Xcede Technologies, Inc. Joint Venture

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 3 – Xcede Technologies, Inc. Joint Venture

In October 2013, the Company, through its subsidiary Dynasil Biomedical (“DBM”), formed Xcede, a joint venture with Mayo Clinic, in order to spin out and separately fund the development of its hemostatic tissue sealant technology.

Beginning at its inception and through November 2016, Xcede funded its pre-clinical research activities through the issuance of convertible notes bearing interest at 5% (“the Notes”) pursuant to a note purchase agreement dated October 2013 and most recently amended in November 2016 that provided for the issuance of up to $5.2 million in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes from external investors and certain directors and officers of the Company. The Notes were convertible into equity of Xcede.

Beginning in November 2016, Dynasil invested $1.2 million of cash into Xcede over the following 18 months in exchange for Series B convertible preferred stock of Xcede (“Series B Preferred”). The value of the Series B Preferred, as it is wholly owned by DBM, was eliminated in consolidation. In conjunction with Dynasil’s committed investment, all $5.5 million in existing Notes and accrued interest were converted into 5,394,120 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock of Xcede (“Series A Preferred”) at a 20% discount to the price per share of the Series B Preferred, in accordance with the amended provisions of the Notes. The original conversion terms of the Notes were amended to require conversion into Series A Preferred rather than the class of stock issued in conjunction with the financing (Series B Preferred). Because the original conversion terms of the Notes were amended and as a result of assessing the impact of the rights and features of the Note amendment and their effect on the value to the issuer and holders, the transaction is recorded at fair value with a resulting gain on extinguishment of debt. Fair value was determined by management based on an independent valuation using a market and income approach and an option pricing model to allocate value to the respective shares. The fair value of the Series A Preferred was approximately $3.6 million on the date of issuance, as compared to the carrying value of the convertible principal and accrued interest of $5.5 million, resulting in a gain of approximately $1.9 million. Due to the related party nature of the transaction, this gain was recorded within the equity of Xcede. Of that $1.9 million, approximately $1.6 million was attributed to DBM and eliminated in consolidation, and approximately $0.3 million was attributed to noncontrolling interest.

Series A Preferred participants include both outside investors (accounted for as noncontrolling interest) and DBM. The outside investors converted $3.1 million of Notes and accrued interest into 3,055,551 shares of Series A Preferred. DBM converted the remaining $2.4 million of Notes and accrued interest into 2,338,569 shares of Series A Preferred, the value of which is eliminated in consolidation.

Each share of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred (together “the Preferred Stock”) shall be convertible, at the option of the holder, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Xcede common stock (“Common Stock”) as determined by dividing the original issue price, as defined, by the conversion price in effect on the date of conversion, which is 1:1. Each holder of the Preferred Stock shall have one vote for each share of Common Stock that the holder of the Preferred Stock would be entitled to receive upon the conversion of the holder’s Preferred Stock into Common Stock. Upon any liquidation event, which includes certain change of control events, following payment of pre-equity distributions, the remaining proceeds or net assets of Xcede would be distributed in the following amounts and order of priority: (1) to satisfy the liquidation preference payment due to each holder of Series B Preferred, (2) to satisfy the liquidation preference payment due to each holder of Series A Preferred, (3) payment in full of any acquisition transaction payment, and (4) the remaining assets available to be distributed ratably among the holders of the Common Stock. If a liquidation event were to occur, the Series A Preferred’s liquidation value would be $1.016 per share and Series B Preferred’s liquidation value would be $1.27 per share. As of September 30, 2018, the liquidation value of the Series B Preferred would be approximately $1.5 million and the Series A Preferred would be approximately $5.5 million, of which $2.4 million is DBM’s portion and $3.1 million would be attributed to noncontrolling shareholders.

As of September 30, 2018, DBM owned approximately 63% of Xcede’s outstanding Common Stock and Preferred Stock and, as a result, Xcede is included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, results of operations and cash flows. Due to the Series A Preferred having a liquidation preference and therefore not representing a residual interest, cumulative net losses of Xcede are attributed only to common stockholders in accordance with common stock ownership. Noncontrolling interest represents the value of the Series A Preferred and common stock not owned by DBM plus 17% of cumulative losses of Xcede based on the 17% common stock ownership held by noncontrolling interests.

Due to the issuance of Preferred Stock, DBM’s ownership percentage in Xcede decreased to less than 80%. Based on this ownership percentage, beginning in fiscal year 2017, Xcede is no longer included in the Dynasil consolidated federal tax return and the Company is no longer able to offset taxable income or benefit from net operating losses and other tax attributes related to Xcede.

In January 2016, Xcede signed three agreements with Cook Biotech Inc. of West Lafayette, Indiana (“CBI”), including a Development Agreement, a License Agreement and a Supply Agreement, in connection with the development, regulatory approval and production of the Xcede Patch. In November 2016, Xcede entered into another Services Agreement, a Secured Promissory Note, a Loan Agreement, a Security Agreement and an Intellectual Property Security Agreement (collectively the “Note Agreement”) with CBI, in which CBI committed to fund the pre-clinical testing of, and subject to the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals to initiate first in human clinical trials for, the Xcede Patch. Under the terms of the Note Agreement, in exchange for the services performed by CBI, Xcede committed to a multiple draw credit facility in the aggregate amount not to exceed $1.5 million, with three draws of principal available, each in the amount of $500,000, upon satisfaction of conditions identified in the Note Agreement. The principal amounts outstanding bear interest at a fixed rate of 2% and are secured by all the rights of Xcede under the Development Agreement, Supply Agreement, and License Agreement, all the rights to the data and work product arising from the clinical trial being performed under the Services Agreement, all regulatory approvals for the Xcede Patch, all patent and patent applications owned or controlled by Xcede, and all trademark and service mark registrations and applications. The note was recorded at fair value net of unamortized discount based on an imputed interest rate of 5.4%. The outstanding principal and unpaid interest are due and payable in full at the earlier of closing of an acquisition transaction or December 31, 2025. Xcede recognized research and development expense as the related services were performed by CBI. There was approximately $166,000 and $306,000 of research and development expense recognized during the twelve months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

On July 20, 2018, Xcede received a notice of termination from CBI, in which CBI asserted its termination rights under the Note Agreement and Development Agreement, claiming that the results of a recent animal study showed that it is not commercially reasonable, in CBI’s assessment, to continue to the next development phase of the Patch. Upon a valid termination, CBI has no obligation to conduct further developmental activities with respect to the Xcede Patch, including any further in-kind funding under the Note Agreement between Xcede and CBI. In addition, CBI has asserted that the foregoing study results trigger an immediate repayment of the $500,000 promissory note owed by Xcede to CBI under the Note Agreement, which otherwise has a stated maturity of December 31, 2025. While Xcede vigorously contests this assertion, at this time it is unclear how this matter will be resolved between Xcede and CBI. As this is unresolved, the note is currently classified as short term.

As there will be no further R&D services performed by CBI, research and development expense of $35,000 was recorded to accrete the note to face value of $0.5 million.

In light of the foregoing, Xcede has halted clinical trial preparations at this time and has curtailed its operations to a minimal level while the Board of Directors of Xcede evaluates alternatives, including the viability of modifying the Patch to address the shortcomings cited by CBI and/or the possible sale or license of Xcede IP assets, subject to amending the security interest described above. Additionally, the Company’s RMD subsidiary has begun an investigation of possible continued development of the Xcede Patch, which could include seeking government funding of this development. There can be no assurances with respect to any such alternatives or that any additional outside funding to continue development of Xcede Patch will be available to RMD.