Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements
For
the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
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1. |
Background
Information |
BioVie
Inc. (the “Company” or “we” or “our”) is a clinical-stage company developing innovative drug therapies
to treat chronic debilitating conditions including neurological and neuro-degenerative disorders and liver disease.
In
neurodegenerative disease, BioVie acquired the biopharmaceutical assets of NeurMedix, Inc. (“NeurMedix”), a privately held
clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, in June 2021 (See Note 5 Related Party Transactions). The acquired assets included NE3107,
a potentially selective inhibitor of inflammatory extracellular single-regulated kinase(“ERK”) signaling that, based on animal
studies, is believed to reduce neuroinflammation. NE3107 is a novel orally administered small molecule that is thought to inhibit inflammation-driven
insulin resistance and major pathological inflammatory cascades with a novel mechanism of action. There is emerging scientific consensus
that both inflammation and insulin resistance may play fundamental roles in the development of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Disease, and NE3107 could, if approved represent an entirely new medical approach to treating these devastating conditions affecting
an estimated 6 million Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s and 1 million from Parkinson’s. The FDA has authorized a potentially
pivotal Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multicenter study to evaluate NE3107 in subjects who have
mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (NCT04669028). In August 2021, the study was initiated and the Company is anticipating top
line results in mid-calendar year 2023.
On
January 20, 2022, the Company initiated a study by treating the first patient, in it’s Phase 2 study assessing NE3107’s safety
and tolerability and potential pro-motoric impact in Parkinson’s disease patients. The NM201 study (NCT05083260) is a double-blind,
placebo-controlled, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics study in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Participants will be treated
with carbidopa/levodopa and NE3107 or placebo. Forty patients with a defined PD medication “off state” will be randomized
1:1 placebo to: active NE3107 20 mg twice daily for 28 days. Safety assessments will look at standard measures of patient health and
potential for drug-drug interactions affecting L-dopa pharmacokinetics and activity. Exploratory efficacy assessments will use the Motor
Disease Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating (MDS-UPDRS) parts 1-3, ON/OFF Diary, and Non-Motor Symptom Scale. Topline results
are expected for the NM201 study in December 2022.
Inflammation-driven
insulin resistance is believed to be implicated in a broad range of serious diseases, including multiple myeloma and prostate cancer,
and we plan to begin exploring these opportunities in the coming months using NE3107 or related compounds acquired in the NeurMedix asset
purchase. NE3107 is patented in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe and South Korea.
In
liver disease, our Orphan Drug candidate BIV201 (continuous infusion terlipressin) is being developed as a future treatment option
for patients suffering from ascites and other life-threatening complications of advanced liver cirrhosis caused by NASH, hepatitis,
and alcoholism. The initial target for BIV201 therapy is refractory ascites. These patients suffer from frequent life-threatening
complications, generate more than $5 billion in annual treatment costs, and have an estimated 50% mortality rate within 6 to 12
months. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any drug to treat refractory ascites. A Phase 2a clinical trial
of BIV201 was completed in 2019, and a multi-center, randomized 30-patient Phase 2b trial is currently underway. Top-line results
from this trial are expected in mid-calendar year 2023.
The
BIV201 development program was initiated by LAT Pharma LLC. On April 11, 2016, the Company acquired LAT Pharma LLC and the rights to
its BIV201 development program. The Company currently owns all development and marketing rights to its drug candidate. Pursuant to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on April 11, 2016, between our predecessor entities, LAT Pharma LLC and NanoAntibiotics, Inc.,
BioVie is obligated to pay a low single digit royalty on net sales of BIV201 (continuous infusion terlipressin) to be shared among LAT
Pharma Members, PharmaIn Corporation, and The Barrett Edge, Inc.
The
Company’s operations are subject to a number of factors that can affect its operating results and financial conditions. Such
factors include, but are not limited to: the results of clinical testing and trial activities of the Company’s products, the
Company’s ability to obtain regulatory approval to market its products; competition from products manufactured and sold or
being developed by other companies; the price of, and demand for, Company products; the Company’s ability to negotiate
favorable licensing or other manufacturing and marketing agreements for its products; and the Company’s ability to raise
capital. The Company’s financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which
contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of September 30,
2022, the Company had working capital of approximately $17.5
million, cash of approximately $21.2 21,230,918
million, stockholders’ equity of approximately $6.0
5,960,923 million, and an accumulated deficit of approximately $261.4
261,385,601 million. In addition, the Company has not generated any revenues to date and no revenues are expected in the foreseeable
future. The Company’s future operations are dependent on the success of the Company’s ongoing development and
commercialization efforts, as well as its ability to secure additional financing as needed. Although our cash balance may possibly
sustain operations over the next 12 months from the balance sheet date if measures are taken to delay planned
expenditures in our research protocols and slow the progress in the Company’s clinical programs, the Company’s current
planned operations to meet certain goals and objectives, project cash flows to be depleted within that period of time.
The
future viability of the Company is largely dependent upon its ability to raise additional capital to finance its operations. Management
expects that future sources of funding may include sales of equity, obtaining loans, or other strategic transactions.
The
duration and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the long-term impact of COVID-19 and its variants on the financial markets and the overall
economy are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. If the financial markets and/or the overall economy are impacted for
an extended period, the Company’s ability to raise funds may be materially adversely affected. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic
has created a widespread labor shortage, including a shortage of medical professionals, and has impacted and may continue to impact the
potential patient participation in our studies, which may adversely impact our ability to continue or complete our clinical trials in
the planned timeline.
Although
management continues to pursue the Company’s strategic plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining
sufficient financing on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all, to fund continuing operations. These circumstances raise substantial
doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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3. |
Significant
Accounting Policies |
Basis
of Presentation – Interim Financial Information
These
unaudited interim condensed financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United State of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for Interim Reporting. Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited interim
condensed financial statements furnished reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) that are, in the opinion of
management, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily
indicative of the results for the full year. The condensed balance sheet at June 30, 2022 was derived from audited annual financial statements
but does not contain all the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. These unaudited interim condensed financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 27, 2022. For a summary of significant accounting policies, see the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, filed with the SEC on September 27, 2022.
Certain
prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation.
Net
loss per Common Share
Basic
net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable
to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and potentially outstanding shares of common
stock during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through stock options, warrants,
and convertible debentures. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, such amounts were excluded from the diluted loss
since their effect was considered anti-dilutive due to the net loss for the period.
The
table below shows the number of outstanding stock options and warrants as of September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Schedule of Dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share | |
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September 30,
2022 | | |
September 30,
2021 | |
| |
Number of Shares | | |
Number of Shares | |
Stock Options | |
| 3,348,330 | | |
| 2,047,910 | |
Warrants | |
| 7,779,194 | | |
| 158,761 | |
Total | |
| 11,127,524 | | |
| 2,206,671 | |
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
The
Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU’s”). There were no recent
ASUs that are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s balance sheets or statements of operations.
The
Company’s intangible assets consist of intellectual property acquired from LAT Pharma, Inc. and are amortized over their estimated
useful lives.
The
following is a summary of the intangible assets as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
Schedule of intangible assets | |
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| |
| |
September 30,
2022 | | |
June 30,
2022 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Intellectual Property | |
$ | 2,293,770 | | |
$ | 2,293,770 | |
Less Accumulated Amortization | |
| (1,484,642 | ) | |
| (1,427,298 | ) |
Intellectual Property, Net | |
$ | 809,128 | | |
$ | 866,472 | |
Amortization
expense was $57,344 in each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. The Company amortizes intellectual property
over the expected original useful lives of 10 years.
Estimated
future amortization expense is as follows:
Schedule of future amortization expense | |
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Year ending June 30, 2023 (Remaining nine months) | |
$ | 172,033 | |
2024 | |
| 229,377 | |
2025 | |
| 229,377 | |
2026 | |
| 178,341 | |
| |
$ | 809,128 | |
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5. |
Related
Party Transactions |
Equity
Transactions with Acuitas
On
July 15, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Acuitas Group
Holdings, LLC, (Acuitas), the company’s majority shareholder, pursuant to which Acuitas agreed to purchase from the Company,
in a private placement (i) an aggregate of 3,636,364
shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share at a price of $1.65 per share (“PIPE
Shares”), and (ii) a warrant to purchase 7,272,728 shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price
of $1.82, with a term of exercise of five years; (collectively, the “Securities”). The warrant has a down round feature
that reduces the exercise price if the Company sells stock for lower price. On August 15, 2022, the Company received net proceeds of
approximately $5.9 million net of costs of approximately $94,000 and entered into an amended and restated registration statement
with Acuitas, which amended and restated that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2021, by and between the
Company and Acuitas (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”), to amend the definition of “Registrable
Securities” in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement to include the PIPE Shares and the Warrant Shares as Registrable
Securities thereunder.
Asset
Acquisition with NeurMedix
On April 27, 2021, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase
Agreement (“APA”) with NeurMedix and Acuitas, which are related party affiliates, pursuant to which the Company acquired
certain assets from NeurMedix and assumed certain liabilities of NeurMedix, in exchange for consideration of cash and shares of
common stock. The acquired assets include, among others, those related to certain drug candidates being developed by NeurMedix,
including NE3107, a small molecule orally administered inhibitor of insulin resistance and the pathological inflammatory cascade,
with a novel mechanism of action that has potential applications for treatment against Alzheimer’s Disease and
Parkinson’s Disease. On June 10, 2021, and pursuant to the APA, the Company issued to Acuitas (as NeurMedix’s assignee)
8,361,308 shares of the Company’s common stock and made a cash payment of approximately $2.3 million. Since the transaction
was between entities under common control, there were no fair value adjustments of the purchased assets, and the historical cost
basis of the purchased assets was zero. The total consideration paid was expensed as in process research and development expense in
the year ended June 30, 2021.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement, following the closing, the Company may be obligated to deliver contingent
stock consideration to NeurMedix (or its successor). Previously, the Company was obligated to deliver contingent stock consideration
to NeurMedix (or its successor) consisting of shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate value of up to $3.0 billion,
subject to the achievement of certain clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones related to the drug candidates to be acquired by
the Company from NeurMedix, and subject to a cap limiting each issuance of shares if such issuance would result in the beneficial ownership
of NeurMedix and its affiliates exceeding 89.9999% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Pursuant to Amendment
No. 1 to the APA, dated May 9, 2021, the Company may now be obligated to deliver contingent stock consideration to NeurMedix (or its
successor) consisting of up to 18 million shares of BioVie’s common stock, with 4.5 million shares issuable upon the achievement
of each of the four milestones set forth in the APA, subject to a cap limiting the issuance of shares if such issuance would result in
the beneficial ownership of NeurMedix and its affiliates exceeding 87.5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock.
The
current portion of other liabilities at September 30, 2022 of $483,854
and $724,330 of the $1.3
1,304,925 million of the current portion of other liabilities at June 30, 2022, represented retention bonus arrangements with
certain employees that were recognized in August 2021 totaling $1,161,000.
The payment terms of the retention bonus arrangement are equal monthly installments over a 24-month period and began in August
2021.
On
November 30, 2021, (the “Closing Date”) the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement and the Supplement to the
Loan and Security Agreement and Promissory Notes (together, the “Loan Agreement”) with Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund,
L.P. (“AVOPI” and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (“AVOPII”) together (“Avenue”) for growth
capital loans in an aggregate commitment amount of up to $20 million (the “Loan”). On the closing date, $15 million funded
(“Tranche 1”). The Loan had the additional capacity of up to $5 million available to the Company on or prior to September
15, 2022, subject to the Company’s achievement of certain milestones with respect to certain of its ongoing clinical trials which
were not achieved. The Loan bears interest at an annual rate equal to the greater of (a) the sum of 7.00% plus the prime rate as reported
in The Wall Street Journal and (b) 10.75%. The prime rate at September 30, 2022 was 5.5%. The Loan is secured by a lien upon and security
interest in all of the Company’s assets, including intellectual property, subject to agreed exceptions. The maturity date of the
Loan is December 1, 2024.
The
Loan Agreement requires monthly interest-only payments during the first eighteen months of the term of the Loan,. Following the interest-only
period, the Company will make equal monthly payments of principal, plus accrued interest, until the Loan’s maturity date when all
remaining principal and accrued interest is due. If the Company prepays the Loan, it will be required to pay (a) a prepayment fee in
an amount equal to 3.0% of the principal amount of the Loan that is prepaid during the interest-only period; and (b) a prepayment fee
in an amount equal to 1.0% of the principal amount of the Loan that is prepaid after the interest-only period. At the Loan’s maturity
date, or on the date of the prepayment of the Loan, a final payment equal to 4.25% of the sum of (a) the Loan commitment amount under
Tranche 1.
The
Loan Agreement includes a conversion option to convert up to $5.0 million of the principal amount of the Loan outstanding at the option
of the Lenders, into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a conversion price of $6.98 per share.
On
the Closing Date, the Company issued to the Lenders warrants to purchase 361,002 shares of Class A common stock of the Company (the “Warrants”)
at an exercise price per share equal to $5.82, the stock purchase price. The warrants are exercisable until November 30, 2026, the expiration
date.
The amount of the carrying value of the notes payable were determined
by allocating portions of the outstanding principal of the notes to the fair value of the warrants of approximately $1.4 million and
the fair value of the embedded conversion option of approximately $2.2 million. Accordingly, the total amount of unearned discount of
approximately $3.7 million, the total direct financing cost of approximately $390,000 and premium of $850,000 are recognized on an effective
interest method over term of the Loan. The adjusted effective interest rate is 25%. The total interest expense of approximately $1.1
million for the three months ended September 30, 2022; was recognized in the accompanying statements of operations and included the interest
only payments totaling approximately $470,000, the amortization of financing costs of approximately $43,000, unearned discount of approximately
$400,000 and the accretion of loan premium totaled of approximately $144,000. As of September 30, 2022, the outstanding principal balance
of $15 million would be paid in 18 monthly equal installments beginning July 1, 2023; a total of $10.0 million and $5.0 million in the
fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 respectively.
The
following is a summary of the Notes Payable as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
Schedule of note payable | |
| | |
| |
| |
September 30,
2022 | | |
June 30,
2022 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Notes Payable | |
$ | 15,000,000 | | |
$ | 15,000,000 | |
Less debt financing costs | |
| (248,236 | ) | |
| (290,790 | ) |
Less unearned discount | |
| (2,335,441 | ) | |
| (2,735,802 | ) |
Plus accretion of loan premium | |
| 309,091 | | |
| 165,278 | |
Notes Payable, net of financing costs, unearned premiums and discount | |
$ | 12,725,414 | | |
$ | 12,138,686 | |
Estimated
future amortization expense and accretion of premium is as follows:
Schedule of Estimated future amortization expense and accretion of premium | |
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| | | |
| | |
| |
Unearned Discount | | |
Debt Financing Costs | | |
Loan accretion Premium | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Year ending June 30, 2023 (Remaining 9 months) | |
$ | 1,201,084 | | |
$ | 127,665 | | |
$ | 278,182 | |
2024 | |
| 1,023,145 | | |
| 108,751 | | |
| 236,970 | |
2025 | |
| 111,212 | | |
| 11,820 | | |
| 25,757 | |
Total | |
$ | 2,335,441 | | |
$ | 248,236 | | |
$ | 540,909 | |
8. | Fair
Value Measurements |
At
September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the estimated fair value of derivative liabilities measured on a recurring basis are as follows:
Schedule of derivative liabilities at fair value | |
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| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Fair Value Measurements at | |
| |
September 30, 2022 | |
| |
Level 1 | | |
Level 2 | | |
Level 3 | | |
Total | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Derivative liability - Warrants | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 442,592 | | |
$ | 442,592 | |
Derivative
liability - Conversion option on notes payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 506,511 | | |
| 506,511 | |
Total derivatives | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 949,103 | | |
$ | 949,103 | |
| |
Fair Value Measurements at | |
| |
June 30, 2022 | |
| |
Level 1 | | |
Level 2 | | |
Level 3 | | |
Total | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Derivative liability - Warrants | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 194,531 | | |
$ | 194,531 | |
Derivative
liability - Conversion option on note payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 188,030 | | |
| 188,030 | |
Total derivatives | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 382,561 | | |
$ | 382,561 | |
The
following table presents the activity for liabilities measured at fair value using unobservable inputs for the three months ended September
30, 2022 and 2021:
Fair value, liabilities measured on recurring basis | |
| | |
| |
| |
Derivative liabilities - Warrants | | |
Derivative liability - Conversion Option on Convertible Debenture | |
| |
| | |
| |
Balance at July 1, 2022 | |
$ | 194,531 | | |
$ | 188,030 | |
Additions to level 3 liabilities | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Change in in fair value of level 3 liability | |
| 248,061 | | |
| 318,481 | |
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3 | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Balance at September 30, 2022 | |
$ | 442,592 | | |
$ | 506,511 | |
| |
Derivative liabilities - Warrants | | |
Derivative liability - Conversion Option on Convertible Debenture | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Balance at July 1, 2021 | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Additions to level 3 liabilities | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Change in fair value of level 3 liability | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3 | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
The
fair values of derivative liabilities for the warrants and conversion option at September 30, 2022 in the accompanying balance sheet,
were approximately $443,000 and approximately $507,000, respectively. The total change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities
totaled approximately $567,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and accordingly, was recorded in the accompanying statement
of operations. The assumptions used in the Black Scholes model to value the derivative liabilities at September 30, 2022 included the
closing stock price of $2.49 per share, and for the warrants the exercise price of $5.82, 5-year term, risk free rate of 4.06% and volatility
of 79.9%. and for the embedded derivative liability of the conversion option, the conversion price of $6.98; 3-year term, risk free rate
of 4.3% and volatility of 83.9%.
Derivative
liability – Warrants
The
Company accounts for stock purchase warrants as either equity instruments or derivative liabilities depending on the specific terms of
the warrant agreements. Under applicable accounting guidance, stock warrants that are precluded from being indexed to the Company’s
own stock because of full-rachet and anti-dilution provisions or adjustments to the strike price due to an occurrence of a future event;
are accounted as derivative financial instruments. The warrants issued on November 30, 2021 in connection with the Avenue loan financing
were not considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock, and accordingly, were recorded as a derivative liability at fair
value in the accompany balance sheet at September 30, 2022.
The
Black Scholes model was used to calculate the fair value of the warrant derivative to bifurcate the warrant derivative amount from the
Avenue loan amount funded. The warrants are recorded at their fair values at the date of issuance and remeasured at September 30, 2022.
The assumptions used for the fair value calculation at November 30, 2021 follows: the closing stock price of $6.44 per share; the exercise
price of $5.82; 5 year term; a risk free rate of 1.14% and volatility of 74.4%.
Embedded
derivative liability – Conversion Option
The
embedded derivative represents the optional conversion feature of up to $5.0 million of the outstanding Avenue note amounts meets the
definition of a derivative and requires bifurcation from the loan amount.
The
Black Scholes model was used to calculate the fair value of the embedded derivative to bifurcate the embedded derivative amount representing
the conversion option from the Avenue loan amount funded. The assumption used for the fair value calculation at November 30, 2021 follows:
the closing stock price of $6.44 per share; the conversion price of $6.98; 3 year term; risk free rate of 0.81% and volatility of 76.85%.
Stock
Options
The
following table summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options for the three months ended September 30, 2022:
Schedule of summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options | |
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| |
Options | | |
Weighed-
Average Exercise Price | | |
Weighted Remaining Average Contractual Term | | |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |
Outstanding at June 30, 2022 | |
| 3,398,764 | | |
| 7.42 | | |
| 6.8 | | |
| - | |
Granted | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Options Expired | |
| (25,600 | ) | |
| 4.71 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Options Canceled | |
| (24,834 | ) | |
| 7.74 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Options Forfeited | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Outstanding at September 30, 2022 | |
| 3,348,330 | | |
$ | 7.40 | | |
| 6.4 | | |
$ | 143,136 | |
Exercisable at September 30, 2022 | |
| 1,113,341 | | |
$ | 9.11 | | |
| 5.6 | | |
$ | 39,440 | |
The
fair value of each option grant on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option. The pricing model reflects the following
weighted-average assumptions for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and no stock options were issued for the three months ended
September 30, 2022:
Schedule of assumptions used | |
| |
| |
September 30, 2021 |
Expected life of options (In years) | |
| 5 |
Expected volatility | |
| 74.96% |
Risk free interest rate | |
| 0.80% |
Dividend Yield | |
| 0% |
Expected
volatility is based on the historical volatilities of the daily closing price of the common stock of three comparable companies and the
expected life of options is based on historical data with respect to employee exercise periods. The Company accounts for forfeitures
as they are incurred.
The
Company recorded stock option-based compensation expense of $878,640 and $1,926,962 for three-month periods ended September 30, 2022
and 2021, respectively.
The
following is a summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price as of September 30, 2022:
| Schedule of summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Exercise Price | | |
Outstanding | | |
Weighted Average Contract Life | | |
Exercisable | |
$ | 1.69 | | |
| 124,520 | | |
| 4.8 | | |
| - | |
$ | 1.81 | | |
| 10,000 | | |
| 4.7 | | |
| - | |
$ | 1.98 | | |
| 72,000 | | |
| 4.7 | | |
| 2,000 | |
$ | 2.74 | | |
| 124,167 | | |
| 9.4 | | |
| - | |
$ | 2.80 | | |
| 7,200 | | |
| 2.4 | | |
| 7,200 | |
$ | 3.20 | | |
| 248,167 | | |
| 9.4 | | |
| 24,833 | |
$ | 3.24 | | |
| 25,000 | | |
| 9.5 | | |
| - | |
$ | 3.75 | | |
| 4,800 | | |
| 1.4 | | |
| 4,800 | |
$ | 5.04 | | |
| 755,000 | | |
| 4.6 | | |
| 188,750 | |
$ | 6.25 | | |
| 1,600 | | |
| 1.1 | | |
| 1,600 | |
$ | 7.50 | | |
| 1,600 | | |
| 3.4 | | |
| 1,600 | |
$ | 7.74 | | |
| 1,341,001 | | |
| 8.3 | | |
| 546,333 | |
$ | 8.75 | | |
| 1,600 | | |
| 1.5 | | |
| 1,600 | |
$ | 9.54 | | |
| 800 | | |
| 3.1 | | |
| 800 | |
$ | 9.90 | | |
| 800 | | |
| 3.1 | | |
| 800 | |
$ | 12.50 | | |
| 4,000 | | |
| 0.4 | | |
| 4,000 | |
$ | 13.91 | | |
| 618,475 | | |
| 3.3 | | |
| 321,425 | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
| 800 | | |
| 0.1 | | |
| 800 | |
$ | 26.25 | | |
| 2,000 | | |
| 0.1 | | |
| 2,000 | |
$ | 28.75 | | |
| 800 | | |
| 0.2 | | |
| 800 | |
$ | 42.09 | | |
| 4,000 | | |
| 3.4 | | |
| 4,000 | |
| | | |
| 3,348,330 | | |
| | | |
| 1,113,341 | |
Issuance
of common stock for cash
During
the 3 months ended September 30,2021, the Company issued 2,592,000 of its Class A common stock at $8.00 per share in connection with
its registered public offering of approximately $18.5 million, net of issuance costs of approximately $2.2 million.
On
August 31, 2022, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor
Fitzgerald & Co. and B. Riley Securities, Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may issue
and sell from time-to-time shares of Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, through the Agents, subject to
the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has issued 1,544,872 shares under the Sales Agreement
for a total net proceeds of $ 5.9 million after commissions and expenses of approximately $400,000.
Issuance
of Shares for Services
On
August 20, 2021, the Company awarded 58,759 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to the President and CEO under the Company’s
2019 Omnibus Incentive Equity Plan (the “2019 Omnibus Plan”) as his salary for the period from April 27, 2021, the date of
his appointment, through December 31, 2021. The number of RSUs awarded was based on a prorated annual base salary of $600,000 at a 10%
discount to the grant date fair value of $7.74 per share of the Company’s common stock. Each RSU awarded to the CEO entitles him
to receive one share of common stock upon vesting. A total of 15,339 RSUs (representing the pro rata portion of the RSU award for the
period from April 27, 2021 to June 30, 2021) vested at the grant date, 21,710 vested at September 30, 2021 and 21,710 vested at December
31, 2021. Accordingly, the common stock was issued to the CEO at each of the quarter end vesting dates.
On
June 21, 2022, the Company awarded 124,520 RSUs to the President and CEO under the Company’s 2019 Omnibus. Each RSU awarded to
the CEO entitles him to receive one share of common stock upon vesting. The RSUs vest in equal installments over three years on the anniversary
Grant date. The grant date fair value was $1.69 per share of the Company’s common stock. The stock-based compensation expense related
to these RSUs totaled $17,537 for the three months ended September 30, 2022.
Issuance
of Stock Options
On
August 20, 2021, the Company granted, under the 2019 Omnibus Plan, stock options to purchase 1,365,835 shares of common stock to the
executive management team. Twenty percent (20%) of the shares underlying the options awarded vested on the grant date, and the remaining
80% vest equally over a 5-year period, on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary of the grant date. The exercise price
of the options is $7.74 per share, the grant date fair value of the stock, and the options terminate on the earlier of the tenth anniversary
of the grant date or the date as of which the options were fully exercised.
Pursuant to a former employee Separation Agreement, dated April 11, 2022,
the Company modified a former employee’s stock option award granted on August 20, 2021 pursuant to the 2019 Omnibus Plan (“2021
Options Grant”). Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement of the employee, effective on July 8, 2022, (“the Separation
Date”), the Company accelerated the vesting of options to purchase 74,500 shares of common stock as deemed vested, (“Accelerated
Options”) and after giving effect to the Accelerated Options, extended the exercise period of the total vested outstanding and unexercised
options totaling 99,333 of the 2021 Options Grant as of July 8, 2022 to one year following the Separation Date. The unvested portion of
the 2021 option grant of 24,834 was canceled. The modification were remeasured as of the July 8, 2022 and the incremental difference totaled
$181,154, net credit; due to the original exercise price of $7.74 is greater than the stock price of $1.80 on the remeasurement date and
accordingly was recognized on July 8, 2022.
Stock
Warrants
The
following table summarizes warrant activity during the three months ended September 30, 2022:
Summary of warrants activity | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
Number of Shares | | |
Weighted Average Exercise Price | | |
Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) | | |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |
Outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2022 | |
| 510,372 | | |
$ | 6.17 | | |
| 3.8 | | |
$ | - | |
Granted | |
| 7,272,728 | | |
| 1.82 | | |
| 4.9 | | |
| - | |
Expired | |
| (3,906 | ) | |
| 75.00 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Exercised | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2022 | |
| 7,779,194 | | |
$ | 2.07 | | |
| 4.8 | | |
$ | 4,899,997 | |
Of
the above warrants, 909 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 109,380 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 35,175
expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and 7,633,730 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
Office
Lease
Effective
November 1, 2021, the Company relocated its headquarters to Nevada. The Company paid an annual rent of $2,200 for the address at 680
W Nye Lane, Suite 201, Carson City Nevada 897603. The rental agreement is for a one year term.
On
February 26, 2022, the Company’s San Diego office relocated to 5090 Shoreham Place, San Diego, CA 92122. The office lease term
for 38 months, commenced on March 1, 2022. The monthly base rate of $4,175 begins June 1, 2022, with annual increases of three percent.
The
operating lease cost recognized in in our statement of operations was approximately $12,800 and $25,400 for the three months ended September
30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The
following table provides balance sheet information related to leases as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
Schedule of balance sheet information related to leases | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
September 30, 2022 | | |
June 30, 2022 | |
Assets | |
| | |
| |
Operating lease, right-of-use asset, net | |
$ | 109,271 | | |
$ | 118,254 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | |
$ | 40,317 | | |
$ | 38,884 | |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | |
| 76,768 | | |
| 87,414 | |
Total operating lease liabilities | |
$ | 117,085 | | |
$ | 126,298 | |
At
September 30, 2022, the future estimated minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:
Schedule of future estimated minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases | |
| | |
Year ending June 30, 2023 (Remaining 9 months) | |
$ | 38,075 | |
2024 | |
| 52,156 | |
2025 | |
| 44,636 | |
Total minimum lease payments | |
| 134,867 | |
Less amount representing interest | |
| (17,782 | ) |
Present value of future minimum lease payments | |
| 117,085 | |
Less current portion of operating lease liabilities | |
| (40,317 | ) |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | |
$ | 76,768 | |
The
weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 were as follows:
Schedule of weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
September 30, 2022 | | |
June 30, 2022 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Weighted average remaining lease term (Years) | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating leases | |
| 2.5 | | |
| 2.8 | |
Weighted average discount rate | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating leases | |
| 10.75 | % | |
| 10.75 | % |
11. | Commitments
and Contingencies |
Royalty
Agreements
Pursuant
to the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on April 11, 2016, between our predecessor entities, LAT Pharma LLC and NanoAntibiotics,
Inc., BioVie is obligated to pay a low single digit royalty on net sales of BIV201 (continuous infusion terlipressin) to be shared among
LAT Pharma Members, PharmaIn Corporation, and The Barrett Edge, Inc.
Pursuant
to the Technology Transfer Agreement entered into on July 25, 2016 between BioVie and the University of Padova (Italy), BioVie is obligated
to pay a low single digit royalty on net sales of all terlipressin products covered by US patent no. 9,655,645 and any future foreign
issuances capped at a maximum of $200,000 per year.
12. |
Employee
Benefit Plan |
On
August 1, 2021, the Company began sponsoring an employee benefit plan subject to Section 401(K) of the Internal Revenue Service Code
(the “401K Plan”) pursuant to which, all employees meeting eligibility requirements are able to participate.
Subject
to certain limitations in the Internal Revenue Code, eligible employees are permitted to make contributions to the 401K Plan on a pre-tax
salary reduction basis and the Company will match 5% of the first 5% of an employee’s contributions to the 401K Plan. For the three
months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company made contributions of approximately $45,479 and $23,613, respectively.
On
November 4, 2022, the Company issued 367,511 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $1.2 million net of cost of approximately
$26,000 under the Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
and B. Riley Securities, Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell from
time-to-time shares of Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, through the Agents, subject to the terms
and conditions of the Sales Agreement.