UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020
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 1-38519
AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 82-1436829 | |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.) |
965 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 101
Alameda, California 94501
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(510) 671-8370
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | AGE | NYSE American |
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 ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☒ | Smaller reporting company ☒ |
Emerging growth company ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ] Yes [X] No
The number of shares common stock outstanding as of August 12, 2020 was 37,686,959 par value $0.0001 per share.
PART 1—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This Report on Form 10-Q (“Report”) contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Report are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other comparable terminology.
Any forward-looking statements in this Report reflect our current views with respect to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those discussed in this Report under Item 1 of the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements, under Risk Factors in this Report and those listed under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.
References to “AgeX,” “our” or “we” mean AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.
The description or discussion, in this Form 10-Q, of any contract or agreement is a summary only and is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of the applicable contract or agreement.
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Item 1. Financial Statements
AGEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PAR VALUE AMOUNTS)
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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AGEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
REVENUES: | ||||||||||||||||
Subscription and advertisement revenues | $ | 298 | $ | 275 | $ | 636 | $ | 620 | ||||||||
Grant revenues | 36 | 47 | 122 | 62 | ||||||||||||
Other revenues | 80 | 58 | 171 | 86 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | 414 | 380 | 929 | 768 | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales | (36 | ) | (53 | ) | (70 | ) | (116 | ) | ||||||||
Gross profit | 378 | 327 | 859 | 652 | ||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 1,350 | 1,650 | 2,953 | 2,988 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 1,653 | 2,119 | 3,726 | 4,228 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 3,003 | 3,769 | 6,679 | 7,216 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (2,625 | ) | (3,442 | ) | (5,820 | ) | (6,564 | ) | ||||||||
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSES): | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income (expense), net | (87 | ) | 33 | (139 | ) | 45 | ||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | (19 | ) | 257 | 6 | 229 | |||||||||||
Total other income (expense), net | (106 | ) | 290 | (133 | ) | 274 | ||||||||||
NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (2,731 | ) | (3,152 | ) | (5,953 | ) | (6,290 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax provision | - | (3 | ) | - | (76 | ) | ||||||||||
NET LOSS | (2,731 | ) | (3,155 | ) | (5,953 | ) | (6,366 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 42 | 66 | 77 | 144 | ||||||||||||
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AGEX | $ | (2,689 | ) | $ | (3,089 | ) | $ | (5,876 | ) | $ | (6,222 | ) | ||||
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE: | ||||||||||||||||
BASIC AND DILUTED | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||||||||||
BASIC AND DILUTED | 37,657 | 37,630 | 37,654 | 36,891 |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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AGEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
NET LOSS | $ | (2,731 | ) | $ | (3,155 | ) | $ | (5,953 | ) | $ | (6,366 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive income (expense), net of tax: | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 37 | 20 | 12 | 46 | ||||||||||||
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | (2,694 | ) | (3,135 | ) | (5,941 | ) | (6,320 | ) | ||||||||
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 42 | 66 | 77 | 144 | ||||||||||||
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AGEX COMMON STOCKHOLDERS | $ | (2,652 | ) | $ | (3,069 | ) | $ | (5,864 | ) | $ | (6,176 | ) |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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AGEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2020 | 2019 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to AgeX | $ | (5,876 | ) | $ | (6,222 | ) | ||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (77 | ) | (144 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss attributable to AgeX to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Gain on sale of equity method investment in Ascendance | - | (277 | ) | |||||
Depreciation expense | 247 | 22 | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 279 | 279 | ||||||
Amortization of right-of-use asset | 209 | 99 | ||||||
Amortization of debt issuance cost | 130 | - | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 519 | 996 | ||||||
Foreign currency remeasurement gain (loss) and other | 44 | 49 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts and grants receivable, net | 103 | (77 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 511 | 359 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 186 | 121 | ||||||
Related party payables | 78 | (71 | ) | |||||
Insurance premium liability | (473 | ) | (448 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenues and other liabilities | (188 | ) | (63 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (4,308 | ) | (5,377 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of equity method investment in Ascendance | - | 277 | ||||||
Security deposit paid | - | (77 | ) | |||||
Purchase of equipment and other | (8 | ) | (109 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (8 | ) | 91 | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | - | 4,500 | ||||||
Draw down on loan facility from Juvenescence | 2,700 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program Loan | 433 | - | ||||||
Payment of debt related costs | (126 | ) | - | |||||
Repayment of financing lease liability | (15 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,992 | 4,491 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 1 | ||||||
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | (1,319 | ) | (794 | ) | ||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH: | ||||||||
At beginning of the period | 2,452 | 6,707 | ||||||
At end of the period | $ | 1,133 | $ | 5,913 |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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AGEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Organization, Business Overview and Liquidity
AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (“AgeX”) was incorporated in January 2017 in the state of Delaware as a subsidiary of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (“Lineage,” formerly known as BioTime, Inc.), a publicly traded, clinical-stage biotechnology company.
AgeX is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics targeting human aging and degenerative diseases. AgeX’s initial discovery and pre-clinical programs focus on utilizing brown adipose tissue (“brown fat”) in targeting diabetes, obesity, and heart disease; and induced tissue regeneration (“iTR”) in utilizing the human body’s own abilities to scarlessly regenerate tissue damaged from age or trauma. AgeX may also pursue other early-stage pre-clinical programs. AgeX is an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012.
Lineage’s sale of significant ownership interest in AgeX to Juvenescence – On August 30, 2018, Lineage consummated the sale of 14,400,000 shares of common stock of AgeX owned by Lineage to Juvenescence Limited (“Juvenescence”). Prior to the transaction, Juvenescence owned 5.6% of AgeX’s issued and outstanding common stock. Upon completion of the transaction, Lineage’s ownership in AgeX was reduced from 80.4% to 40.2% of AgeX’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, and Juvenescence’s ownership in AgeX was increased from 5.6% to 45.8% of AgeX’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. AgeX did not receive any proceeds from the transaction. As a result of that transaction, AgeX ceased to be a subsidiary of Lineage because Lineage experienced a “loss of control” of a subsidiary, as defined by generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”). Loss of control is deemed to have occurred when, among other things, a parent company owns less than a majority of the outstanding common stock in the subsidiary, lacks a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary and, is unable to unilaterally control the subsidiary through other means such as having, or being able to obtain, the power to elect a majority of the subsidiary’s Board of Directors based solely on contractual rights or ownership of shares holding a majority of the voting power of the subsidiary’s voting securities. All of these loss-of-control factors were present with respect to Lineage’s ownership interest in AgeX as of August 30, 2018. Accordingly, Lineage deconsolidated AgeX’s consolidated financial statements and results from its consolidated financial statements and results beginning on August 30, 2018.
On November 28, 2018 (the “Distribution Date”), Lineage distributed to its shareholders, on a pro rata basis, 12,697,028 shares of the AgeX common stock it then held (the “Distribution”). Immediately after the Distribution, Lineage retained 1,718,972 shares of AgeX common stock, representing approximately 4.8% of the common stock then issued and outstanding. Following the Distribution, AgeX common stock began publicly trading on the NYSE American under the symbol “AGE” (see Notes 4, 7 and 9).
Going Concern
Since inception, AgeX has financed its operations through contributions and advances from its former parent company, Lineage, the sale of its common stock and warrants, exercises of warrants (see Notes 4 and 5), loans from Juvenescence, and research grants. Lineage provided AgeX with the use of Lineage facilities and services under a Shared Facilities and Services Agreement (the “Shared Facilities Agreement”) through September 30, 2019, as described in Note 4. AgeX has incurred operating losses and negative cash flows since inception and had an accumulated deficit of $92.1 million as of June 30, 2020. AgeX expects to continue to incur operating losses and negative cash flows.
Based on a strategic review of its operations, giving consideration to the status of its product development programs, human resources, capital needs and resources, and current conditions in the capital markets, AgeX’s board of directors and management have made certain adjustments to AgeX’s operating plans and budgets, including the staff reductions discussed below, to reduce its projected cash expenditures to extend the period over which AgeX can continue its operations with its available cash resources.
Notwithstanding those adjustments, based on AgeX’s most recent projected cash flows AgeX believes that its cash and cash equivalents of $1.0 million as of June 30, 2020 plus the loan facility by Juvenescence to advance up to $5.5 million to AgeX for operating capital discussed in Note 4, would not be sufficient to satisfy AgeX’s anticipated operating and other funding requirements for the next twelve months from the issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements. These conditions raise substantial doubt about AgeX’s ability to continue as a going concern. AgeX will need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with its continuing operations.
Staff Reductions
During April 2020, AgeX initiated staff layoffs that affected 11 research and development personnel. AgeX has paid approximately $105,000 in accrued payroll and unused paid time off and other benefits and recognized approximately $194,800 in restructuring charges in connection with the reduction in staffing, consisting of contractual severance and other employee termination benefits, substantially all of which are expected to be settled in cash. The staff reductions followed AgeX’s strategic review of its operations, giving consideration to the status of its product development programs, human resources, capital needs and resources, and current conditions in the capital markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Liquidity and impact of COVID-19
In addition to general economic and capital market trends and conditions, AgeX’s ability to raise sufficient additional capital to finance its operations from time to time will depend on a number of factors specific to AgeX’s operations such as operating expenses and progress in development of its product candidates and technologies. The availability of financing may be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic which could continue to depress national and international economies and disrupt capital markets, supply chains, and aspects of AgeX’s operations. The extent to which the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will ultimately impact AgeX’s business, results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows is highly uncertain and difficult to predict because it will depend on many factors that are outside AgeX’s control. The unavailability or inadequacy of financing to meet future capital needs could force AgeX to modify, curtail, delay, or suspend some or all aspects of planned operations. Sales of additional equity securities could result in the dilution of the interests of its shareholders. AgeX cannot assure that adequate financing will be available on favorable terms, if at all.
2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements presented herein, and discussed below, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. In accordance with those rules and regulations certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in comprehensive consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in AgeX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of AgeX’s financial condition and results of operations. The condensed consolidated results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year.
Through September 30, 2019, to the extent AgeX did not have its own employees or facilities for its operations, Lineage or Lineage commonly controlled and consolidated subsidiaries provided certain employees for administrative or operational services, including laboratory space and administrative facilities, as necessary, for the benefit of AgeX, under the Shared Facilities Agreement. Lineage allocated expenses such as salaries and payroll related expenses incurred and paid on behalf of AgeX based on the amount of time that particular employees devoted to AgeX affairs. Other expenses such as legal, accounting and financial reporting, marketing, and travel expenses were allocated to AgeX to the extent that those expenses were incurred by or on behalf of AgeX. Lineage also allocated certain overhead expenses such as rent and utilities, property taxes, insurance, laboratory expenses and supplies, telecommunications and other indirect expenses. These allocations were made based upon activity-based allocation drivers such as time spent, percentage of square feet of office or laboratory space used, headcount and percentage of personnel devoted to AgeX’s operations or management. Management evaluated the appropriateness of the allocations on a periodic basis and believes that this basis for allocation was reasonable. AgeX terminated the Shared Facilities Agreement effective September 30, 2019.
Juvenescence also provides the services of certain of its employees to AgeX on a cost reimbursement basis.
Principles of consolidation
AgeX’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of its subsidiaries and certain research and development departments. AgeX consolidated its direct and indirect wholly-owned or majority-owned subsidiaries because AgeX has the ability to control their operating and financial decisions and policies through its ownership, and the noncontrolling interest is reflected as a separate element of stockholders’ equity (deficit) on AgeX’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table reflects AgeX’s ownership, directly or through one or more subsidiaries, of the outstanding shares of its operating subsidiaries as of June 30, 2020.
Subsidiary | Field of Business | AgeX Ownership | Country | |||||
ReCyte Therapeutics | Early stage pre-clinical research and development involved in stem cell-derived endothelial and cardiovascular related progenitor cells for the treatment of vascular disorders and ischemic conditions | 94.8% | USA | |||||
LifeMap Sciences (1) | Biomedical, gene, and disease databases and tools | 81.7% | USA |
(1) | Includes LifeMap Sciences, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary LifeMap Sciences, Ltd., an Israeli company. |
All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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Revenue recognition
During the first quarter of 2018, AgeX adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2014-09, Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which created a single, principle-based revenue recognition model that supersedes and replaces nearly all existing U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance. AgeX adopted ASU 2014-09 using the modified retrospective transition method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of the adoption date. Results for reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2018 and thereafter are presented under Topic 606. AgeX’s largest source of revenue is currently sourced from subscription and advertisement revenues generated by its majority-owned subsidiary, LifeMap Sciences, Inc. (“LifeMap Sciences”).
AgeX recognizes revenue in a manner that depicts the transfer of control of a product or a service to a customer and reflects the amount of the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for such product or service. In doing so, AgeX follows a five-step approach: (i) identify the contract with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the customer obtains control of the product or service. AgeX considers the terms of a contract and all relevant facts and circumstances when applying the revenue recognition standard. AgeX applies the revenue recognition standard, including the use of any practical expedients, consistently to contracts with similar characteristics and in similar circumstances.
Subscription and advertisement revenues – LifeMap Sciences sells subscription-based products, including research databases and software tools, for biomedical, gene, and disease research. LifeMap Sciences sells these subscriptions primarily through the internet to biotech and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. LifeMap Sciences’ principal subscription product is the GeneCards® Suite, which includes the GeneCards® human gene database, and the MalaCards™ human disease database.
LifeMap Sciences’ performance obligations for subscriptions include a license of intellectual property related to its genetic information packages and premium genetic information tools. These licenses are deemed functional licenses that provide customers with a “right to access” to LifeMap Sciences’ intellectual property during the subscription period and, accordingly, revenue is recognized over a period of time, which is generally the subscription period. Payments are typically received at the beginning of a subscription period and revenue is recognized according to the type of subscription sold.
For subscription contracts in which the subscription term commences before a payment is due, LifeMap Sciences records an accounts receivable as the subscription is earned over time and bills the customer according to the contract terms. LifeMap Sciences continuously monitors collections and payments from customers and maintains a provision for estimated credit losses and uncollectible accounts based upon its historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that have been identified. Amounts determined to be uncollectible are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. LifeMap Sciences has not historically provided significant discounts, credits, concessions, or other incentives from the stated price in the contract as the prices are offered on a fixed fee basis for the type of subscription package being purchased. LifeMap Sciences may issue refunds only if the packages cease to be available for reasons beyond its control. In such an event, the customer will get a refund on a pro-rata basis. Both the customer and LifeMap Sciences expect the subscription packages to be available during the entire subscription period, and LifeMap Sciences has not experienced any significant issues with the availability of the product and has not issued any material refunds. Using the most likely amount method for estimating refunds under Topic 606, including historical experience, LifeMap Sciences determined that the single most likely amount of variable consideration for refunds is immaterial as LifeMap Sciences does not expect to pay any refunds.
LifeMap Sciences’ performance obligations for advertising are overall advertising services and represent a series of distinct services. Contracts are typically less than a year in duration and the fees charged may include a combination of fixed and variable fees with the variable fees tied to click throughs to the customer’s products on their website. LifeMap Sciences allocates the variable consideration to each month the click through services occur and allocates the annual fee to the performance obligation period of the initial term of the contract because those amounts correspond to the value provided to the customer each month. For click-through advertising services, at the time the variable compensation is known and determinable, the service has been rendered. Revenue is recognized at that time. The annual fee is recognized over the initial subscription period because this is a service and the customers simultaneously receive and consume during the period of the subscription.
LifeMap Sciences’ deferred subscription revenues primarily represent subscriptions for which cash payment has been received for the subscription term, but the subscription term has not been completed as of the balance sheet date. For the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, LifeMap Sciences recognized $298,000 and $275,000, respectively, in subscription and advertisement revenues. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, LifeMap Sciences recognized $636,000 and $620,000, respectively, in subscription and advertisement revenues. As of June 30, 2020, there was $328,000 included in deferred revenues in the condensed consolidated balance sheet which is expected to be recognized as subscription revenue over the next twelve months.
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LifeMap Sciences has licensed from third parties the databases and software it commercializes and has a contractual obligation to pay royalties to the licensor on subscriptions sold. These costs are included in cost of sales on the condensed consolidated statements of operations when the cash is received, and the royalty obligation is incurred as the royalty payments do not qualify for capitalization of costs to fulfill a contract under ASC 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs - Contracts with Customers.
Grant revenues – In applying the provisions of Topic 606, AgeX has determined that government grants are out of the scope of Topic 606 because the government entities do not meet the definition of a “customer”, as defined by Topic 606, as there is not considered to be a transfer of control of good or services to the government entities funding the grant. AgeX accounts for grants received to perform research and development services in accordance with ASC 730-20, Research and Development Arrangements, which requires an assessment, at the inception of the grant, of whether the grant is a liability or a contract to perform research and development services for others. If AgeX or a subsidiary receiving the grant is obligated to repay the grant funds to the grantor regardless of the outcome of the research and development activities, then AgeX is required to estimate and recognize that liability. Alternatively, if AgeX or a subsidiary receiving the grant is not required to repay, or if it is required to repay the grant funds only if the research and development activities are successful, then the grant agreement is accounted for as a contract to perform research and development services for others, in which case, grant revenue is recognized when the related research and development expenses are incurred.
In September 2018, AgeX was awarded a grant of up to approximately $225,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH grant provides funding for continued development of AgeX technologies for treating osteoporosis. Grant funds were made available by the NIH as allowable expenses were incurred. For the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, AgeX incurred approximately nil and $47,000, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, AgeX incurred approximately $25,000 and $62,000, respectively of allowable expenses under the NIH grant and recognized a corresponding amount of grant revenues. As of March 31, 2020, AgeX expended the full amount available under the grant.
On April 8, 2020, AgeX was awarded a grant of up to approximately $386,000 from the NIH. The NIH grant provides funding for continued development of AgeX’s technologies for treating stroke. The grant funds will be made available by the NIH to AgeX as allowable expenses are incurred. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, AgeX incurred approximately $36,000, and $97,000, respectively, of allowable expenses under the NIH grant and recognized a corresponding amount of grant revenues.
Arrangements with multiple performance obligations – AgeX’s contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, AgeX allocates revenue to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. AgeX generally determines or estimates standalone selling prices based on the prices charged, or that would be charged, to customers for that product or service. As of June 30, 2020, AgeX did not have significant arrangements with multiple performance obligations.
Research and development
Research and development expenses include both direct expenses incurred by AgeX or its subsidiaries and indirect overhead costs allocated by Lineage that benefit or support AgeX’s research and development functions. Direct research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs and related benefits, including stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, outside consultants and suppliers, and license fees paid to third parties to acquire patents or licenses to use patents and other technology. Indirect research and development expenses allocated by Lineage to AgeX under the Shared Facilities Agreement (see Note 4), were primarily based on headcount or space occupied, as applicable, and include laboratory supplies, laboratory expenses, rent and utilities, common area maintenance, telecommunications, property taxes and insurance. Research and development expenses incurred and reimbursed by grants from third parties or governmental agencies, including service revenues from co-development projects with customers, if any and as applicable, approximate the respective revenues recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses include both direct expenses incurred by AgeX and indirect overhead costs allocated by Lineage that benefited or supported AgeX’s general and administrative functions. Direct general and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related benefits, including stock-based compensation, for executive and corporate personnel, and professional and consulting fees. Indirect general and administrative expenses allocated by Lineage to AgeX under the Shared Facilities Agreement during 2019 (see Note 4) were primarily based on headcount or space occupied, as applicable, and include costs for financial reporting and compliance, rent and utilities, common area maintenance, telecommunications, property taxes and insurance.
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Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to AgeX common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, net of unvested restricted stock or restricted stock units, subject to repurchase by AgeX, if any, during the period. Diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to AgeX common stockholders, if any, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for the effects of potentially dilutive common stock issuable under outstanding stock options, warrants, and restricted stock units, using the treasury-stock method, and convertible preferred stock, if any, using the if-converted method, and treasury stock held by subsidiaries, if any.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, because AgeX reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders, all potentially dilutive common stock, comprised of stock options, restricted stock units and warrants, is antidilutive.
The following weighted average common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive (unaudited and in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Stock options | 2,907 | 2,836 | 2,876 | 2,620 | ||||||||||||
Warrants (1) | 890 | - | 520 | - | ||||||||||||
Restricted stock units | 37 | 50 | 42 | 31 |
(1) | AgeX issued Juvenescence warrants to purchase 1,674,227 shares of AgeX common stock as consideration for the line of credit under the Loan Agreements discussed in Note 4. |
Leases
On January 1, 2019, AgeX adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842, “ASC 842”) and its subsequent amendments affecting AgeX: (i) ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, and (ii) ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted improvements, using the modified retrospective method.
AgeX management determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Leases are classified as either financing or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the consolidated statements of operations. When determining whether a lease is a financing lease or an operating lease, ASC 842 does not specifically define criteria to determine “major part of remaining economic life of the underlying asset” and “substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset.” For lease classification determination, AgeX continues to use (i) 75% or greater to determine whether the lease term is a major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset and (ii) 90% or greater to determine whether the present value of the sum of lease payments is substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset. Under the available practical expedients, and as applicable, AgeX accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. AgeX recognizes right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities for leases with terms greater than twelve months in the consolidated balance sheet.
ROU assets represent an entity’s right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and lease liabilities represent an entity’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. If the lease agreement does not provide an implicit rate in the contract, an entity uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the entity will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Upon adoption of ASC 842 and based on the practical expedients available under that standard, AgeX did not reassess any expired or existing contracts, reassess the lease classification for any expired or existing leases and reassess initial direct costs for exiting leases. AgeX also elected not to capitalize leases that have terms of twelve months or less.
AgeX’s sublease of its current office and laboratory facility, which commenced on April 2, 2019, is subject to ASC 842. AgeX recognized its lease as a right-of-use asset included in property and equipment, net (see Note 3) and operating lease liability on its balance sheet in accordance with ASC 842 as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (see Note 9). During 2019, AgeX as a sublessor subleased portions of its office and laboratory space to certain unaffiliated third parties.
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Reclassifications
A reclassification was made from amounts included in Subscription and advertisement revenues to Other revenues to conform to current period presentation.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which modifies certain disclosure requirements for reporting fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. AgeX adopted this standard effective January 1, 2020 which did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
The recently issued accounting pronouncements applicable to AgeX that are not yet effective should be read in conjunction with the recently issued accounting pronouncements, as applicable and disclosed in AgeX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which modifies ASC 740 to simplify the accounting for income taxes. The new standard removes certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. The new standard also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax goodwill and allocating taxes to members of a consolidated group. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal year, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. AgeX does not plan to early adopt this guidance and does not anticipate that the adoption of the new standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was enacted and signed into law. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. AgeX reviewed the provisions of the CARES Act, but does not expect it to have a material impact to its tax provision or its consolidated financial statements. As described in Note 9, AgeX has obtained a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act.
3. Selected Balance Sheet Components
Property and equipment, net
At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, property and equipment was comprised of the following (in thousands):
June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
December 31, 2019 |
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Equipment, furniture and fixtures | $ | 876 | $ | 954 | ||||
Right-of-use assets (1) | 726 | 726 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (921 | ) | (554 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 681 | $ | 1,126 |
(1) | AgeX adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019. For additional information on this standard and right-of-use assets and liabilities, see Notes 2 and 9. |
Depreciation and amortization expense amounted to $229,000 and $111,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and $456,000 and $121,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Accumulated depreciation and amortization also reflects $89,000 adjustment for the write off of office furniture and equipment with the shutdown of our subsidiary’s office in Israel.
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Intangible assets, net
As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, intangible assets, primarily consisting of acquired in-process research and development and patents, and accumulated amortization were as follows (in thousands):
June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
December 31, 2019 |
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Intangible assets | $ | 5,586 | $ | 5,586 | ||||
Accumulated amortization | (3,714 | ) | (3,435 | ) | ||||
Total intangible assets, net | $ | 1,872 | $ | 2,151 |
AgeX recognized $139,000 and $140,000 in amortization expense of intangible assets, included in research and development expenses, for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively and $279,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, accounts payable and accrued liabilities were comprised of the following (in thousands):
June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
December 31, 2019 |
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Accounts payable | $ | 889 | $ | 420 | ||||
Accrued compensation | 353 | 263 | ||||||
Accrued vendors and other expenses | 529 | 899 | ||||||
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 1,771 | $ | 1,582 |
4. Related Party Transactions
Shared Facilities and Service Agreement
On August 17, 2017, AgeX and Lineage executed the Shared Facilities Agreement. The Shared Facilities Agreement was terminated by AgeX effective September 30, 2019. Under the terms of the Shared Facilities Agreement, Lineage agreed to permit AgeX to use Lineage’s Alameda, California office and laboratory facilities and certain equipment for the purpose of conducting business. Lineage also provided accounting, billing, bookkeeping, payroll, treasury, payment of accounts payable, and other administrative services to AgeX.
Lineage charged AgeX a “Use Fee” for services received and usage of facilities, equipment, and supplies. For each billing period, Lineage prorated and allocated costs incurred as a Use Fee to AgeX. Such costs generally included services of Lineage employees, consultants, and contractors; equipment use, insurance, lease expense, fees for services of accountants, lawyers, and other professionals; software; supplies; and utilities. Allocation depended on key cost drivers including actual documented use, square footage of facilities used, time spent, costs incurred by or for AgeX, or upon proportionate usage by Lineage and AgeX, as reasonably estimated by Lineage. Lineage charged AgeX a 5% markup on such allocated costs under the terms of the Shared Facilities Agreement. The allocated cost of Lineage employees and contractors who provided services was based upon records maintained of the number of hours or percentage of time of such personnel devoted to the performance of services. The Use Fee was determined and invoiced to AgeX on a monthly basis for each calendar month of each calendar year. In addition to the Use Fees, AgeX reimbursed Lineage for any out of pocket costs incurred by Lineage for the purchase of office supplies, laboratory supplies, and other goods and materials and services for the account or use of AgeX.
The Shared Facilities Agreement was not considered a lease under the provisions of ASC 842 discussed in Note 2, because, among other factors, a significant part of the Shared Facilities Agreement is a contract for services, not a tangible asset, and is cancelable by either party without penalty.
In aggregate, Lineage charged such Use Fees to AgeX and subsidiaries as follows during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 when the Shared Facilities Agreement was in effect (unaudited and in thousands):
Three
Months Ended
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Six
Months Ended
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Research and development | $ | 280 | $ | 566 | ||||
General and administrative | 65 | 179 | ||||||
Total Use Fees | $ | 345 | $ | 745 |
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AgeX has accounted for payables to an affiliate, net of receivables from that affiliate, if any, for shared services and other transactions that AgeX has entered into with that affiliate. AgeX recorded those payables and receivables on a net basis where AgeX and the affiliate intended to exercise a right of offset of the payable and the receivable and to settle the balances net by having the party that owes the other party pay the net balance owed. AgeX has treated Lineage and Juvenescence as affiliates for this purpose.
AgeX had $1,000 and ($7,000) in related party payable to (receivable from) to Lineage, included in related party payables, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Transactions with Juvenescence
On March 30, 2020, AgeX and Juvenescence entered into a new Secured Convertible Facility Agreement (the “New Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which Juvenescence has agreed to provide to AgeX an $8.0 million line of credit for a period of 18 months on substantially the same terms as the Loan Agreement described below, except that (a) all loans to AgeX under the New Loan Agreement in excess of an initial $500,000 advance are subject to Juvenescence’s discretion, (b) AgeX may not draw more than $1 million in any single draw, (c) in lieu of accrued interest, AgeX will issue to Juvenescence 28,500 shares of AgeX common stock when AgeX has borrowed an aggregate of $3 million under the New Loan Agreement, (d) AgeX will issue to Juvenescence warrants to purchase shares of AgeX common stock (“New Warrants”) in amounts determined by the warrant formula described below, (e) the Repayment Date for outstanding principal balance of the loan under the New Loan Agreement will be March 30, 2023, (f) if AgeX requests additional loans after making the first two draws of funds (which are expected to total $1 million) under the New Loan Agreement, a Security and Pledge Agreement (the “Security Agreement”) will go into effect granting Juvenescence a security interest in all of the assets of AgeX and AgeX’s subsidiaries ReCyte Therapeutics and Reverse Bioengineering, Inc. (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries” or each a “Guarantor Subsidiary”) (g) the Guarantor Subsidiaries will guarantee AgeX’s obligations under the New Loan Agreement if AgeX makes more than two draws of funds under the New Loan Agreement and (h) Juvenescence has the right to convert the principal amount of outstanding loans under the New Loan Agreement into shares of AgeX common stock at the Market Price as defined in the New Loan Agreement. Further, in addition to the Events of Default described herein, additional Events of Default will arise under the New Loan Agreement if (i) AgeX or any of the Guarantor Subsidiaries sells, leases, licenses, consigns, transfers, or otherwise disposes of a material part of its assets other than inventory in the ordinary course of business or certain intercompany transactions, or certain other limited permitted transactions, unless Juvenescence approves, (ii) the security interests under the Security Agreement, if in effect, are not valid or perfected, or AgeX or a Guarantor Subsidiary contests the validity of its obligations under the New Loan Agreement or Security Agreement or other related agreement with Juvenescence, or there is a loss, theft, damage or destruction of a material portion of the collateral, (iii) any representation, warranty, or other statement made by AgeX or a Guarantor Subsidiary under the New Loan Agreement is incomplete, untrue, incorrect, or misleading, or (iv) AgeX or a Guarantor Subsidiary suspends or ceases to carry on all or a material part of its business or threatens to do so.
Through June 30, 2020, AgeX drew a total of $2.5 million against the $8.0 million line of credit. AgeX may draw additional funds from time to time subject to Juvenescence’s discretion, prior to the Repayment Date on March 30, 2023. AgeX may not draw down funds if an “Event of Default” under the New Loan Agreement has occurred and is continuing and AgeX may not draw down more than $1.0 million in any single draw.
Each time AgeX receives an advance of funds under the New Loan Agreement, AgeX will issue to Juvenescence a number of New Warrants equal to 50% of the number determined by dividing the amount of the advance by the applicable Market Price. The Market Price will be the closing price per share of AgeX common stock on the NYSE American or other national securities exchange on the date of the applicable notice from AgeX requesting a draw of funds that triggers the obligation to issue New Warrants; provided, however that if AgeX common stock is not traded on a national securities exchange the Market Price shall be determined with reference to closing prices quoted or bid and asked prices on the OTC Bulletin Board or similar quotation system averaged over twenty consecutive trading days. The exercise price of the New Warrants will be the applicable Market Price. The New Warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York time three years after the date of issue. AgeX issued warrants to purchase 1,524,227 shares of AgeX common stock for the $2.5 million of loans drawn through June 30, 2020.
AgeX has entered into an amendment to its Registration Rights Agreement described above and include the 28,500 shares issuable under the New Loan Agreement and the New Warrants and underlying shares as registrable securities under the Registration Rights Agreement.
On August 13, 2019, AgeX and Juvenescence entered into a Loan Facility Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which Juvenescence has provided to AgeX a $2.0 million line of credit for a period of 18 months. As of June 30, 2020, AgeX drew $2.0 million of the line of credit of which $0.2 million was drawn during 2020. AgeX may not draw down funds after the Repayment Date in February 2021 or if an “Event of Default” under the Loan Agreement has occurred and is continuing.
In lieu of accrued interest, AgeX issued to Juvenescence 19,000 shares of AgeX common stock, with an approximate value of $56,000, concurrently with the first draw down of funds under the Loan Agreement. However, if AgeX fails to repay the loan when due, interest at the rate of 10% per annum, compounded daily, will accrue on the unpaid balance from the date the payment was due.
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In lieu of repayment of funds borrowed, AgeX or Juvenescence may convert the loan balance (including principal and accrued interest, if any) into AgeX common stock or “units” if AgeX consummates a “Qualified Offering” which means a sale of common stock (or common stock paired with warrants or other convertible securities in “units”) in which the gross sale proceeds are at least $7.5 million.
Events of Default under the Loan Agreement include: (i) AgeX fails to pay any amount in the manner and at the time provided in the Loan Agreement and the failure to pay is not remedied within 10 business days; (ii) AgeX fails to perform any of its obligations under the Loan Agreement and if the failure can be remedied it is not remedied to the satisfaction of Juvenescence within 10 business days after notice to AgeX; (iii) other indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $100,000 becomes due and payable or can be declared due and payable prior to its due date or if indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $25,000 is not paid when due; (iv) AgeX stops payment of its debts generally or discontinues its business or becomes unable to pay its debts as they become due or enters into any arrangement with creditors generally, (v) AgeX becoming insolvent or in liquidation or administration or other insolvency procedures, or a receiver, trustee or similar officer is appointed in respect of all or any part of its assets and such appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty days, (vi) it becomes illegal for AgeX to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement or any governmental permit, license, consent, exemption or similar requirement for AgeX to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement or to carry out its business is not obtained or ceases to remain in effect; (vii) the issuance or levy of any judgment, writ, warrant of attachment or execution or similar process against all or any material part of the property or assets of AgeX if such process is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty calendar days after its issue or levy; (viii) any injunction, order or judgement of any court is entered or issued which in the opinion of Juvenescence materially and adversely affects the ability of AgeX to carry out its business or to pay amounts owed to Juvenescence under the Loan Agreement, and (ix) there is a change in AgeX’s financial condition that in the opinion of Juvenescence materially and adversely affects, or is likely to so affect, its ability to perform any of its obligations under the Loan Agreement.
As consideration for the line of credit under the Loan Agreement, AgeX issued to Juvenescence warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of AgeX common stock. The exercise price of the warrants is $2.60 per share, which was the volume weighted average price on the NYSE American (VWAP) of AgeX common stock over the twenty trading days prior to the date the warrants were issued. The warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York time three years after the date of issue. The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and the exercise price per share are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events such as a stock split or reverse split or combination of the common stock, stock dividend, recapitalization or reclassification of the common stock, and similar events. The estimated value of these warrants was $236,000 which was determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model with inputs as specified in the relevant warrant agreement.
AgeX has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts to register the 19,000 shares issuable under the Loan Agreement and the 150,000 warrants and underlying shares for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), upon request of Juvenescence if Form S-3 is available to AgeX. Juvenescence will also have “piggy-back” registration rights if AgeX files a registration statement for the sale of shares for itself or other stockholders. AgeX will bear the expenses of the registration statement but not underwriting or broker’s commissions related to the sale of warrants or shares. AgeX and Juvenescence will indemnify each other from certain liabilities in connection the registration, offer, and sale of securities under a registration statement, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
Since October 2018, AgeX’s Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), who is also an employee of Juvenescence, is devoting a majority of his time to AgeX’s operations. AgeX reimburses Juvenescence for his services on an agreed-upon fixed annual amount of approximately $280,000. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, AgeX had approximately $141,000 and $71,000, respectively, payable to Juvenescence for COO services rendered, included in related party payables, net, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Sale and exercise of AgeX warrants
In February 2018, AgeX sold warrants, as described in Note 5, to certain investors, including to Alfred D. Kingsley, who was at the time AgeX’s Executive Chairman and the Chairman of BioTime’s Board of Directors. On March 18, 2019, Mr. Kingsley purchased a total of 248,600 shares of AgeX common stock through the exercise of his warrants at an exercise price of $2.50 per share and paid a total purchase price of $621,500.
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5. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Preferred Stock
AgeX is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock. At June 30, 2020 no preferred shares were issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
AgeX has 100,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock authorized. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were 37,658,459 and 37,649,000 shares of AgeX common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
See Note 4 for related party transactions with Lineage that impacted AgeX’s condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit).
Issuance and Sale of Warrants by AgeX
During 2020, as consideration for the line of credit under the New Loan Agreement, AgeX issued to Juvenescence warrants to purchase 1,524,227 shares of AgeX common stock for the $2.5 million withdrawn through June 30, 2020. See Note 4.
On August 13, 2019, in lieu of accrued interest under the Loan Agreement, AgeX issued to Juvenescence 19,000 shares of AgeX common stock concurrently with the first draw down of funds. Furthermore, as consideration for the line of credit under the Loan Agreement, AgeX issued to Juvenescence warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of AgeX common stock. See Note 4.
On February 28, 2018, AgeX sold Warrants to purchase 1,473,600 shares of AgeX common stock for $0.50 per Warrant for aggregate cash proceeds to AgeX of $736,800, which included $124,300 from Alfred D. Kingsley, AgeX’s then Executive Chairman and the Chairman of Lineage’s Board of Directors. On July 10, 2018, AgeX sold additional Warrants to purchase 526,400 shares of common stock for $0.50 per warrant for aggregate net cash proceeds to AgeX of $263,200. The Warrants were exercisable at $2.50 per share. On March 18, 2019, holders of the Warrants purchased a total of 1,800,000 shares of AgeX common stock through the exercise of Warrants at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, for total proceeds to AgeX of $4.5 million. Any unexercised Warrants expired on that date.
Reconciliation of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
The following tables provide the activity in stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited and in thousands):
Common Stock | Additional |
Accumulated Other
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Total
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Number of Shares |
Par Value |
Paid-In Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Noncontrolling Interest |
Comprehensive Income |
Stockholders’
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BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2020 | 37,656 | $ | 4 | $ | 88,608 | $ | (89,395 | ) | $ | 364 | $ | 44 | $ | (375 | ) | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares retired to pay employee’s taxes | 2 | - | (1 | ) | - | - | - | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of warrants to Juvenescence | - | - | 689 | - | - | - | 689 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | 259 | - | - | - | 259 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (2,689 | ) | (42 | ) | - | (2,731 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2020 | 37,658 | $ | 4 | $ | 89,555 | $ | (92,084 | ) | $ | 322 | $ | 81 | $ | (2,122 | ) |
Common Stock | Additional |
Accumulated Other |
Total
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Number of Shares |
Par Value |
Paid-In Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Noncontrolling Interest |
Comprehensive Income |
Stockholders’
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 | 37,649 | $ | 4 | $ | 88,353 | $ | (86,208 | ) | $ | 399 | $ | 69 | $ | 2,617 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares retired to pay employee’s taxes | 9 | - | (6 | ) | - | - | - | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of warrants to Juvenescence | - | - | 689 | - | - | - | 689 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | 519 | - | - | - | 519 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (5,876 | ) | (77 | ) | - | (5,953 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2020 | 37,658 | $ | 4 | $ | 89,555 | $ | (92,084 | ) | $ | 322 | $ | 81 | $ | (2,122 | ) |
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Common Stock | Additional |
Accumulated Other |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares |
Par Value |
Paid-In Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Noncontrolling Interest |
Comprehensive Income |
Stockholders’
Equity |
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BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2019 | 37,630 | $ | 4 | $ | 86,480 | $ | (77,187 | ) | $ | 706 | $ | 24 | $ | 10,027 | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | 515 | - | - | - | 515 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lapse of subsidiary options | - | - | (20 | ) | - | 20 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (3,089 | ) | (66 | ) | - | (3,155 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2019 | 37,630 | $ | 4 | $ | 86,975 | $ | (80,276 | ) | $ | 660 | $ | 44 | $ | 7,407 |
Common Stock | Additional |
Accumulated Other |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares |
Par Value |
Paid-In Capital |
Accumulated Deficit | Noncontrolling Interest | Comprehensive Income/(Loss) |
Stockholders’
Equity |
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2018 | 35,830 | $ | 4 | $ | 81,499 | $ | (74,054 | ) | $ | 784 | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 8,231 | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock from exercise of warrants | 1,800 | - | 4,500 | - | - | - | 4,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | 996 | - | - | - | 996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lapse of subsidiary options | - | - | (20 | ) | - | 20 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (6,222 | ) | (144 | ) | - | (6,366 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2019 | 37,630 | $ | 4 | $ | 86,975 | $ | (80,276 | ) | $ | 660 | $ | 44 | $ | 7,407 |
6. Stock-Based Awards
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
AgeX has an Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) under which a maximum of 4,000,000 shares of common stock are available for the grant of stock options, the sale of restricted stock, the settlement of restricted stock units, and the grant of stock appreciation rights. The Plan also permits AgeX to issue such other securities as its Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee administering the Plan may determine.
A summary of AgeX stock option activity under the Plan and related information follows (in thousands, except weighted average exercise price):
Shares Available for Grant |
Number of Options Outstanding |
Number of RSUs Outstanding |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
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December 31, 2019 | 1,054 | 2,846 | 50 | $ | 2.74 | |||||||||||
Options granted | (303 | ) | 303 | - | 0.74 | |||||||||||
Options expired/forfeited | 185 | (185 | ) | - | 3.27 | |||||||||||
Restricted stock units vested | - | - | (16 | ) | - | |||||||||||
June 30, 2020 | 936 | 2,964 | 34 | $ | 2.50 | |||||||||||
Options exercisable at June 30, 2020 | 1,856 | $ | 2.55 |
There have been no exercises of stock options to date.
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Stock-based Compensation Expense
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model applying the weighted-average assumptions noted in the following table (unaudited):
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2020 | 2019(1) | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Expected life (in years) | 6.08 | - | 6.08 | 5.65 | ||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rates | 0.45 | % | - | % | 0.45 | % | 2.44 | % | ||||||||
Volatility | 87.86 | % | - | % | 87.86 | % | 78.45 | % | ||||||||
Dividend yield | - | % | - | % | - | % | - | % |
(1) | No stock options were granted under the Plan during the three months ended June 30, 2019. |
Operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows (unaudited and in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Research and development | $ | 16 | $ | 35 | $ | 52 | $ | 62 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 243 | 480 | 467 | 934 | ||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 259 | $ | 515 | $ | 519 | $ | 996 |
7. Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for interim periods is determined using an estimated annual effective tax rate in accordance with ASC 740-270, Income Taxes, Interim Reporting. The effective tax rate may be subject to fluctuations during the year as new information is obtained, which may affect the assumptions used to estimate the annual effective tax rate, including factors such as valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, the recognition or de-recognition of tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions, if any, and changes in or the interpretation of tax laws in jurisdictions where AgeX conducts business.
On March 23, 2018, Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. (“Ascendance”) was acquired by a third party in a merger through which AgeX received approximately $3.2 million in cash for its shares of Ascendance common stock. For financial reporting purposes, AgeX recognized a $3.2 million gain on the sale of its equity method investment in Ascendance (see Note 4). The sale was a taxable transaction to AgeX generating a taxable gain of approximately $2.2 million. AgeX had sufficient current year losses from operations to offset the entire gain resulting in no income taxes due. At the close of the merger, $955,000 of cash that otherwise would have been payable to the Ascendance stockholders on a pro rata basis based on share ownership was deposited into an escrow account where it was held through the term of the escrow, which expired in June 2019. The funds were held in the escrow account to cover certain potential indemnity payments and other obligations that might arise after the merger. During 2019, the escrow funds were paid to the former Ascendance shareholders and AgeX received $354,000 as its pro rata share of the funds as additional proceeds from the sale of its Ascendance investment (see Note 4). AgeX has sufficient current year losses from operations to offset this gain resulting in no income taxes due.
As further discussed in Note 1, on August 30, 2018, Lineage consummated the sale of 14,400,000 shares of AgeX common stock to Juvenescence. AgeX received no proceeds from that transaction because the shares sold were owned by Lineage. Prior to the transaction, Juvenescence owned 5.6% of AgeX’s issued and outstanding common stock. Upon completion of the transaction, Lineage’s ownership in AgeX was reduced from 80.4% to 40.2% of AgeX’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, and Juvenescence’s ownership in AgeX was increased from 5.6% to 45.8% of AgeX’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, since August 31, 2018, AgeX has not been included in Lineage’s consolidated federal and state income tax returns and AgeX has filed its own, standalone income tax returns with its subsidiaries.
Beginning in 2018, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“2017 Tax Act”) subjects a U.S. stockholder to tax on Global Intangible Low Tax Income “GILTI” earned by certain foreign subsidiaries. In general, GILTI is the excess of a U.S. shareholder’s total net foreign income over a deemed return on tangible assets. The provision further allows a deduction of 50% of GILTI, however this deduction is limited to the company’s pre-GILTI U.S. income. For the year ended December 31, 2019, AgeX’s foreign income inclusion was less than the deemed return on tangible assets, therefore no GILTI was included in income for 2019. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, AgeX’s foreign entity operated at a loss, therefore no GILTI was included in income for the first six months of 2020. Current interpretations under ASC 740 state that an entity can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or to provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred as a period expense. AgeX has elected to account for GILTI as a current period expense when incurred.
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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, AgeX experienced a domestic loss from continuing operations and a foreign loss, therefore no income tax provision was recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.
Due to losses incurred for all periods presented, AgeX did not record a domestic provision or benefit for income taxes. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. AgeX established a full valuation allowance for all of its domestic deferred tax assets for all periods presented due to the uncertainty of realizing future tax benefits from its net operating loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets.
8. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Non-cash investing and financing transactions presented separately from the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (unaudited and in thousands):
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest | $ | 11 | $ | 11 | ||||
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units (Note 5) | $ | 13 | $ | - | ||||
Issuance of common warrants to Juvenescence (Note 4) | $ | 689 | $ | - |
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Agreement
On April 2, 2019, the term of a sublease that AgeX entered into during March 2019 (the “AgeX Lease”) went into effect for an office and research facility (the “New Facility”) comprising approximately 23,911 square feet of space in a building in an office and research park at 965 Atlantic Avenue, Alameda, California that serves as AgeX’s principal offices and research laboratory.
Base monthly rent is $35,866.50 for the initial 12 months of the sublease term and then will increase to $36,942.50. In addition, AgeX will pay real property taxes, insurance and operating expenses pertaining to the building in which the New Facility is located. The AgeX Lease will expire on December 31, 2020.
AgeX is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the New Facility, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC and other systems serving the New Facility but excluding structural and other external portions of the building in which the New Facility is located, and other external areas such as parking, landscaping and walkways associated with the building.
In connection with the AgeX Lease, as of June 30, 2020, AgeX incurred $436,000 in tenant improvement expenses that it funded and completed in November 2019. This amount is being amortized over the remaining lease term.
Sublease
During 2019, AgeX, as a sublessor, entered into sublease agreements (the “AgeX Subleases”) with unrelated parties (the “Sublessees”) to lease approximately 11,121 square feet of space at AgeX’s New Facility. The first Sublessee will pay AgeX $3,088.50 per month and the second Sublessee will pay AgeX $15,405.40 per month for the first twelve months of the AgeX Sublease and $16,311.60 per month for the duration of the AgeX Subleases. The AgeX Subleases which will expire on December 31, 2020. The Sublessee will also be responsible to reimburse AgeX for Sublessees’ pro rata portion of the maintenance and repair of the New Facility.
ASC 842
AgeX adopted ASC 842 in 2019. The tables below provide the amounts recorded following the adoption of ASC 842 as of, and during, the six months ended June 30, 2020, for the AgeX Lease. AgeX recorded a right-of-use asset of $726,000 and a right-of-use liability for the same amount for the AgeX Lease in April 2019, which is considered a noncash investing activity.
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The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to the AgeX Lease for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited and in thousands):
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ||||||||
Operating cash flows for operating lease | $ | 219 | $ | 108 |
The following table presents supplemental balance sheet information related to the AgeX Lease as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):
June 30, 2020 (unaudited) | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
Operating lease | ||||||||
Right-of-use asset, net | $ | 215 | $ | 424 | ||||
Right-of-use lease liability | $ | 218 | $ | 428 | ||||
Weighted average remaining lease term | ||||||||
Operating lease | 0.5 years | 1 year | ||||||
Weighted average discount rate | ||||||||
Operating lease | 6.0 | % | 6.0 | % |
The following table presents future minimum lease commitments as of June 30, 2020 (in thousands):
Operating
Lease
Payments |
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Year Ending December 31, 2020 | $ | 222 | ||
Less imputed interest | (4 | ) | ||
Total | $ | 218 |
Litigation – General
AgeX is subject to various claims and contingencies in the ordinary course of its business, including those related to litigation, business transactions, employee-related matters, and others. When AgeX is aware of a claim or potential claim, it assesses the likelihood of any loss or exposure. If it is probable that a loss will result and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, AgeX will record a liability for the loss. If the loss is not probable or the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated, AgeX discloses the claim if the likelihood of a potential loss is reasonably possible and the amount involved could be material. AgeX is not aware of any claims likely to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.
Employment Contracts
AgeX has entered into employment contracts with certain executive officers. Under the provisions of the contracts, AgeX may be required to incur severance obligations for matters relating to changes in control, as defined, and involuntary terminations.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, AgeX may provide indemnifications of varying scope under AgeX’s agreements with other companies or consultants, typically for AgeX’s pre-clinical programs. Pursuant to these agreements, AgeX will generally agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and reimburse the indemnified parties for losses and expenses suffered or incurred by the indemnified parties arising from claims of third parties in connection with AgeX’s pre-clinical programs. Indemnification provisions could also cover third-party infringement claims with respect to patent rights, copyrights, or other intellectual property pertaining to AgeX’s pre-clinical programs. AgeX has also agreed to indemnify the sublessor and owner of the New Facility with respect to certain matters that may arise during the term of the AgeX Lease. The term of these indemnification obligations will generally continue in effect after the termination or expiration of the particular research, development, services, license, or lease agreement to which they relate. The potential future payments AgeX could be required to make under these indemnification agreements will generally not be subject to any specified maximum amount. Historically, AgeX has not been subject to any claims or demands for indemnification. AgeX also maintains various liability insurance policies that limit AgeX’s financial exposure. As a result, AgeX believes the fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. Accordingly, AgeX has not recorded any liabilities for these agreements as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
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PPP Loan
On April 13, 2020, AgeX obtained a loan in the amount of $432,952 from Axos Bank (the “Bank”) under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP loan will bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum. No payments will be due on the PPP loan during a six month deferral period commencing on the date of the promissory note. Commencing one month after the expiration of the deferral period, and continuing on the same day of each month thereafter until the maturity date of the PPP loan, monthly payments of principal and interest will be due, in an amount required to fully amortize the principal amount outstanding on the PPP loan by the maturity date. The maturity date is April 13, 2022.
The principal amount of the PPP loan is subject to forgiveness under the PPP to the extent that PPP loan proceeds are used to pay expense permitted by the PPP, including payroll, rent, and utilities (collectively, “Qualifying Expenses”), during the time frame permitted by the PPP. AgeX used the PPP loan amount for Qualifying Expenses and believes that all or a substantial portion of the PPP loan may be forgiven within one year and has classified the loan as current as of June 30, 2020. However, no assurance is provided that AgeX will obtain forgiveness of the loan in whole or in part.
Notice of Delisting
On June 1, 2020 AgeX received a letter (the “Deficiency Letter”) from the staff of the NYSE American (the “Exchange”) indicating that AgeX does not meet certain of the Exchange’s continued listing standards as set forth in Section 1003(a)(i) of the Exchange Company Guide in that AgeX has stockholders equity of less than $2,000,000 and has incurred losses from continuing operations and/or net losses during its two most recent fiscal years. Pursuant to Section 1009 of the Exchange Company Guide and as provided in the Deficiency Letter AgeX provided the Exchange staff with a plan (the “Compliance Plan”) advising the Exchange staff of action AgeX has taken and will take that would bring AgeX into compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standards by December 1, 2021. The Exchange staff has accepted the Compliance Plan. The Exchange staff will review AgeX’s compliance with the Compliance Plan on a quarterly basis and if AgeX does not show progress consistent with the Compliance Plan or is not in compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standards by December 1, 2021, the Exchange will commence delisting procedures. If the Exchange staff determines that AgeX is not in compliance with the Compliance Plan at any time, the Exchange staff will promptly initiate delisting proceedings.
AgeX intends to make arrangements to have its common stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board if its common stock is delisted from the Exchange.
10. Subsequent Events
Amendment to the New Loan Agreement
On July 21, 2020, AgeX and Juvenescence entered into an amendment to the New Loan Agreement that waived (i) certain provisions requiring that, as a condition to the funding of a third draw of funds, AgeX and the Guarantor Subsidiaries execute a Security Agreement and related documents pledging certain assets as collateral, and (ii) certain provisions providing that the Guarantor Subsidiaries would guarantee AgeX’s obligations under the New Loan Agreement, in each case subject to an acknowledgement by AgeX and the Guarantor Subsidiaries that Juvenescence may, in its discretion, condition any advances under the New Loan Agreement subsequent to the third draw of funds on the receipt of such collateral agreements and guarantees. In addition, the New Loan Agreement and the related Warrant Agreement were amended to place certain limits on the number of shares that may be issued to Juvenescence upon conversion of outstanding loan amounts or exercise of the warrants, in order to comply with applicable NYSE American listing requirements.
Additional Draws under the New Loan Agreement
On July 27, 2020, AgeX borrowed an additional $1.0 million under the New Loan Agreement, bringing its total borrowings under the New Loan Agreement to $3.5 million. In accordance with the terms per the New Loan agreement, AgeX issued to Juvenescence 28,500 shares of AgeX common stock and New Warrants to purchase 375,939 shares of AgeX common stock.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The matters addressed in this Item 2 that are not historical information constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about any of the following: any projections of earnings, revenue, cash, effective tax rate, use of net operating losses, or any other financial items; the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations or prospects for achieving such plans, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. While AgeX may elect to update forward-looking statements in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if the AgeX estimates change and readers should not rely on those forward-looking statements as representing AgeX views as of any date subsequent to the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements are inherently subject to risks and AgeX can give no assurances that its expectations will prove to be correct. Actual results could differ materially from those described in this report because of numerous factors, many of which are beyond the control of AgeX. A number of important factors could cause the results of the company to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including those detailed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and our other reports filed with the SEC from time to time.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with AgeX’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the related notes provided under “Item 1- Financial Statements” above.
Critical Accounting Policies
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses and analyzes data in our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Senior management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. Actual conditions may differ from our assumptions and actual results may differ from our estimates.
An accounting policy is deemed critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate are reasonably likely to occur, that could materially impact the financial statements. Management believes that there have been no significant changes during the six months ended June 30, 2020 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, except as disclosed in Note 2 of our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The recent global outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19, and the various attempts throughout the world to contain it, have created significant volatility, uncertainty and disruption. In response to government directives and guidelines, health care advisories and employee and other concerns, we have altered certain aspects of our operations. A number of our employees have had to work remotely from home and those on site have had to follow our social distance guidelines, which could impact their productivity. COVID-19 could also disrupt our operations due to absenteeism by infected or ill members of management or other employees, or absenteeism by members of management and other employees who cannot effectively work remotely but who elect not to come to work due to the illness affecting others in our office or laboratory facilities, or due to quarantines. COVID-19 illness could also impact members of our Board of Directors resulting in absenteeism from meetings of the directors or committees of directors, and making it more difficult to convene the quorums of the full Board of Directors or its committees needed to conduct meetings for the management of our affairs.
The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and the various responses might impact our business, operations and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we will not be able to accurately predict, including: the duration and scope of the pandemic; governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be taken in response to the pandemic; and the availability and cost to access COVID-19 tests, vaccines and therapies. Due to the uncertain scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertain timing of any recovery or normalization, we are currently unable to estimate the resulting impacts on our operations and financial results. We will continue to actively monitor the issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic and may take further actions that alter our operations, as may be required by federal, state, local or foreign authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, any customers and stockholders. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on our business, including the effects on our financial results.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
Revenues and Cost of Sales
The amounts in the table below show our consolidated revenues by source and cost of sales for the periods presented (unaudited and in thousands).
Three Months Ended June 30, |
$ Increase/ | % Increase/ | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 (1) | (Decrease) | (Decrease) | |||||||||||||
Subscription and advertisement revenues | $ | 298 | $ | 275 | $ | 23 | 8.4 | % | ||||||||
Grant revenues | 36 | 47 | (11 | ) | (23.4 | )% | ||||||||||
Other revenues | 80 | 58 | 22 | 37.9 | % | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 414 | 380 | 34 | 8.9 | % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales | (36 | ) | (53 | ) | (17 | ) | (32.1 | )% | ||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 378 | $ | 327 | $ | 51 | (15.6 | )% |
1) | A reclassification of $30,000 was made from subscription and advertisement revenues to other revenues to conform to current period presentation. |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
$ Increase/ | % Increase/ | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 (1) | (Decrease) | (Decrease) | |||||||||||||
Subscription and advertisement revenues | $ | 636 | $ | 620 | $ | 16 | 2.6 | % | ||||||||
Grant revenues | 122 | 62 | 60 | 96.8 | % | |||||||||||
Other revenues | 171 | 86 | 85 | 98.8 | % | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 929 | 768 | 161 | 21.0 | % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales | (70 | ) | (116 | ) | (46 | ) | (39.7 | )% | ||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 859 | $ | 652 | $ | 207 | 31.7 | % |
* Not meaningful.
1) | A reclassification of $30,000 was made from subscription and advertisement revenues to other revenues to conform to current period presentation. |
Our revenues were primarily generated by LifeMap Sciences, as subscription and advertisement revenues from its GeneCards® online database. Subscription and advertisement revenues amounted to $298,000 and $275,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and $636,000 and $620,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, remaining relatively unchanged from the prior periods.
During the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we recognized income of approximately $36,000 and $47,000, and for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we recognized income of approximately $122,000 and $62,000, respectively, from grants awarded by the NIH. We had expended the full amount available under one of the NIH grants as of March 31, 2020. Other revenues of $80,000 and $171,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 were generated primarily from other service revenues associated with LifeMap Sciences’ online database business primarily related to its GeneCards® database and its TGexTM product, which provides reports generated by the GeneCards knowledgebase for use primarily by health care institutions.
Cost of sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 decreased by $17,000 and $46,000, respectively primarily due to decrease in the fixed annual royalties on the GeneCards® online database from $179,000 in 2019 to $132,000 in 2020.
Operating Expenses
We have made certain adjustments to our operating plans and budgets to reduce our cash expenditures in order to extend the period over which we can continue our operations with our available cash resources. These adjustments entailed a staff force reduction, primarily research and development personnel effective May 1, 2020. As a result of those staff reductions and related adjustments to our operating budgets we expect that our operating expenses, particularly those related to research and development, for periods after May 1, 2020 will be lower than our expenses for the corresponding periods of 2019. However, we paid approximately $105,000 in accrued payroll and unused paid time off and other benefits, and we recognized approximately $194,800 in restructuring charges in connection with the reduction in staffing, consisting of contractual severance, substantially all of which are expected to be settled in cash, which have been reflected in our operating results for the second quarter of 2020.
The following table shows our consolidated operating expenses for the periods presented (unaudited and in thousands).
Three Months Ended June 30, |
$ Increase/ | % Increase/ | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | (Decrease) | (Decrease) | |||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | $ | 1,350 | $ | 1,650 | $ | (300 | ) | (18.2 | )% | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | 1,653 | 2,119 | (466 | ) | (22.0 | )% |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
$ Increase/ | % Increase/ | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | (Decrease) | (Decrease) | |||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | $ | 2,953 | $ | 2,988 | $ | (35 | ) | (1.2 | )% | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | 3,726 | 4,228 | (502 | ) | (11.9 | )% |
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Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses decreased by $0.3 million to $1.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020 from $1.7 million during the same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to the following reductions; $0.3 million in shared services from Lineage with the termination of the Shared Facilities and Services Agreement on September 30, 2019; $0.2 million in personnel related expenses allocable to research and development due to the layoff of 11 employees in May 2020; $0.2 million in outside research and services; and $0.1 million in laboratory supplies and expense. These decreases were offset to some extent by an increase of $0.3 million in severance expenses allocable to research and development upon the layoff of certain employees in May 2020, $0.1 million in laboratory facilities and equipment related expenses and maintenance and $0.1 million in depreciation and amortization of laboratory equipment and improvements.
Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 of $3.0 million is consistent with the same period in 2019. Severance expenses allocable to research and development increased by $0.3 million with the layoff of certain employees in May 2020; laboratory facilities and equipment related expenses and maintenance increased by $0.2 million; and depreciation expense increased by $0.2 million. These increases were offset to some extent by a $0.6 million decrease in shared facilities and services fees from Lineage following the termination of the Shared Facilities and Services Agreement on September 30, 2019; and a total decrease of $0.1 million in consulting, outside research and services allocable to research and development expenses.
The following tables show the amounts and percentages of our total research and development expenses allocated to our primary research and development programs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited and in thousands).
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
Amount (1) | Percent of Total | |||||||||||||||||
Company | Program | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
AgeX including ReCyte Therapeutics, Inc. | PureStem® progenitor cell lines, brown adipose fat, iTR technology, and pre-clinical cardiovascular therapy research and development | $ | 935 | $ | 1,284 | 69.3 | % | 77.8 | % | |||||||||
LifeMap Sciences | Biomedical, gene, and disease databases and tools | 415 | 366 | 30.7 | % | 22.2 | % | |||||||||||
Total research and development expenses | $ | 1,350 | $ | 1,650 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
Amount (1) | Percent of Total | |||||||||||||||||
Company | Program | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
AgeX including ReCyte Therapeutics, Inc. | PureStem® progenitor cell lines, brown adipose fat, iTR technology, and pre-clinical cardiovascular therapy research and development | $ | 2,156 | $ | 2,253 | 73.0 | % | 75.4 | % | |||||||||
LifeMap Sciences | Biomedical, gene, and disease databases and tools | 797 | 735 | 27.0 | % | 24.6 | % | |||||||||||
Total research and development expenses | $ | 2,953 | $ | 2,988 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
(1) | Amount includes direct expenses incurred by us or the named subsidiary and indirect overhead costs allocated by Lineage that benefited or supported our research and development activities. See Notes 2 and 4 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in this Report. |
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General and administrative expenses
The following tables show the amount of general and administrative expenses of AgeX and named subsidiaries during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited and in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
Amount | Percent of Total | |||||||||||||||
Company | 2020 | 2019 (1) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
AgeX including ReCyte Therapeutics | $ | 1,475 | $ | 1,892 | 89.2 | % | 89.3 | % | ||||||||
LifeMap Sciences | 178 | 227 | 10.8 | % | 10.7 | % | ||||||||||
Total general and administrative expenses | $ | 1,653 | $ | 2,119 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
Amount | Percent of Total | |||||||||||||||
Company | 2020 | 2019 (1) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
AgeX including ReCyte Therapeutics | $ | 3,350 | $ | 3,783 | 89.9 | % | 89.5 | % | ||||||||
LifeMap Sciences | 376 | 445 | 10.1 | % | 10.5 | % | ||||||||||
Total general and administrative expenses | $ | 3,726 | $ | 4,228 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
(1) | Amount includes direct expenses incurred by us or the named subsidiary and indirect overhead costs allocated by Lineage that benefited or supported our general and administrative function. See Notes 2 and 4 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in this Report. |
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased by $0.4 million to $1.7 million as compared to $2.1 million during the same period in 2019. This decrease was primarily attributable to the following decreases in expenses: $0.2 million of noncash stock-based compensation expense; $0.1 million in accounting and tax services; $0.1 million in travel and lodging expenses; and $0.1 million in office rent and facilities related expenses and shared facilities and services fees from Lineage following the termination of the Shared Facilities and Services Agreement on September 30, 2019. These decreases were offset to some extent by an increase of $0.1 million in legal services.
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 decreased by $0.5 million to $3.7 million as compared to $4.2 million during the same period in 2019. This decrease was primarily attributable to the following decreases in expenses: $0.5 million of noncash stock-based compensation expense; $0.3 million in office rent and facilities related expenses and shared facilities and services fees from Lineage following the termination of the Shared Facilities and Services Agreement on September 30, 2019; and $0.1 million in travel and lodging expenses. These decreases were offset to some extent by an increase of $0.2 million in consulting, personnel and related costs resulting from the employment of AgeX’s own finance team commencing October 1, 2019; $0.1 million in professional fees for legal and accounting services; and $0.1 million in insurance premiums.
Other income (expense), net
Other income and expenses, net, in 2020 and 2019 consist primarily of net foreign currency transaction gains and losses recognized by LifeMap Sciences for intercompany payables and receivables denominated in currency other than United States dollars, gain on disposition of assets, and interest income and interest expense, net.
Income taxes
For Federal and California purposes, our activity through August 30, 2018 was included in Lineage’s federal consolidated and California combined tax returns. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the provision for income taxes has been presented on a separate federal consolidated tax return and a California combined tax return using the separate return method, as we will file separately from Lineage for periods after August 30, 2018, the date in which Lineage deconsolidated AgeX as discussed in Note 7 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.
Beginning in 2018, the 2017 Tax Act subjects a U.S. stockholder to tax on Global Intangible Low Tax Income “GILTI” earned by certain foreign subsidiaries. In general, GILTI is the excess of a U.S. shareholder’s total net foreign income over a deemed return on tangible assets. The provision further allows a deduction of 50% of GILTI, however this deduction is limited to the company’s pre-GILTI U.S. income. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we included an immaterial amount of GILTI in U.S. gross income related to LifeMap Sciences, Ltd., which was fully offset by current year operating losses. For the year ended December 31, 2019, our foreign income inclusion was less than the deemed return on tangible assets, therefore no GILTI was included in income for 2019. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, AgeX’s foreign entity operated at a loss, therefore no GILTI was included in income for the first six months of 2020. Current interpretations under ASC 740 state that an entity can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or to provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred as a period expense. We have elected to account for GILTI as a current period expense when incurred.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, AgeX experienced a domestic loss from continuing operations and a foreign loss; therefore, no income tax provision was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
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Due to losses incurred for all periods presented, we did not record a domestic provision or benefit for income taxes. A valuation allowance will be provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We established a full valuation allowance for all domestic deferred tax assets for the periods presented due to the uncertainty of realizing future tax benefits from our net operating loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Operating Losses and Going Concern Considerations
We have incurred operating losses and negative cash flows since inception and had an accumulated deficit of $92.1 million as of June 30, 2020. We expect to continue to incur operating losses and negative cash flows.
We have made certain adjustments to our operating plans and budgets to reduce our projected cash expenditures in order to extend the period over which we can continue our operations with our available cash resources. These adjustments entailed a staff force reduction, primarily research and development personnel, that will require the deferral of certain work on the development of our product candidates and technologies. We incurred certain expenses arising from the staff reduction, including severance expenses as disclosed in Note 1 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included elsewhere in this Report. However, notwithstanding those adjustments, based on our most recent projected cash flows, our cash and cash equivalents and potential additional loans that may become available to us from Juvenescence under the Secured Convertible Facility Agreement (the “New Loan Agreement”), and the proceeds of a PPP Loan discussed in Note 9 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements, would not be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated operating and other funding requirements for the next twelve months from the date of filing of this Report. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. See Notes 4 and 9 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for additional information about our loan agreements with Juvenescence. We will need to raise additional capital in the near term to be able to meet our operating expenses.
Including $1.0 million drawn after June 30, 2020, we have borrowed a total of $3.5 million under the New Loan Agreement, but all additional loans to us from Juvenescence under the New Loan Agreement are subject to Juvenescence’s discretion, and accordingly there is no assurance that we will be able to borrow additional funds under the New Loan Agreement when we need funding for our operations. The New Loan Agreement prohibits us and our subsidiaries ReCyte Therapeutics and Reverse Bio from borrowing funds or engaging in certain other transactions without the consent of Juvenescence unless we repay all amounts owed to Juvenescence under the New Loan Agreement and the $2.0 million we owe under the August 2019 Loan Facility Agreement discussed in Note 4 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements. The New Loan Agreement also requires AgeX and the Guarantor Subsidiaries to grant Juvenescence a security interest and lien on substantially all of our respective assets if AgeX makes more than two draws of funds (generally meaning if AgeX borrows more than $1,000,000). These factors and the impact of dilution through the issuance of shares of our common stock and warrants under other provisions of the New Loan Agreement could make AgeX less attractive to new equity investors and could impair our ability to finance our operations or the operations of our subsidiaries unless Juvenescence agrees, in its discretion, to lend us funds under the New Loan Agreement. We do not have any other committed sources of funds for additional financing.
The availability of financing for AgeX also may be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic which could continue to depress national and international economies and disrupt capital markets, supply chains, and aspects of our operations. The extent to which the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will ultimately impact our business, results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows is highly uncertain and difficult to predict because it will depend on many factors that are outside our control. The unavailability or inadequacy of financing to meet future capital needs could force us to modify, curtail, delay, or suspend some or all aspects of planned operations.
To the extent that we are able to raise additional capital from sources other than the New Loan Agreement, such as through the sale of AgeX equity or convertible debt securities or the sale of equity or convertible debt securities of any of our subsidiaries, the ownership interest of our present stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of any securities we or our subsidiaries issue may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. Additional debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends, and may involve the issuance of convertible debt or stock purchase warrants that would dilute the equity interests of our stockholders. The New Loan Agreement requires us to issue shares of our common stock and common stock purchase warrants to Juvenescence in total amounts that will vary depending on the amount of funds we borrow, the market price of our common stock, and in the case of issuances of common stock, whether Juvenescence elects to convert any portion of the outstanding loan balance into common stock. See “Risk Factors” and Note 9 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements. If we raise funds through additional strategic partnerships or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.
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Cash used in operating activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, our total research and development expenses were $3.0 million and our general and administrative expenditures were $3.7 million. Net loss attributable to us for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $5.9 million. Net cash used in operating activities during this period amounted to $1.6 million. The difference between the net loss attributable to us and net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily attributable to the following: $0.9 million in depreciation and amortization; $0.5 million in stock-based compensation expense; $0.2 million net change in working capital from operating activities; and $0.1 million in related party payables. These expenses were offset to some extent by $0.1 million in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest.
Cash used in investing activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, net cash used in investing activities amounted to $8,000, which was paid entirely for the purchase of laboratory equipment.
Cash provided by financing activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities amounted to $3.0 million, which was attributable to the draw of the remaining $0.2 million from the $2.0 million loan facility provided by Juvenescence during August 2019, $2.5 million drawn against the $8.0 million line of credit under the New Loan Agreement entered into with Juvenescence in March 2020, and $0.4 million of Paycheck Protection Program loan proceeds. These proceeds were offset by $0.1 million used to pay for debt related costs.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Under SEC rules and regulations, as a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
It is management’s responsibility to establish and maintain adequate internal control over all financial reporting pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Following this review and evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer determined that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer, and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we may be involved in routine litigation incidental to the conduct of our business. We are not presently involved in any material litigation or proceedings, and to our knowledge no material litigation or proceedings are contemplated.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth prospects are subject to various risks, including those described in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020 (the “2019 Form 10-K”), which we encourage you to review. There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the 2019 Form 10-K, except as follows:
We need additional financing to execute our operating plan and continue to operate as a going concern.
As required under Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (ASC 205-40), we have the responsibility to evaluate whether conditions and/or events raise substantial doubt about our ability to meet our future financial obligations as they become due within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. Based on our most recent projected cash flows, we believe that our cash and cash equivalents, even with the New Loan Agreement from Juvenescence and the proceeds of a Paycheck Protection Program loan, would not be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated operating and other funding requirements for the next twelve months from the date of filing of this Report. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern and the report of our independent registered public accountants accompanying our audited financial statements in this Report contains a qualification to such effect. Because we will continue to experience net operating losses, our ability to continue as a going concern is subject to our ability to obtain necessary capital from outside sources, including obtaining additional capital from the sale of our equity securities or assets, obtaining additional loans from financial institutions or investors, and entering into collaborative research and development arrangements or licensing some or all of our patents and know-how to third parties while retaining a royalty and other contingent payment rights related to the development and commercialization of products covered by the licenses. Our continued net operating losses and the risks associated with the development of our product candidates and technologies, and our deferral of in-house development of certain product candidates and technologies in connection with recent reductions in staffing, will increase the difficulty in obtaining such capital, and there can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain such capital on favorable terms or at all. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, we may be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our research and development activities, or ultimately not be able to continue as a going concern.
Unless our common stock continues to be listed on a national securities exchange it will become subject to the so-called “penny stock” rules that impose restrictive sales practice requirements.
On June 1, 2020 we received a letter (the “Deficiency Letter”) from the staff of the NYSE American (the “Exchange”) indicating that AgeX does not meet certain of the Exchange’s continued listing standards as set forth in Section 1003(a)(i) of the Exchange Company Guide in that we have stockholders equity of less than $2,000,000 and have incurred losses from continuing operations and/or net losses during our two most recent fiscal years. Pursuant to Section 1009 of the Exchange Company Guide and as provided in the Deficiency Letter provided the Exchange staff with a plan (the “Compliance Plan”) advising the Exchange staff of action we have taken and will take that would bring AgeX into compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standards by December 1, 2021. The Exchange staff has accepted our Compliance Plan. The Exchange staff will review AgeX’s compliance with the Compliance Plan on a quarterly basis and if AgeX does not show progress consistent with the Compliance Plan or is not in compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standards by December 1, 2021, the Exchange will commence delisting procedures. If the Exchange staff determines that AgeX is not in compliance with the Compliance Plan at any time, the Exchange staff will promptly initiate delisting proceedings.
AgeX intends to make arrangements to have its common stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board if its common stock is delisted from the NYSE American.
If we are unable to maintain the listing of our common stock on the Exchange or another national securities exchange, our common stock could become subject to the so-called “penny stock” rules if the shares have a market value of less than $5.00 per share. The SEC has adopted regulations that define a penny stock to include any stock that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions, including an exception for stock traded on a national securities exchange. The SEC regulations impose restrictive sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. An accredited investor generally is a person whose individual annual income exceeded $200,000, or whose joint annual income with a spouse exceeded $300,000 during the past two years and who expects their annual income to exceed the applicable level during the current year, or a person with net worth in excess of $1.0 million, not including the value of the investor’s principal residence and excluding mortgage debt secured by the investor’s principal residence up to the estimated fair market value of the home, except that any mortgage debt incurred by the investor within 60 days prior to the date of the transaction shall not be excluded from the determination of the investor’s net worth unless the mortgage debt was incurred to acquire the residence. For transactions covered by this rule, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and must have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to sale. This means that if we are unable maintain the listing of our common stock on a national securities exchange, the ability of stockholders to sell their AgeX common stock in the secondary market could be adversely affected.
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If a transaction involving a penny stock is not exempt from the SEC’s rule, a broker-dealer must deliver a disclosure schedule relating to the penny stock market to each investor prior to a transaction. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and its registered representative, current quotations for the penny stock, and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker- dealer’s presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the customer’s account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic and the worldwide attempts to contain it could harm our business and our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely impacted by such pandemic.
The recent global outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19, and the various attempts throughout the world to contain it, have created significant volatility, uncertainty and disruption. In response to government directives and guidelines, health care advisories and employee and other concerns, we have altered certain aspects of our operations. A number of our employees have had to work remotely from home and those on site have had to follow our social distance guidelines, which could impact their productivity. COVID-19 could also disrupt our operations due to absenteeism by infected or ill members of management or other employees, or absenteeism by members of management and other employees who cannot effectively work remotely but who elect not to come to work due to the illness affecting others in our office or laboratory facilities, or due to quarantines. COVID-19 illness could also impact members of our Board of Directors resulting in absenteeism from meetings of the directors or committees of directors, and making it more difficult to convene the quorums of the full Board of Directors or its committees needed to conduct meetings for the management of our affairs.
Additionally, the anticipated economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have adversely impacted financial markets, resulting in high share price volatility, reduced market liquidity, and substantial declines in the market prices of the securities of some publicly traded companies. Volatile or declining markets for equities could adversely affect our ability to raise capital when needed through the sale of shares of common stock or other securities. Accordingly, we cannot assure that adequate financing will be available on favorable terms, if at all. If we are not able to raise the capital we need, we could be forced to modify, curtail, delay, or suspend some or all aspects of planned operations. Sales of additional equity securities could result in significant dilution of the interests of our shareholders.
The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and the various responses might impact our business, operations and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we will not be able to accurately predict, including: the duration and scope of the pandemic; governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be taken in response to the pandemic; and the availability and cost to access COVID-19 tests, vaccines and therapies. Due to the uncertain scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertain timing of any recovery or normalization, we are currently unable to estimate the resulting impacts on our operations and financial results. We will continue to actively monitor the issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic and may take further actions that alter our operations, as may be required by federal, state, local or foreign authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, any customers and stockholders. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on our business, including the effects on our financial results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
On July 21, 2020, AgeX and Juvenescence entered into an amendment to the New Loan Agreement as described in Note 4 to the condensed interim financial statements. The amendment waived (i) certain provisions requiring that, as a condition to the funding of a third draw of funds, AgeX and the Guarantor Subsidiaries execute a Security Agreement and related documents pledging certain assets as collateral, and (ii) certain provisions providing that the Guarantor Subsidiaries would guarantee AgeX’s obligations under the New Loan Agreement, in each case subject to an acknowledgement by AgeX and the Guarantor Subsidiaries that Juvenescence may, in its discretion, condition any advances under the New Loan Agreement subsequent to the third draw of funds on the receipt of such collateral agreements and guarantees. In addition, the New Loan Agreement and the related Warrant Agreement were amended to place certain limits on the number of shares that may be issued to Juvenescence upon conversion of outstanding loan amounts or exercise of the warrants, in order to comply with applicable NYSE American listing requirements.
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Item 6. Exhibits
* Filed herewith
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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.
AGEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
Date: August 14, 2020 | /s/ Michael D. West |
Michael D. West | |
Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: August 14, 2020 | /s/ Andrea E. Park |
Andrea E. Park | |
Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
SECURED CONVERTIBLE FACILITY AGREEMENT
First Amendment to Secured Convertible Facility Agreement (this “Amendment”) by and between AgeX Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) and Juvenescence Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“Lender”) is effective as of July 21, 2020 (“Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender, entered into a Secured Convertible Facility Agreement, dated March 30, 2020 (the “Loan Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Borrower’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, is listed on the NYSE American stock exchange;
WHEREAS, in order to list the shares issuable to Lender by Borrower upon the conversion of the loan amount into shares of Borrower and/or the exercise of warrants issued to Lender under the terms of the Loan Agreement, NYSE American has required that the parties amend the Loan Agreement to comply with Section 713 of the NYSE American Company Guide,
WHEREAS, Lender has also agreed to waive certain requirements of the Loan Agreement otherwise applicable to the Third Drawdown, and
WHEREAS, Lender and Borrower have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement on terms set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings given them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Clause 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the following definitions:
“Applicable Exchange” means NYSE American stock exchange or any other national stock exchange on which the Shares are listed.
“Drawdown Amount” means the Advance delivered to Borrower by Lender upon delivery of each Drawdown Notice.
“Drawdown Market Price” with respect to any Drawdown Amount means the Market Price of the Shares as of the date of the applicable Drawdown Notice.
“19.9% Cap” means 19.9% of the number of Shares outstanding on March 30, 2020.
“50% Cap” means one share less than 50% of the total outstanding shares of Borrower as of the date on which the 50% Cap is determined.
(b) Clause 3.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read follows:
3.7 Within 10 days after each Advance the Borrower shall issue the Lender a duly executed certificate in respect of Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement.
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(c) Clause 7.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
7.5 [reserved]
(d) Clause 7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of Clause 7.6 which shall read as follows:
7.6 Each Advance to Borrower shall be treated as a separate tranche for the purposes of determining the applicability of the 19.9% Cap limitations set forth in this Clause 7.6, and each such tranche may have a different Drawdown Market Price. Only Shares issuable upon the conversion of a Drawdown Amount with a Drawdown Market Price that was higher than the lowest price per Share or Unit paid by investors for Shares or Units in the Qualified Offering (“Borrower Conversion Price”), shall be aggregated for the purposes of determining the applicability of the 19.9% Cap limitations as set forth in this Clause 7.6. If under the rules of the Applicable Exchange, approval by the stockholders of Borrower would be required in connection with the issuance of Shares or Units upon any conversion under this Clause 7, then unless and until such stockholder approval has been obtained, (a) the maximum amount of each tranche’s Drawdown Amount that may be converted into Shares or Units (including Shares issued separately or as a part of a Unit) at a Borrower Conversion Price lower than the Drawdown Market Price applicable to the Drawdown Amount being converted shall be an amount entitling Lender to receive a number of Shares that, when added to any Shares (including Shares that are part of a Unit) issued to Lender in the Qualified Offering or that are otherwise deemed by the Applicable Exchange to be issued to Lender connection with the consummation of the Qualified Offering, would equal the 19.9% Cap, and (b) the maximum amount of the Outstanding Amount that may be converted into Shares or Units shall be an amount entitling Lender to receive a number of Shares (including Shares that are part of a Unit) that, when added to other Shares owned by Lender immediately prior to such Qualified Offering and added to any Shares (including Shares that are part of a Unit) issued to Lender in the Qualified Offering and any Shares issued to Lender upon the exercise of Warrants in connection with the conversion or in connection with the Qualified Offering, would equal the 50% Cap. To the extent any Outstanding Amount cannot be so converted as a result of the 19.9% Cap or the 50% Cap such amount shall remain outstanding as loan funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Clause 8.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.3 Each Advance to Borrower shall be treated as a separate tranche for the purpose of determining the applicability of the 19.9% Cap limitations set forth in this Clause 8.3, and each such tranche may have a different Drawdown Market Price. Only Shares issuable upon the conversion of a Drawdown Amount with a Drawdown Market Price that is lower than the conversion price as determined under Clause 8.1, shall be aggregated for the purposes of determining the applicability of the 19.9% Cap limitations as set forth in this Clause 8.3. If under the rules of the Applicable Exchange approval by the stockholders of Borrower would be required in connection with the issuance of Shares upon any conversion under this Clause 8, then unless and until such stockholder approval has been obtained, (a) at any time the conversion price as calculated in accordance with Clause 8.1 would be less than the Drawdown Market Price applicable to the Drawdown Amount being converted, the maximum amount of the Drawdown Amount that may be converted into Shares shall be the amount entitling Lender to receive a number of Shares that, when added to any Shares previously or contemporaneously issued to Lender upon a conversion subject to the restrictions of this Clause 8.3(a), would equal the 19.9% Cap, and (b) the maximum amount of the Outstanding Amount that may be converted into Shares shall be subject to the 50% Cap. To the extent any Outstanding Amount cannot be so converted as a result of the 19.9% Cap or the 50% Cap such funds shall remain outstanding as loan funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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3. Covenants of Borrower. Borrower agrees that if at any time during the Term: (a) the exercise of Warrants by Lender is limited by the 50% Cap, or (b) a conversion under Clause 7 of the Loan Agreement or a conversion under Clause 8 of the Loan Agreement is limited by the 19.9% Cap or the 50% Cap, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain its stockholders’ approval at Borrower’s next annual meeting of stockholders of the issuance of Shares under the Warrants and under this Agreement in excess of the 19% Cap and 50% Cap.
4. Limited Effect. Except as expressly provided hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Facility Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by Borrower and Lender. The amendments contained herein shall not be construed as a waiver or amendment of any other provision of the Loan Agreement or the other Facility Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein or a consent to any further or future action on the part of Borrower that would require the waiver or consent of Lender.
5. Guarantors. Borrower agrees, as a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, to cause the execution by each Guarantor of the Acknowledgement and Consent of Guarantors in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Amendment.
6. Waiver of Conditions to Third Drawdown.
(a) Lender hereby waives the conditions set forth in Sections 3.3 and 10.2 of the Loan Agreement that, as a condition to the funding of the Third Drawdown and, except as set forth in following proviso, any subsequent Advance under the Loan Agreement, the Obligors execute and deliver to Lender the Security Agreement, IP Security Agreement and all other documents and other items required to be delivered pursuant to such Sections (collectively, the “Security Documentation Deliverables”); provided, that Lender hereby reserves the right to require, in Lender’s sole discretion, the Obligors to execute and deliver each of the Security Documentation Deliverables as a condition to the funding of any Advance made pursuant to the Loan Agreement (or as a condition to any amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification of the Loan Agreement) from and after the date of the Third Drawdown, and each of the Obligors hereby acknowledges and agrees that Lender shall have the right to require such delivery of the Security Documentation Deliverables in Lender’s sole discretion.
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(b) Lender hereby waives the requirements of Section 11 of the Loan Agreement relating to the guaranty, subject to and effective upon the Advance under the Third Drawdown, by the Guarantors of the obligations of Lender and the other covenants of the Guarantors set forth in such Section 11 (the “Guarantee”); provided, that the parties agree and acknowledge (i) that Lender hereby reserves the right to require, in Lender’s sole discretion, the Guarantors to execute and deliver a joinder to the Loan Agreement, including to the provisions of Section 11 thereof and to the representations and warranties of the Guarantors set forth therein (a “Joinder”), as a condition to the funding of any Advance made pursuant to the Loan Agreement (or as a condition to any amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification of the Loan Agreement) from and after the date of the Third Drawdown, and each of the Obligors hereby acknowledges and agrees that Lender shall have the right to require the making of such Guarantee and the delivery of such Joinder in Lender’s sole discretion; and (ii) that notwithstanding Section 13.1(i)(i) of the Loan Agreement, unless and until the Guarantee is made in accordance with this Section 6(b), the Borrower shall not sell, lease, license, consign, transfer, contribute, or otherwise dispose of any material portion of its assets to any Guarantor, individually or collectively, in a single transaction or series of transactions, without the written consent of Lender, and that a breach of this undertaking shall constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement. Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender as of the date of this Amendment that since the date of the Initial Drawdown, except as expressly disclosed to Lender in writing prior to the date of this Amendment, the Borrower has not sold, leased, licensed, consigned, transferred, contributed, or otherwise disposed of any material portion of its assets to any Guarantor, individually or collectively, whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions.
7. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and the Guarantors, and each of their respective successors and assigns.
8. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.
9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement, and any party hereto may execute this Amendment by signing and delivering one or more counterparts. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment electronically or by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.
[Signature page follows.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
Borrower: | Lender: | |||
AgeX Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation | Juvenescence Limited, a British Virgin Islands company | |||
By: | /s/ Michael D. West | By: | /s/ Gregory Bailey | |
Michael D. West, President and CEO | Gregory Bailey, Authorized Signatory | |||
By: | /s/ Andrea Park | |||
Andrea Park, Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT OF GUARANTORS
Reference is made to the Loan Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2020 (as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its provisions, the “Loan Agreement”), among AgeX Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), ReCyte Therapeutics, Inc., a California corporation (“ReCyte”) and Reverse Bioengineering, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Reverse”, and together with ReCyte, “Guarantors”) Juvenescence Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“Lender”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given them in the Loan Agreement.
Borrower and Lender have agreed to amend the provisions of the Loan Agreement solely on the terms described in First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2020 (the “Amendment”).
Each of the undersigned parties hereby (a) consents to the transactions contemplated by the Amendment, (b) acknowledges that Lender may, in its sole discretion, condition any further Advance under the Loan Agreement (or any amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification of the Loan Agreement) upon the execution of a Joinder and making of the Guarantee, as each such term is defined in the Amendment and (c) acknowledges and agrees that any guarantees, indemnities, or grants of security interests made by such party contained in the Loan Agreement and Facility Documents as in effect on the date of this Acknowledgement and Consent are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantors have executed this Acknowledgment and Consent as of July 21, 2020.
Guarantors: | ||||
ReCyte Therapeutics Inc., a California corporation | Reverse Bioengineering, Inc., a Delaware corporation | |||
By: | /s/ Michael D. West | By: | /s/ Michael D. West | |
Name: | Michael D. West | Name: | Michael D. West | |
Title: | CEO | Title: | CEO |
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Exhibit 10.2
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
WARRANT AGREEMENT
First Amendment to Warrant Agreement (this “Amendment”) by and between AgeX Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”) and Juvenescence Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“Lender”) is effective as of July 21, 2020 (“Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, Company and Lender, entered into a Secured Convertible Facility Agreement, dated March 30, 2020 (the “Loan Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Loan Agreement, Company and Lender entered into a Warrant Agreement, dated March 30, 2020 (“Warrant Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Shares”), is listed on the NYSE American stock exchange;
WHEREAS, in order to list the shares issuable to Lender by Company upon the exercise of warrants issued to Lender under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, NYSE American has required that the parties amend the Warrant Agreement to comply with Section 713 of the NYSE American Company Guide, and
WHEREAS, Lender and Company have agreed to amend the Warrant Agreement on terms set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings given them in the Warrant Agreement.
2. Amendments to the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 3.3 of the Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of Section 3.3(f) which shall read as follows:
3.3(f) If under the rules of the Applicable Exchange, approval by the stockholders of Company would be required in connection with the exercise of all or any portion of the Warrant Shares, then unless and until such stockholder approval has been obtained, the maximum amount of Warrant Shares that may be issued upon exercise of the Warrants shall be an amount entitling Lender to receive a number of Warrant Shares that, when added to (i) any Shares owned by Lender immediately prior to such exercise and (ii) any Shares issued to Lender upon such exercise of Warrants, would equal the 50% Cap. To the extent any Warrants cannot be exercised because of the 50% Cap at any time (including after giving effect to the assumed conversion or exercise of any other securities or instruments held by the Lender that are convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock), such Warrants shall remain outstanding and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain its stockholders’ approval at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders the issuance of Warrant Shares in excess of the 50% Cap limitation, and the Expiration Date of each Warrant shall be the date sixty (60) days following the date of such annual meeting or the original Expiration Date, whichever is later.
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(b) Section 6.4 of the Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by adding, immediately prior to the proviso in the first sentence thereof, the phrase “in each case, without regard to any limitations or restrictions on the exercise thereof;”
(c) Section 20 of the Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the following definitions:
“Applicable Exchange” means NYSE American stock exchange or any other national stock exchange on which the Shares are listed.
“50% Cap” means one share less than 50% of the total outstanding shares of Company as of the date on which the 50% Cap is determined.
3. Limited Effect. Except as expressly provided hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Warrant Agreement is and shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed by Company and Lender. The amendments contained herein shall not be construed as a waiver or amendment of any other provision of the Warrant Agreement or the Loan Agreement for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein or a consent to any further or future action on the part of Company that would require the waiver or consent of Lender.
4. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and each of their respective successors and assigns.
5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.
6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement, and any party hereto may execute this Amendment by signing and delivering one or more counterparts. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment electronically or by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
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AgeX Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation | Juvenescence Limited, a British Virgin Islands company | |||
By: | /s/ Michael D. West | By: | /s/ Gregory Bailey | |
Michael D. West, President and CEO | Gregory Bailey, Authorized Signatory | |||
By: | /s/ Andrea Park | |||
Andrea Park, Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 10.3
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of May 15, 2020 by and between AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and Andrea Park (“Executive”). In consideration of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Engagement; Position and Duties
(a) Position and Duties. The Company agrees to employ Executive in the position of Chief Financial Officer, and Executive accepts such employment. Executive shall perform the duties and functions that are normally carried out by a Chief Financial Officer of a developer of drug and cell therapy products and technologies of a size comparable to the Company that has a class equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and as the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) shall from time to time reasonably determine. Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence, Executive’s duties and functions include, but are not limited to, the duties and functions set forth in Exhibit A. Executive shall report to the Company’s Chief Executive officer and the Board of Directors. Executive shall devote her best efforts, skills and abilities, on a full-time basis, exclusively to the Company’s business. Executive covenants and agrees that she will faithfully adhere to and fulfill such reasonable policies as are established from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Company (“Policies”).
(b) No Conflicting Obligations. Executive represents and warrants to Company that Executive is under no obligations or commitments, whether contractual or otherwise, that are inconsistent with Executive’s obligations under this Agreement or that would prohibit Executive, contractually or otherwise, from performing Executive’s duties as under this Agreement and the Policies.
(c) Performance of Services for Related Companies. In addition to the performance of services for the Company, Executive shall, to the extent so required by the Company, also perform services for one or more members of a consolidated group of which the Company is a part (“Related Company”), provided that such services are consistent with the kind of services Executive performs or may be required to perform for the Company under this Agreement. If Executive performs any services for any Related Company, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any compensation or remuneration in addition to or in lieu of the compensation and remuneration provided under this Agreement on account of such services for the Related Company. The Policies will govern Executive’s employment by the Company and any Related Companies for which Executive is asked to provide Services. In addition, Executive covenants and agrees that Executive will faithfully adhere to and fulfill such additional policies as may established from time to time by the board of directors of any Related Company for which Executive performs services, to the extent that such policies and procedures differ from or are in addition to the Policies adopted by the Company.
(d) No Unauthorized Use of Third Party Intellectual Property. Executive represents and warrants to Company that Executive will not use or disclose, in connection with Executive’s employment by Company or any Related Company, any patents, trade secrets, confidential information, or other proprietary information or intellectual property as to which any other person has any right, title or interest, except to the extent that Company or a Related Company holds a valid license or other written permission for such use from the owner(s) thereof. Executive represents and warrants to Company that Executive has returned all property and confidential information belonging to any prior employer, other than her current consulting clients.
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2. Compensation
(a) Salary. During the term of this Agreement, Company shall pay to the Executive a salary of $265,000 per year (“Base Salary”). Executive’s salary shall be paid in equal semi-monthly installments, consistent with Company’s regular salary payment practices. Executive’s salary may be increased from time-to-time by Company, in Company’s sole and absolute discretion, without affecting this Agreement.
(b) Annual Bonus. Executive may be eligible for an annual bonus, as may be approved by the Board of Directors, in its discretion, based on Executive’s performance and achievement of goals or milestones set by the Board of Directors from time to time. Executive’s target annual bonus shall equal forty percent (40%) of Base Salary. Executive agrees that the Board of Directors may follow the recommendations of its Compensation Committee in determining whether to award a bonus or to establish performance goals or milestones. The Board of Directors may also elect delegate the determination of an award bonus or the establishment of performance goals or milestones to the Compensation Committee. Executive agrees that the Board of Directors and the Company are not obligated to adopt any bonus plan, to maintain in effect any bonus plan that may now be in effect or that may be adopted during the term of Executive’s employment, or to pay Executive a bonus unless (i) a bonus is earned under the terms and conditions of any bonus plan adopted by the Company or (ii) Executive attains the bonus performance goals established by the Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee. Unless otherwise provided in a bonus plan or award, a bonus shall not be earned until paid and shall not be paid unless Executive remains an employee of the Company on the date of payment.
(c) Expense Reimbursements. Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable travel and other business expenses (but not expenses of commuting to her primary workplace) incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement, subject to the Company’s Policies and procedures in effect from time to time, and provided that Executive submits supporting vouchers.
(d) Benefit Plans. Executive shall be eligible (to the extent Executive qualifies) to participate in certain retirement, pension, life, health, accident and disability insurance, equity incentive plan or other similar employee benefit plans which may be adopted by Company for its executive officers or other employees. Company has the right, at any time and without any amendment of this Agreement, and without prior notice to or consent from Executive, to adopt, amend, change, or terminate any such benefit plans that may now be in effect or that may be adopted in the future, in each case without any further financial obligation to Executive; provided that such unilateral change does apply to Executive in a manner different than other Company executives or employees of a comparable executive level, except for changes required by applicable federal, state, or local law, or implemented in response to any change of federal, state or local law or regulation Any benefits to which Executive may be entitled under any benefit plan shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the applicable benefit plan, and any related plan documents, as in effect from time to time.
(e) Stock Options. As soon as practicable on or after the date of this Agreement, the Company will grant Executive an option to purchase 300,000 of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Option”).
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(i) The exercise price of the Option will be the fair market value of the Company’s common shares on the date of the grant, as determined by the Board of Directors. The Option will be in addition to any existing stock options previously granted to the Executive. The Option will vest (and thereby become exercisable) as follows: one quarter of the options shall vest upon completion of 12 full months of continuous employment of the Executive by the Company measured from the effective date of grant, and the balance of the options shall vest in 36 equal monthly installments commencing on the first anniversary of the effective date of grant, based upon the completion of each month of continuous employment of the Executive by the Company. The unvested portion of the Option shall not be exercisable. The Option will not be transferable by the Executive during her lifetime, except as provided in the Stock Option Agreement consistent with the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
(ii) The vested portion of the Option shall expire on the earliest of (A) ten (10) years from the date of the grant, (B) three months after Executive ceases to provide continuous service to the Company as an employee or consultant for any reason other than Executive’s death or Disability (as defined below), or (C) one year after Executive ceases to be a service provider to the Company due to her death or Disability; provided that if Executive dies during the three month period described in clause (B) of this Section 2(e)(ii), the expiration date of the vested portion of the Option shall be one year after the date of her death.
(iii) The Option will be subjected to the terms and conditions of the Plan and a Stock Option Agreement consistent with the Plan.
(iv) On an annual basis, the Board of Directors shall determine whether to grant Executive additional options under the Plan. If granted, such additional options shall be subject to terms and conditions determined by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that additional options shall vest monthly over forty-eight months starting at the grant date.
(f) Vacation; Sick Leave. Executive shall be entitled to 25 paid time off days per year (accrued on a biweekly pay period basis and capped at 1.5 times the yearly accrual), 24 hours of annual sick leave, without reduction in compensation, during each calendar year, or as may be provided by the Policies. Executive’s vacation shall be taken at such time as is consistent with the needs and Policies of Company. All vacation days and sick leave days shall accrue annually based upon days of service. Executive’s right to leave from work due to illness is subject to the Policies and the provisions of this Agreement governing termination due to disability, sickness or illness. The Policies governing the disposition of unused sick leave days remaining at the end of Company’s fiscal year shall govern whether unused sick leave days will be paid, lost, or carried over into subsequent fiscal years.
3. Competitive Activities. During the term of Executive’s employment, and for twenty-four months thereafter, Executive shall not, for Executive or any third party, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment or recommend for employment any person employed by Company or any Related Company. During the term of Executive’s employment, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly as an employee, contractor, officer, director, member, partner, agent, or equity owner, engage in any activity or business that competes or could reasonably be expected to compete with the business of Company or any Related Company. Executive acknowledges that there is a substantial likelihood that the activities described in this Section would (a) involve the unauthorized use or disclosure of Company’s or a Related Company’s Confidential Information and that use or disclosure would be extremely difficult to detect, and (b) result in substantial competitive harm to the business of Company or a Related Company. Executive has accepted the limitations of this Section as a reasonably practicable and unrestrictive means of preventing such use or disclosure of Confidential Information and preventing such competitive harm.
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4. Inventions/Intellectual Property/Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges the execution and delivery to Company of an Executive Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement (the “Confidentiality and IP Agreement”), attached hereto as Exhibit B.
5. Termination of Employment. Executive understands and agrees that Executive’s employment has no specific term. This Agreement, and the employment relationship, are “at will” and may be terminated by Executive or by the Company (and the employment of Executive by any Related Company by be terminated by the Related Company) with or without cause at any time by notice given orally or in writing. Except as otherwise agreed in writing or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, upon termination of Executive’s employment, the Company and the Related Companies shall have no further obligation to Executive by way of compensation or otherwise as expressly provided in this Agreement or in any separate agreement that might then exist between Executive and a Related Company.
(a) Payments Due Upon Termination of Employment. Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Related Companies at any time and for any reason, in the event of the termination of Executive’s employment by Company for Cause, or termination of Executive’s employment as a result of death, Disability, or resignation, Executive will be entitled to receive only the severance benefits set forth below, but Executive will not be entitled to any other compensation, award, or damages with respect to Executive’s employment or termination of employment.
(i) Termination for Cause, Death, Disability, or Resignation, Other than for Good Reason. In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, or termination of Executive’s employment as a result of death, Disability, or resignation, other than for Good Reason, Executive will be entitled to receive payment for all accrued but unpaid salary actually earned prior to or as of the date of termination of Executive’s employment, and vacation or paid time off accrued as of the date of termination of Executive’s employment. Executive will not be entitled to any cash severance benefits or additional vesting of any stock options or other equity or cash awards.
(ii) Termination Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. In the event of termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause, Executive will be entitled to (A) the benefits set forth in Section 5(a)(i); (B) payment in an amount equal to: (1) three months’ base salary if terminated within the first 12 months of employment, or (2) nine months’ base salary if terminated after 12 months of employment, either of which may be paid in a lump sum or, at the election of the Company, in installments consistent with the payment of Executive’s salary while employed by the Company, subject to such payroll deductions and withholdings as are required by law; (C) payment in full of the prorated target bonus due for the year in which Executive was terminated without Cause or by Executive for Good reason, subject to such payroll deductions and withholdings as are required by law; and (D) payment, for a period of six (6) months, of any health insurance benefits that Executive was receiving at the time of termination of Executive’s employment under a Company employee health insurance plan subject to COBRA, (E) all outstanding equity grants held by Executive shall automatically vest as to the number unvested shares that would otherwise have vested during the twelve months following termination; and (F) with respect to any outstanding vested but unexercised stock option grants, the post-termination exercise period shall be extended to the earlier of the date twelve (12) months after termination or the expiration date of the stock option. This Section 5(a)(ii) shall not apply to (x) termination of Executive’s employment by a Related Company if Executive remains employed by the Company, or (y) termination of Executive’s employment by the Company if Executive remains employed by a Related Company.
(iii) Change of Control. In the event the Company (or any successor in interest to the Company that has assumed the Company’s obligation under this Agreement) terminates Executive’s employment without Cause (as defined below) or Executive resigns for Good Reason (as defined below) within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, Executive will be entitled to (A) the benefits set forth in Section 5(a)(i) and 5(a)(ii), and (B) accelerated vesting of hundred percent (100%) of any then unvested stock options and restricted stock units as may have been granted to Executive by Company. This Section 5(a)(iii) shall not apply to (x) termination of Executive’s employment by a Related Company if Executive remains employed by the Company or a successor in interest, or (y) termination of Executive’s employment by the Company or a successor in interest if Executive remains employed by a Related Company.
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(b) Release. Any other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, Sections 5(a)(ii) and 5(a)(iii) shall not apply unless the Executive (i) has executed a general release of all claims against the Company or its successor in interest and the Related Companies (in a form prescribed by the Company or its successor in interest), (ii) has returned all property in the Executive’s possession belonging the Company or its successor in interest and any Related Companies, and (iii) if serving as a director of the Company or any Related Company, has tendered her written resignation as a director as provided in Section 7.
(c) Section 280G of the Code
(i) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment, distribution, or other benefit provided by the Company to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (collectively, the “Payments”), (x) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (y) but for this Section 5(c) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any similar or successor provision thereto (the “Excise Tax”), then the Payments shall be either: (A) delivered in full pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (B) delivered to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of the payment being subject to the Excise Tax.
(ii) The determination of whether Section 5(c)(i)(A) or Section 5(c)(i)(B) shall be given effect shall be made by the Company on the basis of which of such clauses results in the receipt by Executive of the greater Net After-Tax Receipt (as defined herein) of the aggregate Payments. The term “Net After-Tax Receipt” shall mean the present value (as determined in accordance with Section 280G of the Code) of the payments net of all applicable federal, state and local income, employment, and other applicable taxes and the Excise Tax.
(iii) If Section 5(c)(i)(B) is given effect, the reduction shall be accomplished in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the following: first by reducing, on a pro rata basis, cash Payments that are exempt from Section 409A of the Code; second by reducing, on a pro rata basis, other cash Payments; and third by forfeiting any equity-based awards that vest and become payable, starting with the most recent equity-based awards that vest, to the extent necessary to accomplish such reduction.
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(iv) Unless the Company and Executive otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section 5(c) shall be made by the Company’s independent accountants or compensation consultants (the “Third Party”), and all such determinations shall be conclusive, final and binding on the parties hereto. The Company and Executive shall furnish to the Third Party such information and documents as the Third Party may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section 5(c). The Company shall bear all fees and costs of the Third Party with respect to all determinations under or contemplated by this Section 5(c).
(d) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
(i) “Affiliated Group” means (A) a Person and one or more other Persons in control of, controlled by, or under common control with such Person; and (B) two or more Persons who, by written agreement among them, act in conceit to acquire Voting Securities entitling them to elect a majority of the directors of Company.
(ii) “Cause” means a termination of Executive’s employment because Executive (a) has refused to perform the explicitly stated or reasonably assigned lawful and material duties required by Executive’s position (other than by reason of a disability or analogous condition); (b) has committed or engaged in a material act of theft, embezzlement, dishonesty or fraud, a breach of confidentiality, an unauthorized disclosure or use of inside information, customer lists, trade secrets or other confidential information; (c) has breached a material fiduciary duty, or willfully and materially violated any other duty, law, rule, or regulation relating to the performance of Executive’s duties to the Company or material policy of the Company or its successor; (d) has been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony; (e) has willfully and materially breached any of the provisions of any agreement with the Company or its successor which causes material injury to the Company; (f) has willfully engaged in unfair competition with, or otherwise acted intentionally in a manner materially injurious to the reputation, business or assets of, the Company or its successor; or (g) has improperly induced a vendor or customer to break or terminate any material contract with the Company or its successor or induced a principal for whom the Company or its successor acts as agent to terminate such agency relationship. Cause shall only exist if the Company first provides Executive with written notice of any claimed ground for Cause and an opportunity to cure such ground, if curable, for thirty (30) days. For purposes of this Agreement, no act or failure to act on Executive’s part will be considered willful unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Executive intentionally, not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.
(iii) “Change of Control” means (A) the acquisition of Voting Securities of Company by a Person or an Affiliated Group entitling the holder thereof to elect a majority of the directors of Company; provided, that an increase in the amount of Voting Securities held by a Person or Affiliated Group who on the date of this Agreement beneficially owned (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder) more than 10% of the Voting Securities shall not constitute a Change of Control; and provided, further, that an acquisition of Voting Securities by one or more Persons acting as an underwriter in connection with a sale or distribution of such Voting Securities shall not constitute a Change of Control under this clause (A); (B) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Company; or (C) a merger or consolidation of Company with or into another corporation or entity in which the stockholders of Company immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own, in the aggregate, Voting Securities of the surviving corporation or entity (or the ultimate parent of the surviving corporation or entity) entitling them, in the aggregate (and without regard to whether they constitute an Affiliated Group) to elect a majority of the directors or persons holding similar powers of the surviving corporation or entity (or the ultimate parent of the surviving corporation or entity); provided, however, that in no event shall any transaction described in clauses (A), (B) or (C) be a Change of Control if all of the Persons acquiring Voting Securities or assets of Company or merging or consolidating with Company are one or more Related Companies.
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(iv) “Disability” means Executive’s inability to perform the essential functions of Executive’s job responsibilities for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days in the aggregate in any twelve (12) month period.
(v) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events or circumstances without Executive’s written consent: (i) a material diminution in Executive’s base compensation; (ii) a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibility; (iii) a material change in the principal geographic location at which Executive must perform services; (iv) any requirement that Executive engage in any illegal conduct; or (v) a material breach by the Company of this Agreement or any other material written agreement between Executive and the Company
(vi) “Person” means any natural person or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated business association, or other entity.
(vii) “Voting Securities” means shares of capital stock or other equity securities entitling the holder thereof to regularly vote for the election of directors (or for person performing a similar function if the issuer is not a corporation), but does not include the power to vote upon the happening of some condition or event which has not yet occurred.
6. Turnover of Property and Documents on Termination. Executive agrees that on or before termination of Executive’s employment, Executive will return to Company and all Related Companies all equipment and other property belonging to Company and the Related Companies, and all originals and copies of confidential information (in any and all media and formats, and including any document or other item containing confidential information) in Executive’s possession or control, and all of the following (in any and all media and formats, and whether or not constituting or containing confidential information) in Executive’s possession or control: (a) lists and sources of customers; (b) proposals or drafts of proposals for any research grant, research or development project or program, marketing plan, licensing arrangement, or other arrangement with any third party; (c) reports, notations of the Executive, laboratory notes, specifications, and drawings pertaining to the research, development, products, patents, and technology of Company and any Related Companies; (d) any and all intellectual property developed by Executive during the course of employment; and (e) the manual and memoranda related to the Policies. To the extent there is a conflict between this Section 6 and the Confidentiality and IP Agreement executed by the Executive, the Confidentiality and IP Agreement provision controls.
7. Resignation as a Director on Termination of Employment. If Executive’s employment by Company is terminated for any reason or for no reason, whether by way of resignation, Disability, or termination by Company with or without Cause, and if Executive is then a member of the Board of Directors of Company or any Related Company, Executive shall within two business days after such termination of employment resign from the Board of Directors of Company and from the board of directors of each and every Related Company, by delivering to Company (and each Related Company, as applicable) a letter or other written communication addressed to the Board of Directors of Company (and each Related Company, as applicable) stating that Executive is resigning from the Board of Directors of Company (and each Related Company, as applicable) effective immediately. A business day shall be any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday on which federal offices are closed.
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8. Arbitration. Except for injunctive proceedings against unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, any and all claims or controversies between Company or any Related Company and Executive, including but not limited to (a) those involving the construction or application of any of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement or the Policies; (b) all contract or tort claims of any kind; and ( c) any claim based on any federal, state, or local law, statute, regulation, or ordinance, including claims for unlawful discrimination or harassment, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with either (i) the then current Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association, or (ii) the then current Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (JAMS) if the Company or Related Company and Executive agree to have the arbitration proceeding conducted by JAMS. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered by any court having jurisdiction over Company and Executive. The location of the arbitration shall be San Francisco, California. Unless Company or a Related Company and Executive mutually agree otherwise, the arbitrator shall be a retired judge selected from a panel provided by the American Arbitration Association, or by JAMS if the arbitration is conducted by JAMS. Company, or a Related Company, if the Related Company is a party to the arbitration proceeding, shall pay the arbitrator’s fees and costs. Executive shall pay for Executive’s own costs and attorneys’ fees, if any. Company and any Related Company that is a party to an arbitration proceeding shall pay for its own costs and attorneys’ fees, if any. However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim which affords the prevailing party attorneys’ fees, the arbitrator may award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party.
EXECUTIVE UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF EXECUTIVE’S RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY MATTERS COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
9. Severability. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Policies shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, those provisions to the extent enforceable and all other provisions shall nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable as though the invalid or unenforceable parts had not been included in this Agreement or the Policies. In the event that any provision relating to a time period of restriction shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the maximum time period such court deems reasonable and enforceable, then the time period of restriction deemed reasonable and enforceable by the court shall become and shall thereafter be the maximum time period.
10. Agreement Read and Understood. Executive acknowledges that Executive has carefully read the terms of this Agreement, that Executive has had an opportunity to consult with an attorney or other representative of Executive’s own choosing regarding this Agreement, that Executive understands the terms of this Agreement and that Executive is entering this Agreement of Executive’s own free will.
11. Complete Agreement, Modification. This Agreement is the complete agreement between Executive and Company on the subjects contained in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes and replaces all previous correspondence, promises, representations, and agreements, if any, either written or oral with respect to Executive’s employment by Company or any Related Company and any matter covered by this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended, or waived except by a written document signed both by Company and Executive.
12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of California.
13. Assignability. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of Executive and Company under this Agreement, may not be assigned by Executive. Company may assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any successor or surviving corporation, limited liability company, or other entity resulting from a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, sale of stock, sale of membership interests, or other reorganization, upon condition that the assignee shall assume, either expressly or by operation of law, all of Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
14. Survival. This Section 14 and the covenants and agreements contained in Sections 4, 6, and 8 of this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment.
15. Notices. Any notices or other communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by next business day air courier service, or personally delivered to the party to whom it is to be given at the address of such party set forth on the signature page of this Agreement (or to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 15).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and the Company have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
EXECUTIVE: | ||
/s/ Andrea Park | ||
Andrea Park | ||
Address: | ||
AGEX: | ||
AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael D. West | |
Michael D. West | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Address: | 965 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 101 | |
Alameda, California 94501 |
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Exhibit A
DUTIES
Executive’s duties and functions shall include but not be limited to the following:
● | As the senior financial and accounting officer of the Company, Executive will provide business strategy and leadership in key financial areas, including advising the Board of Directors, and actively participating in the planning, decision-making and execution of the Company’s financial and strategic plans. |
● | Executive will have responsibility for compliance with all reporting obligations of a public corporation under the Exchange Act and the Company’s disclosure obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
● | Provide overall leadership, financial strategy and proactive direction to the Company’s financial organization, and recruit and develop financial talent as required. |
● | Provide advice and counsel on all financial or accounting matters to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors. |
● | Contribute to the strategic direction of the Company and collaborate with other senior management and the Board of Directors to refine and implement The Company’s strategic plan. |
● | In collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer be responsible for ensuring that the Company has adequate capital to execute its strategic and business plans, creating financing plans, and executing equity and debt transactions as approved by the Board of Directors. |
● | Participate in investor relations function with the Chief Executive Officer, including providing information to institutional investors, analysts and shareholders. |
● | Participate actively in Board of Directors and Audit Committee meetings; provide advice and counsel on matters pertaining to governance and corporate compliance. |
● | Manage key relationships and serve as the Company’s principal contact with external auditors and tax advisors. |
Exhibit B
EXECUTIVE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
In consideration of my employment or continued employment by AgeX Therapeutics, Inc., its subsidiaries, parents, affiliates, successors and assigns (together “Company”), and the compensation paid to me now and during my employment with Company, I, Andrea Park, hereby enter into this Executive Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”) and agree as follows:
1. Confidential Information Protections.
1.1 Recognition of Company’s Rights; Nondisclosure. I understand and acknowledge that my employment by Company creates a relationship of confidence and trust with respect to Company’s Confidential Information (as defined below) and that Company has a protectable interest therein. At all times during and after my employment, I will hold in confidence and will not disclose, use, lecture upon, or publish any of Company’s Confidential Information, except as such disclosure, use or publication may be required in connection with my work for Company, or unless an officer of Company expressly authorizes such disclosure. I will obtain Company’s written approval before publishing or submitting for publication any material (written, oral, or otherwise) that discloses and/or incorporates any Confidential Information. I hereby assign to Company any rights I may have or acquire in such Confidential Information and recognize that all Confidential Information shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company and its assigns. I will take all reasonable precautions to prevent the inadvertent accidental disclosure of Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1833(b), I shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (1) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (2) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
1.2 Confidential Information. The term “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all confidential knowledge, data or information of Company. By way of illustration but not limitation, “Confidential Information” includes (a) trade secrets, inventions, mask works, ideas, processes, formulas, software in source or object code, data, programs, other works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs and techniques and any other proprietary technology and all Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) therein (collectively, “Inventions”); (b) information regarding research, development, new products, marketing and selling, business plans, budgets and unpublished financial statements, licenses, prices and costs, margins, discounts, credit terms, pricing and billing policies, quoting procedures, methods of obtaining business, forecasts, future plans and potential strategies, financial projections and business strategies, operational plans, financing and capital-raising plans, activities and agreements, internal services and operational manuals, methods of conducting Company business, suppliers and supplier information, and purchasing; (c) information regarding customers and potential customers of Company, including customer lists, names, representatives, their needs or desires with respect to the types of products or services offered by Company, proposals, bids, contracts and their contents and parties, the type and quantity of products and services provided or sought to be provided to customers and potential customers of Company and other non-public information relating to customers and potential customers; (d) information regarding any of Company’s business partners and their services, including names, representatives, proposals, bids, contracts and their contents and parties, the type and quantity of products and services received by Company, and other non-public information relating to business partners; (e) information regarding personnel, employee lists, compensation, and employee skills; and (f) any other non-public information which a competitor of Company could use to the competitive disadvantage of Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that, at all such times, I am free to use information which was known to me prior to my employment with Company or which is generally known in the trade or industry through no breach of this Agreement or other act or omission by me, and I am free to discuss the terms and conditions of my employment with others to the extent expressly permitted by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.
1.3 Third Party Information. I understand, in addition, that Company has received and in the future will receive from third parties their confidential and/or proprietary knowledge, data or information (“Third Party Information”) subject to a duty on Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the term of my employment and thereafter, I will hold Third Party Information in confidence and will not disclose to anyone (other than Company personnel who need to know such information in connection with their work for Company) or use, except in connection with my work for Company, Third Party Information or unless expressly authorized by an officer of Company in writing.
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1.4 Term of Nondisclosure Restrictions. I understand that Confidential Information and Third Party Information is never to be used or disclosed by me, as provided in this Section 1. If a temporal limitation on my obligation not to use or disclose such information is required under applicable law, and the Agreement or its restriction(s) cannot otherwise be enforced, I agree and Company agrees that the two-year period after the date my employment ends will be the temporal limitation relevant to the contested restriction; provided, however, that this sentence will not apply to trade secrets protected without temporal limitation under applicable law.
1.5 No Improper Use of Information of Prior Employers and Others. During my employment by Company, I will not improperly use or disclose confidential information or trade secrets, if any, of any former employer or any other person to whom I have an obligation of confidentiality, and I will not bring onto the premises of Company any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer or any other person to whom I have an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by that former employer or person.
2. Assignments of Inventions.
2.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the term “Intellectual Property Rights” means all trade secrets, Copyrights, trademarks, mask work rights, patents and other intellectual property rights recognized by the laws of any jurisdiction or country; the term “Copyright” means the exclusive legal right to reproduce, perform, display, distribute and make derivative works of a work of authorship (as a literary, musical, or artistic work) recognized by the laws of any jurisdiction or country; and the term “Moral Rights” means all paternity, integrity, disclosure, withdrawal, special and any other similar rights recognized by the laws of any jurisdiction or country.
2.2 Excluded Inventions and Other Inventions. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list describing all existing Inventions, if any, (a) that are owned by me or in which I have an interest and were made or acquired by me prior to my date of first employment by Company, (b) that may relate to Company’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, and (c) that are not to be assigned to Company (“Excluded Inventions”). If no such list is attached, I represent and agree that it is because I have no Excluded Inventions. For purposes of this Agreement, “Other Inventions” means Inventions in which I have or may have an interest, as of the commencement of my employment or thereafter, other than Company Inventions (as defined below) and Excluded Inventions. I acknowledge and agree that if I use any Excluded Inventions or any Other Inventions in the scope of my employment, or if I include any Excluded Inventions or Other Inventions in any product or service of Company, or if my rights in any Excluded Inventions or Other Inventions may block or interfere with, or may otherwise be required for, the exercise by Company of any rights assigned to Company under this Agreement, I will immediately so notify Company in writing. Unless Company and I agree otherwise in writing as to particular Excluded Inventions or Other Inventions, I hereby grant to Company, in such circumstances (whether or not I give Company notice as required above), a non-exclusive, perpetual, transferable, fully-paid and royalty-free, irrevocable and worldwide license, with rights to sublicense through multiple levels of sublicensees, to reproduce, make derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display in any form or medium, whether now known or later developed, make, have made, use, sell, import, offer for sale, and exercise any and all present or future rights in, such Excluded Inventions and Other Inventions. To the extent that any third parties have rights in any such Other Inventions, I hereby represent and warrant that such third party or parties have validly and irrevocably granted to me the right to grant the license stated above.
2.3 Assignment of Company Inventions. Inventions assigned to Company or to a third party as directed by Company pursuant to Section 2.6 are referred to in this Agreement as “Company Inventions.” Subject to Section 2.4 and except for Excluded Inventions set forth in Exhibit A and Other Inventions, I hereby assign to Company all my right, title, and interest in and to any and all Inventions (and all Intellectual Property Rights with respect thereto) made, conceived, reduced to practice, or learned by me, either alone or with others, during the period of my employment by Company. To the extent required by applicable Copyright laws, I agree to assign in the future (when any copyrightable Inventions are first fixed in a tangible medium of expression) my Copyright rights in and to such Inventions. Any assignment of Company Inventions (and all Intellectual Property Rights with respect thereto) hereunder includes an assignment of all Moral Rights. To the extent such Moral Rights cannot be assigned to Company and to the extent the following is allowed by the laws in any country where Moral Rights exist, I hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waive the enforcement of such Moral Rights, and all claims and causes of action of any kind against Company or related to Company’s customers, with respect to such rights. I further acknowledge and agree that neither my successors-in-interest nor legal heirs retain any Moral Rights in any Company Inventions (and any Intellectual Property Rights with respect thereto).
2.4 Unassigned or Nonassignable Inventions. I recognize that this Agreement will not be deemed to require assignment of any Invention that is covered under California Labor Code section 2870(a) (the “Specific Inventions Law”) except for those Inventions that are covered by a contract between Company and the United States or any of its agencies that require full title to such patent or Invention to be in the United States.
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2.5 Obligation to Keep Company Informed. During the period of my employment, I will promptly and fully disclose to Company in writing all Inventions authored, conceived, or reduced to practice by me, either alone or jointly with others. At the time of each such disclosure, I will advise Company in writing of any Inventions that I believe fully qualify for protection under the provisions of the Specific Inventions Law; and I will at that time provide to Company in writing all evidence necessary to substantiate that belief. Company will keep in confidence and will not use for any purpose or disclose to third parties without my consent any confidential information disclosed in writing to Company pursuant to this Agreement relating to Inventions that qualify fully for protection under the Specific Inventions Law. I will preserve the confidentiality of any Invention that does not fully qualify for protection under the Specific Inventions Law.
2.6 Government or Third Party. I agree that, as directed by Company, I will assign to a third party, including without limitation the United States, all my right, title, and interest in and to any particular Company Invention.
2.7 Ownership of Work Product. I agree that Company will exclusively own all work product that is made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of my employment, and I hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assign to Company all right, title and interest worldwide in and to such work product. I acknowledge that all original works of authorship which are made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of my employment and which are protectable by Copyright are “works made for hire,” pursuant to United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101). I understand and agree that I have no right to publish on, submit for publishing, or use for any publication any work product protected by this Section, except as necessary to perform services for Company.
2.8 Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and Assistance. I will assist Company in every proper way to obtain, and from time to time enforce, United States and foreign Intellectual Property Rights and Moral Rights relating to Company Inventions in any and all countries. To that end I will execute, verify and deliver such documents and perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness) as Company may reasonably request for use in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining and enforcing such Intellectual Property Rights and the assignment thereof. In addition, I will execute, verify and deliver assignments of such Intellectual Property Rights to Company or its designee, including the United States or any third party designated by Company. My obligation to assist Company with respect to Intellectual Property Rights relating to such Company Inventions in any and all countries will continue beyond the termination of my employment, but Company will compensate me at a reasonable rate after my termination for the time actually spent by me at Company’s request on such assistance. In the event Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to secure my signature on any document needed in connection with the actions specified in the preceding paragraph, I hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as my agent and attorney in fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to act for and on my behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the preceding paragraph with the same legal force and effect as if executed by me. I hereby waive and quitclaim to Company any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which I now or may hereafter have for infringement of any Intellectual Property Rights assigned under this Agreement to Company.
2.9 Incorporation of Software Code. I agree that I will not incorporate into any Company software or otherwise deliver to Company any software code licensed under the GNU General Public License or Lesser General Public License or any other license that, by its terms, requires or conditions the use or distribution of such code on the disclosure, licensing, or distribution of any source code owned or licensed by Company except in strict compliance with Company’s policies regarding the use of such software.
3. Records. I agree to keep and maintain adequate and current records (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings and in any other form that is required by Company) of all Confidential Information developed by me and all Company Inventions made by me during the period of my employment at Company, which records will be available to and remain the sole property of Company at all times.
4. Duty of Loyalty During Employment. I agree that during the period of my employment by Company, I will not, without Company’s express written consent, directly or indirectly engage in any employment or business activity which is directly or indirectly competitive with, or would otherwise conflict with, my employment by Company.
5. No Solicitation of Executives, Consultants or Contractors. I agree that during the period of my employment and for the one year period after the date my employment ends for any reason, including but not limited to voluntary termination by me or involuntary termination by Company, I will not, as an officer, director, employee, consultant, owner, partner, or in any other capacity, either directly or through others, except on behalf of Company, solicit, induce, encourage, or participate in soliciting, inducing or encouraging any person known to me to be an employee, consultant, or independent contractor of Company to terminate his or her relationship with Company, even if I did not initiate the discussion or seek out the contact.
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6. Reasonableness of Restrictions.
6.1 I agree that I have read this entire Agreement and understand it. I agree that this Agreement does not prevent me from earning a living or pursuing my career. I agree that the restrictions contained in this Agreement are reasonable, proper, and necessitated by Company’s legitimate business interests. I represent and agree that I am entering into this Agreement freely and with knowledge of its contents with the intent to be bound by the Agreement and the restrictions contained in it.
6.2 In the event that a court finds this Agreement, or any of its restrictions, to be ambiguous, unenforceable, or invalid, I and Company agree that the court will read the Agreement as a whole and interpret the restriction(s) at issue to be enforceable and valid to the maximum extent allowed by law.
6.3 If the court declines to enforce this Agreement in the manner provided in subsection 6.2, Company and I agree that this Agreement will be automatically modified to provide Company with the maximum protection of its business interests allowed by law and I agree to be bound by this Agreement as modified.
7. No Conflicting Agreement or Obligation. I represent that my performance of all the terms of this Agreement and as an employee of Company does not and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence information acquired by me in confidence or in trust prior to my employment by Company. I have not entered into, and I agree I will not enter into, any agreement either written or oral in conflict with this Agreement.
8. Return of Company Property. When I leave the employ of Company, I will deliver to Company any and all drawings, notes, memoranda, specifications, devices, formulas and documents, together with all copies thereof, and any other material containing or disclosing any Company Inventions, Third Party Information or Confidential Information of Company. I agree that I will not copy, delete, or alter any information contained upon my Company computer or Company equipment before I return it to Company. In addition, if I have used any personal computer, server, or e-mail system to receive, store, review, prepare or transmit any Company information, including but not limited to, Confidential Information, I agree to provide Company with a computer-useable copy of all such Confidential Information and then permanently delete and expunge such Confidential Information from those systems; and I agree to provide Company access to my system as reasonably requested to verify that the necessary copying and/or deletion is completed. I further agree that any property situated on Company’s premises and owned by Company, including disks and other storage media, filing cabinets or other work areas, is subject to inspection by Company’s personnel at any time with or without notice. Prior to leaving, I will cooperate with Company in attending an exit interview and completing and signing Company’s termination statement if required to do so by Company.
9. Legal and Equitable Remedies.
9.1 I agree that it may be impossible to assess the damages caused by my violation of this Agreement or any of its terms. I agree that any threatened or actual violation of this Agreement or any of its terms will constitute immediate and irreparable injury to Company, and Company will have the right to enforce this Agreement and any of its provisions by injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that Company may have for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement.
9.2 In the event Company enforces this Agreement through a court order, I agree that the restrictions of Section 5 will remain in effect for a period of 12 months from the effective date of the Order enforcing the Agreement.
10. Notices. Any notices required or permitted under this Agreement will be given to Company at its headquarters location at the time notice is given, labeled “Attention Chief Executive Officer,” and to me at my address as listed on Company payroll, or at such other address as Company or I may designate by written notice to the other. Notice will be effective upon receipt or refusal of delivery. If delivered by certified or registered mail, notice will be considered to have been given five business days after it was mailed, as evidenced by the postmark. If delivered by courier or express mail service, notice will be considered to have been given on the delivery date reflected by the courier or express mail service receipt.
11. Publication of This Agreement to Subsequent Employer or Business Associates of Executive.
11.1 If I am offered employment or the opportunity to enter into any business venture as owner, partner, consultant or other capacity while the restrictions described in Section 5 of this Agreement are in effect I agree to inform my potential employer, partner, co-owner and/or others involved in managing the business with which I have an opportunity to be associated of my obligations under this Agreement and also agree to provide such person or persons with a copy of this Agreement.
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11.2 I agree to inform Company of all employment and business ventures which I enter into while the restrictions described in Section 5 of this Agreement are in effect and I also authorize Company to provide copies of this Agreement to my employer, partner, co-owner and/or others involved in managing the business with which I am employed or associated and to make such persons aware of my obligations under this Agreement.
12. General Provisions.
12.1 Governing Law; Consent to Personal Jurisdiction. This Agreement will be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within California between residents of California. I hereby expressly consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in California for any lawsuit filed there against me by Company arising from or related to this Agreement.
12.2 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions, subsections, or sentences contained in this Agreement will, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement will be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained in this Agreement. If moreover, any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement will for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it will be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law as it will then appear.
12.3 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is for my benefit and the benefit of Company, its successors, assigns, parent corporations, Related Companies, affiliates, and purchasers, and will be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.
12.4 Survival. This Agreement shall survive the termination of my employment, regardless of the reason, and the assignment of this Agreement by Company to any successor in interest or other assignee.
12.5 Employment At-Will. I agree and understand that nothing in this Agreement will change my at-will employment status or confer any right with respect to continuation of employment by Company, nor will it interfere in any way with my right or Company’s right to terminate my employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice.
12.6 Waiver. No waiver by Company of any breach of this Agreement will be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. No waiver by Company of any right under this Agreement will be construed as a waiver of any other right. Company will not be required to give notice to enforce strict adherence to all terms of this Agreement.
12.7 Export. I agree not to export, reexport, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from Company or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.
12.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be taken together and deemed to be one instrument. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature, PDF or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g., www.docusign.com).
12.9 Advice of Counsel. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, IN EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, AND I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSTRUED AGAINST ANY PARTY BY REASON OF THE DRAFTING OR PREPARATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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This Agreement shall be effective as of May 15, 2020.
EMPLOYEE: | ||
I have read, understand, and Accept this agreement and have been given the opportunity to Review it with independent legal counsel. | ||
/s/ Andrea Park | ||
(Signature) | ||
Andrea Park | ||
Name | ||
6/22/2020 | ||
Date | ||
Address: | ||
COMPANY: | ||
Accepted and agreed | ||
AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael D. West | |
Name: | Michael D. West | |
Title: | CEO | |
Address: | 965 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 101 | |
Alameda, CA 94501 |
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Exhibit A
to the
Executive Confidential Information And Inventions Assignment Agreement
Excluded Inventions
TO: | AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. |
FROM: | /s/ Andrea Park |
DATE: | 6/22/2020 |
1. Excluded Inventions Disclosure. Except as listed in Section 2 below, the following is a complete list of all Excluded Inventions:
☐ | No Excluded Inventions. | |
☐ | See below: | |
☐ | Additional sheets attached. |
2. Due to a prior confidentiality agreement, I cannot complete the disclosure under Section 1 above with respect to the Excluded Inventions generally listed below, the intellectual property rights and duty of confidentiality with respect to which I owe to the following party(ies):
Excluded Invention | Party(ies) | Relationship | |||
1. | |||||
2. | |||||
3. |
☐ | Additional sheets attached. |
Signature Page
AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.
CFO Employment
Agreement
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3. Limited Exclusion Notification.
This is to notify you in accordance with Section 2872 of the California Labor Code that the foregoing Agreement between you and Company does not require you to assign or offer to assign to Company any Invention that you develop entirely on your own time without using Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information, except for those Inventions that either:
a. Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice to Company’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or
b. Result from any work performed by you for Company.
To the extent a provision in the foregoing Agreement purports to require you to assign an Invention otherwise excluded from the preceding paragraph, the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.
This limited exclusion does not apply to any patent or Invention covered by a contract between Company and the United States or any of its agencies requiring full title to such patent or Invention to be in the United States.
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Exhibit 31
CERTIFICATION
I, Michael D. West, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 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 periodic 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 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of 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: August 14, 2020
/s/ Michael D. West | |
Michael D. West | |
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31
CERTIFICATION
I, Andrea E. Park, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 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 periodic 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 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of 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: August 14, 2020
/s/ Andrea E. Park | |
Andrea E. Park | |
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Michael D. West, Chief Executive Officer, and Andrea E. Park, Chief Financial Officer, of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: August 14, 2020
/s/ Michael D. West | |
Michael D. West | |
Chief Executive Officer | |
/s/ Andrea E. Park | |
Andrea E. Park | |
Chief Financial Officer |