x
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
|
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009 |
o
|
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
|
For the transition period from _____________ to _____________ |
Delaware
|
84-1368850
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
|
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
|
Large
accelerated filer
o
|
Accelerated
filer
o
|
Smaller
reporting company
x
|
Non-accelerated
filer
o
|
Page
|
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
|
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Item
1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
|
1 | |||
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
||||
as
of September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2009
|
2 | |||
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
||||
For
the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and From Inception on
July 1, 1998 through September 30, 2009
|
3 | |||
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||
From
Inception on July 1, 1998 through September 30, 2009
|
4 | |||
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||
For
the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and From Inception on
July 1, 1998 through September 30, 2009
|
9 | |||
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
10 | |||
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
|
22 | |||
Overview
|
22 | |||
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
|
35 | |||
Changes
to Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
|
37 | |||
Results
of Operations
|
38 | |||
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
|
42 | |||
Item
4T. Controls and Procedures
|
42 | |||
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
|
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
|
43 | |||
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
|
57 | |||
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
|
59 | |||
Item
5. Other Information
|
60 | |||
Item
6. Exhibits
|
61 | |||
SIGNATURES
|
62 |
September
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2009
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 275,295 | $ | 380,569 | ||||
Short-term
investments
|
800,000 | 1,050,000 | ||||||
Subscriptions
receivable
|
392,000 | - | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
1,116,516 | 1,161,348 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
2,583,811 | 2,591,917 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
6,594 | 5,986 | ||||||
Intangibles,
net
|
4,046,985 | 3,884,999 | ||||||
Deferred
financing costs
|
488,046 | 632,324 | ||||||
Security
deposit
|
7,187 | 7,187 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 7,132,623 | $ | 7,122,413 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 426,088 | $ | 976,680 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
|
561,208 | 355,937 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
987,296 | 1,332,617 | ||||||
Convertible
note, net of discount
|
18,179 | 6,217 | ||||||
Warrant
liability
|
1,311,975 | - | ||||||
Grant
payable
|
99,728 | 99,728 | ||||||
Other
liability
|
14,028 | 16,017 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
2,431,206 | 1,454,579 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares, no shares
issued
|
— | — | ||||||
Common
stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 120,000,000 shares, issued and
outstanding 24,777,638 and 19,812,043, respectively
|
247,776 | 198,120 | ||||||
Capital
in excess of par, net of $88,000 subscription receivable
|
35,861,069 | 36,687,846 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(31,407,428 | ) | (31,218,132 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
4,701,417 | 5,667,834 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$ | 7,132,623 | $ | 7,122,413 |
For
the Three Months Ended
September
30,
|
For
the Three Months Ended
September
30,
|
From
Inception on July 1, 1998 through
September
30,
|
||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | — | $ | 200,000 | $ | 1,450,000 | ||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
494,955 | 529,865 | 24,426,148 | |||||||||
Research
and development
|
575,291 | 504,386 | 12,886,850 | |||||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
1,070,246 | 1,034,251 | 37,312,998 | |||||||||
Loss
From Operations
|
(1,070,246 | ) | (834,251 | ) | (35,862,998 | ) | ||||||
Sale
of state income tax loss, net
|
— | — | 586,442 | |||||||||
Fair
value – warrant liability
|
1,888,133 | — | 6,619,900 | |||||||||
Other
noncash income
|
— | — | 321,259 | |||||||||
Interest
income, net
|
347 | 23,057 | 523,660 | |||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount and financing costs
|
(807,914 | ) | (106,055 | ) | (1,954,677 | ) | ||||||
Interest
expense on convertible notes
|
(199,616 | ) | (264,157 | ) | (1,641,014 | ) | ||||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (189,296 | ) | $ | (1,181,406 | ) | $ | (31,407,428 | ) | |||
Basic
and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share
|
$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | ||||||
Basic
and Diluted Weighted Average Number of Common Shares
Outstanding
|
22,046,718 | 18,379,379 |
Common
Stock
|
Capital
in Excess of Par Value
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the Development Stage
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock outstanding
|
2,000,462 | $ | 20,005 | $ | (20,005 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
Contribution
of capital
|
— | — | 85,179 | — | $ | 85,179 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in reverse merger on January 22, 1999 at $0.01 per
share
|
3,400,000 | 34,000 | (34,000 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on May 21, 1999 at$2.63437 per
share
|
759,194 | 7,592 | 1,988,390 | — | 1,995,982 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for placement fees on May 21, 1999 at $0.01 per
share
|
53,144 | 531 | (531 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on January 26, 2000 at $2.867647 per
share
|
17,436 | 174 | 49,826 | — | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on January 31, 2000 at $2.87875 per
share
|
34,737 | 347 | 99,653 | — | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on February 4, 2000 at $2.934582 per
share
|
85,191 | 852 | 249,148 | — | 250,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on March 15, 2000 at $2.527875 per
share
|
51,428 | 514 | 129,486 | — | 130,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on June 22, 2000 at $1.50 per
share
|
1,471,700 | 14,718 | 2,192,833 | — | 2,207,551 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30,
2000
|
— | — | (260,595 | ) | — | (260,595 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2000
|
— | — | 1,475,927 | — | 1,475,927 |
Common
Stock
|
Capital
in Excess of Par Value
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the Development Stage
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vesting during the year ended June
30, 2001
|
— | — | $ | 308,619 | — | $ | 308,619 | |||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash from November 30, 2001 through April
17, 2002 at $1.75 per unit
|
3,701,430 | $ | 37,014 | 6,440,486 | — | 6,477,500 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants associated with bridge loan conversion on
December 3, 2001
|
305,323 | 3,053 | 531,263 | — | 534,316 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30,
2002
|
— | — | (846,444 | ) | — | (846,444 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2002
|
— | — | 1,848,726 | — | 1,848,726 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2003
|
— | — | 848,842 | — | 848,842 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash from January 15, 2004 through
February 12, 2004 at $2.37 per unit
|
1,536,922 | 15,369 | 3,627,131 | — | 3,642,500 | |||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds to warrants
|
— | — | (2,099,090 | ) | — | (2,099,090 | ) | |||||||||||||
Reclassification
of warrants
|
— | 1,913,463 | — | 1,913,463 | ||||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30,
2004
|
— | (378,624 | ) | — | (378,624 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Capital
in Excess of Par Value
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the Development Stage
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2004
|
— | — | $ | 1,826,514 | — | $ | 1,826,514 | |||||||||||||
Options
and warrants exercised
during
the year ended June 30, 2004 at exercise prices ranging from $1.00 -
$3.25
|
370,283 | $ | 3,704 | 692,945 | — | 696,649 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash on May 9, 2005 at $2.11 per
unit
|
1,595,651 | 15,957 | 3,350,872 | — | 3,366,829 | |||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds to warrants
|
— | — | (1,715,347 | ) | — | (1,715,347 | ) | |||||||||||||
Reclassification
of warrants
|
— | — | 1,579,715 | — | 1,579,715 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuance on May 9,
2005
|
— | — | (428,863 | ) | — | (428,863 | ) | |||||||||||||
Options
and warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2005 at exercise
prices ranging from $1.50 to $3.25
|
84,487 | 844 | 60,281 | — | 61,125 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2005
|
— | — | 974,235 | — | 974,235 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and Warrants granted and vested During the year
ended June 30,2006
|
— | — | 677,000 | — | 677,000 | |||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2006 at an exercise price of
$0.01
|
10,000 | 100 | — | — | 100 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash on October 11, 2006 at $1.135 per
unit
|
1,986,306 | 19,863 | 2,229,628 | — | 2,249,491 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuance on October 11,
2006
|
— | — | (230,483 | ) | — | (230,483 | ) |
Common
Stock
|
Capital
in Excess of Par Value
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the Development Stage
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2007
|
— | — | $ | 970,162 | — | $ | 970,162 | |||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2007 at an exercise price of
$0.01
|
10,000 | $ | 100 | — | — | 100 | ||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2008
|
— | — | 1,536,968 | — | 1,536,968 | |||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds from issuance of convertible notes and warrants from September
21, 2007 through June 30, 2008
|
— | — | 9,340,000 | — | 9,340,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in lieu of cash payment for interest during the year ended
June 30, 2008
|
345,867 | 3,458 | 430,696 | — | 434,154 | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes converted into common stock during the year ended June 30,
2008
|
555,556 | 5,556 | 430,952 | — | 436,508 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the
year ended June 30, 2009
|
— | — | 506,847 | — | 506,847 | |||||||||||||||
Cashless
exercise of warrants during the year ended June 30, 2009 at an exercise
price of $0.74
|
2,395 | 24 | (24 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in lieu of cash payment for interest during the year ended
June 30,2009
|
1,271,831 | 12,718 | 944,526 | — | 1,007,244 | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes converted into common stock during the year ended June 30,
2009
|
50,000 | 500 | 44,433 | — | 44,933 |
Common
Stock
|
Capital
in Excess of Par Value
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the Development Stage
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with the Company’s short term incentive plan
during the year ended June 30, 2009
|
112,700 | 1,127 | (1,127 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle –implementation of FASB ASC
815.40
|
— | — | (7,931,875 | ) | 4,731767 | (3,200,108 | ) | |||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash during the three months ended
September 30, 2009 at $0.90 per unit
|
1,700,000 | 17,000 | 1,425,000 | — | 1,442,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for satisfaction of accounts payable during
the three months ended September 30, 2009
|
194,444 | 1,944 | 259,588 | — | 261,532 | |||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised for cash during the three months ended September 30, 2009 at an
exercise price of $0.01
|
950,000 | 9,500 | — | — | 9,500 | |||||||||||||||
Legal
and regulatory fees associated with issuances during the three
months ended September 30, 2009
|
— | — | (175,862 | ) | — | (175,862 | ) | |||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in lieu of cash payment for interest during the three
months ended September 30, 2009
|
415,867 | 4,159 | 195,457 | — | 199,616 | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes converted into common stock during the three months ended September
30, 2009
|
1,705,284 | 17,053 | 634,621 | — | 651,674 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the three months ended
September 30, 2009
|
— | — | 34,527 | — | 34,527 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
— | — | — | $ | (36,139,195 | ) | (36,139,195 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2009
|
24,777,638 | $ | 247,776 | $ | 35,861,069 | $ | (31,407,428 | ) | $ | 4,701,417 |
For
the Three Months Ended
September
30,
|
From
Inception on July 1, 1998 through
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (189,296 | ) | $ | (1,181,406 | ) | $ | (31,407,428 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Noncash
capital contribution
|
— | — | 85,179 | |||||||||
Noncash
conversion of accrued expenses into equity
|
— | — | 131,250 | |||||||||
Noncash
income related to change in fair value of warrant
liability
|
(1,888,133 | ) | — | (6,941,159 | ) | |||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for interest
|
199,616 | 264,157 | 1,650,329 | |||||||||
Share-based
compensation expense
|
34,527 | 76,524 | 10,237,471 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
27,853 | 26,280 | 600,294 | |||||||||
Amortization
of convertible note discount
|
663,637 | 133 | 1,214,854 | |||||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
144,278 | 105,922 | 739,823 | |||||||||
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
86,532 | — | 86,532 | |||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in operating assets:
|
||||||||||||
Prepaid
expense and other current assets
|
44,832 | (603,685 | ) | (1,116,516 | ) | |||||||
Security
deposit
|
— | — | (7,187 | ) | ||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(375,592 | ) | 129,758 | 601,088 | ||||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
205,271 | 72,617 | 561,208 | |||||||||
Other
liability
|
(1,989 | ) | (1,761 | ) | 14,028 | |||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,048,464 | ) | (1,111,461 | ) | (23,550,234 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Patent
costs
|
(189,332 | ) | (158,322 | ) | (4,475,695 | ) | ||||||
Redemptions
(Purchases) of investments, net
|
250,000 | (1,950,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | |||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(1,116 | ) | - | (178,179 | ) | |||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
59,552 | (2,108,322 | ) | (5,453,874 | ) | |||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from grant
|
— | — | 99,728 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of bridge notes
|
— | — | 525,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock, net and exercise of options and
warrants
|
883,638 | — | 19,966,456 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible notes and warrants, net
|
— | — | 9,340,000 | |||||||||
Deferred
financing costs
|
— | — | (651,781 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
883,638 | — | 29,279,403 | |||||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
(105,274 | ) | (3,219,783 | ) | 275,295 | |||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
380,569 | 5,676,985 | — | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 275,295 | $ | 2,457,202 | $ | 275,295 | ||||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for interest
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 22,317 | ||||||
Supplemental
schedule of noncash financing activity:
|
||||||||||||
Conversion
of convertible notes into common stock, net
|
$ | 653,400 | $ | — | $ | 1,198,400 | ||||||
Conversion
of bridge notes into stock
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 534,316 | ||||||
Allocation
of convertible debt proceeds to warrants and beneficial conversion
feature
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,340,000 | ||||||
Warrants
issued for financing costs
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 639,645 | ||||||
Issuance
of common stock for interest on convertible notes
|
$ | 199,616 | $ | 264,157 | $ | 1,650,329 | ||||||
Issuance
of common stock in settlement of accounts payable
|
$ | 175,000 | $ | — | $ | 175,000 |
|
·
|
delay,
scale-back or eliminate some or all of its research and product
development programs;
|
|
·
|
license
third parties to develop and commercialize products or technologies that
it would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
itself;
|
|
·
|
seek
strategic alliances or business
combinations;
|
|
·
|
attempt
to sell the Company;
|
|
·
|
cease
operations; or
|
|
·
|
declare
bankruptcy.
|
|
·
|
significant
negative industry trends;
|
|
·
|
significant
underutilization of the assets;
|
|
·
|
significant
changes in how the Company uses the assets or its plans for their use;
and
|
|
·
|
changes
in technology and the appearance of competing
technology.
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||
Estimated
life in years
|
3.5-5.5
|
4-6
|
||
Risk-free
interest rate
(1)
|
1.3%–1.8%
|
2.98%
|
||
Volatility
|
100%
|
100%
|
||
Dividend
paid
|
None
|
None
|
(1)
|
Represents
the interest rate on a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date
corresponding to that of the option
term.
|
Number
of Options
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at July 1, 2009
|
4,550,412 | $ | 1.70 | |||||
Granted
|
— | — | ||||||
Exercised
|
— | — | ||||||
Expired
|
(229,000 | ) | 3.50 | |||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2009
|
4,321,412 | $ | 1.60 | |||||
Exercisable
at September 30, 2009
|
3,438,412 | $ | 1.80 |
Weighted-Average
|
||||||||
Number
of Options
|
Grant-Date
Fair
Value
|
|||||||
Non-vested
stock options at July 1, 2009
|
883,000 | $ | 0.66 | |||||
Granted
|
— | — | ||||||
Vested
|
— | — | ||||||
Expired
|
— | |||||||
Non-vested
stock options at September 30, 2009
|
883,000 | $ | 0.66 |
|
1.
|
25%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Human Health Objectives;
|
|
2.
|
15%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Finance Objectives;
|
|
3.
|
20%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Agricultural Licensing Objectives;
|
|
4.
|
25%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Investor Relations, Intellectual Property and Website Administration;
and
|
|
5.
|
15%
of the eligible shares and options relating to the Company’s
Organizational Objectives.
|
Number of Shares
|
Number of
Options
(1)
|
|||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
66,000 | — | ||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
— | 48,000 | ||||||
Joel
Brooks
|
28,000 | — | ||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
— | 80,000 | ||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
42,000 | — | ||||||
Total
|
136,000 | 128,000 |
(1)
|
Such
options are exercisable at a strike price of $0.60, which represents the
closing price of the common stock on November 18,
2008.
|
|
1.
|
20%
of the eligible shares upon the execution of a research agreement to
conduct a phase I/II clinical trial at a research
facility;
|
|
2.
|
20%
of the eligible shares upon the filing and acceptance by the FDA of an
investigational new drug application;
and
|
|
3.
|
60%
of the eligible shares upon the successful completion of a FDA approved
phase I/II clinical trial .
|
Goal
1
|
Goal
2
|
Goal
3
|
||||||||||
Number of
Shares
|
||||||||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
25,000 | 25,000 | 75,000 | |||||||||
Joel
Brooks
|
10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||
Total
number of shares
|
45,000 | 45,000 | 135,000 | |||||||||
Number of
Options
(1)
|
||||||||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
50,000 | 50,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
60,000 | 60,000 | 180,000 | |||||||||
Total
number of options
|
110,000 | 110,000 | 330,000 |
(1)
|
Such
options are exercisable at a strike price of $0.99, which represents the
closing price of the common stock on December 12,
2007.
|
July
1,
2009
|
September
30,
2009
|
|||||||
Estimated
life in years
|
3 | 2.75 | ||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
(1)
|
1.57 | % | 1.45 | % | ||||
Volatility
|
100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
Dividend
paid
|
None
|
None
|
(1)
|
Represents
the interest rate on a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date
corresponding to that of the option
term.
|
|
·
|
Performing
efficacy, toxicological and dose-finding studies in mice for our potential
multiple myeloma drug candidate, SNS-01. SNS-01 is a
nano-encapsulated combination therapy of Factor 5A and an siRNA against
Factor 5A. Our efficacy study in severe combined
immune-deficient (“SCID”) mice with subcutaneous human multiple myeloma
tumors tested SNS-01 dosages ranging from 0.15 mg/kg to 1.5
mg/kg. In these studies, mice treated with a dose of either
0.75 mg/kg or 1.5 mg/kg both showed a 91% reduction in tumor volume and a
decrease in tumor weight of 87% and 95%, respectively. For mice
that received smaller doses of either 0.38 mg/kg or 0.15 mg/kg, there was
also a reduction in tumor volume (73% and 61%, respectively) and weight
(74% and 36%, respectively). All of the treated mice,
regardless of dose, survived. This therapeutic dose range study
provided the basis for an 8-day maximum tolerated dose study in which
normal mice received two intravenous doses of increasing amounts of SNS-01
(from 2.2 mg/kg). Body weight, organ weight and serum levels of
liver enzymes were used as clinical indices to assess
toxicity. A dose between 2.2 mg/kg and 2.9 mg/kg was well
tolerated with respect to these clinical indices, and the survival rate at
2.9 mg/kg was 80%. Those mice receiving above 2.9 mg/kg of
SNS-01 showed evidence of morbidity and up to 80%
mortality. The 2.9 mg/kg threshold, twice the upper end of the
proposed therapeutic dose range, was therefore determined to be the
maximum tolerated dose in mice.
|
|
·
|
demonstrated
significant tumor regression and diminished rate of tumor growth of
multiple myeloma tumors in SCID mice treated with Factor 5A technology
encapsulated in nanoparticles;
|
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·
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increased
median survival by approximately 250% in a tumor model of mice injected
with melanoma cancer cells;
|
|
·
|
induced
apoptosis in both human cancer cell lines derived from tumors and in lung
tumors in mice;
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|
·
|
induced
apoptosis of cancer cells in a human multiple myeloma cell line in the
presence of IL-6;
|
|
·
|
measured
VEGF reduction in mouse lung tumors as a result of treatment with our
genes;
|
|
·
|
decreased
ICAM and activation of NFkB in cancer cells employing siRNA against Factor
5A;
|
|
·
|
increased
the survival rate in H1N1 mouse influenza survival studies from 14% in
untreated mice to 52% in mice treated with our siRNA against Factor
5A. Additionally, the treated mice reversed the weight loss
typically seen in infected mice and had other reduced indicators of
disease severity as measured by blood glucose and liver
enzymes.
|
|
·
|
increased
the survival, while maintaining functionality, of mouse pancreatic islet
cells isolated for transplantation, using intraperitaneal administration
of our technology. Initial animal studies have shown that our
technology administered prior to harvesting beta islet cells from a mouse,
has a significant impact not only on the survival of the beta islet cells,
but also on the retention of the cells’ functionality when compared to the
untreated beta islet cells. Additional studies have shown that
the treated beta islet cells survive a pro-inflammatory cytokine
challenge, while maintaining their functionality with respect to insulin
production. These further studies also revealed Factor-5A’s
involvement in the modulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS),
an important indicator of inflammation;
and
|
|
·
|
increased
the survival rate of mice in a lethal challenge sepsis
model. Additionally, a broad spectrum of systemic
pro-inflammatory cytokines were down-regulated, while not effecting the
anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10.
|
|
·
|
Multiple
Myeloma. Our objective is to advance our technology for the
potential treatment of multiple myeloma with the goal of initiating a
clinical trial. In connection with the potential clinical
trial, we have engaged a clinical research organization, or CRO, to assist
us through the process. We have also determined the delivery
system for our technology, contracted for the supply of pharmaceutical
grade materials to be used in toxicology and human studies, performed
certain toxicology studies, and have contracted with a third party
laboratory to conduct additional toxicology studies. Together
with the assistance of our CRO, we will have additional toxicology studies
performed with the goal of filing an investigational new drug application,
or IND application, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA,
for their review and consideration in order to initiate a clinical
trial. Assuming that we have adequate funding, we estimate that
it will take approximately twelve (12) months from September 30, 2009 to
complete these objectives.
|
|
·
|
Lung
Inflammation. A mouse model system has been conducted to
illustrate the siRNA to Factor 5A’s ability to reduce morbidity and
mortality of lung inflammation caused by the up-regulation of
pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by a
pathogen.
|
|
·
|
Other. We
may continue to look at other disease states in order to determine the
role of Factor 5A.
|
|
·
|
Entering
into strategic alliances, including licensing technology to major
marketing and distribution partners;
or
|
|
·
|
developing
in-house production and marketing
capabilities.
|
|
·
|
longer
shelf life of perishable produce;
|
|
·
|
increased
biomass and seed yield;
|
|
·
|
greater
tolerance to environmental stresses, such as drought and soil
salinity;
|
|
·
|
greater
tolerance to certain fungal and bacterial
pathogens;
|
|
·
|
more
efficient use of fertilizer; and
|
|
·
|
advancement
to field trials in banana, lettuce, and
trees.
|
|
·
|
further
develop and implement the DHS and Factor 5A gene technology in banana,
canola, cotton, turfgrass, bedding plants, rice, alfalfa, corn, soybean
and trees; and
|
|
·
|
test
the resultant crops for new beneficial traits such as increased yield,
increased tolerance to environmental stress, disease resistance and more
efficient use of fertilizer.
|
|
·
|
In
June 2002, we entered into a three-year worldwide exclusive development
and option agreement with ArborGen, LLC to develop our technology in
certain species of trees. In June 2006, ArborGen exercised
their option to license our technology and in December 2006, converted the
development and option agreement into a license agreement, referred to
herein as the ArborGen Agreement. To date, the research being
conducted by ArborGen has proceeded according to
schedule. ArborGen has seen promising positive growth responses
in greenhouse-grown seedlings. These initial greenhouse data
led to the initiation of field trials by ArborGen in the second half of
calendar 2004. At the end of the 2005 growing season, certain
trees which were enhanced by our technology had approximately double the
increase in volume relative to control trees. Further field
trials are ongoing to support these data and to analyze the growth rates
of trees which incorporate our technology. Under the ArborGen Agreement,
we have received an upfront payment and benchmark payments and we may
receive additional benchmark payments upon achievement of certain
development milestones and royalties upon
commercialization.
|
|
·
|
In
September 2002, we entered into an exclusive development and license
agreement with Cal/West Seeds, referred to herein as the Cal/West License,
to commercialize our technology in certain varieties of
alfalfa. The Cal/West License will continue until the
expiration of the patents set forth in the agreement, unless terminated
earlier by either party pursuant to the terms of the
agreement. The Cal/West License also grants Cal/West an
exclusive option to develop our technology in various other forage
crops. The Cal/West development effort successfully
incorporated our technology into their alfalfa seed as of July
2004. Seed transformation and greenhouse trait analysis is
ongoing. Under the Cal/West License, we have received an
upfront payment and we may receive benchmark payments as certain
development milestones are achieved and a royalty upon commercialization
based upon the volume of alfalfa seed sold that contains our
technology.
|
|
·
|
In
March 2004, we entered into an exclusive development and license agreement
with The Scotts Company, referred to herein as the Scotts Agreement, to
commercialize our technology in turfgrass and certain species of bedding
plants. Scotts is working on incorporating our technology to
enhance a variety of traits in these plants, including environmental
stress resistance, disease resistance and enhanced bloom
properties. We are collaborating with Scotts in the areas of
ornamental bedding plants and turfgrass. A large-scale
greenhouse evaluation of bedding plants was being conducted and additional
greenhouse testing is planned. Transformation and initial
tissue culture screening of events have been undertaken in
turfgrass. In tissue culture, turfgrass containing our
technology has grown more successfully than control turfgrass without our
technology. Greenhouse testing of the grass containing our
technology is the next planned development step. Under the Scotts
Agreement, we have received an upfront payment and benchmark
payments. In January 2006, the development and license
agreement with The Scotts Company was amended. Due to a change in the
corporate financial policy at Scotts, Scotts requested to defer certain
milestone payments, which were to be made on a calendar
basis. We agreed and these payments have now been deferred and
incorporated in the amount to be paid to us upon commercialization.
Additionally, the
commercialization fee has been increased. All other aspects of
the agreement remain unchanged, and the project continues to move forward
without interruption. We may also receive royalties upon commercialization
from the net sales of turfgrass seed and bedding plants containing our
technology.
|
|
·
|
In
October 2005, we entered into an agreement with Poet to license our
proprietary gene technology to Poet to improve aspects of Poet’s ethanol
production capabilities. We have developed our work plan to
incorporate our technology into those aspects of Poet’s ethanol
production. We will receive an annual payment for each Poet
facility that incorporates our technology. If Poet incorporates
our technology into each of its facilities, we would be entitled to
receive an annual payment in excess of
$1,000,000.
|
|
·
|
On
November 8, 2006, we entered into a license agreement with Bayer
CropScience GmbH for the development and commercialization of
Canola. Under the terms of the agreement, we received an
upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of
certain development milestones and will receive
commercialization
fees based upon specified benchmarks. In August 2008, Bayer
CropScience GmbH successfully completed the first development milestone
related to this license.
|
|
·
|
On
July 17, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience
AG for the development and commercialization of cotton. Under
the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones,
and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net
sales.
|
|
·
|
On
August 6, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Monsanto for the
development and commercialization of corn and soy. Under the
terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones,
and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net
sales.
|
|
·
|
On
September 11, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer
CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of
rice. Under the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront
payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain
development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, and a
royalty on net sales.
|
|
·
|
licensing
technology to major marketing and distribution
partners;
|
|
·
|
entering
into strategic alliances; or
|
|
·
|
developing
in-house production and marketing
capabilities.
|
Seed
Transformation
|
approximately
1 to 2 years
|
Greenhouse
|
approximately
1 to 2 years
|
Field
Trials
|
approximately
2 to 5 years
|
Project
|
Partner
|
Status
|
||
Banana
|
Rahan
Meristem
|
|||
-
Shelf Life
|
Field
trials
|
|||
-
Disease Resistance
|
Field
trials
|
|||
Trees
|
Arborgen
|
|||
-
Growth
|
Field
trials
|
|||
Alfalfa
|
Cal/West
|
Greenhouse
|
||
Corn
|
Monsanto
|
Proof
of concept ongoing
|
||
Cotton
|
Bayer
|
Proof
of concept ongoing
|
||
Canola
|
Bayer
|
Seed
transformation
|
||
Rice
|
Bayer
|
Proof
of concept ongoing
|
||
Soybean
|
Monsanto
|
Proof
of concept ongoing
|
||
Turfgrass
|
The
Scotts Company
|
Greenhouse
|
||
Bedding
Plants
|
The
Scotts Company
|
Greenhouse
|
||
Ethanol
|
Poet
|
Modify
inputs
|
We
have twenty (20) issued patents from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, or PTO, and twenty-six (26) issued patents from foreign
countries, thirty-four (34) of which are for the use of our technology in
agricultural applications and twelve (12) of which relate to human health
applications.
|
Payments
Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
Obligations
|
Total
|
Less
than 1 year
|
1 -
3 years
|
4 -
5 years
|
More
than 5 years
|
|||||||||||||||
Research
and Development Agreements
(1)
|
$ | 1,683,733 | $ | 1,683,733 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Facility,
Rent and Operating Leases
(2)
|
$ | 132,924 | $ | 79,420 | $ | 53,504 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Employment,
Consulting and Scientific Advisory Board Agreements
(3)
|
$ | 338,338 | $ | 335,838 | $ | 2,500 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Total
Contractual Cash Obligations
|
$ | 2,154,995 | $ | 2,098,991 | $ | 56,004 | $ | — | $ | — |
(1)
|
Certain
of our research and development agreements disclosed herein provide that
payment is to be made in Canadian dollars and, therefore, the contractual
obligations are subject to fluctuations in the exchange
rate.
|
(2)
|
The
lease for our office space in New Brunswick, New Jersey is subject to
certain escalations for our proportionate share of increases in the
building’s operating costs.
|
(3)
|
Certain
of our consulting agreements provide for automatic renewal, which is not
reflected in the table, unless terminated earlier by the parties to the
respective agreements.
|
|
·
|
utilizing
our current cash balance and
investments;
|
|
·
|
achieving
some of the milestones set forth in our current licensing
agreements;
|
|
·
|
through
the possible execution of additional licensing agreements for our
technology; and
|
|
·
|
through
the placement of equity or debt
instruments.
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
$ | 495 | $ | 530 | $ | (35 | ) | (6.6 | )% | |||||||
Research
and development
|
575 | 504 | 71 | 14.1 | % | |||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$ | 1,070 | $ | 1,034 | $ | 36 | (3.5 | )% |
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
$ | 38 | $ | 72 | $ | (34 | ) | (47.2 | )% | |||||||
Payroll
and benefits
|
161 | 164 | (3 | ) | (1.8 | )% | ||||||||||
Investor
relations
|
46 | 46 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Professional
fees
|
122 | 142 | (20 | ) | (14.1 | )% | ||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
28 | 26 | 2 | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||
Director
fees
|
43 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | % | |||||||||||
Other
general and administrative
|
57 | 52 | 5 | 9.6 | % | |||||||||||
Total
general and administrative
|
$ | 495 | $ | 530 | $ | (35 | ) | (6.6 | )% |
|
·
|
Share-based
compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
consisted of the amortized portion of the Black-Scholes value of options
and warrants previously granted to directors, employees and
consultants. During the three month periods ended September 30,
2009 and 2008, there were no option and warrant
grants.
|
|
·
|
Professional
fees decreased primarily due to a decrease in legal and accounting fees
related to the review of our securities
filings.
|
|
·
|
Director
fees increased primarily due to increasing the size of the board of
directors from eight to ten.
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
$ | (3 | ) | $ | 4 | $ | (7 | ) | (175.0 | )% | ||||||
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
86 | — | 86 |
—
|
||||||||||||
Other
research and development
|
492 | 500 | (8 | ) | (1.6 | )% | ||||||||||
Total
research and development
|
$ | 575 | $ | 504 | $ | 71 | 14.1 | % |
|
·
|
Share-based
compensation consists primarily of the amortized portion of Black-Scholes
value of options and warrants previously granted to research and
development consultants and
employees.
|
|
·
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt is in connection with the issuance of common
stock and warrants to Cato Holding Company in exchange for debt that was
owed by us to Cato Research Ltd. in the amount of
$175,000.
|
|
·
|
Other
research and development costs slightly decreased primarily due to a
decrease in the cost of the research performed at the University of
Waterloo as a result of the stronger U.S. dollar against the Canadian
dollar.
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
%
|
2008
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||
Agricultural
|
$ | 143 | 25 | % | $ | 170 | 34 | % | ||||||||
Human
health
|
432 | 75 | % | 334 | 66 | % | ||||||||||
Total
research and development
|
$ | 575 | 100 | % | $ | 504 | 100 | % |
|
·
|
Agricultural
research expenses decreased during the three month period ended September
30, 2009 primarily due to a decrease in the cost of the research performed
at the University of Waterloo as a result of the stronger U.S. dollar
against the Canadian dollar.
|
|
·
|
Human
health research expenses increased during the three month period ended
September 30, 2009 primarily as a result of the multiple myeloma
project.
|
|
·
|
delay,
scale-back or eliminate some or all of our research and product
development programs;
|
|
·
|
license
third parties to develop and commercialize products or technologies that
we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
ourselves;
|
|
·
|
seek
strategic alliances or business
combinations;
|
|
·
|
attempt
to sell our company;
|
|
·
|
cease
operations; or
|
|
·
|
declare
bankruptcy.
|
|
·
|
delay,
scale back or eliminate some or all of our research and development
programs;
|
|
·
|
provide
a license to third parties to develop and commercialize our technology
that we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
ourselves;
|
|
·
|
seek
strategic alliances or business
combinations;
|
|
·
|
attempt
to sell our company;
|
|
·
|
cease
operations; or
|
|
·
|
declare
bankruptcy.
|
|
·
|
the
scope of our research and
development;
|
|
·
|
our
ability to attract business partners willing to share in our development
costs;
|
|
·
|
our
ability to successfully commercialize our
technology;
|
|
·
|
competing
technological and market
developments;
|
|
·
|
our
ability to enter into collaborative arrangements for the development,
regulatory approval and commercialization of other products;
and
|
|
·
|
the
cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing patent claims and
other intellectual property rights.
|
|
·
|
our
ability to obtain patent protection for our technologies and
processes;
|
|
·
|
our
ability to preserve our trade secrets;
and
|
|
·
|
our
ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of other
parties both in the United States and in foreign
countries.
|
|
·
|
our
patent applications will result in the issuance of
patents;
|
|
·
|
any
patents issued or licensed to us will be free from challenge and if
challenged, would be held to be
valid;
|
|
·
|
any
patents issued or licensed to us will provide commercially significant
protection for our technology, products and
processes;
|
|
·
|
other
companies will not independently develop substantially equivalent
proprietary information which is not covered by our patent
rights;
|
|
·
|
other
companies will not obtain access to our
know-how;
|
|
·
|
other
companies will not be granted patents that may prevent the
commercialization of our technology;
or
|
|
·
|
we
will not incur licensing fees and the payment of significant other fees or
royalties to third parties for the use of their intellectual property in
order to enable us to conduct our
business.
|
|
·
|
the
USDA regulates the import, field testing and interstate movement of
specific types of genetic engineering that may be used in the creation of
transgenic plants;
|
|
·
|
the
EPA regulates activity related to the invention of plant pesticides and
herbicides, which may include certain kinds of transgenic plants;
and
|
|
·
|
the
FDA regulates foods derived from new plant
varieties.
|
|
·
|
occurrence
of unacceptable toxicities or side
effects;
|
|
·
|
ineffectiveness
of the product candidate;
|
|
·
|
negative
or inconclusive results from the clinical trials, or results that
necessitate additional studies or clinical
trials;
|
|
·
|
delays
in obtaining or maintaining required approvals from institutions, review
boards or other reviewing entities at clinical
sites;
|
|
·
|
delays
in patient enrollment; or
|
|
·
|
insufficient
funding or a reprioritization of financial or other
resources.
|
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·
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quarterly
variations in operating results;
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·
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the
progress or perceived progress of our research and development
efforts;
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·
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changes
in accounting treatments or
principles;
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·
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announcements
by us or our competitors of new technology, product and service offerings,
significant contracts, acquisitions or strategic
relationships;
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·
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additions
or departures of key personnel;
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·
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future
offerings or resales of our common stock or other
securities;
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·
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stock
market price and volume fluctuations of publicly-traded companies in
general and development companies in particular;
and
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·
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general
political, economic and market
conditions.
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(a)
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A
special meeting of stockholders was held on September 22,
2009.
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(b)
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There
were 18,349,719 shares of common stock present at the meeting in person or
by proxy, out of a total number of 21,939,339
shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the
meeting.
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The proposals and results of the vote of the stockholders taken at the meeting by ballot and by proxy as solicited by us on behalf of our Board of Directors were as follows: |
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(A)
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To
approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to
increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock, $0.01 par
value per share, of the Company from 100,000,000 to
120,000,000:
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For
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Against
|
Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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17,724,922
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618,431
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6,366
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0
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(B)
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To
approve, for purposes of section 713 of the NYSE Amex Company
Guide, the issuance of the Company’s shares of common stock and warrants
(and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants),
which in the aggregate exceed 20% of the Company’s currently outstanding
shares of common stock, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2009, between
Partlet Holdings Limited and us, the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated
as of July 29, 2009, between each of Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes, Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N.
Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick Charitable
Foundation and the Company and the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as
of July 29, 2009, between Cato Holding Company and the
Company:
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For
|
Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
|
11,544,528
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255,219
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6,416
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6,543,556
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(C)
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To
approve, for purposes of section 711 of the NYSE Amex Company
Guide, the issuance of the Company’s shares of common stock and warrants
(and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants)
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of July 29, 2009, to certain of the Company’s insiders and
affiliates:
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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11,539,644
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257,394
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9,125
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6,543,556
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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3.1
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Certificate
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. filed with the State of Delaware on September
22, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 10,
2009.)
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4.1
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Form
of Series A Warrant issued to Partlet Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2009.)
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4.2
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Form
of Series B Warrant issued to Partlet Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2009.)
|
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4.3
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to each of Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes,
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector,
John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick
Charitable Foundation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 30,
2009.)
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|
4.4
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Form
of Series B Warrant issued to each of Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes,
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector,
John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick
Charitable Foundation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 30,
2009.)
|
|
4.5
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to Cato Holding Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 2009.)
|
|
4.6
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Form
of Series B Warrant issued to Cato Holding Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 2009.)
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|
10.1
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Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Partlet
Holdings Ltd. Dated as of July 9, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K,
filed on July 10, 2009.)
|
|
10.2
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Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and each of
Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes, Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder,
Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren
Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation dated as of July
29, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K , filed on July 30,
2009.)
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10.3
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Cato
Holding Company dated as of July 29, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K ,
filed on July 30, 2009.)
|
|
10.4
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Amendment
to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco,
Inc. and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 27, 2009. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.32 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report
on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2009.)
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10.5*
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Form
of Stock Option Agreement under the Senesco Technologies, Inc. 2008 Stock
Incentive Plan (filed herewith)
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10.6*
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Form
of Restricted Stock Unit Issuance Agreement under the Senesco
Technologies, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (filed
herewith)
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31.1
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Certification
of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
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31.2
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Certification
of principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
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32.1
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Certification
of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. 1350. (furnished
herewith)
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32.2
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Certification
of principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. 1350. (furnished
herewith)
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*
|
A
management contract or compensating plan or arrangement required to be
filed as an exhibit
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SIGNATURES
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SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||
DATE: November
16, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Jack Van Hulst | |
Jack
Van Hulst,
President
and
|
|||
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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|||
DATE: November 16, 2009 | By: | /s/ Joel Brooks | |
Joel
Brooks,
Chief
Financial Officer
and
Treasurer
(Principal Financial
and
Accounting Officer)
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Award
Date:
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[]
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Number of Shares
Subject to Award:
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[]
shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”)
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Vesting
Schedule:
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[The
Shares vest upon the achievement of certain short term performance
milestones for fiscal 200[], which are set forth on Exhibit A, attached
hereto, the achievement of which is subject to the determination of the
Committee.]
or
[The Shares vest upon the achievement of certain long term performance
milestones, which are set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto, which were
approved by the Committee, the achievement of which is subject to the
determination of the Committee.]
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Issuance
Dates:
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Each
Share which vests in accordance with the foregoing Vesting Schedule shall
be issued on the date (the “Issue Date”) on which that Share so vests or
as soon thereafter as administratively practicable, but
in no event later than the close of the calendar year in which such Issue
Date occurs or (if later) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third calendar
month following such Issue Date. The issuance of the Shares shall be
subject to the Company’s collection of any applicable Withholding Taxes in
accordance the procedures set forth in Paragraph 6 of this Agreement, if
applicable.
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SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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|||
|
Signature:
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||
Name:
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Bruce
C. Galton
|
||
Title:
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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PARTICIPANT
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|||
Signature:
|
|||
Name:
|
|||
Address:
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1.
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I
have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Senesco Technologies,
Inc.
|
2.
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
3.
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
|
|
a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
|
b)
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
|
d)
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
|
5.
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
|
a)
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
|
b)
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
|
Date:
November 16, 2009
|
/s/
Jack Van Hulst
|
|||
|
Jack
Van Hulst
President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
(principal
executive officer)
|
1.
|
I
have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Senesco Technologies,
Inc.
|
2.
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
3.
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
|
4.
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
|
|
a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
|
b)
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
|
d)
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
|
5.
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
|
a)
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
|
b)
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
|
Date: November 16, 2009 | /s/ Joel Brooks | |||
|
Joel
Brooks
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal
financial and accounting officer)
|
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
|
Dated:
November 16, 2009
|
/s/ Jack Van Hulst * | |||
|
Jack
Van Hulst
President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
(principal
executive officer)
|
*
|
A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to us and will be retained by us and furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.
|
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
|
Dated: November 16, 2009 | /s/ Joel Brooks * | |||
|
Joel
Brooks
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal
financial and accounting officer)
|
*
|
A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to us and will be retained by us and furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.
|