options -- -- 357,975 -- -- --
Net loss, six months ended June 30, 2001 -- -- -- (4,940,697) -- --
----------- ------ ----------- ------------ --- -----------
Balance, June 30, 2001 (Unaudited) 380,437,118 $3,806 $41,453,459 $(34,020,599) $-- $(3,816,432)
=========== ====== =========== ============ === ===========
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
INCEPTION
SIX MONTHS ENDED (FEBRUARY 20,
JUNE 30, 1984) TO
--------------------------- JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001
----------- ----------- ------------
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss $(4,940,697) $(3,390,848) $(34,020,599)
----------- ----------- ------------
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
net cash used by operating activities:
Depreciation 229,092 143,969 1,137,617
Amortization of debt issue costs 6,974 106,030 786,189
Amortization of deferred interest cost on beneficial
conversion feature of convertible debenture -- 386,909 3,820,270
Amortization of discount on warrants 457,423 225,602 1,507,116
Amortization of discount on warrants - consulting services -- 156,113 230,249
Amortization of deferred compensation cost -- -- 760,500
Issuance of common stock for debenture interest -- -- 76,212
Issuance of common stock for services -- -- 1,551,000
Expenses related to modification of existing options 357,975 -- 2,470,046
Other -- -- (1,607)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in inventory -- -- (19,729)
Increase in other current assets (83,419) (15,788) (148,217)
Increase in other assets (25,098) (25,050) (1,520,093)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities 169,483 (181,394) 1,078,644
----------- ----------- ------------
Total adjustments 1,112,430 796,391 11,728,197
----------- ----------- ------------
Net cash used by operating activities (3,828,267) (2,594,457) (22,292,402)
----------- ----------- ------------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of investments -- -- (6,292,979)
Proceeds from sale of investments -- -- 6,292,979
Expenditures for property and equipment (903,898) (472,968) (3,372,119)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment -- -- 1,200
----------- ----------- ------------
Net cash used by investing activities (903,898) (472,968) (3,370,919)
----------- ----------- ------------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt -- 1,000,000 9,500,000
Proceeds from sale of securities, net of issuance costs 83,000 3,814,910 17,600,058
Payments under capital lease (28,688) (24,573) (137,600)
Payments on note payable (10,438) (7,780) (43,795)
Recovery of subscription receivable written off -- 19,000 19,000
----------- ----------- ------------
Net cash provided by financing activities 43,874 4,801,557 26,937,663
----------- ----------- ------------
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (4,688,291) 1,734,132 1,274,342
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning 5,962,633 836,876 --
----------- ----------- ------------
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending $ 1,274,342 $ 2,571,008 $ 1,274,342
=========== =========== ============
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial
statements at June 30, 2001 have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and reflect all
adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for
a fair presentation of financial position as of June 30, 2001 and
results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30,
2001 and 2000 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2001
and 2000. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for a full year. Certain
amounts in the 2000 financial statements have been reclassified to
conform to 2001 presentation. The statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
LIQUIDITY
The Company has suffered accumulated net losses of approximately
$34,000,000 during its history. The Company is dependent upon
registration of Product R for sale before it can begin commercial
operations. As used in this report, the term Product R refers to
the current formulation as well as the former formulation, which is
known by the trade name Reticulose(R). The Company's cash position
may be inadequate to pay all the costs associated with the full
range of testing and clinical trials required by the FDA. Unless
and until Product R is approved for sale in the United States or
another industrially developed country, the Company will be
dependent upon the continued sale of its securities, debt or equity
financing for funds to meet its cash requirements.
During November and December 2000, the Company completed several
private placements of its securities under securities purchase
agreements in which it has received cash proceeds of $6,871,000. In
February 2001, the Company entered into a private equity line of
credit agreement to sell up to $50,000,000 of common stock, which
it anticipates realizing during 2001 (see Note 3 - Private Equity
Line of Credit). Additionally, during July 2001, the Company
completed additional private placements of securities in which it
received cash proceeds of $1,490,000 (see Note 3 - Subsequent
Events).
Management believes that cash flows from sales of securities and
from current financing arrangements will be sufficient to fund
operations for the next year. Management intends to continue to
sell the Company's securities in an attempt to meet its cash flow
requirements; however, no assurance can be given that equity or
debt financing, if and when required, will be available.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
POTENTIAL CLAIM FOR ROYALTIES
The Company may be subject to claims from certain third parties for
royalties due on sale of the Company's product. The Company has not
as yet received any notice of claim from such parties.
PRODUCT LIABILITY
The Company is unaware of any claims or threatened claims since
Product R was initially marketed in the 1940's; however, one study
noted adverse reactions from highly concentrated doses in guinea
pigs. Therefore, the Company could be subjected to claims for
adverse reactions resulting from the use of Product R. In the event
any claims for substantial amounts were successful, they could have
a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and
on the marketability of Product R. As of the date hereof, the
Company does not have product liability insurance for Product R.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to secure
such insurance in adequate amounts or at reasonable premiums if it
determined to do so. Should the Company be unable to secure such
product liability insurance, the risk of loss to the Company in the
event of claims would be greatly increased and could have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
LACK OF PATENT PROTECTION
The Company has four issued U.S. patents, one allowed U.S. patent
and one issued Australian patent for the use of Product R. The
Company currently has 15 patent applications pending with the U.S.
Patent Office and 18 foreign patent applications. The Company can
give no assurance that other companies, having greater economic
resources, will not be successful in developing a similar product.
There can be no assurance that such patents, if obtained, will be
enforceable.
TESTING AGREEMENTS
PLATA PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
On March 20, 1992, the Company entered into an agreement with Plata
Partners Limited Partnership ("Plata") pursuant to which Plata
agreed to perform a demonstration in the Dominican Republic in
accordance with a certain agreed upon protocol (the "Protocol") to
assess the efficacy of a treatment using Product R incorporated in
the Protocol against AIDS (the "Plata Agreement"). Plata covered
all costs and expenses associated with the demonstration.
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
TESTING AGREEMENTS
PLATA PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Pursuant to the Plata Agreement, the Company authorized the
issuance to Plata of 5,000,000 shares of common stock and options
to purchase an additional 5,000,000 shares at $0.08 per share
through July 9, 1994 (the "Plata Options") and 5,000,000 shares at
$0.10 per share through July 9, 1994 (the "Additional Plata
Options"). Pursuant to several amendments, the Plata Options and
the Additional Plata Options were exercisable through June 30, 2000
at an exercise price of $0.15 and $0.17, respectively. The fair
value of these options was estimated to be $32,925 ($0.0348 per
option share) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the
options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; risk free interest rate of
6%. This amount was charged to compensation expense at December 31,
1999 as it related to services previously provided. Through June
30, 2001, the Company has received approximately $1,422,000
pursuant to the issuance of approximately 9.8 million shares in
connection with the exercise of the Plata Options and the
Additional Plata Options.
ARGENTINE AGREEMENTS
In April 1996, the Company entered into an agreement (the
"Argentine Agreement") with DCT SRL, an Argentine corporation
unaffiliated with the Company ("DCT") pursuant to which DCT was to
cause a clinical trial to be conducted in two separate hospitals
located in Buenos Aires, Argentina (the "Clinical Trials").
Pursuant to the Argentine Agreement, the Clinical Trials were to be
conducted pursuant to a protocol developed by Juan Carlos Flichman,
M.D. and the purpose of the Clinical Trials was to assess the
efficacy of the Company's drug Product R on the Human Papilloma
Virus (HPV). The protocol calls for, among other things, a study to
be performed with clinical and laboratory follow-up on 12 male and
female human patients between the ages of 18 and 50.
Pursuant to the Argentine Agreement, the Company delivered $34,000
to DCT to cover out-of-pocket expenses associated with the Clinical
Trials. The Argentine Agreement further provides that at the
conclusion of the Clinical Trials, DCT shall cause Dr. Flichman to
prepare and deliver a written report to the Company regarding the
methodology and results of the Clinical Trials (the "Written
Report"). In September 1996, Dr. Flichman delivered the Written
Report to the Company. Upon delivery of the Written Report to the
Company, the Company delivered to the principals of DCT options to
acquire 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for a period
of one year from the date of the delivery of the Written Report, at
a purchase price of $0.20 per share. Pursuant to several
amendments, the DCT options were exercisable through June 30, 2000
at an exercise price of $0.21 per share. The fair value of these
options was estimated to be $1,788 ($0.0012 per option share) based
upon a financial analysis of the terms of the options using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model
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ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
TESTING AGREEMENTS (Continued)
ARGENTINE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; risk
free interest rate of 6%. This amount was charged to compensation
expense at December 31, 1999 as it related to services previously
provided. Effective July 1, 2000, these options were extended to
December 31, 2000 at an exercise price of $0.22 per share. As a
result of the modification of the option terms, the fair value of
these options was estimated to be $166,860 ($0.2273 per option
share) based on a financial analysis of the terms of the options
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 50%; risk free interest rate of
6%. This amount was charged to expense related to modification of
existing option terms during the year ended December 31, 2000.
Effective December 31, 2000, these options were extended to
December 31, 2001 at an exercise price of $0.24 per share. As a
result of the modification of the option terms, the fair value of
these options was estimated to be $108,429 ($0.1457 per option
share) based on a financial analysis of the terms of the options
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; risk free interest rate of
6%. This amount was charged to expense related to modification of
existing option terms during the year ended December 31, 2000. As
of June 30, 2001, 1,256,000 shares of common stock were issued
pursuant to the exercise of these options for an aggregate exercise
price of approximately $261,500.
In June 1994, DCT SRL and the Company entered into an exclusive
distribution agreement whereby the Company granted to DCT, subject
to certain conditions, the exclusive right to market and sell
Product R in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, and
Chile (the "DCT Exclusive Distribution Agreement").
In April 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with DCT (the
HIV-HPV Agreement") whereby the Company agreed to provide to DCT or
its assignees, up to $600,000 to cover the costs of a double blind
placebo controlled study in approximately 150 patients to assess
the efficacy of Product R for the treatment of persons diagnosed
with the HIV virus (AIDS) and HPV (the "HIV-HPV Study").
Subsequently, the Company has agreed to advance additional funds
towards such study. In connection with the HIV-HPV Agreement, the
Company advanced approximately $665,000, which was accounted for as
research and development expense. The amounts have been used to
cover expenses associated with clinical activities of the HIV-HPV
Study. The HIV-HPV Agreement provides that (i) in the event the
data from the HIV-HPV Study is used in connection with Product R
being approved for commercial sale anywhere within the territory
granted under the DCT Exclusive Distribution Agreement or (ii) DCT
receives financing to cover the costs of the HIV-HPV Study, then
DCT is obligated to reimburse the Company for all amounts expended
in connection with the HIV-HPV Study.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
TESTING AGREEMENTS (Continued)
ARGENTINE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
In October 1997, the Company entered into two agreements with DCT,
whereby the Company agreed to provide DCT or its assignees, up to
$220,000 and $341,000 to cover the costs of double blind placebo
controlled studies in approximately 360 and 240 patients,
respectively, to assess the efficacy of the topical application of
Product R for the treatment of persons diagnosed with Herpes
Labialis/Genital Infections (the "Herpes Study") and HPV (the "HPV
Topical Study").
In connection with the Herpes Study and the HPV Topical Study
(collectively, the "Studies"), the Company advanced approximately
$58,000 and $132,000, respectively. Such expenses were accounted
for as research and development expense. The amounts expended have
been used to cover expenses associated with pre-clinical
activities. Neither the Herpes Study nor the HPV Topical Study has
commenced. Both Agreements with DCT provide that (i) in the event
the data from the Studies are used in connection with Product R
being approved for commercial sale anywhere within the territory
granted under the DCT Exclusive Distribution Agreement or (ii), DCT
receives financing to cover the costs of the Studies, then DCT is
obligated to reimburse the Company for all amounts expended in
connection with the Studies.
In February 1998, the Company entered into an agreement with DCT
(the "Concurrent Agreement") whereby the Company agreed to provide
DCT or its assignees, up to $413,000 to cover the costs of a study
in 65 patients to compare the results of treatment of patients with
AIDS taking a three drug cocktail and Product R with those taking a
three drug cocktail and a placebo. As of June 30, 2001, the Company
advanced approximately $50,000 for such study, which has been
accounted for as research and development expense.
In May 1998, the Company entered into an agreement with DCT (the
"Rheumatoid Arthritis Agreement") whereby the Company agreed to
provide DCT or its assignees, up to $95,000 to cover the costs of a
controlled study in 30 patients to determine the efficacy of
Product R for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in humans. In
connection with this study, the Company advanced approximately
$95,000, which has been accounted for as research and development
expense.
In July 1998, the Company authorized expenditures of up to $90,000
to study the effects of Product R in inhibiting the mutation of the
AIDS virus. As of June 30, 2001, the Company advanced approximately
$70,000 for such study, which has been accounted for as research
and development expense.
As of June 30, 2001, the Company advanced approximately $442,000
for expenses in connection with the drug approval process in
Argentina.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
TESTING AGREEMENTS (Continued)
BARBADOS STUDY
A double blind study assessing the efficacy of the Company's drug
Product R in 43 human patients diagnosed with HIV (AIDS) has been
conducted at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados
(the "Barbados Study"). As of June 30, 2001, the Company expended
approximately $390,000 to cover the costs of the Barbados Study.
In July 1998, the Company authorized expenditures of up to $45,000
to study the effects of Product R in inhibiting the mutation of the
AIDS virus. As of June 30, 2001, the Company advanced approximately
$20,000 for such study, which has been accounted for as research
and development expense.
ISRAEL STUDIES
In January 2001, the Company entered into a 12 month agreement with
the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Yeda, its developmental arm
in Israel, to conduct research on the effects of Product R on the
immune system, especially on T lymphocytes. In addition, scientists
will explore the effects of Product R on adjuvant arthritis. The
total cost to the Company of this research is expected to be
approximately $120,000. As of June 30, 2001, the Company advanced
$60,000 for such research, which has been accounted for as research
and development expense.
In April 2001, the Company formalized a 12 month agreement with
Selikoff Center in Israel to develop clinical trials in Israel
using Product R. It is anticipated that these trials will support
future FDA application. The Center will begin with clinical trials
using Product R to mitigate the toxic effect of chemotherapy in
patients with advanced stage cancer and develop further clinical
trials using Product R to treat other diseases as well. The cost of
the first phase of this research is expected to be approximately
$250,000. As of June 30, 2001, the Company advanced $57,000 for
such research, which has been accounted for as research and
development expense.
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
HIRSCHMAN AGREEMENT
In May 1995, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with
Shalom Hirschman, M.D., Professor of Medicine of Mt. Sinai School
of Medicine, New York, New York and Director of Mt. Sinai's
Division of Infectious Diseases, whereby Dr. Hirschman was to
provide consulting services to the Company through May 1997. The
consulting services included the development and location of
pharmacological and biotechnology companies and assisting the
Company in seeking joint ventures with and financing of companies
in such industries. In connection with the consulting agreement,
the Company issued to Dr.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
HIRSCHMAN AGREEMENT (Continued)
Hirschman 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock and the
option to acquire 5,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock
for a period of three years as per the vesting schedule as referred
to in the agreement, at a purchase price of $0.18 per share. As of
June 30, 2001, 900,000 shares have been issued upon exercise of
these options for cash consideration of $162,000 under this
Agreement.
In March 1996, the Company entered into an addendum to the
consulting agreement with Dr. Hirschman whereby Dr. Hirschman
agreed to provide consulting services to the Company through May
2000 (the "Addendum"). Pursuant to the Addendum, the Company
granted to Dr. Hirschman and his designees options to purchase an
aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for a
three year period pursuant to the following schedule: (i) options
to purchase 5,000,000 shares exercisable at any time and from time
to time commencing March 24, 1996 and ending February 17, 2008 at
an exercise price of $0.19 per share, of which options to acquire
500,000 shares were assigned by Dr. Hirschman to Richard Rubin,
consultant to Dr. Hirschman; (ii) options to purchase 5,000,000
shares exercisable at any time and from time to time commencing
March 24, 1997 and ending February 17, 2008 at an exercise price of
$0.27 per share, of which options to acquire 500,000 shares were
assigned by Dr. Hirschman to Richard Rubin, consultant to Dr.
Hirschman; and (iii) options to purchase 5,000,000 shares
exercisable at any time and from time to time commencing March 24,
1998 and ending February 17, 2008 at an exercise price of $0.36 per
share, of which options to acquire 500,000 shares were assigned by
Dr. Hirschman to Richard Rubin, consultant to Dr. Hirschman. In
addition, the Company has agreed to cause the shares underlying
these options to be registered so long as there is no cost to the
Company.
As of June 30, 2001, 976,000 shares of common stock were issued
pursuant to the exercise of stock options by Richard Rubin. Mr.
Rubin has, from time to time in the past, advised the Company on
matters unrelated to his consultation with Dr. Hirschman.
In March 2000, Mr. Rubin transferred 75,000 of his $0.27 options
and 75,000 of his $0.36 options to Elliot Bauer, an individual who
also received and exercised shares and options as a result of the
"Cohen Agreements".
In November 1997, Dr. Hirschman assigned to Henry Kamioner, a
consultant to Dr. Hirschman, options to acquire 1,500,000 shares
(500,000 at $0.19, 500,000 at $0.27, and 500,000 at $0.36).
Effective March 23, 2001, the remaining unexercised $0.19, $0.27
and $0.36 options referred to above which were exercisable until
March 23, 2001, were extended to December 31, 2001 at their same
exercise prices. As a result of the modification of the option
terms, the fair
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
HIRSCHMAN AGREEMENT (Continued)
value of the options was estimated to be $357,975 based on a
financial analysis of the terms of the options using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 80%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This
amount has been charged to compensation expense related to
modification of existing option terms during the three months ended
March 31, 2001.
In May 2000, the Company and Dr. Hirschman entered into a second
amended and restated employment agreement (the "Agreement") which
supersedes in its entirety the July 1988 Employment Agreement.
Pursuant to this Agreement, Dr. Hirschman was employed to serve as
Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company until December
31, 2002. The Agreement further provides that Bernard Friedland and
William Bregman will vote all shares owned or voted by them in
favor of Dr. Hirschman as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Company. The Agreement provides for Dr. Hirschman to receive an
annual base salary of $361,000 (effective January 1, 2000), use of
an automobile, major medical, disability, dental and term life
insurance benefits for the term of his employment and for the
payment of $100,000 to Dr. Hirschman on the earlier to occur of (i)
the date an IND number is obtained from and approved by the FDA so
that human research may be conducted using Product R; or (ii) the
execution of an agreement relating to co-marketing pursuant to
which one or more third parties commit to make payments to us of at
least $15 million. The Agreement also provides for previously
issued options to acquire 23,000,000 shares of common stock at
$0.27 per option share to be immediately vested as of the date of
this agreement and are exercisable until February 17, 2008.
The fair value of these options was estimated to be $5,328,441
($0.2317 per option share) based upon a financial analysis of the
terms of the options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the
following assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; a risk free
interest rate of 6% and an expected life of 32 months. The Company
is recognizing the $5,328,441 fair value of the options as
compensation expense on a pro-forma basis over the 32 month service
period (the term of the employment agreement).
GALLANTAR AGREEMENT
On October 1, 1999, the Company entered into an employment
agreement with Alan Gallantar whereby Mr. Gallantar has agreed to
serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company for a period of
three years, subject to earlier termination by either party, either
for cause as defined in and in accordance with the provisions of
the agreement, without cause or upon the occurrence of certain
events. Such agreement provides for Mr. Gallantar to receive a base
salary of $175,000, $200,000 and $225,000 annually for each of the
three years of the term of the agreement as well as various
performance based bonuses ranging from 10% to
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
GALLANTAR AGREEMENT (Continued)
50% of the base salary and various other benefits. Additionally, in
connection with such agreement, the Company granted Mr. Gallantar
options to purchase an aggregate of 4,547,880 shares of the
Company's common stock. Such options have a term of ten years and
have an exercise price of $0.24255 per share. 1,515,960 options
vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of
this employment agreement. The fair value of these options was
estimated to be $376,126 ($0.0827 per option share) based upon a
financial analysis of the terms of the options using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 20%; a risk free interest rate of 6% and an
expected life of ten years. The Company is recognizing the $376,126
fair value of the options as compensation expense on a pro-forma
basis over the three year service period (the term of the
employment agreement). A performance bonus for Mr. Gallantar's
first year in the amount of $25,000 was charged to expense for the
year ended December 31, 2000.
OTHER EMPLOYEES
On January 3 and December 29, 2000, the Company issued to certain
other employees stock options to acquire an aggregate of 430,000
and 716,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.21
and $0.328 per share, respectively. These options expire on January
2, 2010 and December 29, 2010, respectively, and vest in 20%
increments at the end of each year for five years.
The fair value of the these options was estimated to be $42,342
($0.1721 per option share) and $117,893 ($0.2788 per option share),
respectively, based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the
options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; a risk free interest rate
of 6%; an expected life of ten years; and a termination rate of
10%. The Company will recognize the fair value of the options as
compensation expense on a pro-forma basis over a one year service
period (the term of the employment agreements).
Financial reporting of the Hirschman, Gallantar and other employee
options has been prepared pursuant to the Company's policy of
following APB No. 25, and related interpretations, in accounting
for its employee stock options.
Accordingly, the following pro forma financial information is
presented to reflect amortization of the fair value of the options.
AS REPORTED
SIX MONTHS ENDED PRO FORMA AS
JUNE 30, 2001 ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTED
----------------- ---------- --------
Net loss $(4,940,697) $(1,187,322) $(6,128,019)
========== ========== ==========
Net loss per share $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.02)
========== ========== ==========
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
OTHER EMPLOYEES (Continued)
AS REPORTED
SIX MONTHS ENDED PRO FORMA AS
JUNE 30, 2000 ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTED
----------------- ---------- --------
Net loss $(3,390,848) $(297,766) $(3,688,614)
========== ======== ==========
Net loss per share $(0.01) $(0.00) $(0.01)
========== ======== ==========
There were no other options outstanding that would require pro
forma presentation.
COHEN AGREEMENTS
In September 1992, the Company entered into a one year consulting
agreement with Leonard Cohen (the "September 1992 Cohen
Agreement"). The September 1992 Cohen Agreement required that Mr.
Cohen provide certain consulting services to the Company in
exchange for the Company's issuing to Mr. Cohen 1,000,000 shares of
common stock (the "September 1992 Cohen Shares"), 500,000 of which
were issuable upon execution of the September 1992 Cohen Agreement
and the remaining 500,000 shares of which were issuable upon Mr.
Cohen completing 50 hours of consulting service to the Company. The
Company issued the first 500,000 shares to Mr. Cohen in October
1992 and the remaining 500,000 shares to Mr. Cohen in February
1993. Further pursuant to the September 1992 Cohen Agreement, the
Company granted to Mr. Cohen the option to acquire, at any time and
from time to time through September 10, 1993 (which date has been
extended through June 30, 2000), the option to acquire 3,000,000
shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.09
per share (which exercise price has been increased to $0.16 per
share) (the "September 1992 Cohen Options"). The fair value of
these options was estimated to be $59,030 ($0.0347 per option
share) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the options
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; risk free interest rate of
6%. This amount was charged to compensation expense at December 31,
1999 as it related to services previously provided. Effective July
1, 2000, these options were extended to December 31, 2000 at an
exercise price of $0.17 per share. As a result of the modification
of the option terms, the fair value of these options was estimated
to be $55,023 ($0.2751 per option share) based on a financial
analysis of the terms of the options using the Black-Scholes
Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected volatility
of 50%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount has been charged
to compensation expense related to modification of existing option
terms during the year ended December 31, 2000. Effective December
31, 2000, these options were extended to December 31, 2001 at an
exercise price of $0.19 per share. As a result of the modification
of the option terms, the fair value of these options was estimated
to be $17,311 ($0.1731 per option share) based on a financial
analysis of the terms of the options using the Black-Scholes
Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected volatility
of 80%; risk free interest rate of 6%. This amount has been charged
to compensation expense related to modification of existing option
terms during the year ended December 31, 2000. As of June 30, 2001,
2,900,000 of the September 1992 Cohen Options have been exercised
for cash consideration of $403,000.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
COHEN AGREEMENTS (Continued)
In February 1993, the Company entered into a second consulting
agreement with Mr. Cohen (the "February 1993 Cohen Agreement") for
a three year term commencing on March 1, 1993. The February 1993
Cohen Agreement provides that Mr. Cohen provide business consulting
services concerning the operations of the Company and possible
strategic transactions in exchange for the Company issuing to Mr.
Cohen 3,500,000 shares of common stock (the "February 1993 Cohen
Shares"), 1,500,000 shares of which Mr. Cohen informed the Company
that he assigned to certain other persons not affiliated with the
Company or any of its officers or directors.
In July 1994, in consideration for services related to the
introduction, negotiation and execution of a distribution
agreement, the Company issued: (i) to Mr. Cohen, an additional
2,500,000 shares (the "April 1994 Cohen Shares") and (ii) to each
of Elliot Bauer and Lee Rizzuto, 625,000 shares (the "Bauer and
Rizzuto Shares") as well as options to acquire an additional
5,000,000 shares each at $0.10 per share exercisable through May 1,
1996 (the "Bauer and Rizzuto Options"). Through June 30, 2001,
2,855,000 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of the Bauer
and Rizzuto Options for an aggregate exercise price of $285,500.
Mr. Rizzuto sold all of his shares and all shares underlying his
options. Pursuant to several amendments, the remaining Bauer
options were exercisable through June 30, 2000 at an option price
of $0.14. The fair value of these options was estimated to be
$116,101 ($0.0541 per option share) based upon a financial analysis
of the terms of the options using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model
with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; risk
free interest rate of 6%. This amount was charged to compensation
expense at December 31, 1999 as it related to services previously
provided. Effective July 1, 2000, these options were extended to
December 31, 2000 at an exercise price of $0.16 per share. As a
result of the modification of the option terms, the fair value of
these options was estimated to be $953,885 ($0.2848 per option
share) based on a financial analysis of the terms of the options
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 50%; risk free interest rate of
6%. This amount was charged to expense related to modification of
existing option terms during the year ended December 31, 2000.
Effective December 31, 2000, these options were extended to
December 31, 2001 at an exercise price of $0.18 per share. As a
result of the modification of the option terms, the fair value of
these options was estimated to be $600,419 ($0.1793 per option
share) based on a financial analysis of the terms of the options
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; risk free interest rate of
6%. This amount has been charged to compensation expense related to
modification of existing option terms during the year ended
December 31, 2000. Through June 30, 2001, 6,650,500 shares were
issued pursuant to the exercise of the Bauer and Rizzuto Options
for an aggregate exercise price of $696,050. Mr. Rizzuto sold all
of his shares and all shares underlying his options.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSULTING AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)
GLOBOMAX AGREEMENT
On January 18, 1999, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with GloboMax LLC to provide services at hourly rates
established by the contract to the Company's Investigational New
Drug application submission and to perform all work that is
necessary to obtain FDA approval. The contract was extended by
mutual consent of both parties. The Company has paid approximately
$2,530,000 for services rendered by GloboMax through June 30, 2001.
HARBOR VIEW AGREEMENT
On February 7, 2000, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with Harbor View Group, Inc. for past and future
consulting services related to corporate structure, financial
transactions, public relations and other matters through December
31, 2000.
In connection with this agreement, the Company issued warrants to
purchase 1,750,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.21 per share
and warrants to purchase 1,750,000 shares at an exercise price of
$0.26 per share until February 28, 2005. The fair value of the
warrants was estimated to be $200,249 ($0.057 per warrant) based
upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrants using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 90%; a risk free interest rate of 6% and an
expected holding period of eleven months (the term of the
consulting agreement). This amount has been amortized to consulting
expense during the year ended December 31, 2000.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
The Company currently is a party to separate agreements with four
different entities whereby the Company has granted exclusive rights to
distribute Product R in the countries of Canada, China, Japan, Macao,
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay,
Brazil and Chile. Pursuant to these agreements, distributors are
obligated to cause Product R to be approved for commercial sale in such
countries and, upon such approval, to purchase from the Company certain
minimum quantities of Product R to maintain the exclusive distribution
rights. Leonard Cohen, a former consultant to the Company, has informed
the Company that he is an affiliate of two of these entities. To date,
the Company has recorded revenue classified as other income for the
sale of territorial rights under the distribution agreements. The
Company has made no sales under the distribution agreements other than
for testing purposes.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
CONSTRUCTION COMMITMENT
In November 1999, the Company entered into an agreement with an
unaffiliated third party to construct leasehold improvements at an
approximate cost of $380,000 for research and development purposes at
the Company's Yonkers, New York facilities, which has been completed as
of June 30, 2001. In October 2000, the Company entered into another
agreement with the unaffiliated third party to construct additional
leasehold improvements at an approximate cost of $325,000 for research
and development purposes at the Company's Yonkers, New York facilities,
of which $228,000 has been incurred as of June 30, 2001.
LITIGATION
In June 2000, the Company filed an action and complaint in the Supreme
Court of New York, Westchester County, against Commonwealth
Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Immune Modulation Maximum Corp. ("IMMC") and
Charles E. Miller (collectively, the "Defendants") alleging a breach by
Commonwealth of an exclusive distribution agreement between the Company
and Commonwealth, misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential
information, conversion and conspiracy to convert the Company's
property interests in Reticulose (Product R). The agreement, which the
Company alleges in its complaint is currently in force and effect,
provides that: (i) all laboratory or clinical studies initiated by
Commonwealth for which Reticulose is provided for free must first be
approved by the Company; (ii) the results of all studies, all research
data and documentation and any research publications resulting from
studies initiated by Commonwealth or any of its agents will belong to
the Company and will be made use of at the Company's discretion; and
(iii) such studies are only permitted as part of such agreement. In its
complaint, the Company alleged that Defendant Miller filed and obtained
a U.S. patent entitled "Composition Containing Peptides and Nucleic
Acids and Methods of Making Same" (the "1996 patent") based on a study
conducted by a third party using Reticulose obtained free of charge
from the Company, and that such patent was assigned to Defendant IMMC,
a company controlled by Defendant Miller, in violation of the exclusive
distribution agreement.
In its complaint, the Company seeks relief in the form of (i)
assignment of the patent to the Company; (ii) adjudgment that
Defendants breached, misappropriated, converted and conspired to
convert the Company's property rights; (iii) damages, profits realized
and interest thereon; and (iv) attorneys' fees, costs and expenses. In
response, on August 3, 2000, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the
Complaint alleging lack of personal jurisdiction or, in the
alternative, that the agreement underlying the Company's claim is
legally inoperative.
In August 2000, Commonwealth and IMMC, filed a suit against the Company
in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan which alleges that IMMC, and not the Company, is the owner of
the exclusive/broad rights in Reticulose, and seeks, among other
things, (i) a declaratory judgment that Defendant IMMC is the exclusive
owner of the broad/exclusive rights to Reticulose and the subject
patent; (ii) an injunction against the Company from further attempts to
use, market or assert any claims of ownership over any
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 2. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
LITIGATION (Continued)
broad/exclusive rights in Reticulose, or the use, publication or
disclosure of information regarding Reticulose; (iii) return of such
information to IMMC; (iv) that the Company assign any
Reticulose-related trademarks to IMMC; and (v) that the Company pay
Plaintiffs of this case damages, profits, costs and attorneys' fees.
The Company was served with the Complaint on August 8, 2000.
In January 2001, the Company and Commonwealth, et al., agreed to
dismiss the case in New York without prejudice. All disputes between
the parties are now handled by the District Court of Michigan.
In July 2001, the Company filed a motion for Summary Judgment seeking
dismissal of Commonwealth and IMMC's claim of exclusive ownership to
Reticulose and grant of such exclusive ownership to the Company. The
motion is pending.
The Company believes that the allegations contained in Commonwealth and
IMMC's complaint are without merit and the Company intends to
vigorously defend itself against all allegations contained therein.
NOTE 3. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND WARRANTS
In February 1997 and October 1997, in order to finance research and
development, the Company sold $1,000,000 and $3,000,000,
respectively, principal amount of its ten-year 7% Convertible
Debentures (the "February Debenture" and the "October Debenture",
collectively, the "Debentures") due February 28, 2007 and August
30, 2007, respectively, to RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft ("RBB") in
offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. Accrued interest under the Debentures was
payable semi-annually, computed at the rate of 7% per annum on the
unpaid principal balance from the date of issuance until the date
of interest payment. The Debentures were convertible, at the option
of the holder, into shares of Common Stock pursuant to specified
formulas. As of May 5, 1998, the October Debenture was fully
converted.
In connection with the issuance of the February Debenture, the
Company issued to RBB three warrants (the "February Warrants") to
purchase common stock, each such February Warrant entitling the
holder to purchase, from February 21, 1997 through February 28,
2007, 178,378 shares of common stock. The exercise price of the
three February Warrants was $0.288,
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 3. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (Continued)
$0.576 and $0.864 per warrant share, respectively. The fair value
of the February Warrants were estimated to be $37,242 ($0.209 per
warrant), $19,196 ($0.108 per warrant), and $9,946 ($0.056 per
warrant), respectively, based upon a financial analysis of the
terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model. This
amount has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements
as interest expense related to the convertible February Debenture.
In connection with the issuance of the October Debenture, the
Company issued to RBB three warrants (the "October Warrants") to
purchase Common Stock, each such October Warrant entitling the
holder to purchase, from the date of grant through August 30, 2007,
600,000 shares of the Common Stock. The exercise price of the three
October Warrants was $0.20, $0.23 and $0.27 per warrant share,
respectively. The fair value of the three October Warrants was
established to be $106,571 ($0.178 per warrant), $97,912 ($0.163
per warrant) and $87,472 ($0.146 per warrant), respectively, based
upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrants using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model. This amount has been reflected in the
accompanying financial statements as a discount on the convertible
debenture, with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in
capital, and is being amortized over the expected term of the
notes, which at December 31, 1997 was 120 months. In May 1998, the
remaining unamortized discount of $276,957 was amortized upon full
conversion of the October Debenture.
In November 1998, in order to finance further research and
development, the Company sold $1,500,000 principal amount of its
ten year 7% Convertible Debenture (the "November Debenture") due
October 31, 2008, to RBB. As of March 7, 2000, the November
Debenture was fully converted.
In connection with the issuance of the November Debenture, the
Company issued to RBB two warrants (the "November Warrants") to
purchase Common Stock, each such November Warrant entitling the
holder to purchase 375,000 shares of the Common Stock at any time
and from time to time through October 31, 2008. The exercise price
of the two November Warrants was $0.20 and $0.24 per warrant share,
respectively. The fair value of the November warrants was estimated
to be $48,000 ($0.064 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis
of the terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model
with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; a risk
free interest rate of 5.75% and an expected holding period of one
year. This amount is being amortized to interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.
In August 1999, in order to finance further research and
development, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement to issue an aggregate of 20 units, each unit consisting
of $100,000 principal amount of the Company's 7% convertible
debenture (the "August Debenture") due August 3, 2009 to Focus
Investors LLC ("Focus"). Accrued interest under
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 3. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (Continued)
the August Debenture was payable semi-annually, computed at the
rate of 7% on the unpaid principal balance from the date of
issuance until the date of the interest payment. No payment of the
principal of the August Debenture may be made prior to the maturity
date without the consent of the holder. The August Debenture was
convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of common
stock. On January 19, 2000, February 17, 2000 and March 3, 2000
pursuant to notice by the holder, Focus, to the Company under the
August Debenture, $300,000, $900,000 and $800,000, respectively, of
the principal amount of the August Debenture was converted into
2,178,155, 6,440,735 and 5,729,967 shares of the common stock,
respectively. As of March 3, 2000, the November Debenture was fully
converted. Based on the terms for conversion associated with the
August Debenture, there was an intrinsic value associated with the
beneficial conversion feature of $687,500. This amount was recorded
as interest expense in 1999.
In connection with the issuance of the August Debenture, the
Company issued to Focus one warrant (the "August Warrant") to
purchase Common Stock, such August Warrant entitling the holder to
purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Common Stock at any time and from
time to time through August 3, 2004. The exercise price of the
August Warrant was $0.2461 per warrant share. The fair value of the
August Warrants was estimated to be $52,592 ($0.0526 per warrant
share) based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrant
using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following
assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; a risk free interest rate
of 5.75% and an expected holding period of five years. This amount
is being amortized to interest expense in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements.
In December 1999, in order to finance further research and
development, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement to sell $2,000,000 principal amount of the Company's 7%
convertible debenture (the December Debenture) due December 28,
2009 to Endeavour Capital ("Endeavour"). Accrued interest under the
December Debenture was payable semi-annually, computed at the rate
of 7% on the unpaid principal balance from the date of issuance
until the date of the interest payment. No payment of the principal
of the December Debenture may be made prior to the maturity date
without the consent of the holder. The December Debenture was
convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of common
stock. During 1999, $1,000,000 of these debentures was sold. The
remaining $1,000,000 was not available until the shares underlying
the first $1,000,000 were registered. Such registration statement
was declared effective in January 2000 and the remaining $1,000,000
transaction was consummated. Based on the terms for conversion
associated with the first $1,000,000 of the December Debenture,
there was an intrinsic value associated with the beneficial
conversion feature of $357,143. This amount has been recorded as
interest expense in 1999. Based on the terms for conversion
associated with the second $1,000,000 of the December Debenture,
there was an intrinsic value associated with the beneficial
conversion feature of $386,909. This amount was recorded as
interest expense in 2000.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 3. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (Continued)
On January 27, 2000, February 22, 2000, February 23, 2000, February
24, 2000, February 29, 2000 and October 25, 2000 pursuant to notice
by the holder, Endeavour, to the Company under the December
Debenture, $150,000, $135,000, $715,000, $785,000, $200,000 and
$15,000, respectively, of the principal amount of the December
Debenture was converted into 1,105,435, 988,913, 5,149,035,
5,622,696, 1,036,674 and 43,960 shares of the common stock,
respectively.
In connection with the issuance of the first $1,000,000 of the
December Debenture, the Company issued to Endeavour warrants (the
December Warrants) to purchase Common Stock, such December Warrant
entitling the holder to purchase 100,000 shares of the Common Stock
at any time and from time to time through December 31, 2002. The
exercise price of the December Warrant was $0.19 per warrant share.
The fair value of the December Warrants was estimated to be $4,285
($0.0429 per warrant share) based upon a financial analysis of the
terms of the warrant using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the
following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; a risk free
interest rate of 6% and an expected holding period of three years.
This amount was amortized to interest expense.
In connection with the issuance of the second $1,000,000 of the
December Debenture, the Company issued to Endeavour warrants (the
December Warrants) to purchase Common Stock, such December Warrants
entitling the holder to purchase 110,000 shares of the Common Stock
at any time and from time to time through December 31, 2002. The
exercise price of the December Warrant was $0.20 per warrant share.
The fair value of the December Warrants was estimated to be $13,600
($0.136 per warrant share) based upon a financial analysis of the
terms of the warrant using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the
following assumptions: expected volatility of 90%; a risk free
interest rate of 6% and an expected holding period of three years.
This amount was amortized to interest expense.
OTHER
In January 1999, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, the
Company issued 4,917,276 shares of its common stock for an
aggregate purchase price of $802,500. Such agreement also provided
for the issuance of four warrants to purchase a total of 2,366,788
shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.204 to $0.2448 per
share at any time until December 31, 2003. The fair value of these
warrants was estimated to be $494,000 ($0.209 per warrant) based
upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrants using the
Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions:
expected volatility of 20%; a risk free interest rate of 6% and an
expected holding period of five years. This amount is being
amortized to interest expense in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements. As of June 30, 2001, 441,178 shares of common
stock were issued pursuant to the exercise of these warrants for an
aggregate exercise price of approximately $99,000.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 3. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
OTHER (Continued)
On June 23, 1999, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with certain individuals whereby the Company issued
1,851,852 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase
price of $500,000. These proceeds were received in July 1999. Such
agreement also provided for the issuance of warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 925,926 shares of common stock at any time until June
30, 2004. The fair value of these warrants was estimated to be
$37,000 ($0.04 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis of the
terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with
the following assumptions: expected volatility of 20%; a risk free
interest rate of 5.75% and an expected holding period of five
years. This amount is being amortized to interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with Harbor View Group
and other various purchasers, dated February 16, 2000, the Company
received $3,000,000 on March 9, 2000 in exchange for 13,636,357
shares of common stock.
Additionally, in connection with the above described securities
purchase agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 5,454,544 shares of common stock. Fifty percent (50%)
of the warrants are exercisable at $0.275 per share and fifty
percent (50%) of the warrants are exercisable at $0.33 per share,
until February 28, 2005. The fair value of these warrants was
estimated to be $1,582,734 ($0.295 and $0.285 per warrant share)
based upon a financial analysis of the terms of the warrant using
the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with the following assumptions;
expected volatility of 90%; a risk free interest rate of 6% and an
expected holding period of five years. This amount is being
amortized to interest expense in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements. As of June 30, 2001, 181,818 shares of common
stock were issued pursuant to the exercise of these warrants for an
aggregate exercise price of approximately $55,000.
On November 8, 2000, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with Harbor View Group, Inc. and various other
purchasers, whereby the Company authorized the issuance and sale of
up to 50,000,000 shares of common stock in a private offering
transaction at a purchase price of $0.40 per share. As of June 30,
2001, 13,427,500 shares were issued for a purchase price of
$5,371,000.
Such agreement also provided for the issuance of warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of common stock, half at
an exercise price of $0.48 and half at an exercise price of $0.56.
As of June 30, 2001, 8,056,500 warrants had been issued (4,028,250
at $0.48 and 4,028,250 at $0.56) exercisable at any time until
November 8, 2005. The fair value of these warrants was estimated to
be $1,787,642 ($0.222 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis
of the terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model
with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; a risk
free interest rate of 6% and an expected holding period of five
years. This amount is being amortized to interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company paid a
fee of $265,300 relative to this agreement, which has been charged
to interest expense.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 3. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Continued)
OTHER (Continued)
On November 16, 2000, the Company entered into a securities
purchase agreement with Roseworth Group, Ltd., whereby the Company
agreed to sell 4,960,317 shares of its common stock at a price of
$0.3024 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $1,500,000.
The Company received such proceeds in November 2000.
PRIVATE EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT
On February 9, 2001, the Company entered into an equity line of
credit agreement with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, an
institutional investor, to sell up to $50,000,000 of the Company's
common stock. Under such agreement, the Company may exercise "put
options" to sell shares for certain prices based on certain average
trading prices. Upon signing this agreement, the Company issued to
its placement agent, May Davis Group, Inc., and certain investors,
Class A warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, exercisable
in part or whole until February 9, 2006, and Class B warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price equal to the greater of $1.00 or 110% of the bid
price on the applicable advance date. Such Class B warrants are
exercisable pro rata with respect to the number of warrant shares
as determined by the fraction of the advance payable on that date
as the numerator and $20,000,000 as the denominator multiplied by
5,000,000 until sixty months from the date of issuance.
The fair value of the Class A warrants was estimated to be
$1,019,153 ($0.204 per warrant) based upon a financial analysis of
the terms of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model
with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 80%; a risk
free interest rate of 6% and an expected holding period of five
years. This amount is being amortized to interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 19, 2001, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with BNC Bach International, Ltd., whereby the Company
sold to BNC Bach International 3,125,000 shares of its common stock
at a price of $.32 per share for an aggregate purchase price of
$1,000,000.
On July 27, 2001, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with various purchasers, whereby the Company agreed to
sell 1,225,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.40 per
share for an aggregate purchase price of $490,000. Additionally,
the agreement authorizes the issuance of 735,000 warrants to
purchase common stock, half of such warrants are exercisable at
$0.48 per share and half of such are exercisable at $0.56 per share
until July 27, 2006. The Company received $490,000 of proceeds in
July 2001.
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(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
NOTE 4. SUBMISSION OF IND APPLICATION
On July 30, 2001, the Company submitted an Investigational New Drug
(IND) application to the United States Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to begin Phase I clinical trials of Product R as a topical
treatment for genital warts caused by human papilloma virus (HPV)
infection. Upon approval of the IND application by the FDA, the Company
will begin Phase I studies to evaluate safety in humans. Phase I
clinical trials cannot begin until the FDA approves the IND
application. There is no assurance that the FDA will approve this IND
application.
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PROSPECTUS
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Up to 23,444,000 Shares
of
Common Stock
August 27, 2001