UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Quarterly Report, contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this Quarterly Report regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “seek,” “evaluate,” “pursue,” “continue,” “design,” “impact,” “affect,” “forecast,” “target,” “outlook,” “initiative,” “objective,” “designed,” “priorities,” “goal,” or the negative of such terms and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated.
These forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report include, among other things, statements about:
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Any forward-looking statements that we make in this Quarterly Report speak only as of the date of such statement, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.
You should also read carefully the factors described in the “Risk Factors” included in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report and Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023, or the 2022 Annual Report, to better understand significant risks and uncertainties inherent in our business and underlying any forward-looking statements. As a result of these factors, actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report and you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
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Total liabilities |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) |
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Operating expenses: |
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 |
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Balance, December 31, 2022 |
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Net income |
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
(1) Background
Business
Baudax Bio, Inc. (“Baudax Bio” or the “Company”) is a pharmaceutical company primarily focused on innovative products for acute care and related settings. Baudax Bio believes it can bring valuable therapeutic options to patients, prescribers and payers to acute care and related markets.
The Company holds exclusive global rights to two new molecular entities, which are centrally acting Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (NMBs), BX1000, an intermediate duration of action NMB that recently completed a Phase II clinical trial, and BX2000, an ultra-short acting NMB currently undergoing a Phase I clinical trial. A proprietary blockade reversal agent, BX3000, is currently being evaluated in preclinical studies intended to support an IND filing in 2023. BX3000 is an agent that is expected to rapidly reverse BX1000 and BX2000 blockade. All three agents are licensed from Cornell University. The Company believes these agents, when an NMB and BX3000 are administered in succession, allow for a rapid onset of centrally acting neuromuscular blockade, followed by a rapid reversal of the neuromuscular blockade with BX3000. These novel agents have the potential to meaningfully reduce time to onset and reversal of blockade and improve the reliability of onset and offset of neuromuscular blockade. This can potentially reduce time in operating rooms or post operative suites (PACU), resulting in potential clinical and cost advantages, as well as valuable cost savings for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers and has the potential for an improved clinical profile in terms of safety.
In mid-2020, the Company launched its first commercial product, ANJESO, in the United States. ANJESO was the first and only 24-hour, intravenous, or IV, analgesia agent. ANJESO is a cyclooxygenase-2, or COX-2, preferential, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, or NSAID, for the management of moderate to severe pain, which could be administered alone or in combination with other non-NSAID analgesics. The Company discontinued commercial sales of ANJESO in December of 2022 and further withdrew its New Drug Application (“NDA”) related to ANJESO in late March 2023. See Note 4 for discussion on the discontinued operation related to our ANJESO commercial business.
The Company has determined that it operates in a segment involved in innovative products for hospital and related settings.
Reverse Stock Splits
(2) Development Activity Risks, Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company has incurred operating losses since inception and has negative cash flows, working capital and equity, including accumulated deficit of $
The Company has raised funds from debt and equity transactions and will be required to raise additional funds to continue to operate as a standalone entity. In order to fund development activities, and clinical and pre-clinical testing, the Company will require significant additional funding. The Company could delay clinical trial activity or reduce funding of specific programs in order to reduce cash needs. Insufficient funds may cause the Company to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of its development, future commercialization, or expansion activities. The Company may raise such funds, if available, through debt financings, bank or other loans, through strategic research and development, licensing (including out-licensing) and/or marketing arrangements or through public or private sales of equity or debt securities from time to time. Financing may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and failure to raise capital when needed could materially adversely impact the Company’s growth plans and its financial condition or results of operations and ability to continue as a going concern. Additional debt or equity financing, if available, may be dilutive to holders of the Company’s common stock and may involve significant cash payment obligations and covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to operate its business.
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern”, or ASC 205-40, which requires management to assess the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. Based on the Company’s available cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023, management has concluded that substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date these financial statements are issued. The Company expects to seek additional funding to sustain its future operations and while the Company has successfully raised capital in the past, the ability to raise capital in future periods is not assured. The Company is not expected to be able to maintain its minimum liquidity covenant over the next twelve months without additional inflows of funds or capital financing. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
(3)
(a) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), for interim financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, therefore, do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments (which consist primarily of accruals, estimates and assumptions that impact the financial statements) considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s results for the interim periods. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2023.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Company’s Form 10-K.
(b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and the notes to the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates.
(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents represents cash in banks and highly liquid short-term investments that have maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. These highly liquid short-term investments are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near to their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of the changes in interest rates.
(d) Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are as follows: to
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
(e) Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired by the Company. Goodwill is not amortized but assessed for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if impairment indicators exist. The impairment model prescribes a one-step method for determining impairment.
The one-step quantitative test calculates the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The Company has
(f) Concentration of Credit Risk
(g) Research and Development
Research and development costs for the Company’s proprietary products/product candidates are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development expenses consist of internal costs and funds paid to third parties for the provision of services for pre-commercialization and manufacturing scale-up activities, drug development, pre-clinical activities, clinical trials, statistical analysis, report writing and regulatory filing fees and compliance costs. At the end of the reporting period, the Company compares payments made to third-party service providers to the estimated progress toward completion of the research or development project. Such estimates are subject to change as additional information becomes available. Depending on the timing of payments to the service providers and the progress that the Company estimates has been made as a result of the service provided, the Company may record net prepaid or accrued expenses relating to these costs.
Upfront and milestone payments made to third parties who perform research and development services on the Company’s behalf are expensed as services are rendered. Costs incurred in obtaining product technology licenses are charged to research and development expense as acquired in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) if the technology licensed has not reached technological feasibility and has no alternative future use.
(h) Stock-Based Awards
Share-based compensation included in the consolidated financial statements is based upon the Baudax Bio, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The plan includes grants of stock options, time-based vesting restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based RSUs. The Company measures employee stock-based awards at grant-date fair value and recognizes employee compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
Determining the appropriate fair value of stock options requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the option and expected stock price volatility. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value its stock option awards. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change and/or management uses different assumptions, stock-based compensation expense could be materially different for future awards.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The expected life of stock options was estimated using the “simplified method,” as the Company has limited historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior for its stock options grants. The simplified method is based on the average of the vesting tranches and the contractual life of each grant. For stock price volatility, the Company uses an average of its peer group’s volatility in order to estimate future stock price trends. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury notes with a term approximating the expected life of the option. The Company has never declared or paid cash dividends and has no plans to do so in the foreseeable future, therefore the dividend yield is zero.
(i) Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded to the extent it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Because of the Company’s history of losses as a standalone entity, a full valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets in all periods presented.
Unrecognized income tax benefits represent income tax positions taken on income tax returns that have not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The Company recognizes the benefit of an income tax position only if it is more likely than not (greater than 50%) that the tax position will be sustained upon tax examination, based solely on the technical merits of the tax position. Otherwise, no benefit is recognized. The tax benefits recognized are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company does not anticipate significant changes in the amount of unrecognized income tax benefits over the next year.
(j) Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Net loss per common share is computed using the two-class method required due to the participating nature of the Series A Preferred Stock (as defined and discussed in Note 12(b)). Except with respect to voting and conversion, the rights of the holders of the Company’s common stock and the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock are identical. Each class of shares has the same rights to dividends. Although the Preferred Stock are participating securities, such securities do not participate in net losses and therefore do not impact the Company’s net loss per share calculation as of March 31, 2023.
Basic net loss per common share is determined by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is determined using the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period plus the weighted average number of shares of common shares that would be issued assuming exercise or conversion of all potentially dilutive instruments. Outstanding warrants, common stock options and unvested restricted stock units are excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share when their effect would be anti-dilutive.
For purposes of calculating basic and diluted loss per common share, the denominator includes the weighted average common shares outstanding, the weighted average common stock equivalents for warrants priced at par value, or $
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share:
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2022 |
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Net loss from continuing operations |
$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation |
$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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Net loss per share from continuing operations |
$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
Net income (loss) per share from discontinued operation |
$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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Net income (loss) per share of common stock, basic |
$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic |
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The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computations of diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they would be anti-dilutive:
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2022 |
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Options and restricted stock units outstanding |
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(k) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity,” or ASU 2020-06. ASU 2020-06 simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models available for convertible debt instruments. ASU 2020-06 also eliminates the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments and requires the use of the if-converted method. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted in annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2022, using the full retrospective method of adoption. The adoption eliminated the presentation of the beneficial conversion feature on the consolidated statement of operations and had no other material impact to the Company.
In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-04, “Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options,” or ASU 2021-04. ASU 2021-04 clarifies and reduces diversity in an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options, such as warrants, that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. ASU 2021-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2022, using the prospective method of adoption. This adoption did not have a material impact to the Company or its disclosures.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, “Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance,” or ASU 2021-10. ASU 2021-10 requires entities to provide disclosures on government assistance transactions for annual reporting periods. The disclosures include information around the nature of the transaction, the related accounting policies used to account for the transaction, the effect of the transaction on the entity’s financial statements, and any significant terms and conditions of the agreements, including commitments and contingencies. ASU 2021-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2022, using the prospective method of adoption. This adoption did not have a material impact to the Company or its disclosures.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” or ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13 requires companies to measure credit losses utilizing a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a range of reasonable information to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables and available-for-sale debt securities. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including those interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2023 and noted no impact to the Company or its disclosures.
4) Discontinued Operations
In March 2023, the Company entered into an Asset Transfer Agreement with Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited (“Alkermes”) (the “Transfer Agreement”). Under the terms of the Transfer Agreement, the Company transferred the rights to certain patents, trademarks, equipment, data and other rights related to ANJESO (the “Assets”) to Alkermes. The Company also withdrew the New Drug Application (“NDA”) related to ANJESO and agreed, if elected by Alkermes at a later date, to transfer such withdrawn NDA to Alkermes at no additional cost.
Additionally, under the Transfer Agreement, the Company granted Alkermes a non-exclusive, perpetual and irrevocable, royalty-free and fully paid-up worldwide license, to the additional intellectual property owned by the Company necessary to or useful to exploit ANJESO. In consideration of the transfer of the Assets, the parties agreed to the termination of (i) the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 7, 2015 by and among Alkermes, the Company and the other parties thereto (as amended, the “PSA”), (ii) the Asset Transfer and License Agreement, dated April 10, 2015 by and among Alkermes, the Company and the other parties thereto (as amended, the “ATLA”); and (iii) the Development, Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2015 by and between the Company and Alkermes (as amended, the “Manufacturing Agreement”) between the parties related to ANJESO (the PSA, ATLA and Manufacturing Agreement, collectively, the “ANJESO Agreements”). In connection with the termination of the ANJESO Agreements, no further payments of any kind pursuant to the ANJESO Agreements are payable by the Company to Alkermes.
The accounting requirements for reporting the abandonment of ANJESO as a discontinued operation were met when the agreements with Alkermes were executed. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements for all periods presented reflect this business as a discontinued operation.
The historical consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations of the Company and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements have been presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements and prior periods have been recast. Discontinued operations include results of the Company’s commercial business except for certain corporate overhead costs, which are included in continuing operations.
The following table shows amounts included in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, respectively, on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2022:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
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December 31, 2022 |
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Current assets of discontinued operation: |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Total current assets of discontinued operation |
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Non-current assets of discontinued operation: |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Total non-current assets of discontinued operation |
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Total assets of discontinued operation |
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$ |
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Current liabilities of discontinued operation: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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Current portion of contingent consideration |
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Total current liabilities of discontinued operation |
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Non-current liabilities of discontinued operation: |
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Long-term portion of contingent consideration |
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Total liabilities of discontinued operation |
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The results of operations from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, have been reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and consist of the following:
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2022 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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Change in contingent consideration valuation |
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( |
) |
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Loss on impairment of property and equipment |
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Total operating expenses |
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( |
) |
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Operating gain (loss) from discontinued operation |
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( |
) |
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Other expense: |
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( |
) |
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Net income (loss) from discontinued operation |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
The Company sold ANJESO in the U.S. through a single third-party logistics provider (“3PL”), which took title to and control of the goods, and was considered the customer. The Company recognized revenue from ANJESO product sales at the point the title to the product is transferred to the customer and the customer obtains control of the product. The transaction price that was recognized as revenue for products includes an estimate of variable consideration for reserves, which result from discounts, returns, chargebacks, rebates, and other allowances that were offered within contracts between the Company and end-user customers, wholesalers, group purchasing organizations and other indirect customers. The Company’s payment terms were generally between thirty to ninety days.
Historically, the Company’s intangible asset was classified as an asset resulting from R&D activities. The Company determined the useful life of its asset resulting from R&D activities to be approximately
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
analysis an impairment loss of $
Additionally, as part of the Transfer Agreement, the Company wrote off its inventory balance as of March 31, 2023, which was fully reserved for as of December 31, 2022, and the remaining property and equipment balance related to equipment at the Alkermes facility that was transferred as part of the Transfer Agreement of $
(5) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” for fair value measurement recognition and disclosure purposes for its financial assets and financial liabilities that are remeasured and reported at fair value each reporting period. The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including cash equivalents, warrants, and contingent consideration. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of financial assets and financial liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy. Categorization is based on a three-tier valuation hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, as follows:
The Company has classified assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as follows:
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Significant |
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Significant |
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At March 31, 2023: |
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Assets: |
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Cash equivalents (See Note 6) |
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Money market mutual funds |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Total cash equivalents |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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At December 31, 2022: |
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Assets: |
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Cash equivalents (See Note 6) |
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Money market mutual funds |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Total cash equivalents |
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$ |
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
The Company follows the disclosure provisions of FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, for disclosure purposes for financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value. As of March 31, 2023, the financial assets and liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include accounts payable and accrued expenses, which approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of debt, where a quoted market price is not available, is evaluated based on, among other factors, interest rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms, remaining payments and considerations of the Company’s creditworthiness. The Company determined that the recorded book value of debt approximated fair value at March 31, 2023 due to the fact that the debt arrangements reflect market terms from recent transactions.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
(6) Cash Equivalents
The following is a summary of cash equivalents:
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March 31, 2023 |
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Fair Value |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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December 31, 2022 |
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Fair Value |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s cash equivalents had maturities of
(7) Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:
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December 31, 2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
|
Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $
(8) Leases
The Company is a party to various operating leases in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Dublin, Ireland for office space and office equipment. Right-of-use assets are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in other long-term assets. Operating lease liabilities are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities, based on the timing of expected cash payments.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The arrangement is a lease if it conveys the right to the Company to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Lease terms vary based on the nature of operations. The current leased facility recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet is classified as an operating lease with a remaining lease term of
The Company’s leases with an initial term of twelve months or less that do not have a purchase option or that is reasonably certain to be exercised are not included in the right of use asset or lease liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
As of March 31, 2023, undiscounted future lease payments for non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2027 |
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Total operating lease liability |
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$ |
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As of March 31, 2023, the weighted average remaining lease term was
The components of the Company’s lease cost were as follows:
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2023 |
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2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities, which is included in operating cash flows, was $
(9) Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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$ |
|
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$ |
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Professional and consulting fees |
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Other research and development costs |
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Other |
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
In March 2022, the Company implemented a reduction in force impacting approximately
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
(10) Debt
The following table summarizes the components of the carrying value of debt:
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Credit Agreement |
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$ |
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$ |
|
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Payment of principal |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Unamortized deferred issuance costs |
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( |
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Accrued amendment fee |
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Exit fee accretion |
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Total debt |
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$ |
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$ |
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Current portion |
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$ |
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$ |
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Long-term portion, net |
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Credit Agreement
On May 29, 2020 (the “Credit Agreement Closing Date”), the Company entered into a $
The Term Loans will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to
Subject to certain exceptions, the Company is required to make mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans, with the proceeds of asset sales, extraordinary receipts, debt issuances and specified other events. The Company may make voluntary prepayments in whole or in part, subject to a prepayment premium equal to (i) with respect to any prepayment paid on or prior to the third anniversary of the Tranche One Loan (or, in the case of each of the Tranche Two Loans, Tranche Three Loans, Tranche Four Loans or Tranche Five Loans, the third anniversary of the date each such loan is funded), the remaining scheduled payments of interest that would have accrued on the Term Loans being prepaid, repaid or accelerated, but that remained unpaid, in no event to be less than
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The Credit Agreement contains certain usual and customary affirmative and negative covenants, as well as financial covenants including a minimum liquidity requirement of $
In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company issued a warrant to MAM Eagle Lender, LLC to purchase 376 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price equal to $
The Company recorded debt issuance costs for the Credit Agreement of $
On August 1, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Credit Agreement, or the Amendment, with MAM Eagle Lender. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, the lenders waived any default under the credit agreement (including the imposition of a default interest rate with respect to the default) resulting from our failure to comply with the Minimum Liquidity Covenant. In addition, the Amendment, among other items, (i) provides that
On October 24, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 and Waiver to Credit Agreement, or the Amendment, with MAM Eagle Lender. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, the Credit Agreement is amended such that the Company must repay the principal thereunder (i) on the first business day of each month until the Interest Payment Date on December 1, 2022, in equal monthly installments of principal based on an amortization schedule of 36 months, (ii) an additional payment of principal in the amount of $
On December 1, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement with MAM Eagle Lender. Pursuant to the terms of the amendment, the amendment decreases the minimum cash covenant the Company is required to maintain under the credit agreement to (a) from October 1, 2022 to December 6, 2022 to not be less than $
In January 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement with MAM Eagle Lender. Pursuant to the terms of the amendment, the credit agreement was amended such that the Company must make (i) a payment of principal in the amount of $
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
On March 29, 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 5 and Consent to Credit Agreement whereby MAM Eagle Lender consented to the transactions contemplated by the Transfer Agreement (as defined above) and agreed to release and discharge any liens granted or held by the lenders in respect of the assets discussed in the Transfer Agreement. The parties also agreed to, among other things, amend the minimum liquidity covenants under the Credit Agreement to require that the Company maintains $
As a result of Amendment No. 5, the Company performed a cash flow analysis to determine if the terms of the amended agreement were substantially different from those of the previous debt agreement. Due to the amendment fee and the fair value of the warrants issued, the Company concluded the terms are substantially changed in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments. ASC 470-50 requires accounting for the amendment as a debt extinguishment and not a debt modification. The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $
Based on the terms of the amended agreement, as of March 31, 2023, the effective interest rate was
As a result of the liquidity conditions discussed in Note 2, the Company is not expected to be able to comply with the Minimum Liquidity Covenant, as amended, over the next twelve months without additional capital financing. If the Company is unable to maintain its Minimum Liquidity Covenant, it is reasonably possible that the Lenders could demand repayment of the borrowings under the Credit Agreement during the next twelve months.
(11) Commitments and Contingencies
(a) Licenses and Supply Agreements
In June 2017, the Company acquired the exclusive global rights to two novel neuromuscular blocking agents (“NMBs”) and a proprietary reversal agent from Cornell University (“Cornell”). The NMBs and reversal agent are referred to herein as the NMB Related Compounds. The NMB Related Compounds include one novel intermediate-acting NMB that has initiated Phase I clinical trials and two other agents, a novel short-acting NMB, and a rapid-acting reversal agent specific to these NMBs. The Company is obligated to make: (i) an annual license maintenance fee payment to Cornell in the remaining range of $
(b) Contingent Consideration for the Alkermes Transaction
On April 10, 2015, Societal CDMO, Inc. (“Societal CDMO”), formerly Recro Pharma, Inc., completed the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Gainesville, Georgia and the licensing and commercialization rights to injectable meloxicam (the “Alkermes Transaction”). Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement and subsequent amendment with Alkermes, as amended, governing the Alkermes Transaction, the Company agreed to pay to Alkermes up to an additional $
On March 29, 2023, the Company entered into the Transfer Agreement. Under the terms of the Transfer Agreement, the Company transferred the rights to certain patents, trademarks, equipment, data and other rights related to ANJESO (the “Assets”) to Alkermes. The Company also withdrew the New Drug Application (“NDA”) related to ANJESO and agreed, if elected by Alkermes at a later date, to transfer such withdrawn NDA to Alkermes at no additional cost.
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Additionally, under the Transfer Agreement, the Company granted Alkermes a non-exclusive, perpetual and irrevocable, royalty-free and fully paid-up worldwide license, to the additional intellectual property owned by the Company necessary to or useful to exploit ANJESO. In consideration of the transfer of the Assets, the parties agreed to the termination of (i) the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 7, 2015, (ii) the Asset Transfer and License Agreement, dated April 10, 2015; and (iii) the Development, Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2015. In connection with the termination of the ANJESO Agreements, no further payments of any kind pursuant to the ANJESO Agreements will be payable by the Company to Alkermes and as a result, the Company removed the balance of its contingent consideration as of March 31, 2023.
Historically, the contingent consideration consisted of four separate components. The first component was (i) a $
(c) Purchase Commitments
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding non-cancelable and cancelable purchase commitments in the aggregate amount of $
(d) Certain Compensation and Employment Agreements
The Company entered into an employment agreement with one of its named executive officers in February 2020. As of March 31, 2023, this employment agreement provided for, among other things, annual base salary in an aggregate amount of not less than $
(12) Capital Structure
(a) Common Stock
On November 21, 2019, the Company separated from Societal CDMO as a result of a special dividend distribution of all the outstanding shares of its common stock to Societal CDMO shareholders. On the distribution date, each Societal CDMO shareholder received
The Company is authorized to issue
On March 1, 2022, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of
On May 17, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with institutional investors named therein, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering (the “May 2022 Offering”),
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
On September 1, 2022, the Company closed a best efforts public offering of: (i)
On December 6, 2022 the Company closed a best efforts public offering of: (i)
On May 1, 2023 the Company closed a best efforts public offering of: (i)
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
warrants to purchase
(b) Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue
On September 19, 2022, the board of directors of the Company declared a dividend of one one-thousandth (1/1,000th) of a share of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $
In September 2022,
As of March 31, 2023, there were
(c) Warrants
On May 29, 2020, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company issued a warrant to MAM Eagle Lender, LLC to purchase
On October 19, 2020, the Company entered into Warrant Exchange Agreements (each, an “Exchange Agreement”) with certain holders (each, a “Holder”) of the Company’s outstanding March Series A Warrants and March Series B Warrants. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Holders, at their election, agreed to a cashless exchange of either all of their March Series A Warrants or March Series B Warrants, in each case for
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
As a result of the Exchange, pursuant to certain price adjustment provisions in the warrants, the exercise price of each of the March Series A Warrants or March Series B Warrants (including warrants held by holders not participating in the Exchange) that were not exchanged were adjusted to $
On January 21, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in an offering (the “January Offering”), warrants exercisable for an aggregate of
As compensation to the Placement Agent, in connection with the January Offering, the Company agreed to pay to the Placement Agent a cash fee of
On August 24, 2022, the Company entered into warrant amendment agreements (the “Warrant Amendment Agreements”) with certain holders of the Company’s (i) Series A Warrants to purchase
On December 2, 2022, the Company entered into a warrant amendment agreement (the “December Warrant Amendment Agreement”) with a certain holder of the Company’s (i) warrants to purchase
In January 2023, the Company issued
In March 2023, in connection with Amendment No. 5, the Company issued warrants to MAM Eagle Lender to purchase an aggregate of
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had the following warrants outstanding to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock:
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March Series A Warrants |
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$ |
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MAM Eagle Lender Warrant |
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$ |
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November Series A Warrants |
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$ |
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November Placement Warrants |
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$ |
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December Placement Warrants |
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$ |
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January Warrants |
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$ |
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January Placement Warrants |
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$ |
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February Placement Warrants |
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May Warrants |
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$ |
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May Warrants, repriced |
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May Placement Warrants |
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December 2021 Warrants |
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December 2021 Warrants, repriced |
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December 2021 Placement Agent |
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$ |
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March 2022 Warrants |
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$ |
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March 2022 Warrants, repriced |
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$ |
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March 2022A Warrants, repriced |
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$ |
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March 2022 Underwriter Warrants |
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$ |
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May 2022 Warrants |
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$ |
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May 2022 Warrants, repriced |
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May 2022 Placement Agent |
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$ |
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August 2022 Series A-1 Warrants |
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$ |
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August 2022 Series A-1 Warrants, repriced |
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August 2022 Series A-2 Warrants |
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August 2022 Series A-2 Warrants, repriced |
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August 2022 Placement Agent |
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December 2022 Series A-3 Warrants |
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$ |
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December 2022 Placement Agent |
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$ |
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MAM Eagle Lender Amendment No. 5 |
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$ |
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With the exception of the March Series A Warrants to purchase
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
(13) Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has adopted the 2019 Plan that allows for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights and stock awards for an initial total of
Stock Options:
Stock options are exercisable generally for a period of
The following table summarizes Baudax Bio stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
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Expired/forfeited/cancelled |
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Vested |
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Included in the table above are
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs):
The following table summarizes Baudax Bio RSUs activity during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
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In June 2022, the Company granted
Included in the table above are
Stock-Based Compensation Expense:
Stock-based compensation expense from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $
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BAUDAX BIO, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
As of March 31, 2023, there was $
The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total amount by which the fair value of the common stock subject to options exceeds the exercise price of the related options. As of March 31, 2023, there was
(14) Retirement Plan
The Company has a voluntary 401(k) Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) in which all employees are eligible to participate. The Company’s policy is to match
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the interim unaudited financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report, and the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both of which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023. As used in this Quarterly Report, unless the context suggests otherwise, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Baudax Bio” refer to Baudax Bio, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
We are a pharmaceutical company primarily focused on innovative products for acute care and related settings. We believe that we can bring valuable therapeutic options for patients, prescribers and payers to the acute care and related markets.
We hold exclusive global rights to two new molecular entities, which are centrally acting Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, or NMBs, BX1000, an intermediate duration of action NMB that recently completed a Phase II clinical trial, and BX2000, an ultra-short acting NMB currently undergoing a Phase I clinical trial. A proprietary blockade reversal agent, BX3000, is currently being evaluated in preclinical studies intended to support an IND filing in 2023. BX3000 is an agent that is expected to rapidly reverse BX1000 and BX2000 blockade. All three agents are licensed from Cornell University. We believe these agents, when an NMB and BX3000 are administered in succession, allow for a rapid onset of centrally acting neuromuscular blockade, followed by a rapid reversal of the neuromuscular blockade with BX3000. These novel agents have the potential to meaningfully reduce time to onset and reversal of blockade and improve the reliability of onset and offset of neuromuscular blockade. The combination of the blocking agent, and the reversal agent can potentially reduce time in operating rooms resulting in potential clinical and cost advantages, as well as valuable cost savings for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers and has the potential for an improved clinical profile in terms of safety compared to other NMBs and reversal agents.
The Top-line results for the Phase II clinical trial for BX1000 showed that BX1000 met the primary endpoint of readiness for intubation (evaluated as “Good” or “Excellent” - Viby-Mogensen 1996) at 60 seconds for all three dose levels of BX1000 compared to the active-control, rocuronium. Study treatments were generally well tolerated, with no occurrence of severe or serious adverse events. The frequency and severity of adverse events was similar across all four dose groups, and no notable events were aggregated in any one dose group.
In mid-2020, we launched our first commercial product, ANJESO, in the United States. ANJESO was the first and only 24-hour, intravenous, or IV, analgesia agent. ANJESO is a cyclooxygenase-2, or COX-2, preferential, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, or NSAID, for the management of moderate to severe pain, which could be administered alone or in combination with other non-NSAID analgesics. We discontinued commercial sales of ANJESO in December 2022 and further withdrew the NDA in March 2023.
Our costs have consisted primarily of expenses incurred in conducting our manufacturing and commercialization of ANJESO, which was discontinued in December 2022, as well as public company and personnel costs, clinical trials and preclinical studies, regulatory activities, and manufacturing costs for our NMB blocking and reversal agents. We expect to incur operating losses for at least the next several years. We expect substantially all of our operating losses to result from costs incurred in connection with our development programs, including our clinical, nonclinical and formulation development, preclinical and manufacturing related activities. Our expenses over the next several years are expected to primarily relate to developing our product candidates. In addition, we may incur costs associated with the acquisition or in-license of products and successful commercialization of the acquired or in-licensed products.
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Top-line Results of Phase II Clinical Trial for BX1000
Study Design
Phase II randomized, double blinded, active controlled study with four treatment groups (n=20/group): • Single bolus dose of BX1000: o 0.15 mg/kg o 0.25 mg/kg o 0.35 mg/kg • Single bolus dose of Rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg
The study was performed in patients undergoing hernia repair and other elective surgeries with efficacy evaluation at 60, 90 and 120 seconds. |
FDA required Primary Efficacy Endpoint
Proportion of subjects with excellent or good intubating conditions at 60 seconds after NMB administration:
Criteria |
Acceptable |
Unacceptable |
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Good |
Poor |
Vocal cord position |
Abducted |
Intermediate |
Closed/Adducted |
Vocal cord movement |
None |
Moving |
Closing |
Ease of laryngoscopy* |
Easy |
Fair |
Difficult |
Airway reaction |
None |
Diaphragm |
Sustained >10s |
Limb movement |
None |
Slight |
Vigorous |
Viby-Mogensen 1996 |
*Ease of Laryngoscopy |
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Scoring Intubation conditions |
-Easy: Jaw relaxed, no resistance to blade in the course of laryngoscopy |
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Excellent: All qualities are excellent |
-Fair: Jaw not fully relaxed, slight resistance to blade |
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Good: All qualities are either excellent or good |
-Difficult: Poor jaw relaxation, active resistance of the patient to laryngoscopy |
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Poor: The presence of a single quality listed under “poor” |
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Study Demographics
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Rocuronium |
BX1000 |
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0.6 mg/kg |
0.15 mg/kg |
0.25 mg/kg |
0.35 mg/kg |
Total |
|
(N=20) |
(N=20) |
(N=20) |
(N=20) |
(N=80) |
Subjects dosed n (%) |
20 (100.0) |
20 (100.0) |
20 (100.0) |
20 (100.0) |
80 (100.0) |
Subjects in Efficacy Evaluation n (%) |
19 (95.0)* |
20 (100.0) |
20 (100.0) |
20 (100.0) |
79 (97.5) |
Mean Age (yrs) |
37 |
38.2 |
40.5 |
39.5 |
38.8 |
n (%) Female |
18 (90.0) |
13 (65.0) |
13 (65.0) |
15 (75.0) |
59 (73.8) |
Race, n (%) |
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White |
19 (95.0) |
19 (95.0) |
20 (100.0) |
19 (95.0) |
19 (95.0) |
Black or African American |
1 (5.0) |
- |
- |
1 (5.0) |
2 (2.5) |
Multiple |
- |
1 (5.0) |
- |
- |
1 (1.3) |
Mean Baseline BMI (kg/m2) |
26.1 |
28.2 |
26.2 |
25.9 |
26.6 |
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*1 Subject experienced a delay in intubating condition assessments due to issues with the endotracheal tube |
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Intubating Conditions at 60 Seconds
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Rocuronium |
BX1000 |
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0.6 mg/kg |
0.15 mg/kg |
0.25 mg/kg |
0.35 mg/kg |
Total |
|
(N=19) |
(N=20) |
(N=20) |
(N=20) |
(N=79) |
Excellent or Good |
19 (100.0) |
20 (100.0) |
20 (100.0) |
20 (100.0) |
79 (100.0) |
Poor |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Not Done |
1* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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*1 Subject experienced a delay in intubating condition assessments at 60, 90, and 120 seconds after NMB administration due to issues with the endotracheal tube, and therefore not included in the efficacy analyses |
Adverse Events - ≥5% of Total Population
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n (%) of Subjects |
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Rocuronium |
BX1000 |
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0.6 mg/kg |
0.15 mg/kg |
0.25 mg/kg |
0.35 mg/kg |
Total |
Preferred Term |
(N=20) |
(N=20) |
(N=20) |
(N=20) |
(N=80) |
Subjects with ≥1 TEAE |
12 (60.0) |
11 (55.0) |
9 (45.0) |
9 (45.0) |
41 (51.3) |
Nausea |
5 (25.0) |
5 (25.0) |
2 (10.0) |
2 (10.0) |
14 (17.5) |
Hypotension |
2 (10.0) |
2 (10.0) |
2 (10.0) |
3 (15.0) |
9 (11.3) |
Constipation |
1 ( 5.0) |
1 ( 5.0) |
2 (10.0) |
2 (10.0) |
6 (7.5) |
Hypoxia |
1 ( 5.0) |
1 ( 5.0) |
2 (10.0) |
1 ( 5.0) |
5 (6.3) |
Vomiting |
1 ( 5.0) |
2 (10.0) |
1 ( 5.0) |
-- |
4 (5.0) |
Rash |
3 (15.0) |
-- |
1 ( 5.0) |
-- |
4 (5.0) |
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No SAEs have been reported for any treatment group at this time. |
COVID-19 Impact
While the COVID-19 pandemic has stabilized within many global regions, it may cyclically continue to adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Although the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 ended on May 11, 2023, we expect the trends that emerged as a result of the pandemic may continue to result in disruptions to the global economy, as well as businesses and capital markets around the world. While the COVID-19 vaccines have proven effective in reducing the severity and mortality of COVID-19 including the variants that have evolved to date, the emergence of new variants, which could prove resistant to existing vaccines, could again result in major disruptions to businesses and markets worldwide. The extent to which the outbreak may affect our preclinical studies, clinical trials, business, financial condition, and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.
ANJESO Transfer Agreement
In March 2023, we entered into an Asset Transfer Agreement with Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited, or Alkermes, or the Transfer Agreement. Under the terms of the Transfer Agreement, we transferred the rights to certain patents, trademarks, equipment, data and other rights related to ANJESO, or the Assets to Alkermes. We also withdrew the New Drug Application, or NDA, related to ANJESO and agreed, if elected by Alkermes at a later date, to transfer such withdrawn NDA to Alkermes at no additional cost.
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2022 Reduction in Force
Due to our cash position, in March 2022, we implemented a reduction in workforce by approximately 66 employees (representing approximately 80% of our total workforce), including 43 members of our sales force. The reorganization was substantially completed by the end of the second quarter and approximately $4.1 million of charges were incurred for severance and other related costs. The reduction in force was designed to substantially reduce our operational expenses and conserve cash resources. Further, in September 2022, we terminated the remaining dedicated commercial team of 7 employees and incurred a third quarter charge of $0.2 million for severance and other related costs.
Discontinued Operation
Upon executing the Transfer Agreement, we met the criteria for discontinued operations related to our commercial business. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements for all periods presented reflect this business as a discontinued operation. Discontinued operations include results of our commercial business except for certain corporate overhead costs, which are included in continuing operations. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report for additional information.
Financial Overview
Revenue
We sold ANJESO in the U.S. through a single third-party logistics provider, or 3PL, which takes title to and control of the goods and is considered our customer. We recognized revenue from ANJESO product sales at the point the title to the product is transferred to the customer and the customer obtained control of the product. The transaction price that was recognized as revenue for products included an estimate of variable consideration for reserves, which result from discounts, returns, chargebacks, rebates and other allowances that were offered within contracts between us and our end-user customers, wholesalers, group purchasing organizations and other indirect customers. In December 2022, we discontinued the commercialization of ANJESO and expect that the majority of expenses associated with the discontinuation were incurred by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
Cost of Sales
Historically, cost of sales included product costs, manufacturing costs, transportation and freight, royalty expense, qualification costs for a secondary manufacturing suite and indirect overhead costs associated with the manufacturing and distribution of ANJESO including supply chain and quality personnel costs. Cost of sales also included period costs related to certain manufacturing services and inventory adjustment charges. We discontinued commercialization of ANJESO in December 2022. We believe there is very modest inventory held at the wholesaler level and have notified wholesalers through our 3PL that we will accept product returns until June 30, 2023, which has been reserved for as of March 31, 2023.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses have consisted primarily of costs incurred in connection with the NMB portfolio and in previous years, the FDA required pediatric development of ANJESO activities. These expenses consist primarily of:
The majority of our external research and development costs have related to clinical trials, manufacturing of drug supply for pre-commercial products, analysis and testing of product candidates and patent costs. We expense costs related to clinical inventory and pre-commercial inventory until we receive approval from the FDA to market a product, at which time we commence capitalization of costs relating to that product to inventory. Costs related to facilities, depreciation and support are not charged to specific programs. Subsequent to regulatory approval of ANJESO and prior to the withdrawal of the NDA, we allocated or recategorized certain personnel and overhead expenses related to medical affairs, supply chain, quality and regulatory support functions that had previously been recorded within research and development, to cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses in support of the commercialization of ANJESO. Pre-commercial activities directly utilizing personnel and overhead expenses from the medical affairs, supply chain, quality and regulatory support function continue to be recorded within research and development.
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The development of our other product candidates is highly uncertain and subject to a number of risks, including, but not limited to:
Development timelines, probability of success and development costs vary widely. As a result of the uncertainties discussed above, we will assess our product candidate’s commercial potential and our available capital resources. As a result of these uncertainties surrounding the timing and outcome of any approval, we are currently unable to estimate precisely when, if ever, any of our product candidates will generate revenues and cash flows.
We expect our research and development costs to relate to the development and commercialization scale-up of our NMB product candidate portfolio. We may elect to seek collaborative relationships in order to provide us with a diversified revenue stream and to help facilitate the development and commercialization of our product candidate pipeline.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses have consisted of sales and marketing expenses related to ANJESO and general and administrative expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses primarily consisted of compensation and benefits for our sales force and personnel that supported our sales and marketing efforts as well as third party consulting costs for the promotion and sale of ANJESO. In addition, sales and marketing expenses included expenses related to communicating the clinical and economic benefits of ANJESO and educational programs for our indirect customers.
General and administrative expenses consist principally of salaries and related costs for personnel in executive, finance and information technology functions, and additionally in the prior year, the commercial portion of the medical affairs and regulatory functions. General and administrative expenses also include public company costs, directors and officer’s insurance, professional fees for legal, including patent-related expenses, consulting, auditing, and tax services.
Our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased in the quarter ended March 31, 2023 as a result of a reduction in personnel and public company costs, and we expect no future selling and commercial costs at this time. General and administrative expenses from continuing operations will remain relatively constant in the near term.
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
In connection with the Separation, we entered into an Assignment and a Partial Assignment, Assumption and Bifurcation Agreement, or the Alkermes Agreements, relating to the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the acquisition of certain assets, including the worldwide rights to injectable meloxicam and Societal CDMO’s development, formulation and manufacturing business from Alkermes, or the Alkermes Transaction, as amended in December 2018 and August 2020. Pursuant to the Alkermes Agreements, we were required to pay up to $140.0 million in milestone payments, including $10.0 million that was paid during 2019, $3.6 million paid in 2020, another $1.4 million paid in 2021, and $45.0 million over seven years beginning one year after approval, of which the first payment was made in the first quarter of 2021 and a partial payment was made on the second payment of $1.2 million, as well as net sales milestones and a royalty percentage of future product net sales related to injectable meloxicam between 10% and 12% (subject to a 30% reduction when no longer covered by patent), which was paid quarterly. The estimated fair value of the initial $54.6 million payment obligation was recorded as part of the purchase price for the Alkermes Transaction. We reevaluated the fair value each subsequent period.
As noted above, in March 2023, we entered into the Transfer Agreement. Under the terms of the Transfer Agreement, we transferred the rights to certain patents, trademarks, equipment, data and other rights related to ANJESO, or the Assets, to Alkermes. We also
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withdrew the NDA related to ANJESO and agreed, if elected by Alkermes at a later date, to transfer such withdrawn NDA to Alkermes at no additional cost.
Additionally, under the Transfer Agreement, we granted Alkermes a non-exclusive, perpetual and irrevocable, royalty-free and fully paid-up worldwide license, to the additional intellectual property owned by the Company necessary to or useful to exploit ANJESO. In consideration of the transfer of the Assets, the parties agreed to the termination of (i) the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 7, 2015 by and among Alkermes, the Company and the other parties thereto, or as amended, the PSA, (ii) the Asset Transfer and License Agreement, dated April 10, 2015 by and among Alkermes, the Company and the other parties thereto, or as amended, the ATLA; and (iii) the Development, Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2015 by and between the Company and Alkermes, or as amended, the Manufacturing Agreement, between the parties related to ANJESO (the PSA, ATLA and Manufacturing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the ANJESO Agreements). In connection with the termination of the ANJESO Agreements, no further payments of any kind pursuant to the ANJESO Agreements will be payable by us to Alkermes and a result, we reversed the balance of contingent consideration recorded on our balance sheet as of March 31, 2023 of $19,900 within Income from discontinued operation on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the periods presented primarily includes interest expense incurred on our Credit Agreement with MAM Eagle Lender, the amortization of related financing costs, and in the current year the resulting loss on extinguishment of debt from Amendment No. 5 of the MAM lender agreement.
Income Taxation
We maintained a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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(amounts in thousands) |
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Operating expenses: |
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|
|
|
|
|
||
Research and development |
|
|
2,917 |
|
|
|
694 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
1,771 |
|
|
|
6,934 |
|
Change in warrant valuation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
Total operating expenses |
|
|
4,688 |
|
|
|
7,623 |
|
Operating loss from continuing operations |
|
|
(4,688 |
) |
|
|
(7,623 |
) |
Other expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other expense, net |
|
|
(2,698 |
) |
|
|
(571 |
) |
Net loss from continuing operations |
|
|
(7,386 |
) |
|
|
(8,194 |
) |
Income (loss) on discontinued operation |
|
|
18,790 |
|
|
|
(4,615 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
11,404 |
|
|
$ |
(12,809 |
) |
Research and Development. Our research and development expenses were $2.9 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase of $2.2 million was primarily due to an increase in clinical and preclinical trials costs associated with our NMB program of $1.7 million and an increase in general expenses, including consulting and other outside service expenses, of $0.5 million.
Selling, General and Administrative. Our selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.8 million and $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The decrease of $5.1 million was primarily a result of a reduction in personnel costs of $3.5 million, a decrease in public company costs of $0.7 million, a decrease in consulting expenses of $0.5 million, a decrease of $0.2 million in patent legal expenses and a decrease of $0.3 million in other costs.
Other Expense, net. Other expense was $2.7 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in other expense of $2.1 million was primarily due to the loss on extinguishment of debt as a result of the fifth amendment to the MAM credit agreement of $2.1 million.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2023, we had $3.8 million in cash and cash equivalents.
On May 1, 2023 we closed a best efforts public offering of: (i) 1,326,175 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share and accompanying Series A-5 warrants to purchase 1,326,175 shares of Common stock and Series A-6 warrants to purchase 1,326,175 shares of common stock, at a combined public offering price of $1.15 per share and accompanying Series A warrants and (ii) Series D pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,152,087 shares of common stock and accompanying Series A-5 warrants to purchase 2,152,087 shares of common stock and Series A-6 warrants to purchase 2,152,087 shares of common stock at a combined public offering price of $1.14 per Series D pre-funded warrant and accompanying Series A warrants, which is equal to the public offering price per share of Common Stock and accompanying Series A warrants less the $0.01 per share exercise price of each such Series D pre-funded warrant. The Series A warrants have an exercise price of $1.15 per share of common stock. The Series A-5 warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire on May 1, 2028. The Series A-6 warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire on November 1, 2024. Subject to certain ownership limitations described in the Series D pre-funded warrants, the Series D pre-funded warrants were immediately exercisable and were fully exercised at a nominal consideration of $0.01 per share of common stock shortly after closing. As compensation to H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the offering, we paid the placement agent a cash fee of 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the offering, plus a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering, and reimbursement of certain expenses and legal fees. We also issued to designees of the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 208,696 shares of common stock. These warrants have substantially the same terms as the Series A warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price equal to $1.4375 per share and expire on April 26, 2028.
On December 6, 2022 we closed a best efforts public offering of: (i) 54,787 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share and accompanying Series A-3 warrants to purchase 54,787 shares of common stock and Series A-4 warrants to purchase 54,787 shares of common stock, at a combined public offering price of $4.795 per share and accompanying series A warrants and (ii) series C pre-funded warrants to purchase 988,000 shares of common stock and accompanying series A-3 warrants to purchase 988,000 shares of common stock and series A-4 warrants to purchase 988,000 shares of common stock at a combined public offering price of $4.785 per series C pre-funded warrant and accompanying series A warrants, which was equal to the public offering price per share of common stock and accompanying series A warrants less the $0.01 per share exercise price of each such series C pre-funded warrant. The series A warrants have an exercise price of $4.50 per share of common stock. The series A-3 warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire on December 6, 2027. The series A-4 warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire on January 8, 2024. The exercise price of the series A warrants is subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse splits, and similar capital transactions as described in the Series A Warrants. The Series C prefunded warrants have been exercised in full as of December 31, 2022. As compensation to H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the offering, we paid the placement agent a cash fee of 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the offering, plus a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering, and reimbursement of certain expenses and legal fees. We also issued to designees of the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 62,567 shares of common stock. The Placement Agent Warrants have substantially the same terms as the series A warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price equal to $5.99375 per share and expire on December 2, 2027. Net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, was $4.0 million.
On September 1, 2022, we closed a best efforts public offering of: (i) 188,872 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share and accompanying Series A-1 warrants to purchase 188,872 shares of Common stock and Series A-2 warrants, and together with the Series A-1 warrants to purchase 188,872 shares of Common Stock, at a combined public offering price of $21.00 per share and Series A warrants and (ii) Series B pre-funded warrants to purchase 106,607 shares of Common Stock and accompanying Series A-1 warrants to purchase 106,607 shares of Common Stock and Series A-2 warrants to purchase 106,607 shares of Common stock at a combined public offering price of $20.60 per Series B pre-funded warrant and Series A warrants, which is equal to the public offering price per share of Common Stock and accompanying Series A warrants less the $0.01 per share exercise price of each such Series B pre-funded warrant. The Series A warrants have an exercise price of $21.00 per share of Common Stock. The Series A-1 warrants are exercisable upon issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance. The Series A-2 warrants are exercisable upon issuance and will expire thirteen months from the date of issuance. The exercise price of the Series A warrants is subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse splits, and similar capital transactions as described in the Series A warrants. Subject to certain ownership limitations, the Series B pre-funded warrants were immediately exercisable and were exercised at a nominal consideration of $0.01 per share of Common Stock upon the closing of the transaction. As compensation to H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the Offering, we paid a cash fee of 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the offering, plus a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering, and reimbursement of certain expenses and legal fees. We also issued to designees of the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 17,728 shares of common stock. The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the Series A warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price equal to $26.25 per share and expire on August 29, 2027. Net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, was $5.0 million.
On May 17, 2022, we closed a registered direct offering of 41,152 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and in a concurrent private placements, warrants exercisable for up to an aggregate of 41,152 shares of common stock at a combined offering price of $48.60 per share and associated warrant. The warrants have an exercise price of $43.60 per share. Each warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock and was exercisable immediately upon issuance. The warrants have a term of five years from the issuance date. As compensation to H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC as placement agent in connection with the offering, we agreed to pay to the placement agent a cash fee of 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the offering, plus a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering and certain expenses. We also issued to designees of the placement agent warrants to purchase up
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to 6.0% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock sold in the transactions, or warrants to purchase up to 2,469 shares of common stock. The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the warrants, except that the placement agent warrants have an exercise price equal to 125% of the offering price per share (or $60.75 per share). The placement agent warrants will expire on May 17, 2027. Net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, was $1.7 million.
On March 1, 2022, we closed an underwritten public offering of 45,791 shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase 41,929 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share and warrants to purchase 87,719 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $130.00 per share, as well as up to 13,158 additional shares of common stock and/or additional warrants to purchase up to 13,158 shares of common stock which may be purchased pursuant to a 30-day option to purchase additional securities granted to H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Underwriter”) by us. The public offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying warrant to purchase one share of common stock was $114.00, and the public offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant was $113.60. As compensation to the Underwriter, we agreed to pay to the Underwriter a cash fee of 7.0% of the gross proceeds, plus a cash management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds and reimbursement of certain expenses and legal fees. We also issued to designees of the Underwriter warrants to purchase 5,263 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $142.50 per share. On February 28, 2022, the Underwriter partially exercised its option to purchase an additional 2,847 warrants. Net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, was $8.8 million.
On May 29, 2020, we entered in a $50.0 million Credit Agreement with MAM Eagle Lender, pursuant to which we have drawn $10.0 million as of the date of this Quarterly Report and may draw upon four additional tranches of term loans. The Tranche Two Loans in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million may be drawn upon on or before August 29, 2021 provided that we generate at least $5.0 million in net revenue in the three consecutive calendar months immediately preceding the date such Tranche Two Loans are funded. The Tranche Two Loans may also be drawn on a subsequent date with the satisfaction of the conditions for the Tranche Three Loans, Tranche Four Loans, or Tranche Five Loans, as applicable, provided that the Tranche Two Loans may not be drawn more than once. The Tranche Three Loans in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million may be drawn upon on or before November 29, 2021 provided that we generate at least $10.0 million in net revenue in the three consecutive calendar months immediately preceding such date such Tranche Three Loans are funded. The Tranche Three Loans may also be drawn on a subsequent date with the satisfaction of the conditions for the Tranche Four Loans or Tranche Five Loans, as applicable, provided that the Tranche Three Loans may not be drawn more than once. The Tranche Four Loans in an amount not to exceed $10.0 million may be drawn upon, subject to the consent of the Lenders, on or before August 29, 2022 provided that we generate at least $20.0 million in net revenue in the three consecutive calendar months immediately preceding the date such Tranche Four Loans are funded. The Tranche Four Loans may also be drawn on a subsequent date with the satisfaction of the conditions for the Tranche Five Loans provided that the Tranche Four Loans may not be drawn more than once. The Tranche Five Loans in an amount not to exceed $20.0 million may be drawn upon, subject to the consent of the Lenders, on or before March 1, 2023 provided that we generate at least $100.0 million in net revenue in the twelve consecutive calendar months immediately preceding the date such Tranche Five Loans are funded.
On August 1, 2022, we entered into Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Credit Agreement, or the Amendment, with MAM Eagle Lender. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, the lenders waived any default under the credit agreement (including the imposition of a default interest rate with respect to the default) resulting from our failure to comply with the minimum cash covenant, or the Minimum Liquidity Covenant, which requires us to maintain at least $5.0 million in a liquidity account. In addition, the Amendment, among other items, (i) provides that 30% of any cash proceeds received by us from certain potential strategic licensing transactions shall be used to prepay amounts outstanding under the credit agreement; and (ii) decreases the amount of cash we are required to maintain pursuant to the Minimum Liquidity Covenant to $3.0 million for a period beginning on August 1, 2022, and ending on August 31, 2022, at which point the amount required pursuant to the Minimum Liquidity Covenant shall increase to $5.0 million.
On October 24, 2022, we entered into Amendment No. 2 and Waiver to Credit Agreement with MAM Eagle Lender. Pursuant to the terms of the amendment, the Credit Agreement is amended such that we must repay the principal thereunder (i) on the first business day of each month until the Interest Payment Date on December 1, 2022, in equal monthly installments of principal based on an amortization schedule of 36 months, (ii) an additional payment of principal in the amount of $0.3 million prior to December 31, 2022 and (iii) commencing on the Interest Payment Date on January 2, 2023 and on each Interest Payment Date thereafter until the obligations have been repaid in full, the principal amount of $0.5 million. In addition, the amendment decreases the minimum cash covenant we are required to maintain under the Credit Agreement to (i) $3.0 million for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on November 30, 2022, (ii) $4.5 million for the period beginning on December 1, 2022, and ending on February 28, 2023, and (iii) $4.0 million from and after March 1, 2023. Further, we have agreed that prior to December 31, 2022, we shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lenders, make or permit any payment under its agreements with Alkermes. In consideration for the amendment, we paid the Agent an amendment fee of $0.01 million and the Lender an amendment fee of $0.2 million.
On December 1, 2022, we entered into Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement with MAM Eagle Lender. Pursuant to the terms of the amendment, the amendment decreases the minimum cash covenant we are required to maintain under the credit agreement to (a) from October 1, 2022 to December 6, 2022 to not be less than $3.0 million at any time, (b) from December 7, 2022 to February 28, 2023 to not be less than $4.5 million, and (c) from and after March 1, 2023 to not be less than $4.0 million.
In January 2023, we entered into Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement with MAM Eagle Lender. Pursuant to the terms of the amendment, the credit agreement was amended such that we must make (i) a payment of principal in the amount of $0.5 million on
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January 3, 2023, (ii) a payment of principal in the amount of $0.3 million on February 1, 2023 and March 1, 2023, and (iii) on the interest payment date on April 3, 2023 and on each interest payment date thereafter until the obligations are repaid in full, a payment in the principal amount of $0.5 million. In addition, the amendment decreases the minimum cash covenant we are required to maintain under the credit agreement, or the Minimum Liquidity Covenant, to (i) $3.0 million for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 6, 2022, (ii) $4.5 million for the period beginning on December 7, 2022, and ending on January 10, 2023, (iii) $2.225 million for the period beginning on January 11, 2023, and ending on February 28, 2023, and (iv) $3.0 million from and after March 1, 2023. Further, we have agreed that prior to April 30, 2023, we will not, without the prior written consent of MAM Eagle Lender, make or permit any payment under our agreements with Alkermes.
On March 29, 2023, we entered into Amendment No. 5 and Consent to Credit Agreement whereby MAM Eagle Lender consented to the transactions contemplated by the Transfer Agreement (as defined above) and agreed to release and discharge any liens granted or held by the lenders in respect of the assets discussed in the Transfer Agreement. The parties also agreed to, among other things, amend the minimum liquidity covenants under the Credit Agreement to require that we maintain $2.5 million of liquidity at all times.
We anticipate that our principal uses of cash in the future will be primarily to fund our operations, pipeline development activities, working capital needs, and other general corporate purposes.
We expect to seek additional funding to sustain our future operations and while we have successfully raised capital in the past, the ability to raise capital in future periods is not assured. Based on our available cash as of March 31, 2023, we will need to raise additional capital in the next twelve months to continue as a going concern.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Cash used in operations was $3.9 million and $5.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which represents our operating income (losses) less our non-cash items including: stock-based compensation, non-cash interest expense, depreciation, loss on extinguishment of debt, and changes in warrant valuations, as well as changes in operating assets and liabilities.
There was $3.2 million of net cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2023 consisting of proceeds of $4.3 million from warrant exercises, partially offset by $1.1 million in long-term debt principal payments. There was $9.1 million of net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 consisting primarily of net proceeds of $9.1 million from public offerings of common stock and warrants.
Our future use of operating cash and capital requirements will depend on many forward-looking factors, including the following:
We may use existing cash and cash equivalents on hand, debt, equity financing, sale of assets or out-licensing revenue or a combination thereof to fund our operations or product acquisitions. If we increase our debt levels, we might be restricted in our ability to raise additional capital and might be subject to financial and restrictive covenants. Our shareholders may experience dilution as a result of the issuance of additional equity or debt securities. This dilution may be significant depending upon the amount of equity or debt securities that we issue and the prices at which we issue any securities.
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Contractual Commitments
The table below reflects our contractual commitments as of March 31, 2023:
|
|
Payments Due by Period (in 000s) |
|
|||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations |
|
Total |
|
|
Less than |
|
|
1-3 years |
|
|
3-5 years |
|
|
More than |
|
|||||
Debt Obligations (1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Debt |
|
$ |
6,656 |
|
|
$ |
6,000 |
|
|
$ |
656 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Interest on Debt |
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Purchase Obligations (2): |
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Operating Leases (3) |
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
332 |
|
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other Long-Term Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Other License Commitments and Milestone |
|
|
16,395 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Employment Agreements (5) |
|
|
927 |
|
|
|
618 |
|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total Contractual Obligations |
|
$ |
26,237 |
|
|
$ |
7,630 |
|
|
$ |
1,972 |
|
|
$ |
635 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our critical accounting policies and estimates are disclosed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our 2022 Annual Report. In the three months ended March 31, 2023, there were no significant changes to the application of critical accounting policies previously disclosed in our 2022 Annual Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2023. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. However, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. Our management believes that there are currently no claims or actions pending against us, the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes in the risk factors disclosed in our 2022 Annual Report.
Risks Related to Our Finances and Capital Requirements
If we are unable to regain compliance with the listing standards of Nasdaq, our common stock may become delisted, which could have a material adverse effect on the liquidity of our common stock and our ability to raise funding.
The listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market provide that a company, in order to qualify for continued listing, must maintain stockholders’ equity of at least $2,500,000, or the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), or Rule 5550(b)(1). On November 15, 2022, we received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC, or Nasdaq, or the Notice, advising us that we are not in compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement. Pursuant to the Notice, Nasdaq gave us until December 30, 2022, to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance, or the Plan. On January 17, 2023, Nasdaq informed us that the Plan was accepted and we have until May 15, 2023 to comply with the Plan. It is likely we will not be able to comply with the Plan in a timely manner. If we do not regain compliance with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements, our common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market and it could be more difficult to buy or sell our securities and to obtain accurate quotations, and the price of our common stock could suffer a material decline. In addition, a delisting would impair our ability to raise capital through the public markets, could deter broker-dealers from making a market in or otherwise seeking or generating interest in our securities and might deter certain institutions and persons from investing in our securities at all.
Our losses, negative cash flows from operations and accumulated deficit raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern absent obtaining adequate new debt or equity financings.
Management has concluded that substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months from the date hereof. As of March 31, 2023, we had an accumulated deficit of $179.5 million, cash and cash equivalents of $3.8 million and current liabilities of $12.4 million. Based on available resources, we believe that our cash and cash equivalents on hand will be sufficient to fund our currently anticipated operating and capital requirements into the third quarter of 2023.
We expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future as we continue our efforts to develop our current and future product candidates. We have also incurred significant indebtedness. As of March 31, 2023, we had an outstanding principal balance of $6.7 million under our credit facility with MAM Eagle Lender. These factors, individually and collectively, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, and therefore, could materially limit our ability to raise additional funds through an issuance of debt or equity securities or otherwise.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms or at all. Additionally, if we are unable to regain compliance with the listing standards of Nasdaq, our common stock may become delisted, which could have a material adverse effect on the liquidity of our common stock and our ability to raise funding. If such additional financing is not available on satisfactory terms, or is not available in sufficient amounts, we may be required to delay, limit or eliminate the development of business opportunities and our ability to achieve our business objectives, our competitiveness, and our business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially adversely affected. In addition, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other macroeconomic factors, including but not limited to, inflationary pressures, banking instability issues, and geopolitical tensions, on the global financial markets may reduce our ability to access capital, which could negatively affect our liquidity and ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, the perception that we may not be able to continue as a going concern may cause others to choose not to deal with us due to concerns about our ability to meet our contractual obligations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws
In connection with the effectiveness of new SEC rules regarding universal proxy cards and a periodic review of our Amended and Restated Bylaws, our Board approved and adopted the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, or the Amended Bylaws, effective May 10, 2023. The amendments address matters relating to Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, or the Universal Proxy Rules, providing, among other things, that:
The above description of the Amended Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Jillian Dilmore Employment Agreement
On May 10, 2023, we entered into an employment agreement with Jillian Dilmore, pursuant to which she will continue to serve as the Company’s Corporate Controller, or the Employment Agreement. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Ms. Dilmore is entitled to a base salary of $280,000 per year, which is subject to periodic review and adjustment, and has the opportunity to earn an annual bonus with a target amount equal to 25% of her annual base salary, or the Target Bonus. Ms. Dilmore shall also be eligible to participate in all health insurance, savings and retirement, and other benefit plans, that are generally applicable to our other employees, subject to the terms and conditions of such plans.
The term of the Employment Agreement is one year and will automatically renew, subject to earlier termination, for successive one year periods, unless either we or Ms. Dilmore give notice of non-renewal at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the applicable one-year period. Under the Employment Agreement, Ms. Dilmore is bound by a non-solicitation of employees, license partners, suppliers and customers of the Company and a non-compete during her employment and the one-year period thereafter.
Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, if we terminate Ms. Dilmore’s employment without cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), or Ms. Dilmore resigns with good reason (as described in the Employment Agreement) within 12 months of a change of control (as defined below), Ms. Dilmore will be entitled to receive: (i) any accrued but unused vacation and paid time off and any earned but unpaid bonus in respect of the prior year, or the Accrued Benefits; (ii) a pro-rata annual bonus in respect of the fiscal year in which the effective date of termination occur (determined based on actual performance and the number of days Ms. Dilmore is employed by the Company in such fiscal year), with such annual bonus (if any) paid at the same time it would have otherwise been paid absent her termination of employment; (iii) continuation of base salary and health insurance benefits (including for eligible dependents), at active employee rates for a period of 6 months; and (iv) outplacement services for a period of 6 months following the date of termination, which shall not exceed $25,000. If Ms. Dilmore’s employment is terminated as a result of her death, her estate will be entitled to receive: (a) the Accrued Benefits; (ii) continuation of base salary and health insurance benefits (including for eligible dependents) at active employee rates for a period of 6 months following the date of termination; and (iii) a pro-rata target bonus in respect of the fiscal year in which the effective date of termination occurs, paid within 30 days of termination.
The severance benefits described above are subject to Ms. Dilmore’s execution of a release of claims in favor of the Company and our affiliates. If the severance and other benefits provided in Ms. Dilmore’s employment agreement or otherwise payable to her
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would be subject to excise tax under Section 280(G) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then her severance benefits will be either delivered in full or delivered as to such lesser extent that would result in no portion of the severance benefits being subject to such excise tax, whichever results in the receipt by Ms. Dilmore, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest portion of such total severance and other benefits.
The summary of the Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the actual terms of the Employment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Method of Filing |
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3.1 |
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Filed herewith. |
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4.1 |
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Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on April 26, 2023 (File No. 333-2771161). |
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4.2 |
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Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on April 26, 2023 (File No. 333-2771161). |
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4.3 |
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Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on April 26, 2023 (File No. 333-2771161). |
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4.4 |
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Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on April 26, 2023 (File No. 333-2771161). |
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10.1* |
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Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2023 (File No. 001-39101).
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10.2 |
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Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2023 (File No. 001-39101). |
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10.3 |
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Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on April 26, 2023 (File No. 333-271161). |
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10.4● |
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Employment Agreement, by and between Baudax Bio, Inc. and Jillian Dilmore, dated May 10, 2023. |
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Filed herewith. |
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31.1 |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Principal Executive Officer. |
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Filed herewith. |
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31.2 |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer. |
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Filed herewith. |
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32.1 |
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Section 1350 certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Filed herewith. |
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101.SCH |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
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Filed herewith. |
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101.CAL |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. |
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Filed herewith. |
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101.LAB |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. |
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Filed herewith. |
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101.PRE |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. |
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Filed herewith. |
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101.DEF |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |
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Filed herewith. |
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104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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Filed herewith. |
* Certain identified information in the exhibit has been omitted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause
competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed.
● Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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BAUDAX BIO, INC. |
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Date: May 11, 2023 |
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By: |
/s/ Gerri A. Henwood |
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Gerri A. Henwood |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: May 11, 2023 |
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By: |
/s/ Jillian Dilmore |
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Jillian Dilmore |
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Corporate Controller |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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