-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Anj0nZp+qJDmXHjjCYtzIHRlKiy5cFmdZUX2xYanbxunhcNRaC1oNfiWFic8CbQ2 VI7cn8UtmSWorJzGEE+NDg== 0001104659-02-004184.txt : 20020814 0001104659-02-004184.hdr.sgml : 20020814 20020814181356 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-02-004184 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ENCHIRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895677 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 043078857 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21130 FILM NUMBER: 02738264 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4200 RESEARACH FOREST DR CITY: THE WOODLANDS STATE: TX ZIP: 77381 BUSINESS PHONE: 2813646142 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4200 RESEARCH FOREST DR CITY: THE WOODLANDS STATE: TX ZIP: 77381 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENERGY BIOSYSTEMS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940204 10-Q 1 j4475_10q.htm 10-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

o 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: 0-21130

 

 

Enchira Biotechnology Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

04-3078857

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

4200 Research Forest Drive

 

 

The Woodlands, Texas

 

77381

(address of principal executive offices)

 

(zip code)

 

 

 

281-419-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

                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  ý  No  o

 

 

                As of August 1, 2002, there were outstanding 15,310,771 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the registrant.

 

 

 



 

ENCHIRA BIOTECHNOLOGY COPORATION

 

 

Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2002

 

INDEX

 

 

 

Factors Affecting Forward-Looking Statements

 

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2002 (Unaudited)

 

and December 31, 2001

 

 

 

Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months

 

Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial

 

Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

 

Item 4.

Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

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FACTORS AFFECTING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, expected, estimated or projected.  These include risks and uncertainties associated with the substantial doubt for the Company’s ability to continue operations as a going concern, the Company’s ability to sell its assets for sufficient value to wind up its affairs and to satisfy its creditors (not including the liquidation preference payable to holders of Series B Preferred Stock upon a liquidation of the Company)  and other risks and uncertainties, including those related to the Company’s technology, described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  For additional discussion of such risks, uncertainties and assumptions (“Cautionary Statements”), see “Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources” included elsewhere in this report and “Item 1.  Business - Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (“2001 Form 10-K”).

 

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Part I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

                The following unaudited financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2001 Form 10-K.

 

                The information presented in the accompanying financial statements is unaudited, but in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly such information.

 

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ENCHIRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

June 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

218,178

 

$

3,031,806

 

Short-term investments

 

 

775,941

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

66,294

 

221,833

 

Total current assets

 

284,472

 

4,029,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net

 

254,029

 

373,279

 

Intangible and other assets, net

 

251,679

 

814,716

 

Total assets

 

$

790,180

 

$

5,217,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

129,912

 

$

589,372

 

Capital lease, short-term

 

14,367

 

13,644

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

180,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

144,279

 

783,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease, long-term

 

35,165

 

43,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value

 

 

 

 

 

(liquidation value $3,831,636; 760,000 shares,

 

 

 

 

 

authorized, 51,200 and 94,700 shares

 

 

 

 

 

respectively, issued and outstanding)

 

3,831,636

 

6,398,799

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value (30,000,000 shares

 

 

 

 

 

authorized, 14,230,771 and 9,763,320 shares,

 

 

 

 

 

respectively, issued and outstanding)

 

153,108

 

108,433

 

Treasury stock, 1,080,000 shares, at cost

 

(21,600

)

(21,600

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

91,858,713

 

89,191,974

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(95,211,121

)

(91,286,217

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

610,736

 

4,391,389

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

790,180

 

$

5,217,575

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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ENCHIRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored research and licensing revenues

 

$

 

$

273,965

 

$

180,000

 

$

530,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

1,701,169

 

856,998

 

2,635,567

 

1,915,236

 

General and administrative

 

840,475

 

1,016,807

 

1,372,886

 

1,984,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

2,541,644

 

1,873,805

 

4,008,453

 

3,899,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and investment income

 

8,827

 

126,401

 

20,847

 

175,935

 

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

 

26,952

 

 

26,952

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(2,505,865

)

$

(1,473,439

)

$

(3,780,654

)

$

(3,193,310

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share — basic and diluted

 

$

(0.17

)

$

(0.21

)

$

(0.29

)

$

(0.46

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing net loss per common share — basic and diluted

 

15,310,771

 

9,269,029

 

13,928,678

 

9,174,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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ENCHIRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,780,654

)

$

(3,193,310

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

 

 

 

 

 

used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

123,185

 

165,190

 

Issuance of common stock for services

 

 

50,000

 

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

 

(26,952

)

 

Write-off of patent costs to net realizable value

 

560,188

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other

 

 

 

 

 

current assets

 

155,539

 

311,456

 

Decrease in other intangible assets

 

64

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued

 

 

 

 

 

liabilities

 

(459,461

)

21,250

 

Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue

 

(180,000

)

83,333

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(3,608,091

)

(2,562,081

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(2,653

)

(21,620

)

Patent expenditures

 

(15,214

)

(61,740

)

Sales of fixed assets

 

43,670

 

 

Net sale of investments held to maturity

 

775,941

 

4,471,572

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

801,744

 

4,388,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on capital lease obligations

 

(7,281

)

(6,567

)

Payments on notes payable, net

 

 

(199,007

)

Proceeds from exercise of common stock and warrants

 

 

4,073

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(7,281

)

(201,501

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH

 

 

 

 

 

EQUIVALENTS

 

(2,813,628

)

1,624,630

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF

 

 

 

 

 

PERIOD

 

3,031,806

 

7,524,191

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

 

$

218,178

 

$

9,148,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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ENCHIRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

June 30, 2002

 

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Enchira Biotechnology Corporation (“Enchira” or the “Company”), formerly Energy BioSystems Corporation, was incorporated in the State of Delaware on December 20, 1989, and commenced operations in January 1990.

 

On May 7, 2002, the Company announced that it had engaged Howard Frazier Barker Elliot, an investment banking and advisory firm located in Houston, Texas, to assist in redeployment of its assets and that it had significantly reduced its expenditures by paring headcount to the minimum necessary to undertake a redeployment of the Company’s assets.  The Company is currently seeking to sell the entire Company or its assets, which consist primarily of tangible fixed assets and opportunities to license or sell its patent portfolio to third parties for the further development and commercialization of its therapeutic proteins and biodesulfurization (“BDS”) technologies.  As a result, the Company released all but five of its employees and reached settlements with Peter Policastro, its former President and Chief Executive Officer, and David Carpi, its former Vice President, Business Development, for termination of their employment agreements.  Paul G. Brown, III, who had served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, was named President following such reduction.  The Company paid as severance to all of the terminated employees and officers an aggregate of $519,697, including lump sum payments of $160,915 and $107,665 to Dr. Policastro and Mr. Carpi, respectively.  These amounts were in settlement of all amounts owing to such individuals under their existing employment agreements and represented approximately half the agreed upon severance if employment was terminated for something other than cause of the total amount owed to them.  In addition, the Company paid an aggregate of $155,000 in retention payments to the remaining employees.

 

The Company received a letter from Nasdaq on August 14, 2002 informing the Company that it failed to meet certain of Nasdaq’s maintenance requirements for inclusion on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market (the “SmallCap Market”), including the minimum value of publicly held shares and the minimum bid price requirements for the prior 90 days and that, as a result, the Company is being delisted from the SmallCap Market on August 22, 2002.  The Company anticipates requesting a hearing to appeal this delisting letter, which would act to stay the delisting until the hearing is held.  There is a substantial probability that the Company will be delisted after such hearing unless the Company completes a financing or other transaction which results in the Company coming into compliance with such requirements.

 

        In the event that the Company’s common stock is delisted from Nasdaq altogether, trading in its common stock would thereafter be conducted in the over-the-counter markets in the so-called “pink sheets” or the NASD’s “Electronic Bulletin Board.”  Consequently, the liquidity of the Company’s common stock could be impaired, not only in the number of shares which could be bought and sold, but also through delays in the timing of the transactions, reductions in security analysts’ and the news media’s coverage of the Company, and lower prices for the Company’s common stock than it might otherwise attain.  In the event there is a substantial reduction or elimination of a public market for the Company’s common stock as a result of its delisting, the Company may be required to redeem the remaining outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock in cash, at which time the Company’s preferred stock would be reclassified as a liability of the Company.  The Company does not have sufficient cash for such redemption absent

 

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ENCHIRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

a financing and may have to cease operations and/or seek legal protection from its creditors in bankruptcy.

 

See Note 2. Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in these Notes to Financial Statements for a discussion of the effects on the Company’s business of its outstanding Series B Preferred Stock.

 

Enchira has devoted substantially all of its efforts to research and development.  There have been no revenues from operations other than sponsored research revenues and one site license fee of Enchira’s BDS technology in 1998 and there is no assurance of future revenues.  During the first six months of 2002, Enchira used $3,608,091 in cash for operating activities.  As of June 30, 2002, Enchira had $218,178 in cash and $179,444 in liabilities.  The Company has incurred cumulative net losses since inception and is seeking to sell all its remaining assets and is likely to cease operations in the third quarter of this year.  Please refer to “Part II — Item 5.  Other Matters” in this Form 10-Q for a description of the Company’s intentions with respect to these matters.  Enchira has an accumulated deficit since inception of approximately $95.2 million and expects that its existing financial resources will fund operations only through cessation of operations.

 

The Company’s property and equipment and intangible and other assets are unique to the proprietary technology and processes that Enchira has developed.  Realization of the Company’s investments in these assets is dependent upon the successful sale or licensing of intellectual properties.  All of the Company’s remaining fixed and intangible assets has been written down to their estimated realizable value.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2001 Form 10-K.

 

Note 2.  Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

Under the terms of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, the Company was required to redeem all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a price of $50 per share on February 26, 2002.  Additionally, at the time of redemption, the Company was also required to pay any accumulated but unpaid dividends on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock being redeemed.   At that time, the Company elected to redeem all shares of Series B Preferred Stock with shares of its common stock.  Under the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Company is required to provide a firm commitment underwriting of the shares of its common stock being issued in connection with the redemption or the holder of Series B Preferred Stock may elect to waive this requirement in the event the Company is unable to timely provide a firm commitment underwriting.  As a result, the Company has completed the redemption of 41,100 shares of Series B Preferred Stock from one holder who waived this requirement, which resulted in the issuance of 3,425,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for the redemption and an additional 1,024,075 shares of the Company’s common stock in payment of accumulated dividends on the shares.  The Company has an additional 51,200 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding.  If these shares were redeemed with shares of the Company’s common stock at the closing price in effect on July 25, 2002, the Company would be required to issue 36,571,428 shares of its common stock for the redemption and an additional 18,166,228 shares of its common stock in payment of accumulated but unpaid dividends.  The number of shares of common stock issuable upon such redemption is based on the 10-day average of the closing prices of the Company’s

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ENCHIRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

common stock at the time of redemption.  As stated earlier, Enchira may be required to redeem its 51,200 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, which remain outstanding at July 25, 2002, for approximately $3.8 million in cash including accumulated dividends should the events occur as descried in Note 1 above.  The Company does not have sufficient cash to pay such amounts, absent a financing raising at least the amount of capital necessary to pay this obligation, and may have to cease operations and/or seek legal protection from its creditors in bankruptcy.

 

Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are cumulative from February 27, 1997, and are payable, at the Company’s election, in cash or common stock of the Company, or a combination thereof, at an annual rate equal to (i) $4.00 per share to the extent the dividend is paid in cash and (ii) $4.50 per share to the extent the dividend is paid in common stock.  The Company has not declared a dividend payment since November 1998, and since that date, has not paid dividends on Series B Preferred Stock except on conversion of Series B Preferred Stock to common stock or upon redemption thereof.  As of July 25, 2002, Enchira has paid cumulative common stock dividends of 2,423,444 shares of common stock and cash dividends of $2,626,244 on Series B Preferred Stock.

 

Note 3.  Cessation of Operations

 

During the third quarter of 2002, the Company intends to mail to its stockholders proxy solicitation materials asking its stockholders to approve a plan of liquidation under which the Company would be liquidated and dissolved unless the Company is able to find a more desirable alternative, such as a source of additional capital or an aquiror.  Such other alternatives are unlikely at this time.  See “Part II — Item 2. Other Matters” in this Form 10-Q for a more complete description.  The financial statements include adjustments relating to recoverability and classification of carrying amounts, including intangible and other assets, however, no such adjustments have been made to the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be liquidated.

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

To date, Enchira has devoted substantially all of its efforts to research and development.  There have been no revenues from operations other than sponsored research revenues and one site license fee in 1998 and there is no assurance of future revenues.  The Company has incurred cumulative net losses since inception and is seeking to sell all its assets, and is likely to cease operations in the third quarter of this year.  Enchira has an accumulated deficit since inception of approximately $95.2 million and believes that it has existing financial resources to fund operations through cessation of operations anticipated in the third quarter of 2002.

 

On May 7, 2002, the Company announced that it had engaged Howard Frazier Barker Elliot, a Houston based investment advisory firm, to assist in redeployment of its assets and that it had significantly reduced its capital expenditures and pared headcount to the minimum necessary to undertake a redeployment of the Company’s assets.  As a result, the Company released all but five of its employees and reached settlements with Peter Policastro, its former President and Chief Executive Officer, and David Carpi, its former Vice President, Business Development, for termination of their employment agreements.  Paul G. Brown, III, who had served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, was named President following such reduction.  The Company paid as severance to all of the terminated employees and officers an aggregate of $519,697, including lump sum payments of $160,915 and $107,665 to Dr. Policastro and Mr. Carpi, respectively.  These amounts were in settlement of all amounts owing to such individuals under their existing employment agreements and represented approximately half the agreed upon severance if employment was terminated for something other than cause.  In addition, the Company paid an aggregate of $155,000 in retention payments to the remaining employees.

 

Mr. Brown and Daniel Monticello, the Company’s Vice President, Research and Development, agreed to amend their employment agreements with the Company to waive any rights or claims that they might have had under their agreements up to the date of such settlement, and accept certain retention payments in replacement of severance obligations previously contained in their employment agreements.  In addition to initial retention payments of $75,000 and $80,000 to Mr. Brown and Dr. Monticello, respectively, (which amounts are included in aggregate retention payments described above), the Company placed into escrow an identical amount for the benefit of each, which amounts shall be disbursed on August 15, 2002.

 

During the third quarter of 2002, the Company intends to mail to its stockholders proxy solicitation materials asking its stockholders to approve a plan of liquidation under which the Company would be liquidated and dissolved unless the Company is able to find a more desirable alternative, such as a source of additional capital or an acquiror.  Such other alternatives appear unlikely at this time.  See “Part II — Item 5.   Other Matters” in this Form 10-Q for a more complete description.  The financial statements include adjustments relating to recoverability and classification of carrying amounts, including intangible and other assets, however, no such adjustments have been made to the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be liquidated.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The Company had sponsored research revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 of zero and $273,965, respectively.  The decrease of $273,965 in sponsored research revenues resulted from payments received in 2001 under a research and development collaboration agreement with Genencor International Inc. (“Genencor”) entered into in August 2000 and cancelled in December 2001 and the final payment under a U. S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) grant in May 2001.

 

The Company had sponsored research revenues of $180,000 during the first six months of 2002 as compared to $530,601 during the first six months of 2001.  The decrease of $350,601 in sponsored research revenues resulted from the cancellation of the collaboration agreement with Genencor in December 2001 and the completion of the DOE grant in May 2001 offset in part by the recognition of deferred revenue in the first quarter of 2002.

 

The Company had research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 of $1,701,169 and $856,998, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 of $2,635,567 and $1,915,236, respectively.  The increase in research and development expenses of $844,171 and $720,331, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the corresponding prior year periods resulted primarily from the write-off of patent costs to approximate net realizable value and the retention bonus and severance pay associated with the reduction in workforce in May 2002.  See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for additional discussion.

 

The Company had general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 of $840,475 and $1,016,807, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 of $1,372,886 and $1,984,610, respectively.  The decreases of $176,332 and $611,724, respectively, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2001, resulted primarily from decreased legal expenses associated with the arbitration with Maxygen offset in part by the payment of severance and retention payments associated with the reduction in workforce in May 2002.

 

The Company had interest and investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 of $8,827 and $126,401, respectively and for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 of $20,847 and $175,935, respectively.  The decreases of $117,574 and $155,088, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the corresponding prior year periods resulted primarily from a decrease in the available cash from which interest and other investment income are generated.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Since its inception in December 1989, Enchira has devoted substantially all of its resources to research and development.  To date, all of the Company’s revenues have resulted from interest and investment income and sponsored research payments from collaborative agreements.  Enchira has incurred cumulative losses since inception and expects to incur continued losses until the cessation of operations.  As of June 30, 2002, the Company’s accumulated deficit was approximately $95.2 million.

 

On May 7, 2002, the Company announced that it had engaged Howard Frazier Barker Elliot, an investment banking and advisory firm located in Houston, Texas, to assist in redeployment of

 

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its assets and that it had significantly reduced its expenditures by paring headcount to the minimum necessary to undertake a redeployment of the Company’s assets.  The Company is currently seeking to sell the entire Company or its assets, which consist primarily of opportunities to license or sell its patent portfolio to third parties for the further development and commercialization of its therapeutic proteins and biodesulfurization (“BDS”) technologies.  As a result, the Company released all but five of its employees and reached settlements with Peter Policastro, its former President and Chief Executive Officer, and David Carpi, its former Vice President, Business Development, for termination of their employment agreements.  Paul G. Brown, III, who had served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, was named President following such reduction.  The Company paid as severance to all of the terminated employees and officers an aggregate of $519,697, including lump sum payments of $160,915 and $107,665 to Dr. Policastro and Mr. Carpi, respectively.  These amounts were in settlement of all amounts owing to such individuals under their existing employment agreements and represented approximately half the agreed upon severance if employment was terminated for something other than cause.  In addition, the Company paid an aggregate of $155,000 in retention payments to the remaining employees.

 

As of July 25, 2002, 650,900 aggregate shares of Series B Preferred Stock have been converted or redeemed for 4,659,070 shares of common stock.  Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of the initial closing, February 27, 1997, and are payable, at the Company’s election, in cash or common stock of the Company, or a combination thereof, at an annual rate equal to (i) $4.00 per share to the extent the dividend is paid in cash and (ii) $4.50 per share to the extent the dividend is paid in common stock.  The Company has not declared a dividend payment since November 1998, and since that date, has not paid dividends on Series B Preferred Stock except on conversion or redemption of Series B Preferred Stock to common stock.  As of July 25, 2002, the Company has issued 2,423,444 shares of common stock in payment of accrued dividends.

 

In the event there is a substantial reduction or elimination of a public market for the Company’s Common Stock as a result of its delisting, the Company may be required to redeem its 51,200 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, which remain outstanding at July 25, 2002, for approximately $3.8 million in cash.  The Company does not have sufficient cash to pay such amounts, absent a financing raising at least the amount of capital necessary to pay this obligation, and may have to cease operations and/or seek legal protection from its creditors in bankruptcy.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2002, the Company used $3,608,091 in operating activities, incurred $17,867 in capital and patent expenditures and used $7,281 in financing activities.  At June 30, 2002, the Company had cash totaling $218,178, and working capital of $140,193.

 

The Company has experienced negative cash flow from operations since its inception and has funded its activities to date primarily from equity financings and sponsored research revenues.  The Company believes that its available cash and sale of existing assets will be adequate to fund its remaining activities through the cessation of operations anticipated in the third quarter of 2002.

 

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

None

 

Part II.  Other Information

 

Item 5.  Other Matters

 

        Since prior to the Company’s reduction in force in May 2002, the Company has attempted to obtain additional capital from potential investors and has searched for potential partners.  This search has been unsuccessful to date and, as of June 30, 2002, the Company had approximately $218,000 in available cash to finance operations.  The Company has determined that it is in the best interests of the stockholders to terminate as much of its lease for its headquarters as is possible and, accordingly, to sell its physical assets located there.  As a result, the Company has scheduled a public auction of its remaining physical assets at its headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas on August 22, 2002.  The Company anticipates receiving a net amount of approximately $200,000 although there is no assurance that it will receive this amount since the auction is being held without reserve.  Also during the third quarter of 2002, the Company intends to mail to its stockholders proxy solicitation materials asking its stockholders to approve a plan of liquidation under which the Company would be liquidated and dissolved unless the Company is able to find a more desirable alternative prior to such mailing, such as a source of additional capital or an acquiror.  Such other alternatives appear unlikely at this time.

 

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

a.

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

 

Statement regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings.

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer).

 

 

 

 

b.

Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

 

 

 

On June 19, 2002, the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K reporting an event under Item 4 and on May 8 and June 7, 2002, the Company filed current reports on Forms 8-K, each reporting an event under Item 5.

 

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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.

 

Enchira Biotechnology Corporation

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul G. Brown III

 

Paul G. Brown III

 

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: August 14, 2002

 

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EX-11.1 3 j4475_ex11d1.htm EX-11.1

EXHIBIT 11.1

 

STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

 

                The following schedules reflect the information used in calculating the number of shares in the computation of net loss per common share for each of the periods set forth in the Statements of Operations.

 

1



BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATION

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

# DAYS

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

15,310,771

x

91

=

1,393,280,161

 

 

 

 

91

=

1,393,280,161,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,393,280,161

/ 92

=

15,310,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss plus dividend accrual

 

 

 

 

 

 

plus accretion of offering costs

 

$

(2,563,465

)

 

=

$

(0.17

)

Weighted Avg. Shares

 

15,310,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2



BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATION

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

# DAYS

 

 

 

SHARES

 

OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

9,079,313

x

2

=

18,158,626

 

9,267,993

x

45

=

417,059,685

 

9,278,711

x

44

=

408,263,284

 

 

91

=

843,481,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

843,481,595

/ 91

=

9,269,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss plus dividend accrual

 

 

 

 

plus accretion of offering costs

 

$

(1,942,908

)

=

 

$

(0.21

)

 

Weighted Avg. Shares

9,269,029

 

 

 

 

3



BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATION

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

# DAYS

 

 

 

SHARES

 

OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

10,843,320

x

55

=

596,382,600

 

10,861,696

x

1

=

10,861,696

 

15,310,771

x

125

=

1,913,846,375

 

 

181

 

2,521,090,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,521,090,671

/ 181

=

13,928,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss plus dividend accrual

 

 

 

 

 

plus accretion of offering costs

 

$

(4,008,916

)

=

 

$

(0.29

)

Weighted Avg. Shares

 

13,928,678

 

 

 

 

4



BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATION

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

# DAYS

 

 

 

SHARES

 

OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

9,067,700

x

5

=

45,338,500

 

9,077,338

x

2

=

18,154,676

 

9,078,463

x

10

=

90,784,630

 

9,078,888

x

22

=

199,735,536

 

9,079,313

x

53

=

481,203,589

 

9,267,993

x

45

=

417,059,685

 

9,278,711

x

44

=

408,263,284

 

 

181

=

1,660,539,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,660,539,900

/ 181

=

9,174,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss plus dividend accrual

 

 

 

 

 

plus accretion of offering costs

 

$

(4,215,413

)

=

 

$

(0.46

)

Weighted Avg. Shares

 

9,174,254

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-99.1 4 j4475_ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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 Enchira Biotechnology Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Paul G. Brown III, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

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.

 

Dated:  August 14, 2002

 

/s/ Paul G. Brown III

 

 

Paul G. Brown III

 

 

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Enchira Biotechnology Corporation

 

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