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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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NEVADA
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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4 Autumnwood Court
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The Woodlands, Texas
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77380
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Item 1.
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Improved Quality of Treatment Decisions
. MetaStat’s approach to cancer diagnosis and prognosis should improve the quality of cancer treatment decisions by providing each patient with a probability of metastasis that is correlated to clinical outcome. Our approach represents a substantial departure from existing approaches to treatment that often use statistically based or subjective and qualitative factors to determine treatments. The MetaSite
Breast
test has been shown in clinical studies, such as data published in an April 2009 issue of
Clinical Cancer Research,
to allow physicians to accurately classify many patients into metastasis risk categories different from classifications based primarily on tumor pathology grade and stage, thus enabling patients and physicians to make more informed decisions about treatment risk-benefit considerations and, consequently, design an individualized treatment plan according to each patient.
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·
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Improved Economics of Cancer Care
. We believe that improving the quality of treatment decisions can result in significant economic benefits. For example, in early stage breast cancer, data shows that many patients are misclassified as high or low risk under existing treatment guidelines. Many low risk patients misclassified as high risk receive toxic and expensive chemotherapy treatment regimens they might not undergo if the risks were accurately assessed. Chemotherapy and related costs could exceed $20,000, as compared to the anticipated MetaSite
Breast
list price of $2,595. On the other hand, some high risk breast cancer patients are misclassified as low risk are not provided chemotherapy treatment when it makes sense for them to receive such treatment, possibly necessitating future treatment that would be more expensive ($50,000 or more) if the cancer metastasizes.
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·
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continue to innovate and advance our proprietary technology;
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·
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successfully complete the Large Population Validation study and begin sales and marketing efforts for our MetaSite
Breast
test;
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·
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obtain positive reimbursement decisions from third-party payors;
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·
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expand our MetaSite test
platform for use in other cancer types;
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successfully develop our MenaCalc
test for breast, lung and prostate cancer
;
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·
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successfully develop our MenaBloc therapeutic platform;
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·
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expand in countries outside of the United States;
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·
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attract and retain skilled personnel;
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·
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continue to obtain patents and/or other protection for our technology and products; and
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obtain and maintain our clinical reference laboratory accreditations and licenses and any other necessary approvals.
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Test performance;
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Clinical utility and effectiveness;
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Peer-reviewed publication and consistent study outcomes;
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Patient and physician demand; and
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●
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Improved economics.
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·
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denial of payment for the services provided in violation of the prohibition;
|
·
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refunds of amounts collected by an entity in violation of the Stark Law;
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·
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a civil penalty of up to $15,000 for each service arising out of the prohibited referral;
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·
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possible exclusion from federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid; and
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·
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a civil penalty of up to $100,000 against parties that enter into a scheme to circumvent the Stark Law’s prohibition.
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·
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day-to-day operation of a clinical laboratory, including training and skill levels required of laboratory personnel;
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·
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physical requirements of a facility;
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·
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equipment; and
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·
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quality control.
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1.
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U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/276,263, entitled “Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis (TMEM) and Uses Thereof in Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Tumors”, inventors: Frank Gertler, John Condeelis, Thomas Rohan, and Joan Jones; assigned to MIT, Cornell (D-4846) and Einstein (96700/1532);
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2.
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U.S. Continuation-in-part of PCT/US08/1343, entitled “Metastasis specific splice variants of Mena and uses thereof in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of tumors”, inventors: John Condeelis, Sumanta Goswami, Paola Nistico, and Frank Gertler; assigned to Einstein, IFO and MIT (96700/1343);
|
3.
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U.S. Patent Application No. 12/462,324, entitled “Metastasis specific splice variants of Mena and uses thereof in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of tumors”, inventors: John Condeelis, Sumanta Goswami, Paola Nistico, and Frank Gertler; assigned to Einstein, IFO and MIT (96700/1533);
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4.
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European Patent Application No. 08713370.8, entitled “Metastasis specific splice variants of Mena and uses thereof in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of tumors”, inventors: John Condeelis, Sumanta Goswami, Paola Nistico, and Frank Gertler; assigned to Einstein, IFO and MIT (96700/1534); and
|
5.
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Canadian Patent Application No. 2,676,179, entitled “Metastasis specific splice variants of Mena and uses thereof in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of tumors”, inventors: John Condeelis, Sumanta Goswami, Paola Nistico, and Frank Gertler; assigned to Einstein, IFO and MIT (96700/1535).
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1.
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U.S. Patent Application No. 11/659,514 entitled “Isolation, Gene Expression, And Chemotherapeutic Resistance Of Motile Cancer Cells”; inventor: John S. Condeelis (96700/1225); and
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2.
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Canadian Patent Application No. 2,576,702 entitled “Isolation, Gene Expression, And Chemotherapeutic Resistance Of Motile Cancer Cells”; inventor: John S. Condeelis (96700/1223); and
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3.
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European Patent Application No. 05807467.5 entitled “Isolation, Gene Expression, And Chemotherapeutic Resistance Of Motile Cancer Cells”; inventor: John S. Condeelis (96700/1224); and
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4.
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U.S. Provisional Patent Application (pending) entitled “Human Invasion Signature For Prognosis Of Metastatic Risk”; inventors: John S. Condeelis and Antonia Patsialou (96700/1720).
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1.
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U.S. Patent Application No. 12/998,237 (based on PCT International Patent Application No. PCT/2009/005851) entitled “An In Vivo Quantitative Screening Test For Anti-Metastasis Treatment Efficacy” ; inventors: Jeffrey Edward Segall, John Condeelis, Dmitriy Kedrin, Jacco van Rheenen, Bojana Gligorijevic (96700/1707).
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Item 1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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●
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not experimental or investigational,
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●
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medically necessary,
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●
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appropriate for the specific patient,
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●
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cost-effective, and
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●
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supported by peer-reviewed publications.
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●
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Medicare billing and payment regulations applicable to clinical laboratories;
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●
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the federal Medicare and Medicaid Anti-kickback Law and state anti-kickback prohibitions;
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●
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the federal physician self-referral prohibition, commonly known as the Stark Law, and the state equivalents;
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the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996;
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●
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the Medicare civil money penalty and exclusion requirements; and
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●
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the federal civil and criminal False Claims Act.
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●
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Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;
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Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;
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●
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“Boiler room” practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons;
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Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and
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Wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses.
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Item 1B.
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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Item 2.
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PROPERTIES
|
Item 3.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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Item 4.
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MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
|
Item 5.
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
|
Common Stock
|
||||||||
High
|
Low
|
|||||||
April 7, 2010 through May 31, 2010
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$ | 1.60 | $ | 1.60 | ||||
June 1 2010 through August 31, 2010
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$ | 1.60 | $ | 0.10 | ||||
September 1, 2010 through November 30, 2010
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$ | 2.00 | $ | 0.10 | ||||
December 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011
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$ | 1.50 | $ | 0.25 | ||||
March 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011
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$ | 1.25 | $ | 0.25 | ||||
June 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011
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$ | 1.25 | $ | 0.25 | ||||
September 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011
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$ | 0.25 | $ | 0.25 | ||||
December 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012
|
$ | 1.55 | $ | 0.25 |
Equity Compensation Plan Information
|
||||||||||||
Plan category
|
Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options, warrants
and rights
(a)
|
Weighted-average exercise
price of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)
|
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
(c)
|
|||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
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1,116,500
|
$ |
0.68
|
|
-
|
|||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
-
|
-
|
3,316,789
|
|||||||||
Total
|
1,116,500
|
$ |
0.68
|
3,316,789
|
Item 6.
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
|
Item 7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|
●
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persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists;
|
●
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delivery has occurred or services rendered;
|
●
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the fee is fixed and determinable; and
|
●
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collectability is reasonably assured.
|
Payments Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||
More
|
||||||||||||||||||
Less than
|
than 5
|
|||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations
|
Total
|
1 Year
|
1-3 Years
|
4-5 Years
|
Years
|
|||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Sponsored Research
Agreement (500 Patent Trial)
|
$
|
179
|
$
|
179
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
License Agreement
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$
|
315
|
$
|
30
|
$
|
110
|
$
|
175
|
(1) |
●
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the rate of progress in establishing reimbursement arrangements with third-party payors;
|
|
●
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the cost of expanding our commercial and laboratory operations, including our selling and marketing efforts;
|
|
●
|
the rate of progress and cost of research and development activities associated with expansion of products for breast cancer;
|
|
●
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the rate of progress and cost of research and development activities associated with products in the research phase focused on cancer, other than breast cancer;
|
|
●
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the cost of acquiring or achieving access to tissue samples and technologies;
|
|
●
|
the costs of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights;
|
|
●
|
the effect of competing technological and market developments;
|
●
|
the cost and delays in product development as a result of any changes in regulatory oversight applicable to our products; and
|
|
●
|
the economic and other terms and timing of any collaborations, licensing or other arrangements into which we may enter.
|
Item 7A.
|
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
|
Item 8.
|
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL DATA
|
Item 9.
|
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
|
Item 9A.
|
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|
·
|
Lack of proper segregation of duties due to limited personnel; and
|
·
|
Lack of a formal review process that includes multiple levels of review, resulting in adjustments related to unrecorded liabilities and shared based compensation.
|
Item 9B.
|
OTHER INFORMATION
|
Item 10.
|
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
|||
Warren C. Lau
|
57
|
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Director
|
|||
Oscar M. Bronsther, M.D., F.A.C.S.
|
58
|
Chief Medical Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors(1)
|
|||
David N. Siegel
|
48
|
Director(1)
|
|||
Patrick T. Mooney, M.D.
|
43
|
Director(1)
|
|||
Johan M. (Thijs) Spoor
|
39
|
Director(1)
|
|||
Item 11.
|
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
|
Name and Principal Position
|
Fiscal Year Ended
February, 28
|
Salary ($)
|
Bonus ($)
|
Stock Awards
|
Option Awards ($)
|
All Other
Compensation ($)
|
Total ($)
|
|||||||||||
Warren C. Lau, CEO, CFO and President(1)
|
2012
|
151,355
|
55,474
|
- | - | - |
206,829
|
|||||||||||
2011
|
92,834
|
15,503
|
- | - | - |
108,337
|
||||||||||||
Harvey Judkowitz, CEO and CFO(2)(3)
|
2012
|
5,000
|
- | - | - | - |
5,000
|
|||||||||||
2011
|
5,000
|
- | - | - | - |
5,000
|
Cash Severance
|
||||||||
Termination Without
Cause
|
Change in
Control
|
|||||||
Warren C. Lau
(1)
|
$
|
561,483
|
$
|
561,483
|
|
(1)
|
A full description of the severance payment available to Mr. Lau is set forth above in the description of his employment agreement.
|
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Incentive Plan Awards:
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
exercisable
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
unexercisable
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options (#)
|
Option
exercise
price ($)
|
Option
expiration
date
|
Number of
shares of
stock that
have not vested
(#)
|
Market
value of
shares of
stock that
have not vested
($)
(1)
|
Number
of
unearned shares
that
have not
vested
(#)
|
Market or
payout value
of unearned
shares that
have not
vested
($)
(1)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvey
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judkowitz
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warren C.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lau
|
275,000
|
-
|
-
|
$ |
0.68
|
1/5/2022
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Item 12.
|
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
Names and Addresses of Beneficial Owners
|
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial
Ownership
(1)
|
Percent of Class
(2)
|
||||||
Warren C. Lau, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (3)
|
1,155,000
|
5.5%
|
||||||
Oscar Bronsther, M.D., F.A.C.S., Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (4)
|
649,003
|
3.1%
|
||||||
David N. Siegel, Director (5)
|
713,903
|
3.4%
|
||||||
Patrick T. Mooney, M.D., Director (6)
|
281,000
|
1.3%
|
||||||
Johan M. (Thijs) Spoor, Director (7)
|
72,003
|
*
|
||||||
Matthew Balk (8)
|
1,881,000
|
8.9%
|
||||||
MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. (9)
|
2,005,434
|
9.9%
|
||||||
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University (10)
|
1,150,242
|
5.5%
|
||||||
Jason Adelman (11)
|
1,408,003
|
6.7%
|
||||||
All Directors and Officers as a Group (5 Persons)
|
2,870,909
|
13.6%
|
||||||
__________________ |
* Less than 1%
|
(1)
|
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to securities anticipated to be exercisable or convertible at or within 60 days of the date hereof, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such option or warrant but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. The indication herein that shares are anticipated to be beneficially owned is not an admission on the part of the listed stockholder that he, she or it is or will be a direct or indirect beneficial owner of those shares.
|
|
(2)
|
Based on 21,054,422 shares of common stock outstanding on June 13, 2012.
|
|
(3)
|
Consists of (i) 880,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 275,000 shares of common stock underlying options.
|
|
(4)
|
Consists of (i) 165,000 shares of common stock underlying options, (ii) 476,668 shares of common stock held by Marsha Bronsther, Dr. Bronsther’s wife and (iii) 7,335 shares of common stock underlying warrants held by Marsha Bronsther.
|
|
(5)
|
Consists of (i) 577,500 shares of common stock, (ii) 54,268 shares of common stock held by the David N. Siegel Revocable Trust dated April 7, 2010, (iii) 55,000 shares of common stock underlying options and (iv) 27,135 shares of common stock underlying warrants held by the David N. Siegel Revocable Trust dated April 7, 2010.
|
(6)
|
Consists of (i) 231,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 50,000 restricted shares of common stock issued pursuant to the 2012 Plan that vest and become transferable upon the listing of the common stock on a national securities exchange on or before May 21, 2022.
|
|
(7)
|
Consists of (i) 14,668 shares of common stock, (ii) 7,335 shares of common stock underlying warrants and (iii) 50,000 restricted shares of common stock issued pursuant to the 2012 Plan that vest and become transferable upon the listing of the common stock on a national securities exchange on or before May 21, 2022.
|
|
(8)
|
Based on the Schedule 13G filed by Matthew Balk on April 20, 2012, consists of (i) 165,000 shares of common stock underlying options, (ii) 1,573,000 shares of common stock, and (iii) 143,000 shares of common stock underlying warrants.
|
|
(9)
|
Based on the Schedule 13G filed by MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. on May 4, 2012, consists of (i) 1,533,998 shares of common stock; and (ii) 523,760 shares underlying warrants owned by MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd (“MKM Opportunity”). Does not include (i) 166,556 shares underlying warrants that are subject to 4.99% and 9.99% beneficial ownership blockers; (ii) 173,250 shares of common stock held by David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Olivia Skriloff; and (iii) 173,250 shares of common stock held by David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Samuel Skriloff. David Skrillof does not exercise voting and investment control over securities held by David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Olivia Skriloff and David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Samuel Skriloff.
MKM Capital Advisors, LLC (“MKM Capital”) serves as investment manager to MKM Opportunity, and, as such, may be deemed to hold an indirect beneficial interest in the shares of Common Stock that are directly beneficially owned by MKM Opportunity. David Skriloff is the managing member of MKM Capital and the portfolio manager of MKM Opportunity, and, as such, may be deemed to hold an indirect beneficial interest in the shares of Common Stock that are directly beneficially owned by MKM Opportunity.
|
|
(10)
|
J. Michael Gower, Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer of Yeshiva University, is the natural person who exercises voting and investment control over our securities owned by Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University. The address of the stockholder is c/o Office of Biotechnology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, Attn: Director.
|
|
(11)
|
Based on the Schedule 13G filed by Jason T. Adelman on April 20, 2012, consists of (i) 762,688 shares of common stock held as Joint Tenants with his spouse Cass G Adelman, (ii) 73,335 shares of common stock underlying warrants held as Joint Tenants with his spouse Cass G Adelman, (iii) 297,000 shares of common stock held by Cass G. Adelman Cust. Jasper G. Adelman UTMA NY and (iv) 275,000 shares of common stock held by Cass G. Adelman Cust. Philippa G. Adelman UTMA NY.
|
Item 13.
|
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
|
Item 14.
|
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
|
MaloneBailey LLP
|
Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2011
|
Fiscal Year Ended February 29
,
2012
|
||||||
Audit Fees
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
11,900
|
||||
Audit-Related Fees
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|
|||
Tax Fees
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
All Other Fees
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
RBSM LLP
|
Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2011
|
Fiscal Year Ended February 29
,
2012
|
||||||
Audit Fees
|
$
|
13,000
|
$
|
4,500
|
||||
Audit-Related Fees
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|
|||
Tax Fees
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
All Other Fees
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
Item 15.
|
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
|
Exhibit No.
|
Description
|
2.1
|
Share Exchange Agreement dated February 27, 2012 (1)
|
3.1
|
Articles of Incorporation of MetaStat, Inc., as amended (2)
|
3.2
|
By-laws (2)
|
4.1
|
Form of Investor Warrant dated February 27, 2012. (2)
|
4.2
|
Form of Warrant issued to certain affiliates dated February 27, 2012. (2)
|
4.3
|
Form of Investor Warrant dated May 1, 2012. (3)
|
10.1
|
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 27, 2012. (1)
|
10.2
|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated February 27, 2012. (2)
|
10.3†
|
License Agreement with Einstein, M.I.T., Cornell and IFO-Regina dated August 26, 2010. (1)
|
10.4
|
Employment Agreement of Warren C. Lau dated August 1, 2010. (2)
|
10.5
|
Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan. (4)
|
10.6
|
Form of Consultant Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement. (2)
|
10.7
|
Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement. (2)
|
10.8
|
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 1, 2012. (3)
|
10.9
|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated May 1, 2012. (3)
|
10.10
|
Sponsored Research Agreement with Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Cornell University, dated April 2011. (1)
|
10.11†
|
“Second” License Agreement with Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University effective March 2012. (1)
|
10.12†
|
“Third” License Agreement with Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University effective March 2012. (1)
|
16.1
|
Letter from RBSM LLP (2)
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21.1*
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant
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31.1*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2*
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.2*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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101.CAL** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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101.DEF** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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101.PRE** |
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METASTAT, INC.
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June 13, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Warren C. Lau
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(Date Signed)
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Warren C. Lau, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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Signature
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Capacity
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Date
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/s/ Warren C. Lau
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 13, 2012
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Warren C. Lau
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/s/ Oscar Bronsther
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Director
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June 13, 2012
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Oscar Bronsther
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/s/ David N. Siegel
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Director
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June 13, 2012
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David N. Siegel
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/s/ Patrick T. Mooney
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Director
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June 13, 2012
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Patrick T. Mooney, M.D.
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/s/ Johan M. "Thijs" Spoor |
Director
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June 13, 2012
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Johan M. "Thijs" Spoor
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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Share Exchange Agreement dated February 27, 2012 (1)
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3.1
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Articles of Incorporation of MetaStat, Inc., as amended (2)
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3.2
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By-laws (2)
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4.1
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Form of Investor Warrant dated February 27, 2012. (2)
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4.2
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Form of Warrant issued to certain affiliates dated February 27, 2012. (2)
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4.3
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Form of Investor Warrant dated May 1, 2012. (3)
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10.1
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 27, 2012. (1)
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10.2
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated February 27, 2012. (2)
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10.3†
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License Agreement with Einstein, M.I.T., Cornell and IFO-Regina dated August 26, 2010. (1)
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10.4
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Employment Agreement of Warren C. Lau dated August 1, 2010. (2)
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10.5
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Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan. (4)
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10.6
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Form of Consultant Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement. (2)
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10.7
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Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement. (2)
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10.8
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 1, 2012. (3)
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10.9
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated May 1, 2012. (3)
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10.10
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Sponsored Research Agreement with Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Cornell University, dated April 2011. (1)
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10.11†
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“Second” License Agreement with Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University effective March 2012. (1)
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10.12†
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“Third” License Agreement with Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University effective March 2012. (1)
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16.1
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Letter from RBSM LLP (2)
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21.1*
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant
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31.1*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2*
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.2*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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101.SCH** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
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101.CAL** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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101.DEF** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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101.LAB** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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101.PRE** |
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Page
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F-2
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F-3
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F-4
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F-5
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Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 | F-6 |
F-7 - F-12
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Year
ended
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Year
ended
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Period from Inception
(July 22, 2009)
to
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February 29, 2012
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February 28, 2011
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February 29, 2012
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Operating expenses:
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General & administrative
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$ | 737,113 | $ | 118,206 | $ | 907,390 | ||||||
Research & development
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854,550 | 169,855 | 1,024,405 | |||||||||
Depreciation
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943 | 328 | 1,271 | |||||||||
Warrant Expense
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149,999 | - | 149,999 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation
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684,049 | 74,786 | 758,835 | |||||||||
Total Operating Expenses
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2,426,654 | 363,175 | 2,841,900 | |||||||||
Net loss
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$ | 2,426,654 | $ | 363,175 | $ | 2,841,900 | ||||||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
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0.15 | 0.04 | ||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
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16,190,838 | 9,880,964 | ||||||||||
•
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Royalty payment of a specified percentage of net sales.
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•
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Royalty payment of minimum of a specified percentage of net sales in case MetaStat pays royalties to unaffiliated third parties for patent rights.
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•
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Issue 30% of MBM’s outstanding common stock to the Licensors calculated on a fully diluted, as converted basis. Accordingly, we issued 1,495,714 common shares valued at $74,786 on August 26, 2010.
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•
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Non-refundable license fee of $25,000 upon execution of License Agreement.
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•
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License maintenance fee of $30,000 on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary of the License Agreement. The payment may be credited against royalties made during the twelve month period.
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•
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License maintenance fee of $50,000, and $75,000 on the fifth and sixth anniversaries of the License Agreement, respectively. Each payment may be credited against royalties made during each such twelve month period.
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•
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License maintenance fee of $100,000 on the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of the License Agreement. Each payment may be credited against royalties made during each such twelve month period.
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2012
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2011
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Net operating loss carryforwards
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$ | 1,933,066 | $ | 340,460 | ||||
Deferred tax asset
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$ | 676,573 | $ | 676,573 | ||||
Less: Valuation allowance
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(676,573 | ) | (676,573 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax asset
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$ | - | $ | - |
Options
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Weighted
average
exercise
price
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Aggregate
intrinsic
value
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Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
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|||||||||||||
Outstanding at February 28, 2011
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- | $ | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||||
Granted
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1,116,500 | 0.68 | 1,471,750 | 9.86 | ||||||||||||
Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Forfeited
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Outstanding at February 28, 2012
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1,116,500 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 2,052,976 | 9.86 | ||||||||||
Warrants
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Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
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|||||||||||||
Outstanding at February 28, 2011
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- | $ | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||||
Granted by MetaStat
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1,933,372 | 0.94 | 1,933,372 | 4.80 | ||||||||||||
Granted by PVSO
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350,000 | 1.40 | 350,000 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding at February 28, 2012
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2,283,372 | $ | 1.01 | $ | 2,283,372 | 4.83 | ||||||||||
Exercise
prices
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Number of shares
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Weighted average remaining life (years)
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Exercisable number of shares
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$ | 0.68 | 220,000 | 4.71 | 220,000 | ||||||||||
$ | 0.91 | 1,497,122 | 4.93 | 1,497,122 | ||||||||||
$ | 1.40 | 216,250 | 4.00 | 216,250 | ||||||||||
$ | 1.40 | 350,000 | 5.00 | 350,000 |
Name
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Jurisdiction
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Percentage Owned
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MetaStat BioMedical, Inc.
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Delaware
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100
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1.
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of MetaStat, Inc.;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchanged Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:
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a)
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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;
|
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b)
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designed such internal control over financial reporting, 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;
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c)
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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
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d)
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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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
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a)
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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
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b)
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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.
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1.
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of MetaStat, Inc.;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a)
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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;
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b)
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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;
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c)
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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
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d)
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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 (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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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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.
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