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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

OR

 

¨ 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: 0-21990

 

 

OXiGENE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   13-3679168

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

701 Gateway Blvd, Suite 210

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 635-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   x     No   ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    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

As of May 6, 2013, there were 2,274,453 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

 


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OXiGENE, INC.

Cautionary Factors that May Affect Future Results

This report contains “forward-looking statements,” which give management’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words, such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning. These include statements, among others, relating to the sufficiency of our financial resources, our planned future actions, our clinical trial plans, our research and development plans and expected outcomes, our products under development, our intellectual property position, our plans with respect to funding operations, projected expense levels, and the outcome of contingencies.

Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this report may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Actual results may vary materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements. The uncertainties that may cause differences include, but are not limited to: the Company’s need for additional funds to finance its operations in the near term; the Company’s history of losses, anticipated continuing losses and uncertainty of future financing; the early stage of product development; uncertainties as to the future success of ongoing and planned clinical trials; the unproven safety and efficacy of products under development; the sufficiency of the Company’s existing capital resources; the Company’s dependence on others for much of the clinical development of its product candidates under development, as well as for obtaining regulatory approvals and conducting manufacturing and marketing of any product candidates that might successfully reach the end of the development process; the impact of government regulations, health care reform and managed care; competition from other companies and other institutions pursuing the same, alternative or superior technologies; the risk of technological obsolescence; uncertainties related to the Company’s ability to obtain adequate patent and other intellectual property protection for its proprietary technology and product candidates; dependence on officers, directors and other individuals; and risks related to product liability exposure.

We will not update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make in our reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K. Our filings list various important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. We note these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

 

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INDEX

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1. Financial Statements

     4   

Condensed Balance Sheets

     4   

Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss

     5   

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

     6   

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

     7   

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     10   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     18   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     18   

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     19   

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     19   

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     19   

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     19   

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

     19   

Item 5. Other Information

     19   

Item 6. Exhibits

     19   

SIGNATURES

     20   

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

OXiGENE, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(All amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash

   $ 4,562      $ 4,946   

Restricted cash

     20        20   

Prepaid expenses

     337        135   

Other current assets

     86        142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     5,005        5,243   

Furniture and fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements

     371        370   

Accumulated depreciation

     (361     (357
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     10        13   

License agreements, net of accumulated amortization of $1,333 and $1,309 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     167        191   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 5,182      $ 5,447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 445      $ 416   

Accrued research and development

     114        181   

Accrued other

     274        304   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     833        901   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 15,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized; 2,075 and 1,746 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     21        17   

Additional paid-in capital

     231,673        229,961   

Stock subscription receivable

     (33     —     

Accumulated deficit

     (227,312     (225,432
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     4,349        4,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 5,182      $ 5,447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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OXiGENE, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(All amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2013     2012  

Product revenues

   $ —        $ 114   

Operating expenses:

    

Research and development

     746        654   

General and administrative

     1,135        1,332   

Restructuring

     —          13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,881        1,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (1,881     (1,885

Change in fair value of warrants

     —          1   

Investment income

     1        5   

Other (expense) income, net

     —          (12
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (1,880   $ (1,891
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

   $ (1,880   $ (1,891
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.97   $ (1.44

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     1,940        1,311   

See accompanying notes.

 

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OXiGENE, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(All amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2013     2012  

Operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (1,880   $ (1,891

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Change in fair value of warrants

     —          (1

Depreciation

     3        7   

Amortization of license agreement

     24        25   

Stock-based compensation

     173        136   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (146     210   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (68     (783
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (1,894     (2,297
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

     1,510        471   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,510        471   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (384     (1,826

Cash at beginning of period

     4,946        9,972   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

   $ 4,562      $ 8,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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OXiGENE, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. They have been prepared on a basis which assumes that OXiGENE, Inc. (“OXiGENE” or the “Company”) will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, however, all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Capital Resources

In December 2012, the Company’s board of directors voted unanimously to implement a 1:12 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, following authorization of the reverse stock split by a shareholder vote on December 21, 2012. The reverse stock split became effective on December 28, 2012. All of the share and per share amounts discussed and shown in the financial statements and notes have been adjusted to reflect the effect of this reverse stock split.

The Company has experienced net losses every year since inception and, as of March 31, 2013 had an accumulated deficit of approximately $227,312,000. The Company expects to incur significant additional operating losses over at least the next several years, principally as a result of its continuing clinical trials and anticipated research and development expenditures. The principal source of the Company’s working capital to date has been the proceeds of private and public equity financings and to a significantly lesser extent the exercise of warrants and stock options. The Company currently has no recurring material amount of licensing or other income. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had approximately $4,582,000 in cash and restricted cash and after closing a private financing in April 2013 as described in Note 4, the Company had approximately $8,747,000 in cash and restricted cash as of April 30, 2013.

Based on the Company’s limited ongoing programs and operations, the Company expects its existing cash to support its operations through the first quarter of 2014. However, while this level of cash utilization does not allow for the initiation of any significant projects, including clinical trials, to further the development of the Company’s most advanced product candidates, it does include provisions for initial drug manufacturing activities that the Company may undertake in connection with the planned filing of a European Marketing Authorization application for ZYBRESTAT in anaplastic thyroid cancer, or ATC. Any significant further development of ZYBRESTAT or other capital intensive activities will be contingent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional capital in addition to the Company’s existing financing arrangements.

Additional funding may not be available to OXiGENE on acceptable terms, or at all. If the Company is unable to access additional funds when needed, it may not be able to continue the development of its product candidates or the Company could be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of its development programs and other operations. Any additional equity financing, if available to the Company, may not be available on favorable terms, most likely will be dilutive to its current stockholders and debt financing, if available, and may involve restrictive covenants. If the Company accesses funds through collaborative or licensing arrangements, it may be required to relinquish rights to some of its technologies or product candidates that it would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize on its own, on terms that are not favorable to the Company. The Company’s ability to access capital when needed is not assured and, if not achieved on a timely basis, will materially harm its business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital could also be impaired if it is unable to comply with the listing standards of The NASDAQ Capital Market and instead has to trade its common shares in the over-the-counter market. These uncertainties create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm at the beginning of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes a going concern explanatory paragraph.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis which assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

 

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Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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 date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

In December 2011, the Company established a distribution agreement to provide access to ZYBRESTAT for the treatment of patients with ATC in certain specified territories on a compassionate use basis. The agreement provides that upon the receipt of ZYBRESTAT by the distributor for distribution and sale to compassionate use patients, the distributor has 30 days to inspect the product for defects and to ensure that the product conforms to the warranties made by the Company. If the distributor does not notify the Company of any defective products within the 30-day period it will be deemed to have accepted the products. Revenue is recognized based on products accepted at the conclusion of the 30-day inspection period. Also, the distributor will pay to the Company, on a quarterly basis, an amount equal to 20% of the distributor’s gross margin, as defined in the agreement, on its sales in the preceding quarter. This revenue will be recognized upon notification from the distributor of the gross margin earned. ZYBRESTAT was expensed at the time it was manufactured, since it is in the development stage and there was not an alternative future use. As a result, the product provided to the distributor has a zero cost basis, and therefore no cost-of-goods sold has been recorded.

 

2. Stockholders’ Equity — Common and Preferred Shares

On July 21, 2010, the Company entered into an “at the market” equity offering sales agreement (the ATM Agreement) with MLV & Co. LLC, or MLV, pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell shares of its common stock from time to time through MLV acting as sales agent and underwriter. The Company is limited as to how many shares it can sell under the ATM Agreement due to SEC limitations on the number of shares issuable pursuant to a Form S-3 registration statement in a primary offering by smaller reporting companies such as the Company. Further, the Company is restricted from using this facility until 90 days following the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement as described in Note 4. Subject to this restriction, as of April 30, 2013 the total dollar amount of common stock that the Company could sell under the ATM Agreement, during the next twelve months is approximately $264,000 under its current registration statement. The Company may be able to sell more shares under this agreement over the next twelve months depending on several factors including the Company’s stock price, number of shares outstanding, when the sales take place and the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement described in Note 4.

In connection with the ATM Agreement, the Company issued approximately 323,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of approximately $1,510,000 net of issuance costs, during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and issued no shares of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Additionally, the Company issued approximately 99,000 shares of common stock under this agreement for gross proceeds of approximately $406,000 during the month of April 2013.

In November 2011, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the LPC Purchase Agreement) for the sale, from time to time, of up to $20,000,000 of its common stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC or LPC, over a 36 month term. The Company can only sell shares under this arrangement if it maintains a minimum stock price of $6.00 and maintains the effectiveness of a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further, the Company is restricted from using this facility until 90 days following the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement as described in Note 4. Subject to this restriction, if the Company’s stock price does rise above $6.00 and the other conditions of the arrangement are met, the Company generally controls the timing and amount of any sales to LPC in accordance with the purchase agreement. LPC has no right to require the Company to sell any shares to LPC, but LPC is obligated to make purchases as the Company directs, subject to certain conditions including the minimum stock price of $6.00 and the continuing effectiveness of a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares that may be issued to LPC. There are no upper limits to the price LPC may pay to purchase the Company’s common stock and the purchase price of the shares related to any future sales will be based on the prevailing market prices of the Company’s shares immediately preceding the notice of sale to LPC without any fixed discount. The agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time, at its sole discretion, without any cost or penalty. Assuming that the purchase price per share is $6.00 or greater, the total dollar amount of common stock that the Company could sell under the LPC Purchase Agreement during the next twelve months is approximately $17,400,000, provided that the Company would be required to file and have declared effective an additional registration statement in order to sell more than an additional 66,862 shares of its common stock under the LPC Purchase Agreement.

In connection with the LPC Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 81,990 shares of common stock for proceeds of approximately $959,000, net of issuance costs, during the three months ended March 31, 2012, including 2,498 shares issued as a commitment fee. No shares were issued under this agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

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Warrants

Warrant Summary Information

The following is a summary of the Company’s outstanding common stock warrants as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

                 Number of Warrants outstanding as of:
(In thousands)
 

Warrants Issued in Connection with:

   Date of Issuance    Exercise Price      March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  

Committed Equity Financing Facility

   February 19, 2008    $ 657.60         1         1   

Direct Registration Series I Warrants

   July 20, 2009    $ 504.00         12         12   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Warrants Outstanding

           13         13   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effective with a warrant exchange, the Committed Equity Financing Facility warrants, issued by the Company on February 19, 2008, were reclassified as equity in January 2011. Previously they were recorded as a liability at their fair value in March 2010 and were last recorded as a liability on December 31, 2010. These warrants expire on August 19, 2013.

The Direct Registration Series I warrants, issued by the Company on July 20, 2009, were recorded as a liability at their fair value as of the date of their issuance in July 2009 and are revalued at each subsequent reporting date. The value of these warrants recorded on the Company’s balance sheet was approximately $0 at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. These warrants expire on July 20, 2014.

Options

The Company’s 2005 Stock Plan, as amended at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May 2012 (the “2005 Plan”) provides for the award of options, restricted stock and stock appreciation rights to acquire up to 333,333 shares of the Company’s common stock in the aggregate. Currently, the 2005 Plan allows for awards of up to 16,666 shares that may be granted to any one participant in any fiscal year. For options subject to graded vesting, the Company elected the straight-line method of expensing these awards over the service period.

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity under its 2005 Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

     Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
     (In thousands)            (Years)      (In thousands)  

Options outstanding at December 31, 2012

     143      $ 19.73         8.64       $ —     

Granted

     76      $ 4.38         

Forfeited and expired

     (29   $ 13.95         
  

 

 

         

Options outstanding at March 31, 2013

     190      $ 14.49         7.96       $ —     
  

 

 

         

Options exercisable at March 31, 2013

     83      $ 20.65         5.92       $ —     

Options vested or expected to vest at March 31, 2013

     146      $ 16.21         7.38       $ —     

As of March 31, 2013 there was approximately $190,174 of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option awards that is expected to be recognized as expense over a weighted average period of approximately 2.43 years.

 

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The fair values for the stock options granted were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

Weighted Average Assumptions

  

Risk-free interest rate

     0.77

Expected life (years)

     4   

Expected volatility

     101

Dividend yield

     0.00

 

3. Net Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share was calculated by dividing the net loss per share attributed to the Company’s common shares by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share includes the effect of all dilutive, potentially issuable common equivalent shares as defined using the treasury stock method. All of the Company’s common stock equivalents are anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net loss position for all periods presented. Accordingly, common stock equivalents of approximately 190,000 stock options and 13,000 warrants at March 31, 2013 and 109,000 stock options and 13,000 warrants at March 31, 2012, were excluded from the calculation of weighted average shares for diluted net loss per share.

 

4. Subsequent Events

Private Placement of Preferred Shares and Warrants

On April 16, 2013, the Company closed on an offering in which the Company raised $5,000,000 in gross proceeds, before deducting placement agents’ fees and other offering expenses, in a private placement of 5,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock does not have a dividend right, nor does it have any preferences over the common stock, including liquidation rights. Subject to certain ownership limitations, shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into an aggregate of up to 1,377,412 shares of the Company’s common stock. Also included in the offering were warrants to purchase common stock, as follows:

(A) Series A Warrants to purchase 1,377,412 shares of the Company’s common stock, which are exercisable immediately after issuance, have a five-year term and a per share exercise price of $3.40; and

(B) Series B Warrants to purchase 1,377,412 shares of the Company’s common stock, which are exercisable immediately after issuance, have a two-year term and a per share exercise price of $3.40.

At the closing, the Company also issued to its placement agent and related persons Series A Warrants to purchase 82,645 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s placement agent is also entitled to receive Series A Warrants to purchase up to an additional 82,645 shares of the Company’s common stock if the Series B Warrants are exercised for cash.

The warrants contain limitations that prevent the holders of the warrants from acquiring shares upon exercise of a warrant that would result in the number of shares beneficially owned by it and its affiliates exceeding 9.99% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock then issued and outstanding. In addition, upon certain changes in control of the Company, the holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or a Series A or Series B warrant can elect to receive, subject to certain limitations and assumptions, securities in a successor entity equal to the value of the warrant or if holders of common stock are given a choice of cash or property, then cash or property equal to the value of the outstanding warrants. In connection with the private placement, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 on April 24, 2013, pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the investors, to register the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants.

Facility Lease

The company amended its current facility lease to extend the term to June 30, 2014 and adjust the base monthly rent starting July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 to $16,616.25. The lease is for a total of 5,275 square feet of office space located in South San Francisco, California.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 should be read in conjunction with the sections of our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, as well as our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and also with the unaudited financial statements set forth in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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Overview

We are a clinical-stage, biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics primarily to treat cancer. Our primary focus is the development of product candidates referred to as vascular disrupting agents, or VDAs, that selectively disable and destroy abnormal blood vessels that provide solid tumors a means of growth and survival and also are associated with visual impairment in a number of ophthalmological diseases and conditions.

Our lead compound, ZYBRESTAT® is a reversible tubulin binding agent that works by disrupting the network of abnormal blood vessels, or vasculature, within solid tumors, also referred to as vascular disruption. Vascular disruption leads to tumor hypoxia, which refers to the process of starving the tumor of vitally necessary oxygen supply and subsequent tumor cell death. More specifically, ZYBRESTAT selectively targets the existing abnormal and largely immature vasculature found in most solid tumors and causes endothelial cells that make up the walls of the blood vessels in that vasculature to lose their normally flat shape and to become round, thus blocking the flow of blood to the tumor. The downstream tumor environment is then deprived of oxygen and nutrients, and the resulting restriction in blood supply kills the cells in the central portion of the tumor. Based on ZYBRESTAT’s antitumor activity observed in animal models, we have conducted multiple clinical trials of ZYBRESTAT in a variety of tumor types.

Update on Strategy and Status of Programs

We continue to develop ZYBRESTAT, which is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials. We have seen clinical activity in ovarian cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) and other indications, and observed tolerability to date in over 400 patients. We primarily focus on the development of product candidates for the treatment of rare cancers that will be eligible for orphan drug status and fast track status. We also believe that combining ZYBRESTAT with other therapies will provide us with multiple clinical strategies for the eventual commercialization of ZYBRESTAT. Based on this and subject to our receipt of sufficient funding, our strategy is as follows:

Ovarian Cancer —To focus on ovarian cancer as one of our lead indications:

 

   

We continue to support the ongoing randomized Phase 2 trial (GOG1861) of ZYBRESTAT in combination with bevacizumab, an anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody whose branded name is AVASTIN ® , in patients with relapsed ovarian cancer. We believe that combining vascular targeting agents without cytotoxic chemotherapy may be a clinically active yet potentially better tolerated alternative for the treatment of certain advanced ovarian cancer patients. The trial is being conducted by the Gynecologic Oncology Group or GOG, an organization dedicated to clinical research in the field of gynecologic cancer, and is under the sponsorship of the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, or CTEP, of the National Cancer Institute, or NCI. The trial is also being performed in collaboration with Genentech, the manufacturer of bevacizumab, who, along with us, supplies the drugs for the study in addition to providing some of the trial’s funding. While we pay for some costs related to this trial, CTEP bears most of the cost of the trial.

The GOG1861 study has enrolled a total of 107 patients and more than 80 sites are participating. To be eligible for the study, patients must have recurrent ovarian cancer, and must have received prior platinum-based chemotherapy. Patients are being randomized into two arms: one arm receives bevacizumab; the second arm receives bevacizumab plus ZYBRESTAT. Patients are treated until disease progression or adverse effects prohibit further therapy. The primary endpoint of the Phase 2 trial is progression-free survival. Secondary endpoints include safety, overall survival and objective responses by treatment. If this trial is completed and is clinically successful in terms of slowing tumor progression, we believe that this combination of vascular targeting agents, without the use of cytotoxic chemotherapy agents—and their often significant side effects—could provide a potentially better tolerated alternative for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer patients.

We expect an interim efficacy analysis will be conducted by the third quarter of 2013. We will remain blinded to the data from this interim analysis. If it is determined at that point that the study continues to completion, we anticipate that preliminary data from the completed trial could be available in the first quarter of 2014. Assuming a positive outcome from these analysis and data, we hope to be able to collaborate with the GOG and Genentech, and also receive guidance from the FDA, on the design of a potential pivotal registration trial in this indication that could lead to a new drug application, or NDA, filing in the 2016-2017 timeframe.

 

   

We would also like to support two additional controlled clinical studies in advanced ovarian cancer, subject to our receipt of sufficient funding, as follows:

 

   

A Phase 2 clinical trial of ZYBRESTAT in combination with weekly paclitaxel in patients with persistent or recurrent ovarian cancer. We believe that studying ZYBRESTAT in combination with platinum or paclitaxel-based chemotherapy is another potential path forward, since chemotherapy is the current standard of care in this indication. This would be a multi-center, controlled trial designed to enroll 120 patients in a one-to-one randomization. The primary endpoint would be progression-free survival, with secondary endpoints of safety, overall survival, objective response rate and CA125 response rate. Our target date to begin this trial would be in 2013, if we have sufficient funding.

 

   

A Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of ZYBRESTAT in combination with pazopanib, an antiangiogenic oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in recurrent ovarian cancer. We believe that combining vascular targeting agents without cytotoxic chemotherapy may be a clinically active yet potentially better tolerated alternative for the treatment of certain advanced ovarian cancer patients. This trial is dependent on receiving funding from an externally funded collaboration.

 

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Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, or ATC —To pursue the commercialization of ZYBRESTAT in Europe for the treatment of ATC with a marketing authorization under exceptional or conditional circumstances:

 

   

We are exploring regulatory approval for ZYBRESTAT in ATC in the EU with a marketing authorization under exceptional circumstances, which might allow us to receive approval in Europe without conducting another clinical trial and for substantially less cost. European regulations provide that these special marketing approvals may be obtained in the case of therapies for the treatment of life-threatening diseases with orphan designation where there is an unmet medical need. This approval might enable potential filings in Japan, Korea, China, Canada and other countries as well. We received scientific advice from two countries in the European Union in March of 2013 related to this regulatory approval path. We are now in the process of requesting scientific advice from the Scientific Advice Working Party of the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, to obtain confirmation of this advice, including advice on manufacturing and required drug lots required for registration, We could receive a written response to this request potentially by late July, and—if required —have a meeting with EMA early in September 2013. We believe that this path may be a potential alternative path forward which could enable us to potentially submit an application for marketing approval for ZYBRESTAT by 2015.

 

   

In December 2011, we established a distribution agreement with Azanta Danmark A/S, or Azanta, to provide access to ZYBRESTAT for the treatment of patients with ATC on a compassionate use basis in certain specified territories. This agreement was expanded to include additional territories in August 2012 also for treatment on a compassionate use basis. The specified territories include the European Union, including the Nordic countries and Switzerland, Canada, Israel and South Korea. This program, which is managed by Azanta, provides a regulatory mechanism to allow healthcare professionals in the specified territories to prescribe ZYBRESTAT to individual ATC patients while it is still in development. Under the terms of the agreement, we provide ZYBRESTAT to Azanta, and Azanta serves as our exclusive distributor for ZYBRESTAT in the specified territories for this purpose. Azanta provides ZYBRESTAT to physicians solely to treat ATC on a compassionate use basis in the specified territories until such time as ZYBRESTAT may obtain marketing approval in that territory. The agreement may be further expanded to include other countries on a country-by-country basis. Azanta is responsible for all regulatory activities necessary to distribute and sell ZYBRESTAT on a compassionate use basis for the treatment of ATC within the specified territories. There is no transfer of ownership of intellectual property rights for ZYBRESTAT to Azanta under the terms of the agreement.

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, or AML —To continue to support the ongoing investigator-sponsored Phase 1 trial of OXi4503 in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia, or AML, or myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, being conducted at the University of Florida and with support by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Therapy Acceleration Program.

 

   

This open-label, dose-escalating study for the treatment of up to 36 patients is being conducted in patients with relapsed or refractory AML and MDS and will evaluate the safety profile, maximum tolerated dose and biologic activity of OXi4503 in these patients. In addition to the University of Florida this study is supported in part by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. New patients are continuing to be enrolled in this study. As of May 3, 2013 a total of 10 patients have been enrolled into this study, and no dose-limiting adverse events have been encountered.

Carcinoid Syndrome —To pursue the development of ZYBRESTAT to treat refractory carcinoid syndrome associated with metastatic carcinoid tumors involving the liver.

 

   

Another indication that we started to pursue in 2012 is the treatment of carcinoid syndrome. In June 2012, we announced the establishment of an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with Angiogene Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a U.K.-based drug development company, relative to their VDA program for neuroendocrine cancers, focused specifically on carcinoid syndrome. We plan to leverage these assets for the development and potential commercialization of ZYBRESTAT to treat refractory carcinoid syndrome associated with metastatic carcinoid tumors involving the liver.

Given the compelling scientific basis for using a VDA to disrupt blood flow to induce tumor necrosis and reduce production of biologically active mediators, such as serotonin, which are associated with the most severe, debilitating symptoms of this disease, we plan to investigate the effectiveness of ZYBRESTAT in this setting. We believe that using this approach has the potential to provide a faster path to establishing clinical activity of ZYBRESTAT, as compared to more typical endpoints such as progression-free survival or overall survival, as utilized in our other ongoing programs, and to significantly expand the commercial opportunity and patent protection for ZYBRESTAT. We are conducting preclinical studies and exploring possible clinical studies in this indication, but we would require additional funding to provide the financial resources for such clinical studies.

 

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Orphan Drug Status

We currently have orphan drug status in the United States and in the European Union for ZYBRESTAT for the treatment of ATC, medullary thyroid cancer, Stage IV papillary thyroid cancer, and Stage IV follicular thyroid cancer, and for ZYBRETSTAT in the United States for the treatment of ovarian cancer. We have applied for orphan drug status in the European Union for ZYBRESTAT for the treatment of ovarian cancer. We also have orphan drug status in the United States for our product candidate OXi4503 for the treatment of AML.

The FDA has also granted Fast Track status to ZYBRESTAT for the treatment of ATC and a special protocol assessment, or SPA, was granted for a Phase 3 trial in ATC.

ZYBRESTAT for Ophthalmology

In addition to developing ZYBRESTAT as an intravenously administered therapy for oncology indications, we have previously undertaken an ophthalmology research and development program with ZYBRESTAT with the ultimate goal of developing a topical formulation of ZYBRESTAT for ophthalmological diseases and conditions that are characterized by abnormal blood vessel growth within the eye that result in loss of vision. While we continue to seek partnership opportunities that will allow us to continue this research, due to financial constraints, we are not actively pursuing development in this area at this time.

Financial Resources

Since the fall of 2011, we have focused our capital resources on our most promising early-stage clinical programs with the goal of reducing our cash utilization. Accordingly, our resources have been focused primarily on supporting our ovarian Phase 2 clinical trial which is being conducted by the GOG, our Phase 1 clinical trial in acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, being conducted by the University of Florida, our distribution agreement with Azanta, preclinical programs and the manufacture of clinical supply of our product candidates to support our programs. We have also spent resources completing our ATC trial (the FACT trial) and designing a Phase 3 registrational study in anaplastic thyroid cancer, or ATC (the FACT 2 trial), and while we were successful in receiving a SPA with the FDA for the FACT 2 trial in 2012, we have subsequently determined that this trial is not financially feasible at this time with our limited financial resources. We are now focusing our efforts in this area on pursuing the commercialization of ZYBRESTAT in Europe for the treatment of ATC with a marketing authorization under exceptional or conditional circumstances.

We are committed to a disciplined financial strategy and as such maintain a limited employee and facilities base, with development, scientific, finance and administrative functions, which include, among other things, product development, regulatory oversight and clinical testing. Our research and development team members typically work on a number of research and development projects concurrently. Accordingly, we do not separately track the costs for each of these research and development projects to enable separate disclosure of these costs on a project-by-project basis. We conduct scientific activities pursuant to collaborative arrangements with universities. Regulatory and clinical testing functions are generally contracted out to third-party, specialty organizations.

We have experienced net losses every year since our inception and, as of March 31, 2013, had an accumulated deficit of approximately $227,312,000. We expect to incur significant additional operating losses over at least the next several years, principally as a result of our continuing clinical trials and anticipated research and development expenditures. The principal source of our working capital to date has been the proceeds of private and public equity financings and to a significantly lesser extent the exercise of warrants and stock options. We currently have no recurring material amount of licensing or other income. As of March 31, 2013, we had approximately $4,582,000 in cash and restricted cash and after closing a financing in April 2013 as described under the heading Liquidity and Capital Resources below, we had approximately $8,747,000 in cash and restricted cash as of April 30, 2013.

Currently, we have two potential vehicles for raising capital, and we recently completed a financing in April 2013, as described in detail in Notes 2 and 4 to the Condensed Financial Statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and under the heading Liquidity and Capital Resources below. We have an “at the market” equity offering sales agreement, or the ATM Agreement, with MLV & Co. LLC, or MLV, pursuant to which we may issue and sell shares of our common stock from time to time through MLV who will act as our sales agent and underwriter. We are limited as to how many shares we can sell under the ATM Agreement due to limitations imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on the number of shares issuable pursuant to a Form S-3 registration statement in a primary offering by smaller reporting companies such as us. Further, we are restricted from using this facility until 90 days following the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement as described under the heading Liquidity and Capital Resources below. Subject to this restriction, as of April 30, 2013 the total dollar amount of common stock that we could sell under the ATM Agreement during the next twelve months is approximately $264,000 under our current registration statement. We may be able to sell more shares under this agreement over the next twelve months depending on several factors including our stock price, number of shares outstanding, when the sales take place and the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement described under the heading Liquidity and Capital Resources below. Additionally, subject to a minimum purchase price of $6.00 per share and other conditions of the arrangement, we may sell up to a total of $20,000,000 of our common stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, or LPC, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement, the LPC Purchase Agreement. The price of our common stock as of May 3, 2013 was $3.55 and therefore the facility is not available to us at this time. Further, we are restricted from using this facility until 90 days following the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement as described under the heading Liquidity and Capital Resources below.

 

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Based on our limited ongoing programs and operations we expect our existing cash to support our operations through the first quarter of 2014. However, while this level of cash utilization does not allow us to initiate any significant projects, including clinical trials, to further the development of our most advanced product candidates, it allows for initial drug manufacturing activities that we may undertake in connection with the planned filing for a European Marketing Authorization application for ZYBRESTAT in ATC. Any significant further development of ZYBRESTAT or other capital intensive activities will be contingent upon our ability to raise additional capital in addition to our existing financing arrangements, as to which we can give you no assurance.

We will require significant additional funding to fund operations and to continue the development of our product candidates. Such funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to access additional funds when needed, we may not be able to continue the development of our product candidates or we could be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our development programs and other operations. Any additional equity financing, which may not be available to us or may not be available on favorable terms, most likely will be dilutive to our current stockholders and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. If we access funds through collaborative or licensing arrangements, we may be required to relinquish rights to some of our technologies or product candidates that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize on our own, on terms that are not favorable to us. Our ability to access capital when needed is not assured and, if not achieved on a timely basis, will materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

Revenue

We recognized approximately $0 and $114,000 in product revenue for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively. Product revenue in 2012 represents amounts recognized under our distribution agreement with Azanta which we entered into in December 2011. We recognized product revenues in the three month period ended March 31, 2012, after delivery of ZYBRESTAT for compassionate use to Azanta and the 30 day inspection period had expired at which point the drug was deemed accepted. As of April 30, 2013, we have orders from Azanta for future delivery of ZYBRESTAT which we anticipate would put us on track to record approximately the same levels of revenue in 2013 as in 2012, although there can be no assurance of this at this time.

Our drug was expensed in the period it was manufactured, since it is in the development stage and does not have an alternative future use. As a result, the product provided to Azanta had a zero cost basis, and therefore there is no cost-of-goods sold.

Our future revenues will depend upon our ability to establish collaborations with respect to, and generate revenues from, products currently under development by us. We expect that we will not generate meaningful revenue in the near term future, unless and until we enter into new collaborations providing for funding through the payment of licensing fees and up-front payments.

Research and development expenses

The table below summarizes the most significant components of our research and development expenses for the periods indicated in thousands and provides the percentage change in these components:

 

            Change  
     Three months ended March 31,      2013 versus 2012  
     2013      2012      Amount     %  

External services

   $ 359       $ 267       $ 92        34

Employee compensation and related

     277         259         18        7

Employee Stock-based compensation

     37         16         21        131

Other

     73         112         (39     -35
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total research and development

   $ 746       $ 654       $ 92        14
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The increase in external services expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same three month period in 2012 is primarily attributable to costs associated with our ovarian Phase 2 clinical trial which is being conducted by the GOG, under the sponsorship of CTEP. While CTEP bears most of the cost of the trial, we pay for some costs related to this trial. The increase in external services expense was in part offset by reductions in costs associated with our previous clinical programs which have all been completed or placed on hold, including those we conducted in anaplastic thyroid cancer.

The increase in employee compensation and related expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same three month period in 2012 was due to the transition of employees during the first quarter of 2012 in which some positions were vacant.

 

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Employee stock-based compensation expense increased for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same three month period in 2012 due primarily to the timing and vesting of option grants.

The decrease in other expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 is due primarily to the reduction in the allocation of facilities expense due to closing our administrative offices in Massachusetts and the consolidation of our offices in South San Francisco into a smaller space.

We continue to evaluate next steps in the development of our clinical programs. As a result, research and development expenses in the future could vary significantly from those incurred in the 2012 fiscal year or the first three months of 2013. We have plans to begin initial drug manufacture activities associated with the planned EMA filing for a European Marketing Authorization Application for ZYBRESTAT in ATC and therefore research and development expenses are expected to increase in the remainder of 2013 compared to 2012.

General and administrative expenses

The table below summarizes the most significant components of our general and administrative expenses for the periods indicated in thousands and provides the percentage changes in these components:

 

            Change  
     Three months ended March 31,      2013 versus 2012  
     2013      2012      Amount     %  

Employee compensation and related

   $ 324       $ 493       $ (169     -34

Employee Stock-based compensation

     36         40         (4     -10

Consulting and professional services

     589         562         27        5

Other

     186         237         (51     -22
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total general and administrative

   $ 1,135       $ 1,332       $ (197     -15
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Employee compensation and related expenses decreased in the three month period ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012, due primarily to additional compensation in the first quarter of 2012 related to the transition of consolidating our Massachusetts administrative offices, including our finance employees, to our California headquarters.

Employee stock-based compensation expense decreased for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same three month period in 2012 due to the timing and vesting of option grants.

Consulting and professional services increased in the three month period ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the same periods in 2012 due primarily to board fees, which increased due to the addition of a new board member.

The decrease in other expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 is due primarily to the reduction in facilities expense due to the closing of our administrative offices in Massachusetts and the consolidation of our offices in South San Francisco into a smaller space. In the three month period ended March 31, 2012, we recorded an adjustment of $13,000 to the restructuring charge which we initially recorded in the third quarter of 2011. The initial charge was a result of a restructuring plan announced on September 1, 2011, which included a reduction in work force, and was designed to focus our capital resources on our most promising early-stage clinical programs and further reduce our cash utilization. The restructuring is now complete and therefore there is no adjustment in the comparable period in 2013 and the expenses in 2013 and 2012, excluding the adjustment to the restructuring charge, are reflective of the reductions in expense as a result of the restructuring. We continue to evaluate general and administrative expense and as a result, in the future they could vary significantly from those incurred in the 2012 fiscal year or the first three months of 2013.

Other Income and Expenses

The table below summarizes Other Income and Expense in our Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the periods indicated, in thousands:

 

           Change  
     Three months ended March 31,     2013 versus 2012  
     2013      2012     Amount     %  

Change in fair value of warrants

   $ —         $ 1      $ (1     -100

Investment income

     1         5        (4     -80

Other income (expense), net

     —           (12     12        -100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1       $ (6   $ 7        -117
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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We recorded $0 and $1 of unrealized (non-cash) gain in the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 respectively, as a result of the change in the estimated fair market value of our common stock warrants issued in connection with the offerings of our common stock. Investment income decreased in the three month period ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the three month period ended March 31, 2012 due to a decrease in cash balances. Other income (expense), net, decreased in the three month period ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the three month period ended March 31, 2012 due to a decrease in losses on foreign exchange.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

To date, we have financed our operations principally through net proceeds received from private and public equity financings and through a strategic development arrangement with Symphony Capital Partners, L.P., which concluded in 2009. We have experienced negative cash flow from operations each year since our inception, except in fiscal 2000. As of March 31, 2013, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $227,312,000. We expect to continue to incur increased expenses, resulting in losses, over at least the next several years due to, among other factors, our continuing and planned clinical trials and anticipated research and development activities. We had cash and restricted cash of approximately $4,582,000 at March 31, 2013, and after closing a financing in April 2013 as described below, we had cash and restricted cash of approximately $8,747,000 at April 30, 2013.

The net cash used in operating activities was approximately $1,894,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $2,297,000 in the comparable period in 2012. The net cash used in both periods was primarily attributable to the net losses, adjusted to exclude certain non-cash items, primarily stock based compensation. Net cash used in operating activities in the 2013 period was also impacted by an increase in prepaid expenses, primarily insurance, and in both the 2013 and 2012 periods, the pay down of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $1,510,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $471,000 in the comparable period in 2012. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 is primarily attributable to the net proceeds from the sale of common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement discussed below. Net cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2012 was attributable to net proceeds from the sale of common stock pursuant to the LPC Purchase Agreement described below.

On April 16, 2013, we closed an offering in which we raised $5,000,000 in gross proceeds, before deducting placement agents’ fees and other offering expenses, in a private placement of 5,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock does not have a dividend right, nor does it have any preferences over our common stock, including liquidation rights. Subject to certain ownership limitations, shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into an aggregate of up to 1,377,412 shares of our common stock. Also included in the offering were warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, as follows:

(A) Series A Warrants to purchase 1,377,412 shares of our common stock, which are exercisable immediately after issuance, have a five-year term and a per share exercise price of $3.40; and

(B) Series B Warrants to purchase 1,377,412 shares of our common stock, which are exercisable immediately after issuance, have a two-year term and a per share exercise price of $3.40.

At the closing, we also issued to the placement agent and related persons Series A Warrants to purchase 82,645 shares of our common stock. Our placement agent is also entitled to receive Series A Warrants to purchase up to an additional 82,645 shares of our common stock if the Series B Warrants are exercised for cash.

The warrants contain limitations that prevent the holder of any warrants from acquiring shares upon exercise of a warrant that would result in the number of shares beneficially owned by it and its affiliates exceeding 9.99% of the total number of shares of our common stock then issued and outstanding. In addition, upon certain changes in control of us, the holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or a Series A or Series B warrant can elect to receive, subject to certain limitations and assumptions, securities in a successor entity equal to the value of the warrant or if holders of common stock are given a choice of cash or property, then cash or property equal to the value of the outstanding warrants. In connection with the private placement, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3 on April 4, 2013, pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement with the investors, to register the shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants. After deducting placement agents’ fees, the net proceeds of this offering were $4,271,000, excluding other costs of the offering.

On July 21, 2010, we entered into an “at the market” equity offering sales agreement, or ATM Agreement, with MLV & Co. LLC or MLV, pursuant to which we may issue and sell shares of our common stock from time to time through MLV acting as our sales agent and underwriter. Sales of our common stock through MLV are made on the principal trading market of our common stock by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions at market prices, in block transactions or as otherwise agreed by MLV and us. MLV uses its commercially reasonable efforts to sell our common stock from time to time, based upon our instructions (including any price, time or size limits we may impose). We pay MLV a commission rate of up to 7.0% of the gross sales price per share of any common stock sold through MLV as agent under the ATM Agreement. The Company is limited as to how many shares it can sell pursuant to the ATM Agreement due to SEC limitations on the number of shares issuable pursuant to a Form S-3 registration statement in a

 

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primary offering by smaller reporting companies such as the Company. Further, we are restricted from using this facility until 90 days following the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement as described above. Subject to this restriction, as of April 30, 2013 the total dollar amount of common stock that the Company could sell under the ATM Agreement during the next twelve months is approximately $264,000 under its current registration statement. The Company may be able to sell more shares over the next twelve months under this agreement depending on several factors, including the Company’s stock price, number of shares outstanding, when the sales take place and the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement described above.

In connection with the ATM Agreement, we issued approximately 323,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of approximately $1,510,000, net of issuance costs, during the three months ended March 31, 2013. No shares were issued under this agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Additionally, we issued approximately 99,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $406,000 during the month ended April 30, 2013.

In November 2011, we entered into a purchase agreement, the LPC Purchase Agreement, for the sale, from time to time, of up to $20,000,000 of our common stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC or LPC, a Chicago-based institutional investor. We do not have the ability to sell shares under this arrangement if we fail to maintain a minimum stock price of $6.00 or if we fail to maintain the effectiveness of a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further, we are restricted from using this facility until 90 days following the effectiveness of a registration statement for the private placement as described above. With this restriction and because the price of our common stock as of May 3, 2013 was $3.55, the facility is not available to us at this time. After the restriction period ends, if our stock price rises above $6.00 and the other conditions of the arrangement are met, we could direct LPC to purchase up to $20,000,000 worth of shares of our common stock under our agreement over a 36-month period, in amounts of up to $200,000, which amounts may be increased under certain circumstances. During the 36-month term of the LPC Purchase Agreement, we generally control the timing and amount of any sales to LPC in accordance with the LPC Purchase Agreement. LPC has no right to require us to sell any shares to LPC, but LPC is obligated to make purchases as we direct, subject to certain conditions, which include the continuing effectiveness of a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares that may be issued to LPC and limitations related to the market value of our common stock. There is no guarantee that funding from LPC will be available when needed, or at all. There are no upper limits to the price LPC may pay to purchase our common stock and the purchase price of the shares related to any future sales will be based on the prevailing market prices of our shares immediately preceding the notice of sale to LPC without any fixed discount. The LPC Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time, at our sole discretion, without any cost or penalty. Assuming that the purchase price per share is $6.00 or greater, the total dollar amount of common stock that we could sell under the LPC Purchase Agreement during the next twelve months is approximately $17,400,000, provided that we would be required to file and have declared effective an additional registration statement in order to sell more than an additional 66,862 shares of our common stock under the LPC Purchase Agreement.

In connection with the LPC Purchase Agreement, we issued 81,990 shares of common stock for proceeds of approximately $959,000, net of issuance costs, during the three months ended March 31, 2012, including 2,498 shares issued as a commitment fee. No shares were issued under this agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

In December 2011, we established a distribution agreement with Azanta, which was expanded in August 2012, to provide access to ZYBRESTAT for the treatment of patients in certain specified territories with ATC on a compassionate use basis. Our Named Patient Program, is managed by Azanta, provides a regulatory mechanism to allow healthcare professionals in the specified territories to prescribe ZYBRESTAT to individual ATC patients while it is still in development. Under the terms of the agreement, we provide ZYBRESTAT to Azanta. Azanta serves as exclusive distributor for ZYBRESTAT in the specified territories for this purpose and provides ZYBRESTAT to physicians solely to treat ATC on a compassionate use basis in the specified territories until such time as ZYBRESTAT may obtain marketing approval in that territory. The specified territories include the European Union, including the Nordic countries and Switzerland, Canada, Israel and South Korea and the agreement may also be expanded to include other countries on a country-by-country basis. OXiGENE and Azanta will cooperate on regulatory activities relating to ZYBRESTAT for the treatment of ATC within the territory. There will be no transfer of ownership of intellectual property rights for ZYBRESTAT to Azanta under the terms of the agreement. We do not expect to receive significant income from Azanta under this arrangement. In the three month period ended March 31, 2012 we received cash and recognized $114,000 of product revenue under this agreement. No revenue was recognized or any cash received under this agreement during the three month period ended March 31, 2013. As of April 30, 2013 we have orders from Azanta for future delivery of ZYBRESTAT which we anticipate would put us on track to record approximately the same levels of revenue in 2013 as 2012, although there can be no assurance of this at this time.

Based on our limited ongoing programs and operations, we expect our existing cash to support our operations through the first quarter of 2014. However, while this level of cash utilization does not allow for the initiation of any significant projects, including clinical trials, to further the development of our most advanced product candidates, it does include provisions for initial drug manufacturing activities associated with the planned EMA filing for a European Marketing Authorization Application for ZYBRESTAT in ATC. Any significant further development of ZYBRESTAT or other capital intensive activities will be contingent upon our ability to raise additional capital in addition to our existing financing arrangements.

We will require significant additional funding to fund operations and to continue the development of our product candidates. Our ongoing capital requirements will depend on numerous factors, including: the progress and results of preclinical testing and clinical trials of our product candidates under development, including ZYBRESTAT and OXi4503; the costs of complying with FDA and other regulatory agency requirements. For example, it was necessary for us to address findings set forth by the FDA in its

 

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correspondence to us in March 2012. While we believe we have addressed these findings, we have no assurance that the FDA may not require more information or more changes in the future, which may be significant. See the Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 regarding regulatory compliance and approvals; the progress of our research and development programs; the time and costs expended and required to obtain any necessary or desired regulatory approvals; the resources, if any, that we devote to develop manufacturing methods and advanced technologies; our ability to enter into licensing arrangements, including any unanticipated licensing arrangements that may be necessary to enable us to continue our development and clinical trial programs; the costs and expenses of filing, prosecuting and, if necessary, enforcing our patent claims, or defending against possible claims of infringement by third-party patent or other technology rights; the cost of commercialization activities and arrangements, if any, undertaken by us; and, if and when approved, the demand for our products, which demand depends in turn on circumstances and uncertainties that cannot be fully known, understood or quantified unless and until the time of approval, including the range of indications for which any product is granted approval.

If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, we will not be able to continue development of our product candidates or we will be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our development programs or cease operations. We may seek to raise additional funds through public or private financing, strategic partnerships or other arrangements. Any additional equity financing may be dilutive to our current stockholders and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. If we raise funds through collaborative or licensing arrangements, we may be required to relinquish, on terms that are not favorable to us, rights to some of our technologies or product candidates that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize. Our failure to raise capital when needed will materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and significant judgments and estimates from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no changes to our market risks from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

The Securities and Exchange Commission requires that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, and the Chief Financial Officer, CFO, evaluate the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and report on the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of March 31, 2013 to ensure that we record, process, summarize and report the information we must disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such control that occurred during the last fiscal quarter, which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Important Considerations

The effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting is subject to various inherent limitations, including cost limitations, judgments used in decision making, assumptions about the likelihood of future events, the soundness of our systems, the possibility of human error, and the risk of fraud. Moreover, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and the risk that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate over time. Because of these limitations, there can be no assurance that any system of disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will be successful in preventing all errors or fraud or in making all material information known in a timely manner to the appropriate levels of management.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Not applicable.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

 

  10.1    Third Amendment to Lease, dated April 1, 2013, between DWF III Gateway, LLC and OXiGENE, Inc.
  31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101    The following materials from OXiGENE, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, (ii) Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, (iii) Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.**

 

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

   

OXiGENE, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: May 9, 2013     By:  

/s/ Peter J. Langecker

      Peter J. Langecker
      Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 9, 2013     By:  

/s/ Barbara D. Riching

      Barbara D. Riching
      Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.1

THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this “ Amendment ”) is dated for reference purposes as of April 1, 2013 and is entered into by and between DWF III GATEWAY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Landlord ”) and OXIGENE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Tenant ”).

R E C I TA L S

A. Landlord (as successor-in-interest to Broadway 701 Gateway Fee LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) and Tenant are parties to that certain Office Lease 701 Gateway dated as of October 10, 2008, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated as of November 27, 2012, and as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Lease dated as of January 30, 2013 (collectively, the “ Original Lease ”), pursuant to which Tenant leases certain premises containing approximately Five Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Five (5,275) rentable square feet of space commonly known as Suite 270 (the “ Premises ”) located in the building having an office address of 701 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, California (the “ Building ”).

B. Landlord and Tenant now desire to amend the Original Lease to extend the Term, subject to each of the terms, conditions, and provisions set forth herein.

A G R E E M E N T

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements of Landlord and Tenant contained herein and other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

 

1. RECITALS

Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree the above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein as though set forth in full.

 

2. DEFINITIONS

As of the date hereof, unless context clearly indicates otherwise, all references to “the Lease” or “this Lease” in the Original Lease or in this Amendment shall be deemed to refer to the Original Lease, as amended by this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Lease unless context clearly indicates otherwise.

 

3. EXTENDED TERM

The parties acknowledge that the Lease Term is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2013. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lease Term is hereby extended such that the Expiration Date shall be June 30, 2014. Tenant acknowledges that it has no right to further renew or extend the Lease Term.


4. BASE RENT

Effective as of July 1, 2013 and continuing through the Expiration Date, the monthly Base Rent payable by Tenant to Landlord for the Premises pursuant to Article 3 of the Original Lease shall be payable in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Sixteen and 25/100 Dollars ($16,616.25).

 

5. BASE YEAR

Effective as of July 1, 2013, the Base Year shall be the calendar year 2013.

 

6. SECURITY DEPOSIT

As of the date of this Amendment, the Security Deposit (which the parties agree is currently $86,079.54) shall be reduced by $52,847.04, such that the total amount of the Security Deposit held by Landlord shall be Thirty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Two and 50/100 Dollars ($33,232.50). Accordingly, following the execution of this Amendment, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant the sum of $52,847.04.

 

7. CONDITION OF PREMISES

Tenant acknowledges that it has been, and continues to be, in possession of the Premises, is familiar with the condition of the Premises and continues to occupy the Premises in its “as is, where is” condition, with all faults, without any representation, warranty or improvement by Landlord of any kind whatsoever.

 

8. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) As amended hereby, the Original Lease is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms of this Amendment and the Original Lease, the terms of this Amendment shall prevail.

(b) Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that neither it nor its officers or agents nor anyone acting on its behalf has dealt with any real estate broker or finder in the negotiating or making of this Amendment, other than Cassidy Turley. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any claim or claims, and costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by Landlord in conjunction with any claim or claims of any other broker or brokers to a commission in connection with this Amendment as a result of the actions of Tenant or its officers, agents or anyone acting on its behalf.

(c) This Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of Landlord and Tenant and their respective legal representatives and successors and assigns.

(d) This Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which counterparts when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(e) The preparation and submission of a draft of this Amendment by either party to the other shall not constitute an offer, nor shall either party be bound to any terms of this

 

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Amendment or the entirety of the Amendment itself until both parties have fully executed a final document and an original signature document has been received by both parties. Until such time as described in the previous sentence, either party is free to terminate negotiations with no obligation to the other.

(f) Except as set forth in this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Original Lease shall remain in full force and effect.

Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  LANDLORD:  

DWF III GATEWAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited Liability Company

    By:   Divco West Real Estate Services, Inc.
     

a Delaware corporation

Its Agent

      By:  

/s/ James Teng

      Name:  

James Teng

      Title:  

Managing Director

  TENANT:  

OXIGENE, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

    By:  

/s/ Peter J. Langecker

    Name:  

Peter J. Langecker

    Title:  

CEO

 

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Exhibit 31.1

Certification Under Section 302

I, Peter J. Langecker, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of OXiGENE, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 9, 2013     By:  

/s/ Peter J. Langecker

      Peter J. Langecker
      Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Under Section 302

I, Barbara D. Riching, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of OXiGENE, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 9, 2013     By:  

/s/ Barbara D. Riching

      Barbara D. Riching
      Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

Certification

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of OXiGENE, Inc. (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: May 9, 2013     By:  

/s/ Peter J. Langecker

      Peter J. Langecker
      Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 9, 2013     By:  

/s/ Barbara D. Riching

      Barbara D. Riching
      Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.