UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: December 31, 2021
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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: 001-39015
BIOVIE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter )
Nevada
46-2510769
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Empl. Ident. No.)
9120 Double Diamond Parkway Suite 1400
Reno , NV 89521
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)
(775) 888-3162
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
BIVI
The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒
No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒
No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or emerging growth company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated Filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐
No ☒
There were 24,984,063 shares of the Registrants $0.0001 par value
Class A common stock outstanding as of February 4, 2022.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
1
Condensed Balance Sheets at December 31, 2021 (unaudited) and June 30, 2021
1
Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited) - for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
2
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
3
Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficit) (unaudited) - for the periods from July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 and July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
4
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
5
Item 2.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
17
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
21
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
21
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
22
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
22
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
22
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
22
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
22
Item 5.
Other Information
22
Item 6.
Exhibits
23
SIGNATURES
24
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Any statements contained in this report that
are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. When we use the words intends, estimates,
predicts, potential, continues, anticipates, plans, expects,
believes, should, could, may, will or the negative of these terms
or other comparable terminology, we are identifying forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking
statements. These factors include, among others; our research and development activities and, distributor channel; compliance with regulatory
impositions requirements; and our capital needs. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements
are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Except as may be required by applicable law, we do not undertake or
intend to update or revise our forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in this report as a result of new information or future events or developments. Thus, you should not assume that our
silence over time means that actual events are bearing out as expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. You should
carefully review and consider the various disclosures we make in this report and our other reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect our
business.
When used in this report, the terms BioVie, Company,
we, our, and us refer to BioVie Inc.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BioVie Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets
December 31
June 30,
2021
2021
ASSETS
(Unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash
$ 30,391,675
$ 4,511,642
Other assets
154,868
93,487
Total current assets
30,546,543
4,605,129
OTHER ASSETS:
Intangible assets, net
981,161
1,095,849
Goodwill
345,711
345,711
Total other assets
1,326,872
1,441,560
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 31,873,415
$ 6,046,689
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 1,663,089
$ 996,374
Current portion of other liabilities
580,625
—
Warrant liabilities
896,959
—
Embedded derivative liability
1,217,765
—
Total current liabilities
4,358,438
996,374
Other liabilities
338,698
—
Note Payable net of financing costs and unearned premium and discount ($3,888,813)
11,111,187
—
TOTAL LIABILITIES
15,808,323
996,374
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY:
Preferred stock; $ 0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding
—
—
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively; 24,984,083 and 22,333,324 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively
2,496
2,232
Additional paid in capital
251,903,088
229,933,505
Accumulated deficit
( 235,840,492 )
( 224,885,422 )
Total stockholders equity
16,065,092
5,050,315
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
$ 31,873,415
$ 6,046,689
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial
statements
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BioVie Inc.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
Six Months Ended
December 31 2021
December 31 2020
December 31 2021
December 31 2020
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Amortization
$ 57,344
$ 57,344
$ 114,689
$ 114,688
Research and development expenses
4,591,432
938,101
7,437,026
1,063,112
Selling, general and administrative expenses
2,016,234
2,067,920
4,660,579
2,272,320
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
6,665,010
3,063,365
12,212,294
3,450,120
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
( 6,665,010 )
( 3,063,365 )
( 12,212,294 )
( 3,450,120 )
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
( 1,555,254 )
—
( 1,555,254 )
( 8,279,919 )
Interest expense
316,263
143
317,378
559,455
Interest income
( 11,702 )
( 5,701 )
( 19,348 )
( 5,765 )
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET
( 1,250,693 )
( 5,558 )
( 1,257,224 )
( 7,726,229 )
NET (LOSS)/INCOME
$ ( 5,414,317 )
$ ( 3,057,807 )
$ ( 10,955,070 )
$ 4,276,109
Deemed dividends - related party
—
—
—
53,598,320
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
$ ( 5,414,317 )
$ ( 3,057,807 )
$ ( 10,955,070 )
$ ( 49,322,211 )
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
- Basic
$ ( 0.22 )
$ ( 0.22 )
$ ( 0.45 )
$ ( 4.95 )
- Diluted
$ ( 0.22 )
$ ( 0.22 )
$ ( 0.45 )
$ ( 4.95 )
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
- Basic
24,962,373
13,916,164
24,344,545
9,965,599
- Diluted
24,962,373
13,916,164
24,344,545
9,965,599
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial
statements
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BioVie Inc.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss)/income
$ ( 10,955,070 )
$ 4,276,109
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization of intangible assets
114,689
114,688
Stock based compensation - restricted stock
384,454
—
Stock option based compensation expense
3,074,384
1,536,929
Amortization of financing costs
14,185
—
Accretion of unearned loan discount
133,454
537,275
Accretion of loan premium
23,611
—
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability
( 995,701 )
( 2,225,798 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability
( 559,553 )
( 6,054,121 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets
( 61,381 )
348,528
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
666,715
( 936,778 )
Other liabilities
919,323
—
Net cash used in operating activities
( 7,240,891 )
( 2,403,168 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
18,511,009
15,628,010
Payment of convertible debenture - related party
—
( 1,821,818 )
Proceeds from convertible debenture - related party
—
436,000
Proceeds from note payable net of financing costs
14,609,915
—
Net cash provided by financing activities
33,120,924
14,242,192
Net increase in cash
25,880,033
11,839,024
Cash, beginning of period
4,511,642
37,195
Cash, end of period
$ 30,391,675
$ 11,876,219
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest
$ 146,128
$ 22,180
Cash paid for taxes
$ —
$ —
SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Deemed dividends - related party
$ —
$ 53,598,320
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial
statements
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BioVie Inc.
Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders
Equity (Deficit)
For the periods July 1, 2020 though December 31,
2020 and July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
Additional
Total
Stockholders
Common Stock
Paid in
Accumulated
Equity
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
(Deficit)
Balance, June 30, 2020
5,204,392
$ 520
$ 19,538,742
$ ( 41,037,898 )
$ ( 21,498,636 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock,net of cost of $ 2,371,790
1,799,980
180
15,627,830
—
15,628,010
Redemption of warrants - related party
1,549,750
155
13,132,230
—
13,132,385
Deemed dividend for purchase option - related party
5,359,832
536
53,597,784
( 53,598,320 )
—
Cashless exercise of options
2,210
—
—
—
—
Net income
—
—
—
7,333,916
7,333,916
Balance, September 30, 2020
13,916,164
1,391
101,896,586
( 87,302,302 )
14,595,675
Stock-based compensation
—
—
1,536,929
—
1,536,929
Net loss
—
—
—
( 3,057,807 )
Balance, December 31, 2020
13,916,164
$ 1,391
$ 103,433,515
$ ( 90,360,109 )
$ 13,074,797
Balance June, 30, 2021
22,333,324
$ 2,232
$ 229,933,505
$ ( 224,885,422 )
$ 5,050,315
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net cost of $ 2,224,992
2,592,000
259
18,510,750
—
18,511,009
Stock based compensation - restricted stock
37,049
3
286,756
—
286,759
Stock option based compensation
—
—
1,926,962
—
1,926,962
Net loss
—
—
—
( 5,540,753 )
( 5,540,753 )
Balance, September 30, 2021
24,962,373
2,494
250,657,973
( 230,426,175 )
20,234,292
Stock based compensation - restricted stock
21,710
2
97,693
—
97,695
Stock option based compensation
1,147,422
—
1,147,422
Net Loss
—
—
—
( 5,414,317 )
( 5,414,317 )
Balance, December 31, 2021
24,984,083
$ 2,496
$ 251,903,088
$ ( 235,840,492 )
$ 16,065,092
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial
statements
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BIOVIE INC.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
(unaudited)
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 liver disease and
neurological and neuro-degenerative disorders and certain cancers.
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.
As of December 31, 2021, ten of the thirteen planned US study centers had been activated and are actively screening patients, and multiple
patients have been enrolled in the study. The FDA has communicated to us that pending positive Phase 2 study results, a sufficiently
large and well-controlled Phase 3 trial, with supportive trend data from the Phase 2b, could
potentially yield the clinical data needed to apply for BIV201 marketing approval. The Phase 2b clinical trial protocol is summarized
on www.clinicaltrials.gov, trial identifier NCT04112199. Top-line results from this trial are expected in mid-2022, to be followed by
a proposed single pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial beginning in late 2022, subject to favorable FDA review.
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.
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 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 Alzheimers
and Parkinsons 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 Alzheimers and 1 million from Parkinsons. 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 Alzheimers disease (NCT04669028). In August 2021, the study was initiated and the Company
is anticipating top line results in the first half of 2023.
On January 20, 2022, the Company initiated by treating the first patient, in its Phase 2
study assessing NE3107s safety and tolerability and potential pro-motoric impact in Parkinsons disease patients. The NM201
study (NCT05083260) is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics study in Parkinsons 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 Parkinsons Disease Rating (MDS-UPDRS) parts 1-3, ON/OFF Diary, and Non-Motor
Symptom Scale. Topline results are expected for the NM201 study in mid-2022.
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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.
2.
Liquidity
The Companys 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 Companys products, the Companys 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 Companys ability to negotiate favorable licensing or other manufacturing and marketing agreements for its products; and the
Companys ability to raise capital. The Companys 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 December 31, 2021, the Company had working capital of approximately $ 26.2 million , cash of approximately $30.4 million, stockholders
equity of approximately $16.1 million, and an accumulated deficit of approximately $235.8 million. In addition, the Company has not generated
any revenues to date and no revenues are expected in the foreseeable future. The Companys future operations are dependent on the
success of the Companys ongoing development and commercialization efforts, as well as its ability to secure additional financing
as needed. Although our cash balance could possibly sustain operations over the next 12 months if measures are taken to delay planned
expenditures in our research protocols and slow the progress in the Companys clinical programs, the Companys 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 continual widespread health emergencies or pandemics such as the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic (and its related variants), has lead to continued regional quarantines, business shutdowns, labor shortages,
disruptions to supply chains, and overall economic instability. Although some jurisdictions have
relaxed these measures, others have not or have reinstated them as COVID-19 cases surge and variants emerge. 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 Companys 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, which may adversely impact our ability to continue or complete our clinical
trials in the planned timeline.
Although management continues to pursue the Companys 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 Companys 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, 2021 was
derived from audited annual financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021 but does not contain all the footnote disclosures from
the annual financial statements. These unaudited interim condensed financial statements and information included under the heading Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Companys
audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on
August 30, 2021. For a summary of significant accounting policies, see the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 30, 2021.
Certain
prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling
an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining
the fair value for applicable assets and liabilities, we consider the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact
and we consider assumptions. market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions,
and risk of nonperformance. This guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy to prioritize inputs used in measuring fair value as
follows:
● Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted
prices in active markets;
● Level 2: Inputs, other than quoted prices
in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
● Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little
or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions
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 and six months ended December 31, 2021
and 2020, 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 December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Schedule of Dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Number of Shares
Number of Shares
Stock Options
2,047,910
750,400
Warrants
519,763
214,665
Total
2,567,673
965,065
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standards
Updates (ASUs). There were no recent ASUs that are expected to have a material impact on the Companys balance
sheets or statements of operations.
4.
Intangible Assets
The Companys 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 December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021:
December 31, 2021
June 30, 2021
Intellectual Property
$ 2,293,770
$ 2,293,770
Less Accumulated Amortization
( 1,312,610 )
( 1,197,921 )
Intellectual Property, Net
$ 981,161
$ 1,095,849
Amortization expense was $ 57,344 in each of the three-month periods ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020. Amortization expense for the six-month period ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $ 114,689 and $ 114,688 respectively.
The Company amortizes intellectual property over the expected original useful lives of 10 years .
Estimated future amortization expense is as follows:
Schedule of Future expected Amortization of intangible assets
Year ending June 30, 2022 (Remaining six months)
$ 114,689
2023
229,377
2024
229,377
2025
229,377
2026
178,341
Intellectual Property, Net
$ 981,161
5.
Related Party Transactions
Asset Acquisition with NeurMedix
On April 27, 2021, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement
(APA) with NeurMedix and Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC (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 Alzheimers Disease and Parkinsons
Disease.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the APA, following the closing,
the Company was potentially 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 Companys common
stock having an aggregate value of up to $3.0 billion, subject to the Companys achievement of certain clinical, regulatory and
commercial milestones related to the drug candidates to be acquired 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 Companys issued
and outstanding common stock. Pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to the APA, dated May 9, 2021, the Company is now obligated to deliver to NeurMedix
(or its successor) 4.5 million shares upon the achievement of each of the four milestones set forth in the APA, for an aggregate of up
to 18 million shares, 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 Companys issued and outstanding common stock.
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On June 10, 2021, and pursuant to the APA, the Company issued to Acuitas
(as NeurMedixs assignee) 8,361,308 shares of the Companys common stock and made a cash payment of approximately $2.3 million,
representing NeurMedixs direct and documented cash expenditures to advance certain programs from March 1, 2021 through the closing
date and cash payments to other third parties for expenses totaling approximately $4.0 million for due diligence, legal fees, transaction
fees and the fairness opinion. 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 research and development expense
at the time of the transaction.
Equity Transactions with Acuitas
On September 22, 2020, concurrent with the closing of the Companys
Offering, approximately $1.8 million was paid to Acuitas satisfying all amounts owed on the Debenture due September 24, 2020 held by the
Companys controlling stockholder, Acuitas.
Additionally, in connection with the close of the public offering on September
22, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,909,582 shares of Common Stock to Acuitas, representing (i) 5.4 million shares issuable
pursuant to Acuitas rights under the Purchase Agreement dated July 3, 2018, as amended on June 24, 2019 and October 9, 2019; and
the various extension letters; which resulted in a deemed dividend at the close of the public offering at price of $10 per share, consistent
with the Companys accounting policy; and (ii) the automatic exercise of 1.5 million warrants issued to Acuitas in connection with
the Debenture financing at the par value of the Common Stock.
During the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company received additional draws
under the Debenture totaling $436,000. The total draws as of September 22, 2020 were $1.7 million and the related total number of warrants
issuable at $4.00 per share of common stock was 424,750 of which 328,250 warrants had been issued. In accordance with the Debenture agreements,
at September 22, 2020 upon the Companys close of its public offering, all the warrants issued related to the debenture totaling
1,453,250 were mandatorily redeemed along with the additional 96,500 shares common stock issued to Acuitas.
6.
Other Liabilities
Other
liabilities represent retention bonus arrangements with certain employees that was recognized in August 2021 totaling $ 1,161,000 and
included in the accompanying statement of operations for six months ended December 31, 2021. The payment terms are equal monthly installments
over a 24 month period and began in August 2021.
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7.
Notes Payable
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) and up to $5 million will be made available to the Company on or prior
to September 15, 2022, subject to the Companys achievement of certain milestones with respect to certain of its ongoing clinical
trials (Tranche 2). 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 Loan is secured by a lien upon and security interest in all of the Companys
assets, including intellectual property, subject to agreed exceptions. The maturity date of the Loan is December 1, 2024. An additional
growth capital loan in an amount equal to $5 million may be available (i) upon the Companys achievement of additional milestones
with respect to certain of its ongoing clinical trials (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and the Lenders each acting
in its sole discretion, and (iii) subject to execution and delivery by the Company and the Lenders of amendments to the loan documents
and the Warrant (as defined below) to reflect such additional loan and approval of each Lenders investment committee (Tranche
3).
The Loan Agreement requires monthly interest-only payments during the first
eighteen months of the term of the Loan, which may be increased up to an additional six months from the end of such eighteen-month period
prior to receipt of the Tranche 2 Loan. Following the interest-only period, the Company will make equal monthly payments of principal,
plus accrued interest, until the Loans 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 Loans 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 and Tranche 2, plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of additional
growth capital loans borrowed under Tranche 3.
The Loan Agreement includes a conversion option to convert up to $5 million
of the principal amount of the Loan outstanding at the option of the Lenders, into shares of the Companys 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 carrying value of notes payable at December 31, 2021 was approximately $11.1
million, net of unearned discount of approximately $3.5 million, unamortized direct costs of approximately $376,000 and accreted premium
of approximately $24,000 in the accompanying balance sheets. The total interest expense of approximately $316,000 for the three and six
months ended December 31, 2021, was recognized in the accompanying statements of operations.
The
following is a summary of the Note Payable as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021:
December 31, 2021
June 30, 2021
Note Payable
$ 15,000,000
$ —
Less debt financing costs
$ (375,900 )
—
Less unearned discount
$ (3,536,524 )
—
Plus accretion of loan premium
23,611
—
Note Payable, net of financing costs and premiums
$ 11,111,187
$ —
Estimated
future amortization expense and accretion of premium is as follows:
Unearned Discount
Debt Financing
Loan accretion Premium
Year ending June 30, 2022 (Remaining six months)
$ 800,722
$ 85,110
$ 141,667
2023
1,601,445
170,219
283,333
2024
1,023,145
108,751
283,333
2025
111,212
11,820
118,056
Total
$ 3,536,524
$ 375,900
$ 826,389
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8.
Fair Value Measurements
At December 31,2021 and June 30, 2021, the estimated fair value of
derivative liabilities measured on a recurring basis are as follows:
Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2021
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Derivative liability - Warrants
$ —
$ —
$ 896,959
$ 896,959
Derivative liability -Conversion option
—
—
1,217,765
1,217,765
Total derivatives
$ —
$ —
$ 2,114,724
$ 2,114,724
Fair Value Measurements at
June 30, 2021
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Derivative liability - Warrants
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
Derivative liability -Conversion option on convertible debenture
—
—
—
—
Total derivatives
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
The following table presents the activity for liabilities measured at fair
value unobservable inputs for the six months ended December 31, 2021:
Derivative liabilities - Warrants
Derivative liability - Conversion Option on Convertible Debenture
Balance at July 1, 2021
$ —
$ —
Additions to level 3 liabilities
1,456,512
2,213,466
Change in in fair value of level 3 liability
( 559,553 )
( 995,701 )
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3
—
—
Balance at December 31, 2021
$ 896,959
$ 1,217,765
The following table presents the activity for liabilities measured at fair
value unobservable inputs for the six months ended December 31, 2020:
Derivative liabilities - Warrants
Derivative liability - Conversion Option on Convertible Debenture
Beginning balance at July 1, 2020
$ 16,411,504
$ 5,000,800
Additions to level 3 liabilities
—
—
Change in in fair value of level 3 liability
( 6,054,121 )
( 2,225,798 )
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3
( 10,357,383 )
( 2,775,002 )
Balance at December 31, 2020
$ —
$ —
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The fair values of derivative liabilities for the warrants and conversion
option at December 31, 2021 were approximately $897,000 and approximately $1.2 million, respectively. The total change in the fair value
of the derivative liabilities totaled approximately $1.6 million 2021 and accordingly, was recorded in the accompanying statement of operations
for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021. The assumptions used in the Black Scholes model to value the derivative liabilities
included the closing stock price of $ 4.50 and for the warrants, the warrant exercise price of $ 5.82 , 5-year term, risk free rate of 1.26 %
risk free and volatility of 74.796 % . and for the embedded derivative liability of the conversion option, the conversion price of $ 6.98 ;
3-year term, risk free rate of 0.97 % and volatility of 76.15 % .
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 Companys 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 Companys own stock and
accordingly, recorded as a derivative liability at their fair values in the accompany balance sheets at December 31, 2021.
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 December 31, 2021. 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 % risk free and volatility of 76.85 % .
9.
Equity Transactions
Stock Options
The following table summarizes the activity relating to the Companys
stock options for the six months ended December 31, 2021:
Options
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Weighted Remaining Average Contractual Term
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at June 30, 2021
755,200
$ 4.34
4.4
$ 2,569,232
Granted
1,365,835
7.74
5.0
—
Options Forfeited
( 73,125 )
( 13.91 )
—
—
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
2,047,910
$ 9.79
4.4
$ 15,840
Exercisable at December 31, 2021
509,667
$ 9.36
4.2
$ 15,840
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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 six months ended December 31,
2021 and 2020:
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Expected life of options (In years)
5
5
Expected volatility
74.96 %
77.29 %
Risk free interest rate
0.8 %
0.4 %
Dividend Yield
0 %
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 $1,147,422
and $1,536,929 for three-month periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively; and of $3,074,384 and $1,536,929 for six-month
periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
As of December 31, 2021, there was approximately $ 5.7 million of unrecognized
compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted to Directors and Officers, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average
period of approximately 4.5 years.
The following is a summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable
by exercise price as of December 31, 2021:
Exercise Price
Outstanding
Weighted Average Contract Life
Exercisable
$ 2.80
7,200
3.1
7,200
$ 3.75
4,800
2.1
4,800
$ 6.25
1,600
1.8
1,600
$ 7.50
25,600
4.1
25,600
$ 7.74
1,365,835
4.6
273,167
$ 8.75
1,600
2.3
1,600
$ 9.54
800
3.8
800
$ 9.90
800
3.8
800
$ 12.50
4,000
1.1
4,000
$ 13.91
618,475
4.0
172,900
$ 25.00
1,600
0.8
1,600
$ 26.25
4,400
0.3
4,400
$ 27.50
800
0.2
800
$ 28.75
1,600
0.6
1,600
$ 31.25
4,000
—
4,000
$ 42.09
4,800
4.1
4,800
2,047,910
509,667
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Stock Warrants
The following table summarizes warrant activity during the six months ended
December 31, 2021:
Number of Shares
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2021
158,761
$ 10.37
3.1
$ 1,765,437
Granted
361,002
$ 5.82
5.0
$ —
Exercised
—
$ —
—
$ —
Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2021
519,763
$ 7.21
4.2
$ 247,124
Of the above warrants, 9,391 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30,
2022, 4,815 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 2,714 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 502,843 expire in
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
Issuance of common stock for cash
On August 11, 2021, the Company closed a registered public offering issuing
2,500,000 of its Class A common stock at $8.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $17.8 million,
net of issuance costs of approximately $2.2 million.
On September 24, 2021, the Company issued 92,000 of its Class A common
stock at $8.00 per share in connection with the underwriters exercise of its over-allotment option in for the August 2021
registered public offering, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $707,000, net of issuance cost of approximately
$29,000.
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 Companys 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 Companys common
stock. Each RSU awarded the 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, as of December 31, 2021, 58,759 shares of common had been issued
to the CEO.
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense related to these
RSUs of $97,695 and $384, 454 for three and six month periods ended December 31, 2021, respectively.
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 option price per share is $7.74 per share, the grant date fair value, and the options terminate
on the tenth anniversary of the grant date.
Forfeiture of Stock Options
On August 27, 2021, the Chief Executive Officer forfeited unvested stock
options to purchase up to 73,125 shares of common stock that were previously granted to him as compensation as an independent director
of the board.
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10.
Commitments and Contingencies
Office Lease
From July 1, 2019 to October 31, 2021, the Company paid monthly rent
of $1,000 to Acuitas for its headquarter office at 2120 Colorado Avenue Suite 230, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Effective November 1,
2021, the Company relocated its headquarters to Nevada at 9120 Double Diamond Parkway, Suite 1400, Reno Nevada 89521.
On June 1, 2021, the Company assumed a NeurMedix
office lease that was extended to February 2022 at 6165 Greenwich Dr Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92122. The lease agreement requires monthly
payments of $8,782. The Company will be relocating to 5090 Shoreham Place, San Diego, CA 92122 on February 26, 2022, its new office
space, (New Office).
The Company on December 21, 2021, entered into
a lease agreement for the New Office. The term of the lease is for 40 months commencing on March 1, 2022. Monthly base rate
of $4,175 begins on May 1, 2022, with three percent increases at the end of each 12 month period.
Challenge to US Patent
On April 30, 2018, we received notice that Mallinckrodt had petitioned
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to institute an Inter Partes Review (IPR) of our U.S. Patent
No. 9,655,945 titled Treatment of Ascites (the 945 patent). On November 13, 2019, the Patent Trial
and Appeal Board of USPTO issued a written decision in the IPR from which no appeal was taken. The decision revoked all of the claims
of the patent as lacking novelty or as obvious.
This ruling is unrelated to the Companys Orphan
drug designations for ascites and hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), which remain unchanged. An Orphan drug that is first-to-market
typically receives 7 years of market exclusivity in the United States for the designated use(s). In addition, the ruling does not affect
the Companys rights in its pending patent application directed to proprietary liquid formulations of terlipressin for use in its
planned Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials, subject to FDA review and authorization, which could eventually provide up to 20 years of patent coverage
in each country in which the Company seeks patent protection, such as the United States, if a patent issues from a patent application
according to the patent laws of each issuing count.
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.
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11.
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 employees contributions to the 401K Plan. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Companys contributions
to the 401K Plan totaled approximately $ 22,800 and $ 46,600 , respectively.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Any statements contained in this report that
are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. When we use the words intends, estimates,
predicts, potential, continues, anticipates, plans, expects,
believes, should, could, may, will or the negative of these terms
or other comparable terminology, we are identifying forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking
statements. These factors among others, include our; research and development activities and, distributor channel; compliance with regulatory
impositions requirements; and our capital needs Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements
are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Except as may be required by applicable law, we do not undertake or intend
to update or revise our forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in
this report as a result of new information or future events or developments. Thus, you should not assume that our silence over time means
that actual events are bearing out as expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. You should carefully review and consider
the various disclosures we make in this report and our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)
that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect our business.
The following discussion of the Companys financial condition and
the results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Managements Discussion
BioVie Inc. is a clinical-stage company developing innovative drug therapies
to overcome unmet medical needs in chronic debilitating conditions.
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 and controlled Phase 2b trial is currently underway at
ten of thirteen planned US medical centers including Vanderbilt University, the Mayo Clinic, and the University of Pennsylvania (NCT04112199).
Top-line results from this trial are expected in mid-2022, to be followed by a proposed single pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial beginning
in late 2022, subject to favorable FDA review.
In neurodegenerative disease, BioVie acquired the biopharmaceutical
assets of NeurMedix, Inc., a privately held clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, in June 2021. The acquired assets include NE3107, a
potentially selective inhibitor of inflammatory ERK signaling that, based on animal studies, is believed to reduce neuroinflammation.
NE3107is 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 Alzheimers and Parkinsons 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 Alzheimers
and 1 million from Parkinsons. 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 Alzheimers disease (NCT04669028). We
initiated this trial on August 5, 2021 and are targeting primary completion in the first half of 2023.
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In addition to Alzheimers disease, the FDA has authorized a Phase 2 study assessing NE3107s potential pro-motoric
impact in Parkinsons disease patients, and to assess its safety and tolerability. The NM201 study (NCT05083260) Initiated by the
Company on January 20, 2022; is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics study in Parkinsons
Disease (PD). Participants will be treated with carbidopa/levodopa and NE3107 or placebo. Forty (40) patients with a defined L-dopa off
state will be randomized 11placebo: active 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 PK and activity. Efficacy assessments will use the Motor Disease
Society Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating (MDS-UPDRS) parts 1-4, Hauser ON/OFF Diary, and Non-Motor Symptom Scale. The study was
initiated on January 20, 2022 and topline results are expected in mid 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.
Comparison of the three months ended December 31, 2021 to the three
months ended December 31, 2020
Net income (loss)
The net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2021, was approximately $5.4 million as
compared to net loss of $3.1million for the three months ended December 31 2020. The net loss increase of $2.3 million for the three month
period ended December 31, 2021 resulted from the increased loss from operations of $3.6 million primarily attributed to increased research
and development activities, reduced by a $1.3 million increase in other income attributed to a change in fair value of the derivative
liabilities and increased by interest expense of approximately $316,000 both related to the new debt financing that funded on November
30, 2021.
Total operating expenses for the three months ended December 31 2021 and
2020 were approximately $6.7 million and $3.1 million respectively. The net increase of approximately $3.6 million during the three months
ended December 31 2021 included an increase in research and development expenses of approximately $3.6 million, primarily attributed to
the Alzheimer pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial that was initiated in August 2021 and continuation of our Orphan Drug candidate BIV201s
Phase 2b clinical trial, which was initiated earlier in the 2021 calendar year.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were approximately $4.6 million and
$938,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The net increase of approximately $3.7 million, for
the three months period ended December 31, 2021 was comprised of Neuroscience operations of approximately $2.6 million from the
increased activity in the Alzheimer pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial and the preparations for the Parkinsons Phase 2 clinical
trial initiated in January 2022; increased activities in the Liver Cirrhosis operations totaling approximately $556,000 for the
continuation of Orphan Drug candidate BIV201s Phase 2b clinical trial initiated in June 2021; and increases in compensation
expense of approximately $452,000 due to neuroscience personnel hired to oversee the development of the biopharmaceutical assets
purchased in June 2021 and hiring of our CMO who came on board on November 1, 2021.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $2.0 million in each of the
three month periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The components of a net nil change in selling, general and administrative expenses
resulted primarily from a decline in stock compensation expense of approximately $451,000, representing a reduction in stock compensation
expense from $969,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 to $518,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021; offset by
$458,000 representing the total increases in legal expenses of $325,000 and investor relations expense and annual shareholders meeting
expenses of $133,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021.
Other Income/Expense
Other income, net for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $1.3
million compared to approximately $0.0 for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The increase for the three months ended December
31, 2021, was comprised of the change in fair value of the derivative liabilities of $1.6 million offset by interest expense of approximately
$316,000. In the three month period ended December 31, 2020 there were no derivative liabilities or debt outstanding.
Comparison of the six months ended December 31, 2021 to the six months
ended December 31, 2020
Net income (loss)
The
net loss for the six months ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $11 million as compared to net income of $4.3 million for the six
months ended December 31, 2020. The decline from net income to net loss of approximately $15.2 million was attributed to an increase
in the loss from operations of approximately 8.8 million and the change in the fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately
$6.7 million, offset by a decrease in interest expense of approximately 242,000.
Total operating expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2021 were
approximately $12.2 million as compared to $3.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020. The net increase of approximately
$8.7 million during the six months ended December 31, 2021 was comprised of increased research and development expenses of approximately
$6.3 million, primarily attributed to the Alzheimer pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial that was initiated in August 2021 and continuation
of our Orphan Drug candidate BIV201s Phase 2b clinical trial, which was initiated earlier in the 2021 calendar year and an increase
in selling, general and administrative expenses of $2.4 million.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were approximately $7.4 million and $1.1 million for
the six months ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively. The net increase of approximately $6.3 million, was comprised of the Neuroscience
clinical operations of approximately $3.1 million for the activities in the Alzheimer pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial and the preparations
for the initiation of the Parkinsons Phase 2 clinical that launched in January 2022; an increase in the Liver Cirrhosis operating
expenses totaling approximately $1.1 million for the ongoing Orphan Drug candidate BIV201s Phase 2b clinical trial; and increases
in compensation expense of approximately $2.1 million due to the neuroscience personnel hired to oversee the development of the biopharmaceutical
assets purchased in June 2021, the hiring of our CMO who came on board in November 1, 2021 and included related stock based compensation
awarded the management that totaled $579,000.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $4.7 million
and $2.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The net increase of approximately $2.4 million was
primarily attributed to increased compensation expense of approximately $ 1.5 million, of which $1.2 million related to stock based compensation
expense; and a total net increase of approximately $765,000 expenses related to being listed on a national exchange including listing
fees, investor relations, legal and professional fees and office and website development expenses, as the Company expanded its operations
with the development of the recent neuroscience pharmaceutical assets.
Other (Income)/Expense
Other income, net for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was
$1.3 million compared to approximately $7.7 million, respectively. The net decrease of $6.4 million was comprised of the change in fair
value of the derivative liabilities of $6.7 million and decrease interest expense of approximately $242,000.
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Capital Resources and Liquidity
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had working capital of approximately
$26.2 million, cash of approximately $30.4 million, stockholders equity of approximately $16.1 million, and an accumulated deficit
of approximately $235.8 million. In addition, the Company has not generated any revenues to date and no revenues are expected in the
foreseeable future. The Companys future operations are dependent on the success of the Companys ongoing development and
commercialization efforts, as well as its ability to secure additional financing as needed.
In November 2021, the Company closed a debt financing, pursuant to which
it received a loan in the aggregate principal amount of $15 million and incurred direct financing costs of approximately $390,000. Although
the increase in the Companys cash balance could possibly sustain operations over the next 12 months if measures are taken to delay
planned expenditures in our research protocols and slow the progress in the Companys clinical programs, given the Companys
current planned operations to meet certain goals and objectives, we expect projected 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. We cannot assure you that our drug candidate will be developed, work, or receive
regulatory approval; that we will ever earn revenues sufficient to support our operations or that we will ever be profitable. Furthermore,
since we have no committed source of sufficient financing, we cannot assure that we will be able to raise money as and when we need it
to continue our operations. If we cannot raise funds as and when we need them, we may be required to severely curtail, or even to cease,
our operations.
Although management continues to pursue its 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. Management intends to attempt to secure additional required funding primarily through additional equity or debt
financings. We may also seek to secure required funding through sales or out-licensing of intellectual property assets, seeking
partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies or third parties to co-develop and fund research and development efforts, or similar
transactions. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain required funding. If we are unsuccessful
in securing funding from any of these sources, we will defer, reduce or eliminate certain planned expenditures in our research protocols. If
we do not have sufficient funds to continue operations, we could be required to seek bankruptcy protection or other alternatives that
could result in our stockholders losing some or all of their investment in us.
The emergence of widespread health emergencies or pandemics such as the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (and its related variants), has lead to continued regional quarantines, business shutdowns,
labor shortages, disruptions to supply chains, and overall economic instability. Although some jurisdictions
have relaxed these measures, particularly as more and more people are vaccinated, others have not or have reinstated them as COVID-19
cases surge and variants emerge 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 Companys ability to raise funds may be materially adversely
affected.
These circumstances raise substantial doubt on our ability to continue
as a going concern. The financial statements included in this report do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from this uncertainty.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect or change on the Companys financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations,
liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term off-balance sheet arrangement
generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with the Company is a party,
under which the Company has (i) any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest; or (ii)
a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market
risk support for such assets.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
For the three-month and six month periods ended December 31, 2021, there
were no significant changes to the Companys critical accounting policies as identified in the Annual Report Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2021.
New Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considered the applicability and impact of recent accounting
pronouncements and determined those to be either not applicable or expected to have minimal impact on our balance sheets or statement
of operations.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures. Such term
is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods
specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our Chief Executive Office and Chief Financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no
matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls
and procedures are met. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to meet reasonable assurance standards. Additionally,
in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgement in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible disclosure and procedures. The design of and disclosure controls and procedures also are based in part upon certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated
goals under all potential future conditions.
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 13a-15f and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2021 that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its officers or directors
is a party to any material legal proceeding or litigation and such persons know of no material legal proceeding or contemplated or threatened
litigation. There are no judgments against us or our officers or directors. None of our officers or directors has been convicted of a
felony or misdemeanor relating to securities or performance in corporate office.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You may experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings
or if we issue shares subject to options, warrants, stock awards or other arrangements.
In order to raise additional capital, we may in the
future offer additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock at prices
that may not be the same as the price per share in this offering. We may sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price
per share that is less than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities
in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our common
stock, or securities convertible or exchangeable into common stock, in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share
paid by investors in this offering.
In addition, as of December 31, 2021, there were warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 519,763
shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $1.88 to $75.00 per share and 2,047,910 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
options at exercise prices ranging from $2.80 to $42.09 per share. Our Loan Agreement entered into on November 30, 2021, contains a conversion
feature whereby at the option of lender, up to $5 million of the outstanding loan amount maybe converted to shares of common stock at
a conversion price of $6.98 per share. We may grant additional options, warrants or stock awards. To the extent such shares are issued,
the interest of holders of our comm on stock will be diluted.
Moreover, we are obligated to issue shares of common stock upon achievement
of certain clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones with respect to certain of our drug candidates (i.e., NE3107, NE3291, NE3413,
NE3789) pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, dated April 27, 2021, by and among the Company, NeurMedix, Inc. and Acuitas Group Holdings,
LLC, as amended on May 9, 2021. The achievement of these milestones could result in the issuance of up to 18 million shares of our common
stock, further diluting the interest of holders of our common stock.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable
Item 5. Other Information
None
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibit index
Exhibit
10.1
Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 30, 2021, among BioVie Inc. Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P., and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39015) filed on December 1, 2021).
10.2
Supplement to Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 30, 2021, among BioVie Inc., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39015) filed on December 1, 2021)
10.3
Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Class A Common Stock of BioVie Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39015) filed on December 1, 2021)
31.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1**
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**
Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith. This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filings of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
BioVie Inc.,
Signature
Titles
Date
/s/ Cuong V Do
Cuong V Do
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
February
7, 2022
/s/ Joanne Wendy Kim
Joanne Wendy Kim
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
February
7, 2022
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