UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-9601
K-V PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 43-0618919 | |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2280 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, MO 63146
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP code)
(314) 645-6600
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | x | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller Reporting Company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of February 28, 2011, the registrant had outstanding 48,530,442 and 11,280,285 shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (the Report) amends our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 that we filed on March 31, 2011 (the Original Form 10-Q).
Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements (the Restatement)
The Company issued warrants to purchase shares of its Class A Common Stock in November 2010 and March 2011 as described in Note 1Description of Business to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Note 1) in this Report (the Warrants), to its lenders in connection with certain financing transactions.
The Company originally classified the Warrants as equity instruments from their respective issuance dates until the March 17, 2011 amendment of the Warrant provisions which added a contingency feature and an escrow requirement as described in Note 12. At that date, the Warrants were revalued and reclassified from equity to liabilities. The Company also had originally used a Black-Scholes option valuation model to determine the value of the Warrants. Upon a re-examination of the provisions of the Warrants, the Company determined that the non-standard anti-dilution provisions contained in the Warrants require that (a) the Warrants all be treated as liabilities from their respective issuance dates and (b) their value should be calculated utilizing a valuation model which considers the mandatory conversion features of the Warrants and the possibility that the Company may issue additional common shares or common share equivalents that, in turn, could result in a change to the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the related exercise price. As a result, the Company has revalued the Warrants from their respective dates of issuance using a Monte Carlo simulation model.
As a result of the foregoing, on November 7, 2011, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, upon recommendation from management, determined that the previously issued consolidated financial statements included in our Original Form 10-K and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011 should not be relied upon. The restatements did not change the Companys reported cash and cash equivalents, operating expenses, operating losses or cash flows from operations for any period or date. This Report on form 10-Q/A contains the restated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended December 31,2010.
This Report does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-Q and does not revise or update disclosure affected by subsequent events. In addition, forward-looking statements made in the Original Form 10-Q have not been revised to reflect the passage of time, events, results or developments that occurred or facts that became known to us after the Original Form 10-Q, and such forward-looking statements should be read in their historical context and in the context of our subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report contains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the PSLRA) and which may be based on or include assumptions concerning our operations, future results and prospects. Such statements may be identified by the use of words like plan, expect, aim, believe, project, anticipate, commit, intend, estimate, will, should, could, potential and other expressions that indicate future events and trends.
All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including, without limitation, statements about product launches, governmental and regulatory actions and proceedings, market position, revenues, expenditures and the impact of the recall and suspension of shipments on revenues, and other financial results, are forward-looking statements.
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All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risk and uncertainties. In connection with the PSLRAs safe harbor provisions, we provide the following cautionary statements identifying important economic, competitive, political, regulatory and technological factors, among others, that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those set forth or implied by the forward-looking statements and related assumptions. Such factors include (but are not limited to) the following:
(1) | our ability to continue as a going concern, as discussed in Note 3Going Concern and Liquidity Considerations in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I of this Report; |
(2) | risks associated with the introduction and growth strategy related to the Companys Makena® product, including: |
(a) | the impact of competitive, commercial payor, governmental (including Medicaid program), physician, patient, public or political responses and reactions, and responses and reactions by medical professional associations and advocacy groups, on the Companys sales, marketing, product pricing, product access and strategic efforts; |
(b) | the possibility that the benefit of any period of exclusivity resulting from the designation of Makena® as an orphan drug may not be realized as a result of the FDAs decision to decline to take enforcement action with regards to compounded alternatives; |
(c) | the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy regarding Medicaid reimbursement for Makena®, and the resulting coverage decisions for Makena® by various state Medicaid and commercial payors; |
(d) | the satisfaction or waiver of the terms and conditions for our continued ownership of the full U.S. and worldwide rights to Makena® set forth in the previously disclosed Makena® acquisition agreement, as amended; and |
(e) | the number of preterm births for which Makena® may be prescribed and its safety profile and side effects profile and acceptance of the degree of patient access to and pricing; |
(3) | the possibility of delay or inability to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the FDA) approvals of Clindesse and Gynazole-1 and the possibility that any product relaunch may be delayed or unsuccessful; |
(4) | risks related to compliance with various agreements and settlements with governmental entities which are discussed in Item 2Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsDiscontinuation of Manufacturing and Distribution; Product Recalls; and the FDA Consent Decree in this Report, including: |
(a) | the consent decree between the Company and the FDA and the Companys suspension in 2008 and 2009 of the production and shipment and the nationwide recall of all of the products that it formerly manufactured, as well as the related material adverse effect on our revenue, assets and liquidity and capital resources; |
(b) | the agreement between the Company and the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OIG) to resolve the risk of potential exclusion of the Company from participation in federal healthcare programs; and |
(c) | our ability to comply with the plea agreement between a now-dissolved subsidiary of the Company and the U.S. Department of Justice; |
(5) | the availability of raw materials and/or products manufactured for the Company under contract manufacturing agreements with third parties; |
(6) | risks that the Company may not ultimately prevail in or that insurance proceeds will be insufficient to cover potential losses that may arise from litigation discussed in Note 16Commitments and ContingenciesLitigation and Governmental Inquiries of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Report, including: |
(a) | the series of putative class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal securities laws by the Company and certain individuals; |
(b) | product liability lawsuits; |
(c) | lawsuits pertaining to indemnification and employment agreement obligations involving the Company and its former Chief Executive Officer; |
(d) | the possibility that the pending lawsuits and investigation by HHS OIG regarding potential false claims under the Title 42 of the U.S. Code could result in significant civil fines or penalties, including exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and the possibility; and |
(e) | challenges to our intellectual property rights by actual or potential competitors and challenges to other companies introduction or potential introduction of generic or competing products by third parties against products sold by the Company; |
(7) | the possibility that our current estimates of the financial effect of previously announced product recalls could prove to be incorrect; |
(8) | risks related to the Companys highly leveraged capital structure discussed in Item 2Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsLiquidity and Capital Resources, including: |
(a) | the risk that our debt obligations may be accelerated due to our inability to comply with covenants and restrictions contained in our loan agreements; |
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(b) | restrictions on the ability to increase our revenues through certain transactions, including the acquisition or in-licensing of products; and |
(c) | risks that present or future changes in the Board of Directors may lead to an acceleration of the Companys debt; |
(9) | the risk that we may not be able satisfy the quantitative listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, including with respect to minimum share price and public float; and |
(10) | the risks detailed from time to time in the Companys filings with the SEC. This discussion is not exhaustive, but is designed to highlight important factors that may impact our forward-looking statements. |
Because the factors referred to above, as well as the statements included under the captions Part II, Item 1ARisk Factors, Item 2Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this Report, could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and the risk factors that are included under the caption Part II, Item 1ARisk Factors in this Report, as supplemented by our subsequent SEC filings. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and we are under no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Report. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise, when they will arise and/or their effects. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our future business or financial condition or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
K-V PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited; dollars and number of shares in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Nine Months Ended December 31, |
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2010 (As Restated) |
2009 | 2010 (As Restated) |
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Net revenues |
$ | 5,420 | $ | 147,480 | $ | 12,103 | $ | 157,027 | ||||||||
Cost of sales |
7,333 | 37,052 | 26,268 | 65,850 | ||||||||||||
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Gross (loss) profit |
(1,913 | ) | 110,428 | (14,165 | ) | 91,177 | ||||||||||
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
4,236 | 7,273 | 16,999 | 24,727 | ||||||||||||
Selling and administrative |
24,208 | 33,101 | 74,330 | 101,013 | ||||||||||||
Litigation and governmental inquiries, net |
| 150 | 8,653 | 5,003 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets |
| (14,500 | ) | (10,938 | ) | (14,500 | ) | |||||||||
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Total operating expenses |
28,444 | 26,024 | 89,044 | 116,243 | ||||||||||||
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Operating (loss) income |
(30,357 | ) | 84,404 | (103,209 | ) | (25,066 | ) | |||||||||
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Other expense (income): |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
9,418 | | 9,418 | | ||||||||||||
Change in warrant liability |
1,510 | | 1,510 | | ||||||||||||
Interest, net and other |
3,948 | 1,226 | 8,349 | 3,752 | ||||||||||||
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Total other expense, net |
14,876 | 1,226 | 19,277 | 3,752 | ||||||||||||
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(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |
(45,233 | ) | 83,178 | (122,486 | ) | (28,818 | ) | |||||||||
Income tax (benefit) provision |
2,559 | (24,157 | ) | 2,508 | (23,807 | ) | ||||||||||
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(Loss) income from continuing operations |
(47,792 | ) | 107,335 | (124,994 | ) | (5,011 | ) | |||||||||
Net income from discontinued operations (net taxes of $-, $ 725, $1,283 and $2,671) |
| 1,252 | 2,211 | 4,609 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of discontinued operations (net taxes of $-, $-, $3,405 and $-) |
| | 5,874 | | ||||||||||||
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Net (loss) income |
$ | (47,792 | ) | $ | 108,587 | $ | (116,909 | ) | $ | (402 | ) | |||||
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Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations: |
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BasicClass A common |
$ | (0.96 | ) | $ | 2.25 | $ | (2.50 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | |||||
BasicClass B common |
(0.96 | ) | 1.87 | (2.50 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||
DilutedClass A common |
(0.96 | ) | 1.77 | (2.50 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||
DilutedClass B common |
(0.96 | ) | 1.52 | (2.50 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||
Earnings per share from discontinued operations: |
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Basic and dilutedClass A and B common |
$ | | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||||
Earnings per share from gain on sale of discontinued operations: |
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Basic and dilutedClass A and B common |
$ | | $ | | $ | 0.12 | $ | | ||||||||
Earnings per share: |
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BasicClass A common |
$ | (0.96 | ) | $ | 2.27 | $ | (2.34 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||
BasicClass B common |
(0.96 | ) | 1.89 | (2.34 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
DilutedClass A common |
(0.96 | ) | 1.79 | (2.34 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
DilutedClass B common |
(0.96 | ) | 1.54 | (2.34 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
Weighted average shares used in per share calculation: |
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Basic shares outstandingClass A common |
37,795 | 37,797 | 37,795 | 37,799 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted shares outstandingClass B common |
12,116 | 11,982 | 12,160 | 12,024 | ||||||||||||
Diluted shares outstanding Class A common |
49,911 | 61,333 | 49,955 | 49,823 | ||||||||||||
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K-V PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
December 31, 2010 (As Restated) |
March 31, 2010 |
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 31,654 | $ | 60,693 | ||||
Receivables, net |
3,869 | 1,255 | ||||||
Inventories, net |
8,493 | 5,484 | ||||||
Other current assets |
17,839 | 16,965 | ||||||
Current assets held for sale |
| 7,316 | ||||||
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Total Current Assets |
61,855 | 91,713 | ||||||
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation |
109,908 | 122,910 | ||||||
Investment securities |
63,086 | 65,865 | ||||||
Intangible assets and goodwill, net |
49,782 | 53,661 | ||||||
Other assets |
11,583 | 17,120 | ||||||
Non-current assets held for sale |
| 7,288 | ||||||
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Total Assets |
$ | 296,214 | $ | 358,557 | ||||
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 26,565 | $ | 39,000 | ||||
Accrued liabilities |
58,644 | 68,790 | ||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt |
107,803 | 63,926 | ||||||
Current liabilities associated with assets held for sale |
| 1,078 | ||||||
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Total Current Liabilities |
193,012 | 172,794 | ||||||
Long-term debt |
231,218 | 233,174 | ||||||
Warrant liabilities |
23,916 | | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
47,742 | 47,609 | ||||||
Deferred tax liability |
54,335 | 44,074 | ||||||
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Total Liabilities |
550,223 | 497,651 | ||||||
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Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 16) |
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SHAREHOLDERS DEFICIT | ||||||||
7% cumulative convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value; $25.00 stated and liquidation value; 840,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding40,000 shares at both December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010 (convertible into Class A shares on a 8.4375-to-one basis) |
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Class A and Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value; 150,000,000 and 75,000,000 shares authorized, respectively; |
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Class Aissued 41,157,609; outstanding 37,748,456 and 37,736,660 at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively |
411 | 411 | ||||||
Class Bissued 12,206,857; outstanding 12,112,285 at both December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010 (convertible into Class A shares on a one-for-one basis) |
122 | 122 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
172,787 | 170,022 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
(370,871 | ) | (253,910 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
951 | 1,622 | ||||||
Less: Treasury stock, 3,409,073 shares of Class A and 94,572 shares of Class B Common Stock at December 31, 2010, and 3,404,366 shares of Class A and 94,572 shares of Class B Common Stock at March 31, 2010, at cost |
(57,409 | ) | (57,361 | ) | ||||
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Total Shareholders Deficit |
(254,009 | ) | (139,094 | ) | ||||
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders Deficit |
$ | 296,214 | $ | 358,557 | ||||
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K-V PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited; dollars in thousands)
Nine Months Ended December 31, |
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Operating Activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (116,909 | ) | $ | (402 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
12,991 | 24,697 | ||||||
(Gain) Loss from sale of assets, net |
(20,217 | ) | 1,157 | |||||
Change in warrant liability |
1,510 | | ||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
9,418 | | ||||||
Impairment of intangible assets |
1,861 | | ||||||
Involuntary conversion gain in discontinued operations |
(3,528 | ) | (5,600 | ) | ||||
Deferred income tax provision |
7,221 | 2,387 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
2,571 | 3,602 | ||||||
Other |
743 | | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Receivables, net |
(1,498 | ) | 17,958 | |||||
Inventories, net |
(3,273 | ) | (2,443 | ) | ||||
Income taxes |
1,403 | 58,212 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(22,575 | ) | (70,420 | ) | ||||
Other assets and liabilities, net |
6,018 | (1,477 | ) | |||||
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
(124,264 | ) | 27,671 | |||||
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Purchase of property and equipment |
(323 | ) | (11,699 | ) | ||||
Disposal of property and equipment |
948 | 866 | ||||||
Insurance proceeds |
3,528 | 5,600 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of business/assets, net of fees |
34,749 | | ||||||
Sale of marketable securities |
424 | 500 | ||||||
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39,326 | (4,733 | ) | |||||
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Principal payment on long-term debt |
(22,326 | ) | (1,982 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from borrowing on debt |
80,417 | | ||||||
Redemption of collateralized obligation |
(1,977 | ) | | |||||
Dividends paid on preferred stock |
(52 | ) | (52 | ) | ||||
Purchase of common stock for treasury |
(48 | ) | (311 | ) | ||||
Cash deposits received for stock options |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
56,014 | (2,343 | ) | |||||
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(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(28,924 | ) | 20,595 | |||||
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash |
(115 | ) | 287 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents: |
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Beginning of period |
60,693 | 75,730 | ||||||
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End of period |
$ | 31,654 | $ | 96,612 | ||||
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Interest paid |
$ | 7,842 | $ | 6,722 | ||||
Income taxes paid |
57 | 422 | ||||||
Stock options exercised (at expiration of two-year forfeiture period) |
195 | 686 |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)
1. | Description of Business |
General Overview
K-V Pharmaceutical Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware in 1971 as a successor to a business originally founded in 1942. K-V Pharmaceutical Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Ther-Rx Corporation (Ther-Rx), Nesher Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nesher), Ethex Corporation (ETHEX) and Particle Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) are referred to in the following Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements as KV or the Company or Registrant. The Companys original strategy was to engage in the development of proprietary drug delivery systems and formulation technologies which enhance the effectiveness of new therapeutic agents and existing pharmaceutical products. Today the Company utilizes several of those technologies, such as SITE RELEASE® and oral controlled release technologies, in its branded and generic products. In 1990, the Company established a marketing capability in the generic business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ETHEX. As more fully described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies, the Company ceased operations of ETHEX on March 2, 2010, and on November 15, 2010, agreed to file articles of dissolution and sell the assets and operations of ETHEX to unrelated third parties prior to April 28, 2011. On December 15, 2010 the Company filed articles of dissolution with respect to ETHEX under Missouri law. In 1999, KV established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Ther-Rx, to market proprietary branded pharmaceuticals directly to physicians. On June 2, 2010, the Company sold PDI. In May 2010, KV established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Nesher, to market and sell the Companys generic pharmaceuticals.
Significant Developments
During fiscal year 2009, the Company announced six separate voluntary recalls of certain tablet form generic products as a precaution due to the potential existence of oversized tablets. In December 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began an inspection of the Companys facilities. The Company suspended shipments of all approved tablet-form products in December 2008 and of all other drug products in January 2009. Also, in January 2009, the Company initiated a nationwide voluntary recall affecting most of its products. On March 2, 2009, the Company entered into a consent decree with the FDA regarding its drug manufacturing and distribution. The consent decree was entered by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division on March 6, 2009. As part of the consent decree, the Company agreed not to directly or indirectly do or cause the manufacture, processing, packing, labeling, holding, introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce at or from any of its facilities of any drug, until the Company has satisfied certain requirements designed to demonstrate compliance with the FDAs current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations. The consent decree provides for a series of measures that, when satisfied, will permit the Company to resume the manufacture and distribution of approved drug products. The Company has also agreed not to distribute its products that are not FDA approved, including its prenatal vitamins and hematinic products, unless it obtains FDA approval for such products through the FDAs New Drug Application (NDA) and Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) processes. These actions and the requirements under the consent decree have had, and are expected to continue to have, a material adverse effect on the Companys liquidity position and its results of operations. The Company does not expect to generate any significant revenues until it resumes shipping more of its approved products or until and unless the Company begins to generate significant revenues from the sale of Makena® (see Note 3 Going Concern and Liquidity Considerations). In September 2010, the FDA approved the reopening of the Companys manufacturing with respect to its first product, Potassium Chloride ER Capsules, which commenced sales in that month. Additional products are in the process of being brought back to market.
Changes in Management and Directors
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 held on June 10, 2010 (the Annual Meeting), the stockholders elected Gregory Bentley, Mark A. Dow, Terry B. Hatfield, David S. Hermelin, Marc S. Hermelin, Joseph D. Lehrer and John Sampson to serve as directors with terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. Former members of the Board Jean M. Bellin, Kevin S. Carlie, Jonathon E. Killmer and Norman D. Schellenger were not re-elected.
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On June 14, 2010, Stephen A. Stamp resigned, effective immediately, from his position as Chief Financial Officer of our Company. Thomas S. McHugh was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective July 15, 2010. Prior to this appointment, Mr. McHugh served as Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of FinanceCorporate Controller.
On June 15, 2010, each of Mr. Hatfield and Mr. Sampson resigned as members of the Board, effective as of the earlier of July 7, 2010 or the date a replacement was appointed. Mr. Hatfield served as the Chairman of the Board and Mr. Sampson served on the Audit Committee. Each of Mr. Hatfield and Mr. Sampson indicated that he was resigning because of serious concerns regarding the ability of the newly-constituted Board and senior management to provide the required independent oversight of the business during the current critical period in its history.
On June 17, 2010, the Board appointed Ana I. Stancic as a director to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Hatfield. As noted above, Mr. Hatfields resignation became effective upon the appointment of Ms. Stancic.
On July 7, 2010, the Board appointed David Sidransky, M.D. as a director to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Sampson. As noted above, Mr. Sampsons resignation became effective upon the appointment of Dr. Sidransky.
On July 29, 2010, the Board increased the total number of Board members to eight (but returning automatically to seven members upon any current director leaving the Board) and appointed Robert E. Baldini as a director to fill the newly-created position.
At a Board meeting held subsequent to the Annual Meeting on June 10, 2010, the Board terminated the employment of David A. Van Vliet, who then served as Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective at the end of the 30-day notice period provided for in his employment agreement, during which period he was placed on administrative leave.
Also at that meeting, the Board appointed Gregory J. Divis, Jr. as the Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer of our Company. Mr. Divis was subsequently appointed as our permanent President and Chief Executive Officer on November 17, 2010. The other terms of Mr. Divis employment were not changed by this appointment.
On November 10, 2010, Marc S. Hermelin voluntarily resigned as a member of the Board. We had been advised that the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OIG) notified Mr. Hermelin that he would be excluded from participating in federal healthcare programs effective November 18, 2010. In an effort to avoid adverse consequences to our Company, including a potential discretionary exclusion of our Company from participation in federal healthcare programs, and to enable our Company to secure our expanded financial agreement, as more fully described in Note 12Long-Term Debt with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C. (together, the Lenders), the Company, HHS OIG, Mr. Hermelin and his wife (solely with respect to her obligations thereunder, including as joint owner with Mr. Hermelin of certain shares of Company stock) entered into a settlement agreement (the Settlement Agreement) under which Mr. Hermelin also resigned as trustee of all family trusts that hold KV stock, agreed to divest his personal ownership interests in our Companys Class A Common and Class B Common Stock (approximately 1.8 million shares, including shares held jointly with his wife) over an agreed upon period of time in accordance with a divestiture plan and schedule approved by HHS OIG, and agreed to refrain from voting stock under his personal control. In order to implement such agreement, Mr. Hermelin and his wife granted to an independent third party immediate irrevocable proxies and powers of attorney to divest their personal stock interests in the Company if Mr. Hermelin does not timely do so. The Settlement Agreement also required Mr. Hermelin to agree, for the duration of his exclusion, not to seek to influence or be involved with, in any manner, the governance, management, or operations of our Company.
As long as the parties comply with the Settlement Agreement, HHS OIG has agreed not to exercise its discretionary authority to exclude our Company from participation in federal health care programs, thereby allowing our Company and our subsidiaries (with the single exception of ETHEX, which is being dissolved pursuant to the Divestiture Agreement with HHS OIG) to continue to conduct business through all federal and state healthcare programs.
As a result of Mr. Hermelins resignation and the two agreements with HHS OIG, we believe we have resolved our remaining issues with respect to HHS OIG and are positioned to continue to participate in Federal healthcare programs now and in the future.
Plea Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice
As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2009, we, at the direction of a special committee of the Board of Directors that was in place prior to June 10, 2010, responded to requests for information from the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and FDA representatives working with that office. In connection therewith, on February 25, 2010, the Board, at the recommendation of the special committee, approved entering
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into a plea agreement with the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Office of Consumer Litigation of the United States Department of Justice (referred to herein collectively as the Department of Justice).
The plea agreement was executed by the parties and was entered by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division on March 2, 2010. Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, ETHEX pleaded guilty to two felony counts, each stemming from the failure to make and submit a field alert report to the FDA in September 2008 regarding the discovery of certain undistributed tablets that failed to meet product specifications. Sentencing pursuant to the plea agreement also took place on March 2, 2010.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, ETHEX agreed to pay a criminal fine in the amount of $23.4 million in four installments. The first installment, in the amount of $2.3 million, was due and paid within 10 days of sentencing. Under the original payment schedule, the second and third installments, each in the amount of $5.9 million, were due on December 15, 2010 and July 11, 2011, respectively. The fourth and final installment, in the amount of $9.4 million, was due on July 11, 2012. On November 15, 2010, upon the motion of the Department of Justice, the court vacated the previous fine installment schedule and imposed a new fine installment schedule using the standard federal judgment rate of 0.22% per annum, payable as follows:
Payment Amount |
Interest Amount | Payment Due Date | ||||||
$ | 1,000 | $ | | December 15, 2010 | ||||
1,000 | 1 | June 15, 2011 | ||||||
1,000 | 2 | December 15, 2011 | ||||||
2,000 | 7 | June 15, 2012 | ||||||
4,000 | 18 | December 15, 2012 | ||||||
5,000 | 28 | June 15, 2013 | ||||||
7,094 | 47 | December 15, 2013 |
ETHEX also agreed to pay, within 10 days of sentencing, restitution to the Medicare and the Medicaid programs in the amounts of $1.8 million and $0.6 million, respectively. In addition to the fine and restitution, ETHEX agreed not to contest an administrative forfeiture in the amount of $1.8 million, which was due and paid within 45 days after sentencing and which satisfied any and all forfeiture obligations ETHEX may have as a result of the guilty plea. In total, ETHEX agreed to pay fines, restitution and forfeiture in the aggregate amount of $27.6 million.
In exchange for the voluntary guilty plea, the Department of Justice agreed that no further federal prosecution will be brought in the Eastern District of Missouri against ETHEX, KV and Ther-Rx regarding allegations of the misbranding and adulteration of any oversized tablets of drugs manufactured by us, and the failure to file required reports regarding these drugs and patients use of these drugs with the FDA, during the period commencing on January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
The Company made its first installment payment due on December 15, 2010.
Agreements with HHS OIG
In connection with the guilty plea described above by ETHEX, ETHEX was expected to be excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. In addition, as a result of the guilty plea by ETHEX, HHS OIG had discretionary authority to also exclude KV from participation in federal healthcare programs. However, we are in receipt of correspondence from HHS OIG that, absent any transfer of assets or operations that would trigger successor liability, HHS OIG has no present intent to exercise its discretionary authority to exclude the Company as a result of the guilty plea by ETHEX.
In connection with the anticipated exclusion of ETHEX from participation in federal healthcare programs, we ceased the operations of ETHEX on March 2, 2010. However, we have retained the ability to manufacture, market and distribute (once the requirements under the consent decree have been met) all generic products and are in possession of all intellectual property related to generic products, including all NDAs and ANDAs pertaining to our brand and generic drug products. We currently do not anticipate that the voluntary guilty plea by ETHEX will have a material adverse effect on our efforts to comply with the requirements pursuant to the consent decree and to resume production and shipments of our approved products.
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On November 15, 2010, we entered into a divestiture agreement (the Divestiture Agreement) with HHS OIG under which we agreed to sell the assets and operations of ETHEX to unrelated third parties prior to April 28, 2011 and to file articles of dissolution with respect to ETHEX under Missouri law by that date. Following the filing, ETHEX may not engage in any new business other than winding up its operations and will engage in a process provided under Missouri law to identify and resolve its liabilities over at least a two-year period. Under the terms of the Divestiture Agreement, HHS OIG agreed not to exclude ETHEX from federal healthcare programs until April 28, 2011 and, upon completion of the sale of the ETHEX assets and of the filing of the articles of dissolution of ETHEX, the agreement will terminate. Civil monetary penalties and exclusion of ETHEX may occur if we fail to meet our April 28, 2011 deadline. We have also received a letter from HHS OIG advising us further that assuming that we have complied with all agreements deemed necessary by HHS OIG, HHS OIG would not exclude ETHEX thereafter. ETHEX filed its articles of dissolution on December 15, 2010, and ETHEX no longer has any ongoing assets or operations other than those required to conclude the winding up process under Missouri law. ETHEX is currently in the process of selling its assets in order to comply with the Divestiture Agreement.
New Subsidiary
In May 2010, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Nesher, to operate as the sales and marketing company for our generic products. In July 2010, our Board of Directors directed management to explore strategic alternatives with respect to Nesher and the assets and operations of our generic products business, which could include a sale of Nesher. We have retained Jefferies & Co., Inc. to advise us with this strategy. In the meantime, we will continue to prepare products for FDA inspection and continue to anticipate the reintroduction of approved products into the market.
Financing
U.S. Healthcare Loan
On September 13, 2010, the Company entered into a loan agreement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C., affiliates of Centerbridge Partners L.P. (collectively, U.S. Healthcare) for a $20,000 loan secured by assets of the Company. The loan agreement included a period of exclusivity through September 28, 2010 to negotiate an expanded, longer-term financial arrangement among the Company and U.S. Healthcare.
On November 17, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with U.S. Healthcare for a senior secured debt financing package of up to $120,000 consisting of (1) a fully funded $60,000 term loan (the Bridge Loan) that retired the $20,000 loan previously provided by U.S. Healthcare on September 13, 2010, and that was provided for general corporate and working capital purposes and (2) a commitment to provide a multi-draw term loan up to an aggregate principal amount of $120,000 (the Multi-Draw Term Loan) with such additional draws dependent on the achievement by the Company of various conditions as outlined in the related agreement. The Company expensed approximately $1,949 of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the retirement of the $20,000 as required by accounting for debt extinguishments in the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
Under the terms of the Bridge Loan agreement, the Company paid interest at an annual rate of 16.5% (5% of which was payable in kind) with a maturity date in March 2013. The Company furnished as collateral substantially all assets of the Company to secure the loan. The Bridge Loan was guaranteed by certain of the Companys domestic subsidiaries and the guarantors furnished as collateral substantially all of their assets to secure the guarantee obligations. In addition, the Company issued stock warrants to U.S. Healthcare granting them rights to purchase up to 12,588 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock (the Initial Warrants). The Initial Warrants have an exercise price of $1.62 per share, subject to possible anti-dilutive adjustment. These Initial Warrants were valued at $22,406 using a Monte Carlo simulation model utilizing the following assumptions: risk free rate of 1.5%; expected volatility of 99.0%; expected dividend of $0; expected life of five years and a probability of the Company issuing additional common stock (Fundamental Transaction) of 10% after the stock price reaches $10.00 per share.
In recording the Bridge Loan transaction, the Company allocated the proportionate share of the fair value of the Initial Warrants to the September loan. As a result of the proceeds from the Bridge Loan extinguishing the September loan, the fair value of the Initial Warrants of $7,469 allocated to the September loan was expensed as required by accounting for debt extinguishments in the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
The Company then allocated, the proportionate share of the fair value of the Initial Warrants of $14,937 as a discount to the Bridge Loan. The discount was being amortized using the effective interest method to interest expense based upon the maturity date of the Bridge Loan. In March 2011, the Company retired the Bridge Loan and expensed the remaining discount in loss on extinguishment of debt.
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Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements
The Company originally classified the Warrants as equity instruments from their respective issuance date until the March 17, 2011 amendment of the Warrant provisions which added a contingency feature and an escrow requirement as described in Note 12. At that date, the Warrants were revalued and reclassified from equity into liabilities. The Company had also originally used a Black-Scholes option valuation model to determine the value of the Warrants. Upon a re-examination of the provisions of the Warrants in November 2011, the Company determined that the non-standard anti-dilution provisions contained in the Initial Warrants and the as amended Warrants require that (a) the Warrants be treated as liabilities from their issuance date and (b) their value should be calculated utilizing a valuation model which considers the mandatory conversion features of the Warrants and the possibility that the Company issues additional common shares or common share equivalents that, in turn, could result in a change to the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the related exercise price. Accordingly, the Company has restated its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, and for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011.
The impact of the restatement as of December 31, 2010 and for the periods then ended is described in the table below and did not change the Companys reported cash and cash equivalents, operating expenses, operating losses or cash flows from operations.
As Previously Reported |
As Restated | |||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt |
$ | 111,156 | $ | 107,803 | ||||
Total current liabilities |
196,365 | 193,012 | ||||||
Warrant liability |
0 | 23,916 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
529,660 | 550,223 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
192,222 | 172,787 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(369,743 | ) | (370,871 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders deficit |
(233,446 | ) | (254,009 | ) |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010 |
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2010 |
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As Previously Reported |
As Restated | As Previously Reported |
As Restated | |||||||||||||
Statement of Operations data: |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
$ | 9,946 | $ | 9,418 | $ | 9,946 | $ | 9,418 | ||||||||
Change in warrant liability |
0 | 1,510 | 0 | 1,510 | ||||||||||||
Interest, net and other |
3,802 | 3,948 | 8,203 | 8,349 | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes |
(44,105 | ) | (45,233 | ) | (121,358 | ) | (122,486 | ) | ||||||||
Loss from continuing operations |
(46,664 | ) | (47,792 | ) | (123,866 | ) | (124,994 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss |
(46,664 | ) | (47,792 | ) | (115,781 | ) | (116,909 | ) | ||||||||
Basic and diluted loss from continuing operations per share |
(0.94 | ) | (0.96 | ) | (2.48 | ) | (2.50 | ) | ||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share |
(0.94 | ) | (0.96 | ) | $ | (2.32 | ) | (2.34 | ) | |||||||
Total comprehensive loss |
(46,828 | ) | (47,956 | ) | (116,453 | ) | (117,581 | ) | ||||||||
Statement of Cash Flows data: |
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Net loss |
$ | (46,664 | ) | $ | (47,792 | ) | $ | (115,781 | ) | $ | (116,909 | ) | ||||
Change in warrant liability |
0 | 1,510 | 0 | 1,510 | ||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
9,946 | 9,418 | 9,946 | 9,418 |
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Refer also to Note 18Subsequent Events for discussion of other recent events and developments.
2. | Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and, accordingly, do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. The interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys 2010 Form 10-K. The balance sheet information as of March 31, 2010 has been derived from the Companys audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in these consolidated financial statements. Operating results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.
Reclassification
Certain reclassifications of prior year amounts have been made to conform to the current year presentation.
PDI
We sold PDI on June 2, 2010. The Company identified the assets and liabilities of PDI as held for sale in the Companys consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2010 and has segregated PDIs operating results separately for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. See Note 15Divestitures for information regarding the sale of PDI.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results in subsequent periods may differ from the estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The most significant estimates made by management include revenue recognition and reductions to gross revenues, inventory valuation, intangible and other long-lived assets valuations, stock-based compensation, warrant valuation, income taxes, and loss contingencies related to legal proceedings. Management periodically evaluates estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and makes changes on a prospective basis when adjustments are necessary.
The Company assesses the impairment of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The factors that the Company considers in its assessment include the following: (1) significant underperformance of the assets relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; (2) significant changes in the manner of the Companys use of the acquired assets or the strategy for its overall business; (3) significant negative industry or economic trends; and (4) significant adverse changes as a result of legal proceedings or governmental or regulatory actions.
Based on the events described in Note 18Subsequent Events, the Company has determined that a triggering event occurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 giving rise to the need to assess the recoverability of its long-lived assets. Depending upon which and when, if any, of the strategic and operating alternatives are implemented, the Company believes that future undiscounted cash flows may not be sufficient to support the carrying value of certain of its long-lived assets and this could result in material non-cash charges for impairment of inventory, property and equipment, intangible and other long-lived assets in the quarter and year ending March 31, 2011. Cash flow projections require a significant level of judgment and estimation in order to determine a number of interdependent variables and assumptions such as probability, timing, pricing and various cost factors. Cash flow projections are highly sensitive to changes in these variables and assumptions. Until the Company is able to determine and assess these variables, it cannot assess the level or range of impairment that may be incurred. Also, until we are able to determine the value of the assets associated with this business, we are unable to determine whether proceeds upon disposition will be comparable to the current carrying value of the business segment. The result of these determinations will form the basis for managements assumptions regarding the ultimate use and/or potential disposition of assets. Assumptions necessary to establish the fair value of long-lived assets will be derived from the outcome of these decisions, which we expect will be determined within approximately the next three months from the date of this filing. At that time management will have the necessary information to prepare its recoverability analysis. As of December 31, 2010, the carrying values of the Companys inventory; property and equipment, net; and intangible assets, net were $8,493, $109,908 and $49,782, respectively.
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The Company accounts for the Warrants in accordance with applicable accounting guidance in ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, as derivative liabilities. As such, the Warrants have been classified as long-term liabilities in the Companys consolidated balance sheet. The Company uses the Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value of the Warrants.
Revenue Recognition
During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company received from Purdue Pharma L.P., The P.F. Laboratories, Inc. and Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P. (collectively Purdue) and sold to its customers all of the generic OxyContin® allotted under a Distribution and Supply Agreement (the Distribution Agreement) and recognized net revenue of approximately $143,000 in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Additionally, the Company recorded approximately $20,000 as cost of sales for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, which included royalty fees and the cost of the generic OxyContin® supplied by Purdue. Accordingly, the Company recognized gross profit of approximately $123,000 in the three and nine months ended December 31,2009 as a result of the Distribution Agreement entered into with Purdue.
3. | Going Concern and Liquidity Considerations |
The Companys consolidated financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying historical consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
The assessment of the Companys ability to continue as a going concern was made by management considering, among other factors: (i) the timing and number of approved products that will be introduced or reintroduced to the market and the related costs; (ii) the suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by the Company and the requirements under the consent decree with the FDA; (iii) the possibility that the Company may need to obtain additional capital despite the proceeds from the private placement of the Companys 12% senior secured notes due 2015 (the 2011 Notes) that it was able to obtain in March 2011 (see Note 18Subsequent Events); (iv) the potential outcome with respect to the governmental inquiries, litigation or other matters described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies; and (v) the Companys ability to comply with debt covenants. The Companys assessment was further affected by the Companys fiscal year 2010 net loss of $283,612, its net loss for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 of $116,909 and the outstanding balance of cash and cash equivalents of $31,654 and $60,693 as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. For periods subsequent to December 31, 2010, the Company expects losses to continue because the Company is unable to generate any significant revenues from more of its own manufactured products until the Company is able to resume shipping more of its approved products and until after the Company is able to generate significant sales of Makena® (17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate) which was approved by the FDA in February 2011. The Company received notification from the FDA on September 8, 2010 of approval to ship into the marketplace the first product approved under the consent decree, i.e., Potassium Chloride ER Capsule. The Company resumed shipment of extended-release potassium chloride capsule, Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, in September 2010, resumed shipments of its generic version, Potassium Chloride ER Capsule, in December 2010 and the Company began shipping Makena® in March 2011. The Company is continuing to prepare other products for FDA inspection and does not expect to resume shipping other products until fiscal 2012. In addition, the Company must meet ongoing operating costs as well as costs related to the steps the Company is currently taking to prepare for introducing or reintroducing its approved products to the market. If the Company is not able to obtain the FDAs clearance to resume manufacturing and distribution of more of its approved products in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost, or if revenues from its sale of approved products introduced or reintroduced into the market place prove to be insufficient, the Companys financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity will continue to be materially adversely affected. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern.
Based on current financial projections, management believes the continuation of the Company as a going concern is primarily dependent on its ability to address, among other factors: (i) the successful launch and product sales of Makena®, at prices meeting the Companys future needs and expectations; (ii) the timing, number and revenue generation of approved products that will be introduced or reintroduced to the market and the related costs; (iii) the suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by the Company and the requirements under the consent decree with the FDA (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule product, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter previously discussed); (iv) the possibility that the Company will need to obtain additional capital (see Note 18Subsequent Events for updates); (v) the potential outcome with respect to the governmental inquiries,
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litigation or other matters described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies; and (vi) its compliance with its debt covenants. While the Company addresses these matters, it must continue to meet expected near-term obligations, including normal course operating cash requirements and costs associated with introducing and reintroducing approved products to the market (such as costs related to its employees, facilities and FDA compliance), remaining payments associated with the acquisition and retention of its rights to Makena® (see Note 5Acquisitions), the financial obligations pursuant to the plea agreement with the Department of Justice, costs associated with legal counsel and consultant fees, as well as the significant costs, such as legal and consulting fees, associated with the steps taken by the Company in connection with the consent decree and the litigation and governmental inquiries. If the Company is not able to obtain the FDAs clearance to resume manufacturing and distribution of certain or many of its approved products in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost and/or if the Company is unable to successfully launch and commercialize Makena® and/or if the Company experiences adverse outcomes with respect to any of the governmental inquiries or litigation described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies, its financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity will continue to be materially adversely affected.
In the near term, the Company is focused on the following: (i) continuing the commercial launch of Makena®; (ii) meeting the requirements of the consent decree, which will allow its approved products to be reintroduced to the market (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule product, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter previously discussed); (iii) evaluating strategic alternatives with respect to Nesher and other assets; and (iv) pursuing various means to minimize operating costs and increase cash. Since December 31, 2010, the Company has generated non-recurring cash proceeds to support its on-going operating and compliance requirements from a $32,300 private placement of Class A Common Stock in February 2011 and a $225,000 private debt placement (see Note 18Subsequent Events) in March 2011 (a portion of which was used to repay all existing obligations under the agreement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C.)(see Note 12Long-Term Debt for description of U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C loan). While these cash proceeds are expected to be sufficient to meet near term cash requirements, the Company is pursuing ongoing efforts to increase cash, including, but not limited to the continued implementation of cost savings, exploration of strategic alternatives with respect to Nesher and the assets and operations of the Companys generic products business and other assets and the return of certain of the Companys approved products to market in a timely manner (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter previously discussed). The Company cannot provide assurance that it will be able to realize the cost reductions it anticipates from reducing its operations or its employee base, that some or many of its approved products can be returned to the market in a timely manner or at all, that its higher profit approved products will return to the market in the near term or that the Company can obtain additional cash through asset sales, a successful commercial launch of Makena® or other means. If the Company is unsuccessful in its efforts to introduce or return its products to market, or if needed to sell assets and raise additional capital in the near term, the Company will be required to further reduce its operations, including further reductions of its employee base, or the Company may be required to cease certain or all of its operations in order to offset the lack of available funding.
The Company continues to evaluate the sale of certain of its assets and businesses, including the sale of its generics business as a result of a strategic decision to focus on being a branded pharmaceutical company. However, due to general economic conditions, the Company will likely be exposed to risks related to the overall macro-economic environment, including a lower rate of return than it has historically experienced on its invested assets and being limited in its ability to sell assets. In addition, the Company cannot provide any assurance that it will be successful in finding suitable purchasers for the sale of such assets. Even if the Company is able to find purchasers, it may not be able to obtain attractive terms and conditions for such sales, including attractive pricing. In addition, divestitures of businesses involve a number of risks, including the diversion of management and employee attention, significant costs and expenses, the loss of customer relationships, a decrease in revenues and earnings associated with the divested business, and the disruption of operations in the affected business. Furthermore, divestitures potentially involve significant post-closing separation activities, which could involve the expenditure of significant financial and employee resources. Inability to consummate identified asset sales or manage the post-separation transition arrangements could adversely affect the Companys business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and ability to comply with the obligations in its outstanding debt.
4. | Recently Issued Accounting Standards |
There have been no new recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. The Company has adopted or will adopt, as applicable, accounting pronouncements that are effective for fiscal year 2011.
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5. | Acquisitions |
On January 16, 2008, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the Original Agreement) with Cytyc Prenatal Products Corp. and Hologic, Inc. (Cytyc Prenatal Products Corp. and Hologic, Inc. are referred to collectively as Hologic). On January 8, 2010, the Company and Hologic entered into an Amendment (Amendment No. 1) to the Original Agreement, which, among other things, included a $70,000 cash payment for the exclusive rights to Makena®, which was recorded as purchased in-process research and development expense on the statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2010. On February 4, 2011, the Company entered into a second amendment (Amendment No. 2) to the Original Agreement. The amendments set forth in Amendment No. 2 reduced the payment to be made on the fifth business day following the day on which Hologic gave the Company notice that the FDA has approved Makena® (the Transfer Date) to $12,500 and revised the schedule for making the remaining payments of $107,500. Under these revised payment provisions, after the $12,500 payment on the Transfer Date and a subsequent $12,500 payment twelve months after the date that the FDA approves Makena® (the Approval Date), the Company has the right to elect between the two alternate payment schedules for the remaining payments, with royalties of 5% of the net sales of Makena® payable for certain periods and under different circumstances, depending on when the Company elects to make the remaining payments. The Company may make any of the payments on or before their due dates, and the date on which the Company makes the final payment contemplated by the selected payment schedule will be the final payment date, after which royalties, if any, will cease to accrue. Under the Indenture governing the 2011 Notes, the Company shall make a $45,000 payment on or prior to the first anniversary of the Makena® NDA Approval Date; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the ability to modify the amount or timing of such payment so long as the revised payment schedule (i) is not materially less favorable to security holders of the 2011 Notes than the royalty schedule under the Makena® agreement as in effect on the issue date of the 2011 Notes and (ii) does not increase the total payments to Hologic during the term of the 2011 Notes. See Note 18Subsequent Events for further description and timing of payments of Amendment No. 2.
6. | Earnings (Loss) Per Share |
The Company has two classes of common stock: Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock that is convertible into Class A Common Stock. With respect to dividend rights, holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive cash dividends per share equal to 120% of the dividends per share paid on the Class B Common Stock. For purposes of calculating basic loss per share, undistributed losses are allocated to each class of common stock based on the contractual participation rights of each class of security.
The Company presents diluted loss per share for Class B Common Stock for all periods using the two-class method which does not assume the conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock. The Company presents diluted loss per share for Class A Common Stock using the if-converted method which assumes the conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock, if dilutive.
Basic loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period except that it does not include unvested common shares subject to repurchase. Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants, unvested common shares subject to repurchase, convertible preferred stock and convertible notes. The dilutive effects of outstanding stock options and warrants and unvested common shares subject to repurchase are determined by application of the treasury stock method. Convertible preferred stock and convertible notes are determined on an if-converted basis. The computation of diluted loss per share for Class A Common Stock assumes the conversion of the Class B Common Stock, while the diluted loss per share for Class B Common Stock does not assume the conversion of those shares.
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The following tables set forth the computation of basic loss per share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:
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Basic earnings (loss) per share: |
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Allocation of undistributed earnings (loss) from continuing operations |
$ | (36,204 | ) | $ | (11,606 | ) | $ | 84,891 | $ | 22,426 | ||||||
Allocation of undistributed earnings from discontinued operations |
| | 990 | 262 | ||||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed earnings (loss) |
$ | (36,204 | ) | $ | (11,606 | ) | $ | 85,881 | $ | 22,688 | ||||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding |
37,795 | 12,116 | 37,797 | 11,982 | ||||||||||||
Lessweighted average unvested common shares subject to repurchase |
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37,795 | 12,116 | 37,797 | 11,982 | ||||||||||||
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Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations |
$ | (0.96 | ) | $ | (0.96 | ) | $ | 2.25 | $ | 1.87 | ||||||
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations |
| | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
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Basic earnings (loss) per share |
$ | (0.96 | ) | $ | (0.96 | ) | $ | 2.27 | $ | 1.89 | ||||||
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2009 | |||||||||||||||
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Basic loss per share: |
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Numerator: |
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Allocation of undistributed loss from continuing operations |
$ | (94,607 | ) | $ | (30,439 | ) | $ | (3,841 | ) | $ | (1,222 | ) | ||||
Allocation of undistributed earnings from discontinued operations |
1,673 | 538 | 3,497 | 1,112 | ||||||||||||
Allocation of undistributed gain on sale of discontinued operations |
4,444 | 1,430 | | | ||||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed loss |
$ | (88,490 | ) | $ | (28,471 | ) | $ | (344 | ) | $ | (110 | ) | ||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding |
37,795 | 12,160 | 37,799 | 12,026 | ||||||||||||
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37,795 | 12,160 | 37,799 | 12,024 | ||||||||||||
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Basic loss per share from continuing operations |
$ | (2.50 | ) | $ | (2.50 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||||
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations |
0.04 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share from gain on sale of discontinued operations |
0.12 | 0.12 | | | ||||||||||||
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Basic loss per share |
$ | (2.34 | ) | $ | (2.34 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||
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The following table sets forth the computation of diluted loss per share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:
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2009 | |||||||||||||||
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |
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Numerator: |
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Allocation of undistributed earnings (loss) from continuing operations |
$ | (36,204 | ) | $ | (11,606 | ) | $ | 84,891 | $ | 22,426 | ||||||
Reallocation of undistributed earnings (loss) from continuing operations as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares |
(11,606 | ) | | 22,426 | | |||||||||||
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from continuing operations to Class B shares |
| | | (4,211 | ) | |||||||||||
Addpreferred stock dividends |
| | 18 | | ||||||||||||
Addinterest expense from convertible notes |
| | 909 | | ||||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed earnings (loss) from continuing operations for diluted computation |
(47,810 | ) | (11,606 | ) | 108,244 | 18,215 | ||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed earnings from discontinued operations |
| | 990 | 262 | ||||||||||||
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from discontinued operations as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares |
| | 262 | | ||||||||||||
Reallocation of undistributed loss from discontinued operations to Class B shares |
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| | 1,252 | 211 | ||||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed earnings (loss) |
$ | (47,810 | ) | $ | (11,606 | ) | $ | 109,496 | $ | 18,426 | ||||||
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Number of shares used in basic computation |
37,795 | 12,116 | 37,797 | 11,982 | ||||||||||||
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Conversion of Class B to Class A shares |
12,116 | | 11,982 | | ||||||||||||
Employee stock options |
| | 2,524 | | ||||||||||||
Convertible preferred stock |
| | 338 | | ||||||||||||
Convertible notes |
| | 8,692 | | ||||||||||||
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Number of shares used in per share computations |
49,911 | 12,116 | 61,333 | 11,982 | ||||||||||||
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations |
$ | (0.96 | ) | $ | (0.96 | ) | $ | 1.77 | $ | 1.52 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations |
| | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share (1) (2) |
$ | (0.96 | ) | $ | (0.96 | ) | $ | 1.79 | $ | 1.54 | ||||||
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(1) | For the three months ended December 31, 2010, there were stock options to purchase 1,635 shares (excluding 1,851 out of the money shares) of Class A Common Stock, 104 out of the money shares of Class B Common Stock, preferred shares convertible into 338 shares of Class A Common Stock, $200,000 principal amount of convertible notes convertible into 8,692 shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 12,588 shares of Class A Common Stock that were excluded from the computation of diluted loss and diluted loss from continuing operations per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. |
(2) | For the three months ended December 31, 2009, there were stock options to purchase 1,691 out of the money shares of Class A Common Stock and 28 out of the money shares of Class B Common Stock that were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. |
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2009 | |||||||||||||||
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Diluted loss per share: |
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Numerator: |
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Allocation of undistributed loss from continuing operations |
$ | (94,607 | ) | $ | (30,439 | ) | $ | (3,841 | ) | $ | (1,222 | ) | ||||
Reallocation of undistributed loss from continuing operations as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares |
(30,439 | ) | | (1,222 | ) | | ||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed loss from continuing operations for diluted computation |
(125,046 | ) | (30,439 | ) | (5,063 | ) | (1,222 | ) | ||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed earnings from discontinued operations |
1,673 | 538 | 3,497 | 1,112 | ||||||||||||
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from discontinued operations as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares |
538 | | 1,112 | | ||||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed earnings from discontinued operations for diluted computation |
2,211 | 538 | 4,609 | 1,112 | ||||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed gain on sale of discontinued operations |
4,444 | 1,430 | | | ||||||||||||
Reallocation of undistributed gain on sale of discontinued operations as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares |
1,430 | | | | ||||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed gain on sale of discontinued operations for diluted computation |
5,874 | 1,430 | | | ||||||||||||
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Allocation of undistributed loss |
$ | (116,961 | ) | $ | (28,471 | ) | $ | (454 | ) | $ | (110 | ) | ||||
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Number of shares used in basic computation |
37,795 | 12,160 | 37,799 | 12,024 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average effect of dilutive securities: |
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Conversion of Class B to Class A shares |
12,160 | | 12,024 | | ||||||||||||
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Number of shares used in per share computations from continuing operations |
49,955 | 12,160 | 49,823 | 12,024 | ||||||||||||
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Number of shares used in per share computations from discontinuing operations |
49,955 | 12,160 | 49,823 | 12,024 | ||||||||||||
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Diluted loss per share from continuing operations |
$ | (2.50 | ) | $ | (2.50 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||||
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations |
0.04 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share from gain on sale of discontinued operations |
0.12 | 0.12 | | | ||||||||||||
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Diluted loss per share (3) (4) |
$ | (2.34 | ) | $ | (2.34 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||
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(3) | For the nine months ended December 31, 2010, there were stock options to purchase 1,635 shares (excluding 1,851 out of the money shares) of Class A Common Stock, 104 out of the money shares of Class B Common Stock, preferred shares convertible into 338 shares of Class A Common Stock, $200,000 principal amount of convertible notes convertible into 8,692 shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 12,588 shares of Class A Common Stock that were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. |
(4) | For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, there were stock options to purchase 1,110 shares (excluding 3,086 out of the money shares) of Class A Common Stock, stock options to purchase 2 shares (excluding 55 out of the money shares) of Class B Common Stock, preferred shares convertible into 338 shares of Class A Common Stock and $200,000 principal amount of convertible notes convertible into 8,692 shares of Class A Common Stock that were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. |
7. | Investment Securities |
The carrying amount of available-for-sale securities and their approximate fair values at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010 were as follows:
December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains |
Gross Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value |
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$ | 61,049 | $ | 2,037 | $ | | $ | 63,086 | ||||||||
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Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains |
Gross Unrealized Losses |
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Non-current auction rate securities |
$ | 62,949 | $ | 2,916 | $ | | $ | 65,865 | ||||||||
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At December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, the Company had $69,150 and $71,550, respectively, of principal invested in auction rate securities (ARS). These securities all have a maturity in excess of 10 years. The Companys investments in ARS primarily represent interests in collateralized debt obligations supported by pools of student loans, the principal of which is guaranteed by the U.S. Government. ARS backed by student loans are viewed as having low default risk and therefore very low risk of credit downgrade. The ARS held by the Company are AAA-rated securities with long-term nominal maturities for which the interest rates are reset through a Dutch auction process that occurs at pre-determined intervals of up to 35 days. Prior to 2008, the auctions provided a liquid market for these securities.
With the liquidity issues experienced in global credit and capital markets, the ARS held by the Company at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010 experienced multiple failed auctions beginning in February 2008 as the amount of securities submitted for sale exceeded the amount of purchase orders. Given the failed auctions, the Companys ARS are considered illiquid until a successful auction for them occurs. Accordingly, the $63,086 and $65,865 of ARS at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively, were classified as non-current assets and are included in the line item Investment securities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
On February 25, 2009, the Company initiated legal action against Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (CGMI), through which it acquired the ARS the Company held at that time, in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. On January 21, 2010, the Company and CGMI entered into a Purchase and Release Agreement pursuant to which CGMI agreed to purchase the Companys remaining ARS for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $61,707. The Company also received a two-year option (which expires on January 21, 2012) to reacquire the ARS (in whole or on a class-by-class basis) for the prices at which they were sold, as well as the right to receive further payments in the event any ARS are redeemed prior to the expiration of the option.
In accordance with authoritative guidance ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing, the Company accounted for the ARS transfer to CGMI, including the two-year option to reacquire the ARS, as a secured borrowing with pledge of collateral. The transfer of the ARS to CGMI does not meet all of the conditions set forth in ASC 860 in order to be accounted for as a sale. As a secured borrowing with pledge of collateral, the Company was required to record a short-term liability (collateralized borrowing) as of December 31, 2010 for the ARS sale proceeds, representing a borrowing of cash from CGMI (see Note 12Long-Term Debt). The ARS have been transferred to CGMI and serve as a pledge of collateral under this borrowing. The Company will continue to carry the ARS as an asset in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, and it will continue to adjust to the ARS fair value on a quarterly basis (see Note 8Fair Value Measures). In the event any ARS are redeemed prior to the expiration of the option, the Company will account for the redemptions as a sale pursuant to ASC 860.
The Company faces significant liquidity concerns as discussed in Note 3Going Concern and Liquidity Considerations. As a result, the Company determined that it could no longer support its previous assertion that it had the ability to hold impaired securities until their forecasted recovery. Accordingly, the Company concluded that the ARS became other-than-temporarily impaired during December 2008 and recorded a $9,122 loss into earnings. This adjustment reduced the carrying value of the ARS to $63,678 at December 31, 2008. The estimated fair value of the Companys ARS holdings at March 31, 2010 was $65,865. The Company recorded discount accretion of $292 on the carrying value of ARS and recorded the $2,916 difference between the fair value of the Companys ARS at March 31, 2010 in accumulated other comprehensive income as an unrealized gain of $1,846, net of tax. The estimated fair value of the Companys ARS holdings at December 31, 2010 was $63,086. The Company recorded discount accretion of $211 on the carrying value of ARS and recorded the $2,037 difference between the fair value of the Companys ARS at December 31, 2010 in accumulated other comprehensive income as an unrealized gain of $1,286, net of tax.
Since the transfer of the ARS to CGMI on January 21, 2010, $1,150 and $2,400 par value were redeemed in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, respectively. The Company has received from CGMI cash proceeds in the amount of $198 and $424 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, representing the difference between the principal amount of securities redeemed and the price in which they were previously sold to CGMI. The Company also recorded a gain in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 in the amount of $79 and $232, respectively, representing the difference between the principal amount of the securities redeemed and their carrying value prior to redemption.
The ARS are valued based on a discounted cash flow model that considers, among other factors, the time to work out the market disruption in the traditional trading mechanism, the stream of cash flows (coupons) earned until maturity, the prevailing risk free yield curve, credit spreads applicable to a portfolio of student loans with various tenures and ratings and an illiquidity premium. These factors were used in a Monte Carlo simulation model to derive the estimated fair value of the ARS.
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8. | Fair Value Measures |
In September 2006, the FASB issued authoritative guidance for fair value measurements. The Company implemented the authoritative guidance, effective April 1, 2008, which relates to disclosures for financial assets, financial liabilities, and any other assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. The guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, the authoritative guidance established a fair value hierarchy that ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to measure fair value. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
| Level 1Primarily consists of financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access. |
| Level 2Includes financial instruments measured using significant other observable inputs that are valued by reference to similar assets or liabilities, such as: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. |
| Level 3Comprised of financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect managements own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
The following tables present the Companys fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2010 for those financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010 (As Restated) | ||||||||||||||||
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Non-current ARS |
$ | 63,086 | $ | | $ | | $ | 63,086 | ||||||||
Warrant liability |
$ | (23,916 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (23,916 | ) | ||||||
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The following tables present the Companys fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2010 for those financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
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Non-current ARS |
$ | 65,865 | $ | | $ | | $ | 65,865 | ||||||||
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Due to the lack of observable market quotes and an illiquid market for the Companys ARS portfolio that existed as of December 31, 2010, the Company utilized a valuation model that relied exclusively on Level 3 inputs, including those that are based on expected cash flow streams and collateral values (see Note 7Investment Securities).
The Companys Warrant liability represents Warrants issued to U.S. Healthcare to purchase an aggregate of up to 12,588 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.62 per share. (See Note 19Warrant Liability).
The contingent interest feature of the $200,000 principal amount of Contingent Convertible Subordinated Notes (see Note 12Long-Term Debt) meets the criteria of and qualifies as an embedded derivative. Although this feature represents an embedded derivative financial instrument, based on its de minimis value at the time of issuance and at December 31, 2010, no value has been assigned to this embedded derivative.
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The following table presents the changes in fair value for financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
Non-Current Auction Rate Securities (Level 3) |
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Balance at April 1, 2010 |
$ | 65,865 | ||
Unrealized loss included in other comprehensive loss |
(879 | ) | ||
Accretion of investment impairment |
211 | |||
Redemptions |
(2,111 | ) | ||
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$ | 63,086 | ||
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$ | | ||
Initial valuation |
(22,406 | ) | ||
Unrealized loss included in other expense |
(1,510 | ) | ||
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$ | (23,916 | ) | |
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9. | Inventories |
Inventories, net of reserves, consisted of:
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Raw materials |
$ | 6,836 | $ | 5,019 | ||||
Finished goods |
1,657 | 465 | ||||||
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Management establishes reserves for potentially obsolete or slow-moving inventory based on an evaluation of inventory levels, forecasted demand, and market conditions.
The Company ceased all manufacturing activities during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, and its net revenues in the period ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are limited primarily to sales of products manufactured by third parties. Additionally, all costs associated with the Companys manufacturing operations are recognized directly into cost of sales rather than capitalized into inventory.
10. | Intangible Assets |
Intangible assets consisted of:
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$ | 36,140 | $ | (21,307 | ) | $ | 14,833 | $ | 36,140 | $ | (19,952 | ) | $ | 16,188 | ||||||||||
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5,082 | (2,454 | ) | 2,628 | 5,082 | (2,283 | ) | 2,799 | ||||||||||||||||
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In May 2007, the Company acquired the U.S. marketing rights to Evamist®, a transdermal estrogen therapy, from VIVUS, Inc. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement for Evamist®, the Company paid $10,000 in cash at closing and made an additional cash payment of $141,500 upon final approval of the product by the FDA. The agreement also provides for two future payments upon achievement of certain net sales milestones. If Evamist® achieves $100,000 of net sales in a fiscal year, a one-time payment of $10,000 will be made, and if net sales reach $200,000 in a fiscal year, a one-time payment of up to $20,000 will be made.
Because the product had not obtained FDA approval when the initial payment was made at closing, the Company recorded $10,000 of in-process research and development expense during the three months ended June 30, 2007. In July 2007, FDA approval for Evamist® was received and a payment of $141,500 was made to VIVUS, Inc. The final purchase price allocation completed during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, resulted in estimated identifiable intangible assets of $44,078 for product rights; $12,774 for trademark rights; $82,542 for rights under a sublicense agreement; and $2,106 for a covenant not to compete. Upon FDA approval in July 2007, the Company began amortizing the product rights, trademark rights and rights under the sublicense agreement over 15 years and the covenant not to compete over nine years. As no net sales milestones have yet been met, no additional payments have been made. Evamist® net sales were approximately $8,800 and $2,600 in fiscal years 2010 and 2009, respectively. It was concluded that the assets related to Evamist® were impaired as of March 31, 2010. The Company recorded $78,968 during fiscal year 2010 as an impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of the intangible assets related to Evamist® to its estimated fair value.
As of December 31, 2010, the Companys product rights acquired, trademark rights acquired, license agreements, trademarks and patents, and other intangible assets have weighted average useful lives of approximately 17 years, 15 years, 15 years, 13 years, and 5 years, respectively. Amortization of intangible assets was $1,175 and $2,980 for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and $3,660 and $8,875 for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Management tests the carrying value of intangible assets for impairment at least annually and also assesses and evaluates on a quarterly basis if any events have occurred which indicate the possibility of impairment. During the assessment as of December 31, 2010, management did not identify any events that were indicative of impairment. However, any significant changes in actual future results from the assessment used to perform the quarterly evaluation, such as lower sales, increases in production costs, technological changes or decisions not to produce or sell products, could result in impairment at a future date (see Note 2Basis of Presentation).
Assuming no other additions, disposals or adjustments are made to the carrying values and/or useful lives of the intangible assets, annual amortization expense on product rights, trademarks acquired and other intangible assets is estimated to be approximately $5,000 in each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
11. | Accrued Severance and Salary Reduction |
Accrued severance consists primarily of severance benefits owed to employees whose employment was terminated in connection with the ongoing realignment of the Companys cost structure. Severance expense recognized in the three months ended December 31, 2010 was recorded in part to restructuring charges, which are included in selling and administrative and in part to cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations. Subsequent to March 31, 2010, certain executives of the Company, including the former Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer resigned or were terminated. As a result, the Company, pursuant to existing employment agreements, incurred severance related expenses, which were recorded in the nine months ended December 31, 2010. The activity in accrued severance for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and twelve months ended March 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:
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On September 13, 2010, the Company implemented a mandatory salary reduction program for most of its exempt personnel, ranging from 15% to 25% of base salary, in order to conserve cash and financial resources. The Company plans on repaying its employees, who are still employed by the Company at the time of payment, during fiscal year 2012. At December 31, 2010 the Company recorded a liability of $1,633 related to the salary reduction program. In March 2011, the salaries of exempt personnel were reinstated.
12. | Long-Term Debt |
Long-term debt consisted of:
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Convertible notes
In May 2003, the Company issued $200,000 principal amount of 2.5% Contingent Convertible Subordinated Notes (the Notes) that are convertible, under certain circumstances, into shares of Class A Common Stock at an initial conversion price of $23.01 per share. The Notes, which mature on May 16, 2033, bear interest that is payable on May 16 and November 16 of each year at a rate of 2.50% per annum. The Company also is obligated to pay contingent interest at a rate equal to 0.5% per annum during any six-month period from May 16 to November 15 and from November 16 to May 15, with the initial six-month period commencing May 16, 2006, if the average trading price of the Notes per $1,000 principal amount for the five trading day period ending on the third trading day immediately preceding the first day of the applicable six-month period equals $1,200 or more. In November 2007, the average trading price of the Notes reached the threshold for the five-day trading period that resulted in the payment of contingent interest and for the period from November 16, 2007 to May 15, 2008 the Notes paid interest at a rate of 3.00% per annum. In May 2008, the average trading price of the Notes fell below the contingent interest threshold for the five-day trading period and beginning May 16, 2008 the Notes began to pay interest at a rate of 2.50% per annum, which is the current rate as of December 31, 2010.
The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time, at a redemption price, payable in cash, of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, including contingent interest, if any. Holders may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes on May 16, 2013, 2018, 2023 and 2028 or upon a change in control, as defined in the indenture governing the Notes, at a purchase price, payable in cash, of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, including contingent interest, if any. Holders had the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes on May 16, 2008 and, accordingly, the Company classified the Notes as a current liability as of March 31, 2008. Since no holders required the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes on this date and because the next occasion holders may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes is May 16, 2013, the Notes were classified as a long-term liability as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010. The Notes are subordinate to all of the Companys existing and future senior obligations.
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The Notes are convertible, at the holders option, into shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock prior to the maturity date under the following circumstances:
| during any future quarter, if the closing sale price of the Companys Class A Common Stock over a specified number of trading days during the previous quarter is more than 120% of the conversion price of the Notes on the last trading day of the previous quarter. The Notes are initially convertible at a conversion price of $23.01 per share, which is equal to a conversion rate of approximately 43.4594 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; |
| if the Company has called the Notes for redemption; |
| during the five trading day period immediately following any nine consecutive trading day period in which the trading price of the Notes per $1,000 principal amount for each day of such period was less than 95% of the product of the closing sale price of our Class A Common Stock on that day multiplied by the number of shares of our Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $1,000 principal amount of the Notes; or |
| upon the occurrence of specified corporate transactions. |
The Company has reserved 8,692 shares of Class A Common Stock for issuance in the event the Notes are converted.
The Notes, which are unsecured, do not contain any restrictions on the payment of dividends, the incurrence of additional indebtedness or the repurchase of the Companys securities, and do not contain any financial covenants. However, a failure by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to pay any indebtedness or any final non-appealable judgments in excess of $750 constitutes an event of default under the indenture. An event of default would permit the trustee under the indenture or the holders of at least 25% of the Notes to declare all amounts owing to be immediately due and payable and exercise other remedies.
Building mortgages
In March 2006, the Company entered into a $43,000 mortgage loan arrangement with LaSalle National Bank Association, in part, to refinance $9,859 of existing mortgages. The $32,764 of net proceeds the Company received from the mortgage loan was used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The mortgage loan, which is secured by four of the Companys buildings, bears interest at a rate of 5.91% and matures on April 1, 2021. The Company is current in all its financial payment obligations under the mortgage loan arrangement. However, at March 31, 2009 and 2010, the Company was not in compliance with one or more of the requirements of the mortgage loan documentation. At March 31, 2009, the entire amount outstanding under the mortgage was classified as a current liability.
On August 5, 2010, the Company received a letter approving certain waivers (the Waiver Letter) of covenants under the mortgage loan dated March 23, 2006, by and between MECW, LLC, a subsidiary of our Company, and LaSalle National Bank Association, and certain other loan documents entered into in connection with the execution of the mortgage loan (collectively, the Loan Documents). LNR Partners, Inc., the servicer of the loan (LNR Partners), issued the Waiver Letter to the Company and MECW, LLC on behalf of the lenders under the Loan Documents. In the Waiver Letter, the lenders consented to the following under the Loan Documents:
| Waiver of the requirement that the Company and MECW, LLC deliver audited balance sheets, statements of income and expenses and cash flows; |
| Waiver of the requirement that the Company certify financial statements delivered under the Loan Documents; |
| Waiver of the requirement that the Company deliver to the lenders Form 10-Ks within 75 days of the close of the fiscal year, Form 10-Qs within 45 days of the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters of the fiscal year, and copies of all IRS tax returns and filings; and |
| Waiver, until March 31, 2012, of the requirement that the Company maintain a net worth, as calculated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, of at least $250,000 on a consolidated basis. |
With respect to the waiver of the requirement to deliver Form 10-Ks and Form 10-Qs, the Company agreed to bring its filings current effective with the submission of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 and become timely on a go-forward basis with the filing of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. This waiver applies to the Companys existing late filings. Accordingly, the portion of the mortgage not payable in the following 12 months was classified as a long-term liability as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010.
In addition to the waivers, LNR Partners also agreed to remove the Companys subsidiaries ETHEX and PDI as guarantors under the Loan Documents and to add Nesher as a new guarantor under the Loan Documents.
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U.S. Healthcare loan
On September 13, 2010, the Company entered into a loan agreement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C. (together, the Lenders), affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. for a $20,000 loan (the Loan) secured by assets of the Company. The loan agreement included a period of exclusivity through September 28, 2010 to negotiate an expanded, longer-term financial arrangement among the Company and the Lenders.
On November 17, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with the Lenders, for a senior secured debt financing package of up to $120,000 consisting of (1) a fully funded $60,000 term loan (the Bridge Loan) that retired the $20,000 loan previously provided by the Lenders on September 13, 2010, and that was provided for general corporate and working capital purposes and (2) a commitment to provide a multi-draw term loan up to an aggregate principal amount of $120,000 (the Multi-Draw Term Loan) with such additional draws dependent on the achievement by the Company of various conditions as outlined in the related agreement. The Company wrote-off approximately $1,949 of deferred financing costs related to the retirement of the $20,000 as required by accounting for debt extinguishments in the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
Under the terms of the Bridge Loan agreement, the Company paid interest at an annual rate of 16.5% (5% of which was payable in kind) with a maturity date in March 2013. The Company furnished as collateral substantially all assets of the Company to secure the loan. The Bridge Loan was guaranteed by certain of the Companys domestic subsidiaries and the guarantors furnished as collateral substantially all of their assets to secure the guarantee obligations. In addition, the Company issued stock warrants to the Lenders granting them rights to purchase up to 12,588 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock (the Initial Warrants). The Initial Warrants have an exercise price of $1.62 per share, subject to possible non-standard anti-dilutive adjustment. These Warrants were valued at $22,406 using a Monte Carlo simulation model utilizing the following assumptions: risk free rate of 1.5%; expected volatility of 99.0%; expected dividend of $0; expected life of five years and a probability of the Company issuing additional common stock (Fundamental Transaction) of 10% after the stock price reaches $10.00 per share.
In recording the Bridge Loan transaction, the Company allocated the proportionate share of the fair value of the Initial Warrants to the Loan. As a result of the proceeds from the Bridge Loan extinguishing the Loan, the fair value of the Initial Warrants of $7,469 allocated to the Loan was expensed as required by accounting for debt extinguishments in the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
In recording the Initial Warrants and debt associated with the Bridge Loan, the Company allocated the proportionate share of the fair value of the Initial Warrants of $14,937 as a discount to the Bridge Loan. The discount is being amortized using the effective interest method to interest expense based upon the maturity date of the Bridge Loan. In March 2011, the Company retired the Bridge Loan as further described in Note 18Subsequent Events at which time the remaining debt discount will be expensed.
The $120,000 Multi-Draw Term Loan consisted of three tranches that would have been available to the Company following the achievement of certain conditions. The first tranche of $80,000 would have been available upon the approval of Makena® and would have been used to repay the Bridge Loan of $60,000, make a milestone payment to Hologic, and provide funds for general corporate and working capital purposes. The second tranche of $20,000 would have been available to the Company upon achieving at least one of certain performance thresholds including either, (1) certain metrics associated with Evamist®, or (2) receiving FDA approval for the manufacture and distribution of Clindesse® and Gynazole-1®. The proceeds of the second tranche would have been used for general corporate and working capital purposes. The third tranche of $20,000 would have been available to the Company upon evidencing its ability, to the satisfaction of the Lenders, to meet certain liquidity thresholds necessary to satisfy future obligations, including a future milestone payment to Hologic that is due to be paid one year following FDA approval of Makena®. The proceeds from the third tranche would have been used for general corporate and working capital purposes.
The Company and the Lenders amended the financing arrangements on January 6, 2011 and again on March 2, 2011. Pursuant to the amendments, the Company and the Lenders amended the Bridge Loan terms and covenants to reflect the Companys then current projections and timing of certain anticipated future events, including the planned disposition of certain assets. The amendments extended the $60,000 payment that was due on March 20, 2011 to three payments of $20,000 each with the first payment due (and paid on February 18, 2011) upon closing and funding the private placement of Class A Common Stock, $20,000 due in April 2011 and $20,000 due in August 2011. In addition, all past covenant issues were waived. As a result of the amendments, the Company would not have been required to sell its generics business by March 20, 2011, but would have been required to cause such sale by August 31, 2011. In addition, the applicable premium (a make-whole payment of interest with respect to payments on the loans prior to maturity) was amended to provide that if the Bridge Loan was repaid in full as a result of a refinancing transaction provided other than by the Lenders, as has occurred on March 17, 2011 with the issuance of the 2011 Notes, a premium was paid to the Lenders equal to $12,500, of which $7,295
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has already been paid in connection with the private placement. In addition, on March 17, 2011, an amount of $7,500 was placed in escrow and will be released to the Company or to the Lenders on August 31, 2011 or September 30, 2011, as the case may be, depending on the status of the Companys registration process with the SEC by such dates and the Companys stock price meeting certain specified levels as of the applicable date. In connection with the amendments and certain waivers granted by the Lenders, the Company issued additional Warrants to the Lenders to purchase up to 7,451 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock, at an exercise price of $1.62 per share, and amended and restated the Initial Warrants. The Company is in the process of valuing the additional Warrants.
The Multi-Draw Term Loan, as amended, provided for a total commitment of $118,000. If entered into, the Multi-Draw Term Loan, as amended, would have refinanced the Bridge Loan in full and would have provided $70,000 of additional financing consisting of (i) a $30,000 tranche B-2 term loan and (ii) a $40,000 tranche B-3 term loan. The withdrawal schedule under the Multi-Draw Term Loan was revised to allow for release of funds from controlled accounts on the closing date sufficient to repay the Bridge Loan and future draws against the Multi-Draw Term Loan, subject to achievement of certain Makena® related milestones, of $15,000 in March 2011, $15,000 in May 2011 and $10,000 in each of July, August, September and October 2011. The commitment letter for the Multi-Draw Term Loan would have expired on March 31, 2011.
On February 7, 2011, the Company repaid a portion of the Bridge Loan with proceeds from a private placement of Class A Common Stock and on March 17, 2011, the Company repaid in full the remaining obligations under the Bridge Loan (including the payment of related premiums) with a portion of the proceeds of the offering of the 2011 Notes (and terminated the related future loan commitments). See Note 18Subsequent Events for further discussion on these financial arrangements.
Collateralized borrowing
On February 25, 2009, the Company initiated legal action against Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (CGMI), through which it acquired the ARS the Company held at that time, in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. On January 21, 2010, the Company and CGMI entered into a Purchase and Release Agreement pursuant to which CGMI agreed to purchase the Companys remaining ARS for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $61,707. The Company also received a two-year option (which expires on January 21, 2012) to reacquire the ARS (in whole or on a class-by-class basis) for the prices at which they were sold, as well as the right to receive further payments in the event any ARS are redeemed prior to the expiration of the option.
In accordance with authoritative guidance ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing, the Company accounted for the ARS transfer to CGMI, including the two-year option to reacquire the ARS, as a secured borrowing with pledge of collateral. The transfer of the ARS to CGMI does not meet all of the conditions set forth in ASC 860 in order to be accounted for as a sale. As a secured borrowing with pledge of collateral, the Company was required to record a short-term liability (collateralized borrowing) as of March 31, 2010 for the ARS sale proceeds, representing a borrowing of cash from CGMI. The ARS have been transferred to CGMI and serve as a pledge of collateral under this borrowing. The Company will continue to carry the ARS as an asset in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, and it will continue to adjust to the ARS fair value on a quarterly basis (see Note 8Fair Value Measures). In the event any ARS are redeemed prior to the expiration of the option, the Company will account for the redemptions as a sale pursuant to ASC 860. Through December 31, 2010, $2,400 par value of ARS ($1,976 at CGMI purchase cost) were redeemed.
Software Financing Arrangement
The Company entered into an installment payment arrangement with a financial institution for the purchase of software products and the right to receive consulting or other services from the seller. The Company is amortizing the amounts paid ratably over the service period over 16 consecutive quarters which ended in December 2010. The Company renegotiated the contract on November 10, 2010 and will pay for services it receives as they are incurred.
Interest Paid
The Company paid interest of $4,160 and $3,057 for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $7,842 and $6,722 for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
13. | Comprehensive Loss |
Comprehensive loss includes all changes in equity during a period except those that resulted from investments by or distributions to the Companys shareholders. Other comprehensive loss refers to revenues, expenses, gains and losses that, under U.S. GAAP, are included in comprehensive loss, but excluded from net loss as these amounts are recorded directly as an adjustment to shareholders deficit. For the Company, comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss, the net changes in
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unrealized gains and losses on available for sale marketable securities, net of applicable income taxes, and changes in the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment. Total comprehensive (loss) income was $(47,956) and $108,998 for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $(117,581) and $148 for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
14. | Segment Reporting |
The reportable operating segments of the Company are branded products (through the Companys Ther-Rx subsidiary) and specialty generic/non-branded products (through the Companys Nesher subsidiary). The branded products segment includes patent-protected products and certain trademarked off-patent products that the Company sells and markets as branded pharmaceutical products. The specialty generic/non-branded segment includes off-patent pharmaceutical products that are therapeutically equivalent to proprietary products. The Company sells its branded and specialty generic/non-branded products primarily to pharmaceutical wholesalers, drug distributors and chain drug stores.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company decided to market the Companys specialty materials segment, PDI, for sale because of liquidity concerns and the Companys expected near-term cash requirements. As a result, the Company has segregated PDIs operating results and presented them separately as a discontinued operation for all periods presented. (See Note 15Divestitures for more information regarding the sale of PDI.)
In connection with the plea agreement with the Department of Justice and the anticipated exclusion of ETHEX from participation in federal healthcare programs, the Company ceased operations of ETHEX on March 2, 2010 and under an agreement with the HHS OIG, filed articles of dissolution for ETHEX on December 15, 2010 and commenced a sale of the remaining assets of ETHEX to be completed under such agreement by April 28, 2011. However, the Company has retained the ability to manufacture (once the requirements under the consent decree have been met), market and distribute all generic products and is in possession of all intellectual property related to generic products, including all NDAs and ANDAs, which it now does under its Nesher subsidiary. (See Note 16Commitments and Contingencies.)
Accounting policies of the segments are the same as the Companys consolidated accounting policies. Segment profits are measured based on income before taxes and are determined based on each segments direct revenues and expenses. The majority of research and development expense, corporate general and administrative expenses, amortization, interest expense, impairment charges, litigation expense and interest and other income are not allocated to segments, but included in the all other classification. Identifiable assets for the two reportable operating segments primarily include receivables, inventory, and property and equipment. For the all other classification, identifiable assets consist of cash and cash equivalents, certain property and equipment not included with the two reportable segments, intangible and other assets and all income tax related assets.
The following represents information for the Companys reportable operating segments (excluding discontinued operations) for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:
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2010 | $ | 3,979 | $ | 1,431 | $ | 10 | $ | | $ | 5,420 | ||||||||||||
2009 | 3,065 | 144,415 | | | 147,480 | |||||||||||||||||
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2010 (As Restated) | (1,971 | ) | 1,043 | (44,305 | ) | | (45,233 | ) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | (4,794 | ) | 136,259 | (48,287 | ) | | 83,178 | |||||||||||||||
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2010 | 4,837 | 6,770 | 286,365 | (1,758 | ) | 296,214 | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2,335 | 10,913 | 557,891 | (1,758 | ) | 569,381 | ||||||||||||||||
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2009 | 132 | 17 | 7,670 | | 7,819 |
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2009 | 11,287 | 145,733 | 7 | | 157,027 | |||||||||||||||||
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2010 (As Restated) | (8,414 | ) | (509 | ) | (113,563 | ) | | (122,486 | ) | |||||||||||||
2009 | (11,387 | ) | 133,741 | (151,172 | ) | | (28,818 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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2009 | 396 | 52 | 23,247 | | 23,695 |
Consolidated revenues are principally derived from customers in North America and substantially all property and equipment is located in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area.
15. | Divestitures |
Sale of Sucralfate ANDA
On May 7, 2010, the Company received $11,000 in cash proceeds, and a right to receive an additional payment of $2,000 based on the occurrence of certain events, from the sale of certain intellectual property and other assets related to the Companys ANDA, submitted with the FDA for the approval to engage in the commercial manufacture and sale of 1gm/10mL sucralfate suspension. All prior activities related to the intellectual property were expensed as incurred resulting in a recognized gain equal to the cash proceeds received. The $2,000 will be recorded as a gain when, and if, the events stipulated in the agreement occur and payment is earned.
Sale of PDI
In March 2009, because of liquidity concerns and the Companys expected near-term cash requirements, the Companys Board approved managements recommendation to market PDI for sale. PDI, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, develops and markets specialty value-added raw materials, including drugs, directly compressible and micro encapsulated products, and other products used in the pharmaceutical industry and other markets. As a result of the decision to sell PDI, the Company identified the assets and liabilities at PDI as held for sale at March 31, 2010. The activity of PDI is recorded in discontinued operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.
On June 2, 2010 (the Closing Date), pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement (the PDI Agreement) by and among the Company, PDI, DrugTech Corporation (DrugTech) and Particle Dynamics International, LLC (the Purchaser), the Company, PDI and DrugTech sold to the Purchaser certain assets associated with the business of PDI (as described below, the Divested PDI Assets).
The Divested PDI Assets, as more fully described in the PDI Agreement, consist of all of the right, title and interest in, to and under (1) the assets, rights, interests and other properties, real, personal and mixed, tangible and intangible, and goodwill owned by PDI and used by PDI on the Closing Date in its business, which consists of developing and marketing specialty value-added raw materials, including drugs, directly compressible and micro-encapsulated products and other products used in the pharmaceutical industry and other markets (including but not limited to the products specifically identified in the PDI Agreement) for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, food and personal-care industries using proprietary technologies, (2) the intellectual property owned by DrugTech related to certain PDI product lines, including U.S. and foreign patents and trademarks, and (3) certain leases with respect to facilities used by PDI that were leased by the Company. The Purchaser also agreed to hire approximately 24 employees of the Company that were employed in the operation of the PDI business.
In consideration for the Divested PDI Assets, the Purchaser (1) paid to the Company on the Closing Date $24,600 in cash, subject to certain operating working capital adjustments, and (2) assumed certain liabilities, including certain contracts.
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The Company incurred fees of $578 in connection with the transaction. The Purchaser deposited $2,000 of the purchase price in an escrow arrangement for post-closing indemnification purposes. Any uncontested amounts that remain in the escrow account in December 2011 will be paid to the Company. The operating working capital adjustments, assumed liabilities and escrow arrangement are more fully described in the PDI Agreement. In addition, the Purchaser also agreed to pay to the Company four contingent earn-out payments in total aggregate amount up to, but not to exceed, $5,500.
The four earn-out payments are determined as follows:
| For every dollar of EBITDA (as such term is defined in the PDI Agreement) earned by the Purchaser or its affiliates during the first year following the Closing Date with respect to sales of PDI products in excess of $7,400, the Company will receive $3.00, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1,833 (the First Earn-Out). |
| For every dollar of EBITDA earned by the Purchaser or its affiliates during the second year following the Closing Date with respect to sales of PDI products in excess of $8,400, the Company will receive $3.00, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1,833 (the Second Earn-Out). In addition, to the extent that the First Earn-Out is not fully earned during the first year following the Closing Date, for every dollar of EBITDA earned by the Purchaser or its affiliates during the second year following the Closing Date with respect to sales of PDI products in excess of $7,400, the Company will receive $1.50, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1,333. However, the sum of the total aggregate earn-out payments payable after the first and the second year following the Closing Date may not exceed $3,667. |
| For every dollar of EBITDA earned by the Purchaser or its affiliates during the third year following the Closing Date with respect to sales of PDI products in excess of $8,900, the Company will receive $3.00, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1,833 (the Third Earn-Out). In addition, to the extent that the Second Earn-Out is not fully earned during the second year following the Closing Date, for every dollar of EBITDA earned by the Purchaser or its affiliates during the third year following the Closing Date with respect to sales of PDI products in excess of $8,400, the Company will receive $1.50, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1,333. |
| To the extent that the Third Earn-Out is not fully earned during the third year following the Closing Date, for every dollar of EBITDA earned by the Purchaser or its affiliates during the fourth year following the Closing Date with respect to sales of PDI products in excess of $8,900, the Company will receive $1.50, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1,333. |
The above-described earn-out payments are fully subordinated to outstanding indebtedness of the Purchaser pursuant to certain subordination arrangements entered into on the Closing Date by the Company. In connection with the sale of the Divested PDI Assets, the Company and the Purchaser also entered into a transition services agreement on the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Company agrees to provide certain transition assistance to the Purchaser for up to a one-year period.
The Company recorded a gain on sale of $5,874, net of tax, in connection with the PDI transaction in the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and a deferred gain of $2,000 related to the amounts held in escrow. Any awards that remain in escrow in December 2011 will be paid to the Company and will be recognized as a gain.
The table below reflects the operating results of PDI for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively and net assets held for sale at March 31, 2010.
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On June 1, 2009, a leased facility used by PDI was damaged by an accidental fire. The incident did not affect any of the Companys finished product manufacturing, packaging or distribution facilities. The Company received insurance proceeds of $5,600 during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, which were used to repair and restore the damaged facility. The insurance proceeds have been reflected as a gain within selling and administrative expenses in the periods in which payment was received, while expenditures have been reflected as operating expenses or capitalized property and equipment in the period incurred. In the second quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company received additional insurance proceeds and recorded additional gains of $3,528.
16. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Contingencies
The Company is currently subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. While the Company is not presently able to determine the potential liability, if any, related to all such matters, the Company believes the matters it currently faces, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or operations or liquidity.
The Company has licensed the exclusive rights to co-develop and market various generic equivalent products with other drug delivery companies. These collaboration agreements require the Company to make up-front and ongoing payments as development milestones are attained. If all milestones remaining under these agreements were reached, payments by the Company could total up to $350. On January 8, 2010, the Company and Hologic entered into an amendment to the original Makena® asset purchase agreement. See Note 5Acquisitions for more information about the amended agreement. On February 4, 2011 the Company entered into an Amendment No. 2 to the Original Agreement. See Note 18Subsequent Events for a further description of Amendment No. 2.
On December 5, 2008, the Board terminated the employment agreement of Marc S. Hermelin, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at that time, for cause (as that term is defined in such employment agreement). In addition, the Board removed Mr. M. Hermelin as Chairman of the Board and as the Chief Executive Officer, effective December 5, 2008. In accordance with the termination provisions of his employment agreement, the Company determined that Mr. M. Hermelin would not be entitled to any severance benefits. In addition, as a result of Mr. M. Hermelins termination for cause, the Company determined it was no longer obligated for the retirement benefits specified in the employment agreement. However, Mr. M. Hermelin informed the Company that he believed he effectively retired from his employment with the Company prior to the termination of his employment agreement on December 5, 2008 by the Board. If it is determined that Mr. M. Hermelin did effectively retire prior to December 5, 2008, the actuarially determined present value (as calculated in December 2008) of the retirement benefits due to him would total $36,900. On November 10, 2010, Mr. M. Hermelin voluntarily resigned as a member of the Board. On March 22, 2011, Mr. M. Hermelin made a demand on the Company for indemnification with respect to $1,900 in fines paid by Mr. M. Hermelin in connection with a guilty plea during March with respect to two federal misdemeanor counts pertaining to being the responsible corporate officer of the Company at the time that there was a misbranding of two morphine sulfate tablets containing more of the active ingredient than stated on the label, in addition to
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certain attorneys fees and expenses. In addition, the Company had previously advanced approximately $3,700 to Mr. M. Hermelin for legal fees under the terms of an indemnification agreement between Mr. M. Hermelin and the Company that was established when he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Office of the Company. The Company has also received but not paid approximately $1,000 of billings for additional legal fees for which Mr. M. Hermelin is demanding indemnification. As a condition for the advancement of Mr. M. Hermelins expenses under his indemnification agreement, he signed an undertaking to reimburse the Company for the advanced expenses in the event that it is found that he was not entitled to indemnification. The indemnification demand and the amounts previously advanced and unpaid are under review by the Company.
Litigation and Governmental Inquiries
Resolution of one or more of the matters described below could have a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. The Company intends to vigorously defend its interests in the matters described below while cooperating in governmental inquiries.
Accrued litigation consists of settlement obligations as well as loss contingencies recognized by the Company because settlement was determined to be probable and the related payouts were reasonably estimable. Accrued litigation consists of settlement obligations as well as loss contingencies recognized by the Company because settlement was determined to be probable and the related payouts were reasonably estimable. While the outcome of the current claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the possible outcome of claims is reviewed at least quarterly and an adjustment to the Companys accrual is recorded as deemed appropriate based upon these reviews. Based upon current information available, the resolution of legal matters individually or in aggregate could have a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. The Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of losses at December 31, 2010.
The Company and its subsidiaries DrugTech Corporation and Ther-Rx were named as defendants in a declaratory judgment case filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware by Lannett Company, Inc. on June 6, 2008 and styled Lannett Company Inc. v. KV Pharmaceuticals et al. The action sought a declaratory judgment of patent invalidity, patent non-infringement, and patent unenforceability for inequitable conduct with respect to five patents owned by, and two patents licensed to, the Company or its subsidiaries and pertaining to the PrimaCare ONE® product marketed by Ther-Rx Corporation; unfair competition; deceptive trade practices; and antitrust violations. On June 17, 2008, the Company filed suit against Lannett in the form of a counterclaim, asserting infringement of three of the Companys patents, infringement of its trademarks (PrimaCare® and PrimaCare ONE®), and various other claims. On March 23, 2009 a Consent Judgment was entered by the U.S. District Court of Delaware, in which the patents were not found invalid or unenforceable, and the manufacture, sale, use, importation, and offer for sale of the Lannett Products Multivitamin with Minerals and OB-Natal ONE were found to infringe the patents. Judgment was also entered in favor of the Company on its claim for trademark infringement based on Lannetts marketing of Multivitamin with Minerals in bottles. Unless permitted by license, Lannett, its officers, directors, agents, and others in active concert and participation with them are permanently enjoined and restrained from infringing on these patents during the terms of such patents, by making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the products or mere colorable variations thereof; and unless permitted by license, Lannett is permanently enjoined and restrained from infringing the trademark PrimaCare ONE. All other claims and counterclaims have been dismissed with prejudice. On March 17, 2009, the Company and Lannett entered into a settlement and license agreement pursuant to which Lannett may continue to market its prenatal products under the Companys U.S. Patent Nos. 6,258,846 (the 846 Patent), 6,576,666 (the 666 Patent) and 7,112,609 (the 609 Patent) until the later of (1) October 17, 2009, or (2) 45 days after the Company notifies Lannett in writing that the Company has received regulatory approval to return PrimaCare ONE or a successor product to the market or that the Company has entered into an agreement with a third-party that intends to introduce a product under the PrimaCare marks evidenced by U.S. Trademark Registrations 2,582,817 and 3,414,475. In consideration for the foregoing, Lannett has agreed to pay the Company a royalty fee equal to (1) 20% of Lannetts net sales of its prenatal products using the license set forth in the settlement and license agreement on or before October 17, 2009 and (2) 15% of such net sales after October 17, 2009. On May 27, 2010, Lannett filed suit against the Company and its subsidiaries alleging breach of the binding agreement and settlement reached on March 17, 2009. On June 30, 2010, the Company, Drug Tech and Ther-Rx filed a Motion for Summary Judgment Dismissing Lannetts Complaint and Summary Judgment on Counterclaims for Breach of Contract. On December 15, 2010, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement pursuant to which Lannett agreed to pay the Company $850 for all royalties owed by Lannett to the Company, the license previously granted by the Company to Lannett would cease on January 1, 2011, and Lannett and its affiliates would cease making, using or selling products covered by the licensed patents, and following receipt of the payment, the lawsuit would be dismissed. We recorded $850 in royalty income in December 2010.
Due to the consent decree, an approval or a tentative approval was not obtained in the required time frame for any of the Companys Paragraph IV ANDA filings. Therefore, the 180 days Hatch-Waxman exclusivity was lost.
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The Company and ETHEX were named as defendants in a case brought by CIMA LABS, Inc. and Schwarz Pharma, Inc. and styled CIMA LABS, Inc. et al. v. KV Pharmaceutical Company et al., filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. CIMA alleged that the Company and ETHEX infringed on a CIMA patent in connection with the manufacture and sale of Hyoscyamine Sulfate Orally Dissolvable Tablets, 0.125 mg. The Court entered a stay pending the outcome of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTO) reexamination of a patent at issue in the suit. On August 17, 2009, the Court entered an order administratively terminating this action in Minnesota, but any party has the right to seek leave to reinstitute the case. On September 30, 2009, on appeal of the Examiners rejection of the claims, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences affirmed the Examiners rejections. After the Boards denial of CIMAs appeal, CIMA requested a rehearing with the Board, which remains pending.
The Company and/or ETHEX have been named as defendants in certain multi-defendant cases alleging that the defendants reported improper or fraudulent pharmaceutical pricing information, i.e., Average Wholesale Price, or AWP, and/or Wholesale Acquisition Cost, or WAC, information, which allegedly caused the governmental plaintiffs to incur excessive costs for pharmaceutical products under the Medicaid program. Cases of this type have been filed against the Company and/or ETHEX and other pharmaceutical manufacturer defendants by the States of Massachusetts, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Utah and Iowa, by New York City, and by approximately 45 counties in New York State. The State of Mississippi effectively voluntarily dismissed the Company and ETHEX without prejudice on October 5, 2006 by virtue of the States filing an Amended Complaint on such date that does not name either the Company or ETHEX as a defendant. On August 13, 2007, ETHEX settled the Massachusetts lawsuit and received a general release of liability with no admission of liability. On October 7, 2008, ETHEX settled the Alabama lawsuit for $2,000 and received a general release of liability with no admission of liability. On November 25, 2009, ETHEX settled the New York City and New York county cases (other than the Erie, Oswego and Schenectady County cases) for $3,000 and received a general release of liability. On February 23, 2010, ETHEX settled the Iowa lawsuit for $500 and received a general release of liability. On August 25, 2010, ETHEX settled the Erie, Oswego and Schenectady Counties lawsuit for $80 and received a general release of liability. On October 21, 2010, the Company received a subpoena from the Florida Office of Attorney General requesting information related to ETHEXs pricing and marketing activities. The Company is currently complying with the States request for documents and pricing information. In November 2010, the Company and ETHEX were served with a complaint with respect to an AWP case filed by the State of Louisiana. In January 2011, the Company filed Defendants Exceptions of Nonconformity and Vagueness of the Petition, Improper Cumulation and Joinder, No Right of Action, Prescription and Preemption and No Cause of Action with respect to the Louisiana lawsuit.
The Company received a subpoena from the HHS OIG, seeking documents with respect to two of ETHEXs nitroglycerin products. Both are unapproved products, that is, they have not received FDA approval. (In certain circumstances, FDA approval may not be required for drugs to be sold in the marketplace.) The subpoena states that it is in connection with an investigation into potential false claims under Title 42 of the U.S. Code, and appears to pertain to whether these products were eligible for reimbursement under federal health care programs. On or about July 2, 2008, the Company received a supplementary subpoena in this matter, seeking additional documents and information. In a letter dated August 4, 2008, that subpoena was withdrawn and a separate supplementary subpoena was substituted. In October 2009, HHS OIG identified five additional products as being subject to its investigation: Hydro-tussin (carbinoxamine); Guaifenex (extended release); Hyoscyamine sulfate (extended-release); Hycoclear (hydrocodone); and Histinex (hydrocodone). The Company has provided additional documents requested in the subpoena, as supplemented. Discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys Office for the District of Massachusetts indicate that this matter is a False Claims Act qui tam action that is currently still under seal and that the government is reviewing similar claims relating to other drugs manufactured by ETHEX, as well as drugs manufactured by other companies. The Company has not been provided a copy of the qui tam complaint. On or about March 26, 2009, the Company consented to an extension of the time during which the government may elect to intervene in the qui tam lawsuit. The Company has been in discussions with the HHS OIG and Department of Justice regarding possible settlement of these claims.
On December 12, 2008, by letter, the Company was notified by the staff of the SEC that it had commenced an informal inquiry to determine whether there have been violations of certain provisions of the federal securities laws. On November 23, 2010, by email, the Company was notified by the staff of the SEC that it had commenced an informal inquiry pertaining to potential insider trading and requested information pertaining to an employee. The Company is cooperating with the government and, among other things, has provided copies of requested documents and information. On February 22, 2011, the staff of the SEC sent the Company a letter advising it that it had closed this inquiry as to the Company and did not intend to recommend any enforcement action pertaining to the Company.
As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2010, we, at the direction of a special committee of the Board of Directors that was in place prior to June 10, 2010, responded to requests for information from the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and FDA representatives working with that office. In connection therewith, on February 25, 2010, the Board, at the recommendation of the special committee, approved entering into a plea agreement subject to court approval with the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Office of Consumer Litigation of the United States Department of Justice (referred to herein collectively as the Department of Justice).
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The plea agreement was executed by the parties and was entered by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division on March 2, 2010. Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, ETHEX pleaded guilty to two felony counts, each stemming from the failure to make and submit a field alert report to the FDA in September 2008 regarding the discovery of certain undistributed tablets that failed to meet product specifications. Sentencing pursuant to the plea agreement also took place on March 2, 2010.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, ETHEX agreed to pay a criminal fine in the amount of $23,437 in four installments. The first installment, in the amount of $2,344, was due within 10 days of sentencing. The second and third installments, each in the amount of $5,859, are due on December 15, 2010 and July 11, 2011, respectively. The fourth and final installment, in the amount of $9,375, is due on July 11, 2012. ETHEX also agreed to pay, within 10 days of sentencing, restitution to the Medicare and the Medicaid programs in the amounts of $1,762 and $573, respectively. In addition to the fine and restitution, ETHEX agreed not to contest an administrative forfeiture in the amount of $1,796, which was payable 45 days after sentencing and satisfies any and all forfeiture obligations ETHEX may have as a result of the guilty plea. In total, ETHEX agreed to pay fines, restitution and forfeiture in the aggregate amount of $27,569.
On November 15, 2010, upon the motion of the Department of Justice, the court vacated the previous fine installment schedule and imposed a new fine installment schedule using the standard federal judgment rate of 0.22% per annum, payable as follows:
Payment Amount |
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$ | 1,000 | $ | | December 15, 2010 | ||||
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1,000 | 2 | December 15, 2011 | ||||||
2,000 | 7 | June 15, 2012 | ||||||
4,000 | 18 | December 15, 2012 | ||||||
5,000 | 28 | June 15, 2013 | ||||||
7,094 | 47 | December 15, 2013 |
The Company made its first installment payment due on December 15, 2010.
In exchange for the voluntary guilty plea, the Department of Justice agreed that no further federal prosecution will be brought in the Eastern District of Missouri against ETHEX, the Company or the Companys wholly-owned subsidiary, Ther-Rx, regarding allegations of the misbranding and adulteration of any oversized tablets of drugs manufactured by the Company, and the failure to file required reports regarding these drugs and patients use of these drugs with the FDA, during the period commencing on January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
In connection with the guilty plea by ETHEX, ETHEX was expected to be excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. In addition, as a result of the guilty plea by ETHEX, HHS OIG had discretionary authority to also exclude the Company from participation in federal healthcare programs. However, the Company is in receipt of correspondence from the Office of the HHS OIG stating that, absent any transfer of assets or operations that would trigger successor liability, HHS OIG has no present intent to exercise its discretionary authority to exclude the Company as a result of the guilty plea by ETHEX.
In connection with the previously anticipated exclusion of ETHEX from participation in federal healthcare programs, the Company ceased operations of ETHEX on March 2, 2010. However, the Company has retained the ability to manufacture, market and distribute (once the requirements under the consent decree have been met) all generic products and is in possession of all intellectual property related to generic products, including all NDAs and ANDAs.
On November 15, 2010, the Company entered into the Divestiture Agreement with HHS OIG under which the Company agreed to sell the assets and operations of ETHEX to unrelated third parties prior to April 28, 2011 and to file articles of dissolution with respect to ETHEX under Missouri law by such date. Following such filing, ETHEX may not engage in any new business other than for winding up its operations and will engage in a process provided under Missouri law to identify and resolve its liabilities over at least a two year period. Under the terms of the agreement, HHS OIG agreed not to exclude ETHEX from federal healthcare programs until April 28, 2011 and, upon completion of the sale of the ETHEX assets and of the filing of the articles of dissolution of ETHEX, the agreement will terminate. Civil monetary penalties and exclusion of ETHEX may occur if the Company fails to meet its April 28, 2011 deadline. The Company has also received a
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letter from HHS OIG advising it further that assuming that it has complied with all agreements deemed necessary by HHS OIG, ETHEX has filed its articles of dissolution, and ETHEX no longer has any ongoing assets or operations other than those required to conclude the winding up process under Missouri law, HHS OIG would not exclude ETHEX thereafter. The Company has notified all parties of its intent to dissolve ETHEX and notifications were sent out on January 28, 2011. ETHEX is currently in the process of selling its assets in accordance with the Divestiture Agreement.
The Company currently does not anticipate that the voluntary guilty plea by ETHEX will have a material adverse effect on the Companys efforts to comply with the requirements pursuant to the consent decree and to resume production and shipments of its approved products.
On November 10, 2010, Marc S. Hermelin voluntarily resigned as a member of the Board. The Company had been advised that HHS OIG notified Mr. Hermelin that he would be excluded from participating in federal healthcare programs effective November 18, 2010. In an effort to avoid adverse consequences to the Company, including a potential discretionary exclusion of the Company, and to enable it to secure its expanded financial agreement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C., the Company, HHS OIG, Mr. Hermelin and his wife (solely with respect to her obligations thereunder, including as joint owner with Mr. Hermelin of certain shares of Company stock) entered into the Settlement Agreement under which Mr. Hermelin also resigned as trustee of all family trusts that hold KV stock, agreed to divest his personal ownership interests in the Companys Class A Common and Class B Common Stock (approximately 1.8 million shares, including shares held jointly with his wife) over an agreed upon period of time in accordance with a divestiture plan and schedule approved by HHS OIG, and agreed to refrain from voting stock under his personal control. In order to implement such agreement, Mr. Hermelin and his wife granted to an independent third party immediate irrevocable proxies and powers of attorney to divest their personal stock interests in the Company if Mr. Hermelin does not timely do so. The Settlement Agreement also required Mr. Hermelin to agree, for the duration of his exclusion, not to seek to influence or be involved with, in any manner, the governance, management, or operations of the Company. On March 14, 2011, Mr. Hermelin pleaded guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts pertaining to misbranding of two oversized morphine sulfate tablets, as a responsible corporate officer of the Company at the time that such tablets were introduced into interstate commerce. On March 22, 2011, Mr. M. Hermelin made a demand on the Company for indemnification with respect to $1,900 in fines paid by Mr. M. Hermelin in connection with a guilty plea during March with respect to two federal misdemeanor counts pertaining to being the responsible corporate officer of the Company at the time that there was a misbranding of two morphine sulfate tablets containing more of the active ingredient than stated on the label, in addition to certain attorneys fees and expenses. In addition, the Company had previously advanced approximately $3,700 to Mr. M. Hermelin for legal fees under the terms of an indemnification agreement between Mr. M. Hermelin and the Company that was established when he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Office of the Company. The Company has also received but not paid approximately $1,000 of billings for additional legal fees for which Mr. M. Hermelin is demanding indemnification. As a condition for the advancement of Mr. M. Hermelins expenses under his indemnification agreement, he signed an undertaking to reimburse the Company for the advanced expenses in the event that it is found that he was not entitled to indemnification. The indemnification demand and the amounts previously advanced and unpaid are under review by the Company.
As long as the parties comply with the Settlement Agreement, HHS OIG has agreed not to exercise its discretionary authority to exclude the Company from participation in federal health care programs, thereby allowing the Company and its subsidiaries (with the single exception of ETHEX, which is being dissolved pursuant to the Divestiture Agreement with HHS OIG) to continue to conduct business through all federal and state healthcare programs.
As a result of Mr. Hermelins resignation and the two agreements with HHS OIG, the Company believes that it has resolved its remaining issues with respect to HHS OIG and is positioned to continue to participate in Federal health care programs now and in the future.
The Company has received a subpoena from the State of California Department of Justice seeking documents with respect to ETHEXs NitroQuick product. In an email dated August 12, 2009, the California Department of Justice advised that after reading CMS Release 151, it might resolve the subpoena that was issued. The Company provided limited information requested by the California Department of Justice on October 7, 2009, and on November 10, 2009 the California Department of Justice informed the Company that the California Department of Justice is contemplating what additional information, if any, it will request.
On February 27, 2009, by letter, the Company was notified by the U.S. Department of Labor that it was conducting an investigation of the Companys Fifth Restated Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, to determine whether such plan is conforming with the provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) or any regulations or orders thereunder. The Company cooperated with the Department of Labor in its investigation and on August 27, 2009, the Department of Labor notified the Company it had completed a limited review and no further review was contemplated at that time. On July 7, 2010, by letter, the U.S. Department of Labor notified the Company it was again conducting a review of the Companys Fifth Restated Profit Sharing Plan and Trust. The Company provided the requested documents and has heard nothing further.
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On February 3, 2009, plaintiff Harold Crocker filed a putative class-action complaint against the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Crocker v. KV Pharmaceutical Co., et al., No. 4-09-cv-198-CEJ. The Crocker case was followed shortly thereafter by two similar cases, also in the Eastern District of Missouri (Bodnar v. KV Pharmaceutical Co., et al., No. 4:09-cv-00222-HEA, on February 9, 2009, and Knoll v. KV Pharmaceutical Co., et al., No. 4:09-cv-00297-JCH, on February 24, 2009). The two later cases were consolidated into Crocker so that only a single action now exists, and the plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint on June 26, 2009 (Complaint).
The Complaint purports to state claims against the Company and certain current and former employees for alleged breach of fiduciary duties to participants in the Companys 401(k) plan. Defendants, including the Company and certain of its directors and officers, moved to dismiss the amended complaint on August 25, 2009, and briefing of those motions was completed on October 19, 2009. The court granted the motion to dismiss the Company and all individual defendants on March 24, 2010. A motion to alter or amend the judgment and second amended consolidated complaint was filed on April 21, 2010. The Company, on May 17, 2010, filed a Memorandum in Opposition to plaintiffs motion to alter or amend the judgment and for leave to amend the consolidated complaint. On October 20, 2010, the Court denied plaintiffs motion to alter or amend the judgment and for leave to amend the complaint. Plaintiffs requested mediation and the Company agreed to this request. On February 15, 2011, during such mediation, this litigation was settled by an agreement in principle of the parties for an amount equal to $3,000, payable in full from the Companys insurance coverage.
On December 2, 2008, plaintiff Joseph Mas filed a complaint against the Company, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Mas v. KV Pharma. Co., et al., Case No. 08-CV-1859. On January 9, 2009, plaintiff Herman Unvericht filed a complaint against the Company also in the Eastern District of Missouri, Unvericht v. KV Pharma. Co., et al., Case No. 09-CV-0061. On January 21, 2009, plaintiff Norfolk County Retirement System filed a complaint against the Company, again in the Eastern District of Missouri, Norfolk County Retirement System v. KV Pharma. Co., et al., Case No. 09-CV-00138. The operative complaints in these three cases purport to state claims arising under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of a putative class of stock purchasers. On April 15, 2009, the Honorable Carol E. Jackson consolidated the Unvericht and Norfolk County cases into the Mas case already before her. The amended complaint for the consolidated action, styled Public Pension Fund Group v. KV Pharma. Co., et al., Case No. 4:08-CV-1859 (CEJ), was filed on May 22, 2009. Defendants, including the Company and certain of its directors and officers, moved to dismiss the amended complaint on July 27, 2009, and briefing was completed on the motions to dismiss on September 3, 2009. The court granted the motion to dismiss the Company and all individual defendants in February 2010. On March 18, 2010, the plaintiffs filed a motion for relief from the order of dismissal and to amend their complaint, and also filed a notice of appeal. The Company filed its opposition to plaintiffs motion for relief from judgment and to amend the complaint on April 8, 2010. Briefing was completed on April 29, 2010. On October 20, 2010, the Court denied plaintiffs motion for relief from the order of dismissal and to amend pleadings. On November 1, 2010, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal.
On October 2, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent the Company a Notice of Charge of Discrimination regarding a charge, dated September 23, 2009, of employment discrimination based on religion (in connection with the termination of his employment with the Company) filed against the Company by David S. Hermelin, a current director and former Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Operations Analysis of the Company. On January 29, 2010, the Company filed its response to the Notice of Charge of Discrimination, which stated the Companys position that Mr. D. Hermelins termination had nothing to do with religious discrimination and that his claim should be dismissed.
The Company and/or ETHEX are named defendants in at least 43 pending product liability or other lawsuits that relate to the voluntary product recalls initiated by the Company in late 2008 and early 2009. The plaintiffs in these lawsuits allege damages as a result of the ingestion of purportedly oversized tablets allegedly distributed in 2007 and 2008. The lawsuits are pending in federal and state courts in various jurisdictions. The 43 pending lawsuits include 9 that have settled but have not yet been dismissed. In the 43 pending lawsuits, two plaintiffs allege economic harm, 29 plaintiffs allege that a death occurred, and the plaintiffs in the remaining lawsuits allege non-fatal physical injuries. Plaintiffs allegations of liability are based on various theories of recovery, including, but not limited to strict liability, negligence, various breaches of warranty, misbranding, fraud and other common law and/or statutory claims. Plaintiffs seek substantial compensatory and punitive damages. Two of the lawsuits are putative class actions, one of the lawsuits is on behalf of 29 claimants, and the remaining lawsuits are individual lawsuits or have two plaintiffs. The Company believes that these lawsuits are without merit and is vigorously defending against them, except where, in its judgment, settlement is appropriate. In addition to the 43 pending lawsuits, there are at least 31 pending pre-litigation claims (at least 6 of which involve a death) that may or may not eventually become lawsuits. The Company has also resolved a significant number of related product liability lawsuits and pre-litigation claims. In addition to self insurance, the Company possesses third party product liability insurance, which the Company believes is applicable to the pending lawsuits and claims.
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The Company and ETHEX are named as defendants in a complaint filed by CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island on or about February 26, 2010 and styled CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. K-V Pharmaceutical Company and Ethex Corporation (No. CA-10-095) (CVS Complaint). The CVS Complaint alleges three claims: breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and, in the alternative, promissory estoppel. CVS claims are premised on the allegation that the Company and/or ETHEX failed to perform their alleged promises to either supply CVS with its requirements for certain generic drugs or reimburse CVS for any higher price it must pay to obtain the generic drugs. CVS seeks damages of no less than $100,000, plus interest and costs. The Company was served with the CVS Complaint on March 8, 2010. An Answer was filed on April 14, 2010. On June 2, 2010, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss this action based on failure to join an indispensible party and lack of standing. On July 21, 2010, CVS filed objections to the Companys Motion to Stay Discovery and Motion to Dismiss. On July 28, 2010, the Judge denied the Companys Motion to Stay Discovery pending the Motion to Dismiss without issuing a decision. On January 28, 2011, the federal magistrate recommended that the Companys Motion to Dismiss the Complaint be granted. The plaintiff is filing a notice of objection to the magistrates recommendation. In March 2011, CVS and its parent CVS Caremark Corporation filed a similar complaint, seeking damages similar to those sought in the federal case and adding another breach of contract claim, in state court in Superior Court of Providence County, Rhode Island, against the Company, ETHEX and Nesher.
On July 29, 2010, the Company and FP1096, Inc. filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Perrigo Israel Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Perrigo Company and FemmePharma Holding Company, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent 5,993,856. A settlement was entered into with Perrigo Israel Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. and Perrigo Company on December 16, 2010 and the case was dismissed.
Robertson v. Ther-Rx Corporation, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Civil Case No. 2:09-cv-01010-MHT-TFM, filed October 30, 2009, by a Ther-Rx sales representative asserting non-exempt status and the right to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act for a class of Ther-Rx sales representatives and under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (with respect to plaintiffs pregnancy) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (also with respect to termination allegedly due to her pregnancy and to her complaints about being terminated allegedly as a result of her pregnancy). An additional seven Ther-Rx sales representatives have joined as plaintiffs. Class certification arguments are pending before the court. On December 22, 2010, a settlement in principle was reached between the parties.
The Company entered into a License and Supply Agreement (Agreement) with Strides Arcolab and Strides, Inc. (collectively Strides) as well as a Share Purchase Agreement with Strides Arcolab on May 5, 2005. Strides purported to terminate the Agreement on March 11, 2009 due to the Companys alleged failure to provide adequate assurances on its ability to perform under the Agreement to which the Company denied that the Agreement was terminated. On October 20, 2009, the Company filed a Statement of Claim and Requests for Arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce alleging that Strides had anticipatorily repudiated the Agreement. On January 26, 2010, Strides filed its Answer and Counterclaims generally denying the allegations and on March 11, 2010, the Company filed its Answer generally denying Strides counterclaims. On December 13, 2010, the parties settled the arbitration by an agreed termination of the agreements between the parties, Strides retaining all rights to the product development work done under the agreements, the Companys returning Strides stock certificates, and Strides paying the Company $7,250.
On October 13, 2009, the Company filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, against J. Uriach & CIA S.A. (Uriach) seeking damages for breach of contract and misappropriation of the Companys trade secrets and that Uriach be enjoined from further use of the Companys confidential information and trade secrets. On September 28, 2010, the Court issued a Memorandum and Order granting defendants Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction of defendant, J. Uriach & CIA, S.A. The Company has appealed the decision.
On August 24, 2010, Westmark Healthcare Distributors, Inc. filed an action in the Third Judicial District Court IN and For Salt Lake County, State of Utah, against Ther-Rx demanding payment of $94 for recalled, returned pharmaceutical products.
On March 17, 2011, the Company was served with a complaint by the trustee in bankruptcy for Qualia Clinical Services, Inc. asserting a breach of contract claim for approximately $318 for certain clinical work done by such Company.
From time to time, the Company is involved in various other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. While it is not feasible to predict the ultimate outcome of such other proceedings, the Company believes the ultimate outcome of such other proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
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There are uncertainties and risks associated with all litigation and there can be no assurance the Company will prevail in any particular litigation. During the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded expense of $8,653 and $5,003, respectively, for litigation and governmental inquiries. At December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, the Company had accrued $50,804 and $46,450, respectively, for estimated costs for litigation and governmental inquiries.
17. | Income Taxes |
The Company has federal loss carry forwards of approximately $183,000 and state loss carry forwards of approximately $306,000 at December 31, 2010. The Company also has tax credit carry forwards for alternative minimum tax, research credit, and foreign tax credit of approximately $9,640 at December 31, 2010. The loss carry forwards begin to expire in the year 2030, while the alternative minimum tax credits have no expiration date. The research credit and foreign tax credit begin to expire in the year 2026 and 2017, respectively.
The federal loss carry forwards may be subject to limitation in future periods if there is an ownership change in the stock of the Company. An ownership change occurs when the major shareholders have increased their ownership by more than 50 percentage points over a given period of time, which is typically a three-year testing period. Normal trading in publicly held stock by shareholders who are not major shareholders does not trigger an ownership change. The Company is monitoring the holdings of its major shareholders to assess the likelihood of a potential ownership change.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers all significant available positive and negative evidence, including the existence of losses in recent years, the timing of deferred tax liability reversals, projected future taxable income, taxable income in carry back years, and tax planning strategies to assess the need for a valuation allowance. Based upon the level of current taxable loss, projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the temporary differences are deductible, the taxable income in available carry back years and tax planning strategies, management concluded that it was more likely than not that the Company will not realize the benefits of these deductible differences. The operating loss for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 exceeded the cumulative income from the two preceding fiscal years. The available carry back of this operating loss was not fully absorbed, which resulted in an operating loss carry forward. The Company established valuation allowances that were charged to income tax expense in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010.
Management believes that the operating loss reported for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 more likely than not will not create a future tax benefit. As such, a valuation allowance of $15,548 and $48,139 has been charged to income tax expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, respectively. The Company has reported a provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 due primarily to the timing of certain deferred tax liabilities which are not scheduled to reverse within the applicable carry forward periods for the deferred tax assets. The provision also includes adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits related to activity occurring during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010.
The consolidated balance sheets reflect liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits of $2,021 and $6,881 as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. Accrued interest and penalties included in the consolidated balance sheets were $506 and $945 as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. The reduction of the liabilities and interest and penalties resulted from the settlement of an examination.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
It is anticipated the Company will recognize approximately $810 of unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months as a result of the expected expiration of the relevant statute of limitations.
Management regularly evaluates the Companys tax positions taken on filed tax returns using information about recent court decisions and legislative activities. Many factors are considered in making these evaluations, including past history, recent interpretations of tax law, and the specific facts and circumstances of each matter. Because tax law and regulations are subject to interpretation and tax litigation is inherently uncertain, these evaluations can involve a series of complex judgments about future events and can rely heavily on estimates and assumptions. The recorded tax liabilities are based on estimates and assumptions that have been deemed reasonable by management. However, if the Companys estimates are not representative of actual outcomes, recorded tax liabilities could be materially impacted.
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On November 6, 2009, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3548, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. This new law provides an optional longer net operating loss carry back period and allows most taxpayers the ability to elect a carry back period of three, four or five years (the net operating loss carry back period was previously limited to two years). This election can only be made for one year for net operating losses incurred for a tax year ended after December 31, 2007 and which began before January 1, 2010. The Company elected to apply this extended carry back period to its tax year ended March 31, 2009. The Company elected a carry back period of five years. The Company filed an Application for Tentative Refund with the Internal Revenue Service for this additional carry back period and subsequently received a refund in the amount of $23,754 in February, 2010.
18. | Subsequent Events |
Approval of Makena®
On February 3, 2011, the Company was informed by Hologic that the FDA granted approval for Makena® and started shipping product in March 2011.
Hologic Agreement
The Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Original Agreement with Hologic on January 8, 2010. On February 4, 2011, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 2 to the Original Agreement.
The amendments set forth in Amendment No. 2 reduced the payment to be made on the Transfer Date to $12,500 and revised the schedule for making the remaining payments of $107,500.
Under the revised payment provisions set forth in Amendment No. 2, after the $12,500 payment on the Transfer Date and a subsequent $12,500 payment twelve months after the Approval Date, the Company has the right to elect between the following two alternate payment schedules for the remaining payments:
Payment Schedule 1:
| A $45,000 payment 18 months after the Approval Date, plus a royalty equal to 5% of net sales of Makena® made during the period from 12 months after the Approval Date to the date the $45,000 payment is made; |
| A $20,000 payment 21 months after the Approval Date; |
| A $20,000 payment 24 months after the Approval Date; and |
| A $10,000 payment 27 months after the Approval Date. |
The royalties will continue to be calculated subsequent to the $45,000 milestone payment but dont have to be paid as long as the Company makes subsequent milestone payments when due.
Payment Schedule 2:
| A $7,308 payment 18 months after the Approval Date, plus a royalty equal to 5% of net sales of Makena® made during the period from 12 months after the Approval Date to 18 months after the Approval Date; |
| A $7,308 payment for each of the succeeding twelve months; |
| A royalty payable 24 months following the Approval Date equal to 5% of net sales of Makena® made during the period from 18 months after the Approval Date to 24 months after the Approval Date; and |
| A royalty payable 30 months following the Approval Date equal to 5% of net sales of Makena® made during the period from 24 months after the Approval Date to 30 months after the Approval Date. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Amendment No. 2, however, the Company may make any of the foregoing payments on or before their due dates, and the date on which the Company makes the final payment contemplated by the selected payment schedule will be the final payment date, after which no royalties will accrue.
Moreover, if the Company elects Payment Schedule 1 and thereafter elects to pay the $45,000 payment earlier than the 18-month deadline, the royalties beginning after 12 months will cease to accrue on the date of the early payment. Additionally, the subsequent payments will be paid in three month intervals following the $45,000 payment date.
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Lastly, if the Company elects Payment Schedule 1 and thereafter does not make any of the milestone payments when due, Amendment No. 2 provides that no payment default will be deemed to occur, provided the Company timely pays the required royalties accruing in the quarter during which the milestone payment has become due but is not paid.
Under the Indenture governing the 2011 Notes, the Company shall make a $45,000 payment on or prior to the first anniversary of the Makena® NDA Approval Date; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the ability to modify the amount or timing of such payment so long as the revised payment schedule (i) is not materially less favorable to security holders of the 2011 Notes than the royalty schedule under the Makena® agreement as in effect on the issue date of the 2011 Notes and (ii) does not increase the total payments to Hologic during the term of the 2011 Notes.
Private Placement of Class A Common Stock
On February 14, 2011, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with a group of institutional investors to raise approximately $32,300 of gross proceeds from a private placement of 9,950 shares of its Class A Common Stock at $3.25 per share. The transaction closed on February 17, 2011. The Company used $20,000 of the proceeds from the financing to repay certain outstanding amounts and other outstanding obligations under its credit agreement with the Lenders. The remaining amount will be used for the launch of Makena®, payment of expenses associated with the transaction and general corporate purposes.
The Company will be required to pay certain cash amounts as liquidity damages of 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price of the shares that are registerable securities per month if it does not meet certain obligations under the agreement with respect to the registration of shares.
Private Placement of 12% Senior Secured Notes
On March 17, 2011, the Company completed a private placement with a group of institutional investors of $225,000 aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the 2011 Notes).
The 2011 Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 12% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing September 15, 2011. The 2011 Notes will mature March 15, 2015. At any time prior to March 15, 2013, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2011 Notes at a redemption price of 112% of the principal amount of the 2011 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings. At any time prior to March 15, 2013, the Company may redeem all or part of the 2011 Notes at a redemption price equal to (1) the sum of the present value, discounted to the redemption date, of (i) a cash payment to be made on March 15, 2013 of 109% of the principal amount of the 2011 Notes, and (ii) each interest payment that is scheduled to be made on or after the redemption date and on or before March 15, 2013, plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. At any time after March 15, 2013 and before March 15, 2014, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the 2011 Notes at a redemption price of 109% of the principal amount of the 2011 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. At any time after March 15, 2014, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the 2011 Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the 2011 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The 2011 Notes are secured by the assets of the Company and certain assets of its subsidiaries.
After an original issue discount of 3%, the Company received proceeds of $218,300 which were used to fund a first year interest reserve totaling $27,000, repay all existing obligations to the Lenders totaling approximately $61,100 and pay fees and expenses associated with the Notes Offering of approximately $10,000. In connection with these payments, the Company also terminated all future loan commitments with the Lenders. The remaining proceeds, totaling approximately $120,000 will be used for general corporate purposes, including the launch of Makena®.
The 2011 Notes were offered only to accredited investors pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
FDA inspections of KV
In February 2011, the FDA conducted an inspection with respect to the Companys Clindesse® product and issued a Form 483 with certain observations. On February 28, 2011, the Company filed its responses with the FDA with respect to such observations.
In March 2011, the FDA conducted an inspection with respect to adverse events. The inspection was completed without any observations being issued by the FDA.
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Generics Business
Management has committed to a plan to exit the Companys generics business. The Company will record its generics business as discontinued operations in the quarter ending March 31, 2011.
19. | Warrant Liability |
As described in Note 12Long-Term Debt U.S. Healthcare loan, the Company issued Warrants to U.S. Healthcare in November 2010 and March 2011 to purchase an aggregate of up to 20.1 million shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.62 per share.
The Warrants expire November 17, 2015, but may be extended by up to two additional years if the holders become subject to certain percentage ownership limitations that prevent their exercise in full at the time of their stated expiration. The Company must require that the holders exercise the Warrants before their expiration if the average of the closing prices of the Class A Common Stock for at least 30 consecutive trading days exceeds $15.00, the closing prices of the Class A Common Stock have exceeded $15.00 for 10 consecutive trading days, the shares issuable upon exercise may be resold under an effective registration statement or the resale is exempt from registration and the shares are listed on the NYSE or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation. The Warrants also contain certain non-standard anti-dilution provisions included at the request of U.S. Healthcare, pursuant to which the number of shares subject to the Warrants may be increased and the exercise price may be decreased. These anti-dilution provisions are triggered upon certain sales of securities by the Company and certain other events. The Warrants do not contain any preemptive rights. The Warrants also contain certain restrictions on the ability to exercise the Warrants in the event that such exercise would result in the holder of the Warrants owning greater than 4.99% of the shares of the Companys outstanding Class A Common Stock after giving effect to the exercise. The Warrants are exercisable solely on a cashless exercise basis under which in lieu of paying the exercise price in cash, the holders will be deemed to have surrendered a number of shares of Class A Common Stock with market value equal to the exercise price and will be entitled to receive a net amount of shares of Class A Common Stock after reduction for the shares deemed surrendered. In connection with the issuance of the Warrants, the Company agreed to register up to 20.1 million shares of our Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. (See Note 1 Description of Business Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the Warrants.)
The calculation of the estimated fair value of the Warrants using a Monte Carlo simulation model requires application of critical assumptions, including the possibility of a Fundamental Transaction occurring, reflecting conditions at each valuation date. The Company recomputes the fair value of the Warrants at the end of each quarterly reporting period using subjective input assumptions consistently applied for each period. If the Company were to alter its assumptions or the numbers input based on such assumptions, the resulting estimated fair value could be materially different. (See Note 1 Description of Business Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the Warrants.)
The fair value of the Warrants at November 17, 2010 and December 31, 2010 was estimated using the following assumptions (As Restated):
November 17, 2010 |
December 31, 2010 |
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Underlying price of common stock per share |
$ | 2.40 | $ | 2.55 | ||||
Exercise price per share |
$ | 1.62 | $ | 1.62 | ||||
Risk-free interest rate |
1.5 | % | 1.5 | % | ||||
Dividend yield |
None | None | ||||||
Volatility |
99.0 | % | 99.0 | % | ||||
Expected life (in years) |
5.0 years | 4.9 years | ||||||
Probability of a Fundamental Transaction (a) |
10 | % | 10 | % |
(a) | After the stock price reaches $10.00 per share |
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Managements Discussion and Analysis and other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Report) should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Except for historical information, the statements in this discussion and elsewhere in the Form 10-Q may be deemed to include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risk and uncertainty, including financial, business environment and projections, as well as statements that are preceded by, followed by, or that include the words believes, expects, anticipates, should or similar expressions, and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts. Additionally, the Report contains forward-looking statements relating to future performance, goals, strategic actions and initiatives and similar intentions and beliefs, including without limitation, statements regarding the Companys expectations, goals, beliefs, intentions and the like regarding future sales, earnings, restructuring charges, cost savings, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other matters. These statements involve assumptions regarding the Companys operations, investments, acquisitions and conditions in the markets the Company serves.
These risks, uncertainties and other factors are under Part II, Item 1ARisk Factors and above under the caption CAUTIONARY NOTES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. In addition, the following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, the related notes to consolidated financial statements and Item 7Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 (2010 Form 10-K), and the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report. Information provided herein for periods after December 31, 2010 is preliminary. As such, this information is not final or complete, and remains subject to change, possibly materially.
Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements
The Company issued warrants in November 2010 and March 2011 as described in Note 12Long-Term Debt U.S. Healthcare loan to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Note 12) in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A (the Warrants) to the Lenders.
The Company originally classified the Warrants as equity instruments from their respective issuance dates until the March 17, 2011 amendment of the Warrant provisions which added a contingency feature and an escrow requirement as described in Note 12. At that date, the Warrants were revalued and reclassified from equity to liabilities. The Company also had originally used a Black-Scholes option valuation model to determine the value of the Warrants. Upon a re-examination of the provisions of the Warrants issued in November 2010 and March 2011, the Company determined that the non-standard anti-dilution provisions contained in the Warrants require that (a) the Warrants be treated as liabilities from their issuance date and (b) their value should be calculated utilizing a valuation model which considers the mandatory conversion features of the Warrants and the possibility that the Company may issue additional common shares or common share equivalents that, in turn, could result in a change to the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the related exercise price. As a result, the Company has revalued the warrants from the date of issuance using a Monte Carlo simulation model.
As a result of the foregoing, on November 7, 2011, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, upon the recommendation from management, determined that the previously issued consolidated financial statements included in our Original Form 10-K and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011 and should not be relied upon. The restatements did not change the Companys reported cash and cash equivalents, operating expenses, operating losses or cash flows from operations for any period or date. This Report contains the restated financial statements as of and for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2010.
The adjustments made as a result of the Restatement are more fully discussed in Note 1 Description of BusinessRestatement of Consolidated Financial Statements in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A.
Overview
Unless the context otherwise indicates, when we use the words we, our, us, our Company or KV we are referring to K-V Pharmaceutical Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Ther-Rx Corporation (Ther-Rx),
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Nesher Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Nesher), Ethex Corporation (ETHEX) and Particle Dynamics, Inc. (PDI). Unless otherwise noted, when we refer to a specific fiscal year, we are referring to our fiscal year that ended on March 31 of that year. (For example, fiscal year 2010 refers to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.)
We are a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, acquires and markets technologically-distinguished branded and generic/non-branded prescription pharmaceutical products. We have a broad range of dosage form manufacturing capabilities, including tablets, capsules, creams, liquids and ointments. We conduct our branded pharmaceutical operations through Ther-Rx and our generic/non-branded pharmaceutical operations through Nesher, which focuses principally on technologically-distinguished generic products.
Our original strategy was to engage in the development of proprietary drug delivery systems and formulation technologies which enhance the effectiveness of new therapeutic agents and existing pharmaceutical products. Today we utilize several of those technologies, such as SITE RELEASE® and oral controlled release technologies, in our branded and generic products.
As a result of the decision by the Company to sell PDI, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement selling to the purchaser certain assets associated with the business of PDI. Additionally, the Company sold intellectual property and other assets related to our Sucralfate ANDA submitted to the FDA for approval. See additional discussion of the sale under Note 15Divestitures of this Report. The Company completed the sale of these assets on June 2, 2010 and May 7, 2010, respectively.
As more fully described in our 2010 Form 10-K certain events occurred during fiscal year 2009 and 2010 which had a material adverse effect on our financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 and continue to have an effect for the three and nine-month period ended December 31, 2010.
On February 3, 2011, we were informed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for Makena®. The Company has contracted with a third party to manufacture Makena®.
We continue to work closely with the FDA to return approved products to the market.
Discontinuation of Manufacturing and Distribution; Product Recalls; and the FDA Consent Decree
As more fully described in our 2010 Form 10-K, we have suspended manufacturing and shipment of products, except for products we distribute, but do not manufacture and which we do not generate a significant amount of revenue. In addition, we entered into a consent decree with the FDA regarding our drug manufacturing and distribution. As part of the consent decree we have agreed not to directly or indirectly do or cause the manufacture, process, packing, holding, introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce at or from any of our facilities of any drug, until we have satisfied certain requirements designed to demonstrate compliance with the FDAs current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations. We have begun the process for resumption of product shipment and during the third quarter of 2010 began shipping our first product reintroduced to the market, Potassium Chloride ER Capsules.
The steps taken by us in connection with the nationwide recall and suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by us and the requirements under the consent decree have had, and are expected to continue to have, a material adverse effect on our results of operations. We do not expect to generate any significant revenues from products that we manufacture until we can resume shipping certain or many of our approved products. In the meantime, we must meet ongoing operating costs related to our employees, facilities and FDA compliance, as well as costs related to the steps we are currently taking to prepare for introducing or reintroducing our products to the market. If we are not able to obtain the FDAs clearance to resume manufacturing and distribution of more of our approved products in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost, our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity will continue to be materially adversely affected.
Workforce Reduction and Cost Conservation Actions
On March 30, 2010, we committed to a plan to reduce our employee workforce from 682 to 394 employees. On March 31, 2010, we implemented the plan. On February 25, 2011, the Company further reduced its workforce by 11 and laid off an additional 41 employees. On February 28, 2011, the size of our workforce was approximately 300 employees. The reduction in our workforce is a part of our efforts to conserve our cash and financial resources while we continue working with the FDA to return approved products to market.
On September 13, 2010, we implemented a mandatory salary reduction program for all exempt personnel, ranging from 15% to 25% of base salary, in order to conserve our cash and financial resources. In March 2011, the salaries of exempt personnel were reinstated.
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Results of Operations
Net revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2010 decreased $142.1 million, or 96.3%, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in net sales was primarily due to the sales of $143.0 million of certain generic versions of OxyContin® pursuant to a Distribution and Supply Agreement with Purdue Pharma L.P., The P.F. Laboratories, Inc and Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P. (the Distribution Agreement) that occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2009. Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement we were supplied with a limited quantity of product to be distributed during a limited period.
During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company received and sold to its customers all of the generic OxyContin® as specified under the Distribution Agreement.
Net revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 decreased $144.9 million, or 92.3%, as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in net revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 compared to nine months ended December 31, 2009 was primarily a result of the sale of certain generic versions of OxyContin® previously described above.
Operating expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2010 increased $2.4 million or 9.3%, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009. The increase was due to the gain on sale for $14.0 million of our first-to-file Paragraph IV ANDA with the FDA for generic equivalent version of GlaxoSmithKlines Duac® gel to Perrigo recorded in the three months ended December 31, 2009 offset by lower personnel costs and branded marketing and promotion expenses in 2010.
Operating expenses decreased $27.2 million, or 23.4% as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to decreases in personnel costs, branded marketing and promotion expense, litigation and governmental inquiry costs related to actual and probable legal settlements and government fines, selling and administrative, restructuring and research and development expenses In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recognized a gain on sale of certain intellectual property and other assets related to our ANDA, submitted with the FDA for the approval to engage in the commercial manufacture and sale of 1gm/10mL sucralfate suspension of $11.0 million. This year-to-date gain was offset by the gain of $14.0 million for the generic equivalent version of GlaxoSmithKlines Duac® gel to Perrigo Company that occurred in the three months ended December 31, 2009.
Net Revenues by Segment
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$ | 3,979 | $ | 3,065 | $ | 914 | 29.8 | % | $ | 11,200 | $ | 11,287 | $ | (87 | ) | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
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1,431 | 144,415 | $ | (142,984 | ) | (99.0 | )% | 893 | 145,733 | (144,840 | ) | (99.4 | )% | |||||||||||||||||||
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The decreases in branded products net revenue in the nine months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to $3.5 million recorded during the first quarter of 2009 as license revenue related to the transfer of certain existing product registrations, manufacturing technology and intellectual property rights. Excluding the license revenue, net revenues were $7.8 million for the nine months ended December 2009. The increase in branded product net revenue, excluding the license revenue, was due to Evamist® which had both higher volumes and average selling prices in the nine months ended December 31, 2010 compared to nine months ended December 31, 2009. In addition, the year-to-date increase was also attributed to Micro-K which we began shipping in September 2010.
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The decrease in specialty generics/non-branded revenues for the quarter and year-to-date ended December 31, 2010 compared to the quarter and year-to-date ended December 31, 2009 was due to the sale of certain generic versions of OxyContin® described above in results to operations that occurred in the third quarter of 2009.
Gross Profit (Loss) by Segment
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$ | 3,553 | $ | 2,593 | $ | 960 | 37.0 | % | $ | 9,817 | $ | 9,757 | $ | 60 | 0.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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1,214 | 123,001 | (121,787 | ) | (99.0 | )% | 673 | 123,133 | (122,460 | ) | (99.5 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The increase in gross profit for branded products in the three months ended December 31, 2010 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009 was primarily related to increased sales of Micro-K, which began shipping in September 2010 and royalty revenue of $0.9 million recorded in the three months ended December 31, 2010. The increase in gross profit for branded products for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was impacted by $3.5 million of license revenue recorded in the nine months ended December 31, 2009. Excluding the license revenue, gross profit was $6.3 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. Excluding the license revenue, the gross profit increased by $3.5 million primarily due to higher prices and volumes for Evamist®, sales of Micro-K that started shipping in September 2010 and increased royalty revenue of $0.4 million.
The decrease in specialty generics/non-branded gross profit for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 was due to the sale of certain generic versions of OxyContin® described above in the third quarter of 2009.
The Other category reflected above includes the impact of contract manufacturing revenues, pricing and products variance and changes in inventory reserves associated with production. Since we did not produce product during the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2010, labor and overhead expenses are recognized directly into cost of sales. The lower gross loss is primarily due to lower personnel cost due to restructuring activities. All production expenses were expensed as incurred.
Research and Development
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$ | 4,236 | $ | 7,273 | $ | (3,037 | ) | (41.8 | )% | $ | 16,999 | $ | 24,727 | $ | (7,728 | ) | (31.3 | )% | ||||||||||||||
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Research and development expenses consist mainly of personnel-related costs and preclinical tests for proposed branded products, clinical studies to determine the safety and efficacy of proposed branded products, and material used in research and development activities. The decrease in research and development expense of $3.0 million and $7.7 million for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2010, respectively, as compared to the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to lower personnel costs associated with the reduction in our work force discussed above that occurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010 and lower costs associated with the testing of drugs under development. The number of our research and development personnel was 58% lower, on average, at December 31, 2010, as compared to December 31, 2009.
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Selling and Administrative
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The decrease in selling and administrative expense (S&A) for the three months ended December 31, 2010 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009 resulted primarily from the net impact of the following:
| $1.6 million decrease in personnel expenses due to the substantial reduction of our workforce in March, 2010; |
| $1.2 million decrease in FDA review expenses due to the steps taken by us in connection with the FDAs inspectional activities, the consent decree, litigation and governmental inquiries; |
| $2.8 million decrease in branded and non-branded product marketing expenses due to the discontinuation of various products; and |
| Included in selling and administrative expenses was amortization expense of $1.2 million in 2010 compared to amortization expense of $3.0 million in 2009, respectively. The decrease in amortization expense was due to the $82.3 million impairment charge recorded in fiscal year 2010 for Evamist, Mico-K and our Manufacturing, Distribution & Packaging asset group and is more fully described in our 2010 Form 10-K. |
The decrease in S&A for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 compared to the nine months ended December 31 2009 resulted primarily from the net impact of the following:
| $5.6 million decrease in personnel expenses due to the substantial reduction of our workforce in March, 2010; |
| $8.6 million decrease in branded and non-branded product marketing expenses due to the discontinuation of various products; |
| $6.9 million decrease in FDA review expenses due to a decrease in litigation activity coupled with the steps taken by us in connection with the FDAs inspectional activities, the consent decree, litigation and governmental inquiries; and |
| Included in selling and administrative expenses is amortization expense of $3.7 million in 2010 compared to amortization expense of $8.9 million in 2009, respectively. The $5.2 million decrease in amortization expense was due to the $82.3 million impairment charge recorded in fiscal year 2010. |
We test the carrying value of long-lived assets for impairment at least annually and also assess and evaluate on a quarterly basis if any events have occurred which indicate the possibility of impairment. During the assessment as of December 31, 2010, we did not identify any events that were indicative of impairment. However, any significant changes in actual future results from the assessment used to perform the quarterly evaluation, such as lower sales, increases in production costs, technological changes or decisions not to produce or sell products, could result in impairment or change in expected proceeds from the sales of our businesses at a future date (see Note 2Basis of Presentation of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report).
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The Company recognized a gain on sale of certain intellectual property and other assets related to our ANDA, submitted with the FDA for the approval to engage in the commercial manufacture and sale of 1gm/10mL sucralfate suspension of $11.0 million in 2010. All activities related to the intellectual property of 1gm/10mL sucralfate suspension were expensed as incurred resulting in a gain equal to the cash proceeds received. This year-to-date gain was offset by the gain of $14.0 million for the sale of the generic equivalent version of GlaxoSmithKlines Duac® gel to Perrigo Company that occurred in the third quarter of 2009.
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Litigation and Governmental Inquiries, net
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The increase in expense of $3.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 compared to the nine months ended December, 31 2009 was primarily related to the estimated settlement of the HHS OIG matter and for various pending legal cases. (see Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Statements in this Report)
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173.8 | % | 0.0 | % | 77.8 | % | 0.0 | % |
In November 2010, the Company entered into a senior secured debt financing arrangement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C. which retired an existing $20.0 million loan. At the time the $20.0 million loan was retired, the Company wrote-off a proportionate share of the fair value of warrants of $7.5 million that were allocated to this loan. We also wrote-off approximately $1.9 million of deferred financing costs related to the $20.0 million loan. (See Note 12Long-Term Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Statements in this Report).
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The change in warrant liability is a result of the mark to market adjustment of the warrant liability from their issuance dates to December 2010.
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$ | 3,948 | $ | 1,226 | $ | 2,722 | 222.0 | % | $ | 8,349 | $ | 3,752 | $ | 4,597 | 122.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Interest expense, net and other includes interest expense, interest income and other income and expense items. The increase in interest expense, net and other for the three months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009 resulted primarily from higher debt and interest costs.
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The increase of $4.6 million in interest expense, net and other, for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2009, was due to higher debt, interest costs and lower investment interest income due to lower yields offset by the recognition of a foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.9 million in the prior year and dividend income of $0.7 million related to an investment for the year ended December 31, 2009.
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The provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 was primarily due to the timing of certain deferred tax liabilities which are not scheduled to reverse within the applicable carry forward periods for deferred tax assets offset by a valuation allowance adjustment reflected in continuing operations.
The benefit for income taxes for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to the additional carry back period allowed as a result of a change in law, offset in part by the timing of certain deferred tax liabilities which are not scheduled to reverse within the applicable carryforward periods for deferred tax assets. We recorded a valuation allowance in all periods which offset the tax benefits associated with the net losses for the same periods.
Discontinued Operations
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$ | | $ | | $ | | N/A | $ | 5,874 | $ | | $ | 5,874 | N/A |
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, our Board authorized management to sell PDI, our specialty materials segment (see Note 15Divestiture of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report for more information regarding the sale of PDI). Therefore, we have segregated PDIs operating results and presented them separately as a discontinued operation for all periods presented. (See Note 14Segment Reporting of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report) The Company sold PDI on June 2, 2010 and recognized a gain of $5.9 million, net of tax.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents and working capital (deficiency) were $31.7 million and $(131.2 million), respectively, at December 31, 2010, compared to $60.7 million and ($81.1 million), respectively, at March 31, 2010. Working capital is defined as total current assets minus total current liabilities. Working capital decreased primarily due to decreases in cash and cash equivalents of $29.0 million, net current assets held for sale of $7.3 million and an increase in short-term debt of $43.9 million, offset by decreases in accounts payable of $12.4 million and accrued liabilities of $10.1 million. The decrease in accounts payable was primarily due to timing of payment to our vendors and overall lower operating costs compared to a year ago. The decrease in accrued liabilities was due to payments associated with product recall processing fees, litigation settlements and legal and consulting fees associated with the FDA consent decree and governmental inquiries and reduction in headcount. The increase in short-term debt was primarily due to the $60.0 million loan from U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C., net of the discount associated with the fair value of the warrants that were issued with this debt.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2010, net cash used in operating activities of $124.3 million resulted primarily from decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities which was primarily driven by recall-related costs (including product costs, product returns, failure to supply claims and third-party processing fees) processed in the current year and the decline in sales-related reserves that are classified as accrued liabilities which was primarily driven by the cessation of all of our manufacturing operations which occurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009. This was further coupled with a net loss of $116.9 million, an increase in receivables and inventories, partially offset by non-cash items and the receipt of tax refunds.
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For the nine months ended December 31, 2010, net cash flow provided by investing activities of $39.3 million included the $11.0 million cash proceeds pursuant to the sale of Sucralfate and $22.0 million related to the sale of PDI, net of fees and the amount held in escrow. Additionally, the Company received approximately $3.5 million in insurance proceeds related to a fire that occurred in 2009 at PDI.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2010, net cash provided by financing activities of $56.0 million resulted primarily from proceeds of $60.0 million received from U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, net of the loan discount, and from redemptions from its collateralized borrowings offset by mortgage payments.
At December 31, 2010, our investment securities included $69.2 million in principal amount of auction rate securities (ARS). Consistent with our investment policy guidelines, the ARS held by us are AAA-rated securities with long-term nominal maturities secured by student loans which are guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Liquidity for the ARS is typically provided by an auction process which allows holders to sell their notes and resets the applicable interest rate at pre-determined intervals, typically between seven to 35 days. However, with the liquidity issues experienced in global credit and capital markets, the ARS experienced failed auctions beginning in February 2008 and throughout fiscal years 2009 and 2010. An auction failure means that the parties wishing to sell their securities could not be matched with an adequate volume of buyers. The securities for which auctions have failed continue to accrue interest at the contractual rate and continue to be auctioned every seven, 14, 28 or 35 days, as the case may be, until the auction succeeds, the issuer calls the securities, or they mature. (See Note 7Investment Securities of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for more information regarding the settlement agreement and the proceeds received in connection therewith.)
Our debt balance, including current maturities, was $353.2 million at December 31, 2010, excluding discount on loan, compared to $297.1 million at March 31, 2010. The balances include a $59.2 million and $61.2 million collateralized obligation related to our ARS at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively.
In March 2006, we entered into a $43.0 million mortgage loan arrangement with LaSalle National Bank Association, in part to refinance $9.9 million of existing mortgages. The $32.8 million of net proceeds we received from the mortgage loan was used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The mortgage loan, which is secured by four of our buildings, bears interest at a rate of 5.91% (and a default rate of 10.905%) and matures on April 1, 2021. We were not in compliance with one or more of the requirements of the mortgage loan arrangement as of March 31, 2010. However, on August 5, 2010, we received a letter (Waiver Letter) approving certain waivers of covenants under the Promissory Note, dated March 23, 2006, by and between MECW, LLC, a subsidiary of our Company, and LaSalle National Bank Association, and certain other loan documents entered into in connection with the execution of the Promissory Note (collectively, the Loan Documents). LNR Partners, Inc., the servicer of the loan (LNR Partners), issued the Waiver Letter to our Company and MECW, LLC on behalf of the lenders under the Loan Documents. In the Waiver Letter, the lenders consented to the following under the Loan Documents:
| Waiver of the requirement that our Company and MECW, LLC deliver audited balance sheets, statements of income and expenses and cash flows; |
| Waiver of the requirement that we certify financials delivered under the Loan Documents; |
| Waiver of the requirement that we deliver to the lenders Form 10-Ks within 75 days of the close of the fiscal year, Form 10-Qs within 45 days of the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters of the fiscal year, and copies of all IRS tax returns and filings; and |
| Waiver, until March 31, 2012, of the requirement that we maintain a net worth, as calculated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, of at least $250 million on a consolidated basis. |
With respect to the waiver of the requirement to deliver Form 10-Ks and Form 10-Qs, we agreed to bring our filings current effective with the submission of our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 and become timely on a go- forward basis with the filing of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. This waiver applies to our existing late filings.
In addition to the waivers, LNR Partners also agreed to remove our subsidiaries ETHEX and PDI as guarantors under the Loan Documents and to add Nesher as a new guarantor under the Loan Documents. Under the terms of the Waiver Letter, we paid LNR Partners a consent fee of $25 related to the waivers and legal retainer fees of $10 related to the changes in guarantors under the Loan Documents.
Since we received the Waiver Letter for the loan requirements as to which we were not in compliance, the mortgage debt obligation that remained outstanding under the mortgage arrangement was classified as a long-term liability at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010.
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In May 2003, we issued $200.0 million principal amount of 2.5% Contingent Convertible Subordinated Notes (the Notes) that are convertible, under certain circumstances, into shares of our Class A Common Stock at an initial conversion price of $23.01 per share. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.50% and mature on May 16, 2033. We are also obligated to pay contingent interest at a rate equal to 0.5% per annum during any six-month period commencing May 16, 2006, if the average trading price of the Notes per $1,000 principal amount for the five-trading day period ending on the third trading day immediately preceding the first day of the applicable six-month period equals $1,200 or more. We may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time on or after May 21, 2006, at a redemption price, payable in cash, of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest, if any) to the date of redemption. Holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes on May 16, 2013, 2018, 2023 and 2028, or upon a change in control, as defined in the indenture governing the Notes, at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest, if any) to the date of repurchase, payable in cash. Holders had the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes on May 16, 2008 and, accordingly, we classified the Notes as a current liability as of March 31, 2008. Since no holders required us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes on May 16, 2008 and because the next date holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes is May 16, 2013, the Notes were classified as a long-term liability.
In December 2005, we entered into a financing arrangement with St. Louis County, Missouri related to expansion of our operations in St. Louis County. Up to $135.5 million of industrial revenue bonds could have been issued to us by St. Louis County relative to capital improvements made through December 31, 2009. This agreement provides that 50% of the real and personal property taxes on up to $135.5 million of capital improvements will be abated for a period of ten years subsequent to the property being placed in service. Industrial revenue bonds totaling $129.9 million were outstanding at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. The industrial revenue bonds are issued by St. Louis County to us upon our payment of qualifying costs of capital improvements, which are then leased by us for a period ending December 1, 2019, unless earlier terminated. We have the option at any time to discontinue the arrangement and regain full title to the abated property. The industrial revenue bonds bear interest at 4.25% per annum and are payable as to principal and interest concurrently with payments due under the terms of the lease. We have classified the leased assets as property and equipment and have established a capital lease obligation equal to the outstanding principal balance of the industrial revenue bonds. Lease payments may be made by tendering an equivalent portion of the industrial revenue bonds. As the capital lease payments to St. Louis County may be satisfied by tendering industrial revenue bonds (which is our intention), the capital lease obligation, industrial revenue bonds and related interest expense and interest income, respectively, have been offset for presentation purposes in the consolidated financial statements.
In September 2010 we entered into an agreement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C., affiliates of Centerbridge Partners L.P. (the Lenders) for a loan of $20 million which was subsequently retired in November 2010 when we entered into a new agreement with the Lenders for a senior secured debt financing package for up to $120 million which was subsequently amended in January 2011 and again in March 2011. In March 2011, the Company repaid in full all the remaining obligations with the Lenders and terminated the future loan commitments. (See Note 12Long-Term Debt for a description of the financing with the Lenders and see Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report for a description of our $32.3 million private placement of Class A Common Stock and $225 million private placement of 12% Senior Secured Notes a portion of the proceeds of which were used to repay the loan obligations with the Lenders.)
Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report on Form 10-Q are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The historical consolidated financial statements included in this Report not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern. The report of our independent registered public accountants BDO USA, LLP, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, includes an explanatory paragraph related to our ability to continue as a going concern.
The assessment of our ability to continue as a going concern was made by management considering, among other factors: (i) the timing and number of approved products that will be reintroduced to the market and the related costs; (ii) the suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by us and the requirements under the consent decree with the FDA; (iii) the possibility that we may need to obtain additional capital despite the senior loan we were able to obtain in March 2011 (see Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report); (iv) the potential outcome with respect to the governmental inquiries, litigation or other matters described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; and (v) our ability to comply with debt covenants. Our assessment was further affected by our fiscal year 2010 net loss of $283.6
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million, our nine month ended December 31, 2010 net loss of $116.9 million and the outstanding balance of cash and cash equivalents of $31.7 million and $60.7 million as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. For periods subsequent to December 31, 2010, we expect losses to continue because we are unable to generate any significant revenues from more of our own manufactured products until we are able to resume shipping more of our approved products and until after we are able to generate significant sales of Makena® which was approved by the FDA in February 2011. We received notification from the FDA on September 8, 2010 of approval to ship into the marketplace the first product approved under the consent decree, i.e., Potassium Chloride ER Capsule. We resumed shipment of extended release potassium chloride capsule, Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, in September 2010, resumed shipments of generic version Potassium Chloride ER Capsule in December 2010 and we began shipping Makena® in March 2011. We are continuing to prepare other products for FDA inspection and do not expect to resume shipping other products until fiscal year 2012, at the earliest. In addition, we must meet ongoing operating costs as well as costs related to the steps we are currently taking to prepare for introducing and reintroducing other approved products to the market. If we are not able to obtain the FDAs clearance to resume manufacturing and distribution of more of our approved products in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost, or if revenues from the sale of approved products introduced or reintroduced into the market place prove to be insufficient, our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity will continue to be materially adversely affected. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Based on current financial projections, we believe the continuation of our Company as a going concern is primarily dependent on our ability to address, among other factors: (i) the successful launch and product sales of Makena® , which was approved by the FDA in February 2011; (ii) the timing, number and revenue generation of approved products that will be introduced or reintroduced to the market and the related costs; (iii) the suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by us and the requirements under the consent decree with the FDA (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter discussed above); (iv) the possibility that we will need to obtain additional capital. See Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report for an update; (v) the potential outcome with respect to the governmental inquiries, litigation or other matters described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report; and (vi) compliance with our debt covenants. While we address these matters, we must continue to meet expected near-term obligations, including normal course operating cash requirements and costs associated with introducing or reintroducing approved products to the market (such as costs related to our employees, facilities and FDA compliance), remaining payments associated with the acquisition and retention of the rights to Makena® (see Note 5Acquisitions of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report), the financial obligations pursuant to the plea agreement, costs associated with our legal counsel and consultant fees, as well as the significant costs, such as legal and consulting fees, associated with the steps taken by us in connection with the consent decree and the litigation and governmental inquiries. If we are not able to obtain the FDAs clearance to resume manufacturing and distribution of certain or many of our approved products in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost and/or if we are unable to successfully launch and commercialize Makena®, and/or if we experience adverse outcomes with respect to any of the governmental inquiries or litigation described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report, our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity will continue to be materially adversely affected. See Item 1ARisk Factors included in this Report regarding additional risks we face with respect to these matters.
In the near term, we are focused on the following: (i) continuing the commercial launch of Makena®; (ii) meeting the requirements of the consent decree, which will allow our approved products to be reintroduced to the market (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule product, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter previously discussed); (iii) evaluating strategic alternatives with respect to Nesher; and (iv) pursuing various means to minimize operating costs and increase cash. Since December 31, 2010, we have generated non-recurring cash proceeds to support our on-going operating and compliance requirements from the agreement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C. for a $60.0 million loan (See Note 12Long-Term Debt), $32.0 million sale of our Class A Common Stock and private debt placement of $225 million aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Secured Notes due in 2015 (see Note 18Subsequent Events) in March 2011 (a portion of which was used to repay all existing obligations under the agreement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C.). While these cash proceeds are expected to be sufficient to meet near term cash requirements, we are pursuing ongoing efforts to increase cash, including, but not limited to the continued implementation of cost savings, exploration of strategic alternatives with respect to Nesher and the assets and operations of our generic products business and other assets and the return of certain of our approved products to market in a timely manner or at all (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter previously discussed). We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to realize the cost reductions we anticipate from reducing our operations or our employee base, that some or many of our approved products can be returned to the market in a timely manner, that our higher profit approved products will return to the market in the near term or that we can obtain additional cash through asset sales, a
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successful commercial launch of Makena® or other means. If we are unsuccessful in our efforts to introduce or return our products to market, or if needing to sell assets and raise additional capital in the near term, we will be required to further reduce our operations, including further reductions of our employee base, or we may be required to cease certain or all of our operations in order to offset the lack of available funding.
We continue to evaluate the sale of certain of our assets. However, due to general economic conditions, we will likely be exposed to risks related to the overall macro-economic environment, including a lower rate of return than we have historically experienced on our invested assets and being limited in our ability to sell assets. In addition, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in finding suitable purchasers for the sale of such assets. Even if we are able to find purchasers, we may not be able to obtain attractive terms and conditions for such sales, including attractive pricing. In addition, divestitures of businesses involve a number of risks, including the diversion of management and employee attention, significant costs and expenses, the loss of customer relationships, a decrease in revenues and earnings associated with the divested business, and the disruption of operations in the affected business. In addition, divestitures potentially involve significant post-closing separation activities, which could involve the expenditure of significant financial and employee resources. Inability to consummate identified asset sales or manage the post-separation transition arrangements could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and ability to comply with the obligation of our outstanding debt.
Current and Anticipated Liquidity Position
At December 31, 2010, we had approximately $31.7 million in cash and cash equivalents. The cash balances at December 31, 2010 includes remaining loan availability that was provided under loan agreements entered into on November 17, 2010, respectively, with the Lenders (see Note 12Long-Term Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report).
At December 31, 2010, we had $353.2 million of outstanding debt, excluding loan discounts, consisting of $200.0 million principal amount of Notes, the remaining principal balance of a $43.0 million mortgage loan of $33.6 million, $59.3 million of collateralized borrowing, and $49.5 million principal amount of the loan entered into with the Lenders in November 2010, net of loan discounts (this loan was repaid in full in March 2011 with the proceeds from a $32.3 million private placement of shares of Class A Common Stock and a portion of the proceeds from $225 million aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Secured Notes issued in a private placement (see Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report)).
On February 14, 2011, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with a group of institutional investors to raise approximately $32.3 million of gross proceeds from a private placement of 9,950,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock at $3.25 per share. The transaction closed on February 17, 2011. The Company used $20.0 million of the proceeds from the financing to repay certain outstanding amounts and other outstanding obligations under its credit agreement with the Lenders. The remaining amount will be used for the launch of Makena® and payment of expenses associated with the transaction and general corporate purposes.
Additionally, the Company entered into an amendment to the Original Agreement with Hologic on January 8, 2010 (Amendment No. 1). On February 4, 2011, the Company entered into a second amendment (Amendment No. 2) to the Original Agreement (see Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report).
The amendments set forth in Amendment No. 2 reduced the payment to be made on the Transfer Date to $12.5 million and revised the schedule for making the remaining payments of $107.5 million.
Under the revised payment provisions set forth in Amendment No. 2, after the $12.5 million payment made on February 10, 2011 and a subsequent $12.5 million payment twelve months after the Approval Date, the Company has the right to elect between the following two alternate payment schedules for the remaining payments:
Payment Schedule 1:
| A $45.0 million payment 18 months after the Approval Date, plus a royalty equal to 5% of net sales of Makena® made during the period from 12 months after the Approval Date to the date the $45.0 million payment is made; |
| A $20.0 million payment 21 months after the Approval Date; |
| A $20.0 million payment 24 months after the Approval Date; |
| A $10.0 million payment 27 months after the Approval Date; and |
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The royalties will continue to be calculated subsequent to the $45.0 million milestone payment but do not have to be paid as long as we make subsequent milestone payments when due.
Payment Schedule 2:
| A $7.3 million payment 18 months after the Approval Date, plus a royalty equal to 5% of net sales of Makena® made during the period from 12 months after the Approval Date to 18 months after the Approval Date; |
| A $7.3 million payment for each of the succeeding twelve months; |
| A royalty payable 24 months following the Approval Date equal to 5% of net sales of Makena® made during the period from 18 months after the Approval Date to 24 months after the Approval Date; and |
| A royalty payable 30 months following the Approval Date equal to 5% of net sales of Makena® made during the period from 24 months after the Approval Date to 30 months after the Approval Date. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Amendment No. 2, however, the Company may make any of the foregoing payments on or before their due dates, and the date on which the Company makes the final payment contemplated by the selected payment schedule will be the final payment date, after which no royalties will accrue.
Moreover, if the Company elects Payment Schedule 1 and thereafter elects to pay the $45.0 million payment earlier than the 18-month deadline, the royalties beginning after 12 months will cease to accrue on the date of the early payment. Additionally, the subsequent payments will be paid in three months intervals following the $45.0 million payment date.
Lastly, if the Company elects Payment Schedule 1 and thereafter does not make any of the milestone payments when due, Amendment No. 2 provides that no payment default will be deemed to occur, provided the Company timely pays the required royalties accruing in the quarter during which the milestone payment has become due but is not paid.
Under the Indenture governing the $225 million aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the 2011 Notes), the Company shall make a $45.0 million payment on or prior to the first anniversary of the Makena® NDA Approval Date; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the ability to modify the amount or timing of such payment so long as the revised payment schedule (i) is not materially less favorable to security holders of the 2011 Notes than the royalty schedule under the Makena® agreement as in effect on the issue date of the 2011 Notes and (ii) does not increase the total payments to Hologic during the term of the 2011 Notes.
On March 17, 2011, we completed a private placement with a group of institutional investors (the Notes Offering) of the Notes that generated approximately $218.3 million of net proceeds (see Note 18Subsequent Events included in this Report). A portion of the proceeds from the 2011 Notes were used to repay existing obligations to the Lenders of approximately $61 million (which amount includes an applicable make-whole premium), establish a one year interest reserve for the 2011 Notes totaling $27 million, and pay fees and expenses associated with the 2011 Notes of approximately $10 million. In connection with these payments, the Company also terminated all future loan commitments with the Lenders. Net cash provided to the Company from the Notes Offering, after payment of the items noted above, was approximately $120 million. The Notes were offered only to accredited investors pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Excluding payment of the items noted above with respect to the 2011 Notes, we project that during the quarter ending March 31, 2011 our cash outlays will total approximately $50 million to $60 million, which includes a $12.5 million milestone payment made to Hologic on February 10, 2011 for the transfer of Makena® to the Company subsequent to its FDA approval on February 3, 2011. Of the remaining expected cash operating expenditures of approximately $38 million to $48 million, approximately $28 million to $35 million relate to on-going operating expenses, approximately $3 million to $4 million relate to debt service payments and approximately $2 million to $3 million relate to legal and customer settlement payments. The remainder of the projected cash expenditures totaling approximately $5 million to $6 million is for costs related to our FDA compliance and other compliance related costs. Of the costs described above for on-going operating expenses, legal and customer settlement payments and FDA compliance and other compliance related costs, we estimate that approximately 25% to 30% relates to our generics business and 70% to 75% relates to our branded business and corporate related costs. We currently project that during the quarter ending March 31, 2011, these cash operating expenses will be offset by $10 million of net proceeds from the private placement completed on February 17, 2011 and $15 million to $25 million from the collection of customer receivables and the monetization of certain non-core assets. Including the net cash provided from the Notes Offering, we expect that our cash balance at March 31, 2011 will be in the range of $130 million to $140 million.
For periods subsequent to March 31, 2011, we expect that our cash operating outlays, excluding milestone payments to Hologic and scheduled payments to the Department of Justice, will continue in the range noted above until we are able to divest the generics business. Our future cash inflows will be generated primarily from collection of customer receivables and
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loan proceeds. The majority of our cash inflow from customer collections for periods beyond March 31, 2011 is expected to be derived from sales of Makena®, which we began shipping in March 2011. Other collections from customer receivables will come from on-going sales of Evamist® and sales of both the branded and generic versions of Potassium Chloride ER capsules. We also expect to return Clindesse® and Gynazole-1® to the market during calendar year 2011. However, we are currently unable to predict the amount or timing of collections from sales of our products for periods beyond March 31, 2011.
We are continuously reviewing our projected cash expenditures and are evaluating measures to reduce expenditures on an ongoing basis. In addition, a top priority is to maintain and attempt to increase our limited cash and financial resources. As a result, if we determine that our current goal of meeting the consent decrees requirements and returning our approved products to market is likely to be significantly delayed, we may decide, in addition to selling certain of our assets, to further reduce our operations, to significantly curtail some or all of our efforts to meet the consent decrees requirements and return our approved products to market and/or to outsource to a third-party some or all of our manufacturing operations when and if we return our approved products to market. Such decision would be made based on our ability to manage our near-term cash obligations, to obtain additional capital through asset sales and/or external financing and to expeditiously meet the consent decrees requirements and return our approved products to market. If such decision were to be made, we currently anticipate that we would focus our management efforts on developing product candidates in our development portfolio that we believe have the highest potential return on investment, which we currently believe to be primarily Makena®. We also expect to evaluate other alternatives available to us in order to increase our cash balance.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain of our accounting policies are particularly important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and require the application of significant judgment by our management. As a result, amounts determined under these policies are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. In applying these policies, we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, the terms of existing contracts, observance of trends in the industry, information that is obtained from customers and outside sources, and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Although we believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, actual results may differ significantly from our estimates. Changes in estimates and assumptions based upon actual results may have a material impact on our results of operations and/or financial condition.
Intangible and Other Long-Lived Assets
Our intangible assets principally consist of product rights, license agreements and trademarks resulting from product acquisitions and legal fees and similar costs relating to the development of patents and trademarks. Intangible assets that are acquired are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization, and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from nine to 20 years. We determine amortization periods for intangible assets that are acquired based on our assessment of various factors impacting estimated useful lives and cash flows of the acquired products. Such factors include the products position in its life cycle, the existence or absence of like products in the market, various other competitive and regulatory issues, and contractual terms. Significant changes to any of these factors may result in a reduction in the intangible assets useful life and an acceleration of related amortization expense.
We assess the impairment of intangible and other long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include the following: (1) significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; (2) significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business; and (3) significant negative industry or economic trends.
When we determine that the carrying value of an intangible or other long-lived asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, we first perform an assessment of the assets recoverability. Recoverability is determined by comparing the carrying amount of an asset against an estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized based on the excess of the carrying amount over the estimated fair value of the asset.
During the assessment as of December 31, 2010, management did not identify any events that were indicative of impairment. However, any significant changes in actual future results from the assessment used to perform the quarterly evaluation, such as lower sales, increases in production costs, technological changes or decisions not to produce or sell products, could result in impairment of these intangible assets at a future date. See additional discussion in Note 2Basis of Presentationuse of estimate in this Report for the potential triggering events of an impairment.
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Contingencies
We are involved in various legal proceedings, some of which involve claims for substantial amounts. An estimate is made to accrue for a loss contingency relating to any of these legal proceedings if we determine it is probable that a liability was incurred as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Because of the subjective nature inherent in assessing the future outcome of litigation and because of the potential that an adverse outcome in legal proceedings could have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations, such estimates are considered to be critical accounting estimates. We have reviewed and determined that at September 30, 2010, there were certain legal proceedings in which we are involved that met the conditions described above. Accordingly, we have accrued a loss contingency relating to such legal proceedings.
Warrant Accounting
We account for Warrants in accordance with applicable accounting guidance in ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, as derivative liabilities at fair value. Changes in the estimate of fair value are reflected as non-cash charges or credits to other income/expense in our statements of operation as Change in warrant liability. We use a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the Warrants at each balance sheet date. This model requires significant highly subjective inputs such as estimated volatility of our common stock and probabilities of potential future issuances of our common stock or common stock equivalents. Management, with the assistance of an independent valuation firm, makes these subjective determinations based on all available current information; however, as such information changes, so might managements determinations and such changes could have a material impact of future operating results.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
Our exposure to market risk stems from fluctuating interest rates associated with our investment securities and our variable rate indebtedness that is subject to interest rate changes.
At December 31, 2010, our investment securities included $69.2 million in principal amount of auction rate securities (ARS) (see Note 7Investment Securities of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for more information regarding the settlement agreement and the proceeds received in connection therewith). Consistent with our investment policy guidelines, the ARS held by us are AAA-rated securities with long-term nominal maturities secured by student loans which are guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Liquidity for the ARS is typically provided by an auction process which allows holders to sell their notes and resets the applicable interest rate at pre-determined intervals, typically between seven to 35 days. However, with the liquidity issues experienced in global credit and capital markets, the ARS experienced failed auctions beginning in February 2008 and throughout fiscal years 2009 and 2010. An auction failure means that the parties wishing to sell their securities could not be matched with an adequate volume of buyers. The securities for which auctions have failed continue to accrue interest at the contractual rate and continue to be auctioned every seven, 14, 28 or 35 days, as the case may be, until the auction succeeds, the issuer calls the securities, or they mature.
The annual favorable impact on our net income as a result of a 100 basis point (where 100 basis points equals 1%) increase in short-term interest rates would be approximately $0.3 million based on our average cash and cash equivalents balances at December 31, 2010, compared to an increase of $1.1 million at March 31, 2010.
In May 2003, we issued $200.0 million principal amount of Notes. The interest rate on the Notes is fixed at 2.50% and therefore not subject to interest rate changes. Beginning May 16, 2006, we became obligated to pay contingent interest at a rate equal to 0.5% per annum during any six-month period, if the average trading price of the Notes per $1,000 principal amount for the five-trading day period ending on the third trading day immediately preceding the first day of the applicable six-month period equals $1,200 or more. We may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time, at a redemption price, payable in cash, of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest, if any) to the date of redemption. Holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes on May 16, 2013, 2018, 2023 and 2028, or upon a change in control, as defined in the indenture governing the Notes, at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest, if any) to the date of repurchase, payable in cash. If an event of default is deemed to have occurred on the Notes, the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes could also become immediately due and payable. Because the next date holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes is May 16, 2013, the Notes were classified as a long-term liability as of December 31, 2010. The Notes are subordinate to all of our existing and future senior obligations.
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In March 2006, we entered into a $43.0 million mortgage loan secured by four of our buildings that matures in April 2021. The interest rate on this loan is fixed at 5.91% per annum (and a default rate of 10.905% per annum) and not subject to market interest rate changes.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
(a) | Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures |
An evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (the CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (the CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2010. As a result of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2010.
As described in Item 9AControls and Procedures of our 2010 Form 10-K, management determined that the following material weaknesses existed in our internal control over financial reporting. As of December 31, 2010, these material weaknesses have not been remediated.
Material weakness in entity-level controls. We did not maintain an effective control environment or entity-level controls with respect to the risk assessment, information and communications and monitoring components of internal control. We did not:
a. | promote an appropriate level of control awareness; |
b. | maintain a sufficient complement of adequately trained personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in the application of U.S. GAAP commensurate with our financial reporting requirements; and |
c. | design adequate controls to identify and address risks critical to financial reporting, including monitoring controls and controls to ensure remediation of identified deficiencies. |
Such deficiencies resulted in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis and contributed to the other material weaknesses described below.
Material weakness surrounding financial statement preparation and review procedures and application of accounting principles. Our policies and procedures did not adequately address the financial reporting risks associated with the preparation and review of our financial statements. We did not:
a. | design controls necessary to accumulate and document appropriate information necessary to support manual journal entries; |
b. | ensure that account reconciliations were reviewed and approved for accuracy and completeness; |
c. | identify, accumulate, and document appropriate information necessary to support account balances; |
d. | design controls over access, changes to and review of our spreadsheets used in the preparation of financial statements; |
e. | design controls necessary to ensure that information for new and modified agreements was identified and communicated to those responsible for evaluating the accounting implications; |
f. | develop policies and procedures necessary to adequately address the financial reporting risks associated with the application of certain accounting principles and standards (which, in one circumstance, resulted in the need to restate previously issued financial statements); and |
g. | design controls necessary to ensure that accurate information related to the calculation of Medicaid rebates, including information related to pricing of products and the exempt status of customers, was captured and communicated to those responsible for evaluating the accounting implications. |
Such deficiencies resulted in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Remediation Activities
Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 and continuing through fiscal year 2011, we began designing and implementing controls, in order to remediate the material weaknesses described above in (a) Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. We expect that our remediation efforts, including design, implementation and
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testing will continue throughout fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012. Our efforts to date and the remaining amount of time we believe is needed to remediate our material weaknesses has been impacted by, amongst other things, significant reductions in our workforce and changes in personnel since the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, managements focus on multiple priorities including obtaining financing, returning our products to market and becoming current with our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. While unremediated, these material weaknesses have the potential to result in our failure to prevent or detect material misstatements in our annual or interim consolidated financial statements. We will continue our remediation efforts described below and we plan to provide an update on the status of our remediation activities with future reports to be issued on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K.
As previously disclosed, in August 2008, the Audit Committee, with the assistance of legal counsel, including FDA regulatory counsel with respect to FDA matters, and other advisers, conducted an internal investigation with respect to a range of specific allegations involving, among other items, FDA regulatory and other compliance matters and management misconduct. The investigation was substantially completed in December 2008 and the investigation of all remaining matters was completed in June 2009.
The investigation focused on, among other areas, FDA and other healthcare regulatory and compliance matters, financial analysis and reporting, employment and labor issues, and corporate governance and oversight. As a result of its findings from the investigation, the Audit Committee, with the assistance of its legal counsel, including FDA regulatory counsel with respect to FDA matters, and other advisors, prepared and approved a remedial framework, which was previously disclosed in the Form 10-K for fiscal year 2009. Some of the measures included in the remedial framework are intended to remediate certain material weaknesses and are listed below.
Since the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the following actions have been taken and management believes that implementation is substantially complete with respect to the following actions to remediate the material weaknesses listed above:
1. | Expanded the membership of our disclosure committee to include executives with responsibilities over our operating divisions and regulatory affairs; and reviewing, revising and updating existing corporate governance policies and procedures. |
2. | Reorganized and relocated our legal department adjacent to the Chief Executive Officers office to facilitate greater access to the legal department and more extensive involvement of the legal department in corporate governance and compliance matters. |
3. | Adopted measures to strengthen and enhance compliance with FDA regulations and related regulatory compliance, including: |
| retained outside consultants and counsel for FDA regulatory matters and, with their assistance, reviewing and revising our policies, procedures and practices to enhance compliance with the FDAs current good manufacturing practice requirements; |
| enhanced compliance with FDA drug application, approval and post-approval requirements; |
| evaluated compliance with applicable foreign laws and regulations; and |
| implemented internal reporting policies pursuant to which our chief compliance officer will report periodically to the non-management members of the Board. |
4. | Defined and documented roles and responsibilities within the financial statement closing process including required reviews and approval of account reconciliations, journal entries and methodologies used to analyze account balances. |
5. | Implemented month-end closing schedules and closing checklists to ensure timely and documented completion of the financial statements. |
6. | Identified and implemented steps to improve communication, coordination and oversight with respect to the application of critical accounting policies and the determination of estimates. |
7. | Identified and implemented steps to improve information flow between the Finance department and other functional areas within our Company to ensure that information that could affect the financial statements is considered. |
8. | Defined specific roles and responsibilities within the Finance department to improve accounting research and implementation of accounting policies. |
9. | Implemented processes and procedures to (1) identify and assess whether certain entities are appropriately exempt from the Medicaid best price calculation and (2) evaluate Public Health Service (PHS) pricing requests. |
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10. | Hired a Corporate Controller and Director of Financial Reporting with expertise in controls over financial reporting, financial statement closing procedures and U.S. GAAP. |
Management believes it is making progress and is continuing to proactively implement the following measures and actions in order to remediate the material weaknesses listed above:
1. | Establish a monthly business review process to ensure an in-depth senior management review of business segment results on a timely basis. |
2. | Develop and document comprehensive accounting policies and procedures, including documentation of the methods for applying accounting policies through detailed process maps and procedural narratives. |
3. | Identify and implement specific steps to improve information flow between the Finance department and other functional areas to ensure that information that could affect the financial statements, including the effects of all material agreements, is identified, communicated and addressed on a timely basis. |
4. | Implement adherence to and deadline compliance with pre-established month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing schedules and closing checklists to ensure timely and documented completion of the financial statements. |
5. | Develop and implement a policy and procedure to control the access, modification and review processes for spreadsheets that are used in the preparation of our financial statements and other disclosures. |
6. | Conduct further training and education of the Finance department personnel on critical accounting policies and procedures, including account reconciliations and financial statement closing procedures, to develop and maintain an appropriate level of skills for proper identification and application of accounting principles. |
7. | Conduct training and education for personnel outside the Finance department on critical accounting policies and procedures to improve the level of control awareness at our Company and to ensure an appropriate level of understanding of the proper application of accounting principles that are critical to our financial reporting. |
8. | Establish periodic meetings between the contracting functions and the Finance department to improve communication regarding the evaluation and reporting of PHS pricing requests and related matters. |
(b) | Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting |
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
The information set forth under Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 in this Report is incorporated in this Part II, Item 1 by reference.
Item 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
In light of recent developments at our Company, we have elected to restate in its entirety, the Risk Factors section previously reported in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.
We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of risks, some of which are beyond our control. The following risk factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows. These risk factors may not include all of the important risks that could affect our business or our industry, that could cause our future financial results to differ materially from historic or expected results, or that could cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate or decline. Because of these and other factors, past financial performance should not be considered an indication of future performance.
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements in this Report were prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The historical consolidated financial statements included in this Report do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
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The assessment of our ability to continue as a going concern was made by management considering, among other factors: (i) the timing and number of additional approved products that will be reintroduced to the market and the related costs; (ii) the suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by us and the requirements under the consent decree with the FDA; (iii) the possibility that we may need to obtain additional capital despite the senior secured loan we obtained in November 2010, as amended in January 2011 and March 2011, and which was repaid with proceeds from the offering of the 2011 Notes in March 2011, and the proceeds from the private placement of our Class A Common Stock completed in February 2011; (iv) the potential outcome with respect to the governmental inquiries, litigation or other matters described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report; and (v) our ability to comply with debt covenants. Our assessment was further affected by our fiscal year 2010 net loss of $283.6 million, our net loss of $116.9 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 and the outstanding balance of cash and cash equivalents of $31.7 million and $60.7 million as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. For periods subsequent to December 31, 2010, we expect losses to continue because we are unable to generate any significant revenues from more of our own manufactured products until we are able to resume shipping more of our approved products and until after we are able to generate significant sales of Makena® which was approved by the FDA in February 2011. We received notification from the FDA on September 8, 2010 of approval to ship into the marketplace the first product approved under the consent decree, i.e., Potassium Chloride ER Capsule. We resumed shipment of our Potassium Chloride ER Capsule Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq products in September 2010. We are continuing to prepare other products for FDA inspection and do not expect to resume shipping other products until sometime in fiscal year-end 2012, at the earliest. In addition, we must meet ongoing operating costs as well as costs related to the steps we are currently taking to prepare for reintroducing other approved products to the market. If we are not able to obtain the FDAs clearance to resume manufacturing and distribution of many of our approved products in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost, or if revenues from the sale of Makena® prove to be insufficient, our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity will continue to be materially adversely affected. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Based on current financial projections, we believe the continuation of our Company as a going concern is primarily dependent on our ability to address, among other factors: (i) the successful launch and market acceptance of Makena® at prices meeting the Companys future needs and expectations; (ii) the timing, number and revenue generation of approved products that will be introduced or reintroduced to the market and the related costs; (iii) the suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by us and the requirements under the consent decree with the FDA (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter discussed above); (iv) the possibility that we will need to obtain additional capital despite the senior secured loan we were able to obtain in November 2010, as amended in January 2011 and March 2011, and which was repaid with proceeds from the offering of the 2011 Notes in March 2011, and the proceeds from the private placement of our Class A Common Stock completed in February 2011; (v) the potential outcome with respect to the governmental inquiries, litigation or other matters described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report; (vi) our ability to comply with the conditions set forth in a letter received approving certain waivers of covenants under our mortgage loan agreement, as more fully described in Item 2Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsLiquidity and Capital Resources of this Report; and (vii) compliance with other debt covenants. While we address these matters, we must continue to meet expected near-term obligations, including normal course operating cash requirements and costs associated with introducing or reintroducing approved products to the market (such as costs related to our employees, facilities and FDA compliance), remaining milestone payments associated with the acquisition of the rights to Makena® (see Note 5Acquisitions of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report), the financial obligations pursuant to the plea agreement (see Note 1Description of BusinessPlea Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report), costs associated with our legal counsel and consultant fees, as well as the significant costs, such as legal and consulting fees, associated with the steps taken by us in connection with the consent decree and the litigation and governmental inquiries. If we are not able to obtain the FDAs clearance to resume manufacturing and distribution of certain or many of our approved products in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost and/or if we experience adverse outcomes with respect to any of the governmental inquiries or litigation described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report, our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity will continue to be materially adversely affected.
In the near term, we are focused on performing the following: (i) the commercial launch of Makena®; (ii) meeting the requirements of the consent decree, which will allow our approved products (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter discussed above) to be reintroduced to the market; (iii) evaluating strategic alternatives with respect to Nesher; and (iv) pursuing various means to minimize operating costs and increase cash. Since December 31, 2010, the Company has generated non-recurring cash proceeds to support its on-going operating and compliance requirements from a $32,300 private placement of Class A
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Common Stock in February 2011 and a $225,000 private debt placement (see Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report) in March 2011 (a portion of which was used to repay all existing obligations under the agreement with U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C.)(see Note 12Long-Term Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for description of U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C loan). While the cash proceeds received to date were sufficient to meet near-term cash requirements, we are pursuing ongoing efforts to increase cash, including the continued implementation of cost savings, exploration of strategic alternatives with respect to Nesher and the assets and operations of our generic products business and other assets, the return of certain of additional approved products to market in a timely. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to realize additional cost reductions from reducing our operations, that some or many of our approved products can be returned to the market in a timely manner (other than the Potassium Chloride ER Capsule, including Micro-K® 10mEq and Micro-K® 8mEq, products that are the subject of the FDA notification letter discussed above), that our higher profit approved products will return to the market in the near term or that we can obtain additional cash through asset sales, the successful commercial launch of Makena®, or the issuance of equity. If we are unsuccessful in our efforts to return our products to market, or to sell assets or raise additional capital in the near term, we will be required to further reduce our operations, including further reductions of our employee base, or we may be required to cease certain or all of our operations in order to offset the lack of available funding.
We continue to evaluate the sale of certain of our assets, including Nesher. To date, we have received several initial offers for Nesher. However, the offers received to date have been below the Companys expectations with regards to total value. The Company is continuing to work with its advisers and all interested parties to complete a transaction. However, due to general economic conditions, we will likely be exposed to risks related to the overall macro-economic environment, including a lower rate of return than we have historically experienced on our invested assets and being limited in our ability to sell assets. In addition, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in finding suitable purchasers for the sale of such assets. Even if we are able to find purchasers, we may not be able to obtain attractive terms and conditions for such sales, including attractive pricing. In addition, divestitures of businesses involve a number of risks, including the diversion of management and employee attention, significant costs and expenses, the loss of customer relationships, a decrease in revenues and earnings associated with the divested business, and the disruption of operations in the affected business. In addition, divestitures potentially involve significant post-closing separation activities, which could involve the expenditure of significant financial and employee resources. Inability to consummate identified asset sales or manage the post-separation transition arrangements could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Our future business success in the next several years, as well as the continued operation of our Company, depends critically upon our successful market launch of Makena® and our ability to achieve revenues from the sale of Makena® consistent with our business expectations. A failure to achieve these objectives and sufficient market success in selling Makena® will materially adversely affect the success and viability of our Company and would likely result in a default under our debt obligations.
As previously disclosed, under our agreement with Hologic, we completed the acquisition of Makena® upon making a $12.5 million additional payment to Hologic on February 10, 2011 and are currently undertaking the commercial launch of Makena®. Under our agreement with Hologic, we must make subsequent additional milestone payments and our payment obligations are secured by a lien on our rights to Makena® granted to Hologic. We have certain revenue expectations with respect to both the sale of Makena® as well as the sales of our approved products that are allowed to return to the market by FDA following successful inspections under the consent decree. If we cannot timely and successfully commercially launch Makena® and achieve those revenue expectations with respect to Makena®, this would result in material adverse impact on our results of operations and liquidity, and ability to continue as a going concern.
Moreover, if we fail to pay to Hologic any of the remaining payments when they mature under our agreement, as amended, with Hologic, our rights to the Makena® assets will transfer back to Hologic.
As discussed in Note 5Acquisitions of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report, we modified the Original Makena® Agreement pursuant to an amendment entered into in January 2010. Pursuant to the Makena® Amendment, we made a $70 million cash payment to Hologic upon execution of the Makena® Amendment in January 2010. We entered into a Second Amendment to the Original Makena® Agreement on February 4, 2011. Under the Original Makena® Agreement, as amended, after the $12.5 million payment we made to Hologic on February 10, 2011, we are required to pay a series of additional future scheduled cash payments in the aggregate amount of $107.5 million upon successful completion of agreed upon milestones. We also may become obligated to pay additional amounts as royalties if we elect to defer certain milestone payments. (The date on which we make the final cash payment is referred to as the Final Payment Date.) If, prior to the Final Payment Date, we fail to timely pay a scheduled payment, we are obligated to transfer back to Hologic ownership of the Purchased Assets (as defined in the Amended Makena® Agreement), including certain
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improvements made thereto by us, as well as other after-acquired assets and rights used by us in connection with the Makena® business (the Retransfer). If the Retransfer were to occur, we would not be reimbursed for the payments we have made up to that point to Hologic under the Amended Makena® Agreement. Our failure to pay any of the remaining payments when required under the Amended Makena® Agreement and the resulting Retransfer would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In connection with its approval, the FDA granted an orphan drug designation for Makena® under sub-part H regulations. As part of this designation, the Company was granted a 7 year marketing exclusivity period. The sub-part H regulations allow certain drugs for serious conditions to be submitted for FDA marketing approval under the basis of one controlled clinical trial instead of the usual case of two clinical trials. Typically there is an additional post-marketing commitment to perform a second confirmatory clinical trial. If this trial does not replicate the positive results of the original trial, the FDA can take various actions such as requesting another clinical trial or withdrawing the conditional approval. We cannot be certain of the results of the confirmatory clinical trial and what action the FDA may take if the results were not as expected based on the first clinical trial.
The success of the Companys commercialization of Makena® is dependent upon a number of factors, including: (i) the Companys ability to maintain certain net pricing levels for Makena®; (ii) successfully obtaining agreements for coverage and reimbursement rates on behalf of patients and medical practitioners prescribing Makena® with third-party payors, including government authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, such as HMOs, insurance companies, and Medicaid programs and administrators, and (iii) the extent to which pharmaceutical compounders continue to produce non-FDA approved purported substitute product. The Company has been criticized regarding the list pricing of Makena® in a numerous news articles and internet postings. In addition, the Company has received, and expects to continue to receive, letters criticizing the Companys list pricing of Makena® from numerous medical practitioners and advocacy groups, including the March of Dimes, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine. Several of these advocacy groups have also issued their own press releases regarding their criticism of the pricing of Makena® and endorsing the statements made by the FDA regarding compounded product (discussed below). In addition, the Company is aware that certain doctors have chosen to continue prescribing the non-FDA approved purported substitute product made by pharmaceutical compounders in lieu of even considering prescribing Makena®.
Further, the Company has received letters from United States Senators and members of the United States Congress asking the Company to reduce its indicated pricing of Makena® and requesting information with respect to Makena®, its pricing and the Companys cost relating to Makena®. One of the Senators also sent a letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) asking for CMS views on the ramification of the pricing of Makena® on the Medicaid system and, together with another Senator, has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to initiate an investigation of our pricing of Makena®. Staff members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee have also recently advised the Company that federal legislation targeted at the Companys sale of Makena® may be introduced unless the Company reduces its price. Communications with members of Congress and their staffs indicate that hearings in Congress on the Companys pricing of Makena® may occur. The FDA has communicated to the Company and also separately issued a press release that, in order to ensure continued access for patients needing 17-alphahydroxyprogesterone caproate, that the FDA intended to refrain at this time from taking enforcement action with respect to compounding pharmacies producing compounded 17-alphahydroxyprogesterone caproate in response to individual prescriptions for individual patients. The Company is requesting a meeting with the FDA to discuss access to Makena®.
In addition, CMS issued an informational bulletin to state Medicaid programs that they can choose to pay for the extemporaneously compounded hydroxyprogesterone caproate as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and this can be covered under the medical supplies, equipment and appliances suitable for use in the home portion of home health. Because CMS does not require states to list all of the items they cover under this section in the Medicaid state plan, states can cover hydroxyprogesterone caproate under their current state plans and do not need to submit a state plan amendment to provide for such coverage. The Company believes that this has the potential of excluding Makena® from being provided under the various state Medicaid programs. The Company estimates that state Medicaid programs cover approximately 40% to 45% of the total number of pregnancies in the United States.
The Company is responding to these criticisms and events in a number of respects, including considering a potential reduction in the price of Makena® and the expansion of an already announced patient assistance program for patients who are not covered by health insurance or could otherwise not afford Makena® or their respective co-pays. Further, the Company is dealing directly with health insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, Medicaid management companies, and others regarding the net cost of Makena® coverage and reimbursement programs and other means by which Makena® would be available to patients. The Company can give no assurance as to whether these responses and negotiations will be successful at obtaining an economically sufficient price for Makena®.
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The commercial success and viability of the Company is largely dependent upon these efforts and appropriately responding to the media, physician, institutional, advocacy group and governmental concerns and actions regarding the pricing of Makena®. The Company has substantial debt and liabilities that comes due over the next several years and the pricing that the Company must achieve from the sale of Makena®, together with our sales of other products, must be substantial enough to allow us to meet these obligations, refinance or retire such debt and liabilities when due, and generate sufficient profits to ensure the Companys viability as a pharmaceutical company prior to the end of the Orphan Drug exclusivity period for Makena®.
We have decided to sell certain assets and to explore strategic alternatives with respect to other assets, including Nesher, our generic products business. Such sales could pose risks and may materially adversely affect our business. Our failure to liquidate or sell assets on terms favorable to us, or at all, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and cash flows.
We have completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of PDI, and the sale of certain other assets. We currently plan to sell certain of our other assets, and are exploring strategic alternatives with respect to Nesher, our generic products business, which could include a sale of the generics products business to a third-party. To date, we have received several initial offers for Nesher. However, the offers received to date have been below the Companys expectations with regards to up front value. The Company is continuing to work with its advisers and all interested parties to complete a transaction. However, due to the general economic slowdown, we will likely be exposed to risks related to the overall macro-economic environment, including a lower rate of return than we have historically experienced on our invested assets and being limited in our ability to sell assets or to identify and carry out advantageous strategic alternatives.
As noted above, we plan to market for sale certain assets and will seek to identify other assets for potential sale and to continue to explore strategic alternatives for our generics products business. However, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in finding suitable purchasers for the sale of such assets. Even if we are able to find purchasers, we may not be able to obtain attractive terms and conditions for such sales, including attractive pricing. In addition, divestitures of businesses may also involve a number of risks, including the diversion of management and employee attention, significant costs and expenses, the loss of customer relationships, a decrease in revenues and earnings associated with the divested business, and the disruption of operations in the affected business. In addition, divestitures potentially involve significant post-closing separation activities, which could involve the expenditure of significant financial and employee resources.
Our inability to consummate identified sales, manage the post-separation transition arrangements, or identify and carry out advantageous strategic alternatives could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
If we are unable to address the issues identified in the consent decree and resume manufacturing and distribution of more of our approved products in a timely and cost effective manner, our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows will continue to be materially adversely affected.
On March 2, 2009, we entered into a consent decree with the FDA regarding our drug manufacturing and distribution, which is described in more detail under Item 2Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsDiscontinuation of Manufacturing and Distribution; Product Recalls; and the FDA Consent Decree in this Report. Our actions and the requirements under the consent decree have had, and are expected to continue to have, a material adverse effect on our liquidity position and operating results. Although we have recently resumed manufacturing and shipping of our Potassium Chloride ER Capsule products, we do not expect to generate any significant revenues from products that we manufacture until we resume shipping certain or many of our approved products after successful FDA inspections relevant to those products. In the meantime, we must meet ongoing operating costs related to our employees, facilities and FDA compliance, as well as costs related to the steps we currently are taking to prepare for reintroducing additional products to the market.
The consent decree required us, before resuming manufacturing, to retain an independent cGMP expert to undertake a review of our facilities, policies, procedures and practices and to certify compliance with the FDAs cGMP regulations. On January 13, 2010, our independent cGMP expert, Lachman, notified the FDA that it had performed a comprehensive inspection and that our facilities and controls are in compliance with cGMP and the consent decree but advised us to enact further enhancements to certain aspects of our cGMP systems. In accordance with the advice from Lachman, we continued to enhance our cGMP systems, and Lachman subsequently reinspected our cGMP systems and on April 26, 2010 certified our compliance with all cGMP systems requirements. On July 27, 2010, we received a certification from Lachman regarding the
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first group of our approved products for which we sought FDA approval to manufacture and return to the market. In August 2010, the FDA re-inspected our facilities without issuing any adverse findings, and in September 2010, the FDA determined that our facilities are in compliance, allowing us to resume shipment of our Potassium Chloride ER Capsule products. We are currently carrying out the preparatory work on the next group of products for which Lachman certification and FDA approval is sought.
We currently do not expect to resume additional product shipments until sometime later in calendar year 2011, at the earliest. In addition, we expect that any resumption of additional shipments will be limited initially to certain selected products and will be expanded incrementally thereafter. Despite our efforts, there can be no assurance that our initiatives with respect to the additional products that are intended to comply with the requirements under the consent decree and enable us to reintroduce certain of our other approved products to the market will be successful within the time frames currently projected by management or at all. If we are not able to obtain FDAs permission to resume manufacturing and distribution of our other products in a timely manner at a reasonable cost, our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows will continue to be materially adversely affected, which would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern.
In addition, one of our top priorities is to maintain and attempt to increase our limited cash and financial resources. As a result, if we determine that our current goal of meeting the consent decrees requirements and returning our other approved products to market is likely to be significantly delayed, we may decide to further reduce our operations, including further reductions of our employee base, and to significantly curtail some or all of our efforts to meet the consent decrees requirements and return our approved products to market. Such decision would be made on an analysis of the costs and benefits of bringing particular additional approved products back to the marketplace as well as based on our ability to manage our near-term cash obligations, to obtain additional capital through asset sales and/or external financing and to expeditiously meet the consent decrees requirements and return our approved products to market. If such decision were to be made, we currently anticipate that we would focus our efforts on developing product candidates in our development portfolio that we believe have the highest potential return on investment, which we currently believe to be primarily Makena®. We also expect to evaluate other alternatives available to us in order to increase our cash balance.
Even if we are able to address the issues identified in the consent decree and resume manufacturing and distribution of some or all of our other approved products in a timely and cost-effective manner, our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows could continue to be materially adversely affected.
As discussed above, we have been unable to manufacture or ship any of our products for an extended period of time, other than, recently, our Potassium Chloride ER Capsule products. We operate in a highly competitive industry and it is possible that, even if we are able to return some or all of our other approved products to the market, certain of our existing customers will purchase smaller quantities or no quantities of our products. Such a potential loss of market share would likely result in limiting the prices we are able to charge for our approved products, which will negatively impact our gross margin.
In addition, our financial position is expected to be adversely affected by our inability to manufacture and distribute our unapproved products until such time as there is an approved ANDA or NDA for each such product, which will only occur if we decide to pursue, and are able to fund, the studies required for such approvals over an extended period of time. It is possible that we may not be able to return all or any of our unapproved products to the market. Moreover, entering into the consent decree may have damaged our reputation in the market, which could result in a competitive disadvantage. Furthermore, general economic conditions, industry cycles and financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control, may affect our future performance. Therefore, even after we are able to resume manufacturing and shipment of our other approved products, our business might not continue to generate cash flow at or above historic levels, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
We face continuing risks in connection with the plea agreement with the Department of Justice related to allegations of failure to make and submit field alert reports to the FDA in September 2008.
We, at the direction of a special committee of the Board of Directors that was in place prior to June 10, 2010, responded to requests for information from the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and FDA representatives working with that office. As more fully described in Note 1Description of BusinessPlea Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report, our subsidiary ETHEX entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that relates to allegations of failure to make and submit field alert reports to the FDA in September 2008 regarding the discovery of certain undistributed tablets that failed to meet product specifications. In exchange for the voluntary guilty plea by ETHEX, the Department of Justice agreed that no further federal prosecution will be brought in the Eastern District of Missouri against ETHEX, KV or
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Ther-Rx regarding allegations of the misbranding and adulteration of any oversized tablets of drugs manufactured by us, and the failure to file required reports regarding these drugs and patients use of these drugs with the FDA, during the period commencing on January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. However, the plea agreement does not bind any governmental office or agency other than the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Office of Consumer Litigation and we cannot rule out regulatory or other actions by governmental entities not party to the plea agreement. In addition, the plea agreement does not limit the rights and authority of the United States of America to take any civil, tax or administrative action against us, and any recommendation in the plea agreement as to the amount of loss or restitution is not binding upon the United States in any civil or administrative action by the government against us.
We may also become subject to claims by private parties with respect to the alleged conduct that is the subject of the plea agreement.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, ETHEX is subject to a criminal fine in the aggregate amount of $23.4 million, payable in four installments of which we currently have $20.2 million remaining to be paid. On November 15, 2010, upon the motion by the Department of Justice, the court vacated the previous fine installment schedule and imposed a new fine installment schedule, which did not change the total fine, using the standard federal judgment rate of 0.22% per annum, payable as follows:
Payment Amount |
Interest Amount | Payment Due Date | ||||||
$ | 1,000 | $ | | December 15, 2010 | ||||
1,000 | 1 | June 15, 2011 | ||||||
1,000 | 2 | December 15, 2011 | ||||||
2,000 | 7 | June 15, 2012 | ||||||
4,000 | 18 | December 15, 2012 | ||||||
5,000 | 28 | June 15, 2013 | ||||||
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The December 15, 2010 payment was made. If we fail to make any of the remaining installment payments, the United States Attorneys Office, in its sole discretion, may void the plea agreement, keep any payments already made under the plea agreement and prosecute us using, among other evidence, the admissions made in the plea agreement.
An adverse resolution of the private and government litigation and governmental inquiries could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We are fully cooperating in certain governmental matters, including SEC informal inquiries, pending litigations with the States of Utah and Louisiana with respect to AWP pricing with respect to ETHEX products in past years, and the pending investigation by HHS OIG and the U.S. Attorneys Office in Boston into potential false claims under Title 42 of the U.S. Code with respect to a qui tam action (see Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report). We have also received a civil investigative demand from the State of Florida that appears to pertain to the pricing of certain ETHEX products in past years. We are not aware whether, or the extent to which, any pending governmental inquiries and/or related private litigation might result in the payment of fines, penalties or judgments or the imposition of operating restrictions on our business; however, if we are required to pay fines, penalties or judgments, the amount could be material.
Furthermore, any governmental enforcement action could require us to operate under significant restrictions, place substantial burdens on management, hinder our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and/or cause us to incur significant costs or damages.
In connection with the guilty plea by ETHEX pursuant to the plea agreement, ETHEX was expected to be excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. As a result, HHS OIG had discretionary authority to seek to similarly exclude our Company from participation in federal healthcare programs. In addition, in light of the exclusion of Mr. Marc S. Hermelin on November 18, 2010, HHS OIG had discretionary authority to seek to similarly exclude our Company from participation in federal healthcare programs. However, on November 10, 2010, Mr. Hermelin voluntarily resigned as a member of the Board. We had been advised that HHS OIG notified Mr. Hermelin that he would be excluded from participating in federal healthcare programs effective November 18, 2010. In an effort to avoid adverse consequences to our Company, including the foregoing potential discretionary exclusion of our Company, and to enable our Company to secure our expanded financial agreement, HHS OIG, Mr. Hermelin and his wife (solely with respect to shares owned jointly between them and certain other obligations therein) entered into the Settlement Agreement under which Mr. Hermelin also resigned as trustee of all family trusts that hold KV stock, agreed to divest his personal ownership interests in our Companys Class A Common and Class B Common stock (approximately 1.8 million shares), including certain shares
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owned jointly with this wife over an agreed upon period of time in accordance with a divestiture plan and schedule approved by HHS OIG, and agreed to refrain from voting stock under his personal control. In order to implement such agreement, Mr. Hermelin and his wife granted to an independent third party immediate irrevocable proxies and powers of attorney to divest his (and their jointly owned) personal stock interests in the Company if Mr. Hermelin does not timely do so. The Settlement Agreement also required Mr. Hermelin to agree, for the duration of his exclusion, not to seek to influence or be involved with, in any manner, the governance, management, or operations of our Company.
As long as the parties comply with the Settlement Agreement, HHS OIG has agreed not to exercise its discretionary authority to exclude our Company from participation in federal health care programs, thereby allowing our Company and our subsidiaries (with the single exception of ETHEX, which was filed for dissolution under state law effective December 15, 2010, pursuant to the Divestiture Agreement with HHS OIG) to continue to conduct business through all federal and state healthcare programs.
On November 15, 2010, we entered into the Divestiture Agreement with HHS OIG under which we agreed to sell the assets and operations of ETHEX to unrelated third parties by April 28, 2011 and to file articles of dissolution with respect to ETHEX under Missouri law by that date. Pursuant to our secured loan agreement with the Lenders, we filed articles of dissolution on December 15, 2010. Following the filing, under the Divestiture Agreement, ETHEX may not engage in any new business other than winding down its operations and will engage in a process provided under Missouri law to identify and resolve its liabilities over at least a two-year period. Under the terms of the agreement, HHS OIG agreed not to exclude ETHEX from federal healthcare programs until April 28, 2011 and, upon completion of the sale of the ETHEX assets and of the filing of the articles of dissolution of ETHEX, the agreement will terminate. Civil monetary penalties and exclusion of ETHEX may occur if we fail to meet our April 28, 2011 deadline. We have also received a letter from HHS OIG advising us further that assuming that we have complied with all agreements deemed necessary by HHS OIG, HHS OIG would not exclude ETHEX thereafter. ETHEX has filed its articles of dissolution, and ETHEX no longer has any ongoing assets or operations other than those required to conclude the winding down process under Missouri law.
As a result of the foregoing actions and agreements entered into by Mr. Hermelin, the two agreements with HHS OIG and the referenced correspondence with HHS OIG, we believe we have resolved our remaining issues with respect to HHS OIG and are positioned to continue to participate in Federal healthcare programs now and in the future. However, a failure by the parties to comply with the Settlement Agreement or the Divestiture Agreement could lead to future exclusion of our Company under certain circumstances and any such exclusion would materially harm the Company and its future business and viability.
In addition, we are subject to a number of private litigation matters as more fully described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report. If we do not prevail in one or more pending lawsuits, we may be required to pay a significant amount of monetary damages.
Our ongoing private litigation and governmental inquiries also could impair our ability to raise additional capital.
Continuing negative publicity from the consent decree, the plea agreement and ongoing litigation and governmental inquiries may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
As a result of the consent decree, the plea agreement, ongoing litigation and governmental inquiries and related matters, we have been the subject of negative publicity. This negative publicity may harm our relationships with current and future investors, government regulators, employees, customers and vendors. For example, negative publicity may adversely affect our reputation, which could harm our ability to obtain new customers, maintain existing business relationships with other parties and maintain a viable business in the future. Also, it is possible that the negative publicity and its effect on our work environment could cause our employees to terminate their employment or, if they remain employed by us, result in reduced morale that could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, negative publicity has and may continue to adversely affect our stock price and, therefore, employees and prospective employees may also consider our stability and the value of any equity incentives when making decisions regarding employment opportunities. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.
The consent decree, the plea agreement, the Settlement Agreement, the Divestiture Agreement and the ongoing governmental and private litigation and governmental inquiries have resulted in significant fees, costs and expenses, diverted management time and resources, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and cash flows.
We have incurred significant costs associated with, or consequential to, the steps taken by us in connection with the nationwide recall and suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by us, the requirements under the consent decree, the plea agreement, the Settlement Agreement, the Divestiture Agreement, and the ongoing governmental and private
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litigation and governmental inquiries, including legal fees (including advancement of legal fees to individuals pursuant to our indemnification obligations), accounting fees, consulting fees and similar expenses. Although we believe that a portion of these expenditures may be recoverable from insurance policies that we have purchased, the insurance does not extend to all of these expenditures, the insurance limits may be insufficient even with respect to expenditures that would otherwise be covered, and the insurance carriers have reserved their rights to contest coverage under the insurance policies on multiple grounds. In addition, our Board, management and employees have expended a substantial amount of time in connection with these matters, diverting resources and attention that would otherwise have been directed toward our operations and implementation of our business strategy.
We expect to continue to spend additional time and incur significant additional professional fees, expenses and costs, including administrative expenses similar to those discussed above, as well as costs associated with the remedial activities adopted by the Audit Committee or the Board.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, we are subject to fines, restitution and forfeiture in the remaining aggregate amount of $20.2 million still to be paid. In addition, we are not aware whether, or the extent to which, any pending governmental inquiries and/or related private litigation might result in the payment of fines, penalties or judgments or the imposition of operating restrictions on our business; however, if we are required to pay fines, penalties or judgments, the amount could be material. In addition, if we do not prevail in one or more pending lawsuits, we may be required to pay a significant amount of monetary damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
We have been unable to timely file our periodic reports with the SEC.
Our efforts to become and remain current with our SEC filings have required and will continue to require substantial management time and attention as well as additional accounting and legal expense. In addition, if we are unable to timely file the 10-K for fiscal year 2011 with the SEC, we may face several adverse consequences. Investors in our securities will not have information regarding the current state of our business and financial condition with which to make decisions regarding investment in our securities. When this information does become available to investors, it may result in an adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock. We will not be able to conduct any registered offerings unless we remain current in our SEC filings and we will not be eligible to use a short form registration statement on Form S-3 for a period of 12 months after the time we become current in our SEC filings. If we are not able to timely file and make effective registration statement prior to the dates required under our agreements with the Lenders, the PIPE investors and the holders of our 2011 Notes, we may accrue substantial penalties. Until we are again eligible to use Form S-3, we would be required to use a registration statement on Form S-1 to register securities with the SEC or issue such securities in a private placement, which could increase the cost of raising capital. If we do not remain current with our SEC filings, our securities may be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.
We are involved in various legal proceedings and may experience unfavorable outcomes of such proceedings.
We are involved in various legal proceedings, including, but not limited to, patent infringement, product liability, breach of contract, shareholder class action lawsuits, qui tam and governmental false claims and pricing lawsuits, and proceedings relating to Medicaid reimbursements that involve claims for, or the possibility of, fines and penalties involving substantial amounts of money or other relief (see Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report). Any adverse determination with respect to any legal proceedings or inquiries could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
The Board in December 2008 appointed a special committee in response to the initiation of a series of putative class action shareholder lawsuits alleging violations of the federal securities laws by our Company and certain individuals, the initiation of lawsuits alleging violations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), as well as the receipt by our Company of an informal inquiry from the SEC and certain requests for information from the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and FDA representatives working with that office.
With respect to the securities and ERISA claims and related governmental inquiries, we maintain directors and officers liability insurance that we believe should cover a portion of the defense and potential liability costs associated with these matters. Nonetheless, the insurance does not extend to all of these expenditures, and the insurance limits may be insufficient even with respect to expenditures that would otherwise be covered. Moreover, the insurance carriers have reserved their rights to contest coverage under the insurance policies on multiple grounds. The expenses associated with these matters have been substantial, and we expect that they will continue to be so. Furthermore, defense of the litigations and cooperation with ongoing governmental inquiries is expected to divert management attention from normal course business operations. An adverse outcome with respect to these matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
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In addition, as previously disclosed, on December 5, 2008, the Board terminated the employment agreement of Marc S. Hermelin, the Chief Executive Officer of our Company at that time, for cause (as that term is defined in such employment agreement). The Board also removed Mr. M. Hermelin as Chairman of the Board and as the Chief Executive Officer, effective December 5, 2008. In accordance with the termination provisions of his employment agreement, we determined that Mr. M. Hermelin would not be entitled to any severance benefits. Furthermore, as a result of the termination of Mr. M. Hermelins employment agreement for cause, we also determined we were no longer obligated for the retirement benefits specified in the employment agreement. However, Mr. M. Hermelin informed us that he believes he effectively retired from his employment with us prior to the termination of his employment agreement on December 5, 2008 by the Board. Although no litigation is pending regarding this matter, to the extent Mr. M. Hermelin elects to bring litigation and in the event we ultimately are unsuccessful in such litigation, we may be required to pay substantial amounts to Mr. M. Hermelin, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity position and capital resources.
We may be subject to substantial damages for product liability claims.
The design, development, manufacturing and sale of our products involve an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability claims by consumers and other third parties in the event that the use of our products is alleged to have resulted in adverse effects. In particular, the administration of drugs to humans may cause, or may appear to have caused, adverse side effects (including death) or potentially dangerous drug interactions that we may not learn about or understand fully until the drug has been administered to patients for some time.
As described in Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report, we are involved in various product liability claims, including both lawsuits and pre-litigation claims. Product liability claims are complex in nature and, regardless of their merits or their ultimate outcomes, are costly, divert managements attention, may adversely affect our reputation, may reduce demand for our products and may result in significant damages. We may also become subject to claims by private parties with respect to the alleged conduct that is the subject of the plea agreement.
We currently have product liability insurance to protect against and manage the risks involved with our products, but we cannot provide assurances that the level or breadth of any insurance coverage will be sufficient to cover fully all potential claims. In addition, we are subject to the risk that our insurers will seek to deny coverage for claims that we believe should be covered. Our insurers have, in certain cases, reserved their rights with respect to certain claims or cases that have been brought against us. Furthermore, adequate insurance coverage might not be available in the future at acceptable costs, if at all. Significant judgments against us for product liability, and the high costs of defense against such lawsuits, not covered or not fully covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, even if a product liability claim is not successful, the adverse publicity and time and expense of defending such a claim may interfere with our business.
Our industry is highly regulated and our products are subject to ongoing regulatory review, and even if we address the issues identified in the consent decree and resume manufacturing and distribution of more of our approved products, we likely will continue to be subject to heightened scrutiny with regard to our operations.
Our Company, our drug products, the manufacturing facilities for our drug products, the distribution of our drug products, and our promotion and marketing materials are subject to strict and continual review and periodic inspection by the FDA and other regulatory agencies for compliance with pre-approval and post-approval regulatory requirements, including cGMP regulations, adverse event reporting, advertising and product promotion regulations, and other requirements.
As a result of our consent decree and the plea agreement, we anticipate that we will be scrutinized more closely than other companies by the FDA and other regulatory agencies, even if we address the issues identified in the consent decree and resume manufacturing and distribution of additional products. Failure to comply with manufacturing and other post-approval state or federal laws, regulations of the FDA and other regulatory agencies can, among other things, result in warning letters, fines, increased compliance expense, denial or withdrawal of regulatory approvals, additional product recalls or seizures, forced discontinuance of or changes to important promotion and marketing campaigns, operating restrictions and criminal prosecution. The cost of compliance with pre- and post-approval regulation may have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition.
In addition, the requirements or restrictions imposed on us or our products may change, either as a result of administratively adopted policies or regulations or as a result of the enactment of new laws and new government oversight. At present, the activities of pharmaceutical companies are subject to heightened scrutiny by federal and state regulators and legislators, and FDA enforcement is expected to increase. Any new statutory or regulatory provisions or policy changes could result in delays or increased costs during the period of product development, clinical trials, and regulatory review and approval, as well as increased costs to assure compliance with any new post-approval regulatory requirements.
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If we are unable to commercialize products under development or that we acquire, our future operating results may suffer.
Certain products we develop or acquire will require significant additional development and investment prior to their commercialization. Our research and development activities, preclinical studies and clinical trials (where required), manufacturing activities and the anticipated marketing of our product candidates are subject to extensive regulation by a wide range of governmental authorities in the United States, including the FDA. To satisfy FDA regulatory approval standards for the commercial sale of our product candidates, we must, among other requirements, demonstrate in adequate and well-controlled clinical trials that our product candidates are safe and effective.
Even if we believe that data from our preclinical and clinical studies demonstrates safety and efficacy, our analysis of such data is subject to confirmation and interpretation by the FDA, which may have different views on the design, scope or results of our clinical trials, which could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval. The FDA wields substantial discretion in deciding whether a drug meets the approval criteria, and even if approved, such approval may be conditioned on, among other things, restricted promotion, restricted distribution, a risk evaluation mitigation strategy, or post-marketing studies. Such restrictions may negatively affect our ability to market the drug among competitor products, as well as adversely affect our business.
We expect that many of these products will not be commercially available for several years, if at all. We cannot assure you that such products or future products will be successfully developed, prove to be safe and effective in clinical trials (if required), meet applicable regulatory standards, or be capable of being manufactured in commercial quantities at reasonable cost or at all. If we are unable to commercialize products under development or that we acquire, our future operating results may suffer.
Even if we are able to address the issues identified in the consent decree and resume our drug development plans, some of our product candidates may have to undergo rigorous and expensive clinical trials, the results of which are uncertain and could substantially delay or prevent us from bringing drugs to market.
Before we receive regulatory approvals for the commercial sale of any of our drug candidates, our drug candidates are subject to extensive pre-clinical testing and clinical trials to demonstrate their safety and efficacy in humans. Conducting pre-clinical testing and clinical trials is a lengthy, time-consuming, expensive, and uncertain process that often takes many years. Furthermore, we cannot be sure that pre-clinical testing or clinical trials of any drug candidates will demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our drug candidates at all or to the extent necessary to obtain FDA approval. A number of companies in the pharmaceutical industry have suffered significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials, even after obtaining promising results in earlier preclinical studies and clinical trials.
We cannot assure you that we or our collaborators will successfully complete the planned clinical trials. Our collaborators or we may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, the clinical trial process that could delay or prevent us from receiving regulatory approval or commercializing our product candidates, including the following events:
| our clinical trials may produce negative or inconclusive results, and we may decide, or the FDA may require us, to conduct additional clinical and/or preclinical studies or to abandon development programs; |
| trial results may not meet the level of statistical significance required by the FDA; |
| we, independent institutional review boards or the FDA, may suspend or terminate clinical trials if the participating patients are being exposed to unacceptable health risks; and |
| the effects of our product candidates on patients may not be the desired effects or may include undesirable side effects or other characteristics that may delay or preclude regulatory approval or limit their commercial use. |
Even if we are able to address the issues identified in the consent decree and resume our drug development plans, our pre-clinical or clinical trials for some of our products under development may be unsuccessful or delayed.
Significant delays in clinical trials could materially affect our product development costs and delay regulatory approval of our product candidates. We do not know whether clinical trials will begin on time, will need to be redesigned or will be completed on schedule, if at all. There are a number of factors that may cause delays or suspension in clinical trials:
| delays or failures in obtaining regulatory authorization to commence a trial; |
| inability to manufacture sufficient quantities of acceptable materials for use in clinical trials; |
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| the delay or failure in reaching agreement on contract terms with prospective study sites; |
| delays in recruiting patients to participate in a clinical trial; |
| the delay or failure in obtaining independent institutional review board review and approval of the clinical trial protocol; |
| the failure of third-party clinical trial managers, including clinical research organizations, to perform their oversight of the trials or meet expected deadlines; |
| the failure of our clinical investigational sites and related facilities and records to be in compliance with the FDAs Good Clinical Practices, including the failure to pass FDA inspections of clinical trials; |
| unforeseen safety issues; |
| inability to secure clinical trial insurance; |
| lack of demonstrated efficacy in the clinical trials; |
| our inability to reach agreement with the FDA on a trial design that we are able to execute; |
| difficulty in adequately following up with patients after treatment; or |
| changes in laws, regulation, or regulatory policy. |
If clinical trials for our drug candidates are unsuccessful, delayed or cancelled, we will be unable to meet our anticipated development and commercialization timelines, which could harm our business and cause our stock price to decline.
Suspension of product shipments has exposed us to failure to supply claims from our customers and could expose us to additional claims in the future.
In addition to the loss of revenue, the suspension of product shipments exposes us to possible claims for certain additional costs. Pursuant to arrangements between us and certain of our customers, such customers, despite the formal discontinuation action by us of our products, may assert, and certain customers, including CVS Pharmacy, Inc. have asserted, that we should compensate such customers for any additional costs they incurred for procuring products we did not supply. The amount of such compensation is affected by the price of any replacement product and the terms of the relevant customer agreement. Following our suspension of shipments, the price of certain products increased significantly, thereby potentially increasing the amount of any such compensation. While we have recorded an estimated liability for failure to supply claims as of December 31, 2010 based on notices we received from our customers, the actual amount of liability from current and additional claims we may face, if asserted and determined to be meritorious, could be much higher and could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity position and operating results.
See Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for more information regarding the legal action brought against us by CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Product recall costs had, and could continue to have, a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
We have incurred significant costs and suffered economic losses as a result of the ongoing recall of our products and voluntary disposal of inventory in connection with the recall of our products (see Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report). Also, as a result of the recall, production suspension of our products and the disposal of our existing inventory of products required under the consent decree, management established inventory reserves to cover estimated inventory losses for all work-in-process and finished goods related to drug products we manufactured, as well as raw materials for those drug products that had no potential use in products to be manufactured in the future (see Note 9Inventories of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report). Management was required to make judgments about the future benefit of our raw materials. Actual reserve requirements could differ significantly from managements estimates, which could have a significant unfavorable impact on our future gross margins.
Investigations of the calculation of average wholesale prices may adversely affect our business.
Many government and third-party payors, including Medicare, Medicaid, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and managed care organizations (MCOs) reimburse doctors and others for the purchase of certain prescription drugs based on a drugs average wholesale price, or AWP. In the past several years, state and federal government agencies have conducted ongoing investigations of manufacturers reporting practices with respect to AWP, in which they have asserted that reporting of inflated AWPs have led to excessive payments for prescription drugs.
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The regulations regarding reporting and payment obligations with respect to Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement and rebates and other governmental programs are complex. We and other pharmaceutical companies are defendants in a number of suits filed by state attorneys general and have been notified of an investigation by the United States Department of Justice with respect to Medicaid reimbursement and rebates (see Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report). While we cannot predict the outcome of the investigation, possible remedies that the U.S. government could seek include treble damages, civil monetary penalties, debarment from contracting with the government and exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In connection with such an investigation, the U.S. government may also seek a Corporate Integrity Agreement (administered by the Office of Inspector General of Health and Human Services) with us which could include ongoing compliance and reporting obligations. Because our processes for these calculations and the judgments involved in making these calculations involve, and will continue to involve, subjective decisions and complex methodologies, these calculations are subject to the risk of errors. In addition, they are subject to review and challenge by the applicable governmental agencies, and it is possible that such reviews could result in material changes. Further, effective October 1, 2007, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) adopted new rules for Average Manufacturers Price (AMP) based on the provisions of the DRA. While the matter remains subject to litigation and proposed legislation, one potential significant change as a result of the DRA is that AMP would need to be disclosed to the public. AMP was historically kept confidential by the government and participants in the Medicaid program. Disclosing AMP to competitors, customers, and the public at large could negatively affect our leverage in commercial price negotiations.
In addition, as also disclosed herein, a number of state and federal government agencies are conducting investigations of manufacturers reporting practices with respect to AWPs in which they have suggested that reporting of inflated AWP has led to excessive payments for prescription drugs. We and numerous other pharmaceutical companies have been named as defendants in various actions relating to pharmaceutical pricing issues and whether allegedly improper actions by pharmaceutical manufacturers led to excessive payments by Medicare and/or Medicaid.
Any governmental agencies that have commenced, or may commence, an investigation of our Company could impose, based on a claim of violation of fraud and false claims laws or otherwise, civil and/or criminal sanctions, including fines, penalties, debarment from contracting with the government and possible exclusion from federal health care programs including Medicare and/or Medicaid. Some of the applicable laws may impose liability even in the absence of specific intent to defraud. Furthermore, should there be ambiguity with regard to how to properly calculate and report paymentsand even in the absence of any such ambiguitya governmental authority may take a position contrary to a position we have taken, and may impose civil and/or criminal sanctions. Any such penalties or sanctions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
We have material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and cannot assure you that additional material weaknesses will not be identified in the future. If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls or discover material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or timely or detect fraud, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of each year, and to include a management report assessing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in each Annual Report on Form 10-K. Section 404 also requires our independent registered public accounting firm to attest to, and report on, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
As described in Item 9AControls and Procedures of our 2010 Form 10-K, management determined that the following material weaknesses existed in our internal control over financial reporting. As of December 31, 2010, these material weaknesses have not been remediated. Specifically, we have determined that we had three material weaknesses in our control environment or entity-level controls and seven material weaknesses surrounding financial statement preparation and review procedures and application of accounting principles.
Management is in the process of implementing steps to remediate these material weaknesses. However, we cannot provide assurances that such remediation will be effective. See Item 4Controls and Procedures included in this Report for additional information regarding our internal control over financial reporting.
Our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control systems objectives 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. Controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. Over time, controls may become inadequate because changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may occur. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
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Also, additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting may be identified in the future. Any failure to maintain or implement required new or improved controls, or any difficulties we encounter in their implementation, could result in material weaknesses, cause us to fail to timely meet our periodic reporting obligations, or result in material misstatements in our financial statements. Any such failure could also adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual auditor attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated there under. In addition, solely as a result of the material weaknesses, we have determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2010. If our internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures are not effective, there may be errors in our financial statements that could require a restatement or our filings may not be timely and investors may lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could lead to a decline in our stock price.
A failure to remain in compliance with one or more of the requirements of an outstanding mortgage loan and a related waiver could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and cash flows.
In March 2006, as previously disclosed, we entered into a $43.0 million mortgage loan arrangement, of which approximately $33.6 million remains outstanding as of December 31, 2010. Also, as previously disclosed, we obtained a waiver with respect to certain requirements of the mortgage loan documentation. Failure by us to comply with the terms of the mortgage or the waiver from the lender could result in, among other things, our outstanding obligations with respect to the mortgage loan accelerating and immediately becoming due and payable and resulting in cross-defaults under our convertible notes and other debt obligations, which would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and cash flows.
Pursuant to the indentures governing our convertible notes and our 2011 Notes, described below, our default in the payment of other indebtedness or any final non-appealable judgments could result in such notes becoming immediately due and payable, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and cash flows.
In May 2003, we issued $200.0 million principal amount of 2.5% Contingent Convertible Subordinated Notes which mature in 2033 (the Notes). We are current in all our financial payment obligations under the indenture governing the Notes. However, a failure by us or any of our subsidiaries to pay any indebtedness or any final non-appealable judgments in excess of $750,000 constitutes an event of default under the indenture. An event of default would permit the trustee under the indenture or the holders of at least 25% of the Notes to declare all amounts owing to be immediately due and payable and exercise other remedies, which would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and cash flows, as well as our ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, if an event of default under the indenture was to be triggered and the Notes repaid, we could recognize cancellation of indebtedness income. Such cancellation of indebtedness income would result in a tax liability to the extent not reduced by our tax attributes. Additionally, a default in payment of other indebtedness in the amount of $5 million or more, including an event of default with respect to the Notes, would trigger a default under the indenture governing the 2011 Notes, which would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and cash flows, as well as our ability to continue as a going concern.
The indenture governing the 2011 Notes contains operating and financial restrictions which may hinder our ability to pursue business opportunities and operate our business.
The indenture governing the 2011 Notes contains significant operating and financial restrictions that may prevent us from pursuing certain business opportunities and restrict our ability to operate our business. These restrictions will limit or prohibit, among other things, our ability to: (i) incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares; (ii) pay dividends, redeem subordinated debt or make other restricted payments on capital stock; (iii) designate our subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the indenture); (iv) change our line of business; (v) transfer or sell assets, including the capital stock of our subsidiaries; (vi) make certain investments or acquisitions; (vii) grant liens on our assets; (viii) incur dividend or other payment restrictions affecting certain subsidiaries; and (ix) merge, consolidate or transfer substantially all of our assets. See Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for a further description of the 2011 Notes.
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Increased indebtedness may impact our financial condition and results of operations.
At December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, we had $353.2 million, excluding loan discount, and $297.1 million, respectively, of outstanding debt, consisting primarily of $200.0 million principal amount of Notes and the remaining principal balance of a $43.0 million mortgage loan. As described above, the Company also had approximately $60 million, excluding loan discount, outstanding principal amount at December 31, 2010 due under the Bridge Loan that was entered into in November 2010 and amended in January 2011 and again in March 2011. On March 17, 2011, the Company issued $225 million aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2015, the 2011 Notes. The Company used a portion of the proceeds obtained from the issuance of the 2011 Notes to repay in full its existing obligations under the Bridge Loan of approximately $61 million (which amount included an applicable make-whole premium). See Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for a further description of the 2011 Notes.
Our level of indebtedness may have several important effects on our future operations, including:
| we will be required to use a portion of our cash flow from operations or otherwise for the payment of any principal or interest due on our outstanding indebtedness; |
| our outstanding indebtedness and leverage will increase the impact of negative changes in general economic and industry conditions, as well as competitive pressures and increases in interest rates; and |
| the level of our outstanding debt and the impact it has on our ability to meet debt covenants may affect our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or general corporate purposes. |
Even after we are able to resume manufacturing and shipment of our products, general economic conditions, industry cycles and financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control, may affect our future performance. As a result, our business might not continue to generate cash flow at or above historic levels. If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our debt, we may, among other things:
| seek additional financing in the debt or equity markets; |
| refinance or restructure all or a portion of our indebtedness; |
| sell selected assets; |
| reduce or delay planned capital expenditures; or |
| reduce or delay planned research and development expenditures. |
These measures might not be sufficient to enable us to service our debt. In addition, any financing, refinancing or sale of assets might not be available on economically favorable terms or at all.
Holders of the Notes may require us to offer to repurchase their Notes for cash upon the occurrence of a change in control or on May 16, 2013, 2018, 2023 and 2028. The source of funds for any repurchase of the Notes required as a result of any such events will be our available cash or cash generated from operating activities or other sources, including borrowings, sales of assets, sales of equity or funds provided by a new controlling entity. The use of available cash to fund the repurchase of the Notes may impair our ability to obtain additional financing in the future. Any such repayment is a restricted payment under the 2011 Notes and is not permitted unless the 2011 Notes are refinanced with other indebtedness or repaid.
Our cost-reducing measures could yield unintended consequences, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
As previously disclosed, we implemented significant cost savings measures to mitigate the financial impact of our actions to recall all of the products we manufactured and to suspend manufacturing and shipment of our products pending compliance with the terms of the consent decree. These measures included a substantial reduction of our workforce, which commenced on February 5, 2009, and an ongoing realignment of our cost structure. We realigned and restructured the sales force for our Ther-Rx subsidiary, and our production workforce. As a result, we reduced our employee headcount from approximately 1,700 on December 31, 2008 to approximately 682 on March 31, 2010. On March 31, 2010, we implemented a plan to further reduce our employee workforce from 682 to 394. In February 2011, we announced that we would be increasing our workforce by approximately 95 individuals to support the launch and marketing of Makena®.
The cost-reducing measures taken by us could yield unintended consequences, such as distraction of our management and employees, the inability to retain and attract new employees, business disruption, a negative impact on morale among remaining employees, attrition beyond our planned reduction in workforce and reduced employee productivity, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, our reductions in personnel may subject us to risks of litigation, which could result in substantial cost. We cannot guarantee that the cost reduction measures, or other measures we may take in the future, will result in the expected cost savings, or that any cost savings will be unaccompanied by these or other unintended consequences.
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Our future growth will also depend upon our ability to develop, acquire, fund and successfully launch new products in addition to Makena®.
In the near term, we are focused on meeting the requirements of the consent decree, which will allow more of our approved products to be reintroduced to the market and preparing for the introduction of Makena® to the market. We also need to continue to develop and commercialize new brand name products and generic products utilizing our proprietary drug delivery systems to grow our business in the future. To do this we will need to identify, develop and commercialize technologically enhanced branded products and drugs that are off-patent or where we can challenge the patents and that can be produced and sold by us as generic products using our drug delivery technologies. If we are unable to identify, develop and commercialize new products, we may need to obtain licenses to additional rights to branded or generic products, assuming they would be available for licensing, which could decrease our profitability. We may not be successful in pursuing this strategy.
Prior to entering into the consent decree we had filed ANDAs with the FDA seeking permission to market generic versions of several branded products, including varying strengths of the following:
| Metadate CD® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) Extended-Release Capsules |
| Ritalin LA® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) Extended-Release Capsules |
| Focalin XR® (dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride) Extended-Release Capsules |
| Keppra XR® (levetiracetam) Extended-Release Tablets |
With respect to the first three ANDA submissions noted above, we have sought favorable court rulings in patent infringement actions filed against us by the sponsors of the branded products. See Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for more information regarding patent certifications and litigation. However, in such litigations generally, we cannot be certain of the outcome, and a decision that a relevant patent is valid and infringed likely could significantly delay our ability to market any of the drugs at issue in such lawsuits. In addition, the litigation process itself can impose significant delays and expenses. On March 1, 2010, we entered into a Settlement Agreement to settle the patent infringement actions with respect to Ritalin LA® and Focalin XR® and on April 2, 2010, we entered into a Settlement Agreement to settle the patent infringement action with respect to Metadate CD®. See Note 16Commitments and Contingencies and Note 18Subsequent Events of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for more information regarding the settlement. Due to the consent decree, an approval or a tentative approval was not obtained in the required time frame for any of the Companys Paragraph IV ANDA filings. Therefore, the 180 days Hatch-Waxman exclusivity was lost.
We depend on our patents and other proprietary rights and cannot be certain of their confidentiality and protection.
Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to protect our current and future technologies and products, to defend our intellectual property rights and to avoid infringing on the proprietary rights of others. Although the pharmaceutical industry is crowded, we have been issued a substantial number of patents in the U.S. and in many foreign countries, which cover certain of our technologies, and have filed, and expect to continue to file, patent applications seeking to protect newly developed technologies and products. The patent position of pharmaceutical companies can be highly uncertain and frequently involves complex legal and factual questions. As a result, the breadth of claims allowed in patents relating to pharmaceutical applications or their validity and enforceability cannot accurately be predicted. Patents are examined for patentability at patent offices against bodies of prior art which by their nature may be incomplete and imperfectly categorized. Therefore, even presuming that the patent examiner has been able to identify and cite the best prior art available to him during the examination process, any patent issued to us could later be found by a court or a patent office during post-issuance proceedings to be invalid in view of newly-discovered prior art or already considered prior art or other legal reasons. Furthermore, there are categories of secret prior art unavailable to any examiner, such as the prior inventive activities of others, which could form the basis for invalidating any patent. In addition, there are other reasons why a patent may be found to be invalid, such as an offer for sale or public use of the patented invention in the U.S. more than one year before the filing date of the patent application. Moreover, a patent may be deemed unenforceable if, for example, the inventor or the inventors agents failed to disclose prior art to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the USPTO) that they knew was material to patentability.
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The coverage claimed in a patent application can be significantly altered during the examination process either in the U.S. or abroad. Consequently, our pending or future patent applications may not result in the issuance of patents or may result in issued patents having claims significantly different from that of the patent application as originally filed. Patents issued to us may be subjected to further proceedings limiting their scope and may not provide significant proprietary protection or competitive advantage. Our patents also may be challenged, circumvented, invalidated or deemed unenforceable. Patent applications in the U.S. filed prior to November 29, 2000 are currently maintained in secrecy until and unless patents issue, and patent applications in certain other countries generally are not published until more than 18 months after they are first filed (which generally is the case in the U.S. for applications filed on or after November 29, 2000). In addition, publication of discoveries in scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries. As a result, we cannot be certain that we or our licensors will be entitled to any rights in purported inventions claimed in pending or future patent applications or that we or our licensors were the first to file patent applications on such inventions. Furthermore, patents already issued to us or our pending applications may become subject to dispute, and any dispute could be resolved against us. For example, we may become involved in re-examination, reissue or interference proceedings in the USPTO, or opposition proceedings in a foreign country. The result of these proceedings can be the invalidation or substantial narrowing of our patent claims. We also could be subject to court proceedings that could find our patents invalid or unenforceable or could substantially narrow the scope of our patent claims. Even where we ultimately prevail before the USPTO or in litigation, the expense of these proceedings can be considerable. In addition, statutory differences in patentable subject matter may limit the protection we can obtain on some of our inventions outside of the U.S. For example, methods of treating humans are not patentable in many countries outside of the U.S.
These and other issues may prevent us from obtaining patent protection outside of the U.S. Furthermore, once patented in foreign countries, the inventions may be subjected to mandatory working requirements and/or subject to compulsory licensing regulations.
We also rely on trade secrets, unpatented proprietary know-how and continuing technological innovation that we seek to protect, in part by confidentiality agreements with licensees, suppliers, employees and consultants. These agreements may be breached by the other parties to these agreements. We may not have adequate remedies for any breach. Disputes may arise concerning the ownership of intellectual property or the applicability or enforceability of our confidentiality agreements and there can be no assurance that any such disputes would be resolved in our favor.
In addition, our trade secrets and proprietary technology may become known or be independently developed by our competitors, or patents may not be issued with respect to products or methods arising from our research, and we may not be able to maintain the confidentiality of information relating to those products or methods. Furthermore, certain unpatented technology may be subject to intervening rights.
We depend on our trademarks and related rights.
To protect our trademarks and associated goodwill, domain name, and related rights, we generally rely on federal and state trademark and unfair competition laws, which are subject to change. Some, but not all, of our trademarks are registered in the jurisdictions where they are used. Some of our other trademarks are the subject of pending applications in the jurisdictions where they are used or intended to be used, and others are not.
It is possible that third parties may own or could acquire rights in trademarks or domain names in the U.S. or abroad that are confusingly similar to or otherwise compete unfairly with our marks and domain names, or that our use of trademarks or domain names may infringe or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of third parties. The use of similar marks or domain names by third parties could decrease the value of our trademarks or domain names and hurt our business, for which there may be no adequate remedy.
Third parties may claim that we infringe on their proprietary rights, or seek to circumvent ours.
We have been sued for, and may in the future be required to defend against charges of infringement of patents, trademarks or other proprietary rights of third parties. We have been involved in defending various patent lawsuits resulting from ANDA filings by ETHEX and in an effort by a third-party company to invalidate a certain exclusively-licensed patent (see Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report). Such defenses could require us to incur substantial expense and to divert significant effort of our technical and management personnel, and could result in our loss of rights to develop or make certain products or require us to pay monetary damages or royalties to license proprietary rights from third parties. More generally, the outcome of intellectual property litigation and disputes is uncertain and presents a risk to our business.
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If an intellectual property dispute is settled through licensing or similar arrangements, costs associated with such arrangements may be substantial and could include ongoing royalties. Furthermore, we cannot be certain that the necessary licenses would be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. Accordingly, an adverse determination in a judicial or administrative proceeding or failure to obtain necessary licenses could prevent us from manufacturing, using, selling and/or importing into the U.S. certain of our products, and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations. Litigation also may be necessary to enforce our patents against others or to protect our know-how or trade secrets. That litigation could result in substantial expense or put our proprietary rights at risk of loss, and we cannot assure you that any litigation will be resolved in our favor. As noted above, certain patent infringement lawsuits are currently pending against us, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our future business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Our dependence on key executives and qualified scientific, technical and managerial personnel could affect the development and management of our business.
We are highly dependent upon our ability to attract and retain qualified scientific, technical and managerial personnel. Our recent reductions in our employee base have increased this dependence. There is intense competition for qualified personnel in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and we cannot be sure that we will be able to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel necessary for the development and management of our business. Although we do not believe the loss of one individual would materially harm our business, our business might be harmed by the loss of services of multiple existing personnel, as well as the failure to recruit additional key scientific, technical and managerial personnel in a timely manner. Much of the know-how we have developed resides in our scientific and technical personnel and is not readily transferable to other personnel. While we have employment agreements with certain of our key executives, we do not ordinarily enter into employment agreements (other than agreements related to confidentiality and proprietary rights) with our other scientific, technical and managerial employees.
We may be adversely affected by the continuing consolidation of our distribution network and the concentration of our customer base.
Our principal customers are wholesale drug distributors, major retail drug store chains, independent pharmacies and mail order firms. These customers comprise a significant part of the distribution network for pharmaceutical products in the U.S. This distribution network is continuing to undergo significant consolidation marked by mergers and acquisitions among wholesale distributors and the growth of large retail drug store chains. As a result, a small number of large wholesale distributors control a significant share of the market, and the number of independent drug stores and small drug store chains has decreased. We expect that consolidation of drug wholesalers and retailers will increase pricing and other competitive pressures on drug manufacturers. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, our three largest customers, which are wholesale distributors, accounted for 25.4%, 23.5% and 15.5% and 32.4%, 31.0% and 6.0% of our gross sales, respectively. The loss of any of these customers could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
The use of legal, regulatory and legislative strategies by competitors, as well as the impact of proposed legislation, may increase our costs associated with the introduction or marketing of our generic products, could delay or prevent such introduction and/or could significantly reduce our profit potential.
Our competitors, both branded and generic, often pursue strategies to prevent or delay competition from generic alternatives to branded products. These strategies include, but are not limited to:
| entering into agreements whereby other generic companies will begin to market an authorized generic, a generic equivalent of a branded product, at the same time generic competition initially enters the market; |
| filing citizens petitions with the FDA or other regulatory bodies, including timing the filings so as to thwart generic competition by causing delays of our product approvals; |
| seeking to establish regulatory and legal obstacles that would make it more difficult to demonstrate bioequivalence; |
| initiating legislative efforts to limit the substitution of generic versions of branded pharmaceuticals; |
| filing suits for patent infringement that may delay regulatory approval of many generic products; |
| introducing next-generation products prior to the expiration of market exclusivity for the reference product, which often materially reduces the demand for the first generic product for which we seek regulatory approval; |
| obtaining extensions of market exclusivity by conducting clinical trials of branded drugs in pediatric populations or by other potential methods; |
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| persuading regulatory bodies to withdraw the approval of branded drugs for which the patents are about to expire, thus allowing the manufacturer of the branded product to obtain new patented products serving as substitutes for the products withdrawn; and |
| seeking to obtain new patents on drugs for which patent protection is about to expire. |
In the United States, some companies have lobbied Congress for amendments to the Hatch-Waxman Act that would give them additional advantages over generic competitors. For example, although the term of a companys drug patent can be extended to reflect a portion of the time an NDA is under regulatory review, some companies have proposed extending the patent term by a full year for each year spent in clinical trials rather than the one-half year that is currently permitted.
If proposals like these in the United States were to become effective, our entry into the market and our ability to generate revenues associated with new products may be delayed, reduced or eliminated, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
One of the key incentives for a manufacturer of generic products to challenge the patents associated with the reference listed drug is the possibility of obtaining a 180-day period of exclusivity, during which no other generic version of the same product may be marketed. For additional information, see Item 1Business(d) Narrative Description Of BusinessGovernment RegulationNew Product Development and Approval included in our 2010 Form 10-K.
Commercialization of a generic product prior to final resolution of patent infringement litigation could expose us to significant damages if the outcome of the litigation is unfavorable and could impair our reputation.
We could invest a significant amount of time and expense in the development of our generic products only to be subject to significant additional delay and changes in the economic prospects for our products. If we receive FDA approval for our pending ANDAs, we may consider commercializing the product prior to the final resolution of any related patent infringement litigation. The risk involved in marketing a product prior to the final resolution of the litigation may be substantial because the remedies available to the patent holder could include, among other things, damages measured by the profits lost by such patent holder and not by the profits earned by us. A patent holder may also recover damages caused by the erosion of prices for its patented drug as a result of the introduction of our generic drug in the marketplace. Further, in the case of a willful infringement, which requires a complex analysis of the totality of the circumstances, such damages may be trebled. However, in order to realize the economic benefits of some of our products, we may decide to risk an amount that may exceed the profit we anticipate making on our product. There are a number of factors we would need to consider in order to decide whether to launch our product prior to final resolution, including among other things (1) outside legal advice, (2) the status of a pending lawsuit, (3) interim court decisions, (4) status and timing of a trial, (5) legal decisions affecting other competitors for the same product, (6) market factors, (7) liability-sharing agreements, (8) internal capacity issues, (9) expiration dates of patents, (10) strength of lower court decisions and (11) potential triggering or forfeiture of exclusivity. An adverse determination in the litigation relating to a product we launch prior to final resolution of patent infringement litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We depend on licenses from others, and any loss of these licenses could harm our business, market share and profitability.
We have acquired the rights to manufacture, use and/or market certain products through license agreements. We also expect to continue to obtain licenses for other products and technologies in the future. Our license agreements generally require us to develop the markets for the licensed products. If we do not develop these markets, the licensors may be entitled to terminate these license agreements.
We cannot be certain that we will fulfill all of our obligations under any particular license agreement for any variety of reasons, including lack of sufficient liquidity to fund our obligations, insufficient resources to adequately develop and market a product, lack of market development despite our efforts and lack of product acceptance. Our failure to fulfill our obligations could result in the loss of our rights under a license agreement.
Certain products we have the right to license are at certain stages of clinical tests and FDA approval. Failure of any licensed product to receive regulatory approval could result in the loss of our rights under its license agreement.
We expend a significant amount of resources on research and development efforts that may not lead to successful product introductions.
We conduct research and development primarily to enable us to manufacture and market FDA-approved pharmaceuticals in accordance with FDA regulations. Typically, research costs related to the development of innovative
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compounds and the filing of NDAs are significantly greater than those expenses associated with ANDA filings. Because of the inherent risk associated with research and development efforts in our industry, particularly with respect to new drugs, our research and development expenditures may not result in the successful introduction of FDA-approved new pharmaceutical products. Also, after we submit an application for approval, the FDA may request that we conduct additional studies and as a result, we may be unable to reasonably determine the total research and development costs to develop a particular product. Finally, we cannot be certain that any investment made in developing products will be recovered, even if we are successful in commercialization. In addition, as set forth in the risk factor entitled Our future growth will largely depend upon our ability to fund and develop new products above, although the consent decree does not specifically address these ANDA submissions, we anticipate that final approval of any ANDAs will not occur before the FDA has determined that we are compliant with cGMP, and we cannot assure that the FDA will make such a determination.
We may not be able to obtain necessary regulatory clearances or approvals on a timely basis, if at all, for any of our products under development, and delays in receipt or failure to receive such clearances or approvals, the loss of previously received clearances or approvals, or failure to comply with existing or future regulatory requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business. To the extent that we expend significant resources on research and development efforts and are not able, ultimately, to introduce successful new products as a result of those efforts, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows may be materially adversely affected.
Any significant interruption in the supply of raw materials or finished product could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We typically purchase the active pharmaceutical ingredient (i.e., the chemical compounds that produce the desired therapeutic effect in our products) and other materials and supplies that we use in our manufacturing operations, as well as certain finished products (including Evamist® and Makena®), from many different domestic and foreign suppliers.
We also maintain safety stocks in our raw materials inventory, and in certain cases where we have listed only one supplier in our applications with the FDA, have received FDA approval to use alternative suppliers should the need arise. However, there is no guarantee that we will always have timely and sufficient access to a critical raw material or finished product, or access to such materials or products on commercially reasonable terms. A prolonged interruption in the supply of a single-sourced raw material, including the active ingredient, or finished product could cause our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows to be materially adversely affected. In addition, our manufacturing capabilities could be impacted by quality deficiencies in the products which our suppliers provide, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Where we purchase finished products for sale, it is possible for the ability or willingness of our suppliers to supply us to be disrupted, delayed or terminated, including as a result of regulatory actions by the FDA or other government agencies, including shipping halts, product seizures and recalls affecting such suppliers, or as a result of labor stoppages, facility damage or casualties, or other sources of interruption. Such interruptions could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We utilize controlled substances in certain of our current products and products in development and therefore must meet the requirements of the CSA and the related regulations administered by the DEA. These regulations relate to the manufacture, shipment, storage, sale and use of controlled substances. The DEA limits the availability of the active ingredients used in certain of our current products and products in development and, as a result, our procurement quota of these active ingredients may not be sufficient to meet commercial demand or complete clinical trials. We must annually apply to the DEA for procurement quota in order to obtain these substances. Any delay or refusal by the DEA in establishing our procurement quota for controlled substances could delay or stop our clinical trials or product launches, or could cause trade inventory disruptions for those products that have already been launched, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Our revenues, gross profit and operating results may fluctuate from period to period, depending upon our product sales mix, our product pricing, and our costs to manufacture or purchase products.
Assuming we are able to comply with the requirements under the consent decree and resume the manufacture and distribution of more of our approved products, our future results of operations, financial condition and cash flows will depend to a significant extent upon our branded and generic/non-branded product sales mix (the proportion of total sales between branded products and generic/non-branded products). Our sales of branded products typically generate higher gross margins than our sales of generic/non-branded products. In addition, the introduction of new generic products at any given time can involve significant initial quantities being purchased by our wholesaler customers, as they supply initial quantities to pharmacies and purchase product for their own wholesaler inventories. As a result, our sales mix will significantly impact our gross profit from period to period. During fiscal year 2011, sales of our branded products and generic/non-branded products accounted for 92.5% and 7.4%, respectively, of our net revenues. During the same period, branded products and generic/non-branded products generated gross margins of 87.7% and 75.4%, respectively.
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Factors that may cause our sales mix to vary include:
| the number and timing of new product introductions; |
| marketing exclusivity on products, if any, which may be obtained; |
| the level of competition in the marketplace with respect to certain products; |
| the availability of raw materials and finished products from our suppliers; |
| the buying patterns of our three largest wholesaler customers; |
| the scope and outcome of governmental regulatory action that may involve us; |
| periodic dependence on a relatively small number of products for a significant portion of net revenue or income; and |
| legal actions brought by our competitors. |
The profitability of our product sales is also dependent upon the prices we are able to charge for our products, the costs to purchase products from third parties, and our ability to manufacture our products in a cost-effective manner. If our revenues and gross profit decline or do not grow as anticipated, we may not be able to correspondingly reduce our operating expenses.
Rising insurance costs could negatively impact profitability.
The cost of insurance, including workers compensation, product liability and general liability insurance, has risen significantly in the past few years and may continue to increase. In response, we may increase deductibles and/or decrease certain coverages to mitigate these costs. These increases, and our increased risk due to increased deductibles and reduced coverages, could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We may continue to incur charges for impairment of intangible and other long-lived assets.
When we acquire the rights to manufacture and sell a product, we record the aggregate purchase price, along with the value of the product-related liabilities we assume, as intangible assets. We use the assistance of valuation experts to help us allocate the purchase price to the fair value of the various intangible assets we have acquired. Then, we must estimate the economic useful life of each of these intangible assets in order to amortize their cost as an expense in our consolidated statements of operations over the estimated economic useful life of the related asset. The factors that affect the actual economic useful life of a pharmaceutical product are inherently uncertain, and include patent protection, physician loyalty and prescribing patterns, competition by products prescribed for similar indications, future introductions of competing products not yet FDA-approved and the impact of promotional efforts, among many others. We consider all of these factors in initially estimating the economic useful lives of our products, and we also continuously monitor these factors for indications of decline in carrying value.
In assessing the recoverability of our intangible and other long-lived assets, we must make assumptions regarding estimated undiscounted future cash flows and other factors. If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value of the intangible or other long-lived assets being evaluated, we must determine the fair value of the intangible or other long-lived assets. If the fair value of these assets is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to the difference. If these estimates or their related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges for these assets. We review intangible assets for impairment at least annually and all long-lived and intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If we determine that an intangible or long-lived asset is impaired, a non-cash impairment charge would be recognized.
Because circumstances can change, the value of intangible and long-lived assets we record may not be realized by us. If we determine that impairment has occurred, we would be required to write-off the impaired portion of the unamortized assets, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period in which the write-off occurs. In addition, in the event of a sale of any of our assets, we might not recover our recorded value of the associated assets.
In connection with the steps taken by us with respect to the nationwide recall and suspension of shipment of all products manufactured by us, the requirements under the consent decree, the ongoing private litigation and governmental inquiries, and certain other events in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010, we completed an evaluation of each of our intangible assets, and as a result of these evaluations, recognized certain impairment charges.
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There are inherent uncertainties involved in the estimates, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of our financial statements, and any changes in those estimates, judgments and assumptions could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The consolidated financial statements that we file with the SEC are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP involves making estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. A summary of our significant accounting practices is included as Note 2Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2010 Form 10-K. The most significant estimates we are required to make under U.S. GAAP include, but are not limited to, those related to revenue recognition and reductions to gross revenues, inventory valuation, intangible asset valuations, property and equipment valuations, warrant valuation, stock-based compensation, income taxes and loss contingencies related to legal proceedings. We periodically evaluate estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for reasonableness, including estimates provided by third parties. Appropriate adjustments to the estimates will be made prospectively, as necessary, based on such periodic evaluations. We base our estimates on, among other things, currently available information, market conditions, historical experience and various assumptions, which together form the basis of making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances, estimates would differ if different assumptions were utilized and these estimates may prove in the future to have been inaccurate.
Enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act), legislative proposals, reimbursement policies of third parties, cost-containment measures and health care reform could affect the marketing, pricing and demand for our products.
The enactment of the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, as well as various additional legislative proposals, including proposals relating to prescription drug benefits, could materially impact the pricing and sale of our products. Further, reimbursement policies of third parties may affect the marketing of our products. Our ability to market our products will depend in part on reimbursement levels for the cost of the products and related treatment established by health care providers, including government authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, such as HMOs and MCOs. Insurance companies, HMOs, MCOs, Medicaid and Medicare administrators and others regularly challenge the pricing of pharmaceutical products and review their reimbursement practices. In addition, the following factors could significantly influence the purchase of pharmaceutical products, which could result in lower prices and a reduced demand for our products:
| the trend toward managed health care in the U.S.; |
| the growth of organizations such as HMOs and MCOs; |
| legislative proposals to reform health care and government insurance programs; and |
| price controls and non-reimbursement of new and highly priced medicines for which the economic therapeutic rationales are not established. |
The Affordable Care Act is a comprehensive and very complex and far-reaching statute. The cost-containment measures and health care reforms in the Affordable Care Act and in other legislative proposals could affect our ability to sell our products in many possible ways. The Obama administrations fiscal year 2010 budget included proposals to reduce Medicare and Medicaid spending and reduce drug spending. We are unable to predict the ultimate impact of the Affordable Care Act, or the content or timing of any future healthcare reform legislation and its impact, on us. Those reforms may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The reimbursement status of a newly approved pharmaceutical product may be uncertain. Reimbursement policies and decisions, either generally affecting all pharmaceutical companies or specifically affecting us, may not include some of our products or government agencies or third parties may assert that certain of our products are not eligible for Medicaid, Medicare or other reimbursement and were not so eligible in the past, possibly resulting in demands for damages or refunds. Even if reimbursement policies of third parties grant reimbursement status for a product, we cannot be sure that these reimbursement policies will remain in effect. Limits on reimbursement could reduce the demand for our products. The unavailability or inadequacy of third-party reimbursement for our products could reduce or possibly eliminate demand for our products. We are unable to predict whether governmental authorities will enact additional legislation or regulation which will affect third-party coverage and reimbursement that reduces demand for our products.
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Our ability to market generic pharmaceutical products successfully depends, in part, on the acceptance of the products by independent third parties, including pharmacies, government formularies and other retailers, as well as patients. In the past, we have manufactured, and assuming we comply with the requirements under the consent decree we anticipate that in the future we will again manufacture, a number of prescription drugs that are used by patients with severe health conditions. Although the brand-name products generally have been marketed safely for many years prior to our introduction of a generic/non-branded alternative, there is a possibility that one of these products could produce a side effect that could result in an adverse effect on our ability to achieve acceptance by managed care providers, pharmacies and other retailers, customers and patients. If these independent third parties do not accept our products, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Extensive industry regulation has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on our industry and our business, especially our product development, manufacturing and distribution capabilities.
All pharmaceutical companies, including us, are subject to extensive, complex, costly and evolving regulation by the federal government, principally the FDA and, to a lesser extent, the DEA and state government agencies. The FDCA, the CSA and other federal statutes and regulations govern or influence the testing, manufacturing, packing, labeling, storing, record keeping, safety, approval, advertising, promotion, sale and distribution of our products. Failure to comply with applicable FDA or other regulatory requirements may result in criminal prosecution, civil penalties, injunctions or holds, recall or seizure of products and total or partial suspension of production, as well as other regulatory actions against our products and us.
In addition to compliance with cGMP requirements, drug manufacturers must register each manufacturing facility with the FDA. Manufacturers and distributors of prescription drug products are also required to be registered in the states where they are located and in certain states that require registration by out-of-state manufacturers and distributors. Manufacturers also must be registered with the DEA and similar applicable state and local regulatory authorities if they handle controlled substances, and with the EPA and similar state and local regulatory authorities if they generate toxic or dangerous wastes, and must also comply with other applicable DEA and EPA requirements.
From time to time, governmental agencies have conducted investigations of pharmaceutical companies relating to the distribution and sale of drug products to government purchasers or subject to government or third-party reimbursement. However, standards sought to be applied in the course of governmental investigations can be complex and may not be consistent with standards previously applied to our industry generally or previously understood by us to be applicable to our activities.
The process for obtaining governmental approval to manufacture and market pharmaceutical products is rigorous, time-consuming and costly, and we cannot predict the extent to which we may be affected by legislative and regulatory developments. We are dependent on receiving FDA and other governmental or third-party approvals prior to manufacturing, marketing and shipping many of our products. Consequently, we cannot predict whether we will obtain FDA or other necessary approvals or whether the rate, timing and cost of such approvals will adversely affect our product introduction plans or results of operations.
We are subject to various federal and state laws pertaining to health care fraud and abuse, including anti-kickback and false claims laws.
Several types of state and federal laws, including anti-kickback and false claims statutes, have been applied to restrict certain marketing practices in the pharmaceutical industry in recent years. See Item 1Business(d) Narrative Description Of BusinessGovernment RegulationAnti-Kickback and False Claims Statutes for more information.
We endeavor to comply with the applicable fraud and abuse laws and to operate within related statutory exemptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting certain common activities from prosecution. However, the exemptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly, and practices that involve remuneration to individuals or entities in a position to prescribe, purchase, or recommend our products may be subject to scrutiny if they do not qualify for an exemption or safe harbor.
Violations of fraud and abuse laws may be punishable by civil and/or criminal sanctions, including substantial fines and civil monetary penalties, debarment from contracting with the government, as well as the possibility of exclusion from federal and state health care programs, including Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans Administration health programs. Furthermore, the laws applicable to us are broad in scope and are subject to evolving interpretations and permit governmental authorities to exercise significant discretion. Any determination by a governmental authority that we are not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business operations and financial results.
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The market price of our securities has been and may continue to be volatile.
The market prices of securities of companies engaged in pharmaceutical development and marketing activities historically have been highly volatile and the market price of our common stock has significantly declined. In addition, any or all of the following may have a significant impact on the market price of our common stock, among other factors: our ability to continue as a going concern; developments with respect to Makena® such as its market launch and future revenues; developments with respect to our compliance with our debt obligations; developments regarding our compliance with the consent decree and returning certain or many of our products to market, including loss of market share as a result of the suspension of shipments, and related costs; developments regarding the relevant parties compliance with the plea agreement, the Divestiture Agreement or the Settlement Agreement; the sale by Mr. M. Hermelin or the Hermelin family trusts of their ownership interests in the Company; developments regarding our ability to raise additional capital; our recent financing arrangements; developments regarding private and government litigation and governmental inquiries; our reporting of prices used by government agencies or third parties in setting reimbursement rates; the introduction by other companies of generic or competing products; the eligibility of our products for Medicaid, Medicare or other reimbursement; announcements by us or our competitors of technological innovations or new commercial products; delays in the development or approval of products; regulatory withdrawals of our products from the market; developments or disputes concerning patent or other proprietary rights; publicity regarding actual or potential medical results relating to products marketed by us or products under development; regulatory developments in both the U.S. and foreign countries; publicity regarding actual or potential acquisitions; public concern as to the safety of our drug technologies or products; financial condition and results which are different from securities analysts forecasts; economic and other external factors; and period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results.
Future sales of common stock could adversely affect the market price of our Class A or Class B Common Stock.
As of November 30, 2010, an aggregate of 3,287,481 shares of our Class A Common Stock and 20,000 shares of our Class B Common Stock were issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under our stock option plans, and an additional 2,650,970 shares of our Class A Common Stock and 1,316,550 shares of Class B Common Stock were reserved for the issuance of additional options and shares under these plans. In addition, as of November 30, 2010, 12,587,511 shares of Class A Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with our financing arrangements, 8,691,880 shares of Class A Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon conversion of $200.0 million principal amount of Notes, and 337,500 shares of our Class A Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon conversion of our outstanding 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. In the Settlement Agreement, Mr. M. Hermelin agreed to dispose of approximately 1.8 million shares which, if sold on the open market, could have an adverse effect on the trading price of our shares.
Future sales of our common stock and instruments convertible or exchangeable into our common stock and transactions involving equity derivatives relating to our common stock, or the perception that such sales or transactions could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. This could, in turn, have an adverse effect on the trading price of the Notes resulting from, among other things, a delay in the ability of holders to convert the Notes into our Class A Common Stock.
Our By-Laws require the unanimous approval by the members of the Board of certain acts or resolutions of the Board, which could limit our ability to issue equity securities or raise capital.
Section 13 of Article III of our By-Laws provides that the following acts or resolutions of the Board or any committee of the Board require approval by a unanimous affirmative vote or unanimous written consent of the members of the Board then in office (other than any directors who affirmatively recuse themselves prior to the vote):
| the approval of any agreement or contract, or the issuance of any security, which confers stockholder voting rights; |
| the increase in the number of the members of the Board, in accordance with Section 1 of Article III of the By-Laws, to a number which is in excess of eight (8); and |
| the approval of any contract, agreement or other document or instrument which contains any provision (1) which imposes a penalty, acceleration of debt, purchase obligation or other adverse effect upon the corporation resulting from the election or appointment of any individual to the Board or the removal of any member of the Board or (2) which restricts, limits or dilutes the right of the stockholders to elect or appoint any individual to the Board or to remove any member of the Board. |
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As a result, our ability to issue equity securities or to enter into agreements that include certain provisions related to a change of control may be limited, which could adversely affect our ability to raise capital and to meet our obligations as they become due.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware law may have anti-takeover effects.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of common stock in two classes, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder to one-twentieth of one vote on all matters to be voted upon by shareholders, while each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder to one full vote on each matter considered by the shareholders. In addition, our Board, with a unanimous vote, has the authority to issue additional shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of those shares without any further vote or action by the shareholders. The rights of the holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The existence of two classes of common stock with different voting rights and the ability of our Board to issue additional shares of preferred stock could make it more difficult for a third-party to acquire a majority of our voting stock. Other provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws also may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A Common Stock.
In addition, certain provisions of Delaware law applicable to our Company could also delay or make more difficult a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving our Company, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested shareholder (as defined in the statute) for a period of three years unless certain conditions are met. In addition, our senior management is entitled to certain payments upon a change in control and certain of the stock options we have granted provide for the acceleration of vesting in the event of a change in control of our company.
Our indemnification obligations and limitations of our director and officer liability insurance may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Under Delaware law, our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws and certain indemnification agreements to which we are a party, we have an obligation to indemnify, or we have otherwise agreed to indemnify, certain of our current and former directors, officers and associates with respect to current and future inquiries, investigations and litigation (see Note 16Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report). In connection with some of these pending matters, we are required to, or we have otherwise agreed to, advance, and have advanced, significant legal fees and related expenses to several of our current and former directors, officers and associates and expect to continue to do so while these matters are pending. Certain of these obligations may not be covered matters under our directors and officers liability insurance, or there may be insufficient coverage available. Further, in the event the directors, officers and associates are ultimately determined to not be entitled to indemnification, we may not be able to recover the amounts we previously advanced to them.
In addition, we have incurred significant expenses in connection with the pending inquiries, investigations and litigation. We maintain directors and officers liability insurance for non-indemnifiable securities claims and have met the retention limits under these policies with respect to these pending matters. We cannot provide any assurances that pending claims, or claims yet to arise, will not exceed the limits of our insurance policies, that such claims are covered by the terms of our insurance policies or that our insurance carrier will be able to cover our claims. Due to these insurance coverage limitations, we may incur significant unreimbursed costs to satisfy our indemnification and other obligations, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
If we do not meet the New York Stock Exchange continued listing requirements, our common stock may be delisted.
In order to maintain our listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), we must continue to meet the NYSE minimum share price listing rule, the minimum market capitalization rule and other continued listing criteria. If our common stock were delisted, it could (i) reduce the liquidity and market price of our common stock; (ii) negatively impact our ability to raise equity financing and access the public capital markets; and (iii) materially adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition. At certain points during calendar year 2010, the price and 30-day average price of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock failed to satisfy the quantitative listing standards of the NYSE. Even though the price and 30-day average price of our Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock have again begun satisfying the quantitative listing standards of the NYSE, including with respect to minimum share price and public float, we can provide no assurance that they will remain at such levels.
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Current global economic conditions may adversely affect our industry, business, financial position and results of operations.
The global economy is currently undergoing a period of unprecedented volatility, and the future economic environment may continue to be less favorable than that of recent years. This has led, and could further lead, to reduced consumer spending in the foreseeable future, and this may include spending on healthcare. While generic drugs present an attractive alternative to higher-priced branded products, our sales could be negatively impacted if patients forego obtaining healthcare. In addition, reduced consumer spending may drive us and our competitors to decrease prices. These conditions may adversely affect our industry, business, financial position and results of operations.
The restatement of our historical financial statements has consumed a significant amount of management time and may impact the price of our stock.
As described in Item 2 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements, we have restated our consolidated financial statements for the as of December 31, 2010, March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, and the fiscal year and interim periods then ended. The restatement process involved substantial time and resources from management and may continue to do so.
Further, many companies that have been required to restate their historical financial statements have experienced a decline in stock price.
The value of our warrants outstanding is subject to potentially material changes based on fluctuations in the price of our common stock.
In November 2010 and March 2011, we issued Warrants granting rights to purchase an aggregate of up to 20.1 million shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock. Each Warrant granted the right to purchase one share of the Companys Class A Common Stock at a price of $1.62 per share and expires in November 2015. These Warrants are described more fully in Note 12 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A.
We account for the Warrants as a derivative instrument. Changes in the fair value of the Warrants are presented separately as changes in warrant liability in the Companys consolidated statements of operations for each reporting period. We use the Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value of the Warrants. As a result, the valuation of this derivative instrument is subjective because the option-valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility and the probability of a future occurrence of a fundamental transaction. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate and, such impacts can, in turn, result in material non-cash charges or credits, and related impacts on earnings or loss per share, in our statements of operations.
Such fluctuations may significantly impact the market price of our outstanding common stock.
The non-standard anti-dilution provisions of the Warrants could increase the dilution experienced by our stockholders upon any future issuance of our common stock or common stock equivalents.
The Warrants issued by the Company contain a non-standard anti-dilution provision which requires us, upon the issuance of our common stock or common stock equivalents, to issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock to the Warrant holders so that the Warrant holders are not diluted in their percentage of ownership from when the Warrants were originally issued. As a result, the stockholders could experience an increase in the dilution of our Companys common stock if, in the, future the Company issues additional common stock or common stock equivalents.
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Item 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
Purchase of Equity Securities by the Company
The following table provides information about purchases we made of our common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2010:
Period | Total number of shares purchased |
Average price paid per share |
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs |
Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs |
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October 131, 2010 |
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November 130, 2010 |
229 | 10.95 | | | ||||||||||||
December 131, 2010 |
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Shares were purchased from employees upon their termination pursuant to the terms of our stock option plan.
Item 6. | EXHIBITS |
2.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 2, 2010 by and among Particle Dynamics International, LLC, Particle Dynamics, Inc., Drug Tech Corporation and KV Pharmaceutical Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 8, 2010 | |
3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through September 5, 2008, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, filed March 25, 2010. | |
3.2 | By-Laws, as amended through December 29, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 4, 2010. | |
10.1 | Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2011, by and among the Company, U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.1 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.2 | Stock Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2011, by and among the Company, U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.2 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.3 | Restated Stock Purchase Warrant No. W-1 dated November 17, 2010, to purchase up to 9,900,000 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock issued to U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.3 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.4 | Restated Stock Purchase Warrant No. W-2 dated November 30, 2010, to purchase up to 2,687,511 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock issued to U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.4 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.5 | Stock Purchase Warrant No. W-3 dated March 2, 2011, to purchase up to 7,450,899 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock issued to U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.5 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.6 | Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, by and among the Company, U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.6 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.7 | Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, by and among the Company, U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.7 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* | |
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* | |
32.2 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* |
* | Filed herewith |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
K-V PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | ||||
Date: December 8, 2011 |
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By: | /S/ GREGORY J. DIVIS | |||
Gregory J. Divis | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
Date: December 8, 2011 |
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By: | /S/ THOMAS S. MCHUGH | |||
Thomas S. McHugh | ||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
2.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 2, 2010 by and among Particle Dynamics International, LLC, Particle Dynamics, Inc., Drug Tech Corporation and KV Pharmaceutical Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 8, 2010. | |
3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through September 5, 2008, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, filed March 25, 2010. | |
3.2 | By-Laws, as amended through December 29, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 4, 2010. | |
10.1 | Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2011, by and among the Company, U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.1 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.2 | Stock Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2011, by and among the Company, U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.2 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.3 | Restated Stock Purchase Warrant No. W-1 dated November 17, 2010, to purchase up to 9,900,000 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock issued to U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.3 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.4 | Restated Stock Purchase Warrant No. W-2 dated November 30, 2010, to purchase up to 2,687,511 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock issued to U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.4 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.5 | Stock Purchase Warrant No. W-3 dated March 2, 2011, to purchase up to 7,450,899 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock issued to U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.5 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.6 | Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, by and among the Company, U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.6 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
10.7 | Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, by and among the Company, U.S. Healthcare I, L.L.C. and U.S. Healthcare II, L.L.C, incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.7 with our Report 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on March 10, 2011 | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* | |
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* | |
32.2 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* |
* | Filed herewith |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Gregory J. Divis, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of K-V Pharmaceutical Company; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: December 8, 2011
/s/ Gregory J. Divis |
Gregory J. Divis |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Thomas S. McHugh, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of K-V Pharmaceutical Company; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: December 8, 2011
/s/ Thomas S. McHugh |
Thomas S. McHugh |
Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of K-V Pharmaceutical Company (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report), I, Gregory J. Divis, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: December 8, 2011 | /s/ Gregory J. Divis | |
Gregory J. Divis | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as our exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and shall not be deemed to be considered filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of K-V Pharmaceutical Company (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report), I, Thomas S. McHugh, Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: December 8, 2011 | /s/ Thomas S. McHugh | |
Thomas S. McHugh | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as our exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and shall not be deemed to be considered filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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