UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For Quarterly Period ended June 30, 2013.

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

For the transition period from ___ to ____.

 

Commission File Number: 000-52991

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nevada 90-0835572
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
   
4275 Executive Square, Suite 200,  
La Jolla CA 92037
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

858-964-5123

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

  

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 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 ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§220.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Yes x                No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes ¨                 No x

 

Outstanding Shares

 

As of August 8, 2013, the registrant had 17,734,430 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

    Page
     
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Financial Statements 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 2
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 3
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 4
     
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 14
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 19
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 19
     
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 21
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 21
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 22
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 22
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 22
     
Item 5. Other Information 23
     
Item 6. Exhibits

23

 

  Signatures 24
     
  Index to Exhibits 25

 

 
 

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

ASSETS            
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2013     2012  
    (Unaudited)        
CURRENT ASSETS                
                 
Cash   $ 137,579     $ 18,445  
Prepaid expenses     2,939       -  
Accounts receivable     280       -  
Deposits     3,200       -  
                 
Total Current Assets     143,998       18,445  
                 
OTHER ASSETS                
                 
CIRCUMserum License (see note 8)     250,000       -  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 393,998     $ 18,445  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
                 
Accounts payable   $ 94,298     $ 1,602  
Accrued compensation     173,676       -  
Accrued interest payable (current portion)     5,392       16,596  
Convertible debentures - related parties (current portion) (see Note 6)     90,000       162,668  
Convertible debt - related party, net of discount of $7,007 and $0, respectively (see Note 7)     42,993       -  
Promissory notes     -       50,000  
                 
Total Current Liabilities     406,359       230,866  
                 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES                
                 
Accrued interest payable (non-current portion)     21,704       -  
Convertible debentures - related parties (non-current portion) (see Note 6)     361,768       -  
                 
Total Non-Current Liabilities     383,472       -  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES     789,831       230,866  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                
                 
Common stock; 150,000,000 shares authorized,                
at $0.001 par value, 17,657,101 and 16,197,782                
shares issued and outstanding, respectively     17,657       16,198  
Additional paid-in capital     4,489,901       2,220,202  
Deficit accumulated during the development stage     (4,903,391 )     (2,448,821 )
                 
Total Stockholders' Deficit     (395,833 )     (212,421 )
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT   $ 393,998     $ 18,445  

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended     From
October 31, 2008(Inception) Through
 
    June 30,     June 30,     June 30,  
    2013     2012     2013     2012     2013  
REVENUES   $ 396     $ -     $ 396     $ -     $ 396  
COST OF GOODS SOLD     117       -       117       -       117  
                                         
GROSS PROFIT     279       -       279       -       279  
                                         
OPERATING EXPENSES                                        
                                         
Research and development     -       -       -       -       80,960  
Investment banking fees     -       -       -       -       1,954,865  
Stock compensation     1,612,647       -       1,682,510       -       1,682,510  
General and administrative     494,328       49,849       756,281       106,126       1,202,200  
                                         
Total Operating Expenses     2,106,975       49,849       2,438,791       106,126       4,920,535  
                                         
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS     (2,106,696 )     (49,849 )     (2,438,512 )     (106,126 )     (4,920,256 )
                                         
OTHER EXPENSE                                        
Interest expense     (10,525 )     (4,472 )     (16,058 )     (8,455 )     (124,374 )
                                         
Total Other Expense     (10,525 )     (4,472 )     (16,058 )     (8,455 )     (124,374 )
                                         
NET LOSS   $ (2,117,221 )   $ (54,321 )   $ (2,454,570 )   $ (114,581 )   $ (5,044,630 )
                                         
BASIC LOSS AND DILUTED                                        
LOSS PER SHARE   $ (0.12 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.02 )        
                                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE                                        
NUMBER OF SHARES                                        
OUTSTANDING     16,973,163       13,764,648       16,614,686       7,593,514          

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

                From  
                October 31, 2008  
                (Inception)  
    For the Six Months Ended     Through  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2013     2012     2013  
                   
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                        
                         
Net loss   $ (2,454,570 )   $ (114,581 )   $ (5,044,630 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to                        
net cash used by operating activities:                        
Stock compensation     1,682,510       -       1,682,510  
Common stock issued for services     195,991       -       205,379  
Value of warrants granted to investment banker     -       -       1,904,865  
Accretion of debt discount     1,009       -       1,009  
Non-cash interest expense (including a discount                        
on conversion of Apricus Bio convertible notes                        
of $48,920)     -       -       91,897  
Promissory note issued for services rendered     -       -       50,000  
Research and development expense                        
recognized upon purchase of SSAO inhibitor assets     -       -       20,000  
Expenses paid on behalf of the Company by Apricus Bio     -       -       25,990  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities                        
Accounts receivable     (280 )     -       (280 )
Prepaid expenses     (2,939 )     -       (2,939 )
Deposits     (3,200 )     -       (3,200 )
Accounts payable     92,697       (1,162 )     94,298  
Accrued compensation     173,676       -       173,676  
Interest payable     10,500       8,455       27,096  
Related-party payable     -       (12,500 )     -  
                         
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities     (304,606 )     (119,788 )     (774,329 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES     -       -       -  
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                        
                         
Proceeds from issuance of loans from officers     -       -       23,603  
Repayment of loans from officers     -       -       (23,603 )
Repayment of notes payable     (50,000 )     -       (50,000 )
Proceeds from related-party settlement agreement     -       -       25,000  
Proceeds from stock issued for cash     134,640       100,500       235,140  
Proceeds from convertible debt - related party     50,000       -       50,000  
Proceeds from convertible debentures - related party     289,100       100,000       651,768  
                         
 Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities     423,740       200,500       911,908  
                         
NET CHANGE IN CASH     119,134       80,712       137,579  
                         
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD     18,445       25,014       -  
                         
CASH AT END OF PERIOD   $ 137,579     $ 105,726     $ 137,579  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF                        
CASH FLOW INFORMATION                        

 

See Note 7 for disclosure of non-cash financing activities

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY

 

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Innovus” or the “Company”) is an emerging pharmaceuticals company that delivers innovative and uniquely presented and packaged health solutions through its over-the-counter medicines and consumer and health products. Innovus is located in La Jolla, California. In its current state, the Company considers itself in a development stage.

 

NOTE 2 – LIQUIDITY AND PLAN OF OPERATION

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern.

 

The Company’s operations have been financed primarily through advances from officers and directors and related parties, and to a lesser extent from outside capital.

 

In February 2013, the Company signed a binding term sheet for the acquisition of a portfolio of products. Subsequent to signing the binding term sheet the respective parties were not able to reach agreement on a definitive agreement and as a result the Company did not acquire the portfolio of products. In April 2013, the Company acquired ex-US rights to CIRCUMserum, a product for male sexual dysfunction. See Note 8.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company issued a $70,000 convertible debenture to a member of its board of directors, entered into a convertible debenture line of credit agreement with the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer under which the Company may borrow up to $1,000,000, sold a convertible debt instrument to a member of its Business and Finance Advisory Board for $50,000 and sold 416,841 shares of common stock for proceeds of $134,640 to a related party. See Notes 6, 7 and 9. Additionally, certain debenture holders extended the maturity of their debentures to July 1, 2014. See Note 12.

 

The Company expects that its existing capital resources, including the funds it may borrow under the line of credit convertible debenture entered into with its President and Chief Executive Officer (see Note 6), of which $780,900 remains available to borrow at June 30, 2013, will be sufficient to allow the Company to continue its operations and commence the product development process for selected products through July 1, 2014. However, the Company’s actual needs will depend on numerous factors, including timing of introducing its products to the marketplace, its ability to attract ex-US distributors for its products, its ability to in-license or develop new product candidates and its ability to finalize merger and acquisition activities. As a result, the Company’s actual capital needs may substantially exceed its anticipated capital needs and the Company may have to substantially modify or terminate current and planned commercial and development operations, enter into strategic relationships or merge or be acquired by another company. As a result, the Company’s business may be materially harmed, its stock price may be adversely affected, and its ability to raise additional capital may be impaired.

 

The Company will need to raise substantial additional funds to support its long-term product development and commercialization programs. The Company regularly consider various fund raising and strategic alternatives, including, for example, debt or equity financing and merger and acquisition alternatives. The Company may also seek additional funding through strategic alliances, collaborations, or license agreements and other financing mechanisms. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more of its products; obtain funds through arrangements with licensees or others that may require the Company to relinquish rights to certain of its products that it might otherwise seek to develop or commercialize on its own; significantly restructure operations and implement cost saving initiatives, including but not limited to, reductions in salaries and/or elimination of employees and consultants or cessation of operations; or, merge or be acquired by another company.

 

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a) Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance U.S. GAAP, and include all assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary; FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Certain information required by U.S. GAAP has been condensed or omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The results for the period ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 or for any future period.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

(b) Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Such management estimates include income taxes, realizability of deferred tax assets, intangible assets, and equity-based instruments. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

(c) Fair Value Measurement

 

The Company’s financial instruments are cash, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, convertible debentures and a convertible debt instrument. The recorded values of cash, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values based on their short-term nature. The recorded values of convertible debentures, and convertible debt, net of the discount, approximate the fair value as the interest rate (stated or effective) approximates market rates.

 

The Company follows a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

    Level 1 measurements are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

    Level 2 measurements are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly.

 

    Level 3 measurements are unobservable inputs.

 

(d) Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and trade accounts receivable. Cash held with financial institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on such deposits. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company has $280 and zero, respectively, in trade accounts receivables. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses. There have been no write-offs of trade accounts receivable during the periods presented.

 

(e) Concentration of Suppliers

 

The Company is in the process of entering into agreements with contract manufacturers to manufacture its products, including CIRCUMserum, EjectDelay and the Apeaz line of products. In some instances, the Company will be dependent upon a single vendor. The loss of one of these vendors could have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s operations.

 

(f) Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are provided for using the asset and liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized using current tax rates on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the respective tax basis of the assets and liabilities. The Company provides a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.

 

The Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting this standard, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company recognized interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the income tax expense line in the accompanying statements of operation. Accrued interest and penalties are included within the related tax liability in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

(h) Revenue Recognition, Trade Receivables and Deferred Revenue

 

The Company recognizes revenue from product sales in accordance with ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. The Company ships product to its customers pursuant to purchase agreements or orders. Revenue from product sales is only recognized when substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to its customers, the selling price is fixed and collection is reasonably assured. Revenue from product sales is generally recognized upon customer receipt and acceptance of the product. Beginning in 2013, the Company recognized revenue from sales of CIRCUMserum (See Note 8). The Company expects revenues to increase in the future when it enters into distribution and supply agreement for its products outside the United States and as it begins to promote its product in the United States.

 

Trade accounts receivables are recorded for product sales and do not bear interest. The Company regularly evaluates the collectability of its trade receivables. An allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained for estimated credit losses. When estimating credit losses, the Company considers a number of factors including the aging of a customer’s account, credit worthiness of specific customers, historical trends and other information. The Company reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. The Company did not incur any losses related to customer bad debts during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the allowance for doubtful accounts was zero for both periods.

 

(i) Return Policy

 

The Company provides a customer satisfaction warranty on all of its products within the first 20 days after product purchase. Estimated return costs are based on historical experience and estimated and recorded when the related sales are recognized. Any additional costs are recorded when incurred or when they can reasonably be estimated.

 

The estimated return reserve, which is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, was insignificant at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

(j) Research and Development Costs

 

Research and development (R&D) costs, including research performed under contract by third parties, are expensed as incurred. Major components of R&D expenses consist of testing, clinical trials, material purchases and regulatory affairs.

 

(k) Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock based compensation by recognizing the fair value of stock compensation as an expense in the calculation of net income (loss). The Company recognizes stock compensation expense in the period in which the employee is required to provide service, which is generally over the vesting period of the individual equity instruments. Stock and stock options issued in lieu of cash to non-employees for services performed are recorded at the fair value of the stock or stock options at the time they are issued and are expensed as service is provided.

 

(l) Comprehensive Loss

 

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income (loss) and other gains and losses affecting stockholders’ equity (deficit) that, under U.S. GAAP, are excluded from net income (loss). Comprehensive income (loss) was the same as net income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 as the Company has no other comprehensive income.

 

(m) Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period presented. Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods plus the effect of dilutive securities outstanding during the periods. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, basic earnings per share are the same as diluted earnings per share as a result of the Company’s common stock equivalents being anti-dilutive.

 

The following reconciliation shows the anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

    As of June 30  
    2013     2012  
             
Gross number of shares excluded:                
Restricted stock units     7,050,000       -  
Stock options     30,000       -  
Total     7,080,000       -  

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

The Company has recorded expenses paid on its behalf by its stockholders as a related party payable. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company repaid $12,500 on this amount, and converted the remaining $74,668 into a convertible debenture (see Note 6).

 

On June 12, 2013, the Company entered into subscription agreements for the sale of 416,841 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.3230 per share, which is the average closing price of the common stock over the 10-day trading period that ended on the day immediately prior to the date the Company entered into the subscription agreement. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $134,640. The shares were issued to individual retirement accounts for the benefit of a related party (see Notes 6, 7, and 9).

 

NOTE 5 – CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Accrued Compensation

 

Accrued compensation includes accruals for employee wages and vacation pay. The components of accrued compensation, inclusive of payroll taxes, are as follows:

 

    30-Jun-12     31-Dec-12  
             
Wages     163,356       -  
Vacation     10,320       -  
Total accrued compensation     173,676       -  

 

Accrued employee wages relate primarily to wages owed to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Under the terms of his employment agreement, wages are to be accrued but no payment made for so long as payment of such salary would jeopardize the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 6 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – RELATED PARTIES

 

January 2012 Convertible Debentures

 

On January 13, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 8% convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $174,668 (the “January 2012 Debentures”) to six individuals.  One of the January 2012 Debentures, in the principal amount of $74,668, was issued to one accredited investor in exchange for the liabilities assumed from North Horizon, Inc. upon the 2011 reverse merger. The five other January 2012 Debentures, in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000, were issued in exchange for new cash infusion by five individuals, three of whom are members of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Under the terms of their original issuance, the January 2012 Debentures bear an annual interest rate of 8% and were payable in cash at the earlier of January 13, 2013 or when the Company completes a financing with minimum proceeds of $4 million (the “Financing”). The holders of the January 2012 Debentures had the right to convert their principal and interest accrued into the Company’s securities that are issued to the investors in the Financing.  In the event the Company defaulted on repayment, or if the Company failed to complete the Financing within one year of the date the notes were issued, the annual interest rate would increase to 13% and the holders would have the right to convert the principal and interest accrued into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.05 per share. The Company does not have the right to pre-pay the January 2012 Debentures.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The embedded conversion feature is contingent upon the occurrence of the Financing. The value of the contingent conversion feature, if beneficial, will be recognized when the contingencies are resolved.

 

Through December 31, 2012, $12,000 (plus accrued interest of $435) of the January 2012 Debentures were converted into 16,580 shares of common stock (see Note 4), leaving an aggregate principal balance under the January 2012 Debentures of $162,668 at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2013. Interest expense recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $3,244 and $3,474, respectively, and interest expense recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $6,453 and $6,461, respectively.

 

On January 29, 2013, the holders of the outstanding January 2012 Debentures (totaling $162,668 in principal) agreed to extend the maturity date of their debentures to January 14, 2014 at the same interest rate of 8% per annum, and to extend the date for optional conversion to common stock to January 14, 2014. Additionally, on May 6, 2013, three holders of the outstanding January 2012 Debentures (each of whom is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and who hold a total of $68,000 in principal of the debentures) agreed to extend the maturity date of their debentures from January 14, 2014 to July 1, 2014 at the same interest rate of 8% per annum, and to extend the date for optional conversion to common stock to July 1, 2014. Finally, on August 9, 2013, a fourth holder of an outstanding January 2012 Debenture in the principal amount of $74,668 agreed to extend the maturity date of his debenture from January 14, 2014 to July 1, 2014 at the same interest rate of 8% per annum, and to extend the date for optional conversion to common stock to July 1, 2014.

 

As of the filing of this report as a result of amendments to the January 2012 Debentures, four of those debentures (totaling $142,668 in principal) have a maturity date and optional conversion date of July 1, 2014, and the fifth and final such debenture ($20,000 in principal) has a maturity date and optional conversion date of January 14, 2014.

 

January 2013 Convertible Debenture

 

On January 15, 2013, the Company borrowed $70,000 from a director of the Company in the form of a convertible debenture (the “January 2013 Debenture”). The terms of the January 2013 Debenture are identical to those of the January 2012 Debentures as amended on January 29, 2013, and as such, the January 2013 Debenture matures on January 14, 2014. 

 

Line of Credit – Convertible Debenture

 

On January 22, 2013, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with its President and Chief Executive Officer (“LOC Convertible Debenture”). Under the terms of its original issuance: (1) the Company could request to borrow up to a maximum principal amount of $250,000 from time to time; (2) amounts borrowed bore an annual interest rate of 8%; (3) the amounts borrowed plus accrued interest is payable in cash at the earlier of January 14, 2014 or when the Company completes a financing with minimum gross proceeds of $4,000,000; and (4) the holder had sole discretion to determine whether or not to make an advance upon the Company’s request.

 

On March 18, 2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was amended and restated. Under its amended and restated terms: (1) the Company could request to borrow up to $500,000; (2) amounts borrowed bore an annual interest rate of 8%; (3) the amounts borrowed plus accrued interest is payable in cash at the earlier of January 14, 2014 or when the Company completes a financing with minimum gross proceeds of $4,000,000; (4) the holder committed to advance funds (up to the maximum amount borrowable thereunder) to the Company upon its request if and to the extent the Company will have insufficient liquidity to meet any material payment obligations arising in the ordinary course of business as they come due; and (5) the holder’s funding commitment automatically terminated on the earlier of January 1, 2014 or when the Company completed a financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $500,000. In addition, the holder’s funding commitment increases by the gross amount of any cash salary, bonus or severance payments provided to the holder under his employment agreement with the Company. The holder’s salary has been accrued and not paid under the provision of such employment agreement stating that salary payments will be accrued and not paid for so long as payment of such salary would jeopardize the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

On May 6, 2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was further amended (as amended and restated on March 18, 2013 and as further amended on May 6, 2013, the to: (1) extend its maturity date from January 14, 2014 to July 1, 2014 (or, if earlier, when the Company completes a financing with minimum gross proceeds of $4,000,000); (2) increase the maximum principal amount borrowable thereunder from $500,000 to $1,000,000; and (3) change the automatic termination of the holder’s funding commitment to the earlier of July 1, 2014 or when the Company completes a financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $1,000,000. The other material terms of the debenture were not changed.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company borrowed $219,100 under the LOC Convertible Debenture. As of June 30, 2013, the Company owed a balance of $219,100 in principal amount under the LOC Convertible Debenture.

 

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there was an aggregate of $451,768 and $162,668, respectively, in principal amount due under the January 2012 Debentures, the January 2013 Debenture and the LOC Convertible Debenture of which $90,000 is a current liability.

 

NOTE 7 – CONVERTIBLE DEBT - RELATED PARTY

 

On May 15, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debt instrument to a member of its Business and Finance Advisory Board in exchange for $50,000. The debt converts on the first of the following to occur: (1) the first anniversary of May 15, 2013; (2) the delivery of notice by the Company to the investor of the Company’s election to convert the convertible debt into shares of the Company’s common stock, which notice the Company can deliver at any time prior to the first anniversary of May 15, 2013; (3) the effective date of a liquidation event (as defined below); or (4) the closing of a financing in which the Company receives gross proceeds of at least $4 million. A “liquidation event” is defined as the merger of the Company, the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or the dissolution, consolidation or other corporate reorganization of the Company, in each case, in which the Company’s stockholders immediately prior to such transaction own capital stock of the surviving entity representing less than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such successor or combined entity immediately following such transaction.

 

If the debt converts as a result of the events described in clauses (1), (2) or (3) above, the Company must issue to the investor such number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to (a) $50,000 plus 8% per annum simple interest accruing from May 15, 2013 and ending on the date of conversion, which we refer to as the “convertible amount,” divided by (b) 90% of the average closing price of our common stock for the 10 trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion or, in the event of conversion as a result of a liquidation event, 90% of the value of the consideration to be received in respect of a share of the Company’s common stock upon the liquidate event. If the debt converts as a result of the event described in clause (4) above, the Company must issue to the investor such number of the securities that the Company issued in the financing equal to (a) the convertible amount divided by (b) the per unit price of the securities that the Company issued in such financing.

 

The Company recorded the $50,000 in convertible debt as a liability at June 30, 2013. This amount has been reduced by $7,007 which represents the unamortized estimated fair value of debt discount relating to the 10% stock discount under the term of this convertible debt. The estimated fair value of the debt discount will be accreted through interest expense over the one year life of the convertible debt instrument. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 the Company accreted $1,010 of the debt discount as interest expense.

 

NOTE 8 – LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

On April 19, 2013, the Company and Centric Research Institute, Inc. (“CRI”) entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “CRI Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company acquired:

 

  · all of CRI’s rights in past, present and future CIRCUMserum TM product formulations and presentations, and
  · an exclusive, perpetual license to commercialize CIRCUMserum TM products in all territories except for the United States of America.

 

CRI will retain commercialization rights for CIRCUMserum TM in the United States.

 

In consideration for such assets and license, the Company agreed to issue to CRI shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $250,000 within 10 days of the closing. The Company issued 631,313 shares to CRI in this regard. The Company will be required to issue to CRI shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $100,000 within 30 days of receiving human safety data showing no serious adverse events and minimal-to-no adverse events related to use of the product. The Company will be required to issue to CRI additional shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $100,000 within 30 days of receiving statistically significant positive human clinical efficacy safety data in a certain indication for the product. In each case, the number of shares to be issued was or will be determined based on the average of the closing price for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the issue date. CRI will have certain “piggyback” registration rights with respect to the shares described above, which rights provide that, if the Company registers shares of its common stock under the Securities Act in connection with a public offering, CRI will have the right to include such shares in that registration, subject to certain exceptions. The Company recorded an asset totaling $250,000 related to the CRI Asset Purchase Agreement and will amortize this amount over its estimated useful life of 10 years. The Company did not record amortization in the three or sixth months ended June 30, 2013 due to its immateriality. The Company commenced sales of CIRCUMserum in May 2013.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The CRI Asset Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to pay to CRI up to $7 million in cash milestone payments based on first achievement of annual net sales targets plus a royalty based on annual net sales. The obligation for these payments expires on April 19, 2023 or the expiration of the last of CRI’s patent claims covering the product or its use outside the United States, whichever is sooner.

 

In connection with this transaction, the Company engaged a consultant to assist in the technology transfer and manufacturing of the product. In consideration of such services, the Company agreed to issue to the consultant shares of its common stock valued at $25,000 on each of the 30 th , 60 th and 90 th day following the closing of the CRI transaction. In each case, the number of shares issuable is determined based on the average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the issue date (see Note 9).

 

NOTE 9 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Capital Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 150.0 million shares, all of which are common stock with a par value of $.001 per share.

 

Reverse Merger Between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly North Horizon) and FasTrack

 

On December 7, 2011, North Horizon, Inc. and FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. underwent a combination whereby both companies survived as legal entities, but FasTrack became a wholly-owned subsidiary of North Horizon. Pursuant to the merger agreement, North Horizon changed its name to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The transaction was accounted as a reverse acquisition under provisions of ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations.” As a result, the accompanying consolidated financial statements are issued under the name of the Company, which is the “legal acquirer,” but these financial statements are a continuation of FasTrack, the “accounting acquirer,” for all periods presented.

 

Subsequent to the December 7, 2011 reverse merger, questions arose as to whether the Company complied with federal and applicable state securities laws in connection with the issuance of shares of common stock to the FasTrack stockholders in connection with the Reverse Merger. On February 29, 2012, the Company made a rescission offer and provided detailed information to the FasTrack stockholders.

 

Former holders of FasTrack shares as of the record date of December 7, 2011 had the opportunity to accept or reject the rescission offer of $6 per share ($.002 giving effect of conversion ratio) within thirty days of the date of receipt of the information, or at the latest April 14, 2012.

 

No FasTrack stockholder accepted the offer. Through the date of rescission offer expiration (April 14, 2012), the Company recognized the amounts potentially refundable under this offer as a liability. The rescission offer may not have been effective to extinguish liabilities the Company may have to the former FasTrack stockholders under federal or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, liability may not lapse until all applicable statutes of limitation run. The former FasTrack stockholders reside in different jurisdictions and the statutes of limitation in those jurisdictions have different terms, the longest being four years. In some cases, claims may not be extinguished at the expiration of such limitation periods. The Company is unable to predict if any former FasTrack stockholder will make a claim or if pursued what the outcome may be. The Company determined that the potential liability after completion of the rescission offer is neither probable nor reasonably estimable, and accordingly, upon expiration of the rescission offer, the amount of such liability was reclassified to stockholders’ deficit, and no liability is recorded for this contingency in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 or thereafter.

 

In addition, shares related to the convertible note of Apricus Bio (see Note 4), which was converted on December 21, 2011, were issued as of March 31, 2012 due to administrative delays.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents selected information as of December 31, 2011 as if all shares under the rescission rights and shares to Apricus Bio upon conversion of the notes payable were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011:

 

    31-Dec-11  
       
Shares issued and outstanding     1,325,125  
         
Potential shares subject to recission rights     14,722,077  
         
Shares issuable for conversion of Apricus Bio notes     135,888  
         
Shares, which would have been issued and outstanding as if recission rights and outstanding as if recission rights were not granted and Apricus Bio shares were issued at the date of the Merger     16,183,090  

 

Issuances of Common Stock

 

On January 17, 2013, the Company entered into an investor relations agreement with a third party pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock in exchange for investor relations services to be rendered. The 250,000 shares were to be issued as follows: (1) 50,000 shares to be issued on the date Company’s Board of Directors approves the agreement; and (2) an additional 50,000 shares to be issued on each of the following dates: February 17, 2013, March 17, 2013, April 17, 2013 and May 17, 2013. As of June 30, 2013, the Company has issued all 250,000 shares. All issued shares have been valued at the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance. The aggregate value of the 250,000 shares issued was $133,450, which corresponds to the service period of the investor relations services. The Company recognized expense of $85,950 and $133,450, respectively, under the investor relations agreement during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

On February 15, 2013, the Company entered into a restricted stock unit agreement with a consultant. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company issued 300,000 restricted stock units, with one thirty-sixth of the units vesting on the 7 th of each month beginning on March 7, 2013, subject to the consultant’s continued service to the Company as of the vesting date. The Company will issue the shares subject to vested stock units on the date the consultant’s service to the Company terminates. Through June 30, 2013, 33,332 of the 300,000 restricted stock units had vested pursuant to the agreement. These restricted stock units were valued at the closing market price of the common stock on the date of vesting, for an aggregate value of $12,541. The restricted stock units were issued under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

On April 19, 2013, the Company issued 631,313 shares of common stock to CRI pursuant to the CRI Asset Purchase Agreement which had a fair value of $250,000 (see Note 8).

 

On May 19, 2013 and June 18, 2013, the Company issued a total of 161,165 shares of common stock to a consultant under a consulting agreement (see Note 8). The shares were issued under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

On June 21, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 416,841 shares of common stock for proceeds of $134,640 to a related party (see Note 4).

 

On June 28, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant to provide GLP and non GLP drug development pre-clinical consulting services for CIRCUMserum and EjectDelay. In consideration of such services, the Company agreed to issue the consultant shares of its common stock valued at $80,200 in three installments. The first two issuances are to be made 15 and 45 days, respectively, following June 28, 2013. The third and final payment will be paid upon the delivery of the final study reports of certain pre-clinical studies. In each case, the number of shares to be issued will be determined based on the average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the issue date. The shares will be issued under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Equity Plan

 

The Company has issued share-based stock and option awards to employees, non-executive directors and outside consultants under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). The exercise price for all equity awards issued under the Incentive Plan is based on the fair market value of the common stock. Currently, because the Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the fair market value of the common stock is equal to the last-sale price reported by the OTC Bulletin Board as of the date of determination, or if there were no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on which a sale was reported. Stock options generally vest over a three-year period, first year cliff vesting with quarterly vesting thereafter on the three-year awards, and have a ten year life. Stock options outstanding are subject to time-based vesting as described above and thus are not performance-based.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The Incentive Plan allows for the issuance of restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights, performance shares and other share-based awards, in addition to stock options. As of June 30, 2013, there were 7,050,000 restricted stock units and 30,000 shares subject to options outstanding and 2,758,835 shares were available for future grants under the Incentive Plan.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Stock Based Compensation , which requires the recognition of the fair value of stock compensation as an expense in the calculation of net income. ASC 718 requires that stock-based compensation expense be based on awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 have been reduced for estimated forfeitures. When estimating forfeitures, voluntary termination behaviors, as well as trends of actual option forfeitures, are considered. To the extent actual forfeitures differ from the Company’s current estimates, cumulative adjustments to stock-based compensation expense are recorded.

 

Except for transactions with employees and directors that are within the scope of ASC 718, all transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.

 

The stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $1,612,647 and $1,682,510, respectively. The Company calculates the fair value of each equity award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company did not grant any equity awards during the six months ended June 30, 2012. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 the following weighted average assumptions were utilized for the stock option granted during the period:

 

    30-Jun-13  
Expected life (in years)     6.0  
Expected volatility     235.70 %
Average risk free interest rate     1.75 %
Dividend yield     0 %

 

The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common shares over the period commensurate with the expected life of the options. Expected life in years is based on the “simplified” method as permitted by ASC Topic 718. The Company believes that all stock options issued under its stock option plans meet the criteria of “plain vanilla” stock options. The Company uses a term of 6 years for all employee stock options. The risk free interest rate is based on average rates for 5 and 7 year treasury notes as published by the Federal Reserve.

  

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

  

The following table summarizes the number of options outstanding and the weighted average exercise price:

  

                Weighted        
          Weighted     remaining        
          average exercise     contractual life     Aggregate  
    Options     price Weighted     (years)     intrinsic value  
Value Outstanding at December 31 ,2012     -       -     $ -       -  
Granted     30,000       0.34       10       -  
Exercised     -       -       -       -  
Cancelled     -       -       -       -  
Forfeited     -       -       -       -  
Outstanding at June 30, 2013     30,000     $ 0.34       10       -  
Vested at June 30, 2013     -       -       -       -  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of all outstanding options and the quoted price of the Company’s common shares that were in the money at June 30, 2013.

 

30,000 options were granted in the six months ended June 30, 2013. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of options granted in the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $0.3387. No options were granted during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

At June 30, 2013 and 2012, the aggregate intrinsic value of all outstanding options was zero. No options were exercised under the Incentive Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2013 or 2012.

 

As of June 30, 2013, approximately $9,880 and $2,192,250 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units, respectively, is expected to be recognized over a period of approximately twelve quarters.

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

The following table summarizes the number of restricted stock units outstanding:

 

    Restricted Stock Units  
Units Outstanding at December 31 ,2012     -  
Granted     7,050,000  
Expired     -  
Cancelled     -  
Forfeited     -  
Outstanding at June 30, 2013     7,050,000  
Vested at June 30, 2013     2,533,332  

 

The vested restricted stock units at June 30, 2013 have not settled and are not showing as issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Settlement of these vested restricted stock units will occur on the earliest of (i) Employee’s termination date, (ii) change of control of the Company, or (iii) 10 years from date of issuance. Settlement of vested stock units may be made in the form of (i) cash, (ii) shares, or (iii) any combination of both, as determined by the committee. Compensation expense was recognized for the vested portion of the restricted stock for the periods ended June 30, 2013.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 10 – NON CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2013:

 

  · The Company issued of 631,313 shares of common stock (valued at $250,000) in connection with the CRI Asset Purchase Agreement, as described in Note 8.

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2012:

 

  · $74,668 payable to a related party was converted into a convertible note, as described in Note 4.  

  · The Company issued 135,888 shares of common stock related to the conversion of the Apricus Bio convertible promissory note that was originally issued in December 2011 and deemed contributed to capital in March 2012.  

  · A convertible debenture in the principal amount of $12,000 plus accrued interest of $435 was converted into 16,580 shares of common stock, as described in Note 6.

  · Contingent liability in the amount of $28,926 was reclassified to equity due to expiration of the rescission rights, none of which were exercised.

 

NOTE 11 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The standard requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities that are subject to a master netting agreement or when the right of offset exists. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. This pronouncement limits the scope of ASU No. 2011-1. The standards’ disclosure requirements are retrospective and were effective beginning in first quarter 2013. The adoption of ASU 2011-11 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) . This standard requires reporting, in one place, information about reclassifications out of AOCI by component. An entity is required to present, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of AOCI by the respective line items of net income, but only if the amount is reclassified in its entirety in the same reporting period. For amounts that are not required to be reclassified to net income in their entirety, an entity is required to cross-reference to other currently required disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. The information required by this standard must be presented in one place, either parenthetically on the face of the financial statements by income statement line item or in a note. The adoption of ASU 2013-02 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Amendments to January 2012 Debenture

 

On August 9, 2013, the Company and the holder of one of the outstanding January 2012 Debentures agreed to extend the maturity date of such debenture from January 14, 2014 to July 1, 2014. This debentures has an aggregate principal amount of $74,668 and is held by a related party. The other terms of this debenture were not changed (see Note 5).

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “Innovus”, the “Company”, “we”, or “our”. The following information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. For additional context with which to understand our financial condition and results of operations, see the discussion and analysis included in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2013, as amended, as well as the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained therein.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This section and other parts of this report contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements may refer to such matters as anticipated financial performance, future revenues or earnings, business prospects, projected ventures, new products and services, anticipated market performance, and similar matters. Such words as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “continue”, “estimate”, “project”, and “intend” and similar terms and expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and our actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part II, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of this Form 10-Q, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2013, and those discussed in other reports and documents we file with the SEC. Except as required by applicable law, we assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

Overview

 

We are an emerging pharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization, licensing, and development of non-prescription and prescription pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical products with unique packaging and presentation. Our products are focused in the sexual dysfunction, arthritis, hemorrhoids, cough and cold and acne therapeutic areas and will be marketed via the web or to dermatologists, urologists and sex therapists either directly in the United States or through distributors ex-US. Our business model leverages our ability to acquire and in-license commercial products, ongoing product development, business development and established physician relationships to drive strong growth in demand for our core products. Our future success is very dependent on these ongoing efforts.

 

Our corporate strategy focuses on two primary objectives:

 

· Developing a diversified product portfolio of exclusive branded products through:
o acquisition of approved or late stage drug candidates awaiting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA;
o acquisition of proven brands;
o packaging our products in a kit format designed for better patient compliance and results;
o introduction of line extensions, reformulations; and
o strategic development of our own products.

 

· Building an innovative, global sales and marketing model through commercial partnerships with established complimentary partners that:
o generate revenue; and
o lower costs compared to traditional pharmaceutical companies.

 

Recent Updates

 

Our strategy is underway but we are still a development stage company. Our current product portfolio is comprised of EjectDelay (for premature ejaculation (“PE”)), CIRCUMserum (for reduced penile sensitivity (“RPS”)) and our line of creams, gels, lozengers and pads (for arthritis, hemorrhoids, cough and cold and acne). We acquired the ex-US rights to the patented CIRCUMserum product to help with RPS in circumcised men and diabetic patients during the second quarter of 2013. CIRCUMserum works by making the skin more sensitive with the continuous use of the product. During the second quarter of 2013 we generated insignificant revenues from one of our products, CIRCUMserum. To bolster our sexual dysfunction franchise, we developed a proprietary treatment for PE, a market targeting approximately 30% of men. According to an article in The Journal of Sexual Medicine in 2007, 20-30% of men experience PE worldwide. The product, EjectDelay, is based on the active drug benzocaine which has been shown to delay ejaculation by over 4 minutes in clinical trials. We are actively looking for additional products to complement our sexual dysfunction franchise.

 

We have also developed multiple products that target arthritis, hemorrhoids, cough and cold and acne. The arthritis and hemorrhoids products are topical. Apeaz for arthritis pain is based on the strong anti-inflammatory methyl salicylate, and Xyralid TM for hemorrhoids is based on the active drug lidocaine, which works by anesthetizing inflamed tissue. Zinc lozenges for cough and cold is a high dose of zinc acetate that provides extended relief after dissolving the lozenge in mouth. Innovus Acne Care uses benzoyl peroxide to penetrate pores to clear acne pimples.

 

We have developed the following corporate objectives for 2013:

 

1. Expand management team.
2. Secure financing for our on-going operations.

 

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3. Increase cash reserves.
4. Secure “clean” audit opinion on our 2012 Annual Financial Statements.
5. Build a strong and global pipeline in large markets.
6. Launch three of our OTC or consumer health products.
7. Begin generating revenue from product sales.
8. Sign commercial partnerships for our products.

 

We have already accomplished many of our 2013 objectives and expect to accomplish all of them by December 31, 2013. During 2013 we have added several key members to our senior management team including Dr. Bassam Damaj as our Chief Executive Officer and President, Morgan Brown as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Robert Verfurth as our Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we issued a $70,000 convertible debenture to a member of our board of directors; entered into a convertible debenture line of credit agreement with our President and Chief Executive Officer under which we may borrow up to $1,000,000; sold convertible debt to a member of our Business and Finance Advisory Board for $50,000; and, sold 416,841 shares of our common stock to individual retirement accounts for the benefit of a related party for aggregate gross proceeds of $134,640. However, we continue to have limited assets and operations and we expect to be dependent on our President and Chief Executive Officer for operating capital through the second quarter of 2014. We expect to generate revenues in the third and fourth quarters of 2013 as we continue our product launch of CIRCUMserum and as we begin to market additional products in the United States and enter into license and distribution agreements outside the United States for our products. We recently signed a licensing and distribution binding term sheet with a third-party for rights to CIRCUMserum and EjectDelay in Morocco. We anticipate that similar agreements will be signed in other countries. Additional capital will be required to maintain our corporate operations and we will need to seek additional funding for our product selection and development.

 

As noted earlier, on April 19, 2013, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Centric Research Institute, Inc. (“CRI”) pursuant to which we acquired on the same day:

 

  · all of CRI’s rights in past, present and future CIRCUMserum  product formulations and presentations, and
  · an exclusive, perpetual license to commercialize CIRCUMserum  products in all territories except for the United States of America.

 

CRI will retain commercialization rights for CIRCUMserum in the United States.

 

In consideration for such assets and license, we issued to CRI shares of our common stock valued at $250,000. Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, we will be required to issue to CRI additional shares of our common stock valued at an aggregate of $200,000 upon the achievement of specified milestones. The Asset Purchase Agreement also requires us to pay to CRI up to $7 million in cash milestone payments based on first achievement of annual net sales targets plus a royalty based on annual net sales. The obligation for these payments expires on April 19, 2023 or the expiration of the last of CRI’s patent claims covering the product or its use outside the United States, whichever is sooner.

 

In February 2013, the Company signed a binding term sheet for the acquisition of a portfolio of products. Subsequent to signing the binding term sheet the respective parties were not able to reach agreement on a definitive agreement and as a result the Company did not acquire the portfolio of products.   

 

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Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared with the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

 

    Three Months Ended June 30     Six Months Ended June 30  
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
Revenues   $ 396     $ -     $ 396     $ -  
                                 
Cost of goods sold     117       -       117       -  
                                 
Gross Profit (loss)     279       -       279       -  
                                 
Operating expenses                                
Stock Compensation     1,612,647       -       1,682,510       -  
General and administrative     494,328       49,849       756,281       106,126  
Total operating expenses     2,106,975       49,849       2,438,791       106,126  
                                 
Operating loss     (2,106,696 )     (49,849 )     (2,438,512 )     (106,126 )
                                 
Other income (expenses)                                
Interest expense     (10,525 )     (4,472 )     (16,058 )     (8,455 )
                                 
Net income (loss) applicable to common                                
shareholders     (2,117,221 )     (54,321 )     (2,454,570 )     (114,581 )
Weighted average number of common shares                                
outstanding     16,973,163       13,764,648       16,614,686       7,593,514  
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common                                
share   $ (0.12 )   $ -     $ (0.15 )   $ (0.02 )

 

Revenue : Sales of CIRCUMserum ex-US accounted for all of our revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we had $396 and no revenues, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we had $396 and no revenues, respectively. Revenues for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 related to ex-US sales of CIRCUMserum on CRI’s website. We have not begun to promote the CIRCUMserum ourselves outside the United States nor have we entered into any ex-US distribution agreements.  

 

Cost of goods sold: For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, cost of goods sold was $117 compared to cost of goods sold of zero for the same periods in 2012. Cost of goods sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 consisted of the cost of CIRCUMserum sold that was purchased from CRI.  

 

General and administrative: General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses for executives, sales, marketing, accounting, legal and administrative personnel. Additionally, our general and administrative expenses include professional fees, investor communication expenses, insurance premiums, public reporting costs and general corporate expenses.

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $444,479, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2012. The increase is primarily due to an increase in professional fees ($197,906), including an increase in legal fees of $63,401 and an increase in consulting expense of $136,291; an increase in payroll and employee compensation expense ($129,687); and an increase in general office and administrative related expense ($47,024), which includes increases in rent expense, advertising expense, press release expense and travel expense.

 

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $650,155, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2012. The increase is primarily due to an increase in professional fees ($372,098), including an increase in legal fees of $113,245, an increase in consulting expense of $141,847 and an increase in investor relations fees of $107,595; an increase in payroll and employee compensation expense ($199,550); and an increase in general office and administrative related expense ($78,507), which includes increases in rent expense, advertising expense, press release expense and travel related expenses.

 

Stock compensation: Stock compensation expenses consist primarily of stock compensation related to restricted stock units and stock options granted to employees and officers of the Company. Stock compensation expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $1,612,647 and $1,682,510, respectively, compared with the same periods in the prior year. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we recorded $1,612,647 and $1,682,510, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense. We did not record any stock compensation expense in the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

Interest expense: For the three months ended June 30, 2013, interest expense was $10,525 compared with $4,472 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, interest expense was $16,058 compared to $8,455 with the six months ended June 30, 2012. The increases in both periods were the result of an increase in the amount of outstanding debt during 2013 compared to 2012.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Historically, we have funded losses from operations through the sale of equity and issuance of debt instruments, primarily to related parties including directors and officers. Combined with minimal revenue, these funds have provided us with the resources to operate our business, to begin to sell and support our products, attract and retain key personnel, fund our research and development programs and clinical studies, and apply for and obtain the necessary regulatory approvals. However, we have not yet had sufficient funds to significantly develop or commercialize our technologies. To date, we have experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operations each year since our inception. Through June 30, 2013, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $4,903,391. At June 30, 2013, we had $137,579 in cash as compared to $18,445 at December 31, 2012.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we received the following debt and equity financing:

 

In January 2013, we issued an 8% convertible debenture to a board member in the amount of $70,000. This debenture bears an annual interest rate of 8% and is payable in cash at the earlier of January 14, 2014, or when we complete a financing with minimum proceeds of $4 million. The holder has the option to convert the principal and interest accrued into securities that may be issued in any future financing of our company with minimum proceeds of $4 million. In the event of a default on repayment, the annual interest rate would increase to 13% and the holder would have the option to convert principal and interest accrued into shares of our common stock at a conversion rate of $0.05 per share. We do not have the right to pre-pay this debenture.

 

Additionally in January 2013, we entered into a line of credit convertible debenture with our Chief Executive Officer and President. That debenture was amended and restated in March 2013 and further amended in May 2013. Under its current terms: (1) we can request to borrow up to $1,000,000; (2) amounts borrowed bear an annual interest rate of 8%; (3) the amounts borrowed plus accrued interest are payable in cash at the earlier of July 1, 2014 or when we complete a financing with minimum gross proceeds of $4,000,000; (4) Dr. Damaj is committed to advance funds (up to the maximum amount borrowable thereunder) to us upon our request if and to the extent we will have insufficient liquidity to meet any material payment obligations arising in the ordinary course of business as they come due; and (5) Dr. Damaj’s funding commitment automatically terminates on the earlier of July 1, 2014 or when we complete a financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $1,000,000. In addition, Dr. Damaj’s funding commitment increases by the gross amount of any cash salary, bonus or severance payments provided to him under his employment agreement with us. His salary has been accrued and not paid under the provision of his employment agreement stating that salary payments will be accrued and not paid for so long as payment of such salary would jeopardize our ability to continue as a going concern. Through the date of this report, we have borrowed $219,100 under this debenture. Through June 30, 2013, Dr. Damaj earned compensation of $163,356, which has not been paid.

 

Finally in January 2013, we and the six holders of the 8% convertible debentures we issued in January 2012 (totaling $162,668 in principal amount) agreed to extend the maturity date of such debentures to January 14, 2014. In May 2013, we and the holders of three such debentures (totaling $68,000 in principal), each of whom is a director of our Company, agreed to further extend the maturity date of such debentures to July 1, 2014 and in August 2013, we and a fourth holder of such debentures (totaling $74,668), agreed to further extend the maturity day of such debenture to July 1, 2014. All such debentures continue to bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum. As of the filing of this report, as a result of amendments to the debentures issued in January 2012, four of those debentures (totaling $142,668 in principal) have a maturity date and optional conversion date of July 1, 2014, and the fifth such debenture ($20,000 in principal) has a maturity date and optional conversion date of January 14, 2014.

 

In May 2013, we issued a convertible debt instrument to a member of our Business and Finance Advisory Board in exchange for $50,000. The debt converts on the first of the following to occur: (1) the first anniversary of May 15, 2013; (2) our delivery of notice to the investor of our election to convert the debt into shares of our common stock, which notice we can deliver at any time prior to the first anniversary of May 15, 2013; (3) the effective date of a liquidation event (as defined below); or (4) the closing of a financing in which we receive gross proceeds of at least $4 million. A “liquidation event” is defined as the merger of our company, the sale of all or substantially all of our assets or the dissolution, consolidation or other corporate reorganization of our company, in each case, in which our stockholders immediately prior to such transaction own capital stock of the surviving entity representing less than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such successor or combined entity immediately following such transaction. If the debt converts as a result of the events described in clauses (1), (2) or (3) above, we must issue to the investor such number of shares of our common stock equal to (a) $50,000 plus 8% per annum simple interest accruing from May 15, 2013 and ending on the date of conversion, which we refer to as the “convertible amount,” divided by (b) 90% of the average closing price of our common stock for the 10 trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion or, in the event of conversion as a result of a liquidation event, 90% of the value of the consideration to be received in respect of a share of our common stock upon the liquidate event. If the debt converts as a result of the event described in clause (4) above, we must issue to the investor such number of the securities that we issued in the financing equal to (a) the convertible amount divided by (b) the per unit price of the securities that we issued in such financing.

 

In June 2013, we entered into a subscription agreement pursuant to which we sold an aggregate of 416,841 shares of our common stock for aggregate proceeds of $134,640. The purchasers of such shares were individual retirement accounts for the benefit of a related party. Each share was sold at a purchase price of $0.3230 per share, which was the average closing price of our common stock over the 10-day trading period that ended on the day immediately prior to the date we entered into the subscription agreement.

 

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At June 30, 2013, we had cash of $137,579 compared to a total of $18,455 as of December 31, 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, cash used in operating activities was $304,606, consisting primarily of the net loss for the period of $2,454,570, $1,682,510 for non-cash stock compensation expense, $195,991 for common stock issued for services and $1,009 for non-cash accretion of debt discount to interest expense.  Additionally, working capital changes consisted of cash increases related to a $92,697 increase in accounts payable, a $173,676 increase in accrued compensation and a $10,500 increase in interest payable, offset by cash decreases related to a $2,939 increase in prepaid expenses, a $3,200 increase in deposits and a $280 increase in accounts receivables. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, cash used in investing activities was $-0-. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, cash provided by financing activities was $423,740 relating primarily to increases of $134,640 in proceeds from stock issued for cash, $50,000 in proceeds from convertible debt, and $289,100 in proceeds from convertible debt – related party, offset by a decrease of $50,000 in repayment of notes payable.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, cash used in operating activities was $119,788, consisting primarily of the net loss for the period of $114,581.  Additionally, working capital changes consisted of cash increases related to an $8,455 increase in interest payable, offset by cash decreases related to a $12,500 decrease in related-party payables and a $1,162 decrease in accounts payable. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, cash used in investing activities was $-0-. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, cash provided by financing activities was $200,500 relating primarily to increases of $100,500 in proceeds from stock issued for cash and $100,000 in proceeds from convertible debt – related party.

 

We expect that our existing capital resources, including the funds we may borrow under the line of credit convertible debenture entered with our President and Chief Executive Officer, of which $780,900 is still available as of June 30, 2013, will be sufficient to allow us to continue our operations and commence the product development process for selected products through July 1, 2014. However, our actual needs will depend on numerous factors, including timing of introducing our products to the marketplace, our ability to attract ex-US distributors for our products, our ability to in-license or develop new product candidates and our ability to finalize merger and acquisition activities. As a result, our actual capital needs may substantially exceed our anticipated capital needs and we may have to substantially modify or terminate current and planned commercial and development operations, enter into strategic relationships or merge or be acquired by another company. As a result, our business may be materially harmed, our stock price may be adversely affected, and our ability to raise additional capital may be impaired.

 

We will need to raise substantial additional funds to support our long-term product development and commercialization programs. We regularly consider various fund raising and strategic alternatives, including, for example, debt or equity financing and merger and acquisition alternatives. We may also seek additional funding through strategic alliances, collaborations, or license agreements and other financing mechanisms. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more of our products; obtain funds through arrangements with licensees or others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our products that we might otherwise seek to develop or commercialize on our own; significantly restructure operations and implement cost saving initiatives, including but not limited to, reductions in salaries and/or elimination of employees and consultants or cessation of operations; or, merge or be acquired by another company.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

New Accounting Standards

 

Refer to Note 11, in “Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for a discussion of new accounting standards.

 

Off- Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2013. Based on the foregoing, our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 31, 2013 due to the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting identified in the section “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting” set forth in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although we have taken several steps to help remediate the identified material weakness, including the hiring of additional accounting and financial personnel and the establishment of segregation of duties and the implementation of purchasing and approval controls, this material weakness was ongoing at June 30, 2013.

 

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Notwithstanding this material weakness, our management concluded that the financial statements included in this quarterly report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting . Except for the remedial measures to correct our material weakness discussed above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2013, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In the normal course of business, we may be a party to legal proceedings. We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Other than the risk factors below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors as set forth in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, or in the Company’s Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The following risk factors are amended and restated in their entirety:

 

Risks Related to our Business

 

We need additional funding from our President and Chief Executive Officer or outside parties or we will be forced to curtail or cease operations. Our current cash will fund our business as currently planned only through August 2013. The funding commitment from our President and Chief Executive Officer is anticipated to sustain operations only through July 1, 2014.

 

We need immediate and substantial cash to continue our operations. We have entered into an line of credit 8% convertible debenture with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Bassam Damaj, Ph.D., under which Dr. Damaj may provide up to $1,000,000 in funding (subject to increase in certain circumstances), $219,100 of which has been provided through the date of this report. Dr. Damaj is required to provide additional funds under such debenture if we have insufficient liquidity to meet any material payment obligations arising in the ordinary course of business as they come due, up to the maximum of $1,000,000 in funding (subject to increase in certain circumstances). However, Dr. Damaj’s funding commitment terminates on the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of one or more transactions pursuant to which we raise net proceeds of at least $500,000 or (ii) July 1, 2014.

 

The funding commitment from Dr. Damaj is anticipated to sustain operations only through July 1, 2014. We currently have no other funding commitments. If Dr. Damaj were not to perform on his funding commitment, we may not have the financial resources available to pursue remedies against him, and if we do pursue remedies against him, such actions could significantly impair our relationship with Dr. Damaj, potentially leading to the loss of his services.

 

We therefore will need additional funding, either through Dr. Damaj’s commitment, or other sources of equity or debt financings or partnering arrangements, or we will be forced to curtail or cease operations.

 

Our ability to successfully commercialize EjectDelay and CIRCUMserum is important to our future success. Further, we have limited marketing and sales experience and have never distributed a product and may need to rely on third parties to successful market and sell certain of our products and generate revenues.

 

We have no prior experience commercializing a pharmaceutical product and we may be unable to successfully commercialize EjectDelay, CIRCUMserum or both. If we are unable to successfully commercialize EjectDelay and CIRCUMserum, our business and financial results and condition will be adversely affected. We are in the process of establishing our commercial sales and related field operations and will need to either build our internal commercial organization or enter into agreements with contract sales organizations to provide sales, marketing, market research and product planning services. Our ability to gain market acceptance and generate revenues will be substantially dependent upon our ability to successfully build a commercial organization and/or enter into such agreements on favorable terms and to manage the efforts of those service providers successfully. We may also benefit from establishing a relationship with one or more companies with existing distribution systems and direct sales forces to market any or all of our products; however, we cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into or maintain relationships with these companies on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

Our ability to market products and enter into licensing agreements to market products internationally may be adversely affected by a number of external factors, some of which are beyond our control.

 

There are many considerations that can affect the marketing of our products around the world. Regulatory delays, the inability to successfully complete or adequately design and implement clinical trials within the anticipated quality, time and cost guidelines or in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, claims and concerns about safety and efficacy, new discoveries, patent disputes and claims about adverse side effects are a few of the factors that can adversely affect our ability to successfully market our products. Further, claims and concerns about safety and efficacy can result in a negative impact on product sales, product recalls or withdrawals, and/or consumer fraud, product liability and other litigation and claims. Also, increasing regulatory scrutiny of drug safety and efficacy, with regulatory authorities increasingly focused on product safety and the risk/benefit profile of products as they relate to already-approved products, has resulted in a more challenging, expensive and lengthy regulatory approval process due to requests for, among other things, additional clinical trials prior to granting approval or increased post-approval requirements, such as risk evaluation and mitigation strategies.

 

Our international operations and negotiations also could be affected by currency fluctuations, capital and exchange controls, expropriation and other restrictive government actions, changes in intellectual property legal protections and remedies, trade regulations and procedures and actions affecting approval, production, pricing, and marketing of, reimbursement for and access to our products, as well as by political unrest, unstable governments and legal systems and inter-governmental disputes. Any of these changes could adversely affect our business. In addition, some emerging market countries may be particularly vulnerable to periods of financial instability or significant currency fluctuations or may have limited resources for healthcare spending, which can adversely affect our results.

 

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Product manufacturing and other outsourced services may cause difficulties or delays and could pose, among other things, marketing risks.

 

Difficulties or delays in product manufacturing or marketing could affect future results through regulatory actions, shut-downs, approval delays, withdrawals, recalls, penalties, supply disruptions or shortages, reputational harm, product liability, unanticipated costs or otherwise. Examples of such difficulties or delays include, but are not limited to, the inability to increase production capacity commensurate with demand; the failure to predict market demand for, or to gain market acceptance of, approved products; the possibility that the supply of incoming materials may be delayed or become unavailable and that the quality of incoming materials may be substandard and not detected; the possibility that we may fail to maintain appropriate quality standards and/or comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices and other applicable regulations; or risk to supply chain continuity as a result of natural or man-made disasters at our facilities or at a supplier or vendor.

 

We outsource certain services to third parties in areas including transaction processing, accounting, manufacturing, clinical trial execution and safety services. Outsourcing of services to third parties could also expose us to sub-optimal quality of service delivery, which may result in missed deadlines, supply disruptions, non-compliance with regulatory requirements or reputational harm, any of which can adversely affect our results.

 

Material weaknesses or deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting could harm stockholder and business confidence on our financial reporting, our ability to obtain financing and other aspects of our business.

 

Maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports. As of December 31, 2012, we concluded that we had a material weakness in our internal control related to lack of segregation of duties in our accounting function. The existence of a material weakness is an indication that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

 

As a result of this material weakness, management’s assessment as of December 31, 2012 concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective, and our principal executive and financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2013.

 

Because we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective, and to the extent we identify future weaknesses or deficiencies, there could be material misstatements in our financial statements and we could fail to meet our financial reporting obligations. As a result, our ability to obtain additional financing, or obtain additional financing on favorable terms, could be materially and adversely affected which, in turn, could materially and adversely affect our business, our financial condition and the market value of our securities. In addition, perceptions of us could also be adversely affected among investors, business partners, customers and others.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

As described under Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources of Part I of this report, on May 15, 2013 we issued convertible debt to a member of our Business and Finance Advisory Board in exchange for $50,000, which is convertible into shares of our common stock in accordance with its terms as described therein, and on June 12, 2013 we entered into a subscription agreement pursuant to which we sold an aggregate of 416,841 shares of our common stock for aggregate proceeds of $134,640.

 

The securities described above were offered and sold in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. In connection with each offering, we relied on the investor’s written representations, including a representation that each investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Each investor also represented that they were acquiring the securities for investment only and not with a view toward resale or distribution. The instruments representing the securities issued bear an appropriate restrictive legend, and we will request our stock transfer agent to affix appropriate restrictive legends to the stock certificates issued. Neither we nor anyone acting on our behalf offered or sold the securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Extension of January 2012 Debenture

 

On August 9, 2013, we and the holder of one of the debentures we issued in January 2012 agreed to extend the maturity date of such debenture from January 14, 2014 to July 1, 2014 at the same interest rate of 8% per annum, and to extend the date for optional conversion of common stock to July 1, 2014. This debenture has a principal amount of $74,668 and is held by a related party. The other terms of this debenture were not changed (see Note 5). The foregoing disclosure is provided in lieu of providing disclosure under Items 1.01 of Form 8-K.

 

Change in Control and Severance Agreement

 

As previously reported, when we appointed Mr. Brown as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, we agreed to enter into a change in control and severance agreement with Mr. Brown (the “CIC and Severance Agreement”). On August 9, 2013, we and Mr. Brown entered into the CIC and Severance Agreement. Consistent with what was previously reported, under the terms of the CIC and Severance Agreement, Mr. Brown is entitled to certain payments and benefits if termination of his employment occurs. Upon termination of Mr. Brown’s employment for any reason, among other things, we will be required to issue all accrued pay, as defined in the agreement. Further, if Mr. Brown has not yet relocated to California, upon termination of Mr. Brown’s employment without cause, for good reason, or due to death or disability, subject to Mr. Brown executing and delivering to us a mutual release of claims (unless the termination is due to death or disability), we will be required to: (i) make a lump sum payment in cash to Mr. Brown equal to one (1) month of the amount of the base salary he was receiving immediately prior to the termination date for every two (2) continuous months of service to us, up to a maximum of three (3) months of the amount of such base salary, plus the product of five (5) months of the amount of the base salary he was receiving prior to termination times his target annual bonus percentage; and (ii) provide continuation of health insurance benefits provided to Mr. Brown for Mr. Brown and his dependents immediately prior to termination until the earlier of five (5) months after the date of termination and the date Mr. Brown is no longer eligible for COBRA. However, if Mr. Brown’s employment is terminated after he has relocated to California, upon termination of Mr. Brown’s employment without cause, for good reason, or due to death or disability, subject to Mr. Brown executing and delivering to us a mutual release of claims (unless the termination is due to death or disability), we will be required to: (i) make a lump sum payment in cash to Mr. Brown equal to the sum of nine (9) months of the amount of base salary he was receiving immediately prior to the termination plus the product of nine (9) months of the amount of the base salary he was receiving prior to the termination times his target annual bonus percentage; (ii) provide continuation of health insurance benefits provided to Mr. Brown for Mr. Brown and his dependents immediately prior to termination until the earlier of nine (9) months after the date of termination and the date Mr. Brown is no longer eligible for COBRA; and (iii) all outstanding unvested equity awards we previously granted to Mr. Brown as compensation will fully vest and become exercisable (to the extent exercise is required) as of the date of termination. The foregoing disclosure is provided in lieu of providing disclosure under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K.

 

Corporate Presentation

 

On August 13, 2013, the Company made a corporate presentation available on its website (www.innovuspharma.com) under the “Investors-Corporate Presentation” tab. The corporate presentation is also filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. None of the information contained on the Company’s website is intended to be, and shall not be deemed to be, incorporated into this report or any of its other securities filings. The foregoing disclosure is provided in lieu of providing disclosure under Items 8.01 of Form 8-K.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page of this report.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

    (Registrant)
   
Dated: August 13, 2013  

/s/ Bassam Damaj 

    Bassam Damaj, President and Chief 
    Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Dated: August 13, 2013  

/s/ Morgan R. Brown 

    Morgan R. Brown, Executive Vice President 
    and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1   Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Centric Research Agreement, Inc., dated April 19, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 24, 2013).
     
4.1*   Form of Equity Unit Agreement dated May 15, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and an individual accredited investor.
     
10.1*   Form of Amendment to 8% Convertible Debenture dated May 4, 2013.
     
10.2*   Amendment to Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture dated May 6, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bassam Damaj, Ph.D.
     
10.3*   Offer Letter, dated May 24, 2013, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Morgan Brown.
     
10.4*   Form of Officer and Director Indemnification Agreement dated June 2013.
     
10.5*   Subscription Agreement dated June 12, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the investor parties thereto.
     
10.6*   Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated August 9, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Morgan Brown.
     

31.1*

 

  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*  

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1**  

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. 1350.

 

32.2**  

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. 1350.

 

99.1*   Corporate Presentation, dated August 13, 2013.
     
101.INS***   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH***   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL***   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF***   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB***   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE***   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

* Filed herewith

 

** This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation by reference language of such filing.

 

*** Pursuant to Rule 406T of regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

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EXHIBIT 4.1

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, WHICH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER.

 

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

EQUITY UNIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EQUITY UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 15, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), by and between INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Issuer”), and _____________, an individual (“Investor”).

 

WHEREAS, Investor has delivered to Issuer $50,000 in cash; and

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of such investment, Issuer desires to issue to Investor, and Investor desires to receive, an equity unit (the “Unit”) and securities of the Issuer issuable upon the conversion of the Unit on the terms provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Issuer and Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions .

 

1.1 “Common Stock” means Issuer’s common stock, $0.001 par value.

 

1.2 “Conversion Price” means an amount equal to the average closing price of Common Stock for the ten trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion, multiplied by 90%, except that in the case of conversion pursuant to a Liquidation Event (Section 2.4), the “Conversion Price” shall be 90% of the value of the consideration to be received in respect of a share of Common Stock upon the Liquidation Event, as determined in good faith by the Issuer’s board of directors.

 

1.3 “Convertible Amount” means $50,000 plus eight percent (8%) per annum simple interest, based on a 365-day year, with such interest accruing for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Date of Conversion.

 

1.4 “Liquidation Event” means (a) the dissolution of Issuer or (b) the merger or consolidation of Issuer with another corporation or entity, the sale or conveyance by Issuer to another corporation or other entity of all or substantially all of the assets of Issuer, or another corporate reorganization of Issuer, in each case in which the stockholders of Issuer immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, reorganization or sale would own capital stock of the entity surviving such merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale representing less than fifty (50%) percent of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such successor (including the entity which acquires all or substantially all of the assets) or combined entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization or sale.

 

1.5 “PIPE Financing” means the private placement of equity, equity equivalent, convertible debt or debt financing in which Issuer receives gross proceeds, in one or more transactions, of at least Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000).

 

1.6 “PIPE Securities” means the securities to be issued by Issuer in the PIPE Financing.

 

2. Conversion of Unit; Issuance of Securities . The Unit shall convert into securities of the Issuer upon the first to occur of the following events and otherwise on the following terms:

 

2.1 the first anniversary of the Effective Date, on which date Issuer shall issue to Investor a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Convertible Amount divided by the Conversion Price, with any fractional number of Shares rounded up;

 

2.2 the closing of a PIPE Financing, on which date Issuer shall issue to Investor a number of PIPE Securities equal to the Convertible Amount divided by the per unit purchase price of such PIPE Securities, with any fractional number of PIPE Securities rounded up, and Investor shall have the benefit of, and agree to be bound by (by signing all instruments required to be signed by other investors in the PIPE Financing), all of the same terms and conditions as the other investors in the PIPE Financing (except those designating governance rights to specified investors, those that do not apply to Investor because of the size of the investment in PIPE Securities, or other provisions that do not apply to Investor due to bona fide objective criteria established in the PIPE Financing);

 

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2.3. at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the delivery by Issuer of notice to Investor of Issuer’s election to convert this Unit into Shares, on which date Issuer shall issue to Investor a number of Shares equal to the Convertible Amount divided by the Conversion Price, with any fractional shares rounded up; or

 

2.4 the effective date of a Liquidation Event, on which date Issuer shall issue to Investor a number of Shares equal to the Convertible Amount divided by the Conversion Price, with any fractional shares rounded up .

 

3. Conversion Procedures . Upon conversion of the Unit as provided in Section 2 hereof, Investor shall surrender this Agreement, appropriately endorsed, to Issuer at Issuer’s principal office, accompanied by written notice to Issuer setting forth the name or names (with address(es)) in which the securities issuable upon such conversion shall be issued and registered on the books of Issuer. This Agreement shall be marked cancelled on the books of Issuer as of the date of conversion, whether or not surrendered.

 

4. Other Assurances . Issuer shall not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by Issuer, but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Agreement and in taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of Investor herein against impairment.

 

5. Reservation of Shares . The Issuer covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Shares solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Unit, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than Investor, not less than such number of Shares as shall be issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Amount. The Issuer covenants that all Shares that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.

 

6. Miscellaneous .

 

6.1 Transferability . This Agreement shall not be transferable in any manner without the express written consent of Issuer, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld.

 

6 .2 Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered by hand or by facsimile transmission, when telexed, or upon receipt when mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to Issuer :

 

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

4275 Executive Square, Suite 200

San Diego, CA 92037

Facsimile: (858) 964-2301

 

If to Investor :

 

Name: _____________

Address: ___________

Tel: _______________

Fax: _______________

 

6.3 Entire Agreement; Exercise of Rights . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by each of the parties; and no waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by either party from it, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the affected party, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of a party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under this Agreement, or any agreement contemplated hereby, shall operate as a waiver hereof by such party, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under this Agreement, or any agreement contemplated hereby, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

 

6.4 Securities Representations . Investor is acquiring the Unit for Investor’s own account for purposes of investment, and not as a nominee or agent or otherwise for any other person or with a view to the distribution thereof or dividing all or any part of its interest therein with any other person. Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Investor is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Unit and any securities issuable upon the conversion thereof for an indefinite period (including total loss of its investment), and has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of its investment. Investor acknowledges that the sale of the Unit (a) has not been registered under applicable laws (including the Securities Act, and any state, local or foreign securities laws) and that the Unit and any securities issuable upon conversion thereof may not be transferred without registration under, pursuant to an exemption from or in a transaction not subject to, all applicable laws, (b) was not accompanied by the publication of any advertisement and (c) was not effected by or through a broker-dealer in a public offering.

 

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6.5 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of California, applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely in such state.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

 

  INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
  By:____________________________________
  Name: Bassam Damaj, Ph.D.
  Title: President & CEO
   
  INVESTOR
  _________________________________________

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

MAY 2013 AMENDMENT TO 8% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO 8% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE (“Amendment”) is entered into as of May 4, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Issuer"), and [ ] ("Debenture Holder").

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the signatories hereto are parties to that certain 8% Convertible Debenture dated January 13, 2012 (the “Debenture”).

 

WHEREAS, the signatories hereto desire to enter into this Amendment to amend the Debenture as set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:

 

Amendment of Section 1.1(b) . Section 1.1(b) of the Debenture is amended to replace the phrase “January 14, 2014” with “July 1, 2014”.

 

Amendment to Section 3.1 . Section 3.1 of the Debenture is amended to replace the phrase “January 14, 2014” with “July 1, 2014”.

 

Authority . Debenture Holder hereby represents and warrants that it is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Debenture, and that no other person has any interest (other than a community property interest) in the Debenture. Each signatory below represents that he/she/it has the full authority to execute this Amendment, and no consents or approvals are required for such execution that have not been obtained prior to execution.

 

Ratification, No Default or Conversion . Debenture Holder hereby confirms (a) the absence of any Event of Default under the Debenture and (b) the absence of any conversion, pursuant to Section 1.2 or Section 3.1 of the Debenture, or otherwise. Except as amended herein, the Debenture shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Entire Agreement . This Amendment and Debenture constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto and collectively supersede any prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.

 

Conflict of Terms . In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Amendment and any provision of the Debenture, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment to 8% Convertible Debenture on the date first above written.

 

  INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  
       
  By:    
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  DEBENTURE HOLDER  
       
  By:    
    Name:  

 

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EXHIBIT 10.2

  

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

MAY 2013 AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED 8% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

 

THIS MAY 2013 AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED 8% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE (“Amendment”) is entered into as of May 6, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Issuer"), and Bassam Damaj ("Debenture Holder").

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the signatories hereto are parties to that certain Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture dated March 18, 2013 (the “Debenture”).

 

WHEREAS, the signatories hereto desire to enter into this Amendment to amend the Debenture as set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:

 

Amendment of Preamble . Preamble of the Debenture is amended to replace the phrase “Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)” with “One Million Dollars ($1,000,000)”.

 

Amendment of Section 1.1(b) . Section 1.1(b) of the Debenture is amended to replace the phrase “January 1, 2014” with “July 1, 2014”.

 

Amendment of Section 1.1(d) . Amendment of Section 1.1(d).  Section 1.1(d) of the Debenture is amended to replace the phrase “January 14, 2014” with “July 1, 2014”. 

 

Amendment to Section 3.1 . Section 3.1 of the Debenture is amended to replace the phrase “January 14, 2014” with “July 1, 2014”.

 

Authority . Debenture Holder hereby represents and warrants that it is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Debenture, and that no other person has any interest (other than a community property interest) in the Debenture. Each signatory below represents that he/she/it has the full authority to execute this Amendment, and no consents or approvals are required for such execution that have not been obtained prior to execution.

 

Ratification, No Default or Conversion . Debenture Holder hereby confirms (a) the absence of any Event of Default under the Debenture and (b) the absence of any conversion, pursuant to Section 1.2 or Section 3.1 of the Debenture, or otherwise. Except as amended herein, the Debenture shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Entire Agreement . This Amendment and Debenture constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto and collectively supersede any prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.

 

Conflict of Terms . In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Amendment and any provision of the Debenture, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this May 2013 Amendment to Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture on the date first above written.

 

  INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  
       
  By:   /s/ Henry Esber  
    Name: Henry Esber, Ph.D.  
    Title: Chairman of Board of Directors  
       
  DEBENTURE HOLDER  
       
  By:   /s/ Bassam Damaj  
    Name: Bassam Damaj, Ph.D.  

 

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EXHIBIT 10.3

May 24, 2013

 

Re: Offer of Employment

 

Dear Morgan:

On behalf of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. I am pleased to extend an offer of employment for the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. You will report to Bassam Damaj, President and CEO. Please note the offer is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening test.

 

Salary/Benefits: If you accept this offer, your initial annual salary is $150,000.00 per year.

 

You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s benefit plans, which will include medical, dental, life, 401K, and disability insurance plans once instated by the Company, anticipated to be instated the month you start employment. The Company will pay at least seventy-five percent of the family premium and you will be responsible for the remainder. In the event a health and dental plan is not available to you immediately upon hire, the Company will provide up to $1,500 a month to you for health and dental coverage until a health and dental plan is instated in the Company and you are eligible to participate. In addition to Company paid holidays, you also will receive 20 vacation days, 5 sick days and 3 personal days per year, subject to accrual limits under the Company’s policies.

 

Annual Bonus: You are eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus with a target incentive bonus of 25%, subject to your personal performance and that of the Company, and approval of the Board of Directors. The annual incentive bonus is payable in cash by March 1 st of the following year conditional to your continued employment with the Company. You will be eligible for an annual bonus immediately upon hire and your bonus will be based on your earned income for 2013.

 

Equity Compensation: Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, the Company will grant you restricted stock units (“RSU”) covering 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “RSU Grant”). 250,000 shares of the RSU Grant shall be vested after six months of employment. Subject to your continued Service, the remaining 500,000 shares shall vest in eight pro-rata equal installments on a quarterly basis over the following two years. The vested portion of the RSU Grants shall be settled with a like number of Company common shares upon your election anytime after vesting but no later than (i) your Termination Date, whether voluntary or involuntary, (ii) a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in the RSU agreement), or (iii) the seventh anniversary of the Vesting Date. You shall be permitted at your election to satisfy your tax withholding obligations on each settlement date of the RSU Grant via share withholding with the shares that are surrendered to the Company valued at their then fair market value as of the applicable settlement date(s). In addition to the initial RSU Grant, you will be eligible for annual grants of either RSUs or stock options at the election of the Board of Directors. These additional grants may occur more frequently than annual at the election of the Board of Directors.

 

Relocation assistance: If you accept this offer, the Company will provide you with a total of $2,000 a month in housing assistance until the earlier of December 31, 2013 or until you relocate permanently to San Diego. As additional relocation assistance, the Company will provide you with $50,000 in cash for your permanent relocation to San Diego. The Company will gross-up for tax purposes any taxable income related to either of these two relocation benefits so that you will not incur any additional income tax expense (federal, state, or local) related to this relocation assistance. It is anticipated that you will spend two work weeks a month at the Company headquarters in San Diego until you permanently relocate.

 

Other Items: The Company will pay for one initial visit to San Diego by you and your wife of reasonable length, not exceed five days total.

 

The Company will purchase a D&O insurance policy with a minimum coverage of $1 million and will specifically name you as a covered employee under that policy before you will be required to sign any SEC documents.

 

The Company will enter into an Indemnity Agreement with you as an officer of the Company upon acceptance of the employment offer.

 

The Company will enter into a Change of Control and Severance Agreement with you upon hire. Under the terms of the agreement, you will be entitled to receive nine months of your base salary, a bonus payout at your current bonus percentage times nine months of your base salary, continuation of health and dental insurance provided to you for you and your dependents at the Company’s expense for nine months, and acceleration of vesting of outstanding equity awards upon your permanent relocation to San Diego (“Relocation”). Under the terms of the agreement, you will be entitled to one month of severance for every two continuous months of service with a maximum of three months of severance of your base actual salary, a bonus payout at your current bonus percentage times five months of your base salary, continuation of health and dental insurance provided to you for you and your dependents at the Company’s expense for five months if you are terminated prior to Relocation. The Change of Control and Severance Agreement will provide these benefits based upon a termination in conjunction with or following of a change of control or termination as a result of an involuntary termination other than for cause.

 

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The Company will pay for all continued professional education required to maintain your CPA license including travel, classes, etc.

 

Other Terms: If you accept this offer, your employment with the Company will be “at-will” and is not for any defined or guaranteed duration or period, which means that either you or the Company can terminate your employment with or without cause, at any time. If you are terminated without cause after Relocation, you will be entitled to the benefits noted under your Change of Control and Severance Agreement. This letter contains the final, total and complete agreement between you and the Company regarding your employment status and how your employment may be terminated. No other agreements exist regarding the subject of termination.

 

Even though your job duties, title, reporting relationships, compensation and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and procedures, may be changed by Innovus, at its option, from time to time during your tenure here, neither you nor the Company can change the “at-will” nature of your employment, absent a written contract signed by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

The Company conditions this offer upon your providing appropriate documentation of United States citizenship or authorization to work in the United States and proof of identity. Also, the Company conditions this offer upon satisfactory completion of a background check and drug screening test and the signing and returning with this letter the enclosed Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement.

 

We wish to impress on you that you must not bring to the Company any confidential or proprietary information or material of any former employer, disclose or use such information or material in the course of your employment with the Company, or violate any other obligation to your former employers.

 

The offer of employment will expire if not accepted prior to May 28, 2013. This letter supersedes and replaces any and all prior agreements or representations concerning your employment with the Company. If you have any questions about this letter, then before signing please contact me.

 

We are enthusiastic about your joining the Company and look forward to working with you.

 

  Sincerely,  
     
  /s/ Bassam Damaj  
  Bassam Damaj, Ph.D.  
  President & Chief Executive Officer  

 

I have read this letter and understand its terms. By signing below, I accept the offer of employment on the terms set forth in this letter.

 

Date:   5/28/13          Signature:      /s/ Morgan Brown  
        Morgan Brown  

 

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EXHIBIT 10.4

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of June __, 2013, by and between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") and _____________ ("Indemnitee"), as an "Agent" (as hereinafter defined) of the Company.

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Company recognizes that competent and experienced individuals are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability insurance or indemnification, or both, due to exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, and due to the fact that such exposure frequently bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of such directors and officers;

 

B. The statutes and judicial decisions regarding the duties of directors and officers are often difficult to apply, ambiguous or conflicting, and therefore fail to provide such directors and officers with adequate or reliable advance knowledge or guidance with respect to the legal risks and potential liabilities to which they may become personally exposed or information regarding the proper course of action to take in performing their duties in good faith for the Company;

 

C. The Company and Indemnitee recognize that plaintiffs often seek damages in such large amounts and the costs of litigation may be so significant (whether or not the case is meritorious) that the defense and/or settlement of such litigation is often beyond the financial resources of officers and directors;

 

D. The Company believes that it is unfair for its directors and officers and the directors and officers of its subsidiaries to assume the risk of huge judgments and other Expenses (as hereinafter defined) which may occur in cases in which the director or officer received no personal profit and in cases where the director or officer was not culpable;

 

E. The Company believes that the interests of the Company and its stockholders would best be served by a combination of such liability insurance as the Company or its subsidiaries may hereafter obtain and the indemnification by the Company of the directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries;

 

F. Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS") 78.751 empowers the Company to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents by agreement and to indemnify persons who serve, at the request of the Company, as the directors, officers, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and expressly provides that the indemnification provided by NRS 78.751 is not exclusive of other rights to which those indemnified thereunder may be entitled under the articles of incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise;

 

G. In order to induce and encourage highly experienced and capable individuals to serve as an officer or director of the Company, to take the business risks necessary for the success of the Company and its subsidiaries and to otherwise promote the desirable end that such persons will resist what they consider unjustifiable lawsuits and claims made against them in connection with good faith performance of their duties to the Company, secure in the knowledge that certain expenses, costs and liabilities incurred by them in their defense of such litigation will be borne by the Company and that they will receive the maximum protection against such risks and liabilities as may be afforded by law, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined, after due consideration and investigation of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the various other options available to the Company and Indemnitee in lieu hereof, that contractual indemnification as set forth herein is not only reasonable and prudent but necessary to promote and ensure the best interests of the Company, its stockholders and its subsidiaries;

 

H. The Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or officers of the Company and/or one or more subsidiaries of the Company, as the case may be, free from undue concern for unpredictable, inappropriate or unreasonable legal risks and personal liabilities arising out of or related to such services to the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries; and

 

I. Indemnitee has served or is willing to serve, or continue to serve, the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries provided that he or she is furnished the indemnity provided for herein;

Certain indemnitees have recently served as an Agent (as defined herein) in reliance of the Company's promise to enter into this Agreement upon the Company's ability to do so as a Nevada corporation.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

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1. Definitions . As used in this Agreement:

 

(a) The term "Agent" of the Company shall include any person who is or was a director, officer or other agent of the Company or was a director, officer or agent of a predecessor corporation of the Company or was a member, manager or managing member of a predecessor limited liability company or affiliate of such limited liability company or is or was serving in any capacity at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent, partner, member, manager or fiduciary of, or in any other capacity for, another corporation or any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, or other enterprise.

 

(b) The term "Proceeding" shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry or proceeding, whether brought by or in the name of the Company or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature including, but not limited to, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations or inquiries brought under and/or predicated upon the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and/or their respective state counterparts and/or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, in which Indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Agent of the Company, by reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction on his or her part while acting as an Agent whether or not he or she is serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or reimbursement can be provided under this Agreement.

 

(c) The term "Expenses" shall be broadly construed and shall include all direct and indirect costs incurred, paid or accrued of any type or nature whatsoever including, without limitation, (i) all attorneys' fees, retainers, court costs, transcripts, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses (including food and lodging expenses while traveling), duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service, freight or other transportation fees and expenses and related disbursements; (ii) all other disbursements and out-of-pocket costs; (iii) reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party (provided the rate of compensation and estimated time involved is approved in advance by the Board of Directors), actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with either the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of a Proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement, NRS 78.751 or otherwise; and (iv) amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee to the extent permitted by Nevada law; provided, however, that "Expenses" shall not include any judgments, fines, penalties or excise taxes imposed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other excise taxes or penalties actually levied against Indemnitee.

 

(d) References to "other enterprise" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; and any service as an Agent with respect to any employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries, and a person who acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the Company" as referred to in this Agreement.

 

(e) "Independent Legal Counsel" means a law firm, member of a law firm, or attorney that is experienced in matters of corporate law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification or indemnity agreements); or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Independent Legal Counsel" shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee's rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

2. Agreement to Serve . Unless Indemnitee is no longer an Agent, Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue to serve as an Agent of the Company, at his or her will or under separate agreement, as the case may be, in the capacity Indemnitee currently serves as an Agent of the Company, for so long as he or she is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bylaws of the Company until such time as he or she tenders his or her resignation in writing; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any right or obligation to continued employment by Indemnitee in any capacity.

 

3. Indemnification and Contribution . The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (as amended to date, the "Articles") and the Bylaws of the Company (as amended to date, the "Bylaws") in effect on the date hereof or as Nevada law or the Articles and Bylaws may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than Nevada law and the Articles and Bylaws permitted the Company to provide before such amendment). Such indemnification shall include, without limitation, the following:

 

(a) Indemnity in Third Party Proceedings . The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding by or in the name of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an Agent of the Company or by reason of any act or inaction by him in any such capacity, against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such Proceeding, but only if he or she either is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138 or acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any such Proceeding by judgment, order of court, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee is liable pursuant to NRS 78.138 or did not act in good faith in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that such person had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

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(b) Indemnity in Derivative Actions . The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a part to or otherwise involved in any Proceeding by or in the name of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee was or is an Agent of the Company or by reason of any act or inaction by him in any such capacity, against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such Proceeding, but only if Indemnitee is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138 and acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company, except that no indemnification under this Section 3 shall be made for any claim, issue or matter to which Indemnitee has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after the exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the Company or for amounts paid in settlement to the Company, unless and only to the extent that any court in which such Proceeding is brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such Expenses as the court shall deem proper.

 

(c) Indemnification of Expenses of Successful Party . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, including the dismissal of an action without prejudice, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of such Proceeding.

 

(d) Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee if and whenever he or she is a witness or is threatened to be made a witness to any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an Agent or by reason of anything done or not done by him in such capacity, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee's behalf of in connection therewith.

 

(e) Contribution . If the indemnification provided in this Agreement is unavailable and may not be paid to Indemnitee for any reason other than statutory limitations set forth in applicable law, then in respect of any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be in joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction from which such Proceeding arose, and (ii) the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and of Indemnitee, on the other, in connection with the events which resulted in such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault referred to above shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement. The Company agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation that does not take account of the foregoing equitable considerations.

 

4. Advancement of Expenses . Subject to Section 10(a) hereof, the Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Agent of the Company. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized by this Agreement. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to or on behalf of Indemnitee within ten calendar days following delivery of a written request therefor by Indemnitee to the Company. The request shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith. Indemnitee's entitlement to advancement of Expenses shall include those incurred in connection with any Proceeding by Indemnitee seeking a determination, adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to this Agreement.

 

5. Procedure for Indemnification .

 

(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of evidence of the commencement of or the threat of commencement of any Proceeding, including the service upon or receipt by Indemnitee of any summons, citation, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any matter, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, which might give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing thereof. The notice shall include documentation or information which is necessary for the determination of entitlement to indemnification and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee. The failure or delay to so notify the Company shall not constitute a waiver or release by Indemnitee of any rights hereunder and will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee if such failure or delay does not prejudice the Company's rights. If such failure or delay does prejudice the Company's rights, the Company will be relieved from liability only to the extent of such prejudice and such failure or delay will not relieve the Corporation from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee otherwise under this Agreement.

 

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(b) Any indemnification requested by Indemnitee under Section 3 hereof shall be made no later than 60 calendar days after receipt of the written request of Indemnitee, unless a determination is made within said 60-day period in accordance with Section 3 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification (i) by the Board of Directors of the Company by a majority vote of a quorum thereof consisting of directors who are not parties to such Proceedings, or (ii) in the event such a quorum is not obtainable, at the election of the Company, either by Independent Legal Counsel (selected by the Company and approved by Indemnitee, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) in a written opinion, by the stockholders or by a panel of arbitrators, one of whom is selected by the Company, another of whom is selected by Indemnitee and the last of whom is selected by the first two arbitrators so selected, that Indemnitee has not met the relevant standards for indemnification set forth in Section 3 hereof. Upon making a request for indemnification, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in reaching any contrary determination.

 

(c) Notwithstanding a determination under Section 5(b) above that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification with respect to any specific Proceeding, Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Nevada for the purpose of enforcing Indemnitee's right to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, which determination shall be made de novo and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of a determination that he or she is not entitled to indemnification. The burden of proving that indemnification or advances are not appropriate shall be on the Company. Neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, its stockholders, Independent Legal Counsel or the panel of arbitrators) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification or advances are proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including its Board of Directors, its stockholders, Independent Legal Counsel or the panel of arbitrator) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create any presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(d) If an initial determination is made or deemed to have been made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in the absence of (i) a misrepresentation of a material fact by Indemnitee in the request for indemnification or (ii) a specific finding (which has become final) by a court of competent jurisdiction that all or any part of such indemnification is expressly prohibited by law.

 

(e) The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses incurred in connection with any hearing or proceeding under this Section 5 unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds that each of the claims and/or defenses of Indemnitee in any such proceeding was frivolous or made in bad faith.

 

6. Indemnity Hereunder Not Exclusive . The provisions for indemnification and advancement of Expenses contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, any vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, other agreements, insurance, or other financial arrangements or otherwise, both as to action in his or her or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while occupying his or her position as an Agent of the Company, except that indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Section 3 hereof or for the advancement of Expenses pursuant to Section 4 hereof, may not be made to or on behalf of Indemnitee if a final adjudication establishes that his or her acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of the law and was material to the cause of action. Indemnitee's rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased acting as an Agent of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and personal representative of Indemnitee.

 

7. Partial Indemnification . If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses, judgments or fines incurred by him in the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of a Proceeding but not entitled, however, to indemnification for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

8. Assumption of Defense . In the event the Company shall be obligated to pay the Expenses of any Proceeding against Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding, with counsel approved by Indemnitee, upon the delivery of Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her counsel in such Proceeding at Indemnitee's expense; and (ii) if (a) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing by the Company, (b) the Company shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense or (c) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. In the event the Company assumes the defense of any Proceeding, the Company may not settle such Proceeding in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee's written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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9. Insurance . The Company shall, from time to time (including prior to the expiration of a D&O Insurance (as defined below) policy), make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or policies of D&O Insurance with reputable insurance companies providing the officers and directors of the Company with coverage for certain liabilities arising out of their acts and/or omissions as Agents, or to ensure the Company's performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement (collectively, "D&O Insurance" for this Section 9). Among other considerations, the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such insurance coverage against the protection afforded by such coverage. To the extent the Company maintains D&O Insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policies in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company's directors in their capacity as directors, subject to certain D&O Insurance policy terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if (a) the Company determines in good faith that (i) such insurance is not reasonably available, (ii) the premium costs for such insurance are substantially disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided or (iii) the coverage provided by such insurance is limited by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient benefit, or (b) Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance maintained by a subsidiary or parent of the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses, judgments, fines, or amounts paid in settlement, which have been paid directly to Indemnitee by D&O Insurance. If the Company has D&O Insurance in effect at the time the Company receives from Indemnitee any notice of the commencement of a Proceeding, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the policy. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company does not obtain or maintain D&O Insurance with aggregate coverage limits of at least Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), then upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 5, the Company shall promptly deposit into an escrow account cash in an amount equal to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to secure potential payment obligations for the advancement and payment of Expenses and any other amounts potentially payable to Indemnitee hereunder, as well as other directors, officers and agents to be indemnified in connection with such Proceeding.

 

10. Exceptions to Indemnification . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the term of this Agreement:

 

(a) To indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect to Proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement or any law or otherwise as required under NRS 78.751, but such indemnification or advancement of Expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors finds it to be appropriate; or

 

(b) To indemnify Indemnitee for any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or

 

(c) To indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding effected within seven calendar days after delivery by Indemnitee to the Company of the notice provided for in Section 5(a) hereof unless the Company consents to such settlement; or

 

(d) To indemnify Indemnitee on account of any Proceeding with respect to (i) remuneration paid to Indemnitee if it is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law, (ii) which final judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statute, or (iii) which it is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that Indemnitee defrauded or stole from the Company or converted to his or her own personal use and benefit business or properties of the Company or was otherwise knowingly dishonest.

 

11. Duration and Interpretation of Agreement . It is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification to Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law. This Agreement shall continue so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an Agent and shall be applicable to Proceedings commenced or continued after execution of this Agreement, whether arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after such execution.

 

12. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any sections, subsections, paragraphs or subparagraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any sections, subsections, paragraphs or subparagraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provisions held invalid, illegal or unenforceable and to give effect to Section 11 hereof.

 

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13. Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to or shall constitute a waiver of any provision hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

14. Successor and Assigns . The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his or her spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.

 

15. Notices . All notices or other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be made in writing and shall be deemed properly delivered when (i) delivered personally or by messenger (including air courier), or (ii) by the mailing of such notice to the party entitled thereto, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid to the parties at the following addresses (or to such other addresses designated in writing by one party to the other):

 

Company: Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
  4275 Executive Square, Suite 200  
  La Jolla, CA 92037  
  Attn: President & Chief Executive Officer  
  Fax: 858.964.2301  
     
  AND  
     
  Innovus Pharmaceuticals Inc.  
  4275 Executive Square, Suite 200  
  La Jolla, CA 92037  
  Attn: Legal Department  
  Fax: 858.964.2301  

     
Indemnitee:    
     
     
     
     
     

 

16. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, notwithstanding its conflicts of law provisions.

 

17. Consent of Jurisdiction . The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Clark County, State of Nevada for all purposes in connection with any action or Proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of Nevada.

 

18. Subrogation . In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. The Company hereby agrees that it is the indemnitor of first record (i.e. its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and the obligations of any other indemnitor to advance or pay expenses are secondary) and that it shall be required to advance or pay the full amount of Expenses without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against other Indemnitors.

 

19. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each

of which will be deemed an original but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

   

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  Company:  
     
  Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
     
  By:    
  Name: Bassam Damaj, Ph.D  
  Title: President & Chief Executive Officer  
     
  Indemnitee:  
     
  Name:  

 

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EXHIBIT 10.5

 

Subscription Agreement

 

THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THERE ARE FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY BY PERSONS WHO CAN BEAR THE RISK OF THE LOSS OF THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT.

 

This Subscription Agreement (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into as of June 12, 2013, by and among Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the investors on the signature page hereof (each, an “Investor,” and together, the “Investors”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company is offering up to 416,841 shares of its common stock (the “Securities”) in a private placement pursuant to the terms of this Subscription Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Investors understand that the offering is being made without registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any securities law of any state of the United States or of any other jurisdiction, and is being made only to “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                    Subscription . Subject to the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Company agrees to sell, and the Investors agree to purchase, the number of Securities set forth in Appendix A hereto for the aggregate purchase price set forth in Appendix A, which is payable as described in Section 4 hereof. The Investors acknowledges that the Securities will be subject to restrictions on transfer as set forth in this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.                    Issuance of Securities . The Securities will be issued to the Investors at the Closing referred to in Section 3 hereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to issue any of the Securities to any person who is a resident of a jurisdiction in which the issuance of Securities to such person would constitute a violation of the securities, “blue sky” or other similar laws of such jurisdiction (collectively referred to as the “ State Securities Laws ”).

 

3.                    The Closing . The closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of the Company on June 21, 2013, or at such other time and place as the Company may designate by notice to the Investors.

 

4.                    Payment for Securities . Payment for the Securities shall be received by the Company from such Investor by cashier’s check, wire transfer of immediately available funds or other means approved by the Company at or prior to the Closing, in the amount as set forth in Appendix A hereto. The Company shall deliver certificates representing the Securities to such Investor at the Closing bearing an appropriate legend referring to the fact that the Securities were sold in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

5.                    Representations and Warranties of the Company . As of the Closing, the Company represents and warrants that:

 

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(a)                  The Company is duly formed and validly existing under the laws of Nevada, with full power and authority to conduct its business as it is currently being conducted and to own its assets; and has secured any other authorizations, approvals, permits and orders required by law for the conduct by the Company of its business as it is currently being conducted.

 

(b)                  The Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in the manner set forth in this Subscription Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

6.                    Representations and Warranties of the Undersigned . Each Investor hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company that:

 

(a)                  General .

 

(i)                    Such Investor has all requisite authority (and in the case of an individual, the capacity) to purchase the Securities, enter into this Subscription Agreement and to perform all the obligations required to be performed by such Investor hereunder, and such purchase will not contravene any law, rule or regulation binding on such Investor or any investment guideline or restriction applicable to such Investor.

 

(ii)                  Such Investor is a resident of the state set forth on the signature page hereto and is not acquiring the Securities as a nominee or agent or otherwise for any other person.

 

(iii)                 Such Investor will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in effect in any jurisdiction in which such Investor purchases or sells Securities and obtain any consent, approval or permission required for such purchases or sales under the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction to which such Investor is subject or in which such Investor makes such purchases or sales, and the Company shall have no responsibility therefor.

 

(b)                  Information Concerning the Company .

 

(i)                    Such Investor understands and accepts that the purchase of the Securities involves various risks, including the risks outlined in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and in this Subscription Agreement. Such Investor represents that it is able to bear any loss associated with an investment in the Securities.

 

(ii)                  Such Investor confirms that it is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the Company or any of its affiliates, as investment advice or as a recommendation to purchase the Securities. It is understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Securities provided by the Company or any of its affiliates shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to purchase the Securities, and that neither the Company nor any of its affiliates is acting or has acted as an advisor to such Investor in deciding to invest in the Securities. Such Investor acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has made any representation regarding the proper characterization of the Securities for purposes of determining such Investor’s authority to invest in the Securities.

 

(iii)                 Such Investor is familiar with the business and financial condition and operations of the Company. Such Investor has had access to such information concerning the Company and the Securities as it deems necessary to enable it to make an informed investment decision concerning the purchase of the Securities.

 

(iv)                Such Investor understands that, unless such Investor notifies the Company in writing to the contrary at or before the Closing, each of such Investor’s representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement will be deemed to have been reaffirmed and confirmed as of the Closing, taking into account all information received by such Investor.

 

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(v)                  Such Investor acknowledges that the Company has the right in its sole and absolute discretion to abandon this private placement at any time prior to the completion of the offering. This Subscription Agreement shall thereafter have no force or effect and the Company shall return the previously paid subscription price of the Securities, without interest thereon, to such Investor.

 

(vi)                Such Investor understands that no federal or state agency has passed upon the merits or risks of an investment in the Securities or made any finding or determination concerning the fairness or advisability of this investment.

 

(c)                  Non-reliance .

 

(i)                    Such Investor represents that it is not relying on (and will not at any time rely on) any communication (written or oral) of the Company, as investment advice or as a recommendation to purchase the Securities.

 

(ii)                  Such Investor confirms that the Company has not (A) given any guarantee or representation as to the potential success, return, effect or benefit (either legal, regulatory, tax, financial, accounting or otherwise) an of investment in the Securities or (B) made any representation to such Investor regarding the legality of an investment in the Securities under applicable legal investment or similar laws or regulations. In deciding to purchase the Securities, such Investor is not relying on the advice or recommendations of the Company and such Investor has made its own independent decision that the investment in the Securities is suitable and appropriate for such Investor.

 

(d)                  Status of Undersigned .

 

(i)                    Such Investor has such knowledge, skill and experience in business, financial and investment matters that such Investor is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities. With the assistance of such Investor’s own professional advisors, to the extent that such Investor has deemed appropriate, such Investor has made its own legal, tax, accounting and financial evaluation of the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and the consequences of this Subscription Agreement. Such Investor has considered the suitability of the Securities as an investment in light of its own circumstances and financial condition and such Investor is able to bear the risks associated with an investment in the Securities and its authority to invest in the Securities.

 

(ii)                  Such Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Such Investor agrees to furnish any additional information requested by the Company or any of its affiliates to assure compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities.

 

(e)                  Restrictions on Transfer or Sale of Securities .

 

(i)                    Such Investor is acquiring the Securities solely for such Investor’s own beneficial account, for investment purposes, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Securities. Such Investor understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any State Securities Laws by reason of specific exemptions under the provisions thereof which depend in part upon the investment intent of such Investor and of the other representations made by such Investor in this Subscription Agreement. Such Investor understands that the Company is relying upon the representations and agreements contained in this Subscription Agreement (and any supplemental information) for the purpose of determining whether this transaction meets the requirements for such exemptions.

 

(ii)                  Such Investor understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” under applicable federal securities laws and that the Securities Act and the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) provide in substance that such Investor may dispose of the Securities only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and such Investor understands that the Company has no obligation or intention to register any of the Securities, or to take action so as to permit sales pursuant to the Securities Act (including Rule 144 thereunder). Accordingly, such Investor understands that under the Commission’s rules, such Investor may dispose of the Securities principally only in “private placements” which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act, in which event the transferee will acquire “restricted securities” subject to the same limitations as in the hands of such Investor. Consequently, such Investor understands that such Investor must bear the economic risks of the investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time.

 

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(iii)                 Such Investor agrees: (A) that such Investor will not sell, assign, pledge, give, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Securities or any interest therein, or make any offer or attempt to do any of the foregoing, except pursuant to a registration of the Securities under the Securities Act and all applicable State Securities Laws, or in a transaction which is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act and all applicable State Securities Laws; (B) that the certificates representing the Securities will bear a legend making reference to the foregoing restrictions; and (C) that the Company and it affiliates shall not be required to give effect to any purported transfer of such Securities except upon compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

 

(iv)                Such Investor acknowledges that neither the Company nor any other person offered to sell the Securities to it by means of any form of general solicitation or advertising, including but not limited to: (A) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or (B) any seminar or meeting whose attendees were invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.

 

7.                    Conditions to Obligations of the Investors and the Company . The obligations of each Investor to purchase and pay for the Securities specified in Appendix A and of the Company to sell the Securities are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions precedent: the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 5 hereof and of such Investor contained in Section 6 hereof shall be true and correct as of the Closing in all respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing.

 

8.                    Legend . The certificates representing the Securities sold pursuant to this Subscription Agreement will be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.”

 

9.                    Waiver, Amendment . Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any provisions hereof shall be modified, changed, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom any waiver, change, discharge or termination is sought.

 

10.                 Assignability . Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by either the Company or any Investor without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

11.                 Governing Law . This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

 

12.                 Section and Other Headings . The section and other headings contained in this Subscription Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Subscription Agreement.

 

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13.                 Counterparts . This Subscription Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement.

 

14.                 Binding Effect . The provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon and accrue to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

15.                 Survival . All representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing.

 

16.                 Notification of Changes . Each Investor hereby covenants and agrees to notify the Company upon the occurrence of any event prior to the Closing which would cause any representation, warranty, or covenant of such Investor contained in this Subscription Agreement to be false or incorrect.

 

17.                 Severability . If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Subscription Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

INVESTOR:  
   
By    
Name:  
   
State/Country of Domicile or Formation:  
California, USA  

Aggregate Subscription Amount:

 
US$92,845.70  
Registered name to which the offered shares should be issued:  

 

INVESTOR:  
   
By    
Name:  
   
State/Country of Domicile or Formation:  
California, USA  
Aggregate Subscription Amount:  
US$41,793.94  

Registered name to which the offered shares should be issued:

 

 

  INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  
       
  By /s/ Morgan Brown  
  Name: Morgan Brown  
  Title: Executive Vice President & CFO  

 

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APPENDIX A

 

Consideration To Be Delivered

 

Securities to Be Acquired Aggregate Purchase Price to be Paid
   
287,448 shares of common stock $ 92,845.70
   
129,393 shares of common stock $ 41,793.94
   
Purchase Price to be Paid per Share  
   
$ 0.3230 per share  

 

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EXHIBIT 10.6

 

CHANGE IN CONTROL AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

 

This Change in Control and Severance Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into by and between Morgan R. Brown (“ Employee, ” “ you ,” or “ your ”) and Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”). This Agreement has an effective date of August 9, 2013 (the “ Effective Date ”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Board of Directors of the Company (the " Board ") recognizes that it is possible that the Company could terminate Employee’s employment with the Company and from time to time the Company may consider the possibility of an acquisition by another company or other change in control transaction. The Board also recognizes that such considerations can be a distraction to Employee and can cause Employee to consider alternative employment opportunities. The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication and objectivity of Employee, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of such a termination of employment or the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) of the Company.

 

B. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to provide Employee with an incentive to continue his employment with the Company and to motivate Employee to maximize the value of the Company for the benefit of its stockholders.

 

C. The Board further believes that it is imperative to provide Employee with certain severance benefits upon Employee’s termination of employment under specified circumstances, including in connection with a Change in Control. These benefits will provide Employee with enhanced financial security and incentive and encouragement to remain with the Company notwithstanding the possibility of a termination of employment, including in connection with a Change in Control.

 

D. To accomplish the foregoing objectives, the Board has directed the Company, upon execution of this Agreement by Employee, to agree to the terms provided in this Agreement.

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises made in this Agreement, and in consideration of the continuing employment of Employee by the Company, Employee and the Company agree as follows:

 

1.              At-Will Employment . The Company and Employee acknowledge that Employee’s employment is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law, and that Employee’s employment with the Company may be terminated by either party at any time for any or no reason. If Employee’s employment terminates for any reason, Employee shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, award or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement. The rights and duties created by this Section 1 may not be modified in any way except by a written agreement executed by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or his successor) upon direction from the Board of Directors.

 

2.              Definition of Terms. The following terms referred to in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

 

Change in Control ” means a “change in control event” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) as in effect on the Effective Date) or any change in control definition provided by the Plan.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

 

Company Headquarters ” means 4275 Executive Square, Suite 200, La Jolla, California, 92037.

 

Compensatory Equity ” means any compensatory equity grants issued to you by the Company.

 

Disability ” is defined to occur when you are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

 

Offer Letter ” means the letter dated May 24, 2013 pursuant to which the Company offered Employee employment and which was executed by Employee and on behalf of the Company.

 

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Plan ” means a Board-approved employee stock incentive plan.

 

Relocation ” means Employee’s permanent relocation to San Diego, California.

 

3.             Consequences of Termination of Employment . For purposes of this Agreement, your last day of employment with the Company is the “ Termination Date ”. Upon termination of your employment for any reason, you shall receive payment or benefits from the Company covering the following: (i) all unpaid salary and unpaid vacation accrued through the Termination Date, (ii) any payments/benefits to which you are entitled under the express terms of any applicable Company employee benefit plan, (iii) any unreimbursed valid business expenses for which you have submitted properly documented reimbursement requests (iv) your then outstanding Compensatory Equity as governed by their applicable terms and (v) a new computer laptop, new cell phone and new iPad (or similar device) commensurate in quality with the devices you held immediately before the Termination Date (collectively, (i) through (v) are the “ Accrued Pay ”).

 

You will also be eligible for other post-employment payments and benefits as provided in this Agreement. Within no later than 90 days after the later of your Termination Date or the date that you are not considered to be a ten percent shareholder under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, you shall no longer be considered a Company affiliate and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate the timely removal of any restrictive legends on any shares of Company common stock then held by you.

 

(a)                 Termination For Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, your employment may be terminated by the Company for “ Cause ” as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following:

 

(i) Your commission of fraud or other unlawful conduct in your performance of duties for the Company;

 

(ii) Your conviction of, or a plea of “guilty” or “no contest" to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, if such felony either is work-related or materially impairs your ability to perform services for the Company; or

 

(iii) Your willful material breach of this Agreement.

 

For purposes of the foregoing, no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you other than in good faith, and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in furtherance of the interests of the Company. The foregoing is an exclusive list of the acts or omissions that shall be considered “Cause” for the termination of your employment by the Company. The Board shall provide you with 30 days advance written notice specifically detailing the basis (and factual circumstances) for the termination of your employment for Cause. During the 30 day period after you have received such notice, you shall have an opportunity to cure or remedy such alleged Cause events and to present your case to the full Board (with the assistance of your own counsel). A termination shall be deemed for Cause only if, following such 30 day period, at least 75% of the group consisting of the members of the Board other than you (if you are then serving on the Board) vote affirmatively that your termination is for Cause. You shall continue to receive all of the compensation and benefits provided by this Agreement during the 30 day cure/remedy period.

 

(b)                 Good Reason . You may resign your employment from the Company for “ Good Reason ” within one year after the date that any one of the following events described in Sections 3(b)(i) , 3(b)(ii) , 3(b)(iii) or 3(b)(iv) (any one of which will constitute “Good Reason”) has first occurred without your written consent. Your resignation for Good Reason will only be effective if the Company has not cured or remedied the Good Reason event within 30 days after its receipt of your written notice of the Good Reason event. Such notice of your intention to resign for Good Reason must be provided to the Company within 90 days of the initial existence of a Good Reason event. This “Good Reason” definition and process is intended to comply with the safe harbor provided under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(n)(2)(ii) and shall be interpreted accordingly.

 

(i) You have incurred a material diminution in your responsibilities, duties or authority (it shall be deemed to be a material diminution of your duties, authority or responsibilities if you are no longer the sole Chief Financial Officer of the Company (or if the Company has a parent entity, then you must be its sole Chief Financial Officer));

 

(ii) Your workplace has been relocated to a new location that is more than 25 miles away from Company Headquarters;

 

(iii) Any material reduction of your Base Salary or target bonus amount (as described in the Offer Letter); or

 

(iv) The Company has materially breached any provision of the Offer Letter including without limitation the failure to timely pay you the compensation or benefits owed to you under the Offer Letter.

 

(c)                 Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason or Death or Disability . The Company may terminate your employment without Cause or for Disability at any time, including in connection with a Change in Control, with 30 days advance written notice or you may resign your employment for Good Reason or your employment may also be terminated due to your death or by you due to your Disability (each of the foregoing, a “ Qualifying Termination ”). Any notice of termination by the Company that is not covered by Section 6(a) must specify whether it was a termination without Cause or due to your Disability. Without your prior written consent, once the Company has provided you with such a notice of termination under this Section 6(b) then it may not rescind such notice nor may it modify the terms of your severance benefits described in this Agreement.

 

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(i) After Relocation Occurs . If your employment is terminated due to a Qualifying Termination after the Relocation occurs, then you will be eligible to receive the following benefits subject to your timely compliance with Section 3(e) and further provided that no payments for such Qualifying Termination shall be made until on or after the date of a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A:

 

a. The Company shall provide you with a cash payment equal to the sum of (A) nine months of the amount of the base salary you were receiving immediately prior to the Termination Date plus (B) the product of (1) nine months of the amount of the base salary you were receiving immediately prior to the Termination Date times (2) your target annual bonus percentage as in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date (the “ Post-Relocation Severance Payment ”). The Post-Relocation Severance Payment shall be paid to you in a single cash lump sum payment within 15 days following the effective date of the Mutual Release described in Section 3(e) . To the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, if the timing of when you execute the Mutual Release would affect which tax year that such Post-Relocation Severance Payment could be paid, then the Post-Relocation Severance Payment shall be paid in the second tax year.

 

b. The Company shall provide continuation of the health insurance benefits provided to Employee for Employee and Employee’s eligible dependents immediately prior to the Termination Date at Company expense pursuant to the terms of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“ COBRA ”) or other applicable law until the earlier of the date nine months after the Termination Date or the date upon which Employee is no longer eligible for such COBRA or other benefits under applicable law. If it becomes unreasonable for the Company to continue to pay for this continuing health coverage for you (or it imposes adverse tax consequences on you) because of changes in applicable law, then the Company shall make the premium payments to you on an after-tax basis.

 

c. All outstanding unvested Compensatory Equity awards shall fully vest and become exercisable (to the extent exercise is required) as of the Termination Date.

 

(ii) Before Relocation . If your employment is terminated due to a Qualifying Termination before the Relocation occurs, then you will be eligible to receive the following benefits subject to your timely compliance with Section 3(e) and further provided that no payments for such Qualifying Termination shall be made until on or after the date of a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A:

 

a. The Company shall provide you with a cash payment equal to the sum of (A) one month of the amount of the base salary you were receiving immediately prior to the Termination Date for every two continuous months of service to the Company (up to a maximum of three months of the amount of such base salary) plus (B) the product of (1) five months of the amount of the base salary you were receiving immediately prior to the Termination Date times (2) your target annual bonus percentage as in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date (the “ Pre-Relocation Severance Payment ”). The Pre-Relocation Severance Payment shall be paid to you in a single cash lump sum payment within 15 days following the effective date of the Mutual Release described in Section 3(e) . To the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, if the timing of when you execute the Mutual Release would affect which tax year that such Pre-Relocation Severance Payment could be paid, then the Pre-Relocation Severance Payment shall be paid in the second tax year.

 

b. The Company shall provide continuation of the health insurance benefits provided to Employee for Employee and Employee’s eligible dependents immediately prior to the Termination Date at Company expense pursuant to the terms of COBRA or other applicable law until the earlier of the date five months after the Termination Date or the date upon which Employee is no longer eligible for such COBRA or other benefits under applicable law. If it becomes unreasonable for the Company to continue to pay for this continuing health coverage for you (or it imposes adverse tax consequences on you) because of changes in applicable law, then the Company shall make the premium payments to you on an after-tax basis.

 

(iii) Mitigation . You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit contemplated by this Section 3(c) , nor shall any such payment or benefit be reduced by any earnings or benefits that you may receive from any other source. If any cash payments that are owed to you under this Agreement are not paid to you within 15 days of their due date, then the Company will additionally owe you interest on such late payments, payable on a monthly basis while any overdue amount is still outstanding, with interest accruing at the then prevailing prime rate, compounded daily.

 

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(d)                 Voluntary Termination . In the event you voluntarily terminate your employment with the Company without Good Reason and not due to Disability, you will not be entitled to any payment or benefit contemplated by Section 3(c) but will receive your Accrued Pay plus the other post-termination payments that are not predicated on a Qualifying Termination. You agree to provide the Company with at least 15 days advance written notice of your intention to resign without Good Reason.

 

(e)                 Mutual Release of Claims . Subject to the next sentence, as a condition to receiving (and continuing to receive) the payments and benefits provided in Section 3(c) , you must within not later than 45 days after your Termination Date, execute (and not revoke) and deliver to the Company a Mutual Release Of All Claims And Covenant Not To Sue agreement (the “ Mutual Release ”) in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto. However, this requirement for you to provide an executed Mutual Release shall not be applicable if your employment was terminated due to your death or Disability. The Company shall have the obligation to prepare and execute said Mutual Release and tender such Company-executed Mutual Release to you on or before your Termination Date.

 

4.                   Code Section 280G .

 

(a)                 In the event that it is determined that any payment or distribution of any type to or for your benefit made by the Company, by any of its affiliates, by any person who acquires ownership or effective control or ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code or by any affiliate of such person, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (the “ Total Payments ”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest or penalties, are collectively referred to as the “ Excise Tax ”), then such payments or distributions or benefits shall be payable either: (i) in full; or (ii) as to the maximum value of such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such payments or distributions or benefits being subject to the Excise Tax. You shall receive the greater, on an after-tax basis, of clause “(i)” or “(ii)” of the preceding sentence.

 

(b)                 If the Total Payments must be reduced as provided in the previous paragraph, the reduction shall occur in the following order: (i) reduction of cash payments for which the full amount is treated as a "parachute payment" (as defined under Code Section 280G and its regulations); (ii) cancellation of accelerated vesting (or, if necessary, payment) of cash awards for which the full amount in not treated as a parachute payment; (iii) reduction of any continued employee benefits and (iv) cancellation of any accelerated vesting of equity awards. In selecting the equity awards (if any) for which vesting will be reduced under clause “(iv)” of the preceding sentence, awards shall be selected in a manner that maximizes the after-tax aggregate amount of reduced Total Payments provided to you, provided that if (and only if) necessary in order to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, awards instead shall be selected in the reverse order of the date of grant. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of measuring an equity compensation award's value to you when performing the determinations under the preceding paragraph, such award's value shall equal the then aggregate fair market value of the vested shares underlying the award less any aggregate exercise price less applicable taxes. Also, if two or more equity awards are granted on the same date, each award will be reduced on a pro-rata basis.

 

(c)                 All mathematical determinations and all determinations of whether any of the Total Payments are parachute payments that are required to be made under this Section 4 , shall be made by a nationally recognized independent audit firm selected by the Company (the “ Accountants ”), who shall provide their determination, together with detailed supporting calculations regarding the amount of any relevant matters, both to the Company and to you. Unless you consent in writing, the Accountants may not be an audit firm that is then providing services in any capacity to the person or entity that is acquiring the Company. Such determinations shall be made by the Accountants using reasonable good faith interpretations of the Code. As expressly permitted by Treasury Regulations section 1.280G-1 Q/A-32, with respect to performing any present value calculations that are required in connection with this Section 4 , you and the Company each affirmatively elect to utilize the Applicable Federal Rates (" AFR ") that are in effect as of the Effective Date and the Accountants shall therefore use such AFRs in their determinations and calculations. If the Accountants determine that no excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code is payable with respect to a Total Payment, it shall furnish the Company and you with an opinion reasonably acceptable to you that no such excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code will be imposed with respect to such Total Payments. The Company shall pay the fees and costs of the Accountants which are incurred in connection with this Section 4 .

 

5.                   Term of Agreement . The terms of this Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the date on which Employee ceases to be employed as an officer of the Company, other than as a result of an involuntary termination by the Company without Cause or Employee’s resignation for Good Reason; or (b) the date that all obligations of the parties hereunder have been satisfied. A termination of the terms of this Agreement pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be effective for all purposes, except that such termination shall not affect the payment or provision of compensation or benefits on account of a termination of employment occurring prior to the termination of the terms of this Agreement or the provisions of Section 8 .

 

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6.                   Assignability; Binding Nature . Commencing on the Effective Date, this Agreement will be binding upon you and the Company and your respective successors, heirs, and assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by you except that your rights to compensation and benefits hereunder, subject to the limitations of this Agreement, may be transferred by will or operation of law. No rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred except in the event of a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and expressly in writing assumes the Company’s obligations under this Agreement. The Company will require any such purchaser, successor or assignee to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such purchase, succession or assignment had taken place. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be transferable by you by assignment or otherwise provided, however, that if you die, all amounts then payable to you hereunder shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to your estate.

 

7.                   Governing Law; Arbitration .

 

(a)                 This Agreement will be deemed a contract made under, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of California.

 

(b)                 Except as may be permitted below in this Section 7 , the parties agree that any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement shall be settled by expedited binding arbitration in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The location for the arbitration shall be San Diego, California. The arbitration award shall be made within 60 days of the filing of the notice of intention to arbitrate (demand), and the arbitrator(s) shall agree to comply with this schedule before accepting appointment. Any award made by such arbitrator(s) shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The parties each agree that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement shall provide each party with its exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any other forum, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. By electing arbitration as the means for final settlement of all claims, the parties hereby waive their respective rights to, and agree not to, sue each other in any action in a Federal, State or local court with respect to such claims, but may seek to enforce in court an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this Agreement. The parties specifically agree to waive their respective rights to a trial by jury, and further agree that no demand, request or motion will be made for trial by jury. In the event that either party brings an action under this Section 7 to enforce or effect its rights under or relating to this Agreement (a “ Proceeding ”), the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses, including the costs of mediation, arbitration, litigation, court fees, and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such an action. The Company shall pay for all arbitration-specific costs.

 

(c)                 If you are determined by the arbitrator to be the prevailing party in any Proceeding where the Company was found to have materially breached this Agreement, then, in addition to being awarded your costs and expenses, you shall be entitled to: (i) interest on any late payments, calculated at a rate equal to the Prime Rate (as then quoted in the Wall Street Journal), compounded daily, and (ii) the acceleration of payment for all remaining payments owed to you, so that the unpaid balance (including accrued interest) shall be paid in a single lump sum within 10 business days of the issuance of the arbitrator’s award. You may also be awarded any economic damages arising from the Company’s breach, as may be determined in the arbitrator in the Proceeding.

 

(d)                 In addition to the remedies set forth above, the parties hereby agree that they shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically (without posting a bond or other security). All such rights and remedies shall be cumulative and non-exclusive, and may be exercised singularly or concurrently. The parties agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each party agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek and obtain: (i) a decree or order of specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation, and (ii) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach.

 

8.                   Taxes . All payments made by the Company hereunder to you or your estate or beneficiaries will be subject to tax withholding pursuant to any applicable laws or regulations. This Agreement and its payments are intended to be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the Company shall use its best efforts to ensure that there are no violations of Code Section 409A. If any taxes under Code Section 409A are imposed on you, then the Company shall within 30 days of the determination that there would be an imposition of such taxes provide you with a payment that will cover the costs of any Code Section 409A taxes, excise taxes, penalties and interest along with any taxes imposed on such payment so that you will on an after-tax basis (applying the then highest aggregate marginal tax rates) be no worse off than if no Code Section 409A taxes, excise taxes, penalties or interest had been imposed. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement to the contrary, if upon your “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, you are then a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A), then to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and avoid the imposition of taxes under Code Section 409A, the Company shall defer payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A payable as a result of and within six months following such “separation from service” under this Agreement until the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month following your “separation from service,” or (ii) 10 days after the Company receives notification of your death. Additionally, the reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of eligible expenses or in-kind benefits shall be made promptly, subject to the Company’s applicable policies, but in no event later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or your employment.

 

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9.                   Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement and except for the Offer Letter, this Agreement contains all the legally binding understandings and agreements between you and the Company pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all such agreements, whether oral or in writing, previously entered into between the parties. In the event of any conflict in terms between this Agreement and any other agreement executed by and between you and the Company or any Company plan or policy, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail and govern. This Agreement is the “Change of Control and Severance Agreement” referred to in the Offer Letter.

 

10.                No Offset or Mitigation . No severance or other payments or benefits made to you under this Agreement may be offset by the Company or by any other party. You shall have no duty of mitigation with respect to any severance or other payments or benefits made to you under this Agreement.

 

11.                Notice . Any notice that the Company is required to or may desire to give you shall be given by personal delivery, recognized overnight courier service, email, telecopy or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to you at your address of record with the Company, or at such other place as you may from time to time designate in writing. Any notice that you are required or may desire to give to the Company hereunder shall be given by personal delivery, recognized overnight courier service, email, telecopy or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer at its principal office, or at such other office as the Company may from time to time designate in writing. The date of actual delivery of any notice under this Section 11 shall be deemed to be the date of delivery thereof.

 

12.                Waiver; Severability . No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is agreed to by you and the Company in a writing that specifically references this Section 12 . No waiver by you or the Company of the breach of any condition or provision of this Agreement will be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, failure or delay on the part of either party hereto to enforce any right, power, or privilege hereunder will not be deemed to constitute a waiver thereof. In the event any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining portions shall be unaffected thereby and will remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

13.                Voluntary Agreement, Nondisparagement . Each party represents that it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement. Each party acknowledges that it has been advised to review this Agreement with its own legal counsel and other advisors of its choosing and that prior to entering into this Agreement, each has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with its attorney and other advisors and have not asked (or relied upon) the other party or other party’s counsel to represent it in this matter. Each party further represents that each has carefully read and understands the scope and effect of the provisions of this Agreement and that each is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily by each party and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the other party. The Company agrees that the Board and its executive officers will not make (or direct the Company or any of its affiliates, employees or agents to make) any written or oral communications that could reasonably be considered to be disparaging of you (or your family members) in any respect including, but not limited to, your personal performance, abilities or reputation.

 

14.                Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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The parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
  s/ Bassam Damaj
   
By:    Bassam Damaj
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer
   
  EMPLOYEE:
   
 

/s/ Morgan Brown

 
  Morgan R. Brown

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

MUTUAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT

 

1.                   PARTIES . The parties to this Mutual Release of All Claims and Covenant Not to Sue Pursuant To Agreement (this “ Release ”) are Morgan R. Brown (“ Executive ”) and Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”).

 

2.                   RECITALS . This Release is made with reference to the following facts: Executive and Company are parties to a Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated August 9, 2013 (the “ Severance Agreement ”). The Severance Agreement provides that the Executive must execute a mutual general release and covenant not to sue within not later than forty-five (45) days after Executive’s Termination Date (as defined in the Severance Agreement) in order for Executive to receive the severance payment and benefits under the Severance Agreement. This Release is the mutual general release and covenant not to sue required by the Severance Agreement.

 

3.                   EXECUTIVE’S PROMISES . In consideration for the promises and payments contained in the Severance Agreement, each party agrees as follows:

 

3.1                Executive hereby covenants not to sue and also waives, releases and forever discharges Company, its parent company, divisions, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees, stockholders, affiliates and successors from any and all claims, causes of action, damages or costs of any type Executive may have against Company or its current and former parent company, divisions, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, stockholders, successors or affiliates (the “ Released Parties ”), and the Released Parties similarly covenant not to sue and also waive, release and forever discharge Executive from any and all claims, causes of action, damages or costs of any type that the Released Parties may have against Executive, including without limitation those arising out of or relating to Executive’s employment with Company, or Executive’s separation of employment. This waiver and release includes, but is not limited to, claims, causes of action, damages or costs arising under or in relation to Company’s employee handbook and personnel policies, or any oral or written representations or statements made by officers, directors, employees or agents of Company, or under any state or federal law regulating wages, hours, compensation or employment, or any claim for breach of contract or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or any claim for stock, stock options, warrants, or phantom stock or equity of any kind or any claim for wrongful termination, or any discrimination claim on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, religion, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, or any claim arising under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, the California Family Rights Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the California Labor Code, the California Wage Orders, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, the California Wage Orders, and Business and Professions Code Section 17200, et seq.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Executive’s release, this Release does not release (a) claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, (b) claims arising after the effective date of this Release including those under the Severance Agreement, (c) claims to enforce any of Executive’s rights to post-termination benefits provided by the Severance Agreement, (d) claims for indemnification or coverage under a directors and officers liability insurance policy as provided under any other contract or under applicable law, (e) claims to enforce any of Executive’s vested benefits under any employee benefit plan of the Company including without limitation his Compensatory Equity (as defined in the Severance Agreement), (f) Executive’s right to file a charge, testify, assist, or cooperate with the EEOC or to file a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or (g) Executive’s rights arising solely as a shareholder of the Company.

 

3.2                The waiver and release set forth in paragraph 3.1 applies to claims of which either party does not currently have knowledge and each party specifically waives the benefit of the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California which reads as follows:

 

“A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”

 

4.                   CONSULTATION, REVIEW, AND REVOCATION . In accordance with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Executive is advised to consult with an attorney before signing this Release. Executive is given a period of 45 days in which to consider whether to enter into this Release. Executive does not have to utilize the entire 45 day period before signing this Release, and may waive this right. If Executive does enter into this Release, he may revoke the Release within 7 days after the execution of the Release. Any revocation must be in writing and must be received by the Company no later than midnight of the seventh day after execution by Executive. The Release is not effective or enforceable until after this 7-day period has passed without revocation.

 

5. MISCELLANEOUS .

 

5.1                This Release shall be deemed to have been executed and delivered within the State of California, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of California.

 

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5.2                This Release is the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and discussions. This Release may be amended only by an agreement in a writing signed by the parties.

 

5.3                This Release is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereof, their respective agents, employees, representatives, officers, directors, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, parent company, assigns, heirs, partners, successors in interest and stockholders, including any successor company of the Company.

 

5.4                Each party agrees that it has read this Release and has had the opportunity to ask questions, seek counsel and time to consider the terms of the Release. Each party has entered into this Release freely and voluntarily.

 

5.5                The parties agree that any dispute or controversy arising from or related to this Release shall be decided by final and binding arbitration as provided in the Severance Agreement.

 

Morgan R. Brown (“Executive”)   INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (“Company”)
     
Date:     By:  
    It:  
    Date:  

  

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Bassam Damaj, certify that:
     
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, 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(s) 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.

 

Dated: August 13, 2013                  /s/ Bassam Damaj
  Bassam Damaj, President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Morgan R. Brown, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, 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(s) 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.

 

Dated: August 13, 2013  

                    /s/ Morgan R. Brown

    Morgan R. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Corporation”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Bassam Damaj, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation as of June 30, 2013.

 

Dated: August 13, 2013                     /s/ Bassam Damaj
  Bassam Damaj, President and Chief Executive Officer
   (Principal Executive Officer)

 

“This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.”

 

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EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Corporation”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Morgan R. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation as of June 30, 2013.

 

Dated: August 13, 2013  

                    /s/ Morgan R. Brown

    Morgan R. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

“This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.”

 

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Corporate Presentation August 13, 2013

Corporate Presentation August 14, 2013

 
 

Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended : With the exception of the historical information contained in this presentation, the matters described herein contain forward - looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that may individually, mutually, or materially impact the matters herein described, including, but not limited to, Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc . ’s (the “Company”) ability to execute its business plan, obtain regulatory approval for products under development, enter into partnering agreements, realize revenue and pursue growth opportunities, some of which are outside the control of the Company . Readers and attendees are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward - looking statements as actual results could differ materially from the forward - looking statements contained herein . Attendees are urged to read the risk factors set forth in the Company ’ s most recent annual report on Form 10 - K, subsequent quarterly reports filed on Form 10 - Q and its most recent SEC filings . Company disclaims any intention to update this presentation . Safe - Harbor Statement 2

 
 

About Us: Headquartered in La Jolla, California, Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc . (“INNV”) is an emerging pharmaceuticals company that delivers innovative and uniquely presented and packaged health solutions through its over - the - counter medicines and consumer and health products . The Company’s management team has a proven track record in product acquisition, development, commercial partnership and commercialization . 3

 
 

4 Product Route Stage Disease Territory Exp. Launch Date CIRCUMserum ™ Topical OTC Reduced Penile Sensitivity Ex - US Marketed EjectDelay ™ Topical OTC Compliant Premature Ejaculation Worldwide Q4 2013 Apeaz ™ Topical OTC Compliant Arthritis Pain Worldwide Q4 2013 Innovus Acne Care ™ Topical OTC Registration Acne Treatment Worldwide Q1 2014 Cough/Cold Lozenges Oral OTC Cough & Cold Reduction Worldwide Q2 1014 Xyralid ™ Topical OTC Registration Anesthetic Worldwide Q1 2014 Product Pipeline

 
 

x Launched CIRCUMserum for Reduced Penile Sensitivity in May 2013 at the AUA for international markets x First commercial ex - US sales of CIRCUMserum occurred in May 2013 • Secure commercial partnerships/distributors in the MENA countries for CIRCUMserum and EjectDelay • Launch of EjectDelay for Premature Ejaculation and Apeaz for Arthritis Pain Relief in the US in Q4 2013 Recent Milestones and Upcoming Expected Milestones 5

 
 

Indications • Treats reduced penile sensitivity with regular use Mechanism of Action • Softens the skin to improve feelings of sensation to the nerves underlying the skin of the glans Dosing and Administration • 10mL cream in a handheld multi - dose metered dispenser • CIRCUMserum in gredients include essential oils and natural botanical extracts listed as FDA - GRAS – generally recognized as safe by the US FDA • Apply a small amount of cream and massage it into the skin of the glans (head of penis) 1 - 2 times daily. Allow to air dry. Regulatory Status • OTC • Personal Care Target Product Profile 6

 
 

Reduced Penile Sensitivity • Reduced Penile Sensitivity (“RPS”) refers to the condition of decreased sensation in the penis during sexual activity . • Subjects with RPS report difficulty in stimulating the penis, maintaining erection, and/or achieving orgasm 7

 
 

Causes of Reduced Penile Sensitivity RPS is commonly associated with: 1. Age 2. Circumcision whereby exposure of the glans over a period of years leads to excessive keratinization and decreased sexual stimulation 3. Neuropathy associated with diabetes may also account for a higher incidence of RPS in diabetic populations 8

 
 

Product Description • The cream is packaged in a proprietary 10 ml airless metered dosing pump pen • Proprietary formulation where all components are GRAS (generally recognized as safe by the FDA) • Dispenser : convenient 10 ml airless metered dosing (AMD) pump pen • Dose : 150 - 300 mg ( 1 - 2 pumps) BID (twice daily) for 14 days ; thereafter once daily or as needed to maintain desired level of sensitivity 9

 
 

Clinical Data from Patient Reported Use Patients using CIRCUMserum reported over 70 % increase in penile sensitivity with regular twice a day use for 14 days* 10 Clinical Data * Based on a patient questionnaire of current users conducted by Centric Research Institute

 
 

Clinical Data from Patient Reported Use Patients using CIRCUMserum reported over 75 % in satisfaction global assessment questionnaire (“GAQ”) score* 11 Clinical Data * Based on a patient questionnaire of current users conducted by Centric Research Institute

 
 

Rates of Circumcision The prevalence of circumcision is highest in the United States, Canada, Australia, Middle East, Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea and East Africa . 12

 
 

Market Opportunity • Over 1 Billion circumcised men worldwide • Prevalence: 37% male population are circumcised • Proprietary formulation 13

 
 

Indication • Premature Ejaculation Mechanism of Action • Benzocaine acts to inhibit the voltage - dependent sodium channels (VDSCs) on the nerve membrane, stopping the propagation of the action potential a nd resulting in temporary numbing of the application site Dosing and Administration • 2 oz. cream containing benzocaine 7.5% USP • Apply a small amount to head and shaft of penis 5 - 10 minutes before intercourse, or use as directed by a health care practitioner ( CPhA 1996; US FDA 1992) Regulatory Status • FDA OTC compliant. Final monograph • Health Canada OTC compliant • Filing in near term in selected European countries • Filing in near term in MENA 14 Target Product Profile

 
 

Premature Ejaculation (“PE”) Definition : The absence of voluntary control over ejaculation resulting in ejaculation either preceding vaginal entry or occurring immediately upon vaginal entry . Ejaculation Latency Time (“ELT”) < 2 minutes. 15

 
 

Market Potential for PE • The most common sexual problem • Prevalence: 35% male population • Large, under - diagnosed patient population • Significantly under - treated condition: ― Embarrassment ― Lack of effective treatment 16

 
 

Current PE Treatments • ‘ Squeeze’ technique & ‘Stop - Start’ technique ― Disadvantage: hard to follow • Antidepressants targeting psychological factors ― O ff label use ― D isadvantage : various systemic adverse effects • Topical anesthetics ( Lidocaine and Benzocaine) ― Over - the - counter (“OTC”), no need for prescription 17

 
 

18 • EjectDelay ™ is a clinically proven non - prescription OTC gel indicated for the treatment of premature ejaculation. • Increases ejaculatory latency time to over 4 minutes as compared to placebo and is applied to the tip of the penis before intercourse. • EjectDelay ™ works by desensitizing the nerves in the penis, allowing a man to improve control of his climax and reducing the urgency to ejaculate without detracting from sexual pleasure. Summary

 
 

PRIMARY CLINICAL ENDPOINT E jaculatory L atency T ime – ELT* (2005) PE population: 1.8 minutes Normal: 7.3 minutes *Sometimes referred to as IELT ( Intravaginal Ejaculatory Latency Time) J Sex Med, 2005;2:358 - 367 EjectDelay Clinical Efficacy 19

 
 

EjectDelay Clinical Efficacy - I - ELT 20 Conclusion Benzocaine 7.5% results in a higher efficacy (I - ELT time) than topical Lidocaine or oral Dapoxetine Source: Dapoxetine PI

 
 

EjectDelay Clinical Efficacy - I - ELT >2min 21 Conclusion Benzocaine 7.5% results in a higher efficacy (I - ELT time) than topical Lidocaine or oral Dapoxetine

 
 

Dapoxetine vs. Topical Benzocaine Systemic Side Effects 22 AEs Dapoxetine 30 mg Dapoxetine 60 mg Dapoxetine Placebo Benzocaine 7.5% Topical Nausea 11.0 22.2 2.2 0 Dizziness 5.8 10.9 2.2 0 Headache 5.6 8.8 4.8 0 Diarrhea 3.5 6.9 1.7 0 Somnolence 3.1 4.7 0.5 0 Fatigue 2.0 4.1 1.2 0 Insomnia 2.1 3.9 1.5 0 Nasopharyngitis 3.2 2.9 2.3 0 % of subjects who experienced various adverse effects from taking Dapoxetine vs. topical Benzocaine 7.5% Source: Dapoxetine PI

 
 

Indication • Arthritis pain relief Mechanism of Action • Anti - inflammatory NSAID • Proprietary deep penetrating formulation of Methyl Salicylate 30%, Menthol, Camphor Dosing and Administration • Available in 2 oz. arthritis friendly jars • Apply a small amount of cream no more than 3 - 4 times a day Regulatory Status • FDA OTC compliant. Final monograph • Filing in near term in selected European countries, MENA and Canada Target Product Profile 23

 
 

Market Potential for Arthritis • Affects over 21 million people in the US. By 2030, an estimated 67 million Americans aged 18 years or older will have physician - diagnosed arthritis • NSAIDs are the most common treatments used • The estimated U.S. market size for treatment of osteoarthritis is $5+ billion annually 24

 
 

» OTC BB : INNV » Headquarters : La Jolla, California » Funds committed for 2013 ~ $ 1 . 2 M » Common stock and APIC ~ $ 4 . 5 M » Shares outstanding 17 . 7 M » Shares in the float 3 . 3 M » Share - price $ 0 . 49 * » Market Cap $ 7 . 9 M* * as of July 15 , 2013 Financial Snapshot 25

 
 

Contact Bassam Damaj, Ph.D. President & CEO or Morgan Brown, MBA, CPA Executive Vice President & CFO +1 858 964 - 5123 bdamaj@innovuspharma.com mbrown@innovuspharma.com 26