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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2001
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number 0-27839
EMPYREAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware 86-0973095
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
23800 Commerce Park Road, Suite A, Cleveland, Ohio 44122
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
Issuer's telephone number (216) 360-7900
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last
Report)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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As of August 10, 2001, the registrant had 51,228,322 shares of common stock
outstanding.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes No X
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EMPYREAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
June 30, December 31,
2001 2000
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(unaudited) (audited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 105 $ 34
Accounts receivable 122 76
Prepaid expenses and other 123 175
Inventory 270 235
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Total current assets 620 520
Long-term deferred financing costs 221 --
Equipment and improvements 23 29
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Total assets $ 864 $ 549
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 713 $ 1,273
Accrued compensation 345 328
Accrued sales promotion and advertising 38 177
Other accrued liabilities 110 75
Deferred revenue -- 100
Short-term debt 1,222 424
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Total current liabilities 2,428 2,377
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Convertible notes and debentures, net of original issue discount of $79 961 --
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):
Par value of common stock, authorized 90,000,000 shares, $.0001 par value;
issued and outstanding (2001: 50,157,592; 2000: 43,282,986) 5 4
Paid-in capital in excess of par value 33,526 29,782
Notes receivable from officers and directors (2,344) --
Accumulated deficit (33,712) (31,614)
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Total stockholders' equity (deficit) (2,525) (1,828)
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) $ 864 $ 549
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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EMPYREAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
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JUNE 30, JUNE 30, JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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Net revenues $ 244 $ 96 $ 549 $ 447
Cost of sales 86 49 241 240
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Gross profit 158 47 308 207
Selling, general and administrative 620 908 1,801 1,618
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Loss from operations (462) (861) (1,493) (1,411)
Interest expense (554) -- (620) (52)
Interest income 15 16 25 23
Other, net -- -- (10) (24)
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Other income (expense) (539) 16 (605) (53)
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Net loss $ (1,001) $ (845) $ (2,098) $ (1,464)
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Basic and diluted loss per share $ (0.02) $ (0.02) $ (0.04) $ (0.04)
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding 49,207 36,305 48,104 34,849
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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EMPYREAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
Common Stock
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Notes
Paid-In Receivable
Capital in from
Excess of Officers/ Accumulated
Shares Par Value Par Value Directors Deficit Total
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Balances, January 1, 2001 43,283 $ 4 $ 29,782 $ -- $(31,614) $ (1,828)
Common stock issued for cash 125 -- 51 -- -- 51
Stock options and warrants
exercised with notes 4,845 1 2,385 (2,344) -- 42
Common stock issued for debt and
services 1,704 -- 572 -- -- 572
Fair value of option and warrant
grants -- -- 244 -- -- 244
Common stock issued for
litigation settlement 200 -- 50 -- -- 50
Intrinsic value of conversion
options in convertible notes and
debentures issued -- -- 442 -- -- 442
Net loss (2,098) (2,098)
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Balances, June 30, 2001 50,157 $ 5 $ 33,526 $ (2,344) $(33,712) $ (2,525)
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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EMPYREAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
Six months ended
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June 30, June 30,
2001 2000
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash used by operating activities $(1,693) $(1,220)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets -- 5
Purchase of capital assets -- (13)
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Net cash used by investing activities -- (8)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of common stock 51 1,857
Proceeds of short-term debt 798 250
Payments of short-term debt -- (150)
Net proceeds of convertible notes and debentures 915 --
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Net cash provided by financing activities 1,764 1,957
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 71 729
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 34 286
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 105 $ 1,015
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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EMPYREAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Empyrean Bioscience, Inc. (the "Company"), previously known as Empyrean
Diagnostics Ltd., was originally incorporated in Canada in 1986 under the
name "Mr. Build Industries Inc." The Company became a Wyoming corporation
during 1997. The Company distributed and marketed products designed to
prevent infectious diseases through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Empyrean
Diagnostics, Inc., until December 31, 2000, when Empyrean Diagnostics, Inc.
was merged into the Company. The Company now distributes and markets the
products directly.
On March 20, 2001, the Company's stockholders approved a proposal to
reincorporate into the State of Delaware by way of a merger of the existing
Wyoming corporation into a newly formed, wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary
corporation. The merger and reincorporation were completed on March 21,
2001. Neither the merger of Empyrean Diagnostics, Inc. into the Company nor
the reincorporation into the State of Delaware affected the Company's
operations or management.
The financial information included herein for the quarters ended June 30,
2001 and 2000, and the financial information as of June 30, 2001, is
unaudited. However, such information reflects all adjustments, consisting
of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management,
necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of
operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The interim financial
statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the
annual audited financial statements as of December 31, 2000. The results of
operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the full year.
NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN
The Company incurred net losses in 1999 and 2000 and expects to incur net
losses through at least 2001. The Company expects operations to generate
negative cash flow through at least 2001 and does not have existing capital
resources or credit lines available that are sufficient to fund its
operations and capital requirements as presently planned over the next
twelve months. The Company is actively pursuing additional funds through
the issuance of debt and/or equity instruments. However, such funds may not
be available on favorable terms or at all. These factors raise doubts about
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and the audit report
contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2000, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 30, 2001, contains an explanatory paragraph with respect to this
matter.
NOTE 3 - SHORT-TERM DEBT
In November 2000, the Company obtained a one-year, $1,000 revolving line of
credit from a bank, secured by the guarantees of several officers and
directors and their spouses, which guarantees are in turn secured by the
assets of the Company. As consideration for their guarantees, the Company
granted these officers and directors, collectively, 450 shares of the
Company's common stock with a fair value of $169, which is being amortized
over the term of the loan agreement. Borrowings under the line of credit
bear interest at a rate equal to the bank's prime rate plus 1/2%. As of
June 30, 2001, borrowings of $972 were outstanding under this line of
credit and the applicable interest rate was 7.25%.
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In March 2001, the Company obtained an additional 120-day, $250 line of
credit from a bank, secured by the guarantees of a Company director and a
company wholly-owned by the director. As consideration for the guarantees,
the Company granted the director's wholly-owned company 113 shares of the
Company's common stock with a fair value of $39, which is being amortized
over the term of the loan agreement. Borrowings under the line of credit
bear interest at a rate equal to the bank's prime rate plus 1%. As of June
30, 2001, borrowings of $250 were outstanding under this line of credit and
the applicable interest rate was 7.75%. In July 2001, this line of credit
was extended for an additional 60-day term.
In June 2001, the Company obtained 60-day bridge lines of credit totaling
$300 from two officers and directors and a company wholly-owned by a third
director. As consideration for the execution of the bridge loan facilities,
the Company granted these officers and directors and the director's
wholly-owned company an aggregate of 135 shares of the Company's common
stock with a fair value of $30, which is being amortized over the term of
the loan facilities. Borrowings under the loan facilities bear interest at
a rate equal to the prime rate of a certain bank plus 3.5%. As of June 30,
2001, no borrowings were outstanding under these lines of credit.
NOTE 4 - CONVERTIBLE DEBT
In April 2001, the Company issued convertible debentures in an aggregate
principal amount of $40 to three unrelated investors. The debentures mature
in April 2006 and bear interest at a 4% annual rate. At the Company's
option, interest on the debentures is payable in cash or common stock at
maturity and the debentures are redeemable at any time for 125% of the
outstanding principal amount plus unpaid interest. At the option of the
holders, the debentures are convertible into common stock at a conversion
price equal to the lower of $0.434 or 80% of the average five lowest
closing bid prices of the common stock for the twenty trading days
immediately preceding the conversion date. In addition, the placement agent
for the transaction received a warrant to purchase 8 shares of common stock
at an exercise price of $0.468 with a fair value of $3. Issuance expenses
of $8 and the fair value of the warrant are being amortized over the term
of the debentures. The intrinsic value of the embedded conversion option,
valued at $18, is being amortized over the three-month period prior to the
date that the debentures are first exercisable. Notwithstanding the waiting
period prior to the date that the debentures are first convertible, at June
30, 2001, the debentures would have been convertible into 232 shares of
common stock.
In June 2001, the Company issued a two-year, 8% $1,000 convertible note and
a warrant to purchase 333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$0.27 to an unrelated investor. Interest on the note is payable quarterly
in cash or common stock, at the option of the Company. At the option of the
investor, the note is convertible into common stock at a conversion price
equal to the lower of $0.1773 or 80% of the average of the three lowest
closing prices of the common stock for the sixty trading days immediately
preceding the conversion date. Two officers and directors of the Company
and a company wholly-owned by a third director pledged their beneficially
owned holdings of the Company's common stock as security for the Company's
registration obligations under a subscription agreement with the investor
(which registration obligations were subsequently fulfilled). As
consideration for the pledge of their assets, the Company granted the
officers and directors and the director's wholly-owned company an aggregate
of 450 shares of the Company's common stock with a fair value of $99. The
share grants and other issuance expenses totaling $218 and the fair value
of the warrant of $71 are being amortized over the term of the note. The
intrinsic value of the embedded conversion option, valued at $425, was
expensed in the quarter ended June 30, 2001. At June 30, 2001, the note was
convertible into 5,724 shares of common stock.
The shares issuable upon the conversion of the note and debentures were not
included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the periods
presented because to do so would have been antidilutive.
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NOTE 5 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company was the plaintiff in an action filed in the United States
District Court, Southern District of Florida Case No. 00-8300. In this
action in federal court, the Company brought suit against International
Bioscience Corporation ("IBC") and two principals of IBC for fraud in the
inducement, tortious interference with a business relationship and breach
of contract in connection with the Company's original license from IBC of
certain technology. On August 9, 2000, the Company entered into a
settlement agreement with IBC. The case against IBC was settled by the
filing of a Stipulation of Dismissal with the United States District Court
on August 17, 2000.
In this federal court action, a company called Optima Holding Co. Ltd.
intervened, claiming that it had an exclusive prior right to use the same
technology by virtue of a joint venture agreement entered into between IBC
and Optima. Optima asserted claims against the Company for injunctive
relief, conversion and tortious interference with a business relationship.
On August 18, 2000, Optima, together with Mercury Technology Corp.
(Delaware) and Mercury Technology Corp. (Bahamas) (collectively "Mercury")
amended its original intervention complaint to add two counts of patent
infringement against both the Company and IBC, alleging willful
infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 3,594,468 and 4,321,277. Empyrean and IBC
each filed motions in the federal action seeking the dismissal of Mercury's
patent infringement claims. Mercury dropped its claim of infringement of
U.S. Patent No. 3,594,468. On April 4, 2001, the court issued a Final Order
of Dismissal granting the motions of the Company and IBC to seek dismissal
of the patent infringement claims and declining to exercise jurisdiction
over the remaining state claims.
The Company is also a defendant in an action that was filed by Optima
Holding Co., Ltd. and Mercury Technology Corp. on July 28, 1998 in the
Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial District, Dade County, Florida. This
state court action alleges that the Company tortiously interfered with
Optima and Mercury's contractual relationship with IBC. Optima and Mercury
claim that they had prior rights to the IBC formulation and products and
that the Company induced IBC to breach that agreement. Optima and Mercury
have requested an unspecified amount of damages against the Company. In two
separate actions that have now been consolidated with the first action in
the same court, IBC has requested a declaratory judgment that IBC properly
terminated its development and distribution contract with Optima and
Mercury, and IBC sued various individuals of Optima and/or Mercury for
fraudulent inducement and civil theft. Optima and Mercury also seek
injunctive relief to prevent IBC and its managers and directors from
allowing IBC to have further dealings with the Company. The state court
action was informally abated while the parties pursued their remedies in
the federal action. Since the federal court action has been dismissed, it
is likely that the state court action will resume. If the Company is not
successful in the state court action, it could lose the right to market,
sell or manufacture its hand sanitizer and first-aid antiseptic lotion and
towelette products and other products currently under development. Should
any court judgment be entered precluding the Company's rights to the
products, IBC has agreed as part of the overall litigation settlement to
secure its obligations to the Company by granting it the highest priority
perfected security interest IBC is permitted to assign in IBC's rights in
commercializing the products in the United States.
The Company was also a defendant in an action that was filed by Integrated
Commercialization Solutions, Inc. ("ICS") on November 14, 2000 in the
United States District Court, Central District of California, Southern
Division. The action alleged that the Company breached a contract and
sought damages of at least $445 plus interest and attorneys fees. During
June 2001, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and mutual
release with ICS and the Company agreed to pay ICS $24 in twelve equal
monthly installments of $2 each plus 200 shares of Empyrean common stock
valued at $50. A dismissal entry was filed with the court on June 22, 2001.
The Company recognized a gain of $371 upon the settlement of the lawsuit in
the quarter ended June 30, 2001.
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NOTE 6 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
The Company's authorized preferred stock consists of 10,000 shares, $.0001
par value. No preferred stock has been issued.
The Company has granted options to purchase common stock to employees,
officers, directors, lenders, and persons providing services to the
Company. The Company has also granted warrants to lenders and investors.
For options granted to non-employees, the Company recognizes consulting or
interest expense equal to the fair value of the options. At June 30, 2001,
7,803 options and warrants were exercisable at a weighted average price of
$0.70 per share.
A summary of the status of stock options and warrants as of June 30, 2001,
and changes during the six months ended on that date is presented below.
Options Warrants
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WEIGHTED WEIGHTED
AVERAGE AVERAGE
EXERCISE EXERCISE
NUMBER PRICE NUMBER PRICE
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Outstanding at January 1, 2001 9,574 $ .63 3,488 $ .68
Granted 2,858 .41 341 .27
Exercised (3,922) .47 (924) .54
Expired (654) .66 (500) .75
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Outstanding at June 30, 2001 7,856 $ .63 2,406 $ .66
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Stock options and warrants were not included in the computation of diluted
loss per share for the periods presented because to do so would have been
antidilutive.
NOTE 7 - DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
In April 1999, the Company executed a distribution agreement with Durstrand
International Limited ("Durstrand") granting Durstrand the exclusive right
to distribute the Company's licensed products in certain Southeast Asian
markets. Durstrand paid a non-refundable fee of $600 for these rights of
which $100 was deferred pending shipment of product to Durstrand. The
Company recognized $500 of the fee paid as revenue in the quarter ended
June 30, 1999, as the Company had performed all of its obligations under
the agreement.
The agreement with Durstrand required Durstrand to purchase a minimum
amount of product in each year of the contract to maintain its exclusive
rights. The $100 of deferred revenue was to be applied to minimum annual
purchases of $400 required in the contract year ended April 28, 2000. There
have been no purchases to date. As a result of Durstrand not satisfying the
minimum purchase requirement, the Company served notice in October 2000 of
its intent to revoke Durstrand's exclusivity in the defined territory if
Durstrand did not purchase at least $200 of product within 60 days. Since
no effort was made by Durstrand to cure, in January 2001 the Company served
notice that Durstrand's rights were no longer exclusive. In April 2001,
Durstrand was given 60-day notice of termination for cause and as a result,
the distribution agreement with Durstrand was terminated. The $100 of
deferred revenue was recognized upon the termination of the agreement in
the quarter ended June 30, 2001.
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NOTE 8 - REVENUES
Net revenues are comprised of the following:
Three months ended Six months ended
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June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000 June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000
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Product sales 144 96 449 447
Distribution rights 100 - 100 -
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Net revenues 244 96 549 447
NOTE 9 - LICENSES AND ROYALTIES
In April 2001, the license agreement between the Company and Sunbeam
Corporation was terminated effective December 31, 2000. The license
agreement allowed the Company to use the SunbeamTM trademark in connection
with the sale and distribution of its hand sanitizer and first-aid
antiseptic, sanitizing wet wipe, disinfectant surface spray and sanitizing
baby wipe products throughout the United States and Canada. The Company had
made no product sales using the SunbeamTM trademark since the acquisition
of the licensing rights in October 1999. Concurrent with the termination of
the license agreement with Sunbeam Corporation, the license agreement
between the Company and The Coleman Company, Inc., which is wholly-owned by
Sunbeam Corporation, was amended to increase the annual minimum royalties
related to the use by the Company of the Coleman(R) trademark in the sale
and distribution of its products to $110 and $220 in 2001 and 2002,
respectively. No other terms of the agreement were amended. The minimum
royalties under the amended license agreement with The Coleman Company,
Inc. are equal to the combined minimum royalties under the original
agreements with Sunbeam Corporation and The Coleman Company, Inc.
NOTE 10 - CASH FLOW STATEMENT
During the first six months of 2001, the Company entered into the following
non-cash transactions:
- The Company issued 1,704 shares of common stock, valued at $572, to
various consultants, employees and other parties in compensation for
services, loan and performance guarantees, and lines of credit provided
to the Company.
- The Company issued 200 shares of common stock, valued at $50, to a
former vendor as part of the settlement of litigation between the two
companies.
- The Company granted options to purchase 432 shares of common stock,
valued at $169, to various consultants and other parties in compensation
for services provided to the Company and warrants to purchase 341 shares
of common stock, valued at $74, to a lender and a placement agent in
conjunction with the issuance of two convertible debt instruments.
- The Company recognized $42 of expense related to the exercise of
options to purchase common stock by two directors with loans from the
Company at an interest rate less than a market rate.
- The Company recognized $442 of interest expense related to the
intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in two convertible debt
instruments issued.
NOTE 11 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During 2001, the Company made loans totaling $2,344 to six officers and
directors for the exercise of options and warrants to purchase 4,845 shares
of common stock. The loans bear interest at rates of 5.48% or 5.78%, are
secured by the common stock acquired, and have maturities ranging from
December 2001 through February 2006.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-QSB, including the notes to the condensed consolidated
financial statements and this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations," contains forward looking statements. We
may make additional written and oral forward looking statements from time to
time in filings with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission, in our press
releases, or otherwise. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intends,"
"forecast," "project," "plan," and similar expressions identify forward looking
statements. These statements may include, but are not limited to, the
anticipated outcome of contingent events, including litigation, regulatory
proceedings or rulemaking, projections of revenues, income, loss, or capital
expenditures, plans for future operations, growth and acquisitions, financing
needs or plans and the availability of financing, and plans relating to products
or product development as well as assumptions relating to the above subjects.
Forward looking statements reflect our current views concerning future
events and financial performance and speak only as of the date the statements
are made. These forward looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or
underlying the forward looking statements. Statements in this Form 10-QSB,
including the notes to the consolidated financial statements and this
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," describe factors, among others, that could contribute to or cause
such differences. Such factors include, among other factors, changes in external
competitive market factors or in our internal budgeting process which might
impact trends in our results of operations, unanticipated working capital or
other cash requirements, changes in our business strategy or an inability to
execute our strategy due to unanticipated changes in the industries in which we
operate, the acceptability and success of existing and potential products in the
marketplace, the ability to obtain sufficient capital to fund operations and the
outcome of potential litigation.
The following discussion and analysis provides information regarding
our financial condition and results of operations for the periods shown. This
discussion should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included elsewhere
in this document.
INTRODUCTION
In 1998, we acquired certain rights to use a microbicide formulation
from International Bioscience Corporation ("IBC"). We market, sell and
distribute innovative personal care products based on this and other third party
or purchased formulations that are intended to prevent the spread of infectious
disease. To date, we have introduced three product lines under our complete germ
protection program. The first, a Hand Sanitizer and First-Aid Antiseptic lotion,
is marketed under both the Preventx(R) and Coleman(R) with Advanced Preventx(R)
brands. During the fourth quarter of 2000, we began selling our new line of
antibacterial towelettes under both the Preventx(R) and Coleman(R) with Advanced
Preventx(R) brands. In December 2000, we announced the introduction of the
Coleman(R) Antibacterial Surface Disinfectant Cleaner, which can remove most of
the organisms present on surfaces that can cause infectious disease. The
Antibacterial Surface Disinfectant Cleaner is not based on the IBC formulation,
but is a formulation sub-registered from a third party that is registered with
the EPA. The introduction of this product allows us to offer our customers a
more complete line of infectious disease prevention products. In accordance with
the settlement of our suit with IBC, new product development is vested in a
joint venture formed with IBC. Our marketing personnel and IBC's scientific
personnel share new product development responsibilities. We perform the market
research to determine,
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among other things, the product claims that we would like to make while IBC
develops the formulation to meet these claims, performs the required testing and
insures compliance with the appropriate government regulations. Additional
preventative products that we anticipate marketing utilizing formulations
similar to the one used in our hand sanitizer and first-aid antiseptic include a
disinfectant surface spray, baby wipes, and the GEDA Plus(R) microbicidal
contraceptive gel. Our disinfectant surface spray that is based on the IBC
formulation must obtain regulatory approval from the FDA to enable us to market
the product for use on food surfaces, which we estimate will take at least 12
months. When the IBC formulation has been approved by the FDA and is available
for sale, we intend to introduce it as an improved product offering to the
antibacterial surface disinfectant cleaner that we announced in December 2000.
IBC plans to apply for an Investigative New Drug (IND) number from the FDA for
the baby wipes subsequent to the receipt of an IND number for the GEDA Plus(R)
microbicidal contraceptive gel. An IND number will enable IBC to commence
testing that will be recognized by the FDA. We estimate that the testing and
approval process for the baby wipes will take at least six months from the
receipt of the IND number. The application process to obtain an IND number for
the GEDA Plus(R) microbicidal contraceptive gel is underway. The gel must
undergo clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval prior to marketing. The
gel will be tested to determine its effectiveness in preventing HIV as well as
other sexually transmitted diseases, all of which have different rates of
transmission as well as gestation periods for infection within the human body.
As a result, we anticipate the clinical trials for certain sexually transmitted
diseases will require a minimum of six months while other sexually transmitted
diseases such as HIV will require at least 18 months from the receipt of the IND
number.
The limited revenues and substantial start-up costs associated with
introducing our new line of preventative products have significantly affected
our current financial condition and operations. We have sustained substantial
losses from operations in recent years and have an accumulated deficit.
We incurred net losses in 1999 and 2000 and expect to incur net losses
at least through 2001. We expect operations to generate negative cash flow at
least through 2001. We do not have existing capital resources or credit lines
available that are sufficient to fund our operations and capital requirements as
presently planned over the next twelve months. These factors raise doubts about
our ability to continue as a going concern and our audit report in our annual
report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the SEC
on March 30, 2001, contained an explanatory paragraph with respect to this
matter.
We expect to generate substantially all of our revenues in the future
from increased sales of our current line of Preventx(R) preventative products as
well as additional preventative products that we can market utilizing IBC
formulations similar to the one used in our hand sanitizer and first-aid
antiseptic and other third-party formulations.
In addition to cost of goods sold, which we expect to vary somewhat
proportionately with sales over time, significant cost and expense items include
salaries and benefits, professional fees, royalties, office and administration,
advertising, and legal and accounting, all of which, in total, significantly
exceeded our total revenues for 2000 and in the first quarter of 2001.
Accordingly, we do not believe comparing costs as a percentage of revenues from
year to year is meaningful.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
COMPARISON OF THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 AND 2000
Our total revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2001 were
$244,000 compared with $96,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2000. Total
revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2001 included distribution rights
revenue of $100,000, which was recognized upon the termination of our
distribution agreement with Durstrand International Ltd., compared to $0 of
distribution rights revenue in the three months
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ended June 30, 2000. Product sales increased to $144,000 in the second quarter
of 2001 compared to $96,000 in the second quarter of 2000. The 50% increase in
product sales was primarily due to shipments to new customers during the
quarter, including Duane Reade, Inc., Dick's Sporting Goods, and Price Chopper,
as well as reorder shipments to existing customers such as Kmart Corp., the
Eckerd drugstore chain, Target Corp., and Walgreen Co. Total revenues in the
three months ended June 30, 2000 were primarily comprised of shipments to the
health and beauty aids and sporting goods departments of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Due to a significant decline in its overall hand sanitizer sales in 2000,
Wal-Mart Stores significantly reduced the space dedicated to this product
category in its health and beauty aids departments in the first quarter of 2001.
Wal-Mart was not an active customer in the second quarter of 2001, and is not
expected to be a significant customer during the remainder of the year. We
believe that these sales will be more than offset by gains in distribution in
our targeted channels and that in the remainder of 2001 we will continue to
develop relationships with other large regional and national retail drug,
grocery, hardware, sporting goods and discount chains that will lessen the
significance of the reduction in sales to Wal-Mart Stores.
Our gross margin from product sales decreased to 41% in the quarter
ended June 30, 2001 from 49% in the quarter ended June 30, 2000. The margin in
the year ago period reflects only sales of our hand sanitizer and first-aid
antiseptic lotion product line while the margin in the second quarter 2001 also
includes our recently introduced towelette and antibacterial surface
disinfectant cleaner product lines. Product costs as a percentage of sales
revenue are higher for towelettes than for our hand sanitizer and first-aid
antiseptic lotion product. Additionally, sales deductions were higher in the
quarter ended June 30, 2001 than in the quarter ended June 30, 2000 reflecting
payment terms with certain recently acquired customers.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses decreased to $620,000 in
the three months ended June 30, 2001 from $908,000 in the three months ended
June 30, 2000 primarily due to the following:
- - A litigation settlement gain of $371,000 was recognized in the
quarter ended June 30, 2001 related to the settlement of our lawsuit with
Integrated Commercialization Solutions, Inc. ("ICS") at a cost lower than
the amount accrued. In the quarter ended June 30, 2000, litigation
settlement expense of $74,000 was incurred for expenses related to our
lawsuit with IBC that was settled in August 2000.
- - Salaries and benefits increased to $395,000 in the quarter ended
June 30, 2001 from $204,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 2000 as a result
of an accrual for employee bonuses of $123,000 in the quarter ended June
30, 2001 compared to $0 in quarter ended June 30, 2000, salary increases
for employees effective January 2001, and an increase in the number of
employees. The relocation of our business to Ohio in January 2000 resulted
in a temporary reduction in our work force in the quarter ended June 30,
2000.
- - Sales promotion and advertising expenses increased to $316,000 in
the quarter ended June 30, 2001 from $279,000 in the quarter ended June 30,
2000 as a result of increased spending related to radio and print
advertisements and higher public relations expenses resulting from a change
in our public relations agency, including $106,000 of non-cash charges
related to common stock and options to purchase common stock granted to the
new agency. Partially offsetting these higher expenses was the reversal of
an accrual for promotional spending obligations under the Sunbeam licensing
agreement which were extinguished with the termination of the agreement in
the quarter ended June 30, 2001.
- - Royalty expenses declined to $41,000 in the quarter ended June 30,
2001 from $198,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 2000 due to the
elimination of the minimum royalty to IBC. Partially offsetting this
reduction was an increase in the minimum royalty obligations to The Coleman
Company, Inc.
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Interest expense increased to $554,000 in the three months ended June
30, 2001 from $0 in the three months ended June 30, 2000. Interest expense in
the quarter ended June 30, 2001 included $437,000 non-cash expense from the
intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in convertible debt issued in the
period, $85,000 amortization of the fair value of common stock granted to loan
guarantors and loan facility providers and debt issuance expenses, and $32,000
interest on our bank lines of credit and convertible debt.
We incurred a net loss in the three months ended June 30, 2001 of
$1,001,000 compared to a net loss of $845,000 in the three months ended June 30,
2000. The losses in the second quarters of 2001 and 2000 were due primarily to
limited revenues that were substantially exceeded by our costs of operations,
and in the second quarter of 2001, non-cash interest expense resulting from the
intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in convertible debt issued in the
period. Our net loss per share was $0.02 for the three months ended June 30,
2001 and the three months ended June 30, 2000. The loss per share remained
unchanged as a result of the factors affecting net loss as discussed above,
offset by an increase in the weighted average number of shares outstanding to
49,207,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2001 from 36,305,000 in the three
months ended June 30, 2000.
COMPARISON OF SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 AND 2000
Our total revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2001 were $549,000
compared with $447,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2000. Total revenues in
the six months ended June 30, 2001 included distribution rights revenue of
$100,000, which was recognized upon the termination of our distribution
agreement with Durstrand International Ltd., compared to $0 of distribution
rights revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2000. Product sales were
virtually flat at $449,000 in the first six months of 2001 compared to $447,000
in the same period of 2000. Product sales in the six months ended June 30, 2001
consisted of shipments to several new customers including Walgreen Co., Kmart
Corp., Target Corp., Rite Aid Corp., the Eckerd drugstore chain, Fred Meyer
Stores, Duane Reade, Inc., Dick's Sporting Goods, and Price Chopper. Total
revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2000 were primarily comprised of
initial and reorder shipments to the health and beauty aids and sporting goods
departments of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Due to a significant decline in its overall
hand sanitizer sales in 2000, Wal-Mart Stores significantly reduced the space
dedicated to this product category in its health and beauty aids departments in
the first quarter of 2001. Wal-Mart is not expected to be a significant customer
during the remainder of 2001. We believe that these sales will be more than
offset by gains in distribution in our targeted channels and that in the
remainder of 2001 we will continue to develop relationships with other large
regional and national retail drug, grocery, hardware, sporting goods and
discount chains that will lessen the significance of the reduction in sales to
Wal-Mart Stores.
Our gross margin from product sales remained steady at 46% in the six
months ended June 30, 2001 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2000. The
margin in the year ago period reflects only sales of our hand sanitizer and
first-aid antiseptic lotion product line while the margin in the second quarter
2001 also includes our recently introduced towelette and antibacterial surface
disinfectant cleaner product lines. Product costs as a percentage of sales
revenue are higher for towelettes than for our hand sanitizer and first-aid
antiseptic lotion product. However, offsetting this impact, margins have
improved on our hand sanitizer and first-aid antiseptic lotion product line as a
result of lower product costs and higher average selling prices.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased to $1,801,000
in the six months ended June 30, 2001 from $1,618,000 in the six months ended
June 30, 2000 primarily due to the following:
- - Salaries and benefits increased to $758,000 in the six months
ended June 30, 2001 from $342,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2000 as
a result of an accrual for employee bonuses of $246,000 in the six
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months ended June 30, 2001 compared to $0 in six months ended June 30,
2000, salary increases for employees effective January 2001, and an
increase in the number of employees. The relocation of our business to Ohio
in January 2000 resulted in a temporary reduction in our work force in the
six months ended June 30, 2000.
- - Sales promotion and advertising expenses increased to $493,000 in
the six months ended June 30, 2001 from $330,000 in the six months ended
June 30, 2000 as a result of increased spending related to new product
introductions and radio and print advertisements Partially offsetting these
higher expenses was the reversal of an accrual for promotional spending
obligations under the Sunbeam licensing agreement which were extinguished
with the termination of the agreement in the six months ended June 30,
2001. Additionally, a gain was recognized in the six months ended June 30,
2000 related to the settlement of outstanding invoices with a former
advertising agency.
- - Expenses related to consulting and professional services increased
to $547,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2001 compared to $213,000 in
the six months ended June 30, 2000 due to non-cash charges related to the
engagement of investor relations and financial consultants. The newly
engaged consultants were compensated with common stock and options to
purchase common stock.
- - A litigation settlement gain of $371,000 was recognized in the six
months ended June 30, 2001 related to the settlement of our lawsuit with
ICS at a cost lower than the amount accrued. In the six months ended June
30, 2000, litigation settlement expense of $74,000 was incurred for
expenses related to our lawsuit with IBC that was settled in August 2000.
- - Royalty expenses declined to $94,000 in the six months ended June
30, 2001 from $409,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2000 due to the
elimination of the minimum royalty to IBC. Partially offsetting this
reduction was an increase in the minimum royalty obligations to The Coleman
Company, Inc.
Interest expense increased to $620,000 in the six months ended June 30,
2001 from $52,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2000. Interest expense in the
six months ended June 30, 2001 included $437,000 non-cash expense from the
intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in convertible debt issued in the
period, $132,000 amortization of the fair value of common stock granted to loan
guarantors and loan facility providers and debt issuance expenses, and $51,000
interest on our bank lines of credit and convertible debt. Interest expense in
the six months ended June 30, 2000 included the fair value of options granted to
promissory note holders and interest on promissory notes.
We incurred a net loss in the six months ended June 30, 2001 of
$2,098,000 compared to a net loss of $1,464,000 in the six months ended June 30,
2000. The losses in the first halves of 2001 and 2000 were due primarily to
limited revenues that were substantially exceeded by our costs of operations
and, in the first half of 2001, non-cash interest expense resulting from the
intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in convertible debt issued in the
period. Our net loss per share was $0.04 for the six months ended June 30, 2001
and the six months ended June 30, 2000. The loss per share remained unchanged as
a result of the factors affecting net loss as discussed above, offset by an
increase in the weighted average number of shares outstanding to 48,104,000 in
the six months ended June 30, 2001 from 34,849,000 in the six months ended June
30, 2000.
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LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL POSITION
To date, we have been unable to generate significant cash flows from
our business operations. As a result, we have funded our operations through
investor financing, including sales of common stock, the exercise of warrants
and options, and the issuance of convertible notes and debentures. We have also
issued stock to satisfy obligations and we have used debt to fund our
operations. Until such time as we are able to generate significant cash flow
from operations through increased sales of our products, we will be required to
continue our reliance on investor financing and debt to fund our operations. At
June 30, 2001, cash and cash equivalents totaled $105,000. Current liabilities
at June 30, 2001, consisting primarily of accounts payable, accrued liabilities,
and short-term debt, exceeded current assets by $1,808,000.
During the six months ended June 30, 2001, net cash used in operating
activities was $1,693,000, primarily due to a net loss of $2,098,000 less net
non-cash charges of $663,000 related to the issuance of common stock and options
to purchase common stock, the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in
convertible debt issued, the exercise of options to purchase common stock by two
directors with the use of loans from the Company with an interest rate lower
than a market rate, and the amortization of debt issuance expenses, partially
offset by a non-cash gain related to the settlement of our lawsuit with ICS.
In the six months ended June 30, 2001, net cash flow from financing
activities was $1,764,000, resulting from the sale of common stock in the amount
of $51,000, borrowings under bank lines of credit totaling $798,000, and the
issuance of convertible notes and debentures for net proceeds of $915,000.
Our future royalty requirements will affect liquidity. We are required
to pay royalties to various licensors, including IBC, of up to 17% of net sales.
The settlement with IBC has had a favorable effect on near-term liquidity as a
result of the elimination of the minimum royalty payment. The previous license
agreement would have required a minimum royalty payment of $735,000 to be paid
no later than January 30, 2001. Our licensing agreement with The Coleman
Company, Inc. contains minimum royalty obligations of $110,000 and $220,000 in
2001 and 2002, respectively.
As of June 30, 2001, we had no capital expenditure obligations.
In November 2000, we secured a one-year, $1,000,000 revolving line of
credit from a bank with an interest rate equal to the bank's prime rate plus
1/2%. The line of credit is secured by the guarantees of several officers and
directors and their spouses, which guarantees in turn are secured by the assets
of the Company. As consideration for their guarantees, we granted these officers
and directors, collectively, 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock valued
at $169,000. In March 2001, an additional 120-day credit facility of $250,000
was obtained from a bank with an interest rate equal to the bank's prime rate
plus 1%. This facility is secured by the guarantees of a director and a company
wholly-owned by the director, and was extended for an additional 60-day term in
July 2001. As consideration for the guarantees, we granted 112,500 shares of the
Company's common stock, valued at $39,000, to the director's wholly-owned
company. As of August 10, 2001, borrowings of $1,186,000 were outstanding under
the two lines of credit. We plan to repay outstanding borrowings under the two
lines of credit in 2001 through additional debt or equity financing. However,
there can be no assurance that such debt or equity financing will be available
on favorable terms or at all.
In June 2001, we executed 60-day bridge loan facility agreements
totaling $300,000 with two officers and directors and a company wholly-owned by
a third director with an interest rate equal to the prime rate of The Huntington
National Bank plus 3.5%. As consideration for the execution of the bridge loan
facilities, we granted these officers and directors and the director's
wholly-owned company, collectively, 135,000 shares of the Company's common stock
valued at $30,000. As of August 10, 2001, no borrowings were outstanding under
these bridge lines of credit.
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In April 2001, we issued convertible debentures in an aggregate
principal amount of $40,000 to three unrelated investors. The debentures mature
in April 2006 and bear interest at a 4% annual rate. At the Company's option,
interest on the debentures is payable in cash or common stock at maturity and
the debentures are redeemable at any time for 125% of the outstanding principal
amount plus unpaid interest. At the option of the holders, the debentures are
convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of $0.434
or 80% of the average five lowest closing bid prices of the common stock for the
twenty trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. In addition, the
placement agent for the transaction received a warrant to purchase 8,000 shares
of common stock at an exercise price of $0.468 with a fair value of $3,000.
Notwithstanding the waiting period prior to the date that the debentures are
first convertible, at June 30, 2001, the debentures would have been convertible
into 232,288 shares of common stock.
In June 2001, we issued a two-year, 8% $1,000,000 convertible note and
a warrant to purchase 333,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$0.27 to an unrelated investor. Interest on the note is payable quarterly in
cash or common stock, at the option of the Company. At the option of the
investor, the note is convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal
to the lower of $0.1773 or 80% of the average of the three lowest closing prices
of the common stock for the sixty trading days immediately preceding the
conversion date. Two officers and directors and a company wholly-owned by a
third director pledged their beneficially owned holdings of the Company's common
stock as security for the Company's registration obligations under a
subscription agreement with the investor. As consideration for the pledge of
their assets, we granted the officers and directors and the director's
wholly-owned company an aggregate of 450,000 shares of the Company's common
stock with a fair value of $99,000. At June 30, 2001, the note was convertible
into 5,724,098 shares of common stock.
We anticipate a substantial increase in cash outlays associated with
increased marketing and sales of our Preventx(R) preventative product line.
Although the IBC settlement requires us to use reasonable efforts to expend up
to $10,000,000 over five years to market licensed products in the territory, we
believe that 100% of our expenditures will qualify to satisfy this commitment
since we are purely a sales and marketing company whose products are derived
from the IBC formulation. We do not believe that incremental outlays beyond the
level projected in our business and marketing plans will be needed solely to
satisfy the IBC settlement commitment.
We will incur additional expenditures associated with the market
development of additional preventative products that we can market utilizing
similar formulations to the one used in our hand sanitizer and first-aid
antiseptic. These cash outlays could include, but are not limited to, market
testing, package design, advertising, point of sale displays, inventory
purchases and a sales and marketing campaign. Our investment in working capital
is also expected to increase as we broaden our product line and obtain new
customers. Additionally, if the joint venture company formed as part of the
settlement with IBC incurs net cash outlays, we may be obligated to make capital
contributions to, or arrange financing for, the joint venture.
We do not have existing capital resources or credit lines available
that are sufficient to fund our operations and capital requirements as presently
planned over the next twelve months. We are actively pursuing additional funds
through the issuance of debt and/or equity instruments. We may also seek a
working capital line of credit to be secured by our accounts receivable and
inventory. However, such funds may not be available on favorable terms or at
all. To repay borrowings under the lines of credit, maintain our current expense
level of approximately $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 per year and meet the costs
associated with our increased marketing, sales and market development efforts,
it is likely that we will need to raise a minimum of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 of
additional capital during fiscal year 2001, dependent upon the amount of funds
generated from operations. We expect cash receipts from customers to increase in
the remainder of 2001 due to greater anticipated sales volume from additional
customers and a broader product line. The 2001 financing
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requirement may exceed our historical funding requirements, which averaged
approximately $4,000,000 per year in the fiscal years 1998, 1999 and 2000. Also,
should the FDA issue final regulations that are consistent with its current
proposed regulations with respect to our hand sanitizer and first-aid
antiseptic, we may experience an adverse effect on liquidity. Although we
believe we would have twelve months to address any changes which may be
necessary regarding the labeling of our hand sanitizer and first-aid antiseptic,
the effort required to undertake the changes may cause our financial condition
and results of operations to deteriorate and our business may ultimately fail.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We were the plaintiff in an action filed in the United States District
Court, Southern District of Florida Case No. 00-8300. In this action in federal
court, we brought suit against IBC and two principals of IBC for fraud in the
inducement, tortious interference with a business relationship and breach of
contract in connection with our original license from IBC of certain technology.
On August 9, 2000, we entered into a settlement agreement with IBC. The case
against IBC was settled by the filing of a Stipulation of Dismissal with the
United States District Court on August 17, 2000.
In this federal court action, a company called Optima Holding Co. Ltd.
intervened, claiming that it had an exclusive prior right to use the same
technology by virtue of a joint venture agreement entered into between IBC and
Optima. Optima asserted claims against us for injunctive relief, conversion and
tortious interference with a business relationship. On August 18, 2000, Optima,
together with Mercury Technology Corp. (Delaware) and Mercury Technology Corp.
(Bahamas) (collectively "Mercury") amended its original intervention complaint
to add two counts of patent infringement against both Empyrean and IBC, alleging
willful infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 3,594,468 and 4,321,277. Empyrean and
IBC each filed motions in the federal action seeking the dismissal of Mercury's
patent infringement claims. Mercury dropped its claim of infringement of U.S.
Patent No. 3,594,468. On April 4, 2001, the court issued a Final Order of
Dismissal granting the motions of Empyrean and IBC to seek dismissal of the
patent infringement claims and declining to exercise jurisdiction over the
remaining state claims.
We are also a defendant in an action that was filed by Optima Holding
Co., Ltd. and Mercury Technology Corp. on July 28, 1998 in the Circuit Court of
the Eleventh Judicial District, Dade County, Florida. This state court action
alleges that we tortiously interfered with Optima and Mercury's contractual
relationship with IBC. Optima and Mercury claim that they had prior rights to
the IBC formulation and products and that we induced IBC to breach that
agreement. Optima and Mercury have requested an unspecified amount of damages
against us. In two separate actions that have now been consolidated with the
first action in the same court, IBC has requested a declaratory judgment that
IBC properly terminated its development and distribution contract with Optima
and Mercury, and IBC sued various individuals of Optima and/or Mercury for
fraudulent inducement and civil theft. Optima and Mercury also seek injunctive
relief to prevent IBC and its managers and directors from allowing IBC to have
further dealings with us. The state court action was informally abated while the
parties pursued their remedies in the federal action. Since the federal court
action has been dismissed, it is likely that the state court action will resume.
If we are not successful in the state court action, we could lose the right to
market, sell or manufacture our hand sanitizer and first-aid antiseptic lotion
and towelette products and other products currently under development. Should
any court judgment be entered precluding our rights to the products, IBC has
agreed as part of the overall litigation settlement to secure its obligations to
us by granting us the highest priority perfected security interest IBC is
permitted to assign in IBC's rights in commercializing the products in the
United States.
We were also a defendant in an action that was filed by ICS on November
14, 2000 in the United States District Court, Central District of California,
Southern Division. The action alleged that we breached a contract and sought
damages of at least $445,000 plus interest and attorneys fees. During June 2001,
we entered into a settlement agreement and mutual release with ICS and we agreed
to pay ICS $24,000 in twelve equal monthly installments of $2,000 each plus
200,000 shares of Empyrean common stock valued at $50,000. A dismissal entry was
filed with the court on June 22, 2001. We recognized a $371,000 gain upon the
settlement of the lawsuit in the quarter ended June 30, 2001.
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ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
ISSUANCES OF STOCK FOR SERVICES OR IN SATISFACTION OF OBLIGATIONS
In May 2001, we issued 27,265 shares of common stock valued at $7,156
to three outside directors as compensation for their service as members of our
Board of Directors and board committees.
In June 2001, we issued 135,000 shares of common stock valued at
$29,835 to Richard C. Adamany, the Company's President and Chief Executive
Officer and a director, Bennett S. Rubin, the Company's Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer and a director, and Uptic Investments Corp., a
company wholly-owned by Lawrence D. Bain, Chairman of our Board of Directors,
collectively, as consideration for the extension of bridge loan facilities
totaling $300,000 with the Company.
In June 2001, we issued 450,000 shares of common stock valued at
$99,450 to Richard C. Adamany, Bennett S. Rubin, and Uptic Investments Corp.,
collectively, as consideration for their pledge of assets to secure the
Company's obligations under the Subscription Agreement between the Company and
Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.
In June 2001, we issued 200,000 shares of common stock valued at
$50,000 to ICS as part of the settlement of litigation between the Company and
ICS.
In June 2001, we issued 320,000 shares of common stock valued at
$72,000 to Investor Relations Group Inc. as compensation for services.
Each such issuance of common stock was exempt from registration under
Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 by way of the exemption provided by
Section 4(2) of such Act. Each such issuance did not involve a public offering
and was effected without general advertising or general solicitation and without
use of any broker, dealer or agent.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
10.28 Employment Agreement for Brenda K. Brown dated July 9, 2001.
10.29 Promissory Note dated July 30, 2001 in favor of The Huntington National
Bank.
REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
The Company made no filings on Form 8-K during the second quarter of 2001.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed by the undersigned on its behalf and in her
capacity as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, thereunto duly authorized.
EMPYREAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(Registrant)
August 14, 2001 /s/ Brenda K. Brown
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(Date) (Signature)
Brenda K. Brown
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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