10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10 - Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

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 1-10352

COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

Delaware	59-2758596
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
354 Eisenhower Parkway
Livingston, New Jersey	07039
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Company’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 994-3999

Indicate by check mark whether the Company (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 Company was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)     Yes  x    No  ¨

Number of shares of the Common Stock of Columbia Laboratories, Inc. issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2003: 39,659,381

PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

The following unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, omit or condense certain footnotes and other information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information for the interim periods reported have been made. Results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2003.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this document are forward looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, markets, products and prices, and other factors discussed elsewhere in this report.

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COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	September 30, 2003			December 31, 2002
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets-
Cash and cash equivalents	$	34,877,241		$	5,018,365
Accounts receivable, net		9,268,908			2,198,181
Inventories		2,451,628			2,325,210
Prepaid expenses		855,906			825,833
Loans receivable, related party		—			211,122
Total current assets		47,453,683			10,578,711
Property and equipment, net		1,671,994			872,435
Intangible assets, net		945,834			1,163,341
Other assets		139,244			151,820
TOTAL ASSETS	$	50,210,755		$	12,766,307
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Current liabilities-
Notes payable - current portion	$	—		$	586,667
Accounts payable		6,451,963			3,489,118
Accrued expenses		5,905,691			1,785,606
Total current liabilities		12,357,654			5,861,391
Notes payable - long-term		10,000,000			10,000,000
Deferred revenue		4,050,492			3,949,859
Other long-term liabilities		10,131,123			1,350,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES		36,539,269			21,161,250
Stockholders’ equity (deficiency)-
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized:
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, 130 and 1,130 shares issued and outstanding in 2003 and 2002, respectively		1			11
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, 3,500 and 3,750 shares issued and outstanding in 2003 and 2002		35			38
Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 authorized 39,579,203 and 35,453,722 shares issued and outstanding in 2003 and 2002, respectively		395,792			354,537
Capital in excess of par value		161,937,424			126,664,805
Accumulated deficit		(148,822,420	)		(135,497,195	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		160,654			82,861
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)		13,671,486			(8,394,943	)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)	$	50,210,755		$	12,766,307

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2003			2002			2003			2002
NET SALES	$	17,289,303		$	7,072,494		$	8,763,957		$	4,040,534
COST OF GOODS SOLD		6,838,074			3,769,402			3,023,359			1,916,372
Gross profit (loss)		10,451,229			3,303,092			5,740,598			2,124,162
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling and distribution		16,012,352			2,221,096			7,470,881			1,384,804
General and administrative		4,471,313			3,507,664			1,491,025			1,232,148
Research and development		2,198,883			3,457,346			608,885			1,139,717
Litigation settlement expense		—			3,960,000			—			—
Product recall costs		—			(449,489	)		—			—
Total operating expenses		22,682,548			12,696,617			9,570,791			3,756,669
Loss from operations		(12,231,319	)		(9,393,525	)		(3,830,193	)		(1,632,507	)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income		65,836			33,814			54,388			12,125
Interest expense		(1,242,750	)		(643,445	)		(517,535	)		(237,447	)
Other, net		83,008			(112,474	)		38,793			(21,360	)
		(1,093,906	)		(722,105	)		(424,354	)		(246,682	)
Net loss	$	(13,325,225	)	$	(10,115,630	)	$	(4,254,547	)	$	(1,879,189	)
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic and diluted	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.30	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.05	)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic and diluted		36,689,369			34,034,284			38,795,145			35,087,980

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2003			2002			2003			2002
NET LOSS	$	(13,325,225	)	$	(10,115,630	)	$	(4,254,547	)	$	(1,879,189	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation, net of tax		77,793			78,635			(2,657	)		27,913
Comprehensive loss	$	(13,247,432	)	$	(10,036,995	)	$	(4,257,204	)	$	(1,851,276	)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2003			2002
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(13,325,225	)	$	(10,115,630	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities-
Depreciation and amortization		431,241			455,365
Provision for doubtful accounts		80,350			—
Provision for returns and allowances		340,241			258,548
Writedown of inventories		227,760			81,029
Interest amortization of PharmaBio Development		670,384
Issuance of warrants for consulting services		96,152			—
Loss on disposal of fixed assets					6384
Changes in assets and liabilities-
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts receivable		(7,491,318	)		(3,942,367	)
Inventories		(354,178	)		(1,219,387	)
Prepaid expenses		(30,073	)		(803,719	)
Loans receivable, related parties		17,885			(8,276	)
Other assets		12,576			91,740
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable		2,962,845			1,142,038
Accrued expenses		1,166,440			802,562
Deferred revenue		100,633			—
Net cash used in operating activities		(15,094,287	)		(13,251,713	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment		(1,012,072	)		(771,785	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,012,072	)		(771,785	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net		28,817,455			11,962,067
Exercise of options and warrants		6,730,990			—
Issuance of note payable		—			3,960,000
Payment of note payable		(586,667	)		(2,713,334	)
Proceeds from PharmaBio Development		11,250,000			1,125,000
Payments to PharmaBio Development		(185,616	)		—
Dividends paid		(137,500	)		(140,625	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		45,888,662			14,193,108

(Continued)

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COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Continued)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2003		2002
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH		76,573		76,098
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		29,858,876		245,708
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning of period		5,018,365		4,060,836
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, End of period	$	34,877,241	$	4,306,544
CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Third party loan repaid with common stock	$	193,273	$	—

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The accounting policies followed for quarterly financial reporting are the same as those disclosed in Note (1) of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.

Prior-year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2003 presentations.

(2) INVENTORIES:

Inventories consist of the following:

	September 30, 2003		December 31, 2002
Finished goods	$	1,465,464	$	1,564,136
Raw materials		986,164		761,074
	$	2,451,628	$	2,325,210

(3) NOTES PAYABLE:

Notes payable consist of:

	September 30, 2003		December 31, 2002
7.125% convertible subordinated note payable - due March 2005	$	10,000,000	$	10,000,000
9.00% note payable - payable in monthly installments (a)		—		586,667
		10,000,000		10,586,667
Less: current portion		—		(586,667	)
	$	10,000,000	$	10,000,000

(a) Promissory note payable in the original amount of $3,960,000 with interest on the unpaid balance at the fixed rate of 9% per annum. Principal and interest was to be paid in equal monthly installments of $220,000 of principal plus accrued interest commencing June 15, 2002. Pursuant to the note, the Company was obligated to pay down the note by an amount equal to one-third of the proceeds from the sale by the Company of its equity securities. In addition to the monthly payments, the Company paid $1,833,333 in August 2002 (one-third of the $5,500,000 raised by the Company through the sale of its common stock on July 31, 2002). The payment was applied in reverse order of payments due. At September 30, 2003, the note has been fully paid.

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(4) SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in one line of business, the development and sale of pharmaceutical products, medical devices and cosmetics. The following table shows selected unaudited information by geographic area:

	Net Sales		Loss from Operations			Identifiable Assets
As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2003-
United States	$	11,326,663	$	(12,562,996	)	$	40,634,780
Europe		5,962,640		331,677			9,575,975
	$	17,289,303	$	(12,231,319	)	$	50,210,755
As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2002-
United States	$	4,931,670	$	(2,977,387	)	$	8,493,699
Europe		2,140,824		(6,416,138	)		6,167,037
	$	7,072,494	$	(9,393,525	)	$	14,660,736
As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2003-
United States	$	6,699,117	$	(3,559,043	)
Europe		2,064,840		(271,150	)
	$	8,763,957	$	(3,830,193	)
As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2002-
United States	$	3,011,987	$	(1,150,851	)
Europe		1,028,547		(481,656	)
	$	4,040,534	$	(1,632,507	)

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(5) LOSS PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE:

The calculation of basic and diluted loss per common and common equivalent share is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2003			2002			2003			2002
Net loss	$	(13,325,225	)	$	(10,115,630	)	$	(4,254,547	)	$	(1,879,189	)
Less: Preferred stock dividends		(137,500	)		(140,625	)		(43,750	)		(46,875	)
Net loss applicable to common stock	$	(13,462,725	)	$	(10,256,255	)	$	(4,298,297	)	$	(1,926,064	)
Basic and diluted:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		36,689,369			34,034,284			38,795,145			35,087,980
Basic and diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.30	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.05	)

(6) LEGAL PROCEEDINGS:

In August 2001, Ares Trading S.A. (“Serono”) filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York (the “Action”) naming the Company as defendant. The Action set forth claims for an alleged breach of contract for failure to supply Crinone^® in accordance with the supply agreement between the parties. In November 2001, the Company filed counterclaims against Serono. In June 2002, the Company reached a settlement with Serono. The companies agreed to release all claims against each other. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company sublicensed rights to market a second brand of its 8% and 4% progesterone gel products under the trade name “Prochieve ^™” to a defined audience of obstetricians, gynecologists and primary care physicians in the United States. As part of the settlement, Columbia gave Ares a note for $3.96 million, which has been fully paid, to cover out of pocket costs resulting from the recall.

Other claims and lawsuits have been filed against the Company. Although the results of pending litigation are always uncertain, the Company does not believe the results of any such actions, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operation. Additionally, the Company believes that it has adequate reserves or adequate insurance coverage for any unfavorable outcome resulting from these actions.

(7) PRODUCT RECALL:

On April 5, 2001, the Company announced that it had requested its licensee, Serono, to voluntarily recall a number of batches of Crinone. The Company estimated that the direct out-of-pocket costs related to the recall would cost approximately $1.5 million, which was recorded in the first quarter of 2001. As a result of the settlement of the litigation described in Note 6, the Company’s original estimate of the expenses necessary to complete the product recall exceeded the actual expense by approximately $449,000. This amount is shown as a reduction in 2002 Operating Expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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(8) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

During 1993, the Company loaned an individual, who was an officer, director and stockholder of the Company, an aggregate of $110,350. These notes, which bore interest at 10% per annum and which were due on or before December 7, 1997, were subsequently extended through December 7, 1999. On June 30, 2003, the notes and accrued interest totaling $216,639 were paid in full by transferring to the Company, Columbia stock valued at $193,237 and $23,402 in cash.

(9) AGREEMENTS WITH QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.:

On July 31, 2002, the Company and Quintiles Transnational Corp. (“Quintiles”) entered into an agreement to commercialize the Company’s portfolio of women’s healthcare products in the United States. Under the terms of this agreement, Quintiles’ commercialization unit, Innovex, will provide a dedicated team of 55 sales representatives on a three-year, fee-for-service basis, to commercialize the Company’s women’s healthcare products. The costs of the sales representatives are included in selling and distribution expenses. In a second agreement dated July 31, 2002, Quintiles’ strategic investment group, PharmaBio Development, agreed to pay $4.5 million, to be paid in four equal quarterly installments commencing in the third quarter 2002 for the right to receive a 5% royalty on the net sales of the Company’s women’s healthcare products in the United States for five years beginning in the first quarter of 2003. The royalty payments are subject to minimum ($8 million) and maximum ($12 million) amounts and because the minimum amount exceeds $4.5 million, the Company has recorded the amounts received through December 31, 2002 and September 30, 2003, as liabilities. The excess of the minimum ($8 million) to be paid by the Company over the $4.5 million received by the Company is being recognized as interest expense over the five-year term of the agreement, assuming an interest rate of 12.51%. $352,038 and $141,896 respectively, was recorded as interest expense for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 2003. As of December 31, 2002 and September 30, 2003, $900,000 and $1,154,185, respectively, are recorded as current liabilities and included in accrued expenses and $1,350,000 and $3,512,237, respectively, are recorded as other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On March 5, 2003, the Company and Quintiles announced an agreement to commercialize Columbia’s Striant^™ testosterone buccal bioadhesive product in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Quintiles’ commercialization unit, Innovex, will provide a dedicated team of approximately 75 sales representatives for two-and-a-half years. The costs of the sales representatives will be included in selling and distribution expenses. Quintiles’ strategic investment group, PharmaBio Development, also agreed to pay $15 million to Columbia over a 15-month period commencing with the signing of the agreement. In return, Quintiles will receive a 9% royalty on net sales of Striant in the United States up to agreed annual sales revenues, and a 4.5% royalty of net sales above those levels. The royalty term is seven years. Royalty payments will commence with the launch of Striant and are subject to minimum ($30 million) and maximum ($55 million) amounts. Because the minimum amount exceeds the $15 million to be received, the Company has recorded the amounts received through September 30, 2003, as liabilities. The excess of the minimum ($30 million) to be paid by the Company over the $15 million to be received by the Company is being recognized as interest expense over the seven-year term of the agreement, assuming an interest rate of 10.67%. $318,346 and $186,798, respectively, was recorded as interest expense for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 2003. The Company has received $9.0 million through September 30, 2003 and $2,699,460 is recorded as a current liability and included in accrued expenses and $6,618,886 is recorded as a long-term liability in the accompanying condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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(10) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION:

The Company has elected to apply APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations in accounting for its stock options and has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. If the Company had elected to recognize compensation cost based on the fair value of the options granted at the grant date as prescribed by SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net loss and net loss per common share for the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 would have been as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2003			2002			2003			2002
Net loss, as reported	$	(13,325,225	)	$	(10,115,630	)	$	(4,254,547	)	$	(1,879,189	)
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards		(1,495,679	)		(1,875,799	)		(524,223	)		(639,458	)
Pro forma net loss	$	(14,820,904	)	$	(11,991,429	)	$	(4,778,770	)	$	(2,518,647	)
Loss per share - basic and diluted
As reported	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.30	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.05	)
Pro forma	$	(0.41	)	$	(0.35	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.07	)

(11): CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

On July 23, 2003, the Company sold 2,244,783 shares of its common stock to a group of institutional investors at a price of $11.70 per share. The price per share represented a negotiated discount to the market price and gross proceeds amounted to $26,263,961.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations

Forward-Looking Information

The Company and its representatives from time to time make written or verbal forward looking statements, including statements contained in this and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Company’s reports to stockholders, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, without limitation, the Company’s expectations regarding sales, earnings or other future financial performance and liquidity, product introductions, entry into new geographic regions and general optimism about future operations or operating results. Some of these statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “prospects,” “outlook,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “expects” or “plans,” or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or by discussion of trends and conditions, strategy or risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from its expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, without limitation: (i) the successful marketing of products by the Company and its licensees; (ii) increased competitive activity from companies in the pharmaceutical industry, some of which have greater resources than the Company; (iii) social, political and economic risks to the Company’s foreign operations, including changes in foreign investment and trade policies and regulations of the host countries and of the United States; (iv) changes in the laws, regulations and policies, including changes in accounting standards, that affect, or will affect, the Company in the United States and abroad; (v) foreign currency fluctuations affecting the relative prices at which the Company and foreign competitors sell their products in the same market; (vi) failure to develop the Company’s products or delay in development of the Company’s products and (vii) the timely completion of studies and approvals by the FDA and other regulatory agencies. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on behalf of the Company are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements in this Quarterly Report. Readers are advised to consult any further disclosures the Company may make on related subjects in subsequent 10-Q, 8-K, and 10-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company has identified the policies below as critical to its business operations and the understanding of its results of operations. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements included in Item 14 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K, beginning on page F-11. Note that the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from those estimates.

Revenue recognition. The Company’s revenue recognition is significant because revenue is a key component of the Company’s results of operations. In addition, revenue recognition determines the timing of certain expenses, such as commissions and royalties. Revenue results are difficult to predict, and any shortfall in revenue or delay in recognizing revenue could cause operating results to vary significantly from quarter to quarter. Revenues from the sale of products are recorded at the time goods are shipped to customers. Provisions for returns, rebates and other allowances are estimated based on a percentage of sales and are recorded in the same period the related sales are recognized. Royalties and additional monies owed to the Company based on the strategic alliance partners sales are recorded as revenue as sales are made by the strategic alliance partners. License fees are recognized in net sales over the term of the license.

Impairment of intangible assets. The Company periodically evaluates its intangible assets for potential impairment indicators. Judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on legal factors, market condition and operational performance. Future events could cause the Company to conclude that impairment factors exist and that certain intangible assets are impaired. Any resulting impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on results of operations.

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Accounting For PharmaBio Development Agreements. On July 31, 2002, Quintiles Transnational Corp. strategic investment group, PharmaBio Development, agreed to pay $4.5 million, to be paid in four equal quarterly installments commencing in the third quarter 2002 for the right to receive a 5% royalty on the net sales of the Company’s women’s healthcare products in the United States for five years beginning in the first quarter of 2003. The royalty payments are subject to minimum ($8 million) and maximum ($12 million) amounts and because the minimum amount exceeds $4.5 million, the Company has recorded the amounts received through December 31, 2002 and September 30, 2003, as liabilities. The excess of the minimum ($8 million) to be paid by the Company over the $4.5 million received by the Company is being recognized as interest expense over the five-year term of the agreement, assuming an interest rate of 12.51%. $352,038 and $141,896 respectively, was recorded as interest expense for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 2003. As of December 31, 2002 and September 30, 2003, $900,000 and $1,154,185, respectively, are recorded as current liabilities and included in accrued expenses and $1,350,000 and $3,512,237, respectively, are recorded as other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On March 5, 2003, PharmaBio Development, also agreed to pay $15 million to Columbia over a 15-month period commencing with the signing of the agreement. In return, Quintiles will receive a 9% royalty on net sales of Striant in the United States up to agreed annual sales revenues, and a 4.5% royalty of net sales above those levels. The royalty term is seven years. Royalty payments will commence with the launch of Striant and are subject to minimum ($30 million) and maximum ($55 million) amounts. Because the minimum amount exceeds the $15 million to be received, the Company has recorded the amounts received through September 30, 2003, as liabilities. The excess of the minimum ($30 million) to be paid by the Company over the $15 million to be received by the Company is being recognized as interest expense over the seven-year term of the agreement, assuming an interest rate of 10.67%. $318,346 and $186,798, respectively, was recorded as interest expense for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 2003. The Company has received $9.0 million through September 30, 2003 and $2,699,460 is recorded as a current liability and included in accrued expenses and $6,618,886 is recorded as a long-term liability in the accompanying condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The accounting treatment for these agreements has been included in this section because of their significance to the Company.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents increased from $5,018,365 at December 31, 2002 to $34,877,241 at September 30, 2003. During the period, the Company used $15,094,287 for operating activities. During the period, the Company spent $1,012,072 for property and equipment and paid off $586,667 of the note payable to Serono. The Company also paid $137,500 for dividends to holders of its Series C preferred stock and $185,616 for royalties payable to PharmaBio Development. On July 23, 2003, the Company sold 2,244,783 shares of its common stock to a group of institutional investors at a price of $11.70 per share. The price per share represented a negotiated discount to the market price and gross proceeds amounted to $26,263,961. On May 9, 2002, the Company sold 510,204 shares (at $4.90 per share), of its Common Stock to Biotech Value Plus Ltd. The price represented a negotiated discount to the market price and gross proceeds were $2,500,000. The Company received $11,250,000 from PharmaBio Development pursuant to two agreements involving future paybacks based on U.S. sales of the Company’s products. A total of $6,000,000 in two equal installments will be received from PharmaBio by the Company over the fourth quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004. The Company also received $6,730,990 from the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants.

Effective as of February 6, 2001, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Acqua Wellington to sell up to $16.5 million of the Common Stock, under the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and the related Prospectus Supplement dated February 6, 2001 and amended on April 13, 2001. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company may, from time to time over the term of the Purchase Agreement and at its sole discretion, issue and sell to Acqua Wellington up to $16.5 million of the Common Stock, subject to certain conditions, at a price per share based on the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock over a certain period of time less a discount ranging from 5% to 7%. In addition, during the period in which the Company elects to issue and sell shares of the Common Stock to Acqua Wellington, the Company may also, at its sole discretion, grant Acqua Wellington a call option at the same discount for the applicable period to purchase additional shares of the Common Stock up to the applicable amount being sold by the Company in such period, subject to the overall limit of $16.5 million described above. The Company issued and sold $6.5 million and $1.0 million of its Common Stock to Acqua Wellington in 2002 and 2001, respectively. The Company and Acqua Wellington have agreed to extend the term of the Agreement until February 6, 2005. All other terms remain the same. At November 1, 2003, $9 million may be sold under the Agreement subject to the registration statement relating to the amendment becoming effective.

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In connection with the 1989 purchase of the assets of Bio-Mimetics, Inc., which assets consisted of the patents underlying the Company’s Bioadhesive Delivery System, other patent applications and related technology, the Company pays Bio-Mimetics, Inc. a royalty equal to two percent of the net sales of products based on the Bioadhesive Delivery System, to an aggregate of $7.5 million. The Company is required to prepay a portion of the remaining royalty obligation, in cash or stock at the option of the Company, if certain conditions are met. Through September 30, 2003, the Company has paid approximately $2.5 million in royalty payments.

As of September 30, 2003, the Company has outstanding exercisable options and warrants that, if exercised, would result in approximately $48.5 million of additional capital. However, there can be no assurance that any options or warrants will be exercised.

The Company anticipates it will spend approximately $1,200,000 on property and equipment in 2003.

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets include deferred tax assets of approximately $29 and $23 million, respectively, (comprised primarily of a net operating loss carryforward) for which a valuation allowance has been recorded since the realizability of the deferred tax assets are not determinable.

Results of Operations - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002

Net sales increased by approximately $10,217,000 from approximately $7,072,000 in 2002 to approximately $17,289,000 in 2003. Sales of products to wholesalers and chain drugstores were $7,440,000 in 2003 versus $3,008,000 in 2002. Sales to the Company’s marketing partners were $8,531,000 in 2003 versus $3,415,000 in 2002. Total licensing fee income, product development fee income and royalty income was $1,318,000 in 2003 versus $649,000 in 2002.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 60% in 2003 as compared to 47% in 2002. The 60% gross profit percentage in 2003 was the result of the reintroduction of Crinone^® in the second quarter of 2002 and the launches of Prochieve^® 8% in the third quarter of 2002, RepHresh^® in the fourth quarter of 2002, Prochieve^® 4% in the first quarter of 2003 and Striant^™ in the third quarter of 2003. The cost of goods sold for the Prochieve^® products includes a 30% royalty to Serono on net sales. Under the Replens^® Purchase and License Agreement dated April 18, 2000, between the Company and Lil’ Drug Store Products, Inc., the selling price for Replens^® to Lil’ Drug Store Products is equal to the Company’s cost of goods and the Company receives a royalty on sales by Lil’ Drug Store Products. The 47% gross profit percentage in 2002 resulted from the reduced sales caused by the Crinone^® recall and the inability to reduce fixed manufacturing costs.

Selling and distribution expenses increased approximately $13,791,000 in 2003, from approximately $2,221,000 in 2002 to approximately $16,012,000 in 2003. The commencement of sales of Prochieve^® 8% to trade customers by the Company and the promotion of this product and Advantage-S^® to physicians, in September 2002, and the subsequent introduction of Prochieve^® 4%, RepHresh^® and Striant^™ in 2003 accounted for the 2003 increase. Included in the 2003 expenses were sales force costs of approximately $8,431,000, product marketing expenses of approximately $5,181,000 and salary costs of approximately $971,000. Expenses in 2002 included approximately $250,000 in sales force costs, approximately $563,000 in product marketing expenses and approximately $207,000 in salary costs.

General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $964,000 in 2003 to approximately $4,471,000 in 2003 compared to approximately $3,507,000 in 2002. The higher costs in 2003 were the result of increases in insurance premiums ($337,000), patent and other legal fees ($196,000) and the hiring of additional administrative personnel subsequent to the third quarter of 2002 ($246,000).

Research and development expense decreased in 2003 by approximately $1,258,000 from approximately $3,457,000 in 2002 to approximately $2,199,000 in 2003. The decrease is primarily related to the costs associated with the Company’s Phase III trials for its male testosterone product which started to conclude in the 2002 first quarter.

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Litigation settlement expense in 2002 represents the amount the Company agreed to pay Ares Trading S.A. to settle the litigation that followed the recall of Crinone in April 2001.

Product recall costs in 2002 represents the reversal of the unused estimate of the Company’s direct out-of-pocket costs related to the voluntary recall of Crinone, which was accrued in the first quarter of 2001.

Interest expense increased by approximately $600,000 from approximately $643,000 in 2002 to approximately $1,243,000 in 2003, primarily as a result of expensing as interest, the difference between the minimum amounts to be paid to PharmaBio Development and the amounts to be received. Interest expense related to the convertible subordinated note payable, totaled approximately $534,000 in 2003 and 2002.

As a result, the net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 was $13,325,225 or $(.37) per common share as compared to the net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 of $10,115,630 or $(.30) per common share.

Results of Operations - Three Months Ended September 30, 2003 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2002

Net sales increased by approximately $4,723,000 from approximately $4,041,000 in 2002 to approximately $8,764,000 in 2003. Sales of products to wholesalers and chain drugstores were $5,076,000 in 2003 versus $2,752,000 in 2002. Sales to the Company’s marketing partners were $3,214,000 in 2003 versus $1,048,000 in 2002. Total licensing fee income, product development fee income and royalty income was $474,000 in 2003 versus $241,000 in 2002.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 66% in 2003 as compared to 53% in 2002. The 66% gross profit percentage in 2003 was the result of the reintroduction of Crinone^® in the second quarter of 2002 and the launches of Prochieve^® 8% in the third quarter of 2002, RepHresh^® in the fourth quarter of 2002, Prochieve^® 4% in the first quarter of 2003 and Striant^™ in the third quarter of 2003. The cost of goods sold for the Prochieve^® products includes a 30% royalty to Serono on net sales. Under the Replens^® Purchase and License Agreement dated April 18, 2000, between the Company and Lil’ Drug Store Products, Inc., the selling price for Replens^® to Lil’ Drug Store Products is equal to the Company’s cost of goods and the Company receives a royalty on sales by Lil’ Drug Store Products.

Selling and distribution expenses increased approximately $6,086,000 in 2003, from approximately $1,385,000 in 2002 to approximately $7,471,000 in 2003. The commencement of sales of Prochieve^® 8% to trade customers by the Company and the promotion of this product and Advantage-S^® to physicians, in September 2002, and the subsequent introduction of Prochieve^® 4%, RepHresh^® and Striant^™ in 2003 accounted for the 2003 increase. Included in the 2003 expenses were sales force costs of approximately $4,398,000, product marketing expenses of approximately $1,982,000 and salary costs of approximately $443,000. Expenses in 2002 included approximately $250,000 in sales force costs, approximately $563,000 in product marketing expenses and approximately $100,000 in salary costs.

General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $259,000 in 2003 to approximately $1,491,000 in 2003 compared to approximately $1,232,000 in 2002. The higher costs in 2003 were the result of increases in insurance premiums ($110,000), patent and other legal fees ($21,000) and the hiring of additional administrative personnel subsequent to the third quarter of 2002 ($37,000).

Research and development expense decreased in 2003 by approximately $531,000 from approximately $1,140,000 in 2002 to $609,000 in 2003. The decrease is primarily related to the costs associated with the Company’s Phase III trials for its male testosterone product which started to conclude in the 2002 first quarter.

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Interest expense increased by approximately $280,000 from approximately $237,000 in 2002 to approximately $517,000 in 2003, primarily as a result of expensing as interest, the difference between the minimum amounts to be paid to PharmaBio Development and the amounts to be received. Interest expense related to the convertible subordinated note payable, totaled approximately $178,000 in 2003 and 2002.

As a result, the net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2003 was $4,254,547 or $(.11) per common share as compared to the net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2002 of $1,879,189 or $(.15) per common share.

Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company does not believe that it has material exposure to market rate risk. The Company has only a fixed rate debt obligation that comes due in 2005. The Company may, however, require additional financing to fund future obligations and no assurance can be given that the terms of future sources of financing will not expose the Company to material market risk.

Item 4. Disclosure Controls And Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the Company has carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Claims and lawsuits have been filed against the Company. Although the results of pending litigation are always uncertain, the Company does not believe the results of any such actions, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operation. Additionally, the Company believes that it has adequate reserves or adequate insurance coverage for any unfavorable outcome resulting from these actions.

Item 2. Changes in Securities

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

A. Exhibits

31.1	—	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Company
31.2	—	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Company
32.1	—	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
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.

B. Reports on Form 8-K

On July 25, 2003, the Company filed a form 8-K in which it reported the sale of 2,244,783 shares of its common stock at a price of $11.70 to a group of institutional investors.

On August 7, 2003, the Company filed a form 8-K in reported the issuance of a press release setting forth the Company’s second-quarter and six-month results of operations for 2003.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC.

/S/ DAVID L. WEINBERG

DAVID L. WEINBERG, Vice President-

Finance and Chief Financial Officer

DATE: November 14, 2003

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Fred Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Columbia Laboratories, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly 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 quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 14, 2003

/s/ Fred Wilkinson

Fred Wilkinson

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, David L. Weinberg, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Columbia Laboratories, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly 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 quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 14, 2003

/s/ David L. Weinberg

David L. Weinberg

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

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 Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Fred Wilkinson, 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 the best of 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 result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Fred Wilkinson

Fred Wilkinson

Chief Executive Officer

November 14, 2003

EX-32.2

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 Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David L. Weinberg, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of 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 result of operations of the Company.

/s/ David L. Weinberg

David L. Weinberg

Chief Financial Officer

November 14, 2003