Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Form: 10-Q, Received: 08/10/2020 16:34:25)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020

☐	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: 001-37718

Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	52-2386345
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

35 Parkwood Drive, Suite 210 Hopkinton, MA	01748
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 473-5993

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

SBPH

The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

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, 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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of August 7, 2020, the registrant had 17,248,545 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

INDEX


	PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION	Page
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss	4
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	34
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	34
	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	35
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	35
Item 6.	Exhibits	39
Exhibit Index		40
Signatures		41

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “design,” “expect,” “seek,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions.

These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

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our proposed combination with F-star Therapeutics Limited (“F-star”);

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our ongoing and planned preclinical studies and clinical trials;

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preclinical study data and clinical trial data and the timing of results of our ongoing clinical studies and/or trials; and

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our estimates regarding prospects, strategies, expenses, operating capital requirements, results of operations and needs for additional financing.

We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make include, but are not limited to, the following:

•Our proposed business combination with F-star is subject to a number of closing conditions, including a condition requiring our stockholders to approve the issuance of Spring Bank common stock at the closing of the proposed combination, and it may never occur. Even if this proposed combination is completed, the number of shares of our common stock to be issued to the holders of share capital of F-star will be based on an exchange ratio formula that is subject to adjustment based on, among other things, the amount of our net cash upon the closing of the business combination and the amount of proceeds from a concurrent private placement conducted by F-star. This exchange ratio is adjustable not based on the value of our shares of common stock or on the value of the share capital of F-star. The proposed combination also contemplates that our stockholders as of a date prior to the closing of the business combination will receive two separate contingent value rights related to our STING programs. There can be no assurance that our stockholders will ever receive payment pursuant to these rights, and these rights may expire valueless.

•We are very early in our development efforts and our product candidates may not be successful in later stage clinical trials. Results obtained in our preclinical studies and clinical trials to date are not necessarily indicative of results to be obtained in future clinical trials. As a result, our product candidates may never be approved as marketable therapeutics.

•We rely, and expect to continue to rely, on third parties to conduct our clinical trials and to manufacture our product candidates for preclinical and clinical testing. These third parties may not perform satisfactorily, which could delay our product development activities.

•If we are unable to adequately protect our proprietary technology or obtain and maintain issued patents which are sufficient to protect our product candidates, others could compete against us more directly, which would have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

•Business interruptions resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak or similar public health crises could cause a disruption of the development of our product candidates and adversely impact our business.

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. You should also read carefully the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020 and May 7, 2020, respectively, to better understand the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business and underlying any forward-looking statements. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, press releases, and our website. Any forward-looking statements that we make in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

SPRING BANK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
ASSETS	(unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,531		$	28,709
Marketable securities		14,990			25,746
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,717			3,522
Total current assets		26,238			57,977
Property and equipment, net		2,043			2,234
Operating lease right-of-use assets		2,576			2,717
Restricted cash		234			234
Other assets		—			35
Total	$	31,091		$	63,197
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,530		$	2,210
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		2,239			2,438
Accrued interest payable		—			403
Operating lease liabilities, current		364			355
Total current liabilities		5,133			5,406
Convertible term loan, net of unamortized discount		—			19,070
Warrant liabilities		38			299
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent		2,688			2,869
Other long-term liabilities		—			27
Total liabilities		7,859			27,671
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value—authorized, 10,000,000 shares at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019; no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019		—			—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value—authorized, 200,000,000 shares at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019; 17,248,545 and 16,513,763 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		2			2
Additional paid-in capital		164,118			161,924
Accumulated deficit		(140,887	)		(126,165	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1	)		(235	)
Total stockholders’ equity		23,232			35,526
Total	$	31,091		$	63,197

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SPRING BANK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Operating expenses:
Research and development	$	3,204		$	7,275		$	8,507		$	12,842
General and administrative		2,164			2,490			5,043			5,300
Total operating expenses		5,368			9,765			13,550			18,142
Loss from operations		(5,368	)		(9,765	)		(13,550	)		(18,142	)
Other income (expense):
Interest income		44			325			285			686
Interest expense		(35	)		—			(511	)		—
Loss on extinguishment of convertible term loan		(1,207	)		—			(1,207	)		—
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities		22			4,885			261			7,706
Net loss		(6,544	)		(4,555	)		(14,722	)		(9,750	)
Unrealized gain/(loss) on marketable securities		157			(97	)		234			(213	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(6,387	)	$	(4,652	)	$	(14,488	)	$	(9,963	)
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted	$	(0.38	)	$	(0.28	)	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.59	)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding - basic and diluted		17,052,088			16,443,379			16,787,919			16,440,192

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SPRING BANK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

For the Three Months Ended	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Other Comprehensive			Total Stockholders’
June 30, 2020	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Equity
Balance at March 31, 2020		16,582,444	$	2	$	162,771	$	(134,343	)	$	(158	)	$	28,272
Stock-based compensation		—		—		449		—			—			449
Issuance of common stock for services rendered		17,006		—		25		—			—			25
Issuance of common stock in connection with at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs		649,095				819								819
Convertible term loan warrant amendment						54								54
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities		—		—		—		—			157			157
Net loss		—		—		—		(6,544	)		—			(6,544	)
Balance at June 30, 2020		17,248,545	$	2	$	164,118	$	(140,887	)	$	(1	)	$	23,232

For the Three Months Ended	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Other Comprehensive			Total Stockholders’
June 30, 2019	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Equity
Balance at March 31, 2019		16,442,532	$	2	$	158,928	$	(107,263	)	$	(121	)	$	51,546
Stock-based compensation		—		—		982		—			—			982
Issuance of common stock for services rendered		16,023		—		59		—			—			59
Issuance of common stock in connection with at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs		600				6								6
Net unrealized loss on marketable securities		—		—		—		—			(97	)		(97	)
Net loss		—		—		—		(4,555	)		—			(4,555	)
Balance at June 30, 2019		16,459,155	$	2	$	159,975	$	(111,818	)	$	(218	)	$	47,941

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SPRING BANK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

For the Six Months Ended	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Other Comprehensive			Total Stockholders’
June 30, 2020	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019		16,513,763	$	2	$	161,924	$	(126,165	)	$	(235	)	$	35,526
Stock-based compensation		—		—		1,241		—			—			1,241
Issuance of common stock for services rendered		43,887		—		50		—			—			50
Issuance of common stock in connection with at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs		690,895				849								849
Convertible term loan warrant amendment						54								54
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities		—		—		—		—			234			234
Net loss		—		—		—		(14,722	)		—			(14,722	)
Balance at June 30, 2020		17,248,545	$	2	$	164,118	$	(140,887	)	$	(1	)	$	23,232

For the Six Months Ended	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Other Comprehensive			Total Stockholders’
June 30, 2019	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018		16,434,614	$	2	$	157,931	$	(102,068	)	$	(5	)	$	55,860
Stock-based compensation		—		—		1,895		—			—			1,895
Issuance of common stock for services rendered		23,941		—		143		—			—			143
Issuance of common stock in connection with at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs		600				6								6
Net unrealized loss on marketable securities		—		—		—		—			(213	)		(213	)
Net loss		—		—		—		(9,750	)		—			(9,750	)
Balance at June 30, 2019		16,459,155	$	2	$	159,975	$	(111,818	)	$	(218	)	$	47,941

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SPRING BANK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(14,722	)	$	(9,750	)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization		191			171
Operating lease right-of-use asset amortization		141			130
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities		(261	)		(7,706	)
Loss on extinguishment of convertible term loan		1,207			—
Non-cash interest expense		77			—
Non-cash investment income (expense)		(244	)		72
Non-cash stock-based compensation		1,291			2,013
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		805			(753	)
Other assets		35			132
Accounts payable		320			(155	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(629	)		1,081
Operating lease liabilities		(172	)		—
Net cash used in operating activities		(11,961	)		(14,765	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities		32,234			16,787
Purchases of marketable securities		(21,000	)		(6,000	)
Purchases of property and equipment		—			(205	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		11,234			10,582
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of convertible term loan and prepayment fee		(20,300	)		—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs		849			6
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(19,451	)		6
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(20,178	)		(4,177	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		28,943			14,958
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	8,765		$	10,781
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for taxes	$	7		$	17
Cash paid for interest, net	$	837		$	—

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of a range of cancers and inflammatory diseases using its proprietary small molecule nucleotide platform. The Company designs its compounds to selectively target and modulate the activity of specific proteins implicated in various disease states. The Company’s internally-developed programs are primarily designed to stimulate and/or dampen immune responses. The Company is devoting its resources to advancing multiple programs in its STING (STimulator of INterferon Genes) product portfolio.

Until January 2020, the Company was also developing inarigivir, an orally-administered investigational selective immunomodulator, as a potential treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus, or HBV. Inarigivir was being evaluated in multiple clinical trials, including the Company’s Phase 2b CATALYST trials, designed to evaluate both treatment-naïve and virally-suppressed non-cirrhotic patients with HBV under multiple dosing regimens. On January 29, 2020, the Company announced that it terminated all clinical development of inarigivir for the treatment of HBV due to the occurrence of unexpected serious adverse events, including one patient death, in the Company’s Phase 2b CATALYST trial.

On July 29, 2020, the Company and F-star Therapeutics Limited (“F-star”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement, the Company will acquire the entire issued share capital of F-star with F-star continuing as the combined company (the “Exchange”) (see Note 12).

Since its inception in 2002 and prior to its initial public offering (“IPO”) in May 2016, the Company built its technology platform and product candidate pipeline, supported by grants and through private financings. The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Sperovie Biosciences, Inc. formed in September 2015, SBP Securities Corporation formed in December 2016 and SBP International Limited formed in May 2019.

The Company’s success is dependent upon its ability to successfully complete clinical development and obtain regulatory approval of its product candidates, successfully commercialize approved products, generate revenue, and, ultimately, attain profitable operations.

The pandemic caused by an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, or the COVID-19 pandemic, that is affecting the U.S. and global economy and financial markets is also impacting the Company’s employees, patients, communities and business operations. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19, the actions taken to contain it or treat its impact and the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets. The Company is actively monitoring this situation and the possible effects on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce.

Basis of Presentation and Liquidity

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

The accompanying interim financial statements as of June 30, 2020 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and related interim information contained within the notes to the financial statements, are unaudited. In management’s opinion, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the Company’s audited financial statements and include all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2020, results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, statement of stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and accompanying notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 14, 2020. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year or any interim period.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $140.9 million and $23.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. On April 8, 2020, the Company repaid in full its $20.0 million convertible term loan (see Note 9).

There is no guarantee that the Exchange will be completed. The Company expects its $23.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of June 30, 2020 will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next twelve months. This estimate assumes no additional funding from new collaboration agreements, equity financings or further sales under the Company’s Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (see Note 8).

The Company does not expect to raise any additional funds prior to the completion of the Exchange. However, if the Exchange is not completed, the Company may require significant additional funds earlier than it currently expects in order to conduct clinical trials and preclinical and discovery activities. There can be no assurances, however, that additional funding will be available on favorable terms, or at all. To the extent that the Company raises additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, stockholders’ ownership interests will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect common stockholder rights. If the Company raises additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third parties, the Company may have to relinquish valuable rights to its technologies, future revenue streams, research programs, or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to the Company.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Sperovie Biosciences, Inc., SBP Securities Corporation and SBP International Limited. Sperovie Biosciences, Inc. had operations consisting mainly of legal fees associated with intellectual property activities as of June 30, 2020. Sperovie Biosciences, Inc. was a joint borrower with the Company under the Company’s convertible term loan (see Note 9). SBP Securities Corporation had assets primarily related to investments in marketable securities and operations consisting primarily of interest income as of June 30, 2020. SBP International Limited had operations consisting mainly of clinical trial oversight, including European data protection oversight, as of June 30, 2020. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases estimates and assumptions on historical experience when available and on various factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates relied upon in preparing the accompanying financial statements related to the fair value of warrants, accounting for stock-based compensation, income taxes, useful lives of long-lived assets, and accounting for certain accruals. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. The Company’s actual results may differ from these estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are stated at fair value and include short-term, highly liquid investments with remaining maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase. Included in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2020 are money market fund investments of $7.0 million and included in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2019 are money market fund investments of $21.1 million and United States treasury securities of $6.0 million, which are reported at fair value (see Note 5).

Restricted Cash

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, restricted cash consists of approximately $234,000, which is held as a security deposit required in conjunction with a lease agreement for the Company’s principal office and laboratory space entered into in October 2017.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities. Substantially all of the Company’s cash is held at financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality. Deposits with these financial institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits; however, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and, therefore, bear minimal risk.

Investments in Marketable Securities

The Company invests excess cash balances in short-term and long-term marketable securities. The Company classifies investments in marketable securities as either held-to-maturity or available-for-sale based on facts and circumstances present at the time of purchase. At each balance sheet date presented, all investments in securities are classified as available-for-sale. The Company reports available-for-sale investments at fair value at each balance sheet date and includes any unrealized holding gains and losses (the adjustment to fair value) in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are included in other income (expense). If any adjustment to fair value reflects a decline in the value of the investment, the Company considers all available evidence to evaluate the extent to which the decline is “other than temporary,” including the intention to sell and, if so, marks the investment to market through a charge to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Costs associated with maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives:

Asset Category		Useful Life
Equipment		5-7 years
Furniture and fixtures		5 years
Leasehold improvements		Lesser of 10 years or the remaining term of the respective lease

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, other current liabilities and operating lease liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its 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. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. This is the rate the Company would have to pay if borrowing on a collateralized basis over a similar term to each lease. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. When such events occur, the Company compares the carrying amounts of the assets to their undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the undiscounted cash flows are insufficient to recover the carrying value, an impairment loss is recorded for the difference between the carrying value and fair value of the asset. As of June 30, 2020, no such impairment has occurred.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the Company’s research activities, including discovery efforts, and the development of product candidates, which include:

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expenses incurred under agreements with third parties, including contract research organizations, or CROs, that conduct research, preclinical activities and clinical trials on the Company’s behalf as well as contract manufacturing organizations, or CMOs, that manufacture drug products for use in the Company’s preclinical and clinical trials;

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salaries, benefits and other related costs, including stock-based compensation expense, for personnel in the Company’s research and development functions;

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costs of outside consultants, including their fees, stock-based compensation and related travel expenses;

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the cost of laboratory supplies and acquiring, developing and manufacturing preclinical study and clinical trial materials;

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costs related to compliance with regulatory requirements; and

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facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs.

The Company expenses research and development costs as incurred. The Company recognizes external development costs based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using information provided to the Company by its vendors and its clinical investigative sites. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual agreements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as prepaid or accrued research and development expenses.

Warrants

The Company accounts for freestanding warrants within stockholders equity or as liabilities based on the characteristics and provisions of each instrument. The Company evaluates outstanding warrants in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. If none of the criteria in the evaluation in these standards are met, the warrants are classified as a component of stockholders equity and initially recorded at their grant date fair value without subsequent remeasurement. Warrants that meet the criteria are classified as liabilities and remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company’s stock-based payments include stock options, performance-based restricted stock units (“performance-based RSUs”), time-based restricted stock units (“time-based RSUs”) and grants of common stock. The Company accounts for all stock-based payment awards granted to employees and nonemployees using a fair value method. The measurement date for employee awards is the date of grant, and stock-based compensation costs are recognized as expense over the employees’ requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period, on a straight-line basis. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

The Company measures the fair value of the performance-based RSUs relating to the total share return performance using a Monte Carlo valuation model. The Company measures the fair value of the performance-based RSUs relating to the milestone performance goals using the fair value method and the probability that the specified performance criteria will be met. Each quarter the Company updates its assessment of the probability that the specified milestone criteria will be achieved and adjusts its estimate of the fair value, if necessary. Stock-based compensation expense is classified in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss based on the department to which the related services are provided.

Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts payable, a term loan and liability classified warrants. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of those financial instruments. The fair value of the marketable securities and liability classified warrants are remeasured to fair value each reporting period (see Note 5). The fair value of the term loan approximates its face value due to market terms.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company is required to disclose information on all assets and liabilities reported at fair value that enables an assessment of the inputs used in determining the reported fair values. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), establishes a hierarchy of inputs used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy applies only to the valuation inputs used in determining the reported fair value of the investments and is not a measure of the investment credit quality. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3—Valuations that require inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash equivalents, marketable securities and warrant liabilities.

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period, determined using the treasury-stock method and the as if-converted method, for convertible securities, if inclusion of these instruments is dilutive.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, both methods are equivalent. Basic and diluted net loss per share is described further in Note 2.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities as well as net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits based upon management’s evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company records the largest amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit is recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The Company classifies interest and penalties associated with such uncertain tax positions as a component of interest expense. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company has not identified any material uncertain tax positions.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

As permitted under Delaware law, the Company indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at the Company’s request in such capacity.

The Company leases its principal office and laboratory space in Hopkinton, Massachusetts under a non-cancelable operating lease. The Company has standard indemnification arrangements under the lease that require it to indemnify the landlords against liability for injury, loss, accident, or damage from any claims, actions, proceedings, or costs resulting from certain acts, breaches, violations, or nonperformance under the Company’s lease.

Through June 30, 2020, the Company had not experienced any losses related to these indemnification obligations and no material claims were outstanding. The Company does not expect significant claims related to these indemnification obligations, and consequently, concluded that the fair value of these obligations is negligible, and no related reserves were established.

Segment Information

Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate and discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, the Company’s chief executive officer, in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company views its operations and manages its business in one operating segment and does not track expenses on a program-by-program basis.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirement for Fair Value Measurement. This ASU removes, modifies and adds certain disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 820. The ASU is effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2020; however, the adoption of this standard did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

2. NET LOSS PER SHARE

The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share of the Company for such periods (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Net loss	$	(6,544	)	$	(4,555	)	$	(14,722	)	$	(9,750	)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding - basic and diluted		17,052,088			16,443,379			16,787,919			16,440,192
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted	$	(0.38	)	$	(0.28	)	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.59	)

Diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for all periods presented.

The following potentially dilutive securities outstanding, prior to the use of the treasury stock method or if-converted method, have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, because such securities had an antidilutive impact due to the losses reported:

	For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019
Common stock warrants		1,927,124		1,662,124
Stock options and inducement awards		1,606,275		1,714,815
Restricted stock units		534,000		185,800

3. INVESTMENTS

Cash in excess of the Company’s immediate requirements is invested in accordance with the Company’s investment policy that primarily seeks to maintain adequate liquidity and preserve capital.

The following table summarizes the Company’s investments, by category, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
Investments - Current:	2020		2019
Debt securities - available for sale	$	14,990	$	25,746
Total	$	14,990	$	25,746

A summary of the Company’s available-for-sale classified investments as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	At June 30, 2020
	Cost Basis		Accumulated Unrealized Gains		Accumulated Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
Investments - Current:
United States treasury securities	$	14,991	$	—	$	(1	)		$	14,990
Total	$	14,991	$	—	$	(1	)		$	14,990

	At December 31, 2019
	Cost Basis		Accumulated Unrealized Gains		Accumulated Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
Investments - Current:
Corporate bonds	$	4,990	$	—	$	(58	)		$	4,932
United States treasury securities		20,979		—		(165	)			20,814
Total	$	25,969	$	—	$	(223	)	⁽¹⁾	$	25,746

⁽¹⁾ $(12) of unrealized losses are included in the cash and cash equivalents balance as of December 31, 2019, a total of $(235) net unrealized losses at December 31, 2019.

The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale investments, by contract maturity, as of June 30, 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	14,991	$	14,990
Total	$	14,991	$	14,990

4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Equipment	$	1,278		$	1,278
Furniture and fixtures		423			450
Leasehold improvements		1,356			1,356
Total property and equipment		3,057			3,084
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,014	)		(850	)
Property and equipment, net	$	2,043		$	2,234

Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was $95,000 and $191,000, respectively. Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was $88,000 and $171,000, respectively.

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value are performed in a manner to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The Company classified its money market funds within Level 1 because their fair values are based on their quoted market prices. The Company classified its United States treasury securities and fixed income securities within Level 2 because their fair values are determined using alternative pricing sources or models that utilized market observable inputs.

A summary of the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is as follows (in thousands):

			Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2020
Assets:	Carrying Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Money market funds⁽¹⁾	$	7,012	$	7,012	$	—	$	—
United States treasury securities		14,990		—		14,990		—
Total	$	22,002	$	7,012	$	14,990	$	—

Liabilities:
Warrant liabilities	$	38	$	—	$	—	$	38
Total	$	38	$	—	$	—	$	38

			Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2019
Assets:	Carrying Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Money market funds ⁽¹⁾	$	21,065	$	21,065	$	—	$	—
United States treasury securities ⁽¹⁾		5,982		—		5,982		—
Fixed income securities		25,746		—		25,746		—
Total	$	52,793	$	21,065	$	31,728	$	—

Liabilities:
Warrant liabilities	$	299	$	—	$	—	$	299
Total	$	299	$	—	$	—	$	299

⁽¹⁾ Money market funds and United States treasury securities with maturities of less than 90 days at the date of purchase are included within cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and are recognized at fair value.

The following table reflects the change in the Company’s Level 3 liabilities, which consists of the warrants issued in a private placement in November 2016 (see Note 7), for the three months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands):

	November Private Placement Warrants
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	8,511
Change in fair value		(8,212	)
Balance at December 31, 2019		299
Change in fair value		(261	)
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	38

6. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accrued expenses as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Preclinical and clinical studies	$	1,124	$	1,473
Compensation and benefits		765		614
Accounting and legal		254		240
Other		96		111
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	2,239	$	2,438

7. WARRANTS

In connection with the Company’s IPO, the Company issued to the sole book-running manager for the IPO a warrant to purchase 27,600 shares of common stock in May 2016 and a warrant to purchase 747 shares of common stock in June 2016 (together, the “IPO Warrants”). The IPO Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $15.00 per share and expire on May 5, 2021. The Company evaluated the terms of the IPO Warrants and concluded that they should be equity-classified. The fair value of the May 2016 IPO Warrants was estimated on the applicable issuance dates using a Black-Scholes pricing model based on the following assumptions: an expected term of 4.99 years; expected stock price volatility of 87%; a risk-free rate of 1.20%; and a dividend yield of 0%. The fair value of the June 2016 IPO Warrants was estimated on the applicable issuance dates using a Black-Scholes pricing model based on the following assumptions: an expected term of 4.92 years; expected stock price volatility of 87%; a risk-free interest rate of 1.23%; and a dividend yield of 0%. The aggregate fair value of the IPO Warrants on the date of issuance was approximately $0.2 million.

In November 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with respect to the private placement of 1,644,737 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 1,644,737 shares of common stock (the “November 2016 Private Placement Warrants”) to a group of accredited investors. These investors paid $9.12 for each share of common stock and warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The November 2016 Private Placement Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $10.79 per share and expire on November 23, 2021. The Company evaluated the terms of these warrants and concluded that they are liability-classified. In November 2016, the Company recorded the fair value of these warrants of approximately $8.3 million using a Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company must recognize any change in the value of the warrant liability each reporting period in the statement of operations. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair value of the November 2016 Private Placement Warrants was approximately $38,000 and $0.3 million, respectively, and 10,960 shares have been exercised to date (see Note 5).

A summary of the Black-Scholes pricing model assumptions used to record the fair value of the warrants is as follows:

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Risk-free interest rate		0.2	%		1.6	%
Expected term (in years)		1.4			1.9
Expected volatility		80.9	%		100.0	%
Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%

In September 2019, the Company entered into a term loan (the “Convertible Term Loan”) with Pontifax Medison Finance (Israel) L.P. and Pontifax Medison Finance (Cayman) L.P., as lenders, and Pontifax Medison Finance GP, L.P., in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the lenders, providing for a $20.0 million term loan (see Note 9). In connection with the Company’s Convertible Term Loan, the Company issued to certain lenders warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock (the “Pontifax Warrants”). Prior to their amendment in April 2020 (see Note 9), the Pontifax Warrants were exercisable at an exercise price of $6.57 per share. The Pontifax Warrants expire on September 19, 2025. The Company evaluated the terms of the Pontifax Warrants and concluded that they are equity-classified. The fair value of the Pontifax Warrants was estimated on the issuance date using a Black-Scholes pricing model based on the following assumptions: an expected term of 6.0 years; expected stock price volatility of 83.2%; a risk-free interest rate of 1.7%; and a dividend yield of 0%. The aggregate fair value of the Pontifax Warrants on the date of issuance was approximately $0.6 million and was recorded as a discount to the term loan and will be amortized over the life of the term loan using the effective interest rate method. The aggregate fair value remaining on the payoff date was $0.5 million and was included in the loss on extinguishment of the Convertible Term Loan upon repayment (see Note 9). In connection with the repayment of the Convertible Term Loan, the Pontifax Warrants were amended and restated to amend the exercise price to $2.08 per share, which was equal to 1.5 times the weighted-average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock during the 90 days prior to the repayment date. All other terms of the Pontifax Warrants remained the same. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, there was an incremental expense of approximately $54,000 for the amendment of the Pontifax Warrant exercise price.

In September 2019, the Company issued warrants to a service provider to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock (the “September 2019 Warrants”). The September 2019 Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $4.21 per share and expire on September 19, 2021. The Company evaluated the terms of the September 2019 Warrants and concluded that they are equity-classified. The fair value of the September 2019 Warrants was estimated on the applicable issuance date using a Black-Scholes pricing model based on the following assumptions: an expected term of 2.0 years; expected stock price volatility of 69.4%; a risk-free interest rate of 1.7%; and a dividend yield of 0%. The aggregate fair value of the September 2019 Warrants on the date of issuance was approximately $19,000. Approximately $13,000 and $6,000 has been expensed during the periods ended June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

A summary of the warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019 is as follows:

	Warrants
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		1,662,124
Grants		265,000
Exercises		—
Expirations/cancellations		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		1,927,124
Grants		—
Exercises		—
Expirations/cancellations		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2020		1,927,124

8. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common and Preferred Stock

In August 2017, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through Cantor, shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million. The Company pays Cantor a commission rate equal to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company sold an aggregate of 649,095 and 690,895 shares of its common stock, respectively, pursuant to the Sales Agreement at a weighted-average selling price of $1.32 per share, during both periods, which resulted in approximately $0.8 million in net proceeds to the Company during both periods. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company sold an aggregate of 600 shares of its common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement at a weighted-average selling price of $10.03 per share, which resulted in de minimis net proceeds to the Company.

2014 Stock Incentive Plan and 2015 Stock Incentive Plan

In April 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) and authorized 750,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the 2014 Plan.

The Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) became effective immediately prior to the closing of the Company’s IPO on May 11, 2016. Upon the effectiveness of the 2015 Plan, 116,863 shares of common stock that remained available for grant under the 2014 Plan became available for grant under the 2015 Plan, and no further awards were available to be issued under the 2014 Plan.

The Company’s Board of Directors initially adopted the 2015 Plan in December 2015, subject to stockholder approval, and authorized 750,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued under the 2015 Plan. The 2014 Plan and 2015 Plan provide for the issuance of common stock, stock options and other stock-based awards to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company.

Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan

In March 2018, the Board approved the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan. Upon receipt of stockholder approval at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting in June 2018, the 2015 Plan was amended and restated in its entirety increasing the authorized number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance by 800,000 shares (the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan, and together with the 2014 Plan, the “Stock Incentive Plans”). Upon receipt of stockholder approval at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting in June 2020, the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan was further amended to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance by 1,150,000 shares. Following this approval, there are 2,816,863 shares authorized for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan. In addition, to the extent any outstanding awards under the 2014 Plan expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, cancelled or forfeited after the closing of the Company’s IPO, those shares are added to the authorized shares under the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan.

The total amount of shares authorized for issuance under all Stock Incentive Plans is 3,450,000. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had 1,216,176 shares available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan.

The exercise price of stock options cannot be less than the fair value of the common stock on the date of grant. Stock options awarded under the Stock Incentive Plans expire 10 years after the grant date, unless the Board sets a shorter term. There were no stock options granted prior to 2015.

The following table summarizes the option activity under the Stock Incentive Plans for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019:

	Options			Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		1,299,565		$	11.18	$	881,385
Granted		395,500			9.61		—
Exercised		—			—		—
Cancelled		(22,750	)		13.36		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		1,672,315			10.78		—
Granted		270,000			1.44		—
Exercised		—			—		—
Cancelled		(426,040	)		10.45		—
Options outstanding at June 30, 2020		1,516,275		$	9.21	$	—
Options exercisable at June 30, 2020		1,017,853		$	10.79	$	—

As of June 30, 2020, all options outstanding have a weighted-average remaining contractual life of 6.6 years. The weighted-average fair value of all stock options granted for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $0.99. Intrinsic value at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on that date of $1.47 per share and $1.58 per share, respectively.

In January 2018, the Company issued a stock option award as an inducement grant for the purchase of an aggregate of 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, outside of the Stock Incentive Plans, at an exercise price of $12.02 per share. In February 2019, the Company issued a stock option award as an inducement grant for the purchase of an aggregate of 40,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, outside of the Stock Incentive Plans, at an exercise price of $10.39 per share. These inducement grants are excluded from the option activity table above.

The assumptions the Company used to determine the fair value of stock options granted to employees and directors during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows, presented on a weighted-average basis:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019
Risk-free interest rate		0.7	%		2.6	%
Expected term (in years)		5.9			6.0
Expected volatility		82.8	%		81.1	%
Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%

Restricted Stock Units

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

In January 2019, the Company issued performance-based RSUs to senior management under the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan that represented shares potentially issuable in the future subject to the satisfaction of certain performance milestones as well as a service condition. The vesting of 50% of the performance-based RSUs was based upon the Company’s performance relative to a peer group over a two-year performance period, from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020, measured by the Company’s relative total shareholder return. The vesting of 25% of the performance-based RSUs was based on the achievement of a performance goal milestone as of December 31, 2019 and the vesting of the remaining 25% of the performance-based RSUs was based upon the achievement of a performance goal milestone as of December 31, 2020.

The Company estimated the fair value of total shareholder return performance-based RSUs at the date of grant using a Monte Carlo valuation methodology and amortizes those fair values over the requisite service period for each separately vesting tranche of the award. The Monte Carlo methodology that the Company uses to estimate the fair value of total shareholder return performance-based RSUs at the date of grant incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the market condition may not be satisfied. Provided that the requisite service is rendered, the total fair value of the total shareholder return performance-based RSUs at the date of grant must be recognized as compensation expense even if the market condition is not achieved. However, the number of shares that ultimately vest can vary significantly with the performance of the specified market criteria.

The Company estimates the fair value of milestone performance-based RSUs at the date of grant using the fair value method and the probability that the specified performance criteria will be met and amortizes the fair value over the requisite service period for each separately vesting tranche of the award when attainment of the milestone is deemed probable. The assumption used to determine the fair value of the performance-based RSUs granted to management in 2019 for the performance goal milestone units is based on the market price of the award on the grant date. Each quarter the Company updates its assessment of the probability that the specified criteria will be achieved and adjusts its estimate of the fair value, if necessary.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company did not meet the 2019 milestone under the performance-based RSUs, and accordingly 46,450 shares were returned to the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan. The previously recognized expense of $0.3 million related to the 2019 milestone was reversed during the year ended December 31, 2019. The 2020 milestone was not deemed probable, and the previously recognized expense of $0.1 million was reversed during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company recognized $0.3 million expense related to the total shareholder return component of the performance-based RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2019.

In March 2020, the Company and the recipients of these performance-based RSUs agreed to cancel the agreements and as a result, 139,350 shares were returned to the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan. The Company recognized the remaining expense for the total shareholder return performance-based RSUs in the amount of $0.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The Company did not recognize any expense related to the milestone performance-based RSUs.

In April 2020, the Company issued 360,000 performance-based RSUs to senior management under the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan that represented shares potentially issuable in the future subject to the satisfaction of certain performance milestones. The vesting of 50% of the performance-based RSUs is based on the achievement of a performance goal milestone as of December 31, 2020 and the vesting of the remaining 50% of the performance-based RSUs is based upon the achievement of a performance goal milestone as of December 31, 2021. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized approximately $44,000 expense related to the performance-based RSUs.

Time-Based Restricted Stock Units

In March 2020, the Company issued 199,000 time-based RSUs to employees under the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan. The weighted average grant date fair value of the time-based RSUs was $1.41 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. The vesting for the time-based RSUs is 50% after one-year from the grant date and the remaining 50% as of December 31, 2021. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized approximately $32,000 and $43,000 expense related to the time-based RSUs, respectively.

The following table is a rollforward of all RSU activity under the Stock Incentive Plans for the six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Restricted Stock Units			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total nonvested units at December 31, 2019		139,350		$	7.86
Granted		559,000			1.41
Vested		—			—
Cancelled		(164,350	)		6.88
Total nonvested units at June 30, 2020		534,000		$	1.07

Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Stock-based compensation:	2020		2019		2020		2019
Research and development	$	171	$	339	$	446	$	656
General and administrative		303		702		845		1,357
Total Stock-based compensation	$	474	$	1,041	$	1,291	$	2,013

The fair value of stock options vested during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $1.5 million. At June 30, 2020, there was $2.4 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to stock options granted pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plans, which will be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 2.2 years.

At June 30, 2020, there was $0.5 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to the time-based RSUs granted pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plans, which will be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 1.5 years.

Reserved Shares

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company reserved the following shares of common stock for issuance of shares resulting from exercise of outstanding warrants and options, convertible shares from the Convertible Term Loan, as well as issuance of shares available for grant under the Stock Incentive Plans:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
IPO warrants		28,347		28,347
November private placement warrants		1,633,777		1,633,777
Convertible term loan		—		2,329,143
Pontifax warrants		250,000		250,000
September 2019 warrants		15,000		15,000
Amended and restated 2015 stock incentive plan		3,266,451		2,160,338
Inducement awards		90,000		90,000
Total		5,283,575		6,506,605

9. CONVERTIBLE TERM LOAN

In September 2019, the Company entered into a Convertible Term Loan with Pontifax Medison Finance (Israel) L.P. and Pontifax Medison Finance (Cayman) L.P., as lenders, and Pontifax Medison Finance GP, L.P., in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”), providing for a $20.0 million term loan (the “Convertible Term Loan”), which the Company received on September 19, 2019 (the “Closing Date”). The Company incurred issuance costs of $0.4 million and Pontifax Warrants costs of $0.6 million. The Convertible Term Loan issuance costs and Pontifax Warrant costs are shown as an offset to the Convertible Term Loan on the balance sheet and are amortized using the effective interest method to interest expense through September 23, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”). In April 2020, the Company entered into a prepayment notice and pay-off letter with the Lenders, which provided for the full repayment in cash of the $20.0 million Convertible Term Loan and amended the exercise price with respect to the Pontifax Warrants. Upon repayment of the Convertible Term Loan, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt, which included $0.3 million for a prepayment fee, $0.4 million of unamortized issuance costs, $0.5 million in unamortized Pontifax Warrant costs and approximately $54,000 for the Pontifax Warrant amendment (see Note 7).

Pursuant to the Convertible Term Loan, the Company was entitled, at its option, to prepay some or all of the then outstanding principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Term Loan, together with a prepayment charge equal to 3% of the principal amount being prepaid. The Lenders were entitled, at their option, to elect to convert the then outstanding Convertible Term Loan amount and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $8.76 per share.

The Company’s obligations were secured by a security interest, senior to any current and future debts and to any security interest, in all of the Company’s right, title, and interest in, to and under all of its property and other assets, subject to limited exceptions including the Company’s intellectual property. The Convertible Term Loan contained customary events of default, representations, warranties and covenants, including a material adverse effect clause. The Company was required to maintain a minimum cash balance of $7.0 million in its accounts.

Upon the occurrence of an event of default, a default interest rate of an additional 4% per annum would have been applied to the outstanding loan balances, and the Lenders would have been able to declare all outstanding obligations immediately due and payable and exercise all of its rights and remedies as set forth in the Convertible Term Loan and under applicable law. The Company evaluated the accounting for the Convertible Term Loan and identified an embedded derivative related to the contingent interest feature. The Company determined the fair value of the contingent interest feature to be de minimis.

In addition, the Company issued the Lenders warrants to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Pontifax Warrants”). The Pontifax Warrants are exercisable for a period of six years from the Closing Date and were exercisable at an exercise price of $6.57 per share prior to their amendment in April 2020. The aggregate fair value of the Pontifax Warrants on the date of issuance was approximately $0.6 million and was recorded as a discount to the term loan and will be amortized over the life of the term loan using the effective interest rate method. The aggregate fair value remaining on the payoff date was $0.5 million and was included in the loss on extinguishment of the Convertible Term Loan upon repayment. In connection with the repayment of the Convertible Term Loan, the Pontifax Warrants were amended and restated to amend the exercise price to $2.08 per share, which was equal to 1.5 times the weighted-average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock during the 90 days prior to the repayment date. All other terms of the Pontifax Warrants remained the same. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, there was an

incremental expense of approximately $54,000 for the amendment of the Pontifax Warrant exercise price, which is included in the loss on extinguishment of debt (see Note 7).

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded interest expense of approximately $35,000 and $511,000, respectively, in connection with the Convertible Term Loan. There was no interest expense recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

10. LEASES

The Company has operating leases for its principal office and laboratory space and the Company’s former headquarters. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of approximately 8.3 years for its principal office and laboratory space, which includes an option to extend the lease for up to 5 years, and approximately 0.9 years for its former headquarters. The Company’s former headquarters location is subleased through the remainder of the lease term.

Other information related to leases as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating cash flow from operating leases (in thousands)	$	147	$	91	$	291	$	130

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases (in thousands)	$	—	$	2,980	$	—	$	2,980

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases was 8.0 years and 8.3 years, respectively.

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted average discount rate for operating leases was 8% for both periods.

Operating lease costs under the leases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 were approximately $165,000 and $330,000, respectively. Total operating lease costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 were offset by $21,000 and $50,000, respectively, for sublease income and variable lease cost payments. Operating lease costs under the leases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were approximately $130,000 and $260,000, respectively. Total operating lease costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were offset by $18,000 and $37,000, respectively, for sublease income and variable lease cost payments.

The following table summarizes the Company’s maturities of operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2020 (in thousands):

Year
2020 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2020)	$	297
2021		508
2022		450
2023		462
2024		474
Thereafter		1,931
Total lease payments	$	4,122
Less: present value discount		(1,070	)
Total	$	3,052

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingencies

The Company accrues for contingent liabilities to the extent that the liability is probable and estimable. There are no accruals for contingent liabilities in these consolidated financial statements.

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 29, 2020, the Company entered into the Exchange Agreement with F-star and the holders of outstanding shares and convertible notes of F-star. Under the terms of the Exchange, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement, the Company will acquire the entire issued share capital of F-star, with F-star to continue as the combined company. The Exchange has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and the equity holders of F-star and is expected to close in late 2020, subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the Company’s stockholders. Upon completion of the Exchange, Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will be renamed F-star Therapeutics, Inc., and is expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “FSTX”.

The Exchange is intended to create a company focused on transforming the lives of patients with cancer through the development of innovative tetravalent bispecific (mAb2™) antibodies. The combined company will advance its immuno-oncology pipeline of multiple tetravalent bispecific antibody programs, including the Company’s STING (STimulator of INterferon Gene) agonist, SB 11285, currently in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial.

The combined company will be led by Eliot Forster, Ph.D., MBA, F-star President and Chief Executive Officer, and will be headquartered in United Kingdom. The initial size of the Board of Directors of the Company will be eight and the initial directors are expected to be Nessan Bermingham, Ph.D., who shall be Chairman; David Arkowitz, MBA (continuing Company director); Edward Benz, MD; Todd Brady, MD, Ph.D. (continuing Company director); Eliot Forster, Ph.D., MBA; Pamela Klein, MD (continuing Company director); Patrick Krol, MBA; and Geoffrey Race, FCMA MBA. The resignations from the Company’s board of directors of each of Timothy Clackson, Ph.D., Martin Driscoll, Kurt Eichler and Scott Smith will be effective as of the closing of the proposed Exchange.

The Company continues to conduct activities with respect to SB 11285, its intravenously-administered STING agonist product candidate, as well as other preclinical activities as described further in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date on which the consolidated financial statements were issued to ensure that this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes appropriate disclosure of events both recognized in the consolidated financial statements and events which occurred subsequently but were not recognized in the consolidated financial statements.

Item 2.

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

The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial information and the notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on February 14, 2020.

This report contains forward-looking statements that are being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, or PSLRA, with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the PSLRA. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Our actual results and the timing of certain events may differ materially from the results discussed, projected, anticipated, or indicated in any forward-looking statements. We caution our readers that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements made by us, which speak only as of the date they are made. We disclaim any obligation, except as specifically required by law and the rules of the SEC, to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in our expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of a range of cancers and inflammatory diseases using our proprietary small molecule nucleotide platform. We design our compounds to selectively target and modulate the activity of specific proteins implicated in various disease states. Our internally-developed programs are primarily designed to stimulate and/or dampen immune responses. We are devoting our resources to advancing multiple programs in our STING product portfolio, including our STING agonist clinical program in oncology, our STING antagonist compounds for inflammatory diseases, and our STING agonist antibody drug conjugate (ADC) program for oncology. We are also in the process of evaluating our portfolio of RIG-I agonist and STING agonist compounds as potential therapeutics and vaccine adjuvants for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.

Until January 2020, we had been developing inarigivir soproxil, an orally-administered investigational selective immunomodulator, as a potential treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus, or HBV. In April 2019, we launched two Phase 2 global trials (CATALYST 1 and CATALYST 2) examining the administration of inarigivir 400mg as monotherapy and co-administered with a nucleotide in naïve and virally suppressed chronic HBV patients. On January 29, 2020, we announced that we were terminating all clinical development of inarigivir for the treatment of HBV due to the occurrence of unexpected serious adverse events, including one patient death, in our Phase 2b CATALYST trial.

Key Developments

On July 29, 2020, we entered into a share exchange agreement, or the Exchange Agreement, with F-star Therapeutics Limited, or F-star, a private company registered in England and Wales, and the holders of issued shares in the capital of F-star and the holders of convertible notes of F-star, pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement, we will acquire the entire issued share capital of F-star, with F-star Therapeutics, Inc. to continue as the combined company, which we collectively refer to as the Exchange. Upon completion of the Exchange, Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will be renamed F-star Therapeutics, Inc., and is expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “FSTX”.

The combined company will be led by Eliot Forster, Ph.D., MBA, F-star President and Chief Executive Officer, and will be headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The initial size of the Board of Directors of the Company will be eight and the initial

directors are expected to be Nessan Bermingham, Ph.D., who shall be Chairman; David Arkowitz, MBA (continuing Company director); Edward Benz, MD; Todd Brady, MD, Ph.D. (continuing Company director); Eliot Forster, Ph.D., MBA; Pamela Klein, MD (continuing Company director); Patrick Krol, MBA; and Geoffrey Race, FCMA MBA. The resignations from the Company’s board of directors of each of Timothy Clackson, Ph.D., Martin Driscoll, Kurt Eichler and Scott Smith will be effective as of the closing of the proposed Exchange.

We will continue to conduct activities with respect to SB 11285, our intravenously (IV)-administered STING agonist product candidate, as well as other preclinical activities as described below.

Spring Bank Development Programs

The pandemic caused by an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, or the COVID-19 pandemic, that is affecting the U.S. and global economy and financial markets is also impacting our employees, patients, communities and business operations. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19, the actions taken to contain it or treat its impact and the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets. Management is actively monitoring this situation and the possible effects on our financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce. In the paragraphs that follow, we have described impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our clinical and preclinical development programs.

We are developing our lead STING agonist product candidate, SB 11285, as a next-generation immunotherapeutic agent for the treatment of selected cancers. SB 11285 is currently being evaluated as an intravenously (IV)-administered monotherapy in a Phase 1a/1b multicenter, dose escalation clinical trial in patients with advanced solid tumors. Phase 1a of this trial is a dose-escalation study with IV SB 11285 monotherapy which allows combination with a checkpoint inhibitor after the completion of the first two cohorts of the trial. Phase 1b of this trial is designed to explore IV SB 11285 antitumor activity in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor in tumor types expected to be responsive to immunotherapy. In February 2020, we entered into a clinical collaboration with Roche for the use of Roche’s PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab (Tecentriq®) in the combination cohorts of this trial.

We initiated dosing in the initial monotherapy cohort of this Phase 1 trial in the fourth quarter of 2019. Although several of the institutions involved in the conduct of this trial have suspended patient enrollment in all of their clinical trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been able to continue dosing patients in this trial at two key sites and just recently completed the dosing of patients in the third cohort. Depending on whether we are able to continue enrolling and dosing patients in this Phase 1 trial, we plan to complete the fourth monotherapy cohort by the end of the third or early fourth quarter of 2020. Also, we expect to initiate the first combination cohort examining the co-administration of SB 11285 and atezolizumab by the end of summer 2020. We anticipate that we will announce monotherapy data in the fourth quarter of 2020 and generate sufficient data from our Phase 1a/1b IV STING agonist program by the end of the first half of 2021 to enable advancement into a Phase 2 clinical trial. While the company currently anticipates this Phase 1 trial will remain open and currently enrolled patients will continue on study, all clinical sites activated for the study may determine to stop enrolling and/or dosing patients as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has the potential to impact both the advancement into combination cohorts and the availability of data in 2020 and the first half of 2021.

ADCs represent a novel platform to enable the targeted delivery of payload molecules. Conjugation of a payload molecule to an antibody that has its own efficacy profile could allow for a single drug with enhanced potency and safety compared to either mechanism alone. We believe the chemistry used to develop our STING agonists is differentiated from first generation STING agonists because preclinical studies have shown that our molecules allow for site-specific conjugation to other therapeutic modalities, including antibodies, to form ADCs. Our STING agonists, in combination with an antibody to form an ADC, could provide targeted delivery to the tumor site to better achieve anti-tumor efficacy.

We are also exploring the use of our novel STING antagonist compounds for the treatment of certain autoimmune and inflammatory diseases where the STING pathway is involved. Our STING antagonists are selectively designed to block aberrant activation of the STING pathway, which contributes to the causes of certain autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including STING-associated vasculopathy with onset in infancy (SAVI), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other proinflammatory-mediated diseases. In July 2019, we presented preclinical data from a novel STING antagonist compound, which showed potent inhibition of interferon and pro-inflammatory cytokines in wild type and mutant STING in vitro models. In vivo administration of this compound antagonized STING-agonist-induced interferon and cytokine production in the blood, spleen and liver in mice, illustrating the potential that this compound has for therapeutic applications in interferonopathies, as well as autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, in August 2019, we entered into a research agreement with the University of Texas

Southwestern Medical School to evaluate our small molecule STING antagonist compounds. We hope to initiate IND-enabling activities for our lead, orally-available STING antagonist product candidate, SB 11736, in early 2021.

In April 2020, we announced that we are exploring programs and collaborations to study our portfolio of RIG-I agonist and STING agonist compounds as potential therapeutics and vaccine adjuvants for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. We are collaborating with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to examine multiple compounds from our RIG-I agonist and STING agonist portfolio in the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) assay and the SARS-CoV-2 antiviral assay. We are also pursuing the inclusion of inarigivir soproxil, a RIG-I agonist, as an adjuvant therapy in ongoing clinical trials involving Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.

To date, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to research and development efforts, including conducting clinical trials for our product candidates, protecting our intellectual property and providing general and administrative support for these operations. We have not generated any revenue to date other than from grants from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH. No additional funding remains available to us under any grant for the development of any of our product candidates. We have funded our operations primarily through proceeds received from private placements of convertible notes, common stock and/or warrants; the exercise of options and warrants; NIH grant funding; and public offerings of securities.

We have incurred significant annual net operating losses in every year since our inception and expect to continue to incur significant expenses and net operating losses for the foreseeable future. Our net losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 were $6.5 million and $14.7 million, respectively, and our net losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were $4.6 million and $9.8 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of $140.9 million. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses for the next several years.

We do not expect to raise any additional funds prior to the completion of the Exchange. However, if the Exchange is not completed, we may require significant additional funds earlier than we currently expect in order to conduct clinical trials and preclinical and discovery activities. There can be no assurances, however, that additional funding will be available on favorable terms, or at all. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, stockholders’ ownership interests will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect common stockholder rights. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances 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 grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.

There is no guarantee that the Exchange will be completed. As of June 30, 2020, we had $23.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. We expect that our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of June 30, 2020 will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next twelve months. This estimate assumes no additional funding from new collaboration agreements, equity financings or further sales under our Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

Financial Operations Overview

Operating expenses

Our operating expenses since inception have consisted primarily of research and development expense and general and administrative costs.

Research and development

Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for our research activities, including our discovery efforts, and the development of our product candidates, which include:

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expenses incurred under agreements with third parties, including CROs that conduct research, preclinical activities and clinical trials on our behalf as well as contract manufacturing organizations, or CMOs, that manufacture drug products for use in our preclinical and clinical trials;

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salaries, benefits and other related costs, including stock-based compensation expense, for personnel in our research and development functions;

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costs of outside consultants, including their fees, stock-based compensation and related travel expenses;

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the cost of laboratory supplies and acquiring, developing and manufacturing preclinical study and clinical trial materials;

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costs related to compliance with regulatory requirements; and

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facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs.

We expense research and development costs as incurred. We recognize external development costs based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using information provided to us by our vendors and our clinical investigative sites. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual agreements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and are reflected in our consolidated financial statements as prepaid or accrued research and development expenses.

Our direct research and development expenses are not currently tracked on a program-by-program basis. Until January 2020, we were primarily focused on the research and development of inarigivir. Going forward, and at least until the completion of the Exchange, we expect our primary focus to be on the research and development of compounds targeting the STING pathway. Our direct research and development expenses consist primarily of external costs, such as fees paid to investigators, consultants and CROs in connection with our preclinical studies and clinical trial and regulatory fees. We do not allocate employee-related costs and other indirect costs to specific research and development programs.

The successful development of our product candidates is highly uncertain. Accordingly, at this time, we cannot reasonably estimate the nature, timing and costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the development of any of our product candidates. We are also unable to predict when, if ever, we will generate revenues from SB 11285 or any of our other product candidates. This is due to the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with developing medicines, including the uncertainties related to:

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establishing an appropriate safety profile for our product candidates;

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successful enrollment in and completion of clinical trials;

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receipt of marketing approvals from applicable regulatory authorities;

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establishing commercial manufacturing capabilities or making arrangements with third-party manufacturers;

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obtaining and maintaining patent and trade secret protection and regulatory exclusivity for our product candidates;

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launching commercial sales of the products, if and when approved, whether alone or in collaboration with others; and

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if a product is approved, a continued acceptable safety profile of the product.

A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to any of our product candidates would significantly change the costs and timing associated with the development of that product candidate.

We anticipate our research and development expenses will trend below comparable prior period levels in the near future as a result of reduced research and development activities and a reduced headcount of research and development personnel.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel in our executive, finance, corporate and business development and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include legal fees relating to patent and corporate matters; professional fees for accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services; insurance costs; travel expenses; and facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs.

We anticipate our general and administrative expenses will remain consistent with comparable prior period levels in the near future. We will continue to incur expenses associated with being a public company, including costs of accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with exchange listing and Securities and Exchange Commission requirements, director and officer insurance premiums, and investor and public relations costs.

Other income (expense)

Other income (expense) consists of interest income earned on our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities, interest expense paid on the Convertible Term Loan and the loss on extinguishment of debt for repayment of the Convertible Term Loan.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities consists of a gain or (loss) related to the change in the fair value of the warrants issued in connection with our private placement offering in November 2016, resulting from factors such as a change in our stock price and a change in expected stock price volatility.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We believe that the estimates and assumptions underlying the accounting policies described therein may have the greatest potential impact on our consolidated financial statements and, therefore, consider these to be our critical accounting policies. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these current estimates based on different assumptions and under different conditions.

Accrued Research and Development Expenses

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our accrued research and development expenses. This process involves reviewing open contracts and purchase orders, communicating with our personnel to identify services that have been performed on our behalf and estimating the level of service performed and the associated costs incurred for the services when we have not yet been invoiced or otherwise notified of the actual costs. The majority of our service providers invoice us in arrears for services performed, on a predetermined schedule or when contractual milestones are met; however, some require advanced payments. We make estimates of our accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date in our consolidated financial statements based on facts and circumstances known to us at that time. Examples of estimated accrued research and development expenses include fees paid to:

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CROs in connection with performing research services on our behalf and clinical trials;

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investigative sites or other providers in connection with clinical trials;

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vendors in connection with preclinical and clinical development activities; and

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vendors related to product manufacturing, development and distribution of preclinical and clinical supplies.

We base our expenses related to preclinical studies and clinical trials on our estimates of the services received and efforts expended pursuant to quotes and contracts with multiple CROs that conduct and manage clinical trials on our behalf. The financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation, vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. There may be instances in which payments made to our vendors will exceed the level of services provided and result in a prepayment of the clinical expense. Payments under some of these contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment of patients and the completion of clinical trial milestones. In accruing service fees, we estimate the time period over which services will be performed, enrollment of patients, number of sites activated and the level of effort to be expended in each period. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from our estimate, we adjust the accrual or amount of prepaid expense accordingly. Although we do not expect our estimates to be materially different from amounts actually incurred, our understanding of the status and timing of services performed relative to the actual status and timing of services performed may vary and may result in us reporting amounts that are too high or too low in any particular period. To date, we have not made any material adjustments to our prior estimates of accrued research and development expenses.

Warrants Issued in 2016 Private Placement

In connection with our private placement offering in November 2016, or the November private placement, we issued warrants to purchase 1,644,737 shares of common stock, which we refer to as the November 2016 Warrants. These warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $10.79 per share. We evaluated the terms of these warrants and concluded that they should be liability-classified. In November 2016, we recorded the fair value of these warrants of approximately $8.3 million. We recognize any change in the value of the warrant liability each reporting period in the statement of operations. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of the warrants was approximately $38,000, which is a decrease of approximately $261,000 from the fair value of approximately $299,000 as of December 31, 2019. See Note 7 of the notes to the unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Stock-Based Compensation

We issue stock-based awards to employees and non-employees, generally in the form of stock options or performance-based restricted stock units. We account for our stock-based compensation awards in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, (FASB) ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, or ASC 718. ASC 718 requires all stock-based payments to employees and non-employees, including grants of employee stock options and modifications to existing stock awards, to be recognized in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss based on their fair values.

We measure stock options and other stock-based awards granted to employees, nonemployees and directors based on the fair value on the date of grant and recognize the corresponding compensation expense of those awards, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. We account for forfeitures as they occur. Generally, we issue stock options and performance based restricted stock units with service-based vesting conditions and record the expense for these awards using the straight-line method. Each quarter we update our assessment of the probability that the specified performance criteria will be achieved and adjust our estimate of the fair value of the performance-based restricted stock units (“performance-based RSUs”) if necessary.

We estimate the fair value of each stock option grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Use of this model requires that we make assumptions as to the fair value of our common stock, the volatility of our common stock, the expected term of our stock options, the risk-free interest rate for a period that approximates the expected term of our stock options and our expected dividend yield. Because we lack company-specific historical and implied volatility information due in part to the limited time in which we have operated as a publicly traded company, we estimate our expected volatility based on the historical volatility of a group of publicly traded peer companies. We expect to continue to do so until such time as we have adequate historical data regarding the volatility of our traded stock price. We use the simplified method prescribed by the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, Share-Based Payment, to calculate the expected term of options granted to employees and directors. We base the expected term of options granted to consultants and nonemployees on the contractual term of the options. We determine the risk-free interest rate by reference to the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that we have never paid cash dividends and do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

We recognize forfeitures as they occur and the compensation expense is reversed in the period that the forfeiture occurs. The assumptions we used to determine the fair value of granted stock options in six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019
Risk-free interest rate		0.7	%		2.6	%
Expected term (in years)		5.9			6.0
Expected volatility		82.8	%		81.1	%
Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%

The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the time-based RSUs granted to management during the six months ended June 30, 2020 is based on the market price of the award on the grant date, which was a weighted average fair value for the six months ended June 30, 2020 of $1.41 per share.

These assumptions represent our best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of our judgment. As a result, if factors change and we use significantly different assumptions or estimates, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different. We recognize compensation expense for only the portion of awards that are expected to vest.

The impact of our stock-based compensation expense for stock options and performance based restricted stock units granted to employees and non-employees may grow in future periods if the fair value of our common stock increases.

The following table summarizes the classification of our stock-based compensation expenses recognized in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Stock-based compensation:	2020		2019		2020		2019
Research and development	$	171	$	339	$	446	$	656
General and administrative		303		702		845		1,357
Total Stock-based compensation	$	474	$	1,041	$	1,291	$	2,013

JOBS Act

In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company,” or EGC, can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, as an EGC, we could have delayed the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies.

Subject to certain conditions, as an EGC, we intend to rely on certain exemptions afforded by the JOBS Act, including the exemption from certain requirements related to the disclosure of executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and the requirement that we hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and any golden parachute payments; the requirement that the auditors provide an attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and complying with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB, regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements, known as the auditor discussion and analysis. We will remain an EGC until the earliest of the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of approximately $1.07 billion or more; the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of the closing of our initial public offering, or IPO, which is December 31, 2021; the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,									For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			Change			2020			2019			Change
Operating expenses:
Research and development	$	3,204		$	7,275		$	(4,071	)	$	8,507		$	12,842		$	(4,335	)
General and administrative		2,164			2,490			(326	)		5,043			5,300			(257	)
Total operating expenses		5,368			9,765			(4,397	)		13,550			18,142			(4,592	)
Loss from operations		(5,368	)		(9,765	)		4,397			(13,550	)		(18,142	)		4,592
Other income (expense)		(1,198	)		325			(1,523	)		(1,433	)		686			(2,119	)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities		22			4,885			(4,863	)		261			7,706			(7,445	)
Net loss	$	(6,544	)	$	(4,555	)	$	(1,989	)	$	(14,722	)	$	(9,750	)	$	(4,972	)

Research and development expenses.

Research and development expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $3.2 million and $7.3 million, respectively. The decrease of $4.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to a decrease in spending on preclinical and clinical trial-related activities for inarigivir and manufacturing costs for inarigivir and SB 11285 of $3.6 million, as well as other research and development related expenses of $0.5 million, including laboratory supplies, salaries and benefits costs and non-cash charges for stock-based compensation.

Research and development expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $8.5 million and $12.8 million, respectively. The decrease of $4.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to a decrease in spending on preclinical studies and clinical trial-related activities for inarigivir and manufacturing costs for inarigivir and SB 11285 of $3.8 million, as well as other research and development related expenses of $0.5 million, including laboratory supplies, salaries and benefits costs and non-cash charges for stock-based compensation.

General and administrative expenses.

General and administrative expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $2.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively. The decrease of $0.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to a decrease in non-cash stock-based compensation of $0.4 million, offset by insurance costs of $0.1 million.

General and administrative expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $5.0 million and $5.3 million, respectively. The decrease of $0.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to an decrease in non-cash charges for stock-based compensation of $0.5 million and legal-related costs of $0.2 million, offset by other general and administrative related expenses of $0.4 million, including consulting-related costs and public company related costs.

Other income (expense). Other income (expense) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 is comprised of interest income, offset by interest expense and loss on extinguishment of debt. Interest income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $44,000 and $285,000, respectively, and was primarily related to the interest earned on marketable securities. Interest expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $35,000 and $511,000, respectively, and was due to the interest expense incurred on the Convertible Term Loan. Loss on extinguishment of debt during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $1.2 million during both periods and was due to the repayment of the Convertible Term Loan. Interest income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $325,000 and approximately $686,000, respectively, and was primarily due to the interest earned on marketable securities. There was no interest expense and no loss on extinguishment of debt as of June 30, 2019.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities. The change in fair value of warrant liabilities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was a gain of approximately $22,000 and $261,000, respectively. The change in fair value of warrant liabilities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was a gain of $4.9 million and $7.7 million, respectively. The change in value each period was solely due to the change in the fair value of the November 2016 Warrants, primarily as a result of the change in our stock price and stock price volatility.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Liquidity

From our inception through June 30, 2020, we have financed our operations through proceeds received from private placements of convertible notes, common stock and/or warrants, the exercise of options and warrants, NIH grant funding and public offerings of securities. As of June 30, 2020, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $23.5 million and an accumulated deficit of $140.9 million.

In August 2017, we entered into a Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement, or Sales Agreement, with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., or Cantor, pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time through Cantor, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million. We pay Cantor a commission rate equal to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale. Shares sold under the Sales Agreement were offered and sold pursuant to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-218399) that was declared effective by the SEC on June 12, 2017, which we refer to as the S-3 Registration Statement, and a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus that we filed with the SEC on August 18, 2017. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we sold an aggregate of 649,095 and 690,895 shares of our common stock, respectively, pursuant to the Sales Agreement at a weighted-average selling price of $1.32 per share, during both periods, which resulted in approximately $0.8 million in net proceeds to the Company during both periods. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we sold an aggregate of 600 shares of our common stock under the Sales Agreement at a weighted average selling price of $10.03 per share, which resulted in de minimis net proceeds.

In September 2019, we entered into a loan and security agreement with certain affiliates of Pontifax Medison Finance, or the Lenders, that provided for a $20.0 million term loan and bears annual interest at a rate of 8.0%, which we refer to as the Convertible Term Loan. The Convertible Term Loan provided for interest-only payments for twenty-four months and repayment of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the loan in quarterly installments starting upon expiration of the interest only period and continuing through September 19, 2023. The Lenders could have, at their option, elected to convert some or all of the then outstanding term loan amount and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $8.76 per share.

On April 8, 2020, we entered into a prepayment notice and pay-off letter with the Lenders, which provided for the full repayment in cash on April 8, 2020 of our $20.0 million Convertible Term Loan. The pay-off letter provided that the repayment amount would be approximately $20.3 million, which included payment in full of all outstanding principal and accrued interest underlying the Convertible Term Loan and $0.3 million for a prepayment fee. Pursuant to the pay-off letter, all of our indebtedness and obligations to the Lenders were discharged in full, and all security interests and other liens held by the Lenders as security for the Convertible Term Loan terminated upon the Lenders’ receipt of the repayment amount. In connection with the repayment of the Convertible Term Loan, the warrants previously issued to the lenders were amended and restated so that the new exercise price is $2.08, which was equal to 1.5 times the weighted-average closing price of our common stock during the 90 days prior to the repayment date and resulted in an incremental expense of approximately $54,000. All other terms and conditions of the Pontifax Warrants remain the same.

We made the decision to repay the Convertible Term Loan as a result of changes in our operating needs following our announcement in the first quarter of 2020 that we were discontinuing the development of our HBV program, as well as the cost of capital associated with the Convertible Term Loan.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes sources and uses of cash for each of the periods presented (in thousands):

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(11,961	)	$	(14,765	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		11,234			10,582
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(19,451	)		6
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(20,178	)	$	(4,177	)

Net cash used in operating activities. The use of cash in both periods resulted primarily from our net losses adjusted for non-cash charges and changes in components of working capital. Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $12.0 million and $14.8 million, respectively. The decrease in cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to six months ended June 30, 2019 of $2.8 million was primarily due to a decrease in the

non-cash change in the fair value of the warrant liability of $7.4 million, non-cash change in stock-based compensation of $0.7 million and prepaid expense and other current assets of $1.5 million, offset by an increase in net loss of $4.9 million, loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million and accrued expenses and other current and non-current liabilities of $1.7 million.

Net cash provided by investing activities. Net cash provided by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $11.2 million and $10.6 million, respectively. The cash provided by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily the result of $32.2 million in proceeds from the sale of marketable securities, which was offset by $21.0 million for the purchase of marketable securities. The cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was primarily the result of $16.8 million in proceeds from the sale of marketable securities, which was offset by $6.0 million for the purchase of marketable securities and $0.2 million for the purchase of property and equipment.

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $19.5 million and net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $6,000. Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily the result of $20.3 million for payment of the Convertible Term Loan and prepayment charge, offset by $0.8 million of net proceeds from our at-the-market offering program under the Sales Agreement. Net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was the result of net proceeds from our at-the-market offering program under the Sales Agreement.

Funding Requirements

As of June 30, 2020, we had $23.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. We expect that our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of June 30, 2020 will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next twelve months. This estimate assumes no additional funding from new collaboration agreements, equity financings or further sales under our Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

Our future capital requirements as a stand-alone company, if the proposed Exchange were not to be completed, are difficult to forecast. Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:

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the continued clinical development of SB 11285, our lead STING agonist product candidate;

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the costs involved in conducting preclinical and clinical activities for our STING and COVID-19 programs;

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the costs of preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent applications and maintaining, enforcing and defending intellectual property-related claims;

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the extent to which we may elect to continue product development activities in the future, if at all; and

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the timing and completion of the Exchange.

To the extent the Exchange is not completed and our capital resources are insufficient to meet our future operating and capital requirements, we will need to finance our future cash needs through public or private equity offerings, collaboration agreements, debt financings or licensing arrangements. However, additional funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all, and our ability to obtain funding may be adversely affected by the uncertainty and volatility in the U.S. capital markets relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of our stockholders. For example, if we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities or by selling convertible debt securities, further dilution to our existing stockholders may result. In addition, pursuant to the instructions to Form S-3, if we file a new S-3 shelf registration statement, we would only have the ability to sell shares under such registration statement, during any 12-month period, in an amount less than or equal to one-third of the aggregate market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates, which is commonly referred to as our “public float.” If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to obtain funds through collaborators that may require us to relinquish rights to our technologies or drug candidates that we might otherwise seek to develop or commercialize independently.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

In September 2019, we entered into the Convertible Term Loan with the Lenders that provided for a $20.0 million term loan with an annual interest rate of 8.0%. The Convertible Term Loan provided for interest-only payments for twenty-four months and repayment of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the term loan in quarterly installments starting upon expiration of the interest only period and continuing through September 19, 2023. On April 8, 2020, we entered into a prepayment notice and pay-off letter with the Lenders, which provided for the full repayment in cash on April 8, 2020 of the Convertible Term Loan. Pursuant to the pay-off letter, all of our indebtedness and obligations to the Lenders were discharged in full, and all security interests and other liens held by the Lenders as security for the Loan terminated upon the Lenders’ receipt of the repayment amount. The Convertible Term Loan and the subsequent repayment are described in Note 9 to the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We enter into contracts in the normal course of business with third party service providers for clinical trials, preclinical research studies and testing, manufacturing and other services and products for operating purposes. We have not included our payment obligations under these contracts in the table as these contracts generally provide for termination upon notice, and therefore, we believe that our non-cancelable obligations under these agreements are not material and we cannot reasonably estimate the timing of if and when they will occur. We could also enter into additional research, manufacturing, supplier and other agreements in the future, which may require up-front payments and even long-term commitments of cash.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirement for Fair Value Measurement. This ASU removes, modifies and adds certain disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 820. The ASU is effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2019. We adopted this standard as of January 1, 2020; however, the adoption of this standard did not impact our consolidated financial statements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $23.5 million as of June 30, 2020, consisted of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest income sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, because a significant amount of the marketable securities in our investment portfolio are short-term in nature, an immediate 10% change in market interest rates would not be expected to have a material impact on the fair market value of our investment portfolio or on our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2020, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of such date are effective at the reasonable assurance level. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Controls

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the six months ended June 30, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, certain of our employees began working remotely. We have not identified any material changes in our internal control over financial reporting as a result of these changes to the working environment. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 situation to determine any potential impacts on the design and operating effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not presently a party to any material litigation.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, or the Form 10-K, and in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Other than the addition of the following risk factors, there have been no material changes in or additions to the risk factors referred to in the previous sentence.

Risks Related to the Exchange

The issuance of our common stock in the Exchange pursuant to the Exchange Agreement must be approved by our stockholders. Failure to obtain this approval and failure of any other closing conditions to the Exchange Agreement would prevent the Closing of the Exchange.

Before the Exchange can be completed, our stockholders must approve the Exchange. Failure to obtain the required stockholder approval may result in a material delay in, or the abandonment of, the Exchange. Even if the Exchange is approved by the our stockholders, certain other specified conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement must be satisfied or waived to complete the Exchange. We cannot assure you that all of the conditions will be satisfied or waived. If the conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Exchange will not occur or will be delayed, and we may lose some or all of the intended benefits of the Exchange. Any delay in completing the Exchange may materially adversely affect the timing and benefits that are expected to be achieved from the Exchange.

The Exchange Ratio set forth in the Exchange Agreement is not adjustable based on the market price of our common stock, so the Exchange consideration at the Closing may have a greater or lesser value than at the time the Exchange Agreement was signed.

At the Closing, the issued and outstanding share capital of F-star will be exchanged for shares of our common stock based on the exchange ratio formula in the Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Ratio”). The Exchange Ratio may be adjusted to the extent that (i) our expected net cash as of Closing is less than $15.0 million or greater than $17.0 million, (ii) F-star does not raise at least $25.0 million in a private placement of ordinary shares of F-star to occur prior to the Closing (the “Pre-Closing Financing”), and (iii) to account for the actual proceeds raised in the Pre-Closing Financing. Should the Closing occur after September 30, 2020, the $15.0 million and $17.0 million thresholds will each be reduced by $250,000 on October 30, 2020 and on the last day of each 30-day period thereafter until the Closing occurs. These and other adjustments to the Exchange Ratio are described further in the Exchange Agreement. Immediately following the Closing and assuming an Exchange Ratio of 0.5338 (which assumes both that our valuation will not be adjusted as a result of the expected net cash at Closing and that F-star raises $25.0 million in the Pre-Closing Financing), Spring Bank equity holders and the holders of F-star’s share capital are expected to own approximately 38.8% and 61.2%, respectively, of the outstanding capital stock of the combined company. However, as a result of these and other adjustments described in the Exchange Agreement, either the Spring Bank equity holders or the F-star equity holders could own more or less of the combined company than currently expected.

Any changes in the market price of our common stock before the completion of the Exchange will not affect the number of shares of our common stock issuable to the F-star equity holders pursuant to the Exchange Agreement. Therefore, if before the completion of the Exchange, the market price of our common stock declines from the market price on the date of the Exchange Agreement, then the F-star equity holders could receive Exchange consideration with substantially lower value than the value of the Exchange consideration on the date of the Exchange Agreement. Similarly, if before the completion of the Exchange, the market price of our common stock increases from the market price of our common stock on the date of the Exchange Agreement, then F-star’s equity holders could receive Exchange consideration with substantially greater value than the value of the Exchange consideration on the date of the Exchange Agreement. Because the Exchange Ratio does not adjust as a result of changes in the market price of our common stock, for each one percentage point change in the market price of our common stock, there is a corresponding one percentage point rise or decline, respectively, in the value of the total Exchange consideration payable to the F –star equity holders pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.

Our stockholders may not receive any payment on the CVRs and the CVRs may otherwise expire valueless.

At the Closing, Spring Bank, F-star, a representative of the Spring Bank stockholders prior to the Closing, and Computershare Trust Company N.A., as the Rights Agent, will enter into a STING Agonist Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “STING Agonist CVR Agreement”) and a STING Antagonist Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “STING Antagonist CVR Agreement” and, together with the STING Agonist CVR Agreement, the “CVR Agreements). Each share of our common stock held by our stockholders as of a record date prior to the Closing will receive a dividend of (i) one contingent value right entitling these holders to receive payments in connection with certain transactions involving Spring Bank’s proprietary STING agonist compound (“STING Agonist CVR”), and (ii) one contingent value right entitling these holders to receive payments in connection with the execution of a potential development agreement and certain other transactions involving Spring Bank’s proprietary STING antagonist compound (the “STING Antagonist CVR” and, together with the STING Agonist CVR, the “CVRs”).

The right of our stockholders to receive any future payment on or to derive any value from the CVRs will be contingent solely upon the achievement of the events specified in the CVR Agreements within the time periods specified in the CVR Agreements and the consideration received being greater than any amounts permitted to be retained or deducted by the combined company under the CVR Agreements. The combined company may not be able to successfully achieve the development of Spring Bank’s STING Agonist or Antagonist compounds in a manner or within a time period that would generate payment pursuant to the CVR Agreements. If these payment triggering events are not achieved for any reason within the time periods specified in the CVR Agreements or the consideration received for these events is not greater than the amounts permitted to be retained or deducted by the combined company, no payments will be made under the CVRs, and the CVRs will expire valueless.

Furthermore, the CVRs will be unsecured obligations of the combined company and all payments under the CVRs, all other obligations under the CVR Agreement and the CVRs and any rights or other related claims will be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all current or future senior obligations of the combined company. Finally, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the CVRs is unclear. There is no legal authority directly addressing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the receipt of, and payments on, the CVRs, and there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position that could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders of the CVRs.

Failure to complete the Exchange may result in either Spring Bank or F-star paying a termination fee to the other party and could significantly harm the market price of our common stock and negatively affect our future business and operations.

If the Exchange is not completed and the Exchange Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, the terminating party may be required to pay the other party a termination fee of $2 million. In addition, under certain conditions, we may be required to reimburse F-star for up to $750,000 of F-star’s expenses. Even if a termination fee or expenses of the other party are not payable in connection with a termination of the Exchange Agreement, we will have incurred significant fees and expenses, which must be paid whether or not the Exchange is completed. Further, if the Exchange is not completed, it could significantly harm the market price of our common stock.

In addition, if the Exchange Agreement is terminated and our Board of Directors determines to seek another business combination or strategic transaction, there can be no assurance that we will be able to find a partner and close an alternative transaction on terms that are as favorable or more favorable than the terms set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

The Exchange may be completed even though certain events occur prior to the Closing that materially and adversely affect Spring Bank or F-star.

The Exchange Agreement provides that either Spring Bank or F-star can refuse to complete the Exchange if there is a material adverse change affecting the other party between the date of the Exchange Agreement and the Closing. However, certain types of changes do not permit either party to refuse to complete the Exchange, even if this change could have a material adverse effect on Spring Bank or F-star, including:

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general business or economic conditions affecting the industries in which Spring Bank or F-star, as applicable, operates and general conditions in financial markets to the extent these general conditions do not disproportionately affect Spring Bank and F-star, respectively;

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with respect to Spring Bank, any change in its stock price or trading volume excluding any underlying effect that may have caused such change, unless this effect is otherwise exempt from causing a material adverse effect under the Exchange Agreement;

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failure to meet internal or analysts’ expectations or projections for results of operations;

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failure to meet expectations regarding, or changes in expectations regarding, clinical trial program or study progress and, subject to certain exceptions, the occurrence of adverse events or serious adverse events in a clinical trial program;

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any effect resulting from the performance of obligations under the Exchange Agreement or the announcement of the Exchange or any related transactions;

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natural disasters, acts of terrorism, sabotage, military action or war or any escalation or worsening of military actions or wars, or any viruses, pandemics, epidemic or other outbreaks of illness or public health events, or any spread or worsening of these events (including worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic), or any other circumstance that may be considered a force majeure event;

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certain changes in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, applicable laws or GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards or related interpretations provided these matters do not disproportionately affect Spring Bank or F-star, respectively;

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actions taken by Spring Bank as reasonably necessary to comply with the Exchange Agreement or as otherwise permitted by the Exchange Agreement;

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a government authority’s rejection or non-acceptance of intellectual property filings and applications;

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regulatory action or the announcement of regulatory action regarding potentially competitive products or product candidates; and

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stockholder litigation arising from or relating to the Exchange Agreement or the Exchange.

If adverse changes occur and Spring Bank and F-star still complete the Exchange, the market price of the combined company’s common stock may suffer. This in turn may reduce the value of the Exchange to the stockholders of Spring Bank, F-star or both.

Some of our officers and directors have interests in the Exchange that are different from our stockholders and that may influence them to support or approve the Exchange without regard to the interests of our stockholders.

Certain of our officers and directors participate in arrangements that provide them with interests in the Exchange that are different from the interests of our stockholders. These interests relate to or arise from, among other things, (i) severance payments to which certain of our executive officers will be entitled following completion of the Exchange as a result of termination of employment under certain circumstances, (ii) the accelerated vesting of certain of the equity awards held by our executive officers and directors in connection with the completion of the Exchange, and (iii) the fact that certain of our current directors will continue as directors of the combined company after the Closing, each of which could influence them to support the Exchange.

The market price of our common stock following the Exchange may decline as a result of the Exchange.

The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the Exchange for a number of reasons, including if:

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investors react negatively to the prospects of the combined company’s product candidates, business and financial condition following the Exchange;

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the effect of the Exchange on the combined company's business and prospects is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts; or

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the combined company does not achieve the perceived benefits of the Exchange as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts.

Our stockholders may not realize a benefit from the Exchange commensurate with the ownership dilution they will experience in connection with the Exchange.

If the combined company is unable to realize the strategic and financial benefits currently anticipated from the Exchange, our stockholders will have experienced substantial dilution of their ownership interests in our company without receiving the expected commensurate benefit, or only receiving part of the commensurate benefit to the extent the combined company is able to realize only part of the expected strategic and financial benefits currently anticipated from the Exchange.

The combined company will need to raise additional capital by issuing securities or debt or through licensing or other strategic arrangements, which may cause dilution to the combined company’s stockholders or restrict the combined company’s operations or impact its proprietary rights.

The combined company may be required to raise additional funds sooner than currently planned. If either or both of Spring Bank or F-star hold less cash at the time of the Closing than the parties currently expect, the combined company will need to raise additional capital sooner than expected. The combined company will also generally need to raise substantial additional capital to support its planned operations. Additional financing may not be available to the combined company when it needs it or may not be available on favorable terms. In addition, the combined company’s ability to obtain future funding when needed may be particularly challenging in light of the uncertainties and circumstances regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. To the extent that the combined company raises additional capital by issuing equity securities, this issuance may cause significant dilution to the combined company’s stockholders’ ownership. The terms of any new equity securities may have preferences over the combined company’s common stock. Any debt financing the combined company enters into may involve covenants that restrict its operations. These restrictive covenants may include limitations on additional borrowing and specific restrictions on the use of the combined company’s assets, as well as prohibitions on its ability to create liens, pay dividends, redeem its stock or make investments. In addition, if the combined company raises additional funds through licensing, partnering or other strategic arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish rights to some of the combined company’s technologies or product candidates and proprietary rights, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to the combined company.

During the pendency of the Exchange, we may not be able to enter into a business combination with another party at a favorable price because of restrictions in the Exchange Agreement, which could adversely affect our business.

Subject to certain exceptions, covenants in the Exchange Agreement impede the ability of Spring Bank to make acquisitions or to complete other transactions that are not in the ordinary course of business pending completion of the Exchange. As a result, if the Exchange is not completed, we may be at a disadvantage to our competitors during this period. In addition, while the Exchange Agreement is in effect, we are generally prohibited from soliciting, initiating, encouraging or entering into certain extraordinary transactions, such as a merger, sale of assets, or other business combination outside the ordinary course of business with any third party, subject to certain exceptions relating to fiduciary duties.

The pendency of the Exchange could have an adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock and our business, financial condition and prospects.

The pendency of the Exchange could disrupt our business in many ways, including:

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the attention of our management and employees may be directed toward the completion of the Exchange and related matters and may be diverted from our day-to-day business operations; and

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third parties may seek to terminate or renegotiate their relationships with us as a result of the Exchange, whether pursuant to the terms of their existing agreements with us or otherwise.

Should they occur, any of these matters could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock or harm our business, financial condition and prospects.

We are substantially dependent on our employees to facilitate the consummation of the Exchange.

Our ability to successfully complete the Exchange depends in large part on our ability to retain certain personnel. Despite our efforts to retain these employees, one or more may terminate their employment with us on short notice. The loss of the services of certain employees could potentially harm our ability to consummate the Exchange, to run our day-to-day business operations, as well as to fulfill our reporting obligations as a public company.

Litigation relating to the Exchange could require us to incur significant costs and suffer management distraction, and could delay or enjoin the Exchange.

We could be subject to demands or litigation related to the Exchange, whether or not the Exchange is consummated. Such actions may create uncertainty relating to the Exchange, or delay or enjoin the Exchange, result in substantial costs to us and divert management time and resources.

Item 6.

Exhibits.

The exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are set forth on the Exhibit Index set forth immediately prior to the signature page.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

2.1		Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2020, by and among Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc., F-star Therapeutics Limited and the persons listed therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 30, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

3.1		Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 13, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

4.1		Form of Amended and Restated Warrant (Pontifax) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 13, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

10.1		Pay-Off Letter, dated April 8, 2020, by and among Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pontifax Medison Finance (Israel) L.P. and Pontifax Medison Finance (Cayman) L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 13, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

10.2		Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 25, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

10.3		Form of STING Agonist CVR Agreement by and among Spring Bank, F-star, a representative of the Spring Bank stockholders prior to the Closing, and Computershare Trust Company N.A., as the Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 30, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

10.4		Form of STING Antagonist CVR Agreement by and among Spring Bank, F-star, a representative of the Spring Bank stockholders prior to the Closing, and Computershare Trust Company N.A., as the Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 30, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

10.5		Form of Company Lock-up Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 30, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

10.6		Form of Seller Lock-Up Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 30, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

10.7		Form of Voting Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 30, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-37718).

31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1**		Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith. This certification is not deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

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.

	Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Date: August 10, 2020	By:	/s/ Lori Firmani
		Lori Firmani
		Vice President of Finance
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Martin Driscoll, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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 10, 2020	By:	/s/ Martin Driscoll
		Martin Driscoll
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Lori Firmani, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;

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

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

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

	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 10, 2020			By:	/s/ Lori Firmani
				Lori Firmani
				Vice President of Finance
				(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: August 10, 2020	By:	/s/ Martin Driscoll
		Martin Driscoll
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 10, 2020	By:	/s/ Lori Firmani
		Lori Firmani
		Vice President of Finance
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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