UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

x Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

 

1or

 

¨ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________

 

Commission file number: 000-52991

 

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

NEVADA 90-0814124
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, CA 92122

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number: 858-964-5123

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Name of Each exchange on which registered: None.

 

Securities registered under Section 12 (g) of the Act:

Common Stock

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ¨  No  x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes  ¨  No  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x  No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files) Yes  x   No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filed ¨
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

 

 
 

 

Market Value of Non-Affiliate Holdings

 

The market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter 2013, was $3,084,356, based on 9,071,635 shares being then held by non-affiliates and a closing trading price of $0.34 per share on the OTCBB on June 28, 2013.

 

Outstanding Shares

 

As of March 24, 2014, the registrant had 23,399,557 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference

 

None.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page
       
PART I     4
       
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS   4
       
Item 1. Business.   4
       
Item 1A. Risk Factors.   12
       
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.   21
       
Item 2. Properties.   21
       
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.   21
       
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.   21
       
PART II     22
       
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities.   22
       
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.   23
       
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.   23
       
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   33
       
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.   33
       
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.   33
       
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.   33
       
Item 9B. Other Information.   34
       
PART III     35
       
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, and Corporate Governance.   35
       
Item 11. Executive Compensation.   37
       
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.   38
       
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.   40
       
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.   42
       
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.   43

 

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PART I

 

In this report, references to “Innovus Pharma,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and words of similar import and meaning refer to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements in this report, including information incorporated by reference, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements reflect current views about future events and financial performance based on certain assumptions. They include opinions, forecasts, intentions, plans, goals, projections, guidance, expectations, beliefs or other statements that are not statements of historical fact. Words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “approximates,” “predicts,” or “projects,” or the negative or other variation of such words, and similar expressions may identify a statement as a forward-looking statement. Any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our business, our goals, strategies, focus and plans, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including statements expressing general optimism about future operating results and the development of our products, are forward-looking statements.

 

The forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date of this report and caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain events, risks, and uncertainties that may be beyond our control. When considering forward-looking statements, you should carefully review the risks, uncertainties and other cautionary statements in this report as they identify certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the risks described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” below and elsewhere in this report, as well as in other reports and documents we file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. Except as required by applicable law, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statement to conform these statements to actual results.

 

Item 1.     Business.

 

Overview

 

We are an emerging pharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization, licensing, and development of non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products. We deliver innovative and uniquely presented and packaged health solutions through our over-the-counter, or OTC medicines and consumer and health products, which we market directly or through commercial partners to primary care physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists, and directly to consumers through on-line channels, retailers and wholesalers. Our business model leverages our ability to acquire and in-license commercial products that are supported by scientific, and or clinical evidence, place them through our existing supply chain, retail and on-line channels to tap new markets and drive demand for such products and to establish physician relationships.

 

Innovus Pharma Strategy

 

Our corporate strategy focuses on two primary objectives:

 

1. Developing a diversified product portfolio of exclusive unique and patented non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products: through (a) the acquisition of marketed non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products; and (b) the introduction of line extensions and reformulations of currently marketed products.

 

2. Building an innovative, global sales and marketing model through commercial partnerships with established complimentary partners that: (a) generates revenue and (b) requires a lower cost structure compared to traditional pharmaceutical companies.

 

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The execution of our strategy is underway, and we have generated revenue from some of our products most notably from Zestra®, Zestra® Glide and EjectDelay™.

 

We believe that our ability to market, license, acquire and develop brand name non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products will uniquely position us to commercialize our products and grow in this market in a differentiated way. The following are additional details about our strategy:

 

1. Focusing on acquisition of commercial non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products that are well aligned with current therapeutic areas of male and female sexual health, pain and vitality. In general, we seek non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products that are already marketed with scientific and/or clinical data and evidence that are aligned with our therapeutic areas and that we can grow through promotion to physicians and expanding their sales through our existing retail and online channels and commercial partners on a worldwide basis. Our acquisitions of (a) Ex-U.S. rights to CIRCUMserum™ from Centric Research Institute, or CRI, and (b) Zestra® and Zestra® Glide from the acquisition of Semprae Laboratories, Inc., are examples of this strategy. Using this strategy we are moving from a development-stage company to a commercial company as Zestra® and Zestra® Glide are already marketed in the United States and Canada and the two products combined generated approximately $1 million in revenue during 2013. The efficacy of Zestra® is supported by two published US placebo controlled clinical trials in 276 women with mixed female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) and non FSAD. Currently Zestra® and Zestra® Glide are commercially available in the US and Canada. The products are available in large retails chains in the US such as Walmart and through multiple online retailers in both the US and Canada.

 

2. Increasing the number of US and Canadian non-exclusive distribution channel partners for direct and online sales and also open more channels directly to physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists . One of our goals is to increase the number of US and Canadian distribution channel partners that sell our products. To do this, we have devised a three-pronged approach. First, we are seeking to expand the number of OTC direct selling partners, such as the larger in-store distributors (e.g., CVS, Walmart , etc. ), and to expand sales to the more regional, statewide and local distributors , such as regional pharmacy chains, large grocery stores and supplement and health stores. Second, we are working to expand our online presence through relationships with well- known online sellers that we believe have sufficient customers to warrant our relationship with them. Third, we are seeking to expand sales of our OTC products directly through sampling programs and detailing to physicians, urologists, gynecologists , therapists and to other healthcare providers who generally are used to recommending to their patients products that are supported by strong scientific and/or clinical data and evidence .

 

3. Seeking commercial partnerships outside the US and potentially outside of Canada and developing consistent international commercial and distribution systems. One of our goals to increase revenue from our products and the products we may acquire is to develop a strong group of international distribution partners outside of the US and Canada. To do so, we are relying in part on past relationships that Dr. Bassam Damaj, our President and Chief Executive Officer, has had with certain commercial partners in the Canada, Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America , and on our ability to develop new relationships with commercial distributors who we believe can demonstrate they have leading positions in their regions and can provide us with effective marketing and sales efforts and teams to detail our products physicians and therapists. We use commercial partners outside the US and Canada where they are responsible for storing, distributing and promoting our products to physicians, urologists, gynecologists, therapists and to other healthcare providers. An example of this strategy is the two commercial partnerships we entered into with Ovation Pharma SARL for CIRCUMserum™ and EjectDelay™, which we expect will begin generating revenues for us in 2014. We granted Ovation Pharma an exclusive license to market and sell CIRCUMserum™ and EjectDelay™ in Morocco. With respect to CIRCUMserum™, Ovation may pay us up to approximately $11.25 million upon achievement of commercial milestones, and with respect to EjectDelay™, Ovation may pay us up to approximately $18.6 million allocated among a fixed upfront license fee and payments subject to the achievement of regulatory and commercial milestones. In addition, Ovation agreed to certain upfront minimum purchases of EjectDelay based upon an agreed upon transfer price. We also intend to in-license other proprietary products that we believe would benefit from our platform.

 

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4. Developing a proprietary patent portfolio to protect the therapeutic products and categories we desire to enter . We have filed and are working to secure patent claims in the US and abroad covering product inventions and innovations that we believe are valuable. These patents, if issued and ultimately found to be valid, may enable us to create a barrier to entry for competitors on a worldwide basis.

 

5. Achieving cost economies of scale from lower cost manufacturing, integrated distribution channels and multiple product discounts. We believe that the Company can achieve higher gross margins per product from shifting manufacturing to lower cost manufacturers. We also feel that we can buy OTC and consumer healthcare products and reintroduce them into our networks utilizing our integrated distribution channels and also receive multiple product economies of scale from our distribution partners.

 

Pharmaceutical and Consumer Care Products

 

Our pharmaceutical and consumer care product business is currently made up of the following OTC and consumer care health products which are currently being marketed;

 

Male and Female Sexual Health :

 

1. EjectDelay™ is an OTC monograph-compliant benzocaine-based topical gel for treating premature ejaculation by desensitizing the nerves in the penis, allowing a man to improve control of his ejaculation to over 2 minutes.

 

2. CIRCUMserum™ is a non-medicated cream which moisturizes the head of the penis for enhanced feelings of sensation and greater sexual satisfaction. It is a patent-pending blend of essential oils and ingredients generally recognized as safe that recently commenced marketing in the US. We acquired the global ex-US distribution rights to CIRCUMserum™ from CRI.

 

3. Zestra® is a non-medicated patented natural product that has been shown to increase desire, arousal and reduce pain from sexual intercourse in women .

 

4. Zestra ® Glide is a clinically-tested water-based longer lasting lubricant. We acquired both products in our acquisition of Semprae Laboratories, Inc. at the end of 2013.

 

Pain:

 

1. Apeaz™ is an OTC monograph-compliant topical cream for the relief of arthritis pain among other inflammatory conditions which contains methylsalicylate as the active pharmaceutical product.

 

2. Xyralid™ is an OTC monograph compliant lidocaine-based spray in development for the relief of hemorrhoids pain among other inflammatory conditions.

 

Other:

 

1. Regia™ is a natural extract of the regia plant shown in pre-clinical studies to have strong anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties and is used in oral mouthwash.

 

As we look to build a broader product portfolio, we intend to develop and seek product opportunities in the areas described above male and female sexual health, vitality and pain management.

 

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Sales and Marketing Strategy

 

Our sales and marketing strategy is based on (a) working with direct commercial channel partners in the US and Canada and also directly marketing the products ourselves to physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists and to other healthcare providers and (b) working with exclusive commercial partners outside of the US and Canada. We market and distribute our products in the US and Canada through retailers, wholesalers and online channels. The Company intends to start to promote our products directly to physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists and to other healthcare providers in 2014 . Our strategy outside the US and Canada is to partner with companies who can effectively market and sell our products in their countries through their direct marketing and sales teams. The strategy of using our partners to commercialize our products is designed to limit our expenses and fix our cost structure , enabling us to increase our reach while minimizing the incremental spending impact on the Company.

 

Manufacturers and Single Source Suppliers

 

We use third-party manufacturers for the production of our products for development and commercial purposes. We believe there is currently excess capacity for manufacturing in the marketplace and opportunities to lower manufacturing cost through outsourcing to regions and countries that can do it on a more cost-effective basis . Some of our products are currently available only from sole or limited suppliers. The Company currently has multiple contract manufacturers for its multiple products, and we issue purchase orders to these suppliers each time we require replenishment of our product inventory All of our current manufacturers are based in the US and we are looking to establish contract manufacturing for certain of our products in Europe and the MENA region to reduce the cost and risk of supply chain to our current and potential commercial partners in their respective territories.

 

Government Regulation

 

Our products are normally subject to regulatory approval or must comply with various U.S. or international regulatory requirements. Unlike pharmaceutical companies who primarily sell prescription products, we currently mainly sell drug or health products into the OTC market. While prescription products normally must progress from .pre-clinical to clinical to approval and then can be marketed and sold, our products are normally subject to conformity to FDA monograph requirements and similar requirements in other countries and take a lot shorter time for us to satisfy regulatory requirements and permit us to begin commercialization.

 

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US Food and Drug Administration

 

The FDA and other federal, state, local and foreign regulatory agencies impose substantial requirements upon the clinical development, approval, labeling, manufacture, marketing and distribution of drug products. These agencies regulate, among other things, research and development activities and the testing, approval, manufacture, quality control, safety, effectiveness, labeling, storage, record keeping, advertising and promotion of our product candidates. The regulatory approval process is generally lengthy and expensive, with no guarantee of a positive result. Moreover, failure to comply with applicable FDA or other requirements may result in civil or criminal penalties, recall or seizure of products, injunctive relief including partial or total suspension of production, or withdrawal of a product from the market.

 

The FDA regulates, among other things, the research, manufacture, promotion and distribution of drugs in the US under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or the FFDCA, and other statutes and implementing regulations. The process required by the FDA before prescription drug product candidates may be marketed in the United States generally involves the following:

 

· completion of extensive nonclinical laboratory tests, animal studies and formulation studies, all performed in accordance with the FDA’s Good Laboratory Practice regulations;

· submission to the FDA of an investigational new drug application, or IND, which must become effective before human clinical trials may begin;

· for some products, performance of adequate and well-controlled human clinical trials in accordance with the FDA’s regulations, including Good Clinical Practices, to establish the safety and efficacy of the product candidate for each proposed indication;

· submission to the FDA of a new drug application, or NDA;

· satisfactory completion of an FDA preapproval inspection of the manufacturing facilities at which the product is produced to assess compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice, or cGMP, regulations; and

· FDA review and approval of the NDA prior to any commercial marketing, sale or shipment of the drug.

 

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The testing and approval process requires substantial time, effort and financial resources, and we cannot be certain that any approvals for our product candidates will be granted on a timely basis, if at all.

 

Nonclinical tests include laboratory evaluations of product chemistry, formulation and stability, as well as studies to evaluate toxicity in animals and other animal studies. The results of nonclinical tests, together with manufacturing information and analytical data, are submitted as part of an IND to the FDA. Some nonclinical testing may continue even after an IND is submitted. The IND also includes one or more protocols for the initial clinical trial or trials and an investigator’s brochure. An IND automatically becomes effective 30 days after receipt by the FDA, unless the FDA, within the 30-day time period, raises concerns or questions relating to the proposed clinical trials as outlined in the IND and places the clinical trial on a clinical hold. In such cases, the IND sponsor and the FDA must resolve any outstanding concerns or questions before any clinical trials can begin. Clinical trial holds also may be imposed at any time before or during studies due to safety concerns or non-compliance with regulatory requirements. An independent institutional review board, or IRB, at each of the clinical centers proposing to conduct the clinical trial must review and approve the plan for any clinical trial before it commences. An IRB considers, among other things, whether the risks to individuals participating in the trials are minimized and are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits. The IRB also approves the consent form signed by the trial participants and must monitor the study until completed.

 

Clinical Trials

 

Clinical trials involve the administration of the product candidate to human subjects under the supervision of qualified medical investigators according to approved protocols that detail the objectives of the study, dosing procedures, subject selection and exclusion criteria, and the parameters to be used to monitor participant safety. Each protocol is submitted to the FDA as part of the IND.

 

Human clinical trials are typically conducted in three sequential phases, but the phases may overlap, or be combined.

 

Phase 1     clinical trials typically involve the initial introduction of the product candidate into healthy human volunteers. In Phase 1 clinical trials, the product candidate is typically tested for safety, dosage tolerance, absorption, metabolism, distribution, excretion and pharmacodynamics.

 

Phase 2     clinical trials are conducted in a limited patient population to gather evidence about the efficacy of the product candidate for specific, targeted indications; to determine dosage tolerance and optimal dosage; and to identify possible adverse effects and safety risks.

 

Phase 3     clinical trials are undertaken to evaluate clinical efficacy and to test for safety in an expanded patient population at geographically dispersed clinical trial sites. The size of Phase 3 clinical trials depends upon clinical and statistical considerations for the product candidate and disease, but sometimes can include several thousand patients. Phase 3 clinical trials are intended to establish the overall risk-benefit ratio of the product candidate and provide an adequate basis for product labeling.

 

Clinical testing must satisfy extensive FDA regulations. Reports detailing the results of the clinical trials must be submitted at least annually to the FDA and safety reports must be submitted for serious and unexpected adverse events. Success in early stage clinical trials does not assure success in later stage trials. The FDA, an IRB or we may suspend a clinical trial at any time on various grounds, including a finding that the research subjects or patients are being exposed to an unacceptable health risk.

 

OTC Monograph Process

 

The FDA regulates certain non-prescription drugs using an OTC Monograph which, when final, is published in the Code of Federal Regulations at 21 C.F.R. Parts 330-358. Such products that meet each of the conditions established in the OTC Monograph regulations, as well as all other applicable regulations, may be marketed without prior approval by the FDA.

 

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The general conditions set forth for OTC Monograph products include, among other things:

 

the product is manufactured at FDA registered establishments and in accordance with cGMPs;

the product label meets applicable format and content requirements including permissible “Indications” and all required dosing instructions and limitations, warnings, precautions and contraindications that have been established in an applicable OTC Monograph;

the product contains only permissible active ingredients in permissible strengths and dosage forms;

the product contains only suitable inactive ingredients which are safe in the amounts administered and do not interfere with the effectiveness of the preparation; and

the product container and container components meet FDA’s requirements.

 

The advertising for OTC drug products is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, which generally requires that advertising claims be truthful, not misleading, and substantiated by adequate and reliable scientific evidence. False, misleading, or unsubstantiated OTC drug advertising may be subject to FTC enforcement action and may also be challenged in court by competitors or others under the federal Lanham Act or similar state laws. Penalties for false or misleading advertising may include monetary fines or judgments as well as injunctions against further dissemination of such advertising claims.

 

A product marketed pursuant to an OTC Monograph must be listed with the FDA’s Drug Regulation and Listing System (“DRLS”) and have a National Drug Code (“NDC”) listing which is required for all marketed drug products. After marketing, the FDA may test the product or otherwise investigate the manufacturing and development of the product to ensure compliance with the OTC Monograph. Should the FDA determine that a product is not marketed in compliance with the OTC Monograph or is advertised outside of its regulations, the FDA may require corrective action up to and including market withdrawal and recall.

 

Patent Protections

 

We currently have multiple patents issued for our products including Zestra® (9) and Regia™ (4). We also have a series of patent applications in the US and internationally for both products U.S. and international; Zestra (3) and Regia (4), and internationally for CIRCUMserum™ (1).

 

Other Regulatory Requirements

 

Maintaining substantial compliance with appropriate federal, state, local and international statutes and regulations requires the expenditure of substantial time and financial resources. Drug manufacturers are required to register their establishments with the FDA and certain state agencies, and after approval, the FDA and these state agencies conduct periodic unannounced inspections to ensure continued compliance with ongoing regulatory requirements, including cGMPs. In addition, after approval, some types of changes to the approved product, such as adding new indications, manufacturing changes and additional labeling claims, are subject to further FDA review and approval. The FDA may require post-approval testing and surveillance programs to monitor safety and the effectiveness of approved products that have been commercialized. Any drug products manufactured or distributed by us pursuant to FDA approvals are subject to continuing regulation by the FDA, including:

 

meeting record-keeping requirements;

reporting of adverse experiences with the drug;

providing the FDA with updated safety and efficacy information;

reporting on advertisements and promotional labeling;

drug sampling and distribution requirements; and

complying with electronic record and signature requirements.

 

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In addition, the FDA strictly regulates labeling, advertising, promotion and other types of information on products that are placed on the market. There are numerous regulations and policies that govern various means for disseminating information to health-care professionals as well as consumers, including to industry sponsored scientific and educational activities, information provided to the media and information provided over the Internet. Drugs may be promoted only for the approved indications and in accordance with the provisions of the approved label.

 

The FDA has very broad enforcement authority and the failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can result in administrative or judicial sanctions being imposed on us or on the manufacturers and distributors of our approved products, including warning letters, refusals of government contracts, clinical holds, civil penalties, injunctions, restitution, and disgorgement of profits, recall or seizure of products, total or partial suspension of production or distribution, withdrawal of approvals, refusal to approve pending applications, and criminal prosecution resulting in fines and incarceration. The FDA and other agencies actively enforce the laws and regulations prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses, and a company that is found to have improperly promoted off-label or unapproved uses may be subject to significant liability. In addition, even after regulatory approval is obtained, later discovery of previously unknown problems with a product may result in restrictions on the product or even complete withdrawal of the product from the market.

 

Competition

 

The OTC pharmaceutical market is highly competitive with many established manufacturers, suppliers and distributors that are actively engaged in all phases of the business. We believe that competition in the sale of our products will be based primarily on efficacy, reimbursement coverage, regulatory compliance, brand awareness, availability, product safety and price. Our brand name OTC pharmaceutical products may be subject to competition from alternate therapies during the period of patent protection and thereafter from generic or other competitive products. All of our existing products and products we have agreements to acquire compete with generic and other competitive products in the marketplace.

 

Competing in the branded product business requires us to identify and quickly bring to market new products embodying technological innovations. Successful marketing of branded products depends primarily on the ability to communicate the efficacy, safety and value to healthcare professionals in private practice, group practices and managed care organizations. We anticipate that our branded product offerings will support our existing lines of therapeutic focus. Based upon business conditions and other factors, we regularly reexamine our business strategies and may from time to time reallocate our resources from one therapeutic area to another, withdraw from a therapeutic area or add an additional therapeutic area in order to maximize our overall growth opportunities.

 

Some of our existing products and products we have agreements to acquire compete with one or more products marketed by very large pharmaceutical companies that have much greater financial resources for marketing, selling and developing their products. These competitors, as well as others, have been in business for a longer period of time, have a greater number of products on the market and have greater financial and other resources than we do. If we directly compete with them for the same markets and/or products, their financial and market strength could prevent us from capturing a meaningful share of those markets.

 

We also compete with other OTC pharmaceutical companies for product line acquisitions as well as for new products and acquisitions of other companies.

 

Research and Development Costs during the Past Two Years

 

During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we incurred research and development costs totaling $92,923 and $2,000, respectively. This increase was a result of testing, non-human primate safety studies, and material purchases for our products EjectDelay™ and CIRCUMserum™ conducted during 2013.

 

Employees

 

We currently have two full-time employees, Dr. Bassam Damaj, who serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Lynnette Dillen, who serves as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. We also rely on a number of consultants. Our employees are not represented by a labor union or by a collective bargaining agreement. Subject to the availability of financing, we intend to expand our staff to implement our growth strategy.

 

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Corporate Formation

 

Our Company was originally incorporated in 1959 in the State of Utah under the name North Horizon, Inc. In 2007, the state of domicile was changed to the State of Nevada. In December 2011, North Horizon merged with FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. or FasTrack and changed its name to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc . North Horizon had no ongoing business at the time of the merger, and FasTrack had a pipeline of one commercial stage product, Apeaz™, Regia ™ and one pre-clinical product candidate.

 

In December 2013, we acquired Semprae Laboratories, Inc., with two commercial products in the US and Canada through a merger, as a result of which, Semprae became our wholly-owned subsidiary .

 

Available Information

 

Our website is located at http://innovuspharma.com/index.html. Information found on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report.

 

We file reports and other documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including an annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The documents we file with or furnish to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, are available free of charge on or through our website, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Copies of our SEC filings are located at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains a website that contains reports and other information regarding our filings at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Item 1A.     Risk Factors.

 

Our business endeavors and our common stock involve a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below with all of the other information included in this report. If any of the following risks actually occur, they may materially harm our business and our financial condition and results of operations. In that event, the market price of our common stock could decline, and investors could lose part or all of their investment.

 

Risks Related to our Business

 

We will need additional funding or we will be forced to curtail or cease operations. Our current cash, plus the amount available to us under the funding commitment from our President and Chief Executive Officer and from our product sales and license revenue, is anticipated to sustain operations only through March 31, 2015.

 

As of December 31, 2013, we had total cash of $33,374. In February 2014, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an additional unrelated third party accredited investor pursuant to which we issued an original issue discount 10.0% convertible debenture in the aggregate principal amount of $330,000 (issued at an original issue discount of 10.0%) and warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of our common stock.

 

Under the terms of the amended and restated 8% convertible debenture we entered into with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Bassam Damaj, Ph.D., amended, we can currently borrow up to $1,000,000. Dr. Damaj is required to provide us with 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 $4,000,000 and (ii) July 1, 2016. As of December 31, the Company borrowed $448,475 under this facility and there was $551,525 available for draw.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer has agreed not to draw a salary pursuant to the above debenture terms. We have paid numerous consultants and vendor fees through the issuance of equity instruments in order to conserve our cash, however there can be no assurance that we, our vendors, consultants, or employees will continue to agree to this arrangement.

 

The funding commitment from Dr. Damaj, along with the additional financing we received in February 2014, and from product sales and license revenue, is anticipated to sustain our operations only through March 31, 2015. 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.

 

We have relied on capital contributed by related parties and such capital may not be available in the future.

 

Since January 2012, we have borrowed approximately $743,143 in principal amount to fund our operations from related parties and subsequently converted to equity. We may not be able to obtain capital from related parties in the future. Except for Dr. Damaj as described above, none of our directors, officers or stockholders is under any obligation to provide funding to allow us to meet our future liquidity needs.

 

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We may not be able to obtain capital from related persons in the future. Except for Dr. Damaj as described above, none of the related persons referenced above, nor any of our other officers, directors, or other stockholders, is under any obligation to continue to provide cash to meet our future liquidity needs.

 

We may not be able to generate revenue and we will continue to incur operating losses.

 

We have generated minimal revenue from operations . We have never been profitable and have incurred an accumulated deficit of approximately $6,405,000 since our inception through December 31, 2013. Our ability to generate revenue and become profitable will depend, among other things, on (1) growing the current sales of our products including Zestra®, Zestra®Glide, EjectDelay™ and CIRCUMserum™, (2) the successful acquisition of additional commercial products (3) raising capital to implement our growth strategy, (4) obtaining any applicable regulatory approvals of our proposed product candidates, (5)  the successful licensing and commercialization of our proposed product candidates, and (6) growth and development of our operations. If we are unable to accomplish these objectives, we may be unable to generate substantial revenue or achieve profitability.

 

If we cease to continue as a going concern, due to lack of funding or otherwise, you may lose your entire investment in the Company.

 

Our current plans indicate we will need substantial additional capital to successfully market and sell our products, add new products to our portfolio and perform additional research and development. The revenues the Company is currently generating along with the funding we have received from outside investors, and the funding commitment from Dr. Damaj is anticipated to sustain operations through March 31, 2015. When we require additional funds, general market conditions or the then-current market price of our common stock may not support capital raising transaction , such as additional public or private offerings of our securities, or strategic alliances with third parties on acceptable terms to us, or at all. If we require additional funds and we are unable to obtain them on a timely basis or on terms favorable to us, we may have to scale back our development of new products, sell or license some or all of our technology or assets, or curtail or cease operations.

 

The success of our business currently depends on the successful continuous commercialization of our four main products and these products may not be successfully grown beyond their current levels.

 

We currently have a limited number of products for sale: CIRCUMserum™, as to which we have only foreign distribution rights; EjectDelay™, Zestra®; Zestra® Glide; Apeaz™; Xyralid™; and Regia™. The success of our business currently depends on our ability, directly or through a commercial partner, to successfully market and sell those limited products outside the US and Canada and to continue to have retail and online channels in the US and Canada.

 

Further, to the extent we are successful in commercializing our products, we will be dependent on the ability of our third-party manufacturers to produce our products in quantities sufficient to meet commercial demand, if any (See ITEM 1.- Manufacturers and Single Source Suppliers) . We have no commercial manufacturing capacity and rely on third-party contract manufacturers to produce commercial quantities of our products, below.

 

Although we have commercial products that we can currently market and sell, we will continue to seek to acquire or license other products, and we may not be successful in doing so.

 

We currently have a limited number of products. We may not be successful in marketing and commercializing these products to the extent necessary to sustain our operations. In addition, we will continue to seek to acquire or license non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products. The successful consummation of these type of acquisitions and licensing arrangements is subject to the negotiation of complex agreements and contractual relationships, and we may be unable to negotiate such agreements or relationships on a timely basis, if at all, or on terms acceptable to us.

 

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Our sales and marketing function is currently very limited and we currently rely on third parties to help us market our products. We will need to maintain the commercial partners we currently have and attract others or be in a position to afford qualified or experienced marketing and sales personnel for our products.

 

We have had limited sales of EjectDelay™ to date, no sales of Apeaz™, Xyralid™ or Regia™ to date and limited sales of Zestra® since our acquisition of Semprae in December 2013. We will need to develop strategies, partners, and distribution channels to promote and sell our products.

 

We have limited sales and marketing capabilities. We currently market and sell our products through a third-party in order to market our OTC and our health care products (including candidates we have agreements to acquire) directly to customers. We will need to build a sales and marketing infrastructure and/or attract marketing partners that will need to spend significant funds to inform potential customers, including third-party distributors, of the distinctive characteristics and benefits of our product candidates. Our operating results and long term success will depend, among other things, on our ability to establish (1) successful arrangements with domestic and additional international distributors and marketing partners and (2) if we cannot find such partners or choose to market and sell the product directly to customers, an effective internal marketing and sales organization. Consummation of partnering arrangements is subject to the negotiation of complex contractual relationships, and we may not be able to negotiate such agreements on a timely basis, if at all, or on terms acceptable to us. If we enter into third party arrangements, our revenues would be lower as we would share the revenues with our licensing, commercialization and development partners. If we are unable to launch one of our current product candidates (including products we have agreements to acquire), we will realize no revenue from that drug.

 

We have no commercial manufacturing capacity and rely on third-party contract manufacturers to produce commercial quantities of our products.

 

We do not have the facilities, equipment or personnel to manufacture commercial quantities of our products and therefore must rely on qualified third-party contract manufactures with appropriate facilities and equipment to contract manufacture commercial quantities of products. These third-party contract manufacturers are also subject to current good manufacturing practice, or cGMP regulations, which impose extensive procedural and documentation requirements. Any performance failure on the part of our contract manufacturers could delay commercialization of any approved products, depriving us of potential product revenue.

 

Failure by our contract manufacturers to achieve and maintain high manufacturing standards could result in patient injury or death, product recalls or withdrawals, delays or failures in testing or delivery, cost overruns, or other problems that could materially adversely affect our business. Contract manufacturers may encounter difficulties involving production yields, quality control, and quality assurance. These manufacturers are subject to ongoing periodic unannounced inspection by the FDA and corresponding state and foreign agencies to ensure strict compliance with cGMP and other applicable government regulations; however, beyond contractual remedies that may be available to us, we do not have control over third-party manufacturers’ compliance with these regulations and standards.

 

If for some reason our contract manufacturers cannot perform as agreed, we may be required to replace them. Although we believe there are a number of potential replacements, we may incur added costs and delays in identifying and qualifying any such replacements.

 

We are also dependent on certain third parties for the supply of the raw materials necessary to develop and manufacture our products, including the active and inactive pharmaceutical ingredients used in our products. We are required to identify the supplier of all the raw materials for our products in any drug applications that we file with the FDA, and all FDA-approved products that we acquire from others. If raw materials for a particular product become unavailable from an approved supplier specified in a drug application, we would be required to qualify a substitute supplier with the FDA, which would likely delay or interrupt manufacturing of the affected product. To the extent practicable, we attempt to identify more than one supplier in each drug application. However, some raw materials are available only from a single source and, in some of our drug applications, only one supplier of raw materials has been identified, even in instances where multiple sources exist.

 

In addition, we obtain some of our raw materials and products from foreign suppliers. Arrangements with international raw material suppliers are subject to, among other things, FDA regulation; various import duties, foreign currency risk and other government clearances. Acts of governments outside the US may affect the price or availability of raw materials needed for the development or manufacture of our products. In addition, any changes in patent laws in jurisdictions outside the US may make it increasingly difficult to obtain raw materials for research and development prior to the expiration of the applicable US or foreign patents. 

 

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If we seek to grow our business through the acquisition of new products, our existing stockholders may experience substantial dilution, we may fail to realize the benefits of any future strategic acquisition or investment and we may incur unexpected costs and disruptions to our business.

 

From time to time, we may evaluate product expansion opportunities that we believe will increase the long-term value of our Company. The process of identifying, evaluating, negotiating and implementing the purchase or license of new assets is lengthy and complex and may disrupt other programs and distract our personnel, which are already limited in number. We have limited resources at our disposal to identify, evaluate, negotiate and implement the acquisition of new assets or rights thereto and integrating them into our current infrastructure. Supplementing our current resources to complete one or more of these transactions may be costly.

 

We may use cash, shares of our common stock, securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock or a combination of cash and our securities to pay the purchase price or license fee for any future strategic transaction. The use of cash could negatively impact our financial position and ability to commercialize our current products. The use of shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock would dilute the holdings of our existing stockholders and, given our recent market capitalization, such dilution could be substantial. For example, in connection with our acquisition of Semprae in December 2013, in addition to the future annual cash royalty payments to which the former Semprae stockholders are entitled (5% of the net sales of Zestra®, Zestra® Glide and any second generation of such products up until the time that a generic version of Zestra®, or Zestra® Glide is introduced by a third party), we issued to the former Semprae stockholders an aggregate of 3,201,776 shares of our common stock, which represented 15% of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of the close of business on the closing date of the acquisition.

 

Further, strategic transactions may entail numerous operational and financial risks, including:

 

· exposure to unknown liabilities;

· disruption of our business and diversion of our management’s time and attention to develop and/or commercialize acquired products;

· incurrence of substantial debt to pay for acquisitions;

· greater than anticipated difficulty and cost in combining the operations and personnel of any acquired businesses with our operations and personnel;

· impairment of relationships with key suppliers of any acquired business due to changes in management and ownership; and

· inability to retain key employees of any acquired business.

 

Our stockholders will be required to rely on the judgment of our management and board of directors as to which new products we pursue and may have limited or no opportunity to evaluate potential new assets prior to completion of a transaction, including the terms of acquisition, the costs of their future development and their commercial potential. We may devote resources to potential acquisition or licensing opportunities that are never completed, or we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of such efforts.

 

If we fail to attract and keep senior management and key scientific personnel, we may be unable to successfully operate our business.

 

Our success depends in part on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified management and scientific personnel and on our ability to develop and maintain important relationships with healthcare providers, clinicians and scientists. We are highly dependent upon Damaj, Ph.D., our President and Chief Executive Officer. Although we have an employment agreement with Dr. Damaj he may terminate his agreement at will at any time, and, therefore, we may not be able to retain his services as expected. The loss of the services of Dr. Damaj could delay or prevent us from obtaining financing and implementing our business strategy. Competition for qualified personnel in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals field is intense. We may need to hire additional personnel as we expand our commercial activities. We may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms.

 

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Our ability to maintain, expand or renew our business and to get business from new clients, particularly in the drug development sector, also depends on our ability to subcontract and retain scientific staff with the skills necessary to keep pace with continuing changes in drug development technologies. We presently have no scientific employees.

 

We face significant competition and have limited resources compared to our competitors.

 

We are engaged in a highly competitive industry. We can expect competition from numerous companies, including large international enterprises, and others entering the market for products similar to ours. Most of these companies have greater research and development, manufacturing, patent, legal, marketing, financial, technological, personnel and managerial resources. Acquisitions of competing companies by large pharmaceutical or healthcare companies could further enhance such competitors’ financial, marketing and other resources. Competitors may complete clinical trials, obtain regulatory approvals and commence commercial sales of their products before we could enjoy a significant competitive advantage. Products developed by our competitors may be more effective than our product candidates.

 

Patents and intellectual property rights are important to us but could be challenged.

 

Proprietary protection for our pharmaceutical products and products under development is of material importance to our business in the US and most other countries. We have sought and will continue to seek proprietary protection for our product candidates to attempt to prevent others from commercializing equivalent products in substantially less time and at substantially lower expense. Our success may depend on our ability to (1) obtain effective patent protection within the US and internationally for our proprietary technologies and products, (2) defend patents we own, (3) preserve our trade secrets, and (4) operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify our partners for certain liabilities with respect to the defense, protection and/or validity of our patents and would also be required to incur costs or forego revenue if it is necessary for our partners to acquire third party patent licenses in order for them to exercise the licenses acquired from us.

 

The extent of effective patent protection in the US and other countries is highly uncertain and involves complex legal and factual questions. No consistent policy addresses the breadth of claims allowed in or the degree of protection afforded under patents of medical and pharmaceutical companies. Patents we currently own or may obtain might not be sufficiently broad enough to protect us against competitors with similar technology. Any of our patents could be invalidated or circumvented.

 

We may be subject to potential product liability and other claims, creating risks and expense.

 

We are also exposed to potential product liability risks inherent in the development, testing, manufacturing, marketing and sale of human therapeutic products. Product liability insurance for the pharmaceutical industry is extremely expensive, difficult to obtain and may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. We have no guarantee that the coverage limits of such insurance policies will be adequate. A successful claim against us which is in excess of our insurance coverage, could have a material adverse effect upon us and on our financial condition.

 

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, 2013, 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.

 

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As a result of this material weakness, management’s assessment as of December 31, 2013 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 December 31, 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.

 

We are in the process of building internal controls to support a commercial organization, however with limited resources and staff, this process will take several months to develop.

 

Changes in trends in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including difficult market conditions, could adversely affect our operating results.

 

The biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries generally, and drug discovery and development companies more specifically, are subject to increasingly rapid technological changes. Our competitors and others might develop technologies or products that are more effective or commercially attractive than our current or future technologies or products, or that render our technologies or products less competitive or obsolete. If competitors introduce superior technologies or products and we cannot make enhancements to our technologies or products to remain competitive, our competitive position, and in turn our business, revenue and financial condition, would be materially and adversely affected.

 

Risks Related to Owning our Common Stock

 

We may issue additional shares of our capital stock, including in capital raising transactions, which could dilute the value of your shares of common stock and may restrict our operations.

 

We are authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares of our common stock. Historically, we have supported our operations by raising capital through the private placement of our securities. Since June 2013, we have issued approximately 5,742,456 million shares, or 24% of our shares outstanding as of March 24, 2014, upon conversion of debentures we issued in financing transactions in January 2012 and January 2013:

 

· In January 2012, we issued a total of $174,668 in 8% convertible debentures to six individuals, three of whom were on our board of directors and one of whom owns more than 5% of our outstanding common stock. In June 2012, we issued 16,580 shares of our common stock to the holder of one of the debentures in connection with the conversion of the $12,435 then outstanding under this debenture. In February 2014, we issued 475,033 shares of our common stock to the remaining five holders of these debentures in connection with the conversion of the $162,668 then outstanding under such debentures.

· In January 2013, we issued an 8% convertible debenture to a board member for $70,000. In February 2014, we issued 190,304 shares of our common stock to the holder of this debenture in connection with the conversion of the $76,122 then outstanding under this debenture.

· In January 2013, we entered into a line of credit convertible debenture with Dr. Damaj. In February 2014, we issued 1,190,411 shares of our common stock upon conversion of the $476,165 then outstanding under this debenture.

 

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· In February 2014, we issued a debenture to an unrelated third party in the principal amount of $330,000, which the holder may convert in whole or in part at any time at a conversion price of $0.40 per share. In connection with the financing, we also issued a warrant to purchase up to 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

  

In light of our need for additional financing, we may raise additional capital at any time and may do so through one or more financing alternatives, including public or private sales of equity or debt securities. Raising capital through the issuance of common stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of our common stock) may depress the market price of our stock and may substantially dilute our existing stockholders. In addition, our board of directors may issue preferred stock with rights, preferences and privileges that are senior to those of the holders of our common stock. Debt financings could involve covenants that restrict our operations. These restrictive covenants may include limitations on additional borrowing and specific restrictions on the use of our assets, as well as prohibitions on our ability to create liens or make investments and may, among other things, preclude us from making distributions to stockholders (either by paying dividends or redeeming stock) and taking other actions beneficial to our stockholders. In addition, investors could impose more one-sided investment terms and conditions on companies that have or are perceived to have limited remaining funds or limited ability to raise additional funds. The lower our cash balance, the more difficult it is likely to be for us to raise additional capital on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

 

Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market or the anticipation of such sales could have a material adverse effect on then-prevailing market prices.

 

As detailed in the risk factor above, since June 2013, we have issued approximately 5,742,456 million shares, or 24% of our shares outstanding as of March 24, 2014, upon conversion of debentures we issued in financing transactions in January 2012 and January 2013. In addition, in February 2014, we issued a debenture to an unrelated third party in the principal amount of $330,000, which the holder may convert in whole or in part at any time at a conversion price of $0.40 per share. In connection with the financing, we also issued a warrant to purchase up to 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

 

Generally, all of the shares of common stock we issued in connection with the conversion of the debentures and the shares we may issue upon future conversion of debentures or the exercise of warrants may be sold under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, subject to any applicable holding period.

 

In addition, we have reserved 10,000,000 shares for issuance under our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. As of March 24, 2014, of such shares, 7,452,272 are subject to outstanding awards granted to our executive officers, and 32,250 are subject to outstanding awards granted to our non-employee directors, and 1,038,937 are subject to outstanding awards granted to other consultants. The shares issuable under our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan are covered by a registration statement on Form S-8.

 

As such, a significant number of such shares of our common stock could be sold at any time, subject to any vesting conditions contained in such awards. Depending upon market liquidity at the time our common stock is resold by the holders thereof, such resales could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline. In addition, the sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock, or anticipation of such sales, could make it more difficult for us to obtain future financing. To the extent the trading price of our common stock at the time of exercise of any of our outstanding options or warrants exceeds their exercise price, such exercise will have a dilutive effect on our stockholders.

 

If the ownership of our common stock continues to be highly concentrated it may prevent you and other stockholders from influencing significant corporate decisions and may result in conflicts of interest that could cause our stock price to decline.

 

As of March 24, 2013, our executive officers, our directors and their affiliates beneficially owned or controlled approximately 44.5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Dr. Damaj, our President and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns 27.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock, Henry Esber, Ph.D., our Chairman, beneficially owns 11.3% of the outstanding shares of common stock, and Vivian Liu, a director and our former President and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns 4.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, a limited number of stockholders will have substantial control over the outcome of corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or any other significant corporate transactions. These stockholders may also delay or prevent a change of control of us, even if such a change of control would benefit our other stockholders. The significant concentration of stock ownership may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock due to investors' perception that conflicts of interest may exist or arise.

 

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We are vulnerable to volatile stock market conditions.

 

The market prices for securities of biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including ours, have been highly volatile. The market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. In addition, future announcements, such as the results of testing and clinical trials, the status of our relationships with third-party collaborators, technological innovations or new therapeutic products, governmental regulation, developments in patent or other proprietary rights, litigation or public concern as to the safety of products developed by us or others and general market conditions, concerning us, our competitors or other biopharmaceutical companies, may have a significant effect on the market price of our common stock.

 

Our stock could become ineligible to be quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board or OTCBB or the Over-the-Counter Quotation Board or OTCQB .

 

Currently, our common stock is quoted on the OTCBB and the OTCQB. Continued quotation on the OTCBB and the OTCQB requires that we continue to timely file all of the reports required under Exchange Act. We have in the past been untimely on the filing of reports. If we fail to file these reports timely, our stock could be ineligible for quotation on the OTCBB or the OTCQB. Other quotation services that could report quotes in our stock are associated with less liquidity and transparency than the OTCBB or the OTCQB, and if our common stock ceases to be quoted on the OTCBB or the OTCQB, our stock price could decline and your ability to sell our common stock could become significantly constrained.

 

Our stock is considered a penny stock under SEC regulations and may have limited market liquidity.

 

Our stock is considered a penny stock under regulations of the SEC and is subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell our securities. Generally, a penny stock is defined as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share and that does not trade on a national securities exchange, subject to certain limited exceptions. Securities that are deemed to be a penny stock are subject to additional rules relating to sales practices for broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. For transactions covered by these rules, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and must have received prior to the purchase the purchaser’s written consent for the transaction. Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the delivery of a risk disclosure document relating to the penny stock market prior to the first transaction. A broker-dealer must also disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, and current quotations for the security. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stocks held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. These rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to trade and/or maintain our common stock and may affect the ability of stockholders to sell their shares.

 

We do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Although our stockholders may receive dividends if, as and when declared by our board of directors, we do not intend to declare dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Therefore, investors may not purchase our common stock if they need immediate or future income by way of dividends from their investment.

 

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Nevada law and provisions in our charter documents may delay or prevent a potential takeover bid that would be beneficial to common stockholders.

 

Our articles of incorporation and our bylaws contain provisions that may enable our board of directors to discourage, delay, or prevent a change in our ownership or in our management. In addition, these provisions could limit the price that investors would be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. These provisions include the following:

 

· our board of directors may increase the size of the board of directors up to nine directors and fill vacancies on the board of directors; and

 

· our board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, or repeal our bylaws.

 

In addition, Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes contains provisions that may enable our board of directors to discourage, delay, or prevent a change in our ownership or in our management. The combinations with interested stockholders provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes, subject to certain exceptions, restrict the ability of our Company to engage in any combination with an interested stockholder for three years after the date a stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless, prior to the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, our board of directors gave approval for the combination or the acquisition of shares which caused the stockholder to become an interested stockholder. If the combination or acquisition was not so approved prior to the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder may effect a combination after the three-year period only if either the stockholder receives approval from a majority of the outstanding voting shares, excluding shares beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or its affiliates or associates, or the consideration to be paid by the interested stockholder exceeds certain thresholds set forth in the statute. For purposes of the foregoing provisions, "interested stockholder" means either a person, other than our Company or our subsidiaries, who directly or indirectly beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding voting shares, or one of our affiliates or associates which at any time within three years immediately before the date in question directly or indirectly beneficially owned 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding shares.

 

In addition, the acquisition of controlling interest provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes provide that a stockholder acquiring a controlling interest in our Company, and those acting in association with that stockholder, obtain no voting rights in the control shares unless voting rights are conferred by stockholders holding a majority of our voting power (exclusive of the control shares). For purposes of these provisions, "controlling interest" means the ownership of outstanding voting shares enabling the acquiring person to exercise (either directly or indirectly or in association with others) one-fifth or more but less than one-third, one-third or more but less than a majority, or a majority or more of the voting power in the election of our directors, and "control shares" means those shares the stockholder acquired on the date it obtained a controlling interest or in the 90-day period preceding that date.

 

Accordingly, the provisions could require multiple votes with respect to voting rights in share acquisitions effected in separate stages, and the effect of these provisions may be to discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of our Company.

 

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Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 2.     Properties.

 

We own no real property. We lease approximately 2,578 square feet of office space in San Diego, California at a current rental rate of approximately $6,961 per month. The lease expires on January 15, 2016. This space is adequate for our current requirements but we will require a larger, more permanent space as we add personnel consistent with our business plan.

 

Item 3.     Legal Proceedings.

 

In the normal course of business, we may become subject to lawsuits and other claims and proceedings. Such matters are subject to uncertainty and outcomes are often not predictable with assurance. We are not currently a party to any material pending litigation or other material legal proceeding.

 

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities.

 

Market Information

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB and the OTCBB and its trading symbol is “INNV.” The market for our common stock is limited. The prices at which our common stock may trade may be volatile and subject to broad price movements.

 

The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices per share of our common stock by the OTCBB for the periods indicated as reported on the OTCQB. The quotes represent inter-dealer prices, without adjustment for retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions. The trading volume of our securities fluctuates and may be limited during certain periods. As a result of these volume fluctuations, the liquidity of an investment in our securities may be adversely affected.

 

    2013     2012  
    High     Low     High     Low  
First Quarter   $ 0.60     $ 0.15     $ 4.00     $ 2.00  
Second Quarter   $ 0.65     $ 0.28     $ 3.60     $ 2.01  
Third Quarter   $ 1.05     $ 0.26     $ 3.60     $ 2.00  
Fourth Quarter   $ 0.88     $ 0.28     $ 2.00     $ 0.15  

 

As of March 24, 2014, we had 530 record holders of our common stock. The number of record holders does not include holders who hold their stock in “street name” inside bank or brokerage accounts.

 

Our common stock is considered a “penny stock” and is subject to the provisions of Section 15(g) and Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act, as amended, commonly referred to as the “Penny Stock” rules. Generally, a penny stock is defined as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share and that does not trade on a national securities exchange, subject to certain limited exceptions. Securities that are deemed to be a penny stock are subject to additional rules relating to sales practices for broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. For transactions covered by these rules, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and must have received prior to the purchase the purchaser’s written consent for the transaction. Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the delivery of a risk disclosure document relating to the penny stock market prior to the first transaction. A broker-dealer must also disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, and current quotations for the security. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stocks held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. These rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to trade and/or maintain our common stock and may affect the ability of stockholders to sell their shares.

 

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Dividend Policy

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We expect to retain all available funds and any future earnings to support operations and fund the development and growth of our business. Our board of directors will determine whether we pay and the amount of future dividends (including cash dividends), if any.

 

December 2011 Reverse Split

 

Unless otherwise noted, the share amounts, price per share and other similar references used in this report have been adjusted to reflect retrospective application of the 10-for-1 reverse split of our common stock effected in December 2011.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, we did not sell any unregistered securities that have not been previously reported as sales of unregistered securities on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.

 

Item 6.      Selected Financial Data.

 

Under SEC rules and regulations, because of the aggregate worldwide market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, we are considered to be a “smaller reporting company.” Accordingly, we are not required to provide the information required by this item in this report.

 

Item 7.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

 

Overview

 

 We are an emerging pharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization, licensing, and development of non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products. We deliver innovative and uniquely presented and packaged health solutions through our over-the-counter, or OTC medicines and consumer and health products, which we market directly or through commercial partners, to primary care physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists, and directly to consumers through on-line channels, retailers and wholesalers. Our business model leverages our ability to acquire and in-license commercial products that are supported by scientific and or clinical evidence, place them through our existing supply chain, retail and on-line channels to tap new markets and drive demand for such products, and to establish physician relationships.

 

Strategy

 

Our corporate strategy focuses on two primary objectives:

 

1. Developing a diversified product portfolio of exclusive unique and patented non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products: through (a) the acquisition of marketed non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products; and (b) the introduction of line extensions and reformulations of currently marketed products.

 

2. Building an innovative, global sales and marketing model through commercial partnerships with established complimentary partners that: (a) generates revenue; and (b) requires a lower cost structure compared to traditional pharmaceutical companies.

 

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The execution of our strategy is underway, and we have generated minimal revenue from some of our products most notably from Zestra®, Zestra® Glide and EjectDelay™.

 

We believe that our ability to market, license, acquire and develop brand name non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products will uniquely position us to commercialize our products and grow in this market in a differentiated way. The following are additional details about our strategy:

 

1. Focusing on acquisition of commercial non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products that are well aligned with current therapeutic areas of male and female sexual health, pain and vitality. In general, we seek non-prescription pharmaceutical and consumer health products that are already marketed with scientific and/or clinical data and evidence that are aligned with our therapeutic areas and that we can grow through promotion to physicians and expanding their sales through our existing retail and online channels and commercial partners on a worldwide basis. Our acquisitions of (a) Ex-U.S. rights to CIRCUMserum™ from Centric Research Institute, or CRI, and (b) Zestra® and Zestra® Glide from the acquisition of Semprae Laboratories, Inc., are examples of this strategy. Using this strategy we are moving from a development-stage company to a commercial company as Zestra® and Zestra® Glide are already marketed in the United States and Canada and the two products combined generated approximately $1 million in revenue during 2013, (primarily by Semprae prior to our acquisition on December 24, 2013) through both retail channels and internet based sales The efficacy of Zestra® is supported by two published US placebo controlled clinical trials in 276 women with mixed female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) and non FSAD. Currently Zestra® and Zestra® Glide are commercially available in the US and Canada. The products are available in large retails chains in the US such as Walmart and through multiple online retailers in both the US and Canada.

 

2. Increasing the number of US and Canadian non-exclusive distribution channel partners for direct and online sales and also open more channels directly to physicians, urologists, gynecologists and therapists. One of our goals is to increase the number of US and Canadian distribution channel partners that sell our products. To do this, we have devised a three-pronged approach. First, we are seeking to expand the number of OTC direct selling partners, such as the larger in-store distributors (e.g., CVS, Walmart , etc. ), and to expand sales to the more regional, statewide and local distributors , such as regional pharmacy chains, large grocery stores and supplements and health stores. Second, we are working to expand our online presence through relationships with well- known online sellers that we believe have sufficient customers to warrant our relationship with them. Third, we are seeking to expand sales of our OTC products directly through sampling programs and detailing to physicians, urologists, gynecologists , therapists and to other healthcare providers who generally are used to recommending to their patients products that are supported by scientific and/or clinical data and evidence .

 

3. Seeking commercial partnerships outside the US and potentially outside of Canada and developing a consistent international commercial and distribution systems. One of our goals to increase revenue from our products and the products we may acquire is to develop a strong group of international distribution partners outside of the US and Canada. To do so, we are relying in part on past relationships that Dr. Bassam Damaj, our President and Chief Executive Officer, has had with certain commercial partners in the Canada, Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America , and on our ability to develop new relationships with commercial distributors who we believe can demonstrate they have leading positions in their regions and can provide us with effective marketing and sales efforts and teams to detail our products physicians and therapists. We use commercial partners outside the US and Canada where they are responsible for storing, distributing and promoting our products to physicians, urologists, gynecologists, therapists and to other healthcare providers. An example of this strategy is the two commercial partnerships we entered into with Ovation Pharma SARL for CIRCUMserum™ and EjectDelay™ which we expect will start generating revenues for us in 2014. We granted Ovation Pharma an exclusive license to market and sell CIRCUMserum™ and EjectDelay™ in Morocco. With respect to CIRCUMserum™, Ovation may pay us up to approximately $11.25 million upon achievement of commercial milestones, and with respect to EjectDelay™, Ovation may pay us up to approximately $18.6 million – allocated among a fixed upfront license fee and payments subject to the achievement of regulatory and commercial milestones. We also intend to in-license other proprietary products that we believe would benefit from our platform.

 

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4. Developing a proprietary patent portfolio to protect the therapeutic products and categories we desire to enter. We have filed and are working to secure patent claims in the US and abroad covering product inventions and innovations that we believe are valuable. These patents, if issued and ultimately found to be valid, may enable us to create a barrier to entry for competitors on a worldwide basis.

 

5. Achieving cost economies of scale from lower cost manufacturing, integrated distribution channels and multiple product discounts. We believe that the Company can achieve higher gross margins per product from shifting manufacturing to lower cost manufacturers. We also feel that we can buy OTC and consumer healthcare products and reintroduce them into our networks utilizing our integrated distribution channels and also receive multiple product economies of scale from our distribution partners.

 

Pharmaceutical and Consumer Care Products

 

Our pharmaceutical and consumer care product business is currently made up of OTC and consumer care health products.

 

Male and Female Sexual Health :

 

1. EjectDelay™ is an OTC monograph-compliant benzocaine-based topical gel for treating premature ejaculation by desensitizing the nerves in the penis, allowing a man to improve control of his ejaculation to over 2 minutes.

 

2. CIRCUMserum™ is a non-medicated cream which moisturizes the head of the penis for enhanced feelings of sensation and greater sexual satisfaction. It is a patent-pending blend of essential oils and ingredients generally recognized as safe that recently commenced marketing in the US. We acquired the global ex-US distribution rights to CIRCUMserum™ from CRI.

 

3. Zestra® is a non-medicated patented natural product that has been shown to increase desire, arousal and reduce pain from sexual intercourse in women .

 

4. Zestra ® Glide is a clinically-tested water-based longer lasting lubricant.

 

Pain:

 

1. Apeaz™ is an OTC monograph-compliant topical cream for the relief of arthritis pain among other inflammatory conditions which contains methylsalicylate as the active pharmaceutical product.

 

2. Xyralid™ is an OTC monograph compliant lidocaine-based spray in development for the relief of hemorrhoids pain among other inflammatory conditions.

 

Other:

 

1. Regia™ is a natural extract of the regia plant shown in pre-clinical studies to have strong anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties and is used in oral mouthwash.

 

As we look to build a broader product portfolio, we intend to develop and seek product opportunities in the areas described above male and female sexual health, vitality and pain management.

 

Business Combinations and Recent Financings

 

The following transactions are critical to understanding our business and financial statements.

 

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Reverse Merger

 

In December 2011, our Company, then known as North Horizon, Inc., entered into a business combination transaction with FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Fastrack”) pursuant to which FasTrack became a wholly owned subsidiary of North Horizon. FasTrack was a specialty pharmaceutical company with a development pipeline of one prescription and one OTC product. The transaction closed on December 7, 2011. The transaction has been accounted for as a reverse merger, whereby North Horizon is the legal acquirer and FasTrack is the legal acquiree and the accounting acquirer. Immediately before the closing of the transaction, North Horizon’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (an aggregate of 13,251,250) were subject to a reverse split on the basis of ten shares into one share (10:1) The reverse split was effective on December 6, 2011.

 

In connection with the transaction, we changed our name from North Horizon, Inc. to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Acquisition of Semprae

 

On December 24, 2013, in a merger, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Semprae Laboratories, Inc., in exchange for the issuance of 3,201,776 shares of our common stock issued to the former Semprae stockholders, which represented 15% of our outstanding shares as of the close of business on the closing date. In the merger, we also agreed to pay the former Semprae stockholders an annual royalty equal to five percent of the net sales from Zestra®, and Zestra® Glide and any second generation products derived primarily therefrom up until the time that a generic version of such product is introduced worldwide by a third party, and we agreed to pay, and we did pay, $343,500 to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority as settlement-in-full for an outstanding loan owed by the former Semprae stockholders. As a result of the acquisition, we acquired all of Semprae’s assets and liabilities, including the Zestra products. See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in this report for additional information regarding the acquisition.

 

Recent Financings

 

January 2012 and January 2013 Convertible Debentures Financings

 

In January 2012, we issued a total of $174,668 in principal amount of 8% convertible debentures to six individuals, three of whom were on our board of directors and one of whom owns more than 5% of our outstanding common stock. In June 2012, the holder of one of the debentures we issued in January 2012, which had an outstanding principal amount of $12,000 (plus accrued interest of $435), converted all amounts owing under the debenture into 16,580 shares of common stock, leaving an aggregate principal balance of $162,668 for the five remaining debentures as of December 31, 2012.

 

In January 2013, we issued an 8% convertible debenture in the principal amount of $70,000 to a board member.

 

In November 2013, the holders of four of the five outstanding January 2012 debentures and the holder of the January 2013 debenture agreed to amend and restate the terms of such debentures to provide for automatic conversion of outstanding principal and accrued interest into our securities upon the earlier of either (a) the closing of the Financing and (b) July 1, 2016. The securities to be issued will be either the Company’s securities that are issued to the investors in the Financing or, if the Financing does not occur by July 1, 2016, shares of our common stock based on a conversion price of $0.312 per share.

 

On February 19, 2014, we agreed with all five of the holders of the outstanding January 2012 debentures and the holder of the January 2013 debenture to convert such debentures into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per share and to terminate the debenture. Immediately prior to conversion, (a) the January 2012 debentures had an outstanding aggregate principal amount of $162,668 with accumulated interest of $27,345, and the total amount of $190,013 was converted into 475,033 shares of our common stock.and (b) the January 2013 debenture had an outstanding principal amount of $70,000 with accumulated interest of $6,122, and the total amount of $76,122 was converted into 190,304 shares of our common stock.

 

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January 2013 Line of Credit Convertible Debenture Financing

 

In January 2013, we entered into a line of credit convertible debenture with Dr. Damaj, our President and Chief Executive Officer, which we refer to as the LOC Convertible Debenture. Under the terms of its original issuance: (1) we 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 was payable in cash at the earlier of January 14, 2014 or when we completed a Financing; and (4) Dr. Damaj had sole discretion to determine whether or not to make an advance upon our request.

 

In March 2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was amended and restated. Under its amended and restated terms: (1) we 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 was payable in cash at the earlier of January 14, 2014 or when we completed a Financing; (4) Dr. Damaj committed to advance funds (up to the maximum amount borrowable thereunder) upon our request if and to the extent we would 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 terminated on the earlier of January 1, 2014 or when we completed a financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $500,000. In addition, Dr. Damaj’s funding commitment increased by the gross amount of any cash salary, bonus or severance payments provided to Dr. Damaj under his employment agreement with us. Dr. Damaj’s 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.

 

In May 2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was further amended to: (1) extend its maturity date from January 14, 2014 to July 1, 2014 (or, if earlier, when we complete a Financing); (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 we completes a financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $1,000,000. The other material terms of the debenture were not changed.

 

In November 2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was amended and restated to provide that: (1) the debenture will automatically convert into our securities upon the earlier of either (a) the closing of a Financing and (b) July 1, 2016; and (2) Dr. Damaj’s funding commitment will automatically terminate on the earlier of either (a) when we complete a financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $4,000,000 and (b) July 1, 2016. The securities to be issued upon automatic conversion will be either the securities that we issued to the investors in the Financing or, if the Financing does not occur by July 1, 2016, shares of our common stock based on a conversion price of $0.312 per share. The interest rate remained at 8% per annum. The other material terms of the debenture were not changed.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2013, we borrowed $448,475 under the LOC Convertible Debenture, and as of December 31, 2013, we owed a balance of $448,475in principal amount under the LOC Convertible Debenture, and there was $551,525 remaining available to draw.

 

On February 19, 2014, we agreed with Dr. Damaj to convert then current principal and interest owed under the LOC Debenture as of such date into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per share. The principal and interest amount owed under the LOC Debenture immediately prior to conversion was $476,165, which was converted into 1,190,411 shares of our common stock. The LOC Debenture continues to exist outstanding in accordance with its terms and we may currently borrow up to $1 million under it.

 

May 2013 Convertible Debt Financing

 

In May 2013, we issued convertible debt in the amount of $50,000, which, together with $1,458 of accrued interest, was converted in September 2013 into 83,103 shares of our common stock in accordance with the terms of the instrument, thereby fully extinguishing the debt.

 

June 2013 Common Stock Financing

 

In June 2013, we sold an aggregate of 416,841 shares of our common stock to Dr. Damaj and his spouse for aggregate proceeds of $134,640.

 

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December 2013 Debt Financing

 

On December 23, 2013, we issued an 8% debenture to an unrelated third party in the principal amount of $350,000. This debenture bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum and the principal amount and interest are payable on August 31, 2014. If we default, Dr. Damaj has personally guaranteed payment of the principal and interest under the debenture.

 

February 2014 Convertible Debenture and Warrant Financing

 

On February 13, 2014, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an additional unrelated third party pursuant to which we issued an original issue discount 10% convertible debenture in the aggregate principal amount of $330,000 (issued at an original issue discount of 10%) and a warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $.50 per share, which is exercisable at any time through the fifth anniversary of its issuance date. This debenture bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum and the principal amount and interest are payable on March 13, 2015. The holder may convert this debenture in whole or in part at any time prior to March 13, 2015 at a conversion price of $0.40 per share. We have the option to redeem this debenture before its maturity by payment in cash of 125% of the then outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest and other amounts due. This instrument will have a debt discount attributable to the warrant and discount features.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of 2013 and 2012

 

Revenues

 

We recognized revenues of $6,641 for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $0 for the year ended December 31, 2012. Revenue was generated from limited historical on-line ex-US sales of CIRCUMserum™ and from one week of sales of Zestra® . (See Note 3)

 

As we execute our strategy, we also receive payments for upfront fees from our partners. We record these payments as deferred revenues. As of December 31, 2013, we had a total of $ 175,569 in deferred revenues. Of this amount, $75,000 is attributable to an upfront payment we received from Ovation Pharma in connection with the agreement we signed in September, and $100,000 is attributable to a product order for EjectDelay™ which is expected to ship in the first half of 2014.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

We recognized cost of goods sold of $1,821 for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $0 for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Cost of Goods sold includes the cost of inventory, shipping and royalties.. The Company is required to make royalty payments based upon the net sales of its marketed product, Zestra®. Royalty expenses are directly related to product sales, are paid on an annual basis, and are classified as cost of sales.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expenses increased to $92,923 for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $2,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012. This increase was a result of conducting testing, clinical trials, material purchases, and regulatory costs for our products EjectDelay and CIRCUMserum.

 

General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $3,583,346 to $3,800,830 for the year ended December 31, 2013, from $217,484 for the year ended December 31, 2012. This was primarily due to increases in stock compensation expense of $ 2,254,898, related to stock units and stock options granted to employees and officers of the Company, and an increase of $137,564 in payroll and related expenses for employees that were hired during the year.  Additionally, our general and administrative expenses include professional fees, investor relations, insurance premiums, public reporting costs and general corporate expenses. We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase most notably in the area of compensation as we build our business and move into the sale and commercialization of our products.

 

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Other Income and Expense

 

We recognized interest expense of $67,246 and $17,031 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in interest related to the Company’s 2012 and 2013 Convertible Debentures. During 2013 compared to 2012. Interest expense included cash interest of $67,246 and non-cash interest related to the accretion of debt discount of $8,017

 

Net Loss

 

We recognized a net loss in the amount of $3,956,179 and $236,515 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in net loss results primarily from the increase in operating expenses due to the implementation of our strategy. This was primarily due to increases of $90,923 in research and development costs, $830,578 in salary and cost of contractors, $2,254,898 in non-cash share-based compensation and $212,013 for legal and other regulatory costs as a result of implementing our strategy, launching our products and expanding our operations.

 

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. See “Business Combinations and Recent Financings—Recent Financings,” above.  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, and add new products to our portfolio. To date, we have experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operations each year since our inception. Through December 31, 2013, we had an accumulated deficit of $6,405,000.

 

Short Term

 

As of December 31, 2013, we had $33,374 in cash and cash equivalents. We have raised funds through the issuance of convertible debentures and sale of common stock. We have also utilized equity instruments where possible to pay for services from vendors and consultants. Furthermore, we have an arrangement with our Chief Executive Officer which provides for a line of credit to us and permits the deferral of salary payments as described below. Based upon these factors and arrangements we believe our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months. We expect that our short-term operating expenses will be substantial as we continue to sell and support our products and attract and retain key personnel.

 

In January 2013, we entered into a line of credit convertible debenture with our Chief Executive Officer and President.  (See Notes 5 and 10). 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. Dr. Damaj’s funding commitment automatically terminates on the earlier of July 1, 2016 or when we complete a financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $4,000,000. 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.

 

On February 19, 2014, we agreed with Dr. Bassam Damaj to convert the current principal and interest owed under the LOC Debenture as of such date into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per share. The principal and interest amount owed under the LOC Debenture immediately prior to conversion was $476,165, which was converted into 1,190,411 shares of our common stock. The LOC Debenture will continue to exist outstanding in accordance with its terms and we may currently borrow up to $1 million under it.

 

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On February 13, 2014, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with an unrelated third party accredited investor pursuant to which we issued an original issue discount 10.0% convertible debenture in the aggregate principal amount of $330,000 (issued at an original issue discount of 10.0%) (the “SPA Debenture”) and a warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of our common stock (the “SPA Warrant”).( See Note 10)

 

The SPA Debenture is for the principal amount of $330,000, bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum and the principal amount and interest are payable on March 13, 2015 (the “Repayment Date”). The SPA Debenture may be converted in whole or in part at any time prior to the Repayment Date by the holder at a conversion price of $0.40 per share, subject to adjustment. We have the option to redeem the SPA Debenture before its maturity by payment in cash of 125% of the then outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest and other amounts due. The SPA Warrant provides the holder with the right to acquire up to 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments as described in the SPA Warrant, at any time through the fifth anniversary of its issuance date.

 

Other potential sources of liquidity in the short term include payments from our existing partners for license fees, entering into new collaborative, licensing or commercial agreements in additional territories, and revenues from the sale of our products.

 

Sources and Uses of Cash

 

At December 31, 2013, we had cash of $33,374 compared to $18,445 as of December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, cash used in operating activities was $644,286, consisting primarily of the net loss for the period of $3,956,179,offset by non-cash stock compensation expense of $2,254,898, common stock issued for services of $498,840, $16,215 for non-cash accretion of debt discount to interest expense, and $18,608 for amortization expense of intangible assets.

 

Additionally, working capital changes consisted of cash increases related to a $103,823 increase in accounts payable, a $395,667 increase in accrued compensation, and a $45,908 increase in interest payable, offset by cash decreases related to a $18,910 increase in prepaid expenses, a $138,195 increase in accounts receivable, related to the upfront license fee and product sales to Ovation, as well as Zestra® sales uncollected through the Semprae Acquisition, and an increase in deferred revenue of $175,569, also related to the license fee and product sales due from the Ovation agreement.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, used in investing activities was $400, of which $3,749 was related to cash acquired in connection with the purchase of Semprae (See Note 3).  For the year ended December 31, 2013, cash provided by financing activities was $659,614 relating primarily to $518,475 in proceeds from convertible debt- related parties, proceeds from notes payable of $350,000,offset by repayment of debt related to the Semprae acquisition of $343,500 and repayment of debt of $50,000 from the Dawson James note.

 

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 $1,000,000 is still available, will be sufficient to allow us to continue our operations and commercialization of our products. 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.

 

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We will need to raise substantial additional funds to support our long-term product acquisitions 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 Management Estimates

 

The SEC defines critical accounting policies as those that are, in management’s view, important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and demanding of management’s judgment. Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates.

 

While our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements, we believe the following accounting policies are critical in the preparation of our financial statements:

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company evaluates assets for potential impairment by comparing estimated future undiscounted net cash flows to the carrying amount of the asset. If the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, impairment is measured based on the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and fair value.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

The Company’s financial instruments are cash, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, contingent 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.

 

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Revenue Recognition, Trade Receivables and Deferred Revenue

 

The Company generates revenues from product sales and the licensing of the rights to market and commercialize its products.

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 605, Revenue Recognition.  Revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (3) price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.

 

Product Sales . The Company ships product to its customers pursuant to purchase agreements or orders. The Company recognizes revenues from product sales generally at shipping point or when delivered as specified in the sales contract.

 

Net Sales. The Company has recognized net revenue from product sales that have occurred through Centric Research Institute, Inc.’s (“CRI”) website. Net revenue is recognized net of cost of the product, warehousing, shipping and royalty costs. Certain product sales have been recorded as deferred revenue where the product is currently not available.

 

License Arrangements .  Payments received by the Company under license arrangements to market and commercialize its products may include non-refundable upfront fees, license fees, milestone payments for specific achievements designated in the agreements, and royalties on sales of products. The Company considers a variety of factors in determining the appropriate method of accounting under its license arrangements, including whether the various elements can be separated and accounted for individually as separate units of accounting. No licensing revenues have been recognized through December 31, 2013.

 

Sales Allowances

 

The Company accrues for product returns, volume rebates and promotional discounts in the same period the related sale is recognized.

 

The Company’s product returns accrual is primarily based on estimates of future product returns over the period customers have a right of return, which is in turn based in part on estimates of the remaining shelf-life of products when sold to customers. Future product returns are estimated primarily based on historical sales and return rates. The Company estimates its volume rebates and promotional discounts accrual based on its estimates of the level of inventory of its products in the distribution channel that remain subject to these discounts. The estimate of the level of products in the distribution channel is based primarily on data provided by the Company’s customers.

 

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

 

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.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, 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. The exercise price for all equity issued is based on the fair market value of the common stock.  Stock and stock options issued in lieu of cash to non-employees for services performed are recorded at the fair value of the stock, stock units or stock options at the time they are issued, or the fair value of services received, which ever is more readily determinable, and are expensed as service is provided.

 

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Beneficial Conversion Features and Debt Discounts

 

If a conversion feature of conventional convertible debt is not accounted for as a derivative instrument and provides for a rate of conversion that is below market value, this feature is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt discount. The Company amortizes the discount to interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest rate method. The Company’s 8% convertible debentures and convertible line of credit contain an embedded derivative related to the conversion feature of the notes. (See Note 5)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Footnote 1 to our consolidated financial statements for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. The adoption of recently implemented accounting rules and policies did not have any impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of December 31, 2013, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

                            More than 5  
    Total     Less than 1 Year     1-3 Years     3-5 Years     Years  
Operating Lease   $ 170,772       83,532       87,240       -       -  

 

The Company has an operating lease for its Corporate office facility located in San Diego, California.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Under SEC rules and regulations, as a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item. See “Item 6. Selected Financial Data,” above.

 

Item 8.       Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

See the consolidated financial statements commencing at page F-1 of this report.

 

Item 9.      Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

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Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of December 31, 2013. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that as of December 31, 2013, these disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as the result of the material weakness described below.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2013 and determined that there is a material weakness affecting our internal control over financial reporting. 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. During a significant portion of 2013, we had only one employee, who was responsible for all matters surrounding accounting and business transactions. As a result, we had a material weakness due to the lack of segregation of duties in our accounting function.

 

Notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses described above, management believes that the financial statements and other financial information included in this report present fairly in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows at and for the periods presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

We currently have two employees, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a number of consultants responsible for accounting functions and all matters surrounding business transactions. We have implemented various controls involving board approval for expenditures and reimbursements in order to mitigate this material weakness. We are also building internal controls to support a commercialized product based organization.We have recently implemented appropriate segregation of duties, and additional internal controls to support the commercial organization.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding our internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the SEC because we are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company.

 

Item 9B.         Other Information.

 

None.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10.     Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, and Corporate Governance.

 

Directors

 

We currently have four directors: Dr. Damaj, Dr. Henry Esber, Ziad Mirza and Vivian Liu. All of our directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no agreements with respect to the election of directors. Our board of directors has no standing committees.

 

Bassam Damaj, Ph.D. , 46, has served on our Board of Directors and as our President and Chief Executive Officer, since January 22, 2013. Before joining Innovus Pharma, Dr. Damaj served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APRI) (“Apricus Bio”) from December 2009 until November 2012. Before joining Apricus Bio, Dr. Damaj was a co-founder of Bio-Quant, Inc. and served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer and as a member of Bio-Quant’s board of directors from its inception in June 2000 until its acquisition by Apricus Bio in June 2011. In addition, Dr. Damaj was the founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of R&D Healthcare, and the co-founder of Celltek Biotechnologies. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of CreAgri, Inc. and was Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of MicroIslet, Inc. He is the author of the Immunological Reagents and Solutions reference book, the inventor of many patents and the author of numerous peer reviewed scientific publications. Dr. Damaj won a US Congressional award for the Anthrax Multiplex Diagnostic Test in 2003. Dr. Damaj holds a Ph.D. degree in Immunology/Microbiology from Laval University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular oncology at McGill University.

 

Henry Esber, Ph.D ., 75, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2011 and has served as Chairman of the Board since January 18, 2013. In 2000, Dr. Esber co-founded Bio-Quant, Inc., a pre-clinical discovery contract research organization in San Diego, California. From 2000 to 2010, he served as its Senior Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer. Dr. Esber has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical service industry. Dr. Esber served on the Board of Directors of Apricus Bio from December 2009 to January 2013, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of several private pharmaceutical companies.

 

Vivian Liu , 52, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2011 and served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer from December 2011 to January 22, 2013. Prior to that, she served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of FasTrack Pharma from January 2011 to December 2011. In 1995, Ms. Liu co-founded NexMed, Inc., which in 2010 was renamed to Apricus BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: APRI). Ms. Liu was NexMed’s President and Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2009. Prior to her appointment as President, Ms. Liu served in several executive capacities, including Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President of Corporate Affairs. She was appointed as a director of NexMed in 2007 and served as Chairman of its Board of Directors from 2009 to 2010. Ms. Liu has an M.P.A. from the University of Southern California and has a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

 

Ziad Mirza , M.D., 52, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2011, and served as Chairman of our Board of Directors from December 2011 to January 2013. He also served as FasTrack’s Acting Chief Executive Officer from March 2010 to December 2010. He is the President and co-founder of Baltimore Medical and Surgical Associates. He is a Certified Medical Director of long term care through the American Medical Directors Association. He is also a Certified Physician Executive from the American College of Physician Executives. He consults for pharmaceutical companies on clinical trial design. He has a medical degree from the American University of Beirut and completed his residency at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts.

 

Dr. Mirza and Dr. Damaj are cousins. Otherwise, there are no family relationships among any of the members of our board of directors or our executive officers.

 

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Executive Officers

 

We currently have two executive officers. Dr. Bassam Damaj, who was appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2013, and Lynnette Dillen, who was appointed as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on February 6, 2014.

 

The following biographical information is provided with respect to Ms. Dillen. Please see “ Directors” above for biographical information regarding Dr. Damaj.

 

Lynnette Dillen, CPA , age 45, has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since February 6, 2014. Prior to this appointment, she served as our Vice President, Finance, a position she held since September 2013. Before joining us and since 2006, she was a consultant and chief financial officer to a number of private and public venture capital and investment banking-backed clients primarily in the life science and technology fields including STW Resources, Inc., Kultevat LLC and Splash AD, Inc. From 2003 to 2006, she was the Chief Financial Officer for the Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc. From 2000 to 2003, she was the Vice President of Corporate Finance at Wireless Knowledge, Inc. (a QUALCOMM and Microsoft joint venture). Prior to that time, from 1997 to 2000 she was the Director of Finance-Domestic for Blockbuster, Inc. and from 1993 to 1997 she was Director of Internal Audit for Chart House Enterprises, Inc. She started her career at Arthur Anderson LLP as a Senior Auditor and was there from 1990 to 1993. Ms. Dillen has a BS degree in accounting from Baylor University.

 

None of our officers or directors has during the past ten years been involved in any events, such as petitions in bankruptcy, receivership or insolvency, criminal convictions, or proceedings relating to securities violations.

 

Our board of directors has determined that Vivian Liu is an “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is currently defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. Our board of directors has determined that Dr. Esber and Dr. Mizra are “independent” board members as that term is defined in Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K and Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports of securities ownership and changes in such ownership with the SEC. Our officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock also are required by rules promulgated by the SEC to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based solely upon a review of the copies of such forms furnished to us and written representations from our directors and executive officers, we believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements were timely met during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013, except that the Form 3 required to be filed by each of Dr. Damaj, Dr. Esber, Mr. Mirza and Ms. Liu reporting his or her initial ownership of our common stock on December 7, 2011, the date they became 10% owners, directors or executive officers, was filed late. These Form 3s were filed on January 6, 2012.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or persons performing similar functions, as well as all of our other officers, directors and employees. This code of ethics is a part of our code of business conduct and ethics, and is available on our corporate website at www.innovuspharma.com. We intend to disclose future amendments to, or waivers of, certain provisions of our code of ethics that apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or persons performing similar functions on the above website within four business days following such amendment or waiver.

 

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Item 11.     Executive Compensation.

 

The following table sets forth information concerning compensation earned for services rendered to us during the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 by (i) all individuals serving as our principal executive officer or acting in a similar capacity during the last completed fiscal year (“PEO”), regardless of compensation level; (ii) our two most highly compensated executive officers other than the PEO who were serving as executive officers at the end of the last completed fiscal year; and (iii) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided pursuant to clause (ii) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer at the end of the last completed fiscal year. We refer to the executive officers named in the following table as the “named executive officers” or “NEOs.”

 

2013 Summary Compensation Table

 

                      Stock     Stock Unit     All Other        
Name and Principal Position   Year     Salary     Bonus     Awards     Awards     Compensation     Total  
Vivian Lui                                                        
President and Chief Executive Officer     2012     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 16,200     $ 16,200  
      2013     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                                         
Bassam Damaj                                                        
President and Chief Executive Officer     2013     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,418,000 (1)   $ -     $ 2,418,000  

 

(1) Represents the total grant date fair value, as determined under FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation, of restricted stock awards granted during fiscal 2013 by the Company to Dr. Bassam Damaj.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2013

 

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers at the end of fiscal 2013:

 

    2013  
       
Restricted stock units-Dr. Bassam Damaj     6,000,000  

 

Employment Agreements

 

Dr. Damaj

 

On January22, 2013, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Bassam Damaj to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Dr. Damaj will earn a base salary of $375,000 for the first year of the agreement, increasing to $440,000 in the second year and increasing a minimum of 10% per year thereafter. Dr. Damaj’s salary will be accrued and not paid for so long as payment of such salary would jeopardize our ability to continue as a going concern. Dr. Damaj will also be entitled to earn an annual cash bonus based on performance objectives approved by our Board of Directors, with an annual target cash bonus of 75% of his base salary. Dr. Damaj was also entitled to receive a grant of restricted stock units covering 6,000,000 shares of common stock, which grant occurred on February 15, 2013. 2,000,000 of such shares vested upon grant, and the remaining 4,000,000 shares will vest in eight equal quarterly installments beginning on April 1, 2013. The vested portion of this restricted stock unit grant will be settled with a like number of common shares on the earliest of (1) the termination of Dr. Damaj’s employment, (2) a change in control of our Company, or (3) January 22, 2020. Upon any termination of Dr. Damaj’s employment, Dr. Damaj will be entitled to all accrued and unpaid salary and benefits, certain personal computer and telecommunications equipment and the continuation of health benefits for a period of 12 months. In the event we terminate Dr. Damaj’s employment without cause or Dr. Damaj resigns for good reason, Dr. Damaj will be entitled to a severance payment equal to 1.5 times his then base salary and annual target bonus amount, or 2 times his then base salary and annual target bonus amount if such termination occurs within 24 months of a change of control, and continuation of health benefits for a period of 24 months.

 

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On February 6, 2014, pursuant to his employment agreement, our Board of Directors approved a bonus of $281,250 for Dr. Damaj, which equals 75% of his annual base salary of $375,000. The bonus was paid through the issuance of fully vested restricted stock of units, which will be settled with 852,272 shares of our common stock on the earliest of: (1) the termination of Dr. Damaj’s employment; (2) a change in control of our Company; and (3) February 6, 2021. The number of shares subject to the restricted stock units was determined by dividing the amount of his bonus ($281,250) by the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant ($0.33)  

 

Ms. Dillen

 

In connection with the appointment of Ms. Dillen as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, we entered into an employment letter with her on February 6, 2014. Under the terms of the employment letter, Ms. Dillen will earn a base salary of $200,000, increasing to $250,000 after six months of continued employment and an annual cash incentive bonus of 30% of her then base salary. In addition, Ms. Dillen is eligible to receive (1) a bonus of $100,000 when we raise financing of at least $4 million and (2) a bonus of $100,000 and a grant of 100,000 stock units when our shares of common stock are listed on Nasdaq, all subject to Ms. Dillen’s continued employment.

 

Ms. Dillen was also awarded 600,000 stock units that will vest according to our standard vesting schedule. The vested portion of this stock unit grant will be settled with a like number of common shares upon her election anytime after vesting but no later than (1) the termination of Ms. Dillen’s employment, (2) a change in control of our Company, or (3) February 6, 2021.

 

Upon any termination of Ms. Dillen’s employment, Ms. Dillen will be entitled to all accrued and unpaid salary and benefits, certain personal computer and telecommunications equipment and the continuation of health benefits for a period of 9 months. In the event we terminate Ms. Dillen’s employment without cause or Ms. Dillen resigns for good reason, Ms. Dillen will be entitled to a severance payment equal to 9 months of her then base salary and continuation of health benefits for a period of 9 months.

 

Director Compensation

 

Each Board member receives a quarterly Stock Unit Award, the fair market value of which is equal to either (i) $3,000 for Outside Directors, and (ii) $6,000 for the Chairman of the Board, both awards shall be determined by the per share closing price of the common stock on the date of award.

 

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 24, 2014 (the “Evaluation Date”) by (a) each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, (b) each director, (c) each of the named executive officers listed in the compensation tables included in this r and (d) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group. The information in this table is based on information provided by the persons named below. Percent of beneficial ownership is based on 23,399,557 shares of our common stock outstanding as of the Evaluation Date. The information in this table gives effect to the 10-for-1 reverse split of our outstanding common stock effected on December 6, 2011.

 

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    Shares Beneficially  
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)   Owned (2)  
       
5% Stockholders:        
Quaker Bio Ventures II     1,849,753  
2929 Arch Street        
Philadelphia, PA 19104        
         
Directors and Named Executive Officers:        
Bassam Damaj (3)     6,351,075  
Henry Esber (4)     2,646,462  
Vivian Liu     979,683  
Ziad Mirza     417,974  
Lynnette Dillen     22,500  

 

(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the listed persons is c/o Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, California 92122.

 

(2) Beneficial ownership of shares is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes any shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power, or of which a person has the right to acquire ownership within 60 days of the Evaluation Date. Except as otherwise noted, (a) each person or entity has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown and (b) none of the shares shown as beneficially owned on this table are subject to pledge. In calculating the percentage ownership of each person identified in the table, shares underlying options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of our common stock held by that person that are either currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the Evaluation Date are deemed outstanding. These shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other individual or entity. Percentage ownership for each person is based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of the Evaluation Date, together with the applicable number of shares of common stock subject to options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of our common stock currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the Evaluation Date for that person or group of persons.

 

(3) Includes 123,393 shares held by his spouse.

 

(4) Includes 929,500 shares held by his spouse.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2013 regarding our equity compensation plans. We do not have any equity compensation plans that have been approved by our stockholders.

 

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Plan Category   Number of Securities to be
Issued Upon exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
(a)
    Weighted-Average Exercise
Price of Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
(b)
    Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(excluding securities reflected

in column(a))
(c)
 
                   
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders:                        
                         
2013 Equity Incentive Plan     6,332,250               -       3,100,109  
                         
Total     6,332,250       -       3,100,109  

 

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

Other than the following transactions and the transactions described under “Item 11. Executive Compensation” above, since January 1, 2012, there has not been, nor currently are there proposed, any transactions or series of similar transactions in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets   as of December 31, 2012 and 2013, and in which any of our directors, executive officers, holders of more than 5% of our common stock or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

Related Party Financings

 

We have raised capital in various financing transactions in which related parties have been involved, and we have issued our securities to those related parties. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Business Combinations and Recent Financings—Recent Financings,” above.

 

The table below sets forth the principal amount of the related party debt we issued in January 2012 to related parties and the number of shares of our common stock we issued to such related parties upon conversion of such debentures in February 2014:

 

    Outstanding Principal              
Related Party   and Interest ($)     Common Stock Issued     Original Principal Amount  
Debt amount at 12/31/2013   at date of conversion     on date of conversion     (in U.S. dollars)  
                   
Line of Credit                        
Bassam Damaj, President and   $ 476,165       1,190,411     $ 452,728  
Chief Executive Officer                        
                         
January 2012 Debentures :                        
Vivian Liu, Board Member   $ 58,405       146,014     $ 50,000  
                         
Ziad Mirza, Board Member   $ 5,841       14,601     $ 5,000  
                         
Henry Esber, PhD.,   $ 15,185       31,964     $ 13,000  
Chairman of the Board                        
                         
January 2013 Debenture :                        
Henry Esber, PhD.,   $ 76,122       190,304       70,000  
Chairman of the Board                        

 

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Dr. Damaj, our President and Chief Executive Officer, is the holder of the LOC Convertible Debenture.

 

In June 2013, we sold an aggregate of 416,841 shares of our common stock to Dr. Damaj and his spouse for aggregate proceeds of $134,640.  

 

The Company recognized total interest expense on related party financings including amortization of the discount, of $59,049 and $12,743 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there was an aggregate of $681,143 and $212,668, respectively, in related party financings, classified as short and long term liabilities as appropriate.

 

Transactions with Bio-Quant, Sorrento Pharmaceuticals and Apricus Bio

 

Dr. Damaj was President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Apricus BioSciences (“Apricus Bio”) until November 2012.

 

In March 2010, FasTrack entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Apricus Bio, pursuant to which FasTrack sold the development rights of PrevOnco to Apricus Bio in exchange for cancellation of $204,896 of a promissory note and if Apricus Bio successfully licenses the product, 50% of the net proceeds (which is defined as the gross proceeds less 115% of the aggregate development expenses incurred by Apricus Bio from the license).

 

In April 2011, FasTrack entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Apricus Bio, pursuant to which FasTrack sold the patent rights for the backup compound for PrevOnco to Apricus Bio in exchange for Apricus Bio providing FasTrack with (1) a fully funded loan of $250,000 evidenced by a secured convertible promissory note, (2) a second secured convertible promissory note in the amount of $224,520, which consolidated the $200,952 of various outstanding demand notes payable to Apricus Bio and related accrued interest in the amount of $23,568 and (3) the right to develop two products using the NexACT technology.

 

In October 2012, we entered into a Settlement Agreement with Apricus Bio pursuant to which we sold to Apricus Bio our remaining 50% share of the future commercial right of PrevOnco™, in exchange for the return to us of 135,888 shares of our common stock which Apricus Bio had acquired through the conversion of promissory notes issued by FasTrack and a one-time cash payment to us of $25,000. In addition, we agreed to terminate our licensing right to the NexACT® technology and any claim to any PrevOnco™ backup compounds.

 

In 2011, Apricus Bio forgave FasTrack the interest charge on the $200,952 note outstanding for the duration of three month period ended March 31, 2011. The amount of forgiven interest was $4,021. The Company considers the forgiveness a deemed contribution and recorded the forgiven interest against additional paid in capital for the period ended December 31, 2011. Interest expense recorded to Apricus Bio amounted to $18,797 and $16,322, for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $38,245 from inception on October 31, 2008 through December 31, 2012.

 

In December 2011 the total balance due Apricus Bio of $489,197, comprised of $450,952 of principal and related accrued interest of $38,245, was subject to automatic conversion into shares of our common stock upon the business combination with FasTrack at a 10% discount to market value pursuant to the convertible note agreements.  Accordingly, the amount of principal, related accrued interest and interest due to conversion discount (total of $538,117) was deemed contributed to paid-in capital at December 31, 2011.  The conversion discount resulted in a $48,920 charge to interest expense in 2011. In March 2012, we issued 135,888 shares to Apricus Bio in respect of the automatic conversion, which shares were valued for conversion at a 10% discount to the prevailing market price of $3.60 at the date of issuance.

 

After the October 2012 Settlement Agreement, we have had no further transactions with Apricus Bio.

 

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Director Independence

 

We are not a listed issuer, and therefore, under Item 407 of Regulation S-K, for purpose of determining whether our directors are independent, we are to use a definition of independence of a national securities exchange or of an inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be independent, and state which definition is used. Whatever such definition we choose, we must use the same definition with respect to all directors. Our board of directors has determined that two of our current directors, Dr Henry Esber, and Ziad Mirza are independent as defined by the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.

 

Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

 

The following table presents the aggregate fees for the periods presented for professional services rendered to us by EisnerAmper LLP and Lindsay Brownell LLP.

 

    2013     2012  
Audit Fees (1)   $ 77,000     $ 64,700  
Tax Fees (2)     6,000       -  
Total   $ 83,000     $ 64,700  

 

(1) “Audit Fees” represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports, and related services normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings and engagements.
(2) “All Other Fees” represent fees for professional services provided in connection with tax returns.

 

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Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) Documents Filed . The following documents are filed as part of this report:

 

(1) Financial Statements . The following reports of EisnerAmper LLP and financial statements:

 

· Report of EisnerAmper LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

· Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

· Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and from inception through December 31, 2013

 

· Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) and Comprehensive Loss from inception through December 31, 2013

 

· Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and from inception through December 31, 2013

 

· Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(2) Financial Statement Schedules . See subsection (c) below.

 

(3) Exhibits . See subsection (b) below.

 

(b) Exhibits . The exhibits filed or furnished with this report are set forth on the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page of this report, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(c) Financial Statement Schedules . All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, the amounts involved are not significant or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

 
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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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:

 

Date: March 28, 2014 Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Bassam Damaj
    Bassam Damaj
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (principal executive officer)

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Bassam Damaj, as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to act alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this annual report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Henry Esber   Chairman of the Board   March 28, 2014
Henry Esber, Ph.D.        
         
/s/ Bassam Damaj   Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive   March 28, 2014
Bassam Damaj, Ph.D.   officer)    
         
/s/ Lynnette Dillen   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial   March 28, 2014
Lynnette Dillen   and accounting officer)    
         
/s/ Ziad Mirza   Director   March 28, 2014
Ziad Mirza, M.D.        
         
/s/ Vivian Liu   Director   March 28, 2014
Vivian Liu        

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1   Merger Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 13, 2011, by and among FasTrack, Inc., a Delaware corporation, North Horizon, Inc., a Nevada corporation and North First General, Inc., a Utah corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of North Horizon, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 20, 2011 (SEC File No. 000-52991-11977637)).
     
2.2   Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 19, 2013, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Centric Research Institute, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 24, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991-13779827)).
     
2.3   Agreement and Plan of Merger, made as of December 24, 2013, by and among Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Innovus Acquisition Corporation, Semprae Laboratories, Inc., the major stockholders of Semprae Laboratories, Inc. party thereto and Quaker Bioventures II, L.P., as principal stockholder of Semprae Laboratories, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 30, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991-131301493)).
     
3.1   Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on July 23, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s general form for small business issuer on Form 10-SB12G/A, filed on December 28, 2007 (SEC File No. 000-52991-071330026)).
     
3.2   Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s general form for small business issuer on Form 10-SB12G/A, filed on December 28, 2007 (SEC File No. 000-52991-071330026)).
     
3.3   Certificate of Merger as filed with the Office Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 13, 2011, which merges North First General, Inc., a Utah corporation, with and into and under the name of FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 12, 2011 (SEC File No. 000-52991-111256138)).
     
3.4   Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on October 13, 2011 changing the Registrant’s name from North Horizon, Inc., a Nevada corporation to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 12, 2011 (SEC File No. 000-52991-111256138)).
     
3.5   Articles of Merger as filed with the State of Utah Department of Commerce on October 14, 2011, which evidences the merger of North First General, Inc., a Utah corporation, the non-surviving corporation, into FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the surviving corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 12, 2011 (SEC File No. 000-52991-111256138)).
     
3.6*   Certificate of Correction to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, dated July 30, 2013, filed with the Secretary of State for the State of Nevada.

 

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4.1   Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on February 15, 2013 (SEC File No. 333-186725-13620840)).
     
4.2   Form of Equity Unit Agreement dated May 15, 2013, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and an individual accredited investor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on August 13, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131033276)).
     
10.1(a)   Placement Agent Agreement, dated December 16, 2011, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Dawson James Securities, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 30, 2012 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 12726641)).
     
10.1(b)   Amendment, dated March 22, 2012, to Placement Agent Agreement, dated December 16, 2011, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and  Dawson James Securities, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 30, 2012 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 12726641)).
     
10.2(a)   Form of 8% Convertible Debenture, dated as of January 13, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(a) to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 19, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 13702681)).
     
10.2(b)   Form of Amendment to 8% Convertible Debenture, dated as of January 12, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(b) to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 19, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 13702681)).
     
10.2(c)   Form of Amendment to 8% Convertible Debenture, dated May 4, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on August 13, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131033276)).
     
10.2(d)   Form of Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture, dated November 11, 2013, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and debenture holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131220746)).
     
10.2(e)*   Form of Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture Conversion Letter Agreement, dated February 19, 2014.
     
10.3(a)#   Employment Agreement, dated March 7, 2012, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Vivian Liu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 30, 2012 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 12726641)).
     
10.3(b)   Acknowledgement Agreement entered into as of March 11, 2013, by and between Vivian Liu and Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3(b) to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 19, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 13702681)).
     
10.4#   Employment Agreement, dated January 22, 2013, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bassam Damaj, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 19, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 13702681)).
     
10.5   Settlement Agreement, dated October 4, 2012, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 19, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 13702681)).

 

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10.6   2013 Equity Incentive Plan of the Registrant, effective February 15, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on February 15, 2013 (SEC File No. 333-186725-13620840)).
     
10.7   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Registrant’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on February 15, 2013 (SEC File No. 333-186725-13620840)).
     
10.8   Form of Stock Unit Agreement under the Registrant’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on February 15, 2013 (SEC File No. 333-186725-13620840)).
     
10.9   Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement under the Registrant’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on February 15, 2013 (SEC File No. 333-186725-13620840)).
     
10.10   Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Registrant’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, effective February 15, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on February 15, 2013 (SEC File No. 333-186725-13620840)).
     
10.11(a)   8% Convertible Debenture, dated January 22, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bassam Damaj, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11(a) to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 19, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 13702681)).
     
10.11(b)   Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture, dated March 18, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bassam Damaj, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11(b) to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed on March 19, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 13702681)).
     
10.11(c)   Amendment to Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture, dated May 6, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bassam Damaj, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on August 13, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131033276)).
     
10.11(d)   Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture, dated November 11, 2013, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bassam Damaj, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131220746)).
     
10.11(e)*   Amendment to Second Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture by and between the Company and Dr. Bassam Damaj, dated February 19, 2014.
     
10.12(a)#   Offer Letter, dated May 24, 2013, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Morgan Brown (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on August 13, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131033276)).
     
10.12(b)#   Change in Control and Severance Agreement, dated August 9, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Morgan Brown (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on August 13, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131033276)).
     
10.13   Form of Officer and Director Indemnification Agreement, dated June 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on August 13, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131033276)).
     
10.14   Subscription Agreement, dated June 12, 2013 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the investor parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on August 13, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131033276)).

 

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10.15#   Amended and Restated Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, dated October 1, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131220746)).
     
10.16(a)   Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture, dated November 11, 2013, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Henry Esber, Ph.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991 - 131220746)).
     
10.16(b)*   Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture Conversion Letter Agreement  with Dr. Henry Esber, Ph.D., dated February 19, 2014.
     
10.17   8% Debenture issued by Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on December 23, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 30, 2013 (SEC File No. 000-52991-131301493)).
     
10.18*#   Offer Letter, dated February 6, 2014, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lynnette Dillen.
     
10.18*#  
     
10.19(a)*   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 13, 2014 between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the investor party thereto
     
10.19(b)*   Original Issue Discount 10.0% Convertible Debenture issued on February 13, 2014
     
10.19(c)*   Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated February 13, 2014
     
21.1*   List of Subsidiaries
     
23.1*   Consent of EisnerAmper LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
     
24.1   Power of Attorney, included as part of signature page to this report.
     
31.1*   Certification of the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a).
     
31.2*   Certification of the Registrant’s Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a).
     
32.1**   Certification of the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. SS. 1350, as adopted pursuant to SS. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
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

 

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101.LAB***   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE***   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
*   Filed herewith
     
#   Management contract or compensatory plan
     
**   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.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2013, and for the period from inception (October 31, 2008) to December 31, 2013. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for period from inception (October 31, 2008) to December 31, 2013 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, who is also a major shareholder, has deferred his salary payment and provided a funding commitment to the Company.

 

/s/ EisnerAmper LLP

March 28, 2014

Edison, New Jersey

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2013     2012  
             
ASSETS                
                 
CURRENT ASSETS                
                 
Cash   $ 33,374     $ 18,445  
Accounts receivable     216,641       -  
Prepaid Expenses     35,272       -  
Deposits     21,200       -  
Inventory     177,851          
                 
Total Current Assets     484,338       18,445  
                 
OTHER ASSETS                
                 
Property & Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of ($526,584)     78,973          
Deposits     21,919          
Goodwill     421,372       -  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization     873,567       -  
CIRCUMserum License, net of accumulated amortization     233,264       -  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 2,113,433     $ 18,445  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)                
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
                 
Accounts payable   $ 143,756     $ 1,602  
Accrued compensation     395,667       -  
Deferred revenue     175,569       -  
Accrued interest payable (current portion)     3,224       -  
Promissory notes     370,000       50,000  
                 
Total Current Liabilities     1,088,216       51,602  
                 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES                
                 
Accrued interest payable (non-current portion)     57,820       16,596  
Convertible debentures - related parties (non-current portion), net of debt discount     511,465       162,668  
Contingent Consideration     308,273       -  
                 
Total Non-Current Liabilities     1,083,286       179,264  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES     2,171,502       230,866  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)                
                 
Common stock: 150,000,000 shares authorized, at $0.001 par value, 21,548,456 and 16,197,782 shares issued and outstanding, respectively     21,549       16,198  
Additional paid-in capital     6,531,110       2,220,202  
Deficit accumulated during the development stage     (6,405,000 )     (2,448,821 )
                 
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)     147,659       (212,421 )
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)   $ 2,113,433     $ 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)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

                From  
                October 31, 2008  
                (Inception)  
    For the Year Ended     Through  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2013     2012     2013  
                   
REVENUES                        
                         
Product sales   $ 6,641     $ -     $ 6,641  
                         
COST OF GOODS SOLD     1,821       -       1,821  
                         
GROSS PROFIT     4,820       -       4,820  
                         
OPERATING EXPENSES                        
                         
Research and development     92,923       2,000       173,883  
Investment banking fees     -       -       1,954,865  
General and administrative     3,800,830       217,484       4,246,749  
                         
Total Operating Expenses     3,893,753       219,484       6,375,497  
                         
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS     (3,888,933 )     (219,484 )     (6,370,677 )
                         
INTEREST EXPENSE     (67,246 )     (17,031 )     (175,562 )
                         
Total Other Expense     (67,246 )     (17,031 )     (175,562 )
                         
NET LOSS   $ (3,956,179 )   $ (236,515 )   $ (6,546,239 )
                         
BASIC LOSS AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.02 )        
                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING- BASIC AND DILUTED     17,329,899       11,999,597          

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

 

                      Equity (Deficit)        
                      Accumulated        
                Additional     During the     Total  
    Common Stock     Paid-in     Development     Stockholders'  
    (Shares)     (Amount)     Capital     Stage     Equity (Deficit)  
                               
Balance at Inception on October 31, 2008     -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                         
Balance on December 31, 2008     -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Common stock issued in FasTrack asset purchase     13,372,284       13,372       12,648       -       26,020  
                                         
Common stock issued in Sorrento business combination     -       -       11,000       -       11,000  
                                         
Deemed distribution for the value of assets acquired from Apricus Bio     -       -       -       (396,878 )     (396,878 )
                                         
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2009     -       -       -       (27,370 )     (27,370 )
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2009     13,372,284       13,372       23,648       (424,248 )     (387,228 )
                                         
Common stock issued for compensation of board members     381,761       382       368       -       750  
                                         
Deemed contribution for the value of assets sold to Apricus Bio     -       -       204,896       -       204,896  
                                         
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2010     -       -       -       (69,923 )     (69,923 )
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2010     13,754,045       13,754       228,912       (494,171 )     (251,505 )
                                         
Common stock issued for services rendered     134,364       134       6,866       -       7,000  
                                         
Common stock issued for compensation of officer     833,668       834       804       -       1,638  
                                         
Forgiveness of interest by Apricus Bio     -       -       4,021       -       4,021  
                                         
Contibution to capital arising from conversion of convertible promissory notes held by Apricus Bio at Merger date pursuant to terms of convertible note, resulting in the future issuance of 135,888 shares of common stock in March 2012 to Apricus Bio     -       -       538,117       -       538,117  
                                         
Common stock issued for net assets acquired in reverse-merger     1,325,125       1,325       (63,050 )     -       (61,725 )
                                         
Issuance of warrants to investment banker for services     -       -       1,904,865       -       1,904,865  
                                         
Reclassification of shares issuable to FasTrack shareholders pursuant to rescission offer     (14,722,077 )     (14,722 )     (14,204 )     -       (28,926 )
                                         
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011     -       -       -       (2,256,252 )     (2,256,252 )
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2011     1,325,125       1,325       2,606,331       (2,750,423 )     (142,767 )

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

(continued)

 

                      Equity (Deficit)        
                      Accumulated        
                Additional     During the     Total  
    Common Stock     Paid-in     Development     Stockholders'  
    (Shares)     (Amount)     Capital     Stage     Equity (Deficit)  
                               
Balance at December 31, 2011     1,325,125       1,325       2,606,331       (2,750,423 )     (142,767 )
Common stock issued on conversion of Apricus Bio promissory note (see contribution recognition in 2011)     135,888       136       (136 )     -       -  
                                         
Common stock issued for cash at $0.75 per share     134,000       134       100,366       -       100,500  
                                         
Common stock issued in conversion of debt     16,580       17       12,418       -       12,435  
                                         
Expiration of FasTrack rescission offer and resultant reclassification to stockholders deficit     14,722,077       14,722       14,204       -       28,926  
                                         
Common stock and related contribution eliminated upon settlement agreement with Apricus Bio     (135,888 )     (136 )     (537,981 )     538,117       -  
                                         
Cash payment received pursuant to related-party settlement agrement     -       -       25,000       -       25,000  
                                         
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2012     -       -       -       (236,515 )     (236,515 )
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2012     16,197,782     $ 16,198     $ 2,220,202     $ (2,448,821 )   $ (212,421 )
                                         
Common stock issued for services     1,017,641       1,018       497,823       -       498,841  
                                         
Stock compensation expense     -       -       2,254,898       -       2,254,898  
                                         
Common stock issued for purchase of CircumSerum License     631,313       631       249,369       -       250,000  
                                         
Common stock issued for cash     416,841       417       134,222       -       134,639  
                                         
Common stock issued upon conversion of debt     83,103       83       51,375       -       51,458  
                                         
Beneficial conversion feature     -       -       165,892       -       165,892  
                                         
Common stock issued for acquisition     3,201,776       3,202       957,328             $ 960,530  
                                         
Net loss for year ended December 31, 2013     -       -       -       (3,956,179 )     (3,956,179 )
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2013     21,548,456       21,549       6,531,110       (6,405,000 )     147,658  

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

                From  
                October 31, 2008  
                (Inception)  
    For the Year Ended     Through  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2013     2012     2013  
                   
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                        
                         
Net loss   $ (3,956,179 )   $ (236,515 )   $ (6,546,239 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:                        
Stock compensation     2,254,898               2,254,898  
Common stock issued for services     498,840       -       508,228  
Value of warrants granted to investment banker     -       -       1,904,865  
Accretion of debt discount     16,215       -       16,215  
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  
Amortization of Intangibles     18,608               18,608  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition amounts                        
Accounts receivable     (138,195 )     -       (138,195 )
Prepaid Expenses     (18,910 )     -       (18,910 )
Deposits     (43,119 )     -       (43,119 )
Inventory     2,590               2,590  
Accounts payable     103,823       (85 )     105,425  
Accrued compensation     395,667       -       395,667  
Interest payable     45,908       17,031       62,503  
Deferred revenue     175,569       -       175,569  
Related-party payable     -       (12,500 )     -  
                         
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities     (644,286 )     (232,069 )     (1,114,009 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                        
Acquisition of Semprae Inc, cash received     3,749       -       3,749  
Purchase of Intangible Assets     (4,149 )             (4,149 )
                         
Net Cash used in Investing Activities     (400 )     -       (400 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                        
                         
Proceeds from issuance of loans from officers     -       -       23,603  
Repayment of loans from officers     -       -       (23,603 )
Proceeds from notes payable     350,000       -       350,000  
Proceeds from related-party settlement agreement     -       25,000       25,000  
Proceeds from stock issued for cash     134,639       100,500       235,139  
Proceeds from convertible debt     50,000       -       50,000  
Proceeds from convertible debt – related party     518,475       100,000       881,143  
Repayment of assumed debt related to acquistion of Semprae     (343,500 )             (343,500 )
Repayment of Dawson James Note     (50,000 )     -       (50,000 )
                         
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities     659,614       225,500       1,147,782  
                         
NET CHANGE IN CASH     14,928       (6,569 )     33,373  
                         
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD     18,445       25,014       -  
                         
CASH AT END OF PERIOD   $ 33,374     $ 18,445     $ 33,374  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION                        
                         
See Note 8 for disclosure of non-cash financing activities                        

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed financial statements.

 

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INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Formerly North Horizon, Inc.)

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Organization

 

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 but progressing into the commercial stage in the first quarter of 2014, based on the expected launch of two of its products for sexual dysfunction and arthritis pain relief in the US and other territories.

 

Corporate History

 

Reverse Merger between North Horizon and FasTrack

 

Innovus Pharma was incorporated as North Horizon, Inc. in 1959 as a Utah corporation and changed its domicile in 2007 to the State of Nevada. In December 2011, North Horizon merged with FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. North Horizon had no ongoing business at the time of the merger, and FasTrack had a pipeline of one commercial stage product, Apeaz, and one pre-clinical product candidate, Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase/vascular adhesion protein-1, or SSAO/VAP-1, antagonist intended for psoriasis and arthritis. A reverse merger occurred for financial reporting purposes, and the Company changed its name to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Merger with Semprae Laboratories, Inc.

 

On December 24, 2013, Innovus Pharma entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Innovus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Innovus Pharma (“Merger Sub”), Semprae Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Semprae”), certain stockholders of Semprae and Quaker Bioventures II, L.P., a principal stockholder of Semprae, pursuant to which, on the same date, Merger Sub merged into Semprae with Semprae continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Innovus Pharma.

 

Proprietary Product and Technology Portfolios

 

The Company is an emerging pharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization, licensing, and development of non-prescription pharmaceutical products and consumer care health products backed with strong scientific and clinical evidence. The Company’s products are focused in the men’s and women’s health and vitality, and in the pain management therapeutic categories.

 

Pharmaceutical and Consumer Care Products

 

Our pharmaceutical and consumer care product business is currently made up of over-the-counter (OTC) and consumer care health products. We are in the process of marketing our products in the US and other countries.

 

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EjectDelay

 

EjectDelay™ is an OTC monograph compliant benzocaine based topical gel for treating premature ejaculation by desensitizing the nerves in the penis, allowing a man to delay ejaculation time.

 

Apeaz™

 

Apeaz™ is an OTC monograph compliant topical cream for the relief of arthritis pain among other inflammatory conditions which contains methylsulfonylmethane and glucosamine.

 

CIRCUMserum

 

We acquired the foreign distribution rights to CIRCUMserum™, a non-medicated cream which moisturizes the head of the penis for enhanced feelings of sensation and greater sexual satisfaction from Centric Research Institute (“CRI”). CIRCUMserum is a patent-pending blend of essential oils and ingredients generally recognized as safe that recently commenced marketing in the United States.

 

Zestra® and Zestra® Glide

 

We acquired Zestra® and Zestra® Glide, through the acquisition of Semprae Laboratories, Inc. Zestra® is a non-medicated patented natural product that helps with sexual dysfunction in women by increasing nerve conduction and vascular smooth muscle dilation, resulting in increasing desire, arousal in women. Zestra® Glide is a clinically tested water based lubricant.

 

Xyralid

 

Xyralid™ is an OTC monograph compliant lidocaine based spray in development for the relief of hemorrhoids pain among other inflammatory conditions.

 

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“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. Certain items have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

 

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 equity-based instruments, realizability of deferred tax assets, and intangible assets. 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 under different assumptions or conditions.

 

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Liquidity

 

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, and add new products to our portfolio. To date, we have experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operations each year since our inception. Through December 31, 2013, we had an accumulated deficit of $6,405,000.

 

As of December 31, 2013, we had $33,374 in cash and cash equivalents. We have raised funds through the issuance of convertible debentures and sale of common stock. We have also utilized equity instruments where possible to pay for services from vendors and consultants. Furthermore, we have an arrangement with our Chief Executive Officer which provides for a line of credit to us in the amount of up to $1,000,000 through the earlier of our successful completion of a financing of $4 million, or July 1, 2016 and permits the deferral of his salary payments as described below. Based upon these factors and arrangements, we believe our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operations until at least December 31, 2014. We expect that our short-term operating expenses will be primarily expenses to sell and support our products and attract and retain key personnel.

 

Other potential sources of liquidity in the short term include payments from our existing partners for license fees, entering into new collaborative, licensing or commercial agreements in additional territories, and revenues from the sale of our products.

 

In addition to payments from our current licensing and commercial agreements, as well as funds from public and private financial markets, potential sources of liquidity in the long term include milestone, royalty and other payments from any future commercial agreements or licensees and revenues from sales of our own products. If we determine it is advisable to raise additional funds, we do not know whether adequate funding will be available to us or, if available, that such funding will be available on acceptable terms.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

The Company’s financial instruments are cash, 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. We believe 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 for similar types of instruments.

 

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.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments with remaining maturities of three months or less when purchased.

 

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Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Customers

 

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.

 

Accounts receivable consist primarily amounts receivable from Ovation Pharma under our licensing agreement ( See note 4). The Company also requires a percentage of payment in advance for product orders with its larger partners. The Company has not yet recognized revenue under these arrangements. The Company also performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral.  There have been no write-offs of trade accounts receivable during the periods presented. 

 

The following table identifies customers with accounts receivable that individually exceed 10% of the Company’s total accounts receivable at December 31, 2013:

 

Ovation Pharma     135,035       52 %
Retail Customer A     37,963       15 %

 

Concentration of Suppliers

 

The Company has manufacturing relationships with a number of vendors or manufacturers for its products including: CIRCUMserum™, EjectDelay™, Zestra® and the Apeaz TM line of products.  Pursuant to these relationships, the Company purchases product through purchase orders with its manufacturers. The Company is in the process of entering into more formal agreements with certain of these manufacturers.

 

Business Combinations

 

For business combinations the Company utilizes the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. These standards require that the total cost of an acquisition be allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. The allocation of the purchase price is dependent upon certain valuations and other studies. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred.

 

The Company recognizes separately from goodwill the fair value of assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred and the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions as a part of the purchase price allocation process to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, the Company's estimates are subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may retroactively record adjustments to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Inventory

 

Inventory, consisting primarily of finished goods, is valued at the lower of cost or market where cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. The inventory balance at 2013 is primarily comprised of finished goods for Zestra® and Zestra® Glide from the acquisition of Semprae (See Note 3) . Inventory is shown net of obsolescence and allowance for reducing the inventory cost to market. Obsolescence of inventory is determined based on shelf life or potential product replacement.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. The initial cost of property and equipment consists of its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its working condition and location for its intended use.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range in term from 7 to 14 years. The useful life of the intangible asset is evaluated each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining useful life.

 

Goodwill

 

The Company tests its goodwill for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred, by comparing its reporting unit's carrying value to its implied fair value. Impairment may result from, among other things, deterioration in the performance of the acquired business, adverse market conditions, adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations and a variety of other circumstances. If the Company determines that an impairment has occurred, it is required to record a write-down of the carrying value and charge the impairment as an operating expense in the period the determination is made. In evaluating the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill the Company must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the acquired assets. Changes in strategy or market conditions could significant!y i!npact those judgments in the future and require an adjustment to the recorded balances. The goodwill was recorded as part of the acquisition commenced on December 24, 2013. There was no impairment of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

The purchase price allocation was based upon an analysis of the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired from Semprae. The final purchase price may be adjusted up to one year from the date of the acquisition. Identifying the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired required the use of estimates by management, and were based upon currently available data, as noted below.

 

· The fair value of current assets and liabilities approximated their book value.

 

The Company allocated the excess of purchase price over the identifiable intangible and net tangible assets to goodwill. Such goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and represents the value placed on entering new markets and expanding market share.

 

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Intangible assets consist of the following at December 31, 2013:

 

          Accumulated         Useful Lives  
    Amount     Amortization     Net Amount   (years)  
Patents and trademarks   $ 264,320     $ (722 )   $ 263,598   7 - 14  
Customer contracts     611,119       (1,150 )     609,969   10  
CIRCUMserum™ license     250,000       (16,736 )     233,264   10  
Outstanding at December 31, 2013     1,125,439       (18,608 )     1,106,831      

 

Expected amortization is approximately $112,000 for each of the next five years, and $556,000 thereafter.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company evaluates assets for potential impairment by comparing estimated future undiscounted net cash flows to the carrying amount of the asset. If the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, impairment is measured based on the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and fair value.

 

Beneficial Conversion Features and Debt Discounts

 

If a conversion feature of conventional convertible debt is not accounted for separately as a derivative instrument and provides for a rate of conversion that is below market value, this feature is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt discount. The Company amortizes the discount to interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest rate method. The Company’s 8% convertible debentures and convertible line of credit contain an embedded conversion feature of the notes. (See Note 5)

 

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.

 

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue

 

The Company generates revenues from product sales and the licensing of the rights to market and commercialize its products.

 

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Product Sales . The Company ships product to its customers pursuant to purchase agreements or orders. Revenue from sales transactions where the buyer has the right to return the product shall be recognized at the time of sale only if (1) the seller’s price to the buyer is substantially fixed or determinable at the date of sale, (2) the buyer has paid the seller, or the buyer is obligated to pay the seller and the obligation is not contingent on resale of the product, (3) the buyer’s obligation to the seller would not be changed in the event of theft or physical destruction or damage of the product, (4) the buyer acquiring the product for resale has economic substance apart from that provided by the seller, (5) the seller does not have significant obligations for future performance to directly bring about resale of the product by the buyer and (6) the amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated. 

 

License Arrangements .  Payments received by the Company under license arrangements to market and commercialize its products may include non-refundable upfront fees, license fees, milestone payments for specific achievements designated in the agreements, and royalties on sales of products. The Company considers a variety of factors in determining the appropriate method of accounting under its license arrangements, including whether the various elements can be separated and accounted for individually as separate units of accounting.

 

Sales Allowances

 

The Company accrues for product returns, volume rebates and promotional discounts in the same period the related sale is recognized.

 

The Company’s product returns accrual is primarily based on estimates of future product returns over the period customers have a right of return, which is in turn based in part on estimates of the remaining shelf-life of products when sold to customers. Future product returns are estimated primarily based on historical sales and return rates. The Company estimates its volume rebates and promotional discounts accrual based on its estimates of the level of inventory of its products in the distribution channel that remain subject to these discounts. The estimate of the level of products in the distribution channel is based primarily on data provided by the Company’s customers.

 

In all cases, judgment is required in estimating these reserves, and actual claims for rebates, returns and promotional discounts could be materially different from the estimates.

 

The Company provides a customer satisfaction warranty on all of its products to customers for a specified amount of time after product delivery. 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 reserve for sales returns and allowances, which is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, was insignificant at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Cost of goods sold includes the cost of inventory, royalties and inventory reserves. The Company is required to make royalty payments based upon the net sales of its marketed products, Zestra® and CIRCUMserum ™.

 

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.

 

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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 years ended December 31, 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.

 

Equity Instruments Issued to Non-Employees for Services

 

Issuances of the Company’s common stock for services are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued to consultants is determined at the earlier of (a) the date at which a commitment for performance to earn the equity instruments is reached (a “performance commitment” which would include a penalty considered to be of a magnitude that is a sufficiently large disincentive for nonperformance) (b) the date at which performance is complete, and is based upon the quoted market price of the common stock at the date of issuance (See Note 7).

 

Comprehensive Loss

 

Comprehensive loss consists of net loss and other gains and losses affecting stockholders’ equity (deficit) that, under U.S. GAAP, are excluded from net loss. Comprehensive loss was the same as net loss for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 as the Company has no other comprehensive income.

 

Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net 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 year ended December 31, 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 loss per common share attributable to the Company for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

    As of December 31  
    2013     2012  
Gross number of shares excluded:                
Restricted stock units     6,300,000       -  
Stock options     21,000          
Convertible notes payable     2,378,287       2,853,360  
Warrants     380,973       380,973  
Total     9,080,260       3,234,333  

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements

 

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 2 – LICENSE AGREEMENTS

 

CRI License Agreement

 

On April 19, 2013, the Company and 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™ product formulations and presentations, and
· an exclusive, perpetual license to commercialize CIRCUMserum™ products in all territories except for the United States.

 

CRI has retained commercialization rights for CIRCUMserum™ 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 an aggregate of $200,000 for milestones relating to additional clinical data received. 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 has recorded amortization of $16,736 beginning in the fourth quarter of 2013 when we commenced usage. The Company has recorded net sales of CIRCUMserum™ of $630, which relate to Ex US sales from CRI’s website.

 

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. No sales milestones have been met under this agreement, and royalties owed to CRI were immaterial and included in net revenues.

 

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 an aggregate of $75,000 at various dates 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 7).

 

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Ovation Pharma Agreements

 

On September 9, 2013, the Company entered into a license and distribution agreement with Ovation Pharma SARL (“Ovation”) under which it granted to Ovation an exclusive license to market and sell the Company’s topical treatment for reduced penile sensitivity, CIRCUMserum™, in Morocco. Ovation may pay the Company up to approximately $11.25 million upon achievement of commercial milestones. In addition, Ovation has agreed to certain upfront minimum purchases of CIRCUMserum™ based upon an agreed upon transfer price and yearly minimum purchases.

 

On September 9, 2013 the Company entered into a second license and distribution agreement with Ovation under which it granted to Ovation an exclusive license to market and sell the Company’s topical premature ejaculation treatment, EjectDelay™, in Morocco. Ovation may pay the Company up to approximately $18.6 million allocated among a fixed upfront license fee and the achievement of regulatory and commercial milestones. In addition, Ovation has agreed to certain upfront minimum purchases of EjectDelay TM ™based upon an agreed upon transfer price and minimum yearly purchases.

 

The Company determined that the fixed upfront license fee payment was a separate deliverable under the EjectDelay™ license and distribution agreement and therefore recorded a receivable on its balance sheet. There were no additional obligations or deliverables associated with the license.  However, as of December 31, 2013, as Ovation had not yet received necessary government authorization to make the payment, the Company will recognize the license fee when received. Subsequent to December 31, 2013, the Company has received $25,000 toward the payment of this license fee.

 

NOTE 3- BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

 

Recapitalization Transaction

 

On December 7, 2011 the Company consummated a combination wherein FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“FasTrack”), a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, merged with and into North Horizon, Inc., a Utah corporation.

 

The combination (the “Agreement”) stipulated that the companies would undergo a combination whereby the surviving entity would be North Horizon. FasTrack then became a wholly-owned subsidiary of North Horizon. North Horizon then changed its name to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The transaction has been accounted for as a reverse merger, whereby North Horizon is the legal acquirer and FasTrack is the legal acquiree and the accounting acquirer.

 

As consideration for the business, the shareholders of FasTrack were allocated 15,238,938 shares (portion of which are subject to rescission election discussed in Note 1) of the Company’s post-split common stock (representing 92% ownership of Innovus); the shareholders of North Horizon held 1,325,125 shares (representing 8% ownership of Innovus). Included in the FasTrack shares are the 135,888 shares issuable to Apricus Bio upon conversion of their note (see Note 6), which were issued in March of 2012. All shares were issued to the FasTrack shareholders in March of 2012, due to the time required to gather signatures of each shareholder. As part of the recapitalization transaction, the Company assumed a liability of approximately $60,000 due to an officer of North Horizon.

 

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Purchase of Semprae Laboratories, Inc.

 

On December 24, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Innovus Acquisition Corporation, obtained 100% of the outstanding shares of Semprae Laboratories, Inc. (“Semprae”), in exchange for the issuance of 3,201,776 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, which shares represented fifteen percent (15%) of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date, whereupon Innovus Acquisition Corporation was renamed Semprae Laboratories, Inc. Also, the Company agreed to pay $343,500 to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (“NJEDA”) as settlement-in-full for an outstanding loan of approximately $640,000 owed by the former stockholder’s of Semprae, in full satisfaction of the obligation to the NJEDA. In addition, the Company agreed to pay the Acquiree an annual royalty (“Royalty”) equal to five percent (5%) of the net sales from Zestra® and Zestra® Glide and any second generation products derived primarily therefrom (“Target Products”) up until the time that a generic version of such Target Product is introduced worldwide by a third party.

 

The Company issued 3,201,776 shares of its Common Stock. The fair market value of the Company’s common stock as of the Closing Date was $0.30 per share, which results in a fair market value of $960,530 for the common stock issued to Semprae. The fair value of the shares of common stock issued were determined by quoted market prices that are considered to be Level 1 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure guidance.

 

The agreement to pay the annual Royalty resulted in the recognition of a contingent consideration. The fair value of the contingent consideration is based on preliminary cash flow projections and other assumptions. Based on the assumptions, the fair value of the Royalty was determined to be $308,273. The fair value of the royalty was determined by applying the income approach, using several significant unobservable inputs for projected cash flows and a discount rate. These inputs are considered Level 3 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure guidance.

 

The transaction has been accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded at fair value, with the remaining purchase price recorded as goodwill. The fair values of acquired assets and liabilities are based on preliminary cash flow projections and other assumptions. The preliminary fair values of acquired intangible assets were determined using several significant unobservable inputs for projected cash flows and a discount rate. These inputs are considered Level 3 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure guidance.

 

The agreement to pay the annual Royalty resulted in the recognition of a contingent consideration, which is recognized at the inception of the transaction, and subsequent changes to estimate of the amounts of contingent consideration to be paid will be recognized as charges or credits in the statement of operations. The fair value of the contingent consideration is based on preliminary cash flow projections, growth in expected product sales and other assumptions. Based on the assumptions, the fair value of the Royalty was determined to be $308,273 at the date of acquisition. The fair value of the royalty was determined by applying the income approach, using several significant unobservable inputs for projected cash flows and a discount rate of 40% commensurate with the Company’s cost of capital and expectation of the revenue growth for products at their life cycle stage. These inputs are considered Level 3 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure guidance. The fair value of contingent consideration didn’t change between December 24, 2013 (acquisition date) and December 31, 2013.

 

As a result of the acquisition, the Company acquired all of Semprae’s assets and liabilities, including its two women’s products, which were added to the Company’s current portfolio of male sexual dysfunction products and other topical products. Semprae also maintains a number of international patents and trademarks on its two products.

 

The aggregate purchase price consideration was as follows:

 

Fair value of common stock issued to Semprae shareholders   $ 960,530  
Fair value of royalty     308,273  
Net purchase price consideration   $ 1,268,803  

 

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The assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the transaction date are preliminary purchase price allocations based on the fair value and are summarized below:

 

Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,749  
Accounts receivable     78,445  
Inventory     180,441  
Prepaid expenses     16,362  
Property and equipment     78,973  
Customer contracts     611,119  
Patents     99,894  
Trademarks     160,278  
Goodwill     421,372  
Accounts Payable     (38,330 )
Debt     (343,500 )
         
Net Purchase Price Consideration   $ 1,268,803  
         
Common Stock     960,530  
Fair Market Value of Royalty     308,273  
    $ 1,268,803  

 

Supplemental Pro Forma Information for 2013 Acquisition (unaudited)

 

The following unaudited supplemental pro forma information for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 assumes the contribution of Semprae had occurred as of January 1, 2012, giving effect to purchase accounting adjustments. The pro forma data is for informational purposes only and may not necessarily reflect the actual results of operations had Semprae been operated as part of the Company since January 1, 2012 .

 

    For the year     For the year  
    ended December     ended December  
    31, 2013     31, 2012  
Revenue   $ 760,847     $ 1,537,472  
Net Loss (1)     (4,375,108 )     (3,495,470 )
                 
Loss per common share -basic and diluted   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.23 )
                 
Shares used in computing net loss per common share     17,329,899       15,201,373  

 

(1) The pro forma net loss includes adjustments for interest expense related to the assumption of debt, and amortization expense related to the intangible assets acquired.

 

Total revenue and net loss included in the consolidated statement of operations during the year ended December 31, 2013 for Semprae since the date of acquisition, is $6,010 and $6,331, respectively.

 

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NOTE 4- NOTES PAYABLE

 

The following table summarizes the outstanding unsecured notes payable at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

    2013     2012  
Dawson James Promissory Note   $ -     $ 50,000  
Lourmarin Corporation Note     350,000       -  
January 2012 Debenture Holder- not amended (See Note 5)     20,000       -  
                 
Promissory Notes     370,000       50,000  

 

Dawson James Promissory Note

 

On December 7, 2011 the Company entered into a promissory note with Dawson James Securities, Inc. (“DJS”) whereby, as compensation for consulting services rendered, the Company agreed to pay DJS a sum of $50,000. The principal was due December 6, 2012 and the note accrued interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum. The note was unsecured.

 

On January 28, 2013, the Company paid DJS $54,548, which represents the principal and accrued interest due on the note, discharging the note in full.

 

Lourmarin Corporation Note

 

 On December 23, 2013, the Company issued an 8% debenture to an unrelated third party accredited investor in the principal amount of $350,000 (the “Debenture”). The Debenture bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. The principal amount and interest are payable on August 31, 2014. Dr. Bassam Damaj, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has personally guaranteed payment of the principal and interest under the Debenture in the case of any event of default by the Company.

 

NOTE 5 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – RELATED PARTIES

 

The following table summarizes the outstanding unsecured convertible deberntures issued to related parties at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

    2013     2012  
January 2012 Debentures   $ 142,668     $ 162,668  
January 2013 Debenture     70,000       -  
Line of Credit- Convertible Debenture     448,475       -  
Debt Discount, net of accretion     (149,678 )        
                 
Convertible Debentures- related parties     661,143       162,668  

 

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January 2012 Convertible Debentures

 

In January 2012, the Company issued 8% convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $174,668 (the “January 2012 Debentures”) to six individuals.  Under their original terms, the January 2012 Debentures were payable in cash at the earlier of January 13, 2013 or when the Company completes a financing with minimum gross proceeds of $4 million (the “Financing”), the holders had the right to convert outstanding principal and interest accrued into the Company’s securities that were issued to the investors in the Financing, and, in the event the Company defaulted on repayment, or if the Company failed to complete the Financing by January 13, 2013, the annual interest rate would increase to 13% and the holders would have the option 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. 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.

 

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, leaving an aggregate principal balance of $162,668 at December 31, 2012.

 

The Financing did not occur by January 13, 2013. However, in January 2013, the five remaining holders of the outstanding January 2012 Debentures agreed to extend the maturity date 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. In May and August 2013, four of the five holders of the outstanding January 2012 Debentures agreed to further extend the maturity date to July 1, 2014 at the same interest rate of 8% per annum, and to further extend the date for optional conversion to common stock to July 1, 2014.

 

On November 11, 2013, four of the five holders of the outstanding January 2012 Debentures agreed to amend and restate the debentures to provide for automatic conversion into securities of the Company upon the earlier of either (a) the closing of the Financing and (b) July 1, 2016.

 

The fifth holder of one of the January 2012 Debentures in the amount of $20,000 did not amend the debenture and it has been classified as a short term note payable as of December 31, 2013 (See Note 4).

 

The January 2012 Debentures contain a beneficial conversion feature of the notes. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature at the date of issuance was determined by measuring the difference between the conversion price and the intrinsic value of the stock at the commitment date. The Company recorded a debt discount for the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature which was limited to the proceeds with an offsetting increase to paid-in-capital. The beneficial conversion of $40,889 has been included in the balance sheet at December 31, 2013 as a discount to the related debt security, and is being accreted as non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the loan using the effective interest method.

 

January 2013 Convertible Debenture

 

In January 2013, the Company issued a convertible debenture in the principal amount of $70,000 to a director of the Company (the “January 2013 Debenture”). The terms of the January 2013 Debenture are identical to those of the January 2012 Debentures.

 

On November 11, 2013, the holder of the outstanding January 2013 Debenture agreed to amend and restate the debenture to provide for automatic conversion into securities of the Company upon the earlier of either (a) the closing of the Financing and (b) July 1, 2016 .

 

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The January 2013 Debenture contains a beneficial conversion feature related to the note. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature at the date of issuance was determined by measuring the difference between the conversion price and the intrinsic value of the stock at the commitment date. The Company recorded a debt discount for the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature which was limited to the proceeds with an offsetting increase to paid-in-capital. The beneficial conversion of $18,651 has been included in the balance sheet at December 31, 2013 as a discount to the related debt security, and is being accreted as non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the loan using the effective interest method.

 

Line of Credit – Convertible Debenture

 

On January 22, 2013, the Company entered into a line of credit convertible debenture with its President and Chief Executive Officer (the “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; 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; (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. Such balance was $448,475 at December 31, 2103.

 

On May 6, 2013, the LOC Convertible Debenture was further amended to: (1) extend its maturity date from January 14, 2014 to July 1, 2014 (or, if earlier, when the Company completes a Financing); (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.

 

On November 11, 2013, the Company and the holder of the LOC Convertible Debenture agreed to amend and restate its terms to provide that: (1) the debenture will automatically convert into securities of the Company upon the earlier of either (a) the closing of the Financing and (b) July 1, 2016 and (2) the holder’s funding commitment will automatically terminate on the earlier of either (a) when the Company completes a financing with minimum net proceeds of at least $4,000,000 and (b) July 1, 2016. The securities to be issued upon automatic conversion will be either the Company’s securities that are issued to the investors in the Financing or, if the Financing does not occur by July 1, 2016, shares of the Company’s common stock based on a conversion price of $0.312 per share. The debenture continues to bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum. The other material terms of the debenture were not changed.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company borrowed $448,475 under the LOC Convertible Debenture. As of December 31, 2013, the Company owed a balance of $448,475 in principal amount under the LOC Convertible Debenture, and there was $551,525 remaining available to use. As discussed in Note 10, in February 2014 the outstanding amount under the LOC Convertible Debenture, plus the interest accrued, were converted to shares of stock and the availability was reset at $1.0 million.

 

The LOC Convertible Debenture contains a beneficial conversion feature of the note. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature at the date of issuance was determined by measuring the difference between the conversion price and the intrinsic value of the stock at the commitment date. The Company recorded a debt discount for the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature which was limited to the proceeds with an offsetting increase to paid-in-capital. The beneficial conversion of $98,335 has been included in the balance sheet at December 31, 2013 as a discount to the related debt security, and is being accreted as non-cash interest expense over the expected term of the loan using the effective interest method.

 

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The Company recorded a total of $157,875 in debt discount for the amended debentures and LOC, and accreted $8,197 of the debt discount as interest expense.

 

May 2013 Convertible Debt Instrument

 

In May 2013, the Company issued convertible debt in the amount of $50,000, which, together with $1,458 of accrued interest, was converted in September 2013 into 83,103 shares of the Company’s common stock in accordance with the terms of the instrument, thereby fully extinguishing the debt.  During the five months that the debt was outstanding, the Company accreted $8,017 of the debt discount as interest expense.

 

Interest Expense

 

The Company recognized total interest expense on the January 2012 Debentures, the January 2013 Debenture and the LOC Convertible Debenture including amortization of the discount, of $67,246 and $17,031for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

NOTE 6 –RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Apricus Biosciences

 

On October 4, 2012, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with Apricus Bio pursuant to which the Company sold to Apricus Bio its remaining fifty percent (50%) share of the future commercial right of PrevOnco, in exchange for the return of 135,888 shares of the Company’s common stock which Apricus Bio had acquired through the conversion of promissory notes issued by the Company and a one-time cash payment to the Company of $25,000.  In addition, the Company agreed to terminate its licensing right to the NexACT® technology and any claim to any PrevOnco backup compounds. There were no remaining transactions involving Apricus Biosciences at December 31, 2013 or 2012.

 

Other

On June 12, 2013, the Company entered into a subscription agreement 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 the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and his spouse (see Note 7).

 

The Company has several convertible debentures outstanding to related parties (see Note 5).

 

NOTE 7 – 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.

 

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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 over the term of the agreement an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock in exchange for investor relations’ services to be rendered. On September 18, 2013, the Company extended the term of the investor relations agreement, and agreed to issue an additional aggregate of 300,000 shares of common stock in exchange for investor relations’ services to be rendered over the term of the agreement.

 

As of December 31, 2013, the Company has issued the 250,000 shares according to the original agreement, and an additional 200,000 shares related to the extension. All issued shares have been valued at the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance. The Company recognized expense of $229,950 under the investor relations agreement during the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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 2).

 

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 $75,000 at various dates following the closing of the CRI transaction. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company has issued 227,302 shares. The value of the shares issued for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $75,000.

 

On June 21, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 416,841 shares of common stock for proceeds of $134,639 to a related party.

 

On June 28, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant to provide drug development pre-clinical consulting services for CIRCUMserum TM and EjectDelay™.  In consideration of such services, the Company agreed to issue the consultant shares of its common stock valued at $80,200.  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.

 

On August 29, 2013, the parties entered into an addendum to this consulting agreement.  In consideration of additional services, the Company agreed to issue the consultant shares of its common stock valued at an additional $23,000.   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.

 

As of December 31, 2013, the Company has issued 236,547 shares according to the consulting agreement.  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 shares issued was $70,208, which corresponds to the service period of the consultant’s services.

 

On May 15, 2013, the Company issued a convertible debt instrument in the amount of $50,000, which, together with $1,458 of accrued interest, was converted on September 25, 2013 into 83,103 shares of the Company’s common stock in accordance with the terms of the instrument, thereby fully extinguishing the debt.  During the five months that the debt was outstanding, the Company accreted $8,017 of the debt discount as interest expense.

 

In addition, the Company issued 103,792 shares of common stock to other consultants under consulting agreements for the year ended December 31, 2013.  The shares were issued under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.  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 shares issued was $181,891 for the year ended December 31, 2013, which corresponds to the service period of the respective consultant’s services.

 

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Equity Plan

 

The Company has issued share-based stock, stock unit and option awards to employees, non-executive directors and outside consultants under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which was approved by the Board in February of 2013.  The Incentive Plan allows for the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued in the form of stock options, stock awards, stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights, performance shares and other share-based awards.  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.  Generally, each vested stock unit entitles the recipient to receive one share of Company common stock which is eligible for settlement at the earliest of their termination, a change in control of the Company or a specified date.  Stock units can vest according to a schedule or immediately upon award.  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.

 

As of December 31, 2013, there were 6,300,000 stock units and 21,000 shares subject to options outstanding, the Company issued 567,641 shares as payments for services, and 3,100,109 shares were available for future grants under the Incentive Plan.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

The stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $2,254,898 for the issuance of stock units and stock options. The Company calculates the fair value of the stock units based upon the quoted market value of the common stock at the date of grant. The Company calculates the fair value of each stock option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  For the year ended December 31, 2013 the following weighted average assumptions were utilized for the stock option granted during the period:

 

    December 31, 2013  
Expected life (in years)     6  
Expected volatility     235.7%-240.6 %
Average risk free interest rate     1.71%-2.10 %
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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The following table summarizes the number of options outstanding and the weighted average exercise price:

 

                Weighted        
                remaining        
          Weighted average     contractual life     Aggregate  
    Options     exercise price     (years)     intrinsic value  
Outstanding at December 31, 2012     -     $ -       -     $ -  
Granted     51,000       0.46       9.8       1,200  
Exercised     -       -       -       -  
Cancelled     -       -       -       -  
Forfeited     (30,000 )     -       -       -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2013     21,000     $ 0.64       9.9     $ -  
Vested at December 31, 2013     21,000     $ 0.64       9.9     $ -  

 

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 December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the aggregate intrinsic value of all outstanding options was $0.

 

The Company granted 51,000 options during the year ended December 31, 2013. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $0.46.

 

Stock Units

 

The following table summarizes the number of stock units outstanding:

 

    Stock Units  
Outstanding at December 31, 2012     -  
Granted     7,050,000  
Expired     -  
Cancelled     (750,000 )
Forfeited     -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2013     6,300,000  
Vested at December 31, 2013     4,083,333  

 

  The vested stock units at December 31, 2013 have not settled and are not showing as issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Settlement of these vested stock units will occur on the earliest of (i) the date of termination of service of the employee or consultant, (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.

 

On February 15, 2013, the Company entered into a stock unit agreement with its President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to his employment agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company issued 6,000,000 stock units, 2,000,000 of the units vested immediately, while the remaining 4,000,000 vest in eight equal quarterly installments until January 1, 2015, subject to his continued service to the Company as of the vesting date.

 

On February 15, 2013, the Company entered into a stock unit agreement with a consultant. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company issued 300,000 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. At December 31, 2013, 83,333 shares have vested under this agreement.

 

The Company recognized compensation expense of $2,254,898 for the vested portion of the stock units for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Warrants

 

The Company issued 380,973 warrants in connection with the Dawson James notes. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.10 and expire December 6, 2018. There were no exercises or additional issuances during the years ended December 31, 2012 or 2013.

 

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NOTE 8 – NON CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

Non-cash financing activities are summarized as follows:

 

Year ended December 31, 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 3.
· The Company issued 83,103 shares of common stock upon conversion of a convertible note, as described in Note 7.
· The Company issued 3,201,776 shares of common stock for the acquisition of Semprae as described in Note 3.

 

Year ended December 31, 2012 :

 

· $74,668 payable to a related party was converted into a convertible note, as described in Note 5.
· 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 5.
· 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 9 – INCOME TAXES

 

At December 31, 2013, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $2,282,000 which may be offset against future taxable income through 2032. No net deferred tax assets are recorded at December 31, 2013 or 2012, as all deferred tax assets have been fully offset by a valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of future utilization.

 

At December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, long term deferred tax assets consist of the following:

 

    2013     2012  
             
Net operating loss carry-forwards     1,165,000       251,000  
Equity based instruments     877,000       -  
Deferred compensation     155,000       -  
Intangibles     70,000       78,000  
Warrants     745,000       760,000  
Other     80,000       -  
Less: Valuation allowance     (3,092,000 )     (1,089,000 )
                 
Net  deferred tax assets     -       -  

 

Pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the annual utilization of a company's net operating loss carryforwards could be limited if the Company experiences a change in ownership of more than 50 percentage points within a three-year period. An ownership change occurs with respect to a corporation if it is a loss corporation on a testing date and, immediately after the close of the testing date, the percentage of stock of the corporation owned by one or more five-percent shareholders has increased by more than 50 percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock of such corporation owned by such shareholders at any time during the testing period. The Company does not believe such an ownership change occurred subsequent to the reverse merger transaction.

 

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The Company has experienced an ownership change with regard to Semprae operating losses. Out of $19,482,000 of Federal and California NOLs, only $51,000 per year can be used going forward for a total of $1,032,000 each. The utilization of the Innovus net operating losses may be subject to various limitations under Internal Revenue Code 382.

 

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2013 to the effective tax rate is as follows:

 

Expected federal tax     34.0 %
State tax (net of federal benefit)     5.8  
Other     (0.1 )
Valuation allowance     (39.7 )
         
Total     - %

 

The Company follows FASB ASC 740-10, Uncertainty in Income Taxes . The Company recognizes interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. The Company does not have any unrecognized tax benefits or a liability for uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2013 and 2012. The Company does not expect to have any unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions, if any, as part of income tax expense. There were no tax related interest and penalties recorded for 2013 and 2012. Since the Company incurred net operating losses in every tax year since inception, all of its income tax returns are subject to examination and adjustments by the IRS for at least three years following the year in which the tax attributes are utilized. 

 

NOTE 10-SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 

 

January 12, 2012 Debenture Conversions

 

On February 19, 2014, we agreed with all of the five holders of our outstanding 8% convertible debentures issued on January 12, 2012 and amended on January 23, 2013 and November 11, 2013 (“January 2012 Debentures”), to convert such debentures into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per share, and to terminate the January 2012 Debentures upon conversion. Immediately prior to conversion, the January 2012 Debentures had an aggregate principal and interest amount of $190,013, which was converted into 475,033 shares of our common stock and terminated.

 

January 15, 2013 Debenture Conversion

 

On February 19, 2014, we agreed with the holder of an 8% convertible debenture issued on January 15, 2013 (“January 2013 Debenture”) to convert such debenture on the same terms described above for the January 2012 Debentures. The principal and interest amount owed under the January 2013 Debenture immediately prior to conversion was $76,122, which was converted into 190,304 shares of our common stock and terminated.

 

January 15, 2013 Line Of Credit Debenture Conversion

 

On February 19, 2014, we agreed with the holder of an 8% convertible debenture line of credit (“LOC Debenture”) issued on January 15, 2013 to convert the current principal and interest owed under the LOC Debenture as of such date into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per share. The principal and interest amount owed under the LOC Debenture immediately prior to conversion was $476,165, which was converted into 1,190,411 shares of our common stock. The LOC Debenture will continue to exist outstanding in accordance with its terms and we may currently borrow up to $1 million under it.

 

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Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On February 13, 2014, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with an unrelated third party accredited investor pursuant to which we issued a convertible debenture in the aggregate principal amount of $330,000 (issued at an original issue discount of 10.0%) (the “SPA Debenture”) and a warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of our common stock (the “SPA Warrant”).

 

The SPA Debenture is for the principal amount of $330,000, bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum and the principal amount and interest are payable on March 13, 2015 (the “Repayment Date”). The effective interest rate will be calculated considering the original issue discount and the warrants.

 

The SPA Debenture may be converted in whole or in part at any time prior to the Repayment Date by the holder at a conversion price of $0.40 per share, subject to adjustment. We have the option to redeem the SPA Debenture before its maturity by payment in cash of 125% of the then outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest and other amounts due.

 

The SPA Warrant provides the holder with the right to acquire up to 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments as described in the SPA Warrant, at any time through the fifth anniversary of its issuance date.

 

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Exhibit 3.6

 

ROSS MILLER

Secretary of State

204 North Carson Street, Suite 1

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520

(775) 684-5708

Website: www.nvsos.gov

 

Certificate of Correction

(PURSUANT TO NRS CHAPTERS 78,

78A, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 87A, 88,

88A, 89 AND 92A)

 

 

USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT   ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
  Certificate of Correction  
     
(Pursuant to NRS Chapters 78, 78A, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 87A, 88, 88A, 89 and 92A)

 

1. The name of the entity for which correction is being made:

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

2. Description of the original document for which correction is being made:

Articles of Incorporation (Document No. 20070501245-36)

 

3. Filing date of the original document for which correction is being made:     July 23, 2007

 

4. Description of the inaccuracy or defect:

The first sentence of Article VI of the document includes extraneous or otherwise inaccurate text regarding the issuance of treasury shares.

 

5. Correction of the inaccuracy or defect:

The first sentence of Article VI of the document is hereby corrected to read in its entirety as follows: “The treasury stock of this· Corporation may be issued at such time, upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration, as determined by the unanimous approval of the Board of Directors.”

 

6. Signature:

 

X    
Authorized Signature Title * Date

 

* If entity is a corporation, it must be signed by an officer if stock has been issued, OR an incorporator or director if stock has not been issued; a limited-liability company, by a manager or managing members; a limited partnership or limited-liability limited partnership, by a general partner; a limited-liability partnership, by a managing partner; a business trust, by a trustee.

 

IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.

 

This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. Nevada Secretary of State Correction
  Revised: 3-26-09

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2(e)

 

February 19, 2014

[Debenture Holder’s Name]

 

Re: Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture Conversion Letter Agreement

 

Dear ____:

 

We are offering holders of the Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Innovus” or the “Company”) Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture, dated November 11, 2013 (the “Debenture”), with the opportunity to do a one-time conversion of the outstanding principal and interest under the Debenture at a conversion rate of $0.40 per share of common stock of the Company.

 

If you would like to participate in this conversion process, please (1) sign this letter agreement below and (2) please surrender the Debenture, appropriately endorsed to us at 9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, CA 92122 accompanied by your written notice to us setting forth the names or names (with addresses(es)) in which the common stock of Innovus shall be issued and registered on the books of the Company. The Debenture shall be marked cancelled on the books of the Company as of the date hereof, whether or not surrendered.

 

As of the date hereof, the principal and accrued interest under the Debenture is $______ and will convert into ______ shares of our common stock.

 

If you would like to convert into shares of the Company’s common stock as described above, please sign below.

 

Once you convert as described herein, your Debenture will terminate in its entirety as of the date hereof.

 

Please scan this document back to me at ldillen@innovuspharma.com or fax it back to us at 858-356-9452.

 

Kind Regards,

 

/s/LYNNETTE DILLEN

 

Lynnette Dillen

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

I, hereby, agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this letter agreement:

 

_________________________________

[Debenture Holder’s name]

 

cc. Dr. Bassam Damaj

President and CEO

 

Randy Berholtz, Esq.

Acting General Counsel and Secretary

 

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Schedule of Debenture Holders

 

This schedule is being provided pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

    Outstanding Principal           Original Principal Amount  
Name of Holder   and Interest ($)     Common Stock Issued     (in U.S. dollars)  
                   
Wallace T. Boyack   $ 87,219       218,048     $ 74,667  
Vivian Liu   $ 58,405       146,014     $ 50,000  
Walid Chehab   $ 23,362       58,405     $ 20,000  
Henry Esber, PhD. (2102)   $ 15,185       37,964     $ 13,000  
Henry Esber, PhD. (2013)   $ 76,122       190,304     $ 70,000  
Ziad Mirza   $ 5,841       14,601     $ 5,000  
Bassam Damaj   $ 476,165       1,190,411     $ 452,728  

 

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Exhibit 10.11(e)

 

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 8% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTUTRE

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 8% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE (“Amendment”) is entered into as of February 19, 2014 (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 8% Convertible Debenture, dated January 22, 2013, as amended and restated on March 18, 2013 and as amended and restated on November 11, 2013 (collectively the “Debenture”).

 

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

 

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:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.           Conversion of Outstanding Principal and Interest. Issuer and Debenture Holder hereby agree to convert all of the current outstanding principal and interest under the Debenture as of the Effective Date, which is $476,165, into common shares of the Issuer at the conversion rate of $.40 per share for a total of 1,190,411 shares.

 

2.           Authority . Debenture Holder hereby represents and warrants that he 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. Debenture Holder represents that he has the full authority to execute this Second Amendment and not consents or approvals are required for such execution that have not been obtained prior to execution.

 

3.           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.

 

4.           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. All other terms and conditions of the Debenture shall continue in full force and effect.

 

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

 

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

 

  INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Lynnete Dillen
    Lynnette Dillen
    Executive Vice President and CFO
     
  DEBENTURE HOLDER
     
  By: /s/ Bassam Damaj
    Bassam Damaj

 

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Exhibit 10.16(b)

 

February 19, 2014

 

Henry Esber

38 Angell Brook Drive

West Boylston, MA 01583

 

Re: Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture Conversion Letter Agreement

 

Dear Henry:

 

We are offering holders of the Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Innovus” or the “Company”) Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture, dated January 15, 2103 (the “Debenture”), with the opportunity to do a one-time conversion of the outstanding principal and interest under the Debenture at a conversion rate of $0.40 per share of common stock of the Company.

 

If you would like to participate in this conversion process, please (1) sign this letter agreement below and (2) please surrender the Debenture, appropriately endorsed to us at 9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, CA 92122 accompanied by your written notice to us setting forth the names or names (with addresses(es)) in which the common stock of Innovus shall be issued and registered on the books of the Company. The Debenture shall be marked cancelled on the books of the Company as of the date hereof, whether or not surrendered.

 

As of the date hereof, the principal and accrued interest under the Debenture is $76,122 and will convert into 190,304 shares of our common stock.

 

If you would like to convert into shares of the Company’s common stock as described above, please sign below.

 

Once you convert as described herein, your Debenture will terminate in its entirety as of the date hereof.

 

Please scan this document back to me at ldillen@innovuspharma.com or fax it back to us at 858-356-9452.

 

Kind Regards,

 

/s/ Lynnette Dillen

 

Lynnette Dillen

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

I, hereby, agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this letter agreement:

 

/s/ Henry Esber  
Henry Esber  

 

cc. Dr. Bassam Damaj

President and CEO

 

Randy Berholtz, Esq.

Acting General Counsel and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 10.18

 

February 4, 2014

 

Re: Employment Letter

 

Dear Lynnette:

 

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.

 

Salary/Benefits: If you accept this offer, your initial starting annual salary will be $200,000 per year and will increase to $250,000 after six months of continued employment with the Company.

 

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 , currently 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 30%, 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.

 

Special Bonus: You are eligible to receive a one-time $100,000 bonus upon the Company successful listing on NASDAQ and subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, the Company will grant you at that time a one-time restricted stock units (“RSU”) covering 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “RSU Grant”) conditional to your continued employment with the Company. In addition you are eligible to receive a one-time $100,000 bonus upon the completion of $4 million in financing conditional to your continued employment with the Company.

 

Equity Compensation: Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, the Company will grant you restricted stock units (“RSU”) covering 600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “RSU Grant”) that will vest according to the Company’s standard vesting plan. 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.  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 in its sole discretion.

 

T: 1-858-964-5123 · F: 1-858-964-2301   · www.innovuspharma.com   · 4275 Executive Square, Suite 207   · San Diego, CA 92037

 

 
 

 

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, continuation of health and dental insurance provided to you for you and your dependents at the Company’s expense for nine months. 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.

 

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 February 6, 2014. 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: 2/4/14   Signature: /s/ Lynnette Dillen

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.19(a)

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of February 13, 2014, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”) and GEMINI MASTER FUND, LTD. a Cayman Islands Company (including its successors and assigns, “ Purchaser ”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1            Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Debentures (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

Acquiring Person ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.

 

Action ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Closing ” means the closing of a purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

Closing Date ” means the Closing Date.

 

Closing Statement ” means the Closing Statement in the form on Annex A attached hereto.

 

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock ” means the common shares of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

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Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debenture.

 

Conversion Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debenture.

 

Debenture ” means the 10% Convertible Debenture due, subject to the terms therein, on March 13, 2015, issued by the Company to the Purchaser hereunder, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Disclosure Schedules ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.

 

Evaluation Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Exempt Issuance ” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock, stock units, or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company, shares to consultants, pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to a merger, consolidation, acquisition or similar business combination approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, (d) securities issued pursuant to any equipment loan or leasing arrangement, real property leasing arrangement or debt financing from a bank or similar financial institution approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, (e) securities issued pursuant to collaboration agreements, development, distribution, marketing, technology or other similar agreements, licenses or strategic partnerships approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company whose primary purpose is not capital raising, (f) securities issued in connection with a registered public offering or pursuant to an effective registration statement, (g) securities issued or issuable pursuant to any settlement approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, and (h) securities with respect to which the Majority Holders have waived their applicable anti-dilution rights.

 

FCPA ” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

GAAP ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(aa).

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).

 

Legend Removal Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

 

Liens ” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Majority Holders ” with respect to a particular class of securities shall mean, in the case of the Debentures, the holders of a majority in outstanding aggregate principal amount thereof and in the case of the Warrants, the holders of Warrants representing a majority of the Underlying Shares.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

Material Permits ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

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Maximum Rate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.

 

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Public Information Failure ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).

 

Public Information Failure Payments ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).

 

Purchaser Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.

 

Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

Required Minimum ” means, as of any date, 125% of the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise in full of all Warrants or conversion in full of all Debentures (including Underlying Shares issuable as payment of interest on the Debentures).

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Reports ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Securities ” means the Debentures, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares and the Underlying Shares.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Short Sales ” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

 

Subscription Amount ” means, as to the Closing, the aggregate amount to be paid for Debentures and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below the Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

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Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTC Markets (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Debentures, the Warrants, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Transfer Agent ” means Interwest Transfer Co., the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 1981 Murray Holladay Road, Ste 100 Salt Lake City, UT and a facsimile number of (801) 277-3147, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Underlying Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Debentures and upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)  if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchaser of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants ” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchaser at all Closings held in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to five years, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.

 

Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1            Closing . (a) On February 13, 2014 (the “Closing Date”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, an aggregate of $330,000 in principal amount of the Debenture. Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to the Subscription Amount applicable to such Closing as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by the Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser its Debenture and a Warrant, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at a Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2, 2.3(a) and 2.3(b), the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Purchaser at 619 South Vulcan Ave., Suite #203, Encinitas, CA 92024 or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

(b) Deliveries .

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.1, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser this Agreement duly executed by the Company. In addition, on or prior to the Closing Date held pursuant to Section 2.1, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the following:

 

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(i)          a Debenture with a principal amount equal to the relevant Subscription Amount, registered in the name of the Purchaser;

 

(ii)         a Warrant registered in the name of the Purchaser to purchase 250,000 shares of Common Stock, with an exercise price equal to $0.50, subject to adjustment therein.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.1, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1            Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser:

 

(a)           Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary to the Company’s belief are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

(b)           Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

(c)           Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(d)           No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)           Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement, (ii) omitted, (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

 

(f)           Issuance of the Securities . The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized share capital a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.

 

(g)           Capitalization . The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock incentive plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees, officers, directors, and consultants, pursuant to the Company’s employee stock incentive plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares in the capital of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s share capital to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

 

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(h)           SEC Reports; Financial Statements . The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

(i)           Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments . Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(i), since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any issued shares and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director, consultant, or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock incentive plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i) , no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

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(j)           Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

(k)           Labor Relations . No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l)           Compliance . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m)           Regulatory Permits . The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(n)           Title to Assets . The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

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(o)           Intellectual Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described in the SEC Reports as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the material Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(p)           Insurance . The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(q)           Transactions With Affiliates and Employees . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock incentive plan of the Company.

 

(r)           Certain Fees . No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiaries to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(s)           Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

(t)           Investment Company . The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(u)           Registration Rights . Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiaries.

 

(v)          Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

(w)           Application of Takeover Protections . The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the Purchaser and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchaser’s ownership of the Securities.

 

(x)           Disclosure . Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser makes no nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(y)           No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

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(z)           Solvency . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(i) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Indebtedness ” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(aa)          Tax Status . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(bb)          No General Solicitation . Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchaser and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(cc)          Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

 

(dd)          Accountants . The Company’s accounting firm EisnerAmper LLP. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

 

(ee)          Seniority . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(ff) and in the SEC Reports, as of the Closing Date, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company is senior to the Debentures in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property covered thereby).

 

(ff)          No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers . There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

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(gg)          Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Purchaser is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by the Purchaser or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives .

 

(hh)          Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.15 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) the Purchaser has not been asked by the Company to agree, nor has the Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by the Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) the Purchaser, and any counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which the Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) the Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) the Purchaser may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Underlying Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders' equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted.  The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(ii)          Regulation M Compliance .  The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

 

(jj)          Stock Incentive Plans . Each stock incentive granted by the Company under the Company’s stock incentive plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan .No stock incentive granted under the Company’s stock incentive plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock incentive prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock incentives with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

(kk)          Office of Foreign Assets Control . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”).

 

(ll)          U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation . The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

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(mm)          Bank Holding Company Act . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “ BHCA ”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve ”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(nn)          Money Laundering . The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

3.2            Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser . The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):

 

(a)           Organization; Authority . The Purchaser is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b)           Own Account . The Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c)           Purchaser Status . At the time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants or converts any Debentures it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

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(d)           Experience of the Purchaser . The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(e)           General Solicitation . The Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(f)           Certain Transactions and Confidentiality . Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, the Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that the Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, the Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect the Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1            Transfer Restrictions .

 

(a)          The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

(b)          The Purchaser agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

 

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NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE CONVERTIBLE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, the Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities.

 

(c)          Certificates evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all or any portion of a Debenture is converted or Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than five Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “ Legend Removal Date ”), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Underlying Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by the Purchaser.

 

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(d)          The Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchaser, agrees with the Company that the Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

 

4.2            Acknowledgment of Dilution . The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other shareholders of the Company.

 

4.3            Furnishing of Information; Public Information .

 

(a)          Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

(b) Integration . The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.4            Conversion and Exercise Procedures . Each of the form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants and the form of Notice of Conversion included in the Debentures set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchaser in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Debentures. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion form be required in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Debenture. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchaser to exercise their Warrants or convert their Debentures. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and conversions of the Debentures and shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

4.5            Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity . The Company and the Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor the Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of the Purchaser, or without the prior consent of the Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Purchaser, or include the name of the Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except: (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration statement contemplated by the Company and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchaser with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).

 

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4.6            Shareholder Rights Plan . No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchaser.

 

4.7            Non-Public Information . Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Purchaser shall have entered into a written agreement with the Company regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

4.8            Use of Proceeds . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9 attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

 

4.9            Indemnification of Purchaser . Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “ Purchaser Party ”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any the Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any shareholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of the Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of the Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings the Purchaser Party may have with any such shareholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by the Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Purchaser Party except to the extent that the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of the Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.10 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

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4.10          Reservation and Listing of Securities .

 

(a)          The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents and shall confirm the adequacy of such reserve at least monthly.

 

(b)          If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the 75th day after such date.

 

(c)          The Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing or quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchaser evidence of such listing or quotation and (iv) maintain the listing or quotation of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market.

 

4.11          Certain Transactions and Confidentiality . The Purchaser covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. The Purchaser covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, the Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules except or as permitted in their Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Purchaser makes no representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, (ii) the Purchaser shall not be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6 and (iii) the Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.6.

 

4.12          Form D; Blue Sky Filings . The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of the Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchaser at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the state of California, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of the Purchaser.

 

4.13          Prohibition on Variable Rate Transactions and Section 3(a)(10) Transactions . The Company agrees not to enter into any financing transactions that contain a conversion price that changes daily or varies based on the current market price of the common stock (a “Variable Rate Transaction”). The Company agrees not to enter into any debt settlement agreements pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1            Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated by the Purchaser, as to the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchaser, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing under Section 2.1 has not been consummated on or before February 12, 2014; provided , however , that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2            Fees and Expenses . At the Closing under Section 2.1, the Company has agreed to reimburse Purchaser a legal expense credit of $5,000. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any conversion or exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser.

 

5.3            Entire Agreement . The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4            Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2 nd ) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

5.5            Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by each of the Company and the Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.6            Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.7            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (other than by merger). The Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom the Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchaser.”

 

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5.8            No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10 and this Section 5.8.

 

5.9            Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of San Diego. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of San Diego for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.10, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.10          Survival . The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

5.11          Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12          Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.13          Rescission and Withdrawal Right . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then the Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided , however , that in the case of a rescission of a conversion of a Debenture or exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion or exercise notice concurrently with the return to the Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of the Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to the Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).

 

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5.14          Replacement of Securities . If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction, and upon payment by Purchaser of applicable fees. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.15          Remedies . In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchaser and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.16          Usury . To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any claim, action or proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “ Maximum Rate ”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by the Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at the Purchaser’s election.

 

5.17          Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc .   If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

5.18          Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.19          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.   Address for Notice:
      9171 Towne Centre Drive
      Ste 440
      San Diego, CA 92122
       
By: /s/ Lynnette Dillen    
  Name:  Lynnette Dillen    
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer    

 

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PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser: GEMINI MASTER FUND, LTD.

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser :     /s/ Steven W. Winters                 

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Steven W. Winters

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: President to the Investment Manager

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: Steve@GeminiStrategies.com

 

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

 

c/o Gemini Strategies

619 South Vulcan Ave., Suite #203

Encinitas, CA 92024

 

Subscription Amount: $300,000

 

EIN Number:     

 

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10.19(b)

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

Original Issue Date: February 13, 2014

 

USD $330,000.00

 

10% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

DUE March 13, 2015

 

THIS 10% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE is a duly authorized and validly issued 10% Convertible Debenture of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (the “ Company ”), having its principal place of business at 9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, CA 92122 designated as its 10% Convertible Debenture due 2015 (the “ Debenture ”).

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to GEMINI MASTER FUND, LTD, a Cayman Islands Company, or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of USD $330,000.00 on March 13, 2015 (the “ Maturity Date ”) or such earlier date as this Debenture is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:

 

Section 1 .           Definitions . For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Debenture, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

Bankruptcy Event ” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement, (c) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, (d) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment, (e) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts or (g) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

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Base Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).

 

Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of California are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Buy-In ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).

 

Change of Control Transaction ” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 51% of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Debentures and the Securities issued together with the Debentures), (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholder of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholder of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a one year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (e) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.

 

Conversion ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.

 

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

Conversion Schedule ” means the Conversion Schedule in the form of Schedule 1 attached hereto.

 

Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Debenture Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

 

Dilutive Issuance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

Dilutive Issuance Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

Effectiveness Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

 

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Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

Interest Notice Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Interest Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Interest Share Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Late Fees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Mandatory Default Amount ” means the sum of (a) the greater of (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, divided by the Conversion Price on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (A) demanded (if demand or notice is required to create an Event of Default) or otherwise due or (B) paid in full, whichever has a lower Conversion Price, multiplied by the VWAP on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (x) demanded or otherwise due or (y) paid in full, whichever has a higher VWAP, or (ii) 120% of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus 100% of accrued and unpaid interest hereon, and (b) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Debenture.

 

San Diego Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).

 

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Optional Redemption ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Optional Redemption Amount ” means the sum of (a) 125% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Debenture, (b) accrued but unpaid interest and (c) all liquidated damages and other amounts due in respect of the Debenture.

 

Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Optional Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Optional Redemption Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Optional Redemption Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Original Issue Date ” means the date of the first issuance of the Debenture, regardless of any transfers of any Debenture and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Debenture.

 

Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2014 among the Company and the Holder, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).

 

Successor Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

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Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTC Markets (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)  if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Section 2 .           Interest .

 

a)           Payment of Interest in Cash . The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture at the rate of 10% per annum, payable on the Maturity Date (the “ Interest Payment Date ”) (if the Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day), in cash.

 

b)           Interest Calculations . Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. Interest shall cease to accrue with respect to any principal amount converted, provided that, the Company actually delivers the Conversion Shares within the time period required by Section 4(c)(ii) herein. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Debenture (the “ Debenture Register ”).

 

c)           Late Fee . All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be paid hereunder shall entail a late fee at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (the “ Late Fees ”) which shall accrue daily from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including the date of actual payment in full.

 

d)           Prepayment . Except as otherwise set forth in this Debenture, the Company may not prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Debenture without the prior written consent of the Holder.

 

Section 3.            Registration of Transfers and Exchanges .

 

a)           Different Denominations . This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

b)           Investment Representations . This Debenture has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.

 

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c)           Reliance on Debenture Register . Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Debenture, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Debenture is duly registered on the Debenture Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Debenture is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Section 4.            Conversion .

 

a)           Voluntary Conversion . At any time after the Original Issue Date until this Debenture is no longer outstanding, this Debenture shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “ Notice of Conversion ”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Debenture to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “ Conversion Date ”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within three (3) Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b)           Conversion Price . The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to $0.40, subject to adjustment herein (the “ Conversion Price ”).

 

c) Mechanics of Conversion .

 

i.             Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount . The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price.

 

ii.          Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than five (5) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Debenture and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid interest. On or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, provided the Holder is not Affiliate, or (ii) the Effective Date, the Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.

 

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iii.          Failure to Deliver Certificates . If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Debenture delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.

 

iv.          Obligation Absolute; . The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Debenture shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Debenture shall have been sought and obtained, or an opinion from legal counsel has been sought and obtained, Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

v.            Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Debenture in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Debenture with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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vi.          Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Debenture and payment of interest on this Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other Holder of the Debentures), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, if the Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Registration Statement (subject to such Holder’s compliance with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement).

 

vii.          Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Debenture. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

viii.          Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Debenture so converted and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.

 

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d)           Holder’s Conversion Limitations . The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Debenture, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Debenture beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Debentures or the Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Debenture is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Debenture may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder . For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within three Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Debenture, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture held by the Holder. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d). Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61 st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Debenture .

 

Section 5 .           Certain Adjustments .

 

a)           Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of, or payment of interest on, the Debentures), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholder entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b)           Subsequent Equity Sales . If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised and the Conversion Price shall be adjusted lower to such price, the “Base Conversion Price”. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.

 

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c)           Subsequent Rights Offerings . If the Company, at any time while the Debenture is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all Holder of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price on the record date referenced below, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming delivery to the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.

 

d)           Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which Holder of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the Holder of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Debenture, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) and Section 4(e) on the conversion of this Debenture), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Debenture is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If Holder of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Debenture following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Debenture, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Debenture a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Debenture which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Debenture) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Debenture immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e)           Calculations . All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.

 

f)          Notice to the Holder .

 

i.             Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii.          Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all Holder of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholder of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Debenture Register, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the Holder of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holder of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Report of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Debenture during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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Section 6 .           Redemption .

 

a)           Optional Redemption at Election of Company . Subject to the provisions of this Section 6(a), at any time the Company may deliver a notice to the Holder (an “ Optional Redemption Notice ” and the date such notice is deemed delivered hereunder, the “ Optional Redemption Notice Date ”) of its irrevocable election to redeem some or all of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture for cash in an amount equal to the Optional Redemption Amount on the 10 th Trading Day following the Optional Redemption Notice Date (such date, the “ Optional Redemption Date ”, such 10 Trading Day period, the “ Optional Redemption Period ” and such redemption, the “ Optional Redemption ”).

 

b)           Redemption Procedure . The payment of cash pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall be payable on the Optional Redemption Date. If any portion of the payment pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if any portion of the Optional Redemption Amount remains unpaid after such date, the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Company given at any time thereafter, to invalidate such Optional Redemption, ab initio , and, with respect to the Company’s failure to honor the Optional Redemption, the Company shall have no further right to exercise such Optional Redemption. The Holder may elect to convert the outstanding principal amount of the Debenture pursuant to Section 4 prior to actual payment in cash for any redemption under this Section 6 by the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company.

 

Section 7 .           Negative Covenants . As long as any portion of this Debenture remains outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

a)          amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially adversely affects any rights of the Holder;

 

b)           enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval).

 

Section 8 .           Events of Default .

 

a)          “ Event of Default ” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

i.             any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Debenture or (B) interest, and other amounts owing to the Holder on any Debenture, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within 3 Trading Days;

 

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ii.         the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Debentures (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (xi) below) which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) 5 Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) 10 Trading Days after the Company has become or should have become aware of such failure;

 

iii.         a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below);

 

iv.         any representation or warranty made in this Debenture, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 

v.           the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

 

vi.         the Company or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $500,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in the relevant lender taking action to cause such indebtedness to become or be declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

 

vii.         the Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on a Trading Market and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon within five Trading Days;

 

viii.         the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or Fundamental Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of 51% (other than in the ordinary course of business) of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction);

 

ix.         the Company does not meet the current public information requirements under Rule 144 in respect of the Registrable Securities (as defined under the Registration Rights Agreement);

 

x.         the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Debentures in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

xi.            any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $150,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 45 calendar days.

 

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b)             Remedies Upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus accrued but unpaid interest, and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing 5 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Debenture, the interest rate on this Debenture shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Debenture to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Debenture until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 8(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 9 .           Miscellaneous .

 

a)             Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, or such other facsimile number or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a). Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to the Holder at the facsimile number or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of the Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (San Diego time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (San Diego time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

b)             Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Debenture ranks pari passu with all other Debentures now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.

 

c)             Lost or Mutilated Debenture . If this Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the principal amount of this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company and of payment of required fees.

 

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d)             Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Debenture shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholder, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of San Diego, (the “ San Diego Courts ”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the San Diego Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such San Diego Courts, or such San Diego Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Debenture and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Debenture or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Debenture, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

e)             Amendments; Waiver . No provision of this Debenture may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by each of the Company and the Holder or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture on any other occasion.

 

f)          Severability . If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Debenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

 

g)             Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

h)             Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Debenture and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

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Exhibit C

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.

 

  INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Lynnette Dillen
    Name: Lynnette Dillen
    Title:  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

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10.19(c)

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

Right to Purchase up to 250,000 Shares of Common Stock of
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(subject to adjustment as provided herein)

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

No. FEB2014-1-GEM Issue Date: February 13, 2014

 

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a corporation organized under the laws of Nevada (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received, GEMINI MASTER FUND, LTD., a Cayman Islands Company or assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company (as defined herein) from and after the Issue Date of this Warrant and at any time, up to 250,000 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined), par value of $0.001 per share, at the applicable Exercise Price per share (as defined below). The number and character of such shares of Common Stock and the applicable Exercise Price per share are subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

This Warrant has been issued pursuant to the terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2014 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company and Purchaser party thereto, including the Holder. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement. As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following respective meanings:

 

(a)          “Aggregate Exercise Price” means an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to Section 2 hereof, multiplied by (ii) the then-current Exercise Price.

 

(b)          “Business Day” means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, on which banking institutions in the city of San Diego, California are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

(c)          The term “Company” shall mean Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and any person or entity which shall succeed, or assume the obligations of, Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. hereunder.

 

(d)          The term “Common Stock” shall mean (i) the Company’s common shares, $0.001 par value per share; and (ii) any other securities into which or for which any of the securities described in the preceding clause (i) may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise.

 

(e)          The term “Exercise Price” shall mean $0.50 per share, subject to adjustments as provided herein.

 

(f)          The term “Other Securities” shall mean any stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other person (corporate or otherwise) which the holder of the Warrant at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise.

 

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(g)          “Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

(h)          “Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTC Markets (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

1.           Term of Warrant . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof and prior to 5:00 p.m., San Diego time, on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day (the “Exercise Period”) the Holder of this Warrant may exercise this Warrant in whole or in part, of the Common Stock purchasable upon exercise hereof (subject to adjustment as provided herein).

 

2.           Exercise of Warrant .

 

2.1            Number of Shares Issuable upon Exercise . From and after the date hereof, the Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its principal executive office (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of loss, theft, or destruction), or by delivery of an original or fax copy of an exercise notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), duly completed, and payment to the Company of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the Holder shall be entitled to receive, shares of Common Stock of the Company, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.

 

2.2            Fair Market Value . For purposes hereof, the “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date (the “Determination Date”) shall mean:

 

(a)          If the Company’s Common Stock is traded on the NYSE MKT or another national exchange, then the closing or last sale price, respectively, reported for the last Business Day immediately preceding the Determination Date.

 

(b)          If the Company’s Common Stock is not traded on the NYSE MKT or another national exchange but is traded on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board operated by FINRA or the OTC Markets, then closing or last sale price respectively, reported for the last Business Day immediately preceding the determined date.

 

(c)          Except as provided in clause (d) below, if the Company’s Common Stock is not publicly traded, then as the Holder and the Board of Directors of the Company jointly agree or in the absence of agreement by arbitration in accordance with the rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association, before a single arbitrator to be chosen from a panel of persons qualified by education and training to pass on the matter to be decided.

 

(d)          If the Determination Date is the date of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or any event deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to the Company’s charter, then all amounts to be payable per share to holders of the Common Stock pursuant to the charter in the event of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, plus all other amounts to be payable per share in respect of the Common Stock in liquidation under the charter, assuming for the purposes of this clause (d) that all of the shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant are outstanding at the Determination Date.

 

2.3            Company Acknowledgment . The Company will, at the time of the exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder any rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. If the Holder shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford to such Holder any such rights.

 

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2.4            Trustee for Warrant Holders . In the event that a bank or trust company shall have been appointed as trustee for the holders of this Warrant pursuant to Subsection 3.2, such bank or trust company shall have all the powers and duties of a warrant agent (as hereinafter described) and shall accept, in its own name for the account of the Company or such successor person as may be entitled thereto, all amounts otherwise payable to the Company or such successor, as the case may be, on exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 1.

 

3.           Procedure for Exercise .

 

3.1            Delivery of Stock Certificates, Etc., on Exercise . The Company agrees that the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered and payment made for such shares in accordance herewith. Not later than five (5) Trading Days after such date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Issue Date, provided the Holder is not an Affiliate, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant. On or after the six month anniversary of the Issue Date, provided the Holder is not an Affiliate, the Company shall use reasonable commercial efforts to deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 3.1 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.

 

3.2            Failure to Deliver Certificates . If, in the case of any Exercise Notice, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable holder by the Share Delivery Date, the holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Exercise Notice, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the holder any original Warrant delivered to the Company and the holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates issued to such holder pursuant to the rescinded Exercise Notice.

 

3.3            Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages . The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the holder or any other person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the holder. In the event the holder of this Warrant shall elect to exercise any or all portion hereof, the Company may not refuse exercise based on any claim that the holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to holder, restraining and or enjoining exercise of all or part of this Warrant shall have been sought and obtained, or an opinion from legal counsel has been sought and obtained. Nothing herein shall limit a holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant within the period specified herein and the holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

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3.4            Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 3.1, and if after such Share Delivery Date the holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the exercise relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the exercise at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Warrant representing that number of shares of Common Stock which it represented prior to such exercise (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 3.1. For example, if the holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the actual sale price of the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the holder $1,000. The holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

3.5            Holder’s Exercise Limitations . The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to the exercise set forth on the applicable Exercise Notice, the holder (together with the holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, exercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Warrants or the Debentures) beneficially owned by the holder or any of its Affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3.5, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 3.5 applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the holder, and the submission of an Exercise Notice shall be deemed to be the holder’s determination of whether this Warrant may be exercised (in relation to other securities owned by the holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers an Exercise Notice that such Exercise Notice has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 3.5, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a holder, the Company shall within three Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant held by the holder. The holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 3.5. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61 st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 3.5 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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3.6            Exercise .

 

(a)          Payment may be made in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company, or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Common Shares specified in such Exercise Notice (as such exercise number shall be adjusted to reflect any adjustment in the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder per the terms of this Warrant) and the Holder shall thereupon be entitled to receive the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) determined as provided herein.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above to the contrary, if at the time the Holder exercises this Warrant either (i) in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company equal to the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price, (ii) by delivery of this Warrant, or shares of Common Stock and/or Common Stock receivable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection (c) below, or (iii) by a combination of any of the foregoing methods, for the number of Common Shares specified in such Exercise Notice (as such exercise number shall be adjusted to reflect any adjustment in the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder per the terms of this Warrant) and the Holder shall thereupon be entitled to receive the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) determined as provided herein.

 

(c)          In accordance with subsection (b) above, if the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant for cash, the Holder may elect to receive shares equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being exercised) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with the properly endorsed Exercise Notice in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following formula:

 

X= _ Y(A-B)_
      A

 

Where X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder

 

Y = the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable under this Warrant or, if only a portion of this Warrant is being exercised, the portion of this Warrant being exercised (at the date of such calculation)

 

A = the Fair Market Value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock (at the date of such calculation)

 

B = the Exercise Price per share (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)

 

(d)          Omitted.

 

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4.           Effect of Reorganization, Etc.; Adjustment of Exercise Price .

 

4.1            Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc . In case at any time or from time to time the Company shall (a) effect a reorganization, (b) consolidate with or merge into any other person, or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person under any plan or arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction, proper and adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1 at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of such dissolution, as the case may be, upon closing date of any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or sale or transfer of assets, shall receive, in lieu of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if such Holder had so exercised this Warrant, immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment thereafter as provided in Section 5.

 

4.2            Dissolution . In the event of any dissolution of the Company following the transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, the Company, concurrently with any distributions made to holders of its Common Stock, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder the stock and other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable by the Holder pursuant to Section 4.1, or, if the Holder shall so instruct the Company, to a bank or trust company specified by the Holder and having its principal office in Utah as trustee for the Holder (the “Trustee”).

 

4.3            Continuation of Terms . Upon any reorganization, consolidation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in this Section 4, this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to the shares of stock and other securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be binding upon the issuer of any such stock or other securities, including, in the case of any such transfer, the person acquiring all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such person shall have expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant as provided in Section 5. In the event this Warrant does not continue in full force and effect after the consummation of the transactions described in this Section 4, then the Company’s securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable by the Holder will be delivered to the Holder or the Trustee as contemplated by Section 4.2.

 

5.           Other Issuances

 

(a) Variable Rate Transactions . If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised and the Conversion Price shall be adjusted lower to such price, the “Base Conversion Price”. The Company shall notify the holder in writing, no later than the third trading day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent subject to this section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.

 

(b) . If the Company, at any time while the Debenture is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all Holder of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price , then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming delivery to the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at the Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.

 

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6.           Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on the exercise of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and any warrant agent of the Company (appointed pursuant to Section 12 hereof).

 

7.           Reservation of Stock, Etc., Issuable on Exercise of Warrant . The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery on the exercise of this Warrant, shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of this Warrant.

 

8.           Assignment; Exchange of Warrant . Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant, and the rights evidenced hereby, may be transferred by any registered holder hereof (a “Transferor”) in whole or in part. On the surrender for exchange of this Warrant, with the Transferor’s endorsement in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Transferor Endorsement Form”) and together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company demonstrating compliance with applicable securities laws, which shall include, without limitation, a legal opinion from the Transferor’s counsel (at the Transferor’s expense) that such transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of applicable securities laws, the Company at its expense (but with payment by the Transferor of any applicable transfer taxes) will issue and deliver to or on the order of the Transferor thereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Transferor and/or the transferee(s) specified in such Transferor Endorsement Form (each a “Transferee”), calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock called for on the face or faces of the Warrant so surrendered by the Transferor.

 

9.           Replacement of Warrant . On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

10.          Warrant Agent . The Company may, by written notice to the Holder of the Warrant, appoint an agent for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 2, exchanging this Warrant pursuant to Section 9, and replacing this Warrant pursuant to Section 11, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such agent.

 

11.          Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

12.          Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications from the Company to the Holder shall be mailed by first class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, at such address as may have been furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder or, until any such Holder furnishes to the Company an address, then to, and at the address of, the last Holder who has so furnished an address to the Company.

 

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13.          Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder; Limitations on Liability . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Common Stock to which the Holder is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

14.          Compliance with the Securities Act . The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 17 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this warrant and further agrees that such Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Common Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

15.          Miscellaneous . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. ANY ACTION BROUGHT CONCERNING THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS WARRANT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN THE STATE COURTS OF CALIFORNIA OR IN THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE HOLDER MAY CHOOSE TO WAIVE THIS PROVISION AND BRING AN ACTION OUTSIDE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The individuals executing this Warrant on behalf of the Company agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Warrant is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Warrant. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. The Company acknowledges that legal counsel participated in the preparation of this Warrant and, therefore, stipulates that the rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this Warrant to favor any party against the other party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Warrant as of the date first written above.

 

  INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Lynnette Dillen
  Name: Lynnette Dillen
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

Subsidiary   Jurisdiction of Incorporation
FasTrack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   Delaware
Semprae Laboratories, Inc.   Delaware

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form S-8 (No. 333-186725-13620840), pertaining to the Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan, Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement, and the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan, of our report dated March 19, 2013, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for each of the years in the two-year ended December 31, 2013 and period for the period from inception (October 31, 2008) to December 31, 2013, which report is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2014. Our report includes an emphasis-of-matter paragraph highlighting the funding commitment from the President and Chief Executive Office of the Company.

 

/S/ EISNER AMPER LLP

 

Edison, New Jersey

 

March 28, 2014

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

 

I, Bassam Damaj, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, 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 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.

 

March 28, 2014 /s/ Bassam Damaj
  Bassam Damaj
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

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Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

 

I, Lynnette Dillen, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, 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 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.

 

March 28, 2014 /s/ Lynnette Dillen
  Lynnette Dillen
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

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 Annual Report of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Bassam Damaj, principal executive officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. SS. 1350, as adopted pursuant to SS. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

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 conditions and results of operations of the Company.

 

March 28, 2014 /s/ Bassam Damaj
  Bassam Damaj
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Lynnette Dillen, principal financial and accounting officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. SS. 1350, as adopted pursuant to SS. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

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 conditions and results of operations of the Company.

 

March 28, 2014 /s/ Lynnette Dillen
  Lynnette Dillen
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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