UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Commission File No.:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
The registrant had
EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2022
INDEX
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Part I. Financial Information |
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Item 1. |
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(a)Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021 |
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(e)Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Part II Other Information |
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Item 1. Financial Statements
EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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Inventories, net |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Total current assets |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Equity method investment |
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Right of use assets |
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Investment in convertible bond |
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Other assets |
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Total assets |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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Operating lease liabilities, current portion |
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Conversion feature derivative, notes payable |
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Other current liabilities |
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Revolving line of credit from related party |
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Warrant derivative liabilities |
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Notes payable, current portion |
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Notes payable to related parties |
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Convertible notes payable, net of discount |
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Total current liabilities |
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Operating lease liabilities, less current portion |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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Notes payable, less current portion |
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Convertible notes payable |
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Total liabilities |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
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Preferred stock — par value $ |
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Common stock — par value $ |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
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Accumulated deficit |
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Total stockholders’ deficit |
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Total liabilities & stockholders’ deficit |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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REVENUES, NET |
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COST OF GOODS SOLD |
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GROSS PROFIT |
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OPERATING EXPENSES |
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Research and development |
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Selling |
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General and administrative |
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Total operating expenses |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) |
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Loss on debt extinguishment, net |
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Change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities |
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Change in fair value of conversion feature derivative, notes payable |
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Realized loss on investment on convertible bond |
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Net loss on equity method investment |
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Foreign exchange loss |
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Interest and other income |
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Interest expense |
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Total other income (expense) |
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LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT) |
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NET LOSS |
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COMPONENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) |
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Unrealized gain on debt securities available for sale (net of tax) |
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Reclassification adjustment for loss included in net income |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments |
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Other comprehensive income |
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COMPREHENSIVE LOSS |
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NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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Additional Paid-In |
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive |
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Accumulated |
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Balance January 1, 2022 |
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Share-based compensation |
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Unrealized loss on debt securities available for sale (net of tax) |
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Reclassification adjustment for loss included in net income |
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Foreign currency translation effect |
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Net loss |
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Balance March 31, 2022 |
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Balance January 1, 2021 |
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Fair value of warrants including down-round protection adjustments |
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Common stock issued for services |
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Share-based compensation |
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Balance March 31, 2021 |
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EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Net loss |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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Inventory reserve |
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Amortization of discount of notes payable and convertible notes payable |
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Foreign exchange adjustments |
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Tax benefit recognized on unrealized gain on debt securities |
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Net loss on equity method investment |
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Net loss on debt extinguishment |
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Gain on disposal of property and equipment |
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Share-based compensation |
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Shares issued for services |
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Change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities |
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Change in fair value of conversion feature derivative, note payable |
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Accounts receivable |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Income tax receivable and payable |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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Other current liabilities |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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Net cash flows used in operating activities |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Sale of convertible bond |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Proceeds from notes payable issued |
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Proceeds from convertible notes payable issued |
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Payments of notes payable |
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Payments of convertible notes |
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Net cash flows provided by financing activities |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW ACTIVITIES |
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Interest paid |
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Income taxes paid |
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NON-CASH INVESTMENT AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Debt discount due to conversion features derivative |
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EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., (“Emmaus”) and its direct and indirect consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements contain adjustments, including normal recurring accruals necessary to fairly state the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Due to the uncertainty of the Company’s ability to meet its current operating and capital expenses, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, as the continuation and expansion of its business is dependent upon obtaining further financing, market acceptance of Endari®, and achieving a profitable level of revenues. The consolidated interim financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2022. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 contained in the Annual Report. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any future interim period.
Nature of Operations
The Company is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, marketing and sale of innovative treatments and therapies, primarily for rare and orphan diseases. The Company’s lead product, Endari® (prescription grade L-glutamine oral powder), is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease (“SCD”) in adult and pediatric patients five years of age and older.
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There have been no material changes in these policies or their application.
Going concern— The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred a net loss of $
Management has considered all recent accounting pronouncements and has determined that there are no recent accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Factoring accounts receivable — Emmaus Medical, Inc., or Emmaus Medical, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Emmaus, is party to a purchase and sales agreement with Prestige Capital Finance, LLC or Prestige Capital, pursuant to which Emmaus Medical may offer and sell to Prestige Capital from time to time eligible accounts receivable in exchange for Prestige Capital’s down payment, or advance, to Emmaus Medical of
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purchase and sale agreement are secured by a security interest in the accounts receivable and all or substantially all other assets of Emmaus Medical. In connection with the purchase and sale agreement, Emmaus has guaranteed Emmaus Medical’s obligations under the purchase and sale agreement. At March 31, 2022, accounts receivable included
Net loss per share — In accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings per Share,” the basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share is computed in a manner similar to basic net loss per common share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares issuable under securities exercisable for or convertible into common shares had been issued if the additional common shares would be dilutive. As of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, the Company had outstanding potentially dilutive securities exercisable for or convertible into
NOTE 3 — REVENUES, NET
Revenues, net disaggregated by category, were as follows (in thousands):
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2021 |
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Endari® |
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$ |
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Other |
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Revenues, net |
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$ |
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The following table summarizes the revenue allowance and accrual activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 (in thousands):
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Balance as of December 31, 2021 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Provision related to sales in the current year |
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Adjustments related prior period sales |
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Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Balance as of December 31, 2020 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Provision related to sales in the current year |
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Adjustments related prior period sales |
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Credit and payments made |
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— |
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Balance as of March 31, 2021 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The following table summarizes net revenues attributable to each of our customers that accounted for 10% or more of net revenues (as a percentage of net revenues) during the periods presented:
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Customer A |
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Customer B |
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Customer C |
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Customer D |
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— |
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Total |
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% |
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% |
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The Company is party to a distributor agreement with Telcon Pharmaceutical RF, Inc., or Telcon pursuant to which the Company granted Telcon exclusive rights to the Company’s prescription grade L-glutamine (“PGLG”) oral powder for the treatment of diverticulosis in South Korea, Japan and China in exchange for Telcon’s payment of $
NOTE 4 — SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT - ASSETS
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
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March 31, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
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Raw materials and components |
$ |
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$ |
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Work-in-process |
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Finished goods |
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Inventory reserve |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
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December 31, 2021 |
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Prepaid insurance |
$ |
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$ |
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Prepaid expenses |
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Other current assets |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
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December 31, 2021 |
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Equipment |
$ |
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$ |
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Leasehold improvements |
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Furniture and fixtures |
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Construction-in-progress |
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Total property and equipment |
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Less: accumulated depreciation |
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Property and equipment, net |
$ |
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$ |
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During each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, depreciation expenses were approximately $
NOTE 5 — INVESTMENTS
Investment in convertible bond - On September 28, 2020, the Company entered into a convertible bond purchase agreement pursuant to which it purchased at face value a convertible bond of Telcon in the principal amount of approximately $
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the call option described below, are pledged as collateral to secure the Company’s obligations under the revised API Supply Agreement with Telcon described in Note 6 and Note 11.
Concurrent with the purchase of the convertible bond, the Company entered into an agreement dated
The Company has elected the fair value option method of accounting for the investment in convertible bond. The investment in convertible bond is classified as an available for sale security and remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs, with any changes in the fair value option recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The fair value and any changes in fair value in the convertible bond is determined using a binominal lattice model. The model produces an estimated fair value based on changes in the price of the underlying common stock over successive periods of time.
In February 2022, the Company and Telcon agreed to settle a “target shortfall” under the revised API agreement with Telcon for the years ended 2020 and 2021 by exchanging KRW
The following table sets forth the fair value and changes in fair value of the investment in the Telcon convertible bond as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
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Investment in convertible bond |
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March 31, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
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Balance, beginning of period |
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$ |
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$ |
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Sales of convertible bond |
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— |
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Net loss on investment on convertible bond |
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— |
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Change in fair value included in the statement of other comprehensive income |
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Balance, end of period |
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$ |
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$ |
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The fair value as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was based upon following assumptions:
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March 31, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
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Principal outstanding (South Korean won) |
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Stock price |
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Expected life (in years) |
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Selected yield |
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% |
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Expected volatility (Telcon common stock) |
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% |
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% |
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Risk-free interest rate (South Korea government bond) |
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% |
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% |
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Expected dividend yield |
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— |
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— |
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Conversion price |
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Equity method investment – During 2018, the Company and Japan Industrial Partners, Inc., or JIP, formed EJ Holdings, Inc., or EJ Holdings, to acquire, own and operate a shuttered amino acids manufacturing facility in Ube, Japan. In connection with the formation, the Company invested approximately $
EJ Holdings is engaged in retrofitting the Ube facility in order to seek regulatory approvals for the manufacture of PGLG in accordance with cGMP. EJ Holdings has had no substantial revenues since its inception, has depended on loans from the Company to acquire the Ube facility and fund its operations and will continue to be dependent on loans from the Company or other financing unless and until the Ube facility is activated and EJ Holdings can secure customers for its products.
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The Company has determined that EJ Holdings is a variable interest entity, or VIE, based upon the loan financing provided by the Company to acquire the Ube facility and fund EJ Holdings’ activities, which are principally for the Company’s benefit. JIP, however, owns
The Company’s share of the losses reported by EJ Holdings are classified as net losses on equity method investment. The investment is evaluated for impairment and if facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable, an impairment charge would be recorded.
The following table sets forth certain financial information of EJ Holdings for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2022 (Unaudited) |
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2021 (Unaudited) |
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REVENUES, NET |
$ |
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$ |
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NET LOSS |
$ |
( |
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$ |
( |
) |
NOTE 6 — SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT - LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
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March 31, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
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Accounts payable: |
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Clinical and regulatory expenses |
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$ |
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$ |
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Professional fees |
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Selling expenses |
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Manufacturing costs |
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Board member compensation |
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Other vendors |
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Total accounts payable |
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Accrued interest payable, related parties |
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Accrued interest payable |
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Accrued expenses: |
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Payroll expenses |
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Government rebates and other rebates |
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Other accrued expenses |
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Total accrued expenses |
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Total accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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$ |
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$ |
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Other current liabilities consisted of the following at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
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March 31, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
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Trade discount |
$ |
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$ |
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Other current liabilities |
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Total other current liabilities |
$ |
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$ |
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Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
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March 31, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
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Trade discount |
$ |
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$ |
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Unearned revenue |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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Total other long-term liabilities |
$ |
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$ |
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On June 12, 2017, the Company entered into an API Supply Agreement with Telcon pursuant to which Telcon advanced to the Company approximately $
NOTE 7 — NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable consisted of the following at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands except for number of shares):
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Year Issued |
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Interest Rate Range |
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Term of Notes |
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Conversion Price |
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Principal Outstanding March 31, 2022 |
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Unamortized Discount March 31, 2022 |
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Carrying Amount March 31, 2022 |
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Underlying Shares March 31, 2022 |
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Notes payable |
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2013 |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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2021 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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2022 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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Current |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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Non-current |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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Notes payable - related parties |
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2020 |
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— |
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$ |
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— |
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— |
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2021 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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2022 |
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10-12% |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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Current |
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$ |
2,836 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
2,836 |
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— |
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Convertible notes payable |
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$ |
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(b) |
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— |
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2021 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Current |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Non-current |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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Total |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Year Issued |
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Interest Rate Range |
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Term of Notes |
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Conversion Price |
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Principal Outstanding December 31, 2021 |
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Unamortized Discount December 31, 2021 |
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Carrying Amount December 31, 2021 |
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Underlying Shares Notes December 31, 2021 |
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Notes payable |
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2013 |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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2021 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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Current |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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Non-current |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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Notes payable - related parties |
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2020 |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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2021 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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Current |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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— |
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|
Convertible note payable |
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2020 |
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$ |
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(b) |
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— |
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2021 |
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$ |
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(a) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Current |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Non-current |
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$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
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Total |
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$ |
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$ |
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|
$ |
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(a) |
The notes are convertible into Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. shares. Beginning February 28, 2022, the note holders became entitled to call for early redemption of the convertible notes payable, because the Company common stock was not approved for listing on the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market or other Trading Market (as defined in the agreement). Accordingly, the notes were classified as current. |
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(b) |
|
The weighted-average stated annual interest rate on notes payable was
As of March 31, 2022, future contractual principal payments due on notes payable were as follows (in thousands):
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Year Ending |
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|
2022 |
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(a) |
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2023 |
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Total |
$ |
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|
(a) |
Includes $ |
The Company is party to a revolving line of credit agreement with Yutaka Niihara, M.D., M.P.H., the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Under the agreement, at the Company’s request from time to time Dr. Niihara may, but is not obligated to, loan or re-loan to the Company up to $
On February 9, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue to the purchasers thereunder in a private placement pursuant to Rule 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D thereunder a total of up to $
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Commencing one year from the original issue date, the convertible promissory notes will be convertible at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $
The conversion feature of the convertible promissory notes is separately accounted for at fair value as a derivative liability under guidance in ASC 815 that is remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs, with any changes in the fair value of the conversion feature liability recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
|
Convertible promissory notes |
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
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December 31, 2021 |
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||
|
Balance beginning of period |
|
$ |
|
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|
$ |
— |
|
|
Fair value at issuance date |
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— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value included in the statement of operations |
|
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( |
) |
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|
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|
Balance end of period |
|
$ |
|
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|
$ |
|
|
The fair value and any change in fair value of the conversion feature liability are determined using a convertible bond lattice model. The model produces an estimated fair value based on changes in the price of the underlying common stock.
The fair values as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021 were based upon following assumptions:
|
Convertible promissory notes |
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
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||
|
Stock price |
|
$ |
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$ |
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Conversion price |
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$ |
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$ |
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Selected yield |
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% |
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% |
|
Expected volatility |
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% |
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% |
|
Time until maturity (in years) |
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Dividend yield |
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— |
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— |
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Risk-free rate |
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% |
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% |
NOTE 8 — STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Purchase Agreement with GPB—On December 29, 2017, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with GPB Debt Holdings II, LLC (“GPB”), pursuant to which the Company issued to GPB a $
In connection with the issuance of GPB Note, the Company issued to GPB a warrant (the “GPB Warrant”) to purchase up to
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other recapitalization events. The GPB Warrant became exercisable six months after issuance and has a term of
The GPB Warrant is separately recognized under ASC 815-40 at fair value as a liability. The warrant liability is remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs and any change in the fair value of the liability is recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The following table presents the change in fair value of the GPB Warrant as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
|
Warrant Liability—GPB |
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
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December 31, 2021 |
|
||
|
Balance beginning of period |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Change in fair value included in the statement of operations |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Balance end of period |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
The fair value of the warrant derivative liability was determined using the Black-Scholes Merton model.
The fair values as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021 were based on upon following assumptions:
|
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|
March 31, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
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||
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Adjusted exercise price |
|
$ |
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|
|
$ |
|
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Common stock fair value |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Risk‑free interest rate |
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% |
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% |
|
Volatility |
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% |
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% |
|
Time until expiration (years) |
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|
Expected dividend yield |
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— |
|
|
— |
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||
|
Number outstanding |
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|
|
|
|
|
Extension of a Convertible Promissory Note - On June 15, 2020, the holder of a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $
The following table presents the fair values and changes in fair value of the warrants as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
|
Warrant liability— Convertible Promissory Note |
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
||
|
Balance beginning of period |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Change in fair value included in the statement of operations |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance end of period |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
The fair values of the warrant derivative liability were determined using the Black-Scholes Merton model based upon following assumptions:
|
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
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||
|
Exercise price |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Stock price |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Risk‑free interest rate |
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% |
|
|
|
% |
|
Expected volatility (peer group) |
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|
|
% |
|
|
|
% |
|
Expected life (in years) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected dividend yield |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
||
|
Number outstanding |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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A summary of outstanding warrants as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
||
|
Warrants outstanding beginning of period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Cancelled, forfeited or expired |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
Warrants outstanding end of period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A summary of all outstanding warrants by year issued and exercise price as of March 31, 2022 is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Exercisable |
|
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|
Year issued and Exercise Price |
|
|
Number of Warrants Issued |
|
|
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |
|
|
Weighted-Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Weighted-Average Exercise Price |
|
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|
Prior to January 1, 2021 |
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
$1.54-$36.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
At March 31, 2022 |
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
Total |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Stock options – The Company’s former Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan expired on May 3, 2021, and no further awards may be made under the 2011 Plan. The expiration of the 2011 Plan did not affect outstanding stock options thereunder.
The Company also previously maintained an Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, which was terminated in September 2021 in connection with the adoption of the 2021 Stock Incentive Plan described below.
On September 29, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board. The 2021 Stock Incentive Plan was approved by stockholders on November 23, 2021. No more than
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 is presented below.
|
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
Number of Options |
|
|
Weighted‑ Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Number of Options |
|
|
Weighted‑ Average Exercise Price |
|
||||
|
Options outstanding, beginning of period |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Granted or deemed granted |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Cancelled, forfeited and expired |
|
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
Options outstanding, end of period |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Options exercisable, end of period |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Options available for future grant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, the Company recognized $
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Collaborative Research and Development Agreement with Kainos Medicine, Inc—On February 26, 2021, the Company entered into a collaborative research and development agreement with Kainos Medicine, Inc. (“Kainos”) to lead the preclinical development of Kainos’ patented IRAK4 inhibitor (“KM10544”) as an anti-cancer drug and further advance Kainos’s research and development activities. The companies also entered into a letter of intent regarding possible future joint development of small molecule therapeutics and other pharmaceutical assets.
Pursuant to the collaborative research and development agreement, the Company paid and issued to Kainos $
On October 7, 2021, the Company entered into a license agreement with Kainos under which Kainos granted the Company an exclusive license in the territory encompassing the U.S., the U.K. and the EU to patent rights, know-how and other intellectual property relating to Kainos’s novel IRAK4 inhibitor, referred to as KM10544, for the treatment of cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor cancers. In consideration of the license, the Company paid Kainos a six-figure upfront fee in cash and agreed to make additional cash payments upon the achievement of specified milestones totaling in the mid-eight figures and pay a single-digit percentage royalty based on net sales of the licensed products and a similar percentage of any sublicensing consideration.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $
NOTE 9 — INCOME TAX
The quarterly provision for or benefit from income taxes is computed based upon the estimated annual effective tax rate and the year-to-date pre-tax income (loss) and other comprehensive income.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $
NOTE 10 — LEASES
Operating leases — The Company leases its office space under operating leases with unrelated entities.
The Company leases
The rent expense during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $
Future minimum lease payments were as follows as of March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
|
2022 (nine months) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
2026 and thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
Total lease payments |
|
|
|
|
|
Less imputed interest |
|
|
|
|
|
Present value of lease liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
15
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had an operating lease right-of-use asset of $
NOTE 11 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
API Supply Agreement — On June 12, 2017, the Company entered into an API Supply Agreement (the “API Agreement”) with Telcon pursuant to which Telcon paid the Company approximately $
16
NOTE 12 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The following table sets forth information relating to loans from related parties outstanding on or at any time during the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
|
Class |
Lender |
|
Interest Rate |
|
|
Date of Loan |
|
Term of Loan |
|
Principal Amount Outstanding at March 31, 2022 |
|
|
Highest Principal Outstanding |
|
|
Amount of Principal Repaid |
|
|
Amount of Interest Paid |
|
|
|||||
|
Current, Promissory note payable to related parties: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Willis Lee (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Soomi Niihara (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Soomi Niihara (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Yasushi Nagasaki (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Hope International Hospice, Inc. (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Hope International Hospice, Inc. (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Soomi Niihara (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
George Sekulich (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Soomi Niihara (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Osato Medical Clinic (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Alfred Lui (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Hope International Hospice, Inc. (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Hope International Hospice, Inc. (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Wei Pei Zen (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Revolving line of credit agreement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Yutaka Niihara (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
17
The following table sets forth information relating to loans from related parties outstanding at any time during the year ended December 31, 2021:
|
Class |
Lender |
|
Interest Rate |
|
|
Date of Loan |
|
Term of Loan |
|
Principal Amount Outstanding at December 31, 2021 |
|
|
Highest Principal Outstanding |
|
|
Amount of Principal Repaid |
|
|
Amount of Interest Paid |
|
|
|||||
|
Current, Promissory note payable to related parties: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Willis Lee (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Soomi Niihara (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soomi Niihara (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soomi Niihara (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
Revolving line of credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Yutaka Niihara (1) |
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$ |
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See Note 7 for a discussion of the Company’s revolving line of credit agreement with Dr. Niihara.
See Notes 6 and 11 for a discussion of the Company’s agreements with Telcon, which holds
NOTE 13 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to March 31, 2022, the Company received $
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In the following discussion, the terms, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Emmaus” or the “Company” refer to Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”).
This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than historical facts contained in this report, including statements regarding our future financial position, capital expenditures, cash flows, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “seek,” “estimate,” “project,” “could,” “may” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, among others, information regarding future operations, future capital expenditures, and future net cash flow. Such statements reflect our management’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Annual Report, many of which are beyond our control.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or should underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially and adversely from those anticipated, believed, estimated or otherwise indicated. Consequently, all forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q are qualified by these cautionary statements. We undertake no duty to amend or update these statements beyond what is required by SEC reporting requirements.
Company Overview
We are a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, marketing and sale of innovative treatments and therapies, primarily for rare and orphan diseases. Our lead product, Endari® (prescription-grade L-glutamine oral powder) is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease (“SCD”) in adult and pediatric patients five years of age and older. In April 2022, Endari® was approved by the Ministry of Health and Prevention in in the United Arab Emirates, or U.A.E, in adults and pediatric patients five years of age and older. The approval of Endari® in the U.A.E. was the first granted outside the U.S. Applications for marketing authorization are pending in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and other Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, countries, as well. While the applications are pending, the FDA approval of Endari® can be referenced to allow access to Endari® on a named-patient basis.
Endari® is marketed and sold in the U.S. by our internal commercial sales team. Endari® is reimbursable by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and every state provides coverage for Endari® for outpatient prescriptions to all eligible Medicaid enrollees within their state Medicaid programs. Endari® is also reimbursable by many commercial payors. We have agreements in place with the nation’s leading distributors as well as physician group purchasing organizations and pharmacy benefits managers, making Endari® available at selected retail and specialty pharmacies nationwide. In April 2022 we launched an innovative telehealth solution to afford SCD patients’ direct access to Endari® remotely through a web portal managed by our strategic partners, including Asembia LLC, US Bioservices Corporation and UpScript IP Holdings, LLC.
As of March 31, 2022, our accumulated deficit was $242.9 million and we had cash and cash equivalents of $0.8 million. We expect net revenues to increase as we expand our commercialization of Endari® in the U.S. and begin to realize revenues in the U.A.E. and perhaps other GCC countries. Until we can generate sufficient net revenues from Endari® sales, our future cash requirements are expected to be financed through public or private sales of equity or debt securities and, loans, including loans from related parties, or possible corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements. We are unable to predict if or when we will become profitable.
Financial Overview
Revenues, net
We realize net revenues primarily from sales of Endari® to our distributors and specialty pharmacy providers. Distributors resell our products to other pharmacy and specialty pharmacy providers, health care providers, hospitals, and clinics. In addition to agreements with these distributors, we have contractual arrangements with specialty pharmacy providers, in-office dispensing providers, physician group purchasing organizations, pharmacy benefits managers and government entities that provide for government-mandated or privately negotiated rebates, chargebacks and discounts with respect to the purchase of our products. These
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various discounts, rebates, and chargebacks are referred to as “variable consideration.” Revenue from product sales is recorded net of variable consideration.
Management estimates variable consideration using the expected-value amount method, which is the sum of probability-weighted amounts in a range of possible transaction prices. Actual variable consideration may differ from our estimates. If actual results vary from the estimates, we adjust the variable consideration in the period such variances become known, which adjustments are reflected in net revenues in that period. The following are our significant categories of variable consideration:
Under the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, we recognize revenue when our customers obtain control of our product, which typically occurs on delivery. Revenue is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for the product, or transaction price. To determine revenue recognition for contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606, we perform the following: (i) identify the contract with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to our performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy the relevant performance obligations.
Sales Discounts: We provide our customers prompt payment discounts and from time to time offer additional discounts to encourage bulk orders to generate needed working capital. Sales attributable to bulk discounts offered by us increased in 2021 and adversely affected sales in the first quarter of 2022.
Product Returns: We offer our distributors a right to return product principally based upon (i) overstocks, (ii) inactive product or non-moving product due to market conditions, and (iii) expired product. Product return allowances are estimated and recorded at the time of sale.
Government Rebates: We are subject to discount obligations under state Medicaid programs and the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage gap program. We estimate Medicaid and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage gap rebates based upon a range of possible outcomes that are probability-weighted for the estimated payor mix. These reserves are recorded in the same period the related revenues are recognized, resulting in a reduction of product revenues and the establishment of a current liability that is included as accounts payable and accrued expenses on our balance sheet. Our liability for these rebates consists primarily of estimates of claims expected to be received in future periods related to recognized revenues.
Chargebacks and Discounts: Chargebacks for fees and discounts represent the estimated obligations resulting from contractual commitments to sell products to certain specialty pharmacy providers, in-office dispensing providers, group purchasing organizations, and government entities at prices lower than the list prices charged to distributors. The distributors charge us for the difference between what they pay for the products and our contracted selling price to these specialty pharmacy providers, in-office dispensing providers, group purchasing organizations, and government entities. In addition, we have contractual agreements with pharmacy benefit managers who charge us for rebates and administrative fee in connection with the utilization of product. These reserves are established in the same period that the related revenues are recognized, resulting in a reduction of revenues. Chargeback amounts are generally determined at the time of resale of product by our distributors.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of expenses for raw materials, packaging, shipping and distribution of Endari®.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist of expenditures for new products and technologies consisting primarily of fees paid to contract research organizations (“CRO”) that conduct clinical trials of our product candidates, payroll-related expenses, study site payments, consultant fees and activities related to regulatory filings, manufacturing development costs and other related costs. The costs of later-stage clinical studies such as Phase 2 and 3 trials are generally higher than those of earlier studies. This is primarily due to the larger size, expanded scope, patient related healthcare and regulatory compliance costs, and generally longer duration of later-stage clinical studies.
Our contracts with CROs are generally based on time and materials expended, whereas study site agreements are generally based on costs per patient as well as other pass-through costs, including start-up costs and institutional review board fees. The financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation and vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Payments under some of these contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment of patients and the completion of clinical trial milestones.
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Future research and development expenses will depend on any new product candidates or technologies that we may introduce into our research and development pipeline. In addition, we cannot predict which product candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree, if any, such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements.
Due to the inherently unpredictable nature of the drug approval process and the interpretation of the regulatory requirements, we are unable to estimate the amount of costs of obtaining regulatory approvals of Endari® outside of the U.S. or the development of our other preclinical and clinical programs. Clinical development timelines, the probability of success and development costs can differ materially from expectations and can vary widely. These and other risks and uncertainties relating to product development are described in the Annual Report under the headings “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business” and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Regulatory Oversight of our Business and Compliance with Law.”
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense consists principally of salaries and related employee costs, including share-based compensation for our directors, executive officers and employees. Other general and administrative expense includes facility costs, and professional fees and expenses for audit, legal, consulting, and tax services.
Selling Expenses
Selling expenses consist principally of salaries and related costs for personnel involved in the promotion, sale and marketing of Endari®. Other selling cost include advertising, third party consulting costs, the cost of in-house sales personnel and travel-related costs. We expect selling expenses to increase as we acquire additional personnel to support the commercialization of Endari® in the U.S. and abroad.
COVID-19
In retrospect, we believe our business was adversely by lockdowns, travel-related restrictions and other governmental responses to the pandemic related to the COVID 19 pandemic which inhibited the ability of our sales force to visit doctors’ offices and clinics and may have adversely affected the willingness of SCD patients to seek the care of a physician or to comply with physician-prescribed care. We intend to consider future changes to our business to adapt to the new post-pandemic environment, including our traditional reliance on our in-house sales force.
Inflation
Inflation has not had a material impact on our expenses or results of operations over the past two years, but may result in increased manufacturing, research and development, general and administrative and selling expenses in the foreseeable future.
Environmental Expenses
The cost of compliance with environmental laws has not been material over the past two years and any such costs are included in general and administrative costs.
Inventories
Inventories consist of raw materials, finished goods and work-in-process and are valued on a first-in, first-out basis and at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Substantially all raw materials purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were supplied by one supplier.
Results of Operations:
Three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Net revenues, Net. Net revenues decreased by $2.1 million, or 39%, to $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in net revenues was primarily attributable to lower bulk order purchases in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold increased by $0.6 million or 131%, to $1.0 million for three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 due primarily to $0.8 million of additional reserve relating to Endari® inventory with a shelf-life of less than two years.
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Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses decrease by $1.3 million, or 74%, to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to one-time payment of $0.5 million in cash and $0.5 million in shares of common stock in 2021 under our collaborative research and development agreement with Kainos. Depending on the availability of funding, we expect our research and development costs to increase in the remainder of 2022.
Selling Expenses. Selling expenses increased by $0.2 million, or 14%, to $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increased travel expenses.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses slightly decreased by $53,000, or 2%, to $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $0.4 million in compensation expense including share-based compensation, $0.1 million of professional fees, partially offset by an increase of $0.3 million of Dubai office operating expenses and $0.1 million of public relations expenses.
Other Income (Expense). Total other income increased by $8.2 million, or 121%, to $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $6.8 million of other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increases of $5.4 million in change in fair value of conversion feature derivative and $1.3 million in change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities, a $1.2 million in loss on debt extinguishment in the comparable period in 2021, and a decrease of $0.3 million in interest expense in 2022.
Net Loss. Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $6.9 million, or 82% to $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily a result of an increase of $8.2 million in other income, partially offset by an increase of $1.5 million in loss from operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Based on our losses to date, anticipated future net revenues and operating expenses, debt repayment obligations, planned funding to EJ Holdings and cash and cash equivalents balance of $0.8 million as of March 31, 2022, we do not have sufficient operating capital for our business without raising additional capital. We realized a net loss of $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future and until we can generate increased net revenues from Endari® sales. While we anticipate increased net revenues as we expand our commercialization of Endari® in the U.S. through telehealth and other initiatives, as well as in the U.A.E. and perhaps other GCC countries, there is no assurance that we will be able to increase our Endari® sales or attain sustainable profitability or that we will have sufficient capital resources to fund our operations until we are able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations.
Our subsidiary, Emmaus Medical, Inc., or Emmaus Medical, is party a purchase and sale agreement with Prestige Capital Finance, LLC, or Prestige Capital, pursuant to which Emmaus Medical may offer and sell to Prestige Capital from time to time eligible accounts receivable in exchange for Prestige Capital’s down payment, or advance, to Emmaus Medical of 75% of the face amount of the accounts receivable, subject to a $7,500,000 cap on advances at any time. The balance of the face amount of the accounts receivable will be reserved by Prestige Capital and paid to Emmaus Medical, less discount fees of Prestige Capital ranging from 2.25% to 7.25% of the face amount, as and when Prestige Capital collects the entire face amount of the accounts receivable.
Liquidity represents our ability to pay our liabilities when they become due, fund our business operations, fund the operations and retrofitting of EJ Holdings’ amino acid production plant in Ube, Japan, and meet our contractual obligations, including our obligations to purchase API under our supply arrangements with Telcon, and execute our business plan. Our primary sources of liquidity are our cash balances at the beginning of each period, proceeds from our accounts receivable factoring arrangement with Prestige Capital and proceeds from related-party loans and other financing activities. Our short-term and long-term cash requirements consist primarily of working capital requirements, general corporate needs, our contractual obligations to purchase API from Telcon, debt service under our convertible notes payable and notes payable and planned ongoing loan funding to sustain EJ Holdings’ operations. We have no contractual commitment to provide funding to EJ Holdings, but plan to continue to do so in the foreseeable to the extent we have cash available for this purpose.
As of March 31, 2022, we had outstanding $17.6 million in principal amount of convertible promissory notes and $6.6 million in principal amount of other notes payable. Our minimum lease payment obligations were $3.8 million, of which $0.7 million was payable within 12 months.
Our API supply agreement with Telcon provides for an annual API purchase target of $5 million and a target “profit” (i.e., gross margin) to Telcon of $2.5 million. To the extent these targets are not met, which management refers to as a “target shortfall,”
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Telcon may be entitled to payment of the shortfall or to settle the target shortfall in exchange for principal and interest on the Telcon convertible bond and proceeds thereof that are pledged as collateral to secure our obligations. In February 2022 we agreed with Telcon to settle the target shortfall under the API supply agreement for 2020 and 2021 in exchange for principal and interest on our Telcon convertible bond and cash proceeds thereof.
Due to uncertainties regarding our ability to meet our current and future operating and capital expenses, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for 12 months from the date of this filing as referred to in the “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report and Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements included herein.
Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021
Net cash used in operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities increased by $0.7 million, or 18%, to $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 from $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to an increase of $6.9 million in net loss partially offset by a decrease of $5.4 million change in fair value of conversion feature derivative.
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities increased by $3.0 million, or 169%, to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 from net cash used in investing activities of $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase was due to deemed proceeds of $2.9 million sales of convertible bonds resulting from the offset of target shortfalls against principal and interest of our Telcon convertible note against our trade discount.
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $5.0 million, or 71%, to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 from $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This decrease was the result of $13.0 million in proceeds from the sales of convertible notes payable in 2021, partially offset by a $6.2 million used to prepay our outstanding 10% Senior Secured Convertible Debentures in the same period.
Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate these estimates and judgments, including those described below. We base our estimates on our historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the present circumstances. These estimates and assumptions form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates.
Refer to “Critical Accounting Policies” in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Annual Report for our critical accounting policies. There have been no material changes in any of our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not required for a smaller reporting company.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures (“DCP”) are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. DCP include, without
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limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
As of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our DCP. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s DCP were not effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022 which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Material Weakness and Plan of Remediation
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that pose a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Material weaknesses might cause information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits to not be recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
We conducted an evaluation pursuant to Rule 13a‑15 of the Exchange Act of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our DCP as of March 31, 2022. This evaluation was conducted under the supervision (and with the participation) of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our DCP were not effective as of March 31, 2022, because of the continuation of a material weaknesses (the “Material Weakness”) in our internal control over financial reporting due to inadequate financial closing process, segregation of duties including access control of information technology especially financial information, inadequate documentation of policies and procedures over risk assessments, internal control and significant account process and insufficient entity risk assessment process.
We engaged in ongoing efforts to remediate the control deficiencies that constituted the Material Weakness by implementing changes to our internal control over financial reporting, without limitation:
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engaging a third-party accounting consulting firm to assist us in the review of our application of GAAP on complex debt financing transactions and revenue recognition under ASC 606; |
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using a GAAP Disclosure and SEC Reporting Checklist; |
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increasing the continuing professional training and academic education on accounting subjects for accounting staff; |
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enhancing the level of the precision of review controls related to our financial close and reporting; and |
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subscribing the relevant online services other supplemental internal and external resources relating to SEC reporting. |
Our management and board of directors are committed to the remediation of the material weaknesses, as well as the continued improvement of our overall system of internal control over financial reporting. In addition to the measures described above, we are in the process of implementing an integrated cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to manage our financial information to replace our outdated financial accounting systems and software, which we expect to complete before the end of 2022 as our finances permit. We also have established a Disclosure Committee to ensure more effective internal communications significant transactions.
We believe these measures will remediate the control deficiencies that gave rise to the material weakness. As we continue to evaluate and work to remediate these control deficiencies, we may determine that additional remediation measures may be required.
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We are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment and believe that these remediation actions will represent improvements in our internal control over financial reporting when they are fully implemented. The material weaknesses will not be considered fully remediated until controls have been designed and implemented for a sufficient period of time for our management to conclude that the control environment is operating effectively. There is no assurance that our remediation efforts will be successful or that our internal control over financial reporting or DCP will be effective.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Not applicable.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following should be read in conjunction with the “Risk Factors” section of the Annual Report.
The Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred a net loss of $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and had a working capital deficit of $28.1 million at March 31, 2022.Management expects that the Company’s current liabilities, operating losses and expected capital needs, including the expected costs relating to the commercialization of Endari® in the Middle East North Africa region and elsewhere, will exceed its existing cash balances and cash expected to be generated from operations for the foreseeable future. To meet the Company’s current liabilities and future obligations, the Company will need to raise additional funds through related-party loans, equity and debt financings or licensing or other strategic agreements. The Company has no understanding or arrangement for any additional financing, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete any additional equity or debt financings on favorable terms, or at all, or enter into licensing or other strategic arrangements. Due to the uncertainty of the Company’s ability to meet its current operating and capital expenses, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for 12 months from the date of this filing. The consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Beginning January 18th through April 19th of this year, certain of our directors and officers made loans to the Company, the proceeds of which were used to augment our working capital and for general corporate purposes, including payment of employee compensation and loans to EJ Holdings to fund operations at its facility in Ube, Japan. The loans are evidenced by demand promissory notes of the Company, the form of which is included as Exhibit 10.2 to this Quarterly Report and incorporated herein by reference. The following table sets forth information regarding the related-party loans:
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Lender |
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Annual Interest Rate |
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Date of Loan |
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Term of Loan |
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Principal Loan Amount |
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Soomi Niihara (1) |
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12 |
% |
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1/18/2022 |
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On demand |
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$ |
300,000 |
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Yasushi Nagasaki (2) |
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10 |
% |
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2/9/2022 |
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On demand |
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$ |
50,000 |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc. (3) |
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|
10 |
% |
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2/9/2022 |
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On demand |
|
$ |
350,000 |
|
|
Hope International Hospice, Inc. (3) |
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10 |
% |
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2/15/2022 |
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On demand |
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$ |
210,000 |
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Soomi Niihara (1) |
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10 |
% |
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2/15/2022 |
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On demand |
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
George Sekulich (2) |
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10 |
% |
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2/16/2022 |
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On demand |
|
$ |
25,622 |
|
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Soomi Niihara (1) |
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10 |
% |
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3/7/2022 |
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On demand |
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$ |
200,000 |
|
|
Osato Medical Clinic (4) |
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12 |
% |
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3/11/2022 |
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On demand |
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$ |
250,000 |
|
|
Alfred Lui (5) |
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|
12 |
% |
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3/11/2022 |
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On demand |
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
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Hope International Hospice, Inc. (3) |
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12 |
% |
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3/15/2022 |
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On demand |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
Hope International Hospice, Inc. (3) |
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12 |
% |
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3/30/2022 |
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On demand |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
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Wei Pei Zen (5) |
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10 |
% |
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3/31/2022 |
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On demand |
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
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Willis Lee (2) (5) |
|
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10 |
% |
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4/14/2022 |
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On demand |
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$ |
45,000 |
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Total Loan Amount |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ |
2,080,622 |
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(1) |
Soomi Niihara is the wife of Yutaka Niihara, M.D., M.P.H., the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. |
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(2) |
Officer of the Company. |
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(3) |
Dr. Niihara is co-owner with his wife, Soomi Niihara, and a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Hope International Hospice, Inc. |
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(4) |
Osato Medical Clinic is owned by Masaharu Osato, M.D., a director of the Company. |
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(5) |
Director of the Company. |
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a)Exhibits
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Incorporated by Reference |
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Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description |
Form |
File No. |
Exhibit |
Filing Date |
Filed/ |
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10.1 |
Promissory Note date January18,2022 issued by registrant to Soomi Niihara. |
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* |
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10.2 |
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* |
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10.3 |
Promissory Note date March 31,2022 issued by registrant to Wei Peu Zen. |
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* |
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31.1 |
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* |
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31.2 |
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* |
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32.1
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* |
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101.INS |
Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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101.SCH |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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101.CAL |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
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101.DEF |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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101.LAB |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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101.PRE |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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Filed herewith. |
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Furnished herewith and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings. |
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EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. |
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Dated: May 12, 2022 |
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/s/ Yutaka Niihara |
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Yutaka Niihara, M.D., M.P.H. |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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/s/ Yasushi Nagasaki |
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Yasushi Nagasaki |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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