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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x         QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

 

OR

 

o          TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number 001-36751

 

 

OCUGEN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

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Delaware		04-3522315
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

5 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 160

Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(484) 328-4701

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		OCGN		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (The Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

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.    Yes  x   No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  x    No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act

 

 

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  o    No  x

 

As of November 7, 2019, there were 16,003,916 outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

 

 

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OCUGEN, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

 

 

As previously announced, on September 27, 2019, Ocugen, Inc. (formerly known as Histogenics Corporation), completed its reverse merger with Ocugen Opco, Inc. (formerly known as Ocugen, Inc.) (“Former Ocugen”), in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 5, 2019, as amended, by and among Ocugen, Former Ocugen and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocugen (“Merger Sub”) (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Former Ocugen, with Former Ocugen surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocugen (the “Merger”).

 

For accounting purposes, the Merger is treated as a “reverse asset acquisition” under generally acceptable accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and Former Ocugen is considered the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, Former Ocugen’s historical results of operations will replace the Company’s historical results of operations for all periods prior to the Merger and, for all periods following the Merger, the results of operations of the combined company will be included in the Company’s financial statements.

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q relates to the Company’s quarter ended September 30, 2019, which includes the date of the completion of the Merger and is therefore the Company’s first periodic report that includes results of operations for the combined company, including Former Ocugen.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company,” the “combined company” “we,” “our” or “us” in this report refer to Ocugen, Inc. (formerly known as Histogenics Corporation) and its subsidiaries, references to “Ocugen” refer to the Company following the completion of the Merger, references to “Histogenics” refer to the Company prior to the completion of the Merger and references to “OpCo” refer to Ocugen OpCo, Inc., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary following the Merger.

 

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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), about Ocugen and its subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact, and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes”, “expects”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “projects”, “plans”, “goal”, “targets”, “potential”, “estimates”, “pro forma”, “seeks”, “intends” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements include discussions of strategy, financial projections, guidance and estimates (including their underlying assumptions), statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations or consequences of various transactions, and statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of Ocugen and its subsidiaries. We caution our stockholders and other readers not to place undue reliance on such statements.

 

You should read this report and the documents filed by the Company with the SEC completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we currently expect. Our business and operations are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results and experience may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to: (i) the risk that Ocugen continues to incur significant losses from operations and continues to incur net losses; (ii) the risk that as a new business, Ocugen may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other known and unknown factors; (iii) the risk that as a result of adjustments to or exercise of the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants, stockholders of the combined company could be substantially and materially diluted; (iv) the uncertainties associated with the clinical development and regulatory approval of product candidates, including potential delays in the commencement, enrollment and completion of clinical trials; (iii) risks related to the inability of the Company to obtain sufficient additional capital to continue to advance these product candidates and its preclinical programs; (v) uncertainties in obtaining successful clinical results for product candidates and unexpected costs that may result therefrom; (vi) risks related to the failure to realize any value from product candidates and preclinical programs being developed and anticipated to be developed in light of inherent risks and difficulties involved in successfully bringing product candidates to market and the risk that products will not achieve broad market acceptance; and (vii)  the other risk factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this report and in any other documents Ocugen files with the SEC.

 

You should assume that the information appearing in this report is accurate as of its date only. Because the risk factors referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf made after the date of this report are expressly qualified in their entirety by the risk factors and cautionary statements contained in this report. Unless legally required, we do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

		September 30,			December 31,
		2019			2018
		(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	15,301,082		$	1,628,136
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		517,562			313,499
Asset held for sale		7,000,000			—
Total current assets		22,818,644			1,941,635
Property and equipment, net		213,229			245,788
Restricted cash		150,910			150,477
Other assets		436,094			116,333
Total assets		$	23,618,877		$	2,454,233
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	5,791,298		$	3,277,525
Accrued expenses		1,301,304			1,402,750
Short-term debt, net		—			7,483,847
Derivative liabilities		—			1,741,222
Operating lease obligation		151,530			—
Financing lease obligation		19,838			20,442
Short-term warrant liability		27,964,986			—
Deferred grant proceeds		183,800			183,800
Total current liabilities		35,412,756			14,109,586
Non-current liabilities
Deferred rent		—			3,739
Operating lease obligation, less current portion		223,853			—
Financing lease obligation, less current portion		17,339			33,720
Long term debt, net		1,058,191			1,016,727
Total non-current liabilities		1,299,383			1,054,186
Total liabilities		36,712,139			15,163,772
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholders’ deficit
Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 7.0 and zero issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018		—			—
Common stock, 200,000,000 ($0.01 par value) authorized and 10,013,605 and 4,960,552 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018		100,136			49,606
Accumulated other comprehensive income		—			451
Additional paid-in capital		50,668,493			18,477,598
Accumulated deficit		(63,861,891		)	(31,237,194		)
Total stockholders’ deficit		(13,093,262		)	(12,709,539		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit		$	23,618,877		$	2,454,233

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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OCUGEN, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

(Unaudited)

 

		Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
		2019			2018			2019			2018
Operating expenses
Research and development		$	1,305,461		$	1,561,286		$	6,338,530		$	7,405,472
General and administrative		1,408,350			843,165			3,544,847			3,045,562
Total operating expenses		2,713,811			2,404,451			9,883,377			10,451,034
Loss from operations		(2,713,811		)	(2,404,451		)	(9,883,377		)	(10,451,034		)
Other income (expense)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		(18,512,204		)	1,461,872			(19,896,626		)	1,208,525
Loss on debt conversion		—			—			(341,136		)	—
Interest income		136			3,762			1,107			17,393
Interest expense		(796,141		)	(1,001,545		)	(1,753,172		)	(3,035,350		)
Other income (expense)		(751,261		)	7,755			(751,493		)	(2,413		)
Total other income (expense)		(20,059,470		)	471,844			(22,741,320		)	(1,811,845		)
Net loss		$	(22,773,281	)	$	(1,932,607	)	$	(32,624,697	)	$	(12,262,879	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			(133		)	(451		)	391
Comprehensive loss		$	(22,773,281	)	$	(1,932,740	)	$	(32,625,148	)	$	(12,262,488	)
Net loss per share of common stock — basic and diluted		$	(3.55	)	$	(0.39	)	$	(5.59	)	$	(2.47	)
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic and diluted		6,411,308			4,960,552			5,839,840			4,960,552

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

(Unaudited)

 

		Preferred Stock					Common Stock					Additional Paid-in			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated
		Shares		Amount			Shares		Amount			Capital			Income			Deficit			Total
Balance at December 31, 2018		—		$	—		4,960,552		$	49,606		$	18,477,598		$	451		$	(31,237,194	)	$	(12,709,539	)
Stock-based compensation expense		—		—			—		—			415,202			—			—			415,202
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—			—		—			—			(282		)	—			(282		)
Net loss		—		—											—			(6,312,606		)	(6,312,606		)
Balance at March 31, 2019		—		$	—		4,960,552		$	49,606		$	18,892,800		$	169		$	(37,549,800	)	$	(18,607,225	)
Stock-based compensation expense		—		—			—		—			111,807			—			—			111,807
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—			—		—			—			(169		)	—			(169		)
Net loss		—		—			—		—			—			—			(3,538,810		)	(3,538,810		)
Conversion of debt		—		—			1,125,673		11,257			13,959,622			—			—			13,970,878
Equity transactions		—		—			157,743		1,577			1,956,218			—			—			1,957,796
Balance at June 30, 2019		—		$	—		6,243,968		$	62,440		$	34,920,447		$	—		$	(41,088,610	)	$	(6,105,723	)
Issuance of stock for reverse asset acquisition, net of $5.0 million of costs		7		—			1,576,655		15,766			2,325,284			—			—			2,341,050
Issuance of common stock under Pre-Merger Financing, net of $1.8 million of costs		—		—			2,192,982		21,930			13,229,757			—			—			13,251,687
Stock-based compensation expense		—		—			—		—			193,005			—			—			193,005
Net loss		—		—			—		—			—			—			(22,773,281		)	(22,773,281		)
Balance at September 30, 2019		7		$	—		10,013,605		$	100,136		$	50,668,493		$	—		$	(63,861,891	)	$	(13,093,262	)

 

		Common Stock					Additional Paid-in			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated
		Shares		Amount			Capital			Income (Loss)			Deficit			Total
Balance at December 31, 2017		4,960,552		$	49,606		$	17,402,911		$	—		$	(13,017,530	)	$	4,434,987
Stock-based compensation expense		—		—			258,682			—			—			258,682
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—			—			(34		)	—			(34		)
Net loss		—		—			—			—			(5,039,026		)	(5,039,026		)
Balance at March 31, 2018		4,960,552		$	49,606		$	17,661,593		$	(34	)	$	(18,056,556	)	$	(345,391	)
Stock-based compensation expense		—		—			261,185			—			—			261,185
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—			—			558			—			558
Net loss		—		—			—			—			(5,291,246		)	(5,291,246		)
Balance at June 30, 2018		4,960,552		$	49,606		$	17,922,778		$	524		$	(23,347,802	)	$	(5,374,894	)
Stock-based compensation expense		—		—			226,216			—			—			226,216
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—			—			(133		)	—			(133		)
Net loss		—		—			—			—			(1,932,607		)	(1,932,607		)
Balance at September 30, 2018		4,960,552		$	49,606		$	18,148,994		$	391		$	(25,280,409	)	$	(7,081,418	)

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(Unaudited)

 

		Nine months ended September 30,
		2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss		$	(32,624,697	)	$	(12,262,879	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation expense		34,626			35,053
Non-cash interest expense		1,718,546			2,825,669
Change in fair value of derivative liability		19,896,626			(1,208,525		)
Stock-based compensation expense		720,014			746,083
Loss on debt conversion		341,136			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(315,612		)	(390,541		)
Other assets		34,774			(4,203		)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		2,045,228			1,413,621
Deferred rent		—			1,210
Net cash used in operating activities		(8,149,359		)	(8,844,512		)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment		(2,067		)	(77,414		)
Payment of reverse asset acquisition costs		(2,334,063		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,336,130		)	(77,414		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Financing lease principal payments		(16,985		)	(4,782		)
Payment of debt issuance costs		(122,262		)	—
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt		6,800,000			6,000,000
Repayment of convertible debt		(5,290,000		)	—
Payment of equity issuance costs		(649,254		)	(741,178		)
Proceeds from Pre-Merger Financing		22,437,537			—
Proceeds from stock subscription		999,832			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		24,158,868			5,254,040
Effect of changes in exchange rate on cash		—			391
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		13,673,379			(3,667,495		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		1,778,613			6,301,572
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	15,451,992		$	2,634,077
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
Purchase of fixed assets by entering into capital lease (Note 10)		—			$	63,817
Conversion of convertible notes (Note 9)		$	13,061,029		—
Conversion of convertible promissory note (Note 9)		$	907,502		—
Equity issuance costs (Note 4)		$	1,150,000		$	598,286
Right-of-use asset related to operating leases (Note 10)		$	363,093		—
Reverse asset acquisition costs (Note 4)		$	2,711,431		—

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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OCUGEN, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(Unaudited)

 

1.                                      Nature of Business

 

Ocugen, Inc. (formerly known as Histogenics Corporation), together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Ocugen” or the “Company”), is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing a pipeline of innovative therapies to address rare and underserved eye diseases. The Company is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

 

Ocugen is developing a modifier gene therapy platform for unmet medical needs in the area of retinal diseases, including inherited retinal diseases (“IRDs”). Ocugen’s modifier gene therapy platform is novel in that it targets nuclear hormone receptor (“NHR”) genes which have the potential to restore homeostasis to the retina and may target multiple genes that are associated with a range of IRDs. Unlike single-gene replacement therapies, which only target one genetic mutation, the Company believes that its gene therapy platform, through its targeting of NHRs, may impact multiple genes that are associated with a range of genetically diverse diseases. Ocugen’s first gene therapy candidate, OCU400, has received two Orphan Drug Designation (“ODD”) from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), for the treatment of NR2E3 mutation-associated retinal diseases and CEP290 mutation-associated retinal diseases. OCU400 uses an adeno-associated virus vector (“AAV”). Ocugen’s second gene therapy product candidate, OCU410, is targeted for dry age-related macular degeneration (“dry AMD”). Currently, there are no FDA-approved therapies to treat this disease.

 

Ocugen has a late-stage, Phase 3 program, OCU300, which has also received ODD from the FDA. OCU300 is a small molecule therapeutic currently in Phase 3 clinical development for patients with ocular graft-versus-host disease (“oGVHD”). Ocugen is the first and only company to receive ODD for the treatment of oGVHD and is the only company conducting Phase 3 studies in this patient population. OCU300 is formulated using the Company’s proprietary nanoemulsion technology, OcuNanoE — Ocugen’s ONE Platform™ (“OcuNanoE™”).

 

Ocugen is also developing OCU200, a novel fusion protein for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (“wet AMD”), diabetic retinopathy (“DR”) and diabetic macular edema (“DME”).

 

Merger with Histogenics

 

On September 27, 2019, the Company completed its reverse merger with Ocugen, OpCo Inc. (formerly known as Ocugen, Inc. (“Former Ocugen”)) in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 5, 2019, by and among Histogenics, Former Ocugen and Restore Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Histogenics (“Merger Sub”), as amended (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Former Ocugen, with Former Ocugen surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Histogenics (the “Merger”). Immediately after completion of the Merger, Histogenics changed its name to Ocugen, Inc. and the business conducted by Ocugen, Inc. became the business conducted by Former Ocugen. Former Ocugen is deemed to be the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the historical financial statements of Former Ocugen became the Company’s historical financial statements, including the comparative prior periods. See Note 4 for additional information.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

In connection with, and immediately prior to the completion of the Merger, Histogenics effected a reverse stock split of the common stock, at a ratio of 1-for-60 (the ‘‘Reverse Stock Split’’). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued common stock to Former Ocugen’s stockholders at an exchange rate of 0.4794 shares of common stock, after taking into account the Reverse Stock Split, for each share of Former Ocugen’s common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger.

 

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The capital structure, including the number of shares of common stock issued appearing in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented, reflects that of Ocugen. All references in the condensed consolidated financial statements to the number of shares and per-share amounts of common stock have been retroactively restated to reflect the exchange rate.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and has funded its operating losses through the sale of common stock, warrants to purchase common stock, the issuance of convertible notes, and debt. The Company incurred net losses of approximately $32.6 million and $12.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and had an accumulated deficit of $63.9 million as of September 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaling $15.5 million.

 

The Company has a limited operating history and its prospects are subject to risks, expenses and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in its industry. The Company intends to continue its research and development efforts for its product candidates, which will require significant funding. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing in the future or research and development efforts require higher than anticipated capital, there may be a negative impact on the financial viability of the Company. The Company plans to increase working capital by raising additional capital through either private or public equity or debt financing. Such financing may not be available at all, or on terms that are favorable to the Company. While management of the Company believes that it has a plan to fund ongoing operations, its plan may not be successfully implemented. Failure to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, raise additional capital through one or more financings, or appropriately manage certain discretionary spending could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives.

 

As a result of these factors, together with the anticipated increase in spending that will be necessary to continue to develop the Company’s products, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not contain any adjustments that might result from the resolution of any of the above uncertainties.

 

2.                                      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and under the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The condensed consolidated results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may occur for the full fiscal year. Certain information and note disclosures of the Company normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted under the SEC’s rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes thereto of Former Ocugen for the year ended December 31, 2018. The balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ocugen, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

 

The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiary are translated into U.S. dollars based on exchange rates in effect at the end of each period. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the periods. Currency transaction gains or losses are included in other expenses. Gains or losses from balance sheet translation are included in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

Use of Estimates

 

In preparing condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Due to inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in these estimates. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include those used in the valuation of share-based payment arrangements, warrants, and embedded conversion features on the convertible notes.

 

Asset Held for Sale

 

An asset is considered to be held for sale when all of the following criteria are met: (i) management commits to a plan to sell the asset; (ii) it is unlikely that the disposal plan will be significantly modified or discontinued; (iii) the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition; (iv) actions required to complete the sale of the asset have been initiated; (v) sale of the asset is probable and the completed sale is expected to occur within one year; and (vi) the asset is actively being marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable given its current market value.

 

A long-lived asset classified as held for sale is measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. If the long-lived asset is newly acquired, the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is established based on its fair value less cost to sell at the acquisition date. A long-lived asset is not depreciated or amortized while it is classified as held for sale.

 

As of September 30, 2019, Ocugen had an intangible asset held for sale acquired from Histogenics with a fair value less cost of sell of $7.0 million. See Notes 4 and 12 for additional information.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The company follows the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair measurements.

 

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The company has derivative instruments that are fair valued on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs.

 

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Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in Common Stock

 

The Company accounts for warrants in accordance with ASC Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”), which is the authoritative guidance on accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to and potentially settled in a company’s own stock. To determine whether a contract is considered indexed to the issuer’s own equity, the Company performs a two-step analysis:

 

Step 1 — Evaluate whether the contract contains any exercise contingencies and, if so, whether they disqualify the contract from being classified as equity, and

 

Step 2 — Assess whether the settlement terms are consistent with equity classification.

 

The Company classifies the liability-designated warrants on its condensed consolidated balance sheet as a derivative liability which is recognized at fair value at each reporting period subsequent to the initial issuance. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized as other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments that have maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include bank demand deposits, marketable securities with maturities of three months or less at purchase, and money market funds that invest primarily in certificates of deposit, commercial paper and United States government and United States government agency obligations. The Company’s restricted cash balance consists of cash held to collateralize a corporate credit card account.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total amount shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:

 

		As of September 30,
		2019			2018
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reconciliation:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	15,301,082		$	2,483,749
Restricted cash		150,910			150,328
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$	15,451,992		$	2,634,077

 

3.                                      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC 842”). In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases (“ASU 2018-10”), which provides narrow amendments to clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new lease standard, and ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842)—Targeted Improvements (“ASU 2018-11”), which addressed implementation issues related to the new lease standard. These and certain other lease-related ASUs have generally been codified in ASC 842. ASC 842 supersedes the lease accounting requirements in ASC Topic 840, Leases (“ASC 840”). ASC 842 establishes a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to record a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases. Under ASC 842, leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The standard also requires disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU 2016-02 was effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within that reporting period. The Company adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 using the effective date transition method. Prior period results continue to be presented under ASC 840 based on the accounting standards originally in effect for such periods.

 

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The Company has elected certain practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within ASC 842 to leases that commenced before January 1, 2019, including the package of practical expedients. The election of the package of practical expedients resulted in the Company not reassessing prior conclusions under ASC 840 related to lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs for expired and existing leases prior to January 1, 2019. The Company did not elect the practical expedient to not record short-term leases on its consolidated balance sheet. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or cash flows. Upon adoption, the Company recognized an ROU asset and lease liability of $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively. See Note 10 for additional information.

 

4.                                      Merger and Financing

 

Pre-Merger Financing

 

In June 2019, Former Ocugen and Histogenics entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “Financing SPA”) with certain accredited investors (the “Investors”). Pursuant to the Financing SPA, among other things, (i) immediately prior to the Merger, Former Ocugen issued 4,574,272 shares of common stock to the Investors (the “Initial Shares” and, as converted pursuant to the exchange rate in the Merger into the right to receive approximately 2.2 million shares the Company’s common stock, the “Converted Initial Shares”), (ii) immediately prior to the Merger, Former Ocugen issued and deposited 4,574,272 shares of common stock into escrow on behalf of the Investors (the “Additional Shares” and, as converted pursuant to the exchange rate in the Merger, into the right to receive approximately 2.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock, the “Converted Additional Shares”) and (iii) the Company agreed to issue, on the fifth trading day following the consummation of the Merger, three series of warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Series A Warrants,” the “Series B Warrants” and the “Series C Warrants” and collectively, the “Pre-Merger Financing Warrants”) in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $25.0 million (“Pre-Merger Financing”).

 

Approximately $2.5 million of the $25.0 million Pre-Merger Financing was utilized to pay transaction costs related to the Merger and the Pre-Merger Financing in the form of equity. In addition, the Company utilized $5.3 million of the Pre-Merger Financing for the repayment of the Senior Secured Notes, as defined in Note 9. As a result, the Company received total net proceeds of $17.2 million from the Pre-Merger Financing. The Company incurred $1.8 million in equity issuance costs related to the Pre-Merger Financing, of which $0.6 million was paid in cash and $1.2 million was paid with equity as of September 30, 2019. Approximately $1.0 million of equity issuance costs was allocated to the Series A Warrants and Series C Warrants and is included in additional paid-in capital. Approximately $0.8 million of issuance costs allocated to the Series B Warrant liability were expensed and are reflected in other income (expense) on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Merger with Histogenics

 

On September 27, 2019, the Company completed the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. The Merger was structured as a stock-for-stock transaction whereby all of Former Ocugen’s outstanding shares of common stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for Former Ocugen’s common stock were converted into the right to receive Histogenics’ common stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for Histogenics’ common stock. Immediately following the Merger, the former equity holders of Former Ocugen owned 84.25% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, and the equity holders of the Company immediately before the Merger owned 15.75% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, including the Initial Shares but excluding the Additional Shares and the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants pursuant to the Financing SPA.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), the Company concluded that, while Histogenics is the legal acquirer, Former Ocugen is the accounting acquirer due to the fact that (i) Former Ocugen’s shareholders have the majority of the voting rights in Ocugen, (ii) Former Ocugen holds all of the board seats of the combined company and (iii) Former Ocugen management holds all key positions in the management of the combined company. The Company has further concluded that Histogenics does not meet the definition of a business under ASC 805 due to the fact that substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets disposed of is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. Therefore, the Merger will be accounted for as a reverse asset acquisition. The Company incurred $5.0 million in transaction costs related to the Merger, of which $2.3 million was paid in cash and $2.3 million was paid with equity as of September 30, 2019.

 

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Assets and liabilities of Histogenics on September 27, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

 

		September 27, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents		$	291
Asset held for sale		7,000
Accounts payable		(1,162		)
Net assets acquired		$	6,129

 

Asset Held for Sale

 

In connection with the Merger, on May 8, 2019, Histogenics entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Medavate Corp., a Colorado corporation (“Medavate”), pursuant to which Histogenics agreed to sell substantially all of its assets relating to its NeoCart™ program, including, without limitation, intellectual property, business and license agreements and clinical trial data (the “Assets”) in return for a cash payment of $6.5 million. On September 26, 2019, the parties entered into an amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement whereby the closing date was amended to October 4, 2019. On October 4, 2019, the parties entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Asset Purchase Agreement whereby the purchase price was increased to $7.0 million under the Asset Purchase Agreement and the closing date of the Asset Purchase Agreement was revised from October 4, 2019 to two business days after Medavate obtains financing in an amount no less than the purchase price (the “Closing Date”). The Second Amendment further provides that if the Closing Date does not occur on or prior to October 31, 2019, Ocugen may choose to terminate the Asset Purchase Agreement without recourse and, if Ocugen does not terminate the Asset Purchase Agreement, the purchase price shall increase 10% per month (or any portion thereof) between October 31, 2019 and the Closing Date. The NeoCart™ asset qualifies as held for sale as of the date of the reverse asset acquisition and is carried at a fair value less cost to sell on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019. The Closing Date did not occur as of October 31, 2019 and Ocugen did not terminate the agreement. See Note 12 for additional information.

 

Medinet Agreement

 

In December 2017, Histogenics entered into the License and Commercialization Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with MEDINET Co., Ltd. (“MEDINET”) to grant MEDINET a license under certain patents, patent applications, know-how, and technology to develop and commercialize certain therapeutic products related to the NeoCart™ program. As consideration for the granting of the license, MEDINET agreed to pay Histogenics a non-refundable upfront cash payment of $10.0 million which was received in January 2018. Based on the results of the NeoCart™ research, Histogenics suspended the NeoCart™ program. Subsequently, since MEDINET relied on the NeoCart™ product to supply clinical trial patients, MEDINET suspended the development of its clinical trial. As of September 30, 2019, the contract with MEDINET was wholly unperformed. As a result of the expected sale of the NeoCart™ asset, the Company does not expect to retain any future obligations related to the MEDINET agreement.

 

The NeoCart™ asset held for sale was valued based on a quoted price of $7.0 million, which is an observable Level 2 fair value input.

 

5.                                      Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

		Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
		2019			2018			2019			2018
Net loss		$	(22,773,281	)	$	(1,932,607	)	$	(32,624,697	)	$	(12,262,879	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		6,411,308			4,960,552			5,839,840			4,960,552
Net loss per shares of common stock—basic and diluted		$	(3.55	)	$	(0.39	)	$	(5.59	)	$	(2.47	)

 

The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive:

 

		Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
		2019		2018		2019		2018
Options to purchase common stock		500,933		473,647		500,933		473,647
Warrants(1)		870,020		870,020		870,020		870,020
Series A Warrants		8,771,928		—		8,771,928		—
Series B Warrants(2)		8,007,461		—		8,007,461		—
Series C Warrants		50,000,000		—		50,000,000		—
Total		68,150,342		1,343,667		68,150,342		1,343,667

 

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(1) With the exception of the application of the exchange rate of 0.4794 to the outstanding options and warrants, the terms and conditions related to the options and warrants existing prior to the Merger were not revised.

 

(2) Warrants do not include additional Series B Warrants that are contingent upon reset pricing as discussed in Note 11.

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants were amended to reduce the number of Series C Warrants, among other things. See Note 12 for additional information.

 

6.                                      License and Collaboration Agreements

 

Collaboration Agreement with CanSino Biologics

 

On September 27, 2019, Ocugen entered into a co-development and commercialization agreement (the “CanSinoBIO Agreement”) with CanSino Biologics Inc. (“CanSinoBIO”) with respect to the development and commercialization of the gene therapy product candidate, OCU400, for the treatment of NR2E3 Mutation-Associated Retinal Degeneration, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome and Rhodopsin Mutation-Associated Retinal Degeneration.

 

CanSinoBIO will be responsible for all the costs for chemistry, manufacturing and control development and manufacture of clinical supplies of OCU400 for all territories. CanSinoBIO will be solely responsible for all other costs and expenses of its development activities in the CanSinoBIO territory (Greater China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) and Ocugen will be responsible for all other costs and expenses of its development activities in the Ocugen territory (outside of CanSinoBIO territory). CanSinoBIO will pay to Ocugen an annual royalty between mid to high-single digits based on net sales of products in the CanSinoBIO territory, and Ocugen will pay to CanSinoBIO an annual royalty between low to mid-single digits based on net sales of products in the Ocugen territory.

 

Unless terminated earlier, the CanSinoBIO Agreement will continue in force on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis until the later of (a) the expiration of the last valid claim of patent rights of Ocugen covering such product and (b) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the first commercial sale of such product in such country. The CanSinoBIO Agreement will also terminate upon the termination of the Exclusive License Agreement, dated December 19, 2017, between Ocugen and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc. The CanSinoBIO Agreement may be terminated by either party in its entirety upon (a) a material breach of the Agreement by the other party, (b) a challenge by the other party or any of its affiliates of any intellectual property controlled by the terminating party or (c) bankruptcy or insolvency of the other party. Within forty-five (45) days after such termination, CanSinoBIO shall provide Ocugen with a statement of the CanSinoBIO development costs and, within one (1) year after receipt of such report, Ocugen shall reimburse CanSinoBIO all such CanSinoBIO development costs.

 

7.                                      Balance Sheet Detail

 

Accrued Expenses are as follows:

 

		September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Accrued expenses:
Research and development		$	60,315		$	705,436
Clinical		243,461			469,473
Consulting		85,508			86,619
Employee-related		531,078			123,372
Legal		380,942			17,850
Total		$	1,301,304		$	1,402,750

 

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8.                                      Equity Transactions

 

On April 5, 2019, Former Ocugen entered into a Stock Subscription Agreement (“Subscription Agreement”) with existing investors for the sale of 80,572 shares of common stock for $1.0 million, or $12.41 per share. This capital raise triggered the conversion features on the convertible debt described below.

 

On December 13, 2018, Former Ocugen entered into a service agreement with a financial advisor. Pursuant to this agreement, in June 2019, 77,171 shares of common stock of Former Ocugen were issued at $12.41 per share for services rendered. These services totaling $1.0 million are related to the Merger and are therefore reflected in the supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions included in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

9.                                      Debt

 

EB-5 Loan

 

In September 2016, pursuant to the U.S. government’s Immigrant Investor Program, commonly known as the EB-5 program (the “EB-5 Program”), the Company entered into an arrangement (the “EB-5 Loan Agreement”) to borrow up to $10.0 million from EB5 Life Sciences, L.P. (the “Lender”) in $0.5 million increments. Borrowing may be limited by the amount of funds raised by the Lender and are subject to certain job creation requirements by the Company. Borrowings are at a fixed interest rate of 4.0% per annum and are to be utilized in the clinical development, manufacturing, and commercialization of the Company’s products and for the general working capital needs of the Company. Outstanding borrowings pursuant to the EB-5 Program become due upon the seventh anniversary of the final disbursement. Amounts repaid cannot be re-borrowed. The EB-5 note is secured by substantially all assets of the Company, except for any patents, patent applications, pending patents, patent license, patent sublicense, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights.

 

In September 2016, $0.5 million was borrowed by the Company followed by another borrowing of $0.5 million in December 2016. Issuance costs for these borrowings totaled $103,887. Amortization of debt issuance costs amounted to approximately $3,710 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and approximately $11,131 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and is included in interest expense.

 

At September 30, 2019, there is $1.0 million of principal outstanding which has accrued interest of approximately $10,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $30,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. As of September 30, 2019, total accrued interest is approximately $118,000. As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company believes the fair value of the EB-5 note approximates its carrying value due to the nature of the loan and the similarity between the interest rate on the Note and prevailing interest rates.

 

Convertible Notes

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued convertible notes (the “Notes”) to new and existing stockholders in the Company, including Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $3.35 million to members of the Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2019, all Notes had been converted and were no longer outstanding.

 

At issuance, the following amounts were recorded:

 

Note Issuance Date		Note Principal Amount			Fair Value of Conversion Feature			Fair Value of Change in Control Feature			Debt Issuance Costs			Carrying Amount of the Note			Maturity Date
January 2018		$	5,000,000		$	(2,579,074	)	$	(78,637	)	$	(35,969	)	$	2,306,320		July 2019
June 2018		1,000,000			(714,041		)	(10,175		)	(3,000		)	272,784			Dec. 2019
November 2018		1,150,400			—			(21,127		)	(50,646		)	1,078,627			May 2020
December 2018		150,000			—			(2,857		)	(14,310		)	132,833			May 2020
Total		$	7,300,400		$	(3,293,115	)	$	(112,796	)	$	(103,925	)	$	3,790,564

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued additional Notes to new and existing stockholders in the Company, including a Note in the principal amount of $0.1 million to a member of the Board of Directors. At issuance, the following amounts were recorded:

 

Note Issuance Date		Note Principal Amount			Fair Value of Conversion Feature			Fair Value of Change in Control Feature			Debt Issuance Costs			Carrying Amount of the Note			Maturity Date
January 2019		$	450,000		$	(172,227	)	$	(10,655	)	$	(29,358	)	$	237,760		May 2020
February 2019		1,000,000			(284,448		)	(17,931		)	(55,875		)	641,746			June 2020
Total		$	1,450,000		$	(456,675	)	$	(28,586	)	$	(85,233	)	$	879,506

 

All Notes accrued interest at a rate of 5% per annum and had scheduled maturity dates on the eighteenth month anniversary of the date of the issuance of the Notes (the “Maturity Date”). If prior to the Maturity Date, there is a consummation of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, change in control or event of default, the Notes become due and payable at an amount equal to 1.5 times the principal amount of the Notes together with all accrued interest (the “Change in Control Feature”).

 

With regard to the Notes issued in January 2018 and June 2018, if the Company receives equity financing from the issuance of stock of the Company from an investor or group of investors in a transaction or series of related transactions resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $15.0 million, including the conversion of outstanding indebtedness under these Notes, the principal amount and all interest accrued but not paid through the closing date of the qualified equity financing shall automatically convert into the same class of equity securities as those issued in the qualified equity financing at a price per share equal to a 30% discount to the lowest price per share being paid by investors in the qualified equity financing.

 

With regard to the Notes issued in November 2018 and December 2018, if the Company receives equity financing from the issuance of stock of the Company from an investor or group of investors in a transaction or series of related transactions resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $4.0 million, including the conversion of outstanding indebtedness under these Notes, the principal amount and all interest accrued but not paid through the closing date of the qualified equity financing shall automatically convert into the same class of equity securities as those issued in the qualified equity financing at a price per share equal to the lowest price per share being paid by investors in the qualified equity financing.

 

With regard to the notes issued in January 2019 and February 2019, if the Company receives equity financing from the issuance of stock of the Company from an investor or group of investors in a transaction or series of related transactions resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $10.0 million, including the conversion of outstanding indebtedness under these Notes, the principal amount and all interest accrued but not paid through the closing date of the qualified equity financing shall automatically convert into the same class of equity securities as those issued in the qualified equity financing at a price per share equal to a 15% discount to the lowest price per share being paid by investors in the qualified equity financing.

 

The Company bifurcated the conversion feature upon a qualified equity financing for the January 2018, June 2018, January 2019, and February 2019 notes and classified it as a derivative liability because the conversion feature does not have a fixed conversion price and conversion will be settled in a variable number of shares of common stock. There is no bifurcated conversion feature for the November 2018 and December 2018 notes as there is no discount to the lowest equity price triggering conversion.

 

The Company also bifurcated the Change in Control Feature for all of the Notes because it was determined to be a redemption feature not clearly and closely related to the debt host. The fair value of both of the embedded features was accounted for as a derivative liability and was recorded as a discount on the Notes. Inputs used in valuation are unobservable and therefore considered Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The debt discount is accreted into interest

 

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expense over the expected time until conversion of the Notes. The accretion amounted to zero and $0.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $0.5 million and $2.8 million, in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The fair value of the embedded features was classified as a liability in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at issuance, with subsequent changes in fair value during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as a change in fair value of derivative liabilities.

 

		Conversion feature			Change in Control feature
Balance at January 1, 2019		$	1,623,009		$	118,213
Fair value at issuance — January 2019 notes		172,227			10,655
Fair value at issuance — February 2019 notes		284,448			17,931
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives		1,531,221			(146,799		)
Balance at April 5, 2019		$	3,610,905		$	—

 

The Company considered several possible outcomes in the likelihood and timing of a qualified equity financing and/or a change in control occurring that would trigger conversion or redemption and believes the amounts disclosed above based on inputs utilized in the valuation are the best estimates at each valuation date.

 

As a result of the Subscription Agreement transaction (Note 8), the triggers for conversion were met for the Notes. On April 5, 2019, the Notes converted with a discount of 30%, which is consistent with the terms of the Notes issued in January 2018 and June 2018, but differs from the 0% discount per the terms of the November 2018, December 2018, January 2019, and February 2019 Notes and the 15% discount per the terms of the January 2019 and February 2019 Notes. The Notes were modified to change the discount percentage from 0% and 15% to 30% at the time of conversion. The Company issued 1,052,358 shares of common stock at 30% discount at $8.69 per share on the date of conversion to extinguish the debt, which resulted in a loss of $0.3 million. This non-cash transaction also resulted in an increase of $13.0 million in additional paid-in capital, which was based on the principal balance outstanding and the unpaid interest upon conversion.

 

Convertible Promissory Notes

 

On April 4, 2019, the Company issued the convertible promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to existing stockholder for $900,000 at 5% interest rate per annum. As of September 30, 2019, the Promissory Note had been converted and was no longer outstanding.

 

The Promissory Note matured at the earlier of (a) a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, (b) the consummation of a reorganization, merger; or consolidation of the Company with another entity or a person, (c) upon a change in control, or (d) July 30, 2019. The Promissory Note also provided the holder an option to convert the Promissory Note into common stock at a price per share equal to $12.41.

 

The Company bifurcated the embedded redemption feature, which allows for redemption upon a change in control at 1.5 times principal and unpaid interest, as it was determined to be a redemption feature not clearly and closely related to the debt host. The redemption feature was classified it as a derivative liability and recognized at fair value.

 

For purposes of estimating the fair market value of the derivative liability, the Company used a with and without model. The Company considered several possible outcomes in the likelihood and timing of and/or a change in control occurring that would trigger redemption and believes the amounts utilized in the valuation are the best estimates of such amounts at each valuation date. The possible outcomes are impacted by the Company’s current capital raising plans and its need for additional funding to continue its development efforts. The inputs used in valuation are unobservable and classified as Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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At issuance, the following amounts were recorded:

 

Note Issuance Date		Note Principal Amount			Fair Value of Redemption Feature			Carrying Amount of the Note			Conversion Date
April 2019		$	900,000		$	(18,053	)	$	881,947		May 2019

 

On May 16, 2019, the Promissory Note was converted into equity. Former Ocugen issued 73,315 shares of common stock at the conversion date to extinguish the debt at $12.41 per share. This non-cash transaction resulted in an increase of $0.9 million in additional paid-in capital, which was based on the principal balance outstanding and the unpaid interest upon conversion.

 

Senior Secured Convertible Notes

 

On May 21, 2019, the Company issued senior secured convertible notes to certain Investors for $2.4 million at an original issue discount of $0.5 million, and on June 28, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to issue additional senior secured convertible notes to the Investors for $2.9 million with an original issue discount of $0.4 million (together “Senior Secured Notes”).

 

The Senior Secured Notes were secured by the intellectual property of the Company. Immediately prior to the Merger completed on September 27, 2019, the Investors offset $5.3 million from the amount to be received under the Pre-Merger Financing and the Senior Secured Notes were deemed to have been repaid and cancelled.

 

The holders also had an option to convert Senior Secured Notes into common stock at a price per share equal to $10.80 per share at any time after the issuance date. The conversion amount includes unpaid principal, interest and any late fees. The Company assessed the conversion feature and determined that the related value associated with the conversion feature was immaterial.

 

The Company bifurcated the redemption feature, which allowed for redemption upon default at 1.35 times principal and unpaid interest, and classified it as a derivative liability recognized at fair value.

 

For purposes of estimating the fair value of the embedded redemption feature, the Company used a with and without model. The inputs used in valuation are unobservable and are considered Level 3 fair value inputs, and include the likelihood and timing of a qualified financing and/or a default occurring that would trigger redemption.

 

At issuance, the following amounts were recorded:

 

Note Issuance Date		Note Principal Amount			Fair Value of Redemption Feature			Original Issue Discount			Debt Issuance Costs			Carrying Amount of the Note			Maturity Date
May 2019		$	2,415,000		$	(41,398	)	$	(465,000	)	$	(13,969	)	$	1,894,633		Sept 2019
June 2019		2,875,000			(22,949		)	(375,000		)	—			2,477,051			Sept 2019
Total		$	5,290,000		$	(64,347	)	$	(840,000	)	$	(13,969	)	$	4,371,684

 

The accretion of the original issue discount amounted to $0.7 million and $0.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

10.                               Commitments

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. This determination generally depends on whether the arrangement conveys to the Company the right to control the use of an explicitly or implicitly identified fixed asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Control of an underlying asset is conveyed to the Company if the Company obtains the rights to direct the use of and to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from using

 

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the underlying asset. The Company has lease agreements which include lease and non-lease components, which the Company has elected to account for as a single lease component for all classes of underlying assets. Lease expense for variable lease components are recognized when the obligation is probable.

 

Operating leases are included in other assets and lease obligations on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Operating lease payments are recognized as lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company primarily leases buildings (real estate) which are classified as operating leases. ASC 842 requires a lessee to discount its unpaid lease payments using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, its incremental borrowing rate. As an implicit interest rate is not readily determinable in the Company’s leases, the incremental borrowing rate is used based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

 

The lease term for all of the Company’s leases includes the non-cancellable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by either a Company option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease controlled by the lessor. Options for lease renewals have been excluded from the lease term (and lease liability) for the majority of the Company’s leases as the reasonably certain threshold is not met.

 

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability are comprised of fixed payments, variable payments that depend on index or rate, and amounts probable to be payable under the exercise of the Company option to purchase the underlying asset if reasonably certain.

 

Variable lease payments not dependent on a rate or index associated with the Company’s leases are recognized when the event, activity, or circumstance in the lease agreement on which those payments are assessed as probable. Variable lease payments are presented as operating expenses in the Company’s income statement in the same line item as expense arising from fixed lease payments.

 

The Company has commitments under operating leases for certain facilities used in its operations. The Company’s leases have initial lease terms ranging from one to five years. Certain lease agreements contain provisions for future rent increases.

 

The components of lease expense were as follows:

 

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost		$	47,696		$	202,665
Variable lease cost		21,284			58,163
Total lease cost		$	68,980		$	260,828

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

 

		September 30, 2019
Right-of-use assets, net		$	385,094
Current lease obligations		$	151,530
Non-current lease obligations		223,853
Total lease liabilities		$	375,383

 

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Supplemental cash flow information and other information related to leases was as follows:

 

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	260,828
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating liabilities		$	245,974
Weighted-average remaining lease terms—operating leases (years)		2.25
Weighted-average discount rate—operating leases		7.6		%

 

Future minimum operating minimum lease payments for all leases, exclusive of taxes and other carrying charges, are approximately as follows:

 

For the Years Ending December 31,		Amount
Remainder of 2019		$	47,052
2020		191,555
2021		165,574
2022		22,707
Total		$	426,888
Less: present value adjustment		(51,505		)
Present value of minimum lease payments		$	375,383

 

The Company does not have any leases that have not yet commenced which are significant.

 

Financing Leases

 

In June 2018, the Company leased specialized research equipment under a lease classified as a financing lease. The leased equipment is amortized on a straight-line basis over five years. Total accumulated amortization related to the leased equipment is $15,954 at September 30, 2019, of which $3,191 and $9,573 were recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The following is a schedule showing the future minimum lease payments under financing leases by years and the present value of the minimum lease payments as of September 30, 2019. The interest rate related to the lease obligation is 7.6 percent and the maturity date is July 2021.

 

Future minimum lease payments for all financing leases, exclusive of taxes and other carrying charges, are approximately as follows:

 

For the Years Ending December 31,		Amount
Remainder of 2019		$	5,964
2020		23,856
2021		11,929
Total		$	41,749
Less: present value adjustment		(4,572		)
Present value of minimum lease payments		$	37,177

 

11.                               Pre-Merger Financing Warrants

 

On September 27, 2019, Ocugen completed the Merger with Former Ocugen. Immediately prior to the Merger, Ocugen and Former Ocugen completed a previously announced private placement transaction with certain Investors pursuant to the Financing SPA, whereby, among other things, (i) Former Ocugen issued to the Investors shares of Former Ocugen’s common stock, (ii) Former Ocugen issued and deposited additional shares of Former Ocugen’s

 

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